I think it is safe to say that snakes are not popular among most people. It would be hard to find a person who is neutral (中立的),or simply doesn’t care one way or the other. What I wonder is why something even without legs causes such great fear.
Snakes are quite useful, but that doesn’t seem to matter. Snakes help control the population of mice. Without snakes, perhaps we would find mice everywhere. Most of us, however, would rather see a mouse than a snake.
The poison argument (毒性的争论) is a strong one. Some snakes are poisonous, and this causes people’s death. However, the poisonous snakes are only a small number. We can’t say all the snakes are bad just because of a few dangerous ones.
And what do we do with the people who really like snakes? They like snakes even more strongly than we dislike them. These people learn about them, find them out, and watch them carefully. Why? The only reason I can think of is that these people are open-minded. They are able to put aside differences and welcome the snake as a friend.
Whatever the reason for our like or dislike, snakes do something good in the circle of life. They would prefer to be left alone, and that is what we should do. If you’re lucky, you might not run across more than a few of them in a lifetime. That would be fine with most of us.How does the writer describe the appearance of snakes?
| A．Something even without legs. |
| B．Something not popular among people. |
| C．A person who is neutral. |
| D．A person who cares about nothing. |
Which of the following shows that most people dislike snakes?
| A．They welcome snakes as their best friends. |
| B．They would rather see a mouse than a snake. |
| C．They wonder why snakes can cause great fear. |
| D．They learn about snakes and watch them carefully. |
Although some snakes are poisonous, ______.
| A．they cause many people’s death |
| B．they control the population of mice |
| C．they are not dangerous to people |
| D．they are only a small number |
People who really like snakes are open-mindedbecause they ______.
| A．are able to put aside differences |
| B．think all the snakes are poisonous |
| C．are able to deal with poisonous snakes |
| D．take part in the poison argument |
The last paragraph seems to tell us that the writer ______.
| A．dislikes snakes | B．has the best luck |
| C．loves snakes | D．prefers to be left alone |
Tina graduated from college． Several days later， she got a new job． She would work in the biggest company（公司） in her city． Her friends admired her very much．
On her first workday，Tina arrived at 8： 45 a．m． She took the lift to the 11th floor （楼层），and a clerk showed her where her desk was．As a green hand， she didn't know what to do，so she tried to talk to the girls who sat near her in the office．However， they were not friendly to her．After a while，a young boss came in．Tina was surprised that the boss was not the old man who interviewed her several days ago．The boss gave her a lot of reports to write． But when she began to write，she found that she had much trouble understanding the reports．She spent almost the whole day trying to do the work．At 5： 30 p．m．，it was time to go home． Although most of the reports weren't finished， she got into the lift．On the 10th floor， she was greeted by John， the old man who interviewed her several days ago． "Tina!" he said， "Why didn't you work with us today？" All of a sudden， Tina realized she mistook the 11th floor for the 10th floor．"Oh， my God!" she answered，" "After hearing this， John couldn't help laughing．
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（1）The underlined（划线的） words "a green hand" most probably mean ．
| A． |
a person without experience |
| B． |
a person caring about the environment |
| C． |
a person doing well in growing vegetables |
（2）Tina was surprised because ．
| A． |
she was not allowed to leave the company |
| B． |
the young boss wasn't the man who interviewed her |
| C． |
the bosses in the two companies refused her in the interviews |
（3）Tina spent trying to finish the reports．
| A． |
almost the whole day |
| B． |
almost the whole morning |
| C． |
almost the whole afternoon |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
Tina moved to another city for a new job． |
| B． |
The girls sitting near Tina were unfriendly to her． |
| C． |
Tina arrived at the company at 5：30 a．m． on her first workday． |
（5）" "can be the missing sentence in the passage．
| A． |
I forgot the interview date! |
| B． |
I have finished all the reports! |
| C． |
I have been in the wrong office all day! |
It is said that everyone has two boxes hung on our necks．The small box at the front is full of other people's mistakes，while the big one at the back is filled with our own shortcomings（缺点）．Most of time，it's easy to find other people's mistakes．It's hard for us to see our mistakes behind us．
A boy called Tony， always looked at the front box to check what was in it． He saw other people's mistakes very quickly． When Ben was impatient with him， he said to Ben， "It's so easy for you to get angry． It is hard to be friends with you．"
He told his mother that Michael was dishonest． "Michael takes my things without asking． And he forgets to return them． "Tony himself did not like sharing his things with anyone．
When John was too tired to go hiking with him， he said， "You are such an unfriendly person．"
He thought Nick was too proud of his rich parents． But Tony was so proud of himself because he could not see any of his own mistakes!① He could not understand why he didn't get on well with others． Then his mother said to him， "If you change the boxes around， maybe you can find the answer．" He did it as his mother said， and his face turned red．② 他发现自己并不比其他同学更好．
（1）What's in the back box？
（2）Did Tony always look at the front box？
（3）What did Tony think of his four classmates？
（4）请将划线的句子①翻译成为中文．
（5）请将划线的句子②翻译成为英文．
The construction（建设） of high﹣speed railways in China began with the building of the Qinhuangdao﹣Shenyang High﹣Speed Railway（HSR）in 1999．Now the high﹣speed rail network in China is the largest in the world．So far，there have been about 1700 kilometers of HSR in service，along with trains of an average（平均）speed of 220 km/h．
Now Chinese govemment plans to spend ﹩300 million building the largest and fastest HSR system in the world by 2020． It's said that the trains can run 400 km/h and create new business for China and other countries through the Belt and Road．（一带一路）
It's predicted that the HSR network in China will reach 30，000 kilometers and it will be like a grid， which is mainly made up of 8 long﹣distance high﹣speed rail lines： four north﹣south HSR lines and four east﹣west HSR lines． Except for the Qingdao﹣Taiyuan HSR， all HSR lines of the railgrid are longer than 1，000 kilometers．
Feng Hao， an expert， says "Many markets along the Belt and Road， especially in Central Asia， Southeast Asia， the Middle East and Eastern European countries， are planning to build HSR lines．They look forward to getting technological support from China"．
（1） is the first HSR line in China．
| A． |
The Qinhuangdao﹣Shenyang HSR． |
| B． |
The Qingdao﹣Taiyuan HSR． |
| C． |
The Beijing﹣Shanghai HSR． |
| D． |
The Qinhuangdao﹣Shanghai HSR． |
（2）By 2020， the trains will run km/h faster than at present．
| A． |
400 |
| B． |
300 |
| C． |
220 |
| D． |
180 |
（3）What does the underlined word " grid" in Paragraph 3 mean？
（4）What does the expert FengHao say？
| A． |
Our country supports other countries in money． |
| B． |
Many markets are not planning to build HSR lines． |
| C． |
Our country plans to spend ＄300 million building HSR system． |
| D． |
Other countries want to get technological support from our country in HSR． |
（5）Which of the following is mentioned？
| A． |
The first builders of HSR． |
| B． |
The speed of HSR． |
| C． |
The building materials of HSR． |
| D． |
The ticket price of HSR． |
English is becoming more and more popular in China．It can be used in every field，such as on some signs and restaurant menus．But there are some problems when people use it．Perhaps you've seen the English letters "WC" in your city．They show public toilets．But do you know it is far from native（地道的） English？In fact，foreigners from English﹣speaking countries seldom use the letters．
Workers in our city are changing "WC" signs all over the city．The government is spending much money changing all the bad English on signs and restaurant menus．Many other places in China are following our steps．
"WC，or water closet，is old﹣fashioned English．It sounds dirty to me．"says Nancy，a young woman from the US．The old sign will become "Gents/Men" and "Ladies/Women"． "I see much poor English in everyday life，and not only on signs，"she says，"I know what they mean，but they are Chinglish，not real English．For example，when someone says to me "My hometown is Guizhou Province"，I know he or she should say "My hometown is in Guizhou Province"．Hometown is a smaller place in a province．The common mistakes that Nancy picked up include "Not Entry"，which should be "No Entry"，"Direction of Airport" should be changed to "To the Airport"．And it is "Room Rate"，not "Room Price"．And remember to "Keep off the Grass" rather than "Care of the Green"．
The next time you walk on the street or eat in the restaurant，you can go and see if the expressions are right．
（1）Who seldom uses letters of "WC"according to the passage？
| A． |
Chinese students． |
| B． |
Foreigners from other countries． |
| C． |
Teachers in China． |
| D． |
English﹣speaking foreigners． |
（2）What's the attitude（态度）of the govemment towards the bad English on signs？
| A． |
It's native． |
| B． |
It should be changed． |
| C． |
It doesn't matter． |
| D． |
It can be used on signs． |
（3）When Nancy sees much poor English in everyday life， ．
| A． |
she thinks it should be corrected |
| B． |
she thinks it is dirty |
| C． |
she thinks it is proper |
| D． |
she likes to use it |
（4）Which of the following signs is Right？
| A． |
Not Entry |
| B． |
Room Price |
| C． |
To the Airport |
| D． |
Care of the Green |
（5）What is the main idea of the passage？
| A． |
Chinglish on menus． |
| B． |
Money spent on Chinglish． |
| C． |
Usages of native English． |
| D． |
Letters of "WC"． |
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（1）If you want to booktickets，you can NOT ．
| A． |
ring and pay by credit card |
| B． |
book tickets online |
| C． |
go to the box office on Tuesday |
| D． |
book tickets by post |
（2）What kind of tickets is the cheapest？
| A． |
Supersaver． |
| B． |
Saver． |
| C． |
Group bookings． |
| D． |
School． |
（3）We can know according to the passage．
| A． |
you can get your money back at any time |
| B． |
you can change tickets if you want |
| C． |
there are 6 spaces for wheelchairs |
| D． |
you can book tickets at www．film．com |
（4）If 12 students go to see the movie，how much should they pay？
| A． |
＄60． |
| B． |
＄72． |
| C． |
＄96． |
| D． |
＄108． |
（5）Where can you see the message？
| A． |
A textbook． |
| B． |
A report． |
| C． |
The Internet． |
| D． |
A story book |
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