—Sorry，I have to ______ now. It’s time for class.
—OK，I’ll call back later.
A．hang up B．break up C．give up D．hold up
近来我国多地雾霾天气不断增多，极大地影响了人们的健康与生活。请你根据提示，用英语写一篇文章，向某英语报社投稿。
提示：1. 实况描述
2. 对生活造成的影响
3. 分析雾霾形成的原因
4. 提出治理污染的建议。
注意：1. 上下文连贯，行文流畅。
2. 词数100-120 (首句已给出，并不计入词数)。
雾霾天气the hazy weather 口罩 mask
Dear Editor,
Recently many places in China were blanketed with thick fog.____________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
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11处起）不记分。
My neighbor Li Hai is going to graduate college soon and he hasn’t found the job yet. He was once advising to learn computer skills, so he thought it was difficult. When he saw others learning English, he shook his head, says it was too hard to remember new words. He enjoyed watching TV, playing cards, smoke and so on. He felt it was hard for him to give away all these habits. Not long ago, he went to look for a job. When he knew talents were great needed, he sighed and regretted the time that what he had wasted. He told me how he wished he has worked hard in college and asked me not to copy his example.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。（满分10分）
People who are confident really seem to be naturally outstanding and just seem to do everything with more style than others. 1. It is a habit that everyone can develop in life. Try these simple tips to drill and build up your confidence:
1. Admit your shortcomings calmly.
Do not try to flee from them or cover them. Face them bravely. 2. Fight against them every day until the day when you could break away and conquer them.
2. Dress for self-confidence.
3. And therefore pay attention to your dress, display your unique physical advantages and exhibit your best image. In addition, on formal occasions such as a business conference or a wedding ceremony, elegant dressing contributes to building your confidence.
3. 4.
You should break your routine that deals with the work passively(被动地). Concentrate your efforts immediately on overcoming it, because it will make your restless mind at ease and build your self-confidence.
4. Be positive.
Feel pity neither on yourself nor on others. If you are used to hating and accusing yourself, others would tend to do that and believe it. Instead, you should speak positively about yourself, your progress, and your bright future. 5.
A. Your appearance could put you into embarrassment or increase your confidence.
B. Then talk about them to a reliable mate, a friend or a family member.
C. Actually, true self-confidence is neither born nor acquired overnight.
D. Build your confident vocabulary.
E. By doing so, you would encourage your growth in a positive direction.
F. Don’t put off what you eventually have to do.
G. Don’t judge a person by appearance.
A few months ago as I wandered through my parents’ house，the same house I grew up in，I had a sudden，scary realization．When my parents bought the house，in 1982，they were only two years older than I am now．I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house I’d still be living in almost 30 years later．
It seemed ridiculous．On a practical level，there’s no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon．More importantly，I wouldn’t want to．I’m not sure where I’ll be living in two years，or what kind of job I’ll have．And I don’t think I’ll be ready to settle down and stay in one place．
So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents．When our parents were our age，they’d got their education，chosen a career，and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives．
My friends and I--“Generation Y”--still aren’t sure what we want to do with our lives．Whatever we end up doing，we want to make sure we’re happy doing it．We’d rather take risks first，try out different jobs，and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place．We’d rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account．
This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”(自大的), “impatient”, and “overprotected”．Some of these complaints have a point．As children, we were encouraged to succeed in school，but also to have fun．We grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cell phones，the Internet，instant messaging，and video games．
Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)--starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. That doesn’t apply to my generation.
Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In our desire to find satisfaction, we will work harder, strive for ways to keep life interesting, and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents’ generation did.
1.When the author walked through her parents’ house，she _______.
A．had no idea what she wanted from life
B．realized I should buy a house
C．started to think about her own life
D．wondered why her parents had settled down early
2.What is the main “generation gap” between the author and her friends and their parents according to the article?
A．Their attitude toward responsibility．
B．Their ways of making their way to the top．
C．Their ways of gaining experience．
D．Their attitude towards high technology．
3.Which of the following might the author agree with?
A．It’s better to take adult responsibility earlier．
B. It’s all right to try more before settling down．
C．It involves too much effort to rise vertically．
D．It’s ridiculous to call her generation “arrogant”.
4.What is the main theme of the article?
A．The sudden realization of growing up.
B．Criticisms of the young generation.
C．A comparison between lifestyles of generations.
D．The factors that have changed the young generation.
You have some great ideas. But they don’t come out because of what your friends say or because you think that only a few people can be creative geniuses(天才). And, you, of course, think that you couldn’t be one of them. But actually, this is not true at all.
Anyone who is a creative genius will tell you that creativity is very much like a muscle that needs to be developed. If you don’t learn how to develop creative thinking, this skill, just like a muscle, will become poor and useless. On the other hand, keep working at it, and this skill will soon be ready for action whenever you need it. So how do you develop your own personal style of creative thinking?
You should realize that your brain has a greater capacity (容量) and a higher speed than the world’s biggest and fastest computer. So it’s important to get as much information as you can every day. Read, watch and listen to everything around you —good and bad. The more you know, the more you’ll want to know, and the more your brain will be exercised.
Try something new every day and let your experiences show you more about the world and people around you. You need to step out of your comfort zone (舒适地带) more and more each day.
Follow these suggestions, and begin thinking beyond your "limits" from today. You’ll soon have a life full of interesting and exciting adventures. Who knows, your idea might be the next great idea to change the world.
1.Most people can’t be creative geniuses because they _______.
A. don’t have great ideas
B. don’t want to develop their ideas
C. are too shy to talk about their ideas
D. don’t believe they can be
2.The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph means ________.
A. creative thinking B. the muscle C. personal style D. great capacity
3.What do we learn from the passage?
A. No computer can store as much information as human’s brain.
B. It is not necessary to remember everything around you.
C. Try something new, as long as you are comfortable with it.
D. It is harder to exercise the brain than the muscles
4.The passage is intended to tell readers _________.
A. how they can learn from creative geniuses
B. about ways to develop their creative thinking
C. about the importance of exercising the muscles
D. the reasons why they can’t be creative geniuses
