If you know the tale（故事） of the hare（野兔） and the tortoise（乌龟）.you’ll remember that the tortoise won the race against the hare. In this age of speed with immediate Internet communication and fast travel, it’s time to just slow down the pace(步伐）.
Slow food
The slow food movement began in Italy in the mid-1980s because some people thought that fast food culture was causing the traditional Italian way of life to disappear. The movement believes that we should enjoy mealtimes as a pleasure while also understand more about where your food comes from. A key approach（方法） to slow food is taking your time when eating. For example, by waking up ten minutes earlier than usual you have more time to get ready so you don’t have to rush your breakfast.
Slow exercise
Measured exercises such as yoga(瑜伽) are relaxing and focus on(关注) breathing. Deep breathing is a good way to help you feel calm. Try slowing your breathing down to 10-12 deep breaths every minute. Breathe in slowly and deeply into the bottom of your lungs (肺）. Stop for a moment, and then breathe out slowly. As you breathe out, allow your body to relax.
Slow communication
The wide use of the Internet has meant communication has never been faster. We are able to send an email to someone of the other side of the world as quickly as to the person sitting next to us. While this change is unbelievable, the amount of infor
mation we receive each day through mobiles and the Internet can be distracting (令人分心的). There was a time when people didn’t spend most of their time checking mobiles and emails. Try turning your mobile off sometimes to take some time to relax. Having the time to really listen to a friend or loved one helps improve your relationship (关系).
1.The tale of the hare and the tortoise is mentioned to show .
A. it’s necessary to take things slow in one’s life
B. speed plays the most important role in a race
C. you have to use tricks in order to win
D. we should learn a lesson from the tale
2.Why did the slow food movement start?
A. To protect people from the harm of fast food.
B. To prevent some old traditions from disappearing.
C. To correct some people’s wrong ideas about health.
D. To help people develop a good work and rest habit.
3.In the passage, yoga is suggested as a way of exercise because .
A. it can greatly improve our physical health
B. it’s very relaxing and helps us calm down
C. it takes less time and space
D. it doesn’t need any skills
4.The writer may NOT agree with the idea that .
A. mobiles and emails are wasting much of our time
B. a face-to-face talk is better than one over the phone
C. the Internet also makes communication inconvenient
D. turning the mobile off can also make us feel relaxed
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏表演）. One family between us and the ticket counter made a big impression(印象) on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. Their clothes were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly said, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”The ticket lady told him the price. The wife’s head dropped, and the man’s lip began to quiver (抖动). The father asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady told him the price again.
The man didn’t have enough money.
Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground (We were not wealthy either). My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for money but certainly thanked the help in a difficult, embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, and with a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.
1.Why was the writer impressed by(留下深刻印象) the family?
A. Because the family was very poor.
B. Because the family was very happy.
C. Because the family was very noisy.
D. Because the family was very large.
2.When the ticket lady told them the price, the wife .
A. hardly heard B. hardly understood
C. felt disappointed D. felt confused
3.Which of the following words can be best used to describe the writer’s father?
A. Honest. B. Kind. C. Patient. D. Careful.
假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Mary给你写了一封信求助。她因为最近学习压力大长胖了，时常被同学们嘲笑，并且长胖也影响了她自己的健康，因此她感到非常郁闷。请根据下列要求用英语给她回一封信。要点如下：
1.同情她的处境并安慰她，胖或瘦没有统一标准；
2.强调保持健康的重要性；
3.给出保持健康的建议。
注意：1.词数100字左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）
2.可适当增加细节，以使文连贯流畅。
Dear Mary,
I’m so glad to hear from you. but ____________________________________________________________
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Yours forever,
Li Hua
假定英语课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。每处错误仅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）不计分。
Encouragement, what is a kind of power, is very important.
Failing my English exam once got me casting down. My teacher encouraged me not to lose hearts. He said it was no big deal to fail a exam and what mattered was to figure out the reasons instead of feeling sorry for me. I looked into my English paper and realized that the reason why I failed was because I had two weeks’ sick leave. So I made up for the lessons I have missed and my efforts was paid off in the following exams.
Encouragement is great benefit to me and I’ll give it to those who are in need of it.
Born in England in 1944, Ian Wilmut 1.(know)as the leader of the research group that first cloned a female lamb 2.(call)Dolly in 1996. Dolly became famous and pictures of her appeared on the 3.(cover)of magazines all over the world. The 4.(possible)of reproduction without a male and female being involved also made her the focus of a moral debate. For scientists, however, the cloning of dolly using the DNA of an adult cell was a breakthrough 5.showed the cloning of special animals was possible.
However, 6.Wilmut thinks unlikely is human cloning. He says 7.(undertake)the procedure with humans would require 29 surrogate(替代的)mothers and 300 eggs. Of those 29,28 would be bound 8.(experience)failure and suffer physically and emotionally. He says he is also concerned about the psychological and 9.(society)consequences a cloned might have to go through. For these reasons, he is not 10.favor of it.
Having been walking in the snow for 2 hours, Little Buddy was really tired and frustrated. The way home seemed_______, each step a struggle. For fall every little distance that Buddy gained, he seemed to fall back even further, pushed by the rising wind and his own______ . When Buddy had to go uphill, he looked with_______at the long distance remaining and thought he wasn’t going to make it. His legs had been pushing through almost-waist-high______for hours, and all he wanted to do was to ______down, to end this terrible journey and close his eyes.
Suddenly, there was someone_______him. A large man was looking down at Buddy, smiling at him.________, Buddy, should have heard the sound of the man’s boots crunching(使……发出嘎吱嘎吱声)the snow________he’d walked up from behind. But, there hadn’t been a________.
Buddy stared at the_______. Who was he? There was a scarf hiding most of his face, but______, Buddy felt no fear of him. The man said nothing. He simply picked Buddy up, lifted him over his_________, set Buddy on his shoulders and began to______ .
Buddy told the man where he________. As they approached the house, the stranger _______and looked Buddy in the eye. Buddy_______and the man silently lowered his head and helped Buddy_______off his shoulders. Buddy was so happy that he immediately knocked at the door. When Buddy________the man and wanted to thank him, he had already_______. Buddy could only see________in the snow and a dim(模糊的)view of his back.
1.A. fascinating B. adequate C. endless D. primitive
2.A. worry B. confidence C. exhaustion D. pride
3.A. fear B. relief C. caution D. shame
4.A. bush B. grass C. glue D. snow
5.A. cut B. lie C. go D. turn
6.A. behind B. around C. far away from D. in front of
7.A. Luckily B. Hopefully C. Significantly D. Surely
8.A. as B. and C. but D. or
9.A. man B. sound C. boot D. scarf
10.A. thief B. robber C. stranger D. referee
11.A. firmly B. surprisingly C. consequently D. faithfully
12.A. head B. feet C. legs D. nails
13.A. slip B. ski C. run D. walk
14.A. lay B. studied C. lived D. stood
15.A. shouted B. turned C. listened D. waited
16.A. cried B. fled C. nodded D. reflected
17.A. slide B. walk C. take D. jog
18.A. spoke of B. thought of C. heard of D. dreamed of
19.A. resigned B. disappeared C. slept D. left
20.A. water B. ice C. caves D. footprints
