Feelingsoftenrun high where insects are concerned,with many people even sick when seeing them, let alone touch or swallow them.And yet insects present a huge nutritional opportunity as an increasing globalpopulation seeks more sources of food and feed.

Insects have generally high levels of animal protein and key micronutrients with lower environmentalfootprints than traditional alternatives,and they can be raised on leftovers.But cultural,social and economicproblems remain,reports an article published today in Nutrition Bulletin.

“Insects present a nutritional opportunity,but it is unclear how their nutritional quality is influenced bywhat they are fed,”says Darja Dobermann,a researcher at the University of Nottingham.“In idealconditions,insects have a smaller environmental impact than most traditional western forms of animal protein; less known is how to raise insect production while maintaining these environmental benefits.”

“Studies overall show that insects could make valuable economic and nutritional contributions to the foodor feed systems,but there are no clear regulations in place to bring insects into such supply systems withoutthem turning into a more expensive version of poultry（家禽）for food,” says Dobermann.

The article highlights how insects have been a source of food for hundreds of years in more than 100countries with over 2,000 species that can be eaten; in central Africa,up to 50% of dietary protein has comefrom insects,with their market value higher than many alternative sources of animal protein.

Insects need to be large enough to make the effort of catching them worthwhile and easy to locate,preferably in predictably large quantities.They are consumed at various life stages,as raw,fried,boiled, roasted or ground food.

1.Which of the following is the advantage of raising insects for food?

A. It will offer people work opportunities.

B. It is environmentally friendly.

C. It will replace traditional food.

D. It will result in less leftovers

2.What can be inferred from Dobermann’s words?

A. Raising insects for food has become popular.

B. Raising insects can’t solve food problems.

C. More should be done to raise insects for food.

D. More money can be made by raising insects.

3.What does the underlined word in paragraph 4 stand for?

A. Insects. B. Regulations.

C. Feed systems. D. Supply systems.

4.Which is the possible title of this passage?

A. How to Raise Insects B. Raising Insects for Money

C. Insects Seem No Longer Ugly D. A New Source of Food

    Corporate culture is the values and beliefs a company develops over time.The role of corporate culture isto improve a company’s mission and strategies,with long-term hopes of improvements in a company’s profit.Mostly corporate culture comes from a company’s top management.

One role of corporate culture is to influence employee behavior, honesty, and compliance（服从）. A company does not have to necessarily create a direct influence for these actions.A direct influence may be a setof written regulations or other policies,and while these may be in place,the corporate culture is usually moreof an indirect influence.

While many companies try to create corporate culture through the use of written policies,its role isharder to define.The human factor has an influence on how corporate culture is expressed.The way uppermanagement acts and reacts to various situations defines how lower-level employees will act,and this aspectmay be more important than any written policy.

A company’s corporate culture can also extend beyond the walls of the business. Consumers who believe a company to be honest and forthright（直率）may be more loyal in their buying behavior. Employees in a company’s customer service department can also exhibit positive corporate culture to outside individuals.Inthis case,the culture creates a link between the company’s employees and its customers.How customers reactmay be a direct result from the company’s corporate culture.

Product quality can also be influenced by a company’s corporate culture.Companies that focus only onprofits may decide to avoid high-quality materials in products,but try to suggest that the products are ofhigher quality than they really are.This negative culture can then result in lower brand loyalty withconsumers.

1.What do we know about corporate culture from this passage?

A. It is a set of rules and regulations.

B. It is the way the employees act.

C. It is the values and beliefs of a company.

D. It is the long term hope of a company.

2.Which of the following is more efficient in creating corporate culture?

A. Making a set of rules and regulations.

B. Setting an example for the employees.

C. Learning the corporate culture regularly.

D. Encouraging the employees to work harder.

3.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?

A. The customer is always right.

B. Corporate culture has different functions.

C. Without corporate culture,a company will die.

D. Positive corporate culture can promote sales.

4.Which word can describe the companies mentioned in the last paragraph?

A. Creative. B. Efficient.

C. Dishonest. D. Disloyal.

    When Lina was awoken by the sound of thunder, she was alone on the island. The air was cool and bullfrogs croaked. It was that brief moment when the summer sun had set but the stars hadn't yet appeared. Lina rubbed her eyes and looked around.

"Hello?" she called."Celia? Marie?"

There was no response.

The moon was rising now, shedding light on the island. They had always called it "Forgotten Island" because no one but they seemed to remember its existence. It wasn't on any of the maps they could find, and even the forest rangers didn't know about it. Lina loved that the island, hidden in a heavily-wooded side stream of the river, was a secret between the three friends -her, Celia, and Marie.

But now Lina was here alone, and it was night. Worse still, it was her own fault.

"Come on, Lina, let Marie row the boat." Celia had said. Marie was two years older than Lina, but she was a hopeless rower. That's why Lina refused and rowed the boat to the island.The argument that followed the refusal took the usual form.Celia took Marie's side, as she always did.Lina had exploded and yelled at them to just leave.So they got back in the boat and left.

A bolt of lightning crossed the darkened sky, accompanied by a deafening thunder clap.The storm was here.As the first cold raindrop slid down her neck, Lina's mind returned to her current problem.She was stuck here by herself.She just hoped she didn't become as forgotten as the island.The thought of it sent a chill（寒意）down her back.

Suddenly, Lina spotted something in the water.It was a boat, and inside it were Marie, Celia, and Marie's dad, who was steering through the fast flowing waters.As the boat approached, they saw Lina waving and the worried expressions on their faces turned to relief.

In her excitement Lina jumped into the river.Only once she was in the icy water did she remember how fast the water was moving.Luckily a strong arm reached into the water and pulled her out.She smiled weakly at Marie's dad and, without a word, hugged Celia and Marie.They didn't seem to mind becoming wet.

1.What can be inferred about the island？

A. It is very near the ocean.

B. It is a popular place for boating.

C. It is surrounded by thick forest.

D. It has never been reached by others.

2.Why did Lina get angry？

A. Marie would not help row the boat.

B. Lina was left alone on the island.

C. Marie didn't know how to row the boat.

D. Celia supported Marie in the disagreement.

3.What caused Lina to feel a chill?

A. Her shame about the unnecessary argument.

B. The first raindrops of the approaching storm.

C. The idea that no one would come to save her.

D. The drop in temperature as the sun went down.

4.Who pulled Lina out of the water?

A. Marie's father.

B. Lina herself.

C. Marie.

D. Celia.

Adult Education Courses

1.Which courses are suitable for beginners?

A. Web Design and Art.

B. Computer Studies and Art.

C. Woodwork and Web Design.

D. Computer Studies and Woodwork.

2.Which course awards students an official certificate?

A. Art.

B. Woodwork.

C. Web Design.

D. Computer Studies.

3.How much will a student who attends only half of all the Woodwork lessons pay in total?

A. $30. B. $180.

C. $250. D. $360.

    When I was 7 months pregnant with my daughter, I witnessed a car accident. Someone and I ______ to get the elderly lady who ______ the accident out of the car. It was during the summer months and I was one of the few ______ staff on. I stayed with her ______ the ambulance came but I couldn’t travel with her as there was no one else in my department to ______ the class.

My mother-in-law,______ years later, was collecting donations about a 10-minute walk from where the ______ occurred. She left calling cards saying she would be back to houses where no one was in. When she ______ to a house an elderly lady was really ______ of talking to her. She questioned my mother-in-law and asked if she had any ______ called Rose-Marie.

The lady had made a ______ with my surname (姓) she had remembered from all those years ago and my mother-in-law’ surname. The lady ______ the story to my mother-in-law and told her of my _____. She also said she had tried to ______ me down and even put a notice in the petrol station nearby asking anyone who ______ me to get in touch with her! She had also been ______ about me as I was pregnant.

My mother-in-law was ______ to tell her my daughter was healthy and 10 years old. It is a really beautiful kindness to me to _____ remember me after all that time and to even remember my ______. Her kindness touched me more than _____ could possibly touch her.

1.A. expected B. managed C. afforded D. agreed

2.A. cared for B. escaped from C. came across D. dealt with

3.A. teaching B. nursing C. healthy D. lucky

4.A. though B. until C. so that D. in case

5.A. skip off B. attend C. arrange D. take over

6.A. seven B. eight C. ten D. twelve

7.A. bus B. ambulance C. house D. accident

8.A. drove B. returned C. moved D. appealed

9.A. proud B. careful C. sure D. fond

10.A. relatives B. volunteers C. assistants D. colleagues

11.A. mistake B. difference C. connection D. mark

12.A. relayed B. made C. donated D. recommended

13.A. background B. kindness C. experience D. opinion

14.A. turn B. put C. set D. track

15.A. received B. appreciated C. knew D. remembered

16.A. curious B. excited C. particular D. concerned

17.A. likely B. determined C. pleased D. easy

18.A. still B. just C. rather D. also

19.A. story B. name C. experience D. address

20.A. mine B. time C. she D. work

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记录你和同学参加“助力冬奥，畅享冰雪”为主题的快乐滑雪活动的全过程。

注意：1. 词数不少于60;

2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

提示词：滑雪场 ski resort

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假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。学校校刊英语园地栏目举办以“Changes in my life”为主题的征文比赛。请结合你的经历和感受，选取生活中的一个方面（如学习方式、出行方式、购物方式等）的变化，写一篇短文，向栏目投稿。

注意：1. 词数不少于50；

2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

In recent years, great changes have taken place in my life.

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    Empathy is the ability to imagine what it must be like in someone else’s situation. It is an essential part of what it means to be human, to the extent that we are suspicious of anyone who does not show empathy in their behavior.

1. We read novels, watch television and go to the theatre, and part of our enjoyment comes from understanding the dilemma faced by the characters because we know how we would feel if we were in the same situation.

2. One study has shown animals displaying empathy towards other animals and towards humans. Creatures from across the animal kingdom such as bees and whales, as well as domestic pets, display behavior that suggests they cooperate with and protect each other.

In another study, psychiatrist Jules Masserman and his team conducted an experiment with monkeys in which the monkeys pulled one of two chains that released food. One chain simply released the food, while another gave an electric shock to a second monkey. The first monkey stopped pulling the chain that delivered the shock. 3. This empathetic behavior was observed in a number of monkeys.

The origin of empathy is probably the need for the young of all animal species to be cared for. They communicate this requirement by crying for attention and to show pain. Both human and non-human young were more likely to survive if their parents reacted positively to their needs. People and animals alike are social beings and are more likely to work together. 4. If we help others, we are also helping ourselves and so empathy is sensible and realistic.

We don’t always display empathy, however. Just as animals react aggressively to unknown creatures from their own or other species, humans tend to regard people they don’t know with suspicion. 5. Our unwillingness to trust anyone unfamiliar is as natural to us as our empathy towards those we know and love.

A. To feel empathy is not restricted to real life.

B. You can empathize with someone without feeling sympathy for them.

C. This fear of strangers will, we believe, protect us from personal danger.

D. It seemed to be willing to go hungry rather than see a fellow animal suffer.

E. However, it seems that in fact empathy may not be a quality unique to humans.

F. Empathy plays a role in that as it allows us to understand our fellow humans better.

G. It’s certainly difficult to understand an animal’s intention behind an emphatic response.

    According to official government figures, there are more than twice as many kangaroos as people in Australia, and many Australians consider them pests(有害动物). Landholding farmers say that the country’s estimated 50 million kangaroos damage their crops and compete with livestock for scarce resources. Australia’s insurance industry says that kangaroos are involved in more than 80 percent of the 20,000-plus vehicle-animal collisions reported each year. In the country’s underpopulated region, the common belief is that kangaroo numbers have swollen to “plague proportions.”

In the absence of traditional hunters, the thinking goes, killing kangaroos is critical to balancing the ecology and boosting the rural economy. A government-sanctioned(政府认可的) industry, based on the commercial harvest of kangaroo meat and hides, exported $29 million in products in 2017 and supports about 4,000 jobs. Today meat, hides, and leather from kangaroos have been exported to 56 countries. Global brands such as Nike, Puma, and Adidas buy strong, supple “k-leather” to make athletic gear. And kangaroo meat is finding its way into more and more grocery stores.

Advocates point out that low-fat, high-protein kangaroo meat comes from an animal more environmentally friendly than greenhouse gas-emitting sheep and cattle. John Kelly, former executive director of the Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia, says, “Harvesting our food and fibers from animals adapted to Australia’s fragile rangelands is extremely wise and sustainable. Many ecologists will tell you that there is no more humane way of producing red meat.”

Opponents(反对者) of the industry call the killing inhumane, unsustainable, and unnecessary. Population estimates are highly debatable, they say, but “plague proportions” are biologically implausible. Little kangaroos grow slowly, and many die, so kangaroo populations can expand by only 10 to 15 percent a year, and then only under the best of circumstances. Dwayne Bannon-Harrison, a member of the Yuin people of New South Wales, says the idea that kangaroos are destroying the country is laughable. “They’ve been walking this land a lot longer than people have,” he says. “How could something that’s been here for thousands of years be ‘destroying’ the country? I don’t understand the logic in that.”

Can Australians’ conflicting attitudes toward kangaroos be reconciled(和解)? George Wilson says that if kangaroos were privately owned, then graziers(放牧人)—working independently or through wildlife conservancies—would protect the animals, treating them as possessions. They could feed them, lease them, breed them and charge hunter a fee for access. “If you want to conserve something,” Wilson says, “you have to give it a value. Animals that are considered pests don’t have value.”

Privatization could also help reduce grazing pressures. If kangaroos were more valuable than cattle or sheep, farmers would keep less live-stock, which could be good for the environment. Under this scheme, landholders would work with the kangaroo industry on branding, marketing and quality control. The government’s role would be oversight and regulation.

1.What can be learnt from the first three paragraphs?

A. Kangaroo meat is healthier than other red meat.

B. Global brands make small profits on kangaroos.

C. Kangaroos are more friendly to the environment.

D. Overpopulated kangaroos have become a financial burden.

2.What does the underlined word “implausible” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Unreasonable. B. Immeasurable.

C. Unquestionable. D. Unchangeable.

3.Which of the following might be the benefit of privatization?

A. The popularity of kangaroo hunting.

B. The reduction in the number of kangaroos.

C. The establishment of more conservation areas.

D. The better management of the kangaroo industry.

4.The passage is written to ________.

A. argue against the killing of kangaroos

B. stress the importance of protecting kangaroos

C. present different opinions on the kangaroo industry

D. provide a solution to the problem caused by kangaroos

    Many of us listen to music while we work, thinking that it will help us to concentrate on the task at hand. And in fact, recent research has found that music can have beneficial effects on creativity. When it comes to other areas of performance, however, the impact of background music is more complicated.

The idea that listening to music when working is beneficial to output probably has its roots in the so-called “Mozart effect”. Put simply, this is the finding that spatial rotation performance(空间旋转能力) is increased immediately after listening to the music of Mozart, compared to no sound at all.

How sound affects performance has been the topic of research for over 40 years, and is observed through a phenomenon called the irrelevant sound effect. To study irrelevant sound effect, participants in the research are asked to complete a simple task which requires them to recall a series of numbers or letters in the exact order in which they saw them. The tricky thing is being able to do this while ignoring any background noise.

Two key characteristics of the irrelevant sound effect are required for its observation. First, the task must require the person to use their rehearsal abilities(复述能力), and second, the sound must contain acoustical variation(声学变化). Where the sound does not vary much acoustically, the performance of the task is much closer to that observed in quiet conditions.

The irrelevant sound effect itself comes from attempting to process two sources of ordered information at the same time—one from the task and one from the sound. Unfortunately, only the former is required to successfully perform the  recall task, and the effort in ensuring that irrelevant order information from the sound is not processed actually hinders(阻碍) this ability.

A similar conflict is also seen when reading while in the presence of lyrical music. In this situation, the two sources of words—from the task and the sound—are in conflict. The cost is poorer performance of the task in the presence of music with lyrics.

What this all means is that whether having music playing in the background helps or hinders performance depends on the task and on the type of music, and only understanding this relationship will help people maximize their productivity levels.

1.“Mozart effect” is mentioned to ________.

A. explain how music can relax people

B. show music can improve performance

C. advise people to listen to Mozart music

D. stress Mozart music gains wide attention

2.It can be inferred that participants in the research ________.

A. have improved their rehearsal ability

B. perform better in the quiet conditions

C. ignore the background noise successfully

D. prefer the music with great sound variation

3.Paragraph 6 is written to ________.

A. support an idea B. make a contrast

C. introduce a topic D. describe a fact

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Music shapes your life

B. Music develops your creativity

C. Choose quiet music for your work

D. Does music make you concentrate?

A blog posted Dec 7, 2018 at 12:17 PM by Alanna Mallon

Alanna Mallon is a Cambridge City Councilor.

Each year in November, I receive a flurry of emails and texts from friends who want to volunteer with their families on Thanksgiving as a way to give back. I also field phone calls from organizations who want to donate to local programs that provide Thanksgiving meals.

However, as an official who still works in the nonprofit sector, I also feel deeply anxious because I know the other 51 weeks of the year, these critical programs that provide food access to residents in need are starving for both volunteers and donations. Hunger is a year round problem, and each week volunteers are the necessary part to ensure that programs are able to serve the community.

At Food For Free, we rely on about 100 volunteers per week, and each of those volunteers is extremely important to providing fresh, healthy food to people in the Greater Boston area who need it. School children who take backpacks of food home on Fridays, community college students who rely on our Family Meals program to thrive in class, elderly and disabled residents who receive twice monthly deliveries of food to their doors through our Home Delivery program, — they all rely on us ensuring enough volunteers show up to do the work.

These volunteers don’t show up in your social media feeds, they don’t win awards and no one writes about them in the local newspapers. But they are heroes. And you can be too.

If everyone made a promise to volunteer once a month, or even once a quarter, I know that we could reduce some of the anxiety these organizations feel, as a more reliable volunteer network allows them to focus on helping people, not filling volunteer slots.

Here is a list of a few organizations who are doing critical work in Cambridge to address food insecurity. Offer your time to an organization, they will be deeply grateful—and I am going to bet that you will feel pretty good about yourself too.

Food For Free: http://foodforfree.org/volunteer.

CEOC: http://ceoccambridge.org/food-pantry.

Harvard Square Homeless Shelter: https://hshshelter.org/volunteer.

Community Cooks: https://communitycooks.org/join-us.

Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House: http://margaretfullerhouse.org

1.What can be learnt from the first two paragraphs？

A. The food safety worries the author.

B. Volunteers are needed all year round.

C. Donations can be made through the Internet.

D. People like getting together on Thanksgiving.

2.Paragraph 3 is mainly about ________.

A. the need for fresh food B. the duty of Food For Free

C. the value of voluntary work D. the difficult life of local people

3.The passage is to ________.

A. call for action B. express thanks

C. advertise programs D. introduce websites

    Slowly, so slowly that we never even noticed how it happened, our family stopped talking to each other. Our own worlds opened up to us through the computer or the cell phone or the CD player.

Family Night was born when Mom called us for dinner. Jessica and I came and sat down. Dad loaded his plate and started to rise from the table.

“Where are you going?” Mom questioned.

“To the living room. I have some work,” Dad replied as he hurried away. Mom’s face got tight, but she said nothing. About two minutes later, my cell phone buzzed. Jessica kept her earphones on during most of the meal. Mom was clearly upset.

Family Night started the next week. Mom established three rules: no phones, no music, and no leaving the table. Everyone would eat together and play a game together “like a real family.”

All seemed to be going according to Mom’s plan until the first buzz of a cell phone. After dinner, we had been playing the board game for only ten minutes when another cell phone let out a shrill scream. This time the phone belonged to my father.

“Work’s calling. I have to answer,” he whispered as he hurried out of the room.

Mom sighed, but she forced a smile and encouraged us to continue with the game. We kept playing through every interruption afterwards: the beeping of Jessica’s phone, the buzz of another text message from Darnell, the soothing voice announcing the arrival of an e-mail on Dad’s computer. When the game was over, Mom released us to our rooms.

That first Family Night was not a success, but Mom soldiered on. Every Monday evening we silenced our electronics and gathered around the table; and each time, setting aside our technological toys became a little easier. The next two months my father would be taking business trips. We wouldn’t be able to have Family Night every Monday.

To my surprise I realized that I would miss those few hours each week when the house was filled with my family’s laughter and conversation. I was also glad to know that when we really wanted to, we could silence the electronic buzz and just be a family again.

1.What led to the start of Family Night?

A. Electronics harmed the family’s life.

B. Heavy housework made Mom angry.

C. Dad didn’t get along well with others.

D. The children were too lazy to help Mom.

2.Family Night made the family ________ than before.

A. closer B. healthier

C. more relaxed D. more confident

3.What words can best describe the first Family Night?

A. Tiring but satisfying. B. Challenging but exciting.

C. Busy but interesting. D. Unsuccessful but meaningful.

4.It can be inferred that ________.

A. Dad seldom took business trips

B. the author enjoyed Family Night

C. Family Night would not continue

D. the children threw away the cellphones

    “Come on, Cindy!” Darcy sounded so impatient, “We’ll be late for class.”

“Darcy, I can’t find my ________.” I dropped my book bag to dig through my coat pockets. “My money was in it.”

“Someone took it.” Darcy said. As usual, she was quick to point away from the ________ side of things. “Oh. I’m sure I just misplaced it.” I hoped. Even though we were best friends, Darcy and I were just so ________.

We rushed into class. Darcy ________ the news about the theft. By last period in gym class, I was ________ of having to say over and over again, “I’m sure I just left it at home.”

After gym, we went into the locker room. I was changing ________ I heard a gasp from Darcy. I looked at her and found her face was white with ________. There, at her feet, was my wallet.

“It fell out of her locker!” Darcy pointed at Juanita, a “new girl” in our class. “She ________ it.”

Everyone began to ________ Juanita at once.

“Darcy caught her red-handed.”

“Report her!”

I looked over at Juanita. She picked up the wallet and held it out to me. Her hands were ________. “I found it in the parking lot. I was going to give it to you.”

Darcy spit the words “I’m so sure!” at her.

“Really, it’s true.” Juanita’s eyes began to fill with tears.

I ________ for my wallet. I didn’t know what to think, ________ when I looked over at Darcy, her attitude made me sick inside. I looked at Juanita. She was scared but looked ________. I knew I held her ________ in my hands.

“I am so glad you found it,” I smiled. “Thanks, Juanita.”

The ________ around us broke.

“Good thing she found it,” everyone but Darcy ________.

“If there is any money left in your wallet.”

“Not now. Darcy!”

“You are so naive!”

It wasn’t until others left there that I opened my wallet.

“It’s all here.” I couldn’t help but feel ________. A folded piece of paper fluttered from my wallet. I opened it to see what it was.

“She just didn’t have time to ________ it yet.”

“Darcy, maybe you spend too much time ________ people.”

Darcy grabbed the note, read it and threw it back at me. “Whatever!” she said and stomped off. I knew that something had ________ between us.

I read the note again.

Cindy,

I found your wallet in the parking lot. Hope nothing is missing.

Juanita

P.S. My phone number is 55-3218. Maybe you could call me sometime.

And I did.

1.A. coat B. book C. pen D. wallet

2.A. serious B. bright C. funny D. opposite

3.A. close B. strange C. different D. independent

4.A. spread B. heard C. watched D. made

5.A. afraid B. proud C. tired D. fond

6.A. since B. after C. before D. when

7.A. shame B. shock C. shyness D. sadness

8.A. got B. lost C. stole D. brought

9.A. accuse B. comfort C. warn D. help

10.A. rising B. waving C. clapping D. trembling

11.A. reached B. looked C. paid D. searched

12.A. so B. but C. for D. or

13.A. excited B. modest C. sincere D. pleased

14.A. reputation B. confidence C. wealth D. regret

15.A. trust B. peace C. balance D. tension

16.A. agreed B. promised C. hesitated D. admitted

17.A. relaxed B. relieved C. disappointed D. disturbed

18.A. return B. lend C. find D. empty

19.A. persuading B. numbering C. understanding D. transforming

20.A. left B. united C. broken D. recovered

    Because deaf people can’t hear, they have special ways of communicating. For example, they can learn to understand 1. someone is saying by looking at the mouth of the speaker. This 2. (call) lipreading. Also, speaking is very difficult for the deaf, because they can’t hear 3. (they) own voices. However, it is possible with special training. According to many deaf people all around the world, the most 4. (practice) and popular way of communicating is with sign language.

    Wilbur and Orille Wright are brothers famous for inventing the first aeroplane. Their interest in flight 1. (start) on the day when their father brought home a toy helicopter for them. It was made of paper and wood. The boys played with it until it broke, and then made their own 2. (replace) it. When they were older, they owned a bicycle shop where they started producing and selling their own bikes. This provided them with the money to pay for their experiments in flight. Eventually, they built their 3. (fly) machine.

    The new sixth-grade teacher, Sava, is like most teachers in schools. This morning, she is calling the attendance list and asking the students in the back of the room to be quiet. Sava 1. (smile) at the students and looks happy. Sava doesn’t really look different from other teachers, 2. she is. Sava is a robot. She is remote controlled 3. a person through a camera inside the robot. Although Sava is not ready to be a real teacher, the children enjoy her visits.

假定你是李华，适逢“中国书画协会(CCPA)”将于2020年在纽约美术馆举办一场为期一个月的中国书画展览和义卖活动。请用英语给纽约“东方文化推广公司”写一封电子邮件，询问对方是否愿意参与其宣传推广工作，具体内容包括：

1．简述展览的内容、时间、地点和意义；

2．广告投入费用为50万美元；

3．义卖收入用途——捐赠给联合国儿童基金会(UNICEF)  4．要求对方给出推广计划和报价。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3．生词；书法calligraphy；宣传promotion；报价offer；义卖 charity sale

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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: 在错的词下划一橫线,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

Everyone should take the action to reduce haze (雾霾), which is harmless to our health. First of all，I believe that if we plant more tree，there will be less haze in their city. Trees can absorb exhaust fumes (尾气) from cars，thus reduce pollution. Second，the government should punish the factories where produce too many fumes. Exhaust fumes is the main cause of haze and do greatly harm to people’s health. Maybe we can move factories to areas where few people live. Third, I think it was a great idea to encourage people to use public transportation. Last but not least, we can call on citizens ride bikes if they travel short journeys.

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。

The falling stars challenge, which began in Russia, invites participants1.(share) their best fake fall and recommend their friends to do the same, and people have been going to make their falls as dramatic as possible. At first, the falling stars challenge2.(regard) as a way for the wealthy to show their3.(possession). People were photographing themselves falling from cars, boats and even their own private jets,4.(lie) face-down with luxurious jewelry, expensive items from high-end brands surrounding them.

However, as the challenge spread, it transformed from being a way of showing off to a creative way to show5.people consider important in their lives. The social media craze soon made6.(it) way to Weibo, a Chinese social media platform. A major difference with the Chinese version of the challenge7.(be) that professionals from different industries participated to show their daily routine. These include a firefighter lying in front of a row of fire trucks and8.officer at an emergency call center on the ground with documents thrown in all directions.

While some pictures are intended9.fun online, Chinese authorities are taking it10.(serious). Some people who have participated in the trend have received tickets for breaking traffic laws to get the perfect photo.

    You may be surprised to see “making sure children never suffer” as a mistake.  The following ________may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering________weakness.

A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly________ to emerge from its chrysalis(蛹). He decided to________the butterfly. So he peeled (剥开) the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so________to watch the butterfly spread its wings and fly off into the sky.  Then he was horrified________he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle________to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to________the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.

Like the little boy, ________too often want to protect their children from struggle in the________of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience________. To deal with disappointment,  and to solve their own problems. Only in this way can children________their emotional strength, become   ________and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can________the ups and downs of life.

However, it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents________lectures(训斥), blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers ________to say, “Stop crying and acting like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want.” These________words should be avoided.

Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, “Don’t lose________. Be brave! You will succeed if you try again. ” Then comes the tough part-no________and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can get over his disappointment and________what he can do to get what he wants in the future.

1.A. story B. proverb C. saying D. experiment

2.A. damages B. burns C. creates D. experiences

3.A. turning B. struggling C. devoting D. coming

4.A. kill B. feed C. help D. rescue

5.A. moved B. excited C. puzzled D. depressed

6.A. until B. since C. before D. as

7.A. power B. energy C. strength D. force

8.A. come up with B. do away with C. get along with D. break away from

9.A. teachers B. parents C. relatives D. friends

10.A. case B. charge C. name D. course

11.A. friendships B. scholarships C. relationships D. hardships

12.A. strengthen B. require C. get D. achieve

13.A. warm-hearted B. strong-willed C. absent-mind D. cold-blooded

14.A. expect B. predict C. survive D. avoid

15.A. add B. adapt C. devote D. contribute

16.A. pretend B. happen C. tend D. seem

17.A. discouraging B. inspiring C. interesting D. touching

18.A. face B. heart C. sight D. weight

19.A. parking B. smoking C. drinking D. rescuing

20.A. carry out B. figure out C. rule out D. drop out

    There is nothing worse than sitting next to someone whose breath smells bad. In order to solve this problem, people have tried various methods since thousands of years ago.1.. Nowadays, we use gum（口香糖）instead and it seems to be much easier.

2. Scientists can even tell whether or not somebody has a disease just from a simple breath test now.

How does it work? Breath is made up of waste chemicals that the body makes.3.In fact, they are just like fingerprints （指纹）一that’s why scientists sometimes call them “ breathprints” .

Compared with other kinds of tests, a breath test is much quicker. Instead of taking hours, it only takes a few minutes.4.This machine will help to test their breath. It has been useful in finding early signs of problems such as stomach cancer.

Now, scientists are trying to use breath tests as many as they can.5.

A．There are many ways to make your breath smell better

B．It’s much cheaper to do a breath test than other tests

C．How your breath smells says a lot about your health

D．In ancient China, people used to eat a special plant to make their breath smell better

E. Hopefully, someday, visits to the hospital will be a lot quicker and easier for everyone

F. Breath tests are also a lot easier to do than regular tests as people only need to blow into a special machine

G. Scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology found that these chemicals are different for each person

    In his 402nd anniversary year, Shakespeare is still rightly celebrated as a great wordsmith （语言大师）and playwright （剧作家）.But he was not the only great master of dramatic writing to die in 1616, and he is certainly not the only writer to have left a lasting influence on theater.

While less known worldwide, Tang Xianzu is considered China’s greatest playwright and is highly spoken of in that country of ancient literary and dramatic traditions.

Tang was born in 1550 in Linchuan, Jiangxi province, and pursued a low-key career as an official until, in 1598 and aged 49, he retired to focus on writing. Unlike Shakespeare’s large body of plays, poems and sonnets （十四行诗），Tang wrote only four major plays: The Purple Hairpin （《紫钗记》），Peony Pavilion （《牡丹亭》），A Dream under the Southern Bough （《南柯记》，and Dream of Handan（《邯郸记》. The Peony Pavilion is considered Tang’s masterpiece. The latter three are constructed around a dream narrative, a device through which Tang unlocked the emotional dimension of human desires and ambitions and explored human nature beyond the social and political restrictions of that time.

Tang lived toward the end of the Ming Dynasty（1368—1644）and the popularity of his works had a good reason. Similar to Shakespeare, his success rode the wave of a renaissance （复兴）in theater as an artistic practice. As in Shakespeare’s England, Tang’s works became hugely popular in China too. During Tang’s China, the way, in which playlets were enjoyed and performed, changed. Kunqu opera, a form of musical drama, spread from southern China to the whole nation and became a symbol of Chinese culture. Combining northern tune and southern music, kunqu opera was known for its poetic language, music, dance movements and gestures. Tang’s works benefited greatly from the popularity of kunqu opera, and his playlets are considered classics of kunqu opera.

While Tang and Shakespeare lived in a world away from each other, there are many things they share in common, such as the humanity of their drama, their iconic and heroic figures, their love for poetic language, a lasting popularity and the anniversary during which we still celebrate them.

1.How is the text developed?

A. By analyzing data. B. By giving examples.

C. By providing arguments. D. By making comparisons.

2.What’s the most outstanding feature of Tang’s works according to Paragraph 3 ?

A. They are love stories based on real events.

B. They reflect political environment at that time.

C. They focus on discovering human emotions.

D. They are mainly about dreams of females.

3.What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Led to. B. Called up.

C. Set off. D. Benefited from.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A. Tang Xianzu—The Shakespeare of China

B. Kunqu Opera——A Symbol of Chinese Culture

C. Tang Xianzu and His Work——The Peony Pavilion

D. Shakespeare and His Influence on Chinese Theater

    Making employees feel happy and healthy at work is good for many businesses. But it isn’t always an easy thing. A study suggests that only 33% of the U. S. employees consider themselves fully engaged （投身于）in work, while 16% are greatly disengaged, and 51% are just showing up.

But there is an exception. When it comes to employee engagement, it seems that employees in small companies are doing better. According to the same research, the largest U. S. companies are at the lowest levels of engagement, while companies with fewer than 25 employees are at the highest. And in one recent report, 75% of small business workers surveyed said they were “very” or “extremely” satisfied with their role as a small company employee.

Unlike big companies, small companies are often short of resources but the employees can get more surprises there. Small companies offer excellent career opportunities to their employees. The bosses often know their staff very well and understand their personal needs. Employees of small companies are more likely to receive free meals, paid leave, and they can even bring their pets to work.

But of course ? there are many other draws in small businesses. One of the top draws is flexible scheduling (弹性工时). Another is being able to really see the fruits of one's labor. Besides, non-cash award is also a big draw. This could be something small that reflects employees’ interests and lifestyles.

While a parental leave might lead to some financial problems, small companies may do something to improve it. “It may be impossible for a five-person team to be reduced to four for six months,” writes Camillia Velasquez, head of HR management platform, Justworks. “But it could be possible to allow new parents to take on reduced hours in a work-from-home environment. ” This kind of method has been realized in some small companies.

1.What can we know about employees in big and small companies?

A. Employees can develop better in small companies.

B. Employees can earn more money in small companies.

C. Employees in big companies are hard to be satisfied.

D. Employees in small companies are more engaged in work.

2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A. Working for small companies has many benefits.

B. All the employers in small companies know every staff member very well.

C. Staff in small companies may face many challenges.

D. Staff in big companies have more material benefits.

3.Compared with big companies, what is the advantage of small companies?

A. Employers in small companies have more choices.

B. Small companies have more attractions to employees.

C. Employees of small companies may have higher salaries.

D. Employees of small companies have fixed working time.

4.What can be most probably inferred from the passage?

A. Small companies may have more employees with much happiness.

B. Big companies should learn from some small companies.

C. Employees should have their own hobbies and lifestyles.

D. Employers should pay more attention to the staff’s needs.

    Have you ever thought that your life will be perfect if something in your outside world changes? You may say, “I will live happily if I find my soul mate.” You may say, “If the perfect job comes along, I will get satisfaction. My problem is that my boss is stupid.” Or you may say, “If I have a child, I will know what it is like to be loved.” The problem is that it is not the outside world that prevents you from experiencing peace, love and joy. Instead, it is your own internal (内部的) patterns that get in your way.

To prove this point, at my weekend programs, I had my students look at a flower on my table. Then I asked them to share their experiences. Some showed a state of complete joy because staring at the flower reminded them of their wedding or a great trip with their lovers. Others said the flower made them angry because it reminded them of a gift given by a former partner who turned against them. Some students even told me that the flower reminded them of their beloved grandmothers’ gardens with some shedding tears (流泪)of joy and others shedding tears of sadness. However, the flower was still just a flower.

Our internal patterns decide whether each moment is filled with peace, anger, joy, love or sadness. When you don’t realize that it is your own internal state that is creating your experience, you are likely to blame (责备)the external situations in your life. Most people aren’t taught that emotion is a choice. And they aren’t taught how to change those lower emotional patterns such as anger, anxiety, sadness and so on. Next time, when you meet something bad, please look at your internal state. When you accept that you are responsible for your own state, and find the courage to turn inward, you can step out of being a slave to what shows up in your external world.

1.Why does the author mention the examples in Paragraph 1 ?

A. To lead to the topic of this passage.

B. To complain about imperfect life.

C. To show common problems in life.

D. To encourage people to change the outside world.

2.How does the author prove his opinion?

A. By giving examples. B. By doing an experiment.

C. By telling a related story. D. By comparing other people’s opinions.

3.What does the author advise us to do in the last paragraph?

A. To step out of negative emotions.

B. To pay attention to our internal world.

C. To share our real emotions with others.

D. To use different methods to change bad emotions.

4.What does the author want to express through the passage?

A. Our external world matters a lot.

B. Our emotions can affect our health.

C. Our internal patterns truly decide our emotions.

D. Our experiences have a great influence on our emotions.

    Many children are interested in dinosaurs (恐龙). If you have a child who loves dinosaurs, then here is some good news for you. There is an exhibition of dinosaurs at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Wembley, Albert A．You can plan a family road trip there. Give your child a surprise and you’ll enjoy your time there as a family.

Sitting just 19 kilometers west of Grande Prairie, the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum was opened in 2015 and has collections that include fossils（化石）of sea animals, art works from different dinosaurs, a large family theater, as well as an outdoor discovery fossil walk, a large outdoor playground and the onsite Dine-O-Saur restaurant. Experience the dinosaurs' world like never before as you watch dinosaurs coming alive in movies. Learn about how these animals lived and breathed.

You can check out Dinosaurs Unearthed and all of the other exciting exhibitions at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum on the following days/ time periods :

September 1st—May 31st:

Tuesday—Sunday 10 : 00 a. m. — 6 : 00 p. m.

Closed on Mondays

June 1st—August 31st:

Saturday—Monday 10 : 00 a. m. — 6 : 00 p. m.

Tuesday—Friday 10 : 00 a. m. — 8 : 00 p. m.

Admission (门票):

Adults: $ 14 each

Seniors (65 + ) : $ 11 each

Students (with ID) and children (5—17) : $7 each

Children under 5 : free

Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) : $40

If you want to see a National Geographic film or a full-length film during your visit, it is an extra $2— $4.

For more information, please visit the museum’s website at www. dinomuseum. ca.

1.What can people do at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum?

A. Watch a full-length film for free.

B. Learn about dinosaurs’ disappearance.

C. Have fun on a large outdoor playground.

D. Buy some souvenirs of sea animals’ fossils.

2.If you want to go to the museum in October, what time should you try to avoid?

A. On Tuesdays. B. After 6 : 00 p. m.

C. On the weekend. D. Before 11 : 00 a. m.

3.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To introduce a museum. B. To encourage family time.

C. To advertise an exhibition. D. To tell readers about dinosaurs.

假设你曾是一名失学儿童，名叫李华，你有幸得到在中国工作的Peter先生的资助得以重返校园。你给Peter先生写一封感谢信，内容如下：

（1）收到钱和书后重返校园，非常感激。

（2）在老师的帮助和鼓励下学习有了很大的进步，决定更加努力，未来要向Peter先生学习。

（3）再次表达感谢并盼望见到Peter先生。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.倌的开头和落款已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear Mr.Peter,

I often think of you.How have you been recently?I'm Li Hua.

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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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（ ^  ），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。

The Dragon Boat Festival has history of over 2,000 years. There are many tales about their origin. The most popular is when the festival is celebrated in honor of Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was very concerned about his country but was not understanding by the rulers. Feeling desperate, he jumped into the Miluo River on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, 278 BC. Before he died, the fishermen sailed their boats to look up for his body. People throw Zongzi into the water, hoping to prevent possible fish attack his body. That’s because people later celebrate the festival through such activity as dragon boat racing and eating zongzi on that special day.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Some theme parks are not only amusing but also educational. Take the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) in Hawaii for example. It not only shows visitors the Polynesian way of life but also protects their skills 1. culture for the future. Polynesian is the name2. (give) to the many groups of small islands that are spread about the Pacific Ocean.

The PCC 3. (set) in 42 acres of beautiful countryside 4. visitors can see seven different traditional Polynesian island villages. Villagers from many island communities come 5. (show)visitors their styles of dress and different customs. For example, you can see 6. (difference) skills of the villagers. You can learn 7. they make clothes from bark(树皮) and how they climb very tall trees 8. their bare feet or see 9. kind of wedding ceremonies they have. They also tell you about their 10. (society) customs and show you their cooking methods and their dances.

    Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark and she just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a ______life, she was very careful about spending money. ________, Jane didn’t understand her. Every day she was busy with her 43_________ while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.

One day, she realized Jane was unhappy and even 4_________to her, so she decided to go 4_________  with Jane to make Jane happy.

On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were ________in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said 4_______there was an accident, they might be easily 4__________ in their ski clothes. They couldn’t 4________ them, so she refused.

Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the _______ when suddenly the snowfield began to________. It was a snow slide(雪崩). They ran a long way and

_________ the snow slide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above, ________ people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was ________ because she had hurt her head seriously and ________dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck her mother. She pierced (刺破) her own wrist__________ and let bright red blood drop on the snow. A red SOS was written. At last Jane ________, but her mother died.

Every time I _________the blood dropping on the snow, I feel _______. I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will __________ Jane’s mother for her selfless love to her daughter.

1.A. happy B. healthy C. busy D. meaningful

2.A. Moreover B. Anyway C. However D. Though

3.A. writing B. work C. meeting D. research

4.A. unfriendly B. loyal C. kind D. cruel

5.A. skating B. dancing C. hiking D. skiing

6.A. all B. both C. either D. every

7.A. now that B. in case C. as though D. until

8.A. searched B. examined C. found D. caught

9.A. pay B. manage C. afford D. stand

10.A. mountain B. farmland C. snowfield D. playground

11.A. change B. melt C. jump D. shake

12.A. passed B. escaped C. experienced D. overcame

13.A. so B. but C. since D. while

14.A. in vain B. in danger C. in peace D. in ruins

15.A. blood B. hair C. tears D. jewels

16.A. slowly B. carefully C. hardly D. immediately

17.A. cried B. died C. survived D. woke

18.A. find out B. think of C. suffer from D. come across

19.A. satisfied B. curious C. anxious D. painful

20.A. admire B. envy C. reward D. thank

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

C. Include long sentences in your letter.

D. Make them easy to understand.

E. Writing should not be taken too seriously.

F. Make sure what you say is correct.

G. Think of the readers’ point of view as you write.