1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where will the junior and senior competitions take place this season?

A．At Queen’s Park.

B．At King’s Park.

C．At Royal Park.

2. What does the speaker recommend the listeners to do?

A．Watch an awards ceremony.

B．Go to a party.

C．Attend a picnic.

3. What can we learn about the competition for seniors?

A．Four teams will take part in it.

B．Players will wear red shirts this year.

C．The games will be played on Sundays.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What advice was the woman given?

A．Getting tested as soon as possible.

B．Going to the doctors.

C．Staying at home.

2. What’s wrong with the woman?

A．She has a fever.

B．She has a cough.

C．She has a headache.

3. How will the man get to the woman’s?

A．On foot.

B．By bike.

C．By car.

4. What does the woman need the man to bring?

A．A box.

B．Some food.

C．Some medicine.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman hurry to do?

A．Go to work.

B．Pick up James.

C．Repair the engine.

2. Where will the speakers meet?

A．In the office.

B．Near Sarah’s apartment.

C．In James’s garage.

3. What will the man do most probably when he arrives?

A．Find a repairman.

B．Consult his father.

C．Check the car.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will the woman do on the afternoon of April 7th?

A．Watch TV.

B．See a play.

C．Go to Children’s Club.

2. How many tickets does the woman want?

A．2.

B．3.

C．5.

3. Why will the woman make a call?

A．To learn about a club.

B．To ask about the show.

C．To have a talk with Sophie.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Which is the last continent that Amanda wants to go?

A．Asia.

B．Europe.

C．South America.

2. Why did Amanda go to London at first?

A．Because she wanted to improve her English.

B．Because her boyfriend was there.

C．Because she had a job there.

6 . Nowadays, a multilingual voice app helping Indians shop online. India is a country where 1.3 billion people speak 22 officially recognized languages and hundreds of dialects, communication can be a problem online. Despite the number of Indian internet users who don’t speak English as a first language is large, 60% won’t buy online due to language barriers, according to a 2017 report.

Niki, a voice-enabled e-commerce platform, is trying to solve this, providing a virtual assistant that lets people use voice commands to do their shopping, pay utility bills and users speak to the app in their preferred languages, getting products or services.

The company’s target market is people who don’t live in cities and do not speak English in the northern Indiana states. It is planning to introduce seven more languages and hopes to carry out its business in 10 more states.

Thanks to a machine learning algorithm, Nikiis able to understand variations and dialects within a language with increasing accuracy. When the app first appeared, it had a 65% accuracy rate. Now with a bank of 250 million conversations, Niki can process voice commands with 95% accuracy, he says.

The app differs from typical online marketplaces. It limits the number of buying choices. Rather than offering many similar products as the supermarkets do, Niki presents a few quality-controlled objects from providers. That is more like a local store.

1. Many Indian Internet users don’t shop online because________.

A．they aren’t able to use the Internet	B．they have trouble using apps
C．they like to shop in the local store	D．they have difficulty in communicating

2. Which of the following is TRUE if people shop on NiKi?

A．There are more products for them to choose	B．They may like the way NiKi talks with them
C．It’s difficult for them to buy good products	D．It’s just like shopping in a big supermarket

3. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．New apps develop quickly in India	B．The voice app helps Indians shop online
C．It’s hard to change Indians’ shopping fashion	D．Indians become interested in online shopping

4. In which section of a newspaper can you probably find the text?

A．Population and environment	B．History and traditions
C．Sports and entertainment	D．Science and technology

7 . The sun is setting, brightening your kids’ faces as they play in the waves. You reach for your phone for this perfect moment. But before you do, here’s a bit of surprising science: Taking photos is not the perfect way to keep memory as you think.

Taking too many pictures could actually harm the brain’s ability to keep memories, says Elizabeth Loftus, a psychology professor at the University of California. So we get the photo but kind of lose the memory.

Photography “outsources” memories. It works in two ways: We either shake off the responsibility of remembering moments when taking pictures, or we’re so distracted by the process that we miss the moment altogether.

The first explanation is the loss of memory. People know that their camera is recording that moment, so they don’t try to remember. The other is distraction. We’re distracted by the process of taking a photo-how we hold our phone, composing the photo, such as smiling faces, the background to our liking and clear image, all of which uses up our attention that could otherwise help us memorize.

However, taking photos can help memory when done mindfully. While taking a photo may be distracting, the act of preparation by focusing on visual details around has the opposite. When people take the time to take clear pictures, memories become strengthened.

Another advantage is that we recall moments more exactly with the photos. Memory has been reshaped with the help of new information and new experiences. Thus, photos or videos help us recall moments as if they really happened.

Memories die away without a visual record backing them up. Therefore, a photo is an excellent tool to help remember when done purposefully, which is worth exploring further.

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To introduce the topic.	B．To make us recall similar experience.
C．To show the interest in taking photos.	D．To call on readers not to take photos.

2. Why does photography “outsource” memories?

A．Taking photos is helpful for us to memorize.

B．Photos are more detailed than memories.

C．People depend more on photos to remember than their brains.

D．Many sources influence people’s memories during photo-taking

3. What should be talked about next?

A．When taking photos is better.	B．When distraction is likely to happen.
C．How to stay focused while taking photos.	D．How to use photo-taking to memorize better.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Photography Does Help to Memories

B．Remember the Moment and Take Photos Properly

C．Too Many Photos Taken Result in Poor Memories

D．The Fewer Photos We Take, the Better We Will Remember

8 . CREATIVE SUMMER CAMPS

Video Game Design

This international organization is aimed at inspiring girls to explore the world of games and build their confidence in the areas of math and technology. Students are grouped based on skill levels. Girls at all levels are welcome!

Time: June 15-26
Age: 7-15
Fees: $ 160 each one; $ 128 members
Contact: Call Children’s Creativity Museum at 415-820-3320 or visit www. creativity. org.

History Summer Camp

Each day, kids will have a task to explore a different aspect of past life, including food, work, music, art through games, storytelling and even silent films.

Time: June 22-26
Age: 8-12
Fees: 200 each one; 160 members
Contact: Call at 252-1770 or visit www.historiccolumbia.org.

Adventures in Creative Writing

This helps improve your writing skills if you have already mastered the basics of good writing. You’ll discover new techniques and polish your writing.

Time: June 21-26
Age: 9-12
Fees: $ 500 each one
Contact: Call at 777-9444 or visit www.saeu.sc.edu/adventures.

Heathwood Hall Guitar

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced guitar player who wants to improve your skills, Heathwood Hall Guitar provides top-quality guitar instruction using a variety of fun games and exercises.

Time: June 15-19; July 13-17; Aug. 3-7
Age: 3-12
Fees: 150 each one
Contact: Call Heathwood Hall at 231-7710 or visit www.heathwood.org.

Basic Drawing Writing Camp

This camp helps beginners discover the basic skills of drawing and writing and how to make it come to life on paper.

Time: June 8-11
Age: 6-12
Fees: $ 350 each one; $ 300 members
Contact: Call Ladybug Art Studios at 603-7312 or visit www.ladybugartstudios.com.
1. What do we know about Video Game Design?

A．It groups students by age.	B．It accepts no boy students.
C．It welcomes only experienced students.	D．It mainly develops students’ team spirit.

2. Which website should you visit to improve your writing skills after two years of practice?

A．www.heathwood.org.	B．www.historiccolumbia.org.
C．www.saeu.sc.edu/adventures.	D．www.ladybugartstudios.com.

3. What do History Summer Camp and Heathwood Hall Guitar have in common?

A．Charging the same fees.	B．Putting students into groups.
C．Offering professional instructions.	D．Letting students learn through games.

9 . Attitude actually is mental energy and from the moment you awake in the morning until you fall asleep at night, you are continuously producing this mental energy, or attitude. There is never a time when you can have a neutral attitude. Your attitude right now is either positive or negative.

Your attitude determines your altitude. For example, as a plane is in the air, it has an altitude indicator. The indicator tells the pilot in which direction the plane is going, up or down. Just like the plane, you too have an altitude indicator and you’re the pilot of your plane. The feeling that you gain when something is wrong or what you are doing is not right serves as your altitude indicator. We all have an attitude to our thinking which determines our destiny.

In fact, attitude is a matter of choice. It determines the size of our dreams and influences our determination when we face new challenges and the thing is, no one can control your attitude but you. No one can make us angry. We make ourselves angry when we give in to that control of our attitude and when people do things to anger us. All it does is put our attitude to the tests. We have that choice every morning of what kind of attitude we are going to have for the rest of the day.

Attitude is everything. To begin with every problem is an adventure. To fall, rise and try again is what we call adventure and that’s the real fun of life. Failure is not a bad thing but another chance for success. Dreaming of becoming successful is not enough. There’ ll be a lot of things you hate doing, but you have to do them all and that’s a success.

With a positive attitude, you’ll have the ability to be happier every day, make others around you happier, and live a good life.

1. What does the author want to stress with the example in Paragraph 2?

A．Attitude’s role in people’s future development.

B．The importance of pilots ‘ feelings in flight.

C．People’s correct judgement of their life direction.

D．The application of altitude indicators in various fields.

2. What are people doing when they try to anger us according to the author?

A．They’re trying to control our feeling.	B．They’re testing our attitude.
C．They’ re challenging our bottom line.	D．They’ re reminding us of possible failure.

3. What does the author think of the adventure in life?

A．Dangerous and tiring.	B．Annoying and understandable.
C．Difficult but meaningful.	D．Exciting and necessary.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．How to achieve a positive attitude?	B．How is attitude formed?
C．What is attitude?	D．What’s the power of a positive attitude?

10 . Pollution is one of the biggest problems in the world today. In many places, rubbish is thrown into lakes and rivers.     1    

In some cities, the air is filled with pollution.     2     If it is not cleaned up, more people will be hurt.     3     Land and water pollution kills many animals every year.

If we do not act to improve the environment, more living things will be killed by pollution.

    4     We should separate rubbish into different groups. In this way, it can be recycled and reused. We had better plant more trees.     5     What’s more, we shouldn’t put the waste into lakes or rivers.

If we can do these, we will make the world a better place to live in.

A．This makes some old people and children ill.

B．As well as people, animals are also harmed by pollution.

C．We can make our lakes and rivers cleaner and cleaner.

D．It’s time for all of us to take action right away!

E．Because of this, these places have already been polluted.

F．Trees reduce dust and help keep the air clean.

G．A few of us should take action to protect the environment.