听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where might the apartment building located?

A.Near the ocean. B.In the bar district. C.In the countryside.

2.In addition to his rent, what will the man have to pay for?

A.All bills B.Cable TV. C.Heating and water.

3.What is the rent for the basement suite?

A.$3,000 per month. B.$2,000 per month. C.$1,400 per month.

4.What is the disadvantage of the studio?

A.It’s noisy at night. B.It’s too far from the city. C.It’s hard to move in the furniture.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where are the speakers?

A.In a hotel room. B.Just outside a hotel. C.At a hotel registration desk.

2.What might have happened, according to the woman?

A.Someone locked the door from inside. B.The man forgot where he put his passport.

C.Some animal came into the room through the window.

3.Where is the man’s wallet likely to be now?

A.By the tree. B.In the drawer. C.In the fruit bowl.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How does the woman feel about her job?

A.She dislikes the traveling part. B.She is thrilled by her responsibilities.

C.She is dissatisfied with her present role.

2.What is the man’s first suggestion to the woman?

A.Talking to her boss. B.Getting a graduate degree. C.Applying for a new position.

3.What does the woman plan to do?

A.Look for a new job. B.Take an online program. C.Move to Los Angeles.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why did the crowd get crazy, according to the man?

A.They felt they didn’t get their money’s worth. B.Europeans are just very aggressive fans.

C.The visiting team played terribly.

2.What is the woman’s attitude towards it?

A.The athletes are to blame. B.Fans shouldn’t take a game so seriously.

C.She can’t understand the crowd at all.

What are the speakers talking about?

A.What time to meet. B.Where to go dancing. C.What to eat for dinner.

Why does the woman want soup?

A.Because of her health. B.Because of the weather. C.Because of the low price

Where might the conversation take place?

A.On a golf course. B.In a doctor’s office. C.In an emergency room.

Why does the man call the woman?

A.To ask for her help. B.To invite her to dinner. C.To give his appreciation.

What does the woman do for a living?

A.She is a doctor. B.She works for Microsoft. C.She runs her own company.

假如你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华。为了鼓励更多学生爱上阅读，你校学生会打算举行一次读书活动。请你给外籍校长 Mr Smith写一封邮件，介绍情况并申请批准。内容包括：

1.活动安排；

2.活动意义；

3.请求批准。

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 year, I suffered an serious traffic accident. Because of the traffic accident, I become lame in the right leg, that made me very upset. At first my parents were worried about me. To their delights, I have adapted to the situation now. Encouraged but assisted by my friends, I gradually gained access to sports and fell in love with it. In spite of my disabled leg, I as well my teammates won the championship in the sports meeting hold in our city last week. It was from this experience that made me really understanding the meaning of “live a day at a time”.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内的单词的正确形式。

The Duanwu Festival, known as the Dragon Boat Festival, 1. (found) in memory of Qu Yuan, 2.  was a scholar and minister of the state of Chu during the Warring States period (475-221BC). The festival date is on the 3. (five) day of May on the Chinese lunar calendar.

Traditional celebrations of the Dragon Boat Festival include 4. (eat) zongzi, drinking wine and racing dragon boats. You don’t have to live in China long to know the 5. (country) most popular foods with good stories behind them. That’s 6. (particular) true of zongzi, which have been connected 7. the Dragon Boat Festival for more than a thousand years.

Zongzi, rice dumplings wrapped in 8. (leaf), remain with us today as the traditional way 9. (celebrate) the Dragon Boat Festival. In general, northern Chinese prefer sweet versions of these steamed treats while southerners like 10. (salt) tastes.In the north, some zongzi are plain, to be dipped into sugar. In the south, however, creative locals over centuries have added ham chestnuts and mushrooms into zongzi.

    The movie, Alita—Battle Angel, tells a story of a girl with robotic arms and fighting powers. And in ______ life 13—year—old Tilly Lockey also has the most advanced robotic arms like Alita.

Tilly lost her arms ______ a rare disease when she was a ______. As she grew, her mother tried to get her to ______ various prosthetic(假肢). At the age of three, she got her first ______ arms, which moved the fingers by picking up ______ from nerves(神经) in the skin. But these only ______ Tilly to move her fingers one at a time. Tilly recalls: “They were really heavy”. In the end she ______ wearing them and learned to do things without arms.

____, not long ago, she got two robotic arms of which she has ______ the use! Tilly’s new arms came as a ______. The movie makers ______ to pay for a new pair of arms called Hero Arms for an amputee(被截肢者).Robotic arms have ______ for a decade but these Hero Arms cost less. They are also lighter and more ______ than any that have come before. Moreover, these new versions are ______ proudly machine like.

Tilly is ______ with her new-found skills. She has been ______ exactly what she can do now with her Hero Arms. She says: “When I go into school now, I don’t have a ______. I feel I have something that looks super ______.”

Tilly is now working with the tech company to ______ robotic arms for other differently-able people, to help them lead better and happier lives.

1.A.natural B.dreaming C.unique D.real

2.A.due to B.instead of C.thanks to D.regardless of

3.A.teenager B.student C.baby D.mother

4.A.take B.wear C.lead D.earn

5.A.electric B.wooden C.secondhand D.common

6.A.promises B.feelings C.signals D.concerns

7.A.returned B.allowed C.mistook D.avoided

8.A.expected B.stopped C.found D.remembered

9.A.Frequently B.Normally C.Surprisingly D.Fortunately

10.A.risked B.demanded C.mastered D.noticed

11.A.tradition B.joke C.burden D.gift

12.A.ordered B.believed C.advised D.offered

13.A.existed B.disappeared C.proved D.treated

14.A.entertaining B.limited C.flexible D.expensive

15.A.trained B.designed C.discovered D.pretended

16.A.embarrassed B.annoyed C.pleased D.calm

17.A.showing off B.staying up C.coming back D.getting away

18.A.strength B.solution C.choice D.weakness

19.A.cool B.funny C.simple D.formal

20.A.relax B.develop C.control D.charge

    Well-designed bedrooms have a variety of fitted bedroom furnishings together with a choice of traditional and modern decoration. 1. Listed below are some smart ways to make your bed room more comfortable.

Paint walls a calming color. Colors affect mood. 2. Environmental and design psychologist Sally Augustine, PhD, says the most relaxing colors are a little bright, such as gray green, light purple, and baby blue.

Set up a “me corner”. Spending time alone helps improve concentration and increase productivity, says psychologist Sherrie Carter. 3. You can even daydream without doing anything there.

4. Looking at pictures of happy people if they’re friends or families, lessens your body’s response to stress and anxiety.

Store messy things. According to Augustine, seeing piles of stuff causes stress because it’s more difficult for the eyes and brain to describe your surroundings. 5.

A. Hang photos.

B. Decorate your room with some posters.

C. Don’t be afraid to try several colors to paint the walls.

D. Design a sitting spot where you can read or enjoy a cup of a tea.

E. Use storage bins with covers to let these messy things out of sight.

F. In other words the colors in your rooms can have a big impact on how you feel.

G. Science-backed decoration may enable you to feel relaxed at the end of a busy day.

    As one of the world’s most popular cultural mediums, cinema is at the leading position at the Taihu World Cultural Forum(论坛), an annual event that aims to improve cultural exchanges. So far this year, Chinese box office has already topped 58 billion yuan, the China Film Administration said. This indicates that China, the world’s second-largest movie market, is closing the gap with the United States, the world’s top cinema market.

Cao Yin, director of the program center at China Movie Channel, said that China has 67,000 cinema screens. the most of any country, and the number is expected to increase to 80,000 by the end of next year. Saying that China has signed coproduction agreements with 22 countries (including the United States, Canada, Japan. India etc.) ,Cao added it has deepened cinematic exchanges between Chinese filmmakers and their foreign counterparts (同行).

With the country’s huge native market, which produced more than 1,000 films in 2019, Hong Kong director Stanley Tong said he believes foreign filmmakers will increasingly seek cooperation with China. “International coproduction will become an important platform to send Chinese stories oversea and give us a broader vision of creation,” Tong said.

Recently, over 80 percent of the world’s top 100 highest box-office titles have been action films. Tong said the films, in which plots are basically secondary to shining stunts (特技), is one of the easiest ways to appeal to foreign audiences. But it has been a decades-long struggle for Chinese filmmakers to sell their stories overseas. When asked what kinds of Chinese films would have the most global appeal. Yan Zhaozhu, chairman of the Taihu World Cultural Forum, said stories that address universal issues, such as environmental protection and climate change, are perhaps the best options.

1.What is the purpose of the Taihu World Cultural Forum?

A.To strengthen cultural exchanges.

B.To build more cinemas in China.

C.To invite more tourists to Taihu.

D.To attract more international investment.

2.What can we infer about Cao Yin’s opinion in Paragraph 2?

A.Chinese box office has already overtaken the United States so far

B.The screens of Chinese cinemas will be world-leading in the future

C.China has signed the most coproduction agreements with other countries

D.There will be more and more cooperations between Chinese filmmakers and other countries.

3.How do Chinese filmmakers feel about selling their movies to the world right now?

A.Easy. B.Disappointed.

C.Challenged. D.Confused.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Box Office: Unclear Future

B.China: Top Second Movie Market

C.Cinema: The Leading Cultural Position

D.Chinese Filmmakers: Severe Competition Situation

    Kevin Adkins admits that when he lacks confidence, he uses big words to appear smarter, of which most people don’t know the meaning. “Only when I need to impress the person. I prefer using big words,” says the 45-year-old.

Adkins is not alone. Many people use longer words in place of shorter ones because they know, consciously or unconsciously, that when others form impressions of them after a glance or a short conversation, they often work harder to give the “right” impression. “People think, if I can show that I have a good vocabulary, I’ll sound smarter says Daniel Oppenheimer, PhD, a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. However, if the listeners do not understand those long words, he adds, it will leave a bad impression instead.

The truth is that it can easily go wrong. “It’s almost a game that two people are playing,” says Eric Igou, PhD, a social psychologist at Ireland’s University of Limerick. “If the observer, person B, doesn’t have the same theory, it can backfire.” Person A may be regarded as showing off instead of being intelligent.

Using big words may also confuse listeners, which is definitely moving in the wrong direction, “People associate intelligence with clearness of expressions,” says Oppenheimer. That’s especially true when it comes to the written word. A small study in Applied Cognitive Psychology (应用认知心理学) found that the more writers tried to sound smart, the less intelligent they were considered to be.

So what can you do to sound smarter? Speak clearly and directly. Leave the dictionary at your desk.

1.Why does Kevin Adkins prefer saying big words sometimes?

A.He wants to make himself more easily understood.

B.He believes that it is cool.

C.He enjoys the feelings of being mysterious.

D.He hopes that what he says sounds smart.

2.What is Professor Oppenheimer’s attitude towards the behavior of using big words?

A.Disapproving. B.Favorable.

C.Indifferent. D.Cautious.

3.What does Eric Igou mean by saying “it can backfire” in paragraph 3?

A.It can catch fire. B.Person B can fire person A.

C.It can deliver an opposite effect. D.The observer can also fight back.

4.What can we learn from the small study in Applied Cognitive Psychology?

A.The writer who never uses big words is more intelligent.

B.The writer who uses big words the most is the most intelligent.

C.People like the writers who only use short and clear expressions.

D.The writers should avoid using big words often in their writings.

    Dogs love to get out and stretch their legs, which not only helps to keep them in shape, but enables them to keep the extra pounds off. Pet hiking has been popular recently, getting dogs off the sidewalk.

Three years ago, Denver resident Brittany Redding was stressed out, working 60 hours a week while studying in graduate school full-time. The only thing that helped was taking her four dogs hiking. “That’s when it hit me that I should do that as a job.” she says. After graduating in June 2016, she founded Take a Hike. Her company, like a number of others around the country, takes dogs to explore beyond the neighborhood.

Before taking on the tracks, Brittany meets with each dog and his or her owner to get a sense of the pet’s character. Then she schedules a meet-and-greet with other dogs that will join the hike to be sure to match their personalities. Each hiking is about two hours long and includes transportation to and from the track for around $70 per outing. “Hiking allows dogs lo meet new friends and explore new tracks, smells, and wildlife,” she explains.

Michael Mizenko thinks sending his pet, Ajax, on weekly hikes with Take a Hike has made Ajax a happier dog. Over the past two years, hiking has taught Ajax how to stay off pavement, be more social and remain calm in the car. “It has made him a flexible easygoing guy.” Michael says.

1.Why has pet hiking been popular in these days?

A.Dogs strongly desire their owners to go hiking.

B.Animal health specialists recommend people to do it.

C.It is beneficial for pets’ shape and health.

D.The owner’s house is not big enough for dogs.

2.What is the second paragraph mainly talking about?

A.Why Brittany founded Take a Hike.

B.How hard the study life of Brittany was.

C.Take a Hike is very popular in the neighborhood.

D.Dog hiking has brought great enjoyment to Brittany.

3.What does Brittany want to make sure before taking her customers’ dogs to go hiking?

A.The distance of the track.

B.The character of each dog.

C.The environment of the track.

D.The emotions of both dogs and their owners.

4.How often does Michael Mizenko send his pet to hike with Take a Hike?

A.Every day. B.Once a week.

C.Twice a week. D.Every other week.

International Volunteering in New Zealand

If you’re visiting New Zealand and would like to volunteer, DOC (Department of Concentration) welcomes you to get involved.

Before you come to New Zealand

You do not need a work visa to volunteer with DOC. You ran volunteer on entry to New Zealand as long as you do not receive payment or benefits.

You may need a police certificate

Depending on the volunteer work you do with us, you may be required to provide a police certificate to DOC. Your police certificate would need to be written and certified in English. It’s easier for you if you get a police certificate before you leave your country.

How to get a new police certificate if you’re already in New Zealand. (Click here)

International students

Volunteering with DOS is an option to gain experience. However, DOC does not offer opportunities to students who study at:

●universities outside New Zealand, or other education providers outside New Zealand.

Insurance

For all volunteers with DOC, we strongly advise you gel comprehensive (综合的) travel insurance and unlimited medical cover. DOC does not accept responsibility for any:

● personal medical or accident events.

● loss or damage to personal items of equipment, or other associated costs while you're volunteering with DOC.

1.What may you offer to DOC if you want to volunteer as a foreigner in New Zealand?

A.A work visa. B.A police certificate

C.A university diploma. D.A driver license.

2.Who cannot volunteer with DOC in New Zealand?

A.An American official who is travelling in New Zealand.

B.A Chinese businessman with some volunteering experiences.

C.A Chinese exchange student in the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

D.An English college student who has just been visiting his uncle in New Zealand for a few days.

3.Where is this passage probably from?

A.A story book. B.A newspaper.

C.A website. D.A travel guide book.

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter最近对中国歌曲很感兴趣，来信询问你关于中国流行歌曲的情况。请你就此用英语给他回封信。内容包括：

1.较以前融入了更多中国传统音乐；

2.中国音乐进入付费时代；

3.问他是否有喜欢的中国流行歌曲。

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:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Pu’er is the hometown of Pu’er Tea. In Pu’er, there is ancient tea trees with the history of more than 1,000 years. Beside, the city has 3.25 million mu of tea gardens, included modern tea gardens, ancient tea trees and tea tree forests.

Between a variety of tea leaves,Pu’er Tea is known to be a “curio” (珍品) that we can drink it for its unique taste and special health care functions.

In recent year,Pu’er Municipal Party Committee has carrying out the “scientific Pu’er” plan. As a result, breakthroughs have achieved in research on other functions of Pu’er Tea. Under the help of the unique Pu’er Tea, Pu’er City has produced a beautiful business card.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词，或使用括号中所给词语的正确形式填空。请将答案填写在文后指定位置。

Nicotine is a kind of chemical. It is one of the most harmful and widely available legal 1. (drug) in the world. It's addictive and harmful both to smokers and the people who 2. (expose) to smoke, especially children. So it is necessary 3. (stop) smoking. Though giving up smoking is tough, it is not 4. (possible). Considering these areas such as your health and those 5. will benefit from your quitting, you will make up your mind and stick to it, Cigarettes are 6. (high) effective at delivering nicotine throughout your body, so when you stop smoking, you might experience anxiety, headaches and so on. Please don't be 7.  (disappoint), you should realize it may take more than one attempt to stop smoking. If you've tried quitting on your own but are still struggling, think about 8. (get) professional help. Besides, your family and friends can be extra support. Let them know your goal and ask them to help you by not smoking around or offering you a cigarette. You can also ask for 9. (they) encouragement and let them remind you 10. your goal when sticking is difficult.

    My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.

Last spring I bought two newly-hatched chickens for her. She got _______ and took good care of them. _______, a few days later, both chickens died. She _______ into tears because of their death. I helped her _______ the two chickens under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the _______ of her ideas. _______, I was wrong. Children are children _______. The failure hasn’t _______ my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.

One day last winter, I _______ under the eaves (屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows. My daughter and I could ________ the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn’t.

So I told her to scatter (撤) the grains in the windowsill. A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill ________ and pecked (啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, “Mum, can we catch and ________ the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room? How ________ it is for them to live outside.”

“Oh, my dear, I do not think it’s a good ________. You know,” I explained to her, “the sparrow is a bird ________ loves freedom. No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will ________ quickly. They are ________ to living outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the eaves.”

From then on, we have set up a kind of relationship with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and ________ them as pet birds. However, we don’t need to possess them. We ________ seeing these little birds flying and jumping ________ branches, leaves and flowers in the spring mornings.

1.A. surprised B. excited C. disappointed D. amazed

2.A. Naturally B. Suddenly C. Unfortunately D. Finally

3.A. broke B. bored C. burst D. turned

4.A. bury B. put C. dig D. set

5.A. end B. beginning C. wish D. reality

6.A. Thus B. Then C. Therefore D. However.

7.A. at all B. in all C. after all D. for all

8.A. upset B. encouraged C. helped D. impressed

9.A. stared B. noticed C. sensed D. glared

10.A. look B. act C. catch D. feed

11.A. one after another B. one another C. every other D. each other

12.A. stay B. cage C. love D. watch

13.A. free B. happy C. cold D. warm

14.A. way B. idea C. plan D. advice

15.A. what B. where C. that D. when

16.A. please B. starve C. suffer D. die

17.A. safe B. proud C. grateful D. used

18.A. think B. dream C. treat D. appreciate

19.A. enjoy B. hate C. want D. consider

20.A. to B. at C. from D. among

Reasons you should make time for the sunset

Here's why you should consider making time to watch the sunset.

1. It can slow down time.

Seriously. By witnessing the beauty of the sunset, you can slow down your perception (感知)of time. 1. Amazingly, by taking the time to look at the vast sky, we're actually empowering ourselves to regain control of the clock.

2. It can provide energy for you.

Even if you have to go back to the office after you watch that last sliver disappear below the skyline, taking a few minutes out of your day to experience some of the golden hour will be worth it. 2.Often when we feel exhausted we reach for a cup of coffee, but research suggests a better way to get energized (给予能量)is to connect with nature.

3. It will force you to put your phone down.

When we regard the experience of sunsets as special occasions, we feel the urge to document and save them——as if keeping photos of their beauty will help us remember that wonder ful feeling. 3..

4. It will inspire you.

There's a reason sunsets are a timeless and constant inspiration to poets, writers and romantics.

5. 4..

All of us are drawn to sunsets, but people in a few special places really regard the sunset as a daily opportunity to give thanks；5., Crowds gather to cheer and applaud it, reinforcing (加强)the idea that we should celebrate and be thankful for each day.

A. Nature is fuel for the soul.

B. It will help you appreciate life's gifts.

C. Do you draw inspiration from the sunset?

D. It will allow you to exercise in a healthy way.

E. Do you feel like there aren't enough hours in the day?

F. But if you experience the sunset more regularly, you'll no longer see it through a screen.

G. In places like Santorini, Greece, and Maui, Hawaii, the sunset is regarded as a nightly celebration.

    I read a newspaper article about a new concept. The idea is simple, but revolutionary: combining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents (住户) eat lunch together and share activities such as music, painting and gardening. In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading stories to the children and, if a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always a kind lap to sit on and a hug.

Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many reasons for this, including the breakdown of the extended family, working parents with no time to care for aging relations, and smaller flats with no room for grandparents. But the result is the same: increasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. It’s a major problem in many societies.

That’s why inter-generation (代际的) programs are growing in popularity all over the world. There are examples of successful actions. Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one obvious example. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another. One successful scheme in London pairs young volunteers with old people who are losing their sight. The young people help with practical things such as writing letters, reading bank statements and helping with shopping, and the older people can pass on their knowledge and experience to their young visitors. For example, a retired judge may be paired with a teenager who wants to study law.

But it isn’t only the individuals concerned who gain from inter-generational activities. The advantages to society are huge too. If older people can understand and accept the youth of today, there will be less conflict in a community. And we can use the strengths of one generation to help another. Then perhaps getting old won’t be so sad after all.

1.Why does the author mention the newspaper article he read?

A. To argue for a new concept. B. To introduce the topic of the text.

C. To show his interest in the topic. D. To draw our attention to a social problem.

2.What is the purpose of the inter-generational programs?

A. To ask the old to care for the young.

B. To teach the young to respect the old.

C. To bring the old and the young together.

D. To provide a good job opportunity for the young.

3.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. The examples of inter-generational activities.

B. The inter-generational programs all over the world.

C. The inter-generational programs’ benefits to individuals.

D. The reasons why inter-generational programs enjoy popularity.

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

A. Being old is no more sad.

B. Offer a warm home for the young.

C. A new concept in caring for the old is born.

D. Build bridges between the old and the young.

    Parents in the U.S. are claiming the popular children’s TV show Peppa Pig has caused their kids to start speaking in a British accent. The cartoon follows the life of a pig, Peppa, and her family as they go about their day-to-day life in a fictional U. K. town made up of various animal families.

And now parents of children who love the show are noticing that Peppa’s southern British accent and vocabulary seem to be rubbing off on those watching the show. One parent wrote online: “My 4-year baby girl loves watching Peppa Pig and I have noticed her accent and grammar is extraordinary. I’d like to thank Peppa Pig for the slight yet adorable British accent my toddler (幼儿) is acquiring.” added by another parent. A third parent wrote: “The most entertaining aspect of my life right now is that my toddler now speaks with a British accent.”

Writer Janet Manley called it the “Peppa effect”. Janet revealed that immediately after her daughter’s first time watching the show two years ago, she started calling her “mummy”. Her daughter also began snorting at the end of her sentences, just like the cartoon pig. And the “Peppa effect” isn’t anything new. Parents have been discussing about it for a number of years. Since the show first aired, there have been a total of 241 episodes created as the show surged in popularity.

1.What’s the background of the cartoon?

A. A made-up U.K. town. B. A traditional U.K. town.

C. An ancient U.K. town. D. A fictional U.K. city.

2.What’s the most obvious influence of Peppa Pig on kids according to some parents?

A. Dressing preference. B. Diet preference.

C. Emotions. D. Accent.

3.What’s the attitude of parents toward the show?

A. Critical. B. Doubtful.

C. Positive. D. Indifference.

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

A. Peppa Pig is a popular U. S. cartoon.

B. Peppa Pig is popular with children of all ages.

C. Children who love the show are influenced in every aspect of their life.

D. Parents have been concerned with the ‘Peppa effect’ for a long time.

    Tiredness, coughing, a runny nose and a sore throat—among all sicknesses there is probably none more common than the flu (流感), which we all get now and then. However, bird flu is a completely different story.

In 2003, the H5N1 bird flu swept across 15 countries, including China, with sufferers reporting chest pain, difficulty breathing, fever and severe coughing. More than 600 people were infected, and about 60 percent died. Now, another type of bird flu hit Shanghai and three neighboring provinces, and this time the virus is called H7N9. By the afternoon of April 11, the new virus had taken nine lives out of 35 infected, according to Xinhua News Agency.

The “H” and “N” in the virus’ name refer to two kinds of proteins (蛋白质) on the surface of the virus. Any change of the numbers of the two proteins indicates a new mutation(变异). Most of the mutations only affect birds, such as chickens and pigeons, and don’t normally spread to humans. But once they do, the results can be disastrous.

“Any time an animal influenza virus crosses to humans, it is a cause for concern, ” Malik Peiris, virologist (病毒学家) at the University of Hong Kong, told Nature magazine. Take the SARS epidemic (传染病) in 2003 as an example. The virus behind the disease is thought to have jumped to humans from animals. The virus was a complete “stranger” to human bodies, which hadn’t developed an immunity (免疫力) against it.

But there is something more about the new H7N9 bird flu. Unlike the H5N1 bird flu, which causes severe sickness in birds, the H7N9 has been evolving under the radar(悄悄地) since it travels between birds without causing noticeable illness. That makes it difficult to keep track of the disease.

The good news is that there’s so far no sign that the virus is spreading from person to person. But since there is no vaccine (疫苗) for the disease yet, the World Health Organization recommends that you wash your hands after meeting with sick people and before and after you eat or prepare food, and they also suggest avoiding contact with birds or their eggs.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. The H5N1 bird flu turned out to have something to do with the SARS epidemic.

B. More than 600 people across the world died from the H5N1 bird flu in 2003.

C. Most of the mutations of the proteins in the bird flu virus are harmful to both birds and humans.

D. The name, H7N9 bird flu, shows that there have been new mutations of the proteins in the virus.

2.With the example of the SARS epidemic in Paragraph 5, the author intends to   .

A. introduce where the SARS virus came from

B. inform us of the harmful effects of the SARS epidemic ten years ago

C. show the horrible effects an animal influenza virus can have once it spreads to humans

D. compare the differences between the SARS epidemic and the H7N9 bird flu

3.What makes the H7N9 bird flu more frightening than the H5N1 bird flu according to the text?

A. It can cause severe sickness in birds.

B. It can spread from person to person.

C. It affects a greater number of birds.

D. It doesn’t sicken birds and thus can spread unnoticed.

4.What are people advised to do to protect themselves against the H7N9 bird flu?

a. To get vaccinated for the disease.   b. To keep away from birds and their eggs.

c. To stop eating chickens and ducks.   d. To avoid meeting with sick people.

e. To wash hands thoroughly and regularly.

A. a, b B. c, d C. b, e D. a, e

    Anyone wanting to throw away their mobile phone can do it in style（时尚地）and may even win a medal－at the Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship.

Originally a local event in a small town close to the Russian border，the fifteenth annual contest drew many throwers from as far as Canada，Russia and Belgium.

Founder Christine Lund describes the event as a good source of light exercise with an environmentally-friendly activity. “There are a lot of mobile phones on the second-hand market，and we are recycling them（before they become poisonous waste），”she said.

The inventive Finns had already given the world the Sauna World Championships and the Wife Carrying Competition before coming up with a new way to make mobile phones even more mobile.

This year’s gold medal went to Finland’s Lassi Etelatalo，who threw a waste Nokia unit a forceful 89.00 meters. “I prepared by javelin（标枪）throwing，I haven’t really practiced throwing mobile phones，”Etelatalo said.

Lund says competitors all have their favorite throwing brand. “People choose by size，by color or by how it fits in the hand……Some believe a heavy model will ensure a long throw，some want a light one.”

1.According to the passage，we can infer that _______.

A.the contest originated in Russia

B.the contest it held every four years

C.the contest started from the year 2000

D.this year’s gold medal was gotten by Finland’s Lassi Etelatalo

2.Which of the following mentioned in the passage is NOT the basis to choose the throwing mobile phones？

A.The material of the mobile phones.

B.The color of the mobile phones.

C.The size of the mobile phones.

D.The weight of the mobile phones.

3.The contest was founded because _______.

A.there are too many second-hand mobile phones

B.the contest is good for people’s health and environment

C.Finns are inventive

D.the mobile phone throwing activity is popular with a lot of people

假设你是李华，你的美国老师Miss Morgan要求你们明天下午去听一个美国历史的讲座。你因故不能参加。请你根据以下要点，写一封短信向Miss Morgan请假。

内容要点:  1. 表示歉意； 2. 理由:去机场接从法国回来的舅舅；

3. 询问:是否有录音，以便补听讲座。

注意:1. 词数:100词左右；

2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Miss Morgan，

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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。

It was raining light when I got up yesterday. After a quick breakfast, I took a umbrella with me and went to school in a hurry. It was fifteen minutes after school began. I was running quickly when I see an old man walking slowly in the rain. I stopped, wondered whether to help him or not, as I might be late for school. Then I made a decision walk him home. About ten minutes late, we arrived at his house. He thanked for me again and again. I smiled and said it was nothing. I was late when I got to school. Hearing my story, the head teacher, that was giving his lecture, praised me before all the student.

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。

For the first time in 94 years, the Palace Museum has extended its opening hours, allowing the public to celebrate the Lantern Festival at night in the ancient palace.

About 3,000 lucky visitors received free tickets from the government, among 1. was Zhang Zhifu, a 77-year-old public security volunteer. It’s a mark of gratitude for her volunteer work. “It is  2. (true) an honor to be granted this special privilege,” Zhang said.

To guarantee the 3. (safe) of the palace, festival organizers 4. (plan) this year’s Lantern Festival event used LED lights rather than traditional paper lanterns and red candles. It’s a fascinating event for visitors to absorb 5. (they) in the festive atmosphere in the museum. Discussion of the  Palace Museum’s new look lit up social media following Tuesday’s display.

Since he became director of the Palace Museum, Shan Jixiang 6. (bring) many changes to the world’s 7. (large) royal complex (建筑群). Once in a speech the 64-year-old director shared his idea about how to make traditional 8. (treasure) come alive again. “ 9. matters to a museum is not how many visitors they have, but how close they are 10. people’s daily lives,” he said.