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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

We lived not far from the sea, but I had never been allowed by my parents to play in the sea water. It was said that there was weed(水草) at the bottom of the water along the beach and of course it was dangerous to swim in the water. But I didn’t believe it and that day, I agreed to play with my friends on the beach. I had to lie to my parents since I would never get a chance to go out if I told them I would go to play on the beach without them in sight.

After breakfast, I read a book in my room for some time to wait from my mum to leave the house. But she kept working in the kitchen. I couldn’t waste time any more. Otherwise(否则，要不然), Bobby and Jimmy would be angry.

I went downstairs slowly and tried to walk casually(随意地) towards the back door. Mum asked me without looking up from her work of dishwashing, “Where are you going?’ I answered without hesitation(毫不犹豫地), “I am going to the outside on the grass to play with Jack and Tim.” After I got out of the room, I breathed a sigh of relief(松了一口气). My plan had worked out fine so far. I climbed the fence and jumped onto the muddy field a few feet away from my house and started running towards the bus stop at top speed. I was on the beach scanning the crowd for my friends Jimmy and Bobby about ten minutes later. After a while, I saw them near a coconut (椰子) tree. I ran towards them and got into my swimming trunks(游泳裤). For about an hour, we played volleyball happily. Suddenly, Bobby hit the ball too hard and the ball fell onto the sea. Just as Bobby was going to pick up the ball, the tide(潮水) came in and carried the ball further and further away from the shore. I wanted to show off my swimming skills, so I declared (宣布) to help get the ball for them.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

I dived into the water and started swimming at a steady pace(以稳定的速度).

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Paragraph 2:

I struggled to keep afloat (漂浮的) but it was no use.

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假设你是李华，目前，随着全球新型冠状病毒肺炎确诊病例数量不断攀升，你的英国笔友Jack发来邮件询问你在家抗“疫”和学习的注意事项，请你给他回信，内容包括：

1. 表达关心

2. 介绍经验

3. 分享感受

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

提示词：新冠肺炎疫情the novel coronavirus pneumonia 或 COVID-19 pandemic

Dear Jack,

Yours,

Li Hua

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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。

Few words 1. (speak) more often every day on the streets of Britain than “I’m sorry”. This phrase has become such a common 2. (respond) that it has taken on a lot of meanings. Sorry means to apologize. This is simple and easy to understand. But in Britain, it takes on another meaning. It is a 3. (culture) expression. Imagine this: a man walks down the street, 4. (look) down at his phone. A woman is walking in the opposite direction, toward the man. She sees him, but she can’t get out of the way in time. The man 5. (knock) into the woman. Naturally, the man should say sorry, because it was he who wasn’t looking 6. he was going. Yet in Britain, it is common 7.both to apologize. Other times 8. may sound funny to hear “sorry”. Some of my friends say it at restaurants, as they ask the waiter: “sorry, but can I order another drink?” It is not to apologize, 9. just to express that we need the waiter. In Britain, sorry doesn’t always mean 10. (exact) what you think.

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Forgiving My Father

I grew up on a small farm. My father worked in the city as a welder (焊工). He was quiet, distant. He was a man made of leather and chewing tobacco who tried to teach me useful things, including respect. He also had a _______. I did not like him very much.

One day I came home from school. Once inside, I was told by my mother that he didn't feel well. His back hurt. Multiple myeloma, I _______, is a type of blood cancer. For the last year of my father's life, his entire day consisted of rising from his hospital bed in the living room and walking to his _______to sit and think. He was _______in that chair when I came home one day during the ninth grade. I do not remember where my mother and brother were, but the two of us were alone. He asked me to sit down.

What followed still _______me these decades later. He told me about his _______: his family growing up, what it was like in the Pacific during World War II, his loves, his heartbreaks. It was as if a pipe had _______, his inner self rushing out to me in a great flood. He had been speaking for maybe an hour or more when I realized that he was doing more than _______. He was asking to be _______. All it took was understanding that that was what he________, and I forgave everything, immediately.

When he died, I didn't ________to school for a few days. My biggest ________going back was gym class. It was poorly ________, and bullies ran the show. On my first day, I was standing there when a (an) ________voice yelled, ''Lensch! '' It was a guy who had given many of us a few lumps (包，肿块) over the years. I turned to face him and said, ''What do you want? '' The other boys didn’t say a word as they waited for the ________.

''I heard your dad died, '' he said. ''Is that true? ''

I quietly replied, ''Yes. ''

He didn't ________me. He didn't even move. Instead, he said, ''I'm sorry. ''

I was________. I'm sure I cried. Those two words are how I have remembered that kid ever since. What do you do when your ''enemies'' reveal that they are also ________? I think you either forgive and move ________or hold on to resentment (怨恨)and live in the past. I'm certainly not glad that my father got________, but at the same time, I realize that if he hadn't, I might never have come to love him.

1.A.temper B.taste C.fame D.nerve

2.A.meant B.doubted C.learned D.felt

3.A.bench B.chair C.bedroom D.balcony

4.A.predictably B.acceptably C.hopefully D.surprisingly

5.A.touches B.annoys C.educates D.encourages

6.A.life B.career C.youth D.achievement

7.A.burst B.leaked C.moved D.frozen

8.A.teaching B.telling C.supporting D.complaining

9.A.known B.forgiven C.mistaken D.forgotten

10.A.found B.received C.needed D.escaped

11.A.contribute B.adapt C.head D.return

12.A.relief B.favor C.lesson D.fear

13.A.understood B.prepared C.regulated D.attracted

14.A.angry B.warning C.pitying D.familiar

15.A.defeat B.quarrel C.miracle D.fight

16.A.punish B.beat C.disappoint D.scold

17.A.frustrated B.shocked C.thrilled D.frightened

18.A.classmates B.friends C.humans D.families

19.A.backward B.away C.around D.forward

20.A.depressed B.hurt C.sick D.lost

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Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia (百科全书), is the largest encyclopedia ever. An encyclopedia is a collection of informative articles about various things. Encyclopedias used to be printed as books. 1.

“Wiki” is an internet term that means "a website that can be edited by the public." It comes from “wikiwiki”, a Hawaiian word for "quick". Two Americans, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, created Wikipedia in 2001. 2.It has about 6 million articles in 300 languages and is visited by billions of people each day, who want to find information on just about anything – science, math, languages, art, culture, and company histories. There are articles on sports stars, too, and even long-forgotten soap operas from the 1970s.

3.Except for a small number of pages, anyone can edit articles, anonymously (匿名地) or with a user account, and registered (注册的) users can create their own articles. Editing is unpaid, although Wikipedia does employ a small staff. Wikipedia is freely available to anyone with an internet connection. Its founders hoped that the model would make use of humanity's collective knowledge.

4.Many Wikipedia pages contain errors, although the organization has a content review system that works to fix this problem. Several studies have concluded that Wikipedia is as accurate as most print encyclopedias. Indeed, a 2005 report in the journal Nature found it to be only slightly less reliable (可靠的) than Encyclopedia Britannica.

5.It does not rely on advertising. Instead, all of its funds (资金) come from donations. Perhaps more importantly, the number of its volunteer editors is shrinking.

Despite these difficulties, Jimmy Wales says he will still stick to his dream. He has big plans for the future. He wants Wikipedia available in all of the world's languages.

A.Today Wikipedia faces many challenges.

B.Wikipedia employs an open editing model.

C.It allows users to get information within seconds.

D.It is now the fifth-most visited website on the internet.

E.Most of its editors are volunteers.

F.Now, they are mostly found online.

G.However, some people doubt the accuracy (准确性) of Wikipedia's content.

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Can small, organic agriculture really feed the world? Won’t we need science to produce enough food as the world population is growing to 9 billion by 2050? The answer to both questions is YES—but that science may look different than you think.

We have been told that the only way we will be able to feed the growing population is through the science of GM(转基因) crops and chemicals. But the latest scientific studies are saying just the opposite. In study after study, the message about agriculture is: To feed the world, we need to support sustainable(可持续的) agriculture on different, local, family farms that work with nature.

In 2008, an international study found that sustainable agriculture, not GM crops, shows more hope of ending hunger. The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development (known as the IAASTD), calls for a change of the world’s food and farming systems.

The Assessment said that industrial agriculture has greatly destroyed the world’s soils and other natural resources, and now is doing harm to water, energy, and weather safety. The report warns that expensive, short-term ways—including GM crops—are not likely to cut down long-term hunger, and could even make environmental and social problems worse in many places.

A recent report by the UN Environment Program shows that food problems will become more serious because of environmental problems and strongly supports sustainable agriculture on small family farms. It also showed that a worldwide change to organics could actually increase the world’s food production by as much as 50%—enough to feed a population of 9 billion people with the land we have now. GM crops, once popular, are now being questioned worldwide.

1.How can we feed the growing population of the world according to the passage?

A.In expensive, short-term ways.

B.By encouraging industrial agriculture.

C.By developing small, organic agriculture.

D.Through the science of GM crops and chemicals.

2.We can learn from the passage that there will be no food problems if _____________ .

A.the world supports sustainable agriculture

B.we increase a lot of farm land

C.the environmental problems are solved

D.all the small family farms are used

3.Which of the following best describe sustainable agriculture?

A.The science of GM crops.

B.Working on small family farms.

C.A fast way to increase the world’s food production.

D.An approach to agriculture without harming the environment.

4.What might be talked about if there is one more paragraph?

A.The causes of food problems.

B.The disadvantages of GM crops.

C.The development of industrial agriculture.

D.The disadvantages of sustainable agriculture.

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Almost everyone has heard the expression, “the calm before the storm”. It is usually used to describe a peaceful period just before a very stressful situation or a tense argument. British sailors coined the phrase in the late 1600s; they noted that before certain storms the seas would seem to become static and the winds would drop.

But why is it often so calm before a storm?

Science has given us the answer. According to US infotainment (资讯娱乐) website HowStuffWorks, a calm period occurs because many storms, such as tornadoes and hurricanes, draw in all the warm and humid air from the surrounding area. As this air rises into the storm clouds, it cools and acts as “fuel for the storm, like petrol in a car”. Once the storm has taken all the energy it can from the air, it is pushed out from the top of the storm clouds and falls back down to ground level. As the air descends, it becomes warm and dry. Warm, dry air is stable, so once it covers an area, it causes a calm period before the storm. This same process also causes the “eye of the storm” in hurricanes and tornadoes. In these conditions, the calm occurs in the center of the storm because of the strong rotating (旋转的) winds.

The Weather Network has a tip for working out how far away a storm is. First, count how many seconds there are between a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder. Roughly three seconds equal one kilometer. So, for example, if you count nine seconds, the storm is about 3 kilometers away. A good gauge (评估) is that if your count is below 30 seconds, you should seek shelter straight away.

However, due to the complexity of storm system, not all storms are preceded(先于) by calm. Given the right conditions, some storms announce themselves with heavy rain and chilling winds.

So, your best bet is to keep yourself updated with weather reports for any predictions regarding a coming storm in your area. That’s the most reliable and sensible way to predict the next display of nature’s temper.

1.The underlined word “static” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

A.violent B.quiet

C.fast-changing D.warm

2.If there are 15 seconds between a flash of lightning and a thunder clap, how far away is the storm?

A.Three kilometers. B.Four kilometers.

C.Five kilometers. D.Six kilometers.

3.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A.It is not always quiet before a storm.

B.Storms have a big influence on life.

C.Heavy storms don’t usually last for a long time.

D.Weather reports may fail to predict a storm.

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When someone gives you advice, listen without judgment, try to find value in what you’re hearing, and say: “Thank you.” This wise advice is easy to understand yet hard to practice. I’ll give you an example from my life when I totally blew it in terms of practicing what I teach.

In my work I travel constantly. I always put off going to the airport until the last second. My wife, Lydia, was sitting next to me in the front seat. I was racing along and not paying much attention. Lydia cried out: “Look out! There is a red light up ahead.” Being a trained behavioral science professional—who teaches others the value of encouraging advice—I naturally screamed at her: “I know there is a red light up ahead! Don’t you think I can see?” When we arrived at the airport, Lydia didn’t speak to me. I wondered why she seemed mad at me.

During the flight to New York, I did a cost-benefit analysis. I asked myself: “What was the cost of just listening when Lydia called out the warning? Zero.” I then reasoned: “What was the potential benefit? What could have been saved?” Several potential benefits came to mind, including her life, my life, and the lives of other people. I landed in New York feeling ashamed of myself. I immediately called Lydia and told her my cost-benefit story. I convinced her: “The next time you help me with my driving, I am just going to say, “Thank you.”

A few months passed, and I had long forgotten the incident. Again, I was racing off to the airport, when Lydia cried out: “Look out for the red light!” I was embarrassed, and then shouted: “Thank you!”

I’m a long way from perfect, but I’m getting better. My suggestion is that you get in the habit of asking the important people in your life how you can do things better. And be ready for an answer. Some people may tell you things like “Look out for the red light.” When this happens, remember that there is possibly some potential benefit. Then just say: “Thank you.”

1.What do we know about the author?

A.He is expert at behavioral science.

B.He is gifted in cost-benefit analysis.

C.He seldom takes his wife’s advice.

D.He often runs the red traffic light.

2.It can be inferred from the passage that people _____.

A.tend to be defensive when given advice

B.intend to follow others’ suggestions

C.had better study behavioral science

D.should give their opinions patiently

3.The purpose of the passage is to advise people to _____ .

A.do a cost-benefit analysis in daily life

B.treasure others’ suggestions

C.learn from the author’s experiences

D.discover potential benefits

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假定你是李华,校学生会主席,请写封邮件邀请你校英国交换生 Peter 参加学校和市中医院(the Municipal Hospital of Chinese Medicine)联合举办的“中医药健康文化进校园”活动(the Campus Campaign for Chinese Medicine & Health Culture). 要点包括:

1. 活动目的、时间、地点:

2. 活动内容:咨询义诊,知识讲座,活动体验:

3. 简介中医药:发祥于中华,疗效特殊,传播世界.

注意:1. 词数100左右:开头和结尾已给,不计入总词数;

2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯.

Dear Peter,

I'm Li Hua, chairman of the Students' Union. I'm writing to

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

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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.

You may have heard story about old people blackmailing (敲诈) those who offer help to them when they fell over. Therefore, I don’t think it’s often the case. On my way to home yesterday, I was about to cross a street when an old granny walked beside me suddenly fell onto the ground. I was trying to help him when someone said, “Better take a picture of scene first, just in case…” I knew that he meant. But without hesitation, I still helped and stayed with her until her son showed off. Happily, both of them were so gratefully to me.

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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.

Having trouble recognizing one furry panda from another? A facial recognition app will make it easy1.you. The image analysis research kicked off in 2017. A database now contains about 120,000 images and 10,000 video clips of giant pandas. Close to 10,000 panda pictures have 2.(analyse) and marked.

3.(use) the database, researchers are able to carry out automatic facial recognition on panda faces 4.(tell) one animal from another. The app and database will help us gather more precise and well-rounded data on the population, distribution, ages, birth and deaths of wild pandas, 5.live in deep mountains and are hard to track. It will 6.(absolute) help to improve efficiency and effectiveness in conservation and 7.(manage) of the animals.

The giant panda was discovered 150 years ago and named in the city of Ya'an, Sichuan. It 8.(remain) one of the world's most endangered species. According to the statistics, last year 9.number of captive pandas was 550 globally as of November. Fewer than 2,000 pandas live in the wild, mostly in the10. (province) of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

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Food is everything to me. I believe in its ________ that brings people together, I’ve had a great ________ in cooking since I was a young boy. My family would sit around the dinner table, telling stories and ________ dishes with all the flavors (味道) of a ________ Puerto Rican meal. The idea of being together as a ________ around a table of traditional recipes ________ led me to where I am today as the chief chef and vice president of Ruth’s Chris Steak House.

I worked in various cooking positions before ________ my place within the company, though I ________ as a dishwasher, I had a dream to succeed in the exciting food industry. Later, as a(an) ________ hand in the team, I worked hard, and our team was given the name FILO (first in, last out) ________ we came in early and stayed late each day.

I came to ________ the true meaning of harmony when I worked with our founder, Ruth Fertel,who had a magic ________ for everything, not only for her famous ________ but also for relationships, ________ everyone like family. Being at Ruth’s Chris gave me a sense of ________ early on in my career. I wanted to be sure that the feeling ________ through in my role at Ruth’s Chris. And I do ________ no effort to take care of both my teammates and each unique guest who ________ me to continue cooking and bring ________ to their faces. I love serving cuisine that leaves a(an) ________ impression with them, just like my family meals did for me.

1.A.benefit B.power C.style D.challenge

2.A.role B.regret C.interest D.limitation

3.A.enjoying B.washing C.cooking D.collecting

4.A.plain B.fresh C.balanced D.classic

5.A.staff B.family C.team D.group

6.A.certainly B.reasonably C.eventually D.obviously

7.A.finding B.losing C.trying D.leaving

8.A.moved on B.took off C.settled down D.started out

9.A.old B.green C.busy D.clean

10.A.when B.whether C.because D.though

11.A.realize B.doubt C.conclude D.forget

12.A.rule B.drug C.show D.recipe

13.A.cakes B.steaks C.desserts D.cookies

14.A.comforting B.greeting C.treating D.hugging

15.A.belonging B.meaning C.stress D.security

16.A.pulled B.looked C.broke D.carried

17.A.make B.spare C.apply D.contribute

18.A.inspires B.reminds C.invites D.promises

19.A.flash B.shame C.smile D.shadow

20.A.general B.initial C.leading D.lasting

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Learning from Leonardo

Yes, Leonardo Da Vinci was a genius. 1. However, we can learn from him and try to be more like him.

Be constantly curious.

Leonardo actually did have special talents, but his distinguishing and most inspiring quality was his strong curiosity. He wanted to know what causes people to yawn and how light is processed in the eye. 2.Being constantly and randomly curious about everything around us is something that each of us can push ourselves to do, every waking hour, just as he did.

Seek knowledge itself.

Not all knowledge needs to be useful. 3. By allowing himself to be driven by pure curiosity, he got to explore more horizons and see more connections than anyone else of his times.

When Leonardo came up with an idea, he designed an experiment to test it. When his experiment showed that a theory was flawed (瑕疵的), he abandoned his theory and sought a new one. If we want to be more like Leonardo, we have to be fearless about changing our minds based on new and real information.

Take notes on paper.

Five hundred years later, Leonardo's notebooks are around to astonish and inspire us.5. This way, fifty years from now, our own notebooks, will also be around to astonish and inspire our grandchildren, unlike our tweets and Facebook posts.

A.Show respect to facts.

B.You'd better show interest in writing.

C.We may never be able to match his talents.

D.Work up the enthusiasm to start writing them.

E.Sometimes it should be learned for pure pleasure.

F.Merely a small part of knowledge can be applied to practice.

G.Also, he instructed himself to learn about the light of the moon.

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Ma uka, ma uka ka ua,

Ma kai, ma kai ka ua

So sing the children at Hawaiis Punana Leo Hilo kindergarten on the Big Island of Hawaii. The chant is much like any other “Rain, rain, go away” nursery rhyme, but it has an unusual power: it is one of the tools that has brought about the revival(复兴)of a near-dead language.

The decline of Hawaiian was not, as is the case with most disappearing languages, a natural death caused by migration and mass media. In 1896, after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy (君主政体) by American business interests, schools were banned from using the language, and children were beaten for speaking it. By the late 20th century, aside from a couple of hundred people on one tiny island, English had replaced Hawaiian and only the old spoke the language to each other.

Larry Kimura, a professor there, and his students wanted to bring it back to life. In 1985, when educating children in Hawaiian was still banned, Kauanoe Kamana and her husband Pila Wilson, both students of Kimura's created the first Punana Leo (which means language nest) at Hilo. They gathered together a small group of children and elderly native speakers. The movement grew: there are now 12 kindergartens and 23 schools. The number of children being educated in Hawaiian has risen from 1,877 in 2008 to 3,028 in 2018. Along with Japanese, Hawaiian is the non-English language most commonly spoken among children.

The success has been hard-won. Campaigners had to get the law changed. “People in the community, even in our families, were saying: ‘You'll ruin your children's future. They won't be able to go to college.’ ” Such fears turned out to be unfounded. All the pupils at Nawahi, the main Hawaiian-medium school, complete high school, compared with the state average of 83%; 87% go to college, compared with a state average of 55%.

But academic outcomes are not the primary focus, says Mr. Wilson. “We value our connection with our ancestors more than we value being millionaires,” he says. Mr. Kimura explains that the schools have allowed Hawaiians to pass on their culture.

1.What made the Hawaiian language nearly die out?

A.Migration. B.The ban on it.

C.Mass media. D.Population decline.

2.What effort was made to bring the Hawaiian language back to life?

A.Going on a strike. B.Supporting the law.

C.Setting up a community college. D.Educating more local children in it.

3.What is the main value of the Hawaiian language according to Mr. Wilson?

A.Making a fortune by learning it. B.Focusing on academic outcomes.

C.Passing on the Hawaiian culture. D.Reducing the influence of English.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A.The value of Hawaiian. B.The revival of Hawaiian.

C.The popularity of Hawaiian. D.The near-death of Hawaiian.

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China Science Daily announced Thursday that it has used software to automatically generate news stories about the latest discoveries from the world’s leading science journals. The robot science reporter, called “Xiaoke”, was co-created by the newspaper and researchers from Peking University in about half a year.

It is the latest case of Chinese news organizations using computer technology to create content. According to its inventors, Xiaoke has generated over 200 stories based on the English abstract of papers published in journals such as Science, Nature, Cell and the New England Journal of Medicine.

Before publication, the automatically generated articles will go through a review process. A group of scientists and the newspaper’s editors will check the content or give supplementary (补充的) information.

Zhang Mingwei, head of the program and vice editor-in-chief of the newspaper, said inventors would make Xiaoke a “cross-linguistic (跨语言的) academic secretary” to help Chinese scientists overcome language barriers and have easy and quick access to the latest scientific advances in English-language publication. Lead researcher Wan Xiaojun, of Peking University in charge of the system’s design and technology, stressed that the content generation tool could do far more than translation. According to Wan, Xiaoke is good at selecting complex words and sentences, which can help turn articles full of confusing technical terms into easy and readable news reports.

The readers of the robot reporter is not limited to professionals but also includes the general public. Science reporting is important in spreading information about discoveries and in popularizing knowledge to people.

1.What can we learn about “Xiaoke”?

A.It is a professional translator.

B.It has the most advanced AI.

C.It can make up fiction stories.

D.It generates science news reports.

2.What do people need to do to improve Xiaoke’s work?

A.Upgrade the artificial intelligence.

B.Select complex words and sentences.

C.Check the content and add information.

D.Help it get the latest scientific advances.

3.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A.Science.

B.Education.

C.Entertainment.

D.Health.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.The robot writer of science news.

B.The readers of the science reports.

C.The editor-in-chief of the newspaper.

D.The latest case of news organizations.

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Would you leave a six-figure job to feed the homeless? This 27-year-old did. Robert Lee’s idea is seemingly simple: Get restaurants to make better use of their leftovers (剩饭菜).

When in primary school, Robert Lee would stare in disbelief at his classmates throwing away half-eaten sandwiches after lunch. His immigrant parents had taught him and his older brother not to waste food. “They said it was a bad habit,” says Robert, 27.

While studying finance and accounting at New York University, Robert remembered this lesson and joined Two Birds One Stone, a food-rescue club on campus that delivered, five days a week, uneaten pasta, vegetables, and other leftovers from the dining hall to nearby homeless shelters. In July 2013, with the $1,000 prize won in the a college entrepreneurship (创业) contest, Robert and fellow club member Louisa Chen founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC). In just the first few weeks, Robert’s team delivered a donation of food to feed 20 people in line at a New York City homeless shelter that had run out of food.

As an analyst at J.P. Morgan, Robert devoted his spare time to creating a network of New York City restaurants that agreed to donate food, and he enlisted (招募) volunteers to make food deliveries to homeless shelters. Two years after being founded, RLC had already distributed more than 250,000 pounds of food.

Only a year into his finance job, Robert gave up his six-figure salary to focus on RLC. “I compared one hour of impact at J.P. Morgan to one hour at RLC, and the difference was just tremendous,” he says. The organization now reaches 16 cities around the country.

“One shelter told us that our donations allow them to provide entire dinners for more than 300 people, three nights a week,” Robert says. “Things like that make me glad I quit my job.”

1.What did Lee do to help the homeless?

A.He worked with with other countries.

B.He built up a network of supermarkets.

C.He employed volunteers to deliver goods.

D.He co-founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine.

2.What does the underlined word “tremendous” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.Slight. B.Huge.

C.Basic. D.Delicate.

3.What can we learn from Lee’s words in the last two paragraphs?

A.Being a volunteer is of great benefit.

B.People should follow in his footsteps.

C.Everyone can make their contributions,

D.It’s worthwhile sacrificing his well-paid job.

4.Which of the following can best describe Lee?

A.Devoted. B.Hardworking.

C.Patient. D.Optimistic.

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We have introduced solo (单独的) holidays for anyone travelling on their own without children. Now solo travelers can enjoy fantastic group holidays in beautiful locations hosted by a member of our staff.

Beach Break in Istria, Croatia: 7 to l1 May 2019

A 4-night solo beach holiday on the pretty Croatian peninsula. Relax by the pool or on the beach of our superior 4-star adult only hotel, complete with a wonderful spa. This solo trip is offered with a varied programme, including boat trips to the ancient city of Rovinj and the pretty coastal town of Porec and a visit of the historic seafront city of Pula. Read more.

Short Break in Slovenia: 17 to 20 October 2019

A short solo holiday to show you the best of Slovenia in 3 days. It includes a wine tasting evening, a visit of Slovenia's elegant capital with its charming old town and a boat trip on Lake Bled and the ancient Predjama Castle. Our 4-star hotel is worth a visit in itself with its amazing inside and impressive views of Lake Bled. Read more.

City Break in Vienna, Austria: 28 November to 1 December 2019

Join us on a solo city break to Vienna where pretty squares turn into magical Christmas markets. Your local tour guide will take you around pretty cobblestone lanes and show you the historic highlights of Vienna, followed by evenings in Viennese restaurants, walks around the Christmas markets and a tasting of the best Austrian wines. Read more …

1.Who are the solo holidays intended for according to the passage?

A.Travelers of all ages. B.Adults traveling alone.

C.Families with children. D.Newly married couples.

2.What's the best choice for people who love lake scenery?

A.Short Break in Slovenia. B.Beach Break in Istria.

C.A coastal visit of Porec. D.City Break in Vienna, Austria.

3.Which of the following is mentioned in all the three locations?

A.Boat trips. B.4-star hotels.

C.Historic highlights. D.Wine-tasting.

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假如你是李华，你的泰国朋友Saipan给你发来电子邮件说他最近学习状态不佳。请根据以下要点，给Saipan回复e-mail，给他介绍几个自我激励的方法。

提示：

1. 每天花十五分钟做自己喜欢的事；

2. 随身携带纸和笔，每天至少记下一件让你感到骄傲的事；

3. 停止负面思考，专注于解决学习问题。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 负面思考negative thinking；

3. 可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Saipan,

Yours,

Li Hua

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单词拼写

1.Mr. Smith is the person who _______(government) the town at the moment.

2.We have made some progress towards reaching an ______(agree).

3.The book covers terrorism, ______(pollute) and global warming.

4.Mother _______(测量) me yesterday to see what size of dress I should have.

5.Steam and hot water can ______ （喷发）from geysers(间歇泉).

6.The storm did a lot of d_____ to the crops（庄稼）.

7.The snow had _____（融化), but the lake was still frozen solid.

8.Yuan Longping, one of the winners of national commendations(表彰), has made a huge______ to the agriculture (农业) nationally and globally.

9.He often s_____ the importance of information technology.

10.I want to be an editor of the most _______(influence) newspaper in Ningxia Province.

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Kids and Food: Advice for Parents

It is important for parents to know how to help their kids eat healthy. Here are a few easy ways:

Parents control the supply lines. 1. Though kids may keep asking for less nutritious foods, parents should decide which foods are regularly provided in the house. Kids won’t go hungry. They’ll eat what’s available in the fridge at home.

Say goodbye to “clean-plate club”. 2. Lots of parents grew up under the clean-plate rule, but that way doesn’t help kids listen to their own bodies when they are full. When kids feel full, they’re likely to overeat.

3. Food preferences(喜好) are developed early in life, so try to offer different kinds of food. Likes and dislikes begin forming even when kids are babies. Parents may need to serve a new food on several different occasions(时机) for a child to accept it.

Food is not love. Find better ways to say “I love you.” When foods are used to reward kids and show love, they may start to turn to food when feeling worried or unhappy. 4.

Kids do as you do. 5. When trying to teach good eating habits, try to set the best example.

Choose nutritious food, eat at the table, and don’t forget breakfast.

A.Start them young.

B.Rewrite the kids’ menu.

C.Be a role model and eat healthy yourself.

D.Offer praise and attention instead of food treats.

E.Let kids stop eating when they feel they’ve had enough.

F.You decide which foods to buy and when to serve them.

G.Let kids choose what to eat and how much of it they want.

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While there are still many people who don’t feel comfortable using a credit card to buy over the Internet, e-commerce is absolutely here to stay. If you take a few precautions, buying over the Internet can actually be safer than using your credit card in a restaurant.

Just as you should notice your surroundings and suspicious-looking people when withdrawing (提取) money from an ATM, you should know how to recognize the warning signs of Internet tricks and take steps to avoid being a victim (受害者) when shopping online. Here are some good tips to remember when shopping online:

Before submitting your personal information to a site, try to find out how the information may be used and whether it will be sold to or shared with other businesses. If you don’t like what you read, shop somewhere else.

Don’t provide personal information such as address, telephone number, social security number, or e-mail address unless you know who you are providing the information for, why it’s being requested, and how it will be used.

Use a credit card, not a debit card (借记卡) for shopping on the Internet. Debit cards don’t have the same protection as credit cards.

Carefully review your credit card and bank statement each month for unknown charges and inform your credit card company or bank immediately if you notice any charges you didn’t know about.

Clean your computer with free online software that detects spy-ware and install (安装) a firewall to ensure the sites you shop on don’t install spy-ware (间谍软件) on your computer.

1.While shopping online, you should ______.

A.be sure nobody is standing beside you

B.only shop on the site that you have often visited

C.find out how the personal information will be used

D.never provide personal information

2.According to the passage, if you find your credit card has unexplained charges, you should______.

A.tell your credit card company as soon as possible

B.change your credit card code number immediately

C.check all the websites you have visited

D.use a debit card instead of a credit card

3.What is NOT advised by the writer when shopping online?

A.Using debit cards.

B.Visiting famous websites.

C.Installing a firewall.

D.Being very careful.

4.What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

A.To suggest a new way of shopping.

B.To tell us the advantages of shopping online.

C.To tell us how to avoid being cheated.

D.To tell us how to shop safely online.

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As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.

In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.

In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”

According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.

1.The passage begins with two questions to ________.

A.introduce the main topic B.show the author’s attitude

C.describe how to use the Internet D.explain how to store information

2.What can we learn about the first experiment?

A.Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.

B.The two groups remembered the information equally well.

C.The first group did not try to remember the formation.

D.The second group did not understand the information.

3.In transactive memory, people ________.

A.keep the information in mind

B.change the quantity of information

C.organize information like a computer

D.remember how to find the information

4.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research?

A.We are using memory differently.

B.We are becoming more intelligent.

C.We have poorer memories than before.

D.We need a better way to access information.

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It is a fact that people die every moment of every day. However, the deaths of those who have done great work in the public realm (领域) can be especially shocking and heartbreaking---even to those of us who don't know them personally.

On Jan 26, Kobe Bryant（科比·布莱恩特）, one of the most legendary NBA players in history, died in a terrible accident. He was 41 years old when a helicopter he was riding in crashed, killing him and eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant.

Following Bryant's death, people from all walks of life have paid tribute (敬意) to the late basketball superstar --- not just for his achievements on the court (球场), but also for his personality and the inspiration he has given to us.

In the basketball world, Bryant ranks (排名) among the top players of all time. He entered the NBA directly from high school as a basketball prodigy (神童). He played his whole 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and helped the team win five NBA championships. He was fast, skillful and aggressive, which earned him the nickname Black Mamba, one of the most deadly snakes in the world. That's why his competitive philosophy is known as the "Mamba Mentality".

"Mamba mentality is you're going, you're competing, you're not worried about the end result," Bryant said. "It's all about focusing on the process and trusting in the hard work when it matters most."

Off the court, Bryant was known as a successful businessman, an Oscar-winning filmmaker, and a proud father of four daughters.

The fact that Bryant is no longer with us is sad. We'll never see him give another interview or play in another game. But the work he has done will keep inspiring us years after his death.

1.Kobe Bryant died while he was_______

A.driving a car B.riding in a helicopter

C.playing basketball D.sending his daughter to school

2.For Bryant, “Mamba Mentality” means that _____.

A.we should learn from snakes

B.we should always be the best

C.we should work hard without worries

D.we can get better results by working hard

3.What else do we know about Bryant?

A.He was successful in many fields.

B.He was the best basketball player ever.

C.Not many people have focused on his death.

D.He was the only one who died in the accident.

4.The story is written to _____.

A.explain Bryant’s dreams. B.remember Kobe Bryant

C.explain the “Mamba Mentality” D.tell people the death of Bryant

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Famous food festivals around the world

Food festivals are held all across the world every year, and people from different parts come to these festivals in large numbers to satisfy their taste buds（味蕾）.

Galway International Oyster(牡蛎) and Seafood Festival

Galway, Ireland

September 26 to September 29, 2020

This is the world’s longest running oyster festival, first appeared in 1954. Apart from the excellent seafood that is served, the festival also features some exciting events such as oyster eating contest, live music, tasting parties, etc.

International Mango(芒果) Festival

New Delhi, India

June 30 to July 2, 2020

This festival is a celebration of everything about mangoes. It features the different kinds of mangoes and the various food items that are made from them. The festival also holds a number of special events such as mango-eating competitions, mango-tasting events, quiz competitions, and plenty of traditional and folk performances.

Garlic (大蒜) Festival

The Isle of Wight, England

August 17 to August 18, 2020

This is one of the largest events that the Isle of Wight hosts each year, and it shows recipes made from garlic. Some foods made out of garlic and garlic beer are available(可得到的) there. The festival also features live music and a country fair.

The Crave Sydney International Food Festival

Sydney, Australia

October 1 to October 31, 2020

This festival attracts a number of famous international chefs each year as visitors to experience the best of Australian food. From fine dining at famous restaurants to street food to cooking classes, this event has a lot in store for a visitor.

1.If you are only free at the beginning of July you can go to ______.

A.Garlic Festival.

B.International Mango Festival.

C.The Crave Sydney International Food Festival.

D.Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival.

2.If you want to enjoy seafood you should go to _____.

A.Galway B.Sydney

C.New Delhi D.the Isle of Wight

3.A chef is advised to take part in _____.

A.Garlic Festival.

B.International Mango Festival.

C.The Crave Sydney International Food Festival.

D.Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival.

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I had a most wonderful weekend.

Last Saturday, my friends and I went to the cinema. On the way, I _______to do something kind and interesting, so I gave a _______with “Wish you a safe journey” on it to the bus driver. I’m an artist, and sometimes make drawings of endangered animals with these _______on them to both let people know that these animals exist and, should they be _______enough, research them and _______them if they can. I do it to spread _______. The bus driver loved my drawing. I did the same inside the cinema for the woman, from whom we bought our snacks (零食). I also _______a piece of paper with “You are beautiful. Thanks for existing!” written on it. It made some people smile, and when we were leaving, a passer-by said “You too”, which _______my heart. I also complimented (称赞) a woman on her _______necklace (项链). Later, my friend and I ________a few tiny pieces of paper with ________words on them and left them on people’s car windows during a walk around the neighborhood. Immediately after, we started to ________chocolate cupcakes for everyone there. I also gave a book I had to a little boy who was suffering from autism (自闭症) there as a __________.

On Sunday, I continued with my acts of kindness. I dressed up as Miraculous Ladybug and went to a mall (购物中心). Some people found it ________and laughed or smiled. And I got some hugs from many ________people, including kids who were excited to see me in my __________. I also gave them my drawings with kind words on them, I still ________a little girl, about three years old, was surprised and ________as she saw me, saying, “She’s a Ladybug!” She was so __________.

I love leaving my ________on the world and I really want to do bigger acts of kindness in the future.

1.A.needed B.decided C.pretended D.learned

2.A.cake B.book C.drawing D.photo

3.A.words B.notes C.lessons D.reasons

4.A.smart B.curious C.strong D.lucky

5.A.find B.raise C.observe D.help

6.A.fear B.news C.lies D.love

7.A.got B.dropped C.showed D.read

8.A.warmed B.followed C.broke D.opened

9.A.magic B.short C.beautiful D.cheap

10.A.collected B.prepared C.used D.discovered

11.A.kind B.right C.strange D.familiar

12.A.design B.order C.choose D.make

13.A.result B.sign C.gift D.tool

14.A.proper B.funny C.boring D.important

15.A.rich B.different C.elderly D.famous

16.A.dream B.school C.office D.costume

17.A.remembered B.expected C.saved D.encouraged

18.A.frightened B.ashamed C.delighted D.disappointed

19.A.cute B.relaxed C.confident D.calm

20.A.judgement B.comment C.impression D.mark

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There’s no way of knowing why one man makes an important discovery ________ another man, also intelligent, fails.

A.since B.if C.as D.while

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The tourists were excited, for no sooner ______ the hotel ________ it snowed heavily.

A.they had returned; than B.had they returned; than

C.they had returned; when D.after they returned; as

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After decades of effort, the city is still trying to _____ how to stop smoking in public places.

A.try out B.let out C.figure out D.run out

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The father along with his children ______ solving word puzzles.

A.are like B.is like C.like D.likes

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____________ with a difficult situation, the Chinese government is taking immediate measures to control the prices, which have been growing too quickly.

A.To face B.Having faced

C.Faced D.Facing

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