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　　China has changed people’s life with its high-speed rail. Chinese people didn’t enjoy 1.______ (them) for traveling tens of hours by train in the past, but their feelings have changed 2.______ they got the new high-speed trains. High-speed rail in China is designed for speeds of 250—350 km per 3.______ Compared with ordinary trains, the high-speed trains are 4.______ (smart) and more energy-efficient, with more space inside. They are completely researched and developed 5.______ Chinese people. High-speed rail is developing 6.______ (rapid) in China. Now China has the 7.______ (long) high-speed rail network in the world. In recent years, China has successfully 8.______ (export) high-speed rail technology to many 9.______ (country). The Chinese are 10.______ (pride) of China’s high-speed rail.
 

　　When you hear Westerners(西方人)say "Drop in anytime”(随时来玩)or “Come and see me soon ", you should realize that it doesn't mean you are welcome to come over to their houses anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.
　　Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come." If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance(提前)that you will not be there.
　　When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drinks, flowers, and some others. Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal. He might want you to "go Dutch”, which means each person pays his own bill.
1). When Westerners say “Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me Soon”, it means ______.
A. you are welcome to visit them anytime
B. you are welcome to visit them. but you still need to call them before going to their houses
C. they don’t want you to visit them
D. they will hold a party for you
2). If a Westerner invites you to go to his house, ______.
A. you may refuse if you don’t plan to go
B. you have to accept the invitation even though you don’t want to go
C. you can’t accept the invitation
D. and if you accept the invitation, you must go
3). If you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, what kind of gifts
will you bring?
A. Money. B. Televisions. C. Computers. D. Books.
4). The underlined part “go Dutch” means “______” in Chinese.
A.去荷兰 B.去Dutch这家餐厅
C.实行AA制 D.请客
5). The best title of this passage is ______.
A. Drop in anytime B. Come and see me soon
C. Invitation in Western countries D. Westerners

　　Do you know about YOLO? It is short for ⁴⁴You only live once". It is a popular lifestyle now. After an American rapper(说唱艺人)Drake uses this saying in his song The Motto. More young people use it in their life. They say, “Life is short, so make the most of it.”
　　If you have the idea of YOLO, you need to make the most of every day. You need to enjoy your life because you only get one. You can do lots of fun activities or meet more friends.
　　But some people say it isn’t just a popular saying. They make two groups of students do an experiment (实验).The first group is ready to go to a new city in 30 days. Then the members in the first group do lots of activities and spend more time with their families and friends. The second group doesn’t change their lifestyle. After a month, people find out the first group is much better.
　　YOLO is really good for health. Would you like to try it?
(1) After a rapper from ______uses this saying, YOLO becomes (开始 变得)
popular.
A. ChinaB. FranceC. the UKD. the USA
(2) What does YOLO mean according to the passage?
A. Life is short. B. A healthy lifestyle is important.
C. You only live once.D. Your life is wonderful.
(3) If Andy has the idea of YOLO, he______.
A. can’t do anything wrong B. can be much happier than others
C. can’t change his lifestyle D. can never spend time with family
(4) From the experiment, we know.
A. only a group of students are interested in the activity
B. the first group plans to go to a new city in 30 days
C. the students in the second group do lots of activities
D. the students in both groups have a YOLO lifestyle
(5) What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Life is short, so We must work hard.
B. Students now have different lifestyles.
C. A YOLO lifestyle may be healthy.
D. We don’t need to change our lifestyle.

　　假设你是某杂志社的编辑, 以下是该杂志社记者的采访资料。
　　任务一 阅读下面的内容, 完成表格(本任务5个小题, 每小题1分, 共5分)
Reporter： Hello, what qualities do you think make people successful?
Tom ： I do think there are some special qualities that are necessary for people to be successful. For example, being persistent is important.
Mary ： I can’t agree with you any more. Every person has problems. Those persistent people succeed because they’ve chosen to react positively to their difficulties. But I think honesty is another factor.
Reporter： Of course honesty can earn people’s trust and respect. Thus things would be easy for you to handle. In addition to that, confidence plays an important role in people’s success. Only when you believe in yourself can you get the chance to overcome the weakness inside.
Tom： I am quite with you here. Lots of people fail because of lack of confidence.
Mary： I do think being optimistic is also critical.A good attitude makes your life alive when you are depressed. So hold hope and cheer yourself up, you will succeed one day.
Reporter：Anything else that enables people to succeed?
Tom： I think successful people cooperate with others.
Mary：And they must be hard-working.
Reporter： OK, thank you for your time.
Please complete the following form.

Person	Qualities They Think Successful People Should Have
Reporter	1.______
2.______	being persistent. 3.______
Mary	4.______. being optimistic. 5.______

　　任务二 整合你得到的信息, 以"How to Succeed in Life”为题写-篇文章。(本任务共10分)
　　【注意】
(1)文中不得出现考生个人信息；
(2)词数80~120词(标题已经给出, 不计入总词数)。
　　　　　　　　　　How to Succeed in Life?

　　What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage. Escaping from a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life.
　　It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not lifs .
　　From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.
　　The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
　　Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked(渗)into the room.
　　On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto Cement(水泥) might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.
(1) It is important to______.
A. put out the fire in the burning houseB. know the ways to escape the fire
C. jump off a burning houseD. keep the door closed
(2) It is possible to escape through the windows______.
A. if there are some bushes on the ground
B. if you are strong enough
C. if you live on a lower floor
D. if you have a long rope
(3) Which of the following escaping way is NOT right?
A.You can escape through stairways.
B.You can choose fire escapes.
C.Escape from the windows that open onto a roof.
D.Use a lift to come down at once.
(4) Open the window so that ______if the building is on fire.
A. you can get fresh airB. you can call for help
C. you can easily jump offD. you can be seen first
(5) The best title of the passage is______.
A.Escaping from the Windows
B.Save Yourself in the Burning House
C.Knowledge on Fire
D.Waiting for Help

A： Did you hear what 1.______ in the City Museum last night?
B： Yes. I heard that some robbers had stolen some jewels.
A： Not some jewels. The diamond! It’s worth five million dollars.
B： Wow! How did they 2.______ in?
A： Nobody knows. Maybe he stayed in the museum after it closed.
B： Didn't anyone 3.______ the alarm?
A： The alarm didn’t go off. The robbers cut the wire.
B： The police said the robbery was the work of a group. They traveled around the world to steal jewels.
A： I guess it wasn't a 4.______ . I think it was just one robber.
B： How did you know so much about this robbery?
A： I 5.______ about it in the newspaper.

　　There is a king. He is always unhappy.
　　One day, he sees a farmer working happily. He asks the farmer in surprise, “Why are you so happy?” The farmer says, “My family and I don’t need too much, just a house and some food.” The king doesn't like the answer. He asks his advisor (谋±). The advisor says, “The famer hasn’t joined the 99 Club.”
　　“What’s that?” the king asks. The advisor says "To know what it is, put 99 gold coins in a bag and leave it at the farmer’s door." The king does that. When the farmer sees the bag, he opens it and shouts happily , ”So many gold coins!^” He counts them and knows there are 99 coins. He asks, “Where is the 1OOth gold coin?” The famer can’t find it. And then his life changes. He works harder to make that 1OOth gold coin. He begins to feel unhappy.
　　Seeing this, the advisor says, “The farmer has now joined the 99 Club. The people in it all have enough to be happy but are never happy because they re always wanting that extra coin.”
(1) How does the king feel when he sees the happy farmer?
A. Angry.B. Surprised. C. Happy.D. Worried.
(2) The farmer is very happy when______∙
A. he sees many gold coins in the bag
B. he works hard for the 1OOth gold coin
C. he counts the coins for the first time
D. he finds the 1OOth gold coin in the bag
(3) What are people in the 99 Club like?
A.They are very lazy.
B.They never hurt others.
C.They work very hard.
D.They always want more.
(4) What lesson can we learn from the story?
A.We should work hard.
B.It’s good to have more.
C.Poor people are not happy.
D.We should be happy with what we have.
(5) What is the best title for the passage?
A.The 99 Club
B.An Unhappy Farmer
C.A Happy King
D.A Bag of Gold Coins

　　An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He 1.______ (take) care of his flowers all the time.
　　One day a young man went by the house. 2.______ (look) at the beautiful flowers, he imagined how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then,3.______ (sudden) he found the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 4.______ are you busy taking care of them every day?”
　　The old man smiled and Said , “I can tell you four 5.______ (reason). First, I was a gardener When I was young, and I really like this job. Second,6.______ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. 7.______ (Three), I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.” “Me? But you don’t know me.” said the young man.
　　“Yeah, it is true 8.______ I don’t know you. But these flowers have brought both of us happiness.”
　　The young man thought of Beethoven. Beethoven 9.______ (he) couldn't hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their 10.______ ( difficult) bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

　　Many people don’t think that the number 13 is a lucky number. Many hotels don't have the 13th floor. Floors go from twelve to fourteen, and there is no number 13. Some people will never sit at a table with twelve other people. They will tell someone to go or ask another person to sit with them. No one really knows why people don’t like the number 13. Perhaps one reason is that when people began to count they used ten fingers and two hands. This made twelve. They could not count more.
　　SomeChristians(基督徒) said that 13 is not lucky, because there were 13 people at a meal the day before Jesus(耶稣)was killed. In a story about the old Greek(希腊的)gods (神), 12 gods were asked to have a meal, but one more came. This made 13. It is why the gold Balder, who was at the meal, was killed.
1).There is often no floor number 13 in______.
A. restaurants B. countriesC. hotels D. Greece
2).One way people can count is by using their______.
A. fingers B. hotelsC. tables D. gods
3).Some people will never sit at a table with twelve other people so______.
A. all of them will leave
B. they will eat tomorrow
C. they will never come for dinner together
D. they will ask one of them to leave
4).TheChristian story and the Greek story both talk about______.
A. Jesus B. the number 13 C. Balder D. hotels
5).The story is about______.
A. the death of Jesus
B. the person who killed Balder
C. the way people count with their fingers
D. why thirteen is not a lucky number

　　A new law makes it legal to have dogs in the outdoor areas of restaurants in New York.
　　In the past, health and safety laws made it illegal to bring dogs to any restaurant in New York. But last May state lawmakers voted to let people bring dogs to restaurants that had tables outdoors. Not one lawmaker voted no. The law was soon passed. Several special rules are included in this law. Dogs must be kept on a leash(绳子).They must not share water bowls. Restaurants can also choose to let people bring dogs or not.
　　New York joins California, Florida and Maryland in the list of states with similar laws. In many European countries, bringing dogs to restaurants is common. Paris in France has allowed dogs to go with their owners in restaurants for a long time.
　　Governor Andrew Cuomo believes that this new law will help businesses grow. But not all New Yorkers are happy about this new law. Christopher Miller is a spokesman for the New York City Department of Health. He told the New York Daily News that having dogs in restaurants could cause problems. “ The Department of Health loves all dogs, but just not in restaurants where they can create a risk to the health and safety of diners, restaurant workers and other dogs, “ Miller said.
　　New York is often the source of new ideas and attitudes in the US. A law forcing some restaurants in the city to show the amount of calories(卡路里)in the food they served was passed in 2009. A former mayor tried unsuccessfully to stop the sale of large amounts of soft drinks in 2012. Smoking was made illegal in restaurants in 1993.
1). What can we learn about the new law from the second paragraph?
A. Its benefits. B. Its importance.
C. Its date of birth. D. Its special rules.
2). How many states in America have similar laws now?
A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Two.
3). What did Christopher Miller think of the new law?
A. It would help businesses grow.
B. It would be bad for the environment.
C. It would cause health and safety problems.
D. It would make people pay more attention to dogs.
4). Which of the following is illegal in restaurants in New York now?
A. Smoking. B. Bringing dogs.
C. Serving high-calorie food. D. Selling soft drinks in big cups.
5). Who can be not created a risk to the health and safety by having dogs in restaurants?
A. Diners. B. Restaurant workers.
C. Other dogs. D. Police.