Store owners have been inventing new tricks to get consumers into their stores and purchasing their goods. Even as we find new strategies to resist, neuroscientists (神经科学家) are employed at marketing agencies across the country to best figure out what is going through a consumer’s brain at each point in the decision process.

We consumers overspend due to the fact that we have a fear of missing the really good deal or having to pay more for the same thing and lose money. Normally, the prefrontal cortex ( 前 额皮 层 ) controls our emotional reactions to things, and keeps us from acting unreasonably by calming down our fears. But an advertiser can disturb our prefrontal cortex just by displaying flashy deal signs, encouraging it to do math on how much money we might save now by buying more of something we don’t actually need yet.

Nostalgia, that regretful affection for past events, is another strong influencer during the holiday season, and it’s shaped by emotion. Emotion—whether good or bad—enhances the formation of memories, engaging more parts of the brain. So hearing a nephew singing a carol, for instance, might reawaken memories associated with that particular song in a much more powerful way than hearing that same nephew sing another song. These kinds of memories are brought back even more easily by sensory input. This might be why we are often greeted by a sensory reminder everywhere we go in a month.

Wherever you purchase gifts, there are social influences on what you buy as well. The holidays are a time when we are especially conditioned to pay more for the label because we’re buying gifts. Receiving a brand-name gift sends the message that “this person has spent more on me, so he or she must value me more.” And it makes sense. If two things seem pretty much the same, how do I know which to choose? Humans have survived as a social species, and we have to rely on each other. So when our brains are trying to make decisions, one of the shortcuts is to assume that if a lot of other people prefer something (and higher cost is often a predictor of that), then there must be a reason.

Much of our holiday spending is driven by unplanned purchases. Plan ahead, resist the urge to purchase in the moment, make notes for comparison shopping, and if the deal is actually good, then it will hold up to inspection and you’ll feel good about your purchases later. Before you blow your budget this season, remember that your brain might be fooling you into that next purchase.

1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that ______.

A.the prefrontal cortex is the calculation center

B.the common consumers always act unreasonably

C.the sight of flashy deal signs may fill consumers with fear

D.the advertisers make consumers pay more for the same thing

2.According to Paragraph 3, which of the following can work on consumers?

A.Creating a festival atmosphere. B.Following the current fashion.

C.Preparing more free samples. D.Offering a bigger discount.

3.Why do we buy brand-name gifts during the holiday?

A.They are more reliable. B.They are a sign of social status.

C.They make people feel valued. D.They are favored by most people.

4.To avoid overspending, the author suggests we ______.

A.buy in the moment B.reduce our budget

C.return unnecessary products D.make a plan in advance

    This little South American Magellanic penguin swims 5,000 miles, to a beach in Brazil, every year in order to be reunited with the man who saved its life. It sounds like something out of a fairy tale, but it’s true!

71-year-old retired brick worker Joao, who lives in an island village just outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, found the small Magellanic penguin lying on rocks at his local beach in 2011. The penguin was covered in oil and running out of time fast. Joao rescued the penguin, naming it Din, cleaned the oil off its feathers and fed him a daily diet of fish to rebuild its strength. After a week of recovery, Joao attempted to release the penguin back into the wild. However, Din had already formed a family bond with his rescuer and wouldn’t leave.

“He stayed with me for 11 months and then, just after he changed his coat with new feathers, he disappeared,” Joao recalls. “I love the penguin like it’s my own child and I believe the penguin loves me,” Joao told Globo TV. “No one else is allowed to touch him. He pecks (啄) them if they do. He lies on my lap, lets me give him showers, and allows me to feed him.”

Professor Krajewski, a biologist who interviewed the fisherman for Globo TV, told The Independent: “I have never seen anything like this before. I think the penguin believes Joao is part of his family and probably a penguin as well.”

However, environmentalists warn that, while hundreds of the Magellanic species are known to naturally migrate (迁徙) thousands of miles north in search of food, there has been a worrying rise in the phenomenon of oceanic creatures washing up on Brazil’s beaches. Professor David Zee from Rio de Janeiro’s State University, said the increase is due in part to global climatic changes. Professor Zee added that sea animals face increased danger from leaked tanker oil.

Luckily the ending for Joao and Din has been a happy one, even though it is illegal in Brazil to keep wild animals as pets.

Professor Krajewski said: “Professionals who work with animals try to avoid relationships like this occurring so they are able to reintroduce the animal into the wild. But in this single case the authorities allowed Din to stay with Joao because of his kindness.”

1.Every year Din swims a long distance to a beach in Brazil to ______.

A.avoid being killed B.meet his rescuer

C.escape from ocean currents D.find much more fish

2.When Din was found in 2011 ______.

A.he was dying B.he was running on the beach

C.he was resting on a rock D.he was cleaning oil off his feathers

3.What can we learn about Joao from the passage?

A.He is not allowed to keep the penguin as a pet by the authorities.

B.He overprotects the penguin by keeping him away from others.

C.His contact with the penguin is encouraged by professionals.

D.His kindness wins the penguin’s trust.

4.The story in the passage mainly shows ______.

A.the environmental impact on wildlife

B.the love between humans and wildlife

C.the tendency of wildlife to bond with humans

D.the protection of threatened wildlife by mankind

What it does

The self-cleaning door handle is combining with advanced photocatalytic ( 光 催 化 ) and blacklight technology. A light source activates the door’s handle coating, telling it to start cleaning. It can minimize the risk of infection by contact and improve the cleanliness of a space.

How it works

The working principle of the product is that a thin advanced photocatalytic coating can effectively decompose bacteria ( 细 菌 ) on the surface of a substance. A consistent UV light source—inside a transparent glass door handle—is required to activate the door’s handle coating on the outer surface for disinfection, so a generator is used to provide electricity to light up a UV LED lamp by the motion of an opening and closing door. Then, the door handle can clean by itself.

Design process

We made the first version by using stainless steel. However, it caused the door handle to be heavier. Then, we tried aluminum, which made it light and easy to fix. We also improved the generator output which effectively turned energy from door movement into a light source.

How it is different

Our innovative design is simple, effective, and attractive. It has an elegant smooth shape, and its minimalist appearance stands out in today’s world of inventions. Nowadays, people use chemical cleaning materials to clean up public areas but it harms the human body. Our design can be used for a long time and is effective. It can self-clean after each use. In the door lock and door handle market, it is a unique design because there are no similar products.

Future plans

In the future, we will commercialize the product and hope that it can compete on the market with similar products. We are going to connect with public properties, for example, shopping malls, hotels, hospitals and public restrooms, where the risk of spreading infection is higher.

Awards

In addition to winning the James Dyson Award, it has also received the Gold Award, and in 2016, it was featured in the 44th International Geneva Inventions Exhibition.

1.How does the self-cleaning door handle function?

A.It controls the door movement automatically.

B.It minimizes the risk of infection by less contact.

C.Chemical cleaning materials are used to clean it up.

D.The light source tells the door handle coating to clean itself.

2.Compared with the first version of the product, the present one is ______.

A.safer and cheaper B.cleaner and easier

C.less heavy and more effective D.more attractive and expensive

3.What do we know about the new invention according to the passage?

A.It has been widely used in public areas.

B.It has received recognition for its innovation.

C.It is quite competitive among similar products.

D.It will replace traditional chemical cleaning materials.

    It was late, about 10:15 p.m., when Janice Esposito arrived at the Bellport train station; she jumped into her Honda Odyssey and began the 20-minute drive home to her husband and seven-year-old son. She’d just returned from visiting her mother and had traveled the route many times before. She practically _______ on autopilot: a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and then—wham! Out of nowhere a car T-boned Esposito’s minivan, _______ her to move backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She _______ in the minivan, bruised (撞伤) but mostly just knocked out by the _________ and the airbags.

As it happened, Pete DiPinto was getting ready for _______. He’d just closed his book  and was getting under the covers when he heard the sound of metal on metal and breaking glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer_______and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never _______to think. He grabbed a flashlight and, still dressed in his pajamas  (睡衣), ran out the door. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he told Newsday. “We’re always on_______.”

The first car he came upon, 2,000 feet from his front yard, was the one that had _______Esposito. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and __________Esposito’s minivan positioned on the railroad tracks. And then he heard a terrible sound: the bells signaling an oncoming __________.

“The gates were starting to come down,” he told Newsday. “I see the headlight of the train.” DiPinto ran quickly to Esposito’s minivan and knocked on the driver’s side window. She __________ looked at him, her eyes unfocused. “I don’t know where I am,” she said. She   seemed unhurt. “Honey, you’re on the railroad __________,” DiPinto shouted. “We have to get  you off right now!” He pulled hard on the __________, but the door was crashed in and __________. The  heavy diesel train, traveling at 65 miles per hour, was moving fast toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and threw open the __________. “Please, don’t let her be __________,” he thought.   He pushed aside the deflating (瘪了的) airbags, grabbed Esposito’s arms, and__________her toward him across the passenger seat until he could help her out and quickly get her to ____________ behind a signal box a few feet away. Within six seconds, he estimated, the train crashed into the minivan. “It was like a Hollywood movie,” DiPinto told reporters the next day.

But this one had a twist. “Last night,” South Country Ambulance chief Greg Miglino told CBS New York, “the__________ arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.”

1.A.drove B.walked C.rode D.hiked

2.A.allowing B.forcing C.ordering D.reminding

3.A.sat B.stood C.hid D.waited

4.A.action B.noise C.impact D.bomb

5.A.class B.work C.dinner D.bed

6.A.doctor B.driver C.firefighter D.engineer

7.A.stopped B.troubled C.intended D.wanted

8.A.duty B.time C.target D.schedule

9.A.warned B.caught C.hit D.followed

10.A.observed B.spotted C.realized D.predicted

11.A.train B.truck C.car D.ambulance

12.A.yet B.just C.still D.even

13.A.yards B.stations C.bridges D.tracks

14.A.belt B.key C.bell D.handle

15.A.unlocked B.jammed C.open D.gone

16.A.bag B.door C.book D.box

17.A.scared B.ignored C.trapped D.defeated

18.A.carried B.rushed C.guided D.pulled

19.A.return B.work C.safety D.life

20.A.police B.actor C.reporter D.hero

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Last year, China started testing 5G mobile networks in several cities. The Hongkou District of Shanghai was the first to operate a 5G network. To test the network, Wu Qing, vice mayor of Shanghai, made a phone call 1. (use) a Huawei MateX, Huawei’s first 5G smartphone. According to The Telegraph, “5G is the innovation that 2. (shape) all our lives for years to come.” It is 3. (fast) and more stable than 4G, the previous generation of cellular ( 蜂窝状的) network technology.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

For thousands of years, people have been trying to predict the weather. In China during the Shang Dynasty, people 1. (record) weather forecasts on animal bones  and tortoise shells. Centuries later, 2. Greece, the philosopher, Aristotle wrote his theories about how weather conditions formed. Weather forecasting advanced over time, with more and more instruments used to measure temperature, humidity and air pressure. Today, satellite data and computer technology help scientists predict the weather more 3. (precise).

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

The International Day of Families, which was started by the United Nations in 1993, 1. (hold) on May 15 every year. The day celebrates the 2. (important) of families. It aims to deepen people’s understanding of issue 3.are related to families. With a different theme each year, the day is observed with a wide range of events that are organized at local, national and international 4. (level).

假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter来信询问有关新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情的情况。请你给Peter回信，内容包括：

1. 简单介绍疫情形势；

2. 列举主要应对措施；

3. 是否有信心战胜病毒；

注意：词数100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：新冠病毒肺炎 COVID-19

新型冠状病毒 novel coronavirus

学期 semester

停课 school suspension

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阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Bethany Hamilton has become a source of inspiration for millions through her story of faith, determination and hope. And now her story has become a major movie which is entitled Soul Surfer.

On October 31, 2003, at the age of 13, Bethany was attacked by a 15-foot tiger shark while surfing just off the shore of Hawaii. Bethany said, “It came out of the blue. I had no warning at all; not even the slightest sign of danger on the horizon. The waves were small and inconsistent, and I was just kind of rolling along with them, relaxing on my board with my left arm dangling (悬摆) in the cool water. I remember thinking, ‘I hope the surf picks up soon...’”

“That’s all it took: a split second. I felt a lot of pressure and a couple of lightning fast tugs (猛拽). Then I watched in shock as the water around me turned bright red. Somehow, I stayed calm. My left arm was gone along with a huge piece of my surfboard...”

Her friends had to get her to the beach, which took 20 minutes of paddling. After losing more than 40 percent of her blood and making it through several surgeries, Bethany was well on her way to recovery due to an unbelievably positive attitude. In January 2004, Bethany made her return to surf competition and with no intention of stopping, Bethany continued to enter and shine in competitions. Initially, she adopted a custom-made board that was longer and slightly thicker than standard and had a handle for her right arm, making it easier to paddle, and she learned to kick more to make up for the loss of her left arm.

Just over a year after the attack, she took first place—winning her first National Title. Now she competes with the world’s best and travels the globe.

1.What kind of story does the author want to tell us? (no more than 10 words)

2.What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 2? (no more than 10 words)

3.According to the passage, how did Bethany make a recovery? (no more than 10 words)

4.Why did Bethany learn to kick more when she started surfing again? (no more than 10 words)

5.How does Bethany’s story inspire you to overcome difficulties in life? Put it in your own words. (no more than 25 words)

    Most people aren’t good at creative problem solving for two reasons: (1) They are not trained in how to be creative. (2) They don’t understand group strength well enough to harness（驾驭）their power to maximize group creativity.

A key element of creativity is applying existing knowledge to a new problem. The more people getting involved in solving it, the more knowledge there is to work on it. Unfortunately, research shows that the traditional brainstorming methods fail to achieve that goal. When groups get together to exchange ideas, they actually come up with fewer ideas overall than if they each had worked alone.

To fix this problem, you should consider the two stages of group problem-solving: divergence（分散）and convergence（集中）. Divergence happens when the group considers as many different potential solutions as possible. Convergence happens when the various proposed solutions are evaluated and reduced to a smaller set of candidate solutions to the current problem.

The essential principle of group creativity is that individuals working alone diverge, whereas group members working together converge. In groups, once a member states a potential solution, that makes others think about the problem similarly. That is why groups working together diverge less than individuals working alone.

Therefore, be aware of when to diverge and when to converge. For example, early in the problem-solving process, have group members work alone to write down statements describing the problem. Then get them back to discuss their descriptions. The group discussion will lead everyone to accept one or a small number of these statements to work on—this is healthy convergence.

When starting to generate solutions, you again want divergence. Have people work alone to start. Then collect people’s initial ideas and send them around to others and allow the divergence to continue as everyone individually builds on the ideas of other members.

Finally, let the group discuss the resulting ideas. This discussion will gradually lead the group to converge on a small number of candidate solutions.

This simple method works effectively, because it respects what individuals and groups do best.

1.Research shows that the traditional brainstorming methods ______.

A.actually limit group creativity

B.greatly encourage group creativity

C.enable people to form more ideas together

D.prevent people’s involvement in the problems

2.According to Para. 4, when a member presents an idea, others tend to_____.

A.think the other way round

B.follow his way of thinking

C.be more confident in their own ideas

D.be less willing to share their own ideas

3.What should group members first do early in the problem-solving process?

A.Discuss the problem. B.Simplify the problem.

C.Put down group statements together. D.Write down their individual descriptions.

4.How can each group member make changes to his initial solution?

A.By adding in collected evidence. B.By reorganizing his own words.

C.By drawing on others’ ideas. D.By making his statement briefer.

5.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A.To advocate a way to make group thinking more effective.

B.To demonstrate the difficulty in organizing group thinking.

C.To highlight the differences between divergence and convergence.

D.To show the advantage of group thinking over individual thinking.

    When I was 17, I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to turn it into a museum upon her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum. She asked, "Do you have the address? ""No, but I'll recognize it, there was a picture in the magazine. "

"Oh, stop. There it is!”

The museum was free. We entered, excited. A group of people sitting in the hall stopped talking and stared at us.

"May I help you?" a man asked. "No, "I said. "We're fine.” Tour guides got on my nerves. What if they talked a long time about a painting you weren't that interested in? Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very nosy(爱窥探的), keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem? I saw some nice sculptures in one room. Suddenly I sensed a man standing behind me. "Where do you think you are? " he asked. I turned sharply. "The McNay Art Museum!" He smiled, shaking his head. "Sorry, the McNay is on New Braunfels Street." "What’s this place?” I asked, still confused. "Well, it's our home." My heart jolted(震颤). I raced to the staircase and called out, "Sally! Come down immediately! "

"There's some really good stuff(艺术作品) up there." She stepped down, looking confused. I pushed her toward the front door, waving at the family, saying, "Sorry, please forgive us, you have a really nice place." Outside, when I told Sally what happened, she covered her mouth, laughing. She couldn't believe how long they let us look around without saying anything.

The real McNay was splendid, but we felt nervous the whole time we were there. Van Gogh, Picasso. This time, we stayed together, in case anything else unusual happened.

Thirty years later, a woman approached me in a public place. "Excuse me, did you ever enter a residence, long ago, thinking it was the McNay Museum?"

"Yes. But how do you know? We never told anyone."

"That was my home. I was a teenager sitting in the hall. Before you came over, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in. I never felt lucky before. You thought it was a museum. My feelings about my home changed after that. I've always wanted to thank you."

1.What do we know about Marian McNay?

A.She was a painter.

B.She was a community leader.

C.She was a museum director.

D.She was a journalist.

2.Why did the author refuse the help from the man in the house?

A.She disliked people who were nosy.

B.She felt nervous when talking to strangers.

C.She knew more about art than the man.

D.She mistook him for a tour guide.

3.How did the author feel about being stared at by the people in the hall?

A.Puzzled. B.Concerned.

C.Frightened. D.Delighted.

4.Why did the author describe the real McNay museum in just a few words?

A.The real museum lacked enough artwork to interest her.

B.She was too upset to spend much time at the real museum.

C.The McNay was disappointing compared with the house.

D.The event happening in the house was more significant.

5.What could we learn from the last paragraph?

A.People should have good taste to enjoy life.

B.People should spend more time with their family.

C.People tend to be blind to the beauty around them.

D.People tend to educate teenagers at a museum.

    The killdeer, a small bird known for its high-pitched ( 声调高的) call, could lead to the cancellation of one of Canada’ biggest music festivals.

The first hint of trouble for Ottawa’s Bluesfest, an outdoor festival that draws around 300,000 people each year, came last week after workers at the site found one of the birds.

It had laid four eggs nearby, effectively claiming the main stage area as its nesting ground. “This is one of the most challenging problems we’ve been presented with, but we feel we can work through this,” said Mark Monahan, executive director of the festival.

“Anything that changes the schedule has a major effect, so we’re taking it very seriously.” The discovery meant that government officials rushed to protect the nest and the eggs, hiring a security guard to watch over them 24 hours a day. Environmentalists were also brought in.

“We don’t know when the eggs might hatch,” said Monahan. What is known is that the young killdeer will likely leave the nest soon after they are hatched, leading many to hope that the eggs hatch in the next day or so.

The festival is now seeking permission from Environment Canada to relocate the nest some 50 meters away or take it to a wildlife center.

Moving the nest would also ensure the bird and its young would be protected during the festival’s 11-day run, said Monahan. It’s highly likely that the festival’s thousands of attendees would cause huge problems for the bird and its eggs.

Monahan was confident that the festival would go on as planned, however.

“Most of the people we’re working with are looking for a positive solution,” Monahan said. “There is no one saying that the festival can’t go on.”

As news of the dilemma spread, it left residents divided. Some supported the bird, saying that moving the nest might result in the eggs being abandoned.

Others expressed annoyance that protecting the eggs of the small bird, which is widespread across North America, was risking an annual festival that contributes millions of dollars to the local economy.

The killdeer’s tendency to build its nest in open fields or flat areas has caused issues in  other areas of the US: earlier this year, construction on a health center in Wisconsin was temporarily stopped after a killdeer and its four eggs were discovered.

1.What can we learn about Bluesfest?

A.It is the first music festival in Canada.

B.It is an important event for music lovers.

C.It is a music festival held every two years.

D.It is a challenging outdoor activity in Ottawa.

2.What was especially challenging for Bluesfest this year?

A.Pressure from the government.

B.Disagreements with the public.

C.The need to protect the bird’s eggs.

D.The lack of experience in hosting the event.

3.How did the festival plan to deal with the problem?

A.Move the nest to another place.

B.Ask government officials for help.

C.Seek advice from environmentalists.

D.Hire security guards to protect the eggs.

4.What was Monahan’s attitude toward hosting the festival?

A.Negative. B.Positive.

C.Unsure. D.Indifferent.

5.The underlined word “dilemma” is closest in meaning to “      ”.

A.a difficult situation

B.an extreme situation

C.a dangerous situation

D.an encouraging situation

    Fallingwater is a house built over a waterfall in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Frank Lloyd Wright, America’s most famous architect, designed the house in 1935. It instantly became famous, and today it is a National Historic Landmark.

Guided House Tour

This tour features all the major rooms of the house and lasts about one hour. Photography is not permitted during this tour. The Guided House Tour allows children six-year-old and older to enjoy the house with their parents.

Adults — $$ 20.00 with advance purchase

— $$ 23.00 when purchased on site

Youth (ages 6〜12) — $$ 14.00 with advance purchase

— $$ 17.00 when purchased on site

Daily from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, except Wednesday.

In-Depth Tour

The tour is best if you desire a greater understanding of what Wright was seeking to create with his masterwork. The number of visitors on each tour is limited and photography is permitted for personal use only. Children nine years and older may accompany adults on this tour.

$ 65.00 per person (Available by advance ticket purchase only)

Daily from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Sunset Tour

As afternoon turns to evening, the changing light allows you to see Fallingwater from an entirely new perspective. The number of visitors is limited and photography is permitted for personal use only. Children under nine-years-old are not permitted on this tour.

$ 110.00 per person (Available by advance ticket purchase only)

May, June, & September — Saturdays at 4:30 pm

July & August — Fridays and Saturdays at 4:45 pm

Brunch Tour

The guests join their guide for brunch before they leave. Children nine years and older may accompany adults on this tour. Please allow three hours total for this experience.

$ 115.00 per person (Available by advance ticket purchase only)

May through September — Saturdays & Sundays at 9:00 am

1.Today ______ is a National Historic Landmark.

A.Frank Lloyd Wright B.a house in Southeastern Pennsylvania

C.Fallingwater D.a famous architect

2.How much will a father and his two children (one is 9, the other is 15) spend if they buy the Guided House Tour tickets ahead of time?

A.$ 48 B.$54

C.$ 63 D.$ 51

3.Where can a couple with an eight-year-old girl make a tour?

A.Guided House Tour. B.In-Depth Tour.

C.Brunch Tour. D.Sunset Tour.

4.What can we know about Sunset Tour?

A.The number of visitors is not limited. B.It is not accessible in August.

C.It is only open for teenagers. D.The ticket isn’t available on site.

5.What do the four tours mentioned have in common?

A.They encourage advance tickets B.They offer brunch free of charge

C.They forbid visitors taking photos D.They have the same price of tickets

    “Look,it’s Baldy!” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to regular insults (侮辱) because of the ______ on my head, it was ______ horrible to hear. I sighed as I headed back to the class.

When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious _____ after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. I was ______ to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors ______ to save my life. “Holly’s very ______ to be alive,’”they told Mum and Dad. “But she’ll be ______ with scars on her head, and of course her hair won’t grow there. ”

As a child,I cared much about my scars,so I ______ wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home. ____ I didn’t,people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me, they never _____understood how it felt.

Then through the hospital I was ____ to a children’s burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There, I ____ 14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so ____ that she never lets anyone put her down.“You shouldn’t _____ what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else, Holly,” she ____ me. “And you don’t need to wear a scarf because you look great _____ it! ” For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who’d been through something _____ .So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party, ____ by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to ______ away behind my scarf.

Now,I am____ of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality(个性) that decides who you truly are.

1.A.hat B.scarf C.scars D.cuts

2.A.still B.just C.never D.seldom

3.A.hunger B.cold C.defeats D.burns

4.A.rushed B.led C.invited D.forced

5.A.learned B.fought C.returned D.decided

6.A.happy B.lucky C.lonely D.poor

7.A.pressed B.occupied C.left D.painted

8.A.possibly B.usually C.finally D.nearly

9.A.Although B.Since C.If D.Before

10.A.correctly B.roughly C.easily D.really

11.A.promoted B.introduced C.reported D.carried

12.A.met B.recognized C.remembered D.caught

13.A.honest B.strong C.active D.young

14.A.write down B.agree with C.pass on D.listen to

15.A.promised B.encouraged C.ordered D.calmed

16.A.in B.for C.without D.beyond

17.A.similar B.strange C.hard D.important

18.A.allowed B.required C.guided D.inspired

19.A.hide B.give C.keep D.put

20.A.sick B.aware C.tired D.proud

----Are you going to take part in the speech contest?

----_______ It’s too good an opportunity to miss.

A.No problem! B.That’s for sure

C.Why me? D.Why bother?

—Are you content with the result of the exam?

—Not a little. I can’t have ______ one.

A.a worse B.a better C.the worse D.the better

I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting _____

A.besides B.otherwise C.nevertheless D.moreover

The writer always carries a notebook along with him, _____he is seized by sudden inspiration.

A.even though B.the moment C.in case D.now that

_____ it many times, I still can’t make Tom understand what I said.

A.Explained B.Having explained

C.To explain D.Having been explained

High school students will be better aware of _____ the real world is like by participating in community service.

A.that B.how C.what D.where

Jane had many new friends in the school, ______ she shared her feelings.

A.with whom B.with which C.to whom D.for which

No matter how________, it is not necessarily lifeless.

A.dry may a desert be B.a desert may be dry

C.may a desert be dry D.dry a desert may be

The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which _____ saved for other purposes.

A.is B.were C.was D.are

—How can you know so much about the incident?

—It took place only 50 yards from ______ I was standing.

A.which B.that C.where D.what

I _____ for the airport to catch the flight at 6 pm. Please send the file to me within ten minutes.

A.am leaving B.have left C.was leaving D.had left

—Jerry, where did you guys go for the summer vacation?

—We ___ busy with our work, or we would have gone to Brazil to watch the games.

A.were B.have been C.had been D.would be

It is only when you can break free from the past ______ a whole new world can open up to you.

A.that B.which C.where D.when

Henry, it’s your turn. Please ____ the story where we left off before our coffee break.

A.make up B.take up C.bring up D.set up

I am _______ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings.

A.enthusiastic B.concerned

C.doubtful D.cautious

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你校上周五举办了一次消防演习。请根据以下四幅图的顺序写一篇英语周记，记录这次演习的全过程。

注意：1．词数不少于60；

2．开头已给出，不计入总词数。

3．提示词：消防演习  a fire drill，报警器   fire alarm，逃生路线  evacuation route

Last Friday, we practised a fire drill in the school.

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