One afternoon in August, five years after Mom passed away, I was unpacking my groceries(食品杂货) in my kitchen. When I lifted my left hand out of a grocery bag, I suddenly couldn’t breathe. Looking at the ring on my finger, I found the star sapphire (蓝宝石)was gone. Mom had given me the ring on my twenty-first birthday. I had worn it every day for twenty-nine years. It was a reminder of Mom and a symbol of our love.
“No! No! No!” I yelled, hurrying to check the bag and the floor, and then my car, but the star sapphire was nowhere to be found. Feeling helpless, I called my best friend, Marie. “The star sapphire in my ring fell out. I don’t know what to do,” I said, extremely worried.
Marie replied, “Please don’t be anxious. Try to stay calm and positive. You can go back to the places you just visited and take a look.” But how could I keep hope in seemingly impossible situations? Anyway, I started my car and drove to the grocery store again. I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was little chance that I could find my stone.
Back at the grocery store, I pulled into the same parking spot and looked everywhere for my star sapphire. My hands and knees felt the hot ground as I searched crazily around and under my SUV car. Then I rushed inside the store, searching for a familiar face for more help. I spotted Amanda, a staff member whom I had met on previous shopping trips, and urgently tapped her on the shoulder. “I was just here twenty minutes ago and lost the stone of this ring. It’s very special to me. It’s from my late mom. Could you please help me look for it?” I cried, unaware that many other people around also heard my words.
Amanda’s eyes softened and she nodded understandingly. She immediately took a large mop(拖把) and started carefully sweeping it back and forth down the first aisle (过道) of the huge store.
Paragraph 1:In tears, I called after her, “It’s light blue and small.”
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Suddenly, a customer near the counter excitedly called out loudly, “Oh, Madam, I’ve found it!”.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . 假定你是李华，你们学校将于下月初举办一年一度的才艺表演节。请写封电子邮件，邀请你擅长说唱的英国留学生朋友Chris参加。内容包括：
1. 发出邀请； 2. 介绍活动情况； 3.表达期待
注意：
1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . The rubber surgical gloves were created about 135 years ago. Believe it or not, this little tool
Hospital procedures
Whenever I see gloves anywhere, I couldn’t help but think of this
| A．seen | B．made | C．tested | D．collected |
| A．sympathy | B．love | C．curiosity | D．kindness |
| A．Instead | B．Besides | C．Indeed | D．Otherwise |
| A．allow | B．cause | C．promise | D．require |
| A．developed | B．discovered | C．witnessed | D．cured |
| A．succeeding | B．graduating | C．resigning | D．retiring |
| A．achievement | B．legs | C．courage | D．hands |
| A．called on | B．occurred to | C．came across | D．applied to |
| A．check | B．clean | C．trade | D．design |
| A．Original | B．New | C．Extra | D．Regular |
| A．response | B．attitude | C．sensitivity | D．addition |
| A．specifically | B．actually | C．carefully | D．equally |
| A．said | B．known | C．reported | D．announced |
| A．belief | B．identity | C．purpose | D．quality |
| A．story | B．record | C．work | D．memory |
4 . An apology tells someone that we’re sorry for the hurt we caused — even if we didn’t do it on purpose. It’s a way of saying we’re aware of what we did and we’ll try to do better in future.
Apologies are one of the tools that we use to get along better with other people. Saying that you’re sorry is more than just words.
Everyone needs to apologize when they do something wrong. For example, if someone is irritated because of something you did, you need to apologize. If you say something that hurts someone, even if you don’t mean it, then you should apologize.
When someone apologizes to you, you may welcome it and be ready to forgive.
| A．When you apologize in a caring way |
| B．When you accept an apology in a desirable way |
| C．It’s difficult to mend a relationship if we don’t apologize |
| D．Or you might not feel like being friendly again right away |
| E．It isn’t always easy for us to get along well with everyone all the time |
| F．If you lose or break something belonging to someone else, you should say sorry |
| G．You’re also saying that you respect and care about the other person’s feelings |
Regular physical activity is one of the most
Being physically active can help manage weight. Both eating
People differ
To lose weight and keep
6 . When I was young, my mother was very much concerned for my happiness and was always there to support me. We had healthy boundaries (界限). When my own turn came for being a mother, I was determined to do so.
But as my daughter and I sat down to choose courses for the seventh grade, I felt the boundaries begin to fall. Students were allowed three electives (选修课) each term. Several of these were year-long courses—band, orchestra, yearbook and Spanish, and the rest were random (随机的) — technology education, drama, leadership and PE. I hated PE in my own school days.
We read the elective options carefully and sweet relief flooded through me. “You can sign up for band, yearbook and Spanish, and you won’t have to take PE ever,” I told her. I settled back into my chair, a weight taken off my chest. My daughter, however, frowned. “But I’m not sure I want to take Spanish. And I want to do the leadership class... and try drama!”
I broke in on her words with more practical wisdom. “You can’t pick the electives you want, though. They’re organized randomly. So you might get drama and leadership..., or you might get gym class or technology education. You might get the classes you want, and you might not. Is it worth risking having to take PE?” Finally, she chose to take the chance and signed up for band, yearbook and one period of the unknown elective. I reminded myself she was not me.
Watching your child walk into the trap of middle school is worse than experiencing it yourself. Motherhood, after all, is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. I am not going into the seventh grade again. It is my daughter’s turn. She is her own person, and while she is delicate and easily hurt, she is also stronger and more confident than I was.
1. What is the function of paragraph 1?| A．To present a fact. | B．To provide an example. |
| C．To introduce the topic. | D．To make a comparison. |
| A．Drama was her daughter’s favorite. | B．Her daughter followed her advice. |
| C．There were many year-long courses. | D．PE was optional for her daughter. |
| A．It seemed organized. | B．It was uncertain. |
| C．It was made at random. | D．It sounded reasonable. |
| A．Motherhood is rewarding. | B．Mothers should learn to let go. |
| C．Children should ask for help if necessary. | D．Children are too young to make a decision. |
Learning Chinese calligraphy
As someone who paints, draws, and loves all
After taking the lesson, I now understand the difficulty of calligraphy and that it will take efforts and commitment
| A．On the bus. | B．At school | C．At his friend’s. |
9 . Hey! You have a hairless spot on the back of your head! " Mom’s alarmed cry hit me like a shock.
I tried to shrug it off. “It’ll grow back.” I worked to sound
At first, the loss was minimal.
As days went by, my hair started to fall faster and more.
We went to see a doctor, who diagnosed my condition as alopecia (脱发症) . He recommended an injection to try, which would be
I had to wear a wig to school every day, worried it might slip one day and that everything would
I came to realize that what had happened was not my fault, and not something I should feel
| A．mid | B．calm | C．upset | D．relieved |
| A．Checking | B．Polishing | C．Clearing | D．Covering |
| A．sense | B．chance | C．sign | D．way |
| A．wonder | B．panic | C．expand | D．relieve |
| A．Reaching | B．Shifting | C．Feeling | D．Running |
| A．delay | B．avoid | C．cease | D．keep |
| A．attached | B．connected | C．guided | D．applied |
| A．After all | B．Worse still | C．In brief | D．By contrast |
| A．motion | B．procedure | C．routine | D．mission |
| A．break out | B．draw to a close | C．fade away | D．come to light |
| A．reveal | B．restrict | C．distribute | D．highlight |
| A．Instead | B．Furthermore | C．Anyway | D．Thus |
| A．blow | B．credit | C．exception | D．miracle |
| A．proud | B．ashamed | C．fond | D．guilty |
| A．evaluation | B．introduction | C．acceptance | D．dependence |
10 . Blind people have long desired for brightness, but scientists don’t have the technology. To bring that one step closer to reality, Zhiyong Fan, a materials scientist of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, developed a new artificial eye recently. The device, which is about as sensitive to light and has sharper vision and a faster reaction time than a real eyeball, may outperform human eyes.
The human eye owes its wide field of view and clear eyesight to the retina (视网膜) — an area at the back of the eyeball covered in light-detecting cells. The design for a new artificial eye is based on the structure of the human eye and uses a friendly light-sensitive material. At the back of the eyeball, an artificial retina is lined with Nan scale light sensors (纳米级光感器). Those sensors measure light that passes through the lens (晶状体) at the front of the eye. Wires attached to the back of the retina send signals from those sensors to the processor, similar to the way nerve networks connect the eyeball to the brain.
“In the future, we can use this to replace damaged human eyes,” says the lead designer. In theory, this artificial eye could see more clearly than the human eye, because the artificial retina contains about 460 million light sensors per square centimeter while a real retina has about 10 million light-detecting cells per square centimeter. Besides, the artificial eyeball records changes in lighting faster than human eyes can — within about 30 to 40 milliseconds, rather than 40 to 150 milliseconds. Although its 100-degree field of view isn’t as broad as the150 degrees a human eye can take in, the device can see as well as the human eye in poor light.
Hongrui Jiang, an electrical engineer at the University of Wisconsin, though, thinks engineers need a much more practical and efficient way to produce vast series of tiny wires on the back of the artificial eyeball to give it superhuman sight, which is super hard to achieve.
1. Why does Zhiyong Fan develop the artificial eye?| A．To replace people’s real eyeballs. | B．To gain a sharper vision. |
| C．To help the blind regain their eyesight. | D．To help normal eyes perform better. |
| A．The design of the artificial eye. | B．The structure of the human eye. |
| C．The advantages of the artificial eye. | D．The material used for the artificial eye. |
| A．They have the same structure. |
| B．The artificial eye may see more clearly. |
| C．The human eye sees better in weak light. |
| D．The artificial eye takes in a broader view. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Favorable. | C．Unconcerned. | D．Satisfied. |
