Jade Stephenson has always loved her grandmother’s wedding dress (结婚礼服). So much so that once, Stephenson even asked her grandmother to keep hold of it so she could wear it for a special day. And when she realized her 80-year-old grandma wouldn’t be able to travel to attend her graduation at Liverpool Hope University, Stephenson knew the time had come.

“I tried the dress on several years ago, so I knew what it looked like when I put on the dress and her face then lit up,” she said. “So I knew asking her if I could wear it for graduation would make her smile. Also, my grandfather died in 2009 and to me, it felt like part of him was there with me on such a special day.”

Stephenson sported the dress under her cap and her clothes last week, at the ceremony (典礼) to collect her teaching degree at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.

Nora, her grandmother, lives in Carlisle, more than 130 miles from Liverpool. She was very happy when she saw the pictures of her granddaughter, and praised that she chose that dress for her special day.

“My grandma and I are very close. I speak to her when I can and whenever I’m home I catch up with her. I see a lot of my own characters in her. I think we have quite a lot in common,” Stephenson said. “I’ve always loved my grandma’s dress. Although it’s 32 years old, it’s fit for me.”

Stephenson said several people praised her for her choice for the ceremony. “I think people thought it was quite heart-warming. Considering how old it is, the dress is in really good condition. My grandmother has looked after it very well.”

1.Seeing Stephenson trying the dress on, Stephenson’s grandmother feels ________.

A.pleased B.angry

C.unhappy D.amazed

2.What does Stephenson think of her grandmother?

A.Her grandmother is very forgetful.

B.Her grandmother is similar to her.

C.Her grandmother is a good designer.

D.Her grandmother is crazy about education.

3.What can we know about the wedding dress?

A.It is valuable and expensive.

B.It is kept in good condition.

C.It is old and needs repairing.

D.It is too long for Stephenson.

假设你是李华，你的一位美国朋友Marry暑假期间要到中国来旅游，而你没有时间陪她。因此，她希望你给她找一位导游，请根据以下要点，给她写一封100词左右的E-mail。

1. 精通英语和汉语；

2. 热情、大方，沟通能力强；

3. 自己的看法。

注意：1. 不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

2. 词数：100左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Marry,

I’m very glad and excited to have learned that you will visit our county.

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I’m looking forward to seeing you soon.

Li Hua

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。

Last winter Gnara and I headed down to the Arctic Hill. It was covered with ice, what made it very interested to slide down. Gnara do a trick with her tail. I turned around three time before I reached the bottom! Some young boys were watched us slide. They wanted to slide down too. Then I came up a perfect solution. I asked Gnara if she would helping.

We stayed at the bottom of the hill but when the young boys slid down, we flew right into the softly and safe places. In this way everyone had a fun.

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。

Once upon a time, there was a shepherd 1. bought a flock of sheep, but when he got to know them a little better, he 2. (realize) that these sheep just would not stop talking. All day long they just ignored the shepherd’s commands. He used all the means 3. ( get) the sheep to listen to him and to his dogs, but it was 4. (hope).

Finally, seeing the sheep wouldn’t stop talking, the shepherd decided to at least have some fun 5. it. He bought an enormous ear, and transported it out to his fields on the back of his wagon.6. (surprise), on seeing the ear, the sheep all stopped talking to each other, and began telling the ear all their puzzles and 7. (trouble). When the shepherd drove his wagon, the sheep would even follow 8. (he) about, just so that they could carry on 9. (talk)to the ear.

So the shepherd understood that even sheep have something to say,10. just want to be listened to. And thanks to this occurrence, mankind now has the world's only Ear-on-a-Wagon shepherd.

    Soppo was an enormous giant. He ____ quietly, fearing nothing. However, he didn’t have even one single ____ . What’s more, every time he visited a country, there was nothing but ____ . When he ate many clouds, drought would appear. His stomach ____ after eating too many clouds, which led to his crying, then everything would get flooded. In the end, ____ he was spotted, everyone would flee in ____ .

One night, seeing him ____ , various stars came down and asked him why he was so sad. On hearing his story they said: “Poor giant. You don’t know how to ____ friends. Yet the Earth is full of all kinds of friends.”

“But, where can I find friends? How do I do that? ” ____ the giant.

“By ____ people a hand or doing something for them.” replied the stars, amused.

Over the following ____ Soppo thought about nothing else but ways to find friends. He ____ long days observing the people. He discovered why everyone ____ when seeing him, and he realized he was causing ____ by eating all the clouds, and that his weeping flooded them out, and he learned a thousand other ____ that made him pity and joy. That night the giant ran to greet the stars. “Now I know how I’m going to make friends.”

And so it was. From that day on, Soppo ____ the skies, and when the clouds were preparing ____ storms he would feast himself on some of them. Then, when he spotted someplace where there was a(an) ____ of water, he would cry above it. Before long, Soppo ____ from being the worst to being a blessing for everyone, and he was ____ short of a good friend to play with.

1.A.learned B.lived C.walked D.slept

2.A.friend B.neighbour C.boss D.teacher

3.A.usages B.achievements C.problems D.settlements

4.A.comforted B.emptied C.filled D.ached

5.A.whenever B.whichever C.whoever D.however

6.A.trouble B.need C.terror D.danger

7.A.crying B.smiling C.laughing D.talking

8.A.refuse B.make C.assist D.consult

9.A.suggested B.accepted C.asked D.hesitated

10.A.giving B.taking C.carrying D.delivering

11.A.ways B.years C.nights D.days

12.A.spent B.deserved C.wasted D.wondered

13.A.ran down B.ran after C.ran into D.ran off

14.A.droughts B.snows C.floods D.rains

15.A.friends B.things C.questions D.reasons

16.A.watched B.flew C.entered D.traveled

17.A.small B.gentle C.heavy D.useless

18.A.abundance B.lack C.support D.preparation

19.A.changed B.treated C.arranged D.discovered

20.A.ever B.still C.never D.always

    “Suzanne Meyer, the assistant director of the English Language Institute at the University of Tennessee, says that many students need to learn how to collect information, and then evaluate the information and apply it to a new context. Meyer says: “1. . Question-asking activities help students to become better language learners. Question-asking may help develop critical thinking skills by allowing for more interactions.2. . When they are confident, they can have more interaction. That extra interaction might lead to critical thinking.”

How can you practice asking questions? There are many strategies to improve question-asking and develop critical thinking skills. 3. .

If students were reading a new text, they would design a series of questions using three different steps. In the first step, students create questions about information in the text that they are reading. In the second step, students create questions about how the information in the text connects to their own life. In the third step, students create questions about abstract ideas – ideas that came up in the questions about themselves.4. .

Practical Tips: Meyer says that when teachers tell students which questions to answer, students are less likely to be creative about the types of questions that they ask. 5. . Try making a list of questions that go from concrete to abstract. Check with your teacher to make sure that your grammar is correct, and try to practice in the classroom.

A.So, practice developing your own questions!

B.People who can ask questions should be very confident.

C.People can ask questions freely when they feel relaxed.

D.If people take some steps, they can find some useful question-asking patterns.

E.There are many benefits to using question-asking activities with English learners.

F.One possible strategy is to use question-asking patterns that start with concrete questions and move to abstract questions.

G.If students follow these three steps, they have not only practiced creative ways to ask questions, they have also started practicing critical thinking.

    Benin-born musician Angelique Kidjo has won a major human rights award, along with three African youth activist movements. The groups are Y’en a marre (Fed Up), le Balai Citoyen (The Citizen’s Broom), and Lutte pour Changement (LUCHA).

The organization Amnesty International announced the winners on Wednesday. It praised Kidjo and the groups for their work in Africa and around the world. Amnesty says the award honors those who have shown unusual courage in standing up to unfair. It says winners also influence others to act the same.

The Amnesty International honor is called the Ambassador of Conscience Award. Past winners include leaders Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi. Artists who have been honored including U2 band leader Bono and singer Joan Baez.

Angelique Kidjo fled Benin in the 1980s after being pressured to perform for the country’s repressive government. She has since gained worldwide fame both for her music and her activism(行动主义). She has worked to support free expression, education for young women and birth certificates for children. She has lived in New York City for many years. She has also won a Grammy award for her music. She said, “Music helps her spread her messages of freedom and human dignity. I can’t be in everyone’s home physically but my music will be there. And that’s the power of an artist, compared to a politician. Because no one can give a speech as brilliant as what we can put on a CD. I have hope that African nations struggling with corruption can solve their problems through democratic(民主的) methods.” Kidjo said the honor will help her stay active in human rights issues.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.Angelique Kidjo belongs to the group Y’en a marre (Fed Up).

B.Angelique Kidjo is a singer born in Benin.

C.Angelique Kidjo is a natural musician.

D.Angelique Kidjo is the organizer of Lutte pour Changement (LUCHA).

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “repressive” in Paragraph 4 ?

A.Cruel. B.Humorous.

C.Peaceful. D.Uncontrolled.

3.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A.The most world famous musician-Angelique Kidjo.

B.The only human rights fighter-Angelique Kidjo.

C.The winner of the Grammy award-Angelique Kidjo.

D.The winner of the Ambassador of Conscience Award-Angelique Kidjo.

    It is easy to understand the difference between some homophones(同音异形异义词). But other homophones are difficult, even for native English speakers. One set of commonly confusing homophones are the words bear and bare.

Of course, as a noun, a bear is a large, heavy animal with thick hair and sharp claws. But the word bear can also be a verb. It can mean “to accept or get through something,” usually something difficult. The verb bear is often used with the modal verb can and a negation(否定). Using this structure, “cannot bear” sometimes means “strongly dislike.” If you travel to a very cold place in the middle of winter, you might say, “I cannot bear the cold weather.” Bear can also mean “to assume or accept something, such as a cost or responsibility.” For example, “The man must bear full responsibility for his actions.” Bear can also sometimes mean “to carry.” For example, Americans often talk about the “right to bear arms” or the right of citizens to possess a gun. Sometimes, people make jokes about this expression. They replace the meaning of bear in this example with its meaning as a noun. The phrase then means that people have a right to possess a bear’s arm.

Bare is mostly used as an adjective. It means “not having a covering” or “not covered by clothing, shoes or something else.” If you just moved to a new home, the walls could still be bare. And, if you take your shoes and socks off before entering a room, you will have bare feet. As a verb, bare is similar to its adjectival meaning. To bare means “to remove the covering from something.” It can also mean “to show or expose.” For example, an angry animal might bare its teeth. The past tense of bare is bared.

1.What’s the function of the first paragraph?

A.Introducing the homophones.

B.Analyzing the homophones.

C.Introducing the topic of the passage.

D.Telling the differences between bear and bare.

2.How many meanings does the word bear have when it is a verb?

A.3. B.4.

C.5. D.6.

3.What does he want to tell us if someone says he has the right to possess a bear’s arm?

A.He has the right to get an arm of a bear. B.He has the right to sell a bear’s arm.

C.He has the right to kill a bear. D.He has the right to have a gun.

4.What might the animal decide to do when it bares its teeth?

A.It might attack a person.

B.It might show his respect for people.

C.It might want to have a covering.

D.It might remove the covering from its body.

    Mya Le Thai is a scientist studying at the University of California. She recently discovered a process that may result in batteries that last forever. Thai said she had been frustrated that the batteries for her wireless devices degrade(退化). Over time, they fail to charge fully. She decided to do something about that problem.

At first, she and her team thought about inventing a new battery. But as they experimented, Thai discovered something that might permit lithium-ion batteries(锂电池) to last forever. Lithium-ion batteries power most wireless devices. Over time, the batteries lose the ability to hold a charge. One of the reasons lithium-ion batteries degrade is their use of nanowires(纳米线) to carry electricity. Nanowires are extremely thin. Nanowires are extremely efficient carriers of electricity, which makes them useful in batteries. But Thai said their thinness also makes them weak. “Nanowires break over time,” she said. “That’s why they lose capacity.”

But, Thai had a theory: The nanowires might last longer if covered with a gel(凝胶). She and the team tested her theory. The team tried many coverings for the wires. PMMA was one of them. The PMMA coated nanowires showed no evidence of damage. The results suggest that batteries could last forever, without losing charging ability. Thai hopes to continue her research to understand why this gel works so well and to see if any other gel could create better results.

Mya Le Thai told VOA she is enjoying the publicity about her discovery. She said she never expected her research to get media coverage. “It’s kind of cool,” she said. “I’m really glad people are showing interest in my work and not just in the work itself, but also in technology and energy.”

1.Why did Mya Le Thai make up her mind to settle the problem about her wireless devices degrade?

A.Because her wireless devices couldn’t work at all.

B.Because she discovered a new kind of battery.

C.Because the batteries for her wireless devices couldn’t last long.

D.Because she wanted to show her new research.

2.What prevents lithium-ion batteries from lasting forever?

A.PMMA. B.Nanowires.

C.Electricity. D.Power.

3.How can the scientist make the nanowires last longer?

A.By using a gel to cover them. B.By cutting them shorter.

C.By making them longer. D.By using a gel to make wire.

4.What kind of person is Mya Le Thai?

A.Generous and wise. B.Honest and wise.

C.Honest and hard-working. D.Modest and creative.

    With an improved economy，many travelers have been buying first or business class seats，leaving fewer for upgrades（升级）.Here are some strategies for getting a free upgrade.

1. Fly a lot.

This is the most common way to earn a free upgrade. Most airlines reserve some spaces for travelers who fly at least 5，000 miles per year. Five years ago，this meant half or more of domestic（国内的）first class travelers sat up front for free. But now，airlines are selling more high-price seats，so on popular routes it is not unusual for more than 20 travelers to compete for one or two upgrades. But on routes with fewer business class travelers，free upgrades remain more plentiful.

2. Use miles.

If you're not a frequent traveler but still have some miles to fly，you may be able to use them for an upgrade. Be careful，though，as many airlines now ask not just for miles but also a cash co-pay. One example: on flights to Europe，American Airlines charges 5，000 miles，plus $110，for a one-way upgrade from discounted economy class to business class. For most domestic upgrades，American Airlines wants 15，000 miles plus $ 75.

3. Get lucky.

Sometimes airlines overbook coach（经济舱），and a few travelers get no seats. Agents try to ensure the airline's most loyal travelers get the nod（被选中）. Agents usually have some flexibility to make sure the plane is full and takes off on time. So it's the easiest way for them to do it-they might upgrade someone else out of order.

4. Save a life.

Flight attendants don't usually upgrade passengers, even when empty seats remain. Doctors and nurses who answer an emergency call are sometimes an exception. If they comfort a passenger, flight attendants might allow them to sit in business or first class for the rest of the flight.

1.What might be the main topic of the passage?

A. The ways to get upgraded on a plane.

B. How to get on the flight safely and on time.

C. The best ways to get free flight tickets.

D. How to save a life on a plane quickly.

2.Who can have the chance to get a free upgrade?

A. The person who always obeys the rules on the flight.

B. The person who doesn't have to look after a patient.

C. The person who is a friend of the flight attendants.

D. The person who flies a lot and has a long flying distance.

3.Why might medical personnel be allowed to sit in business or first class sometimes?

A. Because they would like to talk with flight attendants kindly.

B. Because they want to have a better rest after a long journey.

C. Because they need to treat a passenger who is in emergent condition.

D. Because they are tired of staying with common passengers.

4.Where can we find the passage?

A. A life guide. B. A travel guide.

C. A shopping guide. D. A pilot guide.

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

If you're worried that too much “screen time ”could badly influence your child's intelligence， new research suggests you might be right. By analyzing the data gathered from over 4，500U. S. kids aged 8 to 11 between 2016 and 2017，Jeremy Walsh，a postdoctoral fellow with the CHEO Research Institute in Ottawa， found that too much “screen time” could be harming your child's intelligence.

Kids with the sharpest intellects spent less than two hours a day on their cellophanes， tablets and computers coupled with 9 to 11 hours of sleep and at least an hour of physical activity. Too much screen time could be affecting kids ability to focus， especially if they are switching between apps on a device or between different screens at the same time， Walsh suggested. “ One leading theory is that much time on screens is spent multitasking using multiple apps or devices at once，” he said. “This can interfere with a child's ability to focus and keep interest on a task. It can be damaging the building blocks for good cognition(认知).”

Sleep is important for brain development， since that's when the brain reorganizes itself and grows， Walsh added. Besides， exercise has been shown to increase blood flow to the brain and oxygenation of brain tissues， and increases the connectivity of networks in the brain. Too much screen time could lead to a“ cascade”(瀑布) effect where kids don't get enough sleep and then are less active during the day.“ You can see how this would have an impact on brain health，” Walsh said.

What should parents do? Walsh advised setting firm rules about the use of screens including how long children are using the screens， the kinds of apps they are using and how many screens they are using at once. Concerned parents also should preview games or apps before letting their child play， seek out more interactive(交互的)options that engage the child's mind， and use parental controls to block or filter content and limit screen time.

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假如你是李华。你已和英国朋友Eric约定于本周三下午去高铁站接他。但你临时有重要会议不能如约前往，将委托他人接站。请你用英语给Eric写一封致歉信，主要内容包括：

1. 表示歉意；

2. 解释原因；

3. 接站安排。

注意：

1. 词数80词左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Amazon is key to the health of the entire planet. It is the largest rainforest in the world, 1. (rough) half the size of the United States. Statistics show that nearly 20% of the oxygen 2. (produce) by the Earth’s land comes from the Amazon rainforest. It also puts an enormous amount of water into the atmosphere at a time 3. cities are drying up. The Amazon is sucking in carbon and greenhouse gases while slowing the rising temperatures. 4. it’s now burning at a record rate - with images from space 5. (show) the smoke covering much of Brazil.

It’s not the only major forest in danger Nearly half of the world’s forests that 6. (stand) when humans started farming are now gone. The chief reason is the expansion 7. agriculture into forested areas. In Brazil it’s cattle ranching, soy production and logging, according to Nigel Sizer, tropical forest ecologist. “It is responsible for 80% to 90% of 8. loss of tropical forests around the world.” Environmental groups say these activities can 9. (slow) in a much more sustainable way.

However, you can help reforest parts of the world through the Rainforest Trust and Rainforest Alliance. The Rainforest Trust allows you to restrict your donations to a specific project. The Rainforest Alliance says 100% of your 10. (contribute) will help stop deforestation in Brazil right now.

    When it rains, my mother and I like to sit in the car, neither of us wanting to brave the rain to get to the house. We always have our best ________ in her little blue Honda, ________ raindrops race down the windscreen and listening to the rain ________ the car roof. I don’t know why, but sitting in the car, we always talk more than ________.

There was one rainy day when my mom told me something that is going to ________ me forever. Earlier that day she and my dad had been ________ about something; I can’t remember what. So she said, “Don’t spend your life looking for Prince Charming. ________, find yourself a really good frog.” At the time, I found this thought really ________. Who wants to think that you’ll never find Prince Charming? Another thought that ________ my mind: if my mom says there’s no Prince Charming, then what’s my dad? A frog? I asked her, and she replied with, “________! If he were Prince Charming, he wouldn’t snore, would be able to cook, and we would never argue. But you know what? He’s a damn good frog.” Being young, I didn’t think of the meaning ________ what she was saying.

But a few years later, I understand the ________ of my mom’s words. You can’t expect everything to be ________. Let’s be completely honest; if you ________ your whole life for your prince with flowing hair, attractive ________, and a white horse, you’re going to be lonely. I think that the ________ of finding a good frog is that you ________ something that’s great, imperfect and all. In life, we can’t afford to wait years for perfection ________. So I think that the best frog you can find is what we’re really looking for in this world. Don’t laze through life waiting to live ________ ever after, because I don’t think you’ll be very happy with the ________.

This I believe.

1.A.debates B.conversations C.memories D.comments

2.A.noticing B.admiring C.watching D.scanning

3.A.strike B.surround C.knock D.attack

4.A.necessary B.accessible C.reasonable D.normal

5.A.count on B.reflect on C.stick with D.correspond with

6.A.arguing B.thinking C.worrying D.dreaming

7.A.However B.Anyway C.Therefore D.Instead

8.A.discouraging B.exhausting C.amazing D.inspiring

9.A.slipped B.crossed C.changed D.searched

10.A.Forget it B.Never mind C.Of course D.No trouble

11.A.about B.over C.within D.behind

12.A.value B.effect C.concern D.weight

13.A.realistic B.perfect C.mature D.reliable

14.A.wait B.advocate C.devote D.challenge

15.A.power B.alternative C.appearance D.belief

16.A.approach B.difficulty C.potential D.point

17.A.expect B.accept C.assume D.confirm

18.A.in time B.in return C.in vain D.in general

19.A.regretfully B.happily C.peacefully D.casually

20.A.reply B.relationship C.intention D.outcome

    Studies show that people who are happy — truly happy— have deep connections with those around them. 1. They actively try hard to improve these relationships and build quality relationships with others.

Those connections and relationships that we build and that we attempt to develop, create experiences in our lives. Some experiences will be poor, but it is possible for us to create meaningful experiences  — experiences that allow us to just be. Studies show that when we create meaningful experiences, we allow ourselves time to relax, to build connections, and to become our best selves 2.

If we want to create meaningful experiences, we need to learn how to create these moments in our lives. Instead of taking many classes and workshops to teach us how to build connections with others, we should experience beSHOPs, which means we learn by being, by observing, and by becoming.

3. It helps define us and motivates us to do good, to step outside of our comfort zone, and to be better. A few of these values that we need to create meaningful experiences include:

● Compassion (同情): Compassion has been thoroughly studied and proven to be a natural human response. 4. When you are compassionate, you don't have to think twice about helping others.

● Gratitude: Showing sincere appreciation to others helps establish strong feelings of gratitude, and build strong connections. You should express appreciation for all the things in your life and make gratefulness just a part of who you are.

● Willingness to learn: 5. Many individuals will find themselves stuck in their own world and never take a step outside of their comfort zones. When we have that desire to learn, to explore, and our curiosity is continually peaked, then we are more likely to have these meaningful experiences.

Remember, true happiness, and meaningful experiences are not things you can learn from a series of worksheets and lectures. It is about being.

A.There is so much in the world around us.

B.“To be” requires key values that shape us.

C.It means service, kindness and love for others.

D.Within the communities, you can work on developing these values.

E.Working with others will help you experience many aspects of life.

F.Creating these experiences is a vital step in the process to achieve full happiness.

G.They value their relationships with family, friends, colleagues and even strangers.

    Stone tools and pieces of animal bone from about 16,600 years ago are the earliest evidence yet of human beings in the New World, scientists say.

The objects were found in the western United States. They were recovered from an archaeological site called Cooper Ferry on the Salmon River near the town of Cottonwood Idaho. Scientists used radiocarbon dating methods to find out how old these artifacts are.

The scientists say people lived in or passed through the area when ice covered large parts of North America. That period of time is known as Earth's Ice Age. During the period, big mammals like camels lived in North America. Loren D avis is an anthropology (人类学) professor at Oregon State University. He led the team of scientists working at Cooper's Ferry.

“The Cooper's Ferry site is the earliest radiocarbon-dated archaeological evidence in the Americas.” Davis said. The researchers said the artifacts suggest that people first lived in the area between 16,600 and 15,300 years ago and returned to live there many times after that.

Scientists say humans first appeared in Africa about 300,000 years ago and later spread throughout the world. There has been much scientific debate about when humans first entered the Americas. They are believed to have crossed into North America at a time when Siberia and Alaska were connected by land.

The new findings support the assumption that the first human migration into the Americas traveled down the pacific coast instead of an inland path. Davis said. “The Columbia river would provide the first Americans their first route to interior lands south of the continental ice sheet.”

The researchers noted details of some of the sharp objects that would have been used for hunting. These artifacts appear similar to those found in northern Japan from a somewhat earlier date. Davis said. “We assume that this may signal a cultural connection between early peoples who lived around the northern Pacific Rim.” “Traditional technological ideas spread from northeastern Asia into North America at the end of the last glacial period,” he added.

1.What do the “artifacts” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A.The migrants traveling into the North America.

B.The objects found in Cooper's Ferry on the Salmon River.

C.Stone tools and animal bones from about 300,000 years ago.

D.The camels living in north America during the earth's Ice Age.

2.It can be inferred from paragraphs 5-7 that ________.

A.migrants possibly traveled deep into North America through the Columbia

B.North America has long been considered the source of human civilization

C.there existed no cultural links between early peoples around the world

D.experts have agreed on when humans first entered the Americas

3.What is the best title for the text?

A.The Artifacts Recovered from an Archaeological Site in Africa

B.The Spreading of Ancient Technology between Early Settlers

C.The Benefits of Radiocarbon Dating Method

D.The First Human Migration into the Americas

    When you don’t have a car and need to get around, are you more likely to call for an Uber or Lyft, or a cab? Last Friday, Lyft — the ride-sharing company, went public as its stocks (股票) started trading on the market. Lyft has become the first big initial public offering of the “gig economy” age. While the company is not making profits yet, it is changing the meaning of work. What is gig economy and what makes it so appealing?

Gig works are independent contracts (合同) or part-time jobs such as Uber. In the gig economy, companies hire independent contractors instead of full-time employees. This is different from traditional companies where full-time workers hold a lifetime career. In the past, only small companies hired contractors, while today, employers like Amazon and Google rely on temporary workforce. These companies save costs as they are not legally required to provide healthcare benefits, retirement savings or paid time off to gig workers.

Gig work appeals to different people for different reasons. For some, it affords flexible timings and for otliers who are looking for full-time jobs, it provides a source of income to support themselves. Some people work a full-time job and supplement (补充) their salary with gig jobs such as driving for Uber or Lyft.

Joining the gig economy may be simple, but maintaining a steady career is easier said than done. Gig work comes with unsteady pay and workloads. You're your own boss. It sounds fun, but when you have no self-control and an unsteady job, you might splurge all your money the first week and live on bread pieces for the rest of the month! Besides a strong sense of responsibility, gig workers have to stay up to date to get companies to hire them.

Despite the challenges gig workers face, nearly 60 million Americans are part of this workforce. As this number grows, we have to see how society and companies adapt to this new world of work!

1.What can be learnt about Lyft from the passage?

A.It has built up a large fortune.

B.It marks the arrival of gig economy age.

C.It employs a fixed number of full-time workers.

D.It appeals to people as a means of public transport.

2.Who are most likely to become gig workers?

A.People seeking for a steady income.

B.Those desperate to get paid vacations.

C.People in need of flexible working hours.

D.Those concerned about retirement accounts.

3.What does the underlined word “splurge” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.Spend money freely. B.Deposit money automatically.

C.Earn money quickly. D.Allocate money randomly.

4.What is the message mainly conveyed in the passage?

A.Gig workers have to face some potential challenges.

B.Gig workers have to possess some much-needed qualities.

C.The appearance of gig companies will solve the job problems.

D.People should adjust to new work trends with the rise of gig companies.

    CARMEL VALLEY - You don’t necessarily have to be older to be a Good Samaritan. Take Carmel Valley resident, Daniella Marie Benitez, 14, who is not your average teen. Daniella is helping Tijuana families have roofs over their heads — one family at a time.

It began in 2017 while she was volunteering for Build A Miracle and building a home for a family in need in Tijuana, Mexico. Daniella found it so fulfilling that she took the lead in building another home with the support of her family and friends.

To date, she has raised $32,000 for her cause and recently headed to Tijuana to begin building her team’s second home.

“It has been an unbelievable experience,” Daniella, a freshman at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, said. She learned about Build A Miracle through her previous school, Notre Dame Academy. It is a nonprofit organization that takes a family in need from a shack (棚屋) to a new home with electricity, bedrooms, kitchen and a bathroom. It has built more than 350 homes since 1999.

During this most recent trip to Tijuana, Daniella and her team poured the foundation (基金) for the second new home. Additionally, she used her other volunteering position as a member of KIDBOX’s Kids board of directors to help distribute $10,000 worth of brand new KIDBOX clothing to her BAM community’s kids.

Between BAM and KIDBOX, the busy teen said she would continue to volunteer both locally and in Mexico to “stay humble.” She isn’t about to stop helping others; in fact, it’s something she treasures. “I’ve been working with BAM for about a year and a half. I got involved at the end of seventh grade when my previous school sponsored the building of a school sponsored home; my mom forced my family and me to go down to TJ to actually help build the house,” she said. “Meeting the family and seeing their delight and relief when they walked into their new home was priceless and is what inspired me to keep doing this.”

1.What made Daniella stand out among teens?

A.Her constant efforts to help those less fortunate.

B.The building of a school sponsored home.

C.Her attempt to raise a fund for her cause.

D.The organizing of Build A Miracle.

2.How did Daniella make connections between BAM and KIDBOX?

A.She encouraged KIDBOX to collect money for BAM.

B.She promoted a donation to BAM from KIDBOX.

C.She held leading positions in both organizations.

D.She built a platform for them to communicate.

3.What chiefly inspired Daniella to keep helping others?

A.The support from her parents. B.Carmel Valley’s traditional values.

C.Tijuana families’ happy reactions. D.The influence from her previous school.

阅读下面短文，根据所给的情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

When my family moved to the United States from Colombia, I was 9 years old and knew little about English. As time passed, teachers finally knew all of their students and and everyone began to adapt to the life, except for me. No one called out my name, and no one seemed to know I existed. I spent the next month in my new classroom quietly. I felt that fear, loneliness and sadness came over me.

The school never cared that I didn't speak English, but something else was teaching me English. Every morning when my aunt drove me to school and picked me up, she always had 106.7 Light FM(私家车广播)on. It was this station that introduced my young ears to the English sounds.

Because of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, I learned the difference between "witch" and "which". While watching the TV show South Park, I was attracted by the funny characters. In fact, thanks to pop culture, the world of English became available to me while it was being turned down at school.

I also learned how to express my emotions thanks to pop culture. One day at school, we were taking a math quiz and the whole class was quiet. Suddenly, the tip of my pencil broke and I yelled, "My Jesus! " Everyone held their breath in surprise and I laughed to myself because something at that moment told me I had just learned my first bad word in English.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1

I appeared to be embarrassed at that moment, but in my heart I felt happy.

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Paragraph 2

Four months passed before the school placed me into an ESL（把英语作为第二语言的语言学习者的专业英文课程）program.

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假如你是学生会主席李华，请你代表学生会写一则通知，请全校师生来参加关于中国针灸的报告。内容包括：

1. 报告内容：针灸的历史和特点；

2. 报告的时间和地点；

3. 报告后，有关于针灸的现场问答活动，欢迎大家积极参加。

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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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。

Oct 15, 2003 is a day to remember in the history of China. The country launched its first manned spacecraft, Shenzhou V, from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu, 1. made the world amazed.

China became the third country 2. (send) a person into orbit, 3. (follow) the former Soviet Union and the United States. Yang Liwei became China's first astronaut in space. China was the first developing country to 4. (independence) perform a manned space flight.

China's manned space program can be traced back 5. the 1970s. Dongfanghong 1, the country's first space satellite, 6. (launch) in April 1970. Shortly after, Qian Xuesen, ''father'' of China's space program, proposed that the country 7. (start) its own manned spaceflight project.

Shenzhou V started the new era of space 8. (explore). Since then, China has successfully conducted six manned spaceflights. Eleven Chinese astronauts have gone into space for a total of 68 days with 1,089 orbits around Earth.

China is now selecting 9. third group of astronauts and 10. (train) them for its upcoming space station missions. According to government plans, astronauts will start putting together China's first manned space station around 2020.

    How many times have parents had to argue with their young son or daughter about getting their face out of their phone and _______ the world around them? It's completely _______ for parents of growing children to be concerned about their child's safety, but is their _________ to social media really harming them?

Social media was created to connect people with others online and has recently been added to smartphones, making it far more _______ than it originally was. This new way to easily be able to use social media has _______children and teens to begin to use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram frequently. Maturing teens and children are usually very timid(胆怯)when it _______ socializing with their families, which they sometimes _________as ''annoying''. So, _______ do these kids use as a solution or an''escape''? The answer is simple: social media.

However, when they use social media for a large amount of time, parents tend to show _________ for their child and blame social media for __________ their attention.

The word, ''social'', was entered into the term, social media, for a reason. Parents of growing teens don't seem to __________ that. When they see their child using Twitter or Instagram they think that they are using it to get away from real world __________. The truth, __________, is that they are using it to connect with their close friends, make new friends, and receive information about what is __________ happening in the modern world.

Children and teens are wrongly accused for using social media only for __________ purposes and for huge amounts of time. Sure everyone who uses social media enjoys __________ their friends and viewing entertaining things, but how come children receive all of the __________ for abusing it? Parents should really think about how social media can help children and teens learn and grow in the real world __________ it just being another distraction.

Social media as a whole has both positive and negative aspects, but after all of the __________ from pre-teens, teens, and parents is put together, it shows that media is __________ helping the newer generations in their lives.

1.A.focusing on B.subscribing to C.benefiting from D.trying out

2.A.typical B.vital C.normal D.obvious

3.A.adaptation B.translation C.application D.addiction

4.A.complex B.effective C.accessible D.portable

5.A.accelerated B.encouraged C.forced D.made

6.A.comes to B.turns to C.refers to D.relates to

7.A.foresee B.scan C.view D.notice

8.A.Why B.How C.When D.What

9.A.approval B.concern C.respect D.opposition

10.A.demanding B.distributing C.storing D.sacrificing

11.A.oppose B.applaud C.understand D.counter

12.A.responsibilities B.potentials C.circumstances D.evolutions

13.A.however B.therefore C.thus D.meanwhile

14.A.suddenly B.eventually C.formerly D.currently

15.A.entertainment B.circulation C.research D.arrangement

16.A.dialing B.contacting C.constructing D.astonishing

17.A.outcome B.delay C.rejection D.blame

18.A.rather than B.other than C.more than D.no more than

19.A.symptom B.idiom C.feedback D.drawback

20.A.tightly B.actually C.merely D.originally

    Many of you may know that Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. 1. In September, Indonesia announced that the country will move its capital from Jakarta, on the island of Java, to Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. This is big news for Indonesia. Indeed, it would be for any country.

The word ''capital'' comes from the Latin word ''caput'', meaning ''head''. Government institutions (机构), such as legislative (立法) and judicial (司法) bodies, are located in capital cities. 2.

In English-language news reports, when you read ''relations between Beijing and Moscow'', it actually means ''relations between the Chinese and Russian governments''. 3. In many countries, the capital is the richest city. This is because when a city becomes a major business center, it takes a more important place on the world stage. London, for example, has been the economic center of Britain for nearly 2,000 years, so it's naturally been the capital for much of that time.

4. Brazil's capital used to be Rio de Janeiro, a coastal city. Later the capital moved to the inland city of Brasilia. Part of the reason is that coastal cities can be attacked (攻击) more easily. In the case of Indonesia, the new capital was chosen in order to achieve balanced development in different areas. Kalimantan is an underdeveloped area. 5.

A.This will soon change.

B.Sometimes, capitals are chosen for safety reasons.

C.Some new capitals are planned and built in undeveloped areas.

D.Countries sometimes move their capitals from one city to another.

E.Therefore, it is important to choose a good spot for one's capital.

F.By becoming the new capital, it can expect faster economic growth.

G.The leaders of a country usually work and live in the capital as well.

    Tired of his staff always keeping checking emails and the sound of their smart phones, Paul Devoy decided to ban all phones, tablets and laptops from meetings. He says meetings have become much more productive.

It is true that the sound of the phones has a harmful effect on our ability to concentrate. One Standford University study shows that people who regularly deal with electronic alerts and messages do not pay attention or control their memory as well as those who concentrate on doing one thing at a time.

Mr Devoy introduced his ban on technology in meetings, but he says exceptions are made if important personal calls are expected.

''These things need to be reasonable, '' he says, adding he was surprised to find that his staff all accepted the ban and some were even enthusiastic about the ban.

Mr Devoy has gone a step further in his purge(清除)of technology. He has banned PowerPoint presentations from meetings, and finds that discussion now flows more freely.

Nena Chaletzos, leader and founder of online travel start-up Luxtripper, is also a supporter of tech-free meetings. She runs her company’s weekly meeting without phones or laptops. Instead, for the one-hour meeting, her team of eight are asked to bring along the A3 whiteboard they have each been given, on which they write meeting notes and action points. At the end of the meeting, everyone's actions for the week are agreed. The whiteboards are kept on show and tasks are erased as they are completed.

''I tell them to bring their ideas and brains to the meeting, not their technology, '' Ms Chaletzos says. Once the meeting went on for three hours, discussion is now so much more focused and productive that it can be kept to a strict 60 minutes, she says. At first, the staff worried about customers being unable to reach them, but Ms Chaletzos told them that all they needed was a warning. An unexpected result, she says, is that meetings are much more friendly and open.

Technology is still very much used at the start-up but only at the right time. For example, Ms Chaletzos' team use Slack, which has helped end the need for other meetings.

1.Why did Paul Devoy ban phones from meetings?

A.Because his staff wasted too much time on emails.

B.Because phones weakened his staff's ability to focus.

C.Because he doesn't like the sound of smart phones.

D.Because his staff are buried in their personal affairs.

2.A study from Stanford University is mentioned to ______.

A.introduce Nena Chaletzo's decision

B.prove the harm the sound of smart phones causes

C.show Paul Devoy's decision is right

D.give a similar story to the one mentioned above

3.If a person in Paul Devoy's company is allowed to answer personal calls during the meeting, ___.

A.the person must be Paul Devoy himself B.other staff will ask for the same right

C.something important must happen D.Paul Devoy will punish the person

4.After technology was banned from meetings, Paul Devoy's staff ______.

A.disagreed and stopped working B.were happy to observe the ban

C.thought that he would fail D.disappointed him a lot

    A new web standard is expected to kill passwords, meaning users will no longer have to remember difficult logins for each and every website or service they use.

The Web Authentication (WebAuthn) standard is designed to replace the password with biometrics and devices that users already own, such as a security key, a smartphone, a fingerprint scanner or webcam. Instead of having to remember an increasingly long string of characters, users can authenticate their login with their body or something they have in their possession, communicating directly with the website via Bluetooth, USB or NFC.

''WebAuthn will change the way that people access the Web, '' said Jeff Jaffe, chief executive of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the body that controls web standards. One example of how WebAuthn will work is that when a user visits a site they want to log into, they input a user name and then get an alert on their smartphone. Tapping on the alert on their phone then logs them into the website without the need for a password.

WebAuthn promises to protect users against phishing attacks and the use of stolen credentials as there will be nothing to steal, the authentication token is generated and used once by their specific device each time the user logs in.

''After years of increasingly severe data breaches and password credential theft, now is the time for service providers to end their dependency on vulnerable passwords and one-time-passcodes and adopt phishing-resistant FIDO Authentication for all websites and applications, '' said Brett McDowell, executive director of the FIDO Alliance, one of the bodies pushing the new standard.

WebAuthn should also help people use unique login details for each and every service they use, instead of using the same login and password for every site, which many people still do, leaving them vulnerable to further attacks if one site is hacked.

The W3C has moved WebAuthn to what's called the ''candidate recommendation'' stage – the penultimate step before it becomes an approved web standard – inviting sites and services to begin implementing it. The web standards body announced that Google, Microsoft and Mozilla had committed to supporting WebAuthn, meaning that all major web browsers short of Apple's Safari will implement the new standard.

''While there are many web security problems and we can't fix them all, relying on passwords is one of the weakest links. With WebAuthn's multi-factor solutions we are eliminating this weak link, '' said Jaffe.

Several sites and services already use similar methods to log in, including Google and Facebook, which can both be logged into using a USB security key. But a single cross-platform, cross-service standard ratified by the W3C will mean that many more sites and services will be able to kill the password as the defacto login method.

WebAuthn is the culmination of many years of work and the change will not happen overnight. But as it increasingly seems inevitable that our email or other online services will get hacked into, removing the password is an important step in improving online security and making using sites and services easier.

1.What's the purpose of the new Web Authentication standard?

A.To create a way to login in place of the traditional password.

B.To help users to improve the way of inventing the password.

C.To make people visit a site much faster and more smoothly.

D.To inform readers of a new tool against phishing attacks.

2.What does the underlined part ''which many people still do'' mean in Paragraph 6?

A.They change their passwords when using a computer system.

B.They use the same login and password on different websites.

C.They copy information from the web in the same way as before.

D.They worry about being attacked while surfing the Internet.

3.According to Jaffe, web security problems ______.

A.have been solved completely at present

B.are often connected with hacking and phishing

C.will disappear one day with the WebAthn

D.may probably be casted by unsafe passwords

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.WebAuthn is the important product through longtime efforts.

B.WebAuthn will change people's way of using computer sooner or later.

C.Emails are safer ways for people to send and receive information.

D.Removing passwords will surely end the risks caused by hacking.

    India's richest man is rolling out a $20 billion mobile network that could bring lightning-fast Internet to hundreds of millions of people. Indian consumers are already celebrating the arrival of Mukesh Ambani's new Reliance Jio service, seizing on the billionaire's promise to deliver rock bottom prices and download speeds that will enable streaming video.

The 4G network, which reaches more than 80% of the country, officially went live Monday with a set of generous introductory offers. Indians will be able to use Jio for free until the end of 2016, and pay as little as 149 rupees ($2.25) a month for data after that. "Anything and everything that can go digital is going digital -- at an exponential rate," Ambani told investors last week at his company's annual general meeting. "Life is going digital."

Only one fifth of adults in India have access to the Internet. Few public Wi-Fi spots exist, and fast broadband connections require infrastructure that is rarely found in poorer urban areas, much less rural ones. But that is changing fast. If the Jio network succeeds, Ambani will be able to capitalize on a seismic shift that could see hundreds of millions of Indians come online in the coming years -- in most cases via a smartphone.

Google has installed free Wi-Fi at train stations across India, and Facebook tried to offer a free version of its platform. Many other international companies are also trying to share the great market in India. Ambani has invested billions constructing nearly 100,000 telecoms(电信)towers across India. He estimates that Jio already covers some 18,000 cities and 200,000 villages. By March 2017, his aim is to reach 90% of the population.

Building a national 4G network from scratch represents a major risk for Ambani, who got out of telecoms about 15 years ago after a dispute with his brother, Anil Ambani, who controls Reliance Communications. The brothers, who together are estimated to be worth $26 billion, have patched things up in recent years. Jio will be able to use radio frequencies owned by Reliance Communications.

Rival(对手)networks have responded to the launch of Reliance Jio with special offers of their own, making a price war a near certainty. Airtel has reduced its prices for 3G and 4G service by 80%, and Vodafone has boosted the amount of data in its plans by nearly 70%.

1.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.India's richest man supplies free service to streaming videos.

B.India's richest man gains the wealth of $20 billion.

C.India's richest man offers free Wi-Fi to the whole country.

D.India's richest man provides 1 billion people with free 4G.

2.What difference would the Jio network make?

A.One fifth of the adults in India would lose the Internet they now use.

B.People in poorer areas would set up more infrastructure.

C.Most Indians' online experience would be greatly changed.

D.The rich Indians would share their own Wi-Fi with others.

3.Which statement about the Indian network is TRUE?

A.It's a market that many tech industry giants want to take up.

B.It's a market where Google failed in making much money.

C.It's a market where Facebook has already taken up for years.

D.It's a market that Ambani has been controlling with his brother.

4.What do the underlined words ''patched things up'' in the fifth paragraph mean?

A.Been broken apart from each other.

B.Stopped quarreling with each other.

C.Had something to do with each other.

D.Kept in touch with each other.

    Last summer, more than 12,000 fans packed London's Wembley Arena. Thousands more watched online. They shouted and cheered. Were they watching soccer? No, they were watching esports, or competitive PC gaming.

Millions of people in the United Kingdom play PC games for fun. Some of them have become professionals, playing games as their full-time job. The prize at the Wembley event totaled 3 million pounds.

It's not easy being a professional gamer, though. They practice for 10 or more hours a day, five or six days a week. They do exercises like typing something and then trying to type it faster and faster. They also study videos of other players and plan ways to beat them.

Many people who play games also enjoy watching them. They often watch games on video sites like Twitch and YouTube, and in the UK there's even a TV channel showing esports 24 hours a day. Matches can be exciting to watch. Just like in other sports, there are close games, last-minute victories and creative strategies. Sometimes online viewers can interact with the players through instant messaging. For example, some pros (支持者) rename characters in the game with the names of their biggest supporters.

But are esports really sports? Are the players athletes? It's easy to say, ''No way. '' After all, professional gamers don't need to run, jump or throw a ball. At the moment, the UK government classifies esports as a kind of game, not as a sport.

But many people think that esports are sports. They say that players do need physical skills, especially hand-eye coordination, quick reflexes (反应能力), accuracy and timing. If darts (掷镖游戏) and snooker (斯诺克) are classified as sports, then perhaps esports should be too. In fact, the governments of China and South Korea do classify esports as sports, and pro gamers will soon be able to compete for medals at the 2022 Asian Games.

For many esports fans and players, though, the most important thing is that esports are growing in popularity and prestige (声望). If esports are not important at the moment, they probably will be soon.

1.What are the first four paragraphs mainly about?

A.The fun of playing esports.

B.The popularity of esports in the UK.

C.How to start a career as a professional esports gamer.

D.How esports are different from traditional sports.

2.According to the text, why do some people believe esports are sports?

A.It takes players time and energy to learn them.

B.They excite people as much as other sports do.

C.They share rules and strategies with other sports.

D.Players need to develop physical skills to perform well.

3.What is the author's attitude toward the future of esports?

A.Optimistic. B.Negative.

C.Doubtful. D.Unconcerned.

假定你是李华，你校交换生Chris熟悉中国文化，喜欢看动漫。春节档动漫电影《姜子牙（Legend of Deification）》即将于1月25日上映。请你根据以下提示，用英语给Chris写一封电子邮件，邀请他一起观看首映。

1. 提出邀请并简述原因；

2. 约定见面时间和地点；

3. 提出观影后活动建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头及结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Chris,

How is everything?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua

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，并在该词下面写岀修改后的词。

注意：1.毎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）不记分。

My senior high school life is almost over. Although exciting about entering college, I can't help miss those good old days so much that I feel sad. I'm unwilling to say goodbye to everyone and everything I am familiar. However, I come to realize nature never. stood still. Different seasons come and go. Plants and animals die mid new one come to life. We, like everything in nature, has to adapt to the changes. Before knowing it, I am a kind of calm. Now I'd like to recall the most wonderful things which have happened, and accept happy whatever is to happen.

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You've heard of getting lost in a book. Now, get ready to get lost in a “river of books” Zhongshuge, a bookstore in Yangzhou, China. When 1.(walk ) into Zhongshuge, you're surrounded on all sides by a tunnel of books. An 2.(architecture) studio called X+Living designed  Zhongshuge. The shelves 3.(arrange) in curved shapes to create the tunnel-like appearance.

The floor is covered with black mirrors, reflecting the shelves above and creating the feel 4. the bookshelves continue down past the floor you’re standing 5.. As it turns out, the store's design has more 6.(significant) than just a fun feel. Yangzhou is full of canals and rivers. X+Living, therefore, 7. (combine) this concept with Zhongshuge 8. (perfect) , and tried to create a "river" of books. As if all that weren't enough, Zhongshuge has9.amazing space for children's books as well. The bookshelves are shaped like houses, clouds, and even a hot air balloon 10. (offer) them a paradise.