Online programs to fight depression are already commercially available. While they sound efficient and cost-saving, a recent study reports that they're not effective, primarily because depressed patients are not likely to engage with them or stick with them.

The study looked at computer-assisted cognitive (认知的) behavioral therapy (CBT) and found that it was no more effective in treating depression than the usual care patients receive from a primary care doctor.

Traditional CBT is considered an effective form of talk therapy for depression, helping people challenge negative thoughts and change the way they think in order to change their mood and behaviors. However, online CBT programs have been gaining popularity, with the attraction of providing low-cost help wherever someone has access to a computer.

A team of researchers from the University of York conducted a randomized (随机的) control trial with 691 depressed patients from 83 physician practices across England. The patients were split into three groups: one group received only usual care from a physician while the other two groups received usual care from a physician plus one of two computerized CBT programs. Participants were balanced across the three groups for age, sex, educational background, severity and duration of depression, and use of antidepressants(抗抑郁药).

After four months, the patients using the computerized CBT programs had no improvement in depression levels over the patients who were only getting usual care from their doctors.

"It's an important, warning note that we shouldn't get too carried away with the idea that a computer system can replace doctors and therapists," says Christopher Dowrick, a professor of primary medical care at the University of Liverpool. "We do still need the human touch or the human interaction, particularly when people are depressed. "

"Being depressed can mean feeling lost in your own small, negative, dark world," Dowrick says. Having a person, instead of a computer, reach out to you is particularly important in fighting that sense of isolation. "When you're emotionally fragile, you're even more in need of a caring human being," he says.

1.What does the recent study say about online CBT programs?

A.Patients may not be able to carry them through for effective cure.

B.Patients cannot engage with them without the use of a computer.

C.They can save patients trouble visiting physicians.

D.They have been well received by a lot of patients'

2.What has made online CBT programs increasingly popular?

A.Their effectiveness in combating depression

B.The low efficiency of traditional talk therapy.

C.Their easy and inexpensive access by patients.

D.The recommendation by primary care doctors.

3.What is Professor Dowrick's advice concerning online CBT programs?

A.They should not be neglected in primary care.

B.Their effectiveness should not be overestimated.

C.They should be used by strictly following instructions.

D.Their use should be encouraged by doctors and therapists.

4.Which is more important to an emotionally vulnerable person?

A.A positive state of mind. B.Appropriate medication.

C.Timely encouragement. D.Human interaction.

    The clock always seems to be ticking rather too fast in the doctor’s office and the queue of patients outside the door seems to be pressing rather too hard. Some say it’s high time for the model of short, sharp one-to-one appointments to give way to shared medical appointments (SMAs共享医疗预约).

SMAs are doctor-patient visits in which a group of patients receive patient education and counseling(咨询), physical examination and medical support in a group setting. Typically SMAs are designed to have one or more doctors attend to a group of patients who share a common illness or medical condition. In contrast to one-to-one visits, SMAS provide a longer appointment time-frame as well as the opportunity for patients to have improved access to their physicians and meanwhile pick up additional information and support from peers.

However, doctors who have pioneered the shared appointment approach report that there are significant challenges involved. Dr. Sumego, director of shared medical appointments, Cleveland Clinic,identifies culture change as the most significant challenge. Physicians and nurses are trained in a model of personal service and privacy; the SMA approach is a fundamental challenge to those fixed ideas. They need shared goals and a way of testing the innovation against agreed standards. Dr. Sumego says, “The physicians may be worried about the possible chaos and efficiencies that are marketed. They also have to make the patients understand what their appointment is, and what the expectation is.”

“So, if an organization was looking to start shared medical appointments, I would advise them to start the buy-in from a few champion physicians, develop the work-flow and develop some experience. Provide some support behind what that best practice should look like. Create some standards so that, as the concept spreads, you can employ that experience to start the next shared medical appointments and the next.”

1.What is the purpose of the SMA approach?

A.To improve medical service. B.To promote doctors’ reputation.

C.To conduct medical research. D.To meet patients’ expectation.

2.According to Dr. Sumego, what prevents the SMA approach from being widely adopted?

A.Personal service. B.Fixed ideas.

C.Lack of equipment. D.Shared goals.

3.What can the underlined “buy-in”in Paragraph 4 be replaced by?

A.practice. B.organization.

C.purchase. D.support.

4.What can be learned about the SMA approach in the last paragraph?

A.It is currently being questioned. B.It is impractical in some areas.

C.It will enjoy wide popularity soon. D.It should be carried out step by step.

    For the past two years I have been travelling and living abroad. Home has become more of a feeling than a place. I feel at home when I am with my family in London, but I also feel at home in Italy with friends I love. Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows. It is more complicated than that.

This is one of the reasons that celebrating the new year has become very important for me. I do not care about "New Year’s resolutions(愿望)” - living abroad has made me constantly reconsider what kind of person I want to be and how I will live my life, so I don't feel the need to plan for change: I live for change.

New Year’s Eve has become my time to reconnect with the friends that makes me feel at home. Every year we try to reunite wherever we are and remember the time when we knew each other so well that we felt like a family. It is a moment to reconnect and get to know each other again. Last year, we travelled to a cottage in Ireland where we had no internet and no neighbours. In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little family again.

This year, we went to Barcelona. It was a very big change. We were surrounded by culture and life and joy. There were bars and parties. It was different, but one thing stayed very much the same-I felt at home again and we felt like a family again.

A lot of people feel that New Year’s Eve cannot live up to expectations. Ideas such as the "New Year's kiss" and "resolutions" create a lot of pressure for people to have a night to remember, a night that will change their lives and perhaps make the next year one worth living. I think those people are missing the point. If Christmas is about family, why can't New Year be about friends?

1.What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph I probably mean?

A. Family. B. Living abroad.

C. Home. D. Staying with friends.

2.Why doesn't the author care about "New Year's resolutions"?

A. New Year’s resolutions cannot be reached.

B. His lifestyle makes him always ready for change.

C. It's meaningless to make any big changes in life.

D. Making New Year's resolutions creates much pressure.

3.What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona?

A. Life is peaceful and enjoyable.

B. Living abroad is a happy experience.

C. Staying with friends makes one feel at home.

D. Travelling abroad enriches one's life experience.

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

A. New Year's Celebration:How? B. True Friendship: What?

C. Living Abroad: Comfortable or Complicated? D. Change:Plan it or Make it?

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1.What is true about Montana?

A.Lewis and Clark used to live there.

B.Many dinosaurs have been discovered there.

C.Its Native American tribes share the same culture.

D.It is home to many species of plants and animals.

2.If you want to enter the contest you must

A.be over 14 years old

B.send a photo with your essay

C.have rich exploration experience

D.write an English article over 300 words

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A.To provide travel information.

B.To describe Montana's scenery.

C.To announce a kid competition.

D.To suggest some outdoor activities.

读后续写

One pleasant New-year morning, Edward rose, and washed and dressed himself very quickly.  He wanted to be first to wish everyone a happy New Year. He looked in every room, and shouted the words of welcome. He ran into the street, to repeat them to those he might meet. When he came back, his father gave him two bright, new silver dollars. His face lighted up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstore.

He left the house with a light heart, intending to buy the books. As he ran down the street, he saw a poor German family, the father, mother, and three children shivering with cold.

"I wish you a happy New Year," said Edward, as he was happily passing by. The man shook his head. "You do not belong to this country?" said Edward. The man again shook his head, for he could not understand or speak the English language. But he pointed to his mouth, and to the children, as if to say, "These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time." Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in a very difficult situation and required some help. He took out his dollars, and gave one to the man, and the other to his wife.

How their eyes sparkled with gratitude! They said something in their language, which doubtless meant, "We thank you a thousand times, and will remember you in our prayers."

When Edward came home, his father asked what book she had bought. He hung his head a moment, but quickly looked up.  "I have bought no books," said he, "I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very hungry ."

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150词左右

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语

Paragraph 1:

“I think I can wait for my books till next New Year,” continued he.

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Paragraph 2:

Hearing what his father said and holding the books his father gave him in his arms, Edward felt he was the happiest boy in the world.

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假定你是李华，你看到“悦读网”(Enjoy reading)正在举行“百日阅读汉语经典”活动，要求参加者在网上连续阅读一百天，每天至少半小时，完成后该网站免费赠送书籍。请你的留学生朋友Henry写封邮件，推荐该活动。内容包括：

1. 介绍该活动；

2. 推荐该活动；

3. 推荐理由（至少两条）。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Thanks to new rules, many students in Zhejiang and Heilongjiang provinces can now stay in bed longer than 1.

On Feb 23, the Zhejiang Department of Education published a new guideline that 2. (allow) primary schools to start school later, reported Xinhua News Agency. According to the guideline, start 3. (time) could vary among different grades and seasons, with students in Grade 1 and 2 starting no 4. early) than 8:30 am.

5.  similar guideline was announced by the education department in Heilongjiang Province on Feb 24.Now,senior high school students in the province are required 6. (get) to school at 7:30 am at the earliest.

These changes are aimed 7. making sure students get adequate sleep and enough time for breakfast. Before the guideline 8. (publish), many primary school students in Zhejiang must arrive at school as early as 7 or 7:30 am, 9. left many of them arriving 10. (feel) tired and hungry.

    When I became a junior, I decided to take Latin at school. I was so_________about taking that class, and I was fully expecting to be able to understand every word I’d ever come across once I learned Latin.

But Latin class was so_________. Each day, the teacher Mr. Keady would ask us to open our books and recite aloud the various Latin forms of words. This became the___________every day. That was until my hand___________ one afternoon when we were asked yet again to open our books.

When Mr. Keady asked what was wrong, I___________why I thought that his class was dull, how I had expected more, and that his method of teaching was___________. When I finished speaking, I___________Mr. Keady to angrily send me to the head teacher.

But instead, he sat at his desk quietly, looking defeated and tired. After several moments of _______, Mr. Keady spoke. He quietly and firmly said that he would think carefully about what I’d said. And that was it.

In the following weeks, Latin class didn’t become the exciting learning environment I hoped it would, but Mr. Keady did try harder. He brought in some new work sheets and ___________to involve us students more in his classes.

Maybe some people would____________what I did, but even so many years later, I feel bad about it.

If I saw him now, I’d tell him how I____________ what I’d done that day in class, and that I was disrespectful. And at the same time, I’d also tell him that he taught me a wonderful lesson that day. Following my__________ words, he showed me that being____________doesn’t mean you have to give away your dignity.

Indeed, Mr. Keady’s____________ proved that no matter how hurt you feel, no one – no one – can ____________ your dignity.

1.A.curious B.worried C.excited D.careful

2.A.complicated B.boring C.different D.enjoyable

3.A.routine B.business C.game D.project

4.A.spread out B.reached out C.set up D.shot up

5.A.admitted B.explained C.doubted D.wondered

6.A.funny B.regular C.old-fashioned D.unfamiliar

7.A.expected B.reminded C.allowed D.advised

8.A.practice B.silence C.debate D.criticism

9.A.tried B.happened C.managed D.failed

10.A.blame B.applaud C.recall D.ignore

11.A.regretted B.appreciated C.believed D.feared

12.A.unkind B.impatient C.curious D.proud

13.A.stopped B.wounded C.celebrated D.judged

14.A.answer B.solution C.decision D.response

15.A.take over B.take to C.take away D.take up

    I feel happy when I come home at the end of the day and see those big, graphic prints on  my wall. They make my tiny New York apartment feel more home and more purposeful; more  like me. Why? 1.

You’re probably not trying to spend crazy dollars on art for your home—who is? Maybe  you just graduated and know you need to upgrade from that poster of Einstein with his tongue out taped to your dorm wall that was supposed to make you look“smart yet playful”Perhaps you just bought a home! That’s expensive !  2. Pieces that attract your personality, express your taste, or just make you laugh aren’t restricted to gallery purchases.

Don’t panic if you don’t know where to start

Art. com

When you want affordable but classy art prints, go to Art. com website. 3. Cast a glance their website and you’ll be greeted with a window offering 50％off your first order if you fork over your email address. Do it. You could create art entire gallery wall of Chagall, Monet, Adams and Kahlo for under $30.

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4.It features art that touches all types. It sells prints in a variety of sizes so you can customize a whole gallery wall with picks from their artists. Currently, I become interested in Beth Hoeckel’s collage art and the vintage-looking prints from aapshop.

eBay

Nothing angers me more than“stealing”a piece from one of my favorite shops, only to have it sell out before I can get my hands on it. eBay is my go-to next step. 5. From wall hangings to tabletop sculptures eBay is a treasure of art finds.

A.It is all inexpensive source for prints.

B.You can search by size, color and style.

C.I've obtained quite a few pieces that originally got away.

D.Coming home to beautiful art improves my quality of life.

E.It is another site if you’re unsure what you’re looking for.

F.A can’t-miss home decoration tip is to put“cheap”art in a nice frame.

G.Being on a tight budget does not stop you from surrounding yourself with great art.

    The World Health Organization recently said that it planned to add gaming disorder(游戏成瘾)to its new list of disease classifications, angering the gaming industry but pleasing doctors who hope it may make treatment more easily available.

Some US experts said it would make little difference when it comes to helping people with the disorder, although others said it would bring attention to a disorder that people sometimes don’t recognize. Many of us enjoy video games, but does playing our favorite game for a couple of hours every night mean we’re suffering from gaming disorder? Not, according to the WHO. The symptoms listed by the WHO include a lack of control over gaming, treating gaming more seriously than other life interests and daily activities, and continuing to play games despite the negative consequences that playing them might have. “The behavior pattern is enough to result in significant damage to one’s personal, family, or social life,”the WHO said.

Meanwhile, Douglas Gentile of Iowa State University has carried out influential research into the cause of gaming addiction in young people. “I and many others had assumed that gaming is not really a problem but is a symptom of other problems,”he told NBC News. Many had thought it was simply a failure of self-control.

To see if it was，Gentile’s team studied a group of children who had been gaming for several years. “We found that when kids became addicted，their anxiety increased…and their grades decreased,”Gentile said. When kids were able to back off from gaming, their symptoms disappeared, he added. Gentile thinks medical organizations should pay attention to the WHO’s proposal. “This isn’t an issue of opinion; it’s all issue of science,”he said. “This is a major scientific and medical organization. They don’t do things lightly and without reason.”

Dr Petros Levounis, chair of psychiatry at the New Jersey Medical School at Rutgers University, said that he hoped the WHO’s proposal would lead to more research into obsessive (过度的)behavior among all types of people. “Now，there is renewed interest and excitement,” he said.

1.Which of the following is a sign of gaming disorder according to the WHO?

A.Putting games before everything else.

B.Keeping playing until winning the games.

C.Playing games for several hours every night.

D.Having a few hobbies besides playing games.

2.Why is Gentile’s research mentioned?

A.To explain the cause of gaming addiction.

B.To show the influence of gaming disorder.

C.To show the reasons behind the WHO’ s decision.

D.To introduce the study that influenced the WHO’s proposal.

3.What can we learn from what Levounis said?

A.It needed further research to make it more convincing.

B.It would do little to help people with gaming addiction.

C.It would encourage new cures for gaming disorder.

D.It would encourage studies about similar diseases.

4.What does the author intend to tell us about gaming disorder?

A.Its description. B.Controversial views.

C.Its harmful effects. D.Explanations of the WHO’s decision.

    When John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood，he was better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier. Far happier.

These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not. “Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence（能力）and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society, ” said George Vaillant, the psychologist（心理学家）who made the discovery. “And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.”

Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.

The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.

Working—at any age—is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence—the underpinnings（基础）of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn't everything. As Tolstoy once said, “One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one's work.”

1.What do we know about John？

A.He received little love from his family.

B.He had few childhood playmates.

C.He enjoyed his career and marriage.

D.He was envied by others in his childhood.

2.Vaillant’s words in Paragraph 2 serve as _______.

A.a description of personal values and social values

B.an analysis of how work was related to competence

C.an example for parents' expectations of their children

D.an explanation why some boys grew into happy men

3.Vaillant's team got their findings by _______.

A.recording the boys' effort in school

B.comparing different sets of scores

C.evaluating the men's mental health

D.measuring the men's problem solving ability

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.Competent adults know more about love than work.

B.Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.

C.Love brings more joy to people than work does.

D.Independence is the key to one's success.

    It’s not unusual to see an unreasonable child lying on the ground drumming his heels. Beside him is a desperate mother yelling at the top of her lungs. Raising a well-behaved kid is really a head-scratching thing.

If you took all the parenting styles around the world and ranked them by their gentleness,  the Inuit(因纽特人) approach would certainly rank near the top. All the moms mention one golden role: Don’t shout or yell at small children.Inuit’s no-yelling policy is their central component to raising cool-headed kids. The culture views scolding, or even speaking to children in all angry voice, as inappropriate, although little kids are pushing parents' buttons.

Playful“storytelling”is another trick to sculpting kids’behavior. But this storytelling differs hugely from those fairy tales full of moral lessons. Parents“retell” what happened when a boy threw a tantrum(发脾气)by way of what Shakespeare would understand all too well: putting on a“drama”. After the child has calmed down, the parents will review what happened when the child misbehaved, usually starting with a question: “Can you show us how to throw a tantrum?”Then the child has to think what he should do. If he takes the bait and performs the action, the mom will ask a follow-up question with a playful tone. For example: “Does that seem right?”or“Are you a baby?”She is getting across the idea that“big boys”won’t throw a tantrum.

Kids’brains are still developing the circuitry needed for self-contro1. What you do in response to your children’s emotions shapes their brains. So next time, seeing your boy misbehave, try using the Inuit’s storytelling approach. And don’t forget to keep coo1. After all, boys will be boys.

1.Which of the following best explains“pushing parents’ buttons”underlined in Paragraph 2?

A.Talking with parents. B.Playing with parents’buttons.

C.Exposing parents’faults. D.Making parents annoyed.

2.What do we know about Inuit’s “storytelling”?

A.It aims at playing a trick on kids. B.It raises kids’awareness of morality.

C.It comes after a child misbehaves. D.It analyzes Shakespeare’s dramas.

3.What’s the author’s attitude to children’s misbehavior?

A.Cautious. B.Tolerant.

C.Uncaring. D.Skeptical.

4.What’s the main idea of the text?

A.Inuit’s approach to parenting.

B.Values of reading literary works.

C.Causes of children’s misbehavior.

D.Parents’responses to“storytelling”.

    We can take online joyful learning experiences to a new level by combining the best practices in education with inspiring hands-on lessons that parents and children can enjoy together.

◆◇Starting a Writer’s Notebook　June 13th—June 17th

This workshop is to inspire children to see themselves as true authors. The writing activities in this workshop are meant to help young authors develop their sense of voice and enthusiasm for writing. Participants will learn a variety of strategies and techniques for generating ideas and producing meaningful writing.

PRICE: $27.00($22.00 cash payment)　　　AGE: 6—10

◆◇Backyard Science　　June 20th—June 24th

By sharing what we discover in our own backyards, our children will be able to experience firsthand how wildlife, climate, and geographic landscapes differ across the globe. Through this workshop we have the ability to create eye-opening explorations for our children.

PRICE: $27.00　　　 AGE:4—10

◆◇Be a Peacemaker　　June 27th—July 1st

By practicing mindfulness we discover how to find that peaceful place within ourselves, even during the most difficult times. This online class offers families a way to explore beneficial techniques together in an effort to develop a shared language and common understanding of what it means to be fully present in our lives.

PRICE: $27.00　　 AGE: 4—10

◆◇Poetry Makers　　June 11th—July 15th

When sharing poems with our children, we not only teach them how to appreciate the beauty of language but also that our words have the ability to affect others in deep and meaningful ways. In this four-week online workshop, we will strengthen our children’s understanding of themselves, each other, and the world around them through the power of writing poetry.

PRICE: $27.00　　　AGE:6—10

1.What can we learn about Starting a Writer’s Notebook?

A. It offers a discount.

B. It lasts four weeks.

C. It is suitable for all ages.

D. It encourages children to write poetry.

2.What can we learn about Backyard Science?

A. It encourages the kids to get close to nature.

B. It offers the kids various outdoor explorations.

C. It fills the kids with confidence in their future.

D. It enriches the kids’ life experience and knowledge.

3.Which workshop can help kids make a good balance in their daily life?

A. Starting a Writer’s Notebook.

B. Backyard Science.

C. Be a Peacemaker.

D. Poetry Makers.

4.What can kids learn at Poetry Makers?

A. Take more interest in their studies.

B. Have a strong desire to be successful.

C. Show much enthusiasm for literature.

D. Be aware of the power of words.

假定你是李华，你向在你校学习的美国交换生Adam借了一本英文小说，但不慎丢失，一时又买不到。请给他写一封电子邮件，说明情况。要点包括：

1. 表示歉意；

2. 说明物品丢失的经过；

3. 提出可能的解决方案。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Adam,

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Yours,

Li Hua

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

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l0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I start school when I was five. The classes were small and the teachers were friendly. At eleven I went to other school. Things didn’t go so well as before. I hated to study subject such as biology and physics and I got terribly marks in tests. My parents tried to teach me which I didn’t understand, but it didn’t help. I got very worrying about my exams. Even though I spent a lot of time review my lessons, I failed all the exams and had to take them again a few months late. That was the worst year of my school life. And I never gave up. Now I am proud my career as a successful engineer.

    The adobe dwellings(土坯房) 1.(build) by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even 2.most modern of architects and engineers. In addition to their simple beauty, what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their 3.(able) to “air condition” a house without 4.(use)electric equipment. Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot days and give out that heat 5.(slow)during cool nights，thus warning the house. When a new day breaks, the walls have given up their heat and are now cold enough   6.(cool) the house during the hot day:   7.the same time, they warm up again for the night This cycle    8.(go) day after day: The walls warm up During the day and cool off during the night and thus always a timely offset(抵消)for the outside temperatures. As 9.(nature) architects, the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly 10.thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.

    “Daily Star, sir,” called Jason, carrying some news-papers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty ____ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was ____. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers ____ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ____ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ____ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don’t know the ____ of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “____ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly ____ they have time to see, and you’ll ____ out and get your money,” Chad said.

It was a new ____ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no ____ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was ____ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was ____ a poor newsboy, he had been ____ some good things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers ____. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ____ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason ____ money because he would not tell a lie. The boys ____ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder ____, “You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new ____. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

1.A. shops B. coins C. people D. papers

2.A. open B. heavy C. pure D. weak

3.A. instead of B. in return for C. regardless of D. in exchange for

4.A. cup B. card C. comb D. cake

5.A. gave in B. broke down C. got away D. showed up

6.A. difficulty B. process C. goal D. secret

7.A. And B. But C. For D. So

8.A. before B. since C. though D. unless

9.A. call B. drop C. sell D. reach

10.A. edition B. idea C. policy D. task

11.A. bread B. insects C. seeds D. water

12.A. concerned B. amazed C. excited D. determined

13.A. still B. already C. just D. also

14.A. taught B. handed C. awarded D. allowed

15.A. at once B. by chance C. as usual D. on purpose

16.A. proud B. gentle C. warm D. polite

17.A. borrowed B. lost C. made D. saved

18.A. laughed B. shouted C. nodded D. stared

19.A. bravely B. gratefully C. fondly D. modestly

20.A. duty B. business C. job D. method

Five steps to better handwriting

Some kids love handwriting, but others hate it when it’s time to put pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? 1.Here are five steps that really work!

Get a great grasp

Try this — hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 2.Hold it in place with your thumb(拇指), and your index and middle fingers.

Let the lines be your guide

Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are of the right size and proportion (比例). 3.Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.

Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.

Lower the pressure (压力)

4.That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try relaxing and don’t hold the pencil too hard.

5.

Lots of games need you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pencil better.

A.Play games

B.Ask for advice

C.You’ve been writing since you were a little kid.

D.So“a”should be half the height of a capital“A”.

E.Some kids press down really hard when they write.

F.The best way to hold a pencil is to rest it next to the base of your thumb.

G.The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.

    You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams (1860-1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区) by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson (1907-1964)

If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-present)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

Rosa Parks (1913-2005)

On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.

1.What is Jane Addams well-known for in history?

A.Her efforts to win a prize.

B.Her lack of proper training in law.

C.Her social work.

D.Her community background.

2.What is the reason for O’Connor’s being turned down by the law firm?

A.Women’s being looked down upon.

B.Her little work experience in court.

C.Her lack of proper training in law.

D.The poor financial conditions.

3.Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?

A.Jane Addams.

B.Rachel Carson.

C.Sandra Day O’Connor.

D.Rosa Parks

4.What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?

A.They are highly educated.

B.They are pioneers.

C.They are truly creative.

D.They are peace-lovers.

    With around 100 students scheduled to be in that 9:00 am Monday morning lecture, it is no surprise that almost 20 people actually make it to the class and only 10 of them are still awake after the first 15 minutes; it is not even a surprise that most of them are still in their pajama’s(睡衣). Obviously, students are terrible at adjusting their sleep cycles to their daily schedule.

All human beings possess a body clock. Along with other alerting systems, this governs the sleep/wake cycle and is therefore one of the main processes which govern sleep behaviour. Typically, the preferred sleep/wake cycle is delayed in adolescents, which leads to many students not feeling sleepy until much later in the evenings. This typical sleep pattern is usually referred to as the “night owl” schedule of sleep.

This is opposed to the “early bird” schedule, and is a kind of disorder where the individual tends to stay up much past midnight. Such a person has great difficulty in waking up in the mornings. Research suggests that night owls feel most alert and function best in the evenings and at night. Research findings have shown that about 20 percent of people can be classified as “night owls” and only 10 percent can be classified as “early birds” ------ the other 70 percent are in the middle. Although this is clearly not true for all students, for the ones who are true night owls, this gives them an excellent excuse for missing their lectures which unfortunately fall before midday.

1.What does the author stress in Paragraph 1?

A.Many students are absent from class.

B.Students are very tired on Monday mornings.

C.Students do not adjust their sleep patterns well.

D.Students are not well prepared for class on Mondays.

2.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?

A.Most students prefer to get up late in the morning.

B.Students don’t sleep well because of alerting systems.

C.One’s body clock governs the sleep/wake cycle independently.

D.Adolescents’ delayed sleep/wake cycle isn’t the preferred pattern.

3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “classified”?

A.Criticized B.Grouped C.Organized D.Named

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.Functions of the body clock.

B.The “night owl” phenomenon.

C.Human beings’ sleep behaviour.

D.The school schedule of “early birds”.

    I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.

War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”

Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

1.What made Kate angry one evening?

A.She couldn’t find her books.

B.She heard the author shouting loud.

C.She got the news that her grandma was ill.

D.She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.

2.The author tidied up the room most probably because _______.

A.she hated herself for being so messy

B.she was asked by Kate to do so

C.she was scared by Kate’s anger

D.she wanted to show her care

3.How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?

A.By analyzing causes.

B.By describing a process.

C.By showing differences.

D.By following time order.

4.What might be the best title for the story?

A.My Friend Kate

B.Hard Work Pays Off

C.How to Be Organized

D.Learning to Be Roommates

    In the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare’s plays in their language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.

National Theatre Of China  Beijing｜Chinese

This great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of China’s first visit to the UK. The company’s productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare’s Richard III will be directed by the National’s Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying.

Date & Time: Saturday 28 April, 2.30 pm & Sunday 29 April, 1.30 pm & 6.30 pm

Marjanishvili Theatre  Tbilisi｜Georgian

One of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed(指导) by the company’s Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.

Date & Time: Friday 18 May, 2.30 pm & Saturday 19 May, 7.30 pm

Deafinitely Theatre  London｜British Sign Language(BSL)

By translating the rich and humourous text of Love’s Labour’s Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.

Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May, 2.30 pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7.30 pm

Habima National Theatre  Tel Aviv｜Hebrew

The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide. Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958, they have been recognized as the national theatre of Israel. This production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.

Date & Time: Monday 28 May, 7.30 & Tuesday 29 May, 7.30 pm

1.Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?

A.RichardⅢ. B.Lover’s Labour’s Lost.

C.As You Like It. D.The Merchant of Venice.

2.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?

A.It has two groups of actors. B.It is the leading theatre in London.

C.It performs plays in BSL. D.It is good at producing comedies.

3.When can you see a play in Hebrew?

A.On Saturday 28 April. B.On Sunday 29 April.

C.On Tuesday 22 May. D.On Tuesday 29 May.

你们学校校报正在向学生征稿，稿件内容是关于未来的学校。请根据表格中记录的要点写一篇标题为“未来的学校（Future Schools）”的英语文章向校报投稿。

注意：1. 词数100左右；文章的开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数；

2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

3. 文中不得透漏个人姓名和学校名称。

Future Schools

In the future, schools will be different in many ways from what they are now.

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请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Yang Liwei was born in 1965. He had wanted to fly since he was a young boy. 1.他从小就热爱科技. 2.He always has a strong desire to learn how to fly. In 1983, he joined the army, and went to a flight school. 3.四年后他毕业了成了一名飞行员. In 1998, he applied to be a member of Project 921, which is now called Shenzhou. He was one of the only 14 selected from 1,500 candidates. 4.The team spent the next five years being trained. Yang scored among the very top in everything the group studied. In September 2003, Yang along with the other two candidates was picked for the Chinese space adventure. It was his high scores on the psychological tests that finally won him the status of China’s first astronaut. 5.His name will go down in history.

下列句子中各有一处语言错误，请把错误改正。其他部分不得改动。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（∧），并在右边横线上写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（╲）划掉，并在右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

修改：在错误的词下划一横线，并在右边横线上写出改正后的词。

1.Sahara Desert is biggest desert in the world.

2.It is such a fine weather that we want to stay here for another two days.

3.We got close to the animals to take some good photo.

4.You must be very exciting to have so many adventures in Africa.

5.Colin was about to get off the camel while a child ran towards him.

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，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

At four o’clock 1. a foggy day, Polly left work and stepped out into the fog, wondering if the buses would still be 2. (run). She walked 3. (quick) towards her usual bus stop, only to be told the bus couldn’t run to King Street that day. She 4. (have) to take the underground to Green Park, where there was no one in sight. As she walked along the narrow street, Polly heard 5. same sound of footsteps approaching, 6. then the footsteps were gone. Suddenly Polly was 7. (frighten) by a man’s rough hand brushing her cheek. He said sorry to her and moved away. Then the 8. (footstep) were heard again. Polly was more frightened than a minute before, and she couldn’t move at all.

Luckily for Polly, it was a blind man 9. wanted to offer help. With the blind man’s help, Polly got to 10. (she) living place, King Street.

    Even in China, not all people speak in the same way. Have you ever seen an old person from Shanghai and one from Guangzhou who cannot speak Putonghua try to ______ with each other? They each speak a different dialect (方言) which can cause much ______! The Chinese language, as a whole uses the ______ set of characters, but has many dialects which are different in ______. This means that people from different ______ often find it difficult to understand each other. It is the spread of Putonghua throughout China that has made communication between people much ______.

People in northern Europe are much luckier. Even though people from Sweden, Denmark and Norway have ______ own languages, it is very ______ for them to communicate with one another. You might be ______. Do you know why? That is because their languages are quite similar, ______ they can communicate easily in their mother tongues.

1.A.understand B.catch C.communicate D.mix

2.A.accident B.misunderstanding C.convenience D.influence

3.A.same B.difficult C.mistaken D.strange

4.A.spelling B.speaking C.writing D.pronunciation

5.A.destinations B.countries C.areas D.directions

6.A.easier B.better C.worse D.harder

7.A.her B.our C.his D.their

8.A.convenient B.difficult C.embarrassing D.interesting

9.A.excited B.surprised C.disappointed D.tired

10.A.but B.and C.so D.yet

下面文章中有3处需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C和D）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题卡上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

How to Find Yourself

Do you often feel lost? Do you think you are living somebody else’s life? If yes, discover ways to find yourself by reading the following article.

1.

If you are thinking how to find yourself when you are lost, then the first thing to do is to have a rest from everything. Give time to yourself to think why you seem lost.

Focus on yourself.

Instead of of being the way others want you to be, be yourself. Think about the things you would want to do, the kind of relationship you would want to be in, the place you would like to stay in and the kind of lifestyle you would like to lead.

2.

Thinking of the happy time or good memories is another way to find yourself. Think what you were doing or with whom you were, when you were the happiest. This will help you to find things that you want to do in life that make you happy.

3.

Once you have found what you want to do with your life, make a change. Even if it means doing small things such as dancing or painting, go ahead and do it. If you want a career change, plan and take measures.

It is very important for you to truly find yourself, before it is too late. If you do not find yourself now, you will spend your life with somebody you do not even know.

A.Take action.

B.Take a break.

C.Accept yourself.

D.Think about the past.

    Many people believe that you lose the ability to learn new languages as you get older. Language experts, however, will tell you that you’re never too old to learn a new language. As you get older, it can be more difficult to learn a new language, though.

Children and adults learn new languages in different ways. For children, language is their life. They study for thousands of hours every year, because they need to learn languages to become part of their communities. Adults, on the other hand, are already part of a language community. Learning a new language means becoming part of another language community, and adults rarely get the chance to practice as much as young children do.

Moreover, children learning a new language are expected to make mistakes. This gives them freedom when learning to be daring and confident. Adults, however, often feel pressured to be perfect when learning a new language. This can discourage many people and make it even harder to learn a new language.

When young children learn a new language, they come to see all kinds of languages as a “normal” part of society. This mindset（思维模式）helps them embrace learning a new language without feeling like they’re doing something unusual or “too hard”.

So if you want to learn a new language, go for it! It’s never too late to learn a new language. If you’re older, it may take more work, but it can be done. If you’re a young child, though, now it is the time to step out and learn a new language!

1.By “language is their life” in Paragraph 2, the author means that children ____.

A.can’t live without language

B.lead a happy life every day

C.practice a new language a lot

D.are taken good care of by adults

2.What may make it hard for adults to learn a new language?

A.They often feel pressured.

B.They usually have too many interests.

C.They think making mistakes is natural.

D.They always make all kinds of mistakes.

3.Which of the following shows the difference between children and adults in learning a new language?

A.The behavior they have. B.The learning attitudes.

C.The future plans they have made. D.The materials they are using.

4.According to the author, a new language ______.

A.can never be learned by the old people

B.can be learned by the old people easily

C.can be understood only by the old people

D.can be learned by both the old and the young

    Pearl S. Buck was a very popular American writer of her day. She was famous for her books about China. Pearl was born in 1892 in West Virginia, America, but she spent almost half of her 81-year-long life in China.

Pearl spent her youth in Jiangsu Province, China. She learned to speak Chinese before she could speak English. Her mother had travelled widely in her youth and liked literature very much. After being educated by her mother and by a Chinese teacher, Pearl S. Buck went to school in Shanghai at the age of fifteen. She continued her education in the United States at a Woman’s College to study psychology（心理学）. After graduation in 1914, she returned to China. In the 1920s, her family moved to Nanjing, where she taught English and American literature at a university.

As a writer, Pearl S. Buck’s book, The Good Earth, appeared in 1931 and sold quite well in its first year. It has been translated into over thirty languages. In 1938, she became the third American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. By the time of her death in March, 1973, Pearl had published more than seventy books.

1.Pearl S. Buck was born in West Virginia, America in ______.

A.1892 B.1901

C.1906 D.1913

2.Which of the following is NOT true about Pearl S. Buck?

A.She lived in Jiangsu Province in her youth.

B.She was able to speak English before she spoke Chinese.

C.Her mother and a Chinese teacher had educated her.

D.She studied at a Woman’s College in the United States.

3.Pearl S. Buck won the Nobel Prize for Literature because of her ______.

A.education in China B.experience in America

C.The Good Earth D.psychology books

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

A.Pearl S. Buck’s Family B.Pearl S. Buck’s Life Story

C.Pearl S. Buck’s Books D.Pearl S. Buck’s Job as a Teacher