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1.She continued to care for her father ________ to the time of his death.

2.If you have time, pay a visit ________ the local museum.

3.I tried to lead the discussion back ________ the main issue.

4.________ exams approaching, it’s a good idea to review your class notes.

5.He had to buy a new sofa for his son to sleep ________.

6.Bob told Jess he wanted to share his life ________ her.

7.Some animals have a remarkable ability to adapt ________ changing environments.

8.Community schools provide good quality education______ children who would ________ have no opportunity to attend school.

9.You can use the cars ________any special occasion.

10.Walking is beneficial ________ our health.

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单词拼写

（1）I understand some of the ___________(概念) of the theory,but I’m not sure about its details.

（2）She didn’t _____________(参加) in the discussion.

（3）It took several seconds for his eyes to ____________(调节,适合) to the dark.

（4）Study harder from now on.___________(否则),you will fall behind the others.

（5）You can enjoy all the benefits and ____________(特权) of club membership.

（6）The farmhouse is ____________(偏僻的) from the other buildings.

（7）These comments are not directly _______________(有关的) to this research.

（8）The train drew away and Claudia was left alone on the______________(月台).

（9）The new system is designed to reduce the amount of ______________(文书工作) we have to do.

（10）We have made all the a_______________for the conference.

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短文改错

As the saying goes， chances favored the prepared mind． I learned this from one of my experience．

I was not chosen as member of the volleyball team of our school． Because of this， I decided to give up play volleyball． Luckily， my best friend stopped me but pointed out that it was my laziness and poor preparation which led to my failure． After that， I practiced playing volleyball on every day． When another tryout arrived， I was full prepared and tried my best． As a result， I was selected and became an important player on our school team．

From this， I am firmly convincing that， no matter when chances arrive， we were able to seize them as long as we get well prepared．

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Tony and I are good friends． We tried to walk across the United States of America． We're not exactly sure1. we were doing it． Part of it was to test ourselves； to see if we could face the challenges． When I was2. teenager I often daydreamed that I was going to walk across the United States3. I graduated from high school．4. ，I didn't do that． Before I knew it I was in my thirties， married，5. （have） a job， yet still had this idea in my mind with each6. （pass） year． I figured I was too old and my opportunity had passed． Then， a few years ago，I met Tony，7. was in his thirties and quit his job as a civil engineer in New York City to walk across the United States． He wasn't doing it for a cause8. as part of an organization． He was doing it9.（simple） because he loved to walk and discover． The idea was back and I no longer had an excuse． We planned on averaging 20miles a day and taking some days off to rest， so we expected the walk to take about 6months realizing it could take10. （long）． We were in no hurry： The total distance would have been about 3，100miles．

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I was called into the principal's office but I had no idea what I had done wrong． When I arrived， my brother Brian was there． He had been crying． Brian grabbed my hand and said， Amanda has been in a car______．"

Every inch of my body went______ as I realized what he had said． My sister was injured． One question sounded over and over in my head______ could this have happened？ Even though she was only 17， Amanda was one of the______ drivers I knew． I felt shocked and terrified．

My brother and I left immediately______ the hospital my sister was in． When we arrived， my sister's face was______ from the eyebrows up and you could see blood everywhere． She was______ to several machines． My mom and dad stood at her side crying．

My sister looked______ at me with blood﹣filled eyes． In her eyes， where I expected to see______， I saw strength． She said to me， "I love you， Renee． I suddenly realized how______ I tell my sister I love her． I tried to______ her， but she wasn't listening any more，______ some doctors were taking her away to the x﹣ray room．

As they wheeled her away I wanted to scream out， but I couldnt． I couldn't move， speak or even cry______ she was around the comer． Then the tears came．

Though everyone kept telling me she would be all right， something made me______． Every moment that passed allowed the______ in my mind to grow bigger． Finally， the doctor walked down the hall and stood quietly in front of us． It was then that the long﹣awaited______ came． Amanda was going to be okay．

My heart leaped as I realized I still had a sister． She would need a lot of plastic surgery （整容手术）， but she was ______．

A year later，______ my sister and I quarrel sometimes， every time I see her face and spot the large scar that stretches across it， I remember to tell her that I______ her． I remember when I almost didn't have the______ to tell her again how much I love her．

1.A. game B. travel C. accident D. shop

2.A. frozen B. excited C. flexible D. relaxed

3.A. when B. where C. why D. how

4.A. youngest B. safest C. Hardest D. worst

5.A. to B. at C. up D. for

6.A. covered B. knocked C. operated D. hanged

7.A. applied B. attached C. fastened D. related

8.A. up B. down C. around D. upon

9.A. belief B. love C. fear D. hope

10.A. frequently B. much C. soon D. rarely

11.A. answer B. refuse C. persuade D. hug

12.A. while B. because C. though D. so

13.A. unless B. since C. after D. until

14.A. angry B. disappointed C. worried D. dissatisfied

15.A. confidence B. doubt C. sympathy D. curiosity

16.A. words B. note C. evidence D. sign

17.A. ill B. afraid C. alone D. alive

18.A. only if B. in case C. now that D. even though

19.A. save B. help C. love D. forgive

20.A. mood B. chance C. time D. courage

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Vinegar makes salad，fries and dumplings taste better， and you can even use it to clean your windows． And now， according to scientists， it may even the planet's population survive climate change．

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science （CSRS） in Japan found that growing plants in vinegar makes them more resistant to droughts． This could mean that in the future， worries about climate change affecting the world's supply of food will be much lower． The discovery was made after the researchers studied the Arabidopsis， a plant known for its ability to survive in dry weather． It was found that when the plant was placed in drought﹣like conditions， it produced a chemical called acetate（醋酸盐）﹣the main component of vinegar．

After discovering this， the scientists experimented further by adding acetate to the soil of other plants， before they stopped giving them water completely． After leaving the plants for 14days， they found that the ones treated with acetate had survived， while the untreated plants had dried up and died．

It's hoped that this simple method of survival could soon be used to help farmers in dry countries keep their crops alive． "In the experiment， we targeted the staple foods of the world﹣rice， wheat and maize﹣and the basic plant of breeding species， rapeseed（油菜籽），" Jong Myong Kim， co﹣author of the study， told Popular Science magazine．

Kim also told the magazine he's already been in touch with people all over the world who are interested in trying this simple and cost﹣effective method out for themselves from flower growing companies to amateur gardeners． Although at this point keeping thirsty plants alive isn't as easy as just pouring vinegar over them， Kim said he and his team are working on making the process as simple as possible． "Now we are trying to cooperate with some farmers， and also some companies， to make a method to apply this system， "he said． And for those of us who always forget to ask our neighbors to water our plants when we goaway， hopefully this means the end of returning home from a trip to find our favorite flowers have died．

1.What is the article mainly about？

A. The world's food supply will be increased．

B. Plants better survive droughts．

C. The Arabidopsis is resistant to droughts．

D. Vinegar could be used to fight droughts．

2.It was discovered that acetate can　　．

A. be used by farmers to replace soil

B. only be produced by the Arabidopsis

C. help plants survive dry conditions

D. be used to improve poor soil

3.What are the target plants of the experiment？

A. all breeding species．

B. wheat and Arabidopisis．

C. rice and maize．

D. rapeseed and Arabidopisis．

4.Jong Myong Kim's experiment of trying out the method　　．

A. can make people's trips pleasant

B. turned out a worldwide success

C. is as simple as pouring vinegar over the plants

D. appeals to many flower growing companies

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Teaching Poetry

No poem should ever be discussed or "analyzed"， until it has been read aloud by someone， teacher or student． Better still， perhaps， is the practice of reading it twice， once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end， so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it．

All discussions of poetry are， in fact， preparations for reading it aloud， and the reading of the poem is， finally， the most telling "interpretation" of it， suggesting tone， rhythm， and meaning all at once． Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice， on records or on film， is obviously a special reward． But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or， best of all， reciting it．

I have come to think， in fact， that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than "analyzing" it， if there isn't time for both． I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry． Poetry is "a criticism of life"， and "a heightening of lief"． It is "an approach to the truth of feeling"， and it "can save your life"． It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies．

I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry． Those who don't like it should not be forced to communicate this to anyone else． But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few thins about its essential nature， about its sound as well as its sense， and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it．

1.To have a better understanding of a poem， one should　　．

A. analyze it by oneself

B. discuss it with others

C. practise reading it aloud

D. copy it down in a notebook

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry？

A. Extending your life

B. Saving your life

C. Criticizing life

D. Heightening life

3.The last sentence in the third paragraph imply　　．

A. The teaching of poetry is more important than any other subject．

B. More importance should be given to the teaching of poetry．

C. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses．

D. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry．

4.The underlined phrase "make room" in the last paragraph could be best replaced by　　．

A. provide equipment

B. build a school

C. set up a house

D. leave a certain amount of time

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Traveling can be a fun way to gain life experiences，especially during Spring Break﹣a week﹣long school vacation in the United States．But what if you're a student and don't have enough money for a trip？Don't worry．Here are some useful suggestions．

●Save：This probably is the most important preparation for traveling．Cut expenses to fatten your wallet so you'll have more choices about where to go and how to get there．

●Plan ahead：Don't wait until the last minute to plan your trip．Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice．Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security and savings．

●Do your homework：No matter where you go，research the places you will visit．Decide what to see．Travel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants．

●Plan sensibly：Write down how much you expect to spend for food and hotels．Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything．

●Travel in groups：Find someone who is interested in visiting the same places．By traveling with others you can share costs and experiences．

●Work as you go：Need more money to support your trip？Look for work in the places you visit．

●Go off the beaten path：Tourist sites may be expensive．You may want to rethink your trip and go to a less﹣known area．Smaller towns can have many interesting activities and sights．

●Pack necessary things：The most important things to take are not always clothes．

Remember medicine in case you get sick，and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurant．

●Use the Internet：The net can help to save money．Some useful websites include www．travelcity．corn，www．bargainslowestfare．corn and www．economictravelcity．com．

By planning sensibly，even students can enjoy the travel．Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime．

1.This passage is about　　．

A. how to plan your travel

B. how to get life experiences

C. how to make your travel interesting

D. how to travel with enough money

2.Before your trip，the most important thing you should do is　　．

A. to make a plan of the route

B. to buy tickets in advance

C. to save money before your trip

D. to get information from the Internet

3.The writer advises you　　．

A. to share costs with friends

B. not to go to well﹣known places

C. not to visit dangerous places

D. to buy anything you want to buy

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In Chinese customs， red is the main color for weddings． It is used in different ways as it signifies love， joy and happiness． The bride's wedding gown（女礼服）is often red， the wedding invitations， gift boxes and envelopes are red and the bride and the groom's homes are decorated in red on the wedding day．

Before the wedding， the married couples from the groom's family visit the bride's place with gifts in red baskets and boxes． One of those baskets has milk honey． Three days before the wedding， the women from the bride's family bring return﹣gifts to the groom's family．

On the wedding day， the groom arrives at the bride's place on his way to the chapel（佛堂）． The groom has to give gifts in cash wrapped in red paper to the bride's friends for letting her go． The bride and the groom then leave for the chapel together．

The wedding ceremony is attended only by the couple's immediate relatives． Just after the wedding ceremony， the bride serves tea to her parents in﹣laws as a tradition． The couples will then go to get wedding pictures． Then a reception（宴会）will follow．

In the reception， a welcome speech is followed by a cake cutting ceremony． A Chinese wedding cake has many layers（层）， and each one represents a step to success for the newly married couples． So couples cut the cake from the bottom

Travour．com describes and provides information on the wedding traditions of the Chinese and around the world． Below are some wedding traditions performed in Italy．

1.This passage mainly talks about　　．

A. some Chinese wedding traditions

B. colors in Chinese customs

C. wedding ceremonies in China

D. preparations for a Chinese wedding

2.What does the underlined word "signifies" in the first paragraph mean？

A. brings

B. connects

C. means

D. holds

3.What do we learn about the traditional Chinese wedding from the passage？

A. Both the groom and the bride must wear red clothes

B. The bride can not see the groom before the wedding

C. The bride serves tea to her birth parents after the wedding ceremony

D. The newly married couples usually cut the wedding cake from the bottom

4.What will the passage talk about next？

A. Where the couples spend their honeymoon

B. Some information on other Chinese traditions

C. How a traditional wedding is performed in Italy

D. How people get married in Italy today

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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree.

The last class I had to take was Sociology(社会学). The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called “Smile.” The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.

I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway, so, I thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after we were given the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s one cold March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son. We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my husband did.

I did not move a bit… a strong feeling of fear welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved. As I turned around I smelled a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was “smiling”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of hope as he searched for acceptance.

He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been holding. The second man was obviously mentally disabled. I held my tears as I stood there with them.

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm.)

Then I really felt it the desire was so great I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.

注意：

（1）所续写短文的词数应为 l50 左右；

（2）至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语：

（3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

（4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2: I turned in “my project” and the instructor read it.

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假设你是李华，今天下午在回家的公交车上，你不慎将从留学生 Steve 那里借来的一本英语小说弄丢了。请你给你写一封电子邮件表示歉意并提出弥补措施。

注意：

1. 词数 80 左右；

2. 首尾句已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Steve,

Yours,

Li Hua

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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。

When it comes to Chinese students considering studying in foreign countries, many of them usually believe that life will be easy and enjoyable.1. (fortunate), it’s likely that students with those beliefs will be disappointed soon after landing at the airport. So what are the problems you may have, and how can you deal with them? Teaching and learning styles in America are very different from 2. in China, 3. requires more critical thinking and cooperation. Discussions, or sometimes 4. (argue), are very common in a normal American classroom. Don’t be5. observer. Try to participate 6. them actively. Apart from coursework, another important issue faced by overseas students is homesickness or loneliness. You may miss your parents’ cooking, your pets, or even your bed. Being away from home can create bitter feelings, especially when 7. (face) with the challenges of getting used to an unfamiliar environment. What I suggest is to try hard to deal with these feelings. Be open to new friendships, 8. they can’t replace the family and friends you miss from home. Sign up for campus activities, and give yourself permission to enjoy life on campus, even if you miss home a lot. Be organized and keep a diary to check your progress.

It is never simple 9. (study) abroad. In fact, there will be many difficulties daily.

But hopefully, students who are studying abroad, or who are planning to, 10. (get) over their difficulties and make their time overseas a success.

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Within five minutes of meeting Olivia Ports, I knew she was a special teenager.

I knew before she_____ her guitar and performed a song. I knew before I found out how a(n)___ she was born with changed her childhood. And I knew before her mother told me Olivia performed recently in front of 1,200 people.

In addition to her________musical talents, Olivia is just so friendly, funny and _______to those who made her first show such a success. “She doesn’t want the story to be about her,” said Olivia’s mother. But like all children______ chronic （慢性的） diseases, the “journey she has been on has made her stronger.” Olivia admits she’s not like many kids of her age. ___herself as a “little bit crazy”, she acts older than she is. She was born with a compromised immune system （缺乏抵抗力的免疫系统）. When she realized she would have to____her beloved gymnastics, she took up her mom’s old high school guitar and ________herself to play. “I had to have something to do with so much_______time,” she said. It was during a hospital visit that she met Classical Blast, a popular band that invited Olivia to____them as a guest performer on their Christmas____. Their encouragement gave her the courage to begin playing at public____in the area, and she was soon a regular on stage. It was yet another treatment that____her most recent performance. Recovering in her room for 15 days last Christmas, Olivia saw first-hand “how sad it can be” for children to be in hospital during the ___. That’s why this year, Olivia decided to do a benefit（义演）, asking guests to bring a toy that could be taken to young _______.

Speaking of her future, the high school senior plans to _______a year off after graduation. She wants to______for college with the goal of opening a music school for those with health ___. When you_______your life with things you love,” she said, “it makes every day more____.”

1.A. put away B. took over C. picked up D. set down

2.A. condition B. position C. environment D. reality

3.A. amusing B. entertaining C. delightful D. impressive

4.A. graceful B. grateful C. addicted D. appreciated

5.A. fighting B. beating C. defeating D. winning

6.A. Referring B. Thinking C. Describing D. Observing

7.A. ban B. avoid C. replace D. abandon

8.A. helped B. served C. influenced D. taught

9.A. off B. down C. out D. up

10.A. recognize B. interview C. join D. affect

11.A. trip B. tour C. travel D. journey

12.A. albums B. events C. cafes D. thrillers

13.A. led to B. lay in C. split up D. put into

14.A. seasons B. winters C. holidays D. years

15.A. singers B. audience C. performers D. patients

16.A. set B. take C. put D. turn

17.A. ask B. pay C. wait D. head

18.A. insurances B. challenges C. products D. symptoms

19.A. fill B. push C. set D. mix

20.A. challenging B. complex C. meaningful D. powerful

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How to Build the Skill of Understanding People

It’s not always easy to predict or understand how someone else feels. Some people are better at it than others, but just about everyone can improve with practice.1..

It starts with watching.

Try these ways to develop your observation skills.

2. Next time you’re at the cafe, or on the bus, try this: Look around and try to identify how people might be feeling based on their body language, facial expressions, and what they’re doing. The girl with the textbooks on her knee might have an exam coming up.Does she seem confident or stressed?

Read books or watch movies that have realistic descriptions of human emotions. 3. Try to understand why the characters feel the way they do. Based on those emotions, predict what a character will do next. Or see if you can explain why a charater did what he or she did.

It improves with listening.

Most of us rate ourselves as good listeners after all, listening seems like such a simple, basic thing to do. But often we’re so busy thinking of what we want to say that we don’t listen as much as we’d like.

Practice listening well in everyday conversations.4. Train yourself to think of listening as more important than talking.

Tune in to feelings as well as story. When a friend tells you about something, try to imagine how he or she might have felt. Make statements that show you’re trying to understand your friend’s experience, like: “Oh, that must have felt amazing!” or “That must be upsetting for you.”5.

A. Observe what people around you like.

B. Observe the behavior of people around you.

C. Here are some tips for you to share the skill.

D. Pay attention to how different characters feel and act.

E. Really pay attention to what the other person is saying.

F. Understanding others is all about watching and listening.

G. You might find you can predict what your friend will say next.

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When people go to the hospital to have a medical examination, sometimes doctors will ask them to have an X-ray or CT. What about a PET? PET stands for Positron Emission.

Tomography（正电子成像素）. PET scanner（s 扫描仪）create 3-D images of what is happening in the body. Scientists are devloping this medical equipment that could tell them more about the human body, and help them develop more-effective treatments for cancer, heart disease and brain disorders. It would be the world’s first full-body PET scanner.

Researchers are calling the large scanner that they are developing Explorer. It will give medical workers images of what is happening in the whole human body that have never been seen before. PET scanners now give doctors images of only parts of the body.

The U.S National Institutes of Health gave a research team at the University of California at Davis $ 15.5 million to build the scanner.

Ramsey Badawi, a professor at UC Davis, says the scanner will give researchers new information about how human organs （器官）work together.

“We’re a system of organs and all the organs interact with each other. And we’ve never really been able to get that with imaging before, and now we’re going to be able to look at that. These images help us find out and follow diseases. The new scanner will help us do that even better.”

Simon Cherry, another professor at UC Davis, says the PET scans can show the progress of both disease and medical treatments. “With PET scans we’re looking at function. We’re actually able to say something about what the cells in the body are doing. He says the Explorer uses a much lower amount of radiation（辐射）than today’s PET tests, and creates images more quickly. “So we can do scans in maybe 30 seconds that now take 20 minutes. Or we do scans under a very small radiation.”

A complete view could help researchers develop new medicines that target diseases and parts of the body. It could help doctors reduce harmful side effects by following the movement of medicines through the body.

The researchers hope to test the Explorer with humans in three years.

1.What is the most obvious advantage of Explorer about the image it produces?

A. It will give doctors images of human organs.

B. It can offer doctors images of the whole human body.

C. It will give doctors images of only parts of the body.

D. It will give doctors images of better quality.

2.What does the word “It” mean in the last but one paragraph?

A. The body B. A new medicine

C. A complete view D. A disease

3.What’s the author’s attitude toward Explorer?

A. Doubtful B. Positive

C. Supportive D. Objective

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. PET scanners create 3-D images.

B. Doctors will develop more effective treatments for cancer.

C. The world’s first PET scanner will be put into use.

D. A full-body PET scanner is being developed.

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In Rio , one of the points of attraction is doubtlessly the most famous beach in the world, the Copacabana. When the weather is right the Copa becomes a stage on which everyone can play a part. Rio’s beaches, however, are bad news for swimmers. The surf is so striking. Often careless or over-courageous tourists must be pulled out of the water by a rescue(救援) team. In peak season during January and February, the helicopters of the governmental rescue organization, fly life-saving tasks from sunrise to sunset. Doctors also need to be on board when the control room reports an emergency(突发事件). The doctors and rescuers will do their best with the equipment available on board. If the patient shows no signs of recovery, the rescue team decides to fly him to hospital.

In Rio, lifesaving is a man’s job. The four-meter-high watchtowers are always manned. Alarm at tower number 5, a woman has swum too far out to sea and can’t make it back to the beach by herself. One minute later the rescue team has reached the Copacabana. From a height of ten meters above the water, Luis Carlos jumps into the sea close to the helpless swimmer. His workmates on board must keep an eye on him so that they can tell the pilot in which position to keep the helicopter. Another man is in the water now to help calm the woman down and get her ready to be airlifted. The pilot must slowly control the helicopter sideways and aim carefully. Once the net is full, the helicopter slowly flies to the beach.

The air rescue team is back on duty again. In the course of the day, there are eight more emergencies. The daily record at the end of the day reads, “nothing unusual happens.”

1.Which kind of person is more likely to have an accident in Copacabana?

A. a man who can’t swim

B. a man who has nothing to worry about

C. a man who fears the sea

D. a man who was a doctor

2.When the rescuer jumps into the sea to help the swimmer in danger, the helicopter will ______

A. fly to them as close as possible

B. fly over them and wait for orders

C. fly slowly to the beach

D. fly to the hospital

3.What can we infer from the text?

A. The Copacabana is a bad place for swimmers.

B. After the rescuers pick up the patient, they will send them to hospital.

C. If there is no accident, the rescue team will record “nothing unusual happens ”.

D. The helicopters of the rescue organization will fly tasks day and night.

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Britain’s Beautiful National Parks Offer Lots to See

Many visitors to the UK go straight to London and never explore outside the capital , which is a pity, for there is a huge variety of landscape only a few hours away, in any one of Britain’s largest areas of protected countryside, its national parks.

The Cairngorms

The biggest is the Cairngorms in northern Scotland, with some of the country’s highest mountains and the best place for skiing. Climbing and fishing are also popular, along with Scotland’s national game, golf. Wildlife enthusiasts are well rewarded this is the home of

the red deer, red squirrel and golden eagle.

The Lake District

Over the border in England is the Lake District, originally made famous by local Romantic poet William Wordsworth two hundred years ago. Crowds of people have been travelling here since 1847 when a railway was built to its biggest lake, Windermere. Children’s writers have found inspiration here too, and the mountains make for excellent walking, with breathtaking views.

Snowdonia

Wales also has its fair share of very impressive landscape Snowdonia was one of the

first national parks to be created in 1951. You will find the road signs in two languages and hear Welsh spoken in the local shops. If mountain climbing is not your thing, try visiting a castle built by a 13th-century prince, or check out the nearby beaches.

The Jurassic Coast

Covering 95 miles of the coastline from East Devon to Dorset, the Jurassic Coast is just as amazing, with rocks recording 185 million years of the earth’s history. The first underwater dinosaur（恐龙） remains were found in the high rocks here in the early 19th century.

The Giant’s Causeway

For the strangest coastal scenery of all, cross the Irish Sea to the Giant’s Causeway. Created 50-60 million years ago, the Giant’s Causeway has been a source of respect, fear and wonder through the ages. So it’s not surprising that all kinds of imaginative stories come from it.

1.If a person is fond of wild animals, which one is the best choice for him?

A. The Cairngorms B. The Lake District

C. Snowdonia D. The Giant’s Causeway

2.What can you learn from the passage?

A. The Lake District is a good place to create works for painting.

B. Snowdonia is the first national park to be created in Britain.

C. The first dinosaur remains were found on the Jurassic Coast.

D. You can get to the Giant’s Causeway by crossing the Irish Sea.

3.Where is the article most likely to be taken from?

A. A map B. A newspaper

C. A science book D. A textbook

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假定你是李华，计划寒假找份兼职工作．下面的招聘广告引起了你的注意，请根据要点（箭头所指内容）写一封申请信．

注意：1．词数：100左右；

2．可适当增加细节，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 Mr． Smith，

I've read your advertisement for a volunteer for children's winter camp．

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限一词．

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．

Dear Mary，

I am writing to invite you to attend a lecture be held at 9：00 next Sunday in our school hall．

In recently years， learning Chinese have become popular among people around the world． Foreign students are aware of the important and necessity of learning Chinese well． A famous professor about language learning is invited to give a lecture about it， what is of great help for your Chinese learning． In the lecture， you can learn about the reasons for learning Chinese is focused on． What's the more， many ways of improving your Chinese will be suggested to you． Most importantly， you will be encouraged to making greater efforts． However， I really hope you will grasp the good opportunity．

Your early reply would be high appreciated．

Yours，

Li Hua

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Parents， they are here to clothe us， feed us and， embarrass us． Sixteen is a_____ ripe age for embarrassment and poor Rain Price of Utah was no_____． It was the beginning of his high school year and his first time to______the bus． So it was really embarrassing when his dad Dale wave him off． After school， he______his mom Rochelle to stop Dale from doing it again． Guess who overheard（偷听）？

To Rain's_____， not only did the father decide to go on waving his son goodbye，______he decided to send him off ______in costume． But this was not a one-time incident； Dale dressed up in______clothes every single day for 170straight school days．

"When he did it the first day I was _____． You don't want to see your dad dressing up in a wedding dress，______at you on the bus，" Rain told the Metro， to which his dad_____： " I hope this lives with him for the rest of his life．" Dale made his______goodbye on and on， from the Little Mermaid to the Wonder Woman．

Dale became______as the "Wave At The Bus Dad"， coming out in the most strange and funny costumes and never repeating the same_____． He said he only spend around $50 the whole year and ______friends and neighbors to loan him costume and other materials． So the family could______the incidents with the rest of the world． Rochelle created a blog to ______all the costumes．

Rain is now all grown up at 19． He still______Dale as a blushing bride， "In the end， it was just_____． I was laughing on the bus the whole way． I am______him now．"

1.A. hopefully B. particularly C. slightly D. quietly

2.A. exception B. way C. use D. excuse

3.A. ride B. see C. sit D. choose

4.A. ordered B. suggested C. threatened D. begged

5.A. surprise B. joy C. disappointment D. sorrow

6.A. and B. but C. so D. while

7.A. performed B. shouted C. cried D. dressed

8.A. expensive B. different C. boring D. necessary

9.A. with smiles B. as usual C. in shock D. at random

10.A. waving B. kissing C. hugging D. bowing

11.A. devoted B. used C. responded D. led

12.A. special B. beautiful C. pitiful D. international

13.A. regarded B. treated C. scolded D. known

14.A. time B. look C. place D. location

15.A. divided into B. puton C. relied on D. helped with

16.A. fight B. share C. learn D. present

17.A. document B. pen C. book D. cut

18.A. doubted B. confused C. complained D. remembered

19.A. money B. reputation C. fun D. family

20.A. excited about B. ashamed of C. worried about D. proud of

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Where the jobs are？ Thinking about a career in public safety or law enforcement？ Statistics show that these careers are growing， have great benefits，and can be very rewarding．1.But there are hundreds of public safety jobs to think about-everything from police officer who protect people to driver's license examiners who test driving skills．

For example，Angela Bloom is an animal control worker for the city．She and her co-workers pick up animals that are lost，sick，or dangerous．2.For this job，being in good physical condition is important and a high school diploma is required．It may be necessary for candidates to have received on-the-job training and hold certification．

3.He looks for health problems in places where people prepare and serve food．There are many kinds of jobs for inspectors．For example，public safety inspectors look for safety violations or dangerous workplaces and fire inspectors look for problems in buildings that could cause fires．4.A college degree is often necessary． Actually， applicants with a bachelor's or master's degree，related experience or training in a foreign language may have the best job prospects．

5.For those interested in working in this dynamic and rewarding field，a wide variety of options are available．So remember，if you like working with the public，and are looking for a good job，a career in public safety might be perfect for you．

A．Martin Lee is a health inspector．

B．You can come and apply for the degree．

C．They also investigate reports of animal abuse（虐待）．

D．These are only a few of the job options available．

E．Problems solving skills are important for these jobs．

F．Their job is to find a person to adopt the homeless animals．

G．Police officer and firefighter are two of the most popular safety jobs in this field．

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Ever since they were first put on the market in the early 1990s, gentically mondified (GM, 转基因) foods have been increasingly developed and marketed in many countries in the word,mainly on the basis of their promise to end the worldwide food crisis. But can GM technology solve world hunger problems? Even if it would ,is it the best solutiorr?

Despite what it promiises,GM technology actually has not increased the production potential of any corp. In fact

Studies show that the most crown GM croo.

GM soybeans, has suffered reduced productivity. For instance, a report than analysed nearly two decades of research on mojor GM food crops shows that GM engineering has failed to significantly increase US crop production.

Something else, however, has been on the rise, While GM seeds are expensive, GM companics tell farmers that they will make good profits by saving money on pesticides（杀虫剂）. On the contrary, US government data show that GM crops in the US have produced an overall increase in pesticide use compared to traditional crops. “ The promise was that you could use less chemicals and boost production. But nether is true,” said Bill Christison, President of the US National Farm Coalition.

At the same time, the authors of the book World Hunger: Twelve Myths argue that there actually is more than enough food in the world and that the hunger crisis is not caused by production, but by problems in food distribution and politics. These indeed deserve our efforts and money. Meanwhile, the rise in food prices results from the increased use of crops for fuel rather than food, according to a 2008 World Bank report.

As a matter of fact ,scientists see better ways to feed the world. Another World Bank report concluded that GM crops have little to offer to the challenges of worldwide poverty and hunger, because better ways out are available, among which “green” farming is supposed to be the first choice.

1.The author develops the second paragraph mainly .

A. by classification B. by comparison

C. by example D. by process

2.What does the underlined word “boost ” in the third paragraph probably mean?

A. Control. B. Evaluate C. Obtain. D. Increase.

3.GM companies promise farmers that they will benefit from ______________.

A. practicing “green” farming B. use of less chemicals

C. fair distribution of their crops D. using more crops for fuel

4.Which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards GM technology?

A. Optimistic B. Defensive C. Disapproving D. Casual

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A Scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of some four-year-olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she deals with it． Some children reach eagerly for the treat they see． Some last a few minutes before they give in． But others are determined to wait until the last moment．

By the time the children reach high school， something remarkable has happened． A survey found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out generally grew up to be more popular， adventurous， confident and dependable． The children who gave in to temptation early were more likely to be lonely， easily frustrated and inflexible．

Actually， the ability to delay reward is a sign of emotional intelligence which doesn't show up on an IQ test．

The hardware of the brain and the software of the mind have long been scientists' concerns． But brain theory can't explain what we wonder about most， like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant person．

Here comes the theory of Daniel Goleman， writer of Emotional Intelligence： when it comes to predicting people's success， brain ability measured by IQ may actually matter less than the qualities of mind once thought of as "character"．

EQ is not the opposite of IQ． What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together； how one's ability to handle stress， for instance， affects the ability to concentrate and put intelligence to use． Among the ingredients for success， researchers now generally agree that IQ accounts for about 20%； the rest depends on everything from social class to luck．

While many researchers in this relatively new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken seriously， some few fear EQ invites misuse．

1.The experiment with the four-year-olds makes it clear that ______ ．

A. the age of 4is a proper time for scientific experiment

B. emotional intelligence won't show up until adolescence

C. the ability of self-control plays a role in personal success

D. candy can be used to measure a person's emotional intelligence

2.Which of the following is true according to the text？ ______

A. The higher a person's EQ is， the higher his or her IQ is．

B. The higher a person's IQ is， the lower his or her EQ is．

C. A person's success totally depends on his or her EQ．

D. Scientists have been trying to discover how EQ and IQ work together．

3.The underlined word "upbeat" in Paragraph 4probably means ______ ．

A. kind B. floating

C. excited D. optimistic

4.What is most likely to be written in the paragraph that follows？ ______

A. Information about famous people with high EQ．

B. Examples showing the opposite voice about EQ．

C. Some reasons why EQ is a relatively new field．

D. Strong demands for basic emotional education．

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Assistant professor in Musical Theatre Dance Wichita State University seeks a full-time， 9-month assistant professor， beginning in August． Applicants are required to have a degree in dance area， teaching experience at a professional or college level， ability to direct and teach stage movement． The salary depends on qualifications and experience．

For complete information visit http://finearts．wichita．edu．

Full Professor in Theatre and Dance

The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California at San Diego （http： ∥www． theatre， ucsd．edu） is seeking an experienced theatre artist in lighting design． Applicants must work for us for at least one year． Significant professional experience is required． This position is expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels．

A review of applications will start on June 1st． Application deadline： September 1st．

Technical Director in Performing and Fine Arts

DeSales University's Performing and Fine Arts Department seeks a highly skilled， professional technical director． The position is a 10-month staff position with the possibility of summer employment with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival． Professional experience is required； MFA is preferred．

Please email materials to john． bell desales．edu． Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled．

Assistant Director-Media Resources Center

Maryland Institute College of Art is seeking an assistant director of Media Resources Center in the Academic Affairs Division．

Qualifications for the position include a degree in Art History or related fields with knowledge of art and design history， library experience， excellent interpersonal communication skills and familiarity with photoshop and scanning．

A review of applications will begin immediately； job announcements will remain open until the position is filled． Applicants are required to work for us at least 11 months and can send emails to jobs mica．edu． The salary differs depending on your experience． Please include your desired salary in your application letter．

1.If an applicant has 9.5-month free time， he or she can pay close attention to the ad of ______ ．

A. Assistant Professor in Musical Theatre Dance

B. Full Professor in Theatre and Dance

C. Technical Director in Performing and Fine Arts

D. Assistant Director Media Resources Center

2.If you have excellent interpersonal communication skills， you can apply to ______ ．

A. Wichita State University B. the University of California

C. Maryland Institute College of Art D. DeSales University

3.According to the advertisements， we can learn that ______ ．

A. all the job announcements will remain open until the positions are filled

B. all the jobs mentioned above promise a good salary

C. all the reviews of applications will begin immediately

D. all the jobs mentioned in the text require experience

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"Indeed，" George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785， "some kind of fly， or bug， had begun to eat the leaves before I left home．" But the father of America was not the father of bug． When Washington wrote that， Englishmen had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century， and Americans had already created lightning-bug（萤火虫）． But the English were soon to stop using the bugs in their language， leaving it to the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries．

The American bug could also be a person， referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity． Although fan became the usual term， sports fans used to be called racing bugs， baseball bugs， and the like．

Or the bug could be a small machine or object， for example， a bug-shaped car． The bug could also be a burglar alarm， from which comes the expression to bug， that is， "to install （安装） an alarm"． Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others' conversation． Since the 1840s， to bug has long meant "to cheat"， and since the 1940s it has been annoying．

We also know the bug as a flaw in a computer program or other design． That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison． In 1878 he explained bugs as "little problems and difficulties" that required months of study and labor to overcome in developing a successful product． In 1889 it was recorded that Edison "had been up the two previous nights discovering ‘a bug' in his invented record player．"

1.We learn from Paragraph 1that ______ ．

A. Americans had difficulty in learning to use the word bug

B. George Washington was the first person to call an insect a bug

C. the word bug was still popularly used in English in the nineteenth century

D. both Englishman and Americans used the word bug in the eighteenth century

2.What does the word "flaw" in the last paragraph probably mean？ ______

A. Evolution． B. Finding．

C. Origin． D. Fault．

3."BUG" can referred to the following except ______ ．

A. A man who is crazy about sports B. A man who installs an alarm

C. An insect in natural world D. A device for listening secretly

4.The passage is mainly concerned with ______ ．

A. the misunderstanding of the word bug

B. the development of the word bug

C. the public views of the word bug

D. the special characteristics of the word bug

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假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，上周你校团委发起了冬衣捐助活动，你和你班的两位同学作为志愿者参加了此次活动。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，以“Donating for a Warmer Winter”为题，给校刊“英语角”写一篇英文稿件，介绍你在本次活动中的经历与感受。

注意：1.词数不少于60;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Chris在给你的邮件中提到他对中国文化非常感兴趣，想请你介绍一项你最引以为傲的中国文化遗产。请你给他回邮件，内容包括:

1.文化遗产的名称;

2.简要介绍;

3.你感到自豪的理由。

注意：1.词数不少于50;

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Chris，

Yours，

Li Hua

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New Lives for Old Phones

When a new mobile phone starts to be sold in stores, many people rush out to buy one. We all want the newest, latest thing.1.

Mike Townsend works at Total Recall, a mobile phone recycling company. "Don't throw your old phone away. 2.If you throw it away, it goes with other rubbish to become landfill. In other words, it is put in a big hole in the ground-and it becomes a big problem," he says.

Mobile phones contain some poisonous materials. If your phone goes to a landfill, these poisonous materials can get out and get into the water under the ground. That's the water we need to drink or water goes into rivers or the ocean. 3. That's a lot of landfill and a lot of poisonous materials.

"At Total Recall, we separate the old phones into pieces. Most of the materials in the mobile phones can be recycled and used again.4. For example, phone batteries contain nickel and cadmium. The nickel is used to make steel, and the cadmium can be used to make new batteries," explains Mike.

"5.You can usually just take it into a mobile phone shop and they will send it to us," says Mike.

So before you throw that old mobile phone away, use it one last time: search for a recycler near you and give them a call.

A. Send it to us and we'll recycle it.

B. Recycling your old phone is easy.

C. How much is your old mobile phone worth?

D. But what should we do with our old mobile phones?

E. Millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year.

F. We take apart the old phones and they are used to make new products.

G. Recycling materials helps keep the environment greener and cleaner.

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Who's in control of your life? Who's pulling your strings? For the majority of us, it's other people-society, colleagues, friends, family or our community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young,of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it," Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. "

So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug-we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(成瘾物)we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.

But, just as with any drug. there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom-the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted (tired) and probably pleasing no one in the process.

So how can we take back control? I think there's only one way-make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values- not values imposed from the outside by others. but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others. we will live a more authentic, effective, purposeful and happy life.

1.What Oscar Wilde says implies that .

A. most people have a variety of thoughts

B. we have thoughts similar to those of others

C. other people's thoughts are more important

D. most people's thoughts are affected by others

2.What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph?

A. The price of taking the drug is freedom.

B. We may lose ourselves to win the approval of others.

C. We need to pay for what we want to get.

D. Changing opinions may cost us our freedom.

3.It can be concluded from the passage that .

A. it's better to follow others' opinions

B. it's important to accept others' comments

C. we shouldn't change our own decision

D. we shouldn't care too much what others think

4.The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by .

A. discussing questions B. making suggestions

C. analyzing causes and effects D. providing examples and facts

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While every dog owner knows their dogs can read their moods perfectly, scientists have always been a little doubtful. Now thanks to some researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria, we finally have some convincing evidence.

For this study, biologist Corson Miller and his team exposed eleven selected dogs to digital images of women that were either angry or happy. Half the dogs were rewarded for touching the screen when shown a happy face, while the other half given their treat for selecting those that appeared angry.

Interestingly, the dogs were not provided with the entire face. Some dogs were shown only upper halves while the others observed lower halves. That's because the scientists believe humans show their eruptions on their entire face.

After some training on how to recognize small differences like the wrinkles between the eyes or the changes in their shape that accompany the happy or angry expressions, the dogs were mostly able to identify the correct expression not only on a familiar face but on a strange face, the researchers concluded the dogs were smart enough to read human emotions.

They also found those being trained to read angry expressions took a longer time to learn. They guess it may be because dogs find angry faces disgusting, causing them to back away quickly. However, once the smart dogs realized they were getting rewarded, the trepidation seemed to disappear. In fact, the dogs had such a good time playing the computer "game"that scientists had a hard time keeping them away from the touch screens after the study was completed.

The researchers also noticed only dogs with a male owner had a harder time understanding the expressions correctly. Since the touched screen models were all females, this confirmed what has been observed in previous studies-dogs are more efficient at reading facial expressions of people that are the same gender as their owner.

1.How did the scientists conduct the experiment?

A. By mixing the selected dogs together.

B. By rewarding only half of the dogs touching the screen.

C. By leaving dogs to women who are either happy or angry.

D. By showing digital pictures of women's happy or angry faces.

2.The underlined word "trepidation" in Paragraph 5 probably means .

A. fear and hesitation B. curiosity and eagerness

C. excitement and happiness D. doubt and uncertainty

3.According to the last paragraph, dogs with female owners .

A. are scared away at the male faces

B. are uninterested in telling the emotions on the entire faces

C. have difficulty telling the moods on the faces of males

D. can only recognize emotions on partial faces

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Mood Changes Influence Dogs B. Dogs Identify the Moods

C. Dogs and Their Owners D. Dogs' Mood Research

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