The timer is running. These people have 60 minutes to escape (逃脱) from a room they paid to be locked inside.

It is a game with clues (线索) that are spread in the room. And there is no starting point. You start wherever you feel like. It is up to you to put the clues together in order to find the key to get out.

A popular room offered by Timothy Smith in Washington D.C. is designed to mimic (模仿) the Oval Office in the White House. It is built like the office of the American president. The fun part of Escape the Oval Office is that anything here could be a clue to solving the puzzle. An old typewriter from the 1930s. Or the small table in the corner. Or the map of Washington D.C. on the wall. And then there are hidden messages that can only be seen under a black light.

Sometimes, the telephone rings. “Would you guys like a clue?” The boss controls the game progress on a camera and calls to offer hints (提示) when needed.

Teams can be made up of classmates, families, tourists, or a group of six friends and two strangers who just meet before the game starts.

It’s said that there are more than 800 Escape Room adventures in Washington D.C.. Each experience has different themes and stories. The rules for playing are similar, and solving the puzzle needs social, physical abilities and quick, creative thinking.

It was a little stressful. Some of the clues seemed really complex (复杂的). But it was a lot of fun, and the players had no idea what to expect.

Escape Room adventure is popular because it gives any person a chance to be a detective or to be a James Bond. However, like most team sports, this game is really all about being a good teammate and having a good time.

1.Escape the Oval Office is a popular room in __________ .

A. Chongqing B. Washington D.

C. C. Beijing D. Hong Kong

2.The underlined word in the last paragraph means__________ .

A. 侦探 B. 律师 C. 医生 D. 政客

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All game clues are easy to find. B. Nobody can give any hints during the game.

C. Strangers can’t play the game together. D. Players need to work together to escape successfully.

4.This passage is probably from a(an)_____________.

A. newspaper B. medicine box C. story book D. movie poster

“Beauty is only skin deep.” This expression means that beauty is only a temporary and surface（暂时而表面的） quality. And some beauty products can cause lasting harm that goes far below the surface of the skin. But people, especially women, will take a lot of risks for beauty.

In the United States, many people use sunlight and non-natural light to darken their skin. Health experts are against it, because it may lead to skin cancer.

In the African country of Senegal, some women take health risks trying to do just the opposite. They use products that lighten the skin. The World Health Organization says that 25 percent of Senegalese women use skin-lightening products. These products can have some chemicals such as mercury, hydroquinone and sodium hydroxide (汞、对苯二酚和氢氧化钠). These are dangerous ingredients (成份) that can cause cancer and possibly other physical harm to the skin. They can even burn the eyes and skin.

Women in Senegal say they lighten their skin for the same reasons: women all over the world make changes to their looks. They say they want to look beautiful, to find a husband, or to stand out in a crowd. But some products are so strong. THEY must be mixed with others before they are used.

A woman filmmaker Khardiata Sall from Senegal made a movie “This Color That Worries Me”. It’s about the subject of skin lightening. “I used the most scary pictures so that women would clearly see the dangers. It is hard to understand why a woman would tell herself that dark skin is not beautiful. It is in their heads. They want to please a man, to be loved. Or they want to please the society, to succeed.” Ms. Sall says the government needs to better control the market and the sale of skin lightening products. But she adds education is the best way to tell people against using them.

1.According to the passage, Khardiata Sall ___________.

A. is a white woman B. works as an actor

C. is against skin-lightening D. wants to be white

2.The word “THEY” in the fourth paragraph means____________.

A. mercury, hydroquinone and sodium hydroxide B. women in Senegal

C. all skin-lightening products D. some strong skin-lightening products

3.According to the passage, if you are a women in Senegal, you may go out of your way to change your skin color because ___________.

A. you want to please your parents B. you want to make changes to your hobbies

C. you want to look better than men D. you want to find a good job

4.If you put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?

( ①=Para. (自然段)1 ②=Para. 2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para.5 )

A. ①;②;③④⑤ B. ①;②③;④⑤ C. ①②;③;④⑤ D. ①②③;④;⑤

阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

Jenney: Good evening, Nancy.

Nancy: Good evening, Jenney. How was the party last night? 1.

Jenney: Yes. There was lots of fun.

Nancy: What about Alice? 2.

Jenney: Yes. She enjoyed it a lot, too. By the way, I didn’t see you. Where were you last night?

Nancy: Me? Oh, 3.

Jenney: Why?

Nancy: There was a baseball match between Class 5 and Class 12. I really prefer watching a

match to going to a party.

Jenney: 4.

Nancy: It is a very exciting one. It is a very close match.

Jenney: 5.

Nancy: Class 5 won the match. 86 to 82.

Jenney: Oh! What a pity to Class 12!

Where were you?

Was she there?

I went to the school gym.

Did you have a good time?

What was the result?

What do you think of the match?

When did the match begin?

VI. 任务型阅读。（每空2分，共8分）

阅读下文并回答问题。

Some people seem to have extraordinary (非凡的）memories. Zheng Aiqiang, a “memory athlete” on TV show Super Brain, can remember 2,660 numbers in just one hour!

You would think people like this have special brains. But according to a recent study by researchers from the US and the Netherlands, the brain structures（结构）of ordinary people and 23 of the world’s leading memory athletes show no difference.

That’s because good memories can be trained. New research in the journal Neuron (神经元期刊) suggests that you can become a super memorizer with just six weeks of hard training.

Researchers found that technique (技巧）called loci, invented by ancient Greeks, can greatly help improve memory. By using loci, you are using your imagination to improve the brain’s memory networks. You can link（关联）something you need to remember with a place that you know very well. For example, to remember a list of numbers, imagine yourself walking through your house. Each thing is linked to a number. For example, zero could be handle（把手）on the door and five could be the painting on the wall.

In one study, some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 words. First they could only remember 26 of them. But when they were taught loci, they could remember 62 words.

“Not everyone can become a memory champion. But everyone using the technique can improve a lot from the level they’re at,” said Boris Konrad, one of the researchers in the study.

1.Is Super Brain a TV show?

___________________________________________________________________________

2.Who was loci invented by?

___________________________________________________________________________

3.How can you remember more words in twenty minutes according to Paragraph 5?

___________________________________________________________________________

4.Is loci helpful to you? Why or why not?

____________________________________________________________________________

VII. 完成句子。（每空1分，共10分）

根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。

1.There will be less pollution in the future. (改为否定句）

There _________ _________ less pollution in the future.

2.The lady in orange is our English teacher.（对划线部分提问）

___________ __________ is your English teacher?

3.We will plant more trees so that we can make the air around us fresher.（改写同义句）

We will plant more trees __________ __________ the air around us fresher.

4.昨晚我太累了以致于很快就睡着了。（完成译句）

I was so tired that I __________ __________ quickly last night.

5.我们现在应该努力奋斗赶上他人。（完成译句）

We should work hard to __________ ___________ with others at present.

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Chen Qingyuan, 13, is an ordinary student in Grade 8 in the United States. But he has made himself a “star” on WeChat! He has a public WeChat account ( ID: mgzxxx0811) to share his life in the US, from study to after-class activities. He has about 1,200 followers. All his posts are original and he updates (更新）it almost every day.

In the beginning, only a 1. people read his stories. But he didn’t give up. “Gradually, I realized that followers prefer things that are ‘useful’ to 2.. Parents are more interested in how to apply for US schools,” he said. For example, his most popular article was how to 3. with interviews when applying (申请) for a US private high school. He shared his several interview experiences and gave suggestions. The article had more than 2,200 views and hundreds of reports.

To write high quality articles every day, Chen worked very hard. He observed（观察）life 4.，read a lot of books and even learned how to design pages. “I found everything in life could be written about. The key is to find a point and make it clear,” he said.

Recently, he wrote an article about the 5. between the first school day in the US and China. Through pictures, he showed that US students would receive many materials 6. the first school day, including the Principal’s Letter and various forms to fill in. While in China, students would have a class meeting to discuss their class rules for the new term or share their different experiences of the last vacation with each other.

Many readers encourage and thank him by 7. messages and money. So far he has received about 1,500 yuan. And he said he would keep writing at least until high school 8. he wouldn’t let his followers down.”

近十年来，随着通讯网络的迅猛发展，手机几乎成为了人们不可或缺的东西。毫无疑问，手机大大改善了我们的生活，但同时也给我们的生活带来了不好的影响。对于这个问题，你班将于下周举行一次英语主题班会来讨论这个话题。请根据表格提示，写一篇英语发言稿。

要求：1. 内容包含以上要点并作适当发挥。

2. 词数：80-120（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。

3. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的姓名。

Nowadays mobile phones are becoming more and more popular among the people around the world. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

My mom keeps asking what’s going on at school, if I’m going to audition（试演）for a party, why I didn’t try out for the female lead, what my friends are doing, and so on. It’s ___ and sometimes it’s like she doesn’t trust me. How can I get her to __ ? -Katie Many teenagers have the same ___ as Katie. They think it difficult to ____ well with their parents. However, if you try another way, you can make a ____ . Parents seem to like____ about your day. If you don’t share or talk____ with your parents, they might feel the need to ask you questions. It might seem that they’re prying into（打听）your business, but they’re probably just trying to keep your relationship____ . In fact, parenting experts often___ parents to form a good relationship with their kids by asking about what’s going on in their lives. Some parents do this better than ___ , of course.(And, unfortunately, some parents do ask questions because they don’t trust their kids, especially if their kids have been in ____ .) So start by trying to give your parents the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they’re just trying to stay ___ because they love and care about you. That doesn’t make the questions any less annoying,____ . If you’re tired of so many questions about your day,___ the tables – ask your parents questions and use it as a way to practice your good listening skills. ____ tell them about your day before they ask. If you offer more information, conversations with your parents won’t have so many questions.

1.A. surprising B. amazing C. confusing D. annoying

2.A. stop B. choose C. relax D. believe

3.A. hobby B. problem C. habit D. idea

4.A. get in B. get on C. get off D. get up

5.A. noise B. mistake C. change D. note

6.A. finding out B. planning on C. depending on D. concentrating on

7.A. few B. many C. little D. much

8.A. clear B. easy C. strong D. relaxing

9.A. tell B. talk C. say D. speak

10.A. another B. the other C. others D. other

11.A. time B. addition C. safety D. trouble

12.A. away B. close C. far D. quiet

13.A. either B. instead C. however D. though

14.A. turn B. clean C. repair D. cover

15.A. so B. or C. and D. but

How do you like your school? Have you ever written to your headmaster to express your idea? Here are some letters written by students from different schools.

1.Luke gives some suggestions about ______ in his letter.

A. hobby classes B. personal classes C. school uniform D. basketball playing

2.The reasons why Danny gives two suggestions are that ______.

A. students have too few classes every day and they love sports

B. studying basic subjects only is boring and students are too weak

C. hobby classes are interesting and students have no PE lessons at all

D. students want to cancel the basic subjects and they want to have more sports lessons

3.According to the passage, most students write to their headmasters about ______.

A. personal experiences B. how to make schools better

C. spare time activities D. how to deal with other students

Wikipedia’s most-edited list

Do you use Wikipedia(维基百科) to find information about people, places, things and events? Have you ever wondered who writes all the information? The website is actually run by thousands of everyday people, as well as computers that can automatically update(自动更新) certain pages. You can even write something on a page if you want to.

Of course, it means that somebody can write incorrect information on a page. That does happen sometimes, but usually somebody else corrects the information quickly.

Wikipedia has counted how many times each page has been edited(编辑) this year and one page stood out.“Deaths in 2016”was edited 18,230 times. That is likely because lots of high-profile(知名度高的) people, including English singer David Bowie, American singer Prince, American boxer Muhammad Ali and former Cuban President Fidel Castro, died in 2016.

The 2016 US presidential election(总统选举) was followed by people around the world. It was also a popular page to edit on Wikipedia. The “Donald Trump” page had 8,933 edits and took second spot. The third most-edited page was related(与……有关)to Hillary Clinton, and the election itself took the fourth spot.

Pages about movies, sports, world events, natural disasters(灾难), musicians and artists all appeared in the top 25 most-edited list.

Vincent Van Gogh’s page received 3,551 edits during the year.

Four Wikipedia editors rewrote the page in order to give people a clear understanding of the Dutch partner’s true nature, according to one editor.

The variety of pages that were edited shows how people with entirely different interests are still all looking for information.

1.Who can write the information of Wikipedia?

A. Only the website editors. B. Only famous people.

C. Only computer experts. D. Everyday people.

2.Which page was edited most in 2016?

A. Deaths in 2016. B. Donald Trump.

C. Vincent Van Gough. D. 2016 in South Korean Music.

3.The underlined word “stood out” probably means_______.

A. 站出来 B. 突出 C. 坚持到底 D. 最受欢迎

4.We can probably read this passage in a/an _ _.

A. ad B. notice C. newspaper D. storybook