I experienced years of loneliness as a child. 1. His friends teased him about babysitting his sister and his interests were far different from mine. With no other kids of my age in the neighborhood, I had to spend hours by myself.

A bright spot for me turned out to be reading. My love of the written word began early as my mother read to me every evening. 2. I started reading books on my own before age 5 and my mother took me to the public library once a week to borrow several books. I quickly graduated from typical children’s books to ones with fewer pictures and longer chapters. Reading opened new worlds to me. 3.

My mother also encouraged me to make what I wanted. I tried making toy cars with cardboard boxes and constructing buildings from leftover cardboard and bits of wood my father gave me. When my mother saw my creations, she told me how creative my designs were. 4. I learned a lot about how to extend the life of objects and transform them into something new and useful. It was a trait(特点) others found helpful, and I soon had friends who wanted to make things with me.

5.My parents made it a point for their two kids to spend time outside, no matter the weather or season. My brother, of course, raced off to be with his friends, while I had plenty to do myself. There was making leaf houses in autumn, ice skating in winter, and so much more. They’re all memories I treasure today.

A.I wasn't alone any longer.

B.I enjoyed reading stories aloud.

C.I was invited to play with another kid.

D.I loved the colorful photographs in the books.

E.Another habit I formed early was being outdoors.

F.Thus, I began my lifelong interest in making things.

G.My older brother couldn’t be bothered to play with me.

Journey Back in Time with Scholars

Classical Provence(13days)

Journey through the beautiful countryside of Provence，France，with Prof. Ori Z. Soltes. We will visit some of the best-preserved Roman monuments in the world. Our tour also includes a chance to walk in the footsteps of Van Gogh and Gauguin. Fields of flowers, tile-roofed(瓦屋顶)villages and tasty meals enrich this wonderful experience.

Southern Spain(15days)

Spain has lovely white towns and the scent(芳香)of oranges，but it is also a treasury of ancient remains including the cities left by the Greeks，Romans and Arabs. As we travel south from Madrid with Prof. Ronald Messier to historic Toledo，Roman Merida and into Andalucia, we explore historical monuments and architecture.

China’s Sacred Landscapes(21days)

Discover the China of “past ages,” its walled cities，temples and mountain scenery with Prof.  Robert Thorp. Highlights(精彩之处)include China’s most sacred peaks at Mount Tai and Hangzbou’s rolling hills，waterways and peaceful temples. We will wander in traditional small towns and end our tour with an exceptional museum in Shanghai.

Tunisia(17days)

Join Prof. Pedar Foss on our in-depth Tunisian tour. Tour highlights include the Roman city of Dougga，the underground Numidian capital at Bulla Regia, Roman Sbeitla and the remote areas around Tataouine and Matmata，uique for underground cities. Our journey takes us to picturesque Berber villages and lovely beaches.

1.What can visitors see in both Classical Provence and Southern Spain？

A.Historical monuments. B.Fields of flowers.

C.Van Gogh’s paintings. D.Greek buildings.

2.Which country is Prof. Thorp most knowledgeable about？

A.France. B.Spain. C.China. D.Tunisia.

3.Which of the following highlight the Tunisian tour？

A.White towns. B.Underground cities. C.Tile-roofed villages. D.Rolling hills.

Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new secret of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly likely that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two­thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.

However, it wasn't all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals attacking, while a dog doing the same signals giving in.

In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other's language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “dog”，and dogs can learn how to talk “cat”．

What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each other's body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously thought. Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.

The meaning of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets—to people who don't get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.

1.The underlined word “swimmingly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.

A.early B.quickly C.sweetly D.violently

2.Some cats and dogs may fight when ________.

A.they are cold to each other

B.they look away from each other

C.they are introduced at an early age

D.they misunderstand each other's signals

3.It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs ________.

A.have common interests

B.are less different than what we thought

C.have a common body language

D.are less intelligent than what we expected

4.What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?

A.We should learn to live in harmony.

B.We should know more about animals.

C.We should live in peace with animals.

D.We should learn more body languages.

    Jenifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelor's degree.

Mauer, of Edgar, Wisconsin, grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children. Her dad worked at a job away from the farm, and her mother ran the farm with the kids. After high school, Jennifer attended a local technical college, working to pay her tuition(学费), because there was no extra money set aside for a college education. After graduation, she worked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schooling.

Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to college to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing something she loves: nursing. She chose the UW-Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to pursue her four-year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids. Jenifer received great support from her family as she worked to earn her degree: Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills, and her 68-year-old mother helped take care of the children at times.

Through it all, she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer sacrificed(牺牲)to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with her kids and missing important events to study. ''Some nights my heart was breaking to have to pick between my kids and studying for exams or papers,'' she says. However, her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her family-and that's pretty powerful.

1.What did Jennifer do after high school?

A.She helped her dad with his work.

B.She ran the family farm on her own.

C.She supported herself through college.

D.She taught her sisters and brothers at home.

2.Why did Jennifer choose the program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield?

A.To take care of her kids easily. B.To learn from the best nurses.

C.To save money for her parents. D.To find a well-paid job there.

3.What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal?

A.Her health. B.Her time with family.

C.Her reputation. D.Her chance of promotion.

4.What can we learn from Jenifer's story?

A.Time is money. B.Love breaks down barriers.

C.Hard work pays off. D.Education is the key to success.

    When you choose a friend, you should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).

Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, good friends will be honest to each other and accept each other.

Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.

There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor , too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.

When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I've found a friend!

1.Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?

A.honesty B.understanding

C.reliability D.a sense of humor

2.If you have fair weather friends, ______ .

A.you will become rich

B.you can be sure that you get real friends

C.you will be refused when you get into trouble

D.they will give you all that they have when you need help

3.Good friends need to ______.

A.understand each other's feelings

B.be helped with money

C.always point out each other's mistakes

D.have money or luck

4.This passage mainly discuss ______ .

A.the importance of having a friend

B.where to choose friends

C.how to get along with friends

D.the qualities of a friend

假如你是校汉服(Han costume)俱乐部主席李华。近期俱乐部将举办一场有外国交换生参加的汉服设计大赛.你将代表主办方在开幕式上发言。请根据以下要点写一篇发言稿：

1. 大赛目的；

2. 大赛规则；

3. 对选手的祝福。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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。

Last summer I decided to get my first job. This was possible one of the hardest tasks.

For me, it was another step moved from a dependent child to a fairly independent adult. 1 bad never hold a job before because of my parents wanted me to focus on school. So I had never worked the day in my life. At first, it is extremely tough. I sent applications hoping to get my first couple of choice. Yet I got neither calls or emails. Luckily halfway through the third week, I finally got a call. It was not my first choice, but we could not say no. And after the interview, I was more than ready start working the following Monday.

    Jim McGee was an American Air Force pilot. One day after he retired, he found himself ____ and then was told by the doctor that his kidneys（肾）were gone.

Jim, 69, _____ started dialysis（化疗），which didn't work well. The doctor said the transplant （移植）was a long-shot alternative. However, after several months' searching, no suitable _____ was found. Jim was so _____ that, in early 2018, he even _____ not attending a reunion of some Air Force companions in Monterey・ California. Finally, with Shirley's _______, he decided to go, and that turned out to be a life-changing _____.

In California, Jim _____ with six fellow airmen, including one he hadn't seen in nearly 50 years； Doug Coffman. Jim told them about his ______. “I asked him what his blood type is, and it _____ to be mine,” says Doug. "I was immediately thinking, 'Gosh. I might be able to _____.'"

Doug, then 70, was healthy and energetic. ____ , when he told Shirley that he wanted to donate a kidney to her husband, she worried that he might be too _____ . But Doug really wanted to help and _____ to have a try. He sent his _____ records to where Jim was treated and soon, he was asked to lake a series of physical examinations. _____, the result showed that he was a perfect match.

The doctors gave him the OK to _____, and the surgery was a success. "It's pretty amazing to be able to take a（n） _____ organ out of one person's body, put it in another person's body, and have it _____，” Doug says. "And there's nothing _____ than helping another person live a better life."

1.A.depressed B.exhausted C.nervous D.upset

2.A.immediately B.suddenly C.happily D.simply

3.A.doctor B.hospital C.plan D.match

4.A.stubborn B.angry C.discouraged D.confused

5.A.suggested B.regretted C.forgot D.considered

6.A.permission B.recommendation C.invitation D.encouragement

7.A.support B.decision C.reunion D.success

8.A.reunited B.cooperated C.connected D.discussed

9.A.idea B.achievement C.situation D.ambition

10.A.tends B.needs C.seems D.happens

11.A.come B.help C.change D.participate

12.A.Therefore B.Besides C.However D.Meanwhile

13.A.old B.far C.thin D.kind

14.A.refused B.determined C.hesitated D.promised

15.A.medical B.military C.service D.consuming

16.A.Hopefully B.Honestly C.Obviously D.Luckily

17.A.remove B.operate C.donate D.return

18.A.living B.precious C.extra D.special

19.A.grow B.move C.pause D.work

20.A.stranger B.finer C.funnier D.harder

    A grateful heart is a satisfied heart. A satisfied heart is a simple heart which leads to a simplified life. Gratitude opens the door to simplicity. But we live in a culture that addresses dissatisfaction. 1.

Intentionally choose it. Gratitude will never be a result of your next purchase, success, or accomplishment. 2.And you will never find it in life until you intentionally decide to choose it.

Count your blessings. A new day, a warm bed, a unique personality, or a special talent.... 3. Gratitude quickly sets in when we begin to spend a quiet moment each day remembering them. This practice alone has the potential to change your heart and life immeasurably.

4. Almost hall the world live on less than $ 2. 50 a day. 1. 1 billion people have inadequate access to clean water. Let those facts sink in for just a moment and slowly allow gratitude and a desire to become part of the solution to take their place.

Find gratitude in difficulty. 5. It can be more difficult during the trials of life： death, disease, or failure. The truth is that no one is exempt（豁免）from the sufferings. However good can be found even in the worst of times. Being grateful during those difficulties may get you through them.

In daily life we must see it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.

A.Ignore what you don't have.

B.We can learn how to be grateful.

C.Open your eyes to those with less.

D.Gratitude is available in your heart right now.

E.You have wonderful things in your life already.

F.It's easy to be grateful when things are going well.

G.How can we find gratitude in a world that seeks to destroy it?

    This morning we're going to head off down into the wetland, into a very specific kind of wetland called the Prairie fen.

You can find Nate Fuller counting butterflies. The Sarett Nature Center needs an accurate count of Mitchell's satyr butterflies to help preserve one of their last known habitats. They're very particular about the kind of habitat where they can live, which is part of what makes them so rare and amazing indicators for our water quality. Today, Sarett expert Ashley Cole-Wick with Michigan's Natural Features Inventory helps Fuller count. She says "When I first started working on the butterfly in 2013, we had 18 populations and this year in 2019, we have 10."

The Mitchell Seder went on the endangered species list in 1991. Initially it was thought that loss of wetlands contributed to their decline. Fuller says "It's not just habitat availability. Its groundwater and the amount in the quality of groundwater coming into these wetlands seem to be a challenge for the butterfly. Nothing has all been sorted out exactly. ” While the decline is likely a combination of factors. the fact that water quality might contribute is alarming because the wetlands are the headwaters for the Midwest's rivers and streams.

A captive breeding （人工繁殖）program was started four years ago at the Toledo Zoo to help get to the bottom of the mystery. Today Director Ryan Walsh who heads the program says it's been, the only successful captive program. The caterpillars （毛毛虫）spend the winter in a special weather control room that help determine the Mitchell satyrs don't do well below 4. 4 degrees Celsius, a temperature that prevents the Fen wetlands from the hard freezes which kill the insects. With that knowledge, the program produced 1300 new eggs this summer, a development that may go a long way toward restoring the population. And if all goes well, may one day the Mitchell satyr butterfly earn a ticket off Endangered Species List.

1.What are the indicators for the water quality?

A.The habitats. B.The butterflies.

C.The wetlands. D.The experts.

2.What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A.The importance of water quality.

B.Actions taken to protect the butterflies.

C.The reasons why the butterflies decline.

D.The natural conditions for the butterflies.

3.What does the underlined word "restoring" in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A.Preserving. B.Increasing.

C.Recovering. D.Controlling.

4.What can we learn about the butterfly?

A.It can easily be found. B.It is not endangered now.

C.It will die above 4. 4 degree Celsius. D.It can be bred by humans.

    "Ma uka, ma uka ka ua , Ma kai, ma kai ka ua." So sing the children at a kindergarten on the Island of Hawaii. The song is much like "Rain, rain, go away” nursery rhyme, but it has an unusual power: it is one of the tools that have revived a near-dead language.

The decline of Hawaiian was not, as is the case with most disappearing languages, a natural death caused by migration（迁徙）and mass media. In 1896, after American business interests ended the Hawaiian original political system， schools were banned from using it. By the late 20th century, apart from a couple of hundred people on one tiny island, English had replaced Hawaiian and only the old spoke it to each other.

The civil-rights movement brought a revival of interest among the young, centred on the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Larry Kimura, a professor there, was not satisfied that the language should be only a subject at college： he and his students wanted to bring it back to life. The idea for how to do that came from a visiting Maori, who suggested. “language nests", which had successfully revived New Zealand's native language.

In 1985, when educating children in Hawaiian was still banned, Kauanoe Kamana and her husband Pila Wilson, both students of Kimura's, created the first Language nest" at Hilo. Neither was a native speaker, but both were determined, to bring up their children, as such. They gathered a small group of children, including their own son and daughter, and elderly native speakers.

The movement grew： there are now 12 kindergartens and 23 schools involved. The number of children being educated in Hawaiian has risen from 1, 877 in 2008 to 3.028 in 2018. Along with Japanese, Hawaiian is the non-English language most commonly spoken among children.

1.What makes the decline of Hawaiian different from other disappearing languages?

A.The number of its users.

B.The language features it bears.

C.People's unwillingness to use it.

D.The unfair treatment it received.

2.What has been done to save Hawaiian?

A.More schools have been set up.

B.More people are persuaded to stay.

C.More children are exposed to Hawaiian.

D.Government promotes the use of Hawaiian.

3.How does the author feel about the present situation of Hawaiian?

A.Relieved. B.Curious.

C.Anxious. D.Doubtful.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.The Revival of Hawaiian B.The Future of Hawaiian.

C.The History of Hawaiian D.The Development of Hawaiian

    Han Tianheng picked up a carving knife at the age of 6 and never put it down. Today, the 79 year-old artist, one of China's most respected living masters of seal carving（印章雕刻）, calligraphy and Chinese painting, still remembers the incident the first time he held a knife in his hand.

“I cut my thumb badly and was horrified by the bloody sight," he said, adding that his mother applied ashes because she couldn't afford to take him to a hospital. "The cut left a scar, which is still clear today."

An eye for an eye and blood for blood, the incident didn't set him back. Instead, it aroused his passion for the ancient art form. He was determined to pursue a path that would lead to a career in seal carving. Han said.

The journey of art exploration was a little bumpy for the young man in his quest for excellence, and his seal works were harshly criticized by a famous old painter.

Most would have crumbled under the criticism, not Han. It made him even more determined. After six months' hard work, he visited the painter again.

"This time, he asked me to carve a seal for him. This was positive affirmation," Han said. "Praise and criticism are what an artist should learn to handle all his life. Praise is candy and criticism is medicine. We can live without candy, but cannot live without medicine when ill."

Han rose to fame during the early 1960s famous for bird and insect seal art. Han's seals are an essential ending part on the paintings of a long list of well-established artists.

“A seal for a good painting is. like the buttons for an haute couture(高档女子时装).An experienced tailor always knows how to choose buttons that matches the whole style," Han said

His seals are full of variety — grand and solemn for Liu Haisu's paintings, light and vivid for Lu Yanshao's, graceful and gentle for Xie Zhiliu's.

"A good seal carver should keep bis own style, and at the same time go well with the painting's style." he said.

1.What influence did the incident have on Han when he was six?

A.He got injured very seriously.

B.He learned how to use a knife.

C.It aroused his interest in seal carving.

D.It helped him learn how hard life was.

2.Which best describes Han's journey of art exploration?

A.Smooth and fruitful. B.Inspiring and lucky.

C.Boring but worthwhile. D.Tough but rewarding.

3.In Han's opinion, what do an experienced tailor and a good seal carver share?

A.The huge respect they earn. B.The flexibility they display at work.

C.The targeted customers they serve. D.The efforts they have to make to succeed.

4.In which section, of a newspaper does this text most probably appear?

A.Education. B.Events.

C.Entertainment. D.People.

    Q1: When does the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon take place?

A： The 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon takes place on Sunday 26 April.

Q2 : I have moved. How do I let you know my change of address?

A； Please email changeofaddress@londonmarathonevents. co. uk with your name, date of birth, telephone number, old address and your new address.

Q3: I need a hotel in London for the weekend of the race — any advice?

A： Virgin Money London Marathon hotel packages are available at Holiday Inn® and other IHG® hotels in and around London, and include a champion's breakfast and coach transfer to the Start Line so you arrive rested and ready to run your victory lap. Visit www. restandrun. holidayinn. com to find out more.

Q4： I am a visually disabled runner. Where can I find out more about running with a guide?

A： If you are a runner with a visual disability and would like to find out more about running with a guide, please contact disability@londonmarathonevents, co. uk.

Q5: What time does the race start?

A： Start times for the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon are as follows；

09: 05 Elite Wheelchair Races

09: 10 World Para Athletics Marathon Championships Ambulant Athletes

09: 25 The Elite Women's Race

10 :10 The Elite Men's Race, British Athletics & England Athletics Marathon

Championships and Mass Race

Q6: What time do I need to get to the Start?

A： We suggest you get to your Start at least one hour before the race begins. This will allow time for you to use the facilities, warm up and take your position.

Q7: Can I track a runner during the race?

A： Yes. On Race Day, there will be a link to our tracking service on the home page of www. virginmoneylondonmarathon. com. The best way to track a runner is by using the runner's running number. If you do not have the running number, it is also possible to search for a runner by surname.

1.Which address should you contact if you need to run with a guide?

A.www. restandrun. holidayinn. com.

B.disability@londonrnarathonevents. co. uk.

C.www. virginmoneylondonmarathon. com.

D.changeofaddress@londonmarathoncvents. co. uk.

2.If Ann attends the Elite Women's Race, what's the best time to get to the Start?

A.08: 20. B.09: 05.

C.09: 10. D.09：25.

3.How can we track a runner during the race?

A.With the address. B.With the running number.

C.With the first name. D.With the telephone number.

假定你是班长李华。你们班本周日将组织同学们去参观历史博物馆，请你给交换生Ben发一封电子邮件，告知活动的相关安排。内容包括：

1. 时间安排；

2. 参观要求；

3. 观后感受。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，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.错误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（∧ ），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

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。

That we all know, it’s of greatly importance to get into a good living habit. Here is some suggestions for good living habits .

Firstly, get enough sleep. Enough sleep can provide us good energy. It’s important for us to go to the bed early and get up early. Secondly, keep healthy eating habits. Good eating habits can help us balances nutrition. So we should eat more vegetables and little meat. Thirdly, do exercise more. Do sports every day can keep us active all day long, help us build up your body and reduce diseases.

Please pay attention to these points but keep a healthy body.

    I was sitting in my car at a stoplight intersection (信号灯交叉口) listening to the radio. I was_______at the moment, _______how happy I was to be inside my nice_______car. It was cold and_______outside and I thought “Life is good.”

This was a long _______.As I waited, I noticed two people huddled (挤) together at the bus stop. To my eyes, they looked_______— they looked cold and they looked poor. It _______that their coats came from a second-hand store.

The couple seemed to be doing their best to _______warm. They were huddled together and I thought to_______, “Oh, those poor people in that punishing wind.”

________they were also laughing while they were huddling. They looked to be sharing a good ________. Suddenly, I envied them much________pitying them. They didn’t seem to________the wind. They weren’t worried about their________. They weren’t looking at my car.

In that moment, I ________I had assumed this couple needed my pity, but they didn’t. I ________things were all bad for them, but they weren’t and I understood we all have the ________to make moments of happiness happen.

Creating our own ________is something all of us can do — Try to be happy within the context of the life that we’re ________living. Happiness is not a ________to be longed for, or a collection of lucky coincidence. Through the power of our own minds, we can help ourselves.

1.A.hurt B.lost C.mad D.angry

2.A.puzzling B.hesitating C.thinking D.satisfying

3.A.warm B.new C.expensive D.advanced

4.A.rainy B.snowy C.sunny D.windy

5.A.light B.time C.journey D.way

6.A.shameless B.scared C.uncomfortable D.young

7.A.turned out B.seemed C.proved D.suggested

8.A.hold B.translate C.reduce D.keep

9.A.them B.myself C.himself D.others

10.A.However B.Therefore C.Moreover D.Besides

11.A.coat B.life C.meal. D.joke

12.A.due to B.result from C.instead of D.put away

13.A.notice B.hear C.smell D.touch

14.A.action B.shoes C.clothes D.house

15.A.remembered B.realized C.informed D.recognized

16.A.predicted B.dated C.wandered D.assumed

17.A.chance B.power C.right D.tradition

18.A.happiness B.future C.success D.confidence

19.A.finally B.gradually C.slowly D.actually

20.A.belief B.ability C.situation D.principle

Tricks to keep fit

1.Eat w hole and unprocessed foods instead of processed foods . Eat foods that are rich in protein such as eggs, fish, meat and whey. Vegetables and fruits should be a part of your regular diet as well. Cut back your intake on carbohydrate rich foods such as potatoes, rice, breads and pasta. You may eat a little of these after exercising.

Do incline sit ups. Prop your legs up on the side of your bed and lie down on the floor so that your legs are above your head.2.Do 20 to 30 repetitions and rest for a few minutes. Do three sets. Try to increase to 50 repetitions.

Add weights to your incline sit-up routine. 3.You can start off with 5 pounds and begin using more as your abs get stronger. Cross your arms across the weight and rise slowly. Make sure that you don’t feel too much strain on your lower back. If you do, decrease the weight. Start off with 10 repetitions and build up to 20 then 30.

Run sprints. This is one of the best cardio (有氧运动) exercises for improving abs, because it forces you to take deep breaths and gives you a complete body workout. 4.Do this 5 times and build up to doing it 10 times three times per week.

Replace drinking alcohol and soda with drinking water, green tea and fruit juices. There are a lot of calories in alcohol and soft drinks. 5.

A.Eat healthy foods.

B.Lay a light weight across your chest.

C.Food helps to maintain and enhance relationships .

D.Start off running 20 yard sprints as fast as you can.

E.Increase your consumption of soluble (可溶的) fiber.

F.Slowly lift your back up off the floor and bring your head toward your knees.

G.Changing your drinking habits alone can decrease your calories by 25 percent.

    Mr. Fang is now the owner of 36 greenhouses producing organic vegetables in the Gobi desert in Northwest China’s Gansu province. He is one of the beneficiaries of the Gobi Farming Program of Gansu province that is building rows of greenhouses in the desert to help transform local farming and alleviate poverty.

Grain production in Gansu is greatly affected by the climate and the output is unstable. Agricultural production there relies heavily on rivers, oases and groundwater irrigation. If traditional extensive agricultural production continued, it could gradually narrow the living space.

In 1995, a local entrepreneur ventured to use Israeli technologies to build greenhouses for vegetables growing in the desert. Such individual pilot projects encouraged the Gansu government to launch a provincial-level Gobi farming program in 2017 with a target to build up a controlled-environment agriculture of about 20,000 hectares by 2022. Some cities in the province, which include Fang’s village, have already been experimenting with Gobi farming for several years.

Despite the harsh environment, farming in the Gobi desert has its advantages: the extended amount of sunlight provides adequate energy for crops, a significant temperature difference between day and night helps crops accumulate nutrients and the Gobi’s hot and dry air means fewer pests and crop diseases. The Gobi greenhouses popping up in Gansu use drip and spray irrigation, which can cut water consumption by almost 50 percent compared to a normal farm. The greenhouses are also eco-friendly, as they use substrates for soilless cultivation recycled from rotten leaves, straw and cow and sheep feces.

With the greenhouses, Fang earns around 70,000 yuan annually. Data from Suzhou. district of Jiuquan showed the greenhouse program has helped bring an average revenue of about $ 72,300 per hectare to local farmers. Large scale greenhouse farming is an investment-intensive project and cannot be sustained only by government financial support. Therefore, the local government has been encouraging villagers such as Fang to take the lead to rent greenhouses or build their own.

It is not an easy task, and many villagers still want to wait and see. However, more and more are starting to join in,either to rum their own greenhouses or work as hired workers for greenhouse owners. Starting from managing four greenhouses in 2009, Fang now is also a partner of a greenhouse farming cooperative running 120 greenhouses.

The relatively low cost of large-scale land use in the Gobi desert have also encouraged large firms to start their Gobi farming pilot projects in Gansu. If the Gobi farming proves successful, it could provide experiences for countries in Central Asia linked with Gansu both by the ancient Silk Road as well as its modern version of the Belt and Road Initiative.

1.What affects grain production in Gansu most?

A.Money. B.Sunlight.

C.Air D.Water.

2.What does the Gobi Farming Program aim to do?

A.Change the local climate.

B.Make the local residents rich.

C.Protect the traditional agricultural production.

D.Help university students start their own business.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A.The harsh environment is good for crops .

B.At first, Fang only ran four greenhouses.

C.With the greenhouses, Fang earns around $ 70,000 annually.

D.Mr. Fang now owns 120 greenhouses producing organic vegetables.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.The Belt and Road Initiative

B.A Great Adventurer — Mr. Fang

C.The Gobi Farming Program of Gansu

D.The Advantages of Farming in the Gobi Desert

    New research has found that young adults who smoke both tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes appear to have a higher risk of stroke than those who only smoke tobacco.

Carried out by researchers at George Mason University, the new study looked at 161,529 participants aged 18 to 44 years of age, who were surveyed about their cigarette and e-cigarette use.

The researchers also calculated the participants’ risk of experiencing a stroke, taking into account factors such as how much participants smoked, high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol levels, body mass index and physical activity levels.

The findings, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, showed that the participants who smoked cigarettes and used e-cigarettes were nearly two times more likely to have a stroke compared to current cigarette — only smokers, and nearly three times more likely than non-smokers.

The team also found that participants who used only e-cigarettes had a lower risk of stroke than those who smoked only tobacco cigarettes. In fact, those who used e-cigarettes on their own did not have a significantly greater risk of stroke than non-smokers.

However, the researchers failed to find any clear benefit from switching from cigarette smoking to using e-cigarettes, even though many people believe that e-cigarettes are a “healthy” alternative to cigarettes, and a way to help smokers kick the habit. They also noted that the nicotine dependence and toxicity associated with e-cigarettes is worrying, particularly among young adults who smoke them for fun and the range of flavors.

“It’s long been known that smoking cigarettes is among the most significant risk factors for stroke. Our study shows that young smokers who also use e-cigarettes put themselves at an even greater risk,” explained lead investigator Tarang Parekh, MBBS, MSc. “This is an important message for young smokers who perceive e-cigarettes as less harmful ones and consider them a safer alternative.We have begun understanding the health impact of e-cigarettes and concomitant cigarette smoking, and it’s not good.”

“Our findings demonstrate an additive harmful effect of e-cigarettes on smokers’ blood vessels, hearts and brains,” explained Parekh.

“Consider this study as a wake-up call for young vapers, clinicians, and healthcare policymakers. There is an urgency to regulate such products to avoid economic and population heath consequences and a critical need to conduct further research on the benefits and risks of smoking cessation altermatives,” warned Parekh.

1.What does the text belong to?

A.A science fiction. B.A news report.

C.A short story. D.A public announcement.

2.What can we know about the participants?

A.A few elderly people were surveyed.

B.Some of them are non smokers .

C.All of them use cigarettes and e-cigarettes.

D.They have a lower risk of stroke than others .

3.What does the underlined word “perceive” in Paragraph 7 mean?

A.Think. B.Practise.

C.Predict. D.Receive.

4.What did the the new research find?

A.Smoking cigarettes is among the most significant risk factors for stroke.

B.E-cigarettes are a “healthy” alternative to cigarettes.

C.Smoking both tobacco and e-cigarettes can make young adults at an greater risk of stroke.

D.It is beneficial to switch from cigarette smoking to using e-cigarettes.

    Mr. Buxton taught me Shakespeare in 10th grade. We were reading Macbeth. Mr. Buxton, who probably had better things to do, nonetheless agreed to meet one night to go over the text line by line. The first thing he did was point out the repetition of themes. For example, the reversals of things.

What Mr. Buxton didn’t tell me was what the play meant. He left the conclusions to me. The situation was much the same with my religious studies teacher in 11th grade, Mr. Flanders, who encouraged me to have my own relationship with the Gospels.

High school was followed by college, where I read Umberto Eco’s The Role of the Reader, in which it is said that the reader completes the text, that the text is never finished until it meets this voracious (渴求的) and engaged reader. The open texts, Eco calls them. In college, I read some of the great Europeans and Latin Americans: Borges and Kafka, Genet and Beckett, Artaud, Proust-open texts all. I may not have known why Kafka’s Metamorphosis is about a guy who turns into a bug: but I knew that some said cockroach, and others, European dung beetle.

There are those critics, of course, who insist that there are right ways and wrong ways to read every book. No doubt they arrived at these beliefs through their own adventures in the stacks. And these are important questions for philosophers of every stripe. And yet I know only what joy and enthusiasm about reading have taught me, in bookstores new and used.

There is not now and never will be an authority who can tell me how to interpret, how to read, how to find the pearl of literary meaning in all cases.

Supposing the truth is not hard, fast, masculine, simple, direct? You could spend a lifetime thinking about this sentence ,and making it your own. In just this way, the freedom to see literature,history, truth unfolding ahead of me like a book whose spine has just now been cracked.

1.When did the author begin to read Shakespeare’s work?.

A.In primary school. B.In 11th grade.

C.In secondary school. D.In college.

2.What can we know about The Role of the Reader from the text?

A.It w as written by the readers.

B.It is about a guy turning into a bug.

C.It insists that the reader completes the text.

D.Some great Europeans and Latin Americans wrote it together.

3.What is the main reason of the author loving reading?

A.Being an excellent student.

B.Mr. Buxton’s teaching method.

C.The joy and enthusiasm from his reading.

D.His admiration for literature masters like Shakespeare.

4.What can be inferred about the author from the text?

A.He has a preference for the open texts.

B.Shakespeare is his favorite.

C.He is naturally talented in reading.

D.He is also a famous literary critic.

    The annual Dongyue Temple Fair of Mount Tai will be held during April 29-May 6 at Dai Temple in Tai’an. Here are some items visitors may love.

Performances

From April 29 to May 6, performances of martial arts (武术), traditional music, Chinese folk art forms and local operas will be put on stage. Visitors can lift their spirits by watching long boxing and nunchakus (双节棍) performances or listening to the music played by guqin, a seven-stringed zither, and the bamboo flute.

Folk-custom activities

Visitors to the temple fair can also enjoy themselves by admiring folk-custom activities held from April 29 to May 6.

There will be exhibitions of traditional handicrafts and paper cutting works that were collected and selected by non-governmental organizations. Performers will also show traditional Chinese costumes at a garden party.

Cultural activities

If the visitors want to enjoy the cultural atmosphere at the temple fair, they can get a close look at bamboo engraving art at Peitian Gate where more than 70 pieces of engraving art are exhibited from April 28 to May 22.

Trade activities

If people want to buy Mount Tai specialties, they won’t be disappointed, for trade shows will be held during the temple fair. Tea, tourism products, donkey-hide-gelatin, rare stones and root carvings will be showed and on sale.

1.How many days will bamboo engraving art be exhibited?

A.6. B.8.

C.22. D.25.

2.What can visitors enjoy in folk-custom activities?

A.Martial arts. B.Local opera.

C.Paper-cutting works. D.Chinese paintings.

3.What does the part of “Trade activities” tell us?

A.The products are for display only.

B.You can get to know many new products.

C.Visitors can purchase some local products on the shows.

D.Don’t buy products on show, or you will be disappointed.

假定你是高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim是来华学习的交换生，最近他发现十二生肖（ Chinese zodiac）与中国人的生活息息相关，想加以了解，请给Jim写封回信。信的内容包括：

1. 简要介绍十二生肖；2. 在人们生活中的作用；3. 你自己的生肖。

注意：1.100词左右；

2.适当增加细节，使行文连贯

提示：星座horoscope，生肖属相zodiac sign，运程 fortune and the course of events

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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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

I was told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance, was a sure path to success. And this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. An exam, which was originally to be held in our classroom, was changed to the library at the last minute. It, however, didn't bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patient walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax me. But my mood changed quickly when I saw the first question. I had no idea what to do it. I was tried to stay positive and persevered until I finally found the solution. With the problem solving, I felt proud of my achievement.

Unfortunately, I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left complete the rest.

    What is intelligence (智力) anyway? When I was in the army I ____ an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against ____ of 100, scored 160. No one at the base had ever seen a ______ like that.

All my life I've been registering scores like that, so I have the feeling that I'm highly______, and I expect other people to think so, too. Actually, though, don't such ______simply mean that I am very good at answering the type of academic questions?

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not_____ have scored more than 80. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him — and he always______it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man______questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a _____. In a world where I have to work with my______. I'd do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man again. He had a habit of telling______. One time he said, "Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made _____movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He______his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk______him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the ______man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). How do you suppose he______them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his _____and asked for them. I've been _____that on all my customers today, but I knew for sure I'd catch you. "Why is that" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very ______

1.A.failed B.wrote C.received D.chose

2.A.an average B.a total C.a result D.a number

3.A.talent B.fighter C.figure D.legend

4.A.proud B.disciplined C.intelligent D.well-trained

5.A.methods B.scores C.achievements D.processes

6.A.always B.possibly C.certainly D.frequently

7.A.fixed B.checked C.drove D.made

8.A.answered B.practiced C.designed D.attempted

9.A.doctor B.master C.winner D.fool

10.A.brains B.effort C.hands D.wisdom

11.A.lies B.jokes C.news D.tales

12.A.bought B.experimented C.found D.needed

13.A.cutting B.hammering C.waving D.circling

14.A.nodded B.raised C.shook D.turned

15.A.brought B.packed C.sent D.sold

16.A.noble B.bright C.strange D.next

17.A.asked for B.worried about C.begged for D.complained about

18.A.imagination B.hand C.voice D.gesture

19.A.trying B.proving C.practising D.examining

20.A.clear B.silly C.slow D.smart

How to Do Man-on-the-Street Interviews

The man-on-the-street interview is an interview in which a reporter hits the streets with a cameraman to interview people on the spot. 1. But with these tips, your first man-on-the-street interview experience can be easy.

When your boss or professor sends you out to do man-on-the-street interviews for a story, think about the topic and develop a list of about ten general questions relating to it. For example, if your topic is about environmental problems in America, you might ask, “Why do you think environmental protection is important in America?” 2.

Hit the streets with confidence. 3. Say, “Excuse me, I work for XYZ News, and I was wondering if you could share your opinion about this topic.” This is a quick way to get people to warm up to you.

Move on to the next person if someone tells you she is not interested. Don’t get discouraged.

4. Each interview that you get on the street shouldn’t be longer than ten minutes. As soon as you get the answer you need, move on to the next person. Make sure that as you go from interview to interview, you are getting a variety of answers. If everyone is giving you the same answer, you won’t be able to use it. A safe number of interviews to conduct is about six to ten. 5.

If your news station or school requires interviewees to sign release forms to appear on the air, don’t leave work without them.

A.Limit your time.

B.As you approach people, be polite.

C.If you don’t own a camera, you can buy one.

D.For new reporters, this can seem like a challenging task.

E.To get good and useful results, ask them the same question.

F.That number of interviews should give you all the answers you need.

G.With a question like this, you will get more than a “Yes” or “No” reply.

    Not so long ago, Shelly Ann Francis Pryce was just an average high school athlete. There was every indication that she was just another American teenager without much of a future. However, Stephen Francis observed then eighteen-year-old Shelly Ann and was convinced that he had seen the beginning of true greatness. Her time was not exactly impressive, but even so, he believed there was something the other coaches had overlooked when they had assessed her and found her lacking. He decided to offer Shelly Ann a place in his very strict training seasons. Their cooperation quickly produced results, and at Jamaica’s Olympic games in early 2008, Shelly Annbeat Jamaica’s unchallenged queen of the sprint(短跑).

Then, at the Beijing Olympic she became the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 meters Olympic gold. She did it again one year on at the World Championship in Briton, becoming world champion with a time of 10.73—the fourth record ever.

Shelly-Anner’s journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything but smooth and effortless. She grew up in one of Jamaica’s toughest inner-city communities known as Waterhouse, where she lived in a one-room apartment, sleeping four in a bed with her mother and two brothers. Waterhouse, one of the poorest communities in Jamaica, is a really violent and overpopulated place. Her mother Maxime, one of a family of fourteen, had been an athlete herself as a young girl but had to stop after she had her first baby. However, Maxime determined to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse’s poverty. One of the first things Maxime used to do was taking Shelly-Ann to the track.

Shelly-Ann’s victory was far greater than personal glory. The night she won Olympic gold, the routine murders in Waterhouse and the drug wars in the neighbouring streets stopped. The dark cloud above one of the world’s toughest criminal neighbourhoods simply disappeared for a few days. “I have so much fire burning for my country,” Shelly said. She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse. She hopes to inspire the Jamaicans to lay down their weapons. She intends to fight to make it a woman’s as well as a man’s world.

1.Why did Stephen Francis decide to coach Shelly-Ann?

A.He had a strong desire to free her family from trouble.

B.He sensed a great potential in her despite her weaknesses.

C.She had big problems maintaining her performance.

D.She suffered a lot of defeats at the previous track meets.

2.What made Maxime decide to train her daughter on the track?

A.Her success and lessons in her career.

B.Her wish to get Shelly-Ann out of poverty.

C.Her interest in Shelly-Ann’s quick profit.

D.Her early entrance into the sprinting world.

3.What can we infer from Shelly-Ann’s statement underlined in Paragraph 4?

A.She was highly rewarded for her efforts.

B.She was eager to do more for her country.

C.She became an athletic star in her country.

D.She was the envy of the whole community.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.The Making of a Great Athlete B.The Dream for Championship

C.The Key to High Performance D.The Power of Full Responsibility

    It’s time to reevaluate how women handle conflict at work. Being overworked or over-committed at home and on the job will not get you where you want to be in life. It will only slow you down and hinder(阻碍) your career goals.

Did you know women are more likely than men to feel exhausted? Nearly twice as many women than men ages 18-44 reported feeling drained of energy, according to a recent study.

This may not be surprising given that this is the age range when women have children. It’s also the age range when many women are trying to balance careers and home. One reason women may feel exhausted is that they have a hard time saying “no.” Women want to be able to do it all—volunteer for school parties or cook delicious meals—and so their answer to any request is often “Yes, I can.”

Women struggle to say “no” in the workplace for similar reasons, including the desire to be liked by their colleagues. Unfortunately, this inability to say “no” may be hurting women’s health as well as their career.

At the workplace, men use conflict as a way to position themselves, while women often avoid conflict or strive to be the peacemaker, because they don’t want to be viewed as aggressive at work. For example, there’s a problem that needs to be addressed immediately, resulting in a dispute over who should be the one to fix it. Men are more likely to face that dispute from the perspective of what benefits them most, whereas women may approach the same dispute from the perspective of what’s the easiest and quickest way to resolve the problem—even if that means doing the boring work themselves.

This difference in handling conflict could be the deciding factor on who gets promoted to a leadership position and who does not. Leaders have to be able to assign tasks and manage resources wisely. Shouldering more of the workload may not earn you that promotion. Instead, it may highlight you inability to effectively make use of what you have.

1.What does the author say is the problem with women?

A.They are often unclear about the career goals to reach.

B.They are usually more committed at home than on the job.

C.They tend to be over-optimistic about how far they could go.

D.They tend to push themselves beyond the limits of their ability.

2.The underlined word s “drained of energy” can be replaced by________

A.weak B.unhappy C.stressful D.tired

3.What do we learn about the difference of men and women on the job?

A.That women usually avoid conflict and strive to be the peacemaker is because their men colleagues are more aggressive.

B.When there is an urgent problem to address, women are more likely to do the task as they usually respond quicker than man.

C.Men and women differ in their approach to resolving workplace conflicts in that women are more ready to compromise.

D.Men have more chances to be leaders because they are able take advantage of others and shoulder less workload.

4.Which of the following event will the author have most interest to take part in?

A.A training course teaching women to say “no”.

B.A campaign for more women rights.

C.A debate on whether woman is capable of working on the job.

D.A sharing on how woman can balance work and family.

    Aging happens to all of us, and is widely thought of as a natural part of life. It would seem silly to call such a thing a “disease.”

On the other hand, scientists are increasingly learning that aging and biological age are two different things, and that the former is a key risk factor for conditions such as heart disease, cancer and many more. In that light, aging itself might be seen as something treatable, the way you would treat high blood pressure or a vitamin deficiency(不足).

Biophysicist Alex Zhavoronkov believes that aging should be considered a disease. He said that describing aging as a disease creates incentives(动机) to develop treatments.

“It unties the hands of the pharmaceutical (制药的) industry so that they can begin treating the disease and not just the side effects,” he said.

“Right now, people think of aging as natural and something you can’t control,” he said. “In academic circles, people take aging research as just an interest area where they can try to develop interventions（介入，参与）. The medical community also takes aging for granted, and can do nothing about it except keep people within a certain health range.”

But if aging were recognized as a disease, he said, “It would attract funding and change the way we do health care. What matters is understand that aging is curable.”

“It was always known that the body accumulates damage,” he added. “The only way to cure aging is to find ways to repair that damage. I think of it as preventive medicine for age-related conditions.”

Leonard Hayflick, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, said the idea that aging can be cured implies the human lifespan can be increased, which some researchers suggest is possible. Hayflick is not among them.

“There’re many people who recover from cancer, stroke, or heart disease. But they continue to age, because aging is separate from their disease,” Hayflick said. “Even if those causes of death were removed, life expectancy would still not go much beyond 92 years.”

1.What do people generally believe about aging?

A.It should cause no alarm whatsoever.

B.They just cannot do anything about it.

C.It should be regarded as a kind of disease.

D.They can delay it with advances in science.

2.What does Alex Zhavoronkov think of “describing aging as a disease”?

A.It will urge people to take aging more seriously.

B.It will greatly help reduce the side effects of aging.

C.It will free pharmacists from the conventional beliefs about aging.

D.It will motivate doctors and pharmacists to find ways to treat aging.

3.What do we learn about the medical community?

A.They now have a strong interest in research on aging.

B.They differ from the academic circles in their view on aging.

C.They can contribute to people’s health only to a limited extent.

D.They have ways to intervene in people’s aging process.

4.What does Professor Leonard Hayflick believe?

A.The human lifespan cannot be lengthened.

B.Aging is hardly separable from disease.

C.Few people can live up to the age of 92.

D.Heart disease is the major cause of aging.

1.According to the Code, visitors should act _______ .

A.with care and respect B.with relief and pleasure

C.with caution and calmness D.with attention and observation

2.What are you encouraged to do when travelling in New Zealand?

A.Take your own camping facilities. B.Bury glass far away from rivers.

C.Follow the track for the sake of plants. D.Observe signs to approach nesting birds.

3.Where is the code most likely read?

A.A letter from your pen pal in New Zealand.

B.An advertisement put by a travel agency.

C.A brochure handed out by New Zealand Tourism Bureau.

D.A poster on the gate of the New Zealand’s national park.

假设你是李华。你的两位朋友Tom与Peter几天前产生了误会。Peter的生日即将来临，Tom想送他一个礼物来缓和关系，修复友情；特地发来邮件寻求你的建议。请你根据以下要点给Tom回一封邮件：

1. 礼物选择；

2. 你的理由；

3. 其他建议。

注意：1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2. 词数70左右（信的开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数）。

Dear Tom,

I’m glad to hear that you are considering making up with Peter.

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Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua