—You seem to be familiar with this city．

—I        here for three years．It's great to be back．

       A． have lived           B．lived                   C． had lived          D．live

China's newest space laboratory,TiangongⅡ,will be sent up into the air from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China.It will provide more comfortable digs for astronauts living aboard.

Zhu Zongpeng,chief designer of TiangongⅡsaid designers aimed to create an astronaut-friendly environment in every regard when they refitted the space lab that was developed based on Tiangong Ⅰ.

"A number of particulars were taken into account,including the sound,lighting,inner decorations as well as support equipment.For instance,the carpet in Tiangong I was replaced with floorboards.We fixed a foldable, multifunctional table that can be used for dining and experiments.The light is softer and can be adjusted.Each astronaut has a bed lamp.We also equipped the astronauts with Bluetooth headsets and Bluetooth speakers."Zhu added.

The Tiangong Ⅱconsists of two cabins（舱）with separate functions—the experiment cabin is sealed and acts as the astronauts' living quarters,while the resource cabin contains solar panels（太阳电池板）,storage batteries,engines, etc.

The lab has about 15 square meters for astronauts to live and work,including a separate sleep section and waste storage area.The equipment in the spacecraft ensures its inner sound under 50 decibels（分贝）.The temperature within the experiment cabin is kept between 22℃ and 24℃ and the humidity（湿度）between 45 and 55 percent.

In addition,Tiangong Ⅱ has an air detector（空气探测器）,and it can be used to check and deal with more than 20 dangerous gases.Also,designers placed exercise equipment in the space lab to help astronauts keep healthy and its communication systems also allow astronauts to receive and reply to emails and make calls to family and friends.

12. What does the underlined word "digs" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Rooms.    B. Temperature.

C. Headsets.    D. Light.

13. Why was the space lab of Tiangong Ⅱ refitted?

A. To help astronauts keep healthy.

B. To create an astronaut-friendly environment.

C. To help astronauts to receive and reply to emails.

D. To deal with over 20 dangerous gases in the lab.

14. What's the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. A table for dining and experiment was fixed.

B. A few aspects were considered to refit the space lab.

C. Astronauts were equipped with Bluetooth headsets.

D. Bright lamps which could be adjusted were placed.

15. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Astronauts can live and work in different places.

B. Exercise equipment has been placed for astronauts to keep fit.

C. Astronauts will feel more comfortable in the space lab after the improvement.

D. The sound and temperature in the spacecraft will help astronauts sleep well.

WHEN you think of a typical American, whom do you picture? A pretty blond white American like Taylor Swift? Or a handsome black American like President Barack Obama or basketball star Kobe Bryant? In fact, there was a time when the average American looked like none of these people.

Back in the year 1500, the average American was a brown-skinned hunter-gatherer who probably rode a horse and wore clothing made from animal skins. Today, these people－who usually identify themselves based on their individual tribes such as Iriquois, Apache and Navajo－are broadly referred to as “Native Americans”, “American Indians” or simply “Indians”.

There’s a chance that you’ve never even heard of American Indians. That’s because there aren’t very many left. When the European settlement of North America began, there were fierce conflicts between the settlers from overseas and these native peoples. After the British government and military were expelled (赶走) in the Revolutionary War, conflicts with natives continued as the states were created that would later make up the US. In these conflicts, millions of natives were killed.

In 1830, president Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. This act required all Indians to migrate to the west of the Mississippi River to allow for the expansion of the US. American Indians were treated as a military “enemy” until 1924, when the few Indians still alive at that point were granted US citizenship. That was the first time that the US government formally recognized Indians as human beings.

While the story of the American Indians has been a sad one, these peoples’ legacies (遗产) are still felt every day in the US. Many US geographical names come from Indian languages, such as Ohio, Topeka, Kansas, and the Potomac River. At the same time, there are numerous successful academics and other important US leaders who are descended from Indians. And nowadays, more and more history classes in US public schools are educating students about how Indians suffered during the settlement of the US. I was lucky enough to take such a history class in high school. I sincerely believe that if we want a better future, we must look carefully and honestly at the past.

56. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. Few American Indians have achieved success due to their poor living conditions.

B. Today few Americans know about how Indians suffered during the settlement of the US.

C. In the past, most of the American Indians lived in the states of Ohio and Kansas.

D. Since the year 1924, American Indians have been recognized as US citizens.

57. What does the article mainly talk about?

A. The sad story of American Indians.    B. How the American Indians succeeded in the US.

C. What a typical American is like.      D. American Indians’ economic impact on the US.

58. How does the passage mainly develop?

A. By providing examples.                                 B. By making comparisons.

C. By following the order of time.                D. By following the order of importance.

       Up to now, thousands of red phone boxes, the old image of Britain, ______ due to  mobile phones.

A. removed   B. have removed       C.were removed       D. have been removed

--I hear that there was a terrible crash in the subway in Shanghai the other day.

--Yes, _____ news came as _____ shock to all of us.

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

Some 30,000 years ago, artists who lived in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers, hyenas, rhinos, cave lions, mammoths and other creatures which have been extinct for a long time. The paintings were highly realistic. Some even showed movement.

The artwork, more than a thousand drawings, is considered the oldest group of human cave drawings which have ever been discovered. They were preserved because the cave was sealed-- closed off--for more or less 23,000 years.

Fast forward to December 18, 1994, a group of French cave scientists were exploring caves in southern France. Jean-Marie Chauvet, who led the group then, describes the process of discovering the cave paintings. “At that time I was in the front, Eliette just walked behind me, Christian behind. Eliette said she saw two marks made with red ochre and she said, ‘They came here.’ And at this very moment everything began. The drawings and everything linked to the parietal art (壁画). That is where it started.”

Cave art expert Jean Clottes reviewed the paintings. “I was amazed at the number of paintings there were and paintings of their quality and particularly in front of the panel of the horses.”

Scientific analysis confirmed the prehistoric date of the artwork. Studies showed the drawings were created tens of thousands of years ago, before human history was written. The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO lists the cave as a World Heritage Site. They say that the drawings form a remarkable expression of early human artistic creation of grand excellence and variety.

The Chauvet Cave has been named after the explorer who first entered it. However, its environment and drawings are too fragile to be visited by human beings. So the cave is closed, and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork.

However, French authorities asked experts to create an exact copy of the cave, called Pont d’Arc Cavern. The copy, which we also call replica, cost more than 59 million dollars to build. It opened at the end of April in France.

Pascal Terrasse is the president of the cavern. He says everyone will be able to experience the thrill of looking at drawings made by the first humans in Europe. He says the place is magic because it is done so well. Authorities say they think as many as 400.000 people will be allowed to visit Pont d’Arc Cavern every year.

41.   According to the passage, the first scientist to enter the cave was ________.

A. Christian         B. Eliette           C. Clottes          D. Chauvet

42. According to Jean Clottes’ words in Paragraph 4, the paintings in the cave were ________.

A. abstract          B. superior        C. creative        D. inspiring

43. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Chauvet Cave?

A. It was closed off for more than 30,000 years.

B. It is thought to be the origin of modern parietal art.

C. The environment and artwork there are very easy to damage.

D. The majority of drawings there are about the extinct animals.

44. Who can pay a visit to the Chauvet Cave nowadays?

A. People who do scientific research.

B. Scientists who found the cave first.

C. Officials protecting historical heritage.

D. Scientists from the United Nations.

45. The purpose of creating Pont d’Arc Cavern is to ________.

A. show admiration for the earliest artists in Europe

B. arouse visitors’ awareness of protecting ancient art

C. offer visitors chances to view the wonderful artwork

D. collect money for the perseverance of the Chauvet Cave

 Fitness is important in sport, but of at least ______importance are skills.

   A. fair                         B. reasonable          C. equal              D. proper

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

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：

1. 每句不超过两个错误；

2. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

3. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

As is known to all that we students of today have to fix our attention on our lessons, so we know few of society. A holiday is the best time and the best chance to make up for that. Take a part-time job is a good form of social practice. That we have learned in books and in class can’t have the same important effect us as what we have learned through personal practice. In social practice, we can surely make a progress in both knowledge or practical ability. Beside, when we take a part-time job, we may got paid more or less to help our family. Thus, I will say we senior school students should take part-time jobs in their holidays, if possible. 

Soon enough, we will lose some of the most amazing sites on Earth!

The Great Barrier Reef---Rising air temperatures will cause sea temperatures to rise as well. All life supported by the oceans will be affected with this shock to their ecosystem. Coral are some of the most vulnerable marine animals and we are already watching whole reefs disappear. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is no exception and will continue to shrink as the temperatures rise! These reefs are some of the best in the world for diving, but they will soon disappear!

Venice---Sprawing across(横跨)hundreds of small islands in Northeast Italy, Venice is at extreme risk of sinking into the Adriatic Sea. Rising sea levels are in fact a serious threat to many coastal cities located at sea level. Lucky for us, however, Venice is developing a series of sea walls to protect the city in times of high tide.

Glacier(冰川)National Park---Glacier National Park was once covered by over 150 glaciers, but by 2005 it only had about 27! Located in Montana, Canada, this park is over a million acres and has a huge plant and wildlife population. As temperatures rise, the glaciers and ice melt, which will upset the ecosystems sustaining over a thousand plant species and hundreds of animals.

The Amazon---The cause behind the disappearance of these fantastic places ultimately comes down to humans. Our expansion usually requires cutting down forests for land, fuel and materials, but rarely considers the consequences. These forests are sources of food and medicine for just about everyone on the planet!

What will happen if we lose these valuable places and beautiful destinations?!

1. According to the text, what is causing coral’s death?

A. Rising sea levels

B. Humans’ diving activities

C. Rising sea temperatures

D. The shrinkage(缩小)of their habitats

2. What can we infer from the part of “Venice”?

A. Venice is the only coastal city of Italy

B. Many places are in the risk of sinking below the sea level

C. Venice will never sink because of the protection of sea walls

D. Italy consists of hundreds of small islands in the Adriatic Sea

3. What can we learn about Glacier National Park from the text?

A. It covers a large area in Montana

B. It is covered by over 150 glaciers

C. Plant species and animals in it have died out

D. It doesn’t support any living thing for its cold

4. Which site’s shrinking reason differs from the other sites?

A. The Great Barrier Reef    B. Venice

C. Glacier National Park    D. The Amazon

GAD How to find time for yourself

Do you ever find yourself longing for some time for yourself? Many of us are so busy with work, school, and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that necessary time you need to slow down, and enjoy life.

  36   This is a great one because you’re accomplishing many things at once. You’re getting exercise, you have time to think or enjoy music, and you’re helping to save the environment.

Arrive early.   37   Then use this time for yourself: reading, writing, relaxation, thinking, whatever.

Buy tickets in advance. Sports, theater, concerts, or any other event you would enjoy. Schedule the plans with a friend later.   38 

Evenings with yourself.   39   If others ask you to do things those nights, just tell them you have plans. Use the time for gardening, reading, exercise, or doing nothing!

  40   What are you interested in? Strike while the iron is hot. Look up a club in your area today and join! If you can’t find a club, consider starting one yourself!

A. Join a group.

B. Walk to work.

C. Take an education class.

D. Try to save certain weeknights just for you.

E. If you want more time for yourself, you can get it.

F. Any appointment that you have, plan to arrive 15-30 minutes early.

G. Having the tickets already in your hand will force you to make it happen!

 If you chase two rabbits, as a saying goes, _______ will lose both of them.

   A. in which case you     B. and you         C. which               D. you

 — We had ______ really damp October this year.

— I can’t remember ______ autumn when it rained so much.

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

 On 8^th March this year, events marking International Women’s Day (IWD) were held in many countries around the world. In most countries the events have a political tone: they tend to celebrate the advances women have made towards economic, social and political equality with men, and to press for change in those areas of life where there is still progress to be made.

In other countries, meanwhile, 8^th March is traditionally more about expressing an appreciation of women: it is a day on which men give presents to their wives, girlfriends and mothers, and it therefore has some similarities with St Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.

Back in 1911, the first IWD events in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland were certainly political. They were protests by women against forms of gender discrimination that would now be unthinkable in most parts of the world: almost nowhere were women allowed to vote, and Finland was the only country with any female members of a national parliament. The general expectation worldwide, across different continents and cultures, was that women would spend their lives largely in the home, devoting themselves to looking after their husbands and children. The proportion of women who had paid employment was far lower than today, and when women did go out to work they typically earned very little, meaning they were economically dependent on men.

A century later, gender inequality in employment – particularly pay inequality – is still one of the issues IWD tries to draw attention to: it remains common, of course, for women to earn less than men for doing exactly the same job. 

Limited educational opportunities (there are many countries in which girls generally stay fewer years in school than boys) and domestic violence towards women have also been highlighted by events surrounding IWD in recent years.

And yet, as the IWD website notes, ____________________. As just one example, to return to the issue of women elected to office, the change over the last hundred years has been significant. Since 1911, when the small group of women in the Finnish parliament (nineteen of them, to be precise) were the only females in public office worldwide, the governments of more than fifty different countries have been led by women. In 2011, at least one country in every continent has a female leader, including high-profile examples such as Brazil (Dilma Rousseff), Germany (Angela Merkel) and Australia (Julia Gillard).

72.   The underlined word in paragraph 3 “discrimination” probably means _____.

A. equality                                                B. unfairness

C. difference                                             D. imbalance

73.   100 years ago, it was widely considered that women’s main task was to _____.

A. fight for economical independence          B. get the right to vote

C. fulfill their domestic responsibilities         D. gain educational opportunities

74.   Which of the following is the missing sentence in the first line of the last paragraph?

A. distinctive differences do exist between men and women

B. women expect too much of their political power

C. it’s impossible to realize the true equality between the two genders

D. alongside the ‘negatives’ there are plenty of ‘positives’

75.   We can conclude from the passage that _____.

A. Much has been achieved in gender equality, but still there is space for improvement

B. The concept of equal pay for equal work is completely accepted in practice.

C. One or two female leaders can’t stand for women’s social status on the whole.

D. The progress in gaining equality in the last century seems to be too slow.

假设你叫王平。为响应国家厉行节约的号召，请你以“厉行节约——为    资    源    、为    环   保   ”  为    题，向某英语报社编辑写信，表达你对厉行节约的看法。该英文信应包括以下内容：

1.    节约与资源的关系；

2.    节约与环保的关系；

3.    举例说明中学生该如何厉行节约；

4.    倡导社会保持节约的优良传统。

注意: 1.词数:120字   左   右  ；

2.全文不得体现出人的真实姓名

    Felicity Miller,a 32-year-old British woman,___41___has a Chinese husband,still remembers the___42___(excite) when she first learned to use the “red packet” function on WeChat in 2015.She sent and grabbed some red packets in her Chinese family’s group.The rule in her family was that the person who grabbed the___43___(high) amount sent the next.

    Attracted by the unique way of communicating,many foreigners___44___(join) in sending and grabbing red packets so far.Usually,the money in each packet is random.Thus the amount of money one can grab___45___(large) depends on his or her luck,from 0.01 yuan to less than 200 yuan.Many foreigners get more familiar___46___Chinese culture through “red packets”.Two years ago,when Felicity Miller was sent 5.20 or 8.88 yuan red packets,she had no clue about the___47___(hide)meanings.Now,she has not only known about them,but also has sent a few.

    However,the popularity of virtual red packets doesn’t stop people sending paper red packets___48___(contain) real cash during the Spring Festival.It___49___(call) lucky money.In Chinese tradition,people take giving children lucky money as___50___blessing.

       Restaurants have been around in some form for most of human civilization. As far back as ancient Greece and Rome, there was a trend that inns and taverns(客栈) generally served food to people who had a reason to be away from home.   36   Although taverns and coffee houses were popular places to gather and share beverages in the 17th century, the idea of eating out for fun didn’t take off in Western society until the late 18th century.

       Although McDonald’s was the first restaurant to use the assembly-line system, some people think of White Castle as the first fast-food chain.   37   At the time, most people considered the burgers sold at fairs, circuses, lunch counters and carts to be low-quality. Many people thought hamburger came from slaughterhouse(屠宰场) scraps and spoiled meat.

         38   They built their restaurants so that customers could see the food being prepared. They painted the buildings white and even chose a name that suggested cleanliness. White Castle was most popular in the American East and Midwest, but its success helped give hamburger meat a better reputation nationwide.

       The McDonald brothers opened their redesigned restaurant in 1948, and several fast-food chains that exist today opened soon after.   39   And Wendy’s opened in 1969. McDonald’s is now the world’s largest fast-food chain.

       According to the National Restaurant Association. American sales of fast food totaled $163.5 billion in 2005.   40   Total sales for McDonald’s grew 5.6 percent in 2005, and the company now has 30,000 franchised stores in more than 120 countries.

       A. The industry is growing globally as well

       B. This trend continued until relatively recently

       C. White Castle was founded in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas

       D. Burger King and Taco Bell got their start in the 1950s

       E. It’s hard to imagine fast food without drive-through windows

       F. It allows restaurants to receive and store a large amount of food

       G. White Castle’s founders decided to change the public’s perception of hamburgers