Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goal they set for themselves. However, more often than not, once you arrive “there” you will still feel dissatisfied, and move your “there” vision to yet another point in the future. By always chasing (追寻) after another “there”, you are never really appreciating what you already have right “here”. It is important for human beings to keep sober-minded(头脑清醒的) about the age-old drive to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is developed by your dreams and aspirations (抱负). On the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now.
To be grateful means you are thankful for what you have right now. Gratitude (感激) fills your heart with the joyful feeling and allows you to fully appreciate everything that arises on your path. As you try hard to keep your focus on the present moment, you can experience the full wonder of “here”.
There are many ways to develop gratitude. Here are just a few suggestions you may wish to try:
◆ Imagine what your life would be like if you lost all that you had. This will most surely remind you of how much you do appreciate it.
◆ Make a list each day of all that you are grateful for, so that you can stay conscious (有意识的) daily of your blessings. Do this especially when you are feeling as though you have nothing to feel grateful for. Or spend a few minutes before you go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.
◆ Spend time offering assistance (帮助) to those who are less fortunate than you, so that you may gain a new perspective (观点).
What really matters is that you create a space in your consciousness for appreciation for all that you have right now, so that you may live more happily in your present moment.
1.According to the first paragraph we know ___________.
A． many people feel satisfied with what they have right now
B． aspirations can pull a person farther from his present life
C． none can be sober-minded about his dreams and aspirations
D． we should be busy with chasing one after another “there”
2.Gratitude can NOT ____________.
A． fill your heart with happy feelings
B． allow you to fully appreciate your “here”
C． make people experience the wonder of “here”
D． drive people to give up their future
3.If we want to develop gratitude, we should better NOT____________.
A． check out what we lose everyday
B． give thanks for all that we have before sleeping
C． help others who are less fortunate than us
D． make a list each day of all that we should thank for
Grammar is the system of a language. People sometimes describe grammar as the “rules” of a language; but in fact no language has rules. If we use the word “rules”, we suggest that somebody created the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages started by people making sounds which evolved (逐渐发展成) into words, phrases and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call “grammar” is simply a reflection (反映) of a language at a particular time.
Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short answer is “no”. Very many people in the world speak their own, native language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word“grammar”. But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is “yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly and more efficiently.” It’s important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar (or system) of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teacher or look in a book.
So think of grammar as something good, something positive, something that you can use to find your way---like a signpost(路标) or a map.
Except invented languages like Esperanto（世界语）. And if Esperanto were widely spoken, its rules would soon be very different.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Grammar is the system of a language.
B. Someone created the grammar first and then people learn the language according to it.
C. Language’s developing and forming is a long-term process (过程).
D. There is no language staying the same all the time.
2.What is the author’s attitude towards grammar learning?
A. He is against grammar learning.
B. He is in favor of grammar learning.
C. His attitude is objective(客观的).
D. His attitude is unknown to us.
3.Which of the following is CORRECT according to the last paragraph?
A． Esperanto is widely spoken.
B． Esperanto is different from other languages because its rules are fixed.
C． Esperanto is different from other languages because its rules came out before this language.
D． Esperanto is very easy to learn.
如今，在车站、餐厅、商场等公共场所都能看见许多成人和学生在不停地摆弄手机。现在，请你针对这一现象，用英语写篇短文。短文词数120字左右，要点必须包括：
1. 描述现象。 2. 分析原因（至少两条）。
3. 说明影响。 4. 提出建议。
假定英语课上老师要求用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（\）划掉。
修改： 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。
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（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear the teachers and schoolmates, it's a great honor for me to be here today and share my experience of learning English with you．I want to learn English good to take good job, so I learn English in some difference ways．In class, I learn new words, useful expressions and grammar and take efforts to understand the texts under the help of our English teacher. After class, you do a lot of exercises prepare for the college entrance examination．I also read news and watch videos on the Internet and from other source．I have a lot of fun specially when learning English with cartoon movies．
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. (spend) too much time online can increase your risk of catching 2. cold or the flu，scientists have warned.
Those with greater levels of Internet addiction are more likely to give in to illness 3. those who spend fewer hours online.
Researchers believe the reason lies 4. the fact that people with an Internet addiction are more lonely，and as a result have 5. (weak) immune(免疫)systems.
They said the lack of interaction with other people and less time ___6.____(spend) outside exposing themselves to germs(细菌)played a role.
Past studies also have 7. (find) people who spend more time online experience greater sleep problem,have 8. (bad) eating habits, do less exercise and tend to smoke and drink more alcohol.
These 9. (behave) can harm their immune system and increase chances of getting diseases.
Professor Phil Read said, “We found that the impact of the Internet on people's health was independent of other factors，like depression，sleep problem，and loneliness， 10. are associated with high levels of Internet use and also with poor health.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two old homeless were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city．They watched ____________ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them．Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would _____________ a few coins in the hats in front of them.
Today was not a ____________ day for begging．The men were able to ___________ enough for a big meal．As it was getting dark, they started to ____________ their things.
Just as they were getting ready to leave, they ____________ a man walking toward them．He was a ___________ man — they could tell that from his fine clothes．The first beggar said to the second with _____________, “He’s coming our way！” The man stopped, ____________ into his pocket and took something out．What looked like a piece of hard ___________, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats．The rich man turned and _____________ his way.
“He could have easily left us a few ___________ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar．He looked at the offering ____________．“There’s no way we can___________ this — we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away．Then he collected his things and _____________.
The second beggar wanted to do the same, ___________ a second thought made him change his _____________．“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought．“How ____________ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper．To his ___________, there was no hard rock candy inside．____________, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.
1.A．helplessly B．happily C．uselessly D．quickly
2.A．steal B．lose C．drop D．send
3.A．cloudy B．bad C．rainy D．cold
4.A．collect B．pick C．buy D．find
5.A．carry B．hide C．place D．pack
6.A．felt B．heard C．noticed D．believed
7.A．kind B．strong C．tall D．rich
8.A．worry B．excitement C．fear D．politeness
9.A．turned B．looked C．went D．reached
10.A．candy B．cake C．rock D．bread
11.A．forgot B．changed C．missed D．continued
12.A．books B．coins C．sweets D．flowers
13.A．angrily B．proudly C．nervously D．quietly
14.A．smell B．eat C．like D．put
15.A．slept B．sat C．left D．cried
16.A．if B．although C．after D．but
17.A．habit B．way C．mind D．rule
18.A．nice B．funny C．clever D．strange
19.A．interest B．sadness C．surprise D．pity
20.A．Besides B．Instead C．However D．Again
