For a year and half, kids sent hurtful messages like “You are ugly.” or “Why are you still alive?” to Rebecca Sedwick. In 2013, Rebecca, then 12, couldn’t stand it anymore. She took her own life near her home in Florida. Soon afterward, Trisha Prabhu read about the story. “I was surprised and heart-broken,” said Trisha, now 15, who is from Naperville, Illinois, “I know that I had to do something to stop this from ever happening again.”
Trisha did some research. Studies show that one fourth to half of all teens in the US have been cyberbullied (网络欺凌). Experts say that if you are ever bullied online, you should tell a trusted adult. Tell the cyberbully to stop, and prevent him or her from contacting you again. Print and save messages to share with the police. This is good advice, agrees Trisha. But these methods all take place after the bullying has already happened. Trisha had a different idea. Why not teach cyberbullies to stop before they post these messages?
Trisha’s research won awards, including a prize in the Google Science Fair. Then, Tresah built the ReThink app (应用软件). It is programmed to recognize words or phrases that could be hurtful. When that happens, different warning messages come out. “Don’t say things that you may regret later!” says one message. Others ask, “Are you sure you want to say this?” and “Are these words really yours?”
Now Trisha is working on a version(版本) of ReThink for computers. “I am a big dreamer,” she says. “I want to stop cyberbullying before the hurt is done.”
1.What do we know about Rebecca Sedwick?
A. She was one of Trisha's best friends.
B. She sent hurtful messages to others.
C. She ended her life at the age of 12.
D. She went to Florida to study further.
2.What is Trisha’s suggestion for stopping cyberbullying?
A. Stop talking with the cyberbully.
B. Stop the messages before they are sent.
C. Turn to your parents or close friends
D. Show the messages to the police at once.
3.What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. People's attitudes to the ReThink app.
B. Trisha's research on cyberbullying.
C. How the ReThink app works.
D. The Google Science Fair.
4.Which of the following can best describe Trisha?
A. Honest and careful. B. Helpful and clever.
C. Proud and impolite. D. Strange and impatient.
假如你是李华，昨天收到某报社编辑王先生的邮件，得知自己在本报社主办的英语征文大赛中获得了一等奖，他代表报社邀请你参加今年八月份举办的英语夏令营。
请你根据以下要点用英语给王先生写—封邮件：
1.感谢他的邮件通知；
2.接受邀请，期待参加夏令营；
3.咨询夏令营的具体相关信息（如费用、注意事项等)。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr.Wang,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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。每处错误仅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。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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（从第11处起）不计分。
There are many ways you can show respect to others. In some cases, what you should do is listen patient when someone is speaking, even if you have anything important to say. Some other ways you can show respect includes the following ones. Take a care of borrowed things. When you borrow something but take good care of it, the person you borrowed it will surely appreciate it. Be polite, follow the rules, and practicing good manner. Clean up the mess you have made. If you don't clean up by yourself when you make a mess, someone else will have to. This can make people frustrating.
Life skill is one of the most important, 1. (factor) to support students. Therefore, some people hold the idea 2. unpaid community work should be a compulsory part of high school programs to help students gain life skills and knowledge. And there are a lot of high schools 3. (perform) some programs like that. 4. (person), I think those programs are very good because they help students to get the opportunity 5. (see) and experience different aspects of life.
Instead of watching TV or playing games on the computer at home, students will accumulate a lot of useful experience and knowledge 6. working in the community. Through some activities like that, students will become creative and active since they 7. (know) how to communicate and keep a good relationship with other people. Especially, in the future, some experiences from participating in community organizations will be very 8. (value) because it is a vital part in CV when students want to apply for a job.
To sum up, it will be 9. good idea for students to carry out unpaid community service in high schools. These programs will improve students’ life skills and 10. (they) understanding of life.
The Cost of Dishonesty
David began studying in Germany two years ago. The college was a little __ from where he lived, so he had to take the __ every day. This clever student soon found it was easy to __ buying subway tickets, so he often went and returned __ a ticket to save money. As a result, he had been caught with no ticket in the subway four times __ he never took them to __ . He thought what he should pay __ attention to was his study. He did work very hard in the last two years and graduated with __ academic achievements a month ago. Everyone, __ himself, thought he would get a good job easily in __ and had a bright future. He went to a big local company __ . But to his __, he was not even allowed his chance for a/an __ ! He then went to another famous company, only to receive the same __ . When he was __ a third time, he __ help telephoning the company to ask why they didn’t want him. The answer was simple, “We don’t offer jobs to __ people in Germany!”
We may get short-term __ by dishonest means, but the truth will come out __ and the cost is high. So remember, honesty is the best____.
1.A. near B. away C. far D. close
2.A. bus B. car C. vehicle D. subway
3.A. skip B. miss C. flee D. forget
4.A. for B. without C. by D. with
5.A. while B. although C. but D. because
6.A. heart B. mind C. soul D. spirit
7.A. much B. more C. less D. little
8.A. exciting B. depressing C. shocking D. amazing
9.A. regarding B. including C. considering D. concerning
10.A. America B. China C. Germany D. Britain
11.A. confidently B. fortunately C. nervously D. willingly
12.A. surprise B. excitement C. delight D. disappointment
13.A. interview B. exam C. conversation D. meeting
14.A. achievement B. treatment C. argument D. improvement
15.A. turned down B. turned over C. turned up D. turned off
16.A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. mustn't
17.A. immature B. dissatisfied C. dishonest D. unconfident
18.A. benefits B. impression C. profits D. harm
19.A. on time B. in time C. at times D. in no time
20.A. direction B. advice C. suggestion D. policy
Imagine looking out of your window and seeing a whale swim by.That's the sight that surprises New York City residents recently.In the past years,humpback whales have been spotted in the two rivers surrounding the island of Manhattan,the Hudson River and the East River.1.
Experts say that river cleanup efforts have improved water quality and led to an increase in the number of fish there.Fish are on the humpback's menu.2.The sighting is also an encouraging sign that conservation efforts are helping humpback whales come back.In 1973,the species was listed as the endangered.Now scientists say humpback whales are making a comeback.
By the middle of the 20th century,hunting whales for profit had nearly wiped out many whale species.In 1973, the U.S. set up the Endangered Species Act.People were no longer allowed to hunt them in the U.S. waters.In 1982, the International Whaling is illegal worldwide.3.Last September,it was announced that nine groups of humpback whales are no longer endangered.Four groups are still endangered and a fifth is threatened.
4.The number of them is growing particularly faster in the Southern Hemisphere like Tasman Sea and Coral Sea.And the number of humpback whales in Hawaii has made an amazing recovery.In 1966,there were fewer than 1,500 humpbacks there.Today there are about 10,000.But humpbacks in other parts of the world are still struggling.
5.“We still have a lot of work to do,”says Angela Somma,head of NOAAS Fisheries’ endangered Species division.“But with the right protection,the number of humpback whales should continue to grow.
A.Those efforts to save whales are paying off.
B.People are frightened when seeing whales in the river.
C.Last year,one even swam past where the mayor lives.
D.Today there are about 100,000 humpback whales worldwide.
E.The extra food in the rivers is mainly what’s attracting the whales.
F.Scientists have carried out further research on the number of the whales.
G.Scientists say that the focus needs to be on the whales that are still struggling.
