1 . Born in Anhui Province, Tao Xingzhi (October18, 1891-July 25, 1946) was one of the greatest educationalists, social activists and patriots in modern China. When he was young, Tao lived in a poverty-stricken area and had witnessed miserable life of Chinese people, especially that of the peasants who accounted for 80% of the nation’s population, under the suppression of foreign invaders (外国侵略者的压迫) at that time.

After graduating from Nanjing University as the top student with the highest scores in all courses, Tao set out for the US to further his education. At first, he studied politics in University of Illinois but soon he found that politics offered no help for saving the country, and then he changed his major into education.

Six-year experience abroad let Tao Xingzhi come to realize the sharp contrast between China and developed countries, and drove him to make up his mind to change the situation in China. Tao declined a number of invitations from many famous universities and gave up high salaries as a college professor. Instead, he set up Xiaozhuang Normal School in the countryside of Nanjing to develop educational cause in rural areas. When he returned to China from Japan in 1939, Tao set up Yu Cai School in Sichuan Province for the kids who lost their family in Anti-Japanese War (抗日战争). He picked out those with special talents and trained them to be useful men for the nation. Zhou Enlai, former Chinese premier, once paid a visit to this school and gave a high praise.

As an educationalist, Tao devoted his entire life to the educational-cause for Chinese. Quite different from other major educationalists at that time, Tao carried out life education and said that “life education means an education of life, by life and for life”. Because of overtoil (积劳成疾), he died on July 25, 1946 in Shanghai. Chairman Mao praised him as “a great educationalist for the people”. In memory of this great man, Tao Xingzhi Museum was built in Shanghai in 1986.

1. The underlined phrase “accounted for” in the first paragraph has the same meaning of the phrase “______”.

A．depended on

B．took up

C．carried out

D．put off

2. All the following took place in 1939 except ______.

A．Mr Tao returned from Japan to China

B．Mr Tao set up Yu Cai School in Sichuan Province

C．Mr Tao picked out some with special talents and trained them

D．Mr Tao established Xiaozhuang Normal School in Nanjing

3. The last paragraph mainly discusses _______.

A．Tao Xingzhi’s great contribution	B．Tao Xingzhi’s diseases
C．Tao Xingzhi’s daily life	D．Tao Xingzhi’s educational theories

4. This article is most probably taken from _______.

A．a tourist website	B．an entertainment website
C．an educational website·	D．a scientific research website

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How long did Zara Rutherford spend in flying around the world?

A．Around three months.

B．Around four months.

C．Around five months.

2. What did Zara Rutherford encourage more females to do?

A．Become pilots.

B．Enter art field.

C．Support Girls Who Code.

3. What caused Zara Rutherford to stop in California?

A．Her visa difficulty.

B．A natural disaster.

C．Her health condition.

4. How many countries did Zara Rutherford fly over?

A．32.

B．41.

C．52.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。

Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw in Poland and was one of the greatest musicians in the world. He composed twenty-four short     1    (piece) for the piano called preludes. The longest one, Prelude No.15, is better     2    (know) by its nickname, the “Raindrop” Prelude. How did it get its nickname?

One day in 1838, when Chopin’s lover George Sand went out in a rainstorm, Chopin became worried. While he     3    (wait) for Sand, he wrote Prelude No.15.

When Sand came back, Chopin played     4    (she) the music. Sand thought the notes sounded like raindrops. She let Chopin listen to the raindrops     5    (fall) on the roof. This made Chopin     6    (happy). He insisted that he never paid attention to those sounds or     7    (copy) them.

However, like Sand, many people hear raindrops in this prelude. Some notes repeating throughout the piece sound like raindrops. The flow of the music is like rain, too. The piece starts     8    (soft), but it gets louder, like rain getting     9    (heavy). Then the music gets quiet and finally     10    (end), like rain when it stops.

4 . Women are equally responsible for the growth of a free, modern society. Here’s a look at some outstanding women who made great contributions to world history.

Maria Sibylla Merian

Today, children can explain how a caterpillar (毛毛虫) turns into a butterfly (蝴蝶). But there was a time when no one knew this --not even scientists. Thanks to Maria Sibylla Merian, we know the truth about these beautiful winged insects. Merian was fascinated by insects, and she began collecting, studying, and drawing them when she was as young as 13. It was through her study of caterpillars that she discovered the truth about their life cycles.

Beryl Markham

Beryl Markham was quite incredible in not just aviation (航空) but several other industries, including horse racing. In 1936, at age 33, Markham became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone from the east to the west, nonstop. The pilot played a role in the classic best-selling novel and film, Out of Africa, and had many biographies penned about her talents and life.

Madam C. J. Walker

Madam C J. Walker developed a condition that caused her to lose her hair, and with it, an interest in hair care. She began working for black hair care entrepreneur (企业家) Annie Turnbo Malone. Eventually, Walker began making and marketing her own hair care products designed for African-American women. Her company developed into the successful Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company. She is widely recognized as America’s first black female self-made millionaire.

Hedy Lamarr

You might know Hedy Lamarr from the silver screen; she starred in many films. But her film career is far from her only achievement; she was also a brilliant inventor. In 1942, she received a patent for an invention that could change radio signal frequencies. It paved the way for much of the wireless technology we use today.

1. Who had a lot of enthusiasm for the study of insects?

A．Hedy Lamarr	B．Beryl Markham
C．Madam C.J. Walker	D．Maria Sibylla Merian

2. What made Madam C.J. Walker begin to focus on the hair care?

A．Her losing her hair.	B．A type of hair care product.
C．Annie Turnbo Malone’s success.	D．Her wish to help African Americans.

3. What is special about Hedy Lamar?

A．She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone.

B．She was both a film star and an inventor.

C．She was a successful businesswoman.

D．She was a best-selling writer.

5 . A few days ago, the Brooklyn Nets basketball player Ben Simmons donated a basketball court to Machang township in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province during a ceremony. Simmons has visited China several times since he was young. He has been deeply touched by the Chinese people’s warmth and friendly feelings toward him and their enthusiasm for the basketball.

Impressed by the news that basketball competitions had been held in Guizhou at a village with their own “Village Basketball Association(VBA)”, Simmons decided to donate a basketball court to the village during the Chinese New Year Basketball Competition in January. After conducting a survey, he set up the basketball court in Machang township in Gui’an New Area in the hope that it would create more opportunities for young fans to play basketball.

In the mountainous village of Machang, there are no huge electronic screens or advertisements at basketball games, but they can still be thrilling thanks to local players’ love for the sport. These players later became a hit in China and even went global. A recent final competition attracted 30,000 viewers on site and more than 1 billion viewers online.

Comparatively, the NBA boasts the best players in the world, top-class basketball gyms and professionally made commercials, so its exciting games draw fans around the world. NBA and the “VBA”are thousands of miles apart, but their games are equally striking, fueling thousands of fans’ enthusiasm. Both focus on a common interest of basketball fans in the U. S. and China and their shared pursuit of sports and a better life.

Although Machang township lacks modern sports facilities, the local people’s love for basketball remains strong. So Simmons’ donation will surely help improve the village’s situation to a certain extent, but more importantly, it will bring people separated by the Pacfe Ocean closer through this sport.

1. Why did Simmons donate a basketball court to Machang township?

A．To attract global attention to the village.

B．To participate in more local competitions.

C．To show his passion for local people’s lifestyle.

D．To encourage more young people to play basketball.

2. What makes the local basketball games exciting?

A．Players’ professional skill.	B．The large number of viewers.
C．Players’ passion for basketball.	D．Powerful promotion of the games.

3. How is paragraph 4 developed?

A．By giving examples.	B．By making comparisons.
C．By providing comments.	D．By drawing conclusions.

4. What is the suitable title for the text?

A．China’s “VBA” Becomes a Hit

B．NBA Player Does Charity in Chinese Village

C．Village Players Compete in International Competitions

D．Shared Love of Basketball Links NBA and China’s“VBA”

6 . Jules Verne, the “Father of Science Fiction”, lived in the era of steamships and telegraphs, but was able to imagine technologies that wouldn’t be invented for over a century. Reading Verne’s novels made me wonder how he was able to predict so much and write so technically when he wasn’t a trained scientist, physicist or engineer. How did he do it?

Like a lot of people, Verne’s parents had their own ideas about his future. They had their hearts set on Verne becoming a lawyer. He knew he wanted to be a writer, but played along and went to school to become a lawyer like his father.

Verne was mostly pretending to study law in Paris while holing up in the National Library of France and digging into articles on discoveries in geology and science. Eventually, he came clean with his family that he wanted to write in a new genre (风格) that combined travel and science.

While he studied scientific journals and let all of the age’s cutting-edge discoveries feed the fires of his imagination, Verne surrounded himself with people who could be useful for his writing.

His brother was a naval officer, and Verne would often ask him to double-check what he had written about ships and maritime travel. He also asked his cousin, a math professor, to look at his equations (等式) and a mining engineer friend to help him with physics, according to author Walter James Miller, who wrote annotations (评注) to Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

“He predicted a lot of things that have happened, but that’s because he was reading a lot and talking with people who knew what was going on in the world around him, so why should we be surprised?” according to Rosalind Williams, a historian at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “It wasn’t magic. He was just paying attention to things,” she said.

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To lead in the topic.	B．To explain a phenomenon.
C．To present an argument.	D．To introduce a concept.

2. What did Verne’s parents expect him to be?

A．A scientist.

B．A writer.

C．An engineer.

D．A lawyer.

3. What does the underlined phrase “came clean with” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Agreed excitedly with.	B．Admitted honestly to.
C．Talked hopefully with.	D．Complained impatiently to.

4. What made Verne succeed in science fiction according to Rosalind Williams?

A．His genius.	B．His law study.
C．His devotion to writing.	D．His parents’ support.

7 . The widely admired Romanian pianist Radu Lupu died at the age of 76. Lupu was frequently _______ by fellow musicians as an inspiration and model of _______ expression. His music making became the stuff of deep _______ among them.

Lupu _______ piano lessons at six. When he was twelve, he gave his first public concert _______ featuring his own compositions. He went on to _______ at the Moscow Conservatory(莫斯科音乐学院)in l963. Later, he began recording for Decca, his _______ company for the next decades.

_______ the pianist in a single phrase. Rob Cowan said it would be “the Carlos Kleiber of the piano”, regarding him as a master _______ where the music was going. Lupu had been thinking of the music long before ________ it, so that every quaver(八分音符)has its place and ________ effect.

When the news of Lupu’s ________ came, fellow musicians poured out on social media. Steven Isserlis said. “I’m very ________ to hear that Radu Lupu has left us. He is not only one of the greatest and warmest ________ I’ve ever known, but also a deeply kind, modest and humorous friend. He was gone, but he will still be desperately ________ .”

1.

A．cited

B．compared

C．ignored

D．misunderstood

2.

A．scientific

B．artistic

C．opposite

D．original

3.

A．suffering

B．choice

C．devotion

D．regret

4.

A．taught

B．disliked

C．changed

D．began

5.

A．occasionally

B．scarcely

C．entirely

D．suddenly

6.

A．travel

B．experiment

C．compete

D．study

7.

A．film

B．record

C．photograph

D．technology

8.

A．Summing up

B．Making up

C．Setting up

D．Bringing up

9.

A．blocking

B．abandoning

C．forgetting

D．grasping

10.

A．remembering

B．describing

C．playing

D．collecting

11.

A．indirect

B．unique

C．relevant

D．public

12.

A．death

B．performance

C．honor

D．response

13.

A．exited

B．annoyed

C．sorry

D．curious

14.

A．doctors

B．researchers

C．trainers

D．musicians

15.

A．punished

B．missed

C．replaced

D．awarded

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

    1    (locate) inside a downtown hutong in Beijing, the Star Theater has become a landmark stage for new dramas, where, since June, Wang Guang     2    (play) the leading role in more than 30 performances of the drama, The Desperate Love.

In the small theater,     3     can only hold an audience of 200 people, the distance between actors on stage and the first row of seats is about three meters. “When I am on the stage, I can     4    (easy) interact with the audience through eye contact,” Wang Guang says, talking about his special moments on stage. “On one occasion, I made eye contact with an elderly woman, with tears in her eyes. Maybe she     5    (touch) by the play, perhaps because it brought back     6    (memory) of her youth.”

Wang Guang’s outstanding performance in The Desperate Love has won him opportunities to participate     7     more plays staged by the theater. He says he is taking music and dance courses to improve his overall skill set. Wang Guang says that performing at the small theater has provided him with a sound start to his career. “I hope someday to become     8     director of stage dramas,” he adds.

The theater provides about 1,000 performances a year and it has produced over 50 original plays,     9    (attract) audiences of all ages. It creates an immersive (沉浸式的)     10     interactive atmosphere that involves the audience in the charm of dramatic stories.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Confucius was born into a middle class family in Lu State, an area with the modern city of Qufu, in China’s Shandong Province. Now, he     1     (remember) for his teachings, which, along with the works of his students，formed the rule of Confucianism (儒学) many     2     (year) after his passing away.

Confucius also lived     3     active political life. From his job as Minister of Crime, he took part in a campaign (运动) to distance Lu from the rule of the state instead of     4     (work) for the central government. However, the plan failed. After a short period of being sent to live in another country, Confucius could finally return to Lu state     5     (spend) the rest of his life as a teacher of philosophy.

Even up to the time of Confucius’s     6     (die), his teachings were not     7     (wide) accepted in China, and most of     8     (they) were lost when the emperor Qin ordered the burning of Confucius’s books.

Yet, his philosophical (哲学的) ideas survived during the later Han Dynasty. Emperor Han Wudi,    9     was inspired by the social and political wisdom of Confucius, accepted Confucianism and applied his systems of morality everywhere from classrooms     10     law courts. The teachings of Confucius still spread far across China and the Far East.

10 . From a young age, Barbara Binns’s passions were reading and doing research. With her latest book, Unlawful Orders, a biography, she captures American history.

Unlawful Orders tells the story of James Williams (1919-2016), a doctor who served with the Tuskegee Airmen, the first Black military pilots, during World War II. While at the Freeman Airfield base in Iowa, he stood up to racial unfair practices through peaceful protest, which pushed the government to make some changes in the US army.

Binns lives in Chicago, Illinois, where she grew up and where most of her stories took place. In 2008, she wrote several books for young readers. She found her current book’s subject while researching James’s mother, Clara Williams, for another project. James had also lived in Chicago, in a neighborhood not far from where Binns grew up, but she hadn’t heard about him. “I found myself wondering if I ever walked past him on the street and didn’t realize I was in the presence of greatness,” Binns told The Week Junior. She said she would have loved to have him as a role model during her childhood.

That’s one reason why she wrote Unlawful Orders, she said — for children who need a hero, someone who looks ordinary but did extraordinary things through quiet but persistent actions.

1. What can be known about James Williams?

A．He once served as an American pilot.

B．He fought for equal rights for the black people.

C．He lived in the same neighborhood with Binns.

D．He got the support from American government.

2. Which of the following words can best replace the underlined words in Paragraph 2?

A．Put aside.	B．Settled for.
C．Objected to.	D．Referred to.

3. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．How Binns chose the subject for Unlawful Orders.

B．How Binos got to know James Williams.

C．Why Binns gave up researching Clara Williams.

D．Why Binns chose Chicago to be the setting for her books.

4. Why did Binns write Unlawful Orders?

A．To motivate herself to become a hero.	B．To be in memory of James Williams.
C．To inspire the children.	D．To record American history.