Walter Peak High Country Farm, on the western shores of Lake Wakatipu is famous in  history. Its sheltered bays were used as camping sites by Maori travelling to the Mararoa and Oreti Rivers on Moa hunting and gathering expeditions.

Things to do

Situated on picturesque Lake Wakatipu’s wester shores, the farm is the perfect place to  spend a few relaxing hours. The Farm Tour itself is a wonderful experience for the whole family, with something to keep everyone entertained and happy. Our rural host will meet you after you leave the steamboat and take you for a walking tour of the farmyard. The first stop is the holding to help feed the sheep and deer, and even get up close to the Scottish highland cattle. Then walk slowly through the lakeside gardens to the charming Colonel’s Homestead for morning or afternoon tea. Afterwards the farmer will lead you over to the shearing shed (剪羊毛棚) where you can watch the farm dogs rounding up sheep on the hills, and see the farmer cut the wool off a sheep. You will then board the steamboat for your cruise back to Queenstown.

Ticket Information

Child Ticket $ 22. 00

Adult Ticket $ 77.00

Visitor Information

Opening Time: 10 a.m.

Closing Time: 4 p.m.

Additional Information

All tickets purchased at MyFun must make a booking at +64-3441—8166. Please mention your My Fun barcode (条形码) number when making your booking. Please print out your voucher (收据) and take along with you to the attraction. Tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

1.What can you do during the Farm Tour?

A.Ride on the farm. B.Feed the chicken.

C.Have morning tea. D.Cut the wool off a sheep.

2.How much should parents with a child pay for the Farm Tour?

A.$99. B.$ 121.

C.$ 176. D.$198.

3.What should the visitor who has bought tickets at MyFun do?

A.Call +64-3441-8166 to print out your voucher.

B.Take the voucher to the Farm.

C.Tell the Farm your MyFun barcode number.

D.Use the tickets after a year.

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。

One morning, Ann’s neighbour Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. It was a beautiful dog, which attracted Tracy a lot. So Tracy thought the owner of the dog must have been worried about it and looked for it around, she was a warm-hearted woman, so she decided to help the lost dog. In no time, she asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day.

Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND flyers (传单), and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.

Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, which they had started to call Riley. They began to love the dog, which was so clever and cute that every member of the family loved it. One day, when Ann arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys’ room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent.

“If it hadn’t come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.

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However, the next morning Tracy got a call.

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Peter drove to Ann’s house to pick up his dog,

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假定你是李华，你们学校的美国交换生 John 准备参加“外国讲中国成语（idiom）故事”比赛，他发邮件请你给予辅导。请你回复一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 答应帮助；

2. 提出建议；

3. 询问辅导时间与地点。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear John,

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Yours,

Li Hua

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。

The highly anticipated film Better Days (《少年的你》) was finally released on Oct 25. While Zhou Dongyu, the young actress who won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress, maintained her usual level of 1. (act), the new star Jackson Yee’s excellent performance surprised audiences.

The film follows two teenagers who find themselves in an 2. (expect) situation. An excellent candidate of the national college entrance exam, Chen Nian starring Zhou Dongyu, meets a teen hooligan (小混混) 3. (name) Liu Beishan starring Jackson Yee. The two slowly form a strong friendship, 4. (support) each other through tough times. Chen learns that Liu 5. (abandon) by his parents and dropped out of school at age 13. Liu tries to protect Chen from school bullies (霸凌). But before Chen takes the exam, she 6. (accident) kills a classmate who has been bullying her. To protect his friend, Liu tries to take the blame 7. Chen.

Jackson Yee scored a success with the film. Talking about why he 8. (choose) the role, the 18-year-old star said he was interested in the theme of teenage bullying. “Beyond the problem of school 9. (violent), the film also reflects on the mental growth of youth,” he told Global Times. In recent years, the pop star has been working as 10. activist and pioneer for Chinese youth.

    When Matthew Shifrin turned 13, he got a lifechanging birthday present from his friend, Lilya Finkel.

It was an 843-piece Middle Eastern ________ palace. And with it were instructions that Finkel made ________ for it. Finkel invented a unique name for every one of the more than 800 pieces in the palace set. Then she spent countless hours typing building ________ in Braille (盲文) that spelled out how to ________ them all together.

His mind was ________. As a blind person, Shifrin had never before been able to complete a Lego set on his own. Shifrin knew immediately that he had to help other blind children find the same ________.

Shifrin says, “For blind people, Lego sets act as small 3D ________ for real-life buildings instead of two-dimensional photographs. Lego bricks allow me to see things that are ________ to explore by touch.”

For years after that incredible Lego experience, he created similar instructions for about 45 other Lego sets, together with Finkel, all published on a website they created, “Lego for the ________.”

Shifrin began ________ to Lego several years ago to discuss his work, ________ it was in 2017, when Finkel died of cancer, that he finally connected with the right person.

His years-long devotion ________ when the Lego company released its first audio and Braille building instructions. The project is a high-tech version of what Shifrin and Finkel did for their ________.

It couldn’t have been completed without Shifrin’s ________ - or without his determination.

He just wished Finkel had been here to see it. “I think she’d be very glad that we came this ________.” Shifrin said.

1.A.Lego B.wood C.paper D.puzzle

2.A.directly B.especially C.strictly D.regularly

3.A.rules B.skills C.requirements D.instructions

4.A.mix B.fix C.fit D.gather

5.A.blown B.challenged C.troubled D.eased

6.A.truth B.connection C.balance D.independence

7.A.patterns B.designs C.replacements D.arrangements

8.A.natural B.impossible C.easy D.normal

9.A.Young B.Blind C.Curious D.Inventive

10.A.giving up B.spreading out C.reaching out D.showing up

11.A.but B.and C.so D.though

12.A.made up B.took off C.got through D.paid off

13.A.company B.website C.school D.friends

14.A.encouragement B.preparation C.involvement D.recommendation

15.A.far B.long C.deep D.fast

    Temper tantrums(发怒)range from crying to screaming，kicking，hitting，and breath holding.They're equally common in boys and girls and mostly happen between the ages of one to three.

1. ，and others have them rarely.Tantrums are a normal part of child development.They are the way young children show they're upset or frustrated(沮丧的)．Tantrums may happen when kids are tired，hungry，or uncomfortable；or because they can't get something(for example，an object or a parent) to do what they want.2..

Tantrums are common during the second year of life，a time when language skills are starting to develop.Because young children at this age can't yet say what they want，feel，or need，a frustrating experience may cause a tantrum.3..

4. —more than they may be able to handle.This can lead to power struggles as a child thinks“I can do it myself” or“I want it，give it to me”．When kids discover that they can't do it and can't have everything they want，they may have a tantrum.

So try to prevent tantrums from happening in the first place，whenever possible.Give plenty of positive attention.Get in the habit of catching your child being good.Reward your little one with praise and attention for positive behaviors.Most importantly，keep your cool when responding to a tantrum.Don't complicate the problem with your own frustration or anger.5..So you need to be calm，too.

A．Some kids may smile all the day

B．Some kids may have tantrums often

C．You may wonder how long a tantrum will last

D．As language skills improve，tantrums tend to decrease

E．Kids want independence and control over their environment

F．Learning to deal with frustration is a skill that children gain over time

G．Remind yourself that your job is helping your child learn to calm down

    It’s a common belief that the roles actors play might somehow reflect their true personalities. It’s usually not true, but British actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, 34, is an exception.

Just like Fleabag, the character she played in the comedy-drama series of the same name, Waller-Bridge feels that her life is a mess. “It’s just really wonderful to know that a dirty and messed up woman can make it to the Emmys,” she said. She may be “messed up”, but Variety magazine calls her an “all-around icon”.

Last month, Waller-Bridge took home three Emmy awards for her work on Fleabag — best writing in a comedy series, best lead actress, and best comedy series.

Her success is partly because of her family. Waller-Bridge was brought up in a free environment. Her mother always told her, “You can be whatever you want if you imagine it.” So Waller-Bridge broke all the rules about what a “good” girl should do. “Our laws and moral codes don’t apply — she lives without fear of consequence,” The Sun noted.

That fearlessness extends to being authentic (真实的) in her writing and acting. Unlike the can-do heroines and strong, successful women in many TV dramas, Waller-Bridge shows a flawed but real character. The character Fleabag was a screw-up who always found a way to say or do the wrong thing. “It resonated with the lives of stressed-out women everywhere in reality — doing their best to find balance in their lives,” a viewer wrote on US movie website.

Villanelle in Killing Eve, another hit TV series developed by Waller-Bridge, was a little bit violent but showed no interest for the rules others created, which make many people see themselves in her.

“People have been scared to write characters like these. But I think, now, women are so relieved to have this new template (样板). And, aren’t we all a bit of everything?” Waller-Bridge said in an interview with Indian Express.

With such courage and sincerity, Waller-Bridge is, without a doubt, a “golden girl” in Hollywood, Australian news website The New Daily commented.

1.What is the article mainly about?

A.What helped Waller-Bridge succeed in comedy.

B.The popularity of the comedy-drama series Fleabag.

C.What inspired Waller-Bridge to take up writing and acting.

D.The similarities between Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the character she plays on Fleabag.

2.How did Waller-Bridge’s parents influence her growth?

A.They pushed her to follow social codes.

B.They constantly encouraged her to be herself.

C.They always reminded her to be curious and fearless.

D.They taught her to write and act when she was young.

3.The underlined phrase “resonated with” in Paragraph 7 probably means “__________”.

A.messed up B.paid attention to

C.had great effects on D.was in agreement with

4.What do Villanelle in Killing Eve and Fleabag in Fleabag have in common?

A.Both are courageous and organized.

B.Both are much alike in character.

C.Both successfully find balance in their lives.

D.Both are rebellious but strong and successful.

    While we may think it feels good to complain, complaining has some bad effects associated with it.

Why isn't complaining beneficial? Research shows that it connects our brain with negativity.The brain is designed to work efficiently.This means that when we repeat a thought, negative or positive, the nerve cells form a bridge between each other to pass information in a higher speed.Therefore, the next time we have a similar type of thought, it is more easily passed.This explains why certain thought patterns become habits.

Yet the harmful effects don't stop there.A study shows that complaining causes the hippocampus(海马区), which plays a vital role in problem-solving, to become smaller.

In addition to causing brain damage, complaining also releases a stress hormone: cortisol, a kind of chemical the body produces when we meet with some danger.Constantly having a high level of cortisol results in high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and lower immunity(免疫力).

The ill effects of our complaining aren't just limited to ourselves: they also involve those around us.We tend to mirror the moods of our friends.For this reason, we should be cautious about having stubborn complainers in our circle of companions.

The best way to deal with constant negativity is to develop a sense of gratitude(感恩).Just like complaining acts as a poison, gratitude acts as a medicine.Research shows it lowers cortisol levels by 23 percent, as well as reduces blood pressure and blood sugar.It also decreases tiredness and depression.Gratitude is the perfect cure for complaining, a behavior that steals our brain power, happiness and physical well-being.

What have you observed about the effects of complaining in your own life or in the lives of others? Have you noticed that when you are grateful, you feel better all over? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.

1.What do Para 2-3 mainly talk about?

A. The diseases caused by complaining.

B. The decrease of a vital part of our brain.

C. The bad effects of complaining on brain power.

D. The reason why certain thought patterns become habits.

2.What can we know about cortisol from the passage?

A. Gratitude is an effective cure for Cortisol.

B. Our body produce cortisol when we feel exited.

C. Cortisol is a chemical that can cause brain damage.

D. Having a high level of cortisol can lead to many health problems.

3.What attitude does the writer take to stubborn complainers?

A. Grateful. B. Tolerant.

C. Disapproving. D. Skeptical.

4.Where can the passage most probably appear?

A. In a newspaper. B. In a medical report.

C. On a website. D. In a radio program.

    Thanks to technology, ride-hailing(打车) is as easy as opening an app on your phone. According to Didi, China’s top ride-hailing app, 81.3 percent of passengers preferred using an online service last year. But just like many other modern high-tech developments, convenience comes with concerns.

Didi Chuxing announced a trial re-launch of its carpool(拼车) service, Didi Hitch(滴滴顺风车), in seven cities including Harbin, Taiyuan and Beijing from Nov 20. More than a year ago, Didi suspended the service following the murders of two separate female passengers in May and August, respectively.

The re-launch comes with a range of new safety features. One of the new measures proved controversial. It carried out an 8 pm curfew(宵禁) on women, but allowed men to enjoy the service till 11 pm.

Many users complained on social media that the policy was sexist. According to CNN, the topic “#Women Can’tTakeDidiAfter8PM#” was trending on weibo, with one post calling it “negative marketing and gender- biased(性别歧视的)”. It had gained more than70,000 likes as of Nov 11.

After the strong public reaction, Didi Chuxing changed its decision. Both men and women will be able to use Didi Hitch between 5 am and 8 pm.

According to CNN, Didi Hitch had logged more than a billion total rides before its suspension, but it remains to be seen if the company can win back users’ trust.

Didi is not the only ride-sharing app to arouse public safety concerns, nor is it the only one to attempt special protections for women. The globally popular car-hailing services Uber and Lyft now require strict background checks and emergency SMS services that will automatically send a car’s description, license number, and current location to police, CBS news reported.

According to CNBC, one Boston-based ride-hailing service only hires women to drive and will only accept women or children under 13 as passengers. Despite all the safety features, riders should check their drivers’ number plates, ensure they are being taken on the correct route, and inform friends of travel plans.

1.What are the first six paragraphs mainly about?

A.Safety tips for using Didi Hitch. B.Public safety concerns over Didi Hitch.

C.The advantages of Didi Hitch’s new services. D.The recent developments of Didi Hitch.

2.The underlined word “suspended” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A.improved on something B.worried about something

C.stopped something for a time D.took the responsibility for something

3.Why did Didi Chuxing change its Hitch curfews?

A.Because of its recent online risk analysis.

B.Because of the public’s negative reaction.

C.For the convenience of different users.

D.For the sake of safety problems of women.

4.The passage is probably taken from________.

A.an advertisement B.a textbook

C.a newspaper D.a public speech

Returns & Refund Guarantee

The “Returns & Refund Guarantee” is a promise provided by sellers for every item they sell on DHgate.com. When you receive an item that was bought and paid for on our site, and you find it is not as described or is of low quality, you can contact the seller to resolve these problems. DHgate will offer additional assistance if the seller is not cooperative.

Scope

The following points should not be included in the “Returns & Refund Guarantee”:

▲The seller didn’t make any promise.

▲The seller can provide evidence to prove the items are as described.

▲You didn’t contact the seller within the promised time.

▲You have released the payment to the seller before asking DHgate for help.

Sellers are able to set up the following promise:

Returning items for any reason

Buyers can return items for a refund within a specific day which has been set up by sellers, such as 3 days, and 7 days from the day when the items are received. The items’ receive date is the date that is indicated on the shipping carrier’s official website. Buyers should prepay any return shipping cost, which will be given back to the buyers after the seller receives the items as long as the items are returned in the same exact condition as when they were delivered.

Returns or Refunds accepted if the product has quality issues

Buyers can return the items for a refund when they are not as described or possess quality issues by communicating directly with the seller. The seller is responsible for the return shipping cost.

Buyers can get a refund and keep the items when the items are not as described or possess quality issues by negotiating directly with sellers.

1.Who can get additional assistance from DHgate in the guarantee?

A.The buyers in physical stores. B.The buyers on DHgate.com.

C.The sellers on DHgate.com. D.Both the buyers and the sellers.

2.Which situation is within the scope of the guarantee?

A.The seller didn’t make any promise.

B.The buyer has paid the seller in advance.

C.The buyer asked for help within the promised time.

D.The seller proves that there is nothing wrong with the item.

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.All the sellers didn’t make promises.

B.DHgate sometimes will pay the buyers.

C.Sellers should prepay return shipping cost.

D.The buyer can’t keep the items after getting a refund.

请根据以下要点以“My Best Friend”为题写一篇英语短文。

1. 简要描述你的朋友（外貌特征、性格等）；

2. 简述你们是如何成为好朋友的。

注意：1.词数:80-100；

2.不能透露个人真实姓名、学校等信息。

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阅读下面短文，用英语简要回答文后所给的五个问题，并将答案写在答题卡对应位置。（注意：每题答语不超过15个单词）

Mr. Black was spending his holiday in Africa. One day he watched some elephants passing by. Each of them was tied to his front legs only by a small rope. To his great surprise, these large strong animals could easily run away, but they did not.

So Mr. Black asked the owner why not a single elephant made an attempt to break free. The owner said, ''When the elephants were very young, the same size ropes were used to tie them, and at that time the ropes were strong enough to hold them. Now they have grown big and strong, but they believe that the ropes still hold them and it is impossible to escape, so they never try to get away. ''

Sometimes people act like these elephants. They often give up after the first failures. In fact, the failures are part of learning. If we want to succeed, we should never give up, but try and try again.

1.Where was Mr. Black spending his holiday?

2.What was each of the elephants tied by?

3.How did Mr. Black feel when he saw the elephants did not try to get away?

4.Why do the elephants never try to break free?

5.According to the text, what should we do if we want to succeed?

My 26, 2016

Dear Mr Landers,

I run a bookstore above Mr Shah's flower shop at 24 High Street. I started the business 20 years ago and it is now very successful. My customers have to walk through the flower shop to the stairs at the back which lead to my bookshop. This has never been a problem.

Mr Shah plans to retire later this year, and I have heard that you plan to rent the space to a music bar, I have thought about renting it myself and make my shop bigger, but I cannot persuade anyone to lend me that much money. My customers come to the bookstore to relax and the noise of a music bar will surely drive them away.

I have always paid my rent on time. You have told me that you wish me to continue with my business for as long as possible. I believe you own another empty shop in the High Street. Could the music bar go there, where it would not influence other people's businesses?

I hope you think carefully about this.

Sincerely,

Billy

1.From Paragraph 1, we know that the writer is ________ with his business.

A.embarrassed B.disappointed

C.satisfied D.tired

2.Why is it difficult for the writer to make his shop bigger?

A.He is short of money. B.He has no good friends.

C.He doesn't pay the rent. D.He has fewer customers.

3.What is the writer's main purpose of writing the letter?

A.To show why his store is successful.

B.To avoid problems for his business.

C.To explain why his customers are sad.

D.To rent the shop space downstairs.

1.To go to Betty and Jack's party, you can call ________.

A.3421525 B.3422691

C.87809519 D.3427350

2.If you want to find a teaching job, you can write to ________.

A.betty12@foxmail.com

B.mikegreen@hotmail.com

C.smith15@hotmail.com

D.sis2015@foxmail.com

3.How long does Smith's Book Club stay open every day?

A.For 6 hours. B.For 8 hours.

C.For 10 hours. D.For 12 hours.

    One day I was walking around in a national park when I saw a beautiful tarantula (狼蛛) crossing a path. I just stopped and decided to observe its walking.

Behind me there was a family going up the same way and they also noticed the tarantula. Without doubting it, a kid shouted, ''Quick, Dad, kill it. '' His brother also encouraged their dad to do that.

Then I stopped their dad. ''Wait. This is the last place the tarantula has to live in. Do you really want to kill it? ''

''Well, it's dangerous and we have kids here…''

''Why not stand still and let it cross safely? Then you can go and admire the rest of the park. ''

After some discussions I persuaded them to stand still and watch. Soon, the tarantula crossed and hid into the bushes.

Their dad thanked me and said, ''You're right. I was about to make a mistake. '' The children even said good bye to the tarantula and they learned something too.

1.What did the family want to do on seeing the tarantula?

A.To watch it. B.To kill it.

C.To stand by. D.To hide away.

2.What did the dad think of the tarantula?

A.Dangerous. B.Interesting.

C.Powerful. D.Beautiful.

3.What is the author's advice on how to deal with the tarantula?

A.To stop it quickly. B.To greet it politely.

C.To let it cross safely. D.To drive it into the bushes.

4.What may the kids learn from the experience?

A.Stay calm in time of danger.

B.Enjoy the beauty of nature.

C.Stay away from animals.

D.Treat the wildlife kindly.

—Do you know the lady ________ is talking to our headmaster?

—Yes, she is our new English teacher.

A.who B.whom C.which D.what

If you eat ________ and take more exercise, you will soon lose weight.

A.little B.less C.least D.more

If you wish, you ________ come in and have a cup of tea with us any time.

A.would B.should C.must D.may

________ the air clean, the government will close some factories in the city.

A.Keep B.Keeping C.To keep D.Kept

—Could you tell me ________ we will go to the concert tomorrow?

—By bus.

A.whether B.why C.how D.when

Mrs. Morris has left for London. She ________ a speech there next week.

A.has given B.will give C.gives D.gave

I invited Joe and Linda to dinner,  but ______ of them came.

A.neither B.either C.none D.both

Practice more, ________ you will learn English better.

A.or B.yet C.and D.but

We will go on an outing tomorrow ________ it doesn't rain.

A.until B.while C.unless D.if

— Who is ________ girl in red?

—She is Mr. Smith's daughter.

A.an B.the C.a D.不填

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

In December 2018, The Guardian changed its wording-using ''global heating'' instead of ''global warming'' -after scientists found that Earth's temperature is set to rise from between 2.5C and 4.5C. There had been a goal to keep the rise within 2C. And on May 1, the UK parliament (议会) declared a ''climate emergency'', becoming the first parliament to do so.

It's true that ''global heating'' and ''climate emergency'' are – in terms of language – two simple phrases. But they send out plenty of messages.

If with ''global warming'' we're still inside our comfort zone of handling the situation, entering the state of ''global heating'' is like heading to a point where the delicate (微妙的) balance of nature is disturbed so much that there is no turning back. Everything will be changing: Coral will die, polar bears will lose their habitats completely, and extreme weathers like droughts and heavy storms will happen at a higher frequency. There is no denying that we're entering a ''climate emergency''.

''Decades ago when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the impacts could be seen as an issue for future generations, '' but, as Katharine Mach, a Stanford University climate scientist, told The New York Times, now it's definitely our issue, ''a shift (变化) we all are living together''.

However, getting these messages through is far from enough. It depends on each and every one of us to find a solution – if there are any solutions left to find.

''We have no time to waste, '' said the UK's Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, according to the BBC. Corbyn urged that ''we take rapid and dramatic action now''.

Indeed, language matters. But action matters even more.

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假定你是李华，你校暑假期间将举办中国传统文化周活动，活动内容包括：京剧表演、画展、剪纸体验等。你的英国朋友Tom在青岛大学学习，你想邀请他一起参加。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：

1. 活动时间、地点；

2. 活动内容。

注意：1. 词数80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。

The 19th-century American writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau knew the 1.(important) of nature. Thoreau filled his books with observations about human life and 2.(it) basic need for nature.

On average, Americans spend about 10 hours a day in front of a computer or other electronic device 3. less than 30 minutes a day outdoors. That is a claim 4.(make) by David Strayer, a professor of psychology at the University of Utah. In his 2017 TEDTalk, Strayer 5.(explain) that all this time spent with technology is making our brains tired.

Using an electronic device-answering emails, listening to the news, looking at Facebook -6.(put) a lot of pressure on the prefrontal cortex, the front of the brain. This area, Strayer explains, is important for critical 7.(think), problem-solving and decision-making. So, it is important to give the brain 8. rest. And being in nature, Strayer claims, helps refresh a brain that is tired from too much technology. Friends and family take time off and escape to nature for several days. Camping may be just 9. a tech-tired brain needs. Strayer's research team found that spending three days in nature without any technology is enough time for the brain to 10.(full) relax and reset itself.

    At my daughter's recent graduation, a speaker kept repeating, ''You can do anything with a degree in philosophy. '' To that, I thought you can do anything with the right _______.

I didn't have a _______ job until I was 27. When I was hired, I was basically _______. My car had broken down. I was living with two other people and sleeping on a couch. My family and friends thought I was going _______．

I didn't feel that way though. I wasn't doing well _______. Sure, friends of mine got married and bought houses. But neither of those choices _______ me. Taking the road _______ traveled is part of being an entrepreneur (创业者). I wanted to _______ my dream, which was to work with my hands and be creative. I wanted to be my own boss.

At the time, I was _______ toy animals and selling them at street fairs. It wasn't easy, but I stayed true to myself. I was ________ and hardworking. I know those were the qualities that led me to get ________ at my first job. So don't give up hope.

One Sunday, I read an article about a toy company called Worlds of Wonder. I knew I could make a better teddy bear than the one they were ________, although I had designed just a few cuddly toys for another company. The next day, I visited the company's offices in person and told them they needed me. To my surprise, they ________ to interview me. Because they could tell I was enthusiastic.

Many of us don't ________ new things because we're sure we don't have the skills. But from my experience, it's far more ________ to have the right attitude. Almost everything can be taught. Are you a ready and willing student?

1.A.direction B.attitude C.way D.knowledge

2.A.full-time B.special C.creative D.surprising

3.A.blessing B.annoying C.starving D.satisfying

4.A.forward B.nowhere C.anywhere D.somewhere

5.A.physically B.spiritually C.mentally D.financially

6.A.upset B.disappointed C.envied D.excited

7.A.often B.nearly C.less D.easily

8.A.follow B.change C.get D.earn

9.A.copying B.making C.buying D.learning

10.A.enthusiastic B.healthy C.friendly D.intelligent

11.A.hired B.lost C.warned D.supported

12.A.improving B.researching C.designing D.marketing

13.A.denied B.agreed C.refused D.invited

14.A.give away B.take on C.put up D.let down

15.A.funny B.ready C.important D.successful

    When you are sitting in class, have you ever drawn pictures in the margins (页边的空白处) of your notebooks? If so, you are doodling. Many people think of doodling as a distraction (分心) from more important things. 1..2..In 2009 researchers asked two groups of people to listen to a phone message. One group was encouraged to doodle, but the other was not. Neither group knew that it would be asked to remember information from the message. But the group that doodled remembered 29% more.

Other people have suggested other uses for doodling. Jesse Prinz, a professor who studies doodling, says it can help you think creatively. 3. When you come back, you'll have a fresh perspective (观点) and figure out an answer more quickly.

An author named Sunni Brown wrote a book on doodling. She argues that doodling is a tool that can help people think. 4. In fact, she runs a business that helps companies improve organization and planning through doodling.

Brown believes doodling is helpful because it includes many ways of learning. You learn in four ways: seeing, hearing, reading or writing, and through movement. The more ways you use, the better you learn. And when you doodle while listening to a lecture, you use all four.

You might think that being good at drawing is important for doodling. But if the point of doodling is to help you think, then it doesn’t matter what the picture looks like.  5. So next time you need help focusing, pick up a pen and doodle away!

A.And many experts agree with this.

B.Even if you're not an artist, doodling can help you.

C.Walking away from a problem to draw might actually help you solve it.

D.But it might be just the opposite.

E.One study shows that doodling may help you remember things you hear.

F.She admits that people see doodling as doing nothing, but she wants to change that.

G.Doodling can help you achieve more than you imagine.