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I.單項(xiàng)選擇

1、Bothofthetworulersarebroken.Iwanttobuyaone.

A.secondB.thirdC.forthD.first

2、Ican'tfindmynotebookanywhere.PmafraidIit.

A.loseB.lostC.havelostD.waslosing

3^Bobtookaphotoofhisgirlfriendwhilesheattheparty.

A.dancesB.wasdancing

C.hasdancedD.isdancing

4、-HaveyouHnishedyourhomeworkyet?

—No,notyet.IthinkitUltakemehalfanhour.

A.anotherB.otherC.othersD.theother

5、Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.Ifweaskquestionsanddon'tbeafraidofmakingmistakes,wewill

makerapidprogressandbeagoodlearner.

A.darenotB.daretoC.didn'tdare

6、Ithinkswimmingisthanrunning.

A.interestingB.moreinterestingC.mostinterestingD.themostinteresting

7、Thefatherwaslookingforapresentforhisson,oneataproperpricebutgreatuse.

A.inB.ofC.withD.for

8、一Youlookpale,Tony.Whafswrong?

—Ifeelundertheweathertoday.

A.feelsickB.feelboredC.amashamed

9、Attimes,parentsfinditdifficultwiththeirteenagechildren.

A.talkB.talkedC.totalk

10、—Ihadareallyniceweekendonthebeach.—.

A.Oh,that9sveryniceofyouB.Congratulations

C.It'sapleasureD.I'mgladtohearthat

II.完形填空

11、Nooneisbornawinner.Peoplemakethemselvesintowinnersbytheirownefforts.

Ilearnedthislessonfromanexperiencemanyyearsago.Itookthehead1jobataschoolinBaxley,Georgia.

Itwasasmallschoolwithaweakfootballprogram.

Itwasatraditionfortheschoolsoldteamtoplayagainstthenewteamattheendofspringpractice.Theoldteam

hadnocoach,andtheydidn*teven2toprepareforthegame.Beingthecoachofthenewteam,Iwas3

becauseIknewweweregoingtowin,buttomydisappointmentweweredefeated（打?。?Icouldn'tbelieveIhadgot

intosuchasituation.Thinkinghardaboutit,Icametorealizethatmyteammightnotbethenumberoneteamin

Georgia,buttheyweredependingonme.Ihadto4myattitudeabouttheirabilityandpotential（潛能）.

IstarteddoinganythingIcouldtohelpthembuildalittlepride.Mostimportant,Ibegantotreatthemlike___

5.Thatsummer,whentheotherteamsenjoyedtheirvacations,wemeteverydayandpracticedpassingandkicking

thefootball.

Sixmonthsafterbeingdefeatedonthespringpracticefield,wewonourfirstgameandoursecond,andcontinued

toimprove.Finally,we6thenumberoneteaminthestate.Ifeltthatitwouldbeavictoryforusevenifwelost

thegame.Butthatwasn*twhathappened.MyboysbeatthebestteaminGeorgia,givingmeoneofthegreatest

thrills（興奮，激動(dòng)）ofmylife!

Fromthe7Ilearntalotabouthowtheattitudeoftheleadercanoffersthemembersofateam.Insteadof

seeingmyboysaslosers,Ipushedandencouragedthem.Ihelpedthemtoseethemselves8andtheybuilt

themselvesintowinners.

Winnersaremade,notborn.

1.A.runningB.drivingC.coachingD.swimming

2.A.practiceB.makeC.learnD.forget

3.A.sorryB.worriedC.braveD.excited

4.A.takeB.changeC.insistD.catch

5.A.winnersB.losersC.teachersD.students

6.A.builtB.facedC.trainedD.thanked

7.A.showB.visitC.experienceD.experiment

8.A.luckilyB.easilyC.carefullyD.differently

m.語法填空

12、閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)語境、音標(biāo)或所給單詞的提示，在每個(gè)空格內(nèi)填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，要求所填的

詞意義準(zhǔn)確、形式正確，使短文意思完整、行文連貫。

HaveyoueverwatchedShadowPlay?Itis1.artwhichismixedmusicandshadowplay.Theplayerholdsthehuman

charactersbehindthepaperscreenandplaysaseriesofstories.Thecharactersare2.(usual)madeofcowskin.When

thedaybecomesdark,theplayersset3?thelightandpaperscreenandstarttheirshow.ShadowPlay4.(come)in

ShanxiduringtheWesternHanDynastytwothousandyearsago,whichisnamedDaoqingShadowPlay.Itwas

very5./rfeimas/inHebeiduringQingDynasty.

ThestageoftheShadowPlayisalwaysatablecovered6.alargepieceofpaper.Thelightwasbehindthepaperscreen.

Astheshadowplayermoveshisfingers,thecharacterscometolifeandtheirlooks,dressandmovementcanbeclearly

seenfromtheother?,/said/ofthescreen.Theplayerisalsotheleadsinger.Allthecharactersareplayedandvoicedby

8.(he).

Playingthecharacterswellisnotaneasyjob.Italwaystakesaplayertentotwentyyears.

Inorderto9./protekt/thetraditionalChinesefolkart,theMuseumofDaoqingShadowPlayhasbeenbuiltinGansu.

Many(art)aretryingtospreadittothestageofChina,evenoftheworld.It'salsoourdutytopreventitform

disappearing.

IV.閱讀理解

A

13、

Twinkle,TwinkleLittleStarisalovelysongforchildren,butithastwomisunderstandings(誤解).First,stars

aren9tlittle.SomemaybeEarth-sized,butmostarebiggerthanJupiter,thelargestplanetinthesolarsystem(太陽系).

Second,theydon'thvinkle;theyshine.Andthebrightnessandcolorofthelightfromeachstarprovideinformation

aboutitstemperature,sizeandevenitsage.viewingthestarsfromEarthisabitlikelookingatthemthroughawater

filter(過濾器)becausetheairisthickcomparedtotheemptinessofspace.Whatismore,airisalwaysmoving,so

starlightappearstobemoving,too.Theairalsomakesstarsappeardimmer(暗淡的)thantheywouldbeifwecouldsee

themfromspace.

Ifyoustopandlookattheskycarefullyonadarkandmoonlessnight,it'seasytofindcolordifferencesamong

stars.Thecolorofastarisasignalofitssurfacetemperature.Thehotteststarsareblue,andthenexthottestarewhite.

Yellowstarslikethesunarenext,whileredstarsarethecoolestofthevisible（可見的）stars.Manyredstarsaresodim

thatpeoplecan'tseethematall,andsomestarshardlysendoutanylightatall.Onereasonthatstarsdifferentin

brightnessisthathotterstarsproducemoreenergythancoolerones,butanotherimportantreasonisthatsomeare

muchbiggerthanothers.

Somestarsappearbrightertohumanssimplybecausethey'recloser.Astronomersrank（KF歹ij）thebrightnessof

starswhichareseenfromEarthbygivingthemanameknownasmagnitude（光度）-thesmallerthemagnitude,the

brightertheobject.Theyhavealsodesignedanumberthatranksstarsaccordingtohowbrighttheyarewhen

comparedtoeachother.Withamagnitudeofminus26.7,thesunisthebrightestobjectinthesky.

1.Fromthesongquitefamiliartochildren,thewriterwantstoprovethat?

A.moststarsaresmallerthanJupiter

B.JupiterisbiggerandbrighterthanEarth

C.starsareverylargeandalwaysshinebrightly

D.starlight'sbrightnessandcolorarethesignsofitstemperature

2.Magnitudeisdesignedtosee.

A.howfarastarisfromEarth

B.howbrightastariscomparedtootherstars

C.howfarastarisfromotherstars

D.howbrightastarisseenfromEarth

3.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Whatdostarslooklike?

B.Whichsongdochildrenlikebest?

C.HowtoviewthestarsfromEarth?

D.Whyaremanystarssodimatnight?

B

14、WheretogoonthecomingHoliday?

SanFrancisco

Price:$l,980/adult（S1,000forachildagedbelow14）

Time:Sat.l3thJuly,2019toSun.28tJuly,2019

Attractions&Activities:SanFranciscoisknownforEntertainment,LiveMusicandMuseums.Justrelaxonthe

beaches,bethrilledatthethemeparksandexperiencecultureinthemuseumsandartgalleriesofthissprawling

SouthernCaliforniacity.

Hotel:5stars

MexicoCity

Price:$1,580/adult($800forachildagedbelow14)

Time:Sat.20thJuly,2019toSun.30hJuly,2019

Attractions&Activities:MexicoCityisknownformuseums,historicalbuildingsandcathedrals.Experiencethe

energeticurbancenterwithanexcitingrestaurantscene,amazinghistoricsitesandoutstandingculturalattractions.

Andadmirethestrikingarchitecture(建筑風(fēng)格;建筑設(shè)計(jì)),andaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.

Hotel:4stars

Flight:Economy(Roundtrip),includedintheprice.

Sydney

Price:$1,480/adult($700forachildagedbelow14)

Time:Fri.7thJune,2019toMon.l7thJune,2019

Attractions&Activities:DiscoverSydneyoneofthemostvibrantcitiesintheworld.Withitssparklingharbour,

iconssuchastheSydneyHarbourBridgeandSydneyOperaHouse,award-winningrestaurantsandworld-class

beachesinBondiandManly.FromMay24toJune15,2019Sydneyplayshosttothefestivaloflight,musicandideas

VividSydney.SeetheSydneyiconscometolifewithamazinglightart.

Hotel:5stars

Flight:Economy(Roundtrip),includedintheprice.

Bangkok

Price:$980/adult($500forachildagedbelow14)

Time:Fri.2ndAugust,2019toSat.l7thAugust,2019

Attractions&Activities:BangkokisknownforShopping,TemplesandCulture.Revelinthecolor,noiseandhistory

ofThailand'sfantasticcapital.Rideatuk-tukthroughthecitycenterandyouwillpassneon-litstreetspackedwiththe

clubs,ancientalleysandgrandiosetemples.Breatheinthescentsofathousandstreetfoodstalls,Listenforthechantsof

prayingmonksmixedwiththevoicesofmarketvendorsandshoppershagglingwithoneanother.

Hotel:4stars

Flight:Economy(Roundtrip),includedintheprice.

1.Howistheinformationabovelisted?

A.Byprice.B.Bystars.

C.ByNameoftheplaces.D.Byhotels.

2.Whatistrueaboutthetripstothementionedforcities?

A.Allthevisitorsofthefourtripswillliveinhotelsoffivestars.

B.Thepricesofthefourtripsdon'tcontaintheflights.

C.Theinformationaboveisusefulforpeoplewhowanttostudyabroad.

D.VisitorstoBangkokcanrideatuk-tuktotravelaroundtheneon-litstreetswithclubs,ancientalleysandgrandiose

temples.

3.HowmuchwillMr.ChenpayintotalifhewantstotakeherwifeandtwosonswhoarebothpupilstoSydney?

A.$2,960B.$3,660

C.$4,360D.$5,920

4.XiaoMing,whoisinterestedinthedesignandstyleofbuildings,wouldliketotakeagraduationtripinJuly.Andhe

willprobablygoto

A.SanFranciscoB.MexicoCityC.SydneyD.Bangkok

5.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispage?

A.Tointroducethehistoryandcultureofdifferentcitiesaroundtheworld.

B.Toshowsomeamazingattractionsofthecities.

C.Tohelpsellsometravelproducts

D.Tosellsomeflighttickets.

C

15、Whenyouwatchyourfavoritemovies,youmightnotthinkaboutscience.Ofcourse,there'salotofsciencebehind

movieslikeInterstellarorTheMartianbutnotmovieslikeFrozenorTheAvengersyright?Thinkagain.

Animated（動(dòng)畫）moviesusealotofscienceandmathtomakethingslookasrealaspossible.Forexample,snowwas

usedinmanypartsofthemovieFrozen,butmakingthesnowlookrealwasachallenge.Thesnowneededtoact

differentlyindifferentsituations,likeifitwasmelting（融化）orblowinginthewind.

Mathematicians（數(shù)學(xué)家）hadtocreateacomputerprogramtomakethesnowlookmorenatural.JosephTeran,a

mathematicianattheUniversityofCalifornia,US,facedthischallengewithFrozen^accordingtotheSocietyforScience

andthePublic.

Heandhisteamusedmathequations（等式）totreatsnowlikemanydifferentpiecesinsteadofonelargething,asmovies

haddoneinthepast.Theyworkedformonthstomakeacomputerprogramdothis.

Scienceisimportantforsuperheromoviestoo.Superheroesaresupposedtohavespecialpowersthatcan'talwaysbe

explained.Butmoviemakersstillwanttomaketheiractionsrealistic（現(xiàn)實(shí)的）.

Forexample,RaychelleBurks,achemistryprofessorfromtheAmericanChemicalSociety,toldtheDailyMailthat

someofthesciencebehindTheAvengerscouldbereal.IronMan'ssuitispossiblebecauseitcanbemadeofalightbut

strongmaterial.Inthemovie,TonyStarkalsomakesnewelementsbymakingatomscollide（使原子對(duì)撞），muchlike

scientistsdoinreallife.

Sonexttimeyouseeamovie,don'tforgettothinkaboutthesciencebehindit.

1.Alotofscienceandmathareusedinanimatedmoviesto.

A.makethemlikeInterstellarandTheMartian

B.maketheaudiencethinkaboutscience

C.makethingsasrealisticaspossible

D.makesnowsmeltorblowinthewind

2.TheexampleofTheAvengersinParagraph6isusedtoshow?

A.howsuperheroeshavesuperpowers

B.howsciencemakesactionrealistic

C.IronMan'ssuitismadeoflightmaterials

D.howTonyStarkmakesnewelements

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Everymovieshouldbemadetolookasrealisticaspossible.

B.Scienceandmathplayimportantrolesinmoviemaking.

C.Animatedmoviesuselesssciencethanothermovies.

D.Scientistscanmakethingsinmoviesbecomereal.

D

16、Areyouhavingaproblemgoingtosleep?Haveyoutriedmanywayssuchasdrinkingaglassofwarmmilkor

listeningtosomesoftmusicorcountingsheepbutitstilldoesnotwork?Coolingdownyourbrainmaybeagreatwayto

helpyougetgoodsleep.

Anewstudyhasfoundthatyoumightfallasleepquickerifyoutrycoolingdownyourbrain.DanielandEricfromthe

UniversityofPittsburghMedicalSchoolledthestudy.Theyexaminedtwelvepeoplewhohadinsomnia.Theother

twelvehadnoproblemsinsleeping.Eachofthemworeacapontheirheadsatbedtime.

Thecapshadtubes（管）insidefilledwithwater.Theresearchersmovedthewaterthroughthetubesandthenchanged

thetemperatureofthewater.Peoplehadtroublesleeping（called“patients”inthefollowingpartsofthepassage）often

hadmorechemicalreactions（化學(xué)反應(yīng)）intheirbrains.Theresearchersthoughtloweringthetemperatureofthehead

mighthelp.

Onthefirsttwonightsoftesting,thepatientsworenowatercaps.Duringthenexttwonights,thecapswereworn,but

thewaterwasnotcooled.Thentheresearcherscooledthewateralittleforanothertwonights.Onthefinaltwonightsof

thestudy,thetemperatureofthewaterwasmademuchcooler.

Thesituationoftheinsomniadidnotbecomebetteruntilthetemperaturewasabout14℃.Mostofthepatientsfell

asleepfasterandsleptbetterwhenthecoolestwaterwasmovingaroundtheirheads.

Thisistheonlybeginningoftheheadtemperaturestudy.Buttheybelievetheyhavediscoveredsomethingimportant

thatneedsmoreresearch.

1.Anewstudytohelppeoplefallasleepquickeris.

A.countingsheepB.listeningtosoftmusic

C.coolingdownyourbrainD.drinkingaglassofwarmmilk

2.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“insomnia"?

A.抑郁癥.B.失眠癥.C.自閉癥.D.頭痛.

3.Accordingtothepassage,thetestlastsfornights.

A.12B.10C.8D.6

4.Insomniapatientsbecamebetterwhen.

A.thewaterwascooledabout14℃B.Thecapswerefilledwithwater

C.thewaterwasnotcooledD.thewatercapswerewornontheirheads

E

17、Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeopleworriedabout

gettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.In

fact,theysaybytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywere18yearsold.

Thefindingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsintheUnitedStates.TheGallupOrganizationquestioned

thembytelephonein2008.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.Theresearchersaskedquestions

aboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.

ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthe

study.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof24and25.Thefindings

showedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.

Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilarfeelingpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatall

agesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.

Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,

theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheirfeelings.Theysospendlesstimethinking

aboutbadexperiences.

ProfessorStonesaystheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworld,ormaybeeven

changesinbrainchemistry.

Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.But

theyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.

1.AccordingtothesurveyoftheGallupOrganizationpeoplearemostlikelytobecomehappier.

A.whentheyarebetweentheagesof18and85B.whentheycometotheiroldage

C.whentheyareintheirtwentiesD.whentheyare18yearsold

2.Youmayhavethehighestlevelofstresswhenyouareattheageof.

A.20B.25C.35D.40

3.AccordingtoArthurStone,oldpeoplemay?

A.haveapositiveattitudetowardstheirlifeB.knowhowtospendmoneywisely

C.dreamaboutgoodthingseverydayD.controltheirbehaviorsbetter

4.Whowouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestinthepassage?

A.ThosewhoareworriedaboutgettingoldB.Thosewhoaresingleandunemployed

C.ThosewhofeelunhappyallthetimeD.Thosewhosufferfrommentalstress

5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GettingOlderMeansGettingHappierB.TheYoungAreHappierThantheOld

C.WomenAreEasiertoBeHappyinLifeD.TheYounger,theHappier

F

18>Googmorning,Ladiesandgentleman.Mytopicis"

Nowinthe21stcentury,advertisingismoreandmoreimportantforpeople.Why?Ithinkitisbecausethrough

advertising,people,especiallythebusinessmen,canintroducetheirproductstothepeopleallovertheworld.Becauseof

this,manycompaniesspendalotofmoneyonadvertising.Asweallknow,therearemanyadvertisementswhichare

veryinterestingandpopular.Forexample,MichaelJordanmadeaninterestingadvertisementforNike.Fromthisyou

canseehowthecompaniesmaketheirproductsknowntotheworld.

Peoplecanmakealotofmoneythroughadvertising.Itisknownthatmanyfamoussingersandmoviestarsmakemoney

inthisway.However;Idon'tthinkthisisagoodwayforthemtomakemoney,becausetheyarenottheprofessional

advertisers,especiallythosewhoadvertiseinmedicineadvertisements.

Nowadays,advertisingnotonlymeansmakingtheproductsknown,butalsomeansmakeourselvesknowntopeople

aroundus.Livingtoday,wehavetomakepeoplebelieveinusifwewanttodoimportantjobs.Buthowcanthisbedone?

Weshouldfirstletotherpeopleknowourgoodside:thegoodhabitsandabilitieswehave.Inshort,weshouldalways

remembertoadvertiseourselvestoothers.AsIsaidbefore,advertisingisnotonlyimportantforcompaniesbutalsofor

everyone,forallhumanbeings.Thisisthemostinterestingthingaboutadvertising.

1.Thebesttopictofillinthelineinthefirstparagraphis“

A.TheImportanceofAdvertising

B.MakingMoneythroughAdvertising

C.AdvertisingOurselves

D.AdviceonAdvertisements

2.Thispassagemaybea(an).

A.advertisementB.storyC.speechD.report

3.Accordingtoth