假定你是中学生李华，一个来自英国的中学生代表团在你学校举办英语文化节（English Culture Festival）期间来访，并受邀观看英文喜剧表演。请根据一下内容要点写一篇欢迎词。

1.表示对客人的欢迎：

2.介绍此项活动（如活动目的、内容等）

3.表达对客人的祝愿。

注意：1.词数100左右。文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；

2.内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯；

Dear British guests,

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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。

Dear Mr. Zhang,

Known that our school is going to set up elective (选修的) English courses, I'd like to give some advices. English Visual-Audio-Oral Course is a good choice. Most of us are interested at English videos and songs, that provide us with great images and beautiful music to listen to. As result, we can enjoy some local customs and singing English songs with joy. In addition, we need to improve our oral English. When we are always learning English, we may not be able to make a fluent speech. We can't easy communicate with others like native speakers. That is why I suggested taking a Speech Course. I'll be glad that if you can consider my suggestions.

Yours

Li Hua

    All passengers boarded (登机)，and the fight would be on time. I went up to the gate (登机口)to get the papers from the gate staff and_______an adult passenger sitting there crying, which was very_______，So I asked the gate staff what was up and they told me that the passenger was not_________to board due to a problem of his ticket. His last name in the ticket was_________wrongly by a letter but he had_________it before.

After my asking, the man said that his father was just in the _______and he needed to take this flight to hopefully see him before he___________Unfortunately, there was nothing the gate staff could do about it. They told him to buy a new ticket._________，the fight was to leave ten minutes later and it was_________for him to do so, He told me he would be really__________if he wouldn't be able to say his final goodbye to his dad. Seeing a grown man crying sadly, I was sure that he was telling the ________

I________ for a while and then thought of________I could do to help him. As a member of staff I have a________----- I can issue (发) tickets through an online system to my family or__________Then, I provided a staff ticket for this passenger. I passed the ticket to him__________his kmnowing what I'd done. He was so__________ and it was all that I wanted to see. I just hoped that he wouldn't________any of his father's last words. Later, the gate staff told me they would help me keep the________as we can use the staff tickets only for people we know.

I was so poud that  day ________ I did something meaningful for a person in need.

1.A.noticed B.greeted C.rescued D.encouraged

2.A.funny B.common C.unusual D.dangerous

3.A.forced B.allowed C.advised D.persuaded

4.A.read B.spelled C.understood D.remmembered

5.A.found B.recorded C.imagined D.ignored

6.A.airport B.office C.school D.hospital

7.A.gave up B.came back C.passed away D.settled down

8.A.Instead B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore

9.A.special B.strange C.impossible D.unbelievable

10.A.regretful B.confused C.anxious D.hopeless

11.A.lie B.truth C.joke D.story

12.A.checked B.guessed C.predicted D.considered

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

14.A.goal B.duty C.task D.right

15.A.friends B.pets C.customers D.passengers

16.A.for B.after C.since D.without

17.A.calm B.brave C.pleased D.curious

18.A.miss B.repeat C.forget D.mind

19.A.rule B.secret C.promise D.appointment

20.A.because B.before C.until D.unless

Mind Your Manners

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good table manners are. In India, for example, people only eat with their right hands. You take food from one dish on the table, usually a kind of bread or rice, mix it with food from another dish and then put it in your mouth. Your left hand stays still. Eating with your left hand is very rude!

In western countries, people do not usually share the same dishes,. Everyone has his or her own plate of food, You eat with a knife and fork and you should not wave them around when you are not eating. In addition, you should try not to be noisy when eating.1.

When you go to some restaurants in different parts of the world, it is important to know what people think is rude. For example, in China it is OK to be noisy in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant is not noisy, you may think it is not very good.2.If a table is too noisy, other customers might not be happy.

3.In China, one person usually pays for every one. In western countries, when friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called "going Dutch". In addition, when westerners pay the check, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called“leaving a tip." Not leaving a tip is very rude. In US, it's common to leave tips of 10%, 15% or 20% of the check. The amount depends on how good the waiter was. 4.

The way people eat food is different around the world, but you can find the same kinds of food in many countries.5.

A.Good waiters can get a lot of money!

B.People think that is bad table manners!

C.Guests usually leave the tips under the plates.

D.Paying for the meal is also different from country to country.

E.However, in many western countries, restaurants are quiet places.

F.Chinese and Italian foods, for example, are popular all over the world.

G.Although good manners always make you look good, you can always follow your hosts if you're not sure what to do.

    What will our world be like in 2050?

There are two features in the growth of world population. First, the annual increase in population in 15 European countries, in the past few years, has been only 300,000. The United Nations estimates (估计)that by 2050, the population of European countries will decrease from the current 0.72 billion to 0.63 billion. Second, the population in developing countries is growing rapidly. By 2050，the population of Africa is expected to reach 1.8 billion, 0.9 billion more than its current population.

A recent research report published by the United Nations indicates that it is quite possible that the Earth's temperature is rising well above the previous estimate. The Antarctic ice sheet, which contains 90% of the world's ice, has lost significant mass in the past few years. The discovery comes as a surprise to scientists, who thought that the continent would gain ice this century because of increased snowfall in a warming climate. A research team from the University of Colorado used satellite data to estimate that the ice sheet will lose up to 48 cubic miles by 2050.

Africa's rivers face great change that will leave a quarter of the continent severely short of water by the middle of the century, according to a global warming study published today. Even modest decreases in rain in western Africa will see rivers lose as much as 80% of their water and a rise of what the scientists call "water refuges(难民)”. "In those areas where there is already a water shortage, it's going to have a destructive effect," the study says,.“If you're already walking 5 km to the nearest stream, by 2050,it's going to mean walking 30 km or moving your whole household closer to the water source."

1.Which of the following situations in 2050 is NOT mentioned in the text?

A.Population change.

B.Economic decline.

C.Global warming.

D.Water shortage.

2.What surprises the scientists according to Paragraph 3?

A.The Antarctic ice sheet has decreased.

B.The Earth's temperature is going down.

C.Global warming is destroying the Earth.

D.Snowfall increases in the Antarctic area.

3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph stress (强调) ?

A.The ill fate of Africa's rivers.

B.The importance of doing exercise.

C.The hard life of the African refugees.

D.The seriousness of the water problem.

4.What was the most possible feeling of the author when he wrote this text?

A.Happy.

B.Angry.

C.Worried.

D.Calm.

The secret of successful response

The novel coronavirus(新冠状病毒)is an uncommon threat. We don't know how bad it will be, nor do we know for how long it will spread. But we do know that it has already infected (感染) more than 18,000 people and killed many around the world. It also caused serious global economic damage. We need to adapt our responses to different countries and different parts of the same country in order to limit damage. Using data well is essential to such a successful response.

Data is key to all successful public health programs. In New York City, we raised tobacco taxes and made all indoor public places smoke free. Smoking rates declined at first but then the decline stopped. Because we had a tracking system in place, we realised that progress had stopped. So, we produced strong and direct no tobacco ads to the public. Our programs quickly reduced adult and teenager smoking, preventing more than 10,0000 deaths.

Every country facing the coronavirus disease needs to strengthen their data systems to track diseases, investigate skillfully and respond fast and successfully. Fast action will save lives and save money. But building the capacity to do this isn't free. It will cost about $1 to $2 per person per year for at least 10 years --- at least 30 billion. That's a lot of money for public health, but it's a tiny part of the amount lost when we don't know what we need to know about health threats.

Getting he data right is hardly quick and never easy, but it is always very important if we want to respond successfully, limit spread, and protect our communities and economy.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Novel coronavirus has killed people and damaged economy.

B.New York City succeeded in reducing smoking with data.

C.We need a lot of money to build the capacity of fast action.

D.Using data will cure people infected with novel coronavirus,

2.Why does the author talk about smoking in paragraph 2?

A.To warn us that smoking is harmful.

B.To suggest us how to reduce smoking.

C.To show the significant role of data.

D.To protect people's physical health.

3.What is the author's opinion on the building of the capacity of fast response?

A.It is too expensive and many countries cannot afford it.

B.It is worthwhile and necessary to develop such a capacity.

C.It supports communities and saves lives and saves money.

D.It requires a tiny part of the amount lost by heath threats.

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.The widespread of novel coronavirus has killed many people.

B.Using Data well is of vital importance to public health programs.

C.The importance of fighting against novel coronavirus.

D.The importance of raising tobacco taxes.

    Japanese fans who watched their national team be defeated by the Ivory Coast on Saturday showed it is possible to lose graciously (优雅地), when they stayed behind after the match to help clean up.

Despite seeing Japan's Blue Samurais lose 2-1 against the Ivory Coast' s national team at the Arena Perambuco in Recife, the Japanese audience armed with plastic bags searched their side of the stadium and gathered up dropped litter. While gathering waste after a sporting event is customary in Japan, the audience' s actions came as a shock to football fans from other countries.

This isn't the first time the Japanese have taken trash outside the stadium. The 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France was the first ever World Cup that Japan had qualified for. After their first group game against Argentina, the Japanese fans gave the world a lesson in politeness and respect by actually cleaning the football stadium seats. They picked up all the trash around them whether it was theirs or not. They then walked out and threw the trash in the garbage cans before leaving.

The all-around cleanliness of Japanese large cities comes as a culture shock to people coming from other big cities in the world. This tidiness is not due to millions of dollars spent on street cleaners and "Let's clean-up our city" campaigns. It's not due to effective public works or community service. It's due to one simple thing: They don't throw their rubbish on the floor. This unique and rare concept allows for both huge cities and the countryside to stay neat and tidy.

To reinforce this behavior, the common signs in Japan ask people to take their litter home with them. Then, to reinforce the sign, hey usually have no garbage cans in the parks. So when faced with the choice of throwing their garbage on the ground or keeping it with them, they keep it. They don’t need a “Don't Litter” or Keep Japan beautiful” sign. They have been doing it their whole lives and are used to taking their garbage with them.

1.The story in Paragraph 3 mainly shows that___________.

A.Japanese people are used to carrying their own trash

B.Japanese fans have a habit of cleaning up the stadium

C.Japanese fans often clean stadium seats before the game

D.the Japanese are very interested in watching football games

2.What can we say about Japanese big cities' cleanliness?

A.It has become common practice. B.It is the result of community service.

C.It costs millions of dollars every year. D.It exists because of public campaigns.

3.Which of the following do the Japanese accept as normal?

A.Punishing the behavior of littering. B.Many signs reading "Don't Litter"."

C.Lots of garbage cans in the parks. D.Taking litter away with them.

4.The author's attitude to the Japanese audience might be that of____________.

A.criticism B.unconcern C.respect D.doubt

Chambanamoms Presents

Girl's Night Out: Foot Golf!

Grab some friends and join us on Saturday, June 4, for a fun night out at Lake of the Woods Golf Course in Mahomet, thanks to our friends at the Champaign County Forest Preserve District. There will be giveaways, some adult drinks and food, as well as a great night out playing Foot Golf. Yes, we said Foot Golf .You don' t need to have a bag full of club(球杆)or fancy spike(钉鞋)--- just bring yourself (and athletic shoes, please).

If you can kick a soccer ball, you can play Foot Golf. If you can laugh and have fun, you can also play Foot Golf.

So what is Foot Golf? Foot Golf is what happens when you combine golf and soccer. Players kick off from a tee box (开球处) and attempt to get their soccer ball into a 21-inch diameter(直径) cup using the fewest number of kicks. Foot Golf can be played by children and adults. It is a trend sweeping golf courses across the country, and we are lucky to have it right here in Champaign County.

This event is FREE. To manage the number of people we have on the course, we are asking our friends to register (注册) . Here is a quick and easy form to fill out: http://www.chambanamoms.com/girlsnightoutrsvp/

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, June 4, at 7 p.m. Bring your girlfriends 一and your sense of humor!

IF YOU DRIVE: Lake of the Woods Golf Course is a quick drive west from Champaign-Urbana on Interstate 74. Get off at Lake of the Woods exit, Exit No. 174. Head north for 1/2 mile until the first stop sign. Take a left at the stop sign and travel for one mile. This road will take you directly to the golf course.

1.Participants who come to Girl's Night Out

A.need to bring spikes

B.should wear athletic shoes

C.should bring their own clubs

D.have to bring drinks and food

2.What do we know about Foot Golf?

A.It is played worldwide.

B.It is intended for children.

C.It is nothing like playing golf.

D.It is a mixture of golf and soccer.

3.What type of writing is this text?

A.A lesson plan.

B.An announcement.

C.An educational report.

D.An introduction to a sport.

请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Much is unknown about how Covid-19, a new coronavirus, spreads. Current knowledge is largely based on what is known about similar coronaviruses. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in many different species of animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people and then spread between people such as with MERS, SARS, and now with Covid-19.

Most often, spread from person-to-person happens among close contacts (about 6 feet). Person-to-person spread is thought to occur mainly via respiratory droplets (呼吸飞沫) produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how influenza and other respiratory pathogens (病原体) spread. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. It's currently unclear if a person can get Covid-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes.

It's important to note that how easily a virus spreads person-to-person can vary. Some viruses are highly contagious (传染性) (like measles), while other viruses are less so. There is much more to learn about the transmissibility severity, and other features associated with Covid-19.

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1.用约30个单词概述上文有关冠状病毒传播的路径；

2.用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：

（1）政府和民众如何防治冠状病毒的传播；

（2）面对疫情，请你发出2-3个倡议，助力中国战胜疫情。

（写作要求）

1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3.不必写标题。

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

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。

How Your Personality Type Affects Your Health

Personalities play an important role in determining one’s behavior and habits, so it’s little wonder that your personality type has much to do with your health. Now research has found that personality traits (特点)can be important health predictors. One study even found that the personality traits exhibited during childhood are linked to self-rated health during middle age.

So how is your health influenced by your personality? Let's take two common personality types for example. One is the classic type A personality. People with this personality type tend to be more competitive, impatient, tense, and even aggressive. According to research, this personality type is associated with many negative health outcomes like high blood pressure, heart disease, increased job stress, and social isolation (孤立). So, if you tend to have some of the more negative features of a type A personality, such as a tendency to be stressed out, explore things you can to lower your chances of developing health problems. For instance, you can practice stress management skills, which can help you to better handle life's daily problems.

The other one is the “eager to please” personality type. People with this personality type tend to be accommodating, passive, and conforming (从众). Their passive nature also means they're more likely to feel hopeless or helpless in the face of a negative health event. They may also be less likely to seek help when something is wrong. When faced with a diagnosis (诊断),they may simply assume that nothing they do will make much of a difference. So, what can you do to protect your health if you tend to be a people-pleaser? Don't always place your own well-being last. Being considerate of others can be a positive trait, but be sure to take time for your own health as well. Besides, don't fall into thinking that your health is out of your hands. Instead of focusing on the external influences that affect your health, pay attention to the things that you can change through your own actions.

Why does personality have an impact on health? Why are certain traits so tied to certain diseases? The answers aren't clear, but one potential explanation is that personality impacts the ways people choose to behave and live. People who are more responsible may be more likely to make healthier choices while those who are neurotic (神经质的)may be less likely to seek medical help.

Understanding your personality might be a great way to help determine what sort of health choices or changes you need to focus on making. By being aware of the potential clangers you may face, you can turn to your health care professional and come up with a plan to minimize the clangers.

    The word “soul” pops up everywhere. We may speak of a very polished performance, but without soul, or describe an athlete as the soul of his team. In each case, “soul” means deep feelings and core values. As neuroscientist Antonio Damasio wrote 20 years ago in his book Descartes’ Error. “Feelings form the basis for what humans have described for thousands of years as the soul or spirit.”

Today, studies increasingly show that many non-humans feel. Elephants appear to feel grief, while dolphins and whales express joy, or something much like it. Experiments have shown that rats become anxious when seeing surgery performed on other rats and that when presented with a trapped lab-mate and a piece of chocolate, they will free their trapped brother before eating.

None of the these will come as a surprise to pet owners or anyone who has observed virtually any kind of animal for any length of time. Science is rediscovering what Charles Darwin, in his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872), concluded that the variations between humans and other species in their ability to feel and express their emotions are differences in degree rather than in kind.

It could even be argued that other creatures are more conscious of feelings than humans are, because they possess a primary form of consciousness: they are aware of themselves and their environment but are less burdened by complexities such as reflection and thoughts that typify (是……的典型) human consciousness. They live closer to the bone, so to speak. Jeffrey Masson, author of When Elephants Weep, has remarked that animals possess feelings of “undiluted (纯粹的) purity and clarity” compared to the “seeming opacity (费解) and inaccessibility of human feelings.” Furthermore, we should consider that humans may not experience the full range of feelings found in the animal kingdom. As Humane Society ethologist Jonathan Balcombe points out: “in light of their sometimes vastly different living circumstances and sensory abilities, other species may experience some emotional states that we do not.”

Sentience — the ability of an organism (有机体) to feel — is fundamental to being alive. What we feel deeply is what drives us, for good or ill. So if humans have souls, they must be more about sentience than consciousness. In his book Pleasure: A Creative Approach to Life, the late psychoanalyst Alexander Lowen reflected on these connections, proposing that “The soul of a man is in his body. Through his body a person is part of life and part of nature…If we are identified with our bodies, we have souls, for through our bodies we are identified with all creation.” As long as we are alive — and therefore feeling — we are connected to one another and to the natural world. We are, in a word, ensouled.

Thanks to the Internet, there’s a steady stream of examples of animals demonstrating sympathy, from an ape saving a bird to a gorilla protecting a three-year-old boy when he fell into her enclosure. A particularly striking case of animal gratitude occurred in 2005 off the California coast, where a female whale was found caught in nylon ropes used by fishermen. As narrated by Frans de Waal in The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society, “The ropes were digging into the body. The only way to free the whale was to dive under the surface to cut away the ropes. The divers spent an hour on the task. The most remarkable part came when the whale realized it was free. Instead of leaving the scene, she hung around. The huge animal swam in a large circle, carefully approaching every diver separately. She nuzzled (用鼻子轻触) one, then moved on to the next, until she had touched them all.”

Soul may be a profound (深奥的) matter of fellow feeling. The stronger the capability of a given species for fellow feeling, the more that species can be said to exhibit soulfulness. To view things in this way offers an important step in humanity’s progression toward understanding its place in Creation — and toward appreciating the inheritance we hold in common with other sentient beings on this increasingly small and fragile planet.

1.What can we infer from Charles Darwin’s conclusion in his book of 1872?

A.Humans and animals fall into different categories.

B.Animals can neither feel nor express their emotions.

C.Humans and animals express emotions at different levels.

D.Only some animals can express their emotions like humans.

2.Why is there an argument that animals have higher ability to feel than humans?

A.Because animals concentrate more on themselves and their surroundings.

B.Because animals are more capable of to reflect and think in a complex way.

C.Because Darwin’s theory of natural selection has not confirmed it up to now.

D.Because Darwin’s theory of natural selection doesn’t mention the phenomenon.

3.What can we learn from Jeffrey Masson and Jonathan Balcombe?

A.Animals’ living environment contributes to their sensory abilities.

B.The range of animals’ feelings may be larger than that of humans’.

C.Humans tend to unconsciously damage animals’ living environment

D.Animals in harmony with humans could express emotions more easily.

4.The author gives the example of a whale expressing its gratitude to divers to_______.

A.teach humans to have a grateful heart

B.show that animals have certain feelings

C.explain humans live in harmony with animals

D.tell readers whales have special ways to say thanks

5.What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A.To give an explanation of the relationship between soul and fellow feeling,

B.To stress the importance of understanding animals’ feelings in human progress.

C.To remind humans of the meaning of appreciating nature.

D.To raise a new question about creatures and fragile planet.

6.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Do animals really have souls? B.Are animals similar to humans?

C.Can humans communicate with animals? D.How do animals express their emotions?

    People have speculated (思索) for centuries about a future without work. Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by inequality: A few wealthy people will own all the capital, and the masses will struggle in a wasteland. A different prediction holds that without jobs to give their lives meaning, future people will simply become lazy and depressed.

But it doesn’t necessarily follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with dissatisfaction. Such visions are based on the downsides of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment. In the absence of work, a society designed with other ends in mind could provide strikingly different circumstances for the future of labor and leisure.

These days, spare time is relatively rare for most workers. “When I come home from a hard day's work, I often feel tired,” says John Danaher, a lecturer at the National University of Ireland, adding, “In a world in which I don’t have to work, I might feel rather different — perhaps different enough to throw himself into a hobby with the enthusiasm usually reserved for professional matters.”

Daniel Everett, an anthropologist (人类学家) at Bentley University studied a group of hunter-gathers in the Amazon called the Piraha for years. According to Everett, while some might consider hunting and gathering work, hunter-gatherers don’t. “They think of it as fun,” he says. “They don’t have a concept of work the way we do.”

Everett described a typical clay for the Piraha: A man might get up, spend a few hours fishing, have a barbecue, and play until the evening. Does this relaxing life lead to the depression and purposelessness seen among so many of today’s unemployed? “I’ve never seen anything like depression there, except people who are physically ill,” Everett says. While many may consider work necessary for human life, work as it exists today is a relatively new invention in the course of human culture. “We think it’s bad to just sit around with nothing to do,” says Everett. “For the Piraha, it’s quite a desirable state.”

1.What might be some people’s attitude towards the work-free world?

A.Objective. B.Negative.

C.Skeptical. D.Cautious.

2.What does the underlined word “downsides” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A.Risks. B.Losses.

C.Challenges. D.Disadvantages.

3.John Danaher might agree that _____.

A.work plays an important role in our future life

B.people don’t know how to balance work and life

C.people’s work-free future life will be full of charm

D.higher unemployment makes life tougher for workers

4.Why is Daniel Everett’s study mentioned?

A.To justify John Danaher’s opinion. B.To show a future life without work.

C.To compare different views on work. D.To introduce the Piraha in the Amazon.

    Bombardier beetles are known for their skillful response to predators (捕食性动物).If they are about to be eaten, the insects spray their predators with boiling-hot chemicals. If they get swallowed anyway, they have plan B: Blast (爆炸) their way out from the inside.

In an experiment, scientists watched as a Japanese stream toad readily swallowed an Asian bombardier beetle. But 44 minutes later, the toad vomited (呕吐) the contents of its stomach. The insect ran away, physically unharmed.

“The vomited beetle was alive and active,” study authors Shinji Sugiura and Takuya Sato of Kobe University in Japan reported in the journal Biology Letters. Why, the researchers wondered, does luck always favor the escape artists? To find out, they needed more of them, and they needed to feed them to more toads. Scientists gathered 15 species of ground beetles, including the bombardier beetle. They also collected Japanese common toads, which are natural bombardier beetle predators, and Japanese stream toads, which do not live in the same place as the insect.

Sugiura and Sato hypothesized (假设) that over years of exposure, the common toad species developed a greater tolerance to the bombardier beetle's poisonous chemicals than the stream toads had. The bombardier beetles were divided into two groups. Some were poked (戳) with special tools, which caused them to release all their poisonous chemical spray. Other beetles were left alone. Then they were fed to the toads.

The toads that swallowed a fully loaded bombardier beetle were in for a surprise. “An explosion was heard inside each toad, which indicates that the bombardier beetle sent up a chemical spray after being swallowed, the authors wrote. The common toads vomited their prey 35 percent of the time. The stream toads vomited their prey 57 percent of the time. That confirmed their hypothesis about the toads' evolutionary adaptation. All 16 of the vomited insects were “alive and active” 20 minutes later. Almost all the beetles that released their defensive chemicals before meeting the toads were “successfully digested”. The test told the researchers that the beetles' boiling chemical spray was indeed their ticket to freedom.

1.When Bombardier beetles are in danger, they can ______.

A.have relevant ways to escape B.bring up the content of stomach

C.cause damage to their enemies D.make no response to outside attack

2.What was the scientists’ assumption before the experiment?

A.Bombardier beetles were always lucky to escape.

B.Japanese common toads were natural predators.

C.Common toads had the ability to resist the poison.

D.Bombardier beetles could release poison constantly.

3.What do we know about Sugiura and Sato’s test?

A.It showed the process of the insects’ evolution.

B.It demonstrated the harm of explosion in the toads.

C.It stressed the importance of a balanced ecosystem.

D.It provided convincing evidence for their assumption.

405 Seymour River Place

North Vancouver

Phone: 604-929-5610

General information:

Officially open to the public in 1975, and now home to over 200 domestic animals and birds, Maplewood Farm tries to provide a unique experience, combining enjoyment and education.

Highlights:

This farm offers children and adults an opportunity to meet and interact with all the animals you would come across on any rural farm from the large residents to the smallest baby chick. Walk around the farm at your own pace — you could easily see it all in 30 minutes, or take your time and spend a little longer with the animals you and your children like best.

Self-guided tours:

The farm offers a booklet full of information about the animals as well as rules for visiting the farm. When you make your school group reservation, one “Guide to Maplewood Farm” can be mailed to you free of charge to help you plan your visit.

Tips:

·Do not chase animals or birds.

·Use caution when petting any animals.

·Please wash your hands thoroughly after touching any animal and before eating. A sink is available for washing hands.

·We all know it seldom rains in North Vancouver. When it does Maplewood is still open and fun. They even have umbrellas to lend you!

·Be aware of the warning signs that all animals can bite. And despite how friendly the animals may seem, this is true. So keep little hands away from the animals’ mouths.

·Bring a stroller (婴儿车) for younger kids. The farm is easy to navigate with gravel paths throughout.

·Stick around for the cow milking. It is very informative.

1.On Maplewood Farm, visitors can ______.

A.receive free mails before making group reservations

B.enrich their experiences of interacting with animals

C.learn from employees how to train and raise animals

D.find it a challenge to see the farm around in 30 minutes

2.What action may present potential risks to the visitors?

A.Forget to bring an umbrella. B.Borrow strollers in the farm.

C.Watch a cow milking nearby. D.Use hands to feed the animals.

    Last summer, Katie Steller drove to work in Minneapolis. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man was asking for _______ with a sign. She _______ her window.

“Hey!” she shouted. “I’m driving around giving free haircuts. If I go grab my _______, do you want one right now?” As Steller likes to tell the _______ , he paused. “_______,” he said, “I have a funeral to go to this week. I was really hoping to get a _______.”

She drove off, and went to the salon she _______. One of her stylists helped her _______ a red chair into her car. Then the two drove back and trimmed (修剪) the man’s hair. He told them stories.

To date, Steller has given 30 or so such haircuts, and she is keenly _______ of the power of her cleanup job.

“It’s __________ a haircut,” she says. “I want it to be a gateway, to show value and respect, but also to get to know people. I want to build __________.”

Steller knows that a haircut can change one’s __________. As a teen, she suffered from a disease that was so severe, her hair __________ in an extreme manner. Her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut.

“To have somebody talk to me like a person and not just an illness helped me feel __________ and less alone,” she says.

After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon so she could help people. In 2009, she began her Red Chair Project, __________ people on the streets.

Those who __________ acts of kindness are invited for a free makeover at Steller’s salon. __________ , they tell their stories, which Steller __________ on her website. Steller listens to people’s stories of loss, addiction, and __________ to get back on their feet. Her hope is that by reading about kind acts, others will be __________ to spread their own.

1.A.advice B.trouble C.information D.help

2.A.turned down B.pulled down C.rolled down D.laid down

3.A.chair B.partner C.sign D.car

4.A.truth B.story C.fortune D.time

5.A.Hopefully B.Actually C.Thankfully D.Generally

6.A.ride B.chair C.handcraft D.haircut

7.A.owns B.favors C.trusts D.knows

8.A.squeeze B.shape C.wrap D.load

9.A.jealous B.fearful C.aware D.typical

10.A.rather than B.other than C.more than D.better than

11.A.relationships B.organizations C.memberships D.communities

12.A.condition B.life C.image D.career

13.A.faded B.thinned C.shrank D.darkened

14.A.cared about B.left behind C.calmed down D.carried away

15.A.holding on to B.losing out to C.reaching out to D.catching on to

16.A.commit B.advocate C.prepare D.consider

17.A.In reality B.In addition C.In consequence D.In exchange

18.A.reveals B.shares C.announces D.explains

19.A.promise B.hesitation C.struggle D.intention

20.A.invited B.induced C.persuaded D.inspired

—What was the first day of your job like, Tony?

—Oh, _____. It was as good as could be expected.

A.don’t mention it B.I can’t complain C.it makes no difference D.I’ll see to it

Generally Andrew takes advantage of the public transport, but _____ he drives to his workplace.

A.on schedule B.on average C.on purpose D.on occasion

—I'll attend your lecture after I finish my class tomorrow.

—I'm afraid by then I will have concluded my lecture and _____ my guests in my office.

A.meet B.have met C.will be meeting D.am meeting

—Why have you sold your old Buick car like _____?

—It consumes much oil and has a lot of mechanical problems.

A.a wet blanket B.a child's play C.a black sheep D.a hot potato

You might be trapped in an elevator emergency, in _____ case you should stay calm and call for help.

A.that B.which C.whose D.its

All flights _____ due to the thunder storm, they had to go there by high-speed train.

A.cancelled B.to cancel C.being cancelled D.having cancelled

While the content of tobacco advertising may not be _____ targeted at teenagers, the attractive images in the ads are impressive to them.

A.explicitly B.extremely C.elegantly D.ethnically

I _____ a classic novel when, right in the middle of an interesting chapter, my mobile phone rang.

A.read B.was reading C.had read D.would read

There's a funny plot twist in every person's life story, _____ that happens to them when they think they're the last person it can happen to.

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

Most students are making great efforts to study on line _____ their eyes suffer a lot after long hours' focus on the computer or phone.

A.in case B.even if C.now that D.so that

Figuring out in advance _____ we’re going to cope with major problems during the virus outbreak helps us work efficiently.

A.why B.when C.how D.whether

Car parks have become scarce resources, for when they were_____, people expected there to be one car per family.

A.wound up B.pulled out C.swelled up D.laid out

As is often the case, she _____ listen to music after breakfast, alone in her room, for hours.

A.shall B.must C.will D.may

Stricter measures are required to prevent outside infection _____ from entering locations with a closed environment.

A.sources B.resources C.consequences D.guidelines

All meeting participants stressed the need to _____ efforts and resources to strengthen epidemic control in Hubei and its capital.

A.advocate B.promote C.concentrate D.allocate