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12、.A.bag B.pocket C.envelope D.dustbin Directions:、Read the following fourtexts.13A.place B,country C.way D.stationAnswer the questions beloweach
14、.A.sadder B-better C・worse D.fastertext by choosing A,B,C orD.Mark
15、A.luck B・pain C.mistake D.loss youranswers onthe ANSWER SHEET.40points、
16.A.calledat B.touredaround C.rantowards D.returned to
17、A.tookaway B・searchedfor C.lookedat D.askedabout
1833.A.earn B.saveText1C・borrow D.spendOur AnnualCultural Events、
18.A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everythingA Nightin RioSection IIReadingComprehensionPart AWe areproud tobring theenergyand enthusiasmof BrazilianCarnival toCharlotte withA NightinRio!Get ataste ofCarnival throughdancing,live music,authentic food,drinks andmarketplace.Put on your green and yellow,and joinusfor theunforgettable experienceof BrazilianCarnival!Date:Saturday,February24,2018TICKETS AVAILABLEONLY ATTHE DOORLocation:Neighborhood Theatre,CharlotteTime:7PMRitmoSaborWe arethrilled tobring theannual celebrationRitmoSabor Festival!Featuring dance performances andFREE dancelessonsand delicious,authentic Latincuisine,this festivalwill be a fantasticcelebration for the entirefamily to enjoy!Food andbeer will beavailable forpurchase.Come outtoenjoya greatsummer eveningof RitmoSabor!Date:Saturday July2,2018Location:InternationalCultural Center,CharlotteTime:5-11PMFREE ADMISSIONLas AmericasJoin usin theannual celebrationLAS AMERICAS!We displayour historyand identityof LatinAmerica throughmusicalperformances,story-telling andpoetry.Enjoy yourselfwith localartists,shop yourway througha marketof artsand craftsand joininsome of the finestLatin Americancuisine.Date:August18,2018Location:Midwood InternationalCulture Center,CharlotteTime:2-7PMAdmission isFREE.Latin AmericanFestivalFestival Latinoamericanoreturns forits28th year,with musicalartists anddanceperformances,a diverseauthentic selectionofLatin Americanfood,visual artists,and astreet festivalenvironment with activities for the wholefamily.Location:Symphony Parkat SouthPark Mall,CharlotteDate:Saturday Sept.29l-8pmAdmission:$10;Children aged8under arefree.、1What doesRitmoSabor mainlyprovideA.Music andvisual art.B.Food andbeer.C.Dance andpoetry.D.Dance andfood.、2What canyou doat LasAmericasA.Buy somelocal craftsas souvenirs.B・Enjoy typicalLatin American beer.C.Dance ingreenandyellow clothes.D.Watch localdancers performances.、3Which eventrequires aticket for a seven-year-old childA.LasAmericas.B.RitmoSabor.C.A Nightin Rio.D.Latin AmericanFestival.Text2Most young architects particularlythose in big cities——can onlydream aboutworking in a buildingof theirown.Andmaking thatdream cometrue oftenmeans findinga buildingno oneelse seemsto want,which isexactly whathappened toDavidYocum andhis partner,Brain Bell.Their building is aformer automobileelectrical-parts filmin Atlanta.From the outside,it lookstoo生锈的old,even somethinghorrible,but open the doorand youare in a wide,open courtyard,lined onthree sideswith rustingwalls.In2000,Yocum andBell foundthis buildingin the citys WestEnd.Built in1947,the structurehad beenabandoned yearsearlierand the roof of the mainbuilding hadfallen down.But theprice wasright,so Yocum bought it.He spenteight monthsof hisoff-hours(排除),on demolitionpulling rubbishout throughtheroof,because it was toodangerous togo insidethe building.The demolitionwas一hard work,but itgave himtime tothink aboutwhat hewanted to do,and totreasure whatwas therethe walls,the rust,and the(装置)light.Yocum said.Every season,more paintfalls offthe wallsand morerust develops.Ifs like an artinstallation in there一a slow-motion show.^^Since the back buildinghad beenconstructed withoutwindows,an all-glass frontwas addedto thebuilding togive ita viewof thecourtyard,and skylightswere installedin theroof.The backof thebuildingis a workingarea and a livingroom forYocum andhis wife.(缓中)A sortof buffer7zone betweenthe frontand theback containsa bathroom,a kitchenand amechanical room,and the wallsthat separatethese zoneshave openingsthat allowviews throughto thefront of the studioand thecourtyard beyond.Yocum andBell,who havejust completedan art gallery for the city,feel thatthe experiencefrom thedecoration of their building,focusing onthe insiderather thanthe outside,has influencedtheir work.It hasalso giventhese architectsa chanceto showhow theycanmake moreout ofless.、1According to the passage,it isfor mostyoungarchitectsinbigcities towork in a buildingof theirown.A.easy B.unnecessaryC.unrealistic D.common、2Yocumboughtthe oldbuilding because.A.it wasa bargainto himB.it wasstill ingood conditionC.it waslocated in thecitycenterD.it lookedattractive from the outside、3Working onthe oldbuilding,Yocum andBell.A.pulled rubbishout throughthe roofB.removed theskylights from the bathroomC.presented aslow-motion showin anart galleryD.built akitchen atthebackpart ofthe oldbuilding、4It can be inferredfromthe passage thatYocum andBell.A,benefited alot frompulling downthe roofB.turned moreold buildingsinto artgalleriesC.got inspirationfrom decoratingtheir oldbuildingD.paid moreattention totheoutsideoftheartgallery、5The mainidea ofthepassageis that.A.people canlearn alot fromtheir failuresB.it isworthwhile tospend moneyon anold buildingC.people shouldnot judgethings bytheir appearanceD.creative peoplecan makethe bestof whatthey haveText3rd liketo sharea littlestory withyou aboutsomething that happened when I wasfour.I rememberit clearly.Our lovingfamilydog wasnearing theend ofhis life.My fatherpicked himup andput himin alittle bedwe hadmade forhim.Our dog,mycompanion,whom wehad caredfor,bit myfather when he attemptedto helphim.How couldhe WhyI couldntunderstand it.I didntlikehim anymore.I hadntthought aboutthat storyforalong timebut somethingthathappenedlast weekbrought itback to me.I wentto speakwith(尖亥的)a friend.When Iknocked onthe door,I metin aninstant anangry lookand afew harshU words.When thedoor wasslammed(不平地关上)in myface,I stoodthere shocked,and ina rush,I wasreminded ofmy dogbit myfather20years agoor so.Whatbrought thatstory backwas thatsame feelingof betrayal.Both storiestaught mesomething thenext day.You see,when Igot upin themorning andwas toldmy doghad died,it becamecleartomethat hemust have been ingreat pain.For him to havebitten afamily member,he couldnot havebeen himself.Much thesameforthe other storywhenIlearned thatmy friend^wife hadjust lefthim.We are all beingsof ourenvironments,our opinionsand feelings.And all of thosethings cancause youto sayand dothings thatcantbe understoodby thosewho arenot in the samesituation withyou.If youmeet someoneeither behavingout ofcharacter oracting ina waythat doesntseem tofit thesituation,put outyour hand andbe patientwhen youthink itis leastpossible forhimtodo so.You mayturn arounda storythat hasa sadending simplyby youractions.、1What is the influenceoftheincident mentionedin Paragraph1A.It hurthis father^feeling deeply.B.It haspuzzled the author eversince.C.It lefta deepimpression onthe author.D.It madetheauthordislike dogs.、2Why didthe authorsfriend sayharsh wordstotheauthorA.He wasill-tempered.B.He wassuffering thepain oflosing hiswife.C-He wasbothered byan unexpectedvisit.D.They oncequarreled andhe couldntforgive theauthor.A.Help thosein need.B,Look beforeyou leap.、3Whafs theauthor^advice tousC.Respect forothers is a kindof virtue.D.Learn toput yourselfin othersshoes.Text4A five-year-old dognamed Kelseyhas beenpraised asa herofor helpingto savethe lifeofher ownerwho slippedinthe snowand brokehis neck.The man,Bob,was alonewhenheleft hisMichigan farmhouseon New Years Evetocollect firewood.Expecting ajourney of(衬裤),only severalmeters,Bob waswearing justlongjohns ashirt andslippers whenhe wentoutside,although thetemperature wasaround-4℃.After theaccident,he wasunable tomove inthesnow.Fortunately,Kelsey cameto hisassistance.“I wasshouting forhelp,but mynearest neighboris about400meters away,and itwasl0:30pm JBob explained.But myKelseycame.By thenext morning,my voicewas goneandI couldntyell forhelp,but Kelseydidnt stopbarking.^^Kelseys companionkept him warm bylying ontop ofhim.She lickedhis faceand handsto keep himawake.Kelsey keptbarkingbut neverleft myside JBob recalled.She keptmewarm.I knewI couldntgive up and thatitwasmy choiceto stayalive.”Bob spent20hours inthe freezingcold.When hefinally lostconsciousness,his dogkeptbarking.Finally,hearing thebarking,Bobs neighbordiscovered himat6:30pm onNew YearsDay andcalled theemergency servicesat once.When Bobarrived inhospital,(冻疮).his bodytemperaturewas below21℃.However,doctors weresurprised tofind thathe didnthave anyfrostbite Theybelievedit wasbecause ofKelseys determinationto keephimwarm.Dr.Chaim Colen,the doctorwho treatedBob,said,Animals canhelp andhis dog reallysavedhim...He wasvery fortunate.、Bob saidhe wasenormously”grateful toboth Dr.Colen andhis Kelsey.They savedmylife.They aretruly heroes!”1Whathappened toBob onNewYearsEveA.He lefthisdogalone inhis farmhouse.B.He waspraised forsaving adog owner.C.He brokehis neckand couldntmove.D.He heardhis neighborsshouting fbrhelp.、2Why didKelsey keepbarkingA.To keepwarm.B.To stayalive.C-To keepBob awake.D.To seekhelp fromothers.、3How doesDr.Colen feelabout KelseyA.Helpful.B.Fortunate.C.Grateful.D.Friendly.、4What canbe asuitable titleforthetextA.A Neck-breaking AccidentB.The MagicNightC.Warmth ona WintersNight D.Determination toKeep AlivePartBDirections:Read thefollowing textand answerthequestionsbychoosingthe mostsuitable subheadingfromthelist A-G foreachnumbered paragraph41—
45.There aretwo extrasubheadings whichyou donot needto use.Mark youranswerson the ANSWERSHEET.10pointsRegular exerciseandahealthy dietcanbepotentially beneficialto yourlife Butcould speakingmore thanone languagehavehealthy benefitsfor yourbrain Ateam atBaycrests RotmanResearch Institutein Canada
1.seek theanswer tothat question
2.getit,they studiedthe medicalrecords of211people Basedon medicalexaminations,allofthe subjectswere apparentlysuffering from老年前期痴呆Alzheimers diseaseTypically,such peopleare
3.confuse easilyabout timesand dates,have trouble
4.rememberrecently acquiredinformation,and find5-difficult tosolve problemsand makeplans Amongthe peopleparticipating inthe Canadianstudy,about halfspoke two languages and theotherhalf only one双语能力开始
6.the researchersfound wasa clearlink betweenthe bilingualismofthefirst groupandadelayed onsetof thesymptomsof AlzheimersIn thestudy,the groupthat spoketwolanguagesshowed7・sign ofAlzheimer5s fiveyears laterthan thegroupthat spokeonlyonelanguage did」People who8regular communicatein twolanguages havestronger controlof language
9.are able tokeeptheir speechabilitylonger TheCanadian studyfollowed earlierwork thatwas conductedin
10.That researchshowed that11-be bilingualimprovesattention andcognitive controlin bothchildren andadults DearJack,」I aminterested inhow1protect placesof interestin yourcity Inmy opinion,nothing is
2.importance thanto protectscenicspots,because they are ofgreat valuefor usFor example,the PalaceMuseum,the GreatWall,andtheTerracotta Armyareallfamousplaces inChina3-is well-known thattheyarewonderful andgreat However,there arepeople4_not onlydraw somepaintings onthewallsandJbuildings inthe scenicspots,but takephotos ofpaintings
5.casual Itis generallyrecognized thatthese thingswill doharm
6.thevaluable objects!」As
7.well-behaved tourist,it must8notice thatwe shouldprevent thosepeople
9.be onthose uncivilized10—behave andwecan putforward somesuggestions tothe administrationdepartments suchas puttingup somewarnings andsigns!Only inthis waycanwe preservethose brilliantbelongings forour futuregenerationI hopethese suggestionswillbeuseful Yours,Li HuaSectionIII TranslationDirections:Language LearningTranslatethefollowingtext intoChinese.Write yourtranslation ontheANSWERSHEET.15pointsLearning a new languagecanbetricky atany age.But ina recentstudy,scientists havepinpointed theexact ageat whichyourchances ofreaching fluencyinanew languageseem toquickly dropoff:
10.Does thismean youshould quityour Frenchclass if youreolder than10Non!、1It foundthat its“nearly impossible^^to reachfluency ifyou start learning alanguage afterage
10.Thats notbecause languageskillsstart togo downhill.Youre stilllearning fast,“says JoshuaHartshorne,one ofthe studyscoauthors.CfcIfs justthat yourun outoftime,because yourability to learn startsdropping ataround17or18years old.,,People whostartlearninganew language afterage
10、may stillbecome quitegood,the authorssay.2Kids maybe betterthan adultsat learningnew languagesfor manyreasons.Childrens brainsare moreadaptable than those of、adults.3All learninginvolves thebrain changing,Hartshorne says.Childrens brainsseem tobealot moregood atchanging.Kidsmay alsobe morewilling thanadults totry newthings.And whileadults tendto fallback onthe rulesand patternsoftheirfirst language,kids areable toapproach anew onewithablank slate.、4It promisedto guesspeoples native language,dialect,and homecountry,based ontheir responsesto Englishgrammarquestions.At theend ofthe quiz,people enteredtheir actualnativelanguage.They alsoreported ifand when they hadlearned anyotherlanguages andwhere theyhad lived.Nearly670,000people tookthe quiz.Analyzing peoplesresponses andgrammar mistakesallowedthem todraw conclusionsabout languagelearning.、The findingsalso offerideas for adults hopingto pickupanew language.5Moving toa placewhere yourchosen languageisspoken allthe timeisthebest wayforadultstolearn.Learners ofall agescan searchout nativespeakers intheir communityto talkwith.By creatingan immersiveenvironment,its possibleto becomegood atspeaking anewlanguage.A.Now thatsworth talkingabout!B.But theyare unlikelyto becomefluent.C.The studyappeared inthe journalCognition.D.For thestudy,the researcherscreated anonline quiz.E.This meansthey9re betterabletorespond tonew information.F.This gaveresearchers hugeamounts ofdata fromEnglish speakersof manyages andbackgrounds.G.Researchers foundthat peopledid betterwhentheylearned byimmersion ratherthan onlyinaclassroom.Secure your home withthese expert-advised homesafety tipsthat turnburglars intolosers.♦Store valuablescarefullyThieves alreadyknow yourestoring valuables,so upgradeyour secrethiding placesto onesthat areharder todetect.
1、.Thieves oftensearch drawersinthemaster bedroombut tendto leavekids7rooms untouched.Just makesure ifsa placeyour childcanteasily access,like ona highcloset shelf.♦Install yoursecurity systemintheright spot、,2but theyalso makeit easyfor burglarsto seeinside yourhome.Install yoursecurity keypadinaspot thatis notvisible fromthedoorstep sono onecan seeifyouralarm isset.、♦3Knowing yourhouse iscompletely unattendedcan makeyour vacationunnecessarily stressful.Whether you,re goingaway fortwoweeks orjust along weekend,ask aneighbor tocheck dailyfor flyersstuck inyour frontdoor.Foxy criminalshavebeenknown toleavepizza adsin doorsto see how longit takesfor residentsto removethem.Stopping newspapersand maildelivery forthe durationof yourtripisasure wayto preventmail frompiling upat yourdoorstep.♦Pay attentionto bathroomwindowsBurglars areoften peopleyouve seenbefore,likeaserviceman workingonyourhouse.If ayard workeror unknownvisitor uses、.the bathroom,he mayopenthewindow sohe cangain entrylater.4♦Join ina community-wide crimeprevention programCopsare gettingcreative whenit comesto catchingcriminals,and thereare lotsof opportunitiesfor youtodoyour partto keepyourcommunity safe.Operation Identificationisanationwide projectthat encouragespeople tomark theirproperty tofight against、burglary andtheft.
5.Also lookinto groupslike NeighborhoodWatch toseehowyou canget involved.A.Let yourneighbors beyour eyesB.Lower thevolume ofyour telephonefingerC.Be sureto double-check thatlock afterthis seeminglyinnocent personleavesD.A simplesolution iskeeping importantdocuments andobjects inyour childsroomE.Decorative glassor largewindows maybe importantfor yourfront entrancefeng shuiF.If yoususpect thatsomeone istrying tobreak intoyourhome,press theTanic^buttonG.ln somecities,burglary ratesforthesystem aremuch lowerthanthoseof non-Participants参考答案SectionIUse ofEnglish。