Some of us may have a teacher that impacts us forever. Those teachers________ us into studying harder and help us so much. Teachers, who we will always remember, deserve  _____like"Educator of the Year". I believe Mrs. Sheehan from Odyssey Charter School should________that sort. She has taught me more than any other teacher, and she has  ______ me so much.

Mrs. Sheehan was always________. She always got up early to do housework. If she wasn't on time, there was usually a funny story about her_________morning. She smiled________and had a fun style, which made us all laugh and enjoy school. Her ________became something that I and my classmates could_______her by.

Mrs. Sheehan would always cheer her students up with anything from our funny group  _____to our weekly game of Sparkle. Her activities would be lively and exciting while teaching us excellent______skills. Those deep discussions helped us _____ as a family and helped me remember her as the most_______teacher I have ever had. She was our go-to teacher to talk to about our _______

______Mrs. Sheehan worked a lot with me. She would help me with my English skills, even when I was really far behind or just had a _____ paper. She also taught me that school didn't have to be______, but rather how we wanted it to be;it all ______on how we wanted to start the year and how we wanted to end it.

Surely, we may have an amazing teacher who_______us, but Mrs. Sheehan did so much more. She was a teacher that_______ others and positively impacted students' lives for the better and she was my nomination(提名)for"Educator of the Year".

1.A.push B.break C.divide D.translate

2.A.surroundings B.presence C.recognition D.wisdom

3.A.belong to B.devote to C.refer to D.turn to

4.A.witnessed B.discovered C.inspired D.traced

5.A.calm B.curious C.careful D.cheerful

6.A.leisure B.busy C.colorful D.peaceful

7.A.strangely B.obviously C.constantly D.madly:

8.A.smile B.ability C.spirit D.experience

9.A.support B.protect C.appreciate D.identify

10.A.adventures B.discussions C.arrangements D.commitments

11.A.swimming B.writing C.running D.driving

12.A.bond B.fight C.march D.resist

13.A.energetic B.considerate C.beautiful D.excited

14.A.parents B.relatives C.problems D.achievements

15.A.Occasionally B.Suddenly C.Finally D.Specifically

16.A.useless B.spare C.meaningful D.horrible

17.A.knowledgeable B.boring C.distant D.attractive

18.A.depended B.decided C.insisted D.experimented

19.A.punished B.consulted C.remembered D.influenced

20.A.visited B.accepted C.touched D.praised

Three Signs of True Confidence

Many people mistakenly believe that confident people are somehow special and unique. The truth about confidence is that it's an acquired skill. 1.Even fewer remain confident through the painful process of adolescence and adulthood. Here is what true confidence looks like:

They are quietly strong and firm2.They know their self-worth, and they've also learned humility(谦逊).Their achievements are part of who they are, but they're not all that they are. Often they experience diversity in their life. They learn that material success comes and goes, but the steady strength that fuels their core can never be taken away from them.

They are sympathetic and happy to see others succeed. 3.They never feel threatened by another person's beauty, wealth, talent or success. They don't deny others 'opportunities and support. You will often see a confident person encourage others. They know that another person's success does not diminish(减少)their own.

They are independent from outside approval. Confident people are not afraid of criticism, because their realistic feeling of self-worth acts as an acid test that allows them to differentiate between helpful criticism and personal attacks. They like to learn from the former, and dismiss the latter. They know that they can't please everyone, and they don't waste their time trying. 4. The main guiding force in their lives is their own internal compass.

5.It has to be learned and earned, often through years of questioning and mistakes. It requires open-mindedness, a strong sense of personal responsibility, and much emotional maturity. But it is rarely easy to obtain but it is worth the effort.

A.Very few people are born with it.

B.Gaining true confidence isn't easy.

C.Confident people never seek outside approval.

D.Many people pretend to have confidence, which is wrong.

E.Today, I'm inviting you to open yourself up to true confidence.

F.Confident people don't feel the need to prove anything to anyone.

G.They never tease or put down others to make themselves feel better

    The world's first hydrogen-powered superyacht (超级游艇)could be taken to the waters in the not too distant future. Dutch yacht-design company Sinot has launched a model for a wonderful concept that seems to develop the superyacht industry in a more eco-friendly direction.

Created in cooperation with Lateral Naval Architects, Aqua measures 112 meters and will be powered entirely by liquid hydrogen and fuel-cell technology, which essentially means water will be its only emission. The superyacht, which has state-of-the-art facilities, is to operate at a top speed of 17 knots (节), with a range of 3, 750 nautical miles.

"For the development of Aqua, we combine inspiration from the lifestyle of a forward- looking owner and cutting-edge technology in the 112-meter superyacht, "Designer Sander Si-not said in a statement shortly before a detailed model of Aqua was revealed at the Monaco Yacht Show in September. He added, "Our challenge is to use fully operational liquid hydrogen and fuel cells in a true superyacht that is not only groundbreaking in technology, but also in aesthetics (美感)｡"

Aqua's technology system will rely on two 28-ton vacuum isolated tanks. The energy will then be submitted to the switchboard and distributed, in order to provide power for travelling and hotel services.

The outside and inside design for Aqua, which took developers five months to design, was almost as impressive as its technology system. Aqua will have a yoga space, a swimming platform and a beach deck close to the waterline.

While it's just a design concept at the moment and there are no exact plans to roll Aqua out, according to Sinot, the pioneering design clearly prefigures the superyachts of tomorrow. Earlier this year Latvia's Latitude Yachts announced plans for the Valkyrie Project, a massive superyacht that would span 229 meters, making it the largest in the world｡

1.What is Aqua special about?

A.Its steaming distance.

B.Its hotel services.

C.Its energy materials.

D.Its modern facilities.

2.What's the biggest difficulty of constructing Aqua?

A.Poor financial support from the government.

B.The technological problems of dealing with power.

C.The difficulty of designing its whole aesthetics.

D.Lack of resources to produce the components.

3.What can be inferred about Aqua?

A.It will look like a real hotel.

B.It will be created in Dutch.

C.It will open a new era of superyacht.

D.It will be the largest in the world.

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

A.To advertise a superyacht.

B.To show a new technology.

C.To tell us a green travel style.

D.To introduce a superyacht model.

    Landscape architecture works well adding beauty to a certain location. For example, Japanese garden develops the relationship between Victoria and the Aichi Prefecture in Japan. Landscape architecture focuses on design and environment management. However, there are some amazing facts to know about while people are dealing with landscape architecture designs.

The source of the idea of landscape architecture: According to ancient tales, Frederick Law Olmsted and Capability Brown started the profession in the 18th century, known as the pioneer of landscape architecture work.

The term "landscape" first used in painting: With landscape paintings, the painter can highlight the beauty of nature while covering human and animals in little amount, by inserting the light to the paintings to leave the paintings with liveliness. When it comes to architecture, landscape means the distinguishing characteristics of natural features created by landscape architects in Melbourne for beautiful outdoors.

Australia is the capital of landscape architecture: Landscape architecture is highly appreciated in Australia due to how it has transformed beautiful cities and coastlines into the artwork highly praised by tourists and locals. Even, with so many landscape architects, it is surprising that the country has the record of having the most national parks.

The most viewed landscape is in the image of our desktop screen: The most visited landscape is the image photographed and used as the background image for Windows XP. It is the image of a small field located in North California, seen by more than 1 billion.

A sample tree won't live forever: You might have the dream of building a new house around a beautiful sample tree, but it won't go well for long. So, before designing, talk to the arborist (树艺家)to find the health of the tree.

So, next time when traveling a worth-visiting place, spend a moment appreciating the landscape architecture for the way they have estimated the necessary factors for construction project management in Melbourne and delivered the best out of their ideas.

1.What function does landscape architecture have?

A.Beautifying the environment.

B.Helping people enjoy landscape paintings.

C.Helping people learn design management.

D.Developing human's relationship.

2.What attitude do Australian people have to landscape architecture?

A.Cautious. B.Supportive.

C.Uncaring D.Unfriendly.

3.Which landscape is the most popular?

A.The one in North California.

B.The one in Aichi Prefecture.

C.The one in Melbourne.

D.The one in Victoria.

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

A.Learn the history of landscape architecture

B.Know more facts about landscape architecture

C.Research the situation of landscape architecture

D.Make a list of benefits of landscape architecture

    Leith Anderson, a minister, shared this experience: As a boy, he grew up outside New York City and was a fan of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. One day his father took him to a World Series game between the Dodgers and the Yankees. He was so excited, knowing the Dodgers would defeat the Yankees. Unfortunately, the Dodgers never got on base, and his excitement was shattered.

Years later, he met a famous player. Leith told him about the first major league game he had attended, saying, "It was such a disappointment. "The man said, "Were you there? Were you at the game when Don Larsen played the first perfect game in all of World Series history?" Leith replied, "Yeah, but we lost. "He then realized that he had been so caught in his team's defeat that he missed out on the fact that he was a witness to a far greater page of history.

How often the same thing happens to us. We get so caught in the "defeat" when things don't turn out as we want them to. So we are depressed because an illness remains, or when people don't treat us the way we think they should. But we are often so blinded by the pain and disappointment of our "defeat" that we fail to appreciate the fact that we might be witnesses to something far greater in our lives.

Do you remember it when Paul was in prison? He wrote to the Philippian Christians, ＂But I want you to know that the things happening to me have actually turned out the gospel (福音)｡＂While most of us would have focused on the "defeat", Paul was able to see it differently. It's not an easy thing to do. It's never easy to view things from a positive perspective. But it is learning how to have a positive view that helps us know joy that happens in our lives.

1.What does the underlined word "shattered" in paragraph 1 mean?

A.Shown. B.Hidden.

C.Extended. D.Destroyed.

2.How did Leith react to what the player said?

A.He felt proud to have watched the game.

B.He felt regretful to recall the game.

C.He showed doubt about the player's opinion.

D.He learned something from the player's words.

3.What does Leith's experience teach us to do?

A.Treat defeat positively.

B.Remember our defeat in life.

C.Struggle for what we want.

D.Know truths from others.

4.Why is Paul's story mentioned in the text?

A.To help us know him.

B.To share his poor situation.

C.To offer us an example to follow.

D.To praise him for his great achievements.

    A great museum can improve thoughts, open new worlds and change entire viewpoints. While famous museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, are well-known throughout the world, a new crop of museums have sprung up in the last 10 years that are set to compete with them.

Museum of Modern Art

New York City, the United States

New York City's Museum of Modern Art sets the standard in contemporary art. With its expansion opening this October, it raised the bar even higher. With new performance spaces and galleries, the museum explores the works of artists like Donald Judd, Dorothea Lange and Betye Saar.

UCCA Center for Contemporary Art

Beijing, China

This center for contemporary Chinese art underwent a major restructuring in 2017, separating its commercial and nonprofit functions. Featuring artists like Liu Wei and Wang Jian wei, it places Chinese artists firmly in the center of the global art dialogue.

Musee Yves Saint Laurent

Paris, France

This museum celebrates the eponymous(同名的)fashion designer whose clothing forever changed the way women dressed. The original in Paris opened in September 2017, one month before its outpost(基地)in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Museo Soumaya

Mexico City, Mexico

The new location of the museum, found at the Plaza Carso location since 2011, is being repaired both inside and out. Housing the largest collection of August Rodin sculptures outside of France, this private museum also houses the vast and varied collection of Mexican billionaire, Carlos Slim.

1.What does the underlined word "them" in paragraph 1 refer to?

A.The thoughts.

B.The new worlds.

C.The famous museums.

D.The new museums.

2.Which museum features Chinese artists?

A.Museum of Modern Art.

B.UCCA Center for Contemporary Art.

C.Musee Yves Saint Laurent.

D.Museo Soumaya.

3.What characteristic do the four museums have in common?

A.They are public museums.

B.They are being restructured.

C.They have their own outposts.

D.They are new and develop rapidly.

假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom来信请求你六月高考后通过网络教他学汉语。请你用英语给他回信，内容要点如下：

1. 因高考延期拒绝其请求；

2. 另约定授课时间；

3. 提醒他预防新冠病毒。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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（Λ），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。

Tom and Mary is good friends. Mary has some difficulty learn math well. She often turns to Tom for help and Tom is always willing to offer him immediate help. When forced to study at home during the past special winter vacation, Tom still gives Mary a lot help. Now they have been back to school and the teachers often make them to study more effectively. They study even hard than before with their teachers guide them. They both have already made great progresses. They hope the tough time will be over soon. They believe success is that they will achieve with their determination and devotion.

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。

American Gaylord Nelson launched the first Earth Day in 1970, 1.aim was to increase people's understanding of our planet and its environment.

The creation of Earth Day is widely considered the beginning of the modern environmental2.(move). Something unplanned this year is changing the planet.

Many people continue to stay at home3.(stop) the spread of the new coronavirus. As a result, people are making less pollution, and the air has become cleaner.

In India smog stops4.(cover) New Delhi, one of the world's most polluted cities. Air pollution levels have dropped 49 percent5.(compare) with a year ago. Cleaner air has been most noticeable. For example, 6.April 3, people living in Jalandhar, a city in the north, 7.(wake) up to a sight: snow-covered Himalayan mountains more than 160 kilometers away.

People also report seeing wild animals in unusual places. Coyotes have been observed walking in downtown Chicago. Goats entered a town in Wales and showed no interest in leaving. These were8.(near) impossible in the past.

Stuart Pimm,9.scientist at Duke University, says the stay-at-home orders are “giving us this extraordinary insight into how much damage we humans are doing to our beautiful planet. Besides, the situation is also providing a10.(value) chance to see how much better it can be.”

    My wife, Megan, and I went out to dinner with an old friend who we had not seen in a while. There had been some talk of COVID-19 in the news, but it was early in the outbreak and people were still_________their daily routines. Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly_________, we took precautions: We washed our hands with soap, did not_________food, and had no significantly close contact(接触).

A few days later, our friend called and_________us that she had tested positive for the coronavirus(冠状病毒)._________, the day after that, I started to feel a little_________and my head was also a bit cloudy. I woke up the next morning with a_________. That's when we realized that I might have_________the virus from our friend. Without any_________, Megan called our state's coronavirus hotline. We__________that we had been in touch with someone who had tested positive, and I was having__________. They quickly approved me to__________a test, through which my infection was eventually__________.

We immediately__________everyone we had been in touch with to let them know that I had tested positive. It was the__________thing to do. Although it is__________to tell people we might have given them a virus, not telling the truth would have been__________and irresponsible. It wasn't an option for us, and it shouldn't be an option for anyone in our__________.

While we have been isolated(隔离) in the hospital since the test, we have felt such love and__________from those around us and outside world. We don't have any particular reason to__________that everything will be OK.

1.A.breaking down B.calling up C.going about D.putting off

2.A.hungry B.fine C.strange D.proud

3.A.prepare B.enjoy C.share D.order

4.A.informed B.confused C.promised D.encouraged

5.A.Generally B.Deliberately C.Personally D.Unfortunately

6.A.annoyed B.energetic C.scared D.tired

7.A.caution B.fever C.decision D.wound

8.A.caught B.learned C.kept D.protected

9.A.delay B.time C.reason D.difficulty

10.A.suspected B.realized C.explained D.believed

11.A.fun B.symptoms C.patience D.questions

12.A.pass B.create C.decline D.receive

13.A.confirmed B.removed C.debated D.ignored

14.A.blamed B.called C.invited D.persuaded

15.A.crazy B.troublesome C.responsible D.traditional

16.A.hard B.great C.natural D.lucky

17.A.careless B.grateful C.normal D.selfish

18.A.favor B.discussion C.situation D.mind

19.A.hate B.concern C.power D.praise

20.A.assume B.imagine C.hope D.doubt

    If you live in a place where most people speak English, you may use the language for several hours each day.1.Your mind stops trying to translate things from your native language into English.

However, as an English beginner, you may live in places where English is not the main language. The good news is that thinking in English can bring you a huge step closer to fluency！The following are some mental exercises that can help.

Think in single words.

2.So, a good first step is to think in individual words. Look around you. What do you see? In your head, try to name each object in your surroundings, whatever it is and wherever you are.

Think in sentences.

The next exercise is thinking in simple sentences. For example, if you are sitting in a park, you can tell yourself things like, “3.” and “I like everything here.”

Describe your day.

You can describe your day and make plans in the morning, such as, “When I leave the house, I'm going to get an iced coffee.4.I'll hand in my homework after arriving.”

5.

When you do this, you are imagining yourself speaking to someone else. You are asking the questions and thinking of replies. For example, let's say the imaginary person asks you a question, like, “What did you do last night?” How would you answer?

A.Find a partner.

B.The air is so fresh.

C.Think in conversation.

D.Then I'll take the bus to class.

E.Your hard work finally paid off.

F.Most experts note that it's best to start small.

G.So, it may become part of your "inner speech".

    One argument for why robots will never fully measure up to people is because they lack human-like social skills. But researchers are experimenting with new methods to give robots social skills to better interact with humans.

The experiment was carried out by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT). The team developed a machine learning system for self-driving vehicles that is designed to learn the social characteristics of other drivers. The researchers studied driving situations to learn how other drivers on the road were likely to behave. Since not all human drivers act the same way, the data was meant to teach the driverless car to avoid dangerous situations.

The researchers say the technology uses tools borrowed from the field of social psychology. In this experiment, scientists created a system that attempted to decide whether a person's driving style is more selfish or selfless. In road tests, self-driving vehicles equipped with the system improved their ability to predict what other drivers would do by up to 25 percent.

In one test, the self-driving car was observed making a left-hand turn. The study found the system could cause the vehicle to wait before making the turn if it predicted the oncoming drivers acted selfishly and might be unsafe. But when oncoming vehicles were judged to be selfless, the self-driving car could make the turn without delay because it saw less risk of unsafe behavior.

The MIT team plans to expand its research model to include other things that a self-driving vehicle might need to deal with. These include predictions about people walking around traffic, as well as bicycles and other things found in driving environments. The researchers say they believe the technology could also be used in vehicles with human drivers. It could act as a warning system against other drivers judged to be behaving aggressively.

1.What is the purpose of the new research?

A.To reduce human drivers' mistakes.

B.To develop a machine learning system.

C.To give robots human-like social skills.

D.To prove robots can never replace humans.

2.What caused the self-driving car to wait or turn quickly?

A.The colors of the traffic lights.

B.The orders from police officer.

C.The directions from human drivers.

D.The oncoming driver's driving style.

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.More traffic participants will be involved in the research.

B.Other colleges will be invited to join in the project.

C.New rules will be developed for road users.

D.Human drivers will give way to robots.

4.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A.Entertainment. B.Science.

C.Education. D.Business.

    Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) is an ancient form of healthcare that dates back over 2,500 years, which aims to prevent or cure disease by maintaining or restoring yinyang balance. Fundamentally, TCM seeks to restore a dynamic balance between two complementary forces, yin(passive) and yang(active) . According to the yinyang theory, a person is healthy when harmony exists between these two forces; illness, on the other hand, results from a breakdown in the balance.

TCM practitioners(从业者) look to treat the root cause of disease and take a holistic approach to helping people experience complete recovery without the use of conventional drugs. TCM is “holistic” because it takes into account all aspects of a patient's life, rather than just several obvious symptoms. TCM practitioners view the body as a complex system, rather than separate organs. They use smell, hearing, touch, and pulse diagnosis(诊断) to discover the source of an unbalanced health condition. In addition, the practitioner typically makes use of what is known as five phases(wuxing) . Using the five-phase theory, the practitioner can create a plan for treatment that might contain such components as herbs, lifestyle changes, and foods for recovery.

Over the past several decades, TCM has been going global. It is now practiced in 183 countries and regions with 86 of them signing agreements with China to promote it. More and more medical schools are now recognizing the importance of training students and staff in “mind-body” practices that emphasize disease prevention and holistic treatments. A study of 3,200 physicians, conducted by Health Products Research, indicates that more than 50 percent of physicians in the U. S. planned to begin or increase use of TCM.

1.What is the most important to stay healthy according to TCM?

A.Having as little yin as possible. B.Ensuring much yang all the time.

C.Staying away from conventional drugs. D.Keeping the balance between yin and yang.

2.Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “holistic”?

A.optimistic B.dull

C.systematic D.passive

3.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A.The globalization of TCM. B.The history of TCM.

C.The significance of TCM. D.The benefits of TCM.

4.On what theories is TCM based according to this passage?

A.Practitioner and patient. B.Yinyang and wuxing.

C.Diagnosis and cure. D.Prevention and treatment.

    In Van Nuys California, a beagle(猎兔犬) was dropped off at the city pound because he was too old and had gained so much weight; the owner didn't want him anymore. The people at the shelter guessed that the beagle was 7-8 years old, so he still had a lot of life left, if he could be brought back to a normal weight.

Unfortunately, dog pounds don't have the time or resources to work an abandoned animal back into good health. Plus, people don't like to adopt animals that are terribly overweight. Without someone's stepping in, this beagle would probably have been put down by giving a drug to end his suffering.

Thankfully the good people of Karma Rescue, a non-profit organization which provides life-saving aid for pets in trouble, came to his rescue. He was given the name Darwin. Karma rescues a number of dogs, and they were still surprised at what appeared to be neglect(忽略) of the dog for its entire life.

Darwin was about twice the weight that he should have been and even had a hard time walking. Having a beagle, we know how quickly a beagle can become overweight, which puts stress on their heart and causes other health issues.

Beagles will eat anything put in front of them, and will eat it all. They don't know when or how to stop eating. We have experienced this when our beagle has gotten into our trash, gotten food on the kitchen counter, and even eaten a bag of chocolate chips. Thankfully our beagle survived his hard times and we have learned to “beagle proof(防护) ” the house when we leave.

Darwin was in for a long journey back to health, but with the support of many people, he is down to a normal beagle weight and he is well on his way.

1.The underline word “pound” in Paragraph l probably refers to a place_____________.

A.where dogs are trained to hunt B.where people can buy or sell pets

C.where sick or injured pets are treated D.where homeless dogs are temporarily kept

2.What would have happened to Darwin without Karma Rescue's help?

A.He would have been poisoned to death.

B.He would have been abandoned in the wild.

C.He would have been adopted by a kind couple.

D.He would have been returned to his former owner.

3.What may they do to “beagle proof” the house before leaving?

A.Leave all the doors open. B.Place the trash near the beagle.

C.Put all the food out of the beagle's reach. D.Build a thick and strong wall around the house.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.The Transformation of an Abandoned Beagle

B.Karma Rescue, a Non-profit Organization

C.How to Keep Your Beagle in Shape

D.Kind People Bring Good Luck

    Below are the future optional majors for you to take into consideration before entering college.

Architecture

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Architecture is the design of the built environment: buildings and their surroundings. As a profession, it is an art, science, and business with careers(职业)available in schools of architecture, and in architectural research. Department of Architecture Design 101 Alumni Hall Phone: 513-529-7210

Accountancy

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Accountancy is the language of business. Accountants prepare profit and loss statements, cost studies, and tax reports. They can work for any size firms, ranging from a large international firm to a small local accounting practice, and government. Farmer School of Business Student Services Office Phone: 513-529-1712

Journalism

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Journalism includes the fields of Media & Culture, and Interactive Media Studies. In addition to fundamental reporting, writing, and editing skills, journalism combines the art of communication with the science of digital technology. Graduates may become magazine editors, reporters, or copywriters.

Department of Media, Journalism & Film 206 Williams Hall Phone: 513-529-5893

Anthropology

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Anthropology is the study of humans. Individuals and societies are complex and dynamic, which means anthropology covers a lot of ground. The study of people can lead to almost any career path, including education, health care, social work, international development, government and human relations.

Department of Anthropology 120 Upham Hall Phone: 513-529-8399

1.Which of the following directly involves the art of communication?

A.Architecture. B.Accountancy.

C.Journalism. D.Anthropology.

2.What is the unique advantages of majoring in anthropology?

A.Graduates will receive further education for free.

B.Graduates will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree.

C.Graduates can apply for a position in government.

D.Graduates have a wider range of job chances.

3.Who is the passage most likely intended for?

A.Ordinary job hunters. B.Senior high school graduates.

C.College staff. D.Social workers.

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

At Dana’s yard sale, Tim chose a baseball from the toys spread on the card table and asked about the price. Dana told him everything was a quarter except Nezumi, a cotton toy rat. It was grey with some cotton sticking out from the hole where an ear had been torn off.

“Nezumi is extra special, so he is ten dollars. He needs a safe new home.” Dana sighed. Tim laughed saying he didn’t have ten dollars. Dana laughed too and gave Nezumi to Tim as a free gift because he was her friend. When Tim whispered it was sort of old, Dana said old toys were the best. She then invited Tim to her birthday party the next evening, adding that her parents were giving her a real rat for her birthday. Tim was amazed and asked if it was a live rat.

“Of course.” Dana said.

At home, Tim’s mother showed him the gift she had bought for Dana. It was a knitting spool(针织线轴) shaped like a mushroom. Mom said Dana could knit a scarf for her doll. Tim sighed that Dana wasn’t a knitting kind of person but a rat kind of person. Mom laughed after knowing what had happened. Together they drove to the pet store, where Tim searched and searched and selected a clear plastic ball, one in which the rat could run around on the floor safe from cats and dogs. Tim thought of Nezumi’s ear and decided Dana’s new rat would need this ball.

The next day, Dana brought cupcakes to class. When she handed a cupcake to Tim, she asked if Tim brought Nezumi to school as Nezumi liked to ride in backpacks. Tim was at a loss because Nezumi was at home on his bed. Then Dana asked what gift he was giving her. Tim replied it was a surprise. In silence they sat for a while before he heard Dana say her parents were giving her a new bike for her birthday instead of a live rat because they thought rats would bite things.

注意:1. 所续写的短文词数应为 150 左右;

2. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;

Para 1:

At home that afternoon, Tim stared at the plastic rat ball.

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Para 2:

All of a sudden, he had an idea.

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考查第二册 4-6 单元以及第三册 1-3 单元书后单词表中的单词和短语。一是给出汉语和单词首字母要求拼写出单词正确形式；二是括号中给出单词，用单词的正确形式填空。

1.In the face of danger, Philippe Klein, a French doctor working in Wuhan, did not h____________(犹豫) to stay and fought alongside the Chinese people.

2.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi assured that China commits to medical ____________ (assist) to other countries by offering medical supplies to the best of its ability.

3.While the attack from COVID-19 on human health will hopefully be t____________ (暂时的), the political and economic disorder it has brought about could last for generations.

4.In yoga, we practice to build strength and develop a f__________ (柔韧的) body.

5.Don’t mention it again. It is all long forgotten and ____________ (forgive) anyway.

6.To save yourself from e____________ (尴尬), it is good to read a few books or research online about the culture and customs of the country you plan to visit.

7.School lessons last for 40 minutes and are always followed by a 10-minute break, which gives the students a chance to let off s__________.

8.As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, I am especially __________ (concern) about the well-being of the world’s children.

9.I think it will always be beyond me to understand the ____________ (complex) of interpersonal relationship.

10.The giant panda is an endangered s________ (物种).

11.Please fill in the __________ (register) form, and fax it back to us.

12.As a witness of the accident, she gave the police a detailed a_________ (描述) of the process.

13.Do you want to unlock your potential? This book will give you i_________ (顿悟) in how to do that.

14.Upon the entry of the Queen, everyone present rose to their f_________.

15.In July 4, 1776, the D__________ (宣言) of Independence was passed in Philadelphia, America.

16.It seemed i__________(难以置信的) that people would still want to play football during a war.

17.I’m afraid these statements are all inaccurate to some e__________ (程度).

18.Our o__________ (原先的) plan was to go to Spain, but it was too expensive.

19.Last year the North West of England was the second most popular d__________ (目的地) for international shoppers.

20.No leaving without p____________(许可) from the authorities.

21.The red traffic light indicates that all v__________ (车辆) must stop.

22.The air crash left all the passengers a__________ (在…上) the plane injured or even killed.

23.The pace of COVID-19 i__________ (感染) in the country has slowed down over the past several days.

24.As soon as the curtain rose, I ________(absorb) in the unique beauty of the performance.

25.Nearly 90 as the scientist is, he remains ___________ (energy).

26.With the Olympic Games coming, there have been calls for a new kind of security ________(arrange).

27.They had a heated discussion on whether ________(adopt) a different approach to processing information.

28.The new laws were passed in favour of the ________(sustain) development of the economy.

29.An program has been launched to save a species of crocodile from ________(extinct).

30.He suffered a heavy blow on the head but ________(fortune), he didn’t get badly injured.

    Both my parents were born to help plants grow well. Our family ______ the food we grew in our huge vegetable garden. My mother canned much of the produce for winter, and my father sold vegetables to the stores and high schools. Our garden was the ______ of the neighborhood. But one summer, we had a ______. Someone was stealing some of our vegetables.

Then one of the neighbors tipped us off that an old bachelor (单身汉), who lived a short distance from us, was seen ______ some vegetables in a nearby town. Benny didn’t have a garden, so he was ______ getting his vegetables from someone else’s garden. Actually, Benny wasn’t a(n) ______ fellow. My dad often ______ him for part-time jobs just to help him out. My parents figured he was taking our vegetables just to earn a few extra dollars. ______ stealing is stealing. My father decided to ______ this situation his own way: hiring Benny to guard the garden. But the others in my family were all ______ it.

When my father asked him about the job, Benny was obviously a bit ______, but he finally agreed. Needless to say, there were no vegetables missing the next day. Whether or not Benny slept most of the night wasn’t ______. The fact was that Dad’s plan was working, ______ better than my father had planned. You see, each morning, after Benny got done sleeping, guarding the garden, he’d ______ long enough for breakfast with us.

Now, Benny got to like this garden business. By the following spring, Benny had his own garden with my father’s help. Of course… for some ______, we don’t need a garden guard anymore.

1.A.stuck to B.referred to C.depended on D.gave away

2.A.pride B.prize C.price D.project

3.A.fear B.problem C.point D.thought

4.A.buying B.growing C.getting D.selling

5.A.exactly B.obviously C.extremely D.eventually

6.A.strange B.good C.honest D.bad

7.A.asked B.offered C.hired D.invited

8.A.But B.And C.So D.Instead

9.A.charge B.risk C.discuss D.handle

10.A.with B.for C.against D.beyond

11.A.shocked B.disappointed C.relieved D.annoyed

12.A.right B.true C.important D.necessary

13.A.even B.ever C.so D.any

14.A.stay around B.search about C.leave off D.start out

15.A.degree B.benefit C.sense D.reason

    Volunteering on Thanksgiving can be a very rewarding experience. One of the most popular Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities involves working in the local food or homeless shelter. Most towns and cities have these types of shelters. 1. When volunteering here, you have a variety of options to choose from.

2. This can involve cooking the Thanksgiving turkey or preparing some simple side dishes. Even if you aren’t very handy in the kitchen, you can still help make some food donations outside.

Individuals who both wish to spend Thanksgiving with family and to actively participate in Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities can adopt an individual or a family for the holiday. This is a great idea for people who make a large Thanksgiving meal. When adopting a family for Thanksgiving, you would make a large meal, as usual. 3.

Many times, just seeing a cheerful face on Thanksgiving is enough to brighten any person’s day. If you love interacting with and talking to people, these types of Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities may be for you. 4. By calling these places, you will often be able to find out if they have any Thanksgiving volunteer programs.

There are Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities available to suit everybody’s wants and needs. 5. Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities during these marathons can include checking in marathon participants and working at the concession stands (小吃摊位).

A.They are often very busy during the holidays.

B.Some people, including myself, feel lonely during Thanksgiving.

C.Many areas organize marathons or other road races for Thanksgiving.

D.You can volunteer by delivering Thanksgiving dinners to some families.

E.If you are a good cook, you may be able to help prepare a Thanksgiving meal.

F.Many places such as hospitals are full of people who can’t go home on Thanksgiving.

G.They would come to your house to eat and participate in the merriment of the holiday.

    America’s trucking industry employs roughly 3.5 million people, carries 10.6 billion tons of goods back and forth across the country per year, and brings in $738.9 billion in taxes annually. It is, in some way, a logistical (物流的) wonder.

Though America’s trucking industry may one day be replaced by new trains, or giant trucks piloted by AI systems, for now we need to deal with the system we have, instead of daydreaming about a new one. Truck driving used to be a desirable profession for Americans, but almost no one wants to be a truck driver anymore. The industry is already short of 50,000 tractor-trailer drivers, and that number could expand to 174,000 by 2026.

The solution is simple: raising drivers’ wages (薪水). While trucking is generally considered a high-quality blue-collar job, average pay for truckers is only around $42,000. That’s more than $10,000 below the average household income in America.

Bear in mind too, that the economically essential function served by the trucking industry creates a very tough quality of life for truckers themselves. Being far away from home for days or weeks at a time causes all sorts of personal issues. Therefore, drivers really deserve to be paid more.

The good news is that last week’s jobs report did show an increase in wages. In trucking specifically, compensation finally jumped 10 to 12 percent over the last year. It’s not enough, but it’s a step in the right direction.

And to encourage the American trucking industry, there are regulations too. A federal rule from 2004 limits truckers to driving 11 hours in any 14-hour period.

Of course, this rule was put in place to make truck driving a more humane (人道的), and less demanding industry. But it also lowered the amount of driving any trucker could do, increasing the number of drivers needed to cover the same number of routes. And it couldn’t avoid the long hours on the road, lonely nights in hotels, and etc. The effective way to fix the problem is obvious: If your industry can’t find enough workers, you need to pay them more.

1.What do the figures in paragraph 1 show?

A.The convenience of trucking in America.

B.The significance of trucking industry for America.

C.The big burden on America’s trucking industry.

D.The quick development of America’s trucking industry.

2.Which of the following are the causes of fewer truck drivers according to the passage?

① suffering from health issues caused by driving

② having a small salary

③ having a low-quality blue-collar job

④ working outside for long

⑤ lacking respect from others

A.①②③ B.②③④

C.②④⑤ D.①②④

3.What can we know about the federal rule from 2004?

A.It aimed at promoting the efficiency of truck drivers.

B.It didn’t make much difference to the trucking industry.

C.It effectively relieved the truck drivers’ burdens.

D.It tended to get resisted by numerous truck drivers.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The ways to fix America’s trucking industry.

B.The decline of America’s trucking industry.

C.The problems troubling America’s truck drivers.

D.The regulations governing America’s truck drivers

    Engineers have launched a huge garbage collection device to gather plastics floating in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii. The plastic makes up what is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It is the world’s largest spread of garbage, twice the size of the state of Texas.

The Organization Ocean Cleanup created the collection device. The group’s founder is Boyan Slat, a 24-year-old inventor from the Netherlands. When Slat was 16, he went diving in Mediterranean Sea and saw more plastic bags than fish. Since then, he has made up his mind to clean up the oceans.

He told the Associated Press that researchers with his organization have found plastic from the 1960s and 1970s among the material in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It contains an estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic in total. Most of them float on the surface of the water, or are within a few meters of the surface.

Last Saturday, a ship pulling the pipe-shaped floating barrier left San Francisco for the Garbage Patch. The barrier, called the floater, is 600 meters across. Attached to it is a screen (筛子) that hangs three meters down in the water. The screen is designed to collect the plastic as it moves through the water. Sea animals can safely swim under the barrier. The cleanup system also comes with lights powered by the sun, cameras, and other special devices. Slat said this enabled the system to communicate its position at all times.

Shipping containers will hold all the plastic gathered, including bottles and fishing equipment. Slat said the containers were expected to be back on land within a year. Then the plastic will be recycled. And they will also study how the system performs in severe ocean conditions, including huge waves.

1.How did Boyan Slat react to that dive in the Mediterranean Sea?

A.He showed a great interest in diving.

B.He became worried about his safety.

C.He decided to remove the garbage in oceans.

D.He became curious about underwater creatures.

2.What has the organization Ocean Cleanup found about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

A.Most of its plastic is half a century old.

B.It covers almost the size of the state of Texas.

C.Altogether there are about 1.8 billion pieces of plastic.

D.The majority of its plastic floats on or near the surface.

3.Why was a screen attached to the ship?

A.To power lights in the ship. B.To protect sea animals near it.

C.To tell the position of the ship. D.To collect plastic along the way.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.Approaches to removing garbage in oceans.

B.The problem of garbage in the Pacific Ocean.

C.A young man who does well in classifying garbage.

D.A huge device made to clean garbage in oceans.

    The baggy yellow shirt had long sleeves and four extra-large pockets. It was faded (褪色) from years of wear, but still in good shape. I found it in 1963 when I was home from college on Christmas break, looking through bags of clothes Mom planned to give away. Seeing me packing the yellow shirt, Mom said, “I wore that when I was pregnant (怀孕) with your brother in 1954!”

“It’s just the thing to wear over my clothes during art class, Mom. Thanks!” Then I put it into my suitcase. The yellow shirt became a part of my college wardrobe (衣橱). I loved it. After graduation, I wore the shirt the day I moved into my new apartment and on Saturday mornings when I cleaned.

The next year, I married. When I became pregnant, I wore the yellow shirt. I missed Mom and the rest of my family, since we were in Colorado and they were in Illinois. But that shirt helped. I smiled, remembering that Mother had worn it. That Christmas, I repaired one sleeve, packed it in holiday paper and sent it to Mom. When Mom wrote to thank me for her real gifts, she said the yellow shirt was lovely.

The next year, my husband, daughter and I stopped at Mom and Dad’s to pick up some furniture. Days later, at the kitchen table, I noticed something yellow tied to its bottom. The shirt! And so the pattern was set. On our next visit home, I secretly placed the shirt under Mom and Dad’s mattress (床垫). I don’t know how long it took for her to find it, but almost two years passed before I discovered it under the base of our living-room floor lamp. The yellow shirt was just what I needed now while refinishing (重新整修) furniture.

1.After college graduation, the writer used to wear the shirt when ______.

A.she had art classes B.she cleaned the new apartment

C.she searched her wardrobe D.she played with her brother

2.When the writer was in Colorado, ______.

A.the shirt was too old to wear B.the writer stayed with her mother

C.the shirt comforted her in feelings D.the writer finished her college education

3.What did the writer mean by saying “the pattern was set” in Paragraph 5?

A.The shirt was cleaned and well hidden. B.The shirt was often hidden and found.

C.The shirt was kept by the writer’s mom. D.The shirt was found before refinishing furniture.

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

A.My Mother’s Big Secret B.My Lovely Yellow Shirt

C.My Favorite Clothes at College D.My Family’s Yellow Shirt

Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare’s World

Welcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in l564 and where he grew up .The property (房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare’s family until 1806 .The House has welcomed visitors travelling from all over the world for over 250 years.

◆Enter through the Visitors’ Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Shakespeare's World，a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare.

◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up.

◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from

Shakespeare’s period.

◆Enjoy the traditional  English garden，planted with trees and flower mentioned in the poet’s works.

The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map；nearest is Windsor Street(3 minutes’ Walk).

The House may present difficulties but the Visitors’ Centre，its exhibition,and the garden are accessible (可进入的)to wheelchair users.

The Shakespeare Coffee House (opposite the Birthplace).

1.How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children？

A.￡9.80． B.￡12.00． C.￡14.20． D.￡16.40．

2.Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare’s Birthplace？

A.Behind the exhibition hall．

B.Opposite the Visitors’ Centre．

C.At Windsor Street．

D.Near the Coffee House．

3.A wheelchair user may need help to enter      ．

A.the House B.the garden

C.the Visitors’ Centre D.the exhibition hall

假定你是李华，是红星高中的学生会主席。为让更多的人了解中国优秀传统文化，你校将举办中国传统文化展（the Traditional Chinese Culture Exhibition)，请给你的外教Mr. Green写封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：

1. 时间、地点以及参加人员；

2. 文化展的宗旨；

3. 展出内容：相关书籍、照片、绘画、剪纸等。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr. Green,

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文. 文中共有l0处语言错误，每句中最多有两处. 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（\）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l0处，多者（从第1l处起）不计分.

My grandparents live in the countryside. They keep a dog calling Ah Bao. One day my grandparents go to work in the fields，taking along my little brother and Ah Bao. My brother and Ah Bao came to a river nearby and enjoyed himself. My brother was trying to catch a butterfly while he fell into a river. Ah Bao barked and immediate jumped into the water. Hearing about him barking，my grandparents hurried there and saw Ah Bao swimming towards the bank carrying my brother. Ah Bao did all he could save my little brother，that moved all the people present. Everyone praised Ah Bao for his bravery and kindn.

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。

China launched a new project in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Tuesday to help the South Pacific nation further promote its1. (agriculture)conditions. A new demonstration (示范) base will 2.(establish) in the capital city to help promote the output of upland rice and a type of grass called "Juncao", 3.can be used to feed cows and sheep. Juncao technology was first introduced into PNG4.China in 1997. In 1998, a team established the first base. In 2018, the two sides5.(sign) a new deal to further deepen their cooperation in Juncao and upland rice planting.

"The Juncao technology was invented6.(help)China's rural areas to shake off poverty. It could adapt to the earth and climate conditions in PNG and is suitable for local market."7.officer called Lin said. He added that the new demonstration base would help the local industry achieve better8.(develop).

According to him, the new project 9. (expect)to help locals greatly to achieve a goal of10.(get) food output of about 3,000 tons, which will help solve the food problem of over 10,000 people.

    Tim Cook is both blind and deaf. And try as they might, staff on a recent flight just couldn’t figure out how to____with the man, who was travelling all alone.

But then, a 15-year-old girl used sign language and genuine compassion to____the day.

Teenager Clara Daly was ___with her mother Jane from Boston to Los Angeles when the flight attendants made a(n)____over the speaker. They were ___for anyone onboard who knew sign language.

Clara____the call button, as she’d studied a year of American Sign Language in school. She was the only one on the plane____of truly communicating with Tim, and her heart went out to him.

“____six hours of just not being able to talk to anyone,” she said.

Clara used fingerspelling to talk to Tim, which is where you____each letter in every word. This way, Tim could____Clara’s hands and they could communicate. First, Clara helped the flight attendants____all of Tim’s needs were met. Then, she spent the rest of the time just____with him.

Together, they shared stories about their families and Clara’s future plans, while Clara____about Tim’s past as a salesman.

A nearby passenger named Lynette Scribner couldn’t____taking a photo and sharing it on social media. She mentioned how____she was to have witnessed such incredible____.

After writing about Clara’s real-life act of ___on social media, Lynette’s post____. In fact, it has since been shared over 730,000 times on US social media platform Facebook.

The____teen was quick to point out that she just did what any one of us should do when given the opportunity: help out.

“Everyone should just be____each other just because that’s the nature of people,” Clara said.

1.A.cooperate B.connect C.communicate D.meet

2.A.save B.enjoy C.spend D.live

3.A.shopping B.travelling C.working D.staying

4.A.forecast B.effort C.suggestion D.announcement

5.A.looking B.waiting C.standing D.sending

6.A.picked B.fixed C.hit D.made

7.A.afraid B.capable C.aware D.fond

8.A.Notice B.Predict C.Describe D.Imagine

9.A.draw B.mark C.sign D.say

10.A.feel B.see C.shake D.move

11.A.discover B.ensure C.prove D.recognize

12.A.chatting B.dealing C.playing D.joking

13.A.cared B.thought C.heard D.learned

14.A.consider B.miss C.resist D.stop

15.A.satisfied B.amazed C.nervous D.doubtful

16.A.compassion B.adventure C.courage D.wisdom

17.A.politeness B.bravery C.patience D.kindness

18.A.put up B.came up C.set off D.took off

19.A.proud B.humorous C.humble D.thankful

20.A.believing B.helping C.accepting D.understanding

    Forgiveness

To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.

1. Try the following steps：

Calm yourself. 2. You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love.

Don’t wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. 3.  Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.

Take the control away from your offender (冒犯者). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.

4. If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view.

Don’t forget to forgive yourself. 5.  But it can rob you of your self­confidence if you don’t do it.

A.Why should you forgive?

B.How should you start to forgive?

C.Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.

D.Try to see things from your offender’s angle.

E.For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.

F.To make your anger die away, try a simple stress­management technique.

G.If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.

    When the weather gets cold, we can put on more clothes, stay next to a fireplace, turn on the air conditioner or simply travel to a warmer city to spend the winter – people have many different ways of coping with the cold.

But things are not as easy for plants. Unlike humans, plants can’t move to escape the cold or generate heat to keep themselves warm. So how do they manage to survive the freezing winter?

It turns out that plants have their own strategies too, said a study published on Dec 22 in the journal Nature.

According to researcher Amy Zanne of George Washington University, US, the cold is a big challenge for plants. Their living tissues can be damaged when they freeze. “It’s like a plant’s equivalent to frostbite (冻疮),” Zanne told Science Daily. Also, the process of freezing and thawing (解冻) can cause air bubbles to form in the plant’s water transport system. “If enough of these air bubbles come together as water thaws they can block the flow of water from the roots to the leaves and kill the plant,” she explained.

To live through cold weather, plants have developed three traits, according to the study. Some plants, such as oak trees, avoid freezing damage by dropping their leaves before the winter chill sets in – effectively shutting off the flow of water between roots and leaves – and growing new leaves and water transport cells when the warm spring returns.

Other plants, pine trees for example, protect themselves by narrowing their water transport cells, which makes it easier for cells to travel among air bubbles.

The third strategy is also the most extreme – some plants die on the ground in winter and start growing as new plants from seeds when conditions get warmer.

However, the study also found that these smart strategies were developed very slowly – over millions of years of evolution. This leads scientists to worry that plants may not be able to deal with human-caused climate change, which has only started occurring over the past few decades.

Scientists are hoping that this study can help people find possible ways to save plants from the threat of climate change.

1.What is the article mainly about?

A.Why plants are not afraid of the winter chill.

B.The ways that plants survive cold weather.

C.Changes in plants’ water transport system in winter.

D.How plants evolve to keep up with climate change.

2.According to the article, if a plant freezes in the winter, ______.

A.it produces more living tissues to stay alive

B.its leaves quickly fall out and its roots begin to die

C.its water transport cells are narrowed

D.its water transport system could be blocked

3.How do oak trees usually survive the cold winters?

A.By dropping their leaves before winter.

B.By narrowing their water transport cells.

C.By widening their water transport cells.

D.By dropping seeds on the ground so that the new trees can grow in the spring.

4.What are scientists worried about when it comes to plants according to the article?

A.Plants may not be able to adapt to the increasingly cold climate.

B.Human activities might have a great impact on the pace of plants’ evolution.

C.Plants may not be able to evolve fast enough to adapt to human-caused climate change.

D.The strategies plants develop are not good enough to protect them against cold.

    Next time you raise an eyebrow at the views of your friend, brother, sister or colleague, remember they could be helping to make you smarter. New research shows that intelligence is not fixed but can be improved throughout adulthood by family members, bright mates and intellectually challenging careers. The study challenges the commonly held belief that intelligence is fixed by the age of about 18.

Scientific consensus (共识) suggests intelligence is controlled by genes, with environmental factors such as schooling and nutrition playing a part up to this age. After this point, IQ scores become steady. But James Flynn, professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand, argues that people can “upgrade” their intelligence throughout their lives. He believes intellectual stimulation (刺激)from other people is important as the “brain seems to be rather like a muscle—the more you use it, the stronger it gets”. However, the opposite is also true—so people who share a home or workplace with the intellectually challenged risk seeing their IQ levels nosedive as a result.

Professor Flynn analyzed US intelligence tests from the last 65 years and created new IQ “age tables”. He found a bright ten-year-old with brothers and sisters of average intelligence will suffer a five to ten point IQ disadvantage compared to a similar child with equally bright brothers and sisters. However, children with a low IQ could gain six to eight points by having brighter brothers and sisters and special educational treatment to help pull them up.

Professor Flynn concluded that although genetics and early life experiences determine about 80% of intelligence, the remaining 20% is linked to lifestyle. This means people can raise their IQ, or allow it to fall, by ten points or more. He suggests the best way to improve IQ levels is to socialize with bright friends, and find an intellectually challenging job.

1.What do people commonly believe?

A.People1 s IQ levels fall as they get older and older.

B.It’s wise for people to share family members’ views.

C.The intelligence changes no more during adulthood.

D.Doing challenging deeds is good for one’s intelligence.

2.The underlined word “nosedive” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________.

A.vary B.fall C.change D.develop

3.Which of the following can help improve one’s intelligence according to Professor Flynn?

A.Staying with smart people. B.Making many friends.

C.Doing exercise every day. D.Learning from parents.

4.The purpose of the text is to ________.

A.persuade B.advertise C.entertain D.inform