In China, all dishes are placed on a round table for everyone to share.A. 对B. 错

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one's own. Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one's free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature. Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 1.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the cityB. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country. C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city. 2.With the same money needed for________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country. A. getting a small flat with a garden B. having a small flat with a gardenC. renting a small flat without a garden D. buying a small flat without a garden 3.When the garden is in blossom, that one ________ has been rewarded. A. living in the country B. having spent time working in the garden C. having a garden of his own D. having been digging, planting and watering 4.People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that ______ if they had to live outside London. A. their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluable C. they didn't deserve a happy life D. they were not worthy of their happy life 5.The underlined phrase "get away" from in the 3rd paragraph refers to ________. A. deal with B. do away with C. escape fromD. prevent away

Shanghai-born novelist Lu Shi'e wrote a fantasy novel called New China in 1910. In the book he described a dream where trains were running underground, an iron bridge crossed the Huangpu River and Shanghai hosted a successful World Exposition in the underdeveloped Pudong area at that time. The blueprint(蓝图) described in the novel became real exactly after 100 years. 　　On May 1, 2010, the World Exposition, with 158 years of history, drew back its curtain from Shanghai. According to a source at the Organizing Committee(组织委员会) of the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai, it is expected to attract more than 70 million visitors, making it the most popular exposition in history. It is also the first time the World Exposition is held in a developing country. 　　About 600 years ago, Shanghai was just a small fishing village in China's eastern coastal area. It grew into a commercial(商业的) city thanks to its prosperous(繁荣的) port and, over the course of 100 years, Shanghai became among the first Chinese cities to open its doors to the world. Along the way, it became the economic and commercial hub of China. 　　Today, Shanghai is developing into an international metropolis(大都会). Answer the following questions according to the passage. 1、Was the novelist Lu Shi'e born in Shanghai? 2、When did the blueprint become real? 3、How many visitors will Shanghai Exposition attract according to the source? 4、What was Shanghai like about 600 years ago? 5、What's the passage mainly about?

单选(2分)1 On average, Americans spend just over 32 hours a week listening to music in 2017, up 5.5 hours over last year. How is this possible? Technology. At home, at work and traveling in between, people are consuming more music than ever before, from more devices.2 New technology and the latest gadgets allow listeners to seamlessly engage with music anywhere, anytime. Smartphones, laptops and tablets are among top devices for music engagement at home, and radio still dominates in-car listening, but new technology is becoming more and more relevant.3 Music listeners use an average of 3.4 devices in a typical week to engage with music (teens and Millennials average 3.8). Those who currently pay for streaming services use an average of 4.8, while weekly AM/FM radio streamers use an average of 5.5.4 While smartphones, laptops and television are still the most popular ways we listen to music, newer tech is becoming more mainstream, further personalizing at-home and in-car music experiences. Consumers are now incorporating voice-controlled devices and high-end specialized headphones into their weekly listening habits.5 U.S. music listeners value both quantity and quality, with 30% saying they’re willing to pay more for top-quality music technology. That number climbs to 40% among Millennials.According to this passage, which of the following is the best title for this short passage?A. Devices Used for Music Listening.B. Technology Fuels Music Listening.C. New Tech Becomes the Mainstream for Music Listeners.D. New Tech And Music Listening.

30.根据以下材料，回答21-25题People often complain that plastics are too durable. Water bottles, shopping bags, and other trash litter the planet, from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench, because plastics are everywhere and don't break down easily. But some plastic materials change over time. They crack and frizzle. They "weep" out additives. They melt into sludge. All of which creates huge headaches for institutions, such as museums, trying to preserve culturally important objects. The variety of plastic objects at risk is dizzying: early radios, avant-garde sculptures, celluloid animation stills from Disney films, the first artificial heart.Certain artifacts are especially vulnerable because some pioneers in plastic art didn't always know how to mix ingredients properly, says Thea van Oosten, a polymer chemist who, until retiring a few years ago, worked for decades at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands. "It's like baking a cake: If you don't have exact amounts, it goes wrong," she says. "The object you make is already a time bomb."And sometimes, it's not the artist's fault. In the 1960s, the Italian artist Picro Gilardi began to create hundreds of bright, colorful foam pieces. Those pieces included small beds of roses and other items as well as a few dozen "nature carpets" - large rectangles decorated with foam pumpkins, cabbages, and watermelons. He wanted viewers to walk around on the carpets - which meant they had to be durable.Unfortunately, the polyurethane foam he used is inherently unstable. It's especially vulnerable to light damage, and by the mid-1990s, Gilardi's pumpkins, roses, and other figures were splitting and crumbling. Museums locked some of them away in the dark. So van Oosten and her colleagues worked to preserve Gilardi's sculptures. They infused some with stabilizing and consolidating chemicals. Van Oosten calls those chemicals "sunscreens" because their goal was to prevent further light damage and rebuild worn polymer fibers. She is proud that several sculptures have even gone on display again, albeit sometimes beneath protective cases.Despite success stories like van Oosten's, preservation of plastics will likely get harder. Old objects continue to deteriorate. Worse, biodegradable plastics designed to disintegrate, are increasingly common. And more is at stake here than individual objects. Joana Lia Ferreira, an assistant professor of conservation and restoration at the NOVA School of Science and Technology, notes that archaeologists first defined the great material ages of human history - Stone Age, Iron Age, and so on - after examining artifacts in museums. We now live in an age of plastic, she says, "and what we decide to collect today, what we decide to preserve ... will have a strong impact on how in the future we'll be seen.Museums stopped exhibiting some of Gilardi’s artworks to____. ? A.B. A. keep them from hurting visitors.? C.D. B. duplicate them for future display.? E.F. C. have their ingredients analyzed.? G.H. D. prevent them from further damage

43.（2.0分）Both parties stand up and shake hands to show respect and politeness.If you can't make this，raise your left hand，nodding and smiling.A. 对B. 错

Last Thursday，the French Senate passed a digital services tax，which would impose an entirely new tax on large multinationals that provide digital services to consumers or users in France Digital services include everything from providing a platform for selling goods and services online to targeting advertising based on user data，and the tax applies to gross revenue from such services.Many French politicians and media outlets have referred to this as a "GAFA tax" meaning that it is designed to apply primarily to companies such as Google.Apple.Facebook and Amazon -in other words，multinational tech companies based in the United States. The digital services tax now awaits the signature of President Emmanuel Macron who has expressed support for the measure.and it could go into effect within the next few weeks.But it has already sparked significant controversy.with the United States trade representative opening an investigation into whether the tax discriminates against American companies.which in tum could lead to trade sanctions against France. The French tax is not just a unilateral move by one country in need of revenue.Instead the digital services tax is part of a much larger trend，with countries over the past few years proposing or putting in place an alphabet soup of new international tax provisions.These have included Britain's DPT（diverted profits tax），Australia's MAAL（multinational anti-avoidance law）.and India's SEP（significant economic presence），to name but a few.At the same time，the European Union，Spain，Britain and several other countries have all seriously contemplated digital services taxes. These unilateral developments differ in their specifics，but they are all designed to tax multinationals on income and revenue that countries believe they should have a right to tax even if international tax rules do not grant them that right.In other words，they all share a view that the international tax system has failed to keep up with the current economy. In response to these many unilateral measures.the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development （OECD） is currently working with 131 countries to reach a consensus by the end of 2020 on an international solution Both France and the United States are involved in the organizations' work，but France's digital services tax and the American response raise questions about what the future holds for the international tax system. France's planned tax is a clear warning：Unless a broad consensus can be reached on reforming the international tax system，other nations are likely to follow suit，and American companies will face a cascade of different taxes from dozens of nations that will prove burdensome and costly.（1）The French Senate has passed a bill to ____ .A.regulate digital services platformsB.protect French companies' interestC.impose a duty on tech multinationalsD.curb the influence of digital technology（2）It can be learned from Paragraph 2 that the digital services tax ____ .A.may trigger countermeasures against FranceB.is apt to arouse criticism at home and abroadC.aims to ease international trade tensionsD.will prompt the tech giants to quit France（3）The countries adopting the unilateral measures share the opinion that ____ .A.redistribution of tech giants revenue must be ensuredB.the current international tax system needs upgradingC.tech multinationals monopoly should be preventedD.all countries ought to enjoy equal taxing rights（4）What can we infer from the passage？ ____ A.OECD's current work on the international tax system has uncertain prospects.B.France's digital services tax mirror in detail Britain's DPT，Australia's MAAL and India's SEP.C.France's digital services tax is targeted on such companies as Google，Apple，Facebook and Amazon and their users.D.Other nations are likely to follow the example of France and make a ioint effort to impose taxes on American multinationals.

10 . Students of all ages might have more on their minds now than ever before — from work, to school to all of the other distractions (分心的事物) pulling at them. So how can they be expected to concentrate, focus and memorize the educational materials they have in front of them each night? 【小题1】 But fortunately, here are some tips on how you can maximize your memory, focus and concentration. 【小题2】 Seems like a no-brainer, but keeping an extra piece of paper nearby when you are in class or at home will allow you to keep a note of what you just learned. By transforming those moments into your own, they will have more meaning to you.Review regularly. Just think about how much information you look at or listen to in a typical day. That’s why you need to give yourself a daily time set aside just for reviewing. 【小题3】 Don’t multitask. If you are on the computer or have your phone nearby, you may try to multitask. In addition to doing your work, you may want to send emails, update your Facebook page or look at other websites. DON’T! 【小题4】 And complete your study in a shorter amount of time with longer lasting results.Chop up for memory. 【小题5】 It’s logical that a smaller piece of knowledge is easier to remember than a large block of information.A．It’s really difficult.B．Write more things down.C．Put your focus on the one thing you are studying.D．Understand the information so that you can remember it in a shorter time.E．Another way to help your memory is to break information into smaller pieces.F．Keep your tasks at hand and memorize some key information whenever you have free time.G．You can take 10 to 15 minutes to look over your notes and any material that you were given.

语法填空In ancient China lived an artist　　　　1　　　　 paintings were almost lifelike. The artist's reputation had made him proud. One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait(画像) done so he called all great artists to come and present their 　　　　2　　　　 (fine) work, so that he could choose the best. The artist was sure he would 　　　　3　　　　(choose), but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor's chief minister, the old man laughed. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River - perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world.Filled with 　　　　4　　　　(curious), the artist packed his bags and left. 　　　　5　　　　he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary(传奇的) artist, they smiled and　　　　6　　　　(point) down the river. The next morning he hired a boat and set out 　　　　7　　　　(find) the well﹣known painter. As the small boat moved 　　　　8　　　　(gentle) along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected in the water. He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue. And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds 　　　　9　　　　(surround) the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears. The artist was finally humbled(谦卑) by the greatest artist　　　　10　　　　earth, Mother Nature.

单选题（共20题，40.0分） 20. (2.0分) The project requires a lot of _ , so we need to hire more experts.A. expertiseB. equipmentC. enthusiasmD. expenses