Nearly 19 percent of teachers of color(有色人种教师) left their jobs after the 2014-2015 school year. Some left for personal reasons like taking care of their families. But 50 percent said they left because they were dissatisfied with their employment situation, such as poor working conditions, student discipline problems and large class sizes. Thus, taking immediate measures to improve it is our top priority.

For years, researchers have proved the benefits of increasing the share of minority teachers in schools, especially as our public school system has turned to one that is made up mostly of minority students. Teachers of color, who are more likely than their white counterparts to choose to work in racially diverse( 多 种 多 样 的 ) schools, offer particular benefits to their students. Graduation rates increase among minority students when they are taught by racially similar educators, research shows. They can also serve as positive role models, and their presence reduces the chance of racial discrimination at school.

The Shanker Institute report suggests that the rate of minority teacher hiring is not the whole problem. The problem is what happens after these teachers enter the classroom. These teachers often work in high-poverty rural schools. They are more likely to have less-desirable working conditions.

Diversity is a key component to equality and opportunity. Where there’s a diverse teaching workforce, all kids thrive. So solutions must be found at once to turn this trend around. Firstly, schools should develop mentorship programs that support minority teachers once they are in the classroom. Secondly, more money should be spent in improving working conditions in these schools. Of course, school headmasters should also be evaluated on their ability to retain teachers of color.

1.Among teachers of color leaving their jobs, half of them quit because    .

A. they had to move to other places

B. they had to take care of their children

C. they eventually found better-paid jobs

D. their employment situation was unsatisfactory

2.Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. The benefits of increasing the share of minority teachers in schools.

B. The reasons for teachers of color leaving their jobs in many schools.

C. The ways to decrease the possibility of racial discrimination at school.

D. The solutions to increasing graduation rates among minority students.

3.Which of the following components is vital to equality and opportunity?

A. Honesty    B. Variety

C. Ability    D. Safety

4.How did the author feel when writing the passage?

A. He felt angry about the government.

B. He felt it urgent to solve the problem.

C. He was satisfied with the present situation.

D. He didn’t care about diverse teaching workforce.

Reader: For six years, I’ve run an office that has two employees: me and my boss. He used to be so appreciative that I didn’t mind doing a little extra, but about two months ago, he started being rude and demanding. Now he even yells when I don’t have time to bring his favorite wine to his home after work.

This change started when we met a wealthy new customer, who is a huge jerk (古怪的人) — my boss’s new behavior is just like his.

My boss is a good man; he and his family have treated me like a little sister. Is there a good way to discuss this with him?

Karla: Sounds like your new customer has set a bad example to your boss. You need to remind your boss that you’re in his corner— but you’re not his slave. My suggestions are as follows.

Start with a simple question in a calm moment: “Is everything okay?”

State the truth: “Until recently, I’ve felt like a valued teammate. But our relationship has become tense. Your expectations of me seem to have changed. Although I used to do occasional personal businesses for you as a favor, now it seems expected.”

Draw your lines: “If you think my job description needs to change or my performance is not good enough, let’s discuss that. Otherwise, I need you to stop yelling at me and to respect my personal time.”

Ideally, you’ll get an apology and a promise to do better. After that, it’s a matter of reinforcement (加强) . If he starts yelling, look at him with a calm expression. After he cools down, restate his request and add, “Is that correct?” For the unreasonable request, such as fetching his favorite wine after work: “I’m afraid I can’t take care of that for you.” If he keeps acting like a jerk, there are bosses out there who will better respect your time and talent.

Karla L. Miller is ready to hear your work dramas. Send your questions to wpmagazine@washpost.com.

1.We can infer that the reader’s boss used to be    .

A. grateful and friendly    B. rich but strange

C. proud and hard-working    D. honest but self-centered

2.What does the underlined word “demanding” mean in Paragraph One?

A. appreciating too much    B. scolding too much

C. apologizing too much    D. expecting too much

3.When the reader’s boss asks her to do something unreasonable next time, she is advised to    .

A. quit her job    B. look at her boss calmly

C. refuse the request    D. discuss the job description

4.What sort of problem can be solved by Karla L. Miller?

A. How do I make a friend?

B. How can I get rid of wine?

C. How do I kill my personal time?

D. How can I get along well with my workmates?

One advantage of the Internet is shopping conveniently online for clothes; one disadvantage of the Internet is also shopping conveniently online for clothes.

“Nothing fits,” said Lam Yuk Wong, a senior in electrical and computer engineering at Rice University. “Everyone says this. They order clothes and they don’t fit. People get very unhappy.”

Wong and her design partner, Xuaner “Cecilia” Zhang, are Team White Mirror, creators of what they call a “virtual (虚拟) fitting room”. Their goal is simple and consumer-friendly: to let online clothing shoppers have a perfect fit and a perfect look when shopping every time.

Both women are from China, Wong from Hong Kong and Zhang from Beijing. They both order most of their clothing online. They got the idea from their own experience as consumers and from listening to the complaints of friends and relatives. “They say, ‘The color is wrong’ or ‘I got the right size but it still does not fit.’ We want to make it like you’re in the store trying on the clothes,” Zhang said.

Using a Kinect developed by Microsoft for use with its Xbox 360 video game player,

Zhang scans Wong and turns  her image into, in effect, a virtual model, keeping Wong’s dimensions (尺寸), and even her skin and hair color. “We put the clothes on the shopper’s 3-D body models and show how they look when they are dressed,” Wong said. So far, Wong and Zhang have adapted the software to show dresses and shirts, and they are now working on shorts.

Asked if she thought men as well as women might be interested in using their virtual fitting room, Wong said, “I think their wives will care about this, so it will also be important to men.”

1.Why is shopping conveniently online for clothes a disadvantage?

A. Clothes bought online may not fit.

B. Students may easily get addicted to it.

C. It attracts more online clothing shoppers.

D. It causes shoppers to waste too much money.

2.Wong and Zhang got the idea to design a virtual fitting room from    .

A. the Xbox 360 video game player    B. a program at their university

C. some shop-owners’ complaints    D. their shopping experiences

3.Which of the following shows the process of using the virtual fitting room?

A. scanning—trying on clothes—getting images

B. trying on clothes—getting models—scanning

C. scanning—getting models—trying on clothes

D. trying on clothes—getting images—scanning

4.What did Wong think of her virtual fitting room?

A. It is perfectly developed.

B. It will have its market share.

C. It is limited to women shoppers.

D. It is like a kind of video game player.

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.

The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.

Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim(认领) it soon.”

After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr. George Sang?” The man nodded. The violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “It’s a lottery ticket(彩票),” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang’s name was seen. “Is it?” he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist.

The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, “At that time you needed money to pay the tuition(学费) and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty I won’t be happy forever.”

Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us.

1.What did the  young artist do at the railway station on Friday?

A. He waited for the train to Vienna.

B. He came to buy a train ticket to Vienna.

C. He played the violin to make some money.

D. He walked around the New York railway station.

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the words on the paper?

A. The hat belonged to George Sang.

B. George Sang had lost something important.

C. The young artist needed George Sang’s advice.

D. The young artist wanted some money from George Sang.

3.From this article, we can learn that    .

A. being honest is very important to us

B. playing the violin can make you honest

C. it’s acceptable to keep the lottery if you find one

D. we should share something valuable with others

I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe(假想的) little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even though it was_____.

She said, “Jane’s in the corner because she’s not been very  ____. She didn’t listen to a word I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was clear she’d been put to sit     _______and think.

My daughter continued her “______”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all___up. I just don’t know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play _______, too. She never lets me do the things that I just have to do. She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot_____. And she doesn’t know how to fold towels. I don’t have the_____to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play — Do you see what I _____?”

And that day I thought a lot about making some  ____in my life, as I listened to her words that cut me like a knife. I hadn’t bee n paying enough ______to what I hold most dear. I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased over the years.

But now my _______has changed, because, in my heart, I realize that I’ve seen the world in a different light_____my little darling’s eyes. So, let the cobwebs(蜘蛛网) ______the corners and the dust rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them any more.

I’m going to fill the house with______of a child and her mother, for we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.

1.A. attracted    B. confused    C. moved    D. imagined

2.A. gentle    B. happy    C. good    D. helpful

3.A. normally    B. alone    C. quietly    D. ahead

4.A. conversation    B. intonation    C. operation    D. preparation

5.A. cut    B. fed    C. made    D. eaten

6.A. balls    B. cards    C. music    D. games

7.A. reach    B. settle    C. arrive    D. handle

8.A. skill    B. duty    C. energy    D. reason

9.A. care    B. mean    C. feel    D. learn

10.A. influences    B. changes    C. plans    D. troubles

11.A. attention    B. money    C. excitement    D. convenience

12.A. purpose    B. principle    C. attitude    D. interest

13.A. beside    B. on    C. across    D. through

14.A. cover    B. manage    C. make    D. stop

15.A. explanations    B. messages    C. imaginations    D. memories

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Many times we spare no effort at work, 1.(offer) hours of overtime by ignoring our family life. We spend time with people who we have nothing in common with, and attend social     2.(activity) we have no interest     3.. We always find ourselves living our lives in the way that pleases and impresses others instead of being ourselves. In fact, for the majority of people, they only think about    4.(they) 99% of the time, and     5.(rare) give us a second thought, as a result of  6.we often end up unhappy and feeling out of place.

In view of this, it’s time to think about ourselves, our own family, and start creating a future     7.(base) on our own likes and dislikes.     8., think it over next time when we are required to work overtime. Trying to be a loving parent or good friend  9.(be) very likely to give us far more     10.(please) and a feeling of security, connection and belonging.

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Yours,

Li Hua

The concept of “the body” is closely related to the ideas of “illness” and “health”. 1. The main reasons for the differences are genetic, and the fact that people’s bodies change as they age. However, a huge range of research indicates that there are social factors too.

Poorer people are more likely to eat “unhealthy” foods, to smoke cigarettes and to be employed in repetitive, physically difficult work. 2. That is to say, the physical shapes of bodies are strongly influenced by social factors.

These social factors are also closely linked to emotional wellbeing. People with low or no incomes are more likely to have mental health problems. 3. For example, certain people with mental health issues may be at risk of becoming homeless, just as a person who is homeless may have an increased risk of illnesses such as depression.

4. Bodies are young or old, short or tall, big or small, weak or strong. Whether these judgements matter and whether they are positive or negative depends on the cultural and historical contexts. The culture, and media, of different societies promote very different valuations of body shapes. 5. Currently, in rich societies the idea of slimness is highly valued, but historically this was different. It is easy for people to feel undervalued because of factors they have no power to change, for example, their age and height. Equally, they can feel pressured into making changes to their appearance when there is a choice, which in some cases can lead to an unhealthy interest in weight loss. Therefore, sociologists are suggesting that we should not just view bodies and minds in biological terms, but also in social terms.

A.There are other types of social factors too.

B. All of these factors affect the condition of a person’s health.

C. Their housing conditions and neighbourhoods need to be improved.

D. What is considered as attractive or ugly, normal or abnormal varies greatly.

E. All of us exist in “bodies” of different shapes, heights, colours and physical abilities.

F. Social factors in general play an important role in the development of people’s body conditions.

G. It is not clear, however, whether the situation of being poor causes mental illness, or whether it is the other way around.

An open office is supposed to force employees to cooperate. To have them talk more face to face. To get them off instant messenger (IM) and brainstorming new ideas. But a recent study by two researchers offers evidence to support what many people who work in open offices already know: It doesn’t really work that way. The noise causes people to put on headphones and tune out. The lack of privacy causes others to work from home when they can. And the sense of being in a fishbowl means many choose email over a desk-side chat.

Ethan Bernstein and Stephen Turban, two Harvard Business School professors, studied two Fortune 500 companies that made the shift to an open office environment from one where workers had more privacy. Using “sociometric” electronic badges (徽章) and microphones, as well as data on email and instant messenger use by employees, the researchers found in the first study that after the organization made the move to open-plan offices, workers spent 73% less time in face-to-face interaction. Meanwhile, email use rose 67% and IM use went up 75%.

The participants wore the badges and microphones for several weeks before the office was redesigned and for several after, and the company gave the researchers access to their electronic communications. The results were astonishing. “We were surprised by the degree to which we found the effect,” Bernstein said. The badges could tell that two people had a face-to-face interaction without recording actual spoken words. The researchers were careful to make sure other factors weren’t in question—the business cycle was similar, for instance, and the group of employees were the same.

In a second study, the researchers looked at the changes in interaction between specific pairs of colleagues, finding a similar drop in face-to-face communication and a smaller but still significant increase in electronic correspondence.

Another wrinkle in their research, Bernstein said, is that not only did workers shift the way of communication they used, but they also tended to interact with different groups of people online than they did in person. Moving from one kind of communication to another may not be all bad—“maybe email is just more efficient,” he said—but if managers want certain teams of people to be interacting, that may be lost more than they think. The shift in office space could “have strong effects on productivity and the quality of work”.

Bernstein hopes the research will offer evidence that will help managers consider the possible trade-offs of moving to an open office plan. In seeking a lower cost per square foot, they buy into the idea that it will also lead to more cooperation, even if it’s not clear that’s true. “I don’t blame the architects,” he said. “But I do think we spend more of our time thinking about how to design workplaces based on the observer’s angle”—the manager—“rather than the observed.”

1.Employers prefer an open office because they think it can ______.

A. increase competition

B. improve communication

C. create a safe environment

D. motivate workers’ responsibility

2.Why was there an increase in electronic correspondence among employees?

A. Because they thought little of desk-side chat.

B. Because they shifted to a new business cycle.

C. Because they wanted to protect their privacy.

D. Because they needed to complete more tasks.

3.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A. The researchers.

B. The managers.

C. Certain teams of people.

D. Different groups of workers.

4.As for the design of workplaces, what is Bernstein’s major concern?

A. Connectivity.

B. Accessibility.

C. User-friendliness.

D. Cost-effectiveness.

Why Black Friday Shoppers Still Crowd Stores

To many of us, the ideas of rushing out to a superstore the day after Thanksgiving is appealing. Why would anyone race to crowded stores when they could stay in with family, or watch college football? We can’t say we know the answer for sure. But we do feel amazed at those who pour into stores looking for Black Friday bargains. Seemingly, nothing can stop them. Not the weather. Not the crowds. And not the fact that hurrying to a store in the age of instant e-commerce seems so…last century.

To be sure, holiday shopping habits do appear to be shifting. The National Retail (零售) Federation has stopped breaking up its holiday sales numbers by whether they come from e-tail purchases or from physical stores. It’s a pretty good sign that retailers don’t want to bring further attention to the declining fortunes of brick-and-mortar stores.

But there is no denying that people still love going to stores. Actual shopping in actual places remains an important part of the holiday ceremony for millions of Americans. To many, it’s the difference between playing a sport and playing a video game. As commercial as stores may be, they are still places where actual human beings interact. In a store, the “courageous” shopper performs the approving act of finding a present. That item might be heavily promoted by the store, but it doesn’t drop into one’s cart. It is picked up and examined before a decision is made. Maybe it gets put back on the shelf when the shopper changes his or her mind. Maybe there is a conversation with a sales clerk. The process is not that different than it would have been decades ago.

Online, the shopper has barely logged in before being faced with disturbing algorithmic (大数据的) suggestions based on earlier purchases. This hardly qualifies as shopping. This hardly qualifies as thinking.

Perhaps we are reading too much into the Black Friday phenomenon. But we suspect one reason Black Friday remains is that it involves an act of resistance against the Internet age. That would hardly be unreasonable. There aren’t many studies showing that time spent in stores is bad for one’s health, while there are quite a few drawing a link between time spent online and depression. Perhaps the people crowding into stores aren’t the crazy ones after all.

1.What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?

A. Physical stores are not so popular as before.

B. People spend more on Black Friday bargains.

C. Americans have an unhealthy shopping habit.

D. Goods in stores are cheaper than those online.

2.The author thinks people love to go holiday shopping mainly because ________.

A. they feel tired of shopping online

B. they think it is good for their health

C. they hope to pass down the holiday tradition

D. they can have real communication with others

3.What does the author think of the Black Friday phenomenon?

A. Puzzling.

B. Unusual.

C. Out-of-date.

D. Understandable.

4.What is mainly discussed in the passage?

A. The psychology of shopping.

B. The development of retailing.

C. The influences of e-commerce.

D. The features of holiday economy.

Every year, 1.5 million kids around the world die as a result of not getting vaccines (疫苗). This is partly because transporting and storing medicines can be a huge challenge in some countries.

Anurudh Ganesan, 17, knows this firsthand. When he was a baby in India, his grandparents carried him 10 miles to a health clinic in a remote village to receive a vaccine. But by the time they arrived, the vaccines were no longer usable because they had been overheated.

Vaccines, Anurudh later learned, must be kept cool to stay effective. But refrigerating them requires electricity or ice – precious resources that many developing countries lack.

Although Anurudh eventually received the vaccine he needed, his experience as a baby and the sad reality that so many other children aren’t as lucky motivated him to take action. The high school student invented Vaxxwagon, a portable vaccine-carrying device that generates its own power to keep lifesaving medicines cool as they’re delivered to remote areas around the world.

Anurudh first got his idea for Vaxxwagon in 2014. He read several textbooks to learn everything he could about refrigeration, and then he did research online to learn more about vaccines. Rather than relying on electricity or ice, Anurudh figured out a way to use wheels to power a refrigeration system for about eight hours. The entire rechargeable cooling system can be pulled to areas in need of vaccines by a bicycle, a car, or an animal. Eventually, Anurudh took his design to professors at Johns Hopkins University for advice. Not only did they confirm Vaxxwagon could work, but they offered him funding to help build it.

Anurudh was rewarded with the 2015 Google Science Fair LEGO Education Builder Award for his invention. Anurudh says his final goal is to start selling Vaxxwagon to relief organizations, so it can be used to help people around the world.

Anurudh, who plans to pursue engineering degree in college, says, “Don’t give up on your ideas. But always try to help others with your projects. That’s the point of engineering – to help people.”

1.Why do many children die every year?

A. They lack qualified medical teams.

B. They cannot afford usable medicines.

C. They don’t have an electricity system.

D. They have no access to effective vaccines.

2.What is special about Vaxxwagon?

A. It can serve as a fridge.

B. It can produce safe vaccines.

C. It can detect deadly diseases.

D. It can be a means of transport.

3.Which of the following words can best describe Anurudh?

A. Caring and creative.

B. Modest and sympathetic.

C. Loyal and determined.

D. Honest and hard-working.

4.What can we learn from the story?

A. Practice makes perfect.

B. One good turn deserves another.

C. Motivation is the mother of success.

D. All things are difficult before they are easy.

Pastime is a bi-monthly magazine for curious young minds. Many of the topics we write about won’t be covered in the classroom. All the articles are written in a lively style, and each one is paired with drawings by some of the country’s most talented artists.

♦ History focuses on archaeological (考古的) sites around the world where archaeologists work to unearth important finds.

♦ World includes stories about daily life, folk tales, and history and traditions of the people and places.

♦ Sport includes nutrition tips, information about up-and-coming young athletes, and sports events.

♦ Art stimulates a child’s cultural life, from film to theatre through to writing and music.

On top of all that, Pastime is packed with items to stimulate a youngster’s imagination, including pages of puzzles and a step-by-step guide to creating their own impressive-looking drawings.

In every issue, we review the latest books top authors write for youngsters. There are also short works of fiction written especially for Pastime by some of our best writers.

We know that children at this age are dealing with many emotions and sometimes difficult feelings, so we have a personal advice page to reply to questions dealing with personal and moral problems.

Unlike many of today’s throwaway comics, Pastime is written and designed to be kept and treasured. We know children love going online — but we also know how much they enjoy holding a printed magazine in their hands, and the excitement they get when each new issue drops through the letterbox personally addressed to them.

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Pastime is published six times a year. An annual subscription costs just £20 and makes a great gift for any child aged eight to twelve.

To order by phone: Dial 1-800-821-0156 and use Offer Code WEBSAVE86 for print-only subscriptions.

You can cancel at any time for magazines that haven’t shipped yet.

1.If a reader is interested in festivals, he can read ______.

A. History

B. World

C. Sport

D. Art

2.What does the magazine provide?

A. Photos of talented artists.

B. Stories created by children.

C. Suggestions on readers’ problems.

D. Book reviews written by students.

3.For subscription, one needs to know that the magazine ______.

A. offers electronic copies

B. costs £20 for each copy

C. is for kindergarten children

D. is published every two months

The universe has a way of sending help from even the most unlikely of places.

When Tony received a wrong-number message on his mobile phone, he could have just _______ it. Instead, he gathered five of his six children and _______ a picture to send to Syd, the girl on the other end of line, just to give her a little _______ However, he had no idea that replying to this random message would _______ his family’s life.

The message was from Syd, who was dress shopping when she decided to get a second _______. So she took a picture of herself in the new dress that she had chosen and sent the message to who she thought was her friend.

Tony sent her a message _______ right away, but he also wanted to let her know that her pretty picture hadn’t ended up in the _______ hands, so he included a picture of his kids giving a big thumbs-up. “I figured that the children’s _______ would be far better than some middle-aged man!”

Syd’s friend Mandi was deeply touched by the _______ that she posted it online, where it quickly went viral. Not only is it just a sweet ________ of kindness on Tony’s part, but look at those cute kids of his!

Once the story ________ the web, people discovered that one of Tony’s children was ________ from the picture. The youngest child, Kaizler, wasn’t home at that time ________ his mom had taken him to his chemotherapy (化疗) appointment.

Once Mandi read about Kaizler’s cancer diagnosis, she shared his GoFundMe page, which snowballed into a widespread ________ of giving. Thousands of people have donated to the little boy’s page.

Kaizler’s mom says she can’t express how ________ her family is for the financial help, and no one can believe this rush of good fortune ________ from a simple wrong-number message!

“It is so refreshing to be ________ that there are good people in the world who still care about others and are quick to be ________ and kind to others,” she stated, “I would also like to thank EVERYONE from bottom of my heart ________ all the kind words, all the donations, all the love and support. We honestly would never have been able to ________ it this far in our journey without every single of you!!!”

1.A. copied    B. returned    C. ignored    D. recognized

2.A. borrowed    B. invented    C. found    D. took

3.A. space    B. peace    C. encouragement    D. description

4.A. change    B. ruin    C. control    D. plan

5.A. picture    B. opinion    C. place    D. chance

6.A. off    B. over    C. up    D. back

7.A. different    B. wrong    C. ordinary    D. free

8.A. company    B. response    C. explanation    D. permission

9.A. exchange    B. participation    C. preference    D. strategy

10.A. act    B. talk    C. state    D. smile

11.A. caught    B. ran    C. hit    D. searched

12.A. hiding    B. escaping    C. dropping    D. missing

13.A. unless    B. although    C. because    D. once

14.A. anxiety    B. prediction    C. roll    D. wave

15.A. grateful    B. concerned    C. famous    D. eager

16.A. fell    B. came    C. left    D. heard

17.A. reminded    B. arranged    C. greeted    D. persuaded

18.A. outspoken    B. generous    C. faithful    D. energetic

19.A. of    B. with    C. about    D. for

20.A. urge    B. pass    C. make    D. build

Although he is only eleven years old, James helps the aged. Every day, he goes to Redhill 1. train to help three old people with housework and shopping. In this way, he has made their lives much easier. It is through James’ hard work that a Neighbourhood Care Program has been started. So far, James and his friends 2. (form) a group of young volunteers to seek out the people 3. need help. They do this without funding and without recognition. Their main aim is 4. (make) a difference through personal sacrifice.

Winter break was fast approaching. All Scott wanted to do was to go snowboarding. 1. (fortunately), Scott’s parents had different plans. They had booked a weeklong trip to Hawaii. Scott hated warm weather and asked 2. he could just stay at his best friend’s house so that he could snowboard every day. His parents didn’t want to hear anything of it. He kept 3. (debate) with them about the topic, but they would not change their minds. Family time was important to them, and it was a tradition that they spent winter break together.

The Warwick Cheese Festival takes place in June every year. This annual event is the biggest cheese festival in North America, 1. (attract) tens of thousands of Canadians and  2. (visitor) from all over the world. They can try over 100 kinds of cheese made all over Quebec at the festival. And they 3. (invite) to vote for the People’s Choice Prize of the year.

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记述你们上周参与以“Building a Civilized City District”为主题的班级活动的全过程。 注意：词数不少于 60。 提示词：敬老院 geracomium

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假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你在某英文网站看到一则告示，内容是关于向全 球中学生征集 2019 年他们对自己国家的祝福语。请你用英文给该网站发邮件向其推荐你 的祝福语。

内容包括：1. 推荐的祝福语;

2. 推荐的理由。

注意：1. 词数不少于 50;

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Li Hua, a student from China.

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Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

How to Treat Hoarding Disorder(囤积症)

Many of us struggle to part with treasured belongings, but for years Stephanie Evans felt too hard to leave everything she‟d ever bought. 1. Her bedroom, meanwhile, was so full of piles of clothes that, until recently, she had to sleep on the sofa in the living room.

Stephanie suffers from hoarding disorder, thought to affect an estimated 3.4 million people in the UK to some degree. But, like many, she didn‟t think it was something doctors would treat. 2. In fact, hoarding is recognized as a psychiatric disorder(精神疾病) by the World Health Organization. It can be associated with other mental health conditions such as depression and social anxiety, etc. Those affected people will collect anything, such as clothes, newspapers, photos, even printouts of emails.

3. If a person lost something important in the childhood, he or she would resist any further losses. That‟s why hoarders refuse to part with things. Hoarding can have far-reaching effects on a person‟s life. People can lose their children and their homes due to hoarding.

Hoarding disorder, like many other illnesses, can never really be “cured”. 4. Clearing out someone‟s overcrowded house is rarely effective on its own, because he or she will just fill it up again. If and when hoarding disorder is diagnosed, the mental health professional, the patient‟s primary care physician, and any specialists or other professionals involved will work together to develop a coordinated treatment. For most people with hoarding disorder, cognitive behavioral therapy(认知行为治疗) with a mental health professional is the first choice treatment. It can often help the hoarders accept that there is a problem, and then possibly develop solutions.

Because hoarding disorder is still relatively new as a distinct condition, treatment plans may be somewhat less standardized. For instance, there is still disagreement regarding if and how to use medicine to treat hoarding disorder. 5.

A.So she didn‟t seek any help.

B.Hoarders may also have problems planning and organizing.

C.However, it can be successfully treated with the right mix of treatment methods.

D.The common time for it to come is when people are middle-aged or older and living alone.

E.Hopefully, some people with the condition do seem to respond well to certain kind of medicine.

F.As a result, her hallway and living room were packed with towering stacks of books and magazines.

G.One theory is that having experienced loss in the past can make people suffer from hoarding disorder.

The Truth About the Environment

For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hit-list of our main fears: that natural resources are running out, that the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat, that species are becoming disappeared in huge numbers, and that the planet‟s air and water are becoming ever more polluted.

But a quick look at the facts shows a different picture. First, energy and other natural resources have become more abundant, not less so. Second, more food is now produced per head of the world‟s population than at any time in history. Fewer people are starving. Third, although species are indeed becoming disappeared, only about 0.7% of them are dying out in the next 50 years, not 25-50%, as has so often been predicted. And finally, most forms of environmental pollution either appear to have been best cured not by limiting economic growth, but by accelerating it.

Yet public opinion surveys suggest that many people hold the belief that environmental standards are declining and four factors seem to cause this gap between what they know and what the reality is.

One is the unbalanced budget for scientific research. Scientific funding goes mainly to areas with many problems. That may be wise policy, but it will also create an impression that many more potential problems exist than is the case.

Secondly, environmental groups need to be noticed by the mass media. They also need to keep the money rolling in. Understandably, perhaps, they sometimes overstate their arguments. In 1997, for example, the World Wide Fund for Nature issued a press release entitled: „Two thirds of the world‟s forests lost forever‟. The truth turns out to be nearer 20%.

A third source of confusion is the attitude of the media. People are extremely more curious about bad news than good. Newspapers and broadcasters are there to provide what the public wants: That, however, can lead to significant misunderstanding. An example was that America came across EI Nino(厄尔尼诺) in 1997 and 1998. This climatic phenomenon was accused of breaking tourism, causing allergies, melting the ski-slopes, and causing 22 deaths. However, according to an article in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, the damage was estimated at $4 billion but the benefits amounted to some $19 billion.

The fourth factor is poor individual knowledge. People worry that the endless rise in the amount of things everyone throws away will cause the world to run out of places to dispose of waste. Yet, even if America‟s trash output continues to rise as it has done in the past, and even if the American population doubles by 2100, all the rubbish America produces through the entire 21st century will still take up only one 12,000th of the area of the entire United States.

It is extremely important that we look at the facts if we want to make the best possible decisions for the future. It may be costly to be overly optimistic, but more costly still to be too pessimistic.

1.What aspect of scientific research does the writer express concern about in Paragraph 4?

A. The need to produce results.

B. The lack of financial support.

C. The selection of areas to research.

D. The desire to solve every research problem.

2.The writer suggests that newspapers and broadcasters are intended to_______.

A. educate readers    B. meet readers‟ expectations

C. mislead readers    D. encourage readers‟ feedback

3.What does the writer say about America‟s waste problem?

A. It will increase in line with population growth.

B. It is not as serious as we have been led to believe.

C. It is only effective in certain areas of the country.

D. It has been reduced through public awareness of the facts.

4.What is the author‟s attitude to the truth about the global environment?

A. Unconcerned.    B. Optimistic.

C. Objective.    D. Puzzled.

The Lumière Brothers had their film shows, taken over 100 years ago, to 100 paying customers on December 8, 1985. One of their earliest films was a 30-second piece which showed a section of a railway platform. As the train approached, panic started in the theatre: people jumped and ran away. In their confusion, the audiences feared that a real train was about to crush them. That was the moment when cinema was born.

Early cinema audiences often experienced the same confusion. In time, the idea of films became familiar, the magic was accepted — but it never stopped being magic. Film has never lost its unique power to embrace its audience and transport them to a different world.

One effect of this realism was to educate the world about itself. Cinema makes the world smaller. Long before people travelled to America or anywhere else, they knew what other places looked like and how other people worked and lived. Undoubtedly, in the lives recorded in film people knew more about American life. Hollywood has dominated the world film market. American imagery — the cars, the cities, the cowboys became the primary imagery of film. Film carried American life and values around the globe.

And, thanks to film, future generations will know the 20th century more familiarly than any other period. We can only imagine what life was like in the 14th century or in classical Rome. But the life of the modern world has been recorded on films. We shall be known better than any preceding generations.

The “star” was another natural consequence of cinema. The cinema star was effectively born in 1910. Because everybody in the world seems to know who they are, they appear more real to us than we do ourselves. The star as magnified human self is one of cinema‟s most strange and enduring legacies(遗产).

Cinema films originally were planned as short stories, because early producers doubted the ability of audiences to concentrate for more than the length of a reel. Then, in 1912, an Italian 2-hour film was hugely successful, and Hollywood settled upon the novel-length narrative that remains the dominant cinematic convention of today.

And it has all happened so quickly. Almost unbelievably, it is only 100 years since that train arrived and the audience screamed and fled, perhaps, suddenly aware that the world could never be the same again — that, maybe, it could be better, brighter, more astonishing and more real than reality.

1.The writer refers to the film of the train in order to show_______.

A. the effect of early films

B. the simplicity of early films

C. the short length of early films

D. the vivid imagination of early films

2.When cinema first began, people thought that_______

A. its future was uncertain

B. it would always tell stories

C. it should be used in fairgrounds

D. the audiences were unappreciative

3.What is the main idea of the Paragraph 3?

A. How fast cinema has changed.

B. How attractive the film actors are.

C. How cinema comes to focus on stories.

D. How cinema teaches us about other cultures.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. The Comparison Between Cinema and Novels.

B. The Domination of Hollywood.

C. The Rise of the Cinema Stars.

D. The Power of the Big Screen.

Paris is the city of dreams; the city of love. If you are thinking of heading to Paris for a study period, then perhaps a little reality check is in order. But my experience was a romantic one.

I paved my path to Paris through an exchange program. On arrival in Paris, I was constantly reminded of the official processes I was required to complete — forms to be filled in, meetings to attend, the list seemed endless. Perhaps it was due to my well organizational habit, but somehow this endless list of to-do‟s was completed in little more than a week.

Then the real work began. Once classes were underway, I found myself volunteering to do oral presentations and assignments first, rather than last. This method turned out to be very helpful.

Once I had finished class for the week, I had an ever-increasing list of museums to visit, neighborhoods to explore, cafés to sit in, and parks to run around. Read as many books about Paris as you can. Talk to as many locals and other foreigners living there as you can. The one thing that reading a book or talking to someone cannot do is to provide you with the experience of wandering Paris on foot. I discovered some of my favorite places in Paris by wandering. The people watching, the sounds of the city, the colors as the seasons change, they all add to the  ecstasy that is experiencing Paris as an exchange student.

After spending five months wandering through the charming neighborhoods, I fell in love with the atmosphere that came out from every open door, and with every spoken word. There is something comforting about walking to the market each Sunday to be faced with the beautiful display of fruits, vegetables and dairy products. There is warmth in saying bonjour to the man across the hall.

On my last day in Paris, I confidently said, “Bonjour Monsieur,” as I passed the little store down the street. I guess no matter how hard I tried I was always going to be an outsider, a tourist. The best part about going on exchange in Paris is falling in love with the city in your own unique way. Everyone‟s experience of Paris is different. I know mine is unique and special to me, my own little pieces of Paris.

1.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. The special working experience in Paris.

B. The charming neighborhoods in Paris.

C. Living abroad in Paris as a student.

D. The stressful study life in Paris.

2.What does the underlined word “ecstasy” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Happiness.    B. Imagination.

C. Courage.    D. Reputation.

3.Beyond reading books, which experience would the author treasure most?

A. Enjoying a cup of coffee in his spare time.

B. Greeting people in French in the street.

C. Buying vegetables in the market.

D. Wandering in Paris on foot.

4.According to the passage, what left the author the deepest impression?

A. The steps he went through before the exchange program.

B. The presentations and assignments he did in class.

C. The academic achievement he made in his study.

D. The special culture he experienced in the city.

Legal information on call

1.Dial-A-Law is_______.

A. a group of lawyers    B. a legal Internet message bank

C. a legal telephone service    D. a collection of law suggestions

2.Dial-A-Law is available to customer_______.

A. at any time    B. on weekdays only

C. during business hours    D. for thirty minutes at a time

3.The Legal Referral Service will_______.

A. recommend a legal adviser

B. suggest three lawyers in the customer‟s area

C. choose the best of three lawyers for the customer

D. decide whether the customer must pay for a legal problem

A Doll from Santa

Alice‟s mother died when she was five years old. That year was 1925, and life was hard. Alice, who grew up to be my mother, told me that her family was too ________to even afford to give her a doll.

One afternoon in December 1982, I was decorating the tree to prepare for the Christmas season. A young lady ________me with a sample of her handiwork: beautiful handmade ______. She was taking orders for Christmas. I decided to get one for my daughter, Katie, who was almost five years old. Then I had an idea. I asked the lady if she could make me a _____doll for my mother — one with gray hair and a pair of glasses: a grandmother doll.

The doll maker felt that this idea was certainly ___and took it on as a creative challenge. So I placed my Christmas ___: two dolls, one blonde and one gray-haired for Christmas morning! Things really started to fall into place  ________a friend had told me that his dad, who played Santa Claus in my area, would be willing to make a visit on Christmas morning to our home to  __________my Katie her presents!

Christmas Day arrived and at the planned time, ___did Santa Claus. Katie was delighted that Santa had come to see her at her  ________house, the happiest I had ever seen her in her young life. My mother was enjoying watching her granddaughter‟s _______to the visit from this special guest. As Santa turned to leave, he looked once more into his bag and took out one more  _____. As he asked who Alice was, my mother, surprised by her name being called, ___that she in fact was Alice. Santa handed her the gift, which was accompanied by a message card that read: For Alice,

I was cleaning out my sleigh before my ________this year and came across this package that was supposed to be delivered on December 25, 1925. The present inside has _______, but I felt that you might  _________wish to have it. Many apologies for the_________of the gift.

Love, Santa Claus

My mother‟s reaction was one  of  the  greatest  deeply  ____scenes  I have  ever witnessed. She couldn‟t speak but only gazed at the doll she had      _________fifty-seven years as tears of joy running down her cheeks. That doll, given by “Santa”, made my mother the happiest “__________” alive.

1.A. large    B. busy    C. poor    D. crowded

2.A. approached    B. educated    C. helped    D. joined

3.A. glasses    B. dolls    C. socks    D. bags

4.A. special    B. live    C. cheap    D. baby

5.A. fair    B. impractical    C. simple    D. unique

6.A. wish    B. order    C. tree    D. collection

7.A. because    B. though    C. when    D. if

8.A. save    B. sell    C. find    D. deliver

9.A. and    B. or    C. but    D. so

10.A. own    B. new    C. former    D. small

11.A. request    B. dream    C. reaction    D. panic

12.A. letter    B. gift    C. candy    D. bell

13.A. denied    B. indicated    C. pretended    D. explained

14.A. trip    B. plan    C. try    D. term

15.A. burnt    B. reappeared    C. gone    D. aged

16.A. still    B. never    C. yet    D. almost

17.A. weakness    B. carefulness    C. lateness    D. darkness

18.A. lovely    B. emotional    C. beautiful    D. unpleasant

19.A. chosen    B. wasted    C. waited    D. spent

20.A. customer    B. daughter    C. seller    D. child

Harry is an American businessman. His job requires him to do a lot of traveling. In the past six months he has made nine trips,1.purpose is to attend meetings and make presentations. Harry loves to travel and feels each country has a charm of its own. After graduation, Harry decided to make travel part of his career. He wanted to experience different cultures of other 2.(country). He was dreaming of3.(work) for an international company. Then his dream came true. Now he‟s working for a German hi-tech company.

Dough figurine(捏面人), also known as dough modelling, is a kind of Chinese folk art. It is 1.(simple) made but of high artistic value. It 2.(record) as early as the Han Dynasty. Dough craftsman draws materials based on the required. After a repetition of rubbing, twisting and lifting 3.hand, and poking, cutting, and carving by bamboo knife, the craftsman 4.(shape) the body and the face of the figurine gradually. Dressed up with hair accessories and clothes, all of a sudden, a vivid artistic figurine comes to life.

Our school planned a trip for us to study English in another country this holiday. I was excited for it was my first time1. (travel) abroad. I2. (pack) everything I thought I would need into my backpack. I knew I was going to have so much fun. After boarding the bus to the airport, I said goodbye to my parents. I looked out the window of the bus and dreamed about3. we would do while on our trip.

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记述你与父母共度周末的全过程。

注意：词数不少于 60。 提示词：攀岩 rock climbing

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假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的英国朋友 Jim 希望了解你在过去一年中的最大收获。 请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：

1.简述你的最大收获；

2.谈谈该收获对你的影响；

3.表达对新一年的期待。

注意：1. 词数不少于 50；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

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Yours,

Li Hua