It was raining heavily. I was ________to go for the physical training and was________at Fort Campbell, where the traffic was moving slowly. I was probably going to be late and growing more and more________. The speed slowed almost to zero as I________Memorial Grove, the site built to honor the soldiers who died in an airplane crash.________it was close to Memorial Day, a small national flag had been________in the ground next to each soldier’s memorial plaque (墓碑).

My________at the time was getting past the bottleneck, getting out of the rain and getting to the physical training on time. To my________, just as the traffic was getting started again, the car in front of me stopped. A soldier________in the pouring rain and ran over toward the Memorial Grove.

I couldn’t ________it! This stupid man was________everyone for no reason! I________sounding the horn (喇叭), with the purpose of________the same worry and anger in him.

He was getting completely________. He ran up to one of the memorial plaques,________the small national flag that had________and set it straight again. Then, he came to attention, took a(n)________salute (敬礼), ran back to his car and drove off.

I’ll never forget what happened that day. That soldier________me more about duty, honor, and respect. That simple salute-the act of________his dead brothers moved me. All the army values were contained in one gesture.

I am thankful for examples like that. I will remember all those who gave up their________for our motherland as well as the soldier who honored them in the heavy rain.

1.A.driving B.running C.walking D.riding

2.A.knocked B.checked C.warned D.caught

3.A.relaxed B.regretful C.impatient D.hungry

4.A.passed B.remembered C.left D.visited

5.A.Although B.Because C.Until D.Unless

6.A.found B.placed C.stored D.thrown

7.A.impression B.disappointment C.thought D.worry

8.A.anger B.sadness C.joy D.excitement

9.A.fell down B.stood still C.cheered up D.jumped out

10.A.allow B.believe C.explain D.change

11.A.cheating B.fooling C.preventing D.frightening

12.A.considered B.enjoyed C.practiced D.kept

13.A.causing B.reducing C.showing D.avoiding

14.A.astonished B.wet C.scared D.embarrassed

15.A.staredat B.held up C.put away D.picked up

16.A.flew in the air B.stood in the ground C.fallen to the ground              D.broken into pieces

17.A.interesting B.exhausting C.standard D.funny

18.A.taught B.promised C.brought D.served

19.A.visiting B.honoring C.helping D.imitating

20.A.rights B.duties C.dreams D.lives

    Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.

You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 3.

The following methods may work best for you.

● Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

● Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.

● Write your notes in your own words.

● 4.

● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 5.

A.Use words not complete sentences.

B.There are three practical note-taking methods.

C.You must write your notes on separate paper.

D.Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.

E.you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

F.That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.

G.First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.

    A bargain is something offered at a low and advantageous price. A more recent definition is: a bargain is a dirty trick to force money out of the pockets of silly and innocent people.

The cost of producing a new-for example - toothpaste would make 80p the proper price for it, so we will market it at £1.20. It is not a bad toothpaste, and as people like to try new things it will sell well to start with; but the attraction of novelty soon fades, so sales will fall. When that happens we will reduce the price to £1.15. And we will turn it into a bargain by printing 5p OFF all over it.

Sometimes it is not 5p OFF but 1p OFF. What breathtaking rudeness to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or whatever! Even the poorest old-age pensioner ought to regard this as an insult(侮辱), but he doesn't. A bargain must not be missed. People say one has to have washing powder (or whatever) and one might as well buy it a penny cheaper.

The real danger starts when unnecessary things become ‘bargains’. Many people just cannot resist bargains. Provided they think they are getting a bargain they will buy clothes they will never wear or furniture they have no space for. Once I heard of a man who bought an electric saw as a bargain and cut off two of his fingers the next day. But he had no regrets: the saw had been truly cheap.

Quite a few people actually believe that they make money on such bargains. A lady once told me: “I’ve had a lucky day today. I bought a dress for £120, reduced from £400; and l bought a beautiful Persian carpet for £600, reduced from £900.” It will never occur to her that she has actually wasted £720. She feels as though she had made £580. She also feels, I am sure, that if she had more time for shopping, she could make a living out of it.

Some people buy in large quantities because it is cheaper. Once a couple bought enough sugar for their lifetime and the lifetime of their children and grandchildren. They thought it a bargain not to be missed. When the sugar arrived they didn't know where to store it - until they realized that their toilet was a very spacious one. So that was where they piled up their sugar. Not only did their guests feel rather strange whenever they were offered sugar to put into their coffee, but the toilet became extremely sticky.

To offer bargains is a commercial trick to make the poor poorer. When greedy fools fall for this trick, it serves them right.

1.Which word best describes the language style of the passage?

A.Polite. B.Foolish.

C.Humorous. D.Serious.

2.What does the underlined word “novelty” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Good quality. B.Low price.

C.Curiosity. D.Newness.

3.How does the author feel about 1p OFF a product?

A.It’s a gift for poor people.

B.It’s an offense to shoppers.

C.It’s a bargain worth trying.

D.It’s a real reduction in price.

4.Which statement will the author probably agree with?

A.Bargains are things people don’t really need.

B.Bargains are often real cheap products.

C.Bargains help people make a living.

D.Bargains play tricks on people.

Canada---The True North"'

In 1867 when Canada was created, a towering Silver Maple tree standing in front of Alexander Muir's house in Toronto gave him an idea. He would write a poem and a song about the great tree, so common in Canada and so symbolic, to celebrate Canada's Confederation(联邦).

His song was called The Maple Leaf Forever and it has been the unofficial Canadian anthem(国歌) to this day.

Last July during a major storm, the tree was knocked down. It fell across a house and a street. But because it was an important historic tree, most of the wood was saved rather than being destroyed.

Recently woodworkers at The Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto, a community projects centre, cut the wood into logs and other usable pieces. The pieces were given to artists to create about 150 different projects.

One artist took a piece of tree. On it, he'll carve (雕刻) a series of historical Canadian scenes. Another wood carver is making beautiful round wooden bowls. Yet another made an interesting candlestick from the tree's branches.

Other woodworkers are making wood wig stands(假发架)for cancer patients who lose their hair. Still others are taking small pieces of wood and making them into pens. And some of the wood was made into gavels (小木槌)to be used by Toronto' s city councilors(市议员).

Some of the projects will be on public show while some will be personally owned.

The people in Toronto who lived near the tree for years and tried to protect it from harm were very sad to see the old tree go. But they are glad to see that their maple tree will live forever in the hearts and homes of many people.

1.Why did Alexander write The Maple Leaf Forever？

A.To celebrate the birth of Canada.

B.To express his love for the maple tree.

C.To go with his poem.

D.To memorize the maple tree.

2.Why was the wood of the tree kept by many people?

A.The tree has practical value.

B.They used it to honour Alexander Muir.

C.They thought the tree was publicly owned.

D.The tree was closely tied to Canadian history.

3.What is the best title for the text?

A.Maple Tree in Toronto B.Projects of Maple Tree

C.Maple Tree Will Live Forever D.A Fallen Maple Tree was saved

    It’s 2035. You have a job, a family and you're about 40 years old! Welcome to your future life.

Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror.

“Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronics( 智能电子元件)are rear-ranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror you find it hard to believe you’re 40. You look much younger.

With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live to be 150 years old. You’re not even middle-aged! As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl, you hear, “To lose weight, you shouldn’t eat that.” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code( 电子源码)on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible foods appears on the counter as the kitchen checks its food supplies.

“Ready for your trip to space?” you ask your son and daughter. In 2005 only specially trained astronauts went into space and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vacations. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel. “ Thanks to medical advances, vaccination shots(防疫针)are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines. With the berries in their mouths, the kids head for the front door.

It’s time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office. Autopilot! “ you command. Your car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on the highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video films rather than read it.

1.What changes the color of your shirt?

A.The mirror B.The medicine C.The counter D.The shirt itself

2.How do the shoes know that you shouldn’t eat the breakfast cereal?

A.By pouring the breakfast into a bowl

B.By checking the nutrition details of the food

C.By testing the food supplies in the kitchen

D.By listening to the doctor's advice

3.The strawberries the children eat serve as _____.

A.vaccines B.lunch C.breakfast D.nutrition

4.How is the text organized?

A.In order of preference

B.In order of appearance

C.In order of time

D.In order of importance

假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。英国友好校教师Mr. Smith下个月将来你校进行友好访问。访问期间，Mr. Smith将要做有关英国的讲座，现就具体内容征求你校学生的意见。请你给Mr. Smith写一封邮件，内容包括:

1.你感兴趣的一个讲座话题(如英国的历史、音乐、文学、建筑……等);

2.你对该话题感兴趣的原因;

3.你期望从讲座中得到的收获。

注意: 1.词数不少于50;

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Smith,

I 'm Li Hua, a student at Hongxing High School.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for your time.

Yours,

Li Hua

根据短文内容，回答问题，并将答案写在相应位置。

Somewhere around puberty (青春期)，a change in the body clock makes it hard for teens to fall asleep as early as they used to.

This shift is natural for teens. But staying up very late can push a teen's body clock out of synchronization (同步) with the natural cycle of light and darkness. It can also make it hard for teens to get out of bed in the morning and bring other problems, too. Mary Carskadon, a sleep researcher, says that too little sleep can affect a teen's mood and ability to think or learn.

But just like an alarm clock, the body's biological clock can be reset. In fact, it automatically resets itself every day. How? -by using the blue light entering our eyes-the color of the morning sky. Exposure to morning sunlight is the best to synchronize the body's clock with the Earth's natural 24-hour cycle.

The problem is, teens may have limited exposure to the morning light. Often, they are on a bus or in class during the peak morning hours. So to get morning light, researchers suggest, students should have a morning break-sometime around 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. to go outdoors. Also, they should try to spend a few minutes outside before going to school.

However, for the same reason that blue light is helpful in the morning, it can be disruptive (扰乱性的) to the body clock when eyes meet it at night. Computer screens, TVs and other electronic devices all send some blue light. So their use at night could unknowingly push tired students to stay up even later.

But there is also a simple solution: wearing orange goggles (护目镜). They may look stupid, but they'll block out blue light. Worn in the evening, blue-blocker goggles can protect students from getting the signal that it's daytime when in fact the body should be winding down for sleep.

1.What happens to teens at puberty?

2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

3.According to researchers, how can teens adjust to the natural time cycle in the morning?

4.Why are orange goggles advised to use in the evening?

5.What is the writer's main purpose of writing the passage?

Kids need to move in school

Many years ago, when my girls were in primary school, they were crazy about the dance breaks they would occasionally have during the school day. Their teachers would put on a video, which encouraged the kids to get up and dance, and then they' d get back to work.1. Many teachers are including some form of movement into the school day.

A recent research, published in the journal Pediatrics, involved more than 10,000 children between the ages of 4 and 13. 2. Susan Kamin, leader of the research, said, “Activity breaks during the school day also lead to fewer behavioral issues, not to mention cutting down on stress and anxiety."

Breakthrough Magnet School, Connecticut, is in its third year working with the National Association of Physical Literacy. Principal Julie Goldstein said her third-and fourth-graders who are actively engaged in the physical programme are the highest-scoring students in math and reading in the district.3. For this school year, not one student from this group has been referred to her office for a conversation. Before the programme, she might have had one or two office coversations with some of them every month.

4. “I know lots of teachers who say, 'Yeah, I wish I had more time to do this,'” Kamin said, “Even in schools that can find the time, there is still some opposition (反对)because it's a departure from the way things used to be. It's a big change for some of the teachers.5.Yet the schools that have made the change see tremendous results. So how do you move the needle?"

A.My kids' teachers are certainly not alone.

B.They're not sure whether to make that leap.

C.The challenge, though, is persuading more schools to take action.

D.Teach children the basics of movement so that they can stay active for life.

E.Beyond the academical (学业的) benefits, there are benefits outside the classroom.

F.It shows that kids who get extra physical activity in school do better in cognitive(认知的) performance.

    To be clear, plastic bags are rightly thought of as a threat that's harmful to human health. According to the National Resources Defense Council, over a decade ago, the average American family took home almost 1,500 plastic shopping bags a year, filling our cabinets, kitchen drawers, and landfills (垃圾填埋场). Today the numbers are slightly better: According to National Geographic, as of 2018, shoppers in the United States use almost one plastic bag per resident per day.

This is not a story on the evil of plastics, but on whether the reusable bag can justify its existence. Although more environmentally friendly than traditional single-use plastic bags, reusable bags, depending on what they are made of, are more energy-intensive (耗能) to recycle.

According to a report by the United Nations Environment Program, “depending on what they are made of, reusable bags might have to be deconstructed in a costly recycling process to separate the different materials. As a result, in many cases, reusable bags are not recycled." That means despite the best intentions, millions of reusable bags designed to replace the need for traditional plastic shopping bags, will also end up in landfills.

Another point to consider, not all reusable bags are equal in terms of their recyclability. There are a wide range of reusable bag options on the market, and reusable bags tend to be made of more than one material to give the bag added reinforcement (耐用) and added street fashion. On a life cycle basis, stronger, heavier bags-no matter what material they are made of-will have a more severe environmental effect. That's because heavier bags use more resources to produce as well as distribute.

Just like plastic bags did, reusable bags multiply rapidly. Used for promotional (促销的)purposes and marketing of all kinds, reusable bags' growing popularity means bags that have been used very little (or not at all) can be found piled in streets, in garbage cans in city parks, and basically everywhere. Therefore, consumers have come to see them as disposable, defeating their very purpose.

In the end, the best practice for reusable bags is to have no half measures: Either use them all the time or don't use them at all. Using a reusable bag once or twice, and then throwing it away, doesn't do the environment any favors.

1.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Plastic bags are refused by environmentalists.

B.Shops in America have limited the use of plastic bags.

C.The need of strong and fashionable reusable bags is more than the supply.

D.Reusable bags demand more resources to produce and recycle than expected.

2.The words “very purpose" in Paragraph 6 refer to the intention of __________.

A.being left in landfills

B.being used as much as possible

C.replacing plastic bags

D.promoting goods on the market

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.How to Recycle Reusable Bags

B.Disadvantages of Plastic Bags

C.Reusable Bags? Think Twice!

D.Plastic Bags, Less Popular?

4.Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?

I: Introduction   CP: Central Point   P: Point   Sp: Sub-point (次要点)   C: Conclusion

A. B.

C. D.

    During his school's “College Colours Day”, a fourth-grade boy in Florida, who dreams to become a student of the University of Tennessee, wanted to wear a shirt of the university, but he didn't have one. His teacher, Laura Snyder, suggested that he should wear an orange shirt to show his spirit.

When the day finally arrived, the boy was so excited to show his shirt-an orange one with a piece of paper attached to it, on which was his homemade design of the UT logo.

But by lunch time, the spirited fan was in tears. Some girls bullied (霸凌) him and made fun of his design that he had pinned to his shirt. Back to Snyder 's room, he put his head on desk and was crying, devastated.

In hopes of raising the boy's spirits, Snyder planned on buying him an official University of Tennessee T-shirt, and asked friends online if they had contacts with the university who could “make it a little extra special for him.”

The post immediately went viral and Snyder was contacted by the University of Tennessee informing her that they wanted to send the boy a care package of swag and apparel(服装) in support of him.

The story, however, didn't end here. The University of Tennessee said it was turning his “U.T.” design into an official T-shirt and had pre-sold more than 50,000 shirts online. The university won't profit from the shirts: It is donating the money to a charity dedicated to (致力于) getting rid of bullying of all forms.

“When I told him that his design was being made into a real shirt and people wanted to wear it, his jaw dropped," said Snyder. “He had a big smile on his face, walked taller, and I could tell his confidence grew!”

In recognition of the fourth-grader's spirit, the university has also extended an offer of honorary admission for him to join the Class of 2032. In addition, he has been awarded a four-year scholarship if he decides to attend UT in 2028 and meets admission requirements.

1.How did the boy react to his school's “College Colours Day”?

A.He prepared for it with a creative design.

B.He dreamed of winning a prize on the day.

C.He was afraid of being laughed at on the day.

D.He was shy of joining it without a university shirt.

2.How did the boy probably feel after lunch on the “College Colour Day”?

A.Excited and thankful. B.Confident and happy.

C.Shocked and sad. D.Nervous and worried.

3.What Snyder did for the boy shows that _________.

A.a strong will is vital to success

B.a promise will change one's life

C.the youth should be treated equally

D.caring love can make a big difference

Get a taste of the amazing world of engineering

Do you want to help shape the future of everything from entertainment and transport to sport and the environment? Then you might want to think about the fascinating world of engineering. Tomorrow's Engineers Week is running 4-8 February 2020, and is the perfect time to get an idea of what engineering is all about.

Engineers are the people who use scientific knowledge, ranging from long-established scientific laws to cutting-edge discoveries, to solve problems and improve life for all of us. Tomorrow's Engineers Week aims to get young people interested in this exciting career. It also wants to change the way we think about engineers.

One place to find out more about engineers is the website thisisengineering.org.uk, where you can meet 16 young engineers with amazing and different jobs. There's Halvard, who builds farm robots; and Olivia, who uses her chemical engineering skills to create soaps and shampoos kind to the skin and the environment. Alice digs train tunnels deep underground. Michelle builds rides. As a child, she loved these thrilling rides. At the age of 14, she attended a lecture on roller coaster design, and then she realized that engineering was a great way to turn her passion into her career.

If you want to meet some inspirational engineers, ask if your school has signed up to take part in the Big Assembly (大型集会) on 6 February. Don't worry if not, though, you can check it out yourself afterwards on the tomorrowsengineers.org.uk website.

1.The goal of Tomorrow's Engineers Week is to________.

A.introduce young engineers

B.announce the latest discoveries

C.show the future work of engineers

D.attract the youth' s interest in engineering

2.Which of the engineers fancies building roller coasters?

A.Halvard. B.Olivia.

C.Alice. D.Michelle.

3.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To explain what engineering is all about.

B.To advertise Tomorrow's Engineers Week.

C.To encourage schools to sign up for an assembly.

D.To introduce the website thisisengineering.org.uk.

    “If you could have any three things, what would you_____?"

Eleven-year-old Ruby Chitsey loves asking that question. Even more_______, she then sets out to realize someone's__________.

Ruby has long been close to older people. Her mother, Amanda Chitsey, is a nurse at a nursing home in Harrison. Ruby often_________her at work after school. “So I feel free to go up to them and ask   ____  they need anything," she says.

Last May, Ruby noticed a resident (居住者) named Pearl staring out of a window. She seemed  ____ . “What are you looking at? Ruby asked. Pearl, her eyes filling with tears, said she was watching her________being led away by his new owner. Pearl didn't know when she would see him again.

Ruby learnt that Pearl didn't have enough to pay anyone to________ her pet at the nursing home. Ruby and Amanda also asked around and_______ that many nursing home residents are unable to   _____ even the smallest luxuries (奢侈品). So Ruby _______ to do something about it.

She started by asking residents what three things they wanted most in the world. Amanda________that they would ask for cars, houses and other things an 11-year-old wouldn't  be able to provide. _____, they asked for chocolate bars, McDonald's fries, and even just pants that fit properly.

“It broke me as a human," Amanda says. “We left the nursing home that day and went straight________a store and bought as many items as we could."

Using their own money, the Chitseys granted the wishes of about 100 people in three months. Then they started asking for_________.

People of Harrison responded _______ so much, so that Amanda set up a GoFundMe page, Three Wishes for Ruby 's Residents, hoping to collect $5,000. They_______ their goal in a month. After GoFundMe named Ruby a Kid Hero and______her story internationally this past January, Three Wishes raised $20,000 in 24 hours and more than $250,000 in five months.

Earlier this year, Three Wishes for Ruby 's Residents launched its first nationwide branch. One of its new________ is to set up a communal laptop (平台) in each state. Ruby doesn't plan to stop there. “I consider________ to be my hobby,” she says, “and I'm very good at it."

1.A.want B.make C.use D.offer

2.A.entertaining B.amazing C.convincing D.attracting

3.A.wishes B.promises C.plans D.influences

4.A.asks B.calls C.visits D.attends

5.A.if B.what C.that D.how

6.A.angry B.sad C.bored D.sick

7.A.nurse B.car C.dog D.grandson

8.A.look into B.look at C.look for D.look after

9.A.suspected B.added C.predicted D.discovered

10.A.accept B.approach C.afford D.appreciate

11.A.remembered B.decided C.regretted D.announced

12.A.explained B.concluded C.observed D.worried

13.A.Otherwise B.Therefore C.Instead D.Besides

14.A.across B.at C.on D.to

15.A.donations B.praises C.instruction D.comfort

16.A.peacefully B.gratefully C.enthusiastically D.naturally

17.A.changed B.set C.hit D.kept

18.A.spread B.created C.finished D.heard

19.A.chances B.goals C.battles D.lessons

20.A.bravery B.calmness C.optimism D.kindness

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。

Think about how much time you spent outside last week. Really “outside.”1. (walk) from the car into the classroom doesn't count. Now think about how much time you spent indoors—playing video games on the Internet or watching TV. Kids spend two fewer hours per week 2.sports and outdoor3.(activity) in the early 2010s than the kids did in the early 1990s. Some kids are staying inside because it's difficult to find a place to go. All kinds of areas are off-limits to tweens and teens. Even when space is available, personal 4. (safe) is an issue.

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 skin is an essential part of your body and the1. (large) organ of it. You have three layers of skin2.act as a barrier against disease, poisons and the sun's harmful rays. The functions of your skin are also very complex: it keeps you warm or cool it prevents your body from3.(lose) too much water; it is where you feel cold, heat or pain and it gives you your sense of touch.

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。

Born in 1930, Yuan Longping1.(graduate) from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world2.grew rice with a high output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice3.(produce) in China each year is from this hybrid strain.

假设你是李华，你在美国夏令营认识的朋友Mike给你来信说他最近沉迷于电脑（Internet addiction）难以控制。请你给他回一封信，告诉他网瘾可能会导致成绩下降、健康状况恶化、与家人产生矛盾等问题，并提出一些建议。

注意: 1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mike,

I am glad to hear from you._________________________________________________________________

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Yours,

Li Hua

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To a high school student like me, time is much important than money. Every day I have a lot of homework to do and textbook to read, because I must use my time wisely. When studying, I try hard to concentrate on my studies. Beside, I can manage to keep up with my classmates and make up for losing time. I believe that when I look back on high school life, it would not be a bitter memory. In the same time, I want to share with you a wise saying, “Don’t put it off until tomorrow what you can do today.” Know how to spend one’s time will influence one’s future.

    阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式（不超过3个单词）。

English is a language 1.(speak) all around the world. There are more than 40 countries2.most of the people speak English. What's more, the number of people who learn English 3.(be)more than 750 million. Everywhere in the world children go to school4.(learn) English. Most people learn English for five or six years at high school. In China, most students learn English at school 5.a foreign language.

In the past fifty years, English6.(develop) into the language most7.(wide) used in the world. English is the working language of most international 8.(organization), international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. You can listen to English songs through the Internet. With so many people9.(communicate) in English every day, it will become more and more important to have10.good knowledge of English.

    William Franklin came to my class half a year ago. But from his first day here, he shut himself in his own world and he never _____ to others. As his teacher, I tried to start a talk with him but _____. It seemed as if he just didn’t want to break his _____.

After the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the ____ Christmas collection of money for the ____ in our school. “Christmas is a season of ____ ,” I told my students. “Some poor students in our school might not have a ____ holiday. By giving a little money, you will help ____ some toys, food and clothing for these needy students. We will ____ the collection tomorrow.”

The next morning, ____ , I found out almost everyone had ____ this matter except Willard Franklin. He came up to my desk with his head down. ____ , he dropped two coins into the small box. “I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said in a ____ voice.

After school I couldn’t help sharing what had ____ in the morning with our headmaster. “I may be wrong, but I ____ Willard might be ready to become part of our class.” “ I am ____to hear that,” he nodded. “And I just received a ____ of the poor families in our school who most need help. Here, take a look at it.”

As I sat down to ____ , I found Willard Franklin was at the top of the list. At that moment, I felt I really ____ Willard for the first time: a cold face with a warm heart. From this ____ , I also learnt that whether rich or poor, every child has a kind heart.

1.A.turned B.spoke C.belonged D.listened

2.A.failed B.stopped C.changed D.stayed

3.A.promise B.heart C.sadness D.silence

4.A.daily B.weekly C.monthly D.yearly

5.A.young B.sick C.poor D.strong

6.A.giving B.enjoying C.receiving D.spending

7.A.free B.happy C.popular D.long

8.A.find B.pack C.buy D.choose

9.A.share B.show C.start D.continue

10.A.therefore B.however C.otherwise D.besides

11.A.forgotten B.discussed C.learnt D.realized

12.A.Personally B.Gratefully C.Certainly D.Carefully

13.A.sharp B.sweet C.low D.deep

14.A.appeared B.arrived C.happened D.remained

15.A.agree B.fear C.decide D.believe

16.A.glad B.sorry C.surprised D.lucky

17.A.message B.report C.research D.list

18.A.rest B.read C.work D.study

19.A.knew B.ignored C.supported D.accepted

20.A.result B.experience C.survey D.item

    Men and woman define（解释）“best friend”in the same way—a person who is always there when you need them. Your best friend is someone who shares your happiness and sadness.

Many things can help establish a best friendship，including the age of the people，the situation in which they meet，and how they satisfy each other’s needs. 1.

A best friend makes you feel safe and comfortable. You never have to explain yourself to best friends because they understand you so well. 2. You can cry too hard or laugh too loud and never worry about what they’ll think. Best friends will give you advice if you want it and encouragement if you need it, but they will not judge you or make you feel sorry for your behavior. 3. That means complete love, without any limits.

Best friends are loyal(忠诚) and reliable. A best friend is a person who you can tell your most embarrassing personal secrets to. 4. Best friends can also be completely honest with you , but in the most gentle way.

5.They love you because they want to, not because they have to. For many people, a best friend becomes the brother or sister they’d always wanted but never had.

A.You can be exactly who you are.

B.A best friend gives you unconditional love.

C.“Safety” is an important word among friends.

D.A best friend is somebody you call if you get a flat tire.

E.Finally, best friends are the family you choose.

F.She/He won’t repeat your secrets to anyone else.

G.But the main themes that define a best friend are similar for many people.

    Who needs friends? According to most psychologists（心理学家） we all do, especially nowadays when so many other aspects (方面 ) of modern life are changing. It seems that having friends keeps us both healthy and happy.

The number of TV series about groups of friends shows just how important friendship is to us. Psychologist Dorothy Rowe says that many of us now turn to our friends, instead of our families, for advice, comfort and security. One woman named Rebecca she interviewed even told her that if she had got to choose between her husband and her friend, she would choose her friend.

Since our friends mean so much to us, it is not surprising that the happiest marriages are also friendships. "Once the romantic stage of a relationship has passed, it is friendship that holds people together," says Rowe. If the couple do not make some changes, they will either get tired of each other and break up or stay together and seek friendship with others.

But is friendship equally important to women and men? According to author Rhonda Pritchard, women are more likely than men to have close friends. "You tell a friend things that you'd never tell a partner," says one woman she interviewed. For men, friendship is usually based on doing things together rather than the private conversations that are typical of women friends. Men share time and activities like building a fence or a business, running, riding a bike, fishing or watching football, but they don't often share their feelings.

Although many women find their relationships with a husband or boyfriend is not enough, many men say that their partner is their best friend. Even women who are very happily married are likely to become very unhappy without a close friend and can even find the breakup of a close friendship as painful as the end of a marriage.

Lasting friendships can provide a lot of the same support that families provided in the past, but the perfect situation is to have your family there for you as well. Friendships and family relationships can both change, but a friend will not consider you when making really important decisions in the same way that a family member will.

1.What did Rebecca think about friendship?

A.All of us need friendship.

B.Friends are as important as families.

C.Her friend means more to her than her husband.

D.One need not have too many friends.

2.Why do married men or women look for friendship?

A.They are encouraged by their partners

B.They do not get what they need from their partners.

C.They are not fairly treated by their partners

D.They think their friends are more romantic.

3.What is the main difference between men’s and women’s friendship?

A.Women often do things together with friends.

B.Men often talk to their friends about work and family.

C.Women often talk about business with friends.

D.Men seldom talk to their friends about their feelings.

4.What might women do when a close friendship ends?

A.They feel as upset as when a marriage ends.

B.They share feelings with their partners.

C.They treat their partners as friends.

D.They turn to their husbands for comfort.

    Two of the saddest words in the English language are "if only". I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.

My father is famous in our family for saying, "Take the extra minute to do it right. " I always try to live by the "extra minute" rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an "if only" moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.

I don't only avoid those "if only "moments when it comes to safety. It's equally important to avoid "if only" in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had lost an opportunity to say "I love you" or "I forgive you". When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be there. But then I thought about the fact that he's 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.

I know there will still be occasions when I have to say "if only "about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality (不测的事) . And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I' m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.

1.Which of the following is an example of the "extra minute" rule?

A.Start the car the moment everyone is seated.

B.Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.

C.Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.

D.Move an object out of the way before it lets someone fall down.

2.Why did the author decide to go to her office on Good Friday?

A.To keep her appointment with the eye doctor. B.To meet her father who was already an old man.

C.To join in the holiday celebration of the company. D.To finish her work before the deadline.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A.It is the most important thing to avoid “if only” in our daily life.

B.The author must have a good relationship with her children.

C.We should buy insurance to make our life better.

D.Avoiding “if only” can make the author comfortable.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.The Emotional Well-being. B.The Two Saddest Words.

C.The Most Useful Rule. D.The Peace of Mind.

    In April, 1967 my brother, Harvey Cooley, met a soldier, David Lawson during basic training. In their free time, they hung out together. As the weeks went by, they grew very close, almost like brothers. However, after basic training, soldiers moved on to advanced training. They thought they would never see each other again.

One day in September, 1967, these men were both in California waiting for transport to the front. Harvey and David had an unexpected surprise when they ran into each other. They talked very briefly since they had got to report in five minutes. They agreed to meet after they were discharged(退伍)from the service. Harvey wrote a brief note which he gave to David showing the date and location they were to meet.

Harvey never made it back home. He died while saving two soldiers during enemy fire. David did not learn of Harvey’s death until the mid 1980s. he wrote a letter to Harvey after he returned home and asked if they could postpone their meeting to a later date. His letter was unanswered. David felt then that Harvey must not have made it back. He knew Harvey would surely have answered his letter if he had been able to.

While David was searching the internet for Information about Harvey, he found a poem dedicated(献给) to Harvey by me. He sent me an email and told me about his friendship with Harvey and we swapped phone numbers.

David called me and we talked about his friendship with Harvey. While on the phone with David, I learned about the note Harvey had written for him. David still had the note and sent me a copy of it.

It is amazing, to say the least, that David was able to track(追查到) me down. Even more amazing is the fact that he still had Harvey’s note after all these years. David told me it was a joy to finally hear from Harvey through me after over forty years.

1.What did Harvey and David decide to do after they met unexpectedly?

A.Meet after they returned. B.Leave the army.

C.Write a report. D.Go to advanced training.

2.What did David do when he didn’t hear from Harvey?

A.He decided to meet Harvey at a later time

B.He went to the front to look for Harvey

C.He feared that Harvey had died

D.He asked two soldiers about Harvey

3.The underlined word “postpone” in Paragraph 3 means ______.

A.talk about B.put off

C.attend D.call

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.A Note Kept for Over Forty Years B.Friendship Developed in the War

C.A Letter Never Answered D.Two Brothers Never Separated

1.Which author does NOT tell a story in his / her work listed above?

A.Caroline Leavitt B.Steven Price

C.GeFei D.Tim Harford

2.Jack is an American who would like everything to be neat and tidy. He loves reading novels with ironic humor and detective stories. He is going to work and live in Beijing for the next three years, and he is very curious about the place he is soon heading to. Which book will he most likely choose to read now?

A.Cruel Beautiful World B.By Gaslight

C.The Invisibility Cloak D.Messy

3.This page is intended for people who want to ______.

A.buy newly-published books at a discount

B.recommend books to friends and family

C.know what books are worthwhile to read

D.understand the current trend in literature

请阅读下面有关我国短视频收入的柱状图及相关文字，按照要求写一篇150 词左右的文章。

The short video industry experienced explosive growth in 2018，with its market value reaching 11.8 billion yuan，up 110 percent. It is estimated that the figure will hit 35 billion yuan by 2020.

There are several ways for short video posters to make a profit：from advertisements，virtual gifts sent by fans which can be converted into cash，selling products online or charging viewers for the content.

Some of the main video sharing platforms such as Douyin，also known as TikTok，and Kuaishou have launched campaigns cooperating with local governments to help some rural residents out of poverty. In the past year，over 16 million vloggers gained income on Kuaishou， of which 3.4 million people came from areas in poverty but with rich resources.

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1. 用约 30 个单词概述柱状图信息的主要内容；

2. 短视频流行的原因有哪些，简要谈谈你的看法（原因不少于两点）；

3. 谈谈你对如何规范短视频的建议。

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1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3. 不必写标题。

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Social anxiety is a type of anxiety problem. People with social anxiety can usually interact easily with family and a few close friends. Instead of enjoying social activities, they might fear them and avoid some of them altogether. Like other anxieties, it is a fear reaction to something that isn’t actually dangerous, although the body and mind react as if the danger is real. Because the physical sensations that go with the response are real and sometimes quite strong the danger seems real. With social anxiety, a person’s fears and concerns are focused on the social performance whether it’s a major class presentation or small talk at the lockers. People tend to feel embarrassed and uncomfortable about being noticed or judged by others.

Social anxiety might prevent someone from chatting with friends in the lunchroom, joining an after-school club, going to a party, or asking someone on a date. It might keep a person from volunteering an answer in class, reading aloud, or giving a presentation. It might prevent someone from acting the school play, being in the talent show, trying out for a team, or joining in a service project. It also prevents them from making the normal, everyday mistakes that help people improve their skills still further.

Social anxiety develops because the genetic features from parents and other relatives can influence how the brain senses and controls anxiety, shyness, nervousness, and stress reactions. Meanwhile, some people are born with a shy character and tend to be cautious and sensitive in new situations and prefer what’s familiar. Naturally a person’s shy character can be influenced by what he or she learns from role models. If parents or others react by overprotecting a child who is shy, the child won’t have a chance to get used to new situations and new people. If people born with a cautious nature have stressful experiences, social anxiety can make them even more cautious and shy. Feeling pressured to interact in ways they don’t feel ready for, being criticized or insulted, or having other fears and worries can make it more likely for a shy or fearful person to develop social anxiety.

Sometimes, but not always, medicines that reduce anxiety are used as part of the treatment. Family or friends are especially important and the right support from a few key people can help those with social anxiety gather the courage to go outside their comfort zone and try something new. Dealing with social anxiety takes patience, courage to face fears and try new things, and the willingness to practice.

    A few weeks ago, a 71-year-old man pulled his car to the roadside in Northwest Portland and  stopped. He rolled down the window, turned off the engine and stared at a house.

The place, distinguished by three gables, is partially hidden by hedges and trees. Most people who pass by would never notice it. And if they  did give  it a glance, they’d probably think it’s a nice house  in  a nice neighborhood. Nothing more.

The house, in the 2500 block of Northwest Westover Road, is known as  the  Bessie  &  Louis Tarpley House. Built in 1907, it’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The current owner is Barbee Lyon, 79.

He and his first wife took possession in 1975. When they divorced, he bought out her share.

A retired lawyer, Lyon learned Louis Tarpley, the home’s first owner, had also been a Portland lawyer. Setbacks in Tarpley’s life led to the house auction(拍卖) in the late 1920s.

“I’m only the fifth owner of the home,” Lyon said. A previous owner was Frank Masco.

He and his wife, Esther, and their nine children had lived across town in a tiny house needing  constant repairs. In the mid-1950s, the elder Masco wanted to move to a bigger house and one closer to work. A docker ( 码 头 工 人 ), he was on-call 24 hours a day and had to quickly get to the Willamette River docks.

He found a home on Westover Road. At the time, many people  wanted to live  in new  construction in the suburbs. The Westover house was offered at a deep discount.

And later the family moved on several times, finally living in Vancouver.

One Sunday in July 2019, Charley Masco drove to Portland for an appointment at a computer store.

When it ended, he traveled the familiar route to Westover Road, pulled over and looked at that home.

He decided to do something bold. He got out of his car and walked up the steps and  rang  the doorbell. He waited. No response. Nervous, he thought it was a mistake to  do  this  and  considered turning around and walking back to his car.

Barbee Lyon opened the door and saw a stranger.

“I’m not selling anything,” Masco said quickly. “I just want you to know I once lived here.” Lyon opened the door wide.

“Come in.”

And for the first time since 1966, Masco stepped into his childhood home.

Every room looked as Masco had remembered it: The built-in china hutch in the dining room, the hanging lights above the table and, in the kitchen,  a massive  wood-burning  stove  where  his  mother used to cook family meals. It was as if he had walked into his own museum.

Lyon told Masco he’d never done major structural remodeling, which meant Masco knew his way around the home.

It was as if he had never left.

There, on the top floor, was the window he and  his  siblings  quietly opened  to sneak out  at night and return before their parents knew they were gone. The loft where  friends  daydreamed  about  the future. The living room – no TV ever allowed – where the family gathered to share music, play cards or just talk with each other.

Then they all walked to the basement.

In the far corner, Masco saw his father’s old wooden workbench. And above it, baby food jars.

Masco had forgotten about them.

He explained that his father had nailed lids from the jars to a rafter, filling the glass  with different size screws, nuts and bolts, and then screwing the jars back into the lids to give him easy access while working.

Masco thought about his father, his mother and three of his siblings who have died.  He thought  about his father, tinkering in the basement, while his mother was in the kitchen preparing dinner.

He thought about the 71-year-old man he was and the boy he had once been.

Kruse, Lyon’s wife, reached up and unscrewed a jar. She handed  it  to  Masco,  believing  it  belonged to this stranger.

Masco thanked her.

He clutched the  small bottle to his chest. “My dad,” he said quietly. “This is my dad.”

1.Why did Charley Masco come to visit the Westover house?

A.He wanted to review his past and hold memories.

B.He attempted to buy back his childhood house.

C.His friend invited him to be a guest at his newly-bought house.

D.He came to the house where his father lived to seek roots.

2.What made  Frank Masco decide to buy the  house?

A.The house’s owner  had been  a Portland lawyer.

B.The house was auctioned at a very low price.

C.He desired to improve his family’s living conditions.

D.The house was equipped with a basement.

3.What do we know about Barbee Lyon?

A.He bought the house from Louis Tarpley.

B.He took possession of the house at about 35.

C.He lived in the house with his first wife Kruse.

D.He disliked being disturbed by strangers.

4.Why did Charley Masco feel nervous when he rang the doorbell?

A.He knew the house owner was a bad-tempered man.

B.He thought it was improper to pay an unexpected visit.

C.He might not hold back his feelings when he went in.

D.He feared the house owner would take him for a salesman.

5.After Masco entered  the  house, he found that  _.

A.every room was not as he had remembered it

B.the house had experienced great structural changes

C.the childhood home was where his heart was

D.he couldn’t recall anything about baby food jars

6.What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A.Collision of Two Hearts B.Experiences of Two Families

C.An Unexpected Meeting D.The Harbour of the Heart

    I came home one day recently and, for reasons I don’t quite understand, my living room smelled like my grandmother’s house. Suddenly I felt as if I were 12 years old, happy and relaxed, sitting in her kitchen. I can remember what her house looked like, though it was sold 20 years ago – her three-level plant stand, the plates lining the walls, the window over her sink – but these visual memories don’t have the power that smell does. The funny thing is, I can’t even begin to describe the odor(气味) that was so distinctively hers. The best I can do is this: “It smelled like my grandmother’s house.”

It’s a common experience, and a common linguistic( 语言学的) problem. In cultures worldwide, people have powerful olfactory memories. This odor-memory link is also called “the Proust phenomenon,” after Marcel Proust’s famous description of the feelings aroused by a cake dipped in tea in “Remembrance of Things Past.”

Olfactory memories seem to be more closely bound up with emotions than are visual or auditory ones.

Not all these memories are pleasant, of course, and smells can also trigger feelings of pain.

It is surprisingly hard for English-speakers to describe the odors that occasion such strong emotions, however. English possesses almost no abstract smell words that pick out links or themes among unrelated aromas(芳香).

We have plenty of these in the visual field. “Yellow,” for example, identifies a characteristic that bananas, lemons, some cars, some flowers, old book pages, and the sun all share.

But for odors, we don’t have many more than the vague “musty” (smells old and stale) and “musky” (smells perfumey). We usually have no choice but to say that one thing smells like another – like a banana, like garlic, like diesel fuel.

A few languages, though, do have a rich odor vocabulary. Linguist Asifa Majid has found that the Jahai, the Semaq Beri, and the Maniq, hunter-gatherer groups in Malaysia and Thailand, employ a wide range of abstract smell words and can identify aromas as easily as we can colors. The Jahai have a word, for example, that describes “the seemingly dissimilar smell of petrol, smoke, bat poop, root of wild ginger and wood of wild mango.”

Last year my cat got sprayed by a skunk(臭鼬), and the vet told me to wash its face with coffee to cover the bad smell. Until then, I had never realized that coffee, which I find delicious, smells remarkably like skunk spray, which I do not.

Science has identified the chemicals that both share. They are called mercaptans (硫醇). But in oral English, we have no word for the underlying note that connects these two odors. If the Jahai drank coffee and encountered skunks, I bet they would.

1.The opening paragraph is mainly intended to  .

A.express the writer’s affection for his grandmother

B.direct the readers’ attention to a linguistic problem

C.tell us the odor of the grandmother’s house stayed the same

D.prove smell has a greater power than visual memories

2.Which of the following is related to olfactory memories?

A.Forming an image in mind after seeing the word “injury”.

B.Feeling sympathetic when seeing a sick cat.

C.Dancing to the music upon hearing it played.

D.Missing fried eggs with garlic cooked by mum.

3.The example of the Jahai suggests that  .

A.the Jahai don’t have many words in the visual field

B.English possesses many vague words like “musty” and “musky”

C.the Jahai has more abstract smell words than English

D.skunk and coffee have the same smell, but different functions

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The author feels pity about the limitation of his language.

B.English has a wide range of visual and odor vocabulary.

C.Olfactory memories can bring nothing but pleasant feelings.

D.Cultures worldwide always collide with each other.

    What would you do if you had invited friends to your house and they asked you for directions? Well, you could draw a map! And, if you did, you most likely would include your street and theirs, as well as the landmarks between the two. Using these places on the map as markers, your friends can then plan the best route to take.

Generally speaking, a map is an illustration of the earth’s surface, and a person who draws maps is called a cartographer. But how are maps made? In prehistoric times, hunters would sometimes draw their hunting territories on cave walls. In the millennia that followed, maps would have been painted by hand on various materials, including clay, ivory, and even the hide of an animal.

Fast forward to modern times. With the invention of such tools as compasses, telescopes, and sextants, cartographers were able to define and show distances much more accurately. Today, aerial photography, satellite images, and computer software such as Geographical Information Systems (GIS) have made mapmaking even more precise. For example, mapmakers are now able to illustrate the physical features of our earth. Using satellite images, they can create three-dimensional maps that exceptionally correct.

Do all maps show the same contents? No! There are many different types of maps. Physical maps  give us views of the earth’s continents, mountains, forests, and waterways. Political maps identify  countries and their boundaries. Economic maps offer information about the agricultural products or minerals found in a certain region. There are also maps that detail the climate or the population density in a particular location.

Of course, there are maps that offer details other than those connected with land masses. Nautical maps, for instance, are important tools for ship captains. They include information about the depth of the water, land formations along the coastline, navigational dangers, harbors, and bridges. They also provide data on tides and currents, as well as the earth’s magnetic field. Aeronautical maps help airplane pilots to determine position and altitude, and assist ground controllers in airport towers with planning and deciding the best route to a particular destination. In emergency situations, aeronautical maps can help responders locate an alternative landing area.

Today, people who have no special map training can observe the world from above without having to leave their homes. Most likely, you have used software such as Google Earth or Google Maps. Thanks to satellite images, we can now easily spot the smallest details of our house and environment by using the Internet. Not everyone, however, is fond of these tools, because their easy access may lead to violations of privacy. Lawmakers around the world are presently addressing this issue.

1.The author mentions inviting friends to your house at the beginning to indicate that ___ .

A.details in maps matter more than land masses

B.maps have a significant place in our life

C.planning routes is the key to reaching destinations

D.it is necessary to get satellite images accurately

2.Which of the following maps mainly focus on details?

A.Aeronautical maps. B.Political maps.

C.Climatic maps. D.Economic maps.

3.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To underline the importance of drawing maps.

B.To compare prehistoric maps and modern maps.

C.To appeal to address the issue of violations of privacy.

D.To introduce the development and functions of maps.

1.The purpose of making an anemometer in this way is to  __.

A.measure the unknown speed of winds on a certain day

B.develop the producer’s creative thinking

C.know better about the working principle of an anemometer

D.develop the practical ability to make handcrafts

2.Which of the following is true according to the instruction above?

A.An anemometer made in this way can only measure gentle winds.

B.The wind speed put next to the mark can be obtained from local media.

C.The end of the strip is taped into a loop to add support to the paper strip.

D.The cardboard and paper strip are used for measuring gusts and slow winds separately.