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Walter Peak High Country Farm，on the western shores of Lake Wakatipu，is famous in history. Its sheltered bays were used as camping sites by Maori travelling to the Mararoa and Oreti Rivers on Moa hunting and pounamu (greenstone) gathering expeditions.

Things to do

Situated on picturesque Lake Wakatipu's wester shores，the farm is the perfect place to spend a few relaxing hours. The Farm Tour itself is a wonderful，interactive experience for the whole family， with something to keep everyone entertained and happy. Our rural host will meet you after you leave the steamboat and take you for a walking tour of the farmyard. The first stop is the holding pens (畜栏），where you can help feed the sheep and deer，and even get up close to the Scottish highland cattle. Then walk slowly through the lakeside gardens to the charming Colonel’s Homestead for morning or afternoon tea. Afterwards the farmer will lead you over to the shearing shed (剪羊毛棚）where you can watch the farm dogs rounding up sheep on the hills， and see the farmer cut the wool off a sheep. You will then board the steamboat for your cruise back to Queenstown.

Ticket Information

Child Ticket $ 22. 00

Adult Ticket $ 77.00

Visitor Information

OPENING TIME: 10 AM

CLOSING TIME:4 PM

Additional Information

All tickets purchased at MyFun must make a booking at +64-3441—8166. Please mention your My Fun barcode (条形码)number when making your booking. Please print out your voucher (收据）and take along with you to the attraction. Tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

Terms and Conditions

Purchase of the tickets depends on our partner’s terms and conditions.

1.Where can a visitor have morning tea?

A. On the steamboat. B. At the holding pens.

C. In the shearing shed. D. In the Colonel’s Homestead.

2.How much should a parent with a child pay for the Farm Tour?

A. $99. B. $ 121.

C. $ 176. D. $198.

3.A visitor who has bought tickets at MyFun must .

A. take the voucher to the Farm

B. contact MyFun and get discount

C. tell the Farm your MyFun barcode number

D. call +64-3441-8166 to print out your voucher

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假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack来信询问“嫦娥四号”探测器（Chang’e-4 probe）名称的由来。请你给他回信，内容包括：

1．“嫦娥四号”登月成功；

2．嫦娥的传说；

3．中国人的登月梦。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改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。

As everybody know, parents are worried too much about their child, especially when the young meet with challenges. So do my parents. They are even more nervous than I when a important test is coming. I have been thinking about talked to them. I’ll let them know I have a goal and will work hard to achieve them. When they are convincing that I’ll be responsible for that what I should do, they surely won’t feel worried. Please keep in mind that our parents love us unconditional. I hope my thought can be helpful to you in dealing the relationship with your parents.

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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。

Every Wednesday at 7 pm, a group of running enthusiasts from different countries gather at a bar in Shanghai before setting 1. on their 5-kilometer run. But this is no ordinary run. These people 2. (arm) with trash (垃圾) bags. The members of this group don’t simply run for the sake of good health. They do it for the sake of the Earth 3.well.

Called “plogging”, this new fitness activity originated in Sweden in 2016 and was introduced to Shanghai in 2018. The term is a combination of the words “jogging” and “plocka upp”, 4. means “pick up” in Swedish.

By the summer of 2018, just a few months after Trash Running China was founded, 5. (it) WeChat group had grown to include more than 400 runners. To make the activity more fun for both 6. (newcomer) and regular ploggers, Trash Running China also 7. (frequent) organizes longer weekend runs in the suburban areas. “We want more people to hold small ‘plogging’ groups and have a 8. (responsible) to organize trash running activities in their own neighborhoods,” says Eisenring, who founded Trash Running China. “ ‘Plogging’ is a way 9. (know) the people and the city a bit more,” says Robbin Trebbe, one of the 10. (late) runners to join the group.

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Every year, the fifth graders at Brookstone Elementary went on a field trip to Washington, DC. Terence ______ the exciting trip, and was ______ to go next year.

Terence asked his parents ______ if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself. His parents ______. He had almost a year to earn $150. His first ______ was to earn money baby-sitting, and he typed a nice letter ______ that he would baby-sit during his neighbors’______. He named a few afternoons available and said he would ______ $1 per hour per child. After five baby-sitting ______, he earned $45.

When the ______ weather arrived, Terence knocked on his neighbors’ doors to ask if they needed help with ______ work. He helped with mowing (修剪) and weeding gardens. After the summer was over, he earned $75. When the fall arrived, he counted his money and ______ that he still needed $40 for his trip. Soon his mom saw a(n) ______ for a job for him. He got a job ______ newspapers every Wednesday afternoon, making 5 cents for every paper, $10 ______ each Wednesday. It wasn’t long before he had ______ money to go on the trip to Washington, DC. He was _____ in time. The class trip was on October 15. His mom and dad gave him a check for the $150 they ______ him. What a great feeling! He helped ______ the cost of his trip.

This experience ______ Terence in many ways, making his dream a reality with great efforts.

1.A. prepared for B. laid out C. referred to D. heard about

2.A. dying B. grateful C. lucky D. proud

3.A. curiously B. casually C. anxiously D. briefly

4.A. submitted B. agreed C. bargained D. refused

5.A. idea B. job C. conclusion D. suggestion

6.A. declaring B. confirming C. showing D. saying

7.A. stay B. company C. interaction D. absence

8.A. pay B. spend C. charge D. donate

9.A. negotiations B. sessions C. attempts D. interviews

10.A. warm B. fine C. unusual D. changeable

11.A. yard B. paper C. school D. volunteer

12.A. admitted B. determined C. complained D. insisted

13.A. directory B. permit C. advertisement D. email

14.A. editing B. updating C. printing D. delivering

15.A. at once B. on time C. after all D. in total

16.A. extra B. much C. enough D. easy

17.A. just B. even C. ever D. still

18.A. owed B. lent C. promised D. ordered

19.A. count B. cover C. estimate D. reduce

20.A. astonished B. shaped C. excited D. impressed

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Some people put their bicycles away once they learn how to drive a car. For many people, bicycling is not just an easy way of getting around town but also an exciting sport. 1..

One kind of race is the time trial. Each racer leaves the starting line at a different time and heads hard for the finish line. The cyclist who covers the distance in the shortest amount of time wins the race. 2., because the bicycles are spread out and are not likely to run into each other.

Another kind of race is more difficult. A few city blocks are closed to traffic. Then all the racers line up in a tight pack and begin racing at the same time. 3.. The race requires more than speed. It also requires skillful handling of the bicycle as it runs at full speed around other bicycles. The racer who completes all the laps first is the winner.

4.. Racers have to cover anywhere from 35 miles to almost 3,000 miles. The race course may be a straight stretch of road or a long series of roads across the country. The prize goes to the first person who crosses the finish line.

Between races cyclists stay in condition by doing exercise that builds their strength so that they can keep riding for long periods of time. 5., they often join bicycling groups and become licensed racers. Then they can enter special races all over the country. If you’re a cyclist, keep practicing. You could become a star.

A. As cyclists become more experienced

B. A time trial is a very safe race for beginners

C. Serious cyclists often arrange to take part in races

D. Road races are usually the longest cycling contests

E. Most people will seize possible chances to get around town

F. They cover many laps, going around and around the city blocks

G. When cyclists still need to build themselves up for those special races

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If maths is the language of the universe, bees may have just uttered their first words. New research suggests these busybodies of the insect world are capable of addition and subtraction (减法)—using colors in the place of plus and minus symbols.

In the animal kingdom, the ability to count—or at least distinguish between differing quantities—isn’t unusual: It has been seen in frogs, spiders, and even fish. But solving equations (方程式) using symbols is rare, so far only achieved by famously brainy animals such as chimpanzees and African grey parrots.

Building on previous research that says the social insects can count to four and understand the concept of zero, researchers wanted to test the limits of what their tiny brains can do.

Scientists trained 14 bees to link the colors blue and yellow to addition and subtraction, respectively. They placed the bees at the entrance of a Y-shaped maze (迷宫), where they were shown several shapes in either yellow or blue. If the shapes were blue, bees got a reward if they went to the end of the maze with one more blue shape (the other end had one less blue shape); if the shapes were yellow, they got a reward if they went to the end of the maze with one less yellow shape.

The testing worked the same way: Bees that “subtracted” one shape when they saw yellow, or “added” one shape when they saw blue were considered to have aced the test. The bees got the right answer 63% to 72% of the time, depending on the type of equation and the direction of the right answer—much better than random guesses would allow—the researchers report today in Science Advances.

Though the results came from just 14 bees, researchers say the advance is exciting. If a brain about 20,000 times smaller than ours can perform maths using symbols, it could pave the way to novel approaches in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Just don’t ask the bees to do your homework anytime soon.

1.Why do the scientists conduct the research?

A. To teach them maths. B. To test the power of tiny brains.

C. To explain the meaning of colors. D. To get access to machine learning.

2.What does the underlined word “aced” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A. Given up. B. Entered for.

C. Got through. D. Checked over.

3.What might the research make contributions to?

A. Language acquisition. B. Arithmetic learning.

C. Protection of animals. D. Development of AI.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Bees “Like” Counting

B. Bees “Tell” Colors Apart

C. Bees “Perform” Maths Using Shapes

D. Bees “Get” Addition and Subtraction

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AUSTRALIAN adults want to see “life skills” introduced into school curriculums, including money management, job preparation and domestic tasks. New research from Monash University showed Aussie adults also widely supported the inclusion of technology, coding and artificial intelligence subjects to student curriculums to prepare them for future jobs.

Co-author Professor Neil Selwyn, from Monash’s new Education Futures think tank, said the survey results of more than 2,000 Australians had taken himself and Dr Deana Leahy by surprise. “The life skills—I wasn’t expecting that at all,” he said. Those quizzed were asked to rate the value of a list of subjects already in the curriculum, but were also given an open space to write what they think should be included. Prof. Selwyn said people called for schools to teach financial skills, budgeting, cooking and doing taxes. “You could argue that these are things people should be learning themselves, or learning from their families,” Prof. Selwyn said. “But we’ve got to be thinking forward in terms of the skills people will need for jobs and their ways of living.”

One respondent said schools should introduce a “contemporary life skills” subject: “A compulsory 1-hour a week class on skills needed that parents seem continually unable to teach their kids.” Suggestions for the class included resume writing, filing tax returns and health claims. Another respondent called for students to be taught “general life skills as unfortunately not enough kids will have parents to actually be bothered to educate them or simply parents don’t know themselves”.

Of the subjects, maths was the highest ranked (75.5 percent), followed closely by English (74.8 percent). And while science was the third highest ranked subject (46.2 percent), it was more strongly supported by those who earned higher wages and were university educated compared to lower income earners.

Aspects of school life considered least important were students having fun, learning about things that interested them and being given the opportunity to be creative.

1.Why did the adults suggest adding “life skills” to school curriculums?

A. To vary school curriculums.

B. To enrich students’ school life.

C. To prepare students for future work and life.

D. To save parents the trouble of educating kids.

2.What did Prof. Selwyn think of the adults’ suggestions?

A. Reasonable. B. Ridiculous.

C. Interesting. D. Impractical.

3.What does Paragraph 3 focus on?

A. Differences of school subjects. B. Reasons for the school survey.

C. Opinions from the surveyed. D. Investigations of the respondents.

4.What can we know from the text?

A. The present curriculums are to adults’ taste.

B. Contemporary life skills involve resume writing.

C. Students’ interests have been greatly promoted.

D. The parents quizzed think highly of school life

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TRAIL SAFE! is a unique safety training program designed specifically for National Park Service (NPS) Trail Volunteers, but is useful to everyone! It’s based upon NPS Operational Leadership Training, where the human factor of safety is explored. TRAIL SAFE! captures (捕捉) the core learning objectives of the 16-hour Operational Leadership course while allowing volunteers to learn from their own homes online.

The TRAIL SAFE! series includes eight video lessons, each ranging in length from 18 to 40 minutes long. Watch them over the course of multiple days, or “binge watch” the entire series in three hours—it’s up to you—but please watch them in order from Lesson 1 through Lesson 8. After viewing the lessons, send your training verification (验证) emails to register your participation. When you have viewed and registered for all eight individual lessons, each participant will receive a TRAIL SAFE! pin and a SPE/GAR card in the mail for use in the field. Thank you for helping to make Sleeping Bear Dunes one of the safest work environments for NPS Trail Volunteers like yourself.

Ready to start?

Click on this link to access all TRAIL SAFE! videos: https://www.nps.gov/iatr/trail-safe.htm

If you require Audio Descriptive versions of TRAIL SAFE!, the link to those videos is also available on the Ice Age Trail site.

Record your participation

In order to receive credits for your participation, please fill in your answers to the following questions and email to: Matthew_mohrman@nps.gov.

●Which video lesson did you just complete viewing?

●Name of the Trail where you volunteer.

●Your name and full mailing address, so we may send your course completion materials to you.

●Names and addresses of others if you are viewing this lesson in a group setting.

●Optional: Please let us know any comments or suggestions you have about this lesson.

Upon registering your completion for the entire eight lesson series, you’ll receive your TRAIL SAFE! pin and risk assessment card via mail.

1.What is the aim of TRAIL SAFE!?

A. To develop volunteers’ operational leadership.

B. To offer links to the websites for learning.

C. To provide credits for viewing.

D. To pass the risk assessment.

2.How long does it take the participants to watch the eight videos at a time?

A. 18 minutes. B. 40 minutes.

C. 3 hours. D. 16 hours.

3.What should the participants do to get a SPE/GAR card?

A. Watch and register for all the series.

B. Give some comments on the lessons.

C. Send and receive training mails.

D. Answer all of the questions.

4.What can be inferred about the job of NPS Trail Volunteers?

A. It is popular with everyone. B. It can be dangerous.

C. It shall be completed online. D. It needs NPS working experience.

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My neighbor Orlando is a paramedic (急救医士). He and his wife are some of the nicest people I have ever met. A few years back we started this sort of “favor war”, where one of us would do something for the other, such as shoveling (铲) their driveway or helping them build a shed, and next time the other would try to top it with another favor.

Yesterday morning there was maybe 2 or 3 feet of snow on the ground and I remembered he shoveled my driveway for me last snowfall. So I took out my shovel and took care of both our sidewalks and driveways because it was my turn to do a favor back. It took a while but I finished and got into my car for work. What I didn’t realize was that Orlando had to work that day too.

Fast forward to this morning I got a knock on my door. It was him. He immediately shook my hand and informed me that because I shoveled his driveway and sidewalk for him, he was able to get to work earlier. As soon as he started his shift, a call came through that a young boy was in a medical emergency. Luckily he and his partner were only about 2 minutes away, but the next closest ambulance was in 10 minutes. This kid did not have 10 minutes. He barely had 2 minutes. Because my neighbor got to work sooner, the young boy got to live his life.

This isn’t a humble brag (吹牛). This is to inform others that even the smallest favors can have the biggest impacts. It wasn’t too much of trouble to shovel his driveway for him, but because I did, the young kid got to see his family again, go back to school again, talk to his friends again and live his life.

1.What can we know about the writer and Orlando?

A. They once had a conflict.

B. They signed a favorable agreement.

C. They favor shoveling snow together.

D. They are always ready to help each other.

2.Who saved the boy before it was too late?

A. The writer. B. The boy’s parents.

C. Orlando and his wife. D. Orlando and his partner.

3.What does the writer intend to tell us?

A. Never ask for trouble. B. No favor is too small.

C. One cannot always be lucky. D. Don’t lose heart in an emergency.

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某电视台英语频道今年暑假准备举办"外国人游中国"的夏令营活动, 假定你是李华, 是这个活动的志愿者, 你的美国网友Mike发来邮件询问该活动。请你给他回复一封邮件, 邮件内容包括：

1.活动时间和地点；（6月18-28日, 北京和成都）

2.活动内容（游长城, 看大熊猫, 听京剧Peking Opera等）

3.邀请他参加该活动。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数；

3.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

Dear Mike,

I’m glad to receive your email, _______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your reply.

Best,

Li Hua

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改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。

Hi, Mike. How are you going to celebrate your birthday the next month? If you hadn’t arranged anything , come to the concert to be holding by my favorite band in the city stadium. I’m sure you will not regret it. The concert will be held a Sunday evening. Clearly it will be popular, because the ticket are selling very well. The only problem is when the performance starts quite lately---at nine pm. We can take a bus there, so there will be no bus when the concert is over. I will ask your dad to pick us up and you could stay in my home for the night.

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阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last weekend our school held a sports meeting. 1.(realize) it was our last high school sports meeting, we decided to make 2. an unforgettable experience for all of us.

We first attended the opening parade, for 3.our class had made a lot of 4.(prepare). 5. our excitement, our parade performance was a great success. After the parade, the games started. My classmates attended various events such as running, high jump and long jump. Due to the hard training they 6.(do) before, their performances were very 7.(impress). On the stand, my classmates applauded and cheered for the athletes, some raising their cameras to capture the exciting moments. Finally, the result 8.( announce). It was amazing that our class won the second place. Our efforts paid off! Cup in hand, we took 9. picture together.

I believe this sports meeting will remain a precious memory for all of us10.time goes by.

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Whenever I felt disappointed I often thought of what my mother had said to me, "Everything happens for the best. If you______, one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened but for that previous______. "

As it______, mother was right. In 1932, I ended my college life. ______ that, I had decided to try for a job in radio, and then could work my way up to a sports ______. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every______－but got turned down every time. In one studio, a ______ lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring a person who lacked ______. "Go to ______ town and find a little station that will give you a chance," she said. I then ______ to Dixon. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted an athlete to ______ its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I ______. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn't ______.

My disappointment must have ______. "Everything happens for the best, " Mom ______ me. Then I ______ WOC Radio in Davenport. The program director named Peter MacArthur told me they had already ______ a contract with another announcer.

As I left his office, my disappointment ______ over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?” Then he stood me before a ______and asked me to broadcast a live game.

I often ______ what direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward and if I didn't persist.

1.A. look on B. get on C. carry on D. stay on

2.A. successes B. results C. lives D. disappointments

3.A. carried out B. turned out C. figured out D. looked out

4.A. Before B. After C. Since D. Although

5.A. hostess B. athlete C. announcer D. performer

6.A. firm B. school C. store D. station

7.A. beautiful B. strict C. kind D. cruel

8.A. money B. experience C. appearance D. knowledge

9.A. busy B. distant C. big D. small

10.A. turned B. saw C. walked D. added

11.A. buy B. manage C. sell D. show

12.A. applied B. refused C. agreed D. appealed

13.A. employed B. fired C. fitted D. satisfied

14.A. disappeared B. shown C. fallen D. responded

15.A. recited B. persuaded C. advised D. reminded

16.A. tried B. visited C. passed D. poured

17.A. assigned B. signed C. designed D. resigned

18.A. appeared B. disappeared C. boiled D. removed

19.A. radio B. station C. studio D. microphone

20.A. doubted B. intended C. wondered D. expected

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The Seven Cs of a Good Letter

What is the secret of writing a good letter? Here are two main ones. Don't try to be fancy. Don't try to impress your reader. You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.

Clear. Use short, direct sentences.1.Try your tone as if the reader were right there with you. Above all, don't use an introduction.

Correct.2.Don't guess, even for spelling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to, check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to.

Complete. Don't scatter(分散) your points.3.This is good organization too.

Courteous. Be friendly rather than overly casual. Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something. In all letters, treat others as you want them to treat you.

Concise. Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.

Conversational. This is really the secret of good writing.4.Such a letter has a natural, friendly tone. Let your personality come through naturally.

Considerate.5.Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know. Try to be helpful. This will build good feeling toward you.

The seven Cs are about writing letters. But how about school papers? Use the seven Cs. Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor. You'll be surprised. You'll almost instantly become a good writer. And you might even enjoy writing from now on.

A. Just "talk" to the person.

B. Make them easy to understand.

C. Make sure what you say is correct.

D. Include long sentences in your letter.

E. Writing should not be taken too seriously.

F. Think of the readers' point of view as you write.

G. Finish one point completely before going on to the next.

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To be sure, only children experienced some things differently from those with sisters and brothers. Many feel more pressure to succeed. They also tend to look only to their parents as role models in the absence of brothers and sisters.

In India, 10-year-old Saviraj Sankpal founded a support group for the tiny minority(少数) of only children. Among other things, the group does volunteer work to fight against the false idea that they are not responsible. "People think we’re treated too kindly and ruined," says Sankpal, a computer engineering student. "But I'd like to remind them how lonely it can get."

Most only children, however, say they wish for sisters or brothers only when it comes to caring for aging, unhealthy parents. Britain's David Emerson, co-author of the book The Only Child, says that such a person has to make all the decisions alone. Emerson knows from experience. After his father died, he chose to move his elderly mother from their family home, where she was vulnerable (易受攻击的) to house breakers, to a new one with more safety. "The move was quite hard on her, and she might feel that I pushed her into it, "he says, "After all, I am left with that responsibility."

In the future, more and more only children will probably face similar choices. With working mothers increasing, many families are finding they simply don't have the time, money or energy to have more than one child. As only children become common, perhaps the world will realize that the charge made against them is unfair.

1.The author’s attitude towards only children is .

A. Critical B. Objective

C. Hostile D. Unjust

2.It can be inferred from the passage that only children's parents should ___________.

A. found a support group for their only children

B. do volunteer work to help their only children

C. let their only children make all the decisions alone

D. set good examples for their only children

3.Emerson decided to move his elderly mother to a new house because he ___________.

A. is the only one who cares about her

B. doesn't want to leave her alone

C. wants to share the responsibility with her

D. is worried about her safety

4.The main idea of the passage is that ________.

A. only children are ruined and irresponsible

B. only children have to face many challenges

C. most only children want to have brothers and sisters

D. most only children share their responsibility with their parents

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Dogs are our best friends. That’s especially true after a disaster, such as an earthquake. When buildings fall down, search and rescue dogs help find trapped people. Dogs’ amazing noses can pick up the smell of survivors. Now scientists have developed an electronic tool that does the same thing. It’s taking smell detection(探测) to a whole new level.

The new invention is a sort of electronic nose, which can detect extremely low levels of many compounds(化合物) from people’s skin. This isn’t the first time engineers have developed such an object. Earlier models, however, have been bulky and expensive. They could not detect low levels of target compounds either. The new one is inexpensive and small enough to fit inside hand-held equipment.

The electronic nose can detect extremely slight smell of more than one compound at the same time. "Being able to do this, in such a small object, is the significant discovery," says Sotiris E. Pratsinis, Professor of Process Engineering&Materials Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. His team tested it in special spaces. They were like the small spaces where people might be trapped. Chemicals given off by the volunteers built up inside. The electronic equipment detected those compounds at unbelievably low levels.

The results were good news for the research team. But they may be not for our four-legged friends, who could soon be out of a job. "Ideally, this technology could replace search and rescue dogs," Pratsinis says.

Stephen Taylor, an electrical engineer, agrees that the new technology has some benefits over dogs. Still, he thinks it may be too soon to have our trusty friends retire. He suspects, "I foresee that such an object could add to the fine work done by the dogs." Taylor also pointed out some potential limitations of the new invention. "E-noses are useful, but can be very likely to be affected by unstable readings and interruption," he says.

1.Why does the author talk about dogs at the beginning?

A. To catch the readers’ attention.

B. To introduce the topic about e-noses.

C. To show what search and rescue dogs do.

D. To add background information for discussion.

2.Which of the following best explains "bulky" underlined in paragraph 2?

A. Complex B. Fragile

C. Handy D. Large

3.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. What e-noses’ working principle is.

B. How e-noses are made.

C. What differences between dogs and e-noses are.

D. How powerful e-noses are.

4.What does Stephen Taylor mean?

A. Dogs and e-noses could work together.

B. Search and rescue dogs will retire soon.

C. E-noses are more reliable than noses of dogs.

D. Dogs are better at finding out trapped people.

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My wife and I went to this vegan(严格的素食主义的) restaurant to give it a try. As we were eating our pepper and salt tofu, a young lady named Debra walked in. She wasn't aware that the place is vegan and was looking for some meat. My wife and I talked up the place and invited her over to try some of our tofu. Debra tried it, nodded and went out.

After a few minutes, she and her mother both walked back in. We were having the rest of our meal at that time, so we told her what we had ordered. Debra then asked the waitress to just repeat our order for them. Next , Debra said. "And we want to pay for their meal", pointing to my wife and me. We tried to say no, but Debra wouldn't listen.

That was not the end ofit. Hugs were in order. Debra came over to our table and my wife got up to hug her. Debra hugged my wife and put $ 100 into her hand. My wife firmly said NO, but Debra insisted. Debra kept talking about our kindness, and we did the same about hers and her mother's.With tears in the eyes, the workers were blown away by this whole exchange between four strangers.I left the waiters and waitresses a tip that would cover all ofour meals and we were on our way.

I've been witnessing so much kindness, especially over the last few years, as I began to pay more attention. We now have a new favorite restaurant and every time we go there my plan is to pay for someone else's meal.

1.Why did Debra go out after trying some tofu?

A. To bring her mother in. B. To look after her mother.

C. To get away from the food. D. To Iook for another restaurant

2.What did Debra insist on?

A. Hugging the author's wife B. Ordering a meal for the author

C. Treating the author and his wife D. Tipping the waiters and waitress

3.How did the workers feel when seeing the exchange between four strangers?

A. Curious B. Funny

C. Surprised D. Touched

4.What can we know about the author and Debra?

A. They've been friends. B. They were both vegan

C. They met forvthe first time D. They once worked together

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Visit Nashville, Tennessee, the capital of country music and the home of the Grand Ole Opry. Forty -day bus tour starts from Pittsburgh.

Departures August 23, September 13, September 27, October 11, October 25.

$185 per person based on double occupancy. Includes private motor coach from Pittsburgh, hotel rooms, reserved tickets for the Grand Ole Opry. Country Festival Friday and Saturday nights, sightseeing tour of Nashville, admissions to places of interest.

For information, free booklets, and reservations, call 4212 — 6060. Travel and Tours, 2245 Market Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219. 14-day advanced booking required. Visa and Master Card payment welcome.

1.Why is Nashville an interesting city to visit? Because it is ________.

A. easy to travel around B. famous for country music

C. an old city D. a beautiful city

2.If you plan to join the tour on September 27, on what date should you book your ticket?

A. August27. B. October13.

C. September13. D. September 26.

3.Visa and Master Card are most probably the names of _________.

A. newspapers B. clubs

C. telephone cards D. credit cards

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假定你是李华，你的朋友Mike要来中国学习，想在就读的学校附近租房子。现在你已经为他找好了房子，请你给他回一封email，向他介绍该房子的情况。

内容包括：

1. 房子基本情况(位置、大小、设施及租金等)；

2. 房东要求。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mike,

____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

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增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I have two pets, Polly and Sally. They are green-and-blue parrot. Their home is a shady tree in the garden where they are freely to fly from branch to branch. There has a wooden box for them in a tree. This is their nest, where they sleep at night there and take shelter whenever it rain. Every morning, after clean their nest, I feed them with some seeds and give them a bowl water to drink. They are pretty and lively birds. This is really interesting watching their movements, because I never feel dull spending my time with them.

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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。

With the 1.(invent) of personal computers, the Internet and cell phones, people now have more immediate access to others and information 2. any time in history. Losing that access can lead to “disconnect anxiety’’, 3. is a psychological term used to describe the 4. (anxiety) feelings that people experience when they are unable 5. (use) their cell phones or cannot log on to the Internet. Some people 6. (affect) by disconnect anxiety may start to feel upset when 7.cannot reach their friends online. Others get really worried when they are not able to respond to emergencies, and this makes them feel 8.(help). Still others are so dependent on their cell phones that they are frightened of missing any phone calls. Cell phones and the Internet 9.(become) the most important technological tools to these people, who cannot afford to live 10.these things.

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A boy guarded the barrel(桶) in his father’s winery. Every morning he ______ up every barrel with a piece of cloth, and then put them in ______ row upon row. To his ______, the wind blew the barrels here and there ______. The boy was so angry that he wrote a letter to the wind, “Please don’t blow down my barrels.” After ______ that, his father asked the boy with a smile, “Can the wind read your ______?” The little boy said, “I don’t know, but I have no way of dealing with the wind.”

The next morning, when the little boy ran to look at the barrels, he found that the wind had ______ his request, still blowing the barrels here and there. The little boy felt ______ and burst into tears. His father stroked his head gently and said, “Son, don’t be sad. We can’t deal with the wind, but we can think of our own methods to ______ the barrels.

Then the little boy ______ his tears and sat near the barrels to think over and over. After thinking half a day, he finally ______ a way. He ______ some water from the well and poured it into those ______ barrels. At ______, the little boy got up in a rush, ran out and saw the barrels still ______ in good order. He smiled happily and told his father, “We do have a way to ______ the barrels from blowing down. It’s a very ______ way, that is, to add weights to the barrels.” The little boy’s father smiled ______.

We can’t change many things, but we can add the weight of our own ______, so that we can stand ______ in the world not to be knocked over.

1.A. wiped B. picked C. built D. took

2.A. use B. need C. order D. charge

3.A. anger B. sorrow C. amusement D. confusion

4.A. generally B. slowly C. suddenly D. overnight

5.A. discussing B. saying C. seeing D. writing

6.A. demand B. request C. decision D. sign

7.A. shared B. answered C. ignored D. considered

8.A. nervous B. sad C. scared D. touched

9.A. control B. blow C. make D. arrange

10.A. squeezed B. dropped C. showed D. dried

11.A. put up with B. put through C. came up with D. came through

12.A. sprayed B. drank C. poured D. collected

13.A. broken B. empty C. clean D. neat

14.A. daybreak B. noon C. dusk D. midnight

15.A. placed B. thrown C. moved D. spread

16.A. save B. separate C. free D. stop

17.A. important B. natural C. necessary D. simple

18.A. anxiously B. excitedly C. approvingly D. hesitantly

19.A. wealth B. mind C. responsibility D. pressure

20.A. straight B. firm C. hard D. high

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How to persuade people

Convincing people that your way is the best way is often very difficult —especially when you’re not quite sure why they’re saying no. The trick is to get them wondering why they’re saying no. 1..

 Understand how timing is everything. Knowing how to persuade people isn’t just in words and body language — it’s also in knowing the right time to talk to them. 2., you will most likely achieve faster, better results.

 Get to know them. A large part of whether or not persuasion is effective is based on the general relationship between you and your client/son/friend/employee. If you don’t know the person well, it’s vital to start building this relationship immediately — find common ground as soon as possible. Humans, in general, are more fond of people that are similar to them. 3..

4.. People are more persuaded by a fast, confident talker than accuracy. The faster you talk, the less time your listener has to process what you’ve said and question it. You may create the feeling that you truly grasp the subject by running through the facts at warp speed, confident of them all.

 Create urgency. In order to get people to act in the moment, you have to be able to create a sense of urgency. 5., it’s unlikely they’ll change their minds in the future. You must persuade people in the present; it’s all that matters.

A. Talk fast

B. Communicate with others

C. If someone is aware of this

D. And with the right tricks, you can do it

E. So find parallels and make them known

F. If they’re not motivated enough to want whatever you have right now

G. If you approach people when they are more relaxed and open to discussion

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At 88, my grandmother Vera has dementia and barely recognizes me. But I’m determined to help her age with dignity and grace in her home for as long as she can.

Since 2015, I’ve been a manager at Honor, a technology company that uses a website and an app to pair professional caregivers (we call them Care Pros) with loved ones who need a hand. I want to make sure we are offering all our clients (客户), including my grandmother, a service that is affordable, with people who are reliable, diverse and skilled. On Sundays. Amy, my grandmother’s most-loved Honor professional caregiver, comes over to get her dressed for church. She loves the time she spends with Amy. That’s the best gift I can give her and the best gift I can give myself. Care giving can exhaust a family emotionally and physically. At Honor, we’re trying to create something that makes it easier for women to be moms, daughters, and sisters all at once. That’s why this company was built.

What sets Honor apart from other care giving services is that we’re equally focused on treating the Care Pros well. We pay higher-than-average rates and they can get health benefits and sick leave. Most of our Care Pros are women, and a lot of them arc single mothers. The technology behind our app allows Care Pros to set parameters (参数) based on when, where, and how much they want to work so they can control their schedules. The company also allows continuity of care. Each Care Pro notes in the caregivers’ app how the client is feeling or what should happen on the following shift. That way, the client’s family can stay up to date on their loved one’s health.

When I was working with my team at Honor, I wanted to create opportunities for people who looked like me. I’m proud to say that there are single moms and other women without traditional educational training who lead teams here. The makeup of this company proves that people with diverse backgrounds can be part of a successful tech company. This has to be a model for the future.

I’m confident it will happen.

1.The author mentions Amy to _______.

A. share a precious memory

B. advocate caring for the elderly

C. show the importance of caregivers

D. inform the readers of a touching story

2.Which of the following about Honor is true?

A. It allows flexible working schedules.

B. It gives higher salary and more paid leave.

C. It mainly employs single mothers and males.

D. It matches caregivers with clients at random.

3.What does the underlined part “stay up to date” probably mean?

A. Go to bed later than usual.

B. Get the latest information.

C. Attend to somebody at fixed time.

D. Accompany somebody day and night.

4.The last paragraph intends to tell us that _______.

A. women are able to hold up half the sky

B. success has nothing to do with education

C. Honor will probably have a better future

D. people with diverse backgrounds will be a model

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Artificial intelligence (AI) technology may soon be a useful tool for doctors. It may help them better understand and treat diseases like breast cancer in ways that were never before possible.

Rishi Rawat teaches AI at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Clinical Science Center in Los Angeles. He is part of a team of scientists who are researching how AI and machine learning can more easily recognize cancerous growths in the breast. Rawat provides information about cancer cells to a computer. He says this data helps the machine learn. “. . . You can put the data into computers and they will learn the patterns and the pattern recognition is important to making decisions.”

David Agus is another USC researcher. He says machines are not going to take the place of doctors. “Computers will not treat patients, but they will help make certain decisions and look for things that the human brain can’t recognize by itself. Once a confirmed cancerous growth is removed, doctors still have to treat the patient to reduce the risk of cancer returning. The form of treatment depends on the kind of cancer.”

Currently, researchers take a thin piece of tissue, put it on a small piece of glass and add color to better see the cells. That process could take days or even longer. Scientists say artificial intelligence can do something better than just count cells. Through machine learning, it can recognize complex patterns, or structures, and learn how the cells are organized.

The hope is that machines will soon be able to make a quick identification of cancer that is free of human mistakes. “All of a sudden, we have the computing power to really do it in real time. . . We couldn’t have done this, we didn’t have the computing power to do this several years ago, but now it’s all changed.” Agus adds that the process could be done for almost no cost in the developing world. He says that having a large amount of information about patients is important for a machine to effectively do its job in medicine.

The University of Southern California researchers are now only studying breast cancer. But doctors predict artificial intelligence will one day make a difference in all forms of cancer.

1.In Rishi Rawat’s research, ________.

A. the data put into computers contributes to cancer recognition

B. many cancers are being studied at the moment

C. machine learning has replaced doctors’ work

D. the focus is on the cure for cancer

2.David Agus’s words in Paragraph 3 are used to ________.

A. provide some advice for doctors

B. introduce the development of cancer

C. appeal to scientists to research into cancer

D. explain the function of AI in treating cancer

3.What can we infer from the text ?

A. AI can make decisions for doctors.

B. Developing countries might be lack of funds.

C. AI will hopefully make an accurate identification of cancer.

D. Computing power has long helped with the identification of cancer.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards AI used in treating cancer?

A. Positive. B. Indifferent.

C. Doubtful. D. Negative.

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My friend, Jack, was a taxi driver. We became friends quite by accident. Five years ago, I made a trip to Chicago. The moment I stepped into a cab, I realized it was different. The floor was covered with a rug (小地毯). There were small reproductions of paintings by Van Gogh inside the cab. And the windows were spotless. I told the driver I had never ridden in a more attractive taxi.

“I like to hear my passengers say that,” he replied. “How long have you been decorating your cab?” I asked. “It’s not mine,” he said. “It’s a company cab. I hit upon the idea years ago when I worked as a clean-up man for the taxi company. Each car that came in at the end of the day was like a garbage pit. Cigarette butts and matches covered the floor. Sticky stuff like peanut butter was on the seats or door handles. I thought that if the company and the drivers would give people a car worth keeping clean, they might be more considerate. ”

“As soon as I got my taxi license, I tried out my ideas. I put a lot of extra decorations into the cab they gave me to drive. I got a nice rug and some flowers. When each passenger got out, I checked to make sure that everything was in order for the next fare. After about a month of my bringing in a spotless cab, the boss reserved the same car for me each day. That was when I put up the reproductions of great paintings.”

“I’ve never been disappointed by people in the past ten years—no garbage. Like I say, people appreciate beautiful things. If we planted more flowers and trees in the city and made the buildings more attractive, more people would tend to keep the city clean.”

Later, we became good friends. I was impressed by the taxi-driver, who had hit on a great truth—a sense of beauty comes with the gift of life. Most people don’t have to be instructed about the rarity of beauty. They respond when they find it. And, if they are made to feel a part of it, they will try to add to it.

1.What made the writer surprised when he got into the taxi?

A. The beautiful decoration on the rug.

B. The style of decoration outside the taxi.

C. The masterpieces of well-known painters.

D. The impressive inner environment of the taxi.

2.Jack got the idea of decorating the cab when _______.

A. he got his taxi license

B. the boss reserved the same car for him each day

C. he served as a clean-up man for the taxi company

D. he found the taxi he cleaned was full of cigarette butts

3.What does the story mainly tell us?

A. People can easily make friends when taking a taxi.

B. When people find beauty in life, they will try to add to it.

C. If we plant more flowers and trees, we can keep the city clean.

D. We have to be taught to find beauty and make it more beautiful.

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Have you ever realized that the smallest countries in the world have so much to offer? Whether it’s historic and cultural heritage or unspoiled nature, these microstates are worth a visit.

Grenada

Grenada is a small country in the world. It is located on island of Caribbean, which is also known as The Island of Spice for several spices like cinnamon, ginger and rare nutmeg. Grenada relies on tourism. Its pristine beaches, warm turquoise water and unspoiled nature make it a wonderful holiday destination. Recently ecotourism has been growing as well.

San Marino

Located within Italy and surrounded by the Apennine Mountains. San Marino is visited by approximately 2 million tourists annually. It’s a beautiful country, which also claims to be the oldest surviving state in the world! Therefore its cultural and historic heritage is undoubtedly fascinating. Although very small, the microstate has a lot of architectural attractions as well as the Romagna, which is loved by Italians, who are among the main guests here.

Maldives

Maldives is located on the bank of Indian Ocean. Maldives has a range of different habitats including deep sea, shallow coast, and reef ecosystems, fringing mangroves, wetlands and dry lands. Visitors to the Maldives do not need to apply for a pre-arrival visa, regardless of their country of origin, provided they have a valid passport, proof of onward travel, and the money to be self-sufficient while in the country.

Andorra

It’s a picturesque microstate found in the Pyrenees Mountains, bordering Spain and France. Over 10 million tourists visit Andorra every year! Unlike the neighboring countries’ high prices, the country has a duty-free policy, allowing shoppers to enjoy lower costs. Also there are winter and summer resorts, so you can visit anytime.

1.Who might be interested in Grenada?

A. Architects. B. Spice lovers.

C. Historians. D. Mountain climbers.

2.Which of the following is a good choice for people who like building design?

A. Maldives. B. San Marino.

C. Andorra. D. Grenada.

3.What is not required for a traveler to Maldives?

A. Money. B. A passport.

C. A visa. D. A return ticket.

4.What measure has Andorra taken to attract travelers?

A. Offering lower prices. B. Adopting visa-free policy.

C. Setting natural habits. D. Developing scenic spot.

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单词填空

1.You must try hard for the g__________ (利益) of the team.

2.He glanced _______ his shoulder to see if he was being followed.

3.The new law will soon come ___force. 新的法律将很快生效。

4.He finished the job _________________ the expense of his health.

5.Are you quite independent _______ your parents now?

6.The book is intended ______ children.

7.Traffic was_______（中断；阻断）by floods.

8._________________(judge) from her accent, she must be from Sichuan.

9.Never look down _________ people less superior than you.

10.He inspires me to major _______ English in college, to be a bridge between China and the world.

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短语

1.对…过敏____________________

2.联系某人电话是12345…____________________

3.旅游景点（spot）____________________

4.接收，接管，承袭____________________

5.给某人颁发某物____________________

6.犯罪____________________

7.毕业证书____________________

8.以…为例____________________

9.元宵节____________________

10.如下____________________

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