1 . How do you usually spend your spare time? Many people choose to be couch potatoes, but not Luo Han, a 9-year-old from Changsha, Hunan.

Luo Han completes at least two hours of outdoor activities every day and has raised a wave of discussion online. Although he is in primary school, he has already mastered sports like kayaking and paddling. His aptitude for outdoor sports is from his father Luo Ge, who actively encourages him to enjoy nature, rather than focusing only on his learning. After noticing that Luo Han did not go out for enough exercise after school, his father took him to do outdoor activities every day.

Many applauded them. “Exercise can ease brain fog and improve memory. Many students feel stressed about school work, so outdoor activities can help us keep our moods uplifted and improve our learning efficiency.” said Liu Yu, 18, a university freshman. Wang Tao, a parent of a 16-year-old, showed her support for the father. “It’s more than a way to relax. It’s a training of willpower,” she said. Her son He Xin, from Hefei Thomas School, Anhui, is a fan of outdoor sports. Although facing increasing pressure in his studies, he has joined the school’s athletic programs.

However, some have also expressed their concerns. “Two hours isn’t too much for a 9-year-old, but it might be difficult for high school students to guarantee this block of time when school becomes more demanding,” said Huang Xi, 16, from Liyang High School of Jiangsu province.

Ms. Zhu, who has a daughter in middle school, also agreed that two hours is too much for the majority of parents, especially on weekdays. “When I am off duty, I need to do housework. After my daughter finishes her homework, she prefers to watch TV. Neither of us would think of going outside for exercise,” Zhu said.

Other parents are concerned about the safety of outdoor activities. Zhang Zhijin has a son in high school. “Sometimes, teenagers can do crazy and risky things. We worry about accidents,” Zhang said.

1. Which of the following is true?

A．Liu Yu thinks outdoor activities can improve our learning.

B．Outdoor playing is only good to relaxation.

C．Luo Han ’s father thinks learning is more important than exercising.

D．Luo Han’s father thinks exercise on campus is enough for him.

2. What does the author mean by the underlined word “stressed” in Paragraph 3?

A．annoyed

B．excited

C．anxious

D．frightened

3. Which of the following may agree with Ms Zhu?

A．Huang Xi

B．Liu Yu

C．Wang Tao

D．Luo Han

4. What's the best title of the passage?

A．Please go out for exercise	B．Daily outdoor play and working
C．People’s concerns	D．Parent’s views on after-class work

2 . With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old at risk of isolation(孤独), more families are choosing to live together.

The doorway to peace and quiet, for Nick Bright at least, leads straight to his mother-in-law, she lives on the ground floor, while he lives upstairs with his wife and their two daughters.

Four years ago they all moved into a three-storey Victorian house in Bristol - one of a growing number of multigenerational families in the UK living together under the same roof. They share a front door and a washing machine, but Rita Whitehead has her own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room on the ground floor.

“We floated the idea to my mum of sharing at a house,” says Kathryn Whitehead. Rita cuts in: “We spoke more with Nick because I think it’s a big thing for Nick to live with his mother-in-law.”

And what does Nick think? “From my standpoint, it all seems to work very well. Would I recommend it? Yes, I think I would.”

It’s hard to tell exactly how many people agree with him, but research indicates that the numbers have been rising for some time. Official reports suggest that the number of households with three generations living together had risen from 325,000 in 2001to 419,000 in 2013.

Other varieties of multigenerational family are more common. Some people live with their elderly parents; many more adult children are returning to the family home, if they ever left. It is said that about 20% of 25-34-year-olds live with their parents, compared with 16% in 1991.The total number of all multigenerational households in Britain is thought to be about 1.8 million.

Stories like that are more common in parts of the world where multigenerational living is more firmly rooted. In India, particularly outside cities, young women are expected to move in with their husband’s family when they get married.

1. Who mainly uses the ground floor in the Victorian house in Bristol?

A．Nick.

B．Rita.

C．Kathryn

D．The daughters.

2. What is Nick’s attitude towards sharing the house with his mother-in -law?

A．Positive.

B．Carefree.

C．Tolerant.

D．Unwilling.

3. What is the author’s statement about multigenerational family based on?

A．Family traditions.

B．Financial reports.

C．Published statistics.

D．Public opinions.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Lifestyles in different countries.	B．Conflicts between generations.
C．A housing problem in Britain.	D．A rising trend of living in the UK.

3 . 短文填空

A trend is sweeping the Internet where women are holding up pieces of 8.3-inch-wide A4 printer paper     1    (show) how tiny their waists are. To be     2    (narrow) than a piece of A4 you need to have roughly a 25-inch waist or less,     3     is much thinner than the 35-inch average American waist,     4    (practical) impossible for most human beings.

While many trends come and go, this one is particularly     5    (worry) as it is absolutely focused on weight. Reviewers have severely criticized the strange trend for pressuring women to try to reach an unachievable goal. For there     6    (be) no such thing as pretty enough, skinny enough, attractive enough. Even the stars of Hollywood such as Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman lack confidence. It     7    (explain) why women who have cosmetic surgery(整容手术) always want to do more. Perfection does not actually exist.

Psychologists have all proven that confidence comes from knowing     8    (you), and developing your talents. Not from one's     9    (appear) or figure. In fact, spending time     10    (focus) on your looks weakens your confidence. Everybody is beautiful, not just the thin ones, because inner beauty shines brighter than any hair, skin, or teeth.

4 . A family vacation has been saved thanks to a stranger who helped the _______ travelers after learning about their trouble on social media.

The Melrose family had been in the _______ of a 4,000-kilometer road trip across Australia when _______ their car _______ down. Daryn Melrose, his wife and Iwo daughters had left their home in Gippsland with two boats _______ together so they could _______ in the National Sailing Championships in Darwin. Since the youngsters had spent all year _______ for the competition, they were heartbroken over the idea that all of their efforts had been in _______ . But with 620 miles standing between them and _______, it seemed as if they had no choice but to __________ their dreams of competing.

Upon learning about their__________，ABC News made a social media __________ with the   hopes that one of their __________ would help the family. As fate (命运)would have it, Darwin liver Rodney Sims saw the plea (请求)of__________ the family. Sims told ABC News that about 30 years ago he met with a similar situation with a broken-down car and someone helped him out. And it was his time to __________ .

Sims then drove his truck all the way to where the family was staying. They were   all __________ on seeing Sims, truck coming to __________ them. Then, he brought the family all the way back to Darwin. Needless to say, the stranger's act of kindness __________ all the family members. Daiyn and his family thought it was a legend (传奇)and they all thought Sims was__________ and they could not be more __________ for his efforts.

1.

A．injured

B．gathered

C．disconnected

D．trapped

2.

A．way

B．presence

C．back

D．middle

3.

A．swiftly

B．consistently

C．abruptly

D．unconsciously

4.

A．came

B．broke

C．fell

D．rolled

5.

A．compared

B．matched

C．fastened

D．registered

6.

A．compete

B．occur

C．appear

D．arrive

7.

A．applying

B．waiting

C．training

D．looking

8.

A．return

B．time

C．person

D．vain

9.

A．Danvin

B．Australia

C．Gippsland

D．Sims

10.

A．achieve

B．abandon

C．accomplish

D．obtain

11.

A．journey

B．adventure

C．dilemma

D．response

12.

A．website

B．announcement

C．database

D．post

13.

A．neighbors

B．relatives

C．friends

D．readers

14.

A．witnessing

B．assisting

C．accompanying

D．compensating

15.

A．give back

B．make sense

C．burst out

D．lake over

16.

A．refreshed

B．unbearable

C．scaried

D．disturbing

17.

A．command

B．donate

C．rescue

D．approve

18.

A．attracted

B．touched

C．ensured

D．embarrassed

19.

A．brave

B．admirable

C．punctual

D．emotional

20.

A．thankful

B．responsible

C．regretful

D．eager

5 . The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a visiting Chinese scholar from a central Illinois university town as a kidnapping(绑架) as her whereabouts(下落) have remained unknown since Friday.

Zhang Yingying, 26, was last seen on June 9 near the north end of the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign（UIUC）, wearing a charcoal-colored baseball cap, a pink and white top, jeans and white tennis shoes and carrying a black backpack. She boarded a Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District bus and exited the West Springfield and North Mathews avenues at 1:52 pm local time（1852 GMT）, police said.

The FBI has labeled the case as a kidnapping but isn’t ruling out anything, said Campus police spokesman Patrick Wade. The suspect appears to be a white male who was in a car and stopped to talk to Zhang on Friday afternoon, the FBI said. Almost one month into a yearlong appointment at the UIUC campus, Zhang’s friends told police that she was heading to an apartment complex in Urbana to sign a lease(租约).

Security camera footage(连续镜头) on Monday released by university police showed that Zhang talked to the driver of a black Saturn Astra, about five blocks from where she got off a bus in Urbana on Friday afternoon. She entered the car shortly thereafter. Zhang has not been seen or heard from since then and attempts to contact her by phone remain unsuccessful. Authorities have asked the public to help identify that vehicle.

A massive search has been launched in Urbana in the US state of Illinois since Zhang’s disappearance. Police are interviewing with her colleagues, checking local hospitals and coordinating with ride-hailing(打车) companies as part of their investigative efforts.

In an interview with Xinhua through Wechat on Thursday, Zhang Ronggao, father of the missing visiting scholar from China’s Fujian Province, expressed gratitude to all the people involved in the search and asked US police to accelerate the search.

1. Why did Zhang Yingying leave for an apartment complex?

A．To visit a friend there.	B．To rent a place to live.
C．To apply for a part-time job.	D．To go to her dormitory there.

2. The possible meaning of the underlined phrase “rule out” in Para. 3 is “________”.

A．explain	B．exclude
C．evaluate	D．escape

3. Which is the correct order of what Zhang Yingying did?
a. She entered the car shortly thereafter.
b. She talked to the driver of a black Saturn Astra.
c. She exited the West Springfield and North Mathews avenues.
d. She boarded a Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District bus.

A．b→a→d→c	B．c→b→a→d
C．d→c→b→a	D．a→b→d→c

4. What can be the best title for the news report?

A．Suspect appears to be a white male who was in a car

B．Authorities ask public to help identify suspect’s vehicle

C．Police are interviewing with Zhang Yingying’s colleagues

D．FBI investigates Chinese scholar’s disappearance since Friday as kidnapping

6 . 假设你是高二学生李华，你所居住的城市正在争创全国文明城市（National Civilized City），作为一个有责任心的市民，你注意到了两个有待改进的现象，即共享单车（shared bike）随意摆放；行人车辆时有抢道。请你给市长写封信，建议关注这两个问题并提出你的相应整改措施。
注意：开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mayor,
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Yours Sincerely,

Li Hua

7 . Teachers selected from each district school for the Teacher of the Year competition were recognized.The competition's winner will be____in the spring.All those model teachers got me to think about some of my teachers through the years,and how they____me.

My college adviser,J.C.Casey,had a big____on my life.She was a teacher and friend.She____me to consider journalism as a career.My high school math teacher,Kathy Cloud,took the time to____math to me in a way I could ____understand.I'd struggled with math until I got in Cloud's classes.She gave me the____to realize I could do it.

My first-grade teacher,Darlene Dryden,held me back.Now,most people wouldn't____the teacher that kept them back a grade fondly,but Dryden has always been my____teacher.I was the youngest person in my class and very shy. She thought I____another year to mature before moving on to second____.She didn't make me feel____for having to repeat the grade.Instead,she made me feel____.I think I was her favorite,too.

My senior year of high school,right before____,I wrote Dryden a note letting her.know that I'd become a good student and was going to____and that she'd had a____in that.

The Norman teachers____Wednesday are just a few of the many who are in the classrooms every day making   ____in their students' lives.They may not even know the____impact（影响）they're having.I know it's not an____job, but teachers,just remember that you're a Mrs.Dryden to somebody.

1.

A．impressed

B．emphasised

C．announced

D．understood

2.

A．blamed

B．influenced

C．considered

D．awarded

3.

A．education

B．lecture

C．force

D．effect

4.

A．encouraged

B．warned

C．forced

D．begged

5.

A．pass

B．explain

C．request

D．invite

6.

A．usually

B．suddenly

C．actually

D．hardly

7.

A．chance

B．confidence

C．courage

D．importance

8.

A．doubt

B．respect

C．miss

D．remember

9.

A．favorite

B．terrible

C．serious

D．curious

10.

A．wasted

B．delayed

C．needed

D．planned

11.

A．class

B．family

C．group

D．grade

12.

A．stupid

B．comfortable

C．pleasant

D．troublesome

13.

A．common

B．special

C．proud

D．sad

14.

A．graduation

B．work

C．youth

D．sleep

15.

A．nursery

B．college

C．school

D．factory

16.

A．point

B．balance

C．sense

D．part

17.

A．accepted

B．employed

C．honored

D．punished

18.

A．differences

B．preparations

C．charges

D．decisions

19.

A．passive

B．small

C．painful

D．positive

20.

A．interesting

B．elegant

C．easy

D．important

8 . Hey, ladies! It’s summer again and it’s time for a new you! No more make-up, no more pretending! Yes, that’s right! It’s time to stop making ourselves beautiful for the camera, and start posting confident pictures without all the make-up and extra tricks we add onto ourselves in the hope of appearing more attractive and beautiful. Because believe it or not, we already are!

After we wash our face and go to bed, it is not so perfect. You know it the face we should confidently be showing to the world! Who cares if you have pimples (面痕) or your eyes look small, or if you have crow’s feet? Guess what? Those are actually what make you such a beautifully grown woman. And any person who doesn’t think so is just not as strong as you.

Nowadays we are so prone to do anything and everything to make us look as young and perfect as possible. Yet the truth is, by doing this, we are actually making our tree skin get worse and badly affected by all the junk we put on. We are making ourselves believe that by changing our appearance we will be more accepted and seem more attractive to other people. And yet, our final goal is to find that without all of the make-up. What kind of twisted (扭曲的) game are we really playing with ourselves?

So I would like to make a suggestion for all women out there to give yourself a break at least this summer. Take a couple of pictures without all of that make-up on. You don’t need it every single day, especially not this hot summer! You’ll be surprised that the more confident you are about showing the real side of you, the more attractive you will be to everyone else.

Yes, the saying, “Beauty comes from within” is an old one, definitely still holds some troth today. So be brave, carefree, and make-up free! Let the world see you for who you really are!

1. The author thinks that ladies should show others _______.

A．their crow’s feet

B．their beautiful pictures

C．their real face with confidence

D．their attractive appearance

2. What does the author think of adding make-up to our face?

A．It makes perfect images.

B．It’s really meaningless.

C．It makes true images go outdated.

D．It’s hard to achieve what we wish.

3. What is the author’s purpose of quoting the old saying?

A．To declare it’s what one really is that matters.

B．To show the importance of adding make-up

C．To give us some examples of adding make-up.

D．To tell us not to neglect those old sayings.

4. What is the topic of this text?

A．Spending more time being with families and friends.

B．Not putting on any make-up on our face this summer.

C．Paying enough attention to ourselves in this summer.

D．Showing the beautiful side of ourselves to others.

9 . In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes (性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.

Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.

What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve (神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation (创造) and the expression for emotions (情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller number of nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.

1. Which of the following is the best title of the article?

A．Research on the Brain

B．Men and Women are Different in Brain

C．People’s Different Brains

D．Who Are Better, Boys or Girls

2. __________ men and women think differently.

A．The different brains make

B．Sex makes

C．The different experiences make

D．The influences (影响) of society make

3. According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at __________ in your school.

A．mathematics	B．physics
C．English	D．chemistry

4. Which of the following is true?

A．The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.

B．The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.

C．Men are better than women in all things.

D．The area in girls used for language skills develops better.

10 . You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the world’s temperature. But, rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation (撤离) of an island nation—the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.

During the 20th century, sea level rose 8—12 inches. As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the country’s drinking water.

Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.

Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, which are a main cause of global warming. “By refusing to sign the agreements the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years,” Laupepa told the BBC.

Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries, Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable (易受影响的) to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “endangered nation”.

1. The text is mainly about       .

A．rapid changes in earth’s temperature

B．bad effects of global warming

C．moving of a country to a new place

D．reasons for lowland flooding

2. According to scientists t the direct cause of more and fiercer storms is       .

A．greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations

B．higher surface water temperatures of the sea

C．continuous global warming

D．rising sea levels

3. Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not       .

A．agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions

B．sign an agreement with Tuvalu

C．allow Tuvaluans to move to the US

D．believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real

4. The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is       .

A．Australia	B．New Zealand
C．the Maldives	D．the United States