When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, he would ask me to hold the hammer, so we would have time for a conversation with each other. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family.

I grew up and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning. And when I bought a house several years later, my dad painted it by himself in the fierce summer heat. All he asked was to talk to him, but I was too busy in those days.

Four years ago, my dad visited me. He spent many hours putting together a swing for my daughter. He asked me to have a talk with him, but I had to prepare for a trip that weekend.

One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual. I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things that we discussed lately. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was short. Several hours later that day I received a call. My father was in the hospital. Immediately I bought a plane ticket and on my way I was thinking about all the occasions I missed to have a talk with my dad. By the time I arrived at the hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was he who did not have time for a conversation with me. I realized how little I knew about my dad, his deepest thoughts and his dreams.

After his death I learned much more about him and even more about myself. All he ever wanted was my time. And now he has all my attention every single day.

1.When the author was a little girl, she       .

A.was good at repairing things B.liked playing with the hammer

C.often talked with her father D.learned to take care of her family

2.What happened when the author was at college?

A.She phoned her father every Sunday morning.

B.She received a call from her father every Sunday morning.

C.Her father bought her a house.

D.She often asked her father to talk with her.

3.Why did the author fail to have a talk with her father four years ago?

A.Because her father was busy putting up a swing for her daughter.

B.Because she had got tired of talking with him.

C.Because she was busy planning a trip.

D.Because her father often forgot what they had once talked about.

4.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A.The author found an excuse to forgive herself.

B.The author and her father were both busy.

C.The author complained about her father’s leave without saying goodbye.

D.The author regretted missing the talks with her father.

    Craziest Food Festivals sounds like a joke topic, but once you start looking into it, you’ll realize they’re everywhere---the crazier, the better.

1. Bibimbap Festival

In the South Korean town of Jeonjuloves, their “mixed rice” dish is a hearty serve of rice topped with raw beef, a rainbow of vegetables, a raw egg and gochujang sauce so much. They take four days out of October to celebrate it.

Like any festival there’s music, entertainment and magic, but making it that little bit different is the bibimbap that’s whipped (搅拌) up in a big bowl by dozens of chefs and served to over 400 people.

2. Waikiki Spam Jam

Who knew this canned meat had so much love? Well, it turns out that a can of Spam is the go-to item in Hawaii, along with a grass skirt and garland (花环). The people of Hawaii love Spam so much that they even spend a day in May giving out the best Spam, a type of cheap canned meat made mainly from pork.

3. Bessieres Easter Egg Festival

At Easter time, for those in the French town of Bessieres it’s all about an egg far less sweet.

Here they celebrate the holiday by getting dozens of chefs to make one large omelette (煎蛋卷) - 15,000 eggs strong - for the townsfolk (市民).

4. Potato Days Festival

This festival actually takes place in Barnesville, Minnesota, the US. Over the last Friday and Saturday in August the town celebrates its potato-growing skills by hosting potato picking and peeling contests, as well as a Miss Tater Tot pageant (盛典) for five-and six-year-old girls.

1.What makes Bibimbap festival special?

A.They take four days to celebrate it.

B.The mixed rice is rich in many vegetables.

C.There’s music, entertainment and magic during the festival.

D.The rice dish needs to be mixed in one big bowl by dozens of chefs together.

2.What do we know about Waikiki Spam Jam?

A.The spam is the favorite for Hawii people.

B.People spend one day to prepare the Jam.

C.The Jam isn’t affordable for the plain townsfolk.

D.The Jam is mainly made from raw beef.

3.If you have time in August, you can go to ______.

A.Bibimbap Festival B.Waikiki Spam Jam

C.Bessieres Easter Egg Festival D.Potato Days Festival

假如你是李华，你的朋友 Robert来信说要来中国学汉语，想了解你校情况。你回信告知：你校建于1950年，校园环境优美，有教学楼、图书馆、音乐舞蹈室、游泳池和运动场，而且你校的老师都优秀，对学生很有耐心。

内容要点：

(1)听说 Robert要来你校学习，你很高兴。

(2)简单介绍你校情况。

(3)期待早日在中国见到 Robert。

注意：1、词数80左右。

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3、开头和结尾已给出，不算字数。

Dear Robert,

I'm glad you're coming to our school to learn Chinese.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                 Yours

Li Hua

阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,霍空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Robots have been widely used in our daily life. They can be 1. (see) in many factories today and have gone to such far places as 2. moon. Some robots can” see" 3.( clear). For they use TV cameras as their 4. (eye), Many robots have computer brains, Now they have even come into  5.  (we) homes and work as  6. (help) at home , Not only can they do simple jobs for us ,such as 7.  (put) things into boxes , but also they can look8. babies Unlike human beings  9. needy sleep, robots can work 24 hours a day. In the future, with the aid of robots, our life will become much 10. (easy) than before.

    There was a clever man in a village. He knew a lot of things. Unfortunately he was_______ He did not have a house, and he got his meals with great _______. Even his clothes were very much worn out.

So the man had to_______ for his meals .On seeing his old clothes, many people thought that he was  _______. Saying“ Go away.” They _______ the door.

Once he somehow _______new clothes. Wearing those new clothes, he went to the very first house. The host said _______. "Sir, please come in and have some food in my house. _______soup and sweet meals were served.

Having prayed(祈祷)first, the man  _______ a piece of meat and began to  __________his new clothes, saying, "Eat, eat!”

Seeing that, the host was __________ and was not able to understand. Then he asked, “The clothes do not eat. Why do you __________ food to them”

The old man answered. "Just because of my new __________ . you gave me food today, but yesterday you asked me to go away. I obtained food due to these clothes, so I am __________ to them. This is why I am feeding them. The host was a little  __________ .

1.A.ill B.poor C.careless D.crazy

2.A.pleasure B.patience C.difficulty D.courage

3.A.prepare B.apply C.wait D.beg

4.A.mad B.angry C.old D.weak

5.A.pushed B.kicked C.shut D.broke

6.A.got B.washed C.ordered D.mended

7.A.impatiently B.sadly C.anxious D. politely

8.A.Cold B.Delicious C.Boiling D.Remaining

9.A.cooked B.dropped C.took D.made

10.A.cut B.surprised C.hide D.feed

11.A.satisfied B.surprised C.disappointed D.excited

12.A.offer B.lend C.donate D.send

13.A.idea B.face C.clothes D.arrival

14.A. grateful  B.used C.friendly D.devoted

15.A.pleased B.ashamed C.afraid D.serious

    Creativity is the process of taking an idea and applying it in real life, if we aren’t creative, we can't think outside the box and question what we can do.

Asking questions is a good way of sparking creativity.

First, we can ask learners questions that have more than one possible answer.

In science: “How many ways can you find to empty a glass of water without touching it? ”

In any subject:  “What else would you like to know? How do you know that is true? Is there another way of doing this?”

Second, we can encourage learners to invent their own questions, We can do this for a topic that students are familiar with in their study. Firstly, discuss what makes a good question Secondly, create questions by grouping questions into different types--open, closed, or one that challenges the imagination. Finally, put those questions in order according to their importance.

Our teachers encourage us to ask questions and not accept the standard answers without Reasoning（推理）. Our school has some activities annually to inspire creativity in every student. Our teachers encourage us to be creative and think of solutions for real-world problems. On the whole, the freedom of being allowed to be ourselves is what brings out the best in our creativity.

1.What does the underlined word “sparking” mean in the second paragraph?

A.questioning B.knowing

C.causing D.learning

2.The third paragraph is developed by                  .

A.telling facts B.showing evidence

C.expressing an opinion D.giving some examples

3.How many ways does the author mention in inventing questions?

A.Two B.Three

C.Four D.Five

4.According to the last paragraph, the teachers encourage their students to            .

A.have some activities with their parents

B.take more opportunities to think carefully

C.think of solutions to problems in the real world

D.accept standard answers provided by their teachers

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.Definition of Creativity B.Problems on Students’ Certainty

C.The Meaning of Certainty to Students D.Ways of Developing Students’ Certainty

    People who live in Iceland are proud of their country and their origin. Complete independence from Denmark after World War II resulted in the country's fast development. They refuse to permit immigration(移民) though the country has a small population. Their attitude to foreigners is friendly but reserved(保守) .

The Icelanders regard themselves as one big family. Most of them earn their living by farming and people' hopes are centered on the land and its soil. Typical for rural Iceland are the isolated valley farms against mountains. Cultivated grassland stretches out from the buildings.

They mainly raise sheep and cattle. In spring, flocks of sheep are driven to mountain grassland and allowed to wander freely over the summer. When autumn puts its first mark on the mountains, the sheep are rounded up and driven down.

As in all countries where winter and darkness take up most of the year, the center of life is the home. The houses of Iceland were once built of wood, but now cement (水泥) is used in towns and stones in the countryside. During the long winters the Icelanders rarely go out of the house. When they must go out, they put raincoats over their heavy woolen overcoats and furs to keep out the damp.

1.What can we learn about the Icelanders from Paragraph 1?

A.They like friendly foreigners.

B.They take pride in their own country.

C.They are satisfied with their large population

D.They are proud of their original country, Denmark.

2.What do most Icelanders live on?

A.Farming B.Sheep and cattle

C.Cultivated grassland D.Plants near the mountains

3.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A.Iceland is cold and damp.

B.The houses are built of wood nowadays.

C.The Icelanders like to live in the center of their houses.

D.Different kinds of animals can be seen on the mountains.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that the best time in Iceland is                  .

A.winter and spring B.summer and autumn

C.autumn and winter D.spring and summer

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The history of Iceland B.The rich life in Iceland

C.The development of Iceland D.The special way of life in Iceland

    One morning a deer rushed into a courtyard where a little boy was playing. The deer hooked the boy's clothing with its antlers(角).This scared the little boy so much that he let out a loud cry which brought his mother running out to see what was happening. She came out just in time and saw the deer running off towards the mountains with her little boy.

The mother was so afraid !She ran after the deer as fast as she could and  not too far away. she found her son sitting on the grass safely. Seeing his mother. the little boy laughed and reached out his arms to her. His mother held him tight. She was so happy that she cried.

She hurried back with her dear son. When she got home, she was amazed at what she saw. The huge tree behind her house had fallen down while she was out running after the deer. The whole house was destroyed under the tree's great weight.

Then the mother remembered the day about a year before when a deer fleeing from a hurt had run into her house. She felt sorry for the frightened deer, so she covered it with some cloth and let it return to the forest.

The deer seemed to understand that she had saved its life. When leaving, it kept bowing its head to her as if it were thanking her for her kindness.

She never imagined that the deer could remember her help. It somehow knew the tree were going to fall and kill her and her son, so it came back to save them.

When the mother remembered all this, she said, “Saving the life of another is the same saving the life of your own.”

1.What made the mother run out of the house?

A.The boy's crying. B.The boy's running.

C.The deer's coming. D.The deer's escaping.

2.The mother was frightened because        .

A.her son was injured.

B.a deer went into her house.

C.the deer was taking her son to the mountains.

D.her son was running to the mountains with the deer.

3.What happened while the mother was running after he deer?

A.The deer hurt her son. B.The house disappeared.

C.The house was destroyed. D.The huge tree was cut down.

4.Why did the deer save their lives?

A.They were close friends. B.The mother once saved its life.

C.The deer once visited their house. D.The mother drove away the hunter.

5.What is the purpose of the passage?

A.To protect animals B.To blame the hunter.

C.To praise the mother's bravery D.To encourage people to do good deed

一Hello, may I speak to Tom?

－Yes?                  .

A.My name is Tom B.This is Tom

C.I'm Tom D.Tom is me

－Let me introduce myself. I'm Robert from Oxford University.

－                  .

A.That’s  OK B.No problem

C.Nice to meet you D.Go ahead

－I've got a bad cold.

－                  .You’d better see a doctor.

A.Never mind. B.Nothing serious.

C.It doesn’t t matter. D.I'm sorry to hear that.

－I'm sorry I can't give you a ride to the station.

－                  .

A.Not at all. B.Don't mention it.

C.Thank you all the same. D.I understand.

－I’ll go to Hangzhou for a holiday next month.

－Great!            .

A.Have a good time. B.Best wishes.

C.Glad to see you again. D.You are lucky.

假定你是李华，上周你学校邀请了几位专家来校做职业生涯规划的讲座，你作为学校英文报的记者写了一篇报道，内容包括：讲座的目的、主要内容和同学的体会。

注意:

1．词数100左右。

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3．报道题目已给出，不计入总词数。

Set sail on career planning!

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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。作文中共有10处错误，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。

Hearing the bell ring, I got up, quickly dressed me and ran onto the playground. A few minute later, more people came. They worked out for various ways. Some ran around the track. Some played basketball, tried to shoot baskets. A group of girls were walking on the balance beam in the turn. A couple of strongly-built boys made graceful movements on the flying rings. However, dozens of old men and women showed up, some of which did Taiji. At exact 6:30, music came for people to do exercise to radio music. For ten minutes all the people on the playground are seen bending down and straightening up, turning left and right. It’s really a beautiful sight look at!

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。

(CNN) Food labels detailing how 1. exercise is needed to burn off a product's calorie content could help to combat obesity, according to UK researchers.

Physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labels could improve on labels 2. identify only calories and nutrient content, according to a new 3.(science) review.

Under the proposed system, a small bar of chocolate would carry a label 4.(inform) consumers that it would take 23 minutes of running or 46 minutes of walking to burn off the 230 calories it contains.

The large-scale application of PACE labels could, on average, cut calorie use 5. up to 200 calories per person per day, according to researchers, 6. work is published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

But concerns 7.(raise) recently about the potential impact such labeling might have on people with eating disorder.

The research team looked at data from 14 studies that examined the effectiveness of PACE labeling in reducing calorie 8.(consume) and found that PACE labeling is more effective than no labeling. Amanda Daley, lead researcher from the University of Loughborough, told CNN that 9. aim is to add PACE information to existing labels, rather than replace 10.(they), in order to provide the public with more information.

    My cousin is nine years old, a little bit fat and doesn't do really well at school. She is heavily ____________, and thus has developed some resistance and ________ towards adults, who usually don't put high hopes in her.

Yesterday we went to an art ________ together. There were paintings from kids with disabilities. My little girl has a ________ eye, for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show. She voluntarily helped to ________ the chairs and table for a sharing session, painted by herself alongside new friends while I attended the sharing, and also ________ helped me to get my bag from another room, something that doesn't happen often at ________ as she’s usually ___________ to her iPad.

In the afternoon, we went to buy books together. I bought a book written by a mom ________ her journey with her autistic (自闭的) son. On the bus back home, I briefly ________ the book to my cousin, and to my surprise she was ________ interested. She kept asking me to tell more stories about the boy in the book who ________ with small things in life. Even when the subject strayed (偏离) elsewhere, she ________ hearing more about this boy. This is the first time I've seen her so interested in a(n) ________. Usually when she talks to me she describes events at school and at home without a ________ focus. I'm ________ that the life of a ________ has found its way into this little girl’s heart.

I'm very thankful for the ________ of books, for the beauty that my cousin revealed to me, and for the time we had together. I ________ that I can keep seeing clearly the wonderful things in her, so that whenever unkindness ________, I can remind her how truly wonderful she has always been.

1.A.abused B.envied C.teased D.amused

2.A.dishonesty B.dependence C.confusion D.distrust

3.A.exhibition B.performance C.competition D.course

4.A.curious B.sharp C.doubtful D.critical

5.A.remove B.borrow C.distribute D.arrange

6.A.casually B.unwillingly C.cheerfully D.cautiously

7.A.home B.school C.night D.weekends

8.A.adjusted B.attached C.committed D.opposed

9.A.observing B.recording C.promoting D.preserving

10.A.sent B.lent C.took D.introduced

11.A.truly B.hardly C.mildly D.mostly

12.A.deals B.plays C.struggles D.meets

13.A.made up for B.insisted on C.carried on D.objected to

14.A.book B.journey C.illness D.topic

15.A.clear B.simple C.natural D.special

16.A.touched B.satisfied C.hopeful D.excited

17.A.relative B.passer-by C.traveler D.stranger

18.A.writers B.content C.power D.characters

19.A.agree B.suppose C.pray D.determine

20.A.continues B.arises C.affects D.works

Making Peace with Your Parents

As a teen, you’re going through big changes physically and mentally. Your interests are increasing. 1. Here is the challenge: Kids need to explore the world in new ways, and parents need to protect them from the dangers that are all out in that world. These conflicts can easily set off fireworks in otherwise calm houses. Sometimes conflicts can’t be avoided. But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships, you can work towards making home a happy and healthy place for you and your parents.

For example, try to find a time to talk when your parents are not angry, tired, distracted or hungry. A good time to talk is when you’re all relaxed. Timing is everything. If the conversation begins to turn into an argument, you’d better calmly and coolly ask to stop the conversation for now. 2. Listen to what your parents are saying, and repeat it back to them. This shows them that you’re listening. 3. Respect is the building block of good communication. People who respect each other and care about each others’ feelings can disagree without getting things ugly. 4. How do you build trust? Trust comes by actually doing what you say you’re going to do. Some teens find that doing fun activities with their parents can improve their relationships. Sometimes we forget that parents are more than rule-maker—they’re interesting people who like to watch movies and go shopping—just like their teenagers!

What do you do if you are trying your best, but your relationship with your parents continues to be rocky? 5. You can find supportive adults, such as a teacher or a coach, who can lend an ear. Remember you can only change your own behavior. Your parents are the only ones who can change theirs.

A. You may consider seeking outside help.

B. And then you’ll be able to accept what your parents say.

C. You can pick it up again when everyone’s more relaxed.

D. Faced with the challenge, children don’t know what to do.

E. And your desire to take control of your own life is growing.

F. It also gives them a chance to clear things up if you’re not on the same page.

G. You are more likely to get along with your parents and have more independence if your parents believe in you.

    It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview.

There are many arguments about the interview as a selection procedure. One argument is that it gives rise to a wholly subjective decision. As often as not, employers do not choose the best candidate, but the one who makes a good first impression on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a sound assessment of each candidate’s likely performance. Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well. There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well, but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees.

Those in favour of the interview insist that the well-structured procedure is valid in assessing a candidate’s ability, an essential guarantee for the future job. They also argue that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate’s ability, but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary so long as she has a pleasant personality. Perhaps the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things, such as personality and social ability.

Today, interview is still a common section of the entire selection procedure, though different employers have different standards for competence. Generally speaking, candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful; direct and straight-forward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behaviour. They are either very shy or over-confident. They show either a lack of enthusiasm or an excess of it. They either talk too little or never stop talking. They are either over-polite or rudely abrupt.

1.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Employers are experienced in assessing the interviewees’ performance.

B.Interview is not always recognized as a sensible way to choose employees.

C.The interview helps the employers to pick the desired employees.

D.The remarkable candidates often distinguish themselves in an interview.

2.Which may not be considered in an interview?

A.Personality B.Communication skills

C.Background D.Capability

3.What is the author’s attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure?

A.Supportive B.Negative

C.Objective D.Unconcerned

4.The last paragraph indicates _________________.

A.a link between success in interview and character

B.connections between work abilities and character

C.differences in interview experience

D.differences in personal behaviour

    I used to think the whole purpose of life was pursuing happiness. Everyone said the path to happiness was success, so I searched for that ideal job, that perfect boyfriend, and that beautiful apartment. But instead of ever feeling fulfilled, I felt anxious and lost. Eventually. I decided to go to graduate school for positive psychology to learn what truly makes people happy.

And what's the difference between being happy and having meaning in life? Many psychologists describe happiness as a state of comfort and ease, feeling good in the moment. Meaning, though, is deeper. The famous psychologist Martin Seligman says meaning comes from belonging to and serving something beyond yourself and from developing the best within you. Our culture is obsessed with happiness, but I came to see that seeking meaning is the more fulfilling path.

There are four pillars of a meaningful life.

The first pillar is belonging. Belonging comes from being in relationships where you're valued for who you are and where you value others as well. For many people, belonging is the most essential source of meaning.

For others, the key to meaning is the second pillar: purpose. Finding your purpose is not the same thing as finding that job that makes you happy. A doctor told me her purpose is healing sick people. Many parents tell me, “My purpose is raising my children.” The key to purpose is using your strengths to serve others. Without something worthwhile to do, people flounder, thus losing the aim of life.

The third pillar of meaning is also about stepping beyond yourself, but in a completely different way: transcendence (超然). Transcendent experiences can change you. Transcendent states are those rare moments when you're lifted above the hustle and bustle of daily life, your sense of self fades away, and you feel connected to a higher reality. For me, I’m a writer, and it happens through writing. Sometimes I get so in the zone that I lose all sense of time and place.

The fourth pillar is storytelling, the story you tell yourself about yourself. Creating a narrative from the events of your life brings clarity. It helps you understand how you became you. But we don’t always realize that we're the authors of our stories and can change the way we’re telling them. Your life isn't just a list of events. You can edit, interpret and retell your story, even as you're constrained by the facts.

That’s the power of meaning. Happiness comes and goes. But when life is really good and when things are really bad, having meaning gives you something to hold on to.

1.What can we know from the first two paragraphs？

A.Life might be fulfilled by landing ideal jobs．

B.Life dilemma is challenging for us to get out of．

C.Meaning is highly valued in our culture．

D.Happiness is what most people try to achieve．

2.Which word is the closest to the underlined word?

A.Confused B.Distracted

C.Disappointed D.Saddened

3.Which pillar can describe an artist obsessed with her work despite repeated failures?

A.Belonging B.Purpose

C.Transcendence D.Storytelling

4.The passage aims to tell us that _______________．

A.meaning is superior to happiness

B.meaning is the way to success

C.chasing meaning can make people happy

D.meaning has deeper psychological significance

    The cracked step four years ago was the start of it. That day, I awoke tired—the children were tiny and needing so much—and I had a golden afternoon of rest ahead, my mother stepping in to allow me to catch up on my sleep. I dropped them off and drove home—the sun shining and my bed signaling. As I was about to enter the house, I caught sight of a deep crack beneath my feet.

Without thinking, I turned around, walked back to the car and drove to a DIY store. Four hours later, I had all the tools, mixed my own cement, filled in the crack and repaired the foundation. Perfect. As I stood up to take a photo of my handiwork, I realized that I was trembling. I’d forgotten my shot at a nice long nap, and my children were already on their way home. That sleep... that promise to self was broken, because I had focused, instead, on the crack in the step.

Suddenly, everything started to hurt. My head, my throat, my back. I couldn’t stop shaking. What earned then is that when we break the promises we make to our bodies they will not be silenced. This is when we overwork and overthink to the point of breaking down. Ironically (讽刺地), for many of us, it is only when we have no choice— when we fall ill—that we learn to listen. For me, when that crack ended in a hospital stay which sent me to bed for two unmoving weeks when my body worked to clear two different infections, the lesson is ever present. I did it to myself—a whole twisted spin on DIY.

Sadly it took another two ridiculous DIY projects to finally get through. The cracks will never be fully filled. Focus, then, on your own inner core, the feeding of light, fire and strength.

1.What made the author so sleepy in the first place?

A.Taking care of the kids. B.Asking her mother for help.

C.Driving to her mother’s house D.Dealing with DIY projects.

2.How did the author feel as soon as she finished her repair work?

A.Regretful B.Upset

C.Proud D.Thankful

3.What can be implied from Paragraph 3?

A.Our health is ignored deliberately.

B.Our body will respond to what we do.

C.The author took her mother’s advice.

D.The author was infected before the DIY.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To describe an unfortunate event.

B.To show the danger of DIY.

C.To stress the importance of sleep.

D.To encourage focusing on oneself.

    How cool can libraries be in an era of iPods and Kindles? More than you think. Only if you know where to go.

Central Library: Seattle, Washington, United States

The Central Library in Seattle is modern and fashionable and has tourists from around the world paying visits and taking tours. It was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and American designer Joshua Ramus. Tours began in 2006, two years after its opening. The library holds various art exhibitions, book signings and other events, while visitors can stop by the Chocolate cart for a coffee and scan through the gift shop anytime.

Trinity College Library: Dublin, Ireland

The Trinity College Library in Dublin is in Ireland, founded at the end of the 16th century by Queen Elizabeth I. It is the largest single library in the world, also known as the Long Room, which contains more than 200,000 of the library's oldest books. The Long Room houses one of the oldest harps（竖琴）in Ireland. Dating to the 15th century, the old harp is the model for the symbol foreland.

Geisel Library, University of California: San Diego, United States

At first glance, it looks like a spaceship. Architect William Pereira, who helped design actual space launch facilities at Cape Canaveral in Houston, Texas, designed the library in 1970. It has been featured in sci-fi films, short stories and novels. The library hosts “Dinner in the Library,” which invites readers for cocktails, and also special speeches from distinguished authors．

TU Delft Library: The Netherlands

The library at the Delft University of Technology was constructed in 1997 and has more than 862,000 books, 16,000 magazine subscriptions and its own museum. The building itself exists beneath the ground, so you can't really see the actual Library. What makes it interesting is the roof, which is a grassy hill. The roof covers 5,500 square meters. And it has become one of the most striking and greenest structures in the area.

1.Which of the four libraries has the longest history?

A.Central Library B.Trinity College Library

C.Geisel Library D.TU Delft Library

2.What makes Geisel Library different from the others is that _____.

A.a spaceship designer founded the library

B.it has a roof of grassy hill

C.famous writers often deliver speeches there

D.it is the largest single library in the world

3.In Central Library, you can _____.

A.drink cocktails B.buy souvenirs

C.create paintings D.book events

假设你是李华，某报社英语编辑Mr. Smith邀请你参加英语周报（English weekly）报社组织的一个活动， 请你根据下列内容，写一篇小短文：

内容要点：1. 未能参加英语角；

2. 简述未能参加的原因；

3. 对未来再次参加英语角活动的渴望。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 书信格式已经给出，不计入总词数；

Dear Smith,

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly,

Lihua

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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

I don’t exactly remember what old I was when I started to ride a bike. I only remember that I practice riding a bike in my early years. When I first successful rode a bike, which remained a vivid memory, my brother helped him by holding the back seat of the bike steadily while I was riding. “Wow, I did it!”, cried I, as soon as I noticed I was riding with his hands! After that, I was inspiring to ride a bigger bike (26 inches) to ride faster even though my feet was not touching the ground!

Soon, I started to go to the local traffic playground frequently which kids could learn traffic rules from the policeman working at there. I really enjoyed there! At 12, I finally learnt how to ride the bike, and nothing could hold me back.

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。

It’s surprising how we spend our lives. Reach your 78th birthday and according to some back-of-the-envelope  1. (calculate) , and you will have spent nine of those years 2. (watch) television, four years driving a car, 92 days on the toilet, and so on.

But when 3. comes to time-consuming activities, there’s one that sits head and shoulders above them all.4. (live) to 78, and you may have spent around 25 years asleep. In an effort 5. (regain) some of that time it’s reasonable to ask: how long can we stay 6. (wake) – and what are the consequences of going without sleep?

Any healthy individual 7. (plan) to find out through personal experimentation will find it tough going. If we ignore all these side effects and stay up 8. days on end, our minds become insane（精神错乱的）. We get moody, paranoid（偏执狂的）, and see things that 9. (be) really there. When a shadowy apparition(幽灵) appears on the roadway, so the advice goes, it’s time to pull the lorry over. “People start to hallucinate（幻觉） and go 10. bit crazy,” says Atul Malhotra, the Director of Sleep Medicine at the University of California, San Diego.

    Kobe Bryant was at the peak of his career in 2013, controlling the court by spinning, shooting and scoring. Then suddenly, as he tried to use his way around a defensive guard, he started to limp and ____ . Before the game ended, Bryant fell again, and could ____ walk.

“I remember feeling the silence and ____ . This can be the end,” Bryant ____ in his documentary. His fears were ____ founded. He had ruptured（断裂）his left Achilles tendon（跟腱）. The kind of injury ____ US All-Star player Isiah Thomas’career.

Saying farewell to a sport you love is hard. ____ Bryant took an even harder, more painful route: His goodbye lasted for nearly three year. Seven months after his injury, he was back on the ____ again. But his performance never recovered. Bryant ____ the Lakers as the team and set a record with three season losses. Over the course of this season, he got the ____ rate for shooting accuracy in the league.

But for many, Bryant ____ a legend. He started out as a basketball gift who ____ college and took his talents directly to NBA. Fans remember him as the player who helped the Lakers ____ five NBA championships. However, the ____ fact is that the Lakers may have been better off if Kobe played less this season. Last month, they won a game ____ the Golden State Warriors. Bryant spent the fourth quarter of that game ____ on the bench. But the team has otherwise efforted to thank him for decades of ____ . As teammate D’Angelo Russell told CBS, their job this season is to “ ____ Kobe the ball”.

Bryant’s ____ game is scheduled for April 13 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. For Bryant, the ____ is bitter and sweet.

1.A.rise B.fall C.climb D.stand

2.A.barely B.steadily C.totally D.smoothly

3.A.worry B.concern C.fear D.happiness

4.A.recalled B.retold C.reminded D.responded

5.A.badly B.well C.easily D.fully

6.A.ended B.began C.ignored D.lost

7.A.And B.So C.But D.Or

8.A.family B.team C.group D.court

9.A.won B.led C.lost D.taught

10.A.best B.worst C.greatest D.smallest

11.A.remains B.has C.needs D.works

12.A.went B.sent C.skipped D.left

13.A.lose B.win C.cancel D.ignore

14.A.happy B.frightening C.sad D.exciting

15.A.for B.in C.at D.against

16.A.waiting B.resting C.standing D.leaning

17.A.service B.labor C.job D.failure

18.A.handle B.hand C.keep D.leave

19.A.final B.wonderful C.early D.lasting

20.A.wish B.desire C.occasion D.secret

    The biggest complaint I hear is, “I don’t have enough time.” Trust me — I get it! So here are five simple tips to keep you consistently working out.

1. Schedule it.

1. I mean it. Open up your calendar and schedule it into your day. This makes sure you do have the time each day.

2. Keep your scheduled appointment.

Now that your exercise is scheduled, keep your appointment!2. Your health and happiness is just as important as any other appointment. Honour yourself.

3. Exercise first thing in the morning.

Most of us don’t have business meetings and doctors’ appointments at 5:30 a.m. This is prime time to get your workouts done.3. But after two weeks you get used to it. I promise!

4. Mix up your workouts.

Day one, do a HIIT workout. Day two, lift heavy weights. Day three, increase joint mobility with yoga. Boredom is one of the biggest reasons why people don't stick with an exercise program. Don’t wake up and run every day. 4..

5. Make it fun.

The more fun you have while exercising, the more likely you are to do it. On weekends go for a long bike ride or hike with your family. Or, do your normal exercise routine with your family.5. I also do yoga once a week with my husband. We look forward to this date.

There you have it – five simple tips to keep workouts consistent（坚持）. The better the consistency, the better the results!

A. You have got to mix it up.

B. Don't change it or schedule it again.

C. On the weekends I work out with my girls.

D. Busy people must schedule their workouts.

E. I hardly spare a day to relax during a week.

F. You had better force yourself to work out each day.

G. I understand morning workouts sound cruel to most people.

    I was sitting in a fast food restaurant with my two children, who at the time were about 6 and 9. Inside there was also a group of teens in goth（粗野的）dress and appearance. Everyone kept away from them inside the restaurant.

Outside the restaurant, the same people jumped past the homeless man searching the garbage bin, who was looking for food or perhaps a cigarette. I too had rushed past him with my youngsters, refusing his request for money but thinking maybe, just maybe, I would bring him some food. It turns out I didn't have to.

One of the goth youths jumped up, went to the counter and ordered more food, which she then took outside to the homeless man and sat on the bench with him, chatting away as he ate. He didn’t say much — he was greedy — but I think I saw a bit of a smile and a glint in his eyes as he nodded to her questions.

Writing this now, several years later I still choke up. That girl was a model citizen living the values of goodness and kindness. These are values I have always held high and hoped to teach my kids. She made my job much easier. We stopped by on our way out and thanked her for setting such a positive example for us. I hope that hearing that made as much of a difference in her life as seeing what she did has made to ours.

1.Why did people keep away form the teens in the fast food restaurant?

A.Because they were dressed in goth dress and appearance.

B.Because they were too young to pay their meal.

C.Because they liked to quarreled with others.

D.Because they killed two children.

2.What did the man want the author to do?

A.Help him get money. B.Bring him some food.

C.Provide him for money. D.Refuse to take care of him.

3.What word can the underlined word “glint” mean in paragraph 3?

A.flash B.gloom

C.surprise D.happiness

4.What can we learn about the author from the passage?

A.The author is also a model citizen like the girl.

B.The author sets a good example for the girl.

C.The author is deeply moved by the girl.

D.The author has sympathy for the girl.

    Darshan Karwat is making headlines for having maintained an incredibly plain and continued lifestyle during his student years. The man gave up fast food, new clothes, and even toilet paper, until he got to a point where his trash（垃圾）for an entire year fit in just two plastic bags!

Karwat, who is originally from India, started the trash-free experiment when he lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and managed to keep it going for two and a half years. In the first year, he produced only 7.5 pounds of trash, and in the second year, he brought that number down to 6 pounds, which is a mind-blowing 0.4 percent of the 1,500 pounds of yearly trash produced by the average American.

Looking back, Karwat says that his inspiration to start the project came from a radio show The Story, on which he heard of a British couple who lived trash-free.

His trash mostly consisted of a few chip bags, glass milk-bottle caps, fruit stickers, and broken glass. He obviously had to make lots of sacrifices to achieve this – he stopped buying any kind of packaged food including cheeses, only drank milk from recycled glass bottles, and gave up on buying new clothes or stuff for his home – no gadgets, furniture, or even cups. He began carrying his own fork, spoon, plate, and a bowl everywhere he went, just to avoid plastic cutlery（餐具）.

“I needed to change the way I lived, and I had to get creative,” he added. “When a restaurant furnished a napkin-wrapped（包纸的）fork and knife, I asked the server to change them for cutlery without the napkin. I’d remember to say “No straw!” after asking for water and to make sure the veggie（素食者）burger I ordered didn’t come with a wooden pick holding it together. I did what I had to do, and it was awkward.”

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How a person inspires others

B.How Darshan Karwat gets famous.

C.Darshan Karwat and his no trash experiment.

D.A plain and sustainable lifestyle attracts the public.

2.Why did Darshan Karwat have the idea of living trash-free?

A.Because he is from India.

B.Because he has been in university.

C.Because he heard a story on the radio.

D.Because a British couple reminded to do so.

3.What did Karwat buy when he was making no-trash experiment?

A.Cheeses. B.Furniture.

C.Milk. D.Gadgets.

4.What Karwat said in the last paragraph shows that       .

A.he seldom went to a restaurant

B.it wasn’t convenient to live the life

C.the server seemed cold to him

D.he was proud of what he had been doing

    Taking breaks while studying contributes to better learning in a number of ways, and creates a major impact on the process of learning. Find out why a study break is essential, and how it helps you score the best.

Scientists conclude that the brain stops registering a constant stimulation over a gradual period of time, and declares it to be unimportant. The brain decodes（译）a monotonous（单调的）activity and gets habituated to it, no longer stimulating the brain to act in any way. Once this happens, you find yourself unable to concentrate, there by destroying the purpose of a study session-learning. A “break” does just that, it breaks the monotony for the brain. A change in place, a walk around the block, a cup of coffee; these little things can be limited in your study sessions to relax the mind, break the monotony, improve concentration levels, and finally assist the learning process.

The purpose of a study session is to study as much as possible and remember most of what has been learned in it. To be able to achieve this, it is absolutely necessary to continuously stay focused. It is highly likely that long hours of studying can become monotonous and cause you to believe that you are “learning”, when you are only just “reading”. A short rest eases out your stressed mind, brings you back on track, and allows you to start studying with new-found focus levels.

With a relaxed mind, improved concentration and focus levels, and a better capacity to retain information, it is obvious that your study session with breaks will turn out to be more productive, and you will get more benefits than you previously did. Put more such better-yielding study sessions together, and what do you get? perfect grades and a winner of the “race”.

1.What can the underlined word “habituated” in the second paragraph be replaced by?

A.Accustomed. B.Absorbed.

C.Attached. D.Related.

2.What should students do to study as much as possible?

A.Help each other. B.Remain concentrated.

C.Improve ways of learning. D.Give up the learning process.

3.If you have a good attitude to study, how your study will be?

A.Efficient. B.Improved. C.Interesting. D.Easy.

4.What can be concluded from the passage?

A.Students should concentrate on their study.

B.Students should take breaks after learning for long hours.

C.Teachers had better have a good rest before their lessons.

D.Teachers had better be strict with their students in learning ways.