Does your local town have a nickname? If so, what does it say about the area and the people who live there? Many cities are recognized across the world by their unofficial titles. New York is the Big Apple, London is the Big Smoke, and Los Angles is famously called La La Land.

Now, as part of English Language Day on Wednesday, Britain's national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey, and the British linguistics charity (语言学慈善机构) , the English Project, are launching an interactive project which aims to identify the nicknames people use in their daily lives for local places.

“The name that people create for a place forms an emotional connection,” explains Winchester University's Professor Bill Lucas, a supporter of the English Project. “So Basingstoke becomes Amazingstoke, Swindon is known as Swindump and Padstow, hometown of Chef Rick Stein, is nicknamed Padstein.”

Basingstoke is a town in central England. The local nickname, Amaxingstoke, shows that affection that locals seem to have for the area. Swindon, on the other hand, is sometimes called Swindump, showing that some people think it's a dump (垃圾场). Stanford Le Hope in Essex is called Stanford No Hope by locals. And Padstow in Cornwall is so closely connected with the local famous person Rick Stein that it's become known as Padstein.

Since launching the online survey last week, the creators have already received 3,000 alternative titles for places and landmarks.

There is a practical side to the project. Glen Hart, Ordnance Survey's head of research, says the information could be very helpful to the emergency services. For example, “ By having the most complete set of nicknames we could help the emergency services quickly locate the right place, and maybe even save lives,” he says.

21．What's the passage mainly about ?

A．Some stories about nicknames for places.

B．Organizations collect official place names.

C．People have a great affection for their cities.

D．A survey of the nickname for places.

22．Unlike the town Basingstoke, Swindon is a place that________.

A．seems unpleasant to some people                   B．attracts a lot of tourists

C．has few people living there                          D．has a long history

23．What does Glen Hart think of the project?

A．It proves that most nicknames are interesting.

B．It is very helpful to the emergency services.

C．It may help increase the number of nicknames.

D．It has helped prevent deaths from happening.

    假定你是李华，将于今年七月从新星外语学校毕业。你从报纸上得知 B&B 公司要招聘一名英文秘书，你很感兴趣。请写一封求职信，包括下列要点:

    1. 年龄:        2. 学习情况及英语水平:       3. 兴趣和特长:      4. 性格特点.

注意：

1）词数100左右；

3） 开头语和结束语己为你写好

2)分段合理，尽量多用本学期的单词、短语和句型。

3）使用主题句、支撑句和连接词（胶水词），使观点清晰、理据有逻辑性、展开连贯。

4)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/Madam,

     I learned from the newspaper that _________________________________________________  

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                                                                        Yours Sincerely

                                                                            Li Hua

1.和许多女人比起来，她真是非常幸运了。(compare to)

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2.      没有理由再进一步争论了，这没有太大作用。

(There is no point in doing)

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3.毫无疑问你从那部电影中学到了很多东西。

(There is no doubt that)

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4.直到天黑他才下班回来。(强调句式，not until)

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5.如果我过去好好学习，现在我就会是一个好学生了。(虚拟语气)
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Guinness World Records has long been recording some of the most amazing and astonishing travel and tourism facts. Here we are sharing some of the most unbelievable [Z-X-X-K]record-breaking accounts, all fully fact-checked and Guinness-approved.

Largest Ice Structure----The Ice Hotel in Sweden

Each year, the ice hotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, is rebuilt from blocks of frozen ice from the nearby River Torne. Covering an area of 5,500 square metres, the hotel is unsurprisingly open seasonally, from December to March, when it melts away. In2015,the hotel celebrated its 25^th anniversary, complete with an ice bar, an ice church and ice bedrooms- one even featured a London Tube carriage made entirely of ice.

Tallest Waterfall-Angel Falls , Venezuela

The largest waterfall by vertical(垂直的)area may be Victoria Falls, which sit on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, but it’s South America that’s home to the world’s tallest.

Angel Falls, located in Bolivar, Venezuela, has an impressive, uninterrupted drop of 807 metres.

It was actually named after the American pilot, Jimmie Angel, who first recorded it in his logbook on November 16,1933.

Largest Area of Glowing Sea-Indian Ocean, near Somalia

Bioluminescence(生物体发光)is the production and emission of light by a living thing and can be used to explain the surprising phenomenon(现象)of “glowing oceans.”

It was in 1995 that scientists detected glowing sea in the Indian Ocean-just off the coast of Somalia-via satellite, The water was more than 250 kilometres long, and it was all thanks to the bacteria called phytoplankton.

Most Expensive Hotel Room-The Royal Penthouse Suite at Geneva’s Hotel President Wilsom

This particular suite is just the ticket, costing as much as US$83,000(£53,760)per night.

But the high price will gain you access to 12 bedrooms and 12 marble bathrooms across 18,000 square feet.

25. Where is the tallest waterfall situated?

A. Between Zimbabwe and Zambia                B. In South America

C. In northern Europe                                  D. In South Africa

26. What can we learn about the largest area of glowing sea?

A. It was first recorded in 1933                           B. It was named after an American pilot

C. It was first detected by satellite                       D. It is the only sea that is glowing

27. What can you experience if you go to the Royal Penthouse Suite at Geneva’s Hotel President Wilson?

A. The most beautiful natural scenery                   B. The most expensive and luxurious suite

C. The largest and most powerful waterfall           D. The largest rooms

28. Where might we find this text?

A. In a cultural book                                    B. In a travel magazine

C. In a fashion magazine                           D. In an instruction book

This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his  61 (puzzle), his three-year-old son was  62 (happy) hammering dents(凹痕) into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp(果浆汁) as   63  (punish). When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

 64   the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to cut the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy  65    (wake) up from the operation and saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, “Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck.” Then he asked, “  66 when are my fingers going to grow back?”

The father went home and committed suicide.

Think about this story   67   next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first  68    you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can  69  (repair). Broken bones and hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is   70  (great) than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will impress us forever.

When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn't very   25   about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn't catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept   26   him why. He always answered, "Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to    27    like a fish. " I remember being even more upset then because, "I'm not a fish!" I didn't know    28    to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think   29   what a fish does?

As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really    30   . So, I read some books on fish. And I even    31   the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I    32    that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water   33  . That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water    34   the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunshine than in the shade. The more I understood fish, the more I became   35   at finding and catching them.

When I grew up and entered the business world, I   36   hearing my first boss say, "We all need to think like sales people." But it didn't completely make   37   . My dad never once said, "If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman. " What he said was, "You need to think like a fish. " Years later, with great efforts to    38    long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like    39   . It is not an easy job. But I'm trying my best to learn to think as they do to serve them better.

25. A. amusing        B. annoying             C. surprising       D. confusing

26. A. showing        B. telling              C. asking           D. teaching

27. A. act        B. think                C. practice     D. predict

28. A. when       B. where            C. why          D. how

29. A. hold       B. influence            C. attract      D. discover

30. A. meant          B. planned              C. arranged         D. did

31. A. visited       B. joined               C. passed       D. called

32. A. believed  B. guessed              C. learned      D. concluded

33. A. temperature    B. quality          C. depth        D. surface

34. A. until          B. though           C. unless           D. because

35. A. creative      B. upset                C. puzzled          D. effective

36. A. disliked       B. remembered       C. minded       D. considered

37. A. history        B. change           C. sense            D. progress

38. A. improve    B. pay              C. cancel       D. record

39. A. businessmen    B. salesmen             C. customers    D. producers

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：每处错误及其修改均限一词。

71. Every time when we think of Roy, we have to admit that he is a wise man.

72. There is usually enough space specially reserving for the disabled people.

73. I hope what I have written will be great benefit to someone who may feel the same way.

74. I wonder how relevant chemistry is to these students, most of them will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway.

75. She is trying to set down some money in case of future use.

76. Brian was terribly cut down when his wife died in an accident.

77. You are the one who taught me how to make difference.

78. I heard this song sung in English when I passed the classroom.

79. I longed to participate the strike activities.

80. The new surroundings are difficult to be put up with.

Parents_______ much importance  to education. They will do their best to give their childrent that priceless gift.

  A. pay      B. apply     C. attach        D. link

My English teacher gave us a horrible job today．She told us what we would have to prepare a ten-minute speech for Tuesday．I can’t stand speaking in front ofthe class．Anyway, I asked my teacher if I could do something different—like a writing report．I told her how nervously I would get when speak before the class．My teacher explained me that she couldn't change that．While she did have some advices．She encouraged me to get to work right away．She said if I practice my speech ahead of time，I would feel the more comfortable．As a result of his warm words，I decided to make a try．

    The word “Dutch” originally referred to Germans, and even today, the word "Deutschland" means Germany.    36    The country, which is on the coast of the North Sea between Germany and Belgium is also known as Holland.

     There are many English expressions that include the word“Dutch.”  37   For example, "Dutch courage" means false courage or bravery gotten by drinking alcohol. A "Dutch uncle" is a person who gives unwanted advice. A "Dutch concert" is just a lot of noise and no music. A "Dutch defense" means surrender（投降），although the Dutch never surrendered an inch of their homeland without a heroic fight.

      In these phrases the English imply that the Dutch are cheap and not brave enough.    38     When most people think of Holland, they imagine huge fields of tulips（郁金香），tall windmills（风车）and children wearing wooden shoes一pleasant and positive things. So why did the English take such a contrary view of Holland?

         39    But as the two countries became interested in the East Indies; they competed to control sea routes leading to the East indies and the valuable goods found there. The Dutch and the English fought three wars at sea between 1652 and 1674. In 1667. when the Dutch bravely blocked off the Thames River near London, England, the English were angry!   40    Today relations between the two countries are quite friendly; but the old phrases remain.

A. Most of them have negative meanings.

B . It was during this time that the unfair war of words began.

C. Dutch is one of the closest relatives of both German and English.

D. Take advantage of any Dutch language center as you learn to speak Dutch.

E. Yet the rest of the world views Holland and the Dutch people much differently.

F. Before the 17th century, the Dutch were respected in English writing and language.

G.But in present-day English,“Dutch”refers to people and things coming from the Netherlands.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

  2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I am writing to tell you anything about the transportation in China.Over the past few decades we have developed an amazed network of public transportation.Besides,we have been decided to make efforts to make them much better.I am sure a network will satisfy your needs for traveling everywhere more convenient.People usually chose the means of transportation based with some aspects,such as the cost and the time needed.For example, businessmen are more likely travel by plane or high—speed train to save time while office worker tend to take buses or drive to work themselves.

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

A poor milkman became wealthy by dishonest mean. He had to cross a river daily to reach to the city that his customers lived. He mixed the water of the river generously with the milk that he sold for a good profit. One day he went around collecting what his customers owed to him in order to celebrate a wedding of his son. With the large amount collect he bought plenty expensive clothes and gold jewelry. And while crossing the river the boat turned over and all his valuable purchases were swallowed by the river. The milkman became speechlessly with sadness. At that time he heard a voice that came from the river, “Do not cry. What you have lost are only what you earn illegally through cheating your customers. 

   Now is the best time for Hong Kong shopping lovers, as most shops and markets are having their seasonal sales. With the same amount of money, you can find different kinds of goods in this city. Women, young and old, rarely resist the attraction of this shopping paradise(乐园) at this time of year. Lovers will surely have an exciting Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Time Square or in the western styled bars. Spending your holiday in Hong Kong will be easy too, as several packing tours are available from CZL Travel Service, with four-day tours for less than 15,000 yuan.

Tour  package1(3,200yuan) : a 4-day-tour including three nights’ accommodation(住宿), science helicopter flight, night ferrytour of Victoria Harbor and shuttle bus to the park to view the city at night.

Tour package2(1,880yuan): a 4-day-shopping tour including three nights accommodation, tour to Golden Beach and the Vexwork Museum, shuttle bus to the Peak and shopping opportunities.

Tour package3(1,480yuan): a 4-day-DIY-tour including three nights accommodation in a four-star hotel and total freedom to do what you want, when you want.

21．Which month is the best time for Hong Kong shopping lovers?

A. October.    B. November.    C. January.    D. December.

22．The advertisement is mainly intended to attract people to ________.

A. go shopping in Hong Kong

B. purchase tour packages from CZL Travel Service

C. enjoy Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations

D. visit famous places of interests in Hong Kong

23．If you want to go shopping while visiting the Vexwork Museum, you’d better choose ________.

A. Tour package 1    B. Tour package 3

C. Tour package 2    D. Tour package 1&2

 E-mail, as well as telephones,     ▲     an important part in daily communication.

A. is playing                             B. have played        

C. was playing                                  D. play

HandEnergy is an apple-sized device (设备) that charges your phone anytime, anywhere. But what really makes this thing special is the fact that it uses your own personal energy to do it.

In a time where power-banks (充电宝) and solar-power devices have become mainstream, a device that lets you charge doesn’t sound very special. But while power-banks have to be charged the old fashioned way, and solar-power devices need the sun to store energy, HandEnergy just needs a hand. To get this little guy to produce energy, which it then stores in built-in batteries, all you have to do is hold it in your hand and rotate (旋转) your wrists.

To use HandEnergy, users start by winding a starter ring. This sends a signal to activate the rotor (旋转器), at which point they can start rotating their wrists to keep the rotor spinning. It might sound hard to believe, but the rotor inside HandEnergy spins at an average speed of 5,000 rotations per minute, changing mechanical power into an electric current, and charging the built-in batteries. To charge a device, all you have to do is connect it to HandEnergy using a USB cable.

HandEnergy was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter, raising over $71,000 m one month, and will be available for the masses in May 2018，at a price of $99. One thing is for sure—it beats paying thousands of dollars on a solar-powered charging device.

28. What is HandEnergy used for?

A. Controling an Apple phone.                                     B. Providing power.

C. Burning personal energy.                                               D. Amusing a child.

29. How does HandEnergy produce energy?

A. By exposing it to the sun.

B. By keeping its rotor spinning.

C. By connecting the power source.

D. By opening and closing your hand.

30. Which of the following is the right order?

① Users wind a starter ring.                                               ② The battery is charged.

③ The rotor spins.                                                              ④ Users rotate their wrists.

A. ①②③④                        B. ③①②④                        C. ①④③②                        D. ③④①②

31. What can be inferred about HandEnergy from the last paragraph?

A. It is sort of expensive.

B. It has come into market.

C. It is popular with the public.

D. It may have a bright future.

A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. ___1  water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an old man      2     had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man    3  _（give） the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink,smiled__4___（warm）, and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home__5___a happy heart.

After the student left, the teacher let    6    student taste the water. He spit(吐) it out,     7  （say） it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher,” Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like ___8  __?”

The teacher replied,” You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be __9___ （sweet）. ”

We understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from children.   10    it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s 41    , she said she would go. This 42     be the first time that his classmates and teacher 43     his mother and he felt 44     of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that 45      nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 46      why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were 47    by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 48     the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and 49     himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 50      of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked 51     ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “ 52      my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 53     afraid to go in because the fire was 54     , so I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 55      but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 56      the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 57    , but to this day, I have never 58     what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 59      of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 60      for the rest of the day.

41. A. enjoyment    B. disappointment   C. surprise      D. excitement

42. A. would       B. could            C. should      D. must

43. A. noticed      B. greeted          C. accepted     D. met

44. A. sick         B. ashamed         C. afraid       D. tired

45. A. included     B. passed           C. covered      D. shaded

46. A. talk about    B. think about      C. care about     D. hear about

47. A. impressed    B. surprised        C. excited       D. comforted

48. A. in sight of    B. by means of     C. by way of     D. in spite of

49. A. hid          B. protected       C. separated      D. escaped

50. A. understanding  B. reminding     C. hearing        D. learning

51. A. carefully      B. seriously      C. nervously      D. anxiously

52. A. As           B. When         C. Since         D. While

53. A. so           B. much          C. quite         D. too

54. A. out of control   B. under control     C. in control   D. over control

55. A. helpless      B. hopeless         C. senseless     D. useless

56. A. pointed      B. showed          C. wiped         D. touched

57. A. ugly         B. lasting          C. serious        D. frightening

58. A. forgot       B. recognized       C. considered     D. regretted

59. A. honor       B. sense           C. happiness      D. pride

60. A. quietly      B. slightly         C. tightly        D. suddenly

The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage by the UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands and mountains, stretching about 6,700 kilometers from east to west of China. With a history of more than 2,000 years, some parts of the Great Wall are now in ruins or even entirely disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions around the world.

No one can tell for sure when the building of the Great Wall was started, but it is popularly believed that it originated as a military fortification(要塞) against intrusion by tribes on the borders during the earlier Zhou Dynasty. Late in the Spring and Autumn Period, some states extended the defence work to prevent the attacks from other states.

It was not until the Qin Dynasty that the separate walls were connected to form a defensive system by Emperor Qin Shi Huang. After the emperor unified the country in 214 BC, he ordered the construction of the wall. It took about ten years to finish and the wall stretched from Gansu Province to Jilin Province. The wall not only served as a defence in the north but also symbolized the power of the emperor.

Further construction also experienced several dynasties. The present Great Wall in Beijing is mainly remains from the Ming Dynasty. Today, the Great Wall has become a must-see for every visitor to China. Few can help saying “Wow” when they stand on top of a beacon tower and look at this giant dragon. It has become a national pride of Chinese people.

7. The underlined word “appealing” probably means “______”.

A. huge          B. attractive          C. ordinary        D. moving

8. In the Qin Dynasty, ______.

A. the construction of the Great Wall was finished in 204 BC

B. the emperor wanted to invade other minor states

C. the defensive system of the Great Wall was separated

D. the Great Wall began its way from Jilin Province

9. According to the passage, the Great Wall _______.

A. is from the west to the east            B. is as long as 6,700 miles

C. was built in several dynasties           D. was begun in the Qin Dynasties

10. The best title for the passage probably is _______.

A. History of the Great Wall             B. Culture of the Great Wall

C. Construction of the Great Wall         D. Projection of the Great Wall

For the rest of March,a disease will sweep across the US.It will keep kids home from school.  36  Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.

The disease,known as “March Madness”,refers to the yearly 65－team US men's college basketball tournament (锦标赛).  37  Teams compete against each other in a single－elimination (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.

Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness.The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game.Friends compete against friends.__38__ Colleagues against bosses.

Big－name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament.But each year there are dark horses from little－known universities.

This adds to the madness.Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000,for many Americans,is an exciting experience.Two years ago,the little－known George Mason University was one of the final four teams.__39__

College basketball players are not paid,so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves.__40__ About $4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event.According to Media Life magazine,the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising income this year,topping the post －season income of every US professional league,including that of the NBA.

A.Husbands against wives.

B.The players will go all out for the games.

C.But that doesn't mean money isn't involved.

D.College students will ignore piles of homework.

E.People are willing to spend more money on watching it.

F.It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.

G.Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.

 It is reported that there is _____ rise in sea level as _____ consequence of global warming.

A. a; the              B. a; a         C. 不填; the          D. 不填；a