It’s warm inside. You’d better take off your coat. Which of the following is correct in pronunciation for the underlined word in the sentence?
A．/kæt/B．/kα:t/
C．/kait/D．/kəut/
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阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。
Great white sharks have become well known in a bad way, for being scary． 1. ． However, you are more likely to be hit by lightning than attacked by a great white shark．
One reason why people don’t like great white sharks is that they are huge． They grow to be nearly 21 feet long and can weigh up to 5,000 pounds． That is about two cars long! But the size is not typical． Most great whites are smaller, about 10 to 15 feet long． 2. ．
Great whites are called apex predators（捕食者）because they are at the top of the food chain． They have no predators and aren’t that picky about what they eat． Great whites are known to eat fish, squid, other sharks, otters, turtles, dolphins, whales, seals, and sea lions．3. ． Great whites also eat carrion, which is the remains of dead animals floating（漂浮）in the water．
4. ． They have 3,000 teeth, and each is up to 3 inches long! Their very sharp teeth are shaped like triangles and have rough edges that tear into things． Great whites don’t even chew their food． They just swallow it down． 5. ．
But, like other sharks, great whites don’t intentionally（主动地）eat or attack humans． So swim without fear．
A．That’s still longer than one car, though
B．Those last two kinds are their favourite food
C．Movies and popular stories make them scary
D．A big meal can satisfy a great white shark for about two months
E．Another reason why people fear great whites is their frightening teeth
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提示词语：traditional Chinese culture, tea house,Peking Opera, paper cutting
In April 2007, a 16-year-old boy named Charlie McDonnell was bored, so he used his laptop and webcam to make his first video, and posted it on YouTube under the name Charlieissocoollike． Two days after that, he had 150 subscribers（关注）, so he decided to make more videos． He soon became quite popular in the UK．
A few months later, Oprah Winfrey, the famous American TV host, showed one of his videos called How to be English on her programme． In this video, Charlie wears a suit and tie and talks in a funny accent． He shows viewers how to make a cup of tea． The video made Charlie suddenly famous in the United States too． To say thank you to all his fans, he made a video called Challenge Charlie． In this video heasked people to suggest funny or difficult things for him to do in his videos． Challenges included drinking tomato ketchup, wearing all of his clothes at once and painting himself purple!
Charlie is also a singer and songwriter． His most popular videos are of him singing and playing the ukelele． In Duet with Myself, he uses special effects to sing a duet with himself about what a boring person he is． This has now been watched over 7 million times! Charlie met Alex Daythrough YouTube and they started a band together． They have made two CDs and performed several concerts．
With more than one and a half million subscribers, Charlie is the most popular video blogger in the UK． He has now made enough money to buy a house with his friend Alex． But what is the secret of his success? “I make the kind of videos that I want to watch,” he says． He says that he wants to go to university in the future but has decided to try and make a career on YouTube before that． So far, it’s going very well!
1.When did Charlie make his first video?
2.Which video made Charlie suddenly famous in the United States?
3.Why did Charlie make Challenge Charlie?
4.Who did Charlie start a band together with?
5.What is the passage mainly about?
All the time you spent memorizing multiplication tables（乘法表）may have made you a better mathematician, according to a new study． A team of scientists from Stanford University, in California, have shown how the brain reorganizes itself as kids learn math．
After a certain amount of time spent practicing math, kids can put away the calculator（计算器）． They don’t even need to count on their fingers． They simply know the answers to subtraction(−), addition (+), and multiplication (×) facts． The quicker kids can recall basic math facts, the easier it is for them to solve more difficult math problems．
The Stanford University researchers observed（观察）the brain activity of 28 students, ages 7 to 9, for the study． They took scans of the students’ brains as the students solved math calculations without the help of a calculator, pen or paper． A calculation—three plus four equals seven, for example—flashed on a screen． The students pushed a button to say if the answer was right or wrong． The scientists also recorded the response speed, and what parts of the brain became active as the kids pushed the button．
These observations showed a process called fact retrieval． Rather than using their fingers to count, or scrawling out equations（列算式）on a piece of paper, the students pulled the answers from memory． It’s as if the answers to basic subtraction, addition, and multiplication problems are kept in a long-term storage part in the brain． The storage part was built from repetition． “Experience really does matter,” said Dr． Kathy Mann Koepeke of the National Institutes of Health．
Children make the changefrom counting to fact retrieval when they are 8 to 9 years old, the study says． This is the time when most students are learning basic addition and subtraction． When kids have basic math facts memorized, the brain has more free space to learn more difficult math．
This process has benefits for the future． The study showed, as kids got older, their answers relied more on memory and became quicker and more correct． Less brain activity was involved in counting． Some children make this change quicker than others．
Scientists hope to use this research to develop new strategies（策略）to help kids learn math at all levels． One strategy the study suggests is for students to test themselves in different orders—solving five times three before five times two, for example． Mixing up the order keeps the brain active． Keep these trainings up, and you may be a math whiz in no time．
1.In the study, kids put away calculators because they can ______．
A．use calculators well
B．scrawl out equations
C．recalling basic math facts
D．count on their fingers
2.The process of “fact retrieval”in Paragraph 4probably means ______．
A．picking out results by working together with their partners
B．finding out answers based on practicing carefully and patiently
C．trying out ways of dealing with problems by attending training
D．working out problems according to what they have remembered
3.What can we know from the study?
A．Kids need to practice using calculators to keep their brains active．
B．Math learners should change to counting practice at the age of 8 to 9．
C．Training by mixing up the order of multiplication tables can help learn math better．
D．Less brain activity may be involved in solving difficult problems when kids get older．
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A．Math from Memory
B．Strategy Development
C．Brain Reorganization
D．Training by Repetition
Being busy can become a way of life． Our lives are always filled with emails and text messages． They make us feel wanted and important, but in a tiring and empty way． Being busy has a dangerous allure（诱惑）． If you are busy all the time, it’s hard to sit quietly with your thoughts or to really feel what you’re feeling． Whynot let everything become a choice — how we spend time, who we reply to and how much or little we write?
Many of us are busy becauseour self-worth goes up when people make demands（需求）on our time． Whydon’t we free ourselves from needing, or even wanting? Why don’t we make the best use of the time and space to be productive in a way that it best serves us? That may be consciously（主动地）keeping ourselves not busy． In fact many great discoverieswere made by people who built white space into their day．
Imagine asking “How are you?” to one of the most successful people you know like Warren Buffet． I’ve never heard anyone at that level answer “busy” though most people believe they are．
What are they doing differently?
First, they aim to project an image that things are under control． Second, they actually have things under control． They’ve had excellent staff, implemented（实施）thoughtful processes and they spend time only on critical tasks that require their attention． They make high-level strategic decisions with a large effect．
It’s time to end the glory of being busy and spend time setting up processes that make sense, rather than simply working more hours． To do this, you need to change yourway of thinking． It’s cool to say you’re busy, but it’s better to be busy helping someone carry a stroller up the subway stairs or busy finishing a book．
How to free us from the trendof being busy? Start with small steps． For one day, be mindful of every daily activity． Consider each thing a choice and decide proactively（预先）if it’s necessary or simply a habit you can get rid of or do in half the time． Next, stop saying how busy you are． Then, figure out what you want to achieve with your day and begin doing it． Put your time and energy where you want it to be．
1.What are many of us busy doing every day?
A．Sitting quietly and think actively．
B．Meeting people’s demands on our time．
C．Making great discoveries．
D．Takinghigh-level decisions．
2.Why don’t successful people like Warren Buffet answer “busy”?
A．Because they value working abilities and attitude．
B．Because they focus on attracting excellent workers．
C．Because they pay more attention to learning management．
D．Because they think well and spend more time on critical tasks．
3.The writer probably agrees that we should ______．
A．stop considering each thing a choice
B．work more hours to achieve our goals
C．answer emails and messages as soon as possible
D．be mindful where we want our time and energy to be
4.What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?
A．To advise us to be freedfrom the trend of being busy．
B．To warn us about the danger of leading a busy life．
C．To show us ways to feel good about being busy．
D．To tell us how to fit into the busy modern life．
