1 . With the cold weather drawing nearer, few people will choose swimming as a daily or usual activity.
Swimming is one of the best activities you can do all year round, which benefits your body and your mind. Swimming has been found to increase blood flow to the brain, which leads to more oxygen.
Every time you swim, it is like doing a mini-resistance workout. Each kick and pull works your muscles more than you could imagine, especially your arms, shoulders and gluteus — the muscles that are inactive all day when you’re sitting at your desk.
While swimming is an individual sport, it is also very social. You can meet people from all walks of life when swimming. Have a chat in the lap pool, join a swimming club or get involved in social water sports to get to know people in your community.
| A．Meet new people |
| B．Benefit your body |
| C．These chemicals can control your thought and action |
| D．However, swimming in winter is of great benefit in cold days |
| E．And that means you’re experiencing better memory and sharp mind |
| F．Exercise gives off chemicals in your body called endorphins (内啡肽) |
| G．Swimming also works your abs (腹肌) and will reduce your waist line |
2 . WHERE TO STAY IN BOSWELL?
TOUR GUIDE TO OUR BEST HOTELS
| FIRST HOTEL Address:222 Edward Road Telephone:414-6433 The number of rooms: 120 Single room: $25 Double room: $35 Special attractions: Air-conditioned rooms. French restaurant. Swimming pool. Shops. Coffee shop and bar. Telephone, radio and television in each room. Close to the city center. |
| FAIRVIEW HOTEL Address: 129 North Road Telephone:591-5620 The number of rooms: 50 Single room: $12 Double: $18 Special attractions: Close to the airport. Telephone in each room. Bar. Restaurant. Garage. Swimming pool. |
| ORCHARD HOTEL Address: 233 Edward Road Telephone:641-6446 The number of rooms:120 Single room: $15 Double $20 Special attractions: Facing First Hotel. European restaurant. Coffee shop. Television. Nightclub. |
| OSAKA HOTEL Address: 1264 Venning Road Telephone:643-8200 The number of rooms:180 Single room: $30 Double $50 Special attractions: Air-conditioned rooms. Japanese and Chinese restaurants. Swimming pool. Large garden. Shops. |
| A．Fairview Hotel | B．First Hotel |
| C．Orchard Hotel | D．Osaka Hotel |
The cheapest price for a single room is _______ in ______ in Boswell.| A．$ 12 / First Hotel | B．$ 15 / Osaka Hotel |
| C．$ 12/ Fairview Hotel | D．$25 / Orchard Hotel |
| A．120 | B．170 | C．290 | D．470 |
1. 写信目的；
2. 介绍新疆（地处中国西部，面积166万平方千米，2000多万人口，首府乌鲁木齐，自然景观神奇多样，著名的水果之乡等等）；
3. 旅游建议及美好祝愿。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：乌鲁木齐Urumqi , 国际大巴扎Bazzar，天山天池 Tianshan Heavenly Lake,
喀纳斯Kanas Lake
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China has once again showed its ability to change the world with its“ four great new
China's newgeneration highspeed train, the Fuxing Hao, is now one of the
Bike sharing, for example, is not new itself. But China has made
And back in China, when riding a shared bike, you can stop
Besides, the four innovative ways of life are most popular among youths from 20 countries participating
5 . The word “happy” would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by hardship. The circular motion (循环运动) between happiness and
A year ago, I developed troubling symptoms in my left
Over that long week, I
Finally, I gained a
| A．loneliness | B．tiredness | C．sadness | D．greatness |
| A．eye | B．arm | C．leg | D．ear |
| A．suddenly | B．carelessly | C．secretly | D．immediately |
| A．luck | B．treatment | C．apology | D．discussion |
| A．needed | B．expected | C．managed | D．congratulated |
| A．in relief | B．in anger | C．in peace | D．in panic |
| A．new | B．traditional | C．strong | D．folk |
| A．rarely | B．frequently | C．occasionally | D．mistakenly |
| A．forbade | B．encourages | C．forced | D．permitted |
| A．lay down | B．hold back | C．fall into | D．meet with |
| A．desired | B．promised | C．refused | D．attempted |
| A．gave in | B．cheered up | C．gave up | D．broken down |
| A．terrible | B．sweet | C．spare | D．precious |
| A．election | B．challenge | C．goal | D．choice |
| A．guilt | B．pride | C．hope | D．joy |
| A．stresses | B．analyzed | C．investigated | D．guaranteed |
| A．wrong | B．unique | C．funny | D．valuable |
| A．equal | B．important | C．similar | D．close |
| A．afraid | B．bound | C．ready | D．willing |
| A．admit to | B．listen to | C．adapt to | D．contribute to |
6 . Five tips for safe running
We all know that exercise is good for our health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems.
Running is good exercise, but it can be hard on the body.
Take it easy. Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries (受伤) when they push themselves too bad. The body needs time to get used to increase in distance or speed.
Listen to your body. Most running injuries do not come unexpectedly (意外地).
They may include body aches, sore muscles (肌肉) and pain that does not go away.
Take good notes. Take time after each run to write down what you did and how you felt. Look for patterns, things that happen over again. These notes will help you find the best exercise for you.
Cross train. As we said earlier, running is hard on your body. So physical fitness experts suggest some form of cross training to improve muscle balance and to help you stay injury free. They say, besides running, swimming, yoga, and riding a bicycle are good exercises.
| A．Get good running shoes. |
| B．Here are five ideas to reduce the risk of injury. |
| C．Muscles and joints (关节) need time to recover. |
| D．Running may also help you live longer |
| E．These exercises are easier on the body. |
| F．Usually, there are warning signs. |
| G．As advertisements for the running shoe Nike say, “just do it.” |
7 . Clara Barton, born on December 25, 1821, is widely known as one of the most honored women in American history. She lived in Washington, D.C., when the Civil War began in 1861. She heard stories of wounded and suffering soldiers. She immediately recognized that the poorly equipped soldiers needed help. Instead of waiting for others to step in, Clara collected necessary things on her own, asked the public for donations and learned how to store and distribute them to the soldiers in the battlefield.
After the Battle of Cedar Mountain in northern Virginia in 1863, Clara arrived at a field hospital at midnight with a vehicle full of supplies. A doctor named Paul Smith at that hospital would later write, “I thought heaven had sent out an angel that night — her assistance arrived at exactly the right time.
After four years of hard work, Clara fell ill and moved to Switzerland to recover. It was there that she first learned about a group called the Red Cross. This group worked to help people who were suffering during times of war. But the United States did not take part in then. Clara, returned home and began to establish the Red Cross in America. She worked hard, travelling to Washington for support, gave speeches and wrote articles to win the support of the public. She told people the Red Cross was not only important during times of war, but also useful in peace time. This got the attention of both the public and the politicians, and thus the American Association of the Red Cross came into being in 1881.
Clara Barton retired from the Red Cross in 1904. She died 8 years later on April 12,1912. Her legacy with the American Red Cross lives on.
1. What did Clara Barton want to do during the war time?| A．Help some families to rebuild their home. |
| B．Advise the government to buy some medical supplies. |
| C．Treat the wounded soldiers by herself. |
| D．Collect money to buy medical supplies. |
| A．Proud and joyful. |
| B．Excited and grateful. |
| C．Shy and nervous. |
| D．Exhausted and upset. |
| A．To explain how dangerous being a soldier was during the Civil War. |
| B．To compare and contrast the Red Cross in Switzerland and America. |
| C．To describe an important historical figure. |
| D．To illustrate the history of the Red Cross. |
1.简要介绍中国结；
2.邀请他一起学习制作中国结；
3.商定时间和地点。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
9 . Livestream through channels such as Amazon Live and QVC is a popular way to sell goods online. In a session that lasts between 5 and 10 minutes, someone promotes a product. Viewers can then readily buy it by clicking on a link.
Researchers analyzed 99, 451 sales cases on a livestream selling platform and matched them with actual sales cases.
To determine the emotional expression of the salesperson, researchers used two deep learning models: a face detection model and an emotion classification model. The face detection model discovers the presence or absence of a face in a frame of a video stream. The emotion classifier then determines the probability that a face is exhibiting any of the six basic human emotions： happiness, sadness, surprise, anger, fear or disgust.
We wanted to see the effect of emotions expressed at different times in the sales cases, so we counted probabilities for each emotion for all 62 million frames in our database. We then combined these probabilities with other possible aspects that might drive sales —such as price and product characteristics—to judge the effect of emotions…
We found that, perhaps unsurprisingly, when salespeople convey more negative emotions—such as anger and disgust—the volume of sales went down. But we also found that a similar thing happened when the salespeople display high levels of positive emotions, such as happiness or surprise.
A likely explanation, based on our research, is that smile can be disgusting because it lacks true feelings and can reduce trust in the seller. A seller’s happiness may be taken as a sign that the seller is gaining interests at the customer’s expense.
We also found that the negative effects on sales are the strongest when people express emotions in the middle rather than at the beginning or the end of sale. A potential reason for this finding is that the middle is typically when the salesperson offers more details about the product, and it’s likely that viewers are turned off by emotions at this point.
1. What can we know about the livestream selling goods?| A．It challenges the family business. |
| B．It only helps big company sell goods. |
| C．It is very convenient for the buyers. |
| D．It helps the sellers develop fixed expressions. |
| A．By referring to a theory. |
| B．By concluding different views. |
| C．By giving some examples. |
| D．By analyzing previous data. |
| A．They hate seller’s look. | B．They prefer complex emotions. |
| C．They feel cheated. | D．They are so tired. |
| A．Livestreamers Sell Products Successfully |
| B．Expressions Affect Selling Products Online |
| C．Emotions and Faces: What’s the Difference |
| D．Smiles Can Increase the Sales in Reality |
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A men asked Socrates the secret to success and Socrates asked him walk with him to a river. When in the middle of a river, Socrates ducked him into the water all for a sudden. The man struggled to get out but was failed and started turning blue. On seeing this, Socrates pulled him out of the water but the man took a deep breath of air immediately. Socrates asked that he wanted the most just now, the man reply, "Air." Socrates said, "That’s the secret! When you want success as bad as you wanted the air, you will get it. There is no others secret.”
