The English-language version of Wikipedia has almost six million articles. And if you’re a cheating student, that’s six million essays already written for you. But plagiarism isn’t really an effective way—just type the text into a search engine and the game is over. Then what about having a ghostwriter compose your final essay?

“Standard plagiarism software cannot detect this kind of cheating.” said Stephan Lorenzen, a data analyst at the University of Copenhagen. In Denmark, where he’s based, ghostwriting is a growing problem at high schools. So Lorenzen and his colleagues created a program called Ghostwriter that can detect the cheats.

At its central part is a neural network trained and tested on 130,000 real essays from 10,000 Danish students. After reading through tens of thousands of essays labeled as being written by the same author or not, the machine taught itself to possess the characteristics that might spot cheating. For example, did a student’s essays share the same styles of punctuation? The same spelling mistakes?

By examining inconsistencies like those, Ghostwriter was able to seek out a cheated essay nearly 90 percent of the time. The team presented the results at the European Meeting on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning. There’s one more aspect here that could help students. Your high school essays probably get better over time as you learn to write and the machine can detect that. The final idea is to detect students who are at risk because their development in writing style isn’t as you would expect. Teachers could thus give extra help to kids who really need it, while sniffing out the cheaters too.

1.When a student wants to cheat in writing an essay, ________.

A.his cheating may be detected in a certain way

B.essays offered by Wikipedia can’t be downloaded

C.he won’t hire a ghostwriter to write one for himself

D.ghostwriting can be detected by standard plagiarism software

2.Which aspect of the program “Ghostwriter” is talked about in Paragraph 3?

A.Its components. B.Its weaknesses.

C.Its influences. D.Its working theory.

3.Which one of the following is the function of “Ghostwriter”?

A.It never fails to find out a cheated essay. B.It can detect a student’s progress in writing.

C.It can help a student to correct his pronunciation. D.It can give extra help instead of teachers.

4.Where is the text most likely from?

A.A guidebook. B.A magazine.

C.A novel. D.A diary.

    If you are reading this, you were probably born in the 2000s. The oh-ohs. The 21st century. That would make you young, creative, connected, global, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But what do other people think about your generation?

Some adults worry that you’re more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as the “face-down generation” because you use your phone so much and they wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family. Are today’s teenagers too busy texting and taking selfies to become successful in real life—or “IRL”, as you would say?

Other adults worry that today’s youth are spoilt and don’t want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by “helicopter parents", who were always there to guide and help their children with a busy schedule filled with homework and after-class activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. With parents who do everything for them, today’s youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.

With these taken into account, does the face down generation need a warning? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today’s teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They seem to be enthusiastic and willing to be become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities. There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls’ rights to go to school.

So if you’re one of the oh-ohs, there are reasons to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. Chances are that you will do GR8 (great) and LOL (laugh out loud).

1.Which of the following words can not be used to describe the oh-ohs?

A.Creative. B.Caring.

C.Ignorant. D.Intelligent.

2.What does the underlined phrase “helicopter parents” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.parents who are rich and travel by helicopter.

B.parents who always watch over their children.

C.parents who have a very busy schedule.

D.parents who only turn up when necessary.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The writer is a member of the face-down generation.

B.The writer is optimistic about the future of the oh-ohs.

C.The oh-ohs are more good-looking than their parents.

D.The oh-ohs care about nothing other than their phones.

4.What can be a best title for the passage?

A.The “helicopter parents” B.The over-worried parents

C.The spoiled generation D.The face-down generation

    Recently, as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his high school team, I started to feel sorry for myself and for him. His team was facing adversity (逆境) — it was the opponent’s home gym filled with their supporters, and Nathan’s team was left behind for three quarters of the game.

As for me, I had been fired earlier in the day. I was prepared for it as I had experienced the same thing 14 years earlier, but, just like a punch in the mouth, the blow is never softened because you were expecting it.

As I watched the adversity on the court that my son was experiencing, I recalled my earlier events, packing up everything in a box and waving goodbye to a great group of colleagues with whom I’d had the pleasure of working. During my driving home, I kept telling myself “Just like that time, I will find work again in a short time—I am confident in my experience and abilities.” It was the same belief that I tried to teach my son.

The basketball game entered the fourth quarter with Nathan’s team still trailing.  As Nathan and his teammates fought back, I saw the focus and determination on him, as well as his teammates’faces. Then, with a tie game and seconds on the clock, Nathan found himself with the ball. There was no room for self-doubt. With skill and confidence he was able to tune out all that could drive his attention away and make the throw as if he had done it a thousand times. The joy on his face, the cheering from the crowd, and the silence on the other side of the gym—it was a moment that would make any parent proud.

As I sat there, my heart bursting with pride, it dawned on me that I had taught him determination in the face of adversity, and he had just taught me the same lesson. That brief moment of self-doubt and feeling sorry for myself was blown away by the actions of my son on the basketball court. He will play in the finals, but it doesn’t matter if he wins or loses, at this moment.

1.What did the author intend to show by mentioning his experience 14 years ago?

A.He quit a job again. B.He disliked working with the colleagues.

C.He made a right career choice. D.He had confidence in his abilities.

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Nathan’s teammates couldn’t focus on the play.

B.The author was never worried about his son’s team.

C.Nathan’s team lost the game at last.

D.The game was in a tie at one time.

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A.A blow from losing a job. B.A lesson on the court.

C.The importance of teamwork. D.The rise and fall of a game.

现在有很多中学生缺乏良好的生活习惯，导致身体健康受损，影响了学习效率。请你写一篇短文，号召同学们注意养成良好的习惯。内容包括：

1.简述身边存在的两种不良生活习惯；

2.说明其可能造成的危害；

3.提出相应的改进措施。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，使行文流畅；

3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Recently, I’ve noticed that many of my classmates have some bad habits.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Finally, I hope everyone can pay more attention to health and develop better habits.

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

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。

Two years before, I traveled to Brazil and I rented for a car. Unfortunate, I had an accident and hit another car, and I needed to stay in a hospital for at least two week. I called my parents, so I did not tell them what had happened. I knew that they will be worried about myself because I was so farther away, and that my mother would not sleep if she knew. Therefore, I told them interested stories and how I was enjoying Brazil. As a result, nobody knew truth. I still think that it was the right thing to do.

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。

Attending senior high school means a new beginning in your life. Most of you look forward 1. the first day of high school, but still feel a little bit nervous. In order to make your high school life much 2. (easy), you can follow these tips.

Firstly, the change of ideas is important for you to attend senior high school. One of the 3. (feature) of senior high school life is that you need to think, judge and act on your own. You can ask for help from your teacher, but don’t forget 4. (depend) on your own ability. Secondly, to build a good relation net 5. (be) another important thing. Learning to get along with classmates and6. (form) new friendships are helpful to your school life and future. Thirdly, you should balance study and play. Play has to come second to your study,7. teachers and parents won’t be around to make sure that happens. Finally, you should develop 8. positive attitude towards pressure. It is 9. (report) that many students have psychological problems. The ability to relax and face10. (difficult) is as important as the ability to learn.

Keep it in mind: well begun is half done.

    Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with _______problems might go on the Internet and write about them in a blog (博客).  In many ways, a diary and a blog are very _______ But what makes blogging different from writing in a(n)  _______ diary?

The biggest difference is that a blog is much more_______ than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of_______ that he does not want to_______ with others.

It's interesting that someone who writes in a blog _______ a diary will probably write' nearly the same information.

I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her_______. She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test._______ I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but__________ in my dairy. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was__________ that my sister might read it.

The biggest__________ with blogging is that anyone can read what you write.  If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something__________ about him in my diary, he would never know.__________, if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might__________ her blog and get angry.

There are also__________ to blogging, of course.  If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary “Nobody cares about me…”, no one would__________ about it.  However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly__________ and tell her how much they__________ her. Blogs help people__________ in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.

1.A.the same B.interesting C.difficult D.daily

2.A.familiar B.special C.similar D.different

3.A.personal B.ordinary C.meaningful D.traditional

4.A.attractive B.public C.exciting D.quick

5.A.thoughts B.puzzles C.mysteries D.secrets

6.A.tell B.share C.publish D.solve

7.A.instead of B.as well as C.in favor of D.in spite of

8.A.blog B.diary C.report D.web

9.A.Although B.Since C.When D.Because

10.A.only B.already C.still D.never

11.A.angry B.concerned C.glad D.worried

12.A.problem B.doubt C.question D.mistake

13.A.boring B.wrong C.bad D.funny

14.A.So B.However C.Therefore D.Then

15.A.steal B.break C.write D.read

16.A.reasons B.wishes C.shortcomings D.advantages

17.A.care B.know C.think D.ask

18.A.prepare B.begin C.respond D.feel

19.A.like B.miss C.need D.stand

20.A.lose B.stay C.leave D.find

    As a child grows up, you may wonder how you can teach him to become a respectful adult.

1. A child who learns to respect not only learns to receive respect from others in kind, but also learns to respect himself.

Show him respect.

This is the best way to teach your child how to respect others. Listen to your child attentively and he will learn to listen to you, understanding how important this is in communication.

2.

The more you say “please” and “thank you” to your child, the more likely he will learn to use them. Politeness then becomes a normal part of any conversation.

Agree to disagree.

3. Explain your decision so that he will understand you and expect respectful responses. Disagreeing with you doesn’t necessarily mean rudeness.

Control your anger.

When a situation arises, stay calm and keep in mind that you are supposed to be modeling correct behavior. 4.

Praise, praise, praise!

So much is focused on what a child does wrong and how to correct it that his achievements are not celebrated enough. 5.

A.Teach manners by using polite requests and responses．

B.Respect is necessary for a meaningful and successful life.

C.Try to remember that a child won’t always agree with you.

D.A child may act as he pleases, and he will live a happy life.

E.Respectful behavior always comes with bad behavior as a child.

F.If he sees your anger beyond control, he is more likely to respond that way in future.

G.Seeing a child exhibit respectful behavior, make sure he knows how proud you are of him.

    A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off—if it is milked from a cow at night.

Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.

The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.

Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.

Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.

While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.

Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.

Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.

1.According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_______.

A.started sleep more easily

B.were more anxious

C.were less active

D.woke up later

2.Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?

A.It’s been tested on mice for ten times.

B.It can make people more energetic.

C.It exists in milk in great amount.

D.It’s used in sleeping drugs.

3.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Night Milk and Sleep

B.Fat, Sugar and Health

C.An Experiment on Mice

D.Milk Drinking and Health

4.How does the author support the theme of the text?

A.By giving examples.

B.By stating arguments.

C.By explaining statistical data.

D.By providing research results.

    My mother always told us there is no use crying over spilled milk. That means you should not get angry when something bad happens and cannot be changed. She also told us you have to break some eggs to make an omelet(煎蛋卷). This means you have to do what is necessary to move forward.

My mother believed you are what you eat. A good diet is important for good health. She would always give us healthy food. She liked serving us meat and potatoes for dinner. The meat and potatoes can also mean the most important part of something. It describes someone who likes simple things.

People always said my father was the salt of the earth, because he would never pour salt on a wound, or make someone feel worse about something that was already a bad experience. However, sometimes he told us a story that seemed bigger than life. So we had to take it with a grain(粒) of salt. That is, we could not believe everything he told us.

My manager at work does not always know what is going on in our office. Yet she is right about one thing: there is no such thing as a free lunch. Something may appear to be free, but there may be a hidden cost. When we fail to see problems at work, the manager tells us to wake up and smell the coffee. We need to pay more attention and fix the problem. I once made a big mistake at the office and felt silly. I had egg on my face.

Over the weekend, my friend invited me to watch a football game on television. But I do not like football. It is not my cup of tea.

I hope I have given you food for thought, that is, something to think about.

1.When problems came up, the author’s mother told them to________.

A.give up B.hurry up C.be careful D.keep calm

2.Which of the following is used to describe someone who likes simple things?

A.The milk and eggs.

B.The salt and water.

C.The tea and coffee.

D.The meat and potatoes.

3.In people’s eyes, the author’s father________.

A.always feels unhappy

B.always tells lies

C.is a very nice man

D.is a good storyteller

4.If a girl’s face turns red because she does a wrong thing, she may say “________”.

A.I am what I eat

B.I have egg on my face

C.It is not my cup of tea

D.I’m the salt of the earth

    Have you imagined that planting trees can make a big difference? People say that one man can’t make a difference, but Abdul Samad Sheikh, a 60-year-old rickshaw (人力车) driver from Bangladesh, has proved that doing a small thing over a long period of time can mean very much. He has planted at least one tree every day since he was 12 years old, which means that he has so far planted a small forest of over 17,500 trees. Imagine if everyone followed his example.

Abdul has worked as a rickshaw driver for most of his life. He makes a little money from his job, which is only enough to put food on the table for his family, but he somehow tries to also buy at least one tree every day. He considers it his duty to the world. Mostly he plants them on government land so nobody can cut them down later. He also waters them, and if he sees anyone cutting a tree, he blames them.

Abdul, his wife Jorna, and four of their children live in two old houses, on a piece of land that is owned by the Faridpur deputy commissioner’s office. They have no land of their own.

Sometimes, she commands him not to plant trees but he doesn’t listen. Abdul’s 30-year-old son, Kutub Uddin, has never told his father not to plant trees, because he thinks his father does a good thing for society.

Abdul’s neighbors all know about his daily habit, and praise his work. Whoever can ask of him anything, he will do his best to help. Therefore, Abdul is loved by neighbors.

For his efforts, Abdul Samad Sheikh was recently honored by The Daily Star, and given $1,253 to help him build a better home for his family. The Daily Star wished everyone to follow his example, and protect the environment.

“I can’t do it alone. I need the help of you all,” Abdul said in his speech.

1.What do we know about Abdul?

A.He doesn’t support his family. B.He plants trees with his own money.

C.He makes a living by doing different jobs. D.He plants trees to win his neighbors’ praise.

2.Why does Abdul plant trees on government land?

A.To get money from government.

B.To set a good example to people.

C.To protect them from being cut down.

D.To get a place from government to build his own house.

3.Which of the following can best describe Abdul?

A.Poor but helpful. B.Rich and reliable.

C.Uncaring and stupid. D.Active but dishonest.

4.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.Driving a rickshaw. B.Planting trees.

C.Making big money. D.Building a better home.

Attractions in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Historical Museum

30 N. Carroll Street on Madison’s Capitol Square

Discover Wisconsin’s history and culture on four floors of exhibits. Open for public program. Admission is free.

Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00am – 4:00 pm.

(608) 264-6555  www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum

Swiss Historical Village

612 Seventh Ave., New Glarus

The Swiss Historical Village offers a delightful look at pioneer life in America’s heartland. 14 buildings in the village give a full picture of everyday life in the nineteenth-century Midwest.

Tuesday – Friday. May 1st – October 31st , 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Admission is $20.

(608) 527-2317  www.swisshistoricalvillage.com

Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café

6858 Paoli Rd., Paoli, WI

One of the largest collections of fine arts and crafts in Wisconsin. Over 5000 sp. ft. of exhibition space in a historic creamery. While visiting, enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our café overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!

Gallery open Tuesday. – Sunday., 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Café open Wednesday. – Saturday., 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.

Sunday. brunch with wine, 10:00 – 3:00 pm.

(608) 845-6600  www.artisangal.com

Christopher Columbus Museum

239 Whitney St., Columbus

World-class exhibit – 2000 quality souvenirs marking Chicago’s 1893 World Columbian Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.

Monday-Sunday ,8:15 am – 4:00 pm.

(920) 623-1992  www.columbusantiquemall.com

1.Where can visitors have lunch?

A.At Wisconsin Historical Museum. B.At Swiss Historical Village.

C.At Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café. D.At Christopher Columbus Museum.

2.Where can you go for a visit on Monday?

A.Wisconsin Historical Museum. B.Swiss Historical Village.

C.Artisan Gallery & Creamery café. D.Christopher Columbus Museum.

3.Where can we most probably find the passage?

A.In a health report. B.In a story book.

C.In a parenting magazine. D.In a tour guide.

你们学校即将举行英文演讲。你看到高中生面临着很大的升学压力，周围很多同学课间十分钟也在教室学习，但是效率和成绩并不理想。请你以“A Ten-minute Break”为题写一篇演 讲稿，告诉全校同学适当休息很有必要。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

A Ten-minute Break

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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。

删除：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。

March 12 is memorable because our class had a meaningful experience in that day. In the morning, we cycled to suburbs to plant trees, talking and laughed all the way. Upon arrival, we began to work hardly. Some were digging holes. Some are carrying and planting young trees. Others were watering it. After getting the work done, we put up a board reminding of people to protect the trees. Before leaving we took some photo to record our green action. Seen the lines of trees, we all had a sense of achievement. We feel it’s our duty to protect or beautify our environment.

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。

Poetry (诗歌) is never far away from our daily lives. Many of us grew up reciting classic poems, learning to enjoy this beautiful art form that’s able to use just a few lines 1. (express) such rich meanings.

The Chinese Shijing, which dates back 2. the Western Zhou Dynasty, has a3. (long) history than the Homeric epics (荷马史诗). Even today, classic poems are appreciated by a lot of people.

To recognize the special ability of poetry and get its 4. (create) spirit, World Poetry Day 5. (hold) by the United Nations on March 21 each year to support linguistic (语言的) diversity through poetic expression.

The Chinese Poetry Congress (中国诗词大会) showing classic poetry is 6. (extreme) popular. The competition saw over 100 hopeful participants taking part in a number of challenges. The participants, 7. ages range from 7 to 70, include students, farmers, teachers and foreign 8. (compete) with an interest in Chinese literature.

And even TV series involving poetry are very 9. (success). For example, in The Legend of Zhenhuan, one of the drama’s most moving songs was adapted from a poem 10. (write) by Wen Tingyun of the Tang Dynasty.

    I was appointed to tend to this patient several weeks ago and began to grow _________ to her. Communicating with her was _________ because everything she wanted to say to me had to be written on a notepad. As a nursing graduate, I was able to read her _________ by observing even a slight change in a patient’s facial expression.

One day, when I was _________ the patient as usual, she tapped me on the shoulder to show me a note, “Do you think I could be let go _________ the hospital in a month to see my niece get _________?” Taking her hand in mine,  I told her that I could not _________ her, because I did not want to leave her a _________ sense of hope. _________, I made her believe that I would be there with her every step of the way on her journey toward __________. Hearing that, the patient gave me a __________ and a hug.

Day by day, I built her __________ by walking around the floor with her. As I did this, I could see before my own eyes that her health was slowly __________ and able to walk more steadily. On her last day in hospital, just before her niece’s wedding,  she wrote me one last note,  “I couldn’t have done this __________ you； I love you.” After kissing goodbye,  I had a strong sense of achievement.

I realized that moments like this were __________ I woke up early for __________ in the hospital and spent long hours with her. I truly felt and her __________ confirmed, that I was a(n) __________ part of this woman’s recovery. My experience with this patient shows me that this career allows me to touch the __________ of people in ways that people in other __________    will never get to experience.

1.A.happier B.closer C.sadder D.farther

2.A.interesting B.funny C.simple D.difficult

3.A.book B.map C.mind D.mistake

4.A.checking B.seeing C.hearing D.taking

5.A.of B.from C.in D.on

6.A.dressed B.started C.pleased D.married

7.A.disappoint B.promise C.comfort D.trust

8.A.right B.strong C.false D.nice

9.A.Therefore B.Besides C.Furthermore D.However

10.A.death B.success C.recovery D.destination

11.A.smile B.surprise C.stare D.whistle

12.A.future B.strength C.custom D.awareness

13.A.losing B.increasing C.fading D.improving

14.A.behind B.without C.except D.beside

15.A.why B.what C.when D.how

16.A.exercise B.school C.home D.work

17.A.expression B.feeling C.note D.treatment

18.A.important B.honest C.complicated D.active

19.A.lives B.shoulders C.fortunes D.tears

20.A.hospitals B.areas C.fields D.lands

Children's Games in Ancient China

Unlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn't have smart phone, iPad or computer to entertain(娱乐) themselves. 1. Let's take a look.

Flying kites

Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. 2. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.

Playing hide-and-seek

Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. Even nowadays, many children like playing it. There are two ways to play. One way is covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease(戏弄) him. 3.

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The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists manipulate puppets behind the screen, narrating stories and accompanied by music.

Setting off firecrackers(鞭炮)

Firecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that there was a beast (野兽)named Nian in ancient China. 5. After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker. Crackers are still set off during Spring Festival to symbolize auspiciousness(吉利).

A.Watching shadow plays

B.Each of them has special features.

C.Different materials are used to make the kite.

D.Shadow plays were the popular entertaining form in ancient times.

E.And to scare off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make it blast.

F.More commonly, participants hide and one child must try to find them.

G.Instead, they came up with(想出) interesting games to play in their childhood.

    Do your children love to play in the virtual (虚拟的) online worlds? If so, don’t worry. Instead, you should be happy to know that.

A research report says that virtual worlds can be important places where children practice what they will do in real life. They are also a powerful and attractive alternative to more passive adventures like watching TV. The research was done with children using the BBC’s Adventure Rock virtual world, aimed at those aged 6-12. It surveyed and interviewed children who were the first to test the game.

The online world is a theme island built for the BBC’s children channel by Belgian game maker Larian. Children explore the world alone but they use message boards to share what they find and what they do in the different creative studios they find around the virtual space.

At times children were explorers and at others they were social climbers eager to connect with other players. Some were power users looking for more information about how the virtual space really worked. The children could try all kinds of things without having to be afraid of the consequences that would follow if they tried them in the real world. They learned many useful social skills and played around with their identity in ways that would be much more difficult in real life.

According to the study what children liked about virtual worlds was the chance to create content such as music, cartoons and videos.

The publishers of the report urges creators of virtual spaces for children to get young people involved very early on because they really do have good ideas to add and they are very good critical friends.

1.What’s the function of the first paragraph?

A.To introduce the topic of the passage.

B.To make a conclusion on virtual worlds.

C.To give comfort to parents for children’s misbehavior.

D.To arouse parents to pay more attention to their children.

2.Compared with watching TV, doing things in the virtual worlds ________.

A.appears to be more passive B.distracts one’s attention

C.does good to one’s real life D.has potential dangers to one’s mind

3.While playing the game, children ________.

A.need to share their findings B.may improve their creativity

C.work alone without any help D.bear in mind real-life consequences

4.What does this text focus on?

A.Children’s mental development. B.Parents’ worry on virtual games.

C.Young people’s designing virtual games. D.The advantage of playing virtual games.

    One day, I was in class, when all of a sudden my heart started racing. I broke out into a sweat, feeling hot and cold all over. My chest hurt, I was dizzy, and I felt like I couldn’t breathe. I jerked up from my desk and ran from the room, terrified. I didn’t care what the teacher thought, or that the eyes of the entire class were on me. I just had to get out of there.

I ran to the water fountain and drank some water. For several minutes, I just stood there holding on to the fountain. What was happening? Was I having a heart attack? Slowly, the lightheadedness went away. My heart stopped racing. I still had no idea what had happened.

And then, an hour later, once again it did the pounding heart, the dizziness, the feeling that I was dying. I burst into tears and ran for the hallway again. My teacher ran after me asking what was wrong. Panicking, I managed to choke out, “I need an ambulance, please.”

To my surprise, my teacher didn’t grab her phone for help. Instead, she put her hand on my arm and told me to slow down. “Breathe,” she said. “You’re going to be okay. You just need to calm down.”

Finally, my teacher explained that she was pretty sure I was having a panic attack. (They are also called anxiety attacks.) She knew, she said, because the same thing had happened to her when she was my age. She told me how she’d felt, and it was almost exactly how I was feeling now. She also explained that panic attacks are caused by anxiety.

My teacher talked to my parents, and they found me a counselor to deal with my anxiety. I’d been going through a tough time that year. My best friend had moved to a new school, and I wasn’t sure how to fit in with the girls in my class. I’d never told anyone, though—I just kept it to myself. My counselor helped me understand that not dealing with my feelings can lead to panic attacks, and that I need to talk to someone when my life is stressful. They all helped me sort things out.

By sharing my story, I want other girls my age to know that you’re not as alone as you feel, and that talking about it really does help.

1.What’s wrong with the author at the beginning of the story?

A.She caught a cold. B.She couldn’t breathe.

C.She had a heart attack. D.She suffered from a terrible anxiety.

2.What may cause a panic attack?

A.Writing to a friend to tell him you are worried about the exam.

B.Calling your mom and tell her you are in a bad mood.

C.Keeping the quarrel between you and your classmate to yourself.

D.Visiting your teacher to tell her you could not catch her in class.

3.The author shared her story to ________.

A.inform people of an anxiety attack

B.give advice on how to overcome an anxiety disorder

C.describe her feelings when suffering from a panic attack

D.help other girls who are going through what she went through

4.In which section can we find the text in a magazine?

A.Chicken soup. B.Teen Life.

C.Read for Fun. D.Literary World.

    You may probably meet most of the powerful graduation speakers, here who are well-known people in their fields. I think the schools couldn’t have picked better speakers than them, because they set good examples, deeply inspiring us in our daily life.

Steve Jobs, Stanford University:

“Remembering you’re going to die, and the best way I know is to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice...”

Oprah Winfrey, Stanford University:

“I consider the world, this Earth, to be like a school... And the secret I’ve learned to get ahead is being open to the lessons from the grandest universe of all. Don’t react against a bad situation. And the solution will arise from the challenge. So don’t give up easily, acting with responsibility... ”

Bono, University of Pennsylvania:

“For four years you’ve been buying, trading, and selling everything you’ve got in this marketplace of ideas. Your pockets are full, even if your parents’ are empty, and now you’ve got to figure out what to spend it on... The world is more flexible than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape...”

Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin:F

“Now it’s time for you to move on to what’s next and obtain your desire. But you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. Don’t spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity, or sometimes you’ll miss the right opportunity. Recognize that there will be failures and obstacles(障碍).But you will learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of others. ”

1.Which of the following can best describe what Steve Jobs says?

A.Never give up. B.Don’t live your life in regret.

C.To go all out to achieve our goals. D.True knowledge comes from practice.

2.Who is more in favor of lifelong learning according to the speech？

A.Michael Dell. B.Bono.

C.Steve Jobs. D.Oprah Winfrey.

3.The underlined word “flexible” in paragraph 4 probably means “    ”.

A.acceptable B.reasonable

C.changeable D.suitable

4.What can we learn from these speeches?

A.Some social skills. B.Some life lessons.

C.Some well-known people. D.Some effective solutions.

    The Ebola virus, which has killed more than 670 people in West Africa, is a “threat” to the UK, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has told the BBC.

A woman is being treated for ‘ Ebola-like’ symptoms at the Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital in Hong Kong after recently returning from a strip to Africa.

The woman has been given the all-clear after testing negative for Ebola, according to South China Morning Post.

The 39-year-old woman was kept in isolation while undergoing tests, but a hospital source said she did not have the virus and was in a stable condition.

Ebola virus first emerged in 1976 in outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Zaire and Sudan. Ebola that broke out in Zaire has one of the highest case fatality rates (病死率) of any human virus, roughly 90%.

Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea, fever, weakness, headache and sore throat. Those struck down can also suffer internal and external bleeding. The virus is spread through human contact. There is no cure.

1.Which city in the text has the highest death rate by Ebola?

A.Hong Kong. B.London.

C.Sudan. D.Zaire.

2.What could we infer from the text?

A.The woman was tested positive for Ebola. B.People suffering Ebola virus will not bleed.

C.Ebola virus can be got from person to person. D.Scientists have found the solution to the virus.

3.The text is taken from ________.

A.a news report B.a story

C.a notice D.an advertisement

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In a recent survey of 300 Chinese born after 1990, 54 percent of the respondents said they had hair loss, 51 percent had poorer eyesight, 45percent gained weight and 35 percent had weakened immunity. At the same time, about 65 percent said they always stayed up late. Meanwhile, 56.7 percent of interviewees said they didn’t know how to live a healthy life.

Wu Feng, who works at a private company in Beijing, was warned in this year’s physical examination report about hyperlipemia, a condition which he ascribed (归因于) to his diet and the fast pace of his life and work.

“At work, I usually sit in the office for hours without moving my body. And when I eat at the canteen, the food is quite oily. What’s more, I like to order fast food, such as fried chicken, at night when I work extra hours,” Wu said.

A post-90s programmer Wang Ke has been seeing abnormal parameters in his medical report in the past few years. He knew he had some bad habits, but it was not easy for him to change. “I know drinking too much milk tea is unhealthy, but I couldn’t stop myself,” he said.

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You Should Read Every Day, Why?

  I ask you a question. When was the last time you read a book, or a magazine article? Do your everyday reading habits centre around updates on the Internet? In case you are one of innumerable individuals who don’t make a habit of reading consistently you may be passing up a great opportunity: Reading has a noteworthy number of advantages and only a couple of advantages of reading are recorded below.

  Everything you read fills your head with new bits of information and you never know when it might be useful to you. The more knowledge you have, the better prepared you are to overcome any challenge you’ll ever face. Additionally, here’s a bit of food for thought: Should you ever find yourself in terrible circumstances, remember that although you might lose everything else—your job, your possessions, your money, even your health—knowledge can never be taken from you.

  At the same time, the more you read, the more words you gain exposure to, and they’ll surely make their way into your everyday vocabulary. Being able to express your ideas clearly in words is of great help in any profession and knowing that you can speak to higher-ranking people with self-confidence can be a great encouragement to your self-esteem. It could even aid in your career as those who are well-read, well-spoken, and knowledgeable on a variety of topics tend to get promotions more quickly (and more often) than those with smaller vocabularies and lack of awareness of literature, scientific breakthroughs, and global events. Reading books is also vital for learning new languages, as non-native speakers gain exposure to words used in context, which will improve their own speaking and writing fluency.

  When you read a book, you have to remember a lot of characters, their backgrounds, ambitions, history, as well as the various plots that weave their way through every story. That’s a fair bit to remember, but brains are wonderful things and can remember these things easily. Amazingly enough, whenever you remember something new, new synapses are formed and existing ones are strengthened. How cool that is!

  No matter how much stress you have at work, in your personal relationships, or countless other issues faced in daily life, it all just slips away when you lose yourself in a great story. A well-written novel can transport you to other fields while an interesting article will distract you and keep you in the present moment, letting tensions drain away and allowing you to relax.

    This year arrives amid a few interesting trends. More America ns are interested in local and sustainable foods: urban farming, chicken-raising. And more Americans are hunting, spending increasing time and money on that pursuit.

Viewed from the right angle, though, both these trends could have a place at the holiday table. What would happen if more Americans made Thursday's (Thanksgiving Day) meal out of wild turkeys? What if more people enjoyed a wild Christmas goose, or wild pig ham? If more did, the results might be better for the environment, for our health-and perhaps for our souls as well.

Americans' growing interest in local food is evident everywhere. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the number of farmers markets rose from 1,755 in 1994 to 8,144 this year. Cities from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Gainesville Florida, have eased restrictions on backyard chickens, some “locavores” are content to get community-supported agricultural produce delivered, and buy grass-fed beef. But for a growing number, hunting is the next step. The meat is local and avoids the ethical complications of factory farms.

Hun ting has definitely enjoyed a resurge nee. Census statistics show that the percentage of America ns who hunt -which had been falling for decades-is back up at a 20-year high.

Hank Shaw, author of the new wild bird cookbook Duck, Duck, Goose, and owner of the James Beard Award-winning website Hunter Angler Gardener Cook, calls it The Omnivore's Dilemma effect. After reading Michael Pollan's best-selling book on where food comes from many people join a community-supported agriculture group, but some get a hunting license, too.

“I can't tell you how many people I talk to who view hunting as a part of a larger, personal goal of sustainable eating,” Shaw says.

Of course, characterizing hunting this way blurs many lines. To some, shooting animals cannot possibly be an environmentally friendly activity. The existence of “hipster hunters" is also limited by cultural attitudes toward guns. It's almost impossible to legally own a hunting weapon in Brooklyn. But hunting wild animals requires the preservation of wild land -certainly an environ mental plus -and if you're going to eat meat, hunting has a lot going for it that industrial farms do not. The animal lived a free and natural life, up to its last day.

Add to this the fact that some game populations have grown unnaturally large due to the lack of predators(食肉动物). The East Coast is filled with white-tailed deer. Geese take up residence on golf courses, and wild pigs wander through the woods. In his 2012 book Nature Wars journalist Jim Sterba argued that more humans live in closer contact with wild animals than at my point in history. Hunting can keep a check on that.

Hunting can keep a check on our appetites too, Susan Cameron Devitt, a biologist who recently moved from Florida to Texas, notes that one of the things you learn quickly from hunting is how much labor goes into producing a meal. “If you buy meat at the grocery store, you can eat three servings a day, but if you imagine trying to keep that up with hunting, it just wouldn't be possible;” she says.

Which brings us back to holiday tables? In the original version of Thanksgiving and Christmas, these were special meals, based around dishes you wouldn't eat frequently. These days, you can buy turkey whenever. A wild turkey, caught and then cooked, is a different matter. A speckle-belly goose elevates the Christmas dinner in a way a regular supermarket ham does not.

When you know where your food comes from, when you've labored to bring it to your table, you more naturally feel grateful for the amazing abundance of this planet. “There's no better way to engage with nature than to seek dinner within it” says Shaw.

1.What can we learn about the trends?

A.Few people regard hunting as a part of a personal goal of sustainable eating.

B.Hunting in the USA is consistent with the cultural attitude to guns.

C.The media play a part in promoting the popularity of hunting.

D.Hunting is likely to replace industrial farms

2.The underlined phrase “game populations” in paragraph 8 refers to ______

A.the number of hunters

B.the number of wild animals and birds

C.animals and birds caught through hunting

D.campaigns to ban the hunting of wild animals and birds

3.The underlined part in Paragraph 9 implies ______

A.some hunters do not have the desire to eat meat from industrial farms

B.hunting provides hunters with three servings a day

C.some hunters do not have a healthy appetite

D.hunting helps hunters control their appetite

4.What can we infer from the last but one paragraph?

A.In the past, people ate turkeys only on Thanksgiving Day.

B.Supermarket turkeys will not be accepted by people any more.

C.Wild turkeys are more delicious then those bought from grocery stores.

D.Wild turkeys help bring back the festive atmosphere of Thanksgiving Day.

5.According to the last paragraph, hunting is beneficial for ______

A.our mental health B.our physical fitness

C.the environment D.farmers’ markets

    Amid weak job and housing markets, consumers are saving more and spending less than they have in decades and industry professionals expect that trend to continue. Consumers saved 6.4 percent of their after-tax income in June. Before the recession, the rate was 1 to 2 percent for many years. In June, consumer spending and personal incomes were essentially flat compared with May, suggesting that the American economy, as dependent as it is on shoppers opening their wallets and purses, isn’t likely to rebound anytime soon.

On the bright side, the practices that consumers have adopted in response to the economic crisis ultimately could make them happier. New studies of consumption and happiness show, for instance, that people are happier when they spend money on experiences instead of material objects, when they relish what they plan to buy long before they buy it, and when they stop trying to outdo the Joneses.

If consumers end up sticking with their newfound spending habits, some tactics (策略) that retailers and marketers began using during the recession could become lasting business strategies. Among those strategies are offering goods that makes being at home more entertaining and trying to make consumers feel special by giving them access to exclusive events and more personal customer service.

While the current round of stinginess may simply be a response to the economic downturn, some analysts say consumers may also be permanently adjusting their spending based on what they’ve discovered about what truly makes them happy or fulfilled.

“This actually is a topic that hasn’t been researched very much until recently,” says Elizabeth W. Dunn, an associate professor in the psychology department at the University of British Columbia, who is at the forefront of research on consumption and happiness. There’s massive literature on income and happiness. It’s amazing how little there is on how to spend your money.

Studies over the last few decades have shown that money, up to a certain point, makes people happier because it lets them meet basic needs. The latest round of research is, for lack of a better term, all about emotional efficiency: how to reap the most happiness for your dollar.

So just where does happiness reside for consumers? Scholars and researchers haven’t determined whether Armani will put a bigger smile on your face than Dolce & Gabbana. But they have found that our types of purchases, their size and frequency, and even the timing of the spending all affect long-term happiness.

One major finding is that spending money for an experience — concert tickets, French lessons, sushi-rolling classes, a hotel room in Monaco — produces longer-lasting satisfaction than spending money on plain old stuff.

“‘It’s better to go on a vacation than buy a new couch’ is basically the idea,” says Professor Dunn.

Thomas DeLeire, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin discovered that the only category to be positively related to happiness was leisure: vacations, entertainment, sports and equipment like golf clubs and fishing poles.

1.What’s the dark side of American consumers’ saving more and spending less?

A.The job and housing markets will become even weaker.

B.There is little hope that the American economy will recover soon.

C.More and more retailers and marketers will have to go bankrupt.

D.It’s possible that the American economy will rebound sooner.

2.What will happen if customers keep their spending habits formed in the economic downturn?

A.They will get goods and services much cheaper.

B.It’s likely that they spend more time indoors.

C.Retailers will change their business strategies.

D.They will enjoy better services and experiences.

3.What surprises Elizabeth W. Dunn according to the passage?

A.There is little about how to spend money to make people happy.

B.Consumers unconsciously adjust their spending habits to be happy.

C.People started researches on consumption-happiness relationship so early.

D.Happiness is proved to have nothing to do with consumption.

4.Scholars such as Prof. Dunn and Prof. DeLeire agree that_______.

A.richer people feel happier and more satisfied

B.most consumers prefer leading brands like Armani

C.spending on vacations brings long-term happiness

D.people should curb their spending on material thing

    The other morning on the subway I sat next to an attractive young blonde woman who was reading something on her iPad. She was very well-dressed, carrying a Prada bag with tastefully applied make-up indeed, she had an unmistakable air of wealth, material success and even authority. I suspected she worked as a highly-paid Wall Street lawyer or stockbroker or something of that sort. So, I was curious to see what she was so focused on. The Wall Street Journal perhaps? The Economist?

Quite the contrary; rather, she was concentrating on a romance novel. Then I realized that I have known many women who love romance novels—smart, attractive, successful, “liberated,” modern females who nonetheless find some kind of deep satisfaction and thrill from those hyper-romantic, artificial and extremely unrealistic tales of handsome, manly heroes falling in love with virginal women, enduring a series of adventures, then no doubt having a happy ending.

These romance stories are to literature what hot dogs are to fine food. Yet, the genre(体裁) remains enormously popular. Consider some of these surprising statistics from the good folks at the Romance Writers of America (RWA):

*More than 9,000 romance titles were released last year, with sales of about $1.44 billion (more than triple the taxes produced by classic literary fiction).

*More than 90 percent of the market are women (okay, that’s not at all surprising).

* Readers are typically women between the ages 30 and 54 who are themselves involved in a romantic relationship (betraying the stereotype that only lonely women long for these tales of love and adventure).

*Almost 40 percent of romance book consumers have an annual income of between $50,000 and $99,900 (placing them firmly in the middle class).

I had thought that romance novels accounted for a very small share of the literary market, so I was quite surprised that this part has such enormous popularity. But I must wonder why so many women—forty years after the women’s liberation movement—continue to enjoy themselves in the fanciful tales?

I’m not sure if it represents a kind of “rejection” of the women’s liberation movement, but clearly something is missing in the lives of contemporary ladies. A romance author named Donna Hatch who focuses on the Regency period (early 19th century Britain) explained the appeal of such books this way: “Regency men were civilized and treated women with courtesy. When a lady entered the room, gentlemen stood, doffed their hats, offered an arm, bowed, and a hundred other little things I wish men still did today. But they were also very athletic; they hunted, raced, boxed, rode horses. They were manly. Strong. Noble. Honorable. And that is why I love them!”

Mrs. Hatch may have expressed the secret desires and attitudes of untold millions of her peers—that is, in the early 21st century, have women grown tired of the burdens and expectations that the “freedoms” they have gained give them? Is this a rejection of modern feminism? Do women long for days of old when men were masculine gentlemen and women were feminine and protected as precious treasures and regarded as possessions?

Perhaps most women (even the ones who get lost in romance novels) do not want to go all the way back but it is obvious,______.

1.What is the function of the opening paragraph?

A. To summarize the whole passage. B. To prove the author’s argument.

C. To lead in the main topic of the passage. D. To raise problems that will be solved later.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph imply?

A. Romance novels are satisfying and thrilling.

B. Romance novels are not of much “nutrition”.

C. Romance novels are as popular as hot dogs.

D. Romance novels are an essential part of contemporary life.

3.In the author’s opinion, what is missing in the lives of contemporary women?

A. Authority. B. Dignity. C. Liberty. D. Care.

4.Which sentence can be put in the blank in the last paragraph?

A. they prefer tales of innocent romance to classics

B. they are unhappy with how the world has turned out

C. true love described in romance novels does exist in reality

D. romance novels provide them with an access to society

1.What do the four items have in common?

A.They are waterproof.

B.They are of the same price.

C.They are made of fiberglass.

D.They are on sale on Amazon

2.From the passage, we know_______.

A.the handbag raincoat is of low quality

B.the short boots are suitable for urban living

C.the waterproof phone case has different sizes

D.the travel umbrella can be folded using a button

    One day in early December, we woke up to discover a heavy fall of snow. “Mom, can we go _______ after breakfast?” my eleven-year-old daughter Erica begged. I didn’t want to _______ her request, so we headed towards the only _______ in our town.

When we arrived, the hill was crowded with people. We found an open spot next to a thin man and his three-year-old son. The boy was already lying in the sled, _______ to be launched. “Come on, Daddy!” he called.

The man looked over at me. “Okay if we go _______?” he asked.

“Sure. Looks like your son is ready to go,” I said. With that, he gave the boy a huge _______, and off he flew! And the father ran after his son at full speed.

“He must be afraid that his son is going to _______ somebody,” I said to Erica. “We’d better be _______, too.”

Then we also skied down the hill at a great speed. As we returned to the top, I noticed that the man was _______ his son, who was still lying in the sled, back up to the summit. When we reached the top, the boy was ready to play again. Again, the father ________ him down the hill, and then pulled both the boy and the sled back up. The little boy was terribly spoilt by his father, I thought. ________ he was small, the child could pull his own sled up the hill once in a while. This ________ went on for more than an hour, but the man never ________ , and he was very happy instead. Finally, I could ________ it no longer. I called to him, “You have tremendous ________ !”

The man smiled and said, “He has cerebral palsy (脑瘫). He can’t walk. ”

I was dumbstruck (惊呆的). It had all seemed so happy, so ________ , that it never occurred to me that the child might be ________ . Although I didn’t know the man’s name, I told the ________ in my newspaper column. Either he or someone he knew must have recognized him, ________ shortly afterward, I received this letter:

Dear Mrs. Silverman,

The energy I expended on the hill that day is ________ compared to what my son does every day. To me, he is a true hero.

1.A.camping B.hiking C.shopping D.skiing

2.A.answer B.refuse C.allow D.accept

3.A.hill B.lake C.market D.gym

4.A.promising B.advising C.waiting D.warning

5.A.too B.second C.last D.first

6.A.wave B.ability C.push D.touch

7.A.look at B.run into C.come across D.call on

8.A.natural B.honest C.careful D.special

9.A.attracting B.following C.pulling D.forbidding

10.A.found B.chased C.drove D.noticed

11.A.As if B.Even though C.Now that D.Ever since

12.A.accident B.signal C.pattern D.adventure

13.A.doubted B.laughed C.tired D.cried

14.A.interrupt B.stand C.change D.demand

15.A.energy B.value C.skills D.attitude

16.A.fair B.frightening C.normal D.unlucky

17.A.homeless B.disabled C.technical D.creative

18.A.joke B.story C.meeting D.news

19.A.because B.unless C.if D.although

20.A.all B.everything C.something D.nothing

—Could Martha afford the money to go on a trip abroad with us?

—I’m afraid not. She is ___________ at the moment.

A.physically challenged B.between jobs C.not all there D.all ears

Our high-tech zone has__________guidelines for sustainable development in the next five years.

A.fallen for B.got over C.broken down D.laid out