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。

Last Sunday I saw a worst storm in years. It came sudden and went on for over three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, but all was quiet. Then a strong wind started to blow into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out the open window. As I ran out to catch it, big drop of rain began to fall. When I come back into the house, it was raining more harder and harder. Then I heard a loud crashing sound from the back of the house. When I ran out to find out that had happened, a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the backroom .

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Susan went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to 1.parents from the school.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry2. me. She is going to write to you. Y ou must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school 3. .

The trouble4. (start) last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.

As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher5.(catch) me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, 6.caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was7.(burn) .The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in 8.(flame). Many of the girls are in the hospital.

The principal says that the fire was all my 9.and you must pay 10.the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.

I am very sorry about this.

Much love, Susan.

    The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

----Thomas Macaulay About thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O’Neill gave a maths ______ to our class. When the papers were ______ she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ______ mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about _______ in exams. Perhaps that was ______Mrs O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ______after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs O’Neill asked______questions, and she didn’t _____us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ______ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to copy these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ______ I can say it was the most important single ______ of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they  ______ seem to me the best yardstick (准绳), because they give us a _______ to measure ourselves rather than others.

_____ of us are asked to make ______ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called  _____ daily to make a great many personal decisions. Should the wallet,  ______ in the street, be put into a pocket or ______  to the policeman? Should the ______ change received at the store be forgotten or ______ ? Nobody will know except you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.

1.A.paper B.question C.test D.problem

2.A.marked B.completed C.examined D.answered

3.A.easy B.same C.funny D.serious

4.A.lying B.discussing C.guessing D.cheating

5.A.because B.when C.why D.how

6.A.remain B.apologize C.come D.leave

7.A.many B.certain C.no D.more

8.A.excuse B.reject C.help D.scold

9.A.above B.common C.following D.unusual

10.A.herself B.ourselves C.themselves D.myself

11.A.chance B.incident C.lesson D.memory

12.A.still B.even C.always D.almost

13.A.reason B.sentence C.choice D.way

14.A.All B.Few C.Some D.None

15.A.quick B.wise C.great D.personal

16.A.upon B.out C.for D.up

17.A.finding B.found C.find D.founded

18.A.turned up B.turned on C.turned over D.turned back

19.A.small B.extra C.some D.necessary

20.A.paid B.remembered C.shared D.returned

    Some people never master the art of being patient, and at times, all of us struggle with being patient. Sometimes a certain situation or a certain person just pushes our buttons, making it much more difficult for us to remain patient.1.It becomes harder to concentrate, and it becomes harder to be polite to other people.

2. No one is born to be patient. As you learn and grow and experience things in life, you become wiser and learn how to interact with difficult kinds of people.

3. This is normal, as you have never had the experience of working in an office before. At first, it might be difficult to understand your job. You might even lose patience, but over time you’ll be able to interact with other people with more confidence and patience. Someone at work disagrees with you, and it might make you become anxious.4.You’ll be less likely to become bothered when presented with different situations. Though it might be difficult, you should try to be patient in life. This will help you in nearly all situations. 5.Age doesn’t always mean that someone is wise, and wisdom doesn’t always mean that someone is patient, though the two often go hand in hand.

A. You must keep in mind that patience comes with experience and wisdom.

B. Once you lose patience, things tend to go wrong.

C. Learning to be patient takes time and it takes patience to learn to be patient.

D. Patience is acquired as you acquire wisdom, and wisdom is the child of experience.

E. However, with experience, you’ll learn how to present your opinions clearly.

F. The more patience you have, the better you’ll cope in various situations..

G. For example, you start your first job in a big office, and you don’t really know how to work with lots of people.

The Hunan Satellite TV(HNTV) show “Where are we going, Dad?” is a big hit. Many famous stars brought their children to a strange village alone, and they had to spend 72 hours with their children there. The program fully showed us a modern version of the “how to be a good father”. As the young parents today are too busy to take care of their children, this new form of “Lost on the way” played by nanny Daddy and cute kids triggered（触发）a lot of people’s emotional resonance（共鸣）. Both the kids and their parents will find that their hearts are being drawn closer. But this kind of feeling has just proved that there is a big spiritual barrier between the modern parents and children.

The TV shows like “Children are hard to support!”, “Where are we going, Dad?”, “hot mom” and “cute kids” are becoming more and more popular. All of these show the new parents’ confusion in children’s education and the appeal for the balance between career and family.

In real life, on the one hand the young parents feel helpless because they are too busy to accompany their children under the pressures of work and life; on the other hand they continue to do so. The data collected by HNTV shows that nearly two-thirds of their audience are female, among whom 36% are aged from 25 to 34.We can imagine such a scene that one evening a young mother is watching the show with her young children, while her husband is still at work or trapped in socializing, or maybe is just playing computer games in the bedroom. The story of a child without the company of father is still going on. In fact, it is sometimes the same to mothers. In a modern family, it is often the old who take the responsibility of raising a child. The participation of mother in the children’s education is also very low.

It is just this kind of confusion where the parents have gone in the modern family education, and where the parents will guide their children to go that “Where are we going，Dad?” shows us. If a child wants to grow up healthily and safely into a modern citizen with independent personality and free spirit, it is very important for him or her to follow the parents who serve as their first teacher. Maybe this is the real reason why such kind of TV programs could get hot. The truth is that children will go where their parents go; and society will go where the children go.

1.In raising a child in modern society, parents should ________.

A.play computer games with their children

B.keep their children at home to avoid socializing

C.balance well between family and career

D.break down the barrier between children and teachers

2.Which of the following can be inferred in the passage?

A.Parents shouldn’t entirely leave the education of children to the old.

B.36% of the audience of the program are female aged from 25-34.

C.The program shows us the confusion where the parents and children will go to play.

D.In a modern family it is often mothers who are responsible for raising a child.

3.Which one is the best title of the passage?

A.Confusion Behind “Where are we going, dad?”

B.Modern Education is Important

C.Nanny Daddy and Cute Kids

D.New problems in Modern Children’s Education

4.What attitude towards modern family education does the author express in the second paragraph?

A.Proud. B.Worried.

C.Optimistic. D.Indifferent.

    In India, most of the women wear a red dot between their eyebrows. While it is generally taken as an indicator of their marital（婚姻的）status, the practice is primarily related to the Hindu（印度教的）religion. The dot goes by different names in different Hindi dialects, and “bindi” is the one that is most commonly known.Traditionally, the dot carries no gender restriction Men as well as women wear it. However, the tradition of men wearing it has faded in recent times, so nowadays we see a lot more women than men wearing one.

The position of the bindi is standard center of the forehead, close to the eyebrows. It represents a third, or inner eye. Hindu tradition holds that all people have three eyes The two outer ones are used for seeing the outside world, and the third one is there to focus inward toward God. As such, the dot means piety（虔诚）and serves as a constant reminder to keep God in the front of a believer’s thou ghts.

Red is the traditional color of the dot. It is said that in ancient times a man would place a drop of blood between his wife’s eyes to seal their marriage. According to Hindu beliefs, the color red is believed to bring good fortune to the married couple. Today, people go with different colors depending upon their preferences. Women often wear dots that match the color of their clothes. Decorative of sticker bindis come in all sizes, colors and variations, and can be worn by young and old, married and unmarried people alike. Wearing a bindi has become more of a fashion statement than a religious custom.

1.Why did people in India start wearing a red dot on their forehead?

A.To stress their family background.

B.To indicate their social rank.

C.To show their religious belief.

D.To display their financial status.

2.What is the function of the third eye in Hindu tradition?

A.To help the other eyes see better.

B.To look to the distance.

C.To see the outside world.

D.To pay respect to God.

3.Why was red chosen as the original color of the bindi?

A.The word “bindi”means “red” in some Hindi dialects.

B.Red was believed to be a lucky color for husband and wife.

C.The red dot represented the blood of God.

D.Red stood for a wife’s love for her husband.

4.Which of the following statements is true about bindis today?

A.Bindis are now used to make people look better.

B.Bindis are worn anywhere on the face now.

C.Most Indian women do not wear bindis anymore.

D.More men than women wear bindis in India.

Dear Mr.ing,

I’m Bob Watson, one of the customers in your grocery store. I’m writing to express my idea about your goods.

Your Supermart is outstanding in many ways. First I enjoy the selection of produce and fresh bakery items. Second your low prices and excellent customer service keep me coming back to Supermart. I have found, however, that I must make a separate shopping trip to one of your competitors because there are many items your store does not carry. This becomes inconvenient for me, as my time is valuable, and I don’t like to make two trips. I have been a long time Supermart shopper and hope to continue for many years. If I could find all the items I need in one place, I would be a more satisfied customer.

Specifically, I have never been able to purchase nacho cheese soup at your store. I can find other flavors (味道) of soup, but your store does not carry nacho cheese soup, a common ingredient (原料) in many of my recipes. In addition, I can only find large wonton wrappers, while many other stores carry both large and small and offer a more varied selection for their customers. Another example is Regent Brand Chili Seasoning. Though it is not a leading brand, it is still common on the shelves of other grocery stores in this area and is superior in flavor to its competitors.

I sincerely hope to continue a relationship with your store, and I hope that you will consider the possibility of expanding your goods to be more competitive.

Yours truly,

Bob Watson

1.From the letter, we can learn that the author is ________.

A.a very picky reporter

B.a regular customer of the store

C.a responsible nutritionist

D.a competitor of the store

2.How does the author present his point in Paragraph 2?

A.By comparing two different stores.

B.By analyzing the figures.

C.By providing scientific findings.

D.By giving examples.

3.According to Bob, the grocery store ________.

A.offers good customer service

B.is outstanding in every way

C.meets all his needs

D.lacks convenient transportation

    When we’re in need, we always turn to our parents for help. But would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions (延伸) of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?

In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to educate themselves about social networking sites.

These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there’s also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don’t get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated (侵犯）when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.

It’s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don’t want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.

A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn’t take it personally if their child ignores their request: “When a teen ignores a parent’s friend request, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”

Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.

1.The passage is mainly about ______.

A.privacy online B.parents’ friend requests

C.the generation gap D.social networks

2.From Paragraph 2, we learn that ______.

A.parents have realized the importance of social networks

B.parents feel secure about their privacy online

C.social networks successfully fill the generation gap

D.social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate

3.Teenagers may refuse a parent’s friend request because ______.

A.their parents make negative comments on them

B.they hide something from their parents

C.they are unwilling to be watched by parents

D.their parents tend to fall behind in technology

4.The passage is written mainly for ______.

A.parents B.teachers

C.researchers D.teenagers

假定你是李华，今年暑假你校英语角要与英国一所中学一起举办一次主题为“行动吧，少年”（Act，Boys）的夏令营活动，你有意参加。请你给负责人写一封电子邮件申请参加，内容包括：

1. 自我简介；

2. 参加意图；

3. 希望获准。

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。

Last month, our school organized a knowledge contest what called “Motherland in My Heart”. After our teacher announced the news, everyone was eager to participating. Then we spent the following days make preparations for it. We surfed the Internet about the changes in different aspect, including economy, technology, etc. We also invite an expert to deliver a lecture on the development of our country during the past 70 years. having learnt about these achievements, we felt so proud our country. Finally came a big day. My classmates and I tried my best and answered every question confident. After a few rounds, our team finally won the top prize. What happy we were!

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。

Yueyang Tower is 1. ancient Chinese tower on the shore of Lake Dongting. It is one of the Three Great Towers of Jiangnan. Yueyang Tower became famous for Memorial to Yueyang Tower (《岳阳楼记》) 2. (write) by Fan Zhongyan, who was an excellent minister of the northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)in China.

3. (lie) on the city wall of the west gate of the ancient city in Yueyang City, Hunan province, China, Yueyang Tower faces Junshan Island and overlooks Dongting Lake, being extremely beautiful and 4. (impress). Since ancient times, it 5. (enjoy) the good reputation that Dongting Lake is the 6. (good)among lakes, and Yueyang Tower is incomparable among towers. Yueyang Tower’s roof covered with yellow glazed tiles (黄色琉璃瓦)looks like a general’s helmet in ancient China. It is the only ancient 7. (build) with a helmet roof structure (构造) in China.

Before the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Yueyang Tower was mainly used 8. the military purpose. After the Tang Dynasty, it 9. (gradual) became a famous scenic spot in 10. men of letters chanted poetry and wrote fu.

    Years ago, I flew 3,000 miles across the country to take a new job at a non-profit organization. This was a very _________ transition (转变), I thought. Before the _________, the founder of the organization promised to eventually promote me to a senior leadership role, _________ in the end I wound up deeply disappointed. Three months into the new job, they hired someone else to _________ that position.

This _________ promise left me hurt and angry by the decision made. How could this _________ to me? The promise of being on the senior leadership team was a huge factor in my decision to _________ the job offer. As a result, I moved my family across the country and couldn’t easily move back. This was a _________ time for me. _________ my head sought answers and my heart __________ emotions, my wife, Elba, gave me the best __________. She said, Stay focused… stay faithful. This meant keeping your eyes on the __________ at hand and staying faithful to the task. It wasn’t easy, but these words __________ my attitude and actions during that time. I remained focused and faithful until a __________ chance opened at another organization.

When facing an unexpected __________ of events at work, it can seem much easier to slack off (懈怠), get angry, blame others or do foolish things, but these __________ can be costly and self-destructive. Fighting the bad with bad doesn’t __________ up to good. Good can come from bad through our __________. Spiritual and personal lessons are weaved into __________. The lessons I gained during that time have helped me to __________ life’s ups and downs.

1.A.precise B.puzzling C.relaxing D.bright

2.A.move B.project C.promotion D.interview

3.A.so B.and C.but D.for

4.A.rid B.fill C.test D.find

5.A.fixed B.known C.broken D.expected

6.A.appear B.return C.belong D.happen

7.A.make B.accept C.desire D.appreciate

8.A.vital B.common C.fundamental D.difficult

9.A.If B.Until C.When D.Because

10.A.felt B.battled C.ignored D.valued

11.A.advice B.topic C.reputation D.gesture

12.A.job B.trouble C.honor D.choice

13.A.stopped B.guided C.proved D.separated

14.A.secure B.practical C.vivid D.wonderful

15.A.turn B.success C.direction D.permit

16.A.lessons B.gurneys C.responses D.behaviours

17.A.add B.cut C.bring D.hold

18.A.urges B.efforts C.growth D.experience

19.A.culture B.approach C.hardship D.relation

20.A.give away B.look into C.put away D.get through

Does the Body Burn Fat When You Are Hungry?

Your body stores fat as a way to help protect you against starvation if you can’t take in enough food. However, your fat reserve isn’t the first place your body goes for food. Instead, it reaches out for sugar for energy. 1.

Hunger is normally a reflection that your body has used up energy from recent food you ate and has moved onto getting energy from sugar in your blood. 2. The more sugar you take in, the more fuel your body has to use before it reaches out to the fat stores. If your body doesn’t have enough sugar to supply the energy it needs, it begins to burn fat when you’re hungry instead.

Missing meals and going hungry can change your metabolism (新陈代谢) so it stores fat instead of burning it. 3. However, if you skip meals for several days and severely lower your calorie (卡路里) intake, your body begins to store as much fat as possible.

4. Your body burns up sugar stored in your system and begins to burn fat as you continue to exercise. However, exercising when you’re hungry won’t help you burn fat faster. A recent study shows that the body burns the same amount of fat regardless of whether you are hungry when you exercise.

Staying hungry all day won’t necessarily help you burn fat, but cutting calories is key to losing weight. 5. Snack (吃点心) in between meals to keep your metabolism working all day, which helps it burn more fat than if it’s allowed to slow down when it’s not meal time. Snacking in between meals can help you control your meal sizes at meal time.

A. Exercise is key to burning fat.

B. You shouldn’t cut out food to cut calories.

C. This doesn’t happen in a day of missing meals.

D. Just being hungry doesn’t mean your body is burning fat.

E. If you take in less food than your body burns, you’ll lose weight.

F. Your body stores sugar in case you need it when you feel hungry.

G. Eat five or six small meals throughout the day instead of three large ones.

    Not all bad emotions (情感) are necessarily bad. In fact, they can direct your behaviour in useful ways. If you’re stuck in traffic, anger with the situation might motivate you to find an alternative route (线路), which will then relieve your stress. But anger is less useful if you’re in the same situation, but stuck on a motorway with no option to alter directions.

Emotions have physiological effects, such as raising the level of cortisol in your bloodstream, which can affect your health. Indeed, a new study, published in Psychology and Aging, shows that high levels of anger are associated with poor health in older people.

The Canadian study did the study on 226 adults aged 59-93. They took blood samples to assess levels of chronic (慢性的) low-grade inflammation (炎症) and asked the participants to report any age-related chronic illnesses they might have. The participants also completed a short questionnaire about the level of anger or sadness they experienced in three typical days over a one-week period.

For the analysis, the researchers considered whether age could affect the results. They found that higher levels of anger were associated with inflammation and ill health in the oldest participants (aged 80 and above), but not the youngest ones (59-79 years). Sadness was not associated with inflammation or ill health in either age group.

The study is cross-sectional, meaning that it assessed a group of people at a single point in time. To get a fuller understanding of the relationship between bad emotions and health, we need studies that follow participants for a period of time — so-called prospective observation studies. Future studies should also take into account other factors that might relate, such as other emotions, stress and personality.

Although this new research shows a link between emotion and health in older age, we do not know whether anger causes inflammation and illness or whether health problems make people angrier.

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

A.Change. B.Control.

C.Measure. D.Operate.

2.Why were participants taken blood samples?

A.To analyze their levels of health.

B.To fill in the form of questionnaires.

C.To know the levels of some inflammation.

D.To compare the change of anger in three days.

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Anger is the greatest danger to health.

B.The influence of anger on illness is unclear.

C.People in poor health are easy to get angry.

D.Evidence is needed to prove the effect of health.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Adjusting Our Emotions Is Necessary

B.Bad Emotions Affect People’s Feelings

C.New Conclusions Make People Amazed

D.Anger Is Linked to Illness in Old Age

    Researchers in Singapore found that eating mushrooms over twice per week could help prevent memory and language problems later in life.

According to the study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, there is a unique antioxidant (抗氧化物质) present in mushrooms that helps protect certain brain functions.

Researchers observed 663 Chinese adults aged over 60 whose diets and lifestyles were tracked from 2011 to 2017. In the study, the participants were asked how often they ate six different types of mushrooms: oyster, shiitake, white button, dried, golden and tinned. The findings showed that eating more than two shares of mushrooms per week somehow lowered the chances of mild cognitive impairment (MCi) by 50% against those who ate fewer than one share.

MCI is a condition that can make people forgetful, affect their memory and cause problems with language, attention and finding the exact position of objects in space. Changes in behavior can be not very noticeable and not serious enough to be known as dementia (痴呆).

Participants who ate more mushrooms were found to perform better in thinking and processing exams and also exhibited a faster processing speed. The advantage was reportedly more apparent in those who ate more than two shares a week or more than 300 grams.

The scientists pointed out, however, that they have yet to put up a direct link between the fungi and brain function.

The researchers also acknowledged that since this study mainly relied on self-reported information on mushroom intake and other dietary factors (因素), further studies may be required.

Still, the lead study author Lei Feng is encouraged by their findings.

“This correlation is surprising and encouraging,” Lei said.

Mushrooms are one of the richest dietary sources of ergothioneine — a matter which humans can’t make on our own.

1.What are the findings in paragraph 3 about?

A.Diets and lifestyles. B.The percent of MCI.

C.The types of mushrooms. D.The benefit of eating mushrooms.

2.What can we know about MCI?

A.It can strengthen memory. B.It can result in language problems.

C.It can make people get lost. D.It can lessen the chance of forgetfulness.

3.What is the result if students often eat more mushrooms?

A.They will take the exams much more easily

B.Their academic performance improves greatly

C.Their thinking ability is better than the majority

D.They will love communicating with others.

4.Where does the text most probably appear?

A.Scientific fiction. B.An advertisement.

C.A science report. D.Adult literature.

    At 24, Tiffany Calver might worry she has already peaked (达到顶峰) as a DJ. She began DJing as a hobby, uploading mixes to her SoundCloud. Her high-energy selections soon caught the ears of the online station Radar Radio and then Drake’ s management, leading her to land many firsts.

“I just want to express myself,” she says. “I’m not interested in copying anyone else’s work; I have to be me. I love artists such as Kojey Radical whose lyrics (歌词) are so aware of human experiences. There are also great examples set by artists from the older generation like Ghetts. Ghetts actually cooperated with Kojey on Black Rose, which is all about colourism — prejudice against darker-skinned women — a huge problem in the black community (团体).”

“It’s really exciting to see the BBC taking notice of a new generation of tastemakers in our community. I remember a time when there was no place for younger voices. Snoochie Shy is taking on the 1Xtra rap (说唱) from Monday to Thursday and Charlie Sloth is being replaced by two women, which is huge for one of the biggest radio stations in the country. I think it’ll have a big effect and encourage more women to follow suit.”

“It was great to hear women such as Rico Nasty, who is aggressive, succeed last year because, even as a DJ, I hate it when people tell me I have to ‘play something for the ladies’. There’s such a rich history of unapologetic women in hip-hop, from Lil’ Kim to Cardi B and Nicki Minaj. Even rappers such as Noname, who might not have as much of an aggressive sound but can talk about politics in the same song, are not afraid to show all the layers there are to being a woman. It isn’t just soft and feminine.”

1.We learn from paragraph 2 that Kojey Radical and Ghetts ________.

A.are a new generation B.are in the same station

C.dare to express themselves D.live in the same community

2.What does Calver think of Charlie Sloth’s replacement?

A.She feels it is unbelievable. B.It is a heavy blow for many men.

C.It allows women to change jobs. D.She holds positive attitude towards it.

3.Which of the following words can describe the women mentioned in the last paragraph?

A.Brave. B.Creative.

C.Selfless. D.Considerate.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.The success in music. B.The new voice of rap.

C.The different trend in DJ. D.The influence of a woman.

    Trip.com provides one-stop travel booking services in 19 languages through our website and mobile app.

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With more than 1.2 million hotels in 200 countries, we’ve built an extensive hotel network to give our customers a fantastic choice of accommodation. Our far-reaching flight network has over 2 million individual (个人的) flight routes connecting more than 5,000 cities around the globe. When you combine this with our 24/7 English customer service and various other travel products, you can trust us to take care of your next trip.

Why Book With Us?

Worldwide Coverage

No matter where in the world you want to go, Trip.com has got your needs covered. From flights and hotels to rental cars and attraction tickets, our wide network connects all corners of the globe.

Competitive Pricing

Having over 300 million members means that Trip.com can deliver competitive prices, saving you more on travel every day. Register as a member to receive even bigger discounts!

Award-Winning service

With Trip. com you can always travel worry free, knowing that we are here if you need us. Our customer service team speaks many different languages, with English service available 24 hours a day via phone, email, or directly through our mobile app.

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1.What can users do with Trip.com?

A.Seek help with language translation. B.Search for travel agencies.

C.Do online shopping. D.Reserve travels.

2.According to the text, Ctrip Group ________.

A.has over 300 million members

B.is the largest travel agency globally

C.has branches in 200 countries

D.is trying to be a nasdaQ listed company

3.What does Trip.com pay the greatest attention to?

A.Whether its pricing is competitive.

B.Whether its data are secure enough.

C.Whether its service covers the whole world.

D.Whether its customer service is satisfactory.

假如你是英语报纸English Corner栏目的编辑李华，现在有个叫李明的学生向你请教如何学好英语。下面你就如何学好英语以书信的形式给他提出几条建议。

1．每天早上朗读英语单词、句子及短文。尽量多记一些有用的句子并背诵一些短文章。

2．经常进行大量的课外阅读。

3．每天应安排一些时间进行听力练习。

4．只要你能充分利用你的业余时间来学习英语，你的英语就会很快得到提高。

注意：1.内容应包括以上要点，可以适当发挥，增加细节，以使文章连贯；

2．开头已给出，但不计入总词数；

3．词数：100左右。

Dear Li Ming，

I'm an editor of English Corner. I've received your letter asking me to give you some advice on how to learn English well.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All the best!

Yours，

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。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。

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang all work in our school. They live far from the school, and it takes them about a hour and a half to go to work every day. In their spare time, they are interesting in planting vegetables in their garden, that is on the rooftop of their house. They often get up earlier and water the vegetables together. They have also bought for some gardening tools. Beside, they often get some useful informations from the internet. When summer came, they will invite their students pick the vegetables.

语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式

David was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all very fond 1. him. Unfortunately, he always seemed to be treated 2. (different) from everyone else.

David didn’t like this very much. But the person 3. disliked this the most was his friend Michael, Michael decided that things had to change. So he managed to persuade other people in town 4. (choose) one day of the festival for deaf people this year. During that whole day everyone in town would have to wear earplugs (耳塞). The day 5. (call) The Day of Silence, and when it arrived everyone stuck plugs in their ears. As the hours passed, people began to realize 6. difficult life was for the deaf. Soon no one was thinking of David as a deaf person. 7. (use) his usual gestures, David was the one who could communicate best with everyone. They were 8. (surprise) at his ability to find solutions to almost any problem. They realized all David needed was a little 9. (much) time than others to communicate. That was the only difference.

It was on this day 10. everyone realized they have to give people a chance to show how useful they are.

    I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people _______ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a _______person:

I think my _______started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my _______, and be left alone. I thought I was smarter everyone else, so I hardly ever _______to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really, _______. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) _______. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I _______to help. That was really a big _______for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of _______are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new _______, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer s disease became my _______. Every time I came into her room, she was so _______because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never _______her, so I took her place. She let me _______. That making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was _______, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much _______, person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not _______these experiences. They have _______e to care about other people more than about myself. _______who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.A.since B.before C.or D.unless

2.A.famous B.simple C.different D.skilled

3.A.education B.career C.tour D.change

4.A.balance B.homework C.degree D.interest

5.A.talked B.wrote C.lied D.reported

6.A.careful B.lonely C.curious D.guilty

7.A.argument B.game C.experiment D.defence

8.A.dared B.offered C.hesitated D.happened

9.A.dream B.problem C.duty D.step

10.A.us B.which C.them D.whom

11.A.attitude B.hobby C.hope D.luck

12.A.friend B.partner C.guide D.guest

13.A.polite B.happy C.strange D.confident

14.A.bothered B.answered C.visited D.trusted

15.A.explain B.guess C.declare D.see

16.A.homeless B.heart broken C.bad-tempered D.hopeless

17.A.quieter B.busier C.better D.richer

18.A.forget B.face C.improve D.analyze

19.A.forced B.preferred C.ordered D.taught

20.A.miss B.like C.wonder D.expect

    Are you preparing any gifts for your friends now? 1., but choosing a proper gift can be a big headache, because it takes a lot of time and effort to think of the right gift for someone. Before you finish your list, keep these dos and don’ts in mind:

♦ Do put thought into your gift.

If you like something, that doesn’t mean that your friend is going to like it, too. 2.. Don’t get him/her an ordinary gift, and reflect back on your previous conversations to see if he/ she talked about a certain gift he/she had been wanting to get.

♦ 3..

Make sure the gift you’re buying is appropriate for the person. For example, if you’re buying a friend a gift, remember not to overspend or personalize it too much. Take a moment to think about how your relationship is with the person before getting him/her something.

♦ Do get a gift receipt (收据)

If you’re purchasing something for your friend, make sure you ask the salesperson to include a gift receipt. It’s just a polite gesture, and you know your money won’t go to waste.4..

♦ Don’t leave the price tag (标签) on.

Make sure you don’t leave the price tag on the gift and that you’re giving a gift receipt and not the original bill.5., and it’s not important for him/her to know anyway.

A. Don’t buy an inappropriate gift

B. Don’t be afraid of spending money

C. Giving gifts has forever been so pleasant

D. Take some time to really think about what he/she likes

E. If your friend doesn’t like the gift, he/she can just exchange it

F. Giving someone you care about a very special gift can be tough

G. It’s not proper to let your friend know how much you spent on the gift

    Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.

But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.

Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.

Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.

1.Edison thought ____________.

A.he could be happy if he was a genius

B.genius plays the most important part in one’s success

C.hard work could do better than genius

D.genius could do better than hard work

2.Edison was _____________.

A.very much interested in nature

B.interested in discovering the secrets of nature

C.interested in changing people’s ideas

D.uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature

3.In Edison’s opinion, ______________.

A.thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help

B.people’s success lies mostly in genius

C.hard work is the second important thing in making people successful

D.there are few secrets for him to discover later

4.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies __________.

A.life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings

B.Edison made 100 inventions in his life

C.Edison was able to live and work for 100 years

D.people of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years’ work

    America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

1.The writer of this passage must be ______.

A.an American B.a Chinese

C.a professor D.a student

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B.Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C.Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D.Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

3.From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

A.warmly welcomed at the airport B.offered a ride to his home

C.treated hospitably at his home D.treated to dinner in a restaurant

4.A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A.Friendships between Chinese B.Friendships between Americans

C.Americans’ hospitality D.Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships

    When you hear Westerners (西方人) say “Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”, you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.

Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come.” If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance (提前) that you will not be there.

When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate. Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal. He might want you to “go Dutch”, which means each person pays his own bill.

1.The best title of this passage is ________

A.Drop in anytime. B.Come and see me soon.

C.Invitation in western countries. D.Westerners.

2.When Westerners say “ Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon” , it means ______

A.you are welcome to visit them anytime

B.you are welcome to visit them, but you still need to call them before going to their house.

C.they don’t want you to visit them.

D.they will hold a party for you.

3.If a westerner invites you to go to his house, ________

A.you may refuse if you don’t plan to go.

B.you have to accept the invitation even if you don’t want to go.

C.you can’t accept the invitation.

D.and you accept the invitation, you must go.

4.If you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, what kind of gifts will you bring?

A.Money. B.Televisions

C.Computers. D.Books

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

Where: Becket, Massachusetts

When: June 15-Aug. 24

Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights (最精彩的部分) this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem's production of Alvin Ailey's “The Lark Ascending”, which opens the festival.

Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22. jacobspillow.org.

Moab Music Festival

Where: Moab, Utah

When: Aug. 29-Sept. 9

This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”, where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.

Events start at $25. moabmusicfest.org.

Cheyenne Frontier Days

Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming

When: July 19-28

There's something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an “Indian village” and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the world's largest outdoor stage.

Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23. cfdrodeo.com.

The Glimmerglass Festival

Where: Cooperstown, New York

When: July 6-Aug. 24

Each summer, opera lovers from around the country (and the world) travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This year's performances include Wagner's “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdi's “King for a Day”, in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers (作曲家).

Tickets start at $26. glimmerglass.org.

1.If you want to enjoy a “Grotto Concert”, which date suits you best?

A.June 15. B.July 19.

C.August 24. D.September 4.

2.If you go to Cheyenne to watch a competition and enjoy a concert, how much will you pay at least?

A.$18. B.$22.

C.$36. D.$41.

3.If you are a big fan of Wagner, you're advised to go to _____.

A.Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

B.the Glimmerglass Festival

C.Cheyenne Frontier Days

D.Moab Music Festival

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的词数应为150左右。

We were three thousand miles away from home on a Random Acts of Kindness and Volunteerism Road Trip. We were short of money, so we had two goals today:

1. Try out our new “Smile!” signs and see how much kindness and joy we could spread in Pike Place Market.

2. Raise at least $80 by doing street performances. Singing, drawing or storytelling. This would be enough for gas to Portland and a small hotel room.

We weren’t sure how people would react to our signs. It’s so easy to walk past a busy crowd, lost in your own world, refusing to make eye-contact with strangers, and feeling alone despite being surrounded by hundreds of people just like you. Finally, I gathered courage to raise our signs and shouted, “Hi here!” to a young couple. They looked over, confused for a moment,read my sign and broke into smiles. Then we saw more smiling faces in the crowd.

Before long, our signs were wildly popular. Tourists wanted photos with us. Strangers stopped to ask us about our signs. We told them the story of our acts of kindness road trip and listened to their stories,too.

Sometimes I’d see unfriendly faces and feel particularly nervous to show them my bright sign. But I was always rewarded with a big smile whenever I did so. Suddenly they were no longer faces of strangers but those of neighbors and friends. This world is full of good people we just don’t know yet. We got so wrapped up in our wonderful “Smile! ” project that we forgot the other goal. Before we knew it,the sun was setting,and we had no money for our trip to Portland.

Paragraph 1: We sat down to watch a musician play the guitar while we thought about our second goal. _________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2: Our little band of five attracted a large audience.__________________________________________________________________

假定你是李华，你校计划周六举行唐诗朗诵比赛（Tang poetry  recitation contest），请给交流生Chris写封邮件，邀请他参赛，内容包括：

1. 邀请对方参赛；

2. 告知比赛时间、地点；

3. 就如何准备提出建议。

注意事项：1. 词数80左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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根据汉语及首字母提示写出单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。

1.Global warming is a major t___(威胁) to the environment.

2.No words can c _____ (表达) my gratitude to you.

3.It is i_____ (非法的) to drive through the red light.

4.You need to give c_____ (具体的) evidence to support your view.

5.The child a_____ (收养) by the old couple turned out a successful businessman.

阅读短文内容，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In Lanzhou, a group of scientists from China 1. other countries are working together to help increase knowledge and appreciation of China’s ancient heritage. They are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves, a key stop along the Silk Road throughout China’s ancient history. Nearly 500,000 high quality digital photographs have been produced since they 2.(start) the international project in 1994.

The Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for different 3.(culture) and are  part of the history of many countries. Today, the caves are just as international 4.they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road. 5.(attract) by the beauty of these  caves,tourists from all over the world visited Dunhuang. The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has even reproduced a copy of the caves and paintings for people6.(admire) in America.

By 7. (share) so many digital photos over 8. Internet, the group hopes to promote even9. (wide) interest around the world in China’s ancient history,culture,and traditions. They also hope to further educate people about the 10. (important) of safeguarding historic relics for future generations to understand and appreciate.