In the following words, which underlined letter has a different sound from the others?

A. attention B. condition C. question

Which word of the following has a different stress from the others?

A. mirror. B. perform. C. medium.

Do you know the Future Science Prize? On Saturday, it announced the 2018 winners in the ______ of life science, physical science, and mathematics and computer.

Nobody can get over difficulties easily. ______ doing research was hard, they still made it. China’s “Father of Hybrid Rice” Yuan Longping ______ the Life Science Prize with Zhang Qifa and Li Jiayang. They all have done pioneering ______ for the country. It includes some new kinds of rice with ______ production and quality(质量). Ma Dawei, Feng Xiaoming and Zhou Qilin received the Physical Science Prize for creative-contributions to the ______ of new catalysts and reactions(催化剂和反应). Lin Benjian got the Mathematics and Computer Science ______ expanding nanoscale integrated circuits (扩展纳米集成电路).

The Future Science Prize is known as China’s “Nobel Prize”. It rewards (奖励) ______ research that was finished in China and has an influence around the world. The prize ______ by a private organization of twelve Chinese businessmen instead of a public one. They hope more public attention can be paid to the country’s development of science.

Scientific development is basic to a better China. This prize will help to make use of the top-computer science technology. What’s more, it encourages people ______ more scientific inventions by themselves. We are all more scientific inventions by themselves We are We are all more scientific inventions by themselves. We are hoping to see more changes in the coming years!

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.A. space B. areas C. rooms

2.A. Because B. Although C. Since

3.A. divided B. shared C. mixed

4.A. skill B. training C. work

5.A. full B. main C. high

6.A. invention B. position C. information

7.A. as B. with C. for

8.A. popular B. excellent C. usual

9.A. set up B. was set up C. was setting up

10.A. to create B. creating C. create

There lived a couple in a small town in Australia. The lady was very talkative(多话的). Usually she kept talking with people on the phone hour after hour when she was alone at home. Once in a blue moon, she hung up in 30 minutes

At the end of every month, when the couple got the telephone bill, the husband was amazed by the cost and he was so worried about this. The lady promised to talk for a shorter time, but she didn’t keep her promise, though she really tried hard.

One Saturday evening, they were dining at the table and the phone rang.

The lady stood up immediately. She ran to the phone and started chatting.

After about 30 minutes, she hang up and came back to the table.

The husband was happy that she hang up in 30 minutes which was a good sign where she normally doesn’t hung up at least for 2 hours. So he asked happily, “________?”

“No, it was a wrong number.” replied the lady.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined words “Once in a blue moon” most probably mean ________.

A. Always B. Sometimes C. Seldom

2.The husband was ________ when he got the telephone bill.

A. happy and excited B. surprised and worried C. angry and crazy

3.When the telephone rang, ________.

A. the lady went to answer the phone at once

B. the husband was not at home

C. the couple were watching TV in the sitting room

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the-passage?

A. The couple lived in a small city in Australia.

B. The lady usually spent at most 2 hours talking on the phone.

C. The phone call was from a stranger that Saturday evening.

5.“________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. Was your friend busy so that she bung up so soon

B. Why did your father hang up first

C. Was it your father or your friend

根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。

1.If Mr. Smith goes to visit Stokesay Castle with his daughter who is 4 years old, he should pay ________ for the tickets.

A. $ 2.50 B. $ 5.00 C. $ 12.50

2.We can visit Stokesay Castle ________ in November.

A. every day B. from Tuesday to Sunday C. from Thursday to Sunday

3.We can ________ in Stokesay Castle.

A. take a walk with a pet dog

B. enjoy tea in the tearoom anytime

C. do some shopping

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the form?

A. Stokesay Castle is in America.

B. We can go to Stokesay Castle to celebrate Christmas Day.

C. Children under five can go into Stokesay Castle for free.

5.Stokesay Castle is open from 10am to 5pm on Tuesday in ________.

A. February B. March C. July

It was the end of June. It was also the end of my soccer life and even the use of my arm. It was a match against Saugus High School. Before half-time, the score was 4-0. Suddenly I had a feeling that something was about to go very wrong. a voice was telling me not to play at that time, but I had to win!

I threw the ball to one of my teammates, but the star player from Saugus got the ball and I began to run at full speed. I got the ball, but also took the player with it on purpose.

A large player from Saugus saw what I did to his teammate and got angry. Instead of slide tackling(铲球), he went just for my leg, and got my arm. My wrist(手腕) got stuck and I felt it broken like a weak stick. I was told by the doctor of Boston Children’s Hospital that “It is the worst break I have ever seen.” He continued to say that I should not play soccer for at least a year.

At first I was lost, angry and in pain. But then I learned that I am more than just an athlete (运动员). When I paid attention to schoolwork instead of soccer, I actually did very well. I also had more time to spend with my family and non-soccer friends. Now I am at peace with the accident. My future i bright and I am trying to succeed at everything.

根据短文内容判断正、误。(注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”)

1.The writer’s wrist was broken badly at the end of July.

2.The large player went for the writer’s legs because he saw what the writer did to his teammate.

3.The accident gave the writer a chance to take up another sport.

4.The writer did well in his school lessons after the accident.

5.From the passage we know that we should never give up because of an unexpected thing in our life.

A well-known saying goes like this, “mind at peace give you coolness”. As the temperature rises day by day, it’s time to create some coolness besides keeping calm.

Chinese people have some traditional ways to reduce the summer heat without air-conditioners (空调). Such ways include healthy food and tools that also help people experience the beauty of summer. Here are some choices which will bring you a surprisingly cool experience.

The first one is plum juice(酸梅汤). It is a traditional healthy drink in summer in Beijing. It can reduce summer heat in the human body. People can have the juice all year round, yet summer is the best time.

The second is a bamboo mat. It is a lovely must-have that can cool your summer with a naturally nice smell. There are many sizes for beds and chairs and so on. It’s really comfortable to lie on a bamboo mat and drink some plum juice while watching TV in summer.

The last one is Chinese fans. Available in many shapes and materials, Chinese fans are special for the water-ink paintings they carry. Fans made of silk were often used by women, especially young unmarried ladies in ancient China. They used fans to hide their mouths or aces when they wanted to avoid showing shyness. If you want to lead a low-carbon(低碳) style of living, a fan is necessary in summer.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined word “mat” in this passage mean “________” in Chinese.

A. 床单 B. 席子 C. 毯子

2.In this passage, the writer talks about ________.

A. food and tools in summer in China

B. some Chinese traditional paintings

C. a low-carbon lifestyle

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

A. People love to do something exciting during a hot summer.

B. There are many Chinese ways to have a cool summer.

C. The summer in China is really cool.

4.It is clear that ________.

A. people can have plum juice only in summer

B. air-conditioners are necessary for every person in summer

C. Chinese girls in the past were rather shy

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. How to Keep Cool and Calm Down.

B. An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Cooling Ways.

C. Quick Ways to Reduce the Summer Heat.

从A～G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。(选项中有两项是多余的)

(At the restaurant)

A: Good evening, sir. Welcome to our restaurant.

B: Good evening. I booked a table for three this afternoon. I’m Mr. Black.

A: OK. 1.

(At the table)

A: Here is the menu. 2.

B: Yes. 3.

C: I’d like dumplings with seafood.

B: What about you, Susan?

D: Er, 4.

A: Beijing Duck in our restaurant is very delicious. Would you like some?

B: OK. And some vegetables, too. 5.

A: All right. Please wait a moment.

A. May I take your order now?

B. This way, please.

C. Is that all?

D. I’d like noodles with beef.

E. What would you like, dear?

F. I’d like a table by the window.

G. That’s all.

A. May I take your order now?

B. This way, please.

C. Is that all?

D. I’d like noodles with beef.

E. What would you like, dear?

F. I’d like a table by the window.

G. That’s all.

Dear Mr. Liu,

On the moment of graduation from my junior middle school, I would like to thank you most sincerely for everything you did for me and my classmates in the past four years. It was you who make learning not a job but a joy. It was you who helped me to discover what I did best. You have helped us learn from failure, discover strength(力量) in difficulties. You, as my teacher, gave me words, images, ideas from which to build my life. Whatever I built, you helped to lay the foundations(基础). As you can understand the sadness, the excitements and the joys of the children in the class, you are the person I can always trust and turn to when life gets difficult.

You have been more than kind, and I won’t ever forget it. Please accept my thanks for improving me so much, especially in your math class.

Yours,

Helen

任务1：阅读短文(B)，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

1.c________ a person who is in the same class as you at school.

2.l________ put sth. in a position

任务2：阅读短文(B)，完成同义句转换，每空一词。

Whatever I built, you helped to lay the foundations (基础).

3.________ ________ what I built, you helped to lay the foundations(基础).

任务3：根据短文(B)内容简答问题。

4.How long has the writer studied with the teacher, Mr. Liu?

____________________________________________________________________________________

5.Why does the writer always trust the teacher and turn to when life gets difficult?

____________________________________________________________________________________

6.Is the teacher a math teacher or an English teacher?

____________________________________________________________________________________

根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。

Most people know what a giraffe looks like. They’re tall, and famous for their long necks that allow them to reach the leaves at the top of the trees that other animals can’t reach. With its 6-foot-long legs and 6-foot-long neck a giraffe can grow over 18 feet tall. That’s almost as tall as a two-floor building! Even a baby giraffe has a long neck and long legs. In fact, a baby giraffe can be feet tall at birth and can stand up in an hour. A giraffe’s heart is also long, with a heart being up to two feet. It takes a strong heart to move blood up the long neck into the brain. The giraffe has special valve(瓣膜) in its blood vessels((血管). These valves prevent blood from rushing to the head when the giraffe bend low to drink. The giraffe must spread its long legs apart so that its long neck can reach the water. Since it can’t protect itself when in this position, it doesn’t drink very often. They wisely choose plants to get water. And speaking of food that a giraffe likes best is the leaves of acacia trees(金合欢树).