Most people feel lonely sometimes，but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours，This kind of loneliness is not serious．In fact，it is quite normal．For some people，though，loneliness can last for years．Now researchers say loneliness comes in three different types．
The first kind of loneliness is temporary．This is the most common type．It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention．The second kind is situation，for example，family problem，the death of a loved one，or moving to a new place．Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems，such as headaches and sleeplessness，it usually does not last for more than a year．The third kind of loneliness is the most serious．Unlike the second type, chronic (the opposite of‘temporary’) usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause．People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others．Unfortunately，many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition．
Psychologists(心理学家) agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person’s social contacts，for example，friends，family members，co-workers，etc．We depend on various people for different reasons．For instance．our family give us emotional support，our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our fiends share similar interests and activities．
However，psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts，they sometimes feel they should have more．They question their popularity．
Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons：they are unhappy and unable to socialize arid there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease，while temporary and situational loneliness can be a sad，and sometimes dangerous condition．
1.How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?
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A．Talk to friends． |
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B．Go to see a doctor． |
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C．Just ignore it． |
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D．Ask your teacher for guidance． |
2.Why do psychologists want to help chronically lonely people?
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A．Chronic loneliness can cause family problems． |
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B．Chronic loneliness is incurable． |
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C．Chronic loneliness can not be overcome． |
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D．Chronic loneliness call cause serious illness． |
3.Loneliness is divided according to ________．
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A．the time it lasts |
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B．the places where it appears |
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C．different people it happen to |
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D．different seasons when it appears |
I got my first driver’s license in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte，North Carolina．Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman．Henry and I were living in Baltimore，Maryland．Two weeks before my 20th birthday，Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon．When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver’s license，ready to renew，the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21．“Mr. Henry Smith，your husband，will have to sign for you,” he said．
I argued，pointing to a very large belly(肚子) of mine，“I am married．I am having a baby．Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?”He answered coldly．“It’s the law，madam.”
Henry encouraged me to calm down，just go ahead and get the license and be done with it．“No，”I said．I refused to have him sign for me．So I left without a Maryland license．
I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle office and renewed my NC license by mail--using my name Susan Brown．And thus it was for the next twelve years．Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license．By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland，and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam．Since then I just go in and renew every four years--sign the name Susan Brown，have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive．
1.Susan got her first driver’s license_______．
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A．before she got married to Henry |
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B．when she was twenty years old |
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C．after she finished high school |
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D．when she just moved to Maryland |
2.Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because_____．
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A．she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law |
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B．she lacked driving experience in Maryland |
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C．she was to give birth to a baby soon |
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D．she insisted on signing for herself |
3.We can infer from the text that in the U.S.___________．
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A．American males should serve in the army |
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B．different states may have different laws |
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C．people have to renew their licenses in their home states |
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D．women should adopt their husbands’ family names after marriage |
From ___ top of the tower, you can get ___better view of the city.
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A．a…the |
B．the…a |
C．the…the |
D．a…不填 |
近些年来，一些中学把电子设备iPad引进了课堂，用iPad下载教材代替传统教材，并辅助教学活动。请你根据以下要点给自己的英文博客写一篇文章，谈谈你周围同学对此现象的看法，并发表自己的看法，阐述理由。
同学看法1：节约纸张；有利环保；方便高效
同学看法2：价格昂贵；容易使人沉迷于点子游戏
你的看法和理由…...
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In some middle schools, iPads are introduced into classrooms to replace traditional textbooks and assist teacher’s teaching as well as students’ learning._______________________
单词拼写（共10题，满分10分）
1.Our new office are still under _____(建设).
2.The boy has been to many places of _____(名胜).
3.The whole family are making _____(准备) for a wedding.
4.Hundreds of thousands of people died in the _____(自然) disaster-Tsunami.
5.There was a garden on the _____(对面) side of the street.
6.He _____(承认) having stolen the car this morning.
7.People were very poor then by today’s _____(标准).
8.I was _____(想知道) if I could trouble you to give me a hand.
9.The Construction Bank of China has _____(分支) all over the country.
10.Smoking is _____(禁止) in public places.
Being organized is an important skill for school and life. When you are well organized, you can stay focused, instead of spending time hunting things down. __61 For schoolwork, it means having one notebook or place where you store all your assignments, so you know what you have to do and when. Keeping labeled folders for handouts and keeping all your schoolwork neat and in a specific place –these are the main parts of organization.
For home stuff, being organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back as you go. __62 It means keeping your schoolbag, your shoes, and your clean underwear in the same places so you always know where to find them.
Planning is part of being organized, too. __63 Calendars, lists, and schedules can help you plan. You can buy or draw a calendar and keep it near your workplace. Making a schedule or “to-do” list for yourself is a good idea. Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do. __64 Check off things when you have done them. Use your list to help you decide which thing is most important to work on first. __65 .But once you have organized, it feels great. The less time you spend hunting around for things or panicking about homework, the more time you have for better things, like reading a good book or playing.
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A．Add new things as you get assignments. |
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B．First, you should get your schoolwork organized. |
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C．It means hanging your coat up instead of dropping it on the floor or throwing it on a chair. |
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D．It takes some extra efforts to organize yourself and your stuff. |
E. Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it.
F. You will benefit a lot form a good habit.
G. What does it mean to be organized?
