1. —Do you know that the UK is ________ European country?
—Yes, it’s also ________ island one.

A．/; /

B．an; an

C．a; an

D．an; a

2. Our school ________ be an old shoe factory, now we ________ studying here.It is a good place to study.

A．used to, used to	B．is used to, are used to
C．is used to, used to	D．used to, are used to

3. —Tom’s never afraid of dogs, ________?
—________. Nothing can frighten him.

A．isn’t he; Yes, he is	B．is he; No, he isn’t
C．hasn’t he; Yes, he has	D．has he; No, he hasn’t

4. Mr Wang _______ a beautiful lady in 1964. He and his wife _________ for six years.

A．got married with; have been married	B．married; have been married
C．married to ; have got married	D．got married to; have got married

5. —Would you mind my ________ the channel?
— ________. My favourite programme is on the way.

A．changing; Not at all	B．to change; Better not
C．changing; I hope not	D．to change; I’m afraid not

6. —Nice to meet you, Lin Tao. Would you like to tell me something about Jiangsu?
—All right! Jiangsu is________thirteen big cities. It’s a good place to visit.

A．made of

B．made from

C．made up

D．made up of

7. — What is your key to success?
— I believe that nothing difficult will be ________ if I put my heart into it.

A．by the way

B．in my way

C．on the way

D．in this way

8. —Why do you look tired David?
—Oh, I didn’t go to sleep ________ 12 o’clock last night. I was busy with my lessons. .

A．before

B．until

C．when

D．after

9. —Where did you get the book?
—From the library. And I have ________ it for two weeks.

A．borrowed

B．lent

C．bought

D．kept

10. —Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advice, Amy.
—________.That’s what friends are for.

A．My pleasure

B．With pleasure

C．Never mind

D．It’s nice of you

When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never dreamed that she would become a writer one day. Like many _________ writers on the Internet, the 28-year-old woman got into this online world by accident.

Three years ago, Amy worked in a big company. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost _________ to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing _________ on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbors and their life because she has known them well. Amy has been interested in writing _________ she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels _________ people she knew. Then one day an editor（编辑）of a famous website emailed her, asking her if she would like to _________ the electronic copyright（版权）of one of her novels.

She _________ at once and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.

Now Amy is a full-time _________ . So far her eight novels have come out online, and five of them were printed. “The Internet made me famous and brought me _________.”, she said.“I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am happy with my career, but there is one problem—that my talent（天赋） might run out after five years and I’ll have to ____________ to work in another company”. “Before that day comes, I’ll keep writing for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.

11.

A．other

B．others

C．another

D．the other

12.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

13.

A．reports

B．novels

C．diaries

D．plays

14.

A．when

B．while

C．since

D．until

15.

A．about

B．of

C．to

D．with

16.

A．buy

B．sell

C．copy

D．write

17.

A．agreed

B．disagreed

C．refused

D．left

18.

A．housewife

B．editor

C．saleswoman

D．writer

19.

A．success

B．humor

C．decision

D．advice

20.

A．come

B．go

C．return

D．get

Everybody knows how important it is for students to get a good night’s sleep every night. You aren’t able to do your best and keep up with all of your tasks unless (除非) you sleep well. I’m sure you already know that you should go to bed at a proper hour. Most experts (专家)agree that the best number of hours is eight, and this has been accepted as common sense. However, I was young once and I know that most of you get much less sleep than that—and in some cases it will influence your schoolwork.

I read an interesting article in a teacher’s magazine recently. They did a study of 848 students in Wales. Worryingly, the result showed that teenagers facing a new problem. They may go to bed and get up at a suitable times but a growing number are waking up in the middle of the night, not to use the bathroom or have a snack but because of a new phenomenon (现象) : FOMO—Fear Of Missing Out!

According to the article, schoolchildren are suffering because of a growing trend (趋势) to during the night to check their phones. Afraid of missing a reply or chance to join in a chat, teenagers are waking at all times of the night, going online. All this happens when they should be sound asleep.

Experts are worries about this growing trend and the report shows some worrying facts that I’d like to share with you: 23% of 12 to 15-year-old wake up nearly every night to use phones. Another 15% wake up at night once a week for the same reason.

One in three students are always tired and unable to study well. Students who use phones during the night are more possible to suffer from depression (抑郁) and anxiety. So switch off your phones at night. The world won’t end. I give you my word that you won’t miss anything important.

21. Students won’t be able to study well________.

A．if they have phones in class

B．if they don’t sleep well

C．if they don’t use common sense’

D．if they have a sound sleep

22. The writer is worried by________.

A．what an expert has told him

B．what he is seeing with his pupils

C．what he has read in the magazine

D．what other teacher have told him

23. Research shows that schoolchildren are tired because they________.

A．are going to bed very late

B．are eating snacks at night

C．are getting up too early in the morning

D．are waking up in the middle of the night

24. Fear Of Missing Out is________.

A．a feeling of not going out at night

B．a fear of missing the newest phones

C．a feeling of not keeping up with your tasks

D．a fear of missing chances of chatting online

Have you ever seen a car without a driver? It sounds crazy, but these computer —driven driverless cars will soon be filling roads near you. Companies like Google and Tesla have been designing and testing these cars, and they just need to see if they value for money, work out insurance（保险）issues, and run final tests to check if they can run alongside human driven cars on the road.

So how do they work? The cars have sensors(应器）all around which can find other cars and objects in the road. Sensors on the wheels also help when parking, so the cars know how far it is from the outside of the road or other parked cars. Road signs are read by by cameras, and satellite navigation systems are used, so the cars know how to get where you want to go. All you have to do is type in the address! Finally, a central computer system takes in all the information that it receives from the sensors and cameras and works out when to speed up, stop, and turn.

Sound like your idea of heaven（天堂）? Sitting back, looking out of the windows and even watching a film or reading a book while “driving” would be possible with this new technology. You wouldn’t have to worry about remembering directions to where you are going. In addition, computers would be better drivers than humans —they would obey the speed limit and have quicker action times when in dangerous situations. However, there are many disadvantages of driverless cars. Computers would have difficulties making ethical（道德的）decisions: if a child ran into the road, would the computer choose to hit the child or change the direction suddenly and potentially kill the car’s passengers? Moreover, I personally find driving fun —I’d miss driving a car myself. There would also be many other decisions to be made —should children, or drunk people, be allowed in a driverless car by themselves? Or would there need to be a person with a driving license in the car at all times?

Although being driven around by a machine would perhaps mean that no one needs a driving license, and saving money for everyone, many people would be put out of a job when driverless cars appear. Bus, taxi and train drivers as well as driving instructors would be made unnecessary. I’m not certain if I’d want a driverless car —but it’s only a matter of time before they’ll become more affordable and common on our roads.

25. When using a driverless car, you need only ________.

A．read the road signs carefully

B．check the cameras

C．put the address into the computer

D．remember the directions

26. What can we know from the passage?

A．The writer is eager to have a driverless car.

B．Driverless cars will cause more accidents.

C．Driverless cars can know where to go and stop and make ethical decisions.

D．More things should be thought about before driverless cars go on roads.

27. The underlined word “potentially” in Paragraph 3 means _________

A．probably.

B．successfully.

C．especially.

D．naturally.

28. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Driverless cars: Are you ready for them?

B．Driverless cars: Are they your favorite?

C．Driverless cars: A model of science.

D．Driverless cars: Just enjoy them

If you are given only 1 yuan, can you live in a city for one day. It seems this may be a little difficult. But students from Xi’ an did it.

On April 10, more than 60 students from the Middle School Attached to Northwestern Polytechnical University took part in the One Yuan Metropolis Survival. The charitable Organization for teenagers called Imperceptible Education held this activity. Students not only have to live, but also have to deal with a lot of hard tasks. It has happened in eight cities and is going to four others, including Beijing, in June.

To make money, many students looked for part-time jobs and saw how hard life was. Zhang Qiyue,14, asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and finally got one chance. “We were sad when they said no. But gradually(逐渐地),we got used to it,” he said. After being a waiter for an hour, he got 25 yuan.

Some made use of their talents by singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls. Many people who walked by took notice and helped them. Zhao Jiacheng, 14, drew pictures and made paper crafts (手工).“This showed it’s important to learn a special skill,” he said.

Living was hard, but finishing the tasks wasn’t any easier. They went to different places to finish tasks in a short time. The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth（值）thousands of yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour. “We learned how to persuade others. From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt ... after almost 20 tries, we got an expensive necklace,” he said. They will give all of the money they made to poor schools in Tibet.

29. To make money, students tried many things EXCEPT________.

A．going to Beijing to do their tasks	B．working part-time jobs
C．giving talent shows	D．drawing and making paper crafts

30. During this activity, ________.

A．Zhang Qiyue gave up when he was refused

B．Students learned that life is hard

C．Zhao Jiacheng made money by singing

D．Students learned how to make paper crafts

31. What does the underlined word “persuade” in the last paragraph mean?

A．argue（争论）with others

B．show something to others

C．sell something to others

D．make somebody do something

32. What is the best title（题目）for the passage?

A．Living in a city for one day

B．Living is hard

C．Surviving on one yuan

D．Looking for a part-time job

It is believed in some ways that the daughter is father’s lover. But my experience has taught me in a different way. For a long time, my father has been a very vague figure（模糊的形象）to me. He was a man of few words, tall but slim and nothing else.
When I was in primary school, my father was never there to pick me up, and he never came to any of my parent-teacher meetings. He was always busy doing projects. I remember when I was in middle school and my head was badly hurt in a PE class. During             my operation, my father was nowhere to be found. This hurt me most. At that moment, I considered my father as a cold-blooded man who did not care about me at all.
But things seemed different at my high school graduation ceremony, where I was chosen to represent my class and give a speech. My father, once again, told me he had a business trip in a place outside the city and would be unable to show up（露面）. “Don’t             come. I will be very nervous if I see you,” I told him.
I remember my speech went smoothly. After the ceremony was over and I was about to leave. I suddenly noticed a familiar（熟悉的）looking man sitting in a corner of the hall. It was my father! I was so surprised that I rushed to him with tears（眼泪）running             down my face. “Well done,” he said. His eyes were also filled with tears.
Later, I found out that my father had managed to finish his work by staying up late, and he drove for eight hours to get back. He had been sitting in the corner because he didn’t want me to see him. My father remembered every word in my speech.
For much of my life, I described my father as a cold-blooded man who only cared about his work. But when I thought deeply about this, it was obviously（明显地）not true. At my graduation ceremony. I could feel my father’s deep love. The fact is that seeing is not believing, and seeing may not be the fact if we don’t perceive（感知）the world with our hearts and minds. There’s no doubt that life doesn’t lack（缺少）love, but sometimes our eyes have trouble seeing it.
33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer’s father was in the hospital during her operation.

B．The writer’s father attended her high school graduation ceremony.

C．The writer’s father sometimes picked her up when she was in primary school.

D．The writer’s father went to parent-teacher meeting when she was in primary school.

34. The writer rushed to her father with tears running down her face mainly because       .

A．she gave a speech successfully

B．the graduation ceremony was over

C．she was so nervous that she couldn’t help crying

D．she was touched to find her father cared about her

35. What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to（指代）?

A．That my father was always doing projects.

B．That my father was a cold-blooded man.

C．That my father sat in the corner of the hall.

D．That my father’s eyes were filled with tears.

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

A．My busy father	B．Life is full of love
C．Seeing is not believing	D．A wonderful speech

37. Ladies and gentlemen, would you please show me your ________ (护照）before boarding?

38. Don’t put waste into rivers or lakes,or it will cause much water ________（污染）.