I grew to be a tall girl but I tried to be as ordinary as possible. At school, I always chose a seat in the back of the room, and never raised my hand in class. When I was 16, I went to my new school. And I liked the English teacher. In my last year in high school, however, we were told that a new English teacher, Oliver Bascom, was going to teach us.

Oliver Bascom! The girls laughed as we imagined a short and bald（秃头的）man．The situation was not funny, because this man would teach us for the whole year. Surprisingly, after we opened the door, there in front of the blackboard, we saw a young and handsome man!

What followed was chaos, seventeen-year-old girls flying to get to seats in the front of the room. And I managed to get a front and center desk.

I really wanted to make a good impression on my new teacher, but I usually kept quiet. The day that directions were given for our first major writing assignment, I arrived late to class. A friend later gave me the guidelines and I thought I understood them. I worked the whole weekend on the essay and waited nervously for Mr. Bascom’s evaluation.

After three days, he arrived in class holding the corrected papers. “I’ve chosen the ten best essays for class discussion.” he said.

Twenty minutes later, my heart sank when he got to the last essay, and I didn’t hear my name.

“These are all great essays,” Mr. Bascom continued. “However, I am now going to read you the most successful of all…” We were all surprised as I was the author of this unusual work. A different girl walked out of the classroom that day. I knew that I had a new set of standards to live up to and that anything was possible in the future. Finally, I raised my head.

1.Before 16, the author______.

A. was not active in class B. behaved badly in class

C. couldn’t fit in high school D. disliked her English teacher

2.When the girls first saw their new teacher, they_______.

A. played a joke on his name B. rushed to get the back seats

C. became totally quiet at once D. were attracted by his appearance

3.When the teacher announced the most successful work, the author felt______.

A. calm and relaxed B. amazed and excited

C. upset and puzzled D. anxious and disappointed

4.Through the experience, the author _______.

A. gained her self-confidence

B. came top of the class in English

C. decided to work harder at writing

D. dreamed of being a teacher in the future

Overcome the Fear for Your Dream

I stood nervously behind the red curtain and glanced out across the stage. A girl about my age sat at a piano; I could see her fingertips moving over the black and white keys in front of her. The beautiful melody (旋律) was so relaxing, ________ my body tensed with anxiety.

My body ________ when the girl stood up from the bench. It was finally my turn. A part of me wanted to run home and ________ under my bed, but I knew I had chosen to ________. When the girl onstage walked toward me, I could hear my heart beating ________. The girl had a proud smile on her face and when she passed me, I heard her say “Good ________”!

“Well, here goes nothing.” I said to myself.

I stepped onto the ________ and walked slowly toward the piano. The bright lights nearly ________ me, making it difficult to see the audience. When I reached the ________, I automatically slid onto the bench into position. The sounds of whispering and people walking around gave way to complete silence. I stared at my ________ fingers and for a moment my mind went ________. Closing my eyes, I imagined the music sitting in front of me and tried to recall every tiny detail.

Finally, I took a deep breath and began to play Beethoven’s Moonlight sonata（协奏曲）. The rich tones of the piano rang out. One by one, each muscle in my body loosened and relaxed. I sat on the bench and my ________ danced over the row of black and white keys as if they had a mind of their own.

All the practice and ________ I put in for six months showed this was what my teacher was pushing for. I tried to ________ all the things she reminded me to do. “Keep your wrists up, relax your arms, don’t raise your shoulders… ” I remembered feeling slightly annoyed hearing these things continuously, but I never realized until now how it really ________.

When I reached the end of the piece, the audience started ________. I rose from the bench and gave a deep bow. A proud smile ________ up my face. Inside I felt ________ that it was over and that I had done so well. As the applause died down, I turned and walked to the other side of the stage. I saw a young boy standing nervously behind the red curtains staring ______out at the stage. When I walked by, I passed to him the two words that were given to me for______: Good luck!

1.A. but B. and C. for D. so

2.A. ached B. bent C. froze D. moved

3.A. drink B. sleep C. play D. hide

4.A. run B. perform C. stand D. escape

5.A. happily B. loudly C. weakly D. lightly

6.A. guy B. music C. luck D. performance

7.A. chair B. bridge C. path D. stage

8.A. hurt B. blinded C. killed D. frightened

9.A. entrance B. curtain C. light D. piano

10.A. shaking B. waving C. unfolding D. crossing

11.A. blank B. wild C. awake D. wrong

12.A. fingers B. feet C. arms D. legs

13.A. excuse B. support C. effort D. service

14.A. recall B. forget C. ignore D. grasp

15.A. started B. helped C. stopped D. formed

16.A. joking B. blaming C. clapping D. leaving

17.A. burned B. lit C. dried D. lifted

18.A. confused B. worried C. embarrassed D. relieved

19.A. confidently B. excitedly C. fearfully D. angrily

20.A. reward B. sympathy C. appreciation D. encouragement

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Over the past few years, square dance 1. (become) a more and more popular exercise, especially among senior citizens. They often dance in the open areas in community. However, many 2. (resident) who live around are annoyed by the loud music. For example, students 3. (prepare) for important exams are 4. (deep) affected.

People may have different opinions on this issue. Some people think 5. is necessary for senior citizens to give up the hobby for the good of most people, 6. others argue that senior citizens have the right 7.（do）something they like in public places. They are both right to some extent. 8. my opinion, the authorities, instead of forcing senior citizens to stop dancing, should do something to meet everybody’s requirements. For example, they can supply some buses which can transport senior citizens to a place 9.there are few apartments around. Besides, local communities can also organize leisure activities that little noise 10. (create).

In short, there are always some good ideas that can meet the needs of people. After all, everybody has the right to live a happy and fulfilled life.

阅读下面短文，结合图表内容，按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的短文。

The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China is moving to ban teachers from assigning homework on mobile apps or asking parents to grade students’ homework as part of an effort to save students’ eyesight. Through these efforts, the overall myopia (近视) rate among teenagers reduces by more than 0.5 percentage points per year from 2019 until 2023.

Provinces with a high incidence (发生率) of myopia are required to cut at least 1 percentage point per year. By 2030, the myopia rate for 6-year-old children should be below 3 percent, for primary school students, below 38 percent, for middle school students, below 60 percent, and for high school students, below 70 percent. Along with banning app-based homework assignments, the regulation would limit the use of electronic devices to 30 percent of total teaching time and instead encourage homework to be completed by hand on paper.

（写作内容）

1. 用约30个词概括上述图文内容；

2. 结合上述信息，简要分析导致学生近视问题的主要原因；

3. 请你从社会和个人两方面谈谈如何保护学生的视力（不少于两点）。

（写作要求）

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3. 不必写标题。

（评分标准）

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。

Is loneliness a health epidemic?

In recent decades, researchers have discovered that loneliness left untreated is not just psychically painful; it also can have serious medical consequences. Rigorous epidemiological studies have linked loneliness and social isolation to heart disease, cancer, depression, diabetes and suicide. Vivek Murthy, the former United States surgeon general, has written that loneliness and social isolation are “associated with a reduction in life span similar to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a day and even greater than that associated with obesity.”

But is loneliness, as many political officials and pundits are warning, a growing “health epidemic” (流行病)？I don’t believe so, nor do I believe it helps anyone to describe it that way. Social disconnection is a serious matter, yet if we set off a panic over its prevalence (流行) and impact, we’re less likely to deal with it properly.

Anxiety about loneliness is a common feature of modern societies. Today, two major causes of loneliness seem possible. One is that societies throughout the world have embraced a culture of individualism. More people are living alone, and aging alone, than ever. Neoliberal (新自由主义的) social policies have turned workers into insecure free agents, and when jobs disappear, things fall apart fast. Labor unions, civic associations, neighborhood organizations, religious groups and other traditional sources of social solidarity are in steady decline. Increasingly, we all feel that we’re on our own.

The other possible cause is the rise of communication technology, including smartphones, social media and the internet. A decade ago, companies like Facebook, Apple and Google promised that their products would help create meaningful relationships and communities. Instead, we’ve used the media system to deepen existing divisions, at both the individual and group levels. We may have thousands of “friends” and “followers” on Facebook and Instagram, but when it comes to human relationships, it turns out there’s no substitute for building them the old-fashioned way, in person.

In light of these two trends, it’s easy to believe we’re experiencing an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation. Surprisingly, though, the best data do not actually show a boom in either loneliness or social isolation. Yet the research tells us something more specific. In places like the United States and Britain, it’s the poor, unemployed, displaced (无家可归的) and migrant populations that are suffering most from loneliness and isolation. Their lives are unstable, and so are their relationships. When they get lonely, they are the least able to get adequate social or medical support.

    The Boy Who Harnessed (利用) the Wind is an inspirational true-story film based on a memoir—an account of the author’s personal experiences—by the Malawian engineer William Kamkwamba. As a teenager, Kamkwamba built a wind turbine for his famine-stricken town in Malawi, helping to power small appliances and eventually irrigate crops. But though the film points toward that technological breakthrough, it spends much of its running time depicting (描绘) its hero’s community and avoids many of the damaging language that tend to accompany pop-cultural description of poverty or conflicts in African countries.

This approach is what makes the movie, much more attractive than other such docu-dramas. Chiwetel Ejiofor, an English actor, is making his feature appearance as a writer and director to draw attention to Kamkwamba’s story—but he’s just as focused on depicting the boy’s family life and the dangers of farming in early-2000s Malawi. Famine isn’t just a thing that happens to the Kamkwambas. It’s the result of a series of unpredictable catastrophes that trickle down to this small village and leave its people struggling to grow and sell food. By examining the many structural reasons for the town’s crisis, Ejiofor makes Kamkwamba’s achievement feel better-earned from a narrative (叙述的) perspective.

The Kamkwambas are not lacking in food, at first, though they do live harvest to harvest. Soon, a series of dramatic floods, combined with government unrest (动荡), begins to take a toll on (have a bad effect on) their life. Through it all, William shows his gift for invention, taking apart whatever machines he can get his hands on and figuring out how they work. In one crucial (and cleverly written) scene, some local teenagers beg William to fix their radio so that they can listen to a soccer game, and he does, making use of a battery from several drained power cells. As the radio jolts to life, it delivers a news report of planes hitting buildings in the U.S., which serves as the first real acknowledgment of the film’s exact time period. The uninterested teens immediately switch over to the game, but Ejiofor included that detail for a reason. Though Malawi is on the other side of the world from the U.S., and the Kamkwambas’ village is far from the country’s biggest city, the negative effects of 9/11 are felt even there—unsettling the government and setting off a chain reaction that quickly turns things terrible. Moments like these affirm Ejiofor’s particular skill for storytelling. To William and his young friends, the event barely registers, but it still has huge consequences for their lives.

The latter half of the film is tougher going than the light, community-oriented opening, but it’s anchored by strong performances. Trywell, William’s father, isn’t a bad dad, but as his family gets hungrier, his anger toward his government, which was supposed to help him thrive, rises to the surface. As William’s mother, Maïga is a calmer, steadier figure, but her pride is damaged, too. She  speaks of never wanting to be the stereotypical (老套的) family “praying for rain,” as her ancestors did, and despairs as Trywell’s strategy to save the farm becomes almost exactly that.

At a certain point, I started mentally checking my watch—Isn’t it time for the boy to start harnessing the wind? But Ejiofor doesn’t want William’s massive achievement to look easy. Not only does William need to gather the practical materials needed for a windmill in a nearly abandoned town, but he also has to challenge his father’s skepticism and persuade him to give up the few possessions he still has, including a bicycle, to create something that appears impossible. It’s striking, and deeply sad, to consider that superficially (表面上) the only thing keeping William’s town from starvation was basically wind power. In Ejiofor’s hands, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind builds realism and context into both sides of that story and manages to be a winning adaptation as a result.

1.In the film The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, a considerable part is about _______.

A. the miserable life in Malawi B. the irrigation of the crops

C. the building of the turbine D. the technology breakthrough

2.How does Ejiofor make Kamkwamba’s achievement more noticeable?

A. By shooting the film in the form of story-telling.

B. By analyzing the reasons for the village’s poverty.

C. By listing unpredictable catastrophes attacking the village.

D. By strengthening the difficulty in growing and selling the food.

3.What is the purpose of the scene about the radio in Paragraph 3?

A. To report the terror event in the US B. To reveal the setting of the film.

C. To stress the teens’ interest in games. D. To show the hero’s willingness of help.

4.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 refers to _______.

A. Maïga’s pride B. Trywell’s anger

C. the family praying for rain D. the despair of saving the farm

5.The scene of William harnessing the wind appears quite late in the film so as to _______.

A. build realism and context into both sides of the story

B. underline the local people’s suffering from starvation

C. show his father’s skepticism and reluctance to help him

D. impress on viewers the difficulty of making the machine

6.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. A Wind Turbine Invented by a Malawian Engineer

B. An Inspirational True-story Adapted into a Film

C. The Kamkwamba Family and Their Life in Malawi

D. A True Winner—The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

    Up and down the economic ladder, many Americans who work—and especially those raising kids—are pressed for time, wishing they had more of it to devote to leisure activities (or even just sleeping). At the same time, research has indicated that people who are busy tend to be happier than those who are idle, whether their busyness is purposeful or not.

A research paper released late last year investigated this trade-off, attempting to pinpoint (精确指出) how much leisure time is best. Its authors examined the relationship between the amount of “discretionary time” people had—basically, how much time people spend awake and doing what they want—and how pleased they were with their lives.

The paper, which analyzed data covering about 35,000 Americans, found that employed people’s ratings of their satisfaction with life peaked when they had in the neighborhood of two and a half hours of free time a day. For people who didn’t work, the optimal (最佳) amount was four hours and 45 minutes.

The research traced a correlation (关联) between free time and life satisfaction, but didn’t provide any definitive (最后的) insight into what underlies that correlation—“which is exciting, because this is a work in progress,” says Cassie Mogilner Holmes, a professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and a co-author of the paper, which hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed or published in an academic journal.

An experiment that the researchers arranged hinted at (暗示) a possible explanation of the correlation they found. They asked participants to picture and describe what it would be like to have a certain amount of daily free time, and then report how they’d feel about that allotment (分配). “What we find is that having too little time makes people feel stressed, and maybe that’s obvious,” says Holmes. “But interestingly, that effect goes away—the role of stress goes away—once you approach the optimal point.” After that point, Holmes says, the subjects started to say they felt less productive overall, which could explain why having a lot of free time can feel like having too much free time.

It’s not clear what an individual is to do with these findings, since the amount of free time people have usually has something to do with a variety of factors, such as having children or a degree of control over work schedules. Holmes shared her research with the MBA students in her class on happiness, and some of the most time-crunched among them were comforted by the findings: “I think that two and a half hours creates a nice goal that even if you increase a little bit more of your discretionary time use, you can expect that it will translate into greater life satisfaction.”

1.According to the passage, what happens to Americans occupied with their work?

A. They allow themselves more leisure time.

B. They keep themselves busy on purpose.

C. They know how much leisure time is best.

D. They experience higher level of satisfaction.

2.What can be learned about the correlation between free time and life satisfaction?

A. Researchers have cast light on the cause of the correlation.

B. Unemployed people need more leisure time to feel content.

C. The paper on the correlation has achieved peer recognition.

D. Employed people enjoy more leisure time in the neighborhood.

3.Which of the following charts illustrates the change of stress and productivity?

A.  B.

C.  D.

4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _______.

A. Holmes is optimistic about the influence of her findings

B. individuals are encouraged to control their work schedules

C. people with tight schedules can’t benefit from the findings

D. the MBA students find no free time to obtain life satisfaction

    Imagine trying to test the memory of the blue whale—the biggest animal that exists or has ever existed, a 190-ton behemoth that dwarfs (使相形见绌) even the largest dinosaur, a leviathan that is rarely seen except when it comes up for air. How would you subject such a creature to a psychological test?

You can’t, exactly. But there is another way to get a sense of how their minds work. For years, scientists have been fitting radio tags to these giants to track their whereabouts (下落). By analyzing a decade’s worth of that data, Briana Abrahms from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has shown that these animals fine-tune the paths of their migrations to track the historical abundances of krill—the tiny crustaceans that they eat. Rather than finding where their prey (捕获物) currently is, they go after the places where their prey was in years past. Their migrations, in other words, are guided by memory. So what happens in a world where memory might lead them away from the right path?

Countless species of animals migrate over long distances to exploit far-flung sources of food, but these voyages aren’t just about getting to the final destination. The journey itself can be a sort of food tour, too. Migrating animals often adjust the pace and timing of their movements to hit pulses of seasonal food that spring up along their path. The ecologist Sandra van der Graaf described this as “surfing the green wave” after first observing it among barnacle geese. Others have found the same pattern among wasps, elk, mule deer, and brown bears.”

The blue whales of the North Pacific spend their winters in their breeding grounds off California and Costa Rica. Come spring, they swim up the coast of North America toward the food-rich summer waters of the Pacific Northwest. They could make the journey in two months (and they do, on the reverse trip back south). Instead, they take twice that time, pausing to gorge (狼吞虎咽) themselves on blooms of krill that appear along the way. It’s a leisurely season-long tour of a continent-wide buffet line.

Scientists can get a good sense of this changing buffet by measuring the concentrations of chlorophyll in different patches of ocean. This green pigment (色素) reflects the amount of plankton, which in turn is eaten by krill. The more chlorophyll there is, the more food a blue whale might find.

By comparing chlorophyll counts to whale movements, Abrahms and her team expected to see that “they follow the timing of their prey, as it becomes available,” she says. But they were surprised to learn that the animals very rarely tracked contemporary waves of krill. Instead, their movements were strongly correlated (相关联) with 10-year historical averages of chlorophyll. Put it this way: You could predict a blue whale’s movements with far more accuracy by looking at where their food has been than where their food currently is.

1.How are the scientists carrying out a psychological test on the blue whales?

A. They wait for the blue whales to approach the sea surface.

B. They induce the blue whales to accept the memory test.

C. They count on a tracking technique to accumulate data.

D. They compare the blue whales with the large dinosaurs.

2.What might migrating animals do if they are misguided by memory?

A. They might try their best to get to the final destination.

B. They might fall back on the seasonal food along the way.

C. They might accelerate the pace to cover longer distances.

D. They might surf the ocean wave to save time and energy.

3.What does the continent-wide buffet line in Paragraph 4 indicate?

A. The breeding grounds of the blue whales are lacking in food.

B. Chlorophyll can be defined as the beginning of the food chain.

C. Contemporary waves of krill can reflect whale movements.

D. The season change determines the hunting route of the whales.

1.The entrance fees listed on the web page don’t apply to _______.

A. temporary residents in the USA

B. visitors out of a certain age range

C. vehicles involving business activities

D. private motorcycles and snowmobiles

2.What are you likely to acquire in the Old Faithful Inn?

A. Unique old west experiences.

B. Primitive pit toilets and shower.

C. Knowledge of origin of the park.

D. RV camping with dumping sites.

    It was sleeting (雨雪交加). My wife and I were going to dinner at a friend’s house. As we hurried toward the house, with its _______ light, I noticed a car pulling out from the curb. Just ahead, another car was waiting to_______ into the parking space. But before he could do so another car came up from behind, and sneaked into the_______.

“That’s a(n) _______ trick.” I thought. While my wife went ahead into our friend’s house, I stepped into the street to give the   _______  driver a piece of my mind. A man in work clothes _______ the window.

“Hey,” I said, “this parking space belongs to that guy.” I _______ toward the man ahead, feeling pretty manly in my new coat.

“Must you get _______?” the driver yelled, “None of your business!”.

“No,” I said. “You don’t understand. That fellow was waiting for this space.” Things quickly became _______, until finally he leaped out of the car. The huge man ________ me and bent me back over the hood of his car. I was ________. I scrambled (跌跌撞撞) to my friend’s front door. Seeing that I was ________, my wife and friends asked me what had happened. All I could say was that I had had a(n) ________ about a parking space. They had the ________ to let it go at that.

Perhaps half an hour later, the doorbell rang. I was sure the guy had returned for me. My hostess got up to answer it, but I stopped her. I was morally ________ to answer it myself.

I walked down the halfway with________. Yet I knew I had to face up to my fear. I opened the door. There he stood, ________. “I came back to apologize,” he said in a low voice. “The Brooklyn Navy Yard is closing. I’ve worked there for years. And today I got ________. I hope you’ll accept my apology.”

I often remember that big man. I think of the ________ and courage it took for him to come back. He was man at his________.

1.A. inviting B. welcoming C. warning D. flashing

2.A. advance B. back C. slide D. break

3.A. garage B. courtyard C. destination D. spot

4.A. absurd B. logical C. dirty D. invisible

5.A. fierce B. guilty C. cruel D. dangerous

6.A. opened up B. wound up C. rolled down D. took down

7.A. gestured B. signed C. hurried D. moved

8.A. involved B. interrupted C. infected D. interacted

9.A. sharp B. stable C. tense D. acute

10.A. seized B. crushed C. scratched D. hugged

11.A. disappointed B. astonished C. depressed D. terrified

12.A. stricken B. fallen C. drunken D. shaken

13.A. negotiation B. bargain C. assessment D. argument

14.A. creativity B. sensitivity C. security D. sincerity

15.A. bound B. reluctant C. induced D. reminded

16.A. courage B. patience C. scare D. curiosity

17.A. trembling B. towering C. leaning D. wandering

18.A. laid off B. settled down C. entered for D. dealt with

19.A. honesty B. confidence C. effort D. energy

20.A. cost B. risk C. best D. leisure

The reform and opening-up policy, which has been very successful, remains _______, and will play a greater role in the future development.

A. a sacred cow B. a confidential source

C. a white elephant D. a wet blanket

—It’s said that your boss will give you a fat raise soon.

—She’s very _______ with promises but much less with money.

A. acquainted B. tough

C. thrilled D. liberal

Member consumers of our store can enjoy some discounts _______ their membership cards when shopping.

A. in celebration of B. with reference to

C. on presentation of D. for submission to

Parents’ top priority is to help their kids develop the ability to show _______ in their choices of friends.

A. combination B. admiration

C. inspiration D. discrimination

In order to enhance market competitiveness, we welcome any comments from consumers, favourable or _______.

A. rather B. regardless

C. otherwise D. though

—I pressed the button just now, but no copies came out.

—The machine _______ well. You must have made an error in operation.

A. runs B. ran

C. had run D. has run

I got enough money ready before leaving for the bookstore _______ I found many good books that could add to my collection.

A. so that B. in case

C. provided that D. only if

—Believe it or not, I have just resigned.

—_______ It’s a good company and you get a 6% pay rise every year.

A. You what? B. So what?

C. So long! D. You bet!

—What a pity that Dad didn’t attend my graduation ceremony yesterday afternoon.

—Oh, he _______ some business partners from Europe.

A. would meet B. was meeting

C. had met D. has met

_______ economic growth, various measures are being taken to expand domestic demand.

A. Having stabilized B. Stabilizing

C. Stabilized D. To stabilize

Chinese Sci-Fi The Wandering Earth has been a hit globally, because it _______ Chinese and Western cultures.

A. allows for B. appeals to

C. caters for D. subscribes to

Without the wise leadership of the Party, it _______ hard to achieve the GDP growth target for 2019 at between 6 percent and 6.5 percent.

A. would have been B. would be

C. were D. had been

The great pianist performed in the centre of stage, _______ command the keys were producing wonderful tunes.

A. at whom B. at whose

C. in whom D. in whose

Taking exercise, along with listening to music is a good way to _______ the effects of stress.

A. counter B. acknowledge

C. abandon D. contradict

—You need to provide a hard argument as to _______ the exam scheme will be reformed.

—As you see, teachers and students have too much burden.

A. where B. when

C. how D. why

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你校校刊“英语角”正在征集“文明北京人”小故事。请你根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，记述上周六你和同学韩梅在去参观故宫博物院 (the Palace Museum) 的路上发生的故事。

注意：1. 词数不少于60；

2. 开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

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假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim来信说他将要参加学校“中国文化艺术社”举办的“中国古诗词诵读比赛”，请你为他推荐一首中国古诗词，内容包括：

1．该诗词的名称和作者；

2．该诗词的主要内容；

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提示词：中国文化艺术社 Chinese Culture & Art Club

中国古诗词诵读比赛Classical Chinese Poetry Recitation Contest

Dear Jim,

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Yours,

Li Hua

    Music education is the learning of all aspects of music as a separate field altogether. 1. The main components of music education is everything from the history of music, musicians who have reached a respectable level, basic notes of music, different types of music, and many other things about music.

Music education is very important in schools. 2. As the child starts learning music from an early age, he would turn out to be a skilled musician. And then he can use his talent for many purposes, such as being a music teacher and teaching other students, or using his musical talent to earn his living.

According to a survey conducted by elementary schools and high schools, students who were taught music and had a good interest in it academically performed far better than those who were not into music learning. 3. While learning music, students learned to count, to multiply and to divide. At the same time, science helped them discover what sounded good together and what didn’t. It is also a proven fact that students who have the knowledge of and interest in music tend to plan and organize actions efficiently in their personal lives. 4. They do not get aggressive very soon. Furthermore, children learning music are found to be fun-loving and are great at communicating with others.

5. A majority of students are satisfied and happy about learning music or playing a musical instrument. Students with good music education do have a sense of personal achievement. A notable benefit of music education is that it is used as a stress reliever, considering a student’s study routine.

A. Music education makes one much more honorable.

B. It helps children develop the skill at a very early age.

C. They tend to do well in subjects like math and science.

D. Music education in schools also benefits the students emotionally.

E. It consists of theoretical knowledge as well as practical experiences.

F. And it is commonly believed that musicians are peace-loving people.

G. While learning music, much of the culture and tradition is absorbed.

A Colourful Puzzle

People often wear clothing with colours that express something about themselves. A happy person might choose to wear a bright yellow shirt. A swimmer might wear a sea-blue dress.

Animals appear in different colours too, but they don’t get to pick what they wear every morning. Scientists have known for a long time about some of the ways animal colouring can be beneficial. They know that some animals’ colours attract mates or show who is boss. Other animals’ colours blend(融合) in with their environment; thus the animals cannot be seen by their enemies. Still, scientists do not fully understand why blue jays are blue or why rainforest frogs are golden. Now many scientists are working hard to figure out the puzzles of animal colours.

Part of the answer can be found in an animal’s habitat, the place where it lives. It turns out that many animals — especially birds, fish, and reptiles — can see more colours than humans can. These creatures notice colours that stand out in their habitat. For example, forests are mostly green, brown, and yellow. For an animal to be seen by others of its species, it would have to be a different colour than its background. That explains why you can find birds of many shades of blue living in forests.

Another piece of the puzzle lies in what an animal eats. Birds often eat things that have chemicals in them called “carotenoids”(类葫萝卜素). These chemicals are what make tomatoes red and bell peppers bright orange or yellow. When birds eat these foods, the carotenoids affect the colour of their feathers. For example, a cardinal’s bright red feathers will become lighter or darker depending on how many berries it has found to eat.

Some animals do not have any colour at all — but they are not just white; they are transparent(透明的)! Transparent animals live mostly in the ocean. This amazing wonder of nature came about because the animals needed a way to escape their enemies. They are often slow, defenseless creatures that would have no way of fighting back if larger animals wanted to eat them. Because there are few places to hide in the ocean, these creatures have to hide in plain sight. A good example of this kind of transparent creature is the jellyfish. A jellyfish’s body is almost all water, so it is very hard to see it floating in the ocean.

Animals come in all kinds of colours. Their colours are caused by many different factors, and most animals will remain the same colour for their whole lives. Think how lucky we are to get to change our feathers every day!

1.What is the main idea of this article?

A. Animals appear in many different colours.

B. Animals are unable to choose their colours.

C. Animals’ colours are caused by different factors.

D. Animals need colours to blend into their surroundings.

2.According to the passage, what is the reason that some animals are transparent?

A. It marks the places they live in.

B. It shows the leader of the group.

C. It helps them to escape enemies.

D. It allows their mates to see them.

3.It can be inferred that why football players wear uniforms during a game is ______.

A. to identify group members

B. to show their personalities

C. to distinguish the group leader

D. to blend in with the environment

4.The passage is mainly organized by ______.

A. comparisons B. explanations

C. order of events D. order of importance

    If you analyze people’s actions, you will come to the conclusion that they all seek happiness. Every act is in fact a search for it, even if on the surface it doesn’t look so. Happiness is always the main target.

Going to the movies, eating in a restaurant and going to a party are all motivated by the desire to be happy. Who does not dream of a vacation in some fascinating locations, a new car, a new house, or the ideal match? All people daydream, and some even try to make their dream a reality. And why is that? In order to be happy!

Many people endanger themselves by climbing steep mountains, entering unexplored caves, or diving into the deep of the ocean in order to enjoy the few moments of happiness. A thief may steal because he loves the thrill of danger, or because he desires to have quick money to spend. He is actually looking for happiness, though in a perverted way.

Of course not all actions end in happiness. The motive is happiness, but the results do not always bring the desire. According to some spiritual traditions, we are spiritual beings in physical bodies. The spiritual part is always happy. Rather, it is happiness itself. But the physical body covers this happiness essence(本质). There is a constant desire to find out this happiness. This is the reason why happiness is constantly sought.

However, there is no need to search for happiness or to create it, or to have all kinds of outer experiences and actions in order to feel it. On the contrary, everything has to be dropped in order to experience it. Every technique, which helps to relax the mind and calm the rush of thoughts will lead to happiness.

1.From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.

A. happiness is a daydream

B. it is very hard to analyze people’s actions

C. many things people do are to attain happiness

D. one should act carefully so as not to show his purpose

2.The underlined word “perverted” in Paragraph 3 most likely means ______.

A. illegal    B. unfair

C. cautious    D. difficult

3.According to the author, why do people seek happiness all the time?

A. All actions don’t result in the expected happiness.

B. There is little awareness of the nature of happiness.

C. One’s physical body is controlled by his spiritual part.

D. People are so greedy that it’s hard to satisfy their desires.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards seeking happiness?

A. Objective.    B. Favourable.

C. Doubtful.    D. Disapproving.