假设你是李华，你于 2 月 25 日在购书网站 www.lovereading.com 上购买了 The Call of the Wild一书。收到后发现一些问题，请就此事给 lovereading.com 写一封信投诉，要点如下：

1.写信目的； 2.存在问题； 3.要求建议。

注意:1.  词数 100 左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/Madam,

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Yours,

Li Hua

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，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。

My uncle set up a small business in our city four years ago. He is known as using iron from old cars to make beautifully art pieces. Last summer vacation, I visit him and he showed to me many of his works. Some are larger pieces looked like animals and humans, and others are smaller pieces you can put at home. He often encourages me to be creative like himself. The art tells people the important of environmental protection. What’s more, it shows that even irons can be brought back to life with little creativity.

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。

“Leave a place better than you found it.” is a simple philosophy that I hold dear. I led 20 volunteers  to  help  clean  up  the  Great  Wall  in  April.  Tile  Great  Wall  is  one  of  the 1. (great)structures in the world. Everyone has a responsibility to protect it.

I first went to China to visit the Great Wall in 1986. Since 1990, I 2. (stay)in China with my family, 3. (spend)more than 2,700 days on the Great Wall. I have written several books on the subject, and also fronted documentaries.

I am credited with arousing China’s 4. (nation) consciousness to protect the Great Wall and its environment and I have held several exhibitions. 5. (protect) the Great Wall and assume the role 6. its international ambassador, I got permanent residency（居住权） in China. I live in a village below the Great Wall.

It’s a good thing that people are going out to enjoy 7. (they) and to discover tire great heritage and history, but 8. is also quite dangerous if they don’t understand 9. fragile the environment is. Every person can make a 10. (different). If we can get everybody to protect the environment, the world will be more green, beautiful and healthy.

    Last week, a thing occurred in the classroom of a 4th-grade at Chino Valley Unified School.

It was Autism ( 自闭症) Awareness Month and every ________  had been asked to have each student ______ a paper puzzle piece and hang it on their classroom doors. When Ms. Lisa Moe____ the puzzle pieces, most of her students were familiar with the ______  of autism and they were ____ of the reason for doing so. However, they did not know autism was  ________ within their own classroom in their _____ classmate: Jackie.

With ______ , Jackie raised his hand and said, “May I please say something?” Moe nodded but never could she have imagined what was to _____.

She explained in a blog post: “Jackie has ______  challenges and barriers beyond what any of us will ever be able to fully _______ . But today, he stood in the front of the classroom with full _____ and showed us that no challenge or barrier can ________. He brought to life the meaning of “Yes, I Can!”

Both the teacher and students were hanging on his every word. For a(n)______  time, Moe never thought of getting out her phone to ______  this moment, but finally she ______  it. Without any of the students knowing, she recorded the ______  moments of Jackie’s, along with the ______  of the other students as they raised their hands to ask questions.

Jackie’s mother was  _______  by the video and told Moe, “Watching Jackie so bravely speak about autism is beyond what I can ______ express. Thank you!”.

1.A.school B.family C.class D.court

2.A.decorate B.exhibit C.reserve D.imitate

3.A.handed in B.handed out C.handed over D.handed up

4.A.view B.explanation C.belief D.idea

5.A.capable B.afraid C.guilty D.aware

6.A.shy B.present C.hidden D.clear

7.A.fellow B.new C.humorous D.single

8.A.disappointment B.surprise C.excitement D.rage

9.A.tolerate B.spread C.construct D.follow

10.A.created B.doubted C.confronted D.launched

11.A.express B.complete C.understand D.explain

12.A.ambition B.confidence C.strength D.power

13.A.hold him back B.give him up C.set him apart D.keep him away

14.A.certain B.long C.instant D.rapid

15.A.remember B.sculpture C.recall D.shoot

16.A.realized B.reminded C.put D.got

17.A.beginning B.disastrous C.unfortunate D.final

18.A.suggestions B.responses C.reactions D.comments

19.A.scared B.thrilled C.shocked D.ashamed

20.A.properly B.patiently C.carefully D.attentively

    Vitamin D is necessary for bone-building, immune function, blood sugar control, positive mood and more. 1. The lower your vitamin D level is, the higher your risk of death from ally cause will be. However, it’s not a great idea to just take a supplement (补品) off the drugstore shelf and start taking it.

Since many of us have an inadequate amount vitamin D, also known as the “sunshine vitamin”, doctors will often give us high levels of D supplements, with doses ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 IU (International Units) per day, up to 50,000 IU per week and sometimes even more. 2. Very big doses ( 剂量) of vitamin D can cause a build-up of calcium ( 钙) in the blood, which leads to poor appetite, weakness, weight loss or other diseases. Here’s the bigger issue: 3. A build-up of stored vitamin D cart cause avoidable problems, leading to problems such as kidney stones.

4. The National Institutes of Health set the Recommended Dietary Allowance for vitamin D at 600 IU daily for babies, children, and adults up to 70 years old. Adults aged 71 and older need 800 IU, since the ability to absorb vitamin D drops with age. Because the fat cells take vitamin D up, making it less available for use by tile body, 5.

Though you’ll get a bit of vitamin D from foods—including fatty fish, beef liver, cheese, milk and so on—the amounts are so small that there’s little need to worry that they’ll put you over the daily dose.

A.It can help prevent many diseases.

B.We can actually reduce the risk of death.

C.people who are fat may also need more vitamin

D.any extra intake of vitamin D can get stored in the body.

E.But like all good things, it’s possible to get too much of it.

F.The average daily recommended amounts vary based on your age.

G.Vitamin D should be supplemented carefully despite its importance.

    A global group of scientists have reduced the time it takes to find and introduce disease-resistance genes from wild plants into domestic crops such as rice, wheat and potato, a research revealed on Tuesday.

Scientists from the John Innes Center in Britain, along with colleagues from Australia and the United States, have created a database known as AgRenSeq, where researchers can easily search for resistance genes already discovered in wild relatives of modern crops.

The study was co-authored by a global expert Professor HarbansBariana from the University of Sydney, who said that this technology will support the discovery and characterization of new sources of disease resistance in plants. Once researchers have identified resistance genes using AgRenSeq, they can clone them and introduce them to domestic crops to protect against diseases and pests,

“We have found a way to scan the genome(基因组)of a wild relative of a crop plant and pick out the resistance genes we need and we can do it in record time,” Dr. Brande Wulff, a project leader from the John Innes Centre, said.

“This used to be a process that took l0 Or 15 years and was like searching for a needle in a haystack(干草堆),” Wulff said. “We have perfected the method so that we can clone these genes in a matter of months and for just thousands of dollars instead of millions.”

The team are highly optimistic about their work, predicting it to be utilized in protecting many crops with wild relatives including soybeans, pea, cotton, potato, wheat, rice, banana and cocoa. “Using speed cloning and speed breeding we could deliver resistance genes into the best varieties within a couple of years, like a phoenix(凤凰) rising from the ashes,” Wulff added.

1.How have the researchers developed the resistance genes?

A.By reducing the research time.

B.By introducing them to wild plants.

C.By cloning them from domestic crops.

D.By getting resistance genes from wild plants.

2.What will be the use of the study in the future?

A.It will protect crops from being damaged by pests.

B.It will create a database for researchers to search.

C.It will protect domestic crops for 10 to 15 years.

D.It will contribute to reducing the wild plants.

3.Which of the following best explains “utilized” underlined in Paragraph 6?

A.Produced. B.Made.

C.Used. D.Studied.

4.What can we infer from what Brande Wulff said?

A.The resistance genes cost millions of dollars.

B.The resistance genes were found in a haystack.

C.It took the researchers ten years to find the resistance genes.

D.Disease-resistance genes will be put into practice soon.

    Arthur Phillip High School, located in Parramatta, New South Wales (NSW), Australia, will be NSW’s first public high-rise high school. When it opens, the school will be different from anything else we’ve got across the system.

Students will eat lunch in courtyards overlooking city rooftops, before continuing their lessons in sound-proofed music rooms, science labs or atriums ( 中 庭 ) with eight metre-high ceilings. The specialty rooms, such as science labs, will be on the top floors. There will be large lifts, but students will be encouraged to use the stairs. There will be a gym, a play ground and play space on each floor.

The building will be run more like an office block than a traditional school, with a plant room used for the operation of the sprinklers（洒水装置）, air conditioning and elevator systems. In addition, people will be seen cleaning the windows while students are studying.

“We’re going to have to get kids used to that,” said Sylvia Corish, an executive director of school performance for the NSW Department of Education. “That’s going to be a unique experience.”

“This  is  a  very  different  concept,”  said  the  chief  executive  of  School  Infrastructure  NSW, Anthony Manning. “While it has been challenging at times, the end product is going to be really amazing and impressive.”

“I am very surprised and happy to see how creative this learning space will be for students in the Parramatta region for years to come,” Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said.

The Herald visited the new high school, as construction of the ambitious project enters its final phase and students at the original school across the road prepare to begin testing its state-of-the-art facilities. In the next few months, students and teachers will visit the school to help ensure a smooth transition （过渡）. “It will be a matter of testing how people can move around the building,” Mr Manning said.

1.How’s the school in appearance?

A.It looks like an office building. B.It is like a traditional school.

C.It’s surrounded by green plants. D.It consists of different buildings.

2.How did Sarah Mitchel feel about the new school?

A.Amazed and impressed. B.Surprised and doubtful.

C.Delighted and astonished. D.Happy and satisfied.

3.Which might be a challenge?

A.Moving the original school from across the road.

B.Getting the students accustomed to the new situation.

C.Providing the students with more space for studying.

D.Encouraging the students to use the stairs instead of the lift.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.NSW’s First Public High-rise High School

B.A New School that Overlook City Roofs

C.The Construction and System of a New School

D.A Unique Experience for High School Students

    While every dog owner knows their dogs can read their moods perfectly, scientists have always been a little doubtful. Now thanks to some researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria, we finally have some convincing evidence.

For this study, biologist Corson Miller and his team exposed eleven selected dogs to digital images of women that were either angry or happy. Half the dogs were rewarded for touching the screen when shown a happy face, while the other half were given their treat for selecting those that appeared angry.

Interestingly, the dogs were not provided with the entire face. Some dogs were shown only upper halves while the others observed lower halves. That’s because the scientists believe humans show their eruptions on their entire face.

After some training on how to recognize small differences like the wrinkles between the eyes or the changes in their shape that accompany the happy or angry expressions, the dogs were mostly able to identify the correct expression not only on a familiar face but on a strange face, the researchers concluded the dogs were smart enough to read human emotions.

They also found those being trained to read angry expressions took a longer time to learn. They guess  it may be  because dogs  find angry  faces disgusting, causing  them to  back  away  quickly. However, once the smart dogs realized they were getting rewarded, the trepidation seemed to disappear. In fact, the dogs had such a good time playing the computer “game” that scientists had a hard time keeping them away from the touch screens after the study was completed.

The researchers also noticed only dogs with a male owner had a harder time understanding the expressions correctly. Since the touched screen models were all females, this confirmed what had been observed in previous studies—dogs are more efficient at reading facial expressions of people that are the same gender as their owner.

1.How did the scientists conduct the experiment?

A.By mixing the selected dogs together.

B.By rewarding only half of the dogs touching the screen.

C.By leaving dogs to women who are either happy or angry.

D.By showing digital pictures of women’s happy or angry faces.

2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “trepidation” in Paragraph 5?

A.fear and hesitation B.doubt and uncertainty

C.curiosity and eagerness D.excitement and happiness

3.According to the last paragraph, dogs with female owners ________.

A.are scared away at the male faces

B.can only read the expressions on partial faces

C.are uninterested in telling facial expressions

D.have difficulty telling the moods on the faces of males

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A.Dogs and Their Owners B.Dogs’ Mood Research

C.Dogs Identify the Moods D.Mood Changes Influence Dogs

    I’m learning to drive in Switzerland. I think it will be a good idea to learn now, because I have plenty of free time and I have earned a little money to pay for lessons. I never learnt when I lived in the UK, so luckily driving on the “wrong” side isn’t a problem.

However, there are a lot of rules to remember. When you see a road to your right and there are no white lines on the ground, the cars to your right have the right to go before your car and you have to stop for them. In practice, lots of people forget this and either wait for each other while both drivers try to remember what to do, or beep (鸣喇叭) at each other if both try to go at the same time!

When you drive round a roundabout, you should check all your mirrors. To remember how to do this, I often count them aloud—one, two, three—then a second glance at my blind spot when I’m in the roundabout. One friend came driving with me and after about an hour asked why on earth I was counting. He had passed his test so long ago,but he couldn’t remember ever having to check three mirrors!

Driving still seems scary to me so I drive quite slowly. I also don’t know the countryside roads very well and don’t know what’s coming up round the corner or over the next hill. I drive slowly so I feel safe, but my driving instructor tells me to speed up or cars will bump into me from behind when trying to drive through a dangerous place. So driving slowly is just as dangerous as driving fast!

I’m not a very practical person, so learning to drive has been a challenge. I don’t have a lot of confidence and find it quite demotivating to do something that doesn’t come naturally to me. To make driving more fun and interesting, I learn in Swiss German, so my instructor gives me instructions in Swiss. This way I’ve tricked myself into enjoying driving and hopefully I will pass the test!

1.What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A.It isn’t a proper time for the author to take driving lessons now.

B.Driving on the “wrong” side doesn’t influence the author.

C.The author is too poor to pay for driving lessons in Switzerland.

D.It is easy for the author to get confused about the driving rules in Switzerland.

2.Why does the author often counts “one, two, three” aloud when driving round a round about?

A.to remind himself to check the mirrors B.to speed up

C.to drive through a dangerous place D.to make driving more interesting

3.What does the underlined word “demotivating” in the last paragraph mean?

A.Encouraging. B.Amazing.

C.Exciting. D.Discouraging.

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。 上周，你和同学们参加了朝阳区组织的“三大战疫 有我有你”海报设计活动。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记述整个过程。

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假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他想看一个关于中国文化方面的展览，并请你推荐。请给他回信，内容包括：

1. 介绍展览的相关内容（例如：时间、地点、主题等）；

2. 说明你推荐该展览的原因；

3. 询问对方的意向。

注意：1. 词数不少于50；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Anxiety Disorders

Everybody worries or feels nervous from time to time. 1. But for people with anxiety disorders, those fears and worries aren’t temporary. Their anxiety persists, and can even get worse over time.

Anxiety disorders can severely impair a person’s ability to function at work, school and in social situations. 2. Fortunately, though, there are effective treatments for anxiety.

In some cases, medications have a role in treating anxiety disorders. Yet research shows behavioral treatment, alone or in combination with medication, is a highly effective treatment for most people with an anxiety disorder.

Understanding Anxiety

Anxiety disorders are common in both adults and children. About 18 percent of U.S. adults and 25 percent of adolescents age 13 to 18 will experience anxiety, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. 3.

There are several major types of anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc.

Seeing a Psychologist About Anxiety Disorders

Though many types of anxiety disorders exist, research suggests that most are driven by similar underlying processes. People with anxiety disorders tend to become easily overwhelmed by their emotions, and they tend to have particularly negative reactions to those unpleasant feelings and situations.

4. Unfortunately, avoidance can backfire and actually feed the anxiety.

Psychologists are trained in diagnosing anxiety disorders and teaching patients healthier, more effective ways to cope. A form of psychotherapy known as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is highly effective at treating anxiety disorders. Through CBT, psychologists help patients learn to identify and manage the factors that contribute to their anxiety.

Psychotherapy for Anxiety Disorders: What to Expect

Psychotherapy is a collaborative process, where psychologists and patients work together to identify specific concerns and develop concrete skills and techniques for coping with anxiety.5. However, psychologists won't push patients into such scenarios until they’re sure they have the skills they need to effectively confront their fears. Psychologists sometimes use other approaches to treat anxiety disorders in addition to CBT, among which group psychotherapy and family therapy are two effective ways.

A.Anxiety disorders are very treatable.

B.Anxiety is a normal human reaction to stressful situations.

C.Anxiety can also interfere with a person’s relationships with family members and friends.

D.About 4 percent of adults, and nearly 6 percent of teens, have anxiety disorders classified as severe.

E.Often, people try to cope with those negative reactions by avoiding situations or experiences that make them anxious.

F.Patients can expect to practice their new skills outside of sessions to manage anxiety in situations that might make them uncomfortable.

G.People with anxiety worry about a number of concerns, such as health problems or finances, and may have a general sense that something bad is going to happen.

    Learning a second language is tricky at any age and it only gets tougher the longer you wait to open that dusty French book. Now, in a new study, scientists have pinpointed the exact age at which your chances of reaching fluency in a second language seem to plummet: 10.

The study, published in the journal Cognition, found that it’s “nearly impossible” for language learners to reach native-level fluency if they start learning a second tongue after 10. But that doesn’t seem to be because language skills go downhill. “It turns out you’re still learning fast. It’s just that you run out of time, because your ability to learn starts dropping at around 17 or 18 years old,” says study co-author Joshua Hartshorne, an assistant professor of psychology at Boston College.

Kids may be better than adults at learning new languages for many reasons. Children’s brains are more plastic than those of adults, meaning they’re better able to adapt and respond to new information. “All learning involves the brain changing,” Hartshorne says, “and children’s brains seem to be a lot more skilled at changing.”

Kids may also be more willing to try new things (and to potentially look foolish in the process) than adults are. Their comparatively new grasp on their native tongue may also be advantageous. Unlike adults, who tend to default (默认) to the rules and patterns of their first language, kids may be able to approach a new one with a blank slate (石板).

These findings may seem discouraging, but it was heartening for scientists to learn that the critical period for fluent language acquisition might be longer than they previously thought. Some scientists believed that the brief window closes shortly after birth, while others stretched it only to early adolescence. Compared to those estimates, 17 or 18 — when language learning ability starts to drop off — seems relatively old.

“People fared better when they learned by immersion (沉浸), rather than simply in a classroom. And moving to a place where your desired language is spoken is the best way to learn as an adult. If that’s not an option, you can mimic an immersive environment by finding ways to have conversations with native speakers in their own communities,” Hartshorne says. By doing so, it’s possible to become conversationally proficient — even without the advantage of a child’s brain.

1.The underlined word “plummet” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “__________”.

A.decrease B.rise

C.end D.vary

2.What can be inferred from Joshua Hartshorne’s words?

A.Children are too young to grasp a second language.

B.Age 10-18 is the best time to learn a second language.

C.Adults go beyond the critical period for learning a second language.

D.Communicating with native speakers enables you to master all the language skills.

3.Why adults can’t reach native-level fluency in a second language?

A.Adults are less influenced by their mother tongues.

B.Adults spend more time responding to new information.

C.Adults are only too willing to experience something awkward in the process.

D.Adults prefer an immersive environment to a classroom in learning a second language.

4.The passage is mainly about __________.

A.the best age to learn a second language

B.the approaches to learning a second language

C.why kids learn a second language more easily than adults

D.whether adults can learn a second language like their younger selves

    As humanity has got richer, animal’s roles have changed. People need their services less than before. Fewer wolves and thieves meant less demand for dogs for protection; the internal combustion engine（内燃机）made horses unneeded; modern sanitation（卫生设备）kept rats in check and made cats less useful. No longer necessities, domestic animals became luxuries. Pet-keeping seems to kick in when household incomes rise above roughly $5,000. It is booming.

The trend is not a new one. Archaeologists（考古学家）have found 10,000-year-old graves in which dogs and people are buried together. Some cultures -- such as in Scandinavia, where dogs have long been both working dogs and companions -- have kept pets for thousands of years. But these days the pet-keeping urge has spread even to parts of the world which have no tradition of sinking into a comfortable chair with a furry creature.

The pet business is growing even faster than pet numbers, because people are spending more and more money on them. No longer are they food - waste - recyclers, fed with the remains that fall from their masters’ tables. Pet - food shelves are full of delicacies crafted to satisfy a range of appetites, including ice cream for dogs and foods for pets that are old, diabetic or suffer from sensitive digestion; a number of internet services offer food, tailored to the pet’s individual tastes.

In the business this is called “pet humanisation” -- the tendency of pet owners to treat their pets as part of the family. This is evident in the names given to dogs, which have evolved from Fido, Rex and Spot to -- in America -- Bella, Lucy and Max. It is evident in the growing market for pet clothing, pet grooming and pet hotels.

People still assume that pets must be working for humanity in some way, perhaps making people healthier or less anxious. But the evidence for that is weak. Rather, new research suggests that dogs have evolved those irresistible “puppy - dog eyes” precisely to affect human emotions. It has worked. The species that once enslaved others now works very hard to pay for the care of its pets. Sentimental（多愁善感的）Americans often refer to themselves not as cat-owners but as the cat’s “mommy” or “daddy”. South Koreans go one further, describing themselves as cat “butlers”. Watch an unlucky dog-walker trailing “his” hound（猎犬）, plastic bag in hand to pick up its mess, and you have to wonder: who’s in charge now?

1.Which of the following trends is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A.People’s needs for animal services are decreasing.

B.Both the pet number and the pet business are growing.

C.Pets are increasingly making their owners less anxious.

D.Pet foods are more various and customized than before.

2.Which of the following is referred to as evidence of “pet humanization?”

A.The names given to pets in American families nowadays.

B.Pet’s inbuilt ability to affect emotions of their owners.

C.Human beings ever rising urge for pet-keeping.

D.Pet’s roles as both working staff and companions.

3.Which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree with?

A.Pets should be treated as equals of their human masters.

B.Human beings are getting much benefit from their pets.

C.Pet-keeping is still restricted within certain parts of the world.

D.Some pet owners spend too much money on their pets.

4.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A.The Changing Roles of Animals B.The Urge for Pet-keeping

C.Who Owns Whom D.Love Me, Love My Dog

    Agnes de Mille was a dancer and a choreographer (编舞). Early in her career, de Mille had created the choreography for a ballet called Three Virgins and a Devil. She thought it was good work, but nobody made much of it.

A few years later, de Mille choreographed a ballet named Rodeo. Again, she thought her work was solid, but it resulted in little commercial fame.

Then, in 1943, de Mille choreographed Oklahoma!, a musical show that enjoyed nearly instant success. In the coming years, Oklahoma! would run for an incredible 2,212 performances, both around the nation and abroad. In 1955, the film version won an Academy Award.

But the success of Oklahoma! didn’t bring her much happiness. She thought that her work on Oklahoma! was only average compared to some of her other creations. She later said, “After the opening of Oklahoma!, I suddenly had unexpected success for a work I thought was only fairly good, after years of neglect for work I thought was fine. I began to think that perhaps my entire scale of values was untrustworthy. I talked to Martha.”

Martha was Martha Graham, perhaps the most influential dance choreographer of the 20th century. (Although not as well-known by the general public, Graham has been compared to other creative geniuses like Picasso or Frank Lloyd Wright.)

During their conversation, de Mille told Martha Graham about her frustration. “I confessed that I had a burning desire to be excellent, but no faith that I could be.”

Graham responded by saying:

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.”

1.What can be learned about de Mille’s ballet named Rodeo?

A.It earned her a large fortune. B.It made her rise to fame overnight.

C.It didn’t enjoy much success. D.It laid a solid foundation for her career.

2.How did de Mille feel about the great success of the musical Oklahoma!?

A.Relieved. B.Ashamed. C.Confused. D.Proud.

3.Picasso and Frank Lloyd Wright were mentioned in the passage to suggest that Martha Graham ______.

A.was outstanding in visual arts and architecture

B.enjoyed the same popularity as them

C.had been influenced greatly by them

D.was the most influential artist in her field

4.Which of the following statements best represents Graham’s words in this passage?

A.Comparing with others prevents you from maintaining uniqueness.

B.You should always keep yourself open to the urges that motivate you.

C.Your action reveals the inner landscape, which is the soul of music.

D.Choosing to be positive is going to determine how you live your life.

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Stannah stair-lifts arc available for indoor and outdoor straight or indoor curved stairs. The Stannah slime-line rail sits close to your wall and attaches to >our stairs for seamless installation. Our powered footrest makes folding easy and a slim profile allows safe stair access (even on narrow stairs) when not in use. Well- equipped as standard, with a range of options if needed, Stannah stair-lifts are an exceptional choice for those desiring lo age gracefully at home.

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1.To have a Stannah stairlift installed, one needs to _________.

A.remodel one’s living room B.schedule an in-home assessment

C.ensure constant power supply D.order a special stairway

2.Jenny may use the Coupon（优惠券）to save some money only if she_________.

A.rents the model advertised on Boston Globe

B.pays for the Stannah model which is on sale

C.purchases one brand new Stannah stairlift

D.publishes post-sale reviews on Trust-pilot

3.Which statement is TRUE about Stannah stair-lift mentioned in the advertisement?

A.It promises to regularly check on the old people who live independently.

B.It can be installed easily by following instructions in the brochure.

C.It provides fast and free repair services by professional technicians.

D.It offers an alternative to old people who don't want to be relocated.

    Christmas was near a season that we took seriously in our house. But a week or so before the 25th, my father would give each of his children $ 20. This was the 1970s, and $ 20 was quite a bit of money.

But I saw it ___. My father trusted me to have the ________ to spend money wisely. Even better, he gave me the ____ to get it. On a very basic level ,my father was giving me a shopping spree（狂欢）every year. But he was also giving me charge over my own fun, trusting my ability to ____ money and making me feel like a/an _______. He didn't buy me Sherlock Holmes, but he gave me the means to walk into the bookstore and choose it for myself, so it felt like a gift from him.

My mother had a/an____for giving me what I needed, usually____at the moment I needed it most. This was when I was 25, I _____at being an adult on my very first try. I had quitted my ___job but had no new one. But when my mother____me a visit, I____a good show, telling her I had started my own company.

My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time. It wasn't until____she left that I noticed at the foot of my bed an envelope thick with _________. She knew how _______ I needed it. She knew that had she just shown up with groceries, or____to pay my rent, she would have made me feel much __________ . The cold, hard cash meant she was helping me. And, funnily enough, the____with which she gave the gift felt like she was giving me space to ___my life and preserve my dignity. My mother and father both did the same thing. One was giving me the means to take my own ____ ,and the other was giving me a second ____ when those decisions had cost me dearly.

1.A.positively B.differently C.naturally D.originally

2.A.intelligence B.passion C.power D.potential

3.A.courage B.suggestions C.discipline D.means

4.A.spend B.carry C.manage D.use

5.A.grown-up B.teenager C.adventurer D.pioneer

6.A.habit B.gift C.approach D.tradition

7.A.approximately B.about C.right D.slightly

8.A.failed B.fooled C.dropped D.fell

9.A.important B.creative C.challenging D.previous

10.A.brought B.suggested C.paid D.gave

11.A.put on B.put away C.put off D.put forward

12.A.before B.after C.when D.as

13.A.credit B.loans C.receipts D.cash

14.A.desperately B.hardly C.eventually D.accurately

15.A.attempted B.offered C.promised D.refused

16.A.better B.more C.less D.worse

17.A.decoration B.love C.distance D.method

18.A.defend B.equip C.fix D.develop

19.A.actions B.opportunities C.risks D.decisions

20.A.solution B.chance C.visit D.assistance

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This aging of the population is driven by two factors. The first is declining birth rates, which means old generations are large 1.（compare） to younger generations, and so, on average, the population becomes older than before. This is 2.（especial） true in the US. The second reason is 3. people are living longer. A child born in the US today has a very realistic chance of living beyond 100 and needs to plan accordingly.

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A lonely Japanese billionaire1.(plan) to fly to the moon on Elon Musk’s rocket is looking for the love of his life to join him on his journey. He just hasn’t found her yet.

Yusaku Maezawa, the first paying passenger on Space X’s maiden tourist voyage to the moon in 2023, tweeted a link on Sunday to a website where women can apply to be his companion 2. the week-long space flight. “I’m 44 now,” Maezawa said on the website. “As feelings of 3. (lonely) slowly begin to surge(涌上) upon me, there’s one thing that I think about: Continuing to love one woman.”

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Tom and Jerry, with its funny violence and dark comedy, 1. (remain) popular around the world today. In the 80 years 2. their creation, the cat and mouse have appeared in everything from a “kids” version to a 1992 musical movie 3. they sang and spoke. Warner Brothers, who now own the rights to Tom and Jerry, 4. (release) a new live-action film just before Christmas this year. Fans are filled with expectations for the film.

根据题目所提出的具体要求，在答题卡上写出一篇连贯完整的短文。

假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你根据以下提示给他回信。

1. take a Chinese course

2. learn and sing Chinese songs

...

注意：1.词数不少于60。

2.信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter,

I' m glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.

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Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Yours,

Li Hua

阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。

Beijing Daxing Airport is Finally Open

Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), also known as Beijing New Airport, is the biggest airport in the world. It is also the second international airport of Beijing along with Beijing Capital International airport. Daxing Airport is located in Daxing District (the southern suburbs of Beijing). Its location was selected after thorough analysis. With a 46km-distance from Tiananmen Square, a 67km-distance from Beijing International Airport and a 26km-distance from Langfang City Center, Daxing Airport aims to become the main airport hub of the serving area. It is expected to handle up to 45 million passengers per year by 2021 and reach an outstanding 100 million in the future.

How big is Daxing Airport?

Daxing Airport was called “Starfish” because of its impressive shape. There is a huge terminal building (航站楼) covering a 700,000m² area while the ground transportation centre extends to 80,000m². For the time being, Daxing Airport has four runways and 79 airport stands. The 4 runways’ size is impressive while the airport stands are suitable both for one twin-aisle (双通道) and two single-aisle planes. Eventually, the airport will have 7 runways in total and will be able to serve about 620,000 flights annually.

Who designed Daxing Airport?

The airport’s design is pioneering. Its terminal building is the impressive outcome of the collaboration between ADP Ingeniérie (ADPI) and the architecture team of Zaha Hadid (ZHA) who tragically passed away in 2016. Then, in August 2018, Hong Kong design studio Lead 8 undertook the design of the new commercial terminal which is expected to respond to every passenger’s needs.

What are the designing advantages?

Daxing Airport was designed to show high respect to environmental protection. Besides, to simplify passenger procedures, there are only less than 600 meters between checkpoints and gates and a minimum waiting time for baggage claim. Furthermore, the designers paid great attention to the convenient ground transportation system of the airport. High-speed and intercity trains, metro and public buses will connect the new airport to Beijing city and other major areas in a fast and efficient way.

1.What does Daxing Airport aim to? （不多于九个单词）

2.Why is Daxing Airport called “Starfish”? （不多于五个单词）

3.Who designed the commercial terminal? （不多于六个单词）

4.Please write down one of the designing advantages of Daxing Airport. （不多于七个单词）

    Successful people not only have healthy morning habits, but also know how to finish off their day right. And they all have particular habits.

Read a book. 1. They all know the importance of educating themselves every single day in order to achieve better results in their professional and personal lives. Reading will make you more likely to succeed.

Organize the following day. Having a well-written plan can really benefit the tasks you have set for the day. It is really difficult to remember all the things you need to do. 2. Successful people know the importance of a well-planned day. So before you go to bed, write down your 3 most important goals for tomorrow.

Spend time with family. Life is not all about work. We all need to enjoy ourselves and spend quality time with the people we love. 3. Going for a walk, playing a game with your kids or just enjoying a movie night, can all be really great exercises to strengthen your close relationships.

Get a workout. 4. I am sure you have heard this many times, but exercise can really benefit your body, mind, and build your self-confidence to help you keep a healthy lifestyle.

5. If you like getting things done in the evening, this could be the best time of your day to work on some art. By creating something artistic, you might even discover some hidden talents.

A. Create your art at night.

B. It is useful for improving your thinking.

C. Many successful people read every day.

D. We must create something meaningful.

E. So why not write them all down in a journal?

F. Successful people know how to make time for their family.

G. After a tiring day, it is important for you to go out and get your body moving.

    The Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院) fire has been put out, but its wooden roof have been largely damaged. The terrible accident causes a sudden sharp pain to people around the world, “What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonder anymore.”

But the good news is that there is at least one way of seeing them, namely via a video game called Assassin's Creed: Unity. In this game, the player can travel to one city after another and enter the buildings exactly like what they are in reality, and see Notre Dame as it was before the fire. In addition, with VR technology, which is already quite mature, one can even look around the undamaged Notre Dame as if it is still there. Maybe digital technology could help to better protect architectural cultural heritage (建筑文化遗产).

The idea of digitizing ancient buildings, making digital models of them so their data can be saved, dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to advance since then. By scanning the ancient buildings with lasers, building 3D models with hundreds of images, as well as measuring (测量) everything precisely, engineers can make a copy as “same” as the real one.

As computers and smartphones are hugely popular，the digital replica or digital copy has great pratical value. First, it allows tourists to feel the cultural relics (文物) without touching them, which helps protect them. The virtual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province is a good example of this as tourists can view the paintings without standing near them. Furthermore, it can make the digitized cultural relics more famous by spreading awareness about them via the Internet. In 2000, a virtual tour of the Great Wall became very popular at the Hannover World Expo, which increased the number of foreign tourists visiting it in the following years. Above all, it preserves all the information of the cultural relics. Even if the original ones are damaged one day, people can still know what they were like and can build a replica if desired.

Time is the biggest problem to architectural heritage. Maybe we will have better technologies in the future, but the digital technology offers a practical way to preserve architectural cultural heritage at the moment.

1.What can we see about Notre Dame in the video game?

A.The big fire. B.Its original look.

C.The damaged parts. D.Its wooden shape.

2.What will engineers do to create a digital replica of the ancient buildings?

A.Improve the technology needed. B.Build 3D models of full size.

C.Scan the photos of the buildings. D.Measure all the parts precisely.

3.How does the author prove the digital copy has great practical value?

A.By comparison. B.By listing data.

C.By giving examples. D.By classification.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A.The Damage of Notre Dame

B.The Value of Digital Replica

C.VR Technology Helps Repair the Cultural Relics

D.Digital Technology Helps Protect Ancient Buildings

    My family lives in Texas. I was born and brought up in Texas and I am a graduate of the University of Texas. However, around my second year in law school, I wanted to make a great change, which was almost unheard of for Texans: I wanted to leave!

I realized this after completing my first-year internship(实习期). I knew I wanted something different and my chance came during the 2011 Super Bowl(橄榄球超级大赛) in Dallas. A snowstorm blanketed the entire city in snow and thousands of people were gathered. I overheard that StubHub, a big company from a great city, San Francisco, was throwing a party next door to my hotel. I thought if I could get an internship, I could leave for the summer and at least see what it was like. Yes, it was a huge leap. I told myself I was ready.

There was just one problem: I wasn’t invited to the StubHub party. But you know I’m the type of person who goes for something she wants. Needless to say, I crashed the party and found my way to the president. I kindly introduced myself and then asked if they had a legal internship program. Guess what? They accepted my request to be a legal intern, even though no such program existed.

The legal department didn’t have a permanent position for me. However, I got many other chances to be a legal intern in other companies. That experience has shaped my life. Working for a great company in San Francisco, I’m incredibly happy for making my decision to leave Texas.

By leaving Texas, I learned that it is so much more rewarding to try the unfamiliar than to stay in the comfort zone. Exploring the unfamiliar is how you’ll understand what fits your life. I say, dive in headfirst.

1.The author was able to leave Texas because__________.

A.she dropped out of the University of Texas

B.she watched the 2011 Super Bowl in Dallas

C.a snowstorm blanketed the entire city in snow

D.she introduced herself to the president of StubHub

2.In the fourth paragraph, what does the underlined word “permanent” mean?

A.suitable B.important

C.long-lasting D.high-respected

3.Which of the following words best describe the author?

A.Patient and honest. B.Smart and humorous.

C.Determined and positive. D.Supportive and energetic.

4.What does the author want to tell us through her experience?

A.You must choose a career that you like.

B.Jumping out of your comfort zone is rewarding.

C.Accepting who you are makes you realize your strengths.

D.You should listen to your family to learn about your potential.

Weekly Round-up

1.What can you infer from News 1?

A.Chinese tourists will not do any harm to wildlife from now on.

B.The tours are specially designed for Chinese to protect wildlife.

C.Many tourists in China have a strong sense of animal protection.

D.The tours make more tourists become interested in wild animals.

2.Which of the following is true according to News 2?

A.Most Chinese students will no longer go abroad for education.

B.Most Chinese students studying abroad plan to work in China.

C.Chinese students studying abroad can find jobs easily in China.

D.Chinese students studying abroad can get well-paid jobs in China.

3.According to the news above, we know that __________.

A.227,086 Chinese learners have been to America to study languages

B.Chinese has become the most popular language in the United States

C.passengers are not allowed to drink or eat on the Beijing subway

D.passengers will be punished and fined if they eat or drink on the subway

    Tom was a middle-aged businessman whose repeated failure in his work made him an upset man, often complaining (抱怨) that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so ____ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to ____ city. It was in the evening of a weekend when Tom and his wife were busy ____ up their new home that the ____ suddenly went out. So they had to ____ work. Because Tom had forgotten bringing along candles, he had to wait ____ in a low mood. Just then he heard slight knocks on his door that sounded clear in the ____ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no ____ in the new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed or troubled. ____, he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have ____? I’m your neighbour.” “No!” answered Tom in anger and shut the door ____. He complained about it with his wife, “As soon as we settled down, the neighbour came to ____ things.” After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the ____ girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles. She ____ me here to give you these.” Tom was very ____ by what he saw. When he fully undersood, he said, “Thank you and your ____. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his ____ in life. It was his ____ and unkindness with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was ____ nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his heartless ____.

1.A.inspired B.satisfied C.disappointed D.encouraged

2.A.any B.other C.every D.another

3.A.ending B.looking C.cleaning D.turning

4.A.light B.fire C.fridge D.television

5.A.quit B.start C.change D.continue

6.A.happily B.hopefully C.patiently D.helplessly

7.A.dark B.quiet C.noisy D.crowded

8.A.doctor B.friends C.stranger D.audience

9.A.So B.Although C.However D.Moreover

10.A.beer B.rolls C.plates D.candles

11.A.humbly B.strongly C.slightly D.entirely

12.A.buy B.sell C.lend D.borrow

13.A.same B.pretty C.energetic D.confident

14.A.sent B.forced C.prohibit D.suggested

15.A.pleased B.puzzled C.surprised D.frightened

16.A.brother B.mother C.father D.grandma

17.A.goal B.failure C.success D.schedule

18.A.apology B.opinion C.coldness D.responsibility

19.A.in all B.in reality C.in general D.in particular

20.A.mind B.idea C.brain D.thought

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As a Chinese citizen (中国公民), I’m proud to experience how my motherland took actions to protect her citizens. I never thought Chinese citizenship 1. (save) our lives until I saw the government try everything it could to save overseas Chinese citizens. In 2011, the situation in Libya was tense. When the government learned of this situation, one warship, twenty civil aircraft and four military aircraft were sent there immediately and all 35,860 Chinese citizens 2. (move) out of Libya within a week. These actions have been highly praised around the world. The world isn’t peaceful. It’s just someone 3. carries the burden for you!

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In 2002, Yao Ming was selected the first overall in the NBA Draft(选秀). No athlete is 1. (responsible) than Yao for China’s rise to a global sports superpower. After Yao 2. (join) the Houston Rockets, the NBA became the first professional sports league from the US to visit China. Thanks to Yao’s impact, more professional 3.(team) have a presence in China today. Yao retired in 2011 following a career that included eight NBA All-Star selections. He's truly a superstar who belongs to the world.

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On Februry 14, men around the world take out their wives or girlfriends 1. (have) dinner, buying them flowers and gifts. However, people in Japan do it 2. (different). On that day, a woman usually 3. (give) gifts to the man in her life. This gift comes in the form of chocolate or cookies. One month later, on March 14, they celebrate White Day, when men present gifts to women. Instead of chocolates, they may give handbags, flowers or clothes. 4. if a girl wants to receive more gifts on White Day, she should give gifts generously to her loved ones on Valentine's Day.