How is the woman going to the airport?

A.By taxi B.By bus C.By car

What will the speakers probably eat for dinner?

A.Hot dogs B.Hamburgers C.French food

What can a person do to get more things done when busy?

A.Try to work faster B.Plan and work smarter C.Get more workers

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Is early childhood education really necessary? Early childhood education mainly focuses on learning through playing to develop the child’s physical, sensory (感官的), communicational and social development. Early childhood education has become a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formally trained before they are old enough for kindergarten.

There are good reasons for the government to push early childhood education. Studies have shown that orphans (孤儿) who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed, causing failure in school, and even in life. Further studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are more prepared for school, less likely to end up in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public help or go to prison.

There are also negative parts to putting a child in formal education programs too early. Time Magazine online explains that “the younger the child, the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work.” I have personally seen many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs become discouraged and bored with school before they finished high school. Yet parents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school, the better he or she is, so they push to start children earlier.

Actually while early formal education of poor children does show great gains in the early elementary years, studies also show that this head start is really a “false start”, as the gains are lost in middle and high school years. It seems that environment is a bigger factor (因素) on life’s success than early education. Head Start programs have not achieved its original goal in closing the achievement gap (差距) in poor and middle school children. Perhaps it is time to find other ways to close that gap.

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假定你是中学生李华，得知2022年北京冬奥会组委会正通过China Daily招募志愿者。请根据以下要点，给组委会写一封英文信，提出申请。内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.说明个人优势：精通英语，热爱运动，有类似经历；

3.希望申请成功。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.结束语已为你写好。

Dear Sir/Madame,

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I'm looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

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。

For many parents, making sure that their children get the right amount of sleep can be stressful. This is especially true during high-pressure times such as exams 1. students study all night for the next day. 2.(unfortunate), it is often counterproductive (适得其反的) because with fewer hours to sleep, the brain doesn’t get enough time to keep 3.they’ve studied the night before.

Poor sleep will have all sorts of negative effects on teenagers, including the rise in blood pressure, and 4.(patient) behaviors. Without enough sleep, the brain can no longer work 5.(deal) with information properly and use information already 6.(learn).

So, how can parents help? If you think your child needs more sleep, try making gradual adjustments to their sleeping habits. So far, studies 7.(show) improvements in changing sleep patterns. And remember your children are going through 8. period of time in their lives when their brains and bodies are going through a lot of 9.(change). Not only is your job to help make a difference, but it’s also to ride the wave with them. It may not be easy, but they will thank you 10. your help eventually.

    One businessman was in debt and couldn’t find a way out. Banks were _______ him. Suppliers were demanding for a payment. He was sitting in the park, totally _______ He was thinking what could save the company when an old man appeared.

After listening to him, the old man _______ to help. He asked the businessman's name, wrote a _______ and said, “Take this money. We will meet here _______ in one year, and you can return it to me then.” Afterwards, the old man _______and disappeared.

The businessman saw a cheque for $500,000, _______ by John Rockefeller one of the richest in the world at that time! “I could _______ all my problems immediately!” He thought. _______, the businessman decided to put the cheque in his safe (保险柜). Only one thought of its ________ gave him strength to save his business.

With the ________ of his optimism (乐观), he got out of debt and started to make money again during a couple of months.

One year later, he returned to the ________ with the same cheque. At the ________ time the old man appeared again. The businessman was about to return the cheque and share his story of ________ when a nurse ran up. “I hope he wasn’t ________ you. He always runs away from the hospital and tells he is John Rockefeller.” She explained.

The businessman was extremely ________ During the whole year he was busy with his business, for he was ________ that he had half a million dollars. And suddenly he felt __________that it wasn’t the money, real or ________, that turned his life up. It was his new ________ and belief that gave him strength to achieve what he had.

1.A.searching B.supporting C.pressing D.judging

2.A.defeated B.shocked C.determined D.encouraged

3.A.refused B.offered C.hesitated D.remembered

4.A.letter B.cheque C.sentence D.number

5.A.nearly B.frequently C.exactly D.generally

6.A.turned around B.sat down C.passed away D.held back

7.A.earned B.raised C.released D.signed

8.A.take control of B.lose sight of C.put an end to D.have a command of

9.A.Also B.Therefore C.Besides D.However

10.A.change B.existence C.amount D.burden

11.A.return B.loss C.shake D.discovery

12.A.company B.hospital C.bank D.park

13.A.proper B.agreed C.unexpected D.wrong

14.A.failure B.suffering C.success D.devotion

15.A.bothering B.begging C.comforting D.disappointing

16.A.satisfied B.confused C.concerned D.impressed

17.A.doubtful B.sensitive C.anxious D.sure

18.A.grateful B.painful C.regretful D.unfair

19.A.illegal B.secret C.imaginary D.artificial

20.A.glory B.relief C.solution D.confidence

    Developing a hobby makes you an interesting person and gives you something fun and enjoyable to do in your free time. 1. So how can you find a suitable hobby for yourself? Find what interests you.

If you try to force yourself into a hobby that you hate, it’s not going to last! 2. For example, if you enjoy watching sports on television, you might have fun playing one. If you pick out something you like, you’re more likely to find a hobby that you still stick with (坚持)!

Determine the availability (有效性) of resources.

Make a list of what interests you, and determine what you can afford. While it may be easier to list the possible hobbies that you can develop, the real question is whether you will be able to afford it or not. 3.

Remove the unrealistic options (选择).

4. But you can’t choose it for some reason. For example, you may like oil painting a great deal, but you can’t paint, as others in the house may find the smell unpleasant.

Try out the hobby options .

Once you have removed the unrealistic hobbies, it will become easier for you to know your actual possibilities. 5. In fact, you also have the chance of trying out all the hobbies that remain on the list and know what keeps you the most interesting. Once you have tried out all the hobby options, pick up the one that you believe you will be able to enjoy for long.

A. Figure out what sports fit you.

B. However, you should not wait to get started.

C. Instead, try turning what you love into a new hobby.

D. Make sure only realistic and practical options remain on the list.

E. Consider the tools for your hobby and let go of the hobbies you can’t afford.

F. You may be interested in a particular hobby and want to pick it up immediately.

G. It also opens up new opportunities of meeting people who keep similar interests.

    I stood outside my front door catching my breath. After a lazy Christmas holiday, I had to recover from climbing stairs with carry-on bags and a suitcase. I looked up — Red tape crossed the door. I didn't understand French, but the one English word said enough, "POLICE." Google Translate told me I would be caught if I entered, so I didn't.

Finally, I called my rental agent (收租人).He went to the police station for more details. The thief had taken a few items from the top drawer as well as a small amount of money in the bottom drawer. Not only were my files undisturbed, but so were the TV and printer. My agent also said something about fixing the locks tomorrow and making a list for the police.

Then one day, I remembered that I had left another jewelry box in the flat. My heart sank as I thought of a gold locket (项链坠) with a picture of my late Grandma inside. When I realized the box was missing, the whole experience seemed to crash down on me. I cried. At the end of January, I received a letter from the police. The thief hadn't been found, and the case was closed. I slept with my purse by my bed. I hid my laptop when I showered. And then another challenge came — I was unexpectedly fired by my company.

One July night, I reached into my third drawer to pull out my jean shorts. I heard something fall to the ground. I looked down: It was the tiny jewelry box I thought had been stolen six months earlier. Inside was the locket with honey Grandma smiling at me, being there for me, telling me not to give up. I started to cry. I knew that things were going to be OK.

1.What did the red tape across the writer's door mean?

A.The police had arrested the thief.

B.The house couldn't be entered freely.

C.The house was for sale.

D.The writer didn't pay the rent on time.

2.What did the agent promise to do?

A.To fix the locks the next day.

B.To report the thief to the police.

C.To pay for the missing things for the writer.

D.To help the writer rent another flat.

3.Why did the writer cry again?

A.She cried over her bad luck.

B.She recalled the smiling of her grandma.

C.She regained her confidence.

D.She recovered the stolen jewelry box.

    When Jason Esterhuizen was 23 in 2011, an accident blinded him. Now, eight years later, special glasses and a device (装置) inside his brain are  allowing him to make out some details of the world around him.

In 2018, Jason moved from South Africa to California to join in a study that offered the possibility of helping him with his sight. Run by University of California and a company called Second Sight, the study aimed to lest an unusual medical product called Orion.

There are three important pieces to Orion. One part looks like a pair of glasses holding a camera on the person’s head, which also sends wireless signals .The second part is a tiny computer processing (处理) the video from the camera ― that’s where the sight comes from. The third part is a tiny device implanted (植入) directly into the patient’s brain, which is new and different about Orion.

For years, Second Sight and other companies have been working on ways to send visual information into the brains of blind people. Most of the efforts have focused on connecting to the retina (视网膜).By sending electrical signals to the retina, some visual information can be sent to the brain. So far Second Sight has given about 350 people retinal implants.

But a retinal implant wasn’t possible for Jason. That’s why Orion’s direct connection to the brain was especially interesting to him. Dr. Nader Pouratian, who gave Jason his implant, said, “With the system we’re testing now, you don’t even need to have eyes for the device to work.” Jason is one of the six trying out the Orion in the world.

Although Jason still can’t see normally, he can tell dark from light. He says he sees little white dots on a black background, like looking up at the stars at night. “Now I can do things that I couldn’t do before. It’s making my life much easier.”

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

A.ignore B.understand

C.recognize D.prove

2.What is mainly talked about in paragraph 3?

A.Where our sight comes from. B.How the product Orion works.

C.How people with glasses see. D.What differences Orion has.

3.Why did Mr. Esterhuizen agree to test the Orion?

A.He was interested in Orion. B.Orion is equipped for free.

C.He wanted to move to America. D.Orion helps him recover some sight.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Orion is worn by the patient on the head.

B.Orion has been implanted in 350 people.

C.Orion brings simple sight to the blind.

D.Orion isn’t fit for patients without retinas.

    Managing a popular tourist attraction can be kind of like throwing a party — everyone wants to come and have fun, but nobody wants to help clean up when it's over. But the Faroe Islands have come up with a creative way to take care of their home and welcome visitors at the same lime.

An official notice on the islands' national tourism website reads "closed for maintenance (维护), open for voluntourism.”Following a successful plan this year, the country has made the decision to "close” its major tourism sights and attractions during the weekend of April 16-17, 2020. Hotels will be open, and flights will continue. That weekend, people all over the Faroe Islands will be working on environmental protection projects.

However, people who are just dying to visit the Faroe Islands during that weekend can sign on to help with the housekeeping. The islands are looking for 100 volunteers to come to the country to help with the caretaking efforts. There were thousands of applications for the 2019 plan, so would-be islanders better apply fast.

"For us, tourism is not all about numbers,” Director at Visit Faroe Islands told CNN Travel earlier this year." We welcome visitors to the islands each year, but we also have a responsibility to our community and to our beautiful environment, and our aim is to protect the islands, ensuring responsible growth." The first group of voluntourists included travelers from Mexico, Israel, Australia, China and the United States. The director said that because of the surprising popularity of the volunteering weekend in 2019, the Faroes will host the event yearly. According to the Faroes' tourism authority, visits to the country have increased by 10% over the past few years.

1.Who can visit the Faroe Islands on April 16-17, 2020?

A.Any tourists. B.Selected voluntourists.

C.Housekeepers. D.All islanders.

2.What's the Faroes' purpose to host the yearly event!

A.To protect and develop their home. B.To attract more foreign visitors.

C.To make more money in tourism. D.To please the tourists.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A.The Faroe Islands are likely to hold a party yearly.

B.Some tourism sights and attractions are closed for all.

C.All travelers have a chance to volunteer in 2020.

D.The plan has made some difference in recent years.

假定你是李华，你和你的同学们都即将面临高中毕业，大学择校的重要时刻。你的美国好友Laura想知道影响你们择校的因素，因此请你做了一份调査。

请你回复邮件，告诉他一部分同学看重大学的知名度，另一部分同学更看重所选大学是否有喜欢的专业。请简述两种观点及其原因，并询问Laura血的看法。

注意：1、词数120左右；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Laura,

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Yours,

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，每句中最多右两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏了符号（∧），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：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。

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。

Dear Lily,

With New Year drawing near, I come to send you this potted orchid as a gift, only be told that you happened to be out. So I left you this note to oiler you some tips on how to attend to a plant.

The orchid, which it is known as a symbol of a real gentleman, are a kind of flower popular among Chinese. The orchid prefers loose soil, thus allow water, air and roots to pass through the soil free. This flower doesn't need too much water, so don’t water it too often, and its roots will rot. Cut off the dead leaf in time, especially those damaged by worms, in case they affect the healthy ones.

I sincerely hope this potted orchid can bring me joy, health and happiness. Happy New Year!

Yours,

Li Hua

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。

When Spain hosted the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014, the country, 1. ten men who had played in the NBA, had the best lineup (阵容) in its basketball history. However, Spain 2.(defeat) by France in the quarterfinal.

Five years 3. (late) with some aging stan and just six players with NBA experience, Spain had nothing close to the expectations of 2014. Maybe that helped. The Spanish team won the gold medal.

This success, as Bleacher Reporter put 4. , would serve to inspire yet another generation of hardwood hopefuls in a country that already ranks among the most sports-crazed in all of Europe, 5., in tum, help Spain to challenge US Supremacy (权威) in basketball.”

The US is always among the 6. (favour) in international basketball events, thanks to the high level of 7. (compete) in its professional league. 8.the US side lost the 2019 World Cup quarterfinal to France, 9. (mark) the country's first international basketball match without a gold medal since 2006.

This is a blow to the US. Many blamed the lack of star players for the loss. But this may be a sign 10. the basketball universe is changing. If there's one lesson to be learned from the US's failure, it's that the other countries had invested more this time.

    As the night drew near, gunshots came into a pause at last, and the sun was selling on a country _______ of farm buildings, a main road and a big farm. A fierce battle had lasted a whole day _______ our soldiers made a breakthrough. _______ our army _______ to occupy the enemy's front line, _______ a mile and a half.

Now, we had taken _______ the trench that the enemy had dug as a last line of defense. We could _______ that the enemy were digging a _______ trench from where they could fight against us in the morning. They dug in the stony soil all night, and by the morning we could see only the tips of their caps and their spades (铲子) as they threw the soil out.

Our soldiers, after _______, were trying to find ____________ and games, since the enemy showed no sign of launching an attack. Some chose to drink ____________ a moment of peace and rest. ____________ soldiers decided to shoot at the enemy's caps and spades to see if they could hit any of them. Beyond our ____________, one of the enemy soldiers, who seemed to be a(n) ____________, joined us in our game. He ____________ suddenly put his spade up, ____________ it there for a few seconds to see if one us could hit it, and then pull it down quickly again. A good many of our soldiers fired at it whenever it came up, but ____________ seemed to succeed in hitting it.

However, a time came when die spade ____________ down much longer than usual. The soldier, we thought, might have left for a meal or ____________ else. We were feeling quite disappointed when the spade came out ____________ once again, for the last time, with a bandage around it.

1.A.view B.scenery C.scene D.sight

2.A.until B.before C.when D.till

3.A.Eventually B.Nearly C.Absolutely D.Quickly

4.A.got B.tried C.succeeded D.managed

5.A.improving B.advancing C.fleeing D.developing

6.A.over B.up C.away D.back

7.A.see B.guess C.sense D.hear

8.A.deep B.new C.big D.strong

9.A.dawn B.dusk C.midnight D.argument

10.A.imagination B.work C.fun D.emotion

11.A.by B.for C.to D.with

12.A.Another B.The other C.More D.Other

13.A.expectation B.curiosity C.question D.order

14.A.officer B.actor C.soldier D.sportsman

15.A.did B.would C.had D.could

16.A.kept B.remained C.left D.pushed

17.A.nobody B.all C.none D.any

18.A.remained B.hid C.kept D.fell

19.A.anything B.someone C.something D.nothing

20.A.suddenly B.frequently C.quickly D.slowly

    Smart devices are sometimes powerful. They put a world of information at our fingertips. ―1.That is a huge blessing for parents seeking flexible work hours. Smart phones and tablets can also promote efficiency by allowing people to get things done in spare moments that would otherwise be wasted, such as while queuing for coffee. They can even help lazybones create the false impression that they are working around the clock, by programming their e-mail to be sent at 1 am.

But for most people, the servant has become the master. Not long ago only doctors were on call all the lime. Now everybody is. Bosses think nothing of invading their employees' free time. 2. Even people with strong mind check their smart devices with heavy addiction, even during pre-dinner drinks, and send e-mails first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

3. How can we harvest the benefits of connectivity without becoming its slaves? One solution is digital dieting. Just as the abundance of junk food means that people have to be more disciplined about their eating habits, 4. Maybe the only way to break the 24/7 habit is to act together rather than individually. The firms should introduce rules about when people are expected to be offline, and encourage them to work together to make this possible.

We must be aware that the faster smart devices become and the more addictive the apps that are designed for them, the stronger the addiction will grow. 5.

A. This is partly because smart devices are addictive.

B. Work invades the home far more than domestic chores invade the office.

C. Now it's time to outsmart the smart devices by insisting that everyone turn them off from time to lime.

D. the abundance of junk information means we have to be more disciplined about our browsing habits.

E. Banning texting at weekends can really show the iPhone who is boss.

F. They enable people to work at home instead of crowding into the subway with smelly strangers.

G. What can be done to keep smart devices in their place?

    What's that one thing you really should do, but keep putting off? We all have them: time-consuming, or difficult chores we're afraid of and drag out until the last minute — if we complete them at all.

But what if we could drive ourselves into those boring tasks by pairing them with something we really enjoy? Research suggests that combining the things we want to do, with the thing we should do, could be a nice trick to reach our goals. The method is known as "temptation bundling" and it allows you to combine two differing, but complementary activities at the same time.

"I only let myself get a footbath when I'm doing some work," says Katherine Milkman, a professor of behavioral economics at the University of Pennsylvania. Another example? Going to your favorite restaurant but with a difficult colleague, or someone you're supposed to spend time with, such as a relative.

In short, it's pairing something you like with something you don't like, offering you incentive to do something you might be putting off.

Exercise is one activity routinely treated as a boring task — so Milkman used it in an experiment to know how temptation bundling works in reality.

In her experiment. Milkman encouraged students to exercise while listening to addictive, page-turning audiobooks. One group, which could only access the audiobooks while at the gym, were 51% more likely to exercise than the control group, which were able to listen when they liked. Another group, whose access to the audiobooks was not restricted but who were merely encouraged to bundle the activities, were 29% more likely to exercise than the control group.

The benefit of "temptation bundling" comes from doing two things at once that go well together, says Milkman. "The secret is to bundle tasks that require different effort. For instance, if one task requires focus or concentration, you want the other not to be too distracting — reading while listening to a podcast is very difficult, for example, while cooking and listening is more realistic." Milkman adds.

1.Temptation bundling can help us to______.

A.avoid delaying what should be done in time.

B.solve two problems at a time.

C.put what we have learned into practice.

D.improve our ability to face a chore.

2.The two percentages 51% and 29% in paragraph 6 show that_____.

A.many people treat exercise as a boring task.

B.most people consider listening to audiobooks a boring thing.

C.combining two activities at the same time can contribute to each other.

D.the control group do the worst in dealing with physical exercise.

3.Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A.Cooking and listening can be combined because neither needs focus.

B.Combining two differing, but complementary tasks is popular among us.

C.Milkman's experiment shows that temptation bundling is effective.

D.Temptation bundling is suitable for reading and listening to a podcast.

4.This passage is intended to tell us_____.

A.what benefits pairing two tasks will bring us.

B.how to get a boring task completed.

C.what tasks can be paired with each other.

D.how to identify the bad habit of putting off.

    Since App Store was set up, it has been selling consumers one simple thing — choice. Whether you wanted to play games, read the news, or do a thousand other things, there was something for whatever you desired.

Then something funny happened. Logging into the App Store today is like going into a shopping mall with only a coupon (优惠券) for one thing: There's so much choice; it might be easier to give up than to choose.

It isn't consumers who are burdened, though. Too much content of all kinds also has economic effects. When countless choices are available, it causes pressure, pushing prices down and driving us a bit crazy.

So what is the way forward? It may well be to tum less choice itself to the marketing strategy. There are already signs that this is happening. Firstly content companies are looking to prevent their offerings from getting lost in the tons of stuff. Most obvious is Disney, which is planning to open its own streaming service next year. The point is to narrow the focus so that those seeking Disney cartoons will have one place to go, rather than being around various services.

Yet if that represents a careful first step, there are more extreme options too. Consider the idea of a wine club: from tens of thousands of bottles each year, subscribers (用户) pay someone to select the most interesting ones. Perhaps what comes next for digital content is similar — carefully selected offerings from trusted sources that put choices in the hands of someone else in order to get rid of the anxiety of choosing.

Up to now, too much choice in digital media has only one solution: the algorithm (运算法则). But we've seen the trouble with algorithms on You Tube. They feed you only what you've already said you like, not things you may not know you're into. Worse, they have a tendency to serve up disturbing content. The way forward can't simply be more or better algorithms.

Instead, it's time for digital companies to start thinking about how to put limits on things: on how much we can use a device, or what we are available to choose from.

As we move further into the digital revolution, what people ask for is clear: Less.

1.What will too much choice of content on the market result in?

A.The shutdown of companies. B.Anxiety of consumers.

C.Poor quality of products. D.Negative influence on economy.

2.Why is Disney planning to open its own streaming service?

A.To improve its marketing strategy.

B.To help people focus on less choice.

C.To encourage more people to visit Disney.

D.To provide consumers with various services

3.In what way may a wine club and digital content in the near future be similar?

A.Someone else will be employed to make a choice for consumers.

B.Both of them will offer only a few options.

C.Consumers will refuse to choose from too many options.

D.Both of them will make a change about their products.

4.What do we know about the algorithm?

A.It manages to offer what consumers will possibly like.

B.It helps to remove disturbing content from digital media.

C.it offers consumers things based on what they've said they like.

D.It'll solve the problem of having too much choice.

    If you're a book lover, you have a pile of books on your bedside, or a bookshelf in your library with a “to read” sign on it. Yet you can't stop yourself from adding to the pile. This can lead to feelings of guilt over your new purchases. But I'm here to tell you to stop worrying.

What you have is an antilibrary, and it's a very good thing. The term comes from writer Umberto Eco. He is the owner of a large personal library. He separates visitors into two groups: those who react with “Wow! What a library you have! How many of these books have you read?” and the others who get the point that a private library is not something to show off but a research tool. Read books are far less valuable than unread ones. Indeed, the more you know, the larger the rows of unread books. Let us call this collection an antilibrary.

If you think you already know everything about a subject, you're cutting yourself off from a stream of information at an artificial point. So a growing library of books you haven't read means you're consistently curious about the unknown. And that attitude is a great foundation for a lifelong love of learning.

So don't feel guilt over your unread books. Those books will be there for you when you do want them, and as you build your library of read and unread books, you can start using it as you would use a bigger library. Certain books may become references more than read-throughs. Or you may find that a book you bought five years ago has special relevance today. Letting the role of books evolve in your life is a healthy sign of curiosity. That's good for you and good tor the world around you.

1.What does the underlined word "antilibrary in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Feelings of guilt over new books. B.A pile of books on the bookshelf.

C.The collection of unread books. D.A large personal library.

2.Which of the following will the writer agree with?

A.The unread books you bought years ago are of no use.

B.You don't have to read every book from cover to cover.

C.Read books are of more use than unread books.

D.You shouldn’t purchase new books until the unread ones are covered.

3.What does the writer think of someone having lots of unread books?

A.Approving. B.Doubtful.

C.Critical. D.Indifferent.

    When Ariyah Georges was born 15 weeks early, she weighed only one pound, 12 ounces. Her mother, Jovan, knew how important breastfeeding was, especially for a premature (早产的) baby like Ariyah, so she began pumping milk to feed her through a tube. But two days later, Jovan felt dizzy and feverish — 104 Fahrenheit degrees, in fact. She had a blood disease and was close to full shock.

She was separated from others for nearly two weeks at the regional Northern Virginia hospital where she'd delivered. During that time, she could still pump breast milk, but Ariyah couldn't consume it because of the risk of infection. Without it, the newborn was particularly easily affected by diseases. There are many cases like this, which creates the need for the milk donation.

Enter donor milk breast milk purchased by hospitals for mothers who aren't able to produce enough milk on their own, due to health complications, stresses, or other factors. The milk comes from milk banks, organizations that collect and screen breast milk from those women willing to donate. Usually processed in intensive-care units, the milk is only available by prescription.

In recent years, both milk banks and the use of donated human milk have risen swiftly in the United States. In 2011, 22 percent of NICUs used donor breast milk; four years later, that number doubled to nearly 40 percent, and went even higher for the most intensive NICUs — as much as 75 percent. There are 23 milk banks in the United States recognized by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, or HMBANA, double the number that existed five years ago.

But as the demand for donor milk rises, banks must find more charitable donors — a task made more complicated by informal networks of milk sharing that happens online. And many of the most vulnerable infants are still not being reached.

1.Jovan couldn't feed her baby Ariyah on her breast milk because_______.

A.Ariyah was a premature baby B.Jovan couldn't produce enough milk

C.Jovan was separated from others D.Jovan was in poor health.

2.By telling the story of Ariyah and her mother, the writer wants to______.

A.tell us what to do if mothers cannot produce enough milk.

B.remind us of the importance of breastfeeding the newborn.

C.introduce the topic of an increasing need for donated human milk.

D.warn us against the risk of the newborn being affected by diseases.

3.How is the writer's idea mainly developed in Paragraph 4?

A.By following time order. B.By listing statistics.

C.By giving examples. D.By making predictions.

4.What problem are milk banks now faced with?

A.It's difficult to find enough charitable donors.

B.networks of milk looking for donors online are informal.

C.The milk purchased from milk banks cannot reach infants' home.

D.The number of women willing to donate breast milk are decreasing.

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

On a cold Friday night, a poor artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The young violinist was a student at an Arts College named Joseph, who did so every day in order to earn his tuition fees. He planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna and had booked the flight for the next morning. Though the music was great, people were quickly going home for the weekend. Joseph was playing his last chapter when a middle-aged man looking pretty excited slowed down his pace and put 50 dollars into the hat, for which Joseph was grateful.

The next night, the young artist came to the gate of the subway station as usual, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he began playing the violin.

Before long, the young artist was surrounded with many passers-by, who were all attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman put an unexpected thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim it as soon as possible.” It caused great excitement and curiosity. They were dying to know what the unexpected thing could be.

注意：1. 所续写短文词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词。

Paragraph 1:

Just at the moment a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

The man thanked Joseph again and again because it was very essential to him. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

假如你是李华，澳大利亚好朋友Harry来中国学习，但因文化差异感到生活有些不适应。请给他写一封信，内容包括：

1. 表示安慰；

2. 给出建议；

3. 寄予希望。

注意:1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头与结尾均已给出。

Dear Harry,

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

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。

In 2017, eleven million deaths worldwide were linked to people eating diets high 1. sugar, salt and processed meat. Those foods were partly 2. (blame) for heart disease, cancer and diabetes, a new study found.

The findings 3. (report) in the publication The Lancet. Researchers considered 15 dietary elements and found that the consumption of foods such as nuts and seeds, milk and whole grains 4. on average too low.

“The poor diet is responsible for more deaths than  5. other risk factor in the world,” said Chris Murray, 6. (direct) of the Institute for Health Metrics (指标) and evaluation at the University of Washington, 7. led the work. The study found people ate only 12 percent of the 8. (recommend) amount of nuts and seeds — an average intake of 3 grams a day. For good health, experts say, you should eat 21 grams of nuts and seeds every day.

Another study published in January suggested 9. “ideal diet” for the health of people and the planet, which would include a doubling of the consumption of nuts, fruits, and vegetables. Such a diet would also include 10. (reduce) the amount of meat and sugar consumed by half.

    The world’s youngest DJ who is just two years old has thousands of fans thanks to his ability. Oratilwe Hlongwane, whose DJ name is AJ, is  ______  learning to put together words, but the baby is already able to ______ and play music from a laptop and has become famous in South Africa. His abilities have even ______ him special appearances, with fans  ______ to hear his bass-heavy house music.

His recent ______ at a supermarket in his home of Johannesburg ______ a large crowd as he moved his head to the ______, with large headphones around his neck. His mother, Refiloe Marumo,  _____ his success to his father Glen Hlongwane’s decision to buy an iPad for his then unborn son. Mr. Hlongwane, a gymnastics coach and _______ DJ, had planned to download some educational apps for the child as well as a DJ app for himself.

A mobile phone recording of him playing music was shared online and the youngster now has nearly 25,000 Facebook ______. However, some people ______ his parents of abusing and making money from their child’s ability. Mr. Hlongwane said he would not “______ his kid” and said he wasn’t allowed to play in clubs or at parties ______ his age. The parents also insisted that they would not ______ their son to be a DJ when he grows up, but said they believed his interest in electronic equipment would probably decide his future. Mr. Hlongwane added, “I can see a ______ Bill Gates here. ”

1.A.never B.still C.therefore D.merely

2.A.create B.adopt C.select D.tease

3.A.earned B.exchanged C.risked D.updated

4.A.desperate B.unwilling C.admirable D.appropriate

5.A.movement B.competition C.reputation D.appearance

6.A.moved B.benefited C.attracted D.disappointed

7.A.rhyme B.flash C.pattern D.beat

8.A.exposed B.accustomed C.appealed D.owed

9.A.allergic B.cautious C.devoted D.ridiculous

10.A.competitors B.followers C.sponsors D.experts

11.A.accomplished B.acquired C.accused D.convinced

12.A.take charge of B.take possession of C.take advantage of D.take place of

13.A.due to B.in spite of C.rather than D.even if

14.A.demand B.allow C.doubt D.force

15.A.realistic B.contemporary C.future D.predictable

    Have you ever wondered why successful people are so successful? Habits play an essential role in shaping our lives. We all know that bad habits can be harmful to your mental and physical well-being. 1. Good habits, on the other hand, can help you rise above others and be at your best. So, what are the common habits of successful persons that set them apart from the rest of us?

2. Most successful figures spend half an hour or more on newspapers, magazines and other books on a daily basis. Most of them have a preference for non-fiction piece that include history, self-help books, and biographies.

Getting up early. The majority of successful people rise approximately 3 hours before their actual workday starts. It gives them adequate time to get additional things done, which may include completing side projects, working out, or just planning ahead. 3.

Working out and staying in shape. We all know the benefits of a healthy lifestyle especially working out and staying physically fit. 4. Clearing your mind and challenging yourself physically with a tough workout daily helps you stay ready for the daily challenges of a business. To sum it up, a strong body carries a strong mind.

Working on communication skills. Communication plays a key role in building constructive interpersonal relationships on a personal as well as on a professional level. 5. However, if you are unable to convey the right information and message in a timely manner, you are less likely to achieve your goals. As with other skills, it is vital to continuously work on improving communication to help you stay more efficient while communicating with anyone on any level.

A. Applying technology.

B. Keeping reading as a habit.

C. After all, the early bird catches the worm.

D. Developing a healthy lifestyle is demanding.

E. Working with data, facts, and figures is important.

F. Successful people require mental and physical fitness.

G. They can block your road to achievement and success.

    “Two centuries ago, Lewis and Clark left St. Louis to explore the new lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase,” George W. Bush said, announcing his desire for a program to send men and women to Mars. They made that journey in the spirit of discovery. America has ventured forth into space for the same reasons.”

Yet there are vital differences between Lewis and Clark’s expedition and a Mars mission. First, they were headed to a place where hundreds of thousands of people were already living. Second, they were certain to discover places and things of immediate value to the new nation. Third, their venture cost next to nothing by today’s standards. A Mars mission may be the single most expensive non-wartime undertaking in U.S. history.

Appealing as the thought of travel to Mars is, it does not mean the journey makes sense, even considering the human calling to explore. And Mars as a destination for people makes absolutely no sense with current technology.

Present systems for getting from Earth’s surface to low-Earth orbit are so fantastically expensive that merely launching the 1,000 tons or so of spacecraft and equipment a Mars mission would require could be accomplished only by cutting health-care benefits, education spending, or other important programs—or by raising taxes. Absent some remarkable discovery, astronauts, geologists, and biologists once on Mars could do little more than analyze rocks and feel awestruck(敬畏的) staring into the sky of another world. Yet rocks can be analyzed by automated probes without risk to human life, and at a tiny fraction of the cost of sending people.

It is interesting to note that when President Bush unveiled his proposal, he listed these recent major achievements of space exploration pictures of evidence of water on Mars, discovery of more than 100 planets outside our solar system, and study of the soil of Mars. All these accomplishments came from automated probes or automated space telescopes. Bush’s proposal, which calls for reprogramming some of NASA’s present budget into the Mars effort, might actually lead to a reduction in such unmanned science—the one aspect of space exploration that’s working really well.

Rather than spend hundreds of billions of dollars to hurl tons toward Mars using current technology, why not take a decade or two or however much time is required researching new launch systems and advanced propulsion (推进力)? lf new launch systems could put weight into orbit affordably, and advanced propulsion could speed up that long, slow transit to Mars, the dream of stepping onto the red planet might become reality. Mars will still be there when the technology is ready.

1.What do Lewis and Clark’s expedition and a Mars mission have in common?

A.Instant value.

B.Human inhabitance.

C.Venture cost.

D.Exploring spirit.

2.Bush’s proposal is challenged for the following reasons except that     .

A.its expenditure is too huge for the government to afford.

B.American people’s well-being will suffer a lot if it is implemented

C.great achievements have already been made in Mars exploration in America

D.unmanned Mars exploration sounds more practical and economical for the moment

3.Which cannot be concluded from the passage?

A.Going to Mars using current technology is quite unrealistic.

B.A Mars mission will in turn promote the development of unmanned program.

C.Bush’s proposal is based on three recent great achievements of space exploration

D.The achievements in space exploration show how well unmanned science has developed.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Risky as it is, a Mars mission helps to retain Americas position as a technological leader.

B.A Mars mission is so costly that it may lead to an economic disaster in America.

C.Someday people may go to Mars but not until it makes technological sense.

D.A Mars mission is unnecessary since the scientists once there won’t make great discoveries.

    Working out can help teenagers boost their grades, a new study suggests. Adolescents who routinely engaged in moderate to vigorous（剧烈的）exercise showed long-term improvements in their academic performance, the British Journal of Sports Medicine study reported.

“Our study suggests that the effect of physical activity may be quite large,” John Reilly, a professor at the University of Strathclyde said. The researchers looked at a sample of about 5000 children who were involved in a long-term study that tracks children born in the UK between 1991 and 1992. When children reached 11 years old, their daily physical activity levels were measured using an accelerometer（加速器）for three to seven days. The device, similar to a pedometer（计步器）tracking the number of steps taken, recorded the average time children exercised, which was 29 minutes a day for boys and 18 for girls.

“The actual levels of daily physical activity at age 11 were quite low,” Mr. Reilly noted. The children had their academic performance tested at ages 11 and 13 with compulsory national tests for students, and also at 15 or 16 with the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) exam. The tests assessed the children’s abilities in English, math and science subjects. The results showed that the more children participated in moderate to vigorous physical activity, the higher their test scores were at age 11 in all three subjects. For girls, science scores were most strongly linked to exercise.

When children were tested again at age 13, their academic scores were still linked to how much they had exercised when they were 11 years old. By the time the youngsters took the GCSE exam, each 17-minute-per‑day increase in physical activity for the boys was linked to an improvement in their scores. Every additional 12-minute increase a day in exercise for the girls was also linked to an increased score, especially in the science category.

The researchers have called for more studies to look at the possible academic benefits that could be derived if students exercised the recommended 60 minutes or more a day.

1.What’s the study about?

A.The influence of exercise on students’ scores.

B.The secrets of students’ ranking high in class.

C.The causes of students’ participating in sports.

D.The ways of improving students’ physical conditions.

2.What is the function of the device used in the study?

A.To record how long students exercise.

B.To record the walking speed of students.

C.To record how many steps students walk.

D.To record the number of calories students consume.

3.What do the study’s results show?

A.Students at age 11 do more exercise than at other ages.

B.Boys at age 13 get more benefits by doing more exercise.

C.Girls’ science scores are more closely related to exercise.

D.More and more students do exercise to improve their scores.

4.What does the underlined word “derived” probably mean in the last paragraph?

A.adopted. B.acquired.

C.concluded. D.displayed.

    London has just signed to be the first National Park City. Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, along with several organizations and individuals, signed the London National Park City Charter(宪章) on Monday.

London is already extremely park-like. With a large number of urban parks and waterways and 8.4 million trees, it has a lower urban density (密度) than many other major cities. It is also home to 15,000 species.

The charter aims to improve the lives and well-being of people and wildlife by improving the natural environment of the city. In practical terms, that means trying to reach the goal of turning 50% of the city into green space by 2050. That can be achieved by asking residents to change empty lots and yards into gardens, planting more trees throughout the city and even cutting holes in garden fences. Adding green roofs to existing buildings is also part of the plan,

One way to help achieve its goal is pairing development with conservation. London is expected to add some 2 million new residents to its current population by 2040, meaning it needs thousands and thousands of new homes. Home developers can play a role by surrounding new homes with parks or nature reserves.

"Inspired by the aims and values of the world’s national parks, the London National Park City is fundamentally about making life better in the capital through both small everyday things and long-term strategic thinking." says Daniel Raven-Ellison, founder of the concept.

"It's about lifting our ambitions; going further to make the city greener, healthier and wilder; improving our mental health, cleaning our air; making the city richer in wildlife: freeing children to play and meet friends outdoors again; solving the climate crisis and bring more joy to the city." He added.

Timothy Beatley, an urban planner, says countless cities have already woken up to the idea that greening and improving natural connections make urban life much better. "The basic idea is that nature in cities is not optional but absolutely essential to a happy, healthy and meaningful life." He says.

1.What are mentioned in paragraphs 3 and 4 about the green move?

A.The conflicts caused by the charter.

B.Different voices about the move.

C.Specific ways to expand green space.

D.Challenges the move will run into.

2.The founder and the planner mentioned both hold a(an) ___________ attitude to the charter.

A.skeptical B.critical

C.reserved D.favorable

3.What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A.A green and meaningful life in London

B.London to be "National Park City"

C.Reasons for more green space in London

D.Green ways to make London park-like

假定你是李华, 你所在的运动俱乐部将面向外国朋友开设太极(Tai Chi)课。请写一封邮件, 邀请你校的英国交换生Peter参加。要点如下:

1.太极的受欢迎程度及对健康的益处；

2.上课时间与地点;

3.报名的截止日期。

注意: 1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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。

Dear Jim,

How are you doing? You ask me about how our school performs our PE classes in your last letter, so I’m writing to share you some details.

Our school has a sports field where covers an area of about two square kilometers. Equip with two playgrounds as well as a splendid stadium, our school offers you an opportunity to do a variety of sports. Not only do we take football and basketball courses, but our school also hold all kinds of sports competitions. As the member on our school team, my most favorite sport is football. As far as I am concerned, anything is better than playing football，which encourages us to cooperate active with others.

Looking forward to hearing from you.