Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

假设你将组织本班的毕业聚会，谈谈你的具体设想并说明理由。

内容必须包括:

1. 明确聚会将在何时，何地，以何种形式举行

2. 简述你的理由

(文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称)

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Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.那时，各种问题层出不穷。 (arise)

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2.中央电视台网络直播了这次重要的国际会议。 (live)

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3.这些难民不应该成为移民，因为他们最终将回到自己的国家去。 (since)

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4.这项工程须等到所有的准备工作就绪才能开工，这叫按规律办事。 (which)

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Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Should some books be banned from school libraries?

Are there Harry Potter books in your school library? Many kids all over the world are reading J. K. Rowling's books in school. But some parents think their children shouldn't be able to find those and other books in school libraries. Should school libraries keep books that some parents don't approve of? Should they take those books off the shelves? All over the country, schools are wrestling with those questions.

It’s true that some hold their argument that some books should be banned from school libraries! "We need certain limits," said one student in Denver, Colorado. He said some books have no place in school libraries. Many people believe that books that contain violence or bad words shouldn't be in schools. Some people want the Harry Potter books removed because they contain talk about wizards and magic.

Most parents know what's good for kids. They have a right to decide which books should or should not be in school libraries.

Books should meet certain standards before they are put in schools. Is this a good book for kids to read? Is it full of violence? Does it contain bad words or ideas kids shouldn't learn about? If a book is not good for all kids, it should not be in a school library. Most parents don't have time to find out everything their kids read. They should be able to trust schools to do that for them.

On the other hand, some believe that books should not be banned from school libraries! "Parents should decide what their own kids read," said Natalie Nicol, of Denver, Colorado. But other parents shouldn't make that choice for them. Many experts say that it's the parents' job, not the school's job, to check out what their kids are reading. If they don't like a book, they should not let their kids read it.

Why should a few parents stop kids from reading stories like the Harry Potter series? Kids should be able to check out books their parents think are OK to read. Many schools let kids borrow certain books if they have a signed paper from a parent. That works fine. A parent doesn't sign the paper if he or she doesn't want the child to read the book. Other kids can read the books if they have permission.

Some books are not OK for all kids to read. But if more adults were careful about what their own kids read, they wouldn't have to ban books from the library.

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Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Many people know that trash is a big problem on planet Earth. What many people don’t know is that trash has become a problem in outer space too. 1.

Statistically, there are more than 22,000 pieces of junk in space around the earth. And these are just the items that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes or radars. 2.

Objects, like bits of old space rockets or satellites, move around the planet at very high speeds, so fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to people, particularly astronauts. If the tiniest piece of junk crashed into a spacecraft, it could damage the vehicle. That’s because the faster an object moves, the greater the impact if the object collides with something else.

To help minimize additional space junk, countries around the world have agreed to limit the time their space tools stay in orbit to 25 years. Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth’s atmosphere, or the mass of gases that surround the earth, after that.  3.

Many scientists are also proposing different ways to clean up space junk. The Germans have been planning a space mission with robots that would collect pieces of space trash and bring them back to Earth so that they can be safely destroyed.

"In our opinion the problem is very challenging, and it's quite urgent as well," said Marco Castronuovo, an Italian Space Agency researcher who is working to solve the problem.  4. Many of these objects are tools that help people use their cell phones or computers.

"The time to act is now; as we go farther in time we will need to remove more and more fragments," he says.

A. One reason that it’s urgent is that countries are sending more and more objects into space.

B. There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can’t see.

C. Blowing up older satellites with a missile may create thousands of smaller pieces!

D. In the upper parts of the atmosphere, it will burn up.

E. When two objects in space collide, the two objects break into many smaller pieces.

F. Years of space exploration have left tons of “space junk” in orbit around the planet.

    Like their ancient toga-wearing counterparts, modern philosophers continue to disagree on the nature of freewill. Do we really have any control over the choices we make and the things we desire, and if so, to what degree?

Theories of freewill vary, but the ancient words of Plato still line up with our modern perceptions(概念) of temptation and willpower. The respected Greek philosopher argued that the human experience is one of constant struggle between the intellect and the body, between rationality and desire. Along these lines, true freedom is only achievable when willpower unchains us from bodily, emotional, instinctual slavery.

You can find similar thoughts throughout world religions, most of which offer a particular and often difficult path to rise above our darker natures.

And science? Well, science mostly agrees with all of this. Willpower is all about overcoming your natural desires to eat cupcakes, skip your morning workout, play games on mobile phone, hit the snooze alarm and check your e-mail during a funeral.

Your willpower, however, is limited. If life were a video game, you'd see a glowing "willpower" or "ego"(自我) meter at the top of the screen next to your "life" meter. Successfully resist one temptation, and the meter drains a little. The next temptation drains the "willpower" meter even more, until there's nothing left at all.

Our modern scientific understanding of willpower in large part stems from a 1996 research experiment involving chocolate and radishes(小红萝卜). Psychologist Roy Baumeister led a study in which 67 test subjects were presented with tempting chocolate chip cookies and other chocolate-flavored treats before a persistence-testing puzzle. Here's the catch: The researchers asked some of the participants to withdraw from sweets and snack on radishes instead.

Baumeister's results told a fascinating story. The test subjects who resisted the sweet stuff in favor of radishes performed poorly on the persistence test. They simply didn't have the willpower left to resist slacking off(松懈).

The research inspired more than a thousand additional studies discussing everything from the influence of positive messages to the ego-sapping power of daily decisions

Studies also show that cognitive capacity also affects our ability to hold out against temptation. Cognitive capacity is essentially your working memory, which you employ when resisting a temptation ... or holding a string of numbers in your head. A 1999 study from the University of Iowa professor Baba Shiv found that people tasked with remembering a two-digit number held out better than people remembering a seven-digit number when tempted with chocolate cake.

1.What do you understand by ‘freewill’?

A. The control we have over the choices.

B. The choices we make and the things we desire

C. The choices that philosophers force us to make

D. Our perception of temptation.

2.According to Plato, when is true freedom available?

A. When there is a struggle between the intellect and the body

B. When our willpower helps us to overcome our basic instincts

C. When we desire that which we cannot achieve

D. When we have no control over our ego

3.What is meant by ‘cognitive capacity’?

A. Willpower to realize one’s own ego. B. Our ability to overcome temptation

C. Our ability to remember things. D. The desire to give in to temptation

    Milton Hershey was born near the small village of Derry Church, Pennsylvania, in 1857. He only attended school through the fourth grade; at that point, he was apprenticed(做学徒) to a printer in a nearby town. After a while, he left the printing business and was apprenticed to a Lancaster, Pennsylvania candy maker. And at the age of eighteen, he opened his own candy store in Philadelphia. In spite of his talents as a candy maker, the shop failed after six years.

After the failure of his Philadelphia store, Milton headed for Denver, where he learned the art of making caramels(焦糖). Then in Denver, Milton once again attempted to open his own candy-making businesses, in Chicago, New Orleans, and New York City. Finally, in 1886, he went to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he raised the money necessary to try again. This company— the Lancaster Caramel Company—established Milton’s reputation as a master candy maker.

In 1893, Milton attended the Chicago International Exposition, where he saw a display of German chocolate-making implements. Fascinated by the equipment, he purchased it for his Lancaster candy factory and began producing chocolate, which he used for coating his caramels. By the next year, production had grown to include cocoa, sweet chocolate, and baking chocolate. The Hershey Chocolate company was born in 1894 as a subsidiary(子公司) of the Lancaster Caramel Company. Six years later, Milton sold the caramel company, but reserved the rights, and the equipment, to make chocolate. He believed that a large market of chocolate consumers was waiting for someone to produce reasonably priced candy. He was right.

Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy country, and opened his chocolate manufacturing plant. With access to all the fresh milk he needed, he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant that opened in a small Pennsylvania village in 1905 is today the largest chocolate factory in the world. The sweets created at this facility are favorites around the world.

The area where the factory is located is now known as Hershey, Pennsylvania. Within the first decades of its existence, the town of Hershey thrived, as did the chocolate business. A bank, a school, churches, a department store, even a park and a trolley system all appeared in short order; the town soon even had a zoo. Today, a visit to the area reveals the Hershey Medical Center, Milton Hershey School, and Hershey’s Chocolate World—a theme park where visitors are greeted by a giant Reeses Peanut Butter Cup. All of these things— and a huge number of happy chocolate lovers—were made possible because a caramel maker visited the Chicago Exposition of 1893!

1.The mention of the 1893 Exposition indicates that _______

A. the exposition in Chicago is held once every three years.

B. the theme of the exposition of 1893 was “Food from Around the World.”

C. the exposition contained displays from a variety of countries.

D. the site of the exposition is now a branch of the Hershey Chocolate Company.

2.According to the passage, Milton Hershey sold his caramel company in _______

A. 1894. B. 1900. C. 1904. D. 1905.

3.What can you infer from the passage?

A. Chocolate is popular in every country in the world.

B. Reeses Peanut Butter Cups are manufactured by the Hershey Chocolate Company.

C. Chocolate had never been manufactured in the United States before Milton Hershey did it.

D. The Hershey Chocolate Company now makes more money from Hershey’s Chocolate World than from the manufacture and sale of chocolate.

4.The author wrote this passage mainly to _______

A. recount the founding of the Hershey Chocolate Company.

B. describe the process of manufacturing chocolate.

C. compare the popularity of chocolate to other candies.

D. explain how apprenticeships work.

    Being able to land safely is a critically important skill for all flying animals. Whereas terrestrial animals face no particular challenge when they need to stop running or crawling, flying animals move at much higher speeds, and they must be careful about how they land. Hitting the ground, or even water, at full flight speed would be quite dangerous. Before touching down, they must decrease their speed in order to land safely. Both bats and birds have mastered the skill of landing, but these two types of flyers go about it quite differently.

In the past it was believed that, in terms of flying mechanics, there was little difference between bats and birds. This belief was based only on assumption, however, because for years nobody had actually studied in detail how bats move their wings. In recent years, though, researchers have discovered a number of interesting facts about bat flight. Bats are built differently from birds, and their wings incorporate(结合) both their front and hind limbs (后肢). This makes their limbs working together more difficult for bats and, as a result, they are not very good at flying over longer distances. However, a bat can quickly change its direction of flight or completely reverse it, something a bird cannot easily do.

Another interesting characteristic of bat flight is the way in which bats land—upside down! Unlike birds, which touch down on the ground or on tree branches, bats can be observed flying around and then suddenly hanging upside down from an object overhead. How do they do it? A group of researchers recently used video cameras to film bats landing on nets suspended from the ceiling of their laboratory and studied the recordings in slow motion. They painted spots on the bats’ wings to see in detail what happens to the wings in flight and during touchdown. It turns out that the bats flew in a straight line up to the net and then quickly flipped over and attached themselves to it upside down. One disadvantage to this landing routine is that the bats often slam into their landing spot with some force, which probably causes pain. However, not all bats hit their landing spots with the same speed and force; these will vary depending on the area where a bat species makes its home. For example, a cave bat, which regularly rests on a hard stone ceiling, is more careful about its landing preparation than a bat more accustomed to landing in leafy treetops.

1.In line 1, the word terrestrial is closest in meaning to _______.

A. high-flying B. fast-moving C. tree-climbing D. ground-living

2.According to the passage, what skill is crucial for flying animals?

A. Diving underwater.

B. Slowing down to land.

C. Flying over great distances.

D. Balancing on high branches.

3.According to the passage, what is an advantage that bats have over birds?

A. Bats can land on a greater variety of surfaces.

B. Bats can turn in the air more quickly.

C. Bats can eat while flying.

D. Bats are lighter.

4.What is the main topic of the passage?

A. Places where flying animals choose to land.

B. Why scientists have difficulty observing bats.

C. Differences in the eating habits of bats and birds.

D. Ways in which bats move differently from birds.

    Students in Caldwell, Idaho, can attend class in their pajamas(睡衣)! At Vallivue Virtual Academy, courses are taught online. Students work at home with parents, who serve as learning coaches. A certified teacher _____ the students’ progress.

The cyber school was  _____ as a free option for students in kindergarten through grade 8 who have trouble succeeding in the district’s  _____ public school. Supporters of the program say that virtual schools help students avoid the social pressures that can _____ with learning. In addition, supporters argue, online courses provide kids with more focused _____ and course options than they can get in a typical school.

Not everyone gives cyber schools a passing grade, however. Some educators argue that online learning makes it hard for students to make friends. Many parents also feel that cyber schools put _____ time demands on them because they have to oversee their kids’ daily work.

Technology can benefit education, but it shouldn’t _____ education. Students who go to virtual schools will miss many of the benefits of being in a real school.

If kids attend school online, they will miss out on important social _____. Payton Mcdonough, 13, a seventh grader from Glencoe, Ill., agrees. “I don’t know how I could sit at a computer all day without _____ interacting with my peers and teachers,” he says.

In addition, virtual schools don’t have enough structure. Students who take online courses can set their own schedules, which will cause problems for students who have trouble staying _____.

Furthermore, online schooling puts stress on parents because they have to  _____ what their kids do at home. Many parents have full–time jobs. How are they going to run their children’s education,   _____ in their jobs, and take care of their other responsibilities at home?

Virtual schools will make it harder for students to learn and will put too much pressure on parents.

Virtual learning does not need to replace classroom learning  _____, but it can help students work at their own pace. If students struggle with subjects, they can take those courses online and spend more time on them. Virtual schools can also offer students much more _____ schedules. Students often handle extracurricular activities, sports, and schoolwork, and cyber schools could help them manage everything.

Finally, attending virtual school can prepare students for college and for work after  _____. “We need to be responsible for working on our own,” says Angela Goscilo, a senior from Pound Ridge, N.Y. “We need to develop technology skills that will help us in whatever we do. Getting an early start is a good idea.”

1.A. oversees B. suspected C. admitted D. predicted

2.A. tolerated B. launched C. undergone D. transformed

3.A. virtual B. superior C. traditional D. specialized

4.A. agree B. put up C. go D. interfere

5.A. attention B. definition C. foundation D. instruction

6.A. unlimited B. uncivilized C. unrealistic D. unaffected

7.A. turn to B. take over C. take in D. make up

8.A. interactions B. education C. occupation D. identification

9.A. actually B. presently C. naturally D. logically

10.A. examined B. motivated C. exhausted D. represented

11.A. compliment B. award C. supervise D. tempt

12.A. negotiate B. innovate C. control D. excel

13.A. entirely B. partially C. regularly D. purposely

14.A. sustainable B. flexible C. relevant D. optimistic

15.A. school B. study C. graduation D. education

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

The biggest house of cards, the longest tongue, and of course, the tallest man: these are among the thousands of records logged in the famous Guinness Book of Records. Created in 1955 after a debate 1. (concern) Europe's fastest game bird, 2. began as a marketing tool sold to pub landlords 3. (promote) Guinness, an Irish drink, became the bestselling copyright title of all time (a category that excludes books such as the Bible and the Koran). In time, the book would sell 120 million copies in over 100 countries— quite a leap from its humble beginnings.

In its early years, the book set its sights on 4. (satisfy) man's inborn curiosity about the natural world around him. Its two principal fact finders, twins Norris and Ross McWhirter, moved wildly around the globe to collect facts. It was their task to find and document aspects of life that can be sensed or observed, things that can be quantified or measured. But not just any things. They were only interested in superlatives: the biggest and the best. It was during this period 5. some of the remarkable Guinness Records were documented, answering such questions as "What is the brightest star?" and "What is the biggest spider?"

Once aware of the public's thirst for such knowledge, the book's authors began to branch out to cover increasingly doubtful, little-known facts. They started documenting human achievements as well. A forerunner for reality television, the Guinness Book gave people 6. chance to become famous for accomplishing odd, often pointless tasks. Records were set in 1955 for consuming 24 raw eggs in 14 minutes and in 1981 for the fastest solving of a Rubik's Cube (which took a mere 38 seconds). In 1979 a man yodeled(用真假嗓音交替唱) non-stop for ten and a quarter hours.

In its latest appearance, the book has found a new home on the internet. No longer 7. (restrict) to the limits of physical paper, the Guinness World Records website contains seemingly innumerable facts concerning such topics as the most powerful combustion(燃烧) engine, or the world's longest train. What is striking, however, is that such facts are found sharing a page with the record of the heaviest train to be pulled 8. a beard.

Originating as a simple bar book, the Guinness Book of Records 9. (evolve) over decades to provide insight into the full range of modern life. And although one may be 10. (likely) now to learn about the widest human mouth than the highest number of casualties in a single battle of the Civil War, the Guinness World Records website offers a telling glimpse into the future of fact-finding and record-recording.

Questions are based on the following passage.

1.

A. Teacher and student. B. Consultant and parent.

C. Consultant and headmaster. D. Doctor and patient.

2.

A. He withdrew some money from his parents’ bank account.

B. He mixed with some bad guys, which influenced his study.

C. He was not as attentive as before.

D. He watched too much TV at home.

3.

A. She was annoyed. B. She was indifferent.

C. She was confused. D. She was anxious.

4.

A. Where there is a will, there is a way.

B. All roads lead to Rome.

C. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

D. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Questions are based on the following passage.

1.

A. Zhuyun Art Museum shows China’s modern culture, art and history.

B. Zhuyun Art Museum shows Jiading’s native culture, art and history.

C. Zhuyun Art Museum shows Jiading’s art crafts dating back to Tang Dynasty.

D. Zhuyun Art Museum shows Jiading’s contemporary paintings and calligraphy.

2.

A. To renew old factories to meet more demands of local residents.

B. To store as much art crafts as possible.

C. To serve the locals to meet their diverse art demands.

D. To set a shelter for local modern artists.

3.

A. The earliest Buddha statues in it is about 2500 years old.

B. This museum holds over 1000 Buddha statues.

C. The exhibits in it are made of a variety of materials.

D. The exhibits represent ancient people’s delicate techniques and intelligence.

Questions are based on the following passage.

1.

A. Many people like to eat dog meat. B. The world is too competitive.

C. Dogs are unhappy with their existence. D. Dogs enjoy their life with people.

2.A. A sick dog. B. A watch dog. C. A junkyard dog. D. A barking dog.

3.

A. He is probably to make his wife madder.

B. He could go to work like a dog and get dog-tired.

C. He is probably to let sleeping dogs lie.

D. He probably will stay in the doghouse.

A. To drive a long way home. B. To serve as a good mechanic.

C. To buy a new car. D. To get her car maintained.

A. It would be very cold today. B. It would get warm today.

C. The cold front would stay for long. D. The weather report was wrong.

A. She prefers to exercise in the afternoon.

B. The man should continue with his exercise.

C. It is important to make warming-up exercise.

D. The man should start to exercise one month later.

A. She wants another steak.

B. She doesn’t like the steak.

C. She is too full to have anything more.

D. She is full of energy.

A. Skirt. B. Matches. C. Toes. D. Shoes.

A. A soccer game. B. A bicycle race.

C. A swimming game. D. A Marathon running race.

A. The man booked the flight on Sep. 19.

B. The man will take the flight on Sep. 16.

C. The man wants to sell his ticket for Sep. 16.

D. The man is likely to take the flight on Sep. 20.

A. The paintings are copies with reasonable prices.

B. The paintings are absolutely genuine.

C. The paintings are only sold at this fair.

D. The paintings are highly priced.

A. The lady has to go ask for help.

B. The lady is satisfied with her black coffee.

C. The lady has to have black coffee.

D. The lady has had too much black coffee.

A. At an airport. B. In the hotel. C. At a bus stop. D. In a subway station.

假如你是李华，在网上看到一则你校招募“英语夏令营”志愿者的广告，请你根据以下写作要点和写作要求写一封求职信。内容包括：

1. 表明写信意图;

2. 介绍个人情况及个人优势；

3. 表达期望。

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；

2. 书信格式已经给出，不计入总词数；

3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/ Madam,

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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。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(Λ )，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；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When I grow up, I'll work with animals. Though I don’t know exactly how I can do for the animals yet, I can at least to follow my brother. He is a excellent vet. He looks after frightened snakes. He says that snakes are easy to deal as they don’t have any legs. My father, a scientist, works to save rarely birds, some of that are really clever and can even say some words. My mother trains dolphins every workday. They practise in the pool. She hears the dolphins talk and sang. That sounds really cool! There are so many animal job to choose from, but which one is right for them? I’ll have to wait and see!

根据句意，首字母提示及汉语注释,写出各句中所缺单词的正确形式。

1.The m_____________(大多数) of senior students are League Members and even a few are Party Members.

2.He is one of fifty a______________(申请人) for a manager’s job.

3.So far, he and his team have not made a b_________________(突破), though they have cloned two cows and expect to clone a cat soon.

4.He has a______________(积累) a lot of teaching experience by working in the middle school for 20 years.

5.He has little e________________(期望) of winning a prize.

6.The c______________(现在的) film shown in many cinemas is Wandering Earth.

7.While having an exam, she is very careful and never o_____________(忽视) any little points.

8.The colored cloth often f___________(褪色) when washed.

9.Children must learn not to i______________(打断谈话).

10.Who will learn a language r______________(不管) of method, materials, or teacher?

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。

Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone’s life. 1. is very difficult to find a better definition of friendship. A true friend is the person 2. can share all our sorrows and double all our joys. In time of trial(尝试) , he or she is always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort.

Knowing how 3. (value) friendship is, we should be very careful with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character as our friends, but we must try to avoid 4. (make) friends with a bad man. Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try to help them as much as possible.

A true friend can 5. (trust), loved and respected. If you tell a friend your secrets, he or she won’t tell 6.. Friends share their happiness and 7.(sad). They help each other  when they are 8. trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad. 9. most important thing is that a friend always understands you. In conclusion, 10. you have made a good friend, don’t forget him or her.

    Last year I went on holiday to Spain． But _______， after two days in Madrid， I started to get severe ________ pain． I was in such suffering that I went to the local hospital for a(n)_______．

No sooner had I arrived than I was ________to a small room， and I had not been waiting too long________ a surgeon came to examine me． He didn't speak English and I only spoke a few words of Spanish． He ________that I had to remove my clothes and he gave me one of those funny hospital gowns （罩衣） which hardly ________anything．

He then asked me in Spanish if I was embarrassed． "Si， unpoco （Yes， a little）"， I replied with my face turning red． You see， not only did I feel embarrassed at ________ my clothes in front of a stranger but also this _________stranger was an extremely handsome man． He looked at me as though I was out of my________ and then he quickly ________ down the passage．

I was beginning to ________what had happened to him when he suddenly reappeared， this time with a group of ________students， and again asked the same question in Spanish． Now I was feeling ________， and shouted in English， "Yes， I'm extremely embarrassed． I think you would mind too if you had to talk to a crowd of strangers with almost no clothes on．" Then a female doctor in the group ________ my arm gently and ________ in perfect English， "I think I see the problem． My___________ wants to take a photograph of your back﹣an X﹣ray﹣so he wants to know if you are ________a baby． You see， embarazada means pregnant in Spanish．"

No sooner had she told me this than I realized the ________of the misunderstanding． We all had a laugh, ________ I must admit that I felt rather stupid as well．

1.A. unfortunately B. unwillingly C. unbearably D. unusually

2.A. arm B. back C. muscle D. stomach

3.A. appointment B. operation C. visit D. examination

4.A. invited B. carried C. shown D. welcomed

5.A. before B. since C. after D. until

6.A. urged B. said C. inquired D. gestured

7.A. hide B. cover C. find D. expose

8.A. putting down B. putting on C. taking off D. taking away

9.A. unique B. particular C. awkward D. aggressive

10.A. mind B. idea C. heart D. sight

11.A. slid B. waved C. screamed D. disappeared

12.A. find B. know C. wonder D. see

13.A. medical B. physical C. experienced D. amateur

14.A. better B. upset C. strange D. dull

15.A. seized B. removed C. squeezed D. held

16.A. stated B. shouted C. whispered D. prayed

17.A. colleague B. staff C. patient D. student

18.A. delivering B. defending C. wanting D. expecting

19.A. result B. cause C. problem D. effect

20.A. as B. when C. although D. since

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu

If you are in a city where everyone rushes, realize that you don’t have to be like everyone else. You can be different. You can walk instead of driving in rush hour traffic. Your environment doesn’t control your life — you do. I’m not going to tell you how to give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower. 1.

1. Do less.

Cut back on your projects, on your task list, on how much you try to do each day. Focus not on quantity( 数量) but on quality(质量). 2. Save smaller, routine tasks for later in the day, but give yourself time to focus.

2. Have fewer meetings.

3. And they eat into your day, forcing you to squeeze the things you really need to do into small windows, and making you rush.

3. 4.

When you do the some things with focus, without rush, there will be things that get pushed back, and that don’t get done. And you need to ask yourself: how necessary are these things? What would happen if I stopped doing them?

4. Practice mindfulness.

Simply learn to live in the present, rather than things so much about future or the past. When you eat, fully appreciate your food. When you are with someone, be with them fully. When you are walking, appreciate your surroundings, no matter where you are.

Try these things out. Life is better when unrushed. 5.

A. Start to put off or cancel the unnecessary.

B. Meetings are usually a “big waste of time”.

C. The world likely won’t end if you don’t pass one of the examinations.

D. But here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt, if they work for your life.

E. Remember the quote: if nature can get everything done without rushing, so can you.

F. Pick 2-3 important things — or even just one important thing — and work on those first.

G. Give yourself more time to get ready and get there.

    Vacation is a time for refreshment. In work, we are often called to think. Sometimes, it’s good to give our brains a rest. Without a break, we may not be able to perform up to our potential. This can be a problem, not only for the employee, but for the employer as well.

“The main benefit of vacation is for the worker to come back energized,” says Weaver. “If they haven’t had a break, then they’re not coming back with new energy. They haven’t had a chance to step back and get perspective（远景）, and come back with renewed enthusiasm.”

Long working hours without a break, insecurity about one’s job, and other work-related worries can lead to burnout and stress. Humans can usually adapt to pressure, but not for a limitless amount of time.

“It is a problem of relating good workers and having them loyal to the firm while they’re there,” says David Maume, PhD, professor of sociology at the University of Cincinnati. He says burnout can also  affect employees’ productivity, creativity, and effectiveness.

In addition, high levels of stress may lead to depression, which can hit both the employer and employee’s pocketbook. Even people who manage to remain productive at work can have problems. If they’re always at work, then they’re not with their family and friends. If they’re working while on vacation, for the time that they’re on the job, they’re not really present.

An unbalanced emphasis on work can strain family and social life. When you come up for air, you may see that you’re alone, or that your relationships have gone on without you.

1.What’s the main benefit of a vacation?

A. The manager can be more creative.

B. The worker can step back and get more excited

C. The worker can come back with new energy.

D. The worker can adapt to pressure much better.

2.The underlined word “there” in the fourth paragraph probably refers to ____ .

A. the vacation B. the home

C. the university D. the company

3.When a worker is always at work, he is likely to get more and more ____.

A. absent-minded B. energetic

C. skillful D. active

4.Which of the following is the best title of the text?

A. How to spend the vacation effectively. B. Why the workers need a vacation.

C. How to deal with the daily pressure. D. Why the workers need new energy.

    English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.

However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.

We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.

And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.

1.According to the passage ______.

A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things B. there should be egg in an eggplant

C. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree D. boxing rings should be round

2.Which of the following is the correct plural(复数)?

A. Beeth. B. Geese.

C. Meese. D. Tooth.

3.Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?

A. A wise man and a wise guy. B. Overlook and oversee.

C. Quite a lot and quite a few. D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.

4.The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “______”.

A. blow B. roll up

C. get hurt D. finish