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。

Easter Island, or Rapu Nui as it is known 1. (local), is home to several hundred ancient human statues. After this remote Pacific island 2. (settle) by the Polynesians (波利尼西亚人), it remained isolated (与世隔绝) for centuries. All the resources that went into the statues, some of 3. are ten metres tall and weigh over 7,000 kilos, came from the Island itself. Yet when Dutch adventurers landed in 1722, they met a Stone Age culture.

The statues, 4. (carve) with stone tools, were transported for many kilometers to the large stone platforms, without the use of animals or wheels. The identity of the statues builders was 5. doubt until well into 6. twentieth century. Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian 7. (explore), thought the statues had been created by the people from Peru. Bestselling Swiss author Erich Daniken believed they were built by aliens. Modem science has proved that the statues builders were Polynesians, but not how they moved their 8. (creation). Local folklore (民俗) believes that the statues walked there 9. (they), while researchers have tended to assume the ancestors dragged the statues there, 10. (use) ropes and logs.

    My bed is the best part of my home, where I go to find ________ after a long stressful day. However, lately, I get ________ just looking at it. I cant fall asleep I'm a ________ of insomnia (失眠).

I'm not ________: studies show more than one in three people worldwide ________ insomnia. Some people can get to sleep on time, but ________ much too early; others get a full-night sleep but still feel very ________ when they wake up. And then there are people like me, ordinary insomniacs who toss and turn all night.

Insomnia is a side effect of ________. To find the cure, doctors first find out the ________ by keeping a “sleep diary”, in which you ________ your sleep habits. The ________ may indicate lifestyle patterns, which are causing your problem. A specialist in sleep disorders writes, “a good sleep diary can ________ allow the patients to ‘cure themselves’.”

A good nights sleep is created during the day. ________ in the beginning of the day, and stay away from caffeine in the afternoon. After dark, dim the lights and try to ________ stress. Our bodies like ________ patterns. If you can’t fall asleep, try listening to soft music. You'lI most likely be asleep.

1.A.courage B.relaxation C.decision D.wisdom

2.A.confident B.skeptical C.nervous D.curious

3.A.victim B.specialist C.recorder D.witness

4.A.sad B.alone C.pleased D.afraid

5.A.refers to B.adapts to C.benefits from D.suffers from

6.A.get up B.look up C.wake up D.turn up

7.A.exhausted B.concerned C.embarrassed D.frightened

8.A.entertainment B.anxiety C.hesitation D.loneliness

9.A.approach B.data C.symptom D.cause

10.A.develop B.record C.break D.change

11.A.effect B.cure C.doctor D.diary

12.A.seldom B.rarely C.often D.occassionally

13.A.Sleep B.Work C.Read D.Exercise

14.A.experience B.accumulate C.reduce D.inspire

15.A.consistent B.various C.normal D.irregular

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Are you looking for a new pastime that will create a balance between physical activity and relaxation? Then yoga may be the perfect choice for you. Yoga can be practiced by people of all ages and levels of fitness.1. It's a great way to strengthen your muscles and become more flexible.

In the 1930s, Indian Sri Tirumali and K. Pattabhi developed one of the most popular forms of yoga practised worldwide today. They worked together using an ancient Sansknt text called Yoga Korunta to create a set routine of yoga movements and breathing exercises. 2.

Ashtanga is different from other forms of yoga. It is a very powerful form of aerobic (有氧的)exercise which creates deep heat in the body. 3. In other forms of yoga, however, the routine can change each time and the stretching exercises aren't aerobic.

4.As well as making you stronger and more flexible, it can also help you to stay calm. By focusing on your breathing while doing physical exercise, you are able to get a balance between mind and body. In addition, yoga helps to make us healthier so we are less likely to get common illnesses like colds.

Furthermore, yoga encourages you to think about what you're doing. Often you will close your eyes while doing certain movements.5.After a few lessons you'll stop looking at what the others around you are doing. You will stop comparing yourself and start focusing on yourself.

A. It can also be done anywhere at any time.

B. The result of their co-operation was ashtanga yoga.

C. Whatever kind of yoga you choose, there are many long-term benefits.

D. This allows you to concentrate better and it makes you less competitive.

E. Every time someone practices ashtanga, he or she does exactly the same movements.

F.  If you're interested in yoga, but can find a class near you, then it might be   an excuse to travel.

G. Recently, it has become extremely common for beginners as well as advanced yoga students to go on yoga holidays.

    A remarkable variety of insects live on this planet. Insects have survived on earth for more than 300 million years, and may possess the ability to survive for millions more.

Insects can be found almost everywhere—on the highest mountains, in the cold South Pole and in bubbling hot springs. They dig through the ground, jump and sing in the trees, and run and dance in the air. They come in many different colors and various shapes. Insects are extremely useful to humans,pollinating (授粉) our crops as well as flowers in meadows,forests, deserts and other areas. But some insects, such as mosquitoes and fleas, can transmit disease.

There are many reasons why insects are so successful at surviving. Their amazing ability to adapt permits them to live in extreme ranges of temperatures and environments. They can survive on a wide range of natural and artificial foods - paint, books, grain, plants and animals. Because they are small, they can hide in tiny spaces.

A strong, hard but flexible shell covers their soft organs and is resistant to chemicals, water and physical impact. Their wings give them the option of flying away from dangerous situations or toward food or mates. Also, insects have an enormous reproductive capacity: An African ant queen can lay as many as 43,000 eggs a day.

Another reason for their success is the strategy of protective color. An insect may be right before our eyes, but nearly invisible because it is cleverly disguised (伪装) like a green leaf, lump of brown soil, a seed or some other natural object. Some insects use bright, bold colors to send warning signals that they taste bad. Others have wing patterns that look like the eyes of a huge predator, confusing their enemies.

1.What does the underlined word “transmit” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.cure. B.catch.

C.prevent. D.spread.

2.How can the insects protect themselves from chemicals?

A.Have a strong shell. B.Fly away when necessary.

C.Hide in tiny spaces. D.Change colors or shapes.

3.Why do some insects disguise like natural objects?

A.To look bad—tasting. B.To send warning signals.

C.To avoid being discovered. D.To frighten away their enemies.

4.What’s the main idea of this text?

A.How insects survive in different places.

B.Why insects can survive so successfully.

C.What insects can do to the environment.

D.Where insects can be found in quantity.

    Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America.

Her poems described conditions in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women. But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.

In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago, where many black people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was A Street in Bronzeville that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions of the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection.

In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks won Pulitzer Prize for her second book of poems called Annie Allen. Annie Allen is `a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and being poor. Ms. Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.

Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called Maud Martha, which received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today.

In some of her poems, Gwendolyn Brooks described how what people see in life is affected by who they are. One example is this poem, Corners on the Curing Sky.

By the end of the 1960s, Gwendolyn Brooks’s poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues.

1.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.The life of Gwendolyn Brooks. B.The struggles of black women.

C.The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks. D.The understanding about black culture.

2.What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks from the second paragraph?

A.She was good at using the language of poetry.

B.She mainly wrote about the struggles of black women.

C.Her writing skills were a little worse than her ability.

D.Her poems were mainly about the African experience.

3.The author develops the passage mainly by ________.

A.using statistics B.providing examples

C.comparing opinions D.describing her experiences

4.In the next part, the author would most probably talk about ________.

A.the poems related to political issues B.the difficulties Ms. Brooks would meet

C.the awards Gwendolyn Brooks gained D.the struggles that the black had to face

    One evening, when I asked my 17-year-old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response took me by surprise. “What’s a colander (漏勺)?” he asked.

I could only blame myself. In the family, nobody’s hands went in the sauce except my own. But as I explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadn’t prepared Ray for. Suddenly it hit me: He’d be leaving the house in a year to attend college. No way was I going to send a spoiled prince into the world.

As parents,while we focus on our children’s character,we are also raising someone’s future roommate, husband, or father. I’d raise a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, “What’s for dinner?” So, I came up with a plan to offer Ray a private home economics course. Gladly, he didn’t say no.

For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for roasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation on the importance of preheating an oven.

One day we covered Advanced Laundry, in which I taught him never to mix a red sweatshirt with white. I knew that he would rather have been shooting hoops in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his mother - he tried to beg off sewing lessons - but it couldn’t be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. “I appreciate what you do as a mom,” he told me one day.

Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more importantly, he realizes there s nothing masculine (男子气概的) about being helpless. Not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That’s what I call a man.

1.Hearing her son’s question, the author felt ________.

A.angry B.disappointed

C.shocked D.calm

2.What made the author so panic?

A.Ray’s lack of basic living skills. B.Ray’s absence in the kitchen.

C.Ray’s leaving to attend college. D.Ray’s misunderstanding of a colander.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A.Ray preferred sewing to cooking.

B.Ray made great progress in cooking.

C.Ray thought doing housework was helpless.

D.Ray was unwilling to take the course originally.

4.The underlined part “more than just housekeeping” in Paragraph 5 shows that Ray ________.

A.fell in love with housework B.did other work in the house

C.acknowledged his mother’s efforts D.began to be more independent

    Looking for a winter vacation destination? Try these four resorts (度假胜地) on for size.

Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah

Solitude Mountain is a place to go if you love skiing in winter but hate waiting on lift lines. Loving a bargain doesn’t hurt either since the accommodations here are less expensive than at nearby and more well-known Park City, Alta, and Snowbird.

Key West, Florida

The crowds thin out and the prices fall in Key West in winter. Key West, the southernmost point in the United States, has a remote, romantic feel. It has inspired many poets and has drawn such literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams.

Taos,New Mexico

Taos, New Mexico is a popular winter ski spot. But if you’re not a skier, you’ll want to head there anytime between Thanksgiving and April since there are fewer people there then. You’ll still be able to experience all the culture and sights, including the thousand-year-old Taos Pueblo, the only living Native American community that is regarded as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Big Sky, Montana

Big Sky, Montana, has more than 5,800 acres of skiing area spreading across several mountains, with a vertical (垂直的) drop of 4,350 feet, as well as 85 km of Nordic tracks. So it s a good choice to head for Big Sky for the fantastic skiing in winter when it is called “the least crowded resort ever”.

1.What’s the advantage of Solitude Mountain Resort?

A.Being close to modern cities. B.Having warmer climate in winter.

C.Having cheaper accommodations. D.Providing store bargains for visitors.

2.What is Taos Pueblo?

A.It is a hotel in Mexico. B.It is the name of a skier.

C.It is a popular ski spot. D.It is an ancient community.

3.What do the places have in common in winter?

A.Uncrowded. B.Risky.

C.Cheap. D.Unpolluted.

假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Michael在学校举办的“中国诗词大会”比赛中获得了外国选手组一等奖。请根据以下提示写一封英文电子邮件向他表示祝贺。

1. 祝贺他获奖；

2. 肯定他付出的努力；

3. 询问何时方便，一起交流一下中国古诗词学习心得。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

中国诗词大会 Chinese Poetry Contest

Dear Michael,

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Yours,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

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。

Keeping a diary in English is an 1. (effect) way to improve our English writing abilities. 2. (compare) with other forms of writing , it is shorter and takes less time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in this practice, 3. (gradual) we will learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many difficulties. In the first place, 4. happens that we have trouble 5. (express) our minds with appropriate words and phrases. Second, there exist idiomatic 6. (method) of saying something specific in Chinese but it is extremely hard for us to put it into English properly.

My suggestion is that a notebook 7. (keep) and a Chinese - English dictionary be 8. our reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook 9. consult our dictionary then. In short, I firmly believe that keeping a diary 10. (contribute) a lot to the development of our writing skills in the future.

    If you hear about Matt Cox’s response to his daughter, who was suspended (暂停) from her school bus for bullying (欺凌), you are likely to have an opinion about his actions.

Matt Cox _________ his ten-year-old daughter Kirsten, who had _________ bullied her classmates on the bus, to _________ five miles to school in 2℃ weather. He drove behind her, filmed her walk, and _________ the video to social media.

Matt who considered his _________ a “life lesson” said, “She has been kicked out of the school bus for the second time this school year, because she _________ another student from getting off the bus.”

“Last Friday, when my daughter brought home her _________ for her bus suspension, she said, ‘Daddy, you are going to have to take me to school next week’. As you see, this morning she is _________ a lesson,” said Matt.

In order to teach his daughter to be _________ for her behavior and be aware of her __________ for bullying her classmates, Matt __________ her transportation to school, ________, he made her walk. Many parents __________ his actions, celebrating his “tough love”, while experts disapproved of his __________ response, insisting that by publicly __________ his daughter, he did more harm than good.

However, Matt didn’t __________ their judgments. “I hope the video can lead parents to hold their children responsible for their own __________. I am just a father trying to teach my daughter that life has standards for our actions and we have to pay for the __________ of breaking them. It’s important to be kind and __________ to others, because words and actions have strong effects on others, and some can be very __________ and destructive.

1.A.warned B.advised C.forced D.begged

2.A.repeatedly B.secretly C.probably D.accidentally

3.A.drive B.run C.exercise D.walk

4.A.applied B.posted C.donated D.attached

5.A.attitude B.punishment C.experience D.statement

6.A.stopped B.freed C.excused D.protected

7.A.homework B.permit C.paperwork D.reward

8.A.attending B.preparing C.skipping D.learning

9.A.ready B.concerned C.responsible D.grateful

10.A.fault B.feature C.desire D.value

11.A.afforded B.overlooked C.replaced D.refused

12.A.besides B.instead C.therefore D.otherwise

13.A.supported B.doubted C.joined D.performed

14.A.reasonable B.normal C.severe D.quick

15.A.shaming B.discussing C.controlling D.scolding

16.A.look through B.take down C.clear up D.c are about

17.A.scores B.problems C.feelings D.actions

18.A.challenges B.consequences C.courage D.burden

19.A.grateful B.respectful C.rude D.devoted

20.A.limited B.magical C.hurtful D.boring

    Interviews are becoming an increasingly common part of the application process for US universities. Since many Chinese applicants are unable to meet admissions officers in person, some rely on phone or video interviews to connect with recruiters. Software like Skype and FaceTime helps students to bridge the distance. 1.

● 2.

Before the interview, review your experiences fully and be prepared to explain them in vivid detail. In particular, think about what you’ve done outside of academia. Remind yourself why you would be a strong candidate. To improve your storytelling skills, New Oriental Education recommends you remember the “STARS”. It refers to “situation, tasks, actions, result and self”. 3. What situations did you find yourself in? What tasks were you faced with? How did you react, and what was the outcome?

● Master the art of interviewing electronically.

4. The right clothes can help put you in the mindset of a professional conversation. Also, remember to smile while you are speaking. Experts from Villanova University say it can help improve the tone of your voice. Still, remember to look into your webcam-not at your monitor during the Skype video interviews, as this will stimulate direct eye contact.

● Be thankful and send a thank-you e-mail.

Make sure to write a thank-you e-mail after you finish the interview and address it specifically to the admissions representative. 5. If there is something about the interview that was helpful to you, let your interviewer know. If you share an interest with your interviewer over a book or a band, make sure you mention it in the e-mail. Send it within 24 hours after the interview while it’s still fresh in your mind and your interviewer’s.

A. Be a good storyteller.

B. Think carefully before the interview.

C. Dress professionally, even for phone interviews.

D. Here are some tips while doing long - distance interviews.

E. Most importantly, the e-mail should be kept short and right to the point.

F. These words can help you highlight the most important parts of your resume.

G. Express your interest in the school and thank your interviewer for meeting with you.

    Like most people, you have probably lost count of the number of perfect-looking shoes you have thrown away simply because the rubber soles (橡胶鞋底) are broken. In addition to the expense, it is also harmful to our environment. Now, thanks to a revolutionary self-healing 3-D printed rubber material, broken shoe soles may be a thing of the past.

The magical polymer (聚合物) is developed by the researchers at the University of Southern California’s (USC) and the University of Connecticut (UConn) . The team, led by USC Assistant Professor Qiming Wang, created it through a process called photopolymerization, which uses light to solidify the liquid used to create 3-D printed plastic. The researchers found that adding the right amount of oxidant (氧化剂) to the liquid allowed the 3-D polymer to heal (愈合) without slowing down the hardening process.

“When we gradually increase the oxidant, the self - healing behavior becomes stronger, but the photopolymerization behavior becomes weaker,” explained Wang. “There is competition between these two behaviors.”

The team, who published the findings in the journal NPG Asia Materials on February 1st,2019, state that the repair time can be reduced by increasing the room temperature. “If you just put a broken shoe on a bench at room temperature, the rubber will heal itself in six to eight hours,” Wang said. “If you apply heat at maybe 60℃, that expedites the healing process to about two hours.”

Given the material s huge potential, it is not surprising to hear that Wang and his team have been approached by several shoe-making companies eager to be the first to use the technology, which is still in the early stages. Once perfected, the scientists also hope to apply the technique to hard plastics that can be used to create self-healing toys, electronics, vehicle parts, and, if Wang has his way, even tires.

1.How do the researchers make 3-D printed plastic self- heal?

A.By changing the amount of light used.

B.By raising the temperature at which it is used.

C.By increasing the hardening speed of the liquid.

D.By adding the proper amount of oxidant to the liquid.

2.What can be inferred from the text?

A.The creation of 3-D printed plastic doesn’t need light.

B.The surrounding temperature determines the speed of healing.

C.Many shoe making companies got the right to use the technology.

D.Throwing away broken shoe soles has been a thing of the past.

3.What does the underlined word “expedites” mean?

A.Strengthens. B.Delays. C.Accelerates. D.Worsens.

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

A.Self - healing shoes may be in our future.

B.3-D printing technology makes a difference.

C.Self - healing technology will serve many fields.

D.A revolution of rubber soles has changed our life.

    A few years ago, a doctor gave a wrong prescription to a 9-year-old boy because he had accidentally clicked the next medicine listed in the drop-down menu. Unfortunately, the boy died.

Dr. Gidi Stein heard the story and felt forced to do something. “It was like killing someone with a spelling error. He just clicked on the wrong button…Stein said. “One would have thought there’d be some kind of spell-checker to prevent these terrible things from happening. But apparently this is not the case.”

Several things were immediately obvious to the 54-year-old Stein, who had previously studied computer science. “If you look at this problem from a bird’s eye view, there were so many places down the line where this decision could have been stopped-from the physician to the pharmacy (药房) even to the mother. All of them had all the relevant information to have the judgment that this was just the wrong drug for the wrong patient. For Stein, it represented a systematic failure.

Stein compared this with credit cards. “If you use your credit card in the daily routine over time, a pattern emerges of how we use our cards : the grocery store, the gas station in our local town. If your credit card would appear tomorrow in Zimbabwe, it would be unusual. The credit card company would call you and say, “‘Hey, was that you?’”

But nothing like that existed in the field of prescription drugs. So Stein set up a company called MedAware. He came up with a machine learning outliner detection system. In other words, he trained the computers to realize if a doctor accidentally prescribed the wrong medicine.

The system is already used in hospitals and doctor5 s offices. To date, MedAware has used their technology to help nearly six million patients in the United States and Israel.

1.What caused the boy’s death?

A.The doctor’s carelessness. B.The doctor’s poor medical skill.

C.The failure of the computer. D.The incomplete health care system.

2.How did Dr. Gidi Stein react to the boy’s death?

A.He was annoyed and put the blame on the doctor only.

B.He was regretful and tried to prevent similar accidents happening.

C.He was embarrassed and mistook it as a systematic failure.

D.He was confused and detected the mistakes in prescriptions himself.

3.What does Stein want to tell us by mentioning credit cards?

A.Credit cards are available for doctors’ prescriptions.

B.Instructions in using credit cards are offered to users.

C.The boy might have been saved with the technology like credit cards.

D.MedAware’s technology will benefit the patients in Zimbabwe.

4.It can be concluded from the text that ________.

A.MedAware’s technology helps doctors choose right medicine

B.MedAware’s technology checks the prescriptions doctors make out

C.Medical industry worldwide has enjoyed MedAware’s technology

D.The boy? s mother was not to blame for his death during the accident

    The Oscar - winning 2013 musical Frozen, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, followed the tale of two princess sisters, Elsa and Anna. They were forced to grow up isolated from each other and the world because of Elsa’s potentially dangerous magic ability to control ice. The film earned an amazing $1.27 billion box office worldwide, and fans were so charmed by the characters-that they weren’t able to “Let It Go”, crazily calling for a sequel (续集).

Finally, Frozen II comes into its fans’ eyes. However, the beginning of Frozen II is not convincing, largely because it overturns much of the character development Anna and Elsa went through in the first movie. At the end of Frozen, Elsa had learned that her powers were a gift, and she had become confident and proud in using them. At the beginning of Frozen II, that confidence is gone.

Whatever technical advancements have been made in computer animation over the past six years aren’t readily apparent in Frozen II. It mostly has the same frosty look as the first film. A sea battle between Elsa and a glowing ice horse leaves the most striking impression on the audience.

The biggest failure? The music. In Frozen, even the throwaway songs enjoyed great popularity, let alone the theme song Let It Go. Returning composers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez try to give Elsa two showstopping numbers: Into the Unknown and Show Yourself. But neither song reaches any emotional heights. (Never mind that there really isn’t a show to stop.)

Yes, Frozen II is a letdown to most audience, especially the fans of the original. It’s hard to see how the same team who made something so cool in 2013 could deliver something so-there’s no other word for it-lukewarm.

1.What do we know about the musical Frozen?

A.Its theme song didn’t reach fans’ heart.

B.It didn’t earn profit through its box office.

C.It was a big hit after it came into the market.

D.Its main characters lived together in their childhood.

2.What is the most impressive part of Frozen II?

A.A sea battle. B.Technical advancement.

C.A different beginning. D.The newly-created music.

3.What does the author think of the musical Frozen II?

A.Breathtaking. B.Disturbing.

C.Moving. D.Disappointing.

4.What type of writing is this text?

A.An announcement. B.A film review.

C.An official report. D.A show guide.

    The Escape Surf School is in Newquay and has been teaching people to surf for over 15 years. As well as being one of the longest running UK Surf Schools, we are the only one of the schools in Newquay with a 35-year professional surfer as head coach (our very own Mike Young-Surf Guru!)

We love teaching complete beginners but we also teach intermediate and advanced coaching, offering outback, progressive lessons on a daily basis.

We are open 12 months of the year, 7 days a week, so if you want to learn to surf or improve your surfing, then look no further.

Surf Lessons

At the Escape Surf School, we are proud to specialize, not generalize. We offer lessons to whoever is interested, ranging from complete beginners to advanced and contest surfers. As well as offering surfing lessons, we also offer a variety of packages which include surfing and accommodation.

All lessons take place on Towan, Great Western or Fistral beach, all of which are less than 5 minutes’ walk from school. So we meet at the school, where we all change into wetsuits, and then head for the best beach.

Guided Prices

1 lesson-$65: Perfect for a beginner, taster session, or quick surfing fix!

Full day (2 lessons)-$90: Can be split over 2 days to really progress in your surfing.

Family lesson-$160: Have fun with the family in a private lesson with one of our professional coaches. (Price is based on 2 adults and 2 kids.)

One in One-$100: Experience private coaching with Pro Surfer.

Two on One-$140: Couples or friends, experience private surf coaching session, perfect to fast track your surfing and impress your partner! The prices include board and wetsuit (and boots or gloves if required), there are no hidden charges.

1.What makes the Escape Surf School unique?

A.Its history. B.Its lessons.

C.Its students. D.Its head coach.

2.How much will be paid if twin sisters want private lesson together?

A.$90. B.$100. C.$140. D.$160.

3.What can we learn about the Escape Surf School?

A.It welcomes learners at all levels. B.Learners should bring their own wetsuits.

C.It teaches surfing and swimming. D.Learners can get changed on the best beach.

假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Jane发来邮件，说她在当地“汉语桥 (Chinese Bridge)”比赛中琵琶(pipa)演奏和中文演讲均获第一名，下个月她将作为学生代表赴华参加汉语桥总决赛。请你给她写一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 表示热烈祝贺；

2. 提出赛前建议；

3. 期待早日见面。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jane,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

下列每个句子中有一处语言错误。每处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: 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

1.The beautiful scenery of the town impressed me most for the first time I visited it.

2.Who is in charge of the project is to blame for the failure caused by carelessness.

3.If the police thought he was the most likely one, they couldn’t arrest him since they had no convincing proof.

4.The most important factor which contributes to success is what you do every single day.

5.It was at 11:00 that the business meeting finally came to the end.

6.Faced with the complicated situation, Tom had no alternative but turn to his friend for help.

7.Far from satisfying with his progress, Tom devoted himself entirely to writing.

8.The film adapted from a detective novel has received a positive respond from the audience.

9.There’s still some doubt that our demand for higher salaries will be taken seriously.

10.We presented Mr. Green with a Chinese knot, a gift giving to foreigners as a symbol of Chinese culture.

The dog suddenly started barking as if aware __________ the stranger’s approach.

A.at B.to C.of D.with

J.K.Rowling’s Harry Potter series __________ readers of all ages, and went straight to number one on the best-seller list.

A.attended to B.referred to C.turned to D.appealed to

I’ll never forget my teacher __________ influence I took up teaching, determined to dedicate myself to the rewarding career.

A.who B.that C.under whose D.under his

We admire Susan for her persistence, the only one of the young girls who __________ in the rock band for 3 years so far.

A.played B.play C.have played D.has played

__________ she was in great pain, Mary never lost the will to live.

A.Even though B.As though C.Only if D.As if

All their luggage __________, the couple boarded the plane for New York.

A.having checked B.checked C.checking D.to check

Through different after-school activities, our school offers such a platform to students __________ they can show their talents.

A.whom B.that C.which D.where

Shocked and frightened, I was lost for words, standing there for __________ seemed like hours.

A.when B.which C.what D.that

On the doctor’s advice, the old lady decided to live __________ the climate is mild.

A.that B.in where C.in which D.where

School was dismissed an hour earlier __________ the bad weather yesterday.

A.on account of B.in case of C.in contrast of D.on the basis of

It won’t be long __________ our winter vacation begins, but my vacation plans are still up in the air.

A.when B.until C.that D.before

He is so stubborn that it’s no use __________ him ________ his mind once he makes a decision.

A.to persuade, to change B.persuading, to change

C.persuading, changing D.to persuade, changing