Some experts say _______ birthrate of Chinese, after the one-child policy is relaxed, can see _______ modest increase in future.
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自央视推出了家风系列访谈，全社会掀起了谈论家风、反思家风的热潮。你的笔友Peter收看后写信向你询问：你的家风是什么？假如你是李华，给Peter回信，根据以下关键词，从中选取适合你的角度，并结合个人经历，晒出你的家风。
注意：1． 词数：120左右，适当发挥； 2． 开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3． 不得透露个人相关信息。
Dear Peter,
I am very glad to receive your letter, in which you asked me about family tradition recently referred to on CCTV and meanwhile among the masses． _____________________________________
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What about your ideas about it ? Looking forward to your letter．
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in tourism． More and more of us are becoming concerned about the effects we are having on the destinations we choose, as well as the world around us． Some of us are choosing more green modes of transport to get there instead of flying, and some of us are choosing to visit greener destinations． India is one of the best places for ecotourism, and with the destinations below you can be sure that you’ll not only be protecting the earth, but giving something back to the area too．
Kerala, more commonly known as “God’s Own Country”, is a beautiful state on the southern tip of India． It’s a biologically diverse area, with many unique animal species, and almost 2,500 plant species in its tropical forests—that’s nearly a quarter of all India’s plant groups． In the past, though the forests in this area were much cleared, today they are well protected． There are plenty of wildlife reserves where you can see some of these unique animals．
With tourism developing in the area and money brought in, more attention can be given to protecting its plants and animals, ensuring that the people in the area have a better quality of life．
Arunachal Pradesh, situated on the most northern tip of India, is a resort for the more adventurous． With dry, desert heat in the summer and a snowfall best avoided in the winter, this area is less about greenery, and more about stunning desert landscapes． When visiting this amazing area, you'll be promoting locals earning income from their surroundings, encouraging them to make the most of them and preserve them, as well as gradually increasing their quality of life．
As a north Indian province, Ladakh supports much rare and even endangered plants and animals, which can be seen at Hemis High Altitude National Park． There are also many Tibetan monasteries, including the Hemis Monastery, to visit in the area．
1.Why do people regard Kerala as a biologically diverse area? （no more than 15 words）
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2.What’s the author’s attitude towards the tourist industry in Kerala? （no more than 6 words）
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3.What can the tourists enjoy in Arunachal Pradesh despite much hardship? （ no more than 4 words）
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4.According to the passage, where would you like to go if you intend to study some endangered animals and plants? （no more than 7 words）
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5.What is the passage mainly talking about? （no more than 6 words）
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Having a great collection of books at home doesn’t really mean that you are a person who has a passion for literature and reading． It can be a family inheritance or it can be just to impress people around you by the fact that you are a person of culture． On the other hand, there are many persons who cannot afford to buy books, because some of them are quite expensive, but who usually go to libraries and spend hours reading something that interests them a lot, or just borrow books to home．
From my point of view, literature is very important in our life． For example, reading is a means of gaining culture and enriching our knowledge in different areas． It can help us have a great imagination and it makes things easier when it comes to make compositions on different themes． It gives you the possibility to speak about science, even if you don’t work in this domain, or you can express your opinion about a political aspect, just because you have read something connected to that．
Secondly, literature offers us the possibility to enter the world of imagination, and to leave the real one for a couple of hours． We come to meet kings and queens many years ago, dream of being in the world of the rich or imagine how life will be in the future． Sometimes, we identify ourselves with the characters in the stories we read and they can give us some clues to solve our problems and how to react in certain circumstances．
In conclusion, I would like to say that literature is the perfect means to enrich our culture, to express ourselves correctly, to have a rich vocabulary, to be able to interfere in conversations in different fields of interest and to really be considered an erudite person．
1.People who are fond of literature are those that ________ ．
A． have much interest in reading
B． keep many books
C． go to libraries every day
D． buy expensive books in the bookstore
2.According to the author we can broaden our knowledge by ________ ．
A． composing B． imagining C． communicating D． reading
3.We can know from the third paragraph that ___________ ．
A． we can bring kings and queens back to life
B． it is very good for us to stay alone for some hours
C． what we read can be useful in our daily life
D． we can make friends with people in the stories
4.The underline word “erudite” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ _______”．
A． learned B． enthusiastic C． smart D． creative
5.What is the author’s purpose by writing the passage?
A． To share his own reading experience．
B． To distinguish the true readers．
C． To attract people to literature．
D． To stress the importance of imagination．
Joke l：
A man was sitting reading his papers when his wife hit him round the head with a frying pan． “What was that for?” the man asked．
The wife replied, “That was for the piece of paper with the name Jenny on it I found in your pocket．” The man then said, “When l was at the races last week Jenny was the name of the horse I bet on．” The wife apologized and went on with the housework． Three days later the man was watching TV when his wife hit him on the head with an even bigger frying pan, knocking him unconscious． Upon regaining consciousness the man asked why she had hit again． Wife replied, “Your horse phoned．”
Joke 2：
“Do you believe in life after death?” the boss asked one of his employees．
“Yes, sir, ” the new employee replied．
“Well, then, that makes everything just fine, ” the boss went on． “After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother’s funeral． she stopped in to see you!”
Joke 3：
“Oh, I am happy to see you, ” the little boy said to his grandmother on his mother's side． “Now maybe daddy will do the trick he has been promising us． ” The grandmother was curious． “What trick is that?” she asked．
“I heard him tell mommy that he would climb the walls if you came to visit, ” the little boy answered．
Joke 4：
A woman’s husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every single day． One day, he signaled for her to come nearer． As she sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears, “You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times．
When I got fired, you were there to support me．
When my business failed, you were there．
When I got shot, you were by my side．
When we lost the house, you stayed right here．
When my health started failing, you were still by my side… You know what Martha?”
“What dear?” she gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth．
“I’m beginning to think you’re bad luck…”
1.The wife became angry suddenly in Joke 1 because __________．
A． she had her frying pan burned while away
B． her husband made a bet on a horse but lost
C． her husband was carrying with himself a woman’s name
D． her husband’s pocket money was lost without any reason
2.Who called the husband in Joke 1?
A． The organization of the horse races of a club．
B． Jenny the man chose to bet on in the races．
C． Jenny who won the race successfully．
D． Jenny whom the man made friends with．
3.What dose the boss mean in Joke 2?
A． He was lucky to see the employee’s former grandmother．
B． The employee’s grandmother has come into heaven after death．
C． He has figured out that the employee told a lie to him．
D． The employee’s grandmother was an honest woman．
4.What can we learn about the little boy from Joke 3?
A． His father likes to make fun of his mother-in-law．
B． He likes to play tricks on others．
C． His mother is strict with him．
D． His father doesn’t like his mother-in-law to come．
5.The husband in Joke 4 means that __________．
A． he is thankful for his selfless and lovely wife
B． he realizes he is unlucky to have married his wife
C． it is fortunate to experience so many unforgettable things
D． his wife deserves all his love because of her devotion
Today, children start to use computers, smart phones and tablets from a very young age． Many parents and child experts believe that this is very wrong． They claim that early exposure to technology can make individuals lazy and distracted． That may be true, but there it is practically impossible to change the world we live in now． What we can do is embrace smart mobile technologies the best way we can． That is Microsoft’s Windows 8 App Store． One of its applications is entirely educational, Windows 8． There, students of all ages can find apps that can greatly help them in their studies． We have prepared the 4 best of them．
Wikipedia—Wikipedia is the first place where students search for information． The articles on the popular website are updated regularly and they include many details, figures and resources． With this app, you can access Wikipedia faster than ever．
SAS Flash Cards—One of the most effective ways to learn your school or university material is by using the so-called “flash cards”． This app, however, allows users to create an entire set of cards in a matter of minutes． Also, the cards can be divided into different subject categories, which makes studying easier and more fun than ever before．
Kindle Reader—If you don't have a Kindle e-Book reader, you can use your Windows 8 device． Just install this app and the Kindle word will land in your smart phone, tablet or laptop． With the Kin-die Reader W8 app, you can also organize and store all of your favorite books．
My Study Life—This application is the mobile version of the website My Study Life． The app can be very useful for students in terms of school and university organization． There you can store all the information you want like homework, assignments and papers． In addition, you can create your own school calendar that will remind you of your upcoming exams, for instance．
There is one main reason why these Windows 8 apps are appropriate for students． Apart from useful, they are completely free! All you need to do is go to Microsoft’s Windows 8 App Store, download the applications you want and install them onto your device．
1.The underlined part means we should __________．
A． update the technologies as often as we can
B． accept the smart mobile applications willingly
C． purchase a smart mobile with much money
D． develop some new smart mobile functions
2.If you want to know of Rafael Nadal you can use __________．
A． WikipediaB． SAS Flash Cards C． Kindle Reader D． My Study Life
3.The function of “flash cards” is __________．
A． to make your smart phone closely attached
B． to update your information every day
C． to help you get your favorite reading materials
D． to help students learn their subjects easily
4.We can learn from the passage that __________．
A． students can buy the apps at a certain discount
B． the applications above are all for nothing
C． you should pay much to download the apps
D． It’s easy for parents to keep a watch on their children
5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A． Top Windows 8 Apps for Students
B． Windows 8 to Be Updated for Students
C． Games Apps in Windows 8 Store
D． Microsoft Company and Its Apps
