1 . High school often serves to prepare students for a college education, or it might be the last stop on the educational journey for some people. No matter which path one may select, high school life offers students the opportunities to achieve a great deal of learning, get to know themselves, or simply have fun.

In America, high school is a special experience with a culture of its own. Public high schools exist in all communities. Every community in the United States has a public school system, teaching children at primary and secondary levels. These schools are free and supported mainly by taxes, with additional aid from states and governments. Private high schools are a choice for parents who want to give their child a better education. They are often very expensive. Private schools are usually famous for their academic reputation (学术声望). This academic reputation is related to college preparation.

In high school, students study various academic subjects such as English, literature, foreign languages, maths, science, history, geography and so on. Some large high schools have classes that teach job-related subjects like auto mechanics, cooking and others, in order to provide students with skills needed for certain jobs. High school might also offer “honours classes” for particularly smart and sharp students.

Some states give basic skills exams during the last year of the high school process to make sure that certain academic standards are met, but, again, high school curricula (课程) vary greatly among communities.

High school sports, particularly basketball and football, are often organised. Inter-city and cross-town competitions are often held. These competitions are popular, especially in communities that do not have their own professional sports teams. Nearly all high school teams have nicknames: the Knights and the Tigers being some famous examples.

1. Which of the following is not the supporting source of public school?

A．Taxes.	B．States.
C．Community.	D．Governments.

2. Which of the following statements is true about private schools in the United States?

A．Private schools are a better choice for parents than public schools.

B．All private high schools in the United States are very expensive.

C．Private schools can usually provide better college preparation.

D．There is a private school system in every community.

3. What does the author say about American high schools?

A．Some schools have special classes for smart students.

B．Some states set academic standards in the first year.

C．Sports competitions are only in the city or town.

D．All communities have their own professional sports teams.

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

A．Life in the USA

B．Education in the USA

C．Public Schools and Private Schools in the USA

D．High Schools in the USA

2 . Ask people in the UK what the words “Sunday roast” mean to them, and they’ll probably take you back to their grandmothers’ dining rooms - maybe with a few stories of “the greatest puddings” and “the best ever steak”. But now the traditional Sunday roast seems to have been left back in the old days. According to the Daily Mail, just one in 50 British families sits down to this weekly meal together.

There are many reasons why the roast is becoming less popular. In the busy modern world, where breakfast is a slice of toast eaten on the way to work or school and lunch is a quick sandwich in front of the computer screen, people just don’t seem to have the time or patience to make a roast.

And Sunday was once a day when people could easily go to the kitchen to cook. Nowadays, people are often out shopping or at the cinema until it’s far too late to start thinking about heating the oven (烤箱) up.

However, a recent article from The Telegraph warned against being carried away by our tight schedules: “It would be a shame to let this fine old tradition disappear.”

The Guardian further explained that the eating of the big meal is only the half of it. The Sunday roast also makes for relaxed morning activities in the kitchen, and the table becomes the perfect place to share good food and chat with family and friends. “For busy moms and dads, even if you can manage to turn off your mobile phone and the TV only once a week and turn the Sunday roast into a real family event, children can have fun cooking the food and clearing up together.”

1. Why do people pay less attention to Sunday roast?

A．They have a busy lifestyle.

B．They have no interest in cooking.

C．They don’t think it worthwhile.

D．They are living in the modern society.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．A recent article.	B．A traditional kitchen.
C．The fine old tradition.	D．The Sunday morning activity.

3. How does the author feel towards Sunday roast’s dying out?

A．Doubtful.	B．Positive.
C．Uncertain.	D．Sorry.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Sunday-Best Time for Family	B．Sunday Roast Dying Out
C．It’s the Perfect Time for Us	D．Let’s Sit Down Together

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（仅限1词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个词）。

Recently, a 24-year-old female college student, Huang Mengmeng,    1    (go) into a no-man's land in Qinghai province alone and disappeared,    2    (attract) the attention of many netizens.

Although we all hope she is ok,    3    (unfortunate), her "remains" were found by the police in no man's land.

We do not comment on the reason     4     the girl went to no man's land, but we just want to tell you that many literary     5    (work) overbeautify(过于美化) the "no man's land" alone!

Of course Hoh Xil is beautiful ! There is     6     strong contrast between the clear blue sky and the earth. There     7    (be) no air pollution and the air is fresh. Everyone who has set foot here will     8    (shock) by the scenery here.

But     9    many people don't know is that it has another name     10    (call)"Life's Forbidden Zone".

No matter where you go, you should put your life and safety in the first place.

4 . Every summer holiday, there are always many drowning accidents. Especially, swimming in the wild is extremely dangerous.    1     Surprisingly, in many drowning accidents, a large proportion of drowning deaths are able to swim.

The main reason is that people who can't swim have a fear of water and    2    

But the person that can swim is otherwise.     3     and likes to enter water, appearing occasionally so cramp for unusual condition, if nobody rescues, accident may happen.

    4     Don't make the mistake of thinking that drowning deaths are mostly swimmers. The truth is that the vast majority of accidental drowning are those who cannot swim. An extra skill will give you an extra chance to save yourself in the event of an accident.

The improvement of swimming skills lies in practice. The only proper place for practice is a swimming pool with coaches and ambulance people present.

Good advice to prevent drowning:     5    

A．Common swimming strokes（泳姿） are breaststroke, freestyle, and backstroke.

B．Most accidents happen right there.

C．He is not afraid of water

D．they don't want to go near dangerous waters.

E．Master swimming skills and never swim in the wild.

F．However, we cannot think learning to swim is useless for this reason.

5 . 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? How about those who beautify their selfie (自拍) so much that they can’t be____? There must be one or more who ____ in your social media. No matter _____they choose to share, they share the best but the most unreal.

Take my friend Chen for example. Every time we went to a restaurant, she would not take a _____ until all the dishes we ____were on the table. Then, she would spend five minutes on______the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ____ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ____ and click in the filter(滤镜) app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ____ to really enjoy it — it all went cold. Actually Chen's real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for____.

Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ___ others. They find it hard to be ____ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ____ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is____what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any_____ to reality, as they still____ the same old pattern of life.

If they really want an elegant life, they should put more____ into achieving it_____fabricating(伪造) it. Being more confident, _____themselves and trying their best to be better is much more meaningful than_____ their life on social media.

1.

A．envied

B．admired

C．defeated

D．recognized

2.

A．survive

B．exist

C．flood

D．spot

3.

A．how

B．what

C．where

D．whom

4.

A．bow

B．bite

C．breath

D．break

5.

A．offered

B．served

C．ordered

D．prepared

6.

A．cooking

B．washing

C．setting

D．collecting

7.

A．arranged

B．messy

C．casual

D．correct

8.

A．dishes

B．restaurants

C．pictures

D．tables

9.

A．choice

B．chance

C．excuse

D．reason

10.

A．months

B．years

C．weeks

D．days

11.

A．comfort

B．inspire

C．please

D．discourage

12.

A．independent

B．generous

C．responsible

D．confident

13.

A．secret

B．healthy

C．peaceful

D．real

14.

A．rarely

B．hardly

C．exactly

D．nearly

15.

A．change

B．difficulty

C．guidance

D．harm

16.

A．question

B．dislike

C．follow

D．doubt

17.

A．effort

B．ambitions

C．feelings

D．money

18.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．less than

19.

A．identifying

B．amusing

C．persuading

D．accepting

20.

A．simplifying

B．ruining

C．beautifying

D．worsening

6 . LIANG TAO.sold 80 pink Givenchy bags in 12 minutes.Becky Fang sold 100 Mini Cooper cars in just five.Both are wanghong,literally"red-hot on the web".Every day millions of Chinese search social media for wanghong posts or tune in to live-streams for wanghong's opinions on everything.The fans are helping this new Chinese Internet star to make money out of their popularity and to shake up the country's e-commerce industry in the process.

A few of wanghong have been hired by luxury brands.Jaeger-LeCoultre, a Swiss watchmaker,hired Papi Jiang for a video ad targeting young urbanites(都市人），including her 27m fans on Sina Weibo,a Twitter-like microblog. Zhang Yi of iiMedia Research,a consulting firm,estimates that up to 15%of sales on shopping sites like Taobao or social-media apps such as WeChat are influenced by wanghong's public support.The length of a dress might be decided by a survey of a wanghong's fans;its launch date might be based on the number of hits,shares or comments it collects,some of which can cause last-minute design changes.

This poses a new challenge for retailers(零售商），whose supply chains must respond even more quickly to wanghong's opinions.Whereas previously a company would look for a celebrity to match its image,wanghong and their admirers are shaping goods.

Another challenge comes directly from wanghong themselves.They increasingly make money not merely from online support or advice but by launching their own e-commerce stores.Sales of goods accounted for just under half of wanghong earnings of 53bn yuan($8bn)in 2016,estimates Analysis,a Chinese market-research firm(the rest came mostly from live-show tips and adverts).

Some wanghong are going a step further.In November Becky Fang launched her own clothing line.Part of her motivation,she says,was that the brands she supported did not always match the trends she was sharing with her followers.By creating her own brand,Becky's Fantasy,she has full control of the quality.She also gains a new income. For the time being only 3-5%of wanghong follow Becky Fang's example,iiMedia Research estimates.But it expects the model to become an industry in its own right, including entertainment and e-commerce,and driven by online data..

1. Why can wanghong use their popularity to make money?

A．Because they are Internet stars.

B．Because they use social media.

C．Because their opinions influence fans..

D．Because they can shake the e-commerce industry.

2. What is the characteristic of the products supported by wanghong?

A．They are fans-based.

B．They are social-media-based.

C． They are design-shared.

D． They are youth-targeted.

3. What are the challenges for retailers?

A．Online support and advice.

B．Increasing sales of goods online.

C．Quick responses to the.market changes.

D．Wanghong's opinions and e-commerce stores.

4. Why do some wanghong create their own brands?

A．Because they want.to attract more fans.

B．Because they want to share with their followers.

C．Because they want to set up a new industry model.

D．Because the brands they speak for can't satisfy their fans.

5. What's the writer's attitude to wanghong?

A．supportive	B．objective
C．indifferent	D．worried

7 . When I entered the 9th grade,I fell in love with college,wanting to pursue art for the rest of my life.To me,__ means a chance to further my education and my abilities in art.I want to __ in Game Art and Animation to develop characters and their stories that I do now through drawing,hoping to be recognized in the game industry like

Rill Gates known in the computer world.I long for a kind of busy lifestyle __ new things.so Game Art will not be the___ thing that I will be known for.I plan to make a career out of every talent I have,developing each talent to the fullest.

I think as I get older my curiosity will___ to the height I have never thought possible.I remember when in the 3rd grade my teacher Mrs Green said something to us in Spanish.I never understood ___she did that,but now I realize she wanted to expand our little brains,showing us that there was __ our neighbourhood in the world.I ___her greatly for that. Back then I didn't really care for anybody else' s __,but now l' m teaching myself Japanese and Spanish.Culture is a very important part of life and college will help me __ different cultures.

College is also an opportunity to meet new people.Looking forward to attending college outside my__,1 believe being in a different environment will __ me to learn and create.I will feel __,surrounded by people with dreams and even more individuals willing to help others __ their dreams.

I wish to inspire future generations just like Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.did!College will take much time and __,but I am ready to consider it as both a challenge and a fun experience.

1.

A．art

B．college

C．games

D．life

2.

A．major

B．study

C．play

D．learn

3.

A．filled in

B．rely on

C．full of

D．instead of

4.

A．one

B．very

C．same

D．only

5.

A．narrow

B．expand

C．raise

D．strengthen

6.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．where

7.

A．less than

B．rather than

C．better than

D．more than

8.

A．suspect

B．regret

C．respect

D．expect

9.

A．opinion

B．country

C．language

D．culture

10.

A．remember

B．explore

C．forget

D．like

11.

A．talent

B．house

C．neighbourhood

D．college. .

12.

A．make

B．cause.

C．force

D．inspire

13.

A．comfortable

B．connected

C．upset

D．unlucky

14.

A．come true

B．set

C．find

D．achieve

15.

A．money

B．devotion

C．progress

D．knowledge

8 . Hey，you—look up! Our iPhone addictions(瘾)are destroying public space and damaging the normal social communication. The host collects phones at the door of the dinner party. At a law firm，partners keep a“no-mobile phone”policy at meetings. Each day，a good number of people gather outside NewYork’s high schools, offering, for a small price, to store students’ mobile phones during the day. In public, it’s hard to think of a place beyond the darkness of the movie theater where phone use isn’t allowed. In truly public space-on sidewalks，in parks，on buses and on trains—we move with the face down, our phones shine like flashlights，

Consider the case of a recent murder on a San Francisco train. On Sept.23，in a crowded car， a man pulled a gun from his jacket. He raised the gun，pointing it across the aisle. He drew it out several more times, once using the hand holding the gun to wipe his nose. Dozens of passengers stood and sat just feet away—but none reacted. Their eyes，focused on smartphones, didn’t lift until the gunman fired a bulletin into the back of a San Francisco State student getting off the train.

There are thousands of similar stories that together sound the alarm for a new understanding of public space. In Japan，more than a dozen people fall off railway platforms while looking at their phones each year. Some experts there have called for bans on texting. Besides，many train station notices remind people to look where they are going，and even mobile phone companies have begun to educate users about the dangers of looking at a phone while walking.

The development of information technology is separating us from our surroundings. The urban theorist Malcolm McCullough writes“Closed in cars, often in headphones，seldom in places where they can communicate in person seldom choosing face-to-face meetings，moden citzens escaped from public life.

1. The author wrote Paragraph2 to_______.

A．explain how the mobile phone destroyed public places

B．list the examples of using mobile phones

C．tell us to use mobile phones in public places

D．make us believe the great changes of using mobil ephones

2. What can we conclude from the murder case on a SanFrancisco train?

A．The murder didn’t shoot the passengers on the train.

B．Many people were aware of the murderer before he shot.

C．It is no good ignoring other people around when taking trains.

D．Smartphone addictions have changed the normal social communication.

3. How did the author develop the passage?

A．Giving examples.

B．Listing numbers.

C．Comparing facts.

D．Making conclusions.

4. The author in the last paragraph suggested_______.

A．smartphones have taken little people’s attention

B．the development of information technology has a good effect on people

C．too much use of smartphones may do harm to people’s communication

D．smartphones may change modern people’s life completely

9 . Today, getting information is as easy as opening a browser on your computer/phone, typing in a question and waiting a nanosecond for a long list of links to load. These websites will promise to answer your question. But actually, they may not be all that trustworthy. Figuring out which site is believable and which is false takes work. It isn’t impossible, though. Actually, it is what every good journalist does daily. And students and other non-journalists also can do it.

To check a new claim, good reporters contact experts on the topic. In journalism, such experts are known as “sources”. This may be a scientist who discovered something new in the lab. Or it could be the witness to a crime.

However, not everything is easy. For instance, if there’s a forest fire, how do you know where it started, when and how? You can ask government officials, but they may not know. You can talk to people near the fire shortly after it started. But unless someone spotted the fire as it happened, people may never know for sure. They may simply offer speculation. Saying something “might have” or even “probably” started that fire isn’t a fact. So you’d have to qualify any statement about the fire’s origins.

I describe such words as “weasel words”. These words and phrases include “might” “could have” “was likely to have been”, etc. Whenever something isn’t known for sure, journalists will highlight their uncertainty by using weasel words. They never over-blow claims to the readers.

A good reporter should be paid for the work he does. Some blogs and even news sites are authored by unpaid writers. Many of these writers are untrained in reporting, and their reports may not provide the depth. Thus, if the news you’re reading is free to the world online, consider what that may mean. Overall, you should be skeptical. That’s acting like a journalist.

1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the first paragraph?

A．Getting information.	B．Checking information.
C．Writing information.	D．Analyzing information.

2. How does the author show the difficulty in looking for sources?

A．by listing some facts	B．by giving an explanation
C．by raising some questions	D．by giving an example

3. What does the author think of weasel words?

A．They are annoying to the readers.	B．They should be avoided in a report.
C．They are a sign of a good journalist.	D．They make a difference to a report.

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

A．Gain Believable Information	B．Learn from a Good Journalist
C．Check Facts You Can Trust	D．Keep in Doubt like a Good Reporter

10 . An increasing number of students worldwide are considering studying abroad. The application process varies from country to country. If you’re looking for a university with a strong international outlook but feel swept over by all the application options, here is some guidance to get you started.

UK

International students must apply to universities in the UK through a system known as Ucas. This system allows students to apply to up to five universities with just one application. It costs £20 for a single choice or £25 for more than one choice.

The application consists of a series of questions to determine the student’s schooling and predicted grades. The biggest part of the application form is the personal statement, in which applicants should describe their personal interests and related experiences.

Switzerland

Switzerland has four official languages and is bordered by five countries so it is no surprise that its universities are among the most international in the world. International applicants may need to take an entrance exam if they have a foreign school certificate, and must also prove that they have a good grasp of the French language, usually through taking a language exam. The full application costs 50 Swiss Francs for a holder of a Swiss diploma and 150 Swiss Francs for holders of foreign diplomas.

Canada

International applicants have to write up a personal profile as part of their application, which is very similar to the personal statement required for a UK university application. Students will also have to prove their English-language competency—there are nine ways to meet the English Language Admission Standard, which are listed on many university websites.

Singapore

The process of applying to a Singaporean university is very much alike, but overseas students may be delighted to find that the domestic applicants have to cover the same procedures: filling out an online application form and submit identification documents, supporting documents and an application fee of S$20.

1. Which country requires international applicants know French well?

A．UK.	B．Switzerland.
C．Canada.	D．Singapore.

2. What part of the application is similar between the UK and Canada?

A．The application system.	B．The number of universities.
C．The application cost.	D．The personal statement.

3. What’s special about the application process in Singapore?

A．Applicants need to pay a lot.	B．It is much simpler than elsewhere.
C．It’s no different for native students.	D．The competition is even more fierce.