1 . If you had to make one life choice, right now, to set yourself on the path to future happiness, what would it be?

Would you choose to put more money into savings each month? To change careers?     1     What single choice could best ensure that when you reach your final days and look back, you’ll feel that you’ve lived a good life?

    2     Seventy-six percent said that becoming rich was their number one goal. Fifty percent said a major goal was to become famous. More than a decade later, after millennials (千禧一代) had spent more time as adults, similar questions were asked again in a pair of surveys.     3     But the top goals again included things like making money, having a successful career, and becoming debt-free.

Meanwhile, all day long we are surrounded by messages about what will make us happy, like ads. Other messages are in our daily living. When a friend buys a new car, we might wonder if a newer car would make our own life better. Over time we develop the feeling that our life is here, now, but the things we need for a good life are over there, or in the future.     4    

Looking at life through this lens, it’s easy to believe that the good life doesn’t really exist, or else that it’s only possible for others. However, the truth is: The good life is a complicated life. For everybody, the good life is joyful and challenging.     5     A good life comes from the things that make it hard.

A．Full of love, but also pain.

B．Fame was now lower on the list.

C．Would you decide to travel more?

D．They are always just out of reach.

E．What have you achieved in the past years?

F．It’s only human nature to pursue material comforts.

G．In a survey, millennials were asked about their most important life goals.

2 . The violin is one of the most popular instruments and it is still made using traditional processes. However, that is not the only way to create the instrument. In the latest innovation (创新), AVIVA Young Artists Program is 3D printing low-cost, durable (耐用的) violins for children and adults who want to learn how to play them.

It is no secret that violins are expensive to buy. It is possible to have one violin that costs millions depending on how it is and who made it. This can make it hard for many people to buy the instrument, especially for beginners. However, AVIVA Young Artists Program is hoping to change this.

The program started as an experiment to reach under-served communities. And now it grows to be the Young Artists Program for violinists worldwide. It ‘seeks not’ only to connect people with music worldwide but also to be innovative. 3D-printed violins are a key part of that mission.

A 3D-printed violin not only works correctly but is also able to be made at a fraction of the cost of a traditional instrument. Considering that low-cost beginner violins cost around $500, this is a significant price reduction and will make these beautiful instruments accessible to more people.

Mary-Elizabeth Brown, director of the AVIVA Young Artists Program, said, “Our goals are to explore the new sound world using new materials, use the new technology in other fields, and make music education continuable and accessible through the printing of more durable instruments. The next step is to lower the costs of production while making such instruments more widely available, especially in the educational field.”

1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．The popularity of 3D printing.	B．The importance of innovation.
C．A new way of making violins.	D．A tradition of playing the violin.

2. What do we know about AVIVA Young Artists Program?

A．It makes it easy to play the violin.	B．It is trying to cut the cost of a violin.
C．It helps violinists become famous.	D．It is hoping to improve education.

3. What does the underlined word “fraction” probably mean in paragraph 4?

A．Rate.

B．Rise.

C．Huge amount.

D．Small part.

4. Why does the author mention Mary-Elizabeth Brown’s words about the program?

A．To show expectations of it.	B．To explore the birth of it.
C．To prove the value of it.	D．To spread the idea of it.

3 . The world is lucky when our most brilliant minds choose to work for the common good. Young Ryan Honary is among one of the brilliant minds.

Shocked by the deaths in the 2018 Camp Fire, California’s frightening wildfire, Honary turned his attention to how to decrease future disasters. In 2019, Honary won a $10,000 prize in the Ignite Innovation Student Challenge for his early wildfire detection (检测) network, which provides app technology for firefighters. He was only in fifth grade at the time.

Turning 14 years old and going into the eighth grade this year, Honary is busy working in SensoRy AI, the company he set up. With the help of his father and a team of experts, the company has received a lot of attention.

Honary started creating websites when he was in third grade. He learned Python and JavaScript in a local after-school program. At the same time, he was interested in animals and the environment. He became worried as he saw how much the environment was under pressure.

When wildfires started ruining the air quality, destroying homes and killing some people, Honary thought about how AI can be used to solve environmental problems such as wildfires. In order to get data to train the machine learning models on his fire detectors, he collected real-world data from Google Earth about the Camp Fire of 2018 in California. Once a fire is detected by a fire detector, the information can be sent to the app he created. Also, machine learning can be used to predict where the fires are going.

Honary is hoping to attract more people from his generation to his company. He believes the environment is going to be a big responsibility for all of us.

1. What can be inferred from paragraph 2 and paragraph 3?

A．Honary’s detecting network was free.	B．Honary gained many awards in 2019.
C．Honary’s company is facing serious challenges.	D．Honary is young but makes amazing achievements.

2. Why did Honary invent the detector?

A．To make a fortune.	B．To enlarge his company.
C．To save firefighters!	D．To reduce wildfire disasters.

3. How did Honary train the machine learning models on detectors?

A．By creating websites.	B．By collecting data.
C．By taking an after-school program.	D．By sending information to the app.

4. Which of the following can best describe Honary?

A．Gifted and humorous.	B．Curious and confident.
C．Creative and responsible.	D．Friendly and intelligent.

4 . Take a look at the most fun-filled and exciting things to do in Nepal that will surely make the holiday a pleasant one.

Bhaktapur & Patan

Exploring the two cities is one of the best things to do in Nepal. Bhaktapur is known for the ancient charms (魅力) of Nepal. Patan, an ancient city of Nepal, lies on the banks of Bagmati River and is known for ancient buildings.

Bardia National Park

Spread over 968 sq. km, the Bardia National Park is known to be the largest wilderness area of the Terai. This expansive grassland and Sal Forest is a tiger’s home. Along with tigers, one can also spot elephants, crocodiles, Gangetic dolphins, and birds.

Phewa Lake

Lying in the Pokhara Valley, Phewa Lake is filled with freshwater and is marked as one of the most visited places in Nepal. The level of water is kept under control with the help of a dam and thus it is a natural and man-made lake. A boat ride in this lake is not something that you might want to miss on your Nepal tour.

Gokyo Lake

One of the most exciting things to do in Nepal is viewing the Mount Everest from the Gokyo Lake. The charming and peaceful lake in the Dudh Koshi Valley overlooks the lofty Everest and will surely make your jaw drop.

1. How are Bhaktapur & Patan different from other places?

A．They are noted for its wildness.

B．They are the best to visit in Nepal.

C．They enjoy a long history of culture.

D．They lie on the beautiful Bagmati River.

2. What can you do on Phewa Lake?

A．Go boating.	B．Admire the Mount Everest.
C．Spot dolphins.	D．Experience ancient culture.

3. Where can you go if you want to watch animals?

A．Bhaktapur.	B．Bardia National Park.
C．Phewa Lake.	D．The Dudh Koshi Valley.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the woman quit her school basketball team?

A．She was badly injured.

B．She was bad at playing basketball.

C．She had to spend more time on her studies.

2. How often does the woman play basketball each week now?

A．Once.

B．Twice.

C．Three times.

3. Which sport is the woman planning to try this year?

A．Swimming.

B．Tennis.

C．Running.

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一个完整的故事。续写的词数应为80左右。

A black bear was in a dangerous situation when she fell off a 30-meter-high bridge. After a long day in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, the bear probably thought she was taking a shortcut home. She was walking across the bridge when, suddenly, two cars entered from both sides. There was nowhere to run, so the frightened bear jumped and fell over the side.

Luckily, the bear pulled herself onto an arch (拱形门) under the bridge, but she was trapped (困住) there. A driver saw the unbelievable scene and called 911.Robert Brooks, an animal control officer from the nearby town, was sent to investigate. “I thought it was a joke.” he said. But it wasn’t a joke, so he called Dave Baker of the BEAR League-a group that helps bears in trouble.

Unfortunately, the sky was getting dark, so the volunteers had to wait. Early next morning, the two men returned to the bridge with more volunteers. Amazingly, the bear was still there. They needed to help her quickly. Baker had an idea-they should hang a net under the bear, push her into it, and then lower her to the ground.

Firefighters volunteered to lower the 100-kilogram bear once she was in the net. Police officers closed the road, and when the net arrived, it was hung under the bridge. Then, an animal control officer shot a dart (飞镖) containing a sleeping medicine into the bear’s shoulder. Ann Bryant，head of the BEAR League, stood under the bridge. When the bear was sleepy, Bryant shouted “OK, push!” A volunteer rock climber used his feet to push the bear off the arch, right into the middle of the net.

The bear was gently lowered to the ground

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7 . 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Imagine 50 years from now. Imagine the perfect school.

Getting to school is already difficult because of traffic. In 50 years time, it will be even difficult. A solution is needed. Imagine one big school in your city, a big cyber (网络) school, but the classes are in any different places. In fact there would be classes all around, both in the countryside and the city. You would never need to walk more than 10 minutes to get to school.

Once you get there, there is no teacher speaking at the front of the class. Instead, there is a large screen playing a video of the teacher. There is a classroom helper who walks around helping you with your problems. You can get the best teaching there, and you have a helper who can help you understand your work.

You listen to the teacher for only 15 minutes. Then you work in teams to do group projects and solve problems together. After classes finish, you can stay there and talk with your school friends.

Your class would always be cool in summer and warm in winter. There is solar (太阳能) and wind power on the roof of the building. Each room is kept at a comfortable temperature automatically.

Because your class is close to homes and businesses, you can take part in community life as part of your schooling. If you need to learn about measuring and weighing things, then you can go home and spend time in kitchen with your Mom!If you need to learn about adding and subtracting (减法), then you can spend time in a local shop.

The school of the future is high-tech, but it is a friendly place to be.

1. How long might it take you to walk to a cyber school in the future?
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2. If you have a problem in class, who could you ask for help?
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3. What are the solar and wind power in the cyber school used for?
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4. How would you learn outside of the cyber school according to the text?
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5. What will the future cyber school be like?
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8 . We’ve all been there-starting at a book, hoping that what we study will stick in our mind. Many of us have probably wondered. “Is there any way to improve memory?” So, why don’t we look at what memory experts say about this?

Every student knows that it’s helpful to review what they’ve studied before. According to experts, we can learn things better if we wait some time before trying to study them again. They say that trying to remember something from your memory after you have had some to forget it will make it easier to remember in future.

Similarly, studies have shown that taking some time to just do nothing after studying might mean that you can remember things better afterwards. It is not clear why this happens. But some think it has to do with the relationship between long-term and short-term memory.

Another study tip is to change between different ideas. Now, connecting them to each other or to images (图像) is often considered a good way to remember something. A word champion Jonathan Hancock says how picturing pieces of information in different physical locations or connecting them to memorable images makes them easier to remember.

There are also more things that we can do to improve our memory. Hancock says that being generally organized makes things easier for your brain. Many other experts also suggest that we should get a lot of rest and exercise. So, the good news to take from this is that while it may be hard, improving our memory is something we can do.

1. How does the writer introduce the topic of the text?

A．By telling a story.

B．By asking questions.

C．By listing numbers.

D．By describing a scene.

2. What should we do to remember better according to paragraphs 2&3?

A．Wait some time before reviewing.

B．Write down what we cannot remember.

C．Learn the important parts several times.

D．Go back over what we’ve studied immediately.

3. What would Hancock advise on improving our memory?

A．Doing nothing after studying.

B．Doing a lot of exercises.

C．Having enough rest.

D．Being generally organized.

4. What does the writer think of improving our memory?

A．Easy.

B．Possible.

C．Useless.

D．Necessary.

9 .

A Little Princess Showing at: Peacock Theatre Box office:0844 412 4322 Type: Dance London Children’s Ballet uses a group of 55talented dancers aged nine to sixteen to tell the story of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s works, A Little Princess. Performance Details:19 April-22 June Show times: Thursday 19:00, Friday 19:30, Saturday 13:30 & 17:30, Sunday 12:30 and 16:30 Ticket price:£14-£50

One Snowy Night Showing at: Fairfield Halls Box office:020 8688 9291 Type: Play One Snowy Night is a story from the Percy’s Park works by Nick Butterworth. One winter’s night it was very cold and it began to snow. Great big snowflakes fell past the window of Percy’s small house... Performance Details:14 May-15 May Show times: Monday-Friday 18:00, Saturday and Sunday 19:00 Ticket price:£9

The Lion King Showing at:   Lyceum Theatre Box office:0844871 3000 Type:   Musical The show is directed by Julie Taymor, who also designed the Laurence Oliver Award-winning clothes that change the stage of the Lyceum Theatre   into the African plains. Performance Details:19 August-1 September Show times: Tuesday-Saturday 19:30 and Sunday14:30 Ticket price:£10-£15

Cinderella Showing at: Hackney Empire Box office:020 8985 2424 Type:   Entertainment Join the beautiful Cinderella, by Charles Perrault, her two ugly sisters, one seriously cruel stepmother , one   huge pumpkin, a palace ball and lots of very smart mice. You can have a joyful evening of family fun at this show. Performance Details:3 May-3 June Show times: Different-please check with Théâtre for exact performance dates and times. Ticket price:£9.50-£20.50

1. Who is the writer of A Little Princess?

A．Julie Taymor.	B．Charles Perrault.
C．Nick Butterworth.	D．Frances Hodgson Burnett

2. Where is Cinderella shown?

A．In the Fairfield Halls.	B．In the Hackney Empire.
C．At the Lyceum Theatre.	D．At the Peacock Theatre.

3. Which show costs the audience the least?

A．One Snowy Night.

B．The Lion King.

C．Cinderella.

D．A Little Princess.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does Mark usually read news now?

A．In a newspaper.

B．In a magazine.

C．On the Internet.

2. What makes the woman surprised about the machine?

A．It has a small glass window.

B．It can make a pizza in a short time.

C．It offers four types of pizzas at a time.

3. What does the woman think of the machine?

A．It is quite necessary.

B．It might not be popular.

C．It will certainly succeed.

4. What is an advantage of the machine?

A．The 24-hour service.

B．Tasty pizza made by it.

C．The low production cost.