Russ Gremel, now 98 years old, decided it was time to donate $2 million to the Illinois Audubon Society, a charity to purchase nearly 400 acres of land for wildlife protection. Gremel was able to make this amazing donation because he purchased $1,000 worth of Walgreens stock seven decades ago whose value has grown recently.

“A single man with no kids, Gremel has lived in the same Chicago house for 95 years, and has always lived simply”, neighbor Patrick Falso told TODAY. Falso said he heard Gremel say many times the “money wasn’t mine to begin with” and that he always intended to give it away.

The Gremel Wildlife shelter was founded on June 4. Illinois Audubon Society president Jim Herkert said Gremel’s donation was extremely generous. “It’s allowing us to protect a really valuable and important possession and realize one of Gremel’s wishes that we could find a place where people could come out and experience nature the way he did as a kid,” Herkert told TODAY.

After doing all this, this past weekend, Gremel adopted an old Chihuahua（吉娃娃犬）. Winnie the dog was picked up as a homeless dog several months ago. She suffered from a kind of cancer, which was treated—and all she needed was a loving home, which Colleen Collins, the founder of Perfect Pooches Adoption Agency, was determined to find.

Gremel had lost his own beloved Chihuahua earlier this year. When he reached out to Collins about Winnie, she felt this could be a good match. That feeling grew when she brought Winnie to his house for a meet and greet, and Winnie was introduced not only to Gremel but also some of his friends and neighbors. One had brought over a lot of fresh strawberries; all said they’d be there to help out in any way needed.

1.Patrick Falso is mentioned in the text mainly to explain _________.

A. how Gremel earned the money B. what kind of person Gremel is

C. why Gremel made the donation D. where Gremel has been living

2.What can we learn about Russ Gremel from the text?

A. He raised many pet dogs in his life.

B. He bought Walgreens stock at age 28.

C. He adopted a young Chihuahua recently.

D. He volunteered in wildlife shelters regularly.

3.What can we infer about Gremel’s neighbors from the text?

A. They live in harmony with animals. B. They are impressed with dog Winnie.

C. They lead a healthy and wealthy life. D. They are caring and kind to each other.

假定你是李华，你收到加拿大笔友David的电子邮件，询问你校体育运动的情况，也特别想知道你最喜欢什么运动，请你根据下列要点给他回复：

1.你们学校平时开展哪些运动；

2.你最喜欢的运动及原因。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。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。

删减：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错词下面划一横线，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。

Yesterday I went to see a film with my best friend. We set off at 1:30 in the afternoon and plan to arrive at the cinema before 2:30 so that we could watch the 3:15 show. The traffic was terrible bad. That made it even worse was that our bus broke up on the way. They stopped a taxi but rushed to the cinema, arriving ten minutes before the show. “Two ticket for 3:15,” Kate said, put the money on the courier. The film started at the moment we sat down in the cinema. It was an exciting film and we had great time yesterday afternoon.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Artist Song Peilun is known1.“The Father of Yelang Valley” after spending the last two decades turning a village into an artistic village.

Yelang was an ancient political centre first2.(describe) in the 3rd century BC, and it was centered in3.is now western Guizhou Province, China. Experts believe that many ancient4.(culture) were rooted here,5.there are unfortunately no buildings left standing in the great valley. Inspired by Crazy Horse, a mountain monument in the US slate, Chinese artist Song Peilun devoted his life to building a memorial to the artistic culture of Yelang Valley.

It was in 19966.Song quit his job as a professor and purchased a 200,000 square meter plot of land in a mountainous forest area. Then he began to follow his dream.

When he first arrived in the area, most of the locals7.(mine) in the mountain and selling the stones to make ends meet，but he convinced many of them to help him instead.

So far, Song Peilun and the villagers8.(turn) the forest land that he bought into an artistic village full of stone sculptures,9.were inspired by Chinese Nuo culture. It is now a10.(relative) popular tourist attraction.

    There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, head in hands,______if anything could save his company from bankruptcy (破产).

Suddenly an old man appeared before him. “I can see that something is______you,” he said. After listening to the businessman’s troubles, the old man said, “I believe I can help you.” He asked the man his name, wrote out a______, and pushed it into his hand saying, “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as______as he had come.

The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000,______by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world! “I can______my money worries in an instant!” he realized. But______, he decided to put the uncashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the______to work out a way to save his business, he thought.

With renewed______, he negotiated better deals. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.

Exactly one year later, he returned to the______with the uncashed check. At the______time, the old man appeared. But just as the businessman was about to______the check and share his success story, a ______came running up and grabbed the old man. “I’m so delighted I______him!” she cried. “I hope he hasn’t been bothering you. He’s______escaping from the rest home and telling people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led the old man away______the arm.

The businessman just stood there,______. All year long he’d been buying and selling,______he had half a million dollars behind him.

Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money, real or______, that had turned his life around. It was his______self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.

1.A. wondering B. suspecting C. estimating D. hesitating

2.A. attacking B. disturbing C. interrupting D. amusing

3.A. number B. note C. letter D. check

4.A. calmly B. quietly C. quickly D. proudly

5.A. signed B. handed C. drawn D. deposited

6.A. lose B. remove C. face D. ignore

7.A. instead B. therefore C. rather D. meanwhile

8.A. weakness B. belief C. urge D. strength

9.A. creativity B. permission C. optimism D. curiosity

10.A. hospital B. company C. street D. park

11.A. advanced B. appointed C. announced D. delayed

12.A. hand back B. give out C. put out D. turn over

13.A. policeman B. banker C. nurse D. guard

14.A. beat B. cheated C. pushed D. caught

15.A. never B. seldom C. always D. occasionally

16.A. on B. in C. by D. at

17.A. exhausted B. astonished C. disappointed D. excited

18.A. convinced B. informed C. reminded D. warned

19.A. created B. imagined C. discovered D. donated

20.A. long-lost B. non-existent C. ever-lasting D. newly-found

    Parents usually teach their children how to cross the street safely, by looking both ways for cars.1.The city of Honolulu, Hawaii wants everyone to learn that lesson.

2.Beginning on October 24, you will be fined from $15 to $99 if you step into a Honolulu street while looking at your phone. Honolulu is the first major U.S. city to ban what is called “distracted walking”. It recently passed a law in a seven to two vote. The law says, “No pedestrian shall cross a street or highway while viewing a mobile electronic device.”3.

The law includes all electronic devices with screens: cellphone, tablets, gaming devices, digital cameras and laptop computers.4.Pedestrians may use such devices in the street to call emergency services and rescue workers, such as firefighters and police officers.

Pedestrian deaths have been increasing as the use of cellphones rises. The Governors Highway Safety Association, or GHSA, says pedestrian deaths in the United States increased 25 percent between 2010 and 2015. That trend continued in 2016 with the number of pedestrian deaths rising to almost 6000, 11% higher than in 2015.

5.The state of Washington was the first to outlaw distracted driving back in 2007. Now, 46 other states as well as D. C. , Puerto Rico, Guam and the U. S.Virgin Islands, have laws against texting while driving.

If you still want to text while walking, you could avoid being fined in Honolulu by using a voice-controlled digital assistant such as Siri or Google Assistant. Or you could just wait until you are again, safely, off the street.

A. The law does permit an exception.

B. Other U. S. cities may follow Honolulu.

C. But do they also teach them to put away their cellphones?

D. Texting while crossing the street will soon be banned in the city.

E. Do you like Honolulu’s new law that bans texting while walking?

F. In other words, do not look at a screen when you cross the street or you could be fined.

G. The law’s creator hope it will lower the number of people hit and killed by cars in the city.

    Many of us have reached in our pockets, feeling a vibration (振动), wrongly believing our mobile phones have just rung. The phenomenon even has a name: ‘phantom (幻觉的) vibration syndrome’—and found it is surprisingly common.

Now scientists believe that we are so alert (警觉) for phone calls and messages we are misinterpreting slight muscle spasms (痉挛）as proof of a call. Robert Rosenberger, an assistant professor at the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology has studied the delusional calls. He said sufferers describe a vague tingling feeling which they think is their mobile phone indicating it has received a text message or call while on ‘silent’. But when the device is retrieved, there was no one on the other end.

Dr. Rosenberger said he found so many people say, “This happens to me, but I thought I was the only one. I thought I was odd.” It seems that the syndrome particularly affects people at the beck and call of mobile phones or pagers. A 2010 study by Michael Rothberg and colleagues found that nearly 70 per cent of doctors at a hospital in Massachusetts suffered phantom vibrations. A more recent study of US college students found the figure was as high as 90 per cent.

While the odd feeling is widespread, it does not seem to be considered a grave problem. Dr. Rosenberger said: “It’s not actually a syndrome in a technical sense. That’s just the name that’s got stuck to it.” He added,” Only 2 per cent of people consider it a problem.”

While this phenomenon is widespread, the scientific community has not yet invested much effort in getting to the bottom of why we suffer phantom calls.

Dr. Rosenberger said: “People are guessing it has something to do with nervous energy. The cognitive（认知的）scientists are talking about brain chemistry, cognitive pathways changing. But it’s not like they have brain scans to go on.” He said: “We have a phone call in our pocket all the time and it becomes sort of an extension of ourselves. We have this sort of readiness to experience a call. We feel something and we think, OK, that could be a call.”

1.Why do some people mistake slight muscle spasms for a call?

A. They all have a vivid imagination.

B. They are sensitive to calls and messages.

C. There are few calls and messages in their life.

D. Slight muscle spasms affect them more than other people.

2.Which of the following are more likely to have phantom vibration syndrome than others?

A. Doctors. B. University professors.

C. College students. D. The cognitive scientists.

3.In Dr. Rosenberger’s opinion, phantom vibration syndrome       .

A. isn’t a kind of disease actually

B. is considered a problem by most people

C. is a serious problem ignored by people

D. has something to do with brain chemistry

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Most people have phantom vibration syndrome.

B. How to keep away from phantom vibration syndrome.

C. How to reduce phantom phone vibrations.

D. People care too much about phantom phone vibrations.

    A biologist once criticized for stealing eggs from the nests of the rarest bird in the world has been awarded the “Nobel Prize” of conservation after his methods saved nine species from extinction.

Professor Carl Jones won the 2016 Indianapolis Prize --- the highest accolade in the field of animal conservation --- for his 40 years of work in Mauritius, where he saved an endangered kestrel from becoming the next Great Auk.

When the 61-year-old first travelled to the east African island in the 1970s, he was told to close down a project to save the Mauritius kestrel. At the time there were just four left in the wild, making it the rarest bird on Earth. However, he stayed, using the techniques of captive breeding (人工繁殖), which involved snatching eggs from the birds’ nests and hatching（孵化）them under incubators, prompting the mothers to lay another set of eggs in the wild.

A decade later, the number of Mauritius kestrels had soared to over 300 and today there are around 400 in the wild. The biologist has also been necessary in efforts to bring other rare species back from the edge of extinction, including the pink pigeon, echo parakeet and Rodrigues warbler.

Prof Jones was awarded the $250,000 (£172,000) prize at a ceremony in London.

“As a young man in my 20s, I certainly didn’t enjoy the stress and the tension of the criticism I received,” reflecting on the start of his career, he said the Maurutius kestrel project had been seen as a “dead loss” at the time. In the 1970s there was fierce opposition to the captive breeding techniques, with critics arguing that they were too risky and took the emphasis off breeding in the wild.

Prof Jones has devoted his whole life to his work, only becoming a father for the first time eight years ago, at 53. He said receiving the prize was particularly important to him, because it proved that his work to save birds was right.

1.What does the underlined word “accolade” mean in Paragraph 2?

A. return B. level

C. honor D. research

2.According to the passage, Great Auk is ________.

A. an endangered bird B. an extinct bird

C. a popular bird D. a fierce bird

3.What can we know from the figures in Paragraph 4?

A. Taking eggs from the nests has worked well.

B. The wild environment for kestrel has changed a lot.

C. Kestrel has adapted to the life in the wild.

D. It’s difficult to protect kestrel.

4.Prof Jones’ idea of taking eggs from the birds’ nests ________.

A. was proved of no use B. was widely accepted

C. was promoted officially D. was criticized by some people

    I once complained to my friend Mike, “I often cycle two miles from my house to the town center but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route.” He replied, “You mean fortunately.” He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.

My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to complain as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationary exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.

Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, “The character cannot be developed with ease. Only through experiences of suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”

One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. From time to time we all face hardships，problems，accidents and difficulties. Some are of our making but many are no fault of our own. While we cannot choose adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it.

Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident. He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aviators in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans. He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, and you’ll never use crutches or a stick, and then have a go at everything. Go to school, and join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”

The biographies of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won. Nevertheless, there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity.

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

A. One who wants to achieve success can’t expect to live an easy life.

B. Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise.

C. Going to a gym is greatly beneficial to people’s health.

D. People’s attitude to hardships is the only factor of their success.

2.What does the author intend to tell us by quoting what Douglas Bader said?

A. Failure is the mother of success.

B. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

C. If you risk nothing, you will have nothing.

D. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

3.What will the author further talk about in the following paragraph?

A. How his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the challenge he faced.

B. Why it is important to keep optimistic in the face of trouble.

C. What steps to take to change your attitude towards the difficulties you face.

D. What great people have in common.

4.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. Different attitudes towards misfortune

B. Face difficulties with a smile

C. Nothing is impossible

D. Life is full of adversity

    Golden Gate Bridge

Located in San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge started in the year 1933 to connect the San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County. It was finally thrown open to public traffic in 1937. It cost $25.7 million in the construction. Till the year 1957, the Golden Gate Bridge, at a length of 2,737 meters, was the longest suspension bridge in the world.

Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is located in Brooklyn. It is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, having been opened in the year 1883. The length of the bridge is 1,843 meters. The bridge has been featured in several Hollywood movies.

George Washington Bridge

Also known as the Hudson River Bridge and the Columbus Bridge, the George Washington Bridge which connects Fort Lee to Manhattan came into use in 1931 after a construction period of almost 4 years. It is a two level suspension bridge that cost about $52 million to build.

Mackinac Bridge

This is the third biggest suspension bridge in the world at a length of 8,038 meters. The architect of this bridge was Dr. David B. Steinman, who directed the construction of the bridge which started in the year 1954 and opened to the public in 1958. People using this bridge are charged a certain amount of money.

Navajo Bridge

Located in Arizona, this bridge crosses the Colorado River and is almost 250 meters long. The construction of this bridge started in the year 1927, ending two years later, costing $390,000. In the 1990s, a second bridge was built which was opened to the public in 1994. The first bridge is now used only by pedestrians.

1.What do we know about the Golden Gate Bridge?

A. It consists of two bridges.

B. It costs the least of the five bridges.

C. It is the longest suspension bridge in the world.

D. It takes about 4 years to complete the construction.

2.Which of the following bridges was built the earliest?

A. Golden Gate Bridge.

B. Brooklyn Bridge.

C. George Washington Bridge.

D. Navajo Bridge.

3.What will you do if you drive across Mackinac Bridge?

A. Have to pay some money.

B. Use the second bridge.

C. Cover nearly 250 meters.

D. See the statue of Dr. David B. Steinman.

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I have been in the teaching profession for more than thirty years, and one of the best teachers I have ever known is Mr__Rowe. I was lucky enough to teach fourth grade together with him.

Mr. Rowe had endless patience and understanding and I learned so much from watching him. He could perform miracles, like the one he performed with Steven, one of the unhappiest kids I had ever seen. Steven couldn’t stand school. He didn’t like being picked last for kickball. He didn’t like the kids who raised their hands and knew all the answers, and most importantly, he didn’t like himself.

The first day he walked into Mr. Rowe’s classroom, he ignored the other students, looking angry and annoyed, and slid into his chair, knocking a couple of textbooks onto the floor.

Mr. Rowe walked over to him and touched Steven’s shoulder, but Steven pulled away. Nevertheless, Mr. Rowe welcomed him: "Hi, Steven. I’m happy you are in my class. We are gonna have a great year." Steven looked around the room as if Mr. Rowe must be mistaken. No teacher in his right mind would want Steven to be part of his classroom.

So, while Mr. Rowe seemed cheerful and relaxed that day of school, it seemed like Steven was angry and confused.

That day after classes, Mr. Rowe chose Steven to pitch(投球) the kickball at recess. "Hey, Steven," Mr. Rowe commented, "You are good at pitching. Let me show you my secret trick." Mr. Rowe taught Steven one of the tricks that not a single kid could perform. Steven learned fast and did quite well! Everyone cheered for him!

After the kickball, Steven sat as close to Mr. Rowe in classes as he could. When a question was asked, Steven lit up; when he knew the answer, he raised his hand; when he answered the question, his voice shook. However, he got the answer right! He said, with Mr. Rowe, his days of the fourth grade promised wonderful.

That is not to say that every day went smoothly, but it was obvious that Steven grew to love Mr. Rowe more and more with each passing day.

注意:

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

Time passed quickly that year, and before we all knew it, it was the last day of school.

________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Many years later, Mr. Rowe and I were surprised when a handsome young man walked into our classroom, dressed in the army uniform.

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假如你是李华，现在美国某高中做交流生。你因受伤在家休养。这期间有不少同学曾来看望、鼓励你。现在你已接近康复，请给他们写一封感谢信表达你的谢意，内容包括:

1. 回忆同学们为你做的事；

2. 表达你的感谢之情；

3. 介绍你的康复情况。

注意:1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear classmates,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely grateful,

Li Hua

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Learning 1. new language is not easy, but a Chinese in Washington D.C. says he knows how to make it less 2.(difficulty). Li Lei teaching Chinese to children says, “The magic key to 3.(teach) a language is culture.”

Li came to Washington through the State Department’s Teachers of Critical Language Program, which brings teachers from China and Egypt to America. One of the goals of the program is 4.(help) American students learn Chinese and Arabic.

The program helps the teachers and students learn about the 5.(culture) of other countries. Li says learning languages helps students learn 6.(much) about the world.

Spanish is the native language of many of Li’s students at Cooke Elementary School, so many of 7.(they) are learning English and Chinese at the same time.

Li 8.(explore) the local Chinese community and many other cultures in Washington so far. He says the children at the school, some of 9. are as young as five years old, might not remember all of the Chinese characters he teaches them, and that they might even forget his name. And he hopes that they will always remember him 10. a teacher they liked and respected.

    “None of us get out of life alive, so be brave and be thankful for all the opportunities (机会)you have.” Those were ____ words said by 18-year-old Jake Bailey, a cancer patient.

Bailey was in the leading position of the Students’ Union. The young man had planned to____ at his high school’s end-of-year ceremony (典礼)on schedule. ____, just the week before, he received shocking ____. After several weeks of not feeling well, tests showed that he had a fast-growing form of cancer. Doctors said, without ____, he would only have weeks to live, so they didn’t ____ him to take part in the event. But Bailey put on his school uniform along with his ____ face and left his hospital bed to give the inspiring speech to his ____. Without doubt, his surprise appearance ____ everyone at the ceremony. Sitting in the wheelchair, he began to ____ his ideas. He expressed that a strong-willed person would not easily ____, no matter how hard life was.

At the speech, Bailey encouraged his schoolmates to ____ their time. “The future is truly in our hands. ____ about having impractical long-term dreams. Let’s be ____to short-term goals ,” He____. “We don’t know where we might end up, or when we will end up, so work with pride on what is ____ us.”

When the senior ____ his speech with the school’s ____, “Altiora Peto,” which means “I fight for higher things”, the entire room burst into cheers.____, Bailey’s message was heard loud and clear. Bailey then closed his eyes and ____ the words “Thank you”.

1.A. unbelievable B. genuine C. inspiring D. amazing

2.A. speak B. chat C. sing D. debate

3.A. so B. Instead C. Besides D. However

4.A. fault B. attack C. news D. pain

5.A. doubt B. hope C. treatment D. delay

6.A. persuade B. allow C. warn D. organize

7.A. determined B. frightened C. satisfied D. surprised

8.A. friends B. family C. schoolmates. D. roommates

9.A. amused B. shocked C. affected D. frightened

10.A. explain B. form C. share D. change

11.A. turn up B. give in C. break up D. cut down

12.A. gain B. treasure C. spend D. spare

13.A. Talk B. Forget C. Care D. Dream

14.A. devoted B. limited C. admitted D. lost

15.A. continued B. reminded C. sighed D. cried

16.A. in place of B. in front of C. in charge of D. in search of

17.A. replaced B. ended C. began D. decorated

18.A. motto. B. principle C. rule D. opinion

19.A. Finally B. Obviously C. Actually D. Entirely

20.A. mouthed B. typed C. recorded D. wrote

Tips to fight summer weight gain

When we think of summer, most of us think of outdoor fun. So it seems like we should naturally lose weight over the summer—not gain it. 1. Lots of summer activities can work against our efforts to stay at a healthy weight. The good news is that it’s easy to avoid problems if we know what to look out for.

Get going with goals. When we don’t have a plan, it’s easy to spend summer moving from couch to computer, with regular stops at the fridge. 2. Just be sure to plan for some downtime so you can relax a little!

3. With school out, we lose our daily routines. If you don’t have a specific job or activity to get up for, it’s easy to sleep late, watch too much TV, and snack more than usual. Make sure your summer days have some structure — like getting up at the same time each day and eating meals at set times. Plan activities for specific times, like exercising before breakfast, for example. If you have time on your hands, offer to make dinner a couple of nights a week so your family can enjoy a sit-down meal together.

Think about what and how you eat. Summer means picnics and barbecues — activities that revolve around an unlimited spread of food. Pace yourself. Don’t overload your plate. Avoid going back for seconds and thirds. Choose seasonal, healthy foods like fresh fruit instead of high-sugar, high-fat desserts. 4.

Stay busy. 5. In addition to helping you avoid the cookie jar, filling your days with stuff to do can give you a sense of accomplishment. That’s especially true if a dream summer job or planned activity fell through. Limit your screen time — including TV, computer, and video games — to no more than 2 hours a day.

A. Stick to a schedule.

B. Plan more activities.

C. Appropriate summer eating sets you up on the right track!

D. Most of us, however, don’t take summer weight gain seriously.

E. In reality, though, summer isn’t all about beach volleyball and water sports.

F. When we’re bored, it’s easy to fall into a trap of doing nothing and then feeling low on energy.

G. Avoid this by setting a specific aim, like volunteering, mastering a new skill, or working at a job.

    Recently, a 1935 letter in which Ernest Hemingway detailed his catch of a 500lb blue marlin(青枪鱼), an adventure that is believed to have partly inspired his novel The Old Man and the Sea, has been sold for﹩28，000 (£22，000).

The handwritten letter was sent by Hemingway on 8 May to the fishing editor of the Miami Herald, telling in great detail how the author and his friend Henry Strater battled to keep sharks away from the marlin after catching it off the Bahamian island of Bimini.

Nate D Sanders, the auction(拍卖)company which sold the letter, said it documented for the first time in Hemingway's own words not only the size of the marlin, but also the attack by sharks, reflecting the plot of the novel.

The company added that Hemingway's account of the marlin catch differed from other anecdotes(轶事) of it, one of which described Hemingway using a machine gun on the sharks, which is said to have attracted more sharks rather than frightened them away.

The Old Man and the Sea was also inspired by an anecdote told by Hemingway's Cuban friend Carlos Gutierrez. In 1936, Hemingway wrote in a magazine that Carlos had told him about an old fisherman who caught a great marlin alone.

Three years later, Hemingway told his editor Max Perkins that he was planning a short story about the old commercial fisherman who fought the swordfish all alone in his sailing boat. Instead, he ended up writing For Whom the Bell Tolls, not returning to the story about the old fisherman until January 1951. It won him the Pulitzer in 1953, and was specifically mentioned when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1954.

1.What did the auction company stress when selling the 1935 letter？

A. The style of the writer. B. The history of the letter.

C. The contents of the letter. D. The popularity of the writer.

2.What inspired Hemingway to write The Old Man and The Sea besides his own adventure？

A. Henry Strater's account. B. Carlos Gutierrez's story.

C. Max Perkins' life experience. D. Nate D Sanders' description.

3.Which is the correct order of time for the following facts in the passage?

1. Hemingway wrote a letter to describe his adventure.

2. Hemingway caught a big blue marlin.

3. The letter was sold at auction.

4. The Old Man and The Sea won the Nobel Prize.

A. ①③②④ B. ②①④③ C. ②④①③ D. ②③①④

    Chinese scientists recently have produced two monkeys with the same gene, Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, using the same technique that gave us Dolly the sheep. These monkeys are not actually the first primates(灵长类)to be cloned. Another one named Tetra was produced in the late 1990s by embryo(胚胎)splitting, the division of an early-stage embryo into two or four separate cells to make clones. By contrast, they were each made by replacing an egg cell nucleus(卵原子核)with DNA from a differentiated body cell. This Dolly method, known as somatic(躯体的) cell nuclear transfer(SCNT), can create more clones and allows researchers greater control over the edits they make to the DNA.

Success came from adopting several new techniques. These included a new type of microscopy(显微术) to better view the cells during handling or using several materials that encourage cell reprogramming, which hadn’t been tried before on primates. Still, the research process proved difficult, and many attempts by the team failed. Just two healthy baby monkeys born from more than 60 tested mothers. This leads to many researchers’ pouring water on the idea that the team’s results bring scientists closer to cloning humans. They thought this work is not a stepping stone to establishing methods for obtaining live born human clones. Instead, this clearly remains a very foolish thing to attempt, and it would be far too inefficient, far too unsafe, and it is also pointless.

But the scientists involved emphasize that this is not their goal. There is now no barrier for cloning primate species, thus cloning humans is closer to reality. However, their research purpose is entirely for producing non-human primate models for human diseases; they absolutely have no intention, and society will not permit this work to be extended to humans. Despite limitations, they treat this breakthrough as a novel model system for scientists studying human biology and disease.

1.What do we know about the technology called SCNT?

A. It created the first primates.

B. It may contribute to editing the DNA.

C. It can divide an early-stage embryo into several cells.

D. It produced two cloned monkeys with different genes.

2.What does the author mean by “pouring water on the idea” in paragraph 2?

A. Keeping a hot topic of it. B. Paying no attention to it.

C. Having a low opinion of it. D. Adding supportive evidence to it.

3.What is the scientists’ purpose to clone these monkeys?

A. To prepare for their research on human cloning.

B. To serve as a stepping stone to their reputation.

C. To help with the study of human diseases.

D. To clone other animals for scientific use.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Cloning humans is already on its way.

B. New techniques seem to be pointless.

C. Society won’t agree to clone another monkey.

D. The success rate of this cloning of monkey was not high.

    We work with Cambridge County Council's Participation Team to create opportunities for young people to visit the University and learn more about it. The following events are scheduled for the 2019/2020 academic year.

SuperStar workshops

12 engaging workshops are planned for young people aged 7 to 11. These half﹣day visits will be held throughout the year, at times when young people are not at school.If participants complete 8 of the 12 workshops, they will be awarded the nationally recognized SuperStar Crest Award.

Please note, workshops will only run if we have a sufficient number of attendees (usually around 3+ participants).

Explore University Days

Explore University Days are for young people aged 12﹣15. Participants visit the University for two days and engage with a range of university-related workshops, and other fun activities.

Previous participants have engaged with the following:

• Visited the Sports Centre

• Took part in a Neuroscience workshop

• Enjoyed a two-course meal at a University College

Dates will be confirmed in early December 2019, and a schedule for event will follow in the New Year.

Events for post-16 students

If you are studying for your post-16 qualifications and are considering applying for Cambridge or would like to find out more about a specific subject, the following events might be for you:

• University and College Open Days

• Subject Masterclasses

• Cambridge Science Festival

1.What can the participants do in SuperStar workshops?

A. To stay half a day there. B. To get a gift.

C. To enjoy a free meal. D. To attend College Open Days.

2.Which event is specially for applicants of Cambridge?

A. SuperStar workshops. B. The Neuroscience workshop.

C. Explore University Days. D. Events for post-16 students.

3.The events in the passage most probably aim to ________.

A. introduce some courses B. advertise Cambridge University

C. enrich students' spare time life D. promote children's interest in touring

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.When do wisdom teeth usually start to appear?

A. In one’s childhood. B. In one’s middle age. C. In one’s early twenties.

2.When may a wisdom tooth cause a problem?

A. When there is too much gum (齿龈) around it.

B. When there is not enough room for it to grow.

C. When it completely rises through the gum.

3.What does the American Dental Association suggest doing when a wisdom tooth appears?

A. Removing it. B. Brushing it regularly. C. Eating soft food.

4.Why do people have wisdom teeth according to scientists?

A. People still need them for chewing.

B. People need them to protect their gums.

C. Ancient humans needed extra chewing teeth.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why are the speakers traveling in London?

A. For pleasure. B. On business. C. For research.

2.How long will it take for them to walk to the Hyde Park?

A. Forty minutes. B. Thirty minutes. C. Fifteen minutes.

3.What is the weather like right now?

A. Hot. B. Rainy. C. Cold.

4.What will the woman probably do next?

A. Walking to the park. B. Taking a taxi to the park. C. Going back to their hotel.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What did the woman dream about?

A. She lost 100 dollars. B. She found 100 dollars. C. She earned 100 dollars.

2.What does the man think of the woman’s dream?

A. Realistic. B. Ridiculous. C. Magical.

3.What will the woman do with the money?

A. Invite the man to have a big meal.

B. Buy some clothes for herself.

C. Try to return it to the owner.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why is Alice called Little Miss Sunshine?

A. She is helpful. B. She is outgoing. C. She sings very well.

2.Who is the youngest in the class?

A. Jane. B. Bob. C. Jim.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why is Mary upset?

A. She failed the test. B. She didn’t study hard. C. Jay did better than her in the test.

2.What score did Jay get in the test?

A. 49%. B. 70%. C. 79%.

Where are the speakers?

A. At a bag store. B. In a restaurant. C. At a hotel.

What was the woman probably trying to get?

A. A ticket for a movie. B. A part in a play. C. A job as a model.

Why was Alicia late this time?

A. She missed the bus. B. Her grandma was sick. C. The bus was in an accident.

How does the woman feel about the shoes?

A. They’re a bit small. B. They’re too expensive. C. She doesn’t like the color.

What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and students. C. Doctor and patient.

假设你是李华，在你校就读的英国交换生Tom因脚部受伤住院，你准备和同学们前去探望。请用英语给他写一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 表示关心；2. 告知探望时间及参加人员；3. 询问有何需求。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

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。

I know that the library is a wonderful thing but something we really should take advantage of. I go to the library near my home at least twice of a week in the past. However, because of my extreme busy schedule, it has been more than two year since my last library visit. How I miss the days I spent in the library read the books I loved! As you know, there is no friend so faithfully as a good book. I do enjoy the quiet atmosphere in the library, which makes me absorbing in my reading. This is time that I went to the library. If you fond of reading, be a frequent visitor to the library.