We often spend a lot of time complaining about the things we don’t have or thinking about the things we want to have in future, and forget those things we have now. 1. One of the best ways is to make a list of all the things you are grateful for.

Having a comfortable family

Even if you have a difficult relationship with your parents, you should be thankful to your family. Whether you come from a small quiet family or a big noisy one, remember that these people truly love you, even if they don’t show it.2..

Having a good relationship with friends

3., be grateful for having them, even if you have only one. Personally I can say that one good friend is always better than a few so-called friends. Be thankful to your friends and try to remind them how much you care as often as possible.

4..

We often forget our health until we are sick. Whether you have a headache or something more serious, you can’t accomplish your tasks and you can’t focus on anything else. If you are a healthy person，be thankful for it each day, and make sure you lead a healthy lifestyle.

Valuing the past failures and mistakes

Every person should be grateful for their failures and mistakes. Every failed relationship or missed job chance makes you a better person. 5. . Just don’t dwell(细想)too much on your past.

A. Keeping your body in a good situation

B. No matter how many friends you have

C. Realizing the condition of your sickness

D. They will always be ready to help you in any situation

E. When your friends point out your past failures and mistakes

F. If you fell down, you should remind yourself that you are actually a happy person

G. Sometimes mistakes are great since they help you become better if you learn from them

    A typical child plays many roles, such as friend, neighbor, son or daughter. Simply reminding children of that fact can lead to better problem-solving and more flexible thinking, according to new research from Duke University.

Better problem-solving was just one positive finding of the study, said lead author Sarah Gaither, an assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke. After thinking about their own various identities, children also showed more flexible thinking about race and other social groupings—a behavior that could be valuable in an increasingly diverse society.

In a series of experiments, Gaither and her colleagues looked at 196 children, ages 6 and 7. In an experiment, one group of children was reminded that they had various identities，such as son，daughter, reader or helper. A second group of children was reminded of their multiple physical attributes，such as a mouth，arms and legs. All the children then needed to handle a few tasks

Children who were reminded of their various identities showed stronger problem-solving and creative thinking skills. When shown pictures of a bear staring at honey-filled beehive(蜂窝)high up in a tree，these children had more creative ideas for how the bear might get the honey, such as turning over a bowl so that it became a stool(凳子). In other words, they saw a new use for the bowl. Children who were reminded of their multiple roles also showed more flexible thinking about social groupings. When asked to categorize different photos of faces, they suggested many ways to Spso. They identified smiling faces such as unsmiling ones, and old and young faces. The other children，meanwhile, primarily grouped people’s faces by race and gender(性别).

The-study suggests ways to promote flexible thinking for the young, which could be especially valuable for teachers." Gaither said.

“We have this tendency in our society to only think about ourselves in connection with one important group at a time，” Gaither said. “When kids think that they have various identities，they show greater abilities. ’’

1.What are all the kids asked to do in the experiments?

A.Play different kinds of roles. B.Remind others of their roles.

C.Approach several tasks. D.Classify a group of tasks.

2.How does the author mainly clarify the conclusions of the study in paragraph 4?

A.By giving examples. B.By using experts’ words.

C.By listing a few figures. D.By showing cause and effect.

3.What can we learn from Sarah Gaither’s words?

A.Improving 5 kids flexible thinking ability is important teaching.

B.Kids tend to behave selflessly after thinking about their roles.

C.Kids’ creative thinking ability is easy to discover and develop.

D.Teachers are supposed to make the most of the kids’ flexibility.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Kids' Social Abilities Are Consistent with. Their Education

B.Considering Their Various Roles Improves Kids’ Abilities

C.Kids Have a Variety of Identities in Their Daily Life.

D.Problem-solving Ability Is Necessary for Most Kids.

    Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed new artificial intelligence(AI) software to recognize and follow up the faces of chimpanzees(黑猩猩)in the wild. The new software will allow researchers and wildlife conservationists to significantly cut back on time spent analyzing videos, according to the new paper published in Science Advances.

For species(物种)like chimpanzees, which have complex social lives and live for many years，getting photos of their behavior taken from short-term field research can only tell us so much，” says Dan Schofield， researcher and DPhil student at Oxford University’s Private Models Lab, School of Anthropology. “By taking advantage of the power of machine learning to unlock large video files , it makes it possible to measure behavior over the long term. ’’

The computer model was trained using over 10 million images(影像):from Kyoto University s Primate Research Institute(PRI) video files of wild chimpanzees in Guinea,West Africa. The new software is the first to continuously track and recognize individual a wide range of poses, performing with high accuracy in difficult conditions such as low lighting and poor image quality.

“Access to this large video file has allowed us to use deep neural networks to train models to a degree that was previously not possible,” says Arsha Nagrad, co-auther of the study and DPhil student at the Department of Engineer Science ,University of Oxford .” Additionally, our new software differs from previous primate face recognition software in that it can be applied to videos with limited manual intervention(人工干预)，saving hours of time. ”

The technology can be potentially used to monitor species for conservation Although the present application focuses on chimpanzees, the AI software provided will be applied to other species, and help drive the adoption of AI systems to solve(解决)a range of problems in the wildlife sciences.

1.What is the purpose of developing the new soft?

A.To save wildlife researchers’ time spent in the labs.

B.To keep track of wildlife conservationists' behaviors.

C.To protect chimpanzees and help them to live longer .

D.To recognize and track the faces of wild chimpanzees.

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

A.Getting photos. B.Analyzing videos.

C.A powerful machine D.The new AI software.

3.What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A.The working principle of the new software. B.Some limitations of using the new software.

C.The unique advantages of the new software. D.Controversial attitudes to the new software.

4.What can be known from the last paragraph?

A.Technology advance is the final goal of science

B.The new software won’t just be applied to chimpanzees.

C.AI systems are widely used in the wildlife sciences.

D.The application of the new technology isn’t easy.

    A dog spent the last four years of his life waiting at a crossroad in the Thai city of Khon Kaen as if waiting for someone. At first people thought the dog had been abandoned, but then realized that he looked healthy, so people asked around about him. It turned out that the dog had indeed been spending most of his time around that crossroad, but a woman had been coming round regularly to bring him food and water.

One day, while photographing the dog everyone called Leo, a reporter met the woman who had been taking care of him. She had come to drop off some food. After learning the story about the dog and the woman, the reporter decided to share the story on social media. The post soon went viral and the photos of Leo got shared hundreds of times. And the photos reached the eyes of Leo’s old owner.

Nang Noi Sittisarn, a 64-year-old woman from Thailand’s Roi Et Province, almost had a heart attack when her daughter showed her a photo of the beloved dog named BonBon she had lost during a car trip. When she learned that he had been waiting for her in the same spot for the last four years, her heart melted (融化).

Auntie Noi told her daughter to drive her to where the dog was waiting. When she got there and called his name. BonBon, the poor dog started wiggling (扭动) his tail and came to her, but when she tried to take him home with her, he was unwilling to follow. She didn’t want to force the dog to come with her so she agreed to leave him with his new master. However, she and her daughter will come to visit him regularly.

1.Why did the dog look healthy after separation from his former owner?

A.He walked around the crossroad constantly.

B.He was kept at a woman’s home all the time.

C.A local reporter brought him food and water.

D.A woman looked after him on a regular basis.

2.What does the underlined phrase “went viral” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Changed surprisingly. B.Spread quickly.

C.Appeared gradually. D.Fell directly.

3.How did Nang Noi Sittisam feel about the dog’s waiting for her?

A.Shocked. B.Regretful. C.Touched. D.Proud.

4.What can we mainly learn from the story about the dog?

A.We need to learn to be faithful and thankful.

B.Unbelievable success is worth waiting for.

C.We should appreciate everyone we meet.

D.No one knows the result until the last minute.

Camper Lunch Program

We are pleased to offer the Camper Lunch Program for full-day campers or campers participating in both morning and afternoon half-day camps.

Lunch at the Overlake School

At the Overlake School in Redmond, you can sign up for lunch at the time of registration. Lunch is provided by the school cafeteria including a hot main dish and a salad bar option. Limited diet restrictions can be accommodated in advance. All orders or cancellations must be made by 4:00 pm on Wednesday.

.$ 40 for 5-day camp week

.$ 32 for 4-day camp week

Lunch at View Seattle

Two weeks before your camp start date, you will receive a link in your confirmation email to choose your preference between the regular and vegetarian(素的)lunch menus. Besides, camper with allergies or sensitivities are encouraged to bring their own lunch.

.$ 40 for 5-day camp week

.$ 38 for 4-day camp week

Lunch at St. Thomas School

At St. Thomas School, lunch and snacks are provided by SAGE Dining. Lunch includes a hot main dish, a salad bar and sandwich options. Campers also receive two snacks per day.

.S 50 for 5-day camp week

.$45 for 4-day camp week

Lunch at Pacific Science Center

At Pacific Science Center, you can sign up at the time of registration. Lunch is provided by our very own Pacific Science Center Cafe. Every day, standard and vegetarian lunch menus are available and come with a water bottle and two snacks. All orders or cancellations must be made by 4: 00 pm on Wednesday.

$ 45 for 5-day camp week

$ 36 for 4-day camp week

1.Which program can a camper with a budget of $ 35 choose?

A.Lunch at the Overlake School. B.Lunch at View Seattle.

C.Lunch at St. Thomas School. D.Lunch at Pacific Science Center.

2.What are campers for Lunch at View Seattle required to do?

A.Stay far away from anything with allergies. B.Choose their lunch preferences in advance.

C.Avoid bringing their own lunch for any reason. D.Send emails to offer advice on improving lunch.

3.What do the last two programs have in common?

A.They receive registrations only on Wednesday. B.They encourage campers to bring some snacks.

C.They are mainly intended for vegetarian campers. D.They provide campers with two snacks each day.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What are the listeners expected to do in London?

A.Tour shoe stores. B.Walk quite a lot. C.Hand in money.

2.What will be offered in a listener’s room?

A.A copy of the weekend’s schedule in London.

B.A pair of comfortable shoes for walking around .

C.A list of tips on how to avoid unpleasant accidents.

3.What is most probably the speaker?

A.A hotel manager. B.A police officer. C.A tourist guide.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why does the woman feel excited?

A.She will attend a training program in Europe.

B.She will spend a summer holiday with the man.

C.She will stay in her own apartment for relaxation.

2.What is the woman s attitude towards her apartment?

A.Unconcerned B.favorable C.Disappointed

3.When will the woman set off from her apartment?

A.In June. B.In July. C.In August.

4.What will the man do for the woman?

A.Inform Jim of her recent research.

B.Ask Jim to clean her apartment.

C.Recommend her apartment to Jim.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the woman say about the man?

A.He is generous. B.He is famous. C.He is fortunate.

2.Where did the man grow up?

A.In Philadelphia. B.In Missouri. C.In Kansas.

3.What always inspires the man to create?

A.Natural and well-known paintings.

B.Beautiful and harmonious things.

C.A family with wealth or position.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.From whom has the woman just received an email?

A.Pamela. B.Peter. C.The man.

2.How long have the speakers been married?

A.For a week. B.For three months. C.For three years.

3.What will the man do tomorrow?

A.Move into a new house.

B.Do shopping at the market.

C.Have a barbecue in the garden.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What time is it now?

A.1:45 B.2:00 C.2:15

2.What may the woman continue doing?

A.Accompanying Linda in the library.

B.Discussing a project with Michael.

C.Having a meeting with Professor Smith.

What does the man suggest the woman

A.Go on a journey. B.Set up a company. C.Apply for a position.

What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A.Fellow travelers. B.Husband and wife. C.Passenger and bus driver

Where does the conversation probably take place?

A.In a classroom. B.In a library. C.In a hospital.

What is the weather like now?

A.Cloudy. B.Sunny. C.Rainy.

What does the woman mean?

A.She refuses to go to see her dentist at 11:30.

B.She has made an appointment with the man.

C.She can’t have lunch with the man tomorrow.

众所周知，运动给大家身心带来许多好处，请以The Importance of Sports为题，根据下列要点，写一篇100字左右的短文。

运动可以使人保持身体健康……

运动可以使人年轻，表现得自信……

运动可以使人工作后得到放松……

运动可以使……

注意:

1.对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2.词数100左右。

3.作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名

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最近，你校英文报在举办主题为“Exercise an hour every day，healthy life for a lifetime.”的征文活动。假定你是李华，请根据以下内容用英语写一篇短文。

1.你对征文主题的理解；2.你喜欢的运动项目及活动情况；3.该运动给你生活和学习带来的益处。

注意： 1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.开头语已写好，不计入总词数。

Nowadays，having sports is becoming more and more popular.

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语法填空

Welcome to What’s Your Rhythm. In today’s program, we are going to discuss Beijing Opera. It’s a 1.(nation) treasure of China. The art dates back 2. the late eighteenth century and it 3. (combine) acting, talking, singing, music, dancing and acrobatics (杂技). Actors play one of four 4. (role): sheng, male roles; dan, female roles; chou, clown roles and jing, roles with brightly painted face masks. Each role has 5. (it) own singing and acting styles. In the early days, most often Beijing Opera 6. (perform) on open-air stages in markets, streets, teahouses or outside temples. The music had to be performed loudly and the performers had to sing with sharp voices in order to be heard over the crowds. Slowly this kind of 7. (sing) became a special style of Beijing Opera. Beijing Opera used to be performed on open-air stages 8. were lit only by oil lamps. As 9. result, the costumes in Beijing Opera are often very bright colors. If the costumes  10. (be) not in bright colors, the crowds would not be able to see them clearly.

    When I was 25 years old, I had a big dream in my mind and lots of things in my backpack. I wanted to travel around Africa with my _______. So I left my hometown with great confidence and _______ in Cape Town on a one-way ticket, not really _______ what to do next. _______, before my trip actually started, I met a kind, old Nigerian man. He gave me the best travel _______ I ever received: “Be like a student on your way around the world.”

It sounds _______, but it really changed my mind about travelling. He helped me _______ that travel is about learning and observing different _______. “It’s far too easy to go into a(n) _______ country for you and believe your ways are better. But if you study, ask questions, and ________ to learn from the locals, you’ll have far richer ________, ”he promised me.

On other trips ________ I was on my tour way to Cancun, I didn’t know the man so I was just a ________. I only stayed there for a week to see the ________ and places of interest and then left. The culture didn’t ________ me. I left the cities and towns without really ________ anyone or anything. Those people and things ________ in those very places to which I had ________ a visit.

This time, I promised myself that I would be a ________ student traveller. After seven months of ________ travelling from Cape Town to Cairo, I returned home. Having a student-like attitude helped me learn a lot. This trip satisfied me more than any other trip ever did to me.

1.A.friend B.pet C.backpack D.family

2.A.continued B.stopped C.danced D.arrived

3.A.sure B.excited C.afraid D.concerned

4.A.Certainly B.Luckily C.Truly D.Sadly

5.A.knowledge B.feeling C.advice D.reason

6.A.simple B.funny C.boring D.foolish

7.A.remember B.choose C.improve D.realize

8.A.cultures B.events C.places D.backgrounds

9.A.strange B.magic C.new D.interesting

10.A.accept B.try C.decide D.forget

11.A.task B.dream C.achievement D.experience

12.A.since B.where C.when D.before

13.A.tourist B.student C.reporter D.businessman

14.A.picture B.sights C.show D.mountain

15.A.inspire B.change C.help D.influence

16.A.refusing B.encouraging C.knowing D.teaching

17.A.existed B.disappeared C.kept D.started

18.A.wanted B.paid C.organized D.broken

19.A.beautiful B.proud C.real D.wise

20.A.difficult B.successful C.common D.challenging

    Here are some top tips for world travelers.

Travel light.1. It’s no fun carrying a huge bag around a foreign city.Don’t take too many clothes and avoid heavy books and electrical equipment.

2. Always keep your passport on you in an inside pocket or special travel belt.There may be thieves about.It’s a good idea to make a photocopy(复印件)of your passport and travel documents.

Transport sense.Don’t let go of your bags on the train.3. There are always thieves on public transport.If you want to sleep,tie your bag to your arm.When you take a taxi,it’s a good idea to ask for the driver’s permit.Many foreigners pay too much money because they take unofficial taxis.

Keep clean.It’s a good idea to wear dark clothes because they hide the dirt while white clothes attract it!Make sure you have plenty of clean underclothes and deodorant(除臭剂).4.

5. You should always be polite and respectful towards the locals.Even if you find their habits and behaviour a bit strange,you shouldn’t show your feelings.Remember,you’re their guest.

A.Be polite.

B.Keep your documents safe.

C.You should carry a spare bag.

D.You don’t want to smell bad!

E.Keep them with you at all times.

F.Make sure your bag isn’t too heavy.

G.It’s a good idea to wear similar clothes to the local people.

    Travel is one of the most exciting experiences a human being can have. Imagine how Italian traveler Marco Polo must have felt when he found himself on Chinese soil, seeing a way of life quite different from anything he’d seen before.

And how great must it have been to listen to Zhang Qian when he returned to China from his journey through Central Asia and West Asia? His brain must have been packed with everything he’d seen and heard, leading to the founding of the Silk Road.

Some people have traveled all over the world, and travel is a way of life to them. They perhaps know what to expect before they travel. That’s why the best travel is when it’s for the first time. Imagine a person who has always wanted to travel to the United States. Of course, they’ve probably seen the Statue of Liberty a thousand times on TV, and the White House, and all the other famous sights. But none of that would compare to the thrill of looking out of the cabin window as the plane lands, watching the cities and streets of the real America come into view.

Although travel is often just for recreation, it’s also educational. We may not know that we are getting an education, but we still are.

We’re learning every day: new words in a new language, new people, and new ways of life. But this learning takes place in the school of the world, not the classroom. One of the lessons we learn is undoubtedly a moral one. As we get to know foreign places, we come to understand that there are many different ways to live, and that the way we live isn’t necessarily the best way. The British politician Benjamin Disraeli summed this up well when he said, “Travel teaches toleration.”

1.The writer uses Marco Polo and Zhang Qian as examples to ________.

A.explain how the Silk Road was founded

B.present travel as an amazing experience

C.show how the way people travel has changed

D.describe important cultural exchanges in history

2.The underlined word in paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A.learning B.knowledge

C.fun D.risk

3.According to the last two paragraphs, the writer believes that ________.

A.traveling should be included in formal education

B.traveling improves people’s confidence in their lifestyle

C.a foreign journey may raise people’s cultural understanding

D.there is more to learn from adventures than being in classrooms

单词拼写

1.As far as I know, he has been a ______ (士兵) for three years.

2.Can I pay by ______ (信用) card?

3.We found a large atlas with good maps that showed ______ (细节) of world geography.

4.My father ______ (要求) that I arrive home at dusk.

5.The ______ (风景) from the top of the tower was wonderful.

6.Give the names of two people who can be ______ (联系) at any time.

7.The newly built school library will be a useful ______ (来源) of information for us.

8.After getting my ______ (签证) I was very excited because I had dreamed of this day for so long.

9.He has a ______ (独特的) way of making his classes lively and interesting.

10.Wan Hu, a Chinese government ______ (官员), invented a flying chair.

假定你是李华， 你正在为高考紧张复习， 但最近你遇到了一些问题导致无法集中精力学习。于是你给你校的外籍心理老师Kate写一封求助信寻求帮助。 要点如下：

1. 自我介绍。

2. 求助内容：作业多， 没有时间运动；压力大， 难以入睡……

3. 希望得到Kate的帮助。

注意：1.词数100左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Kate,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I can’t wait to tell you the decision my parents had just made. They plan to give birth to a second child. How excited it is! Being the only child in the family, most teenagers like you grow up lonely, that does harm to our psychological health. However, things will change from now on. I am going to have a sibling to play. I will help my parents looking after my sibling when he/she is born, ensuring that he/she grows up happy with love and affection all around. However, I am afraid that I know little about how to take a good care of a baby and how to set a good example to him/her. I want to get some advices from you but I am looking forward to your early reply.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Mid-Autumn Day is a very important traditional festival in China. It takes its name from the fact that it 1.(celebrate) in the middle of the autumn season. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 2. (eight) lunar month. The day is known as the Moon Festival, as at that time of the year the moon is at its roundest and 3.(bright). It is an evening celebration in 4. families gather together and eat moon cakes. Besides, 5.(make) the house more beautiful, people will hang red lanterns in front of it. On that day, people look back on the past and look forward to the future together. Children will play with their own 6.(toy) and enjoy themselves.

The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations date back 7. more than 2,000 years. The word “Mid-Autumn” first 8.(appear) in the famous ancient book Zhou Li. However, it was not until the early Tang Dynasty that people celebrated the day as a traditional festival. It became an 9.(official) established festival during the Song Dynasty, and has become as popular as the Spring Festival since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Celebrations have continued ever since and more customs for 10.(mark) this occasion have been formed.

    Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight when a flight attendant asked a(n)____________question over the loudspeaker, “Does anyone on board know American Sign Language?”

Clara, 15 at the time, ____________the call button. The flight attendant came by and ____________the situation. “We have a passenger on the plane who’s ____________and deaf.” she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he couldn’t ____________his message.

Clara ____________to have been studying ASL for the past year and knew she’d be able to finger spell into the man’s palm. So she ____________her seat belt and walked toward the seat of Tim Cook, then 64. ____________taking his hand, she ____________, “Are you OK?” Cook asked for some water.

When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third ____________, she stopped and stayed a while.

“He didn’t need anything. He was lonely and wanted to ____________.” Clara says.

So for the next hour, that’s what they did. She talked about her plans for the future. Cook told Clara ____________he had gradually become blind over time and ____________stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn’t see her, she “looked ____________at his face with such kindness,” a passenger reported, “We can see she smiled with happiness, ____________she made a difference in someone’s life.”

“Clara was amazing.” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. “You could tell Tim was very ____________to have someone he could speak to, and she was such a(n) ____________.”

Cook’s ____________, “Best trip I’ve ever had.”

Life is a continuous learning experience. As for Clara, she said, “I’ve also learned a lot. The best thing for ____________is to learn something. Learning is the only thing that never ____________.

1.A.awkward B.urgent C.challenging D.difficult

2.A.adopted B.lifted C.tied D.pressed

3.A.explained B.faced C.observed D.analyzed

4.A.ill B.blind C.homesick D.thirsty

5.A.get into B.get through C.get off D.get across

6.A.intended B.pretended C.attempted D.happened

7.A.unfastened B.unlocked C.unfolded D.uncovered

8.A.Cautiously B.Secretly C.Gently D.Seriously

9.A.whispered B.asked C.repeated D.signed

10.A.visit B.intention C.journey D.turn

11.A.relax B.talk C.sleep D.cheer

12.A.why B.how C.what D.when

13.A.shared B.conveyed C.transformed D.invented

14.A.surprisingly B.attentively C.crazily D.anxiously

15.A.if B.so C.but D.because

16.A.absorbed B.ashamed C.excited D.touched

17.A.donator B.angel C.sponsor D.translator

18.A.reaction B.relief C.credit D.concept

19.A.appreciation B.consideration C.freedom D.amazement

20.A.discourages B.inspires C.fails D.benefits

Britain’s high streets are dying slowly

Twenty years ago, the prosperous high street(繁华商业区) was the heart of most cities. It was crowded with customers. 1.Nowadays, high streets are declining, with very few shops and shoppers. With about 14 shops down every day, Britain’s high streets are dying little by little.2.It’s fairly easy to understand. To start with, people are spending less because of the economic recession(衰退). On top of that, more and more people are using the Internet to do their shopping. And it is not easy for shopkeepers in the high streets, either. 3.Finally, there are the out-of-town retail parks with free car parking that sell just about everything at very low prices.What can be done? Prime Minister David Cameron has hired Mary Portas, a British business woman and star of TV show Mary Queen of Shops, to bring some life back into Britain’s high streets. She’s talked about creating “magnets(磁石)” to attract people back to the centre. 4.In one town, a bicycle rickshaw(人力车) service is delivering people’s shopping to their homes. 5.where children can be cared for while parents are shopping.Members of the public have also voiced their opinions. “My ideal shopping center is one where there’s a wide selection of attractive looking shops, with cheap parking and good public transport links,” said a 28-year-old man. “I’d like to see Night Shopping evenings where shops are open through to 10 pm or later,” said a 22-year-old girl.

    Artificial intelligence can predict when patients with a heart disorder will die, according to scientists.

The software learned to analyze blood tests and scans of beating hearts to spot signs that the organ was about to fail. The team, from  the UK’s Medical Research Council, said the technology could save lives by finding patients that need more aggressive treatment. The results were published in the Journal of Radiology.

According to the researchers, high blood pressure in the lungs damages part of the heart, and about a third of patients die within five years after being diagnosed. There are treatments: drugs, injections straight into the blood vessels, a lung transplant. But doctors need to have an idea of how long patients might have left, in order to pick the right treatment.

The software was given scans of 256 patients’ hearts, and blood test results. When this data was combined with eight years of patient health records, the artificial intelligence predicted when patients would die.

The software could look about five years into the future. It correctly predicted those who would still be alive after one year about 80% of the time. The figure for doctors is 60%.

The team now want to test the software works in other patients in different hospitals before assessing whether it should be made widely available to doctors. The researchers also want to use the technology in other forms of heart failure, such as cardiomyopathy, to see who might need a pacemaker or other forms of  treatment.

Dr Mike Knapton, from the British Heart Foundation, said, “This exciting use of computer software in medical practice will help doctors in the future to make sure that patients are receiving the correct treatment before the condition deteriorates and leaves them needing a lung transplant. The next step is to test this technology in more hospitals with heart disease.”

1.What can artificial intelligence do according to the passage?

A.Predicting how long a person with heart disease can survive.

B.Helping doctors diagnose people with heart disease.

C.Obeying orders and reminding heart disease patients to take pills.

D.Producing medicine without side effects for heart disease patients.

2.What can we know about the software from the passage?

A.It can make accurate long-term predictions.

B.It has not yet been widely put into use.

C.It can prevent high blood pressure in the lungs damaging part of the heart.

D.It can help doctors make sure that patients are receiving the correct treatment.

3.The underlined word “deteriorates” in the last paragraph probably means “________.”

A.continues B.worsens

C.exists D.improves

4.The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to _________.

A.advertise B.persuade

C.inform D.entertain

    City trees grow faster and die younger than trees in rural forestry, a new study finds. Over their lifetimes,then, urban trees will likely absorb less CO2 from the air thah forest trees.

As we all know, the earth would be freezing or burning hot without C02. However, CO2 is a greenhouse gas, meaning it traps energy from the sun as/heat. That makes temperatures near the ground rise. Human activities, especially the widespread burning-of fossil(化石）fuels，have been sending extra greenhouse gases into the air. This has led to a rise in average temperatures across the globe.

Studies had shown forests readily absorb C02，but there hadn’t been much data on whether city trees grow， die and absorb CO2 at the same rate as forest trees do. So some researchers decided to find out.

To figure out how quickly trees were growing, researchers tracked their diameters (the width of their trunks) between 2005 and 2014. A tree’s diameter increases as it grows, just as a person’s waist size increases as they gain weight. About half the weight of a tree is carbon, research has shown. Most of the rest is water. Over the nine years’ tracking, the researchers found city trees absorbed four times as much carbon from the air as forest trees. However, they were twice as likely to die. So over the lifetime of each type of tree, forest trees actually absorbed more C02.

City trees grew faster because they had less competition for light from their neighbors. In a forest，trees tend to grow close together，shading their neighbors. Street trees also benefit from higher levels of nitrogen (氮）in rainwater. Nitrogen helps plants grow. Waste gases from gas-burning cars also contain nitrogen, thus enriching city air with nitrogen. Later, rainwater may wash much of it to the ground. Some street trees may also have better access to water than trees in the country because the underground water pipes can leak.

1.What can he known about CO2 from paragraph 2?

A.It is one of the side effects of greenhouses.

B.It greatly accelerates the process of global warming.

C.It results from the widespread burning of fossil fuels.

D.It prevents the earth from becoming unsuitable to live on.

2.Why did researchers track the diameters of trees?

A.To know about their growth rates.

B.To find out how much they weigh.

C.To check whether they were healthy.

D.To assess the carbon amounts in them.

3.What advantage do city trees have over forest trees?

A.They are more likely to access growth promoters.

B.They can enjoy more water coming from the air.

C.They can enjoy more shade from neighbors.

D.They are better at competing for light.

4.What will probably be talked about if the passage is continued?

A.How urban trees can live longer.

B.Why city living makes trees die young.

C.How trees respond to dry soil conditions.

D.Why faster-growing trees absorb more C02.

    One of my favorite hobbies is exchanging old-fashioned, paper-with-a-stamp-on-it postcards with random strangers around the world.

The Postcrossing Project was created by Paulo Magalhaes in 2005. He liked getting mails—especially postcards. He thought others did, too—but how could he connect with them? That’s when he came up with the idea of an online platform (postcrossing.com): There, postcard lovers like me can sign up to send a postcard to someone who has registered online, and receive a postcard in return.

Along with a randomly selected address, participants get a unique code to put on the postcard. When the postcard arrives, the recipient registers that code with the site, which then causes the sender’s address to be given to another postcrosser in turn. In practice, this means that for nearly every postcard I send (a few get lost in the mail) I get one back. And since I never know who will send me a card or where in the world they live, every trip to the mailbox holds the potential for a wonderful surprise.

Privacy-conscious Americans might worry about sharing their address with strangers overseas. But postcrossers are friendly, polite, respectful folks—in more than 450 cards exchanged, I've yet to have a bad experience.

On days when the international news is depressing, postcrossing is my comfort. There’s nothing like getting a card from a child in China just learning to write in English, or a grandmother in Belarus describing her most recent gardening success to remind me that we truly are members of one global family, far more similar than we are different.

It seems like such a small thing to send out a postcard. But as travel and communication technology continue to shrink the world, it’s important to remember that it isn’t just for diplomats and politicians to represent our country anymore. All of us have the power—and perhaps the responsibility—to be ambassadors, to show the best of your country to the world.

And it's good to know that what you need to accomplish this is not necessarily complicated or expensive. It can be as simple as a postcard.

1.Why did Paulo set up postcrossing.com ?

A.To discuss personal hobbies with strangers.

B.To exchange postcards with others in the world

C.To collect different postcards from other countries..

D.To provide a platform for communication online.

2.According to the passage, postcrossers __________.

A.don't know who will send them postcards

B.are sure to get a postcard back immediately

C.often choose a receiver's address carefully

D.register every postcard they receive online

3.What did the writer learn from postcrossing?

A.The international news is usually depressing.

B.Americans are more conscious about privacy.

C.Postcrossers sometimes describe their bad experience.

D.The whole world is actually a big family.

4.What does the underlined word "this" refer to?

A.Choosing a diplomat to represent a country.

B.Having the responsibility to be an ambassador.

C.Showing the best of your country.

D.Shrinking the world with communication technology.