show, Letters Alive, is bringing back this old habit.
Letters Alive got its idea from a UK program with a similar name. In the show, there are no funny jokes or colorful activities to please the audience (取悦观众). Instead, popular actors are invited to read letters which were written by people from different times in history.
For example, once, a letter from Xiao Hong, a writer, was read in the show. The letter was written to her younger brother in 1941. It showed that she missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future. “Every letter opens another world for us，” according to Guan Zhengwen, the director of the TV show. “It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers.”
Since its first appearance on December 5th, 2016, Letters Alive has received wide compliments. Many audiences say that it is a good TV show and it provides a breath of fresh air for today's TV shows. “This means that our audiences these days are not just looking for colorful activities and eye-catching games，” reported China Youth Daily. “Cultural values and true feelings are the key to winning the audiences' hearts.”
49. What do you know about Letters Alive? A. It got its name from a US program. B. It has many funny jokes and activities. C. It invites popular actors to read letters. D. It writes letters to successful people.
50. The underlined word “compliments” here probably means “________”． A. praises B. punishments C. gifts D. suggestions
51. From China Youth Daily, ________ are the most important to catch the audiences' eye.
A. colorful activities B. funny jokes
C. cultural values and true feelings
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D. phone calls and messages
52. The writer thinks Letters Alive is ________． A. funny B. terrible C. boring D. educational
D
At the beginning of March this year, the 26th yearly Young Writers and Artists Festival was held at Utah State University in the United States. Nearly 300 student writers and artists attended it. What interested them most was the workshops (研讨会) on telling stories, writing and creating art. During the workshops, students shared their works and got advice from professional (专业的) writers and artists.
This year's theme of writing is “The Power of One”. It encourages students to use their creativity to change the world. Though most students write stories in the classroom, they try to make their works more creative. At the workshop, Megan Rasmussen showed a new play. She wrote it out of the story Cinderella, which is known to all. She learned about writing and enjoyed communicating with professional writers.
While some students put most of their energies into writing, others create many hand-made works of art. Students are encouraged to make all kinds of creative clothes and handbags with reused materials. At the workshop, the most creative work was from Dokota Brodniak, an eighth-grader. She made a dress out of waste newspapers and some other paper. While doing these things, everyone put their ideas into practice.
Jeannie Allen is an art teacher from Cache Middle School. She thinks that students need workshops like this to express themselves. Through these activities, teenagers can exchange (交流) their ideas and influence each other easily and greatly. This way, they start to care about others' thoughts and develop their creativity.
53. The theme “The Power of One” encourages students to ________ to change the world.
A. watch more plays B. produce creative works
C. communicate with professional writers
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D. get advice from others
54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. A creative dress was made by an eight-year-old student. B. A new play Cinderella was written by a professional teacher. C. Competitions were the most interesting part at the festival. D. Many works of art made by hand were shown at the workshop. 55. The best title for the passage can be “________”． A. Workshops for creative students B. Hand-made works of creative art C. Professional teachers
D. The theme of writing 第Ⅱ卷(共55分)
Ⅴ.完成句子：根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。(共5小题，计10分)
56. 多么美味的土豆啊！
What delicious ________________________________ they are! 57. 图书馆后面有一棵树。
There is a tree ________________________________． 58. 去做你的作业吧。
Go and ________________________________． 59. 昨天我熬夜到很晚。
I ________________________________ late yesterday. 60. 后来，他成为一位著名的工程师。
Later, he became a ________________________________．
Ⅵ.短文填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次。每空只填一个单词。)(共10小题，计10分)
he, easy, visit, keep, attention, thousand, include, everyone, walk, difference Michael Bates is the former junior home minister (前任初级内政部长) of Britain. He says that he isn't a person who enjoys going to places on foot. But now he
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is 61. ____________ to different countries. And in the past six years, Bates has 62. ____________ 23 countries on foot in his spare time. Up to now, he has walked 63. ____________ of kilometers!
What makes Bates 64. ____________ walking to different countries? His answer is much 65. ____________ than you can imagine. He walks for peace so that understanding between countries can improve greatly. He hopes people all over the world will know that it's 66. ____________ duty to keep world peace.
Bates wrote a book named Walk for Peace about 67. ____________ 71-day journey from Beijing to Hangzhou in 2015. The walk was to celebrate the 70th anniversary (周年纪念日) of the end of World War Ⅱ and to give special 68. ____________ to the first UK-China Year of Cultural Exchanges.
In Bates's book, he writes about his own ideas of the cultural 69. ____________ between China and his home country. And the kindness of the local people, his experiences in different cities and the beautiful sights of the countryside are also 70. ____________ in it. His book has come out in China. It is partly in English and partly in Chinese.
President Xi Jinping, during his speech in Britain, highly praised Bates for trying to keep world peace through his walking.
Ⅶ.任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。(共5小题，计10分)
As we all know, English has been a widely-used language. So, in which country, not including English-speaking countries, do people speak English best? And where does China rank (排名)?
A language education company EF worked out 2016 English Proficiency Index (熟练程度指标) last year. Netherlands ranked first. Denmark and Sweden came next. To get the ranking result, 950，000 people from 72 countries and areas were given tests on English reading and listening.
According to the index, the English proficiency in China is low, ranking 39th. Across the country, people in Shanghai are the best English speakers. Beijing follows
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Shanghai as China's next best English-speaking city. “Shanghai and Beijing rank high because they are international cities.” EF manager Christopher said.
However, the English learning conditions in China are different from east to west. China has about 400 million English learners, but in some poor western areas, the English proficiency index is pretty low. Often several primary schools in an area share only one English teacher. Many students there still don't have any chance of having a real English class.
Sebastian Magnusson, a Swedish officer in China, is good at both English and Chinese. He has given some advice on English learning. He said that TV shows, movies and even computer games could be learning tools. “The most important is to use English in our daily life，” said he.
71. Which three countries ranked top according to 2016 English Proficiency Index?
They were Netherlands, ____________________________． 72. Where did China rank in English proficiency from the index? China ranked ____________________________ in English proficiency. 73. Why do Beijing and Shanghai rank high in English proficiency across China? Because they are ____________________________． 74. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
It's mainly about ____________________________ in China.
75. According to Sebastian, what is the most important thing in learning English? It's to ____________________________． Ⅷ.补全对话(共10小题，计10分)
(A)根据对话内容，将方框内符合对话情境的句子抄写在对话空白处，使对话恢复完整。选项中有两项是多余的。
A: Hi, Lucy. I didn't see you in yesterday's school show. B: Hello, Mike. My grandma fell ill. 76. _________________________________ A: I'm sorry to hear that. Hope she'll be better soon.
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