Podcasts (播客)
The B S. Report
Designed for the sports fan with a sense of humor, the B.S. Report is hosted by the sportswriter Bill Simmons. Simmons show is in very loose and free form and it’s not uncommon for him to go almost a whole show without even mentioning sports.
Wait, Wait…… Don’ t Tell Me
One of the most popular Programs on National Public Radio, Wait. Wait... Don’t Tell Me is now available as a podcast. The show is a news program in the form of a game show. Each week a group of humorists and writers join host Peter Sagal in Chicago, where they are quizzed on the weeks most important and funny news stories. Listeners also get to call in to play different news-related games for a prize
The Moth
The Moth is a weekly podcast run by a nonprofit art organization. The show is made up of recordings of “true stories told before a live audience without notes”. Each week. the group releases short 10-20 minute tales told by people from all walks of life. Past Presenters have included writers, comedians, scientists, and even New York City police officers.
Film spotting
Film spotting is a weekly podcast and is a must-listen for any movie fan. The show is focused on movie reviews, but hosts Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson do more than just tell their listeners which new movie is worth seeing. They also discuss and examine the film as an art form. The how doesn’t just focus on current movies, either, as the hosts frequently discuss old films as part of theme marathons.
1.If you are a police officer. you can take part in ________.
A. The B.S.Report B. Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me
C. The Moth D. Film spotting
2.What do The Moth and Film spotting have in common?
A. They are weekly programs B. They are open to everyone
C. Their hosts tell stories to the listeners. D. They are nonprofit arts organizations
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. You can play games in The B. S. Report.
B. People can tell stories in The Moth
C. Adam Kempenaar just tells their listeners old movies.
D. The Moth is available only in New York
假定你叫李华，你的英国笔友Tom将来中国旅游，想体验中国高铁，写来邮件请你帮助购买北京到黄山的高铁票。请回复邮件。内容包括
1．表示欢迎
2．请他将护照复印件发至你邮箱
3．简单介绍中国的高铁。
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：高铁CRH
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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、除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个端字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
副除：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。
Last tem, a newspaper reading course was start by our English teacher. He ask me to explain one article in the newspaper.
The preparation seemed difficult than I had thought. As there were many names of people and place in the article, so I needed to look them up in the dictionary. Understand long sentences was another problem. When I read and found them hardly, I asked my English teacher for help, and finally understood a whole article.
When my turn came, I confidently stood on the platform an explained it quite good. The course benefited him a lot.
根据汉意或括号中所给单词的正确形式填空
1.The new Shanghai is well______（值得） visiting
2.He set himself such a high______（标准） that he often disappointed himself.
3.Try to describe all the things in an_______(organize) way.
4._______(bury )in books, she didn’t hear the phone ringing.
5.Her heart_______（下沉） as the list ended without her name
Jackson lived on top of the hill. From his house, he could see the sea and the village________One day, the villagers_______something different about the sea. The sea seemed to be moving from the_______. None of the villagers knew what was happening.
Jackson understood what was going on, He had seen such a( n)_______when he was young. A tsunami (海啸) was approaching and the villagers had to be_______but there was no time to send a message to the whole village.
“Tom! ”he_______to his grandson,_______a torch quickly!"The boy did what he was told Jackson took the torch and set his_______on fire. Immediately, red_______shot upwards and thick smoke rose into the sky.
Tom cried out, Grandfather! Why are o wetting our house on fire?"Jackson did not answer.________, he stood quietly and watched the villagers. Suddenly, some villagers noticed the________and shouted at everyone to run up the hill to help put out the fire. When Jackson saw everyone running towards him, he was so________. The villagers did their best but they________to control the fire, Jacksons house was completely burned down but he stood on the hill________They thought Jackson had gone________.They stared at him in disbelief.
Finally, Jackson said, "________toward the sea. "The villagers turned and saw a huge________of water rushing towards the village. They were shocked to see the water ________the whole village and destroying everything in its________
Nothing was left of their homes________everyone was safe on the hill. The villagers realized why Jackson had set fire to his house.
1.A. above B. through C. below D. of
2.A. recognized B. noticed C. overlook D. expected
3.A. land B. hill C. sky D. village
4.A. sight B. chance C. alarm D. plot
5.A. found B. persuades C. laugh D. warned
6.A. rushed out B. figured out C. called out D. made out
7.A. Borrow B. Make C. Light D. Buy
8.A. boat B. house C. clothes D. tree
9.A. balls B. candles C. signal D. flames
10.A. Instead B. However C. Furthermore D. Therefore
11.A. torch B. boy C. sea D. fire
12.A. frightened B. confused C. happy D. crazy
13.A. managed B. refused C. intended D. failed
14.A. crying B. Jumping C. shouting D. laughing
15.A. hungry B. mad C. blind D. thirsty
16.A. Look B. Wave C. Head D. Return
17.A. drop B. level C. spray D. wall
18.A. spreading B. flowing C. swallowing D. moving
19.A. course B. path C. shape D. power
20.A. but B. so C. because D. unless
Do teenagers know how to sleep? If you’re the parent of teens, you might be laughing to yourself. That’s all they know how to do. In truth, teens might not know enough about how to sleep, when to sleep and why.1. .
Just as we focus on our diets and exercise for health, we need to consider sleep necessary to our mental, physical and psychological health. “Good” sleep is sleep that is long enough to allow your brain to remove the side effects of daytime brain activity. Consistent bed times and wakeup times are the key to keeping our sleep cycles.2..
Teens are social creatures, and the most attractive social “gathering” place these days is on their digital devices.3.. Ideally, we should avoid blue light for at least half an hour before bed. But social media and homework that requires screen time mean too many kids are powering up their devices when their bodies should be powering down for the night.
4.. Equally contributing to sleep issues are eating too late, taking naps, and failing to get enough exercise. In other words, these people never learned how to sleep.
Over time, poor sleep leads to a decline in mood.5.. Significantly, when I speak to my adult patients who are struggling with sleep issues, nearly all of them say their sleep problems started in high school.
Therefore, I recommend sleep education. Otherwise, we won’t necessarily solve the health, safety and economic issues of sleepy teens.
A. When they are disturbed, our sleep is affected
B. Going to bed too late is only one part of sleep problems
C. Being exposed to blue light from our screens delays sleep
D. Current school schedules allow for about seven hours of sleep a night
E. It also contributes to a lot of medical issues, from being fat to heart disease
F. Later school start time really contributes to more sleep and improved health
G. As far as I’m concerned, one important element is missing: sleep education
