Don't worry. There is _____ wrong with the TV set. It's only because of power cut.

A. something B. nothing

C. anything D. everything

B 【解析】 試題句意：不要擔心，你的電視機沒有毛病，只不過是停電了。A. something某事； B. nothing沒有事情； C. anything任何事情； D. everything每件事情。根據(jù)It's only because of power cut.可知，是停電了不是電視機壞了，故選B。

Maps are pictures of places. You must have seen a map of the world, of your home country and even of your home city. They show us towns, cities, roads, parks, schools, hospitals, and more.

There are also many other types( 類型) of maps. Each gives a special kind of information. There are street maps, tourist maps, and even maps of the air and sea.

Here is a simple road map.

1.Which is the biggest town on the map?

A. Greenton.

B. Bluetown.

C. Smalltown.

D. Bigtow.

2.If you drive from Smalltown to Bluetown, which is the best way to choose?

A. M3 B. M13.

C. M23 D. R67

3.What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A. Ways to choose maps. B. Ways to read maps.

C. Some types of maps. D. The importance of maps.

1.A 2.B 3.D 【解析】這是一篇介紹地圖的小短文，主要介紹了地圖上的圖例，并以一副小地圖作為實例進行了介紹以說明地圖的重要性。 1.句意：地圖上最大的城鎮(zhèn)是哪個？通過圖例發(fā)現(xiàn)空心圓圈是“l(fā)arge town”（大城鎮(zhèn)），找到對應的地名是“Greentown”，故選A。 2.句意：如果你從Smalltown開車到Bluetown，最好選擇哪條路？在地圖上找到Sm...

It's that time of the year--graduation. The end of school year is nearly in sight, and it's an especially big deal if you're finishing high school or college.

One amazing 16-year-old Florida girl, Grace Bush, graduated from both high school and college this week! She actually got her college diploma before her high school diploma. How did she manage to do that?

"Hard work and great attention, " she told a local TV news station, "have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time." She started taking college courses when she was just 13. She would often get up at 5: 30 a m. and go to bed after 11: 00 p. m.

Doing both at the same time is a huge achievement, and it has also helped her family save money. She's one of the 9 children, all home-schooled until the age of 13. Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history teacher in a high school. Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law, with a nearly perfect GPA of 3.8 and she hopes to become a lawyer one day, although her parents expect her to teach at university. By the way. she also played basketball in her college team in her spare time.

1.In what way is Grace amazing?

A. She is a 16-year-old Florida girl

B. She finished high school this week.

C. She worked very hard at her lessons every day.

D. She graduated from both high school and college at 16.

2.Which picture might Graces diploma look like?

3.What is the key to grace's success?

A. Taking college courses at 13.

B. Working hard at her courses.

C. Growing up in a professor’s family.

D. Having a dream of becoming a teacher.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A. The Bushes have 13 children altogether.

B. Graces mother is a full-time history teacher.

C. Grace wants to teach at university in the future.

D. Grace received her education at home before 13.

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.D 【解析】本文介紹了一位令人驚奇的女孩，她16歲就同時獲得了高中和大學的畢業(yè)證。文章還描述了她成功的原因、家庭背景、未來規(guī)劃、日常生活等其他事項。 1.句意：格蕾絲“驚人的”地方是什么？選項A.她是一名16歲的佛羅里達女孩。 選項B.她本周上完高中。選項C.她每天都在努力學習她的課程。選項D.她16歲畢業(yè)于高中和大學。原文“One ...

In America, boys and girls often join clubs. The members of a club work together. They also

learn certain skills and share good times.

Many boys belong to Boy Scouts. Boy scouts enjoy hiking and camping out together, and they learn many things. Scouts learn safety rules, first aid, and what to do when in danger. Members have a chance to learn outdoor living. They learn to build fires and cook out in the open.

Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls are clubs for girls. These two clubs give their members a chance to have fun and learn. The girls in a group take trips, have parties and go hiking and camping together. The Camp Fire Girls earn honor beads( 榮譽珠) for learning such skills as swimming and cooking. The Girl Scouts earn badges(徽章).

Both boys and girls can be members of 4-h clubs, Children who live in either the city or the country may belong to 4-h. A project such as raising a pig or a calf can be carried on only by farm children, while city children can take part in gardening and cooking projects.

In all these clubs the boys and girls learn to be good and useful citizens.

1.Why do boys and girls join clubs according to the passage?

A. To make their parents happy.

B. To earn honor beads and badges.

C. To learn skills and share good times.

D. To enjoy hiking and camping out.

2.What does Para. 2 mainly talk about?

A. What to do when in danger.

B. Some activities of Boy Scouts.

C. What Boy Scouts really enjoy.

D. Some skills about outdoor living.

3.What can we know from Para. 3?

A. In America there are many clubs for girls.

B. Camp Fire Girls is quite popular in America.

C. Girls can go hiking and camping with the boys.

D. Girls are encouraged to learn swimming and cooking.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Members of 4-h clubs in America.

B. Clubs for boys and girls in America.

C. Different kinds of clubs in America.

D. Children who are interested in clubs.

1.C 2.C 3.A 4.B 【解析】本文簡單介紹了幾種美國開設的專為男孩、女孩活動的俱樂部。 1.句意：根據(jù)這篇文章，為什么男孩女孩加入俱樂部？選項A.讓父母高興。選項B.獲得榮譽珠和徽章。選項C.學習技巧并共享美好時光。選項D.享受遠足和露營。原文“They also learn certain skills and share good times.”（他們也...

Inventions make our life easier and better than before. What are the best inventions of last year? Here are three amazing things in Time magazines list of the 25 best inventions of 2017.

Smart mug

It's hard to keep coffee or tea warm, especially in winter. But this smart mug from US company Ember Technologies can solve this problem. There is an app for the mug that allows people to set the mug to a certain temperature between 48"C and 62"C. Then, the mug keeps your coffee or tea at that temperature for about an hour, and even longer if you put the mug on a charging（充電）plate.

Social robot

Can robots talk to us like humans? Jibo, a robot made by US company Jibo Inc, can do this. With a big, round head and a big body, Jibo looks like a cartoon character. And its voice sounds like a 10-year-old boy. As soon as you say "Hey, Jibo, " it dances and turns to face you. When it talks to you, it moves its head and body to communicate with you. Its appearance, tone of voice and humor make you feel that you have a little friend Jibo is able to tell stories to children, take pictures just by hearing your order "Jibo, take a picture", and do hundreds of other jobs. Although its creators think that Jibo still has a lot to learn, it's available with a price of $ 899; a good price for a pretty smart and friendly robot!

Fidget spinner

What is the most popular toy this year? The answer is probably fidget spinners. They are small plastic or metal toys with a bearing(滾珠軸承）in the middle. The toys can keep turning around on your fingertip for a few minutes after you start them. Once they areturning, you can put them on any other flat surface, such as a ruler or even the nose of a pet dog. This toy is very popular among young people around the world. Some people say that it helps them calm down and relax. But it may not be a good thing to spend too much time playing with it.

1.Why is the smart mug special?

A. It's not easy to get broken in winter.

B. It can heat coffee or tea up to 48 °

C. C. It can solve many difficult problems.

D. It has an app to control the temperature.

2.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. Jibo is not perfect yet but worth buying.

B. Although Jibo is cheap, it's not worth buying.

C. Although Jibo is expensive, it is worth the money.

D. The creators have to learn a lot to make Jibo perfect.

3.What is a fidget spinner used for?

A. Having fun.

B. Cleaning finger.

C. Doing homework.

D. Answering questions.

4.What's the best title for the whole text?

A. Inventions and our life.

B. Time magazines list.

C. Best inventions of 2017.

D. Mugs, robots and toys.

1.D 2.A 3.A 4.C 【解析】本文介紹了3件2017年入選時代周刊雜志年度最佳發(fā)明的令人驚奇的物件。 1.句意：為什么智能杯很特別？選項A.冬天不容易破碎。選項B.可以將咖啡或茶加熱至48°。選項C.它可以解決許多難題。選項D.它有一個應用程序可以用來控制溫度。原文“There is an app for the mug that allows people...

There were many people on a bus. An old man 1.(look) here and there. He wanted to find 2. empty seat. Then he saw one and went to it. A small bag was on the seat. And a young man was beside it.

“Is this seat empty? ” asked the old man.

" No, it's 3. an old woman. She went to buy some bananas.” said the young man.

" Well, let me sit here, please. I'll leave here when she 4.(come) back, "replied the old man.

After a few minutes, the bus started. "The old woman 5.(not come), but her bag is here. Let me give her the bag. "Then the old man threw the bag out of the bus window.

The young man jumped up and shouted, "Don’t throw! It's my bag!"

1.looked 2.an 3.for 4.comes 5.hasn’t 【解析】本文講了一個年輕人把自己的包放在一個空座上占座不想給一位老人讓座的故事，最后老人戳穿了這個年輕人。 1.句意：一位老人四處看著。前句點明了本文的時態(tài)，所以這里需要使用一般過去時，故填looked。 2.句意：他想要找一個空位置。他是一個人，所以想要找的是“一個”空位置，本題填...

A Spring Morning

This spring morning in bed I’m lying,

Not to awake till the birds are crying.

After one night of wind and showers,

How many are the fallen flowers!

(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)

This poem1. (write) by Meng Haoran (689-740), who lived during the Tang Dynasty. It might be one of the 2. (famous) Poems about spring in China. People like to read it 3.they wake up on a spring morning.

Meng didn’t directly say how much he loved spring. Instead, he wrote about the details(細節(jié)） of the season：the birds，wind， rain showers and fallen flowers． His descriptions（描述）of

these things showed4. (we) the joy he felt during springtime.

Meng chose to write about the sounds of spring. These sounds allow readers 5. (picture) spring using their own imagination.

1.was written 2.most famous 3.when 4.us 5.to picture 【解析】本文由孟浩然的“春曉”開頭，簡單討論了這首詩的主題、人們對它的喜愛以及對這首詩簡要的分析。 1.句意：這首詩是由孟浩然寫的�！霸姟笨隙ㄊ恰氨粚懙摹�，而且是過去“被寫的”，所以要使用一般過去時的被動語態(tài)，故填was written。 2.句意：它...

閱讀短文，根據(jù)要求完成文后的題目。

There was once a King and he wanted to find out who could paint the best picture of peace. And he would offer a prize to the artist. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures but there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm(平靜的) lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. Everyone thought that was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains too. But these were rugged(崎嶇的） and bare（無遮蔽的）.

Above was an angry sky, And it was raining and lightening. Down the side of the mountain, a waterfall fell quickly. This did not look peaceful at all.

But when the King looked carefully, he saw behind the waterfall a bush(矮樹叢)growing in a crack（裂縫） in the rock． In the bush a mother bird had built her nest（巢，窩）， There， she sat on her nest ... in perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize?

The King chose the second picture."Because, "said the King, "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.

1.What did the King want the artists to do? (no more than 10 words)

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2.What did everyone think of the 1st picture? (no more than 7 words)

____________________________________________________

3.Why did the King choose the 2nd picture?(no more than 11 words)

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4.請將文中畫線的句子翻譯成漢語

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5.請給短文擬一個適當?shù)挠⑽念}目

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1.To paint the best picture of peace. 2.That was a perfect picture of peace 3.Because he thought it had the real meaning of peace. 4.身處如此多的煩擾之中，而依然能心存安寧，才是真正的寧靜。 5.Real Meaning of Peace ...

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某英文網(wǎng)站的“ Student Life”欄目正在向中學生征文，標題為“ A time when I made someone happy”，請你寫一篇英文稿件，內(nèi)容需包括以下要點:

1. Who was the person you made happy?

2. When was it?

3. What did you say or do?

4. Why did it make him/her happy?

5. How did you feel at that moment?

注意：1．詞數(shù)：100左右（題目不計入總詞數(shù)）。

2.文中不得出現(xiàn)可能透考生真實身份的任何信息。

Last summer,though it was hot,I volunteered to teach children English in rural area.When I arrived there,I couldn't adjust to the weather and life style.However,as time went by,I found myself quite ha...

Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult ____was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always happy with beautiful clothes.

Besides, shopping Christmas Day is quite busy, and at this time of the year it was not great fun: people stepped on your feet or pushed you with elbows(肘部), they just wanted to get to the cheapest goods before .

Jane stood in front of a counter and some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk，”the assistant tried her. “They worth double the price.” but Jane knew that her father hardly liked this kind of present before.

Jane stopped at a small counter. She found some good cigarettes on sale. her father smoked only once a week, she knew that they were the presents belonged to him. Without for long, she bought them.

When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen presents in her bag, her parents supper at table with lots of dishes. Jane asked they had supper so early. Her mother was , “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking.” Jane by her.

1.A. it B. this C. that D. there

2.A. wish B. wished C. wishing D. to wish

3.A. on B. in C. at D. from

4.A. an B. a C. the D. /

5.A. their B. them C. theirs D. they

6.A. other B. the other C. others D. the others

7.A. to attract B. attracting C. attract D. attracted

8.A. clear B. clearly C. clearer D. more clearly

9.A. Because B. But C. Although D. So

10.A. what B. whom C. who D. which

11.A. think B. thinks C. to think D. thinking

12.A. are having B. had C. were having D. have had

13.A. what B. when C. how D. why

14.A. exciting B. excitement C. excite D. excited

15.A. tells B. told C. was told D. is told

1.A 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.D 11.D 12.C 13.D 14.D 15.C 【解析】 試題本文講敘Jane在圣誕節(jié)給父親選禮物，因往年送父親領帶不能使父親高興，滿以為這次買煙斗送父親會讓父親高興的，卻被告知父親終于戒煙了。 1. 2. ...