I’ve finally finished my paper and it________ me an entire month.

A. was taken    B. takes

C. took    D. had taken

We didn’t play football yesterday.The match________.

A. was canceled    B. is canceled

C. has canceled    D. had canceled

—Do you want to join me on a ten — mile run?

—________ I feel so tired today.

A.I think so. B.I'm not surprised. C.Not likely! D.Of course.

Planning so far ahead makes no ________ —so many things will have changed by next year.

A.sense B.room C.choice D.effort

假定你是李华，计划下周六去买有关中国文化经典的书籍，你校交换生Peter想与你一起前往。请给他写封邮件说明你的计划，内容包括：

1. 见面时间和地点；

2. 交通方式；

3. 其它活动。

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。

The high school life of three years have made me learn a lot of things. Among them teamwork is the most significantly for me. In fact, I didn’t realize its importance after I was elected monitor of my class. In the beginning, I did almost all the duties myself. However, other students cared little about class activity. As a consequence, I  tired out and depressed. Then I turned to my head teacher, whom advised me to cooperate with others. Thus I began to recognize the strengths at my classmates and managed to have everyone to play a role in class. It is working in teams instead of on my own which has freed me of trouble and made my work more efficient. Without teamwork, I wouldn’t have made such many achievements at school.

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。

Why do you pull yourself out of bed every morning 1.(go) to work or school? Knowing what motivates, you can help you find meaning in your work and focus on your goals.

Experts have many ways of describing and differentiating motivations because people care about so many different things. Some motivations such as money and praise are external (外部的). Bosses 2.(usual) use them to encourage their employees to spare no efforts in their work. Other motivations, including fun, personal growth and feeling like one's work is important, 3.(come) from within the person doing the action.These are 4.(reliable) than external ones because they represent things that can never be taken away.

Since there are 5.large number of existing motivations, 6.is important to know which ones are persuasive to you. Trying to motivate yourself in a way that isn't 7.(attract) to you will make it difficult to convince yourself to work. When 8.(choose) a career, you should think about what motivates you and make some 9.(decision) accordingly. If you are motivated by overcoming challenges, look for a career 10.you can continually fight to get to a higher level.

When you know what motivates you, you will be able to motivate yourself to do the things necessary to succeed.

    Daniel Mazur and his companions spent seven hours climbing up Mt Everest through ice and snow, digging the crampons（攀岩用鞋冰爪）into the ice and taking _____steps. They were less than three hours away from the spectacular 29,017-foot summit. As Daniel looked out on the ______peaks below, he suddenly saw a flash of bright yellow to his left. To his _____, it moved.“What the hell ?”he _____. When he _____, Daniel noticed a man sitting on the edge of a cliff, with no hat, gloves or _____. Pulling his frostbitten hands out of his snowsuit, the man named Hall burst into laughter. _____, he suffered from cerebral edema(脑水肿), which______ to his loss of consciousness. The other men ______Hall away from the cliff 's edge and helped him back into his ______. They attached their ropes to Hall in case he _____off the cliff. They were______when two Italian climbers, intent on reaching the summit, passed by. Sadly, they______to help. It _____Daniel and his team two days to lower Hall down. As soon as they arrived at the safe and suitable place, Hall was sent to the hospital immediately.

____their help, Hall could very well have died on Everest . Although his rescue is a_____, it has caused a debate on climbers who leave behind the sick and injured in ______ of Everest's grand prize. “Once you are up there, you _____as though you could do anything.” Danie said, “Sure, I wish I could have reached the _____again. But there's no _____we could have left Hall on that ridge.”

1.A.special B.severe C.cautious D.worried

2.A.snow-covered B.fog-covered C.water-covered D.rock-covered

3.A.embarrassment B.amazement C.excitement D.amusement

4.A.wandered B.discovered C.wondered D.cried

5.A.started B.thought C.stayed D.approached

6.A.trousers B.shoes C.snowsuits D.sunglasses

7.A.Finally B.Normally C.Obviously D.Easily

8.A.led B.returned C.responded D.adapted

9.A.spread B.drew C.brought D.broke

10.A.snowsuit B.jacket C.spacesuit D.coat

11.A.hurried B.blew C.climbed D.slipped

12.A.relieved B.surprised C.confused D.worried

13.A.offered B.refused C.hesitated D.tended

14.A.finished B.paid C.spent D.took

15.A.Except B.Without C.besides D.With

16.A.mystery B.miracle C.routine D.sight

17.A.need B.favour C.pursuit D.search

18.A.save B.deserve C.decide D.feel

19.A.bottom B.cliff C.edge D.summit

20.A.way B.doubt C.trouble D.sign

    The Segway（平衡车）was invented by Dean Kamen, and was first shown to the public in 2001 by ABC’s Good Morning America program. 1. The word Segway is remarkably close to the word ” segue” which means “to move smoothly from one thing to another”

The Segway looks like a large stick with two wheels. The wheels are connected to a platform. The stick has handles for a person to hold. The person stands on the platform and holds the handles. The transporter moves forward or backward when the person moves his or her body in that direction. 2. Computers and certain devices on the Segway make the vehicle move and balance. It is powered by batteries that can be recharged. It can travel at a speed of 20 kilometers an hour.

3. Today these vehicles are used to take people on tours in parks .The Angel Island in San Francisco uses the Segway to take people around. The Segway was also used by the police at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

However, the vehicle has not found acceptance from the general public. 4.A review of the history of the Segway will show that some people are still uncomfortable about riding a two –wheeled self-balancing vehicle. Another reason is that the US has different regulations on the roads and streets where the Segway can be used. Most states recommend that a helmet be worn when riding this vehicle.

5. While its usage may be limited for now, there is still no telling what it will be used for in the coming year.

A. The history of the Segway has just begun

B. The driver turns the handles to go left or right.

C. If you have never experienced a Segway tour before, we expect you to join us .

D. Those who have ridden on the Segway say it is best used for short journeys.

E. As a result, the most popular use of the Segway is in tourism, particularly for city tours.

F. This unique invention was intended to help people travel throughout public city streets.

G. One reason is that the price is similar to other vehicles which they are more familiar with.

    Languages will continue to diverge. Even if English were to become the universal language, it would still take many different forms. Indeed the same could happen to English as has happened to Chinese: a language of intellectuals which doesn’t vary hugely alongside a large number of variations used by local peoples.

We will continue to teach other languages in some form, and not just for reasons of practical use. Learning a language is good for your mental health; it forces you to understand another cultural and intellectual system. So I hope British education will develop a more rational approach to the foreign languages available to students in line with their political importance. Because so many people believe it is no longer important to know another language, I fear that time devoted to language teaching in schools may well continue to decline. But you can argue that learning another language well is more exhausting than, say, learning to play chess well—it involves sensitivity to a set of complicated rules, and also to context.

Technology will certainly make a difference to the use of foreign languages. Computers may, for instance, relieve the hard work that a vast translation represents. But no one who has seen a computer translation will think it can substitute for live knowledge of the different languages. A machine will always be behind the times. Still more important is the fact that no computer will ever get at the associations beyond the words associations that may not be expressed but which carry much of the meaning. In languages like Arabic that context is very important. Languages come with heavy cultural baggage too—in French or German if you miss the cultural references behind a word you’re very likely to be missing the meaning. It will be very hard to teach all that to computer.

All the predictions are that English will be spoken by a declining proportion of the world’s population in the 21st century. I don’t think foreign languages will really become less important, but they might be perceived to be— and that would in the end be — a very bad thing.

1.According to the text,we can infer that Chinese _______.

A.is a language full of cultural background

B.is narrowly used by local peoples

C.will be regarded as important as English

D.will soon become the universal language

2.Which of the following best describes the author’s opinion ?

A.Foreign languages should be taught for political importance.

B.Learning another language is just like learning to play chess well.

C.British education lacks a rational approach to the teaching of foreign languages.

D.Learning a language need to know a country’ cultural and intellectual system.

3.Why can the computer translation make a difference to the use of foreign languages?

A.It can replace for live knowledge of the different languages.

B.It can always keep the pace with the times in the translation.

C.It can reduce the hard work that a vast translation represents.

D.It can express the implied meaning beyond word associations.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.Learning foreign languages is a challenging job.

B.Learning a language is good for your mental health.

C.Cultural background blocks the understanding of a language.

D.Computers play an important role in learning foreign languages.

    In recent years, stressed-out urbanites have been seeking refuge in green spaces for the proven positive impacts on physical and mental health, but the benefits of “blue space” — the sea and coastline, but also rivers, lakes, canals, waterfalls, even fountains — are less well publicized, yet the science has been consistent for at least a decade: being by water is good for body and mind.

“Many of the processes are exactly the same as with green space — with some added benefits, ” says Dr Mathew White, a senior lecturer at the University of Exeter.White says there are three established pathways by which the presence of water is positively related to health and happiness. First, there are the beneficial environmental factors, such as less polluted air and more sunlight. Second, people who live by water tend to be more physically active. Third — and this is where blue space seems to have an edge over other natural environments — water has a psychologically restorative effect. When you are sailing, surfing or swimming, says White, “you’re really in tune with natural forces there.” By being forced to concentrate on the qualities of the environment, we access a cognitive state honed over millennia. Water is, quite literally, immersive.

Catherine Kelly is a wellness practitioner who teaches classes in “mindfulness by the sea”. She says the sea has a meditative quality.

“To go to the sea is synonymous with letting go, ” says Kelly. “It could be lying on a beach or somebody handing you a cocktail. For somebody else, it could be a wild, empty coast. But there is this really human sense of: ‘Oh, look, there’s the sea’ — and the shoulders drop.”

1.Why do people go to the “blue space” for a relaxation ?

A.To seek positive effect on body and mind.

B.To have a good swim in the blue sea.

C.To consider the beneficial environmental factors.

D.To tend to be more careful and active.

2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.The characteristics of the beneficial and friendly environmental factors.

B.The classification of being by water is good for body and mind.

C.The importance of the beneficial and friendly environmental factors.

D.The causes of being by water are good for body and mind.

3.What does the underlined word “immersive” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Being interested. B.Being forced.

C.Being involved. D.Being moved.

4.What does Catherine Kelly find about “going to the sea” according to the text?

A.Trick of the lesson B.Secret of the happiness.

C.Sense of human beings D.Broadness of the sea

    One special grandmother is lending 100 years of wisdom to strangers on New York City’s upper West side. Her office attracts many New Yorkers, who wait for a chat with the woman.

Inside the office, you will find a laptop with 100-year-old grandmother Eileen Wilkinson waiting to chat. She may live across the country in Washington State, but thanks to her grandson, Mike Matthews, who is a social professor at New York University, she is now sharing words of wisdom for a chat.

“You can be anything you want, ” Eileen said. “Don’t complain about anything. You can do something about it.”

Over the past three months, hundreds of people have stopped by, chatting with Eileen as if they were old friends. “She completely gets a kick out of meeting New Yorkers because they are so open about their lives, ” said Matthews.

A music student asked for advice on a performance. Others were curious about life in 1917.

One boy said he was already planning his next visit. “She is so wise and energetic,” he said. “And she really doesn't look 100 years old. She looks as if she was in her early late 80s.”

Eileen spent most of her life as a homemaker and mother. She said truly listening gave her advice-giving ability and she was honest.

Eileen hosts online chats and has two accounts of the social media. “It works both ways because I get great joy talking to them, ” she said. Eileen isn't slowing down any time soon, bringing new meaning to the saying, “The road to your grandma’s house is never long.” She said the secret to her long life was living a good life.

1.How does Eileen help strangers?

A.By chatting with them.

B.By working for them.

C.By lending money to them.

D.By giving speeches to them.

2.What do strangers think of Eileen?

A.She is a responsible mother.

B.She is good at performing.

C.She is full of energy and wisdom.

D.She is a woman of caring for education.

3.What will Eileen do in the future?

A.Set up online chats.

B.Make her life simple.

C.Bring new meaning to the saying.

D.Continue to share her wisdom.

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

A.Ways of Living a Good Life.

B.A Special 100-year-old Woman.

C.Helping the Strangers Is Interesting.

D.The Secret to a 100-year-old Woman’s Long Life.

    Whether you're looking for antiques, food, collectors' items or just random junk, our rich heritage has produced some of the finest markets in the world. Here are 3 of them.

Edinburgh Farmers’ Market

Traders have long sold their goods in the shadow of the city’s spectacular castle, which dates back to 1130—－and it’s a tradition that shows no sign of abating. Edinburgh Farmers’ Market takes place on Castle Terrace every Saturday and attracts a huge crowd with its locally sourced goods. The market is now in its 15th year and champions the very best in Scottish produce, from knitwear to organic water buffalo and lobster.

Ford Airfield Market

Looking for an old-style prosthetic leg, a ventriloquist’s dummy, or even a suit of armour? The chances are you will find what you are after—and plenty of other random stuff—at one of the hundreds of stalls here. A market and two huge car-boot sales are held throughout the week all year round, come rain or shine.The market has been running for 25 years and is a well-known treasure trove for antiques experts looking for a bargain.

St George’s Market

Follow your nose along May Street in Belfast and the smells of delicious home-made food from across the globe will land you in St George’s Market. With three different weekly markets accompanied by fresh food and live music, St George’s was once voted the best in the UK. When Belfast became an important port in the 17th century, the range of goods grew and trading thrived.

1.What is special about Edinburgh Farmers’ Market?

A.It lasts a long time.

B.It provides local products.

C.It offers all kinds of food.

D.It attracts antiques experts.

2.When was the trading at St George’s Market booming?

A.It the year of 1130.

B.Fifteen years ago.

C.In the 17th century

D.Twenty-five years ago.

3.Where is this text most likely from ?

A.A diary. B.A novel.

C.A website. D.A magazine.

假设你是李华，为迎接即将来访的美国某中学生代表团，你校决定举办英语讲故事比赛。请你为校 英语报写一则通知，内容包括：

1. 比赛时间和目的；

2. 比赛内容中国传统文化故事；

3. 报名截止日期。

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。

There are times in our lives that we may feel as if we need to walk away from everything. We are tired of trying so hard to work towards our fixing goal in life. Life seems to have become too complex to bear it. It is for these times in our lives that we need to remind ourselves that this will pass. We have joy, love or laughter in our lives which we had simply lost sight of.

There is nothing wrong with taking a step back. Give ourselves the time to rest and relax may be all we need to return to our normal activity. We'll then work energetic with new sense of commitment to our best life.

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。

After college I wanted to make a difference in the world, so I became a volunteer teacher and 1.(send) to Namibia• Honestly t my first choice wasn’t Africa? but I am extremely grateful that I had the chance. So with a group of 2.(equal) eager young graduates? I went on my journey.

Schools were quite bare, and the students 3. ( have) tiring days, walking miles to get to school often barefoot. With their mountains 4. work at home, few 5. (possession) and little opportunity, these children were joyful ， which I admired.

This 6. (be) my first time living abroad in a different culture, simply getting used to the living conditions was 7. big adjustment. I had no electricity, running water, phone or the Internet, imagine no air-conditioning at a place 8. the temperature often goes beyond 38 degrees Celsius! Some days it was just too hot to move.

However? I could end each day with a 9.(glory) African sunset. And at night, I had a light-pollution-free view of the entire Milky Way. Before Namibia, I never thought I would survive in such an environment. My experience awakened me to not only the limitations 10. ( place) on ourselves, but also our amazing ability to adapt. Stepping out of your comfort zone in another culture will certainly make your life worthwhile.

阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

For years, I had suffered from depression. I never seemed to be happy with my life, especially when I __ it to someone else's. I frequently felt I was not living up to either my own _____ or the worlds expectations.

Then, the week before Thanksgiving, every chair in the church has a paper bag underneath. All were expected to pick up one ____ and take them to a grocery store and fill them with some basic food items to be _____ to local chanty. Then, at the evening, a team of volunteers placed all the _____ bags, of food at the front of the church.

Included in the event was a sheet with ______, asking us to think of 100 things we were thankful for. This was a (n）_______to help us focus on gratitude. ______ I heard some kids next to me ______ each other to see who could fill in all 100 the fastest. My _____ nature pushed me to fill in blanks with any _____ in my life that I was thankful for. To my own ________, I filled in the list in four minutes. Then I joined the others ______ the bags according to their categories before they were donated to the ______.

One day not long afterward , I found myself sinking into my ______ depression when I remembered the ____. I took it out and read through it and ______ that not only did I have a lot to be thankful for but that the things I had written on that list ______ my talents , hobbies, faith , and people who had greatly _______ me.

_____to have an attitude of gratitude has made me more than happy and filled me with joy.

1.A.introduced B.compared C.exposed D.applied

2.A.achievement B.nature C.potential D.patience

3.A.randomly B.regularly C.alternatively D.considerately

4.A.returned B.issued C.allocated D.donated

5.A.circulated B.addressed C.filled D.supplied

6.A.credits B.blanks C.inspirations D.suggestions

7.A.celebration B.amusement C.communication D.exercise

8.A.Accidentally B.Furthermore C.Otherwise D.Necessarily

9.A.remind B.challenge C.support D.observe

10.A.sympathetic B.creative C.competitive D.contradictory

11.A.situation B.chance C.promotion D.awareness

12.A.disappointment B.curiosity C.advantage D.astonishment

13.A.distributing B.clarifying C.sorting D.decorating

14.A.rich B.needy C.special D.worried

15.A.guilty B.familiar C.temporary D.apparent

16.A.list B.activity C.motivation D.report

17.A.pretended B.claimed C.imagined D.realized

18.A.ruled out B.dropped out C.brought out D.worked out

19.A.surprised B.touched C.promised D.concerned

20.A.Choosing B.Offering C.Demanding D.Declining

What Recycling Will Look Like in 10 Years

As businesses rush to become greener, this is what recycling may look like a decade from now. To begin with, more goods will be made of existing materials. The increase in the reuse of existing materials, including recycled plastics, glass and more will reduce the demand for raw materials (原材料). You’ll find more clothing, toys, park benches, etc. made of recycled water bottles. 1.. Thus all resources will be kept in circulation (流通) with no end.

Reusable products will become more popular. Not only will companies take up the duty to reduce waste. 2.. Take single-use straws (吸管), for example. They’ve been banned everywhere because they are so bad for the environment and wildlife. Furthermore, beginning in 2021 the European Union will ban single-use plastics. 3.; we also need to change consumers’ habits by changing the way they think about single-use plastics.

Chemical recycling may become common. Though the field is still in its early stages, the process of chemical recycling may increase in the coming years. 4.. “This is all just a huge expensive business,” Denise Patel said, adding that reducing the overall use of plastic is a better solution.

5.. Currently, thin plastic isn’t often recycled. As it’s so lightweight, it can jam recycling machinery；but throwing it out isn’t ideal either. After all, it takes about 450 years to break down. You can return it to a store that collects them, or use a service that picks up hard-to-recycle items from your home for a fee.

A. We cannot rely only on recycling

B. New plastic is cheaper than recycled plastic

C. In the future, thin plastics will be recycled more readily

D. However, chemical recycling is not without disagreement

E. This creates an economy where no resource will be wasted

F. Individuals (个人) will also be expected to use more reusable products

G. The campaign puts the focus on individuals to clean up their plastic mess

    “ New and improved. ” These words are put in so many marketing campaigns that we tend to accept them as linked. But many new drugs aren't an improvement over the best existing drug for a given condition, and the fast drug-approval processes in recent years have added to the uncertainty about their advantages.

A recent report in the British Medical Journal, "New Drugs: Where Did We Go Wrong and What Can We Do Better?, analysed the issue, The authors looked at 216 drugs approved between 2011 and 2017 ； 152 were newly developed, and 64 were existing medicine approved for new uses. Only 25% offered a major advantage over the established treatment, and fully 58% had no confirmed added benefit to reduce symptoms or improve health-related quality of life.

"This doesn’t mean there's no added benefit," lead author Wieseler said. “It just means we have no positive proof. Either we have no studies or have studies not good enough. ” Wieseler and her co-authors work for a German institute which evaluates new treatments and advises on whether the country's health care system should pay a premium ( 占)for them. Such organizations , known as health technology assessment ( HTA) agencies, work a little differently in the US, says Sean Tunis，a researcher in Baltimore: “ If payers think a new drug isn't better than an existing drug，these agencies will require .that hospitals try the cheaper drug first. ”

Germany's HTA demands trials to prove that a new treatment beats the existing standard. This isn't always practical For one thing, such studies can be expensive and time-consuming, with no guarantee of success. Secondly, it can discourage companies from attempting to develop new alternatives. This is already happening. Drug developers are increasingly focused on areas where there are no good treatments to compete with, such as rare diseases.

This lack of meaningful data to guide patients is a major point of Wieseler's paper- With accelerated approval, there are more products approved, with a greater amount of uncertainty about risks and benefits. But there are other solutions besides drug trials. One idea is to require postmarket studies to track the effectiveness of newly approved drugs—a step too often neglected.

1.What message does the recent report convey?

A.Many new drugs have no improved advantages.

B.The approval processes for new drugs are too fast.

C.Improved drugs have advantages over old ones.

D.Before 2017 no improvement was made to drugs.

2.What will US HTA agencies do when no advantage is found in new drugs?

A.Remove government premium on them.

B.Get hospitals to use the cheaper drugs.

C.Arrange financial support for the patients.

D.Put new drugs on further trials and studies.

3.What's the disadvantage of Germany's HTA trial demands?

A.Making drug companies think of illegal ways to cut cost.

B.Pushing companies to try alternatives for existing drugs.

C.Getting patients to depend on the government for support.

D.Holding companies back from improving existing drugs.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.The Advantage of Existing Drugs

B.Misunderstanding of New and Old Drugs

C.A Dilemma with New Drug Alternatives

D.Peopled Preference for New or Old Drugs

    Leaders in the aviation （航空）industry plan to launch a campaign that they hope will work against what they call a " flight shaming（使蒙羞）” movement. They say flight shaming has weakened peopled demand for air travel in Europe . Some travelers there are increasingly concerned about the effects of flying on the environment. Activists have been calling for greater action against climate change. That includes avoiding air travel.

Flight shaming has affected air travel demand in many European countries, including Britain, France and Germany. The campaign will try to explain to the public how the industry is reducing its effect on the environment. Juniac, head of IATA, said the flight shaming movement gave off "misleading information"..

The International Air Transport Association （IATA） is organizing the plan through the Air Transport Action Group, a group of aviation industry organizations and companies. Juniac didn't say when the campaign would start, but noted that details would be available to airports and airlines.

Commercial flying is estimated to cause about 2.5% of worldwide carbon emissions（释放）. However, that number could rise as worldwide air travel increases.

The aviation industry says it has already cut carbon emissions by one-half since 1990. The improvements are mainly the result of aircraft that use fuel more effectively. The industry plans to cut emissions further by 2050. It has a goal of stopping the growth of carbon emissions by 2020.

Airlines also have warned of the harmful effects of the flight shaming movement. Some have criticized the industry for failing to explain itself Tim Clark，president of the airline Emirates，said that improvements in technology have reduced the environmental effects of passenger airplanes.

1.What is flight shaming movement about?

A.Weakening peopled demand to travel abroad.

B.Calling on all to fight against global warming.

C.Announcing the environmental harm of flying.

D.Scaring people from approaching the airport.

2.How does Juniac comment on flight shaming movement?

A.It ignores the efforts of airlines to reduce pollution.

B.Airlines will charge the movement for their loss.

C.Airlines are to blame for the cause of the movement.

D.It has positive effects in urging airlines to be green.

3.What conclusion can we draw from the fifth paragraph?

A.The effective use of fuel has made air travel greener.

B.Flight shaming movement has caused great loss for airlines.

C.With more passengers? carbon emissions by planes may rise.

D.The aviation industry aims to stop carbon emission by 2020.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.Improvement of air quality since flight shaming. movement.

B.Opposition of aviation industry against flight shaming movement,

C.Travelers' inconvenience caused by flight shaming movement,

D.Measures by aviation industry to reduce environmental pollution.

    That morning，I dropped our eldest at kindergarten and returned home to let our two younger children play while I worked on my medical report. It was wonderful, but it hit me that my career in hospital wasn't making a difference in anyone's life. I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow. My career enabled me to work from home. I could work from home, and become a foster（领养）mother, providing safety for a child who needed it desperately.

On Monday morning, I picked up the phone and dialed the number I had googled for the nearest Department of Children’ Services. The man on the other end was receptive to my questions and explained the next step of training, involving eight weeks of classes designed to prepare and educate foster parents. We continued through all the classes, the home visits , background checks, and seemingly endless steps.

Five long months after we were approved , the phone Tang. In the middle of the night , I woke my husband and rushed to East Tennessee Children's Hospital- Our placement was waiting for us in the emergency room, sick and lack of nutrition. It didn't take long for us to realize the full depth of her suffering. Six months later, her half-brother came to us by our request. We now had five children under our care.

On August 12, 2016, our family of seven walked into a small courtroom. The children's lawyer and social worker were there. With just a few words, our adoption was finalized. These two amazing children weren't going home, because they were already home. We are their forever family5 and they are our forever children. We may not be able to change the entire world, but we have changed the world entirely for our new children.

1.How did the author feel about her hospital work?

A.Unusually demanding. B.Lacking in motivation.

C.Filled with challenges・ D.Packed with chances.

2.What led the author to decide to adopt children?

A.She wanted to make a difference in other people.

B.She felt sympathetic for abused children she knew.

C.She felt confident about her ability to raise children.

D.She experienced training to raise children properly.

3.What does the underlined word "placement" in Para.3 refer to?

A.The child to be adopted. B.The need to get trained.

C.The approval of adoption. D.The official at the hospital

4.Why did the author appear at the courtroom?

A.To put the adopted kids elsewhere.

B.To receive another adopted child.

C.To begin the kids5 adoption in her home .

D.To make the adoption officially legal,

    Volunteers are the backbone of SAGE to offer many programs and services important to enriching the lives of LGBT older people. No matter what type of volunteer activity you choose, volunteering is a great way to get involved with SAGE.

How Do I Become a SAGE Volunteer?

The first step to become a SAGE volunteer is to attend a Volunteer Orientation. Volunteer Orientations are held on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 : 00 PM in Room 107 at the LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th Street. Advance registration is not required, just bring yourself and a pen. Click here to see when the next Volunteer Orientation will take place.

One-on-One Interview with SAGE Staff.

After you attend the volunteer orientation, you will be contacted for an interview with a SAGE Community Services staff member. Its purpose is to find the right volunteer placement for you at SAGE, and to answer any questions you may have.

Attend a Volunteer Training.

The volunteer opportunities at SAGE require initial training and may include other commitments as well. You can find out more about this at the Volunteer Orientation. If you are not able to attend a Volunteer Orientation, please send an email with your name and contact information to: volunteer@ sageusa. org.

What Kind of Volunteer Opportunities Are Available at SAGE?

SAGE offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities, such as Friendly Visiting, Event Volunteering and participation in a SAGE Committee. Please click here to view a detailed list of volunteer opportunities. If you want to volunteer? but don't see something in the list that interests you, be sure to attend a Volunteer Orientation to find out what other opportunities might be available.

1.What do we know about Volunteer Orientation?

A.Ifs held every Wednesday for new volunteers.

B.It prefers its volunteers to book a chance online.

C.It's held monthly to give information to volunteers.

D.It identifies the best volunteers for the training.

2.What work chances does SAGE provide for volunteers?

A.Offer help to enrich the life of senior people in LGBT.

B.Help organize Volunteer Orientations at the community.

C.Attend to old people suffering back injuries in hospital.

D.Provide online medical care for patients in the community.

3.How can one find detailed volunteer information at SAGE?

A.By making an appointment. B.By visiting SAGE website.

C.By interviewing one-on-one. D.By applying online in advance.

假定你是李华，与留学生朋友Merry约好一起去长城，但你因故不能赴约。请给她写封邮件，内容包括:

1.表示歉意；2.说明原因；3.重新预约时间。

注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

Dear Merry,

I’m truly sorry to say that______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

文中共有10处语言错误。错误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1处起)不计分。

I remember one day that I was seven, my parents were away from home and I left alone .Though they gave me enough money to buy something to eat, but I decided to cook me a wonderful meal. I went to the market, buying some meat and tomatoes and then came back.After cooking, I cut up the meat into piece and put them in the pot. When the pot was hotter enough, I began to cook the meat. After that, I cooked some tomato soup with an egg in it. How deliciously the food tasted! Believe it or not, now I often act as the cook at home when my parents are busy.

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。

A new dish is 1.(usual) given the names of its inventor. The sandwich gets its name from the 4th Earl of Sandwich, John Montague(1718-1792). He spent long hours 2.(work) and didn’t wish to stop for a meal. He had his servants put meat between two slices of bread to eat while he worked. His friends began to ask for similar snacks(快餐), and 3.name “sandwich” came into common use.

The Chinese dish Kung Pao Chinken 4.(create) in Sichun Province was very popular when its inventor Ding Baozhen was governor of the province from 1876 5. 1886. After Ding died, people named the dish for 6.(he).

More than just 7.(food) take people’s names. Many enjoy riding on a Ferris wheel (摩天轮), 8. was named for engineer George W.G. Ferris. He 9.(design) the first one for Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893.

Illnesses, sports terms(术语) 10. places around the world use people’s names. They are everywhere.

    I had ever been invited to see a performance. That day I met a brave and talented boy I would never_________. The young musician, Mr. Patrick Henry Hughes, was rolled onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the_________. His fingers danced across the keys as he made beautiful_________. He then began to sing as he played, and it was even more_________.I was seeing something_________in his face. It was something that I_________can’t explain. And his smile was magic!

He was born with no_________and a pair of paralyzed（瘫痪的）legs. As a child, he was fitted with man-made eyes and_________in a wheelchair. Today, Patrick is a junior. His father_________classes with him and he’s made nearly all As.

But more than his_________musical talent, it was Patrick’s “attitude of gratitude” that_________my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the_________ about his life and about how blessed he was. He said, “God made me blind and unable to_________. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability,the musical_________I have and the great opportunity to meet new people.”

I_________a quote, “Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass;it’s about learning to_________in the rain!”

I thought that’s it! We all_________adversity（不幸）in our life. However, it’s not the adversity, but how we react to it that will determine the joy and_________in our lives. During_________times, do we spend too much time we feeling sorry for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude,_________how to dance in the rain?

1.A.forget B.show C.discover D.help

2.A.chess B.piano C.game D.violin

3.A.time B.music C.look D.action

4.A.terrible B.healthy C.beautiful D.popular

5.A.useful B.strange C.special D.common

6.A.hardly B.usually C.really D.always

7.A.eyes B.ears C.feet D.hands

8.A.removed B.put C.held D.caught

9.A.visits B.watches C.joins D.attends

10.A.positive B.serious C.strange D.unbelievable

11.A.beat B.touched C.fed D.influenced

12.A.reporters B.classmates C.audience D.friends

13.A.walk B.play C.jump D.talk

14.A.gifts B.chances C.wishes D.decisions

15.A.found out B.came across C.looked for D.thought of

16.A.run B.jump C.sing D.dance

17.A.face B.find C.keep D.leave

18.A.honor B.sense C.happiness D.pride

19.A.boring B.hard C.nervous D.comfortable

20.A.hear B.understand C.remind D.learn

Tricks（窍门）to make friends at a new school

Starting with a new school can be difficult. Everything seems to be difficult, and you don't even know where to go for your own classes. Making new friends can be hard, too. 1.

Be yourself.

Never change who you are to try to fit in. If some people don't accept you, they're not the kind of friends you need. 2. For example, someone who does a lot of sports may make friends with those who also run or swim a lot.

Be friendly to others.

3. If you think that you will say something that may make them feel sad, do not say anything and just nod your head if they talk to you. Also, remember to be as helpful as possible!

4. .

A smile goes a long way. When you walk in the halls, don't keep your eyes on the floor. Raise your head and make eye contact with other people. If you see someone you know, smile or say “Hi". Introduce yourself. Tell them your name and where you’re from.

Remember people’s names.

You like it when people use your name, and so do other people. 5. Besides, ask them in a kind way if they have a nickname （昵称）. You'd be surprised at how often this might come in handy.

A. People may become angry if you just begin by saying “Hey” each time.

B. Remember to be nice to the people you meet at your new school.

C. Join in after-school activities you like.

D.These tricks can help you quickly turn some strangers into friends.

E. People often stay together because they have similar interests.

F. Don't sit at the back of the classroom where other people don't notice you!

G. Believe in yourself.

    Scientists may have found a way to reduce shortage of type O blood. Type O is the kind of blood that hospitals most often need. What the researchers are testing is an easier way to make type O blood out of other kinds of blood.

There are four main kinds of blood. Most people born with one of these four: Type A,Type B, Type AB or Type O. Type O can be safely given to anyone. So it is commonly used when a person is injured or sick and has to have blood.

The differences among blood types are linked to whether or not red blood cells contain certain kinds of sugar molecules(分子). These molecules are found on the surface of the cells.They are known as antigens (抗原). These antigens are found with type A, B and AB blood but not with type O.

More than twenty-five years ago, scientists found that the antigens could be removed to create what they called universal-type cells. They could be removed with chemicals called enzymes(酶). But large amounts of enzymes were required to make the change.

Doctor Henrik Clausen of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark led the study. The next step, he says, is to complete safety tests. The team is working with the American company ZymeQuest to test the new method. If it meets safety requirements(*k)and is not too costly,it could become a widely used life-saving tool to increase the supply of universal blood.

1.How do scientists deal with the problem of lacking type O blood?

A.Hope more people to donate type O blood.

B.Make the most of the present type O blood.

C.Develop new ways of using type O blood.

D.Make type O blood out of other kinds of blood.

2.What make people have different kinds of blood?

A.Sugar molecules in red blood cells.

B.People's different living conditions.

C.Peoples various immune systems.

D.The variety of peoples cells and genes.

3.What can we infer from the text?

A.Type O blood can be safely given to anyone

B.Antigens could easily be removed to create universal blood.

C.A Danish company wanted to involve itself in studying blood.

D.The new method is not safe enough to be put into use in hospitals now.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Four different kinds of blood

B.A new way to make type O blood

C.The latest research on blood type

D.Find the proper type of blood

    Rakesh Shukla is a talented software engineer and CEO of a successful tech company.But among India's animal lovers he is known as "The Dog Father, an outstanding man who founded the country's most advanced dog rescue center and who personally takes care of 735 stray(流浪的) and abandoned dogs that nobody else wants.

12 years ago, Rakesh and his wife founded a tech company which quickly became successful, but he still didn’t feel happy and satisfied. It wasn’t until 2009, when Kavya,a beautiful dog, came into his life that he truly felt that his life had meaning. Three months later,he got a second dog, this time a stray called Lucky. Over the next few weeks, whenever Rakesh saw a stray or an abandoned dog, he just brought it home. The number grew quickly.

In 2011, he founded the Voice of Stray Dogs, a dog rescue organization working to support the strays of Bangalore. Today, it is the world's largest citywide dog rescue center.

He kept adopting stray and abandoned dogs. By 2015, he had spent over $ 1 million of his own money to rescue over 5,000 stray dogs in Bangalore, not to mention taking care of the hundreds that lived at his shelter permanently. Facing a series of problems, while providing the city a free service, he decided that people who need a dog rescued have to pay a 2, 500 rupee($37)fee.

Rakesh Shukla is viewed by many as a hero, and a human champion of stray and abandoned dogs in Bangalore.

1.We know from the first paragraph that Rakesh____________.

A.is well-known as a software engineer and CEO.

B.quit his job to take care of the abandoned dogs.

C.founded the most advanced dog rescue center in India.

D.looked for their owners for the strays or abandoned dogs.

2.When did Rakesh begin to have dogs in his care?

A.In 2006 B.In 2009

C.In 2011. D.In 2015

3.The Voice of Stray Dogs_________.

A.was set up by Rakesh's wife

B.is making a study on the strays

C.collects information about the strays

D.is the worlds largest citywide dog rescue center

4.Why did Rakesh decide to ask for a fee from people who need dogs?

A.He faced lack of money B.He doesn’t want to lose his dogs

C.He wants people to treat dogs better D.He wants to make money by selling dogs

    Working or learning in a foreign country can be a difficult experience. The hardest part of working abroad isn't finding a place to stay or learning the language. It's learning to overcome the culture shock.

These things are part of everyday life, and include many signs, gestures, facial expressions ,and customs. When we enter a new culture, these cues (提示)are usually not present or so different that they’re no longer understandable to us.

“When a person enters a foreign culture, ” wrote Oberg, “all or most of these familiar cues are eliminated. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded he or she may be, lots of props(支柱) have been knocked out from the environment.”

This is what happened to Lara, a young IT consultant (顾问) from America moved last year to their company in southern Europe. Three weeks after she arrived in Europe. Lara sent a desperate e-mail begging to return home. “The people are so unfriendly, ”Lara wrote ,"They eat at strange hours and I'm starting to get allergic (过敏的)to the local food. I can't get anything done because their way of doing business is so disorganized and so inefficient and I have a terrible skin itch because of the water. I want to come home! ”

What Lara and other IT consultants meet on their first assignment abroad is a culture shock. While you can’t prevent the culture shock from happening, you can take some measures to cut down its effects.

1.What is the most difficult part for a foreign student?

A.Entering a famous school.

B.Finding a right place to live.

C.Adapting to the local culture.

D.Learning the foreign language.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “eliminated”in Paragraph 4?

A.solved B.measured

C.observed D.removed.

3.What happened to Lara when she arrived in Europe?

A.Her life got into a mess.

B.She worked more efficient than at home.

C.She couldn’t get on well with her colleagues.

D.She was out of condition because of the weather

4.Why does the author describe Lara’s experience?

A.To tell us how she manages to work well.

B.To explain to us what the culture shock is.

C.To show us how to adapt to the culture shock.

D.To show us where we'll meet with the culture shock.