Emily White was born seventeen years ago with so many birth problems in her body. Some of her organs, bones and muscles were out of shape. No one expected her to survive. She did make it but with her strange body figure, everyone could recognize her, even from a distance.
In Emily White’s hometown, there was a yearly outdoor performance in the school auditorium (大礼堂). It had been performed for so many years and actually had become one of the most important events of the Christmas season for many of the town’s people.
Many people tried out each year for it, but so many were turned away. It can only include the most excellent people in the field.
Emily had a beautiful singing voice. Last year she went to Mrs. Owens — her music teacher to ask to join in the performance. Without letting her sing, Mrs. Owens took a look at Amy’s body and said, “Child, you just don’t fit. Everyone would stare at you and that would make you uncomfortable. It would make them uncomfortable, too.”
Without singing a single note, Emily was sent back through the door of the choral room. Hurt and upset, she decided never to try out again. But Mrs. Owens then retired.
This year, there came a new music teacher, Mr. Buttler. He heard about Emily and suggested that she have a try.
Emily didn’t want to be rejected again, so she hesitated a little about it. As Emily struggled, the door was pushed open and Mr. Buttler called, “Emily, you’re next.” Although kind of nervous, Emily did as Mr. Buttler told her to do. Mr. Buttler sat by the piano to keep Emily company. When Emily finished her testing performance, she thanked Mr. Buttler and knew the result would be posted on the door of the choral room the next day.
Emily couldn’t sleep that night. She was suffering from the feelings that she didn’t fit and the great need to be accepted. By the next morning, her stomach was even in pain because of stress.
注意：续写词数应为150左右Paragraph 1: The next day, Emily nervously glanced at the list on the door of the choral room.
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Holidays are not necessarily for fun or rest. Doing something meaningful can also gain special pleasure. When the final bell rang, the students were reminded that there was no school on Monday—the Labor Day. “Enjoy your extra day off” said the teacher to her class.
An extra day off unsuited Kayla just fine. She loved breaks. She wanted to go out to play with her friends. When the school bus dropped Kayla off, she ran into the house happily.
“How was school, Kayla?” asked her mom.
“It was great, Mom. I am excited about no school on Monday.”
“You just started back to school two weeks ago. Already in need of a break, huh?” asked Kayla’s mom with a laugh.
Kayla slept in the next morning. Saturday was her favorite day of the week. I trained most of the day, so Kayla enjoyed playing videogames inside. On Sunday, her friends came over and they played basketball for several hours.
Then it was Labor Day, you know, the extra day off that Kayla was so looking forward to. But Kayla was awakened early that morning by her dad. He told Kayla that in honor of Labor Day, the family would be cleaning both inside and outside the house. Kayla couldn’t believe it. This was a holiday. A day when she was supposed to be enjoying freshly squeezed lemonade while playing in her tree house. As Kayla wiped here yes, she began to wonder if this was just a bad dream.
“Kayla, your breakfast is ready. We have a lot of work to do today. Let’s get a move on,” said Kayla’s mom. As she sat down at the kitchen table, Kayla asked her parents，
“Are you serious about working today? Isn’t Labor Day a holiday?”
“Yes, Kayla. It is,” replied her dad. “But your mom and I thought working hard today would make you appreciate why Labor Day was observed in the first place.”
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At first Kayla felt disappointed at her parents’ plan for the holiday.
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2.展出内容：中国名画；
3.约定会面的时间和地点。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr.Smith，
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Yours,
Li Hua
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last week, we had a physics test. I really felt it difficult, but I tried hardly to finish it. I was about to turn in the paper, while my desk mate Li Lei asked me to let him copy my answers. After think for some time, I gave him my paper. But after the test, I together with Li Lei were called to the teacher’s office. The teacher was annoying because we had the same answers in the test. We were warned not to cheat again so she would see our parents, it made me quite upset. It was my desk mate cheated. Why does she punish me? After a deep thought on the way to home, I became aware of my own fault.
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7 . It’s known to all that coffee can make you feel more awake, and now it seems that coffee may also improve your maths skills. And the best news is that you don’t even need to drink it to see the improvements — you just need to smell it. Coffee is actually very healthy. It is loaded with antioxidants and beneficial nutrients that can improve your health. The studies show that coffee drinkers have a much lower risk of developing several serious diseases.
A new study by researchers from Stevens Institute of Technology has revealed that the scent of coffee may help your maths skills. Professor Adriana Madzharov, who led the study, said: “It’s not just that the coffee-like scent helped people perform better on analytical tasks, which was already interesting. But they also thought they would do better, and we proved that this expectation was at least partly responsible for their improved performance.”
In the study, 100 business students took a 10-question algebra test. Half the group took the test in the presence of a coffee-like scent, while the other half took the test in an unscented room. The results revealed that the group in the coffee-smelling room scored significantly higher on the test than those in the unscented room.
In a follow-up study, the researchers quizzed 200 new participants on their belief about various scents and their effects on human performance. Their answers showed that they believed they would feel alert in the presence of a coffee scent. This suggests that their expectations about performance may have influenced their improved skills.
The researchers believe that the findings could have major effects on the real world. Professor Madzharov added: “Olfaction is one of our most powerful senses. Employers, architects, building developers, retail space managers and others can use subtle scents to help shape employees’ or occupants’ experience with their environment. It’s an area of great interest and potential.”
1. Which of the following best explains “scent” underlined in Paragraph 2?| A．Smell. | B．Flavor. |
| C．Taste. | D．Fragrant. |
| A．Summarize the previous paragraphs. |
| B．Provide some evidence for the findings. |
| C．Add some background information. |
| D．Introduce a new topic for discussion. |
| A．200 new participants took a 10-question maths test. |
| B．100 business students thought they would feel more alert in the presence of a coffee scent. |
| C．150 new participants believed coffee have influenced their improved skills. |
| D．50 business students scored higher in the maths test with the presence of coffee than those without the scent of coffee. |
| A．Coffee is Very Healthy |
| B．The New Function of Coffee |
| C．The New Findings of Coffee Will Affect the World |
| D．The Scent of Coffee May Help One’s Maths Skills |
8 . One ambitious high school student knew exactly how to show his family that he got accepted into his dream college — by surprising them on Christmas Day.
Barrington Lincoln, class president at Lutheran High School North in Ferguson, got accepted into Morehouse College in Atlanta back on Dec.15th. But for months, he knew he wanted to make the news known in a big way to his mother and aunt, Lincoln told ABC News. “I thought of the surprise in October,” he said, adding that once he got accepted he would purchase two school T-shirts from Morehouse’s online store.
On Christmas Day, in a now video on Twitter, Lincoln, 17, gifted his mom Lisa McDonald and his aunt Shirley Gray the T-shirts with the school’s name on it. When the two sisters opened the gifts, they had no idea what they meant.
In the video, Lincoln nudges (用肘轻推) his family, “You know what that means right? I got in!” While McDonald falls heavily on the couch in delight, Gray asks, “You’ve been holding out on us?”
“I didn’t expect anything like that,” McDonald told ABC News. “It’s so satisfying to see him get the return on his studying.” “He always wanted to be the first in line and help everybody stay in line,” his mother added. McDonald said it’s especially sweet since she had to work an extra job to afford his private school after his father, a former Marine, passed away in 2015. Lincoln was only 15.
“All kids need to have quality education,” the mother added. “I am putting an investment in his future.”
1. What did Lincoln choose two T-shirts for his mother and aunt mainly for?| A．To show he loves them forever. |
| B．To tell them his academic success. |
| C．To give them a Christmas gift. |
| D．To show he had grown up already. |
| A．Embarrassed. | B．Satisfied. |
| C．Puzzled. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．You’ve been telling a lie to the two of us. |
| B．You’ve been longing to tell us the truth. |
| C．You’ve been keeping it a secret from us. |
| D．You’ve been playing a joke with two of us. |
| A．Lincoln bought the T-shirts in the local supermarket. |
| B．Lincoln’s parents could hardly afford his education. |
| C．The video had been popular before December 15. |
| D．Lincoln’s mother felt her efforts paid off at last. |
9 . Museum Guide for London
London’s museums are among the best in the world and the incredible choice can be overwhelming. So this is a list of the 4 top London museums visitor should aim for.
The British Museum
You can explore the whole world and go back through history by visiting the British Museum. Whatever your interest is, whether it’s a specific country or era, you will be amazed by what you can see by wandering around here.
Hours: Fri 10: 00 AM-8: 30 PM; Sat-Thu 10: 00 AM-5: 30 PM
Phone: +44 20 7323 8299
Natural History Museum
If you want to get up close and personal with massive dinosaurs then this is the place for you! The most amazing thing about the Natural History Museum for visitors is that it is free!
Hours: Sun-Sat 10: 00 AM-5: 50 PM
Phone: +44 20 7938 9123
Science Museum
The Science Museum is packed full of buttons to push, levers to pull and things you should touch and explore as interactivity is the key here. From space rockets to huge old steam engines from the industrial revolution, which will appeal to the scientific types as it offers fascinating stuff for all.
Hours: Wed 12: 00 AM-11: 59 PM; Thu-Tue 10: 00 AM-6: 00 PM
Phone: +44 20 7942 4000
Museum of London
At the Museum of London you can journey back in time to pre-historic London and then work your way through to the present day via all the major events in London’s rich past. Much of what is on display has been found locally, which helps bring it all to life.
Hours: Sun-sat 10: 00 AM-6: 00 PM
Phone: +44 20 7001 9844
1. Which museum can you call for further information if you are a lover of animals?| A．+44 20 7938 9123 |
| B．+44 20 7001 9844 |
| C．+44 20 7942 4000 |
| D．+44 20 7323 8299 |
| A．The British Museum. |
| B．Natural History Museum. |
| C．Museum of London. |
| D．Science Museum. |
| A．Explore the history of the whale world. |
| B．Discover the major events happening during the pre-historic London. |
| C．Enjoy the stay with real dinosaurs. |
| D．Appreciate the huge old steam engines from the industrial revolution. |
10 . How to stay focused in class
Being relaxed during class is a bad habit, and it is also bad to your grade. Focusing in class not only proves to teachers that you are a capable student but also shows that you have the ability to control yourself, which will be very important.
Look at teacher and make eye contact. Your teacher is not just standing up there talking.
Take notes. By taking notes, you’ll be able to “get into” the lesson. Write down key points as your teacher speaks. And listen to the key phrases such as “This is important” “This is the main idea” “This will be the test” etc.
Get involved in class discussions. This is a wonderful way to become a more focused, successful student. When a teacher asks a question, offer to answer it.
Ask a question.
| A．Avoid sitting with friends. |
| B．This can help you listen more attentively. |
| C．If he or she ask for an opinion, share your own. |
| D．He or she is trying to give you a good education. |
| E．Talking with friends will make you lose interest in class. |
| F．If you don’t understand something, never be afraid to ask. |
| G．The more quickly you answer, the more attention you pay. |
