More than 80％ of the citizens argue that the income tax should not be ________，because it contributes to the whole society.

A．affected    B．disturbed                            C．abolished    D．calculated

We observe the tradition of having a big family dinner with a／an ____________ of delicious food on Spring Festival's Eve.

A．boom    B．division                            C．reputation    D．abundance

Vehicles that _________ less fuel are particularly popular with young people.

A．adopt    B．contain                            C．involve    D．consume

The principal's opening _____ at the new year's party threw the students into excitement.

A．ethic    B．remarks                            C．attention    D．possessions

Whoever is in charge of the mining company will ________ the responsibility for safety accidents.

A．skip    B．supervise                            C．assume    D．distinguish

Students and teachers gather together for a morning ______________ each Monday to attend the ceremony of raising the national flag.

A．inspection    B．inscription                            C．assembly    D．commitment

One of the ____ moments in my life was when I conquered my fear and  stood on the stage making a speech to hundreds of people.

A．inventive    B．distorted                            C．moral    D．significant

_________ Services at Harvard University offers support to disabled students in finding an ideal place to live in.

A．Labor    B．Concept                            C．Ceremony    D．Accommodation

The number of children is expected to _______ rapidly as the declaration of Two-child Policy by the government.

A．standardize    B．supervise                            C．multiply    D．adopt

We should often open windows to make air _______ to decrease disease transmission.

A．focus    B．respond                            C．affect    D．circulate

There is little doubt that with power and ______ it comes more responsibility instead of entertainment.

A．possession    B．privilege    C．association    D．pattern

From news on education in Yunnan，we can sense that the problem of lacking resources is particularly __________ in rural areas.

A．advanced    B．promoted   C．mistaken    D．acute

If you’re looking for some exciting，_______ and new music，download on the APP designed for young people.

A．miserable    B．vague   C．dynamic    D．demanding

The identical twins ______ each other more strongly when they were young.

A．handled    B．harvested              C．resembled    D．disturbed

He graduated from a medical research ______ five years ago and has been working as a doctor since then.

A．data    B．attendance                            C．context    D．institute

I was the fool at school, regarded as a special needs student. I was termed as such. Obviously, because I was not interested in school and did not care for my    16   .

Over time, I started to believe in my stupidity. I    17   the fact that I was in special needs classes and poured it out as anger and depression. But one activity    18   this view of myself: chess.

I started to play chess with my father after school simply because I wanted to    19   him at something. My father was a    20   man, fond of physics, writing, religion, ..., almost every    21   . He was called a walking dictionary. So, winning in chess against my father would be a    22   that I had intellectual power. On the small chessboard, I had a chance to    23   my so-called inability.

Game after game, I wanted to beat my father even more. I started to study chess books and play against a chess computer to    24   my skills. One weekend, I finally checkmated(将杀) my father on a ferry ride, which made me feel    25   .

Two years later, I became the second board on my school chess team, with our top board being the best high school player in the state. But before the tournament season, our top player    26   to come. There came my chance to play as top board against the best players in other states.

I was determined to show who I had become: a(n)    27   person able to win with calculation, logic and will. My most    28   game came in the final round. Our team was facing a high school which only excellent students attended. It was    29   a match between a special needs student and a smart soul. My opponent(对手) was playing well and kept    30   while I kept defending to keep my king safe. He spent long trying to break down my defenses, but could not find the final push. I    31   with more defensive moves, trying to make it as difficult for him as possible. With little    32   left, he started to make rapid moves.    33   he could make the final decision, he ran out of time. Honestly, as his clock flag fell, I jumped up out of my seat and kissed the floor out of excitement. Of course it was not the most sportsmen-like    34   , but I could not control my emotions.

While holding my winner’s cup, I knew I was not    35   . The inferiority complex(自卑感) had melted away, and I realized that underneath our thoughts, each person is a genius.

16．A. habits                                          B. grades                                          C. plans                            D. benefits

17．A. noticed                                          B. explained                            C. accepted                            D. ignored

18．A. changed                                          B. supported                            C. questioned              D. showed

19．A. please                                          B. comfort                                          C. beat                                          D. disturb

20．A. smart                                          B. strict                                          C. quiet                            D. strong

21．A. method                                          B. topic                                          C. event                            D. field

22．A. dream                                          B. lesson                                          C. theory                            D. sign

23．A. prove                                          B. expose                                          C. overcome                            D. promote

24．A. teach                                          B. sharpen                                          C. choose                            D. invent

25．A. overjoyed                            B. disappointed                            C. puzzled                            D. interested

26．A. promised                            B. managed                                          C. happened                            D. failed

27．A. brave                                          B. lucky                                          C. active                            D. intelligent

28．A. terrible                            B. memorable                            C. dangerous              D. popular

29．A. normally                            B. possibly                                          C. actually                            D. partly

30．A. attacking                            B. smiling                                          C. pausing                            D. escaping

31．A. returned                            B. quit                                                        C. won                                          D. exchanged

32．A. patience                            B. time                                                        C. energy                            D. wisdom

33．A. Once                                          B. Until                                          C. Before                            D. Unless

34．A. spirit                                          B. thought                                          C. comment                            D. behavior

35．A. proud                                          B. stupid                                          C. bright                            D. lazy

Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute (聋哑) school. Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later.

She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied to his mail sincerely. They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other. Although they only communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her.

Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely, "Are you willing to be my girlfriend?" Galaxy was pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents.

As she had expected, her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story. Galaxy explained, "Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100% better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is still a human. He should have a perfect and wonderful love."

Her parents asked to see him, then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later. When they were on the train, Kazrim told her, "I'm going to tell your parents I'll be looking after you well with all my life!" Galaxy was deeply moved.

As soon as they had entered the house, Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said, "This is Kazrim." Just right after her speech, an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and held her in his arms tightly.

He said, "YOU CAN TALK?" It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask, too.

The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply.

36．How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other?

A．They met each other by chance.

B．They were introduced to each other.

C．They once studied at the same university.

D．They both served in a special needs school.

37．How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home?

A．Writing words on paper.    B．Using the sign language.

C．Judging from his expression.    D．Speaking her native language.

38．What did Galaxy expect her parents to do?

A．To have a talk with Kazrim.    B．To prepare for her marriage.

C．To treat Kazrim as a normal man.    D．To accept Kazrim as her boyfriend.

39．What can we learn about the two young people from the passage?

A．They fell in love at the first sight.

B．They cheated each other to win love.

C．They mistook each other for being mutes.

D．They ignored the anger of Galaxy's parents.

Dear Bobby Brune，

Children learn best when they're having fun. “Jungle Gym Jimmy”is an article for parents and children that teaches playground safety and shows how simply playing can promote good health and fitness. The tips are given through the funny voice of the“tour guide”on the playground，seven—year-old Jimmy. By listening to Jimmy, children learn how to use the equipment safely and how to get the most fun out of a day on the playground.

As a Kid Talk subscriber for the last seven years. I am very familiar with your publication, and feel this article would be a positive addition to the “I Can Do It” section of the magazine. The article is 2，114 words，and has been divided into categories in a way that holds children's interest. Being a mother of four children and using our home as a meeting place for most of the neighborhood，I've had the opportunity to test and confirm that the fun and easy “exercises” offered here are not only effective but are lots of fun for kids.

I've been writing children's stories and articles for several years, and have had many of my stories published in Kids Know Best，a small newspaper that the Cinder Primary School publishes each month. I'm also a founding member of the“Right On Baby”editorial group which publishes a monthly e—zine for parents with newborns, and I’m a contributing editor to “Write Now,” an online site that teaches creative writing.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Claudia Parker

40．The author has written this letter to a _________.

A．magazine    B．website

C．newspaper    D．primary school

41．By writing the third paragraph，the writer wants to show that she ________.

A．is experienced in writing articles for children

B．writes lots of articles about her own children

C．often reads different stories for her children

D．is good at designing activities for children.

42．The purpose of the letter is to _______.

A．open a new section in a publication for parents

B．start a game to promote good health and fitness

C．organize a class teaching children how to play safely

D．recommend an article on how to have fun on the playground

    Let us all raise a glass to AlphaGo and the advance of artificial  intelligence. AlphaGo，

DeepMind’s Go-playing AI，just defeated the best Go-playing human，Lee Sedol. But as we drink to its success. we should also begin trying to understand what it means for the future.

The number of possible moves in a game of Go is so huge that. in order to win against a player like Lee. AlphaGo was designed to adopt a human—like style of gameplay by using a ly recent development--deep learning. Deep learning uses large data sets，“machine learning”algorithms （计算程序） and deep neural networks to teach the AI how to perform a particular set of tasks. Rather than programming complex Go rules and strategies into AlphaGo，DeepMind designers taught AlphaGo to play the game by feeding it data based on typical Go moves. Then，AlphaGo played against itself, tirelessly learning from its own mistakes and improving its gameplay over time. The results speak for themselves.

Deep learning represents a shift in the relationship humans have with their technological creations. It results in AI that displays surprising and unpredictable behaviour. Commenting after his first loss，Lee described being shocked by an unconventional move he claimed no human would ever have made. Demis Hassabis. one of DeepMind's founders，echoed this comment：“We're very pleased that AlphaGo played some quite surprising and beautiful moves. ”

Unpredictability and surprises are—or can be—a good thing. They can indicate that a system is working well，perhaps better than the humans that came before it. Such is the case with AlphaGo. However，unpredictability also indicates a loss of human control. That Hassabis is surprised at his creation's behaviour suggests a lack of control in the design. And though some loss of control might be fine in the context of a game such as Go，it raises urgent questions elsewhere.

How much and what kind of control should we give up to AI machines? How should we design appropriate human control into AI that requires us to give up some of that very control? Is there some AI that we should just not develop if it means any loss of human control? How much of a say should corporations，governments，experts or citizens have in these matters? These important questions, and many others like them，have emerged in response，but remain unanswered. They require human，not human - like，solutions.

So as we drink to the milestone in AI, let's also drink to the understanding that the time to answer deeply human questions about deep learning and AI is now.

43．What contributes most to the unconventional move of AlphaGo in the game?

A．The capability of self-improvement.

B．The constant input of large data sets.

C．The installation of deep neutral networks.

D．The knowledge of Go rules and strategies.

44．A potential danger of Al is _____.

A．the loss of human control    B．the friendly relationship

C．the fierce competition    D．the lack of challenge

45．How should we deal with the unpredictability of AI?

A．We should stop AI machines from developing even further.

B．We should call on the government to solve these problems for us.

C．We should rely on ourselves and come up with effective solutions.

D．We should invent even more intelligent machines to solve everything.

46．What's the author’s attitude towards this remarkable advance in AI?

A．Supportive.    B．Optimistic.

C．Doubtful.    D．Cautious.

Seeds on Ice

Close to the North Pole，remote and rocky Plateau Mountain in the Norwegian archipelago of

Svalbard seems an unlikely spot for any global effort to safeguard agriculture. In this cold and deserted environment，no grains，no gardens，no trees can grow. Yet at the end of a 130-meter-long tunnel cut out of solid stone is a room filled with humanity’s most precious treasure, the largest and most diverse seed collection—more than a half-billion seeds.

A quiet rescue mission is under way. With growing evidence that unchecked climate change-will seriously affect food production and threaten the diversity （多样性） of crops around the world，the Svalbard Global Seed Vault （地窖） represents a major step towards ensuring the preservation （贮藏） of hundreds of thousands of crop varieties. This is a seed collection, but more importantly, it is a collection of the traits found within the seeds：the genes that give one variety resistance to a particular pest and another variety tolerance for hot，dry weather.

Few people will ever see or come into contact with the contents of this vault. In sealed boxes，behind multiple locked doors，monitored by electronic security systems, enveloped in below—zero temperatures, and surrounded by tons of rock, hundreds of millions of seeds are protected in their mountain fortress. Frozen in such conditions inside the mountain, seeds of most major crops will remain viable for hundreds of years, or longer. Seeds of some are capable of retaining （保留） their ability to grow for thousands of years.

Everyone can look back now and say that the Seed Vault was a good and obvious idea, and that of course the Norwegian government should have approved and funded it. But back in 2004, when the Seed Vault was proposed, it was viewed as a crazy，impractical, and expensive idea.

We knew that nothing would provide a definite guarantee. But we were tired，fed up，and frankly scared of the steady, greater losses of crop diversity. The Seed Vault was built by optimists who wanted to do something to preserve options so that humanity and its crops might be better prepared for change. If it simply resupplied seed gene banks with samples those gene banks had lost, this would repay our efforts.

The Seed Vault is about hope and commitrnent - about what can be done if countries come together and work cooperatively to accomplish something significant，long-lasting，and worthy of who we are and wish to be.

47．According to the passage, the Seed Vault is ___________.

A．a tunnel where the collected seeds are displayed

B．a stone room that contains the seeds of endangered crops

C．a seed gene bank that stores diverse seeds for future agriculture

D．a lab where researchers study how to maintain the diversity of crops

48．The underlined word“viable”in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A．mature    B．clean

C．alive    D．valuable

49．Paragraph 3 mainly tells us __________.

A．how the seeds are preserved    B．where people keep the seeds

C．why the seeds are protected    D．what people do to study the seeds

50．We can know from the passage that _________.

A．the Seed Vault offers a solution to climate change

B．most countries took part in rescuing the seed varieties

C．the Seed Vault guarantees to prevent the loss of crop diversity

D．many people originally considered building the Seed Vault unwise

The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of 51． （anxious）. I was trying to do some revision for an important oral exam in the local library and people 52． （keep）disturbing me. I was getting more and more annoyed and of course，the more upset I got，the less I was able to concentrate. The last straw was when I heard someone 53．（sing） behind me.  The singing  was so loud that I could even recognise the song! I turned around and glared at the person 54． was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me and she  had a big smile 55． her face. She was standing with a book in her hands near the“English Literature”section. She looked like a literary type and seemed very interested in 56． she was reading. I glanced at 57． book's cover. It was a book of Tennyson's 58．（poem）.

The fact that she looked like a sensitive，friendly girl didn't matter. If anything，it made me even angrier. “How could she be so selfish?”I thought 59． （angry）. In fact，I was surprised there wasn't steam 60． （come） out of my ears!

61．NGOs are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations i _______ of governments. （独立的）

62．The witness has given a detailed d ________ of the suspect. （描述）

63．Children in remote villages have problems r _________ good education so they have to use a screen to study. （接受）

64．Nowadays，p ______ are in greater demand due to the pressure of work. （心理学家）

65．It takes planning and p ________ to be successful. （坚持不懈）

66．We designed a q _______ about students’opinions on celebrating Christmas in schools. （问卷）

67．What he did on the party seemed to be c_____ to his character. （相反的）

68．Burger King offers a v_______ of burgers and drinks. （多样）

69．My mother insisted that I should make an e ______ for my bad behavior in public. （解释）

70．When it comes to college，we are mistaken in thinking that being smart is more  important than being a _________. （擅长运动的）

71．It suddenly _________ me that I could ask my teacher for help.

72．The study ______ that listening to music at work can help people become  more productive and creative.

73．The education nowadays should focus on _______ confidence in kids.

74．They have conflicting __________ on every issue and are never in agreement.

75．__________ as the greatest poet in China，Li Bai wrote more than 1000 poems in his life.

76．She has ______ a good knowledge of English.

77．Brian had ________ out of the house before the others were awake.

78．High blood pressure is a strong ________ of heart attacks.

79．The company ________ a big advertising campaign to promote their new toothpaste.

80．The doctor _____ on the patient and saved her life.

假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的英国笔友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他很想了解你的职业规划，请你给Jim回信，内容包括：

1. 你希望从事的职业；

2. 你选择该职业的原因；

3. 你打算为之做何准备。

注意：信的开头、结尾已经给出，请补全缺失信息。

Dear Jim，

How is everything going? I am glad to receive your e—mail，in which you asked me about my career plan for the future. Now I am writing to share it with you in details.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

That is all about my career plan. What do you think of it? I am looking forward to hearing yours if you have got one.

Yours,

Li Hua