(PartⅠ) HOLIDAY HOMES IN MALLORCA Holida...

    Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.

One evening, Brownie's family noticed that Brownie hadn't returned home. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn't show up the next day, and although they made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing.

Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie's house alone, barking and jumping. Busy with their own lives, they paid no attention to the nervous little neighbor dog.

Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take ''no'' for an answer. Ted, Brownie's owner, was continuously disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about, barking all the time, then darting toward a nearby empty lot (an area of land) and back, as if to say, ''Follow me! It's urgent (紧急的)! ''

Eventually, Ted followed Spotty across the empty lot as Spotty stopped to race back and barked encouragingly. The little dog led the man to a deserted spot. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his legs stuck in a steel trap. Frightened, Ted now wished he had followed Spotty earlier.

Then Ted noticed something. Spotty had done something else besides leading Brownie's human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some food remains of every meal. Brownie had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive. Spotty had actually stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.

Brownie's leg was carefully treated and he soon got well again. For many years thereafter the two families watched the faithful friends running after each other down that well-worn path between their houses.

1.At the very beginning, Ted paid little attention to Spotty because  _.

A.he was not free at the moment B.he was sure Brownie would be OK

C.he didn't like Spotty D.his missing dog made him sad

2.The underlined word ''darting'' in the third paragraph can be replaced by     .

A.walking B.shouting C.rushing D.looking

3.After Ted was brought where Brownie was trapped, he       .

A.managed to free his dog at once B.was very thankful to Spotty

C.regretted not following Spotty earlier D.was angry with the trap-maker

4.We can infer from the passage that       .

A.humans and animals depend on each other for comfort

B.it's not right to hunt animals in any neighborhood

C.Ted has to take better care of his beloved dog later on

D.it was Spotty's timely help that saved Brownie

It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work_______up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was_______jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just_______A pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s_______was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had_______happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of_______

I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had_______an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just_______I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉) dirt stuck to their wooden floor,_______that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was________than that, for I felt I had become a part of their________

Freda stayed at home with the kids,________I would often see her in the morning________them to school. And I’d be there when they________home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had________them grow up. Now I was fired, but the________thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.

I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the________of my relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I________them? As a matter of fact, I’m________an employee—the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted________of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.

1.A.stepping B.coming C.jumping D.moving

2.A.hanging B.making C.wearing D.changing

3.A.cleaned B.washed C.swept D.brushed

4.A.duty B.money C.work D.pay

5.A.already B.seldom C.never D.yet

6.A.regret B.surprise C.fear D.loss

7.A.started B.developed C.improved D.broken

8.A.why B.what C.that D.which

9.A.but B.and C.or D.for

10.A.less B.least C.more D.most

11.A.life B.story C.activity D.experience

12.A.as B.so C.since D.however

13.A.taking B.bringing C.meeting D.calling

14.A.left B.returned C.went D.marched

15.A.found B.noticed C.watched D.realized

16.A.possible B.great C.proper D.strange

17.A.meaning B.nature C.result D.importance

18.A.for B.to C.with D.at

19.A.hardly B.certainly C.probably D.merely

20.A.member B.person C.relative D.companion

请阅读下面图片和文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章。

Today with the development of technology, people own all kinds of mobiles phones. Wherever you go, it’s not uncommon to see people obsessed with mobile phones, taking photos, watching videos online, or getting caught up in checking or updating their WeChat Moments. Our life seems to have been taken over by mobile phones and we live in a virtual world created by mobile phones, where we no longer have intimate( 亲 密 的 )conversations that bring belly laughs.

Well aware that the overuse of phones will hurt relationships, many people have had enough of this non-interaction, especially when getting together or over meals, and changes are being made at houses. Many Chinese families set a strict “no phones at the dinner table” policy, which hopefully will stop their kids from becoming addicted to mobile phones and prevent more digital invasion of our personal space.

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1. 用约 30 个词概述上述图片和文字的内容；

2. 用约 120 个词就”餐桌上禁用手机”这一话题，谈谈你的看法，内容包括:

(1) 简要阐述这种做法的必要性；

(2) 结合实际，就如何避免沉迷于手机提出几点建议(不少于两点)。

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请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填 1 个单词。

Britain Supports E-Cigarettes, US Considers Ban

The United States and Britain have very different views on e-cigarettes.

American public health officials are warning of the dangers of vaping(吸电子烟)among young people. But, British officials consider electronic cigarettes to be a powerful tool for people trying to quit smoking.

Britain’s Royal College of Physicians tells doctors to promote e-cigarettes “as widely as possible” for patients trying to give up cigarettes. And Public Health England says vaping is much less dangerous than smoking.

In the United States, hundreds of people who vape have been sickened by a mysterious lung illness. Many of them are teenagers.

In answer, the federal government and some states have recently taken steps to ban the flavored e-cigarettes that appeal to young people.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that people consider not using e-cigarettes.

Dr. John Britton is director of the U.K. Center for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies at the University of Nottingham. He said the U.S. reaction is “complete madness.” Dr. Britton added, “The reality with smoking is, if you tell people to stop vaping, they will go back to tobacco and tobacco kills.”

Around the world, countries have different views on vaping. More than 30 nations ban e-cigarettes completely. Many European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Germany and Italy, consider e-cigarettes the same as tobacco products and control the sales of them.

However, France, just like Britain, hardly sets limits on the sales of e-cigarettes. In those countries, e-cigarettes are sold as usual consumer products.

E-cigarettes arrived in the United States in 2007 and have been mostly unregulated. Three years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) got the power to oversee their use. Black market, illegal sales of e-cigarettes have grown quickly.

The FDA’s acting commissioner, Dr. Ned Sharpless, recently testified(作证)before Congress.

Several lawmakers suggested complete removal of e-cigarettes from the market.

“We do not consider these products safe, we think they have harm,” Dr. Sharpless said. “We do not think really anyone should be using them other than people using them in place of smoking regular tobacco cigarettes. “

How do e-cigarettes work? The vaping devices usually heat a solution(溶液)containing nicotine into a vapor, which is inhaled. The amount of nicotine differs widely. Some countries restrict the amount. There is no limit in the United States. But the widespread use of vaping devices among young people brought warnings from health officials. They said nicotine harms a teenager’s still-developing brain.

“What’s right for England might not be right for the U.S.,” said Ryan Kennedy. He is with the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The CDC said that the mysterious lung illness appears to be in connection with THC vaping products. THC is a chemical compound that gives marijuana its high.

The agency said many of the 800 people who got sick reported vaping THC. It said it still needed more information to know whether a single product, substance or brand is responsible. Some researchers have blamed an ingredient used in vaping oils, especially in black market products.

    I don’t know what I should talk about - about death or about love? Or are they the same? Which one should I talk about？

We were newlywed(s  新婚者). We still walked around holding hands, even if we were just going to the store. I would say to him, “I love you.” He would grab my hands, and whirl me around, and kiss me. People were walking by and smiling.

One night I heard a noise. I looked out the window. He saw me. “Close the window and go back to sleep. There’s a fire at the reactor(反应堆). I’ll be back soon.”

I didn’t see the explosion itself. Just the flames. A tall flame. And smoke. The heat was awful.

And he’s still not back.

Seven o’clock. I was told he was in the hospital. I ran there, but the police had already encircled it, and they weren’t letting anyone through. Only ambulances.

Many of the doctors and nurses in that hospital would get sick themselves and die. But we didn’t know that then. ①

I couldn’t get into the hospital that evening. There was a sea of people. Someone in the crowd said the injured firemen were being taken to Moscow that night. All the wives got together in one group. We decided we’d go with them. Let us go with our husbands! The soldiers - there were already soldiers - they pushed us back. Then the doctor came out and said, yes, they were flying to Moscow, but we needed to bring them their clothes. The clothes they’d worn at the station had been burned. We ran across the city, and came running back with their bags of clothes. But the plane was already gone. They tricked us. ②

I decided that I have to get to Moscow. By myself.

For those days I was allowed to stay in the hospital dormitory. ③

“But there’s no kitchen. How can I cook for him?”

“You don’t need to cook anymore. They can’t digest the food.”

He started to change - every day I met a “brand-new” person. The burns started to come to the surface. In his mouth, on his tongue, his cheeks - at first there were little damages, and then they grew. It came off in layers - as white film(薄膜)… the color of his face… his body… blue… red… grey-brown. And some of his internal organs began to dissolve … It’s impossible to describe! It’s impossible to write down! And even to get over. The only thing that saved me was, it happened so fast; there wasn’t any time to think, or to cry.

It was a hospital for people with serious radiation poisoning. Fourteen days. In fourteen days a person dies. ④

I was still able to make him some soup. It was all useless; he couldn’t even drink anything. He couldn’t even swallow a raw egg. But I wanted to get something tasty! As if it mattered.

It was the ninth of May. He always used to say to me: “You have no idea how beautiful Moscow is! Especially on V-Day, when they set off the fireworks. I want you to see it.”

I’m sitting with him in the room. He opens his eyes. “Is it day or night?” “It’s nine at night.”

“Open the window! They’re going to set off the fireworks!”

I opened the window. We’re on the eighth floor, and the whole city’s there before us! There was a bouquet of fire exploding in the air.

“Look at that!” I said.

“I told you I’d show you Moscow. And I told you I’d always give you flowers on holidays ...”

I look over, and he’s getting three carnations from under his pillow. He gave the nurse money, and she bought them.

I had no idea then how much I loved him! Him ... just him.

And then - the last thing. I remember it in flashes, all broken up.

I came back from outside and called the nurse’s post right away. “How is he?”“He died fifteen minutes ago.” What? I was there all night. I was gone for half an hour! Then I came to: I’ll see him one more time! Once more! I run down the stairs. He was still in his bio-chamber; they hadn’t taken him away yet. His last words were “Lyusya! Lyusenka!” “She’s just stepped away for a bit; she’ll be right back,” the nurse told him. He sighed and went quiet. I didn’t leave him anymore after that. I accompanied him all the way to the grave site. Although the thing I remember isn’t the grave; it’s the huge plastic bag. That bag used for the prevention of radiation leakage.

1.Which is the best title of the passage?

A.Alternative love B.Forever-lost love

C.Brand-new love D.Unaffordable love

2.The wives were not allowed to accompany their husbands probably because _____.

A.they failed to bring clean clothes for their men

B.they would stop the treatment going on smoothly

C.the plane couldn’t accommodate so many people

D.their husbands were suffering radiation poisoning

3.According to the underlined sentence, how does the woman feel about her husband?

A.Bored. B.Impressed. C.Heartbroken. D.Relieved.

4.The sentence “Nobody mentioned radiation.” should be put back to _____.

A.① B.② C.③ D.④

5.The passage is developed mainly by _____.

A.giving examples B.telling a story

C.making comparisons D.explaining an argument

6.The following sentences can show the deep love between the couple EXCEPT _____.

A.We ran across the city, and came running back with their bags of clothes (Paragraph 7)

B.But I wanted to get something tasty! As if it mattered (Paragraph 14)

C.I look over, and he’s getting three carnations from under his pillow (Paragraph 22)

D.Although the thing I remember isn’t the grave; it’s the huge plastic bag (Paragraph 25)