Explorers started making navigation (导航) charts showing how wide the ocean was more than 500 years ago. But it’s much harder to calculate how deep it is.

In 1872 the HMS Challenger, a British Navy ship, set sail to learn about the ocean, including its depth. It carried 181 miles (291 kilometers) of rope to measure the depth of the ocean. During their four-year voyage, the Challenger crew collected samples of rocks, mud and animals from many different areas of the ocean. They also found one of the deepest zones, in the western Pacific, the Mariana Trench which stretches for 1,580 miles (2,540 kilometers).

Today scientists know that on average the ocean is 2.3 miles (3.7 kilometers) deep, but many parts are much shallower or deeper. To measure depth they use sonar, which stands for Sound Navigation And Ranging. A ship sends out pulses of sound energy and measures depth based on how quickly the sound travels back.

Ocean scientists like me study the sea floor because it helps us better measure the ocean. Our planet’s outer, layer is made of tectonic plates. The Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount chain, a line of peaks on the ocean floor, was created when a tectonic plate moved over a spot where hot rock welled up from deep inside the Earth. When two tectonic plates move away from each other underwater, new material rises up into Earths layer. This process, which creates new ocean floor, is called seafloor spreading. Sometimes super-hot liquids from inside the Earth shoot up through cracks in the ocean floor called hydrothermal vents.

Amazing fish, shellfish, tube worms and other life forms live in these zones. Between the creation and destruction of ocean plates, sediments (沉淀物) collect on the sea floor and provide an archive of Earth’s history, the evolution of climate and life that is available nowhere else.

1.Why did the HMS Challenger make the voyage?

A.To test navigation. B.To calculate the age of the ocean.

C.To explore the ocean. D.To do research into Mariana Trench.

2.How do scientists know the depth of the ocean?

A.By measuring it with ropes.

B.By studying samples of rocks and mud.

C.By analyzing the habitats of the animals.

D.By studying the returning speed of the sound.

3.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A.Certain changes of the sea floor.

B.The layers that make up the Earth.

C.The way that a volcano comes into being.

D.Some definitions of the seafloor spreading.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.How Deep Is the Ocean? B.How Is the Ocean Studied?

C.Ocean: An Unknown World D.Nature: A Place for Wildlife

    A few years ago, my husband Charlie and I had marital problems. Growing family responsibilities and financial worries took a toll on us and we began arguing frequently, often late into the night.

However, neither of us could take the step that would end our eleven-year marriage and bring heartbreak to our three young children. Deep down we knew we still loved each other, so we determined to work it out. Through countless discussions, we began to close the gulf. The more honest we were, the closer we became.

When I felt we were reaching solid ground, I asked my husband to give me an “eternity (永恒) ring”. It was not so much the ring I wanted; it was the reassurance (保证) I thought it would bring.

We went shopping on a beautiful summer day. We walked hand in hand along a row of jeweler’s shops. Finally I found a ring I liked. While waiting for it to be adjusted, the jeweler took my left hand and glanced at my engagement ring. “May I clean it for you?” he asked. “It really doesn’t sparkle like it used to.” Charlie said as I slipped the ring off my finger. A few minutes later the jeweler was back. The ring shone like new!

On the drive home, I didn’t take my eyes off it. I forgot all about the eternity ring. I just couldn’t believe how this old ring suddenly sparkled the way it had the day Charlie gave it to me. I had taken it for granted these past years, but with a little polish it could still make my heart beat fast.

And that’s the way it is with a marriage. You have to work at keeping it polished and new, or else the grime (污垢) of the passing years will hide the joy. I put my hand on the seat between us and spread my fingers. Charlie covered my hand with his. I felt I was lucky to be able to see the sparkle in something gold when I thought I needed something new.

1.Why did the author and her husband decide to solve the problems?

A.They were a famous couple. B.They didn’t want to divorce.

C.The problems were not serious. D.They had experience in doing so.

2.What does the underlined part in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.free of trouble B.arriving at a square

C.wealthy and generous D.in good relationship

3.Why did the author forget all about the eternity ring on their way back home?

A.Her husband kept it for her. B.They didn’t actually pay for it.

C.The old ring’s light attracted her attention. D.The couple were talking all the way merrily.

4.What does the author mainly want to express in the last paragraph?

A.We tend to prefer new objects to old ones.

B.One should remain thankful for what he has got.

C.Marriage should be constantly polished.

D.We should try to rediscover the true value of old objects.

Four Inspiring Movies

Forrest Gump（1992）

Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low IQ but good intentions. This movie follows the fictional story in which the simple man makes his way through some of the more turbulent（动荡的）times from the 1960s through 1980s. This film took home six Oscars, inspired a “Weird Al” song, and proves that a big heart is the most important thing.

It's a Wonderful Life（1946）

No movie list would be complete without a nod to the past. Let's go with this Christmas classic, about a man with serious financial troubles who intends to commit suicide（自杀）by jumping off a bridge. His guardian angel Clarence Odbody stops him and tells him what life would have been like for those close to him had he never been born. Realizing how much he means to others, he rushes back home and all sorts of happy, inspirational, Christmassy things happen.

Dead Poet's Society（1990）

John Keating（Robin Williams）is a high school English literature teacher at a famous all-male boarding school who gets into trouble with the school administration after encouraging his students to challenge authority and think for themselves. It is certainly inspirational, if not also frustratingly sad.

A Beautiful Mind（2001）

This movie tells the story of John Nash（Russell Crowe）, a professor at Princeton, a US university, who revolutionized the field of game theory and fell into madness as a result of paranoid schizophrenia（精神分裂症）. With the love and support of his family as well as the help of medical professionals, he managed to overcome his mental illness and continued to make contributions to the field of mathematics.

1.What can we know about It's a Wonderful Life?

A.It proves a big heart important.

B.It has a happy ending.

C.It tells a story of friendship.

D.It is famous for the leading role.

2.Which film are Robin Williams' fans more likely to watch?

A.Forrest Gump. B.I's a Wonderful Life.

C.Dead Poet's Society. D.A Beautiful Mind.

3.At the end of A Beautiful Mind，the professor___________.

A.became a famous expert in psychology

B.got his family's support for studying game theory

C.gained lots of experience in treating schizophrenia

D.defeated the disease and went on to pursue maths

假如你是高三学生李华，得知你的新西兰笔友Steven被我国北京大学汉语语言专业录取，请给他写一封信。内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.专业简介；

3 .本人情况。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Steven,

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

假如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:在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧，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:在错的词下面划一横线，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。

I still well remember it was that I was in Senior Grade One. Every one of my class said I was smart and clever, but I fancied myself too. But to my great disappoint, I failed in a very important test. See through my puzzle, my head teacher said me, " Failure comes from lack of efforts rather than lack of ability. " It was his word that woke me up. From now on I spared no efforts to study and made a great progress in the end. I have realized that we failed because we don't try your best rather than we are not intelligent.

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。

York is sampling some of the delicacies （美食）that pop up in the office, either when staffers return from China 1. when the goodies are cooked right here. There are the annual holiday servings of baozi and jiaozi and a 2.（ various） of treats containing bean paste .

They all have unique tastes.

This week I got to try something new： goji berries, also 3.（ know） as wolfberries, along with cookie-type treats based on the bright fruit. Hu He, one of China Daily's website editors currently 4.（ work） in New York, gave me and other colleagues each a supply 5. goji berries. And I plowed through the entire bottle in a few days.

Goji has been regarded as a 6. （tradition） health supplement by Chinese people. In recent years, demand for goji has been rising and we 7. （ see） increasing numbers of buyers from overseas.

Why am I going on about goji berries? It turns out they have some pretty good health 8.（benefit） : high levels of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants（抗氧化剂），the last of 9.help fight cancer ； they supposedly can help improve eyesight, reduce blood pressure, control cholesterol.（胆固醇）and improve circulation. One other claim about goji berries 10. （be） that they can raise your metabolism （新陈代谢）,which contributes to weight loss.

    At 6 am my guide takes me to the campsite's restaurant to begin our morning safari where we are surrounded by a group of monkeys who are distracted from biscuit-stealing to create a _______ of loud sounds. Our guide tells us they've _______ something dangerous hiding around the campsite. It is a huge leopard （豹），who moves quietly past, paying absolutely no _______ to us.

For the two nights we _______ to see various species of animals, starting with two groups of lions stopping for a family picnic, where a huge giraffe is the unfortunate creature on the _______ .

By day two, two male lions have driven the _______ away and now sit guarding the feast, _______ us threateningly as we drive _______ close by.

On the _______ afternoon we're sent back to the campsite as a couple of wild African dogs have caught an impala （黑羚羊）right in the campsite's ____________ At night, I am rudely awakened by the ____________ sound of an animal crunching （嘎吱嘎吱的嚼）on what could only be ____________ outside my tent. Not wanting to ____________ the dog and what's probably left of the impala, I lie in a (n) ____________  state in bed. An elephant makes a low sound from across the campsite. It's probably had its good night’s sleep ____________, too. Eventually morning ____________, and I peek （窥视）outside the tent to see what's going on,  ____________ seeing impala bones ____________ outside my door.

But there's only a huge pile of elephant waste, a few animal ____________ and the wild dogs, running, ____________ , away from me.

1.A.confusion B.mixture C.wonder D.roar

2.A.spied B.faced C.defeated D.frightened

3.A.charge B.fee C.respect D.mind

4.A.would like B.demand C.manage D.advocate

5.A.sheet B.menu C.spot D.site

6.A.groups B.giraffe C.guide D.humans

7.A.glaring at B.appealing to C.looking down upon D.fighting against

8.A.unconsciously B.hopelessly C.loudly D.worryingly

9.A.late B.right C.final D.first

10.A.edge B.center C.trap D.tent

11.A.curious B.imaginative C.unmistakable D.quiet

12.A.feathers B.meat C.teeth D.bones

13.A.drive off B.come between C.flee away from D.take possession of

14.A.rigid B.anxious C.peaceful D.messy

15.A.stored B.completed C.required D.ruined

16.A.passes B.breaks C.continues D.lasts

17.A.fearing B.missing C.looking forward to D.risking

18.A.blocked B.stuck C.cut D.piled

19.A.hunters B.voices C.tracks D.caves

20.A.bravely B.cautiously C.mercifully D.eagerly

    Starting university can be a costly experience for most students. But thankfully, with a little know-how, you can gain the benefits of being a student with a lot more cash in your pocket than you would have expected. 1. Checking out these top money-saving tips might be helpful.

Save money on food

2. In fact, it can be a useful habit to compare the price. Shop around and find the cheapest option. One of the easiest and most resultful ways to do that is by using a price comparison site.

Use student transport discount

We have a love-hate relationship with public transport. 3. Luckily, most cities have local bus operators that offer students passes，which are much cheaper than standard tickets. These can usually be used at all times of the day, including peak (高峰)travel limes.

4.

Going out to recreational activities can be expensive. So take full advantage of student offers, where drinks are cheap and entry is often free. Be sure to keep an eye out for any freebies and special student offers advertised at local restaurants, cinemas and high street shops.

Spend less on textbooks

Before you rush out and spend your entire student loan (贷款)on books, check your lecture outlines and figure out which books you really do need to own，and which ones you can just borrow from the library. 5.And you can also share the cost with your classmates.

A.Use student offers when socializing.

B.Students shouldn't go to entertainment activities.

C.Being a money-saving student has never been easy.

D.Remember all your textbooks are available in the library.

E.While it may be necessary to use public transport, it's not always cheap.

F.If there are some you need to buy, see if you can get a second-hand copy.

G.Student life doesn't have to be about empty cupboards and living off takeaways or ready meals.

    On a comfortable sunny Sunday, I was going to meet an old university friend I hadn't seen for years, and was really excited to hear all his news. My train was running a little late, but that was no big problem 一 I could text him to say I would be delayed. He would understand. But.. . where was my mobile phone? I had that familiar sinking feeling. Yes, I'd left it at home.

No mobile phone . I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling anxious, on edge and worried when I don't have my phone with me. In fact, I know I'm not alone: two-thirds of us experience this “ nomophobia".

That’s according to a study which surveyed 1,000 people in the UK about their relationship with mobile phones, which says we check our mobile phones 34 times a day, that women are more "nomophobic" than men, and that 18-24-year-olds are the most likely to suffer fear of being without their mobiles: 77% of them say they are unable to be apart from their phones for more than a few minutes.

Do you have " Homophobia” ？

•You never turn your phone off.

•You obsessively （着迷似地）check for texts, missed calls and emails.

•You always take your phone to the bathroom with you.

•You never let the battery run out.

It's funny to think that around 20 years ago the only people with mobile phones would be businesspersons carrying their large, plastic "bricks”. Of course, these days, mobile phones are everywhere. Its subscriptions has outnumbered people across the world.

And when there are more phones than people in the world, maybe it's time to ask who really is in charge? Are you in control of your phone, or does your phone control you? So, what happened with my university friend? When I arrived a few minutes late he just laughed and said： "You haven't changed at all 一 still always late!” And we had a great afternoon catching up, full of jokes and stories, with no interruptions and no nagging (唠叨的）desire to check my phone.

Not having it with me felt strangely liberating. Maybe I'll leave it at home on purpose next time.

1.What does the underlined word "nomophobia" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.The fear of being out of mobile phone contact.

B.The addiction to keeping mobile phones at hand .

C.The feeling of being alone and left behind.

D.The suffering of being anxious and worried.

2.We can infer around 20 years ago the mobile phone ________ according to the author.

A.was only afforded by businessmen B.was as heavy as a brick

C.was seldom seen and accepted D.was inconvenient to use

3.What's the author's attitude towards his experience without mobile phones?

A.Worried. B.Favorable.

C.Neutral. D.Critical.

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A.The Development of Mobile Phones B.Meeting an Old University Friend

C.Being without My Mobile Phone D.Using Mobile Phones or Not

    BOXTEL, Netherlands — chickens roam the orchards, cows chew the cud and pigs roll in the mud on a warm day on a Dutch farm ——but the pastoral (乡村)scene is not as traditional as it seems.

The farm is owned and run by a cooperative of hundreds of local consumers and aims to change habits in a low-lying country engaged in an existential fight against climate change. Nearly 200 families decide what the farm will produce — and they will eventually eat — and employ a farmer to tend to the animals for meat and eggs and grow the dozen kinds of fruits and vegetables.

“The main aim of the members is to eat natural products, produced near to where they live, in a more sustainable (可持续的)way,” said Douwe Korting, co-leader of the Boxtel Cooperative, in the southern Netherlands. People are really starting to see that a change toward a different way of eating is essential," he added.

It costs 2,000 euros ($2,200) to join the collective (集体的)farm, which is 10 minutes by bicycle from the town, and then a weekly fee of around 10 euros per person.

In return, members receive the food they want and stress the importance of knowing what they eat is local and seasonal.

Known as Herenboderderij, or People's Farming, the guiding principle is that everything centers on the needs and riches of nature, even while using new technologies, ” said its founder Geert van der Veer. Soon the poultry (家禽) will be joined by a robot that can sense when the fruit is ripe, as well as a drone that will survey the fields to support and reduce the needs for manpower.

1.Why did the families start the farm?

A.To reduce the cost of food. B.To improve their eating habits.

C.To replace the old tradition. D.To provide more chances for exercise.

2.What will the farmer do?

A.Decide what to produce and eat what they grow.

B.Work on the farm close to where they live.

C.Own and operate the farm in a more effective way.

D.Feed the animals and grow fruits and vegetables.

3.What do the farm owners expect of the farm?

A.It'll provide natural products. B.It'll be charged by new technology.

C.It'll cost everyone less than 10 euros. D.It'll encourage people to love nature.

4.Where is this text most likely from?

A.A diary. B.A guidebook.

C.A novel. D.A newspaper.

    I was a newcomer in a class. So was Alice. That's where the similarities ended. I was tall and she was small. My thick, black hair had been recently cut short. Her natural blonde hair flowed to her waist and looked great. I was awkward and shy. She wasn't. I couldn't stand her. I considered her my enemy. She liked me. She wanted to be friends.

One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too shocked to answer any other way. No one had invited me over to play. But this girl who wore the latest fashions wanted me to go home with her after school. I got very surprised when she led me into an apartment building. She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies — which was my next surprise. I would have thought she'd outgrown them. I had never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in closet, laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. That's when we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older and we both had wild imaginations. We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from smiling so much. She showed me her wardrobe, which had mostly come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her as a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange.

Alice had the whole neighborhood charmed. The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other's houses, and spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall.

Alice, my first real friend since childhood, taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: that your worst enemy can turn out to be your best friend.

1.What made the similarities end?

A.Leaving the author's old school.

B.Being admitted to their new classes.

C.Their differences in appearance and personalities.

D.Their different demands of friendship and fashion.

2.What did the author think of the Barbies?

A.Alice was too mature for them.

B.Alice must have made them by herself.

C.They should have been kept well.

D.They brought her back to her childhood.

3.We can infer from the passage that Alice ________.

A.helped the author see her own strengths

B.was good with the people around her

C.helped to bring out the best in the author

D.inspired the authors love for fashion

4.Which of the following best describes Alice as a friend?

A.Humorous. B.Ambitious.

C.Caring. D.Friendly.

What's on

Kids Show 2 (Djembe)

Samajam

When: Aug 23 and 24, 7:30 pm

Where: Zhejiang People's Great Hall, Hangzhou

Canadian performance troupe (剧团)Samajam has introduced a show for families, creating musical happenings with the help of their audience .

Everyone in the audience receives a " music bag" which contains drumsticks, tambourines, a musical tube and a djembe. Kids and the entire family learn and play with the instruments, as they are led by performers on stage. Djembe is an African drum, a representative instrument of the Manding culture in West Africa.

Baskerville: A Sherlock Homes Mystery

When: Sept 4-9, 7:30 pm

Where: National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing

Baskerville: A Sherlock Homes Mystery is a play by playwright Ken Ludwig from the United States. The play is a humorous adaption of Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles featuring more than 40 characters played by five actors.

According to Ludwig, the version of Shylock Holmes and Doctor Watson in his mind is imprinted in his innermost world. The detectives are younger, more energetic and similar to those in the original works. In addition to roles, the scenes and stage effects were developed on that basis.

2047 Apologue

When: Sept 13 and 14, 7:30 pm

Where: National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing

Director Zhang Yimou continues to explore the relationship between man and machine in the "third season" of his concept stage show, 2047 Apologue.

In his new production, Zhang continued his idea from the original 2047 Apologue by dealing with the theme of the relationship between human beings and technology. The show aims to mirror reality, commenting on how science and technology are such a huge part of life in the 21st century.

Igor Krol — Lllimination

When: Aug 18, 7pm

Where: The Pearl, Shanghai

A cool breeze from a northern land, a rising star on the Baltic Sea horizon. This summer, for the first time, Igor Krol from St Petersburg, is coming to China.

Krol is a musical actor and singer, the laureate (获奖者) of several international vocal competitions in Russia and has played the main roles in musicals such as Tanz der Vampire, Aladdin and the Count of Monte-Cristo.

Krol's solo concert Lllumination is a luxurious music experience, with elements of classical musical, pop and rock.

1.What is special about Kids Show 2 (Djembe)?

A.Everyone will get a "music bag" for free.

B.The kids will play the drums for their parents.

C.Most of the instruments come from West Africa.

D.The performers will interact with the audience.

2.What can we know about Lllimination?

A.It offers you several different styles of music.

B.It has ever been awarded in the world.

C.It is the first Russian musical team to China.

D.It has a number of music experiences.

3.Which will be shown at the same place?

A.Kids Show 2 (Djembe) and Baskerville: A Sherlock Homes Mystery.

B.Baskerville: A Sherlock Homes Mystery and 2047 Apologue.

C.2047 Apologue and Lllimination,

D.Lllimination and Kids Show 2(Djembe).

假定你是李华，来自美国的文化交流团将来你所在的社区参观，你负责接待工作。请你用英语写一份欢迎辞，向他们介绍你们的社区生活。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：社区 community

Dear guests，

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    "Mummy, I don' t know what to play with." Steve interrupts his mother, who is talking to a friend, for the fourth time. "You've got a room full of toys!" his mother says, impatiently. In fact it is the jumble of toys which is to blame for four-year-old Steve's lack of interest in his dolls, cars and stuffed (packed) animals. Each morning he tips out three washing baskets of toys all over his floor, listlessly pulls out something and shortly after is standing at his mother's desk or following her into the kitchen saying: "Mummy, I am bored."

A family therapist ( 心理医生) explains why children lose interest when they have a whole "toy shop" at home: "According to their brain development, little children are not in a position to judge the quality of a variety of things at once. There is always just one favorite toy for the moment. All the rest is left lying about." What can parents do to stop their children from being oversupplied with toys? Under no conditions simply make something disappear without the child's knowledge. If he/she takes no more notice of a toy, a parent can ask if it can be stored or given away. Be warned though the child will always say he/she wants it then! A talk with relatives and friends may also help. Lyn is the mother of four-year-old Jessie, and we like   her way. A small set of shelves in her child's room holds the toys and books that are the current (at present) favorites. When it seems to her that her daughter is tired of these toys, they put them away in a box together and select some other toys from  a cupboard in another room. The box of "old" toys goes into the cupboard. When her child says she is "bored", they also get something from her cupboard - it may be something she has had for some time but because she hasn't seen it for a while it is almost  like a new toy.

Some favorite toys stay out all the time, and there is collection of dolls which  sits in the corner, but in this way Lyn has found that she has fewer toys to put away at the end of the day and her daughter always has something "fresh" to play with.

1.Steve interrupted his mother several times because _____.

A.he felt uninterested in his toys

B.he disliked his mother's guest

C.he didn't have enough toys to play with

D.he hoped his mother would play with him

2.According to the therapist, children often complain that they have nothing to play with because _____.

A.they can't play alone for a long time

B.they are too young to play with so many toys

C.they are too lazy to pick out their favorites

D.they lack the ability to value too many things at a time

3.Which of the following can be used in place of "jumble"?

A.Simple choice. B.Mixture in disorder.

C.Ordinary appearance. D.Same shape.

4.Which is the advice given to parents in the text?

A.Buy fewer toys for their children.

B.Form good habits for their children.

C.Spare some time to play with their children.

D.Put some toys away without telling their children.

In1964, Yuan Longping discovered a natural hybrid rice plant _______.Since then, he has spent all his life increasing the production of rice.

A.at ease B.by chance C.in turn D.on purpose

According to a recent research, some of the small islands around the country may disappear _____ the effects of climate change.

A.except for B.along with C.instead of D.due to

You should book your flight about two or three weeks _____ so that you can enjoy a lower price.

A.in particular B.in advance C.in return D.in fact

—Did you plan to meet here?

—No, 　　     　　.

A.by accident B.by mistake

C.by the way D.by reason

If you keep on, you’ll succeed _____. Wish you success in the exam.

A.in time B.at one time C.for the same time D.sometimes

The chairman remained silent ______ the whole debate.

A.from B.while C.with D.throughout

Learning to play basketball calls for perseverance, strength, time and skill. _____, it’s not a simple thing.

A.As a result B.In conclusion C.In general D.After all

The girl gave him some peanuts ________ some sweets.

A.in charge of B.in praise of

C.in exchange for D.in need of

You’d sound a lot more polite if you make a request ________ a question.

A.in search of B.in the form of C.in defence of D.in the direction of

I will go on a vacation once all the work is _____.

A.at the end B.by the end C.in the end D.at an end

假定你是李华，打算下个月到伦敦参加一个英语口语培训班。请给曾经在你校留学的伦敦学生Eric发一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.伦敦之行的目的；

2.邀请Eric重聚；

3.表达感谢与期望。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Eric,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

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 Wednesday, the teachers and students in Senior Three as well as our parents attended the grown-up ceremony holding in the school hall, which theme was “Growth and Responsibility”. First, a student representing all of us made the speech. He showed our thanks to our parents and teachers and talk about our dreams. Then, some teachers and parents offered us their congratulation and expressed their expectations for their future. Afterwards, wonderful performances put on by students from different classes. Though the ceremony is over, but it has made me realize clear that I have grown up. I am ready to devote more for our society now.

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。

As the COVID-19 crisis spreads around the world, families worldwide are having a hard time 1. (adapt) to unexpected changes in their daily routines. Health officials point out that the psychological state of children needs special attention. The stress and uncertainty 2.(associate)with the pandemic (流行病) and social distancing policies potentially have significant 3.(affect) on their mental well-being.

4.kids respond to stressful events is influenced by their temperament (性格) . Anxious  and fearful kids might be especially worried about getting sick or about family members getting sick. Very sociable kids may suffer more 5.social isolation than others do.

6.(help) their kids deal with stress, parents should respond to their kids' 7.(react) in a supportive way, listen to their concerns, and give them extra time and attention. Parents should also try to engage their kids in 8.(create) activities, like playing and drawing. Social contact is vital to our mental health, 9.parents are supposed to help kids stay in contact with friends and family members through telephone or online channels.

While nobody knows for sure when all of these will be over, we have to find more tools and skills for keeping up our 10.(spirit) and our resilience.

    It's “BABY DAY” at the Chartwell River Parkseniors' residence(住所)in Ottawa. Eulah Johnson, 90,never_______the twice-monthly event.

Today, Johnson sits on a sofa and smiles at a baby sitting on the seat of her walker. After a few moments, the girl_______to play with the dozen or so other small children_______together with 20 of Johnson's fellow residents. As the_______eat snack sand drink tea or coffee, their young guests crawl(爬行) around, draw in coloring books, bat balloons back and forth or sleep in the arms of_______residents.

Babies Who Volunteer, bringing these_______together, is the inspired idea of Jessica Turner. During a(n)_______with her baby daughter Amelia to a friend's mother, who was living in a long-term-care center,people gathered around Amelia,_______to play with her. She was most_______by the response of her friend's mother: She hadn't spoken for two years, but with Amelia in her lap, she__________singing.

Turner went home and immediately put out a__________on a moms' Facebook group: Would anyone be interested in__________seniors' residences with their babies? One hundred women__________said yes. A year later, there are now 1 ,500 volunteers.

Everyone benefits from intergenerational programmes. This playgroup is__________for the mothers,too. They're giving something to the community, which provides a__________of purpose and belonging. It can really__________someone who is feeling alone.

Local__________is growing: The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation__________,has donated $25,000. With the help of charitable donations, Turner hopes to__________programming from baby visits to having school kids communicating with__________pen friends, and seniors teaching kids how to bake.

1.A.affords B.selects C.creates D.misses

2.A.turns up B.skips off C.makes up D.shows off

3.A.mixed B.replaced C.covered D.compared

4.A.guests B.waiters C.seniors D.kids

5.A.delighted B.brave C.confused D.strict

6.A.prediction B.generations C.evidence D.organizations

7.A.interview B.argument C.visit D.move

8.A.pretending B.wanting C.regretting D.falling

9.A.surprised B.embarrassed C.scared D.disappointed

10.A.minded B.forgot C.considered D.began

11.A.signal B.story C.call D.policy

12.A.setting up B.dropping by C.cleaning up D.taking over

13.A.quickly B.frequently C.properly D.safely

14.A.free B.ready C.true D.good

15.A.list B.system C.sense D.copy

16.A.help B.reward C.find D.war

17.A.demand B.pressure C.economy D.interest

18.A.at times B.for example C.after all D.by chance

19.A.observe B.mention C.attend D.expand

20.A.awkward B.hungry C.elderly D.innocent

    People who are at your age, like your classmates, are called peers (同龄人). When they try to influence how you act or to get you to do something, it's called peer pressure.1.

Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, to fit in or because they worry that other kids might make fun of them if they don't go along with the group.2.The idea that everyone's doing it can influence some kids to leave their better judgment or their common sense behind.

3.But you can do it. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do.

It can really help to have at least one other peer or friend who is willing to say ''no'' too.4.It's great to have friends with values similar to yours. If you choose friends who don't use drugs, smoke cigarettes or lie to their parents, then you probably won't do these things either, even if other kids do.

Even if you're faced with peer pressure while you're alone, there are still things you can do. You can simply stay away from peers who pressure you to do things you know is wrong.5.Better yet, find other friends and classmates.

A.Just believe in yourself.

B.You can tell them ''no'' and walk away.

C.Peer pressure is not always a bad thing.

D.This makes it much easier to overcome peer pressure.

E.It's something everyone has to deal with - even adults.

F.It is hard to be the only one who says ''no'' to peer pressure.

G.Others go along because they are curious to try something new.

    What do the random, scribbled (潦草的)drawings crowding the margins (页边空白处) of most high school students' papers mean? When a student is caught doodling (乱画) in class, he will probably be criticized for daydreaming. But doodling while listening can help with remembering details, rather than implying that the mind is wandering, according to a study published in the scientific journal Applied Cognitive Psychology.

In an experiment conducted by the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, 40 subjects were asked to listen to a two-minute tape giving several names of people and places. Half of the participants were asked to shade in shapes on a piece of paper at the same time, without paying attention to neatness, while the rest were given no such instructions. After the tape had finished, all participants in the study were asked to recall the names of people and places. The doodlers recalled on average 7.5 names of people and places, compared to only 5.8 by the non-doodlers.

“If someone is doing a boring task, like listening to a dull telephone conversation, they may start to daydream.” said study researcher, Professor Jackie Andrade, of the School of Psychology, University of Plymouth. “Daydreaming distracts them from the task, resulting in poorer performance. A simple task, like doodling, may be sufficient (足够的) to stop daydreaming without affecting performance on the main task.”

“In psychology, tests of memory or attention will often use a second task to selectively block a particular mental process. If that process is important for the main task, then performance will be impaired. But my research suggests that in everyday life doodling may be something we do because it helps to keep us on track with a boring task, rather than being an unnecessary distraction (分心) that we should try to resist doing.” said Andrade.

Dan Ware, a social study teacher, used to consider doodling a distraction from learning, but after teaching kids with all personality types he learned scribbling away during lectures helps certain students remember more information. “In my first few years of teaching, I thought, ‘Well, this kid isn’t paying attention. He’s daydreaming.’ But I had some really powerful experiences with students and came to understand in many cases that was their way of focusing, and those students were probably paying more attention than other students.” Ware said.

1.What do we know about the participants involved in the experiment?

A.Some were asked to note down the information neatly.

B.Some were asked to memorize the names they would hear.

C.Some were instructed to listen to the tape with full attention.

D.Some were instructed to make random drawings on paper.

2.What does the underlined word “impaired” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Improved. B.Weakened.

C.Stopped. D.Repaired.

3.Which of the following will both Jackie Andrade and Dan Ware agree with?

A.Doodling helps some people focus. B.Doodling makes a dull task interesting.

C.Students who doodle perform poorly. D.Students who doodle lack concentration.

4.What is the best title of the text?

A.Daydreaming Can Sharpen Study Skills B.Doodling Can Help Memory Recall

C.A Wandering Mind Improves Productivity D.Distractions Harm Academic Performance