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1. What does Ann say about her performance in the World Championships?
| A．She did better than she had expected. |
| B．She regretted not preparing well enough. |
| C．She was disappointed to win a silver medal. |
| A．Once a week. | B．Every day. | C．Six days a week. |
| A．She avoids close contact with them. |
| B．She likes to communicate with them. |
| C．She has made good friends with them. |
| A．Flying kites. | B．Reading. | C．Skiing. |
1. When did the speaker buy his ticket?
| A．Fourteen days ago. | B．Thirteen days ago. | C．On Monday morning. |
| A．On a bus. | B．In a car. | C．On a train. |
| A．He had never been in a plane before. |
| B．He is often in a plane. |
| C．He had been in a plane only twice. |
1. What can we learn about the man?
| A．He’s lost his way. | B．He’s lost something. | C．He’s going to the hospital. |
| A．In a town. | B．In London. | C．In a hospital. |
| A．To do business. | B．To have a holiday. | C．To find a job. |
| A．On the way to the hospital. | B．On the way to London. | C．On the way to a town. |
People who live on the Moon will experience night and day, but a lunar day and night would last almost an Earth month.
Earth’s gravity causes the Moon
Because the Moon rotates at the same time as it orbits Earth, it only ever presents the same face to us. But even though the Moon is tidally locked to Earth, it’s still rotating with respect to
Of course, from the nearside of the Moon, Earth appears to stay in exactly the same position in the sky while the
6 . T. S. Eliot wrote of “Distracted from distraction by distraction /Filled with fancies and empty of meaning.” T. S. Eliot never had a smartphone.
Neither did I for a long time. No Facebook account; not even email. But according to my date of manufacture, I’m supposed to be a digital native. Perhaps it’s because by the age of 20 I was living in the Welsh countryside with no signal and no Wi-Fi.
When I finally fell into the digital world, I fell hard. Unlike my friends for whom social media and mobile technology had grown and flowered around them, for me it was a sudden immersion. I got Facebook, Twitter and Gmail accounts at the same time that I got an iPhone 4. I would check my phone; five minutes later I would check my phone again. I was addicted and it started to affect my relationships with friends and family
One night, without a word, I abandoned my iPhone and bought a Nokia 3310 and became the talk of the town. Soon I became aware that not only had I stolen secret time back from the hurried days, but somehow a secret space as well. I could stretch out, free to think again, to be wholly creative and to learn meaningfully.
But, wherever I went I got bloody lost. Wandering blindly around London, only to miss appointments, became a frequent pastime (消遣). What did we do before Google Maps? I was useless. The change was worth it, though. I’ll sound like an overstatement but I think it changed my life. My choices are broader and healthier because I’m not being screamed at all day.
I bought a new Samsung phone last week. I had been scared of the rate of progress, crying: “Stop the train! Stop the madness.” But I want to be part of building the future, and to do that, you’ve got to swim in contemporary waters. Rejecting the modern world doesn’t help anyone. It slows you down and I need to be efficient. Time will tell whether I’ve mastered the wisdom to reject constantly checking my phone.
1. What can be learned about the author when she lived in the Welsh countryside?| A．She read a lot of T. S. Eliot. | B．She had no friends to talk with. |
| C．She had no access to the Internet. | D．She was afraid of the digital world. |
| A．She thought she needed a spare phone. | B．She found her iPhone stopped working. |
| C．She wanted to attract people’s attention. | D．She hoped to break her smartphone addiction. |
| A．She led a simple and healthy life. | B．She found her life was in a mess. |
| C．She spent more time with her friends. | D．She became an example for other people. |
| A．To seek wisdom. | B．To stop her madness. |
| C．To keep pace with the times. | D．To get back to the real world. |
Although it’s been almost two years now, I can still remember that day as if it were yesterday. We were all glued in front of the television, when Dad came rushing into the house after work to tell us that he had just bought a new boat. He promised us that the following week he’d take us all on a fishing trip. We were all very excited and happy at the prospect of it.
The much-awaited day finally came. After we packed everything onto the boat, Dad started the engine and steered it slowly out of the harbour. We headed out until we were a good distance from the shore. Then, when we found what seemed like a good spot for fishing, Dad stopped the engine.
The sky was crystal clear and the sea was as calm as a sheet of glass. We spent a good couple of hours bathing in the sun, fishing rods in hands, without a care in the world. It was fantastic just being there, staring out at the beautiful blue sea. We caught a good number of fish.
We must have lost track of time, chatting and laughing, because the next thing I remembered was being put into a darkness which was so thick that one could almost cut it with a knife. Looking around, it was all pitch-black. Then, out of nowhere, a big wave came crushing into the boat, nearly overturning us all overboard. If that wasn’t bad enough, we could hear the rumbling (隆隆声) of thunder in the distance—it was unbelievable how the weather had changed so quickly before our very own eyes. The storm was rolling up on us fast and it wasn’t long before the rain started to come down in showers. The rain was so dense and heavy that we could barely breathe.
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Dad immediately rushed to start the engine but it would not start.
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Suddenly, we started to hear what seemed like the sound of a helicopter approaching.
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1. What was the main meal for people in Prussia in the 18th century?
| A．Rice. | B．Potatoes. | C．Bread. |
| A．Disappointed. | B．Curious. | C．Anxious. |
| A．He was very smart. |
| B．He liked making jokes. |
| C．He was crazy about potatoes. |
1. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
| A．A trip experience. | B．Houseboats. | C．A book on sale. |
| A．One hour. | B．Two hours. | C．Three hours. |
| A．It is quite large. | B．It is very popular. | C．It has everything needed. |
| A．The tours on houseboats. |
| B．The largest houseboat in the world. |
| C．The history of houseboats in Seattle. |
1. Which is the highest mountain in this area?
| A．Mount Karen. | B．Mount Heather. | C．Mount Brown. |
| A．Skiing. | B．Seeing wildlife. | C．Having snowmobile tours. |
| A．A bit cold. | B．Quite cool. | C．Very hot. |
| A．Winter. | B．Autumn. | C．Summer. |
