NOTICE

Dear parents/students,

All those students who have registered for the Measles-Rubella Vaccine (麻疹风疹疫苗), please note that the school is organizing the free Vaccination Camp on Tuesday. Therefore, you are requested to take note of the details as given below:

1. Entry and Exit for parents will be from Gate No. 6 of the Main Building: Only one parent may collect their child.

2. The parent is requested to report with a “Pick Up Card” at the given time and wait in the Prayer Hall until the vaccine is received.

3. It is a must for students to collect their vaccination card soon after inoculation (预防接种) from Room No. 116:

Arrangements will be as follows:

Class (es)	Vaccination Time	Departure Time
9&10	10:00 a.m. -10:40 a.m.	11:30 a.m.
8	10: 40 a.m. -11: 20 a.m.	11: 45 a.m.
7	11: 20 a.m. -11: 40 a.m.	12: 30 p.m.
6	11: 40 a.m. - 12: 00 p.m.	12: 50 p.m.

Notes:

• Students who didn’t register must show their Vaccination Certificate, or medical proof of being unsuitable for vaccination, and have normal classes until departure time.

• Students who take the vaccine have to bring their school identity card.

Finally, I would like to request you keep the above-mentioned points in mind and am looking forward to your wholehearted cooperation and support.

Regards,

Loveleen Saigal,

Principal

1. Where should parents wait for their children?

A．At Gate No. 6.	B．In Room No. 116.
C．In the classroom.	D．In the Prayer Hall.

2. Which class is probably receiving the vaccine at 11:30 a.m. ?

A．Class 6.

B．Class 7.

C．Class 8.

D．Class 9.

3. What should students take when they go for the vaccination?

A．Their school identity card.	B．Their Vaccination Certificate.
C．A Pick Up Card.	D．Medical proof.

Have you ever received an unwanted gift and still said “thank you”? This choice to hide a negative emotion is a display rule-one of many which define socially appropriate responses to emotions. Although display rules can promote interpersonal harmony, they can also have negative consequences for the person choosing to change how they express emotions. As more social interaction goes online, scientists are investigating how emojis are used to reflect our emotions in different contexts. Are there display rules that apply to emojis, and how do those affect people’s well-being?

Moyu Liu of the University of Tokyo investigated this question in a study published in Frontiers in Psychology. For his study, Liu found 1,289 participants, all users of the most-downloaded emoji keyboard in Japan, Simeji, to investigate how emojis were used to express or mask emotions.

The participants in Liu’s study provided personal information, answered questions about their subjective well-being, and rated how often they used emojis. They were given messages with varying social contexts, responded to them as they would normally, and rated the intensity of the expression of their emotions.

Liu found that people chose to express more emotions with emojis in private contexts or with close friends. Respondents expressed least emotion towards individuals who hold a higher social position. Intense expressions of emotion came with matching emojis, unless people felt the need to mask their true emotions: for instance, using smiling emojis to mask negative emotions. Negative emojis were used only where negative feelings were very strongly felt. Expressing emotions with emojis was associated with higher subjective well-being compared to masking emotions.

Liu emphasized that the study should be expanded in the future. The Simeji keyboard is extremely popular among young women, which caused an imbalance in the sample towards women and Generation Z. However, this also reflected the gender imbalance in use of emojis in general and the Simejikey board in particular. A broader pool of participants would provide a fuller picture of the display rules around emojis.

4. Why do people follow display rules?

A．To avoid moral stress.	B．To express their real emotions.
C．To maintain positive relationships.	D．To shake off their negative thoughts.

5. What may participants most likely do during online interactions with their leaders?

A．Avoid using any kind of emojis.	B．Mask their happy emotions with emojis.
C．Use smiling emojis as much as possible.	D．Send negative emojis to show negative feelings.

6. Which aspect of the study needs expansion according to Liu?

A．Its research intention.	B．Its investigation methods.
C．Its participant database.	D．Its potential applications.

7. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Young women are the most active emoji users.

B．Using emojis properly matters in different contexts.

C．Emojis lead people to lose touch with their true emotions.

D．People use emojis to hide, as well as show, their feelings.

When a passionate reader closes the covers of a book, she takes a moment or two to emerge from that universe to the world of the living. Often, a part of the reader stays behind in the bookish universe thinking, “What if Harry Potter had been sorted into Slytherin? What if Charlie had decided to make noodles in his chocolate factory? What if Pippi Longstocking’s dad came back from the pirate islands?”

Fanfiction (同人小说) emerges from this rich world of what-ifs. It involves writing extended stories about literary characters or plots from the universe of books as well as TV and film. However, fanfiction is much more than an extension of the original. It is a genre (体裁) created by passionate writers. And since young fans are emotionally invested in the universe of these books, writing fanfiction is a great way to get younger readers to take their first steps in writing as well as creative expression in the form of any other media.

I see this happening frequently when I’m asked to judge writing competitions in schools. Children write stories that are most often set in some Western or fantasy land, the characters have names like Julian and Hazel, and there are plenty of other references that are clearly drawn from the books they have loved. I would initially point these out and recommend that children draw stories from the reality around them, but I soon stopped. I realized that imitating our favorite writers is the first step in developing a voice of our own.

And that is where fanfiction becomes the starting point in children’s writing journey. To get them started, as parents or adults, we can talk to children about the books they love, question them with what-ifs and encourage them to voice their views through writing. Once they finish their writing, encourage them to share it with other fans. Fanfiction writers share their work on online writing communities like Fanfiction.net, Archive of Our Own (AO3), Commaful, etc.

8. What are the questions in paragraph 1 about?

A．Some good fanfiction ideas.	B．Readers’ doubts about fanfiction.
C．Some much-debated fiction stories.	D．The author’s adaptations of her favorite books.

9. How does creating fanfiction affect the young according to the author?

A．It inspires them to write more.	B．It reduces their addiction to social media.
C．It is a way of expressing their bad emotions.	D．It encourages them to challenge the classics.

10. What does the author find about the students when judging writing competitions in schools?

A．They create very similar plots.	B．They write a lot about their daily life.
C．They base their stories on other books.	D．They name their characters after themselves.

11. What does the last paragraph mainly focus on?

A．Benefits of kids voicing their views.	B．Quality ways of parent-child reading.
C．Recommended online writing communities.	D．Tips for introducing fanfiction writing to kids.

Not all fat is created equal. The fat most people picture is known as white fat, since it looks white or white-yellow when you see it under the skin. But you’re also born with brown fat, which, unsurprisingly, looks brown.

Brown fat — found in the neck and shoulders of newborns — is metabolically (新陈代谢地) efficient, in that it burns lots of calories, which serves the purpose of keeping you warm (important for newborns). We lose most of our brown fat as we age. By age six, we have less than five percent of the brown fat we were born with; the fat we gain over time is almost all white fat. One of the major causes of shortened lifetime and illnesses like type 2 diabetes and many cancers is the increasing level of white fat. So scientists have long tried to find ways to activate that fat or turn white fat into brown fat.

However, one roadblock to using brown fat is that all the good stuff that brown fat does has to be programmed into the previously white fat, but that has proved doable. A group in Delaware has activated brown fat in a few women with an already approved medication. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) have put white fat in test tubes and turned it into brown fat. They then injected the brown fat into fat sheep. As hoped, the sheep with more brown fat got thin and lost their metabolic syndrome and diabetes.

The timetable for this game-changing ability to turn white fat to brown fat is predicted to be less than five years away after human studies start. If scientists find a way to replace white fat with brown fat, it will likely mitigate risks of diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and brain disorder greatly and provide increased energy levels. That is, you become operationally younger. Bring it on!

12. What is the problem with brown fat?

A．It decreases quickly with age.	B．It can lead to many illnesses.
C．It functions poorly in newborns.	D．It can slow down the metabolism.

13. What can we learn about brown fat from the research of UCPH?

A．It originates from white fat.	B．It can be activated by medication.
C．It may be the key to weight loss.	D．It has to work with white fat.

14. What does the underlined word “mitigate” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Assess.

B．Reduce.

C．Identify.

D．Involve.

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

A．Make the best of white fat	B．Activating brown fat vs changing white fat
C．This good fat could keep you healthy	D．Brown fat helps keep babies warm

How to Apologize to a Friend

When you offend or hurt a friend, it tests your friendship.     16     Here are some key components to keep in mind.

Recognize that what you did was wrong, and take full responsibility. Before you can apologize, you must first recognize that you have hurt or wronged your friend. No matter what the circumstances were, acknowledge that you made a mistake, and take responsibility for your actions.     17    

Act quickly. Though you may feel it wise to let your friend have a little bit of time to cool off, you shouldn’t wait too long. The longer you wait, the more difficult it will be to apologize. Moreover, by waiting, you might rationalize (为……找借口) that what you did wasn’t that terrible after all.     18     Not apologizing, however, could eventually ruin your relationship completely.

    19     In many situations, it is best to apologize face to face. In a face-to-face apology you can answer any questions your friend has or explain anything that you need to. In most cases, you will want to apologize to your friend in private, so go somewhere quiet where the two of you can be alone and where you feel comfortable talking about this sensitive matter.

Listen. After apologizing and asking for forgiveness, listen quietly to your friend’s response.     20     Realize that your friend might not be ready to forgive you yet. And, depending on the offense and its effects, he or she may never be ready or willing to forgive you. Just know that you have done your best.

A．Apologize in person.

B．Offer a letter of apology.

C．Allow your friend to express his /her pain or anger.

D．Don’t try to share the blame with others or make excuses.

E．Tell your friend how much your relationship means to you

F．You might convince yourself that you don’t really need to apologize.

G．However, apologizing for a wrongdoing can actually strengthen your relationship.

For many years, Dr. Freed was a doctor in our local community. He made house ______. You’d see the lights on, late at night when somebody had an ______. He was always there for his patients.

But he was 80 years old now, and his life had taken a ______. No more bustling (忙碌) about. He was laid up in a wheelchair after a ______, which, not surprisingly, had triggered (引发) ______ feelings from lasting post-surgical pain. He came to see me to ______ what he termed his “uncertain future.” The problem, as he explained it, was that it was hard to examine patients if he could hardly move. He said, “______ is my life. If I give it up, what’s left for me?” My ______ was to help him.

The key, I thought, was for him to ______ to see himself as a vital part of the community. I ______ that he should write about his medical experiences if he was ______ to do it. He thought writing a book was a good idea. “Maybe my role now is to pass on what I’ve learned to the ______.” said Dr. Freed.

We can learn a lot from Dr. Freed’s experience in pursuing happiness through personal growth First, it is that you’re never too ______. Second making some ______ during each phase of life is important. During older age, ______ wisdom and experience is often a source of satisfaction.

21.

A．observations

B．rules

C．regards

D．calls

22.

A．emergency

B．achievement

C．embarrassment

D．adventure

23.

A．shot

B．step.

C．turn

D．risk

24.

A．decision

B．test

C．failure

D．fall

25.

A．guilty

B．depressive

C．honest

D．optimistic

26.

A．trust

B．determine

C．explore

D．monitor

27.

A．Interest

B．Belief

C．Peace

D．Medicine

28.

A．research

B．request

C．concern

D．chance

29.

A．continue

B．happen

C．pretend

D．hesitate

30.

A．announced

B．ordered

C．warned

D．suggested

31.

A．safe

B．welcome

C．able

D．right

32.

A．committee

B．community

C．school

D．agency

33.

A．old

B．odd

C．busy

D．bitter

34.

A．promises

B．adjustments

C．comments

D．mistakes

35.

A．giving of

B．waiting for

C．showing off

D．putting aside

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many African conservation groups are using football to raise awareness about environmental     36     (preserve). Take Tanzania, for example. The non-profit organization Peace for Conservation makes     37     most of the popularity of football in the country to inspire youths to take action for conservation. Peace for Conservation works with local organisers of football tournaments     38     (educate) and attract support for their anti-poaching (反偷猎的) campaigns. Winners of the football tournaments will even receive safari tours (野外观善旅行) to the     39     (country) Serengeti National Park of the Kijereshi Game Reserve, so as to further the education of wildlife conservation among the youth.

The work of Peace for Conservation     40     (remind) us that there are many ways that we can play our part     41     conservation. Using football and sports as a way of     42     (raise) awareness about wildlife and environment conservation has proven to be     43     (effect) in engaging the public about a topic     44     may otherwise escape their attention. Indeed, what better way to gather huge numbers around a     45     (share) goal — creating a greener world — than by using the game so well loved by people all over the globe?

46. 某英文网站开展了一项以What technology is used in high school为题的调查。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文，内容包括：
1. 技术使用状况描述；2. 简单评论；3. 你的建议。

注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Schools in our city have been using a variety of technologies to improve their students’ learning experience.

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47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Tom and Jane planned a holiday at the lake, and they decided to take their children, Tim and Sarah, with them. However, Tim and Sarah wanted: to visit Disney World for their holiday or hire a yacht (游艇) in Hawaii. Camping by the lake wasn’t even on their list of holiday adventures.

“We can visit some of the islands too,” Jane said. “Your dad and I always wanted to explore the mysterious cabin on Moose Island.”

Mysterious cabin? The children were now far more interested in this lake holiday idea.

“We might see Big foot,” Tim said.

“Or some unusual species!” Sarah turned to her parents. “We’re in. When do we leave?”

The children’s excitement quickly disappeared when they arrived at the lake. While their parents were carrying their suitcases inside, Timand Sarah stood on the path and stared at the cabin they’d be staying in for the next week, complaining about the smell around, the dust, and the various small insects.

“We’re in nature now, kids. Enjoy the experience! Your dad is building a fire so we can have barbecued fish and potatoes baked in the coals. Isn’t that great?”

Sarah choked. “I am not eating food cooked in coals! I want takeaway instead.”

“Me too.” Tim was about to cry. “Holidays are supposed to be fun, Mom.”

“Come on, guys. There’s a lot of joy to be found in living a simple life and spending time together as a family.”

“People in the suburbs live a simple life, which is more like being homeless!” Sarah shouted

“Yeah,” Tim added. “How can there not be a single restaurant that delivers here? How do these people survive?”

“They eat coal potatoes!” Sarah laughed. “And fish they kill with their bare hands!”

Sarah ran away, and Tim followed. Jane buried her head in her hands. She realized she had to do something to correct their children’s attitude towards simple life. After dinner, she told all about this to Tom, who agreed with Jane. Then they came up with an idea.

注意: 1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1: The next morning, Tim and Sarah entered the main room to demand they leave immediately, but neither Mom nor Dad was in there.

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Paragraph 2: When Tim was about to fall asleep, he heard the sound of heavy footsteps outside, which were approaching.

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