Recently whenever I turned on my computer or my mobile phone, news about the great effect of Hurricane Harvey on thousands of people caught my eyes. We saw many unfortunate events. However, there were also the bright news that confirmed the goodness of mankind. As a journalist, I wrote many human interesting stories during my career. That's why the story about the guys in the bakery caught my eyes.
When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were trapped inside the building for two days, they didn't sit there feeling sorry for themselves. They used their time wisely after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. While they were waiting for the eventual rescue that came on Monday morning, four decided to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their community.
The flood water rose in the street outside. They took advantage of their emergency power supply to bake bread. They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to create hundreds of loaves and sheets of sweet bread. Although the water kept rising, they continued baking to help more people. By the time the owner managed to get to them, they had made so much bread that we took the loaves to loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the floods.
The store manager, Brian Alvarado, told The Independent，“Whenever a disaster occurs, nobody should just feel _forlorn_. Instead，we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others. Our acts of kindness will make a big difference.”
1.What did the bakery store workers do after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey?
A. They volunteered to make bread for their community.
B. They managed to live by selling more bread in the store.
C. They felt sorry that they couldn't escape from the store.
D. They ate nothing but to wait for their community to rescue them.
2.Which of the following best explains“forlorn”underlined in the last paragraph?
A. Fortunate. B. Hopeful.
C. Shallow. D. Desperate.
3.What can we infer from the text?
A. Alvarado organized his workers to bake much bread.
B. Hurricane Harvey caused a power failure in Houston.
C. The staff in the bakery sent enough flour to emergency centers.
D. The author preferred to write stories about people facing disasters.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. A Popular Mexican Bakery Chain in Houston
B. Wait for the Eventual Rescue in a Big Disaster
C. All Kinds of Disasters Caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston
D. Bake Bread to Make a Difference in Face of Hurricane Harvey
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假设你是高中生李华，有感于校园中存在的随意涂写(to scribble) 和乱丢垃圾(to litter) 的行为，请用英语给校英语报编辑写一封信。信中应包括以下内容：
1. 说明写信目的；
2. 对这些行为进行批评；
3. 提出建议。
注意：开头已给出，不计入总词数。（本次考试开头和信首及落款将不在答题纸上体现）
Dear Editor,
I am Li Hua, a student from Class 1, Senior 3.
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Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Today I was having a PE lesson while I fell down and hurt my foot. I was in greatly pain at that moment, but I tried to act as if nothing has happened until the class was over. Though I had difficulty walk back to my classroom, I still didn’t tell anyone but even refused the offer of help of my classmates. As a result, hurt in my foot became bad. Now I know I’m wrong. We can tell others our need for help and accept his help. Some day we can not help others in return. In this way, we can get along to each other happily and peacefully.
It is the only place ______ the earth to have been visited by humans.
A.beneath B.below C.beyond D.behind
John was dismissed last week because of his _______ attitude towards his job.
A.caring B.casual C.capable D.changeable
