We all know that we'll meet all kinds of difficulties in our lives in the future．We should learn to be _________ enough to take on any challenge．

A. confident B. modest C. generous D. curious

A 【解析】 句意：我们都知道，在未来的生活中我们会遇到各种各样的困难。我们应该学会有足够的自信去面对任何挑战。考查形容词辨析。A. confident自信的；B. modest谦虚的；C. generous慷慨的；D. curious好奇的。根据句意：我们应该学会有足够的____去面对任何挑战，可知此处应填“自信的”，enough修饰形容词应放在形容词的后面，故答案选A。 ...

She had her bag ，and finally she asked the police for help．

A. steal B. stolen C. been stolen D. to steal

B 【解析】 句意：她的包被偷了，最后她向警察求助。考查非谓语动词。A偷，动词原形；B过去式/过去分词；C被动语态；D动词不定式。have sth done是一个常用结构，意思是“使什么被做”，sth.是宾语，所以done是宾语补足语，过去分词表示被动，故答案选B。

It was a real race ______ time to get the project done. Luckily, we made it.

A. over B. against C. beyond D. between

B 【解析】句意：完成这个项目真的是一场和时间的赛跑，幸运的是，我们做到了。over超过；against 反对，对抗；beyond超越；between在两者之间。根据句意可知，做这件事是与时间对抗，和时间赛跑，因此选B合适。

—Peter, will you leave for Great Britain now?

—NO. It will be two weeks ______ I leave here.

A. until B. since C. before D. when

C 【解析】 句意：——彼得，你现在就要出发去英国吗？——不，在我出发之前还有两个星期。考查连词。A. until意思是"直到…才"；B. since意思是"自从…以来"；C. before意思是"在…以前"；D. when意思是"当…时候"。本题是问彼得现在要离开去英国吗？彼得回答说两个星期后离开这儿，不过表达方式不同，这里使用的是：在离开这儿之前还有两个星期；句型“It is/wa...

一Lily， would you like to go to the concert with us？

一Yes， I'd love to I am free． You know I'm fond of music．

A. though B. as C. unless D. if

D 【解析】 句意：——莉莉，你愿意和我们一起去看演唱会吗?——好的，如果我有空的话我乐意去。你知道我喜欢音乐。考查从属连词。A. though虽然；B. as因为；C. unless除非；D. if如果。结合I'd love to 我乐意去，但I am free.是作为前提，也就是说如果我有空就乐意去，结合选项，可知D选项if如果符合题意，故答案选D。

一Audrey Hepurn is one of the greatest actresses in the world! What do you think of her？

一 ． Besides， she is also a great humanitarian．

A. Maybe you're right B. I'm afraid not

C. I can't agree more D. I can't agree with you

C 【解析】 句意：——Audrey Hepurn是世界上最伟大的女演员之一！你觉得她怎么样？——我完全同意。除此之外，她也是一位伟大的人道主义者。考查情景交际。A. Maybe you're right可能你是对的；B. I'm afraid not恐怕不是；C. I can't agree more我完全同意；D. I can't agree with you我不同意你的看法。结合...

Have you ever dreamt about entering the film industry？ Have you ever thought of being a successful film star？ Alex Hibbert and Jaden Piner are _________enough to make their dream come true．

Alex Hibbert and Jaden Piner are kids from Miami， US． They are in the seventh _________at Norland Middle School． But they are ________actors now． They acted in Moonlight， which _________the Best Film at the Oscars． Both of the two kids went to the Academy Awards ceremony．

The _________is about the growing up of a black man Chiron． Hibbert ________the young Chiron． And Piner played Chiron's classmate， Kevin． "Moonlight shows that Miami kids are talented not only in sports，" Piner told Ap． Yes， they are good at _________，too． At school， they have drama class with their teacher Tanisha Cidel． Cidel played a headmaster in the film．

In the drama _________，they crawl on the floor like lions． They also try tongue twisters（绕口令）．Cidel tells kids not to pretend（假装）．She wants _________to be true and be themselves． "The key here is to be real and _________" she said． Now many of the kids will be in more films and TV series． For example， Hibbert will act in a TV series in Chicago．

What will your life be like if you play a role in a film？

1.A. careful B. lucky C. romantic D. stupid

2.A. team B. club C. school D. grade

3.A. sad B. unhappy C. famous D. boring

4.A. took B. won C. made D. missed

5.A. film B. book C. picture D. song

6.A. played B. liked C. helped D. beat

7.A. singing B. acting C. dancing D. swimming

8.A. class B. school C. group D. team

9.A. her B. him C. them D. us

10.A. kind B. friendly C. helpful D. honest

1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.D 【解析】 文章大意：文章主要讲述了诺兰庄园中学七年级的学生Alex Hibbert和Jaden Piner主演的电影赢得了奥斯卡最佳影片奖，文章还介绍了他们在学校的表现以及老师对他们表演天赋的肯定。 1.句意：Alex Hibbert和Jaden...

Hello， 2018! Happy New Year!

Looking back at the past year， what were your highlights？ Maybe you made good marks in your exams． Maybe you won a big prize in your school or company． Maybe you went abroad for further study． Maybe you became a parent．

Whatever it was that you achieved， don't you find yourself wanting more？ That's the reason we keep making New Year's resolutions（决心）一even though， a lot of the time， we can not make all of them come true!

As we wish you all a very happy new year， we also wish you luck with your New Year's resolutions for 2018． Here are five tips to help you keep them． Hope they help! ◆Focus on one task at a time to increase your chances of success． ◆Don't make your resolutions too unrealistic or unavailable．

◆Create a step﹣by﹣step plan， outlining how you're going to achieve your goals．

◆Set daily reminders（提醒）for yourself on your phone or notebook to encourage you．

◆Focus on small changes in behavior and habt， not the end goal itself．

In last week's Chitchat（闲聊），we asked you to tell us about your New Year's resolutions． Let's take a look at some of the highlights on the website..…

1.Where is this passage most likely to be chosen from？

A. A magazine．

B. The Internet．

C. A film．

D. A game show．

2.What does the word "highlights" in Paragraph 2mean？

A. 最精彩的部分

B. 最难忘的部分

C. 最难受的部分

D. 最惊讶的部分

3.Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage？

A. It is impossible for you to make all your resolutions come true in a year．

B. You'd better make a step﹣by﹣step plan in order to meet your goals．

C. You should do some tasks at a time to get success．

D. Setting daily reminders can keep you working hard and not giving up．

1.B 2.A 3.C 【解析】 文章大意：主要是在新的一年，告诉我们如何设定自己的目标并实现它们。 1.考查出处题，根据文中的最后一段In last week's Chitchat ，we asked you to tell us about your New Year's resolutions． Let's take a look at some of the ...

Being a teenager can be challenging， but it can also be exciting． You're becoming more independent（独立的）and making decisions for yourself． You are also bearing to take risks and solve problems better． And changes are happening throughout your body， even in your brain．

The changes in your brain are influencing how you develop into an adult． Imagine the structures（结构）of your brain is like a big road map． Lots of roads lead to different destinations（目的地）． When you were a child， as you learnt new things， your brain created more and more roads to different destinations． By the time you become a teenager， many different roads lead to the most important places on the map． Now your brain's job is to make that map more efficient（有效的）．

As a result， your experiences as a teenager actually influence the way that your brain develops． If you spend hours playing video games， what skills do you use？ You learn to see something with your eyes and respond（作出反应）to it with your hands． As you develop those skills， your brain is making sure that the roads leading to them are especially fast and efficient． So， your video﹣game playing could be preparing you for a career such as a pilot．

This is a great time for you to practice new skills and discover what you're good at and try what you love doing． Go out and try different activities， and stick to them if you think they are useful． Remember that with everything you do， you're shping your brain for the future．

1.What happens as children learn new things？

A. Their brains make the maps more efficient．

B. The structures of their brains are like big road maps．

C. Many different roads lead to the most important places．

D. Their brains create more roads to different destinations．

2.What's the writer's advice for teenagers？

A. Teenagers should experience more and stick to the useful activities．

B. Teenagers should play more video games in order to be a pilot．

C. Teenagers should work harder and more efficiently．

D. Teenagers should learn to be more independent．

3.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage？

A. Ways of Chnging Your Brain．

B. Making Decisions for Yourself．

C. Developing Your Brain for the Future．

D. Changes Happening in Your Brain．

1.D 2.A 3.C 【解析】 文章大意：这是一篇日常生活类阅读，主要介绍作为一个年轻人要具有挑战性，这样去锻炼你的大脑，去学习冒险和更好地解决问题。尝试练习新技能，在好时间做喜欢的事情，尝试不同的活动，并坚持下来，这对塑造你的大脑，对你未来的发展有好处。 1.细节理解题。根据第二段第二行When you were a child as you learnt new...

The businessman traveled far and worked hard until， finally， it was time to set off home． He packed all the presents he had bought， but decided to get a fresh rose for his youngest daughter called Bella when he was closer to home． On his journey home， a terrible storm came．

Luckily， the businessman found a place to shelter（躲避）．He ran to the door． To his surprise， it was open but the house seemed empty． It looked warm and welcoming． In he went．

"Is there anybody home？" he called． But there was nobody to be seen or a sound to be heard． Tired and wet， the businessman sat down by the fire．

Invisible（无形的）hands gave him warm drink and good food． Invisible hands put a cushion（垫子）behind his head． He couldn't believe his eyes． "I must be dreaming，" he thought．

Next morning， the businessman awoke and remembered he had to get a rose for Bella． In the garden， he found a beautiful rose bush． He started to dig up a small part of it． Then he heard a terrible roar（咆哮），"How dare you take my rose!"

Suddenly， a great hary beast（野兽）appeared， roaring loudly．

"Please don't hurt me!" begged the businessman． "I'll do anything．" "Then you must promise to send me the first creature（生物）you see when you get home．" "Aha!" thought the businessman， "I will see the chickens around my door first．" So he gave his promise．

Sadly， the first creature he saw was not a chicken， a cat or a dog． It was Bella， who came running out to greet him． The businessman went as pale as moonlight． He told her the whole story． Bella did not think twice． "A promise is a promise，" she said． （To be continued…）

1.What present did the father want to give his youngest daughter？

A. A book．

B. A cushion．

C. A chicken．

D. A rose．

2.Which is the right order according to the story？

①He got some nice drink and food， then had a good sleep．

②He bought some presents for his daughters．

③He promised to send the first creature he met to the beast．

④He went into a warm house because of the terrible storm．

A. ①④②③

B. ②④①③

C. ③④①②

D. ④①③②

3.We can tell from the last paragraphthat Bella would ．

A. plant the rose in her garden

B. keep her father's promise

C. hate her father

D. go to kill the beast

1.D 2.B 3.B 【解析】 文章大意：主要描述了一个男人旅行回家途中，遇到了可怕的暴风，在躲避中，得到了免费的食物，第二天他看见了玫瑰花，摘了一些，但一只怪兽要求他回家看到的第一个生物要送给怪兽，没想到看到的第一个是他的女儿… 1.考查细节理解题，根据文中的第一段 but decided to get a fresh rose for his youngest ...