In 1994, The Brazilian photographer Salgado went back to his homeland in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was__________ to see the land run by his family. The thick forest there was once a paradise  ( 乐园 ) for him and his friends, bringing them___ memories.

To his horror, he saw a totally different____. Only 0.5% of the land was covered with trees. “The land was as sick as a serious patient — everything was______ due to deforestation (砍伐森林),” Salgado said___ during a meeting on climate change in Paris.

Salgado ______that he should do something about it. Then he ______the bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received___ from his wife and relatives. Soon the whole family _______  and the results are remarkable. _______, the land is changing: It is carpeted with green trees again and some of the insects, birds and animals living in the land before____. The land has been brought back to life. The___ family’s hard work also impressed people around them. They___ cutting down trees and began to protect the environment.

“The work over the years is quite difficult but well worth the_____ and I think every  little bit of work_____,” said Salgado. Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting  the environment.

1.A.sorry B.ready C.eager D.willing

2.A.wonderful B.embarrassing C.painful D.complex

3.A.direction B.atmosphere C.plan D.sight

4.A.disturbed B.destroyed C.prohibited D.abandoned

5.A.calmly B.nervously C.sadly D.lightly

6.A.admitted B.realized C.agreed D.proved

7.A.thought up B.laughed at C.turned down D.tried out

8.A.doubts B.permission C.suggestions D.support

9.A.backed off B.broke up C.took action D.got through

10.A.Suddenly B.Eventually C.Gradually D.Generally

11.A.escaped B.returned C.approached D.died

12.A.kind-hearted B.brave C.devoted D.considerate

13.A.forgot B.stopped C.delayed D.missed

14.A.comment B.promise C.offer D.effort

15.A.increases B.matches C.improves D.matters

    For businesses to develop, every business leader needs to create a workplace that is not only productive, but enjoyable too. Here are some ways to encourage workers to work harder and also keep them happy.

1. If you want to keep your workers on track, you’ll need to provide a space where they can relax from stressful work for a while. This can be in the form of a game room, or a sofa where workers can leave their desks for a short time to talk with colleagues and relax.

Make them feel valued.2. Do not let them feel they are just someone who turns up, gets their work done and leaves at the end of the day. An easy way to do this is ask for their feedback (反馈) at company meetings.

Give them more responsibilities. Having your workers do the same tasks day in day out is a productivity killer. So provide them with new tasks that allow them to step outside of their comfort zone.3.

Reward them. Let’s face it! Everyone wants some kinds of rewards when working for a company.4. You don’t necessarily have to increase someone’s pay to encourage them — just make sure you provide enough encouragement so that you keep top talent.

Be straightforward. If you let your workers stay in the dark about the goings-on of your business, they’ll feel being kept out.5. Always be straightforward with your workers and let them know about any trying times the company faces.

A. Listen to their needs.

B. Create a welcoming environment.

C. It can be as simple as a free lunch or a gift card.

D. Set an example to your workers by working hard.

E. In this way they will increasingly believe in their abilities.

F. So keeping open communication is very important for a good team.

G. Encourage workers, making them feel they are important to you.

    There’s a lot we know about eggs: they are great for breakfast and you can cook them in different ways. One topic of debate, however, is why brown chicken eggs usually cost more than white ones. According to Sharman Hickman, the director of Community Outreach and Education for Hickman’s Family Farms, genetics (基因学) not nutrition determines the eggshell color and thus the egg’s price.

The chicken breed (品种) and their genetics decide whether or not hens have pigment (色素 ) genes, which coat the egg and result in a colored shell during the egg-laying process. Although all eggs start out white in color, shell color can range from white to brown and even blue in some rare breeds, Hickman adds. Breeds such as the Leghorn chicken lay white eggs, while the Orpington lays brown eggs and the Ameraucana produces blue eggs.

Hickman notes that the Leghorn breed is the most efficient egg-laying hen, making it a popular choice for farmers. Hens that produce colored eggshells, however, tend to be larger and require more feed and energy to create that painted layer. Since those breeds cost more to feed, their eggs are more expensive.

Although eggs sometimes look different and are priced differently, it’s impossible to know

their nutritional make-up from the shell color alone, according to Malina Linkas Malkani, media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “Choosing between brown and white eggs is a matter of personal preference,” she says. “But it’s important for people to know that the color of the eggshell has nothing to do with the egg’s nutrient content or shell thickness.”

What does affect the nutrient content is the specific diet the hen is on, according to Malkani. For example, hens fed with a diet with omega-3s and vitamin D produce eggs that are higher in those specific nutrients. No matter what your preference is, don’t judge an egg by its shell color.

1.Which of the following is one of the arguments about eggs?

A.Which eggs are difficult to break.

B.How eggs can be cooked healthily.

C.Why colored eggs are more expensive.

D.What the best time to eat eggs should be.

2.What makes the eggshell color different?

A.The hen’s breed. B.The size of the hen.

C.The color of the eggs inside. D.The length of the laying process.

3.Why do farmers love the Leghorn breed more?

A.They lay brown eggs. B.Their eggs are larger.

C.Their eggs sell better. D.They are productive.

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

A.It takes efforts to test eggs’ nutrition.

B.It’s meaningless to study an eggs color.

C.Personal preference matters a lot in choice-making.

D.An egg’s nutrition is closely related to the hen’s feed.

    I developed postpartum depression (PPD) (产后抑郁症) after giving birth to my first son. Actually I started feeling bad before I even had my son. The night I arrived home after giving birth, I had my first panic attack. I doubted I was having a slight heart attack.  The next day,  a public health nurse visited our home to see if everything was fine with me. She reassured me that I didn’t have a heart problem, and informed me that it was likely a panic attack. The nurse visit was part of a program that provided support for new moms. Sadly, it didn’t include any information on PPD.

By my six-week postpartum checkup, I knew something was wrong. I was having difficulty falling asleep and I felt like I was slowly going crazy. Panic attacks were more frequent. I talked with my obstetrician (产科医师), but unfortunately, she was not trained to recognize or cure PPD. Now I didn’t know whom to turn to for help.

I told my situation to my mom and my husband but they didn’t understand what I was really experiencing. They figured that being a new parent was tough for anyone, so feeling a little down after giving birth — “baby blues” — was just normal and not necessarily a sign of depression. But my cousin, also a new mom, knew me well, and she could see that something was wrong.

With my cousin’s encouragement, I went to see my family doctor and I was finally diagnosed (被诊断为) with PPD. I started taking medication, and began to feel better. Eventually, I rehabilitated, feeling like my old self again.

It is common for new moms to get the “baby blues” mixed up with PPD. I do think more attention should be drawn to the latter. After all, a new research finds that about 1 in 7 new mothers will be seriously troubled by PPD.

1.Why did the nurse visit the author?

A.To care for her baby. B.To cure her of her heart disease.

C.To help check her condition. D.To offer her information on PPD.

2.After talking with her obstetrician, what did the author realize?

A.She was really suffering from PPD.

B.Her obstetrician couldn’t really help her.

C.She should have received training in PPD.

D.Her obstetrician didn’t really care about her.

3.What does the underlined word “rehabilitated” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.recovered. B.succeeded.

C.resigned. D.returned.

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

A.To tell about her suffering “baby blues”.

B.To express her ideas about giving birth.

C.To call for attention to postpartum depression.

D.To show the importance of family to new moms.

    A ship that sank off the coast of California decades ago was recently reconstructed in detail. The 3D digital model even included hundreds of sponges (海绵动物) that have gathered on the ship’s surface since it sank.

Named American Heritage, the supply ship sank in Santa Monica Bay on May 4, 1995, and for decades its exact location was unknown. Researchers with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) spotted a strange shape in that area in 2008. But it wasn’t until May 2018 that MBARI scientists identified its exact location and mapped the site in detail, showing what appeared to be a shipwreck (失事船只).

Even then, the identity of the shipwreck was uncertain. Yet another MBARI team revisited the location to do further exploration. They sent remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and took photos of the damaged ship. Though it was covered with deep-sea sponges and other animals, the scientists were able to spot letters spelling out its name, confirming that the shipwreck was American Heritage.

As one of the MBARI scientists who found American Heritage, chief ROV pilot Knute Brekke had worked on the ship before. And he was on duty with the diving company American Pacific Marine — the owner of American Heritage — the night the ship began taking in water and eventually sank.

MBARI spokesperson Kim Fulton -Bennett said to Live Science about the discovery, “The model is not complete, as floating ropes and poor visibility kept the pilots from getting too close to the wreck. But the 3D reconstruction is detailed enough to show that American Heritage is now home to thousands of sponges. Shipwrecks often turn into the shelter for diverse communities of ocean life.”

1.What is the main idea of the text?

A.A valuable treasure was discovered.

B.Special sponges were found under sea.

C.3D model reconstructed a sunken ship.

D.A sunken ship was gotten out of water.

2.Which is the right order of the following events?

① Something strange was found in the area.

② ROVs were sent under sea to take photos.

③ A ship sank in Santa Monica Bay.

④ The identity of the ship was confirmed.

⑤ Scientists tried to locate the shipwreck.

A.②③⑤④① B.③①⑤②④

C.⑤③①④② D.④③①②⑤

3.What can we learn about Knute Brekke?

A.He was familiar with the sunken ship.

B.He was in charge of a diving company.

C.He was responsible for the rescue work.

D.He was the first one to witness the accident.

4.What’s Kim Fulton-Bennett’s attitude towards the 3D model?

A.Critical. B.Doubtful. C.Amazed. D.Objective.

Crafternoon

Time: Sunday, January 19, 2020, 1: 00PM

Location: Emma Clark Library, 120 Main Street, Setauket, NY 11733

Warm up at the library! This event at Emma Clark Library would be an unforgettable experience for you. Stop by Sunday, January 19 anytime between 1pm and 3pm for this free craft activity! All kids are welcome. If you have any questions, please email us at kids @ emmaclark.org.

Rolling River Day Camp Family Day

Time: Sunday, January 26, 2020, 11: 00AM

Location: 477 Ocean Avenue, East Rockaway, NY11518

It is time for you to learn more about Summer Camp 2020. Bring your family to Rolling River’s

Family Day! It is a special opportunity for children to get a taste of camp while parents can enjoy a wonderful weekend, too. You must pre-register to attend. All families who register for Camp 2020 that day will receive a free gift.

Super Bowl “Sunday”

Time: Sunday, February 2, 2020, 2: 00PM

Location: Emma Clark Library, 120 Main Street, Setauket, NY 11733

Let’s begin the Super Bowl weekend with football-themed parties on Sunday, February 2. Simply drop by the Children’s Department at Emma Clark Library between the hours of 2:00 — 4:00 pm.

You can play games and have a chance to win a special prize. It is a special event where the Library manager encourages visitors to wear a shirt or jersey (运动衫) with their favorite football team, but this is not required. Be sure to catch the fun! There is no registration, and families with kids of all ages are welcome.

St. Gregory’s Day

Time: March 8, 2020, 7: 00 PM — March 18, 2020, 7:00PM

Location: 87th Avenue & Cross Island Parkway, Bellerose, NY 11426

Visit us at www.sgtgfestival.com. Featuring live music performances, fun-filled games and food, it will offer delightful experiences to you. You will enjoy rides, games, prizes, well-known live entertainment outdoors and delicious dishes.

1.If you want to attend “Rolling River Day Camp Family Day”, you should  .

A.donate a gift first B.make registration early

C.be dressed in a shirt  or jersey D.visit www.sgtgfestival.com first

2.What do the first event and the third event have in common?

A.They will be held at the same time. B.They share the same organizer.

C.They have the same requirements. D.They will be held in the same place.

3.What can we learn about “St. Gregory’s Day”?

A.It will last more than one week.

B.It is more suitable for campers.

C.It has special requirements for clothes.

D.Its most activities will be held indoors.

书面表达

5月1日，高二（3）班的学生志愿者Li Yue和Zhang Hua去阳光敬老院(Sunshine Nursing Home)开展志愿者活动（送水果、打扫、聊天等）。假如你是校英语报的记者，请按下列要点用英语写一则100字左右的新闻报道。

时间、地点、人物、活动：

老人们的反应：

简要评论。

注意: 报道的标题和记者的姓名已给出（不记词数）。

Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the Elderly

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By Chen Jie, School Newspaper

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改 10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I have a good friend names Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the most excellent student in our class. Clever as she is, but she works very hard. We have a lot in common or have a lot to talk about. One day, she told me that something happened when my parents were out. She was doing her homework one Sunday morning while she smelt something burning. She stopped look out of the window and find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbour's house. She called 119 immediately. Ten minutes late, the firemen came and put out the fire. Her neighbour was very thankful with her help.

单词拼写

1.The boy was______ (指控) of stealing money so he was very ashamed.

2.St Paul’s Cathedral has made many good ______ (印象) on the tourists.

3.Facing the challenge of cholera, John Snow still held an ______(乐观的) view of defeating it.

4.______ (引导)by the sun, they managed to walk out of the thick forest.

5.It is difficult to draw a  ______ (结论) without enough evidence.

6.They must use research to______ (告知) themselves of the missing parts of the story.

7.I believe that each of us can______ (贡献)to the future of the world.

8.Often the illness or ______ (伤害) is not serious, but there are other times when giving first aid quickly can save lives.

9.As for______ (方便) , the museum has more advantages over the gallery.

10.We should______ (挤出) the water out and place cloths on the burned area.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于两个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Internet is the biggest source of information in the world, consisting of millions of pages of data. In 1969, DARPA, a US defence 1. (organize), developed a way for all their computers to “talk” to each other through the telephone. They created a network of computers and only the US army could use 2. in the following 15 years. Then in 1984, the US National Science Foundation started the NSF network, also known 3.the Inter-network or ”Internet”. It then became possible for universities to use the system as well. The World Wide Web, 4. (invent) in 1991 by an English scientist, Tim Berners-Lee, is a computer network that makes the information from millions of websites accessible to computer users. At the moment, about 80 % of web traffic is in English, but by 2020, Chinese could take5.lead. Obviously, it was Berners-Lee 6.made it possible for everyone to use the Internet, not just the universities and the army. He designed the first “web browser”, 7.allowed computer users to access documents from other computers. With the web and the Internet 8.(grow), the number of Internet users rose 9.(rapid) from 600,000 to 40 million within 5 years.

So far, the Internet 10. (create) thousands of millionaires all over the world, but Berners-Lee is not one of them.

    In a small village there lived a lazy Brahmin Ramdas. He would do _____ but daydream whole day.

One sunny afternoon, Ramdas was very ______. He said, "What a beautiful day. How I wish I could go back to _____. But then, I will have to go out and get my food." After bathing, Ramdas took out a bowl and out to ______.

By begging the whole day he managed to get a pot full of ______.

"It is this pot of milk that is going to make me ______," he thought. "I will use it to make butter. From the butter, I will be ______ to make ghee (酥油). I am really clever!"

"I will then go to the ______ and sell the ghee " his dream _____. "With the money I get, I will buy a pair of goats. They will have ______ after six months. Soon I would have an entire herd of goats."

"How ______ I am," he thought. "The day I become a rich businessman I will build a big house _____ in the middle of the village. There will be a splendid garden and a swimming pool in front of the house. Early morning I will ______ in the blue waters of the pool.

Deep in his _____, he struck out with his foot, breaking the _____, and drenched （使湿透）himself with the milk. He saw the broken pot and ______. He lost whatever he had because of his ______ and day dreaming.

Laziness is the biggest ______ of our life. If you are lazy then you will not acquire any significant ____ in your life and will always have nothing. Laziness is a _____ who slowly steals everything from us. If you want to become successful in your life and career, please overcome the devil laziness.

1.A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything

2.A.hungry B.angry C.sick D.curious

3.A.sleep B.eat C.play D.work

4.A.beat B.beg C.sell D.entertain

5.A.soup B.milk C.water D.money

6.A.happy B.strange C.famous D.rich

7.A.lucky B.able C.interested D.particular

8.A.road B.hotel C.market D.house

9.A.changed B.paused C.continued D.stopped

10.A.kids B.huts C.arguments D.wounds

11.A.smart B.handsome C.brave D.generous

12.A.just B.still C.even D.right

13.A.sweep B.exercise C.surf D.bathe

14.A.ideas B.thoughts C.opinions D.expressions

15.A.pot B.heart C.toe D.goal

16.A.fell B.shouted C.laughed D.cried

17.A.laziness B.sadness C.carelessness D.anxiety

18.A.success B.aim C.enemy D.partner

19.A.case B.position C.condition D.point

20.A.robber B.murderer C.thief D.visitor

Why should we never stop learning

Today we often think learning is what we do in school, and once we’ve got our college degree, it’s time to work and stop leaning. In fact, things aren’t really that black and white. We carry on learning in every part of our lives. 1.. Instead, it is about self-growth and enrichment. Here are some reasons why we should keep learning, no matter how old we are.

2.

For me, the first reason to keep learning new things is that I enjoy it. It’s different from what I get from a movie. Although learning something new is not always comfortable, I’m happier in the long run. The more you learn, the more confident you will become, and the more pleased you will be with yourself.

Learning keeps you healthy

Studies have shown that our brains are best developed when we use them often. 3.. Learning how to eat well, and how to prepare and cook food or learning a new sport are all great ways to keep better control of your body.

Learning puts you on the fast track to success

4. If you think that you’ve learned everything that you need to know about about running a business, or managing your team, you’ n fail to compete against those who just love to learn it.

Learning helps you have better control of your life

In your personal life, you’ll want to keep learning too. For example, learning about managing your money—things that we are not often taught in school—can turn your life around. You can spend them on the most valuable things. 5.

So what have you learned this week? Why not make a list of what you want to learn next week?

A. As is known to all, successful people keep lifelong leaning.

B. It brings more friends to us.

C. Learning adds pleasure to your life.

D. You can also learn to manage your time, thus avoiding making you life a mess.

E. It helps you get better prepared for examinations.

F. Learning often doesn’t mean to pass exams.

G. Older people who carry on leaning have more chance to get free from illnesses of aged people.

    Washing windows on a skyscraper is a dirty job. Hanging off the side of a building can also be dangerous, notes Oliver Nicholls, 19. So this 12th-grader invented a robot to handle the job.

Some recent incidents inspired his project. In one, a couple of high-rise window washers were standing on a platform that fell down. No one died, but the pair was seriously injured. Oliver also witnessed someone fall and break his leg while cleaning a glass awning (雨篷) over the entrance to a building.

The new robot is about the size of a medium-sized picnic cooler and weighs 12 to15 kilograms. It's designed to hang off the side of a building from ropes, just as current window－washing platforms do. A hose（软管）carries water to the robot. A cable (电缆) delivers it electric power. The computer controls the robot up-and-down movements by adjusting the ropes from which the robot hangs. When the robot needs to move from one window to another, a set of propellers（螺旋桨） starts to work. They push the robot a short distance away from the building, while the ropes slide along a railing（栏杆）to carry the robot over to the next window. Then, as a different set of propellers holds the robot tight against the window, the cleaning cycle repeats. Oliver tested his robot by cleaning sample windows he'd built in his backyard. The robot’s propellers can hold the robot against a building even in winds as high as 45 kilometers per hour, the teen reports. He performed those tests using his family’s leaf blower.

Besides limiting the chance of injury, this window-washing robot could save building owners a bit of money. If commercialized, Oliver estimates it would cost about ＄11,000. That's about the same cost as hiring a crew to clean a 7-story building. So Oliver suspects his robot might be able to pay for itself after cleaning just one such building.

1.What encouraged Oliver to develop his project?

A.His interest in housework. B.The accidents he experienced.

C.The high costs of washing windows D.Risks facing high-rise window washers.

2.What do we know about the robot?

A.It carries water itself. B.It is supported by a platform.

C.It hangs from ropes while working. D.It can produce power while working.

3.Why did Oliver test his robot with a leaf blower?

A.To record its working speed B.To see its wind-resistance ability

C.To test whether it could remove the windows D.To know if it needed a different set of propellers

4.What does the last paragraph imply about the robot?

A.It is costly but time-saving. B.It still has many limitations.

C.It has huge commercial potential D.It has become a favorite of building owners

    Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation. The “quality” newspapers are often held up as an example of impartial journalism, but the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express usually impress newspapermen even more because they both sell about four million copies every day. British families generally buy a newspaper every morning and frequently take two or three on Sundays, but the vast circulation figures obtained are not only due to the Englishman’s thirst for news.Because the newspapers are all published nationally, copies can be delivered everywhere at the same time.

Though people abroad often know the names of the national papers, they seldom realize that there is another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies. Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and country area has one. Nearly all of them hold their own finance and many of them are very profitable.

These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events — births, weddings, deaths, council meetings and sports — but the content is naturally influenced by the kind of community they serve. Editors prefer to rely on a small staff of people who all know the district well. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighbourhood and it does not get out of date as quickly as national news. If there is no room for it in this week’s edition, an item can sometimes be held until the following week.

The editor must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well written and the news items are carefully chosen to attract local readers, the businessmen are grateful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eye.

Local newspapers do not often comment on problems of national importance and editors rarely hold with taking sides on political questions. But they can often be of service to the community in expressing public feeling on local issues. A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to provide better shopping facilities, improve transport in the area and preserve local monuments and places of interest.

1.The Daily Mirror impresses newspapermen more because_____.

A.it has a larger circulation than many other famous papers

B.it is of better quality than many other papers

C.it is sold nationally

D.it is delivered everywhere in Britain

2.Local papers are preferred by readers who_____.

A.are interested in news B.are much interested in local events

C.want to get news as quickly as possible D.work in churches and clubs

3.According to the passage,businessmen would like to advertise in papers if _____.

A.the papers are well written B.the news items are carefully chosen

C.the news involves them D.the papers are popular and can attract readers

4.The last paragraph implies(暗示)that ______.

A.local papers seldom comment on politics

B.local papers can sometimes influence policy making

C.local papers are more concerned about their own communities

D.local papers do not take sides on problems of national importance

Hobbs was an orphan（孤儿）. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.

One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”

“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will（遗嘱）,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”

“Yes, I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.

1.Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _______.

A.study abroad B.work abroad C.pay off the debts D.learn to paint pictures

2.What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” （in Paragraph 2） probably mean?

A.Surprised. B.Frightened C.Satisfied. D.Excited.

3.With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.

A.planned to have a happy life for a few days B.decided to give up his work in the factory

C.was to give a dinner to his friends D.had no idea what to do

4.Hobbs was asked to _______.

A.tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B.read his uncle’s will

C.buy some pictures

D.tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

Smart Home Products for Living a Connected Life

What makes something a smart home product? Generally, it’s defined by its ability to connect to a Wi-Fi network, allowing users to interact（互动）with it from their smartphones.We’ve rounded up some cool, diverse offerings that you’ll love to have in your home.

Nest Cam IQ

walmart.com

$299.00

The Nest Cam IQ is a beautifully designed home security camera that can recognize faces. It can warn you if there’s a stranger in your home. The device also supports two-way communication via built-in microphones and a powerful speaker.

Logitech Harmony Elite

amazon.com

$249.99

The Logitech Harmony Elite is one of the best universal remote controls available on the market. It can control just about every piece of electronics you own（it supports over 270，000 devices！）in every room of your house or apartment, including TVs，streaming devices, and sound systems.

Apple HomePod

bhphotovideo.com

$349.00

The Apple HomePod has better audio quality than any other smart speaker available today. Available in white or space gray, the Siri-powered device also allows you to control a number of devices with your voice.

August Smart Lock Pro

amazon.com

$279.99

The August Smart Lock Pro is compatible（兼容的）with most locks. A mobile app allows you to manage access to the lock, check its usage history, and get informed when someone opens the door. You can control it and check on the state of your door with voice commands.

1.What can the Nest Cam IQ help you do？

A.Properly use your smartphone camera

B.Control electronics with your voice.

C.Check the locks of your house.

D.Keep your home safe.

2.Which device can help you operate almost all your electronic equipment remotely？

A.Nest Cam IQ.

B.Apple HomePod.

C.August Smart Lock Pro.

D.Logitech Harmony Elite.

3.Which column of a website is the text most probably taken from？

A.Technology.

B.News.

C.Society.

D.Education.

假定你是李华，你的英国好友Tom 在中国做交换生，在与同学相处时遇到一些问题，写信向你求助。请你回复并提出自己的建议。

内容包括：

1. 文化差异；

2. 相互尊重；

3. 互相帮助。

注意：1. 词数100 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2. 只允许修改10 处，多者(从第11 处起)不计分。

Dear Sir or Madam,

I booked a room in your hotel for my friend Tom yesterday. But I am real sorry to tell you that I had to change my booking now. My friend Tom had planned to visit our city this summer vacation, but I booked Room 101 for him. However, I was telling that an unexpected thing happened, that he had to deal with by himself. As the result, he couldn’t come as plan. He had to change into the booking date for the room. I would appreciate if you could push the booking date back the week. I hope this will not cause you any troubles. I am looking forward to your early reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

English learners can improve their abilities to remember and use new words by testing themselves. So next time you are studying English, try to test 1. (your). A simple way to test vocabulary is to create flashcards (抽认卡) with clues on one side and answers on the back. Flashcards in the past were small cards or pieces of paper with a word or a question on one side and the meaning or answer to 2. question on the other side. Students used them to quiz each other or quiz themselves to prepare 3. examinations. Now, many online services allow students 4. (create) digital flashcards. One such service is Quizlet, 5. learners can do a variety of activities based on one set of new words or 6. (inform). You can match words and meanings, write a word after 7. (look) at a picture, or listen to a word and write it. You can also play 8. (game) with the new words and meanings.

Another way is to ask yourself questions. Lynn recommends that learners ask questions such as, “What did I learn today? What were those words I thought were 9. (interest)? What 10. (be) the verb tense I learned? How does it work?”

    My grandma and I shared an amazing relationship as uncommon as the double rainbow. When I was ten, we started our first_________during World War II. We sowed seeds together—in the_________and in me.

We planted beans, corn, watermelon and flowers. I must_________that I rode twenty miles each Saturday more for the conversation with grandma and the homemade cookies than for the_________. But however full I was after I ate, I was always left_________for more of the wisdom and optimism she_________with me.

I’ll never forget the day when we tasted our first harvest as a result of_________a plum(李子)tree with an apricot(杏子) tree. The ripe fruit was pink, not purple like a plum, nor orange like an apricot,_________a mixture of both. “Granny, will they be any good?” I asked.“_________!” she said, “Didn’t we do all that was needed?”

Sure enough, they were__________. “That’s because they are special,__________any other fruit you’ve ever eaten. They are plumcots!” she said__________as we ate most of what we had__________, “You always get out what you__________. Sow apple seeds and you get apple trees; sow weeds and you will__________weeds; sow the seeds of great ideas and you will get great__________,” she said softly, looking directly into my eyes.

From my grandma, I learned the seeds of__________are neither unusual genes, nor are they__________on the high IQ, the skin-deep beauty, the race, or the family background. The seeds of greatness are attitudes and beliefs that begin in children by observing and learning the lifestyle of role models and heroes.

“Shape your__________and actions after people who are enthusiastic, excellent, honest,__________and creative in their service to others.” Armed with my grandma’s words, I set out bravely, sowing and then harvesting my own great life stories.

1.A.forest B.garden C.park D.library

2.A.soil B.water C.air D.floor

3.A.observe B.recognize C.notice D.admit

4.A.flowers B.vegetables C.plants D.fruits

5.A.hungry B.satisfied C.enjoyable D.dull

6.A.exchanged B.shared C.connected D.argued

7.A.supplying B.matching C.comparing D.crossing

8.A.but B.or C.and D.so

9.A.Go ahead B.Of course C.No way D.Come on

10.A.delicious B.ordinary C.strange D.terrible

11.A.unlike B.including C.past D.without

12.A.surprisingly B.patiently C.worriedly D.joyfully

13.A.bought B.caught C.cooked D.picked

14.A.care about B.put in C.believe in D.refer to

15.A.purchase B.output C.dug D.harvest

16.A.grades B.persons C.advantages D.dreams

17.A.courage B.confidence C.friendship D.greatness

18.A.dependent B.satisfied C.attractive D.organized

19.A.appearances B.feelings C.thoughts D.clothes

20.A.unselfish B.wealthy C.careless D.ordinary

    If you live in a small house you know how difficult it can be to find room to fit everything and still have enough living space.1..

Get rid of what you don’t use or need. If you have a small house you likely won’t have room for everything. Clean out all closets, garages and drawers.2.. The less you have the easier it will be to organize.

3.. Use baskets, shoe boxes and milk boxes to store items such as crafts, pictures and seasonal items. Clean out desks regularly to get rid of unneeded paperwork. Choose a shelf or closet for particular items. Put things back where they should be to keep things organized.

Throw away magazines and newspapers as soon as you read them.4.. Keep a box for bills, invitations and mails you need to keep. This helps keep a small house easier to organize. Create more space by changing the garage into a living space.5.. A garage can be turned into office space, a play room or exercise area.

A. Have a place for everything

B. Select furniture that takes up less space

C. It may be easier to organize a house if you add more space

D. Consider donating items you never use or have a big garage sale

E. Throw away junk mail and advertisements as soon as they come in

F. Make a careful plan in advance so that you can put everything in order

G. There are ways to organize a small house and make the most of the space you have

    Mental health experts estimate that depression affects more than 120 million people worldwide. It severely affects the person’s quality of life and, in extreme cases, can lead to people killing themselves. Anti-depressant medicines have been shown as an effective treatment for most patients. But the drugs are unable to help a small number of people with the disorder.

For such person, doctors may suggest deep transcranial magnetic stimulation(经颅磁力刺激), or DTMS for short. In this treatment, patients wear a special helmet connected to a machine. An electric coil(线圈)in the helmet sends out regular waves of electromagnetic energy. These beating sounds produce changes in the brain area responsible for the disorder.

Electromagnetic stimulation(刺激) was first tried to treat depression over 30 years ago. Now, a new generation of wiring can direct the energy on one part of the brain. DTMS starts with daily 20-mimute-long treatments for 20 to 30 days. The patient then returns for treatment two to three times a week for several weeks.

The only side effect is sometimes slight head pain. Aaron Tendler is the chief medical officer of Brains way, the company that makes the machine. He said that it’s hard to say how long the effects of DTMS last.

DTMS is being used in Europe to treat both depression and other conditions. Patients there are getting treated for dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. And DTMS is even being used to help some Europeans give up smoking.

But in the United States, the Federal Food and Drug Administration(FFDA) has approved it only for the treatment of depression which cannot be treated by medicine. But clinical tests are continuing on other conditions, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Both of the disorders, like depression, can get in the way of a person working and getting along with people.

1.Why are people concerned about depression?

A.Because it may lead to death sometimes.

B.Because only a few people can recover from it.

C.Because it does not affect social communication.

D.Because medicine treatment usually fails to work on it.

2.How does DTMS help patients with depression?

A.By wearing a helmet in daily life.

B.By performing an operation on the head.

C.By making them face the disease bravely.

D.By letting electromagnetic waves stimulate the brain.

3.What can we infer about DTMS from the text?

A.It is quite safe to use it worldwide.

B.The use of it in America is forbidden.

C.It can cure patients of depression in a month.

D.It will be widely used in treating more diseases.

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

A.Finding Hope in A Hopeless Depression

B.DTMS - A New Treatment for Depression

C.The Killer of Modern Humans Depression

D.Using Electromagnetic Waves to Cure Depression

    How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change is the latest movie from filmmaker and climate activist Josh Fox. The movie is the third film in a three-part series about climate change.

In 2010, Fox’s documentary Gasland explored the hotly debated process of removing natural gas from the ground. He examined the subject again in Gasland II. Fox was against traditional fossil fuels(矿物燃料) and in support of renewable energy. In his third film, Fox says pollution from fossil fuels must be reduced. Without limits, there will be more extreme weather, like dry weather, rising sea levels and lack of food and water. “When you really meet that head on, it causes unbelievable danger.”

Fox notes there are things that climate cannot change. “Those are our value structure and that is what the film starts to explain. We start to really emphasize the things that are inside-courage, love, generosity and creativity. I think those are the centers of what we talk about when we talk about a response to climate change.”

In the new film, Fox travels through a sunless forest in the Amazon with local activists to measure oil spills. He goes to a village in Ecuador to learn how people there stopped a pipeline from being built. He joins young people in Australia to stop ships from entering the port of Newcastle.

“You should probably know the negative part of what we’re about to do. This is the short list: drowning, arrest, being run over by boats, being carried away in water into the Pacific Ocean, cultural disrespect and big waves.”

Also in the film, Fox talks to Ella Zhou, an energy expert. She explained the importance of what she calls“moral(道德) imagination”. “I think that it forces us to get out of our box of thinking about, for example, what is being successful. It allows us to have a moral value about what we want as a person. What do we want to do for the world and for ourselves? ”

1.What does the underlined word “that” refer to?

A.The extreme weather. B.The lack of food and water.

C.The pollution from fossil fuels. D.The support for renewable energy.

2.What did Fox start to explain in his third film?

A.The centers of our value structure.

B.The correct response to climate change.

C.The terrible effects climate change causes.

D.The process of removing natural gas from the ground.

3.Why did Fox make a short list?

A.To call on people to join him.

B.To express his love for adventure.

C.To prove that filming is a difficult career.

D.To stress the difficulties they met as climate activists.

4.According to Ella, which of the following is TRUE about moral imagination?

A.It tells us the way to success. B.It makes us creative in thinking.

C.It encourages us to realize our dreams. D.It helps us find the true meaning of life.

    Many of us rarely check in with ourselves. We rarely wonder what we really want, what benefits us, what delights us, what hurts us, how we can respect ourselves, what people are actually healthy for us to be around and what the most supportive decision is. Or we may know these things but we don’t act on them.

One reason is that we get caught up in what everyone else is doing and thinking. I have to buy that, too! I need to be on that diet if she’s trying it. They think therapy is a waste of time and money. He suggests that I should lose weight. They completely disagree. Maybe I do, too?

When we get caught up like this, we silence ourselves. Here I don’t mean asking others for feedback(反馈) or advice or helpful insights. I’m referring to times when we ignore ourselves and when we let others’ perspectives set aside our own.

When we get caught up like this, what can help is to refocus. To ask ourselves: OK, but what do I want? What works for me? We can ask ourselves questions to check in with ourselves, our needs, our desires, our intentions, and our hearts. These questions reveal important answers. Asking these questions may lead to a new and deeper understanding or perspective. It puts us back in the driver’s seat.

And as I say many times, asking ourselves all sorts of questions means we are listening to ourselves. We’re admitting that our thoughts and feelings matter. Because they do. And in asking questions, in taking the time to listen to the answers, we are building self-trust. We are caring for ourselves in a powerful way.

1.What do we know about people described in Paragraph 1 and 2?

A.They tend to follow suit. B.They like to learn from others.

C.They are too lazy to think hard. D.They have a strong desire to win.

2.Why do we make ourselves silence?

A.Because we follow our own feelings.

B.Because we feel doubtful about things.

C.Because we don’t think about our own ideas.

D.Because we ask others for feedback or advice.

3.Which of the following questions can help you refocus?

A.Why are they happier than me? B.What do my family need the most?

C.What matters most to me in this world? D.How can I follow the traditional values?

4.How can you be in charge of your life?

A.Having a strong power. B.Ready to start out.

C.Leading the way for others. D.Back in the driver’s seat.

    Situated on a 66-acre land overlooking Sarasota Bay, the Ringling Museum of Art features 21 galleries of European paintings, Cypriot antiquities(古董), Asian art, American paintings as well as modern and contemporary art. Built in 1927 as the legacy of collector of art John Ringling and his wife Mable, the museum is recognized as the official State Art Museum of Florida. The museum also regularly presents temporary exhibitions from its own collections and traveling collections.

Address: 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL 34243

Regular Hours: Open daily, 10 am to 5:30 pm

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day

Admission: Adults: $19 Seniors: $16

Children aged 6-17 and active U.S. military $6

All students and Florida teachers: $6

Children under 5: Free

Phone: 941-359-5700

In addition to the museum, there are the following:

Ca d’Zan, a splendid 30-room Venetian Gothic mansion, built between 1924 and 1926 by the Ringlings.

The Ringling Museum of the American Circus, built in 1948, shows visitors the rich history of the circus and offers guests a glance at all types of circus equipment.

The Historic Asolo Theater, an 18th-century European theater built in Asolo, Italy, in 1798, moved to Sarasota in the early 1950s by the museum’s first director, Austin. Jr.

Treviso, a restaurant serves classic Italian and American favorites.

The Banyan Cafe, located near the Circus Museum and Rose Garden, offers family-friendly counter service and a menu including hot dogs, sandwiches, chicken fingers and ice cream.

1.What can we learn about the Ringling Museum of Art?

A.It can be visited all the year round.

B.It focuses on works of art in the old times.

C.It displays many collections from the Ringlings.

D.It offers a discount to all teachers and the military.

2.How much should a Florida teacher and 6-year-old twins pay to visit the museum?

A.16 dollars. B.18 dollars.

C.25 dollars. D.31 dollars.

3.Which of the following appeared in Sarasota the earliest?

A.Ca d’Zan.

B.The Banyan Cafe.

C.The Historic Asolo Theater.

D.The Ringling Museum of the American Circus.

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

A knock at the front door announced a visitor. Phil Radcliffe opened the door, looked down, and found a small boy of about 10, head down and face hidden, nose sniffling(抽鼻子), obviously in some unhappiness.

Phil and his wife Molly lived in this neighbourhood for almost three decades. The families here all knew and trusted one another. Youngsters bounced from home to home looking for friends and entertainment. In the school holidays, Molly and Phil had been known to take children at a time to the local cinema to give some of the parents a break.

Having taken him to the living room and had him seated, Phil asked the boy, “Philip, what’s happened?”

The boy seemed genuinely upset by the inquiry. “Sorry, Mr. Radcliffe,” he sobbed, “My dad’s just left home. He’s not going to live with us anymore. Mum’s crying. It’s made me cry. I don’t think I’m going to see him again.”

Phil sat down next to him and put a comforting arm around his shoulders, trying to reassure the youngster, “I’m sure that you’ll see your father again very soon, Philip. You’re a lovely boy and he’ll want to see you a lot. And your teachers will understand if sometimes you’re a bit sad.”

The boy wiped away his tears with the back of a hand.

“Let me get something for us,” Phil suggested. He went into the kitchen, and then returned with an orange juice for the boy, a coffee for himself and a selection of biscuits for them. However upset he might have been, young Philip was obviously happy with the drink and concentrated on the chocolate samples among the biscuits.

Once the boy seemed more settled, Phil proposed, “Perhaps you should call your mum and tell her where you are, so that she doesn’t worry.”

“It’s OK, Mr. Radcliffe,” he insisted. “I’ll go home in a few minutes. But I like talking to you.”

“You can stay as long as you want, Philip. I just don’t want your mother to think that she’s lost you.”

注意:

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

The response surprised and troubled Philip.

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Paragraph 2:

On the doorstep, young Philip looked up at his friendly neighbor.

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假设你是高三学生李华，你的母校校刊编辑邀请你给初三的同学写一封公开信，内容包括：

1．你在高三的学习和生活情况；

2．你对英语学习意义的认识；

3．你对初三同学英语学习的建议．

注意：1．内容包括以上要点，但不要逐句翻译；

2．字数100左右，文章开头结尾已提供，不计入总词数．

Dear fellow students：

I'd like to share with you some of my thoughts．________________________________________________

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Yours，

Li hua

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。

Do you know the UK government has 1.(successful) passed a law banning branding on packs of cigarettes? That means tobacco manufacturers will be forced 2.(pack) their cigarettes in plain packets. The motivation behind this 3.(decide) is to make smoking less appealing to people, especially children. A similar law 4.was passed in Australia in 2012 has resulted 5.a fall in smoking rates from 15.1% to 12.8% for people aged 14. As for January 2015, 22% of adult men and 17% of adult women smoke in Great Britain. The possibility of smoking in the UK increases with age so that at the age of 15, 8% of school children 6.(be) regular smokers. It is thought that children will be less attracted to cigarettes 7.(sell) in unbranded boxes. Smoking is one of 8.biggest causes of preventable deaths in England. Every year about 80,000 die and over 450,000 9.(send) to hospital due to smoking. This places a large strain(压力) on the health service and is also a factor in why the government would like to prevent people from 10.(take) up smoking or help them quit.

    The story I’m going to tell you happened two years ago when I was in high school in Poland. I came to school early on a sunny day, ____ I felt that there was something wrong. Students from my class were behaving ____.

I noticed that Tom was absent from school that day. Later, I ____ what happened. Tom had got sick and he had lung cancer, a very serious disease. It was _____ for my friends and me. I couldn’t believe that this had happened to him. He was so ____ and he was good at sports.

____ he had lung cancer, so he had to have an operation. It was successful. After that, he returned to school and felt very good. Twice a month he went back to the ____ for medical examinations just to make sure that everything was going well.

One day, the doctors noticed that the cancer had ____ to his brain. When I heard this ____, I felt like bursting into tears, “God, why do you do this, it is not ____.”

A lot of my friends ____ their faith and hope, and they even thought that there was no ____ for him to live, but he was strong. Tom was eager to live, and he said: “No way, I’m not going to ____. I will fight!”

The doctors made another operation on his brain. The operation ____ well and now he feels great and everything is fine. From Tom’s ____, I learned that whatever happens in our lives, we can’t give up or lose heart.

1.A.so B.but C.for D.and

2.A.strangely B.interestingly C.naturally D.impatiently

3.A.spoke out B.pointed out C.worked out D.found out

4.A.disappointing B.frightening C.shocking D.amusing

5.A.kind B.humorous C.clever D.healthy

6.A.Therefore B.Thus C.Besides D.Anyhow

7.A.stadium B.hospital C.school D.home

8.A.adapted B.crashed C.turned D.moved

9.A.research B.evidence C.idea D.information

10.A.fair B.perfect C.honest D.reliable

11.A.held B.lost C.rebuilt D.kept

12.A.need B.wonder C.chance D.doubt

13.A.give off B.give up C.give out D.give in

14.A.went B.observed C.command D.charged

15.A.misfortune B.achievement C.accident D.experience

Four Habits to Help You Succeed

Nobody would like to experience failure. We all want to succeed. For those who have tried and failed, success seems difficult to understand. 1.

• Know your values.

Finding your values is in line with creating motivation.2.Pick a handful of things and write them down. Remind yourself of your values every day and reflect on whether you are honoring those values through your work.

• 3.

Choose one goal to start something large enough that will give you a sense of achievement, while adjusting well to your values. If you want to achieve your goal, focus is the key here. 4.If you perform many tasks at a time, you might never finish your projects because they will take far too long.

• Set a time for success.

Set a date for success. Know when you hope to realize your goal.5.By setting a time limit, you are making the process realistic.

• Don’t give up because of failure.

Failure can’t be avoided when you take risks. By its very definition, the desire to succeed means you are risking failure. Many people tend to give up far too early. Don’t fall into this trap! Use failure. Treat it as a good thing, and go on.

A. Make the right decision.

B. Pick a goal and focus on it .

C. The more focused you are on one goal, the higher chance you have of success.

D. Keep it realistic, while not giving yourself too much time.

E. I have made a list of four habits to help you set goals and realize them.

F. Sit and reflect on what you value most.

G. Push yourself to be courageous, and take that next step.