Most people love to lose themselves in a great book, maybe a classic novel, a modern storybook or a great work of history. But many people also live busy lives, and for them finding time do sit quietly and read is different, if not impossible. Fortunately, with the coming of the Internet an high-tech tools like the iPod, more and more people are making literature a part of their lives again.
A very special website now makes it possible for people to listen to books that they simply would not have time to read. The site is called Audible Inc., and it’s the best place to download audio books. Over the past few years, hundreds of thousands of these books have been recorded. They include nearly every classic, as well as most newly-published ones. Most of these are read by voice actors who really bring the text to life.
Audible Inc. lets you easily and quickly download a book and load it onto your iPod or other MP3 players, or onto CDs so that you can listen in your car. The site is like Amazon.com, but for audio books. It includes thousands of recommendations and customer reviews that are extremely helpful. The site lets you listen to a free piece of each book so you can tell ahead what the narrator(讲述者)sounds like. No wonder that most people who listen to an audio book for the first time are immediately attracted.
This is the perfect opportunity to find out what so many people know about audio books. But be careful---you may become attracted to audio books for life.
1.Who might be most interested in Audible Inc.?
A. People who have iPods B. People who travel a lot
C. Teenagers who love writing D. Boo lovers with little free time
2.What does Audible Inc. offer people?
A. Free books B. Books to listen to
C. Books about history D. Traditional paper books
3.A free piece of each book is given on Audible Inc. in order to ________.
A. let people experience the narrating style ahead
B. introduce different styles of modern books
C. provide a chance to learn to narrate stories
D. meet the customers’ requirements
4.In the last paragraph, the author __________.
A. shows the benefits of audio books
B. advises people to chose audio books
C. stresses the great attraction of audio books
D. warns people against addiction to reading
High school and college are periods of ever-expanding responsibility for students. You can get help from some practical apps. Check out these apps to get a head-start on being on top of your life!
Sleep Cycle alarm clock (free; iOS, Android)
Getting enough sleep is essential to getting a good education, but waking up rested isn’t just about how much you sleep; it’s about where you are in your sleep cycle when you wake up. Sleep Cycle uses your phone’s microphone and/or accelerometer to analyze your sleeping patterns and wake you up at the best time, when you’re in your lightest sleep state(within a window that you set, so that you’re not late). myHomework Student Planner(free; iOS, Android, Windows)
The myHomework Student Planner is available on wide variety of platforms so that you can stay organized wherever you are. You can keep track of your class schedule and homework, get reminders for upcoming tests, and sync it across all of your platforms. There’s also a premium version for $4.99 that takes away the ads, gives you more themes, lets you add file attachments, and integrates access to external calendars.
Circle of 6(free; iOS, Android)
Circle of 6 is an innovative safety app that connects you to six of your most trusted friends (your “circle”) and helps you keep track of each other. If you’re feeling scared about a situation you’re in you can send a per-programmed text to your circle with just two taps, and it will include your exact location. This could also be used by younger students to discreetly let their parents know that they’re in an uncomfortable situation and want to be picked up.
Goodbudget(free; iOS, Android)
Goodbudget can divide your money into virtual “envelopes” for things like Groceries, Transportation, Entertainment, Gas, and whatever else you need to budget for. The free version includes 10 regular envelopes plus syncing across two devices. Or you can move to a premium subscription(溢价认购)($5/month, $45/year)for more envelopes, five devices, and a five-year transaction history.
1.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. All of the four apps can be used free of charge
B. Sleep Cycle alarm clock can make you sleep as much as possible
C. myHomework Student Planner can be used on computers and cellphones
D. Goodbudget can help you use your money wisely
2.The app Goodbudge with a premium subscription for six months costs __________.
A. $5 B. $22.5
C. $30 D. $45
3.Which might be the most useful for a primary school student who walks to the school alone every day?
A. Sleep Cycle alarm clock(free; iOS, Android)
B. myHomework Student Planner(free; iOS, Android, Windows)
C. Circle of 6(free; iOS, Android)
D. Goodbudget(free; iOS, Android)
假如你是李华，就读于一所寄宿制高中。你的表弟刘明也要来这所学校读高一，请用英文写一封信给他一些校园学习生活的建议。你的主要内容应包括：
1.努力学习；
2.多参加课外活动；
3.与室友友好相处。
要求：词数100词左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Liu Ming,
I am very glad to hear that you are going to study at the same high school as I.
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Yours,
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。
With the opening-up steps and economic development, so the beautiful scenery and good air quality in Guizhou is catching the attention of travelers. Nothing well can remain a secret for too long. Beside, there is also a forest park locating in the city center, which is the largest city forest park in China. Scientists say that in much areas in these forests, the quantity of oxygen reached 50,000/cm3. That is tens of times those of the area outside the city. The city is the natural oxygen bar, free from pollution and providing visitors and residents a refreshing break from the stress of modem life.
My husband and I traveled to Aruba again to relax ourselves. We spent our time relaxing under a tree and 1. (swim) at the beach during the day, and then sharing dinners and walks in the evenings. We didn’t take any photos because we had visited the island eight times before we 2. (travel) there last week.
As we stood in line at check-in, we noticed 3. family that was on our plane a week ago; a mother and her four children, but with no dad with them this time. The father 4. (kill) in a jet-skiing accident the other day, so the vacation turned into a nightmare. And their pictures would remind them of the most 5. (forget) experience forever. I 6. (sudden) regretted that we had no 7. (photo) from this vacation together. I closed my eyes and scanned my memory, hoping that I could memorize all the wonderful moments 8. (remember) in my mind. However, I failed.
From then 9., I began to record those moments 10. made my heart filled with love, gratitude and surprises.
The shower, I find, is the best place to cry. The water ______ the sound of my sadness，while washing away any ______ of my pain. I shower ______ the kids have gone to bed it’s the only time I can he ______.
I encourage my two boys to cry. My 7-year-old ______ himself on never crying at school. “Oh, but you must cry,” I ______. “Crying is good. It gets the sadness out. Never hold ______ your tears.” But what might ______ do to them to see their mother upset? I ______ did my best to protect my two children from my ______. If I needed to cry, I cried by myself, until...
Then my father died, and there was no ______ I could schedule my ______ and keep my feelings inside.
I tried to get on with things, but the sadness still came. The realization that my dad was actually gone ______ me with an intensity (强度) that was impossible to cover up.
To my surprise, my boys didn’t seem too alarmed. They found me hiding in the bedroom one afternoon,______. “It’s OK, mommies get sad too,” I told them, smiling ______ my tears.
“Don’t be sad, mommy. Granddad’s coming back as a baby,” my 7-year-old said, his tiny arm stretched ______ my shoulders. “Think about love,” he went on. “Think about all the people who love you.”
I realized that in hiding my pain, I was only ______ what it means to be human. It’s ______ thing to tell my children it’s OK to cry. It’s another to show them ______ it’s done.
Our job is not to protect our children, to keep them perfect. Our job is to look and say, “you are ______, and you’re made for struggles, but you are worthy of love and belonging.”
1.A. exposes B. covers C. changes D. reduces
2.A. emotion B. expression C. evidence D. dust
3.A. after B. before C. until D. when
4.A. asleep B. awake C. alive D. alone
5.A. concentrates B. prides C. depends D. bases
6.A. request B. command C. order D. insist
7.A. up B. on C. back D. out
8.A. them B. it C. that D. this
9.A. always B. rarely C. seldom D. often
10.A. thoughts B. difficulties C. tears D. problems
11.A. doubt B. point C. need D. way
12.A. sadness B. surprise C. disappointment D. anger
13.A. inform B. remind C. hit D. make
14.A. weeping B. wept C. sweeping D. swept
15.A. for B. at C. in D. through
16.A. on B. across C. by D. to
17.A. explaining B. denying C. proving D. expecting
18.A. the other B. other C. the one D. one
19.A. how B. what C. that D. why
20.A. upset B. perfect C. imperfect D. painful
