听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What do we know about the man?

A.He has just arrived in China.

B.He’s applying to a university.

C.He’s a student from China studying abroad.

2.What will he do first?

A.Go to the registration office.

B.Find his academic advisor.

C.Let the woman show him around.

What is the woman’s advice?

A.Not to eat candies any longer.

B.To give up tea and coffee.

C.Not to add sugar to drinks.

What does the man plan to do today?

A.Visit the woman. B.Go to see a doctor. C.Do something outdoors.

What does the woman mean?

A.She enjoyed the movie.

B.She didn’t see the movie.

C.She thought the movie was terrible.

When will the speakers get home?

A.Around 7:00. B.Around 9:00. C.Around 9:30.

How does the man probably feel?

A.Satisfied. B.Disappointed. C.Tired.

假定你是李华，你校绘画俱乐部将举办国际中学生绘画展。请给你的美国朋友John写封信。请他提供作品。信的内容包括：

1.主题：最美劳动者；

2.作品要求及画展时间；

3. 交作品地址：教学楼一楼305教室。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 信的开头和结尾不计入总词数。

Dear John,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

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。

Five years ago, my father, who was in his forty, lost his job. At first, he was in low spirits and often gets drunk. One day, he read a story about Ren Zhengfei, which was greatly inspired him. He turned to a friend, with which help he set up a factory. In his factory waste materials were made full use to produce environmentally friendly packing bags. With these bags well receiving, his factory went smooth. Now, he has extra money because he often helps those in need. So far, he has donated as many as $10,000. How a great father I have!

阅读小面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的档次或括号内单词的正确形式。

By now it’s almost common knowledge that spending time in nature is good for you. Areas with 1.(many) trees tend to be less polluted, so spending time there allows you to breathe easier. Spending time outdoors contributes to good health, with blood pressure and stress 2.(reduce), and seems to motivate people 3.(exercise) more.

A survey showed that people 4.spend 2 hours in nature — either all at once or totaled over several shorter 5.(visit) — were more likely to report good health and psychological well-being than those with no nature 6.(expose). Remarkably, the researchers found that less than two hours offered no significant benefits. The two-hour benchmark (临界值) 7.(apply) to men and women, to older and younger folks and so on. Even people8.long-term illnesses or disabilities benefited from time 9.(spend) in nature — as long as it was at least 120 minutes per week.

While the findings are based on 10.tremendous number of people, scientists caution that it’s really just a correlation. Nobody knows why or how nature has this benefit or even if the findings will stand up to stricter investigation.

The View from the Slow Lane

As we pulled into the driveway, I noticed that something seemed different about my mom. She was _______away from me, her shoulders dropped and her hands relaxed. I parked the car and she turned toward me.

“Okay, we’re home,” I said, _______that now was her time to get out and let me be on my own. She sniffled and brushed her hair behind her ears to reveal her bloodshot eyes and moist cheeks. She had been crying.

“Mom!” I whined (嘀咕着说), surprised by the tears running down her face. “Why are you crying?” I asked, _______I already knew the answer.

I had just got my _______, which I’d been looking forward to for months. I was free — able to drive myself where I needed to go. But now that I had it in my pocket, I suddenly felt _______. I had been so quick to grow up, completely ignoring the emotions that my mom must be experiencing with her firstborn _______adulthood.

“My baby boy is growing up too fast,” she _______to say between deep breaths.

My heart ached. I hated to see my mom cry, and I hated more that I had been so ignorant toward her _______. I had been counting down the days,_______waiting to enter the next stage of my life, ________she counted down with fear and headache. The ________and freedom I had previously felt were gone, replaced by an odd sense of mourning.

We hugged. Then she looked me in the eye and told me to drive carefully. “Of course I will,” I reassured her. She unbuckled her seat belt, opened the door, and stepped out. I waved goodbye and pulled out of the driveway.

I had been so ________to start speeding and skirting around corners that I’d ________just how beautiful the ride is. Now I cruised (漫游) down the peaceful two -lane road, ________the sights, sounds, and smells of the nature that surrounds me. At that moment I made a promise to myself, a promise to take things ________and to never, never, catch myself speeding again.

Life had passed me by while I lived my days in fast ________, ignorantly wishing for tomorrow and ________to notice all the beautiful things along the way. Friendships, victories, heartbreaks — have sped by me because I was too busy looking toward the ________. It seems life also has its own ________, and if you find yourself going too fast, you risk ________ the moments that make it so special.

Moments like this.

1.A.facing B.running C.escaping D.breaking

2.A.implying B.fearing C.asking D.considering

3.A.in that B.now that C.even though D.as though

4.A.car B.license C.offer D.scholarship

5.A.anxious B.guilty C.annoyed D.disappointed

6.A.nearing B.spending C.crossing D.delaying

7.A.tried B.intended C.managed D.decided

8.A.waiting B.warning C.greetings D.feelings

9.A.unwillingly B.nervously C.impatiently D.thankfully

10.A.while B.and C.for D.so

11.A.luck B.delight C.honor D.gratitude

12.A.afraid B.confident C.excited D.reluctant

13.A.denied B.forgotten C.realized D.discovered

14.A.following B.imagining C.enjoying D.recognizing

15.A.easy B.wrong C.personal D.slow

16.A.forward B.downward C.backward D.upward

17.A.trying B.refusing C.pretending D.failing

18.A.fortune B.scenery C.past D.future

19.A.fast track B.speed limit C.comfort zone D.daily routine

20.A.deleting B.wasting C.losing D.missing

    Let's face it: The last hour of anyone's workday is not always fruitful. As the hours of peak productivity start to decline, most people begin watching the clock, waiting for nothing.1.“How positively you end your professional day can promote success both inside and outside of the office,” says Randi Levin, a transitional life strategist. Let's see how successful people end their workday with a bang.

Successful people reflect on their accomplishments. While many of us spend our last hour of work making a to-do list for tomorrow, they review the day they just had, instead.2.Similarly, Levin recommends writing down the day's wins rather than setbacks or to-dos, as well as reviewing your list of successes once a month. It will prove your professional growth and bring more joy into your job.

Also, successful people brainstorm solutions for today's setbacks.3.Instead, they end their day by thinking carefully about the problems they met, brainstorming possible solutions, and then leaving it for tomorrow. They will settle those problems after a good night's sleep.

4.Rather than detailing the tasks that need to get done, this kind of list encourages people to focus on finding solutions for their projects. “Forget the horrible 'to-do' list,” Levin says, “before heading to happy hour, write down three to five goals you have for the next 24 hours.5.It will provide you with not only a concrete and positive way to begin tomorrow, but also it will allow you to see much more possibilities.”

A.This list is a promise to yourself.

B.Successful people make a to-do list.

C.It will make people understand the problems better.

D.They never bring the day's failures home with them.

E.Another work these people do is to create an action list.

F.But ending the workday with purpose can make a difference.

G.They typically choose a case and consider what led to that success.

Camaraderie over Competence

The importance of liking people is the subject of an article in the Harvard Business Review, which has carried out an experiment to find out who we’d rather work with. Hardly surprisingly, the people we want most as our workmates are both: brilliant at their jobs and delightful human beings. And the people we want least are both unpleasant and useless. More interestingly, the authors found that, given the choice between working with lovable fools and competent jerks (性情古怪的人), we irresistibly choose the former. Anyway, who likes those stupid men who annoy or hurt other people? We might insist that competence matters more, but our behavior shows we stay close to the people we like and sharing information with them.

What companies should therefore do is get people to like each other more. The trick here is apparently to make sure staffs come across each other as often as possible during the day. They also should be sent on bonding courses and so on to encourage friendliness and break down displeasure. However, more outdoor-activity weekends and shared coffee machines inspire no confidence at all.

The reality is that people either like each other or they don’t. You can’t force it. Possibly you can make offices friendlier by tolerating a lot of chat, but there is a productivity cost to that. In my experience, the question of lovable fool against competent jerk may not be the right one. The two are interrelated: we tend not to like our workmates when they are completely hopeless. I was once quite friendly with a woman whom I later worked with. I found her to be so outstandingly bad at her job that I lost respect for her and ended up not really liking her at all. Then is there anything that companies should be doing about it?

By far the most effective strategy would be to hire people who are all pretty much the same, given that similarity is one of the main determinants of whether we like each other. I think this is a pretty good idea, but no one dares recommend this anymore without offending the diversity lobby group. There is only one acceptable view on this subject: teams of similar people are bad because they stop creativity. This may be true, though I have never seen any conclusive proof of it.

Not only do we like similar people, we like people who like us. So if companies want to promote more liking, they should encourage a culture where we are all nice to each other. The trouble is that this needs to be done with some skill.

1.According to the research, which kind of colleagues would most people tend to choose?

A.Nice but unintelligent.

B.Creative but unattractive.

C.Competent but unfriendly.

D.Humorous but unambitious.

2.The author talks about her experience to show that ______.

A.people respect outstanding leaders

B.people tend to like optimistic workmates

C.a workmate’s working ability is important

D.talkative workmates makes offices friendlier

3.Some people think that similar people working together may ______

A.offend each other

B.create fewer new ideas

C.talk more and work less

D.be likely to stick together

4.To encourage workmates to like each other, companies could ______.

A.set more coffee machines in the work place

B.organize team-building activities outside the office

C.encourage a diversity of opinions in workplace

D.employ staff who have a lot in common

    Smart cities are coming. And you can be sure that hackers(黑客) won’t be very far behind.

We’ve already gotten a glimpse of that future, as cities across the globe start to use technology to connect their services and residents in ways that was science fiction just a few years ago. They are using sensors to collect data — such as traffic, garbage collecting, and road conditions —and then using that data to deliver services to more people and more efficiently.

But this rush to become a smart city has a major drawback: The more connected a city is, the easier it is to cyber-attacks. Hackers have, in recent years, effectively held cities hostage through ransom ware(赎金器), sometimes damaging critical systems for months at a time. The damage can cost millions to repair, as Baltimore and Atlanta have discovered.

And this is just the beginning. As cities add connectivity to their streetlights, power grids, dams, transit lines and other services, they are adding more targets that have the potential to be hacked. What’s more, as additional information on residents is collected, officials worry the result —lots of data could attract nation-states or terrorists who could incorporate the data into physical and cyber war.

What cyber security lesson can’t be taught in this hack? For example: Don’t open email attachments from unfamiliar sources; don’t click on unrecognized links; don’t leave sensitive information visible on the walls or surfaces of your office. But let’s just stick to the most important lesson: The information you share on social media can be used to profile and target you, whether that’s by engineering click bait(点击诱饵) aimed at your particular interests, guessing your password based on your birthday or figuring out your schedule and travels so that an intruder can access your home or office.

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.

1.What did people use to think of smart cities?

A.It was the product of science. B.It was bound to be popular.

C.It existed in imagination. D.It improved people’s life.

2.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?

A.Introduce the harm of hackers. B.Show the danger of a smart city.

C.Add some background information. D.Summarize the previous paragraphs.

3.What is officials’ attitude to big data?

A.It is convenient to provide service. B.It is certain to bring about revolution.

C.There are actually potential dangers. D.There’s competition in high technology.

4.What does the underlined word "profile" in Para. 5 mean?

A.Describe. B.Protect. C.Pursue. D.Fund.

    A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because poliomyelitis (小儿麻痹症) made his leg lame and his teeth uneven. He seldom played with his classmates; and when the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always lowered his head without a word.

One spring, the boy’s father asked for some saplings (树苗) from the neighbor. He told his children to plant a sapling each person. The father said, “Whose seedling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite gift.” The boy also wanted to get his father’s gift. But seeing his brothers and sisters carrying water to water the trees happily, anyhow, he hit upon an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never attended to it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was surprised to find it not only didn’t wilt, but also grew some fresh leaves, and compared with the trees of his brother and sister, his appeared greener and more vital. His father kept his promise, bought the little boy his favorite gift and said to him: from the tree he planted, he would become an outstanding botanist when he grew up.

Since then, the little boy slowly became optimistic. One day, the little boy lay on the bed but couldn't sleep. Looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, he suddenly recalled what the biology teacher once said, plants generally grow at night. Why not go to see the tree? When he came to the courtyard on tiptoe, he found his father was splashing something under his tree with a ladle (勺子). He returned to his room, tears running down his face.

Decades passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist, but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

1.Why didn’t the boy answer the teacher’s question?

A.He couldn’t concentrate on the class.

B.All the students looked down on him.

C.He lacked confidence because of his illness.

D.He was an unfortunate boy with learning disability.

2.Why did the father ask the children to plant trees?

A.The neighbor required him to do it.

B.He expected them to be botanists.

C.He wanted to encourage the disabled boy.

D.The children asked for their favorite gifts.

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

A.Become weak. B.Become strong.

C.Become beautiful. D.Become green.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.An Unfortunate Boy

B.Nutrition of Growth

C.A Loving Father

D.The Unselfish Love

    FLEA MARKETS (跳蚤市场)

For the best selection of flea market product, get there as soon as it opens on the first day of the market. If it’s open Saturday and Sunday all year round, go early on Saturday morning. For seasonal or annual flea markets, go early in the season, preferably the first weekend. You’ll have first pick of the goods the vendors (小贩) gathered during the year.

For the biggest discounts, it’s just the opposite. Shop mid to late afternoon during the final day, or days, of the flea market. The vendors are tired and ready to get home –and they might just cut you some fantastic deals if you ask. You may have to haggle a bit, but you’ll probably go home with some bargains, especially if you’re buying large, heavy pieces the tired sellers don’t want to pack and load.

YARD SALES

Yard sale shopping is a lot like flea market shopping. You’ll find the best selections when the sale first starts. Go early on the first day of the sale. If the sale starts at 7 am, be there a few minutes before – but not so early that you’re labeled an early bird. Don’t wait until Saturday to visit a yard sale that starts on Friday.

Like flea market vendors, yard sale sellers aren’t as willing to haggle early in the morning, but the prices are usually pretty low to start. Don’t wait until the afternoon bargain hours to shop at yard sales.

THRIFT STORES (旧货店)

For the best thrift store selections, ask the employees when the new product arrives. It could be a certain day of the week or a certain time each day. Find out, and then plan your visits for those days and times.

Thrift store prices are usually low, so you might want to snatch things up as soon as you find them. If the prices seem unusually high, ask about their sale structure. Thrift stores don’t always state their sales clearly and sometimes the sales are confusing. Find out when they discount the items that interest you. That’s when you’ll find the best deals.

1.As for the biggest discounts in the Flea Markets, you’d better______.

A.get there about 6:50 am on Friday

B.go early on Saturday morning

C.ask the host when the new product arrives

D.buy items late afternoon during the last day

2.The best Thrift Store selections should be taken_______.

A.after the sale starts B.as soon as you find them

C.when new items arrive D.before the afternoon bargain begins

3.The text is most probably intended for ______.

A.antique collectors B.economical shoppers

C.product vendors D.wealthy people

假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友 Peter 发邮件告知他在校中国诗歌朗诵大赛中获得二等奖。请你回复邮件，

内容包括：

1. 表示祝贺；

2. 肯定他赛前的准备；

3. 希望他继续努力。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇： 中国诗歌朗诵大赛 the Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（＾），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Our school is planning to offer us a cooking course, to whom students have different attitudes. In my opinions, the cooking course is beneficial but enjoyable. There are a few advantages of attending them. For example, we can learn from a very useful skill to help ourselves not only live independent but also take care of our parents. Besides, taking this course was a way to make us feel relaxing and enrich our school life. To make this course great success, our school should tell us how to cook safely to avoid get hurt while we are practicing cooking.

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。

There is some good news for the environment. The British government has banned the use of plastic particles (微粒）in cosmetics (化妆品）and other personal care products.

Plastic microbeads or tiny solid plastic particles 1. (use)mostly in cosmetics production, face washes, toothpastes and other products. When we use these things, the plastic microbeads get into our pipes that carry water, and 2. (eventual)end up in the ocean. Plastic in the ocean puts fish and plants 3. danger, and even causes them to die.

4. (official)say that the ban will prevent water pollution and in the meantime help with the 5.（protect)of ocean life. "The ban will stop billions of pieces of plastic entering our ecosystem, thus 6. (help) to conserve our precious seas and oceans, "Former Prime Minister Theresa May ever wrote on Twitter.

Therese Coffey, then the Environment Minister of the UK, said, "The world's seas and oceans are some of our most 7.(value)natural things. And 8.we do now is to deal with the plastic that causes great damage to our sea life. "He also added, "Actually, 9. amount of natural green things that we can take advantage of 10.(make)personal care products is huge, and therefore the use of plastic microbeads should be abandoned. ”

    Jack McCrossan and his three friends moved to the English city of Bristol. There, they were upset to discover that their landlord (房东） wouldn't  _______them to get a dog. The guys had all grown up with dogs and missed the_________of a four-legged friend. So when they_______a dog looking at them from their neighbor's window one evening, they had a(n)_______: write to their neighbor and offer their _______as doggy caretakers.

“If you ever need someone to walk him/her, we'll gladly do so, "they wrote." If you ever get _______(we know you never will, but we can dream) we're more than happy to_________ him/her. If you want to come over and bring him/her to _______ our day, you're more than welcome. If you_________to walk past our balcony windows so we can see him/her, please do. "

They__________the letter might come across as a bit strong, so they________explained that they missed having a dog around. "The adult life is a________ without one,” they wrote, signing off as "the boys from number 23”。

They soon received a letter back stamped with a paw (爪子） on the back. "What a ________it was to receive your letter, "began the note written________ the dog, Stevie Ticks, by her owner, Sarah Tolman." I____________meeting new people and it'd be great if we can be friends. I must warn you that the price of my__________is giving ball throws whenever I ________ them. "

The letter continued, "We understand how ________ it is to find pet-friendly rentals (出租房）－and life just isn't ________without a dog in it. We'd love to hang whenever you fancy. ”

McCrossan posted the whole________ online and it soon blew up.

1.A.force B.order C.allow D.forbid

2.A.sacrifice B.communication C.performance D.company

3.A.spotted B.sensed C.kept D.imagined

4.A.belief B.idea C.goal D.attitude

5.A.services B.donations C.recipes D.lessons

6.A.frightened B.embarrassed C.disappointed D.bored

7.A.live on B.fight against C.look after D.seek for

8.A.cost B.brighten C.replace D.occupy

9.A.happen B.decline C.pretend D.desire

10.A.wished B.feared C.guaranteed D.concluded

11.A.rarely B.curiously C.gradually D.simply

12.A.struggle B.dream C.journey D.destination

13.A.truth B.joke C.treat D.choice

14.A.on behalf of B.in celebration of C.in search of D.on account of

15.A.risk B.admit C.love D.stand

16.A.invitation B.friendship C.assistance D.contribution

17.A.discover B.describe C.remember D.demand

18.A.hard B.terrifying C.secret D.normal

19.A.formal B.full C.changeable D.random

20.A.application B.conflict C.exchange D.debate

    With the news filled with frightening reports about a new coronavirus (冠状病毒），COVID-19, it's easy to feel anxious. However, you don't need to worry, especially when you're following professional guidelines for protecting yourself1.

Get your information from trustworthy sources (来源）.2., and some of them may contain inaccurate or outdated information. To make sure that you're getting accurate and reasonable information, stick to sources like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.

3.. While it's good to stay informed, constantly reading or watching news updates can quickly make you bothered. Instead, set a specific time to check for updates so you're not thinking about the virus all day. Don't visit news sites or turn on the news outside of the time, and avoid social media if you're reading too many updates there.

Focus on the fact that most people recover. Reports about the new coronavirus likely sound very scary, so it's understandable that you'd be afraid. 4.Besides, most people who get very sick will get better after receiving treatment and recover at last.

Share helpful information with friends and family. You can help yourself and others feel calmer about the coronavirus outbreak by sharing any helpful information you find. 5., post a link on social media or email it to any friends or family members who are worried about the virus.

A.Limit how often you check for news updates.

B.Meanwhile, your anxiety about the outbreak disappears.

C.And there are things you can do to put your fears at ease.

D.Stop keeping yourself informed of the online news updates.

E.You're probably reading lots of reports about the coronavirus.

F.If you see a useful update on the new coronavirus from a reputable news source.

G.However, most cases are mild and most of the people can recover after some time.

    Paying$645 for a pair of pants(长裤）created by an unknown fashion brand might seem ludicrous, but what if the pants would last forever?Will that reason make you look smart?That's the promise of adventure clothing brand Vollebak, which announces its new pants will last a century.

Vollebak cofounder Steve Tidball says that the company stands behind the 100-year guarantee because the new pants are made of a tough material and you can walk through fire in them. Technically, the 100 Year Pants are made of a three-layer(层）material. The outer layer resists water and is designed to avoid abrasions(磨损），the middle layer is fireproof and expands as an airbag at high temperatures, acting as a barrier between your legs and the flames, while the third layer doesn't burn, offering extra protection.

＂Most fire-resistant clothing is made from heavy and uncomfortable chemical materials, but this is the  world's first special material that can be comfortably worn every day, "Vollebak cofounder Nick Tidball said. "It was originally designed to help soldiers handle extreme situations, but without having to dress like firefighters. "

Still, 100 years sounds like a long time for a pair of pants, especially if you wear them frequently. So how do you know they'll last that long? Vollebak put them through the Martindale abrasion resistance test, where a mechanical thumb(机械拇指）rubs against the pants until the fibers start to break. A regular clothing material can survive 25, 000 revolutions, but the special material these pants are made of passed 100, 000 cycles of wear. Even then, it was checked to see if any of the fibers had broken. Vollebak says they hadn't.

The 100 Year Pants are made suitable for all kinds of activities, from mountain climbing to yoga, and are stylish enough. So if you're looking to buy the last pair of pants you'll ever need, these seem like a pretty good choice. $645 is a lot, but if you think about it, it's just$6. 45 per year.

1.What does the underlined word"ludicrous"in paragraph 1 most probably mean?

A.Necessary.

B.Confidential.

C.Challenging.

D.Ridiculous.

2.What makes Vollebak's pants different from most fire-resistant clothing?

A.That they are designed for firefighters.

B.That they are comfortable to wear daily.

C.That they are extremely tough and thick.

D.That they are effective in resisting water.

3.How does the text prove Vollebak's pants are abrasion-resistant?

A.By referring to the results of a certain test.

B.By mentioning wearers positive comments.

C.By reporting the whole process of production.

D.By asking technicians to wear them frequently.

4.What is the author's purpose in writing the text?

A.To recommend the special pants to consumers.

B.To research the unique designs of the new pants.

C.To speak highly of clothing designers' creativity.

D.To comment on a famous company's latest products.

    It has become a habit for many of us. When you're tired of online shopping, you head to the bathroom to do your best makeup for the perfect selfie(自拍)for Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or all of the above. When you're ready, you hold up your phone and, in an instant, snap(拍照)。

But have you ever wondered what's behind your burning desire to self-document?Most people would say that this is a way to express themselves and perhaps make them become more confident of themselves. But the moment you upload that picture, it's no longer yours to judge. Instead, you pass on that power to the online world.

While you may think that your growing collection of selfies attracts people, quite the opposite may be true. A recent study was conducted on a total of 238 people in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. 77%of the people surveyed admitted to regularly taking selfies. Interestingly, 82% of people said that they would rather see fewer selfies on social media. In other words, we like taking selfies but seriously dislike looking at other people's selfies online.

This research finds that there is a big difference between how we see our own selfies and how we judge other people's pictures. It suggests that we are comfortable with the selfies we post since we believe they are obviously not serious or vain, but we think everyone else is an egoist(自我主义者)for doing the very same thing. After all, we are able to separate our own selfies from the sea of them online and naturally think that ours are the only authentic ones.

So, the next time you reach for your phone and take a selfie picture, consider this: The people around you may not  need another carefully planned snap of your face. Instead, you might be better off, giving it a break and calling off the selfie photo today. While you're at it, make sure you never post these pictures on social media either.

1.What is most people's idea on taking their own selfies according to the text?

A.It's a good way to keep others informed of their life.

B.It costs less money than shopping online for makeup.

C.It's a way of self-expression and building confidence.

D.It can help them keep a record of their daily routines.

2.How do other people feel about our online selfies that we consider attractive?

A.They actually take great interest in them.

B.They envy our life after appreciating them.

C.They are likely unwilling to see them online.

D.They hardly make annoying reviews on them.

3.Why do we regard others as egoists for taking selfies?

A.They are not serious but vain in nature.

B.We don't think their selfies are authentic.

C.We are too proud to acknowledge others.

D.They hate getting their selfies polished.

4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A.Approaches to resisting taking selfies.

B.Concerns over posting selfies online.

C.Doubts about contradictory thoughts.

D.Suggestions on dealing with selfies.

    A young lawyer named Gabriel Massote, from Uberlandia, a city in southeastern Brazil, was diagnosed with blood cancer at age 26. He had chemotherapy(化疗)for almost a year. However, his cancer returned in a worse form, so he had to receive a bone marrow transplant(骨髓移植)。

Brazilian news medium Sempre Familia shared his story. It said how over 1, 000 miles away, in a small town in the state of Rondonia, an unemployed hairdresser named Elza dos Santos came across a series of posters near a supermarket in the city of Ariquemes and went to see what they were about. After learning about the whole thing, Elza signed up as a donor.

Just when the possibility of Gabriel's finding a match in the Bone Marrow Donor Registry in Brazil was about1 in 100, 000, he was blessed. In Rondonia, Elza was informed her marrow was a match for that of a person in need of a transplant and she didn't say no.

She traveled to Rio Grande o Norte, on the opposite side of Brazil, for the transplant. The first attempt didn't work. Elza was called again and she immediately made a second trip in order to repeat the process. Gabriel, now 35, concludes, "She saved me twice, and today my blood cells are Elza's. "

Deeply grateful, Gabriel wanted to find the donor. "When I met Elza and found out that she and her husband were unemployed and living in borrowed space, I was sure I should help them. "The lawyer started a campaign online and soon 465 people donated about$28, 500. Thanks to this generosity, Elza and her family bought a house.

＂I was just a drop of water in the life of this young man, but today he's the whole ocean in my life, "Elza told Sempre Familia.

1.What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?

A.Blood cancer is very common in Brazil.

B.Elza learnt Gabriel's story accidentally.

C.It's impossible to find a donor who matches.

D.Elza hoped to get a great job in Uberlandia.

2.Why did Gabriel want to discover the identity of Elza?

A.To start an online campaign.

B.To do something in return.

C.To ask her to do another favor.

D.To buy a house for her family.

3.Which of the following words can best describe Elza?

A.Helpful and outgoing.

B.Kind and hardworking.

C.Determined and confident.

D.Warmhearted and grateful.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.One Good Turn Deserves Another

B.Where There Is Hope, There Is Love

C.It's Never too Late to Spread Kindness

D.God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

    Welcome to join us in exploring Tanzania, a beautiful east African country!

●Travel Plan

Day 1: Tour in and around Moshi. Drive from Moshi to Lake Manyara. Afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara.

Day 2: Early morning drive to the Serengeti with lunch boxes. Afternoon game drive around the Seronera area. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Full day game drive in Serengeti, lunch boxes at Visitor's Center.

Day 4: Drive from Serengeti to Ngorongoro. Half-day game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater(火山口).

Day 5: Drive from Ngorongoro to the Olduvai Gorge(峡谷).

●Some Scenic Spots

Moshi

Moshi is a city lying near the parks and conservation areas offering views of Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Here you can enjoy historic buildings and pick up souvenirs from your trip to Tanzania.

Serengeti National Park

Equal in size to Northern Ireland, the park contains about three million large animals, most of which join in a seasonal migration(迁徙), one of nature's wonders.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

The huge area has active volcanoes, mountains, forests, lakes and Ngorongoro Crater. On the crater floor, grassland mixes with lakes, rivers, woodland and mountains. The crater is home to up to 25, 000 large animals.

Olduvai Gorge

There's a small museum lying at the visitor center. The gorge is full of archaeological sites(考古遗址) filled with fossils, settlement remains and stone artifacts.

●About Baggage

We suggest limiting your extra clothing and other things to one suitcase per person. It's a great idea to bring a small bag for things like a camera and a water bottle, which you'll use in the front passenger area.

For more information, please call 1-800-766-3396!

1.When can tourists enjoy the views of the highest mountain in Africa?

A.On the first day. B.On the third day.

C.On the fourth day. D.On the fifth day.

2.Northern Ireland is mentioned to show Serengeti National Park's_________.

A.ancient attractions B.beautiful scenery

C.various animals D.large size

3.What are tourists advised to do?

A.Prepare huge bags. B.Send emails for details.

C.Avoid too much luggage. D.Take photos of passengers.

假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike来信说中国书法很难学。就此请你用英语给他写一封回信， 主要内容包括：

1.学习书法的意义；

2.学习书法的技巧；

3．给他鼓励和信心。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：书法calligraphy;毛笔writing brush

Dear Mike,

I’m sorry to know that you have difficulty in learning Chinese calligraphy.

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Best wishes.

Yours,

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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear David,

I am Lihua, a senior high school students. I have recently learnt on the Internet what you are helping students with spoken English by offer an online course. I am writing to ask you for some help.

I have been learnt English for more than four years and I really like English. However, my spoken English is such poor that I can not communicate with foreigners free. My broken English always discourages you from opening my mouth. I am really worrying. I hope you can help me with my spoken English. I believe that I can make a progress with your help.

I would appreciate it if you could agree help me. I am looking forward to your reply.

Sincerely,

Lihua

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。

Sandstorms are strong, dry winds that carry sand. They are often 1. thick that you cannot see the sun and the wind sometimes has such 2.(strong) to move sand dunes. A typical example of sandstorms is the Dust Bowl of the 1930s in the United States. It was the 3.(bad) sandstorm disaster in the history of the United States. For nearly ten years dust blew on the southern plains of America, 4.caused serious results. People couldn’t breathe when they went outside and 5.(child) wore dust masks to school. The sky 6.(be) often dark for days. Over five million acres of land became desert during the Dust Bowl, 7.(force) 200,000 people to leave their homes.

The disaster 8.(cause) by bad farming methods and several years 9. very little rainfall made things worse. The land dried up and the wind blew the soil away. 10.took over thirty years to reverse the process and replant the land.

    Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time.

A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been _______ free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started _______ his car to the young people. Wilson has _______ an astonishing 64, 000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous _______ with the students he transports to and from school. The students who he’s _______ have gone on to become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they’ve also got out of their time in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students _______ call him “Grandpa”.

Tina Stern _______ rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant much more to her than just free _______. “It’s not just a ride; you’re not just sitting there in _______ silence or with your headphones on.” Stern said. “He asks you questions and actually ________ the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he’ll ________ those things.”

Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organisation. On Point for College. Although the ________ asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes ________ to ensure the welfare and safety of the students. If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to ________ them. If they run out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what’s needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never ________ to buy them a meal.

For many students, Wilson’s help is not only appreciated, it’s also entirely ________ for them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don’t have a reliable car, while others have to ________ vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding with Wilson has ________ them to complete their education — but according to Wilson, he benefits just as much from the ________. “I just love driving and I love these kids, ” Wilson said. “It’s such a(n) ________ to be a part of these kids’ lives, even just for a few hours, getting to know them and hearing their stories.”

1.A. linking B. sending C. offering D. distributing

2.A. donating B. lending C. delivering D. volunteering

3.A. paved B. covered C. measured D. wandered

4.A. arguments B. interviews C. negotiations D. conversations

5.A. met B. driven C. addressed D. greeted

6.A. even B. ever C. once D. already

7.A. earned B. received C. assessed D. demanded

8.A. transportation B. style C. time D. communication

9.A. forced B. awkward C. ridiculous D. suspicious

10.A. selects B. recites C. guesses D. remembers

11.A. act on B. settle on C. check on D. agree on

12.A. club B. league C. college D. programme

13.A. far B. around C. beyond D. forwards

14.A. assist B. watch C. urge D. warn

15.A. expects B. attempts C. manages D. hesitates

16.A. extra B. unusual C. necessary D. adequate

17.A. share B. fuel C. repair D. exchange

18.A. required B. allowed C. reminded D. convinced

19.A. experience B. arrangement C. appreciation D. employment

20.A. effort B. ambition C. privilege D. convenience

    Being a teenager can be challenging, but it can also be exciting. 1. You are also learning to take risks and solve problems better.

Changes are happening throughout your body, even in your brain. 2. Imagine the structure of your brain is like a big road map. Lots of roads lead to different destinations. When you were a child as you learnt new things, your brain created more and more roads to different destinations. 3. Now your brain makes that map more efficient.

As a result, your experiences as a teenager actually influence the way that your brain develops. If you spend hours playing video games, what skills do you use? 4. As you develop those skills, your brain is making sure that the roads leading to them are especially fast and efficient.

This is a great time for you to practice new skills and discover what you are good at and what you love most. 5. Remember that with everything you do, you’re shaping your brain for the future.

A.The changes in your brain are influencing how you develop into an adult.

B.Playing cards with your mind can make your memory better.

C.You’re becoming more and more independent and making decisions for yourself.

D.So try different activities, and stick to them if you think they’re useful.

E.By the time you become a teenager, many different roads lead to the most important places on the map.

F.You learn to see something with your eyes and respond to it with your hands.

G.Different people have different change in the body.

    WHAT are scientists? They are often described as gray-haired white-coated dull scholars.

But the world has changed. Young scientists are making their voices heard and releasing their powers on the world stage.

This is also true in China. Rising stars include new materials expert Gong Yongji, university professor Liu Mingzhen, and biologist Wang Ruixue. At the age of 28 in 2018, Wan Ruixue received the 2018 Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists. This is a global prize to reward outstanding scientists at an early stage of their careers.

She focuses mainly on biomedicine(生物医学)and artificial intelligence(人工智能). "Both are cutting-edge(前沿)technologies at an early stage of development," she said.

"So, I think they have great potential to be developed. I think in the study of cutting-edge technologies, China and other leading countries in the world are standing on the same starting line. And in the study of structural biology, China is likely to become the leader."

She felt it was her fate to become a biologist. "I grew interested in the natural world, when I was very young," she said. In 2009, she entered Sun Yat-sen University.

In her third year at the university, she realized that she wanted to do something related to biomedicine. So she emailed China's top biologist Shi Yigong, hoping to join his lab at Tsinghua University.

Shi recognized her talent and welcomed her. Years of efforts at the lab have paid off. Her research on the high-definition 3D structure of spliceosome led to a scientific breakthrough.

Unlike-many of other young scientists who choose to pursue further study abroad, Wan currently has no plan to go overseas.

"The whole ecosystem for scientific research is continually improving in China," she said, adding the country has great science facilities.

1.What does the underlined word "releasing" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.Giving out. B.Getting over.

C.Finding out. D.Taking over.

2.What does Wan Ruixue feel about the study of cutting-edge technologies in China?

A.Anxious. B.Confident.

C.Disappointed. D.Satisfied.

3.What can we learn about Wang Ruixue's journey of becoming a biologist?

A.Her teacher led her into the field. B.She finds it's easier than she thought.

C.Her contribution has been recognized. D.She thinks it's boring but worth trying.

4.Which can be the best title of the text?

A.China's Breakthrough in Science B.Rising Young Scientists in China

C.Wan Ruixue: A Successful Young Scientist D.New Image of Chinese Scientists