Lots of roads ______ these days. We’d better set out earlier.

A.are repaired B.have been repaired C.are being repaired D.are repairing

With the living environment becoming worse and worse, many of the earth's species are ______.

A.dying back B.dying away C.dying down D.dying out

I would like to rent a house—clean, comfortable and ______ in a quiet place.

A.after all B.above all C.first of all D.all in all

A number of high buildings ______ where there was nothing a year ago but ruins.

A.have arisen B.have been aroused C.have risen D.have been raised

It’s helpful to put children in a situation______ they can see themselves differently.

A.when B.which C.that D.where

（2018·天津）I need a new passport so I will have to have my photographs___________.

A. taking    B. taken

C. being taken    D. take

My friend Jennifer, ______ help I’ve made great progress in my studies, will leave for the UK next week.

A.with whose B.for whose C.for whom D.with whom

—Pity that I haven’t got a ticket for the concert tonight.

—It doesn’t matter. I’m sure it _______ on TV.

A.will be broadcast B.will broadcast

C.has been broadcast D.is broadcasting

She got married ______ the boy who always played jokes ______ her.

A.with; on B.to; on C.with; to D.to; with

There is no doubt ______ cultural relics are ______ protecting.

A.whether; worth B.whether; worthy C.that; worth D.that; worthy

你校校门口在放学时间经常出现交通拥堵，给师生和路人带来很多不便。假如你是李华，请用英文给你校英文报写一封信，提出解决拥堵的建议。内容包括：

1. 写信的目的；

2. 分析学校门口拥堵的原因；

3. 提出2~3点建议。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Editor,

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Yours,

Li Hua

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In many films, whenever Earth faces a disaster, the 1.(solve) is always escaping from the planet2. spaceship. But now the Chinese sci-fi movie, The Wandering Earth 3.(offer) a different and 4.(encourage)idea. In the film, Earth is being destroyed by the dying sun. In response, humans around the world work together5.(build) a giant engine system, 6.will push Earth away from the sun. The "ambition" didn't come from nowhere. So far “homeland” 7.(have) a soft spot in the hearts and minds of Chinese people. This special cultural background 8.(probable) makes The Wandering Earth different from other films.

The film was released on Feb 5, the first day of Chinese New Year. It was 9.time when many people had made the hard journey back to hometowns. So there is only one possible way to tell the story: Earth goes 10.humans go, because it's our home.

    As I stood at the crossroads, the male villagers all asked the same question: Was I _______ I wanted to climb the dangerous mountain?

Sure it had been climbed by local and foreign men and local women, but a Western female, who arrived _______and wanted to climb the mountain, was unusual.

I explained that I had been _______ for some time in research and in _______strength. I stressed that I wouldn’t go on my own and I would _______their local traditions and hire some of their villagers as guides, but it seemed to do little to ease their_______.

The male villagers told me of the “quick mud” I would meet. They _______that it would grab my legs and could _______me whole. _______ they couldn’t remember anyone this had actually __________, they seemed convinced it was a real possibility .

The village women, on the other hand, smiled at me, and a few women __________their arms. After seeing and hearing the__________support of the local village women, the men agreed to an arrangement that seemed to put them at ease with my__________. They required me to hire a guide as well as three guards with guns.

It seemed all parties were winners in the__________. I could contribute a little to their village’s income, while finally allowed to begin my __________with support and all wishes from the locals----men and women alike.

As I made my way toward the mountain, I was__________ not only by my new mountain support __________, but also by every villager.

I knew I wasn’t the first Western female to make the climb, and I certainly wouldn’t be the __________. But with the villagers accompanying me, I felt a sense of great__________. The greater risk is not taking a risk, and we should always __________ our dream.

1.A.confident B.certain C.familiar D.proud

2.A.alone B.early C.again D.afterwards

3.A.searching B.inspecting C.caring D.preparing

4.A.natural B.normal C.physical D.emotional

5.A.admit B.appreciate C.spread D.keep

6.A.suffering B.doubts C.depression D.concerns

7.A.admitted B.described C.predicted D.thought

8.A.protect B.bury C.absorb D.eat

9.A.Unless B.While C.When D.Because

10.A.happened to B.experienced with C.heard of D.gone through

11.A.folded B.raised C.shook D.crossed

12.A.determined B.active C.sincere D.generous

13.A.climb B.work C.ride D.walk

14.A.judgment B.employment C.agreement D.puzzlement

15.A.performance B.journey C.project D.task

16.A.organized B.afforded C.survived D.joined

17.A.team B.couple C.relatives D.crowd

18.A.recent B.last C.next D.past

19.A.challenge B.devotion C.achievement D.relief

20.A.share B.design C.reward D.follow

    Teenagers who talk on the cell phone a lot, and hold their phones up to their right ears, score worse on one type of memory test. That’s the finding of a new study. That memory impairment might be one side effect of the radiation (放射线) that phones use to keep us connected while we’re on the go.

Nearly 700 Swiss teens took part in a test of figural memory. This type helps us remember abstract symbols and shapes, explains Milena Foerster. The teens took memory tests twice, one year apart. Each time, they had one minute to remember 13 pairs of abstract shapes. Then they were shown one item from each pair and asked to match it with one of the five choices. The study volunteers also took a test of verbal memory. That’s the ability to remember words. The two memory tests are part of an intelligence test. The researchers also surveyed the teens on how they use cell phones. And they got call records from phone companies. The researchers used those records to figure out how long the teens were using their phones. This allowed the researchers to work out how big radiation exposure (接触) each person could have got while talking.

A phone user’s exposure to the radiation can differ widely. Some teens talk on their phones more than others. People also hold their phones differently. If the phone is close to the ear, more radiation may enter the body, Foerster notes. Even the type of network signal that a phone uses can matter. Much of Switzerland was using an older “second-generation” type of cell phone networks, the study reports. Many phone carriers (通讯公司) have moved away from such networks. And more companies plan to update their networks within the next few years.

The teens’ scores in the figural memory tests were roughly the same from one year to the next. But those who normally held their phones near the right ears, and who were also exposed to higher levels of radiation, scored a little bit worse after a year. No group of teens showed big changes on the verbal memory test. Why might one type of memory be linked to cell phone use, but not another? Foerster thinks it could have to do with where different memory centers sit in the brain. The site that deals with the ability to remember shapes is near the right ear.

1.The underlined word “impairment” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean “________”.

A.application. B.loss.

C.damage. D.improvement.

2.According to Paragraph 2, we can learn that ______________________.

A.Researchers paid little attention to the teens’ habits of using phones.

B.The teens needed to report the average time spent on their phones.

C.The teens took two types of memory tests four times in total.

D.The teens’ ability of remembering words is shown in figural memory test.

3.What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A.How people hold their phones has no effect on their bodies.

B.Phone users can make more money with new networks.

C.The cell phone network type has little to do with the cell phone use.

D.Radiation levels are affected by the cell phone network types.

4.What might be the best title for the text?

A.Cell phone use and safety warnings .

B.Teen’s cell phone use linked to memory problems.

C.Dangerous levels of cell phone use among teens.

D.Facts about cell phone use at school.

    Molly Burke was not born blind. She started losing her sight when she was four. Doctor said that she had a rare eye disease that would slowly take away her eyesight completely. In first grade, she learned to read Braille (the language used for the blind) although she could still see. Life was pretty normal for the next few years. However ,in seventh grade, things got worse. Black turned to grey. Yellow turned to white. Soon, Molly couldn’t see the blackboard.

As her eyesight weakened, Molly began using stick to help her walk. This embarrassed her friends, and people stopped inviting her to do things. Then the bullying (欺凌) began.

Molly once broke her ankle and had to use crutches (拐杖) to help her walk. A group of girls, who used to be her friends did something terrible. They were usually responsible for walking Molly to the classroom. Instead, they took the blind 14-year-old outside and down a hill. “I was alone,” remembers Molly. “ I couldn’t see. Nor could I walk.” Luckily, Molly had her cell phone and was able to call her mother for help.

After she finished high school, Molly thought about what she wanted to do before going to college. Her brother was working in a children’s home in Africa, and she wanted to do some things that would help others, too. Then, she found out about Me to We, an organization that has been helping people through volunteering and developing leadership skills. She joined the organization on a youth trip to Kenya to help build a school. While there, she spoke at a local girls’ school. Molly now knew what she wanted to do next — to be one of the speakers at Me to We.

Molly has been speaking to schools all over the USA and Canada about Bullying. Her advice? Be strong! During a speech in Toronto, she spoke to about 20,000 people. They stood up and applauded wildly after her speech. Her father said, “Molly has a real ability to inspire people and to help others who are going through something whether it’s a disability, or bullying, or a different set of challenges.”

1.Why did Molly learn Braille in first grade?

A.She was blind. B.She was interested in it.

C.She would be blind someday. D.She wanted to help her blind friends.

2.What happened to Molly when she was fourteen?

A.She began to lose her eyesight. B.She was left at the foot of a hill.

C.She was beaten by her classmates. D.She had her first cell phone.

3.What did Molly do before going to college?

A.She worked in children’s home. B.She founded Me to We.

C.She taught in Africa. D.She went to Kenya.

4.Molly is sharing her own experience to help other people _____________.

A.be leaders. B.be kind persons.

C.challenge themselves. D.overcome their problems.

    Minnie May, aged three, was really very sick. She lay on the kitchen sofa, feverish and restless, while her hoarse (嘶哑的) breathing could be heard all over the house. Young Mary Joe, whom Mrs Barry had asked to stay with the children during her absence, was helpless and nervous, quite unable to think what to do, or do it if she thought of it.

Anne went to work with skill and rapidity.

“Minnie May has croup (哮吼); she' s pretty bad, but I've seen worse. First, we must have lots of hot water. There isn’t more than a cup in the kettle! There, I've filled it up, and Mary Joe, you may put some wood in the stove. I don't want to hurt your feelings, but it seems to me you might have thought of this before if you'd any imagination. Now, I' ll undress Minnie May and put her to bed, and you try to find some soft and warm clothes. Diana. I' m going to give her some ipecac first of all."

Minnie May did not take kindly to, but Anne had not brought up three pairs of twins for nothing. Down it went, not only once, but many times during the long, worrying night when the two little girls worked patiently over the suffering Minnie May, and Young Mary Joe, honestly did all she could, kept a fire burning and heated more water than would have been needed for a hospital of croupy babies.

It was three o' clock when Matthew came with the doctor, for he had been required to go all the way to Spencervale for one. But the pressing need for assistance was past. Minnie May was much better and was sleeping soundly.

1.Which of the following can best describe Anne?

A.Knowledgeable and decisive. B.Unreliable and changeable.

C.Curious and brave. D.Helpless and nervous.

2.Based on the text, "ipecac" is probably a type of ____________.

A.food B.clothing

C.medicine D.water

3.How did Anne know what to do to treat Minnie May' s illness?

A.She read a book describing how to treat illnesses in children.

B.She once had croup and remembered how she was treated.

C.She got experience in helping raise six children.

D.She got the right instructions from the doctor.

4.We can infer from the text ____________.

A.Minnie May was seldom ill.

B.With the doctor’s help, Minnie May recovered .

C.Mrs Barry was at home.

D.The doctor came from Spencervale.

    The annual World Economic Forum （经济论坛） took place in Davos, Switzerland, in Jan. 23-26, 2018. What did Chinese entrepreneurs （企业家） speak in the forum? Are there some quotable quotes for you?

★Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group

“I think globalization cannot be stopped — no one can stop globalization, no one can stop trade. If trade stops, the world stops. Trade is the way to dissolve （溶解，结束） the war not cause the war,” said Ma in Davos, “Google, Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba — we are the luckiest companies of this century. But we have the responsibility to have a good heart, and do something good.”

★Richard Liu, founder and chief executive officer of JD

“Business is not only a way to make money but also a way to contribute yourself, to help people,” Liu said in a speech in Davos. “How can we face the fractured （分化的）world? That's the topics of the Davos this year. I think a very important thing in business is cooperation. If we can unite, work together, if we work very closely, I think we can bring more hope to the people and we can build more trust between the people, countries and companies and partners,” he said.

★Jane Sun, CEO of Ctrip

“Tourism is a sunrise industry. Since I entered Ctrip, every year there are new comers, which, first of all, shows that tourism is booming.” Sun told Sina.com in Davos. “We invested heavily in ABC. A refers to AI, B is big data, and C is cloud computing. As we continue to expand overseas, these three will be very good weapons for us. So we think those mean opportunity,” she said.

★Hu Xiaoming, president of Aliyun

“In 2018, people will see the development in various countries more closely connected with cloud computing. More manufacturing enterprises and financial institutions will start to use „cloud', and cloud computing will increase the efficiency of technology and finance,” Hu told Xinhua in Davos.

1.What do Chinese entrepreneurs like Jack Ma and Richard Liu focus more on?

A.More huge jumps in profits. B.The joined efforts of mankind.

C.Reducing production costs. D.The role of science in business.

2.What is the main business of Ctrip?

A.Tourism. B.The creation of AI.

C.Computer. D.Financial service online.

3.What does Hu think will promote global economic development?

A.Economy recovery. B.The World Economic Forum.

C.Cloud computing. D.Financial efficiency.

假定你是光明中学学生会主席李华．英国友好学校代表团将于下月访问你校一周，你负责联络工作．请你给代表团负责人 Smith 先生写邮件，欢迎他们到访，并就附件中的活动安排征求对方意见．

注意：

1、词数 100 左右；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在其下面写出该加的词．

删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉．

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．

注意：1． 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2． 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分．

As a typical student of Senior 3， I devote most time to learn each day， with different subject to study and lots of homework to do． In my spare time， I love watching TikTok videos， that are really amusing and always make me feel relaxed．

TikTok， also know as Douyin in China， allows users share 15﹣second videos． It is extremely popular and offer people a chance to show their talents． Many people have become the big stars since we shared videos on TikTok． I will also share funny videos in the future． Therefore， I've never thought of becoming famous． Instead， I just want to make others happily．

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Are boys really better at math than girls？ No， that doesn't seem1.（rely）．

That's according to new research by Jessica Cantlon， a professor and neuroscientist of Carnegie Mellon University， and her colleagues．2.（scientist） looked at young boys' and girls' brains， and found no difference in mathematical ability． Their new paper，3.（publish） in the journal Science of Learning， suggests that society is to blame4.the mistaken idea that girls aren't good at numbers．

Cantlon and her colleagues used an MRI machine5.（examine） 105 kids' brains while the kids watched an educational video．6.found that the kids' brains showed no major differences during the experiment．

This report7.（base） on a previous study in 2018，  which looked at the test performance data of 500 boys and girls． The 2018 paper found no difference in their early mathematical ability，8.（suggest） that boys and girls are equally equipped to reason about mathematics during early childhood．

Cantlon hopes that people will stop being so sexist （性别歧视的） about little girls and calculators．"9.（hope）， we can change expectations of10.children can achieve in mathematics，" she says．

    Two Texas football players have gone viral （走红） after they knelt together in prayer（祈祷）． And it couldn't have come at a more_____moment． The final whistle sounded after a（n）_____ game that saw Sherman High School completely defeat West Mesquite High 56﹣55． What happened next left the crowd_____： Sherman's Gage Smith， instead of_____with his team， went over to Mesquite's Ty Jordan and the two took a knee together．

The_____was that Smith recently learned that Jordan's mother， Tiffany， was battling stage 4 cancer， and that was_____the two players knelt in prayer for Jordon's family．

As the two_____， the wife of Smith's coach snapped a picture of the heartwarming moment． And then Jordan's aunt_____the image on Facebook， obtaining more than 100，000_____in just an hour．

The moving_____made Tiffany cry． It's been a hard time for Tiffany， who was diagnosed （诊断） with lung and bone cancer last winter． The_____hospital stays cost Tiffany her job  earlier this month， and_____， her health insurance． And she now has to_____the high cost  of treatments herself． Smith's_____prayer lifted her spirits．

Smith said he and Jordan had played on a summer football team together before becoming_____ this last game． However， Smith won't let this  break their_____． "During the game，we're gonna play and try to_____， but you still have that_____for the other opponent，" says Smith． "I wanted to do that prayer for him．"

"He's such a true leader and he is so_____that a lot of the guys on the team_____him，" said head coach J．D． Martinez． "I'm glad that other people are having the opportunity to see it， too．"

1.A.important B.difficult C.touching D.entertaining

2.A.amusing B.tough C.educational D.nation﹣wide

3.A.embarrassed B.confused C.frustrated D.annoyed

4.A.celebrating B.praying C.practicing D.fighting

5.A.truth B.problem C.news D.secret

6.A.when B.where C.how D.why

7.A.whispered B.hugged C.shook hands D.stood up

8.A.posted B.found C.scanned D.polished

9.A.rewards B.copies C.votes D.likes

10.A.game B.reunion C.gesture D.spirit

11.A.temporary B.over﹣night C.long D.secret

12.A.in turn B.in a way C.for a moment D.without exception

13.A.look forward to B.forget about C.cover D.estimate

14.A.frequent B.daily C.unexpected D.unconditional

15.A.acquaintances B.enemies C.players D.captains

16.A.hearts B.routines C.promise D.bond

17.A.compromise B.cooperate C.learn D.win

18.A.respect B.passion C.blame D.sorrow

19.A.enthusiastic B.ambitious C.aggressive D.sympathetic

20.A.inspired B.followed C.instructed D.understood

    Your comfort zone is a behavioral space where your activities and behaviors fit a routine and pattern that minimizes stress and risk．1.You benefit in obvious ways： regular happiness， low anxiety， and reduced stress．

Leaving your comfort zone can have very positive results， though． For one thing， you'll surely be more productive if you're willing to move out of it． With the sense of unease that comes from having deadlines and expectations， you'll have the drive and ambition to do more and learn new things．2.For another， learning to live outside your comfort zone can prepare you for life changes that force you out of it． Fear and uncertainty always exist in our life． By challenging yourself to things you normally wouldn't do， you can experience some of that uncertainty in a controlled and manageable environment．

While outside your comfort zone can be a good place to be，3.． You can start by doing everyday things differently． For example， you can take a different route to work or try a new restaurant． Besides， you should remember to break out in small steps． You get the same benefits whether you go with long strides （大步） or you start slow． If you're socially anxious， don't suppose you have to gather the courage to ask your crush （爱慕之人） on a date right away．

4. Identify your fears， and then face them step by step．

Trying new things is difficult， so it's important to understand how habits form and how we can break them．5.

A．It provides a state of mental security．

B．it's of great necessity to find ways to break out of it

C．it's a pleasant experience to stay in the comfort zone

D．You have to manage that stress and risk in a clever way．

E．Just say hello to them and see where you can go from there．

F．That means you will get more done and find smarter ways to work．

G．And it's as important to press yourself out of your comfort zone by doing specific things．

    One of the most popular beliefs in parenting is the so﹣called Mozart effect， which says that listening to music by the Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart can increase a child's intelligence． Some pregnant women have even gone so far as to play Mozart recordings on headphones pressed against their bellies． And it's not hard to see how Mozart's name became associated with accelerated development． He was history's greatest child genius， performing astonishing music for kings and queens at an age when many of us were content with tuneless singing "I'm a Little Teapot"．

So， if you have kids or you're expecting to have them， how seriously should you take the Mozart effect？ Will the child who doesn't listen to Mozart in the cradle （摇篮） be limited to an ordinary life？ Are you a bad parent if your kids don't know about any works of Mozart？

Relax． There is no scientific evidence that listening to Mozart improves children's cognitive abilities． The whole idea comes from a small study done in 1993， which found that college students who listened to Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major （K 448）showed some improvement in a test of spatial （空间的） skills． This finding was later described as something extremely amazing by a musician， Don Campbell， in a book． Campbell's claims about the super powers of Mozart's music were repeated endlessly in the media and fueled a craze for Mozart﹣based enrichment activities． In 1998， for example， the governor of Georgia in the USA requested funds to send classical﹣music CDs to all parents of newborns in the state．

Since then， scientists have examined the claim that Mozart increases intelligence and found no evidence for it． The original experiment with college students was reviewed in 1999， and the increase in the students' spatial skills was found to be negligible． In 2007 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research asked a team of experts to examine the scientific literature regarding Mozart and child development， and they found no reason to believe that it increased intelligence．

1.People relate Mozart to children's intelligence development because he　   　．

A.owned extraordinary music talent.

B.could perform music as a child.

C.offered music to pregnant women.

D.was an royal Austrian composer.

2.What can we know about the small study in 1993？

A.It added to the popularity of Mozart's music．

B.It found no evidence for supporting Mozart effect．

C.It helped college students make academic progress．

D.It urged Georgia's governor to spread classical music．

3.What does the underlined word "negligible" probably mean？

A.Sudden．

B.Insignificant．

C.Average．

D.Steady．

4.What can be the best title for the text？

A.New Findings： Mozart Effect to Be Proved.

B.Secrets Uncovered： History of Mozart Effect.

C.Does Listening to Mozart Make Kids Smarter？

D.How Does Mozart Improve Kids' Intelligence？

    Your brain isn't necessarily the same age as the rest of you． Now， it may be possible to predict how quickly a person's brain will age throughout life based on tests taken when he or she is three years old．

A person's biological age may be a better indicator of their health than their real age． Brain age can be measured using brain scans and machine﹣learning to determine if a person's brain looks older or younger than the average healthy brain for people of the same age．

To find out if brain age might reveal anything about a person's health in midlife， Max Elliott at Duke University in North Carolina and his colleagues assessed the brains of 869 adults in New Zealand who have undergone regular medical and cognitive （认知的） testing since they were 3 years old．

When the volunteers， all aged between 43 and 46， underwent MRI brain scans， the team found that their brain ages ranged from 23 to 71． Those with older brain ages performed worse on tests of cognition， memory and IQ． The researchers also found that some people have a very advanced brain age but their bodies seem to be ageing slowly， and vice versa （反之亦然）． However， the team found that those who had the highest scores on cognitive tests when they were 3 years old went on to have the youngest﹣looking brains．

This suggests we might be able to tell who is at risk of accelerated brain ageing early in life． Researchers hope that predicting brain ageing earlier in life could allow treatments for conditions like dementia （痴呆） to be started sooner． This means treatments might have a better chance of working．

We don't yet have a way to treat brain ageing， but given the known benefits to the brain of healthy eating and exercise， these aren't a bad place to start．

1.What helps predict the speed of one's brain ageing？

A.One's health condition．

B.A test result at the age of 3．

C.The actual age of one's brain．

D.A machine for medical check．

2.What is the purpose of Elliott's research？

A.To find out why people look older or younger．

B.To measure people's brain age at different stages．

C.To discover whether brain age can be measured by machines．

D.To explore the relationship between brain age and future health．

3.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about？

A.The influence of cognitive tests．

B.The procedure of Elliott's study．

C.The information about volunteers．

D.The findings of the brain research．

4.What do the findings of the research imply？

A.We should test our brain age earliest possible．

B.People suffering dementia can go on working．

C.Brain ageing could be predicted at an early age．

D.Healthy eating and exercise can cure brain ageing．

    Howard Weistling wanted to be a comic strip （连环漫画） artist． But when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor， he joined the Army．

After flight engineer training， Howard was shipped off to Europe． On his maiden flight， his plane was shot down over Austria． The entire crew of eight men landed safely． But a farmer found Howard hiding in his barn and turned him over to a prison of war camp in Barth， Germany． It was freezing and the men almost starved to death eating the guards' garbage．

Hungry and homesick Howard coped the only way he knew how． He drew a comic strip． The book， made of cigarette wrappers bound together with  scrap  metal，  was  sent  around  the  camp． Every couple of days he would add a new panel． One panel at a time would be passed around the whole camp． And they'd have something to look forward to．

After an entire year of this， they woke one morning to find their guards gone． They fled and Howard finally got to go home． Just lucky to get out alive， he left the book behind．

Back home in California， Howard soon had a wife and kids to feed so he had to set aside his dream of becoming an artist． He took a job as a gardener instead．

Morgan shared his father's artistic gifts． At 15 his parents sent him to art school． And Howard got to see his son become a well﹣known painter before he died in 2002． That's how， seven decades after the war， when a stranger in New York googled the name "Weistling，" he found Morgan online．

"I get an email from a gentleman and he says， ‘I think I may have some drawings your father did when he was a POW （prisoner of war） in World War II，'" Morgan recalls． "‘Would you like them？' And I just stared at that email and started crying．"

Luckily Howard had engraved his name on the comic book， which is how the man from New York City had connected with Morgan． A couple of days later when it arrived in California， Morgan couldn't believe it． "It was like getting my father back，" Morgan says． "It was like him being able to tell me the story over again ﹣ only this time it was real in my hands．"

1.The passage details Howard's life as a POW to show that　   　．

A.war cannot stop his pursuit of success.

B.passion for art helped ease his sufferings.

C.loss of freedom encouraged his creativity.

D.misery drives him to fight against his fate.

2.What can we infer about Howard's comic strip in prison？

A.It satisfied prisoners' curiosity．

B.It aroused the guards' sympathy．

C.It was popular among the prisoners．

D.It raised prisoners' confidence in freedom．

3.What contributes to the stranger's success in finding Morgan？

A.The email from a gentleman．

B.Howard's experience in the war．

C.Morgan's recalling of his father．

D.Morgan's status in the field of art．

4.What can we infer about Morgan from the last paragraph？

A.He didn't believe the stranger's story．

B.He was excited to get the comic strip．

C.He couldn't wait to tell others his good news．

D.He hadn't heard about his father's war stories．

    The Worlds' Best Bookshops

There's nothing like being surrounded by books， wherever you are． Here are the finest oases of literature that travellers can bring you．

Daikanyama T﹣site | Tokyo

It is well worth visiting even if just to admire the building's beautiful， crisscrossed architecture． Once you've had your fill of roaming three floors' worth of bookshelves， there's the bar， the coffee shop， or even the video rental space to give you more reason to stay just that little bit longer． Grab a book， order a beer and dive into its pages． I could have stayed hours here．

City Lights | San Francisco

The three﹣storey establishment publishes and sells titles in poetry， fiction， translation， politics， history and the arts． It hosts events and readings， and runs a non﹣profit of the same name that aims to promote diversity of voices and ideas in literature． It's opposite Vesuvio， a bar frequented by Kerouac and other Beat﹣generation writers and artists．

Shakespeare and Company | Paris

I made a special trip to the Left Bank for this one when I was in Paris． It has two floors packed with English﹣language texts， and I was particularly struck by any spare wall space devoted to notes from visitors ﹣ heartfelt messages to a loved one， dedications to the shop itself， or a quote from a favourite author or philosopher．

Hutatma Chowk | Mumbai

A few years ago I visited India， investigating Rudyard Kipling's connections with the country． I spotted a cheap copy of The Jungle Book on one of the tarp﹣covered book stalls at Hutatma Chowk （Martyrs' Square）． The booksellers here are like amateur librarians， able to lay their hands on almost any title you ask for． To me， those well﹣thumbed （翻旧了的） books spoke volumes about the changes of Mumbai's readers in the 150 years since the city gave us Kipling．

1.In which bookshop can you buy a drink while visiting？

A.Daikanyama T﹣site.

B.City Lights.

C.Shakespeare and Company.

D.Hutatma Chowk.

2.What can be learned about the book stalls at Hutatma Chowk？

A.People can meet Rudyard Kipling there．

B.They sell the cheapest books in the world．

C.The book owners are amateur librarians．

D.The sellers are familiar with the books．

3.What do the four bookstores have in common？

A.They are beautifully designed．

B.They are three﹣storey buildings．

C.They offer book lovers good experience．

D.They are frequently visited by great writers．

假如你是李华， 在你校学习汉语的美国交换生 Peter 发邮件说他想参加你校即将举办的中华经典文学朗诵比赛（Chinese Classics Recital Contest），但不知如何准备，请根据以下要点用英语给他回复。

1. 推荐朗诵内容

2. 介绍朗诵技巧

3. 告知注意事项

4. 预祝比赛成功

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter,

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Yours,

Li Hua

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

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(˄)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。

The first foreign language I never learnt was French, but it didn’t go very well. My mother asked our neighbor teach me when I was seven. French wasn’t his native languages, but he used to live in France, so he could speak a little. However, I learnt very little until I didn’t feel it related to my daily life anyway. When I entered into senior high school, my attitude to language learning changed. I decided to learn Latin, that I’ve always been interested in because I want to study law. Learning Latin wasn’t a struggle for myself for this reason. Soon I begin to read classic books in Latin. Read those books opened a window for me to another world or gave me a new point of view on my own world.

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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

If you’ve ever ridden public transport, you’ve probably heard snoring(打鼾) and found someone sleeping in the seat across from you. The natural vibration(震动) of buses and subways 1.(make) us feel sleepy, according to a new study in Science Alert.

Why? It’s all about sensory input-information going to your brain. On a bus, your senses give you 2.(continue) and repeating information. For example, the air conditioner and engine create constant white noise. Meanwhile, you are sitting still and your 3.(surrounding) don’t change. The vibrations of the engine are also opening. Your brain has almost no new information to process.

Repeating information will be 4.(ignore) eventually and your brain will enter a low-energy state. The fact that you fall asleep quickly with your eyes 5.(close) on a bus is because your brain gets used to all the repeat.

“When you’re tired, it doesn’t take much time 6.(start) nodding off and we’ve found that the gentle vibrations made by car seats 7. you drive can loose(使放松) your brain and body,” said Stephen Robinson, 8. researcher from the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.

Robinson’ s team mentioned 15 volunteers’ heart rate variability(心率变异性)—a well-known indicator of sleepiness. This line of research can assist in the development of practical and relevant guidelines for limiting 9.(expose) to vibrations in the car industry. Robinson believed that the research could be helpful 10. improving road safety. “We hope that future car seat designs can build in features to disturb this lulling effect and fight vibration-induced(震动引起的) sleepiness,” he said.

    Five years ago, I took a career risk by leaving my job to work on a ship. My medical friends did their best to persuade me, saying that running away to sea would____my career. But after these years working as a junior doctor, I was willing to take the risk. ____for adventure, I boarded a ship in Singapore with 2, 000 passengers and crew. To my____，the hospital was well equipped, with an X-ray machine and a blood analyzer. That first voyage was a learning experience, a ____ schedule full of safety drills. There was so much new information to______ . Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a_____ . Most confusing, I often forgot to ______my clock when the ship crossed time zones.

As a doctor, I was ______for the 600 crew. and I was on call for the entire ship. Far from ____ seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other diseases, for my patients were wide and varied. The ship’s medical center was ____ a floating emergency room, and we didn’t have a team of specialists on hand for a second _____ . With long and unpredictable hours, it required mental _____ .

As you can guess, many of the passengers were elderly. Heart attacks don’t ____ geography and emergency evacuations (疏散)were difficult to arrange. I recall one such patient, who was taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal .After a _____ ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient ______long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City. ____ , there were several unexpected benefits to the job. I regularly ______the passenger facilities (设施)and I even hosted my own table of passengers in the evenings. On rare days off, I_____ as a tour guide on trips ashore. I got to fly over Alaska in a seaplane and watched a ballet in St Petersburg.

Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job-it's a way of _____ .One year at sea became two. I lost my career ambitions, _____I redefined happiness in my life.

1.A.block B.build C.ruin D.improve

2.A.Hungry B.Skilful C.Suitable D.Concern

3.A.shock B.disappointment C.excitement D.relief

4.A.daily B.tight C.strict D.flexible

5.A.take in B.figure out C.search for D.pick over

6.A.training B.risk C.challenge D.choice

7.A.watch B.repair C.check D.set

8.A.powerful B.responsible C.hopeful D.helpful

9.A.treating B.suffering C.escaping D.stopping

10.A.exactly B.particularly C.certainly D.actually

11.A.examination B.consideration C.opinion D.discussion

12.A.comfort B.communication C.toughness D.pressure

13.A.care about B.refer to C.trouble with D.rely on

14.A.relaxing B.boring C.promising D.terrifying

15.A.survived B.struggled C.awoke D.stuck

16.A.Steadily B.Thankfully C.Importantly D.Generally

17.A.cleaned B.fixed C.enjoyed D.protected

18.A.returned B.travelled C.performed D.volunteered

19.A.confidence B.life C.experience D.success

20.A.though B.unless C.but D.or