If you happened to be at the recent National Senior Games in Albuquerque last June, it’s likely that you would have found an extremely enthusiastic group of 19 people, all wearing bright yellow T-shirts that read “Blossom at 85” on one side and "Gammy’s Groupies" on the other. “That’s my team,” says Andrea Harrison, speaking about the family and friends there to cheer her on. Harrison is certainly blossoming at 85—so much so that she walked away with gold in the 800 meters with a time of 6'24" and silver in the 5K, finishing in 43'1''.

“People often tell me that they’re inspired by my running and they are encouraged to do more to stay active because of it. ” Harrison says. “I feel like this is my job and my purpose now, to get people moving, no matter what their ages are.”

She even has a presentation she gives at community centers and schools, centering on how beneficial running and exercise can be on emotional heath as well as physical health. Calling it “Motion Over Disturbance;” she says it emphasizes how the motion of movement takes away the disturbance in your head, clearing away all those little worries and bothers of everyday life.

Harrison also likes to tell her audiences that she’s a late bloomer when it comes to running. She started when she was 50 years old, and only because of her sons, then a junior in high school, wanted to be on a track team. So the two of them ran around the parking lot of the school.

Now running 11 miles a week, she calms the “excitement” in her mind by spending her time praying for family members as she runs, particularly for her twin sister who has dementia （痴呆）. But of course she also includes her 6 children, 14 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.

There are often strangers approaching her after races to congratulate her on a win-she jokes that there “aren’t too many old ladies” for competition. “They say, ‘If you can run like this, I should be running,’ ” she says. “And I say ‘Well, go ahead. What are you waiting for?’”

1.What is Harrison’s job in her own opinion?

A.Being a member of a track team.

B.Winning gold and silver medals.

C.Encouraging people to run regardless of ages.

D.Giving lectures on the benefits of exercise.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined part “bloomer” in Paragraph 4?

A.Competitor. B.Runner.

C.Instructor. D.Achiever.

3.What is Harrison always doing while running?

A.Listening to some music. B.Missing her family members.

C.Praying to calm down. D.Waiting for the strangers. ,

4.What can be inferred from the whole text?

A.It’s never too late to learn. B.All that glitters is not gold.

C.To strike while iron is hot. D.Well begun is half done.

    Happiness is an abstract （抽象的）concept. When one thinks of a typically happy person, smiling, laughing and cheering are what usually come to mind. However, if people stop smiling or laughing, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are unhappy. Happiness has many different levels, and it is difficult to place the word in one type.

Many people believe as people grow older, they will feel more happiness. However, I just find they are not always so. When my twelve - year - old sister was asked what made her happy, she initially told me that sleeping made her happy, and then she looked at me for a reaction. When I had none, she changed her answer to food, then to fashion, and then finally to family. Each time she glanced at me, she looked for affirmation （肯定）that she had given a “right answer”

My younger cousin, Who is even younger than my sister, gave me an answer that surprised me. It wasn't eating candy or watching TV that made her happy; It was love. Considering the clear differences between my sister and cousin in their answers, I came to see that age didn't always largely contribute to happiness.

When I asked my grandmother what brought her happiness, she immediately answered my family” without hesitation. This is something I expected, as my grandma Is always a family -centered person. This is also consistent （一致的）with her culture, being from Italy and growing up during the 50s, when family values were at its highest point in society.

Asking myself this question, I think carefully about my answers. Sure, my family, friends and pets make me happy, but so do reading, writing and watching movies. This is why I have no answer to my own question.

There is no one single thing that makes me the happiest, because like everybody, my mood depends on many factors. Happiness depends on external factors as well as one's personality and age. This is why I have come to the conclusion that the journey of happiness cannot truly be defined, and that there isn't one thing above all that makes everyone the happiest.

1.What do we know about happiness from Paragraph 1?

A.It is valued by nearly all people*

B.It is easy to describe it with words.

C.Its highest level is often expressed with laughing.

D.It may have nothing to do with one's expressions.

2.Comparing her sister's and cousin's answers, the author realized that _______.

A.happiness comes from very small things

B.happiness doesn't always depend on age

C.little kids can sometimes give us inspiration

D.some abstract things can make people happier

3.What conclusion does the author draw about happiness?

A.Extreme happiness is hard to achieve.

B.Happiness is determined by many factors.

C.The happiest people are often open - minded.

D.One fs family gives him the most happiness.

    Your kids may be unhappy about the end of summer and the beginning of another school year, but you can cheer them up with something fun. Here are 4 fantastic places for them to go this fall.

Frist Art Museum

615-244-3340

Tickets: $ 15 adults, free ages 18 &younger

One of the most famous children's authors of all time, Eric Carle, is the creator of more than 70 picture books. In the exhibit of Eric Carle's Picture Books： Celebrating 50 Years of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, you and your kids will be offered the chance to explore Carle's personal history and interests, different subjects and artistic techniques.

Grand Ole Opry House

615 -889 -1000

Tickets: $ 24.99 （ children 3 & younger are free）

This fantastic musical, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, is a live-action stage version of the based 1964 animated （动画的）TV special. The 70-minute stage adaptation holds true to the TV version, and it's great excitement to watch Rudolph flying in the air over the stage. Your kids are going to be excited when the larger - than - life Abominable Snowman takes the stage!

First Tennessee Park

615-782-4040

Tickets： $23. 99 adults； $ 15. 99 ages 3-16 （On Tuesday or Wednesday： $ 12.79 ages 3-12; $20.79 adults or ages over 12）

Nashville is getting a brand - new holiday experience at the stadium, GLOW,  which Will soon feature4 million lights, the South's largest Christmas tree （at more than 100 feet tall） and  other   decorations related to the coming Christmas.

Bridgestone Arena

615-770-2000

Tickets： $20-$ 100

There have been other “Jurassic” live shows with life - size robotic dinosaurs, but this is the very first time that the Jurassic World movie has set free its ancient creatures in an arena （竞技场） experience. Your kids can look forward to a whole new Jurassic World.

1.What can kids get from a visit to Frist Art Museum?

A.A chance to promote one's art works.

B.A tip on having a performance in a musical.

C.An opportunity to explore a well - known author.

D.A copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar for free.

2.How much will a couple with a 14-year-old boy pay to enter First Tennessee park on Wednesday?

A.47.97 dollars. B.54.37 dollars. C.62.37 dollars. D.63.97 dollars.

3.Where will you probably visit if your kids like ancient animals?

A.Frist Art Museum. B.Grand Ole Opry House.

C.First Tennessee Park. D.Bridgestone Arena.

假定你是李华，你受学生会委托给全体在校交换生写一封信,感谢他们为灾区进行的捐赠活动。内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.捐赠活动介绍；

3.捐赠物品处理情况通报。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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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。

Last year, our class paid a visit a local nursing home. After arrive there, we saw some elder doing Tai chi. They gave us an impression of being energetic but healthy. But there was also some old people seated in the wheelchairs. They were out of the shape, which made me a few sad. They must have experienced a hard life in the past. During that visit, we chat with the old and did some cleaning here. We had such a good time. This year, we plan to visit it again and hope more people care about the old so that they can be healthy, peace and happy for the rest of their life.

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Jingdezhen porcelain(瓷器)is Chinese porcelain produced in or near Jingdezhen in southern China. Jingdezhen has produced porcelain 1. (century)ago. And the town 2.was named Jingdezhen by Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty became a major kiln(窑)site around 1004.During the period, the 3.(produce)of porcelain in this area first became 4.(know).By the 14th century it had become the largest centre of producing Chinese porcelain, which remained in the following times. In the Ming Dynasty, official kilns in Jingdezhen 5.(control)by the emperor, making quality porcelain in large quantities for the emperor to give abroad as gifts. As a result, the town was 6.(close)linked to the world.

Although being a remote town in a hilly area, Jingdezhen is near the quality porcelain stone and forests which can provide plenty of wood for the kilns. It also has 7.river flowing from north to south, 8.(benefit)the transport of the fragile objects.

Jingdezhen has produced a great variety of 9. (value) porcelain. As a result, the town is famous 10. the “Porcelain Capital”. One type of its well-known high quality porcelain object is the blue and white porcelain from the 1330s.

    Fink had accidentally texted the wrong number and her messages were going to a man named Clayten, rather than her friend, Jakeman. "Hey! Brother, Jakeman. This is your sister Fink, we are _______ you dinner tomorrow. What time would be a _______ time to bring it over?" the text read. Clayten _______ replied, "Ooh! What5re you bringing me? I'm allergic to seafood. "

Fink then _______ to Clayten that the text was meant for Jakeman and his _______, Sally, who have a four-year-old son, Noah, who was in the ICU. Clayten then responded to Fink, asking, "How can I _______?" Noah has Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Sally was _______ Noah,

along with his four siblings （兄弟姐妹），to a doctor for a follow-up _______ regarding his broken ankle, which was caused by a fall when he _______ a seizure （突发疾病）.

Clayten told Fink he is a single father and helping a ________ in need would be a teachable moment for his ________, adding that it is "just what people ________ Clayten used Facebook on Sunday to ________ the exchange he had with Fink and encouraged his friends to help out the Jakeman's  family. He also ________ a fundraiser on Facebook and got in contact with Armer Foundation for Kids, which can ________ assist the family.

“He doesn't ________ us or Fink at all and the fact that he not only offered to help but actually backed that with ________ is amazing," Jakeman said. "I don't know if he ________ in God or not, but I believe he was sent here to help this family. I ________ him he was an angel," Fink said. Noah is doing better, but he has a long way to go to ________. Noah's mother said that she was making plans with Clayten so he could meet Noah.

1.A.lending B.bringing C.renting D.changing

2.A.good B.useful C.bad D.real

3.A.sincerely B.luckily C.rudely D.jokingly

4.A.complained B.admitted C.explained D.turned

5.A.mother B.wife C.colleague D.sister

6.A.help B.give C.leave D.stay

7.A.persuading B.adopting C.driving D.asking

8.A.clarification B.business C.research D.appointment

9.A.found B.suffered C.controlled D.hid

10.A.family B.group C.team D.friend

11.A.work B.students C.son D.ways

12.A.observe B.study C.declare D.do

13.A.speed B.share C.spare D.involve

14.A.turned up B.gave up C.set up D.looked up

15.A.further B.spiritually C.totally D.hardly

16.A.get B.treat C.trust D.know

17.A.action B.service C.thought D.opinion

18.A.wants B.consists C.believes D.hands

19.A.reserved B.awarded C.warned D.told

20.A.disease B.recovery C.adjustment D.hospital

    Have you been working from home at your dining room table, on your couch or even from bed? We find ourselves typing away on our laptops and tablets in different positions around the house. 1., I've created a quick stretch and core routine that combines both yoga and Pilates exercises. These simple moves will not only help straighten you out, they'll also reduce strain and tension in your shoulder muscles, neck, and legs.

2.

While seated or standing, roll your shoulders back and clasp your hands behind you. Pull your arms away from your back as you expand your chest, and breathe deeply. Stick your chest forward as you pull your arms back. Hold this for 3 deep breaths, in and out.

Neck stretch

3. . Lift the right arm up and press your right hand onto the left side of your head for a more intense stretch. Hold this for 3 deep breaths, and then repeat on the other side.

Single leg hamstring stretch

Stand up and place your right heel onto the chair or couch. Bend the foot, and lean forward to stretch the hamstring and calf （小腿肚）.4.. Hold this position for 3 breaths, and then repeat on the other side.

5. , because we're combining Pilates core work with yoga stretching and strengthening.  Repeat it every hour if possible.

A.Shoulder stretch

B.Strike your hands behind you

C.This routine counts as a mini workout, too

D.To shift to the edge of your couch, bed or chair

E.To help you maintain good pose no matter where you're working

F.Make sure your legs are square to the chair and your feet are leg length apart

G.Drop your right ear toward your right shoulder to stretch the left side of your neck

    Feedback is regarded as an essential component of a successful business culture. Used correctly, it can improve performance and teamwork. In a recent study, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the IESE Business School in Barcelona examined which type of feedback tended to lead to cooperative behaviors and which to competitive behaviors. To this end, 112 students of different subjects and 28 managers, all of whom had at least seven years of professional experience, were invited to participate in a laboratory experiment.

Groups of four participants played variants （变体）of a classic public goods game. Each player was given a fixed number of points to invest per round. During the time of the ten rounds, they were required to decide how many points they wanted to invest in a group project and how many in their own individual project. The rewards for cooperative behavior differed across the two experimental scenarios （方案），impacting participants, scores and finally how much money they were paid. In the first scenario, cooperative behavior on average led to a better score for the group, but to a worse score on the personal level. In the second scenario, cooperation paid off for both the group and the individual. Uncooperative behavior not only reduced the overall score, but also harmed the other players more than it did the participants themselves. After each round, the participants received feedback—either just on their own performance (individualistic feedback) or additional feedback on the performance of the group as a whole (joint outcome feedback) or on how they ranked relative to the other players (ranking feedback).

The results showed that the type of feedback received had a significant impact on participants' views of the scenario and on whether they behaved cooperatively or competitively. Participants who were given individual feedback behaved cooperatively in the cooperative scenario and increasingly selfishly in the competitive scenario over the rounds played. Participants who were given feedback on the performance of the group as a whole were generally interested in maintaining cooperation, regardless of the scenario.

1.What does the study try to find out?

A.What can improve employees' performance and teamwork.

B.What professional feedback is needed to inspire employees.

C.How the professional experience inspire teamwork among employees.

D.How different types of feedback impact interactions among employees.

2.What were the participants asked to do in the game?

A.Find at least two partners.

B.Play it more than ten rounds.

C.Set up and invest their own projects.

D.Invest every round with given points.

3.What did the participants get when they worked individually in scenario two?

A.A better score for the group but a worse for individuals.

B.A worse score for the group and more harm to others.

C.A worse score for the group but a better for individuals.

D.A worse score for the group and more harm to themselves.

4.What is probably discussed in the following text?

A.How different scenarios reward participants.

B.How participants given ranking feedback behaved.

C.How participants given individual feedback behaved.

D.How participants given joint outcome feedback behaved.

    Researchers at Cornell University are one step closer to building robots that are more like humans. This new method is one you might not expect. However, a soft robot muscle that "sweats" to regulate its temperature. "Sweating takes advantage of evaporated (蒸发)water loss to rapidly dissipate heat and can cool below the environmental temperature. So as is often the case, biology provided an excellent guide for us as engineers."

The fingerlike devices are 3D printed, water powered, and can be used to grab things. They are made of two soft chemical materials: a base layer of (CH3) 2 CH-C3H5 NO covered in a multihole layer of (C3H5 NO)n. When the fingers reach a temperature of 30°C (86°F), the base layer reacts by shrinking, squeezing the water through the top pores (毛孔)in the top layer. The drying up is so efficient that the surface temperature of the actuator can drop by 21°C in just 30 seconds. That's three times more efficient than in humans. When wind from a fan is thrown into the mix, they cool down around six times as fast. The evaporation also cooled the object held by the actuator hand.

"The best part of this artificial strategy is that the heat regulation is based on the material itself," said T. J. Wallin, co-lead author, a research scientist at Facebook Reality Labs. "We did not need to have sensors or other components to control the sweating rate. When the local temperature rose above the set point, the pores would simply open and close on their own. "

While the result is exciting, it is only a first step. The robot has its weaknesses. The sweat can make the robot hand slippery, so the team is examining textures to improve its grasp. When the sweating takes place, the robot's mobility is also blocked and needs to refill its water supply.

"I think that the future of making these more biologically similar materials and robots is going to rely on the material composition," said co-lead author Rob Shepherd, an associate professor of mechanical and engineering. "This brings up a point about the importance of research involving several different academic subjects or areas, where really no one group has all the answers. "

1.Which can best replace the underlined word "dissipate" in paragraph 1?

A.turn down B.put aside

C.drive away D.take in

2.What can control the heating performance of the robot?

A.Its artificial material. B.Its accurate sensor.

C.Its sensitive devices. D.Its working surroundings.

3.What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A.The disadvantages of the robot.

B.The next step of the researchers.

C.The rules the robot has to follow.

D.The effect of the new development.

4.What can we infer from Shepherd's words?

A.The future of the robot is promising.

B.The similar materials are too difficult to develop.

C.Only working together can make the robot more successful.

D.The next step of his team is to search for suitable software.

    Tim Wasem, an English teacher, says he's still getting his head around it. "I have students coming in this semester who are asking, like, 'When are we gonna do the podcast （播客）challenge? When's that gonna happen?' I didn't know the answers."

That's because a year ago, an unlikely team of 11th-graders at Elizabethton High School in east Tennessee won NPR's first-ever Student Podcast Challenge. Their 11-minute entry told the story of how the nearby town of Erwin is trying to rehabilitate （挽回）its image a century after hanging an elephant. They called their podcast"Murderous Mary & The RISE Of Erwin."

As the Student Podcast Challenge opens this month for its second year and as our new podcast about the contest launches on Monday, we've checked back in with last year's two grand-prize winners to see how the experience changed their learning and their lives.

Deanna Hull was a driving force behind "Murderous Mary". She says the experience gave a big lift to her "internal confidence as a student and just as a person in general”. Now a senior, Hull is making college plans, and she says winning the contest helped her see what she's truly capable of. "I'm typically very self-critical of my work. I can't really see what everyone else sees... But then when we found out we'd won, I was like, 'Whoa, OK. Hull admits that she and her classmates took a few weeks to find their footing. Wasem and a fellow teacher Alex Campbell assigned the teams themselves, often avoiding friend groups and forcing unlikely cooperation.

And Hull says that while she was proud of the finished project, she never imagined it could win. The podcast project not only helped Hull and her team but also changed the lives of some of their classmates who didn't win. "The most amazing thing that came from the podcast experience of that class is how many of them found their passion through this project," Campbell says, "and how this project helped them connect to people and learn how to tell someone else's story."

1.How did Tim Wasem feel about his students' questions?

A.He felt tired of them.

B.He was surprised at them.

C.He lacked confidence in them.

D.He had no idea of their answers.

2.What can we learn about "Murderous Mary & The RISE Of Erwin”？

A.It lost a chance to win last year.

B.It tells people elephants are friendly.

C.Its winning was beyond its makers' expectation.

D.It is about the history of the makers' hometown.

3.What did Deanna Hull mainly get from the winning?

A.Self-confidence.

B.Her passion for science.

C.Admission into a college.

D.A good knowledge of her disadvantages.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Making a Podcast Enriched Students' Lives

B.What Can Make the Podcast Sound Better?

C.A Successful Way to the College： Podcast Challenge

D.More Problems to be Solved About Podcast Challenge

    Each month, we post a photo online. All you need to do is work out where it is and you could win three superb illustrated （有插画的）DK Travel Guide books.

To give you a helping hand, we'll be revealing clues here. So make sure to check back, and follow @MirrorTrapel and @TravelEdNigel on Twitter for updates !

This month's picture shows a shining royal palace. It's in the capital of an exotic country and a popular tourist destination—but it's not the most famous one in this nation.

The question for April—name the COUNTRY.

CLUE 1 ：The city is on the banks of a famous 2,703-miIe-long river.

CLUE 2: Sounds like you could find a pen pal here.

THE PRIZE：

The first correct answer chosen at random will win three beautifully illustrated DK Travel country or city guides of their choice, each up to a value of £19. 99. For a full list of titles visit dk. co. uk.

HOW TO ENTER：

When you think you've guessed our mystery location, simply fill out the form below with your answer and details.

Terms & Conditions：

Competition closes on April 30, 2020.

Entry is open to aged 18 or over only. Employees of Reach pic, DK Travel Ltd, their families, agents, suppliers of the prizes and anyone professionally connected with this competition are not included.

Only one free entry per person via the competition entry form above.

Entries made using methods produced by a movie, macro （微距镜头）or the use of automated devices will be useless. No responsibility is accepted for entries which are invalid, incomplete, unclear, lost or delayed in transit, or which fail to be properly submitted. All of these will be considered useless.

Entry is considered acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

The winner will be the first correct answer drawn at random after lines close.

1.What does the author want readers to do?

A.Find out the best photos.

B.Guess the mystery picture location.

C.Work out the most popular country.

D.Take part in a photography competition.

2.Who can take part in the competition?

A.A pupil whose hobby is photography.

B.An employee of Reach pic, DK Travel Ltd.

C.An adult sending his entry before April 30, 2020.

D.A college student who selected a picture from a movie.

3.Where is the text probably from?

A.A weather report.

B.A travel website.

C.A geography textbook.

D.A photography magazine.

假定你是红星中学高二学生李华，你的英国笔友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对中国电影很感兴趣，并请你向他推荐一部你喜欢的中国电影，请你给他回邮件，内容包括：

1. 电影的基本信息

2. 电影情节简介

3. 你的推荐理由

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 Jim,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

How to Improve Your English

Learning English is a continuous process. For tips on how to improve your English, read on.

Read English newspapers, books, and magazines. Reading is an active process that requires your brain to work. When learning a language, much is achieved by speaking, listening and writing. 1. When you read, you learn new words and will be able to use them.

2. After reading the daily papers, choose one or two articles that stood out among all those that you read, and write down your reactions to them. Read what you wrote afterwards, and check if you made any grammatical errors or would like to improve your work.

Read the book version of a movie that you have already seen. 3. Reading the book version means you will find it easier to understand and guess vocabulary, and you can remember it easily since the story is already familiar to you.

Teach English to children or friends. 4. This also holds true for the English language. When you share and teach English to others, you are able to practice. At the same time, you become more aware of your weak areas.

Use English every day. Whatever you are doing, from washing the dishes or taking out the garbage to going to work or to the gym, use English. Take out those new words that you learned and use them. Bring out those new idioms you came across and use them. 5. Learn how to use it in your daily life.

As you try to improve your English day by day, you will surely see improvements that are going to “make your day”.

A.Open your mouth.

B.Keep a news diary.

C.But reading is also a great help.

D.Listening to songs can help you improve your English.

E.The best way to improve something is by teaching it to others.

F.If the new knowledge stays inside your head and in your notebooks, it won’t come to life.

G.If you are not a serious book reader, reading a story that you are already familiar with will help you move along page by page.

    You have probably heard of the Mozart effect. It's the idea that if children or even babies listen to music composed by Mozart, they will become more intelligent. A quick Internet search reveals plenty of products to assist you in the task. Whatever your age is there are CDs and books to help you taste the power of Mozart's music, but when it comes to scientific evidence that it can make you more clever, the picture is more mixed.

The phrase “the Mozart effect” was made up in 1991, but it was a study described two years later in the journal Nature that sparked real media and public interest about the idea that listening to classical music somehow improves the brain. It is one of those ideas that sound reasonable. Mozart was undoubtedly a genius himself; his music is complex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, we'll become more intelligent.

The_idea_took_off,_with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children, and in 1998 Zell Miller, the Governor of the state of Georgia in the US, even asked for money to be set aside in the state budget so that every newborn baby could be sent a CD of classical music. It was not just babies and children who were exposed to Mozart's music on purpose, even an Italian farmer proudly explained that the cows were played Mozart three times a day to help them produce better milk.

I'll leave the debate on the impact on milk yield to farmers, but what about the evidence that listening to Mozart makes people more intelligent? More research was carried out but an analysis of sixteen different studies confirmed that listening to music does lead to a temporary improvement in the ability to handle shapes mentally, but the benefits are short－lived and it doesn't make us more intelligent.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A.Mozart composed many musical pieces for children.

B.Children listening to Mozart will be more intelligent.

C.There are few products on the Internet about Mozart's music.

D.There is little scientific evidence to support the Mozart effect.

2.Why did many people believe in the idea of the Mozart effect?

A.Because a study described it in the journal Nature.

B.Because Mozart himself was a genius.

C.Because Mozart's music is enjoyable.

D.Because Mozart's music makes people relaxed.

3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggests that ________.

A.people were strongly against the idea

B.the idea was accepted by many people

C.Mozart played an important part in people's life

D.the US government helped promote the idea

4.What is the author's attitude towards the Mozart effect?

A.Favorable. B.Objective.

C.Doubtful. D.Positive.

    Steven Stein likes to follow garbage trucks. His strange habit makes sense when you consider that he’s an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter, including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road. What is even more interesting is that one of Stein’s jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bags.

Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year. So many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do not allow them at checkouts(收银台). The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California, including Los Angeles. Eyeing these headwinds, plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists like Stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.

Among the bag makers’ argument: many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport. And while plastic bags may be ugly to look at, they represent a small percentage of all garbage on the ground today.

The industry has also taken aim at the product that has appeared as its replacement: reusable shopping bags. The stronger a reusable bag is, the longer its life and the more plastic-bag use it cancels out. However, longer-lasting reusable bags often require more energy to make. One study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.

Environmentalists don’t dispute(质疑) these points. They hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same reusable bags for years.

1.What has Steven Stein been hired to do?

A.Help increase grocery sales.

B.Recycle the waste material.

C.Stop things falling off trucks.

D.Argue for the use of plastic bags.

2.What does the word “headwinds” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Bans on plastic bags.

B.Effects of city development.

C.Headaches caused by garbage.

D.Plastic bags hung in trees.

3.What is a disadvantage of reusable bags according to plastic-bag makers?

A.They are quite expensive.

B.Replacing them can be difficult.

C.They are less strong than plastic bags.

D.Producing them requires more energy.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Plastic, Paper or Neither

B.Industry, Pollution and Environment

C.Recycle or Throw Away

D.Garbage Collection and Waste Control

    Communicating effectively means more than knowing what to say and when to say it. Communication involves the subtle signals your body language sends to those who are watching. Here are some common body actions and the impressions they create:

● Fiddling (好动) — Playing with your watch or a pen looks like you’re bored or impatient.

● Clock watching — It looks like you’re to move on to something else.

● Tapping — Tapping your feet or fingers suggests you are impatient or nervous.

● Staring — An unblinking (不眨眼的) stare conveys threatening or violent behaviour.

● Legs crossed or body hunched (弓背，耸肩) — Closing up your body profile — becoming smaller — looks like you lack confidence.

● Arms crossed — If you keep your arms folded during communication, you appear to be defending yourself against the others.

● Touching your face — When you have your hand in front of your mouth, you appear very shy.

● Rubbing your nose, looking away — People who are lying often rub their nose or look away when speaking.

● No eye contact — If you won’t look the other speaker in the eye, you seem to have low interest or a lack of confidence. (Don’t forget staring above.)

How you communicate with your body language is just as important as what you say. Watch your body language and control the unconscious messages you might be sending.

1.According to the passage, effective communication includes all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A.knowing what to say

B.sending unconscious messages to other people

C.saying the right thing at the right time

D.getting information from the other speaker’s body language

2.Which of the following people looks shy according to the passage?

A. B.

C. D.

3.If you want to show confidence when communicating, you should ______.

A.cross your legs or hunch your body

B.avoid direct eye contact

C.look the other speaker in the eye

D.keep touching your face

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A.How to make a good impression on others

B.Can you read body language?

C.Control your body language for effective communication

D.How to send effective information through body language

    It is every kid’s worst nightmare and six-year-old Jaden Hayes has lived it - twice. Firstly, he lost his dad when he was four and then last month his mom died unexpectedly in her sleep.

“I tried and I tried and I tried to get her awake - I couldn't,” said Jaden. Jaden was understandably heartbroken.

But there was another side to his grief. A side he first made public a few weeks ago when he told his aunt, and now guardian, Barbara DiCola, that he was sick and tired of seeing everyone sad all the time. And he had a plan to fix it.

“And that was the beginning of it,” said Barbara. “That’s where the adventure began.”

Jaden asked his aunt Barbara to buy a bunch of little toys and bring him to downtown Savannah, Georgia near where he lives, so he could give them away.

“I’m trying to make people smile,” said Jaden.

Jaden targeted people who weren’t already smiling and then turned their day around. He’d go out on four different occasions now and he was always successful. Even if sometimes he didn’t get exactly the reaction he was hoping for.

It was just so overwhelming to some people that a six-year-old orphan would give away a toy- expecting nothing in return - except a smile.

“I’m counting on it to be 33, 000,” said Jaden. When asked if he thought he could make that goal, he answered, “I think I can.”

1.Why did Jaden give the toys to other people?

A.Because he wanted to fix the toys.

B.Because he wanted to see more people.

C.Because he wanted to give the toys away.

D.Because he wanted to make people happy.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Jaden lived with his aunt.

B.Jaden targeted people who were not happy.

C.Jaden got nothing he wanted all the time.

D.Jaden was sick and tired of seeing everyone.

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

A.Helpful and impatient. B.Creative and tricky.

C.Optimistic and courageous. D.Ambitious and greedy.

    I applied for a placement (实习工作) with the BBC one rainy afternoon, expecting to hear nothing back. Much to my _______ a few weeks later I received an email _______ me that due to my good performance I had been _______ for a two-week placement at the News and Current Affairs department in London.

As a History and Politics student, the _______ that I would be at the BBC in the run-up to the general election made it particularly exciting. I didn’t _______ it until suddenly I found myself _______ off the underground at Oxford Circus, and seeing New Broadcasting House for the first time, which was to be my _______ for the next two weeks.

From day one I had an extremely interesting _______ I was primarily working on the TV debates being hosted by Victoria Derbyshire for her new program. I was _______ for gathering information from the audience, which ____________ and improved my communication and research skills. ____________, I went from watching live broadcasts, to working with a reporter on news stories, to ____________ some interviews for a documentary (纪录片).

The senior producer of the Victoria Derbyshire team was wonderful and always ____________ I was getting what I wanted from the job. She ____________ to help me spend time on World Service and Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, which was a ____________ highlight (最精彩的部分) in my life. My time at the BBC not only enriched my resume, but it ____________ me with the skills and confidence I needed to ____________ in my career.

The chance that I ____________ the world of the BBC is the first class. The experience went above and beyond my ____________. The team I worked with was inspiring, and I had a truly ____________ time.

1.A.delight B.confusion C.surprise D.regret

2.A.informing B.showing C.reminding D.educating

3.A.applied B.selected C.cheated D.sent

4.A.suggestion B.possibility C.fact D.problem

5.A.escape B.trust C.suspect D.believe

6.A.falling B.seeing C.taking D.stepping

7.A.study B.settlement C.workplace D.classroom

8.A.experience B.idea C.research D.impression

9.A.suitable B.responsible C.hopeful D.grateful

10.A.tested B.adapted C.affected D.satisfied

11.A.After all B.In addition C.As a result D.In case

12.A.giving B.organizing C.promoting D.refusing

13.A.took out B.figured out C.made sure D.made sense

14.A.decided B.wished C.intended D.managed

15.A.major B.lovely C.senior D.useful

16.A.rewarded B.provided C.equipped D.prepared

17.A.progress B.restore C.guarantee D.survive

18.A.attend B.stay C.involve D.enter

19.A.comprehension B.descriptions C.control D.expectations

20.A.Humorous B.unusual C.difficult D.terrible

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Located in the southern part of Beijing, the Temple of Heaven is a magnificent complex of fine cultural buildings set in gardens and 1. (surround) by historic pine woods. It has been one of the most significant 2. (place) for the whole country for more than five centuries. It 3. (serve) as a complex of sacrificial buildings for the Ming and Qing emperors, and is the 4. (large) one in Beijing among several royal sites.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Basketball hero Kobe Bryant's death has drawn an outpouring of shock and sadness across China. Basketball fans in China are now sad after learning that the former Los Angeles Lakers' 18-time NBA All Star had died at the age of 41 in a helicopter crash 1. Sunday in California. Bryant was among nine people on board, 2. (include) his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, who all died in the disaster3. occurred in the heavy fog.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

These pioneers of the 20th century were all dedicated to improving the quality of human life on earth, but sometimes breakthrough discoveries that 1. (affect) our lives today happened by mistake! For example, we are all grateful for the handy microware oven that allows us 2. ( prepare )meals in minutes and we have Percy Spencer to thank. This inventor, with 120 patents to his name, discovered microwaves when he was experimenting with radars and noticed a chocolate 3. (melt) in his pocket.

假如你是某学校的学生会主席李华，为丰富同学们的课外生活，缓解学习压力，亲近大自然，你校将于本周六组织大家爬山。请你代表学生会写一份书面通知，主要内容如下：

（1）活动时间：本周六上午8：00至下午6：00

（2）集合地点：早上8：00校门口集合

（3）要求：穿旅游鞋，带水；想去的同学需在本周三之前在学生会处报名

注意：（1）词数100左右；

（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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。

Our class organized a environmental protection activity in the park in this morning. When we arrived there, we collected the throwing rubbish, such as waste paper, plastic bag and bottles. We also put up several notices to ask people take care of the plants and trees around us. Besides, we give a speech about the importance of the environment on that we are relying. In my opinion, we should take actively measures to prevent pollution but everyone should make contributions to it. Only by saving the environment can we save us.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

China has countless attractions. The Great Wall is 1. (probable) one that is most familiar 2. the Western tourists. The Great Wall is like a giant stone dragon, 3. (wind) across the country from the ocean on the east to the desert on the west. It is the longest wall that 4. (build) ever, 1500 miles in 5. (long). Along the wall are watch towers, 6. soldiers were on the watch for threats. The wall was initially constructed 7. (prevent) invasion of neighboring states, and the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty. From the top of the Great Wall, people can enjoy 8. impressive view of continuous mountains, green trees and blooming wild flowers. If we were to build such a wall now, we would use modern machines. 9., the ancient Chinese had to build the wall by hand. The reason why the Great Wall attracts tourists from all over the world every year is 10. it represents the highest wisdom of ancient china. Just as the saying goes, “He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.”

    How often do you let other people’s nonsense (不理智) change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter, rude boss, or an insensitive employee _______ your day?

One day I was in a taxi and we headed _______ the airport. We were driving in the_______ lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver_______ hard on his brakes（刹车）, and at the very last moment our car stopped and _______ the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started _______at us.

My taxi driver just_______and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was_______ , so I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”.

He said, “Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, _________and disappointment. As their garbage________up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on________ . Don’t take it personally; just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be________.”

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and________ it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”

Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with ________. The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s ________ in your life. A study shows that________you remember bad things more often than good things in your life, you’ll think of bad things more ________ . So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you________ it! If you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”, you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by ________go of the bad.

Have a Garbage-Free Day! Have a marvelous, garbage-free day! The seeds you plant today ________ the harvest you gain tomorrow.

1.A.enrich B.ruin C.spare D.steal

2.A.through B.at C.in D.for

3.A.latter B.right C.opposite D.free

4.A.pressed B.searched C.burst D.bent

5.A.knocked B.escaped C.missed D.lost

6.A.laughing B.throwing C.glancing D.shouting

7.A.wondered B.smiled C.ignored D.guessed

8.A.friendly B.angry C.tired D.disappointed

9.A.expectation B.passengers C.anger D.goods

10.A.turns B.pushes C.holds D.piles

11.A.roads B.children C.you D.dustbin

12.A.upset B.happier C.pitiful D.frightened

13.A.spread B.share C.explain D.treat

14.A.surprises B.pleasures C.doubts D.regrets

15.A.funny B.important C.strange D.interesting

16.A.if B.unless C.whether D.although

17.A.carefully B.recently C.frequently D.creatively

18.A.inspire B.take C.mend D.notice

19.A.letting B.consisting C.making D.dreaming

20.A.donate B.deserve C.deliver D.determine

    Volunteering is a great way to support an organization and make a difference in your community. It can also be an opportunity to meet new people and learn new skills. 1. And what should we plan for? Here’s a guide for beginners.

Step 1: 2.

Do you want to help the world, or your community? Do you want to build your own skills, make new friends, and learn? Do you love what you do? Do you want to share your gifts with others or give something back? Think about these kinds of questions. That can help you to choose the right direction for your volunteer work.

Step 2: Choose an organization that is meaningful to you.

If you feel strongly about literacy (读写), for instance, volunteer at your local library or find out if there is an organization of volunteer tutors in your area. There are organizations doing all sorts of work. 3.

Step 3: Start small.

If you already have a busy school life, volunteer your time for an hour or two a week, or perhaps one day a month..4. Then, if you find you enjoy the work and have more time to do it, take on more time by time.

Step 4: Get training.

If there is a training course, attend it. If not, talk to the group leaders and other volunteers about their experiences. 5.

Step 5: Try not to give up.

Volunteer work sometimes involves unpleasant tasks, difficult fellow workers, busy days, or bad management. If you find your work difficult, however, try to work through it before you decide to quit.

A.Do you love to work with people?

B.But how do we go about volunteering?

C.Get to know others in the organization.

D.It is important that you choose something that you like.

E.Think about why you want to volunteer.

F.You’ll pick up some good tips to make your work there more productive.

G.You might be surprised by how much you can do in even a little bit of time.

    They say music is universal, and it seems to be true since wherever we go, we see people listening, playing or dancing to it. We tend to think that music is larger than our cultural differences and shows the deeper connections between us.

But according to a recent study published in the journal Current Biology, music doesn’t speak to everyone. There is a condition, the researchers argue, called “musical anhedonia”. They say that those who have this condition lack the ability to experience pleasure from music.

For the study, 30 people listened to the same, mostly classical music pieces. They were then asked to complete a questionnaire on how they felt about the music. At the same time, the researchers measured their heart rate and skin reaction, which are considered physiological measures of emotion.

According to the researchers, most of the people in the study got pleasure from the music. They had a quicker heartbeat and sweated more. However, a small number had very little and even no pleasant feeling while they listened. These people had none or very few of the physical signs the others in the study experienced.

The researchers say that this means people have different abilities to enjoy music and that “there are people who specifically can’t enjoy music at all”, study author Josep Marco-Pallres of the University of Barcelona in Spain told Live Science.

To study the condition further, another group of scientists, at Columbia University, US, researched brain activities. They found that the key is the blood flow to the reward system in the brain.

“People who got less pleasure from music had lower blood flow to areas involved in the reward system of the brain when listening to music,” reported the Daily Mail.

The lower blood flow makes it more likely that the brain’s “reward system” will not be active. Thus, it will produce less of the “pleasure chemical” dopamine. As a result, people get less pleasure from music.

If the research is correct, according to National Public Radio, there are simply people who just don’t get music. They may get pleasure from many things, but a good song isn’t one of them.

1.What do we know about people with musical anhedonia?

A.They usually avoid listening to music.

B.They like to listen to certain types of music.

C.They believe cultural differences are larger than music.

D.They can’t feel the pleasure that music brings to others.

2.What was the purpose of the study?

A.To learn how music influences people’s emotions.

B.To understand the relationship between music and the body.

C.To learn what music people love the most.

D.To see whether music works in the same way for all people.

3.What happened to the participants when they listened to music?

A.Those who enjoyed music had more dopamine produced.

B.Those who enjoyed music had slower blood flow.

C.All of them had faster heartbeat and sweated more.

D.They showed different physical signs as the music changed.

4.Which is the best title of this passage?

A.How people get pleasure from music?

B.Why music isn’t for everyone?

C.What brain produces with music?

D.A new research of listening.

    Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.

A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (纹身), nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.

Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees, because those people represent the companies to their customers.

As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.

There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.

1.Which of the following is the newspaper editor’s opinion according to Paragraph 2?

A.People’s appearances carry message about themselves.

B.Customers’ choices influence dress standards in companies.

C.Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly-treated.

D.Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.

2.What can be inferred from the text?

A.Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.

B.What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies.

C.Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.

D.Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates.

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A.Employees Matter B.Personal Choices Matter

C.Appearances Matter D.Hiring Managers Matter

4.The author’s attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as       .

A.enthusiastic B.negative

C.positive D.sympathetic

Staying connected

When Central Bucks South became one of the first Philadelphia-area high schools to close because of the fear of novel coronavirus exposure in early March, 16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped.

But still, the change from seeing his friends on the swim team during daily practices to learning alone at home was jarring.

“I only have three years here at South, and it pains me to see one of them being wasted,” Chen said.

The coronavirus has changed everyone’s lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly serious. Schools closed and graduation ceremonies were put off. Summer plans, such as camps, are up in the air.

But right now, many students are trying to stay connected, struggling with false information, and finding out the best ways they can help – through online method.

For Josh Harycki, 17, a senior student at the Shipley School in Philadelphia, the best way to help was to create a “social distancing promise” for young people.

“I saw a lot of young people not paying attention,” he said. “They were … still going out, hanging out with others. I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger people, who were possibly not watching the news.”

Harycki started a call to action on social media and then built a website with a map that followed and kept the locations of people who’d signed the promise. The site also shares links to accurate sources of information like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Harycki knows that his peers are worried they can’t connected with their friends in the same way, so he created the social distancing promise to strengthen that although everyone might be physically distant, they’re still connected.

“Part of what we’re showing is that you might feel like you’re the only one taking this seriously, but our map shows that you’re not alone,” he said.

1.What does the underlined word “jarring” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.natural

B.necessary

C.worrying

D.reasonable

2.Who does Harycki mainly want to reach?

A.Friends who are worried and bored.

B.Young people not aware of the situation.

C.Younger students trying to help.

D.People taking the coronavirus seriously.

3.What’s Harycki’s purpose in creating the “social distancing promise”?

A.To order young people to stay at home.

B.To follow those infected with the coronavirus.

C.To tell young folks of latest news about the coronavirus.

D.To show young people that they are still connected.

4.Why does the author describe Andrew Chen’s experience in the text?

A.To explain what worried students most when schools closed.

B.To show the different views of students toward the coronavirus.

C.To show how the coronavirus affected students’ lives.

D.To explain the proper reaction to the close of school.