An 11-year-old girl from Belthangady, India, recently made news headlines for having around 60 dead ants pulled from her eyes. As for how the insects got there, some doctors thought they entered her body through the ears.
Last week, the girl, known only as Ashwini, started complaining of severe pain in her eyes. She told her parents that she felt there was something stuck in her eyes, and when they checked, they did find a small ant in one of her eyes. They didn’t pay much importance to it, as they assumed the insect had gotten there by accident, but it wasn’t long before the girl again started reporting pain in her eyes. They discovered more dead ants, and this time, they took her to hospital.
A local doctor told Ashwini’s parents that the insects must have first entered her body through the ears and then somehow made their way to her eyes. He gave her some eye-drops to help with the irritation（刺激）, but the girl still has 5 to 6 ants pulled from her eyes daily. A week ago, the Daily Mail reported that Ashwini’s eyes produced around 60 dead ants in a period of 10 days.
As doctors in Belthangady were left scratching their heads about how the ants reached Ashwini’s eyes or what they could do to stop the unusual phenomenon, she was taken to an eye hospital in Moodabidri, where her family hope to get some answers.
IB Times reports that Ashwini’s parents feared she had been affected by some evil spirit, so they also took her to an astrologer（占星家） who told them that the ants in the eyes were caused by something called Naga Dosha. But who knows?
1.Why did Ashwini recently make news headlines?
A. Because of her love for insects. B. Because of her extraordinary skills.
C. Because of her strange experience. D. Because of her abilities to control ants.
2.How did Ashwini’s parents react when finding an ant in her eye?
A. They didn’t take it seriously. B. They tried their best to comfort her.
C. They sent her to hospital immediately. D. They didn’t think it was just an accident.
3.The underlined part in paragraph 4 most probably means “ ”.
A. feeling angry about B. showing disagreement about
C. being optimistic about D. feeling puzzled about
4.What can be inferred about Ashwini from the text?
A. Her eyes no longer produce dead ants.
B. Eye-drops are of little help to her eyes.
C. The dead ants cause no harm to her eyes.
D. Only the astrologer has found out the truth.
The history of the Louvre Museum, which today contains one of the most important art collections in the world, dates back to the Middle Ages. Built in 1190 as a fortress（堡垒）protect Paris from the Vikings, it was transformed into a palace by Francesco I. Since then, for four centuries, French kings and emperors have expanded it. The glass pyramid of I. M. Pei was added to the courtyard of honor in 1989. All galleries can be reached from here.
The glass pyramid
The projects for the monetization and expansion of the Louvre date back to 1981. They included the construction of a main entrance to the museum. The American architect of Chinese origin－I. M. Pei－was in charge of the project. Pei designed a pyramid that had to become an entrance to the museum. Its glass walls allow visitors to admire the surrounding historic buildings and to light up the entrance hall.
The Louvre collection
The Louvre treasures can date back to the collection of Francesco I (1515－1547), who bought many Italian paintings. During the rule of Louis XIV ( 1643－1715) this amounted to only 200 artworks, but it also increased as a result of donations and purchases. It was opened for the first time to the public in 1793. Since then the Louvre collection has been continuously enriched.
The fallen guide
The main entrance is under the glass pyramid. The artworks are exposed on four floors: the display rooms of the artworks are organized according to the countries they are from. There are eight sections in all. The European painters’ collection is very large, with 40 percent of French works, while the collection of sculptures is less complete.
1.What does the first paragraph say about the Louvre Museum?
A. It was first intended as a royal palace.
B. It has a history of less than ten centuries.
C. It has the largest art collection worldwide.
D. It experienced nonstop expansion in the past.
2.Which of the following in a function of the glass wills of the pyramid?
A. Acting as a good viewpoint. B. Making visitors move faster.
C. Making the entrance hall less bright. D. Preventing heat by reflecting sunlight.
3.The arrangement of the display rooms is based on the artworks’ .
A. historic values B. cultural meanings
C. countries of origin D. levels of perfection
（河南省郑州市2018届高三下学期第三次模拟）假定你是李华,正在你校学习汉语的美国交换生Albert对中国古诗词很感兴趣。请用英语给他写封邮件,邀请他一同观看央视频道《经典咏流传》中的一期节目。内容包括：
1. 时间、地点和观看人员；
2. 内容：欣赏以歌曲形式咏唱的经典古诗词；
3. 提醒：提前简要了解一些中国经典古诗词,观后一起谈感受。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：《经典咏流传》Everlasting Classics
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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。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。
Our English teacher, Ms. Joan, came to our school in 1986. She taught English for nearly 31 years so far. She works hardly and has been a model teacher for ages.
She is kind to us but she is rather strict with us as well. She always encourages ourselves to speak and read more English. She is good at teaching and tries her best to make every lesson lively and interested. She is not only our teacher and also our friend. We students love and respect for her.
Tomorrow she is going to attend a important meeting, at which she will be given a medal for his advanced deeds. We both sincerely congratulate her on achieving so extraordinary achievements.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Every year over 2,500 people die and 12,600 1. (injure) in home fires in America. Every day, Americans experience the great fear of fire.2. most of them don’t understand fire.
To protect 3. (you), it is important to learn the basic characteristic of fire. In less than 30 seconds, a small flame can get 4. (complete) out of control and turn into a major fire. Most deadly fires occur in the home when people are asleep. If you wake up to a fire, the fire spreads too quickly and the smoke is too thick, maybe there is just little time 5.(escape). Heat is more 6. (threaten) than flames. In five minutes, a room can get so hot that everything in 7. starts to bum at once. Fire starts bright, but quickly produces black smoke and complete darkness. If you wake up to a fire, you may be blinded and confused about where you are or in which 8. (direct) you should go. You are even unable to find your way around the home you 9. (live) in for ages. Fire produces smoke and poisonous gases. Breathing even small amounts of smoke and toxic gases can make you tired, sleepy and short of breath. As 10. result, you may not wake up in time to escape
Madison Williams, aged 13, was studying in her bedroom in Dublin, Ohio. Suddenly, her mother, Leigh Williams, rushed in saying __________, “A little boy fell into a septic tank（化粪池）, and no one can __________ him.”
They ran to the neighbor’s yard, where they found the boy’s desperate mother and other people __________ a septic tank opening that was slightly wider than a __________. The boy, only 2, had slipped in.
Madison quickly __________ the situation. She was the only one who could __________ through the small hole. Without __________, she got on her stomach next to the opening, placed her __________ out in front of her, __________ told the adults, “Lower me in.”
Leigh and the others __________ her waist and legs. She moved her arms and shoulders from side to side until she got through the __________. Inside, the tank was dark, and the air was sick. She used her hands to __________ the boy in the dirty water, and jammed her left wrist __________ a hidden pole, injuring the muscles in her wrist and arm. Ignoring her __________, Madison continued. Minutes ticked by before she __________ grasped his foot.
Then, ten minutes after Madison had __________ the tank, she and the boy were __________. But the boy wasn’t out of __________. He had been kept from oxygen long enough that he wasn’t __________. An adult gave him several hard hits on the back. It was only when Madison heard him cry that she knew he was __________. Madison’s action made her a hero.
1.A. impatiently B. bravely C. anxiously D. calmly
2.A. reach B. see C. recognize D. hear
3.A. covering B. repairing C. digging D. surrounding
4.A. bowl B. plate C. basketball D. tap
5.A. accepted B. surveyed C. remembered D. drew
6.A. fit B. break C. walk D. look
7.A. effort B. help C. doubt D. hesitation
8.A. arms B. feet C. clothes D. glasses
9.A. still B. even C. and D. so
10.A. lowered B. held C. pushed D. pressed
11.A. water B. opening C. passage D. gate
12.A. exam B. greet C. shake D. feel
13.A. against B. with C. on D. towards
14.A. life B. time C. injury D. direction
15.A. carefully B. finally C. again D. just
16.A. searched B. touched C. entered D. observed
17.A. lifted out B. stepped forward C. moved on D. came away
18.A. balance B. order C. control D. trouble
19.A. talking B. sleeping C. breathing D. smiling
20.A. sad B. OK C. hungry D. different
