I work as a waiter at a hotel. Last night, an elderly white, seemingly ________ couple entered the restaurant. My co-worker greeted and ________ them in a friendly way. We usually take charge of our own ________, but when we are ________, we help each other out.

I was ________ the customers at another table when the elderly husband ________ to me that they were ready to order. I usually find it ________ when people go out of their way to make their order, especially when we are super busy. But once I took the couple’s ________ I understood why.

The husband began ordering, stuttering (结巴) to a degree I’d never heard before. It was very clear that he had a ________ disorder. I could tell the wife had told her husband very extensively what she wanted, as a(n) ________ for him to practice ordering. It took him quite a while to order. Meanwhile, she was just sitting there, looking proud and ________ despite her husband’s endless stuttering.

Honestly, the whole thing just did something to me. It was beautiful and made me realize that a huge part of love is ________, patience and support. She could have made the order and made things a lot ________ for her husband and avoided the ________ from other tables, but she didn’t. ________, she supported him and was proud to see him ________ the order.

The whole thing also ________ me that life isn’t always ________ for everyone. These rich people seemed to have everything, but they also have ________ they have to face daily. But I’ve learnt that life isn’t about waiting for the storm to ________, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.

1.A.blind B.wealthy C.courageous D.nervous

2.A.searched B.surveyed C.seated D.accompanied

3.A.dishes B.meals C.bookings D.tables

4.A.busy B.tired C.considerate D.anxious

5.A.reacting to B.cheering up C.waiting on D.looking after

6.A.signaled B.shouted C.explained D.said

7.A.natural B.impolite C.heartbreaking D.impressive

8.A.menu B.order C.tip D.bill

9.A.stomach B.heart C.speech D.breath

10.A.excuse B.tradition C.target D.way

11.A.absent-minded B.satisfied C.attractive D.strict

12.A.thankfulness B.forgiveness C.pity D.acceptance

13.A.easier B.fairer C.tougher D.funnier

14.A.smiles B.stares C.greetings D.questions

15.A.However B.Otherwise C.Instead D.Thus

16.A.analyse B.take C.complete D.fail

17.A.reminds B.scares C.encourages D.bothers

18.A.normal B.painful C.hopeful D.smooth

19.A.danger B.problems C.criticism D.choices

20.A.pass B.strike C.direct D.change

    Academic writing is an important and fixed part of college life at U.S. universities. But writing in a new language can bring special challenges to international students. 1. To be clear, this is something you should never do when studying in the U.S. It is known a “plagiarism” in academia — stealing someone’s work and representing it as your own.

American educational universities support academic honesty, which means that all forms of plagiarism and cheating are forbidden and lead to punishment Failing grades, delayed graduation or expulsion (开除) are the most obvious consequences. Besides, you may lose the ability to think and lose the trust of your teachers and classmates.2.

Never copy other people’s works, never write essays for other students, and never forget to quote (引述) your sources. 3. While doing this, keep the original meaning but share personal thoughts about it, Use your own writing voice and style.

4. It’s a list of published works you have used to support the arguments in your essay. You will need to learn how to format it correctly and how to refer to it from the body of your paper.

Before handing in an academic work to your professor, make sure to check upon and edit it. Check quotations and references one more time, double check for spelling and grammar mistakes, and read your essay aloud. This trick will help you see if your writing flows (通顺) and if there are any mistakes you could change to improve it. 5. They can help look through writings and find repeats before you hand in your work to professors.

A.It may also affect academic results.

B.Here are tips on how to avoid plagiarism.

C.Plagiarism checkers are great tools for students, too.

D.But it’s OK to explain someone’s ideas in your own words.

E.You should know how to format quotations in all types of papers.

F.They may copy academic works or even seek custom writing services.

G.Don’t forget to include a reference page at the end of your academic paper.

    Sleep is essential for a person’s wellbeing. Researchers have found that sleep loss increases a person’s risk of developing serious medical conditions. Now, a new study has found that getting enough sleep is also the key to improving academic performance.

Jeffrey Grossman, who led the research, was not trying to find the correlation (相关性) between sleep and grades when he handed out Fitbits to the students in his class. Instead, the professor hoped the popular wrist-worn electronic device (装置), which tracks a person’s activity 24/7, would show a connection between physical exercise and academic achievement.

As part of the research, a quarter of the participants chose a fitness class specially created for the study. After the school term ended, the researchers carefully analysed the data. Much to Grossman’s surprise, they found no measurable difference in test performance between the group that had been physically active and the group that had not.

However, the study presented a surprising viewpoint in the journal Science of Learning. Going through the large amount of data, Grossman noticed an interesting trend (走向) from the participants sleep patterns. There was a straight-line relationship between the average amount of sleep and his/her grade on the exams.

Besides, it was not enough for students to just head to bed early the night before a test. Grossman says: “We’ve heard the phrase ‘Get a good night’s sleep, you’ve got a big day tomorrow.’ It turns out this does not relate at all to test performance. Instead, it’s the sleep you get during the days when learning is happening that matters most.”

The time students went to bed each night was similarly important. Those who went to bed in the early hours of the morning performed poorly, even if the total sleep time was the same as a higher-performing student.

The research does not prove that sleep is the only component that helps improve academic performance. However, Grossman says the results are a strong indication that sleep really matters. Who knew getting A’s just required some extra ZZZ’s?

1.What’s Grossman’s original purpose by using Fitbits in the research?

A.To improve students sleep patterns.

B.To regulate students’ daily behavior.

C.To monitor students’ physical condition.

D.To find effects of physical exercise on grades.

2.What did Grossman think of the research result?

A.It was unexpected. B.It was changeable

C.It was unreliable. D.It was fruitless.

3.What plays a more important part in test performance?

A.Sleep in the learning stage. B.Average amount of sleep during tests.

C.Sleep quality the night before the test. D.A regular bedtime.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Be Physically Active and Sleep More

B.Enough Sleep Benefits Our Wellbeing

C.Catch ZZZ’s for Good Test Performance

D.The More Exercise, the Better Schoolwork

    The band Coldplay has released (发行) a new album called “Everyday Life”. But the group has announced it won’t go on tour until it can figure out how to tour without making the climate worse.

Normally when bands have a new album, they go on tour to promote (推销) the album. They may fly from country to country and drive across countries in buses, performing in concert after concert.

Touring is an important way singers and musicians earn money. But tours are very hard on the environment. Flying is one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases. During their last tour, the band flew to five different continents and played 122 shows. They traveled with 109 supporting workers, 32 trucks, and 9 bus drivers. Think about the pollution from Coldplay’s flights as well as the trucks, buses and huge amounts of electricity required to power the shows!

It’s hard to keep track of the pollution a band creates while touring, but most of the environmental cost comes from the fans. During their last tour, Coldplay entertained 5.4 million fans, all of whom had to travel to the concerts and bought “merchandise” like T-shirts, CDs and posters. Some bought food and drinks at the concerts, creating tons of plastic waste.

Instead of touring to promote the new album, Coldplay recorded two videos of the band playing their new songs live in Jordan and has put the videos of their performances up for free viewing on YouTube.

Coldplay, one of whose dreams is to have a show with no single-use plastic and have it largely sun-powered, says it won’t tour again until its members work out how to make their tours help instead of hurt. The decision will cost the band a lot of money in the short run, but it could pay off big for the planet.

1.Why is Coldplay’s last tour mentioned twice by the author?

A.To stress the necessity of the tour.

B.To describe Coldplay’s great popularity.

C.To introduce Coldplay’s basic information.

D.To show huge environmental costs of the tour.

2.How did Coldplay promote the new album?

A.By making a tour in Jordan.

B.By distributing free CDs to fans.

C.By posting their performances online.

D.By performing their new songs live on TV.

3.Which of the following best describes Coldplay’s decision to quit tours?

A.Thoughtless. B.Meaningful.

C.Temporary. D.Doubtful.

Book Your Field Trip to Pacific Science Center

A field trip to Pacific Science Center is a time-honored tradition for students of all ages across Washington State. Our hands-on exhibits, shows, and creative programs inspire students’ curiosity for science in a day of exploration meant to strengthen your curriculum and fuel lifelong enthusiasm for science, math, engineering and technology.

Schedule (安排) Your Field Trip

To schedule your field trip, complete the registration request form available at the link www.pacificsciencecenter.org/field-tripsl/, or call (206) 443-2925 Monday — Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. not less than two weeks ahead of your visit date. We will contact you within two business days to set up your field trip.

New Fall/winter Hours

Starting September 3, 2019 PacSci will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays except for holidays and weeks during Seattle Public School breaks. We will no longer be booking field trips on those days, as well.

Pricing

One free adult general admission is covered for every 10 paid students. Free adult admission doesn’t include IMAX documentary. These adults will be charged a $4 IMAX documentary admission. Additional adults outside of the ratio (比例) will be charged the student admission rate. Pacific Science Center Memberships cannot be applied to field trips. Payment is due one week before you visit.

Available Experiences

■ Planetarium Shows

■ IMAX Documentaries

■ Science on a Sphere Shows

■ Laser Shows

1.What can we know about Pacific Science Center?

A.It is famous for its typical architecture.

B.It offers students chances for free classes.

C.It’s where students can learn about science.

D.It is only accessible to students in Washington.

2.If 2 teachers and 10 students watch exhibits and IMAX Documentaries, how much will they at least pay?

A.$118. B.$125.

C.$127. D.$134.

3.When can we reserve a field trip by phone?

A.On weekends.

B.Any Monday or Tuesday.

C.Two workdays ahead of the visit time.

D.At least 14 days before the actual visit.

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1.春节的意义；

2.春节期间的典型活动；

3.在京期间的建议。

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Yours,

Li Hua

    Why are some people successful and others aren’t? What’s the secret of success? 1.

Many of Gladwell’s ideas appear in his social psychology bestseller Outliers.2. Gladwell thinks that this is just an excuse for not trying… and if you really want to be good at something, you have to work at it. “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good,” Gladwell writes. “It’s the thing you do that makes you good.”

Central to the book is the “10,000-hour rule”. It means that if you want to be among the best in the world, you need to practise something for 10,000 hours. 3. For example, the Beatles played live in Hamburg more than 1,200 times between 1960 and 1964, which is more than 10,000 hours of playing time. And when Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was 13, he was given access to a high school computer (one of the few available in the country), allowing him to practise computer programming for more than (Yes, you guessed it!) 10, 000 hours.

4. Take the example of Christopher Langan, who’s mentioned in the book. He’s got an IQ of between 195 and 210 (Albert Einstein’s IQ was estimated to have been between 160 and 180). As a boy at school, Langan was able to take an exam in a foreign language he’d never studied and pass it after just skim-reading a text book for three minutes. However, Langan never graduated from university and worked in labour-intensive jobs his whole life. This proves that intelligence alone will not lead to success—you need hard work, support, finance and opportunities. Gladwell adds, “No one — not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses — ever makes it alone.”

5. Even after you’ve put in your 10,000 hours of practice, you still need one other key ingredient — luck. So, you could be the most amazing guitarist in the world, but unless you’re lucky enough to play in front of a record company executive who sees a way of exploiting that talent, you aren’t going to be seeing your name in lights.

A.It isn’t just a question of time and support.

B.Author Malcolm Gladwell thinks he knows.

C.That’s equal to three hours a day for 10 years.

D.Of course, many people argue that you can create your own “luck”.

E.The popular view is that some of us are born talented and others aren’t.

F.The interesting thing is that success has nothing to do with intelligence.

G.Someone who’s willing to practise something for 10,000 hours is probably active.

    The first science project I ever did was in fifth grade with my partner, Delaney. We looked online together for ideas and came up with an experiment to slide glass balls down a slope covered with different-textured materials. Our project was torn to pieces by our teacher. Our procedure wasn’t thorough. She told us we should consider waiting another year to enter the science fair. I felt so discouraged.

That night, I folded up our poster and started thinking about all of the things I could do differently the next year. I wanted to find a topic I cared about, one that interested me. As a beginner of the piano, I was curious about how the piano I practiced on for five hours every week could make the sounds that it did. I learned about something called “sympathetic resonance,” a phenomenon that allows string to vibrate (振动) together when played. I built my next project around this and ended up getting first place at the science fair the following year.

Today, I am 22 years old, a climate scientist. In the decade since I did my very first science project, I have wondered a lot about what it takes to be a good scientist. To me, what makes a truly good scientist is what makes a good person.

A good scientist has patience — patience for others, patience for herself or himself, and patience when things go wrong. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to work on a NASA asteroid-sample retrieval mission called OSIRIS-Rex. The spacecraft launched in September 2016, headed to the asteroid Bennu. Late last year, finally, it reached its destination. In four years, OSIRIS-Rex will bring a piece of the asteroid back to earth so that scientists can learn more about it. Scientific discoveries do not take place overnight, and many are small and gradual. Missions like the one I worked on often take years to complete. Success almost never comes quickly or easily.

A good scientist is open-minded. It can be easy to ignore people you disagree with or to assume the worst about them. But we should be open to ideas that are not what we expected when we set out. We should take the time to consider other people’s opinions, even when they conflict with our own. There is so much we don’t know, but we do know some things. We live in a world where knowledge and uncertainty can and do coexist. As scientists, we should have both confidence in ourselves and humility as we move through our lives.

Of course, good scientists are driven by curiosity. But curiosity does not have to be limited to science. When we are curious about other people, we can become more considerate. When we are curious about other perspectives, we can become more understanding. After all, it costs nothing to be kind to someone — at school, at the grocery store, with your friends, with your family. A kind gesture can make someone’s day, even save someone’s life. You never know what people are going through unless you take the time to find out. Curiosity is not and never will be something to be ashamed of. Curiosity is our superpower. But it’s also what makes us human. All we have to do is ask.

1.What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?

A.The daily life of a scientist.

B.The procedures of choosing a project.

C.The personal experience of a scientist.

D.The achievements a scientist ever made.

2.What does the underlined word “humility” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A.Being modest. B.Being cautious.

C.Being sceptical. D.Being ambitious.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Curiosity kills the cat.

B.Practice makes perfect.

C.When one door shuts, another opens.

D.Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To evaluate the effect of a science project.

B.To analyze the personalities of a scientist.

C.To explain the consequence of an experiment.

D.To compare some approaches to be a scientist.

    Traditionally, the more people in a city, the fewer trees there are. To create space for houses, offices and other buildings, nature takes second place. But, if the architect Stefano Boeri has anything to do with it, this will soon be changing.

Boeri has designed a forest city, to be created in the north of Liuzhou in  Guangxi region in southern China. This mountainous area was chosen to be “a city where living nature is totally intertwined with architecture.” According to Boeri, instead of completely getting rid of the trees to build houses, the city’s design considers the surrounding greenery. Homes and commercial buildings will be covered with trees, with gardens on the balconies (阳台) of every floor, and rooftops that are home to miniature forests.

“I have been working on the idea of urban forestation for years,” says Boeri. “In those areas of the planet where it is still necessary to build new cities, we are planning real forest cities for a maximum of 150,000 citizens.”

The Liuzhou Forest City will be connected to central Liuzhou via a railway line and a road. It will be home to 30,000 people, and include commercial and recreational spaces, two schools and a hospital. On top of this, the vegetation will absorb carbon dioxide and pollutants, as well as releasing oxygen into the atmosphere.

Development is well underway for the forest city. “Our masterpiece for a forest city in Liuzhou has been approved by the local government,” says Boeri. Now, the government is starting the process of selling land to interested developers. “The current phase is still ongoing for land selling,” says Boeri. Building is expected to begin in 2020. At the same time, the firm has copied the concept in Lishui, a city in the southeast of China. The masterpiece has also been given the thumbs-up by local governments here, and the developer is collecting funds to launch the project.

If the Chinese cities prove successful, Boeri hopes that the idea will take hold across the world. “We are developing the same concept in other places with different climate conditions, such as Mexico and north Africa,” he says.

And there is science behind the idea of planting trees to halt climate change. A study earlier this year by scientists at ETH Zurich found that planting at least a trillion trees around the world could lock up 205 billion tonnes of carbon, once the trees are mature, helping to offset the effects of releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

1.According to the passage, Boeri holds the belief that ______.

A.a city can be built in harmony with nature

B.climate change results from the city development

C.the building of a city may cost the damage of nature

D.we should stop building new cities to protect nature

2.What can we infer from the cities designed by Boeri?

A.Houses would be built in a huge forest.

B.Citizens will live in inconvenient areas.

C.Cities can be transformed to forest cities.

D.The idea will be tried out soon worldwide.

3.What is the attitude of the Lishui government on Boeri’s concept?

A.Supportive. B.Neutral.

C.Unclear. D.Critical.

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

A.Where the Problem of Pollution Is Rooted

B.How Forest Cities Are Affecting the World

C.Can Forest Cities Help to Clean Up Pollution

D.Who Is to Blame for the Problem of Pollution

Therapy (治疗) Appointment

“You want out again, Marmalade? You were just out. What, not the back door, you want out the front?” I was very surprised that our beautiful cat wanted out again.

Several days later, I realized that almost every day she had been asking to be let out at 1: 00 p.m. and always wanted the front door instead of the back door she normally used to go to the yard. I hadn’t been paying much attention, but I realized this had been going on for a while, and I had no idea why. Therefore, the next time it happened, I watched out the front room window to see what Marmalade was doing every day.

Marm went down the front stairs and out to the city sidewalk then just sat there. About three minutes later, she flopped (跳) down and rolled over so her belly (肚子) was showing.

This is unusual. She never does that unless she wants to be petted — but there is no one there. Wait-on the sidewalk just crossing a block down from our house was a group of about fifteen young adults from the nearby group home for young adults with Down syndrome (唐氏综合症). They were out for a walk.

As they approached, I could hear, “There’s the kitty, there’s the kitty,” coming from their mouths. When they were close enough to touch Marm, she lay quietly while each person took a turn petting her. This took quite a while, and obviously these teens were very comfortable petting her. When everyone had given Marm a petting, she turned over, stood up and gave herself a shake, then walked back up the sidewalk to the front door to be let in.

It had been a breathtaking experience to see. The next day, at the same time, I watched it happen again.

After a few more days of this, I wondered how long this had been lasting, so I went out and asked the adults. What I was told was both interesting and humbling. Our wonderful cat had been doing this every weekday for months, and these young adults thought it was the highlight of the walk to be able to have a chance to pet her.

How had she come to understand that these young people would enjoy petting her and could trust them? How could she comfort people when they felt sad, and how would she lick away the tears until she had made them feel better?

1.Marm’s owner was puzzled because Marm always _____.

A.desired to the front yard

B.went out from the front door

C.rolled over to show her belly

D.wanted out from the window

2.Marm flopped down and rolled over on the sidewalk to ________.

A.play with other cats

B.make the teens pet her

C.wait for passers-by to feed her

D.have a rest and enjoy the sunshine

3.What does the writer think of Marm?

A.Loving and caring.

B.Funny and helpful.

C.Mysterious and weird.

D.Vulnerable and puzzling.

4.What can we learn from Marm’s story?

A.No one can be neglected.

B.Cats can understand each other.

C.People need to give pets more petting.

D.Animals can believe and support human.

Changing Bit by Bit

A new contest challenges people to use micro:bit computers to solve problems.

Could you use your computing skills to aid the fight against illegal animal hunting? How about tackling ocean pollution or monitoring animals under threat of extinction?

A new global challenge called Do Your Bit aims to get young people using their computing creativity to solve real-world problems. It’s being run by a partnership involving the BBC’s micro:bit computer, the technology company ARM and a campaign called World’s Largest Lesson, and it's aimed at people aged 10 to 16. It kicks off on 16 September.

The contest in 2019 is based on two Global Goals: to protect life on land and under the water. To take part, young people first choose a problem that affects them and their community, then design something involving the micro:bit computer that could help to tackle that problem.

Participants need to write up to 500 words about the problem and their solution, as well as providing a photo of their drawn plans or a hex file of their prototype code (编码), plus any other photos and videos showing what they’ve done.

This is the second micro:bit Global Challenge to be held. In 2018, the contest's winning designs included a homemade thief alarm, a classroom health monitor, a food-waste watcher and a device to remind people to sit up straight.

The deadline for entering the challenge is 28 February 2020: the winners will be announced the following month.

1.The main purpose of BBC’s involvement is to _______.

A.report for this contest

B.call for ocean protection

C.introduce the Global Goals

D.promote micro:bit computers

2.The Do Your Bit in 2019 is based on the theme of________.

A.getting rid of hunger

B.providing clean water

C.taking care of children

D.protecting life on the earth

3.To take part in the contest, contestants need ______.

A.buy micro:bit computers

B.sign up for it before 16 September 2020

C.choose a real problem and offer solutions

D.prepare photos and videos of group members

    My neighbor Josie, a college professor, ran circles around women twenty years younger than her. For some reason, she took a(n) ____ to me and always chose to fit me into her days. She would call me to taste-test recipes, which was a _____. Her garden was a testament (证明) to Josie's green thumb. In some instances, I could not even ____ what was growing, but we had the freshest salads in the neighborhood all summer long!

Early each morning, Josie forced me to _____ her on her “daily constitutional”, as she liked to call it. I believe we were supposed to be walking, but it felt more like mini-sprints (running at full speed). I had my rules. If I couldn’t talk or _____, I would stop. I stopped every day at the end of our block. Josie would _____ a half hour later and make me breakfast as a _____ for making the attempt!

Each night around sunset, Josie and I would touch our base on our porches (门廊) before retiring for the evening. We would _____ back and forth, exchanging worldviews.

One evening, Josie was a “no-show.” I started over to her door when I _____ the ambulance and saw her husband and children _____ outside. Josie had suffered a stroke (中风).

When I next set eyes on her, she was leaning in a wheelchair. She looked smaller and older than I remembered, but her eyes were clear and her smile was _____bright. Her speech was ______, but her voice still had the lift I loved.

Josie’s world had changed overnight from travel destinations to the few rooms in her house. ______ it’s what she does with her surroundings that gives me pause and perspective.

When Josie feels well enough to ______, her husband brings her breakfast in bed. She calls it “dining out”. They listen to soft music and light candles. On days when Josie has some _____, her husband wheels her into the living room, and they watch old movies together. She calls it “date night.” When Josie is doing really well, her husband takes her for a(n) _____ outside in her wheelchair. She calls it “going on vacation”.

Despite the _____ that Josie is not expected to make a full recovery, she _____ to dine out, go to the movies and take lots of mini-vacations. She is grateful to smell a summer barbecue, to share a laugh with her favorite neighbor, and to be here for _____ day.

I am _____ for her simple life lesson. Find the positive, and you’ve found your reason to live.

1.A.opinion B.feeling C.chance D.liking

2.A.task B.matter C.pleasure D.burden

3.A.deliver B.identify C.assess D.compare

4.A.assist B.promote C.inspire D.join

5.A.wave B.cheer C.jump D.breathe

6.A.return B.disappear C.stretch D.practise

7.A.push B.reward C.response D.contribution

8.A.skip B.chat C.think D.swing

9.A.heard B.called C.left D.ignored

10.A.dining B.escaping C.running D.wandering

11.A.still B.ever C.once D.already

12.A.deeper B.longer C.clearer D.slower

13.A.For B.Or C.So D.But

14.A.eat B.speak C.relax D.sleep

15.A.space B.strength C.lessons D.worries

16.A.hike B.examination C.walk D.meeting

17.A.fact B.faith C.plan D.attempt

18.A.rejected B.continues C.postponed D.paused

19.A.either B.certain C.another D.neither

20.A.helpful B.pitiful C.thankful D.painful

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William Shakespeare was one of the famous English 1. (write). He mostly wrote plays and special poems. Those poems 2. (call) sonnets (十四行诗), and they have a unique pattern. Besides, they aren’t easy to write. That didn’t stop scientists, though. One team just trained a computer to write poetry like Shakespeare’s. They entered nearly 3,000 sonnets into their machine. Those included the 154 sonnets that Shakespeare created. After that, they used a special program. It emphasized the rules of poetry and made sure the machine followed 3. (they). Through AI, the computer is able to put out sonnets. They are so good that they 4. (fool) humans. Ordinary readers couldn’t tell whether a person or a machine wrote them. That doesn't mean they are perfect, though.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

How can horses find their way back from a strange environment? For most people, that would be impossible without a map. Horses have a special system in their brains, and it works just 1. GPS. It shows signs for trees and other objects in their home areas. It also takes notes of new things in new areas. 2. horses keep their attention on those signs, they know which directions 3. (go). Who needs a self-driving car when you can have a horse? You’ll always get home safe and sound.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

You are never too old to go after your dreams. Many people don’t let age stop them. If they want to do something, they just do it. For example, Gladys Burrill ran her first marathon at 86. She became famous when she 1. (finish) the Honolulu Marathon (檀香山马拉松). She was 92 then. Life is about change, so don’t be afraid to take your 2. (one) step. It is easy after you do that. So, stop 3. (think) about your dreams, and start doing something about them.

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I looked forward to a visit with my mom, who lived 2,000 miles from my home in California. Since Mom was 80 and suffered from Alzheimer’s (阿兹海默症), I realized how important it was to see her again soon.

Mom received loving care from the Sister Servants of Christ the King at a 40-bed, basic-care facility (场所) in Edgeley, North Dakota. She lived in a simple room, spent most of her day doing simple things, and seemed to be “all right, “considering that dementia (痴呆) had set in.

When Mom came in, I smiled, hugged and kissed her, and said, “Nice to see you, Mom.” She didn’t recognize who I was! I was shocked.

Stressed out, I spent several hours trying to connect with my mother—talking with her, walking around the grounds, looking at family pictures in her room, chatting with the nuns (修女) —doing whatever I could think of to help Mom recognize her son. I hoped for a recognition “wonder”. But nothing I said or did worked, I was very annoyed.

The next morning, I suddenly had an idea. I thought of something that might stir her memory (记忆).I thought of strawberry milkshake (草莓奶昔). Yes, strawberry milkshake in Edgeley, North Dakota. So I took Mom to the Edgeley Coffee Shop. I wanted to treat her here. While Mom was looking at the menu, I took Sandy, the waitress, aside, quietly told her of Mom’s dementia condition and my plan to recall her long-term memory, and ordered two strawberry milkshakes.

The first paragraph: When Sandy delivered the milkshakes, I was too nervous to say a word.

The second paragraph: There’s a simple explanation for Mom’s memory.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。

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假如你是一名高中学生李华，在浏览网页时发现，世界上很多文化遗产遭受到了各种人类活动、自然灾害等的破坏，对此你深感痛惜，决定给联合国教科文组织世界文化遗产中心的负责人John写一封关于如何保护全球文化遗产的建议信。内容包括：

1. 大力宣传保护文化遗产；

2. 倡导环保旅游，避免破坏文化遗产；

3. 筹集资金对遗产进行维修和维护。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 信的开头和结尾已写好，且不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. John,

I’m sorry to see that so many cultural heritages in the world are being destroyed nowadays.

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Hope you can take my suggestions into consideration.

Yours Sincerely,

Li Hua

阅读下面短文，根据内容和提示，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

China is the hometown of kites. Most people believe they 1. (invent) 2,500 years ago, during the Spring and Autumn Period. Later kites were used by the armies 2. (measure) distance, test the wind, and rescue people. During the Tang dynasty, kites were used more 3. a tool for fun. At first, only royal (皇室的) family 4. (member) could play with kites. Later it became popular among common people 5. flew them on important events and festivals. Every year in spring when the Tomb-sweeping day came, almost every household went out to fly the kite and had 6. picnic in sunny and windy days. It was a good time to display the kites as well as 7. (enjoy) the warm weather and the fresh air.

Nowadays, flying kites has become a popular form of pleasure and 8. (compete). Flying kites in spring day can benefit your health physically and 9. (mental). Not only can it build up your body but also it can help you keep away 10. your troubles and forget your worries.

    As we all know, a friend in need is a friend indeed. I really don’t know the meaning of this proverb until one day something _________ happened to me.

That morning, I got up late and _________ to school without breakfast. While crossing a street, my bike _________ a stone and I fell on the ground, with my both knees badly hurt. I managed the _________ and continued my riding. On my arrival at school, my teacher took us to the _________ for a basketball match. _________ I could hardly walk normally, I joined in the game. When I _________ to pass the ball, I was knocked down and fell down on my back. I could not _________ the bad pain and cried. My classmates all started _________ at me and continued their match. __________ on the ground alone, hungry and painful, I couldn’t stop my crying. Just at that moment, Jack, one of my teammates, __________ towards me from the other end and helped me. He comforted me and tried all __________ to make me stand. He asked another classmate to take his __________ and kept sitting beside me. He kept me company the whole day and even __________ me home after the school was over.

It was on that day that I leant and believed the proverb “a friend in need is a friend indeed” to be __________.

1.A.anxious B.happy C.surprising D.unexpected

2.A.ran B.walked C.drove D.hurried

3.A.kicked B.beat C.hit D.touched

4.A.pain B.loss C.sadness D.trouble

5.A.campus B.playground C.field D.lab

6.A.Although B.Since C.Until D.Once

7.A.decided B.hoped C.ordered D.tried

8.A.imagine B.stand C.control D.forget

9.A.staring B.laughing C.pointing D.shouting

10.A.Standing B.Sitting C.Falling D.Lying

11.A.jumped B.faced C.ran D.moved

12.A.methods B.ideas C.plans D.conditions

13.A.seal B.role C.place D.position

14.A.put B.picked C.dropped D.left

15.A.good B.true C.positive D.responsible

    Endangered species are animals that are on their way to becoming extinct. Some of the reasons why animals become endangered are caused by humans. 1. Forests and grasslands are being destroyed for farm land Pollution is another leading cause of endangered animals. Air, water, and land pollution can harm animals by destroying their living environment. 2. For example, the arrival of new animal species in an area can endanger wild animals. All the reasons above have caused more and more animals to become endangered. So we should take action to help them. Here are some useful ways.

First, plant trees. Trees recycle oxygen, returning it to the air for us to breathe. 3.

Second, pick up trash. Picking up trash not only protects the environment and keeps our surroundings beautiful, but it can also save wild animals by giving them a safer and cleaner environment. 4.

5. The population increase threatens the wildlife as our resources become fewer and fewer, which influences wild animals” living environment greatly. So keep an eye on the latest news about endangered animals and reach out our hands! By contributing money, things or just volunteering, we will play a valuable role in the protection of wildlife and in helping our earth!

A.Third, donate something.

B.One reason is the loss of habitat.

C.The third reason is the arrival of new animal species.

D.Third, learn about the latest information about wild animals.

E.They also help to create a complete and lively global ecosystem.

F.So pick up as much trash as we can to help protect wild animals.

G.There are other causes of endangered species that are indirectly caused by humans.

    You already know many things that can reduce your chances of getting various types of cancer. Avoiding tobacco (烟草) products is an important thing, but have you ever considered your choice of dinner time as a reason for your risk of cancer? Probably not, but new research suggests that you might want to consider it.

A new study published in the International Journal of Cancer draws some very interesting connection between people’s time for dinner and their risk (风险) of developing certain types of cancers, including breast and prostate (前列腺) cancer, which are two of the largest killers of men and women.

“Modern life often means mistimed sleeping and eating that are connected with poor health effects in experimental studies,” the researchers explain. The research mainly focuses on how long before bedtime a person eats their last meal of the day. People who eat before 9 p. m or eat at least n couple of hours before hitting the sack have lower risks of developing cancers. The scientists find that these people enjoy a 20% drop in cancer risk when compared to those who eat dinner after 10 p.m. or eat right before climbing into bed.

The researchers followed the habits of thousands of people and tracked their nighttime eating habits and whether or not they developed cancer over the long term. The numbers seem to point towards early dinners being a very beneficial thing if you’re hoping to avoid some of the more common types of cancer, but the scientists still don’t know exactly why that’s true. At the moment they believe circadian rhythm (生物钟) is playing a role, though they can’t say exactly how.

1.Why are tobacco products mentioned (提到) in Paragraph 1?

A.To introduce the topic.

B.To make comparisons.

C.To advertise some products.

D.To show the harm of smoking.

2.What does the underlined part “hitting the sack” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Getting up. B.Going to bed.

C.Drinking some soup. D.Taking some medicine.

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.The researchers didn’t have long-term research plans.

B.The researchers need further work to improve their study.

C.The researchers have confirmed the way of circadian rhythm works.

D.The researchers have found the real causes of some types of cancer.

4.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A.Food and cancer. B.Tobacco and cancer.

C.Sleeping and cancer. D.Dinner time and cancer.

    Google has reported progress in its plan called “Project Loon” to provide Internet service to rural (农村的) areas without Internet connectivity around the world. The company has no plans to use traditional wiring, which can be costly. Instead the idea is to float (漂浮) huge balloons (气球) about 20 kilometers above the surface of the Earth.

The balloons would act like telecommunications satellites, providing Internet service to the rural areas. The huge objects would ride air currents (气流) to either stay in place or move to another position high in the skies. At first, the idea was to have a large number of balloons circling the planet. One balloon would move away from an area while another arrived to ensure service in the affected areas. But the company said it has found a way to make balloons float over one area for a long period. In a report published online, the company said its software “can now send small teams of balloons over a specific area where people need Internet access.”

The company said some of the balloons stayed in the same area for as long as three months. The company also said the discovery should speed up the project and reduce costs: “We’ll reduce the number of balloons we need and get greater value out of each one, they said. But Project Loon workers must still find ways to increase the life of the balloons. A British Broadeasting Corporation report said the longest service for a single balloon was 190 days.

Google has also explored the idea of providing Internet service to rural areas using solar—powered drone aircraft (太阳能无人机). However, it gave up that project because of technological difficulties and high costs.

1.What’s the aim of the “Project Loon”?

A.To float huge balloons above the rural areas.

B.To help rural areas have access to the Internet.

C.To increase Google’s income in the rural areas.

D.To advertise Google’s new product in the rural areas.

2.Why wouldn’t Google use traditional wiring?

A.It could be too expensive.

B.It could put off the project.

C.It couldn’t provide greater value.

D.It couldn’t work for a long period

3.What do we know about the balloons?

A.They must be used in a large number.

B.They could provide service as long as 3 months.

C.They’ll be sent up by solar-powered drone aircrafts.

D.They would work like telecommunications satellites.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.An unexpected discovery.

B.Some unknown facts about balloons.

C.Google’s using balloons to provide Internet service.

D.The differences between the new and traditional wiring.

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Everyone likes the beautiful Cinderella, but I like the ugly stepsister. The sidewalk was filled with shoppers as my mother and I hurried to the department store, I raised my neck for a look at the holiday window display, but at the age of six I was too small to see around the grown-ups with their winter coats and packages. When at last we reached the store, I stood with my eyes widened. “Look, Mother,” I shouted, pressing my hands against the glass, “Cinderella.” Before my eyes was the most beautiful doll I had ever seen! She wore a fairy princess suit made of shining red silk. I knew if I lifted her skirt I would find her crystal(水晶) shoes. The tiny tiara(冠状头饰) fastened to her silky golden hair shone.

“If only she were mine,” I dreamed. “We’d have tea parties, share secrets and dance with a handsome prince.” But to my disappointment, my mother guided me away from the window, explaining that she and my father could not afford such an expensive doll. “But there will be a very special gift under the tree for you on Christmas morning, Madge,” she said. “I promise.” Later that week I leaned against Mother’s sewing machine, watching the needle flash up and down. “Bet you don’t know what this is!” she joked, holding up the cloth for me to see.

“My Christmas doll!” I yelled. It was still in the early stages but I could make out the head, neck and body. “So much to my surprise!” Mother laughed as I danced around the room, already pretending Cinderella and I were at the ball. It wouldn’t be long now.

My excitement grew with each passing day. Mother continued to work on the doll, and whenever I walked into the room she would hide it under a pillow. I could tell by her smile she was pleased with her progress. On Christmas morning I jumped out of bed, ran down the hall and quickly arrived at the living room where the Christmas tree was placed.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语己为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

There, underneath the tree, was a beautifully packed gift box.

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Paragraph 2:

But I could see Mother watching me, with an eager look on her face.

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假定你是中国高中生李华，今年暑假将去澳大利亚悉尼南部的Kogarah High School学习一个月，并寄宿在 Silvia家中。请给Silvia写一封电子邮件，询问一下那里的生活情况。具体内容如下：

1. 住宿是否有单间；

2. 房间里是否有网络；

3. 是否可以自己煮饭；

4. 是否有便利的交通。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语和结束语已写好，不计入词数。

Dear Silvia,

Greetings from China! I am Li Hua, a high school student in China.

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I’d appreciate it very much if you could give me a reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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。

Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a 1. (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.

The term ''third-culture kid'' 2. (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while 3. (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit from 4. (they) intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.

Yet many 5. (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt themselves completely 6. their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard 7. (develop) new friendships. Additionally, for third-culture kids, it is often 8. (easy) to move to a new country than to return to their homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to Turkey as a teenager. But she felt out of place when she returned to the country 9. she was born. She didn't know anything about current TV shows 10. fashion trends. And she didn’t share the same values as other teens of her age.

    A friend of mine is a musician. He _________ seems to be learning new tunes, new _________, and new ways of making music in cool ways. At the weekends, he _________ to go into Central Park in the center of Nagoya during the daytime where lots of bands _________. Some of these bands are really good, but some of them are quite _________. One of the reasons why my friend likes _________ all the bands is that they are _________! And as he says to me, ''_________ expensive things don't necessarily mean that they're good, free things don't necessarily mean they have no _________. You have to listen and look yourself and ____________ what is valuable for you. And ____________, as you listen and look, you may learn different things.''

So my friend goes to the ____________ every week when the weather is fine, and he says he learns ____________ from every single band! When he watches and listens to the really good bands, he learns new concertos (协奏曲) from the ____________ and cool rhythms from the drummers. I guess that it's not ____________ that you can learn a lot by watching ____________ performers. But what really ____________ me are my friend's words — ''You can learn by watching and listening to the bad performers, too. When I watch a bad performer, I think to myself-wow, that's another thing that I'm going to ____________.''

So my friend makes ____________ by learning from both good and bad performers. And he says he also finds ____________ and pleasure in learning and improving in ways that he never even imagined!

1.A.finally B.quickly C.seldom D.always

2.A.games B.systems C.instruments D.languages

3.A.loves B.wishes C.agrees D.affords

4.A.compete B.perform C.study D.succeed

5.A.poor B.shy C.unlucky D.fierce

6.A.forming B.watching C.inspiring D.training

7.A.right B.familiar C.famous D.free

8.A.Since B.For C.While D.Unless

9.A.price B.fault C.soul D.value

10.A.find out B.wait for C.bring out D.call for

11.A.in short B.of course C.at first D.as usual

12.A.park B.club C.studio D.cinema

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

14.A.listeners B.learners C.players D.dancers

15.A.touching B.exciting C.surprising D.satisfying

16.A.excellent B.strange C.energetic D.amateur

17.A.embarrasses B.impresses C.comforts D.convinces

18.A.come up with B.get hold of C.look down on D.get rid of

19.A.time B.money C.progress D.way

20.A.duty B.fun C.pride D.respect

    After a long day at work, coming home is a breath of fresh air. 1. However, is it as healthy as it can be? Below are a number of things we can do to create a healthy home environment that will help to case the workday stress and promote our physical and mental health.

Cleaning the house regularly is the first thing we should do. It may seem like a tiring thing to clean but there is a reason for doing so. We can remove dust by cleaning the house. Leaving layers of dust everywhere means that there is a build-up of dust. 2. Into our lungs.

Making sure the rooms are full of sunlight is also important. We may not realize it but sunlight is an important part of our growth. We all know that sunlight promotes better working conditions. 3. Think about using a Parans system where sunlight does not reach. This technology gathers the sunlight by using solar panels (板). It can send out sunlight wherever we are.

4. Going green will help to remove toxins (毒素) in the air. They also give off oxygen, which can lower stress and improve our moods.

Along the lines of being green, it can also be vital to think about what things we are bringing into the house. Try to avoid specific plastics that are harmful to health. 5. They may contain poisonous chemicals that can be breathed in, or simply absorbed through the skin.

A.And where do these layers of dust go?

B.Home is a comfortable place to sit back and relax.

C.Is our home as safe as it used to be?

D.The same thing applies to certain carpets and paint.

E.It is also a good idea to add more plants in our house.

F.Besides, it can reduce both stress and high blood pressure.

G.It is acknowledged that a greener lifestyle is linked to better health.

    Recent findings have shown that our appetite and food intake are influenced by a large number of factors besides our biological need for energy, including our eating environment and our perception (感知) of the food in front of us. A new study suggested that our short-term memory may also play a role in appetite. Several hours after a meal, people's hunger levels were predicted not by how much they'd eaten but rather by how much food they’d seen in front of them — in other words, how much they remembered eating.

This difference suggests the memory of our previous meal may have a bigger influence on our appetite than the actual size of the meal, says Jeffrey M. Brunstrom, a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Bristol.

''Hunger isn't controlled merely by the physical characteristics of a recent meal. We have identified an independent role for memory for that meal, '' Brunstrom says. ''This shows that the relationship between hunger and food intake is more complex than we thought. ''

These findings echo earlier research that suggests our perceptions of food can sometimes trick our body's response to the food itself. In a 2016 study, for instance, people who drank the same 380-calorie milkshake on two separate occasions produced different levels of hunger-related hormones (荷尔蒙), depending on whether the shake's label said it contained 620 or 140 calories. Moreover, the participants reported feeling more full when they thought they'd consumed a higher-calorie shake.

1.What affects our appetite according to the new study?

A.How much we remember eating.

B.What time we eat our last meal.

C.How much we eat our last meal.

D.What ingredients the food contains.

2.The underlined word ''echo'' in the last paragraph means ________ in Chinese.

A.暗示 B.反映

C.印证 D.改善

3.What is the main idea of the text?

A.Good eating habits contribute to our health.

B.Eating speed often affects our food digestion.

C.Psychological factors influence our hunger levels.

D.Our biological need for energy determines our food intake.

    A group of university professors recently created a scanner they believe can predict the perfect job for anyone — simply by looking at their fingerprints. The group says that in the future, fingerprints could help tell a person's key personalities.

To use the scanner, people place their fingers upon the fingerprint reader and computer technology connected to sensors reads back what sort of work would suit the individual (个人).

The machine bases its results on a collection of a large amount of information in the computer about how fingerprint shapes connect to job selection.

Local companies help researchers from the city's Kuban University of Physical Education and Sport to test the technology.

Twenty-one-year-old Oscar Galkin, a mathematics graduate, said, ''I got the result from the scanner that I would be suited to a job in IT, which is exactly what I want to do. I don't know if it is luck or if it can really read a person's talents, but it worked for me. ''

And Zara Tokareva, aged 20, who feels uncomfortable at the sight of blood, said, ''I want to be a house designer but the machine said. I should be a nurse. So, no, I don't think it is as clever as is being made out. ''

Though fingerprint identification has been widely used in crime discovering, it is still a science that has a lot of possibility of being used, say experts, from discovering drug misuse to personality analysis — exactly as hand readers have been saying to do for centuries.

''The basic idea is that although everybody's fingerprints are completely different, there are obvious features that are common on the fingers of certain professionals working in certain jobs.'' Said researcher Ravil Yudin.

''It's not really a new idea because hand readers have been saying for hundreds of years that you can tell a person's future by reading their hands. We want to match that by looking at fingerprints and trying to tell what career path people would choose.''

1.It can be inferred from the 6th paragraph that the fingerprint scanner ________.

A.has been used in job hunting

B.is popular with young men

C.helps companies a lot

D.needs to be improved

2.What can we learn from what Ravil Yudin said?

A.The fingerprint scanner is based on a new idea.

B.Certain people's fingers actually have something in common.

C.Telling one's future by reading his hands started a few years ago.

D.The technology of fingerprint identification can be used in many fields.

3.The text is written to ________.

A.tell the future of hand readers

B.show the features of fingerprints

C.introduce a technical product

D.help job hunters understand themselves well