1 . Shortly after a father and-son fight, my twelve-year-old son, Marlon, asked me if I was up for a basketball game of one-on-one. Without
There comes a time when sons
When playing
It’s a man thing, I guess. As a father, I need to
We played for quite a long time that day. I won a narrow victory and told him that he played for the wrong reasons. He
| A．thinking | B．exercising | C．recalling | D．reflecting |
| A．game | B．tip | C．offer | D．round |
| A．decide | B．wonder | C．perform | D．prove |
| A．stepped | B．skipped | C．drove | D．fell |
| A．respect | B．test | C．check | D．approve |
| A．boyhood | B．brotherhood | C．manhood | D．childhood |
| A．personal | B．emotional | C．mental | D．physical |
| A．chess | B．videogame | C．basketball | D．football |
| A．shortly | B．exactly | C．actually | D．eventually |
| A．teach | B．award | C．have | D．take |
| A．responsibility | B．honesty | C．toughness | D．victory |
| A．pull down | B．back down | C．calm down | D．break down . |
| A．shook | B．stared | C．winked | D．nodded |
| A．challenged | B．led | C．recommended | D．introduced |
| A．cried | B．laughed | C．sighed | D．yelled |
Weiqi is a game which can best show the deep culture of China. About 4,000 years ago the Emperor Yao created
Weiqi is a game attracting many people. The charm of weiqi lies
Playing weiqi is not only for recreation but also for developing one’s temperament (性情). For centuries, weiqi
3 . People who enjoy running often like to take part in running events as well. Signing up for a particular event and then working towards it can be a great way to achieve goals and increase confidence.
The most common types of running events are races.
| A．The distance run is only part of each running event. |
| B．There are many different kinds of races to suit different running ability levels. |
| C．Of course, there are other events in addition to races. |
| D．Running is one of the cheapest and most affordable forms of exercising. |
| E．Running events can also be a great way to have fun and meet other people. |
| F．These meets often last all day, and winners typically receive medals after a competition. |
| G．Most of active runners have lower blood pressure compared to people who don’t run. |
4 . The cost of living in countries like the US, Britain, Australia or France has skyrocketed in recent years. However, if you’re willing to leave your country and explore life in other areas, there are many countries boasting an extremely cheap and low cost of living. Check out the following countries when planning your next move.
Ecuador
Ecuador is similar to the United States in many ways, and as a result has become a popular American getaway. They even use the US Dollar for their currency. In this country, it’s cheaper to eat out every day than cook for yourself on a budget in the US. You can even buy a building for around $ 50, 000 and hire someone to look after it while you’re away.
Mexico
Although the country is known for its poverty ridden streets, there $are many wealthier areas that provide every facility you might need. You can live off a mere $ 700 to $ 800 a month in Mexico, and this includes rent for a nice place, facilities, food, and any sightseeing.
Argentina
Argentina has been a popular tourist destination for many years. It has great restaurants, a rich history, and many places to explore. Not to mention, it’s not very expensive to live here. A decent sized home can cost around $ 139, 000, which is relatively cheap in relation to homes in the United States.
Vietnam
Vietnam has also become a popular tourist destination in recent years. There are many million-dollar luxury homes by the beach, but you can find a modest flat or a small home for around $ 25,000 to $ 50,000 if you search in the right areas.
1. In which country is the US Dollar used for its currency?| A．Argentina. | B．Mexico. |
| C．Ecuador. | D．Vietnam. |
| A．About $ 7,000. | B．About $ 8,000. |
| C．About $ 8,800. | D．About $ 12,000. |
| A．They have great restaurants. |
| B．The cost of living is expensive. |
| C．The middle-sized homes cost around $ 139,000. |
| D．Tourists enjoy travelling in the two countries. |
5 . I was fresh out of college and just started my career. I moved to a new place and my family
That morning, I said goodbye to my visiting family and left for the airport — or I
Panicked, I started
Fortunately, I
| A．visited | B．called | C．planned | D．prepared |
| A．family | B．business | C．study | D．field |
| A．decided | B．asked | C．tried | D．managed |
| A．bad | B．little | C．short | D．dead |
| A．broke down | B．broke up | C．broke in | D．broke out |
| A．friends | B．family | C．classmates | D．managers |
| A．board | B．launch | C．fly | D．book |
| A．skiing | B．driving | C．walking | D．wandering |
| A．snowing | B．raining | C．fogging | D．blowing |
| A．character | B．sight | C．memory | D．scenery |
| A．doing | B．meeting | C．struggling | D．fighting |
| A．gently | B．seriously | C．hesitantly | D．warmly |
| A．made | B．led | C．showed | D．delivered |
| A．paid | B．abused | C．fired | D．lost |
| A．content | B．outcome | C．climax | D．flight |
1.出生时无手无脚，曾被很多人当作怪物嘲笑；
2.永不言弃，乐观自信；
3.会游泳、冲浪、钓鱼；完成了大学教育并获得了双学位，是两个公司的CEO(总裁)；
4.人生信条：态度就是高度。
参考词汇：四肢：limbs 怪物：monster 学位：degree 双学位：two degrees
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When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets
8 . It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s(青蛙) legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.
The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.
The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (杀虫剂)and medicines. Soon there was no money left.
Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
1. From Paragragh1 we learn that the villagers .| A．worked very hard for centuries |
| B．dreamed of having a better life |
| C．were poor but somewhat content |
| D．lived a different life from their forefathers |
| A．The frogs were easy money. |
| B．They needed money to buy medicine. |
| C．They wanted to please the visitors. |
| D．The frogs made too much noise. |
| A．The crops didn’t do well. |
| B．There were too many insects. |
| C．The visitors brought in diseases. |
| D．The pesticides were overused. |
| A．Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country. |
| B．Health is more important than money. |
| C．The harmony(和谐) between man and nature is important. |
| D．Good old days will never be forgotten. |
I never knew how important life was until I almost lost my little brother. It all started when my brother got sick. I was nine, and he was just nine months. At that time, he kept touching his ear. The first doctor my mother took him to told her that it was an ear disease.
After a week, he was still touching his ear continually. My mother took him to a different doctor. The doctor ran blood tests on him and thought he should be in the hospital as soon as possible. At first, the doctors did not know what was wrong with him. A couple of days later, they found out he had a type of bone marrow (骨髓) cancer.
The doctors tried one round of treatment. It helped, but my brother lost his hair. Then he needed a bone marrow transplant (移植). They needed to find a bone marrow donor (捐赠者), so the doctors tested my family first.
I was so afraid to get a shot. My sisters and I were all crying. We got it over with quickly, and it did not hurt as much as I thought it would. A couple of weeks later, we found out that one of my sisters and I were both matches. My parents had to choose which one of us should be the donor. After thinking about it for a long time, they made their decision one Sunday.
That day, after having our lunch, my parents put me on the sofa. With tears filling their eyes, they told me that they wanted me to be the bone marrow donor because I was older. They asked me whether I’d like to be the donor. Hearing it, I was excited and nervous.
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I wondered whether to agree it or not.
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About 45 days later, my brother’s health improved a lot.
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10 . Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to help historians renovate the writings and identify when and where they were written.
Many ancient populations used writings, also known as inscriptions (碑文), to document different parts of their lives. The inscriptions have been found on materials such as rock, ceramic (陶瓷) and metal. The writings often contained valuable information about how ancient people lived and how they structured their societies. But in many cases, the objects containing such inscriptions have been damaged over the centuries. This left major parts of the inscriptions missing and difficult to identify and understand. In addition, many of the inscribed objects were moved from areas where they were first created. This makes it difficult for scientists to discover when and where the writings were made.
The new AI-based method serves as a technological tool to help researchers repair missing inscriptions and estimate (估算) the true origins of the records. The researchers, led by Alphabet's AI company DeepMind, call their tool Ithaca. The team said it trained Ithaca on the largest collection of data containing Greek inscriptions. Feeding this data into the system is designed to help the tool use past writings to predict missing letters and words in damaged inscriptions. The researchers reported that in experiments with damaged writings, Ithaca was able to correctly predict missing inscription elements 62 percent of the time. In addition, the tool was 71 percent correct in identifying where the inscriptions first came from. And, the system was able to effectively date writings to within 30 years.
When historians work on their own, the success rate for restoring damaged inscriptions is about 25 percent. But when humans teamed up with Ithaca to assist in their work, the success rate jumped to 72 percent. The team is currently working on other versions of Ithaca trained on other ancient languages. DeepMind has launched (发行) a free, interactive tool based on the system for use by researchers, educators, museum workers and the public.
1. Which can replace the underlined word “renovate” in paragraph 1？| A．Adopt. | B．Recover. | C．Collect. | D．Translate. |
| A．The wars in the past. | B．The development of industry. |
| C．The objects' being damaged. | D．The extinction of language. |
| A．Ithaca currently recognizes only English. |
| B．Ithaca has great market development potential. |
| C．Ithaca can completely replace historians in the future. |
| D．Ithaca cannot bring any profit to its development company. |
| A．A Shortcut to Ancient Inscriptions |
| B．Who Will Be the Historians' Right-Hand Man? |
| C．The Mysterious Contents of Ancient Languages |
| D．AI Used to Fill in Missing Words in Ancient Writings |
