1 . What does the woman think of circus work?

A．Dangerous.

B．Difficult.             ​ ​

C．Interesting.

3 . British chemist David Evans has become an overnight celebrity on Chinese social media. His chemistry experiments have attracted over 2 million followers in just a few months. Evans is a chemistry professor at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. The 60-year-old always wears a white lab coat, a pair of safety goggles (护目镜）， and smiles often. Some web users say he looks just like “the Grandpa of KFC”.

Evans has posted videos of various experiments. His most popular experiments have attracted millions of hits on video-sharing apps. Excited children's cheers and shouts can be heard in his videos. “I hope my experiments can arouse people's interest in science,” he says.

Evans has been interested in China since childhood. In the early 1970s, before the reform and opening-up, he viewed China as “a country full of mysteries”. He first visited the Chinese mainland in 1987 to attend a chemistry conference in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. He quit his job in the United Kingdom and moved to Beijing in 1996. Many of his friends thought he was crazy. But Evans said they just saw China's challenges but not its potential.

Since 2011, Evans has turned to the Internet to popularize science. He learned short-video apps are also popular in small cities and rural areas. And he realized this enables him to reach more students, who lack opportunities to perform fun experiments. But even a one-minute video requires a considerable amount of work. Still, he thinks it's worth it to fulfill his responsibility to popularize science.

His experiments always fill schools’ lecture halls with laughter. Some viewers call him “a Harry Potter-like magician”, but he disagrees. “ A magician never tells the secrets behind his tricks, but a scientist always gives an explanation.” He sees himself as a teacher. He performs experiments to spread knowledge, inspire thinking, remove misunderstandings and show that science can create change. Evans says he looks forward to more “chemical reactions” with China.

1. Who is David Evans according to the passage?

A．A manager of KFC.	B．A film celebrity.
C．A chemistry teacher.	D．A British magician.

2. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．Evans considered the U.K. to be a country full of mysteries.

B．Evans first visited the Chinese mainland in the 1970s.

C．Evans didn’t fancy moving to Beijing.

D．Evans attended a chemistry conference in China in 1987.

3. Why did Evans begin to post videos of experiments on the Internet?

A．To popularize science.	B．To rise to fame.
C．To use short-video apps.	D．To make much money

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Evans knows exactly how a magic works.

B．Evans will continue to post videos of experiments in China.

C．Evans’ students like to interrupt（打扰） his experiments with laughter.

D．Evans’ friends thought highly of his decision to move to China.

4 . Who usually calls the customers on Monday?

A．Peter.

B．Jack.

C．Gary.

6 . Where did the man work before?

A．At home.

B．On a farm.

C．In an office.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where was the woman born?

A．In America.

B．In Britain.

C．In Argentina.

2. What are the speakers probably doing?

A．Catching up with each other.

B．Having a job interview.

C．Talking about travel experiences.

8 . 假定你是李华，将于今年七月从新星外语学校毕业。你从报纸上得知B&B公司要招聘一名英文秘书，你很感兴趣。请给该公司写一封求职信，包括下列要点：
1.年龄；
2.学习情况和英文水平；
3.兴趣特长；
4.性格特点。
注意：1.词数100左右。
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。
Dear Sir/Madam ,

I learned from the newspaper that your company needs an English secretary.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I' m looking forward to your reply .

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

9 . Thein Shwe is sitting with one of his students, 14-year-old Nur Hakim, outside a small classroom built of wood. Thein Shwe has been working at this non-formal primary education centre since it was first set up five years ago. He says, “I love teaching. I was a personal tutor (家庭教师) before. When I learnt that this centre was looking for teachers, I applied.

Thein Shwe is very popular among his students. Even Nur Hakim, who at first was very shy, becomes more confident as his teacher smiles, nodding to encourage him. “I come from a poor family,” says Nur Hakim. “My father died when I was a baby.”

Nur Hakim’s father, who was a factory worker, was the main provider. Since his father’s death, his mother has had to support the family of six by herself. Nur Hakim was not attending school until the age of 12, when he got the chance to attend this non-formal primary education centre. “I love English and I love my teacher because he is always on time and teaches us well,” says the boy.

Nur Hakim says he hopes to join Grade 5 students next year in a nearby government school. Nur Hakim holds on to his dreams. “I want to be a doctor,” he says. “In my village, I see a lot of illnesses.”

Thein Shwe admits (承认) he finds it difficult to support his family working as a volunteer. But Thein Shwe talks more about the successes and difficulties he has faced keeping his students in class. He says over the four years, about 80%of the students continue on to the government school or vocational (职业的) training.

When Thein Shwe is asked about his main success as a teacher, he needs no time to think. “It’s being able to keep the poorest children in school,” he says.

1. What can we learn about Thein Shwe?

A．He started teaching when he was 14.

B．He used to work in a government school.

C．He has worked as a volunteer teacher for five years.

D．He helped set up the non-formal primary education centre.

2. How has Nur Hakim changed after attending school?

A．He has begun to have a dream.

B．He has fallen in love with English.

C．He has come to understand his parents.

D．He has had a growing belief in himself.

3. What does Nur Hakim want to do in the future?

A．Be a worker like his father	B．Work in the field of medicine.
C．Teach in a government school.	D．Be a volunteer teacher like Thein Shwe.

4. What does Thein Shwe think is his main achievement as a teacher?

A．Teaching kids useful life skills.

B．Providing chances of education for poor kids.

C．Changing children’s ideas on education.

D．Sending his students to schools of higher education levels.

10 . “Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”

After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job as a sports announcer (播音员) on the radio. I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every radio station. But I was refused every time. In one studio, a nice lady told me that big radio stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced (没经验的) persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said.

I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. My father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied. The job sounded just right for me, but I still failed in the interview. As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard Smith Ward calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary (想象的) game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.

1. When did the writer graduate from college?

A．In 1931.	B．In 1932.
C．In 1933.	D．In 1934.

2. The nice lady suggested that the writer should look for a job in ________.

A．a small station	B．a big station
C．a small city	D．a big city

3. Who opened a store and wanted a local sportsman?

A．The writer.	B．Smith Marx.
C．The writer’s father.	D．Smith Ward.

4. Finally, the writer was asked to broadcast ________.

A．Thursday’s game	B．Friday’s game
C．Saturday’s game	D．Sunday’s game

5. According to the text, “Everything happens for the best if you carry on” means that   ________.

A．you will make money if you keep on trying

B．you will lose money if you keep on trying

C．you will succeed if you keep on trying

D．you will fail if you keep on trying