An old grandpa as ordinary as Father Brown will never attract people's attention and interest in everyday life. Who can imagine that under his_____appearance lies great wisdom and talent for solving ______？

Father Brown is a Catholic priest from England. He is______and fat, has a round and dull face, and eyes as empty as the North Sea. He always wears______clothes and carries a large umbrella._____this man understands people well. When he______a case, he uses his insight into human nature to put himself in the ______shoes and then find the real criminal. "I had______them all myself... I had planned out each of the crimes very______... And when I felt exactly like him myself, of course I knew who he was!”

____Holmes, Father Brown focuses more on____and psychological truths rather than scientific details. Once he is thinking about______the murderer would hide the body, he thinks like this: if a______ person wants to hide a leaf, where should they hide it? In the______! If there isn’t, he would ______one. That's how he solved a case in which a general sends 800 soldiers to fight in a war just to ______ the murder of one soldier.

Although Father Brown has a sharp sense for crimes, he also has a_____heart for criminals. Many times he doesn’t send criminals to court, but gets them to______their faults and to begin a new life. As a ______, Father Brown shows great love and ______. Maybe he is not there to judge, but to save souls.

1.A. handsome B. ugly C. plain D. outstanding

2.A. crimes B. problems C. puzzles D. riddles

3.A. strong B. tall C. short D. healthy

4.A. well-ironed B. shapeless C. trendy D. stylish

5.A. So B. And C. But D. Or

6.A. gets through B. looks into C. searches for D. listens to

7.A. judge’s B. God’s C. victim’s D. murderer’s

8.A. hidden B. saved C. helped D. killed

9.A. carefully B. nervously C. hurriedly D. casually

10.A. As B. Unlike C. Like D. Despite

11.A. spiritual B. accurate C. external D. fantasy

12.A. how B. why C. when D. where

13.A. cruel B. loyal C. smart D. calm

14.A. desert B. forest C. ocean D. mountain

15.A. find B. imagine C. make D. draw

16.A. check into B. cover up C. search into D. fight for

17.A. soft B. warm C. brave D. normal

18.A. admit B. realize C. find D. correct

19.A. judge B. policeman C. murderer D. priest

20.A. courage B. forgiveness C. perseverance D. enthusiasm

    Cold weather during winter months may keep many people from leaving home and running in the open air. However, a new study shows that the drop in temperature is a good reason to run. 1.

Many people say running in winter can be difficult. Two reasons are the low temperatures and bitter winds.2.That could be because lower temperatures reduce stress on the body. When you run in cold weather, your heart rate and the body's dehydration (脱水) levels are lower than in warmer conditions. 3.

This information comes from John Brewer, who is a professor of applied sport science at St. Mary’s. For this study, he and other researchers put a group of people into a room they called an "environmental chamber". The researchers then recreated summer and winter weather conditions in the room.4.Brewer says he and his team recorded biological measurements of the runners.

He says that the most important thing for people who run in cold conditions is to wear the right clothing. Wear gloves on your hands.5.And especially wear more than one layer of clothing to keep sweat away from your skin.

A.Yet many runners might find it easier than running in hot weather.

B. We have good reasons to run in winter.

C. Wear shoes that will keep you from falling.

D. Many feel nervous when running in the cold weather.

E. The body needs less water on a cold day than in warm weather.

F. In fact, running in cold weather helps improve one’s performance.

G. The test subjects were asked to run 10,000 meters under both conditions.

    An online supermarket company—Ocado in the UK, has recently displayed a robotic hand that can pick fruits and vegetables!

When an embryo is in the womb (子宫), the very first sense it develops is touch. The sense of touch is also the one that lasts the longest—as we get older and our vision and hearing begins to weaken, touch still remains. Humans use their touch to protect themselves, to create emotional relationships with other people and to experience pleasure. Can you imagine life without it?

The sense of touch comes from a net work of nerve endings (神经末梢) and special touch receptors on the surface of the skin. While there are different kinds of touch receptors, they help us judge pressure, texture and vibrations (震动). They are located in our fingertips, palms, soles of our feet, face, lips and tongue.

When we touch something, the mechano-receptors feel the touch and through a network of nerves send signals to the brain. This informs the brain about the location of the touch, the amount of force used, and the speed at which it was used.

Several different techniques have been tried in the past few years to create such a robotic hand—using three fingers. But this latest design by Soma copies the human hand. The gripper (钳子) is made up of flexible materials which grasp the thing based on its size and shape. Then air pressure is used to control the movement of the robotic fingers to pick objects safely and without causing damage.

The next step would be for the robot to judge how ripe the fruits and vegetables are, and apply pressure accordingly. Members of the research team are currently working on adding computerized vision to the robots, so that they can see what they are grasping.

Does all this mean robots can replace people? According to Ocado, it helps improve productivity by removing some of the repetitive tasks done by humans.

1.What is focused on in the second paragraph?

A. The origin of touch.

B. The importance of touch.

C. The development of touch.

D. The process of transporting touch.

2.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The brain. B. The touch.

C. The nerve. D. The signal.

3.What is the typical feature of the latest robots?

A. They can see what they're taking hold of.

B. They can take the place of people in work places.

C. They can tell whether the fruits and vegetables are ripe.

D. They can hold things firmly according to their outer features.

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

A. A Sense of Touch for Robots

B. A Robotic Hand for Classifying Fruits

C. A Robotic Hand with a Gentle Touch

D. A Robot Made of Flexible Materials

    Have you ever caught yourself saying, "I hate small talk!" the minute you walk into a party? If so, you might be an introvert (内向的人). Introverts hate to chat about "small" subjects with people. They are fine when you talk one on one but seem to get lost in the crowd when there's a group around.

If you're talking to an introvert, you might find that your first few conversations go one of two ways. Either they'll seem to get bored and not say much or they'll seem to skate over small talk in favor of more in-depth topics. What you need to know is that the introvert is not being rude. It’s just that they don't like small talk. Here's why.

Small talk serves as a gateway toward deeper conversation. Some introverts don’t realize that small talk will actually help them get to the bigger topics. You don't need to stay on small talk forever. However, sometimes introverts feel that even the short amount of time it takes to get into the real conversation is a waste of time. Small talk is very fast. Someone says something and this should be followed up with a quick response. But introverts like to chew on their words before saying them aloud. Before they answer, they’ll mull over different thoughts.

Small talk by its very nature invites more people to join in. The more people who join the conversation, the more the introvert will tend to step back. As a result, they’ll be quiet. Small talk is about throwing out subjects in the hope that one or more of them can be turned into a common point of interest.

The listening involved with small talk is not in-depth. The purpose is about listening "lightly" so you can figure out the right topics to spend some time on. Introverts tend to be great listeners, but they use active listening rather than light listening. This makes them wonderful friends, but can also make it difficult for new people to understand why they’re so quiet.

1.How do introverts respond to a chat?

A. They try to avoid it.

B. They get excited about it.

C. They give it their full attention.

D. They focus on unimportant topics.

2.What do we know about small talk?

A. It goes slowly.

B. It costs people a lot of time.

C. It contributes to deeper topics.

D. It makes no sense.

3.What does the underlined phrase "mull over" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Give up. B. Think over.

C. Write down. D. Forget about.

4.How can we become a good talker in small conversations?

A. Figure out the deep meaning of questions.

B. Think twice before answering questions.

C. Try to find shared topics.

D. Be a quiet listener.

    HANGZHOU-Chinese internet giant Alibaba on Tuesday opened a hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (Al) and robots, automating a series of procedures like check-in, lights control and room service.

FlyZoo Hotel, opened in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, where Alibaba is headquartered, is known as the company's first "future hotel". Customers can check into the hotel by simply scanning their faces. The facial recognition system installed in the hotel also enables customers to use their faces as key cards to open doors and access other hotel service. Users can also control the lights, televisions and curtains in the room via Alibaba's voice-activated digital assistant, while robots are deployed to serve dishes, cocktails and coffee. Hotel bookings and check-out can also be done with a few clicks on mobile through an app. "The Al-based solution can help customers save time and relieve hotel employees from repetitive work," said Wang Qun, CEO of FlyZoo Hotel. The hotel is the latest example of Chinese tech companies' attempt into traditional industries such as the hotel industry.

E-commerce giant JD. com announced in October its strategy to put smart home and electronic devices sold on its platform into hotels, in an effort to improve online sales.

In July, Baidu teamed up with Intercontinental Hotels Group in Beijing to allow guests to use its voice-controlled assistant to adjust room temperature and order room service at ease.

Before that, social media giant Tencent introduced QQfamily, a similar tech solution for hotel operators, in the southern city of Zhuhai last year.

" We want to install a 'smart brain' for hotels, " said Wang. "In the future, we will continue to make hotels smarter and more automated, as well as create more personalized experiences for consumers."

1.How can customers check into FlyZoo Hotel?

A. By scanning their faces.

B. By clicking their mobile phones.

C. By showing hotel staff their ID cards.

D. By using voice-activated digital assistant.

2.Which of the following hasn't been realized?

A. All hotel service is provided by robots.

B. Room service can be controlled by artificial intelligence.

C. Room temperature can be adjusted by artificial intelligence.

D. Televisions can be turned off by voice-activated digital assistant.

3.What will probably happen to hotels in the future?

A. Customers will get less personalized experiences.

B. Human work will completely disappear in hotels.

C. Intelligent hotels won't meet any difficulties in the development.

D. Just staying in your room, you can easily get many kinds of services by Al.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Internet giants open AI "future hotel".

B. Artificial intelligence is used in hotels.

C. Internet giants switch to hotel industry.

D. Traditional hotels will disappear soon.

Dark Sky Parks around the World

Warrumbungle National Park

Situated in the central west slopes of New South Wales is Australia’s only dark sky park, Warrumbungle. The park has served as a dark sky park since July 2016. Its crystal-clear night skies and high altitude make it a natural, educational, and astronomical heritage site in the southern half of the earth. Tourists can use Australia’s largest optical telescope within the park boundaries to view the auroras(极光)，the Milky Way, and faint shooting stars.

Sark

Sark is a Channel Island near the coast of Normandy under the protection of the UK. It was the World’s First Dark Sky Island set up in January 2011. Its historical and cultural blend attracts over 40,000 tourists annually. With no motor vehicles and public lighting on the island, there is an exceptional view of the dark skies. A rich Milky Way is visible in the dark night skies from the shores of the island.

Pic du Midi de Bigorre

Pic du Midi de Bigorre in France was designated as a dark sky park in December 2013 making it the second largest dark sky park in the world. The park covers 3.112 square kilometers spread across the Pyrenees National Park and UNESCO’s World Heritage site, Pyrenees-Mont Perdu. The park attracts over one hundred star watchers every year. The Observatory Midi-Pyrenees, which was built in 1870, is one of the world’s highest museums at a height of 2,877 meters above sea level.

Ramon Crater/Makhtesh Ramon

Ramon Crater is a unique 1,100-square-kilometer nature reserve located in the Negev Desert in Israel. In 2017, the Ramon Crater became the first designated dark sky park in the Middle East. Its location, rough climate, and forbidding landscape that are characteristic of the Negev have largely defeated historical attempts for human settlement, making it a great place to view the night skies. Stargazers usually camp in the desert to have an uninterrupted view of the stars, planets, and the Milky Way.

1.Which park serves as a heritage site for astronomy?

A. Sark.

B. Pic du Midi de Bigorre.

C. Warrumbungle National Park.

D. Ramon Crater/Makhtesh Ramon.

2.What do we know about Sark from the passage?

A. Not a single car runs there.

B. It was an island belonging to Normandy.

C. The Milky Way can only be seen there.

D. Visitors like to stay on the island in groups.

3.What makes it difficult for humans to live in Ramon Crater?

A. High altitude. B. The large area.

C. Geographical conditions. D. Cultural features.

假定你是李华，你的朋友Lily因为节食减肥而生病，请根据下列要点用英语给她写一封邮件鼓励她加强锻炼, 早日恢复健康。

要点：1. 坚持健康均衡的饮食；

2. 养成良好的生活习惯：定期锻炼，保证睡眠等；

3. 保持愉快的心情。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当发挥，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Lily,

I’m sorry to hear that

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Yours,

Li Hua

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画—横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

It is almost five years since I begin to learn English. I’m glad to say I’m getting along good with it. But first I came across a lot of difficulties. I couldn’t pronounce English words well, so could I remember the words I had learned. I couldn’t even understand that the teacher had said in class. When I almost lost heart, the teacher told me, “Keeping on, and you’ll do well.” I was greatly encouraged. I started working hard at English. Under the help of him and my classmates, I’ve made a great progress. I am very pleasing and I’ll work even hard in future.

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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

Lasa Bailey took her gloves off when 1.（take）her dog for a long walk on a winter day and didn’t notice anything until that evening. She was shocked when she realized her beautiful anniversary ring was missing. She 2.（hurry）back to look for it but couldn’t find anything. Her husband kept going on a website where people sell jewelry, 3. never found it.

All that changed, however, thanks to a recent Facebook post 4.（write）on their local police department’s page. A woman police officer posted, “If anybody knows of anybody losing a diamond ring, please contact us.” One of her friends read it and wrote on it “Lisa Bailey”.

The police station happened to find some unidentified 5.（jewel）in a local pawn shop (当铺) and took them away. When Bailey learned from her friend that her ring might 6.(find), she couldn’t believe it.

The police called Bailey and asked her to describe it. She sent a picture of it to 7. and then they asked if she could come to the police station. When the police officer in the station 8. had written the Facebook post handed her the ring the next day, she was very thrilled and started to tear up. She could wear her anniversary ring home where it belongs 9.  (final) after three years’ wait.

Bailey’s husband had offered to replace the ring after it went 10. (miss), but she refused because she thought it wouldn’t be the same.

    A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox (儿童玩耍的沙场).  In the process of creating roads in the soft sand, he ______ a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy ______ around the rock, managing to move it from the sand. With a little bit of ______, he pushed the rock out of the sandbox by using his feet. When the boy got the rock to the edge of the sandbox, ______, he found that he couldn’t ______ it up and over the little wall. The rock was too ________ for his small body.

As he ______ to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed and dragged, but every time he thought he had made some ______, the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy ______ again and again, but his only ______ was to have the rock roll back.

____ he burst into tears. All the time the boy’s father ______ from his living room window as the story continued. At the moment the tears fell, a ______ voice rose above the boy’s head. It was the boy’s father. ______ but firmly he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the ______ that you had?” Defeated, the boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I ____ all the strength that I had!” “No, son.” ____ the father kindly. “You didn’t use all the strength you had. You didn’t  ____  me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and ____ it from the sandbox.

Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be removed? Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength it takes to lift them? There is one who is always available to us and willing to ______ you with the strength you need.

1.A. discovered B. put C. gathered D. hid

2.A. walked B. jumped C. travelled D. dug

3.A. courage B. pride C. effort D. pleasure

4.A. still B. however C. thus D. even

5.A. put B. raise C. take D. break

6.A. large B. difficult C. hard D. much

7.A. decided B. refused C. agreed D. planned

8.A. invention B. progress C. mistakes D. changes

9.A. tried B. failed C. thought D. started

10.A. success B. goal C. result D. wish

11.A. Gradually B. Lately C. Properly D. Finally

12.A. watched B. worked C. followed D. helped

13.A. loud B. happy C. sweet D. strict

14.A. angrily B. movingly C. suddenly D. gently

15.A. knowledge B. strength C. tools D. ability

16.A. wasted B. brought C. used D. carried

17.A. corrected B. replied C. shouted D. praised

18.A. advise B. ask C. force D. want

19.A. collected B. removed C. chose D. broke

20.A. provide B. lend C. show D. pass

    Here are some easy steps for you to stay safe and secure on the Internet.

1. Never give out your full name, address and phone number, unless it is a safe site or it is a well-known site.

Protect your money. Do not give out your card information unless it is a secure site. You can tell if the site is safe by looking at the lower part of your screen. 2. If it is locked, the site is secure. “Unlocked” means that you should not give a card number.

Don’t believe “Get Rich Quick!”. If it sounds too good to be sure--- it is! If you get an e-mail that says you can make thousands of dollars in a few days, it isn’t true. Most likely it will cost you in the end. 3.

A good virus scan (杀毒软件). Update your virus scan. 4.When you buy a virus scan, it may have been on the shelves for months, so you need to update it frequently.

5. Do not open e-mail attachments (附件) that are programs. Receiving these programs in e-mail is harmless, but opening and running them can be dangerous.

A. There is a small lock.

B. Stay away from these offers!

C. New viruses come out daily.

D. There are always some unsafe sites.

E. Keep your main e-mail address private.

F. Don’t give out personal information.

G. Protect yourself from dangerous e-mail viruses.

    Have you heard about “Survival Holidays”? It is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.

The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.

Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (干扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled (控制) by adults, which causes many problems. Children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.

Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in dangerous times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.

1.What is “Survival Holidays” according to the passage?

A. It is summer holidays.

B. It is winter holidays.

C. It is a kind of holidays to escape from danger.

D. It is a holiday to go into the lonely place for exciting activities.

2.Which children may take part in “Survival Holidays”?

A. Poor children. B. Rich children.

C. Children from cities. D. Children from the countryside.

3.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. The reasons people dislike “Survival Holidays”.

B. The advantages of “Survival Holidays”.

C. The disadvantages of “Survival Holidays”.

D. The suggestions of taking part in “Survival Holidays”.

4.In a “Survival Holidays” children can learn the following except ________.

A. how to get good grades B. how to stay calm in different times

C. how to keep safe when they meet danger D. how to work in a team

    The United States of America is faced with serious traffic problems. Too many cars travel on the freeways to and from the city. This heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars that are using their engines but not moving anywhere. Many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam”.

While many cities in the United States have traffic problems, some of the worst are in Los Angeles, California, which is a big city with a large downtown area. One of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get around.

Experts say one possible solution to the traffic problems in Los Angeles would be to make people want to use the public transportation system of buses instead of their own cars. People say the buses should be made easier, faster, less costly and more dependable than driving a car.

One suggestion is to reduce the cost of taking the bus. Also, Los Angeles could make the buses easier for people to use. The buses could travel to more places in the city. And there could be more special lanes on the freeways that only buses could drive in. These changes would make taking the bus faster and easier than driving a car.

Other experts have said that the best way to ease traffic problems is to charge people money to drive on the freeways. These charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. The tolls would be in effect during the times of a day when most people drive to work and home. These times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”. People would try to avoid driving on these roads, which would decrease the amount of traffic. Also, the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.

1.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Money charged when driving cars.

B. Causes of the heavy traffic jams.

C. Reasons to take public transportations.

D. Solutions to solving traffic problems.

2.Why does Los Angeles have some of the worst traffic problems?

A. Because it is a very big city with a large population.

B. Because most people like to get around by car.

C. Because public transportation is very popular there.

D. Because there are not enough roads there.

3.By marking out more special lanes on the freeways, they hope ________.

A. buses can travel to more places in the city

B. private cars can run much faster on them

C. buses seldom get stuck in the traffic jams

D. passengers can get on and off the buses easily

4.If people are charged on the most crowded roads during “rush hour”, ________.

A. less air pollution would be produced

B. there would be no traffic jam

C. the freeways would be more crowded

D. the number of cars on them would be smaller

    Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.

1.The writer always refuses to give people directions because _____________.

A. she is a stranger to the city B. she doesn’t know the people

C. she has no time to help others D. she’s afraid of giving wrong directions

2.A man stopped the writer on the way to _____________.

A. sell her something B. ask her the time

C. make friends with her D. ask for the direction

3.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ______________.

A. lives B. studies

C. works D. teaches

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer is too shy to give others directions.

B. The writer has a very poor sense of direction.

C. The writer never got lost when she was young.

D. The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

The Top 4 Restaurants of 2018

No. 4

Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly (4 stars): 5268-H Nicholson Lane, Rockville, Md. 240-669-4383. kuyajas. com.

Open: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Wednesday through Monday; breakfast and lunch Tuesdays.

Prices: Sandwiches, bowls and combination meals, $ 6.99-$ 12.59.

Sound check: 74 decibels（分贝）/ Must speak with raised voice.

No. 3

Little Havana（41/2 stars): 3704 14th St. NW. 202-758-2127. littlehavanadc. com.

Open: Dinner daily.

Prices: Sandwiches and mains $ 9-$ 25.

Sound check: 70 decibels / Conversation is easy.

No. 2

Three Blacksmiths (41/2 stars): 20 Main St., Sperryville, Va. 540-987-5105. threeblacksmiths. com.

Open: Dinner Thursday—Saturday.

Prices: Small plates $ 5 - $ 20, large plates and family-style plates $ 24 - $ 94.

Sound check: 81 decibels / Extremely loud.

No. 1

Momofuku（5 stars): 1090 I St. NW. 202-602-1832. ccdc. momofuku. com.

Open: Lunch Monday through Friday, dinner daily, breakfast Saturday and Sunday.

Prices: Small plates $ 5 - $15.

Sound check: 75 decibels / Must speak with raised voice.

1.Which restaurant should you go to for breakfast on weekdays?

A. Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly. B. Little Havana.

C. Three Blacksmiths. D. Momofuku.

2.What’s the biggest advantage of Little Havana?

A. Its foods. B. Its prices.

C. Its address. D. Its atmosphere.

3.How much can you only spend on your lunch if you want to save money?

A. $24. B. $9.

C. $6.99. D. $5.

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tony对你们学校开展的“健身校园”活动很感兴趣。请你用英语给他回一封邮件介绍此活动。内容包括：

1．开展“健身校园”活动的目的；

2．“健身校园”活动开展情况；

3．你对该活动的看法。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tony,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours．

Li Hua

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

One Saturday morning, I was watching TV with my parents when a piece of news caught our attentions. The Guangming Park called on people adopt trees. That's exact what we had been thinking about. So on the next morning, we went to the park directly. A worker there gave us a detailed introduction or showed us to the pine woods. We choose a beautiful pine tree and the worker tied a adoption card to it. When my name was seeing on the card, I was so proud and felt a sense of responsibility at the same time. To memorize the excited moment, we took photos with our new family member—the pine tree. In one of the photos, we both smiled from the bottom of our hearts.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mobile payments have made our life more convenient and1.(enjoy) by freeing us from the trouble of having to take our wallets out with us. But a supermarket has gone one step further, allowing customers to pay2. (instant) using just a finger tip.Shoppers at one store at Brunel University can pay for items3.(use) the unique vein pattern in their fingertips and it's4. first store to adopt such technology. This new method of payment means that customers can pay for items in just a few5.(second). Sthaler, the company behind the technology, 6.(explain) that it uses infrared scanners 7.(read)  the pattern of veins in the finger. It links this to the customer's bank details, which8.(keep) safe by payment provider Worldpay. The firm is also responsible9.millions of online shoppers' details around the globe. “There are no known cases10.this security has been violated and dozens of Brunel students are already using the technology,” Simon Binns, commercial director of Sthaler, told the reporter.

    The bus is going to be at the station in ten minutes and I have to make it this time. As_______ as a new mom could, I pushed Aidan's arms and legs in his snowsuit and_______out of the classroom, down to the street corner, my scarf_______behind me. It was close, but because the ice had already melted on the sidewalk, I_______to the bus stop,_______forming beneath my wool hat.

Slowing down, catching my_______, I wheeled Aidan to the corner and stopped beneath the _______for Bus 134. Seconds later, the huge white bus_______in front of us. The driver kindly helped us_______and I sat opposite the back doors,________my now sleeping baby.

It was five months since our family had moved and________our car. Living in a city as big and lively as Boston not only kept us________,but also kept us watching our________.Moving from Fairbanks, Alaska, with a new baby, we knew we needed to________on our expenses in order to________for his college funds, our retirement funds, and to be able to eat a good dinner once in a while.

We didn't realize that paring down（削减）would not only deposit________money in the bank, but also________our health and the environment. I'd already reduced my pregnancy________due to all the walking. Looking up at the________Boston sky, I felt good about not polluting the environment.

Financial worries exist, but they don't________us.

Bus 134 does. And our feet too, of course.

1.A. quickly B. madly C. casually D. nervously

2.A. held B. came C. rushed D. dived

3.A. losing B. flying C. hanging D. jumping

4.A. wandered B. stepped C. slid D. jogged

5.A. ice B. sweat C. mist D. wind

6.A. breath B. cold  C. bus D. attention

7.A. stop B. sky C. sign D. shelter

8.A. parked B. waited C. paused D. stopped

9.A. aboard B. abroad C. off D. out

10.A. rubbing B. amusing C. admiring D. looking

11.A. sold B. bought C. rented D. broke

12.A. free B. busy C. easy D. loose

13.A. baby B. house C. business D. wallet

14.A. hold up B. cut down C. put away D. set aside

15.A. cover B. meet C. pay D. save

16.A. more B. less C. extra D. enough

17.A. protect B. strengthen C. improve D. increase

18.A. reaction B. weight C. emotion D. fitness

19.A. vast B. grey C. cold D. bright

20.A. make B. force C. drive D. abandon

Healthy aging topic overview

What is healthy aging?  1.  How you will feel as you get older depends on many things, including what health problems run in your family and the choices you make. If you take good care of your body and learn positive ways to deal with stress now, you can slow down or even prevent problems that often come with getting older.

What determines how healthy you will be as you get older?2.The most important one is your family history( genetics).If your family members have diseases or ongoing health problems, then you may have a greater chance of having those problems yourself.

What kinds of changes should you expect as you age? Changes as you get older are usually gradual. Certain physical changes are common. Most people start needing reading glasses around age 40; many have some hearing loss later in life; the kidneys are less able to keep enough water…So as you get older, it's important to be physically active, drink plenty of water, and choose healthy foods.3.

What do you need to do to feel your best as you age? One of the most important things you can do for your health at any age is to be physically active.4.People who stay active are less likely to get depressed. Physical activity can be anything from walking to gardening to working out at the Um. The important thing is to be active almost every day.

On the whole, it' s never too early or too late to change bad habits and start good ones.5.

A. Getting older is a natural part of life.

B. What can you control about healthy aging?

C. Physical activity keeps your body strong, and it helps with how you feel.

D. Doing these things will help your body work well for a longer period of time.

E. The changes you' ll go through as you get older depend on a number of things.

F. Whatever your age or condition, there is a type of physical activity that's right for you.

G. Whenever you start, a healthy lifestyle can make a difference in how you feel and what you can do。

    The poisonous domoic (藻) acid affected Alfred Hitchcock' s "The Birds" after hundreds of them absorbed the poison in the summer of 1961 and lost their minds.

The sick birds likely consumed poisonous acid via small fish. It also tends to collect in shellfish. And, according to a study published Tuesday, it may become more common as oceans warm, threatening birds and humans alike.

Researchers have studied the rate of poisonous acid over the past 20 years in the Pacific Northwest, and found it strongly related to water temperatures that are warmer than normal.

For now, warmer waters typically comes from events like EL Nino and a decades -long climate cycle called "Pacific decadal oscillation," the study found. It isn't yet clear how climate change, which also warms the oceans, might affect the rate of the poison.

"When water's unusually warm off our coast, it's because the circulation and patterns in the atmosphere has changed, bringing warm water from elsewhere - and this is happening at the same time that we also see high poisonous acid in shellfish, "  Morgaine McKibben,  the study ' s lead author said.

The poison is produced during warm domoic blooms, and gets passed up the food chain by animals that eat it.  Sea lions, dolphins and humans are at risk.  While some animals can eventually clean themselves of the poison, the threat can last a long time after the warm water decreases.

Animals poisoned by poisonous acid tend to become weak, and experience death. Symptoms in humans include headache, confusion, loss of short - term memory, weakness and unconsciousness.

It isn't just a health risk.  An Oregon State University statement notes that officials have to shut down shellfish harvests when poisonous acid levels are high, causing economic harm.

Since health officials first regarded poison acid as a health threat in 1987, Pacific Northwest shellfish harvests have been stopped in 2005, 2017, and 2018. The West Coast crab（蟹）industry took an estimated$100 million hit in 2017 alone.

1.Why did the birds lose their mind in the summer of 1961?

A. They maybe had a bad memory. B. They maybe ate poisonous fish.

C. They maybe collected the shellfish. D. They maybe drank warm water.

2.What is the connection between the rate of poisonous acid and water temperatures?

A. When atmosphere has changed, it warms off the coast.

B. When circulation comes, the oceans get warmer.

C. When climate has changed, the oceans get colder.

D. When water becomes warmer, high poisonous acid appears.

3.What result will poisonous acid cause to humans?

A. Making humans conscious. B. Making humans dead.

C. Making humans temporarily lose memory. D. Making humans suffer heart attack.

4.What's the best title of this passage?

A. High Poisonous Acid Appears in the Animals

B. The West Coast Crab Industry Suffer Great Loss

C. Climate Change Warms the Oceans in the World

D. Warmer Oceans Increase Likelihood of Poisonous Shellfish

    The palm - forward (掌心向外) "V" sign, formed by raising and spreading the wrist two fingers, has three different meanings in American culture.

The most popular meaning of the "V" sign was invented in 1941 by a Belgian, Victor De Lavalaye. Wanting a symbol for resistance to the Nazi occupation, he came up with the single letter "V", which stood not only for his own first name, but also for English victory, Flemish virijheid, and French victoire.  The symbolism of the sign spread very quickly, and Winston Churchill used it constantly in public appearance.  Thus throughout the 1940s and 1950s, the gesture meant simply" victory " .

The second meaning came in the 1960s.  Because of its military implication, American antiwar protestors used the sign sarcastically (讽刺地) against the arms, so that it became known as the "peace sign". In the 1970s, the "W' sign, which had lost its military implication, was a common greeting among freedom lovers , acid heads, political radicals, and ultimately, young people in general. So by about the middle of the 1970s, it no longer gave clue to the user's philosophy.

The third meaning is the oldest and least common. American children jokingly put " V" ,  which resembles "horns", behind friends-heads in group snapshot. They are unknowingly reproducing something that southern Europeans would find highly offensive. This mischief, called "horns of the Devil", is a variant of the European "horns" gesture, which is obscene （猥亵的). Here the "w' sign means "Your wife has been cheating on you or, when placed behind another's head, his wife has been cheating on him. "

In the United States, the gesture is typically given with the palm facing the viewer. The British use both this version and an older, palm - backward version ; the latter is obscene in American culture, and corresponds to the American "finger". Churchill got some surprised stares in 1941 when, evidently unaware of the mean usage, he gave the palm - backward "V" to British troops. In England today you could have to be a social hermit not to understand the distinction. Astonishingly, however, Margaret Thatcher repeated Churchill's error after her victory in the 1979 election.

1.What's the most popular meaning of the "V" sign?

A. Victory, B. Peace.

C. Cheat. D. Freedom.

2.Why did Churchill get some surprised stares according to the last paragraph?

A. He was proud of his troops.

B. He had wanted to be a hermit.

C. He wasn't insensible of the mean usage of the "V" sign.

D. He wanted to show congratulations to British troops.

3.What can be learned from the text?

A. The "V" sign simply means victory since 1941.

B. The "V" sign meaning peace was invented by a Belgian.

C. Thatcher made the same error as Churchill after her successful election.

D. American antiwar protestors used the sign to greet among freedom lovers.

4.What can we conclude from the passage?

A. It's never too old to learn.

B. Think well before you speak.

C. Actions speak louder than words.

D. Try to know culture diversity fully and regionally.

    Would you go to war for your country? Millions of people do. But occasionally, some refuse to fight. They're known as conscientious objectors(拒服兵役者).  One of the most famous from the USA is Muhammad Ali.

Muhammad Ali was a professional boxer and one of the most outstanding sports figures of the 20th century. He was born on 17th January 1942 in Louisville ( Kentucky) and began training as an amateur boxer when he was 12 years old. At the age of 18 , he won a gold medal in the light heavy-weight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He turned professional later that year. At the age of 22, he became the world heavyweight champion.

In 1965, he converted to Islam(伊斯兰教) and officially changed his name to Muhammad Ai. Shortly after, he was called up for military service to fight in the Vietnam War. He was firmly against the idea. "My enemy is the white people, not the Viet Cong(越共) ," he explained. "You may oppose when I want freedom. You may oppose when I want justice. You may oppose when I want equality…You want me to go somewhere and fight, but you won't even stand up for me here at home?"

After refusing to enlist during a sign - up ceremony in April 1967, Muhammad was arrested.

He was found guilty of draft evasion, and deprived of his boxing titles. As a result, he didn't fight from March 1967 to October 1970.  He later became a symbol of the anti - war movement and racial injustice. In 1971, his conviction was overturned by the US Supreme Court. Muhammad Ali died on 3rd June 2016.

1.When was Ali awarded the world heavyweight champion?

A. In 1960. B. In 1965.

C. In 1964. D. In 1967.

2.From what Ali said, we can infer that _  .

A. He felt uncomfortable at home

B. He was afraid of fighting in the war

C. He changed his name because of the war

D. He didn't get treated fairly because of his color

3.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word "enlist" ?

A. Accept the invitation. B. Join the army.

C. Take up boxing. D. Attend the meeting.

4.Why did Ali stop boxing from 1967 t0 1970?

A. He wasn't allowed to box. B. He was too weak to box.

C. He served in the army. D. He wanted to have a break.

    Myrbetriq is a prescription（处方）medication for adults used to treat the following symptoms due to a condition called overactive bladder:

●Urge urinary incontinence: a strong need to urinate with leaking or wetting accidents.

●Urgency: a strong need to urinate right away.

●Frequency: urinating often.

It is not known if Myrbetriq is safe and effective in children.

Before you take Myrbetriq, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

●have liver problems or kidney problems.

●have very high uncontrolled blood pressure.

●have trouble emptying your bladder or you have a weak urine stream.

●are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

●are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.

Take Myrbetriq exactly as your doctor tells you to:

●Take l Myrbetriq tablet l time a day.

●Take Myrbetriq with water and swallow the tablet whole. Dot chew, break, or crush the tablet.

●Take Myrbetriq with or without food.

Special attention

●If you miss a dose of Myrbetriq, begin taking Myrbetriq again the next day.

●If you take too much Myrbetriq, call your doctor or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away.

Myrbetriq may cause serious side effects including:

Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

These are not all the possible side effects of Myrbetriq. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at l -800 - FDA -1088.

Storage requirements:

●Store Myrbetriq between 59°F to 86°F (15℃ to30℃). Keep the bottle closed.

●Safely throw away medicine that is out of date or no longer needed.

●Keep Myrbetriq and all medicines out of the reach of children.

1.Who is not suitable for this medicine?

A. Grown-ups. B. Children.

C. Women. D. Old people.  .

2.In which situation do you need to tell the doctor before taking Myrbetriq?

A. Being a would-be mother. B. Going to take an exam.

C. Having heart & lung problems. D. Suffering mild high blood pressure.

3.How should you store Myrbetriq?

A. Reserve it in the freezing chamber. B. Keep it away from children.

C. Store it with the bottle open. D. Preserve it as you like.

假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tim的生日即将到来，你给他寄了一套关于中国春节的邮票作为生日礼物。请你用英语给他写一封邮件。

要点包括： 1.祝贺生日； 2．介绍邮票内容。

注意：1．词数100左右。

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tim,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours ,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之问交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中有10处语言错误。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（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

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。

Recently I sent a postcard to my sister who was living in other town. My sister didn't receive them and l was wondering why. Then one moming the postman brings a letter for me. It was from a girl who name I had never seen before.I looked the address and suddenly I realized what had happened to my sister's postcard. This girl lived in the same town and street as my sister, and in a different house.I must have written the wrongly address on the postcard. She explained in a letter that I had put my address on the card so that she decided to write to me.1 wrote back to her and quickly we became good fiiend.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式。

Two new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation (导航) Satellite System (BDS)1.(send) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on November 19, 2018.

The satellites entered the orbk2.(safe) more than three hours later and will work with 17 other BDS-3 satellites already in space. They are also the 42nd and 43rd3.(member) of the BDS satellite family. China launched these satellites with4.aim of providing navigation services for countries and regions5.participate in the Belt and Road Initiative（倡议） by the end of 2018. This is a key step for BDS developing6.a Chinese experimental system to a regional and then a7.(globe) navigation system. The positioning8.(accurate) of the BDS-3 system has been improved to 5 meters.9.(name) after the Chinese term for the Plough（北斗七星），the BeiDou system has been serving China for 18 years. The system is expected 10.(provide) first-class servlces around the globe by the end of 2020.

    Two years ago I was a typical girl with a rather plain life. When______to a local voluntary organization called "Peer-to-Peer" by a poster, I had no idea what this group was about.______,to learn more about it, I decided to attend a______, which changed my life.

Just like the______ suggests, everyone is considered a peer, including regular members and our leaders, This means we can______our leaders by their first names. We can also ask our leaders for help in______life situations, which we know they will never______ ! When it comes to conversations about awkward topics like love, we are________not to be ashamed of ourselves.

This organization's meetings______in our Iocal library. We usually gather and communicate about______topics concerning our society: education, equality and safety... This kind of communication helps us to make the right choice and______0ur mind. Sometimes we've gone outside in order to participate in______events. One event we had,______, was "Give a cigarette -Take a candy" intending to______smoking.

At this organization we are friends with each other and are a______community. I've also gained a lot of______experience by communicating with people and working in the team.

With time going by, I have found an abundance of other______organizations such as "Give Good" and "Youth Initiative Center". All of them have______me a great chance to develop my own personality and make my life______. I'm sure I'll have a lot of wonderful______about my youth with me getting older

1.A. invited B. transformed C. promoted D. introduced

2.A. Besides B. Accidentally C. Therefore D. Luckily

3.A. party B. meeting C. competition D. program

4.A. name B. poster C. organization D. aim

5.A. address B. assist C. inform D. avoid

6.A. simple B. difficult C. familiar D. similar

7.A. accept B. understand C. realize D. reject

8.A. forced B. requested C. encouraged D. reminded

9.A. carry on B. take place C. set down D. turn up

10.A. light B. rare C. hot D. plain

11.A. broaden B. correct C. polish D. support

12.A. powerful B. cheerful C. hopeful D. meaningfu

13.A. in short B. as usual C. for example D. in effect

14.A. criticize B. spread C. decrease D. ignore

15.A. famous B. tight C. workable D. good

16.A. original B. particular C. potential D. precious

17.A. voluntary B. individual C. professional D. social

18.A. cost B. guaranteed C. owed D. prepared

19.A. irregular B. comfortable C. unbelievable D. attractive

20.A. memories B. impressions C. secrets D. dreams

A Housewarming Party

A housewarming party is a special party to be held when someone buys or moves into a new apartment or house. The person or people who bought the apartment or house or moved are the ones who throw the party.1.It also gives people a chance to see what the new home looks like. It is an opportunity to fill the new space with love and hopeful presents.

It is traditional to bring a gift to a housewarming party2.Some common items(物品) people will put on a gift registry include kitchen tools like knives and items like curtains. Even if there isn't a registry, a good housewarming gift is something to decorate the new house with, like, a piece of art or a plant.3.It is often appreciated since at a housewarming party there isn't a lot of food served, usually just appetizers or sandwiches.

4.The host or hostess of the party will, however, probably give all the guests a tour of their new home. Sometimes, because a housewarming party happens shortly after a person moves into a new home, people may be asked to help unpack boxes. This isn't usual though.

Housewarming parties get their name from the fact that a long time ago people would actually britng firewood to a new home as a gift so that the person could keep the home warm for the winter.5.

A. You can also bring food or drinks to share.

B. Different activities are held to make guests satisfied

C. There are usually no planned activities at a housewarming party.

D. Now most homes replace fires with central heating to keep warm.

E. Different people hold or attend housewarming parties for various reasons.

F.Some people register a list ofthings they need for their new home at local stores.

G. The party is an opportunity for friends and family to congratulate the person or people on the new home.

    When people find themselves in difficult conflicts, they often turn to mediation(调解). Mediator are advised to listen attentively, avoid favoring the ideas of one party, and make both sides feel at ease. Surprisingly, new research that my colleagues and I conducted shows that, to effectively help people settle their conflicts, mediators  should adopt a hostile(敌对的 ) attitude rather- than a calming one. A hostile mediator, we find, brings better results than a nice one

Why would adding more negativity to an already hostile situation prove beneficial? Consider how parents typically react when they can't get their children to stop quarreling: "I don't care who started it, both of you, go to your rooms!" At first sight, a calm mediator seems likely to be more effective. But as anyone with brothers or sisters knows, parents' seemingly unsympathetic treatment ofthe situation can have an unusual effect,

In our research, we created situations in which pairs ofnegotiators were part ofa heated conflict.In some cases, the mediator had a "nice" approach-calm and polite. In others, he was hostile-aggressive and somewhat rude. Across different types of conflicts, we found that negotiators were more willing and able to reach an agreement in the presence of a hostile mediator than in the presence of a nice one.

The main result ofthe test is not that hostility pays off. In fact, recent research has documented the social costs of negative behavior. For example, being the target ofrude behavior reduces people's performance on a variety oftasks. Other research shows the social benefits ofpositive behavior.People are more likely to close deals and become future business partners.

Even with the widespread social benefits ofpositive behavior and costs ofnegative behavior, hostility can pay offin certain situations.

1.What is the parents' settlement ofconflicts in paragraph 2?

A. It's calming and wise

B. It's arbitrary but effective.

C. It's commonly adopted.

D. It harms family relationship

2.How does the author support his viewpoints?

A. By giving examples and experimenting.

B. By analyzing causes and effects.

C. By presenting facts.

D. By making comparison/

3.Which best describes the author's attitude in the text?

A. Concerned. B. Doubtful.

C. Objective D. Positive.

4.What could be the title ofthe text?

A. The Significance of Effective Mediation

B. The Costs ofNegative Behavior

C. The Benefits ofPositive Behavior

D. The Surprising Power of Hostility