1 . On a recent Sunday morning jog through Prospect Park, Martinus Evans was received like a conquering champion. Every few minutes, a passing _________ would smile and nod, congratulating him as they _________.

Mr Evans is the _________ of Slow AF Run Club. At 300 pounds, he is a _________ figure among runners who have felt left out of the sport. He’s graced the cover of Runner’s World and _________ in the ads of sports brands. And this month, he’s releasing his first book.

The idea for the club was born at about mile 16 of the 2018 New York City Marathon, just after the tiring Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan. Mr Evans was running along when he _________ a man gesturing from the sidelines.

“You’re _________, buddy,” the man shouted, adding an impolite word to indicate just how slow. “Go home.” Mr Evans tried to _________him, and turned his attention back to the _________. Six hours behind the winner, he __________ finished it in over eight hours. But as the bystander repeated his __________ word, Mr Evans got angrier-then __________. The next time he raced, he wore a shirt with that man's phrase, and a cartoon of a smiling turtle. When he __________ photos of his new uniform on social media, __________ asked for shirts of their own. By early 2019, his running club was born.

He said his driving message is simple: “I want everyone to know that they can run in the __________ they have right now.”

1.

A．driver

B．runner

C．volunteer

D．cleaner

2.

A．cheered up

B．showed up

C．sped by

D．stood by

3.

A．founder

B．coach

C．member

D．counselor

4.

A．clever

B．dishonest

C．terrible

D．beloved

5.

A．registered

B．competed

C．appeared

D．believed

6.

A．missed

B．hit

C．defeated

D．noticed

7.

A．clumsy

B．injured

C．slow

D．ambitious

8.

A．ignore

B．persuade

C．overtake

D．defend

9.

A．man

B．bridge

C．course

D．river

10.

A．barely

B．literally

C．unwillingly

D．eventually

11.

A．humorous

B．rude

C．confusing

D．frank

12.

A．inspired

B．shocked

C．depressed

D．disappointed

13.

A．promoted

B．identified

C．took

D．shared

14.

A．operators

B．sponsors

C．followers

D．assistants

15.

A．company

B．status

C．issue

D．body

2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Mrs Thompson, who was in her seventies, lived alone in her old house, with her children and grandchildren living far away in a big city. Every day, she would sit by her window, watching the world go by. Next to her house lived an eight-year-old boy named Sam. Sam seemed to be always busy. He would go to school, come home, do his homework, and then rush off to his part-time job at a local flower store. He was saving up to buy a new bike for traveling to and from school and his part-time job. His parents struggled with money, so Sam wanted to offer his help any way he could.

One day, Mrs Thompson noticed that Sam seemed sad. She called him over and asked, “You seem to be unhappy. What’s wrong, dear? Is everything okay at school? Do you need help with any of your homework?”

Sam hesitated, and then said, “I have a big test coming up, but I don’t have time to study. I have to work part-time at that flower store every day after school.”

Mrs Thompson thought for a moment. “How about this?” she offered. “I can help you. Come over after school, and I’ll watch over you while you study. I can even make some snacks for you.”

Sam’s eyes lit up. “Really? That would be very amazing, Mrs Thompson!”

And so, it began. Every day after school, Sam would come over to Mrs Thompson’s house. She would prepare some delicious cookies or a sandwich for him, and quietly, he would sit at her old wooden table and study. Mrs Thompson would knit or read a book, occasionally helping Sam with a tough question.

As the days went by, Sam’s grades improved gradually. He and Mrs Thompson became close friends. They would talk about everything—from his dreams of going to college to her memories of her youth.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

One day, Sam came home from his job to find a new bike waiting for him.

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Years passed, and Sam went off to college.

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3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Dr Jian Zhou was a molecular biologist and virologist who worked with Professor Ian Frazer to develop the technology toward the Gardasil and Cervarix vaccines (疫苗),     1     protect against viruses that cause cervical cancer.

Born in Hangzhou, China, Dr Zhou graduated from Wenzhou Medical College and went on     2     (obtain) a Master’s degree from Zhejiang Medical University. He studied for a PhD at Henan Medical University,     3     (complete) this in 1987. He received a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Queensland in 1994. Dr Zhou’s interest in human papillomavirus (HPV)     4     (bring) him to Australia in 1990 to join Professor Ian Frazer’s Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research at the University of Queensland. Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by HPV and it     5     (believe) that a vaccine against HPV might work. The vaccine required a particle that would stimulate an immune response to the virus,     6     causing an infection. This was a significant focus of Dr Zhou’s work with Professor Frazer and in 1990, working also with his wife, he succeeded in creating a virus-like particle that was now the basis     7     the Gardasil and Cervarix vaccines.

    8     (unfortunate), Dr Zhou died in 1999, at the age of 42. His work has had     9     huge impact on human health globally. The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences is therefore delighted to establish an award in     10     (recognize) of Dr Zhou. The Jian Zhou Medal was made possible by a generous donation from the Frazer Family Foundation.

4 . Many of us are looking for ways to fall asleep faster at night. While not spending time on our phones right before trying to nod off and focusing on winding down instead is one of the more obvious ways to fall asleep faster, it would seem that one technique is going viral on online platforms.     1     It has 48.3 million views. What is it?

According to fitness expert Justin Agustin, the strategy for shut-eye is commonly used in the military where people need to be able to fall asleep whenever they can no matter where they are. Here’s how to try this yourself.

Start out by taking some deep breaths.     2     According to Agustin, you should start by relaxing your forehead muscles before moving onto your eyes, cheeks, jaw-all while focusing on your breathing.

    3     Imagine a warm sensation going from the top of your head down to your fingertips, before the warmth travelling from your heart to your toes. Take a deep breath and slowly exhale, relaxing your stomach, thighs, knees, legs and feet. Think about one of the following two scenarios.     4     Two — you’re lying in a canoe on a calm lake with nothing but a clear blue sky above you.

Agustin says that 96% of people who can master this technique can drop off to sleep in just two minutes.     5    

A．Then you should take several deep breaths.

B．So we’ll definitely be giving it a go tonight.

C．Continue this relaxation process down your body.

D．Yes, the “Sleep Method” is enjoying great popularity.

E．One — you’re lying in a black velvet bed in a pitch-black room.

F．Next try to consciously relax each part of your body one by one.

G．A health professional shared a video detailing how to try out a method.

5 . While statin drugs are good at controlling plaques (斑块) in blood vessels, they can't be eliminated once they are established. But researchers may have just found a way to blast the circulatory system clean using a common nutrient found in many foods. That nutrient is manganese, a metallic element with the atomic symbol 25. Manganese is important for our health, acting as a coenzyme (辅酶) to help with carbohydrate and fat metabolism (新陈代谢) and playing a role in the proper function of our nerves and brains. The element also helps in the formation of connective tissue, bones and more.

Most people get enough manganese through their diets as it is found in a wide range of foods including whole grains, nuts, leafy vegetables, some shellfish, black pepper, coffee, tea and more. However, when manganese is lacking, it can lead to muscle weakness, the malformation of bones and even seizures. Now researchers from a variety of universities have collaborated on a study that may point to another strong reason for people to get their manganese. Working with mouse models, they found that the element not only reduced the lipids (脂质) in the bloodstream that lead to plaque build-up, but also helped remove the plaques themselves from the walls of the blood vessels.

“Manganese is considered as the least understood essential element, mainly playing supporting roles in enzymatic reactions,” said Xiao Wang, one of the lead authors of the study. “Yet, we've uncovered an active, signaling role of the manganese ion (离子) in controlling lipid delivery into the blood.” Wang and his colleagues figured out that the element can bind to a complex needed by lipoproteins, chemical carriers that move lipids including cholesterol and triglycerides, into the bloodstream. This complex known as the coat protein complex II (COPII) needs to maintain a very precise chemical balance that the manganese disrupts (破坏). As a result of this disruption, the researchers found that in the mice they studied, even oral manganese dramatically reduced blood concentration of lipids and removed plaques that had been established in the rodents' blood vessels.

If the results transfer to human subjects, it could mean a new path toward clearing our blood vessels of the plaques that are a major contributor to cardiovascular disease, rather than just stabilizing them and preventing their growth, which is the current standard of care achieved through today's medications.

1. What role does manganese play in the human body?

A．Enhancing oxygen delivery.

B．Assisting in metabolic processes.

C．Maintaining the health of bones and skin.

D．Preventing blood from becoming stickier.

2. What consequence can arise from low manganese levels?

A．Weak muscles.

B．Rough skin.

C．Bad temper.

D．Weight gain.

3. What does the last paragraph try to show?

A．The safety of the new drug.

B．The potential application of manganese.

C．Ways to keep chemical balance.

D． Current treatment for cardiovascular disease.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．The role of COPII in lipid transport.

B．The danger of plaques in blood vessels

C．Weigh the benefits and risks of statin drugs

D．Common dietary nutrient blasts blood vessels clean

6 . Scientists from Tufts University have developed tiny groups of human cells that can move on their own-and in a lab experiment, these so-called “anthrobots” inspired sheets of human neurons to repair themselves when damaged. The researchers hope the collections of cells could one day be used to treat diseases or aid with healing in humans.

The study comes on the heels of earlier work from one of its authors, who produced tiny robots by stitching together frog embryo cells. These robots, known as “xenobots”, could assemble themselves, move across surfaces and travel through liquid.

Since they're not made from human cells, xenobots can't be used to treat humans, writes Matthew Hutson, a freelance science writer. But the anthrobots in the new study could theoretically. Each anthrobot started with a single cell from an adult human lung. It then grew into a multicellular biobot after being cultured (培养) for two weeks.

These lung cells are covered in cilia. But at this point in the research, the cilia were growing inside the clumps of cells. So, for the next week, the researchers grew the cells in a solution (溶液) that caused the cilia to face outward instead, enabling these structures to move the anthrobots, which could move in tight loops, travel in straight lines or wiggle in place. Their speed varied as well.

The researchers also tested how these robots might heal wounds. They mimicked (模拟) a wound by scratching a layer of neurons in a dish. Then, they introduced anthrobots to the site of the scratch, and within days, the neurons regrew, bridging the gap created by the wound. The findings show new structures that might have uses in biomedical settings can be developed without gene editing and without having to design the structures manually, the study authors write.

“Unlike xenobots, anthrobots don't require tools to give them shape, and we can use adult cells-even cells from elderly patients-instead of embryonic cells,” says Gizem Gumuskaya, the paper's lead author. "We can produce these robots in large amounts in parallel, which is a good start for developing a therapeutic tool.”

1. How are the advantages of the anthrobot highlighted in the text?

A．By showing comments from users.	B．By explaining some terms.
C．By making comparisons.	D．By listing the data of questionnaires.

2. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The weaknesses of the anthrobot.	B．The culture of the anthrobot.
C．The structure of the anthrobot.	D．The application of the anthrobot.

3. What is the feature of the anthrobot?

A．It can travel both on land and in water.	B．It requires no genetic modification.
C．It can be applied in a controlled way.	D．It can develop from any cells of humans.

4. What can the study benefit?

A．Regenerative medicine.	B．New materials.
C．Environmental protection.	D．Individualized education.

7 . Phonetic (语音的) information-the smallest sound elements of speech, typically represented by the alphabet-is considered by many linguists (语言学家) to be the foundation of language. Infants are thought to learn these small sound elements and add them together to make words. But a new study suggests that phonetic information is learnt too late and slowly for this to be the case. Instead, rhythmic information helps babies learn language by emphasizing the boundaries of individual words and is effective even in the first few months of life

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Trinity College Dublin investigated babies' ability to process phonetic information during their first year. The study found that phonetic information wasn't successfully encoded until babies were seven months old, and was still rare for babies at 11 months old when they began to say their first words. A sister study has shown that rhythmic information was processed by babies at two months old -and individual differences predicted later language outcomes.

Professor Giovanni Di Liberto said, “This is the first evidence we have of how brain activity relates to phonetic information changes over time in response to continuous speech.” Previously, studies have relied on comparing the responses to nonsense syllables, like "bif" and “bof” instead.

“We believe that rhythmic information is the hidden glue underpinning the development of a well-functioning language system,” said Cambridge “Infants can use rhythmic information like a scaffold or skeleton to add phonetic information on to. For example, they might learn that the rhythm pattern of English words is typically strong-weak, as in 'daddy' or 'mummy', with the stress on the first syllable. They can use this rhythm pattern to guess where one word ends and another begins when listening to natural speech.”

Goswami says that there is a long history in trying to explain dyslexia (阅读理解) and developmental language disorder in terms of phonetic problems, but the evidence doesn't add up. She believes that individual differences in children's language originate with rhythm.

1. What is the key to babies language learning according to the new study?

A．Nonsense syllables.	B．Phonetic information.
C．Rhythmic information.	D．Parent-kid interaction.

2. What does the underlined phrase “add up” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Exist.	B．Expand.
C．Seem reasonable.	D．Seem formal.

3. What does Giovanni Di Liberto think of the new study

A．It is meaningful.

B．It missed adult participants out.

C．It needs further investigation.

D．Its result proved the previous assumption.

4. What can be concluded from the study?

A．It's better for parents to use baby talk.

B．Singing to babies may help them learn a language.

C．It's essential for babies to be exposed to phonetic information.

D．Dyslexia results from poor response to continuous speech.

8 . Any day of the school year is a great day for an event! Here are some.

Opening Weeks

Many schools use the opening weeks of school as the occasion for holding special Pastries for Parents' Day. Since Grandparents' Day is celebrated in, September, this month is also a great time to hold a Goodies for Grandparents event or a Grandparents BBQ. Principal Donnette McNeill-Waters says, “We have also called this event Doughnuts for Dad in a specific attempt to get more fathers involved.”

Native American Museum Night

November is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: With that in mind, wouldn't this month be the perfect time to focus student learning and a special parent night on the heritage of Native Americans? The students prepare projects related to a tribe of their choices. Those projects integrate history with language arts, communication, and presentation skills.

Holiday Spectacular

December is a busy month for everybody. But what would the holidays be without the annual holiday concert? Meanwhile, the local nursing homes or homeless shelters will be considered. Take the show on the road and share the good will. A cash donation that will be turned over to the local organizations is also a good choice.

Reading at Home

The event requires children to log their reading books and hours. It lasts for several months and culminates in the Reading at Home evening at school. It invites guest readers, like local officials, police officers and firemen, retired teachers to read from their favorite books for students. It also creates themed settings for read-aloud guests.

1. Why is Opening Weeks also called Doughnuts for Dad?

A．It is first launched by fathers.

B．It aims to increase fathers’ participation.

C．It tries to remind fathers of their childhood.

D．It attempts to make fathers less worried about their kids.

2. What’s the theme of Native American Museum Night?

A．Nature.	B．Music.
C．Local culture.	D．Acting skills.

3. What can students do during Holiday Spectacular?

A．Learn its history.	B．Do charity work.
C．Exhibit their crafts.	D．Exchange their books.

9 . Guided Tour of Harry Potter London Locations

If you are a fan of Harry Potter, the Wizards London Walk is a perfect way to spend a couple of hours in London. You will get to see more than 10 filming locations from the Harry Potter movies.

The tour features Harry Potter London film locations Meanwhile, you also have a chance to explore famous London landmarks and attractions like St Paul’s Cathedral and Millennium Bridge and Big Ben. Along the way you’ll have plenty of chances to take lots of pictures and see the filming locations up close.

Come and explore Harry Potter London filming locations on our magical tour.

About this tour
Cancellation Policy	Free cancellation up to 48 hours in advance
When?	Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 pm (Jan-Dec) Daily at 2:00 pm (Apr Ist-Aug 31st)
How long?	2-2.5 hours
How much?	Child (5-15) £10 Adult £15 Child (under 5): No ticket required
Where to meet?	Westminster tube station
Where to end?	Bank Station
Private/Group Tours	1-10 people: £125 per group 11-20 people: £145 per group Available daily at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm. SAVE 6% with Promo Code: SAVE 6

Please also note:

This tour is not accessible for wheelchair users or for parents with prams

Anyone who is 17 years old or younger must be accompanied by adults on all tours.

1. Which of the following is most probably a Harry Potter filming location?

A．Sr Paul’s Cathedral.	B．Millennium Bridge.
C．Leadenhall Market.	D．Big Ben.

2. Which of the following is right according this passage?

A．It will cost £15 for a 20-year-old man to pay for the tour with SAVE6 today.

B．The tourists will finish this tour at Westminster tube station.

C．Tom, a 15-year-old student is old enough to take this tour by himself.

D．A tourist can cancel his arrangement for free five days in advance.

3. What’s the purpose of this passage?

A．To introduce the Harry Potter filming locations.

B．To inform people of a tour.

C．To adverise the Harry Porter films.

D．To introduce London to people.

10 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival was    1    I looked forward to most. It was not only for the delicious food that we seldom got to eat, but also an opportunity to have the family gathered together. I would run     2     (happy) with my sister in the house, while my mom was preparing food in the kitchen. She would put some tokens in some dumplings; candies for a sweet life, and peanuts for a long and healthy     3    . In the evening, we would sit around the table, toasted each other and enjoyed the homemade dishes, which tasted much better than anything     4     (cook) in the restaurant.

However, for the last three years, we     5     (eat) out for the Spring Festival family dinner, and we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home.    6     I don’t understand why some people refuse this change. Can’t they admit that the     7     (prepare) for a dinner is hard work? It is not worth the effort of spending so much time cooking a single meal. We work all year, so why can’t one day be about spending time with family and     8     (relax). Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do     9     loss of traditions. We still have the dinner with the same people, just in a different place. The occasion is more     10    (enjoy) without that tiring cooking.