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1.The______(堅(jiān)定的)look on her face indicated that she would leave the firm.

2.China recently ______(抗議) at America’s decision to sell warships to Taiwan.

3.You can listen to soft music because I find it ______ (輕松).

4.The interview lasted longer than o_______(原來(lái))planned.

5.The present situation closely r______ (相像) that of Europe in the 1990s.

6.The loud thunder gave me a f (害怕).

7.Not surprisingly, the young boy stared_______(好奇) at the baby tiger.

8.The party was held in c (慶祝) of parents’ silver wedding.

9.All the information about our school is _______(可獲得的)online.

10.The research team_______(組成)of top scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight against AIDS.

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Citizens in big cities are complaining the heavy traffic. Traffic jams are seen here and there. It has serious influenced our daily life. To solve this problem, people have come up with pieces of advices. Some suggest that more roads and bridges are built. By this way, the traffic density can be reduced, thus speed up the flow of cars and buses. Others think buses should have their own special routes that can be used by other vehicles. In my opinion, we should limit a number of cars, particularly that of private cars, which had really become a big headache. When their increase is put in under control, it is possible to ease the traffic problem. Let’s hope that day will come as soon as possible.

I decided a few months ago that I was going to treat myself to a 4-day getaway from Los Angeles and visit Chicago. I got a free airplane ticket, but had to pay the hotel in cash, which I really couldn’t afford. I found a travel website where a discounted 3-night stay was purchased from a recently opened hotel.

About three weeks before the trip, I had to regretfully cancel and only then realized the room, while transferable (可轉(zhuǎn)手的) to another person, couldn't be changed to a later date and wasn't refundable. For the next two weeks I tried selling it on Craig's list with no success. Five days before the "big weekend", I gave up trying to get any money back and decided I'd contact some acquaintances who live in Chicago and offer someone a free "staycation". After trying a handful of people all of whom already had their own plans, I was determined to have the room not go to waste.

That's when it suddenly occurred to me that I was looking at the rooms in the wrong way. Instead of viewing them for vacation purposes, surely there must be a way to put them to good use, and that was when the idea that some sort of shelter might be able to use it. I eventually found one whose focus is aiding victims of domestic violence. This particular one was willing to listen to my out-of-left-field story and made it easier to transfer the rooms. The shelter was working with a desperate woman and her daughter, who were fortunately able to make use of the room. I was later told by the shelter "they had a blast".

1.We can learn from paragraph 1 that the author______.

A. planed to go on business in Chicago

B. bought his flight using credit cards

C. had a light budget for his holiday

D. employed someone from a website

2.What happened to his plan three weeks before the trip?

A. The room reservation was canceled.

B. The author couldn't make the trip.

C. The hotel was no longer available.

D. The author regretted making the plan.

3.What did the author finally do with his room reservation?

A. He sold it to someone on vacation.

B. He used it for domestic violence.

C. He put it off to a later holiday time.

D. He donated it to needy strangers.

4.From the underlined sentence in the last paragraph, we can infer that______.

A. the women were grateful for the room

B. the program was shocked by the event

C. the shelter was asking for more rooms

D. the author was unhappy with the result

Spending a term abroad can be one of the most thrilling experiences of your college career，but it’s challenging to adapt to a new culture，especially when you don’t speak the native language. The following are top tips of the experts on improving your time abroad.

Set specific goals.

“Set goals for yourself when going abroad so that you can bring experiences back home with you，”says Harrison，the Outreach Manager of Go Abroad. “Whether you want to learn to cook a traditional recipe from your host family or pack for the long-term，these lessons of daily life can translate back home. How you choose to learn from your experiences，or even apply them as transferable job skills，will make all the difference.”

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“Make at least one local friend，”says Matthew，co-founder of Students Gone Global. “Join a club，community service group，or a sports league — it will help you form a network and find people you click with. Go out of your way to talk to students in your classes.”

Sign up for classes that allow you to explore.

“Take classes that are interesting and related to the local culture.” says Matthew. “I highly recommend classes with field trips because your professor can show you a side of the country you never would have seen on your own.”

If you’re staying with a host family, do get to know them.

“When living with a host family, be mindful of their lifestyle and try your best to adapt to it，”says Lauren，a member of Go Abroad ’s Content ＆ Outreach Team, “Have a conversation about rules and customs right away to be sure you know what your host family expects of you. Join yourself in their way of life — try every meal that is offered to you at least once，and ask them to teach you how to play their favorite sport or game.”

1.Harrison advises overseas students to set specific goals to ______________.

A. bring experiences back home

B.1earn to cook a traditional recipe.

C. gain some job skills.

D. get along well with the host family

2.What may be the second tip given by experts?

A. Join a club.

B. Join a sports league.

C. Befriend the locals.

D. Talk to your classmates.

3.Which of the following is stressed by Lauren?

A. Showing respect to your host family.

B. Trying to know your host family.

C. Paying attention to table manners.

D. Being mindful when talking with your host family.

4.What’s the purpose of the writer writing this text?

A. To introduce some culture differences.

B. To advertise for some foreign universities.

C. To recommend some lessons to students.

D. To give some advice to overseas students.

Changing the world does not only mean finding a medicine for cancer or finding the origin of human beings, but recycling a piece of paper as well. 1. . What follows are three simple ways we can go green and change the world.

Recycle

Every day about 63 million newspapers go out, and 44 million of them are thrown away. By recycling the newspaper alone we could save half a million trees a week. New phones, iPods, or computers are created every day. 2. . By taking them to the local stores that collect them, they can go to people who don’t have enough money to buy one.

Go vegetarian one day a week

According to the scientists at New York University, if the whole population skips one meal of chicken, the amount of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) would be the same amount if more than half a million cars were taken off roads in the US. 3. .

Refuse bottled water

Most people drink bottled water because they think that bottled water is healthier than tap water. However, 25% of the bottled water actually comes from tap water. Not only are you drinking the same water as the water in your house but you are paying more. 4. . So it is necessary to use reusable water bottles instead of plastic water bottles.

Changing the world had to start from small things. 5.. However, every little helps a mickle(多量). Keep in mind what Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

A. So give up just one day of eating meat.

B. One of the most serious threats to our planet is plastic pollution.

C. Going green is a way that we can have a meaningful influence on the world.

D. Also plastic bottles will cause plastic pollution.

E. It may seem as if the small changes are not influencing the world.

F. But what happens to the old ones?

G. Actually there is little or no difference between bottled water and tap water.

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Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. ________, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was________ and ill.

My father was ________a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness ________ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is ________ . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started ________ about life, and I told them about one of my________ . I said that we must very often give things up ________ we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always ________that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ________up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________ ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. ________ , he answered his own question: “I ________ the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also ________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (憤怒的) at someone, I ________ remember his words and become ________ . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be ________ to give up my small irritations. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one________ .

1.A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile

2.A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow

3.A. already B. still C. only D. once

4.A. took B. threw C. sent D. put

5.A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. hopeless

6.A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking

7.A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs

8.A. as B. since C. before D. till

9.A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires

10.A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened

11.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

12.A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly

13.A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed

14.A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned

15.A. should B. could C. would D. might

16.A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy

17.A. ready B. likely C. free D. able

18.A. situation B. form C. method D. way

19.A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess

20.A. award B. gift C. course D. Word

寫作

假設(shè)你是英才中學(xué)學(xué)生會(huì)主席，你校將邀請(qǐng)一名英國(guó)心理學(xué)專家來(lái)做關(guān)于中學(xué)生心理問(wèn)題的講座。請(qǐng)參照以下內(nèi)容準(zhǔn)備一份通知。

心理學(xué)講座

1. 主題：中學(xué)生心理（psychological）問(wèn)題疏導(dǎo)

2. 時(shí)間：6月15日下午2:00—5:00

3. 地點(diǎn)： 學(xué)校禮堂

4. 最后20分鐘與心理專家進(jìn)行互動(dòng)交流。

5. 歡迎大家光臨

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)120左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

3. 參考詞匯：學(xué)校禮堂：school auditorium 心理學(xué)專家psychologist

While exciting for many, the holidays are stressful for the thousands of families who are struggling in our community.

Therefore, our holiday programs coordinate(使協(xié)調(diào))food collections and donations to aid the low-income mothers, children and senior citizens. Those who wish to join the challenge can send financial donations to our office: 1355 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit 48238. Other ways you can get involved are:

Collect fresh or packaged food or donations for senior citizens. Many schools and business coordinate food drives to support this effort. The donation will be distributed in a massive effort on December 12 at the Rashid Ground. Call 313 494 4401.

Adopt a senior citizen. We will randomly select senior citizens and provide their contact information for donors. We encourage donors to provide fresh food for a holiday meal, and small gifts, if possible. Donors are responsible for purchasing and distributing the gifts and food. Call 313 494 4424.

Adopt a family. Donors can request the names and addresses of families that are enrolled in our food program to provide gifts and food for the holiday season. They can indicate the size of the family they wish to adopt. All families will be selected randomly. Call 313 494 4413.

Participate in our Special Holiday Delivery. Different from past years, when delivery took place at the Gathering Center, volunteers are now expected to meet at the Campus Hall on December 12 to pick up boxes of food and deliver them to senior citizens. Contact Volunteer Outreach Department at 313 494 4270 to sign up for this special event.

1.This passage is written mainly to _________.

A. explain how holiday-makers can make their life meaningful

B. show what lonely and miserable lives poor citizens are leading

C. advertize for a company located in Oakman Boulevard, Detroit

D. introduce several ways of joining a program for charity work

2.If you want to adopt an elderly man and send gifts and food to him, you should call ________.

A. 313 494 4401

B. 313 494 4424

C. 313 494 4413

D. 313 494 4270

3.As a volunteer in Special Holiday Delivery, where should you go to distribute food to the old this year?

A. The Campus Hall

B. The Gathering Center

C. The Rashid Ground

D. The office of Volunteer Outreach Department

One in five people carry a ‘smart gene’ variant(變體)linked to long lifespan, bigger forebrains and enhanced mental ability, researchers have found.

'We've known for a long time that people lose cognitive(認(rèn)知) abilities as they age, but now we're beginning to understand that factors like KLOTHO can give people a boost in aging. Genetic variation in KLOTHO could help us predict brain health and find ways to protect people from the diseases that happen to us as we grow old, like Alzheimer’s disease(老年癡呆癥),” said senior author, Dena Dubal of University of California.

The KLOTHO gene affects a protein found in the kidneys and the brain that regulates many different body processes. About one in five people carry a single copy of the varian, known as KL-VS,which boosts levels of the protein and is associated with a longer lifespan and improved heart and kidney function. A small minority, 3% of the population, has two copies, which is linked to a shorter lifespan.

In the new study scientists scanned the brains of 422 men and women aged 53 and over who were also tested for the KLOTHO gene. They found that participants with a single copy of the gene variant also had a larger brain region known as RDLPFC, which is especially likely to shrink with age. Loss of neurons in this area may be one reason why older people are sometimes easily distracted and find it difficult to do more than one task at the same time.

Researcher Dr Jennifer Yokoyama said, “ The brain region enhanced by genetic variation in KLOTHO is vulnerable(脆弱的)in aging and some mental disease. In this case, bigger size means better function. It will be important to determine whether the structure increase associated with carrying one copy of KL-VS can offset the cognitive shortage caused by disease.”

People who have one copy of a variant KL-VS tend to live longer and have lower chances of suffering a stroke (中風(fēng)),whereas people who have two copies may live shorter lives and have a higher risk of stroke.

1. What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. People’s cognitive abilities do not decline if people have KLOTHO

B. With the clear understanding of KLOTHO, Alzheimer’s disease can be cured now.

C. Genetic variation in KLOTHO could be helpful in treating mental disease in elderly people

D. Genetic variation in KLOTHO could lead people to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease

2.If a person carries two copies of the gene variant, he/she may _______

A. have better kidney funtciton

B. have a shorter lifespan

C. have a higher level of the protein in his/her body

D. suffer from some cognitive disease

3.The reason why older people’s attention is easily distracted may be that _______.

A. they have fewer neurons in the RDLPEC

B. their brain region is too large

C. they have two copies of the gene variant

D. they have more neurons in the RDLPEC

4.What does the underlined word “offset” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A. Prevent

B. Balance

C. Keep

D. Promote

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen.

Suddenly, he1. (find)that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much 2. too little.”

His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 3. not save a bit of money?”

“That would be a very 4. (reason)thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like 5. (we),” Nick said.

Nick’s guests, who 6. (hear) their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell sale salt 7. a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect to the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”

“But such a small thing couldn’t8. (possible) destroy a village.”

“In the beginning, there was only a very small amount of9. (fair) in the world, but everyone added a little, always 10. (think) that it was only small and not very important ,and look where we have ended up today.”