In a book called Magnificent Obsession，by Lloyd C．Douglas，a description is given of people helping others but doing it secretly.When difficult problems worried an individual，friends nearby would meet to discuss possible solution without the individual knowing their actions.When a solution was agreed upon，one or two of the friends would carry out the plan and solve the problems secretly，to the great delight of the worried individual.The helpers would stand by privately，contented with their success.No reward was given to the problem solvers，not even a sincere “thank you”，because they were never known.
This concept is popular today but in a different way.The phrase “pay_it_forward” is now used when one person helps another.However，the person being helped may not be able to repay the person or group that helped them.So rather than return the favor to their helpers，they are supposed to help someone else in the future，which means they pay it forward.It is the sense of responsibility that makes us want to give back in equal measure to the one who has helped us.But，in this case，the responsibility turns to helping someone in the future.
Suppose your elderly grandmother pays part of your schooling.She may tell you there is no need to repay her because it is a gift from someone who loves you very much.Nothing would please her more than to have you use her money to get a good education.
You may never be able to repay her for such a gift.However，she not only gave you some money，but she provided you with an example that you should also help other people who need it.
People with serious needs are everywhere.Many are children who need better clothes，more books and even better schools.Some are elderly people who can’t afford their medicine or a doctor’s care.Consider how you can “pay it forward”rather than pay money back to your grandmother.
1.The helpers in the book Magnificent Obsession were not rewarded because________.
A．they hadn’t solved the problems thoroughly
B．they had solved the problems secretly
C．they were friends of the worried individual
D．they expected to be paid back in the future
2.The underlined words “pay it forward” in Paragraph 2 mean________.
A．to repay someone who has helped you
B．to pay someone else who needs help
C．to help someone who has helped you
D．to help someone else who needs help
3.What does the writer suggest with the example of “your elderly grandmother”？
A．We should learn to respect our grandparents.
B．We should work hard to get a good education.
C．We should also lend a hand to other people in need of help.
D．We should never forget to repay people for their help.
4.By writing the passage，the author wishes people in the world to be________.
A．unselfish B．mysterious
C．honest D．Unforgettable
There is no doubt about it．The best way to learn new words is to do it unconsciously．I don’t mean while you’re unconscious．I mean while you are unconscious of the fact that it is sinking in.
That is how I learnt the 30,000 words in my vocabulary by living in an English-speaking world, mother tongue．I just pick them up．But some of them may be misunderstood．Now, to misunderstand does not mean not to understand．To misunderstand is to understand but incorrectly.
The 5 % mislearnt of all the words we “know” will be the least frequently used words, as the more frequently used words are less likely to be mislearnt．Some of the misunderstandings may live with all our lives, without knowing that we got them wrong.
Many English teachers think that this natural method of learning words in one’s own mother tongue can be used for a second language learning．They teach their students how to play the Guessing Game．“There is no time to look up in your dictionaries all the new words you come across,” they will say．“You have to practise guessing what the word means from the context.”
This method of guessing in a second language learning does not work．It may succeed in many cases, but results in hundreds or thousands of wrongly-guessed meanings of words.
And what’s more, there are more separate meanings than there are words themselves．Our learners’ dictionaries usually have many meanings．A good dictionary is what makes self-learning possible.
Don’t guess! Look it up!
1.It is certain that the best way to learn new words is _____________.
A．to learn them by oneself
B．to learn by living in an English-speaking world and using them frequently
C．to guess them from the context
D．to get more separate meanings of each word
2.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to _________.
A．the 30,000 words B．English teachers
C．misunderstood words D．frequently used words
3.Which of the following is most likely NOT true?
A．Some of the words the writer knows must have been misunderstood.
B．Most of the 30,000 words the writer learned are frequently used ones．
C．How many words the writer got wrong are not known.
D．All the words the writer knows were learned by reading them.
4.It can be inferred that _________.
A．when somebody is conscious, he or she usually can’t learn new words by heart
B．we must use the words as often as possible in order to master them
C．it’s the best way to learn new words that one should only guess their meanings from the context
D．only dictionaries can help us learn language well
假设你是李华，将参加主题为"Let's Ride Bicycles"的英语演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：
1.目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题；
2.骑自行车的益处，如节能环保、有利健康等。
参考词汇：低碳生活（low-carbon life）；节能（energy saving）
注意：
1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好。
Good morning, everyone,
I am Li Hua. The topic of my speech is "Let's Ride Bicycles".
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Thank you!
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。并将正确答案写在答题卷的相应位置。
1.When they were about to kill him, he begged them to _________________________ (对……表示怜悯)him. ( on )
2.Simon _________________________ ( 屏住呼吸) and dived under the surface. ( hold)
3.We live in a world in which only the strongest can _________________________（成功到达）the top. （ it ）
4.Mr Brown _________________________（谋生）by selling newspapers when he was young. （live）
5.We were sitting peacefully at dinner when _________________________（突然）the light went out. （ all ）
6.Whatever the weather is like tomorrow, our ship will ______________________ (启航去) Macao. （set）
7.This dictionary is _________________________ ( 5倍厚) as the one you borrowed from the library. (thick)
8.I could have come earlier but my car _________________________(抛锚了） on the road. （break）
9. If you eat fast food once a week or more, you may _________________________( 上瘾 ) it. （addict）
10._________________________(无论他去哪儿）, he carried a notebook around with him,in which he wrote down his ideas. (go)
根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。请在答案卷上写出完整的单词。
1.I like abstract paintings because you have to use your own i_______________ to understand what the painter is trying to do.
2.During the Spring Festival, the c_______________ “ Fu (福)” is pasted upside down on the door to express people’s wish for the coming of happiness.
3. She was e_______________ dressed with a double strand (串）of pearls about her neck.
4.He did finally come with us, although it took a long time to_______________ (说服) him.
5.Foshan has abundant tourism(旅游) resources where one of the most famous a_____________is Qinghui Garden.
6.Pictures are scanned into a form of digital information that computers can _______________ (识别).
7.The s_______________ between the two reports suggests that one person wrote both.
8.He was so a_______________ to return home that he had booked a train ticket before the
vacation began.
9.In learning a new hobby, a new sports, or a new language, _______________( 耐心）is very much needed.
10. Please bring me the book whenever it's_______________ (方便).
语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Using Garbage as a Fuel
Garbage can be a good fuel to use. The things in garbage do not look 1. coal, petroleum, or natural gas, but they are chemically similar to these fossil fuels. As we use up our fossil fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as 2. energy source. Burning garbage 3. ( be) not a new idea. Some cities in Europe and the United States 4. (burn) garbage for years. The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby 5. ( build). In Paris, France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the city’s garbage each year. The amount of energy 6. (produce) is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oil!
But there are problems in using garbage as a fuel. Garbage that burns 7. (easy) , such as food and paper, must be separated from metals, glass, and other materials 8. do not. Another problem is that burning garbage can pollute the air. Our fossil fuel supplies are 9. (limit) . Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage 10. (pile) up on the earth.
