一家宾馆新开业，为吸引外国宾客，希望在互联网上进行宣传，请你用英语为其写一篇文字介绍。主要内容应包括：

1．地点：距白山入口处500米；

2．房间及价格：单人间(共20间)，100元／天；双人间(共15间)，150元／天；热水淋浴；

3．餐饮：餐厅(中、西餐)，咖啡厅(茶、咖啡)；

4．游泳池：全天免费开放；

5．欢迎预定。

注意：

1．词数100左右，开头语已为你写好；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Welcome to Baishan Mountain Hotel.

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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。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（^）。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）不记分。

During the summer holiday, my parents and I paid a visit to my grandparents by a train. There was a large number of people and the train was crowded, but everyone helped those who had lots of baggages and behaved politely. Along the way, we enjoyed beautifully views. At first, we see one hill after another. Then what came into view were fields with green crops. After a six-hour trip, we arrived my grandparents' house. Exhausted (精疲力竭) although I felt, I was happy to see my grandparents, whom I haven't seen for a long time. It's really an exited trip because it was the first time which I had taken so a long-distance train.

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式。

What we eat every day has a great effect 1.our health. Therefore, we should make every effort to change our bad eating habits.2.we all know, baked or fried foods may be tasty, but eating too much of them will probably result in some illnesses. Moreover, some food that costs us a great deal of money and is not healthy3.(be)junk food. 4.(compare) with people in the West, Chinese people used 5.(eat) more grain and vegetables, but 6. (little) meat, which is a good eating habit. However, things are quite 7.difference) now. With the rapid economic 8.(grow) of our country, we are now also eating a lot of food 9.is high in sugar and fat. We are running the risk of eating out without considering the balance of our diet .

The food we choose affects our health, so we must keep 10. in mind that the food we choose should give us the nutrients(营养) we need.

    My son Joe was born with clubfeet(畸形足). The doctors told us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally _______ would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in _______. By the time he was eight, you _______ he had a problem when you saw him walk.

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would _______ and play, too. We _______ told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to _______ as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross country _______. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others. Perhaps he _______that the abilities that seemed to come _______ to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the ________ team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to ________ points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never ________ the team, so he didn’t know.

He ________ to run four to five miles a day, even the day he had a 103 fever. I was ________, so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt, “________,” he said．He had two more miles to go. The sweat ________ his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he ________ straight ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103 degree fever. So he didn’t know.

Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were ________. Joey was number six on the  list. Joey had made the team. He was only in seventh while the other six team members were all ________.

We never told him he shouldn’t ________ to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it, so he didn’t know. He just did it.

1.A.However B.Or C.But D.though

2.A.attention B.development C.circulation D.treatment

3.A.wouldn’t know B.didn’t imagine C.shouldn’t find D.couldn’t identify

4.A.keep just out B.jump right in C.stand only behind D.sit still away

5.A.never B.generally C.often D.sincerely

6.A.live B.Jump C.Run D.hope

7.A.competition B.class C.game D.team

8.A.meant B.sensed C.showed D.noticed

9.A.eventually B.suddenly C.safely D.naturally

10.A.entire B.same C.other D.all

11.A.score B.collect C.pay D.catch

12.A.join B.enter C.make D.keep

13.A.liked B.continued C.hoped D.aimed

14.A.moved B.excited C.encouraged D.worried

15.A.Never mind B.Okay C.Don’t worry D.Sorry

16.A.ran down B.came from C.dropped off D.came down

17.A.stood B.looked C.faced D.glanced

18.A.made B.called C.designed D.checked

19.A.sixth-graders B.seventh-graders C.eighth-graders D.fifth-graders

20.A.expect B.fight C.avoid D.refuse

根据短文内容，从短文后的内容选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?1.The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.

Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively(消极地) when you are surrounded by people who think that way.2.

When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks(挫折) to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the things back to their favor.

3.These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

4.Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously(下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.

Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.

Keeping healthy is another way to achievee happiness.5.

A. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

B. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be easily passed to you.

C. Being overweight or not eating foods containing nutrition have a negative effort on your mood.

D. These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.

E. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.

F. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.

G. It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.

There are several reasons for hair loss in women. However, in most cases, treatment is quite effective. Female hair loss patterns in women are not as easily recognizable as they are in men. A woman may experience it temporarily due to pregnancy (怀孕) or illness, although they may experience it for other reasons.

Hair loss can be due to a variety of factors, including a genetic tendency (which is not genetically linked to just one parent—both parents contribute to the tendency to lose hair).

Women who are experiencing hair problems seem to have more limited choices than men. There are some female hair loss treatments that are available such as the Tricomin System which is a topical treatment that is nutrition based. Shen Min for Women is another natural treatment that contains herbs (药草) that are said to stimulate(刺激) hair growth and even restore hair that is graying to its natural color.

The majority of the popular, prove hair loss treatments are only intended for men and are not suitable for women. True, a woman’s hair issue is different from a man’s. The biological makeup is different and the needs are different. Women have different needs and their bodies react in different ways to environmental changes, physical illness and even the treatments that are available. There are many natural treatments such as vitamin and mineral supplements that are said to stimulate hair growth, but, for the most part, these claims are currently unproven.

One of the first and most important factors to effectively treating is to get a diagnosis from a doctor. Talk to your doctor about any symptoms(症状) that you may be experiencing in addition to the thinning hair. Stress, weight loss or gain, illness and depression, all of these can be contributing factors.

1.It can be learned from the lst paragraph that ________.

A.usually hair loss is hard to heal

B.female hair loss is more common than the men’s

C.women tend to suffer from hair loss during the pregnant period

D.only illness contributes to hair loss

2.Which of the following statements matches the text about the two treatments?

A.Both are to solve the problem of male hair loss.

B.Tricomin System is effective in speeding the growth of the new hair.

C.Shen Min is an updated way of treating hair loss.

D.The former is nutrition-based, while the latter is medicine-based.

3.The reasons for the differences between the female and male hair loss problems do not include ________.

A.the biological structure and composition of the hair

B.the wants and needs

C.the reactions and responses to the outside changes

D.the approach to taking exercise

4.The natural treatments ________.

A.include vitamin and mineral supplements

B.are applied to keep the hair healthy

C.have been proved useful

D.are the most commonly-used ways

    Statistically, air travel is by far the safest way to travel, and you can make flying even safer, just by following these simple rules. As your chances of being involved in an air accident are practically nil（零）, many of these rules concern what you should and shouldn't do to make your journey safer when you are in the air.

Fly on non-stop routes

Most accidents occur during the take-off, climb, descent and landing period of a flight, so flying non-stop reduces your exposure to these complex procedures.

Choose larger aircraft

Although small aircraft have very good safety records, those with more than 30 passenger seats are designed to comply（遵守）with much stricter regulations and are tested more regularly to make sure they still comply. Also, in the unlikely event of a serious accident, larger aircraft provide a better opportunity for passenger survival.

Pay attention to the pre-flight safety briefing (简报)

The information may seem repetitious（重复的）, but it's worth listening to the flight attendants. And even if you’ve flown before, it doesn’t mean you know everything about the aircraft you're on, such as the location of the closest emergency exit.

Store things safely

Never put very heavy articles in the overhead storage bins. They may fall out when someone opens the bin and cause injury. Also, the bin may not be able to hold heavier objects during turbulence（气流）.

Keep our seat belt fastened while you are seated

Cabin crew always tell you this, but it’s important. You would be seriously injured if the plane hits unexpected turbulence. Always fasten your seat belt if you are told to. The general rule of flying is this: If you are told to do something, do it first and ask questions later.

Let the flight attendant pour your hot drinks

Flight attendants are trained to handle hot drinks like coffee or tea in a crowded aisle on a moving aircraft, so allow them to pour the drink and hand it to you. Never ask to take a coffee pot from one of them.

1.Whom is the passage meant for?

A.Pilots.

B.Flight attendants.

C.Passengers.

D.Airlines.

2.The underlined word “those” in the second tip refers to”______” .

A.smaller planes

B.passengers

C.larger aircrafts

D.safety records

3.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A.Larger planes have more safety checks and are safer.

B.Take-off is safer on non-stop flights than landings.

C.Every aircraft is different, so the safety procedures may be different.

D.Seat belts should be worn to protect against turbulence.

4.The best title of the passage should be”_____”.

A.The safest way to travel

B.Air safety tips

C.Non-stop routes

D.How to fly a plane

    One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock ”n” roll music popular all over the world, He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.

Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935, His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.

When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student, His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”.

In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called “blues”.

Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged (安排) concerts for him across the United States and new recordings as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.

But Elvis found it difficult to live with success. Like many other famous people, He began to take drugs and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977,his many millions of fans were shocked, “The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said, But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock “n” roll.

1.From the passage, we can see________________.

A.the church songs didn’t help Elvis develop his own style

B.Elvis forgot his church music at a later age

C.Elvis didn’t get any help from his parents

D.the church songs helped Elvis’ development in his singing

2.Who was Tom Parker?

A.A manager of a bank B.A famous singer

C.Elvis’ manager D.Elvis’ best friend since childhood

3.What caused Elvis’ death?

A.His singing too much B.His taking the drugs

C.His parent’s death D.Tom Parker’s help

4.What was Elvis’ music style like most?

A.Only country and western

B.Only country and blues

C.Both western and church music

D.Not only country and western but also a bit “blues”

Babysitter Wanted

Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son.He is five years old. Hours are 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm from Monday to Friday. Sometimes you have to work on the weekend. Pay (薪水) is $10 each hour.

For the job, you will: Watch our son. Read to him. Play with him.

You will work at our house. We live in Fourth Road, near Huaxing Clothes Store.

Please call Mr. Wang at 010-58899333.

1.On Friday, the babysitter will ________.

A.not work B.get $10

C.live there D.work three hours

2.________ is not a part of the job.

A.Cooking for the child B.Working at the child’s house

C.Taking care of the child D.Reading books to the child

3.Which of the following is true? _______.

A.The child is less than ten years old.

B.The babysitter must be a college student.

C.The babysitter must work six days a week.

D.The babysitter can get more pay on weekends.

假如你是李华，就读于深圳市某高中。5月20日是中国学生营养日。据报道，随着生活水平的提高，父母更加关注孩子的健康。然而，深圳中小学生的超重与肥胖情况日益严重。对此，请根据以下要点，写一篇英文演讲稿，呼吁同学们注重健康饮食、锻炼身体并养成好的生活习惯。

注意：1.词数100左右，开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；

2.可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear schoolmates,

I’m Li Hua. With the improvement of living standards,

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假如你是李华，开学后你在你们班作了一个关于暑假学生生活习惯的调查，调查发现大家在暑假期间都有一些不良的生活习惯。请根据下面的要点用英语写一篇短文投稿到校报英语版。

1. 简述常见的不良习惯；

2. 产生的不良影响；

3. 提出建议并呼吁大家培养健康的生活习惯。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2.文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Let’s develop a healthy habit

According to a survey among my classmates, many have bad habits in the summer holidays.

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翻译句子

1.这座新建的大楼足够坚固，能够免遭恶劣天气的破坏。(enough)

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2.早上起早点儿，你就会有时间进行锻炼。（祈使句+and+陈述句）

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3.每天做早操可使你保持健康。（make+宾语+宾补）

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4.她是中国第一个就读于哈佛大学的盲人学生。（序数同+名同+不定式；Harvard University）

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5.在下雨天你不能不穿雨衣就出门。（without+名词+on）

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6.天正在下雨，我们不去公园了。（as引导原因状语从句）

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7.——你觉得Tom写的这本书怎么样？

——再好不过了！（否定词+比较级）

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8.你的脸色看起来很苍白，我认为你要生病了。（be going to）

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单句改错

1.I would rather not to go out tonight, if you don’t mind.

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2.I didn’t pass the exam. It can’t be any bad for me than this.

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3.Give me time, I will finish the paper well.

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4.I quite agree with you. That’s a good way to looking at the problem.

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5.Ireland was the first country in the world ban smoking in public places.

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6.Maybe this is because he was so successful: he was always honest with others.

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单句语法填空

1.He paid a visit to his teacher for ______ (he) on Teachers’ Day.

2.Jenny, ______ (set) the alarm clock for 6 o’clock, or you will oversleep and be late for the train.

3.He is always the first student ______ (enter) the classroom in the morning every day.

4.Now there are still many people ______ (live) in poverty in this area.

5.—Did you have a good night’s sleep, sir?

—Oh, exactly. I could never have a ______ (good ) sleep.

6.The person ______ made the speech here yesterday is a musician from the USA.

7.The conference will begin ______ a speech to welcome the guests.

8.They sang songs ______ they were doing farm work.

9.It’s hard to find jobs now. As ______ result, more young people choose to continue their education after college.

10.According to the law, in China, the railways ______ (own) by the state.

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I was touched through experiences, memories, books, stories, animals, angels, and most of all other people. People have moved me and molded (塑造) me with moments of love and examples of kindness.

One time on the day before Christmas many years ago when I was a minimum wage mill worker, I found myself with very little money and very little time to buy my small children a few simple toys. I knew that they would have to be cheap ones and I hoped my children would like them. I hated not having enough to give them more. I hated being poor. And I hated feeling bad at Christmas rather than happy.

I pulled into a store parking lot and counted my money again. It wasn’t much but maybe I could get something small with it. As I was getting out of the car I noticed the Salvation Army bell ringer (撞钟人) at the entrance. I felt bad again because I didn’t feel I could spare anything to give him. I started walking towards the entrance when two cars pulled into empty parking spots in front of me. The first was a shiny, new Cadillac and I felt kind of jealous when I saw it. “How nice，” I thought, “would it be to have enough money to buy a car like that. ” The second car, though, was an ancient sedan more beat－up (破旧的) and rusty than the one I was driving.

A man hopped out of the Cadillac and hurried into the store right past the bell ringer without a second glance. Out of the old sedan came a young mother with three small children in tow. Her clothes looked as worn out as her car, yet she stopped in front of the bell ringer, smiled, opened her purse, and dropped a bill in his red kettle.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1：

I stood there for a minute in astonishment.

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Paragraph 2：

In that second a warmth touched me, my jealousy and hatred left me, and all the love and joy that are Christmas filled me.

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    Lavender essential oil (熏衣草精油) is obtained mostly from the flowers of he lavender plant. It has not only been used in making perfumes for many years but also has various health benefits.

1. Lavender essential oil is known as an excellent treatment for various types of pains including those caused by sore and tense muscles, muscular aches, backache, and So on. A study on postoperative pain relief showed that combining lavender essential oil vapor with the oxygen significantly reduced the amount of pain experienced.

Induce (引起) sleep. Frequent studies on elderly patients have shown an increase in their sleep regularity when their normal sleep medication is replaced with some lavender essential oil being placed on their pillows. 2.Therefore, it often replaces modern medicines for sleep issues.

Reduce mental stress and anxiety. Lavender essential oil has a calming scent which makes it an excellent treatment for the nerve and anxiety issues. The refreshing aroma removes nervous exhaustion and restlessness while also increasing mental activity. 3.

Provide hair care. 4.A Scottish study reported that more than 40% of alopecia(脱发)patients in the study reported an increase in hair growth when they regularly applied lavender essential oil to the skin under their hair. Therefore, lavender oil is sometimes recommended as a preventative measure for male pattern hairlessness.

5.There is a significant research on the effects of lavender, in combination with other essential oils, as a way to prevent the occurrence of breast cancer in mice. However, this could be an indication of an increased chance of lavender battling the presence of other cancers.

A. Prevent cancer.

B. Relieve muscle pain.

C. It has a relaxing impact on people.

D. Promote muscle strength and health.

E. It has a well-researched impact on the automatic nervous system.

F. Lavender essential oil is very helpful in the treatment of hair loss.

G. Therefore, it can be helpful in treating depression, nervous tension and emotional stress.

单句语法填空

1.The photos on the wall remind my mother ____________ those happy，old days when a large family lived together.

2.A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city，____________ (kill) all four people on board.

3.Your desk is crowded ____________ too many unnecessary things. You have to remove some of them.

4.The staff of the school ____________ (listen) to the expert’s lecture now，for they feel interested in it.

5.Nowadays people sometimes separate their waste to make it easier for it ____________ (reuse).

6.Chatting on QQ for a long time，Mary looked up only ____________(find) that it was 1：00 am，long past her usual bedtime.

单词拼写

1.The interesting film was set in a ________ (偏僻的) village.

2.They were the first evidence of ________ (原始的) human life in China thousands of years ago.

3.She has to ________ (获得) her parents’ permission before she does anything.

4.Chatting on the Internet has become a popular ________ (手段) of communication.

5.The water in this ________ (井) is clear and sweet.

6.The workers are demanding to be paid a living ________ (工资).

7.Can you come up with a better ________ (可供选择的事物) for handling this problem?

8.Many ________ (慈善机构) sent money to help the victims of the flooded area.

假定你是李华，某英文杂志正在举行主题为“未来的学习模式”的征文活动，请你用英语 写一篇短文参赛。内容主要包括:

1.课程选择模式——网络课程；因人而异；自由选择等。

2.课堂模式——虚拟学校；虚拟教室等。

3.作业模式——个性化。

参考词汇:virtual虚拟的 virtual- reality school虚拟现实的学校 individual个性化的

注意:1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数。

It will be really amazing to enjoy studying in the future.

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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，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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Yesterday, I got a invitation letter from my friend Lucy, who asked myself to spend the weekend in her new home. I was really exciting to hear that, because of she is, my best friend. Though we went to different middle school last year, we still keep in touch each other now. I am indeed looking forward to see her this weekend. After all, it had been six months since our last meeting. I miss the days when we were together but shared our secrets. We can soon meet again, that is the best news for me this week.

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。

Teaching robots to do the simplest things 1. (be) both difficult and time-consuming.

But 2. computer science team at the University of Maryland at College Park is working to help robots perform better by using experience from 3. (they) past actions.

For instance, they say smart phones will be able4. (analyze) the situation. If you're trying to figure5. your location, you can take a picture of your 6. (surrounding) and the equipment will tell you where you are.

Another dramatic change is robots' eyes. Scientists say, they are not just playing cameras any more, but also dynamic vision sensors 7. respond to movement and light. The mechanism behind it works 8. (similar) to those of human eye sending non-stop signals to the robotic brain that gets recorded and stored, 9. (form) the equivalent of live experience. And scientists say that brings robots a lot 10. (close) to humans.

    A couple of months ago, I made a promise to myself I had put some money in an envelope in my ___with the intention of giving this envelope __ to the first person I came across who __ it.

Months passed, and___ my daily life got busy, I was unable to keep my __. Whenever I opened my wallet and saw the ______,I was reminded of my ____ for it，and I would feel a little ___for having not acted upon it.

The voice within told me to do _____ .

Today, while walking to work on a busy street, I passed a ____ elderly lady with her hand out on the sidewalk. Seeing her wrinkled face and sightless eyes, I stopped ____ . A wave of sympathy washed over me, and I ____the envelope of money that had been lying in my wallet all these months.

I ____ the money from the envelope and bent down to her level. __ I took her hand, pressed the dollar bills into it, and closed her fingers over the notes so that she could __ the money and understand my gesture.

After I got up, I slowly moved away. I felt like I had ____ something. I had kept my ____to myself. The lady slightly nodded her head. I felt _____ and moved on.

Afterwards, I thought about why such a ____ act had taken so long. This small act was a huge step toward facing and walking through my own fears around ____ What a blessing it is to complete these generous little gestures!

1.A.coat B.pocket C.wallet D.handbag

2.A.away B.out C.up D.back

3.A.used B.deserved C.earned D.found

4.A.until B.though C.as D.if

5.A.belief B.attention C.principle D.promise

6.A.sign B.note C.photo D.envelope

7.A.intention B.respect C.design D.longing

8.A.surprised B.satisfied C.disappointed D.angry

9.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything

10.A.blind B.deaf C.tired D.weak

11.A.calmly B.gradually C.unhappily D.immediately

12.A.forgot B.remembered C.ignored D.discovered

13.A.threw away B.added up C.took out D.counted out

14.A.Proudly B.Gently C.Nervously D.Quickly

15.A.feel B.accept C.see D.keep

16.A.explored B.achieved C.missed D.noticed

17.A.idea B.message C.word D.experience

18.A.blessed B.awkward C.worried D.hopeful

19.A.brave B.practical C.common D.simple

20.A.doing B.taking C.communicating D.giving

    On March 17 the color green will spread all around the world in celebration of St Patrick's Day. The Irish (爱尔兰人)traditionally wear something green on this day, as the color is associated with Ireland. 1.

Usually these jokes will be about Irish stupidity, their famous thirst for alcohol, or their fame for telling tall (untrue) tales. These characteristics are all based on the most common Irish stereotypes (成见):that the Irish are hot-tempered drinkers who love to fight and will do anything to avoid a day's work.

2. These stereotypes may have rung true back in the 19th century when they started, but they're far from true today, with the exception, perhaps, of the drinking.

Today, the Irish are admired for their storytelling ability, musical talent and strong education. 3. Or that many of the most famous music acts of all time, such as singer Enya and rock band U2, were Irish bom and bred. And in December, Ireland's education system was ranked 11th in the world in a new global top 50 ranking, website independent.ie reported.

4. They can date back to the 19th century, which was a very bad time to be Irish. At that time, Ireland was poverty-stricken and starving. Many Irish moved to the US to escape famine, but there they had to compete ——occasionally with their fists ——for jobs and housing with other immigrant groups. It was on the US，streets that the Irish earned their reputation for street fighting.

5.  Drinking in Ireland is a predilection (偏好)，but it's not necessarily something to criticize. It was the Irish after all who created one of the world's best-loved beers Guinness.

A. The real joke, however, is that these negative Irish stereotypes still exist.

B. Today, few Irish are interested in this tradition.

C. Ifs no accident that several of the greatest writers of the 20th century were Irish

D. Another St Patrick's  Day tradition is for the non-Irish to make jokes about the Irish.

E. Why do Irish people love to drink so much?

F. So where did the negative Irish stereotypes come from?.

G. However, one bit of the Irish stereotype is still true, their love of drink.

    Record fires sweeping across the Amazon this month have been grabbing global headlines as scientists and environmental groups are worried that they will aggravate climate change crisis and threaten biodiversity (生物多样性).

As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is often called "the lungs of the world". It is also home to about 3 million species of plants and animals, and 1 million local people. The vast rainforest plays an important role in the world's ecosystem because they absorb heat instead of it being reflected back into the atmosphere. They also store carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, ensuring that less carbon is released, mitigating the effects of climate change.

"Any forest destroyed is a threat to biodiversity and the people who use that biodiversity," Thomas Lovejoy, an ecologist at George Mason University told National Geographic. "The overwhelming threat is that a lot of carbon goes into the atmosphere," he stressed. "In the midst of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. The Amazon mu:st be protected/5 U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.

Data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) show that the number of forest fires in Brazil quickly increased by 82 percent from January to August this year from a year ago. A total of 71,497 forest fires were registered in the country in the first eight months of 2019, up from 39,194 in the same period in 2018, INPE said. "We estimate that the forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon have decreased something between 20 and 30 percent compared to the last 12 months," Carlos Nobre, a researcher at the University of Sao Paulo, told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

Brazil owns about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, whose degradation could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. The extent of the area ruined by fires has yet to be determined, but the emergency has transcended (超出)Brazil's borders, reaching Peruvian, Paraguayan and Bolivian regions.

1.Which of the following best explains "mitigating” underlined in Paragraph 2?

A.Worsening. B.Causing. C.Easing. D.Benefiting.

2.What can we learn from Thomas's and Antonio's words?

A.The biodiversity makes the rainforest unique.

B.The rainforest fires result in serious consequences.

C.The global climate crisis brings more rainforest fires.

D.The dry weather leads to the rainforest fires.

3.Why does the author list the numbers in Paragraph 4?

A.To present the reduction of rainforest areas.

B.To show the influence of forest fires.

C.To explain the process of the research.

D.To prove the importance of rainforest.

4.Which section of a magazine is this text probably taken from?

A.Sports and music. B.Science and technology.

C..Business and culture. D.Nature and geography.

    If you’ve ever visited London, it’s likely that you’ve heard the loud chimes（鸣响）of Big Ben, the 157-year-old clock bell of the UK’s Houses of Parliament（议会）.

But on Aug 21, the world’s most famous bell fell silent. This is because the Palace of Westminster’s Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, needs to be repaired. The workers who’ll carry out the repairs don’t want their ears to be damaged by the sounds of the huge bell, reported BBC News. Big Ben won’t ring again regularly until 2021.

There’s been quite an emotional response to the move. Several members of parliament gathered in front of the Houses of Parliament to hear the bell’s last regular chime for four years. A few even shed tears, as if they were attending a friend’s funeral.

But a number of politicians are angry about the lengthy silencing of Big Ben, calling it a symbol of Britain, according to ABC News. And some members of public agree with it. “It’s our heritage,” David Dummigan, from Cumbria in the north of England, told The New York Times. “People come from all over the world to look at it and listen to it. It’s part of British history.” This kind of emotional reaction could be linked to “fears about Britain losing its voice and place in the world, which is part of the threat that comes from Brexit”, according to CNN. “The reality of losing a place at the top table is being made obvious,” it wrote.

Worries aside, fans of Big Ben will still be able to hear its unique chimes during special occasions such as New Year’s Eve. But if we do miss hearing Big Ben on a regular basis, we could always set its sound as our message tone.

1.Why did Big Ben fall silent?

A.To get Big Ben repaired.

B.To create a quiet environment for residents.

C.To protect the workers’ ears.

D.To remove some politicians’ anger about it.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Big Ben needs to be repaired.

B.Big Ben is a symbol of Britain.

C.The UK is losing its voice in the world.

D.Big Ben should ring on special occasions.

3.Why did Britons react emotionally?

A.Fears about Big Ben falling silent forever.

B.Threat coming from the rise of other countries.

C.Worries about not being able to visit Big Ben anymore.

D.Worries about the UK losing its influence on the world.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.Britons React Emotionally to Big Ben’s Silence.

B.Britons are Worried about the Fall of the UK.

C.Britain is Losing its Place at the Top Table.

D.Big Ben Falls Silent for Four Years.

    Recently, Whitewater Middle School students in the US looked at 200 pounds (90.7 kg) of food. Their classmates threw it away after a meal in the cafeteria. They found the remains of pizzas. They saw untouched green salads and pieces of bread bitten only once. It was，they said, both disgusting and educational.

"You don't realize how much food waste you're making till you see it," said student Cody Gist.

To deal with this problem, Whitewater added environmental science as a school-wide program this year. Teachers are guiding their students through research on the ways food is linked to environment, poverty, and people's health.

The school changed to compostable (可用作堆肥的)paper trays (托盘)as well. Working with Every Tray Counts, a US nonprofit group, the school hopes for a change from disposable trays to compostable paper trays.

This isn't just an exercise at school. Whitewater is joining a network of schools, businesses and neighborhoods. They try to make composting as mainstream as recycling.

"The larger issue is protection of landfill (垃圾填埋场)space," said Laurette Hall, an environmental management official. The area has enough space to last for maybe 25 more years, she said. That isn't as much as it sounds in such a rapidly growing area.

Principal Beth Thompson said students advise each other on new ways to deal with trash.

"Students understand why it matters so not one student refused to do extra work when throwing away their waste," Thompson said.

Whitewater teachers make sure students know how their own eating habits are part of bigger problems. In environmental literature class, students read books such as Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal.

Mollie Lyman works with several language arts classrooms. Their classes discuss such issues as how poor neighborhoods often have less access (使用权)to healthy food.

Lyman says she wants students to ask some basic questions: "What do we eat? What do we waste?”

1.Why did Whitewater Middle School students look at the food?

A.To prepare students for the environmental science course.

B.To find out the calories of different kinds of food.

C.To see how food was connected with other problems.

D.To check what foods were most popular among students.

2.What measures did Whitewater Middle School take?

① Introducing a new course about the environment.

② Using compostable paper trays in the cafeteria.

③ Setting up a group called Every Tray Counts.

④ Joining others to make composting common.

A.①②④ B.①②③ C.①③④ D.②③④

3.What did Laurette Hall worry about?

A.People don't want to protect landfill space.

B.Students don't know how to recycle trash.

C.There won't be enough landfill space in the future.

D.Students don't understand the waste problem.

4.What is the purpose of the article?

A.To tell readers how important it is to save food.

B.To share how a US school is making an effort for the environment.

C.To encourage schools to have environmental protection classes.

D.To call on students to care about poor people.

    Scientific Books

Amazon offers a wide range of books for readers to choose from. Here are some splendid books for lovely kids.

How to be a Scientist

Steve Mould

Price: $8.81

This book is for the child who is forever asking questions. It encourages young readers to hug those questions, seek out answers, and try out some fun experiments that will entertain the whole family. We can't wait to get our hands on this one!

LEGO Women of NASA: Space Heroes

DK

Price: $11.72

Not only is this splendid book filled with many LEGO characters, but it's also filled with educational facts! Your little one will love learning about ladies like Mae Jemison, Sally Ride, Margaret Hamilton, and Nancy Grace Roman through this fun-to-read book.

Hidden Figures

Margot Lee Shetterly

Price: $12.75

You've likely seen the Academy Award-winning film Hidden Figures, but now you can introduce these amazing women to your kids as role models. This picture book explores the story of these amazing mathematicians and the barriers they overcame to have extraordinary careers with NASA.

If I Built a Car

Chris Van Dusen

Price: $ 6. 39

It' s a fact—kids love things that move. They are cars, planes, trains, and all you name it! This fun story describes little Jack's dream about designing a perfect car, including a pool, a fireplace, and much more. The young engineer in your family will be begging you to read If I Built a Car each night before bedtime.

1.For whom is the book How to be a Scientist most suitable?

A.Parents admiring famous scientists.

B.Parents loving entertainment.

C.Kids with curiosity about science.

D.Kids with a preference for Chinese characters.

2.Which of the following books was made into a film?

A.How to be a Scientist

B.If I Built a Car.

C.LEGO Women of NASA : Space Heroes.

D.Hidden Figures.

3.Who wrote the book about a young designer?

A.Chris Van Dusen. B.DK.

C.Steve Mould. D.Margot Lee Shetterly.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.When is the opening day of America's Cup Park?

A.July 4th. B.July 7th. C.September 9th.

2.What sport is the America's Cup about?

A.Running. B.Swimming. C.Sailing.

3.How many teams will be competing in the Challenger Series?

A.Two. B.Three. C.Four.

4.Which team won last year's Challenger Series?

A.An American team. B.An Italian team. C.A Swedish team.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why was the man so late?

A.He was caught in the traffic.

B.The bank opened late.

C.He forgot about time in the bank.

2.Who did the man meet at the bank?

A.His old friend. B.A tourist. C.His co-worker.

3.What did Nicolas give the man?

A.His phone number. B.Some money. C.A map.

4.What will the speakers do after eating and drinking?

A.Go back home.

B.Go on touring.

C.Look for Nicolas.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where does the conversation probably take place?

A.At a restaurant. B.At a hotel. C.At a supermarket.

2.What is bothering the man and his wife?

A.The noise. B.The service. C.The price.

3.What will the man do?

A.Check out today.

B.Wait to change the room.

C.Call the police.