The truth   61      trees are vital to our life is not a secret. They provide us with food, wood and most    62      (importance), oxygen. Now there is one more thing we can add to this list—blocking out harmful bacteria from water.

The discovery    63     (make) by a team consisting of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and high school students who were seeking a    64     (nature) water filter（过滤器）—one that would help communities in developing countries that do not have access to modern water filter systems.

The   65     (research), led by Professor Rohit Karnik, decided to turn to trees for help because they could allow liquid to flow through, while    66     (block) out air bubbles.

They began by cutting 1.5-inch-wide sections of tree bark from the branches of a white pine tree. The people related then tested the wood’s filtering ability by pouring water containing red dye particles of different sizes through.   67    their amazement, they found that it was effective in trapping all the articles.   68  (encourage), the team conducted  69     experiment, this time with water   70      contained bacteria. Sure enough, the sapwood held back 99% of the bacteria, allowing only 1% to flow through.

    You  often  find  somebody  who  works  around  you complaining all the time, don't you？  31   About 70% of Americans say being around non­stop complainers sometimes has a bad influence on them. Luckily, here are 4 tips to help form positive patterns.

1．Self­awareness

    When a negative thought pops into your mind, immediately correct it. Instead of telling yourself "That's a nice shirt, but I can't afford it"， change the message to "That will look great with my black pants when I can afford it"．  32   

Of course, everyone complains sometimes. But the less frequently you complain, the better you will feel.

2．Distance yourself

      33   Excuse yourself and go somewhere quiet，somewhere outdoors in the fresh air. Think of something pleasant before returning. You have to take this seriously because negative people can and will pull you into the quicksand (难以摆脱的困境)．

3．Don't try to change complainers

    If you find yourself trapped in a group of complainers in a meeting or at a social event, simply choose silence. Let their words bounce off you while you think of  something else. Attempting to stop the complaining can make you a target.  34   If someone says, "I hate Mondays；weekends are too short，" try to think, " I'm glad I rested over the weekend, so I'm ready to make some improvement on that big project."

4．  35 

    When someone is shouting at you angrily，throw the responsibility back at them by asking, "So what do you intend to do about it？" In most cases, complainers don't really want a solution. They just want to speak them out. If you make them aware that they themselves have to find the solutions, they will leave you alone and find someone else to complain to. If so，you will be happy.

  A．Find solutions

  B．Change the responsibility

  C．You have got a lot of company.

  D．By doing this, it will lead to positive behavior.

  E．But you can redirect the discussion in your own mind.

  F．Whenever possible, escape from negative conversations.　

  G．You will never know what they are going to talk about.

 Some economists predict that the dollar will remain weak       economies abroad are expected to grow faster than that of the United States.

A. as                                B. unless                    C. before                          D. until

America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity

    America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I  36  the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be   37  , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.

The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a   38   of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my   39   and to Allah’s will.   40  , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n)   41  , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the   42   that I’d get at school.

I   43  on my own that sixth grade was the   44   I should start wearing the hijab. I was  45   about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or   46   be scared of me and   47   my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no   48   of differences.

On the first day of school, I put all those   49   thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but   50   I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.

I was   51   about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions —  52  — about the hijab and why I wore it.

I did hear some kid was making fun of me,   53   there was one girl—she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much–and she spoke   54   me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.

Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the   55  of America.

36. A. believe in   B. stick to C. carry out    D. push for

37. A. independent  B. free     C. sensitive    D. different

38. A. signal   B. sign C. reminder D. cause

39. A. religion B. country  C. parents  D. status

40. A. In a word    B. In general               C. To be exact  D. To be honest

41. A. princess B. heroine  C. individual   D. adult

42. A. praise   B. punishment   C. reaction D. reflection

43. A. hoped    B. expected C. realized D. decided

44. A. time B. chance   C. case D. occasion

45. A. disappointed B. scared   C. enthusiastic D. angry

46. A. still    B. already  C. even D. ever

47. A. show off         B. pull off C. pick up  D. put up

48. A. rejection    B. ignorance    C. awareness    D. acceptance

49. A. negative B. optimistic   C. serious  D. strange

50. A. often    B. inside   C. only D. outside

51. A. concerned    B. particular           C. wrong            D. convinced

52. A. respectfully B. cautiously   C. suspiciously D. critically

53. A. and  B. so   C. but  D. or

54. A. in terms of  B. in front of  C. in charge of D. in favor of

55. A. significance B. beauty   C. value    D. power

As      birthplace of Huaxia civilization，Xi' an is     city with a long history and abundant cultural relics.

    A. the；a  B. a；a  C./;a  D. the；／

假定你是李华, 得知你的英国笔友John获得了在伦敦举行中学生中文演讲比赛一等奖。你为他感到骄傲, 并给他写一封祝贺信, 要点如下：

1、表示祝贺；      2、分享快乐；       3、寄予希望。

注意：1、词数100左右；

2、可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；

3、开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear John,

 I am writing to offer my sincerest congratulations to you                            

 Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

It is said that there are about 40,000 different kinds of jobs in the world.    71  

“Finding a job” is not the same as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job which they are not suitable for.    72   . Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs which you might enjoy doing after school or university.

First, it is important to realize what kind of person you are, which special qualities make you different from everyone else and what you are interested in.    73   . If you like art and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can draw a horse that looks like a horse instead of a big dog, that is a skill.

Then ask yourself this question: in the following three areas ― skills with people, skills with information and skills with things ― which are your best skills?

After examining your skills, the next step is research. To find out as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers.        74  

Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking!    75  

A. It is your own life, so find something that you enjoy doing.

B. Choosing the right one itself is a difficult job.

C. We must know what our ideal jobs are.

D. There is a difference between an interest and a skill.

E. Ask your friends about the work they do.

F. “Chance” may play a more important part than “decision”.

G. Your parents may also give you a job offer.

    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。每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。

This morning, our school held a fire drill. We were listening to the teacher attentively in the math class while we heard the fire alarm from the speaker on the wall. The teachers stopped teaching immediately and instructing us to exit the classroom in order. When it got into the passage, we found we were surrounded by heavy smoke somewhere. It was choking and our tears ran down. We bent down, covered our mouths with handkerchiefs, and ran downstairs rapid into the open on the playground, just as we had taught before.

When we come back to our classroom, we gave a summary of this fire drill. I think the fire disasters often happen. So we should know the tips to escape from a fire for case of emergency.

（2018·天津）Bob thought he couldn't go to the party because he had to write a report, but he went ___________.

A．at first    B．after all

C．above all    D．at random

假设你是李华。你的加拿大笔友卡尔想了解中国流行的广场舞（square dance）的相关情况。请你用英语给他写封回信，要点包括：

1．跳广场舞的时间、地点、参与人员等；2．广场舞流行的原因；

3．广场舞引起的争议。

注意：

1．词数100字左右；         2．开头和结尾已经写出，不计入总词数；

3．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Carl,

   I’m delighted to hear from you and I will tell you what you’re curious about.  .....

  .......                                                      

                                                          Yours,      Li Hua

Does Fame Drive You Crazy?

Although being famous might sound like a dream comes true, today’s stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.

According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities -- famous people -- worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”

The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain (抱怨) about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.

Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.

If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.

Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.

21. It can be learned from the passage that stars today__________.

A. can no longer have their privacy protected          B. are often misunderstood by the public

C. spend too much on their public appearance         D. care little about how they come into fame

22. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.

B. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.

C. Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.

D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.

23. What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?

A. Availability of modern media.                           B. Inadequate social recognition

C. Lack of favorable chances.                             D. Huge population of fans.

24. What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?

A. Sincere.                 B. Skeptical.                 C. Disapproving.                  D. Sympathetic.

       Chances are that you've had to apologize plenty of times in your life. And there's a good

  chance that you've also expressed the phrase, "I never meant to hurt you."

         Stop doing that, says author Caroline Myss.

         In a talk Myss - a spiritual researcher - took on the topic of forgiveness and healing, and

  explained in no uncertain terms why "I never meant to hurt you" is never a sufficient apology, n。

  matter who it comes from.

        "Picture that person coming up to you and saying, 'Wow, l'm sorry I did this, but, you know ,l never meant to hurt you. And, hey, can we just call it a day?"' Myss says.

         Though it can make the two bur\ the hatchet and keep friendship, that type of apology won't sit well with the person on the receiving end. "That whole little thing -  'I never meant to hurt you' - that's the thing you can't forgive," she says. "It goes right to your soul, that toxic  (育毒的,中毒的 )  , sick feeling."

        Instead, Myss says it's important to approach the conversation differently. Basically, it's about offering more than an apology. It's about sharing a soul-to-soul confession (仟悔)  . "Let's redo the scene," Myss says. "The person comes up to you and says... 'I need to tell you something. I

consciously knew what I was doing. I know I went against you. This is not an apology. 1 am

confessing my soul to you, and l'm asking now for your forgiveness."'

        Even saying those words on stages makes Myss visibly emotional, and she points out that this is how deeply apologies within the soul are supposed to resonate  (引起共鸣)  .

        "That's what heals," she says.      '  .

24.  What does Myss think of the expression "I never meant to hurt you"?

        A.  It must put the friendship to an end.    '

        B.  It is a great way to express the apology.

        c.  It doesn't have any effect on restoring the relation.

        D.  It can't express the apology thoroughly and sincerely.

25.  What does the underlined phrase "bury the hatchet" mean?

       A.  end the friendship                              B.  make up

       C.  bury the fighting tool                          D.  accept the apology

26.  How should we apologize according to Myss?

       A.  We should confess our faults and ask for forgiveness.

       B.  We should say sincerely "I never meant to hurt you".

       C.  We can go into a deep conversation to argue with our friend.

       D.  We are supposed to make up with the other by giving some gifts to him.

27.  What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?    .

       A.  To encourage people to apologize first.

       B.  To tell people how to apologize sincerely.

       C.  To introduce the topic of forgiveness and healing.

       D.   To explain why people can't say "I never meant to hurt you".

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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。

Last month, I, together with my parents, were invited to my uncle in the USA. My uncle, who moved America when I was five, has been living there for nearly ten years. He meets us at the airport. I was excited while I set foot on the land of America. In the following days, we visited some places of interests and took photos in the front of the Statue of Liberty. We both enjoyed visiting the Museum of Natural History because it great enriched our knowledge. For me, this is one of the most rewarding trips I have never made in my life.

假定英语课上英语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。每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限一词。

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Mom,

   Mother’s Day is coming. I’m sorry that I am abroad and can’t send your flowers, so I’m writing to you.

   Mom, I know I have never expressed my thank to you before. But on today, at this special time, I just want to tell you loudly: I love you , Mom! Thank you so much by not only giving me life, but also teach me how to be a good person. Thank you for ail you had done for me. Mom, though I may often say it, I do love you. Nobody can take your part in my heart. Whenever I am, I will always love you.

Hope you good health and many happiness every day!

                                                                      Your little girl,

                                                                      Jennifer

—What made your skin look so terrible?

—______ to the sunlight for a long time．

       A．Because it was exposed                        B．After being exposed

       C．Being exposed                               D．Exposed

 —Thank you for giving up your coffee break to help. I know you need one after teaching three classes.

— Oh,　　　.Teaching’s what I love most. 

A. I don’t mind  B. You are right

C. It’s a pity                                D. It doesn’t matter

Imagine a road crossing without the three-way traffic signal. Cars, trucks, school buses, bicyclists and students walking to school would try to rush through the crossing ___61____the same time. Their safety would be in danger.

Thanks to an African-American____62____(invent) named Garrett Augustus Morgan, we have three-position traffic signals that help make crossings much safer. Mr. Morgan was born in Kentucky in 1877. He only___63____(receive) six year’s education. As a teen he left his family’s farm in search of better opportunities.___64___(live) in Cincinnati, Ohio, he continued his studies in English grammar. Then he moved on to Cleveland___65____ he worked as a repairman for a clothing factory. He had a keen interest in solving problems___66___(meet) in everyday life. Later he patented(获得专利) several inventions. The three-way traffic signal was just one of his famous inventions. One day he felt very sad when he saw a traffic accident. ___67___(help) reduce traffic accidents and save people’s lives, he ___68___(immediate) began to work on the invention. Finally, it was ___69___ great success which saved lives then, and ___70___(he) still saving lives today.

 We  ______ to clean the blackboard every day.

A. take turn         B. in turn

C. by turns            D. take turns

 —Is your father still a smoker?

—No. He was 　　　 to give up smoking one year ago. 

A. advised　　　B. forbidden           C. changed                    D. persuaded