11．　　Thomas Edison was a great American scientist. He was born in Ohio in 1817. When he was in school, he asked his teacher a lot of questions. Some were easy and others were difficult. And he didn't stop doing so. His teachers often said he was not a good student. They didn't like him and they didn't want to answer him any more questions. So, Edison had to leave school after only three months. Then he was interested in science work. He planted tomatoes and other things. So, he got some money to buy the needed things for his work. When he was twelve, he began to work on the train. He tried a lot to read science books when he was free. He studied all the time. He wished he could do his best to find new ways out to make our world much happier. Later his mother taught him herself, he learned a lot from his mother and read all kinds of books. Edison made many new things. People all over the world will always remember him.

12．　　Some people learn a foreign language easily. Others may not. How can you help yourself learn English?I think there are two ways, to make learning English a little easier, and more interesting.
　　First, you should build up confidence. If you believe, that you can learn, you will learn. When you read or listen to something, you may not be able to understand it all. Don't worry. You can use a dictionary to help you. You can ask your teacher or your friends to help you. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. You can learn from mistakes.
　　Second, practice using English. For example, write a diary in English every day, and you will be able to write better. Speak English whenever you can. You may practice with your friends after class. Then you will be able to speak English better.
　　Remember the famous saying, "Practice makes perfect. " The more you practice using English, the better you'll learn it.

13．　　Hawaii has always been a magic name to people who like traveling. People from all over the world dream of seeing the beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. It's always one of their dreams to watch the sun going down.
　　The sun drops like a ball of bright fire into the sea, and it drops so quickly that you can even see it move.
　　About two thousand years ago, the first people went Hawaii in a very small boat. They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees, But it was difficult for people to go to Hawaii at that time. And there were no big hotels like the ones today. Now people can get to Hawaii in different ways. More and more people go to Hawaii. So lots of nice big hotels have been built in recent years. However, the scenery (自然景色)in Hawaii hasn't changed much. The white sand beaches and the waving palm tress are still there. People often have a peaceful time, taking a walk along the water in the morning. At night, they get tighter to hold parties, chatting and dancing. So if you're thinking about relaxing yourself, Hawaii is surely the first place for you to choose.

14．阅读短文及文后选项, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
　　Question: I'm 15 and I've been having trouble sleeping at night. It usually takes me 2 to 4 hours to get to sleep. (1)       I can't focus on my lessons at school. Please help me!
　　Answer: If you are a person who doesn't regularly get a good night's sleep, you are not alone. (2)       Here are some tips for helping you get a good night's sleep.
⊙Keep regular hours
　　By keeping regular hours your body and mind know what is coming up and can start to prepare for you to sleep. (3)       If you can't go to bed at a regular time, then make sure you get up at a regular time. So after a late night you wake up tired, and it forces you to go to bed earlier.
⊙ (4)      
　　I know, you hear this about everything from heart health to losing weight, but exercise really does do you a world of good. However, don't do it too close to going to sleep. It is better to do it about an hour after dinner.
⊙Relax before going to bed
　　(5)       In fact, when you lie down to go to sleep, your mind is going to be thinking about the programs you have been watching. Instead, take just 20 or 30 minutes before bed to read or sit, anything that gets you to slow down and gives your mind a rest!
A. Take some exercise.
B. And I usually get about 4 or 5 hours' sleep in a day.
C. It also means you can get in regular number of hours each night.
D. Many people suffer from sleep problems.
E. You may think that watching TV before you go to bed is a good way to relax.

15．　　The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago. In those days, the people did not really eat chocolate. They used the cocoa bean (可可豆) to make chocolate drink and they enjoyed it very much. Many years later, the cocoa bean was brought to other countries and people came to love the taste of chocolate.
　　In 1824, John Cadbury opened a factory to make chocolate drink. He wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks. A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars(条状巧克力), and so for the first time people had the chance to eat chocolate instead of only drinking it . But at that same time, chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later, as more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper.
　　However, at first only plain chocolate (a kind of chocolate without milk and with very little sugar) was produced Milk chocolate came later and this was made by adding milk to the chocolate. The first milk chocolate bar was made in Cadbury's Milk Bar, was made in 1905. It has been the most popular chocolate in Britain and around the world for over 100 years. The Cadbury factory is still in Britain and the chocolate produced there is eaten all over the world. Every year, thousands of visitors visit the factory in order to see how chocolate is made.

26．　　Richard Turere has always enjoyed making things using old objects. For example, when he was quite young, he (1)      (make) fans for his parents' house from car parts and things he found in the yard.
　　Richard (2)       (live) near the Nairobi National Park in Kenya. When he was nine, Richard began to look after his family's cows and sheep. The big problem was the lions. "I (3)       (grow) up hating lions," says Richard. "They used to (4)      (come) at night and feed on our cows when we were sleeping."
　　Then one night, as he (5)      (walk) around the cowshed (牛舍) with a flashlight in his hand, he noticed something. That day the lions didn't come. "Richard realized that lions (6)      (scare) of a moving light. So, he had an idea Using some used parts from a car and a motorcycle, Richard setup some flashing lights to trick the lions into thinking that people were walking around the cowshed. The lions didn't come near. Soon other families were using his "lion lights".
　　Richard's "lion lights" (7)       (cost) just ten dollars to make. They (8)       (help) the farmers and the lions. Many lions (9)       (kill) by farmers before "lion lights" appeared. Now across Kenya Richard's idea has been used by farmers (10)       (protect) their animals.
　　Richard has been accepted into one of Kenya's top schools. "One year ago, I was just a boy looking after my father's cows. Now I want to be an engineer or a pilot."

27．等公共汽车的时候，我们应该排队。
      

28．Paula 以前戴眼镜吗？
      

29．这架模型飞机是用什么做成的？
      

30．我想知道怎么能快速学好英语。
      

31．随着中国的发展，世界上越来越多的人开始说汉语。
      

32．
　　Mrs Betty is a teacher. She asked her students to hand in their homework through a DR code (二维码) . "When students hand in their homework, they keep it on WeChat (微信) . So, I can (1)      everywhere using my computer or mobile phone," said Betty.
　　Most students like the new way and think it is (2)       "We are living in the information age. Many students like to (3)      . It makes learning more fun," said John, a student of Betty.
　　"The paper is not easy to keep but the code is easy to (4)      ," " Betty said. "It is worth trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don't want my students to (5)      ."
　　However, some parents are (6)      . They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and little time studying. But in fact, it is (7)      . Students still need to (8)      in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the code when they (9)      . It doesn't take them too much time. As for teachers, they can check the students' homework at any time. And it is also an easy way to (10)      with outer students.

33．请你根据你的记忆, 结合你父母对的讲述, 以Changes in My Hometown为题, 写一篇英语短文, 词数在100左右．主要内容包括衣(质量、美观等)、食(营养、品种、口味等)、住(居住环境、河流、街道等)、行(交通工具的变化)、人的思维变化五个方面, 最后谈一下你对你家乡未来的畅想……
Changes in My Hometown
　　Hello everyone. My hometown has changed a lot in the recent years. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________