While everyone enjoys listening to good music, not many of us are what the world calls "musician" —the ones with the ability to play a musical instrument. This could be due to not having the chance to learn as kids or simply due to lack of proper instruction. 1. And here are four good reasons as to why everyone should learn to play a musical instrument.

It teaches patience. 2. It is the daily efforts of everyday practice that can help a musician learn how to play without mistakes. Most musicians go through years of regular practice that may include doing daily musical exercises and dealing with progressively difficult musical pieces, which in turn help them acquire the virtue of patience.

It promotes a sense of achievement. The process of learning how to play an instrument can be both time consuming and tiring. 3. The more time and effort you put into mastering an instrument, the greater your sense of achievement will be.

 4. Playing a musical instrument can bring the joy factor into your life. Music has the special ability to bring joy, peace peace and fulfillment that help lift the spirit and make life enjoyable for everyone involved.

It regulates mood. Research shows that creating music reduces stress. Playing music can also act as an emotional way to express your feelings. 5.

A.It brings pleasure.

B.It improves listening skills.

C.However, music is something that is never too late to learn.

D.Overcoming this directly results in a sense of achievement and pride.

E.Playing an instrument is not something that can be learned overnight.

F.Regularly playing any instrument is a great form of exercise for the brain.

G.Creating your own music can change your sadness or joy into a real work of art.

    Severe heat waves have killed more than 100 people in India this summer and are predicted to worsen in coming years, creating a possible crisis as large parts of the country potentially become too hot to be inhabitable (适宜居住的).

Heat waves in India usually take place between March and July and abate (减弱) once the rains arrive. But in recent years these hot waves have become more severe, more frequent and longer.

India is among the countries expected to be worst affected by severe heat, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that even if the world succeeds in limiting the rise in average global temperatures, parts of India will become extremely hot.

Last year, there were over 480 official heat waves across India. During that period, more than 5,000 people died. This June, temperatures of 48 degrees Celsius hit Delhi. Churu nearly broke the country's heat record with a high of 50.6 degree Celsius. Bihar closed all schools, colleges and coaching centers for five days after severe heat killed more than 100 people. The closures were accompanied by warnings to stay indoors during the hottest time of the day.

India is trying to develop a heat action plan. The city of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat introduced the country's first action plan in 2013, and its text messages, extra drinking stations and advice to keep out of the sun are credited with saving more than 2,000 lives.

At the same time, India is seeking long term solution The country has planned to cut its carbon emissions (排放) by 33% to 35% in 2030.

1.What's the possible crisis for India?

A.It will rain less and less.

B.Drinking water will run out.

C.Some places will be too hot to be livable.

D.More people will be killed in coming years.

2.What dos paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A.The heat record was broken. B.People are warned to stay indoors.

C.More heat waves hit India this year. D.The heat waves brought great loss.

3.Which of the following are the measures India has taken to fight severe heat?

①Avoiding carbon emissions.

②Building more drinking stations.

③Sending messages about severe heat.

④Giving advice to stay away from severe heat.

A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①②④ D.①③④

4.What is the suitable title for the text?

A.Heat Waves Hit India B.India Suffered a Lot

C.Global Warming Affected India D.A Plan to Fight Severe Heat

    The first graffiti was probably drawings on walls appearing in caves thousands of years ago. Later the Ancient Romans and Greeks wrote their names and poems on buildings. Modern graffiti seems to have appeared in Philadelphia in the early 1960s, and by the late sixties it had reached New York. The new art form rally took off in the 1970s, when people began writing their names, or "tags", on buildings all over the city. In the mid-seventies it was sometimes hard to see out of a subway car window, because the trains were completely covered in spray paintings known as "masterpieces".

The term "graffiti" was first used by The New York Times and the novelist Norman Mailer. Art galleries in New York began buying graffiti in the early seventies. But at the same time that it began to be regarded as an art form, John Lindsay, the then mayor of New York, declared the first war on graffiti. By the 1980s it became much harder to write on subway trains without being caught, and instead many of the more established graffiti artists began using roofs of buildings or canvases (油画布).

The debate over whether graffiti is art or vandalism (破坏公物) is still going on. Peter Vallone, on the New York City Committee, thinks that graffiti done with permission can be art, but if it is on someone else's property it becomes a crime. On the other hand, Felix, a member of the Berlin based group Reclaim Your City, says that artists are trying to get it back from advertisers, and that graffiti represents freedom and makes cities more lively.

The Frenchman Blek le Rat and the British artist Banksy have become world-famous by producing graffiti works. Works by Banksy have been sold for over f 10000. Graffiti is now sometimes big business.

1.What might have happened to the subway car window?

A.It was dirty with paint.

B.It was covered by graffiti.

C.It was broken by some children.

D.It was marked with people's names,

2.What do we know about graffiti?

A.Modern graffiti probably started in New York.

B.Art galleries in New York first used the term "graffiti".

C.The mayor of New York considered graffiti as an art form.

D.Graffiti artists were not allowed to paint on subway trains in the 1980s.

3.What is Felix's attitude towards graffiti?

A.Approving. B.Critical. C.Neutral. D.Indifferent.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Graffiti is developing very fast.

B.All graffiti artists can make a big fortune.

C.Graffiti has earned international fame for some artists.

D.Some graffiti artists produce works to earn much money.

    In my opinion, classical music is a bit like mushrooms! You don't see the link? Let me explain. When I was a young girl, I didn't like mushrooms. They had a horrible texture and no taste at all, and I used to pick them out of every dish in which my mum tried to hide them. But gradually, as I got older, my view changed. I started to enjoy mushroom-flavoured things like soups and sauces, and eventually I found I could eat mushrooms without grimacing. And now I even quite enjoy them! So my mum's prediction that I would "grow into them" has proved quite correct.

Similarly, I always thought of classical music as a boring genre that only grown-ups liked. Whenever my parents played it in the car, I would count down the minutes until we could change it to my preferred genre: pop. But while at university, I found that calming orchestral music was just the thing for library revision playlists—it had no lyrics (歌词) to distract me, and the pieces tended to be very long: perfect for long work sessions!

Recently, my developing relationship with classical music reached a new level when I voluntarily chose to go to a ballet. Admittedly it was the dancing that originally attracted me, but once there I thoroughly enjoyed the music too. It was The Nutcracker, and I was surprised by just how much of the music I recognised! The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, The Russian Dance, The Waltz of the Flowers—they all sounded familiar. I didn't know how I knew them, I just knew that I did! And I loved them. My parents would be proud.

1.Why does the author think classical music is a bit like mushrooms?

A.Because they are both boring.

B.Because they both interest grown-ups.

C.Because they are both great.

D.Because they both take time to get used to.

2.What does the underlined word "grimacing" in paragraph 1 mean?

A.Using hands. B.Changing facial expression.

C.Taking care. D.Feeling extremely embarrassed.

3.What did the author think of classical music while at university?

A.It was too long. B.It was very popular.

C.It was great background music. D.It was perfect for relaxation.

4.What do we know about the author in paragraph 3?

A.She was familiar with the dance.

B.She became a fan of classical music.

C.Classical music became her favorite.

D.Her parents were unhappy with her change.

    Are you looking for somewhere special to go this weekend? Do you want to try something new? Check out one of these hot new restaurants.

Your Local Caff

Remember when cafes served full English breakfasts sausages, beans, fried bread, bacon and eggs—with a strong cup of tea? Well, this place sill does and you can have your breakfast at any time you like during the day while you listen to your favourite tunes from the 1980s.

A Taste of Tuscany

Whether you'd like a great value-for money lunch or a relaxed evening meal in stylish surroundings, this is the place for you. The chefs have all been trained in Italy and they make both traditional and contemporary dishes. We recommend the pasta and seafood.

Cheesy Bites

A restaurant that only serves cheese, but hundreds of cheeses from many countries and in lots of different forms. They serve reasonably priced lunches but dinner can be expensive. Lovely food and a very elegant dining room, looking onto an amazing flower garden.

The Chocolate Box

The owner of this small cafe used to cook all kinds of food, but then she realised she preferred desserts to anything else. If you want meat or fish, don't come here. They only do desserts! Lots of different sweets. Chocolate lovers will be excited by the range of chocolate cakes.

Last Days of the Raj

A centrally located Indian restaurant, perfect for eating before or after the cinema or a show. In summer enjoy your meal in the beautiful garden. The most popular dishes are lamb and chicken cooked with mild, medium or hot spices. For brave customers there is extra hot!

1.Who might be interested in A Taste of Tuscany?

A.A bacon lover. B.A music lover.

C.A seafood lover. D.A chocolate lover.

2.What is special about Cheesy Bites and The Chocolate Box?

A.The food is cheap.

B.Strong tea is served.

C.The dining room is lovely.

D.Only one kind of food is served.

3.Which restaurant will you go to if you want to have spicy food?

A.Last Days of the Raj. B.A Taste of Tuscany.

C.Your Local Caff. D.Cheesy Bites.

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Scott下周五将来重庆旅游。而你因为参加一个重要的演讲比赛而无法按原来的约定前去机场接他。请写一封邮件给他，内容如下：

（1）表达歉意；

（2）解释原因；

（3）已经拜托好友张明去接他并简要介绍张明特征。

注意：

（1）词数100词左右；

（2）文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；

（3）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Scott,

I'm writing to extend my sincere apology to you.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

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。

Every time my birthday comes, I am very exciting, because I can receive many different kind of presents from my family and friends. Last week, I spend a happy weekend with my parents. We took a train to another city and went on a short tour as his birthday present. On the train, we listened to music and we all felt very happily. And my parents told me a lot of stories what happened in my childhood. Sometimes they also told me stories about themselves, too. When we arrived in the city, we visited many famous buildings or learned about their history. How a wonderful time! This trip was best present for me, and I will never forget it.

    The other day we went on a trip to our community’s new fountain(喷泉). My oldest daughter, Tea, was super _______ and eagerly explored the attractions. There I was happy to see Lily, who was of Tea’s age. They didn’t know each other well,  _______ they had met at gymnastics before. I was  _______ that Tea would have someone to enjoy the  _______ with. However, my daughter was about to  _______ an important social lesson.

I watched Tea run  _______ after Lily and her other friends. I was saying something to my husband when I heard a loud “No!” I turned to see Tea’s face full of _______  and shock as Lily _______. I went over to see what had happened and Tea said Lily didn’t want to  _______ with her. Thinking that there must be a(an)  __________, I told Tea that she should just ask Lily  __________ if she could play with her. Generally speaking, this would __________. But Tea’s quiet request to play was shot down by another loud “No!”

I gave her a(an)  __________ and told her it was __________,and that Mommy, Daddy and her little sister would play with her. Later that day as I was talking about the fun we’d had, she asked me  __________Lily didn’t play with her.

I said not everyone wanted to play with us and that if one person didn’t want to be __________ you, that didn’t mean you were not  __________  or important to others. I thought I had __________  it clearly. She didn’t mention it any more and I haven’t seen my lasting side effects. However, I can’t  __________  it. I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of the memory of her  __________ at that moment. My heart has been forever wounded on her behalf.

1.A.shocked B.worried C.excited D.moved

2.A.but B.so C.if D.because

3.A.curious B.glad C.proud D.afraid

4.A.water B.meal C.toy D.trip

5.A.give B.show C.review D.learn

6.A.early B.badly C.happily D.safely

7.A.sympathy B.smile C.fear D.disappointment

8.A.ran off B.sat down C.broke in D.looked around

9.A.share B.play C.discuss D.meet

10.A.decision B.interest C.misunderstanding D.congratulation

11.A.quickly B.constantly C.shyly D.nicely

12.A.advance B.come C.work D.start

13.A.hug B.award C.letter D.ticket

14.A.suitable B.okay C.obvious D.lucky

15.A.where B.when C.how D.why

16.A.against B.beyond C.around D.behind

17.A.loved B.praised C.doubted D.ignored

18.A.reported B.explained C.prepared D.proved

19.A.observe B.believe C.change D.forget

20.A.quarrel B.face C.illness D.mistake

    Forgiveness

To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.

1. Try the following steps：

Calm yourself. 2. You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love.

Don’t wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. 3.  Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.

Take the control away from your offender (冒犯者). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.

4. If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view.

Don’t forget to forgive yourself. 5.  But it can rob you of your self­confidence if you don’t do it.

A.Why should you forgive?

B.How should you start to forgive?

C.Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.

D.Try to see things from your offender’s angle.

E.For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.

F.To make your anger die away, try a simple stress­management technique.

G.If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.

    September is an exciting month in every college freshman's life. For many, it's the first time that they've left home to live in a new environment. But after the hustle and bustle of a few weeks, excitement gives way to a less enjoyable emotion—homesickness.

Homesickness manifests itself in many ways. You may miss mum's cooking, your pets, or even your old bed. All this becomes a fond memory of the past. Homesickness can be a bitter feeling for many students, especially when faced with the challenges of settling into an unfamiliar environment.

But remember, you're not alone. According to a recent BBC article, 70 percent of British college students experience homesickness. In this increasingly globalized world in which people migrate to faraway places for a relationship, education or work, homesickness is a feeling shared by many adults.

Homesickness can have similar symptoms to depression and in extreme cases it can develop into a panic attack. As for the term, homesickness or nostalgia wasn't invented until the 17th century. It was considered a disorder by a Swiss physician, who attributed soldiers' mental and physical discomfort to their longing to return home, "nostos" from Greek, and the accompanying pain, "algos".

Studies in recent years, however, have shown that nostalgia may have some benefits to our mental health. After a decade of surveys and researches, Constantine Sedikides, a US social psychologist, found that nostalgia is what makes us human. He explains that nostalgia can resist loneliness, boredom and anxiety. Therefore, it's necessary for college students to learn some ways to overcome the uncomfortable feeling.

1.From the first two paragraphs, we can infer that ________.

A.homesickness means a fond memory of the past

B.only a few students will experience homesickness

C.homesickness is an enjoyable emotion among freshmen

D.college freshmen usually suffer from homesickness after weeks

2.According to the passage, we can know that ________.

A.homesickness may cause mental diseases

B.homesickness is a feeling only shared by adults

C.homesickness won't do any good to our health

D.homesickness is also called nostalgia in Switzerland

3.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A.some benefits about homesickness B.other problems in college freshmen's life

C.how to make campus life more meaningful D.some tips on how to cope with homesickness

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.Let's embrace homesickness B.How to fit into the college life

C.A harmful emotion—homesickness D.The disadvantages of homesickness

Gene technology to benefit people

Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.

The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(寿命) can be prolonged.

Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial(皇室) family being a good example, have hereditary(遗传的) diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientist just need to find the wrong gene and correct it and a healthy child will be born.

Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep; therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.

1.What does "these two killers" in the second paragraph refer to?

A.Gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases.

B.The two murderers who killed the cloned baby

C.The two diseases of cancer and heart disease

D.Hereditary diseases and cancer

2.What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A.How gene technology can be applied in the field of treating hereditary diseases.

B.Gene technology can be used to clone human babies.

C.Gene technology can help people to give birth of a baby.

D.Gene technology can help the English imperial family out

3.In what way gene technology can help to treat hereditary diseases?

A.Using gene technology, people with hereditary diseases can have more living days.

B.Using gene technology, scientist finds the wrong gene and corrects it.

C.Using gene technology, human babies can be cloned.

D.Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technology.

4.What is the main purpose of writing this passage?

A.Expressing the writer’s idea that gene technology will benefit people

B.Telling people the advantages of gene technology

C.Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people

D.Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity

When milk arrived on the doorstep

When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.

Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note-“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”-and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.

All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.

There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.

Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch （门廊）. Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.

1.Mr Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer____.

A.to show his magical power. B.to pay for the delivery

C.to satisfy his curiosity. D.to please his mother.

2.What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?

A.He wanted to have tea there.

B.He was a respectable person.

C.He was treated as a family member.

D.He was fully trusted by the family.

3.Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?

A.Nobody wants to be a milkman now.

B.It has been driven out of the market.

C.Its service is getting poor.

D.It is forbidden by law.

4.Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?

A.He missed the good old days.

B.He wanted to tell interesting stories.

C.He missed it for his milk bottles.

D.He planted flowers in it.

    Choose Your One-Day-Tours!

Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s -￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶）” from St Mary‘s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL’s favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D –Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.

1.Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?

A.Tour A B.Tour B

C.Tour C D.Tour D

2.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?

A.Windsor Castle & Hampton Court B.Oxford & Stratford

C.Bath & Stonehenge D.Cambridge

3.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?

A.It used to be the home of royal families B.It used to be a well-known maze

C.It is the oldest palace in Britain D.It is a world-famous castle

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.How long should people put their burnt hands in cool sill water?

A.About 20 minutes.

B.About 12 minutes.

C.About 10 minutes.

2.How should people bring down the temperature?

A.By keeping warm.

B.By taking a bath.

C.By shutting the window.

3.What should people do to deal with backaches?

A.Keep moving gently.

B.Lift some heavy boxes.

C.Go to bed and rest until it gets better.

4.What is the speaker mainly discussing?

A.Situations calling for first aid.

B.Mistakes in dealing with injuries.

C.Simple treatment for some situations.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why won't the boy join the football team this year?

A.He dislikes having too much practice.

B.He wants to try something new.

C.He didn't do well in it.

2.What does the girl want to do?

A.Play a sport.

B.Practice music often.

C.Have more time for rest.

3.What does the boy think of dancing?

A.It is for girls only.

B.It is useless.

C.It is suitable for him.

4.What club will the boy join?

A.The music club.

B.The cooking club.

C.The dance group.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where are the speakers?

A.At the man's office.

B.At a bus stop.

C.On a bus.

2.What aspect of the bus service does the woman suggest improving?

A.The time.

B.The ticket price.

C.The comfort level.

3.What does the woman find dissatisfying?

A.The drivers are impolite.

B.There are too many old buses.

C.The buses are dirty on the way home.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What relation is the woman to Paul Green?

A.His wife. B.His secretary. C.His customer.

2.What does the man want Paul Green to do?

A.Give him some information on the meeting.

B.Solve the problems of the new software.

C.Put off the meeting until Wednesday.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where are the speakers probably?

A.At the Customs. B.At a garage. C.At a police station.

2.What did the man buy for his sisters wedding party?

A.Bottles of beer. B.Cigarettes. C.Red wine.

What are the two speakers talking about?

A.A shop. B.A cinema. C.A restaurant.

How did the man know about this year's Cookery Club?

A.From the woman. B.From the website. C.From Mr. Bath.

What instrument does Harry play?

A.The piano. B.The guitar. C.The violin.

What happened to the woman on her way to the farm?

A.Her car was damaged. B.She lost her car. C.She was hit by a car.

At what time will the man's daughter see a doctor?

A.11:15. B.1:45. C.1:50.

某英文网站正在举办一个关于“Food & Culure”的征文活动。请根据下表内容提示写一篇短文。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。

Chinese Dumplings and culture

Chinese dumplings or jiaozi,

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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.允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Our school has scheduled to launch an English speech contest next Monday, that is part of our plan to welcome the visiting American students. It is aiming to show the richness of Chinese culture but increase our confidence. The contest is also a good chance for you to practice our oral English. Anyone talking part in the competition are required to focus the speech on tradition Chinese culture. You can tell stories of festivals or legends concerning about Chinese culture. Besides, sharing some interesting culture-related incident happening in daily life is a good choice as well. You are supposed sign up online by this Friday afternoon if you wanted to take part in it.

    It's often said that you can judge a person by looking at what's on their bookshelves. Well, when l asked myself this question a few years ago, I made a (n) _______ discovery. Pretty much all the _______ on my bookshelves were written by British authors, and there was almost nothing in translation from other _______ .What a shame! So, I decided to launch my _______ reading project.

But how could I find books from much of the rest of the world? I had to ask for _______. So in October 2011, I started my blog, and 1 _______ a short appeal online. Within hours, people began to _______ . At first, it was friends and colleagues. Then it was friends of friends. And soon, it was _______ .

Four days later, I got a(n) _______ from a woman called Rafidah in Kuala Lumpur. She said she loved my project, ________ if she could go to her local English-language bookshop and choose my Malaysian book and post it to me. I accepted ________ , and a few weeks later, a package ________ containing no one, but two books—Rafidah's choice from Malaysia, and a book from Singapore that she had also ________ for me. At the time, I was ________ that a stranger more than 6,000 miles away would go to such lengths to help someone she would probably never ________ .

But Rafidah's kindness ________ to be the pattern for that year. Time and again, people went out of their ________to help me. And books often came from ________ sources. A writer even emailed me an unpublished translation of his novel to me, allowing me to become one of the ________ people ever to read that book in English.

That year, thanks to kind strangers from the four ________ of the world. I read books from over 100 countries.

1.A.pleasing B.shocking C.exciting D.touching

2.A.books B.dictionaries C.photos D.discs

3.A.accents B.cultures C.backgrounds D.languages

4.A.national B.global C.official D.beneficial

5.A.money. B.direction C.help D.permission

6.A.posted B.returned C.received D.searched

7.A.come into view B.get in touch C.take no notice D.come to life

8.A.stars B.writers C.strangers D.adults

9.A.parcel B.gift C.envelope D.message

10.A.wondering B.doubting C.worrying D.realizing

11.A.cautiously B.unwillingly C.enthusiastically D.intentionally

12.A.rose B.arrived C.dropped D.fell

13.A.picked out B.come across C.given away D.dealt with

14.A.confused B.embarrassed C.terrified D.amazed

15.A.meet B.attract C.hurt D.ignore

16.A.appeared B.happened C.proved D.claimed

17.A.home B.company C.business D.way

18.A.useful B.surprising C.familiar D.ordinary

19.A.best B.first C.last D.latest

20.A.corners B.squares C.oceans D.sides

    Those who are good at expressing gratitude often practice the following.

Don't avoid the negative.

Expressing gratitude may generate more optimism. 1. Emmons, a gratitude researcher and psychology professor at the University of California, says that while we often associate gratitude with focusing on the good and avoiding the bad, the key to leading a thankful life is embracing setbacks as part of your overall journey. Emmons suggests recalling a hard time you once experienced. Chances are that you'll start to feel grateful for your current state and overcoming former challenges.

Spend time with loved ones.

2. They make it a habit to spend time with those people who matter most. "Gratitude really helps us connect to other people," Emmons says. "It actually strengthens relationships and relationships are the strongest predictors of happiness and coping with stress."

3.

There's power in the small, ordinary moments, like catching the subway before the doors close or your pet greeting you happily when you get home. Look for a few things to add to your gratitude list.

Volunteer.

Everyone needs a little help sometimes and grateful people know there's no other way to acknowledge this than by actively doing something about it. In his book, Thanks! Emmons wrote, ” 4.” As research published in BMC Public Health points out, volunteering can result in lower feelings of depression and increased overall well-being.

Love yourself.

Grateful people know that their thankful attitude can also fuel self-compassion. A study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences found that higher levels of gratitude were associated with greater self-esteem. And it's no wonder: When your well-being is a priority, you can't help but feel great. Thankful for being the person that you are5.

A.Know the value of the little things.

B.Since service to others helped them to find their own inner spirituality, they were grateful for the opportunity to serve.

C.Help others appreciate the value of the little things.

D.However, thankful people also don't shy away from the negative.

E.That should be at the top of your gratitude list.

F.Thankful people know they didn't get to where they are by themselves.

G.Gratitude and fitness can go hand-in-hand.

    Pangolins (穿山甲) are the most trafficked (非法交易) mammals in the world and are facing extinction. To draw attention to these scaly (有鳞片的), anteater-like animals, a new wildlife documentary, Eye of the Pangolin, is attempting a unique way to inspire action and conservation. Partnering with the non-profit organization Pangolin. Africa, the documentary was made available on YouTube in May 2019. The intention is to reach communities wherever the Internet is available, especially African communities, who live near the animal’s habitats.

Over two years, the documentary crew traveled to South Africa, Ghana, Central African Republic and Gabon in search of the four unique species of pangolin, which has never been achieved before. Filmmakers Bruce Young and Johan Vermeulen say that they went into the shoot knowing relatively little about pangolins, but grew to respect and appreciate the animals. Getting close to the creatures over two years was a crash course in these secretive creatures. Johan Vermeulen said, "One thing however that might seem unimportant is that they are actually quite fussy eaters. You would think they would eat any type of ant, but they all prefer a specific type ant."

Pangolins are hunted illegally across Africa for their scales, which are used for traditional medicine, and their meat. In April 2019, Singaporean customs officials conducted two separate seizures of 24 tons of pangolin scales, which equals to the death of 69,000 pangolins.

Though the documentary focuses less on the trafficking of pangolins, and more on the animals in their natural habitat, the aim of the documentary is to inspire viewers around the world to call for action to end trafficking and protecting these unique creatures.

Filmed on location in South Africa, Ghana, Central African Republic, and Gabon, this powerful documentary is the story of two men on a mission to get all four species of African pangolin on camera for the very first time.

1.What is the purpose of the documentary?

A.To study the situation of pangolins.

B.To collect fund to protect pangolins.

C.To raise awareness of pangolin protection.

D.To propose setting up pangolin reserves.

2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “fussy” in paragraph 2?

A.Picky. B.Messy.

C.Showy. D.Heavy.

3.What’s the documentary mainly about?

A.The illegal trade of pangolins.

B.The medical function of pangolin's scales.

C.The life of pangolins in their natural habitats.

D.The efforts of Pangolin, Africa to save pangolins.

4.Where is the text most likely from?

A.A brochure. B.A diary.

C.A novel. D.A magazine.

    Would you carry around an electronic ID, not in your pocket, but in your body? Does this idea scare you or make you feel safe?

The first computer ID chip(芯片) that could be planted under a person’s skin might be marketed very soon.

Developed by Applied Digital, an American technology company based in Florida, the device(发明物) could meet the need for public security(安全) after the September 11 attacks.

For airports, nuclear power plants(核电站) and other high security facilities, the immediate effects are obvious.

The technology could help put an end to false ID cards, because it would be difficult to remove and copy a tiny computer chip. The chip is as small as a grain of rice.

The technology would also allow satellites to track a person’s every movement and store medical records.

These uses are already attracting interest for tasks like fighting against kidnappings(绑架), or helping with medical operations.

But some people are afraid of the loss of privacy(隐私).

“You always have to think about what the device could be used for tomorrow,” said Lee Tien, a senior privacy lawyer in the United States.

“At first a device is used for applications we all agree are good, but then it slowly starts being  used for more than it was intended,” he said.

However, Applied Digital says it will soon apply for government permission for the device. It says that the first people to use the chip will be volunteers.

Getting the implant(需移植的芯片) would go something like this:

A person or company buys the chip from Applied Digital for about US $ 200. And the company encodes(编码) it with the desired information.

The customer then takes the chip to their doctor, who can plant it with a large needle.

The device has no power supply, rather it is activated(使活动, 使运行) by a scanner(扫描仪)  running across the skin above it. Without a scanner, the chip cannot be read.

Even with the privacy concern, some are already eager to use the product.

Jell Jacobs from Florida hopes to become the first buyer of the chip to store his medical records. Suffering from a serious illness, he wants to make sure doctors can help him quickly.

Eight Latin American companies have also shown interests in the device. It could help to find any tourists who are kidnapped.

1.The best title for the passage is _______.

A.Why Is the New ID Necessary B.Getting a New Kind of ID Under Your Skin

C.An Advertisement for Chips D.Where to Buy the Chip

2.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A.In some airports and factories such device is already being used.

B.The information on the chip can be read when it has its power supply.

C.The technology could help put an end to false ID cards.

D.The first computer ID chip has already come into the market.

3.What is the advantage with the electronic ID according to the passage?

A.It can store people’s medical records and help with medical operations.

B.With this people will have no fear of losing privacy.

C.It’s cheap to buy and easy to get.

D.It is developed by Applied Digital in Florida.

4.What can we learn about Jeff Jacobs?

A.He’s a worker in Applied Digital, a company in Florida.

B.He’s a doctor who helps plant tile chips on people.

C.He fears if he uses the chip he will lose privacy.

D.He’s suffering from a serious illness and wants to buy the chip.

    I wanted a change of pace, a break from routine. The past few years found me working long hours at my marketing job while my husband, Steven, put in equally full days as a physics tutor. We were both burned out from the constant boredom.

Vacation experiences at first glance seem a little difficult for us. How do you find comfort in an ever-changing environment? And I, someone who enjoys more planned fun, had to adapt.

But I was surprised at how easily I was able to adapt to a new mode of operation, a more relaxed version of myself who wasn’t worried where we’d park and sleep each night. The fact that we both became so accustomed to sleeping in the back of a cargo van is another surprise we experienced on this journey. The van was our main transportation and, with a full-size bed in the back, it also provided us with a bit of comfort that made us continue. At first, every sound outside was foreign, and we both took longer to fall-and stay-asleep. But, after a couple of weeks into van life, we let the sounds fade into soft background music.

Over the course of our seven- month trip, one of our big goals was to come away from each park with one spectacular image. That shared goal placed us on the same team: It brought us together, even more than before, gave us more to talk about, and encouraged us to motivate each other along the way.

By this point, you’re probably wondering how we paid for all of this, or maybe you’re assuming we come from wealthy backgrounds. The truth is, we actually managed this entire adventure on a middle-class budget. Steven did part-time remote work about 10 hours per week for his employer from the road. I ended up finding some temporary jobs through the trip. We also continued our photography business, setting up an online shop to sell our landscapes.

We only visited some parks in the 48 states. And the experience would still be worth every penny. It is really a chance to lose and find ourselves in our nation’s park lands.

1.Why did the author want to change?

A.Because she wanted a rest from daily routine.

B.Because she was interested in travelling.

C.Because she fell ill with long working hours.

D.Because she didn't like her marketing job.

2.What did the author think of the vacation before the journey?

A.Exciting. B.Helpful.

C.Doubtful. D.Boring.

3.What can we infer from the last but one paragraph?

A.The couple visited 48 states during the trip.

B.The couple tried different jobs to maintain their trip.

C.The husband worked harder than the wife.

D.The couple came from a middle-class family.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Introducing a couple’s daily life.

B.Sharing a couple’s travel experience.

C.Showing the importance of traveling.

D.Advising some travel plans to readers.