Although at times learning to play the piano Was tiring for me，it was well worth he_______.
A. effortB .strengthC .intelligenceD. preparation
一What’s the problem with your mountain bike Thomas?
一 _______．I can manage it and catch up with you
A. Not so badB. Nothing serious
C．Good. Thank youD. Never mind
现今孩子迷恋电脑、网络的现象越来越严重，有的孩子甚至足不出户，如何教育引导孩子，成为人们的热点话题。请阅读下面的漫画，按要求用英文写一篇短文。
内容要求：
1．描述漫画内容；
2．分析漫画所揭示的问题；
3．提出你的看法。
注意：
1．短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2．考生可适当发挥，使文章内容充实、连贯；
3．词数120左右；
4．文中不能出现考生的具体信息。
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阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确，并将该词完整地写在答题卡中相应的横线上。
A recent study suggests that students who bring water into exams may improve their grades by 10 percent．
Scientists then1.____(比较) their exam results with their normal schoolwork grades．They found that all those 2.______had brought drinks with them got better grades．
Scientists also considered the students 'schoolwork and3._____(预计)their grades．This was to make sure that the reason was not simply that smarter students were more4.________(有可能)to bring drinks with them．
5.______is unclear why drinking water improves exam results．But scientists say having enough water in our6.b and not feeling thirsty could have a helpful effect 7.________our brains．Drinking water may also cut8.d_____ on anxiety ,which affects exam performances．
So next time，9.w you are going to have a big exam，try bringing a bottle of water with you．Who knows—it may help you10.p the exam!
JANE AUSTEN(1775—1817)is often regarded as the greatest of English women novelists on the strength of her six completed novels．Known particularly for their social comedy and accurate description of human relationships，they are still as widely read today as they have ever been．
The seventh child of a country priest(牧师)，Jane Austen was born on 16 December 1775 at Steventon in Hampshire．Her father ,the Reverend George Austen，was an intelligent and sensitive man who encouraged Jane in her love of reading．From an early age she was familiar with the works of Henry Fielding，Sir Walter Scott，Richardson，Frances Burney and the poet George Crabbe．Her early attempts at writing include burlesques(滑稽作品)of popular romances．When her father retired in 1801 the family moved to Bath，which was later to feature in her novel Northanger Abbey(published in 1818)．After his death in 1805 the family moved first to Southampton and then in 1809 to Chawton in Hampshire．where Jane Austen is known to have written her last three novels：Mansfield Park(1814)，Emma(1816)and Persuasion(also published in 1818)．Although her other novels were written much earlier ,it was not until 1811 that Sense and Sensibility was first published．Pride and Prejudice，which followed in1813,features Jane Austen’own favourite hero，Elizabeth Bennet．
Surrounded by her lively and warm family and wholly buried herself in her writing and housework，Jane Austen led a life often known for its lack of events．She did，however ,attract several admirers and even accepted a proposal of marriage from one admirer-only to change her mind the following morning．Jane Austen’s independent life often seems reflected in her novels，which seem to display the world in miniature(缩影)．Sir Walter Scott praised Jane Austen for‘that unique touch which makes ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting’，while Somerset Maugham claimed that she had at her command ‘the most precious gift a novelist can possess’s that of keeping the reader’s interest．Jane Austen died in 1817．
1.The underlined word“touch” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A．styleB．contactC．tasteD．attitude
2.Which of Jane Austen’s novels were published after her death?
A．Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park．
B．Northanger Abbey and Persuasion．
C．Pride and Prejudice and Emma．
D．Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion．
3.We can infer from the passage that Jane Austen had a gift for
A．attracting admirers
B．reflecting her own life in all her novels
C．making dull things and characters interesting
D．holding the readers’ interest
4.This passage is most probably a
A．collection of women novelists and their works
B．comment on Jane Austen and her works
C．brief introduction of Jane Austen
D．description of Jane Austen’s road to success
The stars have come together for the 2014 QUT Classic fun run on Sunday, May 4! This year's fun run around central Brisbane not only promises a fantastic family day out--it also happens to be International Star Wars Day.
Hundreds of serious一and not so serious一participants will contest a choice of scenic l km , 5km or l0km routes around QUT (Queensland University of Technology), South Bank and the CBD on Sunday, May 4.
May 4 has become Star Wars Day for fans around the globe一the date being chosen as a play on "May the Force (fourth) be with you"
To celebrate, Yoda will make a special guest appearance at the QUT Classic at 7:20am to help kids warm up for the l km event while the Indie Chamber Orchestra does a live performance of the Star Wars theme. The special visit has been organized by Healthstream QUT, who operate the university's pools and gyms.
Classic organizer Cheryl Goodwin from QUT Student Engagement said the second annual event would also be combined with a buskers(街头艺人)festival, ensuring plenty of entertainment around Gardens Point and along the route.
"The Classic Buskers Festival is being organized by the QUT Music Society and will Feature some of Brisbane’s best buskers and bands as well as QUT talent．There's going to be a mix of music，dance，circus and comedy．"she said．
The QUT Classic will also raise funds for QUT’s Learning Potential Fund，which provides scholarships for low income students．About 1200 people registered for last year’s event and organizers are hoping for a similar--if not bigger-turnout in 2014．
The race will begin and end at QUT Gardens Point，where breakfast will be available for purchase．Both the 5km and 1 0km events will begin at 8：00 am，with the l km event starting at 7：30 am．
QUT Classic registration costs$25 for the l km event，$30 for 5km and$35 for 10km．
People can register as individuals or in teams．One of the biggest teams is expected to be the Learning Potential Fund team，which is open to QUT staff ,students and the general public．
Participants who register before 30 April will receive a race pack．The first 1 000 participants will also receive a free 1imited edition QUT Classic T-shirt．
QUT Running is offering all registrants free training sessions in the six weeks leading up to this event．
For more information on the QUT Classic，contact Cheryl Goodwin on 07 3138 9447 orc.goodwin@qut.edu.au．
Media contact：Mechelle McMahon，QUT media，media@qut.edu.au
1.The purpose of the passage is to introduce______.
A．a fun run around central Brisbane
B．an international Star Wars Day
C．a buskers festival in QUT
D．QUT’s learning Potential Fund
2.According to the 3rd paragraph，May 4_____.
A．plays an important part in Star Wars Day
B．can be understood in different ways when read
C．used to be a festival for fans around the world
D．means the same as“May the Force be with you”
3.Which of the following will be free for all the participants?
A．Breakfast． B．A race pack． C．T-shirt． D．Training session．
4.If you want to know more about QUT Classic，you can contact .
A．Healthstream QUTB．Cheryl Goodwin
C．QUT Music SocietyD．Mechelle
