Those laws no longer exist, thanks to the civil rights movement (民权运动). People stood up and asked for a change in the laws.

On Aug 28, 1963, the civil rights movement reached its height with a march (游行) in Washington, D.C. It attracted around 250,000 people to the Lincoln Memorial (林肯纪念堂). At the march, Martin Luther King J. made his famous I Have a Dream speech. In it, he said: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content (内容) of their character.” Those words remain famous to this day.

After the march, King and other civil rights leaders met with US President John F. Kennedy and vice—president Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House.

In 1964, following the assassination (刺杀) of Kennedy, president Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. The law gave all Americans equal rights in working, voting (选举) and the use of public facilities (设施).

Since the march in Washington, 50 years has passed. Much progress has been made. Barack Obama became the first African—American president in 2009, and his second term ended in 2016. But there is still work to be done.

【1】请将以下事件按照发生顺序进行排列，只填写字母代号。__________

a. Kennedy was assassinated.

b. People had a big march in Washington.

c. An African—American man has been elected president twice.

d. King met with John Kennedy and Johnson.

e. President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law.

【2】回答问题“Hong long has Barack Obama been the president of America?”

【3】翻译短语“equal rights”__________

【4】根据短文内容填空，每空一个单词。

(1) In the early 1960s, laws are u__________ to black people. T__________ to the civil rights movement. People stood up and asked for a change in the l__________.

(2) On Aug 28, 1963, Martin Luther King made a s__________ “I Have a Dream” whose words remain famous t__________.

(3) A__________ the assassination (暗杀) of Kennedy, President Johnson s__________ the Civil Rights Act into law.

Chicago is very well known for its art and culture. In fact, TripAdvisor says that the Art Institute of Chicago is the No. 1 place to visit in the city. It is not only a school, but also a world—class art museum.

If you don’t feel like visiting a museum, your best choice is to go to Millennium Park. This is one of my personal favorites. This park holds the famous Cloud Gate, and it looks kind of like a big reflective (反光的) bean. Many people enjoy taking photos in its reflection.

Chicago also offers other fun things to do. If you enjoy heights, go visit the famous Willis Tower! You can go up to the top of it and step out onto a glass box. You’ll be standing over the city, but don’t worry — it’s completely safe. Doesn’t Chicago sound like a fun city?

【1】回答问题If you have one day off in Chicago, what will you do for fun? Why?

【2】找出划线单词“it”所指代的内容。

【3】从文中找出与“The population of Chicago is just smaller than New York and Los Angeles in the US.”意思相同或相近的句子。

【4】翻译句子“Chicago is very well known for its art and culture.”

【5】请给文章拟一个标题。

【1】Now people hope to eat healthy and begin to care about the __________ (安全) of the food.

【2】Among all the competitors, Bob did __________ (差).

【3】After so many __________ (月) practice, Peter finally over came his shyness.

【4】There was nothing much to do on the farm __________ (除了) read.

【5】Some parents tell their kids not to speak to __________ (陌生人).

achieve, ring, sit, deal with, complete

【1】When I studied abroad, I __________ all the problems alone.

【2】Factory workers will go on with the rest of the work until it __________.

【3】Look! The Taylors __________ at the table for Christmas dinner.

【4】—Why didn’t you come yesterday?

—I did. I __________ the bell for a long time but nobody answered.

【5】I believe my dream __________ sometime in my life.

Recently, twittering has been a so popular tool for us to share everything we experienced online.

Whatever you do, wherever you go or whoever you are, twittering is always the first space you seem to go into and share you joy. 【1】 Or do we just do them for twittering to get others’ attention?

As far as I am concerned, most of people just twitter everything to get other’s attention. 【2】 Several days ago, one of my friends invited me to have dinner with her in a newly opened restaurant. It’s so hard to get a reservation so the minute we sat at the table, we couldn’t wait to order all the specials here. Soon our dinner was ready. 【3】 The reason is that she needed to take a photo of each dish and post it. After about five minutes, I was finally allowed to eat. But some of the dishes had become cold and lost its original flavors. That’s just one of my embarrassing experiences caused by twittering. 【4】

Besides, twitter is a just way to help us enjoy the life better but not a way to make up our life. 【5】 They try to post all the good sides of a matter, leading others to ignore the hidden things. As a result, people need to know how to tell the differences between the truth and lies.

In a word, with the development of high technology, more and more social networks will come out and influence our lives. The most important thing is to learn to use them to better our life.

A.Therefore, we should enjoy for life but not the twitter.

B.Some doubt if twitter is a good way to enjoy life.

C.So, do we have various activities for the fun of life?

D.In this way they will lose the chance to enjoy the beauty that awaits them.

E.Lots of people right now are making use of the twitter to post something unreal.

F.As soon as I took the first bite of all the delicious food, my friend stopped me.

【1】What time will the music festival begin?

A.At 9 am.B.At 10 am.C.At 11 am.D.At 1 pm.

【2】What does the underlined word “feature” mean?

A.Entertain.B.Include.C.Keep.D.Look.

【3】Which of the following jobs should be done before the festival?

A.Setting up the gym.B.Welcoming the guests.

C.Cleaning up the gym.D.Helping the performers.

【4】If you want to be a volunteer, you need written permission from.

A.your music teacherB.your parentsC.Ms BraxtonD.any teacher

【5】From the table, we can learn the following EXCEPT .

A.students are welcome to volunteerB.volunteers can help in October

C.some work needs to be done in the eveningD.volunteers can get money after helping

A Frisbee is a disc—shaped piece of plastic. It has rounded edges, and, thanks to physics, this makes it fly ________ the air for long distances.

Usually for a Frisbee game, two or more people simply throw the thing back and forth. They try to ________ it before it flies into a tree or falls to the ground. There are ________ kinds of Frisbee games, like the team sport “Ultimate Frisbee”. But most people in the US still ________ old—fashioned Frisbee.

Walter Frederick Morrison is the inventor of the modern—day Frisbee. He used to ________ a game with his wife on the beach in California — they would throw a cake pan back and forth. Later, they began to sell cake pans on the ________ for 25 cents each (they bought them in shops for 5 cents).

Finally, Morrison re—designed the Frisbee and sold the ________ to a toy company.

Nowadays, ________ you go to a US beach, park or college campus, you will always see a Frisbee flying through the air. With a little practice, almost anyone can pay it well. And, if you don’t have a Frisbee, try a cake pan instead.

【1】A.somewhereB.anywhereC.nowhere

【2】A.beB.amC.is

【3】A.intoB.acrossC.through

【4】A.catchB.takeC.bring

【5】A.othersB.otherC.another

【6】A.expectB.preferC.achieve

【7】A.playB.playsC.playing

【8】A.fieldB.beachC.road

【9】A.toyB.ideaC.pan

【10】A.whenB.whileC.until

A.underB.withoutC.withD.by

At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based l【2】. It dates back several thousand years to the use of animals bones and shells on w【3】symbols were carved(刻) by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in t【4】hanzi.

By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols had become a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system d【5】into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically, leading to different dialects(方言) and characters. This, however, c【6】 under Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty.

Emperor Qinshihuang united(统一) the seven major states into one country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. That writing system was of great i【7】 in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak, they can all still communicate in w【8】. Written Chinese has also become an important method to connect China’s present with its p【9】. People in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times.

Today, Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. As China plays a great role in the world, an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate(欣赏) China’s culture t【10】this amazing language. Written Chinese spreads Chinese culture wherever it goes.

Shenzhou-7 was the third human space flight, which included the first Chinese extravehicular(舱外）activity. It is a milestone（里程碑）during this project. The building of the Tiangong-1 Space Lab, together with Shenzhou-8 to 10 Spacecraft, is expected to complete the rest of the second step tasks, which prepares for China's final goal of building a space station. It is part of Step 3.

After about two years, Tiangong-1 returned to earth in 2013.Tiangong-2 was launched in 2016. It can do many experiments. And then, the Tiangong-3 space station will have astronauts living inside and can develop new types of vegetables and fruits or produce new materials in space. Cargo shuttles（货运飞机）will carry food, space suits and other necessary things into space. To our excitement, the first cargo shuttle named Tianzhou-1 will be sent into space. To our excitement, the first cargo shuttle named Tianzhou-1 will be sent into space late this month.

The goal of having a space exploration station is to be realized by 2020. Then China will be the first country to build its space exploration station on its own. All Chinese look forward to seeing the day.

【1】Who has completed all kinds of space experiments?

______________________________________

【2】How many steps does the China's Space Program experience?

_______________________________

【3】What is the second step of China's Space Program?

_______________________________________

【4】How can the necessary things be sent into space?

_________________________________________

【5】What will be built by China in the future?

_______________________________________________