著名英语口语俱乐部Toastmaster Club招新，假设你叫李华，你想加入该俱乐部，请你用英文写一封邮件咨询具体情况，邮件内容包括:

1. 表达想加入的意愿；

2. 询问收费、具体时间安排、活动流程等事宜；

3. 期待对方尽快回信。

注意：1. 词数100词左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/Madam，

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Yours,

Li Hua

根据下列首字母或汉语意思提示，用相应词汇的正确形式填空。

1.He has an i__________next week for the manager’s job.

2.Liza was so f__________ that she couldn’t make a sound.

3.Would you like my old TV in e__________for this camera?

4.She is__________(专家) at making cheap but stylish clothes.

5.A city has to be packaged properly to attract t__________.

6.I don’t want to__________ (打扰) her with my problems at the moment

7.The police had orders to s__________(射击) anyone who attacked them.

8.He knew I was__________ (精力充沛的) and would get things done.

9.Sometimes they just drive slowly, enjoying the s__________on both sides of the road.

10.Most of the men who now gathered round him again were__________(相似地) dressed.

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Located at Yangjiaping of the Jiulongpo District of Chongqing, Chongqing Zoo is 8 km from the city center. It  1.(build) in 1953 and officially opened to the public in 1955. It is not only an  2.(attract) place for animals visiting, but also an important base for the 3.(protect) and research of the immigrant wild animals.

There are wild animals, birds and fishes 4.(live) in the visiting areas. 5.(obvious), the Panda House is most visited. The special design of gardens 6. (provide) the natural environment for the pandas. And 7. is very likely that you see some rare animals like South China tiger, golden cat and clouded leopard in the park.

There is also 8. amusement park in the Chongqing Zoo, with some joyful 9.(item) like carousel and mini-train riding. Next to the amusement park is a science classroom, 10. children can read animal science books for free.

    When my best friend, Jane, and I were 16, we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day, we found out our teacher Edward was having some financial(经济的) _____. We wanted to do something to help, so we decided to ___food, clothing and gifts to ___ his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was ____. Together they_____ their house for things they could ____. Her mother went to the kitchen, pulling out a big turkey and saying, “Thanksgiving Day won’t be ___ without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane _____ how moved she was by her mother’s generosity(慷概).

Before _____ gifts，we said some words of appreciation for the wonderful chance to __ others. I will never forget the __ look of our teacher and his wife when they ____ the door; their four children stood around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night. _____, we all felt warm inside.

Last month ______ I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could _____ him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

I left my meeting and went to my office ____. My teacher and I hugged and began to speak of the last 42 years. He told me he _____ remembered that cold winter night when we brought the _____ of Thanksgiving Day to his family. The food and gifts were certainly _____, but what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the ____ of Thanksgiving Day.

1.A.information B.difficulties C.money D.food

2.A.gather B.produce C.buy D.change

3.A.find out B.make sure C.make clear D.point out

4.A.embarrassed B.disappointed C.moved D.calm

5.A.decorated B.sold C.searched D.cleaned

6.A.sell out B.use up C.throw away D.give away

7.A.ordinary B.complete C.usual D.important

8.A.regrets B.thinks C.remembers D.explains

9.A.sending B.receiving C.opening D.posting

10.A.challenge B.impress C.fool D.help

11.A.anxious B.surprised C.charming D.terrified

12.A.pushed B.knocked C.answered D.closed

13.A.Besides B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However

14.A.while B.after C.before D.since

15.A.spare B.bring C.save D.award

16.A.nervously B.hurriedly C.proudly D.worriedly

17.A.just B.already C.even D.still

18.A.warmth B.excitement C.pleasure D.experience

19.A.accepted B.offered C.appreciated D.admitted

20.A.gifts B.history C.activities D.spirit

Top 3 Things to Do in Hong Kong

As one of the most prosperous(繁华的) cities in China, Hong Kong is famous for its booming economy and cultural diversity.1.. Here’s a quick roundup of the top 3 things to do in Hong Kong.

Victoria Harbor is the most prosperous area in Hong Kong and also a landmark located between Central and Kowloon Peninsula.2.. You take the Star Ferry to enjoy the amazing night scene, especially A Symphony of Lights, which is a large light and music show performed at 20:00 every day. More than 40 tower blocks give off colorful dazzling lights with music. 3..

Hong Kong is one of the most famous shopping paradises（天堂） in the world. However, the real shopping heaven of the city should be Causeway Bay.4., only second to the Fifth Avenue in New York. There gathers numerous shopping malls and various fashion shops, where you can purchase the most fashionable products as well as some cheap clothing and groceries.

5.. Standing on this highest place of Hong Kong Island, you can enjoy a fantastic bird’s eye view of towering buildings, Victoria Harbor and the skyline of the city. Several ways can take you to the top but undoubtedly the best way is to take a classic tram（电车）, which is a really exciting experience.

A. The light show will surely give you a deep impression

B. The Victoria Peak is one of the best places to visit in Hong Kong

C. However, the weather will affect a lot if you plan to enjoy an overview on the peak

D. The Dim Sum, a typical local dessert, is definitely the food you cannot miss

E. Situated in the east to the Victoria Park, it is the second most expensive place in the world

F. This international city has many attractions, eye-popping skyscrapers and cultural landmarks

G. Tourists should not miss this fascinating destination which is famous for the beautiful night view

    British historian Jacob Bronowski once wrote, “Man masters nature not by force, but by understanding.” This is especially for extreme climber Alex Honnold, who climbed California's El Capitan by himself, without any safety ropes(绳子), in 2017. The New York Times called it“one of the greatest athletic feats（功绩）of any kind, ever.”

Now you can watch him do it. The documentary Free Solo, which hit Chinese mainland cinemas on Sept 6, shows Honnold’s brave journey up the 914-meter high mountain. The film won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in February. In it, Honnold gives us some useful advice:“You’ll always feel fear, but over time you’ll realize the only way to truly manage your fear is to broaden your comfort zone. It means that challenging yourself is important.”

In fact, free climbing requires perseverance, control, and concentration. “I’m not thinking about anything when I’m climbing,” Honnold said, “I’m focused on doing what’s in front of me.” This strong focus on the present is a sort of meditation (冥想) that we can use in our daily routines.

While the documentary seemingly praises extreme athletes for pushing the limits of human potential, some are concerned about Honnold risking his own life. “His deed puts great stress on his loved ones, even when he succeeds,” Climbing Magazine noted.

Free Solo seems to say that with enough courage and dedication, one can achieve any goal. However, the movie may also be viewed as the disturbing story of a climber who went against all better judgment and got away with it.

1.What do we know about Free Solo?

A.It won an Academy Award in 2017.

B.It was adapted from a book about mountain climbing.

C.It introduces famous extreme climbers around the world.

D.It shows how Honnold climbed El Capitan without any protection.

2.How does Honnold deal with his fear?

A.He practices meditation regularly.

B.He does different exercises to help him relax.

C.He keeps taking on new challenges.

D.He asks experienced climbers for advice.

3.What do Honnold’s loved ones think of him, according to Climbing Magazine?

A.They believe he should value his own life.

B.They think he will reach even greater achievements.

C.They think he should have done more training.

D.They see him as an idol.

    It’s a popular belief that a fish’s memory lasts for only seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that they don’t remember what they’ve eaten or where they’ve been, and they don’t identify you or any of their friends -- every moment in their life would be like seeing the world for the first time.

But don’t be so quick to feel sorry for them. A new study has found that fish have a much better memory than we used to think. In fact, certain species of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago. In the study, researchers from Mac Ewan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food. They then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again. Researchers used computer software to monitor the fish’s movements. They found that after such a long break the fish still went to the same place where they first got food. This suggested that they could remember their past experiences.

In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory. An earlier study showed that they behaved aggressively（挑衅地）in front of certain fish, perhaps because they remembered their past “fights”. But until the latest findings, there was no clear evidence.

Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to survive in the wild. “If fish are able to remember that a certain area contains safe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives at risks,” lead researcher Trevor Hamilton told Live Science.

For a long time, fish were placed far below chimpanzees, dolphins and mice on the list of smart animals. But this study has given scientists a new understanding of their intelligence.

1.According to the article, people commonly believe that _______.

A.fish can only remember part of their past experiences

B.fish can remember things that happened long time ago

C.a fish’s memory lasts for only seven minutes

D.fish don’t recognize any of their friends

2.How can fish benefit most from a good memory? They can remember _______.

A.where to get food and survive

B.their enemies and fight

C.where to escape to when in danger

D.their friends and help each other

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

A.African cichlids always treat other fish aggressively.

B.African cichlids can remember things for 12 days.

C.African cichlids don’t belong to the list of smart animals.

D.Only African cichlids have a good memory.

4.What is the article mainly about?

A.Fish having very bad memories.

B.Fish being smarter than we thought.

C.How fish improve their memory.

D.What we can learn from fish.

    On a February morning 13 years ago we pulled into the driveway, excited and proud, and lined up our kids for photos. It was a big day, but back then we had no idea how it would shape our lives.

That van (旅行拖车) is linked to so many great memories - soccer games, camping trips, and a 24-hour journey to Florida to visit grandparents and one three-week holiday to the east coast, full of long conversations and classic rock played on cassette tapes. In that van, I laughed my head off while going out with friends, and cried my eyes out at the death of a loved one. I've dreamed and planned and moved homes while traveling on those four trusty wheels.

There were days when it drove me nuts, too. On cold winter mornings, the sliding doors would freeze shut. Anyone who wanted to sit in the backseats had to climb in through the front. Still, we've held on to our van for as long as possible. It never ever let us down, even as the repair bills got a little bigger each year and we faithfully fixed whatever was needed to keep it on the road safely.

Yesterday we finally made the decision. It was time to find a newer, smaller, more energy-efficient (高效节能的) replacement. The van was telling us it was time.

Saying goodbye is never easy. As we close the minivan chapter（篇章）of our lives, my heart sinks -- not just for the much-loved metal box on wheels that we've driven for more than a decade, but for the days, months and years that passed by so quickly. The story of our minivan is the story of our family.

1.Why does the author mention their journeys to Florida and the east coast?

A.To share the fun they had with their van.

B.To prove that the van is convenient for travel.

C.To show how much her family loved traveling.

D.To stress the importance of keeping cars in good condition.

2.The underlined phrase “drive someone nuts” probably means        .

A.make someone excited

B.make someone crazy

C.make someone confused

D.make someone amazed

3.How did the author feel when they decided to buy a new car?

A.Relieved B.Happy

C.Disappointed D.Sad

4.What could be the best title?

A.Our Trips on the Road

B.Our Much-loved Minivan

C.Memories of Our Family

D.Nothing Stays Forever

1.Which way is most suitable for Mary, who has one day to travel around Singapore?

A.Night Safari. B.Coaster.

C.City Sightseeing. D.Flyer.

2.If David and his 9-year-old son are both animal lovers, they had better dial ___________ for more information before their tour.

A.6338-6826 B.6338-6859

C.6338-3311 D.6338-6877

3.Mr. Smith is going to take his wife, his 13-year-old daughter and his 1-year-old son to Flyer, he should get at least ___________ ready.

A.$131 B.$90

C.$159 D.$143

4.Where is the material probably from?

A.Health magazine B.Scientific report

C.Education journal D.Travel guide

    It was summer, and my dad wanted to treat me to a vacation like never before. He decided to take me on a trip to the Wild West.

We took a plane to Albuquerque, a big city in the state of New Mexico. We reached Albuquerque in the late afternoon. Uncle Paul, my dad’s friend, picked us up from the airport and drove us up to his farm in Pecos.

His wife Tina cooked us a delicious dinner and we got to know his sons Ryan and Kyle. My dad and I spent the night in the guestroom of the farm house listening to the frogs and water rolling down the river nearby. Very early in the morning, Uncle Paul woke us up to have breakfast. "The day starts at dawn on my farm," he said. After breakfast, I went to help Aunt Tina feed the chickens, while my dad went with Uncle Paul to take the sheep out to graze(吃草). I was impressed to see my dad and Uncle Paul riding horses. They looked really cool.

In the afternoon, I asked Uncle Paul if I could take a horse ride, and he said yes, as long as my dad went with me. I wasn’t going to take a horse ride by myself anyway. So, my dad and I put on our new cowboy hats, got on our horses, and headed slowly towards the mountains. "Don’t be late for supper," Uncle Paul cried, "and keep to the track so that you don’t get lost!" "OK! " my dad cried back. After a while Uncle Paul and his farm house were out of sight. It was so peaceful and quiet and the colors of the brown rocks, the deep green pine trees, and the late afternoon sun mixed to create a magic scene. It looked like a beautiful woven(编织的) blanket spread out upon the ground just for us.

Suddenly a little rabbit jumped out in front of my horse.

注意：

（1）所续写短文的词数应为l50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: Suddenly a little rabbit jumped out in front of my horse. ____________

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Paragraph 2: We had no idea where we were and it was getting dark. _____________

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假如你是李华，你的加拿大笔友Harry上周写信询问你的体育爱好。请根据以下要点给他写一封回信，内容包括：

1. 你喜欢的运动项目及原因, 如有益于身心健康 (physical and mental health)，增强自信等。

2. 何时喜欢上这项运动, 现在参加该运动的情况如何。

3. 询问对方的体育爱好。

注意：1. 词数：100左右。（信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。）

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Harry,

I am glad to receive your letter.

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_____________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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How to achieve a healthy lifestyle

We all know that it is good to live a healthy life. 1.（live）a healthy life means we should eat healthy food. Yet for many of us keeping a healthy lifestyle is very difficult. Part of this is because we are creatures of habit.

So if you want 2.（live）a healthy life，you have to change your habits that are not so healthy. In order to feel less tired，you have to replace your habit of sleeping only 4 hours a day with sleeping at least 6 hours a day.

Now when most people decide to live a more healthy life，they try to deal with all of their habits all at once. Take losing weight 3. example. They go on 4. quite strict diet, and yes, they do lose weight sometimes a lot of weight in a short period. But they do not really change their eating habits. So these people often notice they will gain the weight 5. and more even, once they stop the diet.

And the same holds true for these people. They start exercising in order to lose weight or to overcome a physical problem. Once the weight has been lost or the problem has been overcome, many stop 6. (exercise). It has not become a habit.

In fact, a lot of people don't look forward to 7. (create) these habits, such as eating breakfast, regular physical exercise and enough sleep. People complain these habits are so 8. (bore) and difficult to achieve that they have 9. (little) time to spend on things they like to do. So people should change their attitudes first. What if you thought of chocolate as a kind of boring food? What if you thought of physical exercise as something 10. (relax)?

    My dad also taught me，by example，that a healthy lifestyle is important. He was _______ ever sick. I don't think my dad ever even had a cup of coffee. He seldom _______ alcohol.

He would say，“Bonnie, your _______ is a reflection of your overall physical wellbeing. So _______ you want to sing well, take better care of yourself.” If I became hoarse（嘶哑）or caught a cold, he didn't _______ me directly, “Well, Bonnie, you know, if you get to sleep a little earlier, that would probably be a good _______ . ”When I decided to get silent about 18 years ago, he told me, “See, Bonnie, it's so great to see you in such strong voice _______ . ”

He just did not complain（抱怨）, even when he was uncomfortable towards the end,  _______ the cancer that eventually _______ his life. He simply made a __________ to be positive.

I am so glad that we had the __________to perform together. I was touched that he tried singing my music, __________ the bluesy style didn't come __________ to him. Then, when I had so much Grammy（格莱美奖） __________ with my album Nick of Time in 1990, I __________ , hey, I had one of the greatest __________ of all time in my family. I was very __________about doing The Boston Pops Shove on TV with my dad. To __________ me, he said, “Bonnie, a beautiful song is a beautiful song. Just __________ it.” I looked in my dad's __________ , and there we were singing the Irving Berlin Song. Of all the duets（二重唱）I've done, that one will always be a highlight.

1.A.possibly B.hardly C.nearly D.almost

2.A.avoided B.banned C.served D.touched

3.A.voice B.beauty C.habit D.health

4.A.whether B.when C.if D.though

5.A.punish B.scold C.blame D.order

6.A.idea B.question C.decision D.deed

7.A.all in all B.all over C.all the time D.all right

8.A.from B.by C.in D.at

9.A.carried B.took C.changed D.lost

10.A.plan B.living C.choice D.promise

11.A.time B.luck C.energy D.chance

12.A.if only B.even though C.whenever D.unless

13.A.happily B.fortunately C.truly D.naturally

14.A.difficulty B.success C.process D.effort

15.A.said B.guessed C.meant D.realized

16.A.dancers B.editors C.listeners D.singers

17.A.nervous B.shy C.scared D.upset

18.A.teach B.train C.calm D.praise

19.A.forget B.believe C.make D.see

20.A.mind B.thought C.heart D.eyes

    How to study for 10t hours a day without getting tired Get yourself some good coffee and great green tea. Have a cup of coffee and a cup of green tea beside you while you are studying. The coffee has caffeine（咖啡因），which keeps you refreshed（有精神的），and the green tea has theanine（茶氨酸），which keeps you relaxed and happy.  1. It helps refresh you and makes you concentrate on your study.

2. This is important. You need to have a period of relaxation time at the end of the day. Relaxation time is important because it is the time that your mind consolidates（巩固）all the information you receive during the day.

Tell yourself that you're training for becoming better and better. Keep yourself healthy and happy. Regard this as your purpose. 3. Be sure that you can do this！ This is your task. And you have to complete it.

Learn to keep the mind quiet. 4. When you are studying，you will sit down for long periods of time. So make sure you have a good yoga（瑜伽）exercise，which can help quiet your mind.

5. Every Sunday，write out what you will do over the week. And every day before bed，write out what you will do the next day. Then mark everything as you do it. This will give you happiness because you will feel a sense of achievement every day.

A. Keep a to-do list.

B. Relax yourself at the end of the day.

C. This combination（组合）is very fantastic.

D. There's nothing tiring about living your purpose.

E. Taking 20 minutes' exercise a day is good enough.

F. This will also make sure that you pay attention to what you study.

G. The best way to make your mind calm is to listen to light music or do yoga.

    “You're going to the doctor，”your mum tells you. But why go to the doctor when you're not sick？Regular checkups（健康检查）are a good idea for kids. These visits happen when you're feeling fine and are sometimes called “well-child” visits because you're well.

It's a chance for the doctor to see that you're growing and developing normally. It's also a chance for your parents to talk with the doctor about any issues，such as safety or nutrition，so they can help you stay healthy. And it gives you a chance to ask any question you might have about your health. You might wonder when you will grow taller，for example，or if you weigh the right amount.

A checkup may start when a nurse calls you and your parents from the waiting room. He or she might start by checking your weight and height，as well as your blood pressure and maybe your temperature.

Blood pressure：This shows how hard your heart is pumping blood throughout your body.

Body temperature：Using a thermometer，the nurse can find out if your temperature is in the normal range. If it is higher，it means that you have a fever and your body is working to fight off an infection（感染）.

The nurse may check your hearing and vision. If you have trouble with either one of these，you might need to see a hearing expert or an eye doctor. Urine（尿）can tell whether something is wrong with the way a person's body is working.

All of these numbers，measurements，and test results will go into your medical record，so the doctor can look them over. Then it's time to meet the doctor.

1.According to the writer, a regular checkup is necessary when ________.

A.you feel all right

B.you have a high fever

C.you have a high blood pressure

D.your mother finds something wrong with you

2.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that _______.

A.staying healthy is very important

B.a regular checkup has many advantages

C.there are many ways to stay healthy

D.kids often ask doctors common questions

3.What's the writer's purpose in writing the passage?

A.To show the importance of a nurse's work.

B.To make unhealthy people feel comfortable.

C.To explain the importance and details of a regular checkup.

D.To warn people about signs of some possible health problems.

    A fresh and gentle wind on your face, soft sand under your feet and blue waters as far as the eye can see. Is there any other Olympic sport that is played in such pleasant conditions as beach volleyball?

“I've gone to a lot of beautiful places, and met a lot of beautiful people. That wouldn't have happened if I had been playing another sport,” said Randy Stoklos, America's most famous beach volleyball player.

The sport began as a four-a-side game on beaches in Southern California in the 1920s. The first recorded two man game took place there in 1930, and the first tournament was held in Los Angeles 18 years later. The winners were awarded a case of Pepsi. In the 1950s, women started playing and the sport soon spread to Europe and South America. Yet at that time, beach volleyball was more an entertainment show than a sport, with beauty contests included. The Association of Volleyball Professionals was founded in 1983 and beach volleyball developed into a fast, athletic sport. Its worldwide popularity won beach volleyball a place at the 1996 Olympics in Atalanta, where 24 male teams and 16 female teams took part. At present, the US and Brazil are the best in the world at beach volleyball.

The game came to China in the early 1990s and there have been national tournaments since 1994. It became an official event at the Eighth National Games in1997. China's You Wenhui and Wang Lu finished ninth in the women's beach volleyball world championships in Brazil.

1.The passage is mainly about _________.

A.the history of beach volleyball

B.how to play beach volleyball

C.the importance of beach volleyball

D.women's beach volleyball in China

2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Beach volleyball was first played like other Olympic sports.

B.Beach volleyball began on beaches in Southern California.

C.Beach volleyball has always been an entertainment show rather than a sport.

D.Women started playing beach volleyball in South America in 1945.

3.When did beach volleyball officially become an Olympic event?

A.In 1948. B.In 1950.

C.In 1996. D.In 1997.

4.According to the passage, we can learn that ________.

A.in 1996, beach volleyball became an official event in China

B.China's beach volleyball team is the best in the world

C.China's beach volleyball players won the first place in Brazil

D.beach volleyball came to China in the early 1990s

    Tht Healthy Habits Survey（调查）shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.

1.How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?

·Finding：A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.

·Step：Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.

2.How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?

·Finding：Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30%wash their hands only 4 times a day-half of the number doctors recommend.

·Step：We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day-often inviting germs（病菌）to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes.Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.

3. How often do you think about fighting germs?

·Finding：Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.

·Step：Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海绵）that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.

1.What is found out American seniors?

A.Most of then have good habits.

B.Nearly 30%of then bathe three days a week .

C.All of then are fighting germs better than expected .

D.About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day

2.Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands_________ .

A.twice a day B.three times a day

C.eight times a day D.four  times  a day

3.The text probably comes from ________.

A.a guide book B.a popular magazine

C.a book review D.an official document

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Of the thousands of different kinds of animals that exist in the world man has learned to make friends with an enormous number. Some are pets，and offer him companionship; some give protection，and some do hard work which man cannot do for himself. Dogs，which serve man in all three capacities，are found in various species in all countries of the world. The Husky can live in the cold polar regions，and the Saluki is at home in the hottest parts of Central Africa. The people of certain countries are dependent for their very lives on the camel. In the West Indies the little donkey，strong and sure－footed，carrying heavy loads even in mountainous places，is a familiar sight.

Trained and tamed for many generations，domestic (驯养的)animals are not accustomed to wandering in search of food and shelter. They look to their masters to provide for their needs，and as long as these are supplied，they are content to do what their masters require.

All domestic animals need proper food. It must be suitable for them，enough in quantity，fresh and clean. Some people feed a pet dog or cat on odds and ends of table scraps (吃剩的东西)，and then wonder why the animal seems tired and dull. The quantity of food depends on the size of the animal and the amount of exercise it takes. Overfeeding is as bad as underfeeding. Containers for food and water must be washed regularly if the animal is to maintain good health.

Even well－cared for animals may sometimes fall ill. If this happens，the wise master seeks the best advice he can get. All sorts of medicines and treatments are available for sick animals，and in some countries organizations exist to provide them free or at a cheap price. Useful，friendly，hardworking animals deserve to have some time and money spent on their health.

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    There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy traffic. At present，we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution， the problem is really worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade，a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in distant areas away from any industrial cities. In fact，the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a “greenhouse effect” —keeping heat reflected from the earth and raising the world’s average temperature. If this view is correct and the world’s temperature is raised only a few degrees，much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York，Boston，Miami，and New Orleans will be in water.

Another view，less widely held，is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth’s temperature—a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age，and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen. Perhaps，if we are lucky enough，the two tendencies will offset each other and the world’s temperature will stay about the same as it is now. Driven by economic profits，people ignore the damage on our environment caused by the “advanced civilization”. Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development. But is it really worthwhile?

1.People used to think that air pollution________.

A.caused widespread damage in the countryside

B.affected the entire eastern half of the United States

C.had a very bad effect on health

D.existed merely in urban and industrial areas

2.As to the greenhouse effect，the author________.

A.shares the same view with the scientists

B.is uncertain of its occurrence

C.rejects it as being ungrounded

D.thinks that it will destroy the world soon

3.The underlined word “offset” in the second paragraph could be replaced by “________”.

A.counteract B.break from

C.get along D.communicate

4.If the world’s temperature lowered just a few degrees________.

A.it would not do much harm to life on earth

B.it would lead major farming areas to disaster

C.particular things would increase greatly in the atmosphere

D.seas and oceans would flood many cities

单句语法填空

1.You had better book rooms at the hotel in advance in case you should find no room on your ____________ (arrive).

2.Almost all job applicants are determined to leave a good ____________ (impress) on a potential employer.

3.The closure of the factory will cause severe damage ____________ the local economy.

4.She found herself in conflict ____________ her parents over her future career.

5.With the help of the old man，the criminals were ____________ arrest.

6.The number of employees has already decreased ____________ twenty percent after the manager laid off them.

单词拼写

1.We have taken ________ (措施) to avoid such things happening again.

2.She ________ (拍打) me on the back and joked with me.

3.The kind grandmother lent us some soft orange ________ (毯子).

4.The two stories ________ (冲突)，so I did not know which to believe.

5.The crime rate in this city has ________ (减少) in the last decade.

6.It had been raining for a week and the streets were ________ (淹没).

7.People had to stand in a ________ (行列) for hours to buy a ticket.

8.The ________ (海关) men went through our luggage carefully.

请阅读下面这段文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

How much money should I spend each month? This is asked by college students at the start of every term, and it’s become a hot topic of discussion following a controversial online post. The post was about a college student who demanded 4,500 yuan for monthly living expenses from her mom, reported China Daily

In the post, this new college student explained that her school is in a top-tier city and that her expenses included skin-care products and new clothes. Her mother did not agree and “only” gave her 2,000 yuan.

The post started a heated debate. Some people came to her defense. Girls invest a lot in skin-care products and new clothes while boys invest much in shoes, latest electronic devices and equipment for games.

However, someone thinks 4,500 yuan is too much. According to a 2019 report, students in 15 cities spent more than 1,500 yuan a month on average. Beijing topped the list at 2,400 yuan, and Shanghai followed close behind at 2,300 yuan. In some cities, a parent may only earn a monthly salary of 4,000 or 5,000 yuan. Nevertheless, some students insist on buying Dyson vacuum cleaners (吸尘器) for their dormitories instead of common brooms. Others demand Apple laptops to study at Starbucks, instead of going to the library.

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1．用约 30 个词概括上文内容；

2．用约 120 个词谈谈你对这一现象的看法，包括如下要点：

（1）分析哪些原因造成了大学生生活开销的上涨（不少于两点）；

（2）你觉得文中该大学生的要求是否合理？请阐述你的理由或建议（不少于两点）。

（写作要求） 不能直接引用原文句子。

请认真阅读下面的短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卷上相应题号的横线上，每个空格只填一个单词。

When times are tough, how should governments in poor countries ensure their citizens remain fed? In the past, most of them used subsidies (现金补助) to keep food prices low for all their citizens. But these policies have become ineffective: the cost of maintaining Egypt’s food subsidies, for instance, nearly doubled between 2009 and 2013. And much of the money goes to the wrong people. In Egypt and the Philippines less than 20% of spending on food subsidies goes to poor households. In the Middle East and North Africa only 35% of subsidies reach 40% of the poorest, the IMF notes.

Motivated by a desire to control growing budget deficits (赤字) , many countries are replacing broad subsidies with policies aimed more directly at the needy. But what form should the targeted aid take? Earlier this month Iran introduced free handouts of food to replace its subsidy method. Other countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, have chosen instead to provide extra cash benefits to the poor. So far, food vouchers (代金券) have been the least popular option. Proposals to introduce food vouchers in such countries as Malaysia have been rejected on the basis that they were too American and un-Asian.

However, the researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) thought that might have been a mistake and analyzed the results of an experiment conducted by the World Food Programme in Ecuador, a South American country, in 2011, which compared handouts of food, cash and vouchers in the experiment. The study found that direct handouts— Iran’s new policy—were the least effective option. They cost three times as much as vouchers to promote calorie intake by 15%, and were four times as costly as a way of increasing dietary diversity and quality. Distribution costs were high, and wastage was also a problem. Only 63% of the food given away was actually eaten, while 83% of the cash was spent on food and 99% of the vouchers were exchanged as intended. Food handouts have also been the costliest option in similar projects in some African countries, according to John Hoddinott at IFPRI.

In Ecuador there was little difference in cost between handing out cash and food vouchers, the other two options. But food vouchers were better at encouraging people to buy healthier foods because of restrictions on what items could be exchanged for them. It was 25% cheaper to promote the quality of household nutrition using food vouchers than it was by handing out cash.

A switch from universal subsidies to vouchers could be the most efficient way of promoting health as well as relieving poverty. This is very necessary in many developing countries, according to Lynn Brown, a consultant for the World Bank.

请认真阅读下列各个小题，并根据上下文语境和所给首字母的提示，写出下列各句空格中的单词，注意保持语义和形式的一致。请将答案的完整形式写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

1.— Why have you been so restless these days?

— Air tickets are in shortage. We are struggling to get seats on a plane b____for Mexico.

2.— Susan, do you know the meaning of “Brexit”?

— Yes. It refers to Britain exiting from the EU, namely, the s ____ from EU.

3.— Have you heard of the famous translator Xu Yuanchong, who is still devoted to his work at the age of 98?

— Absolutely! C____ his age, he leads a very active life.

4.— To fit in the new working environment and master professional skills, Jason attended a night school.

— The new job gave him passion and added a new d____ to his life.

5.— With the rise of online stores, numerous physical stores have been closed down in Suzhou. — It is the law of the j ____ . You have to be strong enough to succeed.

    A story posted by The New York Post Monday tells the tale of Katrina Holte, a Hillsboro woman who quit her job to cosplay a 1950s housewife.

Let me start by expressing admiration to Holte for using her 2019 freedoms to follow her 1950s dreams. Everyone should be so lucky as to get to decide what they wear and how they spend their time. That’s the future our foremothers fought for.

But as much fun as I am sure she is having living a vintage (复古的) life, which literally includes watching shows like “I Love Lucy” and listening to vinyl recordings (刻录碟片) , I think it’s important to remember that being a 1950s housewife was actually totally awful, and something our grandmothers and mothers fought against.

For example, once I called my grandma and asked her for her recipe for Cloud Biscuits, these delicious biscuits she used to make that we would cover with butter and homemade raspberry jam on Thanksgiving.

“Why would you want that?” she said. “Go to the store. Go to the freezer section. Buy some pre-made biscuits and put them in the oven.”

She straight-up refused to give me the recipe, because it was hard and took a long time to make. In her mind, it was a waste of time.

Getting off the phone, it occurred to me that spending every day of your life serving a husband and five children wasn’t fun at all. And then there are the grandchildren who eventually come along demanding Cloud Biscuits, a whole new expanded set of people to feed.

She was basically a slave to those hungry mouths, cooking scratch meals three times a day

When she wasn’t trapped in the kitchen, she had to keep the house clean, make sure she looked good enough to be socially acceptable, and make sure her kids and husband looked good enough to be socially acceptable. And she had no days off.

I know my grandma loves her kids and her grandkids, her husband and the life she led, but man, it must have been a lot of thankless, mindless labor.

No wonder everyone went all-in on processed foods when they came around. Imagine the nice break something like a microwave dinner would give a woman working, unpaid, for her family every single day?

I also had another grandma. She was a scholar who helped found the Center for the Study of Women in Society at University of Oregon. She was a pioneering second-wave feminist who wrote books, gave lectures and traveled the world.

But, she did all of that after divorcing my grandpa, when most of her kids were out of the house. Back then, in the 1950s and the 1960s, there was no illusion about women “having it all”. How could that even possibly happen? If you were taking care of a family, waiting on your husband, you had no time to follow your dreams, unless you made that your dream

A lot of women took that approach. We call it Stockholm Syndrome now.

And of course, these women I am talking about are upper-middle-class white women. Romanticizing the 1950s is especially disgusting when you think about how women of color and poor women were treated back then, and the lack of education and choices available to them.

Because the women in this country demanded something approaching equality, Holte has the chance to live out her fantasy. Not every woman in America is so lucky.

We still don’t have pay equality and in many states, we still don’t have autonomy over our own bodies. Poor women and women of color still lack the opportunities of their wealthy and white peers.

And while it’s getting better, women are still expected to be responsible for the emotional labor of running a household and raising the children.

But at least we can get jobs. At least we don’t have to sew our own clothes, wear a full face of makeup every day and spend hours making Cloud Biscuits some ungrateful kid will wolf down, barely remembering to say thank you.

1.According to the author, what is the future our foremothers fought for?

A.Watching shows like “I Love Lucy” and listening to vinyl recordings.

B.Having the freedom to make choices in their daily life.

C.Making Cloud Biscuits for their kids and husbands.

D.Making sure their kids and husbands socially acceptable.

2.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 13 refer to?

A.Writing books, giving lectures and traveling the world.

B.Divorcing husband when kids were out of house.

C.Taking care of a family and waiting on husband.

D.Women’s illusion about “having it all”.

3.What does the “Stockholm Syndrome” in paragraph 14 really mean in the passage?

A.Women have been used to the unfair treatment at home

B.Women nowadays like the way of life in the 1950s.

C.Victims end up sympathizing with the abusers.

D.Women have the chance to live out their dreams.

4.The author thinks of the life of a 1950s housewife as ________.

A.fantastic B.admirable

C.awful D.unforgettable

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.It was a waste of time to give grandchildren the recipe.

B.All women are not lucky to follow their own dreams in America now.

C.Housewives received recognition for their efforts from family members.

D.The upper-middle-class white women did a better job in running the household.

6.What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage?

A.To show great appreciation to her grandmas.

B.To call on housewives to claim the pay for the housework they undertake.

C.To draw readers’ attention to the situations women face, especially those poor and of color.

D.To arouse women’s awareness of equal pay at work.

    It started during a yoga class. She felt a strange pull on her neck, a feeling completely foreign to her. Her friend suggested she rush to the emergency room. It turned out that she was having a heart attack.

She didn’t share similar symptoms with someone who was likely to have a heart attack. She exercised, watched her plate and did not smoke. But on reviewing her medical history, I found that her cholesterol (胆固醇) level was sky-high. She had been prescribed a cholesterol-lowering statin (他汀) medication, but she never picked up the prescription because of the scary things she had read about statins on the Internet. She was the victim of fake medical news.

While misinformation has been the object of great attention in politics, medical misinformation might lead to an increase in deaths. As is true with fake news in general, medical lies tend to spread further than truths on the Internet—and they have very real bad consequences.

False medical information can also lead to patients experiencing greater side effects through the “nocebo effect (反安慰剂效应) ”. Sometimes patients benefit from an intervention (干预) simply because they believe they will—that’s the placebo effect (安慰剂效应) . The nocebo effect is the opposite. Patients can experience harmful effects because they anticipate them. This is very true of statins. In blinded trials, patients who get statins are no more likely to report feeling muscle aches than patients who get a placebo. Yet, in clinical practice, according to one study, almost a fifth of patients taking statins report side effects, leading many to discontinue the drugs.

What else is on the fake news hit list? As always, vaccines (疫苗) . False concerns that the vaccine may cause side effects have greatly reduced coverage rates.

Cancer is another big target for pushers of medical misinformation—many of whom refuse alternative therapies. “Though most people think cancer tumors are bad, they’re actually the way your body attempts to contain the harmful cells,” one fake news story reads. It warns that prescription medications lead to the uncontrolled cell mutations (变异) .

Silicon Valley needs to face this problem. I am not a free-speech lawyer, but when human health is at risk, perhaps search engines, social media platforms and websites should be held responsible for promoting or hosting fake information. Meanwhile, journalists should do a better job of spreading accurate information.

1.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.

A.the woman paid little attention to her daily diets

B.the unhealthy lifestyle might lead to the woman’s heart attack

C.the symptom of the heart attack was familiar to the woman

D.the woman didn’t take the prescription due to fake medical news

2.According to the passage, the placebo effect functions because patients ________.

A.neglect necessary treatment B.discontinue the harmful drugs

C.believe the benefits of an intervention D.suffer more side effects

3.What does the author mean by claiming that “he is not a free-speech lawyer” in the last paragraph?

A.He is a lawyer very easy to speak to.

B.He is good at speaking because of his job.

C.He is available to give a speech on the law.

D.He is very cautious when speaking something

4.The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

A.remind us to take medication as prescribed

B.warn us against fake medical news on the Internet

C.encourage journalists to report more positive news events

D.teach us how to distinguish fake medical news on the Internet

    For most of us, work is the central, dominating fact of life. We spend more than half our conscious hours at work, preparing for work, traveling to and from work. What we do there largely determines our standard of living and our status to a considerable extent. It is sometimes said that because leisure has become more important, the injustices of work can be pushed into a corner, and that because most work is pretty intolerable, the people who do it should compensate for its boredom, frustrations and humiliations by concentrating their hopes on the other parts of their lives. For the foreseeable future, however, the material and psychological rewards which work can provide will continue to play a vital part in determining the satisfaction that life can offer.

Yet only a small minority can control the pace at which they work or the conditions where their work is done; only for a small minority does work offer scope for creativity, imagination or initiative.

Inequality at work is still one of the most glaring (明显的) forms of inequality in our society. We cannot hope to solve the more obvious problems of industrial life, many of which arise from the frustrations created by inequality at work, unless we handle it determinedly.

The most glaring inequality is that between managers and the rest. For most managers, work is an opportunity and a challenge. Their jobs engage their interest and allow them to develop their abilities. They are constantly learning. They are able to exercise responsibility. They have a considerable degree of control over their own and others’ working lives. Most important of all, they have opportunities to initiate. By contrast, for most manual workers, work is a boring, dull, even painful experience. They spend all their working lives in intolerable conditions. The majority have little control over their work. It provides them with no opportunity for personal development. Many jobs are so routine that workers feel themselves to be mere cogs (齿轮) in the bureaucratic machine. As a direct consequence of their work experience, many workers feel alienated (疏远) from their work and their firm.

1.In the writer’s opinion, people judge others mainly by ________.

A.the type of work they do B.the place where they work

C.the time they spend at work D.the amount of money they earn

2.According to the writer, to solve problems in an industrial society, we ________.

A.should create more working opportunities for the poor

B.have to get rid of the unequal aspects in work

C.had better cancel all managing positions in a company

D.should encourage the manual workers to promote efficiency

3.What advantage does the writer say managers have over workers?

A.They won’t be out of work.

B.They get time off to learn constantly.

C.They can work at what interests them.

D.They have complete control over themselves.

    Fallingwater is a house built over a waterfall in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Frank Lloyd Wright, America’s most famous architect, designed the house in 1935. It instantly became famous, and today it is a National Historic Landmark.

In-Depth Tour

The tour is best if you desire a greater understanding of what Wright was seeking to create with his masterwork. The number of visitors on each tour is limited and photography is permitted for personal use only. Children nine years and older may be accompanied by adults on this tour.

$65.00 per person (Available by advance ticket purchase only)

Daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Guided House Tour

This tour features all the major rooms of the house and lasts about one hour. Photography is not permitted during this tour. The Guided House Tour allows children six-year-old and older to enjoy the house with their parents.

Adults —$20.00 with advance purchase

—    $23.00 when purchased on site

Youth (aged 6-12) —$14.00 with advance purchase

—$17.00 when purchased on site

Brunch (早午餐)Tour

The guests join their guide for brunch before they leave. Children nine years and older may be accompanied by adults on this tour. Please allow three hours in total for this experience.

$115.00 per person (Available by advance ticket purchase only)

May through September- Saturdays & Sundays at 9:00 a.m.

1.What can we know about In-Depth Tour?

A.The ticket is available on site. B.It is not available at 9:30 a.m.

C.Visitors are forbidden to take photos. D.The number of visitors is not limited.

2.How much will a couple with a girl aged 8 pay if they buy the Guided House Tour tickets in

advance?

A.$34 B.$63.

C.$40. D.$54.

    It was our first Thanksgiving in the new house and I wanted everything to be perfect. But my plan for everyone to contribute some preparation work had been _________ by my husband's business trip. Even worse, a critical project for me that week had_________two days of planned vacation. By Wednesday, my vision of a table with fresh flowers, _________drinking glasses and various homemade desserts had already_________ away, I just hoped that I'd find a clean tablecloth and eight_________forks.

In my perfect Thanksgiving, there wouldn't be any orange in my salad because It hadn't made the grocery list. There would be no perfect family photos to record that day because I hadn't got the broken camera_________. Someone had brought home the wrong toilet paper, which was the last straw that made me_________.

I don’t remember what my son asked me as he was vacuuming（吸尘）, _______I do remember twisting into that mean-and-tight mom-face before barking out an _______. This combination of noise and anger is a universal signal to kids everywhere that they might as well __________ me. But he didn’t.

Instead of disappearing from view, my second-grader turned __________ the vacuum and walked across the room to__________me. He never said a word. He just__________ his arms around me, making me feel    __________of myself until today.

It turned out a(n)__________ Thanksgiving. The people I loved gathered around my table and dined just one choice of the pie. My dad used a mismatched fork without __________. My daughter drew a picture of us where everyone smiled.

My son took a(n)__________ to teach me that sometimes we need a hug most when we are __________huggable. This is the best gift you can give. One size__________ all and no one ever minds if you __________ .

1.A.damaged B.ruined C.destroyed D.robbed

2.A.claimed B.offered C.saved D.spared

3.A.useful B.rough C.delicate D.ordinary

4.A.melted B.turned C.given D.come

5.A.amazing B.amusing C.satisfying D.matching

6.A.developed B.fixed C.delivered D.hired

7.A.defend B.compromise C.sigh D.explode

8.A.but B.so C.for D.until

9.A.excuse B.apology C.order D.answer

10.A.criticize B.praise C.avoid D.comfort

11.A.on B.up C.off D.away

12.A.challenge B.face C.question D.trick

13.A.crossed B.raised C.bent D.wrapped

14.A.proud B.ashamed C.confident D.astonished

15.A.fashionable B.disappointing C.perfect D.effective

16.A.hesitation B.doubt C.complaint D.permission

17.A.risk B.break C.opportunity D.lead

18.A.most B.worst C.best D.least

19.A.fits B.goes C.agrees D.matches

20.A.receive B.return C.recover D.remind

—I’m burnt out as I’ve been working on my essay all the time.

— ____________. You’ll surely make it.

A. Don’t put on airs B. Give me a break

C. Don’t get on my nerve D. Hang in there