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You may not want to admit it,but actually at one time in your life,you've talked to an animal.Maybe it was letting a dog know it was a good dog 1. asking a cat where it  had been.Maybe you gave words of 2.(encourage)to an elephant or scolded a sheep. Whichever animal it was you talked to,one thing is for sure:it probably didn't talk back. What if it could? 3.（science)are working on ways to not only understand what animals are saying,but also study whether they can talk back one day.Maybe their work will change 4.way we think about animals in the future.

So far,no one 5. (prove)that an animal or a species has a language,partly because there is no 6.(universe)idea of what can be considered as a language.But 7.(broad)speaking,language should be a distinct and organized form of communication, 8.has been learned and used willingly.When your dog barks,you don't consider it as language.The reason is that dogs are born with the ability.But some studies suggest that some animals do communicate in a very complex manner 9.（show)characteristics of language.So,maybe we are close 10.talking with animals.

    An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Even those small acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's day. That was just the case for Amie Mickey when she _______ a bumper sticker on her car reading: You Matter.

Amie started to do this several years ago. At first, she wondered if people would_______it. However, much to her surprise, she began seeing a flood of _______ every time she hit the road. More often than not, people _______slowly near her car would roll down their windows, raising their_______,waving and smiling. Sometimes, she even found some sticky notes left on her windshield saying things like “You _______too! “Once while she was driving down the highway, she became_______ when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly, waving and mouthing, “You matter!” Though it took her some time to recover from the_______,she still felt happy. Last year, someone _______ her car while she was waiting for her friend in the car by the roadside, saying to her, “It is a(an) ________sticker. I’ve seen various stickers before, but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done. “The two small words on the sticker seem simple enough, but they really struck a chord with many complete strangers who________to catch sight of the sticker.

Stories like Amie's really________the rest of us. Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our________ and it doesn't cost a thing except for a little extra thought. Maybe it means offering a friend a hug, praising the children when their children ________well in school, helping someone out or volunteering at animal shelters or shelters for the homeless. Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere. Small as they seem, they can make a ________ impact on the world, and help form general goodness.

1.A.tore up B.picked up C.fixed up D.put up

2.A.watch B.overlook C.notice D.neglect

3.A.attention B.strangers C.confusion D.trouble

4.A.running B.driving C.walking D.riding

5.A.voices B.hats C.shoulders D.thumbs

6.A.count B.share C.value D.matter

7.A.frightened B.frustrated C.embarrassed D.disappointed

8.A.parking B.speed C.incident D.event

9.A.approached B.blocked C.repaired D.cleaned

10.A.important B.special C.typical D.skeptical

11.A.happened B.occurred C.managed D.offered

12.A.shock B.inspire C.delight D.satisfy

13.A.feelings B.thoughts C.spirits D.minds

14.A.work B.exercise C.conduct D.behave

15.A.reliable B.subjective C.positive D.brief

    Youngsters usually benefit from having a relationship with someone older and wiser to mentor（指导） them. The mentor might be a teacher, family member or more experienced peer. However, not everyone is suitable to be an influential, positive role model. 1. Here are some common characteristics of good role models.

They are confident. Most people admire those who have much confidence in themselves. 2. So they are able to acknowledge their skills and achievements without becoming arrogant ( 自 大 的 ). Just as Child Development Specialist Dr.Robyn Silverman suggests, healthy self-confidence shows as pride in who you are and what you've learned throughout your life.

3. Role models show their commitment to a desired goal by their actions and are willing to invest the necessary time and effort to achieve success. They don't give up easily and continue trying when faced with challenges. Their determination to succeed encourages youngsters to follow through and reach the goals they set for themselves.

They are respectful. 4. Young people appreciate being treated with respect and admire those who treat them and others that way. Role models who show selflessness and an equal, non-prejudiced view of those different from them earn the admiration of others.

They are optimistic and creative. Role models inspire others with a positive outlook on life. For example, a community leader faced with a financial setback （ 挫折） might welcome the opportunity to organize a fund-raising project that pulls everyone together in a constructive manner. 5.

A.They are hard-working.

B.They are knowledgeable.

C.Role models show respect for others.

D.Pick someone having the same hobbies and similar qualities as you.

E.Good role models have a healthy appreciation of their accomplishments.

F.Effective role models possess desirable characteristics that make them easy to look up to.

G.Role models tend to see the bright side in difficult situations and can find creative solutions.

    New research has found that grey seals can simulate(模仿）human speech and songs. The study carried out by Dr Amanda Stansbury and Professor Vincent Janik,at the University of St Andrews,found that grey seals use the same sound production system as humans due to having similar vocal tracts(声道）。

Three young grey seals-Zola,Gandalf and Janice-were monitored from birth by Stansbury and Janik to determine their natural talents.Once this process was complete, the researchers began teaching the seals to simulate common seal sounds or noises a seal might normally hear from a herd mate in the wild.Fish was used to encourage the seals to come out of the water and sing a series of notes.Stansbury would record the seals'own sounds and play them back.The seals quickly learnt that if they sang back the same notes, they would be rewarded with fish.

Once the seals were familiar with this process and could easily copy these basic sounds,Stansbury and Janik used higher and longer tones and unfamiliar vowels from human speech.The seals were then rewarded for matching these new sounds.Stansbury even used some combinations to simulate songs that no seal would be expected to produce under natural circumstances.Zola had a gift for copying up to ten notes of songs such as Twinkle,Twinkle,Little Star and the theme song of Star Wars.Gandalf and Janice were better at accurately reproducing combinations of human vowel sounds.

Stansbury said,"I was amazed how well the seals copied the model sounds we played to them.Copies were not perfect,but given that these are not typical seal sounds,it is pretty impressive.Our study really shows how flexible seal voices are."

After one year of working with the researchers,the seal pups were released back into the wild."This study gives us a better understanding of the development of vocal learning,a skill that is important for human language development."Janik believes this knowledge can help to develop new methods to study speech problems.

1.What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A.Grey seals 'learning environments.

B.A research finding on grey seals.

C.Humans 'sound production system.

D.A comparison of humans and grey seals.

2.In the study,fish would be given when the seals

A.made funny noisesre B.came out of the water

C.repeated the same notes D.copied typical fish sounds

3.What can we find about Zola based on the research?

A.It can copy some musical sounds played to her.

B.It is good at copying human vowel sounds.

C.It is smarter than Gandalf and Janice.

D.It likes singing children's songs.

4.What does Janik think of the research result?

A.It shows the living environments of grey seals.

B.It leads to a better understanding of human vocal system.

C.It raises an awareness of the need to protect grey seals.

D.It brings inspirations for research on speech problems.

    It's common that a Japanese-American bows on the phone—but only in Japanese. Behaviors and manners can become so routine that they appear even when there's no need for them.Those who are bilingual and bi-cultural know first-hand that how we behave can depend on what language we are speaking.Experts have shown that who you are in the moment can depend on the language you are using at that time.

This is because when you have an experience,the language you are using becomes associated with it.For bilingual people,this means certain memories are more closely associated with one language than the other-a phenomenon called language-dependent memory.For example,a childhood memory is more likely to be remembered when the language spoken during that childhood event is spoken again.

How we think and feel can thus change depending on what language we are using.For example,people who are bilingual have an intensified stress response when listening to the words of scolding in a native language.This may be,in part,because our early memories associated with learning a"bad”word or being scolded by our parents happened in our native language.

Because emotions play a key role in how we make decisions,people are often more sensible when making choices in the less emotional foreign language.When asked whether they would be willing to give one person's life to save a group,people who speak more than one language are much more likely to say"yes" when answering in a foreign language.The unpleasant feelings that can prevent us from making difficult choices are reduced when we're using a non-native language.

The Language we speak has an influence on how we think,feel,and even behave.In a way,knowing different languages can provide people with a variety of views through which to see the world.

1.Why is the example of Japanese-American mentioned?

A.To show the influence of culture is huge.

B.To show bowing is Japanese people's routine.

C.To show Japanese people are polite on the phone.

D.To show one's use of language affects one's behavior.

2.What does the underlined word"intensified"in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Worse.

B.Better.

C.Increased.

D.Limited.

3.When a person speaks a foreign language, he is likely to____

A.make a sound decision

B.prevent himself from danger

C.be influenced by other people

D.have difficulty making decisions

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.You Are Actually What You Are Speaking

B.Native Languages Make People Speak More

C.Different Languages Have Different Influences

D.Speak Your Native Language in Other Countries

    On the 3rd of July,about six in the morning,I was watering my flowers.A young man entered the garden.He was blonde,beardless;he wore a German cap and gold glasses in a proud way.A long,loose woolen coat hung down in a sad way around his body.He wore no gloves;his leather shoes had huge soles.I put down my watering-pot, and greeted him in German with:"Guten Morgen!”＂Monsieur,"he said to me in French, but with a very unpleasant accent,"my name is Hermann Schultz;I have come to pass some months in Greece,and I have carried your book with me everywhere."

That praise filled my heart with sweet joy;the stranger's voice seemed more beautiful than Mozart's music,and I directed a swift look of gratitude toward his gold glasses.You would hardly believe how much we love those who have taken the trouble to understand our jargon(行业术语)。

I took him by the hand and seated him beside me on the garden-bench.He told me that he was a botanist and that he had a commission from the"Jardin des Plantes"in Hamburg.In order to complete his herbarium(植物标本馆)，he was studying the country,the animals,and the people.He expressed himself uneasily,but with frankness which inspired confidence.He questioned me,if not about every one in Athens,at least about all the principal persons in my book.In the course of the conversation,he made some statements on general subjects,which seemed to me quite insightful.Therefore, they motivated me to think more deeply and get a more reasonable opinion.At the end of an hour we had become good friends.

1.How did the author find the young man at first?

A.Fashionable.

B.Unfavorable.

C.Easy-going.

D.Indifferent.

2.Why did the author feel grateful to the young man?

A.Because he brought the author a good pair of glasses.

B.Because he thought highly of the author's achievements.

C.Because he delighted the author with Mozart's music.

D.Because he took the time to read the author's work.

3.What can we infer about the young man from the last paragraph?

A.He was good at public speaking.

B.He was lacking in self-confidence.

C.He was slow in learning German culture.

D.He was enthusiastic about studies of plants.

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

A.To introduce a young botanist's achievements.

B.To show the start of his friendship with a stranger.

C.To describe the benefits of doing gardening.

D.To explain the beauty of studying biology.

    Meeting at a church on a Friday night is not usual for most college students,but it is usual for the women members of the Alcoholics Anonymous(AA)in my hometown, which is an organization for alcoholics who want to stop drinking alcohol.AA is founded upon a number of principles,including twelve steps and twelve traditions,but the only requirement for becoming a member is a strong wish to stop drinking.

The AA meeting I attended was in a speaker week,which meant that most of the time was spent listening to a member talking about her journey with alcohol.The speaker told other members her true story of alcohol problems.The group processed the story in a positive way.I noticed several times when members laughed,smiled,and made brief supporting comments while she spoke.Later,a member named Lucy shared with me her view that"this is the kind of place where you can talk about things,and everyone just laughs...no judgment but support."Being able to talk about her feelings and experiences,receiving support,and the lack of judgment were a large part of her decision to keep coming to the meetings.

Years later,I looked back on the meeting I attended with positive memories.The members at the meeting were mothers,sisters,grandmothers,aunts,daughters,and friends.Some were professionals, some were students,and some were unemployed. Despite their differences,they united in their common goal for a better life.AA is a prime example of how a group of people follow a program and work together at changing their habits.The meeting changed the way I looked at addiction-it was no longer a monster. Now I think it's essential to have support when you're struggling with addiction,just as with any lifestyle change.

1.What is the purpose of the Alcoholics Anonymous?

A.To create a program for college students.

B.To improve the alcohol industry.

C.To help people give up drinking.

D.To break twelve traditions.

2.What is most likely to hurt Lucy's feelings according to the text?

A.Unfriendly judgment on her stories.

B.Loud laughter from the audiences.

C.Too little time left for her.

D.Silence after her speech.

3.What is the text mainly about?

A.Sharing feelings with friends.

B.My experience of an AA meeting.

C.AA helping women lead a better life.

D.Tips on getting rid of alcohol addiction.

假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Jerry来信表示对中国高中生疫情复课后的学校生活感兴趣，询问你复课后高中学习的变化和感受，请根据以下提示写一封回信并询问美国的复课情况。

1.复课后的学习变化；

2.复课后你的感受；

3.询问美国的复课情况。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：新型冠状病毒病 COVID-19; 疫情 pandemic;复课 resume classes

Dear Jerry,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours Sincerely,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有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。

The bicycle is still popular. In some countries, people use bicycles because they are the cheapest way to getting around. In some another countries, people use them mainly because they prefer this form of transport than any other.

It is said that when a German inventor created the first bicycle in 1816. It was two-wheeled and moved along by push of the rider's feet upon the ground. This vehicle was improving in 1839 by a Scottish blacksmith, which invented pedals(踏板). Eventually, bicycles are also made specially for women. They had big rear wheels than front wheels, and riders could sit more upright. Nowadays, women’s bicycles have changed again to become more usefully to those involved in sports.

定语从句填空

1.He put aside his work to spend more time with his son, ________ just returned from abroad.

2.I would like to express my thanks in a way ______ he could never imagine.

3.The novel coronavirus has had such a deep effect on our life ______ is totally beyond expectation.

4.Lora is the very teacher I like most, with ______ help I have made progress in my study.

5.People are required to wear masks in public places, ______ is helpful for fight against the pandemic(疫情).

单词填空

1.The island of Great Britain is c________of England, Scotland and Wales.

2.After studying music in Vienna, he worked as d________ of a choir at the court.

3.By ________ (查阅) to your dictionary, you can solve most of the word problems.

4.Undoubtedly, parents’ instruction has great i________ on children’s behaviour.

5.Go to a part of the world you're unfamiliar with and ________ (观察) how people live there.

6.I can’t stand your ________ (采用) the unhealthy methods of cooking.

7.The photographs will be on e________ in the gallery until the end of the month.

8.London is one of the important ________ (金融) centers of the world.

9.My daughter is fascinated by the dancers' steps and their________ (优雅的) gestures and movements.

10.He was humorous and always e________ us for hours with his stories and jokes.

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1. (die) of a broken heart sounds like the ending of a romantic story. But it actually happens. The ''broken heart syndrome(心碎综合征) '', 2. (official) calledTakotsubo syndrome, or TTS, involves the sudden weakening of heart muscles. This causes the left ventricle(心室), which pushes oxygen-rich blood through the body, 3.(expand) abnormally at the bottom.

The scientific community has studied how unexpected emotional shocks can cause a heart attack. These shocks are usually unpleasant, such as the death of a family member or a violent 4. (argue). Recently, however, researchers discovered that even 5. (delight) events can give the same result. A team of researchers in Switzerland 6.(collect) data on 1,750 cases of the Takotsubo syndrome. The team found that emotional shocks caused 485 of those 1,750 cases. And within that group of 485, 7. total of 20 people could be said to have suffered from ''happy heart syndrome'', 8. causes include a favorite team winning a game and the birth of a grandchild. 9.interesting finding is that TTS affects mostly women.

Happy and sad life events are, of course, very different. 10.(far) studies are also needed to figure out if both events share the same pathway in the central nervous system for causing Takotsubo syndrome.

    My wife passed away a few years ago, and I went through the _______ time in my life. I even wanted to _______ myself. Just for my kids, I had to continue to live and work as a small town _______ at my medical clinic in Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was _______. Then they asked me to have a family trip.

On our trip, we turned on the TV at the motel and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. Seeing it _______down, I said to my kids: “I'm going to Afghanistan.” And a few weeks later, International Medical Corps sent me to _______ 20 clinics in provinces where people had no health care. In these clinics _______by frightening shoots or deadly bombs, we were eventually serving 27,000 patients a month in a very busy schedule. Though tired and nervous, I gradually had a sense of _______, a sense of purpose, and my _______ went away.

In the years to follow, I went to Indonesia after the tsunami(海啸), Pakistan after the earthquakes, Sudan after the civil war, and Iraq after more and more ________. Each time after ________one after another, hundreds of people were________ or even killed, and many more had to ________. We once set up movable clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees(难民), and it was supposed to ________ 13,000 originally. Flu broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it ________ like wildfire. Water and food were also serious problems. “________ or not?” I often asked myself.

When my wife passed away, I thought my life was ________. But ________, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, she went unconscious. I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit and the exciting adventures we would have. I think about the moment many times during my “adventures”. I didn't know how ________ those words would be. But I know that she is still ________ me.

1.A.best B.worst C.fastest D.shortest

2.A.kill B.amuse C.excite D.calm

3.A.engineer B.nurse C.doctor D.teacher

4.A.unattached B.upset C.annoyed D.alone

5.A.taking B.settling C.falling D.bending

6.A.take up B.pick up C.set up D.end up

7.A.surrounded B.destroyed C.established D.rebuilt

8.A.humor B.achievement C.loyalty D.relief

9.A.excitement B.embarrassment C.disappointment D.depression

10.A.invitations B.bombs C.inventions D.instructions

11.A.disasters B.accidents C.events D.wars

12.A.shot B.rescued C.helped D.wounded

13.A.run B.leave C.fly D.walk

14.A.include B.cover C.hold D.live

15.A.spread B.burnt C.lighted D.improved

16.A.History B.Entertainment C.Fun D.Adventures

17.A.interesting B.boring C.done D.complete

18.A.on purpose B.in reality C.with delight D.in turn

19.A.predictive B.creative C.imaginative D.active

20.A.against B.for C.at D.with

    School success means different things to different people. No matter what success means to you, strong study skills, confidence and goals are key components. 1., therefore, why not try the following tips to achieve it?

Organize yourself

When a student lacks organization, he struggles to complete schoolwork on time, or find time to study. 2.. When you sit down to study, you need to organize your time well by allowing enough time for each task. You also need an organized backpack that allows you to transport materials to and from classes.

3.

Spending time with friends, working a part-time job and pursuing other interests has a place. However, you also need to leave time to achieve academic goals, or else your studies will be affected negatively. For example, working too many hours at a job reduces study and sleep time, possibly meaning missed school and difficulty concentrating due to being tired.

Look for support

Whether or not you struggle in school, a support network helps you succeed. So communicate with your teacher outside of class time to ask for help when you struggle. 4.. If your friends think school is a waste of time, you may be influenced to think so.

Go beyond the classroom

Learning doesn’t stop at the classroom doors.5.. When a topic in the classroom interests you, you should do a little research on your own. For example, set up your own experiment based on something you learned in science class.

A.Balance activities and your studies

B.It isn’t limited to the information on the next exam

C.You may discover new information that helps you in school

D.Surround yourself with classmates who also want to succeed in school

E.For students who struggle in school, additional support is necessary for success

F.You need an organized study place at home for completing homework and studying

G.School success opens up doors for future achievements for students at all grade levels

    Sweden is so good at recycling that, for several years, it has imported rubbish from other countries to keep its recycling plants going. Less than 1% of Swedish household waste was sent to landfills(垃圾填埋场) last year or any year since 2011.

We can only dream of such an effective system in the UK, which is why we end up paying expensive transport costs to send rubbish to be recycled overseas rather than paying fines to send it to landfills under The Landfill Tax of 1996.

Sweden has a culture of looking after the environment. “We Swedish people are aware of what we need to do on environmental issues. We worked on communications for long to make people not throw things outdoors so that we can recycle and reuse,” says Anna-Carin Gripwall, director of communications for Avfall Sverige, the Swedish Waste Management’s recycling association.

Over time, Sweden has carried out a national recycling policy so that even though private companies undertake most of the business of importing and burning waste, the energy goes into a national heating network to heat homes through the freezing Swedish winter.

However, some people argue that the country is escaping real recycling. Paper plant managers say wood fiber can be used up to six times before it becomes dust. If Sweden burns paper before that point, it’s exhausting the potential for true recycling and replacing used paper with fresh raw material.

Ms Gripwall describes Sweden’s policy of importing waste to recycle from other countries as a temporary situation. “There’s a ban on landfill in EU countries, so instead of paying the fine they send it to us as a service. They should and will build their own plants, to reduce their own waste, as we’re doing in Sweden,” Ms Gripwall says.

1.Why is a low amount of household waste sent to landfills in Sweden?

A.A little bit of household waste is produced here.

B.Its people get waste recycled at home.

C.Much rubbish is imported overseas.

D.They have good public environmental awareness.

2.What measure is taken in the UK to deal with waste according to the text?

A.An effective recycling system is adopted.

B.People are encouraged to sell rubbish abroad.

C.People are forbidden to send waste to landfills.

D.An increasing number of landfills are being built.

3.What can we infer about Sweden’s recycling system?

A.It’s being spread around the world.

B.It’s also thought to have some shortcomings.

C.It’s so perfect to receive good evaluation.

D.It solves the problems with the local energy.

4.What opinion should Ms Gripwall hold according to the text?

A.It’s partly wrong to import rubbish from other countries.

B.The technology of handling waste will be developed wildly.

C.It’s possible to completely solve all environmental problems.

D.All countries should work together to protect the environment.

    NASA said its Kepler spacecraft has spotted ''Earth's bigger, older cousin'': the first nearly Earth-size planet to be found in the habitable zone of a star similar to our own.

Though NASA can’t say for sure whether the planet is rocky like ours or has water and air, it's the closest match yet found.

The planet, Kepler-452b, is about 60% bigger than Earth, NASA says, and is located in its star's habitable zone, where life-sustaining liquid water is possible on the surface of a planet.

A visitor there would experience gravity about twice that of Earth's, and scientists say the possibility of it having a rocky surface are ''better than ever''. While it's a bit farther from its star than Earth is from the sun, its star is brighter, so the planet receives about the same amount of energy from its star as Earth does from the sun.

Kepler researcher Jeff Jenkins said, ''The planet almost certainly has an atmosphere, although scientists can't say what it's made of. But if the assumptions are correct, kepler-452b's atmosphere may be thicker than Earth's. ''

It takes 385 days for the planet to orbit its star. ''Because it has spent so long orbiting in this zone—6 billion years—it's had plenty of time to brew life,'' Jenkins said.

''That's an opportunity for life to arise, if all the necessary ingredients and conditions for life exist on this planet, '' he said in a statement.

Kepler-452b is too far away for humans to visit. But the discovery of this new Earth-like planet can tell us a lot about what’s possible for the future of space travel. ''The next step in the process is to do follow-up missions to find planets similar to kepler-452b, but much closer to Earth, '' said Peter Coughlin, a Kepler research scientist. ''We could do a lot more research into those planets, and even start to think about visiting one day. ''

1.The researchers are sure that Kepler-452b ________．

A.is larger than Earth B.has an atmosphere

C.has air and water D.has many rocks

2.What is the similarity between Kepler-452b and the Earth?

A.They are both located in the sun's habitable zone．

B.Their distances from the sun are almost the same．

C.Their atmospheres are made of the same compositions．

D.They get almost the same amount of energy from their stars.．

3.The underlined word ''brew'' in paragraph 6 most probably means ________.

A.improve B.endanger

C.produce D.protect

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

A.Kepler-452b Is Compared to the Earth.

B.NASA Discovers a New Earth-Like Planet.

C.A Spacecraft Was Launched to Find Super-Earth.

D.A New Planet With Life Is Discovered.

    Jon Steward, a 10-year-old boy with autism(自闭症), came home from Cumberland Head Elementary School in Plattsburgh, New York, on April 7 more excited than ever. To celebrate National Poetry Month, his fifth-grade teacher asked her students to write a poem about themselves, beginning every sentence with ''I am''.

Jon couldn't wait to start writing, so he sat down and didn't look up until it was finished. A few hours later, he showed the poem to his parents, who immediately got chock up.

''I am odd. I am new, '' Jon wrote in the poem. ''I wonder if you are too. I hear voices in the air. I see you don't and that's not fair. ''

''I feel like a boy in outer space. I touch the stars and feel out of place, '' he went on to write.

''At first, we felt sad and hurt that he felt lonely, misunderstood and odd at school, '' Steward said. ''As the poem went on, we realized that he understood that he was odd and that so was everyone else in their own way. This is what Jon wants everyone to know. ''

Jon was supposed to read his poem aloud to the class the following day, but upon waking up that morning, he refused to go to school. Instead, he stayed at home.

He didn't think his poem was any good, so his dad posted it on Facebook in the hope of getting some encouraging comments. Once the National Autism Association saw the photo, they posted it on their page, where thousands of strangers shared how much the poem inspired them. Now the family has heard from hundreds of parents thanking Jon for showing how their own kids may be feeling at school.

1.Why did Jon feel very excited on April 7?

A.He had a task to finish. B.He wrote a good poem.

C.He had good news to share. D.He had been praised at school.

2.How should Jon feel the next day?

A.Pleased. B.Anxious.

C.Puzzled. D.Bored.

3.After the poem was posted online, it ________．

A.was ignored for a short time

B.won much encouragement for Jon

C.started a hot debate immediately

D.made many parents know more about Jon

4.Who will be most interested in the poem?

A.Doctors. B.Students.

C.Parents. D.Educators.

    Home to an interesting political history and many archaeological finds, South Africa has lots of options for travelers other than wildlife parks and great beaches.

The Cradle of Humankind

The cradle of Humankind, in Gauteng, is home to 40% of the world’s discovered human ancestor fossils. The Maropeng Visitor Center offers impressive shows of the 3.5 million-year evolution of man, plus the opportunity to gaze at the stars as storytellers recount the daily life of our human ancestors. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is a 40-minute drive from Johannesburg.

Vredefort Dome

Vredefort Dome is the world’s oldest meteorite impact scar, or astrobleme(陨星坑). With a radius of 190km, it is also the largest and the most deeply eroded. Situated 120km southwest of Johannesburg, the astrobleme is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Nelson Mandela’s Legacy

Officially, there are places of interest throughout South Africa for tourists wishing to follow the respected statesman’s life journey. Now a World Heritage Site, Robben Island, lies off Cape Town, and is where he spent 18 of his 27 years in prison. Tourists also make the trip to the Eastern Cape village of Qunu, which was both his home during his young years and his burial place.

Vilakazi Street

Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, is the only street in the world that has been home to two Nobel winners, Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Mandela’s house is now a museum. Also in Orlando West is the Hector Pieterson Memorial, in honor of youth resistance against apartheid(种族隔离制度).

1.Which of the following would you visit if you are interested in the history of mankind?

A.The Cradle of Humankind. B.Nelson Mandela’s Legacy.

C.Vredefort Dome. D.Vilakazi Street.

2.Why is Vilakazi Street famous?

A.It saw the birth of two famous persons.

B.Nelson Mandela is buried here after his death.

C.It is the only street in the world with a museum.

D.Coincidently, two Nobel Prize winners once lived here.

3.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To memorize the respected statesman Nelson Mandela.

B.To show the abundance of culture in South Africa.

C.To attract the readers to take a trip to South Africa.

D.To introduce some cultural relics in South Africa.

阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词数应为150左右。

A tradesman was leading a caravan (商队) to another country to sell his goods. Along the way they came to the edge of a hot-sand desert. They learnt that during the daytime the sun heated up the fine sand until it was as hot as charcoal (木炭), so no one could walk on it — not even camels! Then the caravan leader hired a desert guide, one who could follow the stars, so they could travel only at night when the sand cooled down. The guide sat on the first cart. And they began the dangerous night-time journey across the desert. A couple of nights later, after eating their evening meal and waiting for the sand to cool, they started out again.

Later that night, the desert guide, who was driving the first cart, saw from the stars that they were getting close to the other side of the desert. He had been very tired, so when he relaxed, he fell asleep. Then the camels who, of course, couldn’t tell directions by reading the stars, gradually turned to the side and went in a big wide circle until they ended up at the same place that they started from! By then it was morning, and the people woke up and realized they were back at the same spot where they started. They lost heart and began to cry about their condition. Since the desert crossing was supposed to be over by now, they had no more water, and they were worried about there was nothing to drink, and were extremely afraid they would die of thirst. They even began to blame the caravan leader and the desert guide. However, the leader himself didn’t lose courage. He talked with the desert guide and then they began wandering, trying to work out a plan.

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Suddenly, the leader noticed a small clump (团) of grass.

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A spring (泉源) was found at last.

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假定你是李华，是一名不久前经历了地震的中学生。请你就一下内容向报社写一封信，反映灾后情况，并对提供各方面帮助的爱心人士表达谢意。要点如下：

1. 目睹了人们奋不顾身救人，及时运送救援物资；

2. 在众多陌生人的帮助下，找回自己的父母，正在重建家园；

3. 更加珍惜来之不易的学习机会，将来会努力学习，回报他人。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear editor,

I’m a senior student that has experienced a great earthquake. I’m writing to you to express my thanks to those who helped us when we suffered the disaster.

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Yours,

Li Hua

根据句意及首字母或中文提示写出单词的完全形式。

1.His workmates demanded that he never c_________ with the boss on the issue of salary.

2.Paul is making s________ progress in English, making his parents relieved.

3.Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a s_________.

4.Take the road running ________(平行) to the main road just after the village, and you will reach your destination soon.

5.From the point of the manager, c_______ what effect all these changes will have on the company is really a hard job.

6.Upon hearing the news that her mother was badly injured, the girl g_______ her bag and ran out of the classroom.

7.U________ due to unforeseen circumstances, this year's show has been cancelled.

8.The new law will ensure that habitual ________ (罪犯) receive tougher punishments than first-time offenders.

9.To have dinner in that restaurant, you are advised to make seat _______ (预订) well in advance.

10.In this way we can train our students to speak English fluently and ________ (准确).

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。

Dinosaurs 1. (doubt) ruled the land and sky in their time, but there was little evidence of their presence in water until now. According to a new study published in the journal Nature, 2. international team of researchers uncovered a well-preserved skeleton (骨架) of a dinosaur’s tail in 3. is now known as the Saharan desert – a region 4. (believe) to have been an oasis (绿洲) 100 million years ago.

The remains belong to a dinosaur species named Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. Through reconstruction 5. the tail skeleton, scientists found that the tail had a fin-like (鳍状的) shape, 6. propelled(推进) the dinosaur forward. Its bones were very dense (密实的), allowing 7. to control its body position in the water. The structure of the tail bones also indicated that the animal could grow up to 15 meters long and 8. (weight) up to 20 tons.

The team made a model 9. (copy) Spinosaurus’ swimming movements, and the result supported the idea of a tail-propelled “river monster”. David Unwin, a scientist at the University of Leicester, UK, considered the discovery as “game changing” 10. it fundamentally alters (改变) our understanding of how this dinosaur species lived and hunted.

    People have been saying great things about my dad lately. They keep telling me that my dad is a hero because of his __________.

My dad is a surgeon, and like many other doctors in China, he __________ to go to Wuhan to care for patients there. But the hospital where he works only asked him to make sure that _________ patients are still able to receive regular treatment. So my dad just follows his normal _________, analyzing patients’ diseases and performing chest operations.

With all kinds of compliments toward my dad, I became ___________. My dad has been a doctor long before this COVID-19 outbreak; why has no one else praised him as a hero before? Didn’t he __________ such compliments when this disease wasn’t around?

When we talk about heroes, what kind of __________ often jumps into our minds? War leaders who conquered everything that stood __________ their way? Historic characters who __________ a strong kingdom? Or our dear movie stars: the Avengers?

Well, they are indeed heroes, and they made marvelous achievements. __________, are the pages of heroes just prepared for these so-called “supermen” and “superwomen”?

I don’t think so. Heroes exist in our real lives. They can be seen and they are __________ just like you and I.

Now many streets of Chinese cities are almost __________, the schools are closed and the shops are shut. But in this world, some things remain __________.

If there’s a fire, just call 119, and you know that the firefighters will be there within minutes. If you happen to go out on the road, you’ll come across police officers waving their flags to __________ the traffic. __________, in hospitals, from doctors to nurses, cleaners to security guards, these people still __________ their jobs, doing the same services as they __________ did. The reason why they are still dedicated is not a __________ for compliments, but out of a willingness for their __________.

These people, who are or were __________ themselves to the job, do not need to be praised as heroes only now because they are heroes all the time.

1.A.ambition B.qualification C.occupation D.passion

2.A.offered B.claimed C.plotted D.intended

3.A.terminal B.acute C.stubborn D.local

4.A.section B.routine C.trend D.criterion

5.A.proud B.confused C.content D.disappointed

6.A.demand B.adore C.deserve D.undertake

7.A.image B.occasion C.script D.scene

8.A.on B.for C.in D.against

9.A.enlarged B.seized C.sought D.ruled

10.A.Therefore B.However C.Eventually D.Moreover

11.A.ordinary B.consistent C.clumsy D.fragile

12.A.evident B.broad C.diverse D.empty

13.A.dynamic B.holy C.unchanged D.abundant

14.A.direct B.address C.classify D.convey

15.A.Universally B.Similarly C.Partly D.Originally

16.A.stick to B.show off C.touch on D.live up to

17.A.never B.seldom C.rarely D.ever

18.A.tendency B.desire C.substitute D.preference

19.A.reputation B.growth C.duty D.opportunity

20.A.withdrawing B.exposing C.submitting D.committing

    The factors that cause youth unemployment often differ among regions and labor systems. 1. Since firing full-time workers is so complicated and expensive, employers are unwilling to take on new staff, while people who are already employed, mainly older workers, often keep their jobs for life. In developing countries with high birthrates and very young populations, like the Philippines, growth isn’t strong enough to absorb the wave of youngsters entering the workforce each year. 2. Young people entering the workforce are often the most vulnerable（易受伤害的）in economic downturns — new employees are often the first to get sacked, while college graduates find few employers willing to hire.

3. In Spain, Italy and Japan, for instance, companies looking to gain flexibility in regulated labor markets often offer new, young staffers only short-term contracts. These contracts, which sometimes last for only a few days, usually come with low salaries and few benefits. Since such staff is temporary, employers have little intention to invest in training.

Facing such obstacles, young people everywhere are finding that traditional route to success — education — isn’t paying off as much as in the past. 4. They will often be offered low-skilled jobs from waiters to supermarket clerks. A March report form the UK’s Office for National Statistics showed that the share of recent college graduates in Britain working in lower-skilled jobs rose to nearly 35% in 2011 form less than 27% a decade earlier. 5. Typical is Cairo’s Ahmed Said. He graduated from college with a business degree, and after performing the obligatory（义务的）year of military service, he applied for jobs in accounting and data entry. But Said, 24, had no luck, and today he works as a waiter at a cafe near Tahrir Square. “This was my last choice,” he says, “and this is the job that I got.”

A.Young graduates often find themselves competing with more-experienced workers.

B.More and more college graduates are forced to take jobs below their skill level.

C.They started applying for any positions they could find in other countries.

D.In some parts of the world, such jobs are all that is available to college graduates.

E.Yet youth unemployment also has common roots throughout the world.

F.Those young workers who do find employment are often trapped in awful contracts.

G.In much of Western Europe overemphasized labor protection makes it more difficult for youths to land good jobs.

    In my high school English class in a small Mississippi town, Miss Denman tried to insert our sleepy heads that every novel had to do one of the three things: tell something; show something; prove something. She then read us one she considered a piece of perfect writing because it achieved all the three things: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, whose remaining stories and essays have now been published.

As Miss Denman began reading — “The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day; the flowers were blossoming(开花)freely and the grass was richly green” — we were calmed into “the square between the post office and the bank” of a small American town, where all 300 citizens are met. They’ve come to draw lots(抽签)for the lottery of each year that ends before noon. The person holding the paper with a black mark is then led to a clearing and stoned to death by all the town’s citizens.

When The Lottery first appeared in The New Yorker in 1948, the magazine was flooded with letters from angry readers demanding to know what it was about. Unlike those confused The New Yorker readers, Miss Denman’s students weren’t confused by a story in which foolish violence was passed down through the generations. Ours was a Gothic world and Shirley Jackson seemed to our ears like Flannery O’Connor without the Georgia accent.

Forty years passed before I read anything else by Shirley Jackson. Then I happened upon her final novel — We Have Always Lived in the Castle, published in 1962, three years before her death in 1965 — a true excellent work  whose young main female character, Merricat Blackwood, is as precocious(早熟的)and worth remembering as any young people in the 20th-century American novels. She describes: “I dislike washing myself, and dogs, and noise. I like my sister Constance, and my uncle Julian, and the poisonous mushroom. Everyone else in my family is dead.” Six years ago Blackwood’s parents, an aunt, and a younger brother were murdered — poisoned with arsenic(砒霜).

Fifty years after her untimely death, Let Me Tell You, a new reminder of how excellent a writer Shirley Jackson came out. The stories, essays, and lectures in this brilliant new collection include some published before and some able to the public for the first time. The title comes from the book’s only unfinished story, about two 14-year-old friends, the spoiled daughters of rich fathers. Their snobbery(势利)performances counteract beliefs of classlessness in American: “My father is a lawyer. It’s important what your father is. Also it’s important to have a swimming pool, only not the biggest swimming pool of all and of course no one would dream of going near it.” The reader is eager to know what happens but even Jackson’s finished stories are rarely tied up with appropriate endings. She counted on the reader to make an effort.

Let Me Tell You feels like a direct communication from beyond the tomb with the writer. This is especially true of her essays on the skill of writing. With the publication of Let Me Tell You, Shirley Jackson can now enjoy a peace with a new world of readers. The woman of Gothic psychological novel can truly rest in peace.

1.Miss Denman chose to read her students The Lottery mainly because ______.

A.it’s one of her favorite novels

B.it’s a good example to explain the features of novels

C.it has skillfully-arranged plots and beautiful statements

D.it’s a masterpiece of an American literary writer, Shirley Jackson

2.What can we learn about The Lottery?

A.It has a beautiful beginning but a sad ending.

B.Whoever got the lottery in the story was a lucky dog.

C.Living in the Gothic world, its writer was good Gothic novels.

D.It confused The New Yorker readers as well as Denman’s students.

3.According to Shirley Jackson’s final novel, ______.

A.Merricat was a quiet girl full of love for everything

B.only Merricat and her two sisters survived the murder

C.Merricat became as mature as her peers after the murder

D.altogether four people in the family died from being poisoned

4.What does the underlined word “counteract” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean?

A.Act against. B.Make stronger.

C.Make clear. D.Throw doubt on

    Google “information overload” and you are immediately overloaded with information: more than 7m hits in 0.05 seconds. Some of this information is interesting: for example, the phrase “information overload” was popularised by Alvin Toffler in 1970. Some of it is mere noise: obscure companies promoting their services and even more obscure bloggers sounding off. The overall impression is at once overwhelming and confusing.

“Information overload” is one of the biggest irritations in modern life. There are e-mails to answer, YouTube videos to watch and, back in the physical world, meetings to attend and papers to shuffle(翻动). A survey by Reuters once found that two-thirds of managers believe that the data deluge(泛滥) had made their jobs less satisfying or hurt their personal relationships. One-third thought that it had damaged their health. Another survey suggests that most managers think most of the information they receive is useless.

Some researchers raise three big worries. First, information overload can make people feel anxious and powerless: scientists have discovered that multitaskers produce more stress hormones. Second, overload can discourage creativity. Teresa Amabile of Harvard Business School has spent more than a decade studying the work habits of 238 people. She finds that focus and creativity are connected. People are more likely to be creative if they are allowed to focus on something for some time without interruptions. If constantly interrupted or forced to attend meetings, they are less likely to be creative. Third, overload can also make workers less productive. David Meyer of the University of Michigan has shown that people who complete certain tasks in parallel take much longer and make many more errors than people who complete the same tasks in sequence.

What can be done about information overload? One answer is technological: rely on the people who created the fog to invent filters(过滤器) that will clean it up. Xerox promises to restore “information purity” by developing better filtering and managing devices. A second answer involves willpower. Turn off your mobile phone and WiFi from time to time.

Most companies are better at giving employees access to the information superhighway than at teaching them how to drive. This is starting to change. Management consultants have spotted an opportunity. Derek Dean and Caroline Webb of McKinsey urge businesses to apply three principles to deal with data overload: find time to focus, filter out noise and forget about work when you can. Business leaders are chipping in. David Novak of Yum! Brands urges people to ask themselves whether what they are doing is constructive or a mere “activity”. Cristobal Conde of SunGard, an IT firm, preserves “thinking time” in his schedule when he cannot be disturbed. This might sound like common sense. But common sense is rare amid the cacophony(不和谐的声音) of corporate life.

1.According to the survey conducted by Reuters, most managers believe ______.

A.the data deluge does harm to their health.

B.most information they receive is of great use.

C.information overload destroys their personal relationship.

D.their jobs are satisfying thanks to the rich information on the Internet.

2.Which of the following is NOT a damaging effect of information overload?

A.Making people unproductive. B.Causing people to lack creativity.

C.Arousing people’s negative feelings. D.Leaving people bad at multitasking.

3.The technological way to deal with information overload is to ______.

A.improve the technique for filtering data B.limit the uploading of information

C.provide limited access to the Internet D.develop better search engines

4.Which of the following action may Derek Dean and Caroline Webb approve of?

A.Listening to music while working. B.Finishing several tasks at the same time.

C.Taking your mind off work occasionally. D.Avoiding using your common sense in your work.

    California’s attack on second-hand smoke reached its historic high this New Year, when even indoor areas in bars and casinos became smoke-free by force of law. The rules on smoke exposure have taken a 180-degree turn in less than a generation. In the United States of my youth, every citizen was hostage(人质)to other people’s cigarettes in airplanes, in offices and in almost every other public place. Now the indoor areas of public life are all nonsmoking zones — an inconvenience for the 25% of adults who smoke, but a benefit of large proportions to the breathing system of the 75% who do not.

In the cold and flu, the greatest risk of appearing in public is not tobacco smoke, but rather contagious(接触传染的)disease. And strangers who would not dream of blowing smoke in your face seem happy enough about coughing and sneezing whenever they see you coming.

Isn’t there a double standard here, when the same folks prohibited from smoking in my office building can sneeze me home for a week of hell with the ruling bacterium of the season? Why don’t the contagious among us stay home or wear those cut little paper nose and mouth covers or at least feel bad about putting the rest of us at risk of sharing their misery?

Could it be that the similarity passing a law that requires germ-free public spaces. But two smaller lessons do come from the contrasting treatment of germs and cigarettes. The first lesson is that what we accept in public is much more a matter of particular social expectation than scientific studies. The French read scientific journals just as diligently as do Americans, yet the average French cafe contains more smoke than a forest fire. You are more likely to encounter a face full of tobacco smoke if you go to Japan this year than you would in Los Aneles. But you will also notice hundreds of people on the subway in Japan who wear paper mask to avoid spreading contagious disease that they carry. Which culture is more considerate depends on the particular subject of the inquiry. The standard for what is polite in public varies tremendously from one social setting to another.

1.The first paragraph tells us ________.

A.the rules on smoke exposure have become less strict

B.in the past people exposed to other people’s cigarettes complained a lot

C.in California, smoke-free zones in public places have existed for a long time

D.most people can benefit from banning indoor smoking in public places

2.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.People think coughing and sneezing are less harmful than smoking in public.

B.Sick people should live alone and stay home wearing paper masks all winter.

C.Strangers will feel bad when they cough and sneeze in front of other people.

D.Those with contagious diseases feel bad sharing their misery with others.

3.The tone of the passage is best described as ______.

A.encouraging B.worrying

C.carefree D.suspicious

4.What does the author want to express in this passage?

A.Learn from Japan. B.Don’t smoke indoors.

C.Pay attention to environmental germs. D.Stay home all winter.

    The Docklands Light Railway(DLR) took just three years to build at a cost of ￡77 million. It is London’s first Light Rail System, but its route follows that of a number of older lines, which carried the nineteenth century railways through the crowded districts of the East End.

The section of the line from the Tower Gateway Station to Poplar follows the line of one of London’s earliest railways, the London & Blackwell(1840), a cable-drawn railway(later converted to steam) which carried passengers to steam ships at Blackwell Pier, and provided transport for the messengers and clerks who went backwards and forwards between the docks and the city every day.

From Poplar to Island Gardens, a new line crosses high above the dock waters, and then joins the old track of the Millwall Extension Railway, built to service the Millwall Docks(1868) and to provide transport for workers in the local factories. This line was horse-drawn for part of its route, until the 1880s.

The Poplar to Stratford section of the DLR route was first developed by the North London Railway, built in the 1850s to link the West and East India Docks with the manufacturing districts of the Midlands and North of England. There were major railway works and sidings(岔线) at Bow until recently.

The trains are automatically controlled from a central computer, which deals with all signaling and other safety factors, as well as adjusting speeds to keep within the timetable; on board each vehicle, Train Captains, who are also fully qualified drivers, are equipped with two-way radios to maintain contact with central control. There are passenger lifts, and self-service ticket machines, at every station.

1.The history of the railway tells us that the DLR ______.

A.was begun in the nineteen century

B.follows some of the original line

C.will be finished in three years’ time

D.took three years longer than expected to complete

2.It appears that the Poplar to Stratford section of the DLR route was originally developed to ____.

A.make the transport of goods easier B.encourage trade abroad

C.promote the transport in England D.create employment at home

3.The trains on the DLR are controlled by ______.

A.drivers on the trains themselves B.two-way radios operated by the drivers

C.a computer on board the train D.a computer based elsewhere

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序,为校刊“英语园地” 写一篇短文,讲述上周你校高三年级举行趣味运动会的过程。

注意：词数不少于60。

提示词:趣味运动会fun sports meeting 二人三足 three-legged race

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假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国好友Jim在你的视频博客（Vlog）上看到你做中餐的视频，很感兴趣并表示也想学做中国美食，发来邮件询问。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：

1. 推荐一道中国菜或饭；    

2. 推荐理由。

注意：1 .词数不少于50； 

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

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Yours,

Li Hua