1 . Today, video game consoles (控制器) provide hours of entertainment in homes around the world.However, early in the history of video games the best games were in arcades (游戏机厅). If it wasn't for innovators (创新者) like Nolan Bushnell and his company Atari, video games may have never moved from the video arcade into the home.    1    At that time, computing technology was very expensive and quite limited in its functionality. Still, people were more than willing to deposit a quarter into an arcade console.

Then, developers started to make video game consoles that could be used at home with televisions. The first game systems, like Magnavox Odyssey, were more limited than the systems available in video arcades.    2    Home console games of the early 1970s were often described as board games played on the television.

Hoping to improve on Magnavox's attempt, Atari developed its 2600 home video game console in the late 1970s. After creating some of the biggest video arcade hits, Atari's goal was to bring the feeling of the video arcade into the home.    3    By the early 1980s video games were being played in homes across the world. Atari had changed the entire video game industry.

Sadly, it wouldn't last. Many companies wanted to profit from the home video game trend, so the market was soon flooded with poor quality games.    4    Atari survived for a short time after the crash, but its contribution had come to an end. Japanese companies like SEGA and Nintendo entered the market by introducing new consoles in the late 1980s. These new game consoles offered something not compatible (可共存的) with arcades — longer games that took hours to beat.    5    

A．The 2600 was really a huge success.

B．They also lacked creativity in their game design.

C．Simple programs were all that computers could do.

D．It looked like arcades were the future of video games.

E．This new format secured home video games' position.

F．Video games first grew in popularity in the early 1970s.

G．This led to the sales of consoles decreasing in 1983 and 1984.

2 . Below is a web page from http://www.parents.com/ .

Kid of the Year Photo Contest

Enter your kid’s photo today and win! We’re giving away 52 weekly $250 prizes from Readers’ Choice votes. PLUS our editors will select one entry to win our grand prize of $7,000.

Official Contest Rules

No purchase necessary to enter or win. The Kid of the Year Photo Contest entry period begins at 12:00 a.m. March 23, 2019, and ends on January 21, 2020 (the “Entry Period”). Entries must be received by 9:00 p.m. on January 21, 2020 (“Entry Deadline”). Entries will not be acknowledged or returned.

SPONSOR: Meredith Corporation, 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa.

ENTRY: Photos must be taken by entrant, non-professional, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. Photos must be .jpeg or .bmp image formats and cannot exceed 3 MB.

There will be two methods of entry.
Share My Entry:

Visit http://www.parents.com/photos/photo-contests-1/kid-of-the-year/ and click the button to enter. Then complete the registration form and follow the instructions to upload one album of up to six photos of your child aged three months to eight years.

Facebook Entry:

Visit Facebook.com/ParentsMagazine and click the Kid of 2019 tab. Fill out the registration form and upload one album of up to six photos of your child aged three months to eight years. You may provide one description and one album title that will be applied to all photos. This promotion is in no way sponsored, supported or run by, or associated with Facebook. You are providing your information to Parents Magazine and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used to run the promotion and register for Parents.com.

LIMIT: One entry per household, per eligible (有资格的) child, per week. One weekly prize per child. For entries of more than one eligible child in the household, the entry process must be completed separately for each child. No group entries.

1. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．your entry will not be returned even if you don’t win the contest

B．you should buy something first before you enter the contest

C．you should send your entry before 12:00 p.m. on March 23, 2019

D．the editors of the contest will decide who will win the 20,000 dollars in prizes

2. Linda, a mother with seven-year-old twins, wants to enter the contest. She must ________.

A．provide only one description and one album title for the kids’ photos

B．go to Meredith Corporation to fill out the registration forms

C．provide the information to Facebook if she chooses Facebook Entry

D．complete the entry process separately for each of her kids

3. The purpose of the passage is ________.

A．to advertise the website Facebook.com

B．to make profits by attracting photographers’ interest

C．to introduce two methods of entering a photo contest

D．to encourage parents with children to enter a photo contest

3 . Go fly a kite

Learning how to fly a kite is simple and flying kites can be a fun form of exercise.

Of course, the first thing you need is a kite and a ball of string (线).     1     Then wait for a windy day.

When the perfect day arrives, find an open space, such as field.     2    

Before flying your kite, find out which way the wind is blowing.     3     To begin flying your kite, stand with your back to the wind and hold the kite up so the wind can catch it. If the day is not very windy, you may need to get your kite started by running.

    4     At the same time, walk backwards a few steps to keep the string tight. Now that your kite is up in the air, you can decide how long to fly it and how high you want it to go.

    5     Slowly wind up (卷起) the string. Try not to pull your kite in too fast or it may crash (坠落).

Flying kite is a great way to spend a windy afternoon. If you follow these steps carefully, you will have something more fun to do than sitting inside and watching TV. So on the next windy day, get up off the sofa. Go fly a kite!

A．You can do this by throwing grass into the air.

B．Finally, you will need to bring your kite down.

C．You can buy your kite and string at a toy shop.

D．Follow the instructions to put your kite together.

E．Nothing beats seeing a kite sail high into the clouds.

F．Don’t fly your kite near trees because it can get caught.

G．Once the wind catches your kite, let out more string so it can climb higher.

4 . 假定你是李华，是学校戏剧社团的负责人，准备组织一场相声汇演。请给你校外教Mr Smith写一封电子邮件，邀请他来观看。内容包括:
1. 相声的简要介绍；
2. 会演的时间和地点；
3. 期待回复。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:相声会演 crosstalk performance
Dear Mr Smith,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

5 . 假定你叫李华。一直喜欢唱歌，最近组建了自己的音乐俱乐部。你的笔友David很想了解一下有关情况，请给他回一邮件。
内容包括:
1. 俱乐部情况(名称、组建时间、活动频率等)；
2. 俱乐部带来的好处(交友、放松、积极面对人生等)；
注意:
1. 词数80左右；
2. 开头和结尾均已给出(不计入总词数)；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear David,
I am pleased to share with you some information about my music club.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

6 . What is the man going to do tonight?

A．Go to the cinema.

B．Attend a meeting.

C．Watch TV at home.

7 . CAREER DISCOVERY DAY

Ages:11-17, with an adult chaperone(监护人).

Purpose: To find out what it is like to work at a zoo.

Descriptions:

Join us for a great program for middle and high school students to explore animal-related careers at Denver Zoo.

From keepers to trainers, vets and exhibits designers, different kinds of possible zoo and animal careers will be explored during our Career Discovery Day this fall. The program starts with an amazing gathering in which our animal stars will appear and perform. Participants(参与者) will attend lectures given by professors of the zoo and take part in special tours filled with activities and information. And you’ll have time to ask questions about what it takes to work on the wild side.

Registration(注册) required:

Registration closes at 10 am, September 16^th. Lectures and tours are limited to registered participants and their one chaperone only.

Cost:

Members: $70 per person. Nonmembers: $75 per person. The cost includes zoo admission for one participant and one required adult chaperone.

Note:

Participants will not be admitted without an adult chaperone and chaperones must stay with participants during the period of the event.

If you have any questions, please call at 720-337-1491 or e-mail at teenprograms@denverzoo.org.

1. Who would most probably be interested in Career Discovery Day?

A．Kids who love animals.

B．Adults who are looking for a job.

C．Children who like animal performances.

D．Teenagers who want to learn about jobs at a zoo.

2. How much should two members and their mothers pay to register for the program?

A．$70.	B．$140.
C．$150.	D．$290.

3. After an adult chaperone enters the zoo, he/she ________.

A．has to pay extra fees

B．can go wherever he/she likes

C．is not allowed to attend lectures

D．must stay with his/her child all the time

4. The text is meant to ________.

A．attract visitors to Denver Zoo

B．tell kids how to have fun in fall

C．advertise an activity at Denver Zoo

D．encourage people to work at zoos

8 . How to Stay Out of Trouble

Sometimes it may seem like you're always getting into trouble with your teachers or your parents.     1         The best thing to do is to stop trouble before it starts. It's always possible to turn over a new leaf.

1.     2         Joining a sports team is a great way to stay out of trouble. Whether you're playing soccer or baseball, team sports are a great way to find something to do rather than get into trouble.

2. Join a club. If sports aren't your thing, you can always join a club. You can join an art club, chess club, French club, cooking club and so on.         3         Therefore, you won't have time to annoy your teachers or parents.

3. Go volunteering.           4         If you're too young to do it on your own, go with a parent to a volunteering event. You can help people learn to read, clean up a local park, or work in a soup kitchen. Find something that is meaningful to you and commit to it at least once a week.

4. Read as much as you can. Reading can help you improve your vocabulary and comprehension skills.         5         Getting truly interested in stories can help you forget the hours passing by. Reading for just 20 minutes before bedtime every night can help you develop an addicting lifelong habit.

A．Join a sports team.

B．Play soccer or baseball.

C．Then you can have a good time with your friends.

D．Volunteering is another great way to stay out of trouble.

E．These clubs can help you focus on something you care about.

F．What's more, if you're reading, then you're not getting into trouble.

G．And no matter what you do, you just can't seem to get things right.

9 . Memories of my sophomore (高二学生）dance     1     (be) still vivid in my mind.

It was 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and I had put on my red party dress and my host mother was doing up my hair. My schoolmate Chris     2    (show) up at the front door     3     his suit and tie. He handed me a red corsage (小花束）that     4     (perfect) matched my dress. We headed for school, and started our dance? To be honest, I am not sure     5     I should call what we did “dancing”. We jumped, yelled and laughed with people we knew or had just met for the first time. We twirled in circles, threw our arms in the air and, as my English teacher later put it, ran wild around the place. In those few     6     (hour)，nothing seemed to matter     7     than having fun.

With music playing and everybody     8     (have) a good time, Chris asked me a question, "How is the dance different from dances in China?"

“Well, we don’t usually have dances in China.”

“What? How do you express     9     (you) then?”

    10     (lose) in thought. I was silent for a while.

Now, I have an idea for everyone: Just dance.

10 . 假设你叫李华，你的一个朋友John刚从美国归来，邀请你参加本周日在他家举办的朋友聚会，但你不能参加，请你根据以下要点给他写以封电子邮件：
1.表达想参加的意思；
2.忙于准备考试；
3.由于感冒，身体不适；
4.表示歉意并另约时间。
注意：可适当添加细节以使行文连贯；字数100字左右，开头和结尾已给，不计入总词数。
Dear John,
I’m extremely sorry to tell you that I   am unable to go to your party this Sunday.
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Yours truly,

Li Hua