In today's world of smart phones and laptops, most people have at least one time-telling thing with them. Since these digital products are so common, is time running out for the 500-year-old watch? According to some consumers, the answer is yes. New Jersey teenager Charlie Wollman says a watch is “an extra piece of equipment with no necessary function.” Many young adults think so and use their smart phones to tell time. It is said that fewer young people wear watches today than ten years ago. As a result, some people say that the watch industry is at a crossroads.

    However, watchmakers optimistically say that watches redeem popularity when consumers reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they are willing to spend money on a quality watch that doesn’t just keep good time. Fifty years ago, watchmakers took pride in their products’ accuracy. But in recent years, the watch industry has changed itself into an accessory(配饰) business. And today, the image a watch conveys has become more important than the time it tells.

       “Complications” — features that go beyond simple timekeeping — are an important part of a watch’s image. Today’s watches offer lots of features that meet almost any personality. These features include compasses, USB drivers, and even other functions that measure the effectiveness of golf swings!

    Creativity also plays a key role in designing today’s watches. For example, Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash makes watches that don’t even look like watches. The company’s popular Shinshoku model uses different color lights to tell time. It looks more like a fashionable bracelet than a watch.

    Whether a watch conveys fashion sense, creative talent or a love of sports, consumers want their watches to stand out. Nowadays, everyone has the same kind of gadget（小玩意） in their bags, so people want to make a statement with what’s on their wrists. Will this interest in wrist fashion last? Only time will tell!

28. What can we know from the first paragraph?

       A. As most people see, watches are out of fashion.        

       B. Some people feel that watches have been of no use.                                  

       C. The watch industry will close down sooner or later.

       D. There are so many choices of watches for teenagers today.  

29. According to the passage, what image does a watch convey nowadays?

       A. It simply tells time.

       B. It appeals to many teenagers.

       C. It has many complex functions.

       D. It has an impact on creativity and imagination.

30. Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash is mentioned in Paragraph 4 to _________.

       A. show why Shinshoku watches are popular      

       B. advertise Shinshoku watches made by Tokyoflash    

       C. tell that today’s watches need more imagination

       D. make a comparison between watches and bracelets

31. What may be the best title for the passage?

       A. Watches Tell More Than Time

       B. Japanese Watches Stand Out   

       C. Watch Industry Is in a Bad Situation

       D. Watches Are Becoming Less Popular      

 It was when he took a job in a company ______ he began to learn English.

A. that                         B. when                       C. which                      D. where 

 The limits of a person’s intelligence, generally speaking, are fixed at birth, but ________he reaches these limits will depend on his environment.

A. where                  B. whether

C. that                   D. why

    A trip across the Pacific will guarantee you a different experience with a tipping culture you’ve never come across in China.
    In the US, giving a little    41  money to service workers on top of your bill is a common   42   .
    Though US national law   43 that businesses pay workers at least $7.25 (45 yuan) per hour, employees receiving tips—often waiters and waitresses—are the exceptions. They  44  only receive $2.13 an hour, and tips   45  the difference. As the Wall Street Journal put it, “The American system of tipping holds the promise of great   46  for waiting staff.”
    So how should you tip if you are in the US?
       47   you pay tips as a percentage of the bill. Offering an extra 15 percent of the  48 to the waiter or waitress in a restaurant and to the delivery man or woman is customary and  49   . You can offer more for great service and less for   50   service.
   Yet there is an   51  . For take-out food, you don’t have to   52   tips for the sellers. Tips are not expected at fast food restaurants, cafés or ice cream shops either, though a tip jar   53   be right by the cash register (收银机). Don’t feel obligated to throw some money in, remembering that it doesn’t hurt. Those workers do not  54   on tips.
    Other service workers also receive tips. For taxi drivers, 15 percent is the norm (标准), 55   if they help with your bags. The same goes for tour guides.
   Today, you can even pay tips on a credit card. When receiving a copy of the bill to sign, you are   56   to fill in how much you’d like to tip.
      57    thinking about when to tip and how much you should tip causes a big  58   for many Chinese people, it’s important to   59   in mind that as long as you show respect and use your reasoning, things will be just    60    .

41. A. good                 B. pocket              C. extra                 D. lucky

42. A. method               B. practice             C. way                  D. agreement

43. A. requires             B. believes             C. hopes                D. agrees

44. A. rarely               B. usually              C. seldom              D. always

45. A. put up             B. take up              C. hold up             D. make up

46. A. praises              B. prizes               C. awards             D. rewards

47. A. Fortunately           B. Naturally            C. Normally           D. Surprisingly

48. A. bill                 B. note               C. check               D. tip

49. A. expected           B. limited              C. illegal               D. casual

50. A. superb              B. poor               C. splendid            D. new  

51. A. example             B. incident             C. exception          D. opportunity

52. A. provide            B. pay                C. charge              D. demand

53. A. need                B. should              C. must                 D. might                                   

54. A. put                 B. live                C. work                D. rely

55. A. less               B. bigger            C. more                 D. smaller

56. A. eager               B. free                          C. willing        D. delighted

57. A. Though             B. Now that                  C. As if                 D. when

58. A. dilemma             B. enjoyment            C. headache           D. change

59. A. stay               B. bear                         C. bring                D. take

60. A. terrible              B. various                     C. valuable             D. fine 

She ______ someone, so I nodded to her and went away.

A. phoned                     B. had phoned        C. was phoning          D. has phoned

（2018·江苏）There is a good social life in the village, and I wish I  _______ a second chance to become more involved.

A．had                                                          B．will have

C．would have had                                         D．have had

   假定你是李华，高考(National Matriculation Test)后想去澳大利亚旅行15天，主要想更多地了解当地文化和大学。给你的澳洲朋友Joe写信，请他根据你的时间和旅行目的对你附件中的行程（itinerary）进行一些修改。

  注意：1．词数120左右；

        2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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We think that life in Chinese high school is an adventure in which we have to survive mountains of homework and exams. Yet would it be 61____ (surprise) if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as stressful and demanding as it is in China?

In US high school, everything 62_____ (record) and graded，including your  grades on quizzes，tests and final examinations. Failing 63_______ (turn) in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps contrary to 64_________ we used to think of the US high school students, they pay great attention to their 65________ (academy) performance to try to get into distinguished university. 66________, they’ll be disappointed after graduation from high school.

 Like university students, US high school students have the 67_______ (free) to choose the courses that most interest 68__________. Even a ninth-grader can sit 69_________ the same classroom as 12th-graders. But this also means he or she has to work very hard, because the teacher will not treat him or her differently just because he or she is a few years 70_______ (young).

The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been before.

But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line.   36   Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes. For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread.  37

If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct(本能 ) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so.   38  If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.

 39  Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it’s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it’s a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else.   40  At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended（冒犯）. It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital(婚姻的) status. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don’t ask such questions.

A. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely.

B. It’s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.

C. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to

the person’s face.

D. Everyone was new to the network once.

E. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.

F. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear.

G. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.

    Do you think that you lack confidence in your daily life? Do you want to be more confident? The following tips will help you build your confidence.

 Look At Yourself—Really look at yourself. Stand in front of your mirror and take a good look.This is really hard for a lot of kids to do，but try—it's important.That's your face that you're looking at and your face is going to be with you for a long time，so it would be really helpful if you would stop worrying so much about it and start liking it.Learning to look at yourself in the mirror and accepting all the good and not so good things about your face is an important step in feeling more comfortable with you and then，with everyone else.

Practice—It needs practice to make your face look perfect.But，if you look at other people's faces，you will see that no one looks perfect.You may think your favorite singer or actor looks perfect，but everyone's idea of perfection is different.Your job is to start seeing the beautiful things about you.It needs practice.You might notice that the expression on your face makes a big difference in how you look.

Dress for Comfort—It's important that clothes make you feel physically and emotionally comfortable.Clothes say a great deal about the person who's wearing them.Kids who want to get along well with others should wear clothes that are similar to what their classmates are wearing.Kids who wear very different clothes can't be welcomed by other kids.

   Hygiene(卫生)—Now that you've paid attention to your face and your clothes，let's work on cleaning.The simple fact is that if a kid smells bad and has dirty teeth，other kids and grown－ups won't want to come too close.

12．The author advises you to look at yourself in order to ________．

A．practise smiling at others

B．help yourself find your beauty

C．accept your face as it is

D．improve your facial expression

13．According to the writer，if you want to make others come close to you，one should ________．

A．take a bath with soap every week

B．brush your teeth at least twice a day

C．wear different clothes from others

D．look at yourself in the mirror every day

14．What would be the best title for the passage?      

A．How to get along with others

B．How to dress beautifully

C．How to show facial expressions.

D．How to build confidence.

15．According to the passage，the expression on your face ________．

A．plays an important role in communicating with others

B．can tell others whether you are polite or not

C．can make you as attractive as singers and actors

D．have nothing to do with your confidence

A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was  41  . She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery（火红的）ball. She was   42  by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls   43  up above in the sky.

The atmosphere   44   her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting   45  ,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be   46  where I am.”

She wondered how her parents would   47  , when she got home after the three days she was   48  . She kept on walking,   49  herself to the bungalow(小房子) where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and   50  . Just in a few hundred meters she would be safe in her house.

It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She   51   she had her favorite sweater on — it kept her really warm. She imagined having it   52   her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed   53  . The outside garden seemed   54  . She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy.

She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a   55   written by her father. It said, “Ellen, there is some coffee   56  . I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she?  She entered her parent’s home. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed,   57  . Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer   58  , something was different. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas.

It felt so good being back home.   59  she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now? You know you got us very, very   60  .”

41. A.disappearing         B.setting                C.rising                 D.shining

42. A.amazed                B.excited               C.disappointed       D.frightened

43. A.moving                B.flying                 C.stepping             D.flowing

44. A.surprised              B.confused            C.relaxed               D.exhausted

45. A.early                    B.cold                   C.warm                 D.late

46. A.wondering            B.knowing             C.ignoring             D.finding

47. A.say                      B.take                   C.like                    D.react

48. A.working               B.missing              C.spending            D.travelling

49. A.pointing               B.enjoying             C.directing             D.teaching

50. A.easily                   B.silently               C.happily               D.willingly

51. A.believed               B.wished               C.gussed               D.judged

52. A.with                    B.for                     C.at                      D.in

53. A.same                   B.familiar        C.difficult              D.different

54. A.crowded                     B.tidy                    C.deserted             D.clean

55. A.text                            B.letter                  C.note                   D.sentence

56. A.ready                   B.gone                  C.present               D.available

57. A.cried                    B.laughed              C.coughed             D.slept

58. A.woke up                     B.stayed up            C.broke up            D.held up

59. A.Fortunately           B.Similarly             C.Suddenly            D.Constantly

60. A.moved                 B.lost                    C.inspired              D.scared

   A triathlon(三项全能运动) is a sports event which combines three sports.  61 (typical) running, biking, and swimming. During a triathlon, athletes finish all three sports without stopping  62  (beat)the clock. People of all ages and sizes can compete in triathlons. But much like other sports events, a lot of professional  63  (compete)rule the triathlon world. In addition, many triathlon  64  (hold) to benefit charity, much like marathons.1111]

   The modern triathlon appeared in California in  65  1970s. It usually begins with the swimming.  66  (follow) by cycling, and finally running. A triathlon tests the endurance(忍耐力)and speed of an athlete, as well as his or her ability to keep energy and focus  67  the race as a whole. A triathlon competes against a clock, rather than against other athletes. A variation of the triathlon is a relay triathlon.  68  a different athlete completes each stage.

   The swimming stage takes place in a lake or the open ocean. As soon as athletes come out from the water, they change into cycling at the  69  (fast) speed to save time. After cycling, the athletes change shoes to run. The course is considered complete once the athletes  70  (cross) the finish line.

Have you ever been so absorbed in a conversation at a party that you failed to notice that someone new is standing only six inches away from you, trying to get your attention? It’s possible that you were so distracted that you didn’t notice someone approaching you. But it’s also entirely likely that you were experiencing change blindness.

       Change blindness is a phenomenon that occurs when a person is unable to notice visual changes in their environment, despite the fact that they are often rather obvious. In cases of change blindness, the person isn’t failing to notice small or insignificant changes, but will probably miss big changes, like someone standing next to them waving their hand.

       Early experiments with change blindness focused largely on memory and perception when viewing pictures. For example, a person might be shown a photograph of a street scene in Egypt and told to memorize the image. Following that, they would be shown the same picture with certain elements added or taken away and asked to identify what’s different. Very often the individual could recall the larger aspects of the picture but couldn’t recognize the smaller changes.

       In the 1990s, researcher Daniel Simons conducted a fascinating study into change blindness that many people find unbelievable. In Simons’ study, he asked participants to watch a video of a basketball being passed around between several people, with a particular focus on the basketball itself. When the experiment was over, Simons found that a large number of participants were so focused on watching the basketball being passed around that they failed to notice a man in a gorilla suit jumping around in front of the camera.

       It’s important to note that the change in Simons’ video wasn’t subtle; the gorilla is very obviously taking up much of the frame. Simons concluded that participants were experiencing inattentional blindness, which is when a person fails to notice a major change because they are so focused on another task. In this case, because participants were asked to focus on the movement of the basketball, their brains prioritized that task in order to do it properly, thereby missing the other things happening in the video.

       In the case of Simons’ study, participants engaged what’s referred to as attentional selection, which is when a person selects certain things to focus on in order to achieve a task and filters out anything that is unrelated to the objective.

       There are a number of theories about what causes a person’s inability to recognize obvious changes in their environment, but most agree that the phenomenon is related to sensory processing. Broadly speaking, our brains have a limited capacity to detect and process everything in our environment. Instead, what the brain does is choose certain things to process, evaluate, and store, which allows other things to be missed or filtered out.

       In simple terms, change blindness has a great deal to do with where a person directs their attention. In the case of the gorilla and the basketball, people focused their attention almost exclusively on one thing, which caused them to miss other elements or changes. Given that attention is often at the root of change blindness, a person’s age or mental and physical health can influence how well they will notice changes in stimuli.

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(Λ)，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：

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。

When I first learned to write in English, I run into many difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought in Chinese but tried to translate everything into Chinese. My teacher advised me to keep diaries. I followed her advices. Happily it worked. Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote a short story and showed to my teacher. She liked it very much that she read it to the class. Everyone said the story was the good one. I was great encouraged by their words.[KS5UKS5U]

短文中共有10处语言错误，每行中最多两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出增加的词;

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉;

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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（从十一处起）不计分。

Dear Diana,

Thank you for the lovely day we have with you. It was so kind for you to let us bring Anne's friend, Gina. Unfortunate, the only problem was the journey home. There had been a terrible accident on the highway and, for a result, there was a long line of traffic for at least six mile. In the end, we drove to a service station and waited there unless the road was clear. In the car park here Gina nearly got knocked over as car drove out far too quickly from behind a lorry. They finally dropped Gina off at her parents' and made our own way to home.

Much love,

Fiona

_{An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond．The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.
　　In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools．The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998．Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea  has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.
　　In Chicago, the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program．As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city．Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at  night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character．
　　The only problem arose in New York ,where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population．This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致）can be achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point ,putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
　　Ultinatelas Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would  not otherwise have shared a word.
1．What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
　　A．To invite authors to guide readers.
　　B．To encourage people to read and share.
　　C．To involve people in community service.
　　D．To promote the friendship between cities.
2．Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?
　　A．They had little interest in reading.
　　B．They were too busy to read a book.
　　C．They came from many different backgrounds
　　D．They lacked support from the local government
3．According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?
　　A．In large communities with little sense of unity
　　B．In large cities where libraries are far from home
　　C．In medium-sized cities with a diverse population
　　D．In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached
4．According to Nancy, the degree of students of the project is judged by
　　A．the careful selection of a proper book
　　B．the growing popularity of the writers
　　C．the number of people who benefit from reading.
　　D．the number of books that each person reads.}

— Mary works really hard and she does well in her tests.

    — Well, ________.

A．that’s her cup of tea                                    B．you reap what you sow

C．she is the apple of our eyes                          D．that’s her feet of clay

One Sunday, a mother took her son and little daughter to watch a circus. In the  41  of the circus, the little girl, Jenny, fell 42  in her mother’s lap(大腿). The brother, Jack, who was six, stayed awake, and  43  the latter half with his mother. When it was over, the mother  44  Jenny in her arms and carried her to the bus station. It was 45 that night, so she took off her scarf and gently  46  Jenny’s head with it.

    When they arrived home, the mother  47 carried Jenny into the bedroom and  48  her to sleep. After Jack had changed his clothes, his mother lay down next to him to talk about the evening together.  49 , when the mother asked what he liked most, there was no 50  on his part. She was a little  51 . He used to speak non-stop whenever something exciting happened.

She was 52  that something was wrong: he had been so 53  on the way home and while getting ready for bed. She  54   hearing nothing from him.

Suddenly Jack  55  on his side, facing the wall. She 56  why and got up to see his eyes welling up with tears.

“What is  57 , honey? ”

 He turned back. She could sense he was feeling some  58 for the tears although he wiped away the tears right away.

“Mom, if I were cold, would you put your scarf around me, too? ”

Of all the  59  of that special evening out together, the most important for Jack was a little    60  of affection—a momentary, unconscious showing of her love to his little sister.

In relationships, little things matter the most.a

41. A. beginning                B. middle             C. end                         D. course

42. A. tired                          B. sick                  C. asleep                      D. bored

43. A. waited                    B. heard          C. performed                D. enjoyed

44. A. took up                     B. picked up       C. woke up                  D. held up

45. A. dark                          B. cloudy             C. rainy                       D. freezing

46. A. covered                     B. shook          C. knocked               D. turned

47. A. second                       B. next            C. first                        D. last

48. A. begged                      B. forced          C. put                       D. encouraged

49. A. Therefore                B. Finally          C. Instead                 D. However

50. A. surprise                  B. response       C. pleasure                   D. impression

51. A. polite                      B. dishonest       C. rude                   D. disappointed

52. A. satisfied                      B. convinced       C. amazed                 D. judged

53. A. relaxed                   B. still              C. quiet                        D. sad

54. A. regretted                 B. remembered   C. forgot                   D. appreciated

55. A. turned over                B. turned up             C. took over                 D. looked over

56. A. realized                      B. explained       C. learned                    D. wondered

57. A. on                             B. up                     C. about                             D. over

58. A. danger                             B. time          C. embarrassment         D. experience

59. A. people                        B. processes      C. performances           D. events

60. A. movement               B. support       C. act                   D. behavior

The temperature has risen to more than 20 degrees centigrade．It is quite hot _______January in Zhejiang.

A． for             B． in             C． as             D． like

—Our family will go to Australia for a holiday.

  —Oh, really? That sounds __________!

  A. fantastic      B. fragile      C. flexible     D. fragrant