For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!
The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.
Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.
If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.
1.The author felt depressed because she __________.
A．couldn't consume her waking hour
B．had not seen a film for a long time.
C．had not finished her work on time
D．had worked on a hard job for too long
2.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.
A．take photos B．find a solution to the project
C．hop along the path D．cheer herself up
3.The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means " __________.".
A．unsuccessful B．unrelated C．uninteresting D．unexpected
4.In the author's opinion, __________.
A．a bath can make people relaxed
B．depression is usually caused by hard work
C．walking in a busy city centre harms people's health
D．adults should express their inner feelings freely
5.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.
A．explanation B．suggestion C．introduction D．reminder
For high school leavers starting out in the working world，it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find all internship(实习)．In some countries，schools have programs to help students onto the path to work．In the Unites States，however，such programs are still few and far between．
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses，students are likely to get higher earnings in later years．The students are more likely to stay in school，graduate and go on to higher education．
In Germany，students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships．German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment．
But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world．Harvard Education school professor Robert
Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track．Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills．
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high sch001．James Madison High School in New York，for example，encourages students to choose classes on career—based courses．The school then helps them gain on—the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school．
However，even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work，the job market is daunting．In the US，unemployment rates for 16-to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row．
“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the Summer job experience，they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job，”said Michael，a researcher in the US.
1.In the author’s opinion．American high school leavers__________.
A．have enough career-related courses
B．need more career advice from their schools
C．perform better in exams than German students
D．can get higher earnings in later years
2.According to Robert Schwartz，_________．
A．there is no need for kids to go for higher education in the US
B．students should get contact with the working world at high school
C．education reform should focus on students’performance in exams
D．teenagers in the US can’t miss out on the summer job experience
3.What can be inferred from the text?
A．Unemployment rates for US teenagers remain hi曲at the moment．
B．Students with career—based courses never have problems finding a job．
C．US companies work with schools to prepare young people for future employment．
D．High school leavers with no practical skills can’t find a job absolutely
4.What’S the main idea of the text?
A．Arguments about recent US education reform．
B．Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers．
C．The lack of career—based courses in US high schools
D．Advice for American high school leavers
5.The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably means___________.
A．discouraging B．interesting C．creative D．unbearable
What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 16 Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 17 flock （群集） to Beijing after 18 university，describes the graduates，like ants，as smart but 19 as individuals，drawing strength from living together in communities.
The book，which is based 20 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing， 21 in mid-September，about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 22 by Sept．1.
The book’s chief editor，Lian Sir，tells that piece of statistic says23 about the real situation for many of these graduates．“I am always 24 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said．“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates，whose stories are __25 known.”
The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts （市郊） of Beijing，where a large 26 of college graduates 27 ．Most of these graduates work for 28 or medium-sized businesses， 29 less than 2,000 Yuan a month．They live together because it’s 30: The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month．Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.
Tangjialing，a small 31 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square，has around 3,000 32 villagers，but has become a 33 for more than 50,000 migrants （移民），most of whom 34 from universities or colleges all over the country．Lian describes the students’ 35 as five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed （挤） together in each room of about 10 square meters．Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.
1. A．film B．story C．book D．magazine
2. A．who B．what C．which D．whose
3. A．leaving B．entering C．visiting D．enjoying
4. A．necessary B．meaningless C．important D．strong
5. A．in B．on C．at D．for
6. A．came up B．came on C．came along D．came out
7. A．fired B．interviewed C．employed D．trained
8. A．much B．little C．some D．more
9. A．wondering B．researching C．studying D．telling
10. A．seldom B．well C．always D．often
11. A．deal B．plenty C．amount D．number
12. A．work B．go C．relax D．live
13. A．small B．big C．famous D．unknown
14. A．earning B．thinking C．shopping D．paying
15. A．expensive B．comfortable C．cheap D．convenient
16. A．city B．town C．community D．village
17. A．original B．young C．rich D．poor
18. A．school B．hotel C．home D．company
19. A．come B．differ C．graduate D．suffer
20. A．lives B．dormitories C．buildings D．restaurants
下面的柱状图（bar chart）显示了不同年龄段孩子与父母谈心的情况
根据上图信息，请以“Heat-to-Heart Talks with Parents”为题，用英语写一篇100词左右的短文。要求如下：
简要描述图中 信息；
说明原因（如忙于学习或工作、缺少共同话题……）
谈谈你的看法。
注意：文章的标题和开头已给出（不计词数）。可根据内容适当增减细节，使语句连贯、符合逻辑、表达准确。
Heart-to-Heart Talks with Parents
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Last Saturday, mom and I went to buy a down jacket for my grandpa. When we got to a big store, we saw down jackets of vary colours and styles. There were so many of them that it spent us quite a while to decide which one to buy. Finally, under the help of the shop assistant, he selected a black thick jacket for grandpa. Immediately, we returned back home to show it to my grandpa. Seeing it, he was very happy and couldn’t wait to put on. But we were annoying to find something was wrong with the zipper. Hurriedly, I took it back to the store and explained to the shop assistant the problem. To my satisfaction, she is very kind and helped me choose another one patiently. Stand in front of the mirror, my grandpa looked at himself in the new coat, smiling contently. What delighted I was!
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意每题词数要求）
[1] Many good reasons for parents to send their children to camps.
[2]When children go to camp, they are on their own, sometimes for the very first time in their lives. They have to decide what to wear, what to eat and which activities to participate in. As a result they develop confidence and independence.
[3]As self-respect develops from learning to be on their own, children continue to try new activities. Also it is possible that they will engage in what they are unfamiliar with. In school, children do not experience success in the same way. Camp can be a school without failure because just having fun makes them a success.
[4]One of the greatest benefits of a camp experience is that children develop social skills. In a camp setting, a good counselor will make sure that every camper is included in the activity and that each child interacts with the others in a positive way. They learn to give and take, and they learn how to work and cooperate. Something as simple as clean-up, is not only there to get the cabin clean, but to promote a team atmosphere of working together which in turn results in friendship.
[5]The obvious benefit of camp is that campers make long lasting friendships. These friendships can often be unique and special because campers are living with each other and see the true personalities. Children learn to see others from a different viewpoint. Children tend to be accepted for who they are and do not have to be concerned about what they wear, what they are good at and how they look. This is because in a camp setting, respect and caring finally win out over materialistic objectives.
[6]In a word, camp does give children fun, friends and fulfillment.
1.What do you think may be the best title for this passage? (No more than 10 words)
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2.The underlined phrase “on their own” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ________.(No more than one word)
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3.According to Paragraph 3, what makes camping different from a school?
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4.What is the main idea of Paragraph 4? (No more than 10 words)
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5.According to Paragraph 5, why can camping improve friendship? (No more than 10 words)
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