假如你是高中生李津，你的美国笔友James热爱中国传统文化，最近打算来中国工作生活一段时间，但是不确定应该去往哪个城市，写信向你咨询。请你给他写一封回信，主要内容包括：

（1）你推荐的城市（天津或北京选其一）；

（2）推荐的理由(不少于两条)；

（3）美好祝愿。

注意:（1）词数100左右；

（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（3）开头结尾已经给好，不计入总字数。

Dear James,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Jin

阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

“Tennis – I’m saying goodbye.” With these words, Russian tennis superstar Maria Sharapova, 32, has announced her retirement.

“How do you leave behind the only life you’ve ever known?” she asked herself. Several reasons played a role in Sharapova leaving the tennis court for good.

Over the last couple of years, she’s dealt with an injury in her right shoulder and inflammation (炎症) in her forearms that may have prevented her from returning to top form. In more recent news, the death of her longtime friend, US basketball legend Kobe Bryant, also played a factor in her decision to retire.

“As I think you’ve seen throughout my career, my perseverance ( 毅 力 ) has been my greatest tool, my greatest strength,” Sharapova said in an interview. “But I’ve started feeling like it was becoming a weakness, because the stubbornness (执着) that was keeping me going was keeping me going for wrong reasons.”

Sharapova rose to stardom (明星身份) at age 17 when she won Wimbledon in 2004. She won a total of four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2006 US Open, the 2008 Australian Open, and the 2012 and 2014 French Open. She also earned the Fed Cup title in Russia in 2008 and an Olympic silver medal in singles in 2012, among many other accomplishments.

For 16 straight years from 2004, Sharapova was the world’s highest-earning female athlete, according to Forbes. Off the court, she made millions of dollars from companies such as Evian and Nike, as well as starting her own candy company.

“Tennis showed me the world --- and it showed me what I was made of,” Sharapova wrote on Facebook on Feb 26, alongside a photo of herself as a young girl with a tennis racquet (球拍). “It’s how I tested myself and how I measured my growth. And so in whatever I might choose for my next chapter, my next mountain, I’ll still be pushing, I’ll still be climbing，I’ll still be growing.”

1.What made Maria Sharapova decide to retire at the age of 32? (no more than 10 words)

2.What does Para. 5 mainly talk about? (no more than 10 words)

3.How did Maria Sharapova become the world’s highest-earning female athlete? (no more than 20 words)

4.What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph? (no more than 10 words)

5.Do you think perseverance (毅力) is always our greatest tool? Give your reason. (no more than 20 words)

    Aristotle thought the face was a window onto a person’s mind. Cicero agreed. Two thousand years passed, and facial expressions are still commonly thought to be a universally valid way to judge other people’s feelings, irrespective of age, sex and culture. A raised eyebrow suggests confusion. A smile indicates happiness.

Or do they? An analysis of hundreds of research papers that examined the relationship between facial expressions and underlying ( 潜在的) emotions has uncovered a surprising conclusion: there is no good scientific evidence to suggest that there are such things as recognizable facial expressions for basic emotions which are universal across cultures. Just because a person is not smiling, the researchers found, does not mean that person is unhappy.

This may raise questions about the efforts of information-technology companies to develop artificial-intelligence algorithms (算法) which can recognize facial expressions and work out a person’s underlying emotional state. Microsoft, for example, claims its “Emotion API” is able to detect what people are feeling by examining video footage of them. Another of the study’s authors, however, expressed scepticism. Aleix Martinez, a computer engineer at Ohio State University, said that companies attempting to obtain emotions from images of faces have failed to understand the importance of context.

For a start, facial expression is but one of a number of non-verbal ways, such as body posture, that people use to communicate with each other. Machine recognition of emotion needs to take account of these as well. But context can reach further than that. Dr Martinez mentioned an experiment in which participants were shown a close-up picture of a man’s face, which was bright red with his mouth open in a scream. Based on this alone, most participants said the man was extremely angry. Then the whole picture was shown. It was a football player with his arms outstretched, celebrating a goal. His angry-looking face was, in fact, a show of pure joy.

Given that people cannot guess each other’s emotional states most of the time, Dr Martinez sees no reason computers would be able to. “There are companies right now claiming to be able to do that and apply this to places I find really scary and dangerous, for example, in hiring people,” he says. “Some companies require you to present a video resume, which is analyzed by a machine-learning system. And depending on your facial expressions, they hire you or not, which I find really shocking.”

1.We can learn from the second paragraph that ______.

A.facial expressions are universal across cultures

B.it is hard to recognize some facial expressions

C.emotions and facial expressions may not be related

D.common facial expressions convey similar meanings

2.In the passage, the word “scepticism” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “______”.

A.great doubt B.similar interest

C.fierce anger D.strong support

3.The experiment mentioned by Dr Martinez may prove that .

A.facial expression is an important way to communicate

B.machine recognition of emotion is not reliable at all

C.facial expression is not the only way to detect feelings

D.people may misread facial expressions for lack of context

4.According to the text, which of the following statements is correct?

A.Facial expressions differ from person to person.

B.People with red face must be feeling extremely angry.

C.Artificial-intelligence algorithms can always work out a person’s inner emotional state.

D.Unbelievable to Dr Martinez is that job offers are decided by a machine-learning system.

5.What does this passage mainly tell us?

A.Facial expressions are among the most universal forms of body language.

B.Computers can detect people’s mind by analyzing their facial expressions.

C.Facial expressions may not be the reliable reflection of a person’s emotions.

D.Companies can depend on machine recognition of emotion to hire people.

    A job is more than just a job, especially to the older generation. “It’s not the money that matters, but the sense of self-worth,” 56-year-old Cheng Wonlan said. So, every day Ms. Cheng carries a bag of parcels, letters and documents of all shapes and sizes and does her rounds in North Point. She’s a courier (快递人员).

Five years ago, Ms. Cheng was a nurse at a private clinic. She had worked there for almost 30 years but was made jobless when the doctor migrated ( 移 居 ). It was extremely difficult for her to find another job as a nurse. “People do not trust my ability when they learn how old I am,” she said. After two years of searching, the mother of two eventually found another nursing job. But then after two years, she quit. Why?

“My colleagues were young and they didn’t understand me because of my age. They often asked me, ‘You are so old, what are you working for?’ I was very unhappy.” She said. So while the rest of her family left for work, she was left to lonely boredom at home. Then, one of Ms. Cheng’s neighbours told her about Employee’s Retraining Board (ERB) offering retraining courses for older people on specific occupations, such as convenience store assistants, junior clerks and so on.

“I was interested in courier work. I didn’t think my age was a barrier because I was fit and healthy,” she said. Upon graduation from the ERB, Ms. Cheng was offered a job by the Speeding Shuttle Courier Service Company Limited. But then Ms. Cheng was caught between honour and employment. It took Ms. Cheng 24 hours to make up her mind and eventually she took heart and went off to work as a courier.

Ms. Cheng’s employer is delighted with her. “Ms. Cheng has been working with us for two months and has shown a good responsible attitude to work.” Anthony Chong, who runs the company, said. Mr. Chong said he hired older people because they were able and reliable. “Age is not an important factor but attitude is. Many old people are more capable than youngsters. They will not run from difficulties but young ones will,” he said. “It is not easy to recruit (招募) young people since they shy away from hardship and challenges.”

1.Why was it difficult for Ms. Cheng to find another nursing job?

A.Nursing clinics were hard to find.

B.She found it difficult to trust others.

C.People thought she was too old to work.

D.People didn’t think she had enough work experience.

2.Ms. Cheng left her second nursing job because .

A.it was too difficult

B.she was too old to do the job

C.she was bored with changeless jobs

D.the other staff made her feel uncomfortable

3.Employee’s Retraining Board is aimed at .

A.finding jobs for older people

B.teaching new skills to older people

C.training older people to be healthier

D.providing older people with chances to earn money

4.According to Anthony Chong, young people .

A.are able and reliable

B.are less experienced than the older ones

C.are fitter and stronger than the older ones

D.are more likely to give up than the older ones

5.From the text, we can learn Ms. Cheng is _____ .

A.determined and responsible

B.intelligent and confident

C.capable but stubborn

D.purposeful but lazy

    Exploration is about how we experience our most meaningful geography. A geography education without actively learning how to explore places is as frustrating as teaching music lessons without sound. Besides that, in its widest sense, exploration has the potential to be one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things we humans will ever do. It can be good for developing problem-solving, teamwork, social and other vital skills. Therefore, we should be given the opportunities to learn properly how to do it.

The sad reality is that millions of children are socially and geographically deprived (剥夺的). Their learning environments lack the diversity of place and experience-based opportunities that they need to develop well and as a result, they will not reach their full potential.

There is plenty of research showing that many children have little time and space to explore, play and learn outdoors. Perhaps most shockingly, Dirt is Good conducted a survey which found that three-quarters of UK children spend less time outside than prisoners, that the amount of time children spend playing in natural places has decreased and that a fifth of children do not play outside on an average day.

There are a large number of good and complex reasons why parents do not let their children play (and so learn) outdoors and not overcoming these barriers comes with its own risks. Changing the parenting cultures that are overly limiting many children’s freedom will potentially need efforts of generation after generation.

Partially as a response to this situation, an increasing number of doctors are providing social prescriptions (处方). Instead of being offered medicine for a mental or physical illness, young patients are being prescribed time with nature, volunteering, doing sports or some other activities instead.

Teachers are, in many ways, in a better position to provide time and space for children to benefit from experiences that help them not only to learn, but also to be well. Teachers can  spare both formal and informal time and space for exploration that helps not just children who are ill, but also those who are well to remain well or become even better.

1.What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?

A.The way to reach full potential.

B.The methods of doing exploration.

C.The different attitudes to exploration.

D.The importance of doing exploration.

2.What can we learn from the survey of Dirt is Good?

A.Prisoners in the UK are treated very well.

B.Children are badly in need of time outdoors.

C.Children are becoming less outgoing nowadays.

D.There aren’t enough natural places in many countries.

3.What do we know about the process of changing parents’ attitude?

A.It’s interesting but tiring.

B.It’s complex and risky.

C.It’s challenging but worthwhile.

D.It’s troublesome and demanding.

4.By mentioning social prescriptions, the author wants to say _______.

A.playing outside can promote people’s health

B.traditional medicines may have side effects

C.experienced doctors are in short supply

D.mental illness needs special treatment

5.Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?

A.①-②③④⑤-⑥ B.①-②③-④⑤⑥

C.①②③-④⑤-⑥ D.①②-③④-⑤⑥

    If you’re looking forward to visiting a national park in the United States, here are some good options for you to choose from.

Acadia National Park—Maine

Lying on Mount Desert Island, a postcard-perfect island where Rockefellers and Astors summered, Acadia National Park is rich with rocky shorelines and has one of Maine’s most historic lighthouses. Hike to the top of 1,530-foot Cadillac Mountain to catch the sunrise, then go back to Bar Harbor, and treat yourself to a lobster roll at Stewman’s.

Where to Stay: Atlantic Oceanside Hotel, Bar Harbor Inn

Arches National Park—Utah

The red sandstone monoliths of Arches National Park in southeast Utah make for a giant playground for hikers, bikers, climbers, off-roaders, and other thrill seekers. However, climbing any named or unnamed arch in the park is banned by regulations. Throughout the park, there are 2,000 natural arches, including the famous Delicate Arch, which you might recognize from Utah’s license plate.

Where to Stay: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Moab, Fairfield Inn& Suites Moab

Yellowstone National Park—Wyoming

When you think of Yellowstone National Park, geysers will come to mind first and more specifically, Old Faithful, which does indeed live up to its name by erupting every 90 minutes or so. Another superstar of America’s oldest national park is the Grand Prismatic Spring, the park’s largest single hot spring, which also gains a reputation due to its striking coloration.

Where to Stay: Yellowstone Park Hotel, Explorer Cabins at Yellowstone

Shenandoah National Park —Virginia

Shenandoah’s famous 105-mile Skyline Drive is one of the prettiest drives in the Northeast.

This National Scenic Byway runs along the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Where to Stay: Skyland, Hotel Laurance

1.Who would most probably be drawn to Acadia National Park?

A.People interested in modern buildings.

B.People interested in camping in the desert.

C.People wanting to enjoy a good view of the seashore.

D.People wanting to climb a mountain of over 2,000 feet.

2.What is Arches National Park suitable for?

A.Watching an east coast sunrise. B.Looking at beautifully man-made arches.

C.Climbing the well-known Delicate Arch. D.Having various outdoor thrilling activities.

3.What do we know about the Grand Prismatic Spring?

A.It is famous for its eye-catching colors.

B.It can erupt for about 90 minutes each time.

C.It is the largest single hot spring in the world.

D.It is the most distinguished tourist spot in Wyoming.

4.Where can someone enjoy beautiful sights along the drive?

A.In Utah. B.In Virginia.

C.In Maine. D.In Wyoming.

5.What is the text meant to?

A.Encourage us to visit the United States.

B.Recommend some national parks in the US.

C.Introduce several hotels nearby national parks.

D.Make a comparison between some national parks.

On a road trip to California’s breathtaking North Coast region, my husband Ken and I, my teenage daughter Lahre, and my nine-year-old son Shawn, stopped to have lunch and stretch our legs a bit.

As we walked toward the ______ entrance, a man with an untidy beard and dirty hair jumped up from a nearby bench and opened the door for us. An old bike ______ with a sleeping bag and the rest of his ______ rested against the bench, it was obvious that he was ______. But regardless of his ______, he greeted us as if we were his best friends, “Today’s soup and sandwich special’s a great deal.”

Once inside, my teenager whispered to me, “Mom, he ______.” And Shawn asked questions about him, not quite understanding the ______ of a homeless person. Ken and I explained the best we could, telling the kids to look to the person underneath and within ______ the dirt and smell.

With the windiest part of our trip just ______ us, the kids needed to take car-sick pills so I went back to the car to fetch them. As I ______ the front door, the “doorman” was opening it for an older couple, who rushed past him and didn’t even acknowledge his ______. I let the couple ______ first and then said a loud and gracious “thank you” to the doorman.

After going back inside, I asked our waitress, who was bringing the kids their dessert, to ______ one soup and sandwich special to our bill. Both the kids looked at me ______ ---as we had already eaten but Ken knew exactly what I was doing.

By this time, we had to get back on the road to stay on schedule. As we rounded the comer of the very full restaurant, the “doorman” was sitting at a table enjoying his ______. When seeing me, he jumped up and ______ his hand for a handshake. It was then that I ______ he had tears in his eyes—tears of gratitude.

____ we can’t choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude, and I was doing just that. Hopefully, when someone opens a door for Lahre and Shawn during their ______ through life, they will remember to say “______“ and have a great soup and sandwich special on the menu, too.

1.A. hotel’s    B. restaurant’s    C. shop’s    D. supermarket s

2.A. connected    B. burdened    C. loaded    D. crowded

3.A. belongings    B. gatherings    C. findings    D. savings

4.A. hopeless    B. helpless    C. homeless    D. harmless

5.A. appearance    B. identity    C. age    D. behavior

6.A. smiles    B. smells    C. shakes    D. sighs

7.A. description    B. desire    C. concern    D. concept

8.A. beyond    B. above    C. over    D. in

9.A. regardless of    B. instead of    C. ahead of    D. free of

10.A. noticed    B. ignored    C. followed    D. neared

11.A. patience    B. presence    C. tiredness    D. selflessness

12.A. come around    B. come about    C. come through    D. come to

13.A. add    B. admit    C. adjust    D. adapt

14.A. frightened    B. disappointed    C. excited    D. confused

15.A. meal    B. stay    C. drink    D. time

16.A. laid    B. extended    C. raised    D. waved

17.A. realized    B. assumed    C. valued    D. considered

18.A. Unless    B. While    C. Since    D. When

19.A. progress    B. opportunity    C. journey    D. performance

20.A. Thank you    B. Excuse me    C. I’m sorry    D. See you

-----Excuse me, but could I trouble you for some change?

------_______.Will pennies do?

A. I know B. Never mind

C. I am sure D. Let me see

—Were you hurt in the accident?

—I was shocked, but wasn’t hurt at all. My car was damaged, ______.

A.instead B.otherwise C.anyway D.though

—Have you finished your research essay?

—I haven’t started yet. I ________ relevant materials the whole of last week.

A.have collected B.was collecting

C.would collect D.had collected

You can’t imagine how excited we were ________ that our schoolmates had won the first place in National Robot Competition.

A.learning B.having learned

C.to be learning D.to learn

To ______ the turkey, people often prepare other things, such as cornbread, mashed potatoes (土豆泥), and pumpkin or apple pie.

A.come across B.go with C.search for D.figure out

Thanks to Li Ziqi’s efforts, many Chinese cultural heritages that ________ in written records now appear before our eyes.

A.were existing B.had existed C.would have existed D.existed

The sales of houses in our city fell by 40 percent last month, and it will be 48 percent ______ we don’t count low-price houses provided for poor residents.

A.as B.unless C.if D.before

Whenever I feel lonely or upset, I always do some reading, which ______ me well.

A.serves B.equips C.prepares D.informs

—It’s really great to have a computer to store my photos.

—Don’t count on it too much. It ______ break down and you’d better make a copy of them.

A.must B.can C.should D.need

The middle and high school period is a special one for children, a transition from children to adult, ______ children tend to be rebellious (反抗的).

A.when B.where C.that D.of which

—Have you finished that long article written by the famous scientist?

—No, I used up my ______. It’s too long and I only stopped halfway.

A.determination B.devotion C.patience D.strength

We work during the week，but weekends and evenings are usually ________．

A. vacant B. casual C. empty D. clear

Modesty is a kind of good quality, which is ______it takes to be your personal best.

A. what B. where C. which D. when

How would you like ______ if the power went out when you were watching your favorite TV program?

A.them B.those C.it D.one

—Do you think I should get a good guide book?

—Yes, of course. ______, you also need a good camera and comfortable shoes.

A.In other words B.What’s more C.As a result D.All in all

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。

Several years ago, I was living in New York and working for an airline, so I never got back home for Christmas. My Christmas was happy too with some other colleagues around. But in my heart, I was sad because I couldn’t stay with my family. Sometimes my colleagues would say our Christmas was filled with tears. But this Christmas was different. I was lucky. I had the whole day off, which meant I could stay with my family on Christmas Eve.

When Christmas miming came, I awoke to a small hand rubbing my face. “Dad. Merry Christmas!” was all my younger son had time to say. He seemed to be racing against time. I knew he was hunting for gifts with his brother eagerly. I got downstairs just to see the two little boys’ faces as they looked at the pocket rockets Santa Claus had left them. I realized that the real Christmas was for the children who had deep belief in the amazing power of Santa Claus. At first, their fingers went almost shyly over their toys. When their inspection (检查) had been completed, the two boys ensured that the gifts were really delivered by Santa Claus and they dragged everything into the center of the living room.

Delight flooded the room. As their mother began giving out gins, I smiled to myself, wondering how my unexpected gifts this year would be received. With so many Christmas spent outside, I had prepared so many gifts for my children and together with my wife I hid them in several secret places. But the children were excellent detectives and they found all of them. They were happily opening packages constantly thanking considerate Santa Claus for his kindness and ability to know their desires. But had not received a single one. I knew they had forgotten my existence with my absence from their Christmas these years.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1：

I had to admit that my disappointment was growing steadily.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Suddenly my wife walked up to me.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

根据给出的首字母、汉语提示或括号内单词，写出所缺单词或单词的正确形式，使句子意义完整、语法正确。

1.She put some d__ on the Christmas tree to make it more beautiful and meaningful.

2.The girl tied in v__ to catch the butterfly on the flower but she wasn't discouraged.

3.A good idea o___ to me after hearing the news.

4.A __, the American politicians are trying to cover up the truth and dump the blame on China.

5.What's your deepest impression on the ___（apply） who are from universities？

6.I strongly advise that we should discuss the issue of illegal __ . （immigrate）

7.His attitude i__that he was not very happy with what you did.

8.Last week the whole nation m___ those who lost their lives in the battle against the Covid19 virus.

9.New r__will be introduced in our school next week and we must behave accordingly.

10.Due to the storage capacity, the newly- found oil field has no___(商业) value.

阅读下面句子，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（每空至多3词）。

1._______ comes from abroad must have a medical test for new coronavirus pneumonia.

2.You haven't answered my question _______ I can attend the meeting tonight.

3.Evidence has been found through years of study _______ children's early sleeping problem is likely to continue when they grow up.

4.Doctors usually write exact instructions _______ the medicine is taken.

5.My washing machine _______（repair）this week，so I have to wash my clothes by hand.

6.He is known _______（spend）18 years fighting for slaves.

7.In the 1950s in the USA，most families had just one phone at home，and wireless phones _______（not invent）yet.

8.The day will come _______ we’ll win the final victory.

9._______ everyone hoped，Mary has won the first prize.

10._______（expose）to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one's skin.

    One rainy afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so bored. _________feeling sorry for myself, I wanted to meet people and have new _________. So I decided to start volunteering. I found a website where I could volunteer on a farm in France.

Volunteering offers so many opportunities to have fun and share _______ stories. It was the first time for me to work on a farm. It was almost a free holiday as food and accommodation were provided. It was not one _______holiday, however, as I had to _______fifteen horses and sheep! I soon discovered that I was a(n) _______  farmer but it did not matter because I made some great friends and also improved my French.

However, you do not _______ go abroad to volunteer. I have had plenty of adventures at home as volunteering can become a _______. For example, I love singing so I had a good laugh waving my arms in order to _______ my local choir (合唱团). At university, I organized a concert for charity with my friends. It was really ________ to find bands and raise money for a cause.

It is true that you feel good volunteering but there are also other________. I once volunteered as a steward (干事) at a charity sports event where the organizers generously gave me cupcakes from an expensive London bakery to thank me for my ________. I also volunteered in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap clothes to ________my wardrobe (衣柜).

While this is all fun, my favorite aspect of volunteering is ________and sharing stories. My terrible ________at farming has given me funny stories to tell!

1.A.Apart from B.Due to C.Instead of D.But for

2.A.experiences B.discoveries C.opportunities D.changes

3.A.popular B.fantastic C.familiar D.important

4.A.unique B.regular C.typical D.convenient

5.A.attend to B.research into C.hunt for D.communicate with

6.A.skillful B.suitable C.hard-working D.awful

7.A.normally B.basically C.naturally D.necessarily

8.A.hobby B.trend C.job D.reality

9.A.greet B.control C.organize D.conduct

10.A.Powerful B.hopeful C.meaningful D.successful

11.A.adventures B.advantages C.factors D.achievements

12.A.services B.patience C.determination D.choices

13.A.decorate B.replace C.beautify D.update

14.A.creating B.imagining C.choosing D.completing

15.A.offence B.shame C.attempt D.annoyance

    If something that you’re doing doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn’t change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all.1. So challenge the following limits:

1. Figure out what you’re scared of and do it continuously.

If you’re a salesman, and you’re scared of talking to people personally or over the phone now, instead of being scared and thinking you’ll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call.2. But don’t stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eye and say, “Go on. I’m not scared!”

2. Take a class for a hobby you’ve been wanting to develop

Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this.3.Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.

3. Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.

4.A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself.

4. Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.

Don’t just limit yourself to your fellow travelers—try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they’re going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class.5.

A.You should do it continuously.

B.Someone may hang up on you.

C.You don’t need to go to the gym.

D.Running in the gym may be a better choice.

E.Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.

F.Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on.

G.You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.

    Now the reason why cooking has become so popular, especially among men, is that the kitchen is the new workshop. Deprived (剥夺) of the requirement to practice his hands-on skills in wood or metal, the modern man turns to the chopping-board worktop instead — previously this was more likely to be the woman’s area. It involves tools, process and planning, and satisfies a natural desire to produce something.

I like fooling about in the kitchen, to be honest. Last night, tired of too many visits to over-priced restaurants, I tried to do something a bit clever with meats and vegetables. It was all right, I suppose. I mean, my guest and I both ate it, but in a slightly awkward sort of way. It was all a bit brown. More to the point it took hours and hours that could have been spent on something more meaningful, such as mending the cooker. There are also three dead motorcycles in the garage, and they’re not going to repair themselves. I therefore recommend the “Strength Through Simplicity” cooking style-the new stage of culinary (烹任的) progress shall be the garage.

I’m hoping to introduce the idea of garage cooking in a new TV series and, as usual, would welcome any suggestions; anything suitable for consumption by a man who has one reasonably clean hand and one coated with machine oil he'd rather not put near his face. This is not, in fact, without precedent (先例) I’ve been in a factory in India where the workers baked bread on the tops of hot machines, and they somehow tasted better for being a by-product of industrial effort.

Tonight I’ve had an oil change with side of chain adjustment accompanied by beans and sausages.

1.According to the author, why are men increasingly increased in cooking?

A.They find it more enjoyable than working in a workshop.

B.They now have fewer opportunities to create things.

C.It is now more socially acceptable for men to cook.

D.Women are gcnerally spending less ime cooking.

2.What does the author think of his preparing the meal last night?

A.He didn’t practice his cooking skill well.

B.He should have used the restaurant recipe.

C.He could have used the cooking time better.

D.He didn’t receive any encouragement from his guest.

3.What does the author most probably do?

A.A media worker. B.A restaurant critic.

C.A cook. D.An athlete.

4.What does the author want to imply by using the example of India workers?

A.The wisdom of industrial workers has been overlooked.

B.Skills learnt in a factory can be applied in cooking a meal.

C.Food cooked in a garage tastes as delicious as that from a kitchen.

D.Meals have previously been prepared in unusual workplace settings.

    The U.S. is still out in front of global competitors when it comes to innovation (革新), but American universities-where new ideas often spread-have reason to look over their shoulders.

That's especially true for technologies like 5G phone networks and artificial intelligence. In President Donald Trump's opinion, they're exactly the fields where the U.S. has to lead - and also the ones where Asia, especially China, is catching up. Universities from China get more patents than their U.S. peers in wireless communications, according to research firm GreyB Services. In AI, 17 of the top 20 universities and public research organizations are in China, with the Chinese Academy of Sciences topping the list, says the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva.

There's a special place for universities in the development of science. Universities educate future scientists and can be incubators (孵化器) for pie-in-the-sky ideas-some of which turn out to be game-changers. The list ranges from Google's search engine to DNA technology that's behind a whole industry of gene-manipulating (基因编辑) treatments.

However, government aids to universities haven't been growing for more than a decade, meaning they've declined in real terms and as a share of the economy, leading to the cost increase for universities and meanwhile somehow discouraging the teaching staff from putting all their hearts into their scientific research.

“If you look at the federal dollars, they've not really changed considerably,” says Stephen Susalka, head of AUTM, a technology transfer association whose members include 800 universities. “Other countries are catching up. We can't be satisfied with what we have achieved.”

1.What does the underlined phrase “look over their shoulders” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Watch out B.Take off

C.Stand up D.Hide away

2.The author mentions 5G phone networks in Paragraph 2 to show.

A.Chinese universities have obtained more patents than other countries

B.the Chinese government provides aids to Chinese universities

C.wireless communications are changed dramatically these years

D.U.S. universities may lose their lead in some high-tech fields

3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A.Universities can be birthplaces of game programmers.

B.Pie-in-the-sky ideas from universities can be revolutionary.

C.Universities play an important role in science development.

D.Gene-manipulation helps to develop DNA technology.

4.What's Stephen Susalka's attitude towards the future development of U.S universities?

A.Worried. B.Disapproving.

C.Positive. D.Unconcerned.

    I took a motor rickshaw to the train station in the city of Belapur. The driver didn't speak much English, but understood "Belapur Railway Station”. I had my tabla, a traditional drum from India, my suitcase with my clothes and other essentials. The feeling of flying by cars in this little machine is: as if you are inside a box with tiny wheels, dashing through terrible traffic.

I arrived at the station safely, and took a heavy breath as I unloaded my baggage before the ticket office. It was the first time that I had taken a train in India. I wanted to go to Tilak Nagar, where I was going to learn traditional vocal music. Standing in line, I counted at least 20 people staring at me. I bought my ticket, which was only 55 cents for a 20-minute train ride. The prices still blow me away.

When the train came after 15 minutes or so, I got on with all speed, as the train only stop for a few seconds. The locals again stared at me. This was a train especially for local transport

After a while, a young man asked me if he could talk to me. He wanted to know if I was in a band. I stated no, but I love to play the tabla. Through the conversation I knew he was a student of engineering with his exams being tomorrow--I wished him good luck for the exam sincerely, as I know what it means to Indian students to get good marks on their exams. If students do not get good enough scores, job opportunities will be few in a highly-competitive environment.

The student I met helped me unload my luggage as the train reached Tilak Nagar Station. He shook my hand strongly and looked into my eyes with marks of genuine care and friendship, despite us meeting for only 20 minutes.

1.Which word can best describe the motor rickshaw?

A.fast B.comfortable

C.safe D.slow

2.Why did so many people stare at the author at the station?

A.Because he was carrying a strange instrument.

B.Because his suitcase was too large for him.

C.Because he was a foreigner to the local people.

D.Because he couldn't understand what they said.

3.What do we know about the young man mentioned in the passage?

A.He wanted to learn to play tabla from the author.

B.He was a student on the way to a university.

C.He was a genuine and helpful university student.

D.He wished to find a job in Tilak Nagar.

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

A.Traveling Is the Most Memorial Time B.A Warm-hearted Indian Student I Met

C.I Learn to Play the Tabla in India D.My First Train Travel in India