1、如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案。答案不能答在试卷上。3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域相应位置上;如需改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4. 考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后,将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAmazing Stories of Animals Saving HumansCan animals b
2、e of any help to human beings in times of tragedy? Well, check out the top 4 amazing stories of animals saving humans.Dolphins saving a surfer from a great white sharkDolphins are known to be some of the most compassionate and intelligent animals in the world. The evidence of the animals helping hum
3、an beings dates back to the Ancient Greece. In 2007, Todd Endris, a surfer was attacked by a white shark,12-15 foot long, off the Californias Marine State Park coast. It was dolphins that came to his rescue by forming a protective ring around him.An ape saving a boy after a fallA 3-year-old boy clim
4、bed over the barrier to the hole of the ape unexpectedly. He fell to the floor, 20 feet below, and lay motionless. Binti, an 8-year-old ape saw him and picked him up. The ape cuddled the boy gently in her arms, making sure that he could protect him from the other apes and eventually handed him to th
5、e zookeepers. Lions saving a girl from kidnappersEarly in June, four men kidnapped a 12-year-old girl on her way home from school. As the men were being pursued by the police, they met with a group of lions. The lions chased the four away and remained with the girl without harming her until the poli
6、ce approached. The lions didnt hurt her because her cries sounded like a mewing(喵喵叫)lion cub.A pig saving its owner from a heart attackJo Ann suffered a heart disease. Her pet pig noticed and began his rescuing action. Whenever a car approached, she would get close to the road and lay in front of ap
7、proaching vehicle until the pig managed to “persuade” the driver to the home. At last, her owner was saved.21. Which animal has been helpful and friendly since ancient time?A. ApeB. LionC. DolphinD. Pig22. Why did the lion save that girl?A. The lion was touched by her cry.B. The lion expressed her s
8、ympathy for her.C. The lion hated the kidnappers.23. How did the pig save its owner from a heart attack?A. She went toward the road and lay in front of the coming vehicle.B. She cried loudly and pushed the gate open to wait for help.C. She hugged her owner in her arms and protected her.D. She persua
9、ded a motorist and called emergency service.BA group of primary school students are gathering at the National Center for the Performing Arts(NCPA). National Center for the Performing Arts leads the push to seed young talents.“Imagine you are walking across a garden full of beautiful flowers. Your ey
10、es are busy looking around.” Wang jin, a master Kunqu Opera actress from the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater in Beijing tells a group of students at a training class in Beijing. “Press your toes into the ground and let your heels rise. Just take your steps quickly and lightheartedly.”About 10 students
11、from Beijing Zizhong Primary School, both boys and girls, gathered at the third floor of the NCPA in Beijing recently and followed Wangs instructions as they walked around in a circle. They were playing the role of a young woman. During the 40-minute class, Wang demonstrated the basic techniques and
12、 movements of the 600-year-old Kunqu Opera. “Ive never walked like this, which is the typical walk of a female role of traditional Chinese opera,” says one of the students, Zhang Minqin, who is in the fifth grade.” I am more familiar with the way of male role walks. But it is funny to walk like a gi
13、rl.”Zhang is no stranger to traditional Chinese opera. He started learning Peking Opera about two years ago after participating in a free training program organized by the NCPA. “Most of the students have never watched Kunqu Opera performances before and I try to make this ancient art form come aliv
14、e and be of interest to them,” says Wang, who has been involving in training amateur students during the past five years. “They dont necessarily become professional Kunqu Opera actors when they grow up. But I believe the experience of performing Kunqu Opera will let them get closer to traditional Ch
15、inese arts.”That afternoon, Zhang was among more than 1,200 students from Zizhong Primary School and the primary school attached to Beijing No. 166 Middle School to participate in public art programs organized by the NCPA.24. Why did NCPA perform the art?A. To lead and improve the art.B. To make you
16、ng talent enjoy playing.C. To show off the national art.D. To find and develop young talents.25. What can we infer from Wang Jings words in Para.2?A. You are too busy to imagine the beauty of Kunqu Opera.B. You can walk across the beautiful garden to enjoy beautiful flower.C. Kunqu Opera is so elega
17、nt and interesting that you cant imagine.D. Kunqu Opera is so beautiful and attractive that it is easy to learn.26. Why did Zhang Mingqin feel it funny to walk like a girl?A. He has played a part of male role for almost five years.B. He prefers familiar way of a male role than a female role.C. It is
18、 first time to perform the typical walk of a female.D. It is the typical walk of a female role that he feels funny.27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Traditional Chinese Art is more and more popular among the childrenB. Kunqu improves the appreciation of beauty for chil
19、drenC. Students get fully developed from practicing KunquD. Children are totally content with learning KunqunCFather in the globe is a hardworking man who delivers bread as a living to support his wife and children. My father spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to improve him
20、self so that he could one day find a better paying job. Except for Sundays, he hardly ate a meal together with the family. Whenever we complained that he was not spending enough time with us, he reasoned that he was doing all this for us. But he often yearned to spend more time with our family.Like
21、a dream came true, soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor which paid handsomely. My father could afford to provide our family with lifes little luxuries like nice clothing, fine food and vacation abroad.However, he continued to work very hard, hoping to be promoted to the posit
22、ion if manager. If fact, to make himself a worthily candidate for the promotion, he enrolled for another course in the open university.Again, whenever we complained that he was not spending enough time with us, he reasoned that he was doing all this for us. But he often yearned to spend more time wi
23、th his family.Fathers hard work paid off and he was promoted. Delightedly, he decided to hire a maid to relieve mom from her domestic tasks. He also felt that our two-room flat was no longer big enough, it would be nice for us to be able to enjoy the facilities and comfort of a house. Having experie
24、nced the rewards of his hard work many times before, he was devoted to further his studies and work at being promoted again. The whole family still did not get to see much of him. Again, whenever we complained that he was not spending enough time with us, he reasoned that he was doing all this for u
25、s. But he often yearned to spend more time his family.28. Why did my father attend classes after work?A. To improve himself and get his work well done.B. To deliver bread and get more money for us.C. To improve himself and get more income.D. To complain his bad job and get promoted.29. What does the
26、 underlined word yearned mean in the whole passage?A. expectedB. desiredC. affordedD. saved30. How did the father answer the complaint to “his absence”?A. He complained his experience and felt unfair.B. He required us to find job and make money.C. He felt relieved and promised to be with the family.
27、D. He made his explanation and showed his desire.31. Which of the following can be used to describe the father”A. Devoted, optimistic and responsible.B. Hard-working, promoted and selfish.C. Proud, workaholic and stubborn.D. Promising, loving and negative.DTodays teens and tweens have built up an im
28、pressive amount of daily screen time. Figures put it at between six to eight hours a day for 11-15 year-olds, and thats not including time spent on a computer for homework. In fact, even the average UK adult spends more time looking at a screen than they do sleeping, according to one analysis.As sta
29、rts early, a third of UK children have access to a tablet(平板) before they are four. Its no surprise, then, that todays youngest generations will be exposed to (and no-doubt join) the social networks their elders already use. Snapchat, for instance, is extremely popular among teens. One December 2017
30、 survey found that 70% of US teens aged 13-18 use it. Most of those questioned also have an Instagram account. Figures are similar in the UK.Over three billion of us are now registered on a social network, many of us on more than one. We spend a lot of time there. US adults spend an average of 2-3 h
31、ours a day. This trend is now exposing some worrying results and staying hot on the heels of social-medias popularity. Therefore, researchers are interested in the impact on many aspects of our health, including sleep, the importance of which is currently gaining unprecedented attention. Were now coming to realize that social media has some clearly negative effects on our sleep and our mental health. To fight any disadvantages of social media use, its clear that moderation(节制) is key. Sigman says we should distance ourselves fro
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