titles will end his basketball career in China.

A. secure B. grasp C. purchase D. reserve

24. — Mum, I find English challenging!

— Hold on, honey! Yowill be in a state of enjoyment if yomake ______ efforts.

A. frequent B. temporary C. occasional D. constant

25. We explore and share our inner creativity through one artistic tool ______ we all have access

— the smart phone.

A. in which B. to which C. with which D. on which

26. Bob Dylan, an American singer who won The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016, ______ the

world a lot of creative works over the past 50 years.

A. gave B. has given C. had given D. gives

27. — The film A Dog’s Purpose was moving.

— Yes, it ______ the bond between dogs and humans to the audience.

A. wished for B. put forward C. appealed to D. got across

28. Xia Peng, an English educator, pointed out ______ critical thinking is added to his or her

English speech, the student will be outstanding.

A. that whether B. what that C. that if D. where that

29. While e-book sales this year have declined, it is still important for us to remember that the

figures are still higher than ______ five years ago.

A. one B. that C. those D. they

30. — What do yothink of the present economic situation?

— When big firms reduce their expenses, we ______ know that times are really hard.

A. shall B. could C. must D. need

31. Every boy and every girl as well as their parents who ______ to attend the meeting ______ asked to be at the school gate before 2:30 in the afternoon.

A. is; is B. are; are C. is; are D. are; is

32. —What did the leaders attending the Belt and Road Forum talk about?

— They talked about ______.

A. they felt what they could do B. what they felt they could do

C. what they felt that they could do D. what they could feel they do

33. Last year a flood of workers returned to their hometown for the money-making jobs they ______ before leaving their working places in bigger cities.

A. promised B. were promised C. have promised D. had been promised

34. In 2017, it is recommended that such important reform policies associated with the interest of general public_______ carried out immediately.

A. be B. were C. are D. have been

35. — She is a very hard-working student.

— ______. As far as I know, he often burns the midnight oil.

A. Yoname it B. Yocan never tell it

C. Yocan say that again D. Yogot it第二节：完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

8-year-old Jiang Tianjian was eating his regular breakfast of rice noodles with his mother on a Sunday. There’s nothing unusual about that 36 the way the boy was holding his chopsticks-in between his 37 .

Jiang was born in 2009 without any arms. When his mother, Li Hongmei, was pregnant (怀孕), all of the five prenatal ultrasounds (超声检查) she had 38 that nothing was wrong. Soon after Jiang was born, 39 , a nurse came into the room with a 40 look on her face, informing Li that her son didn’t have any arms. Despite the fact that some of her family suggested it be best to 41 the boy, Li determined that she would 42 herself to helping her son. From the time he was 18 months old, Jiang has been 43 how to do everything with his feet and now he has the 44 to write Chinese characters, solve math problems, draw pictures, play games on his cell phone and 45 do jigsaw puzzles using just his feet.