听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A.An electricity bill. B.A phone bill. C.A gas bill.

2.Why might the woman make a call?

A.To request a repair. B.To ask about a price increase. C.To complain about her electricity.

What does the man think of taking a train to work?

A.It costs too much money. B.It takes a long time. C.It isn’t crowded.

Why is Alex going to Tokyo?

A.He’ll go to college there. B.His wife is from Tokyo. C.He has a new job there.

How often does the girl do her homework?

A.Every weeknight. B.Every other day. C.Every weekend.

What did the man do last night?

A.He stayed at home. B.He worked at the office. C.He saw a play.

What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A.Mother and son. B.Classmates. C.Brother and sister.

假如下周将有一些来自友好校 (Brighton Senior School) 的英国师生到你校进行一周的友好访问，请你代表全体师生用英语写一篇欢迎词，内容包括:

1. 欢迎英国客人的到来。

2. 介绍在你校期间活动安排（参观学校;庆祝端午节;双方学生足球比赛;参观中国家庭,品尝中国美食）。

3. 希望达到的目的。

（端午节： the dragon boat festival 粽子：rice dumplings）

注意:1. 词数 120 左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Honorable British guests, dear teachers and fellow students,

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Yours,

Li Hua

    Mrs. Hudson walked into the classroom with a girl limping (瘸着走) behind her. She introduced, “This is Margaret. She just moved here from Florida. Let’s _______ her.” The teacher guided her _________ to a front seat, then bent over and _______ something in her ear. Finishing explaining the math problems, Mrs. Hudson _______, “Milk- break time. See you in ten minutes.”

Boys _________ first. “Today, let’s meet at the far end of the sidewalk. And make sure the new girl doesn’t follow us!” I said. After a while, I came back to the _________. I wanted to find out if Mrs. Hudson liked my book report. With her usual big smile, she began, “Jack, you are a good _________.” Shifting my weight from one foot to the other, I was a little _________ that Mrs. Hudson liked me so much. Her _________ let me know how much she appreciated having me around. My teacher __________ in her quiet voice. “That’s __________ I am sure you will invite Margaret to play with you today.” Her __________ words sounded like frozen knives aiming at my heart. Could she ________ suspect what we had been saying about Margaret? Could she know how __________ I was?

Then I managed to __________ Margaret in our group. While many school memories have __________ over the years, the __________ Mrs. Hudson taught me has stayed with me. Mrs. Hudson gently guided me, ________ me to do the right thing. She believed in me, and __________ what she did, I rose to the level of her __________, both for Margaret long ago and even later in my choice of career.

1.A.welcome B.introduce C.invite D.follow

2.A.rapidly B.gently C.nervously D.hurriedly

3.A.spread B.shouted C.repeated D.whispered

4.A.cried B.concluded C.announced D.agreed

5.A.looked out B.rushed out C.turned up D.gave up

6.A.school B.office C.classroom D.platform

7.A.guard B.colleague C.person D.speaker

8.A.embarrassed B.satisfied C.disappointed D.worried

9.A.answers B.explanation C.remarks D.predictions

10.A.begged B.replied C.ordered D.continued

11.A.why B.how C.when D.where

12.A.doubtful B.confident C.honest D.comfortable

13.A.necessarily B.regularly C.hardly D.possibly

14.A.cruel B.smart C.awful D.outgoing

15.A.refuse B.praise C.separate D.include

16.A.faded B.existed C.remained D.refreshed

17.A.process B.principle C.secret D.lesson

18.A.forcing B.challenging C.permitting D.requesting

19.A.on account of B.regardless of C.in spite of D.ahead of

20.A.beliefs B.expectations C.success D.standard

Benefits of Sports

Taking exercise is a physical, mental and social adventure. It’s a great way for children to take a break from study and release extra energy. It also helps them lead fuller and happier lives as regular sports have proven to improve general well-being.

1. Regardless of your fitness level when you start playing sports, you’ll notice an increase in your overall fitness once you take part. Nearly every sport requires physical activity and the skills needed to be competitive. Basketball players focus on strength training. 2. The training process helps encourage physical fitness and performances in competitions.

3. Playing sports contributes to mental health, helping to increase confidence and self-worth. A pat on the back, high-five from a teammate, or handshake after a match really raises a child’s confidence. Words of praise and encouragement from the coach, parents and other players raise the self-worth. 4. So after a game, it’s a better idea to ask “Did you enjoy the game?” rather than “Did you win?”

Children who participate in sports might also benefit from the social aspect, feeling part of a group, building up leadership and responsibility. 5. Teamwork demands both being dependable as a teammate and learning to rely on your teammates to achieve a positive outcome. Teamwork will raise your responsibility and give you an opportunity to be a leader.

There is no shortage of reasons to find a sport to take part in. Are you ready to go? Pick one and get moving!

A.It’s not just your body that benefits from sports.

B.Therefore, playing sports is going to make you more fit.

C.Football players work on speed while track athletes train through longer runs.

D.Among these, learning how to work as a team is the most important advantage.

E.But remember, a child’s self-worth should not be judged by victory or loss.

F.If you play group sports, you’ll be part of a team that takes direction from a coach.

G.The physical benefits of doing sports are probably the most obvious.

    Scientists blame greenhouse gases for being a major cause of climate change around the world. This is because greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere and make the planet warmer.

Now, a team of researchers has announced a successful experiment that turned carbon dioxide into useful liquid fuel. The researchers created a device, called a reactor, which changes carbon dioxide into a pure form of formic acid(甲酸). Formic acid is a substance (物质) found in ants and some other insects, as well as in many plants. It is used as an antibacterial material and in the processing of some kinds of clothing.

Haotian Wang led the research team. He said in a statement that the results of the experiment were important because formic acid is a major carrier of energy. So, the substance can provide a way to reuse carbon dioxide and prevent it from being released into the atmosphere. “It's a fuel-cell fuel that can generate electricity and send out carbon dioxide which you can grab and recycle again,” Wang said.

“Other methods for turning carbon dioxide into formic acid require intense purification processes,” Wang said. Such methods are very costly and require a lot of energy. The Rice University team said it was able to reduce the number of steps in the traditional process to create a low-cost, energy-saving method.

The researchers reported the reactor device performed with a conversion rate (转化率) of 42 percent. This means that nearly half of the electrical energy can be stored in formic acid as liquid fuel. The team said the reactor was able to create formic acid continuously for 100 hours with little degradation (退化) of the device’s parts.

Wang said the reactor could easily be used to produce other high-value products, including alcohol-based fuels. The researchers noted that the technology could also be a big help in solving another major energy problem—how to store large amounts of power in small places.

1.What do we know about formic acid?

A.It is a large amount of power. B.It is high- value equipment

C.It can be found in ants. D.It is a substance in clothing.

2.What is Wang’s attitude towards his own research?

A.Optimistic. B.Aggressive. C.Doubtful. D.Uncaring.

3.In what magazine can you read this text?

A.A travel magazine. B.A science magazine.

C.A music magazine. D.A sports magazine.