Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors (流星) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts 1. our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants 2.(make) the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun 3. (screen) off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere, they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuit or the walls of their spacecraft,4. they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.

Radiation is 5.(great) known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called "rem". Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more than 0.1 rem without 6.(damage); the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is 7. it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage - a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered 8. the birth of deformed children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high radiation and, during the outward and return journeys, the Apollo crew accumulated (积累) a large amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply don't know yet 9. men are going to get on when they spent weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage 10.(do) by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Once upon a time, eating alone was just that: sitting down in a restaurant on one’s own and eating a meal. Everyone did it sometimes, and when they did so they might be a little embarrassed. To eat alone might suggest that you didn’t have any family or friends, or didn’t like people. There was a kind of shame attached to it. Nowadays, however, there is more and more solitary(独自的) eating.

People choose to eat alone for various reasons. “Foodies”—people who have a passionate interest in different cuisines(美食)—do it because all they need for their pleasure is the chance to eat good food. They don’t want company or conversation, but only the joy of eating some special dish.

Other people eat alone because it’s simply practical for them to do so. For instance, it’s estimated that nearly a third of all the customers of fast-food restaurants eat alone. They are served with their food fast, eat it fast and then leave fast—because they have a meeting to make or a child to pick up from school.

But for others, the appeal of eating alone is quite different. It’s an experience of freedom. For the hour that it takes to have a meal, they can forget all the pressures of their lives. For a brief window, they don’t have to deal with their family or job. They can relax and let their mind wander. Maybe they will bring a book, a newspaper or perhaps they will shyly spy on the people around them. Part of the appeal of this new trend is surely that a meal taken alone is like a little holiday from the busyness of modern life, in which we have so much to do all the time. David Annand, editor of US-based Conde Nast Traveler magazine, who delights in dining alone, speaks of his pleasure in the “rhythm of a meal in a restaurant—its ebb and flow(人来人往), the regular arrival and departure of the waiter.” This restaurant rhythm allows him and others, he writes, to sit back, observe, and think.

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假设你是李华。在刚结束的中学生英语演讲比赛中获得了第一名。准备比赛期间， 你得到了外教James的指导和帮助。请你根据以下要点提示给外教James写一封邮件。内容 包括：

1. 获奖的消息

2. 外教的帮助

3. 感恩的心情

注意：

1. 词数 80 左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Recently, the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, located in east China’s Zhejiang Province, 1. (gain) the world’s recognition as a testimony to the 2. (exist) of at least 5,000-year-long Chinese civilization.

The Liangzhu ruins were once the center of power and belief of 3. early regional state in the lower 4. (reach) of the Yangtze River in Late Neolithic China. On July sixth, 2019, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed the ruins on the World Heritage List as a cultural site at a session 5. (hold) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The inclusion has brought the total number of World Heritage sites in China to 55, the 6. (high) in the world.

“The Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City are both a major archaeological discovery of China in the 20th century and a key cultural site 7. bears testimony to the over 5,000-year-long Chinese civilization,” said LiuYuzhu, head of China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration, “Its inclusion 8. the World Heritage List proved that this fact has been 9. (wide) recognized by the international community,” said Liu.

Liu also said Chinese authorities will redouble their efforts on upgrading the protection level of the site and 10. (cope) with a potential boom of tourism, in a bid to better preserve the ruins.

    I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had _______ outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind _______ the sea which nearly threw me off my _______ every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the _______ trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.

There was no sign of a call _______ nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask.I had thought I might find a shop open _______ the Saturday papers or a milkman doing his _______, but the town was _______ dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin _______ cat outside a small restaurant.

Then ________ I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost ________ from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of ________. I ________ forward, but stopped in ________ when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a  ________ inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he didn’t even ________ his head at the sound of my ________.

Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and ________ a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I ________ the dead match on the ground that I noticed something ________ red trickling (滴流) from under the door.

1.A.broken up B.broken down C.broken of D.broken in

2.A.leaving of B.setting off C.blowing off D.cutting off

3.A.hair B.hand C.feet D.body

4.A.bare B.luxuriant C.tall D.green

5.A.house B.hall C.cottage D.box

6.A.sending B.purchasing C.trading D.selling

7.A.travels B.rounds C.trips D.rides

8.A.completely B.approximately C.tightly D.slightly

9.A.delighted B.furious C.frightened D.surprised

10.A.suddenly B.quickly C.instantly D.luckily

11.A.hidden B.covered C.noticed D.found

12.A.color B.diamonds C.jewel D.paint

13.A.walked B.crawled C.hurried D.wondered

14.A.happiness B.astonishment C.rage D.fear

15.A.woman B.man C.farmer D.worker

16.A.lower B.hide C.show D.raise

17.A.noises B.footsteps C.voices D.sounds

18.A.put out B.smoked C.took out D.lit

19.A.threw B.put C.placed D.lifted

20.A.thick B.dark C.bright D.eye-catching

    A Finnish cartoon — Matti, a socially awkward stickman has become a hit in China — even inspiring a new word in Mandarin (汉语). 1..

Privacy is something of a luxury in China, a land with a population of 1. 4 billion. 2.. Pushing is a basic skill in cities. If you fail to push with others to get on a crowded subway, you'll be met with impatient stares.

The concept of “private property” or “private space” used to be seriously criticized and the situation didn’t change today. 3.. They can have a nap in an office pantry (食品贮藏 室),on a park bench, even in a museum or concert hall foyer and it seems they are as comfortable as in their own living room.

4.. Matti, a socially awkward Finnish cartoon character in the Finnish Nightmares comic series, is not only welcomed by Chinese, but also has created a new word in Mandarin: Jing fen, referring to people who dislike socializing and take their personal space “extremely seriously”.

Matti’s fear of crowds and small talk and his tendency to be easily embarrassed has struck a chord with many Chinese readers. 5.. “Finland is a paradise for people with social anxiety disorder,” wrote Wechat user in a post, showing his preference to Finland. “I can see myself in Matti. We’re all afraid of loneliness, but we long for our personal space and privacy to be respected,” wrote an anonymous user. It is a real sentiment for many people in China.

A.Loneliness is not a familiar concept to many ordinary Chinese.

B.Personal space is not a familiar concept to ordinary Chinese.

C.But its Finnish culture itself that has also struck a chord.

D.Why has it struck a chord with many Chinese?

E.Chinese are happy to lie down for a nap almost everywhere.

F.People’s longing for privacy has been voiced via Matti.

G.So it is a surprise to see Matti become a celebrity (名人) in China.

    I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a mentally disabled child.

“Go ahead and cry,” the doctor advised kindly. But I couldn’t cry then nor during the months that followed.

We enrolled her in our neighborhood school’s kindergarten at age seven. I worried that she was the “different” child among twenty five-year-olds. However, positive things began to happen to Kristi in her school, and to her schoolmates, too. When boasting of their own accomplishments, Kristi’s classmates always took pains to praise her as well, “Kristi got all her spelling words right today.”

During Kristi’s second year in school, the big public event of the term was a competition based on a culmination of the year’s music and physical education activities.

On the day of the program, Kristi pretended to be sick, but my conscience got reluctant Kristi onto the school bus. Also, I forced myself to go to the program. Then I knew why Kristi had been worried. Her class was divided into relay teams. With her limp and slow, clumsy reactions, she would surely hold up her team.

But as Kristi’s turn to participate neared, change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stepped behind Kristi and placed his hands on her waist. Two other boys stood a little ahead of her. The moment the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack, those two boys grabbed the sack and held it open while the tall boy lifted Kristi and dropped her neatly into it. A girl in front of Kristi took her hand and supported her briefly until Kristi gained her balance. Then off she hopped, smiling and proud.

Amid the cheers of teachers, schoolmates and parents, I thanked Heaven for the warm, understanding people in life who make it possible for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings.

Then I finally cried.

1.What was Kristi’s schoolmates’ attitude to her at last?

A.Scornful. B.Indifferent.

C.Kind. D.Critical.

2.Why did Kristi pretend to be sick on the day of the program?

A.She didn’t like the school.

B.She was afraid of affecting her team.

C.She was often made fun of by his classmates.

D.She might fail and be laughed at by parents.

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

A.The Gift of The God. B.The Help of The Understanding People.

C.The Precious Parents’ Love. D.The Day Finally I Cried.

    Major causes of record fires sweeping across the Amazon rainforest this month include the dry season and human activities, according to research institutions and media reports.

The rainforest is typically wet and humid, and the frequency of fire activity usually rise each year since July — the onset of the dry season, and peaks in September and decreases in October as the rainy season approaches.

However, data from the Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) showed that the number of forest fires in Brazil soared by 82 percent from January to August this year from a year ago, and over half of those fires occurred in the Amazon rainforest. A total of 71,497 forest fires were registered in the country in the first eight months of 2019 , up from 39,194 in the same period in 2018, the Inpe said.

Human activities have led to the recent increase of fires, some experts have noted. The view was echoed by many, though they were divided over who actually conducted the activities. On Friday evening, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro pledged “zero tolerance” of environmental crimes, adding that the Armed Forces troops and resources will be mobilized from Saturday to help put out the fires.

Earlier this week, Bolsonaro blamed non-governmental organizations for increasing wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in the country’s north. His claim was refuted (反驳) by environmentalists, who argued that the surge of fires was a result of increasing deforestation and burning fueled by the governments anti-environmental policy. Alberto Setzer, an Inpe researcher, told local news site G1 that all the fires are results of human activities some accidental while others intentional.

Scientists and environmental groups are worried that the fires will aggravate climate change crisis and threaten biodiversity. The emergency has now transcended (越过) Brazil’s borders , reaching Peruvian, Paraguayan and Bolivian regions.

1.What is the main idea of the text?

A.The text explains the major causes of the Amazon fires.

B.The text aims to arouse human’s awareness of protecting the Amazon.

C.The text is intended to call on people to help the Amazon.

D.The text is expected to warn other countries of the Amazon fires.

2.Which of the followings is not the main causes of the Amazon’s fires?

A.The dry weather. B.The intentional deforestation.

C.The natural disasters. D.Some accidental human activities.

3.What can we infer from Paragraph Three?

A.Similar to that in 2018, the frequency of fire activity will peak in September in 2019.

B.Compared with those in 2018, fires have happened more frequently in the first eight months in 2019.

C.There are more fires in 2019 than in 2018.

D.All of the big fires have happened in the Amazon rainforest.

4.What may Alberto Setzer agree with?

A.Non-governmental organizations are responsible for wild fires in the Amazon rainforest.

B.The Amazon rainforest fires may be attributed to human activities.

C.We should pledge “zero tolerance” of environmental crimes.

D.The fires will influence Brazil’s bordering countries.

    Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming is on track to become the most successful memoir (回忆录) in modern publishing history, selling more than 10m copies to date, as life after the White House continues to prove commercial gold for brand Obama.

Thomas Rabe, chief executive of the German media group Bertelsmann, said the title was the book giant’s biggest success of the last year. “We believe that these memoirs could well become the most successful memoir ever,” he said.

Penguin Random House won a bidding war for the rights to Barack and Michelle Obama’s autobiographies in 2017, paying more than $ 65 million, a record for US presidential memoirs.

Becoming has been a global sales juggernaut since being launched in 31 languages in mid-November. The audio-book (有声读物), read by the former first lady, has become the fastest-ever seller put out by Penguin Random House.

Obama has been promoting her memoir with a hugely popular global tour. Her tour has also taken in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Paris and Amsterdam as well as the US and Canada.

Tickets for her first live appearance in the UK, at the Royal Festival Hall in December, sold out in minutes. Overall UK sales of Obama’s book currently stand at more than 600,000, ranking it 11th on the list of the best selling memoir and biographies since sales records began in 1998, according to Nielsen BookScan.

While Becoming is proving a modern bestseller, it has some way to go to match the lifetime performance of The Diary of Anne Frank, which was first published in English in 1952 and is estimated to have sold more than 35m copies in 65 languages.

Life beyond the US presidency has proved profitable for the Obamas. Last year the former president and first lady struck a deal with Netflix to produce TV series and films for the streaming service.

1.What can we infer from Paragraph One to Paragraph Three?

A.Becoming is the most successful memoir in the publishing history.

B.Becoming is the most popular book released by Penguin Random House.

C.Michelle Obama’s autobiography gains its best sales in the UK.

D.Penguin Random House won the right for publication with its highest price for US presidential memories.

2.The underlined word “juggernaut” in Paragraph Three can be replaced by ______.

A.giant B.controller

C.leader D.operator

3.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.President Obamas' autobiographies. B.The influence of Michelle Obama.

C.Barack and Michelle Obama. D.A modern bestselling memoir.

假定你是李芳，你的美国好友Jane数学学得不好，对自己失去了信心，产生了厌学情绪。请你给她发一封电子邮件开导她，要点如下：

1. 没有必要过于伤心；

2. 要振作起来，尽量减少焦虑心理；

3. 和老师交流有助于你改善；

4. 探索适合自己的有效学习方式。

注意：

l. 词数100左右：

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jane,

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Yours,

Li Fang

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

There are lots of experience in our life. The most unforgettable one for me is the speech competition holding last year. I’m interested in English. When my English teacher told me that I had chosen to take part in the speech competition, I devoted me to the preparation. I was determined to win the first prize. I was such nervous when I stood on the stage that I forgot everything. Not until I caught a sight of my teacher did I calm down. Finally, I do a good job. When I heard I got the first prize, my heart was filled in joy and tears rolled down. Through this speech competition, I understand that it is confident that makes people successfully.

1.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.9.10.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填上适当的内容或所给单词的正确形式。

Once there lived a rich man 1.wanted to do something for the people of his town.2. first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed3.very large stone. Then he 4.(hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.5.man came along and did the same thing; then another came,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 6.. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,7.(say) to himself: “The night8.(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his   9.(strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!10. the stone, he found a bag of money.

    It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly, and the old headmaster was giving the students a speech about important things in life and about _______ourselves to what is important to us. This is_______the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he _______wake up every morning and go to the _______, where he got the train right to Central London, and then sat at the street corner, _______. He did this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.  His house was dirty, and it smelled_______. The neighbors could not _______the smell anymore, so they asked the police officers to _______the place. The officers knocked down the _______ and cleaned the house. There were small bags of ________ all over the house that he had ________over the years. The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a ________. They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more ________ he was a rich man now. He said ________at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the street and ________ to beg. ________, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything important for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying ________ the things we enjoy doing. We should remain true to our course, which may mean devoting yourselves to things that people around you may disapprove . Let nothing prevent us from being happy, let nothing else decide our fate (命运), but ________. What makes us happy is what ________ in the end…not what we gain.

This particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I don’t focus on courses, I ________ myself of this story.

1.A.attracting B.agreeing C.devoting D.believing

2.A.why B.how C.where D.when

3.A.might B.would C.should D.must

4.A.street B.factory C.airport D.subway

5.A.begging B.waiting C.attempting D.sleeping

6.A.pleasant B.delicious C.terrible D.serious

7.A.bear B.forget C.judge D.get

8.A.control B.remove C.clear D.look

9.A.old man B.door C.neighbor D.wall

10.A.rubbish B.waste C.money D.food

11.A.earned B.collected C.managed D.stole

12.A.manager B.gentleman C.millionaire D.gift

13.A.as B.unless C.until D.though

14.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything

15.A.discouraged B.found C.managed D.continued

16.A.Actually B.Obviously C.Surprisingly D.Generally

17.A.focused on B.called on C.turned to D.acted out

18.A.others B.us C.some D.ourselves

19.A.considers B.matters C.achieves D.faces

20.A.reminded B.admitted C.warned D.tired

How to Sleep Better

If you’re having trouble getting good sleep through the night (turning, waking up more than once, for example), this text will tell you what you can do to ensure a peaceful night’s sleep.

1. Get up on time. Changing your sleeping time by more than an hour can severely disturb (干扰) your sleep quality. 1. For example, if you normally wake up at 6 am on weekdays to get to work, you might go to bed around 10 pm, because that’s when you start to feel sleepy, and it’s also a good time to ensure 8 hours of sleep. If, on the weekend, you sleep until 9 am, you probably won’t be able to fall asleep that night until 1 am.

2. 2. Wait at least three hours after dinner before going to sleep. Digestion(消化) slows down while asleep, and a full stomach may interrupt(打搅) sleep. Similarly, you should avoid going to bed on an empty stomach, as a completely empty stomach may equally disturb your sleeping patterns(模式).

3. 3. Exposure(暴露) to light during the time when you’re supposed to be sleeping can disrupt(扰乱) your body’s internal clock. Turn your light off, or use a very dim night light. 4.They include windows, LED clocks, computer lights and cable boxes.

4. Change your sleeping position. You may think that it’s impossible to control what position you sleep in since you don’t fully understand what you are doing, but it is possible and it can make a big difference. 5.

A. Try to avoid all sources of light.

B. Keep the room as dark as possible.

C. Make note of unusual circumstances (状况).

D. Be mindful of what you eat or drink before bed.

E. Sleep is considered to be adequate only when there is no daytime sleepiness.

F. In other words, sudden change of sleeping time will affect your “biological(生物的) clock”.

G. If you wake up in the middle of the night, make an effort to have a comfortable position.

    If it really is what’s on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble.

Some doctors now think that the internal fat surrounding important organs like the heart liver could be as dangerous as the external fat which can be noticed more easily.

“Being thin doesn’t surely mean you are not fat”, said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College.

Since 1994, Bell and his team have scanned nearly 800 people with MRI machines to create “fat maps” showing where people store fat.

According to the result, people who keep their weight through diet rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are slim.

Even people with normal Body Mass Index scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside. Of the women, as many as 45 percent of those with normal BMI scores (20 to 25) actually had too high levels of internal fat. Among men, the percentage was nearly 60 percent.

According to Bell, people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat. They eat too many fatty and sugary foods, but they are not eating enough to be fat. Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the belly first, but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere.

Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of internal fat, but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes (糖尿病). They want to prove that internal fat damages the body's communication systems.

The good news is that internal fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your diet. “If you want to be healthy, there is no shortcut. Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle,” Bell said.

1.What is this passage mainly about?

A.Thin people may be fat inside. B.Internal fat is of no importance.

C.Internal fat leads to many diseases. D.Thin people don't have diabetes.

2.Doctors have found _____.

A.the exact dangers of internal fat

B.being slim is not dangerous at all

C.internal fat is the cause of heart disease

D.being slim doesn’t mean you are not fat inside

3.From the last paragraph, we can find that _____.

A.internal fat leading to disease has been proved

B.thin people usually have internal fat even if they are slim

C.it is easier to burn off internal fat than external fat

D.exercise plays an important role in people’s life for keeping healthy

4.The underlined part “shortcut” in the last paragraph means _____.

A.a long road B.an easy way

C.a clear difference D.a short distance

    One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young. When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flew about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I about how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.

Arthur Wayne, the famousornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time. Hearing me crying over the death of my bird, he explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous (有毒的) berries(干果). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

A.He had just got a new cage.

B.He liked its beautiful feather.

C.He wanted a pet for a companion.

D.He wanted it to sing for him.

2.The mockingbird died because it ______.

A.drank the poisonous water by mistake

B.was frightened to death

C.ate the poisonous food its mother gave it

D.refused to eat anything

3.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

A.Freedom is very valuable to all living things.

B.All birds put in a cage won’t live long.

C.You should keep the birds from their mother.

D.Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

Study Books

Basic Study Manual Hardcover (精装书): $ 37

Future success depends on the ability to learn. Here are the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers, business trainers and by students themselves. Read this book and learn:

●What the three barriers (障碍) to study are and what to do about them.

●What to do if you get tired of a subject you are studying.

●Twenty-six simple drills to help you learn how to study easily, rapidly and with full understanding.

Buy and read Basic Study Manual and use it do dramatically improve your ability to study.

Study Skills for Life Hardcover: $32

L. Ron Hubbard’s study technology for children opens the door to their future success by giving them the ability to study and learn. Fully illustrated (说明，阐明) for easy comprehension.

Learning How to Learn Hardcover: $25

The basics of effective study for 8 to 12-year-olds, fully illustrated. Children who read and apply the materials in this book regain their liking for study and their ability to apply this knowledge in life. Get this book for a child you want to see win at his studies!

How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children Hardcover: $36

In spite of billions of dollars spent on “educational research”, children are not taught the most basic skills of learning, even the most basic of these: how to use a dictionary. In fact, a research of educational books for children found no book that told them how to use a dictionary or that one should. Written for children 8 to 12-year-olds, this fully illustrated book will teach your child:

●How to find words in a dictionary.

●The different ways that words are used.

●What the different marks and symbols that are used in a dictionary mean.

●How to use a dictionary to correctly pronounce words.

It includes a section for parents and teachers showing you how to use this book with children. Buy this book and give it to your children to unlock their education. What’s more, you will just pay 50% for it before May 1, 2014.

1.According to the advertisements, the four books are all intended for ____.

A.teachers B.children C.adults D.women

2.Some of the four books were illustrated in order to _______.

A.persuade foreigners to buy all of them

B.reduce the cost of them

C.help readers understand them and make a better choice

D.make them suitable to different reader.

3.If you buy the four books on April 30, 2014, you will have to pay ______ for them.

A.$130 B.$112 C.$65 D.$18

4.The purpose of the passage is to _______.

A.show readers how to use the four books

B.help children to learn English

C.enrich students knowledge about nature

D.sell the four books to students.

Christmas Traditions

The Origin of Christmas

Since about 400 AD, Christmas Day has been celebrated on 25th December. This date was the old mid-winter festival in pre-Christian times, around the time of the longest night and the shortest day. Christmas in the 21st century has many traditions: Christmas trees, cards and presents.

Presents and shopping

Shops can make about 60 percent of their year’s income in the three months before Christmas. So most shops get ready for it in October. The shopping centres are beautifully decorated and stay open late at night. The first time this happened was in 1867 when Macy’s, a famous shop in New York, stayed open until midnight on Christmas Eve (24th December).

Trees

By mid-December, almost every house, shop and street has a Christmas tree. This tradition was started by the Germans as early as 700 AD. In the northern countries of the world, winter is cold and dark and most trees lose their leaves. The beautiful green trees decorated with lights and coloured glass balls give people hope that spring will come again.

Cards

The tradition of sending cards to friends was started in 1840 in the UK and now millions of Christmas cards and emails are sent all round the world. Cards are a good way of keeping in touch with family and friends who live far away.

Father Christmas

Father Christmas is known across the world with his white hair, red coat and big bag of toys. Young children are told that he lives in the north of Finland and makes toys for them. By tradition, he brings the toys to children at midnight, on the night before Christmas.

Food

On Christmas day a traditional meal is eaten, usually turkey (like a big chicken) and a rich, spicy cake. Some people hate Christmas. Others feel it is a magical and exciting time. They love seeing family and friends; they also love the traditions. Love it or hate it, Christmas is a time to look back over the old year — and forward to the new one.

1.Christmas has been celebrated ______.

A.for over 3000 years B.since the start of the 21st century

C.for about 1600 years D.for about 2400 years

2.Christmas is important for shops because ______.

A.much of their income is made around Christmas time

B.they can stay open later

C.they are beautifully decorated

D.they can prepare for it long before Christmas

3.Christmas trees are popular because ______.

A.they make people think of Germany B.they make people think of winter

C.they make people think of spring D.they are beautiful and colourful

4.Father Christmas is ______.

A.a magical story for small children B.a character in a film

C.a real person who lives in Finland D.an old man who bring toys to children

请阅读下面文字, 并按照要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章。

Recently, several chat screenshots of a Wechat group spread rapidly online. The contents of chat are as follows. The property management company (物业公司)of a community in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, organized the residents to take a vote in the Wechat group to decide whether two medical staff who lived in this community should be forbidden to enter their homes.

Most of the group members voted for their isolation, supporting the company to deny the two residents entry. Their reason was that the two persons could be carriers of various viruses.

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1. 用约 30 个单词概述上述信息的主要内容；

2. 用 120 个单词就此物业公司的做法发表你的看法，并用 2-3 个理由或论据支撑你的观点。

（写作要求）

1. 阐述观点或提供论据时，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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内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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请认真阅读下面短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

China Using Mobile Apps to Follow Spread of Coronavirus

People in China are using apps on mobile phones to follow and perhaps help slow the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19. Some of the apps provide the latest information about areas hit by the virus, while others collect data on infected persons.

The Chinese government is working with two of the country’s largest technology companies to keep track of the disease. The two, Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings, created color-based systems that record the health of individuals and identify carriers of the coronavirus.

In February, Alipay, a payment app operated by Alibaba, released a system that uses colored QR Codes to show the health of people in the city of Hangzhou. A QR code is a sign a smartphone    can read with its camera. Once the sign is recognized, the phone takes the user directly to an internet link with information about a subject.

After completing the questionnaire, users receive a mobile phone message. It includes a color-based QR Code that relates to the health situation they described. Users with a red code are told to quarantine themselves for 14 days and continue reporting their condition by using Alibaba’s DingTalk messaging app. Users with a yellow code are told to stay in quarantine for 7 days, while those with a green code can travel freely.

Chinese state media said the Alibaba system would be deployed at train stations, along major roads and other travel checkpoints. They added that the system is also being used in some neighborhoods. People are asked to show QR Codes when entering their apartment buildings. Customers are asked to do the same before entering the local supermarket. Alipay said it was working with the government to expand the system nationwide.

Tencent, which operates China’s popular messaging app WeChat, reported the launch of a similar QR Code-based tracking system. Tencent developed the system with help from China’s National Development and Reform Council, which is currently in use in the southern city of Shenzhen. Officials said they expected it to be deployed to other parts of Guangdong province soon.

Even before the latest systems were announced, many Chinese were already using mapping and travel apps in an effort to avoid areas with coronavirus infections. One of the apps, developed by WeChat, uses official reports to identify places in the cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou where coronavirus cases have been confirmed.

One user of the apps told Reuters she finds the maps can provide “psychological comfort.” The woman, who did not want her full name reported, said: “You can’t guarantee there won’t be fresh cases, but you can avoid an area that’s already hit.”

The technology website Abacus reported that citizens can request location data from their mobile phone carrier to show they had not been in affected areas. The report said that if requested, China’s state-owned telecommunication companies will send users a message listing all the areas they had visited within the past 14 days.

    For more than 2,000 years the Chinese people have been guided by the ideals of Confucianism. Its founder and greatest teacher was Confucius, whose humane philosophy also influenced the civilization of all of eastern Asia. Many legends were spread to illustrate Confucius’ beliefs. According to one story, he and his followers passed a cemetery where a woman was weeping at a graveside. She told them she was crying because “my husband’s father was killed here by a tiger, and my husband also, and now my son has met the same fate”. When they asked her why she did not leave such a fatal spot, she answered that in this place there was no oppressive government. “Remember this, my children,” said Confucius, “oppressive government is fiercer and more feared than a tiger”.

In such teaching and with such wise sayings, Confucius tried to bring people a respect for the teachings of the wise men of older generations. He always said of himself that he was a “transmitter, not a maker”. He collected and edited the poetry, the music, and the historical writings of what he considered the golden age.

Confucius laid no claim to being more than a man. Yet when he died he was admired almost as god. Temples were constructed in his honor in every city of China. His grave at Kufow, in what is now Shandong Province, became a place of pilgrimage.

Though Confucianism is commonly called a religion, it is rather a system of moral conduct. Confucius did not talk of God but of goodness. He did not teach about any god, simply saying, “Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.” His attention was centered on making people better in their lifetime, and his Analects are wise sayings similar to the Proverbs in the Bible.

Confucius is the Latinized form of the philosopher’s Chinese name, which was K’ung-fu-tzu, meaning Master K’ung. He was born in a poor but noble family. His father died when the boy was 3 years old. When he was only 6, people noted his fondness for setting out sacrifices and for ceremony. After his marriage at age 19, he worked for the governor of his district, first a keeper of stores and then as an overseer of parks and livestock. At the age of 22 he began his life as a teacher by establishing a school. He accepted valuable aid from some of his students, but he also welcomed students who could afford to pay only a small fee.

After some years of teaching and travel, he settled in Shandong for 15 years. When he was 52 years old, he was rewarded with an appointment as governor of a province and never failed to win the credit he deserved. He performed his task so well that a neighboring governor became jealous. Later, Confucius traveled around other kingdoms and wandered about for 13 years. Eventually, he returned to his native state of Lu in his 69th year and died three years later.

1.The story of the woman in Para.1 is mentioned to show____.

A.Confucius was creative and sympathetic

B.the government then was fiercer than a tiger

C.Confucius’ beliefs are very popular

D.Confucius often wanted to influence people

2.According to the author, Confucius himself____.

A.was tired of spreading his teachings in his late year.

B.was not interested in reforming the society

C.did not want people to worship him as god

D.showed great disrespect for the noble families

3.What does the underlined sentence in Para.4 mean?

A.Confucianism is different from common religion.

B.God blesses those who show respect and goodness.

C.People are advised to keep a distance from gods.

D.Confucius highlights the importance of virtue.

4.In the eyes of the author, Confucius’ political life____.

A.was highly successful

B.turned out to be a surprise

C.was bound to fail because of his belief

D.was not so important as his teaching life

5.As regards Confucius and his teachings, the tone of the passage is marked with____.

A.objective spirit B.deep admiration

C.great openness D.obvious surprise

    A substitute teacher crunch has forced Chicago area school districts to raise sub pay, to use parents as subs and even to seek out teachers from moonlighting police and fire department ranks. The crunch also means good subs are getting harder to find, some say. “It’s not only a quantity problem but a quality problem,” said Barbara Radner, director of DePaul University’s Center for Urban Education, which serves as expert partner to 31 academically troubled Chicago public schools. “We’re getting to the bottom of the talent pool and it’s empty,” she said. And a bad sub, Radner explained, can move a class backward by confusing students.

Radner said Chicago’s sub shortage is at “crisis” levels and the worst she’s seen in 15 years, although city school officials say West Side schools seem to be affected the most. Using the Chicago system’s substitute teacher center is like engaging in “Russian roulette”, Radner said. “Every sixth sub you get could be a total blowup.” Increasingly, she said, principals in schools she works with say they can’t get subs, or the subs they get leave midday because they can’t handle the job. Chicago school officials are recruiting police officers and firefighters to sub in high-crime areas that some subs refuse to enter. A sub recruitment push is also planned on college campuses - among graduate and doctoral students who may find the part-time work attractive, Schools Chief Executive Officer Paul Vallas said.

Teachers often leave detailed lesson plans for subs if they know in advance they will be off, and keep “emergency plans” on file for unexpected absences, such as an illness. But Radner said emergency plans can amount to “a recipe for baby-sitter.” Carolyn Martin said her daughter’s last sub at Bolingbrook’s Tibbott Elementary in Valley View District 365 was so unpleasant that she may demand to sit in the classroom next time there’s a problem sub. “The last time they had a sub, the substitute teacher had to call the principal into the room,” Martin said, “This is a third-grade classroom, and the lady couldn’t even handle it”.

Demand for subs is high because of several factors, school officials say. For starters, those who hold sub certificate may not be using them because they have found better-paying jobs in today’s booming economy. Six or seven years age, Schaumburg District 54 Associate Supt. Kenneth Cull said, “I used to have 30 real estate agents sign up for sub work because they had college degrees and business was slow. I don’t have that anymore.” Sub pools have been further consumed by several waves of early teacher retirements and increased student enrollments — both of which have meant more subs are being hired as full-time teachers.

1.What is troubling the Chicago school districts?

A.People in unrelated areas find jobs in school teaching.

B.Quality of regular and sub teachers needs improving.

C.Students suffer greatly from unprofessional teachers.

D.Chicago area is in bad need of qualified sub teachers.

2.From the second paragraph, we learn____.

A.the sub crunches before were not as bad as the present ones

B.many principals quit their jobs as they can’ t handle the situation

C.police officers are sent to the high-crime areas to keep order

D.six out of ten substitute teachers come from college campuses

3.According to Radner, the emergency plans____.

A.are most effective in mending the situation B.are detested by most parents

C.are resisted by most students D.do not efficiently meet the situation

4.Which of the following is NOT a factor that leads to the shortage of qualified subs?

A.Many certified teachers quit their teaching positions for other professions.

B.Sound economic situation attracts many candidates from teaching positions.

C.There are more students admitted to schools than ever before.

D.Many teachers retire earlier from their positions than they should.

    If Thelma Richards continues to pay $917 a month, every month, for the foreseeable future, she’ll pay off her student loans by the end of 2042. The problem is, by then she’ll be 87 years old. “I don’t think I’m going to live that long,” she says, laughing. “I’m not joking!” Richards, 65, who lives in Little Falls, N.Y., represents a growing number of older Americans, who are now more likely than ever to hold student debt well into retirement age. According to a January report from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the number of Americans aged 60 and older carrying student debt doubled in the past five years.

The rapid rise in older Americans taking on student loans has two main causes. The first is that parents and grandparents are co-signing loans to support the younger generation. The second is that older Americans are increasingly taking student loans for themselves. With blue-collar jobs decreasing, people in their 40s and 50s are going back to school to acquire new skills.

Richards, for example, who worked as a waitress while raising three children as a single mom, went back to college in her 40s to earn a degree in occupational treatment. While her new profession produces a higher income and health care benefits, it has also left her with a lifetime of debt. Trends leave older borrowers in a bind. They have less time in the workforce and are more likely to become ill, often in a weaker position to pay back loans. Making monthly payments on a fixed income is also more difficult than it is for younger borrowers, whose incomes are more likely to grow.

According to the CFPB report, more than a third of those aged 60 and older with student debt had given up medical care to afford their loan payments. And there’s no way out. Robert Farrington, the founder of the website the College Investor, says one main piece of advice for older borrowers is simply to avoid any loan that isn’t repayable in 10 years. “Remember,” he says, “if you don’t pay, they’ll come after you.”

1.How much should Thelma Richards pay from 1st April 2030 to 31st December 2050 for the student loan according to the passage?

A.Approximately $129,300 B.Approximately $140,300

C.Approximately $217,300 D.Approximately $228,300

2.For whom do Americans take student loans according to the passage?

A.Children. B.Grandparents.

C.The government. D.Themselves or kids.

3.Which of the following is NOT a reason why it is difficult for Americans to pay off student loans?

A.The banks are too greedy. B.They easily become ill.

C.Some have to attend school. D.Their work time is reduced.

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.Student Loan Cannot Be Paid in America

B.The Government Should Reduce Student Loan

C.Retirees Shoulder a Bigger Share of Student Debt

D.Student Debt is the Biggest Trouble in America

1.What has Cardi B denied?

A.She has denied a coming tour. B.She has denied being pregnant.

C.She has denied her getting fat. D.She has denied getting divorced.

2.How many sons does Bass probably have NOW?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.

    Nothing stays the same for long. Things and people change, often for the ___________, it seems, but once in a ___________, very much for the better. I grew up on a small farm, living a life that I took for granted. I had a dog and mountains in whichever_______ I looked, and I awoke to the call of birds in the alfalfa (苜蓿) fields. My father worked in the city as a worker. He was quiet and _________. He was not _________educated, but he was smart, with an engineer’s way of looking at problems. He was a man made of leather and chewing tobacco who tried to teach my brother and me useful things, including respect. He also had a _______. I did not like him very much.

One day I came home from school and his car was already there. Once inside, I was told by my mother that he didn’t feel well. His back hurt. My father never missed work; in fact, when he came home, he went to work even more. I remember looking secretly around the corner at him as he _________ on his bed in the middle of the day. I was in _______ school. Multiple myeloma, I learned, is a type of blood cancer. It starts in the_______ that normally make antibodies for the body to use in its immune response against __________. When those cells become ill, they make abnormal antibodies like crazy, ____________ out the useful ones. As the cancer grows, the person who has it__________. The disease weakens the body’s energy, and the abnormal antibodies cause problems for other cells and__________. Over time, bones __________ look like Swiss cheese, and when they break, they may never__________.

For the last year of my father’s life, his entire day consisted of rising from his hospital bed in the living room and walking to his chair to sit and think. He was __________ in that chair when I came home one day during the fifth grade. I do not remember where my mother and brother were, but the two of us were__________. He asked me to sit down. What followed still moves me these ____________ later. He told me about his life, his family growing up, what it was like in the Pacific during World War II, his loves, his heartbreaks. It was as if a pipe had__________, his inner self rushing out to me in a great flood. He had been speaking for maybe an hour or more when I realized that he was doing more than telling. He was asking to be forgiven. All it took was understanding that that was what he needed, and I__________ everything, immediately.

1.A.wealthier B.worse C.healthier D.familiar

2.A.while B.hour C.day D.week

3.A.time B.village C.valley D.direction

4.A.warm B.noisy C.distant D.considerate

5.A.lowly B.less C.more D.highly

6.A.smile B.weakness C.temper D.friend

7.A.launched B.lay C.laid D.landed

8.A.elementary B.middle C.high D.university

9.A.carriers B.chests C.currents D.cells

10.A.invitations B.investigation C.infections D.inference

11.A.compromising B.crowding C.circulating D.clarifying

12.A.substitutes B.sneezes C.sacrifices D.shrinks

13.A.talents B.tensions C.tissues D.tunnels

14.A.fortunately B.eventually C.ambiguously D.considerately

15.A.heal B.hurt C.hesitate D.handle

16.A.predictably B.psychologically C.primitively D.potentially

17.A.alone B.abnormal C.absent D.absurd

18.A.distances B.decades C.disciplines D.dilemmas

19.A.bounced B.boarded C.burst D.bound

20.A.forget B.finance C.function D.forgave

—You know how much I am missing the days before the outbreak of the coronavirus.

—School, movies, gatherings, ________. We’ll soon be back on track.

A.no kidding B.come on C.you name it D.go for it

Doctors are fighting a________battle to save the little girl’s life.

A.modest B.flexible C.compulsory D.desperate

He would have been willing to accompany me________him how important it was to me.

A.if I have told B.had I told C.should I tell D.if I could tell

To win the trust of the employees, your factory should see to________that accounts and operations are as transparent as possible.

A.it B.them C.you D.one

—Guess what? Zark____________a company with his partner.

—Gosh! It’s no more than two years since he studied in the university.

A.operated B.is operating C.has operated D.had been operating