【题目】 Have you seen your horse prepare for winter? Although it is getting warmer and warmer, many animals are still hibernating (冬眠). It’s too bad that humans can’t hibernate. In fact, we humans almost did.

According to Graham Robb, a British, who has studied the sleeping habits of the French farmers, in the past, farmers in France liked a half-state of human hibernation. As soon as the weather turned cold, people all over France would shut themselves indoors and practice the forgotten art of doing nothing at all for months.

Jeff Warren, a producer at CBC Radio’s The Current, tells us that the way we sleep has changed greatly since the invention of electric lighting. The business of eight hours continuous sleep is a modern invention.

When historians began studying the texts of the Middle Ages, they noticed something regarded as “first sleep”. Now scientists are telling us that people in ancient times most possibly slept in separate periods.

In the past, without the electric light, humans went to sleep when it became dark and then woke themselves at midnight. The late night period was called “The Watch”. It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals, although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighbors.

Some sleep researchers think that a short period of insomnia (失眠) at midnight is not a problem. It is normal. Humans can experience another state of consciousness around their sleeping, which happens in the short period before we fall asleep or wake ourselves in the morning. This period can be an especially creative time for some people. The inventor, Thomas Edison, used this state to invent many of his new ideas.

Playing with your sleep patterns can be dangerous, and it will lead to worries. Medical science doesn’t help much in this case. It offers us medicines for a full night’s continuous sleep, which sounds natural; however, according to Warren’s theory, it is really the opposite of what we need.

【1】The writer gives the example of the French farmers to show that ________.

A.people might become lazy because of too much sleep

B.there were signs of hibernation in human sleeping habits

C.people would sleep more comfortably in cold weather

D.winter was a season for people to sleep for months nonstop

【2】The late night was called “The Watch” because it was a time for people ________.

A.to discuss ways to catch animalsB.to wake up their family and neighbors

C.to remind others of the timeD.to protect themselves against possible dangers

【3】What does the author advise people to do?

A.Keep the eight-hour sleep pattern.B.Follow their natural sleep habit.

C.See a doctor if they can’t sleep.D.Sleep in the way animals do.

【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A.To explain the reason for insomnia.B.To study the sleep pattern of modem people.

C.To make us know more of human sleep.D.To encourage people to sleep longer.

【题目】 It was a perfect June day. My family and I decided to go whitewater rafting (急流泛舟). My father decided to bring us to go without a guide at this new, hard situation. Mom and I were upset by my dad’s decision, but my brother was pleased with it. Then we took a bus to the icy cold water. Having received the training, we began our own rafting.

Within the first hour, we got stuck on two rocks. Another raft had to hit ours to get us off the rocks. After about two hours, we saw a huge rock on the right side of the river. It was coming out of the water about ten feet high and about fifteen feet wide. Somehow, we ended up on top of this rock. Then water started rushing towards my brother. When he started falling into the water, I tried to pull him back. Unfortunately, we fell off together. My mother jumped in after us, but she could only get to my brother. My dad jumped onto the bank of the river to see where I was. At that moment I was picked up by a man in another raft. I kept crying. Thankfully, everyone was fine.

When we got back in our raft, we had only two paddles for four people. We all knew it was going to take long to get to the end. One of the guides for another raft told us that there was an earlier place we could get out, but we had to carry our raft and walked for a mile. At that point, no one really cared if we had to do anything after we got out of the water. We finally got to the ending point, wet and cold.

To this day, I have never felt so cold in my life. I have not been rafting again. All of this happened because my dad did not hire a guide.

【1】What did the writer think of his father’s decision?

A.Encouraging.B.Fantastic.C.Wise.D.Awful.

【2】After falling into the river, the writer was saved by ________.

A.his fatherB.his motherC.a strangerD.a guide

【3】We can infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 that the writer and his family ________.

A.felt so tired that they wouldn’t want to carry the raftB.were too frightened to do anything

C.wanted to get out of the water as soon as possibleD.were so careless that they noticed nothing

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Difficulties in finding a rafting guide.B.Advice on how to learn rafting.

C.Problems in whitewater raft.D.A family’s rafting experience.

【题目】 Agni

After the sell-out success of their 2017 season, Jala, Apollon Studios returns with Agni—an exhibition with a lot of performance evenings, including live music. Melbourne art lovers are also invited to experience an exhibition of paintings and drawings by artist, Krystal Brock, and painter, Malcolm Berry. The works celebrate the power of fire in different cultures and will be open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday (10 am—4 pm) until December 17.

Christmas at the old Treasury

Following a highly successful festive season in 2017, the old Treasury Building is once again showing home-made decorations (饰品) of the 1920s! By the 1920s there were nice Christmas decorations for sale in the shops, but most people could not afford them. These are the kinds of decorations they made instead. Newspapers of the time printed designs and patterns for cheerful decorations which could be made at home using readily available materials. The old Treasury building has used these to recreate a homely Christmas.

Melbourne bridal and Honeymoon Expo

Planning your wedding (婚礼) will be easier if you attend the Melbourne Bridal and Honeymoon Expo 2018, the largest to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Meet experienced bridal exhibitors to help prepare for your special day. Be inspired by professional models presenting the latest bridal fashions, enjoy live entertainment, free magazines and gift bags and exhibitor prizes.

【1】What do Agni and Christmas at the old Treasury have in common?

A.Music plays a key role.B.Both open on the same day.

C.Both were held successfully.D.Looking back at the past is the theme.

【2】What can you do during Melbourne Bridal and Honeymoon Expo?

A.Get advice for your wedding.B.Enjoy fashionable clothing show.

C.Attend some wedding parties.D.Take photos with professional models.

【3】Where can you possibly find this passage?

A.In a travel diary.B.In a novel.C.On a website.D.In a guidebook.

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The dragon Boat Festival, also known 【1】 DuanWu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Since thousands of years ago, we Chinese people 【2】 (follow) the tradition of eating Zong Zi and racing dragon boats on the special day. To hold the dragon-boat races is in 【3】 (memorize) of Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets in China.

Qu Yuan was born in Zigui, Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago. He was an honest minister of the State of Chu during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). 【4】 he was dreaming about was that he could bring his country richness and make the state peaceful, but at that time the country was in the hands of bad officials. Realizing he was unable to help his state, Qu Yuan became 【5】 (hope). Finally he ended his life by throwing 【6】 (he) into the Miluo River. The nearby 【7】 (fisherman) rushed into the water, trying to save him, 【8】, they failed. The local people felt so sad about losing the wise man that they got rice 【9】 (throw) into the water to feed Qu Yuan’s spirit.

Now we still read his most famous Li Sao 【10】 was filled with deep love for his country. We watch the dragon-boat races and enjoy Zong Zi during the Dragon-boat Festival.

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Language is part of our daily lives, no matter where we live in the world. So is music, whether you listen to it on the radio on your drive to work. Both language and music play a huge role in our culture. 【1】

Both language and music have a writing system. In English we record language using a collection of letters. In the same way, we use notes to keep a record of music. Just as you are reading this collection of letters on the screen and find meaning in it, musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music which we can hear. 【2】 By writing pieces of text or music, we are able to share experiences through time. I can read the ideas or hear the music of someone who lived hundreds of year ago, which is really amazing.

【3】 You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language they use. In the same way, we know that styles of music are different around the world, giving us the chance to explore many different cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation. 【4】 If you don’t like Britain pop music, you may love the energy of Latin American salsa music.

Both share feelings. How do you know that I am angry? Of course you may be able to see it in my face, but you will know for sure through my words. 【5】 Music can show you exactly how the musician was or is feeling, and allows us to share in that feeling. When you feel happy, you might want to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate your happiness. On the other hand, you would surely listen to sad music when you were feeling down.

A.Both have to do with culture.

B.Here are some of their similarities.

C.They have some separate characters.

D.Just as you read English, you can read music.

E.This also means that there is something for everyone!

F.This means everyone can learn both language and music!

G.Like language, music can sound angry, sorry as well as happy.

【题目】Mobile payment, when it was ________ to Chinese people, brought our daily life much convenience.

A.comparedB.completedC.introducedD.promised

【题目】After the boy won the first place in the game, his mother hugged him and sent her ________ on his success.

A.celebrationB.congratulationsC.communicationD.directions

【题目】It was quite ________ when I found I was in such a hurry that I was wearing a black shoe and a brown one.

A.embarrassingB.excitingC.fascinatingD.relaxing

【题目】Practice makes perfect. You learn to play the piano by practicing. _______, you can’t really learn a language well without using it.

A.ProbablyB.HopefullyC.ThankfullyD.Similarly

【题目】________ warm at night, I would fill my woodstove (柴炉), and then set my alarm clock for midnight, so I could get up to refill it.

A.To stayB.StayingC.StayedD.Stay