1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the accident?

A．It caused a man to die.

B．It occurred in the evening.

C．Two drivers were hurt.

2. What did the man think caused the accident?

A．Bad weather.

B．Careless driving.

C．Speeding.

3. When did the woman fall asleep again?

A．At 2:00 am.

B．At 4:00 am.

C．At 9:00 am.

2 . 目前，越来越多的中学生因各种原因不吃早饭。请你向学校英语报投稿谈谈对该现象的看法，内容包括：1.不吃早饭的原因；2.导致的后果；3.你的观点。
字数：100词左右
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3 . According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, we might all be braggarts (大话王) in this competitive society addicted to social networking.

Take a close look at your social-networking sites. Do you like to post photos of yourself in restaurants to show others what an exciting life you have? Or do you like to write about how happily in love you are? Or perhaps you are of the subtle type who constantly complain about jobs but really just want to impress others with your important position.

According to the results of a series of experiments conducted by Harvard University neuroscientists (神经科学家), the reward areas of our brain — the same areas that respond to “primary rewards” such as food — are activated when we talk about ourselves. We devote between 30 to 40 percent of our conversation time to doing just that. Unfortunately, Bernstein says, some people can’t tell the difference between sharing positive information that others might actually want to know and direct bragging. She suggests that bragging involves comparison, whether stated or implied.

“We are expected to be perfect all the time. The result is that more and more people are carefully managing their online images,” says Elizabeth Bernstein, a columnist with the Wall Street Journal.

But the issue is not limited to the Internet. In a fiercely competitive job market we must sell ourselves on multiple platforms and show that we are better than others. In fact, we have become so accustomed to bragging that we don’t even realize we are doing it, says Bernstein. This is harmful to our relationships and puts people off.

Bernstein talked to some experts who said that people brag for all sorts of reasons: to appear worthy of attention; to prove to ourselves we are doing fine and that people who said we would fail are wrong; or simply because we’re excited when good things happen to us.

“Feel sorry for them, because they’re doing this unconscious, destructive thing that won’t help them in the long run,” said Professor Simian Valier, a research psychologist at Washington University.

1. The underlined word “subtle” in Para.2 is closest in meaning to “________”.

A．hidden

B．apparent

C．outstanding

D．simple

2. Which of the following is one of the features of braggarts?

A．They control conversation and only talk about themselves.

B．They know well how to share positive information.

C．They self-promote to stand out in their career.

D．They don’t pay much attention to their online image.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Braggarts make a good first impression but the effect decreases over time.

B．People who like bragging know what they are doing.

C．Braggarts always adopt comparison directly to show they are excellent.

D．They care much about the feelings of others when talking.

4. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A．Are you a braggart?	B．Society addicted to networking
C．Why do we keep on bragging?	D．How to deal with a braggart?

4 . 假定你是李华，你在校园经常看到乱丢垃圾和随地吐痰的现象。请你就此现象用英语给校长Mr. Smith 写一封劝说他开展“创建美丽校园”活动信。
1.说明现象和理由；
2.提出建议。
注意：词数在80词左右（参考词汇：litter 乱扔垃圾   spit 吐痰）
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5 . Each food product in the United States must show a “best before” date on its container. The goal is to tell the buyer when the food will be at its freshest. Most people believe it is unsafe to use the food product after that date. But some observers say “best before” labels have nothing to do with safety. They worry that the information will lead consumers to throw away food good to eat.

Some food sellers in Britain recently removed “best before” labels from prepackaged fruit and vegetables. The European Union may soon announce changes to its labeling laws. It may even end the requirement to include a date.In the US, there is no similar effort. Some big food store owners and food companies are pushing for the US Congress to pass new laws on the subject.

Studies have found as much as 35% of available food goes uneaten in the United States.That adds up to a lot of wasted energy. It also means more greenhouse gases coming from landfills. 7% of US food waste comes from people’s misunderstanding of “best before” labels. That percentage is equal to about 3. 6 million tons each year.

Richard Lipsit owns a store called Grocery Outlet in Pleasanton, California. He said we can safely eat canned goods and many other packaged foods for years after their “best before”date. People should look for changes in color, thickness, or feel to learn if foods are all right to eat. “Our bodies are very well equipped to recognize the signs of decay,” Lipsit said. “We’ve lost trust in those senses and we’ve replaced it with trust in these dates.”

If new laws are approved in Congress, food could be donated to food rescue organizations even after its quality date has passed. Food rescue is making efforts to find uses for outdated food. Currently, at least 20 states ban the sale or donation of food after its quality date has passed.

1. What do most people think of the food out of   “best before” date?

A．It is a threat to their health.	B．It is still fresh enough.
C．It should be donated to food rescue organizations.	D．It should be sold at a lower price.

2. Why did the author mention what Britain and the European Union have done?

A．To point out the mistake they have made.	B．To show the necessity for US to take similar measures.
C．To stop US Congress from passing new laws.	D．To praise their efforts on the subject.

3. What can be inferred from the third paragraph?

A．There is an energy crisis in US nowadays.

B．Food industry is polluting the country.

C．The misunderstanding of “best before” labels is one cause of waste.

D．People know nothing about “best before” labels.

4. What does the underlined word “decay” refer to in paragraph 4?

A．Food that has gone bad.	B．Food that is out of date.
C．Food that is not expensive.	D．Food that has a rare color.

6 . Nowadays, the world is slowly becoming a high-tech society and we are now surrounded by technology. Facebook and Twitter are innovative tools; text messaging is still a somewhat existing phenomenon and even e-mail is only a flashing spot on the screen when compared with our long history of snail mail. Now we adopt these tools to the point of essentialness, and only rarely consider how we are more fundamentally affected by them.

Social media, texting and e-mail all make it much easier to communicate, gather and pass information, but they also present some dangers. By removing any real human engagement, they enable us to develop our abnormal self-love without the risk of disapproval or criticism. To use a theatrical metaphor (隐喻), these new forms of communication provide a stage on which we can each create our own characters, hidden behind a fourth wall of tweets, status updates and texts. This unreal state of unconcern can become addictive as we separate ourselves a safe distance from the cruelty of our fleshly lives, where we are imperfect, powerless and insignificant. In essence, we have been provided not only the means to be more free, but also to become new, to create and project a more perfect self to the world. As we become more reliant on these tools, they become more a part of our daily routine, and so we become more restricted in this fantasy.

So it is that we live in a cold era, where names and faces represent two different levels of closeness, where working relationships occur only through the magic of email and where love can start or end by text message. An environment such as this reduces interpersonal relationships to mere digital exchanges.

Would a celebrity have been so daring to do something dishonorable if he had had to do it in person? Doubtful. It seems he might have been lost in a fantasy world that ultimately convinced himself into believing the digital self could obey different rules and regulations, as if he could continually push the limits of what’s acceptable without facing the consequences of “real life.”

1. What can we know about new communication tools?

A．Destroying our life totally.	B．Posing more dangers than good.
C．Helping us to hide our faults.	D．Replacing traditional letters.

2. What is the potential threat caused by the novel communication tools?

A．Sheltering us from virtual life.	B．Removing face-to-face interaction.
C．Leading to false mental perception.	D．Making us rely more on hi-tech media.

3. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A．Technologies have changed our relationships.

B．The digital world is a recipe for pushing limits.

C．Love can be better conveyed by text message.

D．The digital self need not take responsibility.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Addiction to the Virtual World	B．Cost of Falling into Digital Life
C．Interpersonal Skills on the Net	D．The Future of Social Media

7 . It has become easy for students to find and copy published material. But copying another person’s writing without giving them credit can get students and other scholars into big trouble.     1    

American copyright law protects original works of authorship including books, movies, music, images and artworks.     2     The owner can sell a copyright or permit others to use it because it is property and property ownership is protected by law in the U. S.

The idea is that copyright helps society. If people can gain from their own creations, which are called their intellectual property (知识产权), then more people will want to create original works. The law, however, permits the unlicensed use of copyrighted works under what is called fair use. Fair use can include criticism, comment, news reporting, education and research.     3     In education, students can include small parts of copyrighted work in their writing and research. But they must provide credit to the original creators through a citation which gives details about the source.

Just as it is easy to copy, it is also easy for professors to know if a student has plagiarized. First, there are computer programs and artificial intelligence, tools that compare students’ papers to large databases of published writing.     4     Second, if English is not a student’s first language, a professor might recognize a change in wording and writing style. This could bring more attention to the student’s paper.

    5     Professors could simply warn a student not to do it again, lower their grade, or they might fail the student in that class. In more extreme cases, a student may be temporarily banned or expelled from school.

A．This behavior is called plagiarism.

B．However, there are some limitations.

C．Plagiarism is punished in different ways.

D．Students must follow university policies on academic behavior.

E．They can identify whether students have copied published writing.

F．For example, it can automatically create citation s and combine them into a list.

G．The protection extends to computer software and the design of buildings and structures.

8 . 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。

Many young people wants     1     (become) great athletes. They exercise and lift weights in the gym. But the fact is that they don’t become stronger,     2     makes them unhappy.

Therefore, some of them are considering     3     (take) pills, which they think will help them become     4     (strong) than before. However, the truth is that these pills usually have some unintended side     5     (effect). Some of them may even affect     6     (they) liver or heart.     7     fact, some great athletes such as Griffith Joyner, died very young because they     8     (take) some pills.

For the above reasons, I suggest that young people be     9     (care) not to take pills.     10     best way to become stronger is going to a gym to work out.

9 . In 2012, fewer than 7% of Americans had read poetry, which was down from 17% in 1992. In 2015, poetry was one of the least popular art activities for American grown-ups, with under 10% picking up a book and reading for pleasure. Just when it seemed to be on its deathbed, Instapoetry — easy-to-understand poems that are short enough to fit in your Instagram description — came to save the day.

Instapoetry appeared thanks to social media and Instapoems are usually no longer than a few lines and very direct. The influence Instapoetry has made in the poetry world is great. In 2017, poetry sales were twice what they were in 2016. In 2018, 28 million Americans were reading poems, which was the highest percentage (百分比) of poetry readership in nearly twenty years.

Many people have raved about the new type of poetry. The fact that it’s direct while also being touching is what interests many readers. Before the appearance of Instapoetry, many people thought of poetry as being long and difficult to understand. With Instapoetry, it is easy to understand what the author is trying to say. Readers don’t feel stupid or think the poetry needs to be studied carefully. It’s just simple beauty.

It’s not all sunshine and rainbows, though. Instapoetry has been criticized (批评) for having no meaning and for seeming like passing thoughts thrown on paper, packed up (包装) all pretty and given to the general public. Instapoetry has also been seen as a disgrace (耻辱) to writers who have worked tirelessly to improve their skills and achieve recognition.

In a world filled with a huge amount of entertainment (娱乐活动), people often choose things that are more showy, eye-catching and don’t take up too much time. Instapoetry fits the bill perfectly. While poets who choose to stick to traditional poetry should certainly keep writing, Instapoetry could be just what the poetry world needs to get it back on its feet.

1. What do the numbers in paragraph 1 show?

A．The difficult situation of poetry.

B．The most popular art activities of Americans.

C．The falling popularity of physical poetry books.

D．The reasons why Americans have lost interest in poetry.

2. What do the underlined words “raved about” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Refused.

B．Praised.

C．Translated.

D．Changed.

3. Who is most likely to dislike Instapoetry?

A．A social media user who has no interest in poetry.	B．A professor who studies the history of poetry.
C．A salesman who sells poetry collections.	D．A poet who writes traditional poetry.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．When is a poet an Instapoet?

B．Why are we so worried about Instapoetry?

C．How is Instapoetry changing the way we see the world?

D．Are Instapoets harming the art of poetry or bringing it to life?

10 . Editor’s note: An increasing number of Chinese people, especially the young, are more willing to celebrate Western festivals. Should we celebrate foreign festivals? Forum (论坛) readers share their opinions. You’re welcome to add yours.

Dinah (China)

I enjoy the happy atmosphere of both Chinese and Western festivals. As long as it is meaningful for me, I will celebrate it with my boyfriend, and my parents! I like Western festivals and often celebrate them without even knowing the origins of them. Why? Because what I really appreciate is just the happy atmosphere.

SharkMinnow (Canada)

Western Festivals are more like parties or games for some Chinese. Also, spending money = good for economy. Most Chinese don’t take Western festivals as seriously as their own. It’s like a game or party in my eyes. A way to blow off steam and have fun (and spend money).

Travis (UK)

As an Englishman teaching here in China for two years, my friends have got used to, and enjoy when I celebrate my festivals. My school also likes it as well, although this year they asked me not to scare the teachers so much on Halloween. My Chinese friends enjoy taking part in my festivals, as they also learn more about my culture, and the history that goes with it…

Leesinchina (US)

Cherish your own festivals. It would be a pity if the Chinese accepted these Western days — first, because they have absolutely nothing to do with traditional Chinese culture. Second, they are a big trick by the big stores to get more money out of you. Stick to your own festivals — they actually mean something to you — rather than following western customs for no good reason.

1. What matters most according to Dinah?

A．The atmosphere when celebrating festivals.

B．The people with whom to celebrate festivals.

C．Celebrating Chinese festivals with her family.

D．Celebrating Western festivals in a good atmosphere.

2. What’s the attitude of readers 2 and 4 towards celebrating Western festivals?

A．Optimistic.

B．Indifferent.

C．Neutral.

D．Negative.

3. Which can be the best topic for this text?

A．How should we celebrate festivals?

B．Should we celebrate foreign festivals?

C．Why are more young people celebrating foreign festivals?

D．Are more Chinese people willing to celebrate foreign festivals?

4. In which of the following can this text be originally found?

A．A newspaper.

B．A debate.

C．A website.

D．A text book.