1 . On a hot summer day, a friend and I decided to go to the forest for a walk. So we went to the forest by car. We walked around for a while (—会儿). Then we realized that we should probably pay attention to where we’re going, so we wouldn’t get lost. We noticed a marked path and it looked like the path which we took from the parking lot (停车场). We started following it. After two hours, we realized we were just looping around. The part of the path that was supposed to take us back to the car seemed nowhere to be found! So we left the marked path, in the hope of finding our way back. We found a cycling path and followed it to a parking lot. Sadly it wasn’t our parking lot! A map at that parking lot showed us where all the other parking lots were and we noticed we were a long way from all of them! Except that, we couldn’t know which one was “our” parking lot.

We decided not to walk towards any of them. Instead we walked up to a house nearby. A lady was unloading (卸载) her food from her car, and we asked if she could help us. We described to her where we had come from and what the roads looked like. She immediately knew the place we described and said that we were a long way off. And then, to my surprise, she said: “Why don’t you jump into the car? I’ll take you there.” I couldn’t believe it and shouted: “Really?!” I was so excited. She drove us right back to our car, and we were so grateful.

1. Why did the author and his friend walk along the marked path?

A．Because there were no other paths there.

B．Because they thought it could lead to their parking lot.

C．Because it was the shortest path in the forest.

D．Because they could go to the deepest part of the forest.

2. The underlined words “looping around” in Paragraph 1 mean ________.

A．moving in a way that makes a circle

B．looking for the path around

C．walking around by following a path

D．staying in the same place

3. After they walked along a cycling path, they ________.

A．were far away from all parking lots

B．returned to their parking lot

C．found a way back to their parking lot

D．got a map showing directions

4. They decided to walk to a house nearby in order to ________.

A．have a good rest	B．find a guide
C．look for food	D．ask for directions

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did David dream to be?

A．A doctor.

B．A painter.

C．A designer.

2. Why did David have difficulty finding a job at first?

A．He expected high pay.

B．He had no experience.

C．He couldn’t work full-time.

3. What did David do after working for advertising agencies?

A．He started his own business.

B．He took over the drugstore.

C．He expanded the advertising agency.

4. What was the value of the first job for David?

A．The money.

B．The honor.

C．The opportunity.

3 . Moving can be discouraging whether it’s to a new city or a new country. Luckily, being a _________ can be a great way to settle into a new environment, meet people and _________ valuable skills.

Kajal Patil was a volunteer who _________ to the USA from India in February 2017. Having volunteered for two years as an assistant yoga teacher in her home _________, Kajal was enthusiastic about volunteering and _________ looking for volunteer opportunities.

Kajal was _________ to a volunteer opportunity to review applications on behalf of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI). After _________ completing the application process, Kajal got to work.

Her _________ involved reviewing 44 detailed applications from potential candidates (候选人), She must listen to the business ideas presented by these candidates, _________ the social influence of their businesses, and determine their strength to __________ plans. She was considered to be necessary and __________ because of her serious job. With her __________, 250 candidates were finally selected.

Kajal said the volunteer opportunity greatly __________ her existing skills, while helping her build __________ ones such as time management and business analysis. Kajal said, “By helping others, I felt needed in society. Volunteering is a __________ opportunity to improve myself.”

1.

A．writer

B．researcher

C．traveller

D．volunteer

2.

A．remember

B．learn

C．teach

D．check

3.

A．moved

B．replied

C．turned

D．referred

4.

A．factory

B．company

C．country

D．farm

5.

A．disliked

B．began

C．forgot

D．admitted

6.

A．asked

B．invited

C．forced

D．attracted

7.

A．suddenly

B．sadly

C．successfully

D．generally

8.

A．role

B．system

C．application

D．knowledge

9.

A．doubt

B．judge

C．change

D．stop

10.

A．give up

B．believe in

C．put off

D．carry out

11.

A．responsible

B．cheerful

C．humorous

D．brave

12.

A．care

B．help

C．homework

D．information

13.

A．tested

B．protected

C．improved

D．avoided

14.

A．new

B．secure

C．common

D．cultural

15.

A．regular

B．simple

C．great

D．similar

4 . Everyone was shocked as I placed my son Ilias’s first birthday cake in front of him. He loved Sesame Street, so I made him an Elmo cake in rich red icing(糖霜). I’d worked for hours to perfect my design and make the most delicious and jaw-dropping cake. I enjoyed every minute of it.

I started baking(烘焙) when Ilias was born. At that time, I struggled with the pressure of being a new mum and was diagnosed with postnatal depression(产后抑郁症). So to help walk out of that dark hole, at night when Ilias slept I ran into the kitchen and decided to bake a cake.

Then, with my mum’s birthday coming up, I saw a handbag cake in a shop. I threw my all into copying it and finally I made it. Mum was so blown away by my creation that she didn’t cut the cake. Instead, she kept it in a glass cake stand on display at home for a month.

Over time I created many delicious delights. The best part was seeing Ilias’s face light up when he saw them. “You should do this for a living,” my husband, Michael, suggested. I laughed it off, but it wasn’t a bad idea.

After Ilias’s third birthday, I set up a shop for my cake baking, calling it Cake Queen Oz, and orders started to come in. As time passed, the bakeshop became my full-time job. Once, I made a Titanic cake that was the length of a table for a lady whose family loved ships. It’s been seven years since Cake Queen Oz was born.

Cake baking brought me joy when I was going through a tough time. Every day I feel lucky that I’ve been able to turn my hobby into my job.

1. How did the people feel when they saw Ilias’s first birthday cake?

A．Bored.

B．Surprised.

C．Frightened.

D．Annoyed.

2. Why did the author’s mother keep the cake for a month?

A．She wanted to sell it.	B．She disliked eating cake.
C．She couldn’t bear to eat it.	D．She showed it to the public.

3. Who advised the author to run a bakeshop?

A．Her mother.

B．Her friends.

C．Her child.

D．Her husband.

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

A．My Love Affair with Cake

B．My Experience in Making Cake

C．Baking Cake Is Good for You

D．Children Always Like Eating Cake

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

It was Monday. I was standing in the doorway of my room at The Seeing Eye (a guide dog school), anxiously waiting to hear my instructor call my name. All sorts of questions ran through my mind, and on the top was the fear that I was making an awful mistake — To adopt (领养) a guide dog when I had been afraid of dogs all my life? Crazy!

I wanted to bite my nails. I changed from one foot to the other and sighed frequently. Finally, shocking me out of my own thoughts, I heard my instructor say, “Shannon!”

“Shannon,” she said, “This is George.”

Two huge paws touched my knees.

“Down, George,” my instructor said, and the dog obeyed immediately.

We were taken back to my room where the door was closed, being left alone. I petted him. He put up his paw to shake my hand, and he sat so nicely, as if to say, “I’m a good boy, I promise.”

However, several minutes later, George got bored with me and went to the door, crying out for the lady who had trained him. I was at a complete loss as to what to do next.

Sometime later, my instructor took George and me on a walk outside. I took the handle of George’s harness (项圈) and stumbled (跌跌撞撞走) around that path instead of walking, and I kept stepping on poor George’s feet, but he never stopped and neither did I. Still, I was worried. If this stumbling around was what I could expect, maybe this guide dog wasn’t for me.

In the school, we were taught to walk with our dogs. We were also taught to feed, water and care for our dogs without any sighted help. We had to master all things before we left the school. Sometimes, it was easy, and sometimes it was not.

I struggled hard in order to pass the last day exam, where I would walk along an unfamiliar street with George. If we arrived at the destination safely, I could take George home.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Finally the big moment came.
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Then came my instructor’s words, “You did it!”
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6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What was the speaker ten years ago?

A．A librarian.

B．An editor.

C．A teacher.

2. What would the speaker do if Tim finished his task on time?

A．She would treat him a dinner.

B．She would play games with him.

C．She would give him some chocolate.

3. How did the speaker feel when she got the call from Tim’s mother?

A．Disappointed.

B．Unhappy.

C．Curious.

4. What did Tim expect the speaker to do?

A．Help him choose a gift.

B．Teach him for a longer time.

C．Keep in contact with him.

7 . I was living in Delta in 2015. There was a man, Boniface, who owned a store which I’d often visited. Gradually we became friends. One day, we talked about the business opportunities in our country at that time, and during the communication, I found the most practical one was starting a barrow (手推车)rental business. Then we talked more on it, and both of us thought there was a strong possibility of succeeding. So we went into the business.

We started as a small business with 6 barrows. The barrow-men gave us 51 cents per day for renting the barrows. It seemed small but later grew and made our life better. But we didn’t stop there. That was because when we first started our business, our aim wasn’t only to make money. The most valuable thing for us is to touch others’ lives positively.

In Nigeria, being a barrow pusher is not a very attractive job. But for people who were poor farmers or young people without jobs, wheelbarrow pushing helps them make a living. It doesn’t require much skill. With hard work and vigor, a person can make money daily.

We saw the meaning of this business and then decided to spend money and resources on rebranding (重塑…的形象) barrows. We gave each barrow-man a branded T-shirt to show they belonged to a good brand. We also held small classes for them to educate them on how to make their barrows better transporters and how to be extra polite to people so as to build up a good fame. We marketed them as polite and excellent pushers to attract more customers. These methods worked. They started getting more jobs and earned more. And a number of them even saved up enough to start businesses of their own.

Today, that little business made us millionaires while hiring over 20 people and touching their lives positively. Over 20 families are fed because two Nigerians decided, despite all the difficulties, to do something.

1. What made the author start the barrow rental business?

A．Losing his job.

B．His discussion with a friend.

C．His family’s suggestion.

D．Being short of money.

2. Which of the following did the author consider most important in running the business?

A．Hiring more workers.

B．Improving people’s lives.

C．Cutting the company’s costs.

D．Making customers touched.

3. What does the underlined word “vigor” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Energy.

B．Praise.

C．Creativity.

D．Education.

4. What did the author and his friend do to rebrand the business?

A．They sent the barrow-men to school.

B．They lent money to the barrow-men.

C．They taught the barrow-men to make clothes.

D．They turned the barrow-men into professional pushers.

8 . Earlier this year the phone companies stopped supporting the software for my old 3G phone. So like the rest of the modern world, I was _______ to buy a new smartphone. I didn’t use it much at first, only to get a _______ from my daughter or to play a game or two. Soon, however, I found it far_______ to surf the web or check out e-mails on the smartphone than my computer. Even with my limited time, I_______ found myself spending more and more of it on this phone. It happened almost without me _______ it.

Yesterday I was on it, _______ the sea of stories, posts, news, and videos. Then suddenly a long, white, _______nose pushed its way between me and my _______. I started to push it away but that only got me a lick(舔) from my chin to my glasses. _______, I put the phone down, took my glasses off and ________my dog. Soon we were hugging, running around, and playing down the hallways of my home. And I ________ something too. There was a feeling in my heart: a________ mixture of love, laughter, and joy. It was a(n) ________ that I hadn’t got-ten once during all that time I had spent on my phone.

Technology is here to stay. But we shouldn’t let it   ________ us. We should use it only when it ________ us to do the important things like loving each other, being closer to our family, or making this world a better place.

1.

A．annoyed

B．removed

C．forced

D．surprised

2.

A．call

B．punishment

C．score

D．label

3.

A．tougher

B．easier

C．dearer

D．clearer

4.

A．hardly

B．occasionally

C．sincerely

D．quickly

5.

A．admitting

B．removing

C．realizing

D．valuing

6.

A．looking through

B．giving away

C．dropping out

D．making up

7.

A．bleeding

B．injured

C．running

D．curious

8.

A．computer

B．smartphone

C．seat

D．room

9.

A．Shouting

B．Sweeping

C．Swinging

D．Laughing

10.

A．touched

B．drove

C．complained

D．cleaned

11.

A．forgot

B．regretted

C．noticed

D．appreciated

12.

A．meaningless

B．wonderful

C．unfortunate

D．complex

13.

A．intention

B．topic

C．style

D．feeling

14.

A．control

B．benefit

C．reach

D．leave

15.

A．prevents

B．hates

C．helps

D．trains

9 . 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。

After eight journeys to China, last year my wife and I decided to visit the Chinese autonomous (自治) region of Tibet.

It was a trip I     1    (want) to take for many years, but my wife was unwilling, mostly due to her worries about dealing with the potential effects     2     altitude sickness. At elevations (海拔) of 12,000 feet and above, Tibet can be a challenge for those     3     spend most of their life at sea level. After much discussion and research, we finally decided to meet the challenge of Tibet.

For our journey, we decided to seek a different route to Tibet.     4     (traditional), tourists enter Tibet through Lhasa by flying directly there or taking the train from Chengdu. Both of these routes generally involve     5     (enter) the high altitude in one day. However, we made up our mind     6     (fly) from Chengdu to Linzhi Airport in the lower eastern section of Tibet. We calculated that it would be     7     ( good) to begin at a lower altitude of around 9,000 feet and then spend the next two days making our way to the higher elevations of Lhasa.

    8     (attract) by the wonderful scenery in Tibet, we set another goal of our trip to seek opportunities to experience the natural     9     (beautiful) of the region, rather than focusing on the monasteries (修道院) of Tibet. We enjoy these sites, but my past experience in China proved similar to     10     I experienced in Europe. After I had got to my 3rd or 4th cathedral (大教堂), I realized all the cathedrals seemed to be similar.