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When I was 14 years old, my best friend 1. (drag) me to an after-school dance class, 2. I enjoyed so much that I have been dancing ever since. After every dance class, however, I always have to stretch out my legs and back! It feels like as much exercise as 3. (go) to the gym—but dancing is not 4. (wide) considered to be a sport.

Many dancers would argue that dancing is a sport, as it requires strong muscles and impressive flexibility. No matter what style of dance you are participating in, you will always be using all of 5. (you) muscles while dancing and this can often be for several hours a day.

On 6. other hand, many people argue that dance is an art form. Dances often exhibit emotion (情感), tell 7. (story), etc. Dancing to music is creative and visually appealing to the eyes and ears, just like watching a play or a(n) 8. (profession) band. The shining costumes, the stage make-up and the big hairstyles are artistic and imaginative.

However, whether you consider dance to be an art 9. a sport, the important thing is to enjoy it! Dancing is a great way 10. (make) new friends and exercise!

    To millions of readers, Jeff Zaslow was a bestselling author. But to me, Jeff was a(a) ______ mentor（导师）who gave countless hours of his time and energy to ______ authors.

When I was in middle school, Jeff and his family ______ near our house. At a neighborhood party, I was a ______ kid playing basketball alone. Jeff walked over, introduced himself to me. He took a true interest in getting to ______ me, asking about my hobbies. Although we had just met, I had the ______ that this new neighbor truly cared about me.

Looking back, Jeff was the first adult who ______ me like a peer（同龄人）, and it helped me find my confidence. At the time, I had no ______ that Jeff would become a mentor to me or that I would enter the writing ______.

Twenty years later, I decided to ______ my first book. In search of ______ on developing a plan, I ______ to Jeff. Less than three hours later, his ______ landed in my mailbox. He invited me to call him any time, day or night. He asked me ______ questions and listened to my responses.

When I started writing, I ______ Jeff’s work as a model and his personal example as a reminder of what it meant to put other people first.

In 2012, before I finished writing my book, Jeff lost his ______ in a car accident. I missed the ______ to tell him what an influence he had on me—not only as a writer, but as a role model for how to live a good life.

Jeff Zaslow never got the chance to give his last ______. I don’t know what he would have ______, but I know how he would have made you ______ during the talk. He would have amused you with humor and encouraged you to seek for the most meaningful moments in life.

1.A. devoted B. honest C. strict D. fair

2.A. help B. choose C. find D. train

3.A. camped B. traveled C. moved D. returned

4.A. curious B. shy C. stubborn D. clever

5.A. invite B. know C. please D. trick

6.A. fear B. concern C. suggestion D. sense

7.A. treated B. shaped C. served D. accepted

8.A. doubt B. idea C. plan D. impression

9.A. system B. school C. profession D. class

10.A. collect B. write C. publish D. sell

11.A. decisions B. judgments C. guidance D. influence

12.A. reached out B. explained C. gave in D. came

13.A. book B. name C. reply D. refusal

14.A. difficult B. personal C. embarrassing D. thoughtful

15.A. relied on B. figured out C. dealt with D. paid for

16.A. eye B. leg C. family D. life

17.A. opportunity B. ability C. deadline D. point

18.A. performance B. description C. lecture D. lesson

19.A. learned B. realized C. expected D. said

20.A. feel B. grow C. behave D. continue

How to improve your studies—scientifically

Our brain can possibly memorize 2. 5 petabytes（千兆）of information. In order to use some of that surprising capacity（能力）a little more effectively when you learn, here are some tips that are based on widely-accepted research by learning experts.

1.

Some enjoy watching videos over reading books, others study with friends, and some like sitting in silence among a million books. Everybody is different.

Hard things first

2.  , so do the things that are difficult first. Once you are done with the hard things, you will feel better for the rest of the day, and probably more motivated to get other things done.

Space（分隔开）your studies

3. . Facts or vocabularies, for example, are best learned if you review them the first time one to two days after the study, and then again after one week, and after one month.

Instant self-test

After your study, finish up with a quick quiz. Immediate recall in the form of a test or a short summary on what you’ve just learned can increase retention（记忆力）by as much as 30%. 4., that extra effort creates deeper traces（痕迹）in your memory.

Don’t force it

Motivation is like hunger. You cannot force yourself to be motivated, just like you can’t tell someone else to be hungry. So, if you are not hungry right now, don’t worry. 5..

A. Take fun seriously

B. Find your own style

C. Take a break, and do something else

D. Good memory can grow your brain’s potential

E. Because it’s much harder for your brain to remember than to read

F. Like most people you have the strongest willpower in the morning.

G. to remember things for a longer time, repeat the material after taking several breaks

    So often I hear people justify（为……辩解）their lack of family trips because their children are not old enough to remember them. This reason is so confusing to me. Who would travel based on another person’s memory?

Of course the kids aren’t going to remember anything in infancy（婴儿期）, but you will. You will remember all the sweet memories you had with them.

My parents would take me to Guatemala as a child. I don’t remember a lot about the trip, but I do know that when I went back as a young adult, I felt comfortable in my surroundings. I didn’t spend my time there discovering a new way of life. I spent the time having fun with my family. I love looking at pictures that we took together when I was my son’s age. I don’t remember them, but that’s not the point. The point is, I was there with my family, and I know I was happy.

Now that I’m a parent, I can’t help but do the same. Last year, we took our 2-year-old son to Disney alongside his great-grandmother. His great-grandmother had recently begun to suffer from Alzheimer’s. That trip was timed in the most magical way — right before my son was old enough to remember it and right before his great-grandmother began to forget. This makes me want to cry for them both. How did we get so lucky to have this moment to share with each other before big changes influenced our family forever?

Realistically speaking, many families do not have the opportunity to travel internationally or visit pricey theme parks. I understand this more than you know, but I’m talking beyond that. They are young but these forgettable moments are still changing them. They will shape your children into who they will be tomorrow. The memories we absorb as their parents are also as influential as we have not finished learning our truths either.

1.Why do some parents go on few family trips?

A. They have no time. B. They cannot afford them.

C. They are not interested in them. D. They think their kids won’t remember them.

2.What’s the author’s impression of her childhood trip to Guatemala?

A. Clear. B. Boring.

C. Pleasing. D. Hard.

3.Which influenced the author to plan the Disney trip?

A. Her son. B. Her parents.

C. Some old photos. D. Other parents’ ideas.

4.Why did the author want to cry when recalling the Disney trip?

A. She was sorry for her grandmother’s disease.

B. She was worried about big family changes.

C. She was moved by the timing of the trip.

D. She was surprised by her son’s growth.

    My first term at MIT（麻省理工学院）was awesome—I got all A’s, and I declared math as my major. My parents were expecting me to become a doctor like them so I was trying to satisfy them. But I was desperately running away from them. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. My third term, I ended up with a D in math. I didn’t do that well in my other classes, either. It seemed like all my friends were doing so well, getting opportunities over the summers.

My fifth term, I realized that I was awful at higher-level math. I had lost all confidence in myself. I went to a few classes at the beginning of the term, but after by midterm, I had totally stopped. My only relief was the dance team I was on. I would sleep all day, and then go to dance practice, and then go back to sleep. As expected, I failed in all of my classes and had to withdraw from MIT.

I had no choice but to tell my parents. Instead of yelling or hitting me, though, they just held me and cried. The next day, my dad took a day off from work and took me to a nearby, small arts college.

I had lost all confidence in myself. Before my first biology test, I didn’t think I could pass. I did pass. Since I had so much free time, I decided to join a biology lab. I realized that was what I wanted to do! I wanted to be a scientist!

This past May, I graduated with the highest honors, and now I have my PhD in biology. Though it ended up taking me 5 years to graduate from college, I can say now that dropping out of MIT was one of the best things that ever happened to me. I’ve realized that a person is not their grades. I’ve realized how much my parents loved me. I’ve finally discovered my passion（热情）in life!

1.How was the author’s first term at MIT?

A. He was busy with exams. B. He knew his goals clearly.

C. He did well in all subjects. D. He was fed up with math.

2.How did the author’s parents react to his failing at MIT?

A. They hit him. B. They yelled at him.

C. They quit their jobs to teach him. D. They forgave him for what he did.

3.In the arts college, the author _________.

A. rebuilt his confidence B. volunteered at many labs

C. found it hard to learn biology D. hated the learning environment

4.What do we know about the author from the last paragraph?

A. He felt sorry for his parents. B. He discovered his true interest.

C. He realized the importance of grades. D. He felt ashamed of his failing at MIT.

    The man who walked into Dave Cutlip’s tattoo parlor（纹身店）in Brooklyn Park. Maryland, in January was tough to miss. His face bore a gang（帮派）tattoo. The man sought Cutlip’s help in covering up his violent past. He was determined to turn over a new leaf. “I could see the hurt in his eyes,” Cutlip, 49, told The Washington Post.

Cutlip couldn’t help the man—the tattoo were too close to the eyes. But it got him thinking. Many young people get tattoos that they come to regret. A few can mark them for the rest of their days. Then they’re “always going to be a victim. ” said Cutlip. “If I can help, that’s my ultimate（最终的）goal. ”

Inking over a tattoo costs hundreds of dollars, and getting one removed by laser（激光）is even pricier. So Cutlip decided he would help by hiding racist or gang-related tattoos for free. He put the word out via Facebook: “Sometimes people make bad choices and sometimes people change. We believe there is enough hate in this world, and we want to make a difference. ”

One man, Casey Schaffer, showed up with the word “white” on one forearm and “power” on the other. He’d served a year in prison on drug charges, he told The Washington Post, and had joined a white group there because "they took care of me. I thought of it as paying them back. " But employers would take one look at the tattoos and turn him down. So he had Cutlip obscure（使不分明）one of the words with a heat and roses and tattoo an eagle over the other.

Cutlip has done nine such jobs, each of which took several hours. He told People that a client（顾客）let him know that he quickly found a job once his tattoo was obscured. Such victories inspired Cutlip to found the Random Acts of Tattoo project with three like-minded（志同道合的）tattoo studios from around the country, and now hundreds of clients are on a wait list. As he told National Public Radio. “If we can just erase hate, then we’re doing something. ”

1.What do we know about the man who had a gang tattoo?

A. His eyes were badly hurt. B. He refused Cutlip’s help.

C. Tattoos covered all of his body. D. He decided to start all over again.

2.How did Cutlip help Casey?

A. By coloring the tattoos. B. By inking over the tattoos.

C. By changing the tattoos’ patterns. D. By removing the tattoos by laser.

3.Why did Casey ask Cutlip for help?

A. To get employed. B. To join another group.

C. To hide his anger at whites. D. To please his current employer.

4.What can be inferred about the Random Acts of Tattoo project?

A. It’s a worldwide project. B. It’s a co-founded project.

C. Its clients are like-minded. D. Its clients don’t have to wait long.

    Festivals are a great way to experience a destination in a different way. This article will fuel your wanderlust（漫游癖）and guide you to the best festivals.

St Patrick’s Day

Where: Dublin, Ireland & New York, USA

When: 17 March

St Patrick’s Day has taken place in New York city on March 17th since 1762. On this day, the whole city turns green. Many Irish make traditional bread on this day. It is one of the most fun days the of the year in New York City every year, when the whole city turns into a big green party.

SXSW

Where: Austin, USA

When:10-19 March

Like free things? Yeah me too! Free food, drink and music sound good? Welcome to Austin, Texas. SXSW is a festival for those who work in the music and film industries. There are “free” shows. You di have to pay but not by handing over cash; you have to give some time to queue but it is worth it to see some popular stars.

King’s Day

Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

When: 27 April

Every year on April 27 Amsterdam turns a very bright color of orange for King’s Day, which is the birthday of King Willem-Alexander. It is a crazy fun celebration when the center of the city is car, bus, and bike-free. It is a market day, when anyone can sell pretty much anything. Tips: Take a jacket with you, wear orange, and bring cash.

Just for Laughs

Where: Montreal, Canada

When: 14-30 July

For comedy lovers there is no other festival in the world better than Montreal’s Just for Laughs. The festival concentrates most of its shows in the Latin Quarter. During the day street performers delight the crowds and at night the city comes alive with comedy all over the city.

1.What do St Patrick’s Day and King’s Day have in common?

A. They are market days.

B. They feature a specific color.

C. They begin in the same month.

D. They are in honor of a King’s birthday.

2.Which festival is about music and film?

A. St Patrick’s Day. B. SXSW.

C. King’s Day. D. Just for Laughs.

3.What do we know about Just for Laughs?

A. It offers free food.

B. It lasts for one week.

C. It is the best comedy festival in the world.

D. It is celebrated in many places worldwide.

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Workaholics live for their work, often spending many extra hours at work, and often taking work home to complete. It’s fine to live in a work-hard culture, but when work becomes the only reason for a person’s existence above more important things (such as family and friends), the issue becomes critical. That’s the problem more and more Americans are faced with.

Americans are working more hours per week than in years past, and with many companies reducing employees, more and more workers are worried about their own jobs. Some studies show that as many as 40 percent of American workers don’t even bother to take vacations, partly because of fears they may not have a job to come back to if they do. Besides, it is obvious that part of the matter is financial. More and more people begin to define success in terms of financial measures. The higher one’s income is, the more respect one gets. Finally, people nowadays live and work in a connected environment -- e-mails, instant messaging, fax machines, and cell phones -- making it hard for them to truly get time away from their work, even when they are on holiday.

When work becomes the only reason for being -- when it becomes the only thing people think about, the only thing that truly makes people happy, many Americans find that they are no longer close to their kids. Divorce rate jumps and serious stress-related health problems come up. Undoubtedly, it is time to do something.

To reduce workaholism, you must stay away from work once in a while. There are many ways to do that: Spend time with family and friends; Call home often to stay connected; Learn to say no to new assignments; Consider exercises to get your body back to a healthy shape; Fight the urge that everything you do must be perfect. It will take some effort, but for yourself and those you love, you really should make the effort. Have a try and you won’t regret it.

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假如你是高中生李华，你的美国笔友Jack热爱中国传统文化，最近打算来中国工作生活一段时间，但是不确定应该去往哪个城市，写信向你咨询。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括:

1. 你推荐的城市；

2. 推荐的理由(不少于两条)；

3. 美好祝愿。

注意:

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Who are better at science in your class, girls or boys? These years, girls start to show more interest in the 1. (subject) of science, technology, engineering and Maths (STEM), according to a recent study from the UK.

In the study, every year over the last seven years, over 20,000 students 2. were in their final year in high school were surveyed. As for university courses, 3. number of girls considering choosing STEM subjects has a 4. (big) increase than that of boys. Over one-fifth of the girls surveyed said they were considering jobs 5. (relate) to STEM, such as engineers. And the interest in engineering and science has also risen.

This is an important change for women in the UK. But at present, there are not nearly as many women 6. men studying STEM subjects or working in the STEM fields. Only 13%～22% of people who graduate 7. university with STEM degrees are women. And women are seen only one in eight STEM jobs.

Are men really more suited to STEM work than women? Of course not. This is 8. (part) because of the conventional idea, which means many people think so, even though it is not correct.

“It is important that young women should 9. (encourage) to get into these jobs. In fact, STEM subjects are fun and exciting. Studying science can do 10. (we) good. It offers women chances of taking up fantastic careers and they will get higher pay in these areas,” said Niki Yates, manager of GSK’s business.

    Last week 26-year-old Zion took a seat and put his food on a table at a McDonald’s. He was intending to ______ breakfast by himself when 70-year-old Jan, who is living alone, ______ Zion. Then she asked in a weak voice ______she could share the table with him. Zion said ‘yes’ ______.

Zion introduced himself and shook the little lady’s ______ hand. They didn’t know each other, and they couldn’t be more ______. But today they had a meal together and spent the next 45 minutes enjoying each other’s ______ and sharing stories about their lives. Like they were friends, they talked and ______ together. When their time together came to an end, Zion ______ her to her car and they exchanged numbers with the intention of having a ______ again soon.

“She is such a ______ woman,” Zion recalled. “She mentioned many times how we all should love one another and how we should not ______ anyone because you never know how their day is going and what they have ______.”

Zion is glad that his ______ conversation with Jan could inspire so many people, but he says that he is mostly just happy to have a new ______. He says that he is very ______ to set up another breakfast date. “I’ll ______ trying,” said Zion. “I know if we had forever she would have a ______ for me for every day.”

Every stranger has the ______ to foster a new friendship. Their ______ story has been posted on social media and it melts our hearts. Now they are internet famous.

1.A. prepare B. order C. eat D. finish

2.A. invited B. approached C. recognized D. greeted

3.A. that B. when C. how D. if

4.A. enthusiastically B. casually C. nervously D. anxiously

5.A. delicate B. strong C. wrinkled D. skilled

6.A. popular B. different C. friendly D. admirable

7.A. success B. peace C. freedom D. company

8.A. laughed B. played C. cheered D. teased

9.A. carried B. led C. walked D. drove

10.A. visit B. breakfast C. share D. call

11.A. wonderful B. silent C. generous D. content

12.A. ignore B. blame C. suspect D. judge

13.A. depended on B. given up C. gone through D. cared about

14.A. brief B. sweet C. private D. serious

15.A. friend B. start C. target D. opportunity

16.A. upset B. frightened C. proud D. excited

17.A. start B. keep C. advocate D. consider

18.A. gift B. food C. story D. sponsor

19.A. potential B. intention C. fortune D. confidence

20.A. strange B. familiar C. amusing D. touching

    Choosing the right college can be challenging, but knowing where to start can be even more challenging. 1. Here are the tips I wish someone would have told me before I chose which college to attend.

First things first, you need to decide what you want to major in. This will be the most important part of the process, because it will determine what career you will choose after college. This decision is not the end, you can definitely change majors once you’re in college. 2.

Next, it’s time to decide if you want to stay close to your hometown or go away for college. Both options have their own pros and cons. These pros and cons can vary from money and how much financial aid the college will provide you, job success after graduation, opportunities the college offers such as study abroad or internships, to how many people attend the college. 3.

4. Would you mind living in the area surrounding the campus? Do they have a good program for your major? Does the college have big or small classes, which would you prefer? How is the college ranked? Does ranking matter to you? Is the campus big or small? Which would you prefer? Does the school feel like a good personal fit?

Make sure to also do research on alumni (校友), current students and professors who are present on the different campuses of the colleges you are inquiring about. It’s always good to do great research than none at all and pick a college you know nothing about and regret your decision in the end. And if this happens, you’ll end up transferring (转学) to another college, where you’ll definitely do your research to not have the same thing happen again. 5.

Now that you have all this newfound knowledge on how to choose a college, I hope you are ready to start the process! Good luck!

A. No worries, I am here to help you through the process.

B. There’s no excuse for not visiting the colleges in your local area.

C. Other things to consider when choosing a college are as follows.

D. You can register for its online college fair at campuslife.com.

E. These are all things to take into consideration when choosing a college.

F. But note that changing majors can affect how long it will take you to graduate.

G. So you might as well get all the research done now, and save yourself both time and money.

    Sudoku (数独) puzzles give your brain a hard time: Every number from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine horizontal (横向的) rows, in each of the nine vertical columns and in each of the nine boxes.

For many of us, this can be a reason for a headache, but in the very rare case of a German man, a Sudoku puzzle even caused seizures (痉挛).

In a new case study from the University of Munich, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Berend Feddersen introduces a student who was 25 years old when he was buried by a snow slide during a ski tour. For 15 minutes, he didn’t get enough oxygen, which severely damaged certain parts of his brain. “He had to receive treatment on the scene. Luckily he survived,” says Feddersen, the author of the study.

Weeks after the accident, when the young man was ready for recovery treatment, something bizarre happened: When the patient solved Sudoku puzzles, he suddenly had seizures of his left arm — something the medical world hadn’t seen before.

Feddersen explains: “In order to solve a Sudoku, the patient used parts of his brain which are responsible for vision-space tasks. But exactly those brain parts had been damaged in the accident and then caused the seizures once they were used.”

This particular case is an example of what doctors call reflex epilepsy (反射性癫痫), according to Dr. Jacqueline French, professor from NYU Langone School of Medicine.

“You have to have an injury of your brain first, and then seizures like that can happen,” she says.

In the meantime, the patient from the case study stopped solving Sudoku puzzles forever and has been seizure-free for more than five years. “Fortunately, he can do crossword puzzles. He never had problems with those,” Feddersen says.

1.In the accident, the student ______.

A. began to experience seizures in his left arm

B. got the vision-space part of his brain damaged

C. had to be sent to hospital as soon as possible

D. found his Sudoku ability seriously weakened

2.It can be learned from the text that ______.

A. the man cannot complete crossword puzzles now

B. it is Sudoku playing that brings about his seizures

C. the man’s symptoms are common and widely observed

D. the seizures cause much trouble to the man’s daily life

3.This text can be best described as______.

A. a medical test B. a warning to skiers

C. a news report D. a research paper

    People like to post their selfies(自拍照) on social media. To know more about it, scientists at Syracuse University in New York recently did a research and came up with some surprising findings.

People who post selfies and use editing software to make themselves look better show behavior connected to narcissism(自恋), the researchers said. Makana Chock, a professor from Syracuse University, said because social media is mostly used by people to share unimportant information about their lives, it is a good place for people to “work towards satisfying their own vanity.” Those “likes” under their Facebook selfies make them feel good.

Besides, people who post group selfies show a need for popularity and a need to belong to a group, the research found. Some people feel “peer(同伴) pressure” to post selfies and some follow the popular belief that if there is no picture of an event or experience, it did not really happen. “Anyway, it shouldn’t be seen as negative. People get sense of satisfaction especially when they get likes. And it does no harm,” Chock said.

Other findings from the study include: There are no major differences on how often men and women post selfies and how often they use editing software. But men who post selfies showed more of a need to be seen as popular than women who posted selfies.

Chock said posting selfies on social media is not all that different from what people have done for many years. On trips and special events, our parents and grandparents used cameras instead of phones to take photos. They would bring back photos to show friends and family. You had no choice but to look at them. You probably commented about how nice everyone in the photos looked, especially children and the person showing the photos. They were happy to hear your comments. That was the old way of “clicking like”. On social media, however, people can decide not to look at photos --- even if they click “like”.

1.What is the research mainly about?

A. The ways of making people look better in selfies.

B. The reasons for people posting selfies on social media.

C. The differences between men and women in posting selfies.

D. The connections between posting selfies and mental health.

2.What does the word “vanity” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. A deep desire to know about something. B. A special need to be more popular.

C. Too much pride in one’s own appearance. D. Strong determination to improve oneself.

3.What is Chock’s attitude towards selfie posting?

A. Ambiguous. B. Cautious. C. Disapproving. D. Supportive.

4.From the last paragraph, we know that the older generations showed their photos to friends and family ______.

A. to win praise from viewers B. to show off their cameras

C. to improve relationships D. to share good moments

    Many of us just laugh it away when they are told incredible(难以置信的) stories about other people, but I have a deep interest in these stories and I prefer to believe they are true. Here’s one I collected from a total stranger.

“Well, I was 11 when my family arrived at Fern Lake overlooking Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was so beautiful to look miles across the Rockies and thousands of feet below into the valley. My parents were busy getting lunch out of the trunk so I climbed over the wooden fence to get closer to the cliff edge in the hope that I wouldn’t miss any beautiful sight down there.

I started down a little hill but soon started sliding on loose pebble rocks(鹅卵石). I fell on my back, but kept going faster and faster to what seemed the edge of the world (a 2,000 foot drop). In seconds I knew I was going to die. My feet and legs went first over the edge at a high speed. Then suddenly I felt two hands push hard on my chest and stopped me dead. My heart was racing and I slowly inched my body back to where I finally could make it back up the hill.

My father was waiting there and screaming at me for doing such a dangerous stunt (特技). I tried to tell him and my mom about the hands that held me back, but to this day they don’t believe me. They thought I was just trying to get out of trouble with a made-up story.”

We parted ways, but I assured her that I believed every word of her story. I could see a little surprise and happiness on her face.

That’s why I always ask people to share their miracles (奇迹). Each real story makes my days full of hope and gratefulness.

1.The girl got closer to the cliff edge to ________.

A. take an adventure B. better enjoy the view

C. collect pebble rocks D. play a joke on her parents

2.In the writer’s eyes, the girl ______.

A. made up an exciting story B. reached the bottom of the valley

C. enjoyed doing dangerous stunts D. was saved by a magical force

3.The writer is interested in people’s miracle stories because they______.

A. are often told in an amusing way B. seem unbelievable but actually true

C. prove that life is full of miracles D. help him stay positive about life

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Which of the following about Science for Kids is true?

A. Articles there are written by children.

B. Adults will find it enjoyable as well.

C. Its contents are designed for children only.

2.What can Science Weekly do?

A. Help people know the world better.

B. Promote more scientific discoveries.

C. Improve the way children learn science.

3.Which of the following can probably be found on Science Weekly?

A. Life stories of scientists. B. Educational theories. C. Development in robots.

4.How can you find the previous articles on the websites?

A. Fill in an application form.

B. Put in a relevant search term.

C. Turn the web pages one by one.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why is the man there?

A. To fly to London. B. To see Ryan off. C. To meet the woman.

2.What does Ryan go to Paris for?

A. To receive education. B. To go sightseeing. C. To do business.

3.What does the man worry about?

A. The plane might be delayed.

B. There’s no time to talk to Daisy.

C. Ryan might miss his flight.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the man think of today’s movies?

A. Most of them are boring. B. The stories are full of fun. C. The actors are stupid.

2.Why isn’t the movie’s sound effect good?

A. The director’s skills were poor.

B. There was not enough money.

C. Good sound effect was too hard to achieve.

3.What can the movie do to young children?

A. Inspire their imagination.

B. Get them to think about life.

C. Teach them to behave themselves.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the man speaker doing?

A. Having an interview. B. Introducing a product. C. Making a complaint.

2.What kind of job is he applying for?

A. Translation. B. Writing. C. Advertising.

3.What does the man love?

A. Interesting products. B. Fashion magazines. C. Big challenges.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the woman think of the cheese?

A. Its package is ugly. B. It’s not fresh enough. C. It’s too expensive.

2.What will the man do next?

A. Throw the cheese away. B. Go to the supermarket. C. Put the cheese on the shelf.

Where are the speakers?

A. In a coffee shop. B. At the workplace. C. At home.

How much will the man finally pay for the T-shirt?

A. 6 dollars. B. 10 dollars. C. 12 dollars.

What will the speakers do?

A. Keep waiting. B. Go back home. C. Change the restaurant.

What will the man do?

A. Return Jimmy’s dictionary. B. Go and look for Jimmy. C. Give Jimmy a phone call.

When did the speakers graduate from the school?

A. 8 years ago. B. 10 years ago. C. 20 years ago.

中国汉字博大精深，它有着多种造字方法以及丰富的寓意。请你写一封英语书信，向你的笔友Mark介绍你最喜欢的一个汉字，聊聊它的构成、含义以及你最喜欢它的原因。

注意:1.词数100左右;2.开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

Dear Mark

How are you these days?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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(Ʌ)，并在下面写出该加的词。

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。

A ship destroyed during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to the small and deserted island. The two survivors had been good friends. They agreed to pray to God separate. The first man prayed for food, a house and clothes. But like magic, all of these were given to them. However, the second man still has had nothing. Finally, the first man prayed for a ship such that he could leave the island and it worked well. As the ship was about to leaving, the first man heard a voice from heaven telling him it was the second man when prayed all his prayers would be answered. He was so touched that he burst into tear.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Kentucky Fried Chicken has launched a new themed branch in honor of Lei Feng, a legendary soldier1.(celebrate) in China for his2.(self) and modesty, in his hometown Changsha, Hunan province

The restaurant opened on Sunday, two days before the3.(office)remembrance day marked across the country every year on March 54.people celebrate his spirits by showing goodwill and giving5.helping hand to others.

The restaurant will organize series of activities and also cooperate with the local Lei Fen Memorial Hall to 6.( well promote Lei Feng’s spirits.7.the entrance to the restaurant stand two big Lei -like statues and its inner part8.(decorate) with Lei's cartoon portraits and quotes from his diary, with words from his poems playing in the background

He Min, general manager of KFC in Hunan province, told voc. com. en that in addition to the themed restaurant, they will also launch a project devoted to Lei’s virtues in 250 outlets(门店)across the province, including 9.( provide ) free drinking water and resting10.( place) for gate guards

    The summer before the ninth grade, procrastination(拖延 )affected my life in a deep way. With only a few days until the start of school, I had_______just one of three homework tasks we were_______Instead of enjoying my last few moments of _______, I spent that time doing homework, which was an_______way to end the vacation.

Putting in 100 percent_______, I always started with strong_______at the beginning of each school year._______I struggled to maintain that energy as the weeks passed.

One night, my father and I were having a_______about college. He told me, " It doesn’t _______much whether you get into an Ivy League university or just a(n)____________college-what matters is how you get there and what you do to____________it". This really spoke to me, because it made me focus more on the____________of my work rather than the quantity.

Thanks to that conversation, I____________the way I went through life. I started to ____________ that trying my____________best is a thousand times better than simply doing something to get it done.

My effort began to____________in my first year of high school. I had never____________that my grades in some harder classes could be better than those in the easier ones I took last year.

Now I would rather work hard for something and enjoy the____________of success, than not try at all or give up halfway. Motivation can ____________become a habit if you repeat a(n)____________that helps you avoid procrastination.

1.A. finished B. shared C. quitted D. repeated

2.A. passed B. arranged C. designed D. showed

3.A. pride B. freedom C. silence D. surprise

4.A. unpleasant B. enjoyable C. valuable D. confusing

5.A. trust B. fund C. effort D. knowledge

6.A. curiosity B. misunderstanding C. fear D. motivation

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

8.A. conversation B. quarrel C. discussion D. break

9.A. occur B. work C. matter D. fail

10.A. popular B. famous C. ordinary D. new

11.A. disturb B. accomplish C. attract D. embarrass

12.A. amount B. comment C. request D. quality

13.A. changed B. refused C. admitted D. copied

14.A. explain B. doubt C. believe D. expect

15.A. slight B. sharp C. steady D. absolute

16.A. fall behind B. run out C. break out D. pay off

17.A. worried B. imagined C. promise D. questioned

18.A. pleasure B. effect C. opinion D. progress

19.A. luckily B. hardly C. easily D. silently

20.A. test B. idea C. game D. routine

    Finding spare change or an extra dollar in your pocket always feels like a victory, 1.. Without thinking, you might hear the familiar rhyme in your head when you spot one on the sidewalk: " Find a penny, pick it up. All day long you’ll have good luck.”

According to one theory, people originally thought pennies would bring good luck because of religious beliefs2.. This theory also fueled other superstitions(迷信行为) like charm bracelets and metal horseshoes, which are also "lucky. "Plus, metal currency like pennies were linked to more wealth and thus more luck. That might be a straightforward explanation, but other eleven strange origins of other everyday superstition sure aren’t.

Another reason people might have claimed pennies would bring good luck comes down to the battle between good and evil, which is like two sides of the coin. Finding a penny heads up. meant you’d have luck on your side, but tails up would mean the opposite,3.. Some people say that if you find a penny tails up, you should turn it over to make it heads up so that it can bring luck to whoever finds it next.  4.. The Irish half-penny, which stopped circulating in 1987, is especially lucky to anyone who finds one. Then there: 's also the old saying " Something old, something new something borrowed, something blue, and a penny in the shoe. " 5.

A. Pennies From Heaven is a way of thinking

B. although the exact reasoning for this is unknown

C. but even finding something worth as little as a penny is satisfying

D. No matter what the reason is, pennies are part of many lucky traditions

E. Placing g silver sixpence in the bride’s left shoe is said to be a symbol of wealth

F. These are all things brides should wear on their wedding day for good luck in their marriage

G Folktales from ancient civilizations said metals were gifts from gods intended to protect people from evil