chemistry, and the Ripley Scroll--a six-meter-long document from the 1500s. It describes how to make a Philosopher's Stone.

The British Library has already sold about 30,000 tickets to the exhibit—the most advance tickets ever The show closes on February 28, 2019. It will then travel to New York for the 20th anniversary of the sold for a British Library exhibition.

release of \25.Why does the writer mention Alice Newton at the beginning of the text?

A. To prove the popularity of the following paragraphs B. To introduce the topic of the following paragraphs C. To remind readers to love books as Alice Newton does D. To encourage readers to read Harry Potter series more often A. Rowling’s outline for her books B. A map of the Hogwarts School C. Rowling’s early published books D. The very note to her father by Alice

A. Thanks to Alice and her father, Harry Potter series gained popularity B. As soon as the first Harry Potter was available, it became the best seller

C. The exhibition of Harry Potter: A History of Magic will last two months in Britain D. The exhibition will include discussions about modern chemistry

C

Fitness bands like the Apple Watch and the Fitbit aim to track something like heart rate.

But early models weren’t all that accurate. We thought of them a little bit like random number

26.Which is NOT included in the British Library’s new exhibition, “Harry Potter: A History of Magic.”?

27.Which of the following statements is true?

generators(生成器). They really didn’t seem to be providing anything that bore any relationship to heart rate.

Euan Ashley, a cardiologist(心脏病专家), studies wearables at Stanford University. He and his

colleagues have now tested seven newer fitness bands, from brands like Apple, Fitbit and others and he says those heart rate statistics have gotten much better. \the accuracy of the heart rate monitoring was.\

For most of the devices, the error rate was less than 5%, which is good enough for your doctor. But where all the devices failed to measure up was estimating calories burned. Even the most accurate devices were off by 30%, compared to lab measurements of energy consumption. One device was off by more than 90%.

If you think about going to the gym and working out for an hour and maybe that’s around 400 calories,

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then in reality that could be anything from 200 to 800. And that’s a big difference if you’re thinking about

somebody who’s incorporating those estimates into their lifestyle and particular thinking about what to eat that evening based on the workout they did that afternoon.

The results are in the Journal of Personalized Medicine. The reason for the discrepancy, Ashley says, could be that we all burn energy at different rates and that’s hard to calculate from simple input statistics like weight and height.

Some people are incredibly efficient and look incredibly elegant when they run. And others really clearly look like they’re burning a lot more calories to cover the same amount of ground. So if you own a wearable, it’s probably safe to trust the heart data. But what it can’t tell you is whether your time on the treadmill(跑步机) really justifies that chocolate bar.

28.What does Euan Ashley say about the newer models of wearables?

A. They were all useless

B. They were hardly effective D. They were mostly accurate

C. They were too expensive

29.What can we learn from Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5?

A. For measuring heart rates, most fitness bands are not reliable B. For measuring calories in exercise, most fitness bands are not reliable C. We can base our lifestyle and diet on advice from doctors D. We can base our lifestyle and diet on data from wearables A. To remind readers to use fitness bands wisely B. To promote the sale of popular wearables

C. To discuss the advantages of some popular wearables D. To introduce some famous-brand fitness bands

30.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

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。

How to Cut Back on Playing Video Games

As you get older and shoulder more responsibilities in your life, your gaming time might need to adjust. Here’s what worked well for me. Start Tracking Your Gaming Time by.

Tracking your gaming time can help, says psychologist John M. Grohol. Prepare a spreadsheet or a piece of paper, and write down when you start playing a game and when you stop. 31 I found it helpful. Start Choose Games Wisely

32 . MMOs and RPGs, for example, are major time sinks. I would probably cry if I looked at my ·6·

One of the reasons why video games eat up so much time is that they’re so engaging. I can’t count how

many times I’ve sat down to play games for “a couple of minutes” then looked up to see hours have gone

total time spent during the golden age of World of War-craft.

If you’re having a hard time stepping away from these kinds of games because there’s so much to do in

them, cut them out of your gaming diet. 33 . That way, you can play in short bursts. I still indulge in these kinds of games occasionally, but I don’t play as much as I used to. Figure Out What You’re Escaping

Video games are a fun way to de-stress and also one of the most advanced forms of escapism out there. Video games do offer a nice respite from the harsh truths of reality. More often than not, I would be To reduce my gaming thirst I started looking at my escapism habits from another angle. 34 .

able to identify the things that were stressing me out and making me want to escape to virtual worlds in the first place. If work was getting me down, I’d make a practical plan on how to improve it instead of grapping a controller. 35 . The real world doesn’t always offer that, but it never will if you always run from the issues in your life.

A. Why not get away from the game you are crazy about? B. Shift your focus to games that are more pick-up-and-play. C. Then add up your total gaming time at end of each week. D. We find it hard to get rid ourselves of the addiction to games E. I asked myself “What am I hiding from?” and worked from there F. Some games require a much bigger time investment than other games

G. We often run to video games because they make us feel powerful and in control

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选取可以填入空白处的最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My wife and I separated in December. As you might expect, I had a very 36 December. My therapist(心理治疗师) gave me 37 totally unexpected. It was a small handmade Play-Doh heart. She 38 that it was not for me to keep, but only on 39 until I got my own heart. Then I 40 return it to her.

After the session, I placed the heart carefully on the dash of my car and drove to 41 my daughter Juli-Ann, for this was the first night that she would be staying at my new home. As she got into the car, she was immediately 42 to the heart, picking it up, 43 it and asking me what it was.

“It’s a present from my therapist to help me through this difficult time 44 it is not for me to keep, but only to have till I get my own heart,” I 45 . Juli-Ann made no 46 . I wondered, at 11 years old, could she understand?

Several 47 later, when my daughter was again at my home, she handed me her Valentine’s Day present for me: a small red box, 48 with a gold band. 49 Into the pretty little box. To my surprise, I pulled out a similar Play-Doh heart that she had made for me. I looked at her, 50 , wondering what it

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meant.

Afterwards she slowly handed me a card. It was a(n) 51 . Juli-Ann had written me the most 52 For My Dad/Here is a heart/for you to keep/for the big leap/you’re trying to take/Have fun on your 54 all my material wealth, I 55 this as my most sacred treasure.

B. hard

C. ordinary

D. cold D. anything D.

D. hold onto D. must D. give up D. shown D. examining D. or D. sighed D. answer D. weeks D. mixed D. reached D. D. letter D. amusing D. burst D. Beyond D. keep

B. everything

C. something C. responded C. hold up C. can

C. make up C. brought C. painting C. while C. shouted C. months C. got

and loving words I had ever read. Tears flooded my eyes and my heart 53 open: journey/It might be blurry/But when you get there/Learn to care 36.A. usual

37.A. nothing 38.A. reminded remembered 39.A. hold back 40.A. may

41.A. take up 42.A. drawn 43.A. opening 44.A. so

45.A. explained 46.A. difference 47.A. years

48.A. connected 49.A. moved 50.A. surprised disappointed 51.A. story 53.A. burnt 55.A. miss

B. recommended B. hold down B. will

B. pick up B. taken B. touching B. and

B. declared B. sense B. days B. tied

B. looked B. excited B. essay B. inspiring B. beat B. Above

C. comment C. equipped C. embarrassed C. poem C. broke C. Across C. count

52.A. touching 54.A. Through

C. interesting

B. remember

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第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分） 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mr. James owns a company. He put an advertisement 56 a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. “I would like to know,” said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, who brought neither a single

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Out of nearly fifty people 57 came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed 58 others. letter, 59 a single recommendation.”