1 . In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair­weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck，but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character，especially understanding, honesty and reliability(可靠)．

Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.

Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor，he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.

There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.

When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding，I know I’ve found a friend!

1. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?

A．Understanding.

B．Honesty.

C．Reliability.

D．A sense of humor.

2. If you have fair­weather friends, ________.

A．they will give you all that they have when you need help

B．you will be refused when you get into trouble

C．you can be sure that you get real friends

D．you will become rich

3. This passage mainly discusses ________.

A．the qualities of a friend

B．where to choose friends

C．how to get along with friends

D．the importance of having a friend

4. How many qualities does the writer mention in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

2 . 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。

Adam, Nick, and Tom were best friends. Five years after their graduation from college, Nick called Adam and Tom, inviting them to celebrate his birthday on his personal yacht (游艇). They got very excited.

It was a bright and sunny summer day. As Nick was studying the safety measures of the sea journey, he saw Adam and Tom coming towards his yacht. With huge hugs and smiles on every face, the three greeted each other in their usual way. “Thank you boys for coming and making my birthday even more special,” said Nick.

“But before getting started, hope you both know there is a danger zone at a particular point on this sea, ” warned Adam.

“Don’t worry. I will stay away from it. Now let the party begin!” Nick responded, starting to turn the steering wheel (方向盘) of the yacht.

Treating the friends on the beautiful white yacht sailing on the blue water was a perfect idea. They were having a wonderful time, talking, eating and joking. How time flew! It started getting dark.

“Hey guys! It’s time to go back,” Tom shouted.

“Mr. Sailor, turn your ship’s wheel and take us back home,” said Adam.

Little did they know they were going to encounter life-threatening challenges ahead. Unknowingly, Nick crossed the danger zone Adam had mentioned earlier. When realizing this, Nick decided to make a turn immediately. Unfortunately, a strange noise came from the engine and then the yacht stopped. Expert at mending machines, Adam offered to examine the engine and asked Nick to fetch the tool box. Nick was hurrying to get it when he slipped, falling into the sea water.

“Nick!” Tom and Adam screamed.

Panicked, Nick started shouting for help. Tom rushed inside the yacht to get a life jacket to rescue Nick, but didn’t find one. Instead, he found a long rope and out he rushed with it.

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。

Just then Adam shouted on top of his voice, “Nick! Look, there’s a shark behind you!”

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What they had to do was restart the yacht.

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3 . My grandfather was a serious man. A quick look from him was enough to keep my sisters and me in line. _______ every summer I looked forward to seeing Grandpa in his farm. We enjoyed every moment of feeding and washing the animals.   

Grandpa was a man who didn’t show his _______ easily. There were times he caught us touching some of his personal things or exploring places that we weren’t _______ to. His quiet scolding (责备) left us _______ for the rest of our stay.   

One morning I heard “clickety-clack, clickety-clack, ping”. I stopped and found where the sound came _______: Grandpa in his study, typing a letter. I leaned _________ to see better when I fell through the door. For a while I _______ on the floor of the study. I stood up and went _______in the face, hoping the scolding would be short.

Grandpa’s eyes shone. He called me_________. I went to him __________, with my eyes looking at the floor. He asked what I was doing, and I told him that I was drawn by the __________ of the typewriter. I only wanted to get a better __________. I wasn’t going to touch anything, I __________.

The rest of the summer I stood near his elbow watching him type. How I wished to __________ the beautiful yellow keys with my fingers.

After going home, I spent the year writing poems, letters, and stories in my notebooks and__________ myself using Grandpa’s typewriter to write novels. __________, I planned to be a writer, and writers used typewriters.   

The next ____________, I’d hear the sounds of typewriter keys and walk toward them, admiring the __________ of the words forming on the page. I wished he would offer me a(n) ____________ to try it. But he never did.

____________ returning home that year, I got a parcel. I found the typewriter in the box! My serious grandfather！

1.

A．So

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Yet

2.

A．spirits

B．feelings

C．courage

D．strength

3.

A．afforded

B．regarded

C．supposed

D．intended

4.

A．well-dressed

B．well-organized

C．well-behaved

D．well-balanced

5.

A．across

B．over

C．out

D．from

6.

A．farther

B．longer

C．higher

D．lower

7.

A．lie

B．lied

C．lay

D．laid

8.

A．red

B．green

C．black

D．gray

9.

A．up

B．down

C．over

D．on

10.

A．excitedly

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．elegantly

11.

A．appearance

B．movement

C．voice

D．sound

12.

A．expression

B．impression

C．performance

D．look

13.

A．accepted

B．promised

C．confirmed

D．agreed

14.

A．touch

B．buy

C．move

D．attack

15.

A．reminding

B．urging

C．imagining

D．mentioning

16.

A．After all

B．As usual

C．At least

D．Above all

17.

A．winter

B．day

C．summer

D．autumn

18.

A．advantage

B．wonder

C．moment

D．step

19.

A．presentation

B．opportunity

C．typewriter

D．guide

20.

A．Over

B．In

C．At

D．On

4 . My name is Lwazi Nzimande. I started my schooling at Thukeyana Primary Farm School in Underberg, KwaZulu­Natal.

I had a favourite teacher in primary school. Her name was Miss Dube. She taught me natural science and human social sciences in grade six and seven, and had a way of pushing learners to be able to think for themselves. She made sure that each and every learner took part in every lesson. She used pictures, diagrams (图表) and other things to make learning easier and more unforgettable, moving at a pace that was suitable for all students. As a teacher, she showed patience, respect, open-mindedness, and reliability (可靠性). Now you see why she was my favourite teacher in primary school, don't you?

In my opinion, patience, respect, open-mindedness, and reliability are some of the things that all teachers should have and show. A patient teacher is one who understands that some learners need more explanation than others to understand something in class. He or she should always be willing to help learners. An open-minded teacher will go beyond what is found in the textbook. A teacher who is respected will find it easy to control a class. Respect is earned through what a teacher says to learners or how he or she deals with them in general.

Miss Dube often told us not to bad­mouth or make fun of others. She also did so. She never bad­mouthed other teachers in front of us. Also, Miss Dube never made fun of her learners. She thought making fun of learners in front of others would hurt them and damage their confidence.

Miss Dube was also very honest. From my point of view, that's also what a good teacher should be like. If she didn't have an answer to a question, she would let her learners know. This set a good example to the learners.

1. Why was Miss Dube the author's favourite teacher?

A．Because of her rich knowledge.

B．Because of her good appearance.

C．Because of her teaching style and character.

D．Because of her lifestyle and attitude to students.

2. What does the author think an open-minded teacher should do?

A．Pay close attention to every student's improvement.

B．Tell about something outside the textbook.

C．Avoid believing everything in the textbook.

D．Show great respect for her students.

3. What can we learn about Miss Dube from Paragraph 4?

A．She liked praising her students.	B．She was very confident in class.
C．She got along well with other teachers.	D．She set a good example to her students.

4. What does the underlined word “This” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Being a very patient teacher.	B．Answering students' questions.
C．Being honest in front of students.	D．Teaching students very difficult things.

5 . The sound that woke Damian Languell at 8:15 in the morning was so loud that he assumed it came from inside his house. As he got up to _______, he heard another sound, this one coming most definitely from _______. Through his bedroom window, he spied a tree surrounded by _______ about 500 yards away. A _______ wrapped the tree's base, its engine on fire.

_______, Languell grabbed buckets of water and ran to the crash site. The car was_______ nearly in two. No one should have _______ this crash, and yet there was 16-year-old Quintin Thompson, his terrified face pressed _______ the driver's side window, in visible _______. Languell tried ________ the fire with his buckets of water, but with no ________. "That was really awful. When the flame got into the front seats, I ________ I had to get him out of there," he told WAGM-TV.

In an act that a police report described as showing " ________ disregard for his own safety", Languell opened the back door of the car and ________ in. "That's when I noticed how ________ his legs were." Using a pocketknife he'd had with him, he ________ Thompson's seat belt. Then, he ________ the teen out of a back window and dragged him to ________ "before the entire car exploded", the police stated.

Languell thinks about that day often. Displaying the sort of empathy（感同身受）that ________ him to help, he told WAGM-TV, "My ________ goes out to 'Thompson'. When you are that close to that level of hurt, you feel it so directly."

1.

A．work

B．exercise

C．check

D．discover

2.

A．downside

B．outside

C．inside

D．upside

3.

A．people

B．fog

C．leaves

D．smoke

4.

A．car

B．rope

C．bus

D．cloth

5.

A．Constantly

B．Obviously

C．Hesitantly

D．Immediately

6.

A．burned

B．split

C．pressed

D．stuck

7.

A．survived

B．witnessed

C．suffered

D．reported

8.

A．with

B．against

C．by

D．on

9.

A．peace

B．silence

C．pain

D．excitement

10.

A．covering

B．catching

C．pouring

D．stopping

11.

A．success

B．harm

C．effort

D．luck

12.

A．expected

B．realized

C．concluded

D．assumed

13.

A．little

B．limited

C．complete

D．some

14.

A．crawled

B．jumped

C．ran

D．stepped

15.

A．long

B．cold

C．bad

D．ugly

16.

A．tore open

B．gave up

C．put away

D．cut off

17.

A．pulled

B．threw

C．held

D．hugged

18.

A．house

B．ground

C．safety

D．distance

19.

A．forced

B．drove

C．advised

D．shocked

20.

A．feet

B．choice

C．hope

D．heart

6 . 假定你是李华,你班的美国交换生Tom结束了在你校一年的学习，即将回国。你和同学打算于7月10日下午在班上为他开一个欢送会（farewell party），特写信邀请他参加。要点包括：
1.欢送会的时间和地点；
2.感谢Tom的帮助；
3.美好祝愿。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,

How time flies! It’s one year since you came to study Chinese in our school.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

In your daily life, there are many examples where your parents control hundreds    1     things for you when you are a kid, such as the clothes you wear, the food you eat, where you go and how you get there. It is a good thing. Kids need this kind of     2     (protect) and help because they are not old enough    3    (take) care of themselves and make decisions     4    (correct). But with you growing    5    (old), the part of being a teen is developing your own identity—one that is separated from your parents. Different     6     (attitude) towards events like partying may lead to arguments, because your parents will always want to protect you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are. As a result, your parents feel     7    hard to get used to the new situation with    8     (increase) anxiety. What kids should keep in mind is    9    in most cases, your parents can relate to what you’re going through because they    10    (be) teens once.

8 . Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown. "There's so much to learn," he'd say. "Though we're born stupid, only the stupid remain that way.” He was determined that none of his children would be denied an education.

Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point. Then came the moment—the time to share the day's new learning. Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen. "Felice," he'd say, "tell me what you learned today.” "I learned that the population of Nepal is ....”   Silence.

Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. “The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well . . . . ” he’d say. “Get the map; let's see where Nepal is.” And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.

This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.

As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another's education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.

Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.

1. What do we know from the first paragraph?

A．The author's father was born in a worker's family.

B．Those born stupid could not change their life.

C．The town elders wanted to learn about the world.

D．The poor could hardly afford school education.

2. The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to .

A．one new thing	B．a request
C．the news	D．some comment

3. It can be learned from the passage that the author .

A．enjoyed talking about news

B．knew very well about Nepal

C．felt regret about those wasted days

D．appreciated his father's educational technique

4. The author's father can be best described as .

A．an educator expert at training future teachers

B．a parent insistent on his children's education

C．a participant willing to share his knowledge

D．a teacher strict about everything his students did

9 . China’s artistic swimming duo (双人表演) Ms Jiang and her twin sister made history on Tuesday by gaining a sixth gold at the Asian Games, the most earned by any athletes in artistic swimming in its history. What makes the twin sisters’ achievement more remarkable is the fact that both of them returned from giving birth to baby daughters to do so.

"I’ve been their coach for over 20 years," said Ms Zheng. Women’s Duet coach, "ever since they were 8 years old. When they came back after having babies, their training plans were completely changed. I think they have already showed that female athletes can return to their best form after having a baby. "

The twin sisters announced their retirement after finishing a third at the 2013 China National Games. They went on to get married on the same day and their baby daughters arrived in 2015 and 2016. And after a three-year absence, the twins decided to come back to the pool.

"I think to reach a mature state in artistic swimming, athletes have to go through years of training. What keeps us going is our love of the sport," said one of them.

The 31-year-old twins won a well-deserved gold at the 2017 China National Games. At the third Asian Games, they claimed their sixth gold at the multi-sports meet to be a record in artistic swimming at the Games, and a result their coach wasn’t sure could happen when they first decided to come back.

"Because of our love of the sport, we overcame many hard times, especially the physical obstacles. After all, we’re no longer young. But now I think we are even better than before," said the other.

To be a mother while training and competing at the highest level means this gold medal seems much more than any of the others from before.

1. Why was the twins' achievement regarded to be extraordinary?

A．They won six gold medals at the Asian Games.

B．They got trained by plans that were totally different.

C．They got the most medals in artistic swimming in history.

D．They returned from giving birth to baby daughters to do so.

2. What was their coach's attitude to their winning when they first decided to come back?

A．Skeptical.	B．Determined.
C．Confident.	D．Unclear.

3. What does the twins' victory tell us?

A．Practice makes perfect.	B．Failure is the mother of success.
C．Knowledge comes from practice.	D．Nothing is too hard for a determined mind.

4. Where does the text probably come from?

A．A sports textbook.	B．A research paper.
C．A news report.	D．A sports brochure.

10 . It's not possible to stay together with loved ones all the time. Sometimes family members have to be far away from each other. During that time, they might face something terrible. Although we know what they are suffering, being far away makes it harder to help and comfort (安慰)loved ones. There is no use worrying a lot about them. Instead, keeping a positive attitude of support is more helpful than getting into worrying about the person. I think it is what I can do to help my loved ones.

My daughter has been working full-time during summer about 10 hours a day. She has to study hard for a big entrance exam. At first, like most people, I wanted to try to solve the problems and analyse (分析)the situation. Was there a better way of time management? Was there a better way of studying for this test? However, that was not always helpful. Sometimes, it even gave more pressure to her. Sometimes it might sound like there was something wrong to improve. However, it was just tiring at the end of the day. What would be the kind thing to do in this situation? It was hard to read someone's mind. I decided to just chat with her online and to send a hug emoji (表情符号)this time. It seemed more suitable than talking about solutions. Giving space can also be an act of help, comfort and kindness.

It is a fun and meaningful experiment to actively think about kind things to do rather than let it happen naturally. I've realized it and I'm grateful for this chance to share online. Give it a try too and you'll enjoy sweetness.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Worry is the best comfort to a loved one.

B．It is impossible to love someone around us.

C．The distance helps you do more to loved ones.

D．It's no use worrying a lot about loved ones not around us.

2. How did the author comfort her daughter at last?

A．By talking about solutions.	B．By analysing all problems.
C．By buying a gift for her.	D．By giving simple emojis online.

3. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

A．To advise people to comfort loved ones as he did.

B．To tell us the ways to get along with others.

C．To discuss the rebuilding of personal relationships.

D．To show distance makes it hard to comfort loved ones.

4. Where is the passage probably taken from?

A．A life journal.	B．A newspaper.
C．A website.	D．A speech report.