假如你是李华，你们学校将在下周二晚举办五月艺术文化节晚会(Art and Culture Evening)。请给你的留学生朋友Eric写封信邀请他参加。内容包括：

1. 发出邀请

2. 晚会时间，地点；

3. 校长讲话及节目表演等活动内容。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

As we all know, culture is similar with an iceberg. There are cultural roles where are obvious and easily to understand. Most of our cultural values, however, is not clear or hidden. For example, when you will visit a restaurant in Japan, people may sit in the floor and use chopsticks to eat. These eat habits are easy to come across. You may not know, therefore, that it’s common for a man to sit cross-legged on the floor, but it’s not considered acceptable for woman to do so. You have to study people’s body language to understanding this less obvious cultural rule.

    “You are never too old to start something new!” says Englishtown student Ellen Rema, 1. began to learn English at the age of fifty. She2.(make) such great progress ever since that she can now express herself3.(free) in the language.

Ellen chose to study on Englishtown because no evening classes were offered in the German countryside where she lives. “Englishtown is a wonderful place for study,” she says. Ellen began with the first level and quickly progressed. “I spent hours and hours4.(study), ” she said. “I finished all my courses after 2 years, but I still had5.(difficult) learning the grammar.”

Instead of giving up, she chose to continue. After another two years, she’s still studying in the online classroom. “I never feel6.(tire) of studying online.”

Ellen says7.is great fun studying English. “I really like the online conversation classrooms,” she says. “I have learned so much about other8.(country) across the world.”

Ellen has been able to put her English into use9.visiting England five times! “I’m very 10. (thank) to Englishtown and my life has been improved because of it,” Ellen says.

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.

We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s ________ rang, it was my mother calling from my ________. She asked if I had ________ my mobile. I checked my purse. It was ________!

I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, ________it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but ________ it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a ________ near his home.

Later that evening, I went to ________ him there. I didn’t dare to go ________, worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After ________ 10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys ________.

My ________ were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you ________ my mum?” I asked. He ________ that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人). But all they ________ was my mobile phone number — which didn’t ________. He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who ________ my house.

I was ________ to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so ________ to Rhys and offered him so me money, but he ________.

As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.

1.A. electric car B. mobile phone C. radio D. doorbell

2.A. hospital B. company C. school D. home

3.A. found B. changed C. lost D. bought

4.A. gone B. new C. busy D. broken

5.A. accepted B. returned C. got D. answered

6.A. before B. because C. after D. if

7.

A. coffee shop B. post office

C. hotel D. supermarket

8.A. follow B. meet C. catch D. punish

9.A. slowly B. back C. alone D. finally

10.A. driving B. running C. walking D. riding

11.

A. talked about B. looked for

C. heard of D. knew about

12.A. difficulties B. fears C. diseases D. hopes

13.

A. remember B. know

C. tell D. understand

14.

A. realized B. repeated

C. explained D. believed

15.A. had B. noticed C. expected D. finished

16.A. happen B. matter C. help D. fit

17.A. called B. settled C. shared D. sold

18.A. sorry B. glad C. sad D. proud

19.A. useful B. strange C. grateful D. polite

20.A. missed B. appeared C. agreed D. refused

How to learn English well

All English learners want to improve their English, but as you know, it can be difficult! 1.The four main areas for you are: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Here are some ways to help you learn well.

Speaking

Speak as much as possible! This is the best way to learn English. 2.The fastest way to learn English is to surround yourself with English speakers. Also, get into the habit of thinking in English. Don’t translate from your own language into English — it will slow you down. And it’s fun to sing in English, so learn some English songs and sing your heart out!

Listening

Like speaking, it’s better for you to be in a totally English-speaking environment. It’s also good to watch TV shows, or movies in English. 3.But the more you listen, the more you’ll get. It’s good to listen to something over and over again. First, try to get the general meaning, and then, listen a second time for more in-depth information.

Reading

Reading English is something you can do to help you learn on your own, outside of the classroom. Newspapers are good for higher-level students. So for lower levels, try reading children’s stories or books which have been especially written for English learners. 4.You should find something that you can learn well from.

Writing

Try keeping a diary; write something in English in it every day, even if it’s very simple. 5.And the Internet is a great way to help you learn English. Try to make friends online, visit chat rooms, or post comments on blogs. These are all useful tools for you.

A.Make a plan for yourself.

B.For you, you need to work on all areas.

C.Choose easy stories and you can learn more.

D.The English news can be difficult for you at first.

E.Start with small sentences and make them longer.

F.There is nothing better than conversations to help you improve.

G.You won’t learn much if you choose a book that is too difficult or too easy.

    WeChat, the Chinese social media smartphone app, saw an increase in user numbers of 41 percent year on year to 500 million at the end of last year, in a sign that parent company Tencent is extending its reach for the mobile Internet. As one of the largest Internet integrated service providers in China and one of the most Internet users in China, Tencent’s profit grew 24 percent to RMB 20.98 billion per year, slightly higher than forecasts, driven mainly by online gaming profits. It is unclear how much WeChat contributed to Tencent’s profits but the app’s growth is a strong indicator of the company’s long-term health as it tries to adjust its business to be more suitable for mobile devices.

“We extended our leadership in games and online media, and made breakthroughs in emerging platforms such as online security and mobile payments.” Ma Huateng, Tencent chairman, said in a statement. WeChat is the second highest ranked social app in China, behind QQ, Tencent’s another chatting app, which claimed to have 815 million registered monthly users at the end of 2014.

Tencent has been unwilling to earn money through WeChat by flooding it with advertising, which could influence the users’ experience. But this is expected to change. Some analysts anticipated(预期) that advertising would be introduced on a large scale later this year. Early attempts to test ads on the service have not always gone smoothly. After a BMW ad was introduced on some users’ feedbacks in January, many users who were not targeted by the brand’s marketing complained of “discrimination” by Tencent’s data mining algorithm(数据挖掘算法). They claimed it unfairly treated them as not wealthy or successful enough to view the BMW ad.

1.What can we learn from the passage?

A. WeChat is ranked behind QQ in China.

B. Tencent wants to earn more through QQ.

C. WeChat contributed most to Tencent’s profits.

D. More advertising would not be introduced later this year.

2.How did some users feel when a BMW ad was introduced?

A. Uninterested. B. Untouched.

C. Unhappy. D. Unlucky.

3.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. WeChat, a Popular APP in China

B. WeChat, a Smartphone APP in China

C. WeChat, a Profitable APP of Tencent

D. WeChat, a Nonprofit APP of Tencent

From my earlier memory of Mother it somehow seemed quite natural to think of her as different, nor of everyday things as Father was. In those days he was a young-looking man. He did not hesitate to make friends with children as soon as they were able to talk to him and laugh at his stories. Mother was older than he was. She must have been a woman of nearly forty, but she seemed even older. She changed little for a long time, showing no indication of growing old at all until, towards the end of her life, she suddenly became an old lady.

I was always inquisitive about Mother’s age. She never had birthdays like other people, nor did anyone else in our family. No candles were ever lit or cakes made or presents given in our house. To my friends in the street who talked delightfully about their birthday parties, I would repeat my mother’s words that such celebrations were only foolish.

“Nothing but deception,” she would say. “As though life can be marked by birthdays. It’s deeds, not years, that matter.”

Although I often repeated her words and even prided myself on not having birthdays, I once could not help asking Mother when she was born.

“I was born. I’m alive as you can see, so what more do you want to know?” she replied, so sharply that I never asked her about her age again.

In so many other ways Mother was different. Whereas all the rest of the women I knew in the neighboring hoses took pride in their housewifely abilities, their new furniture, the neat appearance of their homes, Mother regarded all those things as of little importance. Our house always looked as if we had just moved in or were about to move out.

1. How did Father impress the author?

A. He liked writing stories.    B. He loved making friends.

C. He was a very young man.    D. He was popular with children.

2.Before the end of her life, Mother ___________.

A. looked quite young

B. looked like an old lady

C. looked younger than she was

D. looked like a forty-year-old woman

3.What does the word “inquisitive” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Certain   B. Curious.    C. Cautious.   D. Confident.

4.What do we learn about Mother?

A. She was lazy.   B. She was strict.

C. She was proud.  D. She was special

    Many of us love July because it’s the month when nature’s berries and stone fruits are in abundance. These colourful and sweet jewels form British Columbia’s fields are little powerhouses of nutritional protection.

Of the common berries, strawberries are highest in vitamin C, although, because of their seeds, raspberries contain a little more protein (蛋白质), iron and zinc (not that fruits have much protein). Blueberries are particularly high in antioxidants (抗氧化物质). The yellow and orange stone fruits such as peaches are high in the carotenoids we turn into vitamin A and which are antioxidants. As for cherries (樱桃), they are so delicious who cares? However, they are rich in vitamin C.

When combined with berries of slices of other fruits, frozen bananas make an excellent base for thick, cooling fruit shakes and low fat “ice cream”. For this purpose, select ripe bananas for freezing as they are much sweeter. Remove the skin and place them in plastic bags or containers and freeze. If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown. Frozen bananas will last several weeks, depending on their ripeness and the temperature of the freezer.

If you have a juicer, you can simply feed in frozen bananas and some berries or sliced fruit. Out comes a “soft-serve” creamy dessert, to be eaten right away. This makes a fun activity for a children’s party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below.

1.What does the author seem to like about cherries?

A.They contain protein. B.They are high in vitamin A.

C.They have a pleasant taste. D.They are rich in antioxidants.

2.Why is fresh lemon juice used in freezing bananas?

A.To make them smell better. B.To keep their colour.

C.To speed up their ripening. D.To improve their nutrition.

3.What is “a juicer” in the last paragraph?

A.A dessert. B.A drink.

C.A container. D.A machine.

4.From which is the text probably taken?

A.A biology textbook. B.A health magazine.

C.A research paper. D.A travel brochure.

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium

Located in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, the all-new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is one of Victoria’s leading visitor attractions and is really an unforgettable outing for the whole family. Having 12 amazing zones of discovery, it is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city.

Opening Times

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. every day of the year, including public holidays. Last admission is at 5:00 p.m., one hour before closing.

Location

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street, Melbourne. It is situated on the Yarra River, opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.

Train to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a short walk from either Flinders or Southern Cross train stations.

Tram(有轨电车)

The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium tram stop is located on the free City Circle Tram route and also routes 70 and 75. City Circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions.

Shuttle Bus

The Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle is a free bus service, stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City. Running daily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..

Car Parking

While there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.

Wheelchair Access

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. Each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets.

Terms

Tickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your tickets once payment has been accepted. Please print all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. No ticket, no entry!

1.What do we know about Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium？

A.It has 12 the most attractive places in Melbourne.

B.It allows visitors to enter from 9:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

C.It is opposite the Yarra River.

D.It is located at the center of the CBD in the city.

2.What can visitors enjoy in Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium?

A.Free car parking. B.Wheelchair access.

C.Internet connection. D.Transportation service.

3.Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _______ .

A.are free to all visitors

B.can be purchased by email

C.needn’t be checked at the entrance

D.can be emailed to you after purchase without delay.

假设你是李华，你的好友Susan前不久随父母去了美国，她写信告诉你她很不适应美国的校园生活，感到很孤独。请你根据以下要点用英语给她写一封电子邮件。

1.学好英语，从而增加和别人交流的机会；

2.多交一些朋友，友情会使她忘记孤独；

3.积极参加各种活动，使自己的生活更加有趣。

注意：1. 词数：100左右；   2. 可适当增加细节。

提示词：  adapt to   适应

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Kids exercise all the time without even think of it. Just being active, like when you run around at outside or play basketball at school, is type of exercise. Playing sports, dancing and doing push-ups also counts as exercise. These helped you build your strength. By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them strong than before. For teens and adult, this kind of workout can make muscles bigger, either. When you exercise, you’re building a strong body what will be able to move around and do all the stuff you need to do. Try to do more physically exercise every day and your body will thank you later.

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。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asia’s biggest building, and fancy new hotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top 1.(attract).

So it was a great honor to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research. I 2.(allow) to get up close to these cute animals at the 600-acre centre. From tomorrow, I will be their UK ambassador. The title will be 3. (official) given to me at a ceremony in London. But my connection with pandas goes back 4. my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s, 5. I was the first Western TV reporter 6. (film) a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild. My ambassadorial duties will include 7.(introduce) British visitors to the 120-plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research centre in the misty mountains of Bifengxia.

On my recent visit, I held a lively three-month-old twin that had been rejected by 8.(it) mother. The nursery team  switches him every few 9.(day) with his sister so that while one is being bottle-fed, 10. other is with mum-she never suspects.

    Jeremy Locke, 25, has his own roofing company in Bridgeport, Nova Scotia. For a couple of years before he began his_________, he would drive past the home of Jeanette MacDonald, noticing the_________state of her roof. He was_________—not just for the elderly woman but also for the children living with her. So Locke_________to lend a helping hand.

The young man knocked on MacDonald's door and_________to fix her roof for nothing, "I didn't know who the woman was, but I wanted to_________this for her and her grandchildren," he explained to The Chronicle Herald. However, despite his kind_________, the woman politely turned him down.

MacDonald and her_________left an impression on Locke. He saw_________between the woman and his own grandmother, and couldn't bear to see her in this__________. He had also grown up without much and felt that he should use his skills to__________.

A year after Locke set up his own roofing company, seeing that the roof was__________in a state of disrepair, Locke returned to MacDonald's home and asked MacDonald if she wanted to enter a raffle (抽奖) his company was doing for a__________roof. The 70-year-old woman__________the chance, but little did she know that there was no__________.

MacDonald's relief__________Locke's kindness is immeasurable, "I could win $1 million but it wouldn't make me as__________as knowing I'm getting a new roof on. Jeremy is__________something. He's a guardian angel (守护天使) sent from God."

The__________should cost about $ 9,000 in terms of materials and manpower. However, the only thing Locke wants in return is a home-cooked meal for his staff from the woman who__________him of his grandmother.

1.A.journey B.business C.research D.life

2.A.average B.unexpected C.special D.terrible

3.A.frightened B.embarrassed C.concerned D.disappointed

4.A.decided B.appeared C.agreed D.happened

5.A.declined B.offered C.managed D.pretended

6.A.catch up with B.take care of C.get rid of D.put up with

7.A.application B.reaction C.theory D.intention

8.A.hesitation B.shame C.regret D.difficulty

9.A.symbols B.conditions C.similarities D.beliefs

10.A.situation B.occupation C.incident D.direction

11.A.respond B.give C.help D.develop

12.A.still B.even C.already D.just

13.A.temporary B.delicate C.random D.free

14.A.went over B.jumped at C.laughed off D.looked into

15.A.competition B.cheating C.dilemma D.chance

16.A.comparing B.withdrawing C.following D.contradicting

17.A.strong B.lucky C.happy D.rich

18.A.partly B.possibly C.generally D.really

19.A.room B.job C.meal D.decoration

20.A.reminds B.warns C.convinces D.informs

    Your life is built around the choices you make. The more choices you have, the more difficult these choices are to make. 1.

Gather important information

Do your homework when you make a big life decision. Know and understand all the available choices and the influence each may have. 2. Seek information from professionals and learn other people’s experience. Be sure to check the sources you use, particularly online sources.

Explore your goals and values

Know what you value most in your life, the kind of lifestyle you want to have in the future and what you want your life to be filled with. A single decision can influence many areas of your life. 3.

List all possible results

Record all the costs and benefits of each choice and research findings. This will help you recall important aspects because decisions that seem to be simple might have many unseen possibilities. Put the list away for a time and turn the problem over your mind. 4. Use this list to make the best choice for you.

5.

Avoid making choices when you are tired, stressed, hungry or in a hurry. You can do some physical exercise or have a good rest before you make a decision. Make sure your choice supports your positive emotions(情绪) and your long-term goals.

A.Make decisions with a calm mind.

B.Plan out your days or weeks in advance.

C.Talk to people who can offer you good advice.

D.During this stressful time, you are going through many different emotions.

E.People who don’t consider their own goals end up doing what everyone is doing.

F.This will enable you to spot any other benefit or cost you forget and add it to your list.

G.Since some decisions have long-lasting influence, you must make these choices carefully.

    Having a smart phone may not be as smart as you think.They may let you surf the Internet,listen to music and take photos wherever you are…but they also turn you into a workaholic（工作狂）,it seems.

A study suggests that,by giving you access to emails at all times,the smart phone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Experts found that British people work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.The study shows the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours,but 2 more hours is spent responding to or sending work emails,or making work calls.

Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers say they are on call almost 24 hours a day. Nearly two-thirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up, while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night.The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m and 7 a.m, with more than a third checking their first email in the period, and a quarter checking them between 11p.m.and midnight.

Ghadi Hobeika,marketing director of Pixmania,said:“The ability to access millions of Apps has made smart phone invaluable for many people.However,there are disadvantages.Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week,and smart phones mean that people cannot get away from work.The more frequently in contact we become,the more is expected of us in a work capacity.”

1.With a smart phone the average UK working day is         .

A.11 to 12 hours B.9 to 10 hours

C.8 hours D.2 hours

2.We can learn from the text that the British people         .

A.prefer to check emails in the morning B.are crazy about different smart phone

C.work more hours with smart phones D.shorten their normal working hours

3.What does the underlined word “invaluable” mean?

A.useless B.necessary

C.expensive D.cheap

4.What does Ghadi Hobeika feel about smart phones?

A.They are unimportant for most of people.

B.They have disadvantages for some companies.

C.They are useful to improve a work ability.

D.They make it impossible for people to rest.

    The world’s top automakers are increasingly offering more electric vehicle models. This growth is expected to continue， with more people choosing to hit the road with clean-running electric- powered cars.

Environmentalists have praised the automakers for taking major steps to limit harmful pollutants linked to worldwide climate change. But electric vehicles are also known for not producing another kind of pollution—noise. They run on batteries instead of fuel， and can operate in silence.

While many people might consider this a good thing， quiet cars can also cause problems. The main danger is that people walking in areas around electric vehicles face a greater risk of being hit if they cannot hear the cars coming.

Governments in the United States and Europe have recognized this problem. So， they have set requirements for manufacturers to add warning sounds to vehicles operating on electricity.

The U.S.Department of Transportation finalized its rules a year ago. The rules require electric and hybrid (混合能源) vehicles to be equipped with some kind of warning sound when moving at speeds up to 30 kilometers per hour. The rules are aimed at preventing injuries among people walking or riding bicycles and to protect the blind.

So what kinds of sounds can we expect to hear from the next generation of electric vehicles? One of the easiest solutions would be for carmakers to simply reproduce the sound a car would make if it actually did run on fuel. But many industry officials believe this would be a mistake.They say this would not support the electric vehicle’s true identity. It would also limit great possibilities to link the car’s sound to a whole new image, which could help increase sales.

Frank Welsch is head of technical development at Germany’s Volkswagen. He said that finding the perfect sound mix is not an easy process. “The electric vehicle sound is its identity,” he said. “It cannot be too annoying. It cannot sound like anything we had in the past.”

An official from Mercedes-Benz said the sound was designed to provide a safe warning without annoying passengers inside the vehicle. He said the goal was to create a car that remains completely quiet on the inside, but fills the sound requirements and supports the model’s image on the outside.

It might seem strange to think that part of our automotive future is currently being developed in the same kinds of recording studios used by musicians. But that is exactly what is happening.

1.The underlined words “hit the road” in Paragraph 1 probably mean_________.

A.clean a road B.start a trip

C.avoid an accident D.reduce noise pollution

2.The first two paragraphs are mainly intended to_________.

A.introduce the topic of the passage

B.list the advantages of automobiles

C.provide some facts about electric cars

D.stress the importance of saving energy

3.Sounds are added to electric cars to_________.

A.limit pollutants B.increase sales

C.prevent injuries D.make cars smarter

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

A.Electric Car Sounds Promote Sales to a Large Degree

B.Recording Studios Will Create Sounds for All Electric Cars

C.Governments Call on People to Design Electric Car Sounds

D.Electric Cars Need Creative Sounds to Replace Engine Noise

    Traveling with kids is 90 percent reminding yourself to live in the moment and 10 percent making up your mind to never again leave your house.

I have an uncanny ability to forget this as soon as we return home from a trip and I've finished washing piles of dirty clothes in our luggage and cleaning all the messy caused by the kids. Extremely tired and annoyed, I would actually begin to miss the place we just left!

Family travel is like childbirth, I suppose. Painful, loud, messy, sort of awful, actually, but also wonderful. And you remember only the wonderful—until you’re back on a plane and your kids are fighting over who gets the aisle seat. Then you remember the bad stuff.

Last weekend, my kids and I flew to Texas for a trip we would have nothing to complain(抱怨) about—big hotel, wonderful view.

And yet—we found things to complain about. The pool was bigger in that other hotel! Why do you get to shower first? They call this coffee?! Luckily, I’ve learned to put my metaphorical coat of armor (盔甲) on as soon as we land somewhere, and it forces complaints to bounce off me and land in a pile at my feet.

For three days, genuine fun was had and annoying complaints were heard and ignored. Until it was time to catch a plane and fly home.

Unfortunately, our flight was canceled. We spent hours finding a hotel room. We hit the hotel pool before bed and swam well into the night, my kids making up songs and laughing so hard at their silly lyrics (歌词) and their crazy good fortune to be swimming at 10: 30 on a school night.

And that was when it hit me that family travel is all those things I said before but it’s also a lot more. It’s taking your kids to parts of the world that will open their eyes and finding that actually, yours need opening too. It’s remembering that joy and memories are where you make them, not where you find them.

1.The underlined word “uncanny” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to      .

A.unknown. B.uncertain.

C.unexpected. D.unusual.

2.According to the passage, family travel is like childbirth in that      .

A.they both cause financial trouble and pain.

B.they are both hard as well as rewarding.

C.childhood memories come flooding back when they travel.

D.both of them need many preparations.

3.By saying “I’ve learned to put my metaphorical coat of armor on” in Paragraph 5, the author means that_     .

A.she tries to deal with the complaints more wisely and properly.

B.she turns those annoying complaints into a means to educate kids.

C.she has improved her language skills when handling the complaints.

D.she has succeeded in escaping kids’ fighting thanks to the armor.

4.From the author’s experience in the passage, we can NOT learn that      .

A.family vacation benefits her kids as well as her.

B.joy and memories should be created rather than discovered.

C.the most unforgettable memory for her is about the complaints.

D.she has to spend some time on housework after the family vacation.

    All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer.

Sports change with the season. People play different games in winter and summer. Games and sports often grow out of people's work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too.

Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.

Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person's character (性格). One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace (优雅).

1.According to this passage, which of the following isn't true?

A.Sports help to train a person's character.

B.People swim only because there are a lot of rivers in their country.

C.People from different countries may not be able to understand each other before a game.

D.Sports and games can develop the friendship between peoples all over the world.

2.The writer didn't tell us in this passage that ________.

A.basketball was invented in America

B.sports change with the seasons

C.games and sports often grow out of people's work and everyday activities

D.football is played all over the world

3.From this passage we can see that _______.

A.sports and games are unimportant things that people do

B.sports and games should be treated (对待) only as amusement (娱乐活动)

C.sports and games are only useful to the old

D.none of the above is true

阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的词数应为150左右。

A couple of years ago, a day before Christmas, it was so cold in Nebraska. The high temperature for the day had been below zero. Even though it was so cold that it hurt to be outside, I tried to complete some Christmas shopping during my lunch hour. I thought many people would choose to stay inside until it got warmer and that there would be fewer people at the store.

The moment I got out of my house, I realized it was much colder than I had expected. On the way to the store, I could only see a few people on the street. To comfort myself, I kept telling myself that it was my responsibility to offer my family good Christmas gifts.

As I approached a store, hurrying in an effort to keep warm, I saw a young woman standing outside, seeming to wait for somebody, as I saw she kept looking in all directions. She was completely bundled up (裹得严严实实) from head to toe. But it was clear that she still felt cold. She kept stamping her feet because the motion (动作) could help her to warm up a little.

I greeted her and said, ''My Lady, you must feel very cold to stand here in such bad weather. '' She laughed and said, ''I'm so cold that I can't feel the cold anymore! '' She told me that she had been there since 8: 00 that morning. And it was noon when I saw her. And she also said that she might still have several hours to go. However, she didn't tell me why she was standing there and I didn't ask her why she did so, considering for politeness.

I went inside the store, and I was surprised to see so many people there. At last, I did not find anything to buy and I left. As I arrived at the front of the store, I saw the snack bar (小吃店).

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Suddenly, an idea came to me.

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Paragraph 2

As I went out of the store, I presented her with the warm drink.

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假定你是李华, 正在伦敦读书。请你给你们学校的校长史密斯先生写一封信, 建议学校开设天文学兴趣小组 (an astronomy interest group)。内容包括：

1、写信目的；

2、分析原因；

3、表达期待。

注意:1、词数80左右；

2、书信格式已给出（不计入总词数）；

3、可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr Smith,

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Yours,

Li Hua

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。

One day Katy Qualls saw a post on her neighborhood’s Facebook page, 1. (say) an old man with dementia (痴呆) had got lost. She knew the man’s family and she wanted to help find him. Especially with the cold temperature, she was very 2. (worry) about the old man’s condition.

With her parents’ 3. (agree), she got dressed and set out to find the man along with other warmhearted neighbors 4. were looking for the elderly man. Almost all of the search teams went into the woods to find the elderly man, 5. Katy took a different route. “I walked around and I felt like that was good,” she 6. (explain). “ I heard something, and I turned to my left, finding he was lying on the floor on his side, backed up into the bushes (灌木丛).”

Katy was very gentle with the man and made him believe that she wouldn’t hurt him. She then picked the man up into 7. (she) arms and carried him to the police car. And she waited 8. (patient) with the old man inside the warm police car for his family 9. (show) up and his wife was very grateful 10. what Katy had done for them.

    It was 4 pm. Ahmad was lying on a net _______ by two coconut trees. _______ he helped his parents take care of the farm recently, he was prepared to live a quite _______ life on his own.

“Boom!” A coconut fell onto his head. He was _______ about a bump (肿块) on his head. So he decided to cut it into pieces and make it one dish.

Ahmad was cooking when a strange old man knocked on the door. The old man _________ that the

rain was pouring down and that the only shelter _________ was this house. After the man came inside, Ahmad suddenly _________ that his food was boiling and quickly rushed to the kitchen.

After Ahmad finished cooking, his mom asked the old man to eat with them. The old man _________. After dinner, the old man said it was the most _________ food he had eaten. He told Ahmad there would be a(n) ________________ and that he was in charge of finding the best cooks and ________________ them to join in it. And he ________________ asked Ahmad to attend it. Afraid of losing face, Ahmad wanted to ________________ the old man’s good intention. However, with encouragement from his mom, he finally participated. And to his ________________, he won first place and was hired by a big restaurant. From this experience, Ahmad learned when the ________________ comes, we should take it bravely. Maybe the result is far beyond our expectation.

1.A.decorated B.controlled C.supported D.hidden

2.A.Since B.Although C.As D.If

3.A.peaceful B.healthy C.independent D.busy

4.A.annoyed B.careful C.anxious D.curious

5.A.whispered B.proved C.argued D.explained

6.A.in return B.in sight C.in use D.in public

7.A.admitted B.complained C.remembered D.ignored

8.A.left B.hesitated C.apologized D.agreed

9.A.expensive B.delicious C.popular D.ordinary

10.A.competition B.exhibition C.experiment D.ceremony

11.A.inviting B.begging C.preparing D.ordering

12.A.suddenly B.gratefully C.casually D.sincerely

13.A.accept B.refuse C.appreciate D.question

14.A.surprise B.embarrassment C.disappointment D.admiration

15.A.judgement B.adventure C.accident D.opportunity

    Taking care of a sick loved one can put stress on your health. When taking care of the other person, you may ignore your own physical needs. You may find that your own health is failing. If you fall ill, you won’t be able to help. 1.

Eat well. When things seem out of control, you may have no time to focus on good eating habits. 2. Both of those put stress on you. Try to eat as healthily as you can, even if sometimes you have to rely on simple meals like salads.

Try to get enough sleep. Sleep can also be difficult when you're caring for a loved one. You may be too worried to sleep at times, or the task may interrupt your sleep. 3. Therefore, try to get as much as you can.

Take time to exercise. Exercising will also help you keep healthy while you're caring for a loved one. Exercise can reduce your stress level. 4. So you'll need to find ways to work it into your schedule. You can take a short walk a couple of times a day or do yoga at home.

5. It can be easy to overlook (忽视) the health problems in yourself when you're caring for someone else. If you fall ill, that does not do anyone any good. So it's best to make sure you're in good health.

A.Don't ignore signs of illness in yourself.

B.Therefore, it's important to take care of yourself.

C.You may not eat much, or you may end up eating junk food.

D.Not getting enough sleep can make you less effective in the task.

E.However, it can be difficult when you are taking care of a loved one.

F.The best plan is to visit a doctor regularly to make sure you're in good health.

G.Don't be afraid to ask for help when you're ill, as that can help take some of burden off you.

    How do you feel about socks? Depending on how you view them, they can either be a necessity — in which case black, blue or grey will do — or they are a window to the way you can show off your personality and attitudes different from others’. Sounds too dramatic and crazy? Well, a new study has found the crazy socks you choose not only say a lot about you, but also say a lot about how people see you.

Despite our traditional attitudes, the study published in The Journal of Consumer Research confirmed the theory that people who are nonconformists (不墨守成规的人) can potentially be viewed as having higher status and more competent (能干的) than those who obey social rules. So what does this say about your choice of wearing bright neon or rainbow-striped socks?

Well, it found people who have shown to deliberately (故意地) choose to wear strange socks, are seen as having increased status and competency in the eyes of others.

“We believed that, under certain conditions, nonconforming behaviors can be more beneficial to someone than simply trying to fit in. In other words, when it looks deliberate, a person can appear to have higher status and a sense of competency,” stated authors of the study, Silvia and Francesca Gino from Harvard University.

Dr. Adam, a social psychologist from the Northwestern University, conducted a study that showed what we wear affects the way we think, feel and act. And this includes our socks. When we put on our silly and crazy socks, we are, in part, showing off our uniqueness and our confidence. It’s this belief that helps us to skillfully achieve more success without lack of bravery or confidence.

So, if you’re a lover of fun and unusual socks, then go out into the world and embrace them. Not only will you give people an insight into your nonconforming, unique personality, but they will hold you in good status as a result!

1.What is the study published in The Journal of Consumer Research mainly about?

A.The function of socks. B.The different characters of people.

C.The influence of wearing crazy socks. D.The reason why people achieve success.

2.How do people view those who wear unusual socks?

A.They hate social rules. B.They appear silly and crazy.

C.They are much wealthier. D.They are more outstanding and talented.

3.What does the author advise people to do?

A.Wear the socks they like. B.Have fun and enjoy the life.

C.Hold good status in the world. D.Let people have their own personality.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Trying to fit in will help you have higher status. B.Unusual socks are fashionable in society.

C.People should avoid wearing silly socks. D.What we wear may affect who we are.

    For most of us, there is no debate — bananas are yellow. Color isn’t as objective as you might think though. Our brain decides what color we are looking at based on the light that comes into our eyes, and how we see colors actually varies a lot.

There are many ways color can confuse our brains. Positioning and shading can change what we think we are looking at. Two people can see the same thing very differently because of how our brains deal with light.

How we see color, however, is governed by much more than just our bodies. Our emotions or even the time of year, can change how our eyes and brains react to what we see. Yellow looks different to us depending on the season, according to scientists at the University of York. In the summer yellow appears more “greenish” whereas in the winter yellow appears more “reddish”. This is the result of living in an environment where the level of green light increases in the summer. When the trees are full of leaves, our eyes need to adapt. With extra green all around us, our brain has to recheck its understanding of yellow.

Researchers in Rochester, New York have found that feeling sad can impact on your ability to identify (辨别) colors. Participants were shown some small pieces of cloth which had most, but not all, of the colors removed from them. Later, they were asked to identify what color they were looking at. A group who had watched the death of Mufasa in The Lion King found it harder to pick out blue and yellow than others who had not seen the film. Psychologists believe that dopamine — which controls our brain’s reward and pleasure centers — has an impact on how we identify these colors. So while color might seem to be one of the simplest things in our world, it is actually a mystery scientists are only just beginning to solve.

1.What does the passage mainly focus on?

A.Why we see colors differently. B.How our brains receive colors.

C.Why colors affect our emotions. D.How people can identify colors.

2.Which of the following is unable to affect people’s ability to identify colors?

A.Position. B.Intelligence.

C.Environment. D.Feeling.

3.Yellow looks different in summer and winter because of ___________.

A.people’s different sight B.the different temperatures

C.the different levels of green light D.people’s different body conditions

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.The sad feeling weakens people’s ability to identify colors.

B.We can find out the secret of dopamine in some movies.

C.Scientists have found the answer to the color mystery.

D.There are many ways that color can entertain our brains.

    At the age of four, I suffered from epilepsy (癫痫). Having a physical disability and a learning disability, I felt like I was an outcast. When I was a teenager, I was being told what I couldn’t do in the future. My doctor said that I had brain damage and I wouldn’t be able to do analytical things. I wanted to be a counselor (顾问) more than anything else in the world, but he crushed my dream.

When I graduated from high school in 1994, I entered a local community college. I met two people that impressed me a lot. One was my college professor, who thought I was an amazing, articulate (能说会道的) student. She encouraged me to apply for the Human Services program at Western Washington University. The other one was my best friend, who helped me with my math. He showed great faith in my abilities. He himself was visually damaged, but he never quit on his dreams. I admire his positive attitude very much.

In 1997, I decided to attend Western Washington University. I knew exactly what I wanted and I was determined that no one could stop me. My parents had a hard time grasping that I could go to university. They did not want to see me get hurt. But I was willing to get hurt. To me, that was part of growing and gaining experience. I wanted to experience the same opportunities as everyone else.

Later, not only did I receive my bachelor’s degree in Human Services program, but I got a master’s degree in Psychology! After finally becoming the counselor, I wanted to explore a new direction. This new direction had something to do with writing and inspiring others to see their inner power, as well as their freedom to choose their own life path.

Now, I am fortunate to have family and friends standing by me through all the successes and failures. They remind me that I am worth it.

1.The underlined word “outcast” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_________”.

A.someone facing lots of treatment B.someone with hard work to do

C.a legally protected person D.an abandoned person

2.What can we know about the author from the second paragraph?

A.He felt sorry for his friend’s visual problem.

B.He was often laughed at by other students at school.

C.His teacher and friend had an important influence on him.

D.His teacher thought he was a normal person like all of us.

3.Why did the author decide to go to Western Washington University?

A.To gain a higher degree. B.To experience life like others.

C.To get praise from his parents. D.To repay his college professor.

4.The passage is organized ___________.

A.by the order of time B.by listing examples

C.by comparing facts D.by the order of space

    Take a look at the best musicals and shows in London’s West End right now. Find your favorite West End musical from heartwarming adaptations and award-winning scores to funny musical theatres. Don't wait. Book discounted theatre tickets online with us now to enjoy unforgettable, world-class theatre performances!

The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre

This comedy musical follows the troubling situation of a pair of teenage Mormon missionaries (传教士), who were sent to change a village in a dangerous part of Uganda. The Book of Mormon has won nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Booking until July 2020. Prices from £ 20.00.

Wicked at the Apollo Victoria

Based on the praised novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz (奥兹国女巫). Experience this unforgettable, award-winning musical and discover the hidden story of Oz. Booking until Oct. 2020. Prices from £19.50.

Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre

The multi-award-winning hit musical arrives in London’s Adelphi Theatre. Featuring a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, and music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this heartwarming tale based on a real event is sure to amaze the audience. Booking until Sept. 2020. Prices from £19.50.

School of Rock at New London Theatre

Rock out with the whole family at this award-winning new musical. Based on the popular movie in 2003, School of Rock follows the funny story of Dewey Finn and his exploration to change a class of A-grade students into the best rock group. Booking until Nov. 2020. Prices from £15.00.

1.Which musical is adapted from a true story?

A.Wicked B.Kinky Boots

C.School of Rock D.The Book of Mormon

2.Where can we probably see a musical about school life?

A.At the Adelphi Theatre B.At the Apollo Victoria

C.At New London Theatre D.At the Prince of Wales Theatre

3.What is the lowest price to see all the musicals?

A.£39 B.£59

C.£89 D.£74

假定你是某国际学校的学生会主席。学生会计划为交换生开设汉语辅导班，并招募在校志愿者。请你根据内容提示写一份通知。

内容包括：

1. 时间：每周三晚上七点到八点；

2. 地点：校演讲厅；

3. 辅导内容：纠正发音、组织活动来练习口语、指导写作；

4. 招募条件：表达能力强、普通话流利等。

注意：

1. 词数100左右：

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：辅导班tutorial class；普通话Mandarin；交换生exchange students

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语法填空

The Teacher-Student Relationship

A good teacher-student relationship will make learning enjoyable and interesting for the students.

To set up a good teacher-student relationship, a teacher’s 1. (behave) is important. The teacher should motivate (激发) the students so that they want to learn. A good teacher should be 2. (patience), friendly and strict. However, being too friendly may cause students to become lazy and stop making progress. On 3. other hand, being too strict may frighten the students. So a teacher should avoid 4. (go) to extremes (极端) in treating his students. And teachers should encourage the students to think 5. (independent) and learn to study by 6. (they) .

As for the students, they must always respect their teachers. Students should be eager to learn as well as willing 7. (work) hard. It’s important to listen with attention in class and it’s more important to learn to raise questions and work out problems 8. new ways.

Above all, both students and teachers have to focus on 9. they should do most, which means that the students have to study hard and teachers have to be responsible when teaching. Besides, students and teachers have to respect each other, which 10. (be) a necessary basis of setting up a good teacher-student relationship.

    When learning most things for the first time, it is important to be _________ and understand that becoming good at something takes time. This is _________ for sports, school subjects, and of course languages. When we’re small, we don’t think about the _________ of learning something new; we just go right ahead and do it, sometimes with funny results. One _________ is when I was learning to paint. I was very small so the paint got everywhere. But _________ getting angry, everybody would be patient with me, _________ me and showing me the correct way to hold the paintbrush, and after some time I was able to paint _________.

This is an important _________ to learn when we learn another language. Many people _________ need one language, because their friends and family can only speak the same language. As a __________, when these people try to learn a new language, it is usually more difficult. This can be for a number of __________. First, the best way to improve in anything is to have the chance to __________. In the case of a language, this means having the chance to __________ with speakers of the language they want to learn. If this chance is not there, it can __________ the pace at which the language can be learned. Second, it is easier for the learner to lose interest because they have less chance to see their __________. Without this ability to see how much improvement has taken place, it is __________ for the learner to keep believing that development is happening.

It is __________ to learn something slowly, and then move at a pace which is __________ for the individual (个别的) learner, than to rush into learning too fast. It is a __________ I try to follow in my own teaching, and I hope my students benefit (得益) from a teaching method which __________ them to learn at their own pace.

1.A.patient B.careful C.excited D.honest

2.A.funny B.simple C.true D.different

3.A.advantages B.difficulties C.purpose D.pleasure

4.A.suggestion B.question C.idea D.example

5.A.because of B.except for C.instead of D.along with

6.A.promising B.ordering C.answering D.encouraging

7.A.naturally B.properly C.suddenly D.probably

8.A.skill B.fact C.lesson D.task

9.A.still B.only C.even D.already

10.A.result B.whole C.part D.matter

11.A.doubts B.problems C.instructions D.reasons

12.A.change B.ask C.practice D.choose

13.A.agree B.study C.work D.communicate

14.A.build up B.slow down C.keep D.reach

15.A.ability B.future C.progress D.influence

16.A.easy B.important C.possible D.hard

17.A.better B.stranger C.more comfortable D.more harmful

18.A.useful B.right C.special D.necessary

19.A.decision B.hobby C.job D.rule

20.A.allows B.requires C.invites D.teaches