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Astronauts on shorter shuttle missions（使命）often work very long days. Tasks are scheduled so tightly that break times are often used to finish the day’s work. This type of schedule is far too demanding for long missions on the International Space Station（ISS）. ISS crewmembers usually live in space for at least a quarter of a year. They work five days on and two days off to mimic the normal way they do things on Earth as much as possible. Weekends give the crew valuable. Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework. They can communicate with family and friends by email, internet phone and through private video conferences.

While astronauts cannot go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit, there are many familiar activities that they can still enjoy. Before a mission. The family and friends of each ISS crewmember put together a collection of family photos, messages, videos and reading material for the astronauts to look at when they will be floating 370 kilometers above the Earth. During their mission, the crew also receives care packages with CDs, books, magazines, photos and letters. And as from early 2010, the internet became available on the ISS , giving astronauts the chance to do some “web surfing（冲浪）”in their personal time. Besides relaxing with these more common entertainments, astronauts can simply enjoy the experience of living in space.

Many astronauts say that one of the most relaxing things to do in space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and the Earth’s vast land mass and oceans.

1.What does the word “mimic” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Find B. Copy

C. Change D. Lose

2.Which of the following best describes the families of the astronauts on the ISS?

A. The are caring and thoughtful

B. The are worried and upset

C. The are impatient and annoyed.

D. The are excited and curious.

3.The passage mainly discusses how astronauts ______________.

A. work for longer missions in space

B. connect with people on the Earth

C. observe the Earth from space

D. spend their free time in space

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It is made from grapes grown without pesticides (杀虫剂) and chemicals, is kind to the environment and rarely causes hangovers (酒后头痛). Sales of organic wine are booming in the UK.

According to the organic food and farming group Soil Association, sales of organic beers, wines and spirits rose by 14.3% last year to reach nearly £6 million, driven by the demand from consumers who are increasingly seeking “natural” food.

“It seems that people are rediscovering their link with the environment through organic food. Organic wines also taste better, perhaps due to less use of man-made chemicals.” said Finn Cottle of Soil Association. As well as the benefits of producing grapes without using pesticides, organic wine also contains less sulphur dioxide (二氧化硫), which can contribute towards hangovers.

Supermarkets are increasing supplies on their shelves to meet consumer demand, while the switch to online shopping has also helped, as people are more easily able to find what they are looking for. Vintage Roots is now one of the UK’s biggest online shops of organic wine, while Ocado provides more than 100 different organic wines and Daylesford, best-known for its organic vegetable boxes, has branched out into organic wine and spirits.

The discount supermarket Aldi is set to start its first collection of so-called “green” wines this week, offering eight wines with organic certificates. Aldi expects the wines to appeal to the young shoppers who are increasingly concerned about the environmental influence of the produce that they are buying and consuming.

English organic wine producer Oxney Estate’s Noir Rosé recently won the Waitrose prize for the most outstanding rosé wine at the competition. A spokeswoman for Waitrose said: “Organic wine is a growing trend globally and we have seen sales increase by 16% in the last year”.

1.Sales of organic wine are increasing probably because ________.

A. consumers are now more environmentally aware

B. it offers a very different taste from traditional wine

C. consumers are tired of hangovers after drinking

D. it contains no sulphur dioxide or pesticide

2.What’s the main idea of paragraph 4?

A. UK supermarkets welcome organic wine and spirits.

B. Online shopping promotes the sales of organic wine.

C. There’re not enough supplies of organic wine in the UK.

D. Supermarkets should go online to sell more wine.

3.“Waitrose” in the last paragraph is probably ________.

A. a wine producer B. an organic wine

C. a wine competition D. a news agency

4.The writing purpose of the text is to ________.

A. persuade readers to go green while drinking

B. compare organic wine and traditional wine

C. share with readers wines without hangovers

D. introduce a new consuming trend in the UK

My grandfather Andy Anderson is 99. His life story is one for the big screen -- he met my grandmother on a Saturday, and they married on the following Saturday. They stayed together until my grandma died 67 years later.Without going to college, Andy worked his way to the top. He became the manager of the dairy department of Safeway. He earned the nickname Mr. Cheese, which finally turned into Grandpa Cheese among the family. He has taught me a lot and here' s what he has learned in his 99 years.

Always keep a good sense of humor. Find something humorous in every single situation. Never be too good to start at the bottom. Exercise every day, even when you don' t feel like it. Don't spend more money than you make. Save your money now and spend it later.

You must be able to forgive, even if it' s difficult to do. Love is not always easy; sometimes you have to work at it. Your family is the most precious thing you will ever have in life.

If you are faced with a problem, don' t delay（延误）trying to solve it. But if there's no way to solve it, you have to forget about it. Make sure you' re doing what you love; don't be afraid to follow those dreams you have for yourself.

School education is important, but not necessary. Life can be an education in itself. Explore your world and stay curious; Having a bad job is better than having no job at all; Try not to take yourself so seriously. Don't ever be afraid to be your true self. Your life is delicate(易受损的), and if you fail to take care of yourself properly, you'11 spoil.Life is a gift that you must unwrap. It' s up to you to determine if what's inside will lead you to happiness or frustration(挫折). You have the power to make that decision for yourself.

All of above come from Grandpa Cheese. If you're wondering what Grandpa Cheese is up to these days, he' s riding his motorized scooter (踏板车) around Benicia, CA, and "planning on what I'm going to do when I start to get old," he says.

1.Which of the following agrees with Grandpa' s philosophy(人生信条)?

A. Exercise if you like it. B. A good job secures（保障）a happy life.

C. Happiness makes longer life. D. Love needs efforts.

2.If you have a problem with no solution, the best way is to _____________

A. leave it aside B. have a sense of humor

C. take care of yourself D. keep trying

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The author' s great-grandparents are living a happy life now.

B. Whether life will be happy or miserable（悲惨的）is decided by yourself.

C. School education helps develop curiosity（好奇）about the world.

D. Andy was called Mr. Cheese before being a Safeway manager.

4.The passage is probably from _____________ .

A. An advertisement. B. A biography.

C. A political newspaper. D. A science fiction.

"I have used all my prehistoric powers 1.(swim)," Fu Yuanhui said in an interview after she qualified for the women's 100m backstroke final. When asked 2. her hopes were for the final. she said: "No expectation! I'm very satisfied now!"．

That’s how she began to rock China’s internet and social media. Add her exaggerated 3. (face) expressions and humour, and she quickly became an online celebrity．She eventually won a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke final, not gold. 4. that hasn’t reduced the affection from her fans．

Young Chinese social media 5.(user) have been drawn to her straight-forward character, her sincerity and her attitude towards competition．

Joanna Zhan, a fan in Chongqing, said she liked Fu because she is "so cute，and she is as powerful 6. a mudslide (泥石流）"."Fu interpreted the Olympic spirit of challenging 7.(she) and enjoying the game," she added．

One fan, Feng Zhu, told the BBC she liked Fu because she always said 8. (exact) what was on her mind．

JingYingLi, a female entrepreneur in Sichuan province, said she heard about Fu from her friends. “Almost everyone 9.(talk) about her,” she said．But it seems Fu is part of a generational change in attitude towards 10. (compete)．

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A. can’t B. couldn’t

C. may not D. might not

假定你是李华。你的美国外教David回国时，请你帮他找人制作一枚中文名章（name stamp）以作纪念。你已找好制作人。给他写封邮件，告知此事，并请他从所附图片中挑选字体、图案及材料。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

Dear David,

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li hua

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don't get along well, which doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. We miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There's more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people if those don't have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

1.The first paragraph tells us __________.

A. none needs friends

B. we always need friends around us

C. making friends is the need in people's life

D. we need to be alone

2.Which of the following is what the writer doesn't say in the passage?

A. People are happy when their friends leave them.

B. People may never see their friends after their friends move away.

C. People can know their friends in different ways.

D. People like their friends very much if they get to know them.

3.Which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people?

A. A house. B. A room.

C. A library. D. A village.

4.If people have friends, they would live longer, because __________.

A. they feel happier and healthier B. they get a lot of help from their friends

C. they take better care of themselves D. both A and C

“The U．S.Food and Drug Administration(FDA)is considering to put stricter limits over tanning salons(晒黑廊)and wants to ban anyone younger than 18 years of age from using a tanning bed，”an advisory panel(专家团)announced last week.

The panel is calling for tighter controls on the industry such as requiring teenagers to get the approval from their parents before using tanning beds or limiting the use of artificial tanning to a certain age.“Given the absence of any demonstrated benefits，I think it is an obligation for us to ban artificial tanning for those under 18，”said panelist Dr.Michael Olding.

Along with a possible ban for teenagers，the panel also recommended that visible warning labels should be placed either on the tanning machines or in the salons in order to caution tanners of the possible dangers.In addition，the committee decided that stricter regulations and classifications were critical to make the machines safer.At this time the machines are categorized as FDA Class 1 devices，the ones that are least likely to cause harm.In case the FDA decided to change their classification from Class 1 to Class 2，as advised by the panel，the FDA could limit the levels of radiation the machines emit.Class 2 devices include X?ray machines and powered wheelchairs.

Getting a tan，whether from a tanning bed or the sun，increases the risk of developing skin cancer.Last year，the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)declared tanning beds as “carcinogenic(致癌的)to humans”．It was discovered that young individuals in their teens and 20s who use tanning beds on a regular basis have a 75 per cent higher risk of suffering from melanoma(黑素瘤)，the deadliest form of skin cancer.According to the American Cancer Society，melanoma accounted for nearly 69,000 cases of skin cancer in 2009 and will account for most (about 8,650)of the 11,590 mortality cases due to skin cancer each year.

1.According to the passage，what measures will U．S.FDA most probably take?

A. Banning tanning salons.

B. Posing heavier tax over tanning salons.

C. Having tighter controls over tanning salons.

D. Limiting the number of tanning salons in every state.

2.Which of the following suggestions for making tanning salons safer is NOT mentioned?

A. Visible caution.

B. Setting age limit.

C. Professional personnel.

D. Parental approval for teenagers.

3.What does the writer want to express in the last paragraph?

A. Tanning in one's youth may mean death.

B. Tanning in the sun is safer than on the tanning bed.

C. People should get tanned without getting melanoma.

D. Getting tanned is only a good idea for those above thirty years old.

4.What will most probably happen，if the advisory panel's suggestions are adopted and put into practice?

A. Fewer people will suffer from skin cancer.

B. Tanning salons will have more customers.

C. Getting a tan in a tanning salon will cost less.

D. Parents will be more anxious about their tanning children.

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