How to Make a Friend

Smile!

It’s the easiest way to let someone know that you’re nice！1. You may notice at first that it feels strange to smile a lot，but over time，you’ll find that one smile can really make a difference in your life.

Be fun!

2. Think about the people you most enjoy being with—usually they are always on the up and up.Being fun makes people happy and brightens the way they think of you.It makes you seem like you truly love life and you can deal with any problems that you have to face.

Listen!

Good conversations are important when you want to make a new friend，and sometimes you just have to be quiet and listen.When you do get chatting，pay attention to what they’re saying.3. Phew! It’s hard work making new friends，but it’s worth it!

 4.

Ask people who take classes with you questions about what they study today.5. Other great conversation starters are upcoming events and holidays，sports，food，music，etc.If they’re listening to their iPods，ask what their favourite music is.It’s the best way to get a conversation started because it needs an answer and they have to answer you!

A.Change!

B.Ask a question!

C.Classwork is a great icebreaker.

D.Say “hello” and see what happens.

E.And don’t just talk about yourself all the time.

F.Even the shyest person can manage a little smile.

G.We all prefer spending time with people who make us feel happy.

    Mirroring body language is a way to bond and to build understanding. It is a powerful tool that we use without even knowing it.

The most obvious forms of mirroring are yawning and smiling. When you see someone yawn, you are likely to yawn immediately. Smiling is also pretty contagious-seeing a smiling person makes you want to smile too.

Mirroring body language is a nonverbal way to say “I am like you, I feel the same”. Research shows that people who experience the same feelings are likely to trust, understand and accept each other.

Women have the natural ability to pick up and understand body signals. Therefore, it is not surprising that a woman is more likely to mirror another woman than a man is to mirror another man. That's why women are regarded as better talkers, even if they might not really have more close friends.

It is interesting that when a man tries to mirror a woman's body language while she is talking, he may seem to her as caring, intelligent and attractive.

Mirroring body language is an excellent way to build trust and understanding quickly. If you want to set up a connection with a new person, mirror his or her gestures, sitting position, tone of voice and talking pace. This will make them feel that there is something about you that they like.

While mirroring body language gains you acceptance, you still need to take into consideration your relationship with the person you are mirroring. If you are in a lower social position and are mirroring the body language of your boss, he will view you as arrogant. However, if you want to defeat those who are trying to prove superior to you, mirroring their body language will help defeat them and change their position.

1.What does the underlined word “contagious” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.Affecting each other. B.Powerful to show one's feelings.

C.Attractive to the others. D.Being gentle to people around.

2.When copying others' body language, one usually can ______.

A.send wrong messages B.hide true feelings

C.win others' acceptance D.avoid misunderstanding

3.What might happen if you try to mirror your boss's body language?

A.You will appear very attractive. B.It will help to soften his position.

C.You will seem unacceptably proud. D.It will be a good way to build trust.

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A.It is important to copy the others' gestures.

B.Why women are regarded as better talkers.

C.Men is not good at nonverbal communication.

D.Mirroring body language can be a useful tool.

    Jane Goodall is best known for her 26-year study of the chimps in the wild. There, she made several revolutionary discoveries that made her one of the greatest field scientists of the 20th century.

Born in London in 1934, the expectations for Jane were standard for the time: a marriage to a nice man, followed by a few children. Fortunately, her mother never discouraged (劝阻, 使气馁) her interests: animals and the natural world. Once her mother discovered that little Jane had brought a handful of worms (幼虫) to bed; rather than screaming, she explained that her new little friends needed the soil to live, and together, they took them back to the garden.

Jane was a bookworm who admired Doctor Dolittle and loved the Tarzan novels. Reading did its usual quiet but life-changing thing: Jane developed a dream to go to Africa and live among the wild animals.

Jane realized her dream on July 14, 1960 when she arrived at Gombe Stream Game Reserve to study the chimps. However, for two months, the chimps escaped when they heard her coming. The only thing she saw was the back of a chimp，running away from her.

“The more I thought of the task I had set myself, the more discouraged I became,” Jane wrote in her first book, In the Shadow of Man.

Eventually, she became familiar with a male chimp and his big family. She observed them kiss, hug, pat each other on the back, shake their fingers at each other. She watched them act very human-like.

One day, moving quietly through the jungle, Jane saw the male chimp sit beside a large termite mound (白蚁土堆). He kept taking small braches from trees and putting them in the holes to fish the ants.

In any case, Jane’s discovery became the talk of the scientific world. Harvard’s Stephen Jay Gould observed, “We must now re-think what the words ‘tool’ (工具) and ‘man’ mean or accept chimps as humans.”

1.What did Jane’s mother do when she found the worms on the bed?

A. She studied them carefully. B. She shouted at her daughter.

C. She threw them into the garden. D. She explained they liked the soil.

2.Which is the major reason that made Jane dream to work in the wild?

A. Doctor Dolittle’s invitation. B. Her interest in chimps.

C. The reading in her childhood. D. Her mother’s encouragement.

3.How did Jane feel during the first two months in Africa?

A. Lonely. B. Frightened.

C. Hopeless. D. Content.

4.What did Stephen Jay Gould’s words imply?

A. Chimps should be accepted as humans.

B. Jane’s discovery is of great importance.

C. Only human beings know how to make use of tools.

D. The scientists should confirm the meaning of the words.

    I speak Spanish, because I was born in Spain. But then at primary school I had to learn Russian, and at high school, I was taught how to speak German. But I always wanted to speak English.

At last I came to America. Everywhere there was English! But even if I heard and felt its presence, it was hard for me to understand it and express myself in it. The few lessons of English that I had taken in Spain gave me only a chance to introduce myself, and I didn’t even know how to buy things and ask directions.

To talk to somebody, I went to a high school to take a course in English for foreigners. Disappointingly, it took almost an hour to get through the process of introducing ourselves. Everyone had to learn something that I had already known from my books – the English alphabet (字母表) and numbers. I thought it was a waste of time, so I quit.

After a month, I tried again, but this time at college. After 15 minutes of introducing ourselves, a teacher gave us a lecture about the history of English. Then we were told that it was very important to know English in an English-speaking country. It took three hours for the teacher to tell us this. Again, I quit.

But I didn’t stop looking for something or someone that would help me to achieve my goal, and I found a tutor from Literacy Volunteers of America. But I still wasn’t happy with the classes. And when it was my turn to give a speech, I was happy to use all the long, complicated words that I had learned from one of my English books. When I had finished, my tutor said “Well, I think I have to learn English before coming to teach you!” This time, the tutor quit!

1.How many languages has the writer learned?

A.Two. B.Four.

C.Three. D.Five.

2.Why did the author leave the high school?

A.Because no one wanted to talk to him.

B.Because everyone had to learn the English alphabet and numbers.

C.Because the lessons were too easy.

D.Because the courses were prepared for the natives.

3.Which of the following words can be used to describe the writer?

A.happy. B.crazy.

C.serious. D.friendly.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.The writer learnt many foreign languages.

B.The writer tested the teachers’ English abilities.

C.The writer researched different ways of learning English.

D.The writer tried to look for a proper way to learn English.

    Use your American Express Card to enjoy a one-day visit to any one of America’s greatest museums below, and you will not want to miss their exciting special exhibitions (展览).

Boston

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Chairs February 11 -- May 8, 2017

Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderai and Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of chairs from the museum’s collection and “chair photographs” from around the world. They are presented in a Venetian-style hall housing world-famous masterpieces. For more information: www.gardnermuseum.org

New York

The Noguchi Museum Noguchi and Graham May 1 -- December 1, 2017

Noguchi’s long-term co-work with dancer Martha Graham is regarded by many  as a high point in the history of both modern dance and art.The exhibition highlights nine of the sets created through this co-work. For more information: www.noguchi.org Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts January 11--April 10, 2017

Founded in 1805,the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to America’s artists for more than 200 years. The Academy collects and exhibits a great number of works of famous American artists, and it is also well-known for training fine artists.

2017 at the Academy begins with the largest American collection in history. For more information: www.pafA.org

Seattle

Seattle Museum of Glass March 7- May 7, 2017

This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glass-blowers near Venice,Italy.Watch live glass-blowing shows in the Hot Shop and see other modern glass exhibitions. For more information: www.museumofglass.org

1.Which of the following websites offers information about the furniture show?

A.www.gardnermuseum.org B.www.noguchi.org

C.www.pafA.org D.www.museumofglass.org

2.We learn from the text that Martha Graham is ______.

A.a glassblower B.a photographer

C.a painter D.a dancer

3.If you want to know the history of American painting, you may visit ______.

A.the Noguchi Museum

B.Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

C.Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

D.Seattle Museum of Glass

假如你是李华，你的朋友 Peter上次来访后惊叹你们家乡的巨大变化，回去后写信询问你们是如何在实践中将“绿水青山就是金山银山”化为生动的现实的。

要点：1.简要介绍之前存在的问题；2.具体整改措施及带来的好处。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

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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。

Our school encouraged is to experience some future careers last vacation. Some students choose to work as either cashiers in a store and waiters at a restaurant. I was one of the 500 student to join in the activity. I decided be an assistant in a photo studio because of I love taking photos. With the help of a advanced photographer in the studio, I opened my imagination in my daily work. I also developed practically skills which are necessary for them to face future challenges. The most important thing I’ve learned are to improve myself after I get my dream job.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Decoding respirator cultures

As the global pandemic speeds up, many are wondering about the 1.(effective) of masks and when it's appropriate to wear them. Most people from the East believe that 2.(wear)a mask is essential to control the spread of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP). But people in the West generally would argue that, unless one is already ill, wearing a mask is simply 3.(necessary).

In Eastern countries like China, mask-wearing is engrained in their cultures. In fact, people in the East wear masks not just to protect 4.(they) from illness but also for a variety of other reasons.

In many Asian countries, masks are worn in many scenarios in daily life, such as doing housework 5. visiting patients in the hospital. They can give people the comfort of being protected.

In recent years, they are worn simply for cosmetic reasons. Young people in Japan, for example, wear masks as a fashion statement, expressing their personal style through unique designs and patterns.

In Asia, wearing a face mask is also 6. outward expression of group-oriented values.

7.one’s face partially covered, one becomes part of a giant collectivist whole. ''People communicated their responsibilities to the social group of 8.they were members, '' wrote Peter Baehr, a research professor in social theory at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. ''By disguising an individual’s face, it gave greater salience to collective identity. ''

In Western countries, however, individual values are the most important.

As a citizen, it is one's duty to prevent the spread of illness by following proper hygienic procedures, such as washing one's hands and limiting one's contact with others. A face mask9. (reserve)only for those showing symptoms of illness.

Whether from the East or the West, social culture and peer pressure have played an important role in one's decision about whether or not to wear a mask. That's because human beings are social creatures who take into consideration what other members of society think of us. The most important thing is to respect others' opinions, no matter how 10.(differ) they are.

    When I was a kid, my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire. At the camp we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery (射箭), but for me, the most memorable _______ was an overnight trip of mountain climbing. If you’ve ever _______ a mountain, you know it’s a physical challenge, _______when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back. When campers got _______, they certainly started complaining.

“How much farther is it?”

“I can’t go any further.”

“My _______ is too heavy. Can you carry it for me?”

The reply of the _______was, “Suck it up (不要再抱怨了).” The truth is that the complaining campers were _______ near the point of _______. If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the _______ and given them care. The kids simply weren’t used to the physical challenge. Once they realized they weren’t getting any sympathy they ________ the discomfort, and in most cases ________ having a great time. In my camp days, I don’t ________ a single camper complaining at the ________ of the mountain.

There are two ways to deal with an ________ situation. You can complain, or you can make the best of it. If you complain, you might feel like you’re getting that ________ energy out, but you are probably not going to cause a positive change. It’s much more likely that your complaining will cause the ________ of those around you. No one likes a complainer. They’re ________ and they hurt the group. Complaining makes life ________ for everyone. Instead, if you determine to master your own ________, to move past it and focus on a ________, it’s my experience that you’ll realize it wasn’t bad in the first place.

1.A.experience B.behaviour C.occasion D.situation

2.A.seen B.reached C.climbed D.described

3.A.especially B.normally C.obviously D.naturally

4.A.ashamed B.tired C.puzzled D.shocked

5.A.food B.water C.shelter D.backpack

6.A.parents B.teachers C.guides D.partners

7.A.somewhere B.anywhere C.nowhere D.everywhere

8.A.camp B.exhaustion C.mountain D.destination

9.A.signs B.activities C.gestures D.scenes

10.A.shared B.understood C.suffered D.overcame

11.A.couldn’t help B.ended up C.insisted on D.gave up

12.A.recall B.forget C.disturb D.forgive

13.A.foot B.top C.back D.base

14.A.unbelievable B.unexpected C.unusual D.unpleasant

15.A.great B.spare C.negative D.potential

16.A.dislike B.respect C.sympathy D.enthusiasm

17.A.amazing B.shocking C.worrying D.annoying

18.A.poorer B.harder C.easier D.better

19.A.life B.mind C.suffering D.mistake

20.A.trip B.plan C.solution D.dream

    Studies show that people who are happy — truly happy— have deep connections with those around them. 1. They actively try hard to improve these relationships and build quality relationships with others.

Those connections and relationships that we build and that we attempt to develop, create experiences in our lives. Some experiences will be poor, but it is possible for us to create meaningful experiences  — experiences that allow us to just be. Studies show that when we create meaningful experiences, we allow ourselves time to relax, to build connections, and to become our best selves 2.

If we want to create meaningful experiences, we need to learn how to create these moments in our lives. Instead of taking many classes and workshops to teach us how to build connections with others, we should experience beSHOPs, which means we learn by being, by observing, and by becoming.

3. It helps define us and motivates us to do good, to step outside of our comfort zone, and to be better. A few of these values that we need to create meaningful experiences include:

● Compassion (同情): Compassion has been thoroughly studied and proven to be a natural human response. 4. When you are compassionate, you don't have to think twice about helping others.

● Gratitude: Showing sincere appreciation to others helps establish strong feelings of gratitude, and build strong connections. You should express appreciation for all the things in your life and make gratefulness just a part of who you are.

● Willingness to learn: 5. Many individuals will find themselves stuck in their own world and never take a step outside of their comfort zones. When we have that desire to learn, to explore, and our curiosity is continually peaked, then we are more likely to have these meaningful experiences.

Remember, true happiness, and meaningful experiences are not things you can learn from a series of worksheets and lectures. It is about being.

A.There is so much in the world around us.

B.“To be” requires key values that shape us.

C.It means service, kindness and love for others.

D.Within the communities, you can work on developing these values.

E.Working with others will help you experience many aspects of life.

F.Creating these experiences is a vital step in the process to achieve full happiness.

G.They value their relationships with family, friends, colleagues and even strangers.

New App Helps People Remember Faces

Large gatherings such as weddings and conferences can be socially overwhelming. Pressure to learn people’s names only adds to the stress. A new facial-recognition app could come to the rescue, but privacy experts recommend proceeding with caution.

The app, called SocialRecall, connects names with faces via smartphone cameras and facial recognition, potentially avoiding the need for formal introductions. “It breaks down these social barriers we all have when meeting somebody,” says Barry Sandrew, who created the app and tested it at an event attended by about 1,000 people.

After receiving an invitation to download SocialRecall from an event organizer, the user is asked to take two selfies and sign in via social media. At the event, the app is active within a previously defined geographical area. When a user points his or her phone camera at an attendee’s face, the app identifies the individual, displays the person’s name, and links to his or her social media profile. To protect privacy, it recognizes only those who have agreed to participate. And the app's creators say it automatically deletes users’ data after an event.

Ann Cavoukian, a privacy expert who runs the Privacy by Design Center of Excellence praises the app’s creators for these protective measures. She cautions, however, that when people choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that “there may be unintended consequences down the road with that information being used in another context that might come back to bite you.”

The start-up has also developed a version of the app for individuals who suffer from prosopagnosia, or “face blindness,” a condition that prevents people from recognizing individuals they have met. To use this app, a person first acquires an image of someone’s face, from either the smartphone’s camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera spots that same face in real life, the previously entered information is displayed. The collected data are stored only on a user’s phone, according to the team behind the app.

1.SocialRecall is used to ________.

A.take photos B.identify people

C.organize events D.make friends

2.Paragraph 3 is mainly about ________.

A.how the app works

B.how the app was created

C.what makes the app popular

D.what people can do with the app

3.SocialRecall helps people with prosopagnosia by ________.

A.giving names to the photos kept in their smartphones

B.collecting information previously entered in the phone

C.providing the information of a person when they first meet

D.showing the person’s information when it spots a stored face

4.What can we learn about SocialRecall from the passage?

A.It may put people’s privacy at risk.

B.It has caused unintended consequences.

C.It can prevent some communication disorders.

D.It is praised by users for its protective measures.

    Most of the new diseases we humans have faced in the past several decades have come from animals. The more we come into contact with wild animals, the more we risk a so-called disease “spillover” from animals to humans.

“As people move and wildlife move in response to a changing environment, humans and wildlife and animals will come in contact more regularly,” said Jeanne Fair from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Fair argues that by shifting  animal habitats, climate change will also make the opportunities for disease spillover more frequent. “Everything is sort of shifting and will shift into the future as the environment changes through climate change,” Fair said.

Scientists, including climatologists and epidemiologists on Fair’s team at Los Alamos, are beginning to model how changes to the climate will impact the spread of infectious diseases. It’s early days for this kind of research, but previous studies suggest that extreme weather has already played a role in at least one outbreak. Scientists say drought and deforestation have combined to force bats out of rainforests and into orchards（果园）in Malaysia to find food. Those bats, a common disease reservoir, then passed the Nipah virus through pigs to humans for the first time in the late 1990s.

“We’re going by the past data to really predict what’s going to happen in the future,” Fair said, “And so, anytime you increase that wildlife-human interface, that’s sort of an emerging disease hot spot. And so, that’s just increasing as we go forward.”

Jeffrey Shaman, head of the climate and health program at Columbia University’s public health school, argues we don’t yet know whether climate change will cause a net increase in infectious disease rates globally. For example, mosquitoes carry disease that affects millions of people across the world every year. As their habitats expand in some parts of the world, they might contract diseases elsewhere. Shaman says what we know for certain about climate change is that it will make it harder to predict where disease outbreaks will pop up.

1.How does climate change affect the spread of disease according to Fair?

A.By breaking animals’ habits.

B.By increasing animals’ varieties.

C.By promoting animals’ breeding.

D.By changing animals’ living environment.

2.What is the example of bats for in paragraph 3?

A.Explaining the influence of Nipah virus.

B.Proving the harm of bats to human beings.

C.Showing the effects of climate change on disease.

D.Presenting scientists’ early study about the cause of disease.

3.What can we infer from Fair’s words in paragraph 4?

A.Humans should give up studying animals.

B.Past data can solve the problems in the future.

C.Disease hot spots will disappear if animals die out.

D.Frequent contact with animals can cause disease outbreaks.

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

A.Climate Change and Disease Spillover

B.Animals’ Interaction with Humans

C.Scientists’ Prediction for Disease Outbreaks

D.Early Studies about Extreme Weather

    Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where she’s been while she’s on her worldwide vacation in a special way. The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated (截肢) at the age of four. Although the amputation caused inconvenience for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as nothing short of inspiration for living her best life.

To spread that message. Gallagher has gone to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the world, but instead of simply using a geo-tag(地理位置标签), she writes her location on her artificial leg before taking a picture.

Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, posing with a waffle in Brussels, taking in the beautiful Parthenon temple in Athens and enjoying a river ride in Budapest, all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.

“I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalk-board,” Gallagher said. “My mum and grandmother didn’t like the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”

Gallagher said people often stare when she’s writing on her leg, but once she shares the photos, she receives only positive feedback(反馈), “My leg hasn’t stopped me from doing anything I’ve wanted to do,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, anyway, I’ve been able to keep up with people at my age and lead a pretty great life.”

Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.

1.What message did Gallapher want to spread in her special way?

A.She enjoys her travelling across the globe.

B.She suffers little from her leg’s amputation.

C.she looks on her misfortune as another form of blessing.

D.She has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.

2.What does the word “which” underlined in paragraph 3 refer to?

A.the continent B.the pictures C.the leg D.the location

3.Gallapher can best be described as ________.

A.helpful and ambitious B.friendly and generous

C.determined and creative D.independent and sensible

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A.Never Too Late to share B.A Special Artificial Leg

C.An Outstanding Photographer D.Gallagher’s Summer Holidays

1. TrueCar.com

Top dealers compete for your business by offering lower prices. TrueCar spends a lot of money and resources on making sure the entire car renting experience is simple and straightforward. If you’re in the market for a new car, give this site a try first.

TrueCar’s network checks many of the prices in your area and gets you the best price for the car you’re looking for.

2. Carvoy.com

It offers more control by allowing you to “build your car” and select your rental plan. The “build your car” option is one of the better options for those looking to add on features to their car. If you’re looking for cars with options like a sunroof or navigation (导航), it’s Carvoy that makes it very easy to get started with the process.

3. CarsDirect.com

They have a large collection of new and used cars, and also provide resources for car comparisons. In the business for many years, they are one of the first online car outlets. They have a staff that can usually help you if you give them a call. Their phone support is very good and they are mostly located in the United States.

4. CarRent.com

It delivers your rental car to the door, which is actually a huge selling point. Many people don’t like to go to a dealership or even drive somewhere to pick up a car. Imagine renting a car and having it delivered right to your doorstep, no driving necessary!

5. CostcoAuto.com

It offers member-only savings, many car selections and an easy sign-up process. The deals through Costco are great and unique. Many times they have deals with General Motors cars like Chevrolet. There are a lot of deals to be done, but the one thing that Costco does not do is negotiate the price.

1.What’s the selling point of TrueCar.com?

A. Its most reasonable prices for cars.

B. The diversity of its used cars.

C. Its delivery service to your door.

D. The special offers to its members.

2.What is the special service that Carvoy.com provides?

A. You can have other functions added to your car.

B. You can rent a car more easily than elsewhere.

C. You can design the whole car by yourself.

D. You can have better operation over your car.

3.If you are a good bargainer, it’s wise to avoid dealing with _______.

A. CarsDirect.com B. Carvoy.com

C. CarRent.com D. CostcoAuto.com

假设你是李津，你校学生会计划创办英语报，该报开设文学，体育，音乐，科 技；校园生活等五个栏目，学生会招募本校学生担任专栏作者，申请者需要提交不少于 100字的英文版的自荐信，请你给负责这项工作的外教Mr. Smith写信，主要内容包括：

（1）自我介绍（姓名，性别，年级）；

（2）你所申请的栏目及理由；

（3）对所申请的栏目的理解及计划。

注意：（1）不要逐字翻译提示内容，可适当增加信息。

（2）开头结尾己经给好，不计入总字数。

Dear Mr. Smith,

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Yours,

Li Jin

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My family and I belonged to a country club located across the street from the Long Island Sound. Each summer, the big attraction for us was the pool. I learned how to swim and joined the swimming team but was never really a good swimmer. However, swimming in my younger days was a way to keep cool, and swimming on a team gave me identity and a sense of belonging. It also became invaluable many years later.

Fast-forward (快进) to 1973 — I was married, pregnant and had a home. What made our little home even more wonderful was when I discovered that four blocks away was Rath Park Pool! For the next 30 years, most of our summer days were spent around that pool.

Each of my five kids took swimming lessons and learned all the different swimming strokes (姿势). They later joined the swim team and competed in meets. My daughter even became a lifeguard at the town pool. I sat back and happily took it all in!

As much as I would have liked to have life stand still, it doesn’t. My children outgrew their pool days and moved on. But the pool was still four blocks from my home, so I began to take up swimming again. And it was far better than I ever could have imagined. I got so much out of it that I joined the local pool so I could swim year-round. Whenever I swam, I would always come out feeling physically and mentally refreshed. I often felt that if I looked hard enough, I would be able to see all of the worries and problems I’ve had in life, sitting at the bottom of the pool!

What has swimming taught me? I’ve learned that balance is the key to being a good swimmer. If you are balanced in the water, you have no resistance. Working on staying balanced made me realize the similarities between life in and out of the swim lane (泳道). If you work on keeping yourself balanced, you will be able to swim right through the stress and problems life throws at you!

1.What influence does swimming ever have on the author according to Paragraph 1? (no more than 10 words)

2.What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us? (no more than 10 words)

3.What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4? (no more than 10 words)

4.What has the author learned from swimming? (no more than 15 words)

5.Name one of your favorite sports (swimming not included). What lesson can you learn from your sport? (no more than 20 words)

    JENNIFER SALLS — A high school math teacher in Sparks, Nevada

It is possible to construct good online courses that would support mathematics learning with middle and high school students. However, these courses would not look like most current online courses.

When we imagine an online course, we think of a solitary (孤立的)process in which a student is holed up with his or her computer, watching PowerPoints, paging through screens of text and solving a whole bunch of problems. While learning may be occurring, I suspect that it's short-term with little real understanding of mathematics. There are some students who learn well under these circumstances, but this is not true for the majority of students.

A good online course would take advantage of the many interactive resources. For example, if students were learning to solve equations, they would be directed to solve a carefully arranged set of problems using an interactive program. They would reflect on the interaction and share their observations with others taking the course.

Eventually, the lesson would move students toward solving equations, using their experiences with the interactive program as the jumping-off point. Students could experience real-world problems through video and simulations and use a variety of computer-based tools to solve these problems. Notice that a course like this is not solitary, but highly interactive, and it builds both problem-solving skills and conceptual knowledge.

BRIGID BARRON — A psychologist at Stanford University's School of Education

Whether or not any computing tool used in the classroom will interfere with or energize learning depends on how the teacher organizes its use.

When online courses are well designed, they offer learners and teachers wonderful opportunities. Hybrid models that combine classroom interaction with tools like blogs, podcasts, social networks and discussion forums can engage students in ways that traditional environments do not. When students are given challenging material, asked to carry out research and to create ways to share what they are learning with students from all over the world, engagement goes up.

There are other benefits. Assessment of student learning can be partly automated and designed to provide continuous feedback. When students need assistance, they can be directed to activities that will help them learn. Perhaps most importantly, online courses can help bridge gaps in course offerings within a school district. Many economically challenged schools don't have the resources to provide specialized or advanced courses, but those courses could be offered online.

Many students are already using technology in their own time to learn and create, for their own purposes or for school assignments (作业).If they know where to look, they can access online communities that foster their imagination and offer informal mentorship.

Instead of wondering whether teenagers are too easily distracted by computers, we should be figuring out how we can use digital media to sustain teenagers' interest and their desire to learn.

1.According to Jennifer Salls, in most current online classes,        .

A.students hardly learn anything

B.students are made to learn all on their own

C.students are led to improve their self-study abilities

D.students focus more on theories than on problem-solving skills

2.Which of the following statements best summarizes Salls' opinions?

A.Online courses should try to make the most of interactive resources.

B.Schools today pay more attention to students, conceptual knowledge.

C.Students cannot learn mathematics effectively through online courses.

D.Thanks to online classes, teachers' work load can be greatly decreased.

3.Brigid Barron mentioned all of the following potentials of online classes EXCEPT    

A.narrowing the gap between rich and poor

B.providing students with real-time feedback

C.teaching students how to exploit online resources

D.maintaining students' interest throughout the course

4.What does the underlined word “foster” in the passage probably mean?

A.help ... to recover B.help ... to grow

C.help ... to relax D.help ... to display

5.Both Salls and Barron believe that        .

A.good courses should combine advanced technology and online resources

B.teachers play an important role in ensuring the effectiveness of online classes

C.students should be able to learn effectively through well-designed online classes

D.online courses are more effective only when students are assigned challenging tasks

    First, car makers wanted to take the human out of driving. Now, motorcycle manufacturers (制造商)want to do the same. But just as the driverless car movement has faced skepticism, it's not entirely clear that the world needs autonomous motorcycles.

What would a self-driving motorcycle do? It would be designed to let the rider sit back and relax while the machine drives by itself. Manufacturers have actually been creating and improving prototypes (原型)of self-driving motorcycles for years, and they're only just now beginning to share them with the public. For instance, AB Dynamics and AutoRD released the Autonomous BMW Cl. It comes with autonomous software, GPS, and re-balancing technology.

Yamaha's Motoroid is a model that uses artificial intelligence and self-balancing technology. The Motoroid sounds very futuristic, but it can't drive on its own. It needs a rider to make turns. Another example of an autonomous-light motorcycle is Honda's Riding Assist-e, which can change the center of gravity autonomously. However, like the Motoroid, it's not completely self-riding and isn't ready for a highway on its own.

Safety concerns for autonomous motorcycles are similar to those that trouble self-driving cars Firstly, the autonomous system may make a mistake and endanger the rider. Self-driving cars have an unfortunate record of running red lights and causing accidents. Professor Adam says, "So one can be forgiven for worrying about the safety of a two-wheeled speed machine with no one behind the handlebars. '' Secondly, there's the question of responsibility: Who is at fault if a self-driving bike crashes into another car? More importantly, it's not easy to satisfy the official regulations before autonomous motorcycles ride on the road. And to develop the industry will cost billions of dollars.

But there's the biggest problem with all of these motorcycles. One of the joys of driving motorcycles is the driving. It seems unlikely that a rider, like a high-speed motorcycle collector who loves the thrill of turning around corners, will give up the experience of the ride.

The prototypes for self-riding motorcycles are here, and manufacturers are busy putting them to the test, but it might be a while before we see them on the open road.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A.Manufacturers' competition with each other is quite fierce.

B.Manufacturers are quite creative when making driverless cars.

C.Manufacturers are very optimistic about self-driving motorcycles.

D.Manufacturers have made some progress in promoting self-driving motorcycles.

2.The examples of Yamaha's Motoroid and Honda's Riding Assist-e show that        .

A.autonomous motorcycles still have a long way to go

B.Yamaha and Honda compete with each other fiercely

C.autonomous motorcycles have a big improvement in safety

D.Yamaha and Honda have defeated other autonomous motorcycle makers

3.What Professor Adam said in the 4th paragraph probably means _______.

A.autonomous motorcycle should obey traffic regulations

B.it's convenient and safe to ride an autonomous motorcycle

C.mistakes made by autonomous motorcycles can be forgiven

D.it's normal that autonomous motorcycles' safety is doubted

4.What is the biggest challenge of self-driving motorcycles?

A.They are unable to appeal to many riders.

B.They can't guarantee the riders, safety.

C.They can't suit the official regulations.

D.They are too costly to produce.

5.Which of the following statements would the author agree with?

A.Self-riding motorcycles will be very popular one day.

B.Self-riding motorcycles are necessary to social development.

C.Users are likely to lose fun when riding self-riding motorcycles.

D.People will be fond of self-riding motorcycles for its convenience.

    I was enjoying this afternoon more than I had expected. Often, the tryouts for the spring musical tested the limits of my patience and nerves, with one hopeful girl after another taking turns walking onto the wooden stage, delivering an adequate but uninspired version of some Rodgers & Hammerstein number, and then being politely excused by Mrs. Dominguez as the next name on the list was called.

However, this was to be my third straight year in the musical, and the confidence that my seniority afforded me around the more nervous newcomers allowed me to take pleasure in radiance (光辉)of my own balance.

I had already sung my audition (试唱)song an hour ago, starting the day's ceremonies. This year, I used "God Bless the Child", a choice I found to be quite sophisticated since Billie Holiday's version of it was familiar mostly to adults, and even then, mostly to adults of the previous generation. More importantly, it required a reserved performance, which I felt showcased my maturity, especially because most of the other auditioners chose songs that would show their enthusiasm, even if it meant their technical mastery would not be on full display.

Normally, the first audition was feared by most. Mrs. Dominguez would ask if anyone wanted to volunteer to "get it over with,” but no one would make a sound. Then, she would call the first name off her list and the room would drop into an uncomfortably serious silence as the first student walked nervously up to the stage. I often imagined during those moments that I was witness to a death-house resident taking his march toward a quick curtain.

But not this year. I had decided to make a show of my own self-confidence by volunteering to go first. Such a fearless act, I had figured, would probably instill (灌输)even more fear into my competition because they would realize that I had something they clearly lacked. Mrs. Dominguez had seemed neither surprised nor charmed by my decision to go first. Although she was annoyed by my escalating (增加)pride, I also acknowledged that I was one of the more talented actors and was probably correct in assuming myself a winner.

At this late stage of the afternoon, I felt like a queen, sitting in the back of the auditorium with my royal court of friends and admirers. They took care to sit far enough away from Mrs. Dominguez that they would not be caught in the act of belittling (贬低)the other students’ auditions.

To me, the endless parade of the ambitious who sang their hearts out for three minutes each was like clowns performing for my amusement. As Mrs. Dominguez read another name off her list, I prepared myself for a special treat.

1.What did the writer do one afternoon?

A.She enjoyed her time watching the audition.

B.She performed in the school spring musical.

C.She attended the selective trial of the school musical.

D.She helped Mrs. Dominguez to select musical talent.

2.The writer believed the song she chose for her audition .

A.was the most sophisticated song by Billie Holiday's version

B.would allow her to more effectively showcase her enthusiasm

C.would be the most inspiring Rodgers and Hammerstein number

D.would likely be more recognizable to her parents than to her friends

3.The main purpose of the underlined statement in paragraph 5 is       .

A.offer a contrast created by the writer's decision to go first

B.present reasons why this year's audition was the strangest

C.suggest that the writer's imagination no longer involved the same imagery

D.inform the reader that students' fears of going first were something of the past

4.Why did the writer volunteer to perform the first audition of that day?

A.To guarantee her role in the play.

B.To break the uncomfortable silence.

C.To show the competitors her advantages.

D.To leave a good impression on the audience.

5.The passage portrays the writer as       .

A.concerned and nervous

B.proud and indifferent (漠不关心的)

C.friendly and generous

D.confused and surprised

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    The phrase “take a penny, leave a penny” may not have been created by 14-year-old Nomaan “Nomi” Bilal, but he’s taken it to a whole new level.

Bilal collected quite a few pennies and _______ them with organizations helping people in need. With mostly pocket change, Bilal _______ a total of $4,150 from neighbors, family and friends. He donated it all to a district-run program for _______ disadvantaged families. The organizations used the donations to purchase and _______ gift cards for about 20 families.

While finishing up his first year of high school online, Bilal started collecting _______change he found. Through Facebook, Bilal and his mother, Nadia Pervez, got the _______ out, and soon enough plenty of people were stopping by to _______ bags upon bags of change. Every day, Bilal devoted most of his spare time to _______ and hand-rolling coins. Eventually, a stranger heard about his _______ and contacted Pervez to donate a coin sorter, which has made the __________ quicker and easier.

Roseann Miceli, director of a charity organization, called Bilal's efforts __________ and unprecedented (前所未有的). Miceli will buy more gift cards with the rest of Bilal’s fundraising, which continues to __________. She said the families were so appreciative — they would be __________ out their windows: “Thank you so much”. Miceli wanted Bilal to know that he’s made a big difference with small change. The idea came to her while she was __________the donations from his house. “I think a ‘thank-you’ and a wave __________ the door 6 feet away with a face mask is not enough for this kid who has been __________ pennies for the past 20 days,” Miceli said. She organized a “thank-you parade” to drive past Bilal’s house. Cars lined the street, with the drivers all waving, holding signs and shouting “thank you” from a social __________.

“I was just __________ at the scene that so many people should come out of their way just to see me,” he said. One of the parade participants gave Bilal a handmade sign that __________: “Nomi is our hero.”

“It shows that one person can make a difference and how such a small effort can turn into such a big thing,” he said. “And that my community is very helpful and thoughtful throughout these __________ times.”

1.A.saved B.left C.gathered D.provided

2.A.raised B.made C.expected D.created

3.A.mentally B.physically C.financially D.socially

4.A.receive B.deliver C.pick D.apply

5.A.slight B.simple C.certain D.loose

6.A.word B.promise C.truth D.news

7.A.drop off B.put away C.leave out D.pass out

8.A.counting B.balancing C.sorting D.marking

9.A.attitude B.efforts C.choice D.task

10.A.routine B.business C.process D.method

11.A.modest B.convenient C.available D.generous

12.A.grow B.move C.return D.expand

13.A.waving B.nodding C.coming D.screaming

14.A.giving out B.picking up C.taking out D.giving away

15.A.beyond B.across C.through D.by

16.A.earning B.managing C.studying D.rolling

17.A.distance B.movement C.order D.scene

18.A.shocked B.surprised C.curious D.relieved

19.A.carried B.offered C.said D.showed

20.A.pleasant B.essential C.inspiring D.tough

— _______ ?

—I got two tickets for the evening show, but they're not in the same row.

A.What can I do for you B.May I have your name

C.What's your point D.Any luck at the booking office

I was sitting in my room and my cat Smartie was on my lap when the roof of my room           .

A.was blown away B.blew away

C.had blown away D.had been blown away

I was so proud _______ my team won the ice hockey competition. It made me feel like I could achieve anything.

A.while B.when C.before D.until

The ideas _______ most inventions come from people trying to solve a problem.

A.from B.under C.beyond D.behind

And it made me think that maybe I need to set time aside _______ the people in my life how much I appreciate what they did.

A.telling B.to tell C.told D.being told

Cooking together gives us a chance to relax and _______ each other's days.

A.throw light on B.catch up on C.keep contact with D.set foot in

The starting point of our trip was Vancouver, _______ we rented a motor home and drove to any place at any time we liked.

A.when B.why C.where  D.as

Growing up with a British father and a Chinese mother，I _______ food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork and chopsticks!

A.have enjoyed B.had enjoyed C.enjoyed D.enjoy

—Why did Mary ignore me at the party last night?

—She _______ you. She wasn't wearing her glasses.

A.shouldn't have seen B.needn't have seen

C.won't have seen D.might haven't seen