A．Husband and wife.	B．Guest and hostess
C．Customer and waitress.	D．Boss and employee.

A．The man.	B．Both.
C．The woman.	D．Neither.

A．The books there are too expensive.

B．She won't be able to get the book before class.

C．The textbook she needs isn't in yet

D．She hopes to get a good deal on some second-hand books.

A．The woman will have a test

B．The man will probably go to the movie.

C．The man will have to sit for an exam.

D．The woman wishes she could go to class with the man.

A．The results haven't come yet.

B．The results were checked again last night.

C．The woman needs another test tomorrow.

D．The doctor hasn't come back from the lab.

With so many investments required of us to succeed, it’s easy to overlook the most difficult investment of all to commit to: ourselves.

Getting to the point where you’re ready to start _______ to you 2.0 isn’t easy. But it doesn’t mean dropping the ball everywhere else. It’s not about omissions, but _______. Come clean with yourself to kick-start your personal growth.

You’ve been working in your life, not on it.

Activity is often _______ with acceleration. I was guilty of this for years in working place — staying always busy but not admitting I was bored. I was _______ in activity and not stepping back to question what I wanted my life to be. Once I began working on my life — quitting corporate, becoming an entrepreneur, _______ my life — I started growing once again.

Things aren’t happening to you, they’re happening for you.

A victim mentality (心态) is the enemy of personal growth. _______ everything that has gone wrong in your life only waste energy from working to make more things go right. If you want to kick-start growth, you must view _______ as having a purpose, and then put them in their place. The past shouldn’t run or define you — only _______ you.

If you don’t broaden your horizons, you won’t narrow your inhibitions (拘束).

We consistently _______ the consequences of taking a risk, while discounting the cost of status quo. But growth doesn’t happen without some level of risk. ________ positive experiences with risk taking and trying new things reduce fear and invite more ________ risk taking, further enhancing your personal learning and growth.

The perfect time to start doesn’t exist.

I had so many things that had to be just right before I could make my long-planned leap from corporate. I’d tell myself, “I’d love to go for it right now, but ________ speaking…” Well, guess what? Feasibility is poison. It’s the convenient excuse ________ your growth.

It’s time to ________ others’ opinions.

Grow where you want to grow. Learn what you want to learn. Wherever you are on the scale of what you want to learn next — be it beginner or near-expert — own it, be proud of it. Pretenses are for pre tenders. You’re just trying to become a better ________ . Of your genuine self.

1.

A．appealing

B．upgrading

C．applying

D．contributing

2.

A．admissions

B．corrections

C．adaptations

D．conversions

3.

A．connected

B．charged

C．compared

D．confused

4.

A．interested

B．lost

C．experienced

D．involved

5.

A．appreciating

B．removing

C．restructuring

D．diversifying

6.

A．Taking down

B．Reflecting on

C．Keeping back

D．Complaining about

7.

A．setbacks

B．achievements

C．responsibilities

D．memories

8.

A．burden

B．dismiss

C．fuel

D．guide

9.

A．underline

B．neglect

C．suffer

D．overestimate

10.

A．For example

B．In fact

C．On the contrary

D．In particular

11.

A．decisive

B．smart

C．unknown

D．indefinite

12.

A．practically

B．technically

C．frankly

D．generally

13.

A．putting up

B．cutting off

C．holding back

D．melting away

14.

A．unfold

B．evaluate

C．consult

D．unplug

15.

A．part

B．expert

C．version

D．pretender

It’s almost spring, the time of year when the change in seasons could lead to some pretty fascinating cloud activity in the sky. NASA and the GLOBE Program are inviting you to take part in a citizen science cloud observation challenge. The GLOBE Program is an international science and education program that provides students and the public with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process.

From March 15 through April 15, citizen scientists of all ages can make up to 10 cloud observations per day using the GLOBE Observer app or one of the other data entry options (for trained GLOBE members). Challenge participants with the most observations will be congratulated by a NASA scientist in a video posted on the GLOBE Program’s website and on social media.

“The GLOBE Program is offering this challenge to show people how important it is to NASA to have citizen scientist observations: observations from the ground up,” said Marile Colon Robles, lead for the GLOBE Clouds team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. “We’re going from winter to spring, so the types of storms will change, which will also change the types of clouds.

Researchers use, and value, this citizen science cloud data because it helps to validate data from Earth-observing instruments. Scientists at Langley work with a set of six instruments known as the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System(CERES)

Even though CERES’ instruments use advanced technology, it is not always easy for researchers to positively identify all types of clouds in their images. For example, it can be difficult to differ thin, wispy cirrus clouds(细小的卷云)from snow since both are cold and bright; even more so when cirrus clouds are above a surface with patchy snow(片状雪)or snow cover. One solution to this problem is to look at satellite images from a particular area and compare them to data submitted by citizen scientists on the ground.

“Looking at what an observer recorded as clouds and looking at their surface observations really helps us better understand the images that were matched from the satellite,” said Colon Robles.

You don’t have to be a cloud-gazing professional to participate. For those who want to be part of the challenge but don’t have a lot of experience identifying clouds, Colon Robles offers the following advice: “Just go outside.” The more clouds you observe, she said, the more comfortable you’ll be collecting data.

1. Why do researchers launch the cloud observation challenge?

A．The GLOBE Program is badly short of hands.

B．The technology CERES uses is not that advanced

C．Scientists can compare data from different instruments.

D．Cirrus clouds are difficult to identify when with snow cover

2. The underlined word “validate” is closest in meaning to _________.

A．create	B．cancel
C．count	D．confirm

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Citizen observers can only submit their data by means of an app

B．Observers submitting the most observations can get a special prize

C．Observations from the ground are not as valuable as satellite images

D．The data collected by citizen scientists will be posted on social media

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．NASA Employs New members

B．Cloud Activities Bring a New Challenge

C．Citizens Gain Experience through Observation

D．Professionals Teach You to Observe Clouds

The only way to travel is on foot. The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists. Descriptions like “Palaeolithic (旧石器时代) Man”, “Neolithic (新石器时代) Man”, etc., neatly sum up whole periods. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely chose the label “Legless Man”. Histories of the time will go something like this: in the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts and escalators in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. This situation was forced upon earth dwellers of that time because of miles of travelling each day. But the surprising thing is that they didn’t use their legs even when they went on holiday. They built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain. All the beauty spots on earth were spoiled by the presence of large car parks.

The future history books might also record that we were deprived of the use of our eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird’s-eye view of the world—or even less if the wing of the aircraft happens to get in your way. When you travel by car or train a blurred image of the countryside constantly flashes by the windows. Car drivers, in particular, are forever obsessed with the urge to go on and on: they never want to stop. Is it the lure of the great motorways, or what? And as for sea travel, it hardly deserves mention. It is perfectly summed up in the words of the old song: “I joined the navy to see the world, and what did I see? I saw the sea.” The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says “I’ve been there.” You mention the remotest place-names in the world like EI Dorado, Kabul, Irkutsk and someone is bound to say “I’ve been there”—meaning, “I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else.”

When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you suspend all experience; the present ceases to be a reality: you might just as well be dead. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his cars and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical weariness. He knows that sound. Satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travellers.

1. Anthropologists label nowaday’s men “legless” because ________.

A．people prefer not to use their legs

B．people own cars,buses and trains

C．lifts and escalators prevent people from walking

D．there are a lot of transportation devices

2. Travelling at high speed means________.

A．people’s focus on living in the future	B．a pleasure in travelling in car or by ship
C．satisfying drivers’ great thrill for speed	D．a basic necessity of life to cover a distance

3. Why does the author say “We are deprived of the use of our eyes”?

A．People’s sights decline because of modern equipment.

B．In traveling at high speed,eyes become useless.

C．People can’t enjoy any view on their way of travel.

D．People often take a nap during the trip.

4. What suggestion the author may give to the readers?

A．Travel more,or your leg may become weaker.

B．Modern transportation will make the world a small place.

C．Use your eyes before you choose the means of travelling.

D．The best way to travel is on foot for you to sense its beauty.

Directions: Reading the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage with no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Building a Greener Future

Which is more important when designing a building: beauty or function?

At the start of the twentieth century, Louis Sullivan, one of the creators of modern architecture, said that ‘form follows function’. However, many people disagree with this and feel that beauty is a more important factor in architectural design. In the modern world, it seems that most architects combine both ideas: aiming to create buildings which are both functional and beautiful.

The reason for creating a building in the first place is clearly very important. For example, when building an airport terminal, you need to think of the needs of passengers as well as planes. Passengers want to get to their plane as quickly as they can, and planes need to be parked in the most efficient way possible.

Beauty, however, is also clearly important when constructing a building. Living or working in an ugly place creates a depressing and uninspiring environment. In contrast, an attractive building can make people feel happier and increase their motivation to work. There is also a wider responsibility to society which architects have to consider. Beautiful, well-constructed buildings are a symbol of a civilized society.

In theory, there seems to be no reason why architecture cannot be both functional and beautiful. Yet in practice, this can cause problems. The Modern International style of the 1920s and 1930s, an example of which is the Guggenheim Museum in New York, was supposed to combine beauty with function. Many consider the museum’s white spiral ramp beautiful, but there have been complaints that it is impractical, as it is difficult to stand back to view the art. Also, the ramp is so narrow that it can become overcrowded. It seems that even this celebrated design has problems with functionality.

If architects focus only on function, buildings may be cold, ugly and uninteresting. On the other hand, if they focus only on making it look beautiful, the building may be completely impractical. Therefore, combining these two ideas is necessary to create the perfect piece of architecture.

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Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese。
如今，随着网购和物流业的发展包装的浪费现象十分严重。请你具体说明包装的浪费现象，并提出建议。你的文章必须包括：
1). 生活中此类浪费现象的具体表现；
2). 你对减少该现象的具体建议。
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