It was difficult to get a word in. Everyone ______ so excitedly about the new film.

A.had talked B.talked C.was talking D.would talk

I am determined to have a try ______ it means risking losing everything.

A.now that B.as though C.as long as D.even though

Joining the company as a clerk (职员), he got rapid promotion (晋升), and ______ working as a manager.

A.ended up B.came across C.settled for D.focused on

In my school, English is compulsory (必修) for all students, but French and Spanish are ___.

A.special B.optional C.typical D.individual

It is agreed that ______ widely is one of the most effective ways to enlarge our vocabulary.

A.reading B.read C.reads D.having read

The twins, who ______ their homework, were allowed to play badminton outside.

A.will finish B.finish C.have finished D.had finished

The chairman remained silent ______ the whole debate.

A.from B.while C.with D.throughout

--- Dad, I have decided not to go to university.

--- ______ What about your future career as a lawyer?

A.It’s up to you. B.Good luck with college!

C.You can’t be serious! D.Are you jumping in with both feet?

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

A 15­year­old boy planned to put a ball covered with petrol into his mouth and set it on fire. He would film the dangerous action and put it on YouTube. And, he hoped to become famous on the Internet. But things didn't go the way he imagined. His clothing caught fire, and he was rushed to the hospital with serious burns on his body.

YouTube hosts millions of videos of people attempting dangerous actions. Many of them are by kids and young adults. Some experts say that by hosting these videos, YouTube encourages young viewers to take deadly risks. Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that more than 180，000 Americans die from accidental injuries each year. That's one person every three minutes. More than 14，000 of those killed are kids under the age of 19. Is YouTube to blame?

People have always found it interesting to watch others try risky things. Audiences are mad about these kinds of things. Some of the earliest Greek comedies had characters followed by wild animals and knocking into walls. Now, in the age of the Internet, anyone with a camera and a YouTube account can create this kind of “fun”. Many viewers, especially teenagers, are influenced by what they see and want to try it themselves. “YouTube has taken the playing in the neighborhood to a worldwide level，” says Clair Mellenthin, a researcher from the Centers.

Supporters of YouTube argue that it isn't YouTube's responsibility to examine its content. “Parents should be the ones to make sure that kids are behaving safely，” they say. In fact, YouTube has a rule on content. For example, dangerous activities that have a risk of serious physical harm or death are not allowed. Staff of YouTube, carefully watch the website 24 hours a day, looking for videos that are against their rules. But is this enough?

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假如你是李华，计划寒假去澳大利亚进行研学旅行。 请你用英语给你的澳大利亚笔友Jack写一封信询问一些信息，具体如下：

1．告知研学旅行的目的，期待与Jack面对面的交流

2．当地特色（小吃，节日，习俗等）

3.其他注意事项

注意：1.适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.词数80--100词左右

参考词汇：研学旅行study trip

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    Mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games（残奥会）

A red lantern baby1.(call) “Shuey Rhon Rhon” and2.energetic giant panda named “Bing Dwen Dwen” have been uncovered as the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The mascots, known to people on Tuesday night at Beijing's Shougang Ice Hockey Arena, 3. (connect) with the host nation's culture.

Beijing 2022 executive president Chen Jining explained the idea4.(clear) behind the design of the two mascots at the launch ceremony. “The two mascots put elements of traditional Chinese culture together5.a modern international style. They show the Chinese people's eager expectations for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and China's warm invitation to friends from all over the world,” said Chen,6. is also the mayor of Beijing.

“They are designed7. (express) all the aspects of the Olympic spirit, including8.(wonder) characteristics such as passion, perseverance, friendship and common understanding to actively engage the public.”

The name“Bing Dwen Dwen”is a combination of several meanings in the Chinese language, with “Bing”the Chinese word for “ice”, and “Dwen Dwen” meaning 9.(strong)and liveliness. In the name “Shuey Rhon Rhon”, “Shuey” is the Chinese word for “snow”and“Rhon Rhon”10.(have) the meaning of tolerance (宽容).

    Bobby, a poor guy was famous for his tries to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried at least 30 times, but had always_______. Every time, he began the climbing at a good pace. But as he went on, he would look down at his painful_______more often. Finally when the clouds had gathered round him, he understood that he wouldn’t be able to enjoy the_______from the top.

Last month, he went up the_______with Peeper, who gave him a pair of________sunglasses. “If it starts clouding over, put these________on, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. These are special glasses; they will_______you.” Bobby________the gift without thinking much, but when his feet started_______again, he remembered what Peeper had said and he put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but with those new sunglasses he could still________to continue. This time the______were so light that he could still see the top through them. And so Bobby kept climbing,________the clouds behind, forgetting his_______, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it.

Peeper had drawn a light__________on the lenses (镜片), in the form of the snow-covered mountain top. It was made in such a way that you could only__________it if you looked upwards. Peeper had understood that whenever Bobby lost sight of his_________, he would similarly lose sight of his dream, and his________to continue would weaken.

Bobby realized that the only difficulty of reaching the top had been his own_______.When he could no longer see the top of the mountain, the problems________. He thanked Peeper for using that little________to help him see that his aims were not impossible, and that they were still there, where they had always been.

1.A.stopped B.dropped C.fallen D.failed

2.A.feet B.shorts C.hats D.gloves

3.A.view B.meal C.air D.sunshine

4.A.road B.mountain C.tower D.top

5.A.strange B.special C.ordinary D.expensive

6.A.trousers B.clothes C.shoes D.glasses

7.A.help B.save C.calm D.improve

8.A.got B.disliked C.accepted D.refused

9.A.complaining B.working C.hurting D.shaking

10.A.manage B.try C.fail D.have

11.A.trees B.grass C.glasses D.clouds

12.A.throwing B.forgetting C.leaving D.putting

13.A.failure B.pain C.joy D.aim

14.A.picture B.symbol C.signal D.message

15.A.move B.feel C.change D.see

16.A.goal B.power C.success D.journey

17.A.preference B.will C.ability D.decoration

18.A.mistake B.pride C.ignorance D.discouragement

19.A.rose B.raised C.arose D.disappeared

20.A.technology B.tool C.trick D.treat

    Flamenco is a typical dance and music in the south of Spain, exactly in the Andalusian region.

1.The roots of Flamenco come from different cultures and countries such as Morocco, Egypt, and India.2. Among the Spanish cities with more tradition in Flamenco are Cadiz, Granada, and Sevilla.3. They are a good singer, a Spanish guitar, and a good dancer. Normally, the scene of a flamenco show is a plank(厚木板) floor, and it can be in any theater or bar… but for something different in Granada, you can see Flanmenco in typical caves where families of gypsy people lived in ancient times.

Flamenco is divided into two groups, the group of singers and the groups of dancers. The groups of singers is normally formed of men who sing and play the Spanish guitar.4. The men usually wear black suits, and the soles of their shoes are mental.

The group of dancers is usually formed of women.5. The most beautiful thing in this part is how fast they can move their feet and the sound you can listen to. The sound of the shoes has the same rhythm as the music. It’s wonderful! It’s common, too , to see a couple of dancers dancing together.

A. Flamenco is definitely a great art!

B. The women help them by clapping their hands.

C. They wear beautiful and colorful dresses.

D. There are three principle things needed to do flamenco.

E. However, the first flamenco in Spain dates back to 1760.

F. The sound from the soles of the dancers’ shoes made me feel happy.

G. It was brought to Spain by gypsy people coming from Eastern Europe in the 15th century.

    When was the last time you saw some dolphins at an aquarium? Was it fun to watch? Do you think the dolphins enjoyed it? A new film shows just exactly where some of these dolphins come from. And it isn't pleasant.

The Cove is a documentary film with a lot of blood…dolphin blood. It's all about dolphin drive hunting, which is a method of hunting dolphins that fishermen use. They use boats to drive the dolphins into a bay or onto a beach. Once there, the dolphins are prevented from escaping and are then killed in the water with knives or spears.

The dolphins are mostly hunted for their meat, but some are captured and ended up in dolphinariums, including the world famous Sea World parks. This form of dolphin killing takes place in many places around the world. There are dolphin drive hunts in the Solomon Islands, Peru and the Faroe Islands.

The Cove focuses on a particular dolphin hunt near the town of Taiji in Japan.

Every year, more than 2,000 dolphins are driven into a cove near the town and killed. The documentary film is directed by former National Geographic photographer Louis Psihoyos, and was made secretly throughout 2007 using underwater microphones, and a hidden camera. Also appearing in the film is Ric O’ Barry, the director of saving Japan dolphins, and also a marine mammal expert. He trained dolphins for the popular 1960s TV series Flipper. He is praised for having started the dolphin entertainment industry but has spent most of his life fighting against it.

So what do the people of Taiji think about it? Many feel that they are being unfairly selected out. The town of Taiji has a 400-year history of whale and dolphin hunting and its fishermen only catch about 20% of Japan's yearly dolphin quota(份额).

Masashi Nishimura, manager of the Japan Fisheries Association's International section said,“ I don't think it's a big topic here,” he said, “as long as the killing is humane（人道的）, dolphins are like other animals to us.”

But for many people, dolphins are special. They are clearly highly intelligent mammals and they often form strong bonds of friendship with humans. Primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans are all protected species. Should these levels of protection be extended to marine mammals too? Many believe they should.

1.Which of the following is not TRUE according to the passage?

A.Fishermen use boats to drive the dolphins into a bay.

B.There are dolphin drive hunts in the Solomon Island.

C.Underwater microphones were used to make the film.

D.All the dolphins caught in Japan are sold for meat.

2.What is Masashi Nishimura’s attitude towards the killings?

A.Cold. B.Regretful.

C.Unfair D.unsupportive

3.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A.To introduce a documentary film The Cove.

B.To show how The Cove was made.

C.To encourage people to protect dolphins.

D.To describe what is happening to dolphins.

    Limited to a narrow seat for hours with just a tiny bag of cookies and orange juice to comfort yourself, the last thing you feel like doing when you get off a plane is to wait around for your bags. The easy choice when traveling has been to limit yourself to a carry-on suitcase and pray it fits in the overhead bin. Not only does it get you out of the airport faster but it’s also free. Not any longer, however.

Recently, some airlines are starting to charge for carry-on bags, and travelers aren’t at all happy about it. Packing light might not be a choice anymore when looking for tips to get the best airfare possible.

Some smaller airlines such as Frontier and Spirit have always charged customers for carry-on bags, but now bigger name airlines, such as United, are starting to do it too. When you buy a Basic Economy ticket through United，you’re not allowed a full-size carry-on bag unless you’re a Mileageplus Premier member. If you forget to check your bag before security and bring it all the way to the gate, not only will you pay the checked-bag fee, but you’ll have to pay an additional $ 25 gate handling charge. Not the best way to start off a trip. Don’t miss these additional things airlines don’t want to tell you but every flier should be aware of.

You might think that the new carry-on bag guidelines are due to space limitations in the overhead bins, but it has more to do with on-time rates（准时率）. Aviation economies experts and seniors vice president of ICF Aviation Samuel Engel told Vox that the biggest bottleneck when it comes to boarding is carry-on luggage. For every minute a plane isn’t in the air, it’s losing money. A delayed flight makes the crew(乘务人员) look bad and passengers very angry So, the next time you fly, plan to check your bag before security, pay a bit more for your ticket so you are allowed a carry-on, or try rolling a week’s worth of clothes into a backpack, a still-allowed “personal item”.

1.What does the first paragraph intend to tell?

A.People’s anger during a flight B.People’s attitude toward waiting for luggage

C.Convenience for carry-on suitcases D.New policies for free carry-on suitcases

2.Which of the following is NOT the reason why more airlines begin to charge for carry-ons?

A.Space limitations. B.Passengers’ support

C.On-time rates D.Increasing costs.

3.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Tips for dealing with increasing carry-on rates

B.Instructions before taking a flight

C.Passengers’complaints(抱怨) about the airlines.

D.More airlines are starting to charge for carry-on bags

    The new garbage sorting regulation(规定) has taken effect in Shanghai July 1. Many citizens are still confused about the four different types of garbage. Thankfully, the government has released(发布) an official guideline to make the new rules clear.

The guideline, published by Shanghai provides a rather clear definition（定义） on the four kinds of waste: recyclable waste, hazardous (有害的）waste，household food waste and residual (剩余的）waste.

Specific as the new guideline is, residents still have a hard time sorting trash correctly and are finding it challenging to memorize them all. "We should do this from a pig’s angle, "commented one netizen, "Those that can be eaten by pigs are household food waste. Those even pigs don't want to eat are residual waste. If a pig consumes something and dies of it,then something must be hazardous waste. Those that can be sold to gain some money used to purchase pigs are recyclable waste."

Garbage sorting is not only beneficial to the environment and a way of handling global warming, but is also good for business and industry.It saves energy. That's because it's cheaper to recover raw materials(原材料) from recycled waste than go through the former producing processes(过程).

One resident in Switzerland once said, "If you get used to it,it becomes normal. Now I don’t think much about it. It's become an instinct. " At present, those who do not sort their trash properly will be fined RMB200, but we hope one day the environmental protection will also become our instinct soon.

1.What do the old books you want to throw away belong to?

A.Residual waste. B.Hazardous waste.

C.Recyclable waste. D.Household food waste.

2.Which of the following best explains "instinct" underlined in the last paragraph?

A.instruction. B.habit.

C.motivation. D.challenge.

3.Why is garbage sorting beneficial to business and industry?

A.It can deal with global warming.

B.It can make more raw materials.

C.It can lower the cost by simplifying the process.

D.It can make the former producing processes easier.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A.Shanghai Garbage Sorting Regulation Begins.

B.People Are Still Confused About Garbage Sorting.

C.Four Sorts of Garbage Are Forbidden in Shanghai.

D.Shanghai Citizens Support the Garbage Sorting Policy.

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort. It is a relief that employees so clearly show their _______ to their job. Thank you.

A.devotion B.application C.connection D.invitation

Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it ____.

A.collected B.contained C.loaded D.saved

She remembered everything in childhood _______ they had just happened.

A.as if B.so long as C.even if D.now that

They _______ in the newspaper that they had a used car for sale.

A.told B.advised C.admitted D.advertised

――Timmy, it is heavily raining out.

——________, we must finish this work today.

A.However B.Anyhow C.Therefore D.Though

We felt it would be a good experience for our children to grow up seeing other cultures and learning to love others as a(n) ________.

A.company B.reminder C.equal D.hero

The other day a young actor died suddenly when performing in a TV show, which ______everyone.

A.frightened B.shocked C.determined D.excited

So, how do you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel or a mop? Which do you _______?

A.have B.clean C.prefer D.accept

If you have a good ___________ of English, it is easier for you to find a job there.

A.control B.command C.conquer D.request

The truth is: our problem helps to make us what we are. Those who _______ often learn the value of mercy. Those who struggle often learn perseverance（坚持）.

A.work B.win C.admit D.suffer

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to the challenge of her new A-level course. But unlike her school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term1.(rest). Instead, she is earning £6500 a day as 2.model in New York.

Sarah3. (tell) that she could be Britain’s new supermodel earning a million dollars in the next year. Her father Peter, 44, wants her to give up school to model full-time. But Sarah, 4.has taken part in shows along with top models, wants5.(prove) that she has brains as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her6. (educate).

She has turned down several 7.(invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off to model full-time before going to university to get a degree8.engineering or architecture.

Sarah says, ＂My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school 9. (come) first. I don’t want to put too much in modeling. It is10. (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don’t want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can’t model any more.”

单词拼写

1.He got an _______（最新消息）from the newsletter about job opportunities in the city.

2.He goes up to the man and finds he has a ______（伤疤）on his face.

3._______ （尽管，虽然）arguments over “stupid things”, Alistair agrees that having a brother is an advantage.

4.Should the brothers have been _______（取消资格）or highly praised for their actions?

5.Alistair didn’t want to discuss it with the _______（媒体）

6.At that moment, he was no longer an athlete aiming for a _______.（奖牌）

7.How we make friends and communicate with them has changed _______.（重大地，显著地）

8.What if the only way of getting news from friends was writing letters that took ages to be ________. （递送，传送）

9.I appreciate your _________ （慷慨） in this matter.

10.He wanted to be a ________（专业的）football player.

11.You just ____________（假定，假设）I want to be a lawyer, but that’s only because you are a lawyer.

12.The ________（气氛，氛围） over dinner was warm and friendly.

13.Watch your character, for it becomes your _________.（命运）

14.Most of the food for the homeless is provided by a voluntary _____.（组织）

15.If possible, post a ______ （评论）and let us know how you think about it.

16.If you a ______（习得）something such as a skill or a habit, you learn it, or develop it

17.If you use an example, story, or diagram to i  ____ （阐明） a point, you use it to show that what you are saying is true.

18.This t _______（主题） carries through in all his writings.

19.From my perspective , at no time should we i ______（忽略）the value of actions.

20.Many foreigners are surprised by the a ______（进步） of online shopping technology in China.

    A new study has found no evidence that sunscreen, commonly used to reduce the risk of skin caner, actually increases the risk.

Researchers from the University of Yale based their findings on a review of 18 earlier studies that looked at the association between sunscreen use and melanomas(黑素瘤). They said that they found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen use and higher risk of melanoma.

Most health experts believe that by protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun, sunscreen helps prevent skin cancer, which is increasing in incidence(发生率) faster than any other cancer in the United States.

But questions have been raised about sunscreen and whether it may have the opposite effect, perhaps by allowing people to remain exposed to the sun longer without burning.

The researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin cancer—people with fair skin and freckles(雀斑), for example—are more likely to use sunscreen. As a result, it may appear that sunscreen users get cancer more often.

The studies, which generally relied on volunteers to recall their sunscreen use, were also unable to prove how well the products had been applied, said the new study.

1.The underlined word “flaws” in the 2nd paragraph most probably means ________.

A.evidences B.facts C.faults D.failures

2.People with fair skin and freckles ________.

A.seldom use sunscreen B.are more in danger of skin cancer C.can be free from the harm of the sun              D.often expose themselves to the sun

3.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A.sunscreen users get skin cancer more often

B.the volunteers have proved the effect of sunscreen

C.the new study was based on the experiences of volunteers

D.the number of skin cancer patients is increasing in America

4.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

A.Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer

B.Sunscreen to Increase Skin Cancer

C.Skin Cancer Caused by Sunscreen

D.Skin Cancer Caused by Freckles

In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget. But none of these jobs was as dreadful as my job in an apple plant. The work was hard, the pay was poor; What’s more, the working conditions were terrible.

First of all, the job made huge demands on my strength. For ten hours a night, I took boxes that rolled down a metal track and piled them onto a truck. Each box contained twelve heavy bottles of apple juice. I once figured out that I was lifting an average of twelve tons of apple juice every night.

I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the pay had not been so poor. I was paid the lowest wage of that time—two dollars an hour. Because of the low pay, I felt eager to get as much as possible. I usually worked twelve hours a night but did receive a low pay.

But even more than the low pay, what made me unhappy was the working conditions. During work I was limited to two ten-minute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch. Most of my time was spent outside loading trucks with those heavy boxes in near-zero-degree temperatures. The steel floors of the trucks were like ice, which made my feet feel like stone. And after the production line shut down at night and most people left, I had to spend two hours alone cleaning the floor.

I stayed on the job for five months, all the while hating the difficulty of the work, the poor money, and the conditions under which I worked. By the time I left, I was determined never to go back there again.

1.Why did the writer have to take many jobs at the time?

A.to pay for his schooling B.to save for his future

C.to contribute to charities D.to gain some experience

2.The following facts describe the terrible working conditions of the plant EXCEPT ________.

A.loading boxes in the freezing cold B.having limited time for breaks

C.working and studying at the same time D.getting no pay for lunch time

3.What is the subject discussed in the text?

A.The writer’s unhappy school life.

B.The writer’s eagerness to earn money.

C.The writer’s experience as a full-time worker.

D.The writer’s hard work in an apple plant.

4.How is the text organized?

A.Topic-Argument-Explanation

B.Opinion-Discussion-Description

C.Main idea-Comparison-Supporting examples

D.Introduction-Supporting examples-Conclusion