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2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The world is quickly realizing what much it depends on China. Apple is worried about its supply chains. Ikea is closing their stores and paying staff members when they staying home. Starbucks is warned for a financial blow by some authorities. The coronavirus has virtually shut down one of the world's most important growth engine. Desperate to slow the fast-moving virus, the Chinese authorities had extended the country's national holiday, and crippled land, rail or air transport. The full extent of the hit to the broader business world is not yet clearly. "Our the members are dealing with the present trouble,”saying the senior vice president of the US-China Business Council, Jake Parker.

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The Chinese Doctor Who Beat the Plague (鼠疫)

In October 1910, 1. mysterious illness appeared in the city of Manzhouli, 2. the Russian and Chinese border. It spread swiftly, killing 99.9% of its victims.

The Qing Imperial court had sent Malayan-born, Cambridge-educated Dr. Wu Lien-teh north to stop the epidemic (流行病) 3. it spread to the rest of the empire.

Dr. Wu set up special quarantine (隔离) units and ordered blockades to stop 4. (infect) persons from traveling and spreading the disease. He had teams 5. (check) households for possible cases, and even managed to convince Russian and Japanese authorities to 6. (complete) close the railways in the early weeks of 1911.

The pneumonic plague outbreak of 1910-1911 lasted nearly four months, 7. (affect) five provinces and six major cities and accounted for over 60,000 deaths. It is clear that without the brave and decisive action taken by Dr. Wu it could have been much 8. (bad).

If the epidemic 9. (go) unchecked, allowing holiday rail passengers to spread the disease to the rest of China, it could have meant a catastrophic loss of life and possibly caused a global health crisis.

For a time, Dr. Wu was the world’s most famous plague 10. (fight).

    I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood，the one about a______is my mother's favorite.

I was only two when the______occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and _____to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief______to dash across the lawn(草坪)-and hit a large maple tree！I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and______on my backside. Mom______me to start crying，but I just sat there for a minute. Then I______myself up and kept right on going. Mom always______here that，as many times as I______across the lawn after that，I never again______into that tree.

Mom loves to use this story as an______. It reminds her that children don't enter life______to take risks or unwilling to______again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that______as I grew older. When I______my major life decisions，I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents' home to look for a______, Through years of______, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get______at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens，don't sit in the grass and______.Just get up and keep on going It will all be worth it______.

1.A.trip B.race C.tree D.driver

2.A.incident B.change C.illness D.problem

3.A.feared B.refused C.forgot D.turned

4.A.delay B.absence C.freedom D.rest

5.A.landed B.slept C.laughed D.wept

6.A.promised B.encouraged C.allowed D.expected

7.A.woke B.picked C.warmed D.gave

8.A.adds B.replies C.admits D.supposes

9.A.drove B.lived C.stood D.zoomed

10.A.crashed B.broke C.climbed D.looked

11.A.answer B.example C.excuse D.order

12.A.able B.ashamed C.afraid D.anxious

13.A.ask B.share C.learn D.try

14.A.honesty B.toughness C.kindness D.curiosity

15.A.regretted B.reviewed C.made D.explained

16.A.job B.friend C.fortune D.house

17.A.memories B.efforts C.research D.experience

18.A.mixed up B.fed up C.knocked down D.settled down

19.A.play B.relax C.dream D.cry

20.A.all at once B.in the end C.in either case D.as a result

    The Hotel Wake-up Call Gets Personal

Here’s a wake-up call: The hotel front desk will do one better than ringing your phone in the morning. They’ll send an actual human being to your room. Don’t worry. They won’t come in and kiss you good morning. 1.

Never mind that most travelers nowadays have smart phones with built-in alarm clocks. 2. Here are some examples. At the Wolcott Hotel, if a wake-up call is unanswered, they will send an employee to your door. At Las Ventanas al Paraiso, an employee shows up at your room to wake you up with tea, coffee and breakfast bread. At the Mandarin Oriental, a person rather than an automated system will call to wake you up. 3.

Hotels have always taken the wake-up call seriously. 4. If you don’t get your call within five minutes of the requested time, you won’t have to pay for your room. Travelers, too, still want to have an option of a wake-up call. A study of 285 guests at Crown Plaza found that 53% considered a wake-up call very important.

5. In the late 1980s, hotels turned to automated systems. Then all you’d get was a ring and silence. In the ever-competitive race for loyal customers, however, many hotels are now getting creative with the wake-up call. Some hotels even have recordings of celebrity voices. And more hotels will go back to the old in-person system of wake up calls.

A. But they might bring you coffee.

B. If you don’t answer, you’ll get a wake-up knock.

C. Crown Plaza, for instance, has a wake-up call guarantee.

D. But the wake-up call became less personal over the years.

E. The hotel gets 15 to 30 requests for wake-up calls each day.

F. The human wake-up call is a way to personalize a guest's stay.

G. Some guests sleep through the call, while others turn their phone ringers off.

    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.

    Today's world is not an easy adjustment for young adults. Key skill set for success is persistence (毅力), a characteristic that researchers say is heavily influenced by fathers. Researchers from Brigham Young University discovered that fathers are in a unique position to help their adolescent children learn persistence.

BYU professors Laura Padilla-Walker and Randal Day arrived at these findings after following 325 American families over several years. And over time，the persistence gained through fathers led to higher achievement in school.

"There are relatively few studies that stress the unique role of fathers，"Padilla-Walker said. "This research also helps to prove that characteristics such as persistence-which can be taught-are key to a child's life success.”

Researchers determined that dads need to practice an "authoritative" parenting style. Authoritative parenting is not authoritarian:rigid，demanding or controlling. Rather，an authoritative parenting style includes some of the following characteristics:children feel warmth and love from their father；responsibility and the reasons behind rules are stressed children are given an appropriate level of autonomy(自主权).

In the study，about 52 percent of the dads exhibited above-average levels of authoritative parenting. A key finding is that over time，children raised by an authoritative father were significantly more likely to develop persistence，which leads to better outcomes in school.

This particular study examined 11 to 14-year-olds living in two-parent homes. Yet the researchers suggest that single parents still may play a role in teaching the benefits of persistence，which is an avenue of future research.

1.What is special about the BYU professors' study?

A.It centered on fathers' role in parenting.

B.It was based on a number of large families.

C.It analyzed different kinds of parenting styles.

D.It aimed to improve kids' achievement in school.

2.What would an authoritative father do when raising his children?

A.Ignore their demands. B.Make decisions for them.

C.Control their behaviors. D.Explain the rules to them.

3.Which group can be a focus of future studies according to the researchers?

A.Single parents.

B.Children aged from 11 to 14.

C.Authoritarian fathers.

D.Mothers in two-parent homes.

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

A.Three Characteristics of Authoritative Fathers.

B.Key Skills for Young Adults to Succeed in Future.

C.Children Tend to Learn Determination from Father.

D.Family Relationship Influences School Performance.

    Many shopping malls now have special areas that offer shoppers their first chance to experience “VR technology”. You may have entered one out of curiosity, or you may think it is just another piece of useless technology. Whatever your opinion, VR, or virtual (虚拟的) reality, is going to become a big part of our lives very soon.

2016 saw the introduction of many fancy products in the world of VR, including Microsoft’s HoloLens and Samsung’s Gear VR. All of them offer an exciting look at the new realities and opportunities that VR brings. These, however, are the early days of a technology that is expected to go from strength to strength. And 2017 looks like it is going to be the year in which VR technology really takes off.

For a start, using VR will become more normal in 2017. Microsoft and Intel have already discussed their plans for simpler and less expensive VR headsets.

“The idea of VR will stop being a sci-fi (science-fiction) idea, and instead it will turn into an industry of real products used as ways to show off imagination.” Said Andrew, a designer at US VR Company, Survios. It is also expected that VR products will play a part in more common and real-life fields like fashion and film. For example, to enjoy the atmosphere and energy of the front row experience at a fashion show, fans will no longer have to go along in the flesh. Instead people will be able to enjoy the experience by just wearing a VR headset at home.

You can also expect VR mirrors and fitting-rooms sooner rather than later. “This is an especially good opportunity for brands looking to offer very personalized experiences.” Said Roy De Young from US-based marketing agency, PMX.

As time goes on, there will be less discussion about whether people will accept VR technology. It will simply be a discussion of when.

1.Why do many shopping malls have areas for VR experiences?

A.To collect shoppers’opinions.

B.To meet the demands of shoppers.

C.To introduce the new technology to shoppers.

D.To entertain shoppers with new technology.

2.What does the underlined phrase “in the flesh” mean?

A.In time B.In person

C.In line D.In order

3.What can we know about VR products from the passage?

A.They are not expensive at present.

B.They will meet more personal demands.

C.They are being used almost everywhere.

D.They won’t be accepted for many years.

4.What may be the best title for the passage?

A.VR Meets Our Life Goal B.VR Mirrors Are Coming

C.VR Takes over Fashion D.VR Is Becoming Real

    The Worlds' Best Bookshops

There's nothing like being surrounded by books， wherever you are． Here are the finest oases of literature that travellers can bring you．

Daikanyama T﹣site | Tokyo

It is well worth visiting even if just to admire the building's beautiful， crisscrossed architecture． Once you've had your fill of roaming three floors' worth of bookshelves， there's the bar， the coffee shop， or even the video rental space to give you more reason to stay just that little bit longer． Grab a book， order a beer and dive into its pages． I could have stayed hours here．

City Lights | San Francisco

The three﹣storey establishment publishes and sells titles in poetry， fiction， translation， politics， history and the arts． It hosts events and readings， and runs a non﹣profit of the same name that aims to promote diversity of voices and ideas in literature． It's opposite Vesuvio， a bar frequented by Kerouac and other Beat﹣generation writers and artists．

Shakespeare and Company | Paris

I made a special trip to the Left Bank for this one when I was in Paris． It has two floors packed with English﹣language texts， and I was particularly struck by any spare wall space devoted to notes from visitors ﹣ heartfelt messages to a loved one， dedications to the shop itself， or a quote from a favourite author or philosopher．

Hutatma Chowk | Mumbai

A few years ago I visited India， investigating Rudyard Kipling's connections with the country． I spotted a cheap copy of The Jungle Book on one of the tarp﹣covered book stalls at Hutatma Chowk （Martyrs' Square）． The booksellers here are like amateur librarians， able to lay their hands on almost any title you ask for． To me， those well﹣thumbed （翻旧了的） books spoke volumes about the changes of Mumbai's readers in the 150 years since the city gave us Kipling．

1.In which bookshop can you buy a drink while visiting？

A.Daikanyama T﹣site.

B.City Lights.

C.Shakespeare and Company.

D.Hutatma Chowk.

2.What can be learned about the book stalls at Hutatma Chowk？

A.People can meet Rudyard Kipling there．

B.They sell the cheapest books in the world．

C.The book owners are amateur librarians．

D.The sellers are familiar with the books．

3.What do the four bookstores have in common？

A.They are beautifully designed．

B.They are three﹣storey buildings．

C.They offer book lovers good experience．

D.They are frequently visited by great writers．

假定你是李华，你校英语角拟举行一次英文演讲比赛，需要两名主持人（host）。你对此很感兴趣。请你用英语给外籍负责人布朗先生写一封自荐信，内容包括：

1. 个人基本情况；

2. 口语水平；

3. 相关经验。

注意： 1. 词数100词左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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My hobby is rock climbing. I’ve been doing them for two years. In the beginning, I wasn’t very good, so I’ve gotten much better. I started rock climbing in junior high school. On first day, I felt high nervous, so I only climbed low rocks. It was hard, but very interested. So I kept on work, and now I could climb very fast. I like rock climbing because of it helps me stay in shape. It’s also a good way to make friend. I’ve met a lot of people. We climb, but we also hang out and spend time doing another things now.

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Nana Kwabena was in and out of the hospital as 1. child. He was born with sickle cell disease (镰状红细胞贫血症). It is a blood disorder that can be passed from parents to 2. (they) children. Kwabena's brother died of the disease in 2011. After that, Kwabena started an organization 3. (call) All One Blood. The organization works to help young people 4. have sickle cell disease.

Worldwide, there are about 25 million people 5. (live) with sickle cell disease. In the United States, it affects (侵袭) about 100,000 people, according 6. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 7. (study) show that one out of every 365 African-American children are born with the disease. Many people 8. (wrong) believe that the disease affects only a small number of people.

All One Blood supports research to find a cure (治疗方法) for sickle cell disease. There are signs of hope. In 2015, the University of Illinois Hospital, in Chicago, 9. (report) that it had cured the disease in 12 people.

“I encourage kids 10. (know) that if you have sickle cell disease or anything that makes you who you are,”Kwabena says,“it can become a superpower for you to change the world with.”

    Driving laws in Ontario allowed teenagers to get their licenses (执照) at the age of sixteen! As my sixteenth birthday drew near, I got increasingly __ .

My father, who __ driving, was the clear choice to be my driving instructor. The first __ took place in the driveway. I was afraid to touch the gear shift (换挡杆), which was sticking out of the floorboard. However, my father___ explained everything from the gear shift to the turn signals.

For the next lesson, my father asked me to __ the car, and then he guided me into reverse (倒车). As I pressed the gas (油门), I felt the car starting to move backward. I was___ the car!

Two weeks of lessons passed, and I was beginning to get __ . My father had me drive around the same block again and again. When I couldn't __ it any more, I asked to move to a street that had more action. “Tomorrow. I think you are __ ,”my father replied, his eyes shining with pride.

I was __ on a busy street the next night. I shifted from first gear to second gear with no____. Then came third gear. When I reached the __ I wanted, I put the car into fourth. I was flying in the car! My father's __ brought me back to reality. He said calmly, “Darling, there's a red light ahead.”My mind went blank (空白的). I did not __ what to do. I flew through the crossroads, which by chance was empty.

That night my father was ___. I cried silently. How____we hadn't hit anyone or any car. I waited for my father to ___me, but he did not. I realized the seriousness of my driving through a red light. That lesson has __ with me for thirty years. Until now I have not ___that day. I remember how __ a loving father who taught his daughter to drive is.

1.A.excited B.worried C.moved D.tired

2.A.disliked B.stopped C.expected D.loved

3.A.meeting B.lesson C.races D.talk

4.A.quickly B.patiently C.angrily D.suddenly

5.A.start B.take C.pass D.leave

6.A.repairing B.studying C.controlling D.touching

7.A.weak B.nervous C.afraid D.bored

8.A.imagine B.believe C.stand D.make

9.A.suitable B.free C.safe D.ready

10.A.finally B.usually C.surprisingly D.probably

11.A.experience B.training C.problems D.signs

12.A.speed B.answer C.place D.age

13.A.action B.voice C.looks D.feelings

14.A.hear B.wonder C.find D.know

15.A.brave B.proud C.careless D.serious

16.A.lucky B.strange C.unusual D.impossible

17.A.refuse B.punish C.fire D.doubt

18.A.ended B.changed C.stayed D.gone

19.A.remembered B.forgotten C.chosen D.missed

20.A.humorous B.courageous C.wise D.honest

    Keeping the memory in shape is important at any age,but it requires a bit more work as we grow. There are some simple activities that can improve your memory.1.

Awaken your senses.

Use your senses to help your memory store(储存) needed information.2.You can ask yourself like this: Is the sky a light blue or deep purple? The more involved(参与的) you can be in the information, the easier it is for your brain to store it.

Use imagination and relation.

Trying to remember names? Let’s say you meet a man named Frank Parker.3.Tie the two together by picturing Frank dressed up in a hot dog costume(服装) parking his car in the parking lot. Now each time you see Frank ,you should easily recall his name.

Breathe deeply and relax.

4.Relax, breathe deeply and slowly and let your mind ease up for a minute. Being relaxed makes it easier for information to be both stored and remembered.

5.

When you come upon something you need to remember, say to yourself,“Hey, pay attention and remember this! ”You are giving yourself a wake-up call as well as giving your mind a marker that it can use to help in storing the new information.

A.Give yourself an order.

B.Get a good night’s sleep.

C.Here are four of them to get you started.

D.Picture a hot dog for Frank and a car for Parker.

E.For example, note the colors of a picture you want to remember.

F.When we try hard to remember something we often become nervous.

G.The way you live influences not only your physical health but also your memory.

Smartphones, tablets and smart watches are banned (禁止) at school for all children under 15 in France. Under the ban students are not able to use their phones at all during school hours, including meal breaks.

“I think it’s a good thing. School is not about being on your phone,” Paris mum Marie-Caroline Madeleine told AFP. “It’s hard with kids. You can’t control what they see and that’s one of the things that worry me as a parent.”

There is no law like this in Australia, but some Australian schools have banned phones.

McKinnon Secondary School in Victoria introduced a total ban in February and Principal Pitsa Binnion said this has been a success.

McKinnon students still have a Chromebook to use in every class for day-to-day learning but they’re not allowed to use social media. Ms Binnion said at first “teachers cheered and students moaned (抱怨) ,” but now they’re seeing the advantages. “They come to school and they’re not allowed to use phones at all during the school day, including lunch breaks,” she said.

“It’s been wonderful in terms of students communicating with each other at lunchtime and not looking at their screen,” she said.

Ms Binnion also leads by example and doesn’t use her mobile phone in school. “I think anyone can do it if we’ve done it.”

Not everyone agrees with the bans. Western Sydney University technology researcher Dr Joanne Orlando wrote in online magazine The Conversation earlier this year that Australia should not ban phones in schools because it’s important to educate kids to live in the age they are raised in.

“A good education for students today is knowing how to use technology to learn, communicate and work with ideas,” she wrote. “Banning students from using smartphones is a 1950s response to a 2018 state-of-play.”

1.Why did Madeleine welcome the ban?

A. School is for studying.    B. Kids behave badly nowadays.

C. Teachers find it hard to control kids.    D. Her kids depend too much on phones.

2.What can we learn about the ban in McKinnon Secondary School?

A. Some teachers were against it at first.

B. Students can now see the good of the ban.

C. Students can use their phones at lunch beaks.

D. Teachers have stopped using phones at school as well.

3.What does the underlined word “Chromebook” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to?

A. A book.    B. A notebook.

C. A learning website.    D. A kind of computer.

4.What does Dr Joanne Orlando think of banning phones in schools?

A. It will disconnect parents and kids.    B. It will cause kids to communicate less.

C. It will prevent kids being tech-minded.    D. It will make education go back 60 years.

    Coffee is an important part of Italian culture and since arriving here over six months ago, I have drunk a lot of it!

Of course, coffee is also very popular in the UK but coffee culture in Italy is a completely different story. In Italy, when you order a coffee in a café or bar ( 酒吧), you are served with a tiny, bitter espresso. This is“normal (正常的) coffee” for Italians and they are not so interested in the huge coffees that we drink in the UK. If you want more than one sip (小口) of coffee in Italy, lungo is a good choice. It is espresso with a little more water added, but still served in a small cup. In addition, while takeaway coffee is quite popular among Brits, it is not very common at all in Italy, especially in non-touristy areas. Generally, Italians prefer to drink their tiny coffees while standing at the bar and, for many, this short break is an important part of their day.

Usually, breakfast in a bar in Italy includes a coffee and a pastry (酥皮糕点). I have been spoiled for choice with lovely cafés in the Italian town I'm living in. These cafés sell different kinds of mouth-watering pastries - either plain (无馅料的) or filled with cream, chocolate, etc - as well as delicious coffee. Cappuccinos are very popular at breakfast time and, for me, a creamy cappuccino and a pastry with chocolate is the perfect way to start the day.

Finally, I have found that coffee in Italy is so much cheaper than coffee in the UK. Normally, an espresso or a macchiato (an espresso with a drop of milk) costs around a euro and a cappuccino about €1.50! They are small, of course, but this means that in Italy it is possible to go out for coffee every day without breaking the bank.

1.How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?

A.By time. B.By space.

C.By example. D.By comparison.

2.Which coffee will you get in Italy if you order one without special instructions?

A.Espresso. B.Lungo.

C.Cappuccino. D.Macchiato.

3.What can we learn about the coffee culture in Italy?

A.Takeaway coffee is very popular among Italians.

B.Italians are very often seen drinking huge coffees.

C.Italians like to take short breaks from work for coffee.

D.Coffees are often served along with pastries during breakfasts.

4.What does the author think of Italian coffee?

A.She loves its bitter taste.

B.It is too expensive for her.

C.It is a good choice for breakfast.

D.The cup it is served in is too small.

    Jo Du was being helped into her beautiful white wedding dress this week when a tooth on the zipper (拉链) broke. It was Sunday in Guelph, Ontario, and no tailor (裁缝) shop was open.

Jo Du didn't want to marry Earl Lee with pins (别针) in the back of her dress. But no one in the wedding party knew how to make the repair.

The best man knocked on a neighbor's door to ask David Hobson if he might have a pair of scissors they could borrow. Mr. Hobson said, “I've got better than tools. I've got a tailor.”

David Hobson had a family of Syrian refugees (难民) living in his home for a few days: a mother, father, and 3 children.

The father of the Syrian family was Ibrahim Halil Dudu. He was a tailor in Syria for 28 years, and as soon as he saw the dress, Ibrahim Dudu got out his sewing (缝) tools and set to work.

“He really sewed her wedding dress back onto her,” Lindsay Coulter, the wedding photographer, told CTV News. “Everyone was so thankful. They said thank you a million times.”

“Every weekend I take photos of people on the happiest days of their lives, and today one man who has seen some of the worst things our world has to offer came to help,”said Lindsay Coulter, who posted photos and wrote on her Facebook page.

“I was so excited and so happy,” Ibrahim Halil Dudu said through a translator.“I like to help Canadian people from my heart.”

Earl Lee called the tailor's skillful repair, an “unbelievable act of kindness”from a“complete stranger who had only stepped foot in this country days ago.”

1.What was a big problem for Jo Du?

A.It was not easy for her to find some pins.

B.Her wedding dress had to be repaired soon.

C.She didn't know where to buy a new zipper.

D.There was something wrong with her scissors.

2.How did Hobson help Jo Du?

A.He introduced a tailor to her.

B.He lent a pair of scissors to her.

C.He helped her find the best man.

D.He helped organize her wedding.

3.Who solved Jo Du's problem in the end?

A.Earl Lee.

B.David Hobson.

C.Ibrahim Dudu.

D.Lindsay Coulter.

4.What can we infer about Lindsay Coulter?

A.She worked as a translator.

B.She felt sorry for the tailor.

C.She was a refugee from Syria.

D.She was a news reporter.

To: The Manager of Mezzo Mash Restaurant

Dear Sir,

Last Tuesday evening I went with two friends to your restaurant for my 18th  birthday. I ’d booked the table for eight o’ clock and we arrived about ten minutes late, but that was not a problem.The waiter, who was very polite, showed us to our table and we studied the menu. I ordered a fish pie and my friends ordered some salads. However, after about fifteen minutes, the waiter told us that there was no more fish pie. He apologized and suggested ordering something else. I looked at the menu again and decided to have the same as my friends－a salad.

When the food came, it was very good. After we finished, we decided to order some desserts（餐后甜点）. The waiter said that, unluckily, it was too late. There wasn’t enough time for us to order desserts. He said he was very sorry but our table was booked by another group at nine thirty and we would have to leave.

We paid the bill and left feeling very unhappy. It ruined my birthday. Nobody told us when we arrived that there was a time limit (限制). It was very unsatisfactory and I doubt that We’ll go to your restaurant again.

Yours faithfully,

Martin Cary

1.Why did Martin and his friends fail to have any dessert?

A.Someone had booked their table.

B.They had to be home by 9:30.

C.It was too expensive.

D.There was none left.

2.What is Martin Cary trying to do in the letter?

A.Cancel a booking.

B.Offer a suggestion.

C.Ask for information.

D.Express dissatisfaction.

3.What does Martin think about their experience?

A.The food took too long to arrive.

B.They got to the restaurant too late.

C.They won' t visit the restaurant again.

D.There was not much choice on the menu.

假设你是李华，本答应朋友Jack寒假期间去澳大利亚看他，由于新型冠状病毒盛行，无法如约而至。请你给他写封邮件，说明情况。主要内容包括：

1. 病毒情况：

2. 你在家情况：

3. 你的期望。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考河汇：新型冠状病毒novel coronavirus

Dear Jack,

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Yours,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言销误。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：在峡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，并在该调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。

Childhood is an unforgettable time full of funny and amazed stories. Be a child, I wrote my last will. All my toys are to go to our cat, my room—to Tom, the local beggar who always said “hi" to me kind. My textbook about politeness was to go to my brother, so we had had a fight not long before. I brought the list to my aunt, who was the lawyer. She sent copy of my list to all our relatives and then put the original on her desk in to a frame. That way, I laughed at by not only my family but all my customers.

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Li Ziqi, a vlogger, has over 6 million fans on YouTube,1.(make) her the second most influential vlogger from China on the international video-sharing platforms.

Li,2.young woman of the post-1990 generation, she looks elegant with long braids(辫子) in her hair, always wearing delicate traditional3.(dress). She started shooting short videos in 2016, inspired by the self-sufficient lifestyle of ancient Chinese people. In her videos, she has picked ripe cherries to make jam and4.(harvest) peaches to make sweet wine.

Most viewers find that the lifestyle and the landscapes5.(display) in Li's videos help them find inner peace and give them a psychological break from6.(they) busy urban routine. One comments, “I have respect and7.(admire) for this woman. Not just from what I see in the videos,8.the fact that she's bringing back to life an archaic(古色古香的) way of doing things.”

Aside from showing how to cook, Li has even shown other ancient skills, such as dyeing cloth and making furniture. She has impressed her viewers9.the charm of China's traditional handicrafts and techniques.

“As an10.(increase) influential vlogger,” she says,“1 hope I can show the world the wonderful cultural heritage of China.”

    A marine biologist placed a shark into a large holding tank and then put several small bait (诱饵) fish into the tank. The result met your_______the shark quickly swam across the tank, attacked and ate the smaller fish.

The biologist then_______a strong piece of fiberglass into the tank, creating two_______parts. She then put the shark on one side of the_______fiberglass and a new set of bait fish on the other. Again, the shark quickly_______. But this time, the shark_______because it knocked hard against the fiberglass_______. Determined, the shark kept repeating this_______every few minutes, but_______. Meanwhile, the bait fish swam around__________in the second part. Eventually, the shark abandoned__________of hunting. This experiment was carried out several times. Each time, the shark got less__________and made fewer attempts to attack the fish until it__________hitting the fiberglass and simply stopped attacking. The biologist then__________the fiberglass, but the shark didn't attack. The shark was trained to believe a__________existed between it and the bait fish, so the bait fish could__________wherever they wished, free from harm.

Many of us, after__________setbacks and failures, emotionally give up and stop trying. Like the shark in the story, we__________that because were unsuccessful in the past, we will always be unsuccessful.__________,even when no “real” barrier exists between where we are and where we want to go, we__________see it in our heads.

1.A.intentions B.expectations C.schedules D.requirements

2.A.changed B.added C.inserted D.crashed

3.A.separate B.opposite C.connected D.relevant

4.A.delicate B.hidden C.transparent D.flexible

5.A.attacked B.controlled C.gathered D.escaped

6.A.bounced B.paused C.withdrew D.left

7.A.tapper B.divider C.tester D.catcher

8.A.routine B.practice C.mistake D.behavior

9.A.failed B.suffered C.passed D.snuggled

10.A.uncovered B.unchallenged C.unharmed D.unnoticed

11.A.joy B.trouble C.need D.hope

12.A.blind B.aggressive C.allergic D.arbitrary

13.A.got occupied with B.got involved in C.got tired of D.got used to

14.A.readjusted B.restored C.replaced D.removed

15.A.distance B.barrier C.gap D.distinction

16.A.swim B.enjoy C.dive D.flee

17.A.remembering B.rejection C.experiencing D.quitting

18.A.ignore B.fear C.suspect D.believe

19.A.Above all B.In other words C.As a result D.In conclusion

20.A.abruptly B.randomly C.eventually D.constantly

    Few things feel as painful as rejection. Rejection means not being invited to a friend's party. Rejection means having your actions criticized. Rejection means failure when you're trying to sell your idea. Every "no" indicates a door closed to you. 1.

Developing your self-confidence is key. Rejection is simply the reaction or opinion of another person. 2.Never think you are worthless or unlovable. What you should do is make a list of things you have done well or contributions you have made. Review them every day. Fill your nighttime and early morning brain with confidence.

Rejection will enhance （增加）whatever negative things you say to yourself. Even the most successful and confident people feel downhearted when rejected, but most of them never tell themselves how terrible they are. 3.Make sure what you say to yourself builds yourself up instead of tearing yourself down.

4. Instead, they view it as an opportunity to further understand human relationships and inner strength. They avoid the pain of rejection and put rejection into context （情境）.Using rejection to your advantage involves looking on every blow as a learning experience. It also involves learning and growing from negative voice.

5. You can feel the pain as you like, crying or locking yourself in, but don't let it become a long-term visitor. It is wise for you to respond positively and effectively.

A. Rejection is a learning experience.

B. It's powerless without your cooperation.

C. So you should practice positive self-talk.

D. It's normal to feel upset about rejection.

E. Therefore, it is vital to develop effective responses.

F. Rejection is beneficial to those who make full use of it.

G. Those who transform rejection understand it is not about experiencing loss.

    Student loan (贷款) debt has become a worldwide problem. In America, the country's overall student debt reached a record of $1.6 trillion in 2019. The average person with student loan debt owed between $20,000 and $25,000. A recent Japanese government report says it has been lending over $9 billion yearly to students since 2010. Similar conditions exist in Africa and South America.

Several factors account for high student loan debt. One is that employers everywhere have increased their demands for skilled workers, making higher education a requirement for many jobs. The students, however, after graduation, often find that their country's economy is not strong enough to support their financial needs, so their ability to pay back the loan becomes a problem.

To solve the problem, many countries are seeking their ways. Australia has developed a system where students do not have to pay anything back until they are earning at least $40,000 a year. In America, several candidates running for president in the 2020 election have offered more extreme solutions that all or at least some of these loans will be forgiven.

Some professors in several universities recently studied what the effects of debt forgiveness might be. They found that, overall, sudden debt relief greatly improved the borrowers' lives. Not only did they have more money, but they were more likely to move to a new area and seek better paying work.

Yet the professors' research doesn't include what might happen to financial institutions or the overall economy if debt were totally forgiven. It only looks at how debt forgiveness would help the borrowers. They warn of some other possible negative effects. If a borrower knew that if he ran into any trouble he would be saved because he could get the debt relief, then he might actually become more reckless (轻率的) with his borrowing in the future.

No matter what, the professors agree that if countries do decide to approve some student debt relief the neediest students should be helped first.

1.How does the author introduce the problem of student loan?

A.By making a comparison. B.By making classifications.

C.By presenting some statistics. D.By setting down general rules.

2.What can we learn about student loan debt relief?

A.It will surely provide some benefits to borrowers.

B.It has already been carried out in the United States.

C.It aims to encourage more students to borrow money.

D.It will prevent a person from landing a well-paying job.

3.What is the professors' attitude to debt forgiveness?

A.Uncaring. B.Positive.

C.Disapproving. D.Cautious.

4.What's the main idea of the text?

A.Student loan debt is the most serious problem worldwide.

B.Growing global student debt fuels search for solutions.

C.Student loan debt tends to pull the needy out of trouble.

D.People hold different opinions on debt forgiveness.

    I'm not much of a gardener. I love having beautiful flowers-but I don't have a good track record when it comes to making them grow.

A few months after our son left for the Middle East, my friend gifted me a box of tulip bulbs (郁金香球茎). She explained that these bulbs were put into the ground in the fall and lay sleeping all winter. They had all the nutrients they needed inside the bulb and would come out in the spring. ''When you see the leaves of the tiny flowers pushing toward the sun, you'll know that it's almost time for your son to come home. They'll give you what you need most.'' She walked me through the process of planting them. I thanked her — trying to show my gratitude for her gift.

It was a long winter — cold and dark. I endured both the weather and the loneliness and fear I felt with my son away. Dead leaves, frost and finally a heavy snow covered the area where I'd planted those flowers, and I soon forgot they were there.

Finally the weather began to warm. One day, as I walked down my front steps, I noticed an area of green. I bent down to inspect the situation more clearly and saw that those tulips had begun to grow, their tiny leaves forcing their way to the sun.

Day after day I noted the flowers' progress. And day after day, the time approached when my son would finally be home. Now with spring just around the corner, nothing could keep either of us from marching toward the light. Almost all of those bulbs bloomed. And with each brightly colored flower, I marked off one day closer to getting to hold my son in my arms again.

1.What can we know about the author?

A.She is a professional gardener.

B.She is not good at growing flowers.

C.She never plants flowers at home.

D.She often sends friends flowers as gifts.

2.Why did the writer forget the tulip bulbs soon?

A.The bitter winter reminded her of her son far away.

B.She was discouraged from making another attempt.

C.They failed to live through the cold and long winter.

D.She had no hope for beautiful flowers indeed.

3.What were those flowers mentioned in the last paragraph referred to?

A.A physical representation of the hope.

B.Things deep inside her heart and soul.

C.A lesson she will never forget completely.

D.The trouble she had in making them come out.

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

A.A dark winter with hope. B.Planting hope in winter.

C.An area of green in spring. D.Living a changeable life.

    For underwater photographer Brian Skerry, there are good days. The sun shines, the water's clear. But most days aren't like that. The whales don't show up, or there are particles (颗粒)in the water, or wind brings the waves, or the sun dips behind a cloud at the worst moment.

A National Geographic photography fellow and the 2017, Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year, Skerry free dives — which means no scuba tanks, no equipment except his fins, mask, and camera. Over the past two years he's spent nine weeks off the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica in a 30-Foot boat running after sperm whales around their warm-water habitat.

Sperm whales are intelligent, and mad, escaping to ocean depths when pursued. Still, their ranks have been thinned by whaling, overfishing, and other contact with humans, to the point that the world's conservationists assess them as either vulnerable or endangered. Skerry wants his photos to inform the scientific research and education efforts that will bring whales more attention and potentially some relief. “I feel a sense of responsibility and urgency to make people care about the marine giants,” he says. “I want to give them, for lack of a better word, some humanity.”

Scientists know sperm whales as the ocean's largest toothed animals that kills other animals. They have the biggest brains of any known animal, can weigh up to 45 tons, and have been observed displaying humanlike qualities, such as curiosity and playfulness. But despite their size and their expressiveness, sperm whales remain one of the ocean's biggest mysteries. Do they share complex ideas?

1.What is "free dives"?

A.Diving without charge. B.Diving without sponsors.

C.Diving with little equipment. D.Diving with few regulations.

2.What does the underlined word "vulnerable" probably mean?

A.Easily attacked. B.Strongly built.

C.Desperately driven. D.Distantly removed.

3.What can we learn about the sperm whales from the text?

A.Sperm whales are the largest fish in the sea.

B.Sperm whales are as clever as the human being.

C.Sperm whales enjoy being photographed by photographers.

D.Sperm whales' population has declined due to illegal fishing.

4.Where is the text probably taken from?

A.Technology magazine. B.Tourism advertisement.

C.National geography. D.Entertainment report.

    Camp Odayin provides fun, safe and supportive camp experiences and community building opportunities for young people and their families this year.

Winter Camp February 15 - February 17

It is hosted in Amery, a two-hour drive from the Twin Cities and free round trip transportation is provided from Minneapolis and Madison. This camp is for children who have attended Residential Camp or Day Camp before. Campers can experience snowshoeing, skiing and snowboarding. Registrations are processed during December & January.

Moms Retreat May 16 - May 17

Scheduled in downtown Stillwater, Moms Retreat will seek to improve the quality of caregivers' life. It will include meals, boarding and yoga activities.

Registration will open in April for moms that receive the email invitation from Camp Odayin. If the limit is reached, we will start a wait list.

Residential Camp July 13 - July 18

Campers will have a chance to communicate with other young people sharing the same grade. Hosted in Lutherdale, it will include swimming, horseback riding and talent show. The approval by the Camp Odayin Director is necessary.

Registration will open in early March and is due May 1st.

Family Camp October 26 - November 1

Hosted in Camp Lake, the camp is a two-night commitment for families with children suffering from heart diseases, who will benefit from connecting with other families who have similar health, emotional and social concerns. Activities will include drawing, fancy dress balls and movies.

Families who have a child in 12th grade or younger (no minimum age) can attend. Camper registration is available online in late August.

1.Which camp is intended for previous campers only?

A.Moms Retreat. B.Winter Camp.

C.Residential Camp. D.Family Camp.

2.Where can you go if you choose to register on August 28?

A.To Amery. B.To Stillwater.

C.To Camp Lake. D.To Lutherdale.

3.What is special about Residential Camp?

A.It offers a variety of activities.

B.It provides access to shopping.

C.It allows sick children to participate.

D.It requires the camp leader's approval.

假定你是晨光中学的李华，你校英国交换生Tom想利用假期到中国各地旅游，发邮件向你询问如何购买火车票。请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1. 所需证件（护照）；

2. 购票方式（售票窗口、网上）；

3. 车站取票。

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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Last year, Jack and his classmates made a trip to London. On his arrival at the airport, it was raining heavy. So they took a bus to the hotel, where was not far from the airport. The next day, they can’t wait to see the wonderful place of interest in London. They first went to the Elizabeth Tower, symbol of the United Kingdom. The guide told them the tower had been appeared in many films. Then they visited the British Museum. To their great surprise, they found much Chinese artworks displayed there. Felt very proud, they took a lot of photos but they really had great fun.

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 story I have read is about what Sam felt about his first boarding school life.1. a child, he never left his parents, so he didn’t get used to 2. (deal) with everything in school independently. Once I had a similar experience. I finished my junior middle school in a boarding school. At the age of 13, I never dealt with the daily 3. (thing), such as washing clothes, taking care of money etc. I 4. (especial) felt lonely because I hardly knew any people. At first, I could not get on well with my classmates and I always looked forward to being on holiday 5. (meet) my parents. I could not concentrate on my subjects. As time 6. (go) by, I gradually adapted 7. (me) to the school life. I made several friends with my classmates and often took part in the activities, in 8. I improved my communicating skills. As I had a lot of 9. (mean) things to do, I finally enjoyed my school life. Now, whenever I think of my first boarding school life, I think 10. instructive and unforgettable.

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A terrible fever made Anne Sullivan nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood, and the doctors said she was a hopelessly mad girl. She had been_______in the basement of a mental hospital (精神病医院) in Boston. Sometimes, little Annie ______hit anyone who came near to her. She ignored everyone who appeared in front of her most of the time.

However, an old nurse ________that little Annie had hope. She went to_______little Annie every day. The child ignored her in most cases, but the old nurse ________stopped seeing her every day in the basement. The_________lady left cookies for little Annie and spoke words full of encouragement to her. She believed that as long as she showed__________, little Annie could get better. Finally, the doctors noticed the_______in little Annie. They moved her upstairs and her condition continued_______.Then her last day there came, and the child who seemed to be “_________” went out of the locked door of the mental hospital.

After she grew up, Anne Sullivan hoped to__________others, just as the kind old nurse helped her. She became the________of Helen Keller. She_______her, trained her strictly and worked with her________she lit the candle that brought________to the whole world. Anne Sullivan________a miracle (奇迹) in the life of Helen Keller. But first it was a kind nurse who had full________in little Annie that turned a(n) _________ child into a great teacher.

If there had been no Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would not be________But if there hadn’t been a________who kept showing love, Anne Sullivan wouldn’t be known to the world, either.

1.A.hidden B.received C.locked D.found

2.A.angrily B.proudly C.warmly D.secretly

3.A.praised B.doubted C.believed D.remembered

4.A.treat B.see C.promise D.miss

5.A.still B.already C.ever D.never

6.A.hard-working B.good-looking C.open-minded D.kind-hearted

7.A.cheer B.love C.luck D.happiness

8.A.worries B.problems C.changes D.needs

9.A.worsening B.spreading C.increasing D.improving

10.A.active B.healthy C.hopeless D.useless

11.A.greet B.help C.surprise D.please

12.A.classmate B.teacher C.neighbor D.boss

13.A.laughed at B.waited for C.looked at D.cared for

14.A.if B.unless C.until D.because

15.A.time B.dream C.light D.power

16.A.created B.shared C.stopped D.expected

17.A.control B.shame C.pity D.confidence

18.A.stupid B.lazy C.funny D.unfriendly

19.A.called B.known C.left D.protected

20.A.doctor B.patient C.nurse D.worker