People who have lost the ability to understan
d or use words due to brain damage are called aphasics（失语症患者）.Such patients can be extremely good at something else.From the changing expressions on speakers' faces and the tones of their voices,they can tell lies from truths.
Doctors studying the human brain have given a number of examples of this amazing power of aphasics.Some have even compared this power to that of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs hidden in the baggage.
Recently,scientists carried out tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true.They studied a mixed group of people.Some were normal;others were aphasics.It was proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speeches—in most cases,the normal people were fooled by words,but the aphasics were not.
Some years ago,Dr.Oliver Sacks wrote in his book about his experiences with aphasics.He mentioned a particular case in a hospital.Some aphasics were watching the president giving a speech on TV.Since the president had been an actor earlier,making a good speech was no problem for him.He was trying to put his feelings into every word of his speech.
But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients.They didn't seem to believe him.Instead,they burst into laughter.The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of what he was saying.He was lying!
Many doctors see aphasics as people who are not completely normal because they lack the ability to understand words.However,according to Dr.Sacks,they are more gifted than normal people.Normal people may get carried away by words.Aphasics seem to understand human expressions better,though they cannot understand words.
1.What is so surprising about aphasics?
A. They can fool other people.
B. They can tell whether people are lying.
C. They can understand language better.
D. They can find out the hidden drugs.
2.How did the scientists study aphasics?
A. By asking them to watch TV together.
B. By organizing them into acting groups.
C. By comparing them with normal people.
D. By giving them chances to speak on TV.
3.What do we learn from this text?
A. What ones says reflects how one feels.
B. Aphasics have richer feelings than others.
C. Normal people often tell lies in their speeches.
D. People poor at one thing can be good at another.
The writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind, first published in 1936. Her book and the movie based on it, tell a story of love and survival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.
Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writer’s life. She was born in Atlanta in 1900. She started writing stories when she was a child. She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922. One photograph of Ms. Mitchell, called Peggy, shows her talking to a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a half meters tall. The young men tower over her, but she seems very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains: “Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them such questions as ‘Would you really marry a woman who works?’ And today it’d be ‘Would you marry one who doesn’t?’ ”
The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms. Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the small apartment by calling it “The Dump ” .
Around 1926, Margaret Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury. Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book. In 1939 the film version was released. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
1.The book Gone with the Wind was _________.
A. first published on a newspaper B. awarded ten Academy Awards
C. written in “The Dump” D. adapted from a movie
2.The underlined phrase “tower over” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. be very pleased with B. show great respect for
C. be much taller than D. show little interest in
3.Why did Ms. Mitchell stop working as a reporter according to the passage?
A. Because she was rich enough. B. Because she was injured then.
C. Because her husband didn’t like it. D. Because she wanted to write books.
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Gone with the Wind: A Huge Success.
B. Margaret Mitchell: A Great Female Writer.
C. An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House.
D. A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell.
近期，随着《中国诗词大会》和《朗读者》的成功开播，掀起了一股新的读书热潮。假如你是学生会主席，请你起草一份倡议书，号召全校同学多读书，读好书，养成课外阅读的好习惯。字数100左右
倡议书包括以下内容：
1.目前仍存在的一些不好现象（比如沉迷电视、网络，不喜欢读书）
2.列举读书的好处（丰富知识，完善自我等）
3.建议（每学期至少读1-2本好书）
参考词汇:chairman 主席 Students’ Union学生会
Good morning, boys and girls,
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
Good afternoon, everyone, I feel honor to stand here to share my ideas about the topic of communicate with our parents.
Parents are the people which love us most, so it is necessary to keep a good relationship with them. Here are my suggestions with how to make it easier to communicate with parents.
First, we should respect and trust our parents. Don’t be rude to them even if they had done something wrong. They have been experienced more and always try their best to protect us from dangers. Second, whether we often talk with them about our life and experience, we will know each other better. Third, if sometimes we don’t agree with our parents decisions, we should try to put themselves in their shoes and we will soon understand them. Remember they really want is only the best for us.
Thank you for listening.
A Lion 1. (lie) asleep in the forest. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright to get away, ran across the Lion’s nose. Awaken from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw 2. (angry) on the tiny creature to kill her.
“Spare me!’’ begged 3. poor Mouse. “Please let me go and some day I 4. ( repay) you.” The Lion was much 5. (amuse) to think that a Mouse could ever help him. 6. he was generous and let the Mouse go.
Some days later, while hunting in the forest, the Lion was caught in a hunter’ s net. Unable to free 7., he filled the forest 8. his angry roaring(咆哮).
The Mouse knew the voice and quickly found the Lion 9. ( struggle) in the net. She gnawed (咬) the ropes until it parted, and soon the Lion was free.
“You laughed 10. I said I would repay you,” said the Mouse. “Now you see that even a Mouse can help a Lion.”
When I was asked to think about someone who changed our life by my teacher, I thought of my friend Anna immediately.
Anna was a top student when she was at school. She was ______, so she often told me, “Study hard, and your efforts will finally ______. In the future, you will have a good job and certainly be ______ in life.” After her graduation, she was admitted to a university. ______, she left there after studying for appropriately a year, because she didn’t have enough ______ for the next year. But a year later，she ______. This time she was not only a college student, but also a(n) ______. She had to work in her ______ time and do homework during school hours. It must have been the most difficult period of time in her life, but she didn’t ______ at all. Instead, she told me how to become ______ and responsible.
I ______ her and often tell myself that I should work hard to ______ it once I set my mind to something like Anna. Her ways are changing my ways. Now I don’t do the things I ______ to do. Ever since I started high school, I have been more ______. I am not lazy any more. Instead, I try to come to school every day. I have ______ everything aside and just have been focused on school. I am really ______ that she has changed me a lot.
As our teacher was ______, already had something to write, because I ______ thought of my friend. I am actually proud to say that she is my ______, because I wouldn’t be here at this point of time without her help. I firmly believe that I will be someone who ______ someone else one day.
1.A. confident B. hard – working C. responsible D. reliable
2.A. pay for B. pay back C. pay off D. pay
3.A. somebody B. nobody C. everybody D. anybody
4.A. But B. And C. However D. Therefore
5.A. time B. benefit C. energy D. money
6.A. gave in B. went back C. went away D. gave up
7.A. worker B. employer C. student D. teacher
8.A. busy B. full C. empty D. spare
9.A. solve B. complain C. realize D. mean to
10.A. honest B. kind C. strong D. healthy
11.A. praise B. appreciate C. amaze D. dislike
12.A. get B. recognize C. achieve D. accept
13.A. desired B. designed C. hated D. used
14.A. connected B. concentrated C. frightened D. delighted
15.A. pushed B. arranged C. pulled D. saved
16.A. grateful B. helpful C. faithful D. powerful
17.A. wondering B. asking C. commanding D. laughing
18.A. scarcely B. usually C. surely D. fortunately
19.A. friend B. goal C. hero D. competitor
20.A. protects B. helps C. influences D. encourages
