There was a class of students who always caused kinds of trouble in class and made their teachers terribly angry. ______ of the teachers wanted to teach them in this school , so the headmaster called a teacher who had just left her job at a ______ school. He asked her if she would like to come in and ______ at the school for one term . She agreed.
The headmaster decided not to tell the teacher about the ______, afraid that she would be scared off. After the new teacher had been on the job for a ______, the headmaster sat in on the class to see how things were going. To ______ surprise, the students were well-behaved. They listened to the teacher carefully ad discussed actively in groups. When the headmaster saw them ______ on the books, his surprises doubled. After the class, the headmaster ______ the teacher because of her work. She thanked him for giving her such a well-behaved class to teach a month ago. But the headmaster said he ______ didn’t deserve（值得）any thanks.
She laughed and told him, “You see, I discovered your ______ on my first day her. I looked in the desk drawer and found a _______ of the students’ IQ scores. I knew that I had a challenging group of kids here - they’re so _______ that I would have to work very hard to make school interesting for them,. I hope they can _______ behaving very well at the end of the term.”
She opened the drawer and the headmaster saw a list with the students’ names and the numbers 136, 145, 127, 128...written ______ the names.
The headmaster laughed. Those weren’t their IQ scores, ______ Their locker（储物柜）numbers!
1.A.Some B.None C.Neither D.All
2.A.common B.central C.national D.different
3.A.live B.cook C.teach D.study
4.A.class B.rules C.news D.numbers
5.A.week B.month C.term D.year
6.A.his B.her C.our D.their
7.A.depending B.keeping C.questioning D.passing
8.A.congratulated B.praised C.encouraged D.mentioned
9.A.mostly B.generally C.deeply D.really
10.A.advantage B.method C.secret D.style
11.A.list B.set C.pair D.number
12.A.funny B.attractive C.understanding D.smart
13.A.give up B.stay up C.end up D.take up
14.A.next to B.in the front of C.at the top of D.in the middle of
15.A.and B.but C.or D.nor
Guess what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the United States president Donald Trump’s granddaughter, Arabella Kushner, have in common? 1. Although Chinese is known as one of the hardest languages to learn, a lot of people from different backgrounds are studying it.
On Novemeber 2, the 12th “Chinese Bridge” Competition was held in Zheng zhou, Henan . And more than 120 foreign students from 105 countries took part in it. 2. After it, the competitors also visited shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes（石窟）and other historical sites in Henan.
Although they have different reasons for learning Chinese, the competitors were all excited about the country’s rich culture and rapid development. Raissa, a 17-year-old girl, developed a strong emotional connection with China. 3. This led her to learn Chinese at a local Confucius Institute. Fascinated by Chinese culture, she has taken part in activities on traditional Chinese medicine and folk arts during her first trip to China. 4. For Fekete Marcell Zoltan, from Hungary, studying Chinese may offer him a better future job . “After graduation from high school, I would like to further my studies in China,” he said.
Since a bridge has been set up between the competitors and China , where will their journeys take them? Robert Davis, a director of a Chinese-language school in Chicago, may give you a reply. 5.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A. They all study Chinese as a second language.
B. Her dream is to study Chinese medicine to treat patients.
C. Her grandmother was cured by Chinese doctors three years ago.
D. Speech contests and talent shows were included in the competition.
E. He said Chinese would be the new international language in the future.
“What’s the name of the supermarket? I can’t remember right now.” Have you ever heard your grandparents ask questions like this sometimes? Usually, we think that older people’s memory becomes had because their brains get weak. But now a team of scientists at the University of Tubingen in Germany has a new idea. “The human brain works slower in old age,” says Michael Ramscar, the team’s lead scientist, “only because it has stored more information over time.” The findings are based on a series of computer tests related to learning and memory.
Scientists had the computers read a certain amount of words and learn new things each day. When the computer “read” a small amount of data（数据），its performance on cognitive（认知）tests was similar to that of a young adult . But if the computer took in larger amounts of data, its performance was similar to that of an older adult. Often it was slower, but not because its processing ability had dropped. Rather, increased “experience” had caused the computer’s database to grow, giving it more data to process-which takes more time. This is similar to how old people process information.
Imagine that one person knows just two people’s birthdays and can get them right each time he or she is asked. Another person knows the birthdays of 2,000 people , but can only match the right person to the right birthday 9 times out of 10. Can you say the first person has a better memory than the second person?
“The larger the library you have in your head , the longer it usually takes to find a particular word,” Benedict Carey, a science reporter for The New York Times, wrote in an article about the study.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1.Why is the poor memory of elderly people mentioned at the beginning?
A.To lead in the discussion of memory. B.To describe the way elderly people live.
C.To express his or her care about the elderly. D.To draw the public attention to elderly people
2.How did the scientists prove （论证）the new idea?
A.By telling stories. B.By doing experiments.
C.Be making surveys. D.By listing others’ opinions.
3.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A.The data. B.The brain. C.The computer. D.The information.
4.The example in Paragraph 3 shows ___________.
A.Memorizing birthdays is easy B.the first person has a better memory
C.Who has a better memory is uncertain D.the second person can memorize 10% birthdays
5.What does the text mainly tell us ?
A.How computers process data. B.How to improve the memory.
C.Old people can remember things easily. D.Much information makes the brain slower.
I was born in Damyang, a beautiful place known for its bamboo forests in Korea. I spent much time in the forests painting pictures of the bamboo. Painting is one of my talents. I lived there until last year when my family moved to New York. My mother, a scientist, was asked to come work here.
“There are no bamboo forests,”I said , “there is nothing to paint in New York.” “Don’t worry, my dear daughter. You will find many things to see and paint there,” said my mother . “I will miss home,” I said. “Then you can paint pictures of your favorite places. They will make you feel at home,” she said. So when we moved, I brought my forest paintings with me.
New York was not easy at first. I missed home a lot. Yet when I looked at my paintings of bamboo, I felt much better. I soon found friends at school too. They also like painting, and we now paint in a group after school.
Last month, we had a new neighbor, Varvara, an old lady who moved from Russia, to be closer to her daughter. She was sad to leave her home. My mother and I often visited her. She told us her homesickness and everything about her hometown Vyborg. I could picture her home in my head.
Varvara missed her home so much that she became ill. I worried about her and I wanted to do something for her. I had ever been in her situation before . At least , I had my forest paintings of home. However, she didn’t even have that . Unless...
A few days later, I met Varvara on the stairs. She looked better but still sad. I gave her my gift: a painting of Vyborg. I had painted it from her memories.
She began to cry as she saw the painting. At first , I was worried that she didn’t like it. Later, she told me that those were tears of joy. I knew just how she felt-wherever you go , hometown is always with you.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1.Why did the writer bring the forest paintings?
A.Because she would give up painting. B.Because there was no bamboo in New York.
C.Because the paintings were a comfort to her. D.Because she wanted to give her neighbors presents.
2.Which of the following pictures my be the gift to the old lady?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.What can we infer（推断）from the passage?
A.The writer had been to Vyborg before. B.The writer didn’t like the life in New York.
C.Varvara’s daughter might work in New York. D.Varvara wouldn’t miss her hometown any more.
4.What is the writer like according to the passage?
A.Talented and caring. B.Quiet and easy-going
C.Outgoing and talkative. D.Brave and warm-hearted.
5.Which is the best title for this passage?
A.Life in New York. B.Tears of homesickness.
C.A neighbor from Vyborg. D.Painting from memory.
Burns
Burns from fire or other sources of heat are different from mild（轻微的）to life threatening. Some burns can be treated at home. While others need emergency（紧急的）medical care.
What to do if you get burned
·First, check and decide if you can take care of the burn yourself. Go to the hospital immediately if the burn is serious.
·If you can’t get to a hospital right away or must wait for an ambulance, follow these steps;
Remove clothing from the burned area. Do not remove clothing that is stuck to the skin and don’t break any blisters（水泡）.
Run cool (not cold)water over the burn until the pain becomes lighter. Do not put butter,Oil, or ice on burns.
Lightly apply a bandage（绷带）over the burn.
Remove jewelry that’s close to the burn.
Seek emergency medical care if:
The burn is serious.
The burned area is large (cover the area with a clean, soft cloth or towel).
The burn comes from a fire, electrical wire or chemicals.
The burn looks infected（被感染的）.
Think prevention!
Be careful when using candles, heaters, and curling irons. Do not allow children to play in the kitchen while someone is cooking. Children can easily get burned in kitchens.
根据材料那内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1.What should you do first if you get burned.
A.Call the police. B.Check the burn.
C.Go to the hospital. D.Clean the burned area.
2.What’s the correct order of the tips to take care of the burn yourself?
a. Bandage the burn. b. Remove jewelry from the burn.
c. Put the burn under the cool running water. d. Tear clothing away from the burn if possible.
A.c - b - a - d B.a - b - d - c C.d - c - a - b D.d - b - c - a
3.What would you do to deal with the large burned area?
A.Ask the doctor for help. B.Cover the burn with a dirty cloth.
C.Put some butter on the burn. D.Treat the burn without medical care.
4.What is suggested in the text?
A.You are supposed to break the blisters. B.Some mild burns can’t be treated at home.
C.Children can’t play with fire in the kitchen. D.You should be careful only when using candles.
5.Where is the text probably from?
A.A medical ad. B.A fashion magazine.
C.A local guidebook. D.A first- ad handbook.
假如你是李伟，下图是昨天下午你回家后发生在家里的事情，请根据图示信息，给你的父母写一封信，描述一下事件，谈谈自己的想法。
提示词：broom, pay attention to
要求：
1．参考所给提示，可以适当发挥；
2．语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；
3．文中不得出现真实姓名和地名；
4．词数：不少于80词；（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。）
Dear Mum and Dad,
Yesterday afternoon, I went home after school.___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Love,
Li Wei
