假如你是李华Li Hua，你的英国朋友Peter给你发来微信，想了解一下你的家乡自“十九大(the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China)”以来所发生的变化，请你用英文给他回复。

内容如下：1.精准扶贫(targeted poverty reduction)，效果良好；

2.环境保护得到了明显改善。

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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假如你是李华,你的美国朋友David上个月在杭州旅游期间品尝了西湖龙井茶,对中国茶文化表现出了非常浓厚的兴趣。回国后他发来邮件,希望你介绍中国茶文化, 请你写一份邮件,内容主要包括:

1.中国茶文化历史悠久、茶叶种类丰富;

2.茶在中国人生活中的重要性;

3.希望世界上有更多的人品尝中国茶,了解中国文化。

注意:1.词数100左右;

2.可适当发挥想象,增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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Healthy See, Healthy Do

Visit the grocery store on an empty stomach, and you will probably come home with a few things you did not plan to buy. But hunger is not the only cause of additional purchases. The location of store displays (摆放) also influences our shopping choices.1.

The checkout area is a particular hotspot for junk food. Studies have found that the products most commonly found there are sugary and salty snacks.2. A 2012 study in the Netherlands found that hospital workers were more likely to give up junk food for healthy snacks when the latter were more readily available on canteen shelves, for example. In 2014 Norwegian and Icelandic researchers also found that replacing unhealthy foods with healthy ones in the checkout area significantly increased last-minute sales of healthier foods.

3. It has been working with more than 1,000 store owners to encourage them to order and promote nutritious foods. “We know that the stores are full of cues (暗示) meant to encourage consumption,” says Tamar Adjoian, a research scientist at the department, “Making healthy foods more convenient or appealing can lead to increased sales of those products.”

Adjoian and her colleagues wondered if such findings would apply to their city’s crowded urban checkout areas, so they selected three Bronx supermarkets for their own study. 4. Then they recorded purchases over six three-hour periods in each store for two weeks.

Of the more than 2,100 shoppers they observed, just 4 percent bought anything from the checkout area. Among those who did, however, customers in the healthy lines purchased nutritious foods more than twice as often as those in the standard lines.5. The findings were reported in September in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

The potential influence may seem small, but Adjoian believes that changing more checkout lines would open customers’ eyes to nutritious, lower-calorie foods. Health department officials are now exploring ways to expand healthy options at checkout counters throughout New York City.

A. These foods give people more energy.

B. They bought unhealthy foods 40 percent less often.

C. And it may make or break some healthy eating habits.

D. The supermarkets began to offer nutritious, lower-calorie foods.

E. These findings caught the attention of New York City Department of Health.

F. They replaced candies and cookies with fruits and nuts near the checkout counter.

G. And a few studies have suggested that simply swapping in healthier options can change customer behavior.

Overtourism: A growing global problem

The summer holidays are in full swing—and protests against overtourism have begun in a number of popular European cities. Barcelona, in particular, is at the centre of these mounting concerns about the rapid growth of tourism in cities, especially during peak holiday periods. In fact, there were 30 million overnight visitors in 2017, compared to a resident population of 1,625,137 in Barcelona.

While many tourists want to “live like a local” during their visits, the residents of many tourism-dependent destinations are seeing the unique sense of place that characterised their home towns vanish beneath a wave of souvenir shops, crowds, tour buses and noisy bars. Overtourism is harming the landscape, damaging beaches, and pricing residents out of the housing market. It is a hugely complex issue that is often oversimplified.

It can have an impact in multiple ways. The international cruise(游轮) industry, for example, delivers thousands of passengers daily to destination ports. While comparatively little is returned to communities, cruise activity creates physical and visual pollution.

City residents also bear the cost of tourism growth. As cities transform to offer service to tourists, the global travel supply chain advances. This goes with increasing property speculation(房产投机) and rising costs of living for local communities. Airbnb, for example, has been accused of reducing housing affordability and displacing residents.

In addition, overcrowding and the establishment of typical tourism-focused businesses, such as clubs, bars and souvenir shops, overpower local businesses—and noisy and unmanageable tourist behaviour is common. This weakens the uniqueness of destinations and leads to crowd and waste management pressures.

Clearly, tourism brings jobs, investment and economic benefits to destinations. But overtourism occurs when tourism expansion fails to acknowledge that there are limits. Local government and planning authorities have so far been powerless to deal with the irresistible influence of the global tourism supply chain. This has led to widespread “tourist-phobia”—first described by Manuel Delgado more than a decade ago as a mixture of rejection, mistrust and disrespect for tourists.

Dealing with overtourism must now be a priority. Managing the flow of tourists seems an improbable and unwelcome task. But some cities have taken extreme measures to limit the effects of overtourism, including the introduction of new or revised taxation arrangements, fines linked to new local laws, and “demarketing”, whereby destinations focus on attracting fewer, high-spending and low impact tourists, rather than large groups.

Overtourism is a shared responsibility. City administrators and destination managers must acknowledge that there are definite limits to growth. Putting the wellbeing of local residents above the needs of the global tourism supply chain is vital. Primary consideration must be given to ensuring that the level of visitation fits within a destination’s capacity. We need to urgently rethink the way cities are evolving to uphold the rights of their residents.

1.Why is Barcelona mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A.To describe how unique the city is.

B.To warn people away from popular cities.

C.To show how crowded a destination can be.

D.To compare the number of visitors to that of locals.

2.What is the problem of overtourism?

A.It has destroyed local businesses.

B.It has led to higher living expenses.

C.It has increased the unemployment rate.

D.It has caused mistrust among local communities.

3.The reason for overtourism is that _______.

A.destinations misjudge their capacity

B.tourists lack a sense of responsibility

C.governments fail to support the supply chain

D.tourists’ travelling preference is oversimplified

4.According to the writer, what should the local governments do?

A.Take full advantage of tourism.

B.Guarantee local people’s welfare.

C.Advocate a ban on global tourism.

D.Control tourism-related businesses.

Love the way you walk

Listen carefully to the footsteps in the family home, and you can probably work out who is walking about. The features most commonly used to identify people are faces, voices and fingerprints. But the way they walk is also a giveaway.

Researchers have used video cameras and computers to analyze people’s gaits, and are now quite good at it. But translating such knowledge into a practical identification system can be tricky. Cameras are often visible, are difficult to set up, require good lighting and may have their view blocked by other people. A team led by Dr. Ozanyan and Dr. Scully have been looking for a better way to recognize gait. Their answer: pressure-sensitive mats.

Such mats are nothing new. They have been part of security systems. But Ozanyan and Scully use a complicated version that can record the amount of pressure applied in different places as someone walks across it. These measurements form a pattern unique to the walker. The researchers turned to an artificial-intelligence system to recognize such patterns, and it seemed to work. In a study in 2018, they tested the system on a database of footsteps of 127 people. They found its error rate in identifying who was who was a mere 0.7%. And Scully says even without a database of footsteps to work with, the system can determine someone’s sex and, with reasonable accuracy, a subject’s age.

One application of the mat-based gait-recognition system might be in health care, particularly for the elderly. A mat placed in a nursing home or an old person’s own residence could monitor changes in an individual’s gait that indicates certain illnesses. That would provide early warning of someone being at greater risk of falling over.

Gait analysis might also be used as a security measure in the workplace, monitoring access to restricted areas, such as parts of military bases, server farms or laboratories dealing with dangerous materials.

Perhaps the most interesting use of the mats, though, would be in public places, such as airports. For that to work, the footsteps of those to be recognized would need to have been stored in a database, which would be harder to arrange than the collection of photographs and fingerprints that existing airport security systems rely on. Many aircrew or preregistered frequent flyers would welcome anything that speeded up one of the most tiresome parts of modern travel.

1.What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 2?

A.Research equipment. B.Research findings.

C.Research assumption. D.Research background.

2.According to Paragraph 3, the mat is used to _______.

A.collect data B.ensure safety

C.determine age D.analyse pressure

3.The gait-recognition system might be applied to _____.

A.monitor security work progress B.detect potential health problems

C.keep track of travelling frequency D.warn passengers of possible dangers

4.The main purpose of the passage is to _____.

A.compare and educate B.examine and assess

C.discuss and persuade D.explain and inform

    I said, “Papi, let me finish school.” None of his other daughters completed more than three grades. “I still can do my chores(家务),” I told him. “Pay for me to finish school.”

He dug his boot into the dry earth of Quanajuato, the state he never left in his entire life. But he still was the smartest man in our village. He read books about Egypt and knew how to handwrite, unlike my mother, who never had an education.

“Why do you want to return to school?” he said, lowering his eyes to me. “So you can meet a man, marry, and quit? You want me to pay for that?”

“No, Papi,” I said. “I won’t marry in school and I promise I’ll graduate.”

The wind whistled through the trees. My father saw a fisherman with a pole bent over the riverbank. I said urgently, “Papi,” and I almost grabbed his thick brown wrist. In the country, my father would stop and talk with any stranger, no matter what he was doing.He would talk aboutthe harvest, the weather, the family, but mostly, he would listen.

He turned, making his way to the fisherman. I followed behind him in my open-toed shoes, carefully picking my steps. I knew I had lost his attention and I searched around me for something to fill the time I would spend waiting. But there was nothing and nobody.

“Buenos dias,” my father said to the fisherman.

I took my seat ten feet from them. The two men stared across the lake and talked. Their voices droned on and were blended with the wind. I daydreamed.

“Marta, come here,” my father called to me.

I lifted myself up and walked very slowly toward them without lifting my feet off the ground.

“Marta,” my father said, “I have asked Don Toms what he thinks about your promise.”

I stared at this fisherman, this stranger, and then back at my father with wide eyes.

“I told him about your promise to stay single, and he told me—let her go.”

The fisherman looked down at his worn shoes. “If you want it,” he said to the earth beneath his feet.

Later, I became Father’s only daughter to complete high school education, and the only one to leave his house unmarried.

1.The author spoke to her father to ________.

A.share her school life

B.beg for her school fee

C.learn about her sisters’ study

D.complain about the housework

2.The author felt ________ when her father went over to the fisherman.

A.ashamed B.tired

C.angry D.helpless

3.Why did the author’s father talk with the fisherman?

A.To offer help. B.To talk about harvest.

C.To ask for advice. D.To get away from the author.

4.The last paragraph suggests that the author _______.

A.kept her words B.missed her father

C.regretted the decision D.lived a comfortable life

At Beaver Creek, The Extraordinary Awaits You

Are no two snowflakes alike? The snowflakes we see in the winter are most likely completely unique from one other.

Beaver Creek is a great place to experience the beauty of the snow, with programs for everyone—from children, teens, and women-only lessons to small groups and private-guided experiences.

First Track, from Beaver Creek Reserve, lets you be the first on the mountain, with an adventure that begins at 7:30 a.m. when you are met by ski professionals and taken on a private, guided tour—before the mountain is open to the public. Once you have skied, you are treated to a delicious breakfast at Allie’s Cabin.

If you are looking for a higher level of comfort there is the White Carpet Club, from Beaver Creek Reserve. Located in the heart of Beaver Creek Village, it maximizes your time on the mountain by streamlining your access to it. At the club, there are private lockers and boot dryers, along with preferred self-parking and a slope-side ski waiter. A receptionist can assist with lift tickets, pass purchases, dinner reservations, and activity recommendations.

Of course, there is more to explore during the winter in Beaver Creek as well. There is ice skating, snowshoeing, shopping, and spas—you name it, Beaver Creek has it. It is the perfect place to take advantage of the snow and be in the moment, in the mountains, together.

The extraordinary is a rare combination of one-of-a-kind experiences designed to be shared with service that exceeds expectation. The extraordinary brings you closer to one another and offers a special place to belong together. Belong in The Extraordinary.

1.First Track can offer visitors ________.

A.an early visit B.an ice skating show

C.a tasty lunch D.a free skiing lesson

2.What is the White Carpet Club special for?

A.Skillful trainers. B.Quiet living experience.

C.Thoughtful service. D.Good views over the mountain.

3.The passage is written to ________.

A.attract visitors B.compare different programs

C.appeal for sports D.introduce training courses

    My bulletin board was covered with pictures of Carmen and me at Camp Flaming Rock. Every summer for the past five years, we had been camp bunkmates（室友）. We were great ______, so I was excited to be returning to camp for another fun summer together.

You can imagine my ______ when I got to the Camp and discovered that I would bunk with Kaitlyn. ______ could Kaitlyn and I bunk together? We were like the opposite ends of a magnet（磁铁）. It was hard to imagine that I would______ two weeks with her as my bunkmate.

When I dragged ______ to our small wooden house, Kaitlyn was already at the bunk. She was sorting her belongings, completely ______ me. For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. It was obvious that she was ______ happier about the arrangement than I was.

At Camp Flaming Rock your bunkmate is also your ______ for daily activities. That meant Kaitlyn and I would be together all day long. At first, we tend to avoid each other. But as the days passed on, both of our attitudes started to ______. While one day my hand was hurt in a boat race, Kaitlyn rowed the rest of the way all by herself. When we got to the shore, she was all wet with ______. But she didn’t complain（抱怨）; she just walked with me to the nurse station. Another day we played a game based on ______. I was blindfolded and had to find my way to Kaitlyn by ______ to the sound she made. When she started making the snoring（打鼾） noises I had been hearing every night, I was able to find her ______ no time. As soon as the blindfold came off, we both laughed loudly.

Over time, as we began to ______ up to each other, I started to see how Kaitlyn and I were really ______. We both loved singing, we both had annoying little brothers, and we both ______ on sleeping in woolen socks.

The end of the camp rolled around ______ than either of us could have imagined. We were both ______ at what close friends we had become. Although I______ bunking with Carmen, I’m glad I made another close friend. Now there’s a new ______ on my bulletin board at home. It’s of me and Kaitlyn. And both of us are wearing woolen socks!

1.A.friends B.students C.players D.campers

2.A.delight B.relief C.shock D.curiosity

3.A.Why B.How C.When D.Where

4.A.waste B.give C.lose D.spend

5.A.easily B.slowly C.eagerly D.suddenly

6.A.ignoring B.frightening C.attracting D.bothering

7.A.even B.still C.far D.no

8.A.partner B.reporter C.model D.guide

9.A.work B.understand C.change D.regain

10.A.water B.sweat C.blood D.paint

11.A.looks B.words C.gestures D.sounds

12.A.listening B.dancing C.awaking D.relaxing

13.A.at B.by C.in D.from

14.A.make B.open C.come D.play

15.A.alike B.popular C.strong D.young

16.A.tried B.relied C.carried D.insisted

17.A.better B.harder C.faster D.later

18.A.mad B.angry C.disappointed D.surprised

19.A.minded B.enjoyed C.missed D.imagined

20.A.name B.picture C.design D.form

    Charlie Chaplin was an extraordinary performer 1. acted in and directed many outstanding comedies. Few were bored in 2. (watch) his moustache, his gestures or his entertaining reactions when chased by detectives. Being drunk, sliding on a banana peel or whispering his own failures to nobody, he made 3. (we) feel more satisfied with our life without even having to use one word. His unique sense of humor 4. (astonish) people across the world even till this day.

    Voyages of people from England played 1. important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries. 2.（base）on British English, English spoken in these countries can be understood well by native English speakers. But actually, English has been changing 3. (gradual) in terms of accents, spellings, expressions and vocabulary usage. Because of these facts, you can recognize the differences and tell from which country a foreigner comes.

    I love music. When I was 16, I formed my first band called “Frog”. At the beginning, we depended 1. playing instruments in the street to earn money. Then we wore false beards pretending to be famous musicians. In addition, we added humorous acts to our performances and played jokes on one another. Soon, our “funny jazz” became famous and we 2. (invite) to perform everywhere. Afterwards, we made a record in a studio. About one million 3. (copy) were sold and we became rich and popular.

假定你叫李华，你的美国朋友Jack来信，说他寒假期间要来中国交流学习。他学了两年中文，但是仍然担心用中文交流时会遇到困难。请你用英语给Jack写封回信，提几点建议，要点如下：

1.大胆自信；

2.放慢语速；

3.借助图画或肢体语言等表达方式。参考词汇：自信的 confident 肢体语言 body language

注意：1. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

2. 词数 100 左右，开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数

Dear Jack,

How is everything going? I’m glad to learn that you are coming to China this summer

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。

Yesterday I was gone home by the bus and my father was going to pick me up at the station. On the bus, I see a young woman with several bags of heavier books get on. I wanted to offer her my seat, and I didn’t. In my surprise, she and I got off at the same stations later. After a short conversation, I learned she had to walk a long way home. So I offered give her a ride and she accepted. When thinking of this experience, I was sad that she didn’t do the right thing the first time on the bus. But I was very happy to have a second chance to doing it.

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。

The skin is 1. essential part of your body and its 2. (large) organ.You have three layers of skin 3. act as a barrier against disease, poisons and the sun's 4. (harm ) rays.The functions of your skin 5. (be) also very complex:it keeps you warm or cool; it prevents your body from 6. (lose) too much water;it is 7. you feel cold, heat or pain and it gives you your sense 8. touch.So as you can imagine, if your skin gets 9. (burn) it can be very serious.First aid is a very important first step in the 10. (treat) of burns.

    Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to _____ in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment. His _____ was next to the room's only window. The other man _____ spend all his time flat on his back. Every _____ when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he _____ pass the time by describing to his _____ all the things he could see outside the window. The window overlooked a _____ with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children _____ their model boats. Young lovers walked _____ among flowers. As the man by the window described all this beautifully, the other man would close his eyes and _____ the scene.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the _____ body of the man by the window, who had died _____ in his sleep. She was saddened and _____ the hospital attendants (服务员) to take the body away. _____ it seemed appropriate (合适的), the other man asked if he could _____ next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after _____ he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly and painfully, he sat up to take his _____ look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the _____ of seeing it for himself. He strained (紧张地) to slowly turn to _____ the window beside the bed. It faced a blank(空白的) wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate to _____ those wonderful things outside this window. The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”

1.A.stand up B.lie down C.sit up D.sit down

2.A.room B.table C.seat D.bed

3.A.had to B.would rather C.prefer to D.rather than

4.A.morning B.evening C.afternoon D.dawn

5.A.will B.would C.should D.might

6.A.nurse B.workmate C.roommate D.doctor

7.A.park B.street C.garden D.field

8.A.played B.made C.started D.sailed

9.A.face to face B.shoulder to shoulder C.arm in arm D.back to back

10.A.describe B.tell C.hear D.imagine

11.A.strong B.warm C.sick D.lifeless

12.A.peacefully B.sadly C.secretly D.completely

13.A.looked B.found C.called D.ordered

14.A.However B.As soon as C.But D.Except

15.A.changed B.sit C.be moved D.be taken

16.A.making sure B.depending on C.making up D.accounting for

17.A.next B.first C.last D.another

18.A.surprise B.feeling C.try D.joy

19.A.look out of B.look C.glare at D.stare at

20.A.remember B.describe C.write D.talk

    The Winner’s Guide to Success

Do you know what makes people successful? To find out the answers, an American scholar recently visited some of the most successful people around the world. 1.

Be responsible for yourself

Sometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to get ahead. In fact, when you say someone or something outside of yourself is stopping you from making success, you’re giving away your own power. 2.

Write a plan

It is very difficult to try to get what you want without a good plan. It is just like trying to drive through strange roads to a city far away. 3. Without this “map”, you may waste your time, money and also your energy; while with the “map” you’ll enjoy the “trip” and get what you want in the shortest possible time.

Be willing to pay the price

4. So you must be ready to work hard — even harder than you have ever done. If you are not willing to pay the price, you won’t get anything valuable.

5.

It seems to us that everyone knows this. But it is easier said than done. When you are doing something, you must tell yourself again and again: Giving up is worse than failure because failure can be the mother of success, but giving up means the death of hope.

A. Never give up.

B. Nothing is easy to get.

C. A good plan is like a map to you.

D. Here are some keys to success that they give.

E. Some people achieve success much later in life.

F. You’re saying, “You have more control over my life than I do.”

G. Someone else’s opinion of you doesn’t have to become your reality.

    One of the greatest killers in the Western world is heart disease.The death rate( 率) from the disease has been increasing at an alarming speed for the past thirty years.Today in Britain,for example,about four hundred people a day die of heart disease.Medical experts know that people can reduce their chances of getting heart disease by exercising regularly,by not smoking,by changing their diets,and by paying more attention to reducing stress(压力) in their work.

However,Western health-care systems are still not paying enough attention to the prevention of the disease.There is a need for more programs to educate the public about the causes and prevention of heart disease.Instead of supporting such programs,however,the U.S.health-care system is spending large sums of money on the surgical( 外 科 的 ) treatment of the disease after it develops.This emphasis( 强 调 ) on treatment clearly has something to do with the technological advances that have taken place in the past ten to fifteen years.In this time,modern technology has enabled doctors to develop new surgical techniques.Many operations that were considered impossible or too risky(有风险的) a few years ago are now performed every day in U.S.hospitals.The result has been a huge increase in heart surgery.

Although there is no doubt that heart surgery can help a large number of people,some people point out that the emphasis on the surgical treatment of the disease has three clear disadvantages.First,it attracts interest and money away from the question of prevention.Second,it causes the costs of general hospital care to rise.After hospitals buy the expensive equipment that is necessary for modern heart surgery,they must try to recover the money they have spent.To do this,they raise costs for all their patients,not just those patients whose treatment requires the equipment.The third disadvantage is that doctors are encouraged to perform surgery—even on patients for whom an operation is unnecessary—because the equipment and expert skills are there.A government office recently stated that major heart surgery was often performed even though its chances of success were low.In one type of heart surgery,for example,only 15 percent of patients improved their conditions after the surgery.However,more than 100,000 of these operations are performed in the United States every year.

1.What effect has modern technology had on medicine?

A.It has reduced the costs of medical treatment.

B.It hasn’t helped save any patients.

C.It has encouraged doctors to do more heart surgeries.

D.It has helped educate people about the prevention of heart disease.

2.“To do this”(in Paragraph 3) means _____ .

A.to help patients recover

B.to increase the number of heart surgeries

C.to get back the money spent on the equipment

D.to buy new equipment for the treatment of heart disease

3.The author would agree that _____ .

A.more money should be spent on the prevention of heart disease

B.heart surgery has helped most patients improve their conditions

C.modern technology has made heart surgery more risky than before

D.the public have known a great deal about the causes of heart disease

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A.The Greatest Killer in the West

B.Heart Disease:Treat or Prevent

C.Old Technology and Heart Surgery

D.Heart Surgery:Advantages

Have you wondered why different animals or pests have their particular colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Birds, especially seagulls are very fond of locusts (蝗虫), but birds can’t easily catch locusts because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colour of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But when crops are ripe, locusts take on exactly the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are usually easily found and eaten by their enemies. So they have to hide themselves in terror for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life in any part of the world, you will find the main use of colouring is to protect them. Bears, wolves and other beasts move quietly through forests. They are usually invisible(can’t be seen) to the eyes of hunters, because they have the colour much like the bark（树皮）of trees.

An even more strange act remains to be noticed. A kind of fish living in seas can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid is over, its enemies cannot find it, and it quickly swims away. Thus, it has existed up to now though it is not powerful at all.

1.This passage mainly talks about _______.

A.the change of colour in locusts

B.animals or pests can dye（染色）themselves different colours

C.how a certain sea fish protects itself

D.the protective colour of animals and pests

2.Locusts are pests but they aren’t easily wiped out by their enemies because _______.

A.they change colors with the crops

B.they are dangerous to their enemies

C.they fly very fast

D.they are powerful enough

3.The pests that have different colours from plants usually appear at night because _______.

A.their enemies can easily find them and eat them

B.they have the habit of coming out in darkness

C.it’s easy for them to destroy plants in darkness

D.birds take their rests when night comes

4.A certain fish living in seas has lived through millions of year because _______.

A.it is the most powerful in the sea

B.no other fishes can swim as fast as it can

C.it can send out a kind of liquid which makes its enemies unable to find it

D.the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies

    Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman.The other was a farmer.They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, " Let's do something to pass the time."

"What do you want to do? " the businessman asked."We can ask each other riddles."

The farmer said, "You start." "Let's make the rules first, " the businessman said." That's not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do.I am just a farmer."

"That's true." The businessman said."What do you want we should do? " "If you don't know the answer to a riddle, you pay me ﹩100.And if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you ﹩50." The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, "OK.

That's fair.Who will go first? "

"I will, " The farmer said." Here is my riddle.What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? " The business man repeated the riddle, "What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that's a good one.I'm afraid I don't know the answer." He gave the farmer ﹩100, then said, " Tell me the answer.What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? " "I don't know." The farmer said and gave him ﹩50.

1.The story happened _____.

A.on a farm B.between two passengers

C.before a long train journey D.in a shop.

2.What does the word "riddle" mean in this story？

A.A difficult question to find the answer to.

B.Something to help to make rules.

C.Something to win money.

D.a kind of game in doing business..

3.The farmer _____.

A.enjoyed himself on his long journey.

B.didn't want to pay even one dollar

C.spent all his money on the plane ticket.

D.won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game.

4.Which of the following is NOT true？

A.The two men made rules for their riddle.

B.The businessman knew the answer to his riddle.

C.The two men made their riddle game more interesting by paying it for money.

D.The farmer was much cleverer than the businessman.

    Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone's life? If you don't care about sex（性别）or age, come and join us, then you'll make it!

Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant（No Pay with Free Meals）

Place: Manchester

Hours: Part Time

We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!

Role:

You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives.You will help them to develop new skills.You will help them to protect their rights and their safety.But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.

Skills and Experience Required:

You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient.You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities.Previous care﹣related experience will be a great advantage for you.

1.The text is meant to _____ .

A.leave a note B.show a document(文件)

C.carry an advertisement D.send an e﹣mail.

2.What will you do if you join them？

A.You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives

B.You will help them to protect their rights and their safety

C.You will help them to develop new skills

D.All of the above.

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

A.A girl can't get the position

B.You can get money from the position

C.It is a full time job

D.Free meals are available （可得到的）.

假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom在学习中国文化时读到中国成语“囊萤映雪”，向你求助了解其寓意并了解有关知识，请给他回信，要点如下：

1. 该成语的寓意；

2. 中国成语的特点（简洁有意义，源自文学经典，历史故事，民间口语）

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数

参考词汇： 萤火虫 firefly     中国成语 Chinese idiom

Dear Tom,

It’s great to hear from you. I’m delighted to know you are interested in Chinese idioms.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours faithfully,

LiHua.

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。

Here come a piece of good news. Chinese Summer Camp, that is intended for international students, is going to be held in our school this summer vacation. Since you are keen on Chinese culture, I’d like to invite you to join in it.

Scheduling to last 11 days, from July 18 to July 28, the Camp covers a wide variety of cultural activity. They ranged from studying Chinese daily expressions to attending some lectures on Chinese history and tradition culture. By doing these activities, I believe you will definitely gain better understanding of China and its culture.

If you want to participate in this Camp, please sign up for them before July 2nd at our school website. Your participation will be high appreciated.

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。

Numerous Chinese cultural and art treasures have been put on show in many parts of the world over the past years, showcasing the fantastic Chinese civilization on the global stage and 1. (promote) cultural exchanges.

In December, 2018. New Zealand's national museum started a four- month exhibition, where both terracotta warriors (兵马俑) and more than 160 ancient antique pieces2.(make) of gold, jade and bronze were displayed. On the opening day, local citizens3.(line) up to enjoy this "once in a lifetime" experience. The exhibition,4.provided visitors with some knowledge of long standing Chinese civilization, was5.(high) appreciated for the individuality of each terracotta warrior and the unbelievable creativity needed to build the army.

Treasures showing the lives of emperors and empresses from the Qing Dynasty also went on display in museums in Washington. D. C.and Moscow in 2019. 6.over 100 pieces put on show, including realistic7.(painting), furnishings and jewelry from the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibition was also8.huge success.

Chinese and foreign museums have been making exchanges to encourage dialogue between civilizations and foster people’ s9.(understand) of and engagement with cultures that interest 10.(they). It is an important job for museums to bring the world closer.

I was in the fifth grade when I first dipped my fingers into the endless ocean of expression and allowed my hands to grow a(n)_______.

I remember my hands being sweaty as I wandered _______into her classroom. From corner to corner, the_______were decorated with clippings (剪报) and posters _______ deafness and American Sign Language. Pictures of _______hands hung from the bulletin boards (宣传牌).

Once the rest of my classmates _______ in their seats, she began. She did not speak. Her hands _______ about gracefully as she signed, “Hello. My name is Ms. Lewison. Your name what?” These signs did not _______ until later that week, but still I sat upright at my desk, trying to figure them out. My entire first impression of her was “_______”.

As months passed, my class transformed to an unusually large family. Ms. Lewison was like our __________. When we were feeling troubled, we just let our __________do the talking. The lesson became less about following the lesson itself and more about __________.

Ms. Lewsion performed a tough task. She __________ replaced all the ignorance in me with __________. Then she opened my __________ and opened it even wider. She would find time to turn me into a __________ signer. She taught me that there are no limits and my abilities are __________.

Today my fingers have learned to __________. Ms. Lewison pushed me __________ into the ocean of Deaf Culture and I have become a strong swimmer in diverse __________.

1.A.picture B.voice C.order D.poster

2.A.calmly B.excitedly C.quickly D.anxiously

3.A.walls B.ocean C.students D.desks

4.A.caused by B.related to C.contributing to D.aimed at

5.A.welcoming B.outstanding C.signing D.waving

6.A.settled B.seated C.backed D.locked

7.A.flowed B.wandered C.flew D.came

8.A.draw attention B.make sense C.catch sight D.hold breath

9.A.silent B.dull C.strange D.strict

10.A.teacher B.partner C.friend D.mother

11.A.bodies B.hearts C.hands D.eyes

12.A.sings B.language C.love D.life

13.A.successfully B.finally C.easily D.unwillingly

14.A.confidence B.patience C.curiosity D.freedom

15.A.mouth B.mind C.arms D.fingers

16.A.clever B.unique C.special D.fluent

17.A.endless B.strong C.weak D.uncertain

18.A.dip B.dance C.swim D.think

19.A.firmly B.hardly C.gently D.heavily

20.A.classes B.worlds C.families D.waters

    Many people often find themselves waking up in the middle of the night, unusually awake and excited. 1. . That's really frustrating. However, there is no need to worry. Here are some effective ways to help you fall asleep again.

Remain in bed. For you to fall asleep, your heart rate needs to slow down. When you get up, your heart rate goes up. So, avoid going to the bathroom during the night if you can. Do not eat too little or too much for dinner. Do not drink and fill your bladder （膀胱）before bed. 2. . It may make you fall asleep faster, but it may also disrupt

your sleep later in the night.

Stay in the dark. When you cannot sleep, LED lights on printers and cable boxes may be the reason. The same is true for light streaming in through cracks in curtains. 3.. You should cover lights with tape and wear a sleep mask. A popular choice has deep eye cups so your eyes can open and shut while you wear them.

Quiet your mind. Try ways to relax, such as deep breathing, meditation, and mindfulness exercises. 4. . The point is to keep your brain busy with something that is not demanding and is relaxing.

5. . If your wake-up time is 6:30 a.m. and your clock reads 3:00 a.m., do not think Oh no! I have only three hours left! Instead, say to yourself Oh great! I have three more hours to sleep!

You have a problem if you wake three times a week for more than three months. It may affect your quality of life. You need to find a sleep expert who can help identify the cause and fix it.

A. Think in a positive way.

B. Maintain a calm attitude.

C. They may keep you awake.

D. Most importantly, avoid alcohol in the evening.

E. You can do simple math problems in your head.

F. Getting up to do some mild exercise is also helpful.

G. Tossing and turning in bed, they are unable to fall asleep.

    They still bite, but new research shows lab-grown mosquitoes are fighting dengue fever — a dangerous disease that they normally would spread. Dengue infections appear to be dropping fast in communities in Indonesia, Vietnam, Brazil and Australia that are filled with the specially grown mosquitoes.

Researchers first injected （注射）mosquito eggs with Wolbachia bacteria that's common in insects and harmless to people in a lab. Infected females then pass the bacteria on through their eggs. Releasing enough Wolbachia carriers, both the females that bite and the males that don't, allows mating（交配）to spread the bacteria through a local mosquito population.

Rather than using chemicals to wipe out pests, “this is really about transforming the mosquito," said Cameron Simmons of the nonprofit World Mosquito Program, which is conducting the research.

The first success came from Australia. Mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia were released in parts of North Queensland starting in 2011, and gradually spread through the local mosquito population. Dengue is spread when a mosquito bites someone who is infected, and then bites another person, but somehow Wolbachia blocks that — and local spread has nearly disappeared in those North Queensland Communities, Simmons said.

The studies are continuing in other countries. But the findings, presented at a meeting of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, suggest it's possible to turn at least some mosquitoes from a public health threat into annoying biters.

The work marks “exciting progress," said Michigan State University professor Zhiyong Xi, who wasn't involved with the project but has long studied how Wolbachia can turn mosquitoes against themselves.

More research is needed, specialists cautioned. "The results are pretty exciting — strong levels of reductions — but there clearly are going to be things to be learned from the areas where the reductions are not as great," said Penn State University professor Elizabeth McGraw.

1.What can we learn about the lab-grown mosquitoes?

A.They lose the ability to bite people.

B.They become harmful to human beings.

C.They carry dangerous Wolbachia bacteria.

D.They spread Wolbachia bacteria by mating.

2.What does the underlined word "that" refer to in Paragraph 4?

A.The bite from a mosquito. B.The local community.

C.The spread of Dengue. D.The infected person.

3.What do the last two paragraphs suggest?

A.This research proves a complete success.

B.Scientists agree on this research.

C.There is still room for improvement.

D.Mosquitoes turn themselves against harmful ones.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Bacteria- infected Mosquitoes Bite Deadly Dengue.

B.Transform Mosquitoes into Annoying Biters

C.Fight against Mosquitoes with Wolbachia

D.Harmless Mosquitoes Are on Their Way

    As you move out of your teens and into your 20s and 30s, your musical tastes start to solidify and you likely quit keeping up with popular music. Now, research has found the average age at which your music library is unlikely to change: 33.

The study's author reached this conclusion by analyzing data on U. S. Spotify users and comparing it to artist popularity data from music intelligence company The Echo Nest.

To determine the age at which we stop seeking out new tunes, the author gathered self-reported age data from Spotify and looked at users' " Taste Profiles," which tracks how many times listeners have streamed individual artists. These artists were then matched to their popularity rank on The Echo Nest.

The average teen listens almost only to music among the Billboard, the 200 highest-ranking albums in the country, but this music represents a smaller part of their streaming as they age. In their teens, they listen to a lot of the same music, over and over again. Frank T. McAndrew, a professor of psychology at Knox College, explains that's the "mere exposure effect" at work, and it basically means, the more we're exposed to something, the more we like it.

There are many reasons why a person may stop streaming the current top musical hits, and the author looked into one by identifying Spotify listeners with large amounts of children's music and nursery rhymes in their libraries. In other words, when users may have become parents.

But the study concludes with some good news for parents: “If you're getting older and can't find yourself staying as relevant as you used to, have no fear — just wait for your kids to become teenagers, and you'll get exposed to all the popular music of the day once again!”

1.What happens after teens grow older?

A.They quit listening to music. B.Their interest in music fades.

C.They change their music libraries. D.Their musical tastes become stable.

2.What is the way of the research?

A.Interviews. B.Analyzing data.

C.Observation. D.Tracking popularity.

3.How do teens develop their musical tastes?

A.They listen to what they like repeatedly.

B.They act like their favorite popular stars.

C.They experience different styles of music.

D.They like high-ranking music worldwide.

4.What's the good news for parents in the last paragraph?

A.Parents will regain their faith in music.

B.Parents will influence their teens in music.

C.Parents will hear their favorite music again.

D.Parents will enjoy the music for teens again.

    Today's buzz words, which include global warming and zero emissions, are causing everyday people (not just celebrities) to look for ways to reduce their carbon footprint. Based on this trend, entire districts, known as eco-communities, are being designed with green initiatives in mind. Dockside Green in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is one of these communities. If everything goes according to plan, Dockside Green will be a self-sufficient community. The plans describe a variety of environmental features, some of which have never been seen.

Builders of Dockside Green have the environment in mind with every choice they make. They ensure proper ventilation (通风), and guarantee residents 100% fresh indoor air. Interior and exterior building materials, such as paints and wood, are natural and non-toxic (无毒的). Eco-conscious builders use bamboo wherever possible because it is durable and does not require pesticides to grow.

Energy efficiency is one of the top priorities in eco-communities, such as Dockside Green. Not only do energy-efficient appliances and light fixtures reduce the environmental impact of heating and hot water, they also save residents and business owners money. Dockside Green claims that home owners will use 55% less energy than average residents in Canada. Studies show that people use approximately 20% less energy when they are billed for exactly what they use. In addition, water is treated at Dockside Green and reused on site for flushing toilets.

Planners of eco-communities such as Dockside Green must take the future into account. Dockside Green plans on reusing 90% of its construction waste. They also plan to continue using local suppliers for all of their transport and maintenance needs. This is a great way to reduce emissions. Finally, plans are in the works for a high-tech heating system that will use renewable biomass instead of fossil fuels.

The first two stages of development at Dockside Green have already been completed, and many other plans are in the works. Other smaller eco-villages can be found around the world. Residents of these communities aim to reduce their carbon footprint and be models for sustainable living.

1.The purpose of the article is to ______ .

A.introduce eco-communities

B.describe Dockside Green's plans

C.advertise Dockside Green

D.illustrate sustainable living

2.According to the article, what percentage of energy saving will Dockside Green residents save？ ______

A.100%.

B.90%.

C.55%.

D.20%.

3.Bamboo is an environmentally friendly choice for builders because it ______ .

A.provides good air circulation

B.keeps pests out of houses

C.is toxic substances free

D.can be used for a long time

4.What will Dockside Green try to do in the future？ ______

A.To find fossil fuel alternatives.

B.To develop an interior transportation system.

C.To use most of construction waste again.

D.To cooperate with other eco-villages.

    I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical achievements. A newspaper reporter interviewed him why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?

He responded that it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he dropped the slippery bottle, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor-a real sea of milk!

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him, giving him a lecture or punishing him, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge pool of milk. Well,the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”

Indeed, the boy did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. How would you like to do that? We could use a sponge (海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.

His mother then said, “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could make it. What a wonderful lesson!

This famous scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes.

1.When the mother found the kitchen floor covered with milk, she ______ .

A.gave the boy a lecture instead of shouting at him

B.praised the boy instead of punishing him

C.felt satisfied with the boy’s trying to help himself

D.calmed down the boy and helped him find a way to clean the floor

2.The child’s experience resulted in the following BUT ______ .

A.offering the boy a chance to grasp the bottle

B.benefiting the boy all his life

C.helping the boy be more creative

D.making the boy realize the mistake is of value

3.According to the passage, the way the scientist’s mother used is ______ .

A.instructive

B.strict

C.formal

D.strange

用模块一Units1-2所学的新单词的恰当形式填空。

1.He didn't realize visitors were ____________ (要求) not to take photos in the museum until then.

2.The family ____________ (遭受) heavy losses in the Second World War.

3.They were told to wear ____________ (正式的) clothes to attend the meeting.

4.He i____________ all the ' No Smoking' signs and lit up a cigarette.

5.He spoke English with a strong African ____________(口音).

6.Although Bill and Jill d____________ on most things, they are best friends.

7.If you have difficulties in English reading, one important thing you must do is to increase your v____________.

8.I would be g____________ if you could give me some advice.

9.People ____________ (在场的) in the party were all shocked at the news.

10.Besides his n____________ language, the super star can speak 7 foreign languages.