听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.According to the passage,what were dogs trained for in the past?

A.For protection against other animals.

B.For protection against other dogs.

C.Just for fun.

2.Why were dogs used for hunting?

A.Because they did not eat other animals.

B.Because they were useful for protection.

C.Because they always obeyed their masters.

3.What is the most important reason for people in the city to keep dogs now?

A.For companionship.

B.For amusement.

C.For protection against robbery.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where are the man and the woman going?

A.To the bus station. B.To the police station. C.To the railway station.

2.What does the woman think they should do?

A.Take a taxi. B.Walk slowly. C.Leave the bags with the police.

3.What does the man find out at last?

A.Fifteen minutes is too long.

B.The traffic is moving too slowly.

C.He is not able to carry two bags.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is NOT true about the man?

A.Water is running down his leg.

B.He can not breathe well after a walk.

C.He hasn't been sleeping well because of the pain in his leg.

2.What has caused the trouble?

A.The woman doesn't know yet.

B.He was burnt by boiling water.

C.He has tired himself out in his work.

3.What's the woman's name?

A.Doctor Cook. B.Doctor Martin. C.The conversation doesn't tell us.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What are the man and the woman talking about?

A.A film. B.A real story. C.A ghost story.

2.What's the first name of the man they are talking about?

A.Tim. B.Tom. C.Smith.

3.Why didn't the man return home after the war?

A.He had been wounded in the war.

B.The man hasn't told the woman yet.

C.He had to sell newspapers at the railway station.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the woman's real problem?

A.She feels headache. B.She feels frightened. C.She feels very stressed.

2.What food is considered as low stress food?

A.Apples and grapes. B.Hamburgers. C.French fries.

3.What is the woman going to do?

A.To eat less. B.To eat more. C.To change her food.

What does the man say about the activities?

A.They aren't very good because they're so different.

B.He thinks they should do both.

C.It doesn't matter which one they do.

What does the woman mean?

A.She likes the new theatre in town.

B.She expects the theatre to close down.

C.She's surprised by the news.

What does the man imply?

A.His coach didn't help him enough.

B.He had no chance of winning.

C.He didn't follow his coach's advice.

What does the woman mean?

A.She saw the man run out.

B.She thought the man's laundry was done badly.

C.She was sorry the man couldn't finish his laundry.

What does the woman imply?

A.She didn't clean the apartment.

B.She'll help the man clean his apartment.

C.She needs to clean the lab.

假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Terry在邮件中提到他首次尝试使用筷子，感觉很新奇，希望了解更多筷子知识与文化。请你给他回信。

注意：

1. 筷子文化参考：筷子谐音快乐；筷子可传递合作、和谐、平等、和平等内涵。

2. 词数：100左右；

3. 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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Bob, I’m writing to apologize for having forgotten to return The Beatles CD to you when I left Canada. I was in such hurry that I packed everything in my luggages without checking carefully. If I have paid more attention then, I wouldn't have made such stupid a mistake. Now everything must be done to solve the problem because I understand you cherish the CD enormous. I can either send it to you by express mail or alternatively compensate you in a reasonable price. If you do not mind, I may bring it back to you next time when I go to Canada. Please let me know which solution you prefer at your earliest convenience. Felt extremely guilty, I really hope you will accept my sincerely apology.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

John Snow was a famous doctor in London, 1. was so expert that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he was famous for 2.(defeat) “King Cholera”.

Cholera was a 3.(dead) disease and neither its cause nor its cure 4.(understand). John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve the problem. He suspected that people absorbed this disease into their bodies when 5. (have) their meals. So when another severe outbreak hit London, he began his enquiry. He found that many victims6.(link) to the outbreak were near the water pump, so he had the handle7.(remove). Soon afterwards the disease slowed down. He drew a 8. (conclude) that the polluted water was 9.(blame).

The water companies were instructed not to expose people 10.polluted water any more. Finally “King Cholera” was defeated.

    I was working as a lifeguard at Tower 15 on Newport Beach and two blocks to my right was another guard named Mike, working at Tower 17. He called me over the phone and said, “Hey, I have ________ two kids who are swimming in the dangerous zone. I have to give them a warning. Keep an eye on us.” I said “Sure.” In case of ________ , anytime we got out of our tower, we were supposed to ________ somebody else.

Mike hung up the phone and ________ the lifebuoy(救生圈). Then he realized that these two kids had been ________ and that there was a great tendency for them to be ________ by the wave. ________, Mike rushed toward the ocean. I ________ the water and all I found was two small heads. The mother of the two kids knelt down on the beach with ________.

When I dropped my binoculars (望远镜) and reached the mother, Mike was in waist-deep water, ________ the two kids. I turned to the mum and said, “Hey, it’s OK. They are safe.” I saw the terror started to ________. Then she glanced back and got her first good look at Mike. A new kind of ________ washed over her face as though there was another threat to her kids’ lives. She snatched (抢) her kids without ________.

Mike had some seemingly ________ behavior, and his shaved head showed a scar. Maybe he had no ________ manners, but his lifesaving ability ________ his unsatisfactory skills in PR (public relation). In the mother’s ________, Mike was a really terrible guy. However, that couldn’t change the fact that he had just ________ her kids.

Mike just glanced at me and smiled. As I jogged back to my tower, I promised myself I’d never let my own ________ prevent me from ________ a hero when I meet one.

1.A.saved B.spotted C.arrested D.scolded

2.A.emergencies B.disasters C.statements D.punishments

3.A.assist B.inform C.confirm D.consider

4.A.repaired B.provided C.seized D.abandoned

5.A.struggling B.laughing C.quarreling D.trembling

6.A.supported B.directed C.prevented D.swallowed

7.A.Still B.Instead C.Thus D.Indeed

8.A.explored B.noticed C.reached D.scanned

9.A.noises B.screams C.beliefs D.gestures

10.A.hiding B.counting C.beating D.carrying

11.A.fade away B.split up C.break down D.come around

12.A.surprise B.regret C.panic D.doubt

13.A.purpose B.appreciation C.expectation D.discrimination

14.A.stubborn B.abnormal C.mysterious D.disturbing

15.A.elegant B.positive C.unpleasant D.aggressive

16.A.gave in to B.lived up to C.made up for D.stood up for

17.A.judgement B.experience C.description D.application

18.A.comforted B.rescued C.condemned D.frightened

19.A.decision B.request C.prejudice D.commitment

20.A.rejecting B.representing C.remembering D.recognizing

    Are you stressed out, scared or worried all the time? Do you avoid going to certain places, seeing friends or doing certain things because of your worries? Do your worries keep you awake at night? 1..

Anxiety is a normal and necessary part of life. Anxiety is your brain’s way of telling you about danger. It is anxiety that helps you jump out of the way if a car is speeding towards you. But if it gets out of hand, anxiety can get in the way of you getting on with life and can become a real problem. 2..

Anxiety is a normal part of life. Some people may feel uneasy if moving to a new place and some may get overly anxious in certain situation. There are lots of reasons for this. 3.. So if you are involved in a car crash, it’s quite likely that you will be more worried than other people around cars and driving.

4.. If your parents suffer from anxiety, then you are more likely to be anxious too. This is probably partly due to genetics, and partly because of how things are when you’re growing up.

Even though people don’t talk about it much, anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems. About 1 in 4 people will have an anxiety problem at some time in their life.

If you have an anxiety problem, it’s hard for other people to understand why something that doesn’t worry them, like being in a crowd of people, can be so scary for you. This can make you feel separated and lonely, which may become worse and worse.

5.These include talking therapies (疗法) and drugs.

A.If this is the case for you, treatment may be a helpful way for you to get your anxiety under control.

B.Being anxious also probably runs in families.

C.The good news is that there are lots of excellent treatments available for anxiety.

D.Almost everybody has a certain degree of anxiety in certain situations.

E.One main reason is after a stressful thing which has happened in your life.

F.Those suffering from anxiety need others' understanding badly.

G.If you’ve answered yes, you may be suffering from anxiety.

    If you’re reading this, it’s safe to assume you arrived by internet.

Maybe you caught the headline as it raced by on Twitter. Or you might be taking a break from watching a boring movie on Netflix.

It doesn’t matter. Because according to a new study, it all adds up to the same thing: one distraction（分心的事情）after another.

And the thing is, they’re welcome distractions. Because, as the research — published this week in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology — notes, people will do just about anything to avoid being left to their own thoughts.

For their study, researchers designed a sample test for more than 2,557 participants in 11 countries. They divided their test subjects into two groups. In the first group, people were asked to spend 10 to 15 minutes “entertaining themselves with their thoughts as best they could.”

Just sit back and think about things. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Well, not really. The second group — the one where people were told to surf the Net, play a video game, or even read a book — reported having much more fun. They scored more highly on entertainment and lower on boredom. And the preference for distraction seemed to be a global phenomenon, which may come as a surprise to Italians who are famously brilliant at doing nothing.

“The preference for doing external（外部的）activities such as reading, watching TV, or surfing the internet rather than ‘just thinking’ appears to be strong throughout the world,” the researchers note in the study.

But there does seem to be an important thing that hasn’t been included in the study. Shouldn’t the quality of thoughts matter? If you’ve got something positive to think about — say, how you’re going to spend your vacation or the great screenplay you’ve already half-written in your head — why are you reading this?

On the other hand, if you are always bothered by negative thoughts — a sad or painful experience, perhaps — by all means, keep scrolling（翻网页）.

Unfortunately, we won’t be able to take up much of your time here; it’s a short study that gets to the point in a hurry. Don’t worry though. There’s a whole world of distractions out there. Say, have you seen that ship teetering at the brink of Niagara Falls? And how about those charming cows? Bet you didn’t know they could smell you from six miles away.

And that’s something to think about.

1.Why would the Italians be surprised at the phenomenon?

A.They prefer reading books to surfing the Net.

B.They’re convinced that thinking is significant.

C.They are used to being left to their own thoughts.

D.They seldom entertain themselves by surfing the Net.

2.How was the study conducted?

A.By reference research. B.By comparative study.

C.By theoretical analysis. D.By experimental study.

3.What seems to have been ignored in the study?

A.The quality of thoughts. B.The cause of the phenomenon.

C.The solution to the problem. D.The kinds of distractions.

4.What’s the tone of the passage?

A.Worried. B.Disappointed.

C.Serious. D.Humorous.

    “Birds” and “airports” are two words that, paired together，don’t normally paint the most harmonious picture. So it really raises some eyebrows when China announces plans to build an airport that is for birds.

Described as the world’s first-ever bird airport, the proposed Lingang Bird Sanctuary(保护区）in the northern coastal city of Tianjin is, of course,not an actual airport. Rather，it's a wetland preserve specifically designed to accommodate hundreds-even thousands-of daily takeoffs and landings by birds traveling along the East Asian-Australian Flyway. Over 50 species of migratory (迁徙的）water birds，some endangered, will stop and feed at the protected sanctuary before continuing their long journey along the flyway.

Located on a former landfill site，the 150-acre airport is also open to human travelers.(Half a million visitors are expected annually.) However，instead of duty-free shopping，the main attraction for non-egg-laying creatures at Tianjin’s newest airport will be a green-roofed education and research center, a series of raised “observation platforms” and a network of scenic walking and cycling paths totaling over 4 miles.

“The proposed Bird Airport will be a globally significant sanctuary for endangered migratory bird species, while providing new green lungs for the city of Tianjin.” Adrian McGregor of an Australian landscape architecture firm explained of the design. Frequently blanketed in smog so thick that it has shut down real airports, Tianjin is a city---China’s fourth most populous----that would certainly benefit from a new pair of healthy green lungs•

1.The underlined phrase “non-egg-laying creatures” in Paragraph 3 refers to?

A. Visitors. B. Designers.

C. Endangered water birds. D. Planes.

2.What do we know about the airport according to the passage?

A. People cannot watch birds up close here.

B. It is located on a 150-acre landfill site.

C. It functions as an actual airport and a wetland preserve.

D. It provides migratory birds with food and shelter.

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The airport will become a permanent home for birds.

B. Tianjin will win worldwide fame in the future.

C. Tianjin’s air quality will improve thanks to the airport.

D. Tianjin will be able to accommodate more people.

4.What is this passage mainly about?

A. Airports shut down and open up.

B. China is to open the first Bird Airport.

C. Airports turn into green lungs.

D. Birds are no longer enemies to airports.

    Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your choice of sport might have great influence on the environment.

Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses(高尔夫球场) in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortages in some local areas.

In fact, there are many environment friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don't need any special equipment except a pair of good shoes; and you don't have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk can regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and control your weight better.

Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be "green gyms". They are better replacements(代替物) for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, it's free.

1.What do we know about golf from the passage?

A.It is popular in Portugal and Spain.

B.It needs water and energy to keep its courses green

C.It pollutes the earth with chemicals and waste.

D.It causes water shortages around the world.

2.The author uses power walking as example mainly because        .

A.it uses fewer resources

B.it improves our health

C.it is an outdoor sport

D.it is recommended by experts

3.Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of?

A.Playing basketball in a gym.

B.Motor racing in the desert.

C.Cycling around a lake.

D.Swimming in a sports center.

4.What’s the purpose of the author writing the passage?

A.To show us the function of major sports.

B.To encourage us to go in for green sports.

C.To discuss the major influence of popular sports.

D.To introduce different types of environment friendly spors.

    What are you waiting for? A new series of movies shown this year can’t be missed. Have you enjoyed them already?

Frozen II

Frozen was the highest grossing (票房) animated film ever. In Frozen II Elsa, Anna, Olaf and Krist left off Arendelle to seek the source of Elsa’s icy magic. Although the millions of children who loved the first film are older now, they might give it a reception.

Last Christmas

A festive romantic comedy, Emilia Clarke stars in Last Christmas as Bridget Jonesy , a shop assistant, whose life in London is a mess, and Henry Golding as the eligible bachelor(黄金单身汉)who tidies it up. The film’s director, Paul Feig, and co-writer, Emma Thompson, promise that the film is worth expecting.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Tom Hanks stars in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood as the only American celebrity(名人) more famous than he is. As the host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for more than 30 years, Fred Rogers is a legend of pre-school children’s television, which appeals to a large audience.

Charlie’s Angels

Hollywood action movies starring women are rare. But have you seen a movie starred, written and directed by women, too? Charlie’s Angels is one of the first. A reboot (翻拍) of the 1970s TV series, not to mention the two films from 2000 and 2003, the new version is directed by Elizabeth Banks. She also plays Bosley, one of the female detectives who are employed by Charles Townsend to go on global adventures.

1.Which movie became the most popular cartoon film this year?

A.Frozen II. B.Last Christmas.

C.A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. D.Charlie’s Angels.

2.Which character works on a TV station?

A.Krist. B.Emilia Clarke.

C.Fred Rogers. D.Bosley.

3.Which action movie was directed and starred by a woman?

A.Frozen II. B.Last Christmas.

C.A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. D.Charlie’s Angels.

假定你是李华，打算报名参加2022年北京冬奥会全球志愿者。你的新西兰笔友Tim有相关经验，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 你的打算；

2. 寻求帮助；

3. 期待回复。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），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

I hate to say sorry, and there’s an unexpected change in my school arrangements. Besides, I’m afraid I cannot keep my appointment to discuss about Chinese paintings with you this Thursday. I sincerely apologized to you for any inconvenience causing by the change. Good news is that an exhibition of Chinese paintings are to be held on Sunday. The exhibits cover works by Qi Baishi, which works have influenced the development of Chinese paintings. I suggest we put off until Sunday because the exhibition is worth the visit. In this way, we can have a discussion while enjoying works from some famous painter. Will that be fine?

    Hashtag, a pet dog as a gift from a friend to 1. (bright) up my day, saved my life — not once, but twice.

My husband and I had been expecting the exciting 2. (arrive) of him for months before Hashtag came into our home in the winter. I was struggling with depression and suddenly I had something else 3. (require) my attention. I had been overcome by negative thoughts completely, but now I had 4. sense of purpose. I couldn’t give up. Once realizing that, I became 5. (energy). I focused on giving him training and affection, and walking with him. Finally, I got over my depression 18 months later. There’s no doubt 6. Hashtag played an important role in my recovery. Then, last December, we 7. (sleep) deeply when a fire started in our living room. Barking downstairs 8. (unusual), Hashtag woke us up and allowed us 9. (grasp) the seriousness of our situation.

Within moments, we were standing outside. There’s no telling what could have happened 10.Hashtag’s warning. I don’t have the words to describe how grateful I feel for the warning to him.

    The past 10 months has been the most influential months of my life.

As a junior, I left my comfortable home in Illinois and _______ going to the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona. There I attended a local poorly-equipped school and _______ for an adventure. I experienced so many _______when I arrived, fighting each day to _______ in a new social environment — overcoming racial differences, handling social _______ and being challenged by the polluted environment. However, I _______ that I could create change as well later on.

During the summer vacation I _______ to be a counselor (顾问) at an Easter Seals camp for people with _______ needs who require assistance because of disabilities — improving their ability to do things alone — instead of choosing a _______ teen summer job. It was the most tiring work I’d ever experienced but the most __________ I knew that I’d helped improve over 850 campers’ __________.

As the new school year began, our department had a renovation (翻新). I offered to help clean up all the __________ books. Instead of recycling hundreds of those books, I __________ the department that the books could serve a higher __________. This simple act resulted in an all-out book drive ____________ the schools in Arizona. We currently have boxes of books waiting to be shipped. These books will make a __________ to the entire community’s educational system, enabling teachers and students to get __________ to invaluable resources.

The 10-month experience in Arizona __________ me greatly. It made me become a person with patience, appreciation, determination, and __________ enthusiasm. I trust that it is through enthusiasm, ideas and action that all changes can __________.

1.A.required B.risked C.escaped D.considered

2.A.settled on B.settled back C.settled up D.settled in

3.A.pleasures B.wonders C.blows D.burdens

4.A.survive B.succeed C.recover D.return

5.A.cases B.communications C.conflicts D.responsibilities

6.A.discovered B.expected C.admitted D.remembered

7.A.promised B.decided C.afforded D.learned

8.A.basic B.normal C.special D.natural

9.A.unique B.practical C.popular D.common

10.A.interesting B.rewarding C.demanding D.appealing

11.A.patience B.independence C.intelligence D.confidence

12.A.unturned B.valuable C.useful D.unwanted

13.A.reminded B.comforted C.informed D.convinced

14.A.plan B.target C.purpose D.standard

15.A.benefiting B.satisfying C.representing D.observing

16.A.difference B.point C.request D.reservation

17.A.connection B.permission C.access D.reference

18.A.transformed B.defeated C.tricked D.impressed

19.A.after all B.above all C.at large D.at least

20.A.help B.spread C.matter D.occur

    Everyone is born with the ability to learn. There are normally two types of learning in our daily life and study — active learning and passive (被动的) learning. 1. This will help you develop a habit of active learning gradually.

2. I bet that no one sits down to read with the purpose of not getting the contents. But I’m sure that some of you have been in a situation, probably more than once, where you read an assignment, closed the book and thought “what the word was about”. 3. Active readers, on the other hand, set goals and check their understanding as they read. When they finish, they can explain the main points and know that they’ve seen what they have read.

Active learners think about information deeply and critically. Being thoughtful is an important part of active learning, because it means that you are analyzing and absorbing the information. 4. For instance, you may make connections between the new information and what you already know, identify concepts that you may not understand very well, or evaluate the importance of what you are reading. An active learner considers constantly in this way. In contrast, passive learners may read the text and listen to lectures and even understand most of what is read and heard. 5.

All in all, behavior of an active learner and a passive one varies greatly. Equipping yourself with study strategies (策略) of active learners may eventually help you become one of them

A.Passive learners won’t be strict with themselves.

B.You need to know some differences between them.

C.In other words, you are processing what you read.

D.However, that important step of reflecting on it is not taken.

E.Active learners accept much of the responsibility for learning.

F.When interacting with the text in this way, you are doing passively.

G.Active learners study with the purpose of grasping and memorizing information.

    Though plastic shopping bags are cheap and useful, they cause widespread pollution. Now, we may have an unlikely helper to help clean up our garbage — a small wax worm.

The worm’s hidden skills were discovered by accident. About two years ago, Federica Bertocchini, a developmental biologist at the Spanish National Research Council and an amateur beekeeper, was cleaning out bees’ nest that had been filled with worms. She removed the worms and put them in a plastic bag while doing the cleaning. After finishing, she went back to the room where she had left the worms, and found they had escaped from the bag. When she checked, she saw that the bag was full of holes.

Realizing she may have made an important discovery, Bertocchini teamed up with other researchers to conduct further research. They began by placing 100 worms on some plastic bags and discovered that over a 24-hour period, the worms managed to chew through 92 milligrams of plastic. The researchers make an appropriate judgment that at this rate, the group of worms could  degrade (降解) an average-sized 5.5-gram plastic bag within a month. To rule out the possibility that chewing was causing the degradation, the researchers spread the soft wet substance inside the body of some recently dead worms on a sheet of plastic. Sure enough, even the liquid was able to eat through the material, confirming that the worms have plastic-digesting enzymes (酶).

While the news is certainly encouraging, not everyone is convinced. The Michigan State University’s Ramani Narayan believes the tiny pieces of microplastics released by the plastic-eating worms would pick up harmful substances and transport them up the food chain, causing, even more, harm to the environment and human health. Susan Selke, director of Michigan State University School of Packaging, is concerned that the worms will not be able to survive in an oxygen-free landfills where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth.

However, Bertocchini is not planning to transport worm armies to landfills. Instead, the researcher wants to identify the enzyme that helps degrade the plastic. The researcher says, maybe we can find the molecule (分子) and produce it on an industrial level, rather than using a million worms in a plastic bag.

1.What did the experiment of using dead worms find out?

A.Worms’ chewing may cause the degradation.

B.A plastic-eating chemical exists in wax worms.

C.Dead worms are effective in dealing with plastic.

D.It takes a long time for worms to degrade plastic.

2.What is Ramani Naravan's attitude to Bertocchini's finding?

A.Objective B.Convinced C.Questioning. D.Optimistic.

3.What might Bertocchini focus her later research on?

A.The structure of plastic-degrading enzymes.

B.The use of other worms in disposing plastic.

C.Wax worms’ adaptability to the landfill environment.

D.The chance of producing wax worms on a large scale.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Can wax worms save the environment?

B.Wax worms have an appetite for plastic.

C.Why do wax worms have plastic-eating skills?

D.Hungry worms join the fight against plastic pollution

    It’s common knowledge that some countries have higher life expectancies (预期寿命) than others, but the city you live in can also affect your health.

Some cities are hard on their citizens. In places with poor city planning — Lagos was called out recently by the Economist Intelligence Unit — public spaces are few and far between, making outdoor activities hard. Lack of infrastructure (基础设施) jams the streets with cars and the air with pollutants, and people work long hours for little money

These are just some of the factors concluded by Spotahome, a rental agency. They’ve analyzed data from a range of sources, including the World Health Organization, Tripadvisor and the CIA World Factbook to score each city on health, gym availability and quality, life expectancy, obesity (肥胖), green space and other elements to work out a list of the world's healthiest cities

The list is certainly Euro-centric but continuous sunshine is seen as a positive thing, even if it may be more of a disadvantage in other regions. But it does go some way towards suggesting which cities are getting it right in providing a good life for their inhabitants.

It may not be surprising to learn that most of the healthiest cities are in northern Europe, known for its people-first approach to city planning. Australia and Canada also do well — but Alaska, the first U.S. city is only in 34th place. The U.K. doesn’t fare too well either — its only city in the top 50 list is London, in 40th.

Whether you’re planning a wholesome holiday, or simply wondering what your city can do better, this list of the 50 healthiest cities will give you pause for thought. Here are the attractive, healthy-eating, clean-aired cities that are getting it right.

1.Why are some cities difficult to live in according to the text?

A.The air is heavily polluted. B.There is no city planning.

C.Outdoor activities aren’t available. D.Public places are limited.

2.How did Spotahome list the world’s healthiest cities?

A.By figuring out the city’s green area.

B.By gaining information via various people.

C.By analyzing different aspects of the cities.

D.By selecting those with the highest life expectancy.

3.What does the list aim to help people do?

A.Form healthy eating habits.

B.Choose a right place for a holiday.

C.Become aware of attractiveness of cities.

D.Reflect the future of the city planning.

4.Where is this text most likely from?

A.A diary. B.A guidebook. C.A novel. D.A magazine.

    Chandler Smith grew up being told that he would never accomplish his dream of being a Division 1 athlete. At 5'8" tall and 195 pounds, Chandler was on the small side to be one of the “greats”. Yet even as a high school athlete he decided to work nonstop to achieve his goals. After being accepted onto the University of Houston football team, Chandler continued to try to make a name for himself on the field.

Chandler sat on the bench for his entire freshman year in college. Sophomore year he saw more action. “I didn’t think I was going to play last year, but I had to always be ready,” he said. At the start of Chandler’s junior year the team’s management pulled him aside and dropped a life-changing, and career-confirming offer in his lap: After three years on the team as a walk-on running back, Smith was being given a full scholarship! “My heart dropped,” Smith said. “I didn't even know what to feel or what to think. It was a feeling of ‘wow’. This is really happening. All my hard work has paid off.”

Chandler called his mother Shawn to tell her the news, but when his father Richard wasn't available, he told her not to spill the beans. Later he went home, and chatted about the football season with his father. “I could be getting the first kickoff,” he told his dad. Without missing a beat, Chandler then slipped in the real news: “Something else dad, they told me they put me on a full scholarship.”

“What?” Richard yelled, jumping from the sofa and wrapping his son in a tight embrace. “Congratulations! Hard work.” Then he walked around the living room, clearly too excited to sit still. “Seeing his reaction, I just broke down in tears because I know this is something we have been talking about and expecting for a long time,” Chandler said. “To finally get it and see the benefits of your hard work felt really good.”

1.How did Chandler make it to the University of Houston football team?

A.He showed his talent. B.He had strong determination.

C.He earned his name. D.He used physical strengths.

2.What was Chandler's feeling on receiving the good news?

A.He was thrilled. B.He was controlled.

C.He was confused. D.He was satisfied.

3.What do the underlined words “spill the beans” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.Give away the secret. B.Throw off the beans..

C.Prepare for the celebration. D.Hold back the feelings.

4.Which of the following best describes Richard as a father?

A.Humorous. B.Ambitious. C.Supportive. D.Demanding.

    We look ahead to London’s art and exhibition openings and select the must-see shows.

Double science

It's a big month for the Science Museum, with a new gallery and an exhibition opening. The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city—from Newton’s laws of physics to the birth of microscopes allowing us to see the tiny creatures that live among us. If that isn’t enough there’s also an exhibition on how art and science have worked closely together over the centuries and continue to do so today.

Science City 1550—1800: The Linbury Gallery at the Science Museum. Opens 12 September—13 October, free.

The Art of Innovation: From Enlightenment to Dark Matter at the Science Museum. 25 September—26 January, free but ticketed.

Are you worried yet?

We all suffer from anxiety. Artists look into this through artworks that bring to light their own anxieties or how people living with anxiety manage. The exhibition also covers what anxiety would look like if it could be visualised in light or sound—something we imagine to be impossible.

On Edge: Living in an Age of Anxiety at Science Gallery. 19 September—19 January, free.

Climbing the walls

No artist has made a bigger career out of placing sculptures of human figures all over the place. Antony Gormley, the artist behind the Angel of the North and sculptures standing all over London, takes over the Royal Academy of Arts with a blockbusting (轰动一时的) exhibition. This is the hot art ticket in town.

Antony Gormley at Royal Academy of Arts. 21 October—3 December, £18—22.

1.What is on show in the Science City gallery?

A.Some of the greatest physicists. B.The stories of the London development.

C.The prediction of the future science. D.Some of the great achievements in history.

2.Which exhibition allows visitors to get a feeling in a new way?

A.The Art of Innovation. B.On Edge.

C.Royal Academy of Arts. D.Science City 1550—1800.

3.When can visitors see these four exhibitions altogether?

A.In January. B.In September. C.In October. D.In December.

假定你是李华，下周日是你的17岁的生日，你想邀请你们的外教Professor Jonson来参加你的生日聚会，请你用英语给Professor Jonson写一封邀请信。

要点如下：

1. 提出邀请；

2. 活动的策划；

3. 活动的过程。

写作要求：1. 要点齐全；

2. 不能使用真实姓名；

3. 词数不少于100（所给部分不计入总词数）。

Dear Professor Jonson,

This Sunday evening I shall hold a party for my 17th birthday.

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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。

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang all work in our school. They live far from the school, and it takes them about a hour and a half to go to work every day. In their spare time, they are interesting in planting vegetables in their garden, that is on the rooftop of their house. They often get up earlier and water the vegetables together. They have also bought for some gardening tools. Beside, they often get some useful informations from the internet. When summer came, they will invite their students pick the vegetables.