One sunny day, I decided to go for a walk with my husband. I was wearing a special ______ ring that day. It was my 20th birthday gift from my grandmother.

As we were walking in the park, I just looked ______ at my hand and found the diamond on my ring was missing. I was really ______, so I went back to look for it. I knew how small the chances were of finding it, but I still wanted to give it a try.

As I was fixing my eyes on the ground, I ran into an old gentleman ______.

“What’s the matter, love?” he asked nicely.

“Sorry that I ran into you,” I said. “But I lost something important. I’m really nervous.”

I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the ______ in my ring.

“That’s not going to be easy to find it,” he said. “Tell you what, love, I take a walk here every day. I’ll __ my eyes open for it.”

I thanked him, expecting ______. However, a few days later, my husband and I met the old man again in the park.

“Guess what,” he said. “I found your diamond!”

I couldn’t believe what I saw when the gentleman handed the diamond back to me. Then my husband __ him money for his help, but he refused.

As the diamond is worth several thousand dollars, the old man could have easily kept the diamond ____ sold it, but he did neither of these.

Now thanks to this man, I always look at my ring and remind ______ that there are still kind and generous souls out there. I’ll spend more time trying to do something equally nice for other people.

1.A. gold B. silver C. iron D. diamond

2.A. back B. down C. up D. around

3.A. happy B. tired C. angry D. worried

4.A. in time B. by accident C. at first D. in general

5.A. hole B. picture C. word D. price

6.A. keep B. get C. take D. make

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

8.A. showed B. lent C. offered D. carried

9.A. and B. but C. so D. or

10.A. myself B. himself C. herself D. ourselves

1.D 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.D 10.A 【解析】本篇文章主要講了一位女士和丈夫一起散步時丟了一枚戒指，那是她祖母送給我的第二十歲生日禮物。在尋找時，撞到了一位老先生，她向老先生解釋她丟了鉆石。這位老先生最后幫助她找了鉆石，她的丈夫給她前，他拒絕了。作者不甚感激，她總是看著戒指，提醒自己，善良處處都...

Kirsten:Have you read the book, The Travel? I just finished it yesterday.

Renee: No, but I’ve wanted to. Is it good?

Kirsten: It is! But it’s quite grim.

Renee: How so?

Kirsten: In the story, a mother and her son were on a trip when they were caught by a group of crazy people. They were kept in a small dark room and treated terribly. It really broke my heart to read that the mother chose to stay and fight with the bad guys. She was almost killed when trying to help her son run away.

Renee: So it’s this grim from the first page to the end?

Kirsten:Yes, but there’s still a bright side in it. You get to see how strong parents can be when they want to keep their children from being hurt.

Renee: I see. I’m surely going to borrow it from the library.

Kirsten: Then you must hurry. When I borrowed it last Friday, they told me that many people were waiting to read it!

1.What happened in The Travel?

A. A mother did her best to save her child.

B. A mother took a trip to look for her son.

C. A mother was treated terribly by her family.

D. A mother was killed by a group of crazy people.

2.What do we know from the conversation?

A. Kirsten will lend Renee The Travel.

B. The Travel is a popular library book.

C. Kirsten did not enjoy reading The Travel.

D. Renee has not heard of The Travel before.

3.Why does Kirsten think the book is grim?

A. Because it happens on a dark night.

B. Because it makes the readers feel sad.

C. Because there are many difficult words in it.

D. Because readers have different ideas about it.

1.A 2.B 3.B 【解析】本文是柯爾斯頓和芮妮談?wù)摗堵眯小愤@本書的讀后感。 1.題意：在《旅行》中發(fā)生了什么？A. A mother did her best to save her child. 母親盡最大努力去救她的孩子；B. A mother took a trip to look for her son. 一位母親去旅行尋找她的兒子；C. A mother w...

Millions of Chinese have been playing a mobile game called Travel Frog recently. You play as the “mother” of a frog who lives alone and enjoys traveling. You need to prepare food and tools for his trips. The frog will send you postcards while he is away.

The game’s popularity may have something to do with how lonely people are these days, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Many players have said that the lonely frog is just like them. But playing with the frog helps them forget their loneliness for a short time.

Loneliness seems to be a common problem today. According to the Guardian, a British daily, about 40 percent of American adults say they’re lonely. And in the UK, about one in five people in the country are “always or often lonely”, the Telegraph reported.

This might be why the UK government announced the country’s very first “Minister of Loneliness” (孤獨(dú)大臣) in January. The minister’s job is to find ways to help UK citizens feel less lonely. The minister’s office will provide more money for activities that connect people together.

This loneliness problem may be partly because of social media. When we see pictures of friends having fun or posting pictures on WeChat or Microblog, we may compare their “perfect” lives with our own and feel sad and lonely.

But we should remember that no one is born to be lonely. As UK poet John Donne once wrote, “No man is an island. Every man is a piece of the land, a part of the main.” Here are some tips to get rid of loneliness:

Sing your favorite songs.

Connect with a friend.

Do something creative, such as drawing a picture.

Imagine some place you’d like to visit, like a fun gathering or a sporting event.

1.What do players do while playing Travel Frog?

A. Build houses for their frogs. B. Write postcards to their frogs.

C. Choose places for their frogs to travel. D. Prepare food and tools for their frogs’ trips.

2.According to the passage, why is the game so popular?

A. Because the frog is lovely. B. Because it can be played on mobile phones.

C. Because it makes people feel less lonely. D. Because people have more spare time now.

3.To deal with the problem of loneliness, the UK government .

A. designed the game Travel Frog B. named the “Minister of Loneliness”

C. held parties for people to get together D. stopped people’s use of social media

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Everyone is connected with others. B. We should not compare ourselves to others.

C. It’s not fun to feel lonely. D. We should be away from social media.

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 【解析】本文主要談?wù)摤F(xiàn)在社會人們普遍感到孤獨(dú)，產(chǎn)生的原因以及人們怎樣解決的，并給出了建議。有數(shù)以百萬計的中國人玩一款名為“旅行蛙”的手機(jī)游戲。很多玩家都說孤獨(dú)的青蛙就像他們一樣。但與青蛙玩耍有助于他們在短時間內(nèi)忘掉孤獨(dú)。英國設(shè)立“孤獨(dú)部長”，部長的工作是尋找?guī)椭�英國市民減少孤獨(dú)感的方法。這種孤獨(dú)的問題可能部分是因為社交媒體。當(dāng)我們看到朋友們在...

Hi, my name is Murray Wenzel. But my friends call me Muz, Muzza, Wenz or even Moon. Yes, I have lots of nicknames. But in Australia, where I am from, that’s quite common.

In fact most men in Australia call their friends something other than their real name. It is part of our culture to shorten or make up names for those we know and love. For example, one of my friend’s names is Alex, but we call him Al. Another is named Jayson, but everyone knows him as Jase. In Australia most men called William are known as Bill, while Jeremy is Jez, James is Jim and Joseph is Joey.

Sometimes we use the person’s surname in their nickname, like my friend Karl Schussig who we call Schuzza. Sometimes we combine them, like my friend Troy Cassels being called TC. And we sometimes make up a new name for our friends. My friend Nathan’s nickname is “Prez”, because when we first met he joked that I should call him “El President”.

Even more confusing is when we are given ironic(諷刺的) nicknames. For example, a man with red hair will be known as Bluey, a tall man will be called Shorty or a large man will be known as Slim.

Most of my friends call me Muz, but those who I play hockey(曲棍球) with call me Moon. However, my parents still call me Murray.

So, I have different names depending on who I am talking to. Nicknames are so popular that sometimes people forget what the person’s real name is.

I think it is our way of showing affection to those we are close to.

1.Which of the following about nicknames is NOT true?

A. Nicknames are sometimes one’s surname.

B. One person usually has only one nickname.

C. It’s common to have a nickname in Australia.

D. Nicknames are often used between friends.

2.“Bill” is the nickname of .

A. Murray B. Jeremy C. William D. Joseph

3.Nathan’s nickname comes from .

A. a joke B. his full name C. hockey D. his surname

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The importance of nicknames in Australian.

B. A brief introduction of nicknames in Australia.

C. The reason why people have nicknames in Australia.

D. The meaning of a nickname for a person in Australia.

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 【解析】本文以作者為例，主要介紹了在澳大利亞昵稱很受歡迎，它是澳大利亞文化的一部分，有時人們忘記了這個人的真實姓名，并介紹了綽號的來歷。 1.題意：關(guān)于昵稱（綽號）下列陳述哪個不正確？A. Nicknames are sometimes one’s surname. 昵稱有時是一個人的姓，根據(jù)第三段第1句Sometimes we use...

Only humans speak using words. But all kinds in the animal world can communicate in one way or another. Maybe you have heard about the way bees dance around to send messages to each other and the way dogs bark in different ways to give warnings, to be friendly or to be playful. But did you know about infrasonic communication used by elephants? This is how it works:

Humans hear low sounds like thunder rumbling in the sky. But we don’t hear sounds lower than this. However, animals such as elephants and hippos can hear much lower sounds than humans can. And what’s more, they can make those low sounds as well, and they use them to communicate with each other. This is known as infrasound.

The amazing thing about infrasound is that it travels over several kilometers. Higher-level sounds like the one people can hear, don’t travel well through walls, leaves, trees and so on, which is why we can’t hear sounds from more than 100 meters away. But infrasound is much stronger and things like grass and trees have no influence on it. Therefore, it can travel much further. Elephants can hear infrasonic calls from four kilometers away!

There have been reports of people watching groups of elephants feeding or resting and then the elephants suddenly all stopped what they were doing for no reason at all. They obviously heard a warning call from a long way away, but the people didn’t hear a sound. In places like a zoo or wildlife park where you can get nearer to animals, it is a bit easier to sense when infrasonic sounds are made. When you stand near mother elephants with their babies in a zoo, you may notice a slight rumbling in the air every few minutes—not loud or strong, but clearly noticed. This is infrasonic communication—the mother elephants “talking” to their babies.

1.Why does the writer mention bees and dogs in Paragraph1?

A. Because they use infrasonic communication.

B. Because they communicate like the elephants.

C. Because they are examples of animal communication.

D. Because people want to learn how they communicate.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about ‘infrasound’?

A. Humans can hear infrasound easily.

B. It travels nearly several kilometers.

C. It sounds low but can’t travel very far.

D. It travels well through walls, leaves and so on.

3.In places like zoos, ________.

A. elephants don’t need to make infrasonic sounds

B. it is easier for elephants to make infrasonic sounds

C. mother elephants don’t let people stand near their babies

D. humans can easily sense infrasonic sounds when they are made

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Talking to humans B. Talking to animals

C. Playing with humans D. Playing with elephants

1.C 2.D 3.D 4.B 【解析】本文講述了動物用以某種方式進(jìn)行交流。蜜蜂用跳舞的方式互相傳遞信息，狗用不同的方式吠叫來發(fā)出警告，友好或好玩。特別講述了大象之間使用次聲交流。 1.句意：作者為什么在段落1中提到蜜蜂和狗？根據(jù)第1段第2、3句But all kinds in the animal world can communicate in one way o...

A) 請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容，在文章后56—65小題的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。

注意：每個空格只填1個單詞。并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為56—65的橫線上。

More and more British people are deciding not to eat meat and animal products. As a result, vegetarianism(素食主義) is increasing in the UK. According to the Vegetarian Society, 2000 people are giving up meat and “going veggie(素食)” in Britain every week. There’s even a National Vegetarian Week organized every year to encourage people to try a meat-free lifestyle.

Vegetarians and vegans

Vegetarians are people who don’t eat or use any animal products. They are becoming more and more common in the UK culture. A recent survey showed that 3 million people (5.7 percent of the country’s population) were vegetarians.

A healthy diet

So why are British people cutting out meat? Many are unhappy about the poor treatment of animals and the effects of meat and fish production on the environment. Worries about food safety, for example mad cow disease, also play a part. Others choose to change their eating habits to get healthier. According to the Vegetarian Society, a meat-free diet could help prevent the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure(壓力).

Organic(有機(jī)的) farming

Another rising trend appears in the UK’s food production. They want their food to be organically produced. Organic farmers use very few or no chemicals. Organic meat is produced without the use of drugs. Organically farmed animals also have more living space and more good food. According to the Soil Association, three out of every four UK families now buy some type of organic food.

Vegetarianism is becoming 1. in the UK
Vegetarianism is increasing in the UK 2. more and more British people are choosing to live a meat-free style. The government 3. a National Vegetarian Week every year to encourage people to stop eating meat.
Vegetarians and vegans	Vegetarians don’t eat or use any 4. products. It is reported that the 5. of vegetarians in the UK is about 3 million .
A healthy diet	Three 6. for cutting out meat Some people think the production of meat and fish may harm both the animals themselves and the 7.. Some people are 8. about food safety. They don’t think the meat they eat are safe enough. A meat-free diet could help reduce the 9. of the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure.
Organic farming	Organic farmers use very few or no chemicals. Organic meat is produced without 10. drugs. At present, about 75% of UK families buy some type of organic food.

1.popular/common 2.because 3.organizes 4.animal 5.number 6.reasons 7.environment 8.worried 9.risk 10.using 【解析】本文主要內(nèi)容：素食主義在英國逐漸增加，越來越多的英國人決定不食用肉類和動物產(chǎn)品。分析了素食主義在英國越來越流行的原因。...

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為66—75的相應(yīng)位置上。

Chinese social network companies began to take away the smoking emoji(表情符號) from their products to support China’s new indoor smoking ban(禁煙令).

The smoking emoji usually s1. for the feeling of “cool” or “relaxed” in many apps before. Since the new ban was announced, China’s technology companies have been a2. to take this kind of emoji away.

“Smoking is not cool,” said Zhang Jianshu, head of the Beijing Tobacco Control Association. “It’s not p3. to take smoking as being cool”. He pointed out that the major social network users are younger people, who were much e4. to be influenced.

In response, Sina Weibo took away the emoji of a smoker in September on its smart phone apps and c5.. Two months later, Tencent followed Weibo’s footsteps on November 6, 2017 to change the smoking emoji w6. a green leaf. However, the action was only taken on QQ’s mobile app. QQ on PC still r7. the same. Tencent’s another popular social app, Wechat, has also been required to change the emoji.

China is home to 300 million smokers and produces the world’s l8. number of cigarettes. It is reported that about 27.7% people s9. in China in 2017, according to the government. Zhang said, taking the smoking emoji away was to prevent it spreading the wrong i10. among the public.

The BTAC hopes to use the social network to make more people develop a healthier lifestyle.

1.stands 2.asked 3.proper 4.easier 5.computers 6.with 7.remains 8.largest 9.smoked 10.idea(s) 【解析】本文主要講述中國社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司開始從他們的產(chǎn)品中拿走吸煙的表情，以支持中國新的室內(nèi)吸煙禁令。刪除吸煙的表情是為了防止它在公眾中傳播錯誤的想法。BT...

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Hey Li Ming,

I will move to your community and stay for two months. I want to know something about your community. What is your community like? What activities do you usually have? How can I get along with your neighbors?

Write soon!

Yours,

Ben

假如你是Li Ming，請用英語給筆友Ben回復(fù)郵件。

注意：

1.文中不得出現(xiàn)你的真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱；

2.語言通順，意思連貫，條理清楚，書寫規(guī)范；

3.詞數(shù)80左右，郵件的開頭與結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Ben,

I’m very glad to know that you will come to our community.

Yours,

Li Ming

Dear Ben, I’ m very glad to know that you will come to our community. My community is in the northern part of the city. It’s not a big one, but it’s quite beautiful. You can see a garden with diffe...

Canola flowers(油菜花)have formed ______ beautiful “golden sea” in China. They are attracting thousands of tourists in ______ Xinghua city, Jiangsu Province.

A. a; a B. the; a C. a; / D. a; the

C 【解析】句意：油菜花在中國形成了一個美麗的“金色的�！�。在江蘇省興化市它們吸引了成千上萬的游客�！癵olden sea”中的sea為可數(shù)名詞，海。a/an+單數(shù)名詞，表示一類事物或數(shù)量。定冠詞the和名詞連用，表示某個或某些特定的人或東西 ；Xinghua city專有名詞，表示地名，不需要冠詞。故選：C。

（題文）(2017·江蘇揚(yáng)州· 3)Bryan will not want to have ________ to do with horses in the future.

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

C 【解析】句意：布萊恩在將來的時候不想對這些馬做出處理。A. everything意思是"一切事情"；B. something意思是"某事，某物"；C. anything意思是"任何事物"一般用在否定句或疑問句中；D. nothing意思是"沒什么事情"；根據(jù)"Bryan will not want to have"可知這是一個否定句，所以要用anything來填空，綜上所述，故選C。 ...