1 . 假定你是李华，你和你的英国朋友Jim约好本周日下午去听一个关于中国文化的讲座，但你因故不能赴约。请给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示歉意；
2. 说明原因；
3. 弥补措施。
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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2 . Ask any readers who their favorite fictional character in a novel is and you’ll likely get a detailed explanation about the beloved character that they admire. It might even sound like they’re talking about a person they know.

In a study, researchers looked at the brains of a group of people over nine days. Half of the group read the novel Pompeii, and half didn’t. After examining, researchers found the readers’ brains showed heightened connectivity in some areas. This is likely because the brain imagines the movement and emotions of the character they read about in the book. Even though the participants were then asked not to read the novel, they kept this heightened connectivity. We call that a “shadow activity”, almost like a muscle memory. So even after you’ve finished a book, your brain keeps those benefits for some time afterwards.

It has been suggested that people who read a lot of fiction become more empathic (移情的), because fiction is a simulation (模拟) of social experiences, in which people practice and improve their interpersonal skills. The people who not only read fiction, but felt a high level of “emotional transportation” while reading—as compared to people who weren’t taken by the story or who read non-fiction—displayed higher levels of empathy when tested. Increase of empathy is important for people because empathy is positively related to creativity, performance at work and cooperative behaviors.

Besides, reading improves “Theory of Mind”. It is “the ability to understand that others have mental states that are different from one’s own.” Of various activities, reading novels has been found to improve this ability, while watching television programs or movies has been found to do just the opposite — a reduced understanding of others and weaker cognitive (认知的) development overall.

Maybe we should put more of a priority on novel-reading. And many readers believe that reading a novel is far better and more meaningful than watching any movie. As David Kidd of the New School study said, “Fiction is not just a simulator of a social experience; it is a social experience.”

1. Which of the statements is true according to Paragraph 2?

A．When they finish a book, the brain connectivity disappears.

B．The participants in the study all read the novel Pompeii.

C．Reading novels increases connectivity in our brain.

D．Reading novels helps enhance our memory greatly.

2. What’s the effect of watching TV or movies?

A．It distinguishes your views from those of others.

B．It contributes to your cognitive development.

C．It reduces your empathy for others a lot.

D．It changes your overall mental states.

3. What does the underlined word “priority” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Preference.	B．Authority.
C．Exposure.	D．Evaluation.

4. What do you think is the best title for the passage?

A．Reading fiction VS Watching movie

B．Reading fiction makes a full man

C．Novel-reading is a “shadow activity”

D．Novel-readers share emotions

3 . It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education.________ , it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The _________ between schooling and education suggested by this is important.

Education is ________, compared with schooling. Education knows no edges. It can take place   4_______ , whether in the school or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the _________ learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.__________the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces surprises. A chance talk with a _________ may lead to a person to discover how ___________ he knows of another country. People obtain education from _________ on. Education, then, is a very _________ and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long ___________ the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.

Schooling, on the other hand, is a ________ experience, whose style changes ______ from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take ________ seats, use similar textbooks, do homework, and ________ , and so on. Schooling has usually been limited by the edges of the subjects being taught.

1.

A．Then

B．However

C．Thus

D．Therefore

2.

A．difference

B．importance

C．use

D．problem

3.

A．unexpected

B．endless

C．countless

D．simple

4.

A．anywhere

B．anywhere else

C．somewhere

D．somewhere else

5.

A．part-time

B．public

C．standard

D．strict

6.

A．If

B．Because

C．So

D．Though

7.

A．neighbour

B．friend

C．foreigner

D．teacher

8.

A．wonderful

B．well

C．greatly

D．little

9.

A．babies

B．grown-ups

C．women

D．men

10.

A．long

B．broad

C．narrow

D．short

11.

A．that

B．when

C．after

D．before

12.

A．basic

B．strict

C．final

D．irregular

13.

A．unusually

B．differently

C．little

D．frequently

14.

A．large

B．new

C．fixed

D．small

15.

A．take exams

B．hold exams

C．mark papers

D．read papers

4 . 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。

Chinese President Xi Jinping has praised a group of middle school students for their efforts in satellite design. He said he was pleased with their curiosity and bravery in       1       (science) exploration. The president also wished the teachers and students in Bayi School     2     happy new year.

Xi made the praise in a letter     3       (write) to the students in Beijing’s Bayi School on Saturday. A small satellite designed and developed by them     4       (send) into space last Wednesday at Taiyuan Satellite Launch (发射) Center     5     it was designed to operate in orbit (轨道) for 180 days.

Three months ago, Xi returned to his high school, to visit a laboratory and talk to teachers and students     6     were designing the small satellite. The president said he was     7     (extreme) glad to know that the satellite designed by the students would be launched and called on them to become     8     (build) of the country. Xi warmly encouraged the students     9       (study) science and contribute to the development of China. He hoped that the students would keep hungry for knowledge and develop     10     (they) national spirit.

5 . The process of forgiveness can be a liberating experience. Interestingly, forgiveness can only occur because we have been given the gift of the ability to make choices.     1     The choice of offering forgiveness develops along three steps.

At step one you are filled with self justified anger. At some point in your life you have been hurt and you are mad at the person who you feel has wronged you. You blame the person committing the wrong.     2     You have forgotten that you have a choice as to how you will react.

The second step towards forgiveness emerges when after feeling angry with someone for a while you realize that the anger does not feel good to you.     3     So you take steps to forgive. You may begin to see the problem from the other person’s point of view or you may simply decide to let the problem go.     4    

The third stage of forgiveness comes after you have seen the beneficial results of forgiveness and you don’t want to waste your precious life in discomfort. In this stage the choice is to work to either repair the relationship or let go of seeing the situation as a problem.     5     At this stage you are aware that the length of time you experience the situation as a sorrow is primarily up to you.

A．If we want to forgive someone, no one can stop us.

B．We have the choice to forgive or not to forgive and no one can force us to do either.

C．In either case you decide to forgive because you have had some practice with it and see the benefit in your life.

D．It is their action and not your choice of response that you feel causes your anger.

E．In either case you are no longer angry and you have forgiven the person.

F．This could emerge in a situation where you are cut off by another car on the road.

G．It may be hurting your emotional balance or your physical health.