根据首字母或中文意思或用括号内单词的正确形式（至多三个单词），完成句子。

1.Day in and day out, Miss Zhang has been o_________ with her paperwork throughout a fortnight.

2.Some graduates will take part in a national test in order to get a business q________ for future work.

3.People don’t like to be forced to p_________ in too many social activities in their spare time.

4.You have to make the best of your time. O_________ you cannot finish so much homework in time.

5.From Jame’s face, I could see he was terrified of _________(抛弃) by us.

6.The water looks ________(浅的) but it flows quickly.

7.The clock tower _________(见证) the great changes in Haikou city in the past 30 years.

8.What a sweet victory it was _________(嫉妒) by those women!

9.I hope my suggestions will meet with your _________(赞同)

10.Oh! Am I late? I’m sorry _________(keep) you waiting.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式（至多三个单词）。

In many countries, 1. is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. 2., in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.

But this type of housing, 3.(call) co-housing, is gaining 4. (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is 5. relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has 6. (private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities 7. (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.

A co-housing complex is a place 8. residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play 9., which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “ village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for 10. money than they would pay for nearby apartments.

Two Candles

Tom was a middle﹣aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man，often__ that he had been cheated by others．One day he told his wife he was so__ with the city that he had to leave．

So his family moved to another city．It was the evening of a weekend．When Tom and his wife were busily__ up their new home，the light__ went out．They had to stop work．Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait__ in a low mood．Just then he heard slight，hesitant__ on his door that sounded clear in the__ night．

"Who's it？"he wondered，since Tom was a__ to this city．And this was the moment he especially hated to be__，so he went to the door and opened it __．At the door was a little girl，shyly asking，"Sir，do you have candles？I'm your neighbor．""No，"answered Tom in anger and shut the door __．"What a nuisance （讨厌鬼）!"He complained over it with his wife．"No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __ things．"

After a while，the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same girl outside．_____this time she was __ two candles，saying，"My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles．She _____ me here to give you these．"Tom was very__ by what he saw．When he became fully aware，he said，"Thank you and your grandmother．God bless you!"

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __ in life．It was his __ and harshness （刻薄） with other people．The person who had cheated him in life was __ nobody else but himself，for his life had been darkened by his unsympathetic __．

1.A.complaining B.telling C.hoping D.pretending

2.A.inspired B.disappointed C.embarrassed D.impressed

3.A.building B.turning C.coming D.tidying

4.A.horribly B.accidentally C.suddenly D.slowly

5.A.anxiously B.doubtfully C.hopefully D.helplessly

6.A.steps B.words C.knocks D.noises

7.A.dark B.quiet C.cold D.sleepless

8.A.newcomer B.traveller C.guest D.settler

9.A.called B.disturbed C.watched D.offered

10.A.surprisingly B.delightedly C.impatiently D.willingly

11.A.gently B.kindly C.politely D.violently

12.A.lend B.sell C.fetch D.borrow

13.A.And B.But C.So D.For

14.A.holding B.hiding C.blowing D.lighting

15.A.advised B.encouraged C.sent D.forced

16.A.frightened B.pleased C.puzzled D.Surprised

17.A.failure B.dissatisfaction C.complaint D.determination

18.A.responsibility B.coldness C.apology D.concept

19.A.doubtfully B.hardly C.actually D.finally

20.A.mind B.opinion C.behavior D.look

    Venice is one of the most beautiful cities of the world. Venice is a cultural and tourist center and is famous for its museums, architecture, cityscape and world of art.

Only about 25 % of Venice’s 280, 000 people live in the historical center of the city. 1. The main method of transportation between the islands is by taking boats that travel up and down the city’s many canals. The main waterway is the Grand Canal, which winds through the heart of Venice. Hundreds of bridges connect the island.

2. The city’s most famous church, Saint Mark’s Basilica, and the Doge’s Palace which was the home of Venice’s rulers for hundreds of years, are the main attractions of the piazza. The square is a famous tourist attraction surrounded by cafes and vendor(大排档，小贩).

East of the historical center on the outer part of the lagoon (环礁湖) is Lido, a 10km long sandy island. 3. The Venice Film Festival is one of the major annual film events that take place there.

The location of the city at sea level and global warming have caused many problems for Venice. 4. From November to February they cause a situation in which sea level rises up to one and a half meters and cover many of Venice’s famous areas.

Salt water from the sea has damaged the foundations of many buildings and constant repairs are necessary. 5. Industries and tourism have steadily reduced the level of ground water in Venice, making foundations of building unstable.

A. Over the centuries the Mediterranean town has been regularly flooded by tides.

B. The central location of Venice is the Piazza San Marco or Saint Mark’s Square.

C. It attracts thousands of beach--goers throughout the summer holidays.

D. Water gets into the buildings, and destroys the walls.

E. The cost of living is also lower, in Venice.

F. The rest live on the mainland.

G. The city is full of tourists.

    There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today—the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to explore much anymore. They began to work instead to make life better. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Movies with sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over disease. They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live longer lives. By the 1960’s most people could expect to live to be at least 60. By this time most people had a very good life.

Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning, though.

New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.

1.Why did the world start to change in the early 1800’s?

A.Because there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel for hundreds of years.

B.Because people began to work to make life better instead of exploring unknown world.

C.Because there was little unknown land left in the world.

D.Because people did not have to explore much anymore.

2.In Paragraph 2, the word “They” in the sentence “They worked very well” refers to ________.

A.helicopters, computers, jet planes, nylon B.new materials

C.new ways to help people get over disease D.people

3.Why did man have a desire to explore again?

A.Going into space is a dream for man to realize.

B.Man wanted to move to other stars.

C.Other countries wanted to follow Russia.

D.Other countries wanted to catch up with America.

阅读理解。

Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in Long Island, New York. Whitman received most of his education outside of the classroom. At the age of eleven, he worked in a law office as an office boy where he became interested in reading. He was soon reading the works of famous authors like William Shakespeare and Homer, and was well on his way to becoming one of America’s most well-known poets.

By the time Whitman was seventeen years old, he had already worked as a printer’s learner, a worker, and a learning games to help his students with spelling and maths. In his early twenties, however, he gave up teaching to pursue (追求) a full-time career as a journalist and poet.

When Walt Whitman first appeared as a poet, his arrival onto the American literary scene was met with controversy. His first collection of poems,Leaves of Grass, was so unusual that no commercial publisher would print the work. In 1855 Whitman published, at his own expense, the first edition of his collection of twelve poems.

Whitman’s poetic style was uncommon in the sense that he wrote poems in a form called parallelism (对句法), in which his goal was to copy the flow of the sea and the quickly-passing nature of human emotion. A common theme in Whitman’s poetry is self-realization. In his work, Whitman moves from conventional patterns of rhyme to create a unique rhythm and a multi-layered, but truly American voice.

“Although Whitman was considered a revolutionary by many, there is little doubt he loved his country deeply.” In his writing, he used slang (俚语) and various images, or voices, to create a sense of national unity.

For Whitman, the “proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.” Whitman has undoubtedly become a part of the cultural history and image of America.

1.Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ________.

A.Whitman’s education

B.Whitman’s early career

C.how Whitman became a poet

D.why Whitman’s poems were popular

2.When Whitman first appeared as a poet, ________.

A.he received a warm welcome

B.his literary road was not easy

C.he became famous for his unusual style

D.his poetic style was copied by other poets

3.What was Whitman’s greatest literary contribution?

A.He expressed human emotion in his writing.

B.He showed that flow of the sea in his poems.

C.He used slang to show his love for his country.

D.He created a unique rhythm and An American voice.

Tipping isn’t a big part of British culture, unlike in North America, where waiters and waitresses are paid below minimum wage. Tips are usually appreciated, but offering a tip of some services can cause confusion.

In casual restaurants, where you pay for your order at a counter but food is brought to your table, tipping is uncommon. You are welcome to leave a pound or two if you wish. In restaurants where you place your order with a waiter or a waitress and receive your food and bill at your table, it’s customary to tip around 10 percent. In some restaurants, a service charge may be added to the bill automatically, typically 10 or 12.5 percent. In this case, you don’t need to add a further tip. When you pay by credit card, the machine may ask if you want to add a tip. Check your bill to see if a service charge has already been added before paying—if so you don’t need to add a tip on the machine. You can request the service charge be removed from your bill if you are unhappy with the service. In some cases a restaurant may print “service not included” on the bill or menu. This is a request for a tip. You’re not forced to offer anything, but 10 percent would be normal in this situation. Tipping in cafes and fast food restaurant is not expected.

If you use a taxi, round the fare up to the nearest pound shown on the meter. On a journey from or to the airport in a booked minicab you might wish to trip 2 or 3 pounds if the driver helps with your bags.

Be sure to check a country’s tipping culture before you start your tip. For more information, visit TripAdvisor.com.

1.According to the text, ________ in British culture.

A. it is necessary to tip if you are served in cafes

B. it is confusing to tip if you receive your bill at your table

C. it is customary to tip if “service not included” is printed on the bill

D. it is compulsory to tip even if the service is unsatisfying in some restaurants

2.When you pay by credit card, _________.

A. the service charge can be added on the machine

B. the service charge must have been included in the bill automatically

C. the service charge can’t be refused

D. the service charge needn’t be checked before you pay

3.If the British taxi meter shows 58.4 pounds, you are expected to pay ________.

A. 58.4 pounds    B. 59 pounds

C. 61 pounds    D. 64 pounds

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Introduction of TripAdvisor.com    B. Occasions for Tipping

C. Advice on Tipping in Restaurants    D. British Ways to Tipping

假如你是李华，你一个在英国的笔友Eric得知上月你校组织了校园义卖活动，来信向你询问活动详情，请给他写封回信，内容如下：

1、活动具体时间、地点；

2、活动过程；

3、你的感受；

注意：1.词数:100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Eric,

Very glad to know that you are interested in the Charity Sale held in our school last month.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

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。

My grandmother is 73 year old. She is a great reader, but she reads only newspapers. He has a very good habit of reading the newspaper daily. After her morning housework, she sat down to read the newspaper for at least an hour. She doesn’t like to be disturbing at that time. In fact she is so much updated that everyone else in the house depends her for the daily important news, national or international. My grandmother’s habit of reading newspapers are a great help for the other members of my house, especial my parents. As they both are working very hardly, they have very few time to read the news.

仔细阅读下面句子，根据句意及汉语或首字母提示填写出正确的单词：

提示：答案选择仅限于4模块新学单词

1.The lecturer delivered a speech, referring to the fact that smoking was harmful to health. At last, he a_______ those smoking now out of smoking.

2.The rich man went abroad with the hope of getting new chances, while the poor man was i_________ to learn some skills of earning money.

3.The boys went directly to the accident scene, and the spot _____________(挤满) with people.

4.In class, the ___________(疑惑的) problem made all the students in our class spend 20 minutes to work it out.

5.It is hard to imagine a student f_____________ his attention on the textbook while others are playing.

6.She tried to tell me that I was mistaken. What she said was so c______________ that I finally accepted what she said.

7.As a business man, you have made a lot of money in the past decade and more ____________ (幸运), you are supported by the government.

8.At last, I want to say I’m t____________ grateful for your helping me realize my dream.

9.In time of war, lots of money will be spent on ____________(保护，防御) and many measures will be taken to prevent a country from being attacked.

10.At the farewell party, she expressed the gratefulness to the teachers, ______________(代表) her classmates.

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The actress, singer and former K-pop band member Sulli, 25, was found 1.(die) in her home Monday, the police said. Sulli’s manager found her while checking her home after Sulli failed 2.(answer) phone calls, said an official from the police Department.

Sulli, 3. legal name was ChoiJin-ri, stayed on the stage as a child before she joined the girl group f(x) under SM Entertainment. She formally left the group in 2015 to concentrate on other things, including 4.(act). She 5.(appear) in several films, and this year she became a host of a Korean television show “ The Night of Hate Comments.” Sulli returned 6. music in June and released a new solo album.

Since she started her career at the age of 11, Sulli 7.(consider) as one of the most popular performers in Korea. But meanwhile, she has suffered a lot from 8. Internet for 9.(be) outspoken insistently. Why did so young and beautiful a girl choose to give up her life this Monday? Some fans of the artists suggest that critical comments online have 10.(probable) affected her mental health.

    On New Year’s Eve, I came across an old couple at a secondhand store. They moved slowly around me _______something.

“Can I help you?” I asked.

They stopped, looked at me and said, “We’re looking for _______ things that look new.”

Then they _______ . I didn’t. It must have been a private joke between them.

Noticing I looked _______, the man explained, “Look, every new year in the past we _______ to begin the year with new things. It was a goal to surround ourselves with things _______ and new so that we had new direction, new hopes and dreams for the _______ ahead.”

“How did that _______?” I asked.

“Well, after so many years, we discovered it really got us _______,” the woman said.

“Then why do you ________at a secondhand store? Are things bad financially?”

“No, not at all. We just discovered that things don’t have to be ________but to be of great value. ________ it’s old, it’s new to someone who ________ saw it before,” the man said.

“So, each year now we search for things that are ________ to others but mean the world to us,” the woman added.

This couple had spent most of their lives ________ that there was power in “things” and on New Year’s Eve, they should ________ old things and be surrounded with new things. They spent most of their lives believing that by doing so, their life was going to change magically.

________, the truth is, there really isn’t anything different from one day to the next, one year to the next, except for your ________ to it. Everything is there waiting to be ________, so everything is old until you see it for the first time.

I have learned a ________ that day and it has been the best New Year gift I have ever received.

1.A.in search of B.in charge of C.in memory of D.in support of

2.A.strange B.cheap C.old D.pretty

3.A.laughed B.nodded C.shouted D.apologized

4.A.shocked B.worried C.puzzled D.annoyed

5.A.promised B.tried C.struggled D.failed

6.A.fresh B.familiar C.interesting D.useful

7.A.way B.year C.goal D.chance

8.A.carry out B.pick out C.work out D.come out

9.A.somewhere B.anywhere C.nowhere D.everywhere

10.A.work B.volunteer C.stay D.shop

11.A.outstanding B.attractive C.depressive D.expensive

12.A.Even though B.Now that C.If only D.Ever since

13.A.seldom B.never C.sometimes D.often

14.A.common B.funny C.valueless D.harmless

15.A.believing B.proving C.explaining D.arguing

16.A.take hold of B.get rid of C.pay attention to D.put up with

17.A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Otherwise D.However

18.A.approach B.attitude C.contribution D.introduction

19.A.bought B.remembered C.improved D.discovered

20.A.word B.skill C.fact D.lesson

Learn How to Have a Learning Vacation

Going on a vacation to learn a skill you have long hungered to pick up sounds like a good thing, but be careful, said John Spence, the president of a travel company in Calif. “If you don’t pick the right skill for you, or go in without realistic expectations, your time won’t enjoyable,” he said.

Here, he shares his advice on planning a learning vacation that you won’t regret taking:

◆Follow your passion. 1.. They include cooking, photography, art history, farming or a sport such as diving or horseback riding. To get the most out of the trip, choose something you’re passionate about.

◆2.? With whatever skill you intend to learn, figure out whether you want an immersion (沉浸) or only to occupy a part of your trip. It’s possible to learn cooking basics, for example, by taking a weeklong course at Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland. Another choice is to attend several half-day classes at the school and have more free time to explore the destination itself. “3., so make sure that it’s what you really want,” Mr. Spence said.

◆Consider your budget. No matter the skill, you can learn it by taking a vocation in a wide range of price choices. 4.. If you want to learn scuba diving (水肺式潜水), for example, heading to the Maldives will cost several thousand dollars per person, while a scuba diving trip to the Florida Keys is a more wallet-friendly choice.

◆Don’t forget the children. 5., if they are fun. “ Yes, you want your kids to learn, but you don’t want them to be bored by overloading them with too much information,” Mr. Spence said.

A. A little, or a lot

B. Don’t be influenced by others’ interest

C. What skill do you want to learn

D. Learning vacations can be great family trips, too

E. The choices for what you can learn on your vacation are limitless

F. Having a clear idea of your budget will help you home in on the right trip

G. Spending your entire break learning something new can be stressful

    In June 2015, Hedlund gave herself a challenge: She would go an entire year without buying any clothes. At first she thought she’d try it out on her own. But because she was also in charge of clothes shopping for her husband and young son, she expanded the experiment to also include them. Hedlund found that she spent hundreds of dollars each year on clothes she and her family never actually wore.

With the exception of a single pair of running shoes, Hedlund succeeded in not buying any clothing for anyone in her family for one year. Along the way, the experiment brought her attention to something else: the clothing industry’s wastefulness. This problem, Hedlund realized, was fueled partly by people like herself, who bought too many clothes they didn’t need. These purchases power an industry where pollution, waste and unsafe working conditions are too often seen.

“ I wasn’t really aware of this dark side of the clothing industry,” said Hedlund. “It wasn’t the first thing I took into consideration when I started the challenge, but now it just makes me want to keep not buying clothing.”

It’s possible that consumers’ (消费者) actions can affect a trillion-dollar global industry. By controlling their consumption, consumers can send a clearer signal to clothing producers that they don’t want to buy so much and they don’t want to buy badly-made clothing.

However, minimalism (极简主义) has earned plenty of critics. “Minimalism is OK only when it’s a choice, and its followers are in the well-off middle class,” said Stephanie Land, a journalist for The New York Times. “ For people who are not so well off, it is not really a choice.”

1.Why did Hedlund include her husband and young son in her experiment?

A.She needed their help.

B.She loved them very much.

C.She was responsible for their clothes.

D.She wanted to face a great challenge.

2.What was one result of Hedlund’s challenge?

A.She did a lot of running.

B.She bought fewer clothes.

C.She stopped buying anything.

D.She changed her living conditions.

3.What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Overconsumption.

B.Leading a simple lifestyle.

C.The experiment she did on clothing.

D.The negative effect of the clothing industry.

4.It can be inferred from Stephanie Land’s words that minimalism __________.

A.is not suitable for everyone. B.should be spoken highly of.

C.is popular with poor people. D.can’t be thought of as a good idea.

    “ Go ahead,” I told Linda. “ Pick up the rock, and see what’s under it.”

Her 4-year-old arms struggled with the rock buried in the stream bed. Her eyes got big as she examined the worms after their nest was uncovered. She watched quietly, as they walked past her foot. She gently put the rock back and said,” Are there worms under all the rocks?”

This wasn’t school — it was a nature-based summer camp in New York’s Hudson Valley that I ran when I was 17. When I turned the kids over to their parents at the end of the day, they were tired, inspired by nature and knowledge.

Finland’s “forest kindergartens” use the natural world as a jumping off point for early academic instruction to make them enjoy learning. Finland is following in the footsteps of other European countries including Denmark, where outdoor education has been common for many years.

In the Finnish program, kids spend four days of a week, from 8:30a.m. to 6:30p.m., outside with a teacher. Built into the program is quite a bit of playtime. Kids get a lot of exercise and lesson plans are freely made so teachers can use what’s at hand and in season in their lessons.

While all this sounds less strict than a classroom-based kindergarten program, the results show that these types of programs have better results for overall physical health as well as academic performance and social development. But aren’t the kids who do this coming from wealthy, educated communities — so, of course they score better on tests? In fact, the greatest gains from spending time outdoors can be found in kids who are coming from less advantageous background. At a school near Atlanta, where kids spend 30 percent of their day outside, students have improved scores more than students from any other school in their area, and most of the kids there come from poor families.

1.Why did the author ask Linda to turn over the rock?

A.To help Linda be independent.

B.To see if Linda had enough courage.

C.To give Linda a chance to study nature.

D.To teach Linda how to protect animals.

2.What’s the purpose of Finland’s “forest kindergartens”?

A.To help kids learn about forests.

B.To popularize outdoor education.

C.To show the importance of play.

D.To develop kids’ interest in study.

3.Compared with classroom-based kindergartens, “forest kindergartens”____________.

A.seem to be less tiring B.have no fixed lesson plans

C.set many strict rules D.have no teachers around

4.What is an advantage of outdoor programs according to the last paragraph?

A.Kids joining them score higher on tests.

B.They help change poor kids’ families.

C.They do good to communities.

D.Kids meet people who are different from them.

    When I was eight years old, I had cancer. It was really hard. One of the worst things was having to sit in the doctor’s office for hours during chemo (化疗) treatments. I’d want to walk around and do things, but dealing with the big intravenous poles (静脉输液架) that hold the bags of medicine was a pain. I’d have to roll them around with me. I’d trip over them, and the poles got stuck on everything. It made my stress over being sick even worse.

Last year for science fair, my teacher said we should think of how to solve an everyday problem. When you have cancer, the intravenous poles are an everyday problem. I started thinking of making a backpack for kids so they could get around and play and go outside while they are getting chemo. I especially want to make chemo easier for kids. I know how frightening it can be.

For my project, I got a backpack and made a model. I took a small box and made it look like an intravenous machine. I had a small pole sticking out of the top, where you’d hang the bag of medicine. Then I painted it to make it look nice.

After the science fair, I got a patent for my invention. That means I officially owned the idea. I was pretty surprised. Companies started talking to my family about making the backpacks. But it’s very expensive. A lot of people have donated money to help. So far I’ve raised $55,000.

Before the backpack project, I thought of cancer as terrible. But now I realize that a good thing that came from it was that I could help others. I don’t like seeing kids with cancer suffer through treatment. I hope my invention can help them.

1.What troubled the author most?

A.Her health. B.Her studies

C.The chemo treatment D.The medicine for cancer

2.Why did the author want to invent a special backpack?

A.To help kids know about cancer

B.To make treatment more effective

C.To make students’ school bags lighter.

D.To help kids feel better during chemo.

3.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A.What the author did to raise money.

B.How the author made the backpacks.

C.What the author got from her teacher.

D.How the author got an intravenous machine.

4.What can we learn about the backpack project?

A.It was fruitful.

B.It has made lots of money.

C.It was started by a company.

D.It was a school-owned business.

MUSEUM SHOPS

BUFFALO HISTORY MUSEUM

Offers items related to the history of Western New York and its people, such as postcards, posters, fine gift items, children’s books, and a wide selection of publications about Buffalo architecture, the Arts& Crafts movement and Frank Lloyd Wright.

One Museum Court, Buffalo

716-873-9644/buffalohistotry.org

BUFFALO ZOO

The Zootique is full of animal-themed items from around the world, as well as Buffalo Zoo branded T-shirts, sweatshirts, postcards, calendars, and educational toys. A Zootique gift can be the perfect way to remember your day at this attractive zoo, which is set within the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Delaware Park.

300 Parkside Ave, Buffalo

716-873-3900/buffalozoo.org

BURCHFIELD PENNEY ART CENTER

While most museum gift shops are filled with knick-snacks (小摆设) and memorabilia, the Burchfield’s shop is filled with works by local artists. There are some seriously cool, collectible items to be found. The museum itself is known for showing cutting-edge artists and exhibitions, and the creativity obviously doesn’t stop at the art.

1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo

716-878-6011/burchfieldpenny.org

ROYCROFT COPPER SHOP GALLERY

You can experience the American Arts and Crafts Movement’s legacy (遗产) today by shopping at the Roycroft Copper Shop, featuring hundreds of works by over 100 local, national, and international artisans including handmade jewelry, woodwork, glass, prints and paintings.

31 South Grove St, East Aurora

716-655-0261/roycroftcampuscorporation.com

1.Which number should you call if you want to know more about Zootique gifts?

A.716-873-9644. B.716-837-3900.

C.716-878-6011. D.716-655-0261 .

2.How is Buffalo Penny Art Center different from other museum shops?

A.Its goods are all artworks.

B.Its gifts are intended for children.

C.It sells a lot of works by local artists.

D.It shows various coins from around the world.

3.At which shop can you learn about the Arts and Crafts Movement in America?

A.Buffalo Zoo. B.Buffalo History Museum.

C.Burchfield Penny Art Center. D.Roycroft Copper Shop Gallery

假定你是李华，在美国旅游时，不小心把护照遗落在出租车上。司机William发现后在互联网上发布了消息，最后与你取得联系。请你用英语给他写一封感谢信。内容包括：

1. 简述事件经过；

2. 表达谢意。

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。

In my childhood, my parents sent me to learn Chinese handwriting, believe that it could benefit me great. However, things are quite opposite to their expectations. Not only did get bored with hours of practice and I doubted the value of it. But my later experience proved that practicing handwriting was both essential and benefit. When I entered into high school, handwriting became a fantastic way for me to relax. It was at that time that I realized what important it was to master a certain skill. Don’t refuse to learn the skill because you will find it helpful late.

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。

We always knew our daughter Kendall was going to be a performer of some sort. She entertained people in our small town by 1. (put) on shows on our front porch when she was only three or four.

When Kendall was five, we began to notice that she was blinking a lot and clearing her throat 2. (frequent). We had her 3. (test) for allergies (过敏), but the doctor said she wasn’t allergic to anything at all. We took her to our local children’s hospital, in 4. she was diagnosed 5. Tourette’s Syndrome.

We took her from doctor to doctor, but all they did was give her medicine that just made it6. (bad), so we decided to go the natural route and luckily she got better. When Kendall was sixteen, we thought she was out of danger. But at a birthday party 7. accident happened and she was badly hurt. Her biggest concern wasn’t whether she would walk again, but whether she would be able to sing for American Idol.

She trained hard and willed 8. (her) to move again. At last Kendall walked into the stadium to sing for American Idol. And our 9. (tear) turned into shouts when she 10. (give) a golden ticket to Hollywood.

    In grade school during the 1970s, I loved reading the Peanuts paperback collection. Then in 1975, I started _______ my own comics in class. My classmates became my readers. My teacher would _________ me not to draw in class while throwing my _______ into the waste basket.

I learned the rejection was my hobby, so I cartooned anyway — very _______ in order not to get caught by the teacher. The comics I created had readers _________ my middle school, junior high, senior high school, and college years.

_______ college, my job as a manager left me feeling ___________ inside. This wasn’t my life, I thought. I was born to cartoon. I was ___________ of feeling emptiness. I simply quit my ___________. I spent the next year drawing or creating my comics at local coffee houses. Later, I went on a journey to the Cartoon art Museum in San Francisco to ____________ myself further. A series of parking tickets made that trip ____________ — forcing me to hang out in Santa Rosa instead.

When I ____________ Santa Rosa, I went into a place called The Warm Puppy Café ________ I heard that ________ cartoonist Charles Schulz was seated at a table having breakfast. I eventually went over and introduced myself. He took me to his ____________. The next half hour was like a dream. The famous cartoonist even ____________ me to redesign my cartoon characters.

When I was ____________ his work room, Schulz told me “Never, never give up.” Now I am celebrating 41 years of cartooning as a cartoonist. My website BunsComic.com has ______________ around the world. I __________ how it all started from my simple drawings in class. I just put together a cartoon slideshow (幻灯片) called “My Life Should be Better!” I’m hoping to ____________ others to realize their dreams with this message.

1.A.showing B.selling C.enjoying D.drawing

2.A.warn B.force C.persuade D.ask

3.A.book B.work C.homework D.notebook

4.A.simply B.naturally C.politely D.quickly

5.A.along B.throughout C.among D.besides

6.A.Until B.Since C.After D.Before

7.A.useless B.free C.empty D.strange

8.A.tired B.afraid C.full D.sure

9.A.smoking B.cartoon C.game D.position

10.A.introduce B.improve C.educate D.remind

11.A.short B.unique C.boring D.exciting

12.A.found out B.knew of C.heard about D.arrived in

13.A.if B.though C.because D.while

14.A.well-informed B.lucky C.well-known D.crazy

15.A.class B.studio C.school D.home

16.A.helped B.hired C.allowed D.wanted

17.A.designing B.noticing C.visiting D.leaving

18.A.authors B.readers C.workers D.artists

19.A.doubt B.wonder C.recall D.imagine

20.A.inspire B.teach C.get D.enable

    Hotels in Shanghai are requested to stop offering disposable toiletries (一次性洗漱用品) unless customers ask, in order to make efforts to reduce waste and pursue (追求) green development.1.. The move is stated in a set of regulations on garbage sorting and recycling that went into effect in Shanghai.

Under the new regulations, most household plastic wastes should be sorted and recycled. The city also encourages individuals and companies to reduce their use of disposable plastic products. Kunlun Jing An hotel is one of those that answered the government call that “not offering disposable toiletries unless asked”.2.. “Shanghai is taking a lead in the country to fight against plastic waste,” said Gerd Knaust, general manager of Kunlun Jing An hotel. “Hotels should make contributions to sorting and recycling garbage.3..”

4.. “It is a good thing to reduce waste in daily life,” said Zhang Wei, 40, from east China’s Shandong Province who checked in the hotel for a business trip. He brought a reusable toothbrush after being informed by the hotel in advance.

At least 6.5 million sets of disposable toiletries are said to be used every day if the occupancy rate is 50 percent for the 13 to 15 million hotel rooms across China, said Du Liangliang of the Hotel Business Unit of Ctrip, China’s leading online travel agency. “5.,” Du said.

A. The new measure will help reduce plastic waste, the hotel said

B. Guests are encouraged to use recyclable toiletries during their stay

C. If hotels stop offering disposable toiletries, it will be great progress

D. It is one of the steps that the government takes to protect our environment

E. Also, we should encourage customers worldwide to lead an eco-friendly life

F. The hotel has informed people of the change through online and offline means

G. Plastic products harm our environment so greatly that we shall reduce their use

    That untouched plate and look of disgust on your child’s face at mealtime might be a sign of much bigger issues. Picky eating, even at moderate levels, is linked with psychiatric (精神疾病的) problems, including anxiety and depression in kids, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics. It found that the mental problems worsened as picky eating became more severe. The issue is serious enough that health care providers should intervene (干预), the paper concludes.

For parents, the issue can be a nightmare as children skip entire food groups like fruit and vegetables. “We need to do a better job of giving advice to these parents,” said Nancy Zucker, study co-author. “The first key message is that you are not to blame. The second key message is that it is more complicated than we think.”

The study screened more than 1,000 children aged 2 to 5, and found 20 percent were picky eaters. The researchers stress this goes beyond kids who just hate onions or have certain dislikes. More than 17 percent of kids were classified as moderate picky eaters: These children had a very limited range of foods they would eat and they would not try anything else. About 3 percent were considered severe picky eaters: Their sensitivities to smell or taste were so strong that even eating outside of the home was difficult. As they get older, it could be hard for them to go out with friends or eat at school.

Picky eaters are more sensitive to the smell of food, and have a stronger sense of disgust than other kids, the study found. This ability to experience the world more intensely may also make it harder for them to control their emotions or focus, the researchers suggest. “These are just sensitive kids, they see things more intently (专注地), they feel things more deeply and that is both in their own internal experience and the world around them. So they have more vulnerabilities (脆弱性) to experience taste more vividly, but also more emotions more strongly,” Zucker said.

The researchers also note that the term picky eating may now be obsolete (过时的). They suggest that the condition might be better described as avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).

1.The study tends to indicate that mild picky eating ____.

A.doesn’t affect kids’ health or lessons

B.may not be caused by mental problems

C.is unavoidable to become more severe

D.is also harmful and should be treated timely

2.According to Nancy Zucker, parents ____.

A.should have done more for their kids

B.should give more advice to their kids

C.must have their kids eat more fruit and vegetables

D.don’t need to feel guilty about their kids’picky eating

3.What can we know from the passage?

A.Picky eaters are weaker and not very determined.

B.Picky eaters can’t control their emotions or behaviours.

C.Picky eaters are more sensitive to the world around them.

D.Picky eating affects a person’s contact with others seriously.

4.Why do the researchers tend to say “ARFID” instead of “picky eating”?

A.Picky eating is actually a disease, not a habit.

B.ARFID is a much more technical expression.

C.The term picky eating has been used for too long.

D.The term picky eating tends to hurt kids’feelings.

    Pineapple is a kind of fruit that is rich in vitamins, enzymes and antioxidants (酶和抗氧化剂). The nutritional content of canned pineapple is different from that of raw pineapple. According to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), canned pineapple is typically higher in calories and sugar. It also contains fewer vitamins and minerals. If you choose canned pineapple, try to get it with no added sugar or look for a variety that is canned in fruit juice instead of sweet liquid.

Pineapple contains a great amount of vitamin C, a water-soluble antioxidant that fights cell damage. This makes vitamin C a helpful fighter against problems such as heart disease.

Pineapple may help you keep standing tall and strong. One cup of raw pineapple pieces contains 2.6 mg of manganese, a mineral that’s important to developing strong bones. A 1994 study suggested that manganese, along with other small amounts of minerals, may be helpful in preventing bones becoming weak and breaking easily in aged women.

Pineapple can help reduce the risk of macular degeneration, a disease that affects the eyes as people age, due in part to its high amount of vitamin C and the antioxidants it contains. Like many other fruits and vegetables, pineapple contains dietary fiber, which is important and necessary for keeping you regular and in keeping your intestines (肠) healthy.

“Because pineapple is a great meat tenderizer, eating too many can lead to the pain of the mouth, including the lips and tongue,” said San Diego-based nutritionist Flores.  “But, it should disappear within a few hours.” But if the feeling continues, or if you experience breathing difficulties, you should seek medical help immediately, as you could have a pineapple allergy.

Flores pointed out a possible negative to pineapple’s high levels of vitamin C. “Because of the high amount of vitamin C that pineapple contains, eating large quantities may cause some serious problems,” she said. Eating undeveloped  pineapple  or  drinking  undeveloped  pineapple  juice  is  dangerous.  Undeveloped  pineapple  is poisonous to humans and can lead to severe diarrhea (腹泻) and vomiting.

1.Considering nutrition, raw pineapple _____.

A.is both higher in calories and sugar

B.has less advantage than other fruits

C.has an advantage over canned pineapple

D.can be used in a variety of processed foods

2.What can we learn about pineapple from the passage?

A.It benefits people’s health very much.

B.It can help people reduce the risk of cancer.

C.It likes to grow in wet lands and has low production.

D.It is popular among old people because of its sweetness.

3.What’s the result of eating too much pineapple?

A.It can make the tongue unable to taste.

B.It can lead to increased blood pressure.

C.It can bring about an allergy to other fruits.

D.It can result in the pain of mouth and even allergic conditions.

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

A.To introduce nutrition facts of pineapple.

B.To show medical advantages of pineapple.

C.To encourage people to eat more pineapple.

D.To present health benefits and harm of pineapple.

    When Stephen Mills spotted a dusty old safe (保险箱) in a museum in Canada, he thought he’d try to crack the code (破解密码), “just like in the movies”. But when he began turning the dial, he wasn’t expecting a Hollywood ending.

For years, anyone who visited the Vermillion Heritage Museum in Alberta would have passed by a large, black metal box. Staff knew it had come from the long-gone Brunswick hotel and was donated to the museum in the 1990s, but its code and contents remained a mystery for decades — until Mills unexpectedly cracked the code.

Mills, who lived in Fort McMurray, Alberta, was visiting the museum with his family last month over a holiday weekend. As they wandered around the exhibits with the museum guide, Tom Kibblewhite, they spotted the safe.

Kibblewhite told the family what he told all other guests: the 900kg black box with a silver dial had remained closed for generations. For years, the safe has confused volunteers at the museum. The manufacturer was unable to provide advice on how to open its thick door.

A locksmith (锁匠) once suggested that years of inactivity might have slowed down the gears, making it inoperable. But Mills, who is a “mechanically-minded person”, asked whether he could give it a try. “Kibblewhite kept saying no one had opened it and that it was a mystery what was inside,” Mills said. “I thought this would be a great thing to do for a laugh for the kids. Maybe they can find some interesting historical things in it — like a time capsule.”

After pressing his ear against the cool metal, he began spinning the dial. With numbers ranging from zero to 60, he turned clockwise (顺时针方向地) three times to 20, counter-clockwise two times to 40, and then clockwise one time to 60. He was astonished to hear a click. “I jumped up and told everyone I’m buying a lottery ticket (彩票),” he said.

1.What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

A.He didn’t think he would open the safe.

B.The museum trip was like a Hollywood film.

C.He didn’t want to turn the dial in the beginning.

D.It was unbelievable for him to win a lottery ticket in the end.

2.What do we know about the safe?

A.The dial on the safe was broken.

B.It was a donation from a rich businessman.

C.It was one of the most valuable exhibits in the museum.

D.It has been long closed since it was brought to the museum.

3.Why did Mills compare the safe to a time capsule?

A.To tell people how fast time flies.

B.To remind visitors of the time limit.

C.To indicate the safe’s special meaning.

D.To explain the content of the safe.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Mills won a prize for cracking the code.

B.Mills had plenty of luck to break the code.

C.Mills knew what the code was in advance.

D.Mills tried a dozen times until he cracked the code.

    Offering Free Homestay in Singburi Thailand in Exchange for Short Term ESL (非母语英语课程) Teaching Peetim’s ESL Homestay offers volunteers lodging (寄宿), food, laundry and Thai culture in exchange for teaching English in her private schools. Peetim’s homestay is in a village near Singburi, a small town about 2 hours’ drive north of Bangkok. Her home is spacious, safe, clean, and quiet. There are several bedrooms, bathrooms, and classrooms — and some refrigerators in different spots. Every room has reliable, fast wifi. It’s only 10 minutes’ drive to KFC and 5 minutes’ drive to a large supermarket. Besides, several small stores are within walking distance. A motorbike into town is 60 baht (铢，泰国货币单位) roundtrip.

Peetim’s husband has a large mat for teaching Thai boxing. You can prepare your lessons and Peetim can provide you with curriculums. Student skill level is pretty low, so plan to teach basic vocabulary and simple conversations. Pictures and videos are great. For the younger learners, use plenty of games and songs. Peetim’s housekeeper doesn’t speak English, but Peetim is fluent. She can provide you with an invitation letter to get a volunteer visa for up to 3 months at 2700 baht. The homestay is free, but many volunteers pay Peetim as much as several thousand baht per month. Utilities (公用事业) in Thailand are 1000-3000 baht, depending on electricity use. Food in Thailand is 100-300 baht, depending on your diet and appetite. Peetim communicates through Facebook rather than by email.

Phone: 080779479

Facebook website addresses:

http://www.peetimhomestay.com/

If you have a lot of luggage, you can ship most of it using Kerry Logistics express mail service. They are fast, reliable, and surprisingly cheap.

Ship packages to: Peetim Homestay

45 Moo, 6 Phromburi

Singburi, THAILAND

1.Who is the advertisement mainly intended for?

A.Young English learners. B.Local college students.

C.Native English speakers. D.Foreign tourists.

2.In Peetim’s school, roomers are required to _______.

A.teach the students basic English

B.sing and dance with the students

C.prepare the curriculum themselves

D.teach the students with Peetim together

3.What can we learn about Peetim?

A.She can speak English a little.

B.She is a user of Facebook.

C.She will cook for roomers.

D.She offers roomers free shipping.

假设你是高三学生李华,你需要设计一份英语俱乐部招收新成员的海报。你想请外籍教帅 Mr. Brown帮助策划。请根据提示,用英语给Mr. Brown写一封电子邮件,向他寻求帮助,要点如下：

1. 设计海报的目的；

2. 为何要求助    请Mr. Brown帮助设计海报；

3. 为何希望得到他的指导—— Mr. Brown按长设计海报,并且有这方面的经验；

4. 感谢他的帮助。

注意.1. 词数100左右;   

2. 可适当增加细节，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:l.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。

Nick was not the kind of boy I liked to spend my summer with. 1 was hoping for relax before l went to college, but my mother asked me to do her favor. As they had to attend a 12-day meeting, one of her colleague, Mary, needed a home-care worker. My mother said to me. “ You ever plan to volunteer at the local hospital, why not to volunteer to help her instead?" “Mary's son, Nick, he is an autistic(自闭症)boy, need to be taken good care of.”She added. Heard this, I felt very surprised but a little upset. At last, I accepted my mother's suggestion and promised to careful attend Nick.

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形式 。

In the closing ceremony of the 2018 0lympic Winter Games. China put on "See You in Beijing in 2022", directed by Zhang Yimou. The show centered on the talents of a team of 24 roller-skating 1.(perform) from Beijing Sport University. Two of them2.(dress) as "Panda Captains" led the performance. The performance reviewed China's ancient times, 3.(show) the country's rich cultural heritage (遗产)and singing about the present. as well as the future that 4.(lie) ahead.

In addition to traditional symbols including the Great Wall and lucky animals5.the Chinese dragon and the Chinese phoenix, the performance also showed China's recent engineering and6.(technology) achievements. Towards the end of the performance, the Olympic rings 7.(rise) on the stage, as well as images of a global village, children's smiling faces, olive branches and plum blossoms(梅花),8.stood for China's promise to promote global peace and building a better future for mankind. Finally, the skaters travelled a path on ice 9.(draw) the “Winter Dream" sign of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The performance 10.(successful) sent Chinese people's goodwill and invitations to the world for Beijing 2022.

    I was born and brought up in Texas and I am a graduate of the University of Texas. However, around my second \rear in law school. I wanted to make a great _____, which was almost unheard of for Texans: I wanted to leave!

I_____this after completing my first year internship(实习期). I knew I wanted something _____and my chance came. A snowstorm blanketed the entire city and thousands of people were_____. I overheard that StubHub, a big company from San Francisco, was giving a _____next door to my hotel. I thought if I could get an internship, I could _____the summer and at least see what it was like. Yes, it was a huge leap(巨变).I told myself I was_____.

There was just one problem: I wasn't _____to the StubHub party. But you know I'm the type of person who goes for something she ____. Needless to say, I _____ the party and found my way to the president. I ____ introduced myself and then asked if they had a ____ internship program. Guess what? They _____my request to be an intern, even though no such program ____.

Although the legal department didn't have a______position for me, the experience has____my life. Working for a great company in San Francisco, I'm incredibly ______for making my decision to leave Texas.

By leaving Texas, I learned that it is so much more______to try the unfamiliar than to stay in the ____. Exploring the unfamiliar is how you'll understand what _____ your life. I say, dive in head first.

1.A.agreement B.change C.promise D.success

2.A.knew B.heard C.realized D.confirmed

3.A.easy B.beneficial C.familiar D.different

4.A.gathered B.killed C.controlled D.rescued

5.A.contest B.performance C.party D.speech

6.A.look for B.fight for C.wait for D.leave for

7.A.lucky B.ready C.diligent D.unselfish

8.A.going B.expecting C.invited D.permitted

9.A.wants B.promises C.tells D.refuses

10.A.enjoyed B.crashed C.joined D.reached

11.A.carefully B.kindly C.slowly D.nervously

12.A.real B.legal C.big D.new

13.A.thought B.kept C.declined D.accepted

14.A.appeared B.broadcast C.existed D.worked

15.A.permanent B.high C.right D.good

16.A.disturbed B.shaped C.updated D.ruined

17.A.calm B.confident C.happy D.regretful

18.A.rewarding B.difficult C.important D.shocking

19.A.company B.distance C.urban D.comfortable

20.A.makes B.fits C.troubles D.endangers