As the final examinations ______ students begin to busy themselves with reviewing.

A. draw in B. drop out

C. draw near D. drop in

The _____ of the harmful chemicals on the world’s lakes and oceans has raised awareness of the public.

A. effect B. effort

C. donation D. distribution

Soon , his warm and inviting smile put me ______ and we spent the next two hours talking casually .

A. in confusion B. at ease

C. in doubt D. in despair

Don’t let failure _____ you, for you can never tell how close you may be to victory.

A. display B. dissolve

C. discount D. discourage

Joe is a good basketball player ______ being short and stout.

A. due to B. despite

C. considering D. concerning

________ are natural and in fact debate and discussion should be encouraged.

A. Discoveries B. Difficulties

C. Disappointments D. Disagreements

To ______ the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time.

A. correct B. deliver

C. cover D. demand

It will not _____your notice that there have been some major changes in the company .

A. equip B. escape

C. enclose D. endanger

Few pleasures can _____ that of a cool drink on a hot day .

A. equip B. elect

C. encounter D. equal

I decided to try _______ to rid my students of their fear and dislike of books.

A. in depth B. at any cost

C. around the corner D. to a degree

I am writing to you _______ your job application .

A. on the contrary B. consistent with

C. in connection with D. in contrast

Ann suffered from depression and a number of other _______ problems.

A. emotional B. effective

C. earnest D. enjoyable

He added that state and local governments might have to ____ spending as a result of declining tax revenue.

A. cut back B. cut off

C. cut out D. cut in

    If your home were on fire, what would you try to save? Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. On getting the call to evacuate(疏散), we had to consider what we couldn’t live without, ________ whatever we could save and leaving immediately.

We ________ suitcases with necessary clothes. We took the ________ financial records ---- who wants to _______ himself with the government over _______ documents? Now, what else? We seized the valuable family ________ from the walls, which couldn’t be replaced.

Then we took a hard look at all that ________. A lamp that ________ my great grandmother. A ________ my wife learned to play as a kid. A large tent we spent months ________ money for camping. Bedroom furniture we wanted to pass down to our ________ some day. The gifts that decorated our house from our treasured friends. These things ________ our love as a family and friends. It was ________ to move everything from our home. ________ at all that we might lose, I found it difficult to say goodbye. But ________, I felt warm.

We were ________ with memories as we ________ at these items. Each had stories to tell just like the photos. They told about where we’d been, where we ________ were and where we were going. They were ________ of those people we had loved and who loved us. Now I didn’t think my “things” meant that much to me. Indeed, the spirit of them was all that truly ________.

1.A. covering B. removing C. collecting D. spotting

2.A. carried B. piled C. supplied D. packed

3.A. cars B. computers C. books D. food

4.A. enjoy B. entertain C. bother D. force

5.A. extra B. regular C. useless D. missing

6.A. pictures B. televisions C. decorations D. chargers

7.A. abandoned B. remained C. burned D. kept

8.A. belonged to B. adapted to C. related to D. appealed to

9.A. doll B. ball C. sport D. piano

10.A. borrowing B. saving C. paying D. lending

11.A. children B. friends C. colleagues D. relatives

12.A. inspired B. measured C. represented D. expressed

13.A. unbelievable B. impractical C. inconvenient D. unnecessary

14.A. Looking up B. Looking around C. Looking forward D. Looking out

15.A. roughly B. casually C. strangely D. curiously

16.A. flooded B. impressed C. surrounded D. satisfied

17.A. wondered B. glanced C. glared D. stared

18.A. normally B. frequently C. suddenly D. presently

19.A. signals B. signs C. symbols D. lessons

20.A. mattered B. proved C. lasted D. changed

How to escape from a car in water

“If you get on your phone and call your parents or your sister, or 911, you will die,” says Robert May, a 21-year-old veteran(老兵) of the Indiana State. No one else will arrive in time: you have to save yourself.

Move quickly. Minivans(微型货车) might float for as long as10 minutes. 1. In a study from the University of Manitoba, three passengers were able to exist with a child mannequin(人体模型) through a single driver-side window in just 3 seconds.

Unbuckle(揭开)your seat belt, lower your window and climb out, ideally onto the roof of the vehicle. 2.Unfasten them from the backseat, pull them into the front and push them out of your window, oldest ones first. In May’s experience, electric car windows will continue to work after falling into water. 3.

Don’t open the door, water will flood in. Once full of water, the vehicle will sink fast. 4.Vehicle submersions (淹没) have one of the highest death rates of any type of single-motor-vehicle incidents, responsible for 400 deaths a year in North America.

After you get on top of your car, figure out if it makes sense to stay put or swim for dry ground. 5.Just get out first, May says.

A. From there, call for help

B. You will be then totally out of danger.

C. Research has been done to confirm this.

D. If there are children present, attend to them first.

E. In one study, a 65-passanger bus sank in nine seconds

F. Still, keep a small glass-breaking tool on your key ring, just in case

G. However, the chances of survival are highest if you get out in the first 60 seconds

    You can relax if remembering everything isn't your strong suit. Recent research makes the case that being forgetful can be a strength—in fact, selective memory can even be a sign of stronger intelligence.

Traditional research on memory has focused on the advantages of remembering everything. But looking through years of recent memory data, researchers found that the neurobiology of forgetting can be just as important to our decision-making as what our minds choose to remember.

Making intelligent decisions doesn't mean you need to have all the information at hand.    It just means  you need to hold onto the most valuable information. And that means clearing up space in your    memory palace for the most up-to-date information on clients and situations. Our brains do this by    creating new neurons(神经元）in our  hippocampus, which have the power to overwrite(重写)existing memories that are influencing our decision-making.

If you want to increase the number of new neurons in our brain ’ s learning region，try exercising. Some aerobic exercise like jogging, power walking and swimming has been found to increase the number of neurons making important connections in our brains.

When we forget the names of certain clients or details about old jobs，the brain is making a choice that these details don't matter. Although too much forgetfulness can be a cause for concern，the occasional lost detail can be a sign of a perfectly healthy memory system. The researchers found that our brains facilitate decision-making by stopping us from focusing too much on unimportant past details. Instead，the brain helps us remember the most important part of a conversation.

We can get blamed for being absent-minded when we forget past events in perfect detail. These findings show us that total recall(记忆）can be overvalued. Our brains are working smarter when they aim to remember the right stories, not every story.

1.How can we help our brains produce more neurons?    '

A. By having deep sleep frequently.

B. By practicing swimming regularly.

C. By doing mental labor repeatedly.

D. By learning new skills constantly.

2.Which of the following can best replace “facilitate” underlined in paragraph 5?

A. postpone B. repeat

C. promote D. abuse

3.What conclusion can be drawn from the text?

A. Memory loss is well worth noticing.

B. Decisions can’t be made without memories.

C. We shouldn't stress total recall too much.

D. Forgetting is even more important than remembering.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Caution：do remember to forget

B. Why and how people choose to forget

C. Want to become smarter? Learn to forget

D. Being forgetful might mean you are    smarter

    It was the night before my election. I was running for Sophomore Vice President.

I had prepared a performance for the election--a funny boxing match. The fight had popular moves as seen in Dodge Ball, Iron Man, and Super Smash Brothers. In the end, I would perform my famous move， the Power-Punch from Hot Rod.

My friend Cheyenne and I rehearsed (排练) the fight for hours, but the fight would not be a fight without music and sound effects. This is where my brother came in. He stayed up all night to work on that soundtrack. And when my computer’s disk burner (刻录机) went out at 6 in the morning, he spent a college student’s week’s worth of incomes to replace it.

Why would he go into all that trouble? Because he knew that out of all the other important things he could be doing, this was imperative to me. He knew because it was once important to him. Having graduated from Layton High just a year earlier, he knew what it was like to be in the center of people's attention. He knew how fun high school could be, and he wanted me to have a great experience.

I ended up losing the election, but that day changed my world forever. The lesson my brother taught me became my most important belief. But it wasn't until I had a similar opportunity that I really understood why he cared so much.

What did it take for me to understand? It was the performance. The rest of the cast and I would rehearse every day after school for 6 months all for what? The chance to perform a play eight times. As I came out on that stage for the first time and listened to the laughter, I was filled with joy. By the end of the play, the audience broke into tears, and so did we. What happened? We had the sweet opportunity of giving them an unforgettable theatre moment -- a moment to laugh, reflect, and shed tears.

1.Why did the author prepare a performance?

A. To prove he had a gift for performing.

B. To introduce moves from some movies.

C. To celebrate his success after the election.

D. To increase his chance of winning the election.

2.How did the author's brother respond when the computer’s disk burner went out?

A. He decided to give up in the end.

B. He bought one with his own money.

C. He found another way to make music.

D. He borrowed one from a college student.

3.What does the underlined word "imperative” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Important B. Pleasant

C. Difficult D. Useful

4.What did the author most probably learn from his brother?

A. We should try our best to do everything well.

B. We should spread the kindness we have received.

C. Family members should always support each other.

D. Happiness comes from what we do to brighten others' life.

    Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America.

Her poems described conditions among the poor, racial inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women. But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.

In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Side of Chicago is where many back people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was A Street in Bronzeville that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions of the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection.

In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She won the prize for her second book of poems called Annie Allen. Annie Allen is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and being poor. Ms. Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.

Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called Maud Martha, Maud Martha received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today.

In some of her poems, Gwendolyn Brooks described how what people see in life is affected by who they are. One example is this poem, Corners on the Curing Sky.

By the end of the 1960s, Gwendolyn Brooks' poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues.

1.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. The life of Gwendolyn Brooks. B. The struggles of black women.

C. The understanding about black culture. D. The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks.

2.What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks from the second paragraph?

A. She mainly wrote about the struggles of black women.

B. She was good at using the language of poetry.

C. Her writing skills were a little worse than her ability.

D. Her poems were mainly about the African experience.

3.The author develops the passage mainly by            .

A. providing examples B. using statistics

C. comparing opinions D. describing her experiences

4.In the next part, the author would most probably talk about           .

A. the difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks would meet

B. the poems related to political issues

C. the awards Gwendolyn Brooks gained

D. the racial inequality the black had to face

    The Adler Planetarium(天文馆) is part of the lake front’s "Museum Campus", which along with the Shedd Aquarium(水族馆) and Field Museum, attracts a huge number of visitors every year. The Adler Planetarium is included with the purchase of a Go Chicago Card.

Address: 1300 South Lake Shore Drive

Phone: 312-922-STAR(7827)

Getting to the Adler Planetarium by Public Transportation:

Either the south-bound CTA bus line #146(Marine-Michigan), or Red Line CTA train south to Roosevelt, then take a Museum Campus trolley (电车) or take the CTA bus #12.

Driving from Downtown of Chicago:

Lake Shore Drive (US 41) south to 18th Street. Turn left onto Museum Campus Drive and follow it around Soldier Field. Look for signs that will point you to the visitor parking garage. The Adler Planetarium is just northeast of the parking garage.

Parking at the Adler Planetarium:

There are several lots(停车场) on the Museum Campus, but most tend to fill up quickly and your best bet is in the main parking garage. Parking for all lots is $ 15 per day.

Adler Planetarium Hours:

Daily: 9：30 a. m. -- 4: 30 p. m. The Adler Planetarium is open every day except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. Extended Hours: From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Adler Planetarium is open from 9: 30 a.m.--6: 00 p. m. daily.

Adler Planetarium Tickets:

General Admission(exhibits only): Adults, $ 7; Seniors (aged 65+), $ 6；Children(ages 4--11), $5.

1.What is the correct route to the planetarium?

A. A Museum Campus trolley----the CTA bus #12.

B. The Red Line CTA train----a Museum Campus trolley. .

C. The CTA bus line #146----the Red Line CTA train.

D. The Lake Shore Drive(US 41)----the CTA bus line #146

2.When can you enter the planetarium at 5 pm?

A. Weekdays. B. Sundays.

C. Memorial Day. D. Thanksgiving Day.

3.To visit the planetarium, how much should a couple with a 66-year-old man and 12-year-old son pay?

A. 18 dollars. B. 20 dollars.

C. 25 dollars. D. 27 dollars

假定你是李华，正在英国某中学做交换生。你从网上看到一则广告：布朗先生要找一个人周末帮助他照看宠物狗。请根据下面的要点提示，给他写封信询问有关事宜。

1．写信的目的；

2．说明你的优势；

3．询问工作相关事项。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Brown,

My name is Li Hua.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Li Hua

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），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。

Some teens have trouble communicate with others, with the reasons behind it is varying. Since social communication is extreme necessary, it's important for teens to learn how to cope shyness and social anxiety. Consider work with a friend or a family member of close age to develop their social skills. It may not replace all social situations, and it's good practice. Besides, tried learning how to develop better social skills and understand other people by reading their body languages. It's important to learn how to communicate in a really world.

语法填空（请在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。）

Yesterday I went shopping in the town. I was using my crutches(拐杖)on 1. were two bags. I really struggled through the shopping mall. I was 2.(tire)! After a while, I found a space and had 3. rest there.

Then I noticed Michael. He was my former student and he was a man 4. his 40s. It's been years since I 5.(teach) Michael, but he stopped to chat with me. When he noticed my crutches, he said, "Let me carry the bags for you." I thanked him but 6.(polite) declined his offer. Then Michael pointed to a coffee shop nearby, "I will be here Rose Marie, if you change your mind." It was lovely and kind of 7.(he) to give me an opportunity to change my mind.

In fact, Michael is tattooed(纹身) on his arms. People think that guys like this are frightening, but there 8.(be) nothing threatening about Michael. Michael's 9.(appear) with tattoos is just his idea of sell-expression.

10.(chat) with him helps me recognize the tenderness in the youth regardless of how they look.

    Inventions lead to the creation of new knowledge. Knowledge is created to ______ the needs of the human beings. How does the desire of people ______ knowledge? The  answer lies in the ability of human beings to ______ something new.

Albert Einstein said, "Imagination is more ______ than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, but imagination includes the ______ world，promoting progress and giving birth to evolution(进化、发展). It is, strictly speaking, a ______ factor in scientific research." There is no doubt that it is through the human imagination that knowledge is ______. Knowledge can be represented in any ______ like words, pictures, diagrams or audio-visual media. People's knowing of knowledge again causes imagination as the force to keep on evolving, which ______ produces new knowledge.

The following is the example of how imagination leads to ______. As an artist, mathematician and architect, Leonardo da Vinci sketched(勾勒) plans of underwater crafts. According to this, author Jules Veme created a ______, one about a submarine(潜水艇) ______ Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. With his book, Jules Veme fueled(供给燃料) the imagination of ______ including inventors, later, real submarines were created. Jules Veme ______ his imagination about underwater ______ when he wrote his book. ______ readers admired the author's imagination when they read it, ______ inventors turned this imagination into realities.

Imagination exists within all of us. ______ yourself to imagine freely. Stir your brain to ______ inspiration while imagining. Because it is in the imagination that mysteries or wonders ______.

1.A. ignore B. satisfy C. exchange D. increase

2.A. make up B. get to C. turn into D. give off

3.A. enjoy B. study C. understand D. imagine

4.A. important B. necessary C. reasonable D. active

5.A. small B. new C. entire D. different

6.A. basic B. typical C. flexible D. key

7.A. changed B. created C. built D. improved

8.A. size B. sign C. form D. mark

9.A. again B. ever C. also D. too

10.A. modernization B. success C. results D. inventions

11.A. toy B. story C. thing D. model

12.A. called B. read C. published D. told

13.A. students B. scientists C. customers D. readers

14.A. raised B. warned C. used D. supported

15.A. scenes B. travel C. plants D. sounds

16.A. Clever B. Common C. Strange D. Few

17.A. while B. and C. or D. so

18.A. Force B. Expect C. Order D. Allow

19.A. find B. know C. guess D. rescue

20.A. shock B. escape C. hide D. pass

    The winter vacation during the senior year of high school can be a stressful time for students. 1. They may also be feeling sad that time with family and friends having a relaxation. Here are some wise ways to spend the last winter vacation of high school.

Start practicing responsibilities. After you enter college, you have to do a lot of things on your own. 2. Although some may just want to spend winter break sleeping and relaxing, it's the right time for you to begin taking on some household tasks. You should start doing laundry and more things on your own. In this way, you can learn to become responsible.

For students who haven’t decided on a major, the last winter vacation of high school can be an opportunity to explore their interests. Students are often told they'll have time to decide on a major once they get to college. However, the last winter break might be the freest time they'll have for a while. 3.

Besides a major, you also need to decide on a school. This is a great time to go on more campus visits. 4. Take another visit to ensure you're making the right choice. Sometimes, seeing the school in different seasons can help you decide if it is truly where you belong.

5. Some students agree they should take advantage of time at home with family and friends while they still can. But most students don't realize how important family is until they've moved away. As you get more into college life, you will probably not be returning home as often, so take this opportunity. Enjoy your friends and family, as it will all change once you enter college.

A. Enjoy quality time at home.

B. Don't visit a campus just once.

C. Spend more time with your friends.

D. Ask your parents what major you can study.

E. So find out what you really like to learn in college.

F. And you'll be independent and responsible for yourself.

G. They may be dealing with pressure to choose a school.

    Scientists can figure out a movie's emotional tone from the gasps(喘气) of its audience. These gases could point the way to a subtle(微妙的，精细的) form of human communication, a new study suggests.

"When you see a movie, you can hear the music and see the pictures. However, you don't realize here are chemical signals in the air. And they, too, could be affecting you, says Williams, who led the study. As an atmospheric chemist, he studies the chemical makeup of the air around us.

Williams started out measuring the air in a soccer stadium. He noticed that levels of carbon dioxide and other gases changed wildly whenever the crowd cheered. That got him wondering -- Could the gases people breathe out be influenced by emotions?

To find out, he went to the movies.

Williams and his coworkers measured air samples collected over six weeks in two movie theaters. Overall, 9,500 movie goers watched 16 films. They included a mix of comedy, romance, action and horror films. Among them were The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Carrie, and Walking with Dinosaurs. The researchers gave scenes from the movies such labels as “suspense(悬疑)”, "laughter" and "crying". Then they looked for hundreds of chemicals in the air that showed up as people were watching particular movie scenes.

And certain scenes had distinct chemical "fingerprints". Scenes that had people laughing or on the edge of their seats were especially distinctive. During screenings of The Hunger Games, levels of carbon dioxide and isoprene got to the highest at two suspenseful moments. Because isoprene is related to muscle movement, the researchers think tense movie moments likely led to its spikes(尖峰). Williams and his colleagues think the increase in carbon dioxide was due to the viewers' increased pulse and breathing rates.

Scientists need more data to make stronger links between human emotions and what's in their breath. But Williams can see potential practical uses. Companies, for instance, could quickly measure the air during tests to see how people feel about new products. He pictures future studies recording other body variables(变数) as well. These might include heart rate and body temperature, for instance. "It's something to find out."

1.What was Williams's purpose of the research?

A. To know more about the makeup of the air.

B. To find out how the air changes in a crowded stadium.

C. To study how greatly the movies influence people's emotion.

D. To see whether people's emotion affects the air they breathe out.

2.What do we know about the experiment?

A. Each participant watched about 16 films.

B. The movies were a mixture of comedy and romance.

C. The film scenes were labeled with three main features.

D. The samples were taken in two theaters over six weeks.

3.In which situation are people most emotional?

A. Romantic moments. B. Exciting situations.

C. Suspenseful situations. D. Horrible moments.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Human emotions are strongly related to the chemicals humans breathe out.

B. People's temperature will be measured when they' re watching movies.

C. Williams thinks more measures should be taken for practical uses.

D. Companies will spend much money testing their new product.

    The streets of Stockholm may be cold and snowy during winter, but it is one of the world's hottest startup(创业) centers and a good choice for people with talent worldwide.

Once the snow melts(融化) in early spring, the city is among the greenest in the world. Two thirds of Stockholm is made up of either water or parks, and locals make it the first thing to enjoy these peaceful surroundings. Less than l% of Swedish employees work more than 50 hours per week.

The quality of life is important. New parents are given 480 days of leave to look after their babies, while childcare is heavily supported in various sides. Little wonder that Sweden was rated the best location in the world for family life. Adam Webb, 34, a British businessman and father-of-one, said, "Everything is set towards helping parents, from giving dads time off on almost full pay to free bus rides for anyone with a baby carriage."

Stockholm is also proud of what Vogue magazine recently ranked as Europe's coolest neighborhood. On the island of Sodermalm, just south of the city centre, independent record stores still make money, while plenty of cafes offer a taste for Scandinavia's love affairs with timeless style.

Many major international companies, including H&M and Ericsson, offer expats(外来者) accommodation for the first three months of their contracts(合同) in Stockholm. But other foreigners arriving in the city are left to battle with a unique property market and a shortage of apartments. More than a third of Swedes live in rented housing, half of which is owned by local governments or state rental companies. If you're lucky enough to get a firsthand contract for this kind of accommodation, it is yours for life. Expats are welcome to join the queue, but in Stockholm they will find around half a million locals in front of them and an average wait of nine years.

"Finding a place to live is the single biggest challenge when moving to Stockholm, but there is a lot going on to try and solve the problem," said Julika Lamberth from Stockholm Business Region, a state-funded company working to increase investment in the city.

1.Stockholm attracts international talent probably because of its       .

A. beautiful weather B. free apartments

C. working policies for employees D. widespread greenness in the city

2.Sweden is on the top of the world for its       .

A. tourism B. sports

C. family life D. record stores

3.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Have More Babies? Go to Sweden!

B. The Best Neighborhood in Sweden

C. The Best City for Working Families

D. The Most Comfortable Apartments in Stockholm

    Growing up, I was an extremely reserved(腼腆的) boy. I didn't have many friends in primary and middle school and rarely opened up to anyone. I didn't even ask my teacher questions in class. I was scared of the world and the people around.

As a child, I was scared to do anything without my parents mainly because I was afraid that I would do it badly. I was getting good grades and was well-behaved, but I wasn't happy. It was my belief that I was, for some reason, unable to do the things the others kids could do. I felt inadequate.

While in my second semester of college, I ran into some information on the Internet about something called social anxiety. I didn't really know much of the disorder. Thus I began to read about some of the symptoms and realized that social anxiety was the thing that hurt me so much.

It is common knowledge that people with social anxiety experience nervousness in social situations. What a lot of people don't know is that one of the main causes of social anxiety is negative thinking. People having a negative idea of themselves often think that they are ugly or stupid.

I realized what I was truly afraid of: not being good enough. I was afraid that people would look at me and would not like what they saw; I was scared of rejection. To help deal with these problems, I began to practice meditation(沉思) and other mindfulness exercises. My mind slowly began to change.

I realized that everyone, from star athletes to noble prize winners, experiences fear in their lives. Whether people are afraid of heights, planes, spiders, or talking to girls, we all experience anxiety and fear. There is no reason for anyone to feel excluded(排除在外的) because something scares them. People with anxiety disorders might have "problems", but there is nothing wrong with them as people. They are just as humans as everyone else.

1.What do we know about the author from the first two paragraphs?

A. He was poor at his subjects.

B. He grew up in an awful environment.

C. He was shy and lacked confidence.

D. He did not show respect for his teachers.

2.What are the characteristics of people with social anxiety?

A. They want to have high social status in society.

B. They desire to get more with less effort.

C. They talk a lot about themselves in public.

D. They often believe that others are better than them.

3.How did the author recover from his social anxiety?

A. He did a lot of exercise.

B. He adjusted his way of thinking.

C. He sought help from his professors.

D. He surrounded himself with something positive.

4.What is the writer' s attitude towards people with anxiety?

A. He believes that they should overcome it together.

B. He argues that people treat them equally.

C. He insists that they be given some help.

D. He thinks people should sympathize with them.

    Most of us feel very tired after working for eight hours a day, five days a week. When we get home, we watch at least one film because it's well-deserved and the only time we get to "relax" before going to sleep. Wake up and repeat. No wonder you feel tired. So how do you get out of this vicious circle? How do you restart your life?

1. YOUR MINDSET

"Oh man, another one of these self-improvement things. I hope I can do it, but I've tried these things before, and I just never stick to it."

This was something I used to say to myself every time I try to start something new for myself. There's a fear-driven side of your brain which tells you, "You can't do this."

What can you do? Well, the tip here is to talk to yourself like you're talking to a friend, or a coworker. So the next time you try something new, be kind to yourself like you would be kind to others. You are your own worst critic. But you can also be your firm defender.

2. YOUR DIET

If you are looking at what you eat for the reason to feel energized, then the general rules are:

1) Eat when you're hungry. Don't eat when you're not.

2) Be mindful when you eat. Chew at least 20 times. Let yourself taste and digest your food.

3) Don't do three things at once when you're eating. Your body wasn't made for that.

4) Preferably, eat "real" food. Eat what your great-grandmother would recognize as food.

Don't let your days pass by in a boring way. Start by re-examining these key habits in your life to build a body that can start doing things you want.

3. YOUR SLEEP

Without enough sleep, we're basically going through the day drunk. This means tiredness, difficulty to respond quickly and smartly to anything that comes up. The sleeping hours needed for an average adult ranges from 7 to 9 hours.

1.What does the underlined word "vicious" most probably mean?

A. Strange. B. Awful.

C. Friendly. D. Worthy.

2.When the author starts something new, he       .

A. often feels he can't stick to it B. puts everything else aside

C. always keeps on doing it D. believes he can complete it

3.What should one do if he thinks he can't do something new?

A. He should persuade himself to have a try.

B. He should defend himself from being hurt.

C. He should think about it and give it up.

D. He should force himself to do it.

4.What will most likely be discussed after the last paragraph?

A. Why is sleep important? B. How long should we sleep?

C. How can we sleep properly? D. Why do people dream when sleeping?

假定你是新华中学的高三学生李华，你校的外教Mr Pearson开设了一个英语辅导班(English Tutorial),可根据学生的实际需要进行辅导。报名者须根据个人实际情况提出申请并选择辅导内容。请你给外教写一封电子邮件申请加入辅导班。内容主要包括：

1. 介绍个人情况；

2. 说明辅导意向（如口语、语法、写作、文化知识等其中的一项或几项）；

3. 表达愿望。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr Pearson,

I’m more than delighted that you have started English Tutorial. _____________________________________

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

短文改错

In my spare time, I often read some books written by famous writers in or abroad. I ever read China’s Four Great Classical novel such as Journey to the West. Beside, I enjoy reading Tang poetry. I have been writing from I was nine years old. I am remember the first time my parents and I talked about my dream of becoming writer. They laughed out happy when they read the short story I write about robots. They think that my story is well worth read and that I am good at writing. I believe I will achieve their dream.