1 . Taking notes is a useful way for students to improve their learning. Good notes can help students finish their homework more quickly and get better grades in exams.
The most important thing you need to do before a class is to prepare for the lesson.
To remember the information as much as possible, you’d better review your notes within 24 hours after your class. And at the end of your notes for each class, write a summary（总结）.
Try to do better in taking notes, and then it will help you study better!
| A．Many students have good ways to take notes. |
| B．Don’t write down every word the teacher says. |
| C．You need to find a style of note-taking that works best for you. |
| D．However, some students may not be sure how to take good notes. |
| E．This will help you much better understand what you have learned. |
| F．By doing this, you will be able to know what you are going to learn. |
| G．Some students are used to taking down the key information in class. |
2 . Lots of people dream of a beach vacation, but hesitate to take one because they don't want to leave a pet behind.
Find a hotel that is pet-friendly. Most hotels that accept pets will advertise themselves as pet-friendly on their websites.
Clean up after your pet. When vacationing with your pet it doesn't mean that all responsibility is gone. Picking up after it, whether that is when it goes to the bathroom or it makes a mess with its food, is still your responsibility.
Be considerate of others.
| A．Protect your pet from the sun. |
| B．Make sure you choose a beach that allows pets. |
| C．However, there is no need to settle for a pet sitter. |
| D．You never know how an animal will react in public. |
| E．You could also try to stay with a friend who loves your pet. |
| F．If you are unsure whether a hotel accepts pets, call it and ask. |
| G．This is especially important at the beach where many people move around. |
3 . The World's Deadliest Beaches
Dangerous sea creatures, big waves, and air pollution are just some of the many things you need to take caution to when visiting the world's deadliest beaches.
Cape Tribulaton, Australia
Cape Tribulaton is said to be unsafe due to its huge amount of dangerous animals. There are tons of jellyfish and it is not safe to swim near the mouths of the rivers because of crocodile warnings. Poisonous(有毒的) snakes and cassowaries have also been found. According to The Cairns Post, a 46-year-old woman is believed to have been taken by a crocodile while swimming at Thornton beach, a beach in Cape Tribulaton.
Gansbaai, South Africa
Also called “Shark Alley”, this beach is known as the world of the great white sharks. It is so filled with sharks that they have actually created shark tours for tourists. Locals claim that visitors have a 99 percent chance of seeing a great white between April to September. In 2011 a man going diving was attacked by two sharks. His body never returned to the surface.
Nazare, Portugal
Also known as “Portugal's Monster”, Nazare is a wonderful vacation destination with some of the biggest and deadliest waves ever surfed. “In Nazare,” a Hawaiian surfer told Time, “the ocean is known as a place of death, not of riding waves.” Nazare's waves are created much larger due to the Nazare Canyon. They are so dangerous that big -wave surfer Maya Gabeira was nearly killed during a wipeout in 2013.
Snake Island, Brazil
Snake Island, also known as Ilha de Queimada Grande, is home to the “world's deadliest snake”—the golden lancehead viper. Its poison is said to easily melt human flesh. Access to this island has been banned due to people being killed in the past.
1. What can we do in Gansbaai according to the text?| A．Observe jellyfish. | B．Feed sharks. |
| C．Swim safely. | D．Enjoy shark tours. |
| A．Big waves. | B．Crocodiles. |
| C．Air pollution. | D．Poisonous fish, |
| A．In Gansbaai and Ilha de Queimada Grande. |
| B．In Cape Tribulaton and Portugal's Monster. |
| C．In Cape Tribulaton and Ilha de Queimada Grande. |
| D．In Portugal's Monster and Ilha de Queimada Grande. |
One morning, my family and I woke up and went to eat breakfast——until we heard barking and scratching at the door. When my mom opened the door, we saw a puppy(小狗). We looked around to see if we saw its owner, but there was no one. We took it inside and fed it.
Regardless of how badly I wanted to keep the puppy, we decided to look for the owner. We looked all day, but we failed. We talked about whether we should keep looking or if we should look the next day. We all agreed to look for its owner the next day.
So, the next day my family and I looked for the dog's owner. It was so hard looking for its owner. We were looking for flyers(传单)that involved the puppy, but no luck. We wouldn't have quit because it's a puppy.
“We won't stop looking,” my mom and dad said. We were going to take care of the puppy until we found its owner.
When we woke up in the morning, we went to a pet shop to buy the puppy some dog food. After that we went back home to feed the puppy the dog food that we had just bought. After we fed the puppy, we gave it a nice bath. It was so dirty that the fur was black and sticky, but after we gave it a bath, it turned white.And I noticed there was a collar (狗项圈)on him, which said “Coby”. After we gave him a bath, we went to look for the p uppy's owner, but my mom stayed at home, and it was only my dad and me this time.
We continued looking more and more until we found flyers. “We looked at it.”it said.
“Lost Dog: Please Help if Found.” Then we looked at the picture;it looked exactly like Coby. We were all happy we found a flyer that was for Cody.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
There was a phone number on the flyer.
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We found the lady’s house, and then we knocked on the door.
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5 . My interest in wildlife and rainforests began at an early age, when my parents introduced me to nature books and magazines. I was
Over the years I have seen many beautiful
Today I
| A．frightened | B．comforted | C．fascinated | D．disturbed |
| A．chose | B．encouraged | C．decided | D．explored |
| A．possibly | B．only | C．mostly | D．greatly |
| A．respect | B．destroy | C．balance | D．govern |
| A．figures | B．gifts | C．places | D．tools |
| A．made | B．watched | C．heard | D．helped |
| A．adventures | B．dreams | C．experiments | D．questions |
| A．prevented | B．needed | C．shown | D．caused |
| A．disliked | B．forgot | C．enjoyed | D．climbed |
| A．experience | B．solution | C．challenge | D．field |
| A．mountain | B．rainforest | C．desert | D．plain |
| A．waste | B．spend | C．avoid | D．miss |
| A．method | B．major | C．strength | D．goal |
| A．fresh | B．old | C．late | D．serious |
| A．promise | B．decision | C．plan | D．difference |
6 . In Lauderdale lives a young girl, Mary Lou. She is a(n)
It all started when her family moved to a new neighborhood. Mary would feel very
She became deeply attracted to bird-watching in Grade Six when she had to write a book for a school project. She decided to write something she knew: the mockingbird. The homework was just the
Every morning Mary takes her binoculars (望远镜) and heads out to
Mary usually uses her binoculars to
When Mary was writing her bird book for children, she studied hard by searching the Internet. She also
| A．experienced | B．independent | C．intelligent | D．normal |
| A．selective | B．knowledgeable | C．patient | D．flexible |
| A．inspiring | B．diverse | C．commercial | D．amazing |
| A．proud | B．joyful | C．lonely | D．hesitant |
| A．respond to | B．settle into | C．figure out | D．go off |
| A．schedule | B．process | C．lesson | D．beginning |
| A．feed on | B．give way to | C．look for | D．clean up |
| A．mistakes | B．noises | C．descriptions | D．traps |
| A．hopeful | B．pleased | C．scared | D．disappointed |
| A．identify | B．gather | C．analyze | D．master |
| A．observing | B．impressing | C．exchanging | D．describing |
| A．journalist | B．expert | C．tourist | D．designer |
| A．power | B．imagination | C．secrets | D．improvement |
| A．collected | B．rescued | C．kept | D．illustrated |
| A．study | B．publish | C．complain | D．efforts |
7 . May 14 marks the beginning of National Smile Month in the UK. The campaign is organized by the Oral Health Foundation to promote dental (牙齿的) health. The Foundation hopes that a month of smiling across the nation will make people think about the importance of brushing their teeth regularly, culling down on sugary foods, and making regular appointments with the dentist.
The British, in fact, have a reputation for bad teeth. The Internet's Urban Dictionary has an entry (条目) for “British Smile”, defining it as “Any smile with bad teeth”. On the other side of the Atlantic, however, the “Hollywood Smile” gets its name because American movie stars are so proud to show off their sparkling beautiful teeth.
But what about smiling in the UK in general? Do the British smile a lot, or do they look sad all the time? It's said that the British practice the “stiff upper lip”, meaning that they don't often show their emotions; they neither smile nor cry. But this is false: A British person likes to smile as much as anyone else.
As far as smiling in Britain is concerned just like everywhere else, it all depends on the situation. For example, you wouldn't expect anyone to smile at a funeral (葬礼). But if you were at a party of any kind, you'd find everyone smiling from ear to ear. However, smiling is sometimes not allowed under some circumstances (情形). For instance, since 2005 Britain hasn't allowed smiling in passport photographs. At other times, for example at work and school, you simply smile when it's natural to smile.
So the British are no more and no less likely to smile than anyone else. But smiling is good for you, no doubt about it, even if you do have a few bad teeth. And smiling is good for those around you too. This alone makes National Smile Month a great idea. As the essayist William Hazlitt wrote, “A gentle smile, a kind word, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles”.
1. Why is National Smile Month held in the UK?| A．To build a more friendly society through smiling. | B．To guide people to care their teeth. |
| C．To promote the health benefits of smiling. | D．To teach people how to protect their teeth. |
| A．flashing | B．white | C．smiling | D．aging |
| A．People can smile when taking passport photos. |
| B．British people are less likely to smile than others. |
| C．People often smile at a party of any kind. |
| D．British people often hide their true emotions with a smile. |
| A．It lasts too long. | B．It is a time-consuming event. |
| C．It achieves its purpose. | D．It should be promoted around the world. |
8 . Uber has picked Melbourne as the first city outside of the United States to test its flying taxis.
Test flights in the Australian city will begin next year with a goal of commercial ride-hailing (打车) services by 2023, it announced on Tuesday.
“We will see other Australian cities following soon after,” Susan Anderson, Uber's regional manager for Australia, said at the company's annual flying car conference in Washington DC.
Melbourne will be the third city to host trials of Uber's flying taxis, after Dallas, Texas, and Los Angeles, California, the electric taxis will be flown by a pilot.
Uber has partnered with NASA for its flying taxi program, named Elevate, and is one of several companies racing to make flying vehicles a reality. Other big names in the business include Rolls Royce and Boeing.
Even as it works on developing autonomous, electric flying vehicles–which are still several years away-Uber is taking its service to the skies in other ways.
The company will start a helicopter service on July 9, taking passengers from Manhattan to JFK Airport in eight minutes. It says customers who buy the roughly $200 ticket will save an hour of travel time during rush hour.
But the rollout (首次展示) of that service is now clouded by safety concerns about increased air traffic in cities, following two accidents in New York City in recent weeks.
A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a Manhattan building on June 10, killing the pilot. This deadly accident came weeks after a helicopter crash in the Hudson River. There were no deaths in that incident.
“For us, it shows the need to make safety the absolute base of everything we do,” said Eric Allison, Uber's head of Elevate.
Safety will also be a concern in Australia, where Uber has nearly 4 million regular customers for its ride-hailing service.
“We will continue to work with communities and governments to ensure that we create an urban aviation (飞行) ride-share network that is safe, quiet and green,” Anderson said.
1. What can we learn about the flying taxis from the text?| A．Most flying taxis are self-driving. |
| B．The flying taxi was first tried out in Melbourne. |
| C．Flying taxis could be used in Australia in several years. |
| D．The flying taxis turned out to be a failure in America. |
| A．To further introduce NASA's cooperation with Uber. |
| B．To show the challenges facing the flying taxi service. |
| C．To explain why Uber's technology stands out. |
| D．To describe the development of Uber's flying services. |
| A．Safety. | B．Management. | C．Side effects. | D．Affordability. |
| A．Objective. | B．Skeptical. | C．Disapproving. | D．Optimistic. |
9 . As parents, we walk a fine line between caring for our children and teaching them how to care for themselves. When they're little, they need our help with everything. Over time, kids usually take the lead on things like feeding and dressing themselves, but it can be difficult to know when it's time for them to start doing some basic things, such as packing their own lunches for school or solving problems with teachers without a parent's help.
Blogger Amy Carney recently shared a post about the things parents should stop doing for their teens. In it, Carney shared the basic skills that she expects her kids to master by the time they hit 13, such as waking themselves up in the morning, making their own breakfast and lunch, and finishing their own homework.
Barb Harvey, a childhood behavior expert, gave me her answer: The age at which children learn to master certain skills will be different depending upon the maturity (成熟) and interest level of the child.
I asked the same question among my friends. They gave all kinds of answers, which can explain Harvey's opinion.
Therefore, there's only one expert who can determine when your kids have the ability to deal with certain skills, and that's you. If your kids aren't ready to pack their own lunches — don't sweat it. Help them learn the skills they're ready to deal with and keep working towards the end goal of raising responsible and able adults. Because if there's one thing that we can all agree on as parents, it's that time moves quickly when you're raising kids. One day you will wish they could just do things without you and the next day, you will feel upset that they do.
1. What is Amy Carney's expectation when her children are 13?| A．To be a skillful cook. | B．To follow Harvey's opinion. |
| C．To be an expert. | D．To have basic skills. |
| A．Amy Carney. | B．Barb Harvey. |
| C．The children. | D．The parents. |
| A．Their kids can do nothing. |
| B．They feel less important. |
| C．Their children become able adults. |
| D．Their kids disagree on anything. |
| A．Walking a fine line. |
| B．Blogger Amy Carney. |
| C．Parents and their children's growth. |
| D．A childhood behavior expert. |
10 . Everyone has received an invitation to a party or event they couldn’t or didn’t want to accept. Declining(谢绝)an invitation can be done without hurting the host’s feelings or creating hostility(敌意) between the two of you.
Follow up with a handwritten note. Thank the host for the invitation, say you will not be able to make it, and wish them luck with their event. The kind of note should match the kind of invitation sent. For a wedding or bridal shower, send a formal card or use nice-looking stationery.
Be honest when giving any explanation(s). If you have something else to do, let him/her know. If you don’t, and can’t comfortably explain why you don’t want to go, just politely decline without offering a reason.
| A．Don’t make up a reason for not attending. |
| B．It is considered rude to ignore an invitation completely. |
| C．Look on the invitation as the preferred method of contacting the host. |
| D．Respond in the manner requested as soon as possible. |
| E．Send a congratulatory note and a gift, if proper. |
| F．It’s important to stick to your original decision. |
| G．Never send a typed response to a personal invitation. |
