Alice is a senior at Sunset High School (SHS) in America.The kids in her school are looking forward to senior graduation and summer vacation.And they still desire to live a significant life: doing something worthwhile and making a difference.

Alice, senior class president, decides to take action by organizing a food drive. She also decides to reach out to the community in the neighborhood for support.

She wrote,“Hi! My name is Alice and I'm a senior at Sunset! The SHS student government is hosting a drive and collecting the canned and boxed food for needy families. I know many students in the slum (贫民窟) are not able to access regular meals without school. One-hundred percent of everything donated will go to families in need. So it would be amazing if anybody could donate any extra food and lay it around the house. I would be so happy to come by and pick up any extra food that anyone has and just let me know!”

So far, the community has made some 400 donations, and Alice has picked up each one.They're left in brown paper bags around their houses, and she handles them with the latest gloves. It's all packaged food, and the packaging is cleaned with disinfected wipes. Along with the rest of the student union, which brainstormed the idea last week, Alice is setting up distribution centers to dispense the food in the city so families can get what they need.

“In the community, I've seen so many people offering their help ,and I've picked up so many donations from community residents,”Alice said. It's nice to see people supporting each other.I think it's really good hat we're belong more cautious, especially within the community,Alice says.Every individual is aware of how to take care of themselves, their family and others them.They join hands make a big difference indeed. With everyone's efforts,the donation work goes on easily and smoothly and  many poor families has got help.

1.What do we know about the students at SHS in the text?

A.They're eager for a meaningful life. B.They've helped to build a community.

C.They've graduated from senior high school. D.They're forced to do something worthwhile.

2.Why did Alice organize the food drive?

A.To gain greater popularity. B.To get food for families in need.

C.To set up the SHS student union. D.To donate food to the students in her school.

3.What does the underlined word“dispense”in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Recycle. B.Hand out.

C.Gain. D.Chew up.

4.What can be concluded from the last paragraph?

A.East or west, home is best. B.it's good to learn此another man's cost.

C.Actions speak louder than words. D.Many hands make work light.

    If you hear the word“Castle” or the word“palace”，you may picture the same kind of building for both：large，made of stones，probably with a tower. And，of course，you're not entirely wrong，as those are features of both palaces and castles.

So then hay bother to visit one royal building in the United Kingdom Buckingham Palace and another the same country Windsor Castle?It turns out there is a difference，and you

can find it pretty plainly in these two popular buildings.

The Case for Castles

Castles were residences for royalty.But they were also intend as defensive seats. Say you're a king who has taken a particular area over.Now you have to hold it. castle and staff it with soldiers to defend your conquered territory and ensure it remains part of  your kingdom.

Castles were built throughout Europe and the Middle East primarily for protection of the king and his people.Some common features of castles include：

●thick walls and heavy gates to keep invaders out

●protective low walls for archers to shoot with cover

●high towers for keeping a lookout over the surrounding

●gate houses for admitting allies instead of allowing enemies into the castle

The Place for Palaces

Palaces， on the contrary， had no defensive purposes.They were first meant for showing off the great victory of the war.Palaces were where the spoils(战利品) of war might be displayed,along with grand architecture,massive banquet halls,golden table settings and maybe even hundreds of luxuriously decorated rooms.

While kings certainly took up residence in palaces as well as castles,nonmilitary royals might also have lived in (or still live in)palaces. Ministers could live in castles to show the power of their riches rather than their nonexistent military power. The term comes from Palatine Hill in Rome.

1.Which of the flowing is one feature of castles?

A.Low towers surrounding castles.

B.Defensive low walls for shooting.

C.Gatehouses allowing enemies into the castle.

D.Thick walls and heavy gates to lock invaders in.

2.Why were palaces first built?

A.To accommodate ordinary soldiers.

B.To defend the king's conquered territory.

C.To show off the art of royal painting,

D.To display huge success of the war.

3.What is the main purpose of the next?

A.To list the reasons for kings living in palaces.

B.To make a comparison between castles and palaces.

C.To talk about The value of castles in modern times.

D.To show palaces are more popular than castles.

语法填空

Mr Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children He owned 1.farm, which looked almost abandoned.2.(lucky)，he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby 3.other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what 4.(leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass 5.it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she 6.(fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnsons had to make a living 7.the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees 8.(sell) the wood. Thinking about his children s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market  9.people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to10.that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

    When two ninth-grade students found smoke coming out of the back of their school bus early Tuesday morning，their bus driver knew just what to do. Thanks to her_______thinking，more than 50 students' lives were_______.

While_______a group of 56 students to their middle school in Duncan，South Carolina，on Tuesday， Teresa Stroble noticed the heavy_______ rising from the back of her bus. She_______pulled the bus over，evacuated (疏散)the student, and radioed the transportation office to ask_______to call 911. Firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after the fire began and quickly_______the fire, which CBS News reports was so_______that people driving by were able to feel its heat inside their cars.Parents of the children on the bus were_______the fire, but thanks to Stroble，the news they received was all________not a single child had been hurt.

Since then， Stroble， who has been a bus driver for seven years ________also works as a teacher's assistant(助教)，has been________for her brave actions. " We are so ________of our bus driver, "headmaster Scott Turner told local CBS News.“She was________.She also kept the students calm.She made sure they were safe.She didn't leave the bus ________they all left .She is our ________today.”

The local fire department is still unsure what________the fire，but some say that this 1995 ________has been known to have wiring and electrical problems. ________，we were so happy that Stroble was able to ________on her feet and keep everyone safe and sound.

1.A.careful B.deep C.kind D.quick

2.A.saved B.shown C.gotten D.checked

3.A.bringing B.driving C.inviting D.walking

4.A.gas B.water C.smoke D.heat

5.A.gradually B.suddenly C.finally D.immediately

6.A.anyone B.someone C.everyone D.another

7.A.found out B.turned down C.put out D.cut down

8.A.large B.wide C.fast D.bright

9.A.tired of B.angry about C.surprised at D.worried about

10.A.new B.simple C.good D.active

11.A.or B.and C.but D.so

12.A.praised B.encouraged C.helped D.supported

13.A.sure B.fond C.certain D.proud

14.A.serious B.mad C.calm D.positive

15.A.after B.until C.if D.because

16.A.hero B.friend C.teacher D.leader

17.A.controlled B.fixed C.ordered D.caused

18.A.base B.bus C.source D.detail

19.A.Also B.Besides C.However D.Later

20.A.think B.run C.stand D.look

Girls can easily get sad. If your friend is feeling blue and calls you, what will you do? Here are some tips on how you can make her smile again.

Listen to her. When people feel sad, they often have the feeling of needing to be heard. So, listen carefully to what she is saying and do nothing else. Your friend will surely thank you for being the shoulder she can cry on.

Once you are done with listening, you can offer some advice or remain silent and let her feel everything and let it all out by crying. As a friend, you might think you should give her some advice. But if you have no idea about what to say, just remain silent and be there for her.

In order to be able to help your friend in need, don’t be sad for yourself. How can you help your friend when you are also feeling down?

A hug can make a difference in the word. It makes you feel warm and special. A hug makes you feel safe. So give your friend a hug when she needs it the most.

Spend more time with your friend who wants to be happy. Do things together like washing dishes, cleaning, or going out for fun. The more time you spend together, the stronger your friendship will become.

Sometimes, it is much better that you avoid a crying friend in your life. But by doing so, you are also keeping your friend at a distance and will make her wonder if you are her true friend. If you are there when she needs you, your friendship will be much stronger.

1.The writer wrote this passage mainly to tell us_______.

A.why girls can easily get sad.

B.what to do when we are sad.

C.how to make new friends with girls.

D.how to make a sad female friend happy again.

2.According to Paragraph 2, when a female friend is sad, what should we do?

A.We should ask her why she feels sad.

B.We should say something nice to her.

C.We should spend time listening to her.

D.We should give her some good advice.

3.We can learn from the passage that______.

A.Hugging a sad friend can make you feel warm and special.

B.Your sad friend may feel much better if you also sad.

C.It’s not a good idea to be silent facing a sad friend.

D.Giving a hug to a sad friend is very helpful.

4.In paragraph 6, the writer mainly suggests that we_____.

A.spend more time with your friend.

B.help our friends with their housework

C.spend time with our friends everyday

D.ask our friends to take part in activities．

根据语境及汉语或首字母提示正确拼写单词

1.You’ re________(使糊涂)him! Tell him slowly and one some countries thing at a time.

2.My father has cut back on smoking，though he hasn't given it up_________（彻底）.

3.It was a good opportunity for young people to improve their performance under the guidance of the professional__________（教练）.

4.I'm not quite sure what my__________(职能)is within the company.

5.We_________（辩论）for several hours on it before taking a vote.

6.At the conference the Chinese foreign minister s_______his opinion that China was strongly against the terrorism.

7.It is bad manners to leave your food on the p________ in some countries.

8.It’ s p_________ cold this morning.you’ d better put on your coat.

9.Whenever we have trouble in studying，our teachers always help us p___________

10.Do you know the d__________he had in keeping five orphans at school?

重点短语

1.___________迷路

2.___________加入俱乐部

3.___________拉小提琴

4.___________为（职业等）参加甄试，报名，申请

5.___________练习做……

6.___________加入这个队

单词与拓展

1.__________v.适合,合身

2.__________n.类别,种类

3.__________vt.陈述;声明n.状态

4.__________vi.起作用,正常运转 n.作用,功能;职能

5.__________adv.完全地,彻底地

6.__________n.盘子,碟子

7.__________n.教练

8.__________adv.颇,相当,非常 adj.漂亮的,可爱的

9.__________n.啦啦队队员

10._________n.耐心→_________n.病人 adj.有耐心的→_________adv.耐心地

11._________adj.困难的→_________n.困难

假设你是红星中学高三（1）班学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的顺序，写一篇英文周记，记录你参加学校主题为“垃圾分类,我们一起来”知识竞赛的全过程。

注意：词数不少于60

提示词：垃圾分类 garbage sorting

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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 正在准备题为“保护野生动物”的演讲稿，发来邮件咨询相关信息，请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：

1.野生动物生存现状；

2.保护野生动物的措施。

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,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours，

Li Hua

    You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. 1.“They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing(内化)your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.

2.They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail.3.    They believe their dance with each sacred (神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.

Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worlds apart. Victims relish (沉溺) in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others—and even themselves—to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them. 4.

In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime.5.He may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life.

In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.

A.Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter.

B.Compared with victims, creators are more emotional.

C.One’s experiences determine his attitude toward life.

D.Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently.

E.Another with the same experience may choose to be a creator.

F.“They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering.

G.Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.

    If humans were truly at home under the light of the moon and stars, we would go in darkness happily, the midnight world as visible to us as it is to the vast number of nocturnal(夜间活动的) species on this planet. Instead, we are diurnal creatures, with eyes adapted to living in the sun’s light. This is a basic evolutionary fact, even though most of us don’t think of ourselves as diurnal beings. Yet it’s the only way to explain            what we’ve done to the night: We’ve engineered it to receive us by filling it with light.

The benefits of this kind of engineering come with consequences — called light pollution — whose effects scientists are only now beginning to study. Light pollution is largely the result of bad lighting design, which allows artificial light to shine outward and upward into the sky. Ill-designed lighting washes out the darkness of night and completely changes the light levels — and light rhythms — to which many forms of life, including ourselves, have adapted. Wherever human light spills into the natural world, some aspect or life is affected.     In most cities the sky looks as though it has been emptied of stars, leaving behind a vacant haze (霾) that mirrors our fear of the dark. We’ve grown so used to this orange haze that the original glory of an unlit night, — dark enough for the planet Venus to throw shadow on Earth — is wholly beyond our experience, beyond memory almost.

We’ve lit up the night as if it were an unoccupied country, when nothing could be further from the truth. Among mammals alone, the number of nocturnal species is astonishing. Light is a powerful biological force, and on many species it acts as a magnet(磁铁). The effect is so powerful that scientists speak of songbirds and seabirds being “captured” by searchlights on land or by the light from gas flares on marine oil platforms. Migrating at night, birds tend to collide with brightly lit tall buildings.

Frogs living near brightly lit highways suffer nocturnal light levels that are as much as a million times brighter than normal, throwing nearly every aspect of their behavior out of joint, including their nighttime breeding choruses. Humans are no less trapped by light pollution than the frogs. Like most other creatures, we do need darkness. Darkness is as essential to our biological welfare, to our internal clockwork, as light itself.

Living in a glare of our own making, we have cut ourselves off from our evolutionary and cultural heritage—the light of the stars and the rhythms of day and night. In a very real sense light pollution causes us to lose sight of our true place in the universe, to forget the scale of our being, which is best measured against the dimensions of a deep night with the Milky Way—the edge of our galaxy-arching overhead.

1.What does the underlined word “it” (Paragraph 1) most probably refer to ?

A.The moon. B.The night.

C.The sky. D.The planet.

2.The writer mentions birds and frogs to _________.

A.show how light pollution affects animals

B.provide examples of animal protection

C.compare the living habits of both species

D.explain why the number of certain species has declined

3.It is implied in the last paragraph that ___________.

A.human beings cannot go to the outer space

B.light pollution does harm to the eyesight of animals

C.human beings should reflect on their position in the universe

D.light pollution has destroyed some of the world heritages

4.What might be the best title for the passage?

A.The Magic Light. B.The Orange Haze.

C.The Rhythms of Nature. D.The Disappearing Night.

How a Teacher Can Change Your Life

Smiling with satisfaction, Karin Anderson continues to conduct while dozens of students were playing their instruments, and Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony fills the hall. The emotional (情感的) drama of conducting an orchestra (管弦乐团) of teenagers is part of a typical day’s teaching for Karin. “Teaching is like surfing,” she says. “You have no idea what’s going to happen and there’s no guarantee that things will go according to plan. You have to be on guard at all times.” But the unpredictability of her students doesn’t make her job hard, she says. In fact, working with sometimes difficult teenagers, which she says might exhaust other teachers, is what keeps her coming back day after day.

Karin believes music lessons may have unexpected benefits. Research has found that they improve a child’s language development, and the reasoning skills extremely important to maths and science. “We can’t be sure if music really makes kids perform better academically, or if smarter students just naturally become involved with music anyway, but there might be a connection. Certainly, schools need something for those brighter students. It’s not so much giving them a release from studying hard, but more that they need to be stretched, and pushed in a different direction.”

But the benefits of music education are for everyone, not just the clever kids. Karin points out that there are strong connections between music and the motivation to learn, the ability to focus, and even someone’s confidence and tolerance.

Music can also help to create a positive, supportive learning environment, which Karin always tries to create in her orchestra. Being grouped by age, not ability, makes everyone new feel welcome and part of a family. “In school you’re very aware of social classes—the rich kids and the poor kids—and all the little groups that gossip all the time,” says orchestra member Laura Greene. “But in the orchestra, everyone is part of the group, and equally important. We’re all trying to improve together. We’ve all got unique talents.”

In Karin’s classroom, there are no awards decorating the walls. She says this might put the orchestra under pressure or make them worry about competition, though in fact the school has won many prizes, which she is clearly proud of. “What’s most important to me is that everyone works as a team,” she says. “It’s a magic moment when there’s absolute unity.”

Karin wants the orchestra to widen the horizons of everyone who joins. When some parents weren’t able to afford certain trips of the orchestra, Karin surprised everyone by organizing what she called “scholarships”, with the school paying part of the money to students who had been positive and cooperative. They weren’t awarded on the basis of who had a special gift for music.

In her office, Karin proudly displays a picture of another student. Karin says, “Thomas was smart, but he hated school, and he seemed cut off from his peers, alone in a world of his own. The orchestra made him come out of his shell.” After graduating, Thomas wrote to Karin, “I’m so grateful to you for allowing me to play the most beautiful music in the world, even though I never took it up professionally. I understand now that music educates the mind and the heart, and helps you to connect with others.”

1.What is Karin’s attitude to teaching music?

A.It is emotionally tiring. B.It is about controlling the class.

C.It requires careful preparation. D.It gives wonderful surprises.

2.What does Karin think of music lessons?

A.They serve the needs of problem students.

B.They are more beneficial for smart students.

C.They are more rewarding than people thought.

D.They mean a lot for students’ academic work.

3.Which of the following would Karin agree with?

A.Teamwork is important in music lessons.

B.It is not worth making efforts for prizes.

C.Teachers should not ignore social classes.

D.Gifted students should have more chances.

4.What point does the example of Thomas support about music education?

A.It builds up self-confidence. B.It changes one’s attitude

C.It presents new challenges. D.It reduces academic pressure.

    Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown. “There’s so much to learn,” he’d say. “Though we’re born stupid, only the stupid remain that way.” He was determined that none of his children would be denied an education.

Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point.

Then came the moment—the time to share the day’s new learning.

Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen.

“Felice,” he’d say, “tell me what you learned today.”

“I learned that the population of Nepal is ...”

Silence.

Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. “The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well …” he’d say. “Get the map; let’s see where Nepal is.” And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.

This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.

As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another’s education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.

Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.

1.What do we know from the first paragraph?

A.The poor could hardly afford school education.

B.Those born stupid could not change their life.

C.The town elders wanted to learn about the world.

D.The author’s father was born in a worker’s family.

2.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “__________”.

A.one new thing B.a request

C.some comment D.the news

3.It can be learned from the passage that the author ___________.

A.enjoyed talking about news B.knew very well about Nepal

C.appreciated his father’s educational technique D.felt regret about those wasted days

4.What is the greatest value of “dinner time” to the author?

A.Showing talents. B.Continual learning.

C.Family get-together. D.Winning Papa’s approval.

B

Graph can be a very useful tool for conveying information especially numbers， percentages, and other data . A graph gives the reader a picture to interpret. That can be a lot more pages and pages and pages explaining the data .

Graphs can seem frightening, but reading a graph is a lot like reading a story. The graph has a title ,a main idea ,and supporting details .You can use your active reading skills to analyze and understand graphs just like any other text .

Most graphs have a few basic parts: a caption or introduction paragraph, a title , a legend or key, and labeled axes. An active reader looks at each part of the graph before trying to interpret the data. Captions will usually tell you where the data came from (for example, a scientific study of 400 African elephants from 1980 to 2005). Captions usually summarize the author's main point as well. The title is very important. It tells you the main idea of the graph by stating what kind of information is being shown. A legend, also called a key ,is a guide to the symbols and colors used in the graph. Many graphs, including bar graphs and line graphs, have two axes that form a corner, Usually these axes are the left side and the bottom of the graph .Each axis will always have a label. The label tells you what each axis measures.

Bar Graphs

A bar graph has two axes and uses bars to show amounts. In Graph 1 ,we see that the x-axis shows grades that students earned, and the y-axis shows bow many students earned each grade .You can see that 6 students earned an A because the bar for A stretches up to 6 on the vertical measurement. There is a lot of information we can get from a simple graph like this(See Graph 1).

Line Graphs

A line graph looks similar to a bar graph ,but instead of Bars, it plots points and connects them with a line .It has the same parts as a bar graph – two labeled axes –and can be read the same way .To read a line graph, it’s important to focus on the points of intersection rather than the line segments between the points, This type of graph is most commonly used to show how something changes over time.

Here is a graph that charts how far a bird flies during the first Five days of its spring migration (See Graph 2).

The unit of measurement for the x-axis is days. The unit of measurement for the y-axis is kilometers. Thus we can see that ,on the first day, the pipit flew 20 kilometers. The line segment goes up between Day 1 and Day 2,which means that the bird flew farther on Day 2.If the line segment angled dawn, as between Day 4 and Day 5,it would mean that the bird flew fewer  kilometers than the day before. This line graph is a quick, visual way to tell the reader about the bird’s migration.

Pie Graphs

A typical pie graph looks like a circular pie. The circle is divided into sections, and each section represents a fraction of the data. The graph is commonly used to show percentages; the whole pie represents l00 percent, so each piece is a fraction of the whole.

A pie graph might include a legend，or it might use icons or labels within each slice. This pie graph shows on month’s expense, (See Graph 3 ).

Food $ 25

Movies $ 12

Clothing $ 36

Savings $ 20

Books $ 7

1.When used in a graph，a legend is_____

A.a guide to the symbols and colors

B.an introduction paragraph

C.the main idea

D.the data

2.What is the total number of students who earned a C or better ?

A.4. B.6. C.10. D.20 .

3.The bird covered the longest distance on _____

A.Day 1 B.Day 2 C.Day 3 D.Day 4

4.Which of the following cost Amy most ?

A.Food. B.Books C.Movies D.Clothing.

    One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a _______ at the next house. _______, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.

She thought he looked _______ so brought him a large glass of _______. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a _______.”

He said... “Then I thank you from my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his _______ in man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

Years later, that young woman became _______ ill. The local _______ were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in _______ to study her ________ disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the ________. When he heard the name of the ________ she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went ________ the hall of the hospital to her room.

Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He ________ her at once. He went back to the consultation room, ________ to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the ________.

After a long struggle, the battle was ________. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for ________.

He looked at it, then ________ something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was ________ it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill.

She read these words...

“Paid in full with one glass of milk.”

1.A.dinner B.feast C.meal D.soup

2.A.However B.Therefore C.Consequently D.Moreover

3.A.warm B.cold C.excited D.hungry

4.A.water B.coffee C.milk D.tea

5.A.donation B.kindness C.supply D.investment

6.A.faith B.imagination C.inspiration D.doubt

7.A.slightly B.naturally C.critically D.gradually

8.A.nurses B.doctors C.priests D.nuns

9.A.laymen B.professionals C.specialists D.amateurs

10.A.simple B.rare C.incurable D.familiar

11.A.responsibility B.innovation C.experiment D.consultation

12.A.town B.country C.capital D.hospital

13.A.over B.under C.on D.down

14.A.called B.recognized C.forgot D.remembered

15.A.confused B.determined C.clarified D.interested

16.A.case B.matter C.event D.thing

17.A.delayed B.missed C.conducted D.won

18.A.approval B.editing C.revision D.rejection

19.A.drew B.signed C.wrote D.copied

20.A.hopeful B.suspicious C.helpless D.sure

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

The Palace Museum is working to take cultural relics into people’s daily life and bring their cultural value into full play by selling cultural and creative products, on the theme of “Bring the Palace Museum culture home”. The creative products mostly are creative daily necessities, like stationaries, bags, decorations and so on. 1.(Base) on the treasures in the museum, the Palace Museum has developed products such as Qianli Jiangshan series and Qingming Shanghe Tu series, Palace Dolls, folding fans,2.are very popular with young people. The Palace Museum now 3.(change) the traditional way of communication, learns to use a variety of ways to publicize excellent traditional culture, and lets the Palace Museum cultural heritage resources live. The culture creative products are definitely brilliant choices for 4.(gift) that bear unique royal features.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

As we know, the global water shortage is becoming increasingly severe mainly due to global warming, environmental pollution and the ever-increasing population. Therefore, it’s high time we did something about it. Firstly, an1.(effect) way, I think, is to reserve water in a scientific way for future use. Secondly, new methods need to be developed to use the existing water resources, for example, 2.(turn) sea water into fresh water. Thirdly, we must stop water pollution by law. Last but not least, it’s everyone’s responsibility       3.(make) good use of water, such as recycling and saving water in our daily life. In conclusion, people around the world should be aware of the real situation of water shortage, protect the present water resources and explore potential ones scientifically.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Last week, our class was on duty for student self-management. On the first day, I was shocked to see so much leftover food thrown away by students. What a waste! Being concerned about it, my classmates and I had a heated discussion on how to solve the problem. Finally, we all 1.(agree) that the wall newspaper would be the best choice. The next day, we put our idea into reality. Towards lunch time, we put 2.a wall newspaper outside the school cafeteria, calling on students not to waste food. Many students gathered around to read and expressed their support. To my great delight, there were changes soon. In the cafeteria, I found the trays returned after lunch all empty without any leftover. Food3.(save) and the dining hall was cleaner.

假定你是李华，请给你的外籍教师Mr. Smith写封邮件，建议以“Humans and wild animals”为主题开展一些英语课堂活动。邮件内容包括：

1.你的建议；

2.建议的理由。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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。

The other day, we were playing basketball together when Mike and Bill bumped into each other, tried to catch the ball. Then he started shouting and yelling and it soon turned into terrible quarrel. Just then Jack went up to them and said something at a low voice. Almost at the same time, Mike and Bill all said “sorry” and shook hand with each other.

Do you know what did Jack said? “Nothing’s sweet than forgiveness.” Yes, what we can learn from the story is forgiveness, what is a most beautiful form of love and help us to live together in harmony whatever happens.

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。

Our fearful society has locked down most of what older generations used 1.(take) for granted, especially unscheduled and unsupervised(无人监督的)play, or free play, for children, just the thought of 2., these days, gives the average mom a mild heart attack.

As a matter of fact, however, free play is one of 3. most valuable educational opportunities 4. (provide) for our children, and it is nature's means of teaching children that they are not helpless. In free play, away 5. adults, children learn to make their own decisions, solve their own problems, and get along with others as equals.

It's time we gave children the 6.(free) to think and experience 'outside the box'. Their viewpoints and preferences show us that what children think is not 7. (necessary) what their parents think they think. Children are not robots — they are unique. They should 8. (give) the space to be children, in the way that only they know how. Expecting children to know how to make wise decisions and look after 9. (they) when we limit their opportunities to do that 10. (make) about as much sense as expecting them to know how to drive safely without ever letting them practice.

    Food waste is a big problem in America. So is hunger.

The National Institute of Health estimates that, as a _______, Americans waste 40 percent of the food we produce. At the same time, roughly 50 million people in the US don't have _______ enough food. That's more than 15 percent of the _______—or nearly one in six people.

Food waste is not only a _______ cost, but it causes environmental problems. When cut off from oxygen, food creates methane(甲烷) gas and _______ global warming. The fuel that is burned to process and transport it _______ adds to the environmental cost.

That was why Komal Ahmad, a 25-year-old university student, came up with the _______ for Feeding Forward, a mobile phone app that _______ companies and event planners to donate _______ food to people in need—with an easy click of the__________

__________a football stadium filled to its brim(边缘),” Ahmad said. “That's __________ food goes wasted every single day in America.”

Through the app, people ________ Feeding Forward drivers where they're located so the drivers can ________ the food, which is then quickly taken to where it's ________most. Within a year of the app's launch, ________600,000 homeless people have been fed with about 690,000 pounds of food redistributed, which would have ________ ended up in the landfill(垃圾场).

Feeding Forward solves the problems of food waste and ________ At present，it only serves the San Francisco Bay Area, but that could ________ “We are trying to make the Bay Area a case study to say ‘Hey, if it works ________ , it can work anywhere ,’” Ahmad said.

1.A.team B.nation C.generation D.community

2.A.access to B.time for C.plans for D.interest in

3.A.food B.homeless C.consumers D.population

4.A.social B.productive C.special D.low

5.A.points to B.refers to C.contributes to D.devotes to

6.A.thus B.also C.even D.then

7.A.purpose B.view C.idea D.conclusion

8.A.urges B.persuades C.requires D.allows

9.A.extra B.wasted C.rare D.saved

10.A.television B.bell C.button D.computer

11.A.Compare B.Build C.Choose D.Imagine

12.A.how B.how much C.where D.why

13.A.recommend B.convince C.ask D.tell

14.A.collect B.deliver C.check D.preserve

15.A.stored B.sold C.needed D.finished

16.A.almost B.still C.merely D.hardly

17.A.ever B.eventually C.instead D.otherwise

18.A.pollution B.hunger C.overpopulation D.unemployment

19.A.succeed B.continue C.change D.work

20.A.worldwide B.here C.anytime D.soon

    Believe it or not, one of the most important communication skills is listening! 1., but if you don't listen carefully when others speak, you're losing out in a big way. Good communication requires not only speaking your piece, but the exchange of ideas is an essential component.

Many people fail to recognize the importance of improving listening skills in making friends. 2.It's only natural—we all have a lot to say about ourselves and our interests, right? But asking questions of another person and then listening carefully is a good way to break the ice and make friends. And it's also an excellent way for you to learn something new.

3.. Make a point of going and talking to the girl wearing a Save the Whales T-shirt. Although this person may be shy, try to draw her out of her shell. Ask her a question about the whale's plight（困境）and listen to what she says. It's likely you'll make a new friend as well as learn several new facts.

In the class that you're sure will put you to sleep, try listening closely to what the speaker is saying. Chances are good that you only find it dull because the speaker doesn't communicate well or you are simply not interested.4.You'll not only find your listening skills improving, but you'll also benefit the speaker and probably receive a better grade!

5. Focus your mind on learning what others think and you'll gain a reputation as a great conversationalist. You'll not only make some new acquaintances, but you'll also be truly amazed at what you learn!

A.They usually tend to show kindness by talking warmly

B.Let's say you're at a party where you know few of the guests

C.So, asking questions in class can benefit students a lot academically

D.You may be the finest speaker around

E.In short, the best way to improve listening skills is to engage yourself in conversation

F.Ask a question that makes him want to clarify his point

G.They love to talk about themselves

    The human eye can physically perceive(感知) millions of colours. But we don't all recognise these colours in the same way.

Colour perception is less about seeing what is actually out there and more about how our brain interprets colours to create something meaningful. The perception of colour mainly occurs inside our heads and is closely related to personal experience.

Different languages and cultural groups carve up the colour spectrum differently. Some languages like Dani, spoken in Papua New Guinea, and Bassa, spoken in Liberia, only have two terms, dark and light. Dark roughly translates as cool in those languages, and light as warm. So colours like black, blue, and green are cool colours, while lighter colours like white, red, orange and yellow are warm colours.

Remarkably , most of the world's languages have five basic colour terms. Cultures as diverse as the Himba in the Namibian plains and the Berinmo in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea employ such five term systems. As well as dark, light, and red, these languages have a term for yellow, and a term that represents both blue and green. That is, these languages do not have separate terms for “green” and “blue” but use one term to describe both colours, a sort of “grue”.

Historically, Welsh had a “grue” term, namely “glas”, as did Japanese and Chinese. Nowadays, in all these languages, the original “grue” term has been restricted to blue, and a separate green term is used. This is either developed from within the language—as is the case for Japanese—or through lexical borrowing, as is the case for Welsh.

The way we perceive colours can also change during our lifetime. Greek speakers, who have two fundamental colour terms to describe light and dark blue (“ghalazio” and “ble”)，tend to see these two colours as more similar after living for long periods of time in the UK. There, these two colours are described in English by the same fundamental colour term: blue.

This is because after long term everyday exposure to an English-speaking environment, the brain of native Greek speakers starts interpreting the colours “ghalazio” and “ble” as part of the same colour category.

1.Which of the following can be best used to describe colour perception?

A.Subjective. B.Realistic.

C.Reliable. D.Helpful.

2.What did the original grue term in Chinese represent?

A.Glas. B.Green.

C.Blue. D.Green and blue.

3.What is the probable reason that there are no terms for light and dark blue in English?

A.English speakers can hardly perceive the color blue.

B.The two colours make little difference to English speakers.

C.There is no need to distinguish between the two colours.

D.The two colours are not so important to English speakers.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Colour Terms Vary from Country to Country

B.Languages Change What Colours We See

C.Languages Influence the Ability to Perceive Colours

D.Colours Change with Language Development

    People who volunteer because they want to help others live longer than people who don't volunteer at all. But on average those who volunteer mainly for some sort of personal benefit live no longer than non-volunteers, University of Michigan researchers found.

“On the surface, volunteering seems to be a purely selfless act. But, in fact, people volunteer for a wide range of reasons," said Sara Konrath, the lead author of the study.

Konrath and his colleagues analyzed the data that were collected in 2014 and included 3,376 men and women who were about 65 years old at the time. Overall, they found that 57 percent of those surveyed reported doing at least some volunteer work in the past 10 years.

Participants were contacted again four years later, in 2018. Researchers found that just 2.3 percent of the volunteers had died, compared to 4.3 percent of non-volunteers.

What really made a difference were people's motives for volunteering, the researchers found. The more people wanted to help others, the more likely they were to be alive after four years. Those who considered motives related to personal benefits more important were more likely to die. In fact, those who volunteered for personal benefits were just as likely to die as those who didn't volunteer at all. These reasons included volunteering because they enjoyed the social contact, to get out of the house, to escape their own problems, or to explore their own strengths.

“Our analysis clearly shows the importance of motives when considering the health benefits of volunteering, Konrath said. “And research has shown that concern about others helps us tap into the same system that operates in mothers and other caregivers. Basically, this system restores physiological function and promotes well- being."

In the meantime , Konrath says the current finding suggests it may be a poor idea to encourage people to think of volunteering as an exchange rather than something you do for other people.

“Of course, it's reasonable for volunteers to expect some benefits for themselves, but the potential health benefits of volunteering are significantly reduced if self- benefit becomes a person's main motive," she said.

1.Why did Konrath and his colleagues conduct the survey?

A.To see how volunteering affected one's health.

B.To give the participants volunteering opportunities.

C.To teach the participants how to live longer.

D.To contact the participants again four years later.

2.According to the text, how much people benefit from volunteering depends on__________.

A.how many people they help B.how much they do for others

C.how many personal benefits they get D.how much they want to help others

3.What does the underlined word “exchange” in Paragraph 7 refer to?

A.Help from others. B.Thanks from others.

C.Personal benefits from volunteering. D.Communication between volunteers.

4.Which of the following may have an effect on our health?

A.Ages for volunteering. B.Motives for volunteering.

C.Ways of volunteering. D.Decisions about volunteering.

    Laughter fills the room as Claire Conza distributes balls of wool to a bunch of women gathered in a Birkenhead cafe on a Wednesday morning.

Conza, 34, is the founder of Make Give Live, a social enterprise that’s brought together about 40 women in five groups to knit(编织)hats. Her “makers” meet each week or fortnight. “We swap finished hats for new wool and patterns to keep them busy until the next catch up,” she says.

Since starting up last year, Make Give Live has sold more than 400 woollen hats on a “buy one—give one” model, so another 250 hats have been given to the homeless or elderly people through partnerships with Lifewise and Age Concern, with more donations to come.

But for Conza, the movement is about more than making hats—she sees Make Give Live as a way to connect communities, share good times and improve well-being. “There’s a magical interaction between the generations within our groups. Our older members are enriched by using their knitting skills to teach younger people. Our younger members have new methods to share and get to create something for their community.”

Makers are also enjoying the health benefits of knitting, which Conza says offers many of the same benefits as meditation(冥想). “The rhythmic movements and sense of focus can help keep from symptoms of anxiety, pressure, and stress.”

“I found so many benefits in the mindful process of knitting and the joy of creating something useful and beautiful, at a time when I wasn’t able to do much else. I decided if it worked for me, others would also benefit, and Make Give Live was born,” she says.

“A social enterprise is a hybrid of a charity and a business,” says Conza. “It’s about having the head of a business, the heart of a charity and the hands of the community. The key to its existence is recognizing people for their efforts so they are able to stay involved.

1.Which of the following best explains how the “buy one—give one” model works?

A.A new hat will be made when one is sold.

B.A buyer buys one hat and gets one free.

C.One hat is bought to give it to a person in need.

D.For each hat sold one is given to a person in need.

2.Why does Conza consider Make Give Live more than making hats?

A.It provides warm hats for people of all ages.

B.It helps to develop the members' knitting skills.

C.It creates a good relationship in the community.

D.It introduces new methods for creating better hats.

3.According to the text, what effect does knitting have on people?

A.It makes them relaxed. B.It makes them hopeful.

C.It makes them energetic. D.It makes them courageous.

4.What does the underlined word “hybrid” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A.Branch. B.Standard.

C.Mixture. D.Boundary.

Find Your Liberal Arts College (文理学院)

Smith College

Smith is a liberal arts college where women's minds matter. Our small classes, picturesque campus and open curriculum attract students from all over the world.

Smith College began more than 140 years ago and is a distinguished liberal arts college committed to providing the highest quality undergraduate education for women to enable them to develop their talents and to participate effectively and fully in society.

Shimer College

For 150 years Shimer has prepared students with a classical liberal arts education. Consider the differences： All original sources. All discussion classes of twelve or less. No lectures. No tests. Classes follow the Socratic Method—professors ask questions that challenge students to express and support their ideas. Learning is a constant dialogue where every opinion, every position is questioned and analyzed.

Swarthmore College

A liberal arts college of 1,500 students near Philadelphia, Swarthmore is recognized internationally for its climate of academic excitement and commitment to bettering the world.

Aside from offering valuable academic experiences, what's unique about learning at Swarthmore? Your first semester is pass-fail, so you can learn for learning's sake. We have a one-of-a-kind Honors Program. And where else can you explore a liberal arts curriculum paired with an engineering program?

Pine Manor College

Minutes away from downtown Boston, Pine Manor College consistently ranks among the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the nation and among the top 15 for small class size among liberal arts colleges. Affordable private education for women, Pine Manor College offers students a personalized education grounded in the liberal arts tradition. At PMC, students receive individualized academic, social, and financial support to achieve their goals.

1.Which college would you like to go to if you enjoy learning through talking?

A.Pine Manor College. B.Shimer College.

C.Swarthmore College. D.Smith College.

2.What is special about Swarthmore College?

A.There is an engineering program for students.

B.Students needn't worry about failing a test.

C.It is larger than any other liberal arts college.

D.Students can learn engineering instead of liberal arts.

3.What is the similarity between Pine Manor College and Smith College?

A.They are small colleges. B.They are expensive colleges.

C.They are women's colleges. D.They have the same history.

假设你是学生会主席李华，为了鼓励同学们爱国读书，向优秀榜样学习。学校委托你邀请优秀校友，第24届中国青年五四奖章获得者Ms. Wei 回校演讲以激励同学们激扬青春，逐梦前行。请你写一封邀请函。

内容需包含以下几点：

1. 对其获奖表示祝贺。2. 说明邀请其演讲的目的。3. 告知演讲的时间和地点。

注意：1. 字数100字左右。2. 可适当增加细节，以便行文连贯。3. 开头和结尾已经写好，不计入字数。

参考词汇：National May Fourth Youth Medal中国五四青年奖章

Dear Ms.Wei,

I am Li Hua,president of the students union of our school.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，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 Three Gorges Dam has built across the Yangtze River. Its aim is to control flooding and provide hydro-electric power with the central region of China. Although the dam has brought about many problems, such as, flooding many areas and some famous historical sites, but the dam will generate electricity without causing so many air pollution. Because of the dam, many people have removed from their previous homes. Under the help of government, they are living a happy life in different areas.