Petrol and diesel cars may still dominate（影响） our roads, but their days are numbered. A recent university study found that current electric cars could be used for 87 per cent of daily car journeys in the US. That figure could rise to 98 per cent by 2020.

One hurdle to the widespread adoption of electric cars has been “range anxiety”---drivers’ concerns about running out of juice on a journey. While petrol stations are conveniently located across national road systems, the necessary network of electric charging stations is still being developed. In fact, charging points are becoming increasingly common throughout the USA.

Attitudes towards electric vehicles have changed quite considerably over the last few years. Not that long ago, electric cars met with distrust, and their high price tags drove customers away. Thanks to improvements in battery capacity, recharging times, performance and price, the current generation of electric cars is starting to persuade critics. Plug –in cars will soon give internal combustion engine models a run for their money.

As well as advancements on the road, electric vehicles are taking to the sea and sky. Electric boats are among the oldest electric vehicles, having enjoyed several decades of popularity from the late 19th to the early 20th century before petrol-powered outboard motors took over. Now, the global drive for renewable energy sources is bringing electric boats back. Steps towards electric planes are also being made, with Airbus and NASA among the organizations developing and testing battery-powered planes. The experiments could soon make commercial electric flight a reality.

Electric vehicles do not produce any emissions. Were the US to act on the study’s findings and replace 87 percent of its cars with electric vehicles, it would reduce the national demand for petrol by 61 per cent. However, because of the production processes and the generation of electricity required to charge these vehicles, they cannot claim to be completely emission-free. Even so, as many countries continue to increase their use of renewable energy sources, electric vehicles will become even cleaner.

1.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

A. My Dream Car    B. History of Electric Cars

C. Problems with Petrol Cars    D. Driving into the Future

2.The underlined word “hurdle” in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A. aim    B. barrier

C. consequence    D. step

3.In the past, why did many people refuse to buy the electric cars according to the passage?

A. They were not good value.    B. They were very poorly made.

C. They were not widely promoted    D. They couldn’t travel at a high speed.

4.What is the function of Paragraph 4?

A. To introduce the history of electric vehicles.

B. To explain why the world needs more electric cars.

C. To show why more people have interest in electric cars

D. To describe different ways electric vehicles can be used.

One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem—inability to read.

In the library, I found my way into the “Children’s Room”. I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my “secret sharer”, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.

There on the book’s cover was a beagle which looked identical(相同的) to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos: the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.

Under the shade of a brush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together

My mother’s call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.

I never told my mother about my “miraculous(奇迹)” experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.

1.The author’s mother told him to borrow a book in order to ________.

A. encourage him to do more walking    B. let him spend a meaningful summer

C. help cure him of his reading problem    D. make him learn more about weapons

2.The book caught the author’s eye because________.

A. it reminded him of his own dog

B. he found its title easy to understand

C. it contained pretty pictures of animals

D. he liked children’s stories very much

3.Why could the author manage to read the book through?

A. He was forced by his mother to read it.

B. He identified with（对某事有同感） the story in the book.

C. The book told the story of his pet dog.

D. The happy ending of the story attracted him.

4.Which one could be the best title of the passage?

A. My Passion for Reading    B. Mum’s Strict Order

C. Reunion with My Beagle.    D. The Charm of a Book.

While your competitors are still waiting for the water to warm up, you could be giving your dragon boat season a jumpstart with a paddling vacation in Orlando, Florida. Spring camp is suitable for all ages and levels, perfect for those looking for a break from the ordinary ( or cold) days while enjoying the sport of dragon boat with like-minded people.

The 2018 Florida Training Camp promises to be a week of fun and fitness on and off the water. Register as a team, small group or individual, with customizable(可定制的) add-ons for those looking to give an edge to their personal performance.

The week will close out on Saturday with a camp BBQ and a racing regatta! Opening festivities begin on the evening of Sunday April 15th with camp check-in. Training begins on Monday April 16th and ends on Saturday April 21st.

GWN FLORIDA TRAINING CAMP

Dates: Monday April 16th to Saturday April 21st, 2018

Price: $395, $370 before January 19th, 2018

Features include:

Daily schedule

Twice daily dragon boat training sessions

Daily video analysis

Individual help(twice weekly)

Additional daily group sessions

Camp-sponsored socials

CUSTOMIZE YOUR CAMP EXPERIENCE

The optifons outlined below are available during the week of camp and can be booked as an add-on. Add-ons can be included in your initial registration or purchased at a later time through the online registration system.

OPTION 1: High Performance Program

Cost: $75

If you want to learn how to move your boat faster, then the High Performance Program is for you! This option consists of three progressive one-hour sessions completely focused on racing techniques, strategies, and drills, with the goal of increasing your overall speed.

Option 2:　Coaching Community Dragon Boat (Level1)

Cost: $175

This course is intended for anyone interested in entry-level coaching. Expect the material included in the course to cover safety, ethics(道德) in coaching, coach-athlete communication, basic dragon boat techniques, basic physiological requirements of dragon boat racing, race and practice planning, plus more.

1.According to the passage, ___________in the camp.

A. you will enjoy a BBQ at the opening    B. you need to be over 18

C. you should have some dragon boat skills    D. you can have fun on land

2.How much does the camp with Option 1 cost if you pay at the end of 2017?

A. $370    B. $395

C. $ 445    D. $470

3.We can learn from the passage that ___________.

A. Option 1 includes a three-hour session

B. add-ons can be bought during registration

C. Option 2 is for those fond of advanced coaching

D. video analysis is covered in the coaching course

4.The purpose of the passage is to ______________.

A. recommend an upcoming training camp

B. introduce the options in a training camp

C. provide ideas about how to spend a vacation

D. offer advice on how to win in dragon boat races

假定你是李华，你的笔友林涛来信说，因学习忙、锻炼少，最近经常生病，影响学习。请根据提示写一封英文回信。

要点包括：

1.锻炼的重要性；

2.锻炼有利学习；

3.提出锻炼建议。

要求：1. 100词左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Lin Tao,

Sorry to hear that you have been sick for days and hope you are better now.___________________________

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Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Sam,

Thank you for your concern. Well, I’m now taking the once-a-year college entrance examination. We are scheduled to attend the exam on June 7th and 8th, on the first day of that Chinese and math will be test, the second day physics, chemistry, biology and English. Over the past ten months, they have been busy in preparing this examination. Besides listen to teachers carefully in class, we often work deeply into the night. Therefore, I believe it I can succeed. At first, I felt a little bit nervous but soon I calmed down because I came to realize that Chinese and math was very easy and English is my favorite subjects. So I suppose I can get the good marks which will enable me to enter my ideal college. Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Xia

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

As is known, China is a great country with a time-honored history and profound culture. While 1.(mention)Chinese culture, Chinese tea culture cannot be missed. It is the culture of making tea and drinking tea in China, which is 2. (difference) from that of Europe, Britain, and Japan.

In China, drinking tea 3.(refer)as tasting tea, which not only means distinguishing the quality of tea, but also enjoying the pleasure of falling into the dream about life while drinking tea. A short retreat from a much busier life, make a cup of tea4.taste it in a quiet place on your own, not only relieving tiredness but also refreshing 5. (you) soul heartily.

China is a country with a time-honored civilization, 6.is quite particular about ceremony and etiquette(礼节). When guests pay a visit, etiquette of making tea for guests is 7.(basic)required. When making tea, proper blending of tea8. (leaf)is quite necessary, so that favorable flavor would be created. When drinking tea with guests, pay attentions to the tea left in 9. cup of guests and it should be refilled when the cup is half-full. If 10. (accompany)with tea dessert, candies and dishes, drinking tea would be more tasteful and joyful.

Mr. Jackson was blind from birth. He owned a fruit _____ on a very busy street. ______ he was visually disabled, he ran his business pretty handsomely. He could see nothing and he could only ______ the things within his reach. ______， he was able to handle it and was content with everything he had.

One day his son came to him. He told Mr. Jackson in _____ that he read in the newspaper of a ______ who could operate on his eyes and allow him to see. The father and son traveled to the doctor and paid for the ______.

After the operation, the doctor asked Mr. Jackson，“What is the first thing you are ______ to see when I take the bandages off？”He replied, “I really want to see my beautiful ______ on my stand！”

The doctor and the son ______ Mr. Jackson down to the busy street where his fruit stand had been located for so many years. The doctor ______ unwrapped the bandages ______ he could lay his eyes on the beautiful fruit! Mr. Jackson was so full of ______ that he could finally see his life's work—taking care of his fruit! After a few hours of ______ his beautiful fruit stand, he looked down the street both ways and saw there were quite a few fruit stands in both directions. He looked ______ the street and saw many other fruit stands. He spent so much time looking at other people's fruit stands and ______ the competition that soon his own business ______.

From Mr. Jackson's failure, we should know that everyone is a ______ individual with different fingerprints, DNA and thinking. What we need to do is just be ourselves and ______ everyone else to be who they are. Mind our own business and we should never be afraid of  the ______.

1.A. stand    B. company    C. store    D. center

2.A. Because    B. As    C. Although    D. When

3.A. remember    B. describe    C. imagine    D. feel

4.A. Therefore    B. However    C. Otherwise    D. Besides

5.A. pride    B. doubt    C. excitement    D. surprise

6.A. doctor    B. nurse    C. chemist    D. volunteer

7.A. information    B. medicine    C. service    D. operation

8.A. nervous    B. lucky    C. eager    D. afraid

9.A. flowers    B. vegetables    C. fruit    D. clothing

10.A. sent    B. accompanied    C. followed    D. invited

11.A. suddenly    B. curiously    C. carefully    D. firmly

12.A. so that    B. in case    C. even if    D. if only

13.A. regret    B. joy    C. courage    D. relief

14.A. enjoying    B. checking    C. judging    D. making

15.A. above    B. within    C. through    D. across

16.A. preparing for    B. focusing on    C. worrying about    D. taking up

17.A. improved    B. failed    C. appeared    D. expanded

18.A. simple    B. reliable    C. unique    D. perfect

19.A. force    B. require    C. persuade    D. allow

20.A. competition    B. change    C. difference    D. disability

Here are six diet foods that can hurt your weight loss journey.

Diet soda.

1. Drinking diet soda can make you likely to overeat. The answer is because your body is tricked into believing you’re ingesting sugar and it makes you crave more.

Microwave popcorn.

Microwave popcorn contains the organic compound diacety to give you that butter taste. Try to avoid this ingredient! 2.

Granola bars.

Commercial granola bars can be loaded with corn syrup, salt and processed oils that can add to your waistline.   3.

Veggie burgers.

Say isn’t so! Going veggie could damage your diet. Read the labels.4.Also Hexane has been found in veggie burgers. This a gasoline by-product used during the process of separating soybeans into oil.

5.

Yup. Low fat-products like yogurt can be loaded with sugar. In a cup of Stoneyfield Farm French Vanilla yogurt, there are 20-plus grams of sugar.

Blue chips.

Blue corn chips or vegetable chips are a great alternative to potato chips. But again, there needs to be portion control. They can be loaded with salt and fatty oils.

A. Roast meat.

B. Low fat yogurt

C. Diet soda can actually make you gain weight

D. You’re better off making your own popcorn

E. Some are made with processed soy and loaded with oils and butter

F. It is as important for thinking as it is for lifting, especially as we age.

G. Opt(选择)for making your own granola at home, but watch your potions.

Papa was a ranger.He worked with horses.He always wore clean clothes with a hat even when he worked.His hat was always the same kind of a cowboy hat—large black hat of heavy wool.He wore his hat full and high.I think he wanted to look taller than he really was.

Mama was proud of the way he looked when he wore his hat and his best clothes.But in some way she got the idea that papa would lose his hair if he kept wearing a heavy wool cowboy hat in the hot weather.She began to talk about his hat.

"Papa,"she said one day,"why don't you get a nice cool straw hat?That heavy wool cowboy hat may cause losing hair!"Papa laughed at her and explained that the horses wouldn't recognize him if he changed the hat.But she didn't believe him.

Mama talked and talked about the hat all summer long.At last papa answered,a little angry,"It would not the cowboy hat but a wife's talking about the hat that makes me lose my hair."

Mama had a very serious look on her face.She went straight out and later came home with a straw hat.It was a bad year for ranger and we didn't have much money.She thought that if she spent the money for a straw hat,papa would wear it.When papa saw the hat,his face got red.Without a word,he pulled the straw hat down over his head until it hid his eyes and went on to train the horses.

He was a good ranger and gentle to his horses.But as papa got close to the horses this time,they jumped high into the air,raising their front feet.All of them ran around in the rounded field and then raced toward the barn.Papa began to shout "Woo boys.Steady boys,steady." But there was nothing equal to.

Papa walked back straight to the stove in the kitchen,pushed the straw hat deep down into the fire then turned to mama,in a way that even frightened me."Now listen to me,mama.Understand this I will never wear a straw hat or any other kind of hat my horses do not like."Then he put on his wool cowboy hat and walked out of the house.

I never heard mama talk any more about hats.Perhaps,that is why when papa died many years later,there was a round spot on the top of his head where there was no hair.

1.According to the passage,a ranger is       .

A. a person wearing a woolen hat

B. a position requiring clean clothes

C. a person training horses for some purpose

D. a person riding a carriage with horses

2.Mama bought papa a straw hat because       .

A. most cowboys preferred to wear it

B. she was worried about his health

C. a woolen one didn't suit papa

D. it was cheap and she could save money

3.What quality can we learn from papa?

A. Gentle.    B. Patient.

C. Confirmed    D. Modest.

4.It can be learned from the story that       .

A. this family were not rich but diligent

B. papa didn't love the straw hat and mama

C. protecting hair was very important

D. a cowboy hat was useful on farming

This could be the perfect gift for the partner,who embarrasses you on the dance floor.Smart socks,which can teach to dance,may be the answer for anyone with two left feet.

The socks have been developed as a running tool to help runners improve their skills.Thanks to the socks,users can accurately record not only how far and fast they run but also how well.It means the user maximizes their performance,and reduces damage to body and prevents hurt.The hi-tech socks are made of special fibers that watch the movements of your feet.They look,feel and can be washed like normal clothes.

Sensors（传感器）record each movement and send it by an ankle transmitter（脚踝发射器）to a smart phone. Then a “virtual coach” application shows the information and can tell the user what they are doing wrong,and help to improve skill in any task with feet.

The socks should be useful to athletes and weekend joggers."People think running is so easy and of course everybody can do it but not necessarily safely and well,"Dr Davide Vigano said.A recent study showed that between 60 and 80 percent of runners got hurt per year.This is pretty much more than any other human activity.Researchers say the technology can also be developed to teach people how to dance,play sports such as golf,or even to help to teach women to walk better in high heels.

Mr.Vigano said,“People could all benefit from the idea.We have had interest from all sorts of sports,like skiing, football,cycling and golf.Anything where you have to use your feet can use it.It could even be put in high heels to help women walk in them safely.”

Socks are just the start,and the technology could be used in gloves,hats and boots.The socks,anklet and software package,are expected to be sold for around￡120,which will go on sale in March.

1.What does the underlined part "anyone with two left feet" refer to?

A. People who are disabled.

B. People who are interested in dancing.

C. People who are not good at dancing.

D. People who invented the socks.

2.What's special about fibers that the socks are made of?

A. They feel much softer than normal clothes.

B. They can monitor the movement of feet.

C. They are expensive to produce.

D. They act as a smart phone for users.

3.WHch of the following is NOT mentioned about the socks?

A. They can improve the skill of running.

B. They can help women walk better in high heels.

C. They can teach people to dance well.

D. They can be worn for days without washing.

4.According to Dr.Vigano,       .

A. everyone can make good use of the smart socks

B. users can run as fast as they like with the socks

C. 60 to 80 percent of runners would like to buy the smart socks

D. no runners will get hurt,thanks to the socks