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I'd like tell you something about your life in this boarding schoo1．I stay in a dormitory with three other girls，all of them are kind and nice．We get on well to others and have become good friends．Living in a boarding school make me independent．I am confidence to take care of myself，wash the clothes，and clean the rooms，which I never did when at home．The classes here are very interesting and challenged．I’m still feeling a little dissatisfied with some other thing．The living conditions are not as good as it at home and the chance to get in touch with the outside world is limited．Anyway，I’II get used to living here and hope everything will be more better soon．

1.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.9.10.

The parts of a traditional piano have changed very little for1.(hundred) of years.The keys are black and white2.color.But now an electronic,piano-like musical instrument replaces those keys with surfaces3.respond to touch.

A start-up company called ROLI began selling the electronic keyboard in 2013.The keyboard is known as Seaboard.It does not have4.same white and black keys as a piano.Instead it is5.(make) from soft and rubbery materials.

Roland Lamb is the6.(invent) of Seaboard and a jazz piano player.He says he invented Seaboard so he could create7.(difference) kinds of sounds with the instrument.

"I wanted to be able8.(express) more from the keyboard and create the kinds of sounds that people could create on a guitar or a saxophone.And I sat at the piano thinking9.I can't strike a note and then move it."

The way a person touches the keys on a Seaboard10.(affect) the instrument's sound.This new technology enables the player to create sounds that traditional pianos cannot make.

    Many years ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and _________ as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered._________ enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and _______ as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could.

He _______ riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was _______or tired, he did not stop _______he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was _________. Then he asked himself, “Why did I _______myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only _______ a very small area to ________myself.”

The above story is ________ to the journey of our ________. We push ourselves very hard every day to make more __________, to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our __________, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding ________and the things we love to do. One day ____________ we look back, we will ________that we don’t really need that much, ______________ then we cannot turn back time for what we have ____________

Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only __________ to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

1.A.use B.get C.work D.cover

2.A.Sure B.Strange C.Good D.Interesting

3.A.rode B.ran C.expanded D.struggled

4.A.gave up B.asked for C.kept on D.succeeded in

5.A.sad B.hungry C.confused D.excited

6.A.because B.so C.but D.if

7.A.dying B.arguing C.sleeping D.smiling

8.A.make B.push C.destroy D.prove

9.A.find B.have C.need D.show

10.A.live B.support C.bury D.sleep

11.A.useful B.certain C.special D.similar

12.A.future B.past C.history D.life

13.A.money B.progress C.discoveries D.friends

14.A.freedom B.career C.honor D.health

15.A.things B.condition C.beauty D.people

16.A.before B.when C.unless D.since

17.A.regret B.realize C.apologize D.explain

18.A.but B.until C.however D.or

19.A.saved B.won C.reduced D.missed

20.A.possible B.probable C.necessary D.suitable

    Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.

You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective(选择的) process. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.

3.

●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.

●Write your notes in your own words.

●4.

●Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 5.

A. Use words, not complete sentences.

B. There are three practical note-taking methods.

C. You must write your notes on separate paper.

D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.

E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

F. The following methods may work best for you.

G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand.

    Parents can cut the chances of their children getting fat simply by keeping them longer at table. Just three extra minutes at a family mealtime could help prevent child fatness. The reasons might lie in communication and the importance of a scheduled mealtime.

Dr Barbara Fiese said, “Children, whose families have a 20-minute meal over four times a week, weigh lighter than kids who leave the table after15 to 17 minutes. Over time, those extra minutes per meal add up and become really powerful.”

Researchers studied 200 family mealtimes, testing the influences of mealtime habits of families with children in primary school. They found that families, who said that shared mealtimes were an important part of family life and had special meaning for them, were less likely to have fat children. Similarly, families who talked more together and communicated more positively during the meal, were more likely to have healthy-weight children.

Teaching families how to make full use of family mealtimes was a wise idea. “This is something we can do and teach. It’s also important to recognize the increasing differences of families and their complex living schedules that may challenge(挑战) their abilities to plan ahead and set some time to communicate with each other,” said Dr Fiese.

Families in poorer US neighborhoods faced more problems, including poor chances of getting healthy food. But even so, regular high quality family mealtimes made a difference to the children’s weight. Dr Fiese said, “Three to four extra minutes per meal will make a healthy weight more possible.”

1.How long is reasonable for a family mealtime according to the text?

A.About 10 minutes. B.About 12 minutes

C.About 15 minutes D.About 20 minutes.

2.What’s the advantage of a longer family mealtime according to the text?

A.Children can better enjoy their meals.

B.Children can have a good rest while eating.

C.Children can communicate more during the time.

D.Children can have more time to choose what they like.

3.What does the author want to show in paragraph3?

A.The result of a study. B.Different eating habits.

C.Causes of child fatness. D.The importance of normal eating

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Mealtime talk helps to lose weight

B.Healthy food makes normal weigh

C.Poorer families have thinner children

D.Longer family mealtimes help prevent child fatness