1、The Wizard of OZ Show Times: Tuesday, December 18, 2017 at 9: $10. 00 per person for groups of 10 or more; $14. 00 for individuals. Follow the yellow brick road. Join in Dorothys adventures over the rainbow with the Tin man, Scarecrow, Lion and, of course, the Wizard himself. More excitement is crea
2、ted when a life-size tornado travels from the stage through the audience. Meet old friends and new in this imaginative fun filled musical. Award-winning lighting and special effects. Appropriate for all ages.Charlotte s Web Show Times: Thursday, December 4, 2017 at 11: 00 am & 12 noon. Tickets: $12.
3、 00 per person for groups of 20 or more; $17. 00 for individuals. Charlottes Web is a beloved and memorable childrens classic that comes to life on stage in this musical storyThe story is set in a Midwest country farm in the first half of the twentieth century. Meet Fern Arable, an imaginative eight
4、-year-old farm girl, Wilbur, a small lovable pig, Charlotte, a large intellectual spider and Templeton, a lazy yet clever rat. Youre sure to fall in love.Appropriate for Grades Pre-Kindergarten 3rd grade.1. A father with his son to see Science Show will pay_. A. $9. 00 B. $18. 00 C. $28. 00 D. $14.
5、002.A boy who likes stories about wizards will watch the musical at_. A.10: 00 am B.12 noon C.15: 00 pm D. 9: 00 am 3.Where does the story of a little girl with several animals take place? A. On a brick roadB. On a farm C. In a kindergarten D. In a college libraryPulling heavy suitcases all day in t
6、he summer is hard work, especially when youre a thin 14-year-old. That was me in 1940the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York Citys Pennsylvania Railway Station.After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers. Id like to join them, thin
7、king, “Everyone else is doing it.”When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do. “You give an honest days work,” he said, looking at me straight in the eye. “Theyre paying you. If they want to do that, you let them do that.”I followed my dads advice for the rest of that summer and ha
8、ve lived by his words ever since.Of all the jobs Ive had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me. Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possessions. Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience. If one person steals, it dest
9、roys trust and hurts everyone. I can put up with many things, but not with people who steal. If one of my players were caught stealing, hed be gone.Whether youre on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you cant trust one another, theres going to be trouble.4. What can be inferred
10、about the baggage boys?A. They could earn much, but they had to work hard. B. Many of them earned money in a dishonest way.C. They were all from poor families. D. They were all thin, young boys.5. What does the fathers advice imply（暗示）?A. It is wrong to give more pay to the passengers. B. Dont belie
11、ve them if they are paying you more. C. Dont follow others to overcharge the passengers. D. It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy.6. The writer cant put up with stealing because he thinks that _.A. it is a totally shared experience B. it is considered as the most dangerous C. it doe
12、s great harm to human relationship D. it may lead to the loss of his sports team7. It can be concluded from the text that _.A. his fathers advice helped him to decide which job to take upB. working in the sports team was his most important experienceC. he learnt much from his shared experience with
13、his team membersD. his experience as a baggage boy had a great influence on his later lifeCGreat white sharks! Just hearing that name makes many peoples hair stand on end. In reality, these big fish have more to fear from us than we do from them. For many years, people killed countless great white s
14、harks in the waters around the United States.But thanks to conservation （保护） efforts, great whites are making a comeback in the U.S. Two recent studies show that the population of these sharks is rising along the east and west coast.Why is the growing population of a killer fish something to celebra
15、te? “When you fish too many of them, you start to lose balance in the environment,” says shark researcher Tobey Curtis. As the biggest killer, sharks help keep the populations of fish, seals, and other creatures they eat from growing too large.In spite of their importance, great white sharks had lon
16、g been hunted for their meat and their fins （鳍）. Then, in 1997, the U.S. government passed a law that didnt allow the hunting of great whites. Afterwards, the numbers of these sharks in the U.S. waters started to increase.The law wasnt the only thing that has helped great whites. Conservationists ha
17、ve also played a part in the sharks comeback. The research group OCEARCH is using a method called tagging （加标签） to help change peoples attitudes about great whites. They let the public follow each shark as it travels the worlds oceans. OCEARCH also gives each tagged shark a name to help people form
18、a closer connection with the big fish.The groups most well-known shark is named Katharine. She was tagged last year near Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Since then, thousands of people have tracked（追踪）Katharines movements on Twitter and the OCEARCH website.This helps people see sharks in a new way. Chris F
19、ischer, the founder of OCEARCH believes learning to appreciate great whites will encourage people to do more to protect them.8The underlined part “makes many peoples hair stand on end” in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by_.A. worries many people B. bores many peopleC. frightens many people D. inte
20、rests many people9The law passed in 1997 _.A. seemed very helpful B. let scientists downC. needed to be changed D. made people like great whites10Katharines example is used to show that _.A. great whites are in fact lovely animalsB. the OCEARCH website has a lot of visitorsC. the number of great whi
21、tes is growing quicklyD. OCEARCH help people get closer to great whites11The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. introduce an experiment resultB. make an advertisement for OCEARCHC. remind us that big killers are dying outD. inform us that great whites are making a comebackDHave you ever run into
22、 a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new namephubbers（低头族）. Recently, a cartoon created b
23、y students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities（身份） bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie（自拍） in front
24、of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world. Although the ending sounds overstated（夸大）, the damage phubbing can bring is real. Your health is the first to bear t
25、he effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “The neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight grad
26、ually, according to the report. But thats not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creat
27、es a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.12For what purpose does the author give the example of a cartoon in Para
28、gragh2?A. To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing.B. To advertise the cartoon made by students.C. To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers.D. To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients.13Which of the following is NOT a risk a phubber may have?A. His
29、social skills could be affected.B. His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed.C. He will cause the destruction of the world.D. He might get separated from his friends and family.14Which of the following may be the authors attitude towards phubbing?A. Supportive. B. Opposed. C.Neutral（中立） D. Obje
30、ctive（客观）15What may the passage talk about next?A. Advice on how to use a cell phone. B. People addicted to phubbing.C. Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing. D. Consequences（后果）of phubbing.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。Creating a good study environment takes a little planningIt is well
