阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

We celebrate Teachers’ Day every September 10th. 1. that day, we will send best wishes and express our thanks to our dear teachers for their hard work. Some students write thank-you 2. (card) to our teachers; others would like to send 3. (they) beautiful flowers. Sometimes we prepare performances or give them hand-made gifts. In our school, we also have a tradition of serving tea to each teacher in the morning.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

The word “diary” comes from the Latin word “diarium”, 1. means “daily allowance”. It refers to a book for writings by date. And it 2. (use) for business notes, planning activities, keeping track of scheduled appointments, or documenting 3. has already happened. Some doctors suggest that 4. (write) in a diary is a good form of self-study.

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

最近几年，随着网络购物的迅速崛起，实体店的生意越来越冷清。可以说网络购物正在逐步取代实体店购物。你觉得这种发展趋势所带来的是利还是弊？请结合自身经历谈谈你的看法。

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Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.这家主题乐园受到消费者的质疑是因为它的某些规则存在“双标”的可能性。(likely)

2.令当今年轻一代感到心力交瘁的不仅是繁重的工作和生活压力，还有突如其来的二胎。(exhaust)

3.适度饮食、少熬夜、多养身能有效改善中年人日益下降的健康状况。(improve)

4.高考过后，很多老师和家长煞费苦心指导学生该报考哪所大学，结果学生们依旧固执己见，一意孤行。(respond)

Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Researchers have just offered evidence in a study that says obesity appears to spread through social ties, much like a virus. When one person gains weight, their close friends often follow. But the finding might also offer hope.

The researchers examined more than 40,000 social ties. They found that a person’s chance of becoming severely overweight increased by 57% if a friend had become obese. A sister or brother of a person who became obese had a 40% increased chance of becoming obese. The risk for a wife or husband was a little less than that.

Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medial School was a lead investigator in the study. He says there is a direct causal relationship between a person getting fat and being followed in weight gain by a friend. The study found that the sex of the friends was also an influence. In same-sex friendships a person had a 70% increased risk of becoming obese. Men had a 44% increased risk of becoming obese after weight gain in brother. In sisters, it was 67%.

The researchers also considered the effect of where people lived in relation to each other. James Fowler of the University of California, San Diego, was the other lead investigator. He says a friend who lives a few hundred kilometers away has as much influence as one in the same neighborhood. He says the study demonstrates the need to consider that a major part of people’s health is tied to their social connections.

Both investigators say their research shows that obesity is not just a private medical issue, but a public health problem.

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

It’s time to re-evaluate how women handle conflict at work. Being overworked or over-committed at home and on the job will not get ou where you want to be in life. It will only slow you down and hinder your career goals.

Did you know women are more likely than men to feel exhausted? Nearly twice as many women than men ages 18-44 reported feeling, “very tired” or “exhausted,” according to a recent study.

1. It’s also the age range when many women are trying to balance careers and home. One reason women may feel exhausted is that they have a hard time saying “no.” Women want to be able to do it all -- volunteer for school parties or cook delicious meals -- and so their answer to any request is often “Yes, I can.”

Women struggle to say “no” in the workplace for similar reasons, including the desire to be liked by their colleagues. 2..

At the workplace, men use conflict as a way to position themselves, while women often avoid conflict or strive to be the peacemaker, because they don’t want to be viewed as aggressive or disruptive at work. 3. Men are more likely to face that dispute from the perspective of what benefits them most, whereas women may approach the same dispute from the perspective of what’s the easiest and quickest way to resolve the problem -- even if that means doing the boring work themselves.

This difference in handling conflict could be the deciding factor in who gets promoted to a leadership position and who does not. 4. Shouldering more of the workload may not earn you that promotion. Instead, It may highlight your inability to delegate effectively.

A. Unfortunately, this inability to say “no” may be hurting women’s heath as well as their career.

B. Leaders have to be able to delegate and manage resources wisely -- including staff expertise.

C. For example, there’s a problem that needs to be addressed immediately, resulting in a dispute over who should be the one to fix it.

D. Men and women tend to behave differently when faced with a dispute

E. This may not be surprising given that this is the age range when women have children .

F. The reason why women in this age range suffer so much is that they cannot say “no.”

Types of Social Groups

Life places us in a complex web of relationships with other people. Our humanness arises out of these relationships in the course of social interaction. Moreover, our humanness must be sustained through social interaction -- and fairly constantly so. When an association continues long enough for two people to become linked together by a relatively stable set of expectations, it is called a relationship.

People are bound within relationships by two types of bonds: expressive ties and instrumental ties. Expressive ties are social links formed when we emotionally invest ourselves in and commit ourselves to other people. Through association with people who are meaningful to us, we achieve a sense of security, love, acceptance, companionship, and personal worth. Instrumental ties are social links focused when we cooperate with other people to achieve some goal.

Occasionally, this may mean working with, instead of against, competitors. More often, we simply cooperate with others to reach some end without endowing the relationship with any larger significance.

Sociologists have built on the distinction between expressive and instrumental ties to distinguish between two types of groups: primary and secondary. A primary group involves two or more people who enjoy a direct, intimate, cohesive relationship with one another. Expressive ties predominate in primary groups: we view the people as ends in themselves and valuable in their own right. A secondary group entails two or more people who are involved in an impersonal relationship and have come together for a specific, practical purpose. Instrumental ties predominate in secondary groups ; we perceive people as means to ends rather than as ends in their own right. sometimes primary group relationships evolve out of secondary group relationships. This happens in many work settings. People on the job often develop close relationships with coworkers as they come to share gripes, jokes, gossip, and satisfactions.

A number of conditions enhance the likelihood that primary groups will arise. First, group size is important. We find it difficult to get to know people personally when they are milling about and dispersed in large groups. In small groups we have a better chance to initiate contact and establish rapport with them. Second, face - to - face contact allows us to size up others. Seeing and talking with one another in close physical proximity makes possible a subtle exchange of ideas and feelings. And third, the probability that we will develop primary group bonds increases as we have frequent and continuous contact. Our ties with people often deepen as we interact with them across time and gradually evolve interlocking habits and interests.

Primary groups are fundamental to us and to society. Sociologists view primary groups as bridges between individuals and the larger society because they transmit, mediate, and interpret a society’s cultural patterns and provide the sense of oneness so critical for social solidarity. Primary groups, then serve both as carriers of social norms and as enforcers of them.

1.According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is true of a relationship?

A.It is a structure of associations with many people.

B.It should be studied in the course of social interaction.

C.It places great demands on people.

D.It develops gradually over time.

2.Which of the following can be inferred from the author’s claim in paragraph 4 that primary group relationships sometimes evolve out of secondary group relationships?

A.Secondary group relationships begin by being primary group relationships.

B.A secondary group relationship that is highly visible quickly becomes a primary group relationship.

C.Sociologists believe that only primary group relationships are important to society.

D.Even in secondary groups, frequent communication serves to bring people into close relationships.

3.The phrase “size up” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “________”.

A.enlarge B.evaluate

C.impress D.accept

4.This passage is developed primarily by ________.

A.drawing comparisons between theory and practice

B.presenting two opposing theories

C.defining important concepts

D.discussing causes and their effects

Information for Visitors.

For large print versions and access information, ask at the Information Desk in the Great Court call +44 (0) 30 7323 8299, or visit britishmuseum.org

Opening times

Great Court

Saturday - Thursday  09:00 - 18:00

Friday             09:00 - 20:30

Galleries and special exhibitions

Saturday - Thursday  10:00 - 17:30

Friday             10:00 - 20:30

Please note that galleries start closing 10 minutes before the published closing times.

For a list of late openings, visit britishmuseum.org or contact the Information Desk

by calling +44 (0) 20 7323 8299

The Museum is closed on 1 January, Good Friday and 24026 December.

Access

Most galleries, events and facilities at the British Museum have level access including all the cafes and the restaurant. The locations of level access toilets are shown on the map, and lifts in the Great Court provide access to all adjacent floor levels. Wheelchairs can be borrowed free of charge from both entrances or booked in advance from the Information Desk.

Temporary exhibitions are regularly accompanied with tactile images and Braille. Audio description is provided for some temporary exhibitions. All major temporary exhibitions have large print information available for use.

Touch Tours are available for the Egyptian Sculpture Gallery (Room 4) and the Parthenon Introductory Gallery (Room 18), which has Bale labels and plaster cast reliefs of the Parthenon sculptures. Request a pack from the Information Desk.

Magnifying glasses are available to borrow from the Information Desk. The Museumj regularly programmes curatorial - led handling sessions for blind and partially - sighted visitors. For further details, contact the Learning, volunteers and Audiences Department at +44 (0) 20 7323 8510 / 8850 or learning@britishmuseum.org.

British Sign Language - interpreted gallery talks take place every month. For details, see the Museum’s bi-monthly guide, What’s On, or contact the information Desk.

A Multimedia guide with signed video commentaries for over 200 highlight objects of the Museum is available from the Multimedia Guide Desk.

A Sound Enhancement System with portable induction loops is available for most gallery talks and to support sign - interpreted tours.

Family activities

Family events are regularly held at weekends and during school holidays. For more details, pick up a Families leaflet. Family backpacks and trails are available from the families Desk in the Great Court at weekends and every day during school holidays. A family souvenir guide book. Explore the British Museum, and Children’s Multimedia Guide are also available.

Events programme

The events programme includes a wide range of lectures, films, special events and courses, including adult learning, family activities and more. For full details, pick up What’s On from the Information Desk in the Great Court.

Regulations for visitors

To heop everyone enjoy the Museum, please:

Keep mobiles in silent mode and don’t take calls in gallery spaces

Don’t touch the objects (you can handle selected objects at the Hands - On desks -- ask at the Information Desk for details)

Don’t smoke on the premises

Don’t eat or drink in the galleries

Sketching with pencil in the galleries is allowed. Photography is permitted in selected galleries, for non-commercial uses. CCTV is in operation at all times in the British Museum.

Facilities

Cloakrooms

The main cloakroom is to the left of the Main entrance, a second cloakroom is located by the Montague Place entrance. The cloakrooms do not accept large luggage (maximum dimensions: 40 × 40 × 50 cm).

(Copyright 2002, 2007 and 2008 the Trustees of the British Museum. Printed in Italy.)

1.Where can you probably find this information?

A.The official website of the British Museum.

B.The map with color plans and visitor information of the British Museum.

C.A leaflet distributed on the streets near the British Museum.

D.The notice board at the entrance of the British Museum.

2.If a family with two adults and three teenagers from the Untied States want to take part in the family activities of the Museum, they should pay attention to the following information EXCEPT that _________.

A.the Museum is closed at Christmas and on New Year’s Day and Good Friday but not on school holiday

B.all the backpacks and luggage including the large ones should be deposited in the cloakrooms before entering

C.families are allowed to touch the selected objects at the Hands - On desks in the museum

D.teenagers an sketch with pencil and take photos in selected galleries for their schoolwork

3.Which of the following statements is true about access to the Museum?

A.Wheelchairs can be borrowed and booked in advance with a deposit.

B.Some major temporary exhibitions don’t provide large print information but audio description is available.

C.The Museum provides curatorial - led handling sessions for blind and partially - sighted visitors if required.

D.Visitors can borrow a Multimedia Guide and a sound enhancement system is available to support sign - interpreted tours.

    The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish Ci War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is making rice farmers fight against two enemies: the rice - eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels. What happens here will have a bearing on the future of European rice production and the overall health of southern European wetlands.

Located on the Mediterranean, just two hours south of Barcelona, the Ebro Delta produces 120 million kilograms of rice a year, making it one of the continent most important rice - growing areas. As the sea creeps into these fresh-watch marshes, however, rising salinity（盐度）is hurting rice production. At the same time, this sea - water also kills off the greedy giant apple snail, an introduced pet species that fees on young rice plants. The most promising strategy has become the play one enemy off against the other.

The battle is currently being waged on land, in greenhouses at the University of Barcelona. Scientists working under the banner “Project Neurice” are seeking varieties of rice that can withstand the increasing salinity without losing the absorbency that makes European rice ideal for traditional Spanish and Italian dishes.

“ The project has two sides,” says Xavier Serrat, Neurice project manager and researcher at the University of Barcelona. “The short -term fight against the snail, and a mid-to long term fight against climate change. But the snail has given the project greater emergency.”

Originally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta by Global Aquatic Technologies, a company that raised the snails for fresh-water aquariums（水族馆）but failed to prevent their escape. For now, the giant apple snail’s presence in Europe is limited to the Ebro Delta. But the snail continues its march to new territory, says Serrat.

“The question is not whether it will reach other rice - growing areas of Europe, but when.”

Over the next year and a half investigators will test the various strains of salt - tolerant rice they’ve bred. In 2018, farmers will plant the varieties with the most promise in the Ebro Delta and Europe’s other two main rice- growing regions along the Po in Italy, and France’s Rhone. A season in the field will help determine which, if any of the varieties are ready for commercialization.

As an EU - funded effort, the search for salt - tolerant varieties of rice is taking place in all three countries. Each team is crossbreeding a local European short - grain rice with a long - grain Asian variety that carries the salt resistant gene. The scientists are breeding successive generations to arrive at varieties that in corporate salt tolerance but retain about 97 percent of the European rice genome（基因组）.

1.Why does the author mention the Spanish Civil War at the beginning of the passage?

A.Because it significantly influences the lives of Spanish rice farmers.

B.Because it is extremely important in the records of Spanish history.

C.Because rice farmers there are engaged in another kind of battle of similar importance.

D.Because rice farmers there are experiencing the hardships of wartime.

2.What may be the most effective strategy for rice farmers to employ in fighting their enemies?

A.Striking the weaker enemy first.

B.Killing two birds with one stone.

C.Eliminating the enemy one by one.

D.Using one enemy to fight against the other.

3.What does the Neurice project manager say about the giant apple snail?

A.It can survive only on southern European wetlands.

B.It will invade other rice - growing regions of Europe.

C.It multiplies at a speed beyond human imagination.

D.It was introduced into the rice fields on purpose.

4.What is the ultimate goal of the EU - funded program?

A.Cultivating ideal salt resistant rice varieties.

B.Increasing the absorbency of the Spanish rice.

C.Introducing Spanish rice to the rest of Europe.

D.Popularizing the rice crossbreeding technology.

    Dressed in a flowing long robe decorated with beaded floral embroidery from a bygone era, stylist Xiao Hang looks like she surfaced from a time machine as she strides across the bustling Beijing metro, attracting curious glances and inquisitive questions.

China was ______ Western fashion and futuristic technology as its economy boomed in recent decades, but a growing number of young people like Xiao are looking to the ______ for their sartorial choices and wearing traditional “hanfu”, or “Han clothing.”

These historic costumes of the Han ethnic majority are ______ a renaissance（复兴）in part because the government is promoting traditional culture in a bid to boost patriotism and national ______.

Period dramas have also contributed to the ______ in interest for traditional Chinese clothing -- The Story of Minglan, a TV series set in the song Dynasty  ______ more than 400 million views in three days when it debuted earlier this year.

There is no ______ definition of what counts as hanfu since each Han-dominated dynasty had its own style, but the outfits are ______ by loose, flowing robes that drape around the body, with sleeves that hang down to the knees.

“When we were little, we would also drape sheets and duvets around ourselves to ______ we were wearing beautiful clothes,” Xiao told AFP.

Xiao, who used to work at a state - owned machine manufacturing company, now runs her own hanfu business, where she dresses customers for photo shoots and even plans hanfu - style weddings.

Yang Jiaming, a high school student in Beijing, wears his outfit under his school uniform.

“Two-thirds of my wardrobe is hanfu,” he said, decked out in a Tang-style beige gown and black boots at a hanfu gathering, ______ that his classmates and teachers have been supportive of his style.

A government supported ______ in Chinese culture has given the hanfu community a boost: Since he entered office in 2012. President Xi has supported the idea of promoting a Han - centric version of heritage.

In April, the Communist Youth League of China ______ a two - day conference for traditional Chinese garb, including hanfu.

A live broadcast of the event drew some 20 million viewers, alongside a heartfelt outpouring of emotions.

“Chinese people have ______ their own culture and chosen Western culture. The red marriage gown has now become a wedding dress,” wrote on user on Bilibili, a video - streaming platform popular among young anime, comic and gaming fans in China.

Clothes are the “______ of culture,” said Jiang Xue, a member of Beijing - based hanfu club Mowutianxia, which has received funding from the Communist Youth League.

“If we as a(n) ______ and as a country do not even understand our traditional clothing or don’t wear them, how can we talk about other essential parts of our culture?” she said.

1.A.witnessed B.pondered C.embraced D.greeted

2.A.future B.present C.past D.moment

3.A.enjoying B.undergoing C.experiencing D.recovering

4.A.approval B.acknowledgement C.confirmation D.identity

5.A.shift B.decline C.surge D.stability

6.A.inspired B.received C.welcomed D.accepted

7.A.uniform B.identical C.permanent D.consistent

8.A.specialized B.characterized C.impressed D.decorated

9.A.show B.prove C.pretend D.declare

10.A.remarking B.claiming C.saying D.adding

11.A.renewal B.renovation C.revival D.review

12.A.promoted B.initiated C.led D.launched

13.A.departed B.associated C.abandoned D.claimed

14.A.protection B.signal C.reproduction D.foundation

15.A.nation B.unity C.people D.integrity

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that bet fits each blank.

Procrastination - a Virtue When It Comes to Creativity?

Psychologist Adam Grant, from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, argues that people who “put off” solving a task for a little while - thus engaging in moderate procrastination -- are often able to come up with 1. (original) ideas about how to solve that task than people who get started on their work right away.

Grant makes this argument in the book Originals: How Non-conformists Change the World and reiterates it in a popular TED talk 2. he says that “procrastination is a vice when it comes to productivity, but it can be a virtue when it comes to creativity.” This point of view seems 3. (find) some support in existing studies that indicate a correlation between creativity and “putting things off.”

Grant explains that the link between moderate procrastination and originality likely 4. (exist) because when we actively put off a task for a while, our preoccupation with the task itself does not disappear. Instead, the unfinished work “runs in the background” of our brains, 5. (buy) us time to find innovative solutions.

One study 6. (publish) in Personality and Individual Differences in 2017 also found a link between creative ideation (coming up with creative ideas) and active procrastination. It suggested that among 853 undergraduates at Chinese universities, “active procrastinators” may be more prone to creativity.

Boredom 7. have something to do with this boost in creative thinking. Older research from the University of Florida in Gainesville suggests that people who procrastinate may be more prone to boredom than their peers.

And while boredom itself is a concept that sometimes has negative connotations, studies 8. (show) that allowing ourselves to feel bored for a while can boost our creative abilities. The researchers explain that this may be because when we are bored, we allow our minds to wander, thus “training” our imaginations.

Finally, 9. putting off a task forever out of fear and self-doubt may be paralyzing and unhelpful, a little bit of “directed” procrastination will likely not be harmful and may allow us to assess the task at hand more imaginatively.

And for some of us, that pressure of looking a deadline straight in the eye can be just 10. we need to keep us on our toes. As Calvin, one of the main characters in the comic strips Calvin and Hobbes, once said : “You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood,” and that mood is “last - minute panic.”

假设你叫李华，寒假即将到来，你在网上看到一家国际旅行社招聘兼职助理的广告想去应聘。请你从以下几个方面，用英语给该旅行社写一封100词左右的求职信。

1. 应聘原因；

2. 个人资质；

3. 期待回复。

注意：1.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.信的开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

参考词汇:  助理 assistant

Dear Sir / Madam,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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。

1.It was not until Amy told Nick off when Nick realized his mistake.

2.These villagers would live in countryside rather than move to the city.

3.Since I was a child, I considered different jobs I would like to do.

4.Winning a gold medal is too exciting a fact to believe it.

5.The more careful you are when doing your homework, the less mistakes you are likely to make.

6.Tom was so pleased of the result that he showed it off everywhere.

7.With information technology develops, it’s easier for people to contact each other.

8.I don’t think there’s a more livelier place than Xiamen.

9.It can’t be poor Ellen because she has to stay in hospital for two weeks after run over by a car.

10.I don’t think a loyal friend will make a fuss about us forget his birthday.

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I can’t remember the last time someone asked me to write back. We don’t write letters anymore. The strong feeling of 1. (excited) is gone; there’s never anything good in the mail. We know 2. is in the mail – advertisements and circulars (印刷信函).

When I was young, my family only moved 200 miles, but it seemed like we had been separated from friends and all things familiar by two continents and an ocean. Long distance phone calls were rare and expensive then, most often kept for emergencies 3. bad news. But people wrote. Both of my grandmothers, and two of my great-aunts wrote to 4. (I).

It was special that someone took an interest 5. a homesick kid. That someone would take the time to share their lives and inquire about mine really 6. (mean) a lot. My mother was a great letter writer. I looked forward to her letters when I left home, went to college and then traveled across the country 7. (work) newspaper jobs. When I married, had children and moved again, still far from home, she wrote 8. (faith). Letters were a way of closing the distance.

Back then, letter writers were storytellers because they were 9. (observe) of the world around them. As phone calls became 10. (afford), then cheap, the flow of letters slowed down and eventually stopped.

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1.Don’t just simply be e________ of others’ success, as you never see them work hard till midnight all the time..

2.My parents thought it was a________ for a boy to be interested in ballet, so they refused to send me to a ballet course.

3.I’d a________ it if you could let me carry out the survey.

4.Closing the factory means 80 workers are facing u_______.

5.Without doubt, it’s very beneficial for students to take an active part in different kinds of English c______.

6.I had to give up my o_________ plan because the boss said it was too time-consuming and asked me to figure out a better one.

7.Did you hear the news that the national radio station just b__________?

8.Don't make a p_________ you cannot keep and don't say something unless you mean it.

9.Amy, a student at the Oxford University, has got some f____________ problems recently, which means her family doesn’t have enough money to support her education.

10.Do you have confidence to meet the r_____________ for the job position?

    One rainy afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so bored._____ feeling sorry for myself，I wanted to meet people and have new _____ so I decided to start volunteering.I found a website where I could volunteer on a farm in France.

Volunteering _____ so many opportunities to have fun and share _____  stories.It was the first time for me to work on a farm.It was almost a(n) _____  holiday as food and accommodation were provided.It was not one  _____ holiday，however，as I had to _____ fifteen horses and sheep！I soon discovered that I was a(n)  _____  farmer but it did not matter because I made some great friends and also improved my _____．

However，you do not ______ go abroad to volunteer.I have had plenty of adventures at home as volunteering can become a ______．For example，I love ______ so I had a good laugh waving my arms in order to ______ my local choir(合唱团)．At university，I organized a concert for charity with my friends.It was really ______ to find bands and raise money for a cause.

It is true that you feel good volunteering but there are also other ______．I once volunteered as a steward (干事) at a charity sports event where the organizers ______ gave me cupcakes from an expensive London bakery to thank me for my ______．I also volunteered in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap clothes to ______ my wardrobe.

While this is all fun，my favourite aspect of volunteering is ______ and sharing stories.My terrible ______ at farming has given me funny stories to tell!

1.A.Apart from B.Due to C.Instead of D.But for

2.A.experiences B.discoveries C.opportunities D.changes

3.A.recommends B.demands C.offers D.seizes

4.A.popular B.fantastic C.familiar D.important

5.A.impressive B.free C.cheap D.special

6.A.unique B.regular C.typical D.convenient

7.A.attend to B.research into C.hunt for D.communicate with

8.A.skillful B.suitable C.hard－working D.awful

9.A.English B.French C.Russian D.Chinese

10.A.normally B.basically C.naturally D.necessarily

11.A.hobby B.trend C.job D.reality

12.A.dancing B.writing C.singing D.performing

13.A.greet B.control C.organize D.conduct

14.A.powerful B.hopeful C.meaningful D.successful

15.A.adventures B.advantages C.factors D.achievements

16.A.generously B.cautiously C.equally D.proudly

17.A.services B.patience C.determination D.choices

18.A.decorate B.replace C.beautify D.update

19.A.creating B.imagining C.choosing D.completing

20.A.offence B.shame C.attempt D.annoyance

    For many people, working from home part time or full time can be an attractive option. 1.. You’ll have to plan out your strategy, work out all the little details, and then put in the work to make it happen.

Evaluate your talents.

Keep in mind that there is a huge difference between talents and things you enjoy. 2.. Think about your skills that you do better than anyone else.

Assess your financing needs.

While starting a business from home can be more affordable than starting a traditional business, you will still need money to get started. 3.. If you don’t have a lot in savings, you can get a business loan to get started, but this would mean afterwards being responsible for a loan.

Know your competition.

If you plan on working from home locally, look around town for other businesses offering the same services or products. You’ll have to find a way to stand out from the competition. Be sure to check around and analyze your competitors’ pricing. 4..

5..

If no business ideas are coming to mind, think about some of the tried home business types. Some common ideas include tutoring, tax preparation, accounting, web designing, dance instructing. These home based business ideas just require your personal skills.

A．Understand the needs of your market.

B．Consider some of the more common ideas.

C．Most of these business ideas can also be done online.

D．Think about how much money you need to cover all the initial costs.

E. Just because you enjoy something does not mean you can turn it into a business.

F. However, like starting any other business, it requires planning and personal devotion.

G. If you can offer the same product for less, you may be able to draw some of their customers away.

    The interview is an important event in the job-hunting process, because the 20 or 30 minutes you spend with the interviewer may decide whether or not you get the particular job you want. Therefore, it is important to remerber that your purpose during the interview may differ from that of the potential employer. You want to make yourself stand out as a whole person who has personal strengths and should be considered the right person for the job. It is encouraging to know that the interviewer’s task is not to embarrass you, but to hire the right person for the job.

Remember, job hunting is very competitive. Anything you can do to improve your interview techniques will be to your advantage. The following suggestions may help you land the most important job.

Your goal in this interview is to make sure your good points get across. The interviewer won’t know them unless you point them out, so try to do this in a factual and sincere manner.

Don’t say anything bad about your former employers. If you have been fired from a job and the interviewer asks about it, be honest.

Show the interviewer that you are interested in the company by asking questions. Ask about responsibilities, working conditions, promotions opportunities and benefits of the job you are interviewing for.

If at some point you decide the interview is not going well, do not let your discouragement show. You have nothing to lose by continuing a show of confidence, and you may have much to gain. It may be real, or it may be a test to see how you react to adverse conditions.

Some interviesers may bring up salary early in the interview. At this time, you may indicate that you are more interested in a job where you can prove yourself that a specific salary. This politely passes the question back to the interviewer. If possble, you should negotiate for salary after you have been offered a job and have completed the paperwork.

1.To get the job you want, during the interview you should _________________ .

A.avoid the interviewer’s questions that are designed to embarrass you

B.remember that you are the best

C.make yourself stand out as the right person for the job

D.tell yourself that you want to get the job

2.If you did not get along with your former employer, you ________________ .

A.should tell a lie to the interviewer

B.should not speak ill of him

C.should refer to him in a factual manner

D.should never mintion it

3.The underlined word “adverse” in the sixth paragraph can be replaced by _____________ .

A.difficult B.friendly

C.opposite D.different

4.The passage is mainly about _______________ .

A.how to make your strengths understood B.how to show your interest in the job

C.how to be frand and sincere D.how to deal with an interview

    Friends play a very important part in everyone’s life. Friendship usually develops during childhood. New friends are made when you progress through school. Those friends that you make as a student can usually last long. Friends influence your development, maturity( 成熟) and sense of responsibility (责任). A familiar opinion is “You can tell a lot about a person by knowing who his friends are.” Friendship is based on common interests. If you like sports, most of your friends are likely to be active. If you enjoy reading and shopping, most of your friends do the same.

Some people call you their friends for the wrong reasons. These people are not really friends. They are superficial (表面的) only “ friends” on the outside, not the inside where it counts. Superficial friends only want to be your friends if it is to their advantage. True friends are there whether you are rich or poor. It is easy to have many so-called “friends” if you are rich. By this time you should be able to recognize your friends as the real or the “phoney”.

True friends are most special. Sometimes they might not easy to find, so you can consider yourself very lucky if you have one true friend. This friend is eager to help you whenever necessary. He or she knows you would do the same for them. A true friend is someone you can talk to about any subject or problem. You and your true friend have good understanding of each other. True friends support you, take your side, and build up your confidence.

1.What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A.How to make true friends.

B.What is friendship based on.

C.We should make friends in our childhood.

D.Friends play a very important role in our life.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.It is easy to have many true friends if you are rich.

B.If you have no music in you, none of your friends will be a music lover.

C.The friendship developing during your school days will be with you for a long time.

D.What you value above anything is the friendship developing during childhood.

3.What does the underlined phrase “so -called ‘friends’”in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Friends in need.

B.Fair- weather friends.

C.Those who can help you.

D.Those who often gives you money.

4.What’s the author’s attitude towards “true friends” according to paragraph 3?

A.True friends are too difficult to find.

B.You can only share sadness with a true friend.

C.You can only share happiness with a true friend.

D.True friends will stand by you whatever happens.

    A young boy recently received an unexpected message in the mail from his father Joseph, who died two years ago.

Rowan’s dad was a hard-working man who wanted to give his son the best life he could. It was why Rowan’s mother, Julie Van Stone, said Joseph joined the Navy and went to MIT to get two Master’s degrees.

While at school in Boston, he would often write to Rowan. Even when he left school and was driving back to Colorado, he would send postcards from each state he stopped in. Those postcards were sent in 2007. “I remember him saying he had sent 5 or 6, but Rowan had only got 3 or 4 in the mail. But I never thought anything of it,” Van Stone said.

Those postcards and pictures are priceless memories for Van Stone and her son, especially after Joseph passed away from a rare brain disease. Rowan never had a chance to say goodbye. But, on Saturday, just days before the two-year anniversary of Joseph’s death, a postcard arrived in the mail. It arrived on March 11, 2015. The message read: “Hello from Pennsylvania. I love you, and I miss you so much. See you soon. Love, Daddy.”

Neither he nor his mother knows how it happened, and they may never know. But they have their own ideas. “I feel like that was the final goodbye that he didn’t get to say,” Van Stone said. Van Stone says Joseph’s last words to her before he died were: “Everything is a circle. We will see each other again. All that matters is love.”

1.What did Rowan’s dad do to make his son live well?

A.He got many Master’s Degrees. B.He became a soldier in Navy.

C.He kept writing to his son. D.He said goodbye to his son.

2.When Rowan only received 3 or 4 of postcards, Van Stone ________.

A.paid little attention to that B.let Joseph stop sending postcards

C.drove back to Colorado D.wrote to Rowan every year

3.How long did it take for the last postcard to reach Rowan?

A.2 years. B.5 years.

C.6 years. D.8 years.

4.Where did Rowan’s dad send the last postcard?

A.In Boston. B.In Colorado.

C.In Pennsylvania. D.In New York.

Part-time jobs for 15 and 16 years olds

1.A student who is busy with his research paper will probably choose to work ______.

A.in a restaurant B.in a library

C.on the Internet D.in an IT company

2.The writer wrote this text to ______.

A.tell us the importance of doing part-time jobs

B.advise teenagers how to choose a part-time job

C.teach young people how to make lots of money

D.introduce his/her experience of doing part-time jobs

3.Why do some companies ask the teens to do surveys?

A.The teens have more free time.

B.They can pay less to the teens.

C.They need advice to make products for teens.

D.The teens usually express their true opinions.

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。

Once upon a time, there was an old man who couldn’t read or write. When he was little, his family was so poor that he couldn’t attend school. But he always dreamed of being able to read.

One day, he took his seven-year-old grandson to school.

Since he didn’t have anything to do that day, he didn’t leave immediately. Instead, he stood outside his grandson’s classroom and looked in through the window.

The kids’ teacher, who was an old man in his fifties, entered the classroom when the class began. The teacher was wearing thick glasses. He started teaching. Through watching him, the old man found something interesting. He noticed that the teacher could read nothing without putting his glasses on. As soon as he put on his glasses, he could read very well.

“How amazing!” said the old man to himself.

He waited outside the classroom until the class was over and stopped the teacher.

“Excuse me, sir,” said the old man to the teacher.

“Yes?” said the teacher.

“I noticed something amazing. You can’t read without the glasses, right?” said the old man.

“Yes, that’s true. I can read nothing without them,” replied the teacher.

“But you can read once you put them on, can’t you?” asked the old man.

“Yes, that’s true, too,” replied the teacher, wondering why the old man was asking such strange questions.

The teacher looked at the old man, who left in a hurry with a big smile on his face.

The old man, who was extremely happy, decided to go to town to find an eyeglasses store. After being unable to read so many years, he finally found an easy way to read, which cheered him up. He realized what he needed to read was just a pair of glasses.

“I can finally read,” said the old man to himself when walking to the town.

Finally, the man arrived at the town. He looked around and soon found a store with glasses in it. The man happily entered the store.

注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个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:

After the old man entered the store, the store owner greeted him.

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Paragraph 2:

The store owner, thinking the old man didn’t like that pair, picked another pair for him.

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    All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer. 1.They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.

2. Soccer, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! 3. So many people like to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.

Some sports or games go back thousands of years like the marathon. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Both of them are only about a hundred years old yet.   4. Water-skiing is one of the newest events in the family of sports.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. 5. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.

A. And think of people in cold countries.

B. Sports help to train a person’s character.

C. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.

D. Many people like to watch others play games.

E. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

F. Not a few people take part in different sports competitions themselves.

G. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.

    Did you know that the color of uniforms can influence the performance of an athlete? It may sound strange, but a study suggests this might be true.

Two British scientists studied the results of four sports in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games where the athletes had been given either a red or a blue uniform. They discovered that when there was a big difference in the score, color had no influence on the result. But if it was a close match, the athlete in a red uniform was more likely to win. Then they looked at the uniforms of the soccer teams at the Euro 2004 tournament. Again, teams wearing red won more games.

The two scientists got their idea from earlier studies of wild animals. It had been discovered that when a male show red on its body, it sends a signal of its power and strength. For example, in many kinds of monkey, the more the male shows off its red scare, the more females it can attract

Based on this fact, the British scientists thought that the idea might work for humans, too. According to them, when an athlete sees a competitor in a red uniform, he gets a feeling that his competitor could be stronger than him. And that kind of feeling may have a bad influence on the player’s performance in the actual game.

Although the idea is Interesting, most people don’t accept that color signals in the animals world can really be useful to humans in sports. They think that it is unreasonable to develop an Idea based on such a small number of examples. Much more research has to be done to prove the influence of uniform colors on the performance of athletes.

1.What did the scientists find out about the 2004 Athens Olympic Games?

A.Athletes played equally well in four sports.

B.Game results had a big influence on the athletes.

C.Athletes dressed in red scored more in a close match.

D.There was a big difference in read and blue team’s scores.

2.What may the red scars of a male animal suggest?

A.It is quite strong. B.It is a failure.

C.It has power over other males. D.It has attracted a lot of females.

3.The underlined part “that kind of feeling” in the text refers to a feeling of       .

A.weakness B.pride

C.danger D.shame

4.what is most people’s opinion to the scientists’ idea?

A.Interested B.Satisfied.

C.Doubtful. D.Thankful

    As the parent of two teenagers who have played multiple sports over the years, I’ve seen the good, the bad, the ugly and the absolutely cruel.

However, when I think about the value of sports and why my kids continue to play sports teach kids lessons to become successful adults. Through sports, kids learn how to work in teams, have to take risks, how to challenge themselves to be better, and how to behave when they lose—and when they win.

Whether kids play soccer, baseball, football, or cheer, they learn they are part of a team where one person depends on another. When my son plays baseball, he’s not the only one who needs to play well; he depends on his defense to make the plays in the field. When my daughter plays tennis, she depends on her partner to cut off the ball at the net and win the point, and the tennis team depends on each person in order to win the overall match. Sports also teach children to trust and respect the decisions of someone who understands how the entire team needs to work in order to succeed.

Sadly, though, youth sports have suffered from the “winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing” attitude. They have become too much of a refection of professional sports. Winning is a happy result, but the lessons from losing are even more important. When my daughter loses tennis match, her coach reminds her that you learn more from losing than from winning. Losing makes you focus on improving your skills and your strategy. We’re going to learn from our mistakes and not repeat them.

I believe that participating in youth sports is much more than building a sound body winning a scholarship to college. Sports are the best way to shape and build more self-motivated and happier children and help them become more self-motivated and happier adults.

1.What is the author’s attitude to youth sports?

A.Critical. B.Positive.

C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.

2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A.What sports the author’s kids take.

B.What the author’s kids do in sports.

C.How sports benefit the authors kids.

D.How the author’s kids continue to play sports.

3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.Teenagers don’t have to win every time.

B.Winning is the only goal for teen players.

C.Teenagers should work together to succeed.

D.Winning is not the most important in sports.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Youth Sports Build Better Adults

B.Teenagers Suffer from Youth Sports

C.Losing Brings More than Winning Does

D.Teenagers Perform Better than Adults in Sports

课文语法填空

Until last year, I was trying to look like the slim girls on TV even though I knew that it was 1. (possible). To lose weight, I tried every new diet I read about online. I tried no-fat, low-fat, 5:2, only bananas, no bananas-I almost 2. (go) mad.

Then an article changed me. It said instead of asking “Am I fat?” I should be asking “Am I fit?” I didn’t know a letter could make such a 3. (different)! Then I started thinking about fitness rather than weight. I didn’t say that I wanted to lose three kilos. Instead, I would say I wanted to run two kilometres in eight 4. (minute) or I wanted to be able to do 30 push-ups. I preferred 5. (add) healthy foods to my meals rather than cut 6.the foods I enjoyed. I still had a burger now 7. then, but I would add a salad or an apple.

Finally, I stopped 8. (compare) myself with actresses and models and looking for things that were wrong with my face or body. Instead, I made a list of the things I liked about 9. (I). I became more positive about myself and my body. As 10. result, I became both happier and healthier.

用恰当的介词或副词填空

1.Children are often compared _____ happy birds.

2.As a result of the serious injury, he gave _____ the game.

3.To keep slim, many young girls prefer going _____ a diet.

4.He is welcome to come _____ with us if he behaves himself.

5.As we all know, the Internet plays an important role _____ our daily life.

6.I took his coat by mistake because my coat was similar _____ his in color.

7.You should be positive _____ your work.

8.I’d like to volunteer and don’t forget to add my name _____ the list.

9.Jane is busy and has little time to work _____ in her free time.

10.Every day we see many ads _____ TV or on the Internet.

单词拼写

1.I warned him against repeating my e_____.

2.It was a r_____ difficult question for us.

3.They often stress the importance of a balanced d_____ 

4.Mary won’t keep s_____ unless she takes exercise every day.

5.Janet’s been under a lot of s_____ since her mother was illness.

6.There are plenty of reasons why a child shouldn’t _____ (作弊)in an exam.

7.Many young people like to _____ (慢跑) in the park on weekends.

8.If the _____ (观众) can’t trust you, you will not be able to persuade them.

9.Chinese has always been my _____ (长处) among all my subjects.

10._____ (决心) is a kind of quality and that is what it takes to do anything well.

11.Have you ever watched a child pick up a stone and _____ (假装)it is a racing car?

12.It’s important to learn to take a _____ (积极的) attitude to life when you are in trouble.

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

In the last few decades, scientists have reached consensus and reported that human beings are causing changes in the Earths climate.

In the last 50 years, gases pumped into the Earth’s atmosphere by the factories and vehicles have been speeding up the process of global warming and affecting our climate, Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earths temperature that, in turn, leads to climate change. If we continue to produce carbon dioxide and other gases in such huge quantities, we are expecting severe consequences. Recent reports have warned that global warming will cause terrible climate changes including more frequent flooding, heat, waves and droughts. Serious disease will spread and industries that rely on nature will be badly affected. Increased temperatures will also cause the polar ice to melt, raising sea levels and flooding many islands and cities. How can we stop these disasters from happening?

Government all over the world should take on the responsibility, but this is no easy task. Some governments express reservations about whether global warming is really caused by human activities. Many people believe that they are simply not prepared to give up the amount of money they make from industry to save the earth.

But why wait around for governments to take action? Experts say that each person plays their part. They suggest making small changes like taking public transport, recycling using low-flow shower heads, and buying light bulbs that use less energy. Even simple things like using recycled paper or switching off the light when you leave a room can help. If we add up all these small changes made by everyone worldwide, they won’t be such small changes. They could be the changes that save our future.

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1. 简述写信事由；

2. 寻求帮助。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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