Since the beginning of time never has there been another with my mind, my heart, my eyes, my ears, my hands, my mouth． None that came before, none that live today, and none that come tomorrow can walk and talk and move and think exactly like me． I’m a unique creature．
Vain attempts to imitate others no longer will I make． Instead will I place my uniqueness on display in the market place． I will begin now to highlight my differences; hide my similarities．
I am rare, and therefore I am valuable． I am the end product of thousands of years of evolution; therefore, I am better equipped in both mind and body than all the emperors and wise men before me．
But my skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will weaken, rot, and die for fear that I put them to good use． I have unlimited potential． Only a tiny part of my brain do I employ; only a small amount of my muscle do I apply．
So never again will I be satisfied with yesterday's accomplishments nor will I lose myself, anymore, in self-praise for deeds which in reality are too small to even acknowledge． I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will． I am not on this earth by chance． I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand． Henceforth(从今往后) will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy．
I will increase my knowledge of mankind, myself, and the goods I sell． I will practice, and improve, and polish the words I speak to multiply my sales, for this is the foundation on which I will build my career． Also will I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracteD．
I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think and now I know a great secret of life that all my problems, discouragements, and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise． I am nature’s greatest miracle． And nature knows not defeat． Eventually, she achieves victory and so will I, and with each victory the next struggle becomes less difficult．
1.It can be inferred from the text that the author is most probably a(n) _________．
A． robot
B． soldier
C． salesman
D． athlete
2.Which of the following can best describe the author’s character?
A． Intelligent, calm and content．
B． Confident, modest and realistic．
C． Independent, cold and aggressive．
D． Ambitious, confident and optimistic．
3.According to the text, which of the following is fundamental to the author’s career building?
A． Knowledge of mankind．
B． Speaking skills．
C． Prediction of the market．
D． sense of victory．
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A． Nature’s greatest miracle
B． The power of being different
C． The great secret of life
D． Great opportunities in disguise
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Chinese female scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine on October 5 for her discoveries concerning a novel treatment against Malaria（疟疾）． This is the first Nobel Prize given to a Chinese scientist for work carried out within ChinA．
Tu shared the prize with Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan, who were honored for their revolutionary anti-roundworm treatment． 84-year-old Tu is awarded this prize for her contribution to cutting the death rate of malaria, reducing patients’ suffering and promoting mankind’s health． Although she received several medical awards in the past, the 2015 Nobel Prize is definitely the most privilege reward that recognizes Tu’s dedication and perseverance in discovering artemisinin（青蒿素）, the key drug that battles malaria-friendly parasites（寄生虫）．
However, her route to the honor has been anything but traditional． She won the Nobel Prize for medicine, but she doesn’t have a medical degree or a Phd． In China, she is even being called the “three-noes” winner: no medical degree, no doctorate, and she’s never worked overseas． No wonder her success has stirred China’s national pride and helped promote confidence of native Chinese scientists．
The fact that Tu has none of these three backgrounds reminds us that science should be more accessible to all． One shall be able to become a scientist no matter what kind of background he or she comes from, as long as one dives into scientific research． There have been discussions on people who really love science but are never able to achieve much during their whole life． Their contributions can never be ignored． They work so hard to prove the wrong way so that the future researchers will be closer to the right one．
As the first Chinese mainland Nobel Prize Winner of natural science award, Tu’s record-breaking winning also serves as a reminder to those who are too eager for instant success． Science is never about instant success． Tu spent decades on scientific research before its value is officially acknowledged． There is no way to measure how much one devotes to science and compare it with how much reward he or she may get．
1.It can be concluded from the text that __________．
A． Tu worked home and abroad to conduct her research
B． Tu got the Nobel Prize for her anti-roundworm treatment
C． The Nobel Prize is the first award to recognize her work
D． Her discovery of artemisinin has helped to cut Malaria death rate
2. The author seems to agree that a person who is more likely to become a scientist is the one with__________．
A． a sense of national pride
B． relevant academic knowledge
C． a desire to achieve success
D． enthusiasm for scientific research
3.In writing the passage, the author intends to ___________．
A． inform readers of the news and make comments
B． discourage the pursuit of instant success in science
C． remind readers of the principles of scientific research
D． praise the award winner and encourage scientific research
随着习近平主席及其夫人对英国的正式访问，当地的人们对中国产生了浓厚的兴趣。你的英国笔友Peter想让你向他推荐一个能够很好了解中国的途径。请根据下列信息，给Peter写一封推荐信，介绍一个 “阅读中国””Reading About China”的读书活动。
内容要点： 1、英国115家书店展销43000余册中国图书（英文版）
2、书籍内容：中国传统文化，旅游，城市，著名人物等
3、活动时间：为期3周（10月20日开始）
词数：100词左右
Dear Peter,
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。
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注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
As new students at an university in Boston, many of us were unfamiliar with the campus but frequently late for class．One professor, however, was absolute against being late, making clear that no excuse would be acceptable．So when a girl student came in his class one morning late, we expected the worst results．It left the professor so annoying that he demand the reason ．“The reason is that my waiting online to buy your new book．” She replied very nervously．Delighted at being admired , the professor asked the rest of the class , “ Well , how were not the rest of you late？”
1.紧急的adj．u________________
2.居民 n．i________________
3.巨大的 adj．v________________
4.羽毛 n．f________________
5.战役，活动 n．c__________________
6.废料，垃圾 n．g_________________
7.发生 v．o_____________
8.原则，准则 n．p________________
9.辞职 v．r_________________
10.民用的，国内的 adj．c_______________
11.容纳（乘客等）v．a_________________
12.(历史的) 遗迹，遗物 n．r______________
13.幸运地，幸亏 adv．f________________
14.预告，预报 vt．f________________
15.迁移，搬迁 vt．r______________
16.有意义，有道理 _____ _____
17.突然遭遇（风暴等）_____ _____ _____
18.浏览 _____ _____
19.依据 _____ _____ _____
20.努力 _____ _____
A: Now let’s go back to your first novel, Rag Doll．When did you write 1. ?
B: Rag Doll, yes．I wrote it in 1960, a year after I left school．
A: How old were you then?
B: Um, eighteen? Yes, eighteen, because a year later I went to IndonesiA．
A: Mm．And of course it was your 2. (experience) in Indonesia that inspired your first film Eastern Moon．
B: Yes, that’s right, although I didn’t 3.(actual) make Eastern Moon until 1978.
A: And you worked in television for a time too?
B: Yes, I started making documentaries for television in 1973, when I was thirty．That was after I gave up farming．
A: Farming?
B: Yes, that’s right．You see, I 4. (stay) in Indonesia for eight years．I met my wife there in 1965, and we came back and bought a farm 5. the west of England, in 1970．It was really 6.kind of experiment ．
A: But you gave up three years later．
B: Well, yes．You see it was very hard work, and I was also very busy 7. (work) on my second novel, the Cold Earth, 8. came out in 1975
A: Yes, that was a best-seller, 9. it?
B: Yes, it was, and that’s why only two years after that I was able to give 10. televisionwork and fix my attention on films and that sort of thing．
