1 . 阅读下面短文，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。

Two rare volumes of an ancient Chinese encyclopedia sold for more than €8 million ($9 million) at auction Tuesday, more than 1,000 times the     1     (estimate) price. The encyclopedia, known as the Yongle Dadian, was    2     (original) commissioned by the Yongle Emperor, the third ruler of the Ming Dynasty, who reigned (统治) from 1402 to 1424. More than 2,000 scholars worked     3     the encyclopedia between 1404 and 1408, according to a press release from Beaussant Lefèvre, the Paris-based auction house that made the sale.

The Yongle Dadian is the largest encyclopedia in the world, and originally consisted of 22,877     4     (chapter). In 1562, the Jiajing Emperor, the 11th Ming ruler,     5     (order) two copies of the encyclopedia to be made, but the original     6     (lose) due to the many wars, thefts and fires that occurred under the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the auction house said.     7     the two volumes sold Tuesday are copies, they are extremely rare, with only 400 known volumes, or 4% of the original encyclopedia, left in     8     (exist),   according to Beaussant Lefèvre.

The books,     9    measure 20 inches by 12 inches, were written in red and black ink on paper. While     10     (print) techniques had been developed at the time, the encyclopedia was written by hand due to its length.

2 . I study English literature at university and have always been proud of Britain’s literary heritage. Some British authors that you may have heard of are Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. These writers are famous all over the world because their books have been translated into many different languages. In the UK, their novels are celebrated as some of the best that have ever been written. We say that these novels are “classic” because they are still read and enjoyed years after their publication.

I read classic novels not only because they are part of my university lessons but also because I enjoy them. They can teach you a lot about how people used to live and what society was like in the past. Novels like Hard Times by Charles Dickens remind us of the poverty in London during the Industrial Revolution while Jane Austen’s fiction (小说) shows us what family life was like in the 18th century.

Classic novels usually have memorable stories and interesting characters. One of my favourite books is Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. It is about a boy called Pip who suddenly receives a lot of money from a mysterious supporter. As he grows up, his character changes: he becomes quite selfish and mean. Another important character is Miss Havisham. When she was young, her fiancé ran away on their wedding day. She lives in a dark house and still wears her wedding dress. She is a fascinating (迷人的) character, both sad and easy to be frightened.

Reading classic novels enriches my knowledge and life experience. And it has become part of my life.

1. Classic novels are the ones __________.

A．that are taught at universities.	B．that have stood the test of time.
C．that are written by famous authors.	D．That are translated into many languages.

2. In Paragraph 2, the author mentions Hard Times _____?

A．to introduce the university lessons.

B．to remind people of the poverty in London.

C．to let people know about what family life was like.

D．to prove classic novels help people know the past.

3. What can we know about the character Miss Havisham?

A．She is selfish and mean.	B．She lives an unhappy life.
C．She loves wedding dresses most.	D．She becomes rich with others’ support.

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

A．Why I like classic novels	B．Why some novels are classic
C．How to read classic novels	D．What are classic novels

3 . It was the 50th anniversary (周年) of the moon landing last year. Astronomy lovers are not the only ones who are excited about it; publishers(出版商) are also offering a number of books to mark the event.

Shoot for the Moon James Donovan
Little, Brown and Co. $30

This retelling of the space race begins with the Soviet Union’s Sputnik satellite in 1957 to the historic Apollo 11 program twelve years later. The book offers details about the characters of the spacemen, engineers and others who made the U. S. space program a success.

One Giant Leap
Charles Fishman
Simon & Schuster, $29.99

Getting to the moon required a million hours of work, this book says. Accordingly, the story centers on the engineers, project managers and others who worked long and hard to get the Apollo program off the ground.

Picturing Apollo 11
J. L. Pickering and John Bisney
Univ of Florida, $45

Packed with hundreds of photos (some are published for the first time), this book reads like a photo book of the Apollo 11 program. The photos are moments from spaceman training, as well as the excitement of liftoff, the historic landing and the return home of the three men.

Apollo’s Legacy Roger D.
Launius Smithsonian Books,
$27.95

A space historian examines the Apollo program in different ways: as a political (政治的) machine in the Cold War and an important cultural moment. The book explores different views on the U. S. moonshot project from scientists, politicians, the media and the public during the space race and beyond.

1. What is Shoot for the Moon mainly about?

A．History of the space race.	B．The shoot of two satellites.
C．Cooperation of different countries.	D．Humans’ understanding of the moon.

2. Whose book shows the Apollo 11 program through pictures?

A．James Donovan’s	B．Charles Fishman’s
C．J. L. Pickering and John Bisney’s	D．Roger D. Launius’s

3. Which book talks about different views on the Apollo program?

A．Shoot for the Moon	B．One Giant Leap
C．Picturing Apollo 11	D．Apollo’s Legacy

4 . An author who surveyed 600 millionaires has claimed that she found the secrets of getting rich. Sarah Stanley Fallaw, the author of The Next Millionaire Next Door: Enduring Strategies for Building Wealth, got her findings after she surveyed American millionaires in 2015 and 2016. The book is a follow-up to her father’s research in the 1998 bestseller The Millionaire Next Door, which Thomas J. Stanley wrote with William D. Danko.

Stanley Fallaw argues that resilience（抗逆力）in the face of refusal and strict goal setting are important to building wealth. “To build wealth, to build one’s own business, to ignore critics and media and neighbors, you must have the ambition to keep pursuing your goals past refusal and pain,” wrote Stanley Fallaw in the new book, according to Business Insider. She added, “Millionaires and other economically successful Americans who decide to climb the corporate ladder（企业晋升制度）, or struggle to create a financial independence lifestyle early do so by pushing on without stop.”

Stanley Fallaw stresses the importance of setting goals and sticking to them, especially for budgeting. She says that living modestly even as your income grows will allow you to devote a greater percentage of your income towards savings and building wealth. “Most millionaires we interviewed stressed the great freedom that comes from spending below their means,” Stanley Fallaw writes.

The author says that the temptation（诱惑）to keep up with the spending habits of the people around can be highly harmful to building wealth. Particularly in the age of social media, when lavish（浪费的）vacations and new purchases are broadcast for the world to see, the perseverance（坚持）to live thriftily（节俭地）is important, Stanley Fallaw argues.

1. What was Sarah Stanley Fallaw’s book based on?

A．Her own life experiences.

B．Surveys on the American millionaires.

C．Her father’s book The Millionaire Next Door.

D．Her father’s partner William D. Danko’s advice.

2. Which is NOT the important quality for building wealth according to Stanley Fallaw?

A．Listening to others’ critics.	B．Persevering through failure.
C．Sticking to your goals.	D．Living a thrift life.

3. What is harmful for people to build wealth?

A．To live thriftily.

B．To follow others’ spending habits.

C．To avoid the temptation of new purchases.

D．To keep away from lavish vacations.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．What People Should Read	B．Why We Need Strict Goals
C．How Millionaires Get Rich	D．When People Will Become Millionaires

5 . 假如你是李华，上周你的外教Peter给你来信说他开始对中国古诗词感兴趣、希望你能教他几首中国古诗。现在请你用英语给他回信，内容包括：
1. 表示乐于帮助；
2. 确定见面的相关事宜（如时间、地点等）。
注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

How is everything going on with you recently? _______________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

6 . In 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, there were 66 novels published in Britain. People had been writing novels for a century—most experts date the first novel to Robinson Crusoe in 1719—

but nobody wanted to do it professionally. The steam-powered printing press was still in its early stages; the literacy（识字） rate in England was under 50%. Many works of fiction appeared without the names of the authors, often with something like “By a lady.”Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral, or just plain bad.

In 1870, when Dickens died, the world mourned him as its first professional writer and publisher, famous and beloved, who had led an explosion in both the publication of novels and their readership and whose characters — from Oliver Twist to Tiny Tim— were held up as moral touchstones. Today Dickens’ greatness is unchallenged. Removing him from the pantheon（名人堂） of English literature would make about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the Mona Lisa.

How did Dickens get to the top? For all the feelings readers attach to stories, literature is a numbers game, and the test of time is extremely difficult to pass. Some 60,000 novels were published during the Victorian age, from 1837 to1901; today a casual reader might be able to name a half-dozen of them. It’s partly true that Dickens’ style of writing attracted audiences

from all walks of life. It’s partly that his writings rode a wave of social, political and scientific progress. But it’s also that he rewrote the culture of literature and put himself at the center. No one will ever know what mix of talent, ambition, energy and luck made Dickens such a singular writer. But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches, it is possible — and important for our own culture—to understand how he made himself a lasting one.

1. Which of the following best describes British novels in the 18^th century?

A．They were difficult to understand.

B．They were popular among the rich.

C．They were seen as nearly worthless.

D．They were written mostly by women.

2. Dickens is compared with the Mona Lisa in the text to stress________.

A．his reputation in France

B．his interest in modern art

C．his success in publication

D．his importance in literature

3. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To remember a great writer.

B．To introduce an English novel.

C．To encourage studies on culture.

D．To promote values of the Victorian age.

7 . Sailors used to speak of a “Jack”when they meant a flag which was set near the bow of a sailing ship. The flag showed the country to which the ship belonged. The Union Jack became the flag of Great Britain. Australia's flag has the Union Jack in the top left hand corner together with the stars of the Southern Cross. They have kept this small part of Britain on their flag because their country was first settled by people from Britain.
Australia's flag is the same color as the Union Jack—red, white and blue. The act of joining together is called a “Union”. The Union Jack was the name of the flag made when England, Scotland and Ireland joined together to make one country.
It all began in 1707 when England and Scotland joined together to become one nation. A flag was made using two crosses—one for the patron saint of each country. The word “patron” means protector. Many centuries before the English had taken St George as their patron saint, his emblem (标志) was a red cross on a white background. The Scottish patron saint was St Andrew. In memory of him, they used a white cross on a blue background. This cross was shaped like the letter “X”. The new flag was a mixture of both flags with two sets of crosses. When Ireland joined England and Scotland in 1800, another cross was added. St Patrich's cross of Ireland was red and also shaped like an “X”. All three flags now made up the Union Jack.
1. The Union Jack is a kind of ________ and contains ______.

A．flag; three crosses	B．ship; four crosses
C．flag; two crosses	D．ship; three crosses

2. Why does Australia have the Union Jack in its flag?

A．Because Australians respect the English.

B．Because the Union Jack is colorful.

C．Because people from Britain settled in Australia first.

D．Because people from Britain brought the Union Jack to Australia.

3. Which of the following is not true?

A．The emblem of the English was a red cross on a white background.

B．The Scottish used a white cross on a blue background in memory of St Andrew.

C．Australia's flag is the same color as the Union Jack.

D．The Irish used a red cross on a blue background in memory of St George.

4. The colors of the flag of Great Britain now are ________.

A．red, black and blue

B．white, yellow and blue

C．red, whiteand black

D．red, white and blue

8 . Step into an American preschool classroom today and you are likely to fall into a so-called print-rich environment，every surface colorfully decorated with instructional posters，classroom   rules，chedules，and   mottos，few of which a 4-year-old can understand in fact．
Besides the confusing things on classroom walls，teaching methods and curriculums have changed recently，by which more time is spent on what’s called “seat work”一workbooks and worksheets—but less time devoted to music and art．School—readiness skills are essential for the youngest learners to move on to a subsequent stage. As a result, expectations that may arguably have been reasonable for 5-and 6-year-olds, such as bemg able to sit at a desk and using pencil and paper，are now directed at even younger children, who lack the motor skills and attention span to be successful．
However，parents of preschoolers tend to ________ these changes，because they fear that the old—fashioned pleasures of unhurried learning have no place in today’s highly competitive world．The stress is obvious：Pick the “wrong” preschool and your child might not go to college．She might not be employable. She might not even be allowed to start first grade!
As preschoolers are learning so much academic knowledge at earlier ages，they seem somehow less curious and less engaged．Some teachers say that more children today seem to lack the language skills．The real focus in the preschool years should not be just on vocabularv and reading，but on talking and listening．By talking with adults, and one another，they pick up information，learn how things work and solve puzzles that trouble them．For our littlest learners，what could be more important than that?
1. Which of the statements does the author probably agree with?

A．Younger children can fully understand the instructional things in classrooms．

B．3-and 4-year-olds shouldn’t be expected too much in school readiness skills．

C．More time should be spent on“seat work’’ instead of music and art．

D．Even 5-and 6-year-olds have good motor skills and attention span．

2. The underlined phrase “be on board with” in the third paragraph most probably means “ ”.

A．accept

B．reject

C．doubt

D．worry

3. Why are parents so picky when choosing a preschool for their kids?

A．Because some preschools are too old fashioned．

B．Because a wrong preschool might ruin kids’ future．

C．Because the competitions between kindergartens are fierce．

D．Because it is easy for them to choose a right preschool．

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．New Preschool Breaking down the Kids．

B．The Early Bird Gets the Worm．

C．Preschool，the Gatekeeper to Elementary School?

D．Seat work，a Better Choice for the Youngest Kids?

9 . The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs’ story about death
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered（遇到）to help me make the big choice in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors’ code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another biopsy（活组织检查）and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This was the closest I’ve been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma（教条）----which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
1. The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_________.

A．he had to rest at home

B．his disease was not serious at all

C．his disease couldn’t be cured

D．he had to wait for the result of the test

2. How did the author feel after the diagnosis?

A．Angry

B．Excited

C．Optimistic

D．Hopeless

3. What does the author think of death?

A．He thinks it is nothing to be scared of.

B．He thinks it is not the end of life.

C．He thinks it is impossible to avoid.

D．He thinks it is the beginning of a new life

4. In the author’s opinion, we should ____________.

A．follow others’ advice

B．take no notice of diseases

C．take exercise and keep healthy D have the courage to follow our heart

10 . America’s greatest technological achievement, the Hoover Dam, now has a companion piece, a bridge held up by the longest arch in the Western Hemisphere(半球). The Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, which opened this month and connects the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, crosses the vast chasm(峡谷)890 feet above the Colorado River that is controlled by the dam.

The striking 1,900-foot-long structure will improve traffic in the region and help protect the dam from being destroyed. It is the seventh highest bridge in the world, behind four in China, one in Papua New Guinea and one in the US state of Colorado.

“The Hoover Dam is the greatest civil engineering achievement in America’s history,” said the bridge project manager Dave Zanatell. “Our goal was not to outdo or outshine it. Our goal was to, in a respectful way, do something that would be great for our generation and that would stand besides Hoover Dam in a respectful and quality way that would become a part of Hoover’s legacy(遗产).”

Just as the Hoover Dam was built in the heart of the Great Depression(大萧条)and was seen as an example of the nation’s can-do spirit, some hope this project can also provide someuplift.

The bridge is surprising: at 1,050 feet, its support arch holds up a roadway that lies on 300-foot-long concrete pillars(柱子), some of the tallest in the world. It contains 16 million pounds of steel.

The idea of the bridge came into being in the 1960s because the top of the Hoover Dam has been a narrow two-lane road that is the fastest route from Arizona to Las Vegas and then the Pacific Northwest and Canada.

Access to the dam from each direction is a dangerously winding route, but massive trucks and passenger vehicles shared it for decades. During the day, when thousands of tourists travel to the dam from Las Vegas three times as many accidents as on a normal road will happen.

The bridge has a sidewalk on the side facing the dam. The wall on both sides is 54 inches high, so walkers can take photos there.

1. Which of the following is true of the Hoover Dam?

A．It was completed recently.

B．It was built during the hard times.

C．It has the longest arch.

D．It’s the seventh highest dam in the world.

2. What is one of the purposes of building the bridge?

A．To protect the dam.	B．To save the cultures.
C．To outdo the dam.	D．To develop the tourism.

3. The underlined word “uplift” in Paragraph 4 means _____.

A．lift of the heavy object	B．support in money
C．spiritual encouragement	D．instruction in technology

4. Which of the followings shows the right position of the bridge and dam?

A．	B．
C．	D．

5. The text is mainly about ______.

A．the Hoover Dam

B．American western development

C．a tour along the Colorado River

D．a recently built bridge