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San Francisco Fire Engine Tours

San Francisco Winery Tour

Running: February 1st through April 30th

This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price)

Departing from the Cannery: Tell time upon request.

Duration(时长)：2 hours

Price: $90

Back to the Fifties Tour

Running: August 16th through August 31st

This tour transports you back in time to one of San Francisco’s most fantastic periods, the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.

Departing from the Cannery 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Duration:2 hours

Price:$90

Spooky Halloween Tour

Running: October 10th through October 31st

Join us for a ride through the historical Presidio district .Authentic fire gear （服装）is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco

Departing from the Cannery:6:30 pm and 8:30 pm

Duration :1 hour and 30 minutes

Price: Available upon request

Holiday Lights Tour

Running: December 6th through December 23nd

This tractive four takes you to some of San Francis’s most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.

Departing from the Cannery 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Advance reservations required.

1.Which of the tours is available in March?

A. Back to the Fifties Tour. B. San Francisco Winery Tour.

C. Spooky Hallowen Tour. D. Holiday Lights Tour.

2.What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tours?

A. Go to Treasure Island B. Enjoy the holiday scenes.

C. Have free ice cream. D. Visit the Presidio district.

3.What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour?

A. Take some drinks. B. Make reservations in advance.

C. Set off early in the morning. D. Wear warm clothes.

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假定你是李华，你校近期将组织开展一次垃圾分类志愿者活动，请给你的英国留学生朋友Max写一封邮件，邀请他参加．内容包括：

1．活动时间及地点；

2．活动内容及目的；

参考词汇：垃圾分类： garbage classification

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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If you have ever watched a movie that featured old Beijing，there is a good 1.(possible)that it contained a scene with a flock of pigeons flying over quadrangular dwellings (Siheyuan)，2.( give) off a uniquely harmonic(和声的)buzzing sound as they flew by．That sound is 3. local residents remember when they think of old Beijing．Every city has 4.( it)unique sights and sounds， and the "sound of old Beijing" is the pigeon whistle．

Pigeon whistles (also called pigeon bells) are whistles that 5.( tie) on the tails of pigeons so that when they fly， the air that flows through the whistle creates a harmonic sound．Over 6. last several centuries， Beijing residents have liked to raise pigeons and let them soar through the sky every day． Regardless 7. whether it is a windy morning in spring 8. a cloudless day in late autumn， people can always see a flock of pigeons flying around in the sky and hear the beautiful sound they make while flying． Up until the 1950s， pigeon markets in Beijing were very 9.(promise)．

But with the passing of time and advancement of urban development， fewer and fewer people in Beijing are raising pigeons．10.( consequent)， the sight of pigeons flying around with their accompanying harmonic sound is becoming increasingly rare．

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The train wasn't overcrowded when I was on it． Though the four-hour journey was ______， the experience would be remembered ______ in my memory．

A mother was sitting with her kid exactly ______ me． Both of us were sitting beside the window． A window seat is a（n）______， isn't it？ The mother seemed very young and her kid looked ______ with two bright and big eyes． After a moment， the kid started staring at me，and I asked her name but got no answer．She just smiled looking at me．Instead，her mother replied．And then I asked them why they were travelling．The mother ______ and replied she was going for the kid's ______ course．Being a doctor，it was my instinct （本能） to ask about the ______．I could notice a little sadness on her face．Maybe because she knew her baby's condition was ______， she told me her girl ______ the mental disorder and couldn't speak out a word after she was born．I said I was sorry． To ______ the moment， I said， "Your daughter looks exactly like you - beautiful．" I had never spoken as such to any ______ but I was happy I said that． The mother smiled． Then I asked if there were some complications （并发症） during pregnancy． She gave a small laugh and said， "I don't know． I don't give ______ to her．" I was shocked． She ______ my confusion and said she ______ her when she was three． I was ______ and knew it was the love that made her adopt the girl no matter what condition the baby was in - love has no ______!

We didn't speak anything special later on． We were ______ enjoying our peace of mind． I was smiling at the girl while saluting the mother in my head．______， the train stopped for us to get off． I waved good-bye to them and I thought the journey ______ my day．

1.A.boring B.exciting C.frightening D.surprising

2.A.rarely B.backward C.slowly D.forever

3.A.under B.opposite C.behind D.over

4.A.dream B.adventure C.blessing D.challenge

5.A.foolish B.strange C.ugly D.lovely

6.A.nodded B.sighed C.complained D.cried

7.A.culture B.art C.treatment D.diet

8.A.condition B.budget C.expense D.environment

9.A.common B.ridiculous C.shameful D.obvious

10.A.dealt with B.got through C.suffered from D.passed on

11.A.last B.lighten C.sense D.enjoy

12.A.stranger B.doctor C.friend D.partner

13.A.care B.hope C.help D.birth

14.A.imagined B.noticed C.denied D.evaluated

15.A.protected B.adopted C.developed D.controlled

16.A.moved B.relaxed C.disappointed D.puzzled

17.A.gifts B.boundaries C.problems D.choices

18.A.even B.also C.ever D.only

19.A.Particularly B.Directly C.Eventually D.Immediately

20.A.made B.finished C.built D.formed

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During the long holiday, did you feel bored and decided to check social media, only to find that your best friend was at the beach, that your classmate was going hiking, and that your cousin or niece was enjoying a feast? Have you got the feeling that others are experiencing things and enjoying life more than you are？

Oh, you might feel that you are missing out. 1. FOMO is the anxiety caused by a nagging （难以摆脱的） feeling that you are not taking part in the exciting and worthwhile things going on around you．

As is known, comparison is the thief of joy. FOMO makes us check social media more frequently, leading to an addiction and a negative cycle that is hard to break．2. These include the feelings of depression, loneliness and boredom．

3. You can avoid FOMO by focusing on being mindful, changing your habits, and working to be more grateful for your own life．

Social media is often what contributes to FOMO more than anything else.If you are feeling very upset when seeing all of the fun that others are having,take a break from your accounts.In this case,you'd better stop looking to social media for happiness.4.

Besides, one of the best ways to overcome FOMO is to begin to truly appreciate what you value in your life. Make a list of all the things that are important to you, including subjects, people, dreams, possessions or experiences．5. You will find the true value of your life．

Do remember that if you miss an opportunity, other opportunities will come．

A． Have you ever experienced FOMO？

B． What can you do to overcome FOMO？

C． Spend some time reflecting on these things．

D． You can permanently do so if you feel it helps．

E． The feeling is called the fear of missing out or FOMO for short．

F． Researchers have found that FOMO can cause serious negative results．

G． If it controls you, the only thing you really miss out on is your own life．

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Scientists think they have the answer to a puzzle that confused even Charles Darwin： How flowers evolved and spread to become the most important plants on earth．

Flowering plants, or angiosperms (被子植物), make up about 90% of all living plant species,but how they did this has been a mystery. New research suggests it is due to genome (基因组) size．

Hundreds of millions of years ago,the earth was dominated by ferns (蕨类)and conifers(针叶树) - they were the main plants on the earth． Then, about 150 million years ago， the first flowering plants appeared on earth. They quickly spread to all parts of the world．

Why angiosperms were successful and diverse on earth has been debated for centuries.Charles Darwin himself called it a "mystery", fearing this apparent sudden change might challenge his theory of evolution．

Kevin Simonin from San Francisco State University in California US and other researchers analyzed data held by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew， on the genome size of hundreds of plants, including flowering plants, gymnosperms (a group of plants including conifers) and ferns. They then compared genome size with anatomical (结构上的) features. This provides "strong evidence" that the success and rapid spread of flowering plants around the world is due to "genome downsizing"．

By reducing the size of the genome, which is contained within the nucleus (核) of the cell, plants can build smaller cells. The researchers say genome-downsizing happened only in the angiosperms, and this was "a necessary condition for rapid growth rates among land plants"．

1.What do we know about angiosperms？ ______

A.They are superior in number among all living plant species．

B.They controlled the earth for hundreds of millions of years．

C.They challenge Charles Darwin's theory．

D.They are extinct plants in the world．

2.It can be implied that ______ ．

A.Simonin works in the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

B.Simonin is probably an American biologist

C.Darwin was confident of his theory of evolution

D.Darwin succeeded in figuring out the flower evolution

3.What contributed to the success and diversity of angiosperms？ ______

A.The weaker ferns and conifer．

B.The larger nucleus．

C.The stronger cell．

D.The smaller genome．

4.What can be a suitable title of this passage？ ______

A.Why were gymnosperms successful on earth？

B.What puzzle confused even Charles Darwin？

C.Why angiosperms dominated the earth？

D.When angiosperms outnumbered conifers and Ferns？

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The development of a V-shaped fuel-efficient airplane design known as the Flying-V will be funded by Dutch national carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines．

To improve the sustainability （持续性） of air travel, the Flying-V was developed by researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, also known as TU Delft．

Its futuristic design puts the passenger cabin into the wings. It's said the plane will use 20% less fuel than the Airbus A350-9-while carrying a similar number of passengers．

"In recent years, KLM has developed as a pioneer in sustainability within its airline industry," said Pieter Elbers, CEO and president of KLM. "We are proud of our progressive relationship with TU Delft"．

"Air travel is contributing about 2.5% of global CO₂ emissions (排放物)， and the industry is still growing, so we really need to look at more sustainable airplanes," said TU Delft project leader Roelof Vos．

"We cannot electrify planes, as electrified airplanes become way too heavy and you can't fly people across the Atlantic on electric airplanes- not now, not in 30 years," Vos said. "So we have to come up with new technologies that reduce fuel burning in a different way."

"We've been flying traditional airplanes for decades now, but it seems like they are reaching the limit in terms of energy efficiency," he said."The new design actively contributes to the lift of the airplane, and creates less air drag."

The plane's increased fuel efficiency is largely a result of its design, Vos explained．

The researchers hope to fly a model this September, Vos said, while the new cabin design will be open to the public at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in October. The completed plane is expected to enter service between 2040 and 2050．

1.What can we infer from the text？ ______

A.Flying-V was developed by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines．

B.Researchers at TU Delft have raised enough money．

C.20% of the passengers will sit in Flying-V's wings．

D.KLM plays an important role in sustainability．

2.Why sustainable planes are needed？ ______

A.To save electricity．

B.To reduce global CO₂ emissions．

C.To make air travel more affordable．

D.To develop air industry．

3.How does the Flying-V save energy？ ______

A.It's the V-shaped design that makes a big difference．

B.The idea of electrified airplanes is applied to its development．

C.It depends on a kind of more efficient fuel．

D.Its futuristic design leads to a limited number of passengers．

4.What's the purpose of the text？ ______

A.To instruct us the importance of environment protection．

B.To inspire us to explore the unknown area of technology．

C.To inform us of the fuel-efficient Flying-V．

D.To appeal to us to raise fund for technology．

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Growing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother, I've enjoyed food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork and chopsticks!

Mum has sweet memories of the food from her home town in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy dishes.Thanks to this， Dad has come to love hot pot! But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother. Even today he still does not take to eating things like chicken feet．

But I enjoy that sort of food myself. Last week, I went to the butcher's and asked, "Do you have pigs' ears？" "No," the butcher said, pulling at his own ears, "just these ordinary ones." He must have thought I was joking．

Dad can cook a super "full English breakfast" of bacon, eggs, beans, sausages and toast with butter. Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen! He also does a typical Sunday roast.We all love roast beef and vegetables．

I'll never forget my first visit to China. Mum encouraged me to try different kinds of food. But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came across stinky tofu, a horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe. I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn't so bad. It reminded me of blue cheese, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate. Maybe I'll fall in love with stinky tofu, someday.

People say that one man's meat is another man's poison, but I feel at home with food from both my cultures．

1.What can we learn from this passage？ ______

A.I have enjoyed the food from two cultures since a little child．

B.Because of my Mum， Dad loves all kinds of Chinese food．

C.We all like roast beef and vegetables except Mum．

D.I have fallen in love with the stinky tofu now．

2.What kind of person did the butcher probably think the author was？ ______

A.Generous． B.Mean．

C.Humorous． D.Serious．

3.What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 probably mean？ ______

A.Resist． B.Like．

C.Allow． D.Mind．

4.What's the passage mainly about？ ______

A.Comparing two different cultures．

B.Trying some different foods．

C.Different eating habits in China and Britain．

D.The eating experiences of a mixed-race family．

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Modern people are paying more attention to exercise and many celebrities are leading the trend， while in ancient China there were also many fitness lovers．

Lu You： chosho

As a noted productive poet， Lu You from the Song Dynasty wrote more than 20，000 poems in his lifetime． According to historical records， he lived to 85 years old， the longest living poet in the Song Dynasty．

However， Lu You was weak as a child． During his later years， Lu You started the body building called chosho． Chosho was quite popular in ancient times， which was not roaring or whistling， but an elegant， serious and skillful health method． People opened their body， breathed in deep and then breathed out with a long and loud cry in rhyme．

Su Dongpo： long run， five kilometers per day

The great Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo， or Su Shi preferred to take long runs， and he thought that only by moving your body regularly could you have a strong body．

He would slow down when he breathed hard， and speed up when his breath balanced． Su Dongpo would run until he was sweaty， hot， blood circulating and limbs feeling refreshed．

Huyan Zan： cold bath

There was an annual festival in November during the early Tang Dynasty （618-907）called "Pouring cold"， where a group of strong men， nearly bare， sang and danced in the street while crowds poured cold water on them． The festival， a sacrifice to god， was thought to be helpful to body building．

During the Song Dynasty， Huyan Zan recovered the tradition by removing the singing and dancing parts and keeping the pouring cold water part， as a way to exercise his kids' physical bodies．

1.What would Lu You do when doing chosho exercise？ ______

A.Scream after opening his body．

B.Make a long and loud roar．

C.Whistle for a long time．

D.Breathe deep and shout with a rhyme．

2.While Su Dongpo was running， he ______ ．

A.adjusted his running speed according to his breath

B.kept running at a high speed all the way

C.would run until his body was tired

D.practiced Qigong during the course of running

3.Why did Huyan Zan have his kids do a cold bath？ ______

A.To teach them the hardship of life．

B.To honor his general-inherited family．

C.To make them have a healthy body．

D.To expect them to have a long life．

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2022年冬奥会将在北京举办，目前在全国招募志愿者，假如你是李华，你希望成为一名北京冬奥会志愿者。请根据以下提示给组委会写封英文申请信：

1．个人情况：年龄、性别、学历（高中）；

2．个人条件：英语好、爱好运动、善于交际、乐于助人、熟悉当地情况；

3．承诺：提供最佳服务．

注意：1．词数100左右，开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数；

2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

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Every year, my parents and I pay visit to my grandparents in my hometown. To be honestly, I didn’t want to go this year. You know, my hometown in their memory was so dirty. Rubbish could be seen everywhere, that annoyed me a lot. After thinking for some moment, I asked my parents that whether we could let my grandparents come and stay with us. Heard this, they just smiled. When I got on the bus, I was surprised to find that the village was very clean that I hardly recognized it. Then I decide to visit my grandparents more often.

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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。

Most young people have wanted to be a famous singer or musician. They have dreamed 1. playing in front of audience. Honestly speaking, many people attach great importance to 2. (become) rich and famous.

Many musicians meet and form a band. They may start 3. a group of high school students. At first, they may play to 4. (passer-by) in the street. Later, they may give 5. (perform) in pubs or clubs. Of course they want to make a lot of money.

However, there was one band 6. (call) the Monkees that started in a different way. It began as a TV show. The TV organizers had planned to find four rock musicians, but they could find only one. They had to use actors, 7. had to rely 8. other musicians to help them. They just pretended 9. (sing). Their performances were 10. (humour) and soon they became popular. After a year or so, the Monkees began to play and sing their own songs like a real band. In the US, they became even more popular than the Beatles.

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My twin sister and I have always been homeschooled, rather than sent to school. And it's wonderful and has changed me greatly. I can’t imagine what my _________ would have been like if I wasn’t.

When I was younger, we mostly _________ from my parents and textbooks, but now we do most work on the computer, _________ my parents still help us when we feel _________ about what we learn. There’s a large community of homeschoolers in my town, and they have frequent _______ so that we can talk and play together happily and become more _________.

In addition, we have a homeschool “co-op(合作社)” where some of the moms serve as_______ teachers. We’re _________ by age rather than grade, but we get appreciation for everything we do for others there and it _________ well for me. Right now I’m taking __________ writing, a course in which I can learn to express new ideas perfectly! We also learn production, which is taught by my __________. My best friends go there too, so we have fun learning together.

Some of the most interesting things I learn come from __________ with my mom and dad. They are both very __________ people and we have long talks about history, politics, literature，just to __________ a few. My sister is more naughty and __________ trouble a lot more often than I do. We fight and quarrel sometimes, but things have been better with us __________ , because we have been trying really hard to improve our __________ and become more considerate.

I think homeschool has __________ me well. I have a bigger vocabulary and become more intelligent. __________, I get better grades. I can socialize, too. I’m sort of well known, even if not the most __________ girl. That’s just fine with me.

1.A.voyage B.life C.family D.dream

2.A.suffered B.escaped C.learned D.heard

3.A.though B.because C.so D.otherwise

4.A.crazy B.concerned C.upset D.puzzled

5.A.events B.incidents C.exams D.competitions

6.A.special B.formal C.famous D.social

7.A.experienced B.voluntary C.professional D.official

8.A.charged B.marked C.remembered D.sorted

9.A.works B.organizes C.deals D.benefits

10.A.summary B.creative C.practical D.journal

11.A.sister B.friend C.mom D.teacher

12.A.bargains B.conversations C.lessons D.touches

13.A.knowledgeable B.positive C.busy D.strict

14.A.call B.show C.name D.bring

15.A.deals with B.runs into C.settles down D.get tired of

16.A.finally B.suddenly C.lately D.regularly

17.A.schedules B.home C.skills D.behavior

18.A.treated B.won C.served D.raised

19.A.As a result B.As usual C.On purpose D.By chance

20.A.generous B.responsible C.selfless D.popular

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We shouldn’t judge a person by their appearance but we do. In fact, the experts say that when we meet someone for the first time we make a decision about what that person is like in three seconds. 1. One of the most important things we look at is clothes, but it isn't the brand of clothes that people wear that is important. The important thing is to wear the right clothes for the right places.

Schools have always understood this and a lot of them ask their students to wear a uniform. Why? A lot of teachers think a uniform makes students feel that they are part of their school and that their form helps them to be serious about their studies. 2. If all the students wear uniforms, they can’t judge each other because of their clothes. It also stops gossips about who or what is fashionable.

3. We all have fixed ideas about what the people in a certain job should wear. If we visit a doctor, we hope to see respectable clothes under the doctor’s white coat. 4. Police officers wear uniforms to make themselves easily identifiable to non-police officers. In fact, a lot of companies have dress codes for their staff because they know that the customers hope to see them dressed in certain types of clothes.

But can our clothes really tell people what we are like? 5. When people see us in the right clothes, they think we are serious about what we are doing. Furthermore, if we are clean, smart and polite, people will believe us a lot.

A. Maybe not, but they can show our attitude to what we are doing at the moment.

B. Some of the teachers hold different opinions.

C. But what do we look at?

D. Teachers say that uniforms can help in other ways too.

E. Our clothes stand for our attitude.

F. However, it is not only schools that want people to dress in a certain way.

G. When we go into a bank we expect the staff to wear suits or dresses.

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A new study has found that North American migratory(迁徏的) birds have been getting smaller over the past 40 years. Researchers say the finding suggests a warming climate(气候)could be affecting bird growth in North America -- and across the world.

The study was recently published in Ecology Letters. Researchers measured(测量)the size of 80,000 birds killed from 1978 to 2016 during the spring and fall migrations in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Over the 40-year period, body size decreased in all 52 species. The average body weight fell by 2.6 percent. Leg bone length dropped by 2.4 percent. The one area of growth was the wingspan, which increased by 1.3 percent.

The researchers said the wing growth likely happened to allow the birds to continue making long migrations with smaller bodies. The study considered a principle known as Bergmann’s rule, in which individuals within a species grow smaller in warmer areas and grow larger in colder ones.

Brian Weeks, a biologist at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability, helped lead the research. He said that he believes the results show a clear connection between a warming climate and the growth of the birds. “In other words, climate change seems to be changing both the size and shape of these species,” he said.

The study found a direct connection between the average summer temperature and the body size of the birds. Dave Willard works with Chicago’s Field Museum, which was in charge of measuring all the birds. He said nearly “everyone agrees that the climate is warming, but examples of just how that is affecting the natural world are only now coming to light.”

“We had good reason to expect that increasing temperatures would lead to reductions in body size, based on earlier studies,” Weeks said. “I was incredibly surprised that all of these species are responding in such similar ways.”

The researchers plan to continue studying the Field Museum data in an effort to find additional evidence to support their findings. They will also further examine the idea that an individual’s physical development can change to fit changing environmental conditions.

1.Which of the following didn’t go down to a lower level?

A.The body size B.The body weight

C.The leg bone length D.The wingspan

2.Which of the following took responsibility for measuring the birds?

A.Ecology Letters B.Brian Weeks

C.The Field Museum D.Dave Willard

3.What does the underlined words “coming to light” in Paragraph5 mean?

A.Known B.similar

C.intelligent D.distant

4.The main idea of the passage is that

A.fifty-two species of birds became smaller.

B.the warming climate could affect bird growth.

C.the warming climate makes the birds grow larger.

D.the researchers have proved their findings.

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Other people may have their own ideas about our lives. We can value their advice, but we don’t have to take it to heart.

Our parents have dreams for us. They want us to do well in school and to do whatever is necessary to reach our highest potential (潜力). Later in life, friends may try to set us up with their ideas of the perfect partner or the perfect job. People close to us may have ideas about how we should live our lives, ideas that usually come from love and the desire for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them whether it is a parent who wants us to live out his or her dreams or a friend who wants us to play a good role. Whatever the case, we can appreciate and consider those people’s advice, but ultimately we must follow our own guidance.

There may come a time when all the suggestions can become overbearing (专横的). We may feel that the people we love don’t agree on our judgment, which can hurt our feelings. It can affect the choices we make for our lives by making us doubt ourselves before we’ve had a chance to decide what we want. We can tell our loved ones how much we appreciate their thoughts and ideas, but that we need to live our own lives and make our own decisions. We can explain that they need to let us learn from our own experiences. When they see that we are happy with our lives and the path we are taking to reach our goals, they can make sure that all we need them to do is to share in our joy.

1.People close to us often tell us ideas to show their ________.

A. power B. concern C. potential D. happiness

2.When a friend’s advice is overbearing, we may feel__________.

A. determined B. frightened C. doubtful D. grateful

3.What should we do if we don’t accept our friends’ advice?

A. Tell them our choices directly.

B. Let them experience our ways of life.

C. Share our own experiences with them.

D. Let them know we should make our own decisions.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Appreciating Suggestions B. Avoiding Making Suggestions

C. Accepting Suggestions D. Offering Suggestions

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Have you ever lost your car on a parking lot? It happens. You park and go shopping. When you get back，you have no idea where your car is. Then you start wandering around clicking on the panic button on your car keys so the alarm goes off. It can be frustrating, especially on a hot, sunny day.

No, you don’t need to install（安装）an expensive GPS system to keep track of your car. That’s too expensive. But is there a way to track your car without spending too much? Yes，now there is!

A California-based startup company was able to make this a reality. They created a tiny device that works with your smartphone，and it could be exactly what you’re looking for.

What is it? It’s called TrackR Bravo. It is a tracking device the size of a coin. It’s changing the way we keep track of the important things in our lives.

How does it work?

It’s easy! Install the free TrackR app on your smartphone, connect the app to your device and you’re ready to go! Simply connect TrackR to whatever you want to track. The entire process of setting it up only takes 5 minutes or less.

You can connect it to your keys, briefcase, wallet, your latest tech gadgets and anything else you don’t want to lose. Then use the TrackR app to locate your missing item in seconds.

“This device has saved me tons of time and money!” said Johnny Blaze.

1.What does the underlined word “frustrating”, in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?

A.Troublesome. B.Confusing.

C.Disappointing. D.Joyful

2.Compared with GPS system, what makes TrackR Bravo a better choice?

A.It works faster. B.It’s cheaper.

C.It’s more reliable. D.It’s smaller in size.

3.What do we know about TrackR Bravo?

A.It can be controlled by human voice.

B.It takes a long time to make it work.

C.Its users need to pay for its software.

D.It can be connected to different objects.

4.In which part of a newspaper is this text most probably taken from?

A.Technology. B.Education.

C.Economy. D.Culture.

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Europe has a rich history and it is a good place to journey.

Paris

Paris, the heaven of fashion, culture and entertainment, is the most visited city in the world. It is also held as a numerous tourist destination due to the presence of the Eiffel Tower and several other historic buildings, museums and churches.

Rome

A talk about Europe is incomplete without a mention of Rome. Held as a place where one of the oldest civilizations of the world prospered(繁荣), Rome is where you'd get to see numerous castles, palaces, ancient buildings, fountains, squares and beautiful parks. Several tourists come here especially to have a look at the Renaissance architecture that the buildings of this city boast.

Barcelona

Barcelona, a major city in Spain, is regarded among the 10 best beach cities in the world. The city's coastline has clear waters and a mild climate which makes it a favorite destination among sunbathers. Besides that, Barcelona has a glorious past to show off. You must wander through its busy streets and take a look at the historic buildings, castles, churches, parks and museums.

Vienna

If you are a music lover and a steady devotee of Beethoven or Mozart, then a visit to Vienna is like going on a pilgrimage(朝圣). This is because Vienna is the birthplace of these artists. You'd find their houses there and also find their memorial graves. Besides that, Vienna is known for castles, palaces, museums and historic monuments. If you are a devoted art lover, Vienna is the place for you. It has nearly a hundred museums devoted to art!

1.Which place has the most tourists in the world according to the passage?

A. Vienna. B. Barcelona.

C. Rome. D. Paris.

2.In Rome and Barcelona you can enjoy .

A. the birthplace of artists B. castles

C. fountains D. the Eiffel Tower

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Some ancient architecture in Europe.

B. Some best places people can visit in Europe.

C. Some best attractions people can enjoy in Paris.

D. Some famous musicians and their famous works.

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请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Is youth lingo ruining the Chinese language?

Young people often create their own language that goes beyond rigid linguistic rules. This year's latest slang （俚语） terms add a further simplification: the use of pinyin acronyms （首字母缩略词）. “Awsl,” in pinyin, for instance,means “Ah, wo si le” （Oh, I'm gonna die）, and is used if something is too cute or adorable to bear. “Pyq” stands for “pengyou quan”，the social feed on the popular Chinese social media app WeChat, and “nsdd” stands for “ni shuo de dui” （you're right）.

Teens want to be different from their parents, so it's natural for them to create and use their own linguistic terms to show that. In doing so, young people are indeed driving linguistic change. They aren't the only factor influencing language development, but they can indeed transform how future generations communicate.

Critics fear that Chinese internet slang will have the potential to negatively influence broader linguistic trends of Mandarin Chinese, in particular, the gradual taking over of pinyin. As pinyin gets widely used when texting or writing on mobile phone or computer, while less and less people write characters by hand, people gradually forget how to write them. The phenomenon has got a name in China: Character amnesia （健忘症）

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1. 用约30个单词概述上文年轻人使用网络语言的现象；

2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：

谈谈你的看法，并用2〜3个理由或论据支撑你的看法。

（写作要求）

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3. 不必写标题。

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内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

The things we can really learn from books

It's believed that everything you need to know you can find in a book. People have always received life-guiding wisdom from certain types of non-fiction, often from "self- help” books. But actually all sorts of books can carry this kind of wisdom. A random sentence in a thriller will give you unexpected insight.

It is also believed that there is no book so bad that you can't find something of interest in it. That, actually, is a paraphrase （释义）from the Roman lawyer Pliny the Younger, a viewpoint later adopted by Miguel de Cervantes in Don Quixote. Admittedly, neither Pliny nor Cervantes were subject to some of the weakest “sex and shopping” books from the 1980s, but people still think it mostly holds true. You can learn something from the very worst books—even if it is just how crass （粗鲁的）and base9 or boring and petty （琐碎的），or cruel and intolerant the human race can be.

There is a proud tradition of extracting （摘录）lines from poetry and songs and using them in this way. But not everyone is a fan of cherry-picking odd passages from random books and using them to direct your life. Some people argue that lines from novels and plays are dependent on what surrounds them—that it's improper and self-serving to grab the odd line here and there. Others don't buy this. It ignores the way that your brain collects, refracts^ sorts and combines information. We can find meaning in everything—— and everything is fair game.

We overschedule our days and complain constantly about being too busy; we keep up with hundreds of acquaintances but rarely see our best friends; we bombard ourselves with video clips and emails and instant messages; we even interrupt our interruptions.

Books are uniquely suited to helping us change our relationship to the rhythms and habits of daily life in this world. We can't interrupt them; we can only interrupt ourselves while reading them. They speak to us, thoughtfully^ one at a time. They demand attention —they demand that we briefly put aside our work at hand and listen to someone else. You can rant (咆哮)against a book, scribble (涂鸦)in the margin, or even throw it out the window. Still, you won't change the words on the page.

We all ask each other a lot of questions: "How did you sleep?” “Where did you go on your holidays?” But there’ s one question we should ask of one another a lot more often, and that is: "What are you reading?n When we ask one another that, we sometimes discover the ways we are similar; sometimes the ways that we are different. “What are you reading?”isn’t a simple question when asked with genuine curiosity; it' s really a way of finding out, “Who are you now and who are you becoming?

The things we can really learn from books
Popular beliefs	♦ Books are the1.of knowledge and wisdom. ♦ Any book2. its readers regardless of its quality.
Mixed3.to lines extraction	♦ Some think little of it, arguing that extracted lines without 4.are meaningless. ♦ Others counter that they are meaningful because our brain has the ability to5. information.
Feature of modern life	People today are6.in endless connectivity and tight schedules.
7.of books	♦ Books can help us adapt to the pace of life today. They urge us to stay8.and listen quietly. ♦ However we9.books, the words on the book pages remain the same.
Conclusion	By asking what a person is reading, we can easily determine his or her10.and ambition.

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For me, Christmas was always complicated. As a child, it was joyful, yet a bit bittersweet. On the one hand, there was my Scottish mother, who went all -out for tradition. On the other hand, there was my Bengali （孟加拉）father. He was a reluctant participant in our Christmas celebration.

To five-year-old me, the idea that someone might not love Christmas was unbelievable. It was years before I realised that my father’ s own childhood had been a Santa-free zone. I was vaguely aware of the Bengali equivalent （等同物）to Christmas. Every September or October, airmail parcels would arrive, and ambitious plans were hatched to acquire syrupy cottage-cheese dumplings. But for me this was an addition to 25 December^ not a substitution.

Matters were further complicated by my father's job. After going to medical school in Kolkata, he had got a posting as a junior doctor at a hospital in Glasgow, where he met my mother, a nurse.（She gave up work after having children.） He often had to work on Christmas Day, which would make Mum angry. My sister and I were largely unaware of this tension, thrilled to go to work with Dad and see actual Santa visiting sick children on the wards.

As the years went by, though, my father began to accept Christmas. He was promoted to consultant, so he didn't have to work on the day. Everyone was joyful. Somehow, the more Dad engaged with Christmas, the more I disliked it. It was as if happy atmosphere was one of the infectious diseases he specialised in—I had caught a terminal case” while he had gone on to make a full recovery.

Things probably became worse in adulthood by the fact that bad events had a habit of happening to me at Christmas: losing a job, a breakup, a health emergency. My symptoms worsened and I gave up on sending cards or putting up decorations.

But then, one day everything changed. In October 2012, my father died. He had been in good health; nothing could have prepared us for such a loss. I have no memory of Christmas that year, except that it was the worst of my life.

During that period,one of the only things that kept me sane （理智的）was weekly choir （唱诗班）practice. However, as anyone who has ever been in a choir knows, Christmas is non-negotiable.

So I dragged myself out on that freezing night. The lights were sparkling; London had never looked so beautiful. I was totally lost in the music, so I started dancing, laughing and doing jazz hands, carrying on like the naughty 15-year-old chorister I had been at school.

It was then that a woman approached me. "Hi,” she faltered （支吾），“You were wonderful up there—I wanted to thank you.” I made a joke about how we didn't sound as out of tune as normal, but she shook her head. “No, I wanted to thank you." I couldn't think what she meant. "Things aren't so good for me at the moment,” she told me.

I looked at her more closely. What I saw in the woman5 s watery blue eyes was grief. It dawned on me then that while I missed my father very much, the loss had come after 48 years of his devoted attention. What I had was a rare gift. Because of it, I would find my way back to myself. Not everyone was that lucky.

But the woman was still talking. “Seeing you up there having such a good time, it made me realise I've forgotten how to enjoy myself.” She made a show of jazz hands: "I'm going to remember to do this.”

Six years on, I am the one buying wrapping paper in July and making my own Christmas cards. It might sound strange, but that generous conversation somehow gave me permission to get back to the serious business of enjoying life——and Christmas. Not only was it what my father would have wanted, but doing so could have a positive impact on others—even perfect strangers.

1.Christmas was complicated for the author as a child because .

A.it was celebrated at a different time

B.her parents couldn't afford decorations

C.her parents had their own social customs

D.it was reduced to being abandoned in his family

2.What was to blame for the author s tense parental relationship at Christmas?

A.Mum's loss of job.

B.A junior doctor's workload.

C.Dad's absence from Christmas.

D.Children' s curiosity about Santa.

3.Why did the author have a negative feeling towards Christmas in her youth?

A.Her father' s change touched her.

B.She matured and lost interest in it.

C.She was infected with an incurable disease.

D.Her misfortunes always came with Christmas.

4.What does the author mean by saying "Christmas is non-negotiable” in Paragraph 7?

A.She changed her attitude towards Christmas.

B.She was fascinated with the merry atmosphere.

C.Her father’ s sudden death was a heavy blow to her.

D.She had to join in the celebration as a choir member.

5.Why was the woman grateful to the author?

A.She was inspired by the author.

B.The author made her feel lucky.

C.The author taught her how to dance.

D.They were both in the same situation.

6.What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A.The woman' s remarks helped the author regain passion for life.

B.The author makes Christmas gifts with paper to make a living.

C.The author fails to live up to her father' s high expectations.

D.Positive mind made little difference to people's well-being.

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We like to think that the human mind is special. One sign of our superiority is self-awareness, which is generally seen as the peak of consciousness. Only a select group of species has passed the test of being able to recognise themselves in a mirror. Most, including elephants, apes and dolphins, are smart. But now a little fish, the cleaner wrasse has become the first fish ever to pass the mirror test——a classic experiment used to judge self-awareness in animals. What are we to make of this?

Admittedly^ the mirror test is a questionable way of probing （探究）the minds of other animals. But the finding does fit with a new idea that the ability to recognise oneself is more related to an animal’s lifestyle than to its brain size. Self-awareness is likely to occur in creatures whose survival is dependent on reading the minds of others. In fact, by this way of thinking, it is nothing more than an accidental by-product of evolution^ a simulation （模拟）created by the brain, or even just a hall of mirrors giving the illusion of complexity.

The cleaner wrasse lives on coral reefs and provides a service by biting parasites （寄生虫）off the scales of bigger fish gently, a delicate relationship that may require insight into the minds of its clients. Such “theory of mind” has long been seen as another cornerstone of human mental superiority. The possibility that fish possess it is not, however, the only threat to our human exceptionalism （例外）.It may not be long before computers give us a run for our money , too.

Researchers have created a set of tests to look for theory of mind in artificial intelligence— and some systems are on the point of passing. No AIs have passed the tests yet, but one got extremely close. We probably don't need to worry about robots that can recognise themselves in mirrors. But we might want to be more open to the idea that human intelligence isn't quite as special as we like to think.

1.What can we learn from the mirror test?

A.Mammals have a more adaptive body system.

B.A species of fish is capable of self-recognition.

C.The human mind is just as special as expected.

D.Humans have reached the peak of consciousness.

2.According to the passage, self-awareness .

A.is formed during evolution by chance B.corresponds with the size of the brain

C.isn't a hall of mirrors but a simulation D.reflects the typical mental complexity

3.The underlined part in Paragraph 3 probably means "

A.bring us huge profits

B.cost us a lot of money

C.have great control over us

D.challenge our exceptionalism

4.What' s the main idea of the passage?

A.Fish possess no level of intelligence.

B.Humans are not unique in intelligence.

C.AIs will be able to understand our thoughts.

D.Self-awareness is a big mystery of the mind.

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According to new health guidelines, even a minute or two of physical exercise is better than nothing: just walking upstairs and down again, before continuing your otherwise entirely sofa-based afternoon of crisps and television, makes for a healthier life than if you hadn' t bothered. The previous recommendation was for a 10-minute minimum, but for years’ the general direction of research has been toward the conclusion that there is no minimum at all. This doesn51 just go for exercise^ either. Five minutes in nature can boost your mental health; and while one daily serving of vegetables may be too few, it's definitely preferable to zero. If you are wondering whether or not some tiny but healthful activity is worth it, the answer^ almost always, is yes.

It' s a little strange actually, that this is even a topic of debate. Of course anything is better than nothing. For one thing, it's a good start for building habits. For another, tiny actions are valuable in themselves. Human bodies aren't digital devices, and health generally isn't a matter of reaching fixed thresholds （门槛）；what is good for the organism in large quantities is usually good in smaller ones, too.

The real reason for the debate is not that the facts are in dispute （争议）.It's that information is dangerous. When public bodies recommend^ say, a 10-minute minimum, it's because they worry that if they don't, people who might otherwise have exercised for 10 minutes will stop after two.

Even this column risks making things worse. If you had truly been planning to spend all day on the sofa, perhaps I have inspired you to take a five-minute walk; but if there is a chance that you would have gone to the gym for an hour, reading these words might persuade you to settle for the stroll （散步）instead.

Ideally, we would stop thinking about healthy behaviours in terms of minimums: within reason, you should be doing as much exercise as you can, not as little as you can get away with—while remembering that nothing is too minor to be not worth the bother. This is a sensible approach to much of life, I would say, from being a good friend or paying attention to your kids, to saving money or reducing your environmental impact. However much you do9 it will never be enough. But that is not a reason to do nothing—on the contrary^ it' s a reason to do something.

1.Tiny healthy actions are worthwhile because •

A.they contribute to good habits and health

B.they provide abundant choices for fitness

C.they add a new dimension to people, s lives

D.they are easily conducted in people5 s daily lives

2.Why don public bodies recommend a minimum time for exercise?

A.People have their own concept of time.

B.It contradicts with new health guidelines.

C.There is a lack of scientific research on it.

D.People may misinterpret its real intentions.

3.What does the writer want to stress in the passage?

A.Life lies in movement.

B.All roads lead to Rome.

C.Actions speak louder than words.

D.Anything is better than nothing.

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About The Postal Museum

There’ s nothing ordinary about the story of the post. From five -wheeled cycles and rockets to a lioness and flintlock pistols （手枪），the award-winning Postal Museum offers a surprising and entertaining half day out for all ages.

See a restored Mail Coach that thundered across 1800s Britain, get up close to the only existing sheets of the world5 s first postage stamp, the Penny Black, and explore Mail Rail—one of London's hidden gems—with a 15-minute ride through the underground tunnels of the Post Office5 s own 100-year-old railway.

Forget what you think you know about the post and visit one of London's newest museums to discover just what it took to keep us all in touch.

Know Before You Go

• Mail Rail is a miniature railway designed to carry post, not people. As such, it's not suitable for everyone and we^re unfortunately unable to accommodate wheelchair users on the ride itself.

• The Postal Museum is open 10am-5pm every day (closed at Christmas).

• Please ensure you arrive at least 15 minutes before the end of the one-hour Mail Rail timeslot shown on your ticket. Failure to arrive on time may result in being unable to ride Mail Rail.

• Re-entry is permitted any time between 10am and 4:30pm on the date stated on the ticket.

1.A visitor to the Postal Museum will have the chance to .

A.take the restored Mail Coach

B.ride Mail Rail for 15 minutes

C.get a copy of the Penny Black

D.hear an unusual story of the post

2.From the advertisement, we can know that .

A.re-entry is not permitted during the opening hours

B.the museum reduces the opening hours at Christmas

C.unpunctual visitors may not get the most out of the tour

D.wheelchair users cannot ride Mail Rail without attendance

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I had a rocky start to life. My mum brought me up as a single parent. School was a ____ experience. I was troublesome and ____ teachers in lessons.

At 14, I was ____ out of school. My mum took me to the Caribbean, where my grandparents lived. It turned out to be a good experience for me: I returned to school and became ____ It was a kick up the backside （警醒）to see a different culture. I returned to the UK after two years and ____ applied to study in a college.

It was then that I knew I really had to ____ and avoid getting into trouble. One day, a college tutor told me he felt I had ____ and told me not to waste it. He was the first teacher to ____ me. He gave me a self-development book that explored ____ From there I started reading all sorts of self -development books and watching ____ speakers.

I ____ studying business and marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University. I realised I could stay out of ____ and make money, and it made me ____ to start my own business.

I received a ____ of £2,000 and business support from the Prince's Trust to help me set up a sportswear business. I also ____ We Shine Together, a social enterprise that provides training programmes to help people from ____ communities gain qualifications. Tm also a motivational speaker and regularly ____ my story at schools and colleges around Birmingham.

I like to ____ in myself and regularly buy self -development books and go on courses. I feel like I've ____ my life massively. ____ I was kicked out of school, I knew what I wanted in life. I always had that kind of courage and determination in me.

1.A.pleasant B.shared C.negative D.rewarding

2.A.assisted B.challenged C.defended D.monitored

3.A.kicked B.helped C.freed D.scared

4.A.arbitrary B.intelligent C.aggressive D.disciplined

5.A.successfully B.temporarily C.previously D.unrealistically

6.A.relax B.focus C.hide D.suffer

7.A.money B.time C.sympathy D.potential

8.A.doubt B.trust C.bless D.warn

9.A.nature B.culture C.business D.education

10.A.fragile B.desperate C.tricky D.inspiring

11.A.ended up B.gave up C.objected to D.stuck to

12.A.order B.sight C.trouble D.hand