Every Wednesday, I go to Cantata Adult Life Services, a local retirement (退休)community in Brookfield, Illinois, US, with my classmates to do community service.

After my very first visit to Cantata, my life changed forever. That may sound a bit dramatic（戏剧性的）, but volunteering with the elderly has changed my views on life.

Our visits last about an hour, and we bring 25-30 students every time. We play board games and cards with the residents（居民） while we’re there.

You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about “life back then”, but nothing compares to talking to the people who were there. Just hearing their stories has touched me in a way I never thought possible.

Whether it was talking to 98-year-old “Hurricane Hilda” about her great days as a roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor, I was completely attracted by every single memory the residents wanted to share with me.

Even the residents who don’t have amazing memories make the experience meaningful . I remember visiting Mrs Robinson. She couldn’t think of much about her past, but she told me she’d never forget how kind I was just to listen to her “rambling (漫谈)”. It made me realize that it’s the little things that make life worth living. That’s something I won’t forget anytime soon.

If there’s one thing I’ve realized in my three years of visiting Cantata, it’s that presence –just being there –means more than anything to many of the residents. And no matter how busy our lives are, there’s always time to make someone’s day.

For me, it feels great to be a source(源泉) of happiness, a smile on a bad day or a listening ear for old memories. And at the end of the day, that’s all that matters.

It’s easy to feel like you don’t have anything in common with the elderly –especially when you’re a teenager. But that’s not true at all.

I hate to be overly clichéd (陈词滥调的) here, but age really is just a number. As young adults, it’s important for us to realize this sooner rather than later. We can learn a lot from the elderly, and they can often get something from teenagers too.

1.What do the writer and his classmates often do when they visit Cantata?

a. play board games and cards with the residents

b. do some cleaning for the residents

c. listen to the residents talk about their memories

d. watch movies and Tvshows with the residents

A. a,b B. a,c C. b,d D. c,d

2.With the mention of his visit to Mrs Robinson, the writer wants to

A. show what Mrs Robinson’s life like at Cantata

B. show how he developed a friendship with Mrs Robinson

C. show what a difference someone’s presence makes to the residents at Cantata

D. give an example showing that most of the residents at Cantata have amazing memories to share

3.What has the writer learned from his three years of visiting Cantata?

A. It takes great patience to look after the elderly.

B. Teenagers have little in common with the elderly

C. It’s important for the elderly to learn from teenagers to keep up with the times.

D. It means a lot to have some time for the elderly and offer them a listening ear.

Picture the scene: It’s midnight. You’re very hungry after studying for a long time. Then you see a nice pie in the fridge. Do you eat it? It seems that you shouldn’t, for many reasons, including its influence on your studies.

Scientists have long known that eating late at night can make us gain weight. But now a new study has shown that late-night eating can also have a bad influence on our brains — it might hurt our ability to learn new things and store memories.

“We believe that late-night eating may affect (影响) our learning by affecting the parts of the brain that control learning and memory,” Dawn Loh, PhD, a project scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, said, “We believe the timing of when we eat is the main cause of the damaged (受损的) memory.”

For the study, the researchers looked at mice with strict feeding plans. For two weeks, the mice were either allowed to eat during the time when they are usually the most active, or during the time when they usually sleep. The mice received the same amount(数量) of sleep and calories.

Then the researchers tested the brains of the mice. In one test, the researchers tried to find out whether the mice could remember that a room was connected to an electric shock(电击) after 24 hours had gone by.

The researchers noticed that, when the mice were put in the room again, those mice that ate when they should have been sleeping were less likely(可能的) to get scared than those mice that ate during usual hours. It means that they didn’t remember.

So think twice before the midnight snack — it might be bad for more than your weight.

1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to（指代）?

A. Studying for long. B. A nice pie. C. A new study. D. Late-night eating.

2.For the study, the researchers need .

A. to check the brains of the mice before the test started

B. to feed the mice only during the time when they usually sleep

C. to keep the mice in a room with an electric shock all the time .

D. to let the mice receive the same amount of sleeep and calories.

3.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. A recent study shows late eating affects weight.

B. What we eat can affect learning and memory.

C. The mice that ate during sleeping hours didn’t remember.

D. The mice that ate during usual hours didn’t remember.

4.Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A. Eating snacks affects memory B. Late eating hurts brain

C. Never stay up late D. Keep away from snacks

(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出所给单词的正确形式。

1.She is often_________(误认为) for her twin sister because they are really similar.

2.In the end those teenagers successsfully _________(守卫)against the bad reading habits.

3.The young man couldn’t say any words because of_______(诧异)when he saw me.

4.Now most traffic lights in China are under_________(控制)of a central computer.

(B) 根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.The whole country of Brazil was full of________(sad) because of the loss of their great leader—Fidel Castro.

2.The terrible pain kept the little girl ________(wake) all night.

3.What else should be done to deal with the________(pollute) air?

4.It’s improper for some kids to get________(patient) when talking to their parents.

五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分)

1.To do this would be like_______(cut) the foot to fit the shoe.

2.In 2012 London Olympic Games, the Chinese National team got 38 gold medals, 20.5% of which_________(win) by women.

3.Everyone knows the fresh flowers_________(sell) much better than the dried ones anywhere.

4.He didn’t notice the thief come in because he________(put) in a brighter light in his room.

5.–Grandpa Wang, could I borrow your bike for tomorrow’s hiking?

--Sorry, I___________(promise)it to Grandpa White.

6.–I can’t find your parents. Are they busy preparing for the party?

--Yes, not only Father but also Mother _________(mix)black tea with milk at the moment.

7.As you go through this book, you_________(find)that each of the millions of the people who lived through World War‖had different experiences.

8.It’s said more than70,000,000 sharks_________(kill) for their fins every year. What a pity!

六、任务型阅读 根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一个单词。（本大题共5空，每空1分，共5分）

If your math teacher assigns(分派) five problems you should do six. If your Chinese teacher assigns eight pages of reading, you should read nine. The more you practice, the more you learn.

Studying is a matter of personal preference(偏爱), so choose the way you are most comfortable with. Some people like working at night when the house is quiet, while others like doing their work early in the morning. Still others like studying as soon as they arrive home from school while the work is fresh in their minds. No matter which way you use, try to do your best.

Studying is your business and business comes before entertainment(娱乐). When you are studying, phone calls should go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks uneaten. Studying is the only thing in your mind. Nothing can pull you away from what you are studying.

Studying is like eating. You chew(咀嚼) it one bite at a time. You can plan what to do today, but don’t do too much. When you can’t finish the work you planned to do, you may lose confidence. On the other hand, you will not study well without a good plan. It all depends on how you arrange your time.

The students who hand in a clearly written paper is already half way to an A. Neat(工整的) papers are likely to get higher marks than sloppy(被泼水弄湿的) ones. When you write neatly and do your work carefully, the thoughts in your mind are clear. You are able to make fewer mistakes.

1.如何进行第三方支付这一问题很值得进一步讨论。

How to do third-party payment .

2.这就是为什么这个年轻的工程师坚持要向警方举报他的上司。

That’s why the young engineer insisted the police.

3.战争一爆发，他们就躲藏到了另一个国家。

They the war broke out.

4.在处理这个棘手的问题前，特朗普政府没能三思而后行。

The Trump government failed solving the tough problem.

5.傅园慧很有游泳天赋，如鱼得水。

FuYuanhui and feels just like a fish in water.

6.这一部长达两小时的影片近距离观察了中国的第一艘航母。

This China’s first aircraft carrier.

随着经济（economy）快速发展，越来越多的人买得起车了，私家车不再仅仅属于富人。然而越来越多的私家车给人们的生活带来了怎样的影响呢？请以“私家车Private cars 的利与弊”为主题写一篇作文。

要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；

2）必须包括表格中所有的相关信息，并适当发挥；

3）词数90个左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。

With the development of economy, more and more people can afford to buy the cars.

Which of the following words is pronounced /pra?s/？

A. piece B. price C. praise D. practice

Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?

A. She has worked abroad for a year. B. We took a boat to the island.

C. He worked hard to achieve his goal. D. Your long winter coat is over there.