【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Smith entered Mr.Watson's office.The boss was a hard man.He fired people who didn't do well without giving them a second chance.
“Smith，” said Mr.Watson，“this past year your department hasn't earned money.We're going to drop that department.It's finished.I'm sorry，—but you'll have to go.” “But，sir—if I just had a little more time.For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School.”
“What's that！” said the boss.“Riverside！I didn't know you had a boy there.That's an expensive school for a man with your salary.”
“I know，sir.But he likes it there so much！He's a star athlete and the best boxer in the school.The boys call him Champ (冠军)there.”
The boss sat perfectly still for a long time—a faraway (恍惚的) look in his eyes.Then，suddenly，he said，“We've got to close your department，Smith. But you'll take over a new job in another department.It means longer hours—maybe more pay.Now get out.You're here for life.”
Smith got out，with surprise on his face.Then the boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk.It was Herbie's last letter from Riverside School—written a few days before he died.He had read it over and over again with sick pain.The letter read：
I can't say the boys here are any nicer to me than the others were.I guess it's the same everywhere when you're a cripple (跛脚的人)．But don't worry about me，Dad.They've got a good chemistry department here.And there's one boy here who is really great.He's a track star and boxing champ and just tops in chemistry.The boys call him Champ.He made them stop throwing my books around.And he knocked a boy down who hit me.He is the best friend I ever had.Dad，when I grow up，I want to do something for Champ.Something big—that he won't even know about.
（1）Mr.Watson wanted to fire Smith because ________．
A.Smith would take over a new job in another department
B.Smith had his son study in Riverside School
C.Smith 's son knocked a boy down who hit Herbie
D.Smith 's department didn't earn money that year
（2）We can learn from the text that ________．
A.Mr.Watson didn't know that Champ was Smith 's son at first
B.Mr.Watson was told not to fire Smith by Herbie
C.Mr.Watson decided to give Smith another chance in no time
D.Mr.Watson wanted to realize Champ's dream
（3）According to the text，which words can best describe Mr.Watson?
A.Sympathetic and grateful.
B.Selfish and greedy.
C.Hardworking and strict.
D.Easy－going and optimistic.
（4）The author wrote the text in order to ________．
A.make our children enjoy life
B.share a moving story with us
C.provide us with tips on work
D.help us to deal with our boss

【题目】下面十个句子, 每句中有一处错误。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（∧）, 并在其下面写出改加的词。
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。
（1）The student was very absorbed in reading the novel that he didn't sense that his teacher was just standing beside him.
（2）Mrs. Brown was disappointed to see the washing machine she had had it repaired went wrong again.
（3）—Excuse me, sir, where is Room 301?—Just a minute. I'll have Bob to show you to your room.
（4）Mr. Carlos, as well as his three American friends, have been invited to our English corner.
（5）— How did she get infected? —She had exposed to the viruses without any protection.
（6）As soon as we got to the river bank, we are divided into three groups and got down to planting trees.
（7）The doctors have tried their best but cannot cure him for the severe disease.
（8）I'll take a place of Mr. Li to give you lessons because he is ill.
（9）My uncle settled in Beijing and gradual set up his own business in the 1980s.
（10）The Smiths arranged a company to organize the new couple's wedding.

Two US-based groups, the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Geographic Society, conducted an online survey last year. They wanted to know what young people in American colleges knew about geography, U.S. foreign policy, recent international events, and economics.

The survey was given to over 1,200 Americans between the ages of 18 and 26 years. All of them presently attending, or having previously graduated from, a 2- or 4-year college or university.

The average test score, out of 75 total possible answers, was 55 percent. The study identifies a few important problems. For example, only 30 percent knew that the only part of the U.S. government that can declare war is Congress. Only 60% of those taking the survey could identify Brazil on a world map.

Part of the problem, argue the organizers of the survey, is the Internet. They say it is becoming harder to find high-quality information about world events amongst all the fake news and trivia which swamp the web. Forty-three percent of those questioned said they read about the news on Facebook.

Another problem is that most college courses do not require students to learn about international issues. If such information is not required, Richard Haass from the Council on Foreign Relations said, then the United States could have leaders like Gary Johnson. He was a recent presidential candidate who did not know about the Syrian city of Aleppo when a reporter asked him about it.

The survey results were not all bad. The young people also demonstrated a good understanding of climate change and renewable energy. And the majority of them said that international issues were becoming more important to them.

Haass says these findings suggest the need to find ways to get good information to students, both in school and online. To help, the Council on Foreign Relations is creating a new program called CFR Campus, designed to help build knowledge about global issues.

【1】What do we know about the survey?

A. The participants were all recent university graduates.

B. It was an online survey conducted by two US universities.

C. It was given to over 1,200 American people aged from 18 to 26.

D. It aimed to find out what the young people know about America.

【2】What’s one reason survey organizers give for young people’s lack of knowledge?

A. The poor quality of the US university system.

B. Young people’s unwillingness to travel abroad.

C. The sources from which they get their information.

D. Their lack of interest in knowing more about the world.

【3】What topic did the young Americans understand best according to the survey?

A. Government organizations. B. Geographic information.

C. Foreign relations. D. Environmental matters.

【4】In which column of a newspaper could we find this article?

A. Economics. B. Education.

C. National Politics. D. Entertainment.

The reason for the town’s empty airwaves is apparent the moment you arrive. It’s the Robert C. Byrd telescope, also known as the GBT, a shiny white, 147-metre-tall satellite dish. It’s the largest of its kind in the world and one of nine in Green Bank, all of them government owned and operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO).

You don’t look through these kinds of telescopes. They’re radio telescopes, so instead of looking for distant stars, they listen for them. There’s a long line of astronomers all over the world who want to use the telescope which is so sensitive that it could hear a single snowflake hitting the ground 1,000 miles away.

Such a sensitive listening tool needs total technological silence to operate, so in 1958 the US government created a National Radio Quiet Zone, a 33,000 km2 area covering Green Bank where, to this day, electronic and radio signals are forbidden every hour of every day.

People who live within a 15km of the Green Bank telescope are allowed to use landline telephones, wired Internet and cable televisions, but microwave ovens, wireless Internet and radios are forbidden. You can have a mobile phone, but you won’t get a signal.

Because of how much its way of life varies from the rest of America, Green Bank seems to be a somewhat isolated (隔绝), even alien place. For locals, the technology ban is annoying. For others who come to Green Bank for a little rest and relaxation, the town has become a refuge.

【1】What do we know about the town of Green Bank from Paragraph 1?

A. It’s located at the base of a large mountain.

B. It is geographically and technologically isolated.

C. Its telecommunications are affected by its geography.

D. Many people live in the town and its surrounding areas.

【2】How does the GBT work?

A. It traps light waves in its huge dish.

B. It stops all electronic and radio signals.

C. It receives pictures from space satellites.

D. It listens for and receives noises from space.

【3】What equipment are locals of the Green Bank allowed to use?

A. Cable TV, wired Internet and radio.

B. Landline phones, wired Internet and cable TV.

C. Public phones, wireless Internet and mobile phones.

D. Landline phones, microwave ovens and cable internet.

【4】What does the underlined word “refuge” in the last paragraph most probably mean?

A. A place of escape. B. A source of confusion.

C. An area of interest. D. A sign of danger.

【题目】阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes (protect). Crimes go up (rapid) during the winter and summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go on holiday.
Always give (strange) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow (clean) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone to park his/her car in (you) driveway.
Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. (have) a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor a relative get your mail every day.
Fix a timer(定时器) in some of your rooms turns lights on and during different time of the day. Some TVs also come with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain time. Have motion(运动) sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away you are not at home.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
I am a volunteer. I set out to help clean up the beach after a violent storm a year ago. The sight I saw was heartbreaking. The broken houses seemed to be crying. I couldn't describe how I felt. But something special among the debris (废墟) turned my day around.
I joined a club to clean up the beach after the storm last November. As I removed the debris from the beach, I noticed an object with shiny buttons in the wet sand. It was a jacket，and I was excited since Halloween(万圣节) was coming and I thought I had found a great costume(戏服). After picking it up, I was able to see that the jacket was from West Point (西点军校), the United States Military Academy, and it had the name “deGavre” written inside. I realized the jacket might be important to someone. I decided to find the jacket's owner and return it.
I called the West Point Museum, considering that if the family couldn't be found, the jacket should go there. The museum connected me with Kim McDermott, Director of Communications for the Academy's Association of Graduates. Kim soon ensured that the jacket had belonged to Chester Braddock deGavre, who was a 1933 graduate and a war hero, but passed away in 1993.
I sent Kim a photo of the jacket and she posted it to the West Point Association of Graduates Facebook Page, asking if anyone could help us find the family. In less than two hours, someone had found and called the hero's wife, Teresa. Soon I started to receive personal messages from members of the deGavre family, their friends and others who were touched by the story and they found me on Facebook.
Finding Chester deGavre's jacket and connecting to his family with the help of Facebook have been so meaningful to me. I've formed a bond(纽带) with amazing people I might have never met.
（1）Seeing the sight(景象) after the storm, the author felt very ________．
A.sad
B.surprised
C.nervous
D.disappointed
（2）What did the author think at first after he saw the jacket?
A.He should try to find its owner.
B.He could wear it for Halloween.
C.He should return it to West Point.
D.He could send it to others for free.
（3）The author called the West Point Museum because he thought ________．
A.the jacket was made there
B.the jacket's owner worked there
C.the workers there needed the jacket
D.the jacket might be collected by the museum
（4）According to the text, Kim McDermott ________．
A.happened to be the owner of the jacket
B.was a student graduating from West Point
C.could find a record of the graduates
D.was a family member of the author

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Yours,

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【题目】根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Money Matters
Parents should help their children understand money. So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.
1 The basic function of money
Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员). When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.
2 Money lessons
Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. If you must say no to a child's request to spend money, explain, — You have enough toy trucks for now. Or, if the request is for many different things, say, — You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.
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Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product — a name-brand butter and a generic (无商标产品), for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money. If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.
A. Wise decisions.
B. The value of money.
C. Permit the child to choose between them.
D. Tell your child why he can — or cannot — have certain things.
E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you
F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.
G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.

“I was quite 【7】(impress) by the jaw-dropping scene【8】the cash hidden on a giant wall was found in a low-level official’s house. It is a bribe(行贿)he’s accepted which is worth 230 million yuan (about 33 million U. S. dollars)”, said Eric Ivarsen from Norway, a master’s student 【9】(major) in the public management and social development at the University of Chinese Academy of Science.

“My subject has a very high requirement of knowledge about Chinese politics and culture. After watching the drama, I 【10】(well) understand China’s political terms, for example, seats order according to official rankings, languages being used in a meeting, which is quite different from my country,” lvarsen added.