1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman want Peter to do?

A．Drive her to the airport.

B．Help her with the bag.

C．Call a taxi for her.

2. At what time will the woman’s flight take off?

A．2:00 pm.

B．3:00 pm.

C．4:00 pm.

2 . When will the woman probably go to Chicago?

A．Today.

B．Tomorrow.

C．The day after tomorrow.

4 . A Portland, Oregon man has become the first person to travel across Antarctica by himself without receiving any assistance.

Colin O’Brady has completed the 1,500-kilometer trip. He crossed the continent in 54 days. Friends, family and other people followed his progress through messages and pictures he left on social media.

O’Brady spoke with his wife Jenna Besaw by telephone soon after he completed the journey. “It was an emotional call,” she said. “He seemed overwhelmed by love and appreciation, and he really wanted to say ‘thank you’ to all of us.”

The 33-year-old O’Brady documented the trip on the social networking services Instagram. He called his journey “The Impossible First”. He wrote that he traveled the last 129 kilometers in one big, final push to the finish line. The distance took over one day to complete. O’Brady wrote, “While the last 32 hours were some of the most challenging hours of my life, they have quite honestly been some of the best moments I have ever experienced.”

The day before, he wrote that he was “in the zone” and thought he could make it to the end without stopping. “I was listening to my body and taking care of the details to keep myself safe,” he wrote. “I called home and talked to my mom, sister and wife. I promised them I would stop when I need to.”

Other people have traveled across Antarctica, but they all had some form of assistance. They either had better, more plentiful supplies or devices that helped move them forward.

In 2016, British explorer Henry Worsley died in his attempt to travel alone across Antarctica unassisted. Worsley’s friend Louis Rudd, also from Britain, is attempting an unaided solo journey in Worsley’s honor. He was competing against O’Brady to be the first to do it. Besaw told the Associated Press that her husband plans to stay in Antarctica until Rudd finishes his trip.

1. What did O’Brady think of his journey in Antarctica?

A．It was pleasant.	B．It was discouraging.
C．It was impossible to complete.	D．It was hard to complete.

2. What did O’Brady promise his family?

A．Making sure of his safety.	B．Trying to achieve the goal.
C．Keeping in touch with them.	D．Stopping the travel halfway.

3. Why does O’Brady still remain in Antarctica?

A．To wait for another explorer.	B．To compete with others.
C．To help other explorers.	D．To make his victory recognized.

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

A．The Antarctic Continent	B．The Impossible First
C．Traveling in Antarctica	D．An Incomplete Journey

5 . 假定你是李华，正在策划“美丽中国三峡研学旅行(research tour)”。请你写封邮件邀请外国朋友Peter参加，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.旅行安排；
3.你的建议。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,

Li Hua

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Thank you very much for your letter. Your trip sounds exciting! I can't wait to hear what Africa is like.

Since my last letter to you, I have had a little adventure of     1     (I) own. Early this month, my mother and I took a     2     (fly) to Dunhuang, in the north-west of China. The desert out there was really quite amazing—I had never seen so much sand in my life! While we were there, we     3     (arrange) with a tour company to ride.     4    (camel). I was very excited because this was the first time I had seen one up     5     (closely). We had hoped that we would get to see some other wildlife on our trip, but sadly we didn't.

Since you are going to the Sahara, I have some advice—be sure     6     (bring) a large hat and a shirt with long sleeves—you'll need these     7     protection. The sun can be so brilliant you'll need to keep covered or you'll get     8    (burn)—my cheeks were red for days after my trip. And another thing, you'll need to keep.     9     good supply of water with you, since it is so dry and hot.

I'm sure you'll have a nice trip. I look forward to     10     (receive) your postcards!

7 . 假定你是李华, 是某中学国际部的一名学生。你有幸做外教Chris的向导, 带领他去当地一家餐馆品尝中国美食。请你按如下提示给对方写一封邮件, 告知这次行程安排。
1. 饭店情况 2. 出发时间、地点3. 交通方式
注意：1. 词数80左右   2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：specialty 特色菜
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8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I stood on the deck,     1    ( stare) at the huge waves. From the moment we had left port and sailed into the English Channel,     2     weather had got worse and worse. Now, lightning flashed across the sky ,     3    was covered in dark clouds.

Suddenly, the noise of the engines stopped. The ship slowed, rolling heavily in the rough sea. A voice over the loudspeaker told us     4    (remain) calm — then added that a fire     5    (start) in the engine room, and said that all passengers must go     6    (immediate) to the nearest lifeboat station.

We all ran onto the deck, following the signs to the lifeboats. The ship’s officers arrived, made sure we had life jackets and showed us     7     to put them on.

I looked again in horror at the wild, stormy sea. The     8    (think) of being out there in a tiny boat was     9     (terrify). Minutes passed like hours, until at last a voice announced that everything was     10     control and the danger was over.We all cheered as the engines started again and the ship moved forward into the waves.

I still couldn’t believe it was over, though — not until we had reached port and I was standing on solid ground again!

9 . Last month, my husband and I completed what some of our friends considered a foolish task: a 32-day, 5, 232-mile camping trip with children in our Volkswagen van, without ''high-tech'' to occupy the children.

It was the screen less journey that showered me with doubts. But is ''boredom'' senseless? My friend Renee, who has driven cross-country with her three kids eight times, calls boredom the mother of creativity. She's not the only one who sees virtue in blank time. In a recently published paper, researchers at East Anglia University in England concluded that the trance like (发呆的) state helps recharge the mind and is ''central to learning and creativity''. I wasn't trying to make my kids smarter. Neither do I dislike high-tech. But I understand too well the power of mini screens to transform our kids into zombies (木讷的人) .

On Day 1, our 7-year-old son announced ''Texas is so boring!''. The next day, struggling against his seat belt, he yelled he couldn't take much more of this. His 5-year-old sister was better at the long hours playing make-believe with the stuffed animals. On Day 3, he began count mountains and see pandas and dolphins in distant clouds in the Texas sky. I often joined the kids in the back, where we did thumb-and-toe wrestle. With well-known mountains ahead, my husband told the children the past legends of them. ''Arizona is not as boring as Texas,'' our son declared.

I hope the trip gave kids some lazy, unstructured time to learn something about valuing the trip instead of looking for the fastest way to burn it up. I don't always make the right call as a parent but I know that in banning the small screen we made the right choice this time.

1. Why did the author choose a high-tech free journey?

A．Her friends are highly against it.

B．She disliked advanced technology.

C．She feared the passive influence of mini-screens.

D．The researchers proved the harm of modern technology.

2. What happened during the cross-country drive?

A．Their son got worse at boredom.

B．Her kids had a tough time riding in the vehicle.

C．Their son relieved himself by watching animals outside.

D．The time spent without screens strengthened the family bond.

3. The underlined part ''the fastest way'' in the last paragraph refers to      .

A．the speediest route to finish the journey

B．the ability to observe the surroundings

C．the interest of playing games with others

D．the choice of killing time by playing digital devices

4. Which is the best title for the text?

A．Is Driving Long Distances Good for Children?

B．A Touching Cross-country Trip of My Family

C．What's Wrong with Boredom without High-tech?

D．Creative Kids out of Parents' Reasonable Choice

10 . 假如你是李华，上周末你和美国网友Sarah在MSN上交流了暑期旅游的打算，且得知Sarah有来中国旅游的想法。请你根据以下要点给他回封邮件：
1. 告知自己的旅游详细计划（时间、地点、方式、住宿等）；2. 邀请Sarah一起旅行。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2. 可适当发挥，以使文章内容充实、连贯；
3. 信的格式与开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sarah，

I am writing to tell you my detailed traveling plan this summer.

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Yours sincerely，

Li Hua