Summer is the most popular season to visit Texas since there is so much to see and to do. While visiting the Lone Star State this summer, don’t miss visiting some of these attractions and taking part in some of Texas’ best summer vacation activities.

Visit SeaWorld

There are sea life shows，adventure camps，thrilling rides and a water park. A great many activities are waiting for you at SeaWorld.

Windsurf at South Padre

With miles of shallow (浅的)，calm water in the Lower Laguna Madre and strong winds conning off the Gulf of Mexico，South Padre Island is a windsurfer’s dream.

Swim at Barton Springs

Barton Springs is in the famous Zilker Park. It was formed when Barton Greek was built. Since its opening, Barton Springs has become one of the most popular swimming pools in the state.

Take part in an outdoor adventure

In the scenic Texas Hill Country, Lake Buchanan Adventures offers different kinds of activities, including boating, hiking, camping and more.

Camp and hike in Big Bend Park

Big Bend offers a great number of outdoor activities in an old way. Backpacking, mountain biking, fishing, boating, hiking, nature watching and camping - you name it. If it can be done outdoors, it can be done in Big Bend.

Enjoy saltwater fishing

Saltwater fishing in Texas is as good as anywhere else in the USA. More and more fishermen have been discovering this in recent years and packing their bags and rods (鱼竿)to make good use of Texas, world - class saltwater fishery.

1.The underlined phrase “the Lone Star State” in Paragraph 1 is another name for       .

A.Texas B.San Antonio C.South Padre D.Gulf of Mexico

2.When you visit SeaWorld, you can enjoy the following EXCEPT  .

A.sea life shows B.adventure camps

C.climbing D.exciting rides

3.Where can you go if you want your windsurfing dream to come true?

A.San Antonio. B.South Padre.

C.Barton Springs. D.Texas Hill Country.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What is the program mainly about?

A.College courses (课程).

B.Firefighter training.

C.Emergency escape(紧急逃生).

2.Where will people practice?

A.On trains. B.In tall buildings. C.In a college.

3.What is the requirement(要求)of applying for(申请)this course?

A.Being over 16 years old.

B.Sacrificing(牺牲)some free time.

C.Having leadership skills.

4.What information does the speaker offer?

A.Her office address. B.Her phone number. C.Her e - mail address.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where are the speakers?

A.In Britain. B.In Germany. C.In France.

2.What does the woman do in most working hours?

A.She handles daily affairs (事务).

B.She deals with e-mails.

C.She manages the telephones.

3.When does the woman usually get off work?

A.At 5:15 pm. B.At 4:30 pm. C.At 4:15 pm.

4.What is the woman?

A.A secretary. B.A director. C.An engineer.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why does the woman make the call?

A.To make a reservation(预定).

B.To discuss the details(细节)of a meeting.

C.To get information about the hotels.

2.How will the man send the copies?

A.By e - mail. B.By fax. C.By mail.

3.What will the man do this afternoon?

A.Attend a meeting. B.Meet the woman. C.Call the woman back.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Which department does Mr. Robbins work?

A.In the personnel department.

B.In the production department.

C.In the marketing department.

2.On which floor is Mr. Robbins’ office?

A.The fourth. B.The seventh. C.The tenth.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What do we know about the woman?

A.She likes reading very much.

B.She is preparing for the exams.

C.She lacks time to review(复习)lessons.

2.What is the man’s suggestion for the woman?

A.Treating her studies more seriously.

B.Going for a walk regularly.

C.Balancing study and rest.

Who used to be late for work?

A.Walter Sullivan. B.The woman. C.The man.

What is the woman going to clean?

A.The toilets. B.The bedrooms. C.The living room.

What does the woman plan to do first?

A.Go to the bank. B.See the dentist. C.Attend a history class.

What are the speakers talking about?

A.The woman’s granny.

B.The woman’s hometown.

C.The woman’s holiday plan.

How does the woman get to work recently?

A.By bike. B.By car. C.On foot.

Double Trouble

When I was eight, I wanted a toy and needed $10 to buy it. But, as usual, I was broken. I decided to ask my 11-year-old sister, Kathleen, for a loan. I went to her room, __________her for the cash. Laughing, she agreed to lend me the money, but__________, "I will charge you 10 percent compound interest every __________until you pay me back."

"Compound interest---what's that?" I asked.

"Well, interest is what you call the__________money borrowers have to pay back on a loan," she explained. "Compound interest means that the interest payments get bigger and bigger the__________it takes you to pay back the loan. To repay the loan, you will need to give me $11 after one month. If you wait two months to pay me back, your__________ will grow from $10 to $11. So I'll be charging you interest on $11. Then I will add that interest to the $11 you already owe me, for a __________of $12.10. That's what you'll owe after two months."

"Sure. I get it," I said. Though truthfully, I was getting __________.

Kathleen lent me the money, and I bought the toy. My birthday came a month later, and my mom gave me $10. __________, that was just the amount I needed to buy another toy I wanted__________. I __________paying my sister for a month. After another month, I forgot about the loan.

Several months later, on Christmas morning, my sister and I each found a $20 bill in our stockings. I was just putting it into my pocket__________Kathleen tapped me on the shoulder.

"Sorry, kiddo. That's mine. I'm __________your debt."

"Huh?" Then I__________ the loan. "Hey! How can it be that much? I only borrowed $10."

"True," she said, "but interest has been compounding for eight months. Now you owe me $21.43." She paused, and then, smiling triumphantly, said, "You can pay me the $1.43."

I__________to believe that a $10 loan could more than double so quickly. Much to my __________, my sister got her pencil and tablet and showed me exactly how it all __________.

My head__________as I tried to keep track of Kathleen's calculations, but this time, I got the basic__________of compound interest. I learned from this__________experience that borrowing money can be "double trouble" in no time.

1.A.begging B.blaming C.searching D.preparing

2.A.suggested B.swore C.explained D.added

3.A.month B.year C.week D.day

4.A.little B.extra C.enough D.same

5.A.shorter B.more C.longer D.less

6.A.cash B.debt C.note D.saving

7.A.total B.cost C.number D.bill

8.A.encouraged B.shocked C.satisfied D.confused

9.A.Gradually B.Obviously C.Hopefully D.Unfortunately

10.A.seriously B.desperately C.secretly D.willingly

11.A.decided on B.put off C.gave away D.cared about

12.A.after B.when C.while D.until

13.A.carrying B.relying C.collecting D.focusing

14.A.neglect B.complained C.stated D.remembered

15.A.decided B.pretended C.refused D.managed

16.A.relief B.delight C.annoyance D.regret

17.A.added up B.showed up C.turned up D.sped up

18.A.turned B.hurt C.stuck D.nodded

19.A.idea B.lesson C.benefit D.discovery

20.A.unfair B.worthless C.painful D.decisive

    Whether they’re for a teenager or not, all great stories have certain elements: they have interesting characters we enjoy reading about; they show these characters in a world we can recognize and understand.

1. The main character faces a problem, usually quite a serious one. The thing that most draws us to reading the story is the way the character deals with the problem—whether the character gets the better of it, or it gets the better of the character.

Characters in a book for young adults are generally young adults themselves. 2. On the one hand, they’re not children anymore. They’re growing up and want to stretch their wings. On the other hand, they’re not yet adults. They can’t do certain things, as they’re not yet able to do them or because the world tells them that they can’t.

To make things even more complicated, almost all young adults feel at some point that the whole growing－up process is happening too quickly. 3.

This year, TEENS has selected seven of the ten books, nominated (提名) for the US 2017 National Book Awards in the categories of Young People’s Literature.

Some stories are specifically written for teenagers or young adults, meaning that their authors are very sensitive to the “in－between” nature of teenage life. They’re about problems that appear for young people because of tensions between them and their parents and teachers, their siblings (兄弟姐妹)，or wider society. Often, these problems are presented very seriously by writers. 4.

At the same time, fiction isn’t supposed to be just about the challenges people face in life, but also about how people overcome those problems. 5. They discover something about themselves that they never knew before, and which enables them to succeed. And the solution that they find opens the future up to them, setting them on the path to adulthood.

A.They want to hold back a little and remain a child a little longer.

B.But that’s what young adults want in fiction; to be taken seriously.

C.When closing a good book, we feel we’ve learned something about ourselves.

D.These are stories that someone of any age could pick up and enjoy.

E.And they are in a challenging period of life.

F.But most importantly, great stories have a central drama.

G.To some degree, challenges bring out the best in characters.

    Many of us think, wrongly, that the moon doesn’t change. For example, the Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Ruoxu once wrote that “Generations have come and passed away; From year to year the moons look alike, old and new.”

However, a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience shows that the moon is in fact slowly shrinking over time. For the study, a group of US scientists examined and analyzed thousands of photographs taken by the NASA orbiter Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera. They found that there were lots of faults (断层) on the surface of the moon. These faults were formed by recent movement on the moon.

According to NASA, the moon is made up of pieces of rocks with a hot core. The moon continued to expand as it was born. But in this process, it released energy and cooled down. Then it began to shrink, in a way comparable to the shrinking of a grape into a raisin (葡萄干) . Over the past several hundred million years, it has become 46 meters “skinnier”. But due to its hard and rocky crust (外壳), the moon’s surface continues to push up. “Some of these quakes can be fairly strong around five on the Richter scale,” said Thomas Watters, a senior scientist at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in the US.

But does that mean the moon is a dangerous place that human shouldn’t try to explore and live on in the future? Maybe not, reported the Telegraph, “This isn’t anything to worry about. The moon may be shrinking, but not by much. It’s not going anywhere,” Watters comforted us.

The new discovery proves that the idea that the moon is a dead, boring place is wrong. “We have been to the moon and we’ve done some great science, but there is still a lot we don’t know. The moon is shrinking — we didn’t really realize that until recently. It’s a much more active and interesting place than we thought and we should explore that,” NASA scientist Nathan Williams said.

1.Why does the writer quote the poem?

A.To praise the beauty of the moon.

B.To show people’s long-standing idea of the moon size.

C.To arouse people’s interest in the topic.

D.To get readers familiar with the poem.

2.Which point of view about the moon may the writer agree to?

A.It is becoming slightly smaller. B.It stays the same as before.

C.It is getting older and older. D.It may disappear one day.

3.What can we learn about the moon from the third paragraph?

A.It has become 46 meters fatter due to expanding.

B.It has changed from a grape into a raisin in recent years.

C.It quakes even at seven on the Richter scale.

D.It has a hot core and releases energy when expanding.

4.Who thinks that we needn’t worry about the moon?

A.Zhang Ruoxu. B.Thomas Watters.

C.Nathan Williams. D.The journalist.

5.What does Nathan Williams think of the moon?

A.It is a dead and boring place. B.It has lots of faults on the surface.

C.It is worth exploring more D.It isn’t a place where we can live.

假定你是李华，正计划去英国留学，请给英国一所大学的招生办的相关人员写一封信，咨询如何写自荐信。内容包括：

1.介绍你的留学计划（时间、专业等）。

2.请教如何写自荐信（内容、注意事项等）。

注意：1.词数100左右。

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇；self-recommendation letter自荐信

Dear Sir/Madam,

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best Wishes!

Yours

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共 有十处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，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：在错的词下面画一横线，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］词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

It is known that as the development of economy, a number of cars is increasingly growing in our daily life. Cars indeed had greatly improved our life and brought much convenience. Therefore, they also bring problems, among which the traffic accident is on the top of the list. What can we do to solve the problem effective? The best solution for their society is to obey the traffic regulations. For example, when we cross the street, we should go until the light turns green. Also, we should ride bikes on the bike lane. Besides, we should warn people not to looking at their mobile phone while they are riding or driving. Lots of traffic accidents can be avoided what if everyone obeys the traffic regulations.

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。

The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Moon Festival or the Moon cake Festival. It has a long history 1. (date) back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It 2. (traditional) falls on the 15th day of the 3.(eight) month of the lunar calendar. Since ancient times, customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival 4. (include) appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes 5. drinking wine. The full moon on Mid-Autumn night symbolizes family reunion 6. Chinese culture because the moon is round and the 7. (bright) of the year on this day. With the full moon hanging above in 8. sky, people 9. are far away from their 10.(hometown) might miss families while looking at the beautiful moonlight.

    Thirteen years ago, we pulled into the driveway, excited and proud, and ______ up our kids for photos. It was a big day, but we had no idea how it would______our lives. We knew it______us as uncool. But we had become minivan（小型货车）people.

That van is linked to so many great_______——camping trips, a gang of 10-year-old boys ______in for a big day at Canada's Wonderland theme park and one three-week holiday to the east coast, full of long ______ and classic rock______on cassette tapes.

I laughed my head______while going out with friends, and cried my eyes out at the______of a loved one while traveling on those four trusty wheels.

I know it's just a ______. The first time, ______ , I watched my teenagers drive off in it alone, I realized they were growing up together.

There were days when it drove me ______ , too. On cold winter mornings, the sliding doors would _______shut. Anyone who wanted to sit in the back seats had to climb in ______the front. Still, we've ______ our van for as long as possible. It never ever let us clown, even as the ______ bills got a little bigger each year and we faithfully ______ whatever was needed to keep it on the road safely.

Yesterday we finally made the decision. It was time to find a newer, smaller, more ______ replacement.

Saying ______ is never easy. As we close the minivan chapter of our lives, my heart is a little ______ -not just for the much-loved metal box on wheels that we've driven for more than a decade, but for the days, months and years that passed by so quickly.

The story of our minivan is the story of our family.

1.A.lined B.stood C.put D.sat

2.A.race B.shape C.overcome D.control

3.A.remarked B.witnessed C.marked D.delivered

4.A.events B.celebrations C.acquaintances D.memories

5.A.piled B.topped C.stamped D.stuck

6.A.presentation B.conversation C.survival D.flight

7.A.played B.sang C.listened D.made

8.A.down B.in C.out D.off

9.A.birth B.death C.appearance D.absence

10.A.phenomenon B.reminder C.friend D.vehicle

11.A.besides B.therefore C.however D.otherwise

12.A.anxious B.crazy C.courageous D.energetic

13.A.close B.knock C.freeze D.keep

14.A.through B.across C.beyond D.to

15.A.got ahead of B.caught hold of C.kept up with D.held on to

16.A.rent B.tax C.gas D.repair

17.A.cleaned B.found C.fixed D.turned

18.A.economical B.energetic C.effective D.electrical

19.A.no. B.goodbye C.so D.nothing

20.A.passionate B.sympathetic C.sad D.messy

    Making other people feel good feels good, and, best of all, it requires little more than a generous heart. Studies show that people feel happier when they do something kind for another person, and b机h recipients and good deed-doers can get the benefits. It can't be smarter idea to create this World Kindness Day.1.

Learn a friend's language

Picking up a bit of a friend or co-worker's first language and speaking it with them shows them you care and take an interest in their experiences. Making someone feel included and respected will feel a greater sense of belonging, an essential component of happiness.

2.

Reaching out to someone for the first time in a long time can be an instant remedy （治 疗） for whatever trouble you. It's as simple as a text, a note or a Face Time call. Let someone know you're thinking of them, even after some time apart. Studies suggest strong bonds can improve physical health, too.

Genuinely compliment（赞扬）someone

A respectful comment that comes from the heart about someone's unique hair style, excellent performance in a conceit or their great solution to a problem at work might be all it takes to improve someone's mood.3.

Collect trash you see around your neighborhood

Picking up trash and recyclables off the street beautifies your community and benefits the environment.4.The environment can't clean itself, after all!

Thank the people in your life

They are the security guard outside of your workplace, the supermarket worker you see every day, your mom. 5.Thank people for the things, big and small, that they do that improve your life. Gratitude is priceless.

A.Others' positive words could help some people be a bit kinder to themselves, too.

B.If your friends are overweight, that too ups the odds you'll pack on pounds.

C.Open your heart with some small, free ways to make someone's day.

D.Without their help, your world might not rim as efficiently.

E.It might even inspire others to take up the task with you.

F.Reconnect with a friend or family member.

G.Have an eye contact with friends.

    Living with your parents has its benefits at least when it comes to raising your kids― their grandkids. Two new studies add to the evidence that grandmothers can enhance the survival of grandchildren. That is, unless grandma's too old or lives too far away.

Humans are unusual in that the females live long past the age at which they stop having babies. Patrick Bergeron, professor of biology at Bishop's University in Quebec, said that most of the organisms will reproduce up to their very last moment. This increase is often explained by the so-called "grandmother effect". He thinks there could still be a benefit for women who stop having babies to increase their genetic footprint by helping their daughters to raise larger families.

To explore the "grandmother effect" hypothesis （假设），Bergeron and his colleagues examined nearly 200 years' worth of French-Canadian population records from the 17th and 18th centuries. "At the time, life was tough. In some years, a third o£ the kids were not even making it to one year of age.” But the researchers found that having a grandmother still alive was a definite plus."Families with grandmothers alive were larger by about two and the survival of these grandchildren to age 15 was much improved."

This beneficial effect was only seen when the matriarchs （女家长）lived nearby. That role is tougher for them to fulfills as they get older in poor health, which brings us to the second study. The researchers found that the benefits associated with having a grandmother on hand depended on her age. Once manna hit 75, the grandchild survival benefit disappeared. This was almost certainly due to some form of indirect resource competition, though, rather than wickedness （邪恶）on the part of co- resident grandmothers.

So a healthy grandma helps make for a healthy grandchild. If ',over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house" isn't too long a trip.

1.What's the second paragraph mainly about?

A.Differences between animals and human beings.

B.Disadvantages of living with grandmas

C.Grandmothers' influence on the kids.

D.What's called“grandmother effect”.

2.How does the writer describe about the French-Canadian population more than three hundred years ago?

A.By voicing opinions. B.By providing facts.

C.By giving examples. D.By telling stories.

3.What can we infer from the second study?

A.Society should be concerned about the old women.

B.Grandmothers over 75 years old are unwilling to help.

C.Some grandmothers may occupy kids' relative recourses.

D.Some grandmothers are getting wicked after they are old.

4.Which of the following can be the most helpful grandmother according to the passage?

A.A healthy one living nearby. ,

B.A healthy one living abroad.

C.An old one living in a nursing home.

D.A knowledgeable one living together.

    Instagram（图片分享社交应用程序）is about to take its biggest step toward removing likes from its platform. After months of testing an option to hide likes in select international markets, Instagram, which is owned by Facebook（FB）, has already been testing hiding likes in seven other countries, including Canada, Ireland and Australia. For years, likes have been central to how celebrities, brands, politicians and everyday users experience Instagram and Facebook. It's a way of measuring popularity and success. But in recent months, Instagram has been rethinking how likes contribute to making its platform more toxic. Now it's considering a change.

The total number of likes on posts — which appear as hearts on the app ——will disappear from Instagram's main feed, profile pages and permalink（永久链接）pages. The owner of the account can still see their own likes, but their followers won't know the count.

CNN Business previously spoke with users in countries with the test. The majority felt this move would improve well-being on the app. Instagram is the most detrimental（不利的，有害的）social networking app for young people's mental health, such as negatively impacting body image, according  to one study.

But other users and psychologists said hiding likes won't fix everything. The test doesn't address some of the key ways that activity on Instagram can impact the well-being of users, including bullying, feeling left out and thinking other people's lives are better than their own.

Renee Engeln, a psychology professor at Northwestern University, voiced his opinion that the biggest impact of Instagram is the content and the exposure to this constant stream of perfected images is what seems to hurt psychologically. Plus, users can still see their own likes ——and feel badly if their posts don't perform well.

1.How do users experience Instagram in this passage?

A.By giving likes. B.By hiding likes.

C.By selecting platforms. D.By showing off talents.

2.The underlined word “toxic” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “      ”.

A.profitable B.poisonous

C.popular D.positive

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Instagram has affected youngsters' mental health.

B.The account owners won't know the count o£ likes.

C.Instagram tested hiding likes in seven countries first.

D.The majority think Instagram has been a well-being app.

4.What could be the best title of the passage?

A.Instagram Misuses Likes

B.More People Are Against Likes

C.Likes Cause Mental Problems

D.Likes will Be Hidden on Instagram

    He really did look like a tourist, with a camera around his neck and a bottle of sunscreen cream sticking out of his bag. The fat man sat on the terrace （平台），sipping lemonade and pretending to look at a tourism brochure. His sunglasses masked his eyes, but I knew he wasn't looking at the brochure: he hadn't turned a page for the last ten minutes. As I brought him his dishes, he coughed up a "thank you" and looked at me briefly. I tried not to stare at the tiny scar across his left eyebrow.

I walked back inside with my empty tray, shaking my head. He looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. Then it hit me. The car accident. The mysterious stranger who helped me out of my crashed car, just before it exploded. I rushed back to his table. He was gone.

I moved his saucer and found his tip, along with a card：I am deeply grateful to you. The night o£ your car accident, I was on my way to rob a jewelry store. Saving your life brought things back in a right way. I now live an honest life, thanks to you. God bless you! Mr. D.

I shivered（震颤）.The night of my car accident, I was heading for an interview in an illegal dance club. Seeing human kindness through his heroic gesture turned my life around and brought faith back into my life. I unfolded the tip he left. Among the singles was a grand （—千块）with a pen mark underlining “In God We Trust.”I said a silent prayer for him and got back to work, smiling.

1.Why did the fat man look like a tourist?

A.Because he used money not the same as the locals.

B.Because he carried what tourists usually have on.

C.Because he doesn't look like a native citizen.

D.Because he ordered strange food and drinks.

2.How did the writer knew the man didn't read the brochure?

A.He was drinking all the time.

B.He sat still with his sunglasses.

C.The page remained unturned.

D.He was staring at the writer.

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.They kept in touch with each other since then.

B.The writer had been searching for the man.

C.The man became a rich man years later.

D.The writer didn't go to that interview.

4.What is their attitude towards each other?

A.Sympathetic. B.Grateful.

C.Worried. D.Trusty.

    The city of Toronto is the capital of Ontario and is a popular tourist destination with its beautiful city attractions, activities, sights, and so much more to enjoy. During your time in the city, you can find theme parks, historic locations, beautiful nature areas, and great shopping opportunities. Prepare for an unforgettable vacation to the city with many of the locations listed below.

Popular Toronto, ON Attractions

Canada's Wonderland

This amazing 330-acre theme park allows for the entire family to enjoy their time in the city of Toronto, Ontario. The park offers a variety of rides for all ages including thrilling rides and roller coasters, family areas and rides featuring over 25 attractions and rides, and amazing live shows to enjoy during your visit. During the warmer months, the park also includes a 20-acre water park to cool off and relax together with fun slides, pools, and more. To make the park a full-day adventure, there are multiple dining options as well for a bite to eat when hunger sets in.

Toronto Helicopter Tours

The city of Toronto has a lot to offer from its skyline including historic locations, skyscrapers, and more. With Toronto Helicopter Tours, you can see all of these amazing sights from high above the sky for the perfect bird’s eye view of the city. Your experienced guide will provide a live commentary （报导）along the way to point out points of interest, as well as give fun facts and information about certain areas. The tour will be the perfect opportunity to get photos of the city and of your travels as you fly up to 2,000 feet over the beautiful downtown Toronto sky.

Hop On - Hop Off City Tour

See the beautiful city of Toronto with this amazing hop on and hop off city tour. This city tour allows you to get around the city in an one-of-a-kind way to see many popular locations in the downtown area. The tour allows you to hop off at any time to see the sites and then hop on again to continue getting around the city. The full tour without hopping off takes 2 hours if you are wanting to get a great overview o£ the city to decide where to go first as well as get great photos from the double decker bus. Locations along the way of the tour include the Bata Shoe Museum, Casa Loma, Dundas Square, Park Hyatt, CN Tower, Union Station, Harbourfront, Distillery District, and so much more.

1.Where can our family get fun in a water park on a hot day?

A.Canada's Wonderland B.Toronto Helicopter Tours

C.Hop On-Hop Off City Tour D.CN Tower

2.What can you experience in the helicopter tour?

A.Thrilling rides and roller coasters.

B.Driving a plane as a pilot.

C.2 hours of getting around the city.

D.A great overlook of the city.

3.What place cans Hop On - Hop Off City Tour lead visitors to in the passage?

A.The downtown area. B.Toronto's Universities

C.The Theme Park. D.Ontario's other areas

假定你是李华，你班计划组织主题为“培养毅力（ perseverance）快乐学习” 的远足活动，请你写一封电子邮件，邀请外教Bert，一起参加。内容包括：

1. 时间和地点；

2. 远足路线；

3. 所需物品。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

Dear Mr Bert,

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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10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写出该加的词

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The flag raising ceremony. has, existed since I go to school. Even if I have been in high school, I still need to wakeup early and stand out in a line with my classmates. Because the special task on Monday, most students should sleep early for better preparation for a ceremony. When the flags rises, everybody keeps quiet. As national anthem (国歌) is broadcasting, a strong emotion flows in my heart. And a sense of pride natural comes along and the love for their country strengthens. The flag- raising ceremony have been part of our life, and we get used to attend it.

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。

China plans to release one or two giant pandas into the wild. So far the spot 1. (select) in east China s Jiangxi province. It will be the first time to release a gaint panda into the wild outside southwest China’s. Sichuan Province, 2. 13 pandas had been released by the end of last year.

An expert meeting was held in Jiangxi, where it was decided that pandas would be transported from Sichuan. Then they will be released into the Jiangxi Guanshan National Nature Reserve. The nature reserve 3. (have) a mild climate and a quite good ecosystem, with abundant bamboo 4. (resource) and little human interference, which is good for giant pandas to reproduce.

Researchers also 5. (brief) introduced the research method to experts. The method includes 6. giant panda reintroduction program, The reintroduction program refers to 7. (release) captive-bred (圈养繁殖的) pandas to their past distribution areas. They will live in these areas after wild training 8. (rebuild) the wild population. Researchers will obtain 9. (value) data. And the data shows how pandas adapt to the environment and climate after they stay at the wild habitats.

The program has high research value for studying some problems. Why did pandas die out in their historical distribution areas? How did climate changes influence the current panda population? The program will also help expand the distribution range 10. giant pandas. Besides, it can reduce the extinction risks of their wild population.

    I want to attend Dudley Beauty College for my career, choice after graduating from high school. To ________ it, I need to gain certain credits.

Dudley Beauty College of Washington is a university for people who dreams to ________ cosmetology (美容学). This school helps people to learn the ________ of cutting，coloring and ________. I have been learning to cut hair for 3 years. I started practicing on my hair and then ________ on family and friends. I liked watching a TV show called Sheer Genius which ________ how to re-shape. While watching this, I would pick up some of the ________ that would help me in the long run. Then I would use it to practice on me to see what it would ________ and if it would be ________ enough to be used on other people.

There are only a few months before ________ and I get a part-time job to help me with my ________. I need to look up my budget, the transportation, what classes I would need to take to get the ________ I would need for my college. This whole ________ for me will take so much of my time, effort and money. It’s what I have always ________ to do and I would take this with me for a life experience. Cosmetology is my ________. Dudley Beauty College is one of the best colleges that I know will ________ me well. It can really help me become this hair stylist that I ________ want to be. Even if it takes years, I think it’s ________ for me to do it. I want to show others that I can make a ________ by doing this and to also prove that I can do something that I really enjoy. I don’t ________ what I need to do in order to get into this college just as long as I can get in.

1.A.know B.change C.provide D.achieve

2.A.complete B.challenge C.pursue D.polish

3.A.knowledge B.adventure C.background D.origin

4.A.administration B.styling C.leadership D.movement

5.A.experimented B.turned C.commented D.counted

6.A.tested B.explained C.questioned D.competed

7.A.excuses B.vision C.experience D.opportunities

8.A.Come about B.Leave out C.Turn over D.Pick up

9.A.creative B.exact C.positive D.good

10.A.employment B.development C.solution D.graduation

11.A.efforts B.expenses C.abilities D.assessments

12.A.chances B.awards C.credits D.instruments

13.A.decision B.process C.commitment D.adjustment

14.A.wanted B.refused C.failed D.hesitated

15.A.memory B.honor C.success D.passion

16.A.suit B.defeat C.praise D.approach

17.A.finally B.suddenly C.desperately D.fortunately

18.A.interesting B.worthwhile C.difficult D.secure

19.A.painting B.meeting C.living D.greeting

20.A.expect B.believe C.think D.care

    Do you want to raise mentally strong kids? Stop doing the following things.

Ignoring Your Child’s Feelings

You’re implying that your children's feelings are wrong, when you say “Don’t worry about it. It’s not a big deal.” 1. And the key to living their best, life is about managing emotions. A healthier message is to say “I know you feel scared right now, but I also know you’re strong enough to face your fears.”

2.

It’s easy to give in when your children are losing their tempers. But each time you give them what they want, you teach your children that their unacceptable acts are an effective way to get their needs met. If you want to, raise mentally strong kids, stick to your limits.

Spoiling Your Children

3. But there’s a lot of research that shows just how unhealthy over protection is for kids. If they always get everything they want, they miss out on learning valuable life skills like self-discipline. 4.. Let them know what it’s like to experience disappointment, and teach them how to work for things they want to have.

Expecting Perfection

While high expectations are good for kids, setting the bar too high is likely to backfire. Whether you expect too much from your child on the sports field, or your academic expectations are unreasonable, kids who feel they can’t succeed are likely to stop trying. 5..

A.Giving in to misbehavior

B.Keeping to your principles

C.Set limits on what you give your children

D.Teach them not to give up dreams easily

E.Kids need to have a wide variety of emotions

F.You may think its cute to spend more money on your children

G.They are also more likely to struggle with self- respect issues

    While studying at Jadavpur University, Banerjee wanted to find a creative and socially beneficial alternative to bricks. Along with his classmates, Banerjee created, a social enterprise called Qube in 2017. Its product is the Plastiqube-an alternative brick made from waste plastic.

Banerjee and his team work with waste collectors to gather garbage, including water bottles and abandoned bags. The garbage is then cleaned, cut up and pressed into blocks by hand. “Each Plastiqube brick costs 5 to 6 rupees （about 8 cents） to make，while the average clay brick sells for about 10 rupees (14 cents),” Banerjee says. What 's more, unlike traditional bricks, Plastiqubes don' t use any mortar (砂浆). “They are basically like Lego bricks,” explains Banerjee, now aged 22. He adds，“There are interlocking designs on the bottom and the top, and they lock between each other.

India is estimated to throw away over 25, 000 tons of plastic waste every day. Around 40% of it is left uncollected. “We’re building something sustainable (可持续的) out of garbage,” Banerjee says. By taking coal and mortar out of the brick making process, Banerjee claims Plastiqubes can reduce energy use by 70 percent, generating a much lower carbon foot-print than traditional bricks.

Each Plastiqube brick contains 1.6 kilograms of waste plastic. They haven't yet been tried out for practical purpose but tests on their fire resistance and long- term steadiness are now in progress. Banerjee believes they will last even longer than traditional clay bricks, while removing waste plastic from the environment for centuries.

Banerjee's innovation has, already won him recognition. He was a regional finalist for the United Nation's 2018 Young Champions of the Earth awards. He is also part of the Yunus and Yunus Global Fellowship. Banerjee will not only encourage young engineers to dream big, but also to think carefully about the environmental impact. “My advice is to start something while keeping a goal that it has to be sustainable in the long term,” he says.

1.Why did Banerjee invent Plastiqube ?

A.To reduce the cost of bricks. B.To protect the environment.

C.To control the usage of mortar. D.To raise his company 's reputation.

2.Which of the following makes the new bricks join together?

A.Mortar. B.Lego bricks.

C.Average clay. D.Interlocking design.

3.How does the text describe the characters of Plastiqube?

A.By explaining the process. B.By analyzing some cases.

C.By listing some data. D.By giving examples.

4.What can we learn from the text?

A.Banerjee has won lots of national awards.

B.Producing Plastiqube needs little labor force.

C.Plastiqube hasn't been used to build houses.

D.Banerjee likes inspiring teenagers to go for dreams.

    Ecology is a complicated thing. c Given the facts that elephant damage often kills trees and bush fires often kill trees, a combination of the two will make things worse. However, as research shows just published in Biotropica, by Benjamin Wigley of Nelson Mandela University, if a tree has already been damaged, fire can actually help to make things better.

Since 1954，the Kruger National Park has been the site of experiments. Dr Wigley carried out these experiments by looking at trees in three different zones. In one of these zones, the vegetation (植被) was burned every year. In the second it was burned every other year. The third zone, by contrast, was actively protected from fire. To keep things consistent, he only looked at the fate of a single tree species, the marula (玛鲁拉树), whose bark is often eaten by elephants. In July 2016, he and his colleagues identified 20 marulas in every zone and used a hammer and a knife to remove a 5 cm circular section of bark from each of them.

To their surprise, damaged trees in the annual burnt zone regrew 98% of their lost bark during the two years of the study. Those living in the second burnt zone regrew 92% of it. But those in the zone where fires were banned regrew only 72%.

The researchers also found something else around the trees' wounds: ants. Ten of the 20 trees in the fire-banned zone developed ant colonies in their wounds. The ants were known to damage tissue healing. By contrast, only five trees in the second zone and three in the annual zone developed ants' nests in their wounds.

It looks, therefore, as if bush fires are burning trees'。wounds to kill the ants. Though such fires are surely harmful to healthy trees, it seems, in an example of two negatives making a positive, as if they are actually helpful to sick ones.

1.What is the finding of the research?

A.More fire does good to trees. B.Fire makes damaged trees. grow better.

C.Ants always help trees gr8w well. D.Elephants often damage tree barks.

2.What do we know about the experiments?

A.They were finished in one year.

B.They were carried out in different parks.

C.The damaged trees grew well as other trees.

D.The trees chosen had been damaged by the researchers.

3.Why did the author mention ants in the last two paragraphs?

A.To prove that ants are bad animals.

B.To show the benefit fire brings to damaged trees.

C.To express how ants influence trees' growth.

D.To introduce the role ants play in ecology.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Is Fire Totally Bad for Trees2 B.How does Fire Destroy the Trees?

C.The Balance of Trees and Ants D.Trees, Animals and Disasters