— Do you know about China’s Bei Dou Navigation Satellites system (北斗卫星导航系统)?

— Yes. So far, China ________ up 43 Bei Dou Satellites (卫星) successfully.

A.sent B.is sending C.has sent

Xu Jiayu is an excellent swimmer ________ won the first price at the FINA Swimming World Cup in 2018.

A.who B.when C.which

— Our company will provide more children with affordable preschool education.

—________great the news is!

A.How B.What C.What a

— Could you tell me________?

— I used to hate it, but now it’s my favorite subject.

A.what your favorite subject is B.whether you like history C.why you like history best

— Mom, happy Mother’s Day!

— Oh, ________ !

A.the same to you B.my pleasure C.thank you

Walking into church (教堂) that Sunday was hard. I had _______________let anyone see me cry. But I knew I would cry that day.

My grandfather’s stroke (中风) three days before put him in _______________. The doctors said he might not live much longer.

Everyone else in my family was crying. I felt_______________ inside, too.

I went to the church that day to pray (祈祷). There, I_______________ a lady sitting at the end of my row. She was smiling. I closed my eyes and prayed for my grandfather to get better. Soon, tears (眼泪) came to my eyes. I tried to hold them back _____________ others wouldn’t notice. I brought my head up and opened my eyes. I saw a hand in front of me handing me a napkin. The old lady was sitting next to me. She didn’t say a word. She just gave me a napkin and a smile. I tried to thank her, _______________ only tears came out. Then she took my hand. I looked into her eyes. Her clear and blue eyes made me feel_________________ . Her smile said to me: I’m with you. _________________ will be fine. I closed my eyes again. When I opened them, she was gone. I never saw her again.

My grandfather died the next week. We all cried a lot more. But when I thought _________________ that old lady’s warm smile, I felt a little better.______________ did she know how I was feeling? I hope I could see her again, to say thank you.

1.A.always B.once C.never

2.A.church B.hospital C.house

3.A.sad B.regretful C.awful

4.A.believed B.suggested C.noticed

5.A.so that B.as long as C.until

6.A.so B.but C.and

7.A.painful B.peaceful C.pleased

8.A.Nothing B.Something C.Everything

9.A.of B.out C.for

10.A.When B.Where C.How

Soto gave a report about fitness apps. The fitness apps attract users with training on almost any type of exercise, from cardio (有氧运动) to muscle (肌肉) development. The following are the results.

In Soto’s report on fitness apps, it said that although 37.2 percent of people chose gyms to exercise, 28.9 percent stayed at home on smoggy days. The apps enable users to exercise with guidance whenever and wherever they want, even in the office during a lunch break.

“Most apps focus on footstep counting or running.” Soto’s report noted, “By the end of 2018, fitness sports will see over 100 million people. With their exercise habits changing, the apps need to develop many courses for different age groups and sport choices to keep up with users.”

Fitness apps help save time and space for users, and make it possible to exercise during their very limited (受限制的) free time,” the report said. “ It also provides online communities to meet the users social needs. By providing a platform (平台) to share pictures ad experience, it has made exercise much more fun, and that is why it’s becoming so popular.”

Percentage of fitness app users in different age groups.

1.The text is written to________.

A.develop many courses B.provide a platform

C.give a report D.make exercise fun

2.________is the fitness app that is downloaded most.

A.WeChat B. Codoon

C. Yodorun D. Keep

3.The fitness apps need to develop many courses because________.

A.people like to exercise in the office B.people have very limited free time

C.people’s exercise habits are changing D.people want to take part in different courses

4.How many people between 18 and 24 years old will download fitness apps if there are 1,000 people?

A.About 180. B.About 300. C.About 100. D.About 50.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to this article?

A.You can exercise with fitness apps at any time.

B.These fitness apps only have exercise on muscle development.

C.People can’t share pictures and experience on fitness apps.

D.28.9 percent of people chose gyms to exercise according to Soto’s report.

1.A man broke the windows of Daisy’s Food because he________.

A.was angry B.was drunk

C.wanted to steal something D.found something wrong

2.Steve Smith is a________.

A.waiter B.cook C.policeman D.customer

3.The underlined word “ witness” means________.

A.嫌疑犯 B.陪审员 C.看守员 D.目击者

4.________was hurt in the fight.

A.Steve Smith B.Emily Wu C.Willy Brown D.The trouble maker

5.What docs Willy Brown care about most?

A.What Emily has told the police. B.What the man said about the food he cooked.

C.Whether the customer was hurt. D.Whether the man will be punished.

NASA has a new job listing, and it’s no joke. The US space agency is looking for a “joker” to join their planned mission (任务) to Mars.

A mission to Mars is no laughing matter. The red planet is 140 million miles away from Earth. A trip there would take around 8 months in a small spaceship.

“When you’re living with others in a confident space for a long period of time, problems are likely to take place,” Jeffre Johnson a scientist at the University of Florida said.

This is probably why NASA wants an astronaut with a sense of humor (幽默感). “There are people that have the ability to pull everyone together,” Johnson said.

In stressful situations, perhaps humor is a way to know we aren’t alone. By laughing together, we share our stress. Then we can pay more attention to our jobs instead of just worrying.

There are other examples of team “clowns (小丑)”. One example is the journey to the South Pole (南极) led by Norwegian explore (探险家) Roald Amundson. It was a difficult journey, full of danger. Adolf Lindstorm, A cook at Amundson’s team, was a “clown”. He made people laugh through the whole journey. Amundson later wrote that Lindstrom was the most valuable member of the team.

But if you’re hoping that your favorite TV comedian (喜剧演员) will fly to Mars, that probably won’t happen.

“Being funny won’t be enough to land somebody the job,” Johnson said. “They also need to be an excellent scientist and engineer.” Besides, they must be in top physical condition.

1.NASA is looking for a________.

A.funny engineer B.talented clown C.good cook D.popular comedian

2.In Paragraph 3, “a confident space” means a/an ________ space.

A.empty B.different C.open D.small

3.The US space agency is looking for a “joker” in order to________.

A.make the astronaut excited B.find an excellent astronaut

C.encourage team work D.make the trip unforgettable

4.In Paragraph 6, the writer uses the example of a cook to show that________.

A.the explorers’ meals on their journey is very important

B.humorous people can cheer up people in difficult situations

C.a cook can play a more important role than the explorers

D.the journey to the South Pole is harder the mission to Mars

5.Which would be the best title for the text?

A.A sense of humor B.A mission to Mars C.Let the humor fly D.Laugh together

Have you ever heard someone say, “You completely look like you’re a Jessica” or someone similar? People seem to think that they know what kind of person a “Jessica” or a “Michael” looks like. Why is this?

According to a research in the Journey of personality (个性) and Social Psychology, humans like to connect people’s names with their looks (长相), and can even guess someone’s name according to how they look. Researchers at the Herbrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, collected thousands of photos of people’s faces. They put a name under each photo. Then, they asked volunteers to guess which of the four names was correct. The volunteers were able to guess the right name 38 percent of the time. It seems that the faces really give them clues (线索) about someone’s name, Reader’s Digest reported. However, the volunteers were not as good at guessing the real names of people who used nicknames (昵称) more often than their real names. This may show that a person’s looks are influenced by their name only if they use it often.

This kind of face-name matching happens because we often become what other people expect us to become,” Ruth Mayo from the university told science news website Eurek Alert.

The researchers believe there are also stereotype (刻板印象) about names. For example, the volunteers usually think that men named Bob should have rounder faces because the word itself looks round. They may think that women named Rose are beautiful. They expect them to be just like the flowers that they are named for.

1.The purpose of the research is to find out________.

A.how people’s looks influence their names B.if people’s names are related to their looks

C.what the most popular English names are D.if men’s names are different from women’s

2.The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refers to (指代) ________.

A.the women B.the volunteers C.the researchers D.the flowers

3.The volunteers in the research most probably match Picture with the name “Rose”.

A. B. C. D.

4.According to the text, some people look like their names because they________.

A.like to connect their names with their own looks

B.use nicknames more often than their real names

C.have become what others expect them to become

D.look forward to being seen as special persons.

5.Which of the following would most probably have this text?

A.Business Week B.New York Daily News

C.Discovery D.Science Progress