We know that choosing a college major can be very hard. But have no fear! Your choice of major will not lock you into a specific career for the rest of your life. Here's what you need to know about college majors before you commit.

What is a major?

1.Beyond general college requirements， you'll also take a group of courses in a subject of your choosing such as Chemistry， Literature， or Political Science.

How important is my major?

The major you choose will neither predict nor guarantee your future. Many graduates find jobs that have nothing to do with what they studied in college. If you intend to earn a professional degree after college， you will probably need certain courses. 2.

When do I declare a major?

This varies widely across schools and programs.3.Others require that you declare upon a major by the time that you set foot inside your first class.

4.

Definitely. One of the most exciting aspects of college life is that it introduces you to new subjects and arouses new passions. However， keep this in mind. Every major has necessary coursework. If you change your major late in the game， it may take more than the traditional four years to earn a degree.

What are minors and double majors?

If one field of study doesn’t satisfy your intellectual appetite， consider a minor. A minor is similar to a major in that it’s an area of academic concentration.5.A double major provides you with an understanding of two academic fields. It allows you to become familiar with two sets of values and views while it also requires you to fulfill two sets of requirements.

A. Can I change my mind?

B. Is my major time-consuming?

C. It's your specialized area of study in college.

D. Most students find one major is more than enough.

E. Some schools may give you one year or more to decide.

F. But many future doctors major in non-science related fields.

G. The only difference is that it doesn’t require as many classes.

    It happens from time to time that after a whole morning of studying, you are tired in the afternoon. It’s then that you might want to eat something sweet, perhaps a Coke or a chocolate bar,  to lift your mood. After all it’s popularly believed that a “sugar rush” gives us energy.

But a study published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews in April suggests that sugar can make us feel worse rather than boost our moods.

The German and UK researchers collected data from 31 studies involving nearly 1,300 adults. They studied the effect of sugar on various aspects of mood, including anger, alertness, depression and tiredness.

They found that people who have too much sugar become more tired and less alert within an hour and that these feelings become more intense over time.

According to the researchers, when people take in sugar their blood sugar levels rise rapidly, leading to a burst of energy and a short “feel good” period. However, as they begin to digest the sugar, their blood sugar levels decrease quickly leading to a bad feeling.

To remain on a “high” people are likely to eat more and more sugar until they become addicted to it. As with caffeine, this prevents the body from relaxing, leaving people feeling tired and less alert.

But the study findings needn’t make us think we must give up sweet food altogether. According to the World Health Organization, it is healthy to have the sugars found naturally in fruit, vegetables and milk so long as these make up less than 5 percent of daily total energy intake.

So the next time you feel tired and can’t concentrate, perhaps you should think twice before you bite into a chocolate bar. Maybe a spot of exercise at midday would be a better idea!

Tips for beating afternoon fatigue.

* Head outside and sit in the daylight for 10 minutes.

* Get into the routine of a mid-afternoon cup of tea.

* Plan group activities for midday.

* Add variety to your routine.

1.What does the underlined word “boost” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.harm B.improve C.control D.change

2.How did the people feel after they had sugar in the study?

A.They felt more tired. B.They felt relaxed.

C.They were more alert. D.They felt energetic.

3.What do we learn from Paragraphs 5-6?

A.Our mood is connected to our blood sugar levels.

B.Taking in more sugar benefits mental health.

C.Getting caffeine is another way to relax.

D.Sugar and caffeine are all the same.

4.What would the author suggest people do when they are tired?

A.Give up sweet food. B.Have a bar of chocolate.

C.Do an hour of exercise. D.Eat foods with natural sugars.

    Perhaps it is time for farmers to put their feet up now because robots are used to inspect crops, dig up weeds, and even have become shepherds, too. Commercial growing fields are astronomically huge and take thousands of many hours to operate. One prime example is one of Australia’s most isolated cattle stations, Suplejack Downs in the Northern Territory, extending across 4,000 square kilometers, taking over 13 hours to reach by car from the nearest major town — Alice Springs.

The extreme isolation of these massive farms leaves them often unattended, and monitored only once or twice a year, which means if the livestock (家畜) falls ill or requires assistance, it can be a long time for farmers to discover.

However, robots are coming to the rescue. Robots are currently under a two-year trial in Wales which will train “farmbots” to herd, monitor the health of livestock, and make sure there is enough pasture (牧草地) for them to graze on. The robots are equipped with many sensors to identify conditions of the environment, cattle and food, using thermal and vision sensors that detect changes in body temperature.

During the trials, the robot algorithms and mechanics will be fine-tuned to make it better suited to ailing livestock and ensure it safely navigates around potential hazards including trees, mud, swamps, and hills.

“We want to improve the quality of animal health and make it easier for farmers to maintain large landscapes where animals roam free,” says Salah Sukkarieh of the University of Sydney, who will carry out trials on several farms in central New South Wales.

The robots are not limited to herding and monitoring livestock. They have been created to count individual fruit, inspect crops, and even pull weeds.

Many robots are equipped with high-tech sensors and complex learning algorithms to avoid injuring humans as they work side by side. The robots also learn the most efficient and safest passages, and allow engineers and farmers to analyze and better optimize (优化) the performances and tasks of the robot, as well as provide a live stream giving real-time feedback on exactly what is happening on the farms.

Of course, some worry lies in replacing agricultural workers. However, it is farmers that are pushing for the advancements due to ever-increasing labor vacancies (空缺), making it difficult to maintain large-scale operations.

The robots have provided major benefits to farmers in various ways, from hunting and pulling weeds to monitoring the condition of every single fruit. Future farms will likely experience a greater deal of autonomy as robots take up more and more farm work efficiently.

1.What will “farmbots” be expected to do?

A.Take up many of the farmers’ routines. B.Provide medical treatments for livestock.

C.Lead the trend in farming the world over. D.Improve the quality of pastures for grazing.

2.What can robots do when equipped with high-tech sensors and complex learning algorithms?

A.Help farmers choose the most efficient and safest passages.

B.Help farmers simplify their farming tasks and management.

C.Allow farmers to learn instantly what is occurring on the farm.

D.Allow farmers to give them real-time instructions on what to do.

3.Why are farmers pressing for robotic farming?

A.Farming costs are fast increasing. B.Robotics technology is maturing.

C.Robotic fanning is the trend. D.Labor shortage is worsening.

4.What does the author think future farms will be like?

A.More and more automated. B.More and more productive.

C.Larger and larger in scale. D.Better and better in condition.

    The year I turned fifty, I resolved to do something new every day. However, balancing 365 new things with work and family, while still managing to do the laundry and get dinner on the table every night, was not always easy. In the early weeks of the project, I found it difficult to find so many new things.

It wasn’t long before my friends learned that I was open to almost anything I could consider a new thing, and the invitations began pouring in not just from friends, but friends of friends. As a result, my life was new. I went dog sledding. I attended a fashion show. I went to numerous lectures on all kinds of topics that I never would have previously considered useful or interesting and found something to appreciate in every single one. I even signed up immediately when learning about a local group trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by doing something unusual.

As time went by, whenever I learned about something that seemed remarkable, I did what I could to pursue it. Instead of “Why”, I began to ask “Why not”. Now I find it is easier to just keep my eyes open to the possibilities that surrounded me. It turned out that there were new things everywhere, and all I had to do was make a little effort to enjoy them.

I looked back on the year. It doesn’t matter to me that many of my “new things” weren’t exactly meaningful. What matters is how to make full use of them when discovering there is an endless number of new things for me. It seemed to me an obvious sign that at fifty, my life was full of promise. I could continue to grow, stretch my wings, and learn more every day for the rest of my life. I enjoyed the idea of something new, and it gave me a reason to welcome each day as an opportunity to experience the world a little differently.

1.Which of the following can best describe the author’s feeling according to Paragraph 1?

A.Better late than never. B.Action speaks louder than words.

C.Saying is one thing but doing is another. D.Experience is the best teacher.

2.What’s the author’s attitude toward new things?

A.Skeptical. B.Appreciative. C.Cautious. D.Tolerant.

3.What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

A.Make the most of new things. B.Wait for your life to start over.

C.Try to find more new things. D.Never say never when in trouble.

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

A.Dream for a New Life B.The Value of Friendship

C.Remarkable New Things D.A Year of New Things

72 Hours in Beijing

Traveling to China is no longer a luxury for many foreign passport holders. The Chinese government has permitted a 72-hour visa-free policy that offers access to visitors from 53 countries including the US, France and Austria. Let’s start with the capital of China, Beijing. Here’s a pick of the best in Beijing!

Mutianyu Great Wall

Your trip to Beijing isn’t really complete without seeing one of the “New Seven Wonders of the World”, the Great Wall of China. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is by far the most well-preserved of all. Taking a one-hour bus ride Mutianyu would be your ideal location for a half day of hiking away from the large crowds in the city. Also the authorities have allowed tourists to paint graffiti on a specific section of the Great Wall since 2014. The Great Wall was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.

798 Art Zone

This would be on the top of my list! Named after the 798 factory that was built in the 1950s. The art zone is home to various galleries, design studios, art exhibition spaces, fashionable shops and bars. You could easily spend half your day wandering around the complex, feeling the contrast of the present and the past.

Summer Palace

Located in northwestern Beijing, the Summer Palace is by far the city’s most well-preserved royal park. With its huge lake and hilltop views, the palace offers you a pastoral escape into the landscape of traditional Chinese paintings. The Summer Palace was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998.

Sichuan Provincial Restaurant

While in Beijing, apart from trying the city’s best-known Peking duck the Sichuan provincial restaurant is one of the places where you can enjoy regional delicious food. It offers one of China’s eight great cuisines, Sichuan, which ranges from Mapo tofu to spicy chicken.

1.Which of the following is true about the Mutianyu Great Wall?

A.You can paint graffiti anywhere.

B.You need a half day to get there.

C.It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014.

D.It is the most well-preserved part of the Great Wall.

2.When was the Summer Palace added to the UNESCO World Heritage List?

A.In1950. B.In 1987. C.In 1998. D.In 2014.

3.Which place is the author’s first choice when visiting Beijing?

A.Mutianyu Great Wall. B.Summer Palace.

C.798 Art Zone. D.Sichuan Provincial Restaurant.

假定你是李华，你校近期要举行第一届校园艺术节，请你以组织者的身份邀请好友Steve来参加艺术节，内容包括:

1. 活动时间、地点；

2. 活动目的、主题、内容等；

3. 表达期待。

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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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改英语作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每行中最多两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出增加的词;

删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉;

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在其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(从十一处起)不计分。

Dear headmaster,

I’m writing to tell you some problems at the campus. It is common that students are accustomed to have snacks and drinks after having sports.

I’m worried that if students addicted to snacks and drinks, it will do great harm for their health. They need to take in all kind of nutrition. Therefore, snacks and drinks can’t meet his needs to grow up normally. On the other hand, it is easy that for students to get into the bad habit of spending money in buying such kind of things, which is the waste of money.

In my opinion, students should have regularly meals. Meanwhile, we can eat fruits or drink milk to make sure that we can develop healthily.

单词拼写，注意:每空一词。

1.The a___________________ date of his departure is next month. (大约)

2.I would a_______ it if you could take my application into consideration. (感激)

3.Both reading and travelling can broaden one’s h_______________(视野)

4.Family holidays are meant to be a break from r______________ (常规).

5.The college schedule contains optional courses as well as c____________ courses. (必修的)

6.I have made a r____________ for this Sunday. My name is Bobby. (预定)

7.The light was too dim for me to d _____________ anything clearly. (辨别)

8.It is c_______________ to take the subway in the district. (方便)

9.After some h______________ he agreed to allow me to write the article. (犹豫)

10.Your p_______________ in the debate would be welcome. ( 参加 )

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。

Students at a university in East China’s Anhui province will probably not receive 1.(they) diploma if they fail a physical fitness test, a type of test that requires students to achieve long-distance running, standing long jump, etc. The test has caused much debate on social media 2.(concern) whether the university’s physical education should be a 3.(require) of their academic degree.

The decision 4.(announce) by Zhang Xiang, head of Anqing Normal University, in the last university’s sports committee meeting. The purpose is 5.(encourage) students to do more exercises after class, according 6. Xin’an Evening News, a local newspaper in Anhui province. The new regulation will come into force in 2019 and 7.(graduate) who fail to pass the fitness tests will not be given a bachelor’s degree in June next year.

However, it is not a one-time test like gaokao, China’s college entrance examination. Students 8. fail the tests before graduation will be offered another chance to retake the test, and 9. they fail it again, they will have to retake the test after graduation. 10.(fortunate), graduates who fail to pass the tests will not get a bachelor’s degree.

    When Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000”genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didn't buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris. _____, she put the money in the bank and ____ writing poems.

In 2015, she finally ____ what to do with it. That year, Heather's godson and his wife ____ their first child, a beautiful baby girl but severely disabled. “I saw how people's ____  can change overnight. I started thinking about people in a ____  situation,” says Heather.

She ____ there were millions of caregivers taking care of the chronically (慢性地) ill or disabled. So in 2012, Heather ____ a nonprofit organization offering a seven­ day vacation, with all ____ paid, to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.

Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation. When Tricia got a call saying she was offered a ____ vacation, she couldn't ____ it; disbelief even ____ her concern about leaving her two kids.

Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy the ____ things. “I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold. I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to,” says Tricia. She was afraid the ____would return when the ____ was over, but to her surprise, it hasn't been back since.

Heather says Tricia's ____ resembles those of the other ten caregivers she helps every year. “Before the vacation they are so ____, but the ____ is so amazing. They reflect and relax. It feels ____ like another world and gives them a chance to see their lives from another ____,” she adds.

1.A.However B.Therefore C.Instead D.Besides

2.A.continued B.quitted C.practiced D.started

3.A.thought over B.wondered C.talked about D.decided

4.A.held B.welcomed C.lost D.saved

5.A.feelings B.future C.lives D.routine

6.A.different B.similar C.worse D.better

7.A.discovered B.claimed C.admitted D.felt

8.A.donated B.found C.visited D.formed

9.A.taxes B.salary C.expenses D.rent

10.A.free B.caring C.short D.long

11.A.believe B.take C.refuse D.enjoy

12.A.woke B.defeated C.showed D.moved

13.A.wonderful B.delicious C.peaceful D.simple

14.A.heaviness B.pain C.sadness D.disbelief

15.A.entertainment B.dream C.vacation D.freedom

16.A.comment B.story C.surprise D.fortune

17.A.worried B.confused C.unexpected D.stressed

18.A.award B.change C.scenery D.accommodation

19.A.slightly B.interestingly C.magically D.mostly

20.A.place B.situation C.height D.angle

Rising through stages to realize ourselves

Many modern people have the problem that they don’t know who they are and what their purpose is. 1. Once high school seniors graduate, they seem to lose their identity. They once studied hard. But after they stop working, they begin to lose their way.

In the theory of the Hierarchy of Needs（需求理论）, Abraham Maslo, put forward a similar situation, which consists of the five levels of a person’s need. The fifth and final level is self-realization, which is where our final achievement lies. 2.

I think self- realization has three major aspects. The first stage is acceptance, the second stage is discovery and the last stage is perseverance.

Acceptance is the first stage. We should be reminded that we are all born unique, so we all have our own strengths and weaknesses. Only when we understand these, can we pursue them or

change them. 3.

Once we’ve accepted ourselves, we can discover what we are interested in and what we want to be. 4.but indeed we should live for ourselves. So before we start working towards a purpose, we should ask ourselves “Is this what we truly desire?” and “Is this going to change the situation we’re in?”

The last stage is perseverance.5. Those who can self-realize are people who focus on the things they want to change.

Through the three stages, we could gain recognition of ourselves. And by this point, whatever our lives were like, we would be able to stand tall, confident of ourselves.

A. It’s nothing to a man of perseverance

B. Only by acceptance of the past can we change it

C. This is especially common among college students

D. Many people tend to go along with social expectations

E. Being objective and yet tolerant is the key to acceptance

F. It is the process of knowing ourselves and finding a purpose

G. Exploring our potential isn’t going to be done in a short time

    Both honeybees and ants are social insects that live in groups called colonies. They survive by means of their collective intelligence. Their decision-making power is distributed throughout the group; that is, no one ant or bee makes decisions for the group. Instead, they work together. As Deborah M. Gordon, a biologist at Stanford University, says,” Ants aren't smart. Ant colonies are.”

The same is true for bee colonies. Although bees and ants are quite different physically, they have a lot in common in terms of their social behavior. Specifically, honeybees and ants have similar roles within the colony, both have communication systems, and both have the capacity for learning.

Ants communicate by using chemicals called pheromones, which can alert others to danger or to a food source. For example, when worker ants find a promising source, they let the rest of the colony know how to find it by leaving a trail of pheromones on the way back to the colony. The other ants pick up the message using their sense of smell. Bees, on the other hand, use movement to communicate with each other. Worker bees send messages to each other by means of a “dance”. Different speeds and movements send different messages. For example, when worker bees called scouts go out to find a new home for the colony, they return and do a dance for the other worker bees that indicates the location of the new home and how suitable it is. The faster the scouts dance, the better the new location is.

Honeybees and ants are both capable of learning. One Chinese study found that bees can be trained to learn and remember a route to a food source. The researchers also found that bees can be taught to recognize hidden objects and use the concepts of “sameness” and “difference” to accomplish certain tasks. Ants take this one step further. Recent American research has shown that ants not only have the ability to learn, but also can teach their foraging skills to other younger ants.

They observed that older ants accompany young ants in search of food and teach them the route and how to avoid obstacles.

As we can see, the social behavior of honeybees and ants is quite similar. Both coordinate(协调) complex actions and accomplish survival tasks by cooperating in groups consisting of many individuals. Unintelligent as they may be as individuals, as groups they often show amazing brilliance as they go about their everyday activities.

1.What do ants and bees have in common?

A.They live in similar-sized colonies.

B.They make use of collective intelligence.

C.They have small leadership groups that make all decisions.

D.They use the same methods to communicate with each other.

2.What does the speed of a bee's dance indicate?

A.The quality of a new colony location.

B.The distance to a neighboring colony.

C.The discovery of a new food source.

D.The direction to a potential food source.

3.In paragraph 4, how does the author demonstrate the idea that Honeybees and ants are both capable of learning?

A.By using statistics.

B.By explaining reasons.

C.By referencing opinions.

D.By presenting study findings.

4.What is the benefit of collective intelligence?

A.It allows the colony to reproduce more rapidly.

B.It improves work cooperation within the colony.

C.It reduces the division of labor among members.

D.It enables individuals to teach each other new skills.

    It was many years ago. I was a young dad sitting on the couch reading a fairy tale to my little girl. She sat next to me with her head on my arm as I told the tale. When it came to the end I finished with those famous words: “And they lived happily ever after.” As I looked over to her with her brown hair and big, innocent eyes, I could see the smile on her face and I never wanted it to end. Then I realized that the ending of the book was what I wanted for her. I wanted her to “live happily ever after”.

Still, deep in my heart I knew that this couldn't always be so. I knew that there would be times when her heart was broken. I knew there would be times when she cried in sorrow and I couldn't comfort her. I knew there would be times when all she felt was fear, sadness, sorrow, and despair. As I touched her hair and smiled at her I hoped that those times would be brief and that she would have joy in her life more often than not. Living happily ever after, though, seemed out of the question.

It takes me a lot of years to realize that it is possible to live happily ever after. You just have to do it “one day at a time”. Happiness you see isn't some reward that you get at the end of your journey. Happiness isn't something that depends on what life you own. Happiness is something you create in your life choice by choice and day by day.

The truth is happiness comes when you love. Love is a gift from God. It is love that mends broken hearts. It is love that heals grief. It is love that gives us joy. Choose to “live happily ever after, one day at a time”.

1.What is the author's wish to his daughter?

A.Getting a good job in the future.

B.Making many friends in her school.

C.Traveling around the world in her life.

D.Having a happy life ever after.

2.What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A.Life's meaning consists in devotion.

B.Living happily ever after seemed out of question to the author.

C.There are times that life goes against us.

D.Everyone has the right to obtain happiness and freedom.

3.How to get happiness in author's opinion?

A.Reward yourself once a day.

B.Create it by yourself in your daily life.

C.Get rid of those disturbing things.

D.Take charge of your life independently.

4.What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

A.To show the significance of love.

B.To describe a daughter's growth.

C.To introduce the definition of love.

D.To tell a young father's experience.

    On September 10, 2018, Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, announced his successor(继任者)at the company he founded 19 years ago. Jack Ma will quit his role as chairman on September 10, 2019. Surprisingly, in a country where 70 to 80 percent of private companies are still family run, Mr. Ma did not name a family member. Rather, one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies will be led by Daniel Zhang, an 11-year Alibaba old hand chosen only for his “professional talent.”

The history of many countries can be marked by a trend away from dependence on family succession in business, or the belief that qualities of leadership flow through bloodlines. Ma is a true innovator(创新者)in many ways, most famously for building an innovative online shopping market worth more than the economies of most countries. But his legacy(遗产)may lie in showing how China as well as much of Asia can produce founders of successful organizations unwilling to pass the torch to relatives.

“Alibaba was never about Jack Ma,” he stated in announcing his succession plan. Instead, the former schoolteacher who came from lowly origins is stepping back from day-to-day operations because he has built a system that takes root in a company culture based on innovation, transparency, and responsibility. “For the last 10 years, we kept working on these ingredients,” he stated.

The company’s future will depend on developing a wealth of talent that drives innovation, he said. And in a society with a long tradition of cautious distrust toward those outside the family circle, Ma has built an “architecture of trust” with customers, who number over half a billion. Chinese now readily rely on Alibaba’s online payment system, its ratings of products and services, and other trust-building systems or methods pioneered by the company.

China’s rapid growth now produces a new billionaire almost every day. Many of them, like Ma, have favored systems of management based on talent and honesty. As many countries have discovered as they progress, it is better to swim in a talent pool, not a gene pool.

1.What do we know about Daniel Zhang from the passage?

A.He’s a talented professor.

B.He’s an experienced employee.

C.He’s a successful founder.

D.He’s Chairman of Alibaba.

2.Where does Ma’s legacy lie in?

A.Becoming a successful innovative founder.

B.Casting doubt on traditional succession plan.

C.Providing creative answers to succession problems.

D.Representing trends towards non-family-run companies.

3.What seems to be the recipe for the company’s future success?

A.Trust-building methods.

B.The “architecture of trust”.

C.A culture of talent development.

D.The latest successful innovations.

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

A.Prefer Qualities to Blood.

B.Train a Potential Successor.

C.Favor Genes over Talents.

D.Provide New Management.

1.What is the advantage of Fineways’ new food labels?

A.They provide extra nutritional information.

B.They warn customers about unhealthy foods.

C.They show different customers’ nutritional needs.

D.They remind customers of the harm of unbalanced nutrition.

2.According to the passage, the new labelling system can help to ______.

A.reduce the amount of food you take

B.follow GDAs by mixing various foods

C.make your choice of more delicious food

D.satisfy the growing demands for nutrition

3.Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A.A dinner menu.

B.A research report.

C.A fashion magazine.

D.An advice brochure.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What is the purpose of the talk?

A.To show the importance of clothing.

B.To give some tips on how to impress the employer.

C.To tell the listeners how first impressions are formed.

2.What advice does the speaker offer to job hunters?

A.Go for dark color suits.

B.Wear a suit to hide weak points.

C.Dress according to the company's dress culture.

3.What doesn't the speaker recommend borrowing a suit?

A.The suit may not fit the job hunter.

B.The suit may be of poor quality.

C.The suit may look ugly.

4.What does the speaker suggest the listeners practice?

A.Words expression.

B.Handshaking.

C.Smiling.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why does the woman come to see the man?

A.To get a better understanding of the lectures.

B.To explain why she missed two classes.

C.To get notes of the classes she missed.

2.Why doesn't the woman want to go to the student centre?

A.She has to reserve the time in advance.

B.There are usually too many students.

C.She has no time to wait there.

3.What do we know about the man?

A.He can't help with the woman's problem now.

B.He can't explain his lessons outside the class.

C.He is often busy during his office hours.

4.What may the woman do next?

A.Borrow notes from her classmate.

B.Visit the recommended websites.

C.Meet the man after his class.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A.Anxious parents.

B.Problems of poor children.

C.Children who are home alone.

2.What surprise the woman?

A.There are hidden dangers at home.

B.Many children have ever been home alone.

C.Children enjoy themselves without control.

3.What can we learn from the conversation?

A.Children should be free from parental control.

B.Middle-class kids have more chances to take a vacation.

C.Eight-or-nine-year-olds feel scared about being home alone.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How does the woman feel about making a speech?

A.Nervous.

B.Confident.

C.Excited.

2.How did the man prepare his speech?

A.He kept every word in mind.

B.He wrote an 800-word outline.

C.He wrote down the main points.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where does this conversation probably take place?

A.At home.

B.In a supermarket.

C.In a car shop.

2.What does the man plan to do?

A.Sell his spare car.

B.Increase family income.

C.Cut back his electricity bill.

What is the man doing?

A.Filling in a form.

B.Playing tennis.

C.Having an interview.

Why will Sam come to Boston?

A.To take up a new position.

B.To visit Boston offices.

C.To take a vacation.

Where is the picture now?

A.On the ground.

B.On the wall.

C.On the table.

What will the woman do tomorrow afternoon?

A.Work in the office.

B.Stay at home.

C.Call the company.

How will the speakers get to the museum?

A.By bus.

B.By underground.

C.By car.

假定你是李华，与你的英国朋友Lisa正在学习中国绘画。市艺术馆将招聘暑期志愿者。请你写封邮件邀请他一起报名。内容包括：

1. 教小学生绘画；

2. 维持游客秩序；

3. 每周工作三天。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last week, all of us were told prepare for an exhibition of our understanding of traditional Chinese culture. After knowing that, we had a heated discussion at the class meeting. Very soon, idea like Peking Opera, Han Clothing, and Chinese Kung fu come to our minds. With the idea gathering, we started to take the action. Some searched on the Internet for more details, when others set out drawing pictures on the blackboard. Thanks to my hard work, our design finally won the head teacher’s approval. Not only did we proud of our teamwork but also deep impressed by the great traditional Chinese culture.

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适当形式。

Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?

The answer depends largely 1.cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color 2. represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children 3. (give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect4.against evils（灾祸）.

People’s 5. (choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be 6. most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally7.physically. People 8.(work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.

Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that 9.(easy) catches a person’s eye.

Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So 10. you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.

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A footballer was 1. of taking money for deliberately not scoring goals so as to let the other team win We went to interview him. He 2. taking money but we were skeptical... It was a dilemma because the footballer could 3. demanded damages if we were wrong.

Remove clothing using scissors if necessary unless it is4. to the burn… It is best to place burns under gently 5. water for about 10 minutes. (The cool water stops the burning process, prevents the pain becoming unbearable and reduces 6. .

During the Renaissance, new ideas and values gradually replaced 7. held in the Middle Ages. People began to concentrate 8. on religious themes and 9. a more humanistic attitude to life. …10. coincidence, oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colors used in paintings look richer and deeper.

    I know a woman who tries hard to be a good custodian (保洁工). I pass her every day after school as she pushes her cart down my hallway. Of course, she is my building’s cleaner.

One Tuesday morning I came into school and saw a ______ on my desk from my custodian. It seemed that some unbearable first year students had damaged the bathroom in a particularly disgusting way and she had been ______ to clean it. This took ______ than she had expected. She had left the typewritten note on my desk to ______ for not being able to clean my room as she was ______ to do.

At the beginning of the period, I shared her note with my first period ______. When I mentioned that our custodian had apologized to us, their first ______ was to volunteer to seek out and beat up those first year students for making our custodian have to clean up their ______. It turned out that just about all of my students also knew our custodian by name-all of them responded with smiles and ______ for a long time about this time or that time when she’d ______ each of them in the hallway. That she felt she needed to apologize ______ a strong reaction from many of the kids.

As the class period was about to end, I asked them to ______ the floor like I do every period and thanked them for picking up any garbage ______ it wasn’t theirs. My entire class disappeared; they each disappeared instantly ______ their desks to pick up those annoying tiny pieces of paper that ______ so easily from notebooks. One girl made a(an) ______ that I later used with my other classes: “Her job might be to clean the room, but she shouldn’t have to clean up ______ us. There’s a difference. “

I believe that people know the difference between right and wrong. I believe that people appreciate it when others ______ take care of them. And I believe that people, even adolescents who are not quite yet mature, appreciate it when they see someone who takes ______ in her work. Sometimes we need a ______ of the things we take for granted... things like a good custodian to take care of us.

1.A.paper B.handbook C.note D.letter

2.A.advised B.persuaded C.allowed D.charged

3.A.shorter B.longer C.mare D.less

4.A.apologize B.regret C.appeal D.complain

5.A.recommended B.believed C.approved D.scheduled

6.A.class B.colleagues C.staff D.members

7.A.answer B.reaction C.decision D.behavior

8.A.room B.desks C.mess D.chaos

9.A.talked B.asked C.quarreled D.discussed

10.A.visited B.called C.praised D.greeted

11.A.made B.showed C.earned D.accepted

12.A.sweep B.examine C.check D.mop

13.A.even if B.only if C.if only D.if ever

14.A.above B.under C.beyond D.across

15.A.leave B.fall C.fly D.miss

16.A.promise B.agreement C.announcement D.comment

17.A.after B.before C.with D.for

18.A.freely B.gently C.hopefully D.sincerely

19.A.advantage B.pride C.action D.chance

20.A.keeper B.caretaker C.reminder D.observer