May I have a look at your valuable stamp __________ back to the 1950s?

A.date B.dated C.dating D.dates

Palm doesn’t have a natural talent for music but he __________ it with hard work.

A.gets across to B.makes up for C.comes up with D.keeps up with

I didn’t feel that this was an __________ time to mention the subject of money.

A.ambiguous B.appropriate C.adequate D.aggressive

    Stephen was on campus to register when I first met him.

One summer day ______ I was heading for the administration building, I heard someone call my name. I ______ around and saw Philip, one of my colleagues standing with another young man. As Philip introduced me to the young man, named Stephen, he reminded him that he would be taking one of my ______, Introduction to Literature. With a somewhat ______ expression, Stephen asked if my class was going to be “hard”. Would he be able to pass? I ______ he was concerned about failing before the ______ day of classes. We talked about what the class would ______ and I saw Stephen’s eyes getting big with ______.

Then I remembered a bit of classical dialogue:

Question: “How do you eat an elephant?”

Answer: “One bite at a time.”

I told him to ______ his work that way. Do his assignments, all of them, and get them in on time. I ______ that most successful students I knew made a timetable of all the assignments so they could ______ their workload in advance.

As time went on, I learned more of Stephen’s story. He had ______ in middle school. It had taken him longer to finish than most young people. Family members, including his mother, kept reminding him that he was a ______. Now, in the face of their negative-saying he had been admitted into college. He told me that before coming to our campus no one had believed he had much ______.

Stephen didn’t become an “A” student. He didn’t make any honor rolls. ______, he managed to pass most of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignments on time and ______ his studying into bite-sized digestible parts. By passing course after course he began to gain a measure of self-respect. He was a great singer and he was ______ the school’s cross-country team.

Every time I saw him on campus, he would brighten up and say, “One bite at a time.” Whenever he introduced me to his friends, he would tell them that he was ______ when he was supposed to be failing. His ______, he said, was that he was ______ what I taught him before classes ever started: “Take it one bite at a time.”

1.A.since B.when C.once D.until

2.A.turned B.sat C.moved D.went

3.A.jobs B.tests C.classes D.projects

4.A.innocent B.angry C.inspired D.pained

5.A.sensed B.imagined C.heard D.admitted

6.A.gathering B.parting C.closing D.opening

7.A.change B.adjust C.cover D.produce

8.A.satisfaction B.anger C.fear D.relaxation

9.A.avoid B.continue C.present D.approach

10.A.warned B.announced C.argued D.added

11.A.plan B.increase C.ease D.share

12.A.fitted B.hesitated C.struggled D.progressed

13.A.cheat B.failure C.winner D.leader

14.A.experience B.information C.potential D.honor

15.A.Still B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Besides

16.A.taking up B.breaking down C.going over D.getting through

17.A.for B.on C.at D.of

18.A.wondering B.recovering C.concentrating D.succeeding

19.A.secret B.skill C.reply D.theory

20.A.spreading B.considering C.practicing D.expressing

    Persuasion is to convince someone to agree with you, just like art which also calls for special techniques to accomplish. 1.

Ethos is a speaker’s way of convincing the audience that he is trustworthy, honest and reliable. One common way a speaker can develop ethos is by explaining how much experience or education he has in the field. After all, you’re more likely to listen to advice about how to take care of your teeth from a dentist than a fireman.

2.For example, a politician who is trying to convince an audience to vote for him might say that he alone can save the country from a terrible war.3.Similarly, an animal charity might show an audience pictures of injured dogs and cats to make the viewers feel pity, so they will be more likely to donate money.

Logos is the use of facts, statistics or other evidence to support your argument. 4. Presenting this evidence is much more persuasive than simply saying “believe me”.

5.So, the next time you listen to a speech, watch a commercial or listen to a friend try to convince you to lend him some money, be on the lookout for these ancient Greek tools of persuasion.

A. Although ethos, pathos and logos all have their strengths, they are often most effective when used together.

B. Pathos is a speaker’s way of connecting with an audience’s emotions.

C. According to the ancient Greeks, there are three basic tools of persuasion: ethos, pathos and logos.

D. Understanding the basic persuasion techniques can put you ahead of the competition.

E. An audience will believe you if you have convincing data to back up your claims.

F. These words are intended to fill the audience with fear, thus making them want to vote for him.

G. Political leaders mostly use pathos to persuade their audience.

    Until decades ago, our visions of the future were largely positive. We thought science and technology would cure all the ills of humanity, leading to lives of fulfillment and opportunity for all. However, as we have gained a deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us, from epidemic (流行病) flu to climate change, we might even tend to assume that humanity has little future to look forward to.

Yet such depression is misplaced. The fossil record shows that many species have existed for millions of years—so why shouldn’t we? Take a look at our species in the universe, and it becomes clear we have an excellent chance of surviving for tens of thousands of years. Look up Homo sapiens (智人) in the “Red List” of threatened species of the International Union for the Conversation of Nature (IUCN), and you will read: “Listed as Least Concern because the species is widely distributed, adaptable, currently increasing, and there are no major threats resulting in an overall population decline.”

So what does our deep future hold? Many researchers and organizations are now thinking seriously about the question. The potential evolution of today’s technology is complicated, so it’s perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists to explore the possibilities of the bright future.

Our future is quite rosy because it shows many promising possibilities of achievement. Besides, we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans and to improve those to come. Take a longer view and we can say with considerable assurance that the past holds the key to the future: by analyzing the past, we can make evidence-based forecasts about the situations in which our descendants (后代) will find themselves.

1.According to the passage, what inspired our visions of the future in the past?

A.The desire for lives of fulfillment. B.The belief in equal opportunity.

C.The deep appreciation of threats. D.The faith in science and technology.

2.What can we know about human beings according to IUCN’s “Red List”?

A.They control the world’s development.

B.They severely threaten the environment.

C.They are strong enough to continue existing.

D.Their overall population will decrease.

3.What does the underlined word “rosy” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A.Dangerous. B.Annoying.

C.Hopeful. D.Undisturbed.

4.What should we do to ensure the future of mankind?

A.Explore our planet’s abundant resources.

B.Draw upon our experience from the past.

C.Build our ambition to reshape history.

D.Increase the population of the world.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A.The Bright and Promising Future of Mankind

B.Science and Technology Connected with Humans

C.The Fully and Highly Evolved Human Species

D.Different Researches Conducted on Our Future

    Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where she’s been during her worldwide vacation in a special way.

The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated(截肢) at the age of four. Although the amputation caused setbacks for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as inspiration for living her best life. To spread that message, Gallagher has taken to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the globe, but instead of using geo-tag (地理位置标签), she writes her location across her artificial leg before taking a picture.

Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam, Holland, relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, Spain, posing with a waffle (华夫饼) in Brussels, Belgium, taking in the impressive Parthenon temple in Athens, Greece, and enjoying a river cruise in Budapest, Hungary, all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.

“I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalk-board,” Gallagher said. “My mum and grandmother weren’t too keen on the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”

“When I’m writing on my leg, people often stare, looking puzzled, but once I share the photos, I receive only positive feedback. Seeing this, I feel much fired up and decide to try more. My leg hasn’t stopped me from doing anything I’ve wanted to do. I don’t know if it’s my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, but regardless, I’ve been able to keep up with my peers and lead a pretty great life,” said Gallagher.

Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.

1.What message does Gallagher want to spread in her special way?

A.She suffers little from her leg amputation.

B.She has become healthier after traveling globally.

C.She looks on her misfortune as another form of blessing.

D.She has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.

2.How does Gallagher record her travels across the globe?

A.By keeping a personal journal of her travels across the world.

B.By sharing pictures with locations written on her artificial leg.

C.By describing the impressive scenic spots in detail.

D.By interacting with her family and friends on social media.

3.What encourages Gallagher to continue in the face of others’ confusion about her behavior?

A.People’s positive feedback. B.The peer pressure.

C.The recovery from her bone disease. D.The support from her relatives.

4.Which of the following can best describe Gallagher?

A.Helpful and ambitious. B.Friendly and generous.

C.Determined and creative. D.Independent and sensitive.

5.What can we know from the passage?

A.Gallagher has become an outstanding artist.

B.Gallagher’s friends were supportive of her idea.

C.Gallagher travels globally with her friends.

D.Gallagher’s photos will be on display in Philadelphia.

    If you contact Indy Cube (a provider of workspaces) after 5 p.m., you’ll receive an automatic message, “We will get back to you pretty quickly during working hours. If you are messaging us outside of these, we’re probably busy with things like horse-riding, dancing or a good sleep.”

The firm is one of a growing number of employers giving their workers an extra day off for the same pay as a five-day week. The four-day week schedule can raise productivity for bosses and happiness for workers. It’s not just small businesses that spot a chance to save money by turning the lights off one day a week. Perpetual Guardian, one of the biggest organizations to make the switch, enjoys huge global interest, with 406 organizations from around the world asking it for advice. “This week we have had people contact us from Japan, Canada, the UK, France, Switzerland,” said its founder Andrew Barnes. “The day off that each worker takes varies, perhaps making it a bit hard to manage. But there’s a change in the firm’s culture—less time surfing on social media and fewer unnecessary meetings,” said Barnes.

However, Kate Cooper argues that the reasons behind increases in productivity are not yet clear. Cooper said that “the Hawthorne effect” may be in play. That is, people change their behavior simply because they feel they are being observed. In this case, they feel that by being granted a four-day week, they believe their bosses are interested in their work. “But how long could that last?” Cooper doubts.

Comment 1: I don’t exactly disagree with a 4-day week as long as I still have the option to work five days and get more money for it.

Comment 2: It’s an interesting idea, but so much needs to happen before this becomes an option for the majority.

Comment 3: I feel there is a great reason: the environment. We need to be producing less stuff to reduce the stress on our planet.

Comment 4: I thought this was supposed to be here 20 years ago with the advances in technology.

Comment 5: 3 days off a week? Preparing for 7 days off a week. People will get lazy.

1.What can we learn about Indy Cube?

A.It is one of the biggest providers of workspaces.

B.It is the first company to start the four-day week.

C.Its boss should be pleased with a higher productivity.

D.Its employees are worried about their income.

2.What does Andrew Barnes think of the four-day week schedule?

A.It will be adopted by other companies in the world for sure.

B.It has made a positive influence on the company’s culture.

C.It benefits big companies more than smaller ones.

D.It has helped the firm sign contracts with other countries.

3.What is the attitude of Kate Cooper towards the effect of a four-day week?

A.Doubtful. B.Indifferent.

C.Disappointed. D.Positive.

4.Which suggests the four-day week is currently enjoyed by only a small part of the staff?

A.Comment 1. B.Comment 2.

C.Comment 3. D.Comment 5.

5.Which expresses the greatest concern about the four-day week?

A.Comment 1. B.Comment 2.

C.Comment 4. D.Comment 5.

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。

Rope skipping is a sport suitable for people of all ages. People skip rope for fun and exercises.

Every student is able to learn to skip. You can skip alone and with your classmates. If you skip alone, you will need short rope about double the long of your height. You should turn the rope slowly so that you can skip safely. It might be help if you can sing a rhyme while skips. When you skip rope, your heart beats faster than usually and your body is stressful. Therefore, stop for a rest after you injure yourself.

So, picking up a rope, find a silly rhyme and start skipping.

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。

I used to think visiting museums was boring. One day, I was taking to an art museum that there were a group of other kids. “Not having funs?” the guide whispered, watch my face. I sighed but followed the group. “Since the parents are gone, let's find something specially!” the guide said. We saw a painting of people in a café and the guide asked why was wrong with them. I found out that table legs was all missing. The guide praised me and then said, “Our brains play tricks us, making us ignore small changes, and the painter just made a good use of it.” From then on, I started to love museums.

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。

When I was the middle school student, I didn’t study English hard.As we all know that,it is important to learn English better. How I wish I had studied it hard then.With the college Entrance Examination draw near, I feel greatly stress and anxious. Now I have made a rule to read English for one hour every day, thinking one day I will speak English fluently.In my great relief, my friends did that they could to help me with my English.They offered me great encouragements, saying so long as I keep on learning, I will succeed one day. Nowadays it was high time that I took action to learn English well.

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。

This semester the sports meeting hold in our school was unforgettable. Our class attended the opening parade, for that we had made a lot of preparations. Our parade took on the shape of the letter “V”, which indicated victory for them. To our excitement, our parade performance was great success. As usual, the games started before the opening parade. My classmates attended a lot of event such as running, high jump and long jump. Due to the hard training the athletes had done before, their performances were particular impressive. On the stand, we applauded and cheer for the athletes, some raise their cameras to capture the exciting moments. Finally, the result was announced. It was amazing that our class came first. Our efforts were paid off!

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。

Each student are supposed to give a duty report in our English lessons. The report is usually delivered at beginning of the class. It was my turn to give one on last Friday. I spent a lot of time prepare for it in advance. However, as soon as I started to speak, I felt such nervous that I spoke in a low voice and in broken English. I even didn’t dare to look at my classmate. After a short while, seeing his teacher’s trustworthy smiling face, I gain much encouragement and confidence. Final, I managed to make it. I’ve learnt that he which dares to have a try will succeed.

假定你是高二学生李华，你校广播站正在招聘英语播音员。请根据以下个人情况给广播站负责人David用英语写一封申请信，词数100词左右，开头与结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

姓名：李华       年龄：17         性别：女

文章需要包括：个人爱好，经历及获奖情况。

联系方式：Lihua2018@163.com

广播站：radio station     播音员：broadcaster

Dear David,

I am Li Hua, a 17-year-old girl from Senior 2

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely 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。

My mother is sixty-five year old, that devotes herself to the whole family and us three daughters. Today I still remember clearly that there was the time when life was really hard in a remote mountain village. People there had a strong prejudice that girls should not go to school and stay at home doing housework. However, my mother held a total opposite view that her three daughters should get educated no matter what others thought and no matter what hard life was. My mother got little education because the Chinese Cultural Revolution and she decided not to let the same thing to happen to her girls. To his delight, we three sisters went to college and got well-educated. And now, we all have our jobs and our own happy families. We are such grateful for what Mum has done for us.

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。

Do you Douyin？

Got a moment – or, perhaps, 15 seconds? In the age of fragmented(碎片化的) time, Douyin, which is a massive hit in China right now, can perfectly fill in the gaps when people have nothing 1.(good) to do between two events; its daily plays 2. (spread) over one billion in the past few years. The Vine-like app allows users to produce creative short videos that combine music with mouth shapes or body moves. They can dance, sing, cook or  do 3. their hearts desire.

4. (launch) in September 2016, Douyin is owned by Zhang Yiming, one of China's top tech leaders; he chairs ByteDance. Similar to how Vine worked5.a time-limited video platform, Douyin is a 6. (collect) of brief 15-second music videos, mainly focused on young people,7.it's certainly suitable for all ages.

On the platform, childish and strange behaviours are 8. (total) acceptable. In high-pressure world, it is no surprise that Douyin has become so successful – all you need to do is pick up your phone and open 9. app to relieve some stress and relax yourself. It pushes related videos and products based on users' preferences and consequently, Douyin can be quite addictive – many people just want to enjoy a few minutes at first, but end up 10.  (consume) several hours' video time.

    Once upon a time, a group of businessmen were sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, _______ much American goods back to Paris, however, they ______across a terrible thunderstorm, both the men and ship ______into the Atlantic Ocean ______their goods.

The only survivor of the shipwreck was washed up on a small, ______island. Every day he ______ desperately for God to rescue him, but none seemed to appear. ______, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to ______him from bad weather, and to store his few ______. But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke ______ up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was shocked with ______and anger. "God how could you do this to me!" he cried.

Early the next day, ______, he was awakened by the ______of a ship that was ______ the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the ______man. "We saw your smoke ______," they replied. It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and ______.

Remember, next time your little hut is ______to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that calls for the grace of God. For all the ______things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive ______to it.

1.A.developing B.carrying C.raising D.pushing

2.A.went B.put C.cut D.came

3.A.sinking B.diving C.inserting D.bringing

4.A.in spite of B.in relation to C.as well as D.in charge of

5.A.constructed B.deserted C.borrowed D.defended

6.A.asked B.demanded C.commanded D.prayed

7.A.immediately B.eventually C.hardly D.continuously

8.A.prevent B.take C.shelter D.keep

9.A.goods B.wages C.possessions D.thoughts

10.A.rolling B.winding C.flashing D.rushing

11.A.imagination B.sorrow C.expression D.hesitation

12.A.furthermore B.therefore C.besides D.however

13.A.scene B.sound C.light D.dream

14.A.approaching B.striking C.attacking D.leaving

15.A.great B.poor C.old D.wise

16.A.evidence B.exhibition C.motivation D.signal

17.A.suffering B.peace C.disturbance D.existence

18.A.thundering B.burning C.moving D.falling

19.A.positive B.different C.negative D.common

20.A.part B.side C.aspect D.answer

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余项。

The wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. In 1992, the people of the town decided to restart some long-forgotten traditions. 1. He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.

2. A large number of competitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World Championship every year.

3. The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.3 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about a meter deep. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49 kg. If she is less than 49kg, the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds.4.

Alongside with the Wife-carrying World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink official “wife-carrying drink.” Then he may continue the race.

5.

While the Wife-carrying World Championship is being held, there are bands playing music, a wife carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.”

A.There are a few basic rules.

B.People everywhere hold the event.

C.A special prize is awarded to the team.

D.Do you know how these traditions restarted?

E.This event is becoming increasingly popular.

F.The winner is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time.

G.Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area.

    In summer the extreme heat often makes people sweaty and restless. While people are annoyed by it, experts suggest summer is the best season to discharge (排放) your body’s toxins (毒素) and recover your energy.

One popular option is hot-stone massage (按摩). Therapists use smooth and heated stones, usually river rocks, to massage certain parts of the body, or place them on key points of the body. The warmth of the hot stones will improve blood circulation and also help relax muscles, while sweating is also believed to be good for discharging the body’s toxins.

Another popular option is hot-stone baths. The hot-stone bath will help the body discharge toxins and humidity that accumulated during the last winter. Summer is the best season to build a good body. Rather than use water or steam to heat and wash the body, people simply wear a coat or something comfortable, and then lie on heated stone tablets made of hot stones, which are warmed to around 45oC. The body will gradually warm up and blood circulation will also be improved. More sweat will come out quickly. The sweat is smooth and fresh, not smelly like that released after sports activities. Such baths bring a number of health benefits, such as anti-aging, improved blood circulation and stress relief. The slimming effect of dieting can even be promoted.

Using hot stones for healing dates back to ancient times, but the modern renewal of hot-stone massage is generally credited to Mary Nelson, a native of Tucson, Arizona, America, whose trademark is “LaStone Therapy”.

The therapy is gaining wide popularity with many people, especially those who have jobs in cool air-conditioned rooms. The hot-stone therapy can help cure many diseases, including back pain.

1.What do people use to release toxins in our body according to the text?

A.Washing the body with cold water.

B.Discharging lots of sweat.

C.Relaxing muscles

D.Lying on the warm beds.

2.What can we know from the text?

A.Sports have greater effects on the health than hot-stone massage.

B.There are no toxins and humidity in the body in summer.

C.Using water of about 45oC to wash the body is good for the health.

D.People should take advantage of summer to improve their health.

3.What can be learned about the hot-stone therapy?

A.It was invented by Mary Nelson, an American.

B.It successfully cured many people of cancer.

C.It is popular with people with its excellent effects.

D.It can help people avoid sweating too much in hot summer.

4.Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

A.The origin and development of the hot-stone therapy

B.The amazing functions of the hot-stone therapy

C.A healthy and comfortable lifestyle

D.How to live comfortably in summer

Public transport is declining in the rich world. To those who have to squeeze onto the number 25 bus in London, or the A train in New York, the change might not be noticeable. But public transport is becoming less busy in those places, and passenger numbers are flat or falling in almost every American city. That is despite healthy growth in urban populations and employment.

Although transport agencies blame their unpopularity on things like roadworks and broken signals, it seems more likely that they are being outcompeted. App-based taxi services like Uber and Lyft are more comfortable and convenient than trains or buses. Cycling is nicer than it was, and rental bikes are more widely available. Cars are cheap to buy, thanks to cut-rate loans, and ever cheaper to run. Online shopping, home working and office-sharing mean more people can avoid travelling altogether.

The competition is only likely to grow. More than one laboratory is developing new transport technologies and applications. Silicon Valley invented Uber and, more recently, apps that let people rent electric scooters(滑板车) and then abandon them on the pavement. China created sharing-bicycles and battery-powered "e-bikes", both of which are spreading.

Transport agencies should accept the upstarts, and copy them. Cities tend either to ignore app-based services or to try to push them off the streets. That is understandable, given the rules-are-for-losers attitude of firms like Uber. But it is an error.

It is doubtful that most people make hard distinctions between public and private transport. They just want to get somewhere, and there is a cost in time, money and comfort. An ideal system would let them move across a city for a single payment, transferring from trains to taxis to bicycles as needed. Building a platform to allow that is hard, and requires much sweet-talking of traditional networks as well as technology firms. It is probably the secret to keeping cities moving.

1.What is the change in public transport in big cities?

A. It is becoming busier.

B. It is getting less popular.

C. There are fewer traffic delays.

D. There is more new transport.

2.In the author’s opinion, the reason for the decline of public transport is that ______.

A. there are roadworks and broken signals

B. people are becoming healthier and employed

C. cars and bikes are more and more available

D. transport agencies are seemingly less competitive

3.How does the author develop his idea in Paragraph 3?

A. By giving examples

B. By providing research results

C. By stating arguments

D. By comparing different approaches

4.According to the text, the key to keeping cities moving is ____________.

A. to develop an ideal system that satisfies everyone

B. to build a platform that appeals to transport agencies

C. to provide people with more means of transportation

D. to cater for both traditional networks and technology firms

    Charlie is a teacher and his wife, Maria is an artist. The night before last, just before the longest day of the year, Charlie was sitting in a deckchair enjoying the warm summer air when Maria touched his shoulder and he could tell immediately she was a little worried about something. He asked her what the matter was and she replied that there was a strange thing on the jacket that was hanging in the bedroom. They had both lived in the West Indies (西印度群岛) and had seen a lot of strange creatures in their house before. But now they were living in England and so Charlie just laughed and said he would have a look at the “thing”.

He walked to the bedroom. He saw a jacket hanging in the bedroom and went up to it to have a closer look at the “thing”. The moment he touched it, the thing sprang into life. Now Charlie experiences fear like the rest of us but when this creature opened its wings, he jumped out of his skin and ran screaming from the room like a small child doing about 100 miles an hour.

For a moment the next-door neighbours thought that Charlie was murdering his wife because of the noise they could hear. In fact, it was a bat that frightened Charlie.

Eventually Charlie managed to trap the bat in a box and took it to the garden to let the bat fly. Maria, who had been playing the guitar while Charlie was upstairs, asked Charlie if he had found out what the thing was. “Oh, nothing to worry about”, he said casually hoping that the terror could not be seen in his eyes, “it was just a bat.”

1.Why was Maria a little worried one night?

A.Because she couldn't find her guitar. B.Because she saw something strange.

C.Because it was too hot for her. D.Because she had quarreled with her husband.

2.The underlined part “jumped out of his skin” in the second paragraph probably means ____.

A.stood up B.was very frightened

C.threw off his clothes D.was very excited

3.What happened to the bat?

A.It was killed by Charlie. B.It was badly wounded.

C.It was set free by Charlie. D.It was kept as a pet.

4.It can be inferred that ________.

A.Charlie was afraid that his wife would laugh at him if she knew the truth

B.the neighbours would report to the police about Charlie murdering the bat

C.the bat wouldn't come to Charlie's room again because it was frightened

D.Maria heard her husband screaming downstairs and became frightened

    Bored? Lonely? Out of condition? Why not try the SPORTS CENTER?

TENNIS

Indoor and outdoor courts. Coaching from beginners to advanced. Children only. Mornings.

SKIING

Gentle slopes. 3 levels instructors at weekends and Fridays. Daytime practice.

8-year-old upwards.

SWIMMING

2 pools, heated, Olympic length.

Women: Tuesday and Thursday.

Men: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Children: Saturday.

GOLF

9 hole practice course. Professional Coaching. Lessons must be booked in advance in daytime. Evening practice. Minimum age — 9 years.

GYMNASTICS

Maximum age —18 years.

Children aged 5-10. Mondays and Wednesdays. 4:00-6:00 p.m.

10—18 year olds. Friday evenings.

AND MANY MORE

Table Tennis, Snooker (台球), Darts (标枪), Café (all day), Bar (lunch time and evenings), Nursery (weekdays and weekends, not evenings).

Centre open 10:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. Daily.

Interested? More details, call 800-1234-5678.

1.What is this advertisement mainly about?

A. It shows us some ways to spend weekends.

B. It shows us a lot of ways to spend our holidays.

C. It shows the ways of saving our time.

D. It shows us a place to relax ourselves.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A. People can play tennis day and night.

B. People under 20 can all take gymnastics.

C. Children at any age can play golf in the SPORTS CENTER.

D. Men and women swim in the SPORTS CENTER separately.

3.How many sports events are mentioned in the passage?

A. 8 B. 6. C. 5 D. 11.

书面表达

假如你是李华，最近你从报纸上看到一家涉外酒店招聘暑期兼职工的广告，请你根据下列要点提示写一封应聘信。

1.李华，女，18岁，身体健康。

2.擅长英语，口语流利。

3.性格外向，交际能力强。

注意：

1.词数120左右。

2.书信格式已经给出，不计入总词数。

3.可以适当拓展。

Dear Sir or Madame,

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

Yours，

Li Hua

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。

修改：在错词下面划一横线，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。

The other day, I was invited my friend Sam’s home for dinner. I felt a bit surprising when I saw Bill there. It was two month since we two had quarreled, so I was embarrassed and didn’t know how to do. I sat down on the sofa but began to watch TV. Later Sam came to ask me to make up with Bill. Until then I realize that Sam had arranged the meeting on purpose. He went up to Bill and greeted him warmly, smiled at him. He looked very happily and talked with me excitedly. That night, we had a great fun together.

1.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.9.10.

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。

Have you ever seen the TV show “where are we going, Dad?” It is now without doubt the most popular TV show in China, attracting over 600 million viewers each week. In this program, several fathers,1.are all well known in China, take care of their kids alone2.the help of the children’s mothers. They also take part in different kinds of activities with their kids together, such as cooking, fishing and3.(sell) goods.One reason why the show is so popular is4.it reflects social reality. In big cities, fathers are always5.busy with their jobs to spare(挤出) time for their kids. Meanwhile, large numbers of fathers from the countryside6.(come) to big cities over the years, leaving their kids at home under the grandparents’care. Xu Canyong, a 33-year-old man7.(employ) in a company in Shantou, Guangdong Province, said, “I have a son and a daughter in my hometown. I miss8.very much.”

Xie Dikui, the director of the show, said that he was also9.(move) by the program. “10.these fathers are busy, they manage to spare time for

their kids. We can do as well as them.”

    My faith in humanity (人性) was restored last night while working part-time at a local Bed, Bath & Beyond.

I was in the process of ringing out a female customer who had been having a ____ time recently. She had been in the night before and was back again to _____what she could afford to purchase. She was trying to buy  ____for herself and her two young sons.

Finally, she made her  ___one blanket and something else. She  ____all of the cash, but it was only enough for one blanket. She was unable to make the  ____of the purchases.

A gentleman,  ____to make his purchase, watched  ____and signaled to me as I was bagging up the blanket for the woman. He told me he wanted to  ____everything else for her. I asked him if he was sure. He  ___.

I quickly and quietly rang out the rest of the purchases  ____I asked the female customer to wait a moment. The  ____came to over $200. The man provided me with his credit card  ____blinking. He  ____off and he went.

I then told the female customer that all of the things were hers and she was  ____and ready to go. She stared at me with complete  ____on her face. The  ____started. I started crying too.

In ten years of working this particular part-time job, I have never experienced such  ___. There are good and  ____people in this world. And they do not receive the credit they should.

Thanks to this customer for bringing a bit of  ____and relief into that female customer's life and for restoring my faith in humanity.

1.A.free B.hard C.happy D.perfect

2.A.order B.predict C.determine D.learn

3.A.blankets B.presents C.shirts D.drinks

4.A.mark B.conclusion C.mistake D.decision

5.A.figured out B.turned in C.counted out D.left behind

6.A.rest B.amount C.price D.extra

7.A.arranging B.planning C.aiming D.waiting

8.A.angrily B.quietly C.impatiently D.anxiously

9.A.provide B.cover C.buy D.bring

10.A.waved B.refused C.admitted D.nodded

11.A.since B.while C.though D.if

12.A.total B.number C.service D.result

13.A.beyond B.by C.without D.against

14.A.accepted B.continued C.confirmed D.signed

15.A.checked out B.given up C.paid back D.turned down

16.A.sadness B.shock C.disappointment D.excitement

17.A.pain B.smiles C.story D.tears

18.A.selflessness B.weakness C.loveliness D.truthfulness

19.A.active B.optimistic C.great D.famous

20.A.expectation B.joy C.frustration D.luck

    How to keep healthy? It’s easy for us to catch a cold in spring and winter because the weather changes a lot in spring and it is too cold in winter. But if we take care in our life, all of us can keep healthy without any cold.

1.This will stop germs (细菌) passing from one person to another. When you finish your work or before you eat, you’d better wash your hands.

2.Use a tissue and then throw it into dustbins at once. When others around you are coughing, I advise you to turn your head away from the people so that their virus (病毒) won’t reach you.

Get more fresh air. Germs like staying around in dry and warm rooms. 3.Don’t stay too long in the places with too many people.

If flu is going round house or school, you should try to stay away from those who are ill. 4.

Boil your toothbrush for about a minute. This kills germs. 5. If you have used the toothbrush for three months or so, throw it away and buy a new one.

A. Have a shower every day.

B. Wash your hands often.

C. Don’t use your hands when coughing.

D. Don’t go out often when you are coughing.

E. Besides, don’t use the same toothbrush too long.

F. In this way, you won’t be infected by those people.

G. So you’d better stay in the places with more fresh air.

    History tells us that footwear was one of the first things ancient people learned to make. Footwear helped them across rocky paths or hot sands without injuring themselves. The earliest footwear we know of was simply a piece of plaited (编织的) grass or leather tied to the feet.

The ancient Egyptians seem to have invented the first footwear with a firm sole (鞋底) — sandals. Egyptian royalty usually wore sandals that had a different style from those with lower status (身份), while slaves were not allowed to wear anything on their feet. The sandal is still the basic form of footwear in many countries, particularly those with a hot climate, whereas in cold climates, an entirely different type of shoe appeared — the moccasin — a slipper-shaped shoe made of soft but strong leather.

The Greeks were the first to develop shoes with heels (鞋跟). Then, in the Middle Ages, shoes with long points at the toe became very chic for the nobility. These shoes were often very difficult to wear. Other trends followed, with square-toed shoes, wide shoes, and even shoes that could make a woman stand two feet taller. Not surprisingly, these sometimes led to accidents. Even today, fashion rather than comfort often leads to the kind of shoes women wear.

Mechanical shoemaking appeared in the 1800s in North America. Until then, shoes had been made with the same kinds of hand tools used by the ancient Egyptians. And in 1858, a machine was invented that could stitch (缝合) the sole of a shoe to the upper part. Now it was possible to make shoes that were shaped to fit either the left or right foot. Toward the end of the 1800s came a new type of shoe that was specifically designed for sports — the sneaker — and it soon become an all-time favorite.

1.What did shoes often show in ancient times?

A.The rich resources. B.People's different beliefs.

C.People's status in society. D.The changeable climates.

2.What does the underlined word  “chic” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Valuable. B.Convenient.

C.Fashionable. D.Comfortable.

3.Before mechanical shoemaking appeared, _____.

A.shoes were often very difficult for people to wear.

B.all the shoe patterns made by the Greeks were the same.

C.the only function of footwear was to protect people's feet.

D.people wore the same-shaped shoes on their two feet

4.How does the text mainly develop?

A.By providing examples. B.By making comparisons.

C.By following the order of time. D.By following the order of importance.

    There is an old saying in English: “Laughter is the best medicine”. Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to investigate laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve people’s health.

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films, while doctors checked their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be capable of reducing the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group, which tolerated the pain for the longest time, was the group, which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins（内啡肽）in the brain. These are natural chemicals that diminish both stress and pain.

There is also some evidence to suggest that laughter helps the body’s immune system, that is, the system which fights infection. In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group served as the control group-in other words, a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found that the people in the group that watched the video had an increase in the activity of their blood cells, that is, the cells which fight infection.

As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists（精神病学家）in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients’ conditions by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

1.We learn from the first paragraph that laughter              .

A.is good for one’s health. B.is related to some illness.

C.has been investigated long since. D.has no effect on the body.

2.Doctors have found that laughter               .

A.keeps down blood pressure. B.has similar effects to physical exercise.

C.decreases the heart rate. D.increases stress.

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true of laughter, according to the passage?

A.It reduces pain. B.It exercises the body.

C.It improves the body’s immune(免疫的)system. D.It can cure  cancer.

4.In a laughter clinic, doctors             .

A.laugh at their patients. B.encourage their patients to laugh.

C.smile when they don’t feel like laughing. D.never stop laughing.

    Goddington Theater

The Goddington Theater Ticket Office is open from 10a．m．until 4p．m．Monday to Friday，and for half an hour in the evening before the advertised start time of each performance．

Telephone bookings

*Your tickets are held at the Ticket Office for you to collect or，if you prefer，a charge（费用） of 35cents is made to post them to you if you pay by cash．We'll post them to you for free if you book by credit card．No extra charge．

Postal bookings

*You can write to the Ticket Office requesting tickets，or to confirm a reservation． Where to find Goddington Theater

*Goddington Theater can be found within the Goddington University site，next to the car park，which is available for public use after 5p．m．on weekdays and all day on weekends．

If travelling by car

*Coming from the south end of Princes Street，you will see the library on your right．Next to the library is Goddington University．Take the next turning on the right，then first right into the car park gate straight ahead of you，stopping as close as possible to the orange machine．Put a $ 1coin in the machine and the gate will rise．

If travelling by train/bus/taxi

*You will need to allow 30minutes to walk from the train station．Taxis are available from the front of the station．

*The University is a 5to 10minutes'walk from the main bus station．

*When ordering a taxi from the theater，ask to be picked up at the bottom of North Street．Taxis will not come into the car park because of the entrance charge．

1.You can book your tickets ______ ．

A.at 5 p.m on Wednesday B.at noon on workdays

C.at lunch time on weekends D.at 9 a.m on Monday

2.Where is the Goddington Theater？ ______

A.To the south of Princes Street

B.On the right of the Ticket Office．

C.At the bottom of North Street．

D.In the Goddington university．

3.What can we learn from the passage？ ______

A.Taxi drivers are unwilling to pick up customers inside the car park．

B.Tickets paid by cash will be posted to you at no extra charge．

C.You can find a free parking place in the university．

D.You have to collect your tickets if you pay by credit card．