Thanks to the power of the Internet, many people have become superstars overnight. Their _______ is felt online in catchphrases（流行语）, photos and videos that _______ around the Internet. They have gotten famous _______ the unique luck of becoming an Internet celebrity(网红).

This global phenomenon has certainly caught on in the US, and American high school students are no _______. Alex is one of their _______.

Alex? A few months ago, he was a high school student living a _______ life. He lived in Texas in the US.

He woke up at 7 am for school. He had 144 followers on Twitter. But now everybody on social media knows him. How?

You must have had this experience. You were waiting in line for the _______ in a store when you _______ that your cashier was smoking hot (很酷) . Well, that's exactly what happened to someone who saw Alex. He was working in a chain store one weekend and a teen girl took his photo and posted it on the Internet.

She _______ a caption (文字说明) naming the store, writing, "This is Alex from Target," and teen girls soon began ________ the picture on every social media platform.

Alex, who worked in the Target store all day, had no idea that he had become a celebrity. He only felt ________ when he noticed his checkout line had gotten ________ long. Then his Target manager showed him the online photo.

Alex's life began to ________  He got thousands of followers on Twitter, a social network, within the first 24 hours and his new fans even tried to ________ which Target store he worked at. "I was getting tons of texts,"

Alex said. ________, Alex also paid the ________ for fame when he received criticism and verbal (言语的) ________.

Many have taken to social media to call Alex names. Twitter is full of ________ criticizing his looks.

Alex has tried to ________ the criticism. He says he wants to take what he learned from his days of being bullied and help to ________ teenagers who are experiencing meanness online.

1.A.profession B.potential C.purpose D.presence

2.A.float B.shake C.interrupt D.perform

3.A.regardless of B.free from C.due to D.apart from

4.A.need B.sense C.exception D.reason

5.A.schoolmates B.representatives C.settlers D.citizens

6.A.normal B.colorful C.healthy D.tough

7.A.board B.notice C.shelf D.checkout

8.A.doubted B.realized C.searched D.demanded

9.A.added B.copied C.mixed D.moved

10.A.taking B.editing C.sharing D.drawing

11.A.fortunate B.strange C.thrilled D.upset

12.A.slightly B.commonly C.unnecessarily D.unusually

13.A.change B.recover C.improve D.suffer

14.A.remember B.see to C.figure out D.explain

15.A.Instead B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However

16.A.price B.note C.rent D.tax

17.A.attacks B.promises C.agreements D.reminders

18.A.rules B.marks C.posts D.bills

19.A.set off B.give off C.brush off D.take off

20.A.attract B.guide C.follow D.consult

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。

Feeling Phone-overwhelmed?

Many people are feeling “phone-overwhelmed”, longing for a “simpler time” when smart -phones didn’t exist. Actually you don’t necessarily need to flush your brand-new iPhone down the toilet or vow to never, ever tweet again. Things don’t have to be that black or white.1.Here are a few simple steps.

Make a plan. To earn a college degree, you select specific classes happening at specific times and you attend them. This keeps you on track, moving steadily towards your goal.2. Choose specific times to check texts, social media updates, and so on, and then do your best to stick to the plan. Create phone-routines that help you to create the kind of day (and life) that you want.

Enjoy the sound of silence to the fullest. If your phone is continually bleeping and pinging every time “something happens,” it’s going to be tough for you to stay focused- you’ll be tempted to check in and see what's up! It may seem obvious to turn off those noisy notifications.3. You can also create a “call filter” so that certain people's calls come through even if your phone is on “silent. ” That way you can rest easy, knowing you won't miss something truly urgent.

4.. For many couples and families, dinnertime is the only time of the day when everyone is gathered together in one place Make dinner a special, sacred time without techie distractions. No phones at the table. If people get restless or bored, strike up an interesting conversation by playing a question game.

Ask yourself, What am I desiring right now? “When you feel the urge to check your phone, and you don’t really “need” to, pause for moment.5.Do you seek out company, entertainment or inspiration? Whatever you want, see if you can find a non-phone-related way to satisfy yourself Go for a jog, listen to music or pop by a friend’s house to say "hi "Feeding your spirit in the “real world”, you may discover that the “phone world” just isn't that appealing anymore.

A.Take some phone- free time

B.Make dinnertime a phone-free zone

C.Check in with yourself and see what you want.

D.See how it feels to move freely without your phone.

E.You can apply that same logic to your smartphone usage

F.You can take specific steps to create healthier, more balanced relations of technology

G.Better yet, turn the volume on your phone down to zero or power down your phone complete

    Imagine being a business that regularly takes huge quantities of your own products worth millions of pounds and burns them up. Your stock literally goes up in smoke. It sounds crazy, but the practice is common for some of the world's biggest clothing manufacturers .They argue that it is the most cost-effective way of maintaining their brand's exclusivity （独特性）.

The clothes that are burned are those that do not sell at a high enough price. Rather than watch them go on sale, the companies would set fire to them and regain a small amount of energy.

Nobody knows exactly how much unsold stock is burnt annually by those fashion houses, but burning clothes has various negative impacts on the environment. For example, burning clothes made from artificial fibers may release plastic microfibers into the atmosphere, which worsens global warming. A U.K. parliamentary committee report on sustainability and the fashion industry advises the government to ban the burning of unsold stock if it can be reused or recycled.

Actually, there are other approaches. What if those companies had a section tasked  with taking back unsold clothes, redesigning them into new products, and shipping out the new products to the market once again?

There is also now an opportunity to focus on biodegradable （可生物降解的）fabrics. Clothes that break down faster might not have to be burned. They would also appeal to those who care about the environmental impact of their own wardrobes.

Additionally, we have an over-production problem. According to the World Bank, while clothing sales have risen steadily since 2000, clothing utilization has fallen at roughly the same rate. For every extra T-shirt that is sold, it will be worn roughly half as much as it would have been 20 years ago. That means better forecasting market trends would in theory result in less waste.

Burning clothes won't happen simply through fashion firms. The scale of fashion production has to change. And it's important to recognize that these consumer-focused brands will only go where the market takes them. If protecting the environment really matters to the public, they have to make clear that they want more sustainable clothing in the first place. Without consumers demanding that, it won't change.

1.Paragraph 3 mainly talks about       .

A. how important the U.K. parliamentary committee report is

B. why fashion firms should end burning unsold stock

C. why fashion firms burn unsold clothes in large numbers every year

D. how artificial fabrics will contribute to global warming

2.The underlined expression "clothing utilization" in the 6th paragraph means     .

A. how long clothing lasts B. how well clothing sells

C. how often clothing is used D. how clothing is designed

3.All the following possible solutions are mentioned in the passage to deal with unsold clothes except       

A. Making consumers feel better about their purchases.

B. Redesigning and making them into new clothes.

C. Conducting research on market demand before production.

D. Making clothes out of environmentally-friendly materials.

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Burning clothes is a better option for every fashion firm.

B. Consumers play a key role in stopping burning clothes.

C. The secret that some fashion firms burn clothes is well kept.

D. Today's clothes are better than those two decades ago.

    Digital technology—email and smart phones especially—have vastly improved workers' ability to be productive outside of a traditional office. Even so, most white-collar work still happens in an office. One reason is that, according to findings of a new survey of office workers conducted by Wakefield Research for the IT company Citrix, most bosses are doubtful about remote working. Half of the workers say their boss doesn't accept it, and only 35 percent say it's tolerated.

Skeptical bosses will likely have their doubts reinforced by the same survey, which shows that 43 percent of workers say they've watched TV or a movie while “working” remotely, while 35 percent have done housework, and 28 percent have cooked dinner.

It is true, however, that working at home makes people much more efficient, because it allows workers to take care of annoying housework while still getting their jobs done. It's much faster, for example, to shop for groceries at a quarter to three than to stand in line during the after-work rush.

The fact that such practices remain officially unaccepted reflects how far we haven't come as a society from the days when we expected every full-time worker to be supported by a full-time homemaker.

More broadly the Wakefield survey suggests that employers may be missing a low-cost way to give workers something of value. Sixty-four percent of those survey participants who haven't worked remotely would rather give up some bonus in order to get even one day a week working from home. Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to manage their time efficiently.

1.What does digital technology contribute to?

A.Promoting production． B.Hiring more white-collar workers．

C.Conducting a new research． D.Removing bosses' doubt．

2.What seems to be most workers' attitude toward remote working?

A.Doubtful. B.Favorable.

C.Reserved. D.Disapproving.

3.What does the author suggest smart firms do?

A.Shorten their office hours. B.Give employees a pay raise.

C.Adopt flexible work patterns. D.Reduce their staff’s workload.

    On every measure, Britain is an expensive place to study. Tuition fees(学费) in the UK have now reached £ 9,250 a year and students also face some of the highest living costs in the world. Fortunately there are a number of countries where universities offer degree programmes entirely in English, along with the chance to learn the local language while you live there. Here are three of the options broken down in detail.

University of Amsterdam

The Dutch capital is not a cheap city to live in, but standard tuition fees of £ 1,800 a year make it significantly cheaper than a British degree at £ 37,400 for three years all in. There are 14 bachelor’s degrees on offer that are taught in English, including Political Science, Economics & Business Economics and Actuarial Science. Nearly all Dutch people speak English, making it an easy country to get by in.

Tianjin University

Moving to China is not for the faint-hearted. Undergraduate degree courses at Tianjin last four years,

but the total cost, at £ 28,800, is still around half the cost of a three-year degree in Britain. Living costs are only around £ 400 a month and tuition fees are £ 2,300 a year. Flights will cost £ 3,600 over the four years. Tianjin is one of the world’s latest cities and is only a half-hour train ride from Beijing. Three undergraduate programmes are offered in English：Chemical Engineering, Environment & Energy and Pharmaceutical Science.

University of Milan

The University of Milan’s fees range from £ 140 to £3,650 a year. The one bachelor’s degree offered entirely in English--Political Sciences--is a three-year course. While living costs in Milan are high, the significantly lower fees make it a cheaper option than a British university.

1.What may be the annual living cost in Tianjin University?

A.£ 400. B.£ 2300.

C.£3600. D.£ 4800.

2.Where can you major in Political Science?

A.London and Tianjin. B.Amsterdam and London.

C.Amsterdam and Milan. D.Tianjin and Milan.

3.What is the purpose of the text?

A.To encourage people to study abroad. B.To introduce some affordable universities.

C.To advertise some degree programs. D.To compare tuition fees and living cost

你是李华，你校学生会即将组织一次徒步活动，已在校园网发布方案，征求师生的修改意见。你需要写一 封邮件，包含以下两点:

1. 提出你觉得需要改进的地方；

2. 需要改进的原因。

徒步活动主题:发现重庆

时间:5月1日下午2点

路线:从人民大礼堂(the Great Hall of the People)到解放碑、(Liberation Monument),全程徒步。

注意:

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir/Madam,

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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:在错的词下画一横线，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。

Today I’d like to introduce you to Chinese knots. In China, it is a long history of using knots for decoration. Culturally they are expected to keeping off evil spirits. Associated with symbolic meanings, knots are also used gifts.

One major characteristic of decorative knotwork is that all the knots is tied by using one piece of thread, which is usually about one meter in the length. However, finishing knots look the same from both the front or back. They can come in a variety of color, though the most common used color is red. This is why it symbolizes good luck and prosperity.

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。

Getting a new phone isn't cheap, so you want 1. to last as long as possible. The following problems are what you need to pay attention to. Your phone, like any other tool or device, 2. (age) and loses effectiveness the more you use it. So little extras, like vibrating notice, are habits that make your phone's job 3.( hard) than expected. The issue with these habits essentially boils down to having your phone constantly 4.( run) at full capacity when it's unnecessary.

Unused apps can eat up the battery life of both iPhones and Androids. If you open an app once and never use it again, the app might still run in the background. 5., swiping out of apps you aren't using or no longer need is 6.easy solution, which can extend the battery life of your phone while also 7.(free) up valuable storage space, too. Extreme heat or extreme cold temperatures can 8.( short) the life of your phone. Excess heat can cause everything from data 9.(lose) or corruption to battery leakage. In cold temperatures, some smartphones shut off, have display problems, or run out of battery; in rare 10.( case) screens may shatter.

    I wanted to be a journalist. But my parents _______ that math makes money, so off to engineering school I went. In my post-university young-adult life, I’ve managed to become_______ successful. As a female _______, I worked for a big oil company and owned a home. My life was_______ in front of me, and I didn’t like what I saw.

So, I did what any respectable 24-year-old would do and left my _______ behind. I said goodbye to my job and _______ my suitcase. I _______ myself solo into the world with the grace and beauty of a baby deer taking its first steps with skateboards under its feet.

I _______ my knees mountain biking through the red rocks of Utah. I partied at a spring bath party in Budapest. I spent four days _______ through Yellowstone with 50 pounds on my back. I took a ________along the Danube river with someone from the hostel. They were just small everyday ________ that happened to happen abroad, leading me to realize that the true value of my flight tickets were not the ________ but rather becoming a( n) ________ participant in my own life.

I now spend less time online shopping and more time ________ alone on the floor listening to an album cover - to - cover. I ask my friends how they’re doing; sometimes, I ________ them with flowers to see them smile. I tell everyone to have a good day.

Maybe I’ll continue to be ________ for the next five years and touch down in dozens more countries. Maybe I’ll stay grounded in my home city, but the idea no longer ________ me. ________ with new wisdom earned in a year of travel, I know with complete ________ that there’s adventure hiding in any aspect of my life—as long as I’m ________ enough to look for it.

1.A.insisted B.predicted C.recalled D.ordered

2.A.commonly B.consciously C.conventionally D.officially

3.A.journalist B.engineer C.designer D.manager

4.A.laid out B.set down C.given out D.put away

5.A.job B.dream C.parents D.life

6.A.turned in B.pulled out C.took off D.looked through

7.A.made B.moved C.threw D.created

8.A.hugged B.loosened C.cured D.bloodied

9.A.hiking B.leaping C.reading D.crawling

10.A.visit B.walk C.drink D.look

11.A.moments B.conversations C.problems D.routines

12.A.feelings B.quarrels C.landmarks D.conflicts

13.A.wise B.brave C.active D.tough

14.A.lying B.eating C.running D.practicing

15.A.concern B.shock C.treat D.surprise

16.A.organized B.grateful C.kind D.selfish

17.A.cheers B.bothers C.attracts D.hurts

18.A.Connected B.Armed C.Faced D.Fed

19.A.respect B.surprise C.confidence D.confusion

20.A.glad B.good C.brilliant D.awake

    Facebook will no longer use facial recognition to let users automatically identify their friends in photographs uploaded to its site after America’s consumer watchdog called the practice “deceptive” (欺 骗性的).Facebook had used technology called Deep Face to scan the millions of pictures uploaded to its site each day in search of faces it recognized. 1.

This, Facebook boasted, enabled it to hold the “largest facial dataset to date” - a trove of information built up as its 2. 4 billion users uploaded hundreds of pictures of people at different times in their lives, from different angles, in different clothes and hairstyles.

2. - unless they request it - and will give existing users the option to turn it off. The Federal Trade Commission, which protects consumer rights in America, described the technology as deceptive to tens of millions of users”. It said that Facebook must obtain “ affirmative express user content” before enabling it.

Facebook also used the facial recognition feature to alert a user if a picture of them had been uploaded on to the site. 3.

Srinivas Narayanan, the head of artificial intelligence applied research at Facebook, said: 4., but we won’t recommend you to be tagged (加标签)if you do not have face recognition turned on.”

“We don’t share your face recognition information with third parties. 5..” It also emerged this week that Facebook began experimenting with hiding the amount of “likes” a person gets for their posts. Some users can develop a fixation with getting as many likes as possible and feel inadequate if they gain fewer than their friends.

A.We also don’t sell our technology

B.People will still be able to manually tag friends

C.Scanning ability of Facebook is criticized by the public

D.We appeal to the users to use the technology in a secret way

E.However, the feature is now being switched off for all new users

F.It then offered users the ability to “tag” that person with their name

G.It allowed people to check if someone was trying to use their identity in a wrong way

    Girls continue to outperform boys in all subjects by the end of primary school in England, according to the latest key stage 2 test results published by the Department for Education.

Across England, 65% of pupils in state schools achieved the government’s expected standards in the three subjects, a 1% improvement on 2018. The widening of the gender gap was caused mainly by a dip in the proportion of boys reaching the expected standard in reading, which fell from 72% in 2018 to 69%. In maths, boys and girls improved by 3% but girls remained slightly ahead at 79% to 78%.

The latest Sats results are the continuation of trends seen for many years. In Britain, girls consistently outperform boys, with the exception of advanced maths-based subjects. In the most recent GCSE results girls showed improved performances, despite the introduction of more difficult exams.

There were substantial regional variations in the results, with pupils in London generally doing better than in other parts of England. Only 53% of boys in Dudley, in the Midlands, reached the expected standards in the three key subjects, compared with 83% of girls in the wealthy borough of Richmond-upon-Thames.

Also, the gap in performance between disadvantaged pupils and their classmates remains stubbornly wide, suggesting efforts to close it have slowed or been ineffective.

About 51% of children from disadvantaged backgrounds achieved the expected standards in maths, reading and writing, the same as in 2018, while the proportion of non-disadvantaged pupils hitting the standard rose to 71%. That leaves the gap between the two groups little changed for the last three years, with the DfE’s statisticians warning that it might widen slightly when the final figures for 2019 are published.

Paul Whiteman, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said children from disadvantaged families were the victims of austerity (经济紧缩). “Successive governments have failed to invest in those who need it the most, and now we see the result - a sustained long-term gap over many years between disadvantaged pupils and pupils from more affluent families.” In 2019 30%                        of pupils at the end of key stage 2 were classed as being disadvantaged. Nick Gibb, the minister for school standards, said the gap had noticeably decreased over the last eight years and that government reforms since 2010 have                        helped “ level the playing field”.

1.What percentage of boys achieved the government’s standard in Math in 2018?

A.64%. B.72%. C.75%. D.78%.

2.What do we know about the gap in performance between disadvantaged pupils and their classmates?

A.Efforts to narrow it have paid off.

B.It is identified as a recent trend.

C.It has widened a lot in the past three years.

D.Tightened economy is held partly responsible for it.

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

A.Education. B.Politics.

C.Culture. D.Finance.

4.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A.Girls’ improved performance in all subjects.

B.Gaps in academic performance found in England.

C.Tests conducted by the Department for Education.

D.Continuing efforts to improve the UK，s education quality.

    Sometimes it’s hard to imagine how a new technology will affect your life. Nobody thought that 10 years after getting the internet in their homes, they’d be online everywhere and all the time with smart phones. Have a look and get prepared for what’s coming.

Hyperautomation (超级自动化)

Hyperautomation is the combination of machine learning software and automation tools to do work. What does hyperautomation look like? With hyperautomation, the coffeemaker is involved in every step of the process. It uses machine learning to know how much coffee you like to make, what time you like to make it, and how often. It orders more beans for you --your favorite brand - when the amount gets low. It also coordinates(协作)with your dishwasher to make sure your favorite cup is clean and ready. The social robot market is expected to be worth $19 billion by the end of 2025. By then, each home could have robots that rival the intelligence of science fiction’s most beloved droids (机器人),like Star Wars，C-3PO.

Practical Blockchain

Organizations should begin evaluating blockchain (区块链)，which has the potential to change industries . It can provide trust and value exchange throughout society.

Aside from its possible use as a currency, blockchain can also be used to track real-world items. For example, contaminated (被污染的)food - especially vegetables - can be traced back to its date and place of packaging.

There are also so-called “smart” contracts. These are simple programs written into the blockchain. With these, events can trigger actions. For example, if you order from Taobao, your payment is held until the delivery guy marks your shipment “completed”. Then payment is immediately received by the seller. Similarly, a student’s university allowance could be limited by a parent to only be spent on necessary things .

1.What do we know about hyperautomation?

A.It is by nature a computer program. B.It is mainly used in the kitchen.

C.It makes robots in science fiction a reality. D.It has huge commercial potential.

2.How does the author illustrate blockchain?

A.By making comparisons. B.By giving examples.

C.By explaining the process. D.By stating arguments.

3.What benefit can blockchain bring us?

A.Computer programs can be made simpler.

B.The money you pay can directly go to the seller.

C.A revolution in industries may take place.

D.Polluted vegetables will no longer exist.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Modem Technology Released B.Automation Evolved

C.World Changed D.Living Standards Improved

    Once I had a student called Jamal. He would squirm (扭来扭去)in his chair during independent work, and he would never stay still for more than three or four minutes. Students like Jamal can confuse brand new teachers because they’re not quite sure how to support young people like him. I took a direct approach. I negotiated with Jamal. If he could give me focused work, then he could do it from anywhere in the classroom: from our classroom rug, from behind my desk, or from inside his classroom locker, which turned out to be his favorite place.

Jamal’s least favorite subject was writing, and he never wanted to read what he had written out loud in class, but we were still making progress. One day, I decided to host a mock (模拟的)2008 presidential election in my classroom. My third graders had to research and write a speech for their chosen candidate: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or John McCain. The favorite candidates were obvious, but one student chose John McCain. It was Jamal. Jamal finally decided to read something that he had written out loud in class, and sure enough, Jamal stunned all of us with his brilliance. Just like Jamal’s dad, John McCain was a veteran, and just like Jamal’s dad protected him, Jamal believed that John McCain would protect the entire country. He wasn’t my candidate of choice, but it didn’t matter, because the entire class erupted into applause for our brave friend Jamal who finally showed up as his most confident self for the first time that year.

A lack of confidence pulls us down from the bottom and weighs us down from the top, crushing us between a flurry of can’ts and won’ts. Without confidence, we get stuck, and when we get stuck, we can’t even get started. Instead of getting mired in what can get in our way, confidence invites us to perform with certainty.

1.Which of the following best describes Jamal?

A.Naughty and stubborn B.Determined but shy

C.Smart but unfocused D.Confident and generous

2.Why did Jamal choose John McCain in the mock 2008 presidential election?

A.Because John was the least popular among the three choices.

B.Because John had written something about him before.

C.Because John shared some similarities with Jamal’s father.

D.Because John was a soldier who could protect the country.

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

A.Amaze. B.Cheer. C.Awake. D.Entertain.

4.What is the main purpose of the text?

A.To introduce the change of the authors student.

B.To show how to deal with problem students.

C.To stress the importance of encouragement.

D.To encourage us to be confident.

THE MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES OF 2020

Welcome to the year when your patience finally pays off. The movies 2020 is offering have us almost hyperventilating - mostly because it feels like we’ve been waiting forever for many of them to land in theaters.

The Grudge

Directed by: Nicolas Pesce

Opening on: January 3,2020

A remake of the American remake of the Japanese horror favorite, Grudge once again focuses on a vengeful ghost with a long memory. Critical darling Andrea Riseborough stars, and director Nicolas Pesce has some form: critics called his The Eyes of My Mother a haunting slasher.

Weathering with You

Directed by: Makoto Shinkai

Opening on: January 17,2020

The latest animated adventure from Makoto Shinkai, the acclaimed director of Your Name, centers on a pair of teens, one of whom can control the weather, who meet and form a bond with each other, before one of them reveals a secret that will change both of them forever.

The Gentlemen

Directed by: Guy Ritchie

Opening on: January 24,2020

After a bit of a departure with 2019’s live-action Aladdin remake, Guy Ritchie returns to his roots with this British gangster tale about an American expat ( Matthew McConaughey) with a weed empire in London whose imminent retirement from the business spawns a criminal free-for-all for his territory. Fans of Ritchie’s early work are excited to see him at the helm of another crime caper, and it’s hard to beat the sight of a slimy-looking Hugh Grant playing against type’

The Rhythm Section

Directed by: Reed Morano

Opening on: January 31,2020

Blake Lively stars in the latest troubled female assassin movie, based on the eponymous novel by Mark Burnell. She plays Stephanie Patrick, a plane crash survivor who wants to get to the bottom of the disaster that killed her family and discovers it was no accident, which sets her on a path of revenge.

1.Who is a horror movie director?

A.Nicolas Pesce. B.Makoto Shinkai.

C.Guy Ritchie. D.Reed Morano.

2.Which movie is adapted from a novel?

A.The Grudge. B.Weathering with You.

C.The Gentlemen. D.The Rhythm Section.

3.What can we infer from the text?

A.The Grudge is the first remake of a Japanese movie.

B.Weathering with You may appeal to children.

C.The Gentlemen is based on a real story.

D.Blake Lively’s parents were murdered.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What kind of clothes does the speakers sister like?

A.Designer clothes.

B.T-shirts and jeans.

C.Old-fashioned clothes.

2.What do the twin sisters have in common?

A.They both like loud music.

B.They both enjoy friendship.

C.They both want to have children.

3.Why doesn’t the speaker like sharing a room with her sister?

A.Her sister often brings friends home.

B.They can’t agree on the color of the room.

C.She likes to keep things neat while her sister doesn’t

4.When does the speaker go to bed?

A.At 8: 30. B.At 9: 30. C.At 10: 30.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why does the lady ask the man questions in the beginning?

A.To serve the man better.

B.To get the man to trust her.

C.To know the man more personally.

2.Where will the man’s apartment be?

A.On Broadway Avenue.

B.On Lincoln Road.

C.On George Street.

3.How will the man probably go to work?

A.On foot. B.By bus. C.By bike.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How many ties does the man have at least?

A.Three. B.Four. C.Five.

2.Where did the man put his blue tie?

A.In the cupboard. B.Under his shirt. C.In the drawer.

3.What can we learn about Susan?

A.She is the woman’s sister.

B.She is the man’s sister.

C.She is a babysitter.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the probable relationship between the man and Donna?

A.Brother and sister. B.Classmates. C.Colleagues.

2.What will the man do after graduation?

A.Work in China.

B.Find a job in town.

C.Start his own business.

3.What will the man do next?

A.Leave the party. B.Talk to Dan. C.Go to find Donna.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where does this conversation take place?

A.In a hospital. B.In the lift. C.At home.

2.What is the woman?

A.A doctor. B.A patient. C.A clerk.

Why can’t the man give the woman a hand?

A.It is too heavy for him.

B.He is too busy to help her.

C.He doesn’t know how to help her.

What are the speakers talking about?

A.Selecting a gift. B.Having a party. C.Losing weight.

When will the two speakers probably meet?

A.This morning. B.This afternoon. C.Early tomorrow.

What does the man mean?

A.His math teacher is the best one.

B.He doesn’t know his math teacher well.

C.He expects his math teacher to be better.

What will the man have?

A.An English test.

B.A job interview.

C.A physical examination.

假定你是李华，你的纽约笔友Matt对下面这句话非常赞叹：“In every challenge lies an opportunity and a challenge solved would be an opportunity gained-Xi Jinping” (危与机总是同生并存的，克服了危就是机) 他发来邮件跟你分享。请你结合今年高考形势，给Matt回封信。要点如下：

1. 感谢Matt分享习主席的话；

2. 你现阶段的“危”与“机”；

3. 你对Matt的鼓励或安慰。

注意：词数100左右，可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：the COVID-19 pandemic(新冠疫情)；self-discipline(自律n.)；reassure(使安心vt.)

Dear Matt,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly,

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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误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。

My secret of staying young is simple: Keeping your mind awake and you will stay young all over. Take an interest in the world around you, and learn at least a new thing every day. Don’t think that you are ever too older to go back to school. I know a man entered a medical college at 70. He got his degree with honors and became famous doctor. Other man, with his children encouragement, went to a law school when he was 71 and is now an active lawyer. You may never say that staying young is easy only for those living in the future. In fact, you could do it if you care enough to try to keep your mind awake and active, what is the only way to be always young.

Crossword puzzles and exercise are just a few of the habits that improve memory best. But to 1. (true) give your brain a push, you might want to take a simple tip to heart-and it’s nothing you learned in school.

So far, researchers from Waterloo University in Canada 2. (discover) what may be the easiest way to improve your memory ever. Their research, recently 3. ( publish) in the journal Memory, suggests that reading out loud to yourself can increase your recall skills 4. up to 15%.

In the study, scientists asked 95 participants to test four 5. (method): reading, silently, hearing someone else read, reading aloud and listening to a recording of oneself reading. Their result? The people 6. read the information out loud showed the best retention(保持)rates—about 15% 7. (high) in learning speed, in fact. You may want to add these brain-boosting foods that can improve memory to your diet, too.

“Read 8. needs to be remember out loud, and you’ll remember it better. Yes, it’s shat simple!” psychologist and study co-author Colin Macleod said.

So next time when you ‘re preparing for a big exam, spend some time 9. (read) loud. Trust us. It might make you 10. genius.

    Reverend Karen Onesti and Rabbi Andrew Bossov, both in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, knew each other from a monthly meeting. On this evening ten years ago, however, Onesti could_______something was up with Bossov. So she_______him in the parking lot and asked him how he was doing.

“Not so well,_______,” Bossov replied. “I need a new kidney(肾).”

Bossov’s kidneys were failing, the_______of an experimental drug he’d taken more than a decade earlier for his colitis (结肠炎). Facing dialysis(透析), Bossov had already_______the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) registry, but 70,000 people were in front of him. He’s also been_______close friends and relations to find a live donor, but so far, he hadn’t found a(n)_______.The statistics are_______for people in Bossov’s situation: in the U.S.,20 people die every day waiting for a(n)_______donation.

Onesti didn’t________: “I’ll give you one of mine,” she told Bossov.

Writing in a journal, Bossov________that “ that year that________had many twists and turns as we navigated the hard path toward donating and________an organ. Being accepted for transplant was one thing, but being________for surgery was another, and there were no guarantees.” Bossov began dialysis. However, Onesti________discovered she needed major surgery of her own, an hysterectomy (子宫切除术), before she could be able to________an organ.

But________, both Bossov and Onesti were cleared, and their surgeries were a(n) ________. More than a decade later, the kidney is functioning perfectly, and Bossov is ________“beyond words” every single day. Today, both Bossov and Onesti lead happy and healthy lives, and their ________has deepened over the years.

1.A.admit B.declare C.tell D.imagine

2.A.persuaded B.challenged C.employed D.approached

3.A.deliberately B.unfortunately C.conveniently D.uncertainly

4.A.purpose B.evidence C.result D.advantage

5.A.inspected B.joined C.organized D.introduced

6.A.competing with B.connecting with C.fighting with D.debating with

7.A.match B.mistake C.remark D.explanation

8.A.inaccurate B.meaningless C.comparable D.awful

9.A.blood B.organ C.cash D.food

10.A.hesitate B.participate C.swear D.interrupt

11.A.warned B.guaranteed C.predicted D.reported

12.A.began B.followed C.marked D.changed

13.A.describing B.examining C.preserving D.receiving

14.A.suggested B.complained C.approved D.paid

15.A.unexpectedly B.unsurprisingly C.cheerfully D.cautiously

16.A.select B.find C.donate D.feel

17.A.eventually B.disappointedly C.irregularly D.generously

18.A.joke B.accident C.success D.thought

19.A.amused B.regretful C.scared D.grateful

20.A.friendship B.situation C.conflict D.knowledge

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

“Wiki”is an internet term that means”a website that can be edited by the public. “It comes from”wikiwiki”，a Hawaiian word for”quick”. Two Americans, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, created Wikipedia in 2001.2.It has about 6 million articles in 300 languages and is visited by billions of people each day,who want to find information on just about anything-science, math, languages, art, cultureand company histories. There are articles on sports stars, too, and even long-forgotten soap operas from the 1970s.

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

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

Today Wikipedia faces many challenges. It does not rely on advertising. 5.Perhaps more importantly, the number of its volunteer editors is shrinking.

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

A.Instead, all of its funds come from donations.

B.Wikipedia employs an open editing model.

C.It allows users to get information within seconds.

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

E.Most of its editors are volunteers.

F.Now,they are mostly found online.

G.However,some people doubt the accuracy of Wikipedia's content.

    Ever walked to the shops only to find, once there, you’ve completely forgotten what you went for? Or struggled to remember the name of an old friend? For years we’ve accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of aging as wrinkles and gray hair. But now a new book suggests that we’ve got it all wrong.

According to The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch, when it comes to the important things, our brains actually get better with age. In fact, she argues that some studies have found that our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60s — much later than previously thought.

Furthermore, rather than losing many brain cells as we age, we keep them, and even produce new ones well into middle age. For years it’s been assumed that brain, much like the body, declines with age. But the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they age suggests otherwise.

This continuing research has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven years. It has found that on average, participants performed better on cognitive (认知的) tests in their 40s and 50s than they had done in their 20s. Specifically, older people did better on tests of vocabulary, verbal memory (how many words you can remember) and problem solving. Where they performed less well was number ability and perceptual speed — how fast you can push a button when ordered. However, with more complex tasks such as problem-solving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyond. In short, researchers are now coming up with scientific proof that we do get wiser with age.

Neuroscientists are also finding that we are happier with aging. A recent US study found older people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotions. It is thought that when we’re younger we need to focus more on the negative aspects of life in order to learn about the possible dangers in the world, but as we get older we’ve learned our lessons and are aware that we have less time left in life: therefore, it becomes more important for us to be happy.

1.Barbara Strauch probably agrees that ______.

A.the young are better at handling important things

B.wrinkles and gray hair are the only symbols of aging

C.aging leads to the decline of the function of the brain

D.people’s brains work best between their 40s and 60s

2.The continuing research has found older people perform better on ______.

A.vocabulary tests B.number ability

C.perceptual speed D.body balance

3.People are happier with aging because ______.

A.they know how to share feelings B.they learn to value the time left

C.they cannot focus on negative aspects D.they do not realize the possible dangers

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.People get happier with age. B.People get more forgetful with age.

C.People get wiser with age. D.People get more self-aware with age.