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假定你是李华。你的交换生朋友Mary在你市举办的青年舞蹈比赛中荣获一等奖。请你用英语给她写封信。内容包括：

1. 表示祝贺；

2. 询问比赛情况；

3. 邀请她周末到你家教你跳舞。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Mary,

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Yours,

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。

Last week, my English teacher let us did some research on “How to study English well”, She asked us to form a small group, that was made up with five students. In my group, there are three girls and two boys. I suggested we each play different role in it. Then I prepared the questions, and the rest of my group collected students’ answer. Because we worked as a team, so the research went very good and ended within two hours. The teacher praised me group, and I learned the important of cooperation（合作）.

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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。

During the summer vacation, I took part in 1. 16th Natural English Contest（竞赛）, in which I was listed in the top 10 and 2.（gain）valuable experience.

I never expected 3.（go）that far. And I had never thought about standing that high on the stage. 4. at that moment, I set out for the long ride, All I had to do was try.

Preparing for the contest, practicing a 3-minute speech, and overcoming stage fright（怯场）, I spared no effort to take part in the competition.

One of my 5.（teammate）, my good friend in my school, gave me lots of encouragement and advice during the contest. Her ideas were new and powerful and she stayed quite calm when she was fighting against her 6.（compete）. She was like my coach, 7. showed me how to search for related materials online and how to express my own view 8.（clear）.

Thanks 9. the contest and the help pf my friend, I now feel relaxed on stage and confident when 10.（talk）.

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I used to travel to make myself relaxed. Two years ago, I was rather busy with my business and under a lot of _______, so I went to Las Vegas for a holiday. I just wanted to get away and _____ for a while.

When I was on holiday, a（n）_______ suddenly came to me. I had long wished to pay a visit to the Greek island of Santorini. Therefore, the idea of a two-week European ______ alone was born.

I’d driven ______ across the US before, but traveling to other ______ whose languages aren’t the same as mine ______ me. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to ______with anyone.

But I soon ______ that if I wanted to follow my dreams, I had to ______ out of my comfort area. If I let ______ take control of me, I’d get nowhere.

As I was ______ more places visit on my trip, I found Mykonos, Greece, which I ______ just as much as I liked Sanorini. When I arrived in _______, it was like I was in a dream.

What I appreciated best was the bus ride to Venice. As I rode the bus and enjoyed every new thing I saw, I was completely ______ from the pressure of my work. How ______ it was to see people riding their bikes to the ______ they would like to go to!

Some people might say, “It’s not a big _______; it’s just Venice. Thousands of people go there every day.” But is was more than that to me. It was about having a ______ and when it was time for it to come true, don’t let it _______.

1.A. joy B. pressure C. loss D. pain

2.A. wait B. sleep C. work D. relax

3.A. idea B. incident C. stranger D. invitation

4.A. stay B. research C. vacation D. study

5.A. fast B. alone C. entirely D. together

6.A. cities B. parks C. countries D. companies

7.A. attracted B. frightened C. surprised D. interested

8.A. agree B. play C. communicate D. travel

9.A. realized B. responded C. selected D. suggested

10.A. look B. leave C. make D. step

11.A. fear B. pride C. anger D. courage

12.A. in danger of B. in place of C. in search of D. in charge of

13.A. explored B. visited C. doubted D. liked

14.A. Asia B. Europe C. America D. Africa

15.A. tired B. lost C. different D. free

16.A. threatening B. generous C. hard D. nice

17.A. castles B. places C. situation D. homeland

18.A. deal B. reality C. order D. ending

19.A. business B. dream C. future D. journey

20.A. explore B. decrease C. go D. happen

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The smell of campfires attract many people into the woods and mountains for camping trips. Especially, the start of summer or perhaps fall is the perfect time to take a camp. Here are several reasons you should consider packing up the sleeping bags and heading into the mountains.

You get closer to nature

1. Campgrounds are about as close as you can get to some of the most beautiful places on the earth.

You get far away from technology

Communicate with nature. 2. So you and your children can leave the cellphones at home. You may get up close with wildflowers and the fresh air.

Food tastes much better in the outdoors

Cooking over an open fire gives meat a special taste which can’t be done well on the stove at home. 3..

Camping is affordable

When short of cash for a vacation, many families can keep it cheap by heading into the woods for a camping trip. Camping equipment can be bought for very little money. 4.

5. Most of your friends will wish they had come along with you.

A. Give your friends some advice about camp

B. You may want to enjoy yourself in your house

C. Most campgrounds don’t have Wi-Fi or even a phone signal

D. The biggest cost is usually the gas to get to the campground

E. Post a few photos of your camping trip to mountains when at home

F. While camping, you’re most likely to be in a national park or national forest lands

G. Camping food is some of the best-tasting food and it tastes even better in the fresh air.

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Public Health England（PHE）is targeting pizzas, ready meals, ready meat and takeaways. The government has also required the food industry to start using healthier food and encourage the public to opt for lower calorie foods.

It is all part of an effort to cut calorie（卡路里）intake by 20% by 2024. The target will point to 13 different food groups, which are equal to about a fifth of the calorie taken by children. If action is not taken, PHE said, it would be prepared to ask the government to pass laws.

PHE would be strictly monitoring progress by looking at which products people were buying and would be prepared to punish companies which do not take their duties. The government is also organizing a program encouraging adults to consume（消耗）400 calories at breakfast and 600 each at lunch and dinner.

At present, adults consume between 200 and 300 calories more than they should each day. PHE chief nutritionist Dr. Alison Tedstone said the 400-600-600 tip would make it easier for people to make healthier choices" by being able to judge what they should be eating in each sitting.

How many calories should we eat? It is suggested that women eat no more than 2,000 calories a day, while men should limit their intake to 2,500. For children, it depends on age. A four-year-old should consume no more than 1,300, while for teens aged 17 and 18, it is about 3,000, but overweight children are eating up to 500 calories more than that.

Prof Russell Viner, of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, said it was a necessary move. He said, “Over the past 40years, there had been a slow growth in food sizes, with pizzas and hamburgers simply much bigger than they were in our parents' time," The convenience of fast food at pocket money prices and the advertisement of unhealthy food and drinks to children add to the problem.

1.What does the underlined word “opt” in paragraph 1 mean?

A. Choose B. Sell

C. Refuse D. Inspect

2.What will happen to a company if it encourages high calorie food?

A. It will be punished by customers

B. It will be forced to stop producing foods

C. It will be punished by Public Health England

D. It will be asked to throw away all the food

3.Who should take in the most calories?

A. Babies aged 4 B. Teens aged 18

C. Woman D. Men

4.What can be learned from the text?

A. The government has passed laws about using healthier food

B. PHE is concerned about the British health problems

C. Men should eat no more than 2,000 calories

D. Hamburgers are not bigger than before

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Little boys don't like reading any more and even little girls don' t enjoy it as much as they once did: this is the accepted wisdom inside the book industry –and in many British families, too. Parents and booksellers tend to blame the growing appeal of online entertainment and handheld games, but research from the US is challenging these assumptions.

Michael Norris, an American publishing expert, will release findings in the monthly Book Publishing Report which show that, despite the best intentions, it is well-meaning mothers and fathers who often stop their sons and daughters from picking up the reading habit.

Parents have too much of a role in deciding which books their child is going to read," said Norris. It is turning children off. "

The results of a number of surveys Norris has carried out with hundreds of American booksellers over the past year have provided the basis for a series of tips for parents designed to help children find enjoyment in books.

0ne of his tips is to make sure children talk directly to a librarian or a book seller, while parents stand well back. Parents should allow children to choose their own reading material. Even if a mother or father is just standing with the child when the bookseller asks them what they like to read, we have found that the child will give an answer they think their parent wants to hear. It will not be the same answer they would give alone, said Norris.

Norris said, “What we have found is that parents should not worry whether a title looks too young or too old for a child. If it is children’s favorite book, then let them take it.” Children, added Norris, often enjoy reading books that are easy for then let them take it.” Children, added Norris, often enjoy reading books that are easy for them to understand. “My father made me read The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy when I was much too young, which, I think, was totally wrong, and I have never read another Clancy since,” said Norris.

1.What did Norris think prevents children from enjoying reading?

A. Children’s interest in handheld games

B. The declining market of the book industry

C. Parents’ influence on children’s book selection

D. The growing popularity of online entertainment

2.What do we know about the new study?

A. It is meaningless

B. It mainly focuses on British families

C. It is published to improve book sales

D. It is mainly carried out by Norris

3.What should parents do to help kids get their favorite books at bookstore?

A. Introduce new books regularly

B. Discuss popular books with their children

C. Let children choose books for themselves

D. Often seek expert advice from booksellers

4.What did Norris think of his father’s act?

A. It showed parents’ worries about kids

B. It made him love reading

C. It was quite necessary

D. It was totally wrong

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Many young people would like to make a booth（货摊）to do business on the street in the name of entrepreneurship（创业精神）and sell lemon. It might seem like an easy sell-kids offering cool drinks. Some entrepreneurs offer their tips on how to make money from this.

Joe Mansueto, founder of the investment company Morningstar, sold lemonade as a kid. "You should always pay attention to customers," he said. "When somebody's walking down the street, get out from behind the booth, greet them, talk to them and just make friends with them to attract more customers."

However, his two sons decided to sell a different drink. When they were 8 and 10, his boys sold cocoa outside their home. The great thing about business is that there are really no rules. You can be creative and try something different, Mansueto said.

But it wasn't enough for US representative Mike Quigley and his older brother to sell drinks. They sold old books at the booth and would rent them out for customers to read while they enjoyed their drinks.

Adam Ochstein, founder of StratEx Partners, a human resources service company, gave frequent visitors cards which were printed with a lemon. Every five drinks, customers got one card which allowed them to pay less than half of the next drink. However, they didn't price the drinks. "If you want to give nothing, give nothing. If you want to give $2, give $2. I think we had let the adults give more money than they probably would like to, "Today, he suggests kids use social media for marketing. He said, "It can tell people where the booth is going to be and what unique specials you're running."

1.What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. How to set up a big company.

B. How to attract more customers.

C. How to make friends with others.

D. How to tell apart rich customers.

2.How did Mike Quigley make his booth different from the others?

A. By selling cocoa outside their home.

B. By renting used books to the customers.

C. By making friends with his customers.

D. By lending new books to his customers.

3.What advice about the booth does Ochstein give to kids?

A. Giving visitors free drinks

B. Giving visitors cards with a lemon

C. Taking advantage of social media

D. Allowing customers to pay less money

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Street business B. Marketing fashion

C. Service culture D. Social activities

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Vacation Packages in Los Angeles

A Disney in Los Angeles Vacation packages

Enjoy a fantastic and magical adventure in the Los Angeles area with a Disney Vacation in Los Angeles, which includes four nights of stay and a 1-day Disneyland Park Hopper（通票）with transport which will help you set up a perfect experience to Disney.

Details:

Disneyland 1-day Park Hopper with transport

Description:

People of all ages love Disneyland, and you will have the park's all kinds of rides and attractions. If you would prefer to look for excitement on exciting rides like Space Mountain, you are sure to find something new and exciting at Disneyland!

Experience of the Hollywood Stars Vacation package

With Experience of the Hollywood Stars, you can get a two-night stay at a hotel and the chance to see some of the most popular stars of Los Angeles!

Details:

Description:

The package includes the Stars Homes and Rodeo Drive Shopping Tour, so you are sure to have a fantastic time in having a look at the houses of your favorite stars and having a fantastic time in shopping as well.

Places of Interest in Los Angeles Vacation package

The fantastic city of Los Angeles has much to offer, and you can take full advantage of it with the Places of Interest in Los Angeles Vacation, offering three nights of stay at your choice of hotels.

Details:

Half Day Hollywood and Beverly Hills Tour

Description

Visit the most beautiful sights in the area and come back to your freshly-made bed for all three nights of your stay. You'll be able to enjoy every moment of your vacation whether in your room or out on the town.

1.Which place should you go to when you would like to take exciting rides?

A. Disneyland

B. Stars’ homes

C. Hollywood

D. Beverly Hills

2.What can you do in the Experience of the Hollywood Stars Vacation package?

A. Meet your favorite stars in their homes.

B. Visit the most wonderful sights.

C. Enjoy all kinds of rides and shows.

D. Have great fun in shopping.

3.Which activity can you enjoy in the Vacation Packages in Los Angeles?

A. Seeing the houses of stars.

B. Having dinner with stars.

C. Getting two-night stay at a hotel

D. Watching Disneyland cartoons.

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从方框内10个短语中选择恰当的短语并用其正确形式填空。

1.____________ lack of support, his suggestion of raising a pet at home was denied by the family.

2.She doesn’t know how to budget properly, so she ____________ money at the end of each month.

3.Nowadays western culture doesn’t ___________ China’s young people easily.

4.Your whole future is ___________ if you don't stop your addiction to the cellphone.

5.Everyone wanted to know how the controversy of the class ___________ yesterday.

6.__________ you get your homework finished and handed in on time, I won’t blame you as before.

7.No one wants to see their efforts ___________ nothing at all.

8.We teenagers should try out everything ___________ it turns out to be dud.

9.The whole meal was good and the wine_____________ was excellent.

10.After a desperate divorce, her mood _____________ optimism to extreme depression last year.

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单词拼写：根据首字母和给出的中文，写出所缺单词的正确形式，每空填限一个词。

1.It was said that the movie “The Mermaid” was s___________ (拍摄) in Shenzhen.

2.There will be an a___________ (忧虑不安的) moment when the testing result finally comes out.

3.Nowadays the law g___________ (保证) equal rights for men and women.

4.China and India have s___________ (加强)their cooperation in many fields.

5.The medicine is e___________ (有效的) for knocking colds.

6.If someone has a___________ (滥用) the power, the national Constitution will definitely punish him.

7.Having no children of their own, the couple decided to a___________ (收养) an orphan.

8.He decided to give away everything he p___________ (拥有) in the past days and devote himself to charity.

9.They failed in all their a___________ (尝试) to cheat in the exam.

10.There was no p___________ (预测) for this earthquake, and therefore it caused great damage.

11.Now many young girls are dieting to keep a good f___________ (身材).

12.The annual r___________ (范围) of temperature in Shenzhen is from 10C to 38C.

13.He stood with the gun in his right hand and his left hand steadying his a___________ (目标).

14.This song is a t___________ (典型的) example of jazz music.

15.The teacher has s___________ (确切地) mentioned the important language points before the final exam.

16.Our study plan should be more f___________ (灵活的) so that we can adjust it when needed.

17.Sports clothes are not a___________ (适合的) for a formal wedding.

18.I think what you should do now isto be m___________ (精神上) prepared to face the reality.

19.If you want to improve your English, you’d better first recite large q___________ (大量的) of English words.

20.The citizens around this area all o___________ (反对) the building of a motorway for the time being.

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语法单句填空

1.The doctor was very impolite to the patient, _______of course, made things even worse.

2.He got himself into a dangerous situation _______he was likely to lose control over the plane.

3.The science of medicine, in_______ progress has been very rapid, is perhaps the most important of all the science.

4._______are interested in it are welcome to participate.

5._______(know) as the mysterious prankster, Banksy is good at causing stirs in the art world.

6.The picture shows a young boy standing outside on a snowy day, arms _______ (outstretch) with his mouth wide open.

7."Curiosity killed the cat ", so be careful _______ (ask) questions.

8.Michael is strongly against "serous art". Neither _______he like it that one can only see art in museums.

9.My point here was _______less is more.

10.No one knows _______ he really is -- except that he's known by the name "Jan Thorburn".

11.It is not what you will do but how you plan to do it _______ counts..

12.I wonder ______ is being done to help the endangered species.

13.Much attention should be paid to the rainforest and human beings are supposed to appreciate _______ the animals live together.

14.Dashan, who _____ (learn) crosstalk, the Chinese comedic tradition, for decades, wants to mix it upwith the Western stand-up tradition.

15.Albert Einstein was born in 1879. As a child, few people guessed that he _____ (be) a famous scientist whose theories would change the world.

16.It _______(hope) that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild again.

17.Never before _______I seen such a moving film.

18.I would appreciate ______ if you could do me a favor to carry the package upstairs?

19.Every means _______(try) to protect panda bears over the past decades.

20.The thought came to her ________maybe she had left the door open when she left home

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。

One of the purposes of children’s slang(俚语) is to stop adults from being able to understand1. they’re saying. Obviously, the strategy works. Recent research shows that 2. majority of adults can’t translate the meaning of common slang.

In a survey of 4,500 people last month, it 3. (find) that 85% of adults didn’t understand accepted translations of emoji (表情符号) and text. The researchers warned that a lack 4. awareness of what children are communicating online can leave them unprotected, with phrases that express eating disorders and unhappiness not 5. (understand).

For young people growing up with technology, this new language comes 6. (natural), but it’s leaving some adults unsure about what is being said by their children online. 7. is important for adults to speak to young people about how they use social media and chat online.

Caroline Bunting, general manager at Internet Matters, said, “While it is unrealistic to expect parents 8. (know) every piece of Internet slang their children will ever see, online 9. (safe) starts with a conversation. It’s vital for parents to talk to their kids about their digital worlds, including the sorts of 10. (thing) they might experience online and the types of problems to be aware of.”

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Everyday on the way to work I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular_______my attention. It musthave suffered some _______. Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to _______ its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn _______ to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.

This tree became a _______ for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be_______ . It was a reminder to me that _______ I may not have had the best start in life, I could change _______ in the parts of my life at any time.

I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect _______ of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同的) tree. But that week I was _______. After that busy week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would _______ myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I _______by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my _______ found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that symbolic tree had stood. Gone. I had _______ my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too _______.

A picture of a tree is not of great _______. But my lesson rang through clearly _______ I found out one of my colleagues had been_______with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many _______.

What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would _______ have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow?

1.A. paid B. caught C. fixed D. escaped

2.A. damage B. influence C. experience D. defeat

3.A. follow B. design C. change D. imagine

4.A. applying B. attempting C. happening D. learning

5.A. shelter B. signal C. sign D. symbol

6.A. interested B. satisfied C. encouraged D. educated

7.A. even though B. as if C. in case D. if only

8.A. purpose B. plan C. habit D. direction

9.A. glance B. view C. picture D. knowledge

10.A. busy B. free C. worried D. bored

11.A. tell B. help C. call D. see

12.A. wandered B. drove C. rode D. ran

13.A. surprise B. pleasure C. regret D. happiness

14.A. taken off B. cut off C. put off D. called off

15.A. cold B. far C. sunny D. late

16.A. value B. achievement C. fun D. disappointment

17.A. when B. before C. because D. unless

18.A. linked B. combined C. provided D. diagnosed

19.A. lives B. tomorrows C. lessons D. opportunities

20.A. surely B. almost C. ever D. never

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“So, what are you doing after graduation?” Many juniors and seniors get bored answering that question over and over. Most students, however, choose to go to college for further study.1.

Talking to Your Parents

2. Talk openly with your parents about your plans---both for the short term and the long term. If your parents want you to go to a college but you don’t feel that college is right for you, explain why.

Your parents probably don’t know everything. For school and career guidance, visit your school consultant and talk with adult friends. Make an effort to talk to people in the fields that interest you. Ask friends in college about their schools and other schools they’re familiar with.

Making a Decision

Some people know from an early age exactly what they want to be and how they plan to get there. However, not all of us are so sure of our plans, though, and that’s OK too. School is also not just about careers and getting a high-paying job after graduation----it’s a place for learning about yourself and the world. 4. You can always go back to school or change a career path----lots of people do.

Selecting a School

If college is in your future, you need to plan. Which schools appeal to you? How do you decide on a school when there are thousands to pick from? Once you’ve narrowed down your choices, you can visit their websites or make arrangements to visit. 5.

A. Whatever you choose to do now does not have to be what you do forever.

B. This is the fact that young people have to take into consideration.

C. Getting advice.

D. Try to do this during school time so you can get a good idea of what life is really like on campus.

E. Talking to friends.

F. What if your post-graduation plans differ from what your parents have in mind？

G. Here are some practical tips to prepare yourself for the journey.

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Why do we laugh and get amusement from so many different things, from puns (双关语) to pratfalls? Why are some things funny to some people and not to others? How is that while a successful joke can cause pleasure, a sick one can cause serious harm?

Over the centuries, various scholars have attempted to produce a universally agreed-upon theory of humor. Plato and Aristotle introduced the superiority(优越感) theory, the idea that people laugh at the misfortune of others. Their theory seems to explain teasing, but it doesn’t work well for knock-knock jokes. Sigmund Freud argued for his relief theory, the concept that humor is a way for people to release psychological tension and reveal their inner fears and desires. His theory works well for dirty jokes, less well for most puns.

The majority of humor expels today agree with the incongruity theory, the idea that humor arises when there’s a gap between what people expect to happen and what actually happens. Incongruity has a lot going for it — jokes with unexpected funny lines, for example, fit well. But scientists have found that in comedy, unexpectedness is overvalued.

With the goal of developing a new, more satisfactory explanation, I produced “the gentle violation(违背)theory”, the idea that humor arises when something seems wrong or threatening, but is actually OK or safe. A dirty joke, for example, trades on moral or social violations, but it’s only going to get a laugh if the person listening is open enough to consider the subject OK to talk about. Similarly, puns can be seen as linguistic violations that still make grammatical sense.

And while most humor theories have struggled to account for tickling (挠痒痒), or just avoided the phenomenon altogether, my theory accounts for even this kind of laughter. Tickling involves violating someone’s physical space in a gentle way. People can’t tickle themselves — because it isn’t a violation.

1.What is the author’s attitude towards Plato and Aristotle’s theory?

A. Critical. B. Approving

C. uncaring D. Unclear

2.According to Sigmund Freud’s theory, we can infer that __________ .

A. people will laugh when they see others suffer

B. telling dirty jokes is a relief of one’s nervous feelings’

C. unexpectedness can explain how humor works

D. tickling doesn’t involve psychological tension

3.According to the author, why are some things funny to some people but not to others?

A. Because the sense of humor varies greatly from person to person.

B. Because people have different expectations for the same thing.

C. Because some people lack the sense of safety deep in their heart.

D. Because people’s understanding of violation is different.

4.What is the author’s main purpose of writing this passage?

A. To draw people’s attention to the research of humor.

B. To criticize people’s misconceptions about humor.

C. To explain what exactly causes people to laugh.

D. To prove the sense of humor can be developed.

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It is hard to imagine that such a small country, the size of Indiana with the population of Alaska, tucked in the Himalaya Mountains, accessible only by two airplanes, is the “Happiest Country’’ in the world and has one of the fastest growing GDP’S in the world. This country is Bhutan, “Land of the Thunder Dragon”, which is located in South Asia and is encompassed by India, China, and Nepal.

Bhutan is the last standing Buddhist Kingdom in the World and, until recently, has preserved much of their culture since the l7th century by avoiding globalization and staying isolated from the world. Internet, television, and western dress were banned from the country up until ten years ago. Over the past ten years globalization has begun to change in Bhutan, but things remain perfectly balanced.

Bhutan is the only country in the world that has a ‘GNH’, which refers to “Gross National Happiness.’’The process of measuring GNH began when Bhutan opened up to globalization. It measures people’s quality of life, and makes sure that “material and spiritual development happen together.”Bhutan has done an amazing job of finding this balance. Bhutan has continually been ranked as the happiest country in all of Asia, and the eighth Happiest Country in the world according to Business Week. In 2007, Bhutan had the second fastest growing GDP in the world, at the same time as maintaining their environment and cultural identity.

In 2008,in Bhutan’s first democratic election,28-year-old Jigme KhesarNamgyel Wang Chuck was elected president of Bhutan. He promises to “maintain a stance (立场)of protection against the worst aspects of globalization, maintaining the ‘Gross National Happiness’.”But Jigme himself is no stranger to globalization. He attended high school at Phillips Academy and university at Wheaton College and then graduated from Oxford.

1.The underlined word “encompassed’’ in the first paragraph most probably means __________ .

A. covered B. surrounded

C. separated D. guarded

2.Why is Bhutan regarded as “the happiest country”?

A. Because it changes its policy and begins to open up.

B. Because it uses “GNH” to measure its achievement.

C. Because it stresses both material and spiritual development.

D. Because it has the second fastest growing GDP in the world.

3.What Can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The election in Bhutan is far from satisfactory.

B. Globalization has influenced Bhutan’s religion.

C. Jigme’s educational background will cause distrust.

D. People in Bhutan will continue living a happy life.

4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

A. B.

C. D.

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International Airport Sheremetyevo Moscow

If You've Lost Personal Belongings

On Board --Contact the airline’s representatives

At the Airport --Contact:

-- Sheremetyevo Police Department

……………………………………+7(495)578-22-55

--Unclaimed luggage storage room in Terminal C

……………………………………+7(495)578-23-26

--Umclaimed luggage storage room in Terminal D

……………………………………+7(499)500-65-52

(domestic flights)

+7(495)753-86-41

(international flights)

When collecting Lost and Found items, you shall have an identification document, a boarding pass or a ticket,and also to indicate a place where the items were lost and prove they are yours.

If Your Luggage Is Lost or Damaged

Before leaving the arrival area, please turn to the Lost and Found counter to file a report. The written claim shall be submitted to the airline company not later than seven days from the time when the luggage was to be collected.

If your luggage is not found withintwenty-one days of the time when the claim was filed, you have the right to claim damages in the amount of not more than 600 rublesper kilogram. Amount refunded(退款) for a hand luggage lost through the fault of an airline is not more than 11,000 rubles regardless of its weight. Amount refunded for damaged luggage is calculated based on the same tariffs(关税).

Keep your flight documents (a ticket, boarding pass, luggage tag, anddelayed luggage report filed at the airport) untilthe end of the procedure for searching for your luggage.

Current information on luggage-tracing results

……………………………………+7(495)578-76-65

Lost and Found service of Aeroflot Airlines

……………………………………+7(495)544-33-25

(from9:00to20:00)

+7(495)753-86-41

(24 hours)

For further information please contact the airline.

1.What should you do if you find your personal possessions lost on board an airplane?

A. Submit a claim to the company. B. Go to the Lost and Found counter.

C. Contact the airline’s representatives. D. Contact the unclaimed luggage storage room.

2.How much money can you claim if your 20-kilogram hand luggage is lost?

A. 600 rubles. B. 11,000rubles at most.

C. 12,000 rubles at least. D. 12,000 rubles at most.

3.Which number will you probably dial to see whether your lost luggage has been found?

A. 7(495)578-76-65 B. 7(495)544-33-25

C. 7(499)500-65-52 D. 7(495)753-86-41

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假如你是高三学生李津，你想选择一所外地的大学，而你的父母想让在本市上大学，你很苦恼，请给你在中国留学的美国朋友Tom写一封求助信，主要内容包括：

1. 你的苦恼

2. 你和父母各持己见的理由

3. 询问Tom的建议

注意：

（1）词数不少于100；

（2）可以适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；

（3）开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear Tom，

Long time no see. As it won’t be long before I graduate from high school, I have to choose an ideal university in advance, which makes me really annoyed.

Yours,

Li Jin

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阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Dear James,

It is a beautiful day here and I am sitting under the big tree at the end of the garden. I have just returned from a long bike ride to an old castle. It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon. It’s my birthday in two weeks’ time and I’ll be 82 years old! I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live.

This brings me to the real reason for my letter, my dear grandson. Your mother tells me that your started smoking some time ago and now your are finding it difficult to give it up. Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough it is to stop. You see, during adolescence I also smoked and became addicted to cigarettes.

By the way, did you know that this is because you become addicted in three different ways? First, you can become physically addicted to nicotine（尼古丁）, which is one of the hundreds of chemical in cigarettes. This means that after a while your body becomes accustomed to having nicotine in it. So when the drug leaves your body, you get withdrawal symptoms. Secondly, you become addicted through habit. As you know, if you do the same thing over and over again, you begin to do it automatically. Lastly, you can become mentally addicted. I believed I was happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette, so I began to think that I could only feel good when I smoked. Quitting smoking was really difficult because I was addicted in all three ways. But I did finally manage.

When I was young, I didn’t know much about the harmful effects of smoking. I didn’t know, for example, that it could do terrible damage to your heart and lungs or that it was more difficult for smoking couples to become pregnant. Neither did I know that my cigarette smoke could affect the health of non-smokers. However, what I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible. She told me that she wouldn’t go out with me again unless I stopped! I also noticed that I became breathless quickly, and that I wasn’t enjoying sport as much. When I was taken off the school football team because I was unfit, I knew it was time to quit smoking.

I am sending you some advice I found on the internet. It might help you to stop and strengthen your resolve. I do hope so because I want you to live as long and healthy a life as I have.

Love from

Grandpa

1.Why did the writer mention the long bike ride and his age in the letter? (no more than 15 words)

2.What’s the purpose of writing the letter? (no more than 10 words)

3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean? (no more than 5 words)

4.Why did the grandpa decide to quit smoking? (no more than 20 words)

5.Do you think it easy or difficult to quit smoking? Please give James some possible advice to help him. (no more than 15 words)

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When we talk about Americans barely into adulthood who are saddled with(担负着) unbearable levels of debt’ the conversation is almost always about student loan debt. But there’s a growing body of evidence suggesting that today’s young adults are also drowning in credit-card debt and that many of them will take this debt to their graves（坟墓）.

More than 20% overspent their income by more than $ 100 every single month. Since they haven’t built up their credit histories yet, it's a safe bet that these young adults are paying relatively high interest rates on the resulting credit card debt.

Although many young people blame "socializing" as a barrier to saving money, most of them aren’t purchasing $ 20 drinks in trendy bars. They’re struggling with much more daily financial demands.

To a disturbingly large extent, the young and the broke are relying on credit cards to make it until their next payday. This obviously isn’t permanent in the long run, and it’s going to put a huge drag on their spending power even after they reach their peak earning years, because they’ll still be paying interest on that bottle of orange juice or box of spaghetti (意式面条）they bought a decade earlier.

A new study out of Ohio State University found that young adults are accumulating credit card debt at a more rapid rate than other age groups, and that they're slower at paying it off. "If what we found continues to hold true, we may have more elderly people with substantial financial problems in the future’" warns Lucia Dunn, professor of economics at Ohio State. "If our findings persist, we may be faced with a financial crisis among elderly people who can’t pay off their credit cards."

Dunn says a lot of these young people are never going to get out from under their credit card debt. "Many people are borrowing on credit cards so heavily that payoff rates at these levels are not plenty to recover their credit card debt by the end of their life which could have loss impacts for the credit card issuing banks,"

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Many young Americans will never be able to pay off their debts.

B. Credit cards play an increasingly important role in college life.

C. Credit cards are doing more harm than student loans.

D. The American credit card system is under criticism.

2.Why do young people have to pay a higher interest on their credit card debt?

A. They tend to forget about the deadlines.

B. They haven't developed a credit history.

C. They are often unable to pay back in time.

D. They are inexperienced in managing money.

3.What is said to be the consequence of young adults relying on credit cards to make ends meet?

A. It will place an unnecessary burden on society.

B. It will give them no motivation to work hard.

C. It will exert psychological pressure on them.

D. It will affect their future spending power.

4.What will happen to young adults if their credit card debt keeps accumulating according to Lucia Dunn?

A. They will have to pay an increasingly higher interest rate.

B. They may experience a financial crisis in their old age.

C. Their quality of life will be affected.

D. Their credit cards may be cancelled.

5.What does Lucia Dunn think might be a risk for the credit card issuing banks?

A. They go bankrupt as a result of over-lending.

B. They lose large numbers of their regular clients.

C. Their clients leave their debts unpaid upon death.

D. Their interest rates have to be reduced now and then.

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In recent years, a growing body of research has shown that our appetite and food intake are influenced by a large number of factors besides our biological need for energy, including our eating environment and our perception（感知） of the food in front of us.

Studies have shown, for instance, that eating in front of the TV (or a similar distraction) can increase both hunger and the amount of food consumed. Even simple visual clues, like plate size and lighting, have been shown to affect portion size and consumption.

A new study suggested that our short-term memory also may play a role in appetite. Several hours after a meal, people's hunger levels were predicted not by how much they’d eaten but rather by how much food they'd seen in front of them—in other words, how much they remembered eating.

This disparity (新旧研究的差异）suggests the memory of our previous meal may have a bigger influence on our appetite than the actual size of the meal, says Jeffrey M. Brunstrom, a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Bristol.

"Hunger isn't controlled individually by the physical characteristics of a recent meal. We have identified an independent role for memory for that meal，" Brunstrom says. "This shows that the relationship between hunger and food intake is more complex than we thought."

These findings echo earlier research that suggests our perception of food can sometimes trick our body’s response to the food itself. In a 2011 study, for instance, people who drank the same 380-calorie milkshake on two separate occasions produced different levels of hunger-related hormones （荷尔蒙），depending on whether the shake’s label said it contained 620 or 140 calories. Moreover, the participants reported feeling more full when they thought they'd consumed a higher-calorie shake.

What does this mean for our eating habits? Although it hardly seems practical to trick ourselves into eating less, the new findings do highlight the benefits of focusing on our food and avoiding TV and multitasking while eating.

The so-called mindful-eating strategies can fight distractions and help us control our appetite, Brunstrom says.

1.What is said to be a factor affecting our appetite and food intake?

A. How we feel the food we eat.

B. When we eat our meals.

C. What element the food contains.

D. How fast we eat our meals.

2.What would happen at meal time if you remembered eating a lot in the previous meal?

A. You would probably be more particular about food.

B. You would not feel like eating the same food.

C. You would have a good appetite.

D. You would not feel so hungry.

3.What do we learn from the 2011 study?

A. Food labels may mislead consumers in their purchases.

B. Food labels may influence our body’s response to food.

C. Hunger levels depend on one's consumption of calories.

D. People tend to take in a lot more calories than necessary.

4.What does Brunstrom suggest we do to control our appetite?

A. Trick ourselves into eating less.

B. Choose food with fewer calories.

C. Concentrate on food while eating.

D. Pick dishes of the right size.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Eating distractions often affect our food digestion.

B. Psychological factors influence our hunger levels.

C. Our food intake is determined by our biological needs.

D. Good eating habits will contribute to our health.

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“Mom, what is that?” asked my son. “The Bride of Chucky?”

The old doll I was holding was pretty scary. Her glass eyes were especially horrible, closing when she stood upright and flying open when she lay flat. Once she had been loved, but she had been stored in an attic (阁楼) for decades, where the extremes of heat and cold can be hard on a girl’s looks. Throw her in the waste bin? Maybe. But first, let’s check eBay.

I clicked, supplied the required information about condition, including defects (i.e., “Only a miracle could save this doll”), and uploaded its photos. I sold it for $5.

The buyer was happy: “As described!” he wrote on my feedback page. “Super seller!” The doll found a home and, I hope, a new life. Maybe she was used to repair other dolls. Perhaps those strange eyes got fixed and once again can inspire a child’s love. It’s a win-win, if you ask me.

I also sold lots of other stuff. None of them brought in a lot of money, though I have been surprised at the occasional bidding war, like, for example, the one over an old swimsuit that would have made Brigitte Bardot look bad. And some customers, let’s face it, are strange. Recently I had a hard time convincing an Australian would-be buyer of an Irish souvenir bell that I don’t shop internationally; it’s just too much trouble. He could have flown to Ireland and bought his own bell for the price he was willing to pay. Another time, a buyer complained that the electric wire on an old radio was dirty. Really? Dirty? The wire was black. But I aim to please, so I offered a refund.

So why bother with the dealing and small profits? Because I don’t like abandoning the past. All these treasures once had stories. They meant something. But the people who gave them that meaning are gone, and I simply cannot rescue everything. I can’t even sew. So I find it satisfying that a new owner, discovered via eBay, will continue the story in his or her own way.

1.What was the doll like?

A. It was lovely.

B. It was beautiful.

C. It looked frightening.

D. It was pretty ordinary.

2.Which can best replace the underlined word “defects” in Paragraph 3?

A. Faults.

B. Virtues.

C. Pictures.

D. Requirements.

3.Why did the author refuse to sell the Australian the bell?

A. She thought he was strange.

B. His bid was not high enough.

C. Someone else had already bought it.

D. Delivering it to him was troublesome.

4.After receiving the complaint about the radio, the author ______.

A. felt deeply sorry

B. explained patiently

C. returned the money

D. apologized immediately

5.Why does the author sell used stuff via eBay?

A. She needs money badly.

B. She is an environmentalist.

C. She is interested in marketing.

D. She wants their stories to be continued.

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The final results of Best-Ever Teen Fiction vote are in. While it’s no surprise to see Harry Potter and The Hunger Games series on top, this year’s list also highlights some writers we weren’t as familiar with. For example, John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars, appears five times in the top 100.

Summer, like youth, passes quickly. But the books we read when we’re young can stay with us for a lifetime. The following are the top 4 on the list. Enjoy.

1. Harry Potter series

The Harry Potter books make up the popular series written by J. K. Rowing. The series includes seven books. The books concern a wizard (魔法师) called Harry Potter and his journey through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The stories tell of him over coming dangerous obstacles to defeat the dark wizard Lord Voldemort who killed his parents when Harry was 15 months old.

2. The Hunger Games series

In the ruins of a future North America, a young girl is picked to leave her poor district and travel to Capitol for a battle to the death in the cruel Hunger Games. But for Katniss Everdeen, the main character in this series by Suzanne Collins, winning the Games only puts her deeper in danger as the strict social order of Panem begins to unravel (瓦解).

3. To Kill a Mockingbird

Author Harper Lee explores racial tensions in the fictional “tired old town” of Maycomb, Ala., through the eyes of 6-year-old Scout Finch. As her lawyer father, Atticus, defends a black man accused of a crime, Scout and her friends learn about the unjust treatment of African-Americans – and their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.

4. The fault in Our Stars

Hazel Grace, a teenage girl, has got all sorts of cancer inside her body, and her lungs aren’t working very well. She knows she is dying and doesn’t live in hope any more. When a man named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at the Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

1.What do we know about John Green?

A. One of his novels tops the list.

B. Many of his novels are very popular.

C. He is the favorite writer of many teens.

D. He was a well-known writer long before the vote.

2.Who is the author of The Hunger Games series?

A. Harper Lee.

B. John Green.

C. J.K. Rowling.

D. Suzanne Collins.

3.What is To Kill a Mockingbird mainly about?

A. Lifelong friendships.

B. Racial discrimination.

C. A man working as a lawyer.

D. A little girl’s difficult childhood.

4.Hazel in The Fault in Our Stars ______.

A. is very optimistic

B. writes a great story

C. makes many mistakes

D. is changed by Augustus.

5.In which part of a newspaper can we find the text probably?

A. Sports.

B. News.

C. Literature.

D. Entertainment.

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One day, while I was walking to work, I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning. On the way, I ______ a stranger and presented the bunch to him with a smile card. ______ by the sense of joy, I felt from giving flowers to another person, and may be ______ his day, I wanted to do it again.

When I got to my office, I had the ______ of anonymously(匿名) leaving flowers around the workplace. The impersonal(无人情味的) ______ of the building where I work makes me ______. It just feels a little boring sometimes, ______ it’s a nice building with great light. I ______ lots of people might feel the same way, so why not put a little ______ there, and throw in an inspirational quote while I’m at it? ______, who doesn’t like flowers?

So, for the past month, I’ve been putting flowers in a little cup on the sink in the ______. Each week, I ______ the flowers and the quote. It always feels ______ for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau’s “If one advances ______ in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a ______ unexpected in common hours.” and Gandhi’s “The fragrance(香味) always ______ on the hand that gives the rose.” If anything, I figured, it at least makes me ______ each time I visit the bathroom.

Then today, when I walked in, I ______ new flowers in the cup, and a quote that someone else had written！It said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”—Gandhi.

The little act ______ that at the end of the day, we’re all just people with hearts, ______ the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace.

I did a little dance and I am smiling wide for the rest of the day!

1.A. picked out B. came across C. called up D. pointed at

2.A. Struck B. Informed C. Surprised D. Honored

3.A. calming B. determining C. reflecting D. brightening

4.A. belief B. way C. idea D. aim

5.A. design B. atmosphere C. decoration D. regulation

6.A. uncomfortable B. impolite C. impatient D. unconscious

7.A. when B. unless C. because D. though

8.A. concluded B. considered C. doubted D. expected

9.A. mystery B. adventure C. beauty D. courage

10.A. More or less B. After all C. At most D. In no case

11.A. kitchen B. office C. bathroom D. dinning-hall