When you’re abroad, trying to find out who to tip is never straightforward and neither is trying to work out the exact number. To make things even more complicated, the rules for tipping vary greatly from country to country. Also, within each country the rules can change, so what was appropriate last time you visited your favourite country may be completely inappropriate the next time you go. However, here are some general guidelines which might help you on your journeys.

You face your first dilemma as soon as you land at the airport— the taxi ride. Taxi drivers generally do expect tips, but rather than there being an exact amount, people round up the fare or just tell the driver to keep the change.

Your next encounter is with the hotel porter and you know he’s expecting a tip, but the problem is trying to figure out how much. It seems that in many countries round the world $1 per bag would be an appropriate amount.

Then, of course, you have to eat. In some countries such Ireland, Brazil, Poland and Portugal, the customary tip in restaurants is 10-15% unless a service charge is included, so the first rule of thumb is always check the bill. In other countries such as France, Italy, Germany, Australia and Spain, where a 10-15% service charge is either very common or compulsory, you may want to leave an additional tip if you think the service was particularly good, but it certainly isn’t obligatory. However, in some countries it may seem strange if you do leave a tip. In Japan, for example, the waitress might be insulted if you tipped her. In Thailand, if you left a tip, the restaurant staff probably wouldn’t be offended, but you might be pursued down the street by someone thinking you’d forgotten to take your change. In New Zealand, although it’s unlikely anyone would chase after you, you’d definitely get some odd looks if you left a trip.

And your problem with tipping isn’t over when you leave the restaurant. Next you discover the tour guide, the hairdresser and the toilet attendant are all expecting a tip as well, but again, how much? Perhaps the best option in these cases is to ask the local people what is acceptable or observe what others do. Of course, you could simply play safe and tip everyone you meet.

1.The word “dilemma” (in paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to _____________.

A. a difficult situation    B. an early opportunity

C. a high expectation    D. an exact explanation

2.What does the writer suggest tourists do in countries like Brazil?

A. Never tip waiters or waitresses because they may be offended.

B. Play safe and leave a tip about 12% of the bill after each meal.

C. Make sure whether a service charge is included in the bill before giving tips.

D. Always check whether you have kept all your change before leaving the restaurant.

3.People needn’t tip waiters in _____________.

A. Ireland and France    B. Germany and Japan

C. Poland and Italy    D. Thailand and New Zealand

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Advantages of tipping.    B. Rules of tipping.

C. Possible origins of tipping.    D. Different opinions on tipping.

When you say that someone has a good memory, what exactly do you mean? Are you saying that the person has fast recall or that he or she________ information quickly? Or maybe you just mean that the person remembers a lot about her or his childhood. The truth is that it is __________ to say exactly what memory is. Even scientists who have been studying memory for decades say they are still trying to ________ exactly what it is. We do know that a particular memory is not just one thing stored somewhere in the brain.________, a memory is made up of bits and pieces of information stored all over the brain. Perhaps the best way to ________ memory is to say that it is a process—a process of recording, storing, and getting back information. Practice and repetition can help to ________ the pieces that make up our memory of that information.

Memory can be ________ affected by a number of things.________ nutrition can affect a person’s ability to store information. Excessive alcohol use can also weaken memory and cause permanent ________ to the brain over the long term. A vision or hearing problem may affect a person’s ability to notice certain things, thus making it ________ to register information in the brain.

When people talk about memory, they often________short-term memory and long-term memory. If you want to call a store or an office that you don’t call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about 30 seconds, or half a minute.________, you don’t need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number, because you already know it. This number is in your long-term memory, which __________information about things you have learned and experienced through the years.

Why do you forget things sometimes? The major reason for forgetting something is that you did not learn it well enough ________. For example, if you meet some new people and right away forget their names, it is because you did not ________ the names at the first few seconds when you heard them.

1.A. collects    B. processes    C. publishes    D. absorbs

2.A. necessary    B. important    C. difficult    D. convenient

3.A. figure out    B. take out    C. put out    D. give out

4.A. After all    B. Instead    C. By contrast    D. Besides

5.A. recall    B. refresh    C. describe    D. decrease

6.A. lose    B. organize    C. identify    D. strengthen

7.A. positively    B. negatively    C. actively    D. directly

8.A. Poor    B. Adequate    C. Special    D. Various

9.A. benefit    B. offence    C. effect    D. damage

10.A. easier    B. more impressive    C. harder    D. more convenient

11.A. refer to    B. apply for    C. come across    D. break down

12.A. Furthermore    B. However    C. Consequently    D. Otherwise

13.A. leaks    B. transmits    C. checks    D. stores

14.A. in the middle    B. at the end    C. in the beginning    D. ahead of time

15.A. restore    B. record    C. replace    D. respond

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

Special Days Around the World

Teacher’s Day

1. people in many countries celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5th October, in Argentina it is on 11th September— the anniversary of the death of former president, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento in 1888.2. Samiento believed passionately in was the importance of education: he wrote ‘Schools are the very basis of civilization’. Children traditionally write poems for their teachers and give them an apple, make a cake or buy flowers. In Vietnam, Educators’ Day is in November. Many students visit their former teachers in their homes 3. (give) them presents, or give news about themselves. And at some schools in India, senior students become teachers, and teachers become students for the day!

World Book Day

In many countries, Book Day 4. (fall) on 23rd April every year. It originated in Catalonia in 1923 when booksellers decided to honour the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes who died on that day in 1616. In 1995, World Book Day became an international event,5. (celebrate) reading and books. People exchange presents—usually a book and a rose. There are also events such as writing competitions, and in Madrid there is a public reading of Cervantes’s greatest work— Don Quijote —6. lasts 48 hours! In the UK and Ireland, all schoolchildren receive a £1 book token（礼品劵）, and many children now dress up as 7.favourite character from fiction!

Respect for the Aged Day

Grandparents’ Day is popular in many countries, but in Japan— a country where nearly 30 percent of the population are over 60 —older people8. (treat) with special respect. The third Monday of September is ‘Respect for the Aged Day’, which became a national holiday in 1966. Everyone has a day 9. school or work and people organize celebrations for the older people of the village or community where they live. Young people dress up in traditional clothes. They sing and dance and there will be a meal specially 10.(prepare) for the older people. Nowadays, people also visit relatives and the older people in their families, for a three-day weekend.

假设你是李华。上个星期你收到了你正在学中文的外国朋友Mike送给你的一本英文书《老人与海》，作为回赠，你想送一本对Mike有用的中文书，请给Mike写封电子邮件。

要点:1. 对他表达感谢之意和对这本英文书的喜欢；

2. 简单介绍你赠送的这本书，希望他了解中国文化；

3. 希望保持联系。

要求:1. 词数不少于100；2. 邮件中不能出现本人真实信息。

提示:《老人与海》The Old Man and the Sea;

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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处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last Sunday, I went to a shop to have my watch repair. After checking the watch, the shop assistant said she would call her manager to see that if this kind of problem could be fixed. As I was waiting the response from the manager, I saw an old man in a wheelchair roll himself over to the counter. No one seems to have noticed him, so I went over to his wheelchair and offered to give him some helps. Kindly as I was, I found that I could do something to help him. At that moment, the assistant replied that it would cost myself much money to fix this problem. I was very sad and about to leave the shop while the old man said, “You are a nice and thoughtful boy, but I would like to help you pay for it.”

阅读下面短文，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。

Yesterday was a crazy day. I felt very tired1.I had a ton of work stuff going on. Then I got 2.message from one of my teammates. It said, “We want to let you know that there are people who see and 3.(true) appreciate all your hard work.”This meant more to 4.(I) than anything else in a long while. And it made me think that maybe I need to set time aside 5.(tell)the people in my life how much I appreciate what they did. Say “thank you”to the guy behind the counter, telling him that you appreciate how hard he 6.(work); tell your daughter that you are proud of her 7.(perform)at school; tell your mom that you notice how much she does 8.the family. Sometimes when a long time goes by without 9.(recognize) for the good we do, we start to get upset, but a simple statement of appreciation could make us become 10.(energy )again for a good long time.

Heroes come in different shapes and sites. Some are born to give others a_____. Then there are the people who_____ happen to be in the right place at the right time. That was the  ____for John Underwood.

On a cold evening, a storm ______near his home. Underwood was heading over to help his sister when the roads were______. He saw some other drivers get stuck, so he got out of his truck to help. “My_____ is that if I have the ability to do good, then I should do it. There should be no______.” he said.

Underwood wasn't out of his______long before he heard a cry, “ Someone was  ____,' My parents, my parents !'” Moments later, a 12-year-old boy ran up to Underwood, saying his parents were _____and asked for help.

The Hammonds went to get things from the basement when the walls_____to bear the weight of rain and fell down, and they couldn' t______. Worse still, the water was rising fast.  ____ was of extreme significance, so Underwood took action at once. Any inappropriate action could add more dangers. Luckily, Underwood had _____ as a contractor (承包商). “Digging a hole in the living room floor, I knew it's a _____way.”he said.

With physical strength, patience, and a lot of ______, Underwood saved their lives. He said he did what anyone would do, but that’s not necessarily true. It's _____to put yourself in a dangerous way to rescue another. That’s why the American Red Cross ______him. Ann Otto, who was in charge of the 23rd Annual Acts of Courage Awards, said the Awards should_______heroes like Underwood who have acted _____and selflessly in a time of emergency.

1.A. lesson    B. direction    C. hope    D. hand

2.A. also    B. just    C. often    D. even

3.A. role    B. concern    C. case    D. behavior

4.A. broke    B. disappeared    C. returned    D. changed

5.A. cleared    B. completed    C. repaired    D. flooded

6.A. duty    B. fact    C. belief    D. advice

7.A. arrangement    B. wonder    C. excuse    D. problem

8.A. power    B. sense    C. house    D. vehicle

9.A. screaming    B. working    C. helping    D. talking

10.A. ignored    B. trapped    C. injured    D. missed

11.A. managed    B. failed    C. tried    D. struggled

12.A. speak    B. reunite    C. escape    D. survive

13.A. Time    B. Relief    C. Success    D. Action

14.A. attitude    B. potential    C. confidence    D. experience

15.A. difficult    B. safe    C. creative    D. quick

16.A. bravery    B. encouragement    C. anxiety    D. responsibility

17.A. impossible    B. reasonable    C. hard    D. special

18.A. invited    B. honored    C. interviewed    D. helped

19.A. go to    B. come to    C. turn to    D. pass to

20.A. fortunately    B. immediately    C. actively    D. courageously

    After a long day at work, coming home is a breath of fresh air. Home is a comfortable place to sit back and relax. 1.Below are a number of things we can do to create a healthy home environment that will help to ease the workday stress and promote our physical and mental health.

2.It may seem like a tiring thing to clean but there is a reason for doing so. We can remove dust by cleaning the house. Leaving layers of dust everywhere means that there is a build-up of dust. And where do these layers of dust go? Into our lungs.

Making sure the rooms are full of sunlight is also important. We may not realize it but sunlight is an important part of our growth. We all know that sunlight promotes better working conditions. 3.Think about using a Parans system where sunlight does not reach. This technology gathers the sunlight by using solar panels(板). It can send out sunlight wherever we are.

It is also a good idea to add more plants in our house. 4.They also give off oxygen, which can lower stress and improve our moods.

Along the lines of being green, it can also be vital to think about what things we are bringing into the house. Try to avoid specific plastics that are harmful to health. 5.They may contain poisonous chemicals that can be breathed in, or simply absorbed through the skin.

A. However, is it as healthy as it can be?

B. Is our home as comfortable as it used to be?

C. The same thing applies to certain carpets and paint.

D. Going green will help to remove toxins(毒素) in the air.

E. Besides, it can reduce both stress and high blood pressure.

F. Cleaning the house regularly is the first thing we should do.

G. It is acknowledged that a greener lifestyle is linked to better health.

Google's new camera, called Clips, is a small, smart device. It comes with a case that has a clip (夹子)，but it’s not designed to be worn on your clothing. Most interestingly, it uses artificial intelligence to take photography out of your hands so it can capture moments on its own.

This roughly 2-inch by 2-inch camera, with a three-hour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness, is intended for candid moments, like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smartphone.

On board the Clips device, it uses machine learning algorithms (计算程序) to help capture scenes. Those algorithms include face recognition. “Once it learns that there's a face you see frequently, it’ll try to get nice photos of those faces,” said Juston Payne, the device’s product manager. And they also want it to recognize facial expressions, which involved “training it to know what happiness looks like”. The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shoot — like when a child’s hand is over the lens, or if it is tossed in a dark purse.

The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing.

Were people concerned it could seem strange? Yes, Payne admitted. But they said they addressed that by making it obvious what it is. A green light on the front signals that it is on. Besides, unlike a camera meant to monitor your home, it is not connected to the Internet.

“This product is only possible because of the way that silicon has advanced” Payne said, noting that it was only in the past year or so that they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size. Going forward, we’re likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets.

1.What is the most outstanding feature of Clips?

A. It allows of hands-free photography.    B. It enables easy internet access.

C. It is equipped with tough glass.    D. It can be worn on your clothing.

2.What does the underlined word “candid”, in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. touching.    B. brief    C. unforgettable.    D. embarrassing.

3.What makes Clips a reality according to Juston Payne?

A. The advance in technology.    B. The popularity of the Internet.

C. The rise of the smartphone industry.    D. The reduction in the price of lens.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life.    B. New Gadgets in the Age of Apps.

C. A New Digital Camera from Google.    D. An Alternative Way to Photograph.

Someone sent me an email urging me to acquire a lot more resources, suggesting that I could do so much more good if I had an 8 or 9figure net income (净收入) instead of 6 like I’ve been doing for years. He claimed to have acquired a great deal of wealth himself and found it highly beneficial to fueling his path with a heart.

As I consider his suggestion, I find myself not having much clarity (清晰的思维) as to what I’d do with 1 million or 10 million more money flowing through my life. I put so much attention on creativity, fulfillment, exploration, relationships, etc. that I find it difficult to intelligently imagine how more financial resources could provide extra fuel for that, except in small ways or in ways that aren’t particularly meaningful to me.

Lately I’ve been considering what it would be like to deliberately reduce my income for a while and see if I could live on much less, just for the experience. What if I capped my net personal income at $10,000 per year, for instance? That isn’t such a big deal to me, though, since I already went through a period of low income like that during the 1990s, and I learned that I could still do what I love regardless of income.

I’ve never worked in a business environment — the only job I’ve ever had was working for $ 6/hour in a video game store while I was in college. So I’ve never seen how larger operations allocate resources. That’s probably why I haven’t pushed myself to acquire more. As I mentioned in my book Money and Your Path With a Heart, my main financial goal in life was to make money irrelevant in my life.

I’m not interested in building an empire. What interests me is exploring personal growth and sharing what I learn along the way. In some ways I feel that acquiring and allocating more resources could become a big distraction. I’m already doing what I want to be doing, so why risk distracting myself to acquire more resources, especially when I lack the idea about how I should treat such resources? I like having freedom and flexibility, and I don’t really see how more resources would meaningfully improve that.

1.Why did the man email the author?

A. To urge the author to earn more money.    B. To lend some money to the author.

C. To share his opinion about wealth.    D. To ask the author to fuel his path.

2.Which of the following can describe the author’s personality?

A. Wealthy but hardhearted.    B. Independent and cooperative.

C. Unfortunate but positive.    D. Optimistic and devoted.

3.What does the underlined word “capped” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Increased    B. Limited    C. Spent    D. Distributed

4.The following are true EXCEPT ________.

A. the author might be a professional writer

B. the author is interested in exploring his personal growth

C. the author is good at designing video games

D. the author might be a person who likes sharing his knowledge

When I was three years old, I couldn't speak. It was a strange reality that none of the doctors I visited could understand.

One day, I was shadowing my mother. She found herself looking in a mirror, and through it our eyes met. She began to speak to me through the reflection, and I slowly began to mimic(模仿)her mouth's movements until I formed a word.

It turned out I'm deaf in my left ear, and have a slight problem in my right. Being hard of hearing has been difficult, but I've never lived in a state of self-hating sorrow. Imagine being able to shut out all sound as you lay your head down to sleep by simply rolling over onto one side. That's my reality when I sleep on my "good ear", and it makes me feel like a superhero sometimes.

People call my deaf side my "bad ear", but when I wear my hearing aid, I have access to a range of features that some other deaf people don't. In cinemas, for example, with one click of a button I can enjoy a whole film as though it were whispered to me from the mouths of the actors.

Owning a hearing aid hasn't always felt good, however. On the first day I got my aid, when I was eight, I took it to school for show-and-tell. As I explained how it worked to my classmates, a boy yelled out, "Aren't those for old men?" At that moment, I felt different. It took a long time for me to get over that sense of being so unlike my peers.

But it's not just school kids who can make us deaf and hard-of-hearing people feel like burdens. Every video on social media that lacks subtitles(字幕), for example, means an entire community of deaf people is unable to enjoy it. Completely deaf people are excluded from enjoying many movies too, as subtitles in cinemas are almost impossible to find.

And with hearing aids costing around $2,500 each, it can be hard for many people to afford to be able to listen to the things that others take for granted. As for me, I can listen to music, enjoy films, and catch conversations - I'm lucky. I'm deaf, but I can still hear everything. I've been blessed with wonderful life experiences, and I am human. And when it comes to sleeping, I'm even superhuman.

1.How does the author view his hearing difficulty?

A. It's a disaster and causes him a lot of trouble.

B. It helped him to live in his own world without being interrupted.

C. It made him feel embarrassed in front of his classmates.

D. It gave him a chance to experience something special.

2.What can be inferred from the passage about the author?

A. He was born deaf.

B. The hearing aid brings much convenience to his daily life.

C. His family and classmates have supported him a lot.

D. He is optimistic and helpful.

3.What is the author's attitude toward his life？

A. excited.    B. anxious.    C. grateful.    D. disappointed.

4.What is the author's main purpose in writing the article?

A. To share his experience of treating a disadvantage with gratitude.

B. To show how difficult life is for disabled people.

C. To give advice on life to disabled people.

D. To show the convenience a hearing aid could bring.

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# 1 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

by David Grann

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by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the fierce pull of motherhood and the danger of believing that following the rules can avoid disaster,

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by Fredrik Backman

It is a novel about a forgotten town bothered by scandal and the amateur hockey team that might just change everything into a better place. Winning a junior ice hockey championship might mean everything to the residents of Beartown.

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by Mohsin Hamid

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# 5 Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

by Yuval Harari

Yuval Noah Harari, author of the international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original and attractive book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.

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1.Which author’s book would make a good Christmas gift?

A. Yuval Harari.    B. Mohsin Hamid.    C. Celeste Ng.    D. David Grann.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Killers of the Flower Moon is a sci-fi for staff in FBI

B. Bear Town tells the story of a hockey team’s growth.

C. Homo Deus is as famous as Sapiens internationally.

D. Exit West is a love story that will not be out of date.

3.Where would you most probably find this text?

A. On a website.    B. In a magazine.    C. In a brochure.    D. In a book ad.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What is special about LinkedIn networking services?

A. People need an“introduction”message to make connection.

B. Only business professionals can use it.

C. You can’t share photos.

2.When did LinkedIn start making money?

A. 1n 2003.    B. In 2006.    C. In 2008.

3.Who is the CEO of LinkedIn now?

A. Mary Bradley.    B. Reid Hoffman.    C. Jeff Weiner.

4.What does the woman ask the man to tell at last?

A. Some of the primary functions.    B. The ways of connecting with people.

C. The most recent changes in the company.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.When did the man look at the photo albums last time?

A. Ten years ago.    B. Twenty years ago.    C. Thirty years ago.

2.How does the woman recognize the man in the first picture?

A. From his smile.    B. From his long hair.    C. From his shirt.

3.Why did the man’s leg look injured in the second picture?

A. He injured it in a car accident.    B. He hurt it while skiing.

C. He had a bad fall two years earlier.

4.What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends.    B. Mother and son.    C. Husband and wife.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why was the woman looking for a manager?

A. To set a discount.    B. To know the men’s section.    C. To make a complaint.

2.What did the lady in red do?

A. She was rude to the customer.    B. She ignored the customer.

C. She wasted the customer’s time.

3.Where does the conversation take place?

A. Outside a mall.    B. In the changing room.    C. In an office.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the first thing the man mentions about going to Cambridge?

A. British culture.    B. The college’s reputation.    C. The college’s achievement.

2.What does the woman think of the man’s plan in the end?

A. Surprised.    B. Supportive.    C. Worried.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where is the woman right now?

A. Inside the city.    B. Outside the city.    C. Near a faraway town.

2.Why will the woman pay extra money?

A. Because of the type of vehicle.    B. Because of the weekend rate.

C. Because of the traveling distance.

What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A. Washing the woman’s dirty clothes.    B. Folding clean clothes.

C. Doing Ben’s laundry.

What are the speakers comparing?

A. A movie and a novel.    B. Two movies.    C. Two types of music.

What time should the woman start recording?

A. At four o’clock.    B. At six o’clock.    C. At seven o’clock.

Which pair of shoes was comfortable?

A. The second pair.    B. The third pair.    C. The first pair.

What is almost ready to serve?

A. The noodles.    B. The salad.    C. The bread.

请你根据对下面一幅图画的理解，用英语写一篇作文。

（写作内容）

1.用约30个词简要描述图画内容；

2.谈谈读书的意义；

3.就如何养成读书的习惯提出建议(至少两点)。

（写作要求）

1.作文词数:120词左右；

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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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。

Many people think that when they become rich and successful, happiness will naturally follow. Let me tell you that nothing is 1.(far) from the truth. The world is full of very rich people who are as miserable as if 2. were living in hell (地狱).We have read stories about movie stars who  3.(commit) suicide or died from drugs. Quite clearly, money is not the only answer 4.all problems.

Wealth obtained through dishonest means 5. (do) not bring happiness. Lottery winnings do not bring happiness. Gambling winnings do not bring happiness. Happiness is more a process 6. an end. It is a continuous process of honest, productive work 7.makes a real contribution to others and makes you feel you are a useful, worthy person. As Dr. Wayne puts 8., “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.” There is no use 9. (say) ''Someday when I get a car, build a house and own my own business, when I achieve the goals, then I will be really happy.” Life just does not work that way. If you wait for certain things to happen and need the external circumstances of life to make you happy, you will always feel unfulfilled. There will always be something 10.(miss).

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Have you ever kept your eyes groundward while otherwise presenting yourself well at a job interview? People who do often wonder why they fail to get the job despite having made full preparations and taken into consideration every possible interview question. To a large degree, the problem is not about your verbal preparation but rather your body language at an interview, Preparing your body language for an interview is crucial (至关重要的)，because it has various meanings in different cultures.

And how does the language of gestures vary between Chinese and Western society? Instead of examining the theory, let’s focus on handshake, the most practical gesture that easily escapes our attention. Patti Wood once said, “Most of the hiring decisions are made in the first 10 seconds of an interview.” The way you shake the interviewer’s hand could create the first impression you make. A weak handshake implies lack of confidence. But is it wise to use a powerful handshake? It depends. This would not be a problem if you were shaking hands with a Westerner as they appreciate a firm handshake. But for Asian people a gentler handshake is better, as an over-powerful grip might seem offensive.

Hand gestures are another major difference. Western prospective employers are likely to appreciate interviewees who use their hands expressively, and to assume that those who keep their hands hidden are either distrustful or lacking in confidence. The opposite applies in Asia. Be sure, therefore, to keep your hand gestures to a minimum at interviews with local companies in China.

There are, apart from these two differences, other elements of body language that could ruin your interview wherever you are. You should make eye contact with your interviewer. That doesn’t mean you should glare directly into the interviewer’s eyes. The best point of focus would be a little lower than the middle point. Secondly, you shouldn’t touch your nose, lips or forehead. This tells the interviewer that you are either extremely nervous or lying. Lastly, never jiggle (抖动)your legs or fold your arms. Leg jiggling delivers clearly the message that you feel uneasy and want to escape as quickly as possible. Likewise, crossing your arms implies that you are either defensive or bored.

A research entitled “Non-Verbal Clues in Job Interviews” found that interviewers spotted a high connection between motivation, social skills and employment. Job seekers hence communicate their motivation and social skills through their body language. This crucial factor determines your fate in any job interview, which is why I cannot overemphasize (过分强调)the significance of body language and gestures. If you now recall your last failed interview, perhaps it is easier to understand why you didn’t get the job.

Based on the State Information Center (SIC)’s definition for a sharing economy, payment for knowledge can be regarded as a process of turning knowledge into commercial products or services. To be specific, people can share their knowledge with others via Internet platforms, meanwhile bringing themselves extra income. These platforms, at the same time, earn their profits on that.

The year 2016 marked the beginning of knowledge payment in China. An investigation jointly conducted by Guokr and Netease’s online platforms shows that 70% of users have paid for online learning; while in 2015, the number was only 26%.

In may, 2016，Zhihu, a Chinese question-and-answer website, launched Zhihu Live (payment sharing). Within three days, these new platforms attracted over one million users. In June, Luo Zhenyu, founder of LUOgic Show, launched Li Xiang’s Commercial References on iget(得到网)，and within two days over four million users subscribed; in August, Z/"7m’s approval & tip function, Snowball O&A, Lenovo's Zhiliao Q&A came online; in September, Huxiu (虎嗅网)began to provide in-depth reports to VIP payment members. Other paid knowledge platforms such as Ximalaya FM, Douban，have also been developing their knowledge payment services.

People with a wealth of knowledge and experience in specific areas are the most likely to benefit from payment for knowledge. Senior managers in large multinational companies like Google, financial elites with top university backgrounds and well-known psychologists, can all profit from these online platforms. But the opportunities also favor the ordinary: a body-builder, a girl who traveled around the world, or a student that passed a postgraduate entry exam can all set up a live classroom. One hundred minutes of audio sharing cost ¥ 19.9 or $2.9, and thousands of users might pay and join the course, bringing those with specific knowledge remarkable income.

In the 2017 China’s Sharing Economy Development Report provided by the SIC，the turnover in China’s knowledge market measures about Y61 billion, or $9 billion，which is a 205% growth compared to last year; the number of payment for knowledge users reached 300 million, accounting for half of all Chinese Internet Users.

The investigation shows that, males are the majority of the users, accounting for nearly 60%: 25-35 year olds account for 59.3%, which mirrors the majority of Internet users, 63% of the paying users are college graduates, and 53.9% of the paying users have an income of Y3-8k,or $ 441-1176, and most are employees and junior management.

1.Which of the following is not developed initially to provide payment services?

A. Zhihu Live    B. Zhiliao Q&A

C. LUOgic Show    D. Snowball Q&A

2.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. People are willing to pay online for knowledge.

B. People are anxious to gain knowledge online.

C. Knowledge services are developing fast.

D. Sharing economy online is on the rise.

3.How is the passage developed?

A. By giving explanations.    B. By making comparison.

C. By listing examples.    D. By providing data.

4.Who is least likely to benefit from payment for knowledge?

A. A senior manager in Baidu.    B. A boy in junior school.

C. A famous psychologist.    D. An experienced traveler.

At 17, Mark Merwitzer might be Florida’s youngest lobbyist (游说者). The Miami high school junior appeals to authorities to keep drivers from texting behind the wheel.

Over the past year, the teen has met with county officials and state legislators (立法者)to argue that the police should be able to pull drivers over just for using their phones. Efforts in past years have struggled to advance, but recently, the bill got full support from the Senate Transportation Committee (参议院交通委员会).

Like many US people, Merwitzer has seen countless drivers texting behind the wheel. But last spring, while he was riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle, he saw drivers using smartphones in almost every car. A few drivers even appeared to lose control of their cars as they sped along. It dawned on (突然想到) Merwitzer that no one was doing anything to fix the problem.

We need to teach drivers how to properly and safely use technology behind the wheel which is not using it at all,” said Merwitzer.

For the 17-year-old teenager, advocating a new state law has been a crazy experience.

In order to carry out his plan，he put his focus on drumming up (争取)local support by starting an online petition (请愿)and speaking to village councils,

Merwitzer said the first time he spoke at a council meeting “was a complete stutter fest (口吃表演)，” but he quickly adapted to it.

“It really creates some standards that help everybody realize the importance of keeping their eyes on the road,” said Miami-Dade Commissioner (专员)Levine Cava.

The commissioner has been so impressed with Merwitzer’s understanding of the political process. “He really learned very quickly how to be an effective citizen lobbyist,” she said.

So far, opposition to the bill has come mainly from police departments. Some are worried about the possibility of lawsuits (诉讼)if officers are accused of racially profiling (按种族形象定性) drivers when accusing them of texting and driving，Merwitzer said. The bill also has critics in the House, where lawmakers have yet to make plans for a hearing.

Merwitzer said he would one day like to be a state legislator, but in the meantime he has a few short-term goals, like finishing school and going to college. Once the legislative session (期间) is over, Merwitzer plans to turn his attention to another local problem: public transportation. “I’d like to focus on that，” Merwitzer said. “It seems like it’s a giant mess,”

1.What can we learn about Mark from the passage?

A. His struggle has succeeded.

B. He wants to go into politics.

C. He is crazy and determined.

D. He focuses on transportation.

2.Over the past year, Mark has done all the following EXCEPT     ,

A. meeting with county officials

B. starting an online petition

C. speaking at council meetings

D. making plans for a hearing

3.Which of the following may be the best title of the passage?

A. Text drive ban in trouble

B. Text drive ban under way

C. Florida’s future legislator

D. Teen on text drive ban mission

Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls, UK.

A hundred years ago, women had very few opportunities. Their role was to marry and raise children. Sally Nicholls, new novel is set in that time. Her main characters are three young London women. Evelyn is from a wealthy family, May is from a religious background, and Nell is a woman from a much poorer community. Though they are from, different backgrounds, they all become involved in the women’s suffrage(选举权)movement during World War 1(1914-1918).

Far From the Tree by Robin Benway, US

The New York Times reviewer called the book a “brilliant exercise in empathy (感同身受) It’s an unusual novel. It begins with a troubling event for the main character, Grace, a 16-year-old who loves chemistry and cross-country running. But when she finds that she has become pregnant, she chooses to give up her baby for adoption and has to deal with the pain that this causes her.

The situation is __________for her because Grace was once an orphan(孤儿)herself. She feels that she cannot turn to her adoptive parents for comfort and advice. Instead, she turns to her blood siblings (兄弟姐妹). But Grace soon finds that they are as troubled as she is, and that they are also keeping things to themselves that hurt too much to speak about.

Readers can expect to be moved by the characters and their situations, but also gain insight (理解)into modem family life in America.

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green, US

This novel has two principal teenage characters. Aza Holmes has a mental illness, which is a condition where a person does the same thing over and over, without being able to stop. Aza narrates (叙述)the novel, so we learn all about her from the inside out.

The second main character is Daisy, Aza’s friend. The two start an adventure to find a billionaire who has gone missing.

“This is my first attempt to write directly about the kind of mental illness that has affected my life since childhood, so while the story is fictional (虚构的)，it is also quite personal, ” said Green in a statement.

1.The writer uses this passage to            .

A. introduce the books to readers

B. tell readers some stories

C. comment on the books

D. advertise the books

2.Which word can be filled in the blank in the passage?

A. positive    B. dangerous

C. common    D. complicated

3.Which of the following is NOT true about the three books?

A. The leading characters in the three novels are all young females.

B. John Green has suffered from mental illness since he was a child.

C. Things a Bright Girl Can Do mainly introduces World War I.

D. Far From the Tree reveals modern family life in America.

    A 17-year-old girl was heading abroad, with her close relatives sending her off at the airport. She had six suitcases. All the relatives were __to see such a young child carry the heavy luggage alone. But they knew she would have to__ it all by herself when transferring in California to New York, so it was better for her to get used to it now.

For her worried parents, the two-hour wait seemed endless. They were extremely careful about their words____a single question might induce (引起)tears. The mother kept silent while the father____small talks with his daughter now and then.

“ Have you forgotten anything?”

“No, Daddy, why don’t you trust my ability to __ to a new life?”

A 17-year-old who speaks fluent English is much like a horse galloping out of the gate during a race. They think everyone will stand up and clap for them. This child didn’t even __ when passing the boarding gate.

The father repeated, “She is __ of cutting her own hair, so what do you have to worry about?”

Just then, the mother suddenly ran __the French window of the lounge (候机室). She wanted to be closer to see her child board the plane and __ catch a final glance of her daughter. As expected, the girl __ when boarding. She even walked down several steps and looked in the ___of the lounge. The mother __ desperately knocked at the reflection glass curtain wall and almost drew the security guards attention. The seemingly hard-hearted child dashed into the cabin and disappeared from sight.

Two minutes later, the father received a __  from his daughter. He read it to all the family members, 4iDear mommy and daddy, although I am faced with __ and possible difficulties, I have learned how to wash, cook，etc.; I’ve also cut your hair,___ awkwardly. I will cope with all the ___difficulties with my skills. Please send me a happy face, I need ___but encouragement.”

Before a child sets out on her own, ail the family members suffer from this spiritual separation. The process is hard and __, However,____，this day will come. When it comes, try your best to __ and don’t cry.

1.A. unwilling    B. determined    C. disappointed    D. satisfied

2.A. control    B. operate    C. deal    D. handle

3.A. on condition that    B. for fear that    C. provided that    D. so that

4.A. exchanged    B. chatted    C. arranged    D. communicated

5.A. accustom    B. adopt    C. apply    D. adapt

6.A. turn over    B. turn down    C. turn up    D. turn around

7.A. aware    B. free    C. capable    D. careful

8.A. from    B. alongside    C. through    D. into

9.A. hopefully    B. cheerfully    C. eventually    D. initially

10.A. bothered    B. shook    C. hesitated    D. trembled

11.A. way    B. direction    C. angle    D. comer

12.A. even    B. yet    C. also    D. still

13.A. text    B. call    C. letter    D. notice

14.A. barriers    B. anxieties    C. uncertainties    D. experiences

15.A. while    B. as    C. though    D. if

16.A. worldwide    B. imaginary    C. ongoing    D. upcoming

17.A. something    B. everything    C. anything    D. nothing

18.A. troublesome    B. sudden    C. painful    D. annoying

19.A. more or less    B. sooner or later    C. now and then    D. once and again

20.A. laugh    B. smile    C. calm    D. comfort

—Going to Bookuu this weekend?

—      ! Would you like to go with me?

A. You bet.    B. You know better    C. You got me    D. You there