An Australian-Chinese woman was asked to leave China within a specified period of time by Beijing police， with her work-related residence permit canceled ______ the Chinese Exit and Entry Administration Law.

A.in favor of B.inline with C.in recognition of D.in honor of

The health of garden plants depends on the soil _____ --the proper balance of mineral pieces, organic matter, air and water.

A. construction    B. conservation

C. corporation    D. composition.

No European country is ______ the economic consequences of the coronations，but the pain won't be divided equally.

A.escaping B.avoiding C.surviving D.declining

假定你是李华，你从报纸上了解到你市图书馆将举办关于中国宋代著名文学家——苏轼的讲座。你的美国朋友Henry正在你市一所大学学习中国古代诗词，你觉得这场讲座对他会有所帮助，请用英文给他写一封邮件，邀请他一起参加。内容包括：

1、 讲座的时间、地点。 2、讲座的主要内容。

注意：1、 词数100字左右。

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3、邮件格式已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear Henry,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

短文改错

My father has a real neat vegetable garden. Every year he planted different kinds of vegetables for us to eating. Last year his corn were ten feet high and his tomato plants grew five feet high! I often help with him in the garden. We dig the hard ground in early spring, sow rows of seeds, and keep them water and safe from insects. When harvest time arrives, they happily pick the vegetables we have grown. We usually have too much vegetables in August. As result, my mother will freeze some for the winter month from December to March.

根据首字母或括号内的汉语提示，在空白处填入1个适当的单词

1.As far as we are c___________ , a lot of hotels are below average.

2.Not until you have a good c___________ (精通，掌握) of various spoken English styles can you speak it appropriately in different situations.

3.We have finished the task a week ahead of s___________ (提前).

4.Claire looked as if she were about to b___________ into tears.

5.Behind me I could hear the girl sigh in ___________(如释重负).

6.It’s important to create a sense of ___________ (属于，归属).

7.I thought it wasn’t w___________ (值得) to continue with the project.

8.Her face was ___________ (熟悉的)to me, but I couldn’t recognize her immediately.

9.Workers will be paid ___________(根据)to the amount of work they do.

10.The professor a___________ great importance to the research at the last meeting.

11.He argued that more members should be a___________(准入，加入) to the club.

12.The coat is a real b___________; it cost only 50 yuan.

13.Go s___________(直) along the street and you’ll see the bank on the left.

14.She ___________(投入，奉献) herself to her career and gained great success eventually.

15.My body was giving a clear___________ (信号) that something was wrong.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

We’ve all heard stories of school dropouts who have made their fortune, but are they the norm(典型)or an exception to the rule? Do they tend to be university 1.(graduate) or self-made businessmen?

Thanks to a recent 2.(analyse) of people in Forbes’ top 100 billionaires list, we can now find out 3. the world’s richest people have in common.

If you are deciding whether or not to go to university, it may help you 4.(know) that 76% of the richest people in the world have a degree. Don’t lose hope if you aren’t very academic though. It’s worth 5.(note) that many of those on the list did not pass all 6.(they)exams with flying colours. Microsoft founder Bill Gates 7.(drop) out of Harvard University after two years of study. And Chinese businessman Jack Ma failed his university entrance exams three times 8. going on to complete his degree.

Another 9.(interest) trend is that the world’s high-fliers are much more likely to be married— only 12% of billionaires are unmarried. Finally, the percentage of billionaires 10. are bald(秃头的) is quite high—so don’t worry if you are losing your hair.

    At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to ________ bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of  ________ but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my __________

When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me ________ . I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this ________ weight any more.

That year, I________ a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her ________ story —she had not only 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children._____ by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals _________. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000________ a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world  ________ me as the perfect solution.______I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would ______ the same difficulties that beat me before. While the ________ hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right _________. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began __________in from hundreds of people.

Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician(内科医生), I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and __________ meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise _________.

A year later, I________ my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is __________ and enormous.

1.A.add B.mix C.kill D.share

2.A.diets B.drinks C.fruits D.dishes

3.A.height B.ability C.wisdom D.weight

4.A.temporarily B.recently C.seriously D.secretly

5.A.ideal B.extra C.normal D.low

6.A.attended B.organized C.recommended D.mentioned

7.A.folk B.success C.adventure D.science

8.A.Surprised B.Amused C.Influenced D.Disturbed

9.A.project B.business C.system D.custom

10.A.in search of B.in need of C.in place of D.in support of

11.A.scared B.considered C.confused D.struck

12.A.As B.Until C.If D.Unless

13.A.get over B.run into C.look for D.put aside

14.A.excitement B.joy C.anger D.fear

15.A.row B.hall C.path D.street

16.A.breaking B.flooding C.jumping D.stepping

17.A.heavy B.full C.expense D.healthy

18.A.regularly B.limitlessly C.suddenly D.randomly

19.A.set B.reached C.missed D.dropped

20.A.stressful B.painful C.meaningful D.peaceful

Building trust inside your team

A team without trust isn’t really a team: it’s just a group of individuals, working together, often making disappointing progress. 1. So how can you, as a leader, help your team to build the trust that it needs to develop? In this article, we’ll look at the issue of trust within teams and what you can do to build it.

Lead by example.

If you want to build trust within your team, then lead by example, and show your people that you trust others. This means trusting your team, your colleagues, and your boss. 2. They are taking cues(提示) from your behavior. Take the opportunity to show them what trust in others really looks like.

Know each other personally.

One way to build trust is to encourage your team members to know each other. Think about creating situations that help them to share personal stories, and to bond. 3. Start by sharing some personal information about yourself, and then ask someone else about a hobby, or a musical interest.

4. .

When people work together, there will be honest mistakes and disappointments, and it’s easy to blame someone for these. However, when everyone starts pointing fingers, an unpleasant atmosphere can quickly develop. This lowers trust, and is finally unproductive.

Discuss trust issues.

If you manage a team that has trust issues, it’s important to find out how these problems originate, so that you can come up with a strategy for overcoming them. Consider giving team members a questionnaire to fill out anonymously(匿名的). 5. Once you’ve read the results, get everyone together to talk about these issues.

A.Do not place blame.

B.Try to avoid mistakes and disappointments.

C.Ask them about the reasons for their lack of trust.

D.Do this by asking sensitively about their family or hobbies.

E.Never forget that your team members are always watching you.

F.Instead, encourage everyone to think about the mistake positively.

G.However, when trust is in place, the group can achieve meaningful goals.

    If you follow any people who like traveling on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed they’ve posted amazing photos from Portugal in the last few years, especially during peak summer months. Mario Fernandes, a co-creator and the editor of Golisbon said he had seen increased interest in traveling to Portugal in the past five years, particularly in the last two or three. Cindy Goldberger, a travel adviser for Hiatus, an agency in Brooklyn, New York, said that she noticed an increase in Portugal trips about three years ago and that she gets more requests to plan people’s visits there every year. According to Reuters, the number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal hit a record for 2017, and in the same year the country won the world’s leading destination at the World Travel Awards.

Fernandes suggested it’s because Portugal is safe and more affordable than many other Western European countries. The country’s frequent sunshine is also attractive to many visitors. The Algarve, the southernmost area of Portugal, is home to “some of Europe’s most beautiful beaches,” according to Fenandes. Goldberger noted that many airlines have offered better routes to the country in recent years. She’s also a fan of the new hotels that have opened, including farms that have become hotels.

Eric Hrubant, the president of Cire Travel, noted that there is another reason. “It’s a small country, yet you have cities with rich history, culture and food, as well as a lot of beach and golfing options,” he said. “In five to 10 days, you can have a vacation or honeymoon that caters to all of your senses and desires.”

Hrubant pointed out that celebrities(名人) like Madonna and newlyweds Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander have moved to Portugal, which has put the country more popular.

So you don’t know where to go for a vacation this summer? Now you can make a better choice.

1.What does Paragraph 1 mainly say about Portugal?

A.It’s doing its best to attract tourists.

B.It’s been made popular by Instagram.

C.It’s become a popular tourist destination.

D.Its development depends on its tourism.

2.According to Cindy Goldberger, what encourages more people to go to Portugal?

A.Lower expenses. B.Convenient transportation.

C.Frequent sunshine. D.Beautiful beaches.

3.What does the underlined words “caters to” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.upsets. B.improves.

C.satisfies. D.frightens.

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

A.To encourage people to visit Portugal.

B.To recommend some Portuguese trips.

C.To tell some basic facts about Portugal.

D.To explain why Portugal has become famous.

    Brush turkeys are heading back into urban Sydney areas, according to an environmental expert, and there is not much people can do about it.

The Australian brush turkey has “big feet”. They damage people’s beloved backyards by raking up dirt to make large nests which can sometimes hold up to 56 eggs in one mound(土堆). This is because one male brush turkey can breed(交配繁殖) with up to six females who can lay up to 12 eggs.

The population of brush turkeys in Australia was severely reduced along the east coast in the 1960s after coming close to extinction during the Depression as they were easy to hunt for food. As a result, they become a protected species in the 1970s which made it illegal to shoot them.

“In the 1980s, they took over Brisbane, and Sydney is about 10 years behind what happened up here,” Professor Darryl Jones, deputy director of the Environmental Futures Research Institute at Griffith University, said. “Once they get into the city they work out there’s a lot of food and they have a fair bit of protection.”

While brush turkeys have cultural significance in Queensland, they can be annoying for many in Sydney. Former Central Coast resident(居民) Paul told 702 ABC Sydney that he had “an ongoing battle for years” with brush turkeys that built nests in his garden.

“We had plague proportions(瘟疫之灾) when we lived on the Central Coast. I was trying to grow food and vegetables but I had to give up,” he said. “They just completely dug them up. I was fighting a losing battle.”

But Sydney resident Joy thinks differently. “Brush turkeys are part of nature,” she said. “I’ve been able to successfully have a flower garden and a vegetable garden and have brush turkeys wander through the yard. The way I’ve done it is just to put sticks in the ground around the plants. I haven’t had any problems at all and people need to think of ways to overcome these problems rather than kill animals.”

1.What’s one characteristic of brush turkeys?

A.They are afraid of humans. B.They often build mounds to hide eggs.

C.They usually live in coastal areas. D.A female lays a dozen eggs each time.

2.Why were brush turkeys nearly dying out during the Depression?

A.They were over-hunted for their meat. B.They couldn’t find enough food.

C.They were hated and hunted by people. D.Their natural habitats were destroyed.

3.What troubled Paul was that_____.

A.a plague broke out on the Central Coast.

B.he was sometimes attacked by brush turkeys.

C.his garden was messed up by brush turkeys.

D.he had no place to grow food and vegetables.

4.What is Joy’s opinion of brush turkeys?

A.They do much harm to gardeners.

B.Their number should be controlled.

C.Sydney is suitable for them to survive.

D.People should live in harmony with them.

    In a post on Love What Matters, Hanss Mujica, 24, explains how he surprised his family by announcing he’d be graduating from college.

Mujica says he wasn’t a hard-working student in high school, but was able to pass his classes. “ In high school, teachers are always on top of you to see if you turned in your work or if you read the assigned book,” Mujica writes on the post. But when he went to college, that wasn’t the case.

“Professors tell you the work that needs to get done and it is up to you to decide if you want to do it or not. After all you are the ones that are paying to be there. That, I believe, was my downfall as a college student. My behavior caused me to be suspended(被暂时停学)from the university.”

Mujica says that at that time, he had a 1.47 grade point average. “When my parents got the news, the looks on their faces completely broke my heart.”

Then Mujica explains how he got his schooling back on track: he went in with a different attitude, applied himself, and worked at a company to pay for school.

“Since I was suspended from the university, my federal aid was suspended as well. I was paying out of pocket and it got to the point where I had to get emergency loans(贷款) from the university. Summer 2015 came by and I could not pay back the loans so I was dropped from my fall 2015 courses. I got out another year from the university and in summer of 2016 I decided to work upstate(在州的乡野地区) to raise the money I needed.

Fortunately, with help from the university dance program and the money he earned at work, Mujica returned to school in fall 2016.

In 2018, Mujica was ready to graduate. He left his parents a letter and two tickets for graduation to surprise them with. “I spent six years in and out of the university but seeing the reactions on their faces was worth every sleepless night,”says Mujica.

1.What do we know about Mujica from the first two paragraphs?

A.He couldn’t adapt to the college life.

B.He used to be a good high school student.

C.He has finally become a college graduate.

D.He was sometimes ignored by his teachers.

2.According to Mujica, what was the main reason for his failure at university?

A.Too much pressure. B.His wrong attitude.

C.Bad scores at high school. D.Lack of professors’ instruction.

3.What does Mujica explain in Paragraph 6?

A.How he paid back the loans in 2015.

B.Why he decided to refuse his federal aid.

C.How he got emergency loans from the university.

D.Why he was dropped from the university for another year.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A.24-year-old finally wins his parents’ support.

B.Six-year college life puts Mujica under pressure.

C.College student surprises parents with the graduation.

D.A moving story on Love What Matters attracts attention.

▲Sunday Cushion Concerts

Times: 10 am.&11am.

Tickets: $5 per person

The regular Sunday Cushion Concerts introduce children and their families to different instruments and styles of music. Bring your own cushions and secure places by booking in advance! Tickets are available to book over the phone 01865 325325.

▲Christmas Show: The Elves (精灵) and the Shoemaker

17-22 December 2019

Tickets: $7 per person

A poor shoemaker is down on his luck, but as Christmas draws close, a simple act of kindness inspires some magical elves to offer their services. Their amazing shoes attract customers from far and wide, earning the shoemaker fame and fortune! But how will he ever repay them?

This classic story is brought to life for 3- to 7-year-olds and their families. Please book in advance to secure places! For other details, call us at 01865 325331.

▲Moving Music

Michaelmas Term Concert: 6 October 2019

Times: 11:30am & 2pm

Tickets: $5 per person

Please reserve your places in advance, and pay on the door.

This series of concerts is designed especially for people living with dementia(痴呆), and their families, friends, and carers, to enable them to enjoy a concert experience together and to help unlock memory and movement through the power of music. Concerts are held approximately every three months.

For more details or to arrange access for transport: Phone 01865 286660.

▲Turtle Key Opera

Friday mornings in Trinity Term: April-June 2019

Turtle Song is FREE to all participants. To sign up or for more information contact Turtle Key Arts on 01865 525265.

Turtle Song is an opportunity to compose and sing your own songs with professional musicians. The group will meet weekly over a nine-week period between April and June 2019. The aims are to help people with all forms of dementia and people with memory problems.

1.Which event should you choose if you want your kid to learn about different styles of music?

A. Moving Music.

B. Turtle Key Opera.

C. Sunday Cushion Concerts.

D. Christmas Show: The Elves and the Shoemaker.

2.Which number should you call if your 4-year-old girl likes magical stories?

A. 01865 325325. B. 01865 325331.

C. 01865 286660. D. 01865 525265.

3.What’s the similarity between the last two events?

A. They are both free of charge.

B. They are both held every three months.

C. They both benefit people with dementia.

D. They both allow people to sing their own songs.

假设你是李华，你的英国朋友 Johnson 对你所在城市广州地区正在实施的“垃圾分类”的活动很感兴趣，请你给 Johnson 写一封信，向他介绍“垃圾分类”的详情，要点如下：

1. 垃圾问题的现状;

2. 垃圾分类的意义;

3. 询问对方城市垃圾分类的情况。

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

参考词汇：垃圾分类 Rubbish Classification

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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。

This summer holiday, I go to a seaside city with my family. We got there by air. It is a very beautiful and modern city, where impressed us a lot. On the first day, we took a bus to a place calling the Sea Park. There were such many different kinds of fishes that I couldn’t believe in my eyes. On the second day, we went swimming, and we all enjoyed ourselves. During the next two days, we went to some tourist spot, shopping and taking photos. Several days late, we left the city. Although we were tiring on our way home, we felt happily about the holiday. What unforgettable experience!

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。

An incredible dog has mastered more than just the doggy paddle (狗刨式游泳) — it helps disabled children learn how to surf. Ricochet’s owner Judy said, “I was working with her at balance and coordination (协调). Her balance is 1. good that she can help to stabilize the board for the kids. And it makes them feel good to know that Ricochet is there with them, 2. (keep) them company.”

Ricochet helps the disabled children build up the confidence to get on the board themselves. 3. (Dress) in a yellow jacket, Ricochet helps to counter-balance the board and acts as a comforting presence.

Judy was 4. (severe) disabled since her teens. Having Ricochet around lifts her spirits, and inspires her to conquer her pain to get on the board. “Ricochet has taught me to focus 5. what I can do, rather than what I can’t,” she said.

A car crash 6. (leave) Ian, a six-year-old boy, with brain damage. 7. he had loved surfing before the accident, he was too nervous to go back into the water. His fear turned to excitement, when he 8. (tell) he could try a tandem surf (双人冲浪) session with Ricochet. Their session was 9. (success) and by the end of it, Ian was smiling from ear to ear.

Over the last 10 months, Ricochet’s excellent 10. (performance) have raised £30,000 for a number of charity causes.

    Bobby the mountain climber was famous for his attempts to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried it at least thirty times, but had always failed halfway.

For the sake of ________ Bobby to try again, Old Peeper, the town optician, who bore witness to his ________, presented him with a pair of ________ sunglasses. "If it starts clouding over or if your feet start hurting, put on these glasses. They'll help you.” Bobby accepted the ________ without giving it much mind, but when his feet started _________ again he remembered his words and put on the glasses. Then ________ came as usual in the form of cloud cover, but seemingly not so thick this time. So Bobby ________climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his ________, and finally arriving at the summit. It was ___________ worth it. His feeling of triumph was ________, almost as magnificent as that wonderful ________. Resplendent in its silence, the mountain below was surrounded by a dense sea of clouds. Bobby didn't remember the clouds being as ________ as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and ________ everything.

Peeper had carved a light ________ on the lenses (镜片), in the form of the snow-covered summit. It was made in such a way that you could only ________ it if you looked upwards. Peeper had understood that whenever Bobby lost sight of his ________, he would similarly lose sight of his dream, and his ________ to continue would weaken.

Bobby realised that the only obstacle to reaching the summit had been his own _______. When he could no longer see the top of the mountain, the problems ________. He thanked Peeper for using that little ________ to help him see that his aims were not impossible, and that they were still there, where they had always been.

1.A.convincing B.encouraging C.educating D.entertaining

2.A.practice B.disadvantage C.growth D.failure

3.A.special B.beautiful C.fancy D.expensive

4.A.gift B.challenge C.award D.request

5.A.breaking B.damaging C.aching D.swelling

6.A.danger B.adventure C.pressure D.misfortune

7.A.quitted B.kept C.accomplished D.abandoned

8.A.problem B.pain C.injury D.anxiety

9.A.normally B.practically C.certainly D.exactly

10.A.incomparable B.invisible C.undesirable D.unmeasurable

11.A.experience B.attempt C.view D.present

12.A.white B.thin C.dark D.thick

13.A.recognized B.grasped C.believed D.acknowledged

14.A.image B.spot C.photo D.message

15.A.move B.feel C.change D.see

16.A.objective B.power C.success D.journey

17.A.preference B.will C.competence D.concentration

18.A.mistake B.prejudice C.ignorance D.discouragement

19.A.set off B.cut in C.set in D.showed off

20.A.technology B.tool C.trick D.mark

How to Avoid the Worst Cold-Weather Packing Mistakes

Yes, you can definitely blame winter clothes for your overstuffed(塞得过满的)suitcase. After all, warm clothing takes up a lot more room than summer T-shirts and shorts. To make matters worse, you’ve got to pack for overheated restaurants and freezing outdoor conditions. 1. . Here are some winter-packing mistakes we learned the hard way, and tips you need.

2.

Your shoes face a big challenge in the winter. They need to be: insulated, waterproof, and warm; provide great traction in case of ice; be able to withstand salt; and be comfortable to walk in. So, your sneakers aren't going to cut it. Just remember to wear your heavier snow boots on the plane; otherwise, they'll take up half your suitcase space.

Packing the wrong materials

3., It absorbs moisture and sweat, which will make you cold and keep you freezing. You can replace cotton with wool, as wool is naturally odor-resistant and breathable.

Leaving behind sunglasses

Since you're not headed to the beach, you might forget to pack your sunglasses. The sun can shine brightly on freezing days too tough, so be able to pack yours. 4..

Not bringing medicine

Cold and flu cases rise during the winter, and while you definitely don't plan on getting sick while traveling, you should be prepared in case it does happen. Make sure you've packed medication for upset stomach, fever relief, body aches, and congestion, 5.. Just get travel-sized versions of you go-to drugs.

A. But we're here to help

B. Choosing the right shoes

C. Wearing the wrong shoes

D. Cotton is a terrible choice for the winter

E. Better be a pair which is easy to pack and hard to break

F. You don't have to travel with the whole medicine chest though

G. Also throw some sunscreen in there as you can get sunburned in winter

    Many people will be familiar with automated writing through Gmail. Smart Reply provides brief answers to routine emails. If someone asks “Do you want to meet at 3 pm?”, Gmail offers one-click responses such as “Sure!”

The New Yorker’s John Seabrook recently described a more powerful version of this technology, called GPT-2, which can ably mimic (模拟) his magazine’s style. Such systems use a digital network of billions of artificial “neurons” (神经元) with virtual “synapses” — the connections between neurons — that strengthen as the network “learns”, in this case from 40 gigabytes（千兆字节）— worth of online writing. The version Mr. Seabrook tested was polished with back-issues of the New Yorker.

The metaphor of the brain is attractive, but “neurons” and “synapses” deserve those scare-quotes     ( 双引号). The system is merely making some—admittedly very complex—statistical guesses about which words follow which in a New Yorker-style sentence.

What escapes computers is creativity. They cannot create a topic or goal on their own, much less plan how to get there with logic and style. At various points in the online version of his article, readers can see how GPT-2 would have carried on writing Mr. Seabrook’s piece for him. The writing gives the impression of being human. But on closer inspection it is empty, even incoherent.

Meaningless writing is the preserve of artificial intelligence. But to truly write, you must first have something to say. Computers do not. They await instructions. To compose meaningful  essays, the likes of GPT-2 will first have to be integrated with databases of real-world knowledge.

1.Why does the author mention Gmail in the first paragraph?

A.To prepare for the introduction of the topic. B.To advertise the powerful Gmail.

C.To describe the feature of Gmail. D.To prove the strength of the Gmail.

2.In what way is GPT-2 more powerful than Gmail?

A.It is creative. B.It has neurons with synapses.

C.It can offer quick answers. D.It can follow a certain writing style.

3.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A.GPT-2 is powerful because it is integrated to real-world knowledge.

B.GPT-2 has already been able to write meaningful essays.

C.GPT-2 still has a long way to write like humans.

D.GPT-2 can help Mr. Seabrook with writing very well.

4.Where is the passage taken from?

A.A brochure. B.An advertisement.

C.A magazine. D.An essay.

    Almost everyone agrees on the hot dog basics: a long bread roll with a hot sausage inside it. And that’s what has led to a big question — is a hot dog a sandwich, or is it in a special category of its  own?

“People have really strong opinions on both sides,” says Eric Mittenthal, president of the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC). In November, the council published an official announcement ruling that the hot dog is not a sandwich. It argues that the hot dog is too significant to be considered “just a sandwich.” The council admits that the hot dog was once the “Frankfurter sandwich,” but says that people no longer use that name. Today, no one would call a hot dog eating contest a sandwich eating contest.

But others disagree. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) includes a sausage inside a bread roll in its sandwich category. But it also calls the food a “sandwich type product”. In May, dictionary publisher Merriam Webster said that the hot dog is a sandwich. The Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition, defines a sandwich as “two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between” or “one slice of bread covered with food”. The announcement fueled a heated debate among hot dog fans. If hot dogs are sandwiches, where do you draw the line? Are burritos (玉米馅饼) sandwiches too?

This debate won’t stop Americans from eating piles of hot dogs this summer. During peak hot dog season — from Memorial Day to Labor Day — Americans will eat about 7 billion of them. That’s  818 hot dogs consumed every second. People love hot dogs so much that in 2015, a hot dog emoji was released so people can easily tweet or text an image of the famous food. This may come in handy soon, since July is National Hot Dog Month.

1.Who thinks that the hot dog is special enough to be in a category of its own?

A.USDA. B.NHDSC.

C.The author. D.Merriam-Webster.

2.What do some hot dog fans think of the definition of a sandwich in the mentioned dictionary?

A.It seems too wide. B.It is quite satisfactory.

C.It is obviously too narrow. D.It is difficult to understand.

3.What does the underlined word “emoji” probably mean?

A.A small image used in electronic communications that symbolizes something.

B.A poster used to advertise hot dogs.

C.A toy given by a hot dog seller.

D.A facial expression posted on a letter as a stamp.

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

A.The history of hot dogs. B.Different kinds of sandwiches.

C.Do Americans really love hot dogs? D.Is a hot dog a sandwich?

She Walked Through Fire

On Thanksgiving weekend, the Heffelmire family gathered for a meal at their home. After dinner, the family went down to the finished basement to relax except Charlotte’s father, Eric, who was in the garage to fix his truck．

Around 8 p.m., Charlotte decided to check on her dad. She walked through the kitchen. When she opened the side door to the garage, black smoke rose up into the kitchen. She could barely make out her father lying on his back, trapped under the truck. He’d removed the front passenger-side tyre and raised the truck on a jack（千斤顶）. The truck had slipped off the jack, and now the whole weight of the wheel was on his chest and shoulders．

Charlotte ran to the front of the truck and struggled to lift it. Eric was still conscious, and he yelled, “You got it! One more try!” She tried again and was able to tip the truck backward just enough for her to pull her dad by the shirt with both hands from under the truck．

She dragged him across the garage and 20 feet down the driveway. Then she ran back to the garage, which had burst into flames. “I was afraid the car was going to explode,” says Charlotte, so she climbed into the truck, which faced forward, turned the key, and pressed the gas pedal（油门）. The car slowly rolled out, the metal wheel scratching loudly against the concrete．

Safely on the driveway, Charlotte stopped the truck and ran back to the basement. “There’s a fire! Everybody get out!” she yelled as she picked up her three-month-old niece and ran out. Outside, she handed the baby to her mom, and then ran around to the burning garage. She picked up a garden hose（水管）and sprayed the fire while calling 911．

A few minutes later, firefighters and an ambulance arrived. Charlotte was treated for second-degree burns on both her feet and face. Her dad had injuries on his chest and shoulders, as well as minor burns on his face. The garage and the house were damaged but the family survived．

The Heffelmires are staying in an apartment while their house is rebuilt. “Charlotte is a remarkable kid,” says her dad. Charlotte, however, simply says, “ I was saving my family and my house. I wasn’t going to let my dad die.”

1.Eric got trapped because_________

A.the truck slipped off the jack.

B.the wheel fell off the truck.

C.the front tyre was removed.

D.the kitchen was on fire.

2.Which of the following is the correct order of the events？

a. Charlotte called the firefighters．

b. Charlotte saved Eric from under the truck．

c. Charlotte drove the truck out of the garage．

d. Charlotte warned the family to leave the house．

A.b, c, a, d B.a, b, d, c

C.b, c, d, a D.a, c, b, d

3.As a result of the fire，________

A.the house was not fit to live in.

B.the truck exploded.

C.the three-month-old baby was injured.

D.Charlotte was burned on her chest and shoulders.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that Charlotte is__________

A.proud and clear-headed.

B.calm and quick-minded.

C.modest and easy-going.

D.independent and self-centered.

Design your own adventure spent at IZE's Blue Creek Field Station by choosing activities per day from the list below.

Short Cave Hike: 2-hour activity where you will be exposed to the ultimate tropical rainforest experience. At every turn along the trail,a novel experience awaits. Perhaps  it's a trail  of leaf cutter ants (切叶蚁)  or a delicate tree snake. You will follow your Maya Guides up a steep incline(斜坡) to the entrance of one of the most wonderful limestone caves in Belize.

Ethnobotany Walk: 3-hour activity where you will explore the medical and cookery uses of the local herbs,plants and trees. The Mayans were masters in using the jungle's natural resources for their medical needs. You will learn about the vines(藤蔓) that store drinking water and other remarkable remedies that nature offers. You will get a first-hand look at the crops the Maya harvest such as cocoa,mango , rice, beans, etc.

Hokeb Ha Cave Hike:Spend time in one of the most spectacular limestone caves in Belize. The name of this cave means "where the water enters the earth". Stalactites(钟乳石) hang from the ceiling, and colonies of bats live in the darkest gaps. You can also search for Mayan artificial crafts over l,000 years old.

Lizard Hike: 2-4 hour activity where you will swim and hike along the clear blue river as you look for lizards in the tall trees. Can you identify which species? Is it the spectacular dinosaur that looks like green lizards? Belize is home to many of the 3,800 species of lizards in the worldi

1.During the Short Cave Hike, you _____.

A.will be lost in the tropical forest

B.may enjoy unexpected views on the way

C.can be bitten by the tree snakes occasionally

D.need to follow the track of ants in the forests

2.What will you choose to improve the skills of living in the wild?

A.Ethnobotany Walk. B.Short Cave Hike.

C.Lizard Hike. D.Hokeb Ha Cave Hike

3.We can infer that Hokeb Ha Cave might be______.

A.the source of the water on the earth

B.the habitat of bats in Belize

C.the entrance to the earth

D.the home to ancient Mayans

假设你是红星中学高二(1)班的学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，用英语写一篇日记，记述你周日在小区里扫雪的过程。词数不少于60。

Sunday, January 12                   Snowy

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请根据所给的首字母和中文提示完成句子，每空一词。

1.It never o_____ to me that you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind.

2.In many ways, time is the most p________ thing that we have. Yet most of us treat it as though it has hardly any value at all.

3.At the moment when he gets the first prize on the stage, I can’t help a_______ for his excellent performance.

4.Take good care of trees and bushes. We should live in h________ with nature.

5.Taking photos is strictly f_______ in the museum.

6.The north of China, ________(不像)the south, is windy in spring.

7.I’d like everyone to ________(聚集) round so I can demonstrate how the system works.

8.If we persist in practicing, ________(逐渐地)we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English.

9.The earthquake ________(见证)the kindness of strangers in an emergency.

10.With each attempt, he looked so confident and natural. There aren’t any signs of fear or being ________.(泄气)

11.If you are free on Friday, we ________ (推荐) visiting the national museum.

12.We are having pizza ________ (递送) for dinner tonight.

13.He commented that this novel was a ________(杰作)of American literature.

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一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。

On the first day of my first grade, I stood by the door with butterflies in my stomach. I 1.(voice)my biggest concern to my mother. “How will I make friends?” She handed me advice. “Be yourself. “ For the past 20 years, I have lived by these words. Soon I will graduate and become part of the real world. Nervously2.(face) challenges，I know I will whisper to myself 3. two simple words “Be yourself”.

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一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。

Mo Li Hua is a popular Chinese folk song 1.dates back to the 18th century. It’s one of the most well-known Chinese songs both in China and abroad. It’s a nice song2.beginners to learn due to its simple lyrics. The melody of this song has become well-known among Western listeners for several reasons. One is that it3.(sing) by Giacomo Puccini in his opera called Turandot in 1926. It was also used in the Olympics opening ceremony in China.

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一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night, and go to sleep.

Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and asks his faithful friend. “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me 1.  you see. “

“I see millions of stars. “ replies Watson.

“And what do you deduce from that?”

Watson thinks 2. (careful) for some time. “Well, according to the studies on astronomy, it tells me that there are potentially billions of planets. According to the scientific measurement of time, I deduce the time is probably a quarter past three. According to the current atmosphere, I forecast that we 3. (have) a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you, Holmes?”

Holmes is silent for a minute. “Watson,” he says, “someone 4. (steal) our tent!”

History of Broadway

When people think of Broadway, they may think of that part of the world-famous road in New York City that runs between 42nd and 53rd Streets. 1. It is a billion-dollar industry that includes theatrical shows in New York and live theater entertainment throughout the world.

New York's Theatre District has only 39 official Broadway houses. A play house must have 500 or more seats to be considered a Broadway theater. 2. Not all Broadway theatres are located on Broadway. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, buildings on Wall Street and places such as City Hall may have served as smaller theaters, and other locations in downtown New York City also did.

Today’s Broadway started when influential families contributed development of larger theaters away from the downtown area. Some people may have doubted these theaters would be successful, but they turned out to be. 3. With the rise of the new theater district, downtown changed forever as people happily traveled to the outskirts (郊区) of the city to see the best in live entertainment.

When these theaters began, many actors came from European countries. In 1857 actor Edwin Booth helped transform the Broadway theatre by popularizing a type of acting realism. Unlike actors before him, Booth did not stand still on the stage and simply deliver his lines. 4. Booth's style had a notable effect on the theater, and many considered him to be the greatest actor of his time.

5. Specifically, comedies and dramas often centred on then-current events such as women's right to vote, the Labor Movement, and war. Broadway developed again in 1866, and the Broadway musical was created. From then on, actors entertained their audiences by singing and dancing accompanied by an orchestra.

Now, Broadway is famous for various theatre productions and moving performances.

A.In fact, the shows have brought it fame throughout the world.

B.However, Broadway is much more than a geographical location.

C.Theatres, holding 100 to 499 people, are called Off-Broadway theatres.

D.Instead, he liked moving around and showing great emotion while acting.

E.Plays followed a popular style that encouraged typical characters and plots.

F.As this new style grew in popularity, the content of the shows began to change.

G.Madison Square Theater, built by the Mallory family in 1880, was one of them.

It’s common knowledge that the woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting seems to look back at observers, following them with her eyes no matter where they stand in the room. But this common knowledge turns out wrong.

A new study finds that the woman in the painting is actually looking out at an angle that’s 15. 4 degrees off to the observer’s right-well outside of the range that people normally believe when they think someone is looking right at them. In other words, said the study author, Horstmann, “She’s not looking at you. “ This is somewhat ironic, because the entire phenomenon of a person’s gaze (凝视) in a photograph or painting seeming to follow the viewer is called the “Mona Lisa effect” . That effect is absolutely real, Horstmann said. If a person is illustrated or photographed looking straight ahead, even people viewing the portrait from an angle will feel they are being looked at. As long as the angle of the person’s gaze is no more than about 5 degrees off to either side, the Mona Lisa effect occurs.

This is important for human interaction with on-screen characters. If you want someone off to the right side of a room to feel that a person on-screen is looking at him or her, you don’t cut the gaze of the character to that side-surprisingly, doing so would make an observer feel like the character isn’t looking at anyone in the room at all. Instead, you keep the gaze straight ahead.

Horstmann and his co-author were studying this effect for its application in the creation of artificial-intelligence avatars(虚拟头像) when Horstmann took a long look at the “Mona Lisa” and realized she wasn’t looking at him.

To make sure it wasn’t just him, the researchers asked 24 people to view images of the “Mona Lisa” on a computer screen. They set a ruler between the viewer and the screen and asked the participants to note which number on the ruler intersected(和……相交) Mona Lisa’s gaze. To calculate the angle of Mona Lisa’s gaze as she looked at the viewer, they moved the ruler farther from or closer to the screen during the study. Consistently, the researchers found, participants judged that the woman in the “Mona Lisa” portrait was not looking straight at them, but slightly off to their right.

So why do people repeat the belief that her eyes seem to follow the viewer? Horstmann isn’t sure. It’s possible, he said, that people have the desire to be looked at, so they think the woman is looking straight at them. Or maybe the people who first coined the term “Mona Lisa effect” just thought it was a cool name.

1.It is generally believed that the woman in the painting “Mona Lisa”___________.

A.attracts the viewers to look back

B.seems mysterious because of her eyes

C.fixes her eyes on the back of the viewers

D.looks at the viewers wherever they stand

2.What gaze range in a painting will cause the Mona Lisa effect?

A. B. C. D.

3.The experiment involving 24 people was conducted to______.

A.confirm Horstmann’s belief

B.create artificial-intelligence avatars

C.calculate the angle of Mona Lisa’s gaze

D.explain how the Mona Lisa effect can be applied

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Horstmann thinks it’s cool to coin the term “Mona Lisa effect”.

B.The Mona Lisa effect contributes to the creation of artificial intelligence.

C.Feeling being gazed at by Mona Lisa may be caused by the desire for attention.

D.The position of the ruler in the experiment will influence the viewers’ judgement.

    For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative.

“It's no secret that China has always been a source of inspiration for designers,” says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion shows.

Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics(美学)on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.

“China is impossible to overlook,” says Hill. “Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion - they are central to its movement. “Of course, only are today's top Western designers being influenced by China - some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese. “ Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galiano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs - and beating them hands down in design and sales,” adds Hill.

For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. “The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers,” she says. “China is no longer just another market; in many senses it has become the market. If you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China -its influences, its direction, its breathtaking clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledging that in many ways. “

1.What can we learn about the exhibition in New York?

A.It promoted the sales of artworks. B.It attracted a large number of visitors.

C.It showed ancient Chinese clothes. D.It aimed to introduce Chinese models.

2.What does Hill say about Chinese women?

A.They are setting the fashion. B.They start many fashion campaigns.

C.They admire super models. D.They do business all over the world.

3.What do the underlined words “taking on” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.learning from B.looking down on C.working with D.competing against

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

A.Young Models Selling Dreams to the World

B.A Chinese Art Exhibition Held in New York

C.Differences Between Eastern and Western Aesthetics

D.Chinese Culture Fueling International Fashion Trends