W: Hi, Li Tao. I heard that you had moved to【1】and rented(租) Several plots of land for farming, yes?

M: Yes. You know. after many years of hard struggle for my business, I'm 【2】of my city life. Now I just want to live a idyllic ( 田園詩般的) life here.

W: Wow. You're so great! But would you please describe the nature of your farm?

M: Sure. I mainly grow corn and wheat for feed crops. I do only grow cotton when the cotton prices are better. Of course, I also grow some 【3】vegetables and fruit for my family.

W: I think you must have hired some people to help you. How many employees (雇員) do you have?

M: Ten together. Seven of them are part-time employees.

W: Do you pay them 【4】or are they salaried?

M: I pay them by the hour . Because sometimes they only work a few hours and other times they work many hours. Therefore, it wouldn't be 【5】for them to get a weekly or monthly salary year round.

W: How many hours do you work 【6】the boss?

M: In the winter I work eight hours a day, but in the spring, summer and autumn I work 12 to 13 hours a day. Many times our work depends on the【7】. For example, if the crops need water and it hasn't【8】, the employees must irrigate (灌溉) the fields which can take many hours. At other times. I spend my time in checking my fields for pests (害蟲), and if I find any, I have to apply farm chemicals. If my machinery breaks down, I have to call in the repairman to 【9】it.

W: If you were to start a new farm, what changes would you make?

M: I wouldn't make many changes. Right now my farm is very 【10】.

W: Hehe..sounds proud!

【1】What's the topic of passage one?

A.Different genes, different habitsB.Hot and hungry insects.C.Where chocolate comes from.

【2】What can we conclude from passage two?

A.Insects' body temperatures always stay the same, never unchanged.

B.On hot days, insects' metabolism becomes more slowly that usual.

C.Global warming can make insects eat more and breed more quickly.

【3】Which of the following is true according to passage three?

A.No babies care about what others think about them.

B.Two-year-old babies care about what others think about them.

C.Only four-year-old babies care about what others think them.

【4】What does the fourth passage tell us?

A.Chocolate smells so good.

B.Cacao was first found about 3,900 years ago.

C.A new study shows when and where people grew cacao.

【5】What's the best title for all the four passages?

A.Babies Also Care.B.Unbelievable Facts.C.New Scientific Discoveries.

One day, Tom and his father went for a walk after dinner__________ they were walking along a river, Tom said, "Dad, you always tell me to learn something new. To be__________ , I don't want to make any change."

Joe looked in the river, saw a dead __________and pointed at it.

"Tom, what is that over there?"

“It's a dead fish.'

"What's the fish doing?"

"It's moving down with the running water."

“But the fish is dead.__________can it be moving?" asked Joe.

“It's moving as the river is moving."

Joe turned to his son and said,“Life is__________the river. It's always moving and always changing. Some people don't want to change, but their life is always changing whether they like it or not. A dead fish only moves along the river, while a living fish can control its journey. What's your choice if you want to live a _________life?"

This made Tom __________his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing. And she just stayed the way she used to be, living like a dead fish.

Guided by his__________,Tom understood what he said. He didn't want to become a person like his aunt. So he made up his mind to__________learning and developing himself.

【1】A.meB.himC.her

【2】A.WhileB.OnceC.After

【3】A.happyB.patientC.honest

【4】A.fishB.birdC.dog

【5】A.WhoB.WhichC.How

【6】A.inB.likeC.over

【7】A.harderB.betterC.worse

【8】A.think ofB.wait forC.give up

【9】A.auntB.friendC.father

【10】A.avoidB.continueC.finish

When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food and warm arms to___________ in.

When I was two running through the field, she made sure I was safe and kept me from danger.

When I fell and hurt_________, she gave me a hug and lifted me up.

When I was seven coughing badly, she said no ice-cream for me.

But I talked back loudly, "I should be allowed to eat some! Give it to me now!"

When I was nine watching scary movies, she said it'd give me awful dreams.

But I shouted back__________, “I should be allowed to watch it! I'm not a baby!"

When I was a teen going out with friends, she said, "Please be back by ten!"

But I talked back again—- “I should not be told_________! I'm seventeen now!"

Now I'm an adult, thinking back to those times.

I coughed for days after eating that ice-cream

And had scary dreams after watching that film.

I was late for school from staying out past ten.

I regret talking back, not__________Mom.

Mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the best!

【1】A.standB.sleepC.sit

【2】A.myselfB.herselfC.ourselves

【3】A.quietlyB.politelyC.angrily

【4】A.where to goB.what to doC.when to start

【5】A.listening toB.playing withC.cheering up

W: How lovely! 【1】

M: Yes, of course. The Grand Hotel opened in 1990 and it sits on the seaside along the South Coast Highway.【2】

W: That sounds great!

M: And there are some restaurants outside.【3】

W: That's really nice.【4】What about the scenery around it?

M:【5】

W: Oh, I think I will love this hotel.

A. It is the most beautiful hotel here.

B. The hotel has the best views of the Pacific Ocean.

C. I like to have some local foods while traveling.

D. So at dinner time, you'd have a lot of choices.

E. Could you tell me about the hotel I'm going to stay at?

① ride bikes or walk to school

② give out food to homeless people

③ use cloth bags instead of plastic bags

④ help the old people in the neighborhood

⑤turn off the lights when leaving a room

A.①③⑤B.②③④C.①④⑤

Whenever I hear the song“Yesterday once more", I will always think of my hometown and my little friends. In my hometown, a small river flows in front of my house.____

A.I played basketball on the playground.

B.My teachers were very friendly to me.

C.My little friends and I would always swim in the river in summer.

—The Captain . Because it's based on the real event ______happened on May 14, 2018 in Chengdu.

A.whoB.whichC.what

—OK. Be sure to be there!

A.am; waitingB.was; waitingC.have; waited

—__________. Whenever I listen to his music, I can sense both the beauty and the sadness in it.

A.So it is.B.So do IC.Nor do I