Three tips for protecting your eyes during the winter

We typically worry about staying warm during the winter months, and think less about protecting our eyes.1.. Here are three things you can do to protect your eyes during the winter months.

Tip 1: 2..

During the winter, our eyes are constantly exposed to blowing, dry, hot air that can cause them to become dry. Here are a few treatments: 3.. Distance yourself from direct heat sources while sitting. Use a humidifier(加湿器)to help reduce dryness.

Tip 2: Wear sunglasses with UV(紫外线)protection.

UV rays in the winter can harm our eyes. 4.. Wear sunglasses when you’re outside, or diving, to protect your eyes from UV rays. This is especially important as days lengthen into spring and the sun gets stronger.

Tip 3: Goggles(护目镜) protect in many ways.

Goggles not only protect our eyes from UV rays, but they also help keep our eyes from drying out from the winter wind. In addition, think about all those branches, leaves, and dirty snow that can severely injure our eyes upon contact. 5.. Don’t forget them!

A. Clean your eyes carefully

B. Don’t let your eyes dry out

C. Goggles protect the eyes from the wind

D. Keep eye drops handy to wet your eyes

E. It just makes good sense to wear quality goggles

F. In fact, they can do even more harm when they’re reflecting off snow

G. However, the winter months can be as hard on our eyes as the summer months

He has reached the point     he can solve almost every software problem his colleagues may meet in daily work.

A.which B.when

C.where D.that

She went to the bookstore and bought ________.

A.dozen books B.dozens books

C.dozen of books D.dozens of books

—I went to see you at about ten this morning, but you were not in the office.

—Oh, that was probably _______ I was talking with the headmaster.

A.when B.why C.what D.that

The building under _____for stay-at-home children will be completed in March

A.contribution B.construction

C.coincidence D.composition

Don't focus on what you're lacking. Instead, you should be     with what you've already had.

A.content B.busy

C.patient D.strict

All the tickets for the flight have been sold out. You can     one for tomorrow.

A.save B.reserve

C.arrange D.deserve

In case you feel nervous during the interview, you can make full preparations      .

A. in return    B. in time

C. in common    D. in advance

As a splendid secretary, Mr. Howell always keeps the manager        of what’s going on at home and abroad, so he deserves           .

A.to be informed; to be praised B.informing; praising

C.informed; praised D.informed; praising

With the widespread of fog and haze(雾霾) in central and eastern China, our government is supposed to ______ their efforts to prevent further pollution.

A.make up B.show up

C.step up D.wake up

People can unlock the shared bikes, _________are equipped with GPS and can be left anywhere in public, by simply _________their smart phones.

A.which; use B.which; using

C.of which; use D.of which; using

    The moon had gone behind a cloud and there weren’t many stars in the sky. As I took a glance(一瞥) at my neighbor’s house, I saw a flame (火焰) in his ______. I thought he was having a midnight fast food so I went back to my _______.

Soon, there was a ______ smell in the air and I guessed something was wrong. ______, I jumped out of bed and went downstairs to ______. I saw fire coming out of my neighbour’s kitchen. Right away, I __________ “Fire! Fire!” But there was no one nearby to ______ my shouts for help.

I _____ into my house, called the Fire Department and went back to my neighbour’s house. I rang the doorbell, hit on the door and ______ my neighbour’s name but there was no ______. I managed to _________the house and rescued a cat and a rabbit.

I tried to throw water through the kitchen window ______ it was no use; the fire was too strong. _______, a fire engine arrived and soon the firemen put out the fire. They arrived just ______ as the fire was going to ______ to the other rooms in the house.

When my neighbour came back, he was ______ because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and for saving his ______. He wanted to give me some money in return but I did not ______ it.

Weeks later, my neighbour repaired and restored his kitchen. He ______ me to see his new kitchen and there he gave me a medal(奖章) that he had ______ ordered from a factory. It made me feel very happy.

1.A.sitting room B.bathroom C.kitchen D.bedroom

2.A.chair B.table C.bed D.sofa

3.A.big B.hot C.special D.burning

4.A.After a while B.All the time C.Once in a while D.At once

5.A.examine B.search C.listen D.smell

6.A.said B.shouted C.received D.smiled

7.A.hear B.listen to C.ask D.turn to

8.A.walked B.rushed C.jumped D.stepped

9.A.called in B.called up C.called out D.called for

10.A.answer B.light C.sound D.fire

11.A.take out B.take up C.break down D.break into

12.A.and B.but C.because D.so

13.A.Luckily B.Sadly C.Unfortunately D.Suddenly

14.A.in time B.on time C.at a time D.at times

15.A.run B.spread C.flow D.return

16.A.glad B.sad C.sick D.angry

17.A.children B.parents C.life D.pets

18.A.expect B.want C.accept D.get

19.A.ordered B.begged C.advised D.invited

20.A.mainly B.particularly C.specially D.naturally

    1.Part of northern California had become an inferno(火海) in the latest big fire. A nearby town, Paradise, was reduced to ash. Nearly 50 people are confirmed dead and over 200 missing. Six of the ten most destructive fires in California's history have occurred in the past decade. Last year was the most destructive year on record, until this year. Why is the Golden State so flammable?

2.There are three reasons why California has been surrounded by flames. First, the climate is becoming warmer. This has led to snow melting earlier, drier landscapes and a longer season when fires are likely to occur.

3.A second reason is that more people live in flammable places. Since the 1990s 60% of new homes in California, Washington and Oregon have been built in spaces next to nature. These areas, which environmentalists call the "wildland-urban interface", are at higher risk of wildfire.

4.A third reason is that there is more fuel. Before western settlers arrived, fires used to happen often and naturally, which made less fuel available for future fires. For the past century fires have been controlled well. This has led to a build-up of dry brush, and makes the average wildfire much likelier to turn into a big one.

5.Putting out the flame is the most immediate task for California, but not the last. Many survivors will want to rebuild their homes exactly where they were. Californians will also want to ensure that utility companies(公用事业公司) are acting and investing responsibly. Investigations into what caused the fire are still going on, but some reports suggest it may have begun with sparks (火花) from lines owned by an electricity company.

1.What may directly cause the big fire in California?

A.The warm climate. B.Living too close to nature.

C.Too much fuel. D.Sparks from electric wire

2.What does the underlined sentences in Paragraph 1 suggest?

A.The fires in California are all very destructive.

B.The latest big fire in California is very destructive.

C.California suffered from destructive fires most last year.

D.There have been six destructive fires in California in the past 10 years.

3.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.The reasons why California suffered a destructive fire recently.

B.The reasons why California suffered destructive fires frequently.

C.The facts that California is a place easily suffered destructive fires.

D.The opinions that California is a place easily suffered destructive fires.

4.What is the structure of the text?

A.1//2-3// 4-5 B.1-2// 3-5

C.1//2-4// 5 D.1// 2-5

    Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.

If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart()疏远). When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything.

Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.

If you looked up the word “communication” in a dictionary, it would say “the exchange of ideas, the conveyance（表达）of information, correspondence （通信）, means of communication: a letter or a message”. To maintain (保持) a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note.

When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.

This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, but when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let the incident go. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.

Communication isn’t a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie’s, telling the other person how you feel and listening is the key factor to communication.

1.In the writer’s view, dealing with parents is __________ than with children.

A.more difficult B.easier

C.more uninteresting D.more interesting

2.The main idea of the second paragraph is __________.

A.the importance of friendship B.to make your feeling known to others

C.the importance of communication D.the disagreement between generations

3.The example in this passage proves that ___________.

A.Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to her

B.Sophie is very polite to her parents

C.Sophie did well in explaining her being late

D.communication is the solution(解决办法) to misunderstanding

4.All the following statements are correct except “_______”.

A.If you don’t agree with others, you’d better let them know

B.It is better to say “Hi” to others than say nothing

C.If you are not able to communicate, walk away

D.Communication is a two-way deal

    As a teacher we all have those memories of students—we wonder if we were able to teach or reach those students who had a need to get out of their seats every five minutes or so.

I recently received an e-mail from one such student, Paco, Paco’s e-mail brought back memories of one particular class:

It was our high school’s first year of block scheduling our classes were 80 minutes long instead of the traditional 40 minutes. On this particular day, I was being observed by two college professors. Of course, I was proud of the fact that the class was conducted entirely in Spanish and the students felt comfortable expressing themselves in Spanish.

On that day, Paco came running through the door with a toasted cheese sandwich in hand. “ Senora Mike. I’m hungry and I hope you don’t mind if I just quickly eat this great toasted cheese sandwich. ” I said, “Go ahead, Paco. ” Paco sat down and finished his sandwich, Paco had now noticed our two visitors. Of course, our two visitors noticed Paco the minute he ran through the door.

The lesson was going along quite well, and all the students were working in their groups. Suddenly, Paco raised his hand and said, “Senora, esta lloviendo en mis pantalones. ”(“Mrs. M. it is raining in my pants. ”) Now, being Paco’s Spanish teacher, I understood what he wanted. I knew that it was his way of requesting to go to the bathroom. You could just imagine the laughter from the other students.

I always wonder just how much Spanish Paco learned in that class, but I know he learned more than just Spanish based on an e-mail he recently wrote to me:

I know I was a handful but you actually cared. You knew I had potential. So even though I messed up a lot, you never gate up…I’m deeply grateful to you Senora, everything you taught me about Spanish. My attitude and life will stick with me the rest of my day…

You see，Paco was my student ten years ago.

1.What do we learn about Paco?

A.He did well in his lessons.

B.He didn’t behave well enough.

C.He didn’t see the two professors.

D.He showed no respect for his teacher.

2.Why did Paco raise his hand in class?

A.To attract attention.

B.To make a request.

C.To answer a question.

D.To give a suggestion.

3.Why did Paco write an e-mail to the author?

A.To make an apology.

B.To ask for some.

C.To express his thanks.

D.To make some comments.

4.What does the author intend to tell us by writing the text?

A.How to teach a successful lesson.

B.How to get on well with students.

C.A teacher’s influence on students.

D.Students’ attitude to their teachers.

    No trip to Windsor could possibly be complete without a visit to amazing Windsor Castle, the family home to British kings and queens for over 1,000 years. The size of the Castle is breath-taking. In fact, it is the largest and oldest occupied Castle in the world and it’s where Her Majesty The Queen chooses to spend most of her private weekends. You might even time your visit when she is in residence! The marriage of Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle took place in Windsor on Saturday, 19 May , 2018.They became the sixteenth royal couple to celebrate their marriage at Windsor Castle since 1863. Windsor Castle offers something for everyone with so many areas to explore.

Visit the magnificent State Apartments, furnished with some of the finest works of art from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto.

Take in the splendor of St George's Chapel, location of the wedding of Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle, the burial place of 10 Kings including Henry VIII and Charles I, and one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in England.

Be amazed at Queen Mary's Dolls’ House, the largest, most beautiful and most famous dolls’ house in the world, created in the 1920s and filled with thousands of objects made by leading craftsmen, artists and designers of the time.

Imagine being entertained by royalty in the Semi-State Rooms, the spectacular private apartments open to visitors from September to March each year. Richly decorated, they are used by The Queen for hosting her guests.

1.What do we know about Windsor Castle?

A.The Queen seldom lives in Windsor Castle.

B.Tourists are not allowed to visit the Castle if The Queen is there.

C.Windsor Castle has witnessed many royal weddings.

D.Windsor Castle is the oldest castle in the world.

2.What can we see in Windsor Castle every day?

A.Famous paintings by great artists.

B.Beautiful dolls created in the 19th century.

C.The wedding place of 10 Kings.

D.The place where The Queen entertains her guests.

3.An architect is most likely to visit ______.

A.State Apartments B.St George's Chapel

C.Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House D.Semi-State Room.

假定你是李华，你校英文报社将举办主题为自然灾害的征文活动。请你给美国朋友Bruce Alpert写一封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：

1. 说明缘由；

2. 请他介绍美国的自然灾害并谈谈影响，应对措施等；

3.告知征文截稿日期。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Yesterday evening I went out for a walk without my parents in a nearby park after a long day of study.

There were many people especially women dancing with music happily and energetically. Suddenly, no music was heard. It seemed what their equipment didn’t work. A young man came up into the crowd and offered to examine them. However, all the efforts he made seem in vain. People began to get a little impatience with it. Just at the moment a little boy had noticed the electrical socket(插座) was disconnected. After the unexpecting accident, people enjoyed themselves once again. Seen this, my parents and I smiled in relief. What nice evening！

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。

Will cash disappear from our neighborhoods? Cash will likely become less popular, thanks to the high cost of using cash and the 1.(grow) number of alternatives. The future will be ＂less cash＂rather than cashless.

Cash is unique among payment instruments in that anyone can transact(交易), any time, any place, with no third parties 2. (involve). With this freedom 3.(come) strong privacy protection. Currency neither knows nor cares who holds it or when and where a transaction occurred. People have 4. sense of security when they have cash with them. These entries will, of course, evolve(进化) as our societies become more 5.(digital) native. However, old habits and viewpoints take a long time 6. (turn)over. Some 7.(merchant)will resist the costs of new equipment or fees that accompany cash alternatives. Cash 8.(consider) more convenient and universal, while with digital transactions there’s always concerns about hacking and fraud(诈骗).

So, no matter where we are in the world, let us celebrate the ATM’s half-century of service. Though cash may become less popular, rest assured that there will always be someone 9. will stop you in the street asking for directions 10. the nearest ATM.

    I learned this lesson a couple of years ago. That day, I took a _______ to Grand Central Station. We were driving in the _______ lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right _______ us. My taxi driver slammed (猛踩) on his brakes and almost _______ the car’s back end by just ten _______!

The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, _______ his car and started yelling bad _______ at us. The taxi driver just smiled and _______ at the guy. And I mean he was _______. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ________ your car and sent us to ________!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “the law of the garbage truck.”

Many people are like garbage trucks. They ________ around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of ________, and full of disappointment. As their garbage ________ up, they need a place to dump it, and if you agree, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump their ________ on you, don’t take it ________. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and ________. You’ll be happy at what you do.

I started thinking, how often do I let garbage trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and ________ it to other people? That day I said, “I’m not going to do that anymore.”

What about you? What will happen in your life if you let more garbage ________ pass you by? Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with ________.

1.A.bike B.bus C.subway D.taxi

2.A.flat B.wide C.clear D.right

3.A.in back of B.in front of C.beside D.beneath

4.A.opened B.removed C.missed D.observed

5.A.meters B.inches C.miles D.yards

6.A.got out of B.broke away from C.squeezed D.kicked

7.A.means B.solutions C.languages D.words

8.A.waved B.pointed C.aimed D.glared

9.A.friendly B.aggressive C.merciful D.grateful

10.A.handled B.undertook C.abused D.ruined

11.A.prison B.police C.hospital D.school

12.A.run B.turn C.show D.gather

13.A.imagination B.anger C.confidence D.pride

14.A.puts B.takes C.piles D.makes

15.A.happiness B.problems C.expectation D.will

16.A.differently B.attentively C.seriously D.purposefully

17.A.fight B.weep C.flee away D.move on

18.A.pass B.spread C.convey D.offer

19.A.trucks B.cans C.collectors D.bags

20.A.hopes B.indifference C.regrets D.ambitions

    Moving to a foreign country is an amazing, life-changing experience. There are some practical decisions that need to be made. 1. For me, choosing to live with a French with a French family was the best choice I made, and here is why.

2. When you’re in anew environment with people you don’t know who are speaking a language you’re still not fluent in, you might feel lost, tired and homesick—I know I did. 3. They showed me which buses to take to get to work, cooked dinner for me so we could eat together, and took me with them on trips to the beach, the theatre and even a bullfight. These were great opportunities to experience French culture and build relationships. They helped me feel more comfortable and welcome.

Living with French people has improved my language skills. Being constantly exposed to real French conversation has allowed me to learn new phrases, widen my vocabulary and even improve my accent. My host family are happy to answer my questions and correct me when I say things wrong. 4.

The experience of living abroad is one that you will remember forever. Perhaps the friendships, like the memories, will also last. 5. You might return for their birthdays, weddings, holidays, and much more. I hope to remain in contact with my host family long after I leave France because when I was away from my friends and loves ones, they welcomed me and made me part of their family.

A.One such decision is choosing where to live.

B.You can stay in your own space and privacy.

C.Your host family might become your life-long friends.

D.It makes me a better and more confident French speaker.

E.However, my host family was wonderful and welcoming.

F.A family can help you settle in, stopping you from feeling lonely.

G.It’s an opportunity to meet new people, a different culture and another language.

    How do the world’s only flying mammals communicate? Researchers have observed young bats adopting new “dialects” simply by hearing them repeatedly, making them one of the few animals known to have a capacity for vocal (声音的) learning. “These bats may help us clarify the evolution of speech acquisition (习得) skills,” says Yosef Prat, a PhD at Tel Aviv University (TAU).

For one year, researchers raised 14 Egyptian fruit bat pups with their mothers in controlled area, exposing each young bat to two different vocalizations: the natural call of its mother and a separate recording that varied in pitch (音高) or frequency. They found that the pups in each group developed a dialect like the recording. “The general assumption in this field is that most animals develop their born vocalizations regardless of what they hear, and that human vocal learning abilities have developed during evolution,” says Mr Prat. “The finding that bats learn the common dialect in their rest place was unusual.”

Scientists know little about the origin of spoken language, which is believed to have appeared in humans within the past 500,000 years. Dozens of theories attempt to explain the complexity of this skill, but none have done so conclusively.

“Studying vocal communication and vocal learning in animal models is a very useful way to approach the problem,” says Olga Feher, an assistant professor at the University of Warwick in England.

But animal vocalizations and human speech are very different things, says Jamin Pelkey, a professor at Ryerson University. “All species communicate. Unlike other animals, though, human beings are able to use sound patterns for functions that are far stranger—functions that are imaginative, theoretical, and critical. When speech is involved in these stranger functions, that is what we mean by spoken ‘language’.”

1.How do young bats acquire their “language” according to the research?

A.Flying in the air slowly.

B.Hearing it again and again.

C.Communicating with partners.

D.Repeating it with their mothers.

2.What was the general view about animal vocalization?

A.Most animals are born with it

B.Its process was unusual.

C.It is easier than human speech.

D.What animals heard doesn’t affect their learning.

3.What does the underlined word “problem” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A.The difference between animals and humans.

B.The complexity of spoken language.

C.The origin of spoken language.

D.The study of animal models.

4.What does professor Pelkey think of researching young bats?

A.It is far from the fact

B.Its result is beyond doubt.

C.It is of great scientific value.

D.It doesn’t relate to human speech much.

    When Dee Dee Bridgewater learned that she would become a 2017 NEA Jazz Master, a series of thoughts and feelings flooded her mind. “It was so far out of my orbit and just my whole sphere of thinking,” she said in a conversation at NPR this spring, hours before she formally received her award.

She’s 66-far from retirement age in jazz, and on the extreme forward edge of the NEA Jazz Masters people. So she was aware of her relative youth in the field She also recognized that there haven’t been many women in the ranks of NEA Jazz Masters: fewer than 20, out of 145. That idea led her to reflect on her predecessors (前任): legendary singers like Betty Carter* who was seated back in 1992, and Abbey Lincoln, who received the nod in 2003.

Bridgewater sought inspiration and advice from both Carter and Lincoln, as she recalls in this period of Jazz Night, which features music recorded during the season opener for Jazz at Lincoln Center. On a program called “Songs of Freedom”, organized by drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr., Bridgewater sang material associated with Lincoln as well as Nina Simone: an extremely angry song of the civil rights movement, like “Mississippi Goddam”.

A separate concert, “Songs We Love”, found Bridgewater singing less politically charged (but still exciting) fare like “St. James Infirmary”, which appears on her most recent album. In words as well as music, this period reveals how seriously Bridgewater takes that responsibility, seeing as how it connects to her own experience in the jazz lineage. But maybe “seriously” isn’t the right word when it comes to Dee Dee, whose effervescence (欢腾) shines through even in a reflective mood. Join her here for a while; she’s excellent company, no more or less so now that mastery is officially a part of her resume.

1.What did Bridgewater think of her winning the award?

A.It confused her.

B.It was beyond her expectation.

C.It won great popular support for her.

D.It gave her much confidence about her career.

2.What can we learn about the musicians winning NEA Jazz Masters?

A.Women ranked higher than men.

B.Men accounted for a bigger part of them.

C.Most of them were unwilling to retire at first.

D.Many of them received the award at an early age.

3.Who is more likely to have a great influence on Bridgewater?

A.Carter and Lincoln. B.Ulysses and Lincoln.

C.Nina Simone and Carter. D.Nina Simone and Ulysses.

4.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A.Bridgewater’s music theme.

B.Bridgewater’s music experience.

C.Bridgewater’s personal characters.

D.Bridgewater’s great achievements.

    I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St, Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an un- controllable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida’s mild winters, I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.

I’m like a migratory bird (候鸟) that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.

So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display of colors-first in the fall trees, and then in the lights around homes and at Rockefeller Center. Floridians decorate too, but can’t create the special feel of a New England winter.

I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven’t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch. (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to shovel.)

While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you can’t go home?

1.What’s the difference between Florida and Long Island?

A.Winters in Florida are milder.

B.The snowbirds in Florida are rarer.

C.Weather in Florida is severer.

D.Florida is nearer to the ocean.

2.What does the underlined word “reluctance” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Unwillingness.

B.Expectation.

C.Coincidence.

D.Motivation.

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

A.Imaginative and outspoken.

B.Hard-working and serious.

C.Homesick and easy-going

D.Anxious and painful.

4.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To describe his dream to be a free bird.

B.To express his feeling of missing his hometown.

C.To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometown.

D.To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown.

    From The 12 Days of Christmas to See You in the Cosmos, these children’s books are ideal for holiday giving.

The 12 Days of Christmas

by Greg Pizzoli

It’s a classic Christmas reading material! It’s a counting lesson! It’s a crazy tale of elephant love. Have you ever wondered how all those calling birds, turtle doves and French hens fit in one room? Pizzoli, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner has your answer. ($ 15.99, ages 3—5) Amazon. com

Here We Are

by Oliver Jeffers

Yes, this book by the illustrator (插画家) of the great hit “The Day the Crayons Quit” is for kids ages 3—7, but don’t let that fool you. Inspired by the birth of Jeffers1 first child, this is a father’s “welcome to the earth” letter to his baby, filled with the heady wonder of parenthood A great gift for new parents. ($ 19.99. ages 3—7) Amazon. com

Wishtree

by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso.

When a towering oak tree learns that she may be cut down, she starts getting extraordinarily involved in the lives of the humans below her, particularly a girl who is being escaped due to her ethnicity (种族). A lovely tale about common ground and the power of community. ($ 16.99, ages 8 —12) Amazon. com

See You in the Cosmos

by Jack Cheng

Eleven-year-old Alex is too busy trying to communicate with space aliens to worry about his troubled family life. When Alex runs away from home to launch his homemade rocket, he finds himself sidetracked by new friends and hints of a family secret. ($ 16.99, ages 10 and up) Amazon. com

1.Which of the following books is about acting as new parents?

A.Wishtree. B.The Days of Christmas.

C.Here We Are. D.See You in the Cosmos.

2.How much will you pay for two different books at least?

A.$ 30.98. B.$ 31.98. C.$ 32.98. D.$ 33.98.

3.What can we learn from the book Wishtree?

A.Friendship is more important than anything else in our life.

B.It mainly talks about environmental protection.

C.The girl has difficulty with her school life.

D.Both the tree and the girl are facing crisis.

假定你是李华，你校将举办主题为“我们的地球我们的家”（Our Earth, Our Home）的环保创意活动。请用英语写一封邮件，邀请你的英国朋友Peter参加，内容包括：

1. 活动时间和地点；

2. 活动内容（照片展，旧物利用，环保海报等）；

3. 期待Peter参加。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2处。涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：此行缺一个词在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），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, 在该词下面写出改正后的词。

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。

There are six people in my family. Each of us has different hobbies. My father likes collecting stamp. He has many special stamps in other countries. My mother likes baking. She always prepares deliciously cakes for us in the afternoon. I like drawing. When I feel boring in class, I will draw on my books. While my teachers see me draw on the book, they are always angry and ask me erase drawings. My brother, Johnny, likes to read the comic books. My grandpa is interested in garden. In our yard were many beautiful flowers, most of whom are roses. My grandma likes to listen to music.

    During last year's two sessions （两会）, Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum, 1. （push） for major renovations （修复） inside the palace museum. And during this year's two sessions, he proposed adopting 2. new set of regulations on how to best protect and preserve the historic complex.

"The Regulation of the Preservation of the Great Wall 3. （adopt） over the past years, and it has proved very effective, so this year we've drafted an outline for new regulations and we hope to pass the cultural relics of the Palace Museum on to many generations 4. （come）. " Shan said.

The Palace Museum faces serious pressures. An increasing number of 5. （tour） want to see the palace's treasures, but overcrowding could harm preservation efforts. And 6. urbanization （城市化） progressing in Beijing, construction around the Palace Museum may end up damaging 7. （it） ancient buildings.

The Forbidden City's image as a museum has grown 8. Shan's last measures were approved in 2012. To make more room for more visitors, Shan has proposed moving 750 employees, 9. （rough） half the museum's staff, to offices outside the complex. He has also called for transforming an archaeological site which 10. （be） unearthed in 2016 into a new public archaeological museum for the public to enjoy.

    It was really an unforgettable experience. The other day on my way home, for some reason all the traffic _______ were out. It was 5 pm, _______ it was rush hour and pure chaos.

I approached a 4﹣way stop, and found myself _______ in a mess. On all 3 sides of me, people all were looking for the right time to _______ the road.

On one side was an elderly woman who was _______ forward as if she would get through the crossroad. _______ across from me was a business man talking on his cell phone. On the other side was a _______ dancing to his radio, not looking like he really cared whether he moved or not. _______ , I waited…and waited…and waited. For what felt like 5 minutes, everyone there was still looking. Then after I gave it a little _______ , I pulled out into the road, and I became the most __________ man on the road. The man __________ his cell phone and screamed. The teenager turned off his __________ and yelled. The elderly lady just __________ her head and then leaned back.

Did I __________ any traffic laws or universal laws of politeness? No.

Did I give everyone __________ time to do what we are all taught in driving school?

Yes.

So how does this story __________ to you and your business?

Is it __________ when you make a move and break out of the pack? And all three of them were upset with me because I ignored that excuse and made my move.

We will __________ all these people in our lives, but it is important to remember that this is your life, and that you can't __________ for other people to decide if you can make a（n）__________ . You and only you can make it happen.

1.A.rules B.accidents C.lights D.arrangements

2.A.but B.so C.or D.yet

3.A.introduced B.stuck C.lost D.interrupted

4.A.cross B.ignore C.overlook D.observe

5.A.putting B.dragging C.admiring D.leaning

6.A.Roughly B.Obviously C.Gradually D.Directly

7.A.man B.boy C.woman D.girl

8.A.However B.Still C.Therefore D.Moreover

9.A.challenge B.belief C.thought D.concept

10.A.encouraging B.inspiring C.terrifying D.annoying

11.A.turned up B.handed up C.hung up D.called up

12.A.radio B.phone C.computer D.camera

13.A.shook B.raised C.lowered D.nodded

14.A.follow B.obey C.improve D.break

15.A.spare B.ample C.convenient D.significant

16.A.apply B.refer C.stick D.lead

17.A.energetic B.intelligent C.brave D.silly

18.A.question B.face C.envy D.beat

19.A.call B.allow C.wait D.care

20.A.move B.preparation C.deal D.adjustment

    A science teacher's job is teaching science to his students. A person who decides to become a science teacher may have many career choices available to him. He may decide to work in a primary to teach a range of subjects, including science. 1. Some even choose to earn advanced degrees that allow them to work as college professors.

2. They may cover such basic science subjects as biology, chemistry, physics and earth science as well as a full range of other subjects. The subjects a science teacher covers may vary, depending on such factors as where he teaches and the age of the students he's instructing.

A person who wants to become a science teacher for primary-aged students may find it necessary to teach other subjects in addition to science. 3. In such classroom, one teacher may instruct students not only in science but also math, history, language and other subjects.

At the high school level, science teachers usually have the opportunity to focus on their chosen subject. Typically, teachers at this level are required to earn bachelor's degree in the subjects they want to teach in addition to teaching certifications. 4.

College science teachers usually need more advanced degrees to secure their positions. Typically, a full-time science professor needs a doctoral degree in order to do so. 5. That is because colleges typically need teachers in basic and highly-specialized courses.

A. Science teachers teach various science concepts.

B. Science teachers are good at answering mysterious questions.

C. Often, college science teachers have a wide range of subjects choices.

D. A deep knowledge in the field of science will help applicants stand out.

E. He may also choose to teach a particular science subject in high school.

F. For example, a high school chemistry teacher usually needs a chemistry degree.

G. Many primary schools hire teachers to teach all the basic subjects in one classroom.