Hong Kong﹣Zhuhai﹣Macao Bridge（ HZMB）opened on October 24， 2018． It's the longest cross﹣sea bridge in the world． The bridge is 55 kilometers long． It connects Hong Kong and Macao to the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai． Construction（建筑工程） on the HZMB began in 2009． It is considered as one of the "seven wonders（奇迹）of the modern world"．
The HZMB is the only one in many ways． It can withstandwind speeds of up to 185km/h and earthquakes with magnitude（震级） of up to8． It's designed to have a service life（寿命）of 120 years， 20 years longer than most bridges．
And It' s not just a bridge， but also part tunnel（隧道） and part island． In one section（部分），the bridge tums into a 6.7﹣km undersea tunnel． And the tunnel passes through two man﹣made islands． The tunnel is the world's longest undersea tunnel for road traffic， allowing large ships to continue passing through the sea area above the tunnel．
The HZMB makes it more convenient to travel between the three areas． It can shorten （缩短） the traveling time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai． People used to spend four hours， but now it takes about 45 minutes．
By making local cities and areas closer together， the HZMB helps the areas' development．It can develop the economy （经济）of Hong Kong， Macao and nine Guangdong cities．
（1）When did the HZMB open？
A． On October 24 ，2009．
B． On November 24， 2009．
C． On October 24，2018．
D． On December 24 ，2018．
（2）what does the underlined word"withstand" mean in Chinese？
A．坚守
B．躲避
C．减轻
D．承受
（3）The bridge can help the three areas in many ways EXCEPT ．
A． developing the economy of the three areas
B． making the three areas have fewer earthquakes
C． making local cities and the three areas closer together
D． shortening the traveling time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai
（4）How long does it take to travel from Hong Kong to Zhuhai according to the passage？
A． About 45 minutes．
B． About 55 minutes．
C． About 2 hours．
D． About 4 hours．
（5）Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
A． The bridge is 55 kilometers long．
B． Construction on the HZMB began in 2009．
C． The service life of the HzMB is 20 years shorter than most bridge．
D． In one section， the undersea tunnel passes through two man made islands．
.阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Do you like visiting parks? What kind of parks do you like to visit? You are sure to be interested in the following three parks．
Hyde Park, the biggest royal (皇家的) park of the UK, lies in the center of London, next to Green Park．People built Hyde Park in 1536About one hundred years later, the park was open to the publiC．Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park is famous all over the worlD．Anyone can give a talk there on Sunday afternoon．
Central Park is a man-made park in the center of Manhattan, New York．It has an area of 341 square kilometers．It took about 15 years to build the park and in 1873 it was open to the publiC．With 21 playgrounds and 2 zoos, Central Park is a wonderful place．About 35 million people visit this park every year．
Banff National Park, the largest park in Alberta, Canada, was open in 1885The park is as large as 6,641 square kilometers．You can enjoy the beautiful mountains, lakes, plants and wild animals by car, boat and bike or on foot．There’re 3 famous ski areas in the park．Millions of people come to the areas every winter．
Answer each of the following questions in No More Than 5 Words．Which part of London is Hyde Park in?
___________________________________________________When was Hyde Park open to the public?
___________________________________________________How large is Central Park in New York?
___________________________________________________What in Banff National Park attracts people most every winter?
___________________________________________________Which of the three parks is the youngest?
___________________________________________________
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back．
Now science fiction has become science fact．For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on going．Scientists from Cornell University made t he robot, which looks like a spider with four legs．
Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged． That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed．
To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working．They all give signals to the machine’s software．Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment．
The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary．It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them．It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space．
“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US．“With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem．”
Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?
| A．They cannot repair themselves． |
| B．The computer has changed a lot． |
| C．They have no computers inside． |
| D．The computer cannot work if the robot changes． |
The new technology allows the robot to _________．
| A．do house work for humans |
| B．keep working after being damaged |
| C．remember a lot of information |
| D．tell people where it is |
The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________．
| A．sensors |
| B．robots |
| C．arms and legs |
| D．scientists |
How do the sensors in the robot work?
| A．They can replace the computer when it’s broken． |
| B．They can find out where the damage comes from． |
| C．They help the computer learn the robot’s condition． |
| D．They can send signals to the person who uses the robot． |
The passage is probably from____________．
| A．an advertisement |
| B．a tour guide |
| C．a notice |
| D．a newspaper |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
B
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden．There was a young tree lying on the grounD．The rich man asked the old man．” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir．” He said．
“A fig tree? the rich man was very surprised．” Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old．”
“What! “ shouted the rich man．“ You're ninety years old, You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit．You certainly don' t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question．
The old man asked, “who planted the fig trees?”
“ well, I don’t know．”
“You see, sir．” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers（祖先）planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．”
The rich man was quiet, then said, “ you are right, my good man．We should do some things for the people after us．Thank you very much．” Then he rode away．The old man was planting _________when the rich man saw him．
| A．an apple tree |
| B．a fig tree |
| C．a pear tree |
| D．a banana tree |
The old man was planting the tree____________．
| A．to get himself some fruit to eat |
| B．for the people after him |
| C．to make his garden more beautiful |
| D．just for fun |
The sentence in the, last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________
| A．he was thinking about who were his forefathers |
| B．he didn't want to disturb the old man |
| C．he couldn't communicate with the old man |
| D．he understood why the old man planted the young tree |
What kind of personality does the old man has?
| A．creative |
| B．brave |
| C．wise |
| D．curious |
We can express the main idea of this passage”_________” in Chin ese．
| A．前人栽树，后人乘凉 |
| B．光阴似箭，一去不返 |
| C．君子爱财，取之有道 |
| D．财多惹祸，树大招风 |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Last year some groups of students in their community(社区) make a survey about "How do people spend their free time?' The following diagrams (图表) show some results of it．
Diagram (1): Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in a week．
Diagram (2): Different days people go to the library．(library attendance)
Diagram (3): Different programs people like．
根据上面三个图表内容，选择正确答案People aged__________spend the most time surfing the Internet every week．
| A．7 ----16 |
| B．17 ------ 30 |
| C．31 ----- 55 |
| D．over 56 |
On Wednesday, __________people go to the library every week．
| A．over sixty |
| B．less than sixty |
| C．about twenty |
| D．more than one hundred |
According to the third diagram about ______of people like watching Cartoons?
| A．16%． |
| B．19% |
| C．13% |
| D．37%． |
Which statement is right according to the survey?
| A．Some students made the survey in their school last year． |
| B．More people like sports than chat in the survey． |
| C．Less than 80 people join in the survey about library attendance． |
| D．People of different ages spend different time surfing the Int ernet． |
The three diagrams show us the results of the survey about__________．
| A．what people do every day |
| B．how people spend their free time |
| C．people's different lifestyles |
| D．people's different habits |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The owner of a large company，who was about to take a trip overseas，dropped into his office early in the morning to make some arrangements．He was telephoning for a ticket for his trip when the night watchman came in，who was back from work，and said“Good morning”to the owner．Then he told him that he had dreamed that very night of the owner’s plane crashing after take-off．The owner was surprised to hear this．He decided，however，there was something in what the night watchman sad． He put off his trip．
As things turned out，the night watchman's dream was correct．That day the plane crashed shortly after leaving the groud． The owner sent for the night watchman and gave him 5,000 dollars and a letter．He said，“I'm very sorry to do so．But I have to do so．Read the letter when you get home．”
The puzzled man hurried home and tore the letter in a hurry．After taking a look，he turned pale．There was only one sentence in it．And he knew that he had been fired(解雇)．Early in the morning the owner was ________．
| A．preparing for his trip |
| B．waiting for the night watchman |
| C．thinking if he should believe the night watchman |
| D．writing a letter |
The owner gave the night watchman 5,000 dollars______________
| A．as extra pay． |
| B．as his warning |
| C．as a prize for his hard work． |
| D．to show his thanks for having saved him |
T he sentence in the letter would probably be______________
| A．“I don't want to use a man who has saved me．” |
| B．“I don't like a man who dreams strange dreams．” |
| C．“The night watchman's duty is to stay awake the whole night．” |
| D．“Thanks a lot for your dream．” |