TIANJIN, Dec.12, 2018 (Xinhua)—Striking Chinese gongs(锣) for 50 years, Liu Zibin, a 70-year-old folk artist in Tianjin Municipality, is eager to introduce the traditional musical instrument used in Chinese opera to more people.

Liu became addicted to Chinese opera in his childhood when his grandfather frequently took him to watch performances. At the age of 13, he joined Hebei bangzi training team. Hebei bangzi is one of the oldest types of Chinese opera in northern China, which became popular in the Qing Dynasty. It is a traditional Chinese opera combining music, vocals, dance and acrobatics(杂技).

“It took me hours to practice the basic skills of gongs,” he said. “This round piece of metal can help performers on the stage to express joy and sorrow when hit by a stick with different rhythms, so I must bear in mind all kinds of rhythms(节奏) for various situations. For example, striking gongs with a quick tempo(速度) can create a tense atmosphere for action scenes.”

In the 1960s and 1970s, the reorganization of opera troupes in Tianjin forced many members to switch their jobs to those in factories. Thanks to Liu’s brilliant skills, he was fortunate enough to go to one of the three biggest Beijing Opera troupes in Tianjin to continue his gong life.

Ten years ago, Liu retired, but he still goes to an opera tea house almost every afternoon to strike the gong for opera performances. In 2006, Hebei bangzi was listed into China’s national intangible cultural heritage. However, he worries about maintaining the art as fewer and fewer youngsters are learning percussion(敲打乐器), especially gongs. “People who strike the gong stay behind the scenes. It is hard for them to gain fame and fortune,” he said. Although many amateurs(业余爱好者) have learned from Liu over the years, some gave up easily. “It’s a bit dull and boring to continuously strike a gong for 40 minutes at the practice stage. It requires patience. Few can bear the hardship,” he said.

Various kinds of Chinese gongs are neatly placed at Liu’s home. He is waiting for more people to take over his career and spread the traditional Chinese art.

1.What can we know about Liu Zibin from the 2nd paragraph?

A.His grandfather founded Hebei Opera Troupe.

B.He showed interest in Chinese opera as a child.

C.He was the only one who could strike gongs in the troupe.

D.His grandfather taught him to sing Hebei bangzi.

2.Why did some members of the opera troupes turn to factories in the 1960s and 1970s?

A.Because of the reform of the opera troupes.

B.Because no one showed interest in opera then.

C.Because they could earn more money in factories.

D.Because the opera troupe was badly lacking in funds.

3.How old was Liu Zibin when he retired?

A.55 years old. B.60 years old.

C.65 years old. D.70 years old.

4.What can we conclude from the text?

A.People striking the gong will never become famous.

B.Grasping the skill of striking the gong is anything but challenging.

C.Liu expects the traditional Chinese art will draw more people’s attention.

D.Hebei bangzi is now the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

    NextFest is an unusual exhibition where you can meet the most creative minds and discover new technology from around the world and see the things that will change the way we live, work and play in the future. For example,......

Brainball is a computer game with a difference: if you’re too competitive, you'll lose. The more relaxed you are, the better you play. Brainball measures your brainwaves and the person who is the most relaxed can push the ball to the other side and win. I’m sure it will be a popular game with yoga teachers and nervous parents everywhere.

If you’re interested in fashion, NexlFest can show you the clothes of the future—cloth which you can change by downloading styles from the web, clothes which look after your health and a biometric(生物测量的) suit which watches over your body and gives you medicine when you need it.

Another hit is a humanoid(类人的) robot which can walk, turn, climb up and down stairs—and even dance. Asimo copies human movement and is friendly-looking. Its maker, Honda, believes it will be a big help to blind or elderly people and to those who can’t get out of bed.

The Skyear looks as if it could only appear in a Hollywood film. It certainly lives up to its name: it can fly. It can climb at more than 2.000 metres a minute and reach a speed of 365 mph. If you want one, it will cost you about $500,000!

If you want to see the future, come to NexiFest. It’s open all this whole week at the State Science Exhibition Centre.

1.What should you do if you want to win a game of Brainball?

A.Keep a cool head. B.Be strong enough.

C.Have a creative mind D.Be highly competitive.

2.What is Asimo designed to do?

A.Direct human movement. B.Look after human’s health.

C.Give patients medical treatment. D.Help the elderly and the disabled.

3.What can we learn about NextFest?

A.It lasts five days. B.It is held by Honda.

C.It is related to technology. D.It sells clothes and medicine.

假如你是李华，因为新冠疫情（the COVID-19 epidemic)的影响，你的英国笔友Mary家开办的农场农产品滞销，写信向你求助。请你给她回封信，鼓励她参照中国的经验，自己做网络主播（network anchor)，在家直播带货（promote goods sales through livestreaming)。

内容包括：1.直播推销的设备；2.直播推销的优势；3.直播推销的建议。

参考词汇：1.拼单：share the bill; 2.秒光：sell out within seconds; 3. 网红营销(social influencer marketing)。

Dear Mary,

How are you getting along these days?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I do hope that it will be helpful to you. Best wishes!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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。

One day, I played the chess with Father and I won the first round, said proudly: “Dad, you have to fight.” Father replied he will get back in the next round. The second round began and I launched a series of attacks, that caught my dad off guard and led to much falls. My heart leaped with the joy that he could win again. I thought victory was within my grasp, but I defeated instead. Dad explained that I should have taken a long-term view so that I could succeed eventually. Father’s words made me comprehended a principle that we students should look forward to the future. More important, we should be good at seizing opportunities, making plan, and moving forward to the goal.

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。

A team of over 30 Chinese surveyors left the base camp at Mount Qomolangma for a higher spot1.its journey to the peak Wednesday as part of the country’s mission to remeasure the height of the world's highest mountain.

China has started a campaign to measure the height of Mount Qomolangma ,2.is known in the West as Mount Everest. The remeasurement of the peak’s height is a part of China’s latest large-scale comprehensive3.(science) survey of Qomolangma, and the 1st Gendetic Surveying Brigade under the Ministry of Natural Resources and the China Mountaineering Team are the parties carrying out the project4.(collective).

Preparation of the project5.(launch) in early March, with 53 surveyors from the 1st Geodetic Surveying Brigade getting6.( station) near Qomolangma to carry out adaptive climbing and training in other technical7.(skill), and they are going to the survey on the summit of the mountain.

8.(ensure) the accuracy of the measurement, and-to work it in9.more effective way, experts were invited to assist in the technical design and planning of the project from the beginning. The technical innovation and breakthrough applied in the latest survey include the10.(apply) of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System and advanced domestic surveying and mapping instruments.

    When my roommates and I left campus for spring break, we told each other we’d be back soon. Little did we_______that within the next three days, “soon” would become “who knows when.” Stuck at home from college, we felt filled with a strong_______to do something to help, but_______about what we could do.

Ever since the corona-virus outbreak_______, we found ourselves_______by stories of front-line workers who remained at their posts and yet their calls for_______to basic necessities were overlooked._______, the problems they were facing_________from daily supplies.

Just before midnight on April 8, we_________Give Essential, an on-line matching platform where front-line workers can tell us what__________they need, and__________tell us what they can give. And then we create__________based on their best-fit needs and donations, with things directly sent to these workers.

After glued to our screens for 36 hours and building a website from scratch, we posted the__________on Facebook, to tell everyone we knew about Give Essential. Within 24 hours, we________over 300 front-line workers, and many donors have________to help with gifts________from bars of soap to several grocery gift cards.

Give Essential started as an idea, and snowballed into a ,__________with hundreds of connections across the country. In this state of lockdown, it is easy to feel__________by the four walls and front door that we're__________not to leave. With Give Essential, we wanted to__________the public that our ability to connect with and help others is not limited in that same way.

1.A.decide B.know C.agree D.promise

2.A.urge B.research C.pity D.relief

3.A.confident B.excited C.unsure D.scared

4.A.turned B.left C.hit D.waited

5.A.touched B.tired C.amused D.frightened

6.A.ability B.access C.right D.idea

7.A.Fortunately B.Suddenly C.Easily D.Obviously

8.A.adapted B.arose C.heard D.differed

9.A.gave way to B.put up with C.came up with D.went back to

10.A.positions B.plans C.suggestions D.items

11.A.experts B.customers C.viewers D.donors

12.A.matches B.clubs C.accounts D.tasks

13.A.role B.link C.letter D.job

14.A.employed B.changed C.reached D.dismissed

15.A.refused B.regretted C.pretended D.offered

16.A.skipping B.sharing C.flowing D.ranging

17.A.group B.trap C.store D.hole

18.A.depressed B.thrilled C.ashamed D.satisfied

19.A.invited B.advised C.controlled D.trained

20.A.shock B.warn C.remind D.surprise

    When is the best time to exercise and what times will yield the best results?1.This means anytime that our bodies are not feeling exhausted and at least an hour after a meal to allow the enzymes (酶)to break down the food and help the body return to its normal state.

2.However, those who prefer to exercise in the morning but end up feeling bored and worn out, do so because of a lack of sugar in the body.3. If you don’t have time to enjoy a delicious one, just have a couple of biscuits to fill your stomach.

For exercise in the afternoon or evening, it is strongly advised that you do not allow your stomach to start growing after a session of exercise either. The body requires about 2, 000 kilocalories per day, but when exercising, we will burn up to 500 kilocalories extra.4. If we do not refill our energy stores, we are easier to feel cheerless or even exhausted.

For those who do not have the time to exercise properly, it is advisable that you by to use stairs instead of lifts and walk to get your lunch rather than drive. Even though these activities will not burn as many calories as serious exercise, they will ensure that your muscles are working harder than usual.5.

A.That is why eating breakfast is so important.

B.The best time for exercise is different for each person.

C.It’s said that people who work out early are most likely to stick with a routine.

D.The truth is that anytime you are available and prepared to exercise would be okay.

E.When this energy is running out, our bodies will send us a message that food is needed.

F.If these activities then become habits, they will have a positive effect on how well your body energy.

G.Not only will these activities help improve our physical wellbeing, they can increase productivity at work.

    At the Virginia Convention in 1775, Patrick Henry gives a superb speech to inspire a revolution against Great Britain in which he uses various rhetorical (修辞的) devices to urge the President to take up arms against the oppressive British.

Henry uses rhetorical questions (反问句) to make everyone at the convention start to think about a war against Britain. For example, Henry says “And what have we to oppose to them?” to make people think that there is no other option except war if the colonists want freedom and justice from Britain. He is not looking for an actual answer back, but by making the people come up with the answer themselves, they can see the true necessity of a revolution. Then Henry asks his audience “But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?” Henry is explaining that waiting and debating on the topic of war does not do any good. Instead, the colonies must move immediately.

Additionally, Patrick Henry uses the technique of restatement. Throughout his speech, Henry constantly restates that there is no time left, nor another option apart from war to separate from the British: “There is no longer any room for hope.” Restating the important conclusion stresses the importance of whatever the speaker is arguing, in this case, the colonists’ last resort of a revolution.

In the speech, Henry also uses pathos (悲情) to persuade the audience. He asks “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?” Henry indicates that slavery will be the outcome if the colonists do not take up arms and fight for freedom. By saying this, Henry uses pathos to strike at the hearts of the colonists to show that their freedom 13 worth the sacrifice and risk of death.

1.What does the passage mainly deal with?

A.Language techniques. B.Social revolution.

C.A Historical figure. D.America history.

2.What does Patrick Henry warn to underline by asking “But when shall we be stronger”?

A.The necessity of war. B.The value of freedom.

C.The urgency of action. D.The power of speech.

3.Patrick Henry’s speech at the Virginia Convention is      .

A.humorous B.persuasive

C.controversial D.confusing

4.We can conclude that Patrick Henry      .

A.was elected President of the U. S. A B.was killed in the battle against Britain

C.managed to start the American Civil war D.contributed to American independence

    While the novel coronavirus is dangerous for everyone, it is particularly so for the first respond-ere who are being exposed to the illness daily. In the US alone, almost 5,500 nurses, doctors, and other healthcare professionals have been infected with COVID-19. Unfortunately, of these, dozens have succumbed to the disease. Now, hospital workers worldwide may get some relief thanks to Spot, a semi-autonomous four-legged robot developed by Waltham, Massachusetts-based robotics company, Boston Dynamics.

“Starting in early March, Boston Dynamics started receiving inquiries from hospitals asking if our robots could help minimize their staff ’s exposure to COVID-19,” the company writes in a blog post. In response, the company reconfigured (改装）the 3-foot tall robot to operate as a mobile telemedicine platform, enabling healthcare providers to determine a patient’s condition remotely.

The first four-legged robot“dog” was working in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Harvard University on April 9, 2020. Equipped with an iPad “face” and a two-way radio that allows for real-time conversation, Spot helps doctors to speak to patients without coming in contact with them.

“With current practice at local hospitals, patients suspected to have COVID-19 are asked to line up in tents outside to answer questions and get initial assessments for temperature. This process requires up to five medical staff, placing those individuals at high risk of being exposed to the virus,”Boston Dynamics explains.“With the use of a mobile robot, hospitals are able to reduce the number of necessary medical staff at the scene and conserve their limited PPE (personal protective equipment) supply.” The company says the doctors can even use Spot to talk to patients from the safety of their own homes.

Though Spot has already proved extremely helpful, the robotics manufacturer believes it can be even more so. The engineers are currently working on“teaching” the robot to perform tasks like temperature checks. The company is also developing new technology that will allow Spot to aid in the disinfection (消毒)of hospitals as well as other public areas.

1.What does the underlined phrase“succumbed to” probably mean in the first paragraph?

A.Suffered from. B.Recovered from.

C.Died from. D.Resulted from.

2.What will happen with the help of the robot?

A.No medical workers will be needed at the scene.

B.Medical workers will become much safer.

C.Suspected patients needn’t line up in tents.

D.Medical workers won’t be infected with viruses.

3.What can Spot do at present?

A.Communicating with the suspected patients.

B.Checking a person’s temperature in the clinic.

C.Assisting people in the disinfection of hospitals.

D.Showing people how to wear protective masks.

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.Boston Dynamics Developed A Robot Dog

B.A Robot Was Developed to Assist Doctors

C.COVID -19 Virus Endangers Medical Workers

D.Robot Dog Joins The Fight Against COVID-19

    In 1972, Richard Sears, a young American from the state of Tennessee, began learning Chinese because of his fascination with traditional Chinese culture.

“Chinese characters are the only ancient script now still in use in the world and it’s a miracle of human history,” said Sears in fluent Chinese.

As a primitive form of Chinese characters and the oldest fully developed characters in China, Jiaguwen, or oracle bone inscriptions, were first discovered in 1899 and aimed for their inscriptions on tortoise shells and animal bones.

Drawn to the ancient language, Sears often went back and forth between China and the US. In 1994, he made a decision to make the ancient Chinese characters available online. Taking advantage of his professional skill，Sears started programming and building a database of oracle bone inscriptions on his own. It took him seven years just to scan the characters in Chinese ancient books. In 2002, the Jiaguwen enthusiast’s website was launched, though with only a few page views per day in the beginning. However, it surged to 600,000 per day in 2011 after a blogger recommended the site on Chinese social media platform Weibo. “I became a web celebrity overnight and was given a nickname ‘Uncle Hanzi’,” Sears said with a smile. Hanzi means Chinese characters.

During the past 26 years, he has accumulated a great deal of information on his website-more than 96,000 ancient Chinese character forms from archeological sources. Up till now, the web site has been continuously updated, giving lovers of the ancient language from all over the world free access to browse at their leisure. In order to reveal the mystery behind the ancient characters, he spent a great deal of money and time buying and going through dozens of books, living on a shoestring.

Since last year, Sears has been working with a Chinese technology company on a smartphone application for children to learn about how the characters evolved. The app is expected to be launched next year.

1.Which of the following is true of oracle bone inscriptions?

A.They used to spread to other countries in Europe.

B.It is over 100 years since they were first discovered.

C.They are the only ancient language still in use today.

D.They were named for their inscriptions on hard rocks.

2.What can we infer about Richard Sears?

A.He has a good command of the computer. B.He is promoting his website in the U. S. A.

C.He developed a smartphone app for adults. D.He has made a fortune from the website.

3.What happened to Sears’s website in 2011?

A.It was attacked by hackers. B.It declined gradually.

C.It boomed suddenly. D.It suffered a big loss.

4.What kind of life is Richard Sears leading now?

A.He is now leading a wealthy life. B.He is now leading a lonely life.

C.He is now leading a quiet life. D.He is now leading a plain life.

Local 10 Third EARTH Day Art Contest

Open only to Florida schools within the Monroe, Miami-Dade and Broward County viewing area.

Local 10 is inviting South Florida art teachers and students, from grades K-12, to participate in its third annual EARTH Day Art Contest.

In the last two years, the popular, environmentally-centered contest has recognized two schools, Air Base K-8 in Homestead and Lawton Chiles Middle School in Hialeah, for their winning entries and awarded a total of $9,000 to the schools’ art programs.

As part of a class project, art students are encouraged to create a work of art with an environmental theme. The entry must be novel and unique. To enter the class project into the contest, the art teacher representing their students and schools must go to www. loca110. com, click on the contest link to enter and submit a photo of the class’s innovative EARTH Day work of art. The art teacher must fill out an entry form, giving school name, teacher name and class, address, email address and phone number. Only paintings and sculptures are eligible. Special consideration will be given to works of art featuring materials taken from nature.

Local 10 will determine the ten finalists. The final winner will be chosen from among the finalists by viewer votes on the Internet. Photos and entry forms may be submitted online from February 3,2020，until 11:59 p.m. March 9,2020. The voting period is from March 23,2020，through April 13,2020. Only timely submitted entries will be eligible to win. The winning school will be announced on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 and will receive $4,500 in art supplies for their school’s art department.

For more information, click here. The Local 10 EARTH Day Art Contest is proudly sponsored by Publix, where every day is Earth Day.

1.According to the rule, the entry must be      .

A.attractive B.original C.classic D.portable

2.What is the art teacher expected to do?

A.To complete an entry form. B.To create a work of art.

C.To submit his / her photo. D.To offer kids art supplies.

3.How will the final winner be determined?

A.By Local 10. B.By art teachers.

C.By the sponsor. D.By online voting.

假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Jeff得知你参加了你校学生会主办的“我最敬佩的科学家”故事分享会，写信询问有关情况。请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1. 感谢关注：

2. 你的分享；

3. 你的感想。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jeff,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

假定英语课上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。文中并有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（\）划拟。

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。

The day when we returned to school was impressive. Because the COVID-19 outbreak, we had to stay home during the three months’ “vacation”. I was touching when I stepped into the school, where remained clean and neat. The staff must have worked hard to keep everything tidy and safe but we could study in a comfortable environment. There were sign telling us to wash hands frequently and wearing masks. Mr. Chen, our headteacher, greeted us warm in the classroom. A mask was covered most of his face, but his eyes were shining. He said we had done his part to stop the disease spreading. What a unforgettable day!

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.

“Du Fu: China’s Greatest Poet,”a 58-minute documentary released recently on BBC, introduces Du Fu to the Western world for the first time1.the form of documentary. In the film, Michael Wood, one of BBC's most popular hosts, visited a number of Chinese2.(city) to retrace Du’s steps. The documentary invited well-known British actor Ian McKellen,3.played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings movies,4.(read) 15 of Du’s poems that have been translated into English.

Born in 712, Du Fu lived through the violent fall of China’s brilliant Tang Dynasty. lie had the desire to serve his country, but his life5.(destroy) by the An Lushan Rebellion of 755. Of6.many poems he wrote, 500 have been preserved over the ages. For generations he7.(be) the guardian of the moral conscience（良知）of the nation.

The documentary compared Du to Shakespeare to help audiences8.(well) understand the poet’s great achievements in literature. It also highlighted Chinese poetry, noting that its 3000-year-old history makes9.the oldest living tradition of poetry in the world.

During an interview, the director even quoted a line from Du to encourage the people10.(suffer) under the COVID-19 pandemic（流行病).

    It’s no news that there are places in this world where children are lacking basic life necessities. Even though there are organizations_________to give children happiness in the world, they can’t be everywhere. This brings a(n)_________: who will stand in the gap and give these children a_________life on earth?

Rajesh Kumar Sharma, a 43-year-old_________decided to open a free school in New Delhi, India for_________children. The idea struck him when he visited the Delhi metro station and_________that many children were playing there_________attending school. When he questioned their_________working at the site, they replied that there were no schools nearby and no one_________.All they wanted for their children was to get a job to____________the family income.____________that he had to quit college due to____________limits, Rajesh did not want the same fate (命运) to happen to these children. So he created a____________school beneath the tracks of the station for them.

Five days a week, with a torn mat to sit on and part of a____________painted as a blackboard, Rajesh spares two hours to____________while his grocery store is attended to by his brother. His students are____________child laborers and farm workers who hardly had the____________to decide their own fate.

Since the school started, it is been____________by anonymous (匿名的) donors who provide clothing, books and stationery (文具) for the children. Rajesh has been able to influence his community as more parents are ____________their children to study. He shows us that nothing is impossible if you put your ____________into it.

1.A.deserving B.waiting C.battling D.failing

2.A.doubt B.question C.guess D.argument

3.A.colorful B.wealthy C.common D.meaningful

4.A.professor B.shopkeeper C.worker D.engineer

5.A.needy B.lonely C.homeless D.hopeless

6.A.expected B.acknowledged C.indicated D.noticed

7.A.other than B.regardless of C.rather than D.apart from

8.A.parents B.classmates C.neighbors D.relatives

9.A.complained B.cared C.reacted D.commented

10.A.add to B.lead to C.bring up D.take up

11.A.Assuming B.Admitting C.Reasoning D.Remembering

12.A.academic B.age C.financial D.time

13.A.traditional B.private C.normal D.temporary

14.A.wall B.train C.roof D.platform

15.A.serve B.teach C.practise D.learn

16.A.mostly B.surely C.rarely D.nearly

17.A.money B.potential C.chance D.experience

18.A.operated B.funded C.built D.expanded

19.A.challenging B.begging C.forcing D.encouraging

20.A.dream B.talent C.heart D.knowledge

    Over the last few years, there’s been a trend to focus on gratitude. We can buy different kinds of gratitude journals, or download apps that remind us to write down our blessings.1.“But it's also important to remember that gratitude is free.”says Laurie Santos, who teaches a course on the science of well-being and happiness at Yale University.

Noting down gratitude seems to pay off. Studies have found that giving thanks can help people sleep better, lower stress and improve interpersonal relationships. Keeping a gratitude journal can decrease materialism and enhance generosity among adolescents.2.“It’s one practices that really wins out from the field of positive psychology.” she says. Her students, in addition to keeping gratitude journals, are asked to write a thank-you letter and then read it out loud to the recipient (收信人). “They show measurable improvements in well-being even a month after they’ve done this.”she says.

3.One study found that counting blessings once a week boosted happiness, but doing so three times a week didn't. There’s also a lack of research on bow gratitude exercises help people with clinical depression or anxiety. Indeed, for all the research on the broad benefits of expressing gratitude, it isn't for everyone.4. It can't make injustice, loss or pain disappear.

During really tough times, like when she suffers from poor health, Santos feels like she is reaching for reasons to be grateful. But she still tries to find some. “I’m grateful for the sun that’s shining or being able to wake up,” she says.5.

A.And it isn’t a cure-all.

B.So it doesn’t feel pleasant.

C.Those products remind us to take time to be grateful.

D.What works for some people may not work for others.

E.Gratitude allows her to remember what is going well.

F.Practicing too much gratitude may have undesired effects.

G.That's why gratitude features heavily in Santos' happiness class.

    People often plan to receive medical exam but don’t, resulting in increasing health care cost. A surprising number of citizens mean to complete tax forms in time but forget to, forcing them to pay unnecessary fines. Many families miss the government deadline to complete financial aid forms, losing out on aid available for child care.

How can policymakers help people follow through on important tasks? They use carrots and sticks: bonuses, late fees, or regulations. These methods can be clumsy, and often aren’t effective for the situation at hand. Reminding people to form simple plans. however, provides a low-cost, simple, and powerful tool.

Evidence is growing that providing prompts, which push people at key times to think through how and when they will follow through, make people more likely to act on tasks of importance. In one early randomized study on tetanus vaccination rates, for example, a team of social psychologists showed that 28% of Oxford University seniors got the shot after being encouraged to review their weekly schedules and to select a possible time to stop by the health center. They were also given a list of times when shots were available and a map showing the health center’s location. Only 3% of the seniors got the shot when simply informed about how effective the shots were.

People who make a plan gain an advantage from their psychological forces. Specifically, they can overcome the tendency to put off as well as the tendency to be overly optimistic about the time it will take to accomplish a task. Imagine Sarah who wants to renew a car insurance, but it will require two hours of travel to and from a garage. Making a plan may lead her to lake two hours off and have her responsibilities covered by her colleagues while she is away. Moreover, she will be less likely to underestimate the time needed to accomplish the task—a particularly common problem for complex tasks.

People mistakenly believe that their strong intentions are enough to push them to perform desired behaviors. These psychological research results stress the need for policy decisions that encourage plan making and improve social welfare.

1.What phenomenon is described in paragraph 1?

A.Heavy burden of daily chores. B.Lack of task management skills.

C.Disappointment of over-ambitions. D.Failure to achieve original intentions.

2.What does the randomized tetanus vaccination study show?

A.People need to think deeply before they act.

B.Specific reminders help people accomplish plans.

C.Awareness of task significance matters in planning.

D.Seniors need encouragement to have vaccination shots.

3.What psychological benefit can people get from making a plan?

A.They are realistic in the time required. B.They are optimistic about the outcome.

C.They are confident to overcome hardship. D.They are careful with task arrangements.

4.Who may be the intended readers of this text?

A.Medical staff. B.Government officials.

C.Ordinary people. D.Social psychologists.

    The terrible E1Niño strikes the globe every 2 to 7 years. As warm waters in the tropical(热带的) Pacific Ocean switch eastward and trade winds weaken the weather pattern stretches through the atmosphere, causing drought in southern Africa, wildfires in South America, and flooding on North America's Pacific coast. Climate scientists have struggled to predict El Niño events more than 1 year in advance, but artificial intelligence (AI) can now extend the latest forecasts to 18 months, according to a new study.

The new research uses a type of AI called a convolutional neural network(卷积神经网络), which is adept in recognizing images. Researchers feed the neural network a large number of training images and the AI becomes skilled at identifying fundamental patterns of those images. For example, the neural network can be trained to recognize cats in photos by identifying characteristics shared by all cats, such as hairs and four legs.

Part of the problem with earlier researches on El Niño forecasts is that they rely on a relatively small set of historical statistics for factors such as ocean temperature. To get around this shortage, the scientists fed the program re-creations of historic ocean conditions produced by a set of reliable climate models, ones frequently used for studies of climate change, says the study’s lead author, Yoo-Geun Ham, a climate scientist in South Korea. As a result, the scientists could show the computer system not just one set of actual historic data, lasting from 1871 to 1973, but several thousand reproductions of that same data by the climate models.

But it’s not clear how much real-world benefit will come from pushing forecasts beyond 1 year, cautions Stephen Zebiak, a climate scientist at Columbia University, “The kind of lead time that is actionable is probably less than a year because decision-makers are unlikely to take action further in advance,” he says.

1.What is the advantage of the latest AI forecasts?

A.Faster response. B.Higher accuracy

C.Wider application. D.Longer time range.

2.What does the underlined word “adept” probably mean?

A.Carefully-chosen. B.Well-trained.

C.Newly-developed. D.Wide-spread.

3.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A.Improvement on previous studies. B.Requirements for weather forecast.

C.Procedure for analyzing image data. D.Problems with early climate models.

4.What does Stephen Zebiak think of the new AI prediction?

A.It has unclear impacts. B.It calls for effective action.

C.It may not be of actual help. D.It should be treated with caution.

    School is still out for the summer, but at Eastern Senior High School,students are hard at work.In a garden bursting with vegetables and herbs, nearly a dozen teenagers are harvesting them for the weekend's farmers market. They work Tuesday through Saturday with City Blossoms, a non-profit that brings community gardens to schools and other places where kids gather in urban areas.

Roshawn Little, going into her junior year at Eastern, believes that working in the garden has taught her to try all sorts of new things—like eating different kinds of vegetables more often. And she has taken those healthy behaviors home with her and her family now buy more fruits and vegetables.“We mainly live around liquor（酒）stores and snack stores. There aren’t that many grocery stores. They're way out, and you have to drive so far”—a common problem in low-income urban areas.

City Blossoms is one of many groups across the country teaming up with local communities to establish school gardens, like the one at Eastern. These gardens, advocates say, are really outdoor classrooms where kids learn valuable lessons — not just about nutrition, but also about science and math, even business skills. For example, the gardens can be used for math lessons—like calculating the area of a plant bed—or learning the science of how plants grow.

On a recent weekend at the Aya farmers market, the kids work at a table decorated with handmade signs that read “onions” and “garlic”, inviting people to try their herbed salt with bread. Working at the market helps them practice public speaking skills and business skills.

Nadine Joyner of a nutrition education company has a food table next to the kids at the market and often buys produce from them. She is constantly impressed by the kids’ knowledge of what they're selling—they know how to grow it, how to prepare it, and how to cook it

1.What do students at Eastern do with the harvested vegetables?

A.Sell them on market . B.Take them to school.

C.Give them to farmers. D.Share them at home.

2.What can we infer about the area Little lives in?

A.It is inconvenient in traffic. B.It is crowded with grocery stores.

C.It has poor access to fresh foods. D.It suffers from income inequality.

3.Why does City Blossoms establish school gardens?

A.To provide nutritious food. B.To improve classroom conditions.

C.To cooperate with local community. D.To create outdoor learning chances.

4.Which may be the best title for this text?

A.Green Vegetables, Healthy Gardeners B.School Garden: a Promise Land in Summer

C.Young Gardeners, Knowledgeable Minds D.City Blossoms: an Exciting Garden Project

    Life under lockdown is strange and lonely but people are finding ways to come together and support those in need by volunteering. Here are just a few more ways you can take part in.

NHS Responders

After asking retired medical professionals to return to work, the government has also put out a call for 250,000 volunteers to support the NHS (National Health System). You can apply to be a community response volunteer, collecting and delivering supplies for those in isolation; a patient transport volunteer, helping patients who are dismissed from hospital get home and settled; and an NHS transport volunteer, to assist with delivery of medical supplies.

GAIL'S Bakery

As well as baking breads and pastries for the general public, GAJL's is supplying front-line NHS teams with fresh food, and they need more help to get it where it needs to be. If you want to lend a hand, drop them an email.

Re-engage

Re-engage is a voluntary group that helps reduce loneliness among old people and given that so many people are isolated because of the virus outbreak, they need more volunteers to become call companions. If you want to join them in the telephone befriending service, contact them at 18112256.

A Plate For London

This online platform helps match volunteers with Londoners in need . Now they are focusing on doorstep deliveries of food parcels and hot meals to children who rely on free school meals and those who have lost their jobs as a result of the widespread disease.

1.What is the duty of a patient transport volunteer?

A.Picking up patients. B.Sending patients home.

C.Moving patients to clinics. D.Delivering supplies for patients.

2.Which volunteer group especially cares for the senior?

A.NHS Responders. B.GAIL’s Bakery.

C.Re-engage. D.A Plate For London.

3.Who may be offered food by the online platform?

A.The aged. B.The volunteers.

C.The patients. D.The unemployed.

假定你是李华，你的外国朋友 Martin 给你发来电子邮件，请你帮忙购买一些口罩。请给他回复，内容包括：

1. 已经买到，明天寄出；

2. 给他一些防疫建议（至少两条）；

3. 问候与祝愿。

注意： 1. 词数 100 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3. 口罩 mask

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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。

When it comes to the season I like best, spring will always strike to me in no time.  There are many reasons that I like spring best. One of the most romantic thing is to walk in a lightly rain in spring. What’s more, after a long cold winter, everything begin to come to life. But whenever there is a chance for me to go to the countryside, I will never hesitate to pack my bags and leave to the land. Finally, I adore spring because it is either too hot nor too cold.  In word, I like everything in spring, especially the sight of green trees bathing in the sunshine.

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。

In the past few months, a Chinese student1.(catch) the attention of internet users in the UK with his informative posts2.(concern) the current pandemic.

Wu Peng, originally from Chengdu, Sichuan province, has been3.(voluntary) summarizing the latest COVID-19 data to help local residents and internet users better understand the spread of the virus. To make daily updates, Wu has been using official information4.(release) by the British Department of Health and Social Care.

He has created plenty of daily5. (chart) to keep his Twitter followers up to date. Last week, he went to the streets and gave out masks free6.charge. His hard work and sense of responsibility encouraged 7.local news agency to interview him for a story. When8.(ask) about his intention, Wu explained, “I hope everyone can understand the growth trend9.(clearly) than before.” Wu told The Yorkshire Post, “10.a pandemic can be defeated depends on how people react.”

    I developed a crush on a cute woman I met in a pet store. She led a very___________lifestyle and we did not have much to talk about. But somehow none of this seemed to_________. I enjoyed being with her and I felt a sparkle in her presence. And it seemed to me that she enjoyed my_________as well. When I learned her birthday was coming up, I decided to ask her out. On the threshold of calling her, I sat and looked at the phone for about half an hour. Then I dialed and hung up_________it rang. I felt like a high school boy, bouncing between_________anticipation (期待) and fear of rejection. A voice from hell kept telling me that she would not like me and that I had a lot of_________asking her out this Saturday. But I felt too enthusiastic about being with her to let the_________stop me._________I got up the nerve to ask her. She thanked me for calling and told me she was not_________on that day. I felt shot down. The__________voice that told me not to call advised me to give up before I was____________embarrassed. __________there was more inside of me that wanted to come to__________. I had feelings for this woman, and I had to express them. So I bought her a pretty birthday card on which I wrote a__________note. I walked around the corner to her pet shop. As I approached the door, that same disturbing voice    ________me, “What if she doesn’t like you? What if she__________you?” Feeling vulnerable, I stuffed the__________under my shirt. I decided that if she showed me__________of affection, I would give it to her; if she was cool to me, I would leave the card__________. This way I would not be__________and would avoid rejection or embarrassment.

1.A.simple B.modern C.different D.casual

2.A.affect B.matter C.work D.develop

3.A.company B.absence C.joke D.affection

4.A.before B.after C.until D.while

5.A.patient B.active C.excited D.anxious

6.A.reasons B.time C.nerve D.chances

7.A.fear B.trick C.expectation D.difficulty

8.A.Fortunately B.Gradually C.Consequently D.Eventually

9.A.possible B.acceptable C.suitable D.available

10.A.kind B.same C.fearful D.wise

11.A.deeply B.repeatedly C.further D.nakedly

12.A.But B.So C.And D.Otherwise

13.A.solution B.reality C.understanding D.life

14.A.honest B.poetic C.complex D.grateful

15.A.cautioned B.convinced C.rang D.pushed

16.A.accepts B.appreciates C.rejects D.questions

17.A.hand B.card C.love D.secret

18.A.gifts B.words C.symbols D.signs

19.A.unread B.hidden C.mysterious D.behind

20.A.at a loss B.without doubt C.in disguise D.at risk

    A TEDx event is a local gathering where live TED-like talks and TED Talk videos are shared. The content and design of each TEDx event is unique and developed independently, but all of them have features in common. 1. For events less than half a day in length, two TED Talks videos are required to be shown. For longer events, 25% of the total number of talks must be official TED Talk videos. Being a TEDx organizer can be an extraordinary experience.2.

3.

As a TEDx organizer, you’ll have the choice to feature live talks at your event, bringing attention to undiscovered voices in your community. If you decide to include individual speakers, choose extraordinary people who have a fresh approach in their field, a unique story to tell in a dynamic way.

Follow rules & guidelines.

4. But there’s a reason they’re part of the TEDx program — to make your job easier. The better you know the TEDx rules and guidelines throughout your TEDx journey, the less you’ll have to deal with annoying details to correct later on. 

Apply in advance

Before you organize a TEDx event, you must get a TEDx license from TED. 5.You’ll need a minimum of three months to organize your event after your license is approved to give your speakers enough time to develop and rehearse (排练) their talks.

A.Discover local voices.

B.Rules are very important.

C.Regulations can be a pain.

D.Then, suggest an event date months away.

E.If you’re thinking about becoming one, below are some tips for you to review.

F.TEDx is a global program brought to life by thousands of individuals all over the world.

G.Every TEDx event either shows only TED Talk videos, or shows both TED Talk videos and live speakers.

    Everyone knows that death is natural, but do you have any idea of the process of dying? Modern scientists divide the process of dying into two periods—clinical or temporary death and biological death. Clinical death occurs when the important organs, such as the heart or lungs, have stopped to function, but have not suffered permanent damage. The organism (有机体) can still be revived. Biological death occurs when changes in the organism lead to the “breaking up” of important cells and tissues. Death is then unchangeable.

Scientists have been seeking a way to lengthen the period of clinical death so that the organism can remain alive before biological death occurs. The best method developed so far involves cooling of the organism, combined with narcotic (麻醉的) sleep. By slowing down the body’s metabolism (新陈代谢), cooling delays the processes leading to biological death.

To illustrate how this works, scientists performed an experiment on a six-year-old female monkey called Keta. The scientist put Keta to sleep with a narcotic. Then they surrounded her body with ice-bags and began checking her body temperature. When it had dropped to 28 degrees the scientists began draining blood from an artery (动脉). The monkey’s blood pressure decreased and an hour later both the heart and breathing stopped: clinical death set in. For twenty minutes Keta remained in this state. Her temperature dropped to 22 degrees. At this point the scientists pumped blood into an artery in the direction of the heart and started artificial breathing. After two minutes Keta’s heart became active once more. After fifteen minutes, spontaneous (自发的) breathing began, and after four hours Keta opened her eyes and lifted her head. After six hours, when the scientists tried to give her a penicillin injection, Keta seized the syringe (注射器) and ran with it around the room. It showed that Keta had nothing different from any other healthy animal.

1.For a person who suffers from the clinical death, _________.

A.he can’t avoid final death

B.he is still very much alive

C.his most important organs are damaged

D.he still has the possibility of getting back to life

2.Scientists try to make the time of clinical death longer in order to ________.

A.cool the organism

B.slow down the body’s metabolism

C.delay the coming of biological death

D.bring important cells and tissues back to active life

3.How did the scientists put Keta into clinical death?

A.By surrounding her body with ice-bags and draining her blood.

B.By lowing her blood pressure and stopping her heart from beating.

C.By putting her to sleep, lowering her temperature and draining her blood.

D.By draining her blood, lowering her blood pressure and stopping her breathing.

4.Which of the following indicates that Keta is a healthy animal after the experiment?

A.Her heart beat again.

B.She seized the syringe and ran away with it.

C.She regained her normal breath.

D.She opened her eyes and lifted her head.

    Alibaba starts taking the lead in China, simply enough, by connecting big Chinese manufacturers (制造商) with big buyers across the world. Its business-to-business site, Alibaba.com allows business to buy almost everything. Alibaba’s advantage isn’t hard to identify: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Its marketplaces attract 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a year — and Alibaba is just the middleman. It encourages people to use its markets — not charging small sellers a percentage of the sale.

If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience. I moved to Beijing almost a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded, polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings, and anything else my wife wanted. “You’re looking for what exactly? Why not try it?” my Chinese teacher asked me one day. With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.

Alibaba’s original business-to-business model now is second to consumer buying. Chinese retail (零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibaba’s profit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things you’ll ever find. TMall.com is Alibaba’s other big site, where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices. What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U.S. is how China has gone beyond traditional shopping — big-box retailers especially — in favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites. In smaller towns than Beijing, where big retailers have not yet traveled, shopping online is shopping, and shopping is Taobao.

I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how wide the marketplace is. Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping. I’m not even a big buyer, because I need friends to help me search the Chinese-language site. When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teacher’s iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.

1.Alibaba’s advantage mainly lies in _________.

A.its low price B.its big size

C.its not charging small sellers D.its business-to-business service

2.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the passage?

A.Alibaba will continue to develop.

B.Alibaba stands out as the best online site.

C.Alibaba is of middle size among all the online sites.

D.Alibaba acts as a bridge between the buyers and sellers.

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.TMall.com provides more profit than Taobao.

B.The author’s Chinese teacher is also an online purchase lover.

C.Taobao has no obvious advantage over other similar online sites.

D.Alibaba’s business-to-business service earns more than retail now.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Shopping online is Taobao.

B.How the author purchases online in China.

C.Alibaba greatly influences people’s daily purchase in China.

D.The influence of shopping online goes beyond traditional shopping.

    La La Land is a 2016 American musical romantic drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a musician and an aspiring (有抱负的) actress who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles. The film’s title refers both to the city of Los Angeles and to the idiom for being out of touch with reality.

Chazelle wrote the screenplay in 2010 but did not find a studio willing to finance the production without changes to his design. Following the success of his 2014 film Whiplash, the project was picked up by Summit Entertainment. La La Land was first showed at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2016, and was released in the United States on December 9, 2016. It has gained over $432 million worldwide on a production budget of $30 million. La La Land took more than £6 million in its first weekend in UK cinemas, nearly £5 million more than any other film.

La La Land received great acclaim from critics and was regarded as one of the best films of 2016. Critics thought highly of Chazelle’s screenplay and direction, Gosling and Stone’s performances, and Justin Hurwitz’s score (配乐). It won in every category it was nominated (提名) for at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, with a record-breaking seven wins, and received 11 nominations at the 70th British Academy Film Awards, winning five. It received 14 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, tying the record for most nominations with Titanic (1997) and All About Eve (1950), and won the awards for Best Comedy, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.

1.Who plays the role of a musician in La La Land?

A.Damien Chazelle. B.Emma Stone.

C.Ryan Gosling. D.Justin Hurwitz.

2.The underlined word in Paragraph 3 most probably means “_______”.

A.criticism B.praise

C.refusal D.doubt

3.According to the passage, Titanic (1997) was nominated for _______ Academy Awards.

A.14 B.11

C.7 D.5

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the film La La Land?

A.Its title stands for the city of Los Angeles and a dreamland.

B.So far it has gained a profit of at least $432 million worldwide.

C.It was changed greatly from Chazelle’s original screenplay design.

D.It was first released at the Venice Film Festival on December 9, 2016.

March 25, 2020

Dear students and parents.

As our state continues to fight against the spread of COVID-19, the State Board of Education has voted to authorize the closure of all public schools in Oklahoma for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.

Jenks Public Schools (JPS) will be transitioning to distance learning beginning April 6 through the end of the school year. All JPS school buildings and facilities will remain closed until further notice. All activities, athletic events, club meetings, school sponsored trips are canceled for the 2019-20 school year.

JPS administrators are working on plans for a district-wide distance learning program. Please be patient over the next week as these plans are finalized. As soon as more information is available, you will be notified.

The time being missed due to the coronavirus-related closure will not have to be made up. Summer will not be shortened and as of now, the start of the 2020-21 school year will not be delayed.

We recognize the disappointment and difficulty this closure is causing our students and families. Our thoughts go out to our senior class knowing they will not have the opportunity to walk across a graduation stage in front of their family, friends, and peers. Please be assured, we will find a way to honor our seniors and recognize their achievements.

None of this is easy but despite our distance, we are still one Trojan family. We will continue to love and support each other. We will always make decisions based on what is best for our students. Thank you for your trust. You will hear from us very soon.

Sincerely,

JPS Administration

1.What is the public schools’ plan for rest of the 2019-20 school year in Oklahoma?

A.Schools will be closed. B.Students will not have any class.

C.Students might go back to school. D.A distance learning program will be offered.

2.The time being missed due to the coronavirus-related closure will ______.

A.not affect school activities B.be made up during summer break

C.delay the start of the next school year D.not influence the start of the next school year

3.Jenks High School students graduating this year will _______.

A.be honored in a different way B.have difficulty graduating this year

C.walk across a graduation stage alone D.have a graduation ceremony without their parents

假定你是高三学生李华，你的同学王平春节去武汉探亲因新冠状病毒肺炎疫情迅速扩散，他有发热症状而暂时滞留武汉，请你代表全班同学给此时处于焦虑和郁闷中的他写一封英文慰问信。要点如下：

1. 对其表示关心和同情。

2. 对其表示安慰并提供帮助。

3. 表达愿望和祝福。

注意：1. 词数150左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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