How is the man probably feeling about the fire alarm?

A.Excited. B.Annoyed. C.Secure.

What is the man looking for?

A.His food. B.His newspapers. C.His computer.

Why is the woman complaining?

A.She is hungry. B.She is cold. C.She is poor.

What does the man want to do later?

A.Cook dinner. B.Go to the park. C.Clean the living room.

What does the woman do?

A.She is the owner of a bakery.

B.She is a student.

C.She is a lawyer.

假定你是李华，你的外教Mr. Pick回国前向你推荐了 American School Life网站，希望你借此提高英语水平。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，告诉他你的收获，要点如下：

1. 表达思念；2. 上网收获；3. 表示感激。

注意：1. 词数100词左右；

2. 可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾己为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Pick,

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Yours,

Li Hua

根据汉语提示，在空白处填上合适的单词。

1.____ (显然) ,he is interested in music as well as in painting.

2.They failed in all their ____ (尝试，努力) to climb the mountain.

3.Chest pain can be a warning ____ (信号) of heart disease.

4.There are plenty of jobs ____ (可得到的) in the western part of the country.

5.The report gave a lively ____ (描述) of the whole story.

6.Nobody is allowed to go against the regulations and there is no ____ (例外).

7.How many people attended the ____ (庆典)?

8.Do you know the ____ (起源) of the Yangtze River?

9.We produce cheaper goods than our ____ (竞争者)

10.We all thought the matter would be a failure, but it changed ____ (戏剧性).

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

“Carnival” comes from two Latin words,1.(mean) “No more meat”. In Europe,2.it  began , people saw carnival  as the  last  chance to have  fun at the  end of the winter season.3.(have)  fun meant eating, drinking  and dressing up. The most famous   carnival was in Venice. At first, it lasted for just one day.4.time passed, the carnival     period was extended.  People  walked  around  the  streets  wearing  masks,  doing5.they wanted without6.(recognize).

Later, wearing  masks  was  limited  by  law.  Finally,  at  the  end  of  the  18th  century,  masks7.(ban)  completely. But  in8.late  1970s,  the  tradition  was  revived  by students and the festival was developed for tourists. Today, carnival in Venice is celebrated for five days in February. Hotels are9.(full) booked and the narrow streets are crowded10.wonderful costumes. If the key to Rio is music and movement, then in Venice it is the mystery of masks.

    Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers.

Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they_________for a long time. They discussed the_________they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a_________house built for Mama." The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer ( 奔驰经销商) send a_________to her." The third said, “I built a beautiful _________for Mama." The fourth said, “You know_________Mama loved reading poems and you know she can't read any more because she can't _________very well. I met a businessman who had a parrot that can recite many_________. It took him 12 years to_________it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years,__________it is worth it." On hearing that, the other brothers were__________by his good thought.

After the holidays, their mother__________ her thank -you notes, which read，“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to clean the whole house. It's a (an)__________job. Thanks anyway." “Marvin, I am too old to__________.I stay home and have others work for me, so I'll__________ use the car. The ________was good, although not realistic. Thanks."

“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for many people to__________plays or I watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I've almost__________my hearing and I' m nearly blind.I won't use it. Thank you all the same.'

“Dearest Melvin, you are the__________ son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so__________. I liked it very much. Thank you."

1.A.fought B.studied C.talked D.slept

2.A.chances B.gifts C.wishes D.challenges

3.A.big B.warm C.safe D.lonely

4.A.book B.bike C.car D.bag

5.A.station B.museum C.library D.theater

6.A.how B.what C.why D.when

7.A.listen B.feel C.see D.walk

8.A.stories B.poems C.words D.lyrics

9.A.protect B.beat C.raise D.train

10.A.but B.so C.unless D.although

11.A.shocked B.embarrassed C.frightened D.impressed

12.A.took out B.put up C.sent out D.picked up

13.A.enjoyable B.tiring C.delightful D.amusing

14.A.learn B.work C.exercise D.drive

15.A.never B.often C.regularly D.sometimes

16.A.future B.idea C.hobby D.program

17.A.enjoy B.create C.bring D.record

18.A.admired B.lost C.remained D.discovered

19.A.same B.last C.only D.next

20.A.strange B.unpleasant C.terrible D.delicious

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Five Things to Do in a Traffic JamTired of traffic jams? Here are some tips that can help you to calm down in a traffic jam.Listen to CD audio book. It’s a good idea to keep several audio books in your car.1.Listening to an exciting story is more interesting than sitting silently and being bored.Sing loudly. If you begin getting angry because of a long traffic jam, turn your CD player on or radio up.2.Imagine you’re a wonderful singer and the audience is listening to you in admiration. Your stress will disappear.3. .You can use the radio and play entertaining games while waiting. For example,you can guess the song or the singer or to see how quickly you can recognize a new song.Have a snackKeeping a tasty snack in the car is especially good for waiting in traffic jams.Choo-se what you like most of all, so you will look forward to traffic jams to have a chance to eat the delicious snack.4.In that case, time is the last thing to worry about.Argue with the radio talk show hostFind a station with a radio talk show. 5.If you disagree, you can show your anger.Don’t be afraid to call their ideas stupid. Only make sure that the car windows are clo-sed so no one may hear you.Sitting in a traffic jam can be very stressful but next time you can use these simpletips, and you won’t notice how long you have been waiting and soon you will be onyour way.

    Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful，there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.

Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.

Memory “tricks" work the other way as well. Once in a while, you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.

We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent -mindedness. Stories about absent -minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however ，absent -mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “tricks" of our memory can cause us great trouble.

1.If you want to have a good memory, you should ________.

A.never stop learning new things B.use your memory to play tricks

C.make a conscious effort of practice D.force yourself to remember things

2.What can be learnt from the text?

A.One night the writer locked the front door as usual.

B.The writer had had his hair cut two days before.

C.The writer got into trouble when crossing the street.

D.The writer was regarded as a forgetful professor.

3.How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 4?

A.We enjoy hearing new stories about absent -mindedness of professors.

B.We will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness.

C.Absent- mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people.

D.We are unwilling to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors.

    Having a great collection of books at home doesn’t really mean that you are a person who loves reading. It may be got from your father or your father’s father, and it can just impress people around you with the fact that you are a person of culture.

From my point of view, reading is very important in our daily life. For example, reading is a way of gaining knowledge in different areas. It can help us have a great imagination, and it makes things easier when it comes to making compositions on different themes. It gives you the possibility to speak about science, even if you don’t work in this field. You can express your opinions about a political event because you have read something about that.

Secondly, reading gives us the possibility to enter the world of imagination. We can imagine what life will be like in the future. Sometimes, we compare ourselves with the people in the stories we read and they can give us some clues to solve the problems and tell us what to do in certain situations. Books are based on real life. Even if writers are considered to be somehow different from common people, they often face the same problems as we all do.

In short, I would like to say that literature is the perfect way of enriching our culture, expressing correctly, having a rich vocabulary, being able to understand different fields and really being considered to be a learned person.

1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A.Reading a lot is good for writing

B.Reading can help us gain knowledge

C.Reading can help us have a great imagination

D.Reading helps us enter the field of politics easily

2.We can learn from the third paragraph that ____ .

A.people in stories are always unbelievable

B.books may help us solve problems

C.writers are good at dealing with problems in life

D.writers often have different experiences in life

3.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Why Is Reading Important in Our Life

B.How Can We Become a Learned Person

C.Different Reading, Different Functions

D.Having a Good Collection of Books Means a Lot

    All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping.For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised.It said: “ Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods.This May Be Your Lucky Day!”

For several weeks, Mrs Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer.Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping.The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which she did not need.Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed.She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say:“ Madam, this is Your Lucky Day.Everything in your basket is free.”

One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. “Madam,” he said, holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate you!You're our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”

1.The housewives learnt about the free goods_________.

A.on TV. B.at the supermarket C.from the manager D.from the newspaper

2.Mrs. Edwards______.

A.is always very lucky B.had no friends C.hoped to get free shopping D.gets disappointed easily

3.Mrs. Edwards’s husband tried to ______.

A.make her unhappy B.cheer her up C.buy things with her D.stop her buying things

4.Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly because she had to______.

A.buy another thing B.talk to the manager C.pay for her shopping D.find her shopping

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的英国朋友Peter想了解中国近四十年发生的变化以及人们对中国未来发展的期待。请你给他回邮件，内容包括四十年来人们：

1. 居住环境的变化；

2. 出行方式的变化；

3. 对中国未来发展的期待。

注意:1.词数100左右; 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

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Yours,

Lihua

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，每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除除或修改。

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。

I used to be very addicted to computer games that I had little time to study and thus fall behind. My parents were extreme worried about me. It was what my English teacher said helped me out. She told me to have my own goal of life, otherwise your future would be hopeless. She said computer games were fun and they would not guarantee for me a bright future. Finally, I realized I must set up a goal and fight for them. At present, whenever I have an urge to playing computer games, I would think of my goal and regain my strength to study immediately.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese high-speed railways are a very comfortable way to travel. They are clean, quiet and1.(efficiency). China 2. (lead) other developing countries and even some developed ones in this field since the first high-speed train came into use in 2008.

The stations are 3. (main) built outside the town center, but local transport has been lengthened 4. (connect) the high-speed network. The 5. (facility) on the train are new and the staff are well trained. Even the second class chairs provide plenty of space. The passages are wide and you can move easily, not 6. (disturb) anyone. You can use your mobile phone or work on your laptop, having access 7. the Internet. There is also a restaurant car, though the kinds of food 8. (be) limited. The toilets arc large, clean and user-friendly too. The train almost doesn’t rock. Even when the train brakes, you can hardly feel it shake.

What’s more, with a faster check-in, the high-speed trains are also 9. (little) affected by weather than planes. Seldom are 10.delayed or cancelled for weather condition. Therefore, they have become the first choice for many passengers.

    As I stood at the base of the mountain range beside a remote African village, the male villagers all repeated the same question: Are you certain you want to climb the mountain?

It had______been climbed by local and foreign men, and local women, but a Western female, who had______ unaccompanied and wanted to climb the mountain, was quite _______

I explained that I'd been______for some time-in research and in physical strength-and showed them the______I had got from their government authorizing my climb.I stressed that Id be very______to keep their local traditions and hire one of their villagers as a guide, but it seemed to do little to reduce their_______

The male villagers told me that the"quick mud"I' d meet would swallow me.While they couldn’t remember anyone this bad actually______, they seemed convinced it was a real ______.The village women,however ,smiled at me, indicating their______for my climb.

The men______relaying stories of unpredictable danger.However, I was______ because my aunt's words kept ______in my ears-the greatest risk is not taking a risk, and we should always ______our dreams.

Eventually, the men agreed to a(n)______that seemed to put them at ease with my climb.Besides the local guide I'd hire, they also______ me to hire three men guards with guns, for protection.

As I started walking down the dirt path toward the mountain, I was______not only by my new mountain support team, but also by every village woman.While two women walked hand-in-hand with me, the others danced in circles around us as if in ______of a victory.

I knew I wasn’t the first Western female to make the climb.But with the women villagers______accompanying me, I felt a strong sense of ______.And I suspected they felt the same.

1.A.formally B.fortunately C.especially D.surely

2.A.achieved B.wandered C.arrive D.explored

3.A.rare B.typical C.disgusting D.ridiculous

4.A.consulting B.attempting C.preparing D.operating

5.A.reward B.invitation C.command D.permit

6.A.generous B.pleased C.curious D.regretful

7.A.concerns B.thrills C.surprises D.problems

8.A.belonged to B.appealed to C.led to D.happened to

9.A.bargain B.possibility C.promotion D.dilemma

10.A.fancy B.support C.reason D.disagreement

11.A.finished B.enjoyed C.continued D.suggested

12.A.determined B.annoyed C.delighted D.embarrassed

13.A.alarming B.ringing C.breaking D.exploding

14.A.observe B.realize C.strengthen D.follow

15.A.exchange B.connection C.explanation D.arrangement

16.A.warned B.refused C.advised D.reminded

17.A.joined B.expected C.frightened D.teased

18.A.celebration B.search C.possession D.defence

19.A.carefully B.boringly C.proudly D.patiently

20.A.relief B.accomplishment C.justice D.guilty

    Today’s students are surrounded by information. The ability to figure out exactly why authors write—and not accept every opinion as fact—is a key skill. 1. The following strategies teach them how to figure out why authors really write.

Start with why.  “Why did the author write this piece?” is the key question asked to identify author’s purpose. To help students expand their understanding of “why,” post various types of nonfiction (an advertisement, opinion article, news article, etc.) around your classroom and have students quickly identify a purpose for each. 2.

Talk about structure. Authors use different structures for different purposes. For example, one author may use time order to explain an event, while another author uses compare and contrast to put that event into context.

3.Often when authors write, they’re trying to get readers to feel a certain way. Perhaps the author of an article about whale conservation wants readers to feel sad about the difficult situation of whales. Or the author of a letter may want to make the recipient feel better about a situation. After students read a text, stop and ask: How do you feel? And how did the author get you to feel this way?

Connect it to students’ own writing. It doesn’t have to be said that writing and reading go hand in hand. 4. When students are asked to write about a topic that they think everyone should know about, to explain a procedure or to share a personal memory, they’ll become more conscious of how authors approach writing.

Observe how purpose changes within a text. Author’s purpose is often studied through the text as a whole, but authors have different reasons for writing within texts as well. 5. Then, they may launch into a list of facts that make the reader feel discouraged about the situation. And finally, they may conclude with an appeal. Take a short article and break it apart, identifying the different purposes so that students see how author’s purpose changes as they read.

A. Get to the heart.

B. Identify the topic.

C. The readers may get more advanced in their work with informational text.

D. For example, an author may include a funny anecdote (轶事) to draw the reader in.

E. In particular, they'll need to figure out author’s purpose and draw their own conclusions.

F. Expand students' awareness of why people write by having them write for different purposes.

G. Or keep a running Author's Purpose board with a list of the various reasons that authors write.

    Rescue workers had collected 820 birds from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the majority of them already dead. The current spill promises to be the largest in US history, and as cleanup efforts stretch across the summer, it's clear that more oiled birds will be found, stuck and suffering in the black stick liquid. And as they do with every oil spill, rescue workers will go to great lengths to capture and clean the survivors hoping to restore them to their natural habitat.

Is it worth the effort? Some scientists aren’t so sure. Because the stress of being captured and bathed is as significant as the horror of being immersed in oil, and because research suggests that many rescued birds die shortly after being released, some experts say euthanasia (安乐死) is a more humane option.

Clean bird feathers repel water (防水) and regulate body temperature while dirty ones don't. Oil in particular makes feathers heavier and decreases their ability to trap air, which in turn makes birds weak and become easier to drowning, overheating and organ damage. Of course, being captured and cleaned is no picnic either. Some birds wind up returning to their destroyed habitats only to fall victim to the oil again. And those who manage to avoid a second oil bath suffer dramatically shortened life spans (跨度) and lower reproductive success. Of the thousands of birds that were rescued from the Prestige oil spill off the coast of Spain in 2002, only 600 were released into the wild; most of the rest died after just a few days in captivity.

However, bird rescuers say they have learned a lot about how to best help oil-soaked birds, and that therefore, survival rates stand to increase this time around. In the past, birds were cleaned right away, and volunteers often worked through the night bathing rescued birds. But now, captured birds are left to rest for a day or two before being cleaned, and only washed during the day, so as not to disrupt their circadian (生理的) rhythms. But part of that increase may be due to greater selectivity on the part of rescuers. The workers do blood tests right in the field now and birds that are loaded with hydrocarbons (碳氢化合物) or don’t look like they’re going to make it are put down right away, rather than subjected to the stress of captivity and cleaning.

And so far, while release rates may be improving, there is little evidence of better medium or long-term survival, especially for the more-difficult-to-save species. There still aren’t good protocols (协议) for repairing the internal organ damage. Anyway, rescue efforts will continue in large part because the public demands that. Euthanasia is a difficult thing to do, especially for people who have built their lives around saving animals.

1.Why do some scientists doubt the effort to rescue oiled birds?

A.Because it has cost too much time and money.

B.Because human may be infected with the bird virus.

C.Because it is torture followed by death to birds.

D.Because migrant birds may broaden the pollution.

2.The case of Spain coast spill is mentioned to indicate ________.

A.thousands of birds were polluted by oil

B.the survival rate of oiled birds was very low

C.the efforts to rescue oiled birds were ineffective

D.captivity is an impractical method to rescue binds

3.Why do the survival rates of oiled birds increase?

A.Oiled birds are kept in warm water for one or two days

B.The second cleaning of the oiled birds in daytime is not permitted

C.The rescuers often select the birds that are likely to survive

D.Hydrocarbons are removed to rescue the oiled birds

4.Why does oiled birds' rescue remain a controversial problem?

A.Oiled birds’ internal organ damage is permanent.

B.Euthanasia is a difficult and heart-aching operation.

C.The more-difficult-to-save species will die by cleaning.

D.The rescue is oiled birds’ suffering while seeing them die is cruel.

    Valentine's Day is supposed to be about love and romance. But unfortunately, it can be just the opposite. Because of that, Feb. 15th starts the busy season for divorce lawyers, as people who were unhappy with their marriages heading into the day often decide that they no longer want to be with the one they used to love.

A study of divorce filings (档案) in New York, Illinois and California by AttorneyFee. com, a legal referral (推荐) site, found that February is the busiest month of the year for divorce filings, up about 18% from the average month. And those seeking referrals for a divorce lawyer on the site increase 38% following the holiday, with the biggest rise on the day after Valentine’s.

Another legal site, Avvo. com, reports a 40% increase in those seeking information and advice about divorce in the period right after Valentine’s Day.

“There's a very large number of people who are considering the divorce all the time, deciding whether or not to file," said Richard Komaiko, a co-founder of AttorneyFee. “On Valentine’s Day, this thing is carefully considered.”

Komaiko said February has factors other than the holiday that could lead to an increase in divorces. January is the busiest month of the year for bankruptcy (破产) filings, highlighting the financial problems that often divide couples. In addition, the cold weather of February can keep couples that are having trouble indoors and closer to each other, adding to problems.

But Alton Abramowitz, president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, believes the holiday itself often worsen the relationship for couples who are having trouble. "There’s always the clients who come in a day or two after saying ‘I can’t believe it. I made this beautiful dinner for my husband for Valentine’s Day, but he called to say he was stuck in the office and then didn't come home at all.’" Abramowitz said, “the day can create problems that lead to them finally getting caught."

1.What makes Valentine’s Day convey the meaning opposite to love and romance?

A.Valentine's Day won't bring people love and romance.

B.Many divorce filings change the nature of Valentine's Day.

C.Couples having troubles tend to break up after Valentine's Day.

D.Divorce lawyers dislike the atmosphere of Valentine's Day.

2.According to the study made by AttorneyFee. com, divorce filings are ________.

A.occurring most after the new year B.less connected with Valentine's Day

C.more likely to be handled online D.at the height of popularity in February

3.People intending to divorce may make use of Valentine’s Day to ________.

A.reflect on the divorce B.take legal action

C.make negotiations D.put the divorce aside

4.According to Komaiko, why do divorces grow in number in February?

A.Because financial problems and cold weather may bring more problems.

B.Because the long winter holiday makes couples hard to get through.

C.Because the husband is too busy with work to spend the day with his wife.

D.Because Valentine’s Day gets couples into financial trouble.

    Osaka, Japan—Defending champions China lifted the FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup trophy（奖杯）with perfect 11 straight wins after easing past Argentina 3-0 here on Sunday. With their eleventh win at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup, China won the FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup.

This year, the World Cup has been played across different cities, and Team China had training sessions even on traveling days when some participating teams chose to rest up after a tiring flight.“Coach Lang focuses on details of the technique in the training sessions, and I feel our team has become more balanced.” Captain Zhu Ting said. This firm approach explains how China managed to turn the table against the United States at the World Cup. Never quit, especially in adversity. That’s what the spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball means.

When the team struggled, Zhu was always there, doing whatever was needed to carry the team forward. That’s why she has become a national volleyball icon, just like “Iron Hammer” Lang. As for Lang, she took over the flag from her former coach Yuan Weimin, who was behind China’s rise in the beginning. From coach Yuan to coach Lang, and spiker（主攻手） Lang to spiker Zhu, the flag bearers may have changed over time, but the craving for championships and the steely desire and determination remain the same.

Volleyball is a team sport and behind the on-court team, there is always a supportive coaching team and staff. Lai was one of the members, shouldering responsibilities as both vice director of China’s Volleyball Management Center and as assistant coach. Apart from coordinating between coaches and players, Chinese coaches and foreign coaches and sometimes within Chinese coaches, she also has to do chores. During Rio 2016, assistant coach Yuan Lingxi headed for the arena（竞技场）at 6am every day to film the matches and would return to the Olympic Village at 2am when he would start analyzing China’s opponents and file reports. There are many Lais and Yuans that are not known by the public, but who remain indispensable for the team to overcome difficulties and reach their peak.

1.What does the spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball mean according to paragraph 2?

A.Being a special team. B.Sticking to the end.

C.Winning every game. D.Training hard every day.

2.Why does Zhu Ting become a national volleyball icon?

A.She wins many awards in the World Cup.

B.She keeps strong desire and determination.

C.She takes lots of training after the tiring flight.

D.She does almost everything to help the team forward.

3.What does the author intend to convey in the last paragraph?

A.Hard work is vital in volleyball matches.

B.The coach has a great influence on players.

C.The staff behind the on-court team is also essential.

D.Understanding opponents is necessary to win the game.

    I work as the reception manager at my hotel.

A booking came in a few weeks ago with a note attached that a guest would be travelling with her deaf father. This note helped us in preparing for their arrival. As they would be here for a number of days, his daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as smooth as possible.

Upon seeing this note and knowing I would be the one to check them in, I decided to learn some very basic sign language. I greeted the guest in my usual fashion, asking for the surname on the booking. Once I heard the name，I immediately realized who was standing in front of me.

I had been learning for two weeks how to say: “Welcome to Ireland. My sign language is terrible, but please, if you need anything during your stay, just let me know and we will help you.”

I smiled at the father and daughter in front of me. Turning to the father, I greeted him in ASL (American Sign Language) and began the bit I had learned for him. His daughter broke down crying and told me I was sweet. But the father just smiled and was so happy. Honestly, seeing his reaction was enough for me. It was absolutely worth the last few weeks of learning basic ASL.

Sadly, I wasn’t working the day they checked out, but they left a gift for me, a small box with some chocolates and a book on ASL. Inside was a note saying: “Thank you very much for what you did. My father has been in amazing spirits from the time you checked us in and insisted we get you a gift before we left. You have no idea how much this meant to my father and me, and we can’t thank you enough. You've made his trip very special with one simple gesture.”

I cried for a solid five minutes when I came into work the next day and found this gift in my locker.

1.The daughter left a note when booking the hotel in order to __________.

A.ask for special service for herself

B.give some useful advice to the hotel

C.express gratitude to the hotel manager

D.make her father’s trip more comfortable

2.The daughter cried when they checked in because __________.

A.the author’s sign language was really terrible

B.her father was unwilling to live in that hotel

C.she appreciated what the author had done for her father

D.the author wouldn’t be working when they checked out

3.Seeing the father’s reaction during check-in, the author probably felt __________.

A.thankful B.satisfied

C.disappointed D.regretful

4.From this passage, we can know that __________.

A.the author made the daughter’s check-out smooth

B.the author was deeply moved by an unexpected gift

C.the daughter cried for five minutes before they left

D.the daughter asked the author to learn sign language

假定你是李华。你的美国朋友Sam得知你最近参加了由学校组织的研学旅行活动，来信向你咨询相关情况，请你给他回信，内容包括：

1. 活动目的；

2. 活动地点和内容；

3. 活动感受。

注意：

1. 格式已为你写好，不计入总词数;    2. 词数：100左右。

参考词汇：研学旅行study trip

Dear Sam,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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()，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(＼)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 Bill,

You must know how deeply saddened I was over your loss. Your sister and I were the dearest friend and recalling the past, I dare saying she was like a sister to me. I will miss him very much.

I could always count at her whenever I needed help, whether with a big project and a small task that she was always so willing to help me with. I came to trust her judgment and wise as well and her advice were always so well thought out and helpful.

She was a terrible great friend and I know our lives will never be same without her. I could never find a better and more caring friend. She has been left us with so many wonderful memories. I will cherish them forever.

In Deep Sorrow,

Betty Smith

    阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

In August, cases of a mysterious severe lung disease rocked the health society, 1. doctors looking for the cause of the illness. They found the link between vaping and lung disease. Now, there are 805 lung injury cases reported across 46 states in the United States. There had been twelve 2.(death) reported, and all cases reported a history of e-cigarette use.

E-cigarette use poses a significant and avoidable health risk to young people in the United States. Besides increasing the 3.(possible) of addiction and long-term harm to brain development and respiratory health, e-cigarette use 4.(associate) with the use of other tobacco products that can do even 5.(great) damage to the body. Even breathing in e-cigarette smoke that someone else has breathed out 6.(carry) health risks.

It is important to prevent harm to youth and young adults from e-cigarettes. Everyone has 7. role, including parents, health care providers, teachers, and those 8.   work with and care about young people. A visit to a health care professional is a great chance 9.(educate) your child on the potential risks of e-cigarette use. Ask your provider to discuss these health risks, including nicotine addiction and the impact of nicotine on the 10.(develop) brain, etc.

    Bobby the mountain climber was famous for his attempts to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried it at least thirty times, but had always failed halfway.

For the sake of ________ Bobby to try again, Old Peeper, the town optician, who bore witness to his ________, presented him with a pair of ________ sunglasses. "If it starts clouding over or if your feet start hurting, put on these glasses. They'll help you.” Bobby accepted the ________ without giving it much mind, but when his feet started _________ again he remembered his words and put on the glasses. Then ________ came as usual in the form of cloud cover, but seemingly not so thick this time. So Bobby ________climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his ________, and finally arriving at the summit. It was ___________ worth it. His feeling of triumph was ________, almost as magnificent as that wonderful ________. Resplendent in its silence, the mountain below was surrounded by a dense sea of clouds. Bobby didn't remember the clouds being as ________ as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and ________ everything.

Peeper had carved a light ________ on the lenses (镜片), in the form of the snow-covered summit. It was made in such a way that you could only ________ it if you looked upwards. Peeper had understood that whenever Bobby lost sight of his ________, he would similarly lose sight of his dream, and his ________ to continue would weaken.

Bobby realised that the only obstacle to reaching the summit had been his own _______. When he could no longer see the top of the mountain, the problems ________. He thanked Peeper for using that little ________ to help him see that his aims were not impossible, and that they were still there, where they had always been.

1.A.convincing B.encouraging C.educating D.entertaining

2.A.practice B.disadvantage C.growth D.failure

3.A.special B.beautiful C.fancy D.expensive

4.A.gift B.challenge C.award D.request

5.A.breaking B.damaging C.aching D.swelling

6.A.danger B.adventure C.pressure D.misfortune

7.A.quitted B.kept C.accomplished D.abandoned

8.A.problem B.pain C.injury D.anxiety

9.A.normally B.practically C.certainly D.exactly

10.A.incomparable B.invisible C.undesirable D.unmeasurable

11.A.experience B.attempt C.view D.present

12.A.white B.thin C.dark D.thick

13.A.recognized B.grasped C.believed D.acknowledged

14.A.image B.spot C.photo D.message

15.A.move B.feel C.change D.see

16.A.objective B.power C.success D.journey

17.A.preference B.will C.competence D.concentration

18.A.mistake B.prejudice C.ignorance D.discouragement

19.A.set off B.cut in C.set in D.showed off

20.A.technology B.tool C.trick D.mark

    Many people wonder what they can do to become well-rounded and competitive while increasing their rate of success. An often overlooked yet simple way to improve is to increase your knowledge by being a self-starter.

1. Rid yourself of assumptions and convictions so that you can be open and receptive to new information. This at times may even contradict what you have always believed to be true. You will eventually come across information that challenges your worldview. Rather than remaining resting in your comfort zone, use this time to stop, reflect and shed light on these ideas in a way that can develop and expand your vision.

After the mind has been ready, the next step is application. Create a to-learn list just as you would a to-do list. Learning information you can utilize in your daily life is very important to having a continuous desire to further advance your education. 2. Reading a book on automobile repair isn’t the same as physically changing the oil or tire on your car. Reading about art isn’t the same as picking up a brush. If your knowledge can be directly applied in a functional and fun fashion, put it into practice! 3.

Surround yourself with like-minded individuals and try to always take something valuable away from your daily interactions. Many people are professionals in their field and have valuable information and insight to share. 4. Never be too prideful, for each question you don’t ask is a missed opportunity!

Go ahead and challenge yourself today. Commit to expanding your mind, continuing your education and becoming a student of life. 5.  Remember to cultivate your mind so it is prepared to expand, blossom and grow. And share your fountain of knowledge.

A. Be willing to expand your mind.

B. Get ready to seek new information.

C. Many people learn by being hands-on.

D. Learning on the go has actually never been easier!

E. If you come across anything that bewilders you, ask them!

F. Skill-based learning, for example, is useless if it isn’t applied.

G. Utilize the world as your classroom, and always come away with a lesson.

    Jonathan Agnew recently described “unofficial interviews” as those where you agree that it’s “between you and I”. And a Times journalist wrote about someone who had “made Jenny and I feel so welcome”. They are both intelligent people with the ability to express ideas fluently and logically. And yet they wrote “I” where they meant “me”.

It’s happening more and more. We are scared of the mistake like “Terry and me went to the pub”. We’ve all been taught that it should be “Terry and I went to the pub”. Plus we’ve heard the Queen say “my husband and I” a lot. So we begin to use “and I” even when it should be “and me”.

But my point here is not to support the correct usage. It’s the opposite: I want to reject the idea that there’s such a thing as “correct” English at all. Language isn’t like maths, where you can show that two plus two is four. Language has no fundamental rights and wrongs, only conventions. You cannot definitively prove that any are “right” and others “wrong”.

Sometimes correct language sounds absurd. Look at Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) who came up with a new rule. Primary school children now have to be taught that “inverted commas” is right, while “speech marks” is wrong. You and I know that those terms are interchangeable. And the child who looks at those marks on the page can see that both make perfect sense. That’s because a primary school child is more intelligent than the Ofsted turkey who came up with this rule.

As the teacher who told me about the ludicrous rule pointed out, there is no doubt that in a few years’ time, the “incorrect” term will become the “correct” one. But the truly horrible thing about an education system like this is that it destroys children’s love of language. It tells them they have to worry about rules, instead of encouraging them to read and write for its own sake. Let them read for fun and they’ll absorb the rules — or conventions — anyway. Have them shaking in fear about English tests, and you’ll increase their insecurity about getting language “right”.

Then one day that insecurity will have them saying “and I” even though they mean “and me”.

1.Why do people use “and I” when it should be “and me” according to the text?

A.The Ofsted sets a rule.

B.“and I” is the correct English.

C.The Queen makes a similar mistake.

D.People feel insecure about using “and me”.

2.What can we learn from paragraphs 3 and 4?

A.Rules benefit children’s language learning.

B.Language learning is more complicated than maths.

C.Language is based on commonly accepted rules.

D.A primary school child is smarter than the Ofsted.

3.What does the underlined word “ludicrous” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.Influential. B.Particular.

C.Conventional. D.Ridiculous.

4.Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude towards the correct English?

A.Critical. B.Objective.

C.Favourable. D.Indifferent.

    In 1992, Teen Talk Barbie was released with the controversial voice fragment, “Math class is hard.” While the toy's release met with strong public reaction, this underlying assumption persists, spreading the myth that women do not thrive in science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields due to biological inadequacies in math aptitude. However, in 2019 Jessica Cantlon at Carnegie Mellon University led a research team that comprehensively examined the brain development of young boys and girls and found no gender difference in brain function or math ability.

Cantlon and her team conducted the first neuroimaging study to evaluate biological gender differences in math aptitude of young children. Her team used functional MRI（核磁共振）to measure the brain activity in 104 young children (3-to-10-year-old; 55 girls) while watching an educational video covering early math topics, like counting and addition. The researchers compared scans from the boys and girls to evaluate brain similarity. In addition, the team examined brain maturity by comparing the children's scans to those taken from a group of adults (63 adults; 25 women) who watched the same math videos.

After numerous statistical comparisons, Cantlon and her team found no difference in the brain development of girls and boys. In addition, the researchers found no difference in how boys and girls processed math skills and were equally engaged while watching the educational videos. Finally, boys' and girls' brain maturity were statistically equivalent when compared to either men or women in the adult group.

Cantlon said she thinks society and culture are likely steering girls and young women away from math and STEM fields, as previous studies show that families spend more time with young boys in play that involves spatial cognition（空间认知）. “Typical socialization can make worse small differences between boys and girls that can snowball into how we treat them in science and math,” Cantlon said. “We need to be aware of these origins to ensure we aren't the ones causing the gender inequities.”

However, this project is focused on early childhood development using a limited set of math tasks. Cantlon wants to continue this work using a broader scope of math skills, such as spatial processing and memory, and follow the children over many years.

1.What can we infer about the toy’s release?

A.It has raised a storm of applause.

B.Girls perform no worse than boys in math.

C.Math is a subject difficult to every one of us.

D.Women are born with insufficient math abilities.

2.What can we learn from the study conducted by Cantlon?

A.Boys process math skills more quickly than girls.

B.Boys and girls have similar brain in math abilities.

C.Boys and girls have similar interest in math.

D.Adults have better brain than children in math.

3.What will Cantlon most likely agree with?

A.Parents should lengthen the time spent with girls.

B.Society is causing a greater gender difference in math abilities.

C.Culture plays a leading role in children’s brain development.

D.We should cultivate boys’ and girls’ math abilities equally.

4.How will Cantlon further her research?

A.By using a wider range of math skills.

B.By involving a broader scope of subjects.

C.By increasing the complexity of math tasks.

D.By following the children until their adulthood.

    A cloudless Southern California sky looms over the Pro Park Course for the Pro Skate Park Series. Here to compete are some of the top female skaters in the world. The women skaters range in age from early adolescence to early 30s, but in a sport that embraces youth, there is one who stands out. At 8 years old, Sky Brown, would be the youngest skater, male or female, ever to compete at this series.

She is known to some — a minor star of the viral age. When her first video was posted to YouTube, Sky initially gained a little internet fame as a premature and level-headed 4-year-old — highly intelligent, well-spoken beyond her years, hugely talented, and yet grounded. Four years later, it was announced that she would be competing at Huntington Beach. Still, the question remains: Is she truly ready, or will this be another case where reality comes crashing down hard on all the hype?

And then, it turns out to be anything but. Sky goes out and presents one surprise after another. Commentators Neal Hendrix and Chris Pastras are left in awe, “Half of the pros can't do.” The only thing that makes the prodigy look like a kid is her size. In every other regard, she holds her own with skaters 10 and 20 years her senior. Before the competition at Huntington, Sky was a curiosity. After, she is a competitor.

Sky's first memory of a skateboard is seeing her father, Stuart, doing a few tricks in front of the family home. “It always looked really fun,” says Sky. “I just kept begging to try it.” Sky progressed quickly, although she never had a formal coach. Somehow she just had the knack. Every movement, every shift in weight, every push and pull of body on board, she absorbed. Then, she did it herself.

“You get so close to making it,” she says of her process, “and think you're about to land it, and then it takes you 100 more times. I'm always saying to my parents, 'Just one last try.'” If anyone was pushing, striving to get better, it was Sky herself, learning new tricks the same way everyone else does — by trying, failing, falling, and getting back up again.

1.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?

A.To show Sky’s early experience.

B.To show Sky’s talents from varied aspects.

C.To show the public’s doubt about Sky’s competence.

D.To show the public’s recognition of Sky’s performances.

2.What do we know about Sky?

A.She equals the senior skaters in the competition.

B.She looks like a professional skater in terms of her figure.

C.She participates in a competition inappropriate for the young.

D.She has already become a household name before the competition.

3.What is the main reason for Sky’s achievements?

A.Her parents push her too hard.

B.She practices hard and never quits.

C.Her coach is very strict with her.

D.Her father exerts a strong influence on her.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.A Rocky Road Leads to Internet Fame

B.A Strong Competitor Stands out from Crowd

C.An 8-year-old Skater Amazes the World

D.A Wonder Shows at the Pro Skate Park Series