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Normally， a forest fire and the damage _______ causes can be very extensive， especially when you consider the financial and physical losses．

A. which B. that

C. what D. it

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In Thailand and other parts of South-east Asia， the normal greeting is a slight bow with palms _____ together．

A. being pressed B. having pressed

C. to be pressed D. pressed

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One hundred percent_______to your studies， though it can be lonely and no fun at all， will leave precious marks on your youth．

A. response B. offence

C. commitment D. reaction

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假设你是红星中学高三（1）班学生李华。为迎接建国70周年，上个月学校组织了“祖国在我心中”主题知识竞赛。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，介绍你和同学们参加活动的完整过程，并以“A Significant Event”为题，给校刊“英语角”投稿。词数不少于60。

A Significant Event

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假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华。下个月学校将到所在社区开展“美化家园”和“社区讲堂”两次志愿者活动。你班交换生Jim打算参加其中的一项活动，发来邮件咨询。请你给Jim回复一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 推荐一项活动；

2. 简述可做的事情；

3. 表达愿望。

注意：1. 词数不少于50；

2. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

Yours,

Li Hua

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Films and computer games

In just a few decades the gaming industry has become much bigger than the film business. What is called “interactive entertainment” makes more money than Hollywood cinema. Is there any way of making films more appealing to people who like to play computer games?

Making a film out of a best-selling computer game can guarantee a large audience. 1. Nowadays films are made with similar ones. They have attractive action scenes relying on fantasy effects as well. Gaming markets consist of science-fiction games, and film-makers have also set films in science-fiction worlds. 2. Any attempt to borrow more than the setting from a game is certain to fail.

Why do gamers feel disappointed by films based on their favorite games? One of the reasons is technical. Now everything can be computer-produced. 3. However, filming a scene from 20 different cameras would cost a fortune, so it simply isn’t done in the film version—leaving the gamers feeling that the film didn’t look as real as the computer game.

4. In a film the director doesn’t show you some things to keep you have the feeling of excitement or anxiety. For example, you wouldn’t be interested in watching the film if you knew the identity of the murderer. But this is not true for computer games. When you play a game, you have to do certain tasks to continue to the new level. 5. You are always in control as a player, while in the cinema you never control the action. You just sit and watch.

There can be some interaction between films and computer games on different levels. For all the similarities between technologies and special effects, we shouldn’t forget that a story and a game are fundamentally different.

A. Cameras matter in another sense, too.

B. The success of a game usually lies in the use of special effects.

C. You can’t influence what happens at all in the computer games.

D. Computer games may show the action from a number of views easily.

E. The game has a good chance of being as successful as the film on which it is based.

F. You must be able to have access to all the information in order to decide what to do next.

G. However, the difficulty for film producers appears to be knowing where and when to stop.

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Don’t put it off, do it now!

Why do we spend so much time not doing the work we should do, or putting off small jobs that have piled up to create a big problem? Procrastinating, as putting things off like this is called, is in our character we have naturally since birth; we avoid dull or difficult jobs until it’s too late to do anything else.

“We often put things off although we know it will make life more stressful,” says Dr. Steel, an authority on the science of motivation. “If these tasks were fun, we’d just do them now. We put off what is difficult or unpleasant, such as the paperwork that needs doing before leaving the office or cleaning the bits of your home that people can’t see. But the fact is, the less people procrastinate, the more money they have, the better relationships they have, and the healthier they are.” This is obvious when you look at the couples who don’t argue about whether anyone has cleaned the kitchen, and the people who simply go for a run instead of endlessly rescheduling it in their heads.

Of course, there are the rest of us, who feel the small jobs piling up around us daily. “We’ve evolved to respond to the moment, and not to set our sights too far in an uncertain world,” Dr. Steel adds. “We are not set up to appreciate long-term rewards, whether it’s the benefit of a four-year degree, doing exercise or dieting. We usually feel the cost now and the reward comes much later.” According to Dr. Steel, we have two decision-making systems. They are the limbic, which is responsible for the short term, and the prefrontal cortex, which deals with the future. We bounce between long-term goals and short-term temptations, so we need goals that will translate our plans for the limbic system.

Let’s take the example of students’ writing essays. They should set themselves targets and word counts per day. These are thus turned from seemingly endless tasks into something concrete with measured progress. Dr. Steel recommends such techniques, or “pre-commitments”, adding that leaving you a month before the “deadline” makes it more likely a task will be completed. The benefit is that you’ll avoid the embarrassment of not following up on something people are expecting you to do—telling everyone you are going to take up jogging makes you more likely to do so.

Overcoming procrastination finally comes down to planning, which, if you’re not careful, becomes procrastination in itself. But it is worth making sure you have everything in place. “Successful people don’t pretend they don’t procrastinate,” Dr. Steel says. “People who pretend they have willpower are less successful.” Instead, plan for procrastination: make your work environment a temple of productivity by cutting out what stops you paying your attention, so you can really focus on moving forward.

1.What does the author say about procrastination in Paragraph 1?

A. It is something many people can’t help.

B. It is an excuse people often use in public.

C. It is caused by the technology in people’s life.

D. It is more common when people have small jobs to do.

2.In paragraph 3, Dr. Steel believes that people who procrastinate should ______.

A. attempt to overcome their natural tendencies

B. take the advice of others in the same situation

C. be aware that their problem is relatively small

D. find out more about the way they make decisions

3.Why does Dr. Steel recommend making “pre-commitments” in Paragraph 4?

A. They are an alternative to impossible goals.

B. They make challenges feel more manageable.

C. They are an effective way of impressing others.

D. They allow people to achieve their aims sooner.

4.What does the author do by saying the underlined sentence?

A. Encourage the reader to develop plans effectively.

B. Advise the reader to deal with complex tasks quickly.

C. Warn the reader against spending too long getting organized.

D. Remind the reader to take the time to focus properly on a task.

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The Alexander technique

Until earlier this year, I didn’t know anything about the Alexander technique—and saw no reason to think I should. One day, the backache I regularly suffered was more painful. I was brought up to think that the preferred way of dealing with aches is to do nothing and hope they’ll go away, but I eventually went to the doctor. After examining me, he said, “You actually have bad posture (姿势). Go off and learn the Alexander technique.” Three months later I could walk straighter and sit better.

The Alexander technique is a way of learning how you can get rid of harmful tension in your body. The teaching focuses on the neck, head and back. It trains you to use your body less severely and carry out the movements that we do all the time with less effort. There is little effort in the lessons themselves, which sets apart the Alexander technique from yoga or pilates, which are exercise-based. A typical lesson involves standing in front of a chair and learning to sit and stand with minimum effort. You spend some time lying on a bench with your knees bent to straighten the spine (脊椎) and relax your body while the teacher moves your arms and legs to train you to move them correctly.

The technique helps to break the bad habits accumulated over years. Try folding your arms the opposite way to normal. This is an example of a habit the body has formed which can be hard to break. Many of us carry our heads too far back. The head weighs four to six kilos, so any inappropriate posture can cause problems for the body. The technique teaches you to let go of the muscles holding the head back, allowing it to go back to its natural place on the top of our spines.

So who was Alexander and how did he come up with the technique? Frederick Alexander, an Australian actor born in 1869, found in his youth that he had vocal (声音的) problems during performances. He analyzed himself and realized his posture was bad. He worked on improving it, with excellent results. He brought his technique to London and opened a teacher-training school, which is still successful today.

So if you’re walking along the road one day with shoulders bent forward, feeling weighed down by your troubles, give a thought to the Alexander technique. It will help you walk tall again.

1.What does the author suggest in Paragraph 1?

A. She felt no better after the treatment.

B. She got bored with the Alexander technique.

C. She was sceptical about the doctor’s method.

D. She was unwilling to seek treatment for her backache.

2.What is the principle of the Alexander technique?

A. Physical tension shouldn’t be completely relieved.

B. The technique shouldn’t be combined with other exercises.

C. The practice of the technique shouldn’t be attempted alone.

D. Familiar physical actions shouldn’t be done with much effort.

3.What can we learn about Frederick Alexander?

A. He managed to recover his vocal powers.

B. He was eager to make a name for himself.

C. He developed a form of exercise for actors.

D. He had to leave home to develop his technique.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The occurrence of back pain is widespread.

B. Alexander improved the technique to treat body pain.

C. The Alexander technique helps overcome posture problems.

D. People with back pain are victims of inappropriate postures.

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Open water swimming

I had only swum in open water a few times, and always in gentle lakes, so I wasn’t prepared for how rough Lake Windermere appeared on a cold day. A swimmer told me the water felt colder than it had been measured, and that the water was a bit rough. But I, along with 10,000 others, was about to complete the challenge.

Most of the people taking part were doing a one-mile race, and 10 races were planned over the weekend. There seemed to be a mix of open-water enthusiasts alongside complete beginners—which is precisely the aim of the swims, to get as many people as possible completing their own challenge. The oldest woman competing was 77, taking part in the two-mile race, alongside a man who last year had swum in every one-mile race.

I had chosen the third one-mile race of the day. There were over 600 people in my race. We were taken through an acclimatization area, a children’s paddling pool-sized part of the lake where we moved in to feel how cold the water was. “Not too bad” was everyone’s thought! Then we headed out towards the middle of the lake.

We’d been warned that the first 100 metres would be really rough. However, somewhere near the 750m mark I was still waiting for the calm; it felt more like swimming in the sea than a lake. I tried to focus on my breathing and technique, and just keep going. As I approached the 400m-to-go mark my lower right leg became painful. I recalled overhearing people talking about how they kept swimming through the pain, so I tried. But it didn’t work. I began to feel the entire leg tight and painful. I didn’t want to stop, so I bent my right knee and just kicked with the left leg.

Finally I saw the finishing post, and I just concentrated on getting there—still one-legged. My finishing time was 38 minutes 25 seconds but that didn’t matter—the atmosphere was fantastic and everyone felt a sense of achievement, whatever their time. I’m hooked, and want to give it another go. I’ve already signed up for my next open-water swim.

1.How did the author feel before the race?

A. Scared of the most challenging race.

B. Disappointed by the difficult conditions.

C. Concerned about the other swimmers in the race.

D. Determined to be as tough as the people around her.

2.Why does the author mention the two people in Paragraph 2?

A. To stress the importance of the race.

B. To praise the experienced swimmers.

C. To show the wide range of the participants.

D. To introduce the various events of the race.

3.The author suggests in Paragraph 4 that ______.

A. the race would cause breathing problems

B. the race became harder than she had expected

C. it was really necessary to prepare for tough swims

D. it would have been easier if she had taken others’ advice

4.What does the author talk about in the last paragraph?

A. Her confidence in her own ability.

B. Her pride in having swum so quickly.

C. Her eagerness to repeat the experience.

D. Her surprise at having managed to finish.

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1.What is the advantage of Fineways’ new food labels?

A. They provide extra nutritional information.

B. They warn customers about unhealthy foods.

C. They show different customers’ nutritional needs.

D. They remind customers of the harm of unbalanced nutrition.

2.According to the passage, the new labelling system can help to ______.

A. reduce the amount of food you take

B. follow GDAs by mixing various foods

C. make your choice of more delicious food

D. satisfy the growing demands for nutrition

3.Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A. A dinner menu.

B. A research report.

C. A fashion magazine.

D. An advice brochure.

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The sandwich man

Michael rises every morning at 4:00, in good and bad weather, and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, he’s making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Streets. He ______ out 200 sandwiches to the homeless, before beginning his workday.

It started 20 years ago when Michael came across a homeless man named John. He began to help him ______ effort then. Day after day, he brought John some food and, when it was really ______, a resting place in his car while he worked. Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up. It was a(n) ______ offer, because Michael thought John would refuse. ______, John said, “Are you going to wash me?” Michael knew that he was looking at a ______ of his promise. It was at the moment that Michael ______ to help the homeless.

Michael began his work. He received no sponsorship, saying, “I’m not getting media ______. I just want to do some good in my way. There are days when it’s snowing, and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed and the ______ of my family to go downtown with sandwiches. But I’ve ______.”

Michael makes 200 sandwiches every day for the past 20 years. “I don’t simply ______ the sandwiches on a table for the homeless to pick up. I shake their hands and ______ them a good day,” says Michael. Once Mayor (市长) Koch came to make the rounds with him. They ______ the media, and it seemed like it was just the two of them. But of all Michael’s ______, working side by side with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else…

A man had ______ from the sandwich takers, and Michael thought about him from time to time. He hoped the man had moved on to a more ______ environment. One day, the man came back, greeting Michael and ______ sandwiches of his own to hand out. He said Michael’s daily food, warm handshakes and wishes had given him the ______ he badly needed. After achieving some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael.

The moment needed no ______. The two men worked silently, side by side, handing out their sandwiches. It was another day on Centre Streets, but a day with just a little more ______.

1.A. picks B. sets C. gives D. finds

2.A. with B. around C. from D. over

3.A. sunny B. warm C. cloudy D. cold

4.A. silly B. empty C. crazy D. free

5.A. Fortunately B. Disappointedly C. Surprisingly D. Thankfully

6.A. test B. gift C. trick D. view

7.A. demanded B. agreed C. pretended D. determined

8.A. benefit B. attention C. sympathy D. information

9.A. comfort B. wealth C. value D. honor

10.A. suffered B. hesitated C. managed D. wondered

11.A. check B. lay C. match D. cover

12.A. witness B. predict C. follow D. wish

13.A. ignored B. blamed C. confirmed D. handled

14.A. situations B. memories C. schedules D. professions

15.A. escaped B. volunteered C. disappeared D. survived

16.A. competitive B. complex C. familiar D. stable

17.A. carrying B. seeking C. occupying D. treating

18.A. responsibility B. permission C. encouragement D. achievement

19.A. purpose B. dialogue C. relief D. doubt

20.A. luck B. fun C. pride D. hope

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Shark attacks can be deadly, but they are not common. Each year, sharks usually kill fewer than 10 people worldwide, and about 100 people 1. (injure). You are more likely to be attacked in parts of the sea 2. tourists throw in food to bring in sharks. However, people are dangerous to sharks, too. 60 million sharks are killed 3. food and medicine every year. As a result, some kinds of sharks may die out completely. 4. (protect) these wonderful animals, some countries have made programs to help them survive.

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Football is a popular sport with fans all over the world. There is, however, an indoor version of the game 1. (know) as “table football”. It was invented in 1921 and people 2. (get) great pleasure from it since then. The game is played on a special table. Players control their “team” by turning sticks, to which the “players” are attached. As in real football, 3. (point) will be awarded when putting the ball in the other players’ goal. Table football requires using hands and eyes together excellently, which is really exciting.

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My trip to Paris was so memorable. First of all, the hotel was fantastic. It overlooked the Seine, the famous river I 1. (read) about in so many poems. We listened to the laughter of the children and watched the river run by 2. (slow) below. Next, Montmartre was a wonderful place for painters. The air was filled with the sounds of happy people and the smell of paint. 3. I enjoyed most were the cafes. There I had a cup of coffee and watched people on the street. Everyone had a sense of style.

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请写一篇关于你朋友李华的文章向校报投稿。李华曾经超重，不爱运动，但是现在他看起来完全不一样了。请根据下面的图片，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

（写作内容）

1．描述李华的变化以及变化的原因；

2．阐述导致当前青少年肥胖问题的原因（不少于两点）；

3．给出关于青少年健康生活的建议（不少于两点）。

（写作要求）

1．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

2．不必写标题．开头己为你写好，不计入总词数。

（评分标准）

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

As is shown in the pictures， leading an unhealthy life． Li Hua used to be overweight．

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单词拼写-单句

1.The c______ of a book is believed to come first， form second．

2.Tianping Hill is an ideal tourist s______ for enjoying the beauty of autumn．

3.She lay in bed year in year out， unable to move， and with no hope of r______．

4.- How can you speak French so f______ ？

- I have been in Paris for 10 years．

5.B______ on a true love story， the movie touched the hearts of the audience．

6.Anna couldn't forget the______（不自在的）moment when she had to talk with the stranger．

7.The new technology， if______（应用）to teaching， will help students learn better．

8.Instead of merely______（忍受）each other， try to enjoy each other．

9.Taking photos is strictly______（禁止） in the church．

10.Take deep breaths and think about the______（乐观的）side of the situation．

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I really love my job． I enjoy working with small children and like the ______and rewards from the job． I also think my work is important． There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of _____．

I wasn't an ______student because I didn't do much schoolwork． In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn't have much to _____． I just accepted that I wasn't the type to have a career．

I then found myself a job，______two little girls． It wasn't too bad at first． But the problems began when I agreed to live ______so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for ______in the evening． We agreed that if I had to work ______hours one week， she'd give me time off the next． But unfortunately， it didn't often _____． I was getting extremely tired and _____． because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．

One Sunday， I was in the park with the children， and met Megan who used to go to school with me． I told her about my ______She suggested that I should do a ______and get a qualification（资格）if I wanted to work with children． I didn't think I would be ______because I didn't take many exams in school． She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful． My experience ______for a lot and I got on a part-time course． I had to leave my job with the family， and got work ______out at a kindergarten．

Now I've got a full-time job there． I shall always be ______to Megan． I wish I had known ______that you could have a career， even if you aren't ______of the class at school．

Each of us ______from time to time． If we are ______we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process．

1.A. interests B. praises C. challenges D. gifts

2.A. labour B. job C. case D. desire

3.A. academic B. average C. athletic D. energetic

4.A. supply B. help C. award D. offer

5.A. picking up B. taking in C. looking after D. caring about

6.A. up B. on C. out D. in

7.A. vacation B. business C. support D. defence

8.A. other B. extra C. free D. proper

9.A. come out B. make out C. carry out D. work out

10.A. warmed up B. showed up C. mixed up D. fed up

11.A. devotion B. puzzle C. situation D. anger

12.A. course B. job C. lesson D. thing

13.A. agreed B. received C. accepted D. allowed

14.A. made B. counted C. paid D. meant

15.A. handing B. watching C. helping D. holding

16.A. regretful B. respectful C. thankful D. forgetful

17.A. better B. more C. faster D. earlier

18.A. superior B. perfect C. top D. excellent

19.A. falls B. fails C. scares D. discourages

20.A. wise B. outgoing C. hard-working D. honest

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Once when I was six years old I saw an amazing picture in a book called True Stories from Nature about the forest． It was a picture of a snake in the act of swallowing an animal． In the book it said： "Snakes swallow the whole animal without chewing（嚼）it． After that they are not able to move and they sleep through the six months that they need for digestion（消化）．"

I thought deeply then over the adventures of the forest． And after some work with a colored pencil I succeeded in making my first drawing． My Drawing Number One． I showed my work to the grown-ups and asked them whether the drawing frightened them． But they answered： "Frighten？ Why should anyone be frightened by a hat？"

My drawing was not a picture of a hat． It was a picture of a snake digesting an elephant． But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it， I made another drawing． I drew the inside of the snake so that the grown-ups could see it clearly． They always need to have things explained． That's my Drawing Number Two．

The grown-ups' answer this time was to advise me to lay aside my drawings of snakes whether from the inside or the outside and devote myself instead to geography， history， maths and grammar． That is why at the age of six I gave up what might have been a great painter． I had been discouraged by the failure of my Drawing Number One and my Drawing Number Two． Grown-ups never understand simple things by themselves and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them．

So then I chose another profession（职业）and learned to pilot airplanes． I have flown a little over all parts of the world； and it is true that geography has been very good for me． I can tell China from Arizona easily． If one gets lost in the night， such knowledge is valuable．

In my life I have had lots of chances to meet with a great many people． And that hasn't much improved my opinion of them． Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted， I tried showing him my Drawing Number One which 1have always kept． I would try to find out if this was a person of true understanding． But whoever it was， he or she would always say： That is a hat． Then I would never talk to that person about snakes or forests or stars． I would bring myself down to his level． I would talk to him about golf and politics and neckties． And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a wise man． For him I am a normal man．

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ ______

A. The writer wants to draw a hat in Drawing Number One．

B. The writer sees an elephant eaten by a snake in the forest．

C. Drawing Number Two shows the inside of the big snake．

D. The two drawings of the writer make people very scared．

2.Why do people tell the writer to study same subjects instead of drawing in Paragraph 4？ ______

A. Because those subjects are more useful and helpful．

B. Because those subjects are only about simple things．

C. Because his drawings are too difficult to understand．

D. Because his drawings are not good for people at all．

3.In Paragraph 6， why does the writer always keep his Drawing Number One？ ______

A. To show off his good drawing．

B. To know who truly understands life．

C. To make other people pleased．

D. To bring himself down to a low level．

4.The grown-up in the last paragraph thinks the writer is normal because the writer ______ ．

A. is good at drawing

B. flies a plane all over the world

C. talks about snakes or forests or stars

D. talks about sport， politics and clothing

5.The passage is most probably taken from ______ ．

A. a travel guide B. a science report

C. a news story D. a story book

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Many teens make risky decisions， such as careless driving or too much drinking． Some of those choices can kill them． Teens may behave in this way because they don't know the possibility of a bad result． Or they may do it because they don't care． In fact， a new study suggests that the second choice is the more likely one．

Wouter van den Bos and Ralph Hertwig are psychologists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin， Germany． They study how people search out information and make decisions according to what they have learned and made an experiment to see if they could solve why teens behave this way． They recruited（招募）105 people， all from 8 to 22 years old． By including different ages， the researchers could test how behavior changes from childhood through to young adulthood．

All played a kind of game． Over and over， they had to choose between taking a guaranteed（确保的）prize of five euros or turning a wheel． The wheel was divided into 10 parts． Some were orange， others blue． If the wheel stopped turning on an orange part， the player won or lost money． This could be between 3 and 32 euros． But if the wheel stopped on a blue part， they got nothing． Each of them played the game 108 times．

① The flve-euro choice was a guaranteed win． It had no risk． However， players who chose to turn the wheel had anywhere from a 10- to 90- percent chance of winning - or losing money． So turning the wheel was a risky choice．

② Teens were more likely to turn the wheel， van den Bos and Hertwig found． The teens didn't care about the lack of information on the risk they were taking． Children and adults， however， avoided those uncertain situations． Instead， they chose the guaranteed reward in the game．

③ "In the teenage years， there is a lot to explore and to learn by exploration，" van den Bos says． Many experiences are new， he says， and teens don't know how they will turn out． "Many of situations are not dangerous and are helpful in becoming an independent adult． So in general， this seems to be good for them，" he says．

④ But， he warns， it's also good to consider whether a behavior may have very harmful results． Where that's the case， he points out， teens should stop to think before they act．

The results are exciting， says Valerie Reyna． A psychologist at Cornell University in Ithaca， N．Y．， she was not involved with the new work． "The most important part of this research is the careful use of lab tasks that separate exploring the unknown from taking risks，" she says．

1.According to the passage， teens prefer to behave in a risky way because ______ ．

A. they don't care much about the result

B. they don't know the possible result

C. they try to avoid uncertain situations

D. they care about the guaranteed prize

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the experiment？ ______

A. It studies how people search out information and make risky decisions．

B. Valerie Reyna was excited because she took part in the experiment．

C. People of different ages were included to see how behavior changes．

D. Teens were able to win money when wheels stopped on orange parts．

3.The researchers think that teens' choices ______ ．

A. are too risky

B. have both good and bad sides

C. do them good

D. have no effect on their life

4.The sentence "Teenagers' risk-taking behavior is meaningful．" should be best placed in ______ ．

A. ① B. ②

C. ③ D. ④

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Germans have a word wanderlust which translated into English would be ‘the desire to wander'． Nowadays the chance to travel is endless． Thanks to cheap air tickets， travelling abroad is very easy and sometimes it's even cheaper to fly out of the country than to travel within your own． So， yes， travelling is cheap but there have to be other reasons to travel and you've right， there are plenty!

I have always had this feeling of wanderlust． It started from me wanting to explore my local woods at the back of my garden as a young girl and as I have grown， so has my sense of adventure． And I found my local woods being replaced with the Brazil wetland， Pantanal， where I went last summer in search of jaguars， snakes and crocodiles． The thing with travelling is it's always different． Even if you went to the same country， to the same town and stayed in the exact same hotel it would be a completely different experience． The people you meet will be different， and they will tell you their own travelling stories： stories of holiday romance， holiday worries and stories that seem so outrageous that you can hardly believe them until something similar happens to you．

Or maybe the difference is you？ Maybe you have changed since last time you were there？ And that's the thing with travelling - it changes you． When you travel you are forced to experience a new culture． Whether it's eating guinea pig， or staying with a family where neither of you speak a common language and you have to communicate through hand actions and smiles， the experience gives me itchy feet to do it all again． And although wanderlust is a German word， the English idiom "to have itchy feet" has a similar idea． Someone who has itchy feet needs to leave or travel． This desire to explore is found not only in language but in us．

1.According to Paragraph 2， what is the most important part of travelling？ ______

A. You can have different experiences．

B. You can hear many travelling stories．

C. You will experience holiday romance．

D. You are able to take more adventures．

2.The underlined word "outrageous" in Paragraph 2 probably means ______ ．

A. interesting B. surprising

C. moving D. disappointing

3.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to？ ______

A. Staying with a family without common languages．

B. Communicating through hand actions and smiles．

C. Eating guinea pig with a family．

D. Experiencing a different culture．

4.The writer wrote the passage in order to ______ ．

A. give various reasons for travelling

B. encourage people to travel abroad

C. explain the German word "wanderlust"

D. share the writer's travelling experiences

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1.Which of the following is NOT the reason for choosing a Cambridge English exam？ ______

A. Enjoy new experiences． B. Study at any university．

C. Show your English abilities． D. Take part in student life．

2.What information about the exams can you get from the passage？ ______

A. The exams are given all year irregularly．

B. The exams are accepted by all institutions．

C. 2，800 preparation centres can be chosen from．

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-When he is invited to a party， he is always making trouble or upsetting others．

-Just as people who know him say，______．

A. he is really the top dog B. he is always pulling our leg