How old is the man’s own car?

A.One month old. B.One year old. C.Five years old.

假定你是李华，正在纽约学习。当地博物馆将在十月举办中国瓷器展，正在招募志 愿者，你希望成为其中一员，请你给负责人写一封申请信。内容包括：

1. 写作目的；

2. 个人优势；

3. 你的承诺。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：瓷器china

Dear Sir,

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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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起〉不计分。

I have many hobbies, among that fishing ranks first. It is fishing that have helped me improve my self-control.

Three years ago my academic performance is not satisfactory for my lack of patience. Then my father came up a good idea and taught me to fish. Having been told that fishing was full of funs, I followed him without hesitation. To his surprise, fishing turned out to be more difficult than I had expected it. I didn't remember how many times I had failed before I caught a fish. Amazing, the patience I developed by learning to fish has a influence on my study. Now I'd like to share my experience with those who have the same trouble, encouraged them to study with full devotion and attention.

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。

Have you ever been too shy to express thanks towards someone? Well, a new study says you should not worry about that so much.

Recently, researchers have published a study on how people gave and 1. (receive) letters of thanks. 2. they found was that expressing and receiving appreciation increased happiness for both 3. (side), but people's self-consciousness (自我意识)often made it less possible for them to express their appreciation.

In the experiments, the researchers asked hundreds of participants 4. (write) an email to someone close to them, 5. (express) their appreciation and giving 6. specific example of how that person made their lives better.

The writers often underestimated (低估)the positive effect that the emails would have 7. the receivers. They thought that the receivers would feel 8. (awkward) and uncomfortable over the letters than they actually were. Contrary to the writers’ 9. (believe), the receivers were thankful, warm and understanding.

So next time you feel hesitant about expressing your appreciation for others, remember that it will most 10. (probable) go a lot better than you think.

    Tim Ma's parents came to the United States from Taiwan in the 1970s. They opened a _____ . It was a failure. However, they found ____ in computers and engineering in America. In part because of their own ___ Ma's parents hoped he would study to become an engineer.

They wanted __ security for their child.

Growing up, Ma considered many ___, like writer, fireman, even president. But he had a sense early on. He didn't want to be a(n) ____.

Ma did well in math and science classes in high school. And he ____ choosing to study electrical engineering in college. Several engineering jobs later, though, Ma had a(n) __ of heart.

His parents could not understand why he would want to ____ such a good job to open a restaurant. They had worked long hours ___ their own restaurant still failed. But Ma remained _____. He was going to do things differently from his parents. He was able to learn from their one major ____ as restaurant owners - they knew very little about the art of cooking. Their chef ____ and opened a Chinese restaurant across the street which really put them in a bad situation.

So, at age 30, Ma left engineering and returned to school - cooking school. He received training in ____ cooking. In 2009, Ma opened his first restaurant, Maple Avenue, in Virginia. The restaurant ___ excellent cuisine.

At Maple Avenue, Ma worked long hours, seven days a week. His long hours _____.

Ma opened his fourth restaurant last year, Kyirisan in Washington, D.C. He __ his training in French cooking with his Chinese heritage (传承)to create __ dishes.

“Kyirisan's success is due to the __ menu and food”, Ma says. But a lot of it just comes from “pure hard ____ ” .

1.A.company B.school C.hospital D.restaurant

2.A.interest B.help C.success D.progress

3.A.feelings B.manners C.predictions D.experiences

4.A.financial B.personal C.physical D.psychological

5.A.plans B.ideas C.measures D.professions

6.A.doctor B.chef C.engineer D.teacher

7.A.ended up B.gave up C.set about D.carried on

8.A.operation B.change C.peace D.attack

9.A.choose B.win C.quit D.get

10.A.though B.but C.if D.so

11.A.certain B.silent C.calm D.anxious

12.A.habit B.practice C.point D.mistake

13.A.came B.left C.escaped D.cheated

14.A.Chinese B.American C.French D.Mexican

15.A.serves B.studies C.promotes D.develops

16.A.took off B.paid off C.ran out D.worked out

17.A.mixed B.improved C.simplified D.ignored

18.A.local B.new C.strange D.traditional

19.A.abundant B.main C.simple D.creative

20.A.life B.challenge C.work D.status

    Emotional intelligence helps us to better understand ourselves and others. It can help us make better decisions, ones that are in harmony with our true beliefs and values. But what does emotional intelligence look like in real life? In EQ Applied: The Real-World Guide to Emotional Intelligence, the author expresses his opinion on that.1.Take a look, and see whether they describe your everyday habits.

You take your time.

You know that emotions and feelings are temporary and that making sudden decisions leads to regrets.2.

You praise.

You look for the good in others. When you find it, you tell them what you appreciate and why. In doing so, you lift others up and bring out the best in them.

3.

Nowadays, people often fail to keep an appointment-from a handshake deal to weekend plans. But you'd better try to keep your word in things big and small- and that helps build your reputation as both reliable and trustworthy.

You say sorry.

You're not afraid to apologize when you mess up. Sometimes, you even apologize when you're right because you value your relationship.

You forgive and forget.

4.And if they refuse, you move on anyway-and prevent others from holding your emotions hostage.

You learn from mistakes.

No one can perfectly manage their emotions. But you work hard to learn from those mistakes-to study your own behavior and identify your triggers(起因).5.

A.You show gratitude.

B.You stick to your word.

C.You are always willing to learn from others.

D.Here are some of the characteristics that accompany a high EQ.

E.When others apologize, you put it behind you and never bring it up again.

F.Meanwhile you build habits that will help you handle those situations better the next time.

G.That's why you pause before speaking or acting, especially when you recognize you're not calm.

    Almost everyone has heard the expression “the calm before the storm.” It is usually used to describe a peaceful period just before a very stressful situation or a tense argument.

British sailors coined the phrase in the late 1600s; they noted that before certain storms the seas would seem to become still and the winds would drop.

Science has given us the reason. According to US website HowStuffWorks, a calm period occurs because many storms, tornadoes and hurricanes draw in all the warm and humid(湿热的) air from the surrounding area. As this air rises into the storm clouds, it cools and acts as “fuel for the storm, like petrol in a car”. Once the storm has taken all the energy it can from the air, it is pushed out from the top of the storm clouds and falls back down to ground level. As the air goes down, it becomes warm and dry. Warm and dry air is stable, so once it covers an area, it causes a calm period before the storm. This same process also causes the “eye of the storm” in hurricanes and tornadoes. In these conditions, the calm occurs in the center of the storm because of the strong rotating (旋转的) winds.

The Weather Network has a tip for working out how far away a storm is. First count how many seconds there are between a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder, roughly three seconds equal one kilometer. So, for example, if you count nine seconds, the storm is about three kilometers away. A good method is that if your count is below 30 seconds, you should seek shelter straight away.

However, due to the complexity of storm system, not all storms take place after calm. Given the right conditions, some storms announce themselves with heavy rain and fierce winds.

So, your best bet is to keep yourself updated with weather reports for any predictions regarding a coming storm in your area. That's the most reliable way to predict the next display(展示) of nature's temper (脾气).

1.What is the function of Paragraph 3?

A.To describe how the eye of the storm comes into being.

B.To stress why tornadoes and hurricanes are destructive.

C.To explain why a peaceful period occurs before some storms.

D.To remind how dangerous a storm can be in certain situations.

2.If you count fifteen seconds between a lightening flash and a thunder clap, the storm may be .

A.one kilometer away B.three kilometers away

C.four kilometers away D.five kilometers away

3.What can we learn from the text?

A.Heavy storms don't usually last long.

B.It is not always quiet before a storm.

C.Storms have a big influence on our life.

D.Weather reports often fail to predict a storm.

4.Where is this text most likely from?

A.A travel journal. B.A science fiction.

C.A literature review. D.A geography magazine.

    The U.S. is still out in front of global competitors when it comes to innovation(革新), but American universities-where new ideas often spread - have reason to look over their shoulders.

That's especially true for technologies like 5G phone networks and artificial intelligence. In President Donald Trump's opinion, they're exactly the fields where the U.S. has to lead-and also the ones where Asia, especially China, is catching up. Universities from China get more patents than their U.S. peers in wireless communications, according to a research firm named GreyB Services. In Al, 17 of the top 20 universities and public research organizations are in China, with the Chinese Academy of Sciences topping the list, says the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva.

There's a special place for universities in the development of science. Universities educate future scientists and can be incubators(孵化器) for pie-in-the-sky ideas - some of which turn out to be game-changers. The list ranges from Google's search engine to DNA technology that's behind a whole industry of gene-manipulating(基因编辑) treatments.

However, government aids to universities haven't been growing for more than a decade, meaning they've declined in real terms and as a share of the economy, leading to the cost increase for universities and meanwhile somehow discouraging the teaching staff from putting all their hearts into their scientific research.

“If you look at the federal dollars, they've not really changed considerably,” says Stephen Susalka, head of AUTM, a technology transfer association whose members include 800 universities. “Other countries are catching up. We can't be satisfied with what we have achieved?”

1.What does the underlined phrase “look over their shoulders” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Watch out. B.Take off.

C.Stand up. D.Hide away.

2.The author mentions 5G phone networks to show .

A.Chinese universities have obtained the most patents

B.Chinese universities get aids from the government

C.wireless communications have changed dramatically

D.U.S. may lose their lead in some high-tech fields

3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A.Pie-in-the-sky ideas can be revolutionary.

B.Universities can produce game programmers.

C.Gene-manipulation helps to develop DNA technology.

D.Universities play an important role in science development.

4.What's Stephen's attitude to the future development of US universities?

A.Worried. B.Disapproving.

C.Positive. D.Unconcerned.

    One year, a newspaper of the United States published an announcement -the Horticultural Institute offered a reward at a high price for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in nature besides golden, the marigold is brown； it is not easy to create the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people forgot that announcement.

One normal day after 20 years, the Horticultural Institute accidentally received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. On that day the news spread like wildfire. It proved to be an old woman of over 70 years old. The institute had always been hesitating over the fact that the letter stated with certainty that the seeds could bloom pure white marigold.

Those seeds finally took root in the earth. The wonder appeared after one year: large fields of pure white marigold swung in the light wind. As a result, the old woman became a new focus.

Originally, the old woman was just a flower-lover. When she happened to read the announcement 20 years ago, her heart kept beating wildly. But her eight children all opposed her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldn't complete what the experts could never accomplish! Still, the old woman didn't change her mind and went on working. Year after year, through many cycles of spring sowing and autumn harvest, the old woman's husband died; her children flew far and high; a lot of things happened in her life but only the desire to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart. Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden, she saw a marigold, which was not nearly white but as white as silver or snow.

Such a difficult problem as even experts couldn't deal with was readily solved by an old woman who didn't understand genetics. Was it a wonder? Take root in the heart and even the most common seed can grow into a wonder!

1.Why was a great reward offered by the Horticultural Institute?

A.White flowers could be sold at a higher price.

B.Pure white marigold was more beautiful in nature.

C.It was very difficult to develop pure white marigold.

D.Scientists wanted to know how marigold grew in nature.

2.What can we know about the old woman from the passage?

A.She got professional support from scientists.

B.She kept trying for years before she succeeded.

C.She was 70 when she first read the announcement.

D.She sent pure white marigold flowers to the institute.

3.The underlined word “readily” in the last paragraph probably means .

A.easily B.quickly

C.willingly D.luckily

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Seeds Take Root in the Heart B.White Marigold is Hard to Grow

C.Marigolds Grow from Bravery D.White Flowers Bring Success

    Watching kids' cartoons can be an effective way to learn a language. The basic plot lines of kids' cartoons are fairly simple and the characters speak more slowly, and the dialogue is typically standard and casual. Here are four worldwide popular kids' cartoons which may help you with your English learning.

Peppa Pig

Peppa Pig, the pink piggy, has gained worldwide popularity. There are even videos showing an American child speaking in a British accent to her mom after watching the popular cartoon.

The Simpsons

The Simpsons in the ' 90s was smart, culturally savvy (有见识的), and unbelievably entertaining TV about an average American family. At its height, no show - animated or otherwise - could reach The Simpsons' greatness. From the cleverness of “Marge vs. the Monorail” to everything Lisa Simpson ever said. The Simpsons was fearless and game-changing television.

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time is a French educational animation, created by Procidis. There are seven series (系列), each focusing on different aspects of knowledge. These are mostly historical, focusing on the overall history of mankind or specified historical fields, such as the lives and achievements of the explorers or inventors.

Sazae-san

Sazae-san is more than a kids' show. It's a cultural institution, a national treasure and the longest- running animated series in the world, ever!

It's about a typical Japanese big family living together in Tokyo. The central character is an outspoken but somewhat clumsy woman in her early 20s, living with her husband, son, father, mother, brother and sister all under one roof.

All of the characters are colorful and funny, and all are named after fish!

1.Why does the American girl speak in a British accent?

A.She was born and brought up in Britain. B.Peppa Pig has strongly influenced her.

C.The British accent is popular in America. D.She wants to make fun of her mother.

2.What will a fan of history choose to watch?

A.Peppa Pig B.The Simpsons

C.Once Upon a Time D.Sazae-san

3.What can you learn about Sazae-san from the text?

A.It is about an average American family. B.It is the longest-running of the four.

C.It is a well-received French cartoon. D.It includes seven different series.

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。

A gift of gold

It was the winter of 1937, just after Christmas. The Depression was still going on, but I was in good spirits. I was going to graduate from elementary school, but my mother still dressed me in shorts. Most of my classmates had given up wearing shorts. For the graduation ceremony, all the boys were expected to wear white shirts and dark blue wool pants.

I waited until a week before I told my mother. On a cold Monday afternoon I went home from school.

“Mom,” I said, “about graduation...”

“Yes?” she answered.

“They are going to give me the first-prize medal,” I said.

Still working over the stove, she looked over her shoulder at me and smiled broadly. “That’s wonderful, Babe. Dad and I will be both there, and we’ll be the proudest.”

She must have seen by the look on my face that something was wrong. She turned her back and said, “So?”

“So, I have to get long pants,” I said.

“Babe, we don’t have money for new pants right now,” she said.

“Okay,” I burst out.“Then I won’t go to graduation. Plus, I’m running away from home!”

“If I were you, I wouldn’t pack my bags. We’ll solve the problem of pants somehow,” she said.

The following Saturday, when my mother said “Let’s go shopping”, I knew that she had solved the problem. Then we left home. We took the trolley (有轨电车) and got off at Southern Boulevard, the best shopping street. The clothing store was just a couple of blocks away.

But first we walked a short way down the Boulevard and stopped at a place I had never noticed before.

“Wait here,” she said. Then she entered a storefront that looked like a bank and opened the door with the hand with a gold wedding ring on her ring finger.

She went out about ten minutes later with a purse in her left hand, and then we went to the pants store. I chose a pair of pants. After a patient bargain with the seller, my mother bought it at the price of three dollars and fifty cents and handed it to me.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

I was holding the pants tightly under my arm when my mother went to pay the money.

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Paragraph 2:

We took the trolley back home.

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根据所给汉语或首字母写出空缺处单词的适当形式，使句子完整，语法正确，每空一词。

1.I think I am a little bit color-blind, for I often find it difficult to d________ between blue and green.

2.Doctor Smith finally came to the c________ that the rare disease had little chance of being cured.

3.In the a________ of hard evidence, the thief was set free.

4.It is r________ that people have their teeth examined every year.

5.Much of the information he got is of no p________ use.

6.He___________(忽视) the “no smoking” sign and lit a cigarette in the waiting room, so he was fined.

7.With spring__________(临近), the weather becomes warmer and trees turn green.

8.He___________(抱怨) to me about her rudeness, saying she was the last person that he would like to deal with.

9.I__________(惊慌) when I saw smoke coming out of the engine.

10.No one was injured in the fire, but the building was completely________ (毁坏).

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。

You’ve probably seen the term extreme sports in magazines, heard about it on the evening news, and seen it 1. (advertise) in sporting goods stores. So, what exactly are extreme sports?

During the 1970s and 1980s, the term “extreme sports” 2. (use) for sports that were often dangerous and could result in injury or even death. Today, however, extreme sports also include 3. (activity) that give a feeling of adventure without 4. (necessary) putting your life in danger. For every extreme sport there is professional equipment that has been  developed 5. (protect) your body and improve your performance.

Extreme sports cover a wide 6. (vary) of activities. Some extreme sports have developed 7. a familiar activity, like mountain biking. Some extreme sports may not be well-known. Bouldering, for example, is a type of rock climbing in 8. no rope is used. It usually takes place in an area with large rocks or in climbing centers.

People have never stopped 9. (develop) new types of extreme activities. These sports are gaining 10. large audience and growing in popularity, especially among young people.

    I was planning another garage sale (宅前旧物出售). I was _________ the basement deciding  which objects were to be freed when I had an awful _________. The last garage sale I’d taken part in a few years earlier had taken days of sorting and pricing. I’d been _________ I was going to earn much money. _________, I suffered from heat stroke (中暑), and the money I made wasn’t enough to pay for the medical fees.

It occurred to me it might be _________ to try that again. The items I planned on selling this time were usable but inexpensive. I had once _________ some of these things and I’d already made good use of them. Maybe they could be _________ for someone else now. That’s when it _________ me that I could just _________ these good but unneeded things.

That Saturday morning, I put __________ stuff on a piece of wood and __________ it and half my unwanted things out to the driveway. Two hours later, people wandered around starting to take things. __________ by this, I started dragging the rest of the stuff out.

That’s when the __________ began. I offered people empty boxes and told them to __________ them up. One elderly woman __________ me with my beloved tablecloths in her hand. She thanked me, saying she always wanted tablecloths like these but could never __________ them. Then it became a display of __________. It was such an atmosphere of fun that soon I entered the house to find more things.

Looking back, I made no money from those things but I felt __________ that day. Instead of __________ part of my history, I got to add new __________ related those former possessions (财产).

1.A.breaking into B.looking around C.fixing up D.laying out

2.A.journey B.childhood C.presentation D.experience

3.A.sure B.afraid C.sorry D.right

4.A.Instead B.Otherwise C.However D.Therefore

5.A.perfect B.crazy C.possible D.natural

6.A.showed B.observed C.ignored D.treasured

7.A.useful B.unnecessary C.strange D.special

8.A.delighted B.convinced C.hit D.surprised

9.A.throw away B.give away C.put away D.take away

10.A.cheap B.simple C.rare D.free

11.A.dragged B.picked C.figured D.left

12.A.Forced B.Impressed C.Moved D.Encouraged

13.A.exploration B.pleasure C.misfortune D.meeting

14.A.fill B.hold C.cut D.mix

15.A.provided B.charged C.approached D.associated

16.A.borrow B.afford C.abandon D.produce

17.A.regrets B.mercies C.doubts D.thanks

18.A.envy B.joy C.anxiety D.admiration

19.A.losing B.rewriting C.destroying D.reviewing

20.A.amusements B.feelings C.memories D.glories

    Everyone is aware that taking good care of our bodies can prevent many medical problems from occurring later. However, we often have less awareness of preventative actions we should take to help with mental health problems. While our mental health may be fine right now, many of us will struggle at some point. 1. It’s impossible to get through life without challenges, but our mental health prevention habits can help us get through difficult times. 2.

Keep active. The more active you physically, mentally and socially are, the higher the level of your mental wellness is likely to be. So go for walks and learn something new. There are many other ways to be active. 3.

Be connected. Regular involvement in social activities with supportive friends and family improves your ability to handle disappointments, and everything else life throws at you. 4. But you can be involved in any manner; even volunteering for an organization can help you be more social.

5. The nature of these activities varies widely from person to person. The key is to identify what gives your life meaning. Volunteering, coaching, teaching, etc. all can contribute to increasing your sense of confidence and satisfaction with life. Many activities can address more than one. The key is to make a plan and stick with it. If you are already struggling, begin to practice these ways to help your recovery.

A.Here are three practical steps.

B.However, good mental health is important.

C.Stresses, disappointments and disasters happen.

D.Overcome life’s challenges before they happen.

E.Be committed to activities that give life meaning.

F.The key is to find what keeps you motivated and interested.

G.This can be difficult when you move to a new town or as you get older.

    Waste heat from one of the London Underground’s lines will be used to warm over a thousand homes in the UK capital this winter. The warm air will be channeled from the Northern Line to support the London Borough of Islington’s district heating.

Named Bunhill 2,the heat network is a joint project between Islington Council, Transport for London and engineering firm Ramboll and is considered as the first of its kind in Europe. The council hopes the system will make London more self-sufficient (自给自足的) in energy, cut carbon emissions and reduce heating bills for people.Meanwhile, tube passengers on the underground can also expect cooler air.

District heating, also known as heat networks, is the supply of heat and hot water from a central source to a group of buildings. The Bunhill 2 district heating system is the second phase (阶段) of Islington Council’s Bunhill Heat and Power scheme-a heat network in Islington that was established in 2013 to warm approximately 700 homes.

The network currently channels heat created in the Bunhill Energy Centre power station into local council housing, schools and a leisure centre. Bunhill 2 will extend this network to more community buildings and a further 450 homes.

The central source of the Bunhill 2 heat network is a ventilation shaft (通风井)-a passage that is used to expel waste heat-in the abandoned (废弃的) City Road station. A heat pump designed by Ramboll will capture this extra heat from the ventilation shaft, before it is warmed to approximately 70 degrees Celsius. This will then be transferred (转移) into Islington’s heat network to supply heat and hot water to buildings.

According to the Greater London Authority, there is enough heat wasted in London to meet 38 per cent of the city’s heating demand. The expansion of district heating networks like Bunhill 2 could see this increase to 63 per cent by 2050.

“We believe that the use of large-scale heat in this way connected to urban district heating systems will play a major part in the Uk’s heating energy demand,” explained Lucy Padfield, director of District Heating at Ramboll.

“The use of heat pumps taking advantage of industrial waste heat sources is more carbon efficient than gas-fired combined heat and power, the usual source of heat for district energy schemes,” she continued. “I am convinced that with the increasing use of renewable power sources, large-scale heat pumps connected to district heating systems will play a major role in the future heating of cities in the UK.”

1.What can we learn about Bunhill 2 in London?

A.It is inspired by other cities in Europe.

B.It will be beneficial to London’s environment.

C.It can satisfy the whole city’s need for energy.

D.It is aimed at cooling the London Underground.

2.What does the underlined word “expel” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean?

A.Rely on B.Deal with.

C.Break down. D.Drive out

3.What is Lucy Padfield’s attitude towards Bunhill 2?

A.Concerned. B.Confident

C.Amazed D.Disapproving

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.London’s special way to protect the environment.

B.The development of London’s district heating network.

C.Using waste heat from the underground to warm homes.

D.Ways to deal with the London Underground’s waste heat.

    The point of an apology-to express regret and repair relationships-is lost because children may dislike the apologizer even more after the insincere apology than before.

A new study looks at whether children can tell apart willingly given and forced expressions of regret-and they do. The findings suggest that exploring ways to help your child learn to have empathy (同情) for the victim (受害者), thus making sure of a sincere apology, is more  helpful than immediately forcing him to say “I’m sorry”。

Smith and co-workers looked at how children aged 4-9 viewed three types of apologies among kids of the same age: unprompted (自发的) apologies, prompted but willingly given apologies, and forced apologies. They found that kids viewed willing apologies the same, whether prompted or unprompted by adults. But the forced apologies weren’t seen as effective, especially by the 7-to 9-year-olds, Smith says.

All children thought the wrongdoers felt worse after the apology than before, but the 7-to 9-year-old children thought the forced apologizers’ bad feelings were rooted in self-interest (concern about punishment, for example),rather than regret. Children of all ages also thought the victims felt better after receiving a wiling apology, but they saw the receivers of the forced apology as feeling worse than the receivers of the willing apologies.

How can parents help their young children respond with empathy after they’ve upset another person, and deliver a willing apology? “When your child is calm, help him/her see how the other person is feeling, and why,” Smith says. “An apology is one way to do it, but there are lots of other ways. Research shows that even preschoolers value it when a wrongdoer makes amends (补偿) with action. Sometimes this is more powerful than words.”

1.What is the study mainly about?

A.What kids usually do to show their regret.

B.What is the best way for kids to apologize.

C.How kids in different age groups apologize.

D.What kids think of different types of apologies.

2.What do the children think of the forced apology?

A.It makes both sides feel worse.

B.It calms down the victims quickly

C.It always brings punishment to wrongdoers.

D.It gets wrongdoers into the habit of telling lies.

3.What’s the purpose of the last paragraph?

A.To conclude the text.

B.To provide more details.

C.To offer advice.

D.To give evidence.

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

A.Kids are too shy to apologize.

B.Forcing kids to apologize doesn’t benefit anybody

C.Sincere apologies win kids good relationships

D.Kids need help to make a sincere apology

    Think of a university campus: it has its own roads, shops, residential areas, banks and transport links. It may be visited by tens of thousands of people each day. It is, in effect, a tiny city.

Across the globe, metropolises (大都市) are increasingly opting for a smart city approach. This is a tech-driven model that’s used in places such as Barcelona, where street lamps react intelligently to surroundings to save energy; Seattle, where smart traffic lights respond to the conditions on the road and even Milton Keynes, which has a real-time “data hub” sharing information about the town’s energy and water consumption, transport, weather and pollution.

Universities are taking notice. The US is leading the way, with on-campus innovations (创新) in energy (the University of Texas at Austin has a fully independent grid that provides all its energy), transport (the University of Michigan has introduced a self-driving shuttle system) and information (the University of Minnesota has installed 300 digital signage boards, updated with real-time data.)

UK institutions are following suit. The University of Glasgow has been working with innovation centre Future Cities Catapult on a strategy to bring smart technology to the campus as it expands. The vision includes intelligent campus Al, an on-demand bus service and a data centre powered by renewable energy.

“Smart cities are kind of slow-moving,” says Gemmy Ginty, a designer working on the strategy. “Cities are so big, and there are so many players and stakeholders (有权益关系者), so it can be difficult. But universities have control over their estates. They own all the buildings, all the networks and a captive audience in terms of the students, so they can become a living lab.”

Curtin University, in Western Australia, has joined up with Hitachi to turn the campus into a data-gathering laboratory, with 1,600 cameras linked to facial recognition and analytics software to gather information on study patterns and course attendance. According to the university’s chief operating officer Ian Callahan, this will be “to improve students’ experiences and enhance learning”。

“But any kind of monitoring does raise questions around privacy. Universities need to remember that data are not a magic bullet.” says Kathleen Armour, a professor at the University of Birmingham.

“I am not convinced by the suggestion that we should collect mountains of data on everything a student does,” she says. “It’s easy to be carried away. Instead, we need to use anonymous (匿名的) data intelligently to ensure that our campus and its systems are made as effective as possible to meet students needs.”

1.What do cities mentioned in Paragraph 2 have in common?

A.They all try every means to save water.

B.They all have a smart transport system.

C.They all have a smart way to fight pollution.

D.They all benefit from technological advance.

2.What can we learn from Gemmy Ginty’s words?

A.It is much easier to build smart universities.

B.Universities should give students right to choose.

C.Cities should take universities into consideration.

D.It is difficult to control universities’ development.

3.What is Kathleen Armour’s attitude towards monitoring?

A.Supportive B.Negative

C.Concerned D.Indifferent

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1.What event can you enter in early November?

A.Brick Fest Live LEGOR Fan Experience

B.Houston Fairytale Ball

C.Sickle Cell Education and Research Day

D.2019 KIDFITSTRONG Fitness Challenge

2.Where should you visit if you want to enjoy food as well as playing?

A.NRG Center.

B.Norris Conference Centers.

C.Kingdom Builders’ Center

D.Playgrounds in Houston.

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A.Brick Fest Live.

B.Pretty Princess Parties.

C.Texas Children’s Sickle Cell Center.

D.KIDFITSTRONG.

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B.They are free of charge.

C.They are family-friendly.

D.They focus on health problems.

—Shall I ________ the raincoat?

—No hurry. Leave it ________ it is. It looks like rain.

A.put away; in the place B.put away; where

C.put on; where D.put on; there

He ________ in designing the cover of this journal for quite a few days, and I wonder when he can finish it.

A.is involved B.is involving C.has been involved D.has involved

It was ________ they did ________ made the Korean actress commit suicide.

A.that; which B.which; that C.what; that D.how; which

Literature is a kind of intellectual light, just like the light of the sun, sometimes enabling us to see ________we do not like.

A.what B.how C.when D.that

The site in Beijing is an outstanding    of the creative art of Chinese garden design.

A.distinction B.expression

C.inspiration D.evaluation

_______a striking look with a sea of lavender flowers, Guli has become a famous attraction in Nanjing.

A.Wearing B.To wear

C.To be wearing D.Having won

________ the sales figure of the new range of products is relatively small, the potential market is large.

A.Unless B.After C.Since D.While

By no means ________ when we try to create a global brand.

A.the cultural factor is to neglect

B.is the cultural factor to neglect

C.the cultural factor is to be neglected

D.is the cultural factor to be neglected

My wife always ________ the most expensive dresses in the shop!

A.falls into B.falls for C.falls over D.falls down

At last, we found ourselves in a pleasant park with trees providing shade and ________ down to eat our picnic lunch.

A.sitting B.having sat C.sat D.to sit

—I don’t really like James. Why did you invite him?

—Don’t worry. He ________ come. He said he wasn’t certain what his plans are.

A.must not B.need not C.would not D.might not