When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible — and it can be surprisingly 1.(benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, research 2.(show) that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show 3.(little) anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune system and allow people 4.(feel) more energetic.”

So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something 5. gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don’t wait for an 6.(apologize). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things 7. same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.”

Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean 8.(accept) the action of the person who upsets you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things 9. the other person’s perspective. You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to 10. (you) from that person’s point of view.

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to discourage me from becoming a brewer(酿酒师). He’d spent his life in local breweries, _______ making a living, as had his father and grandfather before him.

So I did as he asked. I went to business school and got a highly paid job at a business-consulting firm. _______, after working there five years, I was haunted by _______. Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?

I remembered that some time before, my dad had been cleaning out the attic and _______ some old beer _______. “Today’s beer is _______ water that can hold a head,” he’d told me.

I agreed. Americans pay good money for _______ beer, I thought. Why not make good beer for Americans using my family way?

I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. When I told Dad, I was hoping he’d put his arm around me and get _______ about continuing tradition. Instead he said, “Jim, that is the _______thing I’ve ever heard!”

________ Dad objected, in the end he became my new company’s first ________, coughing up(支付) $40,000 when I opened the Boston Beer Company in 1984. Going from my fancy office to being a brewer was like mountain climbing: exciting, liberating and ________. All my safety nets were gone.

Once the beer was made, I faced my biggest ________ yet: no one had ever heard of it. I needed a name that was ________ and elegant, so I called my beer Samuel Adams, ________ the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to found the Boston Tea Party.

The only way to get the word out, I realized, was to sell direct. I filled my briefcase with beer and ________ every bar in Boston. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. The rest is history. It wasn’t supposed to ________ this way —whatever does? —but in the end I was ________ to be a brewer.

My advice to all young entrepreneurs is simple: life is very long, so don’t ________ to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you ________.

1.A. barely    B. easily    C. sufficiently    D. adequately

2.A. Though    B. Otherwise    C. Still    D. Anyhow

3.A. fear    B. doubt    C. regret    D. desire

4.A. came across    B. picked out    C. put down    D. brought about

5.A. receipts    B. cans    C. recipes    D. labels

6.A. exactly    B. particularly    C. roughly    D. basically

7.A. inferior    B. superb    C. fake    D. sour

8.A. miserable    B. amused    C. excited    D. concerned

9.A. dumbest    B. smartest    C. toughest    D. rudest

10.A. As soon as    B. As much as    C. As far as    D. As long as

11.A. employer    B. customer    C. investor    D. salesman

12.A. inspiring    B. relaxing    C. pushing    D. frightening

13.A. opportunity    B. decision    C. obstacle    D. defeat

14.A. respectable    B. honorable    C. recognizable    D. understandable

15.A. after    B. by    C. as    D. for

16.A. hit    B. got    C. called    D. promoted

17.A. make out    B. reach out    C. set out    D. work out

18.A. appointed    B. destined    C. considered    D. intended

19.A. hesitate    B. need    C. wait    D. rush

20.A. delay    B. dream    C. plan    D. prepare

Stage Fright

Imagine that you are an actor performing in a play for the first time. You have learned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage. Waiting behind the closed curtain, you can hear the audience whispering and taking their seats.

Then your big moment arrives! The curtain goes up, and the crowd falls silent. All you can see is the spotlight shining down on you. 1. The inside of your mouth is dry, and your hands are wet.

If you have experienced a moment like this, you know all too well what it means to have stage fright. It is one of the most common types of fear and tends to strike people when they find themselves at the center of attention. 2. People experience this fear when playing sports, giving a presentation, or even speaking in class. A person who suffers from stage fright may get sweaty hands, a dry mouth, a tight throat, or shaky knees. Stage fright is actually a form of panic, and these feelings are very real.

3.The experience differs from person to person, but the same chemical process occurs in each of us. In reaction to anxiety, our bodies produce a chemical that prepares us to either fight or run away quickly. Scientists refer to this as our bodies’ “fight or flight” reaction. As a result, we feel great energy that makes our hands sweat, our hearts race, and our knees shake.

4. Practicing your performance and following some simple tips can help calm nerves and manage the feelings caused by anxiety. First, dress comfortably and appropriately. Second, before the performance, take deep breaths and stretch to help relax your body. Third, stay away from drinks that contain caffeine. 5. Instead, try a banana! Some doctors believe that eating a banana can help calm your heart and the rest of your body. Finally, when you look into a crowd, try to focus on particular people instead of the whole group. These tips have helped many people learn to deal with their fears.

A. These might make your heart race even faster.

B. You don’t have to be onstage to get stage fright.

C. Stage fright is part of the body’s reaction to stress.

D. You try to speak your lines, but nothing seems to come out.

E. With practice, we can learn how to relax while playing sports.

F. The good news about stage fright is that here are ways to deal with it.

G. However, there is a time when stage fright prevents you from stepping onstage.

Mark Twain has been called the inventor of the American novel. And he surely deserves additional praise: the man who popularized the clever literary attack on racism. I say clever because anti-slavery fiction had been the important part of the literature in the years before the Civil War. H. B. Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin is only the most famous example. These early stories dealt directly with slavery. With minor exceptions, Twain planted his attacks on slavery and prejudice into tales that were on the surface about something else entirely. He drew his readers into the argument by drawing them into the story.

Again and again, in the postwar years, Twain seemed forced to deal with the challenge of race. Only a few books have been kicked off the shelves as often as Huckleberry Finn, Twain’s most widely read tale. Once upon a time, people hated the book because it struck them as rude. More recently the book has been attacked because of the character Jim, the escaped slave, and many occurrences of the word nigger.

But the attacks were and are silly—and miss the point. The novel is strongly anti-slavery. Jim’s search through the slave states for the family from whom he has been forcibly parted is heroic. As J. Chadwick has pointed out, the character of Jim was a first in American fiction—a recognition that the slave had two personalities, “the voice of survival within a white slave culture and the voice of the individual: Jim, the father and the man.”

There is much more. Twain’s mystery novel Pudd’n-head Wilson stood as a challenge to the racial beliefs of even many of the liberals of his day. Written at a time when the accepted wisdom held Negroes to be inferior (低等的) to whites, especially in intelligence, Twain’s tale centered in part around two babies switched at birth. A slave gave birth to her master’s baby and, for fear that the child should be sold South, switched him for the master’s baby by his wife. The slave’s light-skinned child was taken to be white and grew up with both the attitudes and the education of the slave-holding class. The master’s wife’s baby was taken for black and grew up with the attitudes and intonations of the slave.

The point was difficult to miss: nurture (养育), not nature, was the key to social status. The features of the black man that provided the stuff of prejudice—manner of speech, for example—were, to Twain, indicative of nothing other than the conditioning that slavery forced on its victims.

1.How do Twain’s novels on slavery differ from Stowe’s?

A. Twain was more willing to deal with racism.

B. Twain’s attack on racism was much less open.

C. Twain’s themes seemed to agree with plots.

D. Twain was openly concerned with racism.

2.Recent criticism of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn arose partly from its ________.

A. target readers at the bottom

B. anti slavery attitude

C. rather impolite language

D. frequent use of “nigger”

3.What best proves Twain’s anti slavery stand according to the author?

A. Jim’s search for his family was described in detail.

B. The slave’s voice was first heard in American novels.

C. Jim grew up into a man and a father in the white culture.

D. Twain suspected that the slaves were less intelligent.

4.The story of two babies switched mainly indicates that ________.

A. slaves were forced to give up their babies to their masters

B. slaves babies could pick up slave holders way of speaking

C. blacks social position was shaped by how they were brought up

D. blacks were born with certain features of prejudice

What would it be like to be able to remember anything you ever learned? Would it be a blessing or a curse?

Since the early 20th century, psychologists have identified countless cases of people with super memories that allow them to learn and retain (保持) new information with total accuracy. The most famous was Solomon Sherashevski, the subject of Alexander Luria’s classic book, The Mind of a Mnemonist (记忆大师).

Sherashevski could recall an amazing number of facts due to his talent for eidetic imagery(照相式记忆), which allowed him to recall sights, sounds, smells etc. Sadly enough, he seemed to have significant difficulty living a normal life due to his inability to forget anything he learned and the continual daydreaming caused by his constant recall.

There are certainly other mnemonists, whose memory feats (功绩) are also surprisingly impressive. Strangely enough though, research suggests these professional mnemonists are no better than average people’s peaking of remembering events out of their own lives.

But there are also people whose memories seem to work differently. They are able to recall almost every moment of their lives even the early childhood, a condition commonly called hyperthymesia (超忆症).

Unlike mnemonists, people with hyperthymesia don’t rely on any techniques to memorize, it seems to happen automatically. While no former studies have found the reasons, a recent laboratory test shows they aren’t any better than average people in terms of learning new information.

Recently Neuropsychology presents a study of a 63-year-old man identified as “MM”. He didn’t realize his memory skills until 29 when he found he could recall events from American history with amazing accuracy. Despite his superior memory, his life seemed completely unaffected. He did poorly in school, no friends at all. Besides, though his recall resembled that of people with hyperthymesia, his memories weren’t quite as vivid.

So far there isn’t enough information to make any real conclusions about the super memory. However, as new studies become available, we are sure to learn about what makes these brains so unusual.

1.What made it difficult for Sherashevski to live a normal life?

A. His poor social skills.

B. His great interest in history.

C. His inability to forget things.

D. His early childhood experience.

2.People with hyperthymesia differ from mnemonists in that ________.

A. they remember things without intention

B. they count on techniques to memorize

C. they are better at learning new information

D. they can’t recall as vividly as mnemonists

3.What can be learned from the passage?

A. Former studies have found the roots for unusual memory.

B. It’s hard to tell whether super memory is good or not.

C. MM’s life has been greatly improved by his memory.

D. Super memory contributes to better academic performance.

4.Where is the passage probably taken from?

A. A book review.

B. A public speech.

C. A popular science magazine.

D. A report on mental health.

It’s 3 o’clock and you’ve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn’t. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.

Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger.” When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.

A craving is more complex. It activates (使活跃) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. So, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger.” People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.

In a 2007 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that “dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food craving.” So, the more you deny yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time lessened food cravings.

So, the next time you crave something very specific, know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach.

1.What is the function of the first paragraph?

A. To remind readers of their own special food.

B. To deepen the understanding of hunger.

C. To report the discovery of craving study.

D. To lead to the topic of the whole passage.

2.What do we learn about food craving?

A. It shows food is linked to feelings.

B. It ensures a person survives hunger.

C. It means the stomach functions well.

D. It proves the brain decides your appetite.

3.What’s the likely result of dieting?

A. The decrease of chemicals.    B. The increase of food desire.

C. The refusal of fat and sugar.    D. The disappearance of appetite.

4.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The functions of brain areas.    B. What hunger is all about.

C. The findings of food craving.    D. What dieting may bring us.

It may seem hard to leave Sydney’s attractions and sights, but when the urge arises to explore beyond the city, many exceptional day trips await travelers.

Scenic World

On a visit to the World heritage-listed Blue Mountains, enjoy clean fresh air and breath-taking landscapes of ancient rainforests. Scenic World in Katoomba is the best way to access the beauty of this region. Besides climbing, you can choose cablecars, elevated boardwalks or the Scenic Railway—the world’s steepest train travelling through a rock tunnel, to reach the mountain top.

Royal National Park

Established in 1879, the Royal is the world’s second-oldest national park. Located an hour’s drive south of Sydney, the beaches are unspoilt, crowd-free and great for surfing or swimming. There’s dramatic scenery along the way with a range of unique heritage attractions. Bushwalking, boating, canoeing and fishing are also popular activities.

Featherdale Wildlife Park

Located 45 minutes west of Sydney, Featherdale has the world’s largest collection of Australian native birds, mammals (哺乳动物) and reptiles (爬行动物). Situated in a bushland environment, Featherdale provides a unique opportunity for up-close animal interactions (交往). Hand-feed a kangaroo, have breakfast with a koala and check out a huge variety of species including dingos, emus, penguins and more.

The Hawkesbury River

An hour north-west of Sydney, the Hawkesbury is one of New South Wales’ best-kept secrets. Experience what this picturesque region of waterways, farmland and national parks has to offer—from waterskiing and bushwalking to horse riding, river cruises and retail therapy.

1.What can you do when visiting Scenic World?

A. Ride horses.

B. Hand-feed a kangaroo.

C. Go surfing.

D. Climb mountains.

2.If you are an animal lover, you can go to ________.

A. Scenic World

B. Royal National Park

C. The Hawkesbury River

D. Featherdale Wildlife Park

3.What do Royal National Park and The Hawkesbury River have in common?

A. Both can be reached by cablecars.

B. Visitors can go swimming and fishing.

C. Bushwalking is available on the two trips.

D. Visitors can enjoy beautiful mountain scenery.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.How often does the speaker go to Soho?

A. Every two days.    B. Once a week.    C. Twice a week.

2.How many languages does the Englishman speak?

A. 5.    B. 6.    C. 7.

3.What’s the Englishman interested in?

A. cooking.    B. Mountain climbing.    C. Languages.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What are the speakers talking about?

A. An actor.    B. An artist.    C. A cook.

2.What has Sam mo Hung become?

A. A producer.    B. A director.    C. A producer and director.

3.Where can we see Sam mo Hung cook?

A. On the magazine.    B. On the Internet.    C. On TV.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where are the speakers speaking?

A. In the hotel.    B. In the restaurant.    C. On the phone.

2.What kind of room would the woman like?

A. Single room.    B. Double room.    C. Standard room.

3.When would the woman check out?

A. December 23rd.    B. December 25th.    C. December 27th.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where is the woman?

A. At the doctor’s.    B. At the drugstore.    C. At the shop.

2.What can we learn about the woman?

A. First she went to an African seafood restaurant.

B. Then she went to eat Chinese seafood.

C. At last she had a lot of Italian things.

3.What is the man’s suggestion?

A. Don’t have anything.    B. Take some medicine.    C. Stay in bed for some days.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.On which day is there no train to New York City?

A. Saturday.    B. Sunday.    C. Monday.

2.Which train will the man take?

A. 10:30.    B. 12:20.    C. 15:10.

3.How much is a hard seat?

A. $15.    B. $6.    C. $8.

Where are the speakers probably?

A. At a bank.    B. At a supermarket.    C. At a post office.

What will they do tonight?

A. Go to the cinema.    B. Go to a concert.    C. Go to a restaurant.

What does the man want?

A. A cup of coffee.    B. Orange juice.    C. Pancakes.

When does the train leave for Boston?

A. 9: 25.    B. 12:00.    C. 11: 45.

How is the weather today?

A. Sunny.    B. Cloudy.    C. Rainy.

假如你是李华，你的好友 Tom 来信说想了解你高三以来的学习生活近况，请你按照以下要点， 给他回信:

1. 你的日常学习概况；  2.  你的奋斗目标；  3.  你目前在学习中遇到的困难。

注意:1.  可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；

2. 词数 100 左右。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处 语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also w ide know n as Moon Festival, is a popular harvest festival celebrated by people in Chin a and some other Asian country. Actually, it is dates back to moon w orshipping in Ch ina’s Shang Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago. In Malaysia and Singapore, it is also sometimes referred as the Lantern Festival and Mooncake Festival. The festival is holding on the 15th day of an eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. Usually there is a full moon in the evening sky on this day, that falls in S eptember or early October in solar calendar. Despite sharing origin, the Mid- Autumn Festival has developed different customs in different countries and people celebrate them in different regions.

Ecotourism is a new term in today’s tourism industry. It  is  1. (typical)  considered  as an ecologically sustainable tour ism  w ith  a primary  focus  on  visit ing  fragile  and  relat ively   2.(disturb)  natural  areas, especially the ones w here special and unusual plants, animals and cultural heritages are the main attractions.  3. takes ecology and culture into consideration. Therefore, programs  4.(concern) the protection of some natural and cultural spots also form a part of ecotourism.

Ecotourism is develop ing at an  5.(increase) speed. According to a recent report by the World Tourism Organizat ion, ecotourism in recent years has enjoyed  6. annual grow th of about 5% w orldw ide. So far, more than 80 activit ies  7. (list) for ecotourism  and they  include bird w atching, hiking, div ing, photography and taking part in  8.(vary) of local cultural events.

Big cit ies are still the major places  9. attract tourists in our society today. How ever, it seems some smaller tow ns and country areas may w ell become the new destinations for people  10.(visit) tomorrow because they are rich in ecological, cultural and historical resources.

Almost everything w as fantastic in the nature camp except for a girl, Elizabeth. When I saw her sitting alone in the hot sun at lunch, I asked her to eat w ith us under a  __________  tree. How ever, Elizab eth refused my kind ______ . When w e invited her to play volleyball w ith us, Elizab eth  __________  our invitat ion, too. After a few more ______  refusals like that, I decided to stay aw ay from Elizabeth.

It  _________ that w e w ere going on a nature  __________  and our instructor paired everyone up w ith a partner. Guess w ho my partner turned out to be. It w as Elizabeth!

“What do you like to do  __________?” I asked, trying to make some small  __________  as w e started out. “I like to ______  in peace and quiet,” Elizabeth  __________ . So w e had the quietest and most peaceful hike in the w orld  ______ w e saw a bird. “I think his w ing is hurt. Poor litt le b ird,” Elizabeth said  __________. “ He might be tak ing a rest over there.” I said. Elizabeth nodded. Then she w hispered, “ But w hat if he’s in  __________, like my granddad?” “Your granddad?” I said. “He  __________  and broke his leg the day the camp started. He’s  __________  in hospital and is in so much pain,” Elizabeth exp lained. I noticed she w as  __________. “I’m sorry for w hat I have done. For some reason, w henever I get really sad, I act  _________  and w ant to be alone,” she added.

“I get it,” I said. “I don’t alw ays know how to  __________  it w hen I’m feeling dow n, either.” “ Thanks,” she said, w iping off tears.

After that, Elizabeth seemed to get along w ell w ith us, and I think she actually  __________  the last few days of the camp.

Next time, if someone is unfriendly, give him a second chance. Maybe he’s going through a  _________  time.

1.A. ugly    B. pretty    C. shady    D. w arm

2.A. proposal    B. help    C. pity    D. order

3.A. turned up    B. turned in    C. turned out    D. turned dow n

4.A. unfair    B. unfriendly    C. unfit    D. unimportant

5.A. seemed    B. appeared    C. looked    D. happened

6.A. talk    B. discussion    C. voyage    D. hike

7.A. for free    B. for short    C. for fun    D. for certain

8.A. mistake    B. talk    C. change    D. promise

9.A. jog    B. sleep    C. race    D. w alk

10.A. replied    B. insisted    C. complained    D. screamed

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

12.A. sadly    B. coldly    C. happily    D. eagerly

13.A. hospital    B. pain    C. danger    D. trouble

14.A. lay    B. sat    C. ate    D. fell

15.A. still    B. yet    C. even    D. ever

16.A. smiling    B. coughing    C. drawing    D. sobbing

17.A. nicely    B. properly    C. rudely    D. naturally

18.A. deal    B. handle    C. repair    D. recognize

19.A. enjoyed    B. planned    C. hated    D. avoided

20.A. fortunate    B. smooth    C. unforgettable    D. tough

1.  You probably think you w ill never be a top student. This is not necessary,  how ever. Anyone can become a better student if he or she w ants to. Here’s how :

Plan your time carefully. When planning your w ork, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First, your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. . Then decide a good, regular time for studying.  2. A w eekly schedule may not solve all your problems , but it w ill force you realize w hat is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, w hich may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials .  3.  When you sit dow n to study, concentrate on the subjec t.

Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says . Listening carefully in class means less w ork later. Taking notes w ill help you remember w hat the teacher says.

Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day and read that material.  4. If you do these things regularly, the material w ill become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude tow ards tests . The purpose of a test is to show w hat you have learned about a subject. Tests help you remember your new know ledge.  5.

If you w ant to know more about how to be a top student, please w rite to me!

A. No games, radios, or television.

B. Maybe you are an average student.

C. This w ill help you understand the next class .

D. Make full use of your room to study independently.

E. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

F. No one can become a top student w ithout doing a lot of tests .

G. The w orld w on’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be overw orried.

Ever since Donald Trump w as elected President of the US , the entire Trump family has been put under a microscope.

In China, the spotlight has been main ly focused on Trump and his daughter Ivanka. She is described on WeChat as an extremely inf luent ial ro le model w ith strik ing beauty, a successful career, and happy family. She leads a dream life that a million g irls w ould long for. Yes, she w as born w ith a silver spoon in her mouth. But she got w here she is by herself.

There’s alw ays going to be articles that say people born into w ealthy families are better looking and have a better family background than you, but these people do w ork harder than you.

There is a tendency in the med ia now adays to encourage elit ism(精英主义). They are trying to brainw ash young people into think ing that they should invest an enormous amount of time and money in bodybuild ing and appearance improvement. They make you believ e that if you do as they say, you can improve the quality of your life and join the upper class.

But w hat’s the dow nside of being average or common? Do you really need to go to the gym five days a w eek unless you are a gym crazy? Do you really need to break your neck and sacrifice to earn your first pot of gold only to w orry constantly about how to enter high society later?

Don’t let the idea of elit ism get to you. Everybody has a right to live the life they w ant. Human beings should not be judged as a success or failure based on w hether they are a part of the upper class or not. As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, w hy bother to chase after other people’s shadows? Choose your ow n life path and go for it.

1.Which of the follow ing about Ivanka is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. She w as born in a w ealthy family.

B. She has a successful career.

C. She made it due to her father.

D. She is pretty beautiful.

2.What is the author ’s attitude tow ards the tendency in the media to encourage elitism?

A. Unconcerned.    B. Negative.    C. Doubtful.    D. Approving.

3.What may be the best title for the text?

A. Run After Stars’ Shadow s    B. Elitism and the Upper Class

C. Trump and His Daughter Ivanka    D. Follow Your Ow n Course in Life

Is  “plogging” the most  2018  fitness  trend yet? They  brought  us hygge, lagom and fika,  but  now  a new Scandinavian trend is coming, and it couldn’t be more 2018.

Hailing  from  Sw eden,  “plogging ”  is  a  fitness  craze  that  sees  participants  pick  up  plastic  litter  w hile jogging—adding a virtuous, environmentally driven element to the sport.

Plogg ing appears to have started around 2016, but is now going global, due to increasing aw areness and fear over plastic levels in the ocean.

The appeal of plogging  is its simplicity, and the feeling of getting fit w hile supporting a good cause. By adding regular squats and carrying w eight to jogging, w e can assume the health benefits are increased.

Running and good causes have alw ays gone hand in hand—just think of all the fundrais ing marathon runners do. But there couldn’t be a more on-trend w ay of keeping fit than plogging.

“Anyth ing that’s getting people out in nature and connecting positively w ith their env ironment is a good thing,” says Lizzie Carr, an environmentalist w ho helped set up Plastic Patrol, a nationw ide campaign to rid our in land w aterw ays of plastic pollut ion. “There’s been a real shift in the public mindset around plastics, helped by things like Blue Plan et high lighting how catastrophic the crisis is,” she says. “We need to keep momentum high and the pressure up, and empow er people through initiatives  like plogging and Plastic Patrol.”

The Plastic Patrol app allow s users to map plastic anyw here in the w orld by collecting disc arded items, photographing them and up load ing to the app, giv ing us a better know ledge of w hat sorts of plastic and w hich brands are being throw n out. “I’d urge all ploggers to get involved,” adds Carr. As w e can see, plogging has become a new fashion in 2018. How ever, plogging isn’t the first fitness trend to combine running w ith a good cause.

1.What does the underlined w ord“discarded”mean？

A. Useless.    B. Abandoned.    C. Exposed.    D. Distinct.

2.Carr helped set up Plastic Patrol, a nationw ide campaign, in order to                   .

A. raise public aw areness of pollution

B. shift the public mindset around plastics

C. connect positively w ith their environment

D. make our inland w aterw ays free of plastic pollution

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Plogging is the best w ay to keep fit.

B. 2018 sees an environmentally  friendly w ay of fitness.

C. Running w ith good causes can make a great difference.

D. The Plastic Patrol app is an effective w ay to help you run.

4.What w ill the author continue to w rite?

A. other new fashions in 2018.

B. the first healthy trends in sports.

C. other fitness w ays of running w ith a good cause.

D. the first healthy running trend w ith a good cause.

Steven Spielberg never fails to blow us aw ay w ith his imagination.

The US director ’s latest film Ready Play er One, w hich w as released in Ch inese cinemas on March 30, is a story set in the year 2045, w hen people escape their hopeless everyday lives by putting on a VR mask and ent ering a virtual w orld named Oasis. This fantasy land is filled w ith characters and settings right out of classic films and video games. At the age of 71, Spielberg is still at the top of his game.

Indeed, Spielberg has alw ays been a “gamer” himself-or more precisely, a “game changer”. When his thriller Jaws came out in 1975, it struck a chord w ith audiences all around the w orld and even kept people from going sw imming for fear of the “teeth in the sea”. The film w as also an example of w hat w e know as summer hits. And again in 1982 his alien film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Spielberg challenged people’s belief that aliens are something to be feared by telling a story about a loving friendship betw een a space culture and a little boy.

Now comes Ready Player One. When Wade Watts, the film’s teenager leading figure, finally prevents Oasis from falling into the w rong hands, he is given ow nership of the virtual w orld by its late designer James Haliday. But Watts makes a decision that he hopes w ill mak e people w ant to appreciate their real liv es, instead of spending all their free time escaping reality in Oasis, w hich is a real-life message that Spielberg is trying to deliver to the audience.

1.Which movie mentioned in the passage is not a science fiction?

A. Ready Player One.    B. Jaw s.    C. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.    D. Jurassic Park.

2.Why Spielberg is regarded as a “game changer”?

A. Because his movies are very thrilling.

B. Because his movies are alw ays leading the trend.

C. Because he could make a breakthrough at the age of 71.

D. Because he tries to convey an important message to his audiences.

3.What message does Spielberg try to send to his audiences in his latest movie Ready Player One?

A. We shouldn’t escape from reality.

B. He holds an optimistic view about human’s future.

C. There might be friendships betw een aliens and human beings.

D. VR technology w ill be w idely used in our society in the future.

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A. A Leading Director—Spielberg    B. Spielberg’s Life Achievements

C. Famous Blockbusters    D. A Game Changer—Spielberg

Our Annual Cultural Events

We are proud to bring the energy and enthusiasm of Brazilian Carniv al to Char lotte w ith A N ight in Rio! Get a taste of Carnival through dancing, live music, authentic food, drinks and marketplace. Put on your green and yellow, and join us for the unforgettable experience of Brazilian  Carnival!

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2018

Location: Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte

Time: 7 PM

TICKETS AVAILABLE  ONLY AT THE DOOR

Ritmo & Sabor

We are thrilled to bring the annual celebration Ritmo & Sabor Festival! Featuring dance performances and FREE dance lessons and delic ious, authentic Latin cuisine, this festival w ill be a fantastic celebration for the entire family to enjoy! Food and beer w ill be available for purchase. Come out to enjoy a great summer evening of Ritmo & Sabor!

Date: Saturday July 2, 2018

Location: International & Cultural Center, Charlotte

Time: 5-11 PM FREE ADMISSION Las Américas

Join us in the annual celebrat ion LAS AMÉRICAS! We d isplay our h istory and ident ity of Lat in America through musical performances, story-telling and poetry. Enjoy yourself w ith local artists, shop your w ay through a market of arts and crafts and join in some of the f inest Latin American cuisine.

Date: August 18, 2018

Location: Midw ood International & Culture Center, Charlotte

Time: 2-7 PM Admission is FREE.

Lat in American Festival

Festival Lat inoam ericano returns for its 28th year, w ith musical artists and dance perfo rmances, a diverse authentic selection of Latin American food, visual artists, and a street festival environment w ith activities for the w hole family.

Location: Symphony Park at South Park Mall, Charlotte

Date: Saturday Sept. 29 (1-8pm)

Admission: $10; Children aged 8 & under are free.

1.What does Ritmo & Sabor mainly provide?

A. Music and visual art.    B. Food and beer.

C. Dance and poetry.    D. Dance and food.

2.What can you do at Las Américas?

A. Buy some local crafts as souvenirs.

B. Enjoy typical Latin American beer.

C. Dance in green and yellow clothes.

D. Watch local dancers’ performances.

3.Which event requires a ticket for a seven-year-old child?

A. Las Américas.    B. Ritmo & Sabor.

C. A Night in Rio.    D. Latin American Festival.

4.The event in   is held in the first quarter of the year.

A. Neighborhood Theatre    B. International & Cultural Center

C. Midw ood International & Culture Center    D. Symphony Park at South Park Mall

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What does pressing 2 allow people to do?

A. Speak to an operator.    B. Buy tickets.    C. Hear movie information.

2.Where does the story in Don’t Make a Sound take place?

A. In a forest.    B. In a city.    C. On a farm.

3.What is playing in Theater 2?

A. A movie about monsters.    B. A movie about friendship.    C. A movie about a restaurant.

4.When is Final Cut showing?

A. At 7:00.    B. At 9:30.    C. At 10:30.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why doesn’t Sue have the cake?

A. She hates it.    B. She w ants to lose w eight.    C. She’s trying to avoid being sick.

2.What did Jill bring to the party?

A. Salads.    B. Sandwiches.    C. Soup.

3.Where w ill Sue probably go next?

A. To the restaurant.    B. To the backyard.    C. Into the house.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the conversation mainly about?

A. How Alexa killed her plants.

B. Where Alexa planted her plants.

C. Why Alexa kept her house green.

2.What did Alexa do with her yellow plant?

A. She put it in the sunlight.    B. She returned it to the shop.    C. She gave it too much water.

3.What does the man suggest Alexa do?

A. Throw all her plants aw ay.    B. Find out more about plants online.    C. Move all her plants out of the sun.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the man w ant to do?

A. Work in a restaurant.    B. Start a T-shirt factory.    C. Open a skateboarding shop.

2.What w ill the man probably do next?

A. Talk to his father.    B. Write a business plan.    C. Borrow some money from the bank.

3.What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends.    B. Mother and son.    C. Boss and employee.