---You’re not angry then?
---_____. I’ve never laughed so much in my life.
A. You’re joking B. You’ve made it. C. Far from it. D. That’s all right.
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。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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）不记分。
If you understood another culture， it can help you with your language learning. This is because your background knowledge will make easier for you to understand the content of a reading passage. For example, if you have some knowledges about History and geography of Australia, it will make it easier for you to understand passages relating to Australia. In the same way, if you have watched the film The Mutiny on the Bounty you will know the background about the journey of Captain Bligh across the Pacific Ocean. So you will be more better able to appreciate what great Captain Bligh’s achievement was in second unit. But the more you read and the wider your generally knowledge about another culture is, the quicker and easier your learn of that language will be.
单词填空
1. The sun has risen above the ____________(地平线).
2.Recently，we have seen a _____________(逐渐的) trend towards healthier food.
3.This new policy is much _________(强硬的) than the previous one.
4.I really __________(赞赏，喜欢) having time to relax with you on this nice island.
5. They are proud to be ________(公民，市民) of Jilin City.
6.The new highway _______(缠，绕) around the mountain.
7.The passengers were __________(紧紧地) packed in the train.
8.Sharks can smell blood over a long ___________(距离).
9.The hostess had the _______________(邀请函) delivered a week before the party.
10.We should answer the questions on the ______(基础) of the information from the article.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Many schools require yearly parent teacher conferences for all students. ___1.__.The list below is to help teachers prepare themselves for these often difficult conferences.
___2.__.When you have students who are struggling in either their academics or their behavior, you should communicate with their parents using notes or phone calls.
Come to the conference well-prepared. If the student is having a hard time with their work, show the parents their grades and samples of their work. ___3.___ .If the student is misbehaving, then you should make detailed notes of their behavior before the conference. Bring these notes to the conference so that parents can understand how their children are behaving.
____4.__. For example, you might say something about their creativity, their handwriting, their sense of humor, or make some other comment. Instead of restating the problems you’ve already discussed, end with a comment that offers hope for the future. You could say something like, “ Thanks for meeting with me today. I know that working together we can help Johnny succeed.”
Some teachers may have to deal with an angry parent at some point. ___5.__. Much anger can be avoided if the parents are informed. Don’t get excited yourself and make sure you avoid shouting.
Communicating with parents before a conference is necessary.
Try to think of something nice to say about the students that have problems.
At the end of the conference, you should make a conclusion.
A parent teacher conference can have a huge impact on a student’s work and behavior.
Remember to thank the parents for coming to the conference and working with you.
Remember that the best way to solve this is to keep parents informed every step of the way.
G. It is easier for parents to understand the problem if they can actually see examples of their children’s work.
Gossip moves so quickly that few people have time to cover their ears, even if they want to.
“I hate it when others gossip about me,” said Mandy Miraglia, 16, a high school student from California, “but to be honest, gossip about my friends makes me feel I am trusted and belong to the group.” Miraglia is not the only person feeling like that.
Gossip has long been looked down on as little more than nonsense and bad manners. But recent research has shown that gossip has many positive effects on your social life.
“There has been a trend among people to dislike gossip,” said David Sloan Wilson, Professor from the State University of New York in Binghamton, US, “but gossip appears to be a very important form of behavior in a group of friends, defining their group membership.”
For 18 months, Kevin Kniffin, from the University of Wisconsin, US, researched the behavior of 50 people. He found that gossip levels peaked when a sports team included a slacker, someone who regularly missed practices or showed up late. Other members of the team would soon start to joke about the slacker’s shortcomings behind his back, because they thought they were bad for the whole team.
Gossip about the mistakes of senior members helps newcomers rebuild their confidence after a failure.
It also helps relieve social and professional anxiety. Long-term studies show that people around the world devote from a fifth to two-thirds or more of their daily conversation to gossip, and men appear to be just as eager for gossip as women.
It is hard to judge gossip, but it is more powerful than you think.
1. The author would probably agree that______________.
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A．gossip is bad manners |
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B．gossip has many good effects |
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C．gossip is somewhat like nonsense |
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D．gossip is more powerful than advice |
2. What does the underlined word “slacker” mean according to the context?
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A．Someone who values the team benefit much. |
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B．Someone who does not do what they should well. |
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C．Someone who is active in sports. |
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D．Someone who shows no much interest in sports. |
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．Gossip is a useful way of building group membership. |
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B．Gossip can possibly make someone confident. |
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C．Generally, women are fonder of gossip than men. |
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D．Actually, everyone gossips to some degree in their daily conversation. |
How do you feel after you've stayed up late to finish schoolwork? Or the day after a slumber party? Scientists now say that your answers to these questions may depend on your genes.
Genes are stretches of DNA that work like an instruction manual for our cells. Genes tell our bodies and brains what to do. People have about 40,000 genes, and each gene can have different forms. So, for example, certain forms of some genes make your eyes blue. Other versions of those genes make your eyes brown.
In a similar way, new research suggests that a gene called period3 affects how well you function without sleep. The discovery adds to older evidence that period3 helps determine whether you like to stay up late or get up early.
The period3 gene comes in two forms: short and long. Everyone has two copies of the gene. So, you may have two longs, two shorts, or one of each. Your particular combination depends on what your parents passed on to you.
Scientists from the University of Surrey in England studied 24 people who had either two short or two long copies of period3. Study participants had to stay awake for 40 hours straight. Then, they took tests that measured how quickly they pushed a button when numbers flashed on a screen and how well they could remember lists of numbers.
Results showed that the people with the short form of period3 performed much better on these tests than the people with the long form did. In both groups, people performed worst in the early morning. That's the time when truck drivers and other night-shift workers say they have the most trouble concentrating.
After the first round of experiments, participants were finally allowed to sleep. People in the group that performed well on the tests took about 18 minutes to nod off.
People with the long period3 gene, by contrast, fell asleep in just 8 minutes. They also spent more time in deep sleep. That suggests that people with the long form of the gene need more and deeper sleep to keep their brains working at top form.
1.We can know from the passage that genes can not ________.
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A．tell our bodies and brains what to do |
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B．make our eyes blue or brown |
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C．decide how well you work without sleep |
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D．ensure whether you’re good at driving |
2.Which of the following statements about the period3 is wrong?
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A．It affects whether you like to stay up late or get up early. |
B．It comes in two forms: short and long. |
C．One has either two longs or two shorts of it. |
D．Your parents determine what particular combination you have. |
3. People with the short form of period3__________.
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A．need to go to bed early and get up early |
B．can work better than the people with long form of period3 without sleep |
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C．take less time to fall asleep after they stay up late |
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D．need more and deeper sleep to keep their brains working at top form |
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
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A．The Period3 Gene |
B．The Function of Genes |
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C．Wake up, Sleepy Gene |
D．Stay up Late or Get up Early? |
