阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Human’s Greatest Achievements

The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, but the human race has lived on it for just 200,000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.

1. The list is almost endless. The invention of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics(抗生素) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine living without electricity? What about the printing press? Without the printing press, you wouldn’t be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in communication, such as radio, TV, computers, the Internet, and smartphones. 2.

What about arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics? 3.

Finally, we must not forget humans’ early achievements. 4. We can’t imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.

What are humans’ greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by “great”. 5. Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow,” like the Great Wall? What do you think?

A. We could probably live without them, but life wouldn’t be as interesting.

B. Is it something that makes us rich or happy or save lives?

C. And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space?

D. They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel.

E. Many of humans’ great achievements are in science and technology.

根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）

1.二十年后再次相聚，他们都激动得说不出话来。

They were ______ ______ ______ _________ a word when they met again 20 years later.

2.别嘲笑他。他已经足够勇敢地表达自己了。

Don’t ________ _______ him. He is ______ _______ to express himself.

3.他问我们最喜欢哪部电影。

He asked us _________ _________ _________ _________ best.

4.Mike跳舞跳得多好啊！

_______ _______ Mike dances!

5.他外出旅行时，他的宠物都由邻居照看。

When he was travelling, his pet ______ _____ ______ ______ by his neighbor.

6.Tom每天要花两个小时练习篮球吗？

________ it _______ Tom two hours ________ __________ basketball every day?

7.现在越来越多的人习惯了使用“摩拜”单车。

Now more and more people _______ ________ __________ ______ the bike-sharing.

书面表达

学校开展“How to Solve the Exam Stress”征文比赛，请你根据图片和表格中提示的内容，简要描述并适当发表自己的观点，写一篇英语短文。

注意：1. 词数80左右（文章的开头已给出，不计入词数）

2．不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

Everyone may have the exam stress. A little bit of stress can be a good thing to us._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

It does not always come easy to discover oneself. From a young age, I had a strong sense of who I was to become,________ an accident made me redefine (重审）myself.

To me, skating was above all. There was ________ in this world that filled my heart with such joy. I spent twenty-four hours a week practicing my ______. Having no social life or interests but skating, my devotion( 挚爱） brought me first place medals in nearly every ______.

Unfortunately, in one show, I fell down and hurt myself _______. After several X-rays and MRI(磁共振）scans, the______(told)Tie that I couldn't return to my sport any more. The pain in my back was hard to bear and even the_____daily tasks became difficult.

As my passion(激情）was________, I had little sense of who I was to become. After eight months of suffering , something had to _______. Instead of wasting my days sitting around painfully, I began to put my_______into local community service projects. By volunteering ______ a swimming teacher and summer reading assistant for kids, I got an idea of who I______to become. After a few months, I devoted time to my interest in the arts. Little by Little, I______out of the shadow( 阴影）and rebuilt my confidence.

Sometimes, some______rocks block (阻碍）our way. We can choose to stay behind or try to climb over. My accident was a rock that _______ to stop me from reaching success. Today I’m a very confident and optimistic person.

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

2.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

3.A. skills B. behaviors C. thoughts D. habits

4.A. meeting B. party C. concert D. competition

5.A. quickly B. softly C. badly D. slowly

6.A. waiter B. doctor C. teacher D. policeman

7.A. useful B. basic C. proper D. busy

8.A. found out B. brought back C. waken up D. taken away

9.A. change B. remain C. leave D. arrive

10.A. energy B. duty C. wealth D. spirit

11.A. with B. for C. as D. to

12.A. wanted B. started C. promised D. lived

13.A. ran B. jumped C. stood D. stepped

14.A. small B. large C. ugly D. round

15.A. managed B. helped C. failed D. continued

As long as everyone contributes a little, the world 吐 ll become a much better place.

Most people are kind-hearted and want to lend a helping hand. Now let's share some memorable moments.

Linda: Once, when I was on my way back to my hometown, I lost my purse without even knowing it. I was told over the train’s loudspeaker that my purse was at the railway station's lost and found office. But the train had already started. Seeing my helplessness, a kind hostess offered to lend me some money. I went back to the railway station and got my purse. I am still thankful to the railway staff and the person who found my purse.

Scott: When I was a little boy, there was a time when I went to fish with my elder sister. All of a sudden, I slipped into the river. The next thing I remember is my father holding me in the hospital. Today I still don’t know who got me out of that river. I have been trying to help other people whenever I can all these years.

Tina: One of my neighbors is an old man who cannot speak. He makes money by recycling waste. Our other neighbors don't like his behavior. But in my opinion, it's his way to support his family. Once, after cleaning my house, I placed some cardboard boxes in his garden and left my rubbish beside my door. However, when I was about to go out, I found nothing outside my door but a note: "I have thrown away your rubbish. You are a nice girl. Thanks a lot!"

1.According to the passage above, we know that

A. the hostess found Linda's purse

B. Linda knew where she lost her purse

C. Scott still doesn't know who got him out of the river

D. some cardboard boxes were stolen by Tina's neighbor

2.The writer is trying to tell us the value of

A. health

B. kindness

C. money

D. safety

3.The passage above is probably a .

A. report

B. diary

C. novel

D. letter

I graduated from college recently and moved to Washington by myself. While I was in college, it was really easy to meet new people. But "out in the real world", I was finding it really hard. I live in a big city, and it seems like everyone around me is busy or already has all the friends they want. I was feeling so discouraged(沮丧的）and I didn't know what to do, so I called my sister for some advice.

My sister is five years older than I am, so she's been through all this already. She's been helping me with my problems all my life. When I explained my problem, she understood completely. She said, "Why don't you try meeting people online?"

"Online? Are you kidding?" I asked. "A friend of mine chatted with a guy online, and when she finally met him face to face, he was nothing like what he said."

My sister laughed. "You don't have to look for dates online," she said. "But you can find other people like you—people who have just moved to town and want to make some new friends. When I first moved to New York after college, I found a book club and a football team online. I met a lot of people that way."

"But you don't even like football!" I said.

"I know," she replied. "But that didn't matter. I still bad a lot of fun. You played volleyball in college. Why don't you look for a volleyball team to join? Or an art class?"

"Yeah! I saw a website about volunteering the other day." I said. "I could volunteer for an organization here in Washington. I bet I could meet a lot of really nice people that way."

"Good idea!" my sister answered excitedly. "Hey, you might even meet the perfect guy."

"OK, now you're starting to sound like Mom," I said. "Thanks a lot for the advice. I'm going online right now. I'll let you know what happens. Will you be home tonight?"

"No, but I'll be here all day tomorrow, so give me a call," my sister replied. "Good luck!"

1.What was the writer's problem?

A. She was cheated by her friend online.

B. She was refused by a volleyball team.

C. She couldn't meet people in her new city.

D. She felt discouraged in her college.

2.The writer's sister

A. lives in the same city as the writer

B. doesn't have any advice for the writer

C. had the same problem when she finished college

D. didn't go to college, but understands the writer's problem

3.The writer is probably going to

A. become a member of a football team

B. look for dates online

C. join a book club like her sister did

D. volunteer for an organization

4.What's the best title for this passage?

A. Looking for Fun Online

B. Volunteering in a New City

C. Chatting with Friends Online

D. Making Friends in a New City

Artificial intelligence (AI) (人工智能）is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn. It is also a field of study that tries to make computers "smart". John McCarthy, a scientist, came up with the name "artificial intelligence" in 1955. Many things such as learning and problem solving can be done by computers, though not in the same way as we do.

An unusual goal of AI research is to create computer programs that can learn, solve problems, and think logically(逻辑地）. At present we use the term Al for successfully understanding human speech, recognizing(识别）human faces, operating self-driving cars and competing in some game systems like Chess and AlphGo（阿尔法狗）. Some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly. Professor Stephen Hawking (霍金), a well-known British scientist, was not for this kind of technology.

Math is the basic language of AI. If we raise the standard in the learning of math, our students will be more likely to become successful AI designers in the future. We not only want bright students, but also need to attract average students and give them the math skills which are needed to change them into AI designers. Besides, a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing.

Scientists hope to create creative and emotional AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art. Many ways and tools have been tried to discover this fascinating field.

1.From Paragraph 1, we know that

A. all problems can be solved by AI

B. machines with AI can think and learn

C. AI has been around for only 60 years.

D. AI works in the same way as humans

2.The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to(指的是）

A. Chess

B. AlphaGo

C. the danger

D. AI

3.According to the writer and the following school report, which student will most probably become a successful AI designer?

School Report

A. Mike.

B. Peter.

C. Amy.

D. Cathy.

4.Paragraph 4 mainly tells us the scientists’ about AI.

A. wishes

B. worries

C. feelings

D. discoveries

In our culture, the ability to make one's own decisions is important. John F. Kennedy's quote(引语）"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." shows an unpleasant truth.

Much of what we know and believe has been taught to us by others, and we often accept this information without spending much time thinking it over for ourselves.

In today's world, we are being presented with information, ideas and beliefs, but many of them are against each other. Psychology(心理学）tells us that if we hear an idea enough times, or心t comes from someone we respect(尊敬), we will probably believe that idea. In these cases, we base our opinions on the opinions of others. If each of us does not think about this information for ourselves and come to our own conclusions , we will become nothing more than parrots（鹦鹉） quoting the opinions of others.

Examples of spreading fake news without thought can be seen on the Internet. Some people believe whatever they read and then share the story without thinking about the facts. All it takes is one quick click(点击）of the "share" button, and the story travels on its way to influence even more unthinking readers. This can cause serious problems.

If we just stop for a moment to think about what we read and hear, and form our own opinions, we will be more thoughtful, more independent, and more creative people, but few take that time. Yet we need not lose heart over this bad habit. In fact, simply becoming aware (意识到） of it is the first step towards correcting it. Once we become aware that we tend(趋向）to hold opinions and beliefs without thinking them through, we can change that pattern of behavior. Hopefully, we can learn to experience and enjoy the "discomfort of thought" and form our own opinions.

1.What's the purpose of this passage?

A. To describe how Internet news spreads.

B. To explain why people don't have their own opinions.

C. To tell people that they should have their own thoughts.

D. To warn people not to believe other people's ideas.

2.The underlined word "fake" in Paragraph 4 probably means

A. untrue

B. unhappy

C. unfair

D. unusual

3.How can we have our own opinions according to the passage?

A. By spreading the information we receive.

B. By learning more about psychology.

C. By quoting others' opinions like parrots.

D. By thinking about what we read and hear.

4.We can probably find this passage in a book about

A. history

B. education

C. sports

D. languages

任务型阅读

下面是有关支付宝( Alipay )的英文版使用说明 ， 请根据图片所示步骤 ， 从 A -E中选择正确的选项与图片配对。

A. Fill in the price and the password carefully.

B. Use your smartphone to scan the Alipay QR code(二维码).

C. Add a bank card and enter your card information.

D. The payment completion page is shown after you click the "pay" button.

E. Get the app of Alipay. Sign up with your mobile phone number, then set a password.

1._________

2.__________

3._________

4.__________

5.___________

语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

Once upon a time, an eagle( 老鹰） was flying in the sky when he suddenly saw a beautiful hen. The eagle came near the hen and said, "My pretty hen, I Love you. Will you be 1. (I) wife?"

The hen was scared for the eagle was so strong. Her husband, the cock had gone out to look for food and her kids had gone away somewhere lo play with other 2.(child). The hen quickly answered, "I'm willing to be, but let me first grow wings like yours, so I can fly 3. high as you. " The eagle replied, "OK! This ring is for you as a sign of our betrothal(订婚）. Tie it around your neck till I return."

The hen agreed 4. (do) so, and the eagle flew away.

When the cock met the hen the next day , he was very 5. (surprise) to see the ring around her neck. He said, "Where did you get that ring? Throw it away immediately. "

The hen did this and the cock was cheerful I again. But at the weekend, the eagle came6..

The frightened hen hid herself behind her door but the eagle soon found her out. Suddenly he cried, "Where 7.(be) the ring that I gave you? Why are you not wearing it?"

The hen was very scared and said, "Forgive me l I lost it yesterday. I was walking in the garden when I met a large snake. I was8.frightened that I ran fast. When I got home, I couldn't find it. "

The eagle looked al the hen 9. (angry) and said, "I don't believe you. You have hurt me. I will punish you.10.you don't marry me, I will snatch( 抓）away all your chickens from you. But I will promise to forgive you only if you find my ring. Good-bye! "

Ever since, all the hens in the world have been scratching( 轻抓) the ground to find the eagle's ring.