51. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A. How to use a smart card. B. Hotels in Washington area.

C. What Moore Hebert is going to do next. D. The Women’s March and swearing-in ceremony.

52. From the passage, we can learn that Moore Hebert is__________ .

A. a woman good at doing business B. a woman working for President Trump

C. a woman interested in collecting smartcards D. a woman always thinking of helping others

D

The Proud Boy

“I NEVER knew before, Cecil, that you loved drawing,” said Aunt. “You really have made great progress.”

\do this term.\

\son, and has used the pencil, one might almost say, from his birth.\

\（树枝）of a tree into his picture, as if he meant what he said. \than two.\

\（忽视）your Latin for it, I hope? You have had the Latin prize every term for these three years past,\

\Russell is now working hard. But I am not content with one prize: I cannot rest till I have won the paint-box for drawing, of which Tom Lee makes so sure. It would be glorious to beat the son of an artist on his own ground!\

\prize, in trying for that which you are not likely to win. the dog that dropped the real meal, in catching at the shadow

On the evening of the day on which the names of the read out, Cecil came home from school gloomy and grave. His enough to make her spare him the pain of questions; but his not so thoughtful.

\“No,” should Cecil.

“Only one?” cried the child in an upset voice.

\one,” muttered the boy. “I was so busy trying to beat Lee, that I could not hold my ground against Russell.\

Cecil threw himself on a chair angrily that even Rosey did not dare to question him further. Their

Remember the fable of of another meat.\prize-winners

were

looks told his aunt little sister Rosey was

aunt silently hoped that the lesson might prove worth the pain which it cost, and that the proud boy might not again need to be reminded of the dog in the fable. 53. The aunt mentioned the fable of the dog to__________.

A. tell the boy to be care of the dog B. praise him of his dog-like behavior

C. remind the boy not to be ended up as the dog D. tell the boy to catch at the shadow of the meat

54. “__________” can describe the underlined words “gloomy and grave” best?

A. Confused B. Worried C. Amazed D. Sad 55. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Cecil’s sister Rosey often laughed at him. B. Cecil’s failure was caused by his proudness. C. Cecil’s aunt was kind but very strict with him.

D. Cecil’s schoolmate Russell was taught to draw at his birth. 七、阅读还原句子（共10分，每小题2分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。 More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world.

Of all these languages, English is the most widely used. Recently studies show that over 400 million people speak English as their mother language. The United States has the largest number of English speakers, over 226 million people. About 300 million people speak English as their second language. 56__________ , such as Japan, Germany, France and China, it is also learned as a foreign language.

English is also widely used by the world’s airlines and by international business.

And two thirds of the world’s scientists read in English. About 200 million users of the Internet communicate in English, too.57__________ .

It’s true that English is used more and more widely around the world.58__________? We may find the answer from history. In the nineteenth century, Great Britain became a powerful country, so English became an international language. Then, since the 1950s, the U.S.A. has become more and more powerful. Then American computer and Internet industry has taken the reading place in the world.59__________.

China, a country with the largest population in the world, has encouraged more people to learn English since the 1970s. Since the 1990s, English learning has been very popular with Chinese people.60__________and have made great progress in speaking it.

Now, students are required to learn English, and the study of English is considered as a very important industry in China as well as in the rest of the world.

A. How does this happen B. Many of them have done well in English C. The English language is becoming more and more important D. Even though it is not the first or second language in many countries E. As a result, the Internet has helped English to become much more popular

八、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）

阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。 According to an international people in emerging（新型的）countries have a greater sense of hope about the those living in developed areas such as and Australia.

The survey was carried out between

September and October survey in 2016, young like China and India future, compared with Europe, North America

by the Varkey Foundation. The Varkey Foundation is a non-for-profit organization set up improve the standards of education for poor children all over the world. It surveyed 20,000 young people who were born between 1995 to2001 in 20 countries. They were asked questions about their hopes, personal ideas and community values.

It was found that 53%of those questioned in China thought the world was becoming a better place―the highest among the countries surveyed. Some 93% of them also felt hopeful for the future because of the development in technology, such as in medicine, renewable energy and computing.

However, young people in France, Italy and Turkey had a pessimistic outlook on the future. “At present, most people pay more attention to the differences between people, the fact shows that young people share much similar ideas of the world.” Pota, the CEO of the Varkey Foundation, told The Guardian（卫报）.

As for young people in China, what they fear most is the environmental problems―some 82% of those who were surveyed said so. Pota said it was encouraging that young people in China were realized how serious the environmental problems are.

The final survey showed a sense of optimism in the attitudes and opinions of the generation that is likely to shape the next tens of years, according to Pota.

“They are more likely to travel, to move across borders（边境）and to build friendships in other countries than their parents,” he said. 61. Is China an emerging country? 62. What is Varkey Foundation?

63. How do young people in France think of the future? 64. What do young people in China fear most? 65. What’s your opinion for the future? And why?

书面表达（共15分）

九、文段表达（15分）

66. 从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总

词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。 1 题目○

假如你是李华，你在一所国际学校上学。今天下午放学时，你在学校操场上捡到一个黑色的书包。现在你要用英语在学校社交平台上发布一则招领启事。请你在启事中写清捡到书包的时间、地点；列出包内的几件物品，并请失主尽快与你取得联系。联系电话：13901234545.

提示词语：after school, playground, textbook, water bottle, call at…

提示问题：● Where and when did you find the schoolbag?

●What is in it?

●How can the owner contact（联系）you?

Found May 2, 2017 I am Li Hua from Class 1, Grade 9._____________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 题目○

假如你是李华，你们学校的英文周刊正在征集有关“四个一活动”（天安门广场升旗仪式、国家博物馆、首都博物馆、抗日战争纪念馆）的征文。你准备参与投稿。请你在文中介绍其中一项活动的时间、地点；简单描述你的所见、所闻和所感。

提示词语：flag-raising ceremony, the National Museum, the Capital Museum, watch videos, listen to the introduction, learn the history of, moved, instructed…

提示问题： ●Where and when did you go?

●What did you do there? ●How did you feel?

All middle school students in Beijing are supposed to go to the Four-must Places. ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

英语参考答案及评分标准

一、听对话，选择与对话内容相符的图片（共5分，每小题1分）

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A

二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，选择正确答案（共15分，每小题1.5分） 6. B 7. A 8.C

9. C 10. B

11. A 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. B