1 . Children often suffer pain and insecurity when their parents separate. When my ex-husband and I broke up after 10 years of marriage, our daughter was 5 years old and our son only 3. We decided to see a psychologist about the best way to explain this new situation to the children. She shared with us this special story about a land turtle and a sea turtle, which we then used to help them better comprehend.

Once upon a time, a land turtle (Mommy) met a sea turtle (Daddy) close to a beautiful shore. Soon they fell deeply in love and decided to get married. For a time, they continued to live at the water’s edge so that Mommy could sit on the sand and keep dry and warm, while Daddy sat in the shallow water to keep cool. A few years later two baby turtles arrived. They were very special indeed, and looked a little like each of their parents.

But as the years went by, Daddy sea turtle started spending more and more time in the ocean as he traveled deeper and deeper to look for pearls. Mommy land turtle also started wandering up into the sands to hunt for food in the woods. Little by little, Daddy and Mommy turtle started to drift apart. Finally one day, Mommy and Daddy turtle decided they didn’t want to live together any more. The little turtles continued to spend time with each of their parents. They made lots of friends with all the fish, dolphins and whales in the ocean and also many friends with the rabbits, deer, and foxes in the woods. In fact they grew up to be a new kind of turtle that could live both in the ocean and on the land.

Over the years, this tale of the land and sea turtle has helped my children cope and accept the fact that my marriage to their father was over. They know that we once loved each other very much and that they were born out of true love.

1. When the parents divorce, their children often feel ____.

A．unsafe	B．relieved
C．indifferent	D．annoyed

2. The underlined “They” in the second paragraph refers to “_______”.

A．The land turtle and the sea turtle

B．The two baby turtles

C．The author and her ex-husband

D．The author’s children

3. We can conclude from the third paragraph that ______.

A．the divorce of two turtles harmed their children greatly.

B．the author and her ex-husband still live together after the divorce

C．parental divorce is not always bad for the children’s growth

D．the tale of the two turtles is widely read in the USA

4. We can probably find this passage in the column of _____.

A．Culture	B．Parenting
C．Career	D．Education

2 . Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name — phubbers（低头族）.

Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities(身份) bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world.

Although the ending sounds overstated, the damage phubbing can bring is real.

Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “the neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.

But that’s not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.

It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.

1. For what purpose does the author give the example of a cartoon in Paragragh2?

A．To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing.

B．To advertise the cartoon made by students.

C．To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers.

D．To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients.

2. Which of the following is NOT a risk a phubber may have?

A．His social skills could be affected.

B．His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed.

C．He will cause the destruction of the world.

D．He might get separated from his friends and family.

3. Which of the following may be the author’s attitude towards phubbing?

A．Supportive.	B．Opposed.
C．Optimistic.	D．Objective.

4. What may the passage talk about next?

A．Advice on how to use a cell phone.	B．People addicted to phubbing.
C．Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing.	D．Consequences of phubbing.

3 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词，并将答案填写在相应位置上。

In the age of the smart phone, there seems no reason to ask questions about: the weather forecast, a business’s phone number or directions, which can all be     1     (easy)found on Google, but very often people     2     (actual) ask these things by    3    (make) a call. Your answer may be replied to with a thank-you e-mail.

This isn’t the first time that great changes    4     (take) place in our manners due to technology. In     5    late 1870s, when the telephone    6    (invent), people didn’t know how    7    (greet) a caller. Often there is just     8    (silent). Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, suggested that people     9    (say) “Ahoy”, but finally “Hello” went out, the greeting used in everyday face-to-face communications now.

Try to be respectful no matter     10    you communicate with. Just keep it in mind that politeness never goes out of fashion.

4 . Feifei, an 11-year-old boy from Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, suffered from a sudden acute eye disease which has almost led to blindness. The disease was caused by excessive(过度的)eye fatigue(疲劳)during the winter vacation, during which he played computer games for continuous 10 days and nights.

Many youngsters in China nowadays are increasingly addicted to computer games and other electronic products. This is followed by a series of health problems, with the most typical case being myopia, or nearsightedness.

According to the latest research report released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the myopia     rate among Chinese teenagers ranks first in the world—70 percent of high school and college students. The rate is nearly 40 percent in primary school students, while it is only 10 percent for their peers in the United States.

There are at least 10 million people in China with severe myopia, and they are likely to get pathological(病理性的)myopia in middle age. Pathological myopia can't be treated with glasses or surgery, and it is one of the biggest factors that lead to blindness, Xu Xun, director of the ophthalmology(眼科学) department at Shanghai General Hospital, pointed out.

Experts explain that two major factors lead to the high rate of myopia among Chinese people. One is high academic pressure, and the other one is excessive use of electronic devices over a long period of time. Genetics, on the other hand, are not the main reason, as only 20 percent of Chinese people had myopia in the 1960s.

"Teenagers are now faced with severe academic pressure, which means they often study without natural light. This increases their risk of becoming nearsighted," Xu said.

Experts suggest that youngsters maintain a proper balance between study and rest so as to protect their eyesight, and parents should play an active role in the process.

1. Why does the author mention Feifei's experience in the first paragraph?

A．To advise people to protect their eyes.

B．To introduce the topic of nearsightedness.

C．To inform people of the cause of blindness.

D．To show that Feifei developed an eye disease.

2. What can be learnt from the passage?

A．Nearsightedness may cause other health problems.

B．There are more nearsighted students in the United States.

C．70 percent Chinese students in primary school are nearsighted.

D．Pathological myopia is most likely to cause blindness.

3. Which of the following can be a main reason for myopia?

A．Genetics factors.

B．Low academic pressure.

C．Overuse of electronic devices.

D．Reading in natural light.

4. What will be probably discussed in the following paragraph?

A．The significance of protecting eyesight.

B．Youngsters’ bad behavior leading to myopia.

C．The relationship between youngsters and their parents.

D．Parents’ role in helping youngsters protect their eyesight.

5 . To help the environment, many Americans have made the change from paper and plastic bags to reusable shopping bags.But a report by a Florida newspaper says that reusable shopping bags sold by some supermarkets have high levels of lead(铅), which can be dangerous to humans, especially young children.Now, there’s a call for a rethink about the use of reusable shopping bags.

“When our families go to the store looking for safe and healthy foods, the last thing they should be worrying about is a bag，”Charles Schumer, a government official said.“Quick and complete research will allow everyone to make right decisions.”

The newspaper bought more than a dozen bags sold at Publix supermarkets from Florida supermarkets to test them for lead.The results showed that certain bags had lead levels that worried health officials.Some bags had enough lead in them to be considered dangerous waste if people were to throw the bags out with other rubbish.Lead in the bags is not likely to move onto food.But over time, paint (油漆) on the bags can break off and the bags can wear out.When this happens, lead can be freed.

The affected (受影响的) bags were found in Florida.But Publix has more than 1，000 stores across America.Publix says that its bags don’t break any laws about lead levels, but that they have asked the makers of the bags to reduce(降低) the lead levels in them.

The bags with the highest levels of lead had beautiful designs and many pictures.Plain reusable bags without them are found to have little lead.People worried about lead levels in reusable bags can turn to cloth.Paper bags are also a good choice, since paper can be reused.

1. What worries people now is that reusable shopping bags ________．

A．can’t be reused

B．can be a danger to people

C．are a waste of money

D．are as bad as paper bags

2. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”．

A．bags	B．foods
C．supermarkets	D．officials

3. Lead in shopping bags will probably come out when ________．

A．food is put in them

B．they are thrown away

C．they are put with other rubbish

D．the paint is separated from them

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．The return of paper bags

B．Time to invent greener shopping bags

C．The safety of shopping bags

D．Look out for reusable shopping bags

6 . 完形填空

There is one word that is on the lips of Americans, day and night, “Sorry”.

Once as I was walking on the street, a young man ran by________, brushing against my handbag. ________ he continued on his way, he ________ back and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t forget to apologize.

One day, after I bought some apples, the salesman was giving me the change, ________ I wasn’t ready for it, and ________ dropped on the ground, “I’m sorry,” he said while bending down to pick it up. I was ________—why would he apologize when it was my ________?

Another time, I ________ on a man’s foot in an escalator (电梯). At the same time , we both said “sorry”. I thought it ________ at first: was it really _________ for him apologize?
Later on, an American friend _________ to me that according to the American _________, the escalator is a(n) _________ place which everyone should be able to stand in. After someone occupies(占据）a position in the escalator, making it _________ for someone else to find a place to stand in, isn’t it necessary to _________ an apology?
During my stay in America, I gradually _________ that when friction (摩擦) occurs in daily life, Americans don’t care much about who is _________. If someone is _________, a “sorry” is always necessary. Even if the other person is hurt, the “sorry” would _________ tempers(脾气). Perhaps this is _________ I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or streets in America.1.

A．excitedly

B．hurriedly

C．happily

D．fast

2.

A．Though

B．After

C．Even as

D．Even if

3.

A．stopped

B．held

C．watched

D．turned

4.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

5.

A．a coin

B．the apples

C．the wallet

D．a bill

6.

A．impressed

B．moved

C．annoyed

D．puzzled

7.

A．problem

B．matter

C．fault

D．business

8.

A．moved

B．stepped

C．walked

D．knocked

9.

A．interesting

B．acceptable

C．exciting

D．reasonable

10.

A．polite

B．important

C．surprising

D．necessary

11.

A．announced

B．explained

C．suggested

D．admitted

12.

A．ideas

B．rules

C．opinions

D．senses

13.

A．open

B．common

C．public

D．free

14.

A．unfit

B．impossible

C．narrow

D．difficult

15.

A．express

B．speak

C．say

D．tell

16.

A．realized

B．remembered

C．recognized

D．meant

17.

A．mistaken

B．responsible

C．careless

D．correct

18.

A．nervous

B．sick

C．worried

D．troubled

19.

A．reduce

B．cool

C．lose

D．change

20.

A．that

B．when

C．why

D．how

7 . Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants居民of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the well-being (health and happiness) of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals航空集散站, first-class roads and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money.
Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities设施as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers下水道to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.
1. Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before the passage?

A．It is extremely important to develop tourism.

B．Building roads and hotels is essential.

C．Support facilities are highly necessary.

D．Planning is of great importance to tourism.

2. Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT

A．a bad impact on other industries

B．a change of tourists’ customs

C．over crowded of places of interest

D．pressure on traffic

3. Not enough tourism can lead to

A．an increase of unemployment

B．a decrease in tourist attractions

C．the higher cost of support facilities

D．a rise in price and a fall in pay

4. It is good for local people to be well aware that tourism will

A．use up large amount of water

B．weaken their economy

C．help establish their traditions

D．help improve their life

8 . Last month, Justin Valdez, a college student, was shot in a subway station in San Francisco. The surveillance video(监控录像) showed that before Justin was killed, the killer pulled out his gun several times, and even wiped his nose with it. However, nobody noticed the killer. The surrounding passengers all focused on their cell phones.

We may see the same scene everywhere in our life: in subway stations, restaurants, elevators and so on, people are watching their cell phones. From a family reunion to a date with a friend, people couldn’t stop checking their twitter and facebook on the cell phones and ignoring the persons in front completely, Phubbing(低头症) not only involves young people, but also the elderly and kids.

“Phubbing” is a new term which comes from the words“phone” and “snub”(冷落). It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a cell phone. The word “phubbing” was included in the Australian National Dictionary in 2012. Obviously, the indifference (冷漠) and rudeness of the information age are spreading globally.

A Stop Phubbing campaign website has been set up. You can find the slogan of the website as follows: “stop twittering, stop posting photos…enjoy your food, enjoy the music and respect others.”

Phubbing appears harmless. However, it does influence our life. Jimmy, an epicure(美食家), wrote in his blog: “I can no longer focus on what I am eating since I started twittering. My skill of food photography has improved very fast, while my interest in food drops as a result.” Let us put down our cell phones and re-enjoy the real taste of our food and the warmth of interpersonal communication.

1. The case of Justin Valdez is given in the first paragraph to show       .

A．gun violence happens easily in the US

B．phubbing may lead to terrible disasters

C．the killer didn’t mean to kill him

D．the killer had made a careful plan

2. What will probably happen when you ask a phubbing person for help?

A．He will give you an immediate reply.

B．He will stop looking at his cell phone.

C．He will pay no attention to you.

D．He will be very angry with you.

3. Jimmy’s words suggest that       .

A．phubbing is actually harmless

B．phubbing stops people enjoying their life

C．phubbing affects people’s eating habits the most

D．phubbing helps people improve their photographic skills

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The phenomenon of phubbing.

B．The popular campaign of stop phubbing.

C．The meaning of the word “phubbing”.

D．The great harm of phubbing.

9 . You may go to karaoke or disco clubs with your friends during the summer holidays. But be careful. In these_______places you may see people selling small, colourful pills. Make sure you do not try them.
The seller_______say they are safe and can help you enjoy yourself or_______from sadness. They may even offer you a free_______, and tell you that everybody is using_______But you must be alert to the_______that these drugs could destroy your life.
When you put them into your body, often_______swallowing, breathing in or injecting, drugs find their way into your brain.
Drugs may either speed up_______slow down your senses. Their effects are different depending on body size, shape, and chemistry_______it can make you feel good at first, a drug can do a lot of________to your body and brain.
One of the most popular drugs in nightclubs is the so-called head-shaking or ecstasy pill. The drug hits users with a fast high,________them feel powerful and full of________Heart rate, breathing and blood pressure________- risking damage to your nervous system. Marijuana (大麻) is a________used illegal drug. It is called the gateway drug, because using it sometimes________harder drugs. It is mostly smoked in a cigarette.
There is________risk related to taking drugs that must be________Sharing a needle to inject a drug puts a user at a very________risk of being affected with HIV.
Drugs may appear in many different________, some with cool names, but taking them could________your health forever.1.

A．boring

B．exciting

C．noisy

D．surprising

2.

A．may

B．must

C．should

D．can

3.

A．keep

B．stay

C．escape

D．stop

4.

A．drink

B．try

C．cigarette

D．taste

5.

A．it

B．him

C．her

D．them

6.

A．fact

B．problem

C．trouble

D．reality

7.

A．with

B．for

C．by

D．in

8.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

9.

A．Although

B．Because

C．If

D．Despite

10.

A．hurt

B．injury

C．damage

D．harm

11.

A．driving

B．having

C．making

D．keeping

12.

A．food

B．energy

C．hope

D．interest

13.

A．develop

B．grow

C．rise

D．increase

14.

A．deeply

B．widely

C．strongly

D．highly

15.

A．prevents

B．cause

C．leads to

D．aims at

16.

A．the other

B．other

C．others

D．another

17.

A．avoided

B．taken

C．missed

D．interrupted

18.

A．big

B．high

C．large

D．wide

19.

A．tastes

B．smells

C．colours

D．forms

20.

A．kill

B．break

C．endanger

D．ruin

10 . In 2000 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year _______
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a _______one. The world will be more_______ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be_______ 6, 900 million, almost 2, 450 million more than in 1995. More people would move into cities, especially cities in _______ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would_______ have 15 million by then.
Food production will _______, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1995,_______ most of the increase would be in countries that _______ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ________ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ________ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is________as cities become larger and more houses are built. ________ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ________ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2020 ________ They only carried out the situation that________ today. By changing the situation, by________the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ________time for the nations of the world to work ________ a plan of action. But they warned that________too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.1.

A．learning

B．project

C．notice

D．study

2.

A．pleased

B．pleasant

C．safe

D．blue

3.

A．dangerous

B．beautiful

C．crowded

D．terrible

4.

A．no more than

B．as many as

C．as much as

D．as large as

5.

A．developing

B．developed

C．big

D．mountainous

6.

A．none

B．each

C．all

D．neither

7.

A．insist

B．reduce

C．increase

D．continue

8.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．however

9.

A．already

B．hardly

C．partly

D．never

10.

A．wanted

B．lacked

C．found

D．expected

11.

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．disturbing

D．interrupting

12.

A．saved

B．lost

C．discovered

D．found

13.

A．Air pollution

B．Water pollution

C．Some diseases

D．All farmland

14.

A．animals

B．plants

C．forests

D．people

15.

A．must be true

B．will come true

C．can't be true

D．may be wrong

16.

A．happens

B．develops

C．exists

D．appears

17.

A．settling

B．working out

C．answering

D．dealing

18.

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．plenty of

19.

A．about

B．in

C．out

D．for

20.

A．working

B．suggesting

C．spending

D．waiting