80% feel shy at some point in their lives. Why are people ___56 ___?

It is found that family size might ___57___ people to be shy. Children with no brothers and sisters may be shy. Growing up ___58___, they often play by themselves. They are not able to develop the same social skills as children from big ___59___.

Another cause of shyness could be ___60___. As more and more people use the Internet, they ___61___ less time outside, talking to people. As a result, they lose practice at conversation. ___62___ to new people face to face can make them feel nervous.

For shy people, it can be ___63___ to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can ___64___ your shyness. They suggest trying ___65___ things and practicing conversation.

Anyway, don't be afraid of shyness—you are valued for what you are! 56. A. excited B. shy C. happy D. brave 57. A. remind B. teach C. guide D. cause 58. A. quickly B. happily C. alone D. abroad 59. A. countries B. cities C. teams D. families 60. A. duty B. safety C. technology D. education 61. A. design B. spend C. collect D. save

62. A. Nodding B. Running C. Jumping D. Speaking 63. A. difficult B. safe C. harmful D. surprising 64. A. run into B. look for C. get over D. heavy 65. A. new B. private C. awful D. heavy

第三部分 阅读理解（共两大题，满分45分）

Ⅷ．补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余

选项。

A: Lucy, how long have you been in China? B: ___66___

A: Wow! That’s a long time.

B: Yes, and I’m going to stay longer to see how the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated here. A: ___67___

B: Can I? That’s very kind of you!

A: ___68___ We’ll celebrate it in the countryside. B: ___69___

A: Yes, I’m sure you’ll learn a lot about Chinese traditions there. B: Sounds great! ___70___

A: Looking forward to your coming.

A. That's not true.

B. For about three months. C. How do you celebrate it? D. I believe you will love it. E. You mean in your hometown?

F. I can't wait for the coming of that day.

G. If so, you can come to celebrate it with my family.

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Ⅸ．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

A

It is expected that Pacific Island countries will become popular with Chinese tourists in 2019. Which one should you choose for your summer holiday? Country What you need to know Papua New Guinea Language What you need to do It is the largest one of the Pacific Island English & Go deep sea countries. Both the mainland and its Tok Pisin diving in the Solomon islands are perfect for deep sea diving Sea. (潜水). Visit the Royal Palace of Tonga. Send a postcard from the underwater post office. Go diving on Mana Island Kingdom Tonga is ahead of the rest of the world: English & of it's the first country in the world to start Tongan Tonga a new day. The Republic of Vanuatu Fiji It sits between Hawaii and Australia. In English, Vanuatu, you'll find the world's only French & underwater post office in the capital, Bislama Port Villa. Fiji is one of the world's best-known Fijian & places for your holiday. The island's English blue sea, white-sand beaches and the forests are well worth seeing. 71. Which country is the first one to start a new day? A. Papua New Guinea. B. Kingdom of Tonga. C. The Republic of Vanuatu. D. Fiji. 72. People go to Fiji for their holidays mainly because _____.

A. things there are well worth seeing B. the underwater post office is exciting C. they want to stay in the Royal Palace D. it is the largest Pacific Island country 73. Which language is spoken in all the four Pacific Island countries?

A. Tok Pisin. B. French. C. Bislama. D. English. 74. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To ask for some help. B. To introduce languages. C. To answer a question. D. To offer holiday choices.

B

Have you tried to run or walk for exercise and then given up? If you answered yes, you should try a new kind of exercise: aquatic (水中的) exercise. Aquatic exercise is like exercise on land, but you do it in a swimming pool. More and more people are trying aquatic exercise.

Aquatic exercise feels easier than exercising on land. Why? You weigh about 90% less in the pool. It is better for your knees than running or walking. Water is about 1, 000 times thicker and heavier than air. To move through the water, your body has to work four times as hard. As a result, you can burn more calories (卡路里).

In fact, most people say they feel more relaxed in the water. They stop thinking about the things that make them worried. They feel in control of their bodies. The cool, quiet environment makes them feel good.

But what if you are afraid of the water? No problem! There is nothing to worry about. Aquatic

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exercise is safe and easy to learn. It doesn't require any special skills. You don't even need to know how to swim. Aquatic exercise is for everyone. 75. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. Difference between air and water. B. Weight change of one's body. C. The advantages of aquatic exercise. D. The ways to do aquatic exercise. 76. What do most people think of aquatic exercise?

A. Relaxing. B. Worrying. C. Challenging. D. Boring. 77. According to the text, aquatic exercise is _____.

A. done in groups B. fit for everyone C. difficult to learn D. done with special skills 78. In which part of a magazine can we read the text?

A. Culture. B. Health. C. Nature. D. Travel.

C

Like many high school graduates, Maggie Doyne didn't go straight to college. She decided to travel and arrived in western Nepal in 2006. A war had just ended there and left many children living on the streets. They were often forced to work at hard physical jobs for little money.

One day, while walking down a country road, Doyne saw a little girl breaking up rocks. She soon learned that 7-year-old Hima sold the rocks to support her family. With deep sadness, she decided to pay Hima's tuition (学费) for school. Encouraged by the changes in the child, Doyne thought, \

Doyne felt that the street children's greatest need was a home. She found a piece of land for sale and bought it with $5,000 she saved from years of babysitting (当临时保姆) . In 2008 the Kopila Valley Chilren's Home was set up. With the help from the community, another goal was reached in 2010—the Kopila Valley School. Over 350 children now attend the school and over 50 live in the home.

Today, Doyne lives in the home and is \ 79. When did Maggie Doyne travel to western Nepal?

A. In 2006. B. In 2007. C. In 2008. D. In 2010. 80. Why did Hima break up the rocks?

A. To do physical exercise. B. To build a new school.

C. To get money for her family. D. To repair the country road. 81. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A. The street children once worked as babysitters. B. Doyne got some support from the community.

C. Doyne borrowed much money from the government. D. Over 5,000 children attend the Kopila Valley School. 82. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A. Maggie Doyne---A Lonely Traveller B. War in Western Nepal

C. Maggie Doyne---Mum to More Than 50 D. A Girl Lived on Her Own

D

The world uses about a thousand million (百万) tons of water a day. Water is a human right and everyone should have their share. Yet more than 700 million people around the world have trouble getting clean, safe water.

Treating wastewater is a good way to provide fresh water for us. And it also helps the

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environment by keeping waste out of rivers and oceans. 80% of wastewater around the world is not treated at all, and it is running into oceans. But now we have got the technology to treat and reuse the wastewater.

While 75% of our planet is covered with water, only about 2% is fresh water—that comes from rivers, lakes, ice and snow. The rest, 98% of the water, is in seas and oceans. It is too salty to drink. Then desalination businesses come in. More than 19.000 factories have been built around the world, mostly in coastal countries. They process (加工) more than 92 million tons of water every day. But the technology they use requires a lot of energy.

Scientists are working to create a less costly technology. They want to produce 20 times more clean water and make sure everyone has enough. But for now, the world still faces each day with not having enough water for everyone.

83. How many people have trouble in getting clean water around the world? A. Under 10 million. B. Only 19 million. C. About 92 million. D. Over 700 million. 84. Treating wastewater helps the environment by _____.

A. storing waste in ice and snow B. letting waste run into oceans

C. keeping waste out of rivers and oceans D. sending waste to coastal countries 85. What does the underlined word \

A. 远洋运输 B. 潮汐发电 C.食盐销售 D. 海水淡化 86. At present, the technology to process water_____. A. needs much energy B. saves much money C. satisfies everyone D. causes pollution 87. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Water should be a human right. B. The water problem is still serious. C. Our planet is covered with water. D. Everyone has enough clean water.

阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。

E

Remember when you were a little child trying to learn to walk?

First, you had to learn how to balance (平衡) yourself and stand. You fell down, and then got back up. You laughed sometimes and cried at other times. After much practice, you finally learned how to balance yourself. You got much pleasure from this new feeling of power—you'd stand everywhere you could. It was a happy time—you did it!

Now the next step—walking. You'd seen others do it. It didn't look that hard—just move your legs while you were standing. Wrong—more difficult than you ever imagined. But after you tried again and again and again, you understood how to walk.

If people found you walking, they cheered, \look at what the kid is doing.\This encouraged you! But look back on those days when you were the little child—how many times did you try when no one was watching, or when no one was cheering? You couldn't wait for someone to encourage you to take the next steps. You learned how to encourage yourself.

So, keep trying and encouraging yourself as you learned to walk if you want to succeed in doing something.

88. What is the first step in learning to walk? (不超过15个词)

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