Mildred Webinga Freeman was an English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the ninth grade.She wasn't my________;she was the adviser to the safety patrol（巡逻）on which I________.I loved being around her and________her sense of humor and kind personality.She was________a good listener.
At the end of the year,she________that she was moving to Florida,and I was very sad.We exchanged________and became pen pals.I could tell her________,and she treated me_______respect even though I was a teenager.
In Florida,Mrs.Freeman became a Realtor（房地产经纪人）,_______she managed to find time to write letters.She wrote________stories and always took my concerns________.She had given me a(n)________invitation to visit,and I missed her so much.When I________to take her up on the________,she answered,"Get your shoes on and your bags________!You are welcome anytime!"
I spent three weeks with her in Miami.Her________of poetry,music,and creative writing________me to follow these endeavors（努力）.One day________hanging sheets on the clothesline,she________and said,"You know,the sky is fuel for the soul."I had never looked at the________before hearing those words.Later that year,I received a call that Mrs.Freeman had died.
1.A. mother B. friend C. classmate D. teacher
2.A. served B. advised C. expected D. led
3.A. shared B. enjoyed C. imagined D. found
4.A. such B. just C. still D. also
5.A. knew B. announced C. thought D. realized
6.A. addresses B. gifts C. views D. roles
7.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
8.A. in B. as C. with D. to
9.A. so B. but C. or D. for
10.A. amusing B. different C. emotional D. ordinary
11.A. immediately B. carefully C. seriously D. privately
12.A. urgent B. lucky C. ambiguous D. open
13.A. decided B. hesitated C. wrote D. hurried
14.A. offer B. promise C. excuse D. message
15.A. bought B. found C. filled D. packed
16.A. love B. dream C. sense D. feeling
17.A. persuaded B. encouraged C. forced D. allowed
18.A. before B. once C. while D. after
19.A. looked over B. looked out C. looked up D. looked down
20.A. clouds B. flowers C. people D. houses
We just went Christmas shopping this weekend, just to pick up a little here and there for the kids. 1.. We have discovered how to save time and money through a little research. Follow me and you can find some excellent tips.
First thing that you want to do is to make a list of what you are looking for exactly. 2.. This will make your shopping experience less painful and time-wasting. It will also help with making it less expensive. You won’t be persuaded to buy things that you don’t need or want because it is on sale.
3.. If you are familiar with the stores that you are buying things from, you will already know how they work. For example, Wal-Mart gives excellent pricing only for online sales, as well as free shipping.
When leaving your favorite stores, you want to look for exactly what is on your list. Compare prices and availability. 4.. Don’t just depend on your favorite stores. Sometimes you will come across things at prices you never knew in your familiar store.
After pricing shopping, go back to the stores that have the best price for the thing you want and buy it. 5. You may get it for a great price, but the shipping and handling costs will make you spend more if you are not careful.
A. We have to go shopping in our daily life.
B.We were shocked by the crowds and the costs.
C.Don’t forget to go online to your favorite stores.
D.Know what it is that you are in need of before you go shopping.
E.Don’t be persuaded to buy you don’t need at all at home.
F.Something you need badly may not be sold online or in the store.
G.Care about not only the cost of the thing, but also the shipping cost.
The world’s first “Sky Pool” has been uncoated（曝光）-and it’ll give anyone a touch of dizziness（眩晕）, unless he or she is not bothered by heights.
Situated in the capital’s new riverside district beside Battersea Power Station, the glass pool, hanging 10 storeys, or 110 feet up as a bridge between two apartment buildings, is 25m long, 5m wide and 3m deep with a water depth of 1. 2m. Swimmers will be able to look down 35 meters to the street below as they take a dip, with only 20cm of glass between them and the outside world. It’s even got a bar, folding chairs and an orange garden.
The pool will be part of Embassy Gardens at Nine Elms, a huge￡15 billion building project beside the new American Embassy in south-west London. The project is creating thousands of apartments, the smallest of which are expected to cost nearly $1 million, and the pool will only be open to the apartments’ owners.
Embassy Gardens takes design inspiration from the Meatpacking District of New York with floor to ceiling windows and brick frontages. The designer, Sean Mulryan, desired to push the boundaries in the capability of construction and engineering and do something that had never been done before. The Sky Pool’s transparent structure is the result of significant advancements in technologies over the last decade.
The experience of the pool will be truly unique and it will feel like floating through the air in central London.
Those people lucky enough to swim there will have a perfect view of the Palace of Westminster and the London Eye. It will be a selling point for developers when the second stage of the development is released to market.
1.Who can swim in the Sky Pool?
A. Anyone at Nine Elms.
B. Visitors to London.
C. People living in Embassy Gardens.
D. Those who are not terrified of heights.
2.People lucky enough to swim in the Sky Pool can do the following except .
A. drinking with friends B. experiencing diving and surfing
C. appreciating the London Eye D. sitting in the orange garden
3.What do we know from the text?
A. The pool lies in the centre of London.
B. The pool is 25 metres above the ground.
C. The pool was similar to New York’s modern constructions.
D. The pool is helpful for selling apartments in Embassy Gardens.
4.We can infer from the text that ________ .
A. the apartments in Embassy Gardens are fairly expensive
B. the new American Embassy has been moved away
C. Nine Elms is a street in Embassy Gardens
D. building the pool is not a complex job
What do you usually do when you have some free time? Do you take part in any form of hobby? If your answer is no, then you should think twice. Experiencing some type of interest or hobby might be the ideal way to develop your brain and improve your creative thinking.
Here is a common problem that many older people have. They have spent such a great deal of time raising their family that once their children are grown and left home, they all of a sudden start to experience their age. Quite often, it is not their age that is the concern. It is the fact that they are unexpectedly offered more time on their hands.
When you put in too much time not doing anything, this can affect your brain. This is just where the expression “If you don’t use it, you lose it” definitely is the truth. Your mind needs working out much like any other muscle in your body. This is why getting a hobby matters. It offers you something to do and is a perfect way to meet new people.
Enjoying a hobby is also a perfect way to improve creative thinking at any age. Even young children can profit from taking a new hobby. For retired people, enjoying a hobby which they can find entertainment in with their grandchildren will help keep them active and feeling young at heart.
Several hobbies that are terrific for both your mind and you body include yoga, biking, swimming and golf. If you aren’t fond of sports, even taking a walk regularly is a wonderful way to keep active. It helps you to appreciate fresh scenery and it has been suggested that the colors green and blue help make you more creative.
As you can see above, you can get pretty much from taking a hobby. With so many choices waiting for you, begin your journey right away!
1.What can be implied about many older people from Paragraph 2?
A. They lock creative thinking.
B. They should develop their brain.
C. They concern about their age.
D. They used to have little free time.
2.Why does getting a hobby matter according to the text?
A. It strengthens one’s brain.
B. It helps build up one’s muscle.
C. It enables one to make friends.
D. It improves one’s living conditions.
3.What does the underlined word “terrific” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A. Specific. B. Disgusting.
C. Wonderful. D. Fundamental.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Trying different hobbies B. Spending your free time
C. Experiencing your hobby now D. Feeling young at heart
One ambitious high school student knew exactly how to show his family that he got accepted into his dream college—by surprising them on Christmas Day.
Barrington Lincoln, class president at Lutheran High School North in Ferguson, got accepted into Morehouse College in Atlanta back on Dec. 15. But for months, he knew he wanted to make the news known in a big way to his mother and aunt, Lincoln told ABC News. “I thought of the surprise in October,” he said, adding that once he got accepted he would purchase two school T-shirts from Morehouse’s online store.
On Christmas Day, in a now video on Twitter, Lincoln, 17, gifted his mom Lisa McDonald and his aunt Shirley Gray the T-shirts with the school’s name on it. When the two sisters opened the gifts, they had no idea what they meant.
In the video, Lincoln nudges (用肘轻推) his family, “You know what that means right? I got in!” While McDonald falls heavily on the couch in delight, Gray asks, “You’ve been holding out on us?”
“I didn’t expect anything like that,” McDonald told ABC News. “It’s so satisfying to see him get the return on his studying.” “He always wanted to be the first in line and help everybody stay in line,” his mother added.
McDonald said it’s especially sweet since she had to work an extra job to afford his private school after his father, a former Marine, passed away in 2015. Lincoln was only 15.
“All kids need to have quality education,” the mother added. “I am putting an investment (投资) in his future.”
1.What did Lincoln choose two T-shirts for his mother and aunt mainly for?
A. To show he loves them forever.
B. To give them a Christmas gift.
C. To tell them his academic success.
D. To show he had grown up already.
2.How did Lincoln’s mother and aunt feel when they saw his presents?
A. Puzzled.
B. Satisfied.
C. Disappointed.
D. Embarrassed.
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined sentence “You’ve been holding out on us”？
A. You’ve been telling a lie to the two of us.
B. You’ve been longing to tell us the truth.
C. You’ve been playing a joke with two of us.
D. You’ve been keeping it a secret from us.
4.What can we infer from the text?
A. Lincoln’s parents could hardly afford his education.
B. Lincoln’s mother felt her efforts paid off at last.
C. Lincoln bought the T-shirts in the local supermarket.
D. The video had been popular before December 15.
In my very first job with some archaeologists, I wasn’t digging objects out of the ground, instead I was employed as an artist, drawing what they found. However, I was soon more interested in the stories behind the objects than in drawing them and that’s how my career in archaeology started. I still draw what I find in my work as a specialist on the Silk Road, the old trade route running from Egypt to Mongolia, and I also work on some underwater projects too.
In archaeology, my all-time hero is an American called Raphael Pumpelly. I first heard about him when I was a student on a trip to Turkmenistan, a country right in the heart of Asia. To get around the country, I had to learn Russian so that I could speak to the local people. When I got there I thought, “Wow! I’m one of the first Americans here!” Then an old man told me about an American archaeologist, Raphael Pumpelly, who was there doing the same thing over 100 years ago.
Archaeology’s in my family. My wife’s in the same profession, and, although our two boys aren’t interested in the future in archaeology themselves, we’ve been on some great digs together and they love what we do because they get to travel with us. Last summer, we took them to Lake Titicaca in South America, in the high areas of the Andes mountain range. My best experience was when I was digging on the Egyptian Red Sea coast. There’s very little rain and it’s so dry that everything is kept as it was. In an old house, where the owner used to store goods from the ships that came in, I picked up a 700-year-old mat in front of the house and there, under it, after all that time, was the house key with the owner’s name carved on it. It felt like he could be on his way home any minute! And I thought, “Hey, I do just that. This man’s not much different to me!”
1.While working in Egypt, what did the writer find so interesting?
A. That people from different centuries can be so similar.
B. The fact that the doormat was in such good condition.
C. The way the people managed to live in such a dry place.
D. That there had been so much trade in that area.
2.Which entry will the writer probably make in his diary?
A. Turkmenistan is interesting. I’m the first American to come here but I’m glad this is my last trip away.
B. I have been diving today and found some objects for an exhibition. I’ve just finished drawing them for my records.
C. I wish my children weren’t more interested in archaeology and would not work hard in the open like their parents.
D. It’s nearly dark but Raphael’s still busy digging in that old house. He can be very annoying. He thinks he’s the most important person here.
3.What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the text?
A. To describe the life of an archaeologist he admires.
B. To persuade people to take up archaeology as a career.
C. To explain what he enjoys about being an archaeologist.
D. To show how archaeologists work.
