—Do you think I should accept his invitation，Jim?
— ．If I were you．I certainly would．
A．None of your business． B．It depends．
C．Why not?D．I don't think so．
有些高中生有时与同学发生这样或那样的矛盾或冲突，这些问题会给大家带来烦恼甚至影响大家的学习。请你用英语写一篇120词左右的短文，分析一下产生矛盾或冲突的原因，并谈谈应如何正确地与同学相处。（关键词：classmate conflicts）
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阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答案卡相应的位置上（请注意76至79四个小题后面的词数要求）。
[1]A program in the United States brings scientists and engineers into elementary schools to teach teachers more about how to teach science．
[2]Dave Weiss is a retired engineer．One day each week he volunteers at Georgian Forest Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, near Washington．He works with teacher Fred Tenyke on science projects for ten years and gets as much pleasure from helping the teachers as he does helping the students．
[3]Student Jada Lockwood says
she enjoys Mr．Weiss' visits to her classroom．She likes the drawings he uses to explain scientific ideas．
[4]The American Association for the Advancement of Science sponsors the Senior Scientists and Engineers program．Da
ve Weiss has been a volunteer in that program for many years．The scientists and engineers help teachers in elementary schools improve their skills．
[5]Mr．Weiss says he and the other volunteers help teachers by providing hands-on knowledge．He notes that science is an area in which many elementary school teachers have _________experience．In elementary school, for the most part, a regular classroom teacher is responsible for teaching science, along with reading and math, and if they don't have a strong science background, just by nature, they're going to tend to underrepresent science in the curriculum．
[6]American fifteen-year-olds scored about average in science among countries that took part in testing by the OECD in 2009．The OECD is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development．
[7]Dave Weiss says he is concerned about such results, but hopeful for the future for American students learning science．Fred Tenkye thinks volunteers like Dave Weiss are helping students do that．"And if you can develop a passion for science, then eventually the grades and the test scores, then that will 
follow and increase, too．" he said．
1.How does Dave Weiss feel when he stays with students？（no more than 10 words）
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2.What do the students think of Dave Weiss’s teaching？（no more than 6 words）
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3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words．（1 word）
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4.What should the students do when they are learning science? （no more than 10 words）
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5.What’s the main idea of this passage? （no more than 10 words）
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A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly，courteous and helpful most Americans were to them．To be fair，this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians，and should best be considered North American．There are，of course，exceptions．Small-minded officials，rude waiters，and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US．Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment．For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in 
an otherwise dull existence．
Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another．Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion，and brought news of the outside world．The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality．
Someone traveling alone，if hungry，injured，or ill，often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement．It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers．It reflected the harshness of daily life： if you didn‘t take in the stranger and take care of him，there was no one else who would．And someday，remember，you might be in the same situation．Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler．Yet，the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US，especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails．“I was just traveling through，got talking with this American，and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner—amazing．” Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon，but are not always understood properly．
1.In the eyes of visitors from the outside world，___________．
A．rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US
B．small-minded officials deserve a serious comment
C．Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors
D．most Americans are ready to offer help
2.It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________．
A．culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship
B．courteous convent
ion and individual interest are interrelated
C．various virtues manifest themselves 
exclusively among friends
D．social
interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions
3.Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ___________．
A．to improve their hard life
B．in view of their long-distance travel
C．to add some flavor to their own daily life
D．out of a charitable impulse
4.The tradition of hospitality to strangers ___________．
A．tends to be superficial and artificial
B．is generally well kept up in the united States
C．is always understood properly
D．has something to do with the busy tourist trails
5.What’s the author’s attitudes toward the American‘s friendliness？
A．Favorable． B．Unfavorable．
C．Indifferent． D．Neutral．
Cameron thought of himself as merely organized．He certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anything ,he did just enough to get it right．Exactly right, of course as he was fond of telling his staff, “if it’s not exactly right, it’s wrong”．Occasionally a worker might be sad on hearing these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed out．And doing the corrections exactly right of
course．
Strangely enough ,his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company ,and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department ,as a sort of elite（出类拔萃）unit．Those programs that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Cameron’s men got those．“It’s mission（任务）critical—give it to Cameron” was almost a catch—phrase with his team．
It helped that Cameron was not merely particular about things．He wanted things done just so ,not because of a personal taste ,but because he had discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done．
1.Cameron was a ．
A．software programmer B．a chief scientist
C．quality controller D．head of department
2.“Mission-critical” work given to Cameron because ．
A．Cameron’s work was error—free B．Cameron was critical
C．he didn’t mind working late D．he had a good team
3.Working for Cameron, pe
ople felt that ．
A．they were part of an elite
B．their mission was critical
C．Cameron was very particular about things
D．Cameron was patient and responsible
4.According to the underlined part in paragraph 5,what is meant by someone “who couldn’t cut it”?
A．He didn’t cut corners． B．He wasn’t good enough．
C．He had the wrong measurements． 
D．He was a perfection．
5.What can we learn about Cameron?
A．He never got things Wrong．
B．He didn’t allow for any mistake．
C．He encouraged work to be done in office hours．
D．He was often misunderstood．
6.The attitude of the author towards Cameron is that of being ．
A．positive B．sympathetic
C．non-subjective D．optimistic
Lightning flashed through the darkness over Donald Lubeck’s bedroom skylight．The 80-year-old retired worker was shaken by a blast of thunder．It was 11 p．m．The storm had moved directly over his two-story wood home in the rural town of Belchertown, Massachusetts．Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping．Lubeck padded down the stairs barefoot and opened the door to the basement, and flames exploded out．
Lubeck fled back upstairs to call 119 from his bedroom ,but the phone didn’t work．Lubeck realized he was trapped．“I started panicking,” he says．
His daughter and young gra
nddaughters ,who lived with him ,were away for the night．No one will even know I’m home, he thought．His house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by pines that Lubeck knew calling for help would be fruitless．
Up a hill about a third of a mile away lived Lubeck’s closest neighbors, Jeremie Wentworth and his wife．Wentworth had been lying down, listening to the radio when it occurred to him that the sound was more like a smoke detector．He jumped out of bed ,grabbed a cordless phone and a flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the noise．
He dialed 119“Is anyone there?” he called out as he approached the house．Wentworth knew that Lubeck lived in the house．
Then he heard ,“Help me! I’m trapped!” coming from the balcony off Lubeck’s bedroom．
“I ran in and yelled, ‘Don, where are you ?’Then I had to run outside 
to catch my breath．”
After one more attempt inside the house, he gave up and circled around back．But there was no way to get to him．“I shined the flashlight into the woods next to an old shed and noticed a adder,” says Wentworth．He dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Lubeck down just as the second floor of the house collapsed．
Wentworth and Lubeck don’t run into each other regularly, but Lubeck now knows that if he ever needs help
,Wentworth will be there．
Lubeck still cho
kes up when he tells the story．“I was alone,”he says．“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life．It was Jeremie．”
1.According to the text ,Lubeck ．
A．stayed calm in the fire B．couldn’t find a safe way out
C．lived on the first floor D．called for help in the fire
2.How did Wentworth help Lubeck escape?
A．He called 911．
B．He went upstairs and took Lubeck out．
C．He put out the fire
D．He used a ladder and pulled lubeck down
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3.Which of the following factor
s was not mentioned in the text that 
almost caused Lubeck’s life?
A．He was living in his wood home alone that night．
B．The storm was too heavy and the fire was too fierce．
C．He lived far from the main road and was surrounded by pines．
D．He was too frightened to escape from the danger．
4.What does the text mainly talk about?
A．A near neighbour is better than a distant cousin．
B．A good way to get a narrow escape．
C．God helps those who help themselves．
D．Blood is thicker than water．
