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Animal Friendly Camps for Children
SPCA(Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)camps are the best choice for the children who love animals. Campers enjoy a unique learning experience with our furry friends during these one-week sessions．
At San Diego’s Animal Adventure Camp，younger campers enjoy a wide range of exposure to animals and a dose of life lessons as well．Pets are played with inside a“safety circle，”a formation where kids sit with each knee touching a neighbor’s．Children then wait to be approached，learning the animals should come to them as opposed to chasing the animals and causing them stress．Then campers create one-of-a-kind toys for their favorite pups．
New Hampshire SPCA Summer Camp includes the Animal Advocates—Campers Picks program．Kids choose an animal to help it be adopted．They get to know it，its personality，and get the word out．Cage signs are lovingly made and hung and campers advocate for the animal all week．Then，when the animal finds a home，the entire camp celebrates．
Campers of all ages interact closely with horses at the MSPCA at Nevins Farm Children’s Camp in Methuen，Massachusetts．Set on a 40-acre farm with a working barn，the program introduces rescue training and the equipment used to transport an injured animal into an emergency vehicle to campers of all ages．This is many children’s first time interacting with large animals and it is thanks to the MSPCA's scholarship program．
Westchester SPCA Critter Camp in Briarcliff Manor，New York keeps kids busy all day．In addition to attending an animal cruelty workshop，campers create Adopt Me flyers for the sheltered dog or cat they’d like most to find a home．Then it’s time to post them around their neighborhood and do some legwork．There’s also crafting cat toys，baking dog biscuits and painting pictures to brighten things up in the dog farm．
1．What can children learn at San Diego’s Animal Adventure Camp?
A．How to approach animals． B．How to feed animals．
C．How to take care of animals． D．How to get along with animals．
2．Which camp trains children to save animals?
A．San Diego’s Animal Adventure Camp． B．New Hampshire SPCA Summer Camp．
C．Westchester SPCA Critter Camp． D．Nevins Farm Children’s Camp．
3．What do New Hampshire SPCA Summer Camp and Westchester SPCA Critter Camp have in common?
A．Both are shelters for large animals． B．Both encourage animal adoption．
C．Both involve making animal toys． D．Both take in endangered animals．
B
Every day when Glen Oliver orders his morning coffee at the drive-through window of a local cafe, he insists on paying for the order of the person behind him. He also asks the restaurant workers to tell the customer to have a great day, in case they’re not already having one.
Oliver has never made a big deal out of his own generous actions until a letter was published by a news website in November. He found out that he had not just bought someone his breakfast —he had saved a life.
According to the website, someone had written a letter stating that on July 18th, he was planning on committing suicide. The writer said that while he was at the drive-through window, he was planning on going home, writing a note and ending his life. When he went to pay for his coffee and muffin, however, the cashier told him that the man in the SUV in front of him had picked up the tab and told him to have a great day.
“I wondered why someone would buy coffee for a stranger for no reason,” said the writer. “Why me? Why today? If I were a religious man, I would take this as a sign. This random act of kindness was directed at me on this day for a purpose.”
When the writer arrived home, he couldn’t hold back his tears and started to think about the simple good deed that had affected him so deeply. “I decided at that moment to change my plans for the day and do something nice for someone. I ended up helping a neighbor take groceries out of her car and into the house.”
The writer says that in the months following that fateful event, he does at least one kind thing for others every day. “To the nice man in the SUV, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Please know your kind gesture has truly saved a life,” he said. “On July 18, 2017, I had the greatest day.”
4. What is Oliver’s act of kindness every day?
A. Buying others breakfast.
B. Greeting restaurant workers.
C. Publishing positive news.
D. Taking groceries for neighbors.
5. What is special about Oliver’s act of kindness on July 18, 2017?
A. It brought him thank-you letters.
B. It was reported on a news website.
C. It was the first time he’d paid for others.
D. It stopped someone from killing himself.
6. What does the underlined phrase “picked up the tab” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Paid the bill. B. Parked the car. C. Left a message. D. Ordered a drink.
7. How did the writer of the letter feel after the event?
A. He felt guilty. B. He felt grateful.
C. He felt confused. D. He felt saddened.
C
Artificial intelligence(AI)has been undergoing great progress in the last decade．An AI program can imitate human functions such as problem solving and learning．While AI offers much promise for the development of smarter and more useful machines，it also fills many with fear of a dull future where millions are thrown out of work，replaced by robots and smart machines．
It’s perhaps possible that humans will one day be reduced to servants of our machine overlords，but a calm assessment predicts a mixed effect of AI on the job market．History teaches us that machines do replace humans，but somehow there are still plenty of jobs available today．
The reason is that automation can take the place of labor on certain jobs，but also adds labor for other jobs that are not easily automated，making labor more productive and actually increasing the demand for workers．
Jobs composed of repetitive tasks are the ones most defenseless to automation．Examples including automated weaving machines，ATMs，production-line welders(焊接工)and phone answering systems．It might seem that these advances would simply throw people out of work．
But look at the example of the weaving machines．They increased productivity 50-fold and dropped the price of cloth by 98 percent．The demand for cloth exploded as the price fell，thus creating more weaver jobs．In the years between 1830 and 1900，the number of weaver jobs increased 4-fold despite automation．Automation increased demand for weavers，but also changed the nature of the weaver’s job．A similar process happened with ATMs，which didn’t remove the need for human tellers，whose numbers actually have risen since ATMs were introduced in the 1970s.
The intelligent response is for the public and private sectors to create worker training programs to teach new skills that will be required despite the spread of automation．This will require all investment in on-the-job training and lifelong learning．
8．What can we know about AI from Paragraph 1?
A．It has a history of no more than 10 years．
B．It leaves many people worrying about job loss．
C．It is already too advanced to be further improved．
D．It is unable to learn or solve problems like humans．
9．What does the author say about automation in Paragraph 2?
A．It will surely reduce job chances for humans．
B．It will certainly help improve productivity．
C．It wi11 enable machines to enslave humans．
D．It will eventually take the place of all human labor．
10．What is the author’s main purpose of listing the examples in Paragraph 3?
A．To tell us how to expand the job market to cut costs．
B．To explain why certain jobs suffer greatly from automation．
C．To show what is the best way to have productivity improved．
D．To prove automation doesn’t necessarily make humans jobless．
11．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．How AI will develop in the future
B．How AI will transform the job market
C．How man will benefit from automation
D．How man will survive in the age of automation
D
There is a change of attitude toward the pink and blue divide in toys. Target, the second-largest discount retailer (折扣零售店) in the US, announced in 2015 that it would get rid of signs labeling toys for boys or for girls. A UK campaign called Let Toys Be Toys seeks to get retailers to stop dividing toys and books for one gender (性别) only.
Researchers have worried about the effect of having toys that were so segregated (分开的) by gender for some time, says Lisa Dinella, associate professor at Monmouth University.
Clearly divided pink and blue toys — with dolls and tea sets on one side and trucks and building blocks on the other — are actually a pretty recent development. As recently as the 1970s, toys sold in the US were not always marketed with clear gender distinctions. By the 1980s and 1990s, however, toys started to become more gender segregated, though it was still not so sharply divided as today, says Elizabeth Sweet, a lecturer in sociology at the University of California, Davis.
While it may seem like a small issue, toys help children to develop new skills, says Dinella. Dolls and pretend kitchens are good at teaching kids early language skills. Building blocks like Lego and puzzles teach skills related to space, which help set the groundwork for learning math. “Both genders lose out if we put kids on one track and they can't explore,” says Dinella.
Some parents try to introduce other types of toys and get away from the strictly pink and blue divide. But it's difficult for parents to ignore the marketing and get their kids toys or costumes meant for the other gender, says Dinella. While some parents try to broaden the toys their children are exposed to, there is often a social cost to the child for crossing gender boundaries. “So it is hard for parents to throw out the rules,” she says.
Researchers hope that one day, toys will stop being broken up by gender and will instead be categorized (分类) by type, like puzzle toys, dolls or children's bikes. Toy choices, Sweet says, should be based on kids' personal interests, and not on their gender.
12. What trend is described in the first paragraph?
A. Offering different toys to boys and girls. B. Giving kids more time to play with toys.
C. Making more colorful toys for kids. D. Ending the gender divide in toys.
13. How will the pink-and-blue toy divide affect kids according to Dinella?
A. Helping them develop in a quite normal way.
B. Making them better communicate with others.
C. Urging them to master more knowledge and skills.
D. Causing them to miss many opportunities to learn.
14. What is hard for the parents mentioned by Dinella?
A. Buying kids toys at relatively low prices. B. Buying kids toys aimed at the other gender.
C. Buying kids new types of toys. D. Buying kids high-quality toys.
15. What might be Sweet's attitude to Target's decision?
A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Uncaring. D. Curious.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Some people say volunteering abroad is unaffordable for ordinary people． 16 Volunteering isn’t so expensive that it’s only an option for the well-off．Last year I spent 10 weeks volunteering in Arizona，helping to preserve America’s natural beauty．Altogether，it cost me around￡1，000 —a sum which I covered mostly by working in my student bar．
I spent my time maintaining trails，building fences and caring out re-vegetation projects in some of the national parks and national monuments of America. Summer temperatures in Arizona stay well above 35℃，not ideal if you’re carrying 50kg of concrete for 10 hours at a time． 17 One afternoon I was taking a nap when suddenly I realized that a snake was resting only 3 meters from me．The experience，needless to say，improved my strength of character，and reduced my fear of the English household spider．
18 But in reality，you benefit just as much as the local communities and eco-systems you’re helping．Spending 10 months in America’s most beautiful national parks and forests was an unforgettable experience．I gained a far deeper understanding of the local environment than the average tourist，meeting ex-national park keepers who had a unique knowledge of the area’s history and ecosystem．
19 Being placed in an unfamiliar environment forces you to use your initiative(主动性)and develop self-confidence—surviving 10 days of camping in the wild is something that three years of university could never provide．When I look back on the work I completed，it makes writing a paper and academic deadlines seem a lot more manageable．
But best of all，my 10 weeks were spent volunteering with young people from a mix of cultures and backgrounds from Belgians to South Koreans．20
A．And then there’s the wildlife to deal with．
B．I suffered a great deal from this experience．
C．From my experience，this couldn’t be further from the truth．
D．Many people will give time and energy if they see a benefit for themselves．
E．The most challenging aspects of working abroad are also the most beneficial．
F．Most people volunteer because they want to give something back to the world．
G．When I left Arizona，I returned home having made friends with students from across the world．
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Dad, look!” I yelled, pointing to the middle of the crossroads. There, with 21 running just inches away, sat the summer's 13th box turtle.
My dad, a biologist, quickly 22 our truck on the side of the road and got out. He held out his hands to 23 traffic. Then he walked into the street and 24 the turtle.
“Another turtle safe and sound,” I sighed with 25 .
I grew up in a section of Florida where tearing down houses and shopping malls drove thousands of reptiles out of their 26 . Many of them 27 on the grass and busy highways. People would want to 28 them, and not knowing where else to go, they would 29 them to my dad. So far that summer, people had brought us 12 box turtles. We called them “BT's.”
Among all the BT's, I thought BT 13 was the 30 one.
“It's a miracle (奇迹) that it didn't get run over,” said my dad.
When we got home, I carried Number 13 to a chicken-wire pen (围栏) in the backyard where we 31 kept animals we found. Box turtles eat almost 32 , and we fed Number 13 cooked hamburger, vegetables, and even earthworms.
We didn't want to keep Number 13 as a 33 . Like all the animals people 34 to us, Number 13 belonged in the 35 . When my dad thought the turtle was 36 , we took it to a place close to where we'd found it — one that was safe from 37 .
After a 38 look at the beautiful creature in my hands, I set it down. “ 39 , Number 13,” I said.
The turtle stared at me for a while. Then it walked straight into the forest. I was sorry to see it 40 . But I felt sure that Number 13's luck would last.
21. A. chicken B. kids C. cars D. animals
22. A. hid B. drove C. loaded D. parked
23. A. stop B. move C. start D. direct
24. A. looked for B. put down C. threw away D. picked up
25. A. surprise B. relief C. regret D. disappointment
26. A. boxes B. forest C. homes D. vehicles
27. A. gave up B. set up C. cheered up D. ended up
28. A. hunt B. rescue C. watch D. raise
29. A. report B. take C. lend D. return
30. A. biggest B. weakest C. cleanest D. luckiest
31. A. illegally B. impatiently C. secretly D. temporarily
32. A. nothing B. everything C. away D. alone
33. A. pet B. turtle C. life D. friend
34. A. sold B. told C. brought D. showed
35. A. house B. wild C. zoo D. desert
36. A. free B. ready C. safe D. calm
37. A. people B. nature C. traffic D. weather
38. A. last B. first C. confused D. curious
39. A. Hello B. Come C. Help D. Goodbye
40. A. go B. die C. cry D. change
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第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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。
We are visiting my brother Rex in Boston, USA, 41. ________ teaches history in one of the universities here. So far, he 42. ________ (invite) some of his friends to meet us. One of them is from Austria, and another is from Poland. 43________ rest are from Japan, India, and Italy. I tell him that I'm 44. ________ (confuse). “Don't you have any American friends? I ask Rex.
He says, “They're all 45______ ( America). Didn't you know that America has people from all over the world?”
That's 46. ________ people often describe America as a melting pot' of many cultures,” says Tajima, from Japan.
People come here for a good many reasons. But students 47_____ ( main) come here to study. I have students from all over the world in my college, says Rex.
“But who were the first 48. ________ (come) here?” I ask.
Rex's Indian friend, Samir, says the first people were from Asia, more than 20,000 years ago and they are Native Americans' ancestors. About 500 years ago, Spanish settlers arrived from Europe，49____(follow) by other Europeans . People from Africa were brought over as slaves at first. I would say people from every corner of the world have made America 50. ______ it is today.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。
There are not enough seats in our school's reading room. One morning just before our finally examination, I got there very early to occupying a seat. I put a book on one desk and then went to have breakfast. While I hurried back, I found someone was sitting on the seat which I had occupied in the advance. I run to him immediately and shouted at him, “Going away! It's my seat!” Everyone in the reading room raised their eyes and stared at me on an unfriendly way. I felt very shame. So I rushed out of the reading room with my book. I will never forget those “eye”. I learned a hard lesson that day — I should respect and polite to other people.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，你们班同学打算周六去爬香山。请给外教Chris写一封英文信，邀请他参加此次活动。具体内容如下：
1. 时间：8am—5 pm；
2. 集合地点：校门口；
3. 交通工具：公交车；
4. 携带物品：雨具，午餐，相机。
1-3 DDB 4-7 ADAB 8-11BBDB 12-15 DDBA
16-20 CAFEG
21-40 CDABD CDBBD DBACB BCADA
41. who 42. has invited 43. The 44. confused 45. Americans 46. Why 47. mainly 48. to come
49. followed 50. what
51. finally final 52.occupying occupy 53. While When 54. the 55. run ran
56. Going Go 57. on an in 58. shame shamed/ shameful 59. eye eyes 60 be polite
书面表达
Dear Chris，
I’m writing to tell you that we intend to climb the Fragrant Hill this Saturday and I sincerely invite you to go with us on behalf of our class.
We are supposed to gather at the school gate and set out at 8:00 am. The bus will serve as our transportation. We will climb to the top of the hill and enjoy our picnic lunch there, so please take some food with you as lunch. At about 2:00 pm. we will go down the hill along another path and return to our school at about 5.00 pm. You may equip yourself with a camera to record the beautiful scenery and an umbrella or a raincoat is also necessary in case you are caught in a rain. Please spare some time to join us.
Your participation can surely add color to our trip and we are all looking forward to your involvement.
Yours,
Joe
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