1 . Some years ago, I was stuck on a crosstown bus during rush hour. The bus was filled with cold, tired people
As the bus approached Seventh Avenue, the driver’s words came from the speaker. “Folks,” he said. “I know you’ve had a(n)
It seemed as if a spell had lifted. Everyone burst out laughing, their faces shining with
At the next stop, just as
Occasionally we may sink into a grey world, but someone can
| A．satisfied | B．associated | C．impressed | D．annoyed |
| A．waved | B．nodded | C．barked | D．shot |
| A．reminder | B．seat | C．ride | D．choice |
| A．mercy | B．fortune | C．courage | D．security |
| A．tough | B．average | C．important | D．fruitful |
| A．make comments | B．show up | C．help out | D．take risks |
| A．memories | B．troubles | C．faults | D．tips |
| A．transform | B．stretch | C．accompany | D．cast |
| A．envy | B．greed | C．pleasure | D．pride |
| A．suspecting | B．ignoring | C．expecting | D．appreciating |
| A．ordered | B．promised | C．requested | D．reported |
| A．chosen | B．fooled | C．sitting | D．exiting |
| A．repeated | B．designed | C．interpreted | D．evaluated |
| A．divide | B．explore | C．reward | D．brighten |
| A．However | B．Instead | C．Actually | D．Consequently |
2 . Talking with your doctor
Talking freely with your doctor can make you feel better and gives your doctor the information she or he needs to give you the best care. Don't be afraid or embarrassed to discuss something that is bothering you.
●Stay positive.
Go to your doctor's visits with a good attitude.
●Keep track of how you are feeling.
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Your medical history is a list of your illnesses, treatments, what the doctors told you to do, and anything else you think your doctor should know. Also, if you are allergic（过敏）to any medicines, be sure to mention that to your doctor.
●Ask questions.
Do not be afraid to ask your doctor any questions you have. To remember all the questions you have when you are not in the doctor's office, write them down and bring the list with you to your appointment.
| A．This will make getting answers easier. |
| B．Here are some tips for talking with your doctor. |
| C．You can talk to another doctor if the treatments don't work. |
| D．Before your doctor's visit, keep notes on how you are feeling. |
| E．Remember, your doctor and other caregivers are on your side. |
| F．Bring your medical history, including a list of your current medicines. |
| G．Writing down what the doctor says will help you remember important information. |
3 . During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a "free"course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I
Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this
Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he
| A．put forward | B．jumped at | C．tried out | D．turned down |
| A．waste | B．earn | C．save | D．pay |
| A．excited | B．worried | C．moved | D．tired |
| A．title | B．competitor | C．textbook | D．instructor |
| A．urged | B．demanded | C．held | D．meant |
| A．fastest | B．easiest | C．best | D．rarest |
| A．interview | B．meet | C．challenge | D．beat |
| A．chance | B．qualification | C．honor | D．job |
| A．real | B．perfect | C．clear | D．possible |
| A．attend | B．pass | C．skip | D．observe |
| A．add | B．expose | C．apply | D．compare |
| A．eventually | B．naturally | C．directly | D．normally |
| A．game | B．presentation | C．course | D．experiment |
| A．criterion | B．classroom | C．department | D．situation |
| A．taught | B．wrote | C．questioned | D．promised |
| A．fact | B．step | C．manner | D．skill |
| A．grades | B．decisions | C．impressions | D．comments |
| A．analyze | B．describe | C．rebuild | D．control |
| A．announce | B．signal | C．block | D．evaluate |
| A．role | B．desire | C．concern | D．behavior |
4 . That dinosaurs ate the mammals (哺乳动物) that ran beneath their feet is not in doubt. Now an extraordinary fossil newly described in Scientific Reports, unearthed by a team led by Gang Han at Hainan Vocational University of Science and Technology in China, shows that sometimes the tables were turned.
The fossil -dated to about 125 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period-was formed when a flow of boiling volcanic mud swallowed two animals seemingly locked in a life-and-death fight. The one on top is a mammal. This animal is a herbivorous species closely related to the Triceratops (三角恐龙). Animal interactions such as this are exceptionally cam e in the fossil record.
One possibility is that the mammal was eating something already dead, other than hunting live prey. These days it is uncommon for small mammals to attack much larger animals. But it is not unheard of. And Dr. Han and his colleagues point out that those mammals which eat dead bodies typically leave tooth marks all over the bones of the animals. The dinosaur’s remains show no such marks. There is also a chance the fossil could be a fake. More and more convincing fake s have emerged, as this one did -though Dr. Han and his colleagues argue that the complexly connected nature of the skeletons (骨骼) makes that unlikely, too.
Assuming it is genuine, the discovery serves as a reminder that not all dinosaurs were enormous during the Cretaceous and not all mammals were tiny. From nose to tail, the dinosaur is just 1.2 meters long. The mammal is a bit under half a meter in length. Despite being half the size, the mammal has one paw firmly wrapped around one of its prey’s limbs, and another pulling on its jaw. It is biting down on the dinosaur’s chest, and has ripped off two of its ribs. Before they were interrupted, it seems that the mammal was winning.
1. Which idiom is closest in meaning to underlined part “the tables were turned” in paragraph 1?| A．The fittest survives. | B．The hunters become hunted. |
| C．Fortune always favors the brave. | D．The truth will always come to light. |
| A．To prove the fossil was fake. | B．To show the forming of the fossil. |
| C．To illustrate the process of hunting. | D．To suggest the dinosaur was hunted alive. |
| A．The size of the fossil. | B．The absence of fake fossils. |
| C．The complexity of the skeletons. | D．The consistency of the opinions. |
| A．It offers a cause. | B．It highlights a solution. |
| C．It justifies the conclusion. | D．It provides a new discovery. |
5 . I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a
I was only two when the
Mom loves to use this story as an
We are almost certain to get
| A．trip | B．race | C．tree | D．driver |
| A．incident | B．change | C．illness | D．problem |
| A．feared | B．refused | C．forgot | D．turned |
| A．delay | B．absence | C．freedom | D．rest |
| A．landed | B．slept | C．laughed | D．wept |
| A．promised | B．encouraged | C．allowed | D．expected |
| A．woke | B．picked | C．warmed | D．gave |
| A．adds | B．replies | C．admits | D．supposes |
| A．drove | B．lived | C．stood | D．zoomed |
| A．crashed | B．broke | C．climbed | D．looked |
| A．answer | B．example | C．excuse | D．order |
| A．able | B．ashamed | C．afraid | D．anxious |
| A．ask | B．share | C．learn | D．try |
| A．honesty | B．toughness | C．kindness | D．curiosity |
| A．regretted | B．reviewed | C．made | D．explained |
| A．job | B．friend | C．fortune | D．house |
| A．memories | B．efforts | C．research | D．experience |
| A．mixed up | B．fed up | C．knocked down | D．settled down |
| A．play | B．relax | C．dream | D．cry |
| A．all at once | B．in the end | C．in either case | D．as a result |
1.年龄和外貌等；
2.兴趣爱好；
3.新朋友的联系方式。
注意：词数80左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom，
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Yours,
Li Hua
7 . Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between.
“I adore dancing,” says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in Iowa. “I can’t imagine doing anything else with my life.” Bridges runs dance classes for all ages. “Teaching dance is wonderful.
So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier? Andrea Hillier says, “Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better.
| A．So why do we dance? |
| B．Dance in the U.S. is everywhere. |
| C．If you like dancing outdoors, come to America. |
| D．My older students say it makes them feel young. |
| E．I keep practicing even when I’m extremely tired. |
| F．Dancing seems to change their feeling completely. |
| G．They stayed up all night long singing and dancing. |
8 . When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say ＂sorry,
On March 19, Dennis got a group text
＂Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,＂ Dennis
Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his
Teresa
| A．unlucky | B．secret | C．new | D．wrong |
| A．received | B．translated | C．copied | D．printed |
| A．reasonable | B．special | C．necessary | D．practical |
| A．convincing | B．reminding | C．informing | D．warning |
| A．wake-up | B．recovery | C．growth | D．arrival |
| A．responded | B．interrupted | C．predicted | D．repeated |
| A．coming in | B．setting out | C．passing down | D．moving around |
| A．opinion | B．anxiety | C．excitement | D．effort |
| A．comparing | B．exchanging | C．discussing | D．sharing |
| A．accept | B．know | C．believe | D．bother |
| A．parents | B．doctors | C．patients | D．visitors |
| A．dream | B．promise | C．agenda | D．principle |
| A．bearing | B．collecting | C．opening | D．making |
| A．discouraged | B．relaxed | C．astonished | D．defeated |
| A．admit | B．need | C．appreciate | D．expect |
| A．found | B．selected | C．developed | D．posted |
| A．confirmed | B．simplified | C．clarified | D．accompanied |
| A．pity | B．blessing | C．relief | D．problem |
| A．smart | B．calm | C．sweet | D．fair |
| A．sympathy | B．attention | C．control | D．trust |
9 . Although we all experience failure in our lives, we don’t all react to it in the same way. An interesting research has emphasized the notion that there are some people who embrace challenges and disappointments as opportunities to re-focus their thinking. These are people with a growth mindset. Then, there are other people who see failure as a complete failure. They believe that they never had the talent anyway, and they probably never will. These are people with a fixed mindset.
Psychologist Dweck has studied these mindsets and provided evidence that most people intentionally place themselves in one of those two groups. The group to which you assign yourself frequently determines how you react to challenges. If you experience failure and give up, you have conveniently assigned yourself to the fixed group. If you experience failure and regard it as a stepping stone, then you have placed yourself into the growth group.
According to the research, people in the growth group tend to generate more creative ideas than those in the fixed group. To illustrate, consider Thomas Edison. In the 19th century, Edison attempted to improve the light bulb and experimented with numerous materials. Over a thousand trials, he managed to discover an element sustaining light. A reporter once asked him,“It seems as though you’ve tried many times and continue to fail each time. Why is that?”Edison answered,“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10, 000 ways that won’t work.”
In studies of creative people, psychologists discovered that a distinguishing feature separating them from the non-creative is that they make lots of mistakes and continue to work through them. Most people consider success and failure as polar opposites. In reality, they are both parts of the same process.
1. What might people with a growth mindset agree with?| A．Challenges are welcomed. |
| B．Mistakes can be avoided. |
| C．Success is due to good luck. |
| D．Only talent leads to success. |
| A．A road to nowhere. |
| B．A challenge in the way. |
| C．An outcome to expect. |
| D．A chance to advance. |
| A．To make a prediction. |
| B．To present a fact. |
| C．To support a viewpoint. |
| D．To clarify a principle. |
| A．How people interpret failure often determines their creative output. |
| B．Learning from success plays an important part in improving creativity. |
| C．Growth mindset people see challenges differently from fixed mindset ones. |
| D．Which group people put themselves in decides how they react to challenges. |
10 . California has lost half its big trees since the 1930s, according to a study to be published Tuesday and climate change seems to be a major factor(因素).
The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46, 000 square miles of California forests, the new study finds. No area was spared or unaffected, from the foggy northern coast to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles. In the Sierra high country, the number of big trees has fallen by more than 55 percent; in parts of southern California the decline was nearly 75 percent.
Many factors contributed to the decline, said Patrick McIntyre, an ecologist who was the lead author of the study. Woodcutters targeted big trees. Housing development pushed into the woods. Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for resources(资源).
But in comparing a study of California forests done in the 1920s and 1930s with another one between 2001 and 2010, McIntyre and his colleagues documented a widespread death of big trees that was evident even in wildlands protected from woodcutting or development.
The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffered the greatest water shortage. The researchers figured out water stress with a computer model that calculated how much water trees were getting in comparison with how much they needed, taking into account such things as rainfall, air temperature, dampness of soil, and the timing of snowmelt(融雪).
Since the 1930s, McIntyre said, the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures, which cause trees to lose more water to the air, and earlier snowmelt, which reduces the water supply available to trees during the dry season.
1. What is the second paragraph mainly about?| A．The seriousness of big-tree loss in California. |
| B．The increasing variety of California big trees. |
| C．The distribution of big trees in California forests. |
| D．The influence of farming on big trees in California. |
| A．Ecological studies of forests. |
| B．Banning woodcutting. |
| C．Limiting housing development. |
| D．Fire control measures. |
| A．Inadequate snowmelt. | B．A longer dry season. |
| C．A warmer climate. | D．Dampness of the air. |
| A．California’s Forests: Where Have All the Big Trees Gone? |
| B．Cutting of Big Trees to Be Prohibited in California Soon |
| C．Why Are the Big Trees Important to California Forests? |
| D．Patrick McIntyre: Grow More Big Trees in California |
