1. I like watching ________ because I can learn a lot about nature, history and real-life events from them.
| A．comedies | B．cartoons | C．documentaries | D．game shows |
| A．over | B．beyond | C．above | D．under |
| A．stay out | B．work out | C．break out | D．try out |
| A．promised | B．reminded | C．proved | D．impressed |
| A．unless | B．if | C．since | D．as |
—I strongly ________ you to give up smoking. It does great harm to your health.
| A．suggest | B．hope | C．advise | D．force |
| A．highly | B．closely | C．simply | D．heavily |
—Good idea. I haven’t seen them for a long time.
| A．Why don’t | B．How about | C．Let’s | D．Shall we |
—They usually shake hands.
| A．how people usually do | B．what people usually do |
| C．how do people usually do | D．what do people usually do |
—__________. He’s from India, so I guess it is Hindi.
| A．Neither I can | B．Neither can I | C．So can I | D．So I can |
| A．He got caught driving through a red light. |
| B．She had just enough energy to get through the day. |
| C．The students were given time to go through the notes. |
| D．We sold the bike through advertisements in the newspaper. |
| A．A cat show held in Shanghai | B．Here are some Xi’an travel tips |
| C．Heavy fog delays flights in Xinjiang | D．Driver killed, and eight hurt in bus crash |
| A．The boy that often helps people around him is kind. |
| B．It’s said that the kind boy often helps people around him. |
| C．The boy is so kind that he often helps people around him. |
| D．He is such a kind boy that he often helps people around him. |
Amy has always admired students who hand in their homework on time and never forget to do it. On the other hand, she’s weak in getting herself organized! But lately, she has started keeping a small study diary. She writes down what she needs to do and when it needs to be done. It’s helping.
| A．Amy used not to do housework. |
| B．Amy used to manage her studies well. |
| C．Amy finds it helpful to keep a small study diary. |
| D．Amy just writes down what to do in her study diary. |
—________! It’s a highly competitive industry.
| A．You are friendly | B．In your dreams | C．My pleasure | D．With pleasure |
When he was 18, Isaac went to study at Cambridge University. He was very interested in physics, mathematics and astronomy. But in 1665 the Great Plague, which was a terrible disease, spread in England, and Cambridge University had to close down. Isaac returned home to the _________.
Isaac continued studying and experimenting at home. One day he was drinking a cup of tea in the garden. He saw an apple fall from a tree. “Why do apples fall _________ instead of up?” From this, he formed the theory of gravity. Gravity is an invisible _________ which pulls objects towards the Earth and keeps the planets moving around the Sun.
Isaac was fascinated by _________. He discovered that white light is in fact made up of all the colours of the rainbow. Isaac also invented a special reflecting telescope, using mirrors. It was much more powerful than other telescopes.
Isaac made another very important _________, which he called his “Three Laws of Motion”. These laws _________ how objects move. Isaac’s laws are still used today for sending rockets into space.
Thanks to his brilliant inventions, Isaac earned a lot of money and became _________ and famous. During his lifetime, Isaac often argued with others because of his _________ temper. That’s the reason why he had few friends and never got married.
Sir Isaac Newton _________ in 1727 at the age of 85. He was buried along with English kings and queens in Westminster Abbey in London. He was one of the greatest scientists and mathematicians who has ever lived.
16.
| A．Moreover | B．However | C．Anyway | D．Otherwise |
| A．city | B．town | C．farm | D．school |
| A．under | B．off | C．below | D．down |
| A．power | B．force | C．energy | D．strength |
| A．light | B．sound | C．electricity | D．colour |
| A．invention | B．introduction | C．discovery | D．display |
| A．explain | B．expect | C．express | D．experience |
| A．wealthy | B．healthy | C．careful | D．careless |
| A．gentle | B．sweet | C．good | D．bad |
| A．passed over | B．passed by | C．passed down | D．passed away |
26. Which of the following is a suggestion given by Alex to Star44?
| A．Block and report the friend. |
| B．Explain the reason to the friend. |
| C．Keep the password secret from anyone else. |
| D．Refuse to answer mean and hurtful messages. |
| A．Unkind, unfriendly, and cruel. |
| B．Not willing to give or share things. |
| C．Average, between the highest and the lowest. |
| D．Poor in quality, or poor and dirty in appearance. |
| A．Learning stress. | B．Online safety. |
| C．Time management. | D．Family issues. |
When studying animal populations, it is of great importance to scientists to know how many animals there are and how old they are. This information can help scientists learn which animals are thriving and which ones need more care and help. Scientists usually use the following ways to tell animals’ age.
For many animals, their teeth can help scientists know their age. In some animals, some teeth don’t come in until a certain age. Take cows for example. Like humans, cows have two sets of teeth, milk teeth and permanent teeth. They normally get their first pair of permanent teeth when they’re two years old. Then they have the next pair at the age of three, the third pair at the age of four…
Hair and skin can also provide information about age. Some animals tend to get bad skin and gray hair as they get older. If you have an older dog, you may have noticed that its nose and mouth get grayer as it gets older.
Animals’ eyes and ears might also help scientists tell animals’ age. As animals get older, their hearing often becomes weak and their eyesight might begin to fail.
Scientists are continuing to discover new and more ways of telling the age of animals. Recently, scientists have learned that ▲ . That’s really good news!
29. Which is NOT the reason why scientists need to know the age of animals?
| A．To study animal populations. |
| B．To learn which animals are thriving. |
| C．To know which animals need more care and help. |
| D．To find out the differences between animals’ appearances. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．1-2 | B．3-4 | C．5-6 | D．7-8 |
| A．the number of some endangered animals is getting larger and larger |
| B．the latest operations could possibly help old dogs improve their eyesight |
| C．they can tell the age of the humpback whales by examining their DNA |
| D．hearing problems would no longer trouble aging animals with the help of new hearing aids |
It’s worth celebrating that China has helped Indonesia build a high-speed railway! It is the first high-speed railway in the country, as well as in Southeast Asia. The high-speed railway between Jakarta and Bandung is about 142 km long. The railway is the first overseas high-speed railway project that fully uses Chinese technology and standards.
The train can carry about 600 people. There is one first-class car, six second-class cars and one dining car. It can run at a top speed of 350 km/h. Thanks to the high-speed railway, it takes much less time to travel between Jakarta and Bandung. “It used to take about 3 hours to travel between Jakarta and Bandung, but the time is now about 40 minutes by taking the new train,” says someone from Bandung. The railway brings a lot of benefits to people along the way. For example, it provides lots of jobs during its building. It also helps with the business along the way.
High-speed railways meet people’s need to move between different places. More countries, especially Southeast Asian countries, may build their high-speed railways with Chinese products, after seeing the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway. The railway is proof that Chinese technology for high-speed railways has won international acceptance.
33. Which is TRUE about the high-speed train from Jakarta to Bandung?
| A．It has 8 cars in total. |
| B．It is about 142 km long. |
| C．It can carry about 6000 people. |
| D．It can run at a top speed of 350 miles per hour. |
①providing jobs during its building ②improving Indonesia’s technology overseas
③helping with the business on the way ④saving about 140 minutes during the journey
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
| A．High-speed railways are the most important for a country’s development. |
| B．Indonesia didn’t have railways to let people move between different places. |
| C．Chinese technology for high-speed railways only won acceptance from Southeast Asian. |
| D．More Southeast Asian countries may build high-speed railways with Chinese technology. |
| A．Benefits of Building Railways |
| B．Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway |
| C．The Friendship between China and Indonesia |
| D．Quick Developments in Chinese Technology |
Dopamine dressing is nothing new. In fact, a study published in 2012 found that when participants (参与者) were asked to wear clothing that held some symbolic meaning, their perceived (感知的) confidence increased. The study determined that clothing can have a direct influence on their psychological (心理的) process.
“When we are confident, we are able to exert influence through our confidence alone.” behavioral psychologist Carolyn Mair explained. “When we feel good, we are likely to be perceived as looking good too, as our posture, voice and other nonverbal aspects will be more positive.”
Another 2015 study found that the outfits we wear can directly influence how we think. It suggested that dressing in a certain way can influence the way we make decisions. “What we wear is how we show ourselves to those we interact with — we are influenced by their reaction to it. If we are well received, it boosts our confidence and can ultimately affect our general health and happiness,” Mair added.
In fact, dopamine dressing is different for everyone. It’s about wearing the clothes that make you feel good. It could be joggers and a sport shirt; it could be your favourite pair of jeans; or it could be that dress you were saving for a special occasion. For some, bright colours are what boost their mood.
Colour psychologist Karen Haller said, “Colour is a great way to lift our spirits and boost. our moods in an instant. Our confidence can be boosted when we wear colours that we love and feel good in. We instinctively feel and behave differently around colours because of how we take the colours in through our eyes and through the part of our brain where our emotions reside.”
Ultimately, dopamine dressing is whatever makes you feel good. The most important thing is to have fun with it.
37. According to Para. 1, which is NOT one of the features of “dopamine dressing style”?
| A．It is described as “healing”. |
| B．It can help to improve people’s moods. |
| C．The clothes are mainly in dark colours. |
| D．The style is not only fashionable but also joyful. |
| A．All the clothes have their symbolic meanings. |
| B．The right clothes can change the way we think and feel. |
| C．Participants are confident when asked about the clothes they are wearing. |
| D．How we make decisions is one of the elements affecting the outfits we choose to wear. |
| A．To stress the importance of wearing fashionable clothes. |
| B．To show that many people are fans of the new dressing style. |
| C．To explain how the dopamine dressing style may influence people’s moods. |
| D．To display how popular the dopamine dressing style is among different groups of people. |
| A．Dopamine dressing is the style that helps us make decisions. |
| B．Dopamine dressing is to wear any clothes that make you feel good. |
| C．Dopamine dressing is the style that heals you with its fashionable design. |
| D．Dopamine dressing is about choosing colourful clothes to make you look special. |
42. City planners are looking for a ________ (中心的) location for the new hospital.
43. The airline had to _________ (取消) all flights because of the unexpected weather conditions.
44. Mha always looks both ways before crossing the street to _________ (防卫) against accidents.
45. The elderly couple sat ________ (宁静地) on the bench, chatting about the fond memories of their youth.
46. I wanted to play a game but John _________ (prefer) to watch TV.
47. The experience of volunteering at the shelter was truly _________ (value) to me.
48. I have never _________ (lie) to anyone since that time I was taught an important lesson.
49. He answered the question ________ (correct) during the quiz and lost some points as a result.
50. When climbing a mountain, the higher I get, the _________ (amaze)I am by the view.
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| through half of on the streets cultural exchange common |
State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokeswoman Zhu Fenglian said that she had heard that 52 the top 10 songs on the KTV playlist in Taiwan are from the Chinese mainland. In fact, it is now 53 to see a song, a dance, or a type of cuisine (菜肴) quickly become popular across the Taiwan Strait (海峡) 54 social media platforms. This unique form of communication among young people from both sides is a kind of 55 in the process of cross-Strait integration and development.
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Dancer choreographer, painter and visual (视觉的) artist Shen Wei often looks to the past for ideas. His latest dance production called Dongpo: Life in Poems, turns to Chinese traditional culture and history once again to focus on Su Dongpo, a Song Dynasty (960—1279) poet, whose work is still celebrated in China today.
“As I learned about it, I became interested in the man and his work,” says Shen, who put all his other projects aside and spent nearly two years on this production.
Shen selected 15 of Su’s poems after reading around 2, 000 of them, and these became the base of the six acts. Each act touches on a different aspect of the poet’s life, including his painful experience of leaving his beloved wife. Famous lines were displayed onstage in calligraphic (书法的) form. Besides poems, Shen made use of Su Dongpo’s ink painting, Xiaoxiang Bamboo and Stone Picture, as well as his own paintings, in creating the stage set.
“The training Shen gave the dancers was unique because he has his own system. He didn’t tell us to perform with our bodies, but with our hearts.” says Su Peng, one of the lead dancers. “Like the production itself, which was a new and mind-opening visual and sound experience, the process of working with Shen was also very different and enjoyable.”
Dongpo: Life in Poems, first presented in Shanghai this July, was performed in Chengdu, Sichuan province, last weekend, and will be performed in Xi’an, Shaanxi province on Friday and Saturday.
Feedback (反馈) has been varied. Some theatergoers have been wowed by the production, saying that they had never seen anything like it before, while others have said that the production was challenging for them to understand. “I was prepared for the different reactions. I hope that people will be open-minded about art. It’s like listening to a bird singing or smelling the fragrance of flowers, a very personal experience.” Shen says.
“What I hope people gain from my work is a glimpse (一瞥) of the beauty of Chinese culture. Researching Su Dongpo and the Song Dynasty was like a process of decoding (破译) the past. I want the audience to do the same when they watch the production, and decode the information I put in it about Su.” The China Oriental Performing Arts Group plans to stage Dongpo: Life in Poems at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC next March. Dancers from Shen Wei Dance Arts will also participate (参与).
56. Where did Shen Wei get the idea for his latest work focused on Su Dongpo?
_______________________________________________
57. How long did Shen Wei spend on this new production?
_______________________________________________
58. How many cities have the new production been performed in by the time the article is written?
_______________________________________________
59. Do people have the same feedback after watching the production?
_______________________________________________
60. Why does Shen Wei want people to gain a glimpse (一瞥) of the beauty of Chinese culture from this work?
_______________________________________________
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As red as chicken blood, the chicken-blood stone is one of the most costly ornamental (装饰用的) materials in China. With its b 61 red color and jade-like texture (质地), it has been used for centuries to create carved works.
Changhua in Zhejiang is one of the producing areas of such stones. The stones were created by volcanic activity 75 million years ago. S 62 the Ming Dynasty, local people have been using chicken-blood stones to carve all kinds of things in different s 63 and sizes.
In 2008, the chicken-blood stone carving was a to the national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) list. It not only records geological (地质的) changes, but is also a cultural relic that shows people’s lives of different times. For Chinese people, the carving’s red color also means j 65 , success and good luck.
Craftsman Qian Gaochao, 67, and his son, s 66 more than six months making three “chicken-blood” stone carvings showing the taekwondo and wrestling competitions for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Qian is a national inheritor (继承人) of the intangible cultural heritage of the chicken-blood stone carving technique. He said, “it’s a great honor to be able to contribute to the Asian Games, h 67 in my hometown, through my hand skills.”
According to Qian, the content and themes he chooses for carvings keep up with and show the style of the times. “I’m not only doing carving work, but also r 68 the development and changes of our society, and remembering the important events through my carvings,” he said.
Qian has created fascinating works, many of which are related to important events in Chinese history, i 69 the Zunyi Conference in January 1935. He has also done work to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
Qian hopes the technique can be learned by more people so that it can be passed down. “We are looking for qualified people to continue to inherit and develop these traditional skills. At the same time, we also hold research activities and provide training courses, a 70 more young students to understand and learn Chinese traditional culture.” he said.
71. Before Spud Webb’s proudest moment came, he worked hard to overcome (克服) his height disadvantage; before Tan Dun created amazing music, he had to make a violin himself when he was very young because of his poor family; before Audrey Hepburn was seen by the world, she suffered hardships and stresses beyond her age during her childhood. We all experience difficulties and we all have chances to succeed.
Please write an article on the topic of Everybody Can Be a Winner, which should include:
(1)What difficulty did you experience?
(2)How did you overcome the difficulty?
(3)What can you learn from the experience?
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3. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和校名。
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