The power and ambition of the giants of the digital economy is astonishing — Amazon has just announced the purchase of the upmarket grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.5bn, but two years ago Facebook paid even more than that to acquire the WhatsApp messaging service, which doesn’t have any physical product at all. What WhatsApp offered Facebook was an intricate and finely detailed web of its users’ friendships and social lives.

Facebook promised the European commission then that it would not link phone numbers to Facebook identities, but it broke the promise almost as soon as the deal went through. Even without knowing what was in the messages, the knowledge of who sent them and to whom was enormously revealing and still could be. What political journalist, what party whip, would not want to know the makeup of the WhatsApp groups in which Theresa May’s enemies are currently plotting? It may be that the value of Whole Foods to Amazon is not so much the 460 shops of owns, but the records of which customers have purchased what.

Competition law appears to be the only way to address these imbalances of power. But it is clumsy. For one thing, it is very slow compared to the pace of change within the digital economy. By the time a problem has been addressed and remedied it may have vanished in the marketplace, to be replaced by new abuses of power. But there is a deeper conceptual problem, too. Competition law as presently interpreted deals with financial disadvantage to consumers and this is not obvious when the users of these services don’t pay for them. The users of their services are not their customers. That would be the people who buy advertising from them — and Facebook and Google, the two virtual giants, dominate digital advertising to the disadvantage of all other media and entertainment companies.

The product they’re selling is data, and we, the users, convert our lives to data for the benefit of the digital giants. Just as some ants farm the bugs called aphids for the honeydew they produce when they feed, so Google farms us for the data that our digital lives yield. Ants keep enemy insects away from where their aphids (蚜虫) feed; Gmail keeps the spammers out of our inboxes. It doesn't feel like a human or democratic relationship, even if both sides benefit.

1.According to Paragraph1, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for its________.

A.digital products B.user information

C.physical assets D.quality service

2.Linking phone numbers to Facebook identities may________.

A.worsen political disputes B.mess up customer records

C.pose a risk to Facebook users D.mislead the European commission

3.Competition law as presently interpreted can hardly protect Facebook users because________.

A.they are no defined as customers B.they are not financially reliable

C.these services are generally digital D.the services are paid for by advertisers

4.The ants analogy is used to illustrate_________.

A.a win-win business model between digital giants

B.a typical competition pattern among digital giants

C.the benefits provided for digital giants' customers

D.the relationship between digital giants and their users

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and Exhibition Tour

Overview

Shakespeare’s Globe Exhibition is the world’s largest exhibition devoted to Shakespeare. Located beneath the reconstructed Globe Theatre on London’s Bankside, the exhibition explores the remarkable story of the Globe, and brings Shakespeare’s world to life using a range of interactive displays and live demonstrations.

Highlights

Tour the reconstructed Globe Theatre and see how plays were staged in Shakespeare’s day

All-day access to the interactive Globe Exhibition

Actors, recordings and interactive displays bring Shakespeare’s world to life

Schedule

April 23 to October 9

9:00am to 5:00pm. On Monday, tours run all day. Tuesday to Saturday, last tour departs at 12:30pm and at 11:30am on Sunday due to performances taking place on these days.

October 10 to March 31

10:00am to 5:00pm.

Important note:

Rehearsals(排练) will also take place throughout the Theatre Season. Please note that access to the Globe Theatre may be restricted and there may be occasions when the Globe tours are unable to run. When the Globe tours are not available, Rose or Bankside tours can be offered instead.

Additional info

Inclusions:  Entrance fee and all day access to Exhibition

Guided tour of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (maximum 50 people)

Exclusions(不包含项目):  Hotel pickup and drop off

Food and drinks, unless specified

Pricing

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1.The passage can be found ___________.

A. in a newspaper B. in a magazine

C. on the Internet D. in a guidebook

2.In this Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Tour, we can _________.

A. visit the original Globe Theatre

B. enjoy a British afternoon tea for free

C. experience Shakespeare’s world in an interactive way

D. visit the exhibition in the Globe Theatre

3.What is true about the tour according to the passage?

A. Rehearsals may affect the tour.

B. The pricing remains the same.

C. Performances take place throughout the year.

D. The opening hours are the same in May and in November.

    Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little headline said: BOXER RECEIVES LIFF SENTENCE.

Frank Cleary, aged 26, professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Gumming, aged 32, laborer, last July. The jury (陪审团) reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment to the court. It was, said the Judge, a simple case. Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Gumming. When arrested, Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking.

Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. Asked if he had anything to say, Cleary answered, “Just don’t tell my mother.”

“It happened over three years ago,” Paddy said helplessly. No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. “Just don’t tell my mother,” said Fee numbly (麻木地). “And no one did! Oh, God! My poor, poor Frank!”

Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. “Fee, pack your things. We’ll go to see him.”

She half-rose before sinking back, her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. “I can't go,” she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there. “It would kill him to see me. I know him so well — his pride, his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone, it’s what he wants. We’ve got to help him keep his secret. What good will it do him to see us?”

Paddy was still weeping, not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee’s face, for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself. He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children. Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away. But Paddy’s love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank.

So he said, “Well, Fee, we won’t go. But we must make sure he is taken care of. How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?”

There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks. “Yes, Paddy, do that. Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out. Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don’t know.”

1.Paddy cried because he thought ________.

A.what had happened to Frank was killing Fee

B.Frank should have told Fee what had happened

C.Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment

D.Frank had always been a man of bad moral character

2.The underlined sentence “She half-rose before sinking back...” in Paragraph 6 shows that ________.

A.Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up

B.Fee didn’t want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank

C.Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish

D.Fee couldn’t leave her family to go to see Frank

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.The jury and the judge agreed on the Boxer’s Sentence of Life Imprisonment.

B.Frank didn’t want his family to know the sentence to him, most probably out of his pride.

C.The family didn’t find out what had happened to Frank until 3 years later.

D.The police found Gumming unconscious, heavily struck by Frank.

4.What is Frank and Paddy’s probable relationship with Fee?

A.Frank is Fee’s son and Paddy is Fee’s brother.

B.Frank is Fee’s lover and Paddy is Fee’s husband.

C.Frank is Fee’s brother and Paddy is Fee’s lover.

D.Frank is Fee’s son and Paddy is Fee’s husband.

    Scientists in Norway have more good news for coffee drinkers. Researchers have already found evidence that the drink — or the beans can help with weight loss, _______one's risk of developing some diseases, _______ muscle growth, protect against certain types of cancers and can even reduce one's risk of _______ death. Now comes word that a cup of coffee reduces physical pain.

The surprising finding is based on a study _______ 48 volunteers who agreed to spend 90 minutes performing fake computer tasks meant to mimic office work. The tasks were known to _______pain in the shoulders, neck, forearms and wrists, and the researchers wanted to _________ how people with pain and those who were pain-free tolerated the pain of such tasks. As a matter of convenience, the scientists allowed people to drink coffee before taking the test "to avoid _______effects of caffeine deprivation, e.g. decreased vigor and alertness, sleepiness, and fatigue," they reported.

But when it came time to analyze the data, the researchers from Norway's National Institute of Occupational Health and Oslo University Hospital noticed that the 19 people who drank coffee reported a lower _______ of pain than the 29 people who didn't. In the shoulders and neck, _______, the average pain intensity was rated 41 (on a 100-point scale) among the coffee drinkers and 55 for non-coffee drinkers. Similar gaps were found for all pain sites measured, and coffee's apparent pain-reduction effect ________.

However, the authors of the study, which was published this week in the journal BMC Research Notes, cautioned that since the study wasn't designed to test coffee's influence on pain, the results came with many ________. For starters, the researchers don't know how much coffee the coffee drinkers consumed before taking the computer tests. ________they doubt whether the coffee drinkers and non-coffee drinkers were ________in all respects except for their coffee consumption. Problems like these tend to ________ the importance of the findings. But those doubts are ________ to trouble the coffee drinkers looking for any reason not to cut back on their daily caffeine habit.

1.A.rise B.reduce C.release D.suffer

2.A.shape B.establish C.boost D.preserve

3.A.mutual B.subtle C.premature D.prepared

4.A.involving B.researching C.interviewing D.qualifying

5.A.cause B.endure C.ease D.cure

6.A.warn B.compare C.relieve D.treat

7.A.unpleasant B.modest C.significant D.positive

8.A.tendency B.intention C.intensity D.extension

9.A.on the contrary B.as a result C.for instance D.in one word

10.A.turned up B.broke out C.pointed out D.took up

11.A.satisfactions B.uncertainties C.consequences D.qualifications

12.A.Moreover B.However C.Otherwise D.Nevertheless

13.A.contemporary B.similar C.temporary D.initial

14.A.realize B.attach C.demonstrate D.weaken

15.A.unlikely B.sensible C.influential D.definite

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Last year, a report by a committee of education experts said that a lot of American students cannot write well. The report noted the concerns of business leaders and teachers. The experts said that more students should have to pass a writing test 1. they can finish high school. They pointed out major college entrance tests are changing now 2. (include) a writing part.

Educators know that teaching students to write well is not easy. One problem is the amount of time needed to read through large amounts of work. So some companies 3. (develop) computer programs that can grade students writing more quickly than a person can. Writing tests can also cost 4. (little) to carry out by computer than paper-and-pencil. These computer systems, known as e-readers, use artificial intelligence to think in a way 5. teachers. For two years, both a computer and humans graded the student writing. Officials say there was almost no difference between the computer grades and 6. given by the human readers.

The entrance test commonly 7.(use) by business schools, the GMAT, already uses e-readers. The GRE and TOEFL tests might start; officials are deciding.

Systems 8.(use) to grade writing in college classes as well. The computers read a few hundred examples of student writing already graded by humans. Then the systems compare new writing against those already examined.

Some teachers say machines can never do the job as well as people can. A computer can find spelling and grammar mistakes, but it can never really understand 9. a writer is trying to say. Critics say a program cannot follow a thought or judge humor or understand a beautifully expressed idea.

But inventors of the programs say computer grading guarantees that each piece of writing is graded in the same way. They also say the systems 10.(mean) to judge knowledge more than creativity.

阅读下面材料，根据其内容进行续写,使之构成一个完整的短文。

Lill was a shy , young girl who grew up in a village. At the age of 16, her father forced her to drop out of school and find a job to help the family.

With poor education, skills and hope, the young girl would take the bus into the big cities of Windsor and Detroit, walk aimlessly about and then return home every day. She couldn't even bring herself to knock on a door.

As the days passed, Lill knew she had to have the courage to knock on a door. On one of her trips, Lill saw a sign at Carhartt Overall Company, saying, “Help Wanted, Secretary. Apply Within. ” She walked up to the office and was met by the office manager Margaret, who sat her down at a typewriter and said with a smile, “Let's see how good you really are."

She directed Lill to type a single letter and then left. Lill looked at the clock： 11: 40 am. She figured that she could run away in the crowd when the clock struck 12. But she knew she should at least stay and give it a try.

On her first try, she got through one line. It had five words and she made four mistakes. She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock read 11: 45. “In fifteen minutes," she said to herself, “I'll escape from the company, and she will never see me again. ” On her second try, Lill got through a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. Again she pulled out the paper, threw it out and started over. This time she completed the whole letter, but still there were many errors in it. She looked at the clock： 11:55 — five minutes to freedom.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150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。

Just then, the door at one end of the office opened and Margaret walked in.               __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lill did stay at Carhartt Overall Company for 51 years,                                         __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

假如你是李华，看到学校英语校刊(Around the Schoolyard)正在招聘学生编辑的通知， 请你写一封电子邮件毛遂自荐，内容包括：

1.表达对校刊的喜爱等；

2. 介绍自己的英语能力和其他优势；

3. 表达相关愿望等。

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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阅读下面材料，在题后空白处填入适当的内容(每空一词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many well-established bookshops have closed and that trend is continuing today, despite their efforts 1. (survive) by offering a cafe or children's activities as well.

There are three main reasons for this trend. First, increasingly more people2. (give)up reading over the past ten years. Second, quite a high percentage of people 3. continue reading have changed from reading paper books to e-books. Third? of the 4. (limit) number of those who continue reading paper books, a high percentage buy them online instead of from physical bookstores.

Bookstores are providing leisure activities and coffeehouses inside. However, as 5.recent survey shows, these measures seem to be of little help. It would be a shame if physical bookstores were to disappear 6. (complete). Bookstores are more than “places selling books", they are cultural palaces. A city 7. bookstores is not culturally rich.

However, bookstores cannot survive the fierce market8.(compete) and they are failing. The economic burden is so heavy and their profit so thin9.they cannot continue existing. In order to prevent bookstores from totally 10. (disappear) , both the government and the society should help find good ways.

    Last year I came across a polar bear face to face. That day, we travelled for six hours there to watch the largest land predator in the world-the polar bear.

The bus suddenly came to a _______ and the engine wouldn't start. Then in the distance appeared a polar bear. _______ by nature, it was walking towards us. My pulse quickened. I could hear my heart _______ in my ears.

He came closer and his long nose moved back and forth, checking out the  _______ on the bus door. He walked around the bus, then, without _______, jumped up suddenly on his legs and put his front feet _______ the bus, his sharp paws _______ on the white metal door repeatedly. With his head only four feet from the open windows, he looked up at the faces which stared  _______ at him.

To get a good position to take a _______, I climbed up the outside metal balcony (平台)on the bus. The bear had moved towards my end of the bus, but his ____________ was under the balcony, leaving most of its back part outside.

Suddenly, I heard a loud noise from under my feet. I looked down. In a hurry, I had not ____________ the floor of the balcony was a see-through metal grid(网). The polar bear was ____________me. His wet nose almost touched my feet. He looked up at me with his brown eyes, ____________ he wanted to say something. ____________ , I was aware the fact that I was in this bear's territory.

I waited in the freezing Arctic wind, watching him walk away slowly. Just before disappearing behind the snowdrift, he ____________ and looked back at me for one final goodbye. And then I got a perfect photograph.

1.A.use B.life C.stop D.power

2.A.Patient B.Nervous C.Friendly D.Curious

3.A.flying B.beating C.burning D.struggling

4.A.smells B.tastes C.paints D.colors

5.A.effort B.shame C.warning D.doubt

6.A.beyond B.against C.behind D.beside

7.A.drawing B.resting C.focusing D.clicking

8.A.back B.forwards C.away D.around

9.A.research B.picture C.break D.walk

10.A.tail B.paw C.nose D.head

11.A.admitted B.noticed C.explained D.minded

12.A.attracting B.saving C.striking D.smelling

13.A.in case B.if only C.even if D.as if

14.A.Naturally B.Hopefully C.Carefully D.Strangely

15.A.swam B.welcomed C.paused D.shouted

The Dangers of Binge-Watching

The common use of Tik Tok and many other streaming services has created a new problem in today's society: binge-watching. This allows teens to spend huge amounts of time watching shows without a break. Some teens even spend the entire weekend glued to the screens. 1. When it becomes a regular habit, however, binge-watching can really create some problems.

If teens regularly head for their devices for binge-watching , they are more likely to experience loneliness and depression. It makes sense. Lonely or depressed teens will turn to mindless bing-watching to get their attention off those negative feelings. However, it doesn't really fix anything. It is a temporary band-aid that covers the real problem. 2.

The shows teens watch tend to directly affect their minds. Therefore, negative shows, or those with negative portrayals(描绘)of the world around them, can increase feelings of negativity and depression.3.Too many shows are filled with model-thin individuals who are still complaining that they don't look good in their clothes. This can lead a young girl to worry about her physical appearance.

Some teens don't have the self-control to their binge-watching habits on their own. 4. Parents need to be aware of how much time their teens are spending on their devices. Setting limits on screen-time can be easy to accomplish with a good parental control software.

Having regular conversations with your teens about this behavior is critical. Encourage them to tell you why they are binge-watching, what they're watching, and how they're feeling to help them develop healthier viewing habits. 5. By doing so parents have set a clear line that displays when binge-watching has to stop.

A.Worse still, it can merely cause the sense of loneliness to build up.

B.Sure, the occasional binge-watching doesn't sound too bad.

C.For this reason, what parents can do with the situation is critical.

D.They spend more time with screens than with their peers or parents.

E.Parents can also help schedule other activities to fill up the day.

F.Even body image can be linked to the shows that teens watch.

G.Instead, they can simply sit there, staring at the screen and no more effort is needed.

    Amy Zhang, aged 21 , knows her parents have been pushing her to get her driver's license. Yet the college senior has no intention of getting it. A driver's license always struck her as a symbol that she was growing up. “I want to have independence and be an adult. But I didn't want to leave my childhood behind. ” she says. Contrary to the popular belief in the 1980s that a driver's license was a marker of independence, Zhang's viewpoint is increasingly common. When it comes to becoming an adult, more American adolescents now say “Don't rush me".

Many educators and parents view this slowdown with concern. They see a generation of young people growing up ill-prepared for life. Teachers say more students seem unable to function without their parents. And parents realize their 20-year-old hardly know how to do the laundry, and seems uninterested in driving anywhere.

But other researchers argue that the change in youth behavior reflects a reasonable adaptation to a culture and society changed from former generations. Instead of simply growing up more slowly, they are redefining what it means to transform into an adult. It is natural that people would start to grow up “slower".

Some researchers have noticed something more fundamental—a change in the definition of adulthood itself. For many young people today, becoming an adult has less to do with external markers—the house, the marriage, the job—than with how they feel internally. It's the acceptance of oneself, making independent decisions, and financial independence. Kelly Williams says in her best-selling book, “These individual actions add up to a generation that is different. ”

Members of this age group today tend to make decisions about work, education, parenthood with care, and when they are ready. They are more politically active, engage in more volunteer work and more connected globally than former generations. Indeed, many of the decisions young people make today are less about adulthood than about the world they are inheriting.

1.What can be concluded from Amy Zhang's case?

A.More American adolescents lack a broader vision.

B.American adolescents seem in no hurry to be an adult.

C.More young people don't accept American car culture.

D.American parents are too strict with their children.

2.What challenge are the young Americans facing according to Para 2?

A.Failing to express their concerns timely.

B.Losing curiosity about the world.

C.Lacking essential daily skills.

D.Being tired of traditional education.

3.What's the new marker of adulthood in some researchers' view?

A.How a person feels inside. B.A happy marriage.

C.A successful and highly-paid job. D.How much property they own.

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A.Where the new generation is to go? B.How Americans interpret adulthood?

C.What helps youth be independent? D.Why adolescents say “Don't rush me"?

    People have got faster at typing text messages on their phones. But how fast are we at using a smart phone compared to typing words on a traditional keyboard? A team of researchers carried out an experiment.

The researchers used an Internet-based system to test the typing speed of over 37,000 volunteers on their smart phones. The volunteers spent about six hours a day using their phones. Most of them used two thumbs to type. Both Android and iPhone users were tested. They were given 15 English sentences to type out on their phones as quickly and accurately as possible.

The research team found that people wrote about 36 words per minute. It is slower than the average rate for people using a computer keyboard. In a 2018 University of Cambridge study, the average speed for computer typists was 52 words per minute. Noting the narrowing of speed rates between smart phones and computers, the team said we have become slower at typing on keyboards over the years. 75 percent of those taking part in the study had typing speeds below 44 words per minute. But the fastest phone typists reached speeds of 80 words per minute. People using two thumbs typed 38 words per minute. Those using only one finger 29 words per minute.

According to the findings, Anna Feit, a researcher at ETH Zurich, said it makes sense that younger people have higher typing speeds because they spend a lot more time on their devices. It was found that a phone's automatic correct tool can be helpful. Users were able to type faster with it. “The given understanding is that techniques like word completion help people”, Feit said. “But we found the time spent thinking about the word suggestions often outweighs the time spent typing the letters, making you slower.”

The difference between typing on a smart phone and a keyboard is called “the typing gap". They say this gap will further narrow in future as people get less skilled with keyboards and as smart methods for typing on devices continue to improve.

1.What is the purpose of the experiment?

A.To prove typing on keyboards is the fastest way.

B.To track over 37,000 volunteers' typing habits.

C.To promote people's typing speed on smart phones.

D.To find out how faster people type on their phones.

2.Which of the following groups type the fastest according to the passage?

A.People using two thumbs in the research.

B.Those using only one finger in the research.

C.75 percent of the volunteers in the study.

D.Computer typists in the 2018 Cambridge study.

3.What can we know according to Anna Feit?

A.Automatic correct tool isn't useful. B.Word completion can't help much.

C.The aged need word suggestions. D.Typing won't be needed on phones

4.What does the author predict about “the typing gap"?

A.It will become smaller and smaller.

B.It will be replaced by word completion.

C.It will make people less skilled at typing.

D.It will slow the development of smart phones.

    When my husband and I moved back to the United States years ago, we had been living an adventurous life on a boat overseas. We moved to Maine and fell in love with a piece of land. It came with a huge farmhouse much larger than we needed. We went rapidly from living in an extremely small space on the water with only two bags to a life on land as a family of four in a big house jammed with stuff.

How did we end up with so much stuff? We just didn't see things piling up so quickly. It's an embarrassment of riches. It's an overabundance. And it's burying us.

A couple of weeks ago, going through a pile of books I’d organized, I found my late mother's now-twenty-year-old copy of “Simplify Your Life" by Elaine St. James. I’d read it a number of times, adding my own penciled notes and folding down more pages.

Wondering if St. James wrote other books on the topic, I began an Internet search that led me deeper and deeper into simplicity, and a concept that was new to me, zero waste. I sensed that what was missing from our life, from our home, was emptiness. My house can't breathe, it's no wonder I feel like I can't either.

Now, my husband and I have undertaken an experiment that we hope will lead to a major lifestyle shift for our whole family. I first started to declutter and downsize by cleaning my kitchen. I emptied out my cupboards and drawers. I put everything needed on our dining-room table. Everything else went into a huge bin for sale. My drawers are beautiful now and I’m content to take this step.

Like any new beginning, there are hesitations. But in a few months, we will move into a new house less than half the size of the one we have. Can my two kids adjust to the idea of reducing their two separate rooms to one small shared bedroom with just a few toys? I can see I'm still thinking about what I will lose. But what I hope becomes clearer is what we will gain by letting go.

1.How did the author feel about the life back to the United States?

A.She enjoyed the new spacious house.

B.She loved the abundance of materials.

C.She complained about owning too much.

D.She desired a much richer life.

2.Why did the author mention Elaine St. James and her book?

A.To show what a great influence James had on her.

B.To advise more people to read James's book.

C.To indicate how her late mother liked reading.

D.To explain why a simple life counts to everyone.

3.What does the underlined word “declutter" mean in Para 5?

A.recover B.remove

C.prepare D.escape

4.What is the author doing according to the last paragraph?

A.Persuading her kids to live simply.

B.Reflecting her hesitations about letting go.

C.Questioning her sudden change on life.

D.Missing her life on the boat.

Harvard Summer Programs for High School Students

Are you a high school student aged 15 to 18? Then consider spending your summer at Harvard, where you can explore a variety of college-level courses, live and learn alongside a diverse set of peers, thus paving the way for a successful college experience you desire before your real college life. It is also an opportunity to expand your worldview, meet new people from all over the globe, and gain valuable knowledge and skills.

Pre-College Program

A two-week experience featuring noncredit courses

Join other curious high school students on campus at Harvard, and explore topics as wide ranging as American law, philosophy, public speaking, the sciences, and writing. The program features:

★On-campus housing with fellow pre-college students.

★Structured days with weekday class meetings and pre-college activities.

During your two weeks at Harvard, you attend class for three hours a day and participate in college readiness workshops or team-building events. In the evenings, you eat in the dining hall, finish homework in your room, and attend social activities.

Secondary School Program

College courses for credit in a seven-week session

This is your test-drive of college. At Harvard, you are fully involved in college life— balancing time between classes, homework, and after-school activities.

The program features：

★College courses you attend alongside current college students from around the world.

★Credit you can transfer to a college in the future.

★The choice to live on campus, commute, or study online.

★The freedom to schedule your days.

You may choose to enroll in one or two courses. Outside the classroom, you can attend workshops, take trips to nearby colleges, and join in activities like sports and musical pursuits. A healthy balance of organized events and free time allows you the independence you will find in college.

1.What will the Summer Programs help the participants to do?

A.Adapt to the college life in advance. B.Become a would-be college student.

C.Get an admission to Harvard. D.Change high school courses.

2.What does the Pre-College Program allow the participants to do?

A.Organize events as assistant teachers.

B.Study together with current college students.

C.Get credit needed for college courses.

D.Live on campus with other pre-college students.

3.What feature does the Secondary School Program have?

A.Some job opportunities are offered.

B.Students can take courses in a flexible way.

C.It provides chances to explore the world.

D.Specially-designed tests are included.

假设你是李华，你发现很多同学不吃早饭，经常熬夜等不健康的生活方式。学校校报的英语专栏正在开展以”健康生活方式”为主题的英文征文活动，你打算投稿。请根据以下提示的信息写一篇英语短文。

1. 指出现在部分同学生活不健康的现象；

2. 结合实际提出建议。

注意:词数100左右。

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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。

We humans are only born with one set of eyes, so it’s our job to take care of1.(they) for our whole lives. The good news is that if we do a few simple2.(thing) every day, we can protect our eyesight (视力) and reduce the risk of3.(hurt) our eyes.

Almost all doctors keep telling us4.(eat) lots of fresh fruit and vegetables so we can have good eyesight. Furthermore, we need to protect our eyes when we spend long periods5.bright sunlight. The best way to do this is to wear sunglasses6.have 100% UV protection. Besides, it is important to protect our eyes when we work with7.( danger) chemicals(化学物质). For this reason we should always wear goggles (护目镜) in chemistry labs at work or at school.8.(final), we should not spend too much time in front of the computer or television screen. That is why if we have to use a computer for a long time, doctors suggest we take9.short break every fifteen or thirty minutes.

Having good eyesight10.(be) important. As the popular English expression goes, "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.”

    I still remember an old lady, a customer on the paper route in my hometown when I was 12 years old. She taught me a lesson in__________that I shall never forget.

On a(n) ________afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the__________of the old lady's house. The stone that I found was too smooth, ________it slipped from my hand as I let it go and________straight not for the covering on top of the house but for a small window on the house's back porch. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were________.We turned and ________.

I was too ________ about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in the freezing weather. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been________, I started to feel guilty about her______________.She still greeted me with a smile each day________I gave her the paper , but I was no longer able to act comfortably in her ________.

I________my mind that I would save my money delivering paper. And after three weeks I had seven dollars that I calculated would pay for her window . I put the money in an envelope with a note________that I was sorry for breaking her window and________that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.

I waited until it was dark , moved________to the old lady ' s house and put the letter I didn ' t sign through the letter slot in her door . I felt ________ and could have the freedom of , once again , looking straight into the old lady's kind eyes .

The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to ________ the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of cookies she had made herself. I thanked her and started to eat the cookies as I continued my________.

After several cookies . I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope , I was ________. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said , " I'm proud of you.”

1.A.selflessness B.talent C.bravery D.forgiveness

2.A.winter B.summer C.spring D.autumn

3.A.window B.basement C.roof D.access

4.A.but B.so C.for D.or

5.A.landed B.left C.dragged D.headed

6.A.in trouble B.in many ways C.in danger D.in charge

7.A.got around B.sit around C.ran away D.hung out

8.A.embarrassed B.scared C.disappointed D.ashamed

9.A.discovered B.scolded C.punished D.involved

10.A.misunderstanding B.misbehavior C.misfortune D.mistake

11.A.until B.unless C.since D.when

12.A.encouragement B.presence C.company D.comfort

13.A.made up B.took up C.meet with D.picked up

14.A.proving B.showing C.convincing D.explaining

15.A.predicted B.declared C.hoped D.witnessed

16.A.hurriedly B.quietly C.patiently D.firmly

17.A.confused B.concerned C.relieved D.frustrated

18.A.abandon B.return C.understand D.respect

19.A.effort B.study C.journey D.route

20.A.shocked B.satisfied C.annoyed D.amused

    Asking for help is a sign of strength rather than weakness. In American culture, the independent individual is seen as their ideal. As the University of Missouri at St. Louis states on its website under the heading Key American Values, “Americans have been trained since very early in their lives to consider themselves as separate individuals who are responsible for their own situations in life and their own destinies.” The value also makes them think they can do everything themselves, and makes them feel bad about asking for help when they need it.

And when it comes to work situations, when they think about asking for help there, sometimes they fear that a request for help would make them look inept. While this has always been true for men, many women in the workplace have felt the need to try twice as hard as their male colleagues and do twice as much to get just as far and to prove their worth. Sometimes when we think about asking for help, our inner voices tell us, “See, if you admit you can’t do this on your own, they’ll see you for the imposter (骗子) you really are.”

But the fact is, even though individualism is on the rise, we can’t do everything by ourselves and we shouldn’t try.

Apple founder Steve Jobs once told the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association about the power of asking for help, and how he “never found anybody who didn’t want to help me when I asked them for help”. He said, at the age of 12, he called Bill Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, on the phone after getting his number from the phone book and asking him for spare parts so he could build a frequency counter(计频器). And Hewlett agreed and offered young Jobs a summer job assembling frequency counters.

“If you’re afraid of failing, you won’t get very far,” Jobs said.

1.What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A.What key American values are. B.Why Americans refuse to ask for help.

C.Asking for help is a sign of strength. D.Americans are responsible for their life.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “inept” in Paragraph 2?

A.impolite B.depressed C.incompetent D.sensitive

3.What can be learned from this US cultural phenomenon?

A.Americans suffer a lot from mutual distrust.

B.Americans see weakness as a sign of strength.

C.Americans should learn to build up confidence.

D.Americans think highly of individual values.

4.What can we learn from Jobs’ words in the last paragraph?

A.Don’t hesitate to ask for help. B.Be brave to try whatever you want.

C.Never ask for help. D.Learn to cooperate with others.

    Two hundred years ago, American students went to American schools. Like you, they studied math, spelling and geography. Unlike you, they also studied Greek (希腊语) and Latin (拉丁语). In fact, students spent more than half their time studying Greek and Latin.

The same was true for most students in Europe. Until the seventh century, all educated Europeans knew Latin. It did not matter if they lived in England, Italy, France or Spain. If they were educated, they knew Latin.

During the seventh century, educated Europeans began to study Greek as well as Latin. Greek and Latin had been the leading languages of the ancient Greeks and Romans. All educated Europeans were expected to know these languages.

To educated Europeans, the languages of the Greeks and the Romans were important. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans were also important. People knew that many of their own ideas had come from the Greeks and the Romans. To understand their own culture, they must understand its origin (起源). They knew that those beginnings lay in the classical (古典文学的) world.

Today we have so many things to study that few people have time to learn Greek and Latin. Few of you will study either language in school. Yet the ideas of the Greeks and the Romans are still important to us. These ideas still help to shape western culture today. To understand our own culture, we must understand the culture of the classical world.

1.Two hundred years ago, in American schools _____.

A.there were many educated Greeks B.Greek and Latin were very popular

C.students paid little attention to math D.students knew little about geography

2.According to the text, Europeans thought _____.

A.the origin of their culture was unknown

B.the ideas of the Greeks were unacceptable

C.Greek was much more important than Latin

D.the Romans had a great influence on their culture

3.Where does the author of the text probably come from?

A.Japan. B.Greece. C.America. D.China.

4.In the last paragraph, the author suggests that _____.

A.it’s of great value to learn Greek and Latin

B.it’s quite difficult to learn Greek and Latin

C.the culture of the classical world is useless nowadays

D.Western culture is quite different from Greek and Roman cultures

    By the time I reached junior high, I was sure I wanted to be a nurse. If you didn’t study Latin, you couldn’t be a nurse, so I enrolled. Many Latin words were familiar to me. The hard part turned out to be the usage and creating sentences with the words that seemed so easy to pronounce. Several weeks into the course my teacher came to me, saying, “I think you should withdraw from this course. It seems to be too hard for you.”

That was the day I learned I wasn’t smart enough to become a nurse. With shame, I handed in my Latin textbook.

After high school, the years raced by. I married and had children. Then one day my husband John came home. “Carol, Max died this afternoon.” I looked at my husband with disbelief.

John was touched by this tragedy. Finally one evening he said, “Carol, Jackie has never worked and now she’s alone with four children. I've been thinking - if anything happens to me. I want you to be able to take care of yourself and the children. Why don’t you think about what you’d like to do and get the training you’ll need to do it?”

I signed up for the entrance exam for nursing programs. One day I received a letter from the schoo1. I wanted so badly to open it, but with my lack of confidence, I laid it on the kitchen counter saying, “I'm not in the mood for a rejection letter today.”

Finally I forced myself to open it. “Dear Carol,”I read. “We are pleased to inform you that you successfully passed the entrance exam.”

An insensitive teacher once stole my dream. If you have a dream, exhaust every effort to reach it. I’ve worked thirty years now as a nurse and I’ve never been more certain that this is what I was meant to be.

1.Why did John advise Carol to find a job?

A.To support the family B.To provide more money for her kids

C.To live a more colorful life D.To be able to live independently

2.From the text, we know what the teacher said____________.

A.destroyed Carol’s dream to be a nurse.

B.helped Carol find her true interest

C.saved Carol from wasting her time

D.encouraged Carol to be careful in learning

3.After receiving the letter from the schoo1, Caro1____________.

A.was uncertain about the result B.had no mood to read it then

C.didn’t take it seriously at all D.couldn’t wait to open it

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

A.A dream too high to achieve. B.Too stupid to be a nurse?

C.Never too late to 1earn. D.A chance too important to miss

Stories of Animals Acting Just Like Humans

◆Monkeys do math

If monkeys manage the world, we might have stayed away from the recent banking hardship. In an experiment led by Keith Chen at Yale, monkeys showed an understanding of pricing and planning the money, as well as a wish to stay away from losses when required to buy food with money. Makes sense this one looks like it’s checking its stocks (股票) on a smart phone. Think that’s impressive?

◆Camel eats breakfast with people

The first time Joe ate with British farmers, he was uninvited. The four-year-old Bactrian camel stuck his head through their open kitchen window, and emptied a fruit bowl. Now the couple, who rent out reindeer, camels, goats, and other creatures for television shows, movies, and photo shoots, set a place at their table for the confident double-humped creature, where Joe eats grain food and his favorite: bananas on toast.

◆Marmots (土拨鼠) befriend a boy

A group of marmots in the Austrian Alps has made friends with eight-year-old Matteo Walch by chance, whose family vacations there in summer. Typically, they beat their tails, chatter, and whistle to warn other marmots of danger, but with Matteo, they behave much differently, allowing the boy to feed, pet, and even touch noses with them. “Watching them makes me feel a connection with nature,” says Matteo. How sweet!

1.In what way do monkeys behave like humans according to the text?

A.In character. B.In intelligence.

C.In communication. D.In the way of lifestyle.

2.Why do the British couple raise the animals?

A.To make money.

B.To have dinners with them.

C.To protect endangered animals.

D.To train them to act as humans.

3.Why did Matteo Walch go to the Austrian Alps?

A.To warn marmots of danger.

B.To develop interest in nature.

C.To make friends with marmots.

D.To go on a holiday with his family.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.For what reason did so many people gather on the Golden Gate Bridge?

A.They wanted to use the opening of the bridge.

B.They wanted to walk across the bridge.

C.They wanted to get involved in celebrating the 50th birthday of the bridge.

2.When did the bridge walk begin?

A.It began at the time when the sun was rising.

B.It began at the time when the sun was setting.

C.It began at the time when the moon was rising.

3.How long did the party last?

A.It lasted four hours. B.It lasted the whole day. C.It lasted half a day.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where is Mr Green staying?

A.At the next door B.At the Star Hotel C.At a restaurant

2.What kind of food does Mr Green like?

A.Chinese food B.Fast food C.European food

3.When did the conversation take place?

A.In the morning B.At night C.In the afternoon

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is Sally doing?

A.Reading a letter B.Washing clothes C.Making a phone call

2.Why does Tom ask Sally and John to call him?

A.He wants to meet them at the station.

B.He wants to invite them to dinner.

C.He wants them to visit his family.

3.What is Tom’s telephone number?

A.680-6840 B.780-6842 C.780-7842

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.When will the man leave?

A.Monday B.Tuesday C.Sunday

2.Who told the man the news?

A.His sister B.His father C.His mother

3.How long will the man stay at home at most?

A.2 days B.3 days C.4 days

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How many countries are mentioned in the dialogue?

A.Four B.Three C.Five

2.Why did the man visit those countries?

A.For holidays B.For work C.Both A and B

3.In what country do you think the man stayed the longest time?

A.France B.Japan C.Italy

What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A.Husband and wife B.Patient and nurse C.Student and teacher.

What does the woman mean?

A.He won’t make much money.

B.He may not sell his paintings.

C.He won’t be able to buy a new car.

Where will the woman stop on her way?

A.At a cigarette store B.At a bus station C.At a gas station

What does the sign say?

A.NO SMOKING! B.BE CAREFUL! C.NO PHOTOS!