请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

1. I saw an accident this morning. Luckily, __________ driver of the car wasn’t hurt.

A. a                      B. an                     C. the                    D. /

2. PM2.5 is becoming a serious __________ in our daily life. We should try to solve it.

A. chance                     B. problem            C. opinion             D. program

3.       —Apple Watch is going to be on sale on April 24. Would you like to get one?

—Oh, I’d love to, but I can’t afford it. It’s said that it costs __________¥2,588 and ¥126,800.

   A. between              B. from                 C. with                  D. at

4. —What do you think of your new English teacher?

—She is really __________. She always has a smile on her face and is ready to help us.

A. nervous              B. funny                C. strict                 D. friendly

5. —Remember the first time we met in the school, Lily?

—Of course, I do. You __________ stories to your classmates under a tree at that moment.

A. tell                    B. told                  C. were telling      D. have told

6. ­If you can’t decide which of the two books to borrow, why don’t you take__________? I won’t read them this month.

A. both                  B. all                    C. any                   D. either

7.  —Attention, please! The plane has to be __________ because of the heavy rain!

—Oh, bad luck! We have to wait.

A. put up                B. put away           C. put on        D. put off

8. —Did you see “Running Man” last night?

—Yes. I will never miss it __________ I have something really important to do.

A. if                      B. unless               C. when                D. because

9. —My mother’s birthday is coming. I don’t know __________.

—What about making a birthday cake for your mother? It’s really special.

A. where can I get a gift for her            B. where I can get a gift for her

C. what gift can I get for her                D. what gift I can get for her

10. —Jenny, I’m afraid I might arrive a little bit late for the party.

—__________. We’ll wait for you.

A. Never mind                                    B. You’re welcome

C. I’m afraid not                                 D. That’s right

 

      The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her.

Suzy was an orphan*from Africa. She had just been adopted* by a nice family in town. The ___11___ believed that she should be with American kids. This was the best way for her to learn American ways of life. She was really small for ___12___ age of 12. The boys in my class often made fun of her. She would ___13___ a book to read, with tears dropping on the pages. I looked down at this tiny girl, hoping that I ___14___ help her.

One day, I saw that Suzy looked at a picture of a train in her geography book, and in her notebook, she soon made a ___15___ copy.

I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming Art Festival. So, I took her to see the ___16___ teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had drawn. “Wow, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker. Then she ___17___ a poster* she had painted for the Art Festival. “I need more of these, ___18___ I just don’t have enough time. Could you help me, Suzy?”

On the day of the Art Festival, Suzy’s posters were ___19___ ---- all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.

At the end of the show, Mr Brown, the headmaster, said, “___20___, we have a special prize. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the beautiful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our students           ___21___ them.”

I could hear everyone whispering*, “___22___ in our school could draw that well?”

Mr. Brown waited a while ___23___ saying, “Since this student worked so hard on the posters, she should be given a ___24___, too. This great artist is our new student ---- Suzy Khan!”

Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her an artist’s set. “Thank you,” Suzy cried. Everyone started to clap their hands. I looked at her ___25___ face. I knew then she was going to be all right.

11. A. girl                    B. family                      C. teacher                     D. student

12. A. my                            B. its                            C. his                           D. her    

13. A. buy                    B. leave                        C. open                        D. borrow

14. A. must                  B. could                       C. might                       D. should

15. A. boring                B. strange                     C. useful                      D. perfect

16. A. art                            B. math                        C. science                     D. English     

17. A. laughed at         B. pointed at                 C. paid for                    D. looked for 

18. A. so                      B. and                          C. but                          D. or

19. A. nowhere             B. anywhere                 C. somewhere               D. everywhere

20. A. First                   B. Next                        C. Second                     D. Finally 

21. A. found                 B. received                   C. painted                     D. bought     

22. A. Who                  B. How                        C. What                       D. When

23. A. after                   B. about                       C. before                      D. through

24. A. prize                  B. picture                            C. book                        D. poster

25. A. angry                 B. excited                     C. nervous                    D. friendly           

Recently, a Chinese magazine reported ten most-visited museums in the world. Here are two of them.

 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (short for the Met) is in New York City. It is the largest art museum in the United States and one of the ten largest in the world. The museum was founded* in 1870 and opened on February 20, 1872.

It has a large collection, with more than two million works. The re are not only ancient Egyptian* collections which enjoy more than 4,000 years of history, but also paintings from nearly all the famous European artists. You can also find a large number of Asian, African, and American modern arts in the Met.

 The State Hermitage is in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is one of the oldest museums in the world. The museum was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been open to the public since 1852.

 As a museum of art and culture, the Hermitage has 5 separate buildings with 460 rooms. The fantastic buildings are of great historical importance in themselves. There ar e about 3 million works. The collection shows both ancient and modern culture of Asia, Africa, and Europe.

 

26.   When did the Metropolitan Museum of Art open to visitors?

A. 1764                  B. 1852          C. 1870               D. 1872

27.   The State Hermitage is a museum of __________.

   A. art and history                       B. science and culture

C. art and culture                         D. science and history

28.   Only the Metropolitan Museum of Art has works from __________.

   A. America             B. Asia         C. Africa             D. Europe     

Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour talking to them and feel as if you have known them half your life. These good talkers have something in common. And once we know what it is, we can try to do it ourselves.

First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It's a common question, but it will get things going.” From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.

Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. Your questions should have a point. This helps to tell what kind of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully. Real listening at least means some things. It means not to change the subject of conversation very often. If someone sticks to one topic, you can know that he’s really interested in it. Besides, real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones* of voice. If the voice sounds boring, then, it's time for you to change the subject.

Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the moment of leaving. If you're saying good-bye, you may give him a friendly handshake and say, 'I've really enjoyed meeting you.' If you want to see that person again, don't keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they've known you half their life.

 

29.   Most people will __________ no matter how shy he is. 

A. make you comfortable                           B. become good talkers 

B. ask many questions                            D. answer a question   

30.   You should ________ to know what kind of the person you are talking to.

      A. have business lunche s with him            B. listen to the answer carefully      

       C. share your secret with him                      D. give him a friendly handshake

31.   A real listener is a person who _______.

   A. knows when they should change the topic               B. never changes the subject of the talk

   C. is good at making any topic interesting             D. always makes his voice sound boring

32.   Which of the following might a good talker say while he is leaving?

A. “What did you do this morning?”          B. “I think it’s time to go now. Good-bye!”

B. “The weather is really nice today!”                D. “I am looking forward to seeing you again”

Omar Samra was born in London to Egyptian parents. The family returned to Egypt when Omar was just a few months old. Samra was very sick when he was a little child. A doctor told him that he could become healthier, only if he kept exercising. So he began running, and then boating and playing basketball. However, he found it difficult to keep them up and none of those worked. Later, he soon fell in love with mountaineering, which finally helped him beat the illness.

The first time he tried mountainee ring was at the age of 16 at a summer camp in Switzerland. “It was my first time walking in snow,” he says. “The whole mountain world was new to me, but strangely I felt that I belonged there.”

    In 2007, Omar Samra decided to climb Mount Qomolangma, the world’s highest mountain. When he was 7,300m up Qomolangma, he discovered the dead mountaineer.

'It was early in the morning, and one person from another team went ahead of us. When we got close to him we realized that he died about 10 to 15 minutes before,' he says.

More than 250 people had died trying to climb Qomolangma, because of accidents or illness caused by the high altitude* and low temperatures.

Yet he wasn’t struck down by fear. “I was so scared that I couldn't move,' he says. Finally able to calm down, and knowing that nothing could be done for the man, Mr Samra and his group continued their ascent to the mountain top.

A few days later, on 17 May 2007, Mr Samra, aged 28 at the time, became the first Egyptian who went to the top of Qomolangma.

The dream he had held for 12 years came true. This made him believe that through hard work and beating his fears, a person can achieve whatever he wants, and reach anything he sets his mind to.

 

33.   Which of the sport most possibly helps Samra get healthy?

A. Running.            B. Boating.         C. Playing basketball.              D. Mountaineering.

34.   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Samra didn’t enjoy his first mountaineering at all.

B. Mountaineers might die from the low temperature.

C. Samra gave up climbing when he saw the dead man.

D. Egyptians had been to the top of Everest before 2007.

35.   What does the underlined word ascent probably mean?

A. Moving up.        B. Slowing down.    C. Looking up.                      D. Walking down.

36.   This passage is written to tell us that _______.

A. climbing mountains makes a fit and healthy man

B. it is often very dangerous to climb Qomolangma

C. one can achieve dreams through beating the fears 

D. everyone can climb Qomolangma through hard work

Butterflies* are some of the most beautiful insects in the world. However, what interests the scientists most is not the ir fascinating looks, but how they sense the nature. They use their senses of sight, touch, hearing, smell, and taste to find food, lay eggs in good places, and avoid hungry enemies.

Butterflies have large compound eyes. This allows them to see in all directions without turning their heads. Like most insects, butterflies are very near­sighted. They are more likely to notice a sea of flowers than a single plant. Butterflies do not “see” colors such as red, green, and yellow. They are color blind. But they can sense sunlight, which tells them the direction that the sun is shining. The light presented on many flowers guides butterflies to honey.

How do butterflies smell? Butterflies have a very well-developed sense of smell, but it is not in their noses, since they don't have one. Sense organs* are in their feet, and many other parts of the body. They can help butterflies find their favorite flower honey food.

Do butterflies use their mouths to taste t he food they find? Not really. Butterflies’ feet have sense organs that can taste the sugar in flower honey. They let the butterflies know if there is something tasty. To lay their eggs, some female butterflies carefully choose plants by tasting to find proper places. They feed their babies using a long tube*, and they get all their food from this tube as well.

Butterflies don't have ears. Instead, they “hear” sounds through their wings by sensing changes in sound vibrations*. Sensory hairs are all over butterflies’ body. The hairs are very helpful by letting them feel the environment. For example, the hairs give butterflies information about the wind when they’re flying.

Butterflies may have senses we don't even know about yet, because their body is very different from ours. Therefore, it is difficult to understand when we use our own human senses to study it.

 

37.   Which of the following might a butterfly see first? 

A. A sunflower.            B. Lots of roses.   C. Two red apples.    D. A piece of leaf.

38.   From the passage we know that butterfl ies ____________.

A. can use the nose to find flower honey        B. use mouth to taste sugar in flower honey

     C. can use their feet to feed their babies               D. use hairs to know the direction of wind

39.   The last paragraph tells us ___________.

       A. butterflies have more senses than humans    

       B. butterflies give great help to human beings

       C. it is hard to know all the senses of butterflies

       D. human senses are good for studying butterflies

40.   Which might be the best title for the passage?

A. The Habits of Butterflies                         B. The Life of Butterflies     

C. The Senses of Butterflies                         C. The Beauty of Butterflies

 

Ted是我们学校的外教，他想参加周末开展的各项免费活动， 以下是他问的五个问题（41~45），请从下列周末免费活动信息栏A~F六条信息中找出相应的内容回答他的问题（其中有一项为多余选项）。

_______ 41. When is the spring fashion show in Intime Shopping Ma ll?

_______ 42. Where can I enjoy some traditional Chinese food?

_______ 43. What can I find in the open-air craft market?

_______ 44. Who will play the guitar and sing at Songtai Square?

_______ 45. How do I travel to Yunnan with less money?