To breed snails (蜗牛) well, you need to spray water to the container every morning and evening, change soil every two weeks, and feed them with cabbages and sweet fruits—this is what Sun Youxiang, a fourth-grade primary school student in Hangzhou, 1. (conclude) after breeding snails for one year.

From three small white snails at the very beginning 2.more than 60 snails of four generations now, he has done a great job in his assignment for his science class, 3. (witness) the reproduction of animals is a precious experience for kids. Their 4. (create), patience, and respect for life will be stimulated (激发) as they learn to take care of animals on their own.

Sun’s teacher said the assignment served as a . good example of life education. Practice 5. (be) an essential step in leaning, which will benefit the kids for 6.life time. Life education allows kids to know how to live with nature and creatures in a friendly way.

Starting from this year, Science will become an. 7. (equal) important subject as Chinese and Math in primary schools, 8.aims to improve students’ knowledge about the surroundings. 9. (draw) by curiosity, more kids will be willing to observe and think through practicing, which will add to 10. (they) recognition of the world in the long run.

    What would you do if you had $5, but were limited to two hours to make as much money as possible? Buy a lottery ticket. While this is the most _______ suggestion from people, it means a significant risk in return for a _______ chance.

Tina Selling, who invented the_______ for her students of Stanford University, has a _______ story to tell.

Selling gave each of the fourteen teams a sealed envelope that contains five dollars of “seed funding”. They were, _______ to spend as much time planning, but once they had _______ the envelope they then had two hours to make as much money as possible. The next week, each team were to _______ their project in a three-minute presentation.

It _______ that most of the 14 teams didn’t use the five dollars _______. They realized that focusing on the ________ actually limited the way of solving the problem too tightly. They understood that five dollars is essentially ________ and decided to reinterpret the problem more ________: what can be done if ________ with absolutely nothing?

The average ________ on the five dollar investment was 4,000 times! So what did they ________ do?

One team started a stand on campus to check the bike tire ________for free and charged $1 to refill tires. Another team made ________ at busy restaurants and then sold each of them for up to twenty dollars to customers who didn’t want to ________ line. The team who made the greatest ________ sold their presentation time to a company that wanted to employ them to advertise. They ________ a good business for that company in the three-minute presentation and brought in $ 650,000.

1.A.fancy B.useful C.common D.interesting

2.A.slim B.big C.hopeful D.possible

3.A.form B.challenge C.plan D.method

4.A.funny B.shocking C.dull D.cool

5.A.advised B.forced C.permitted D.determined

6.A.opened B.lost C.got D.posted

7.A.study B.complete C.report D.limit

8.A.pointed out B.turned out C.brought about D.came about

9.A.at all B.after all C.accidentally D.strangely

10.A.envelope B.result C.classroom D.money

11.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything

12.A.accurately B.broadly C.patiently D.slowly

13.A.dealing B.working C.meeting D.beginning

14.A.number B.return C.expense D.score

15.A.actually B.roughly C.merely D.generally

16.A.air B.quality C.pressure D.size

17.A.snacks B.decisions C.appointments D.reservations

18.A.sit B.take C.serve D.wait

19.A.profit B.progress C.promise D.present

20.A.had B.created C.sold D.ran

Should schoolchildren have jobs?

Now at school, the last thing you probably want to do is spend your weekends going to work. There is homework to do and sport to play. 1. When I was a teenager I had a Saturday job in a supermarket: stacking(摆放)shelves and working at the checkout.

Today in the UK you are allowed to work from the age of 13, and many children do take up part-time jobs. 2.Teenagers agree that it teaches valuable lessons about working with adults and also about managing your money. So, that’s no bad thing!

Some research has shown that not taking on a Saturday or holiday job could be harmful to a person later on. But despite this, recent statistics have shown that the number of schoolchildren in the UK with a part-time job has fallen by a fifth in the past five years.

3.Probably not. Some experts feel that young people feel going out to work will affect their performance at school, and they are under more pressure now to study hard and get good exam results. However, Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College leaders, told BBC News “Properly regulated part-time work is a good way of helping young people learn skills that they will need in their working lives”. In reality, it’s all about getting the right balance between doing part-time work and having enough time to study and rest.

4.One 13 year old girl called Rachel, who has a Saturday job in a shop, told the BBC that “I enjoy my job because I’m earning money and it helps increase my confidence in speaking to people and socializing with people I work with.” That seems like something worth getting up on a Saturday morning. 5.

A.Do you do a part-time job when you are at school?

B.So you are not free to do what you are feeling like doing.

C.It is a waste of time and does no good to your career prospect.

D.It’s a taste of independence.

E.Does this mean that British teenagers are now more afraid of hard work?

F.But your parents probably persuade you to find a job and get some life experience.

G.Many young people actually want to work because it gives them a sense of freedom.

    Here’s advice on where to find job applications.

Company Websites

If you are interested in working for a particular company, visit their website. Career information is usually listed in the “Careers” or the “About Us”section of the site. Often, you will be able to apply for all company positions directly from the website

Job Boards and Engines

If you aren’t sure what company you want to work for, you can look for job applications on job boards and job search engines. These contain job listings for positions at many different companies. Sometimes you have to go to the company website to fill out a job application. At other times, you can apply directly on the search engine or job board.
In Person

Applying for a job in person is a little different than applying for employment online. It’s not as complicated, but you will need to be prepared to apply and interview on the spot. You have to make sure you dress professionally, and bring all the materials you need.

Below is a list of sample employment applications and click to find what you want.

1.If you want to land a job in a certain company, you’d better         .

A.visit Company Websites

B.call “About Us”section

C.visit Job Boards and Engines

D.look for a job application form first

2.What is special about applying for a job in person?

A.It needs more complicated programs.

B.1t calls for an interview on the spot.

C.It needs all the application materials handed in.

D.It requires the employee to wear a beautiful dress.

3.Where can you find the text?

A.In a magazine.

B.In a textbook.

C.On the internet.

D.In a poster.

    Have you ever noticed tiny raised areas on the branches of a tree? These may have been insects. These small insects feed on tree sap (汁液). Insects on urban trees are notably more abundant than those on rural trees. As a result, urban trees suffer from heavy infestations (害虫横行), and are often unhealthy or die. To protect and restore urban trees’ health, we need to determine the factors that make these tree pests more successful in urban habitats.

Living organisms interact closely with their environment. The warmer, more drought-stressed trees harbor more successful pests than cooler, less drought-stressed trees. As cities and natural habitats become hotter and drier, damaging insects will become more abundant on urban trees.

Trees within urban forests are valuable economically and for the environmental sustainability (可持续性) of the region. More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. Across the globe, people are moving into cities at a faster rate than ever. Rapid growth may turn cities into places with harder conditions. Although cities are primarily made of buildings, roads, parking lots, and vehicles, there are still plants in them. The trees within a city are referred to as the urban forest. Urban forests offer very big benefits to human and environmental health. They improve air and water quality, provide habitat for wildlife, cool down temperatures and beautify our environment. They make cities livable.

However, being a city tree is not easy. Heat released by human activities is trapped in cities. As a result, temperatures in urban areas are often warmer than their surrounding rural areas. We call this urban warming or the urban heat island effect. Urban habitats are mostly made of surfaces of asphalt (沥青) and concrete. These surfaces reduce the amount of rainwater that reaches tree roots. As a result, urban forests may suffer, which can negatively affect people and the environment.

What can we do to restore urban forests? Regular irrigation when possible may help keep pest populations under control. Planting tree species that are suitable to handle heat and drought stress would also reduce the occurrence of insect pest outbreaks.

1.What makes tree pests more successful in the city than in rural areas?

A.The warmer and rainy habitat.

B.The hotter and drier habitat.

C.The cooler and drier habitat.

D.The hotter and rainy habitat.

2.Urban forests make cities livable by         .

A.providing people enough clean water

B.improving the living environment

C.offering people economic benefits

D.lowering the temperatures

3.According to the text, what results in the city trees’ suffering?

A.Natural disasters.

B.Invisible forces.

C.Human activities.

D.Natural evolution.

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

A.The Importance of the Urban Trees

B.How to Protect the Urban Trees

C.Urban Trees Are in Great Danger

D.Let’s Act for the Protection of Urban Trees

    Whenever we talk about holidays, my mother teases my sister and me about how we “make out like robbers.” She is referring to the fact that we are half Jewish and half Indian, so we receive gifts on both the. festivals of lights. Hanukkah and Diwali. Though my mother teases us, I do not mind getting two sets of gifts!

Hanukkah is celebrated on the 25th day of the Jewish month. which is usually sometime in December. On Hanukkah, like most Jewish families. we light a menorah and say a prayer each night. We also say a special prayer on the first night. After that, it is a tradition tor my sister and me to do ‘hot and cold’, for our hidden Hanukkah gifts. When we walk towards the gift, our parents say ‘hot’ and when we walk further away, they say ‘cold’. We each receive one present every night of Hanukkah. Another part I like about this holiday is seeing family members who we do not see often. My aunt usually stays for a few days, and we sometimes visit other relatives.

Diwali is celebrated on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Ashwin(October / November). To celebrate Diwali, my family does a pooja, or prayers, in honor of the goddess Lakshmi. Since she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, the pooja includes washing silver coins in milk and water. In India, people decorate their houses with lamps, similar to the way you might light up your house for Christmas. My family just places a few candles outside We also set off firecrackers, which is my favorite part. We often do this activity with friends to add to the excitement.

Both holidays have different histories and stories We celebrate them in different ways, yet they both have the same meaning. They both translate into. Festival of Lights, and they both mean family and presents for me!

1.Why does the author receive gifts on both Hanukkah and Diwali?

A.Because he lives in a rich family.

B.Because he lives in two different countries.

C.Because his parents like celebrating their different cultures.

D.Because his parents like spending money buying gifts for them.

2.What does the underlined phrase “hot and cold” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.A kind of Hanukkah game.

B.A kind of Hanukkah gift.

C.A can of festival drink.

D.A riddle written on lights.

3.we can learn from the text that Hanukkah and Diwali          .

A.share the same history and culture

B.are celebrated by both Jews and Indians

C.are both related to the legend of lights

D.encourage the families to do their prayers

4.What is the author’s attitude towards Hanukkah and Diwali?

A.She enjoys celebrating both of them.

B.She does mind spending them.

C.She likes Hanukkah better.

D.She likes Diwali better.

    Attention from strangers is nothing new to me. Questions about my height is the center of almost every public interaction. My friends say my height !s just a physical quality and not a personality aspect. However, when I reflect on my life, I realize that, my height has shaped my character in many ways and has helped to make me who I am.

I learned how to be kind. When I was younger, some parents in my neighborhood regarded me kind of dangerous because I was so much larger than other children my age. I had to be extra welcoming and gentle simply to play with other children. Of course. now my coaches wish I weren’t quite so kind on the basketball court.

I learned the quality of not being too proud about myself. At 7 feet tall, everyone expects me to be an amazing basketball player. They come expecting to see Dirk Nowitzki, and instead they might see a performance more like Will Ferrell(successfully starred a professional basketball player). I have learned to be modest and to work even harder than my fellows to meet their (and my) expectations.

I developed a sense of lightheartedness. When people playfully make fun of my height, 1laugh at myself too. On my first day of high school, a girl dropped her books in a busy hallway. I got down to her level and gathered some of her notebooks. As we both stood up, her eyes widened as I kept rising over her. Astonished, she dropped her books again. Embarrassed, we both laughed and picked up the books a second time.

All of these lessons have defined me. Looking back, I realize that through years of such experiences, I have become a confident, expressive person. Being a 7-footer is both a blessing and a curse, but in the end, accepting who you are is the first step to happiness.

1.Why does the author often draw attention from strangers?

A.He is interested in public interaction.

B.He has a unique personality.

C.He is physically strong.

D.He is extremely tall.

2.When he was young, the author intended to be more friendly just to           .

A.gain extra favor

B.play with other children

C.prove his kindness

D.please his coach

3.It can be inferred from Para. 3 that          .

A.Dirk Nowitzki was an awful basketball player

B.the author seldom disappointed his basketball fans

C.the author expected to make something better of himself

D.Will Ferrell was better at playing basketball than Dirk Nowitzki

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.The height has shaped the author’s personality and life.

B.The height has brought the author a lot of trouble.

C.Some funny experiences the author ever had

D.Being tall benefits the author in many ways

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As many as one in seven recent graduates in Britain may have cheated by using essay mils (论文工坊) during the last four years, according to a recent study. Essay mills, also known as “constrict cheating”, refers to companies offering essay-writing services for a fee which is hard to-spot since the essays are written by humans or even tailored. Some British universities have seen' decline in transitional plagiarism (剿窃) but this is now being replaced by constrict cheating, figures show.

Experts have warned that essay mills have become more common, not only in Britain, but also across the world in recent years, with labor being outsourced to unemployed university graduates in counties like Kenya, India and Pakistan. Dr. Irene, academician manager at Coventry University and vice president European Network for Academic Integrity, said these figures are just the tip of the iceberg since so many instances go unnoticed. She added that students are being “bombarded (轰炸)” with advertisements for essay mills on social media as well as on campus.

The number of students using essay mills at different British universities

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3.就如何应对“论文工坊”，提出你的建议(至少两点)。

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Could a Doodle （涂鸦）Replace Your Password?

Nearly 80 percent of Americans own a smartphone, and a growing proportion of them use smartphones to surf the Internet, not just when they’re on the go. This leads to people storing considerable amounts of personal and private data on their mobile devices.

Often, there is just one layer of security protecting all that data--emails and text messages, social media profiles, bank accounts and credit cards, even other passwords to online services. It’s the password that unlocks the smartphone’s screen. Usually this involves entering a number, or just laying a fingertip a sensor.

Over the past couple of years, my research group, my colleagues and I have designed, created and tested a better way. We call it “user-generated free-form gestures,” which means smartphone owners can draw their own security pattern on the screen. It’s a very simple idea that is surprisingly secure.

1. IMPROVING TODAY'S WEAK SECURITY

It might seem that biometric (生物识别的) authentication (认证), like a fingerprint, could be stronger. But it’s not, because most systems that let a user allow fingerprint access also require a PIN (Personal Identification Number) or a password as a backup method. A user or thief could skip the biometric method and instead just enter (or guess) a PIN or a password. Compared to other methods, our approach dramatically increases the potential length and complexity of a password. Users simply draw a pattern across an entire touchscreen, using any number of locations on the screen.

2. MEASURING DRAWINGS

As users draw a shape or pattern on the screen, we track their fingers, recording the directions and speed. We compare that track to one recorded when they set up the gesture-based login. This protection can be added just by software changes; it needs no specific hardware or other modifications to existing touchscreen devices. As touchscreens become more common on laptop computers, this method could be used to protect them too.

Our system also allows people to use more than one finger — though some participants wrongly assumed that making simple gestures with multiple fingers would be more secure than the same gesture with just one finger. The key to improving security using one or more fingers is to make a design that is not easy to guess.

3. EASY TO DO AND REMEMBER, HARD TO BREAK

Some people who participated in our studies created gestures that could be articulated as symbols, such as digits, geometric shapes (like a cylinder) and musical notations which are easy for them to remember. Even a relatively simple symbol, like an eighth note, can be drawn in so many different ways that calculating the possible variations is computationally intensive and consumes plenty of time. This is unlike text passwords, for which variations are simple to try out.

4. REPLACING MORE THAN ONE PASSWORD

Our research has extended beyond just using a gesture to unlock a smartphone. We have explored the potential for people to use doodles instead of passwords on several websites. Unappeared to be easier to remember multiple gestures than it is to recall different passwords for each site.

In fact, it was faster. Logging in with a gesture took two to six seconds less time than doing so with a text password. It’s faster to generate a gesture than a password, too. People spent 42 percent less time generating gesture credentials than people we studied who had to make up new passwords. We also found that people could successfully enter gestures without spending as much attention on them as they had to with text passwords.

Gesture-based interactions are popular and prevalent on mobile platforms, and are increasingly making their way to touchscreen-equipped laptops and desktops. The owners of those types of devices could benefit from a quick,easy and more secure authentication methods like ours.

    I’d done it before, and so I had no reason to believe that this time would be any different. I was sure that when I returned home from my mission trip. As always, I’d bring back nothing more some mud on my boots. A hole or two in my jeans and, of course, a lot of great memories.

The summer before my high school graduation, I went to West Virginia with others as volunteers to repair the homes of those in need. Arriving at our destination, my group was assigned the task of rebuilding sections of a home that had been damaged by fire. No sooner had we parked on the home’s dirt driveway than we saw an excited little girl, no more than six years old, standing in the doorway of the family’s temporary home. Shoeless and wearing dirty clothes and the biggest smile I’d ever seen, she yelled, “Ma, Ma, they really came!” I didn’t know it then, but her name was Dakota, and four more days would pass before she’d say another word near me.

Behind Dakota was a woman in a wheelchair — her grandmother, we’d soon learn. I also discovered that my job that week would be to help change a fire-damaged dining room into a bedroom for this little girl. Grabbing our tools, we went to work. Over the following days, I noticed Dakota peeking at us every now and then as we worked. A few times, I tried talking with her, but she remained shy and distant, always flying around us like a tiny butterfly but keeping to herself.

By our fifth and final day, however, this was about to change.

Before I went to work on her home on that last morning, I spoke for a moment or two with the grandmother. I was especially pleased when she told me how much Dakota loved her new room — so much, in fact, that she’d begged to sleep in it the previous night, even though it wasn’t quite ready. As we talked, I noticed something I hadn’t seen before — Dakota was hiding behind her grandmother.

Cautiously, she stepped into view, and I could see that just like her clothes, her face was still dirty. But no amount of soil could hide those bright blue eyes and big smile. She was simply adorable. I wanted so much to hug her, but respecting her shyness, I kept my distance.

Slowly, she began walking toward me. It wasn’t until she was just inches away that I noticed the folded piece of paper in her tiny hand. Silently, she reached up and handed it to me. Once unfolded, I looked at the drawing she’d made with her broken crayons on the back of an old coloring book cover. It was of two girls — one much taller than the other — and they were holding hands. She told me it was supposed to be me and her, and on the bottom of the paper were three little words that instantly broke my heart. Now almost in tears, I couldn’t control myself anymore — I bent down and hugged her. She hugged me, too. And for the longest time, neither of us could let go.

By early afternoon, we finished Dakota’s bedroom, and so I gladly used the rare free time to get to know my newest friend. Sitting under a tree away from the others, we shared a few apples while she told me about her life. As I listened to her stories about the struggles she and her family went through daily, I began to realize how boring various aspects of my own life were.

I left for home early the next morning. I was returning with muddy boots and holes in my Jeans. But because of Dakota, I brought back something else, too—a greater appreciation for all or the blessings of my life. I’ll never forget that barefoot little butterfly with the big smile and dirty face. I pray that she’ll never forget me either.

1.What did the author expect before taking this mission trip?

A.A routine result.

B.An exciting experience.

C.A special memory.

D.A surprising change.

2.The underlined part means that the little girl ________.

A.desired to approach me

B.feared to talk with me

C.resisted accepting me

D.enjoyed meeting me

3.From the appearance description of the little girl, we know ________.

A.she formed a bad living habit

B.she hoped for a better education

C.she was an innocent and lovely child

D.she was strong and calm in the inner world

4.What were probably written on the bottom of the paper?

A.Enjoy your help.

B.Please don’t leave.

C.Help me, please.

D.Hug me close.

5.How did the author feel after unfolding the piece of paper?

A.She worried about the little girl’s future.

B.She decided to keep helping the little girl.

C.She felt a greater affection for the little girl.

D.She got surprised at the little girl’s worthless gift.

6.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.One must learn to share life experiences.

B.One often wants to lead a meaningful life.

C.One occasionally benefits from the poverty.

D.One should be more grateful for the gift of life.

    The newspaper must provide for the reader the facts, pure, unprejudiced, objectively selected facts. But in these days of complex news it must provide more: it must supply interpretation, the meaning of the facts. This is a very important assignment facing American journalists - to make clear to the reader the problems of the day, to make international news understandable as community news, to recognize that there is no longer any such thing as "local" news, because any event in the international area has a local reaction in the financial market, political circles, in terms, indeed, of our very way of life. There is in journalism a widespread view that when you start an interpretation, you are entering dangerous waters, the rushing tides of opinion. This is nonsense.

The opponents of interpretation insist that the writer and the editor shall limit themselves to the "facts". This insistence raises two questions: What are the facts? Are the bare facts enough?

As for the first question, consider how a so-called "factual" story comes about. The reporter collects, say, fifty facts; out of these fifty, his space being necessarily restricted, he selects the ten which he considers most important. This is Judgment Number One. Then he or his editor decides which of these ten facts shall make up the beginning of the article, which is an important decision because many readers do not proceed beyond the first paragraph. This is Judgment Number Two. Then the night editor determines whether the article shall be presented on page one, where it has a large influence, or on page twenty four, where it has little. Judgment Number Three.

Thus in the presentation of a so-called "factual" or"objective" story, at least three judgments are involved. And they are judgments not at all unlike those involved in interpretation, in which reporters and editors, calling upon their research resources, their general background, and heir "news neutralism", arrive at a conclusion as to the significance of the news.

The two areas of judgment, presentation of the news and its interpretation, are both objective and subjective processes. If an editor is determined to give a prejudiced view of the news, he can do it in other ways and more effectively than by interpretation. He can do it by the selection of those facts that support his particular viewpoint. Or he can do it by the place he gives a story - promoting it to page one or dragging it to page thirty.

1.According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.If a reporter makes clear the facts he writes, he will no doubt get into trouble.

B.Journalists must select facts objectively to make current events clear to the readers.

C.The most important task of reporters is to provide unprejudiced facts for the readers.

D.For reporters, interpretation of facts is no less important than presentation of the facts.

2.The beginning of the article should present the most important fact because________.

A.it will influence the reader to continue

B.many readers read only the first paragraph

C.it details the general attitude of the writer

D.it's the best way to write according to the schools of journalism

3.Where a story is presented in a newspaper shows________.

A.the editor's prejudice

B.the reporter's background

C.the story's factual matter

D.the story's effect on the readers

4.Which of the following can best express the author's attitude toward objectiveness?

A.Objectiveness is controlled by editors rather than writers.

B.Properly choosing facts prepares a solid ground for objectiveness.

C.He doesn't think there exists complete objectiveness in news writing.

D.To make clear the news is a way to be objective and responsible for the readers.

    When a laptop or smartphone battery starts losing its power, the only options are to buy an expensive replacement, or just keep it plugged in all the time. But a woman Mya Le Thai may have found the answer to this problem.

Thai was frustrated that the batteries for her wireless devices degraded over time, until they failed to charge fully. She did not like having to keep her laptop connected to an electrical outlet to keep it powered on. So, she decided to do something about that problem. At first, she and her team at UC Irvine thought about inventing a new battery. But as they experimented, Thai discovered something that might permit lithium-ion(锂离子) batteries to last forever.

Lithium-ion batteries power most wireless devices. Over time, the batteries lose the ability to hold a charge. Most of these batteries have a life span of about 7,000 charging cycles before they die. One of the reasons lithium-ion batteries degrade is their use of nanowires to carry electricity. Nanowires are extremely thin. A human hair is thousands of times thicker, for example. Nanowires are extremely efficient carriers of electricity, which makes them useful in batteries.

But, Thai had a theory-the nanowires might last longer if covered with a gel(凝胶). She and her team tested this theory. “It was a long process and a lot of work,” Thai said. The team tried many coverings for the wires. PMMA, a type of plastic, was one of them. The nanowires were coated with PMMA and cycled through charges 200,000 times. The PMMA-coated nanowires showed no evidence of damage. The results suggest that batteries could last forever, without losing charging ability.

Thai hopes to continue her research to understand why this gel works so well and to see if any other gel could create better results and she is enjoying the publicity about her discovery. She said she never expected her research to get media coverage. “It’s kind of cool,” she said. “I’m really glad people are showing interest in my work and not just in the work itself, but also in technology and energy.”

1.What can we infer about nanowires?

A.They last only 7,000 charging cycles. B.They are too weak to carry electricity.

C.They are not suitable to use in batteries. D.Their thinness is a cause of batteries degrade.

2.What might be Thai and her team’s breakthrough?

A.Coating nanowires in gel. B.A new kind of battery.

C.New materials for batteries. D.A new way of charging batteries.

3.What may be the best title for the passage?

A.The options of batteries for wireless devices B.A woman invents a life-long battery.

C.Mya Le Thai discovered Nanowires D.The reasons for batteries degrading

Enjoy an amazing time in Lake Tahoe, CA with the fantastic show, Magic Fusion! This fantastic display features a variety of talented magicians who each take to the stage with their own flare, tricks, and illusions(视觉幻想) that will have the audiences who witness the show on the edge of their seats.

Presented by the amazing Loft Theatre, this show has seen the likes of famous magicians such as Robert Hall and Chipper Lowell. Each evening stars a different magician as well, so you can enjoy a variety of talented performers all on the same stage. It is great for all ages, so you can bring the entire family along to be excited and entertained during this 75-minute performance. You never know what you may see, so do not miss out!

The Loft Theatre is Lake Tahoe’s premier place for entertainment and delicious food. Not only is it home to amazing shows that will entertain and thrill, but it is also home to a dining experience that serves up some mouthwatering meals. Before your show, be sure to grab a bite to eat before heading over to enjoy the Loft. It is located in the extremely popular Heavenly Village area of Lake Tahoe next to sparkling fountains and the famous Heavenly Toy Shop. It also features a lounge(休息室) and guests who arrive early can enjoy food, fun, and magicians who will wow you with tricks for that extra dose(量) of entertainment!

For an amazing experience that you will not soon forget, be sure to enjoy this fantastic performance at the Loft Theatre!

Enjoy this amazing show that will keep you guessing with tons of great tricks and illusions to keep you and your whole family entertained. You can be on the edge of your seat with this option of regular seating to witness this fantastic show, or experience the Magic Fusion show in the best seats possible. Order your tickets today!

1.What can we learn about Magic Fusion?

A.It is intended for all the family members.

B.The display will last for one and half hours.

C.Different performers will be performing together.

D.Audiences will be invited onto the stage during the show.

2.The Loft Theatre       .

A.lies in a famous largely populated area

B.is well-known for the surrounding scenery

C.serves food before and after the performance

D.provides those who come early with extra show

    I landed at the Toronto airport a day late. To my surprise and ____, the rental car service I found on the internet was ____! With the help of other travelers and airport workers who clearly ____ the “lost puppy” look on my face, I found the area with several rental car companies. I started at the end of the ____ and walked my way down as each employee said “sorry, we are ____ “. All I could do was to fight back the ____. The lovely young woman at the last counter, ____, really took pity on me and went around to the back office and ____with a set of car keys and a smile!

Things got tricky on the way. The GPS on my phone would not ____, and there was no highway lighting and no overhead ____for miles and miles. Finally, I found an exit and saw the first signs of ____-a neighborhood! Just about a mile down the road, I found hope-McDonalds! Not my usual dining ____, but at the time I would have eaten ___! So, it’s about 8:30 p.m and I should have happily arrived at my final destination by now. I walk in to get food and more directions; and it’s full of teenagers.

Ironically, I am a Life Coach for Teenagers, but wasn’t “feeling the love” at this moment. My hopes for anyone taking sympathy on me was ____ fast, until I saw Mary. She was standing next to me waiting for her ____. I asked for help. “Don’t worry. I’ll drive you to the ____ that will take you to your destination. Just follow me” she said. I felt ____in my heart because she drove ____ her way for many miles to help me find my way.

I will never forget her ____ and determination to make sure I was going to be OK. My forever McDonald’s ____ , Mary.

1.A.pleasure B.excitement C.terror D.sorrow

2.A.extended B.closed C.improved D.guaranteed

3.A.exchanged B.liked C.shared D.recognized

4.A.row B.room C.office D.airport

5.A.given out B.made out C.sold out D.left out

6.A.tears B.fear C.trouble D.campaign

7.A.therefore B.however C.thus D.besides

8.A.recalled B.negotiated C.withdrew D.returned

9.A.last B.stop C.work D.fail

10.A.signs B.lights C.wires D.clouds

11.A.friendship B.life C.migration D.nature

12.A.habit B.area C.option D.experience

13.A.some B.that C.nothing D.anything

14.A.abandoned B.raised C.growing D.fading

15.A.table B.order C.turn D.offer

16.A.highway B.subway C.station D.company

17.A.comfort B.pain C.warmth D.cold

18.A.beyond B.via C.off D.on

19.A.motivation B.kindness C.patience D.responsibility

20.A.restaurant B.food C.figure D.angel

—Hello, would you please put me through to Mr. Smith?

—OK, ________ a minute, and I’ll check if he’s in his office.

A.excuse me B.bear with me C.forget it D.get it

Allen is good at seizing every opportunity ____ he thinks he can show his best self to others.

A.when B.that C.where D.which

— Were all the villagers inspected for the suspected disease?

— No. ________ only 10 people who were exposed to the animals infected by the virus.

A.There were B.There are C.It were D.It was

—Robert speaking. Could you get me through to Mr. Smith in Room 501?

—I’m sorry, he isn’t here. He ________ this morning.

A.checked in B.dropped in C.checked out D.dropped out

Some institutions have established reading clubs to promote reading, but the effort, though ________, is far from enough.

A.appreciated B.appreciating C.having appreciated D.to appreciate

China’s maternal and infant goods e­commerce platforms ________ heavily and speeding up their steps to expand offline channels.

A.invest B.are investing C.are invested D.have invested

Conservationists __________on setting aside natural reserves for the wild species they are trying to protect during the past decade.

A.focused B.focus C.have focused D.had focused

A growing number of family doctors are working fewer hours to avoid huge pension taxes, _________ already overworked surgeries are making fewer appointments for patients.

A.to mean B.meant C.meaning D.having meant

Travel agencies claim they work in close______ with the local authorities to bring tourism back to its former glory.

A.reference B.company

C.sympathy D.cooperation

The tax only affects people on incomes of over $200,000 - ________, the very rich.

A.in addition B.for instance C.in other words D.on the contrary

The article is ready to publish, ________ to your approval.

A.entitled B.similar C.attached D.subject

Our head teacher decides to put ________ he thinks is fat and strong in the front of the queue in tug—of—war(拔河).

A.whoever B.anyone C.whomever D.those

The 1919 Addison Act was a revolution, which required that a survey of housing needs __________ by all local authorities.

A.would conduct B.conduct C.must be conducted D.be conducted

________ in a tiny cabinet were four Mother’s Day poems I’d written for her in the 1960s.

A.Hidden B.Hiding C.Being hidden D.To be hidden

In 2016, I wrote a book, After 9/11，about my experiences and _______of over a dozen of my former classmates.

A.that B.those C.the one D.ones

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What do we know about the Climbing Center?

A.It was started in 1952 by a mountaineer.

B.It runs courses from March to November.

C.It doesn’t provide accommodation in winter.

2.What does the speaker think of the price of the four-day course?

A.Low. B.Reasonable. C.High.

3.What did the speaker learn to do on the second day?

A.Predict the weather. B.Read a map. C.Set up a tent.

4.What can people enjoy in the evenings at the Center?

A.Seeing films. B.Reading books. C.Playing table tennis.