Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

学校正在组织科技创新大赛，你想为日常生活中某一件物品（如钢笔、书包、鞋子……)设计一项新的功能来参赛。 请以“ My Magic_______” 为题写一篇英语演讲稿，介绍你的创意并说明你的设计理由。（ 注意:不得使用真实姓名和学校名称。 ）

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Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.如果方便的话请帮我在面包房买点面包。 (convenient)

2.尽管下着大雨，他还是准时赶到了音乐厅。 (Despite)

3.我朋友跟我抱怨说她有时觉得根本无法和自己的父母沟通。 (it)

Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Sales Strategies

How can a company improve its sales? One of the keys to more effective selling is for a company to first decide on its “sales strategy”. In other words, what is the role of the salesperson? Is the salesperson’s job narrative, suggestive, or consultive?

The “narrative” sales strategy depends on the salesperson moving quickly into a standard sales presentation. His or her pitch highlights the benefit for the customer of a particular product or service. This approach is most effective for customers whose buying motives are basically the same and is also well suited to companies who have a large number of prospects on which to call.

The “suggestive” approach is tailored more for the individual customer. The salesperson must be in a position to offer alternative recommendations that meet a particular customer’s needs. One key aspect of the suggestive approach is the need for the salesperson to engage the buyer in some sort of discussion. The salesperson can then use the information from the customer to suggest an appropriate product or service.

The final strategy demands that a company’s sales staff act as “consultants” for the buyer. In this role, the salesperson must acquire a great deal of information about the customer. They do this through market research, surveys, and face-to-face discussions. Using this information, the salesperson makes a detailed presentation tailored specifically to a consumer’s needs.

More and more sales teams are switching from a narrative or a suggestive approach to a more consultative strategy. As a result, corporations are looking more at intangibles (无形资产) such as creativity and analytical skills and less at educational background and technical skills.

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Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.

Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Are Your Clothes Causing Pollution?

Very small pieces of plastic, called microfibers, are polluting rivers and oceans. 1. Clothes worn for outdoor activities and exercise are often made of artificial material, which is useful in keeping warm. But they contain very small plastic fibers, which may also be harming the environment when you wash them. When people wash these clothes, very small pieces go down the drain with the wash water.

Studies on microfibers in the environment

Pollution caused by plastic is not new, but recent studies have shown the effect of microfibers in the environment. Studies show very small microfibers are ending up in our waters, which may come from waste water treatment factories. A 2015 study found them in fish from California.

Microfibers, effect on food supplies

Beyond the waterways, the researchers say microfibers may end up in soil and agricultural lands. 2. This means there is much to be learned about microfibers and the environment. Some studies have shown that microfibers end up inside sea animals, like oysters. 3. Researchers say that the fibers tend not to move into the tissue of the fish, but it needs more study.

Steps to save or keep microfibers from the environment

Until more information becomes known, there are steps to take to reduce the amount of microfibers in the environment. People should use less of the artificial materials. If we already have those in our lives and we’re using them, an important step would be washing them less. 4. A bag is being designed in which to wash these clothes. It traps the microfibers in the bag and it may be available for purchase soon.

A. New technology may a1so help.

B. So if these m icrofiber s have been found in fish and seafood, ar e they safe to eat?

C. They can al so move around the atmosphere.

D. Studies are conducted on how much of the microfibers is released

E. The source of these mi crofibers may surprise you: your clothes.

F. Washing machines keep microfibers from escaping with w ash water

    Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.

People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.

The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.

I see people trapped in a pathological(病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.

What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for proclaiming the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But it’s time to discover that it does not work for technology.

Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.

1.The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A. advantage    B. attraction

C. adaption    D. attempt

2.From the passage, technology companies aim to ______.

A. attract people to buy their products    B. provide the latest information

C. improve people’s quality of life    D. deal with cultural diseases

3.It can be inferred from this passage that people ______.

A. consider too much technology wonderful

B. have realized the harm of high-tech devices

C. can regain freedom without high-tech devices

D. may enjoy life better without overusing technology

    Looking back on the first twenty years of my life, I feel grateful to have been so healthy and happy. For my happiness, I am grateful to so many people and lucky events, but what have guided me and supported me in my life are my physical health, healthy finances, and my family’s happiness.

Health comes first for me, because without health everything else is meaningless. Imagine starting a career without good health. Imagine starting a family without good health. Imagine achieving anything without good health. Clearly, good health is the first necessary for other part of one’s life.

Good health is not enough to be happy. We still need to have money in today’s society. Money obviously pays for basic needs of life — food, housing, clothing — but it is also necessary for other reason like the quality of our education and medical care.

Next comes the most important thing in having a happy life — our family. It provides the love, joy and support that everybody needs. I love my family with all my heart. I get pleasure from their pleasure. I suffer when they suffer. My family helped me get through the hard times of entrance exams. They comforted and advised me when I had misunderstanding with my friends. More importantly, they have been there to share in my successes in the past twenty years. In summary, all these are what I need and want in this world. As long as I stay healthy, earn enough money, and share both good times and bad times with my family, I will always be the happiest girl in the world.

1.The writer mentions her entrance exams to prove that _______.

A. opportunities go to those with strong beliefs

B. our quality of life can be improved with money

C. nothing can be achieved without a healthy body

D. family provides the support that everybody needs

2.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To argue about the importance of money.

B. To explain what are the keys to happiness.

C. To discuss ways of dealing with difficulties.

D. To show people’s different attitudes to happiness.

3.How is the passage organized?

A. Introduction—Explanation—Summary

B. Examples—Argument—Summary

C. Argument—Topic—Conclusion

D. Topic—Examples—Conclusion

    The concept of solitude(独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be ______. Solitude can be hard to discover once it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have ______ our culture.

The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n) ______ as we’ve known it. People have become so ______ in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted even if they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog, not only from our______, but from our mobile phones as well.

Most developed nations have become ______ on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not ______ it would make them an outsider. ______, many jobs and careers require people to be ______. From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a ______ to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times. I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who really wants it. Computers can be ______ and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected” and “on” has many ______. Travelers have ended up ______ on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. However, they can also make people feel ______ and forced to answer unwanted calls or turn to unwanted texts.

Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society ______ across generations. Some find today’s technology a gift. Others consider it a curse. Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject, it’s hard to imagine what life would be like without daily advancements in technology.

1.A. updated    B. received    C. shared    D. collected

2.A. expanded    B. shaped    C. retained    D. promoted

3.A. mission    B. orbit    C. end    D. desire

4.A. powerful    B. intelligent    C. concerned    D. reachable

5.A. media    B. computers    C. headsets    D. monitors

6.A. tough    B. hard    C. keen    D. dependent

7.A. finding    B. using    C. attending    D. consuming

8.A. Also    B. Instead    C. Otherwise    D. Somehow

9.A. connected    B. trained    C. recommended    D. interested

10.A. pleasure    B. benefit    C. burden    D. disappointment

11.A. put off    B. shut down    C. taken over    D. set up

12.A. aspects    B. weaknesses    C. advantages    D. exceptions

13.A. packed    B. lost    C. survived    D. floated

14.A. trapped    B. attempted    C. confused    D. committed

15.A. vary    B. arise    C. spread    D. exist

Keep Your Eyes Open for Weight Loss Ads

“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”

“Two full inches in the first three days!”

These are the kinds of statements 1. (use) in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, 2. (promise) new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of products say they 3. shape the legs, slim the face and smooth wrinkles. Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.

To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, 4. is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA(Food and Drug Administration) can require proof that it is safe and effective before it 5.(put) on the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no authority 6. (require) premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. 7. a product already on the market is a danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure(查封) of the product.

One notable case a few years ago 8.(involve) an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, 9. had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds 10. it was dangerous to health and life.

如今在家工作已经成为越来越多的人选择的工作模式．假如你是李华，最近你们班同学就 "Is it good to work at home？" 进行了激烈的辩论．请根据表格所给提示写一篇短文，介绍此次辩论情况并发表自己的看法．然后发表在你校英语论坛上．

注意：1． 词数100左右；

2． 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．

参考词汇： 平衡： balance  vt．     同事： colleague  cn．    打扰： interrupt  vt．

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单词拼写-单句

1.----How many countries c______ in the ancient Olympic Games？

---- Only one， Greece．

2.The old castle is so valuable that it is worth______ （装修）．

3.John is a doctor， so he is an______（受过教育的）person．

4.What are your teachers'______ （态度） towards students bringing mobile phones to school？

5.The dark， rainy evening and the thundering clouds held me______ （整个地）in their power．

6.I am to see the person______（主管） the project as soon as possible．

7.The old man saw the little boy______ （拆开） the toy when he entered the room．

8.The Czar sent a troop of his best soldiers to Frederick William______（作为对……的回报） Prussia giving the amber room to him．

9.The movie which______（以……为根据） a novel written by Mo Yan is being shown all over China．

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一下作文．文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在此符号下面写出该加的词．

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．

Dear Mr． Hu，

I' m glad to hear that the English newspaper is to be starting in our school． Now I'd like to give you some tip． Personally， I hold the view that the newspaper should colorful， including materials connected to our lessons． For example， the newspaper can regular provide different articles on western culture and customs， as will help us know more about the outside world． In addition， it would be better to set a special column（专栏） which we can express your feelings． We really need such a place to release our pressure and practice express ourselves in English． I truly hope that you can follow in my advice．

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

语法填空

The party began shortly after nine． Mr． Wood， who lived in the flat below， sighed to himself as he heard 1. （ excite） voices and the noisy music． Luckily， he had brought some work home from the office， with 2. he kept himself busy for a couple of hours， thus managing to pay no attention3. the noise overhead． But by eleven o'clock he felt tired and was ready to go to bed though from his 4.（ early） experience he knew it was no use5.（ try） to get to sleep． He undressed and6.（ lie） for a while in bed， trying to read， but he found himself reading the same page over and over again． He then turned off 7. light and buried his head in the pillow． But even so he could not shut off the noise． Finally， after8. seemed hours， his patience was gone．

He jumped out of bed， put on some clothing， marched firmly up the stairs， and walked into his neighbor's apartment． The owner of the apartment came across the room and， 9. Mr． Wood could say anything， cried， "My dear fellow， come and join us． I know our parties would trouble you． I meant to send you an invitation．" Mr． Wood's anger disappeared then and there． He said， "I'd better go and get changed．" Minutes later， he returned，10.（ proper） dressed， only to find that the party was nearly over．

In mid-January the weather stayed clear and cold for several days． Jess had to ______ a week of school to stay home and______ his father to manure（给……施肥） the fields． This was his bad______，for he would have to make up his lessons as best as he could． It wasn't______， though． All the boys and girls at Pumpkin Hollow School were often kept home when they were needed．

Jess______ manuring， but he couldn't get out of it． Filling the wagon（马车） with heavy manure was a tiring ______． With a full load（装载）， his father drove over the fields； Jess stood in the back and spread the manure．

After several days at this job， both Jess and his father grew______ and impatient． It seemed as though life was too______ to stand． They fell into bed at night worn out， with nothing to ______ but another day of the same hard work． Jess was even ______ with it． "Why does brother Ben stay in a warm prison while I myself tried to do his work？ It's ______!" Jess thought．

His mother watched him ______． "You're looking thin，" she said． Then she turned to Jess's father and said，" Joseph， couldn't we hire（雇）somebody to help______ the manuring is done？"

Mr． Wright didn't ______， and Jess guessed why． His father couldn't______ to hire a man． The hundred dollars he had paid for Ben's fine had wiped out the family's savings． Jess said， "No， Ma， we don' t ______ to hire anybody． Pa and I can manage．______ I'm tired， and so is Pa． We'll______ it in a few days．"

The______ look his father gave him for understanding the problem was reward enough． When they went to the fields and were silently working together， Jess was ______ he'd spoken up．

1.A. attend    B. miss    C. ignore    D. continue

2.A. teach    B. advise    C. help    D. ask

3.A. luck    B. mark    C. habit    D. decision

4.A. common    B. important    C. difficult    D. unusual

5.A. enjoyed    B. hated    C. regretted    D. chose

6.A. day    B. item    C. game    D. job

7.A. tired    B. nervous    C. spellbound    D. hopeful

8.A. long    B. hard    C. lonely    D. loose

9.A. be fond of    B. come up with    C. look forward to    D. keep away from

10.A. active    B. angry    C. busy    D. satisfied

11.A. simple    B. unfair    C. selfless    D. special

12.A. excitedly    B. proudly    C. impatiently    D. worriedly

13.A. when    B. after    C. until    D. if

14.A. answer    B. refuse    C. believe    D. add

15.A. fail    B. pretend    C. fancy    D. afford

16.A. sink    B. try    C. need    D. offer

17.A. Instead    B. Sure    C. Soon    D. Anyhow

18.A. complete    B. start    C. solve    D. forget

19.A. magical    B. surprised    C. grateful    D. doubtful

20.A. shocked    B. sorry    C. afraid    D. glad

    You cannot choose your child's friends for him，but you can help him learn to choose friends wisely．1.Here are a few ways to help your child make friends．

•Build your child's selfconfidence．

When he succeeds or has made a great choice，tell him you're proud of him．2.Your middle school student is going through many changes and may feel like he isn't"good enough"．Building his selfconfidence will help him feel more confident and will make it easier for him to form healthy friendships．

•3.

Give him your full attention when he talks，and really listen to what he has to say．

•Discuss the qualities in a friend with your child．

Discuss with your child the qualities that matter most，such as being reliable and kind，and making good choices when it comes to avoiding alcohol and tobacco．

•Get to know your child's friends．

4.It's more important to talk with them and find out what they like to do．Allow your child to invite his friends over and get to know them better．

•5.

Afterschool clubs and sports programs are good places for meeting new people．Be open to exploring different activities with your child to find something that he enjoys．

A．Friends are very important for us．

B．Introduce your child to new groups of people．

C．Talk with your child every day and listen to his concerns．

D．Try not to judge your child's friends based on how they dress．

E．When he does not succeed，help him feel better and keep trying．

F．You can teach him ways to find friends who will have a positive influence on him．

G．There are many types of friends and we should be careful when making our choices．

Kentucky Fried Chicken has filed a lawsuit（提起诉讼） against three companies in China， because their social media accounts spread false information about its food， including that its chickens have eight legs． The case comes as the Beijing government holds an activity to clean up rumours （谣言）on social media（媒体）． Internet marketers have been accused （指控） of trying to control online opinions of their customers by posting false information about their competitors．

In an announcement posted on its Chinese website， KFC said one of the best-known false rumours was that chickens used by the company have six wings and eight legs． It is requesting 1.5 million yuan and an official apology from each of three companies． It is also asking for an immediate stop to their activities to hurt it by spreading rumours．

The fried chicken chain is China's biggest restaurant operator and is a kind of fast food for young people in China． It has more than 4， 600 restaurants in the country， and on average， opens a new branch every day． KFC'S China chief executive officer（行政长官）， Qu Cuirong， said that it is difficult for companies to protect their brands（品牌） against rumours because it is hard for them to collect evidence． She added， "The efforts by the government in recent years to purify（净化） the online environment have offered us much more confidence．"

The companies are Shanxi Weilukuang Technology Company， Taiyuan Zero Point Technology Company and Yingchenanzhi Success and Culture Communication in Shenzhen， south-east China． Calls to numbers listed for the companies either rang unanswered or were not available． In fact， authorities（官方） began an activity two years ago to clean up what they called online rumours． Comments in state media have argued that a clean-up is needed．

1.The reason why KFC filed a lawsuit against three Chinese companies is that ______ ．

A. they started an activity to control KFC

B. they spread untrue information about KFC

C. they have been acting against the law

D. they are acting as customers to spread information

2.What can be learned from the second paragraph？ ______ ．

A. KFC uses chickens that have six wings and eight legs

B. Only one rumor about KFC'S chickens has been spread

C. KFC is asking for a large sum of money and an apology

D. The three companies have accepted KFC'S request

3.According to the last paragraph， we know that ______ ．

A. the three companies are in the same province

B. no one in the three companies answered the phone

C. everyone thought that cleaning up the online rumours was necessary

D. nobody has called the three companies

4.Where can we most probably find this text？ ______ ．

A. On a fashion website    B. In a food magazine．

C. On an official poster    D. In a newspaper．

In the near future， daily newspapers and monthly magazines will probably disappear． Electronic media（媒体） can provide the same information faster and cheaper． The Internet， together with laptops and mobile phones， makes it possible that almost everyone can at any time and in almost any place get some news for free or for few fees．

You'll browse the computer newspapers or magazines just like turning on TV． An electronic voice will tell you stories about the latest events． You'll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear． Want more information on the brief story？ A simple touch makes the whole text appear．

There are the predictions from the experts working on the newspapers of the future． Imagined as part of home media and entertainment systems， computer newspapers and magazines would unite printed and broadcast news， offering information and analyzing video images of news events．

The continuing loss of readers will lead to a small number of advertisements in newspapers． It makes no sense to spend millions of dollars to print ads．

With the development of technology， more and more electronic media have been created until now， but replacing the traditional newspapers and magazines has a long way to go， because the resistance to computer newspapers and magazines from journalism（新闻业） may be much stronger． Since it is such a cultural change， it may be not until the present journalists（新闻工作者）， who aren't used to it， die off that the newspaper industry is not considered as an industry any longer． Anyway， technology is making the traditional newspapers and magazines disappear gradually．

1.Computer newspapers and magazines have all the advantages EXCEPT that ______ ．

A. you can choose the kind of voice you like to hear．

B. they are more expensive than traditional newspapers．

C. you can get more information from them easily．

D. you can easily store information for the future use．

2.The underlined word "resistance" in the fifth paragraph probably means ______ ．

A. a thought which directs your action

B. an idea which is different from others

C. a force that helps you do something

D. a force that acts to stop something happening

3.We can infer from the passage that ______ ．

A. new things will replace the old ones in the future．

B. traditional newspapers and magazines will disappear soon．

C. all technological developments are very important．

D. traditional newspapers and magazines will be more popular．

4.The author writes the article to ______ ．

A. tell readers what newspapers and magazines are like in the future

B. let people know the great development of the journalism

C. prove newspapers and magazines are not welcomed any more

D. say traditional newspapers and magazines are better than before

    4-Day Classic Beijing Tour The 4-day classic Beijing tour is designed for tourists who come to visit China for the first time．It covers the most popular and typical places in Beijing，fully displaying the scenery，culture，history，local lifestyles and features，food and drinks，business，etc．for you．

Day 1：Arrival in Beijing

Your guide meets you at Capital Airport，and helps you check in at your hotel．

Enjoy Beijing Duck as welcome dinner．

Accommodation：Beijing downtown

Day 2：The Great Wall & the Summer Palace

Start your day at the most famous part of the Great Wall，the Badaling Great Wall．Leave the downtown for the Great Wall at 8am．Since it is a long drive to the Great Wall （about 2 hours' riding） have a break at the Jade Museum on the way．Lunch will be enjoyed in a local restaurant．In the early afternoon come back to the city and have a sightseeing tour of the Summer Palace．

Recommended Activity：Beijing Opera Show （Liyuan Theatre，19：30-21：10 every evening）

Accommodation：Beijing downtown

Day 3：Beijing city sightseeing & Local experience

Your guide meets you at the hotel at 8 am and set out for the day's touring：Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City．

After visiting the two sites，have a break and get ready for lunch．

Hutong visit：see some traditional arts of the old Beijing，such as paper cutting and kite making，and visit a local family．

Accommodation：Beijing downtown

Day 4：Beijing Olympic sites

Visit the Olympic sites：Bird's Nest，Water Cube and Olympic Park，witnessing the fast developing modern China．Enjoy some free time after visiting the sites．

After lunch，it is shopping time and then the tour is over．

1.This advertisement is aimed at ______ ．

A. foreigners who are new to China

B. experts who study history and cities

C. kids who were born in other cities

D. people who are interested in touring

2.If a tourist wants to enjoy Beijing Opera，he should ______ ．

A. go to Liyuan Theatre in the evening

B. visit the Summer Palace on the first day

C. go sightseeing in Beijing Hutong

D. live and eat downtown in Beijing

3.On which day can tourists enjoy the city's traditional arts and local lifestyle？ ______ ．

A. Day 4．    B. Day 3．

C. Day 2．    D. Day 1．

4.To make the advertisement work，what should be added？ ______ ．

A. Age requirement．    B. The hotel's address．

C. Contact information．    D. The guide's name．

When I was growing up， Mother's Day was as important as Christmas．

The energy around the house was always positive（积极的）， mostly thanks to my father who made sure that his kids appreciated their mother， We would clean the house， and Mum got breakfast in bed in the morning and didn't have to lift a finger all day． And in the evening， we went to a restaurant for a traditional Mother's Day dinner．

What I learned from my father over the years， was that no matter what， he always put my mother before himself． He absolutely loved her and never let her forget that． And from my parents， I learned a thing or two about how to love．

I maintain（保持） my father's Mother's Day tradition with my wife． Growing up， I learned that showing affection to the woman you love or who gave birth to you is an important part of life． You see， it goes both ways， and the love you have for your mother comes back to you again and again．

Believing that and feeling it when you can may keep you from being lonely， even if your mum isn't close by or has passed away． There are a number of us who no longer have a mother in our lives， and truth be told， there are often times when I wish my mum were still here to comfort me． So instead， I remember the times she did just that． It makes me smile， and somehow， those memories of a more simple and loving life give me the comfort I'm looking for．

My wife's mother is still around， however， and it's great to have that "mother energy" in my life still． Having this relationship with my mother-in-law is nice because it gives me someone to be there for on Mother's Day， and any other day of the year．

If you are mum-less， you too should find a deserving woman in your life and celebrate Mother's Day with her． If you don't know anyone， there are plenty of lonely mums in rest homes who would enjoy your company for a couple of hours． The visit will make both of your days， and perhaps your lives， a little bit better．

1.What did the author （作者）learn from his father？ ______

A. It's necessary to express love to those we love．

B. We should always put others before ourselves

C. It's important to have an interesting family tradition．

D. Mother's Day is just as important as Christmas．

2.Why does the author value the idea of showing love for one's mother？ ______

A. It can set a good example for kids to follow．

B. It is what mothers expect their children to do．

C. It can warm your mother's heart as well as yours．

D. It's important to follow your father's rules．

3.What is the author's advice to someone whose mum has passed away？ ______

A. Give all your attention to your mother-in-law．

B. Try to get used to life without a mum．

C. Turn to other family members for love．

D. Visit lonely mums in rest homes on Mother's Day．

假定你是李华，你校文学社准备招募新成员。请用英语写一则招新启示。要点如下：

1. 介绍社团宗旨；

2. 招新条件（热爱文学，具备一定文学知识，乐于分享等）；

3. 欢迎大家踊跃报名 (lihua4184188@163.com)

参考词汇

literary works   requirements  contact...at   welcome to join us

注意：1.词数 100 左右

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

New Members Wanted

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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( A),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多佘的词用(\ )划掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。

I am glad to know that you are coming to China for a visit. I think Beijing will be a great destination for you. In addition the famous Palace Museum and the Great Wall, the city is more like a record of the country' s development through hundred of years. You can get a taste of history walked through Hutongs. Or you can visit the Beijing National Stadium, also known for the Bird’s Nest. The city is sure to leave a deeply impression on you, ancient or modern. Old as the city was, Beijing is now a very tourist- friendly place. You can see and hear in English almost everywhere. Take a taxi or the driver will talk with you in fluent English. One thing to remind you is that the traffic rules here are very different from that in Britain. Be safety.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。答案写在题号后的横线上。

I went backpacking through Italy many 1. (summer) ago. There I had the opportunity to taste some of the best cherries in my life. I remember 2. (ask) the fruit farmer, “ 3.are these cherries from?” And she said they were from an orchard (果园) only twelve miles away. So I 4.(jump) in my car and hit the road. At the orchard, and old man named Leopoldo, whose face was  5.(beautiful) lined, told the beautiful story of a beautiful life well lived. He offered me all kinds  6.cherries from the orchard and they were 7. (amaze). And that’s when I realized something: the world is inspiring. The fruit is inspiring, if you let 8. be. As the sun began to set, I said goodbye to Leopoldo 9.his lovely family. My mind 10.(fill) with berries then, and I was thinking about being a fruit farmer on my way home.

The LEGO story started in a Danish woodworking shop. At the time, Ole Kirk Christiansen was just a(n)__________ carpenter working in a local shop. But he always had big dreams. As a young man, Christiansen turned　his love of playing with wood into a ___________ and, in 1916, he opened his own shop.

At first, his shop produced furniture like ladders, stools and ironing boards. But in 1924, his sons __________set a pile of wood chips in the shop on fire, __________ the entire building and the family’s home.

Despite a total _________, Christiansen saw the fire as an excuse to simply ______ a larger workshop.Tragedy (悲剧) continued to ______, however. In 1929, the American economic depression broke out, and　his wife died in 1932. Affected by _________ and financial disaster, Christiansen unemployed many of his workers　and __________ to make ends meet. _________ did he know that those tragedies would be of importance for his　business to __________.

Since times were so _______, Christiansen made the hard decision to use his wood to create _________goods that might actually sell. The decision didn’t pay off at first. But his love of toys pushed the company ahead,even when it was __________ the toughest times.

It turned out he was a brilliant toymaker. Soon, his wonderful models of cars and animals and his adorable pull toys gained a national popularity. His bestseller, a wooden duck __________ mouth opens and closes when pulled,is now still a hot hit. By 1949, his company created a plastic product called the Automatic Binding Brick. And their toys became more and more popular as the years passed.

1.A. ordinary    B. different    C. old    D. skillful

2.A. preference    B. standard    C. burden    D. business

3.A. anxiously    B. nervously    C. blindly    D. accidentally

4.A. protecting    B. abandoning    C. destroying    D. repeating

5.A. sadness    B. loss    C. pain    D. failure

6.A. design    B. draw    C. invent    D. build

7.A. strike    B. drop    C. move    D. stop

8.A. natural    B. historical    C. personal    D. artificial

9.A. forced    B. struggled    C. allowed    D. ordered

10.A. Much    B. Few    C. Little    D. Many

11.A. quit    B. recover    C. freeze    D. advertise

12.A. smooth    B. hard    C. important    D. peaceful

13.A. inconvenient    B. unpopular    C. priceless    D. inexpensive

14.A. going through    B. taking over    C. turning to    D. looking into

15.A. that    B. who    C. whose    D. what

Venice Carnival is one of Italy’s most fascinating yearly events. 1. A confusion of color, historical costumes, mysterious masks, and a week of live concerts, street parties and entertainment attract millions of tourists each year. Here’s everything you need to know before you go.

2.

Traditionally held around Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, at the start of Lent (40 days before Easter),Venice Carnival ( Carnevale del Veneto ) celebrations can last up to two weeks. 3. However, the biggest events, including the official parades and masked balls, are held over the final weekend.

What to Do

Join one of the parades or street parties, and taste traditional Carnival foods such as frittelle, a traditional dessert made only during the festivities. Carnival is the ideal time to experience Venetian culture and traditions. 4.You can also take part in a mask-making workshop, tour Venice’s cicchetti bars for a bite to eat, sail up and down the Grand Canal on a romantic Venice boat ride, or attend an evening Carnival concert or dinner theater performance.

Things to Know

St. Mark’s Square ( Piazza San Marco) is the center of Carnival celebrations with daily parades, performances and other activities. Most Carnival events, except for the masked balls and gala dinners, are free to attend.5. So prepare for cold weather and possible rain, with an average high of 46℉(8℃) in February.

A. When to Go

B. Where to Stay

C. Carnival falls during winter in Venice.

D. Most visitors choose to arrive on the final weekend.

E. It is also one of the oldest festivals celebrated in the city.

F. There’s a busy schedule of both free and ticketed events throughout the time.

G. Get into the carnival spirit by buying or renting a traditional costume or Venetian mask.

The memory of Dad flooded into my mind. In the morning when I was nine years old, he would come home from working 18 hours at his bakery and wake me up at 5 a.m. by scratching my back with his strong, powerful hand and whispering, “Time to get up, son.” By the time I was dressed and ready to roll, he had my newspaper folded and stuffed in my bicycle basket. Recalling his generosity of spirit brings tears to my eyes.

When I was racing bicycles, he drove me 50 miles each way to Kenosha, Wisconsin, every Tuesday night so I could race and he could watch me. He was there to hold me if I lost and share the euphoria when I won.

Later, he accompanied me to all my local talks in Chicago when I spoke to Century 21, Mary Kay and various churches. He always smiled, listened and _______ told whomever he was sitting with, “That’s my boy!”

In my dad’s last telephone call to me, he said, “I am going home to Denmark, son, and I want to tell you I love you.” He repeated that line seven times in half an hour. I wasn’t listening at the right level. I heard the words, but not the message, and certainly not their profound intention.

Two days later, Dad passed away. My heart was in pain because Dad was there for me but I wasn’t there for him. Please always, always share your love with your loved ones, and try to be invited to that important period when physical life transforms into spiritual life. Experiencing the process of death with one you love will give you a deeper understanding of life.

（前4个是A种题型,后4个是B种题型）

1.What does the underlined word “euphoria” mean in paragraph 3?

A. Courage    B. Sadness

C. Excitement    D. Disappointment

2.Why did Dad repeat the line seven times to his son in the last telephone call?

A. Because he had a strong love for his son.

B. Because he was too patient with his son.

C. Because his son was not listening at all.

D. Because he was angry about his son’s response.

3.What can we infer from the text?

A. Dad was very strict with his son when he lost the race.

B. Dad drove his son to Chicago and attended his talks.

C. Dad accompanied his son all the way when he grew up.

D. Dad was too busy to accompany him when his son was young.

4.What is the best title of the text?

A. Saying Goodbye to Dad

B. My Love for Parents

C. My Happy Memories

D. Company, the Deepest Love

5.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with an adverb.

6.Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?

When I was reminded of Dad being willing to devote everything to me, my eyes were filled with tears.

7.What did Dad mean by saying seven times “I am going home to Denmark, son, and I want to tell you I love you.”?

8.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese in Paragraph 5.

The smallest kids on Earth are much smaller than you or your baby brother or sister. They’re even smaller than the hairs on your head. We call them “NanoPutians”(纳米小人). Also known as NanoKids, the NanoPutians aren’t real people. They are actually tiny molecules (分子) made to look a little bit like people.

James Tour invented the NanoPutians as a way to teach kids about nanoscience, which refers to the study of things that are smaller than about 100 or 200 nanometers. “The exact size is less important than the possible applications of working with such tiny things,” Tour says, “Nanoscience is the study and development of the small so that it will affect the large.”

One of the goals of the research is to control individual atoms. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and other types of atoms are the building blocks of the universe. They make up planets, rocks, people, trees, CDs --- all the stuff out there. “Most things that people build come together in a top-down way”, Tour says. If you want to make a table, for instance, you cut down a big tree, make wooden boards, and hammer them together. Nature, on the other hand, builds things from the bottom up. When atoms join together they make molecules. Each molecule has a certain shape, and a molecule’s structure determines what it can do. Molecules can make them come together to make a cell --- or a tree.

Tour and his co-workers turned these molecular structures into cartoon figures and made an animated(动画的) science video about the little people, set it to music and started showing it to kids in school while talking about how exciting research on small things can be.

“Learning about the NanoKids has opened up a world of possibility for real kids who ordinarily would rather not study biology, chemistry or physics.” Tour says. When you look closely enough, the really small can be really cool.

1.What is the purpose of inventing NanoKids?

A. To clone two really similar children.

B. To arouse kids’ attention of the scientific world.

C. To know more about the top-down way.

D. To keep up with the development of nanotechnology.

2.How did Tour introduce the research on small things to kids?

A. By producing wonderful music.

B. By performing a play acted by kids.

C. By making animated science videos.

D. By turning molecular structures into little kids.

3.Which section of a newspaper is the text probably from?

A. Science.    B. Economy.

C. History.    D. Entertainment.

The World’s Unusual Libraries

Log Libraries

Alex Johnson writes in his new book—Improbable Libraries,“ The very idea of a library is developing:many of these libraries operate on principles that differ mainly from the traditional libraries. Some, for example, have no membership or identification requirements, and some do not even request that the books be returned.” The oversized bird box in a park in Lowa is part of the Little Free Library Movement, which was established in Wisconsin in 2009.

Phone Booths

This design from the firm, Stereotank, offers browsing shelter for passers-by. In the UK, a phone company’s programme, allowing communities to take over their phone booth for £ 1— means that many have been changed into tiny local libraries. Meanwhile , a solar light has been set in a phone booth so that late night visitors can still read.

Branches of Knowledge

Didier Muller’s libraries operate as hanging libraries: visitors can look through pages, taking any book they choose and exchanging it with their own. The equipment of hanging wooden houses is one of several art projects serving as a booklover’ s place.

Soundproofed Pods

Around the world, architects are designing buildings that bend bricks-and-mortar libraries into new forms. The Seikei University Library in Japan—the vision of Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban—contains space-age soundproofed (隔音的) pods to encourage discussions between students.

1.What does Alex Johnson mean according to the first paragraph?

A. All the books must be returned in time.    B. Books can be shared free of charge.

C. Libraries will disappear in the future.    D. Log Libraries are bigger than traditional ones.

2.Readers can exchange books with their own in ______

A. Log Libraries    B. Phone Booths

C. Branches or Knowledge    D. Soundproofed Pods

3.What can we know from the text?

A. Communities turn the phone booths into Log Libraries.

B. Readers can’t read books in Log Libraries without membership.

C. Readers can read books by solar light in Branches or Knowledge.

D. Students can have discussions without disturbing others in Soundproofed Pods.

假如你是学校学生会主席，请你以学校学生会的名义给全校学生写一封倡议书，主题为"校园拒绝零食"

要点提示如下：

1．目前学校里学生吃零食现象很严重，有些同学每天花很多钱买零食吃；

2．吃零食是一种浪费；

3．大多数零食是不健康食品，容易使人发胖，甚至生病；

4．有些同学乱扔包装袋；

作为高中生，我们应当养成良好的饮食习惯，拒绝零食

注意：

1．词数100左右，格式已为你写好；

2．内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯．

参考词汇：现象phenomenon零食snacks包装袋wrapper

Dear fellow students，

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Students'Union．

短文改错

Dear Ron，

I am very exciting to hear that you are coming to our school soon．Now let me to introduce our school to you．Our school is a very famously school with long history．We have many experienced teachers and excellent equipments． There are two teaching buildings； one is for seniors and the others is for juniors．There are two lab buildings or a library．Except Chinese，maths，English，physics and chemistry，we have some optional courses．The students can choose that they like to attend．We love our school．I am looking forward to meet you soon．

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

语法填空

A man looking at his Smartphone while walking across a railway1. （have） a close knock on Oct 22．He was so2.（ absorb） in his Smartphone that he didn't see a train approaching until it brushed past him，3.（throw） him to the ground．This should serve4.a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings，especially5.crossing roads．6.（lucky），the man survived，but the incident forced the driver 7.（stop） the train．An l8-minute delay followed the incident，8.led to a break in the running of other trains on the route．

The Smartphone9.（ addict） has spread like an infectious disease．It's evident that it will do great harm to society．What's even10.（bad），some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends．Some people blame the Smartphone for the sad story，yet in fact people's weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame．

In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The ___ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of ___ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we ___ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to ___ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. ___ modern manufacturing(制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and ___.

Another cause is our ___of disposable(一次性的)products. As ___ people, we are always looking for ___ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ____ thousands of different kinds of disposable products:paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also ____ to the problem. We are ____ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ____ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ____ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the ____ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To ____ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ____, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ____, this is not enough to solve(解决)our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ____ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about ____. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

1.A. key    B. reason    C. project    D. problem

2.A. gifts    B. rubbish    C. debt    D. products

3.A. face    B. become    C. observe    D. change

4.A. hide    B. control    C. replace    D. withdraw

5.A. Thanks to    B. As to    C. Except for    D. Regardless of

6.A. safe    B. funny    C. cheap    D. powerful

7.A. love    B. lack    C. prevention    D. division

8.A. sensitive    B. kind    C. brave    D. busy

9.A. ways    B. places    C. jobs    D. friends

10.A. donate    B. receive    C. produce    D. preserve

11.A. adapts    B. returns    C. responds    D. contributes

12.A. tired of    B. addicted to    C. worried about    D. ashamed for

13.A. newer    B. stronger    C. higher    D. larger

14.A. pick up    B. pay for    C. hold onto    D. throw away

15.A. advantages    B. purposes    C. functions    D. consequences

16.A. show    B. record    C. decrease    D. measure

17.A. technology    B. environment    C. consumers    D. brands

18.A. However    B. Otherwise    C. Therefore    D. Meanwhile

19.A. by    B. in favour of    C. after    D. instead of

20.A. spending    B. collecting    C. repairing    D. advertising