Numbers in different countries may have different meanings. In China, some people think that some numbers bring them______. Take “8” for example, the Chinese pronunciation of the number “8” has almost the______sound as that of the Chinese character “发[fa:]”, which means making a fortune. So, many Chinese people spend a lot of______to get their telephone numbers or car numbers to include this number “8”. They believe without______doubt that the number will bring them money.

______, others don’t believe that numbers have anything to do with good luck. They think such an idea is only an ignorant(愚昧的) and superstitious(迷信的) belief. A number is one thing, and good luck is______. They will ask, “______can you ever have any good luck simply because of some lucky numbers, even if you don’t work hard, don’t have good opportunities and don’t get along well with the people around you?”

As for me, I______with the latter(后者). Clearly, lucky numbers are only a kind of superstition. Perhaps it holds true for some cases, but often it does not. Numbers can______bring good luck to a person at all and our fortune is in our own hands. So, everyone can have a good fortune only if he tries his best. Let’s always remember “Opportunities are only for the______mind” and “No pains, no gains.”

1.A. good luck B. had luck C. failure

2.A. different B. same C. similar

3.A. time B. money C. things

4.A. no B. some C. any

5.A. However B. What’s more C. At last

6.A. other B. the other C. another

7.A. How B. What C. Why

8.A. agree B. disagree C. dislike

9.A. often B. always C. never

10.A. clever B. lucky C. prepared

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容判断正误。正确的用（T），错误的用（F）。

Once upon a time, there was a tree which wanted to become a treasure box. One day, a farmer cut it down and sold it to a carpenter(木匠). The tree was happy because he thought the carpenter would make it into a treasure box.

To its surprise, the carpenter made it into a feed box for animals. The tree felt very disappointed because that was not its dream. Several years later, the feed box was thrown away. Someone picked it up and placed it into an old temple. The tree forgot its dream little by little.

One day, a couple came to the temple. The woman gave birth to a baby boy. There wasn’t a bed in the temple. So they placed the baby in the feed box. They loved him and regarded him as their treasure. The tree suddenly realized that it became a real “treasure box” at that time.

Sometimes you may think your dream will not come true. Don’t forget your dream. It may be realized in another new way.

1.The tree felt very sad when the farmer sold it to a carpenter

2.The carpenter made the tree into a treasure box

3.To be a feed box was the tree’s dream

4.The couple used the feed box as their baby’s bed

5.Never give up your dream, it may be realized in another new way

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答所提问题。

Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi’an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code(二维码). “We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate(使产生) the codes, and in the end everything gets easier.” Said Guo, “When students finish the homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then, each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work anywhere using my computer or telephone.”

The QR codes can be sent to Mr. Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans(扫描) his students’ QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative, with many pictures, music and even videos.

Guo’s students like the new way and think it is interesting. “We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun.” Said Tingting, a student of Guo’s. “The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share.” Guo said, “It is worth trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don’t want my students to fall behind the times.”

However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it’s unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the codes when they hand in their work, which doesn’t take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the students’ work at any time. And it’s also an easy way to share homework with other students.

1.According to the passage, Guo’s students can keep their homework on WeChat, can’t they?

_____________________________________________________________________________

2.How can the QR codes be sent to Mr. Guo?

_____________________________________________________________________________

3.What is one of the advantages of the new way of handing in homework?

_______________________________________________________________________________

4.What do some parents worry about?

__________________________________________________________________________________

5.What do you think of the new way of handing in homework?

__________________________________________________________________________________

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

World famous physicist(物理学家) Stephen Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge on March 14th, 2018.

Hawking was born in Oxford, England on January 8th, 1942. He went to school in a small city near London. As he himself admitted, he wasn’t very serious about studying. He did very little work, he was never top of his class. However, he still achieved good marks. After leaving school, Hawking first went to Oxford University to study physics. Then he went to Cambridge University to study cosmology(宇宙学).

At the age of 21, Hawking noticed something wrong with him. He had a bad illness that stopped him from moving and talking. He couldn’t communicate except by blinking(眨眼). He sat on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate with others, he moved two fingers to control the computer’s mouse. He chose his words from the screen, which were then spoken by a voice synthesizer(音响合成器). “I’ve had the disease for most of my life,” Hawking once said, “Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work.”

Although Hawking was a disabled man, he made great achievements. He received many awards and prizes for his work, including the Albert Einstein Award—the highest achievement in physics.

Hawking worked at Cambridge University as a professor. His story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. "Life is not fair." he once said, "You just have to do the best you can in your own situation."

1.When did Stephen Hawking pass away?

A. On January 8th, 1942 B. On March 14th, 2018 C. On March 24th, 2018

2.During studying in a small city near London, we know that .

A. Stephen Hawking was the best student of his class

B. Stephen Hawking didn’t work hard at his lessons

C. Stephen Hawking began to study cosmology

3.What happened to Stephen Hawking when he was 21?

A. There was something wrong with his head

B. He couldn’t even blink to communicate except by moving fingers

C. He could neither talk nor move

4.How did Stephen Hawking communicate with others after the bad illness?

A. By mouth B. By body languages C. By a voice synthesizer

5.Why was Stephen Hawking so successful at his work?

A. Because he never hope in his own condition

B. Because life was not fair for him

C. Because he had a bad illness

词汇运用。根据所给汉语或英文首字母写出短文中所缺英语单词。

China is a great country with about 5,000 years of history. There are many places of interest w1.attract millions of tourists from all over the world every year.

Many mountains, such as Mount Tai, Mount Emei, Mount Hua are very famous. People go to Mount Tai to see sunrise.2.(在…之中) the rivers, the Yangtze River is the longest one and the second longest one is the Yellow River. They are the birthplaces of Chinese c3.. Have you ever heard of the love story about Xu Xian and White Snake? It’s said that the story happened on West Lake. The West Lake 4.(位于) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It’s surrounded on three sides by mountains. Many tourist attractions there are well worth visiting, such as Sudi Causeway, the Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda. The scenery is so attractive thatv5. often lose themselves in it.

综合填空。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。

We can’t remember clearly since we started to take our mobiles to dinner table. This happens a lot,1.(especial) when we eat out. Once a dish comes,2.of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat, waiting to be “liked.” Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked”3.not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for simply a meal.

Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If4., how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?

A recent study suggests that what we are used to5.(do) is not so good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment. Some people were6.(ask) to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a7., it showed that the8.(many) photos they took, the less delicious the food9.to them. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?

So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not10.(take) photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.

书面表达。

假如你是刘伟，你在英国的笔友Jim对中国的传统节日很感兴趣，他来信询问有关情况。请你给他回一封电子邮件，简单介绍中国的传统节日。今天是端午节，请你重点介绍中国人一般是如何过端午节的。

注意：1. 80~100词左右。

2.可以结合自己的情况适当增加细节，以便行文连贯。

3.开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

I’m glad to receive your e-mail.

.

What do you think of the Dragon Boat Festival? Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Liu Wei

-- I usually go swimming for exercise, but I want to try something new.

-- ________

A. So what?

B. Cheer up.

C. Like what?

D. Take care.

-- Are you watching the football matches of the World Cup these days?

-- Sometimes, and I'll watch the match ______ Japan and Poland tonight.

A. against

B. about

C. through

D. between