The world’s longest cross-sea bridge, the 55-km-long Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), opened on Oct 24, 2018. The Guardian described it as one of the “seven wonders of the modern world”.
Construction（建筑工程）on the HZMB began in 2009 and cost about 120 billion（十亿）yuan. The bridge connects Hong Kong and Macao to the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai, CGTN reported.
The HZMB is special in many ways. It’s designed to have a service life 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 part, the bridge turns into a 6.7-km undersea tunnel that 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 will make it much easier to travel between the three areas it connects. It will shorten the travel time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai from four hours to about 45 minutes.
1.When did the HZMB open?（不超过7个词）
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2.How long can the HZMB provide service?（不超过9个词）
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3.How many areas are connected by the HZMB?（不超过7个词）
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Robert Frost is an American poet（诗人）, who was born in 1874 in San Francisco, but spent most of his years in snowy places like Massachusetts. Most of his poems were about nature and the New England sights. Frost is known for creating simple poems in everyday English. He was big on sounds, often talking about how the sounds of words carry more meaning than the words themselves. His most famous poem is as follows:
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer（古怪的）
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells（佩铃）a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake（雪花）.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
This poem was written in 1922, two years before Frost won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes. The poem tells the story of a man traveling to a town, who is pretty much in love with what he sees, but can’t quite make himself leave the lovely and dark woods.
1.What can we learn about Robert Frost?
A.He was an English poet. B.He won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1922.
C.He was born in a snowy place. D.Nature is a common subject of his poems.
2.Where does the poet usually stop his horse according to the poem?
A.In the woods. B.On the grassland. C.Near a farmhouse. D.Beside the frozen lake
3.Which of the following words rhyme with the word “shake” in the poem?
A.Here. B.Know C.Mistake. D.Sleep.
4.What kind of feeling is expressed in the poem according to the last paragraph?
A.Love for nature. B.Fear of the darkness.
C.Excitement of returning home. D.Worry of losing his way.
5.We may find this passage in ______.
A.a guidebook B.a storybook C.a geography book D.a collection of poems
Whether you play e-sports（电子竞技）or not, you might have heard of iG (Invictus Gaming), a Chinese e-sports club. On the night of Nov 3, iG beat Europe’s Fnatic club and won the 2018 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship in South Korea. It was the first time in the event’s（赛事）eight-year history that a Chinese club won.
The long-awaited victory showed how e-sports has progressed in China in recent years. A growing number of e-sports clubs have been founded in China in the last 10 years, and more young gamers are working as e-sports players. However, becoming a skillful e-sports player is not all fun and games.
An e-sports player must be quick in action and able to bear hardship.
They must also have a high APM which means how many actions they can do in a game within one minute. Skilled players can have an APM as high as 400.
There is a limit（限制）to how long they can play this well. Skillful players’ ages are mostly from 17 to 25. After a certain age, they become slower.
E-sports players have to work hard every day. “We start to practice right after we get up in the morning and usually last until midnight,” said Huang Fuquan, a player from iG. “There is at least 12 hours of work every day.”
Many players practice so much that they get pains and arthritis（关节炎）. They also face lots of problems. Some e-sports clubs even invite doctors to help their players.
So if you want to turn your love for gaming into a full-time job, ask yourself this first: Are you really prepared?
1.How long have e-sports players waited for the victory?
A.For 8 years. B.For 10 years. C.For 17 years. D.For 25 years.
2.There were ______ in e-sports in the last 10 years.
A.more skillful and old gamers B.fewer foreign gamers
C.more clubs and young gamers D.fewer full-time gamers
3.An e-sports player must ______.
A.be very handsome B.have a low APM C.work hard every day D.be old enough
4.The passage was written to _____.
A.tell people how to do sports B.describe e-sports players’ life
C.ask more people to play e-sports D.introduce foreign e-sports clubs
① It’s very important to keep a record of new words as you learn them. There are many ways to do this and this passage will give you ideas about how you can do this.
② Word cards
Museum (noun) | A large building where old objects are kept and shown. Example: National Museum or Natural Science Museum |
Word cards are small cards to help you remember words. Making a set of word cards is an easy way to go over words.
Follow these steps to make word cards:
On one side you write the word, pronunciation and part of speech, e. g. noun, verb, etc.
On the other side write the meaning or a sentence with the word in. You could also write a translation or draw a picture.
Take the cards with you in your bag. When you have five minutes, e. g. on the bus, look at the word and try to remember the meaning.
Look at the other side of the card and check. Or you could read the meaning and try to remember the word.
If writing words on pieces of paper isn’t easy for you, keep a word list on your computer or mobile phone. There are mobile apps to help you.
③ Tables
FRUIT | VEGETABLES | MEAT |
apple orange banana | potato carrot tomato | chicken beef |
ADJECTIVES | OPPOSITES |
happy interesting talkative patient wide tall | sad boring quiet impatient narrow short |
Tables are great for putting words into groups. The examples above show a table grouped by topic and one for opposites.
④ Different ideas will work for different people, so try some of them out and see which ones work for you. Then you will discover remembering words isn’t a hard task for you.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A.How to draw tables. B.Ideas on mobile apps.
C.Steps to make cards. D.Ways to remember words.
2.How can you use word cards?
A.Write words on very big paper. B.Look at the word cards whenever you are free.
C.Record the words without pictures or sentences. D.Write the word and its meaning on the same side.
3.What does “narrow” mean according to the tables?
A.反的 B.正的 C.窄的 D.宽的
4.What’s the structure（结构）of the passage?
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Last month, 4-year-old Riley ran from his house with his family. Their home in Paradise, California was on fire.
Paradise is a wet place. But this year it got almost no rain. The plants and trees were very dry. So when the fire started, it spread out of control and became the worst fire in Califoria’s history. Lots of houses were burned down, including Riley’s.
Riley took his favorite toy before he left. It was a dinosaur（恐龙）. However, he left everything else. Riley’s aunt, Tanya, posted a photo of Riley on Facebook asking for a toy dinosaur because he missed his collection. Soon, boxes started coming.
“All my friends shared my Facebook post,” Tanya said. Now, Riley has about 100 dinosaurs. The family is thankful because the toys are helping Riley deal with his feelings. “Sometimes he’ll cry and say ‘I want to go home,’” Tanya said. He is excited to talk about his new toys, though. “I got lots of dinosaurs. I even got a sweater with my name and a dinosaur on it,” he said.
Riley has bagged up some of the toys. He wants to share them with kids who don’t have anything. “It’s a good lesson for him to pay it forward,” Tanya said, “This means to share the good things he received with others. Maybe they will do the same for someone else.”
1.What happened to Riley?
A.His house was burned down. B.He lost his family.
C.His favorite toy was missing. D.He couldn’t find his way home.
2.Why did Tanya’s friends share her Facebook post?
A.To raise money for Riley. B.To help Riley get a toy dinosaur.
C.Because Tanya was famous. D.Because Tanya forced them to do so.
3.How does Riley feel now?
A.He feels angry. B.He hates Tanya
C.He has a mixed feeling D.He feels hopeless.
4.What is Riley going to do with the toys?
A.Throw them away. B.Give them to his aunt.
C.Return them to their owners. D.Share them with others.
补全对话
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的选项，有两项多余。
A: Excuse me, please. 1.
B: Sure. It’s quite far from here. Don’t worry, though. 2.
A: I think I’m going in the wrong direction.
B: Yes. First, turn around. Do you remember passing some traffic lights up this road?
A: Yes. I do. 3.
B: That’s right. Drive back to the traffic lights and turn right. Follow the road until you see the Plaza Hotel. 4. You can’t miss it. Turn left at the hotel.
A: OK …
B: Then you just go on until you see the station.
A: OK. Got it. 5.
B: No problem.
A. They are about two miles away, right?
B. Can you see the hotel?
C. Thanks for your help.
D. Can you tell me the way to Holton Railway Station?
E. I’ll drive you there.
F. It’s a really big hotel.
G. It’s not difficult to get there.
