Michael Perham (born on 16th March, 2000 in Hertfordshire, England) is a boy who, at the age of 17, became the youngest person to sail around the world in the 50 feet racing boat, completing his journey on 7th August, 2017. He started the world trip on the 15th of November 2016 from Portsmouth, England.

Just six days after Michael Perham set sail from Portsmouth, he started having serious problems with the boat, which he was unable to fix himself on the sea. He had to stop in Portugal. Just one day later, he set sail once again, with the hope of breaking David Dick’s world record for the youngest person to sail around the world.

Michael met many challenges along the way, including rough seas and knock-downs in the Southern Ocean, terrible loneliness and fighting storms, but the largest difficulty Michael faced was the boat itself. It caused one problem after another. He celebrated his birthday in March last year among the dolphins in Indian Ocean.

Michael Perham has entered the record books after becoming the youngest person to sail around the world. The teenager already holds the record for being the youngest people to sail across the Atlantic, aged just 14.

Michael Perham plans to create the Sail Michael Fund to encourage young people to take to the water. He is also aiming to take part in the 2020 Olympics.

1.This passage is most probably taken from .

A.a story book B.a magazine C.a travel guide D.a film review

2.How long did it take Michael Perham to complete his world trip?

A.It took 6 days. B.It took 50 days.

C.It took about 9 months. D.It took about 14 months.

3.Which of the following is WRONG about Michael Perham?

A.He encourages young people to take part in the 2020 Olympics.

B.He is going to set up the Sail Michael Fund for young people.

C.The most difficult problem he faced while sailing was the boat.

D.Two world records for sailing has been held by him so far.

4.What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. Michael Perham started the world trip from Portsmouth.

b. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic.

c. Michael Perham celebrated his birthday in March last year.

d. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail around the world.

A.d, a, c, b B.b, c, a, d C.d, a, b, c D.b, a, c, d

Everyone has traits (特性) that make us who we are. We have physical traits, like red hair, long legs and funny-looking toes. We also have character traits including humor, warmth, creativity and so on.

Certain physical traits are fully inherited (遺傳), such as blue eyes and knobby knees. About 25,000 to 35,000 genes (基因) are in a single cell in the human body. These genes carry the traits that are passed down genetically from parents to their children.

Many traits exist between inheritance and development — the interaction with environment. One example is body shape. It tends to be passed down from parents. But once diet becomes a factor, environment begins to play an important role in how the body develops. Body shape is a trait that is a mixture of inheritance from parents and influence of environment.

So lots of our most important traits have been learned, rather than inherited. For example, if you’re really great at video games, it’s not because your parents passed down the skills in genes. It’s because you have practiced a lot of video games and developed those skills yourself. If you have kids who turn out to be great at video games, it is because they put in the hours, learned the skills, and memorized the moves that are necessary to play the video games well.

Of course, some of us have brains that are more advantageous to video game playing. Say you were born with a large and powerful part of the brain that controls your hand-eye coordination. That is inherited. What you do with it, how you choose to develop that advantage, is up to you.

You can pierce your nose or get a tattoo (紋身) — it doesn’t matter how much you change your body during the lifetime. None of those things will turn into genetic material to be passed down to the next generation. However, if your children grow up in an environment with role models who are pierced and covered in tattoos, they are more likely to get piercings and tattoos!

1. is a physical trait that is fully inherited.

A.The eye color B.The special diet

C.The body shape D.The pierced nose

2.What does the underlined word “That ” refer to ?

A.Video game playing. B.Advantageous brains.

C.The shape of your brain. D.Your hand-eye coordination.

3.According to the passage, the writer believes that .

A.character traits can hardly change during the lifetime

B.the skills of video game playing are passed down to kids

C.a kid’s hand-eye coordination isn’t related to inheritance

D.environment plays an important role in traits development

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

A.Why are Traits Important? B.How does Inheritance Influence Traits?

C.Where do Traits Come from? D.What are Physical and Character Traits?

“Mom, there’s something I have to tell you.” Ula’s eyes were wide with distress (苦惱) as she spoke to me.“What is it, sweetie?” I reached over and pushed her hair behind her ear.

“I know we weren’t supposed to do it,” she began, before telling me she’d been playing with one of her friends. The friend had wanted to practice the CPR ( 心肺復(fù)蘇術(shù)) they had learned in swimming class on her. Ula started to cry. “I told her I didn’t want to do it. But she really wanted to, and I didn’t want to make her mad.” I sent a note to the other girl’s parents so they could talk to their daughter.

But something Ula had said disturbed me: “I told her I didn’t want to do it. But she really wanted to, and I didn’t want to make her mad.”

Ula knew that what the other kid wanted to do wasn’t right. But she didn’t stand up for herself, and that frightened me. For the rest of the day, Ula and I talked about boundaries that help us, when necessary, to see to (處理) our needs before the needs of others.

Boundaries can protect us from being overworked; they can protect our belongings or health. Sometimes, they simply buy us the time to be alone or with a friend, away from the chaos ( 混 亂 ) of life, to rest and enjoy ourselves. Ula and I imagined different friends in different situations, crying and threatening to tell on her, and I taught her to say “no”, even in these situations.

I told her that I trust her to do what is right, no matter how angry that may make someone. And I told her that I will always be there to back her up. Now, Ula realizes that it doesn’t matter if we’re 7 or 47: Learning to protect our personal boundaries is a never-ending study, filled with errors in judgment.

With each day of our lives, we have to learn where the line is. We have to decide whether and how, on that day, we will defend it.

I stayed with Ula until she said, “You need to go eat.” And in that moment, she reminded me of the next great lesson in boundaries: It’s not enough to look out for our own limits – we must also honor them in others.

1.After hearing Ula’s story, the writer felt worried mainly because________.

A.Ula’s friend had a bad influence on her

B.there was something wrong with Ula’s heart

C.Ula had trouble getting on with her friend

D.Ula couldn’t’ say no to people’ s requests

2.From the article, the most important thing that boundaries help us to do is________.

A.to protect our friends

B.to follow our heart

C.to make both ourselves and our friends happier

D.to enjoy more time alone and away from chaos

3.What is the writer’s advice when her daughter is asked to do what she dislikes?

A.Talking with her friends about how she truly feels.

B.Refusing her friends’ requests as long as they don’t get angry.

C.Speaking to her friends’ parents when she feels frightened.

D.Saying no to her friends even though they may feel angry.

4.Which of the following would the writer agree with?

A.We should respect others’ limits while protecting our own.

B.We should try our best to put our needs before others’ needs.

C.Boundaries are more important for children than for adults.

D.People who don’t care about our feelings are unworthy of our friendship.

請根據(jù)要求改寫下列句子，每空一詞。

1.Everything will be all right in a few days．（對畫線部分提問）

_____will everything be all right?

2.He can’t finish the work in time if nobody helps him．（保持句意基本不變）

He can’t finish the work in time ___________.

3.Telling the truth is a very honest act．（改為感嘆句）

_____honest act telling the truth is!

4.I don’t like going on a picnic. Peter doesn’t, either．（合并為一句）

___________Peter__________I like going on a picnic.

5.Does your PE teacher teach you Chinese Kung fu? （改為被動語態(tài)）

___________you___________Chinese Kung fu by your PE teacher?

請認真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示，寫出一個合適的英語單詞完整、正確的形式，使短文通順。

Have you ever had an experience where you meet someone new, learn their name and think to yourself, “Wow, they really look just like their name!” What does this mean, exactly? S1. are suggesting that humans tend to associate (使發(fā)生聯(lián)系) people’s names with their appearance, and can e2. guess someone’s name based on how they look.

Researchers at the Hebrew University c3. thousands of photos of people’s faces. They labeled (貼標(biāo)簽)each photo with four names. Then, they asked volunteers to guess which of the four names was c4..

The volunteers were able to guess the right name 38 % of the time. It seems that humans can m5. a certain face with someone’s name by given clues.

However, this only w6. when we’re looking at names within our own culture. In addition, It’s d7. for all the volunteers to guess the real names of people who use nicknames more often than their real names. This shows that a person’s appearance is affected by their name only if they use it o8..

The researchers believe people tend to think that men named Bob shouldn’t have a square or long face because the word itself looks r9. . Moreover, people may think that women named Rose are b10..

Many young people tell me that they want to be writers. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there is a big difference between being a writer and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and being famous, not the long hours alone at the typewriter.

When I became a writer, I had no future. What I had was a friend called George. He found me a home. It was cold and had no bathroom. I could only afford a used typewriter. A year later, however, I still hadn’t received a break and began to doubt myself. But I knew I wanted to write. I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with fear of failure. This is the shadow land ( 陰影) of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. Then one day I got a call from a friend who asked me to be an assistant for $6,000 a year. As the dollars were dancing in my head, something brought me to my sense. “Thanks, but no,” I heard myself saying. After that, I walked around my little room and started to feel like a fool. I felt a little low.

Later, I gradually began to sell my articles. It was after 17 years of being a writer that Roots was published. At once I had the kind of success that few writers ever experienced. The shadows had turned into great sunlight. Before that, it was a long and slow climb out of the shadows.

1.What does the author (作家) do to the people who want to be writers?

_____________________________________________________________________

2.Where must anyone with a dream learn to live?

_____________________________________________________________________

3.How much could the author get as an assistant for a year?

_____________________________________________________________________

4.How did the author feel after he refused the job offer?

_____________________________________________________________________

5.What can you learn from the article?（請自擬一句話作答）

_____________________________________________________________________

書面表達

Millie 是來陽光學(xué)校交流的美國學(xué)生，一段時間的學(xué)習(xí)交流后，她有一些困惑，想與班主任李老師說說。假如你是 Millie，請根據(jù)以下提示，寫一封英文郵件給李老師。

注意：1.郵件中必須包含所給要點，具體內(nèi)容可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，不要簡單翻譯。

2.詞數(shù) 90 左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

3.請勿提及真實校名及姓名。

Dear Miss Li

I’ m Millie. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

Millie

1.How many hours does the lighthouse open every day?

A.0.5 B.4.5 C.5 D.5.5

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The first tour usually finishes at 10:30 am B.People can take their bags into the lighthouse

C.People of all ages can take the lighthouse tour D.12 people can visit the lighthouse together.

3.Mr. &Mrs. Brown go to the lighthouse with their 10-year-old son and -year-old twin daughters How much do they have to pay?

A.$17 B.$20 C.$22 D.S30

Barry Comprehensive School is a secondary school(學(xué)校 ) in a small town in South Walas. It's only forty-five years old. There are about 1500 students, but they don’t live at the school—they live at home.They start school when they are eleven and leave when they are sixteen. There aren’t any girls in Years7-11 but there are some girls in Year 12. There’s a girls' school in the town as well.

The school is free for students. Most students walk to school. The boys start school at 8: 50 and they have to wear a uniform: a green sweatshirt and black trousers.

Sport is very important at Barry Comprehensive. There are rugby, cricket, basketball and football teams that play against some of the other local(當(dāng)?shù)氐? schools.

Gethin goes to Barry Comprehensive School, he studies for his A-Levels. Because he’s in Year 12,he doesn't have to wear a uniform. Today he's wearing jeans and a T-shirt. His best friend Cai is not in school today This morning he does work experience(經(jīng)驗) at the local newspaper.

1.How old are the students in Year 7?

A.7 B.11 C.16 D.18

2.Which student may come from Barry Comprehensive School?

A.Lucy,in Year 11 B.Tom. in Year 6 C.Mei,in Year12. D.Mike, in Year 13.

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Barry Comprehensive School?

A.It's s very expensive for students to study in this school.

B.All boys have to wear a green sweatshirt and black trousers.

C.Students can play volleyball-against the other local schools.

D.Students can get some work experience when they are in Year12.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How old is Barry Comprehensive School?

B.Who studies in Barry Comprehensive School?

C.What is important in Barry Comprehensive School?

D.What is the life like in Barry Comprehensive School?

According to a recent study, a typical(典型的)) family in the U.K. is a father, mother, and two children. They live in a house, not an apartment(公寓). Both parents work outside the home. They spend about £76 on groceries(雜貨店 ) each week, and they have a pet. Almost 63% of sons and 55% of daughters aged 20-24 still live at home with their parents.

A typical British family wakes up at 6: 57. They eat breakfast together only two times a week. The parents drive to work. They each have a car. They get home from work at 5: 15 and have dinner at 5: 54. Because of their busy lives, they eat dinner together at home only three times a week. They go out to eat two times a month. On Mondays, they usually eat spaghetti bolognese (肉醬面). On Fridays, they bring home fish and chips from a chip shop. After dinner, they watch TV for a total of nine hours each week. They go to bed at 10: 39.

The family exercises 2.5 times a week, and does housework for 4.5 hours. The mother does most of the housework. They wash 5.3 loads(堆) of clothes a week.

About 70% of British families feel they are normal. But, is a typical British family happy? In short, yes. Just over 80% say they are "happy or "very happy. " However, they usually argue two times a week.

1.How many people are there in a typical British family?

A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.

2.Which of the following do most British families do?

①have a pet ②eat breakfast together every day ③ eat fish and chips at home

④ exercise 4.5 hours ⑤feel they are happy

A.①③⑤ B.②③④ C.①④⑤ D.②③⑤

3.How many hours do they usually sleep?

A.For about 6 hours. B.For about 7 hours.

C.For about 8 hours. D.For about 9 hours.

4.How does the writer organize(組織) this passage?

A.By using numbers. B.By listing reasons.

C.By telling a story. D.By giving examples.