China had one of the earliest civilizations(文明) in the world. 43 We know the Chinese had a written language as early as 1500 BC. You can see that Chinese writing is very different from the writing in other countries. The Chinese use a different character for each word. People in many countries have to learn only 26 letters but people in China have to memorize about 600 characters before they can do even basic reading and writing.

A man in China, named Confucius(孔子), was teaching the people of China what they should and should not do. He was a great wise man. His teachings filled several books and became a way of life for the Chinese, and many other people in Asia. Confucius taught that people should listen to their kings, and also that rulers should take care of their people. He taught people to listen to their parents and teachers and to be kind to others. He said, “44 Don’t do to others what you would not want others to do to you.”

Many inventions were made and used in China before the rest of the world even heard of them. By 600 AD the Chinese had invented printing. After a few centuries, they made the compass, which was a great help to sailors. A compass can tell north from south. The Chinese were the first to discover how to make explosive powder(火药).

From all this, you can see that the Chinese were very busy making things that the rest of the world found really exciting and helpful when people learnt about them.

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41和42小题为（一）根据短文简要回答问题。43和44小题为（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

45小题为（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

【1】What was Confucius’s opinion about children and parents?

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【2】How many inventions are mentioned in the passage?

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【3】_________________________________________________________________

【4】_________________________________________________________________

【5】_________________________________________________________________

A boy named Watt sat quietly by the fireside, watching the lid(盖子) of a pot move up and down. The boiling water makes steam. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid. He went on thinking and thinking. When he grew up, he improved the steam engine(发动机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses. When you see a steamboat or a steam train, remember that it would never have been built if it had not been the hard thinking of someone.

James was a poor farmer’s boy from Scotland. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he thought, “I am sure that I could make a watch too.” He kept thinking and then made a wooden clock which kept good time. In a few years while still a small boy, he made enough money to support his father. When he grew up, he went to London to live. Some of the wisest men in England, and the king himself, used to come and listen to him speak. His motto was “I will think of it” which means that he would be able to think of how to do something. In this way, he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.

Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, don't feel discouraged. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think in a way that solves your problems, and the problem of others.

【1】What made Watt think to invent the steam engine?

A. The boiling water made the lid of a pot move up and down.

B. Watt liked to sit quietly by the fireside, watching water.

C. He got a high education and learned a lot about water.

D. He liked to study a steamboat or a steam train.

【2】What do the people mentioned in the passage have in common?

A. They wanted to be successful and famous.

B. They kept thinking of a solution.

C. Their families were very good.

D. They were rich and worked hard.

【3】The underlined word “discouraged” in the last paragraph means _______________.

A. 困难的 B. 自信的 C. 失望的 D. 灰心的

【4】What does the passage want to tell us?

A. We should thinking less and work hard.

B. We should give up easily if meeting difficulties.

C. We should work hard to be famous.

D. We should try to think of ways to solve problems.

Perhaps, we prefer to sit __________ to people like ourselves. Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. We even choose to sit near someone ______looks like us. People with glasses sit near __________ people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.

We seem to believe __________ people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar attitude, or even we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that’s true __________ it's a pity if we always stick to the same people, the same group. The __________ in always staying in our comfort zone (舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn __________, find out about interesting things, hear funny stories and discover differences.

Move __________ your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone ___________. And don't just sit there in silence. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That’s we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas.

【1】A. looked for B. found out C. looked over D. made out

【2】A. farther B. nearer C. closer D. smaller

【3】A. what B. which C. whom D. who

【4】A. other B. others C. the other D. another

【5】A. that B. what C. if D. when

【6】A. / B. and C. so D. but

【7】A. advantage B. danger C. importance D. advice

【8】A. everything new B. anything new C. nothing new D. something new

【9】A. out of B. from C. into D. to

【10】A. similar B. important C. different D. outgoing

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We all know that a mobile app(short for “application”) is a computer software program which is made to run on mobile phones. There are many thousands 【1】 kinds of apps which are related to our life, study, work and so on.

Word Easy is a fantastic English learning app with 【2】(word) exercises of different levels. Only when you pass a test of certain level can you go on to learn words of a higher level.

Himalayas Reading 【3】(have) millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’s great about it is that you can use it 【4】(listen) to book recordings.

Rall friend can 【5】(be) the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere 【6】 any time.

Vocabulary Hero may help you learn more English words 【7】 you are playing games. So if you have problems 【8】(remember) the new words when you learn English, use it!

Fooducate can provide people with much information about that food if they scan bar codes(条形码) on food. It is a free app that 【9】(use) on mobile phones. It can tell users what is in 【10】(they) food, with simple information about calories, sugar, salt and fat.

What great apps can you think of that would improve your life?

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make, if, nearly, though, him, only

doubt, effort, scared, are, with, to

What’s hotter than the summer of 2017? Wolf Warrior 2(战狼2), of course! Like a storm, the movie quickly swept across the whole country this summer. Thanks 【1】it, many people walked into cinemas for the first time. The movie has made history—it’s now the highest-grossing Chinese movie of all time. For its director-actor Wu Jing, it is something he never imagined.

For Wu, the movie was a dream project. Before he made this movie, he was 【2】an actor and worked for years. 【3】 he was already successful and well-known, he dreamed big. He decided to try his hand at directing and 【4】 a different and meaningful movie. The first-time director put lots of time, money and 【5】 into the movie. To film it, he led the team to several African countries and they experienced many unexpected things, for example, many of his workers were bitten by spiders and he 【6】 lost his life at sea. In fact, these accidents or difficulties were only the tip of the iceberg（冰山）. The strong-willed man kept going and believed it was worth all risks, anyway. “I was stressed, but not 【7】. All these are experiences,” he said.

Wu’s hard work paid off. The big success of wolf Warrior 2 has brought 【8】a lot of fame. Now he is no 【9】 the hottest director in China. “I will continue to work hard to make more great movies for Chinese,” said Wu, 【10】 a firm look in the eye.

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【1】我习惯每天读书和锻炼身体。

I ___________ ____________ to reading books and __________ every day.

【2】妈妈总是希望我尽最大努力实现目标。

Mother always ________ __________ try my best to __________ my goal.

【3】昨晚当我在做作业时，电停了。

While I ________ ________ homework last night, the electricity went out.

【4】今年暑假一考完试，我就会去旅行。

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根据句意完成句中已给出首字母的单词。

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【1】A____________ is a beautiful month, the fourth one in a year.

【2】My head teacher is a math teacher. He has t___________ math for 20 years.

【3】We’d better water plants e_________ early in the morning or late at night.

【4】B__________ Chinese and English, we also learn some other subjects at school.

【5】It’s i____________ to talk loudly in the library. Everyone should be quiet there.

请你根据下表内容用英语写一篇短文进行交流，并说明你自己的方式及理由。

注意：（1（1）短文必须包括表中所有内容，可适当增加细节；

（2）你的理由至少两条；

（3）词数：80—100；

（4）短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。参考词汇：学伴study partner 方便的convenient

短文首句：I have recently done a survey about how students find study partners.

six, serve, possible,our,diary

【1】Breakfast is_____until 9 o’clock.

【2】My new house is on the_____floor.

【3】Try to speak English in class as much as_____.

【4】Keeping a_____is a good way to improve your writing.

【5】Your task is to draw a picture._____ is to make up a story.

Brennan thought of the idea for his custom sock company at just 13 years old. He was attending a highschool basketball game in his hometown of Sherwood，Oregon，and noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks. The boy told himself that if these white plain socks were so popular with kids， then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit.

But the boy didn＇t tell his parents about the business idea immediately. He spent six months researching things like printing machines and technology and drawing up a business plan. Only when he had everything planned out did he ask his parents for a loan.＂They thought the idea was a little out there，＂Brennan recentlytold CNN Money， but he kept pushing， and finally received a $3,000 loan to start his company. Then he began to work on his own designs. The fact that he was colorblind didnt stop him and he has created over 200 designs now.

Business was slow the first year， but then Brennan started pushing his Hoopswagg products heavily onthe Internet. Orders soon started coming in in large numbers， and Hoopswagg became a popular brancag custom sock lovers. Right now， his designs can be found on Hoopswagg website， Amazon and ebaamo four years after starting his business， Brennan has achieved great success while balancing（平衡） schoolhouse chores and his social life. And he says he loved every minute of it.

【1】The second paragraph mainly tells us how Brennan

A. designed his custom socks

B. got his business idea

C. organized the basketball match

D. managed his company

【2】To start his business， Brennan

A. bought some Nike socks

B. made a business plan

C. asked teachers for advice

D. got money from friends

【3】It can be inferred（推断） from the passage that Brennan

A. got no support from his parents

B. busy to do house cho

C. stopped designing because of his eyes

D. enjoyed both his study and business

【4】Which word can best describe Brennan according to the passage？

A. Honest. B. Kind. C. Creative. D. Helpful.