1 . Sluhan, a preschool art teacher, will help her students debut (首次亮相) their artworks in her final art show with the school.

The preschoolers hold a ________ each year, allowing the parents an ________ into what they have been doing in the classroom.

On Thursday, the school will be closed for Sluhan to ________ the classroom into an art gallery ________hundreds of the students’ pieces.

“Before, we would just put pictures up in classrooms or ________ them to the walls,” director Seely said. “Now, the school will be ________ changed. You won’t even know it’s a ________.”

It is important to Sluhan for the children to ________ several different methods of art. The preschoolers ________with different materials and colors to learn what they like and also to ________ art.

Seely says there has been an increase in the students’ ________   in art since Sluhan joined the preschool six years ago. Many of the young students have started to list “________” when asked what they want to be when they grow up.

The kids receive one hour of art each week from Sluhan and she tries to ________ each hour with enriching material to create a base for their ________. The lessons help the children become more appreciative of art. They are better able to ________ that art is not one particular thing.

The art show is a(n) ________ way for parents to understand what their kids have learned. It’s also a way for the kids to ________.

For the past six years, Sluhan has put in a lot of work to create the art program and the art show as they are now. With her ________ to care for a family member, the school has found a new art teacher, who will ________ with the art shows and the curriculum Sluhan has ________.

1.

A．competition

B．display

C．broadcast

D．mission

2.

A．exposure

B．access

C．insight

D．entrance

3.

A．change

B．join

C．introduce

D．link

4.

A．featuring

B．qualifying

C．justifying

D．examining

5.

A．launch

B．devote

C．compare

D．tape

6.

A．gradually

B．completely

C．independently

D．typically

7.

A．gallery

B．museum

C．wall

D．preschool

8.

A．respect

B．predict

C．explore

D．sense

9.

A．experiment

B．charge

C．communicate

D．agree

10.

A．affect

B．obtain

C．appreciate

D．select

11.

A．talent

B．potential

C．faith

D．interest

12.

A．teacher

B．artist

C．lawyer

D．scientist

13.

A．fill

B．kill

C．spare

D．supply

14.

A．energy

B．education

C．defence

D．argument

15.

A．admit

B．achieve

C．declare

D．recognize

16.

A．expensive

B．emotional

C．easy

D．traditional

17.

A．show up

B．show off

C．put up

D．put off

18.

A．exit

B．excuse

C．determination

D．order

19.

A．connect

B．combine

C．compete

D．continue

20.

A．learned

B．released

C．established

D．published

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A famous painting of Marilyn Monroe created by American artist Andy Warhol was sold for $195 million on Monday. That is     1     most ever paid in a public sale for a work by an American. Warhol painted Shot Sage Blue Marilyn in 1964. The     2    (color) image shows Monroe with yellow hair, blue eye shadow and bright red lips, with a rich blue background.

The sale took place at Christie’s auction (拍卖) house in New York. Many     3    (representative) from Christie’s said the painting became the costliest work of art ever     4    (sell) from the 20th century. Warhol’s painting passed the earlier record holder, Jean Michel Basquiat. His 1982 painting Untitled of a skull-like face was sold for a record $ 110.5 million in 2017 at Sotheby’s in New York. Warhol created     5    (much) than one image of Monroe. The Shot Sage Blue Marilyn painting has been shown     6     museums around the world. Christie’s said an unnamed buyer made the purchase on Monday night.

When the auction     7    (announce) earlier this year, Christie’s estimated it could go for as much as $ 200 million. “It’s an     8    (amaze) price,” said Alex Rotter, chairman of Christie’s 20th and 21st century art department. “Let it sink in. It’s quite something.”

The earnings of the sale will go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich,     9     puts the painting up for auction. The foundation aims     10    (help) children with health care and educational programs.

3 . Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his ______ face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese ______, for whom he has ______ for the past fifty years. Yuan Longping ______ what is called super hybrid rice. In 1973, he became the first ______ pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high ______. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the ______ in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice ______ in China each year is from this hybrid strain.

Born in 1930, Yuan Longping ______ from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life ______. As a young man, he saw the great need for ______ the rice output. At that time, hunger was a ______ problem in many parts of the countryside. Yuan Longping searched for a way to increase rice harvests without ______ the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce about fifty-six million tons of rice. ______, in a recent harvest, nearly two hundred million tons of ______ was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world ‘s people are ______ from just 7% of the farmland in the world. Yuan Longping is now ______ his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests. ______ his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of ______. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing ______ twice as large as before.

1.

A．sunburnt

B．slight

C．white

D．energetic

2.

A．doctors

B．workers

C．singers

D．farmers

3.

A．escaped

B．stopped

C．relaxed

D．struggled

4.

A．buys

B．grows

C．eats

D．sells

5.

A．academic

B．agricultural

C．industrial

D．medical

6.

A．price

B．input

C．output

D．risk

7.

A．crop

B．wheat

C．corn

D．porridge

8.

A．defended

B．produced

C．wasted

D．mixed

9.

A．graduated

B．campaigned

C．behaved

D．gestured

10.

A．regret

B．joke

C．goal

D．fantasy

11.

A．harming

B．ignoring

C．reducing

D．increasing

12.

A．hopeful

B．disturbing

C．small

D．limited

13.

A．preserving

B．observing

C．expanding

D．representing

14.

A．Otherwise

B．Although

C．Therefore

D．However

15.

A．fruit

B．meat

C．water

D．rice

16.

A．misunderstood

B．cared

C．fed

D．measured

17.

A．circulating

B．overcoming

C．forgetting

D．burying

18.

A．In spite of

B．Thanks to

C．In terms of

D．Regardless of

19.

A．fat

B．impoliteness

C．hunger

D．laziness

20.

A．harvests

B．seeds

C．roots

D．earnings

4 . Humor is important for both kids and adults. The ability to see the humor in an upsetting situation is a valuable skill. So, what should parents do to develop their kids’ sense of humor?    1    

Start the laughter early.

The big smiles that come after parents play jokes with babies are helping the children grow and learn. Teach kids the importance of connections. That’s because being able to understand the funny parts of jokes actually requires children to make connections.     2    

Help them see the funny in a difficult situation.

    3     But it’s a useful skill. We are faced with changes on a daily basis. When you can laugh about unexpected challenges, you know you can face those challenges and even find solutions. Are children stressed while studying? Help them make up a joke or funny poem to remember the material.

Keep their screen time to a minimum (最低限度).

Watching social media videos may feel like an easy way to share a funny moment, but it isn’t the best way for children.     4     It helps children become creators in humor, not simply receivers of it.

    5    

If kids cross a line when trying out a joke, remind them that a joke isn’t funny if it causes pain to others. When the impact of humor is hurtful, the humor is not suitable. With parents’ help, children can learn to tell the difference between harmful humor and truly funny stuff.

A．These tips can help.

B．Teach them when to tell jokes.

C．Parents can help kids figure those out.

D．Show them where the dividing lines are.

E．Families should do something funny together.

F．Outdoor activities are good choices for families.

G．When hard times happen, finding a reason to laugh can be hard.

5 . The Giza Pyramids (金字塔), built to last forever, have done just that. The tombs could date back to Egypt’s Old Kingdom and were constructed some 4,500 years ago. Egypt’s pharaohs (法老)expected to become gods in the afterlife. To prepare for the next world they built temples to the gods and massive pyramid tombs for themselves, which were filled with all the things each ruler would need to guide and support himself in the next world.

The ancient wonders at Giza were so impressive that even today scientists can’t be sure how the pyramids were built. Yet they have learned much about the people who built them. The builders were skilled, well-fed Egyptian workers who lived in a nearby city. Archaeological (考古的)digs on the attractive site have shown a highly organized community, rich with resources.

If the Pyramids helped to build ancient Egypt, they also preserved it. Giza allows us to explore an ancient world. “Many people think of the site as just a tomb in the modern sense, but it’s a lot more than that,” says Peter Der Manuelian with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. “In these decorated tombs you have wonderful scenes of every aspect of life in ancient Egypt—so it’s not just about how Egyptians died but how they lived.”

Tomb art displays ancient farmers working on their fields and fishing. Words and texts also allow research into Egyptian grammar and language. “Almost any subject you want to study about the culture is available on the tomb walls at Giza,” Der Manuelian says.

To help make these precious resources accessible to all, Der Manuelian heads the Giza Project, an enormous collection of Giza photographs, plans, drawings, object records, and diaries that enables online visits to the site.

1. Why did Egypt’s pharaohs build the pyramids?

A．To satisfy personal needs.

B．To pay respects to gods.

C．To protect the culture.

D．To benefit local poor people.

2. What remains unclear about the pyramids?

A．Who built them.

B．How they were built.

C．Where they were.

D．When they were built.

3. What is the Giza Project intended for?

A．Raising money for the farmers.

B．Collecting drawings and photos worldwide.

C．Helping people develop fishing.

D．Providing online access to the pyramids.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Pyramids at Giza.

B．Modern painting art.

C．An ancient king.

D．A museum in Egypt.

6 . A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Northern California coast on Monday, bringing significant shaking but likely slight damage to the less-populated area.

The earthquake occurred just after noon and was centered off the coast about 337 kilometers northwest of San Francisco, just off a tiny town called Petrolia that’s home to fewer than 1,000 people. The nearest population center, Eureka, is about 72 kilometers north. That left only about 25,000 people in the range of strong or very strong shaking, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), though residents as far away as Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area reported feeling trembling.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s office of emergency services closed a few roads. The USGs said the earthquake caused losses about less than $ 10 million and no deaths had been reported. The area last suffered an earthquake of a similar magnitude in 1993, when one person died.

“The shaking lasted for about 20 seconds. Glass bottles fell off the shelves at the store, breaking into pieces on the floor, but no one was hurt,” Petrolia General Store manager Jane Dexter said. “It was bigger than anything I’ve felt in my life, ” she added.

California’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) said 2,500 people were told about the earthquake before shaking began through the state’s early warning system called My Shake. “It is a very useful tool to announce warning tips. It saved us indeed. Yet, we still have to remain very careful...as large aftershocks (余震) will occur along the North Coast over the next few days, ” OES Director Mark Ghilarducci said in a statement.

1. What can we learn about the earthquake on Monday?

A．It occurred on the Northern California coast.

B．It brought significant damage to the area.

C．It caused strong shaking in the whole nation.

D．It destroyed a small town completely.

2. What can we infer from Jane Dexter’s words?

A．The store had to be rebuilt.

B．She never felt such a big earthquake.

C．Some workers got badly injured.

D．No one would go shopping at the store.

3. What is Mark Ghilarducci’s advice for people in California?

A．Unloading the warning system.

B．Keeping staying in shelters.

C．Working from home over the next few days.

D．Watching out for the aftershocks.

4. Where is this text most likely from?

A．A weather forecast.	B．A lab report.
C．A news report.	D．A travel guide.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the percentage of left-handed people according to the speaker?

A．About 15%.

B．About 10%.

C．About 5%.

2. What do most right-handed people usually have?

A．A weak left brain.

B．A strong right brain.

C．A strong left brain.

3. What does the left side of the brain usually do?

A．Recognize faces.

B．Listen to music.

C．Remember new words.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman say about the man?

A．He is good at singing.

B．He is the top student in their class.

C．He can play computer games well.

2. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A．Organize a competition.

B．Fix some machines.

C．Go to a party.

3. What is a gift of the game “Touch Your Gift”?

A．An apple.

B．A music box.

C．An Apple iPod.

4. What will the speakers do shortly after the party?

A．Go to the church.

B．Buy Christmas gifts.

C．Go home.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What size of the pizzas does the man order?

A．Small.

B．Medium.

C．Large.

2. What does the man want on his first pizza?

A．Sausage, chicken and onions.

B．Sausage, mushrooms and onions.

C．Chicken, peppers and extra cheese.

3. How much are garden salad and iced tea?

A．$ 3.

B．$ 14.

C．$ 20.

10 . A friend of mine called me at 2 am. I usually worked through the_________, so I was awake. She was_________some problems and wanted to talk to me about them.

I was_________with work, under a lot of pressure._________my work, I also had a lot on my mind. But I_________to stop what I was doing, put it all_________and talked to her. It did the trick because we managed to find some kind of clarity to the_________after the conversation.

I felt happy. I know that sometimes what_________is not really what you talk about or whether you have found a(n)_________solution to the problem. What really counts is knowing that when you are going through a（n）__________time, you have a shoulder to lean on. Just knowing that somebody__________enough to give you time, support and__________, without any judgment, is enough to__________much of the weight that you are carrying.

I've ever been in situations where I've had to__________through things by myself, with no support at all. Living like this makes you very__________. But it also makes you cynical, and leaves you feeling like you can only depend on yourself.

I have had__________from people at times, totally__________when I have really needed it. And I realise what a(n)__________it can make, having someone to talk to.

I really hope that I was able to give my friend support. Even though we did not__________the problem, I hope that I was able to__________her of some of the weight that she was carrying.

1.

A．day

B．night

C．year

D．dusk

2.

A．going through

B．backing up

C．lining in with

D．making up for

3.

A．equipped

B．contrasted

C．provided

D．overloaded

4.

A．Given

B．Including

C．Besides

D．Without

5.

A．regretted

B．decided

C．hesitated

D．dedicated

6.

A．on hold

B．out of control

C．at hand

D．within reach

7.

A．program

B．situation

C．life

D．fortune

8.

A．takes

B．determines

C．understands

D．matters

9.

A．clear

B．fancy

C．severe.

D．equal

10.

A．additional

B．fortunate

C．tough

D．great

11.

A．gets

B．leaves

C．lets

D．cares

12.

A．criticism

B．profit

C．presentation

D．encouragement

13.

A．stress

B．complain

C．remove

D．remember

14.

A．see

B．put

C．struggle

D．depart

15.

A．independent

B．discouraging

C．admirable

D．reliable

16.

A．result

B．advocate

C．ignorance

D．support

17.

A．privately

B．unexpectedly

C．roughly

D．unfairly

18.

A．proposal

B．similarity

C．difference

D．acknowledgement

19.

A．solve

B．benefit

C．rule

D．keep

20.

A．inform

B．relieve

C．convince

D．remind