What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A.The colors of ties. B.The designs of ties. C.The numbers of ties.

What does the woman say about the data of the article?

A.It is original. B.It is reliable. C.It is doubtful.

Where does the conversation take place?

A.In a hotel. B.In a shop. C.In sports center.

假定你是李华，学校每年传统的“英语话剧比赛”因新冠疫情 (Coronavirus epidemic) 改为下周六在线举行，请你写邮件邀请外教Mike在线担任评委，内容包括：

1. 比赛的安排；

2. 比赛的意义；

3. 邀请及感谢。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删减：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。

It was a Sunday afternoon. My parents and I were watching TV excited when suddenly I spotted the pigeon on the balcony. It was a white pigeon with a ring around one of its foot. It rested there quietly, refuse to fly away. Realizing it must have been lost its way back home, I managed call the Pigeon Association up for help. In the same time, my parents brought the pigeon inside and gave it some bird food, what helped refresh it. Before long, the owner got the message but came to take the pigeon back. He thanked us a lot. My parents and I both felt happy for what we had done.

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。

Britons are well known 1. the amount of tea that they drink. The average person in the UK consumes around 1.9kg of tea annually. Tea 2. (drink)by all sections of society. But tea does not grow in Britain. The vast majority of tea is grown in India and China.

At the beginning of the 1700s，the amount of tea 3. (arrive)in Britain increased gradually. At first people drank the tea  4. (exact)as it was in China. They soon discovered that it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar，giving the drink a special British characteristic.

In the 1800s tea was still a product  5.  (enjoy)only by people with money. At this time they began to have“afternoon tea”. This involves drinking tea with a snack around 4 p.m. to avoid feeling 6. (hunger) between lunch and dinner. It is a tradition that is still going today 7. has become less popular in recent times. Tearooms—shops 8. you could buy and drink tea—started to appear across the country. At 9. start of the 20th century，Britons began to make tea in their homes whenever they felt like it. 10. (kettle)became essential in every kitchen.

    JAYCE began noticing when he was 5 in kindergarten that others had two hands but he had one.

When one boy _______ him, Jayce felt very sad. He returned home with _______ : Why am I different? Why?

"He _______ told us he was mad at God for making him that way, " Lewis, his mother  says. "That was a huge knife to the _______."

Lewis _______ she didn't know what to do at that point. One day, when Jayce was 12, Lewis _______ the TV to a news story about Trashaun, an eighth grader from Washington, Trashaun, then 14, two years older than Jayce, had become an Internet sensation after _______ videos of his slam dunks(灌篮). Like Jayce, he was _______ most o£ his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. He watched _______ dunk after mazing dunk.

It seemed that watching Trashaun would simply be a(n) ________ moment for Jayce—he'd see a surprising role model with a similar  ________. Had it stayed just that; Lewis would have been ________. Little did she know that a family friend had already ________ the newspaper to help set up a meeting with Trashaun to build Jayce's ________.

The boys met on a Saturday afternoon two months later, in April 2017.

The day was not spent being buried in self-pity—it was devoted to ________ , They rode bikes around, took photos, played hide-and-seek, and ________ baskets.

Trashaun ________ their left arms. He told Jayce not to let words ________ his confidence or anyone dray him down,________ that he was perfect the way God made him.

Since that meeting, Lewis has seen a pronounced ________ in her son.

1.A.hit B.teased C.praised D.attacked

2.A.questions B.anxiety C.requirements D.surprise

3.A.hardly B.casually C.gradually D.actually

4.A.head B.hand C.heart D.back

5.A.admits B.agrees C.notices D.accuses

6.A.got to B.came to C.looked at D.turned on

7.A.purchasing B.posting C.attracting D.donating

8.A.considering B.using C.missing D.observing

9.A.hopefully B.thankfully C.carefully D.excitedly

10.A.interesting B.boring C.thrilling D.inspiring

11.A.disability B.height C.strength D.idea

12.A.tired B.worried C.happy D.hopeful

13.A.ordered B.entered C.asked D.left

14.A.ambition B.confidence C.business D.house

15.A.fun B.talk C.work D.study

16.A.shot B.grasp C.caught D.took

17.A.put up B.waved down C.lay down D.talked about

18.A.increase B.shake C.build D.lose

19.A.but B.so C.because D.or

20.A.achievement B.difficulty C.difference D.help

How Do Languages Die?

How many languages do you think there are in the entire world? Altogether, people around the world speak about 6,000 languages. Does that surprise you? 1. Today, about half the world’s spoken languages are endangered. Experts say that another language becomes extinct (灭绝) every two weeks.

How do languages die? They die when people stop using them. But most people don’t just stop speaking their native language. It’s more complex than that. More often, they’re either pressured or forced to do so.2.They’re often pressured to speak the area’s main language instead of their own. This leads many immigrants to stop using their native language. They might not even teach it to their children.

Slowly, the native language dies out.

Sometimes, languages shift or develop instead of becoming extinct. Have you ever heard that Latin is a dead language? In a way, it is. No one today speaks Latin as their native language.3. People still use Latin in many ways. Scientists use it to name plants and animals.

4. That means the death of a language hurts people’s ability to take part in cultural traditions. They might lose access to stories and knowledge that were passed down for many years. This is one reason why many people today are working to save dying languages.

How can languages be saved? Some young people learn the language of their ancestors as adults.

Linguists travel the world to record the last native speakers of dying languages5.They do so in hopes that future generations will bring the languages back to life. Many educational programs today also work to help preserve native languages and cultures.

A.There used to be many more!

B.You may have used it in school.

C.Language is extremely closely tied to culture.

D.But that doesn’t mean it disappeared completely.

E.One example is when people move to a different country.

F.Some native speakers write dictionaries in their language.

G.There are plenty of things to do to help protect languages.

    Tuition and fees for a four-year private college averaged $35,830 in 2018-19; at four-year, in-state public colleges, it was $10,230, according to the College Board. And that’s not even adding in room and board or other expenses.

By the end of last year, the amount families actually paid was $26,458, on average, according to Sallie Mae’s 11th annual “How America Pays for College” report. That’s up from $23,757 in the year earlier.

Income and savings from parents and students combined covered nearly half, or 47 percent of that amount in 2017-2018, up from 44 percent the year earlier, the education lender found. “Some families do pay 100 percent out of pocket while some others do get a full ride, which means their children gain a full scholarship,” said Marie O’Malley, the senior director of consumer research at Sallie Mae. “Typically, though, people rely on a number of different resources to pull it together.”

Scholarships, in fact, were the single most-used resource to pay for an undergraduate’s college bill. The share of college costs covered by scholarships and grants - money that does not have to be paid back - accounted for 28 percent of the total expense. The average total award among those who used one or more scholarships was $7,760, Sallie Mae said. Of course, many families also borrow to pay for school. Borrowed money, or loans, covered nearly a quarter, or 24 percent of the bill, down from 27 percent the year before. Contributions from grandparents or other relatives or friends paid for the remainder.

The report surveyed about 800 parents of children aged 18-24 enrolled as undergraduate students and nearly 800 undergraduate students aged 18-24 online.

1.How much did the typical American family pay last year for college on average?

A.$35,830 B.$10,230 C.$26,458 D.$23,757

2.Which of the following best explains “out of pocket” underlined in paragraph 3?

A.borrowing from others B.at their own expense

C.free of charge D.with nothing rewarded

3.What kind of American college tuition has decreased in percentage compared with the year earlier?

A.loans B.savings

C.scholarships D.parents’ income

4.What contributes to the most part of the college expenses except the income and savings?

A.borrowed money B.money from relatives

C.money from banks D.scholarships

    I had always heard that North Americans value independence, and that Europeans value, togetherness. But I never fully understood it until 2 months ago, when I left my Ph.D. lab in Canada for a 4-month research in a lab in France. On my first day, Pierre — a Ph.D. student whose desk is across from mine — tapped me on the shoulder and asked: "Coffee?" I nodded and followed him down the hallway to the common room, where other grad students were filing in. I sat there, cautiously sipping the bitter liquid five times stronger than my normal Americano and trying hard not to reveal my uncultured tastes, while lab chatter（闲聊）filled the air.

Coffee breaks are a routine part of work life here. The chatter sometimes turns to serious scientific topics. But mostly, the meetups offer a chance to unwind — to share stories about life inside and outside the lab and to connect with people who understand what you're going through.

The lighthearted atmosphere and sense of community is a welcome contrast to my life in Canada, where I spent most of my workdays all alone. I went into the lab each morning with set goals for my day. At lunch, I'd keep my eyes glued to my computer while I shoveled（大量送入）forkfuls of salad into my mouth, trying to power through my to-do list.

Our lab held weekly meetings where we'd take turns presenting our latest, work and getting feedback from colleagues. But we didn't take daily coffee breaks. My labmates and I were too busy collecting data and publishing papers.

Looking back now, I realize how much we were missing. Researchers need community because good ideas don't just come from reading literature and thinking deep thoughts; it's helpful to bounce ideas off others, particularly in a nonthreatening environment. It's also helpful to have a spot to share the day-to-day ups and downs of life as a grad student. How else are you supposed to know that you're not the only one suffering from challenges like anxiety?

1.What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?

A.He has a European dependent personality.

B.He was ill at ease in the new environment.

C.He was ashamed of his uncultured background.

D.He is too vain to work with other grad students.

2.The author takes coffee breaks as a way to            .

A.break away from his work life in Canada.

B.get involved in serious scientific topics.

C.relax and exchange ideas with people.

D.collecting data from his colleagues.

3.Which of the following best describes the authors work life in Canada?

A.Demanding but satisfactory.

B.Impersonal but efficient.

C.Challenging and tiresome.

D.Stressful and independent.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Why Scientists Should Take Coffee breaks?

B.Coffee Inspires Creativity in Scientists

C.Lighthearted Atmosphere Counts

D.North American Life VS. European Life

    I was 16 years old the day I skipped school for the first time. It was easily done: Both my parents left for work before my school bus arrived, so when it showed up at my house on that cold winter morning, I simply did not get on. The perfect crime!

And what did I do with myself on that glorious stolen day, with no adult in charge and no limits on my activities? Did I get high? Hit the mall for a shoplifting extravaganza (狂欢)?

Nope. I built a warm fire in the wood stove, prepared a bowl of popcorn, grabbed a blanket, and read. I was thrilled and transported by a book—it was Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises—and I just needed to be alone with it for a little while. I ached to know what would happen to Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley and Robert Cohn. I couldn’t bear the thought of sitting in a classroom taking another biology exam when I could be traveling through Spain in the 1920s with a bunch of expatriates (异乡客).

I spent that day lost in words. Time fell away, as the room around me turned to mist, and my role –as a daughter, sister, teenager, and student— in the world no longer had any meaning. I had accidentally come across the key to perfect happiness: I had become completely absorbed by something I loved.

Looking back on it now, I can see that some subtle things were happening to my mind and to my life while I was in that state of absorption. Hemingway’s language was quietly braiding itself into my imagination. I was downloading information about how to create simple and elegant sentences, a good and solid plot. In other words, I was learning how to write. Without realizing it, I was hot on the trail of my own fate. Writing now absorbs me the way reading once did and happiness is their generous side effect.

1.Why did the author skip school on that day?

A.Because her parents left home early.

B.Because it was a cold winter morning.

C.Because she was fascinated by a novel.

D.Because she hated to take the biology exam.

2.What did the author think is the source of true joy?

A.Reading by the fire. B.Travelling in Spain.

C.Breaking the regulations. D.Being occupied by one’s passion.

3.Which can best replace the underlined phrase “braiding itself into” in the last paragraph?

A.Entering. B.Destroying.

C.Mending. D.Blocking.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A.I was tired of my real-life roles.

B.I learnt how to write on the internet.

C.Hemingway’s style influenced me a lot.

D.Becoming a writer was my childhood dream.

    USA TODAY 10Best's Readers Choice Awards are currently on hold.We asked our readers to vote for the top events across six categories:music,general food,specialty food,film,cultural and emerging industries(founded in the past five years).These are some of the winners:

Kutztown Folk Festival

The nine-day Kutztown Folk Festival is the nation's oldest continuously operated folk life festival,drawing visitors from around the globe.A celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch culture and heritage,the event includes America's largest quilt sale,200 craftsmen and folk artists,local food and family friendly entertainment.

Water Lantern Festival

The Water Lantern Festival is all about connections.Magical nights in cities across the US include food,live music and the beauty of thousands of lanterns decorated with letters of love, hope and dreams floating on the water.

Carnaval of Quebec

The Quebec Carnaval is a 10-day festival of winter,the world's largest,complete with nighl parades(庆祝游行），ice skating,snow sculptures and a towering ice palace.Other highlighls include ice canoe racing,a sugar shack and iconic Caribou drinks.

San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade

San Francisco has celebrated its Chinese heritage during its annual Chinese New Year Festival&Parade since just after the Gold Rush.The parade ranks among the best in the world, with 100 units,fancy costumes,fireworks and a 268-foot Golden Dragon,which takes a team of 100 men and women to march through the streets.It has become one of the largest events of its kind in the world,drawing some three million spectators and television viewers.

1.What can you see during Kutztown Folk Festival?

A.Modern arts.

B.Quilts for sale.

C.Traditional weddings.

D.Shows on stage.

2.Which festival is meant to promote interpersonal relationships?

A.Kutztown Folk Festival.

B.Carnaval of Quebec.

C.Water Lantern Festival.

D.San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade.

3.Carnaval of Quebec and San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade both...

A.include special food

B.relate to parades

C.take place only at nights

D.have sculpture exhibitions

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，便之构成一个完整的故事。

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself: “Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd (书呆子).”

As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, I saw a tear in his eye. As I handed him his glasses, he said, “thanks!” There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. We talked all the way home, and I carried his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. The more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him.

Over next four years, Kyle and I became the best friends. When we were seniors, he had the highest marks in the class and was chosen to give a speech at the graduation ceremony. I teased him all the time about being a nerd. He had to prepare a lot, and I was so glad it wasn’t me having to get up there and speak.

Graduation day, I saw Kyle. I said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be great!” He looked at me with one of those looks, the really grateful one, and said “Thanks,” smiling.

As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give him or her. I am going to tell you a story.”

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:

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.

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Paragraph 2:

I smiled back in tears.

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假定你是李华，注意到你校学生很少进行英语文学阅读。请给全校同学用英语写一封倡议书，倡导大家多阅读英语文学作品。内容包括：

1、介绍现状；

2、你对英语文学阅读的看法；

3、发出倡议。

注意:

1、词数80左右；

2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

My fellow students,

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Li Hua

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。

“The coronavirus may never go away”, 1. World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. 2. (speak) at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan warned against trying to predict when the virus would disappear. He added, “controlling the virus is hard, 3.will require a massive effort”. Almost 300,000 people worldwide are reported4. (die) of coronavirus, and more than 4.3 million cases recorded. “It is important to put this on the table: this virus may never go away,” Dr Ryan told the virtual press conference. “HIV has not gone away--5.we have come to terms with the virus.” Dr Ryan then said he doesn't believe “anyone can predict when this disease will disappear”.

There are6.(current) more than 100 potential vaccines in development, but Dr Ryan noted there are other illnesses, such as measles (麻疹), that still 7.(eliminate) so far despite there being vaccines for them. WHO Director-General stressed8. was still possible to control the virus, with effort. We need to get into the mindset that it is going to take some time9.(come) out of this pandemic(大流行病). “Many countries would like to get out of the different measures,” the WHO boss said. “But our recommendation is still the alert at any country should be10.the highest level possible.”

    I have been through the _______ of poverty and sickness. When people ask me what has kept me going through the troubles that come to all of us, I _______ reply: “I stood yesterday. I can stand today. And I will not permit myself to think about what might happen tomorrow.”

I have known want and struggle and anxiety and despair. I have always had to work beyond the _______ of my strength. As I look back upon my life, I see it as a battlefield strewn with the wrecks of _______ dreams and broken hopes and shattered illusions.

Yet I have no pity for myself; no tears to shed over the past and gone sorrows; no envy for the women who have been _______ all I have gone through. For I have lived. They only _______.

I have drunk the cup of life down to its very dregs(残渣). They have only sipped the bubbles on top of it. I know things they will never know. I see things _______ they are blind.

It is only the women whose eyes have been _______ clear with tears who get the broad vision _______ makes them little sisters to all the world.

I have learned in the great University of Hard Knocks a(an) ________ that no woman who has had an easy life ever acquires. I have learned to live each day ________ it comes and not to borrow trouble by dreading the morrow. It is the ________ menace(威胁)of the future that makes cowards of us. I put that ________ from me because experience has taught me that when the time comes that I so fear, the strength and wisdom to meet it will be given me.

I have learned not to ________ too much of people, and so I can still get happiness out of the friend who isn’t quite true to me or the acquaintance who ________. ________, I have acquired a sense of humour, because there were so many things over which I had either to cry or laugh. And when a woman can joke ________ her troubles instead of having hysterics(歇斯底里), nothing can ever hurt her much again.

I do not ________ the hardships I have known, because through them I have touched life ________ I have lived. And it was worth the ________ I had to pay.

1.A.widths B.depths C.lengths D.dimensions

2.A.sometimes B.nearly C.always D.punctually

3.A.limit B.limitation C.boundary D.power

4.A.injured B.slipped C.living D.dead

5.A.spread B.freed C.spared D.avoided

6.A.breathed B.stood C.existed D.appeared

7.A.to which B.at which C.for which D.in which

8.A.rushed B.washed C.brushed D.cleaned

9.A.what B.who C.which D.that

10.A.idea B.system C.competence D.philosophy

11.A.as B.when C.how D.why

12.A.sharp B.dark C.good D.plain

13.A.hatred B.threat C.dread D.competence

14.A.expect B.remind C.anticipate D.require

15.A.favors B.gossips C.sacrifices D.boasts

16.A.After all B.Besides C.Therefore D.Above all

17.A.beyond B.for C.on D.over

18.A.forget B.reserve C.regret D.addict

19.A.up to date B.at every point C.in every place D.all the round

20.A.price B.value C.bill D.hardships

Charisma

Are leaders born or made? Many leaders throughout history-such as Gandhi, Churchill, Napoleon, and Martin Luther King-seem to have a special quality that made them powerful and persuasive. We can identify that quality as charisma, but can we explain it?

Charisma means a natural ability to attract other people and make them admire you. It is a complex mixture of social and emotional (情感的) skills. 1.Richard Wiseman, a famous psychologist, points out that there are three key qualities of a charismatic person: they feel their own emotions strongly; they inspire strong emotions in other people; and they are unaffected by the influences of other charismatic people.

You needn’ t worry if you don’ t have these qualities.2. Wiseman says that when you come upon someone who is charismatic, you can copy his or her body language and facial expressions without realizing it. This is called mirroring, and it works partly because people’ s behavior influences their emotions. 3. He proves his point by giving the example of smiling back at someone who smiled at you. Your smiling back suggests that you accept the goodwill from the other person and hope to give it back to him.

4. For example, if you stand up straight and raise your chest, you are more likely to feel confident and inspire others to feel confidence in you. Another expert says that the most charismatic people are usually good listeners. They give others the impression of being focused and modest.

Charisma plays a large part in success because it is linked to self-confidence. 5.  One successful leadership coach points out that you need to come by your skills and techniques naturally, she warns-if the personality you project is not real, you may come across as insincere.

A.This type of physical presence can be used to great effect.

B.Today there is growing evidence that charisma can be learned.

C.Charismatic persons should be active and sensitive to their surroundings.

D.It needs to be recognized that charisma is more than just being positive.

E.It helps to make strong personal connections and communicate effectively with others.

F.But it is worth noting that charisma can’ t be a pretended ability although it can be learned.

G.He adds you’ re unaware of picking up others’ gestures, but you know it makes you feel good.

    Monday dawned warm and rainless. Aurelio Escovar, a dentist without a degree, opened his office at six. When he had a handful of is instruments arranged on the table, he sat down to polish the false teeth. He seemed not to be thinking about what he was doing, but worked steadily.

The sharp voice of his eleven-year-old son interrupted his concentration.

“Papa.”

“What?

“The Mayor wants to know if you'll pull his tooth.”

“ Tell him I'm not here.”

He was polishing a gold tooth. He held it at arm's length, and examined it with his eyes half closed. His son shouted again from the little waiting room.

“He says you are, too, because he can hear you.”

The dentist kept examining the tooth. Only when he had put it on the table with the finished work did he say, “So much the better.” He took several pieces of a bridge out of a cardboard box where he kept the things he still had to do and began to polish the gold.

“Papa.”

“What? He still hadn't changed his expression.

“He says if you don't take out his tooth, he'll shoot you.”

Without hurrying, with an extremely calm movement, he stopped his work and pulled the lower drawer of the table all the way out. There was a revolver (左轮手枪). “OK,” he said. “Tell him to come and shoot me.” He rolled the chair over opposite the door, his hand resting on the edge of the drawer.

The Mayor appeared at the door. He had shaved the left side of his face, but the other side, swollen and in pain, had a five-day-old beard.

The dentist saw many nights of desperation in his dull eyes. He closed the drawer with his fingertips and said softy, “'Sit down.”

“Good morning,” said the Mayor.

“Morning,” said the dentist.

While the instruments were boiling, the Mayor leaned his head on the headrest of the chair and felt better. His breath was icy. When he felt the dentist approach, the Mayor held his breath and opened his mouth.

Aurelio Escovar turned his bead toward the light. After inspecting the infected tooth, he closed the Mayor's jaw with a cautious pressure of his fingers. “It has to be without anesthesia (麻醉),” he said.

“Why?”

“Because you have an abscess (脓肿).”

The Mayor looked him in the eye. “All right,” he said, and tried to smile.

The dentist did not return the smile. He did all the preparation work without looking at the Mayor.

It was a lower wisdom tooth. The dentist spread his feet and grasped the tooth with the hot forceps (钳子). The Mayor seized the arms of the chair with all his strength. The dentist moved only his wrist. Without rancor (怨恨) rather with a bitter tenderness he said, “Now you'll pay for our twenty dead men.”

The Mayor felt the great pain in his jaw, and his eyes filled with tears. But he didn't breathe until he felt the tooth come out. Then he saw it through his tears. It seemed so foreign to his pain that he filed to understand his torture of the five previous nights.

The dentist gave him a clean cloth. “Dry your tears,” he said.

The Mayor did. He was trembling. While the dentist washed his hands, he saw the shabby ceiling and a dusty spider web with spider's eggs and dead insects.

The dentist returned, drying his hands. “Go to bed,” he said, “and gargle (漱口) with salt water.”

The Mayor stood up, said goodbye with a casual military solute, and walked toward the door, stretching his legs.

“Send the bill, he said.

“To you or the town?”

The Mayor didn't look at him. He closed the door.

1.Why did the dentist say he was not there (Para 6) when the Mayor wanted to have his tooth pulled?

A.Because he was only a dentist without a degree.

B.Because he was unwilling to treat the Mayor.

C.Because he was too busy to attend to the Mayor.

D.Because he was still polishing the Mayor's gold tooth.

2.What does the underlined sentence “He says if you don’t take out his tooth, he’ll shoot you.” imply?

A.The Mayor had a gun in secret. B.The Mayor was scaring the dentist's son.

C.The Mayor used to hate the dentist. D.The Mayor had absolute power in this town.

3.Which of the following statements is actually a lie?

A.There was a real revolver in the lower drawer of the dentist's table.

B.The Mayor didn't shave the right side of his face because of the toothache.

C.A lower wisdom tooth on the right side had given the Mayor a lot of pain for several days.

D.The dentist couldn't but pull the Mayor's tooth without anesthesia because of an abscess.

4.What kind of person is Aurelio Eascover according to the passage?

A.A humorous dentist in a small town. B.A skilled murderer in a dentist's clothing.

C.An ordinary citizen with a strong sense of justice. D.A brave hero in support of the government.

    In the famous musical My Fair Lady, Eliza Doolittle, the poor daughter of a dustman who speaks with a thick Cockney accent, becomes the unwitting (不知晓的) target for a bet between two phonetics scholars. By the end of the musical, Doolittle is able to pronounce all of her words like a member of the British elite, fooling everyone at an embassy ball about her true origins.

It’s hard to imagine a version of My Fair Lady set in the U.S. because, unlike the British, Americans seem either unwilling or unable to honestly acknowledge their own social class. But a new set of scientific studies conducted by Michael Krauss and his colleagues at Yale University show that Americans find it easy to make distinctions about other people’s social class just by listening to them speak.

In one study, the researchers asked 229 people to listen to 27 different speakers who varied in terms of their age, race, gender and social class. The participants heard each speaker say a total of seven different words. Based on just this short audio, participants were able to correctly identify which speakers were college-educated 55 percent of the time-more than what would be expected by chance. A major limitation of this study, however, was that it used college education as a criterion for social class.

Then in another experiment, 302 participants were asked to either listen to or read transcripts (文本) from 90 seconds of recorded speech in which the speakers talked about themselves without explicitly mentioning anything about their social class. Participants were asked to judge what they thought the social classes of the speakers were by using a 10-rung ascending (上升的) ladder of increasing income, education and occupation. They found that participants who heard the audio recordings were more accurate in judging where the speakers fell in terms of their social status.

To show whether these inferences have real-world consequences, Kraus and his colleagues ran another experiment. They recruited 274 participants, all of whom had past hiring experience, to either listen to the audio or read a transcript of the content. The findings showed that participants were able to accurately judge the social class of the candidates and that this effect was stronger for participants who had heard the audio recordings. In addition, participants judged the higher-class candidates as more competent, a better fit for the job and more likely to be hired.

Taken together, this research suggests that despite our discomfort about the topic, Americans are able to easily detect one another’s social class from small snippets of speech. Moreover, we use this information to discriminate against people who seem to be of a lower social class. This research identifies social class as another potential way that employers may discriminate against candidates, perhaps without even realizing it.

1.The author introduces his topic by______.

A.making a comparison

B.justifying an assumption

C.explaining a phenomenon

D.relating the plot of a musical

2.What do the experiments suggest?

A.Participants tend to make objective judgments.

B.The content rather than the speaking style is reliable.

C.One’s social class can be inferred from how they speak.

D.Education and income are the main criteria for social status.

3.According to the passage, judgments about the way people talk_____.

A.disagree with the facts

B.affect hiring decisions

C.favour competent people

D.hardly provide reference

4.What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A.Americans are slow to judge social classes.

B.People in a low social class lose jobs easily.

C.Social-class discrimination is hard to address.

D.Speech can create social-class discrimination.

1.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Recycling helps to generate energy.

B.Bacteria and worms helps handle food waste.

C.The landfill is used to drive scavengers away.

D.Trash ash is carefully handled to save room.

2.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A.To inform us of trash treatment.

B.To appeal for trash classification.

C.To discuss solutions to trash pollution.

D.To raise awareness of the harm of trash.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What has happened to South Howe Broch?

A.It has completely disappeared.

B.It has been falling into the sea.

C.It has been protected by a sea wall.

2.Which of the following sites has been badly affected by severe weather events?

A.Midhowe Broch. B.The Orkney Islands. C.The University of the Highlands and Islands.

3.Which period does the Midhowe Broch belong to?

A.The Iron Age. B.Viking rule. C.The Middle Ages.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Climate has greatly changed in Scotland.

B.Climate change threatens Scottish historical structures.

C.Ancient British structures remain after severe climate change.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What might be responsible for Alice's headache?

A.Lack of sleep. B.Tiredness. C.Stress.

2.What does Alice probably do?

A.She's a student. B.She's a housewife. C.She's an employee.

3.What's the man's suggestion to the woman?

A.Changing her job. B.Forgetting her to-do-list. C.Relaxing herself with what she likes.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the man want to do?

A.Open a credit card account. B.Check his credit report. C.Pay off credit card debt.

2.How many valid credit cards does the man have now?

A.None. B.One C.Five.

3.What caused the man's problem?

A.He had unpaid debts. B.He was unable to pay. C.He failed to pay on time.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where does the conversation probably take place?

A.In a library. B.In a bookshop. C.In a supermarket.

2.How can people find the books they want?

A.By checking the online catalogue.

B.By searching books on the phone.

C.By putting in author names online.

3.In what situation will the man get charged?

A.When he borrows the books without his ID card.

B.When he doesn't have the membership card.

C.When he keeps the books without renewing them.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why has the flight been canceled?

A.The weather of the day is awful.

B.Something is wrong with the plane.

C.The airport is closed for emergency.

2.What does the man think of the woman's second option?

A.Acceptable. B.Ambiguous. C.Unreasonable.

How far is the shop?

A.Two blocks away. B.Three blocks away. C.Four blocks away.

What are the speakers talking about?

A.Wedding dress. B.Wedding hotel. C.Wedding preparation.

What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A.Waiter and guest. B.Colleagues. C.Neighbors.

What does the doctor advise the woman to do?

A.Do the first test only. B.Give up the two tests. C.Do the tests tomorrow.

What does the man think of Sue?

A.She is a competitive coworker.

B.She is too young to be promoted.

C.She is an experienced employee.