1 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
描述发生在你和你朋友之间的一件事情，并阐述你对“友谊”的看法。
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2 . There was something in the elderly woman's behavior that caught my eye. Although slow and unsure of step, the woman moved with deliberation, and there was no hesitation in her gestures. She was as good as anyone else, her movements suggested. And she had a job to do.

The elderly woman had walked into the store along with a younger woman who I guessed was her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of impatience, rolling her eyes, huffing and sighing, checking her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a belt, her mother would have been fastened to it as a means of dragging her along to keep step with the rush of other shoppers.

The older woman detached from the younger one and began to glance over the DVDs on the nearest shelf. After the slightest hesitation, I walked over and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a title scrawled(潦草地写) on a crumpled piece of paper. The title was unusual and a bit unfamiliar. Clearly a person looking for it knew a little about movies, about quality.

Rather than rushing off to locate the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could show her where she could find it. Looking back, I think I wanted to enjoy her company for a moment. Something about her deliberate movements reminded me of my own mother, who'd passed away the previous Christmas.

As we walked along the back of the store, I narrated its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed company and casual conversation.

We found the movie, and I complimented her on her choice. She smiled and told me it was one she'd enjoyed when she was her son's age and that she hoped he would enjoy it as much as she had. Maybe, she said with a hint of eagerness, he could enjoy it with his own young children. Then, reluctantly, I had to return the elderly woman to her keeper, who was still tapping her foot at the front of the store.

I accompanied the older woman to the queue at the cash register and then stepped back and lingered near the younger woman. When the older woman's turn in line came, she paid in cash, counting out the dollars and coins with the same sureness she'd displayed earlier ...

1. What does "she had a job to do" (Para. 1) mean according to the context?

A．She had a regular job in the store.	B．She wanted to ask for help.
C．She wanted to buy a DVD.	D．She was thinking of what to buy.

2. What does the title of the DVD reveal according to the shop assistant?

A．The elderly woman had some knowledge about movies.

B．The elderly woman liked movies for young children.

C．The elderly woman preferred movies her son liked.

D．The elderly woman liked both old and new movies.

3. While looking for the DVD with the old woman, the shop assistant was ______.

A．hesitant	B．casual
C．cautious	D．considerate

4. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To describe what a movie nut is like

B．To remind readers to spending more time accompanying family

C．To stress the importance of company and understanding.

D．To explore the key aspects of current parental-child relationship

3 . April Fool’s Day and Easter Sunday rarely coincide. Since 1900, Easter has fallen on April Fools’ Day for only five times--1923,1934, 1945, 1956 and 2018. Obviously, it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to play Easter-themed pranks on your children. Here are some suggestions.

A treasure hunt with a twist

A fantastic Easter Sunday tradition is to do a treasure hunt where the Easter Bunny has left eggs around your house. Each egg has a small written clue or riddle (谜语)directing the children to where they can find the next one. But when April Fools' Day and Easter Sunday coincide, why not leave some carrots in their place, instead of hiding chocolate eggs ?On the third or fourth clue, you can make it appear as if the Faster Bunny has left a note apologizing for eating all the chocolate but saying they hope you enjoy this left-behind lunch.

An Easter basket with a difference

Prepare an Easter basket for the children, and either wrap it up or cover it up so that the contents can’t be seen. Have a card from the Easter Bunny next to it which they can open first, with a message that the Easter Bunny wants them to have an extra special Easter and so has prepared a special gift for them. But rather than chocolate or sweets, what you've put in the basket is incredibly dull stuff that kids will be completely unimpressed by---new toothpaste, some socks or a packet of batteries.

A sticky situation

“You' ll need to prepare this in advance. Buy some of the plastic eggs that contain toys. Unwrap them, open them and then carefully glue them shut and re-wrap them. You don't have to be too tidy---your children are going to be thinking about getting to the toy and are not going to be suspicious. Sit back and enjoy them trying and failing to open the eggs.

The invisible Easter egg hunt

This is an excellent plan if you have a garden. Tell the children there is an Faster egg hunt in the garden and lead them there.Close the back door. Let your children spend ages searching fruitlessly for Easter eggs that you haven't actually hidden. After you have enjoyed a rare ten minutes of peace and quiet indoors, while they get increasingly confused and frustrated, go into the garden claiming to have found a note from the Easter Bunny. The note reads "April Fool."

1. The target readers of this passage are ________

A．Schoolchildren	B．head teachers in schools
C．children who have younger siblings	D．parents of young children

2. Which of the pranks is most likely to require a large outdoor space?

A．A treasure hunt with a twist	B．An Easter basket with a difference
C．A sticky situation	D．The invisible Easter egg hunt

3. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

A．A treasure hunt for carrots is an Easter tradition

B．April Fools Day and Easter Sunday coincide every 11 years

C．Children are usually disappointed at gifts like socks and batteries

D．All of the four recommended pranks require extensive preparations

4 . In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents __________ five or more children were common. Over the years, the__________ of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the __________ of living. On the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them ____________ dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better __________ and have more money to spend on _________ . The parents usually take the responsibility for all the expenses. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers _________ away from home. The break up of the family occurs when the parents ________ . A lot of children in the U. S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result in problems for children and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling _________ as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children. These single parents must care for the children’s emotional and psychological __________ while also supporting them financially. This is very demanding and __________ very little time for the parent’s own personal_________ . Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are _________ to develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs ___________ that things are getting better. The divorce rate is__________ . The rate of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.

1.

A．breeding

B．raising

C．feeding

D．bringing

2.

A．amount

B．number

C．size

D．scale

3.

A．level

B．standard

C．wage

D．cost

4.

A．finally

B．financially

C．fashionably

D．faintly

5.

A．worn

B．wearing

C．dressing

D．dressed

6.

A．luxury

B．activity

C．playing

D．entertainnment

7.

A．are

B．run

C．work

D．separate

8.

A．devoice

B．apart

C．divide

D．scatter

9.

A．uncomfortable

B．uneasy

C．noisy

D．unsettled

10.

A．needs

B．notions

C．motions

D．blows

11.

A．gives

B．pays

C．shows

D．leaves

12.

A．interest

B．interests

C．property

D．possession

13.

A．oppressed

B．asked

C．forced

D．shown

14.

A．oppressed

B．refer

C．explain

D．indicate

15.

A．declining

B．lower

C．weaker

D．smaller

5 .

Bicycles, roller skates and skateboards are dangerous. And don’t get me started on walking. But I’m glad I didn’t spend my childhood trapped indoors to protect me from every bump and bruise. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”     1     And now technology has become the new field for the age-old battle between adults and their freedom-craving kids.

Locked indoors, unable to get on their bicycles and hang out with their friends, teens have turned to social media and their mobile phones to socialize with their peers. What they do online often mirrors what they might otherwise do if their mobility weren’t so heavily limited in the age of helicopter parenting. Social media and smartphones have become so popular in recent years.     2    

As teens have moved online, parents have projected their fears onto the Internet, imagining all the potential dangers that youth might face – from violent strangers to cruel peers to pictures or words that could haunt them on Google for the rest of their lives.

Rather than helping teens develop strategies for negotiating public life and the potential risks of interacting with others, fearful parents have focused on tracking, monitoring and blocking.     3     “Protecting” kids may feel like the right thing to do, but it gradually weakens the learning that teens need to do as they come of age in a technology-soaked world.

The key to helping youth navigate contemporary digital life isn’t more restrictions. It’s freedom-plus communication. What makes the digital street safe is when teens and adults collectively agree to open their eyes and pay attention, communicate and negotiate difficult situations together. Teens need the freedom to wander the digital street, but they also need to know that caring adults are behind them and supporting them wherever they go. The first step is to turn off the tracking software.     4    

A．Then ask your kids what they 're doing when they’re online and why it's so important to them.

B．Furthermore, safety doesn't come from keeping everyone indoors, which simply foster fragile personality.

C．The safest neighborhoods were those where communities collectively took interest in and paid attention to what happened on the streets.

D．Teens want the freedom to explore their identity and the world around them, so they jump online.

E．But parents can’ t handle it when teenagers put this philosophy into practice.

F．These don't help teens develop the skills they need to manage complex social situations, assess risks and get help when they’re in trouble.

6 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

This weekend many families in America will celebrate Mother’s Day. The event dates back to   May 9, 1914,     1     America’s President Wilson   established the official     holiday. Some people had begun campaigning for the holiday a few years     2     (early).   Finally in 1914, the president made it official. He declared that each second Sunday in May     3     (dedicate) to thanking the nation’s mothers. He also ordered all government     buildings     4     (display) the national flag on that day. According to President Wilson, this was done “as a public expression of …love …for the mothers of our country.”

Before long, people in other   countries     5     (begin) asking for a similar   holiday to celebrate their mothers. Mexico celebrated its first official Mother’s Day on May 10, 1922. May 10th became their annual holiday because the country preferred a fixed date to     6     that changed.

Other countries are happy to share the day with the United States. Some on the list include Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Japan and Turkey.

Oddly enough, the U.S. Congress rejected a Mother’s Day resolution at first. Today, though, Mother’s Day is a highly popular holiday. It’s also very successful commercially. Along with giving cards,   candy   and flowers,     7     (take) moms out for brunch is a very popular gesture. America’s National Restaurant Association says Mother’s Day is the year’s most popular day for eating out.

But why do we honor our mothers? Many moms lovingly dedicate their lives to their children. Moms sacrifice time, sleep and often their own dreams. Moms try to provide a strong foundation     8     children   can   build   their   lives. With     9     (love)   care,   mothers guide their children toward adulthood.

When we consider everything our mothers have done for us, how can we not honor them? There’s no need to wait for a national holiday, though. Every day is a great opportunity to tell our mothers     10     they mean to us.

7 . Directions：Fill in the blanks according to the text. One word for each blank only.

Furthermore, the work flow was     1    . There was one especially absent-minded young man in the assembly line who     2         3     buttons. After a while I recognized him as“Big Jim”who used to sit behind me in math class in high school. He was very slow and all the shirts were held up at his position. Workers     4     him in line on his shift had to wait with nothing to do; therefore a great deal of time and efficiency were lost as Big Jim daydreamed while he worked. All week I wondered why he wasn’t fired.

8 . Writing
在你的生活中， 谁对你影响最大？这个人怎样影响了你？ 怎样牵动你的思绪？你一定有很多的话要说。 请你结合自己的亲身经历，描述一件发生在你和这个人之间的事情， 并简单谈谈你的感受。（文中不要出现真实的人名、校名）
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9 . A photo of the late actor Robin Williams hangs with flowers left by people paying their respects, in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday at the home where his hit TV series Mork &Mindy was set.

Robin Williams, a brilliant shape-shifter who could channel his energy into delightful comic characters like Mrs Doubtfire or use it in delicate work like his Oscar-winning turn in Goodwill Hunting, died on Monday in an apparent suicide at the age of 63.

The office said the Initial investigation shows the cause of death to be a suicide due to a sphyxio(*g). The Marin County Coroner's Office said Williams was last seen alive at home at about 10 p.m. on Sunday. An emergency call from his house in Tiburon was placed to the Sheriff's Office shortly before noon on Monday.

"This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am heartbroken, said Williams' wife, Susan Schneider.

"On behalf of Robins family, we are asking for privacy during our time of deep sorrow. As he is remembered, it is our hope that the focus will not be on Robin's death, but on the countless moments of Joy and laughter he gave to millions.”

Like so many funnymen, Wiliams had dramatic ambitions. He played for tears in Awakenings, Dead Poets Society and What Dreams May Come, which led New York Times critic Stephen Holden to write that he dreaded seeing the actor’s "Humpty Dumpty smile and wrinkled moist eyes.” But other critics approved, and Willams won three Golden Globes, for Good Morning, Vietnam, Mrs. Doubtfire and The Fisher king.

“Robin was a lightning storm of comic genius and our laughter was the thunder that supported him. He was a friend and I can’t believe he’s gone,” Spielberg said.

1. In paragraph 1, the word “shape-shifter” means ________.

A．all-round,   adaptable actor	B．actor in depression
C．unchangeable, settled figure	D．actor obsessed with his physical shape

2. From the passage we know Robin probably died at ________.

A．10:00 on Sunday	B．11:00 on Monday
C．13:00 00 on Monday	D．15:00 on Sunday

3. Robin’s families sincerely requested the public to ________.

A．help to uncover the cause of Robin's death

B．pay their respects to Robin every year

C．remember every happy moment Robin has left

D．share n their sorrow and accompany them

4. The best title for this passe is ________.

A．The Cause of a Famous Actor’s Death

B．The unexpected Fall of a Comic Star

C．The public’s Respect to a Late Actor

D．The shock at an everlasting Friend’s Death

10 . Mental illness and disability were family problems for English people living between 1660 and 1800. Most women and men who suffered from mental illness were not institutionalized as this was the period before the extensive building of mental hospitals. Instead, they were housed at home, and cared for by other family members.

Now a new study by Cambridge historian Dr. Elizabeth Foyster will reveal the impact on families of caring for mentally ill and disabled relatives.

Much has been written about the insane themselves but few studies have considered mental illness from the perspective of the carers. The lifetime burden of caring for those individuals whose mental development did not progress beyond childhood, and who contemporaries labeled as ‘idiots’ or ‘fools’, has been little explored by historians. Foyster’s research, which has been funded by the Leverhulme Trust, will carefully examine the emotional and economic consequences for families at a time when the Poor Law bound them to look after their mentally ill and disabled family members.

By asking key questions about the impact of ‘care in the community’ in the 18th century, Foyster hopes that her research will bridge social and medical history. Specifically, she aims to provide an historical perspective for contemporary debates such as how resources can be stretched to provide for children with learning difficulties and an aging population.

“The stresses and strains of family were worsened by high infant mortality and low life expectancy, and many individuals were pushed towards mental breakdown,” she explained. “Moreover, inherited conditions, senility(高龄) and what today would be described as ‘special needs’ could put great emotional demands on family members who had primary responsibility for their sick or disabled relatives.”

The research will shed light upon how caring for the mentally ill and disabled raised difficult issues for families about the limits of intergenerational responsibility, and whether family ties were weakened or strengthened by the experience. The questions of how far shame was attached to having insanity or idiocy within a family, and at what point families began to seek outside help, will also be addressed.

“The family must have seemed an inescapable feature of daily life between 1660 and 1800,” said Foyster. “Although there were those who were abandoned and rejected, for the majority, mental disability was accommodated within the family unit. I aim to get to the heart of what this really meant for people’s lives.”

1. Which is NOT the reason why those mentally ill and disabled were not institutionalized from 1660 to 1800?

A．Mental illness and disability were family problems then.

B．The extensive building of mental hospitals didn’t start yet.

C．They were abandoned by the government and the family.

D．The family would be found guilty if they didn’t care for them.

2. Why does Foyster want to carry out this study?

A．Because it can provide some food for thought for some current social issues.

B．Because the stresses and strains of family life have driven many people crazy.

C．Because she’s looking for ways to communicate with the sick or disabled people.

D．Because the limits of intergenerational responsibility in such families, interest her.

3. Which question will NOT be studied in the research?

A．How should resources today be stretched to provide for an aging population?

B．How did caring for the sick and disabled affect the family’s earning power?

C．How shameful did a family feel when their insane or disabled relatives were found out?

D．At what point did those families have to begin to look for outside help?

4. The passage is written in order to ________.

A．reveal the impact on families of caring for mentally ill and disabled relatives

B．provide an historical perspective to contemporary debates

C．shed light upon whether family ties were weakened or strengthened

D．introduce a new historical study carried out by a Cambridge historian