| A．involved in | B．involving in | C．involved | D．involving |
1. 尽量用英语交流，不要怕犯错误；
2. 坚持每天早晚朗读英语;
3. 多读英文报纸，看英文电影。
注意: 1. 内容必须包括以上所有要点;
2. 可适当增加内容,以使行文连贯;
3. 词数: 100词左右。开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Wang Dong ,
I'm sorry you are having trouble in learning English in senor high school.
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Yours ,
Li Hua
4 . When you’re sitting in class or behind your desk waiting for the clock to strike a time when you can go home, it is natural that your mind should wander (走神) a bit. It is common for your mind to wander to a vacation and even travel around the world. What if there is a way that you can travel around the world without having to pay any money?
A person that managed to make it around the world without spending much was Shantanu Starick. How did he trade off his service? Starick realized that as a photographer he had a service that people would usually be willing to pay money for, but he would instead offer his photography service to anyone who could provide him with food, shelter (住处) and transportation. Starick has been traveling for a surprising 30 months and has visited countries ranging from the United States to Ecuador.
In English-speaking countries, trading off services and communicating aren’t difficult for Starick. However, in farther areas where there isn’t an English- speaking person in sight it can be quite difficult. More than anything, the locals appreciate (欣赏) the effort behind trying to speak their language, even if you don’t exactly sound like a native speaker.
You can do it too!
Honestly, with a bit of confidence, drive and a skill you can trade, you’ll be able to do exactly the same as Starick.
Start thinking about what you can do to get around the world without paying money. With our social networks and the connectivity our world has, you can easily connect with and market yourself to people across the world without any effort.
1. What is the author’s purpose in writing the first paragraph?| A．To introduce the topic. |
| B．To describe students in class. |
| C．To give an example for the text. |
| D．To show people’s state of mind. |
| A．Join. | B．Exchange. |
| C．Stop. | D．Improve. |
| A．The skills. |
| B．The confidence to succeed. |
| C．The bravery to travel. |
| D．The effort to speak the local language. |
| A．His job is only traveling around the world. |
| B．He is too poor to afford the travels. |
| C．He has a skill to travel without paying much money. |
| D．He doesn’t hear of other languages except English. |
5 . Children who use screens for seven hours or more a day are showing signs that their brain cortex（大脑皮层）is thinning prematurely（过早地）, according to a new major US study.
The ongoing $300 million research is funded by the National Institute of Health and shows results of the effects of technology on children. The aim of the study, called Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development, is also to show how screen time affects emotional development and mental health. The researchers also determined that children who spend more than two hours of daily screen time score lower on thinking and language tests.
Researchers made the early findings by scanning the brains of 4, 500 children.
The brain cortex is the outermost layer of neural（神经中枢的） tissue that processes information from the physical world. It is critical for cognitive functions such as perception（直觉）, language, memory and consciousness but thins as we mature into old age.
Though the difference was significant from participants who spent less time using smart devices, the study director cautioned against drawing a conclusion.
Dr Gaya Dowling, an NIH doctor working on the project, cautioned against drawing a conclusion because they aren’t completely sure it’s being caused by the increased use of modern technology. They won’t be able to draw a definitive outcome until they follow them over the course of several years.
Dr Dowling said: “It won’t be until we follow them over time that we will see if there are outcomes that are associated with the differences that we’re seeing in this single snapshot.”
A 2014 study showed that there is a direct correlation between the thickness of the brain cortex and IQ score. The cortex begins to thin after the age of five or six as part of the normal aging process.
The findings showed that people with a significant increase in IQ did not have the expected cortical thinning and people with a significant decrease in IQ had exaggerated（夸张） cortical（皮质的）thinning.
A major data release of the initial data is scheduled for early 2019.
1. What belongs to the findings of the new major US study?| A．Screen time can result in a smaller brain. |
| B．The brain cortex gets thinner as we mature into old age. |
| C．Too much exposure to screen can lead to a poorer health. |
| D．Children who are interested in computer are academically poor. |
| A．There are some doubts about their findings. |
| B．He thinks that further study is needed. |
| C．The number of the participants is not large enough. |
| D．They should ask for the government’s permission. |
| A．The brain cortex has much to do with IQ score. |
| B．The brain cortex’s thickness is determined by IQ. |
| C．Different people have different cortical thinning. |
| D．Aging is a natural process for creatures. |
| A．His IQ score will get higher and higher. |
| B．He will be more addicted to modern technology. |
| C．He will show more interest in modern technology. |
| D．His brain cortex will become thinner and thinner. |
—You___it in the wrong place.
| A．must put | B．should have put |
| C．might put | D．might have put |
