If you're a design enthusiast, you're sure to feel dizzy over these jaw-dropping pools.
Sky Park Infinity Pool, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Located on the Sky Park above Singapore's most famous hotel, Marina Bay Sands this is the world's largest rooftop pool. Offering amazing views of the city's skyline, the pool is at least three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool. As visitors swim toward the edge, they face an illusion that they’ll float into the sky-line. It's quite a heart-beaten rush!
The Red Pool, The Library Koh Samui. Thailand
This blood-red pool is perhaps one of the most special hotel pools on the list. Set against the backdrop of Koh Samui's Chaweng Beach, the fascinating colour isn’t the result of using artificial dye. Rather, the mosaic tiles(马赛克瓷砖) of orange， yellow and red make the brilliant sight that is set among trees and an open-air library.
San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool. Region de valparaiso, Chile
The world's largest outdoor swimming pool gets its water directly from the sea. The pool uses a computer-controlled pump and filtration system. Located at Chile's San Alfonso del Mar Resort, this huge man-made pool is larger than 20 Olympic-size pools and holds approximately 250 million litres of water. It also holds the Guinness World Record for being the world's deepest (115 feet)pool.
Y-40 Deep Joy, Hotel Millepini Terme in Montegrotto Terme, Italy
The deepest hotel swimming pool in the world will make you feel like you're jumping into the sea! The Y-40 Deep Joy is a round-shaped pool that reaches a depth of an impressive 130 feet. The pool, which has special caves， ledges(壁架) and underwater viewing glass， was designed by well-known- architect Emanuele Boaretto. It's meant for leisure dives, dive training and photo shoots.
1.What is special about the Red Pool in Thailand?
A.The water is artificially dyed red. B.The swimming pool is specially dyed.
C.The swimming pool is painted red. D.The mosaic tiles make its brilliant color.
2.If you want to experience a swimming of real sea water, which one can you visit?
A.Sky Park Infinity Pool B.The Red Pool
C.San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool D.Y-40 Deep Joy
3.What do San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool and Y-40 Deep Joy have in common?
A.They both use sea water. B.They are both very huge.
C.They are both round-shaped. D.They are both very deep.
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成-一个完整的故事。
I walked to Mrs. Windsor's house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. 1 stood against the wall and daydreamed what I'd rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn't have a gift for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.
The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. 1 walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me.
With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned(皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的) pianist.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?" 1 looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn't know what she meant. “Like a story. Here, let me try and you listen," Pasha advised.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?" Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now a princess appears and she's picking flowers from the water's edge." A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha's dancing fingers.
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语:
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好: .
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
5.评分依据:主题理解的准确性;情节设计的协同性和合理性;语言使用的准确性和丰
富性。
Paragraph 1:
Suddenly the music changed.
________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
That day means a lot in my musical life.
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假如你是李华，你的一位英国笔友Tom想来中国旅游，不知道去哪儿更好。你向他推荐了你的家乡扬州,请根据以下提示写一封电子邮件。
内容包括:
1.写信目的;
2.推荐理由(至少两条); .
3.你的祝愿。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours
Li Hua
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
After my speech about how everyone can benefit from football, Michael, a short and thin boy, approached me. Although I told him about our_______ and his weakness, every effort was_________He was_______ joining us. I knew he would probably not_______ it, but by the_______ of my speech, I allowed him to have a go.
On the opening day of practice, we started a one-mile jog around the track. Repeatedly Michael fell, each time _______ himself up. The same thing happened for weeks. Gradually, Michael gained strength both socially and _______. He began to laugh and made friends with most of the teammates. By the last week of practice Michael could run the mile without _______ One day after practice, the team captain, Steve, came up to me. He was _______ but kind of lazy. Steve pointed to the field where Michael was ________ all alone and asked me why he was still out there. I told Steve to ask him. The next day, I was ________ to see Steve exercising right next to Michael.
Our big game came. At first, we were losing ________ twelve points. I could see that some kids had already ________. But Michael was playing as hard as he could ________ the team to keep trying. Finally, we ________ the game in the last ten seconds.
At our celebration dinner, we always gave a big award to the most ________ player. Steve had scored the most points that season, and everyone ________ as he received his award. " There's someone who ________ it more than I do," Steve said," Everything I accomplished, and everything the team accomplished this season, is________ one person. " The entire team cheered once more as Steve turned the ________ over to Michael.
1.A.strength B.criterion C.evidence D.admission
2.A.in defense B.in return C.in effect D.in vain
3.A.bent on B.drunk in C.opposed to D.stuck in
4.A.get B.make C.seize D.seek
5.A.topic ; B.idea C.plot D.tune .
6.A.pulling B.bringing C.picking D.pushing
7.A.intellectually B.casually C.spiritually D.physically
8.A.falling B.twisting C.spinning D.resisting
9.A.proud B.smart C.rigid D.awful
10.A.standing B.lying C.jogging D.resting
11.A.disturbed B.willing C.desperate D.astonished
12.A.by B.via C.with D.off
13.A.wound up B.dropped out C.given up D.worn out
14.A.teaching B.claiming C.begging D.following
15.A.beat B.won C.lost D.hit
16.A.competitive B.aggressive C.offensive D.reflective
17.A.cheered B.celebrated C.approved D.applauded
18.A.acknowledges B.accelerates C.reserves D.deserves
19.A.upwards of B.next to C.far from D.thanks to
20.A.reward B.bonus C.prize D.medal
根据《黑布林》小说《化身博士》内容，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
1.Which of the following happens first?
A.Enfield tells Utterson the story of the door.
B.Sir Danvers Carew is murdered.
C.Utterson and Enfield see Jekyll at his window.
D.Utterson finds Hyde dead in Jekyll's lab.
2.In the story, Mr. Utterson is
A.a servant B.a lawyer
C.a Member of Parliament D.a doctor
3.At first, what does Dr. Jekyll think of Hyde's action?
A.He is responsible for it. B.He is regretful about it.
C.He is happy about it. D.He is strongly against it.
4.Mr. Hyde is considered all of the following EXCEPT
A.evil B.violent C.mysterious D.respectable
5.Nowadays, “Jekyll and Hyde" is used to describe a person of
A.kindness B.generosity C.contradiction D.cruelty
College helps students dream of more than a salary
From the earliest days of our country, education has been seen as the foundation for our future. 1. . Is investing in a college or university education still worth it?
2.. Students who graduate from college can expect to make about 60% more than those who do not, well over a million dollars over a lifetime. But what about the benefits of college that are more difficult to measure?
College is a passport to different places, different times, and different ways of thinking - - from learning new languages to considering the arc of human history to diving deep into the building blocks of matter. It gives students a chance to understand themselves differently.
3., One of the most important ways students learn at college is by interacting with people who are different from themselves. I recall a freshman who wasn't sure if he would ft in at a new college far away from his hometown. However, one night he found himself debating about the characteristics that define a real hero with other admitted students from around the world. 4., but the differences were what made the conversation exciting, and he realized how much he could learn at a place full of engaging people with a wide range of viewpoints.
College teaches students the virtue of slowing down. No one denies the value of speed, connectivity and the virtual world in an economy that thrives (繁荣) on all three. But “thinking" is a word that is too often forgotten. College teaches students to slow down, to change information into insight and knowing into understanding. 5.. The result is that students grow in knowledge and in wisdom for a lifetime.
To conclude, investing in a college or university education is well worth it.
A.College introduces students to a new world
B.Yet its value is being increasingly questioned
C.It remains the same nowadays
D.It develops critical thinking
E.They had a heated discussion
F.Not everyone agreed
G.College education financially pays off
