1 . How to deal with your homework

Write it down.     1     Always be sure to write down all the homework so you won’t forget anything.

Create a homework station. Find somewhere comfortable and quiet to do your homework.     2     It will take twice as long to get the homework done. Shut off your cell phone, log off (退出) your computer (unless you need it for your homework) and close the door.

Do homework as early as possible. Don’t leave homework to the last minute.     3     The earlier you start your homework, the sooner you will finish! Do all your homework as early as you can, so you don’t have a pile of ( 一 堆 ) homework the next day.

    4     Think about how long it will take you to complete homework for each subject. For example: English-ten minutes, science-ten minutes, math-forty minutes, history-twenty minutes.

Treat yourself. You can easily get tired by sitting through an hour or two of homework without stopping. Once you finish homework for a subject, take a small break (no more than 15 minutes). Either taking a walk or finding something to eat will do. But do not turn on the TV, or you’ll never go back to your study.     5    

A．Use your time wisely.

B．Start as soon as you get home.

C．Start with your hardest homework.

D．Do not burn the midnight oil, either.

E．Never do your homework in front of the TV.

F．After short breaks, return to finish the rest of your homework.

G．Keep a homework notebook where you record all your homework.

2 . Technology use seems to be the new wave of addiction hitting people of all ages. Its extreme use can be compared to the use of drugs, which is called Plugin Heroin.

The next time you’re in a crowded public place, look at the people around you. It’s hard to find someone who isn’t glued to the tiny screen, fingers moving at lightning speeds, texting their friends, emailing co-workers or listening to music. It may seem ridiculous that someone is that addicted to such a small object. I’ve seen people who seem to be at their wits’ end (不知所措) if their phone or iPad has been taken away, lost or left at home.

Some people may ask, “What’s wrong with technology use? It’s a way for people to communicate.” While this is true, the overuse of technology isn’t always appropriate in certain settings. Schools are becoming stricter about the use of cell phones, iPads and other electronics in classrooms. Various workplaces have signs hanging on their walls warning employees that “Cell phone use is not permitted” or “Cell phones are forbidden.”

Electronics may be a way for people to communicate and stay in touch with each other, but the disadvantages may outweigh the benefits. People are losing the ability to hold face-to-face conversations with others. However, it’s hard to avoid electronics in this day and age because almost everything is turning into an electronic format. Books, originally meant for paper design, are now being transferred (转存) to electronic forms. Photo albums, and even yearbooks, can now be viewed via the internet. With this growing trend, future generations are bound to become even more addicted to technology.

Is there a cure for electronic addiction? Simply turning electronics off for an hour or two a day may help to an extent, but it will not completely rid electronic addiction. There only seems to be one cure left, and it may be the hardest: self-control.

1. What is Plug-in Heroin?

A．The growing popularity of electronics.

B．The serious consequences of technology use

C．The unreasonable dependence on electronics.

D．The future possibility of technology development.

2. The second paragraph is intended to __________.

A．tell people it is ridiculous to use electronics	B．persuade people to quit electronics
C．prove electronics are harmful to people	D．show people’s addiction to electronics

3. Why is it difficult to avoid electronics nowadays?

A．Too many things are available in electronic forms

B．The design of paper books is less interesting.

C．It is a must to use electronics to keep in touch.

D．Fewer choices are left for communication.

4. In the author’s opinion, what is the best way to cure electronic addiction?

A．Turn off the electronics for an hour or two.

B．Be stricter about the use of cell phones, iPads and other electronics in classrooms

C．Learn to control yourself.

D．Cell phones are forbidden in the workplaces.

3 . 假定你是李华，交换生Peter受邀参加中国朋友的生日聚会，特向你打听合适的生日礼物。请你用英语给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.推荐礼物；
2.阐述理由；
3.提醒他准时到达。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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5 . Habitat loss, pesticides (农药) and climate change are threatening insect populations worldwide. In 2019, Biological Conservation reported that 40% of all insects species are declining (减少) globally and that a third of them are endangered.

And while it may sound nice to live in a world with fewer bad insects, environmental writer Oliver Milman says that human beings would be in big trouble without insects. That’s because insects play important roles in pollinating (给……授粉) plants we eat, breaking down waste in forest soil and forming the base of a food chain that other larger animals—including humans—rely upon.

“It would be an extremely terrible place to live in—and certainly not something we should ever aim for,” Milman says of an insect-free existence. “You would certainly have mass starvation and social unrest... It’d be a place where there would be smelly waste and dead bodies everywhere because insects that break down those materials would be gone.”

Milman charts the troubling decline of insects in his new book, The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World. He says that while it’s impossible to know exactly what’s happening with every insect species in the world, the overall trends are not good: The butterfly population in North America has declined quickly in the past 40 years, for example, and a U. N. assessment done in 2019 found that half a million insect species are under threat of extinction, some in the coming decades.

“The world, our surroundings, would be far quieter, far duller without insects,” he says. “When you start kind of digging down into these figures looking at the research, it’s clear that there’s something seriously wrong... There is a straight decline in most insect populations, and that spells major trouble for them but also for us.”

1. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about insects?

A．Their importance.	B．Their classification.
C．Their food chain.	D．Their population.

2. What can be inferred about Milman’s new book?

A．It tells what’s happening with all insect species.

B．It describes the worrying decline of insects.

C．It shows half a million butterfly species will be in danger of extinction.

D．It explains why the number of butterflies in South America has increased.

3. What is the author’s attitude to the decline of insect population?

A．Positive.

B．Worried.

C．Unconcerned.

D．Doubtful.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The introduction of the endangered insects.

B．The ways of increasing insects’ population.

C．The effects of the declining insects’ population.

D．The reasons of threatening insects’ population.

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及-个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号( Ʌ),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:在错的词下划- -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- -词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last year, I went to Hainan Island with my friends and stay there for two days. Hainan Island, a beautiful tourist attraction, located on the south of China, is well know for its beautiful blue sea and pleasant beaches with golden sands. On the first day, they went to the seaside and hiked here. It was so exciting for me to walking on the sands, leaving me some unforgettable memory. On the second day, we had some local food but sweet fresh juice. We spent that night in a tent, which was made us happy. In a word, we had good holiday on Hainan Island.

7 . 假如你是李华，你的好朋友Tom在交友方面存在着一些困难，请根据下面提示用英语给她写一封信，内容包括：
1. 要交朋友首先要对别人友好，和他们坦诚相处；
2. 其次，要和朋友同甘共苦，患难见真情；
3. 要设身处地地为朋友着想，友谊需要时间和投入。
要求：
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

8 . 下面短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。

We have an radio club in our school, which started two years ago. I am lucky as I’m one of the host. Our club is much more than just music. Every morning we broadcast the weather, the recently news and some special messages. During exam time, we had a special program to tell students that what they should do for preparation. In the end of the school year, many students whom are graduating use our club to give messages to your teachers and close friends. When parents come to our school, we often play songs sang by the students and inform them of some important events.

9 . When she was 2 years old, Blosberg’s dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a serious illness that disrupts the central nervous system — MS (多发性硬化症). But 13 years later, her eyes started moving around rapidly and uncontrollably and her skin became extremely sensitive. The symptoms she was experiencing felt “familiar” because they really looked a lot like the things that her dad was experiencing.

After Blosberg was officially diagnosed with MS in 2011, she realized she needed to connect with other teenagers who had MS and truly understood what she was going through. “I knew there had to be other kids out there, and I wanted to connect with them,” she says. Blosberg then decided to create a Facebook page for young people with MS and obtained the help of the National MS Society. “If you find anyone else young, let me know,” Blosberg recalls saying to the organization. “I want to talk to them. I want them to know that they’re not alone.”

MS is often considered “an adult illness”. Blosberg’s Facebook page was her way of bringing young people with MS together. But she decided to take things one step further by founding a nonprofit, the MS Monkey, that supports children and teenagers who have been diagnosed with the illness. Through it all, Blosberg says her entire family has been proud of her — especially her father. “He knows what it’s like to live with MS,” she shares. “He’s my role model, though. I grew up watching him live with MS and not let MS get in the way.”

1. What can we know about Blosberg?

A．She had difficulty in her study.	B．She was diagnosed with an illness.
C．She helped her dad out of trouble.	D．She followed his father’s dream.

2. Why did Blosberg create a Facebook page?

A．To advertise the National MS Society.

B．To record her experience to fight against MS.

C．To call for more volunteers like her father.

D．To connect more young people with MS.

3. Which of the following can best describe Blosberg?

A．Outgoing and humorous.	B．Open-minded and generous.
C．Warm-hearted and strong-willed.	D．Determined and energetic.

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

A．No one has to fight alone	B．A common illness
C．My dad and I	D．A charity for treating MS

10 . 假定你是李华，你的好朋友Mary因浪费的问题导致每个月的生活费不够花，她为此感到十分苦恼。请你给她写一封建议信，内容包括：
1．表示安慰和理解;
2．提出建议;
3．表达祝愿。
注意：
1．词数100左右;
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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