1 . Research has shown that when we volunteer — where we devote ourselves to helping others — we actually end up benefiting too. Our happiness grows. We feel more satisfied with life. We even have more energy and creativity. Basically,we have more to give.
I’ve noticed a pattern with my friends. Sometimes,they get into the habit of gossiping about others. They will constantly complain about their bosses or coworkers. It seems as if they get caught in this loop(闭环) of complaining,and their frustration distracts them in other parts of their life. When this happens,they become uninterested in new events or become annoyed by their colleagues or things that happen at work.
Meanwhile,I’ve also seen other friends go out of their way to help someone on their team or to help out on a project that have very little — or even nothing — to do with their main work. Although it seems like they won’t receive anything in return,my friends benefit from these interactions. My friends have told me about the stronger relationships they’ve built at work and the fun they had working on new and interesting projects. They’ve told me about how the people they helped before have returned the favor later on. Not only that,but they have even talked about times where their boss recognized them for their work or when they were informed in advance about upcoming projects.
We often think that when we help someone else,we aren’t doing anything for ourselves. But we actually often end up getting back just as much as we give. When we step in to help someone,we often turn out to be helping ourselves as well.
| Research shows when we help others，we end up | Our happiness grows. We feel more satisfied. We are more We | We have more to give. We often turn out to be |
2 . Within the environmental movement, the question often arises whether global warming can be mitigated (缓解) by planting more vegetation. The idea is that the plants will consume carbon dioxide (CO2) that is causing the warming, while producing oxygen for us to breathe. This is acceptable on condition that global warming is indeed caused in some way by CO2 in the air.
However, actual scientific debate on the issue has shifted away from CO2 as the probable cause, especially after the findings that the temperatures changed 800 to 1000 years before carbon dioxide changed. In other words, CO2 levels are an indicator of temperature change, not a cause.
While there is nothing we can do to control the global climate, there is still a lot we can do to improve our local climates. Land use is the biggest decisive factor of local temperature and air quality. On clear days, the temperatures in big cities can be 5.6 degrees Centigrade higher than in the countryside around them. This is because the concrete (混凝土) of sidewalks and buildings and the asphalt (沥青) of roads take in sunlight and transform it into heat. Some get so hot, one could cook an egg on them! These vast surfaces of man﹣made stone also store lots of heat, which they radiate (散发) all night long. Just before sunrise, when the earth should be its coolest, roadways are still warm to touch.
If vegetation was blocking the Sun from the sidewalks and roads, the vegetation would absorb the sunlight, fueling the plants’ oxygen-making engines, and the rock would stay at surrounding temperatures. The easiest and most obvious choice is trees, particularly wide-reaching trees like the oak. Another possibility, especially outside the city centre, could be vine-covered trellises (棚架).Covering rooftops with grasses or other short vegetation reduces a building’s cooling cost as sharply as having trees or trellises that provide shade for windows does.
The reason why vegetation does not warm the air like rock does is that plants take water from the ground and evaporate (蒸发) it through their leaves. The Sun’s energy isn’t radiated as heat — it is used to change water into water vapor. The evaporative cooling works so well that the leaves stay 5.6 to 8.33 degrees Centigrade cooler than they would have been without water. While we can’t improve global climate, increased vegetation can help cool local climates.
1. Which of the following is True according to the passage?| A．With some effort, we can still affect global climate. |
| B．We can do a lot to improve the climate where we live. |
| C．Temperatures in big cities are usually lower than in the countryside. |
| D．The asphalt of roads throws back sunlight. |
| A．Planting full and wide-reaching trees. |
| B．Using vehicles that get better gas mileage. |
| C．Using energy-saving equipment. |
| D．Constructing dark-colored roofs on new buildings. |
| A．Darker colors absorb more sunlight and transform it into heat. |
| B．More thick materials store heat and give off it at night. |
| C．Human activity is changing global climate. |
| D．Vegetation is neither dark nor thick; thus, it reduces localized heating. |
| A．Encourage the next generation to increase vegetation. |
| B．Promote rooftop gardening. |
| C．Remove vines and trellises from buildings. |
| D．A and B above. |
3 . * Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance(毅力) and above all confidence in ourselves.
﹣Marie Curie
* Sometimes people don’t need advice，they just need someone to listen and care.
﹣Thomas A.Edison
Choose one of the above quotations (引语) .Write a passage (80 words or so) to present your understanding of it，including the following：
①Your own story or a story of the person you admire, which can well interpret (诠释) it.
②Your own understanding of it.
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Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments.
7 . With mouth-watering thoughts of a tasty sandwich on your brain, you unwrap a loaf of bread and see a patch of green mold (绿霉).
Maybe you hear the voice of your mom or dad in your head, “Don’t be childish! Just eat around it!”“ Or you feel the guilt of food waste. By some estimates, about one-third of all the bread made in the U.S is never eaten.
Mold is a type of fungi, and comes from the same family as mushrooms. In fact, if you look at mold under a microscope, you will find that it looks like very skinny mushrooms, according to the USDA. It has a stalk with spores on top which form the blue-green moldy part that you see on food.
| A．Yes, you’d better throw that loaf away. |
| B．When throwing away moldy food, put it in a small paper bag or wrap it in plastic. |
| C．Do you cut off the disgusting part or throw away the entire loaf? |
| D．What you don’t see are root threads underneath that damage the foods they live on. |
| E．But science seems to overrule the guilt and parental pressure, at least in this case. |
| F．In some cases, a few molds produce poisons that make people and animals sick. |
| G．Besides, moldy food may also have invisible bacteria growing along with the mold, says the USDA. |
8 . Better starve free than be a fat slave. There is nothing worth so much as liberty.
There was once a Wolf who got very little to eat because the dogs of the village were so wide awake and
One night this Wolf happened to fall in with a fine fat House Dog who had
“You can be as well﹣fed as I am if you want to,” suggested the Dog. “Leave the woods; there you will live miserably
The Wolf had such a beautiful vision of his coming happiness that he
“What’s wrong with your neck?” “Nothing at all,” replied the Dog. “What? Nothing?” “Oh, just a trifle!” the Dog added, “Perhaps you see the mark of the collar
“What? A chain!” cried the Wolf. “Couldn’t you go wherever you want to go?” “Not always, but what’s the
“All the difference in the world! I don’t care about your feasts and I wouldn’t take all the tender young lambs in the world at that
| A．hungry | B．watchful | C．aggressive | D．fierce |
| A．angry | B．anxious | C．downhearted | D．frightened |
| A．wandered | B．run | C．fled | D．marched |
| A．weak | B．small | C．light | D．strong |
| A．praising | B．congratulating | C．complimenting | D．admiring |
| A．as | B．while | C．when | D．unless |
| A．instructions | B．suggestions | C．words | D．example |
| A．bark | B．stare | C．glare | D．cough |
| A．In brief | B．In return | C．In turn | D．In general |
| A．suddenly | B．finally | C．almost | D．mostly |
| A．neck | B．ankle | C．ear | D．tail |
| A．with | B．on | C．at | D．to |
| A．sense | B．difference | C．meaning | D．point |
| A．situation | B．condition | C．price | D．case |
| A．out | B．down | C．inside | D．off |
| decide, express oneself, fortunate, in addition, remove, therefore, free |
The French owner of a rooster called Maurice was taken to court by neighbors who insisted the rooster is too noisy. An elderly couple from Limoges, complained that the rooster cut short their sleep with its dawn crowing (啼叫) next to their home. The couple wanted it
The rooster’s owner, a retired waitress who has been on the island for 35 years, argued, “A rooster needs to
Mayor of the main town on the island where they live, said, “Today it’s the rooster, but what will it be tomorrow? The noise of the wind? Our accents? ” He has issued a municipal law showing the need to “preserve the rural feature of the town.”
Finally, the court rejected the neighbors’ complaints of the noise pollution and ordered them to pay E1, 000.
1. Where is the National Park?
| A．In the north of the city. |
| B．In the south of the city. |
| C．In the east of the city. |
| A．To cut expenses. |
| B．To ensure our safety. |
| C．To make the trip more enjoyable. |
| A．A GPS. | B．A guidebook. | C．A map. |
| A．Take rocks home only for study. |
| B．Take enough water and snacks with us. |
| C．Take nothing home but pictures and memories. |
