【正文】 t a simple answer. The boy tried to find it out himself. Through lots of research, Cress found out that Americans use about 500 mil。 When he was nine years old, an American boy called Milo Cress had a question: How many plastic straws （吸管）do Americans use every day?D.A Fight between Mother and SonB.bored → peaceful → pleased（4）The best title for the passage can be ________. A.excited → peaceful → boredC.s feelings can be described as ________. A.D.I just walked outside to leave him alone.B.I felt really tired and went to bed.They had to spend their vacation on an island.D.t use their electronics.B.s vacation? A. On Day 6, my son was lying beside me on the beach, watching the sun going down. He was playing with the sand. And there was something shining in his eyes. I realized how time slowed down for both of us. It was exactly what I wanted. Finally, we were able to sit quietly without thinking about screens, phone calls and . On Day 2, we spent the whole morning digging for shells （貝殼）. This time, my son joined us. He collected shellfish and other sea treasures. When we got back to our little wood house, I gave my son a book, and put him on the lovely garden chair. It was almost dinner when he looked up. ▲t stand it.d soon give up and hand the phone over to him after five minutes of listening to this kind of moaning. It was Day 1 of our vacation on Cortes, a beautiful quiet island. iPhone, iPhone, iPhone, my son kept moaning （呻吟）. In front of him was a big window facing the blue ocean. And a cool gentle wind was ing in from the door. Clearly, he saw and felt none of it. Floating cities will be safe from flooding. Built on platforms （平臺(tái)）, they will rise with the sea level. They could be moved, if needed. They would allow more people to live near the ocean. At the beginning, the first floating city will be the same size as a soccer field. Gradually, it will grow into a much larger city with homes, parks, schools, shops and restaurants in it. Would you like to live in a floating city?（1）There will be a floating city in French Polynesia. （2）People in floating cities will live by the laws of French Polynesia. （3）The energy of the first floating city will be from the wind. （4）The floating cities could move up with the sea level. （5）At the beginning, you will find a soccer field in the first floating cit. 14．閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。s shore. Its people will live by the laws of French Polynesia. Other floating cities might be built in the open ocean. These cities could create their own laws.s an island in the South Pacific Ocean. Builders hope to finish much of it by 2020. D.a story bookB.a textbookuse traditional cars as long as possibleD.buy newenergy cars or electric cars by spending less moneyB.The bus station has bee quiet.D.200 buses can be charged a day.B.take part in the National NewEnergy Vehicle ProgramD. driving experienceB.11, 900（2）To drive an electric bus, a driver should ________. A.16, 35912, 5188, 000 The use of electric buses and electric taxis plays an important role in making air fresher. In a year, the electric buses use 72. 9 % less energy than the traditional ones. The electric taxis will save the energy of 119, 000 tons of standard coal. I have been a driver for twenty years, said Mr. Zhang, a driver who started to drive electric buses a month ago. We had a lot of training and passed strict exams before we were allowed to drive the electric buses. Shenzhen, Jan 1st, 2018—Shenzhen has bee the world39。Anxious.12．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。C.Excited.HK$ 55,560.（3）If you were Zhang Wei, how would you feel at this letter? A.C.HK$ 55,810.A thank you letter.（2）How much should Zhang Wei pay in all to enter the university? A.C.An apology letter.To make it clear that the sound of drilling is not terrible.11．閱讀理解（1）What kind of the letter may the passage be? A.To introduce us a recent survey by a scientist.C.s the purpose of the passage? A.The proper way to treat dental patients.D.How the study might be useful.B.For the highfear group, it caused more activities in the brain area relative to auditory processing.D.It produced some worry in the volunteers in the lowfear groupB.D.C.B.By paring results of patients.（2）According to the fourth paragraph, what does the word evoke mean in Chinese? A.By asking questions one by one.C.t felt most of the time in dental surgeries? A. Understanding how brains reply to the sounds of dentists 39。 What Karibe found in the lowfear group was increased activity in the areas of the brain relative to auditory processing （聽覺處理）, which means, for these people, the sound of dental drills is no different from other soundst have any pain. Hiroyuki Karibe, a scientist at Nippon Dental University in Tokyo, told the Guardian. Could it be the sound of the drill （鉆頭）then? These fears could just be in our heads, however. According to a recent survey by Martin Tickle, a professor at Manchester University in the UK, the pain isn39。 Are you afraid of going to the dentist （牙醫(yī)）? If so, you39。Today the painting is kept in the National Gallery in London.10．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Finally Turner sold this painting because he didn39。The color of the real sailing ship was white and gold.B.D.s own l