A flower show ______ in the city next year.

A. will hold B. is held C. was held D. will be held

— Could you tell me ______? Someone is waiting for him outside.

— Sorry, I don’t know.

A. where Mr. Green is B. where is Mr. Green

C. where Mr. Green was D. where was Mr. Green

Failed in buying things off Taobao and Tmall, three Americans set out to create Baopals, a website that acts as a middleman between foreigners and these e-commerce(電子商務(wù)) sites.

“We really wanted to shop on Taobao and Tmall because we knew we could buy things at really ______ prices,” said Charlie Erickson, one of the three Americans. “But we were unable to do so because we couldn’t read Chinese and therefore needed help on almost every detail, including searching for products, paying for them and tracking(追蹤) the deliveries(投遞).”

“That’s when we_______ the idea of creating an English website to help other foreigners.” On the opening day ---- March 1 in 2016, Baopals received 12_______ of 22 products which totaled about 1,360 yuan ($202) in sales. Today, 16 months from its opening, 115,000 orders with a total value of 29 million yuan have been placed on the site.

Users can shop on Baopals on the website or WeChat, both of which ______ details such as product information and customer reviews.

When users buy a product on Baopals, they are buying it_______ from the Taobao or Tmall sellers. They don’t need a middle buyer to buy for them. But users need to pay Baopals a 5percent service fee each order. Baopals also helps to _______the English addresses into Chinese.

Thornhill explained that the main problem faced by many foreigners when shopping online in China is not always the _______problem but the payment methods. He pointed out that many international credit cards cannot be used on Alibaba’s website because some foreign banks might think the deals unsafe and ______ the payment. Because of this, Baopals teaches users how to use Alipay, UnionPay and WeChat Pay for their deals.

1.A. low B. usual C. rising D. valuable

2.A. heard of B. asked for C. paid attention to D. came up with

3.A. replies B. orders C. calls D. tickets

4.A. know B. catch C. support D. provide

5.A. busily B. silently C. directly D. excitedly

6.A. get B. look C. divide D. translate

7.A. price B. quality C. delivery D. language

8.A. pass B. count C. cancel D. notice

Let’s have a look at 2018 Caldecott Medal for Best Children’s Book. Three books are worth reading. Which one is your favourite?

1.Who is the writer of Wolf in the Snow?

A. Caldecott. B. Jane Yolen. C. Matthew Cordell. D. Jason Chin.

2.Which book introduces all kinds of plants and animals?

A. Grand Canyon. B. Wolf in the Snow.

C. Owl Moon. D. Children’s book.

3.If you buy Grand Canyon and Owl Moon, how much will you pay?

A. $22.84. B. $20.43. C. $26.37. D. $34.82.

Having been translating some of the most valuable ancient Chinese literary works to Spanish(西班牙語) for years, Alicia Relinque has found the key to happiness in her life. When asked by a reporter, “It is the Chinese literature,” said Relinque, a modest and peaceful teacher.

She easily becomes excited when talking about Chinese culture and classic(經(jīng)典的) literature. Relinque’s translation works include The Peony Pavilion(牡丹亭) by Tang Xianzu in the 16th century --- a romantic play about a love story, and The Orphan of Zhao --- a drama written in the 13th century similar to Hamlet, which are excellent classic works in Chinese culture.

When translating a famous Chinese novel which she liked a lot, she slept only six hours every day in six years because she spent lots of time reading materials about Chinese politics, history and society during that period of time.

After four years’ Chinese study in Peking University, she learnt that the University of Granada would open a department in Asian studies, so she moved to the city in south Spain in 1994 and has stayed there ever since.

She started the Chinese classical literature study in Spain, and therefore made the University of Granada a major place of sinology(漢學(xué)) in the country.

Given her excellent work in translating Chinese classic literature, Relinque was granted(授予) a special prize by the Chinese government in 2017.

“Spain should pay more attention to China, and on the other hand, I ask my students to study Chinese history because the country’s today and future lie in history,” said Relinque.

1.Who is Relinque?

A. A reporter. B. A writer.

C. A teacher. D. A historian.

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. To know China, Relinque learned Chinese history first.

B. Relinque has translated Hamlet into Spanish and Chinese.

C. Relinque spent 6 hours translating literature work every day.

D. Translating Chinese literary works brings Relinque happiness.

3.Relinque was granted by the Chinese government because of _____________.

A. Her experiences in Peking University.

B. Her words of supporting Chinese culture.

C. Her translation of Chinese classic literature.

D. Her teaching achievement of sinology in Spain.

A spacesuit is much more than a set of clothes astronauts wear on spacewalks. A full spacesuit is really a one-person spacecraft. The spacesuit protects the astronaut from the dangers of being outside in space.

Spacesuits help astronauts in several ways. Spacewalking astronauts face different temperatures. Around the earth, conditions in space can be as cold as around -156 ℃. In the sunlight, they can be as hot as 121 ℃. A spacesuit protects astronauts from those extreme temperatures.

Spacesuits also provide astronauts with O2 to breathe while they are in the space. They contain water to drink during spacewalks. They protect astronauts from being hit by a small object in space. It may not sound very dangerous, but when even the small object is moving many times faster than a bullet, it can cause injury. Spacesuits also protect astronauts from radiation(輻射) in space. The suits even have parts to protect astronauts’ eyes from the bright sunlight.

The spacesuit includes several pieces. The body equipment covers the astronaut’s body. The arm equipment covers the arms and connects to the gloves. The helmet (頭盔) and another equipment are designed to protect the astronaut’s head while still allowing him or her to see as much as possible. The Lower equipment covers the astronaut’s legs and feet. These parts have different functions(功能), from keeping O2 within the spacesuit to protecting from being hit.

Under the spacesuit, astronauts wear a set of cooling equipment. Tubes (管子) are put into this tight-fitting piece of clothing that covers the whole body except for the head, hands and feet.

Water moves through these tubes to keep the astronaut cool during the spacewalk. On the back of the spacesuit is a backpack. This backpack provides the O2 that astronauts breathe during a spacewalk. It also takes CO2 away. The backpack also provides electricity for the suit. A fan moves the O2 through the spacesuit and life support systems, and a water tank holds the cooling water that moves through the cooling device.

Another device called the Simplified Aid for Extravehicular Activity Rescue, or SAFER is necessary. If an astronaut became separated from the space station, he or she could use SAFER to fly back.

1.What does a spacesuit provide according to the passage?

A. CO2. B. Food. C. Radiation. D. Electricity.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. A small object hurts a little to astronauts in space.

B. SAFER helps astronauts return to the space station.

C. A spacesuit is just a kind of clothes to wear in space.

D. An astronauts needs to wear the spacesuit all the time.

3.Which question can be answered in Paragraph 2&3?

A. What are the parts of a spacesuit?

B. What do astronauts wear in space?

C. Why do temperatures change a lot?

D. Why do astronauts need spacesuits?

There was an ancient Chinese story. A naughty boy Mencius and his family lived next to the cemetery(墓地). Mencius liked to hold a funeral(葬禮) just like people around. Mencius’ mother took him and moved to a market. Then Mencius and his neighbors’ children learned to buy and sell meat. Finally, they moved again and lived next to a school. In this neighborhood, people treated each other politely. Mencius’ mother thought that was the right living place for her son.

The story tells us the importance of people around us. For students, they can be role models.

In a study, I interviewed some students at Bingham High School. These teens have lots of opinions about role models.

Teens need role models to provide direction. Jeff Pratt said, “To have a role model helps you to decide where you want to go with your life.” A role model shows what a teen’s life could be like in the future. “Role models are people you admire, and those people that help make you a good person.” This is Spencer Park’s opinion of who role models are and why it is important to have them.

A role model is “someone to look at and try to learn good qualities from,” said Natalie Bean.

When teens were asked “What is a role model like?”, the list included words such as, encouraging, inspiring, strong-willed, honest, ready to stand up for what they believe in, helpful, easy to talk to, talented and cheerful. Teens want to learn from their role models how to succeed and also how to carry on after failure.

Robbie Jenkins said, “Good role models are people that stand up for what is right and good.

Role models encourage and inspire.” Heidi Woolley said, “A good role model makes a teen do the best in school and in life and make much progress. Then he will have a good opinion of his own abilities and accept himself gradually. In this way, role models help build up a teen’s self-esteem.”

“The role models teens need are not the ones that appear in the media,” said Natalie Bean.

My study also shows students are quick to agree on that a true role model is not the person with the best job title, the greatest responsibility, or the greatest fame(名望). Anyone who inspires a child to achieve dreams in life can be a right role model.

1.The writer uses the story in Paragraph 1 to show that _______________.

A. People should have good habits.

B. People are influenced by others.

C. People are able to choose good neighbours.

D. People know how to choose a living place.

2.What do students at Bingham High School probably agree?

A. Role models stand up for what is right and social.

B. Anyone can inspire a child to achieve dreams in life.

C. Having a role model decides where to go with your life.

D. A teen can learn good qualities from a good role model.

3.What does the underlined word “self-esteem” mean?

A. Self-respect. B. Self-control. C. Self-praise. D. Self-support.

4.What’s the writer’s main purpose in this passage?

A. To know what students’ role models do.

B. To tell how a teen learn from a role model.

C. To find out students’ ways to be a role model.

D. To share ideas of some teens about role models.

閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

I sometimes find that watching a film adaptation (改編) of a book helps me to understand a book. This is especially true for books from a different period or with a difficult dialect (方言).

My favourite examples of these include Pride and Prejudice, which is also my favourite book, and Trainspotting, which is written in Scottish dialect.

Film and TV adaptations of books also mean that books reach a wider audience(觀眾). If people really like the film, they will be encouraged to read the book. As for language learning, watching film or TV adaptations of books can help to provide an understanding of a story. They also help to give a story a more modern adaptation. For example, Oliver is a good adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. The language in the book can be enough to make a native speaker moved, but the adaptation means that everyone can enjoy the story of the orphan Oliver.

Similarly, the 1996 film Romeo and Juliet, an adaptation of the Shakespeare play of the same name, makes those of us who haven’t studied Shakespeare still enjoy his play in a more interesting and understandable way.

Of course, there are limitations (局限) and not every story that is translated onto the screen is liked by fans of the book, or even the writer. For example, as a writer, P. L. Travers hated Disney’s adaptation of her own book Mary Poppins, but it’s now a well-loved film. For me, I dislike the adaptation of Still Alice by Lisa Genova and her group. They changed the location from Boston to New York for no real reason, which for some readers changes the whole feel of the book.

Anyway, adaptations are a great way to introduce yourself to the story and characters of a book before reading it. They’re also a good way for people who may not feel confident enough to read a whole novel in a different language, but still want to know the story.

1.Is Pride and Prejudice the writer’s favourite book?

2.What will people do if they really like the film?

3.Who hated the adaptation of her own book?

4.Why does the writer dislike the adaptation of Still Alice?

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

假如你是李華，你們學(xué)校要舉辦傳統(tǒng)文化節(jié)活動，你打算邀請交換生 Tom 參加，請

用英語寫一封電子郵件，告訴他活動時間和具體地點，安排了哪些活動以及需要他做什

么準備。

提示詞語： invite, hall, Beijing Opera, information, question, search

提示問題: ● When and where will you hold the Traditional Culture Festival?

● What activities will you have?

● What do you advise Tom to prepare for it?

Dear Tom,

How is it going?

There’ll be a Traditional Culture Festival in our school.

If there is anything that I can do, please let me know.

Yours,

Li Hua

某英文網(wǎng)站在開展以“我最喜歡的科學(xué)家或發(fā)明家”為主題的征文活動，假如你是李

華，請用英語寫一篇短文投稿，談?wù)勀阕钕矚g的一位科學(xué)家或發(fā)明家，他/她是誰，喜歡

他/她的原因，以及從他/她身上學(xué)習(xí)到了什么。

提示詞語: famous, invent, research, do experiments, work hard, try one’s best

提示問題: ● Who is your favourite scientist/inventor?

● Why do you like him/her?

● What do you learn from him/her?

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