Please choose the WRONG sentences ______．

A.It is so fine a day that many citizens of Nanchong go outing for relaxation beside the Jialing River.

B.It is such a fine day that many citizens of Nanchong go outing for relaxation beside the Jialing River.

C.It is such fine weather that many citizens of Nanchong go outing for relaxation beside the Jialing River.

D.It is so fine a weather that many citizens of Nanchong go outing for relaxation beside the Jialing River.

How happy we are！The winter holiday we have been looking forward ____soon.

A.has come B.to have come

C.to coming D.to will come

假设你是李华，你的好友王芳喜欢打排球，但老师和家长都极力劝她放弃打排球，全身心投入高考。为此， 她非常纠结和郁闷。请你给她写一封建议信，帮她解决这个困扰。内容包括：

1.介绍写信的目的；2.提出建议和理由；3.表达愿望。

注意：1.词数100词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；

提示词：排球volleyball   高考college entrance examination

Dear Wang Fang,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

假定英语老师上课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。作文中共有10处错误, 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（∧）, 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线 ( \ ) 划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线, 并在横线下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I had a sweet dream last night. Now which I want to do is to telling you how sweet it was. Though it appeared simple, it happens just like a real thing. I dreamed that I became a baker in a baking competition. In the competition, competitors had to finish the cake all by yourselves in a severe environment. I was required make a cake which had a delicious flavour and looked like beautiful. I had some trouble in shape the cake, but I managed to use a specially technique. Finally, I got the approval from both of the judge and a reward for an European tour.

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。

Volunteering to help people in need combined1.travelling to faraway places is2.new trend in the travel industry. It is called voluntourism. People travel to other countries, learn other languages and cultures and gain new3.(experience). Recent statistics show that in the past few years voluntourism4.(be) one of the fastest-growing areas of tourism. More than 1.6 million people around the world are volunteers in other countries. They work in orphanages (孤儿院), help build schools, assist in hospitals and do farming work in5.(develop) countries. There are many reasons6.people want to engage in voluntourism. Students see it as a gap year after school, while others7.(simple) want to take time out from a job and do something else. However, some voluntourists do not regard volunteering8.what it is. They only think9.a cheap way to travel and don’t really want to get10.(involve) in hard work.

    When still a young child, Morales Casanova saw children harm local trees. And sometimes they  ______harm their own pets. So she formed a group called Humanity United to Nature in Harmony for Beauty, Welfare and Goodness to________the problem. Through small group meetings, she taught friends to grow plants and care for pets, inspiring new________for nature.

A few years later, at age 13, she sent the president of Mexico a________for creating a protected area to train children about________issues and was awarded the prize for National Youth Award for Environmental Protection, which________the expansion of its grassroots________conservation  projects. Several years later, the state capital donated________that let her fulfill a long-held________of opening an environmental education________.

Opening in 2013, Ceiba Pentandra Park provides a free, interactive learning experience for children and teachers on________topics ranging from climate change to wildlife protection. The park’s_____ aspect is the teachers: other children, since Morales Casanova believed children had the________to be leaders.

Park students who show________ability are trained to be peer educators. They learn to speak________, plan activities, and do________to cover the cost of program fee. When kids see other________providing information and making a real difference, they’re________that they can do it, too. The children are gradually________new values -they are already taking action to change not only their own________, but the minds of families and teachers.

1.A.still B.even C.almost D.ever

2.A.solve B.analyze C.raise D.identify

3.A.fund B.need C.patience D.respect

4.A.signal B.card C.question D.proposal

5.A.political B.financial C.environmental D.educational

6.A.held up B.contributed to C.put off D.called off

7.A.youth B.adults C.seniors D.retirees

8.A.books B.clothes C.land D.food

9.A.duty B.dream C.promise D.role

10.A.center B.department C.museum D.park

11.A.various B.constant C.narrow D.original

12.A.important B.positive C.unusual D.curious

13.A.chance B.potential C.courage D.method

14.A.leadership B.friendship C.partnership D.salesmanship

15.A.in English B.in class C.in public D.in whispers

16.A.sightseeing B.job-hunting C.body-building D.fund-raising

17.A.visitors B.teachers C.kids D.managers

18.A.afraid B.confident C.satisfied D.shocked

19.A.making up with B.picking up with C.coming up with D.growing up with

20.A.lifestyle B.systems C.neighborhood D.technique

    If you find yourself faced with a family emergency in college, take a deep breath and spend 20-30 minutes doing the following. 1.

Notify your professors and academic adviser.

You don’t have to go into too much detail, but you do need to let your professors know what’s going on. 2. Ideally, everyone will then be aware of your situation and won’t punish you for having to miss class, be late on an assignment, etc. Additionally, your adviser should reach out in response and offer you some resources that can help with your situation.

Tell the people you live with what’s going on.

Again, you don’t need to share more than you need to. But your roommates might wonder what’s going on if you leave without telling them for a few days. 3. Even if you just leave a note or send an email, it’s better to let people know that, for example, you're heading home to visit a sick relative than to cause undue worry or concern over your unexplained absence.

4.

Whether it’s your best friend on campus or a favorite auntie who lives 3,000 miles away if you’re facing an emergency family situation, check-in with those who support you the best. A quick phone call, text message, email, or even video chat can do wonders to update them as well as provide you with some love and support. 5. After all, if your friend or loved one were in your situation, you likely would be more than happy to support him or her whenever possible. Let yourself be supported by those around you as you deal with your situation.

A.Tap into your support systems.

B.Think about using the counseling center.

C.Be as honest as you can without being dramatic.

D.Whatever situation you are in, telling your relatives and professors can be of great use.

E.Don’t be afraid to reach out to those who love you the most when you need them the most.

F.While it seems like you don’t have the time, these small tips can do wonders for your situation.

G.Similarly, your classmates might start to be concerned if he or she sees you missing class or coming and going at odd hours.

    Captain America and Blackpanther were about to defend Earth from the criminal Thanos when Kevin Foley first noticed something was wrong. Foley, a 46-year old information-technology worker from Kyle, Texas, was heading into the theater to see Avengers: Infinity War when he realized he was having trouble breathing normally. The same symptom struck again during another movie the following night, but more severe this time. Once the cast on the second film rolled, Foley took action: he looked at his wristwatch. It was a bigger step than you might imagine, because Foley was wearing an Apple Watch equipped with medical sensors and experimental software to track basic functions of his heart. And the watch was worried. It had, according to the display, detected signs of an irregular heartbeat.

Before long, Foley was in an emergency room, where doctors hooked him up to an ECG (心电图), which showed that he was in atrial fibrillation (心房颤动), an irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots (血栓), stroke and other potentially disastrous diseases. Foley spent the next few days in the hospital while doctors worked to return him to a normal heart rhythm eventually turning to a procedure called electrical cardioversion to shock his heart back to normal. Foley is doing fine now. But he believes that, if not for the warning on his watch, he might not have sought help in time. “I would have never known,” he says.

Foley and his watch were part of an experiment run by Apple and Stanford’s medical school. But beginning from Dec. 6, anyone can get an on-the-fly heart checkup, assuming they’ve paid $399 or more for an Apple Watch. That’s when Apple will launch a software update that turns its latest model, called the Series 4, into a personal ECG, thanks to an innovative new sensor. Though less complicated than hospital ECG machines, the watch version can still provide basic information and warnings of potential risks worthy of a closer look by a medical professional.

1.What was Foley doing when he realized his heart condition was abnormal for the first time?

A.He was working in the theatre.

B.He was detecting his watch.

C.He was on the way to see a film.

D.He was equipping his Apple Watch with a medical sensor.

2.How can Foley’s wristwatch detect signs of an irregular heartbeat?

A.By being hooked straight up to an EGG in an emergency room.

B.By being equipped with an innovative new medical sensor.

C.By being paid not less than $399 for the latest Apple Watch.

D.By being accessible to Food and Drug Administration clearance for the heart monitor.

3.According to the passage, if someone wants to get an on-the-fly heart checkup, he or she________.

A.can buy a new Apple Watch Series 4

B.can purchase an Apple Watch of any model

C.can equip himself/herself with an ECG machine

D.can have his or her old Apple Watch updated

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

A.Entertainment. B.Sports.

C.Education. D.Health.

    Music has a great effect on everyone. But does music affect plants, too? People have been experimenting with music for almost three decades. From school-level projects to higher-level scientific experiments, the effect of music on plants has been a confusing and debatable topic.

We know music is sound and sound is nothing more than a wave. Plant growth is a result of the cell division that takes place within the cells. But why is music associated with plant growth? In humans, music has a strong effect on our health and mood, and over the years, people have claimed that the same effect has been observed on plants, too. Plants are sensitive by nature, and many people claim that they have feelings just as humans do. There are stories about plants shedding tears. Although scientists do not support these as facts, these myths have led them to take up various experiments on plants.

Various studies have proved that plants respond to acoustic (音响的) energy. It increases their rate of growth and their size, and influences their overall health. Dan Carlson, after a thorough study over a span of many years, has reached a conclusion that music helps plants absorb nutrients(养分) more efficiently.

It took Dan about fifteen years to develop a foliage spray (叶面喷剂) that is used beneficially with the sound frequencies. Carlson calls this spray “Sonic Bloom”. His findings have proved to be beneficial for countless farmers and have resulted in－according to Guinness Book of World Records－the largest indoor plant on record.

The Purple Passion was treated with the Sonic Bloom process. It grew to be 1,300 feet tall and was alive even after 25 years. Its normal lifespan(寿命), however, is 18 months and it grows not more than 18 feet tall. The book, Secret of the Soil, writes about Sonic Bloom and its results. Sonic Bloom is also sold in the market.

1.What inspired scientists to experiment with plants?

A.The effects of music on humans.

B.Plants are sensitive by nature.

C.The cell division taking place within the cells.

D.People’s debatable opinion of the effect music has on plants.

2.What is the main idea of Para. 3?

A.Nutrients are important to plants.

B.Music can have some good effects on plants.

C.How the rate of growth of plants can be improved.

D.What kinds of music can contribute to the growth of plants.

3.What did Dan Carlson develop?

A.A spray called “Sonic Bloom”.

B.A method to grow larger plants.

C.A special plant that grows very fast.

D.Acoustic energy that plants respond to

4.Why is the Purple Passion included in Guinness Book of World Records?

A.It is the oldest indoor plant.

B.It is the largest indoor plant.

C.It gives off the most pleasant smell.

D.It can grow in the toughest conditions.

    I've had many wonderful holidays，but my favorite memory is that of a few summer weeks spent in Italy when I was about 13.My mom had to go to a clinic there for treatment，and we all went together as a family and took the opportunity to have a beautiful vacation as well.It was the first time abroad for me and it was a vacation that broadened my perspective，taught me a lot，and helped shape a bit of who I am today.

Although we did visit many famous places in northern Italy，we stayed mostly in a little town where some friends of my parents lived.Nothing helped me understand Italian culture better than my stay in this picturesque，almost magical town that many haven't even heard of.

Thanks to the holiday spent in Italy，I，quite a shallow girl，also discovered my passion for music，which stayed alive in me to this day and will probably stay forever.My parents' friends had a son，Ricardo，who was a pianist.Dad had repeatedly but unsuccessfully tried to make me study an instrument and stick to it.However，when I heard Ricardo play，I instantly fell in love with music and felt a great desire to learn it.Ricardo taught me the first song I ever played on the piano，a silly，playful little tune that I still know by heart.

We took a short trip to the Italian Alps at some point.I had never seen such majestic beauty before! The snow­covered peaks，the intimidating rocks，the fresh，harsh air — what an experience! And what I remember impressed me the most was the fact that，although this was a popular touristic area，the region was incredibly clean，still “natural”，with places that seemed to never have been touched by humans.Then，the shallow teen that I was learned what a real treasure nature is and how important it is to protect it.

1.What was the main purpose for the author and her family to go to Italy?

A.To cure the author's mother of her illness.

B.To have a family reunion while travelling.

C.To broaden and shape the author's perspective.

D.To experience and learn from another culture.

2.What contributed to the author's passion for music?

A.Her father's instructions.

B.Ricardo's performance.

C.The piano she played on.

D.The local music culture.

3.The trip to the Italian Alps helped the author learn to ________．

A.stick to her own passion

B.balance between cultures

C.get rid of her shallowness

D.cherish and protect nature

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

A.My Favorite Holiday Memory

B.A Trip Shaping My Personality

C.Lessons from a Foreign Culture

D.My Passion for Music and Nature

    Airport Duty Manager Wanted

Salary：$61，016.28－$103，727.52 Annually

Location：TX 78216，TX

Job Type：Full­Time

Department：Aviation

Closing：9/30/2018 11：59 PM Central

Job Requirements：

• Bachelor's Degree from an officially approved college or university.

• Five years of professional experience in the operations of commercial service airports，airport security，or related experience，including three years of supervisory experience.

• Valid Class “C” Texas Driver's License.

• Must maintain federally required security clearance to work at an airport at all times.

Applicant Information：

• If selected for this position，official transcripts，diplomas，certifications and licenses must be submitted at the time of processing.

• If selected for this position，information concerning employment history related to the qualifications of the position will be needed for employment confirmation.

• Unless otherwise stated，applicants are permitted to replace one year of higher education with two years of related full­time experience in order to meet the minimum requirements of the job.

• Applicants selected for this position must receive satisfactory results from pre­employment drug testing and background checks.

Benefits：

The City of San Antonio(CoSA)aims to provide a competitive compensation and benefit package to attract and keep a highly skilled workforce.To accomplish this，CoSA offers free health care benefits for active and retired employees，paid disability benefits，paid life insurance，as well as automatic participation in a pension program.

For more detailed information，please contact us.

Address：Human Resources Department，San Antonio，Texas，78205

Phone：210­207­8705

Website：http：∥www.sanantonio.gov/HR/CareerCenter.aspx

1.Which of the following is NOT a requirement for the applicants?

A.Bachelor's Degree.

B.Commercial talent.

C.Driver's License.

D.Security clearance.

2.Which requirement for the selected applicants is flexible?

A.Official documents confirming one's personal information.

B.Employment history related to required qualifications.

C.Education level that is required for the position.

D.Pre­employment drug testing and background checks.

3.What can we know about CoSA's employee benefits policy?

A.Only highly skilled employees are provided with benefits.

B.Disability benefits and life insurance are offered for free.

C.Retired workers still enjoy free health care benefits.

D.Employees get benefits based on their working experience.

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Mark希望向你了解国画的有关知识，但原定见面时间因故需要推迟，请给Mark写一封邮件，说明情况。要点包括：

1. 表示歉意并说明原因；

2. 重约见面讨论的时间；

3. 推荐先参观国画展览。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：国画 traditional Chinese paintings

Dear Mark,

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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。

In December 30th, after two weeks’ training, we finally began our work as volunteer guide in a museum. During the first two weeks, I was learnt a lot about the stories behind the artworks. In order to do good in the work, my teammates and me made full preparations. We first worked out a careful plan. Then we practiced use proper body language to explain the artworks better. The month-long volunteer work has now come to end, from what I understand that it isn’t easy to be a good guide. Besides, I also realized how important teamwork is. I believe that I will get lifelong benefits from the short and meaningful experience.

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。

When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go 1. your anger. But forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly 2. (benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, research 3. (show) that people who forgive can have more energy and better sleep.

So when 4. (hurt) by someone, cool down first. 5. (take) a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don’t wait for an apology. “Many times the person who hurts you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, 6. wrote the book Forgive for Good. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things 7. same way. So if you wait for people 8. (say) sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.” Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not 9. (necessary) mean accepting the action of the person who upsets you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things from the other person’s position. You may realize that he or she was acting out of 10. (careless).

13-year-old Madison was studying at home when her mother burst in. She said a boy had fallen into a septic tank (化粪池) and made an urgent ____ for Madison’s help.

They ran to a neighbor yard, where the ____ adults surrounded the septic tank opening ____wider than a basketball. The boy, aged only 2, had slipped in and was ____.

Madison quickly ____ the situation. She was the only one who could ____ through the small opening. Without ____, she got close to the opening and said, “____ me in.”

Some people held her waist and ____. She wiggled (扭动) arms and shoulders until she ____ the opening. Inside, the tank was dark and the air smelly. When she stuck her arms into the dirty water, she jammed her left wrist against a hidden stick, ____ it severely.

____ tend to her injury, Madison scanned the surface of the dirty water, hoping to ____ the underwater boy. Suddenly she saw his little toes stick out. When spotting the vague ____ of his foot again, Madison shot out her ____ hand, grasped the foot tightly and shouted, “Pull me up!”

As they nearly reached the surface, the boy’s other foot got stuck. She wiggled his foot until it was ____. Eventually they were lifted out.

____, the kid wasn’t out of trouble. Having suffered from lack of ____ that long, he wasn’t breathing. He was then given hard hits on the back until he coughed up water. At the sight of this, Madison sighed with ____.

Madison received months of treatment for her wrist, which made her ____ actions more impressive.

1.A. appointment    B. attempt    C. choice    D. request

2.A. anxious    B. curious    C. annoyed    D. merciful

3.A. partly    B. previously    C. slightly    D. dramatically

4.A. floating    B. weeping    C. trembling    D. drowning

5.A. controlled    B. examined    C. took part in    D. gave up

6.A. look    B. jump    C. fill    D. fit

7.A. time    B. permission    C. hesitation    D. judgment

8.A. Throw    B. Lower    C. Force    D. Push

9.A. legs    B. arms    C. head    D. hands

10.A. adjusted to    B. got through    C. tore down    D. held on to

11.A. touching    B. trapping    C. injuring    D. striking

12.A. In an effort to    B. Rather than    C. Likely to    D. Ready to

13.A. feel    B. smell    C. follow    D. attract

14.A. skin    B. gesture    C. picture    D. outline

15.A. left    B. single    C. good    D. clumsy

16.A. frozen    B. free    C. flexible    D. bare

17.A. However    B. Instead    C. Therefore    D. Personally

18.A. protection    B. oxygen    C. gravity    D. energy

19.A. fright    B. cold    C. relief    D. respect

20.A. unselfish    B. thoughtless    C. unconscious    D. random

    Much of the work in today’s world is accomplished(完成) in teams. Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. 1.Companies spend millions hiring top business people. Is their money well spent?

2.They focused on football, basketball and baseball. The results are mixed. For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team proves a good method, but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent; above that level, the team’s performance begins to decline. Interestingly, this trend isn’t evident in baseball, where additional individual talent keeps improving the team’s performance.

To explain this phenomenon, the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate(协调) their actions. 3.In baseball, the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates. They conclude that when task interdependence is high, team performance will suffer when there is too much talent, while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower. If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the team’s performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told, “There is no I in TEAM.” 4.

Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort. Just as in a game of tug-of-war(拔河比赛), whenever a person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force.

5. An A-team may require a balance——not just A players， but a few generous B players as well.

A. It’s not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent.

B. Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent.

C. The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers’ attention.

D. Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship.

E. Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world.

F. Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent.

G. This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball.

If you’re a book lover，you have a pile of books on your bedside，or a bookshelf in your library with a“to read”sign on it．Yet you can’t stop yourself from adding to the pile．This can lead to feelings of guilt over your new purchases．But I’m here to tell you to stop worrying．

What you have is an antilibrary，and it’s a very good thing．The term comes from writer Umberto Eco．He is the owner of a large personal library．He separates visitors into two groups：those who react with“Wow! What a library you have! How many of these books have you read?”and the others who get the point that a private library is not something to show off but a research too1．Read books are far less valuable than unread ones．Indeed，the more you know，the larger the rows of unread books．Let us call this collection an antilibrary．

If you think you already know everything about a subject，you’re cutting yourself off from a stream of information at an artificial point．So a growing library of books you haven’t read means you’re consistently curious about the unknown．And that attitude is a great foundation for a lifelong love of 1earning．

So don’t feel guilt over your unread books．Those books will be there for you when you do want them，and as you build your library of read and unread books，you can start using it as you would use a bigger library．Certain books may become references more than read-throughs．Or you may find that a book you bought five years ago has special relevance today．Letting the role of books evolve in your life is a healthy sign of curiosity．That’s good for you and good for the world around you．

1.What does the underlined word“antilibrary”in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Feelings of guilt over new books．

B. A pile of books on the bookshelf．

C. The collection of unread books．

D. A large personal library．

2.According to the author，more unread books mean________．

A. your wrong lifelong learning attitude

B. you limit yourself from the unknown

C. your have no interest in the new world

D. your strong desire about new information

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards having an antilibrary?

A. Favorable．    B. Doubtful．

C. Ambiguous．    D. Contradictory．

4.What can we know from the last paragraph?

A. Curiosity is a sign of high IQ．

B. Books are the ladder in our life．

C. Unread books are surely relevant to the present．

D. We should read through every book．

    In a career that lasted more than half a century, Tom Wolfe wrote fiction and nonfiction best-sellers including The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and The Bonfire of the Vanities. Along the way, he created a new type of journalism and coined phrases that became part of the American vocabulary.

Wolfe began working as a newspaper reporter, first for The Washington Post, then the New York Herald Tribune. He developed a literary style in nonfiction that became known as the “New Journalism.” “I’ve always agreed on a theoretical level that the techniques for fiction and nonfiction are interchangeable,” he said. “The things that work in nonfiction would work in fiction, and vice versa.”

“When Tom Wolfe’s voice broke into the world of nonfiction, it was a time when a lot of writers, and a lot of artists in general, were turning inwards,” says Lev Grossman, book critic for Time magazine. “Wolfe didn’t do that. Wolfe turned outwards. He was a guy who was interested in other people.” Wolfe was interested in how they thought, how they did things and how the things they did affected the world around them.

In 1979, Wolfe published The Right Stuff, an account of the military test pilots who became America’s first astronauts. Four years later, the book was adapted as a feature film. “The Right Stuff was the book for me,” says Grossman. “It reminded me, in case I’d forgotten, that the world is an incredible place.”

In The Right Stuff, Wolfe popularized the phrase “pushing the envelope.” In a New York magazine article, Wolfe described the 1970s as “The ‘Me’ Decade.” Grossman says these phrases became part of the American idiom because they were accurate.

“He was an enormously forceful observer, and he was not afraid of making strong claims about what was happening in reality,” Grossman says. “He did it well and people heard him. And they repeated what he said because he was right.” All those words started a revolution in nonfiction that is still going on.

1.The “New Journalism” is a style of journalism that    .

A. changes its news writing techniques frequently

B. popularizes new American idioms in a literary way

C. combines novelistic techniques with traditional reporting

D. reports various news events from a theoretical perspective

2.It can be learned from the passage that The Right Stuff    .

A. is a film directed by Lev Grossman B. is an influential book by Tom Wolfe

C. accounts for popular American phrases D. deals with incredible places in the world

3.According to the passage, Tom Wolfe    .

A. was good at reporting news from a realistic perspective

B. preferred making claims about events to writing books

C. was fond of commenting on other people’s thoughts

D. liked analyzing social problems from the outside

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Tom Wolfe: A Professional Phrase Coiner

B. Tom Wolfe: A Forceful Observer and Novelist

C. Tom Wolfe: A Theoretical Creator in Literature

D. Tom Wolfe: An Innovative Journalist and Writer

For years going home for the holidays has been bittersweet. I appreciate the opportunity to spend quality time with my mom but it is painful for me to see her house littered with stuff (物品). Clothes bought but never worn, and new items in their original packaging carelessly purchased and never used. It’s evident that seeing the stuff on a daily basis reminds my mom of a time when shopping was her way of spending money.

I didn’t fully understand the extent to which my mom was suffering until this week, when I saw piles of clothes on her bed, “How do you manage to sleep every night with all that stuff, Mom?” I asked. To my horror, she replied to it because I know I have to get rid of all this stuff eventually; I am punishing myself by sleeping with them until I do that.”

Shocked and upset, I gently explained to her that punishing herself was only to make things worse, and that everybody deserves a place to sleep in peace, no matter what mistakes they’ve made. I suggested she move all the stuff upstairs, leaving her room comfortable to sleep in.

With patience and her slow but steady guidance, I helped her go through some of the piles and move them upstairs. For the rest of the week I stayed there, she was in a better mood and was excited about going-through the rest of the house to finally get rid of her stuff—past mistakes and painful times. The items brought back painful memories as we inspected and moved them, but I kept reminding her that removing them would allow her to move on and heal. We finally sold so many things and took bag after bag to charity.

The stuff is just a sign of the destructive patterns of self-hatred on past mistakes. Only through the act of self-forgiveness can we bring about a chain reaction of reorganizing— both of the house and heart.

1.What made the author feel bitter?

A. She couldn’t understand her mom’s sorrows.

B. Her mom was stuck in the painful memories.

C. Her mom was always left alone at home.

D. Her mom wasted money on useless things,

2.The underlined word “that” in the second paragraph refers to ________.

A. getting rid of the stuff.    B. buying the stuff

C. opening the stuff    D. moving the stuff

3.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. the author never bought her mom anything

B. the author’s mom has no money to purchase now

C. the author s mom regrets buying so many things

D. the author knows her mom’s suffering only this week

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

A. How to do shopping wisely    B. The importance of self-forgiveness.

C. Keep an eye on the elderly’s behavior    D. Clearance helps remove suffering

Sunrise Hike

Saturday, October 21, 6:45 AM — 7:45 AM

Enjoy sunrise from the hilltop as you learn about wildlife, plants, history and forest. Ages 8 and up; under 18 with an adult. To register by phone instead, call 630-933-7248.

Meet in the parking lot on the west side of Greene Road south of 79th Street. Dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes and bring water.

Trick Or Treat

Saturday, October 28, 9:00 AM — 11:30 AM

You and your family are invited to join the YMCA for a Halloween hike up Badger Mountain! Make sure to wear your Halloween costumes!

Free shirts for the first 200 kids registered.

*You must take away your shirt by 11:30AM or it will be given away.

Cost: Trick or Treat is a Free Event.

Discovery Hike: In Search of the Great Pumpkin

Thursday, October 26, 1:00 PM — 4:00PM; Ages 3-8

Fall is pumpkin time. Listen to a pumpkin story and learn how pumpkins grow. Then we will head out on the path in search of a little pumpkin just for you and maybe, just maybe, we will find the great pumpkin along the way. $7 per child.

Harvest Day Camp CAP

Monday, October 31, 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM

Harvest Camp is an opportunity for children aged 5-13 to find the wonder of autumn at Keystone Science School and enjoy all the fun the Halloween season offers. We’ll explore the ways our natural environment has changed from summer to fall. As always, our programming is focused on building skills, knowledge, and confidence. Day Camp $0.00

1.What can we know about these activities?

A.Only children can take part. B.They are held in a mountain.

C.They are held in the same season. D.They are to celebrate Halloween.

2.In which activity can children get free shirts?

A.Sunrise Hike. B.Trick Or Treat.

C.Harvest Day Camp CAP. D.Discovery Hike.

3.What can children do on October 26?

A.Hike with their parents. B.Protect wildlife and forest.

C.Enjoy the fun of Halloween. D.Learn the growth about pumpkin.

为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文报开辟了“HEARTTOHEART”专栏。假设你是该栏目的编辑Jim，收到一封署名为Worried的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰：近日容易发脾气，使正常的学习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。

内容要点如下：1．表示理解并给予安慰；2．提出建议并说明理由。

注意：1．词数100左右；2．信的开头与结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：temper n．脾气，情绪

Dear Worried,

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Yours truly,

Jim

请修改下面的短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每句不超过两个错误；

2.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

3.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Tom,

I haven’t heard from you for a long time. What is everything going with you? To be honest, I amnot used the food here and the weather always makes me uncomfortably. Therefore, I find that difficult to concentrate on my studies. The new teachers are friendly and they speak so fast that I can’t quite understand them. This often discourages from me in class. What’s bad, I always feel lonely after school. I really want to go back to my previous school, studied together with you.

I was very worried, Can you give me some advices? I'm looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Jack

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Researchers in China have explained why basking (沐浴)in the sun can make people smart. It is known to everybody that the sun is very important and nothing in the world can survive 1.it. Science has already proved that sunny days can help 2.(strong) a person’s mood, intelligence and memory.

A team at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, Anhui province discovers that UV light, an element of sunshine, makes a change in the brain that can make 3.(we) smarter.

Tests on mice show that moods and learning can be improved due to enough exposure to UV light, according to Xiong Wei, 4.professor at the university 's School of Life Sciences who led the study. He says that mice 5.(expose) to UV light, which is equal to 20 to 30 minutes of midday sun in Florida in summer. Exposure to UV light 6.(increase) the level of a substance in blood, which reacts with brain cells 7.(promote) functions such as learning and memory. Xiong says previous research has 8.(actual) found that this substance will change in our body and do good to our 9.(fit), but this is the first time that it has been showed that the process can happen in the brain, which is a finding 10.surprises the team.

    In his second grade, my son has learned to read the saying in English: Open my lips to good words, and open my heart to _______.

At any age, the _______ of the spoken word can’t be overstated. And yet sometimes the _______ of the words that pass our lips is less than what we hope for or _______ from ourselves. When stress or worry _______ on us, we can find ourselves saying things we don’t _______. We often use our remarkable power of speech in _______ ways.

To keep my language in check, I _______ a simple, elegant technique I also _______ from my son—the idea that we should stop and “THINK” to make sure our ________ are true, hopeful, important, necessary and kind before we ________. In the speedy pace of everyday life, it can be ________ to examine each word choice this closely. However, ________ over time, THINK can become an automatic guide that ________ drives our words in a positive direction.

It’s the combination of the THINK ________ that strikes me most. ________ is high value, but remember that true words can save us from being directly ________ to someone we care about. Information can be important, but it’s not helpful in the moment to someone who is ________, it’s not worth saying aloud. ________ is powerful, but if you can’t truthfully say something kind in a heated moment, it’s better to take a ________ from speaking.

It’s an invitation to think before we speak, and to make our words wise, positive statements for all to hear.

1.A.interest B.love C.respect D.sorrow

2.A.power B.faith C.touch D.support

3.A.condition B.quality C.nature D.talent

4.A.expect B.accept C.share D.require

5.A.bases B.counts C.weighs D.lives

6.A.decide B.believe C.need D.mean

7.A.usual B.strange C.negative D.reasonable

8.A.hold on B.aim at C.search for D.turn to

9.A.borrowed B.learned C.separated D.freed

10.A.analyses B.instructions C.words D.images

11.A.speak B.tell C.explain D.act

12.A.relaxing B.exciting C.boring D.hard

13.A.designed B.practised C.answered D.explored

14.A.highly B.politely C.happily D.easily

15.A.opinions B.excuses C.ideas D.memories

16.A.Honesty B.Helpfulness C.Devotion D.Generosity

17.A.hurtful B.pitiful C.shameful D.doubtful

18.A.regretting B.struggling C.joking D.recovering

19.A.Trust B.Necessity C.Kindness D.Importance

20.A.seat B.walk C.rest D.break

    Male frogs use territorial calls to warn off frogs that are entering their territory. 1.. So they do not waste energy by making territorial calls when they detect those frogs near their territory. However, if an unknown frog approaches the land they claim as their own, males will aggressively let out a territorial call.2..

Warning calls are employed to warn other frogs of some nearby danger and are commonly heard when an attacker comes near.3.. If an attacker attacks a frog, the frog will make a call almost like a scream, which is intended to scare the attacker. This scream is almost always made when the attacker succeeds in grasping the frog because, should it be greatly surprised, the attacker may release the frog, which might permit the animal to make its escape.

4., which is employed when another frog is caught hold of by mistake. This regularly happens during the mating season, when male frogs eager for a mate wrongly grasp another male. In other cases, females that have already mated may make this call when different male frogs catch them.5..Whenever a male catches a female of another species, the female gives the release call to inform the male that he has made a mistake and should let go.

A.Frog calls further differ between species

B.The final major call made by frogs is the release call

C.To the human ear, frog mating calls may all sound similar

D.Frogs make short, sharp, loud sounds while they hurry away

E.Males can recognize the calls their neighbors make from afar

F.If the strange frog does not leave immediately, it may be attacked

G.There are some special occasions when frogs belonging to different species mix with one another

    Although we live in an era where everything seems to be available immediately, our study suggests that today’s kids can delay gratification(满足感) longer than children in the 1960s and 1980s,“ said University of Minnesota psychologist Stephanie M. Carlson.” This finding stands in great contrast with the assumption by adults that today’s children have less self-control than previous generations.

The original marshmallow(棉花糖) test conducted by researchers at Stanford University involved a series of experiments in which children aged between 3 and 5 years were offered one treat that they could eat immediately or a larger treat if they waited. Researchers then left the room to see how long the children would wait and watched from behind a one-way mirror.

Interestingly, today's adults thought that children nowadays would be more impulsive and less able to wait, Carlson found. "Our findings serve as an example of how our beliefs can be wrong and how it's important to do research,” said co-author Yuichi Shoda, PhD at the University of Washington.

The researchers offered several possible explanations for why children in the 2000s waited longer than those in prior decades. They noted a statistically significant increase in IQ scores in the last several decades. Another explanation may be society's increased focus on the importance of early education, according to Carlson. The primary objective of preschool changed from largely custodial care (监护) to school readiness in the 1980s. Parenting also has changed in ways that help promote the development of executive function, such as being more supportive of children's self-control, the researchers noted.

Walter Mischel of Columbia University, who co-authored this paper, noted that “while the results indicate that the children’s ability to delay is not weakened on the marshmallow test, the findings do not speak to their willingness to delay gratification when faced with the many temptations now available in everyday life.”

1.According to the passage, what is the adults' assumption about today's children?

A.They are not easy to please.

B.They are less able to control themselves.

C.They don't like things that are easy to get.

D.They have different personalities from previous generations.

2.What does the underlined word "impulsive " in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.productive B.considerate

C.clear-minded D.hot-headed

3.What did the researchers find about children in the 2000s?

A.They are more prepared to go to school.

B.They are not as clever as previous generations.

C.They are taught self-control only by their teachers.

D.They don’t need any custodial care in their early childhood.

4.What does the author want to tell readers in the last paragraph?

A.Most children nowadays can't resist the temptations of everyday life.

B.Children chose to delay gratification willingly in the marshmallow test.

C.The test can’t accurately measure children's willingness to delay gratification.

D.Children’s ability to delay gratification is weakened because there are many temptations.

    Nine mini cheetahs robots appeared in the field to show their athletic abilities. The four-legged machines, mini versions of the larger and heavier Cheetah 3, began with a warm-up run across the field.

Though they may be similar to their predecessors(原先的事物), the new four-legged machines are much more advanced. Weighing just nine kilograms, the robots can bend and swing their legs wide, giving them the ability to walk either right-side-up or upside down. They can also travel through uneven places at about twice the speed of an average person’s walking pace and quickly right themselves if kicked to the ground and perform unbelievable 360-degree backflips(后空翻) from a standing position.

Unlike the Cheetah 3, the main robots are built using cheap and easy to find parts. This means that if an arm or a motor breaks, it can be easily replaced. “If you wanted to add another arm, you could just add three or four more of these motors,” said lead developer Benjamin Katz, “You could put these parts together, almost like Legos.”

The team, which currently has ten of the four-legged machines, plans to build additional units in other university robotic labs. “A big part of why we built this robot is that it makes it easy to experiment and just try crazy things, because the robot is very strong and doesn’t break easily, and if it does break, it’s easy and not very expensive to fix, ” said Katz.

He believes that this will enable other engineers to teach the robots different skills. “Eventually, I’m hoping that we could have a robotic dog race through an obstacle course, where each team controls a mini cheetah with different ways, and we can see which strategy is more effective. That’s how you accelerate research,” said Katz.

The team’s reason for developing the robots extends beyond entertainment. They hope that someday packs of “cheetahs” will assist first respondents with search and recovery missions following natural disasters like earthquakes, work alongside firefighters, and even respond to military emergencies.

1.Which of the following best describes the mini robot?

A.Delicate. B.Portable.

C.Complex. D.Flexible.

2.Why are cheap materials used for the mini robot?

A.To test it out in other fields. B.To produce it on a large scale.

C.To make sure it’s easy to repair. D.To make people afford to buy it.

3.What’s the main purpose of making the “cheetahs”?

A.To replace firefighters. B.To entertain people in a way.

C.To bring more convenience to people. D.To help people in dangerous situation.

4.Where is the text most likely from?

A.A diary. B.A magazine.

C.A novel. D.A guide book.

    In many-even most-space-themed films, whenever Earth faces a disaster, the solution is always leaving the planet in spaceships. But the latest Chinese sci-fi movie,“The Wandering Earth”，offers a different idea.

In the film, which is adapted from a short story by Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin, Earth is in danger of being destroyed by the dying Sun. Humans around the world work together to build a huge engine system that will push Earth away from the Sun. Instead of leaving Earth-again-this time we’re taking it with us.

This idea didn't come from nowhere. For thousands of years, Chinese people have had a special emotion at their “homeland” in their hearts and minds. One old saying is “luo ye gui gen", which means returning to one’s homeland in old age, like fallen leaves returning to the roots of their tree. Or look to an ancient poem: “The season called the White Dew ( 白露) begins tonight/Nowhere as in our native place is the moon so bright.” These both show the strong relationship that Chinese people have had with their homeland.

This is probably what sets “The Wandering Earth" apart from Hollywood-style space films. “What is Chinese sci-fi?”Guo Fan. the film’s director, said in an interview. “Films that can really express Our cultural and spiritual core ( 精神核心) can be called Chinese sci-fi. Otherwise, we' re just copying others and telling the same American stories.

And the makers of “The Wandering Earth” may have chosen the best time to tell the Chinese sci-fi story. The film was screened on Feb 5, the first day of Chinese New Year. It was a time when many people had just made the hard journey back to their hometowns. So to them, there is only one possible way to tell the story: Earth goes wherever humans go, because it's our home.

1.What can we know about “The Wandering Earth” from the passage?

A.It follows the latest film fashion.

B.It is based on Liu Cixin' s book.

C.It is a film copying foreign movies.

D.It offers us a new experience of watching films.

2.What does Para 3 mainly talk about?

A.The suitable season when the film was screened.

B.The famous poems mentioned in the film.

C.The common points between Chinese films and foreign films.

D.The cultural background of the film.

3.The makers of this film choose Feb5 to put on it probably because_________.

A.it was the Spring Festival and many people have time to see it.

B.many old people want to return to their hometown.

C.it can cause many people’s common feelings at this time.

D.Chinese people usually celebrate together on that day.

4.What can we infer from Guo Fan's words?

A.American sci-fi fails to express its culture.

B.“The Wandering Earth" tells a foreign story.

C.Chinese sci-fi should have its own features.

D.Science fiction films should express certain spiritual cores.

    Jane Austen's final novel, Persuasion, is the story of Anne Elliot and her love for Frederick Wentworth. Persuaded to refuse his suggestion of marriage, Anne spends eight years unhappy until he re-enters her life.

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Description

What happens when we listen to others instead of our heart? That is the theme of Jane Austen's final novel, Persuasion. After Anne Elliot follows the advice of her dearest friend and breaks off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome man with neither good luck nor rank, happiness escapes from her. Eight years later, Anne remains unmarried, and her father spends money carelessly, which has brought her family poverty. When a newly wealthy Frederick returns from the Napoleonic Wars, Anne realizes her feelings remains unchanged. But will Frederick forgive her and offer Anne a second chance at love?

The novels of Jane Austen will transport readers imaginary worlds and provide excitement, inspiration and entertainment for years to come. All of these novels have attractive pictures and will brighten our life.

Author' s Introduction

Born in 1775, Jane Austen published four of her six novels anonymously ( 匿名地), and she passed away in 1817. Her work was not widely read until the late nineteenth century, and her fame grew from then on. Known for her amusing, clever and sharp insight into social traditions, her novels about love, relationships, and society are popular. In novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma, she developed her careful analysis of life back that time through descriptions of the middle class in small towns. Her sharp descriptions of ordinary people have given her novels timeless popularity. She has earned a place in history as one of the most loved writers of English literature.

1.The novel Persuasion is________.

A.a love story

B.no longer published

C.mainly about advice on speaking skills

D.based on Jane Austen’s real experience

2.Why does Anne Elliot choose not to marry Frederick Wentworth?

A.Because she doesn't like him anymore.

B.Because she is convinced to do so by her friend.

C.Because she is afraid that he will die in the Napoleonic Wars.

D.Because she doesn't think he is rich enough to support her family.

3.We know from the passage Jane Austen's works_________.

A.have disappeared from the market

B.are about the life of the middle class in big cities in England

C.focus on the life of the middle class in small places in her days

D.have brought her great popularity she always wanted to have

假定你是李华，正在加拿大参加短期访问交流活动。你偶然在一本近期的杂志里看到一篇介绍中国端午节的文章，但文章里没有注明日期是中国农历，且文中所配图片是赛艇而不是龙舟。请你给编辑部写一封信，指出其中的错误并要求更正。

内容包括：

1. 指出错误，给出正确信息；

2. 要求更正；

3. 赞赏对方介绍中国文化。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：中国农历 the Chinese Lunar Calendar

赛艇 rowing boat       龙舟 dragon boat

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