When I look at myself in the mirror, I see a person that has not only changed physically, but mentally as well. In the three years of high school，my second year was the most____one because I had to do what most teenagers would never want to do.
It all____ in the middle of my second year in high school. One day，my dad asked me if I had ever____going to Holy Family Catholic High School which was good at preparing students for____. After many nights of careful thinking, I____to go to Holy Family. Transferring schools in the____of high school was the hardest thing for me to do,___ ，it was the best decision I could have ever made.
I was one of the__ people at my school who had had to ___transferring to a new high school as a junior. On my ___day of school at Holy Family, I didn’t know what to expect. My ____kept thinking about finding all my classes, making new friends, and wondering if people ould like me. To be honest, I hated uncomfortable situations, and____I would just sit th re and be quiet. But this time was____for me. I thought that now that I was in a place where no one___ me，I could be whoever I wanted to be. I decided to___the schools’ soccer and track teams to try to meet more people.
The experience of transferring schools has ___affected my life in a dramatic way. It has shaped me into a more outgoing person and a harder worker,____me to achieve more than I could have imagined. The____I have gained by attending Holy Family will __ me throughout my life. I will have to use these skills in the next couple of years while I try to further my____by going to college.
1.A. available B. difficult C. important D. interesting
2.A. ended B. stopped C. began D. lasted
3.A. learned from B. given up C. thought of D. turned down
4.A. career B. college C. holiday D. choice
5.A. advised B. pretended C. refused D. decided
6.A. case B. name C. middle D. future
7.A. thus B. otherwise C. besides D. however
8.A. few B. wise C. careful D. successful
9.A. admit B. enjoy C. avoid D. experience
10.A. first B. precious C. usual D. exceptional
11.A. classmates B. emotion C. teachers D. mind
12.A. finally B. typically C. suddenly D. fortunately
13.A. tough B. common C. different D. occasional
14.A. knew B. accepted C. changed D. introduced
15.A. join B. leave C. ignore D. appreciate
16.A. invisibly B. positively C. expectedly D. originally
17.A. begging B. forbidding C. inviting D. pushing
18.A. skills B. honors C. chances D. connections
19.A. judge B. benefit C. challenge D. impress
20.A. test B. design C. education D. information
Depression can be harmful to those affected by the disease，but the pain it causes doesn’t end there.1. They can see the damage the disease is causing, but may feel helpless orconfused about what to do to assist. Yet there are many ways that friends and family can help.
Know the symptoms
2.. That means learning the symptoms of depression. Also, it means realizing that the individual may not recognize the signs himself or herself. Depression may appear as persistent unhappiness, anger, tiredness or other feelings and emotions that the individual may owe to something other than depression.
Be sympathetic
The most important thing is to be sympathetic.3.. Listen with patience andacceptance. Let the person talk about how they’re feeling no matter how sad or negative their comments are. Do not argue about their points or try to convince them to see things in a more positive light, because someone wrestling with depression does not have the ability to do so.4.
Talk to your physician and share what’s going on and ask what they suggest. It won’t be the first time they have heard this, and they have resources that will be helpful. For the friend or loved one, the best thing to offer is your understanding and a sense of hope. Let them know that, they will start to feel better and see things differently once they seek help and undergo treatment.
Support them through treatment
It can be helpful to point out that depression is not a personal problem or weakness of character but it’s a medical condition that responds to treatment, just like most other medical problems. And help your loved one stick with treatment. 5. .
A. Seek your own support
B. Ask doctors about your symptoms
C. Friends and loved ones are affected, too
D. The first step is to recognize that he or she may be depressed
E. Those with depression are at increased risk of harming themselves
F.It may take several weeks before the patient sees signs of improvement
G. Do not suggest in any way a sense of surprise that this person is depressed
Despite what so many people would love to believe，NASA hasn t discovered any evidence of past or present intelligent life on Mars. So，when the Curiosity rover (好奇号探测器）found something suspicious on the Red Planet’s surface, they were not only surprised but also a little bit worried.
The thin fragment (碎片）was suspicious enough to guarantee its own name, with NASA’s Curiosity rover team calling it the “Pettegrove Point Foreign Object Debris，” named for the location where it was discovered. With no idea what it was or where it came from, the rover s handlers began to worry that it might actually be a piece of the rover itself，suggesting some unseen damage or other issue with the robot. Thankfully，those concerns seem to have been unfounded.
In a new update from NASA the object has now been identified as a natural piece of rock rather than a piece of any man-made craft or vehicle. The team analyzed the bizarre object with a tool called the ChemCam RMI. The instrument uses a laser (激光器）t0 sniff out the makeup of anything it，s pointed at, and the results for this particular piece of debris revealed that it’s actually just a very thin piece of rock.
NASA describes the inspection： The planning day began with an interesting result from the previous plan’s ChemCam RMI analysis of a target that was referred to as “Pette Point Foreign Object Debris”（PPFOD)，and speculated to be a piece of spacecraft debris fact was found to be a very thin flake of rock, so we can all rest easy tonight-Curi0sity n0t begun to shed its skin!
How this particularly thin sliver of rock got to where it is—and why it seems tobe a different colour than the surrounding sand and debris-remains unexplained, but at least the rover falling apart.
1.What attitude does NASA hold towards the newly found thin fragment?
A. Positive. B. Surprised.
C. Interested. D. Amazed but worried.
2.What is the “Pettegrove Point Foreign Object Debris” named for?
A. Its finder. B. Its location.
C. Its researcher. D. Its shape.
3.What does the underlined word “bizarre” mean?
A. Strange. B. Changeable.
C. Normal. D. common
4.In which part of newpaper can you read the text?
A. Travelling. B. Sports.
C. Science. D. music
Africa is a very diverse land with many different tribes. One tradition that many of these groups share is painting or marking their bodies and faces in color. They do this for many reasons. Some marks are used to identify people as part of the group. Other marks are used for ceremonies such as wedding and during times of war. Let’s look at some different exam¬ples of body painting.
Red is a common color in body painting because it often represents health and long life. Among the Masai of East Africa, when men are old enough to marry and make decisions for their people, they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red. This ceremony takes place every seven to fourteen years, so there is not an exact age for participating in it.
The Samburu, also from East Africa, like to paint their faces and hair red because they think it looks pretty.
The Masai men also have a unique way of showing that they are brave. To show that he has killed a lion, a man will paint his body with a natural white material, making special marks to represent this accomplishment. The Masai men also use this white to show that they are no longer boys and are considered adults.
One quite unusual example of face painting is done by the Wodaabe people of West Africa. Once a year, they have a beauty contest for men. The men paint their faces yellow and red. Then they add white and black circles and lines. Black paint is used near the eyes and on the lips to draw attention to the whiteness of their eyes and teeth, which the Wodaabe consider most beautiful. The women then decide which man they like best.
As you travel, enjoy the beautiful and bright colors of Africa.
1.How do some African groups recognize their people?
A. By the color of the skin and hair.
B. By the marks their parents give to them.
C. By the different color in their faces or bodies,
D. By the different styles of their painting.
2.The Samburu paint their faces red in order to show
A. their braveness B. their growth
C. their happiness D. their beauty
3.What color will the Masai men use to show their achievement?
A. White. B. Red.
C. Yellow. D. Black.
4.Who have the tradition of the beauty contest?
A. The Masai people. B. The Wodaabe people.
C. The Samburu people. D. The South African people.
Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mum，I can’t peel (去皮)potatoes. I have only one hand. ”
Mum never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes，” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn，I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.
That night I told Mum about it. She hugged me, and I saw her determined look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mum looked care¬fully at the bars.
“Now，pull up with your right arm，” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift my¬self with my right hand until I could get the bar with my other elbow (月寸）.Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung (梯级）I reached.
I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs； I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.
One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed crying. I could hear Mum came into my room. “Mum，” I said, weeping, “None of the boys would dance with me. ”
For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat. ” Her voice was slight and cracking. I looked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks.
Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.
1.What was the author’s mother like?
A. Optimistic but mean.
B. Energetic and polite.
C. Determined and strict.
D. Outgoing but bad-tempered.
2.How did the mother do when the author met difficulties?
A. The mother encouraged her to deal with them.
B. The mother forced her to do more housework.
C. The mother solved them instead of her.
D. The mother turned to the teacher for help.
3.How did the kids behave when they saw the author cross rungs?
A. They laughed at her. B. They felt astonished.
C. They made friends with her. D. They asked her for advice.
4.What’s the best title for the text?
A. Such a Great Mother B. My Poor Childhood
C. The Days with Mother D. My Mother’s Life Road
The Dickens Exhibition
Date： 9 June, 2018—10 December, 2018
Location: Museum of London
It celebrates the 205th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. By recreating the atmosphere of Victorian London through sound and projections (投影画），you’ll be taken on an unforgettable journey to discover the city that inspired his writings.
Paintings, photographs，costumes and objects will explain different themes that Dickens wrote into his works，while rarely seen manuscripts (手稿）including Bleak House and David Copper field will offer introduction to his creative genius.
During your visit you’ll discover how Dickens’ childhood experiences of London were introduced into the stories he wrote. The great social questions of the 19th century will also be examined, all of which set the scene for Dickens’ greatest works.
Highlights of the exhibition will include an exciting audio-visual experience, and a special film shot by one of the UK’s leading documentary filmmakers.
Packages include afternoon entry (1:00 pm—4:00 pm) to the exhibition plus overnight accommodation at a nearby hotel. If you wish to visit the exhibition the day after your hotel stay, please call our reservation department. Call： 08712212717.
Book a trip online with us, with tickets to Dickens London Exhibitionafternoon entry and hotel accommodation included in the price. All taxes included. No credit cnrd fees No booking fees. No discount.
Price Information： a package costs an adult £120 and a child (age 4 — ^5)尤⑻ afternoon entry costs an adult £28 and a child (age 4 — 15) £14.
1.What can visitors do during the visit?
A. Buy two Dickens’ manuscripts.
B. Stay at the room Dickens once lived in.
C. Enjoy a projection about Victorian London.
D. Find the present social problems in London.
2.What do we know about Dickens from the text?
A. He used to be a filmmaker.
B. He wrote social questions in his books.
C. He wrote many wars into his works.
D. He lived a happy life in his childhood.
3.What can visitors get if they book a trip online?
A. A discount. B. Staying in any hotel.
C. Credit card fees. D. An afternoon entry.
