Dear Mum and Dad,
All the best!
Your son / daughter,
Li Jing
Last September, I entered the Senior High School Affiliated to Central Conservatory of
Researchers are studying the unconscious reactions that happen when we make eye contact. They have found that making eye contact makes us less aware of
There is one road that spans thousands of years. Along it are the echoes of camel belts,
6 . For most people, playing tennis or going to the gym is a good way to exercise and relax.
However, some people are not satisfied with such “boring” sports. They prefer dangerous sports like mountain climbing, scuba diving, or hang gliding. These daredevils love the adventure of reaching the top of the highest mountain, swimming underwater in dangerous areas of the ocean, or jumping off a mountain and silently gliding down to flat land. They feel most “alive” when there is the possibility that they might die the next minute.
Why do these people participate in such dangerous sports? There are many answers.
Some daredevils are actually very careful. They examine the potential (潜在的) dangers, pay attention to both their physical and mental health, and carefully check their equipment. Often, they choose a specific sport because they have always been frightened of it, and they want to have power over their fear. They do not want to die, but they do not want to be scared of dying either.
Other daredevils are very different from normal people. Most people, for example, feel nervous before doing something dangerous, afraid during the event, and excited after it. Many daredevils, on the other hand, feel so excited during the dangerous action that they decide to do it again and again. They are addicted to excitement as other people are addicted to drugs or alcohol. It is possible that many daredevils have slightly higher amounts of certain chemicals in their bodies, but scientists haven’t yet studied this enough to be sure.
1. The underlined word “alive” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by __________| A．excited | B．tired | C．fresh | D．normal |
| A．they are never afraid of dangers |
| B．they have a high amount of certain chemicals in their minds |
| C．they feel excited about knowing they will die at any time |
| D．they want to give themselves a test of courage |
| A．The majority of people prefer “boring” sports. |
| B．All the daredevils are crazy but not careful at all. |
| C．The daredevils love dangerous sports because they use drugs |
| D．It has been proved that daredevils have slightly higher amounts of certain chemicals |
| A．examine facts | B．give information |
| C．compare hobbies | D．ask people to take up dangerous sports |
7 . Much of today’s science of physics is based on Newton’s discovery of the three laws of motion (运动) and his theory of gravity (重力). Newton also developed one of the most powerful tools of mathematics.
Isaac Newton was born in Wools Thorpe, England, on Dec 25, 1642. He was born early. He was a small baby and very weak. No one expected him to survive. But he surprised everyone. Newton’s father died before he was born. The boy was not a good student. Yet he liked to make things, such as kites and clocks and simple machines. Newton also enjoyed finding new ways to answer questions or solve problems. As a boy, for example, he decided to find a way to measure the speed of the wind.
On a windy day, he measured how far he could jump with the wind at this back. Then he measured how far he could jump with the wind in his face. From the difference between the two jumps, he made his own measure of the strength of the wind.
It soon became clear, however, that the boy was not a good farmer. He spent his time solving mathematical problems, instead of taking care of the crops. He spent hours visiting a bookstore in the town, instead of selling his vegetables in the market. Newton became a student of Cambridge University.
The leading English poet of Newton’s time, Alexander Pope, honored the scientist with these words, “Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in night. God said, ‘Let Newton be!’ and all was light.”
1. Everyone was __________ when Newton survived from the weakness at last.| A．happy | B．angry | C．surprised | D．interested |
| A．taking care of the crops |
| B．selling his vegetables in the market |
| C．the difference between the two jumps |
| D．making things, such as kites and simple machines |
| A．liked to make things |
| B．spent his time taking care of the crops |
| C．enjoyed finding new ways to make things |
| D．spent hours selling his vegetables in the market |
| Letter A Dear sir/madam, I’m writing to tell you about my recent holiday in Paris, which was a disaster. The young man at your travel agency told us that the price includes four things in a five-star hotel with a view. Well, that was a joke, and it was clearly not five-star hotel. There were only two small beds in our family room, so our son had to sleep on the floor. There weren’t any clean towels in the bathroom and there were lots of insects all over the place. Hundreds of them, in fact. Yes, there was a view from the bedroom window––but it was a view of a motorway and the airport. There was noise all night and we couldn’t sleep. There were no drinks included in the breakfast and we had to pay extra for milk! We strongly ask for a refund. Yours faithfully Mr. &Mrs. Masterson | Letter B Dear Ms Masterson, Three weeks ago, I booked a flight to New York with your airline. When I bought the ticket, I asked for vegetarian food. However, when I was on the plane, the flight attendant told me that there weren’t any vegetarian options available. She also said that there wasn’t anything she could do about it as we were already in the air. To make matters worse, there was a snowstorm in New York, so the plane was diverted to Washington. The total flight time was more than 15 hours, and there was nothing for me to eat! There weren’t even any peanuts! Thankfully, my holiday in New York was great, and there was vegetarian food available on my flight back to London. But please make sure that there’s vegetarian food available on all future flights. Yours sincerely Brian Smethurst |
| A．relaxing | B．boring | C．terrible | D．satisfying |
| A．bedrooms | B．towels | C．insects | D．hotels |
| A．no vegetarian food | B．the taste of the food |
| C．the long flying hours | D．the attitude (态度) of flight attendants |
| A．thanks | B．complaints | C．apology | D．introductions |
| A．Jane loves reading. | B．He has a toothache. |
| C．She wants to travel abroad. | D．Lucy is a pretty American girl. |
| A．Autumn has come. | B．The car goes really fast. |
| C．Lisa had a wonderful trip. | D．He taught her how to speak French. |
