Fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词， 首字母已给）

Free-diving is diving underwater, holding your breath, without the use of equipment. In ancient times people had to free-dive to get food, such as fish and shellfish. Free divers also c 1. treasures lying at the bottom of the ocean. The Mediterranean Sea, south of Europe, had many trading ships passing through. Often ships sank, sometimes because of storms. They would swim down to the shipwreck and try to lift the most precious pieces. In modern times, free-diving is part of many different a2.such as underwater photography and spearfishing. Sports such as underwater football, rugby and hockey also involve free-diving.

The most dangerous free-diving is practised by a small group of extreme sportsmen and sportswomen who swim very deep. They aim to go to great depths and d3. for a long time on a single breath, wearing only a wetsuit. Deep under the water it is cold and black. The weight or pressure on your body is much h4. than that at the surface. That weight, and going so long on only one breath, can cause a person to become unconscious（无意识的）because of a lack of oxygen, and then die.

Why do people want to take part in a sport that is so dangerous?

You need to be fit to swim so deep, but you also need to be very strong mentally（精神上）. At first it is difficult to sink. You have to stay c5. and even slow your thinking. But finally the air is pushed from your body, and you start to sink. It is as if the water were d 6. you down. This is a very peaceful feeling.

Natalia wrote many poems about her love of being in the deep blue ocean. She felt at one with nature there, as if in an ancient space. She would go into a deep state of being quiet and thinking before she went into the water. She would leave b7.her the stress of life, which she called “surface fuss”. According to Natalia, when you stop breathing, most of your body’s functions stop. It is as if time itself stopped.

D.Answer the questions （根据以下内容回答问题）

“Oh boys, don’t throw stones at the poor bird,” said an old grey-headed man, “Sir,” said a little fellow, “she makes such a loud noise that we can’t suffer from her.” “Yes, but she uses the voice which nature gave her, and I am afraid the stone will rebound（弹回）, and hurt you as long as you live!” “Rebound! We don’t understand you, sir!” “Well, come and I will tell you a story.”

“Fifty years ago, I was a boy like you. I used to throw stones until I became very accurate. One day I went to work for an old couple. They were very kind to everybody and everything. Few had so many birds making their nests under the roofs of their houses. The birds seemed to love the couple. For seven years a bird had come, after the long winter was over, and built her nest in the same place, and raised her young chicks there. She and her mate had just returned when I went there to work, and the couple welcomed them heartily. The bird hopped hopped about as if glad to be back. During the day, I thought I would try my skill upon her. She sat on a pole and looked at me trustfully. I found a nice stone, and I threw it with my utmost skill. It struck the bird on the head and she droped dead!”

“I was sorry when I saw her fall. But the deed was done. I said nothing to the old couple about it. But one of their grandchildren told them what I had done. Though the couple never said a word to me, I knew that they were deeply saddened by my cruelty. I could never look at them in the face afterwards. Oh, that I should have told them how sorry I was!”

“They have been dead many years, and so has the poor bird; but don’t you see how that stone rebounded, and hit me? How much the memory of it has hurt me! My dear boys, I would pay a great deal today if I could release from my present feeling! For fifty years I have remembered it. I have never spoken of it before; but if what my words will prevent you from throwing a stone that may rebound, I will be happy.”

1.What kind of skill did the author get when he was a boy?

2.How can we know that the bird was happy to meet the couple again?

3.Why couldn’t the author look at the couple in the face afterwards?

4.According to the author, what would hurt the boy for lifetime if he threw stones at the bird?

5.Why did the author tell his story to the boy?

6.What would the boy probably do after hearing the author’s words? (At least two things)

Writing （作文）

Write at least 60 words about the topic “My new way(s) to ” （请以“我 的新方法”为题， 写一篇不少于 60 个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

在你的日常的学习生活中，你习惯于老方法做某事。有一天你尝试使用新方法，结果发现效果更好。请你举例简单叙述使用什么新方法、做了什么事、介绍新方法的优点以及谈谈给你的感想。

（注意：文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名以其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）

John was waiting for a girl at the station. She was his pen pal. She had helped him a lot both in school and life. They planned their first meeting for 7:00 pm at the train station.

"You'll find me easily, "she wrote, "by the red rose on my coat." So at 7:00 pm, he was in the station looking for a girl wearing red rose.

A young woman was walking toward him. She was wearing a green coat and was everything that he hoped the girl would be. But there was no red rose. Then a plain-looking（相貌平平的）woman walked past him. .She was well past 40. On her coat there was a red rose.

He didn't hesitate（犹豫）. "I'm John Blanchard and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me. May I take you to dinner?" he asked.

The woman had a kind smile on her face. "I don't know, what this is about, dear," she answered, "But the young lady in the green coat just asked me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was a kind of test! "

1.How could John find the girl according to their plan?

A.She would wear a green coat. B.She would be young and good-looking.

C.She would wear a red rose on her coat. D.one would wear plain clothes.

2.The girl did the test to see if John ___________________.

A.came to the meeting on time B.was young and handsome

C.could find her easily D.judged people on their looks

3.Which of the following words can best describe the girl?

A.Plain-looking. B.Clever. C.Outgoing. D.Selfish.

A young man was driving down a suburban（郊区的）street, going a bit too fast in his new car. There were many kids playing between the cars parked on the side of the street.

As his car passed, a child suddenly appeared and threw a brick at the car. The man stopped the car and jumped out. He grabbed the kid and shouted at him, "What are you doing?" He was very angry, "That's a new car. It will be expensive to fix the damage you did with that brick. Why did you do it?"

"I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do! It's my brother." he said, "he fell out of his wheelchair. I can't lift him up. " The boy asked the man, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me. "

The young man swallowed（吞咽）and said nothing. He lifted the kid's brother back into the wheelchair. Then the little boy pushed his brother towards their home.

The young man did not repair the dent（凹痕）in his car. He kept it to remind（提醒）himself not to, through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick to get his attention.

Sometimes, when you don't make the time to listen, life throws a brick at your head.

1.Why did the young man become angry, according to Paragraph 2 ?

A.He drove the wrong way. B.A brick was thrown at his car.

C.A child blocked his way. D.Something was wrong with his car.

2.The boy threw a brick at the car because ________________.

A.he didn't like the car B.he hated the driver

C.he needed the driver's help D.he wanted to get a ride

3.The dent in the car reminds the young man is ______________.

A.slow down to help those in trouble B.go through life fast

C.get others’ attention D.keep the boy’s brick

4.What do you think of the young man?

A.Strict. B.Smart C.Humourous. D.Helpful.

How can you protect yourself if there's an earthquake at school? What should you do if you are caught in a stampede（踩踏）? March 25 this year provides you with a good chance to learn about safety.

This day is called the National Day of Education on the Safety of Elementary and Middle School Students（NDESEMSS）（全国中小学生安全教育日）. The theme of the day this year is to give students more knowledge about safety and make sure their lives safe.

A survey done by the China Youth and Children Research Center showed that school accidents kill more elementary and middle school students than anything else. The main accidents come from stampedes, earthquakes, fires and sports injuries（伤害）.

What can we do to keep ourselves safe? Staying calm（镇静）is the first and most important rule when facing accidents. But different accidents have different self-protection advice.

A stampede is possible anywhere. The larger a human crowd gets, the more likely stampedes become. When students around you begin to push, stand still and try to hold onto something, or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves. If you fall down in a moving crowd, cover your head with both hands. Lean to one side, curl up your body and bend your legs.

Earthquakes are common natural disasters（灾难）. When you feel the ground shake, drop down, take cover under a desk and hold on. You should stay indoors until the shaking stops. If you are outdoors, don't stay near buildings, trees or power lines.

When there's a fire, follow the teachers' instructions, leave the classroom quickly and use a piece of cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don't breathe in smoke.

1.What's the theme of NDESEMSS this year?

A.To give students more knowledge about safety and make sure their lives safe.

B.To give students more knowledge about health and make sure they eat healthily.

C.To give students more knowledge about science and make their study better.

D.To give students more knowledge about accidents and make them run away.

2.What should you do first when accidents happen according to this passage?

A.Run away. B.Stand there. C.Keep calm. D.Cry loudly.

3.According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Car accidents kill the most elementary and middle school students of all accidents.

B.When there's a fire, you should use cloth to cover your mouth and nose.

C.If you fall down in a moving crowd, you can do nothing but wait there.

D.When an earthquake happens, you should stay near buildings or trees.

4.If the writer continues to write this passage, what will he write about?

A.The changes of fires. B.The reasons of accidents.

C.Sports injuries. D.Smoking disadvantages.

During the time it takes you to read this sentence, the population of the world have grown by ten. That may not sound much, but it is 14,000 people in an hour.

Most of these new people were born in “developing countries”. 1. In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average（平均）, only one or two children. 2. In the developing countries, more than one billion people already live below the poverty（贫困）line. 3. Children get little or no time at school and people suffer （遭受痛苦）from many kinds of diseases.

The UN has said that the worlds' population will reach 12. 5 billion people by the year 2100. Many experts are worrying that so fast population growth could have very bad results. 4.

根据短文内容, 从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有一项多余。

A. These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing.

B. One of the main reason is the change of the lifestyle.

C. These countries are found in much of Africa, South America and parts of Asia.

D. It could hurt the environment and increase the number of poor people.

E. But in the developing countries, many women have five or more children.

完形填空

Last year, I went to Belgium from the UK to teach English. It was interesting and I _________ that there are some big differences in schools between Belgium and the UK.

In the UK, students _______ wear school uniform（校服）. I think it’s good. This is why. If students all wear the same clothes, they will feel less excluded (被排斥的) because everyone _______ the same. Also it is nice to wear school uniform because you don’t have to _______ what to wear in the morning. This saves a lot of time. _______, the students in Belgium don’t wear school uniform.

Another difference I found is also about _______. Teachers dress in a more relaxed way in Belgium. They wear jeans and sports shoes, for example. In the UK, _______ always dress much more orally ( 正式地）to work in a school.

As I worked with older students aged from 16 to 18. I _______ noticed that they had a lot more subjects than I did at their age. In the UK, at 16 you enter "sixth form" and you have to _________ only three to four subjects. Some people like this. But others feel that it is too ________ to make such a big choice, because the subjects you choose will have an impact（影响）on what you can study at university.

1.A.wished B.suggested C.noticed D.promised

2.A.must B.mustn’t C.may D.can't

3.A.hears B.feels C.looks D.shows

4.A.set up B.put away. C.point at D.think about

5.A.Finally B.However C.Later D.Suddenly

6.A.clothes B.food C.festivals D.weather

7.A.pupils B.coaches C.teachers D.drivers

8.A.never B.also C.sometimes D.only

9.A.remember B.lose C.compare D.choose

10.A.early B.busy C.old D.rude

用括号内所给单词的正确形式题空

April 10, 2019 is a remarkable day. The whole world felt 1. (excite) on that night. For the first time in history, people saw the picture of a black hole. The picture became popular 2.(quick). But attention soon turned to Katie Bauman a computer scientist. 3.(with) her efforts, the historic picture wouldn't be possible.

4.(take) a picture of the black hole is not easy. It's like taking a photo of an orange that is on the moon (月球). Many 5. (science) kept trying. However, no one was 6. (success).

These difficulties didn't stop Bouman from trying. Three years ago, she started 7. (work) on a special computer programme. Over the years, she improved the programme many times. Finally, it turned telescope data（望远镜数据）into the black hole picture.

Bouman then became famous for her work. People thought she was one of the 8. (great) women. The young woman, however, said the efforts of her workmates 9.(be) important. "None（没有一个）of us could do it alone. " she told reporters.

“Do you want to make history as Bouman did? Just work hard towards your dream. One day, you 10.(make) the impossible possible, too.

翻译句子

用括号内所给的词或短语, 将下列句子译成英语。

1.当他试图找到这条蛇时, 他的手开始剧烈疼痛起来。(when)

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2.村庄和农场越来越大, 侵占了动物的土地和森林。(take away)

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3.夏秋季节时常有风暴。(from time to time)

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4.这个建议不错, 你都可以当医生了。( such ...that … )

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