''Our most beautiful part is our bridge because we can make wind energy by this bridge and our main transportation is used by this bridge. '' The future city competition puts young teens in charge of building a city that can respond to a challenge. This year's challenge is resilience (重建能力) after a natural disaster like an earthquake. The models must be built with recycled materials for less than 100 dollars.

But behind this is some serious engineering. Each group has to present its city's resilience features to the audience and judges. ''The sea walls are made with concrete and steel to reduce the tidal waves impact on the shoreline. '' And it's about more than just infrastructure(基础设施). Judges want to know that you've thought about your citizens, too. ''If someone wants to design a building that's 50 floors, we make an agreement like maybe 20 of them have to be low-income housing. '' Engineering Outreach Group Discover (EOGD) has run the competition for nearly three decades. Director of programs Thea Sahr says it is an effective teaching tool. She tells of one boy who asked his teacher when they would get back to the real learning. ''You know the kind we were just sitting there reading the books and telling you the answers, '' and she said ''well what do you know about storm water that you didn't know last week. What do you know about scale? And you're having a really good time while you're doing it. '' He says this is learning. '' I want to do more of this. ''

The winners take home 7,500 dollars for their school’s science program, and get a trip to a science focused summer camp. This year's winners from Warwick Middle School in Pennsylvania say they also learned real-world skills like dealing with failure. ''The hardest part was trying not to get frustrated when something didn't work. And I think our team members really contributed to that. Communication is key. '' Listen, when you're building a city, engineering is just part of it.

1.What does ''we'' refer to in the first paragraph?

A.Teen competitors. B.School boys.

C.College students. D.Engineers

2.What's the purpose of the competition according to Thea Sahr?

A.To increase students' communication skills.

B.To allow students to experience the work of engineers.

C.To strength the friendship between students.

D.To offer students a different way of learning.

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.The winners can share the 7,500.

B.The winners can take part in all kinds of summer camps.

C.The biggest challenge for the team is using the knowledge of engineering.

D.The participants can learn a lot besides engineering.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Building City of the Future: A Way of Out School Learning

B.Nature: An Outdoor Classroom

C.EOGD: A Middle School Reform

D.The City of Future: the Place Full of Imagination

    ''It can't be done. '' Boyan Slat heard this over and over when he first proposed a way to clean up millions of tons of plastic polluting our oceans.

Slat, who grew up in the city of Delft in the Netherlands, was on a diving trip in Greece three years ago when he was deeply impressed by plastic. ''There were more plastic bags than fish, '' he says. ''That moment I realized it was a huge issue and that environmental issues are really the biggest problems my generation will face. ''

That fall, Slat, then 17, decided to study plastic pollution as part of a high school project. Soon, Slat learned that no one had yet come up with practical way to clean up this massive garbage patches. Most proposed solutions involved ''fishing'' up the plastic using ships equipped with nets—which, as Slat discovered, would likely take more than 1,000 years, cost too much, let off too much sea life along with the trash.

Slat proposed an alternative that mostly avoided these problems: a solar-powered system using a floating plastic tube which will go around the garbage and trap it is 600 meters long. Wind, waves and ocean currents will push the trash toward the tube. A ship will pick up the trash and take it back to the shore. Best of all, Slat predicted his system could clean up the North Pacific Garbage Patch within five to 10 years.

The following, Slat entered the aerospace engineering program at the Delft University of Technology and officially announced his ocean cleanup concept at TEDxDelft. But nothing much moved forward.

Slat organized a team of volunteers and employees for The Ocean Cleanup, which now numbers about 100. In answer to opposition, Slat and his team raised $100,000 from a crowd funding campaign and began testing a 40-meter collecting barrier near the Azores Islands last March.

Over the next three to four years, Slat will push toward a fully operational large-scale project by testing a series of longer and longer barriers.

1.What inspired the boy to study plastic pollution?

A.One of his high school projects.

B.Others' opposition to his proposal.

C.Humans’ failure in cleaning up the ocean.

D.The shockingly heavy plastic pollution in ocean.

2.What can we say about Slat's design?

A.It is powerful but only used in California and Hawaii.

B.It is huge but causes great damage to sea lives.

C.It makes full use of natural forces and is friendly to nature.

D.It was welcomed by all the public and worked very well.

3.What hasn't Slat done to make his idea into reality?

A.Presenting his idea at TEDxDelft.

B.Raising funds with his team.

C.Doing test.

D.Stopping plastic from washing into the ocean.

4.What does the author mainly do in this article?

A.Explain a strange idea. B.Introduce a fascinating person.

C.Describe a social phenomenon. D.Praise a point of view.

    Would you eat a six-month-old yogurt? This is a question you may have asked if you read the recent story about a US grocer and his year-long experiment eating expired food.

It started in October 2016, when Scott Nash, founder of the Mom's Organic Market chain of grocery stores, wanted to make a smoothie (果昔). He likes his smoothie with yogurt. As he was at his holiday cabin in Virginia, though, the only pot he had to hand was one he had left behind on his last trip there by accident, six months earlier. He opened it. No bad smell. He decided to take the risk and dumped the yogurt in the smoothie. ''I drank and waited, '' he wrote on his blog. And nothing happened.

The first thing to point out is that Nash is based in the US, where regulations on food dating differ significantly from those in the UK. While British foods carry just one date-either ''use by'' or ''best before''– Nash was faced with ''quality guarantee period, use by, best by, sell by, best if used by …'' He sells food for a living, and even he doesn't understand the system.

Clearly, this lack of clarity has influence on both the health of the environment and the health of the nation. What you don't eat, you'll end up throwing it away, even if you could have safely eaten it; and what you don't know not to eat could make you sick. A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Harvard Law School in 2013 said that 40% of American food goes uneaten each year, and the confusing effect of the US date labeling system is in large part to blame.

1.The underlined phrase ''expired food'' probably means the food ______.

A.which is fresh

B.which is sour

C.which is not within the quality guarantee period

D.which is not cooked

2.What can we learn from para.2?

A.Nash hadn't eaten expired food before October 2016.

B.Nash left the yogurt in the cabin for his experiment.

C.Nash was sure the yogurt would do no harm to him.

D.Nash liked drinking six-month-old yogurt.

3.What does Nash think of the US's date labels on food?

A.They are clearer than the UK's.

B.They are more advanced than the UK's.

C.They are confusing to people.

D.They are concrete and helpful to the Americans.

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.The date labeled on the bag of food plays an important role in people's health.

B.The food you throw away can do harm to your health if eaten.

C.People often get sick for eating the expired food.

D.The lack of clarity of date labeling system leads to a large amount of waste of food.

The Summer Holiday Activities for Families in the UK

While the Astronaut spacewalk, Manchester last year remains in the memory of some families, our week-by-week guide to the school summer break this year features a host of special events and outdoor fun for kids, from open-air cinema and live music to coming face to face with dinosaurs.

Polar fun, Edinburgh

Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh is keeping cool this summer with lots of polar-themed activities, including family science shows on the Arctic and Antarctic, icy experiments, and craft designs where kids can make their own penguin, walrus or polar bear.

Until 28 August, ￡15 adults, ￡9.50 children, dynamicearth. Co. uk.

Dinosaur events, various locations

Dinosaurs in the Wild is a vivid, walk-through experience taking visitors back 67 million years to the late Cretaceous period. Dinosaur Babies is an exhibition of dinosaur embryos and eggs, plus a model nest. Dinosaurs of China displays fossils and skeletons never before seen in Europe.

Until 23 August, NEC in Birmingham, then 7 October to 7 January, Event City Manchester, ￡29.50 adults, ￡26 children, dinosaursinthewild. Com.

Proud Country House kids fest, Brighton

Just 15 minutes from the centre of Brighton, this 18th century Georgian manor house in Stammer Park has a packed program of events and activities on throughout the summer, including storytelling in the forest, guided bike rides, tree climbing and family yoga.

1 July~10 September, prices vary, usually from￡5~10，booking for events required but house and gardens can be visited without booking, stammer house. co. UK / kids fest.

1.Which activity is not included this year?

A.Astronaut spacewalk. B.Open-air cinema.

C.Live music. D.Face to face with dinosaurs.

2.If you want to take the activity in December, where should you go?

A.Edinburgh. B.Birmingham.

C.Manchester. D.Brighton.

3.Which activity should be booked?

A.Polar fun. B.Dinosaur events.

C.Family yoga. D.Visiting gardens.

心理健康对我们非常重要，决定着我们的生活质量。请以 How to keep mental health为题写一篇英语文章，向校报投稿。文章应包含以下内容：

1. 心理健康的重要性；

2. 保持心理健康的建议：了解自我，接纳自我；善于与他人相处；热爱生活与工作。

注意：1. 词数100左右;

2. 可适当增加细节，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。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I’m one of your customer, I ordered a set of books on your website two weeks ago, but I didn’t received it until yesterday. And much to my disappointment, the books were too poorly packed up that the cover of one book were torn. To make matters worse, it is not a complete set, as I found one book missed.

I’m sorry to have received such poorly service, and I believe I have every right ask you to deal with this problem. I hope you either return my money back or deliver a new set of books to me. Beside, I’d like to be informed of the process of your deal with my complaint.

I’m looking forward to your reply.

Li Hua

1.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.9.10.

阅读下面课文段落，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

John Snow looked 1. the source of the water for these two streets. He found that it came from the river 2.(pollution) by the dirty water from London. He immediately told the 3.(astonish) people in Broad Street to remove the handle from the pump 4. that it could not be used. Soon afterwards the disease slowed 5.. He had shown that cholera was spread by germs and not in a cloud of gas.

Now when people 6. (reference) to England you find Wales included 7. well. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and later the name was changed to “Great Britain”. This was 8.(accomplish) when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales. Finally the English government tried in the early 9.(twenty) century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland 10. (connect) in the same peaceful way.

根据首字母、中文或括号里的词，运用恰当形式补全句子。

1.________ (暴露) to so many advertisements, we can’t help being persuaded into buying something we don’t really need.

2.The army was well-trained, and had little difficulty d________ the enemy.

3.The doctor is well-known for having c________ some people of the deadly disease.

4.With everything well ________ (arrange), he left his office and had dinner with his friends.

5.Many scientists c__________ greatly to the development of society in the past.

6.She f__________ the letter and put it in an envelope.

7.Some advertisements c__________ of pictures or words of experts to show people how good the products are.

8.It was of course a __________ (delight) for them to meet again after such a long separation.

9.The work of an engineer requires intelligence __________ (加上) experience.

10.The beautiful scenery and the places of interest of our city ___________ (attractive) thousands of visitors every year.

Children find meanings in their old family tales.

When Stephen Guyer's three children were growing up，he told them stories about how his grandfather，a banker，_____ all in the 1930s，but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the _____ times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly _____，he loaded（装载）his family into a car. And he _____ them to see family members in Canada with a _____，“there are more important things in life than money”.

The _____ took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer moved to a _____ house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was _____ that his children，a daughter，15，and twins，22，would be upset. To his surprise，they weren't. _____，their reaction echoed（类似）their great-grandfather's. What they ______ was how warm the people were in the house and how ______ their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to ______ children through hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing ______ in telling tales，evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.

A university ______ of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids' ability to ______ parents' stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.

The ______ is telling the stories in a way children can ______ them. We're not talking here about the kind of story that ______，“When I was a kid，I walked to school every day uphill，barefoot in the snow.”Instead，we should choose a story suited to the child's ______，and make eye contact（接触）to create“a personal experience”. We don't have to tell children what they should ______ from the story and what the moral is.

1.A.missed B.lost C.forgot D.ignored

2.A.darkest B.best C.strongest D.simplest

3.A.friendless B.worthless C.penniless D.homeless

4.A.fetched B.allowed C.expected D.took

5.A.possibility B.promise C.suggestion D.belief

6.A.report B.agreement C.arrangement D.tale

7.A.large B.new C.small D.grand

8.A.pleased B.annoyed C.worried D.disappointed

9.A.Therefore B.Besides C.Otherwise D.Instead

10.A.talked about B.cared about C.wrote about D.heard about

11.A.many B.much C.little D.few

12.A.remind B.praise C.thrill D.help

13.A.argument B.skill C.anxiety D.interest

14.A.study B.design C.group D.organization

15.A.retell B.provide C.support D.refuse

16.A.trouble B.gift C.fact D.trick

17.A.perform B.hear C.unite D.question

18.A.means B.ends C.begins D.proves

19.A.habits B.activities C.judgments D.needs

20.A.gain B.receive C.accept D.admit

    There is an old Spanish Proverb which states,"Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week".1.I'd say,too many.Our dreams should not,and cannot wait.We have to go for them now! Here's why.

1.2.

Nobody likes to talk about death,but the reality is—everybody is going to die at one point.None of us know the day,or the hour.Therefore,today is all we have.Don't go to your grave with unfulfilled dreams.Make the decision to go after every dream,big or small right now.

2.The world is waiting on your gift

I know this may be hard to believe, but the world is waiting on YOU!Yes, YOU!3.Sure,other people may be able to sing.But they'll never be able to sing exactly like you.Sure other people can write,but they'll never be able to write from the same perspective in which you write.Don't deprive the world of your gift.It's the oxygen that we need to survive.Thus,it is your responsibility to figure out exactly what your gift is,and use to better your life and the lives of those around you.

3.4.

You can dream about writing the great American play that you want,but it's never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper.You can dream about finding a cure for cancer,but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure.5.They require you to get your head out of the clouds,and actually do the work to make them happen.Get to it!

A.You can't let fear win.

B.Tomorrow is not promised.

C.In other words,dreams don't work unless you do.

D.Possibilities you never knew existed are waiting on you

E.How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?

F.Unless you take the first step,your dreams will never come true.

G.You were born into the world with a unique gift,which nobody on this earth can copy.

    Scotland is a well-developed tourist destination, with tourism generally being responsible for sustaining 200, 000 jobs mainly in the service sector, with tourist spending averaging at £4 bn per year. Tourists from the United Kingdom make up the bulk (主体) of visitors to Scotland. In 2002, for example, UK visitors made 18.5 million visits to Scotland, staying 64.5 million nights and spending £3.7 bn. In contrast, overseas residents made 1.58 million visits to Scotland, staying 15 million nights and spending £806 m. In terms of overseas visitors, those from the United States made up 24% of visits to Scotland, with the United States being the largest source of overseas visitors, and Germany (9%), France (8%), Canada (7%) and Australia (6%), following behind.

Scotland is generally seen as clean, unspoilt destination with beautiful scenery which has a long and complex history, combined with thousands of historic sites and attractions. These include prehistoric stone circles, standing stones and burial chambers, and various Bronze Age, Iron Age and Stone Age remains. There are also many historic castles, houses, and battlegrounds, ruins and museums. Many people are drawn by the culture of Scotland.

The cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow are increasingly being seen as a cosmopolitan(全世界的) alternative to Scotland’s countryside, with visitors year round, but the main tourist season is generally from April to October inclusive. In addition to these factors, the national tourist agency, VisitScotland, have deployed a strategy of niche (适当的) marketing, aimed at exploiting, amongst other things, Scotland’s strengths in golf, fishing and food and drink tourism. Another significant, and increasingly popular reason for tourism to Scotland - especially by those from North America- is genealogy, with many visitors coming to Scotland to explore their family and ancestral roots.

1.For Chinese students, the best time to visit Scotland is in ________.

A.the Spring Festival B.the winter vocation

C.the summer vacation D.any time

2.Scotland mainly impresses tourists with its ________.

A.food and drink B.beautiful scenery with cultural relics

C.big cities like Edinburgh D.many North Americans’ family and ancestral roots

3.In 2002, visitors from the US made about ________ visits to Scotland.

A.18.5 m B.1.58 m

C.4.45 m D.0.38 m

4.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A.In history, many Scotlanders moved to North America.

B.Overseas visitors do not like to stay in Scotland for the night.

C.VisitScotland is trying to change people’s impression on Scotland.

D.Overseas visitors come to Scotland mainly to explore their family roots.

    The brain is a remarkable part.It's responsible for thoughts and feelings.Now a new study finds that going through tough times as a kid also can have an impact.The adult brains of people who lived through lots of stress before the age of six—and then became depressed or anxious as teenagers—were different compared with adults who had an easier childhood.It seems that teens changed the shape of their brains by internalizing (使内在化) the stresses experienced years earlier.

Researchers already knew that the shape and size of a child's brain can change in response to lots of stress.They also knew that adults were more likely to be depressed if，as kids，they'd lived in poverty.Some studies showed that these depressed adults had unusual changes in their brain shape.But no one had tested if the early stress and later brain changes were linked.

Scientists in England studied almost 500 boys from birth until the ages of 18 to 21.Sarah Jensen is one of the new study's authors.Almost all of the boys her team studied experienced some hard times as kids.And，she concludes，“This is not necessarily harmful.”To some extent，that's just life.What can be dangerous，she says，is when children experience too many forms of difficulties.Her team's new data suggest that the tougher the childhood，the stronger the impact on the brain might be.

What's happening in the world around us relates to how we feel.Her team linked more childhood stress to more depression.Still，she notes，it's possible that if you find support for anxiety or depression，you might be able to prevent the changes seen here.“If you can change the environment，you can change the course of things，”Sarah says.So，she recommends，if teens develop anxiety or depression，it's good to ask for psychological doctors to give advice.

1.When people had a hard childhood，        ．

A.they will have a brave attitude to life

B.their way of thinking may be strange

C.they will be good at dealing with stress

D.the shape of their brain may be changed

2.What is the breakthrough of the new research?

A.The size of the brain can change.

B.The brain can be influenced by stress.

C.Poverty can affect the brain's shape in future.

D.Changes in brain are connected with earlier hardship.

3.It's a problem when children         ．

A.had a lonely childhood

B.led a peaceful childhood

C.got different kinds of hardship

D.experienced limited hard times

4.For teenagers with anxiety，Sarah suggests                   .

A.they adapt to their life

B.they seek professional help

C.they talk to friends or relatives

D.they become confident and optimistic

    One of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend. "One of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries is the fact that, with a few important exceptions, mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent African states." said Neville Alexander, Director of the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa at the University of Cape Town.

In response to the spread of English and the increased multi-language trends arising from immigration, many countries have introduced language laws in the last decade. In some, the use of languages other than the national language is banned in public spaces such as advertising posters. One of the first such legal provisions(规定) was the 1994 "Toubon law" in France, and the idea has been copied in many countries since then. Such efforts to govern language use are often considered as futile by language experts, who are well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process.

It is especially difficult for native speakers of English to understand the desire to maintain the "purity" of a language by law. Since the time of Shakespeare, English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language. English is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the world, but that has not been a barrier to acquiring superiority and power. Another reason for the failure of many native English speakers to understand the role of the state regulation is that it has never been the Anglo-Saxon way of doing things. English has never had a state-controlled authority for the language, similar, for example, to the Academic Francaise in France.

The need to protect national languages is, for most western Europeans, a recent phenomenon-------especially the need to ensure that English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields. Public communication, education and new ways of communication promoted by technology, may be key fields to defend.

1.Neville Alexander believes that __________.

A. mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countries

B. globalization has resulted in the economic failure of Africa

C. globalization has led to the rise of multi-language trend

D. lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failure

2.The underlined word "futile" (in paragraph 2) most probably means " ___________".

A. workable B. practical

C. useless D. unnecessary

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. English has taken over fields like public communication and education.

B. Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English.

C. Most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language.

D. Europeans have long realized the need to protect a national language.

4.The best title for the passage is __________.

A. Fighting against the rule of English

B. Protecting local languages and identities

C. Globalization and multi-language trend

D. To maintain the purity of language by law

阅读理解。

How to make friends

Choosing friends

Before you make friends,you have to decide who you want to be your friends.Most people like to have friends who like to do the same kind of things as they do.That doesn’t mean you have to be exactly like each other,just that you enjoy some of the same things.Think about your favorite things to do and try to talk to your classmates at lunch or rest about your hobbies.You are sure to find at least one person who’s excited about the same things that excite and interest you,too.

Making friends

●The quickest way to make a friend is to smile.When you smile,people think you are friendly and easy to talk to.It may not be easy at first to smile.But you can practice smiling in front of a mirror.When you look at yourself in the mirror,think if you’d rather talk to your smiling face or your usual scared or angry face.

●One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say something nice about them.Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.Doesn’t it make you want to talk to him?

●Ask your new friends questions about themselves.It’s the only way to get to know what they’re like and it’s the only way they’ll know that you are interested in them.

●Make sure you have something to add to the conversation,too.When someone asks you a question,do have an answer for them.There is nothing that will stop a conversation quicker than a shrug(耸肩) for an answer.

Activities

After you’ve made a friend who shares the same interests with you,it’s always fun to plan activities together that you’ll both enjoy.Inviting a friend to your house after school is a great way to make your friendship closer.

If you know a game your friend likes to play,you can plan to do that together.When you play a computer game,one person is always left sitting with nothing to do but watch.Not fun.

1.Before you make friends with someone,make sure   .

A.both of you are exactly like each other

B.both of you enjoy some of the same interests

C.you have talked to him or her at lunch or rest about your hobbies

D.you have little in common with each other

2.When you want to make friends with someone,you should do all the following except   .

A.smiling at him or her before talking

B.starting a conversation first

C.asking some questions about him or her

D.giving a shrug instead of an answer

3.To make your friendship last long,you shouldn’t   .

A.do something that interests both of you together

B.invite your friend to your house at weekends

C.be always doing something by yourself with your friend left doing nothing

D.play basketball together in your free time

假定你是李明，你的好友李华前不久随父母去了美国，她写信告诉你她很不适应美国的校园生活，感到很孤独。请你根据以下要点用英语给她写一封建议信。

1.学好英语，从而增加和别人交流的机会；

2.多交一些朋友，友情会使她忘记孤独；

3.积极参加各种活动，使自己的生活更加有趣。

注意：1. 词数：80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节。

3.文章的开头语结尾已给出。

Dear Li Hua，

I'm sorry to hear

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I’m looking forward to your good news .

Yours,

Li Ming

请使用选修六Unit1单词表中的词汇，根据所给语境中的汉语提示完成单词拼写。

1.Art is influenced by the customs and _____(信念) of a people.

2.During the Middle Ages, the main________(目的，目标) of painters was to represent religious themes.

3.People began to concentrate less on religious themes and _____(采用，采纳) a more humanistic attitude to life.

4.Rich people wanted to _____(拥有) their own paintings, so they could decorate their superb palaces.

5.The painter does not ______(努力，尝试) to paint objects as we see them with our eyes.

6.Who can _____(预言，预测) what painting styles there will be in the future?

7.Frick had a ______(喜爱，偏爱) for pre-twentieth century Western paintings.

8.The police made an ____(呼吁，恳求) to the public to remain calm.

9.This covers more than 5,000 years of civilization from many parts of the world, including America, Europe, China and ______(埃及).

10.I drove around the business ____(区，区域).

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。

Oseola McCarty spent more than 75 years washing and ironing other people’s clothes. As a laundrywoman, she 1. (pay) only a few dollars each time. Certainly nobody would consider her rich, so they were all 2. (surprise) when Miss McCarty decided to donate $ 150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi.

The money was in fact her life savings. She could save such a large amount of money because she lived 3. very simple life. She never learned to drive, and when she wanted to go somewhere, she just walked. She never 4.(fly) to anywhere till she donated the money，and in 50 years she had been out of the South only once. The house 5. she lived was also a rather modest one her last uncle left her. Only after she became known in America 6.(do) she begin to travel all over the country. Since then, she had been the subject of many interviews and articles and was even invited 7. the White House by the president.

Her 8.(donate) was for students who clearly needed financial help. She herself left school in the sixth grade and had never married 9. had children. She said to the reporters that the idea of helping somebody’s child go to college gave her much 10. (please).

    When I was asked to think about someone who changed our life by my teacher, I thought of my friend Anna immediately.

Anna was a top student when she was at school. She was _______, so she often told me, “Study hard, and your efforts (努力) will finally _______. In the future, you will have a good job and certainly be somebody in life.” After her graduation, she was admitted to a university. _______, she left there after studying for appropriately(大约) a year, because she didn’t have enough _______ for the next year. But a year later，she _______. This time she was not only a college student, but also a(n) _______. She had to work in her _______ time and do homework during school hours. It must have been the most difficult period of time in her life, but she didn’t _______ at all. Instead, she told me how to become _______ and responsible(负责任的) .

I ________ her and often tell myself that I should work hard to ________ it once I set my mind to something like Anna. Her ways are changing my ways. Now I don’t do the things I ________ to do. Ever since I started high school, I have been more ________. I am not lazy any more. Instead, I try to come to school every day. I have ________ everything aside and just have been focused on school. I am really ________ that she has changed me a lot.

1.A.confident B.hard – working C.lazy D.clever

2.A.pay for B.come back C.pay off(得到回报) D.come on

3.A.So B.And C.However D.Therefore

4.A.time B.benefit C.energy D.money

5.A.gave in B.went back C.went away D.gave up

6.A.worker B.employer C.student D.teacher

7.A.busy B.full C.empty D.spare

8.A.solve B.complain(抱怨)  C.realize D.mean to

9.A.honest B.kind C.strong D.healthy

10.A.praise B.appreciate(欣赏)  C.amaze D.dislike

11.A.get B.recognize C.achieve D.accept

12.A.desired B.designed C.hated D.used

13.A.connected B.concentrated C.frightened D.delighted

14.A.pushed B.arranged C.pulled D.saved

15.A.grateful B.helpful C.faithful(忠诚的)  D.powerful

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。

Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.

● Recite and repeat in conversation. When you hear a person’s name, repeat it.1.You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial.

● Ask the other person to recite and repeat. 2.After you’ve been introduced to someone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you. Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names.

● 3.Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed. Most of them will feel sympathy（同情） if you say, “I’m working to remember names better. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue. What is it again?”

● Use associations （联想）. 4.For example, you could make a mental note: “ Vicki Cheng­­­­­­­­ — tall, black hair.” To reinforce (强迫) your associations, write them on a small card as soon as possible.

● Limit the number of new names you learn at one time. When meeting a group of people, concentrate（全神贯注）on remembering just two or three names. 5.Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names. Last names can come later.

E. If you can’t remember someone’s name, you may tell him the truth.

F. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips.

G. Link each person you meet with one thing you find interesting or unusual.

    When I was young, my mother didn't have the money to send me to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself. But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4：30 in the morning.

We need every one of you to develop your talents and your skills so that you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you quit(离开,放弃) on school-you' re not just quitting on yourself , you 're quitting on your country. No one's written your destiny(命运) for you ,because you write your own destiny. You make your own future. That's why today I 'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time reading a book.

But whatever you decide to do , I want you to commit to(使致力于) it. I want you to really work at it. I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work-that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star. No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You're not a good athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.The writer's home was very rich.

B.The writer was born in a poor family.

C.The writer didn't like reading books.

D.The writer's mother was a teacher.

2.Why does the writer call on everyone to set his/her own goal?

A.Because everyone's future is to do simple work.

B.Because everyone's future is determined by themselves.

C.Because everyone should do their homework.

D.Because everyone should pay attention in class.

3.How can people realize their great dream?

A.By rapping. B.By playing basketball.

C.By working hard. D.By being a reality star.

    The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.

The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.

The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. For instance, you'd better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.

Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.

1.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?

A.Family members gather for a big meal. B.Friends eat dumplings together.

C.They borrow money from friends. D.They give each other “hong bao”.

2.Which of the following things is Not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?

A.Returning money before the Spring Festival.

B.Saying words that have to do with death.

C.Wearing red clothes.

D.Decorating houses with red paper.

3.The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “______”.

A.进来 B.打碎 C.耗尽 D.离开

4.We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.

A.a time of harvest and fun B.celebrated for one whole month

C.only celebrated in China D.a time for families to get together

    My friend’s grandfather came to America from a farm in Thailand. After arriving in New York, he went into a cafeteria(自助餐厅) in Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a big plate full of food came up to him. She sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.

“Start out at that end,” she said, “Just go along the line and choose what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”

“I soon learned that’s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told my friend later, “Life’s a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you want to pay the price. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”

1.My friend’s grandfather came from ______ .

A.Manhattan B.Thailand

C.New York D.China

2.The grandfather went into a cafeteria to__________.    

A.wait for someone. B.meet my friend .

C.get something to eat. D.buy something.

3.What should we do to get food in a cafeteria?

A.Wait for the waiter. B.Ask someone for help.

C.Sit down at an empty table. D.Get it ourselves.

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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。

First released on Jan. 21, 2011, WeChat is very popular for students and its user have reached up to 300 million at present. It is aimed at promote instant communication among people with voice messaging, text messaging, photo sharing, etc. Beside, it provides a chance for the users to share their wonderful stories in the life and make many new friends. Personal, I think WeChat make life easier because we can save money used the Internet-based application and the multimedia communication enables us to share more with our friends. However, we should spend too much time on it, that may bring negative effects on our life and study if we become WeChat-addicted.

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。

Mac was cycling along a road. With a heavy camp bag, he wasn't moving very fast. Suddenly he heard loud breathing behind him. 1. ( look) to his side, he was 2. ( terrify) to find it wasn't a dog but a wolf that was running after him. He reached 3. the spray in the bag. With one hand on the handlebar, he fired it. A bright red color covered the wolf and it fell back shaking its head. But a minute 4.(late) it was by his side again. He sprayed 5.   second time, the wolf falling back again but only to quickly restart 6. (it) attack. The wolf was getting closer. Mac waved and yelled at passing 7.( motorist) but meanwhile rode hard. He knew clearly he must be careful not to slow down. 8.( fortunate) , Paul and Becky were driving along the same road when they spotted the scene. They drove toward Mac. When the car was in front of him, Mac jumped off the bike and dashed for the back door. Paul 9.( open) the door so as to let Mac in. It was quite a while 10. Mac became calm and thanked them.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It started four years ago. My wife would see a ________ man near where she worked. It was the week before Christmas and she said she wanted to purchase a new coat for him because his coat was ________.We don’t have a lot of ________.We are really a step away from being homeless in rags most months but we try to ________ when we can.

We talked and found a way to get some money together to ________ him a coat. I ________ that since we were giving a coat to him, we should look at what else he might ________.We decided to fill a ________ with some useful ________ things—a toothbrush, soap, clothes, a hat, gloves and some food. A small gift and Christmas card was put in it as well.

We haven’t had money to exchange ________ for birthdays or Christmas for many years, too. It feels wonderful to have someone ________ you at Christmas but I’ve always been a little ________ when friends ask “What did you get for Christmas?” It always makes my wife feel bad that she can’t ________ to give me anything and I feel the same. So I would ________ and say she bought me this thing or that. But that year we could say we ________ something to others instead and that’s ________ what happened.

People asked and we said what we did. They also wanted to help the following ________ and we made ten more backpacks the following Christmas, and this year we really ________ the gifts.

I still can’t afford to buy my wife some gifts to ________ on Christmas day, but the ________ we feel makes up for it ten times!

1.A.sick B.homeless C.generous D.energetic

2.A.loose B.large C.shabby D.tight

3.A.money B.power C.time D.trouble

4.A.recover B.bargain C.escape D.help

5.A.buy B.make C.show D.lend

6.A.commanded B.warned C.regretted D.insisted

7.A.ignore B.need C.dislike D.store

8.A.backpack B.room C.suitcase D.car

9.A.left B.external C.daily D.cheap

10.A.principles B.gifts C.opinions D.congratulations

11.A.rely on B.turn to C.think of D.stand for

12.A.embarrassed B.contradictory C.pleased D.content

13.A.expect B.reject C.wait D.afford

14.A.admit B.lie C.debate D.disagree

15.A.compared B.exposed C.presented D.sold

16.A.exactly B.hardly C.finally D.briefly

17.A.season B.month C.day D.year

18.A.removed B.replaced C.added D.decorated

19.A.wear B.open C.eat D.judge

20.A.peace B.sorrow C.attitude D.joy

    Starting university can be a costly experience for most students. But thankfully, with a little know-how, you can gain the benefits of being a student with a lot more cash in your pocket than you would have expected. 1. Checking out these top money-saving tips might be helpful.

Save money on food

2. In fact, it can be a useful habit to compare the price. Shop around and find the cheapest option. One of the easiest and most resultful ways to do that is by using a price comparison site.

Use student transport discount

We have a love-hate relationship with public transport. 3. Luckily, most cities have local bus operators that offer students passes，which are much cheaper than standard tickets. These can usually be used at all times of the day, including peak (高峰)travel limes.

4.

Going out to recreational activities can be expensive. So take full advantage of student offers, where drinks are cheap and entry is often free. Be sure to keep an eye out for any freebies and special student offers advertised at local restaurants, cinemas and high street shops.

Spend less on textbooks

Before you rush out and spend your entire student loan (贷款)on books, check your lecture outlines and figure out which books you really do need to own，and which ones you can just borrow from the library. 5.And you can also share the cost with your classmates.

A. Use student offers when socializing.

B. Students shouldn't go to entertainment activities.

C. Being a money-saving student has never been easy.

D. Remember all your textbooks are available in the library.

E. While it may be necessary to use public transport, it's not always cheap.

F. If there are some you need to buy, see if you can get a second-hand copy.

G. Student life doesn't have to be about empty cupboards and living off takeaways or ready meals.

    Scientists from around the world examined whether supplements marketed are good for brain health, particularly in those aged over 50. Despite the claims of some supplements that they could improve cognitive （认知的）skills, no clear evidence was found to back this up.

The report said, "For the handful that have been researched, several well-designed studies of supplements for brain health found no benefit in people with normal nutrient levels. It's unclear whether people who lack nutrition can benefit their brains by taking a supplement. The pills failed to protect against dementia （痴呆）and did not slow the process or improve the symptoms of the disease and the report said that a healthy diet rich in fruit and vegetables, being physically active and getting sufficient sleep were linked to better brain function. ”

The value of the food supplement market in Britain is expected to reach more than £1 billion by 2012 and supplements sold on the high street for brain performance cost up to £26 for 60 pills. And Caroline Abrahams, the charity director at Age UK said that people were better off spending money to improve diets.

The report did find evidence suggesting that supplements could benefit people diagnosed with lacking vitamin. It added that these should only be taken if advised by a doctor because some supplements could interact with medicines or contain high levels of nutrients, which could be deadly. Supplements were not strictly controlled in the way that medicines were and may not contain high-quality ingredients or what was on the label, the report said.

The Health Food Manufacturers' Association, which represents the British supplement industry, said that the report was based on the American market. In Britain products could only make claims approved by the European Food Safety Authority, such as the zinc （锌）contributed to normal cognitive functions, a spokesman said.

1.What is the finding of the scientists about the supplements?

A.They bring about no positive effect. B.They break the balance of normal life.

C.They get people to get addicted to them. D.They are hardly suitable for the younger.

2.The author uses the third paragraph to show people should        .

A.be aware of their needs clearly B.change their daily diets regularly

C.take control of the market strictly D.make use of their money properly

3.What should people do if they do need to take supplements?

A.Follow professional suggestions.

B.Be sure of the vitamins they lack.

C.Refer to the instructions of the labels.

D.Avoid taking together with other medicines.

4.What do the British authorities think of the report?

A.Annoying. B.Unacceptable.

C.Worrying. D.Favorable.

    One in five women and one in eight men are becoming more tired and less productive, according to a new Australian study on mobile phone use.

Led by the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, researchers surveyed 709 mobile phone users across the country aged 18 to 83 and asked them a series of questions based on a similar study 13 years ago. Identifying a phenomenon "technoference (科技干扰)", researchers discovered a significant increase in people blaming their devices for losing sleep, becoming less productive and even getting more aches and pains".

According to the study's lead author Dr Oscar, the issue is so bad that 24 percent of women and 15 percent of men are now considered to be " problematic mobile phone users". "When we talk about technoference, we're referring to the everyday intrusions (侵入)and interruptions that people experience due to mobile phones and their usage," he said. "Our survey found technoference had increased among men and women. For example, self-reports relating to the loss of sleep and productivity showed that these negative outcomes had significantly increased during the last 13 years. This finding suggests that mobile phones are potentially increasingly affecting aspects of daytime functioning due to lack of sleep. "

Compared to a 2005 study, "technoference" issues for 18 to 24-year-old experienced a surprising 40. 9 percent rise, while those aged 25 to 29 also recorded a dramatic increase of 23. 5 percent.

Oscar said that with the number of smartphone users around the world expected to surpass 2. 5 billion before the end of this year, the problem of "technoference" could get even worse. "The speed and depth of smartphone take-up makes our population particularly vulnerable to some of the negative consequences of high mobile phone use." he said. "Rapid technological innovations have led to dramatic changes in today's mobile phone technology, which can improve the quality of life for phone users but also result in some negative outcomes. "

1.How are people affected by technoference according to the text?

A.It makes people addicted to communicating online.

B.It pushes people to work at a fast pace.

C.It causes people to sleep less at night.

D.It brings negative outcomes to people of all ages.

2.Which group are most influenced by smartphones?

A.Young women. B.Young man

C.Children. D.Seniors.

3.What does the underlined word "vulnerable" in paragraph 5 probably mean?

A.Widely spread. B.Easily hurt.

C.Deeply devoted D.Absolutely accustomed.

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.The increasing side effects of smartphones.

B.Ways to solve technoference problem.

C.Smartphones and people's happiness.

D.The popularity of smartphones.

    The candles we make at Wax Buffalo are imperfect-"beautifully imperfect''，as we like to say. one is unique, hand-poured (手工灌注的)with pure soy wax (大豆蜡). It's a small business 1 started, and everyone who enjoy, working here comes into the studio in free time, so they can be home with their family, cats, dogs at prime times.

I first fell in love with candles on visits to my grandmother Feme's house in Lincoln. At night, candlelight flashed off the book-lined walls. During the day, she'd take me to a cafe in the historic Haymarket district and we'd drink tea out of china cups.

I poured my first candle at the age of 14, using the candle-making tool that Feme had given me. I gave the finished product to my grandmother for Christmas. She loved that candle I'd made for her. That first candle was imperfect. Beautifully imperfect・

Then in 2014. life took a dark turn for my grandmother. The breast cancer took away her life. I found myself thinking about the candle-making tool she had given me as a 14-year-old kid and the joy it had brought me. I began pouring candles again, making them for friends. Because of kids' health. I'd become especially interested in natural products. I used locally sourced soy wax. Was there a way I could make candles for people beyond my group of friends? And so, Christmas of that year, Wax Buffalo was launched. Little by little, the business grew as we found more people who wanted our candles. Now our candles are sold in more than 60 shops across the country.

Isn't life wonderful? Indeed, it is beautifully imperfect. But it hasn't turned out at all how I'd have predicted. I think that's what Ferne wanted me to understand. To trust the light of hope, to enjoy fun in its light, to know that it can transform a person from within.

1.What may be one of the advantages of working in Wax Buffalo?

A.Relaxing task. B.High payment

C.Flexible time D.Imperfect conditions.

2.When did the author probably start her business

A.After she turned 14.

B.After her grandmother died.

C.After she visited Ferne's house.

D.After her grandmother sent her candle making tool.

3.Why did the author use soy wax?

A.To make harmless candles B.To make candles look better.

C.To save the cost of production. D.To improve the figures of candles

4.What can be inferred from the text?

A.Imperfection exists everywhere. B.Life takes off from a dark turn.

C.Life can be predicted somehow D.Being hopeful about life is important.