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Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be quite easy, just like a walk in the park,” he’d told his wife. “I’ll look after the kids well, and you can go to visit your mom.”

Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little “good kids”—Mike, Randy, and Alex—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “Breakfast, Daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum (鼓). Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat (节拍). Mike chanted (咏唱) “Where’s my toast, where’s my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.

Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were just before their eyes. Someone named “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.

By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his color pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the family room, but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.

At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre. “I suddenly have to go into work and my wife is away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.

1.When his wife left home, Brad expected to __________.

A. go out for a walk in the park

B. watch TV talk show with his children

C. read the newspaper to his children

D. enjoy his first day off work

2.Who spilled orange juice into the basket of clean clothes?

A. One of the boys. B. Brad himself.

C. Brad’s friend. D. Brad’s wife.

3.Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?

A. Because he wanted to play with his friends.

B. Because he found it hard to manage his boys home.

C. Because his boss asked him to work.

D. Because he had to take his wife back.

4.This passage is developed __________.

A. by space B. by result C. by time D. by cause

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Flickering lights are annoying but they may have an advantage. Visible light communication (VLC) uses rapid pluses of light to transmit information wirelessly. Now it may be ready to compete with conventional Wi-fi.

In a recent TED talk, Harald Hasas from the University of Edinburge,UK demonstrated one VLC prototype(原型），“Li-Fi", transmitting a video from a store-bought LED lamp to a solar cell to a laptop. “Li-Fi is essentially the same as Wi-Fi,except for a small difference- we use LED lights around us to transmit the data wirelessly as opposed to using radio," Haas says.

Once established, VLC could solve some major communication problems. In 2009, the US Federal Communications Commission(FCC) warned of spectrum (波谱）crisis: because our mobile devices are so data- hungry we will soon run out of radio-frequency bandwidth.Li-Fi could free up bandwidth, especially as much of the infrastructure is already in place."There are around14 billion light bulbs worldwide, they just need to replaced with LED ones that transmit data", says Haas.

The idea of transmitting data through the visible light spectrum is not new.Alexander Graham Bell transmitted sound via a beam of sunlight in 1880 using a photo phone, a sort of solar-powered wireless telephone. In the past several decades, a number of researchers have looked at using visible light to transmit data.

But what Haas seized on is the use of simple LED light bulbs for data transmission. LED bulbs are controlled by a driver, which can rapidly di the light or turn it on or off. Therefore, Haas figured, data could be encoded in subtle shifts of the light’s brightness. Eventually, he creaded a working transmitter and receiver system with an IKEA lamp and a solar panel.

Li-Fi stands to be much faster than Wi-Fi. According to Haas research, Li-Fi can achieve data density 1000 times greater than Wi-Fi,because Li-Fi signals are contained in a small area, as opposed to the more diffuse (分散的)，radio signals.The system wouldn’t mean having to keep your lights on all the time either, Haas says---bulbs could be dimmed to such a point that they appear off, but still transmit data.

Now, Haas’ team hopes that Li-Fi could make its way into homes in a few years. The system can easily network any device with an LED light—an electric kettle, an oven. Eventually, this could bring about the Internet of Things era much faster. Haas also sees Li-Fi as a way to bring internet to remote location, using hilltop transmitters and rooftop solar panels. LED streetlights could even be used to form a network of outdoor Li-Fi, making it possible to stay connected when walking around the city.

But some sound a cautious note about VLC’s future. It becomes less powerful , for example,when light is blocked, wheather due to fog or other conditions.

1.By saying "There are around14 billion light bulbs worldwide”Haas intended to tell us that ______________

A. mobile devices will consume more data

B. radio-frequency bandwidth needs to be freed up.

C. VLC might solve the spectum crisis.

D. the world has a complete lighting infrastructure.

2.The underlined phrased “seized on“ in the passage is closet in meaning to “_____________”

A distinguished B. exploited C. created D. figured

3.We can learn from the passage that ________________________

A. Li-Fi can’t work outdoors.

B Li-Fi can work with LED lights off.

C. Li-Fi can be used with all household appliances.

D. Li-Fi needs improving to next diverse need.

Lomography was first officially introduced to China when the Lomography World Congress was held in Beijing in July, 2004. The Lomography World Congress is the greatest annual event of the Lomographic Society. It has been held in Madrid, New York, Tokyo, Cologne and Vienna, etc. The 2004’s great affair(盛会) took place in Beijing and ran a full week.

The first non-official affair of Chinese Lomographers was held in August, 2005 and it attracted much attention. A lot of energetic young people got together under the banner of “I Loma you” which was the slogan of this big party. In China Lomo is more of a symbol of fashion and youth, and most of the Lomographers are stylish young people who work with or study art. The organizer told the editor that the oldest Lomographer who came here is in his forties while the youngest one is about nine years old, but most of the people who are into Lomo are about 20 years old. In China the concept of Lomography is not only about Lomographyer taking photos with Lomo camera, but also a kind of spirit. “I think, generally, the Lomo spirit is everyone trying to love one’s own life and discover the beauty of everyday life,” the organizer said, “what I think more important is the idea of freedom and creativity. The 10 th Golden Rule is ‘don’t worry about any rules’, I think it introduces to us a concept: It’s you who make the rules and it’s you who break the rules. So free your mind and let your creativity work, and your life will be fantastic.”

1.People who are into Lomo are mostly _________________.

A. about 9 years old B. in their forties

C. teenagers D. about 20 years old

2.We can learn from what the organizer said that _________________.

A. everyone should make rules in your life

B. no one can break the rules

C. freedom and creativity can enrich your life

D. the beauty of life is easy to discover

3.In China the concept of Lomo is _________________.

A. to search for the beauty of life

B. to take photos with Lomo camera and a kind of spirit

C. to make your life wonderful and amazing

D. to free your mind and break rules

4.We may find this passage in _________________.

A. a newspaper B. a textbook

C. a notebook D. an advertisement

If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them .If you don’t , you may get lost, this is what you should do .Sit down and stay where you are .Don’t try to find your friends ---let them find you instead .You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you .You can shout or whistle three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help .

Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.

If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass. When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don’t just walk away .Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily .When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.

1.If you get lost in the forest, you should __________.

A. try to find your friends

B. walk around the forest

C. stay in one place and signals

D. shout as loudly as possible

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence? (划线句子)

A. Drop branches to look for water

B. Pick off branches to build another house

C. Use branches to make a bed

D. Leave branches to find your way back

3.The main idea of the passage is _________

A. how to travel in the forest

B. how to spend the night in the forest

C. what you should do if you are lost in the forest

D what you should do if you want to get some water

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The picked up the thermos (热水瓶) and poured some hot water into the tea-cups and placed them on the small table in front of his , who were a father and a daughter. Obviously________ of something, the host hurried into the inner room, leaving the ________on the table. His two guests heard a box of drawers opening and a rustling (飒飒地响).

They ________sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the ________ came, right there in the living room. Something was broken.

It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked ________ her shoulder at once, startled (吓一跳), ________ . It was________ . Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the ________ floor and said immediately, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

The father started to say something. Then he muttered (嘀咕), “ Sorry, I ________it and it fell.”

“It doesn’t matter,” the host said.

Later, when they left the house the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your ________ in the windowpane (玻璃窗). You were sitting perfectly ________ . Why did you say…?”

The father ________ , “What would you ________ as the cause of its fall?”

“It fell by itself. The floor is uneven (不平). It wasn’t steady when Mr. Li put it there.”

“It won’t ________, girl. It sounds more ________ when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you ________ them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”

The daughter was lost i_________ for a while. Then she said, “Can you ________ it only in this way?”

“Only in this way, for sure.” the father said.

1.A. host B. customer C. guest D. guide

2.A. friends B. neighbors C. guests D. children

3.A. knowing B. singing C. hearing D. thinking

4.A. thermos B. cup C. apple D. tea

5.A. enjoyed B. remained C. imagined D. hated

6.A. stranger B. host C. voice D. crash

7.A. for B. at C. in D. over

8.A. staring B. laughing C. smiling D. eating

9.A. helpless B. exciting C. terrible D. strange

10.A. broken B. streaming C. clean D. buautiful

11.A. touched B. beat C. dropped D. threw

12.A. hands B. reflection C. legs D. eyes

13.A. calm B. unmoved C. stand D. straight

14.A. shouted B. complained C. repeated D. laughed

15.A. tell B. make C. accept D. give

16.A. work B. open C. close D. indicate

17.A. comfortable B. acceptable C. friendly D. imaginable

18.A. defend B. support C. discuss D. argue

19.A. darkness B. ignorance C. sadness D. silence

20.A. explain B. do C. make D. manage

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Lazy people will never gain anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.

1. Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.

Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task. Others take a more positive approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. 2.

Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations(诱惑) that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness. 3. Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film.

Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home. Couples and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately. 4. Be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and perform their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated people.

5. Enough exercise and a balanced diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle, thus enabling you to have more energy and help lift your spirits.

A. To fight family laziness, set an example.

B. Knowing how to fight laziness is important.

C. One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep.

D. Finally, taking exercise regularly can help you fight laziness.

E. With strong determination, you will be able to achieve your goal.

F. Laziness appears when you no longer feel in charge of your own mind.

G. Create a reward system for yourself, just as parents do for a child.

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Do you know about Dolly, a famous sheep? She 1.________ (create) by cloning more than fifteen years ago in Scotland. Cloning is famous throughout2.________world. It is a process used to make an animal that is3.________ (exact) like its parent. So far, scientists 4.________ (clone) rabbits, sheep, cows, mice, pigs and some other animals.

But what makes cloning possible? It’s DNA. There is DNA in most living things, 5.________

(include) human beings. Your DNA is the same in every part of your body. For example, your fingernails have the same DNA as your hair. You have your own DNA, 6.________is similar to your parents’, but not the same. However, Dolly’s DNA is the same as 7.________of the sheep she was cloned from.

There’s no doubt that cloning can help save those animals in danger. It can also be 8.________ (benefit) to human beings. With its help, scientists are able to explore more ways to treat many serious diseases. However, cloning could be used in some ways to harm 9.________ (social), too. So all governments should make laws 10.________ (make) sure it can be used properly.

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下面是你同学的一篇英文习作，请你帮助修改这篇作文。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（＼）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.每处错误及其修改仅限一次。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Alibaba founder Jack Ma, his company has been valued at more than $ 221 billion of which Ma owned 6%, is put in the top position among China’s wealthiest. But he stays outside the list of the world’s 10 rich people.

Fought against a hard life, young Ma still managed to learn English well enough to gain a degree and became a teacher. Afterwards he started a translation agency in which took him to the US, where he introduced to the Internet. His fate was bound to change before he was accidentally appointed to take an American visitor Jerry Yang, a co-founder of Yahoo, in a tour of the Great Wall. The meeting obvious proved to be a turning point for all of them, promoting the birth of Alibaba and later cooperation with Jerry Yang.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A strong memory depends on the health and vitality （活力） of your brain. They say that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but when it comes to the brain, scientists have discovered that this old saying simply isn’t true. 1.

Give your brain a workout. Memory, like muscular strength, requires you to “use it or lose it”. The more you work out your brain, the better you’ll be able to process and remember information. 2.

Don’t skip the physical exercise. While mental exercise is important for brain health, that doesn’t mean you never need to break a sweat. Physical exercise helps your brain stay sharp. It increases oxygen to your brain and reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory loss.

Get enough sleep. There is a big difference between the amount of sleep you can get by on and the amount you need to function at your best. 3.

Keep stress in check. Stress is one of the brain’s worst enemies. Over time, stress destroys brain cells. Studies have also linked stress to memory loss.

Have a laugh. 4. That holds true for the brain and the memory, as well as the body. Unlike emotional responses, which are limited to specific areas of the brain, laughter engages multiple regions across the whole brain.

5. Just as the body needs fuel, so does the brain. You probably already know that a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, “healthy” fats and lean protein will provide lots of health benefits, but such a diet can also improve memory. For brain health, though, it’s not just what you eat—it’s also what you don’t eat.

A. Eat a brain-boosting diet.

B. Play games with memory.

C. Laughter is the best medicine.

D. But oversleeping is not good for your brain.

E. Even skipping a few hours makes a difference!

F. You have to shake things up from time to time!

G. The human brain has an astonishing ability to adapt and change.

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