Panama City， Panama
For beach vacations that get you out of town and invite you and your family to dive into culture， consider a trip to Panama City． Here，you will enjoy beaches and city exploring． Book your stay at the Westin Playa Bonita， where you can book a room starting at ﹩222 a night． There are various programs，including beach Olympics， stargazing （天体观察）and Spanish lessons．
Jupiter， Florida
This place offers you quality time you can spend with your loved ones． Book your stay at Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa， with rates for a family of four starting at ﹩207 a night． Here， you can shoot baskets at the basketball courts，take a dip in the pool or teach your children beach yoga．
San Diego，California
The West Coast is a great spot for cheap beach vacations， so tell your family to pack their bags for a visit to San Diego． A cheap ﹩10 Uber ride from the airport will have you pulling up the Kona Kai Resort & Spa． Here，a family of four can stay in a Deluxe Guest Room starting at ﹩159 per night． Your kids can practice cannonballs at the pool after a visit to the world﹣famous San Diego Zoo．
Kihei Maui， Hawaii
For West Coasters who are growing bored with their backyard， fly to the islands of Hawaii． Stay at the Aston at the Maui Banyan， with a charge of ﹩179 a night for a family of four． Here，you'll witness some of the best sunsets of your life while your kids splash （戏水）in the Pacific， And if you're set on cooking a fancy meal， you'll enjoy suites that come with a full kitchen．
1.Which of the following charges you least a night？
A.The Aston at the Maui Banyan．
B.The Westin Playa Bonita．
C.The Kona Kai Resort & Spa．
D.Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa．
2.What can you do at the Aston at the Maui Banyan？
A.Admire beautiful sunsets．
B.Visit a world﹣famous zoo．
C.Observe fantastic stars．
D.Play some beach sports．
3.What is the common feature of the four destinations？
A.They all offer rooms with a full kitchen．
B.They are all intended for family trips．
C.They all pick up visitors from the airport．
D.They all provide bike riding on the beach．
假设你是李华，你的美国笔友John刚转入一所寄宿学校，他发来电子邮件向你询问如何与室友融洽相处。请根据以下内容，给他回一封电子邮件。要点：
1.你的建议；
2.说明理由；
3.表达祝愿。
注意：1. 词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear John,
I’m very glad to hear you’re studying at a new boarding school.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(Λ)，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。
Dear Jackie,
The school holidays are drawing to near. I feel very exciting at the thought that I am going to visit America in the holidays. It’s the first time for me to travel abroad on my own, but I need your help. I’d like to visit some areas of scenic beauty, such for mountains, rivers or forests, which I could enjoy the beauty of nature. Could you suggest several place for me to visit? Beside, I prefer to live in a hotel and I hoped the traffic isn’t too heavy. Perhaps you could help me book hotel.
I’m expecting to hear from you, and I’m looking forward to meet you in America.
Yours,
Zhang Nan
I was on my cellphone sharing my excitement about the stories we received for a new book about resolutions (决心). When I _______ my call, my 11-year-old son Bailey asked if he could write a story. I was surprised by his _______ and asked if he had “resolved”to do something _______ in his life. His reply _______ me. He said,“I have resolved to be nicer to younger children.”
Bailey has always been generous with older kids. _______, when it comes to younger kids, he falls _______. He gets angry when they touch his Lego creations or _______ to understand how to play his video games.
My husband and I have many friends with younger children who _______ regularly. Each time before they arrive, we tell Bailey how we would _______ it if he were more patient with the younger kids. He starts out great, but as the night wears on, his patience ________. I found it interesting that he was ________ making a change.
Later, I ________ our conversation and realized that Bailey had actually taken action. The last time our friend’s son, Brayden, ________, Bailey invited him to play with his Legos. Instead of getting angry that Brayden was not ________ correctly, according to Bailey’s ________, he allowed him to create his own version of an airplane. When playing video games, instead of telling Brayden he was too ________ to understand the concept, he gave him an unplugged (没插电的) ________ and let Brayden believe he was fighting alongside Bailey.
As parents, we often feel as if our ________ fall on deaf ears, but now I realize that my son has been listening all along. He is ________ to be a better person and I am ________ of him.
1.A.expected B.ended C.returned D.answered
2.A.concern B.talent C.request D.belief
3.A.different B.adventurous C.scientific D.enjoyable
4.A.puzzled B.embarrassed C.annoyed D.surprised
5.A.Therefore B.Instead C.However D.Besides
6.A.asleep B.sick C.impatient D.silent
7.A.agree B.fail C.tend D.manage
8.A.visit B.practice C.perform D.debate
9.A.handle B.appreciate C.recognize D.replace
10.A.pays off B.takes over C.reaches out D.wears out
11.A.casually B.normally C.innocently D.voluntarily
12.A.concentrated B.recalled C.counted D.commented
13.A.came over B.gave up C.showed off D.ran away
14.A.writing B.reading C.building D.sitting
15.A.standards B.situations C.memories D.experiments
16.A.weak B.nervous C.busy D.young
17.A.controller B.freezer C.computer D.lamp
18.A.assessments B.achievements C.instructions D.imaginations
19.A.pretending B.refusing C.training D.attempting
20.A.aware B.proud C.tired D.afraid
Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where you find it hard to tolerate someone’s actions or words. Try to understand where each person is coming from, and avoid making it into a personal battle. You can try to develop a more tolerant attitude by learning about different people, developing confidence in yourself, and coming to appreciate differences. 1.
Make efforts to understand someone else. You may have very different backgrounds and experiences. 2. So try to see things from his side.
Ask for an explanation. If you are talking to someone and he says something that you find hard to accept, you can figure out his perspective without being intolerant. 3. For example, you might say something like, “OK, tell me more about that. What makes you think that？” Anyway, remember that tolerance does not mean accepting unacceptable behavior.
4. This may be a more negative kind of tolerance than learning to accept and value differences, but it can be useful. To do this you would have to avoid certain topics of conversation, or swiftly change the subject when necessary.
Deal with a conflict. When you have difficulty tolerating someone’s actions or words, you can start by calmly describing what you find offensive.5.And you should then explain how the problem would be dealt with.
A.Try to ignore your differences.
B.Use “I” statements rather than “you” statements.
C.Start by stating what you think a good situation is.
D.Try to understand his views well by asking him to explain them.
E.Here are tips that help you tolerate others in difficult situations.
F.What seems obvious to you might seem strange to someone else.
G.Next, try to get a better understanding of each other’s views about it.
Advice to “sleep on it” could be well founded, scientists say. After a good night’s sleep a problem that couldn’t be solved the night before can often appear more manageable, although the evidence until now has been anecdotal. But researchers at the University of Luebek in Germany have designed an experiment that shows a good night’s sleep can improve insight and problem-solving.
“If you have some newly-got memories in your brain, sleep acts on these memories and restructures them, so that after sleep the insight into problem which you could not solve before increases,” said Dr. Jan Born, a neuroscientist, at the university. To test the theory, they taught volunteers two simple rules to help them turn a string of numbers into a new order. There was also a third, hidden rule, which could help them increase their speed in solving the problem. The researchers divided the volunteers into two groups: half were allowed to sleep after the training while the rest were forced to stay awake.
Dr. Jan Born and his team noticed that the group that had slept after the training were twice as likely to figure out the third rule as the other group. “Sleep helped,” Born said in a telephone interview. “The important thing is that you have to have a memory representation in your brain of the problem you want to solve and then you sleep, so it can act on the problem.
“But Born admitted that he and his team don’t know how restructuring of memories occurs or what governs it. Pierre Maquet and Perrine Ruby of the University of Liege in Belgium said the experimental evidence supports the anecdotal suggestions that sleep can help develop creative thinking. Although the role of sleep in human creativity will still be a mystery, the research gives people good reason to fully respect their periods of sleep, they added.
1.The underlined phrase “sleep on it” in Paragraph 1 probably means _____.
A.to get as much sleep as possible
B.to go on sleeping without being disturbed
C.to delay deciding something until the next day
D.to sleep till after the time you usually get up in the morning
2.What is the purpose of the experiment?
A.To test problem-solving ability in sleep. B.To discover people’s insight during sleep.
C.To prove a good sleep helps solve problems. D.To discuss how to improve sleeping quality.
3.How did Jan Born and his team carry out the experiment?
A.Through comparison. B.Through interviews.
C.Through talks. D.Through imagination.
4.What can we learn about the experimental evidence?
A.It helps scientists control memories. B.It explains the role of sleep in human.
C.It tells us the role of sleep is a mystery. D.It shows sleep does good to creative thinking.
