--- I have tried very hard to find a solution to the problem, but failed.

--- Why not discuss it with Frank? ______.

A. Great minds think alike

B. Two heads are better than one

C. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

D. It’s better to think twice before doing something

During the year 1866, the world was shocked to hear stories of a sea monster(怪兽) attacking several ships that passed ______ the oceans. The government of many countries were quite interested in the ______.

The monster was ______ to be much larger than a whale. Most agreed that the monster’s shape was similar to that of a whale, ______. Some declared the mysterious animal to be nearly two hundred feet long; ______ swore the monster was more than a mile long.

On the 20th of July 1866, a great ship was ______ India for Australia when it was hit by the mysterious animal, and sunk into the ocean, only five miles ______ the east coast of Australia. Just three days later, in the Pacific Ocean, the sea animal ______ another ship.

Immediately after these ______ events, people all over the world were talking about the sea animal. Newspapers ______ had new stories related to(与……有关) the monster. Scientists, news reporters, and many others _______ many pages about their views on the newly discovered sea monster. For the whole six months, people talked of ______ but the mysterious animal.

During the first months of the year1867, however, ______ in the sea monster seemed to drop a great deal. People were no longer ______ to read about the sea monster, until the 5th of March 1867, ________ another ship, Canadian, had been hit.

1.A. over B. through C. by D. past

2.A. activity B. accident C. disaster D. matter

3.A. said B. reported C. told D. seen

4.A. morever B. anyway C. however D. otherwise

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

6.A. going B. leaving C. travelling D. sailing

7.A. away B. near C. off D. beside

8.A. met B. beat C. attacked D. crashed

9.A. intersting B. exciting C. frightening D. surprising

10.A. suddenly B. qucikly C. excitedly D. continually

11.A. read B. reported C. wrote D. watched

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

13.A. events B. materials C. topic D. interest

14.A. curious B. crazy C. afraid D. amazed

15.A. after B. since C. when D. while

1.If you want to find information on the Internet, the product of ______ will be the most helpful?

A. Microsoft B. Lenovo C. Google D. Huawei

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the table(表格)?

A. Google was a website started by two university students.

B. Lenovo completely bought IBM to increase its computer sales.

C. The X box is one of the popular products among Microsoft users

D. HUAWEI has developed international markets for its products.

3.According to the company profiles, ______ play(s) a very important role in Huawei.

A. R&D B. sales services C. world population D. The Internet

Over seven years ago when I first started rock climbing I was frustrated(挫败的). I thought I would be natural for climbing. I was always an athlete and naturally good at sports. So, I didn’t understand why I was so bad at rock climbing.

I went to the rock gym and climbed all the time, and everyone kept telling me “just climb more and you’ll get better.” “Well, however, nothing I did was working. It felt like the harder I worked at it, the less progress I was actually making. After a while, I even started hating any climber who was stronger and better than me---especially the climbers who made it look so easy.

After a long time, I started making friends with some of the most experienced climbers around… professionals(专业人员)and full-timers. In fact, I felt so comfortable with them that one afternoon I just came out and simply asked for help.

There is a saying, “If you want a shortcut to success, find someone who is successful and ask them to show you how to get there.” It is true in just a few short months. I learned far more from these climbing professionals than what I had learned during the previous(之前的) years of struggle on my own. My climbing changed…my strength, skills, mental toughness, formwork, confidence, everything.

I was no longer the average climber that no one knew. I discovered that climbing like the experts is more about working smarter, not harder(no training 7 days a week). What I discovered is so simple that, looking back now, I realized the biggest thing holding me back from being a better climber and having more fun doing it…was Me!

1.According to the passage, we can learn that _____.

A. the writer had no gift for rock climbing

B. the writer didn’t get the skill of rock climbing at first

C. the writer didn’t work hard at rocking climbing

D. the writer thought too much of himself

2.The writer once hated other good rock climbers because _____.

A. they didn’t want to teach him B. they always made fun of him

C. he envied their good skills D. he began to dislike rock climbing

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The writer never lost heart when he studied rock climbing.

B. It took several years for the writer to become a good climber.

C. The writer felt uncomfortable staying with those climbing experts.

D. The writer hated to learn from those better than him.

4.What the writer wants to tell us is that _____

A. the more you climb, the better you’ll be. B. mends always make you progress

C. the way of learning is important D. it’s not necessary to work hard

In many – even most – space-themed films, whenever Earth faces a disaster, the solution is always fleeing the planet in spaceships. But the latest Chinese sci-fi movie, The Wandering Earth, offers a different and more ambitious idea.

In the film, based on a short story by Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin, Earth is in danger of being destroyed by the dying sun. In response, humans around the world work together to build a giant engine system that will push Earth away from the sun. Instead of abandoning Earth again – this time we’re taking it with us.

This “ambition” didn’t come from nowhere. For thousands of years, “homeland” has had a soft spot in the hearts and minds of Chinese people. One old idiom is luoyeguigen, which means returning to one’s homeland in old age, like fallen leaves returning to the roots of their tree. Or look to an ancient verse: “The season called the White Dew begins tonight/Nowhere as in our native place is the moon so bright”. These both show the tight bond that Chinese people have had with their homeland.This special cultural background is probably what sets The Wandering Earth apart from Hollywood-style space films.

“What is Chinese sci-fi?” Guo Fan, the film’s director, said in an interview. “A vehicle that can really express our cultural and spiritual core can be called Chinese sci-fi. Otherwise, we’re just imitating others and telling the same American stories.”

And the makers of The Wandering Earth may have chosen the best time to tell its Chinese sci-fi story. The film was released on Feb 5, the first day of Chinese New Year. It was a time when many people had just made the hard journey back to their hometowns.

So to them, there is only one possible way to tell the story: Earth goes wherever humans go, because it’s our home.

1.What is the difference between The Wandering Earth and Hollywood-style space films?

A. A different and more ambitious idea. B. Its Chinese makers.

C. The story with great imagination. D. The specical cultural background.

2.What does the underlined word ‘abandoning’ mean in Chinese?

A. 抛弃 B. 毁灭 C. 依赖 D. 索取

3.The makers of this film choose Feb 5 to put on it probably because ________.

A. it was the Spring Festival and many people have time to watch it

B. many old people want to return to their hometown then

C. it can cause many people’s common feeling at this time

D. Chinese people usually celebrate together on that day

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. This film was based on a short story by Chinese sci-fi writer Guo Fan.

B. This film tells us each of us should return to our hometown when we grow old.

C. We should protect the Earth because it is in danger of being destroyed by the dying sun.

D. The director of this film thinks Chinese sci-fi should have our cultural and spiritual core.

“Don’t tell anyone”. We hear these words when someone tells a secret to us. But it can be hard to keep a secret. Often, we can’t help “spilling the beans”, even if we regret it later.

According to Asim Shah, professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, US, keeping a secret may well “become a burden”. This is because people often have an “obsessive and anxious urge(冲动) to share it with someone.

An earlier study, led by Anita E. Kelly, a scientist at the University of Notre Dame, US, suggested that keeping a secret could cause stress. People entrusted with secrets can suffer from depression, anxiety, and body aches, reported the daily Mail.

But with secrets so often getting out, why do people share them at all? Shah explained that people often feel that it will help them keep a person as a friend. Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them. A sense of distrust can develop when people who are close do not share it with each other. “Keeping or sharing secrets often puts people in a position of either getting or losing the trust of someone.” according to Shah.

He added that talkative people could let secrets slip out. But this doesn't mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people. A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside. To tell such a person a secret may cause them stress, and make them talk about the secret.

Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret, you'd better put yourself in their position. Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustn’t give the information away. Shah also recommended that if you accidentally give up someone’s secret you should come clean about it. Let the person know that their secret isn't so secret any more.

1.The underlined phrase “spilling the beans” in paragraph 1 probably means _______.

A. Keeping a secret B. Discussing a secret

C. Letting out a secret D. Thinking about a secret

2.Why may keeping a secret “become a burden”?

A. Because people who tell a secret may feel regretful.

B. Because people who keep a secret may feel stressed.

C. Because people may feel depressed after letting out the secrets.

D. Because people are forced to share their secrets with others.

3.From the passage, we can infer that _______.

A. People may feel guilty if they keep secrets for someone close to them

B. Keeping a secret may lead to distrust between close friends

C. To tell talkative people a secret may cause them much stress

D. It’s always a good idea to share secrets with quiet people

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Keeping secrets is a burden. B. Don’t tell secrets to anyone.

C. Always share secrets with others. D. Others’ secrets are no more secrets.

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）

Louis Cha Leung-yung, one of the greatest Chinese wuxia fiction writers, passed away on October 30, 2018, at the age of 94. Better known by his pen name Jin Yong, Cha built a fantastic wuxia world and created different types of heroes admired by a large number of fans.

It is said that where there are Chinse-speaking communities, there are people reading Jin Yong’s books.

In 1950, Cha, a newspaper reporter, met and worked together with Chen Wentong, who wrote wuxia stories under the pen name of Liang Yusheng. Encouraged by Chen, Cha began to publish his first novel five years later. Then he set up daily newspaper Ming Pao with Shen Baoxin in 1959, where he published some of his following works. Today, Ming Pao becomes one of the most important newspapers in Hong Kong which influences the society and people’s life.

From 1955 to 1972, Cha wrote 14 novels and one short story of wuxia. The interest and taste of readers have been changing, but his books continue to be attractive. His works have been adapted into films and TV series for many times, such as The Return of the Condor Heroes(《神雕侠侣》).

No matter how smart and strong Cha’s heroes appear, they are not perfect and make mistakes from time to time, just like all of us in real life. What makes someone a hero is the courage and ability to make decisions and devote themselves to their communities. The kung fu masters in the books are loyal to friends and family while brave enough to die for their homeland if needed.

The purpose of Cha in writing novels is to show traditional values and qualities. “Traditional values are shown through the characters and their stories, not by talking to readers,” Cha once said.

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Yangzhou is one of the first 24 historic and cultural cities in China. It l1. at the crossing of the Yangtze River and the 2,400-year-old Grand Canal. It. In the old town, there are many old streets and houses. It’s b2. to visit Yangzhou in spring. Spring paints it in bright colours.

Yangzhou has many wonderful places of interest. A3. them, the Slender West Lake is the most popular one. The lake is about 4.5 km long and c4. an area of 33 km2. You can see willows along the lake. And the famous Twenty-four Bridges is a good place to enjoy the m5. at night. With fantastic views and history, it has enough to keep a tourist busy for the whole day.

L6. the Slender West Lake, we will head for He Garden. It was o7. owned by the family of He Zhidao in Qing Danasty. He Zhidao designed this garden with buildings in b8. Chinese and Western styles. He also made good use of rockery(假山).

Another hotspot you won’t want to m9. is the Grand Canal. Boating on the old canal, you can get a whole view of the river town: old buildings, stone bridges, crossing waterways …. You will be a10. at the liveliness of this canal and the city’s history and culture.

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1.今天早上他爸爸开车上班时，汽车抛锚了。

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2.总的来说，我们的经理对这项发明很满意。

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3.必须采取更安全的措施来保护人们免受火灾的危害。

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4.为了开会不迟到，你最好避开交通高峰期。

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5.我们在公共场合放低嗓音是礼貌的。

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写作:

81. 目前，很多高中都开设了特色课程，涵盖烘焙、舞蹈、钢琴、跆拳道、足球等内容，很大程度上增加了校园生活的趣味性，但也有人持不同的看法。 作为即将升入高中的你，对于特色文化课程有何看法？请根据下表的提示完成一篇短文并阐述你的观点。

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相关信息，并适当发挥；

3. 词数：100左右（文章开头已给出，不计入）

4. 不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。

Views on Special Courses

Nowadays, many senior school carry on some special courses in their normal subjects. But different people have different ideas.

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