Last summer, Katie Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work in Minneapolis. She_______ at a traffic light, where a man was sitting alone with a sign asking for help. She _______her window.

“Hey! I’m driving around giving _______ haircuts. If I go and _______ a chair, do you want one right now?” she shouted, _______ kindly and expectantly for an answer.

The man looked to be in his 70s, heavyset, balding (变秃的) and _______ a few teeth. He was a little _______, but then replied, “Actually, I was really hoping to get a haircut.”

So she drove off, went to her salon (发廊), recruited one of her stylists to help her _______a red chair into her car, and then drove back. The man, named Edward, _______ a seat, and she started to cut his ________ hair. He told her about growing up in Mississippi, about ________ to Minnesota to be closer to his adult children, and how he still talks to his mom every day.

After Steller was done, Edward looked in a mirror. “I look good!” he said, with his face splitting (裂开) into a huge ________ full of light. “I’ll have to remember to put my ________ in next time.”

To date, Steller has given about thirty such haircuts free of charge to people around the city. These clients are all living on the margins(边缘), and she is keenly aware of the ________ of her cleanup job, which can sometimes change a life. “It’s not ________ a haircut. I want it to be a gateway, to show value and ________, but also to get to know people. Maybe I can’t ________ their problems, but I can help them feel less ________ for a moment.”

Steller’s simple acts of ________ will reach more people and ________ people to spread their own.

1.A.stood B.wandered C.stopped D.looked

2.A.opened up B.looked through C.knocked at D.rolled down

3.A.quick B.nice C.free D.fashionable

4.A.buy B.fetch C.leave D.change

5.A.waiting B.searching C.apologizing D.begging

6.A.hiding B.lacking C.loosening D.missing

7.A.embarrassed B.delighted C.surprised D.annoyed

8.A.throw B.push C.pass D.load

9.A.discovered B.took C.offered D.required

10.A.curly B.grey C.thick D.short

11.A.moving B.traveling C.walking D.driving

12.A.smile B.expression C.mask D.laughter

13.A.glasses B.money C.teeth D.gloves

14.A.function B.principle C.difficulty D.power

15.A.actually B.obviously C.simply D.accidentally

16.A.respect B.guidance C.manners D.courage

17.A.imagine B.fix C.explain D.predict

18.A.alone B.tired C.ashamed D.foolish

19.A.generosity B.kindness C.determination D.patience

20.A.allow B.persuade C.teach D.inspire

    A travel journal is one of the best ways to keep a long voyage in memory. Many details that don’t seem important while you are writing your travel journal often turn out to be so memorable.

Get into the habit of writing your travel journal every day. 1. You may promise yourself that you will write later, but that almost never happens. Take a few minutes every day and put down what you have seen and heard. It doesn’t have to be long, just on a regular basis.

2.. There is a surprising amount of sitting around while you go traveling. You can always put down a few lines in your travel journal when you are on trains, waiting for planes, drying your laundry, or waiting in line.

At the beginning of your journal, write down the day, where you are, who you are with, maybe even the weather and what you eat. 3.. Years later when you read your journal, you will know exactly what you were doing on that day.

Focus on writing about how you feel. Listing facts and figures is fine but that isn’t why you traveled. A long journey is a time for self-reflection. Memories of these feelings disappear quickly with time. 4..

5.. Whenever you use a ticket for a train or a museum or a ride, tape the stubs（存根）to your journal.They are pieces of history from your journey. Years later you can look at the ticket stubs and see exactly what you were doing on a specific day and how much it cost.

A.Keep ticket stubs

B.Book your ticket in advance

C.These are the first details you tend to forget

D.You’d better write down as much as possible

E.Use your“down time”for your travel journal

F.When you are on a busy journey,it is easy to forget to write

G.Writing about those experiences while the memories are fresh is important.

    The widespread use of Internet technology has made our lives easier but causes a big challenge to senior citizens (长者), who are not always comfortable with smartphones and so many new apps.

Only a few senior citizens are able to enjoy the benefits that new technologies offer. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the number of people aged 60 and above was 253.88 million in 2019, about 18.1% of China’s population. But only 23% of the senior citizens were able to use the Internet. That means more than three-fourths of the elderly are deprived (被剥夺) of the digital benefits.

Many senior citizens who can’t use smartphones are facing difficulties during this pandemic (流行病). Even with a smartphone in hand and Internet available, many of them still feel helpless. They don’t know how to call a taxi through the apps. There have been reports of many shops turning away elders who don’t know how to pay using smartphones, instead of letting them pay with cash. Worse still, as they don’t know how to get the Internet-based health code (健康码), they are refused to enter many public places. Presenting individual health code is part of the epidemic prevention (防疫) and control measures

New technologies become popular because they are often of great use in our daily lives. But many senior citizens, especially those living in the countryside or those whose grown-up children don’t live with them, are not able to use the Internet or smartphones，either because of financial (财政的) problems or because they cannot learn new things beyond a certain point. The digital gap between the elderly and the young is becoming more obvious.

However, the senior citizens should not become a silent group deprived of digital benefits. It is our responsibility to help them bridge the digital gap, and be patient with them when they face difficulties catching up.

1.What do the statistics show in Paragraph 2?

A.There are a small number of senior citizens in China.

B.Only 23%of the senior citizens can use the computer.

C.Three fourths of the elders are unwilling to use smartphones.

D.Many elders fail to enjoy the convenience of the digital devices.

2.What does the author try to tell us?

A.Cash is no longer accepted in most shops.

B.It’s a must for everyone to have a health code.

C.Most elders need guidance on how to use the apps.

D.Many shops now refuse to offer service to the elderly.

3.The elderly can’t enjoy digital benefits for the following reasons EXCEPT_____.

A.their living areas

B.their financial conditions

C.their relationship with children

D.their difficulty in learning new things

4.Which word best describes the author’s attitude to the current situation of the elderly?

A.Positive B.Worried C.Negative D.Indifferent

    There has been a debate for some time that food can be addictive (上瘾的). Most  researchers may not agree with it. But this spring, experts on health discovered that for some, obesity (肥胖症) is “an addiction like smoking.” One month earlier, a lecture showed that food and drug addictions have much in common, especially in the way that both damage the parts of the brain involved in pleasure and self-control.

Earlier this year, some scientists carried out brain-scan studies on children who looked at pictures of chocolate milkshakes (奶昔) and later ate the milkshakes. Children who are regular ice-cream eaters may require more and more ice cream for the reward centers (奖励中枢) of their brains to tell that they are satisfied.

However, meditation and exercise can help the brain to overcome food addiction. Food addicts (嗜食者) should look for alternatives that still give pleasure — a fruit smoothie, for example, instead of ice cream.

Food addiction seems to be linked to the types of foods we’re eating. It’s easier for human body to deal with foods found in nature, not processed (加工的) foods. When a highly processed food is eaten, the body may go uncontrollable. Potatoes are not addictive, but when they are processed into chips, what happens? Products like chips are described as super-delicious foods. They were the right combination of something salty, sweet and fatty along with “mouth-feel.”

1.Why may regular ice-cream eaters need more ice-cream over time?

A.To stop being addicted to it. B.To meet the needs of the brain.

C.To control the centre of the brain. D.To satisfy the needs of the stomach.

2.What does the underlined word“alternatives”in paragraph 3 mean?

A.Replacements. B.Fruits. C.Methods. D.Drinks.

3.What can we know from the last paragraph?

A.Processed foods are healthier. B.People are born with food addiction.

C.Processed foods usually have a better taste. D.Processed foods are usually more expensive.

    I had had an unusual relationship with my mother, who passed away in June 2019. From a young age, her life didn’t turn out as she’d hoped. As a result, anger and bitterness set in and developed deep roots. After a lifetime battle with depression (抑郁) and every kind of smoke- related illness, she began showing signs of dementia (痴呆). In 2014, we moved her into an assisted living facility (疗养院), which changed her life greatly.

The ladies there made her come down for lunch and dinner. They went to her room to bring her to bingo. They signed her up when they went out for an outing. Within weeks, she was changing and enjoying her new-found social life! And the dementia allowed her to forget her anger and bitterness. She started loving things again and even made us laugh. I got the mother of my childhood back that year. After she passed away, both staff and neighbours came in to see my sister and me. They cried. They told me how they would come in to see her on their days off. They told us how she waved every time they walked by and always had a compliment (赞许). But they didn’t stop there. They gave each of us a small wooden butterfly box filled with handwritten notes about my mom.

The mom of the final two years was not the mom I had for most of my life. And these women provided memories that I will keep in mind forever.

1.How was the author’s mother before moving into the facility?

A.Fun and happy. B.Sad but energetic

C.Relaxed and brave. D.Depressed and angry.

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A.The author didn’t look after his mother well.

B.The author’s mother had ahard time all her life.

C.Only assisted living facilities can change one’s life.

D.The author’s mother regained her joy in her later years.

3.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A.My Memories of Mom

B.My Thankfulness to the Ladies

C.My Relationship with Mother

D.My Mother’s Struggle with Dementia

假如你是李华, 你收到外国朋友Anne的来信, 她告诉你她不适应中文老师讲的课, 在学习中文方面有些困难, 以至于跟不上其他同学, 因此她感到非常着急。请你根据以下提示给Anne写一封回信, 想办法帮助她解决这方面的困难。

内容要点如下:

1.表示理解并给与安慰；

2.提出建议并说明理由。

注意:

1.词数100左右；

2.信中不能出现和本人相关的信息；

3.信的开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。

参考词汇:适应adapt to

Dear Anne,

From your last letter I know you have some difficulty in learning Chinese.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes,

Yours,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

It was Grandma’s eighty birthday yesterday. Father, mother and I went to visit her. He lives with my uncle in a village not too far away to our house. In the early morning we bring some presents and got there by bus. Grandma and uncle was very glad to see us. We gave the presents to Grandma and she was such happy. Then my parents helped uncle prepared lunch. I talked excited with grandma about my study and other things. At 4 o’clock in afternoon, we said goodbye, and went back to home.

    I used to be the shyest person in the world. I ___behind my older sister, whenever I had to speak to a (n) ___person-including the McDonald’s cashier, or even a distant relative.

___asked to speak in class, I could hardly ___, much less speak. Even among the few friends I had, my high, timid (羞怯的) ___earned me jokes-about being a girl.

Then in the seventh grade, my sister suggested I ___voice lessons. After a little bit of ____, I did-as long as it stayed a secret. I began a series of vocal (发声的) ___. After exercising a lot, I finally gained ___in my voice.

A few months later, I was asked to sing for some retired people. I thought I would do better than before ___the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and -nothing. I couldn’t remember the ___of the song ! My face turned hot. The ___pianist whispered a prompt (提示), and I remembered just enough to keep singing.

Then the thought ___me: I’ve embarrassed (尴尬)myself enough in front of this____. There’s really nothing else to____. So in my second song, I just____and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better.

After that, I started singing to myself as ___as I could in my own room. That’s something I would never have done before.

On a recent school trip, I was asked to sing again. It was ___how much people liked my singing. One classmate ___said that I should be in the school’s talent show.

I am not a shy person any more. ___has made me more outgoing. Today, I’m almost a loudmouth. I can meet people without being afraid. I can also stand in front of the whole class and give a big speech. I am proud of myself.

1.A.hid B.settled C.remained D.stayed

2.A.common B.strict C.unfamiliar D.unusual

3.A.Unless B.Though C.As D.When

4.A.sit B.breathe C.smile D.express

5.A.gesture B.expression C.behavior D.voice

6.A.pick B.accept C.take D.receive

7.A.decision B.consideration C.opportunity D.guidance

8.A.recover B.thought C.experience D.exercises

9.A.confidence B.freedom C.determination D.imagination

10.A.in favor of B.because of C.instead of D.in place of

11.A.music B.title C.words D.lines

12.A.upset B.kind C.calm D.straight

13.A.struck B.recognized C.persuaded D.ruined

14.A.crowd B.class C.family D.team

15.A.get B.try C.give D.lose

16.A.changed B.worried C.relaxed D.escaped

17.A.clearly B.loudly C.fluently D.frequently

18.A.amazing B.frightening C.shocking D.astonishing

19.A.ever B.even C.still D.just

20.A.Communicating B.Exercising C.Performing D.Singing

    Do you have a firm and healthy relationship? Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you some advice on how to have a healthy relationship with your partners.

Be an honest person with them. Don’t hide things from them and don’t lie. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If there’s no trust, there’s nothing there. 1..

2. Now, respect isn’t just simply treating them nicely. There’s a lot more to it. You have to learn to adjust to their liking. Basically, learn to study your partners’ moods, wants and needs. Don’t just think about yourself, but think about what your partners need out of it as well.

Make sure you are encouraging to your partners. Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positive at the same time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with. 3..

Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. 4.. Laugh a lot with them, and joke with them. Laughter may seem silly, but it’s the secret to a lot in life .Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.

Make sure the communication is good. This usually goes along with trust, so always communicate how you feel even if it’s something that upsets you.5.. If they did something that made you unhappy, tell them about it in a respectful manner. It’s important to communicate this to them, not to keep it bottled up.

A.Make sure you give them respect.

B.Show them your personality.

C.Instead of screaming, talk to them.

D.Laughter is the key to happiness.

E.So please be honest and they’ll learn to open up to you.

F.Don’t start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted.

G.Your partners will be able to count on you when necessary.

    It’s a warm summer afternoon. You’re cooking up the catch of the day over a campfire. Suddenly, a few raindrops fall on your arms, and before you know it, the sky is opened up. Then you hear what sounds like thunder in the distance. What should you do? Your tent is close by and would offer shelter(栖身地) from the pouring rain. There’s a campfire picnic shelter a few minutes down the path. And then you remember that your car is parked down the road. What’s your safest choice to make sure you and your families are safe?

It’s a common question for many hikers and campers, especially when they’re camping during summer months. Heading to your car is almost always the safest choice. Your tent and a picnic shelter will keep you dry, but they offer little or no protection against lightning. Your car, on the other hand, will keep you dry and protect you from lightning strikes. Protecting yourself against possible lightning strikes is very important; lightning kills an average of 62 people in the US each year. If you keep all of the windows and doors closed in your car, you’ll be able to return your campsite safely.

Of course, if you’re backpacking (背包旅游), not car camping, and you’re deep in the woods, your car won’t be a good choice. So, what should you do if your car is far away and there’s no other safe shelter nearby? First, you’ll have to make sure that tree branches or other objects don’t fall on you or your campsite. Then you’ll have to get in a safe position to avoid lightning, or flash conditions. What else should you do?

1.The passage wants to tell us    .

A.What’s camping B.How to live through a storm when camping

C.How to travel safely D.Car camping is the safest

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Young people like backpacking best.

B.Lightning is dangerous for campers.

C.Car camping is a good choice for deep woods.

D.Camping during summer is the most popular

3.To avoid lightning in a storm, you’d better    .

A.go into your tent quickly

B.cook up the catch of the day over a campsite

C.run into a campsite picnic shelter at once

D.get into your car and return to your campsite later

4.From the last paragraph we can infer    .

A.it is important to learn to protect oneself when camping

B.backpacking is not a good choice for campers

C.people should never camp deep in the woods

D.people should not go camping alone

    Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved reading crime and detective novels, so I guess it was pretty normal that I started writing them when I was older. However, my family is very big on having a traditional career and so when I said that I wanted to go to college and study writing, my parents told me that I couldn’t. They told me that I had to study for a degree so that I would achieve a career, and not something as risky as writing. I suppose I could have studied journalism, but I didn’t want to lose interest in writing because it would be something I would do every day for work, not for pleasure. I thought that teaching looked like a pretty good compromise, especially because of the long holidays. It was a good choice: by the time I was twenty-five, I’d already finished two novels and had an agent.

To be honest, I never meant to keep my being a crime writer a secret or anything, and my friends have always known. One of the reasons most people don’t know is because my agent told me that my name Hazel sounded too much like a romance novelist for older women. She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought, “Well, if you think it’ll make me successful, okay,” I’d totally forgotten about it until I walked into school one day and saw one of my workmates reading my novel. I asked her some questions about it, and it was so clear that she had no idea that I’d written it—she even offered to lend it to me after she’d finished! Of course, sometimes I wonder what my students would think if they knew that their teacher was going home on the weekend to write about murders and dead bodies, but I think my parents probably did me a favor: my teaching job keeps me in touch with the real world.

1.Hazel is probably    .

A.a teacher and writer B.a journalist

C.a teacher and artist D.an agent

2.The underlined words “is very big on” in the passage most probably mean    .

A.to give no advice B.to misunderstand something

C.to have more experiences D.to like something very much

3.From the passage we can know that Hazel   .

A.told her workmates about her writing novels B.would like to write something for teaching

C.accepted Brooke Lane as her pen name D.agreed to study journalism for a degree

4.Hazel finally realized that her parents’ advice on her career was    .

A.helpful B.exciting C.disappointing D.risky

    Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute （聋哑） school. Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later.

She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail sincerely，They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other. Although they only communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her.

Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely, “Are you willing to be my girlfriend?”

Galaxy was pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents.

As she had expected，her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story.

Galaxy explained，“Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100％ better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love. ”

Her parents asked to see him，then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later. When they were on the train，Kazrim told her,“I'm going to tell your parents that I'll be looking after you well with all my life!” Galaxy was deeply moved.

As soon as they had entered the house，Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said,“This is Kazrim. ”Just right after her speech，an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and held her in his arms tightly.

He said. “YOU CAN TALK?”It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask，too.

The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply.

1.How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other?

A.They met each other by chance.

B.They were introduced to each other

C.They once studied at the same university.

D.They both served in a special needs school.

2.How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home?

A.Writing words on paper. B.Using the sign language.

C.Judging from his expression. D.Speaking her native language.

3.What did Galaxy expect her parents to do?

A.To have a talk with Kazrim. B.To prepare for her marriage.

C.To treat Kazrim as a normal man. D.To accept Kazrim as her boyfriend.

4.What can we learn about the two young people from the passage?

A.They fell in love at the first sight.

B.They cheated each other to win love.

C.They mistook each other for being mutes.

D.They ignored the anger of Galaxy's parents.

    We all know friendship is a good thing. But do you know that friends have a huge influence on your happiness and quality of life? Good friends add special meaning to life. They help you share the good times and get over the difficult ones. Among other things, good friends can:

Improve your mood. Happiness can be infectious(传染的). Spending time with happy and positive friends can raise your emotion as well as your attitude toward life.

Help you reach your goals. Whether you are trying to get fit, give up smoking, or otherwise improve your life, encouragement from a friend can really increase your chances of success.

Reduce your stress and depression. Having an active social life can improve your immune system(免疫系统) and help reduce loneliness.

Support you through hard times. Even if it’s just having someone to share your problems with, friends can help you deal with serious illness, the loss of a job or loved one, the breakup of a relationship, or any other challenges in life.

1.According to the text, good friends can help you ________.

A.keep young B.contribute more to society

C.realize your goals D.win a fight against another classmates

2.What can we infer(推断)from the text?

A.Friendship makes people work longer.

B.If you want to succeed, you should make more friends.

C.With friendship people will be no sadness.

D.With friendship people can deal with challenges better.

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

A.Challenges in our life B.The best way to make friends

C.The advantages of friendship D.The meaning of life

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where will the students go?

A.A theater. B.A zoo. C.A big park.

2.Which of the following has displays from different countries?

A.The De Young Museum. B.The House of Flowers.

C.The Japanese Tea Garden.

3.What is in the Japanese Tea Garden?

A.A concert hall. B.An art gallery. C.A small lake.

4.Where is Golden Gate Park?

A.In the middle of the city. B.In the countryside. C.Close to the city.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What are the speakers discussing?

A.High school life. B.The choice of clubs.

C.The education in America.

2.What team was the woman on in high school?

A.Swimming. B.Basketball. C.Tennis.

3.Where was the woman last year?

A.Japan. B.Canada. C.America.

4.What would the woman like to do in the future?

A.Go running around a lake. B.Start rowing again. C.Go swimming in a river.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What was Andrew like at the concert?

A.Nervous. B.Calm. C.Excited.

2.How did Andrew perform?

A.He didn’t make any mistakes. B.He made some little mistakes.

C.He made a lot of mistakes.

3.How does the woman feel now?

A.Pretty sad. B.A little worried. C.Quite glad.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What did the woman see on the first day?

A.The British Museum. B.Hyde Park. C.The London zoo.

2.Why does the woman probably think English people like tea?

A.It’s better for their health. B.They sell it in the street. C.It rains so much there.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What’s wrong with the man?

A.He hit the ball too hard. B.His team didn’t win. C.He didn’t sleep well.

2.How many games did the man play?

A.Two. B.One. C.Three.

When is Peter’s birthday?

A.Sunday. B.Saturday. C.Monday.

What does the man think of math?

A.It makes him smarter. B.It’s interesting. C.It’s confusing.

What does the woman watch at night sometimes?

A.The music programs. B.The news. C.The films.

What does the man suggest they do together?

A.Go to the zoo. B.Raise a pet. C.Learn to draw animals.

What does the man want to do?

A.Eat dinner. B.Get some ice cream. C.Watch a movie.

句子翻译和填空

1.既然你那么想减肥，那就每天抽出半个小时去锻炼吧。

________ ________ you badly want to lose weight, you can spend half an hour ________ ________ every day.

2.在西方国家，有些高中毕业生往往会休学一年去背包旅行；而有些迫不及待地开始大学生活。

In western countries, some high school graduates ________ ________ take a gap year going backpacking, while some ________ ________ ________ ________ university life.

3.如果你听从我的建议，你将会说一口流利的英语。

If you ________ ________ ________, you will ________ ________ ________.

4.一完成学业他就成了我们公司一个部门的主管。

________ ________ ________ ________, he became ________ ________ ________ a department in our company.

5.那些想要苗条身材的人总是节食或吃减肥药，这经常会损害健康。

Those who want a slim figure always ________ ________ ________ ________ or take weight-loss pills, which often ________ ________ ________.

6.事实上我一点都不自信，而且我经常会因为在公共场合做演讲而感到窘迫。

________ ________ ________ ________ ________, I’m not confident at all and I ________ often ________ ________ making public speeches.

7.你应该要对他很友好，但你却老是在背后嘲笑他。

You________ ________ ________ be friendly with him, but instead you always ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________.

8.回想起那段在英国读书的时光，我感到非常的幸运和满足。

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9.好在这些成长的烦恼并不会持久。

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10.赢得尊重的最佳途径就是专心学业并取得好成绩。

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11.他坚决要求每天有充足的睡眠时间。

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1.The autumn outing was more e______ than we had expected. All of us had a good time.

2.The terrible earthquake d_____ the whole city, causing millions of people to be homeless.

3.Bonny had no p_____ to wait any longer, so she left without a word.

4.He is a very s_____ man who always thinks of himself.

5.Teachers can’t t_____ cheating in the exams.

6.The ship struck the rocks and s______ in no time.

7.Daniel is a spoilt kid and it’s about time he learnt to behave p_____.

8.Don’t be a______ of your body. You should learn to appreciate yourself.

9.You will need all kinds of skills, i______ leadership and communication.

10.A large amount of money was spent on the e______ of the new gym, such as running machines and spinnings.

    I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all smart phones in the family be put away.

Let us take a _____, reasonable look at what the results might be if such a (n) _____ were accepted. Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction of phones, they might _____ around together after dinner and actually talk to one another. In fact, it is well-known that many of our _____ in every aspect of our life, from the generation gap to the high divorce and to some forms of mental illness are caused at least _____ by failure to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to _____ our problems，we might get to know each other better and to like each other better.

On evenings when such a talk is _____ , families could discover other active pastimes(消遣)._____ from smart phones，forced to find their own _____ ，they might take a ride together to watch the sunset _____ they might take a walk together. With free time and no smart phones，children and adults might discover reading. They might find there is more _____ in a good book than in an electronic game. According to educators，the generation ____ with smart phones can hardly write an English sentence， _____ at the college level. Actually，_____ is often improved through adequate reading. So with more time on books, a more literate(有文化的)new generation could be a(n)_____ of the quiet hour.

A different _____ of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the quiet hour _____, we may find it hard to withdraw from our newly-discovered activities and _____ the next story time.

At first glance, this idea seems radical(极端的). How will we spend the time then? The fact is that it has been only ten years _____ smart phones came to control our time. Those of us twenty-five and older can remember childhood without smart phones. It wasn't so _____ as we think.

1.A.regretful B.curious C.casual D.serious

2.A.offer B.opinion C.suggestion D.decision

3.A.turn B.sit C.come D.look

4.A.problems B.questions C.affairs D.situations

5.A.in particular B.in part C.in time D.in total

6.A.discuss B.avoid C.bring D.raise

7.A.acceptable B.unnecessary C.funny D.unpleasant

8.A.Hidden B.Prevented C.Kept D.Freed

9.A.time B.companions C.activities D.responsibility

10.A.and B.or C.but D.while

11.A.energy B.honor C.goal D.fun

12.A.growing up B.bringing up C.getting up D.coming up

13.A.yet B.still C.even D.just

14.A.writing B.thinking C.speaking D.listening

15.A.example B.spirit C.right D.product

16.A.aspect B.choice C.form D.step

17.A.starts B.ends C.comes D.lasts

18.A.stop B.set C.expect D.avoid

19.A.before B.since C.until D.after

20.A.difficult B.interesting C.satisfying D.addictive

    Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half your life.1.

Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they’ll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly.

First of all, good talkers ask questions.2.One well-known businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It’s a common question, but it will get things going.” From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions.3.

Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn’t. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. 4. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he’s really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it’s time for you to change the subject.

Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the occasion of parting. If you’re saying good-bye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “I’ve really enjoyed meeting you.”5.Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they’ve known you half their life.

A.You can become a popular person.

B.It’s polite to listen to others with a smile.

C.These people have something in common.

D.Real listening at least means some things.

E.If you want to see that person again, don’t keep it a secret.

F.And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.

G.Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question.

    Culture shock occurs when people have been suddenly thrown into a new culture. Newcomers may be anxious because they don’t speak the language. Neither do they know the customs or understand the people’s behavior in daily life.

Quite often the visitor find that “yes” may not always mean “yes”, that friendliness does not necessarily mean friendship, or that statements that appear to be serious are really intended as jokes. The foreigners may be unsure as when to shake hands, when to start conversations, or how to approach a stranger. The idea of culture shock helps explain feeling of puzzlement and confusion.

Language problems do not lead to all the setbacks that people feel. When one has lost everything that was once familiar, such as understanding a transportation system, knowing how to register(注册，登记) for university classes, or knowing how to make friends, difficulties in coping with the new society may arise.

When an individual enters a strange culture, he or she feels like a fish out of water. Newcomers feel at times that they do not belong to the culture and feel deserted by the native members of the culture. When this happens, visitors may want to refuse everything about the new environment and may glorify and sing their own praises of the positive aspects of their own culture. On the other side, more visitors may sneeze at their native country by rejecting its value and instead choosing to approve of the value of the new country. This may occur as an attempt to accept the new culture in order to be taken in by the people in it.

1.What do people feel when they are suddenly in a new culture?

A.Excited. B.Delighted. C.Upset. D.Hopeless.

2.We can infer from the second paragraph that _______.

A.it’s impossible to get used to a new culture

B.people feel confused due to culture shock

C.foreigners often don’t mean what they say

D.most foreigners are usually quite humorous

3.The underlined expression “he or she feels like a fish out of water” in the last paragraph suggests ______.

A.people away from their cultures can hardly survive in a new culture

B.a fish can not survive without water

C.people away from their culture experience mental loneliness.

D.people away from their culture have many difficulties in new environment

4.The biggest barrier(障碍) people often meet with in a new country is _____.

A.the language B.the transportation C.the environment D.the puzzlement

    At this very moment you’re thirsty and hunting for something to drink. So you start walking towards the drinks machine at school. As you drink you hear your teacher say those frightening words: “Could I see you for a moment in the classroom, please?”

You can almost feel your blood pressure rise as you walk to your English class. She’s always picking on you. What can it be this time? You think of the test you did last Friday. Now your mind is racing, your heart is pounding, and your forehead is pouring with sweat. In situations like this you will often feel like running away but you may also feel like hitting someone on the nose.

Your teacher asks you to go into the class. “Here it comes,” you think. But what you hear is: “Well done. Your test was excellent.” You can hardly believe your ears.

Our fight or flight response is designed to protect us from tigers that would have once hidden in the woods around us, threatening(威胁) our survival. At times when our survival is threatened, there is no greater response to have on our side. When activated(刺激), the response causes stress hormones to pump through our body.

When we face very real dangers to our survival, it is invaluable. However, few of the “tigers” we face in our lives cause a serious physical threat to our existence. They cause us no end of stress, triggering(引发) the full activation of our fight or flight response. They tend to cause us to overreact to the situation in a counterproductive (事与愿违的) way. It is counterproductive to hit someone (the fight response) or run away (the flight response).

By recognizing the symptoms, we can begin to take steps to handle the stress overload. By learning to recognize the signals of fight or flight activation, we can avoid reacting excessively (过度地) to events and fears that are not life threatening. In doing so, we use this extra energy to help ourselves, borrowing the beneficial effects in order to change our emotional environment and deal productively with our fears, thoughts and potential dangers.

1.You feel nervous when walking to the classroom because ________.

A.you broke the school rules B.you failed the test last Friday

C.your teacher spoke to you loudly D.your teacher always blames you

2.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A.The power of our fight or flight response.

B.How our fight or flight response works.

C.The benefits of our fight or flight response.

D.How we control our fight or flight response.

3.The underlined word “They” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to ________.

A.fierce tigers B.real dangers

C.dangers we face D.serious physical threats

4.A good understanding of our fight or flight response can help us ________.

A.get rid of unnecessary stress B.face real dangers bravely

C.find hidden dangers D.take threats seriously

    The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and the environment. These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.

David Tillman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how a diet affected health. He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. He found that as nations industrialized (工业化), population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet.

The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker. David Tillman says overweight people are at greater risk of noninfectious(不传染的) diseases like diabetes (糖尿病) and heart disease.

Unfortunately when people become industrialized, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in Asia. China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as they began to industrialize over a 20­year period. And that is happening all across the world, in Mexico, in Nigeria and so on.

And, a diet bad for human beings is also bad for the environment. As the world's population grows, more forests and tropical areas will become farmlands for crops or grasslands for cattle. We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all forms of transportation right now.

Mr. Tillman calls the link among the diet, the environment and human health “a trilemma” — a problem offering a difficult choice. He says one possible solution is leaving the Western diet behind.

1.According to the passage, more greenhouse gas might be given off in the future from ______.

A.transportation B.developing countries

C.agriculture D.developed countries

2.David Tillman believes that ______.

A.the diet, the environment and human health are closely connected

B.the Western diet is the only choice as the nation industrializes

C.people in tropical areas are more likely to have diabetes

D.traditional diets are more balanced than the Western diet

3.The main purpose of the passage is to ______.

A.call on us to protect the environment

B.warn us of the risk of the Western diet

C.remind us of the importance of health

D.advise us to have a balanced diet