1 . Marilu Arce loves her job, but for a time she considered leaving. The traffic-plagued commute from her home to her office, nearly two hours each way, meant her daughters couldn’t enroll in after school activities because she couldn’t get home in time to take them.

Then her employer adopted a policy permitting her to work from home two days a week, and “I feel like it changed my life,” she said. Her stress level has dropped. Her daughters are thrilled. She likes her job more. That’s the type of reaction Arce’s boss likes to hear as the company measures the success of the work-from-home policy which was instituted three years ago in hopes of improving employee retention. So far, it seems to be working: turnover was less than five percent last year—its lowest ever.

Flexible work policies top employee wish lists when they look for a job, and employers increasingly have been offering them. Studies have shown working remotely increases employee engagement, but in moderation because there is still value in the relationships nurtured when colleagues are face to face. The key, advocates of flexible work policies say, is to match the environment with the type of work that needs to be done.

The flexibility hasn’t hurt productivity, which is up 50 percent. There is “something lost” when colleagues don’t gather at the water cooler, but it’s outweighed by the retention and happiness gains, he said. As jobs that require physical work decline, thanks to technological advances, life superficially appears to get better. Consumers benefit in the form of cheaper prices. Labor-saving appliances all make things easier and suggest that even more and better benefits are on the horizon. But is something lost?

Talk long enough to the most accomplished academics, they will brag about a long-ago college summer job waiting tables or repairing hiking trails. They might praise the installer who redid their kitchen. There seems to be a human instinct to want to do physical work. The proliferation of hard-work reality-television programming reflects this apparent need. Indeed, the more we have become immobile and urbanized, the more we tune in to watch reality television’s truckers, loggers, farmers, drillers and rail engineers. In a society that supposedly despises menial jobs, the television ratings for such programmes suggest that lots of Americans enjoy watching people of action, who work with their hands.

Physical work, in its eleventh hour within a rapidly changing Western culture, still intrigues us in part because it remains the foundation for 21st century complexity. Before any of us can teach, write or speculate, we must first have food, shelter and safety. And for a bit longer, that will require some people to cut grapes and nail two-by-sixes. No apps or 3D printers exist to produce brown rice. Physical labour also promotes human versatility: Those who do not do it, or who do not know how to do it, become divorced from—and, at the same time, dependent on—labourers. Lawyers, accountants and journalists living in houses with yards and driving cars to work thus count on a supporting infrastructure of electricians, landscapers and mechanics. In that context, physical labour can provide independence, at least in a limited sense of not being entirely reliant on a host of hired workers.

1. The author mentions the example of Arce to show that________.

A．she dislikes the present job for the long commuting time

B．she is having trouble balancing work and school life

C．people usually don’t work hard outside office

D．employers are facing the problem of staff drain

2. The practice of flexible working time is based on the belief that________.

A．it helps to increase job satisfaction for the employees

B．it improves harmonious relationship among colleagues

C．the decline in physical work gives employees more mobility

D．employees are entitled to request it according to their work

3. What is the possible reason for the popularity of hard-work reality-television programmes?

A．They entertain those employees burned out with overwork.

B．People can learn some basic labour skills from these programmes.

C．There’s an ongoing need for physical labour skills that technology doesn’t possess.

D．They offer instructive information for both employers and employees.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．The Emergence of Alternative Work Arrangements

B．The Rise of Automation, the Decline in Need for Labour

C．Time to Rethink in the Face of the Evolution of Work

D．New Challenges for Today’s Employers and Academics

2 . “友善”是中华民族的传统美德，你校以“友善”为主题举办英语征文比赛,内容包括：
1. 日常生活中的友善行为；
2. 友善行为的意义或价值；
3. 提出倡议。
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：传统美德traditional virtues
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3 . Many people like sweet food. And being an Indian, sweet is what we all fall in love with every day. According to a study, 30 grams of sugar is enough for us every day.     1     Though sugar can provide you with a short-term pleasure or delight, it’s taking a healthy hour from your life. Here are the reasons why sugar cannot be a part of your healthy hour and avoiding it can keep you healthy.

    2     With high consumption of sugar, you start storing fat in your body. With eating extra sugar, you are unable to store nutritious food, which can lead to a start of unhealthy lifestyle. Brain needs only minimum amount of sugar for functioning.     3     As we know, cancer cells are fond of sugar, which can even break down your immune system. Therefore, sugar plays a great role in the loss of your health.

These are the changes in the inner body, and outside it can raise the bacteria in teeth, thus ruining your white teeth.     4     Eating large amount of it can result in wrinkles(皱纹) on your face. Sugar is really not sweet as you think.

So, next time you have desire for some sugary food, stop and think. Do you really want to change your healthy hour into an unhealthy hour? The healthy life isn’t far away. Eat less sugar and good changes are coming in your way.     5    

A．Sugar can result in overweight.

B．Too much sugar can cause damage to it.

C．There is no exact answer to this question.

D．But there’s nothing wrong in keeping it low.

E．Besides, sugar is also considered harmful to your skin.

F．To make it work well, you can consume a little more sugar.

G．The healthy life is sweeter than a small sweet bite of sugar, after all.

4 . Modern life is full of things that can influence your ability to be sensitive and responsive to your child. These include extra work, lack of sleep, and things like mobile devices. Some experts are concerned about the effects that distracted (分心) parenting may have on emotional bonding and children’s language development, social interaction, and safety.

If parents are inconsistently available, kids can get distressed and feel hurt, rejected, or ignored. They may have more emotional outbursts and feel alone. They may even stop trying to compete for their parent’s attention and start to lose emotional connections to their parents.

“There are times when kids really do need your attention and want your recognition,” explains Crnic, a psychologist. “Parents need to communicate that their kids are valuable and important, and children need to know that parents care what they’re doing,” he says.

It can be tough to respond with sensitivity during tantrums, arguments, or other challenging times with your kids. “If parents respond by being bad-tempered or aggressive themselves, children can copy that behavior, and a negative cycle then continues to upgrade,” explains Dr. Carol Metzler, who studies parenting at the Oregon Research Institute.

According to Crnic, kids start to regulate their own emotions and behavior around age three. Up until then, they depend more on you to help them regulate their emotions, whether to calm them or help get them excited. “They’re watching you to see how you do it and listening to how you talk to them about it,” he explains. “Parents need to be good self-regulators. You’re not only trying to regulate your own emotions in the moment, but helping your child learn to manage their emotions and behavior.”

As kids become better at managing their feelings and behavior, it’s important to help them develop coping skills, like active problem solving. Such skills can help them feel confident in handling what comes their way.

“When parents engage positively with their children, teaching them the behaviors and skills that they need to cope with the world, children learn to follow rules and regulate their own feelings,” Metzler says.

1. What may distract parenting according to the text?

A．Working overtime.

B．Too much sleep.

C．Negative emotions.

D．Social interactions.

2. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．Bad habits of ignored children.	B．Bad effects of parents’ absence.
C．The outcome of parents’ availability.	D．The behavior of emotional children.

3. What does the underlined word “tantrums” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Mental relaxation.

B．Extreme anger.

C．Heated discussions.

D．Desperate hunger.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Be strict with your children	B．Regulate your emotions
C．Stay available to your children	D．Set a good example for children

5 . 选词填空

make up;   what if;   make a difference;   focus on;   be curious about;   check out;   set a good example; make sense;   apply for;   work out

1. ______ she finds out that you have lost her book?
2. I ______ his teaching style with flash cards.
3. The discussion held yesterday ______ three main problems.
4. She is always ______ for her classmates.
5. These doctors and nurses ______ the medical team.
6. Those who are ______ the job are waiting to be interviewed outside.
7. Even in the middle of his busiest schedule, he ______ three times a week to keep fit.
8. I believe that doing exercise everyday ______ to you fitness.
9. Saving water does really ______ and it is even better to reuse it.
10. I was disappointed to miss Mike, who had just ______.

6 . 阅读下面短文, 根据所给情节进行续写, 使之构成一个完整的故事。

Every summer, Jimmy’s beach restaurant receives lots of diving lovers from all over the   world. One day, an urgent call came in. A newly married woman, who had spent the afternoon at   the beach restaurant for her honeymoon, couldn’t find her wallet. Having turned the whole hotel room upside down, she realized the restaurant was the most likely place where she had lost it.

Near to a breakdown, she sobbed on the other end of the line, “I don’t care about my ID, credit cards, or $150 in cash, but my wedding ring is inside!”

Jimmy didn’t like the idea that a theft could have occurred at his place. So he set out to find   the wallet. He spent hours searching 16 different surveillance cameras (监控) watching the woman’s every step in the restaurant until she went to sit on a bench right outside and left when   her ride arrived. Soon, boy in rags approached the bench, shoved (乱塞) something in his   pocket, and walked off. Considering that the boy looked more of a kid than a criminal, Jimmy posted a video clip on the restaurant’s Facebook page and said, “I don’t want to punish him. I Just ask if anybody knows who the boy is.”

Within hours, Jimmy got a text from 14-year-old Tony, who’d heard about the post from his sister. Tony admitted having taken the wallet. So poor was his family that they hadn’t eaten in two days. Desperate and helpless, he took the wallet from the bench the moment he caught sight of it. He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake, so he took the money and threw the wallet into the water. Then he bought some sandwiches for his family. Out of sympathy, Jimmy replied, “I see, but the ring means the world to the new couple. Where did you throw it off? Just tell me the exact spot.” However, there was no reply.

注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为100左右
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语
3. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好
4. 续写完成后, 请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

The next day, outside the restaurant stood a boy, wet all over.

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Paragraph 2:

Moved by his honesty, Jimmy decided to help him find the ring.

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7 . I longed to visit my mom, 2, 000 miles from where I lived. Since Mom was 80 and suffered from Alzheimer’s, I realized how _________ it was to see her again soon.

In nursing home, Mom spent most of her day doing _________things — walking around and   staring out of the window. She seemed to be “all right, considering that dementia (失忆症) had_________. When hugged and greeted her, she didn’t know who was! Not _________ that her son was with her almost broke down. _________, I spent several hours trying everything to _________ with Mom, but nothing worked. _________ aware that Alzheimer’s is incurable, I still hoped for a “miracle”. Back to my hotel, I spent hours _________and wondering what else could   _________ Mom around.

The next morning, something occurred to me that might recall her __________. So took Mom to a cafe. After we were seated, Sandy the __________ asked for our order. Mom looking at the menu, I took Sandy aside, __________ told her of my plan and Mom’s __________, and ordered two strawberry milkshakes. When Sandy__________ them, Mom took one sip (一小口) looking me in the eye. “This is good Bobby.” She __________ me at last, calling me Bobby!

There’s a simple __________ for Mom’s recollection. When I was little, Mom and Dad and us Kids often __________ into the car, drove around town, and __________ stopped for milkshakes — Mom’s favourite. I’d hit upon Mom’s memory. The accidental __________ allowed me to bond.

With Mom again and I __________to do it — thanks to the milkshake.

1.

A．upsetting

B．important

C．strange

D．embarrassing

2.

A．demanding

B．amazing

C．simple

D．ridiculous

3.

A．set in

B．faded away

C．broke off

D．let up

4.

A．signal

B．challenge

C．reason

D．clue

5.

A．Relaxed

B．Stressed

C．Annoyed

D．Delighted

6.

A．connect

B．exchange

C．check

D．argue

7.

A．Unless

B．While

C．Because

D．Once

8.

A．waiting

B．sleeping

C．worrying

D．complaining

9.

A．take

B．bring

C．show

D．push

10.

A．memory

B．schedule

C．dream

D．interest

11.

A．nurse

B．cleaner

C．waitress

D．journalist

12.

A．casually

B．guiltily

C．quietly

D．coldly

13.

A．character

B．choice

C．comment

D．condition

14.

A．shared

B．packed

C．spilt

D．delivered

15.

A．recognized

B．praised

C．believed

D．thanked

16.

A．request

B．suggestion

C．explanation

D．settlement

17.

A．broke

B．looked

C．ducked

D．piled

18.

A．seldom

B．always

C．occasionally

D．hardly

19.

A．event

B．meeting

C．gift

D．conflict

20.

A．desired

B．planned

C．decided

D．managed

8 . He plans to stay in the mountain until his food ________.

A．gives out

B．gives in

C．gives away

D．gives over

9 . Last year, because of her habit of collecting garbage on her way to school, kids in her hometown of Hellesdon, England, gave Nadia Sparkes an unfortunate nickname: “Trash Girl.” _________, however, Sparkes received it.

Due to her _________, Sparkes will soon be picking up more than trash, as former UK Prime Minster Theresa May _________ her with a Points of Light Award on April 12, 2019.

Theresa May _________ a personal letter to the winner in which she praises her work and explains the importance of her _________. “Through your ‘Trash Girl’ campaign you are changing _________ on littering and inspiring thousands of your fellow students to _________,” she wrote, “You are sending a(an) _________ message that we should all take responsibility for looking after our local _________, and should feel very proud of the __________ this is making.”

Impressively, this is not the first __________ she has. Just last month, she was made one of the __________ Earth House Ambassadors by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has made her a “Litter Hero”, and David Luke Schoolwear has __________ her one of “16 Heroes under 16 Years Old” ecology influencers.

Even with all of fame and __________, Sparkes remains extraordinarily humble (谦逊的) and focuses on __________ the planet’s problems. “I am so amazed and __________ to be given such an honor and I just hope that this helps to __________ how important it is for all of us to __________ together to make our world a better place,” she says about her Point of Light Award. “Every small action that each of us makes __________, whether good or bad. Please make a(an) __________ to pick up 3 pieces of litter every day.”

1.

A．Bearably

B．Understandably

C．Admirably

D．Sensibly

2.

A．cooperation

B．donation

C．determination

D．contribution

3.

A．presents

B．thanks

C．treat

D．provides

4.

A．signs

B．delivers

C．copies

D．pens

5.

A．desire

B．influence

C．challenge

D．decision

6.

A．results

B．feelings

C．attitudes

D．behaviors

7.

A．set out

B．take action

C．take care

D．cheer up

8.

A．latest

B．obvious

C．simple

D．positive

9.

A．environment

B．economy

C．condition

D．culture

10.

A．deal

B．effort

C．promise

D．difference

11.

A．opportunity

B．honor

C．attempt

D．option

12.

A．kindest

B．fittest

C．busiest

D．youngest

13.

A．named

B．showed

C．considered

D．promised

14.

A．courage

B．honesty

C．reputation

D．inspiration

15.

A．exploring

B．fixing

C．controlling

D．avoiding

16.

A．grateful

B．hopeful

C．successful

D．skillful

17.

A．imagine

B．admit

C．highlight

D．judge

18.

A．stay

B．work

C．live

D．study

19.

A．counts

B．benefits

C．deserves

D．differs

20.

A．choice

B．appointment

C．commitment

D．suggestion

10 . 如果当时你掌握了急救知识, 你的帮助就会起作用的。
If you’d mastered a knowledge of firs aid, your help would _________ ________ _________ ________.