阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Sara Savick remembers one special Easter when she was nine years old. Her parents gave her a baby duckling in a yellow basket.

“Mom said later that she bought the little duck because she felt sorry for it,” recalled Sara. The people at the pet store colored the feathers pink for Easter. Sara named the duck Pinky.

Sara’s mother really didn’t think the baby duck would survive very long. But to her surprise, Pinky grew and got stronger and stronger. Soon, the little duckling was a healthy, hungry duck with white feathers.

“We fed Pinky oatmeal, cooked and uncooked, and small pieces of vegetables,” said Sara. Pinky lived inside the house with Sara and her family. She specially fancied taking baths with Sara. Everyone treated Pinky as a family member.

But just when everything appeared to be perfect, the night of the “talk” came. Sara’s Mom and Dad sat her down, explaining that the best thing for Pinky was to live a normal duck life, with other ducks. It was not natural for ducks to live indoors with a family, her father told her. He added Pinky needed to swim in ponds and do all the same things that ducks in the wild do.

Sara started to cry, knowing what was going to happen. Sara’s parents decided to take Pinky to a park, which was two miles away. There was a pond with a lot of other ducks. Pinky would have the chance to live a natural life and Sara could still visit her.

The big day came, Sara and her parents put Pinky in a box and drove to the park. Sara said that Pinky did not look happy; maybe Pinky was convinced that she was a human, not a duck.

注意:

1. 所续写短文的词数应为l50左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

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Everyone was sad when they left Pinky at the pond, even Sara’s father.

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The next morning, when looking out of the kitchen window, Sara couldn’t believe her eyes!

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假定你是李华，即将参加下个月在北京举行的“致经典－出彩少年”(To Classic — Brilliant Youth)英语诵读大赛，已经写好所选古诗词的英文翻译稿，请给外教Alex写一封电子邮件。内容包括:

1. 简单介绍诵读大赛(内容、目的等)；

2. 请外教润色翻译稿；

3. 希望Alex提供建议。

注意:

1. 词数80左右；

2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3、开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Alex,

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

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。

The Creator of Middle Earth

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, better known as J. R. R. Tolkien, was born in 1892 in South Africa. His parents had moved there looking for 1. better job for his father. Three years 2.(late), his mother took him on a trip to England to visit family. While they were away, they received terrible news that his father had died.

3.(grow ) up without a father must have been difficult for Tolkien. Worse still, when he was only twelve years old, his mother also passed away. As a child, he had a great passion for language and in 1908, he went to Oxford University 4.(study) languages and literature. In 1915, he joined the army and fought in the battle against the Germans. But soon, he became too ill to fight and returned 5. England the following year. He didn’t have a 6.(satisfy) childhood himself, so around in 1933, he spent much time telling his children fantasy 7.(story) of a hobbit (霍比特人) called Bilbo. He first put it in writing in 1936, 8. turned out to be a surprising hit. The publisher asked him to write another. He did so and in 1948 published The Lord of the Rings, which 9.(publish) in three volumes between 1954 and 1955.

Tolkien, 10.(age) eighty-one, died in 1973.

    Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he ______ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in — but fruitlessly. _______the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash , etc, he feared the worst.

Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was ______ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous (匿名的) sender. Inside was his wallet — ______ an additional $40 in cash. “I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the ______ of your wallet.”, read a letter that was enclosed with the package.

Hunter’s mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the ______ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender. All they had to go on was that the letter was ______ from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender’s initials were signed “T.B”. The sender was later ______ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger.

“I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I _______, ‘Well, he’s doing his best to make ends meet.’ ” said Brown. “Hunter was very ______. He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the ______ was right,” Brown added, “He ______ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, ‘No way! No way!’”

Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that’s why he didn’t sign his _______on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on ______ him on social media. Jeannie wrote on Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding ______ in people than anything.”

1.A.ordered B.contacted C.caught D.checked

2.A.Though B.While C.Since D.Unless

3.A.shocked B.amused C.anxious D.frightened

4.A.apart from B.except for C.along with D.instead of

5.A.search B.completeness C.valuable D.return

6.A.sender B.letter C.wallet D.package

7.A.accepted B.sent C.taken D.collected

8.A.known B.considered C.identified D.introduced

9.A.noticed B.replied C.doubted D.figured.

10.A.thankful B.stressful C.thoughtful D.regretful

11.A.behavior B.number C.timing D.paycheck

12.A.remembered B.assumed C.admitted D.imagined

13.A.address B.mark C.phone number D.full name

14.A.questioning B.praising C.disturbing D.surprising

15.A.faith B.ambition C.appreciation D.strength

Four Tips for High School Graduates

Over three-million high school students are graduating this spring in the United States. Many of them will head to university in the fall. The transition (过渡) from high school to college is a major one, and successful adjustment to college has lifelong influences.

Maybe you are about to make this transition yourself or have children who are about to leave the nest. 1. If you know someone who is making this transition or know parents guiding their soon-to-be adult kids through this time, please take a moment to share this collection of research-based tips with them.

Be open to making new friends as soon as you set foot on campus. Even during orientation (迎新会)! 2. Your success in college depends, in part, on surrounding yourself with others who can support you and help you have fun.

3. Successful adjustment is about reaching out for help when you need it. This means trying to find the answers on your own first, but then contacting those who can help you when you can’t. That is what they are there for!

Lean on your family. Family support can give you comfort when classes get hard or you are stressed about finals. 4. Strong support from family is linked to lower loneliness and depression during the first year of college and higher academic adjustment including motivation and concentration.

Be confident. Feeling anxiety about communicating with fellows, professors, and speaking up in class is associated with lower adaptation during the transition to college. One of the best ways to increase your communication confidence is to practice! 5.

A. This list is for you.

B. The more you speak up in class, the easier it becomes.

C. Don’t be afraid to talk to your professors or teaching assistants.

D. Joining clubs is also linked to feelings of belonging at college.

E. Your professors and teaching assistants want to see you succeed in their classes.

F. Almost everyone is in the same boat as you are, hoping to make friends quickly.

G. Family members can give you advice and help you solve problems if you need help.

    After disappearing for over 19 years, measles (麻疹) is making a comeback in America. Since January 2019, the disease has infected more than 700 people, mostly small children, and the number seems to be increasing daily.

Measles is an infectious disease that typically begins with a high fever, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes. Many people also lose their appetites and feel sleepy. About three to four days after the symptoms start, the person breaks out into a rash (皮疹) that begins on the face at the hairline and then spreads to the neck and the rest of the body.

In healthy people, the recovery, which takes between two to three weeks, starts soon after the rash begins. However, for about 40 percent of patients — mainly kids under the age of five or older adults — the disease often leads to pneumonia (肺炎), which, if left untreated, could result in death.

The recent outbreak is thought to have been caused by travelers picking up the virus in a country where the disease is still existing and exposing it to an unvaccinated (未接种的) community in the US. In New York, it was carried back by someone who had recently visited Israel, which is currently undergoing a significant measles, while in Washington, “patient zero” was infected by a type that is currently circulating in Europe.

To limit the spread of the disease before it gets out of hand, US health officials are attempting to educate communities with high rates of unvaccinated children. They are also urging adults to consult with their physicians and get injected if considered necessary by the doctor.

Hopefully, health officials worldwide will be able to convince parents that vaccinating their children will protect, not harm, them.

1.What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A.The symptoms of measles.

B.The possible results of measles.

C.The causes of measles.

D.The cures for measles

2.Why did some people develop measles in America?

A.Because it is too hot this year.

B.Because people are too stressed.

C.Because pollution is too serious.

D.Because the virus was taken to America.

3.What do we know about measles?

A.It never disappeared in America.

B.It starts with a rash.

C.It is mild to everyone.

D.It is possible to limit its spread.

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

A.Health. B.Education.

C.Science. D.Entertainment.

    Mention the word superhero, and the images that come to mind are of fictional characters like Spiderman, Wonder Woman, or Batman. However, photographer Josh Rossi has used his camera to show the world’s real superheroes — young children who are battling severe diseases and disabilities.

The event leading to the creative project began in 2016, when Rossi fulfilled his then three-year-old daughter’s dream of becoming Wonder Woman. Thanks to the handmade costume and Rossi’s impressive Photoshop skills, the photoshoot instantly became a hit.

Since it was Wonder Woman that brought about the idea, Rossi decided to focus on the superheroes that will appear alongside her in the upcoming movie, Justice League. To make the photoshoot more meaningful to the kids, he matched each child with a superhero with whom they had the most in common.

The first member of the real-life “Justice League” was Kayden Kinckle. The five-year-old uses prosthetics (假肢) to walk because both his legs had to be cut off due to a born disorder. To Rossi, Kayden’s perfect superhero was Cyborg, who was a healthy boy before a terrible accident left him injured, forcing his father to keep him alive with robotic parts.

Teagan Pettit was born with only half a heart and has already gone through three open-heart surgeries. According to Rossi, the nine-year-old fits the bill for Superman because they both have a weak heart. The fictional superhero grows weak when near Kryptonite (氪), while Teagen’s half heart is too weak to control his body temperature. The photographer says, “Superman and Teagan both have hearts of steel!”

1.What led Rossi to begin his heartwarming project?

A.He was a big fan of superheroes.

B.He photographed his daughter as Wonder Woman.

C.He was asked by many parents to film their children.

D.He wanted to advertise the upcoming movie.

2.Kayden is similar to ________ according to Rossi.

A.Cyborg. B.Wonder Woman. C.Teagan. D.Batman.

3.What does the underlined phrase “fits the bill for” in the last paragraph mean?

A.loves. B.matches. C.orders. D.watches.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.A Superhero Photographer B.Fictional Superheroes

C.Fans of Superheroes D.Real-life Superheroes

    High school biology teacher Kelly Chavis knew smartphones were a problem in her class. But not even the students realized how much of a problem the devices were until Chavis did an in-class experiment.

For one class period, students used a whiteboard to count every Snapchat, Instagram, text, call that appeared on their phones. Chavis is among a growing number of teachers, parents and health experts who believe that smartphones are now partly to blame for increasing the levels of student anxiety. “One girl, just during the one hour, got close to 150 Snapchat notifications. 150!” she said.

Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University in California, said it is not a coincidence that youth mental health issues have risen with the number of phones. “This use of phones has led to a loss of sleep and face-to-face interactions necessary for their growth,” she said.

Researchers are still not sure whether phones cause student depression or depression causes phone use. But nearly 60 percent of parents said they worry about the influence of social media on their child’s physical and mental health.

Both schools and parents are starting to take steps to deal with the problem. Many public schools pay outside companies to watch students’ social media activity for signs of anxiety. Other schools invite in yoga teachers and comfort dogs to help calm students.

1.What’s the purpose of Chavis’s experiment?

A.To see how many students have smartphones.

B.To find out how popular her students are.

C.To show smartphones influence teenagers greatly.

D.To tell her students how to use smartphones wisely.

2.How did Kelly Chavis feel about the result?

A.Shocked. B.Excited. C.Satisfied. D.Frightened.

3.Which of the following is true according to Jean Twenge?

A.Students are now under great stress.

B.Students spend too much money on smartphones.

C.Over-using phones cause drops in students’ grades.

D.Over-using phones may harm students’ body and mind.

4.What might be talked about if the passage is continued?

A.How other schools deal with students’ phones.

B.Whether the ways to handle phones are effective.

C.How some parents deal with their children’s phones.

D.Whether students are willing to give up using phones.

    The huge T-rex (霸王龙) bends over a large triceratops (三角龙) lying on his side below. With its mouth open wide, the T-rex looks ready to kill the triceratops with a final bite to the triceratops’s neck. The display will be found at the National Museum of Natural History.

The museum has sought a huge T-rex skeleton (骨架) for many years. Before, it used a model of one. But museum director Kirk Johnson says that was never good enough. “It’s been kind of deeply embarrassing to be the national museum and NOT have a T-rex,” he said. The T-rex display is now the centerpiece of the museum’s newest show, which will be available to the public on July 15.

That T-rex, named Sue, was found in South Dakota. Officials at the museum built a special area for the skeleton. It includes a gift store of all things related to Sue. Sue even has her own Twitter account and a media presentation of her life story.

In modern times, movies like “Jurassic Park (侏罗纪公园)” have helped grow dinosaur interest for a new generation of young fans. But such movies describe the T-rexes as mostly huge, stupid and dangerous animals, which are true threat in the fighting: quick, intelligent and aggressive hunters in groups.

1.What is described in Paragraph 1?

A.How a T-rex hunts in the wild.

B.How a T-rex will be displayed in a museum.

C.How a T-rex is painted in a picture.

D.How a T-rex is filmed in a movie.

2.What do we know about the T-rex skeleton?

A.It was found in Australia.

B.It has been open to the public.

C.It is valued by the museum.

D.It is still a model one.

3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.Movies about dinosaurs should be reduced.

B.The young generation dislikes dinosaurs.

C.The T-rex is a kind of huge, stupid dinosaur.

D.Some movies are misleading in a way.

假定你是李华，你们学校英语报正在酝酿改版，想从两个备选栏目( 时尚、职业规划)中挑选一个纳入该报，请给校报编辑 Tom 写一封电子邮件，表达你的观点。邮件内容须包括以下内容:

1. 你建议增加的栏目及理由；

2. 希望采纳。注意:

1. 词数 100 左右，开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 文中不可出现有关个人的真实信息。

Dear Tom,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely

Li Hua

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

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。

Spring is a great time to get outside. My most favorite outdoor activity is gardening. Gardening was popular in many parts of the world. It gives us beautiful flower, fresh fruits and vegetables. But it also gives us many benefits. Firstly, gardening connects people. When we are gardening outdoors, which is a perfect time to talk with your neighbors. Secondly, gardening keeps us strongly. We can easily get many exercise when digging holes or pull weeds. Thirdly, gardening can be great teacher. We can learn a lot about nature and wildlife. So, start gardening this spring!

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。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

China finished construction on an emergency hospital that1.( call ) Huoshenshan Hospital. The hospital has2.area of 25,000 square meters and has 1,000 beds for   patients. 1,400 medical personnel from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army are staffing it. The hospital was built in Wuhan3.( battle) the new coronavirus, which has been4. (official) named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization. WHO said it chose a name that doesn’t make a5.( refer) to a location, animals or a group of people. The agency  wanted to avoid 6.( insult) a country or people. The”CO”stands 7.  corona, the “VI” for virus, the”D”for disease and 19 refers to 20198.the virus first emerged in December.

When9.comes to human-to-human transmission of the viruses, often it happens when someone10.( come) into contact with the infected person's secretions(分泌物), depending on how virulent(有毒的)the virus is. A cough, sneeze or handshake could cause exposure. The virus can also be transmitted by touching something an infected person has touched.

    I served as a Newport Beach ocean lifeguard in Orange County, California. Late in a shift, another guard, Mike, phoned me,”Hey, I got a couple of kids playing close to the dangerous water section. I 'm going to give them a___ . Keep an eye out for anything unusual.”

Sure enough, as soon as he____, a huge wave sucked the two kids into the water.

Mike saw it and rushed towards the ocean.

Their mother_________what was happening. She was on her feet, _________. Before I was  even halfway there, Mike had __________  into the deep water to pull them up. They were so     ___that they couldn't walk, so Mike was carrying them, one under each_____

The mother let out a sigh of relief._______, a new kind of panic washed over her as   though there was some  new, equally dangerous______ on her kids ' lives. She rushed up,  seized her kids and left. Not even a thank-you.

Mike had a___ growing experience. His frightening tattoos( 纹 身 ) and shaved head with scars showed he wasn't the ____ guard on the beach. I _______, I didn't really get along with Mike. But everything he_____ in PR( 沟 通 ) skills  was made up for in his saving ability. If any other guard had been _______that night, there would have been a very   real___ that the mother wasn't going home with both her kids.

I couldn't ______ the depth of her terror and her assessment  of Mike. Maybe he wasn't  her idea  of a knight  in shining armor. But that didn't change  the fact that he had just ___   her kids.

That was over ten years ago. If you ask Mike about it today, I doubt if he'll still remember,    but I  won't _________. As I jogged back to work that day, I _________  myself I'd never let my own fear and___ prevent me from recognizing a hero when I see one.

1.A.lesson B.choice C.warning D.surprise

2.A.hung up B.turned up C.called up D.came up

3.A.realized B.discussed C.confirmed D.recovered

4.A.whispering B.fighting C.arguing D.screaming

5.A.slipped B.sank C.dived D.fell

6.A.excited B.tired C.confused D.annoyed

7.A.leg B.arm C.shoulder D.foot

8.A.Obviously B.Fortunately C.Gradually D.Suddenly

9.A.threat B.anxiety C.surprise D.fear

10.A.caring B.rough C.normal D.steady

11.A.patient B.dull C.friendly D.strange

12.A.admitted B.believed C.knew D.expected

13.A.owed B.lacked C.allowed D.required

14.A.on duty B.on time C.in turn D.in vain

15.A.honor B.doubt C.chance D.fact

16.A.predict B.imagine C.receive D.follow

17.A.returned B.stopped C.frightened D.saved

18.A.regret B.ignore C.remind D.forget

19.A.comforted B.changed C.promised D.devoted

20.A.confidence. B.comment C.appreciation D.prejudice

    The older your parents get, the less stable they are on their feet, so you need to make sure that their home is as easy to walk around as possible. One of the most important rooms that needs to be accessible is the bathroom.1. In this article, we are going to give you  some tips on how you can make your bathroom more accessible.

One of the best ways to make your bathroom more accessible is to fix some rails or handles.2. Rails  can also  be added near  the  shower and  in  other  places in  the  bathroom to make the whole room a lot more accessible.

It is hard to predict how much your parents are going to be able to walk when they are older, so you need to make sure that you are thinking about the future. 3.  If they need   to use a wheelchair then they will find that with small entrances, they won’t be able to get  the wheelchair through.

4.  This is because as they get older, their eyesight can start to worsen and so    they need a little more light to be able to see things. Think about fixing some overhead lighting as well as lights beside important things in the bathroom. This will help to prevent any sort of trips or falls and they will be able to feel a lot safer when they are using your bathroom in the future.

Are you planning on making your parents’ home a lot more accessible in order to prepare for the future?5.

A.Get advice from the experts.

B.This room can be very slippery.

C.Don’t ignore the lighting in their bathroom.

D.Keep reading if you want your parents to be more accessible.

E.Try out some of the tips that we have given you in this article.

F.This is why you need to think about making the doors in their home a lot wider.

G.These give them something to hold onto when your parents get up and down from the toilet.

    Can I talk about salary at work? In a word:yes.As HR company Insperity put it in a recent blog post:Can your employees discuss their salaries or wages with their co-workers? Yes.Even if you have a company policy against it? Yes.

The freedom to discuss your salary at work is a protected right under federal labor law.The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 protects your right to discuss the conditions of your employment，including issues related to safety and pay，even when you're not protected by a union.

Talking about salary with colleagues can be uncomfortable，since there's such a taboo about discussing money matters，but it's an important step towards achieving equal pay for equal work.One barrier，however，stems from how we think of our own financial worth.Too many people I talk to wrongly consider their salary a reflection of their worthiness，a statement about their skills，experience，or value.At the end of the day，if we can all separate our self-worth from our salaries a bit more，it'll become easier to talk frankly with our colleagues.

Asking about money outright can be tough，so one trick I've picked up along the way is to ask for your colleagues to confirm or deny.For instance，you might volunteer your salary first and ask“Does that sound about right to you?”by way of comparison.Or，let's say you're interviewing for a promotion to become a manager.You might ask a fellow manager about the kind of salary you should expect by saying，“I'm seeing salaries for this kind of position ranging from $65，000 to$70，000—does that seem accurate to you?”This way，even if your colleague isn't comfortable sharing their salary outright，they can help you identify if your expectations are on point or way off.

1.What makes co-workers uncomfortable to talk about salaries?

A.The safety issue.

B.The federal 1abor law.

C.The wrong idea about salaries.

D.The reflection of their worthiness.

2.What does“taboo”underlined in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.A prohibited practice.

B.A religious belief.

C.A general agreement.

D.A social custom.

3.What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 4？

A.One of my interview experiences.

B.My way of asking about money.

C.The method of raising questions.

D.An example of getting promoted.

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

A.How to Discuss Salaries at Work

B.Ways of Talking about Salaries

C.Do Salaries Stand for Self-worth?

D.Can Salaries be Talked about at Work?

    Sleep, considered a luxury by many, is essential for a person's wellbeing. Researchers have found that insufficient sleep and tiredness increase a person's risk of developing severe medical conditions, such as obesity (being very overweight), high blood sugar levels, and heart disease. Now, a new study has found that getting sufficient sleep is also the key to improving academic performance.

Jeffrey Gross, the university science professor who led the research, was not trying to find the relationship between sleep and grades when he handed out smart watches to the 100 students in his chemistry class. Instead, the professor hoped the wrist-worm devices, which track a person's physical activity, would show a connection between exercise and academic achievement.

While Gross's data showed no relationship between these two factors, the study found something surprising. As the researchers were analyzing their data, they noticed that there was a straight-line relationship between the average amount of sleep a student got and their results in the course's 11 quizzes, three midterm tests, and the final exam.

Even more interesting, it was not sufficient for students to just head to bed early the night before a test. Instead, it's the sleep you get during the days when learning is happening that matters most.

The time students went to bed each night was similarly important. Those who went to bed in early hours of the morning performed poorly, even if the total sleep time was the same as a higher-performing student. "When you go to bed matters," Gross says, "If you go to bed at 10, or 12, or 1 at night, and sleep for seven hours, your performance is the same. But if you go to bed after 2, your performance starts to go down even if you get the same seven hours. So, quantity isn't everything."

Perhaps the most interesting was the huge impact that small differences in sleep patterns had on the students' grades. The overall course grades for students averaging six and a half hours of sleep each night were 25% lower than students who averaged just one hour more sleep. Similarly, students who varied their bedtime by even one hour each night had grades that dropped 45% below those with more regular bedtimes.

Who knew getting A's just required some extra ZZZ's?

1.Based on his original objectives, which best describes Professor Gross's research findings?

A.Accidental. B.Complete. C.Convincing. D.Doubtful.

2.Who were the people taking part in the study?

A.Middle school chemistry students. B.Volunteers from different universities.

C.Professor Gross's own students. D.University student athletes.

3.How did Professor Gross's team measure academic performance?

A.Making the students wear a special watch.

B.Using students' university entrance test results.

C.Giving the students regular after class quizzes.

D.Using the students' normal test and quiz grades.

4.Based on the study's findings, who is likely to perform best academically.

A.A person who has a good night's sleep the night before an important test.

B.A person whose normal bedtime varies between 9 p.m. and 12 p.m.

C.A person who sleeps from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. each day.

D.A person who sleeps for a total of 7 hours each night.

    When I watched the film “The Farewell” recently, I found it not only reminded me of my own family’s great lie, but it also reopened old wounds.

Its main characters tell lies that flow from their mouths smoothly. Billi, a Chinese-American artist in New York, and her grandmother in China, tell lies to each other on the phone. Billi, in cold wind, tells her grandma that she’s wearing a hat. She’s not. Her grandma says she’s visiting her sister, while she’s actually ill in hospital. They’re lying to avoid worrying each other, but in fact the grandma has lung cancer. The family know it but won’t tell her for fear that anxiety over the diagnosis (诊断) could kill her before the cancer.

When I was a teenager girl, my parents, both immigrants, got divorced. We never had a discussion about how things would change. We didn’t tell anyone. Instead, we pretended as  if nothing had happened. My father did not run away; he slept in a separate room. In the presence of relatives, we acted as a close family. I was puzzled why we insisted on creating the illusion(假象) that everything was O.K..

I asked a professor of multicultural psychology. “Asians tend to have indirect communication,” he said, “In indirect communication, what’s not said is more important than what is said. Eastern philosophy emphasizes balance and harmony, and indirect communication minimizes conflict. So some Asian cultures value the ability to understand indirect messages.”

In the film, the family members show their love for grandma by keeping secret about  her condition. Similarly, perhaps my parents intended to save face and preserve harmony. As an Asian-American, maybe all I’ll ever have is a secondhand understanding, and that’s the best I can do.

1.Why does Billi’s grandma tell lies to her according to Paragraph 2?

A.Because she’s afraid of the diagnosis.

B.Because she knows she has lung cancer.

C.Because she doesn’t want Billi to worry.

D.Because she has been used to telling lies.

2.What did the author’s parents do after they got divorced?

A.They left their home. B.They kept secret in public.

C.They had a discussion. D.They asked relatives for help.

3.How did the author feel about her parents’ behavior when she was a teenager?

A.Confused. B.Skeptical.

C.Unconcerned. D.Annoyed.

4.According to the psychology professor, what do Asian cultures attach importance to?

A.Severe conflicts. B.Ability of showing love.

C.Balance and harmony. D.Direct communication.

1.What can we listen to on You Must Remember This?

A.Inspiring stories. B.Histories of Hollywood.

C.Political scandals. D.English Shows.

2.Who is known as an English teacher according to the text?

A.Leon Neyfakh. B.Woodward. C.Bernstein. D.AJ Hoge.

3.Which magazine is the text probably taken from?

A.Science. B.Travelling. C.Business review. D.Reader’s digest.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Who is probably the speaker?

A.A tour guide. B.A journalist. C.A radio host.

2.What can the students do in the science room?

A.Grow vegetables. B.Eat chocolate cakes. C.Make pizzas.

3.What’s the total price for the school trip?

A.£25. B.£65. C.£90.

4.What does the speaker advise the parents to do?

A.Go to the school in person.

B.Call for further information.

C.Remember the e-mail address.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How is the Sony camcorder (便携式摄录机) bought by the man?

A.Small. B.Big. C.Heavy.

2.What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A.Husband and wife. B.Employer and employee. C.Teacher and student.

3.For what reason are the digital video products popular?

A.Decreasing production. B.Inviting functions. C.Creative computers.

4.Which of the following can digital camcorders be connected with?

A.A pocket dictionary. B.A home computer. C.A slide show.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the man doing now?

A.Doing an interview. B.Asking for leave. C.Giving suggestions.

2.Which subject does the woman find difficult?

A.French. B.Ballet. C.Swimming.

3.When does the woman usually leave the library now?

A.At 4:30. B.At 5:30. C.At 6:00.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What will the speakers do later?

A.Check the items. B.Negotiate the discount. C.Revise the order.

2.When will the goods be delivered?

A.Before the 19th. B.On the 20th. C.After the 22nd.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How should the woman take the medicine in the first three days?

A.One red pill each morning.

B.Two red pills after lunch.

C.Three yellow pills in the evening.

2.What is the advice from the doctor?

A.Take the disease seriously. B.Keep regular hours. C.Ask for a sick leave.

Where might the speakers be now?

A.At the grocer’s. B.In a meeting room. C.At a restaurant.

How does the man probably feel on hearing the news?

A.Angry. B.Surprised. C.Nervous.

How many tickets does the man buy?

A.2. B.3. C.5.

What is the man good at?

A.Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noodles. B.Lamb Hot Pot. C.Mapo Bean Curd.

What should the man buy?

A.Some orange juice. B.A loaf of bread. C.Some milk sugar.

假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Jack给你来信说他想放弃申请成为2020年东京（Tokyo）奥运会志愿者的想法。请你根据以下要点给他写一封回信，劝他不要放弃，继续参加这次活动。

写作要点：

1.他适合做志愿者的有利条件

2.做志愿者的好处

3.表达愿望

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jack,

I am glad to hear from you.

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I’m looking forward to your early reply.

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。

Recently, the number of foreign visitors to China have been on the increase. During their stay, they all show a strongly interest in our traditional culture. So, to better promote our culture, I had some ideas. As we all know, English is playing more and more important role in promoting cultural exchanges. So they must learn to speak fluent English. We should also enrich our knowledge of traditional culture. Besides, English channels should be opened, from that foreign visitors can get more informations about our culture. On conclusion, the promotion of our culture need combined efforts. Only in this way can foreign visitors to have a better understanding of our country.