I am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem courier. Since March 2012, I've done 89 trips of those , 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells（干细胞）in my little box because I've got two ice packs and that's how long they last, in all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor(捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most, So I am always conscious of time.
I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you-there are no fights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: “In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for mere-routed(改道)me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.
For this courier job, you’re consciously aware than that box you’re got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.
1.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 1?
A.provider B.delivery man
C.collector D.medical doctor
2.Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?
A.He cannot stay away from his job too long.
B.The donor can only wait for that long.
C.The operation needs that very much.
D.The ice won’t last any longer.
3.Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?
A.To London B.To Newark
C.To Providence D.To Washington
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友John发来邮件，询问你们复课的情况。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 班级规模；
2. 高考变化；
3. 复习备考。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear John,
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语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（A), 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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
Never have I experienced such a special time. It is three months since I begin to study at home. I’ve become accustomed to have classes online. Between classes, I can discuss which I don’t understand in class with my classmates. I can also turn my teachers for help at any time. I take exercise every day at home to stay health. My parents and I usually watch news over dinner to get the latest informations on the disease. We feel sorry for the people who are affected by them both at home or abroad. Leaves turn green and flowers become fragrantly in the school yard. I hope everything returns to the normal. And I’m expecting to go back to school soon.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you’re a grandparent, shaking a leg with your grandchild might benefit both of you. That’s the conclusion of a new study from Israel, where researchers examined how dancing together 1. (positive) affected 16 grandmas and granddaughters. They’ve discovered it can encourage exercise and can also 2. (deep) ties between the two generations. Dancing “promoted physical activity even when the body was tired and weak,” said the study author. “This emphasizes the significance of the close and familiar relationship as 3. means to promote new experiences, 4. can occasionally seem impossible for the older person.”
The granddaughters teamed 5. their grandmas for three free-form dance sessions. They danced once a week for 10 to 15 minutes in their grandmother’s home. Granddaughters 6. (tell) to mirror their grandmas’ movements, encourage their abilities and let them rest when 7. (need). Videos of the dance sessions, 8. (person) diaries and interviews showed that the sessions led to positive feelings and better mood for the grandmothers. The granddaughters, meanwhile, got a new view on 9. (age).
Both groups were grateful and said the dance sessions strengthened10. (they) bonds, according to the study published recently in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.
My carpenter is a competent, even gifted craftsman. But my old house still makes him feel ________. It was ________ well over a century ago, probably by very poor people, and it ________. My carpenter’s ________ to me: “Move out.” What he doesn’t ________ is that I like it here. It’s my home’s imperfections that make it interesting.
This very thought ________ me just the other day while I was sitting at the counter in a bar. The bar opened in 1931, and little about its ________ has changed over the years. The long countertop has been bent and worn down to its bedrock so ________. Once a visitor asked the owner ________ why he hadn’t ________ it. Not missing a beat and being a man after my own heart, the ________ remarked, “Do you know how many elbows it took to get it this way?” That’s it, then. An imperfect product, like a perfect one, is also the________ of our labor, and as such it needs to be ________ for what it is, rather than what it isn’t.
I’m ________ that, at root, my carpenter________realizes this. Recently, while making a new skylight (天窗) in my home, he ________ wood and had to take a piece from my scrap (废料) pile. The “________” was that my son, when he was little, had burned his name into the board with a magnifying glass. “I’m sorry I had to use scrap,” said the carpenter as we looked up at the burnt ________, “but I didn’t think you’d ________. Does it look OK?”
“Oh yes,” I assured him as I admired his handwork. “It’s ________.”
1.A.delighted B.hopeless C.embarrassed D.confident
2.A.rented B.sold C.built D.purchased
3.A.shows B.stands C.shines D.improves
4.A.attitude B.response C.offer D.advice
5.A.predict B.understand C.guarantee D.prove
6.A.dawned on B.stood for C.depended on D.waited for
7.A.guests B.service C.drinks D.appearance
8.A.fast B.slightly C.much D.easily
9.A.abruptly B.curiously C.rudely D.seriously
10.A.replaced B.attended C.decorated D.withdrawn
11.A.carpenter B.visitor C.owner D.boy
12.A.purpose B.price C.result D.copy
13.A.transformed B.checked C.fixed D.admired
14.A.regretful B.certain C.fearful D.guilty
15.A.also B.even C.still D.never
16.A.cut up B.used up C.put away D.gave away
17.A.advantage B.meaning C.difficulty D.problem
18.A.letters B.pile C.walls D.glass
19.A.enjoy B.change C.mind D.compromise
20.A.reasonable B.worthwhile C.bearable D.perfect
When we use the term “disability,” many people think about those obvious disabilities like blindness. However, disabilities also include a number of other conditions that typically are invisible (无形) to others such as hearing problems and sleep disorders. 1. For example, someone with sclerosis (硬化症) looks “normal” but has to use a parking space for people with disabilities.
No one really knows for sure whether someone has an invisible disability unless it is disclosed (公开). The decision about whether to disclose an invisible disability can weigh heavily on an individual, making social and work situations especially challenging. The burden of hiding a disability creates stress in social and work situations that might affect health and well-being badly.
2. It also increases the possibility that the person will find and develop a social support network with others who might have similar conditions or experiences.
Despite the benefits of disclosing, research reports that individuals with invisible disabilities often do not disclose their conditions. 3. Reasons might be as follows. First, even if protected by law from discrimination, they still face potential prejudice from others. Second, when someone who “looks normal” says he has a disability and requests special services, people might question whether the disability really exists. 4. Sometimes, people might experience the symptoms without realizing.
5. They must carefully weigh the potential benefits of not disclosing against the cost to health and well-being. We should be aware of the unique challenges facing people with invisible disabilities and put ourselves in their shoes.
A.Invisible disabilities are more difficult to cure.
B.These conditions can make everyday activities difficult.
C.Individuals with invisible disabilities should make wise decisions.
D.On the contrary, disclosure relieves the stress of hiding the condition.
E.They might assume the person is only trying to gain special privileges.
F.Otherwise, people with invisible disabilities should disclose their conditions.
G.This is especially true if they are young and have recently acquired the disability.
