All approaches you thought         the problem are very reasonable.

A.of solving B.to solve C.of to solving D.to solving

The book has helped me greatly in my daily communication, especially at work ________ a good impression is a must.

A.which B.when C.as D.where

— What do you think made Mary so excited?

—        the annular solar eclipse(日环食).

A.As she watched B.Watched

C.Watching D.Because of watching

It was only when Tom ate Zongzi for a second time         to appreciate its deliciousness.

A.did he begin B.that he began C.then he began D.had he begun

Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the great American novels, ________ first published in the United States in 1885.

A.was B.were C.has been D.had been

Waves of red light are about twice as long as        of blue light.

A.that B.these C.those D.it

假定你是李华，你有一次不愉快的就餐经历，对餐厅的服务员态度非常不满意。于是你要给餐厅老板写一封投诉信。要点如下：

问题：牛肉面有苍蝇，服务员态度粗鲁。

要求：餐厅赔礼道歉。 提示词：牛肉面：beef noodles

注意：1.词数100左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，使行文流畅。

Dear Sir,

I am Li Hua, a regular customer in your restaurant.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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。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限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My summer holiday is coming soon. Here is some plans for my holiday. First, I want to do my most favourite sport, basketball, to keep healthy. In Grade Three, I was so busy to read books. Next I plan spend more time read to get ready for the life of senior middle school. My parents always take good care for me, so I will help my parents with the houseworks at home. I also hope to visit the Great wall with them. I think it’s the good chance to know more about the history of ours country.

I’m looking forward to my colour holiday.

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。

Joanna Cole, born on August 11, 1944 in Newark, New Jersey, has been credited to be one of the 1.(popular) children’s authors of all time. She 2.(write) over 250 books so far. Cole has owed a large part of her passion to one of her elementary school teachers.

Joanna Cole continued her education and 3.(final) earned a bachelor’s degree. In 1971, she decided to write her first book cockroaches. She did some research and discovered there had never been a book written for children about cockroaches.4., she thought she would be the first. Cole wrote the first Magic School Bus in 1985. The book would go on to be published the5.(follow) year and quickly became book series and cartoon series due to its 6.(succeed).

Cole writes in a way that will hopefully inspire children 7.(think) like a scientist. She does this by writing ideas instead of just facts. She also tries to ask questions in her books8. require children to think and discover the answers as they read. This creates 9. engaging experience for children, so it is no wonder why younger readers are interested 10.her books.

    A dog waiting on a roadside for four years has finally been reunited with its owner thanks to a social media post. Anuchit Uncharoen happened to be there. He _______ passing by the dog and seeing it being _______ by a woman late in the afternoon.

When he _______ her, he learned that the dog was thought to have been _______. The woman said she_______ took the dog to her home, but the _______ friend escaped and returned to the street, waiting for its _______. Since then, the nice _______ had been regularly bringing food to him and making sure he was _______. Others in the community had been ________, too.

The dog’s heartbreaking situation made the ________ online, eventually reaching his owner. He got in touch with Anuchit and explained that he and his family________ a dog named BonBon four years ago. Their dog had the same ________ as the one in the pictures.

The owner said that BonBon was with them on a trip to a relative. His dog might have ________ out of the car while on the road. He and his family________ for BonBon back in the roads but without luck.

They ________ their pet dog had died and were ________ to discover him alive and well. When the owner paid BonBon a visit, surprisingly, the dog ________ to go with him, even if his tail wagged（摇摆） with ________.

Someone once said, he might only be here for a(n) ________ of your life, but for him, you are his whole life. So remember to be kind to them.

1.A.recalled B.considered C.regretted D.admitted

2.A.attacked B.hugged C.fed D.pushed

3.A.approached B.left C.advised D.remembered

4.A.caught B.abandoned C.accepted D.relieved

5.A.unwillingly B.anxiously C.hopefully D.originally

6.A.fierce B.devoted C.brave D.innocent

7.A.supporter B.visitor C.owner D.reporter

8.A.partner B.passer-by C.reader D.woman

9.A.healthy B.awake C.lucky D.calm

10.A.praising B.helping C.following D.listening

11.A.wishes B.news C.notes D.rounds

12.A.picked B.gained C.lost D.rescued

13.A.appearance B.figure C.character D.size

14.A.looked B.walked C.jumped D.dropped

15.A.prepared B.searched C.reached D.answered

16.A.supposed B.announced C.proved D.doubted

17.A.satisfied B.embarrassed C.confused D.excited

18.A.agreed B.hoped C.refused D.managed

19.A.surprise B.delight C.trouble D.anger

20.A.total B.amount C.part D.sum

How Laughing at Yourself Makes You Attractive

Have you ever embarrassed yourself in public and got laughed at for it？1. And it's okay — we should even have a laugh about them.

●Laughing at yourself means accepting who you really are. You may feel bad about yourself because of past misfortune. However, it's normal to be imperfect. What's important is that you should be honest with yourself about who you are. 2. You won’t be able to laugh at yourself without self-acceptance.

●Laughing at yourself helps increase your confidence. When you're able to stay optimistic and laugh at yourself, you are likely to be more successful in life. 3. More importantly, it helps you realize your own weaknesses, so you know which areas to do better in.

●4. Laughing at someone else may hurt their feelings even if you didn't intend to, while laughing at yourself does not. You might even bring a smile to their faces. Don’t worry about losing respect from others, because people actually appreciate it when you laugh at yourself. Laughing at yourself shows that you have the courage to do so and you’re being real about your imperfections, making people think you are likeable.

Just remember that humans all make mistakes. So instead of blaming yourself, try to think of your mistakes, in a positive way and accept yourself just as you are. 5.

A.Laughing at yourself makes you popular.

B.Accept yourself despite your imperfections.

C.You should try to understand yourself better.

D.Chances are that we all have these kinds of experiences.

E.Laughing at yourself changes an ideal image of yourself.

F.Learn to laugh at yourself and you will be more attractive.

G.This is because laughing at yourself helps lift your mood in face of difficulties.

    Is It Worth Buying Organic Food? Organic food, grown without artificial chemicals, is increasingly popular nowadays. Consumers have been willing to pay up to twice more for goods with organic labels (商标). However, if you think paying a little more for organic food gets you a more nutritious and safer product, you might want to save your money. A study led by researchers at Stanford University says that organic products aren't necessarily more nutritious, and they're no less likely to suffer from disease-causing bacteria, either.

The latest results, published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine, suggest that buyers may be wasting their money. "We did not find strong evidence that organic food is more nutritious or healthier," says Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler from Stanford. "So consumers shouldn't assume that one type of food has a lower risk or is safer."

For their new study, Smith-Spangler and her colleagues conducted a review of two categories of research, including 17 studies that compared health outcomes between consumers of organic against traditional food products, and 223 studies that analyzed the nutritional content of the foods, including key vitamins, minerals and fats.

While the researchers found little difference in nutritional content, they did find that organic fruit and vegetables were 20% less likely to have chemicals remaining on the surfaces. Neither organic nor traditional foods showed levels of chemicals high enough to go beyond food safety standards. And both organic and traditional meats, such as chicken and pork, were equally likely to be harmed by bacteria at very low rates. The researchers did find that organic milk and chicken contained higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, a healthy fat also found in fish that can reduce the risk of heart disease. However, these nutritional differences were too small, and the researchers were unwilling to make much of them until further studies confirm the trends.

Organic food is produced with fewer chemicals and more natural-growing practices, but that doesn't always translate into a more nutritious or healthier product. The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that "whether you buy organic or not, finding the freshest foods available may have the biggest effect on taste." Fresh food is at least as good as anything marketed as organic.

1.The new research questions whether organic food __________.

A.should replace traditional food B.has been overpriced by farmers

C.is grown with less harmful chemicals D.is really more nutritious and healthier

2.Smith-Spangler and her colleagues found that __________.

A.organic food could reduce the risk of heart disease

B.traditional food was grown with more natural methods

C.both organic and traditional food they examined were safe

D.there was not a presence of any forms of bacteria in organic food

3.Which of the following is relatively healthier according to the passage?

A.Organic chicken and pork. B.Organic milk and chicken.

C.Traditional chicken and pork. D.Traditional fruit and vegetables.

4.What is the author’s attitude toward organic food?

A.Sceptical B.Neutral

C.Unconcerned D.Approving

    Australia and New Zealand’s health organizations have given their advice on when to use sunscreen (防晒霜), suggesting Australians apply it every day to avoid bad health effects.

A Sunscreen Summit took place in the Australian State of Queensland. During the summit, representatives from some of Australia’s leading research, medical and public health organizations examined the evidence on sunscreen use the determined that in most parts of the country it is beneficial to apply sunscreen every day.

“Up until now, public health organizations have recommended applying sunscreen ahead of planned outdoor activities but haven’t recommended applying it every day as part of a morning routine (惯例),” professor Rachel Neale from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute said. “In recent years, it has become clear that the DNA damage causes skin cancer and melanoma (黑色素瘤), which is caused by repeated small exposure to sunlight over a period of time,” Neale said. “In Australia, we get a lot of sun exposure from everyday activities such as walking to the bus stop or train station,” Neale said.

A study showed that one in two Australians believed it was unhealthy and potentially dangerous to use sunscreen every day. However, Terry Slevin from the Public Health Association of Australia says it is wrong. “There is consistent and compelling evidence that sunscreens are safe,” Slevin said. “Importantly, medical trials have found that people who use sunscreen daily have the same levels of vitamin D as those who don’t,” Slevin added.

Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, which is made worse by the country’s close to Antarctica where there is a hole in the ozone layer (臭氧层), letting in higher numbers of UV rays.

1.What made Australian health organizations advise Australians to use sunscreen?

A.The makers of sunscreen.

B.Australian government.

C.The Sunscreen Summit.

D.New Zealand’s researchers.

2.What is not recommended before the Sunscreen Summit?

A.Using sunscreen as a morning routine.

B.Using sunscreen before outdoor activities.

C.Reducing the use of sunscreen.

D.Reducing outdoor activities.

3.What is the misunderstanding of many Australians?

A.Sunscreen will never take effect.

B.Sunscreen is bad for people’s health.

C.People using sunscreen have the same levels of vitamin.

D.D. People using sunscreen won’t have skin cancer.

4.Which of the following best explains “compelling” underlined in paragraph 4?

A.Interesting. B.Disappointing.

C.Boring. D.Convincing.

    When bicycle-sharing company oBike pulled out of Singapore abruptly last year, it left the city with unattended bicycles everywhere. Myanmar businessman Mike Than Tun Win saw the perfect opportunity to turn trash (垃圾) into treasure. “What if these bicycles could be distributed to poor students in villages so they can cycle to school?” he thought.

Mr Than, 33, grew up in Mandalay, where he used to walk to school as a student. While traveling through rural (乡村的) areas in Myanmar over the last few years he saw things had not changed. Long lines of children in rural villages continue to walk 30 minutes to an hour just to get to school. “I thought if we could just reduce the time they take, they could spend more time studying, gain more knowledge and increase their chances of getting out of poverty (贫困),” he said.

With that, he started a movement called Lesswalk with the intention of buying bicycles from bike-sharing firms oBike and ofo-which have stopped operations in Singapore — and shipping them to Yangon. He would renew the bicycles before distributing them to teenagers and families living in rural villages in Myanmar, beginning with villages in Mandalay and Sagaing areas.

Over the last three months, the businessman has bought 10,000 bicycles in Singapore and Malaysia. He paid for 5,000 of the bicycles out of his own pocket, with other sponsors paying for the rest.

Mr Than plans to modify (修改) the bicycles so that they can better suit the needs of the children in villages, most of the time they ride around with their little brothers and sisters. I’m planning to add an extra seat at the back so that they can go to school together,” he said. He also plans to remove the digital locks and give each a new one that works better in villages.

Including the cost of shipping, modification and distribution, Mr Than thinks each bicycle might cost him around US $35 to US $40. “I might have to spend more money, but it is better that these bicycles are going to help some people rather than going to waste,” he said.

1.What's the author’s main purpose of writing the first two paragraphs?

A.To show Myanmar’ s hard rural life.

B.To explain how to turn trash into treasure.

C.To call on more people to follow Mr Than.

D.To state the background of starting Lesswalk.

2.How does Mr Than plan to adapt the bicycles?

A.By painting them in a colorful way.

B.By adding a bright light to each of them.

C.By adding two extra seats to each of them.

D.By changing the digital locks into new ones.

3.What can we infer from Mr Than’s words in the last paragraph?

A.He has a high opinion of himself.

B.He feels regret about what he has done.

C.He is a man with strong social responsibility.

D.He has decided to keep on working with oBike.

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

A.More unattended bicycles are attracting big attention

B.Bicycle-sharing companies are forced to leave Singapore

C.Rural villages in Myanmar are sponsored out of poverty

D.Businessman donates recycled bicycles to poor students

    Contact CCA’s Special Programs to learn more about our wide range of credit and noncredit opportunities for academic and personal development.

Summer Program

Exceptional 4-week program for students currently completing their study of high school. Earn 3 college credits!

Our setting is CCA’s Oakland campus, where studio-focused, college-level courses help you push beyond concepts to portfolio (作品集)-ready pieces. On-campus Housing & Scholarships available!

Summer courses

CCA offers about 35 for-credit degree courses each summer, scheduled on the San Francisco and Oakland campuses.

Undergraduate and graduate students can work with a visiting artist, develop skills and stay on track for graduation by earning credits ... all while still allowing time to visit family, work, travel, etc.

For information about summer housing, please contact the Office of Residential Life at 510594722 or housing@ cca. edu.

Summer Start

Summer Start is a six-week program designed specifically for international undergraduate and graduate students. This is a for-credit program; students receive six credits towards their degree. During the program, you must live on CCA’s San Francisco campus.

Tuition includes six units of discounted graduate college credit, which will include books, field trip expenses and one-on-one tutoring. Housing fees include six weeks at CCA’s San Francisco Panoramic Residence.

Company-Customized Programs

CCA’s Office of Special Programs can design customized workshops to develop andstrengthen employee skills within your company. Customized programs have included:

* An Ideation Sketching class, for the design team of a national clothing retailer, scheduled Friday afternoons on San Francisco campus.

* Software-specific workshops, for designers from a national paper products and gifts retailer, scheduled in a two-day workshop format during the week on our Oakland campus.

1.Who can apply for Summer Program?

A.Undergraduate students.

B.International students.

C.High school students.

D.College students.

2.What can students do if they take summer courses?

A.Get some credits.

B.Visit famous artists.

C.Make some friends.

D.Go on a field trip.

3.What does Summer Start require students to do?

A.Live on one of the campuses.

B.Pay school fees in advance.

C.Read as many books as possible.

D.Complete the courses on time.

阅读下面短文, 根据所给情节进行续写, 使之构成一个完整的故事。

Once upon a time, there was an old man who couldn’t read or write. When he was little, his family was so poor that he couldn’t attend school. But he always dreamed of being able to read.

One day, he took his seven-year-old grandson to school.

Since he didn’t have anything to do that day, he didn’t leave immediately. Instead, he stood outside his grandson’s classroom and looked in through the window.

The kids’ teacher, who was an old man in his fifties, entered the classroom when the class began. The teacher was wearing thick glasses. He started teaching. Through watching him, the old man found something interesting. He noticed that the teacher could read nothing without putting his glasses on. As soon as he put on his glasses, he could read very well.

“How amazing!” said the old man to himself.

He waited outside the classroom until the class was over and stopped the teacher.

“Excuse me, sir,” said the old man to the teacher.

“Yes?” said the teacher.

“I noticed something amazing. You can’t read without the glasses, right?” said the old man.

“Yes, that’s true. I can read nothing without them,” replied the teacher.

“But you can read once you put them on, can’t you?” asked the old man.

“Yes, that’s true, too,” replied the teacher, wondering why the old man was asking such strange questions.

The teacher looked at the old man, who left in a hurry with a big smile on his face.

The old man, who was extremely happy, decided to go to town to find an eyeglasses store. After being unable to read so many years, he finally found an easy way to read, which cheered him up. He realized what he needed to read was just a pair of glasses.

“I can finally read,” said the old man to himself when walking to the town.

Finally, the man arrived at the town. He looked around and soon found a store with glasses in it. The man happily entered the store.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后, 请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

After the old man entered the store, the store owner greeted him.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

The store owner, thinking the old man didn’t like that pair, picked another pair for him.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

假如你是张文，你的美国笔友Jack—家人要来扬州度暑假，特别来信询问特色旅游的情况。请你给他回复一封电子邮件。内容包括：

1. 推荐地点；

2. 推荐理由。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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。

New Zealanders stayed in their homes for nearly two months couldn’t even wait for sunlight to get their hair cut as they lined up 1. hair salons and barbershops before the clock struck midnight. Malls, retail stores and restaurants all reopened Thursday in the South Pacific nation. The country 2.(report) no new cases of the virus for 3. third straight day on Thursday. At midnight, barber Conrad Fitz-Gerald reopened his shop. He told the Associated Press he had had about 50 4. (inquiry) from customers in desperate need of haircuts. “People are saying their hair is out of control, they can’t handle it anymore,” he said. Fitz-Gerald limited the midnight cuts 5. just a dozen customers, starting with his 18-year-old son. He planned to then go home 6. return at 6 a.m. for another round of cuts.

New Zealand eased its strict coronavirus(新冠病毒) measures in late April, 7. (allow) for some construction work to commence again. On Thursday, traffic 8.(slow) returned to the country’s roads and office towers filled up with employees returning after weeks of working from home. Schools will open on Monday, while social gatherings are limited to 10 people. Bars won’t reopen 9. May 21.

The government revealed Thursday plans to borrow and spend vast amounts of money in an attempt to keep 10. (employ) below 10 percent, so that people have chances to regain jobs.

根据所给首字母填写单词

56. The club also offers its c____________ to Dr.Brown on his appointment as president.

57. Harvard University says there’s been no d_____________ against Asian-American applicants.

58. Unfortunately, I became very a___________ to alcohol.

59. Not c________________ to the fact, his description of that accident cannot be used as evidence.

60. It makes no difference whether dividends(红利) are paid quarterly(季度) or a___________.

七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

It is said that farmers or peasants, especially those in developing countries, are often criticized for cutting down forests. But a new study suggests that many farmers recognize the value of keeping trees.Researchers using satellite images found at least ten percent trees cover on more than one billion hectares of farmland.1.. Earlier estimates were much lower but incomplete. The authors of the new study say it may still underestimate the true extent worldwide.The study found the most trees cover in South America.2.. North Africa and West Asia have the least.The study found that climate conditions alone could not explain the amount of trees cover in different areas.3.. There are areas with few trees but also few people, and areas with many trees and many people. The findings suggest that things like land rights, markets or government policies can influence tree planting and protection.Dennis Garrity heads the World Agroforestry Center.4.. The problem, he says, is that policy makers and planners have been slow to recognize this and to support such efforts.The satellite images may not show what the farmers are using the trees for, but trees provide nuts, fruit, wood and other products.5.. Even under drought (干旱) conditions, trees can often provide food and a way to earn money until the next growing season.Some trees act as natural fertilizers. They take nitrogen (氮气) out of the air and put it in the soil. Scientists at the Center say the use of fertilizer trees can reduce the need for chemical nitrogen by up to three-fourths. Trees also capture carbon dioxide, a gas linked to climate change.

A.Nor could the size of nearby populations, meaning people and trees can live together.

B.He says farmers are acting on their own to protect and plant trees.

C.Almost all of it is covered by trees.

D.They also help prevent soil loss and protect water supplies.

E.He devotes most of his time to making people realize its importance.

F.That is nearly half of the farmland in the world.

G.Next comes Africa south of the Sahara, followed by Southeast Asia.

Half a century ago, Japan built the world’s first high-speed rail network—a network that remains the gold standard in train travel today. Currently the country is now helping Texas build its own bullet train, a potential game-changer for transportation in the state.

When it launched on October 1, 1964, the world’s first high-speed rail network was known as the “super-express of dreams.” The first line in Japan’s now world-famous shinkansen network was built against all odds, in the face of fierce public opposition, technical difficulties and astronomical costs.

Half a century ago, the system was far humbler. In 1964, the first track was a 320-mile-long link between Tokyo and Osaka that reduced the trip from six-and-a-half hours (on conventional trains) to three hours and 10 minutes, traveling at a maximum speed of 200 miles per hour. For the first time, workers could get to meetings in one city during the day and be back home drinking a beer in the local pub that night.

Not only did the train expand mobility profoundly, but also businesses appeared around the major stops as a growing emphasis on productivity swept across Japan. Today, the shinkansen network has 1,487 miles of track, with more set to open in the coming years. It seems that everything the shinkansen touches turns to city, and regions that are off the beaten track, so to speak, benefit greatly from the economic jumpstart brought by the train. New shinkansen lines are often proceeded by aggressive marketing campaigns promoting tourism in those areas, a strategy that seems to work.

Despite its astronomical costs, it actually has saved more. Today, over 350,000 annual trips transport tens of millions of passengers all over Japan with efficiency—the average delay time is less than a minute. A research report titled 30 Years of High-Speed Railways: Features and Economic and Social Effects of The Shinkansen by Hiroshi Okada, estimates that the economic impact from the shinkansen train network, based on the time saved from faster travel, is approximately ¥500 billion ($4.8 billion USD) per year. Okada stresses that the cultural impact is also significant, a shinkansen offers people living far from urban centers “easy access to concerts, exhibitions, theaters, etc., enabling them to lead fuller lives.”

Japan has a plan, known as the One-Day Travel Initiative. Its goal: regardless of where you are in Japan, it should only take you three hours to get to the nearest major regional city (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo or Fukuoka). The planned impact of this hyper-mobility is to discourage the tide of migration toward urban centers, like Tokyo, and encourage decentralization.

1.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.

A. opposed to traditional belief    s    B. despite some major barriers

C. based on impractical fantasies    D. in spite of poor planning

2.According to Okada, what benefit does a shinkansen bring to people living far from urban centers?

A. Saving more travelling time.    B. Creating massive employment.

C. Enjoying a more colorful life.    D. Accumulating vast wealth.

3.What is the main purpose of the One-Day Travel Initiative?

A. To promote even distribution of population.

B. To advocate urban lifestyle among migrants.

C. To satisfy the increasing needs of urban centers.

D. To include more citizens in urban centers.

    Behind most of the bad things we do to our bodies as adults, eating more than we should is the idea we carry with us from childhood. On one hand, we assume that we are indestructible. On the other hand, we think that any damage we impose on ourselves can be undone when wβfinally clean up our act.

If the evidence for how wrong the first idea is isn’t apparent when you stand naked in front of the mirror, just wait. But what if you eat right and drop all your bad habits? Is there still time to repair the damage?

To a surprising degree, the answer is yes. Over the past five years, scientists have collected a wealth of data about what happens when aging people with bad habits decide to turn their lives around.

The heartening conclusion: the body has an amazing ability to heal itself, provided the damage is not too great.

The effects of some bad habits-smoking, in particular-can haunt you for decades. But the damage from other habits can be largely healed.

“Any time you improve your behavior and make lifestyle changes, they make a difference from that point on.”says Dr. Jeffey Koplan.“Maybe not right away. It’s like slamming on the brakes. You do need a certain distance.”

But the distance can be remarkably short. Consider the recent announcements from the front lines of medical research: ---A study concluded that women who consume as little as two servings of fish a week cut their risk of suffering a stroke to half that of women who eat less than one serving of fish a month. ---The day you quit smoking, the carbon monoxide levels in your body drop dramatically. Within weeks, your blood becomes less sticky and your risk of dying from a heart attack starts to decline ... Adopting healthy habits won’t cure all that bothers you, of course. But doctors believe that many chronic diseases-from high blood pressure to heart disease and even some cancers-can be warded off with a few sensible changes in lifestyle.

Not sure where to start? Surprisingly, it doesn’t matter, since one positive change usually leads to another. Make enough changes, and you'll discover you’ve adopted a new way of life.

1.Most people with bad habits of eating more than they should believe that        .

A.their bodies cannot be damaged by the bad habits

B.they can force themselves to clean up the had habits later

C.their bodies can heal all the damage without the help from outside

D.they can never change the habits that have developed for decades

2.The evidence against the assumption that we are indestructible        .

A.is seldom apparent B.is clearly shown in the mirror

C.is still a question D.will appear obvious sooner or later

3.According to the recent announcements        .

A.women should eat as much fish as possible

B.men don’t have to eat as much fish as women

C.eating a little more fish can improve women’s health

D.women are at a higher risk of suffering a stroke than men

4.It is implied in the passage that        .

A.the blood of smokers is more sticky than that of non-smokers

B.chronic diseases can be cured ifwe drop our habit of smoking

C.smokers have lower levels of carbon monoxide than non-smokers

D.smokers will be unlikely to die from heart attack if they quit smoking

    When David Edwards founded the oPhone, he hoped scent (嗅觉的) messages would become the next big thing in the digitization of our online lives.

The device looked like a high-tech cruet set (调味瓶)， and allowed a friend with an iPhone app to send you scent messages alongside photos. Send a picture of your dinner, tag it with four different tones, and whoever is on the receiving end can sniff it from the vase-like tubes of the oPhone.

The oPhone didn’t take off, and the company has now shifted focus to a “scent speaker” called the Cyrano, which similarly uses a range of scent capsules to emit “play lists” of smells.

Compared to our real world interactions, our online lives are lacking in scent. Our digital culture, so soaked in visual and aural stimuli, is odorless (没有气味的). So why didn’t his marriage of smell and picture messaging excite more interest?

From a technical point of view, smell is simply harder to mass communicate than sounds and pictures. “There are two main technological obstacles to making smell transmissible by digital means,” explains biophysicist and author of Perfumes: The A -Z guide, Dr Luca Turin.

“First, there are no odor ‘primaries’like RGB or CMYK. Second, it has proved impossible to stimulate the olfactory epithelium (上皮组织) directly by any means tried so far. This means that it is currently impossible to induce a sensation of smell without there being an actual chemical in the inhaled air (吸入的空气).”

“The more we’re plugged into the virtual world, the more we deeply appreciate thecontrast-moments in our human, experience，” says designer and olfactory artist Mindy Yang.

“Intuitively, we realize that we are starved of certain sensations. With the rise of digital culture, society has become more interested in the missing sense-c-what we smell.”

This interest in scent isn’t only happening within the worlds of perfume and fashion. Over the past few years a number of cultural projects have set out to focus on the power of sensory experiences, from the use of a smell map, to the Tate Sensorium, which in 2015 let users experience visual art alongside smells, tastes and sounds.

Whether it’s devices like the oPhone that仕y to introduce scent into digital messaging, organizations are growingly aware of our culture’s desire for sensory experiences. In a time of virtual reality and scentless social networks, it’s perhaps no wonder that we as a culture have such a desire for something that instinctively feels real and authentic-even if it was made in a lab.

1.What can we learn about the oPhone?

A.The oPhone has defended our interest in what we smell.

B.The oPhone hasn’t caught on yet since it was founded.

C.The oPhone has swapped visual and aural stimuli for scent.

D.The oPhone is a vase tube to sniff specific messages from.

2.What makes it challenging to introduce scent into digital messaging?

A.The relevant tissue is impossible to stimulate directly.

B.Scent capsules should be applied to send out smells.

C.There exists no actual chemical in the inhaled air.

D.Sounds and pictures are easier to mass communicate.

3.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A.To promote the oPhone which can send scent messages.

B.To reveal the problems of the invention of the oPhone.

C.To predict the trend of the digitization of our online lives.

D.To introduce the oPhone based on smell-digital-technology.

    If you’ve ridden any New York subway, chances are good that you’ve watched your cellphone clock tick while seated on an unmoving, delayed train. You wouldn’t wish to have such a _________ feeling of being stuck on public transportation anymore. No one knows the feeling as _________ as Jerich Marco Alcantara does particularly when he had _________ in his life to celebrate. He _________ his graduation ceremony at Hunter College’s Brookdale campus due to a delay.

There were two _________ ceremonies that day, but Alcantara specifically wanted to _________ the early ceremony, because students were only _________ two tickets for friends and family at the latter event. He wanted all of his family and friends in attendance.

Stuck on the train in full baccalaureate gown (学士服), Alcantara still got to experience a formal _________, sort of. Some friends and strangers improvised (即兴创作) a ceremony on the subway. _________ a cellphone, a friend presented Alcantara with a “diploma”; __________ somebody else on the train played Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day. Another passenger __________ the ceremony and posted the video to Facebook.

________ he wasn’t able to attend the full ceremony, in a way this will end up being a more memorable __________ for Alcantara down the road. He will be able to point to his __________ and not just think of the hard work it took to earn it, but the __________ missing his real graduation ceremony created.

Moments like these help us get a little more __________ of our fellow man during a __________time. Although these aren’t all strangers, it’s still wonderful to see people __________ to make sure someone feels the proper __________, or at least their big achievement should be __________. Though Alcantara missed his official graduation ceremony, he said his subway experience meant a lot.

1.A.rising B.sinking C.spinning D.floating

2.A.vividly B.casually C.plainly D.fiercely

3.A.milestones B.promotions C.festivals D.parties

4.A.spoiled B.quitted C.overlooked D.missed

5.A.separate B.continuous C.relevant D.contradictory

6.A.join B.make C.abandon D.ignore

7.A.appointed B.allocated C.approved D.accumulated

8.A.assembly B.situation C.occasion D.meeting

9.A.Via B.On C.In D.From

10.A.instead B.afterwards C.therefore D.meanwhile

11.A.filmed B.took C.interviewed D.reported

12.A.Since B.As C.Although D.When

13.A.exploration B.moment C.impression D.stage

14.A.video B.ticket C.diploma D.cellphone

15.A.pain B.inconvenience C.excitement D.memory

16.A.convinced B.tired C.reliant D.faithful

17.A.messy B.extreme C.acute D.disorganized

18.A.get together B.gather together C.put together D.band together

19.A.acquisition B.cooperation C.recognition D.evaluation

20.A.welcomed B.applauded C.calculated D.encouraged

以“An Outstanding Woman—Madame Curie”为题目按下列表格的内容写一篇100词左右介绍居里夫人的短文。

注意：1. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2. 标题及开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：诺贝尔物理（化学）奖 The Nobel Prize for Physics (Chemistry)

镭元素 radium element

An Outstanding Woman-Madame Curie

Madame Curie was an outstanding woman, who was a Polish woman scientist.

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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。

Elias was a poor black worker. The time that he first met Nelson Mandela was very difficult period of his life. Nelson Mandela offered guidance to poor black people with their legal problems. Elias was not at school for long, for his family could not afford his school fees and the bus fare. When he worried about if he would be out of the work because he didn’t have one passbook. Nelson Mandela told him what to do. That day was one of Elias’ happiest day in his life. Later, Elias joined the ANC Youth League organizing by Nelson Mandela. In 1963, Elias helped Mandela blew up some government buildings. It was very dangerous and Elias was happy because he thought it would help them achieve their dream of making black and white people equally.

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。

Wang Kun and his sister Wang Wei had dreamed 1.taking a great bike trip. They decided 2.(cycle) along the entire Mekong River. Wang Wei insisted that they 3. (start) from Qinghai Province. Wang Kun said that would be very difficult, because their journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 4. (metre). But Wang Wei seemed to be5.(excite) about it and refused to change her mind, 6. (say) that it would be an interesting experience.

Several months before their trip, they went to the library. They found a large atlas with good maps 7.showed details of world geography. From the atlas they could see that the Mekong River 8.(begin) in a glacier on a mountain in Qinghai Province. The river is small at first. It moves 9. (rapid) as it passes through deep valleys. Sometimes the river becomes a waterfall and enters wide valleys. After it flows out of China, it continues to flow through Southeast Asia. At last, the river delta enters 10.South China Sea.

完形填空。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

On a cold winter evening, I was walking home alone, when suddenly came screams (呼喊声) from behind some tress.___, I slowed down to listen, and ___ that what I was hearing were the sounds of a fight. A woman was being attack (袭击) not far from where I _____.

“Should I go to help her?” I thought. I was worried about my own _____, and I regretted having suddenly decided to take a new way home that night. “What if I am _____ too? Shouldn’t I just _____ to the nearest phone and call the police?” But already the girl’s ______were growing weaker. I knew it was time for me to act fast because I could not ______ the life of this unknown woman, _____ it meant risking my own life.

I am not a ______ man. I didn’t know where I found the _____ and physical strength (体力), but once I had finally ______ to help the girl, I changed suddenly. I ran behind the bushes and ______ the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, where we fought for a few minutes _____ the man jumped up and ran away.

______ heavily, I came up to the girl, who was crying. In the _____, I could not see her clearly, but I could certainly _____ her shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I spoke to her from a distance.

“It’s OK,” I said _____. “The man ran away. You’re safe now.” There was a long stop and then I heard the words, said in both wonder and _____. “Dad, is that you?” And then, from behind the tree, stepped my youngest _____， Katherine.

1.A.Excited B.Frightened C.Interested D.Disappointed

2.A.knew B.understood C.realized D.imagined

3.A.stood B.killed C.heard D.caught

4.A.money B.safety C.future D.family

5.A.happy B.sad C.excited D.hurt

6.A.move B.take C.run D.go

7.A.cries B.noises C.cheers D.sounds

8.A.save B.ignore C.change D.decide

9.A.although B.because C.as D.but

10.A.kind B.powerful C.mean D.brave

11.A.courage B.belief C.attitude D.idea

12.A.agreed B.planed C.promised D.decided

13.A.took B.dropped C.pulled D.got

14.A.unless B.if C.since D.until

15.A.Walking B.Drinking C.Breathing D.Looking

16.A.daylight B.afternoon C.darkness D.midnight

17.A.feel B.see C.guess D.find

18.A.angrily B.softly C.sadly D.happily

19.A.shame B.peace C.pain D.surprise

20.A.son B.daughter C.grandson D.cousin

How to deal with your homework

Write it down. 1. Make a note on your notebook. Always be sure to write down any homework for school so you won’t forget anything.

Create a homework station. Find somewhere comfortable and quiet to work. 2. It will take twice as long to get the homework done. Shut off your cell phone, log off (退出) your computer (unless you will need it for your homework) and close the door.

Do homework as early as possible. Don’t leave homework to die last minute. 3. The earlier you start your homework, the sooner you will finish! Do all your homework as early as you can, so you don’t have a pile of (一堆) homework the next day.

4. Think about how long it will take you to complete each homework subject. For example: English-ten minutes, science-ten minutes, math-forty minutes, history-twenty minutes.

Treat yourself. You can easily get tired by sitting through an hour or two of homework without stopping. Once you finish homework for a subject, take a small break. Just make sure it’s quick (no more than 15 minutes). Do not turn on the TV, or you’ll never go back and finish your homework. 5.

A.Use your time wisely.

B.Start as soon as you get home.

C.Start your hardest homework.

D.Never do your homework in front of the TV.

E.You can take a walk or find something to eat.

F.After short breaks, return to finish up the last of your work.

G.Keep a homework notebook where you record all your homework.

    Natural disasters have hit Asia hard in recent years, taking hundreds of thousands of lives. But while these tragedies (灾难) have destroyed homes and lives, they have also created heroes.

The hero: Muelmar Magallanes

The story: As the heavy rain was destroying homes and villagers in Manila, the 18-year-old worker jumped into action. Muelmar swam through the floods (洪水) and pulled 30 of his neighbors to safety. After pushing a mother and baby to shore on a small boat, the tired hero was lost in the water, and his body was discovered the next day. "He gave his life for my baby, "said Menchie Penalosa, the child's mother "I will never forget him.

The hero: Tilly Smith

The story: You never know when those lessons learned in geography class will be put to good use. For Smith, just 10 years old at the time, being able to recognize the warning signs of a tsunami, saved about 100 lives at a holiday center in Thailand. The English schoolgirl was walking on a beach in Phuket when she noticed the water was coming in, but it wasn't going out again. A tsunami, she realized, was just minutes away. Her father told everyone to leave the beach. That beach was one of the few in Phuket where no one was killed or seriously injured.

The heroes: Aisah, Neneh, Azmi, Nuraida and Sulastri

The story: For these five women from the village of Lampasch, the tsunami took everything. That day, Aisah lost her 17-day-old granddaughter, Neneh lost seven of her nine children, Azmi lost her parents, Nuraida lost three of her sisters and brothers, and Sulastri lost her husband, daughter and youngest son. All lost their homes. Everything was gone except for their strong belief. Soon after the tsunami, the five women went back to clean up the village. These women lost nearly everything, except their determination to rebuild their lives.

1.What happened to Muelmar?

A.He lost his family in a flood.

B.He was found dead on a boat.

C.He took part in a swimming race.

D.He saved others at the cost of his own life.

2.On the day of the tsunami in Thailand, Smith     .

A.was having a geography class.

B.got seriously injured.

C.was at the seaside.

D.lost her father.

3.The five women from the village of Lampaseh can best be described as     .

A.clever B.honest

C.strong-minded D.kind-hearted

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

A.Meet the heroes created by disasters

B.Create a better world together

C.The worst disasters in Asia

D.Brave acts of the good