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It is good to get in touch with your inner child from time to time，and obviously some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to do so in a proper environment．A Brooklyn-based adult preschool is charging customers between $333 and $999 for the chance to act like a kid again．

At Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in show—and—tell，arts—and—crafts such as finger paint，games like musical chairs and even take naps．The month-long course also has class picture day where the adults are expected to have a field trip and a parent day．

30-year-old Michelle Joni Lapidos，the brain behind the adult preschool，studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher．She’s always on the lookout for new ways to get people in touch with the freedom of childhood．A friend encouraged her to start the mastermind course instead．

According to Candice，her blogger friend，Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children．“I realized all the significances of what we learn in preschool，”said founder Michelle Joni，“People come here and get in touch with their inner child．It’s magical．We are bringing ourselves back to another place，another time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves，more confident and ready to take on the world．”

“One person’s here because they want to learn not to be so serious．”Michelle said．“Another's here to learn to be more confident．”She explained that most of the classes were planned．However，Joni added that while the planned activities were fun，it was often the spontaneous(自发的)moments that attracted students．“It’s the things you don’t plan for，the sharing between friends and learning from each other．’’

1.What is the purpose of Preschool Mastermind?

A．To give adults a chance to return to childhood．

B．To help parents understand their children better．

C．To provide practical training courses for teachers．

D．To introduce some ways of playing with children．

2.What is mainly discussed about Preschool Mastermind in Paragraph 2 ?

A．Its customers． B．Its activities．

C．Its environment． D．Its schedule·

3.According to Candice，people come to this program to________·

A．enjoy freedom of thinking

B．realize their childhood dreams

C．discover their inner abilities

D．figure out childhood puzzles

4.What do we know about Michelle Joni?

A．She used to be a preschool teacher．

B．She likes to make plans in advance．

C．She founded Preschool Mastermind．

D．She gained confidence by sharing．

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每年都有许多人外出旅游，一些人的不文明行为引起了社会的广泛关注。某英文报社正在举行以“文明旅游”为主题的讨论。假定你是李华，请你给报社写一封信，呼吁大家做文明游客。要点如下：

1. 尊重习俗；

2. 不高声喧哗；

3. 其他

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

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阅读理解。

Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in Long Island, New York. Whitman received most of his education outside of the classroom. At the age of eleven, he worked in a law office as an office boy where he became interested in reading. He was soon reading the works of famous authors like William Shakespeare and Homer, and was well on his way to becoming one of America’s most well-known poets.

By the time Whitman was seventeen years old, he had already worked as a printer’s learner, a worker, and a learning games to help his students with spelling and maths. In his early twenties, however, he gave up teaching to pursue (追求) a full-time career as a journalist and poet.

When Walt Whitman first appeared as a poet, his arrival onto the American literary scene was met with controversy. His first collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, was so unusual that no commercial publisher would print the work. In 1855 Whitman published, at his own expense, the first edition of his collection of twelve poems.

Whitman’s poetic style was uncommon in the sense that he wrote poems in a form called parallelism (对句法), in which his goal was to copy the flow of the sea and the quickly-passing nature of human emotion. A common theme in Whitman’s poetry is self-realization. In his work, Whitman moves from conventional patterns of rhyme to create a unique rhythm and a multi-layered, but truly American voice.

“Although Whitman was considered a revolutionary by many, there is little doubt he loved his country deeply.” In his writing, he used slang (俚语) and various images, or voices, to create a sense of national unity.

For Whitman, the “proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.” Whitman has undoubtedly become a part of the cultural history and image of America.

1.Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ________.

A. Whitman’s education

B. Whitman’s early career

C. how Whitman became a poet

D. why Whitman’s poems were popular

2.When Whitman first appeared as a poet, ________.

A. he received a warm welcome

B. his literary road was not easy

C. he became famous for his unusual style

D. his poetic style was copied by other poets

3.What was Whitman’s greatest literary contribution?

A. He expressed human emotion in his writing.

B. He showed that flow of the sea in his poems.

C. He used slang to show his love for his country.

D. He created a unique rhythm and An American voice.

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，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Planning a September trip to France

September is one of the very best months to visit France．Not only will you enjoy plenty of sunshine and warm weather, but the tourist season is beginning to wind down—which means cheaper airfares, lower prices at hotels, and fewer crowds．1.

●Go wine tasting

2.And there are plenty of wine-related events and festivals around the country．So September is a great time to visit the vineyards around the country and go wine tasting．The Bordeaux, Loire and Burgundy regions are all lovely and great places to visit vineyards．Besides that, going to the castles of the Loire region in between visiting vineyards on such warm and Sunny days is also very enjoyable．

●3.

The temperatures are slightly lower，but plenty of sunshine makes for perfect conditions to enjoy a barge cruise on the canals of France．With such comfortable weather and beautiful scenery at this time of year, nothing equals hanging out on the deck of a barge．

●Visit the museums

Many museums in France have extended opening hours during the summer to accommodate the extra tourists and locals. And some museums also have extended opening hours into September．Wandering around the Louvre will take you into a wonder world，where you can enjoy the world-famous art．4.

Besides the above，riding a bike through France’s villages is also a welcome activity for young visitors in September．You can shop for the most fashionable clothes or goods here．You can see the beautiful and fantastic scenery along the road．5.

A．Take a barge cruise.

B．Enjoy the music concerts.

C．So, don’t hesitate and start to plan your September trip to France flow!

D．France is a beautiful country．

E．September is the beginning of the grape harvest season in France．

F．Going out of the Louvre, you can walk to the modern and fashionable Champs Elysees to do some shopping．

G．If this is your first trip to France, here is some handy information to help you get started planning your vacation!

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

Dr．Barone has helped many kids smile who were born with defects(缺陷)，including me．She did my first operations when I was a baby，which were the most important and 1. (effect)．

I don’t remember the first two operations very well．but I do recall 2. third．Dr．Barone was kind and eased me into the process．She let me choose my sleep medicine， 3. (make)sure that I was okay．I recently saw a picture of me before my operation，and I know 4. a big job she did．

Dr．Barone 5. (operate)on people with all types of birth defects．She also goes to other countries where people cannot afford this treatment and helps them 6. free．

Many people benefit from her new ways 7. (invent)to fix birth defects of the head and face．She has won many awards．A few of the most recent 8. (be)Best Doctors in America 2013-2014，America’s Top Plastic Surgery，and many others．

Dr．Barone was my doctor when I was a kid，and even though I was 9. (probable) just another patient to her，to me she was 10. (much)than just my doctor．She was and is my hero，and she gave me back my smile．

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，并在答题卡上将该涂黑。

The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard . But in the rich world , children can from a different kind of poverty—of the spirit . , one Western country alone now sees 14,000 attempted suicides（自杀）every year by children under 15 , and one child five needs psychiatric（心理）advice .

There are many good things about in the Third World . Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents , relatives and neighbors for example . In the West , the very nature of work puts distance between and children . But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices . , the child sees mother and father , relations and neighbors working and often shares in that work .

A child in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community’s : helping to dig or build , look after animals or babies ---- rather than playing with water and sand in kindergarten , keeping pets playing with dolls .

These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the children . Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky . Children in the rich world , , are provided with a watch as one of the signs of growing up , so that they can along with their parents about being late for school times , meal times , bed times , the times of TV shows …

Third World children do not usually to stay indoors , still less in high-rise apartments . Instead of dangerous roads , “ keep off the grass ” signs and “ don’t speak to strangers ” , there is often a sense of to study and play . Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them from ten floors up .

, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease . But childhood in the Third World is not all .

1.A. come B. learn C. suffer D. survive

2.A. As usual B. For instance C. In fact D. In other words

3. A. by B. in C. to D. under

4.A. childhood B. poverty C. spirit D. survival

5. A. adults B. fathers C. neighbors D. relatives

6.A. Anyhow B. However C. Instead D. Still

7.A. away B. alone C. along D. nearby

8.A. growing up B. living through C. playing D. working

9.A. activity B. life C. study D. work

10. A. by B. from C. through D. with

11.A. and B. but C. or D. so

12.A. Eastern B. good C. poor D. Western

13.A. at any moment B. at the same time C. on the other hand D. on the whole

14.A. easiest B. earliest C. happiest D. quickest

15. A. care B. fear C. hurry D. worry

16.A. dare B. expect C. have D. require

17.A. control B. danger C. disappointment D. freedom

18.A. anxiously B. eagerly C. impatiently D. proudly

19. A. Above all B. In the end C. Of course D. What’s more

20.A. bad B. good C. rich D. poor

短文改错

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。作文中共有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：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，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l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Victor was traveling in a train for his parents. All the time he is glancing with joy at his new shoes what his father had bought for him. After some time, he removed his shoes to take him a nap. After waking up, he found one of his shoes missing. He started crying unhappy. His parents tried to comfort him. His father told him it was no use crying but promised that after reaching home, he would buy him a new pair of shoes.

Victor got very excited on hearing his father's words that he threw other shoe out of the train. Reached the destination, he suddenly found his losing shoe in a basket.

How he regretted it!

Geneva（日内瓦） Tourist Guide

* Universal compact app for iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPhone 5 / iPhone / iPod / iPad GENEVA TOURIST GUIDE with attractions, museums, restaurants, bars, hotels, theatres and shops with traveler reviews and ratings, pictures, rich travel information, prices and opening hours.

Discover what's on and places to visit in Geneva with our new cool app. It will guide you to top attractions and shopping malls, and tell you directions to hotels, bars, and restaurants. This is an all-in-one app for all the local attractions. Our travel guide to Geneva features up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, travel tips and more.

Highlights :

◆ Geneva Information -- Overview, climate, geography, history and travel

◆ Attractions -- Ancient sites, beaches, botanical gardens, coffee farms, museums, scenic drives, towns, waterfalls, religious and historical sites, etc.

◆ Hotels -- From luxury hotels to budget accommodations, including reviews, price comparison, address and more.

◆ Map -- It is an interactive map and get turn-by-turn driving directions. Find traffic details, road conditions, street maps, multi map, satellite photos, and aerial maps. Allow you to easily search and find local businesses with directions.

◆ Gallery -- Picture galleries of Geneva's most beautiful sights, interesting events, unusual occasions and more.

◆ POI Search -- Search everything at Geneva.

Enter any keyword or name to search. Find Name, address, distance, route map, call, and directions to every business location.

◆ Translator - Supports 52 languages, Large text Translation.

◆ World Clock - All major cities of the world (1000 Cities).

1. What is Geneva Tourist Guide?

A. An app B. A book

C. A map D. An advertisement

2.Geneva Tourist Guide provides tourists with all the following help except ______.

A. to discover what's on and places to visit in Geneva

B. to guide tourists to top attractions and shopping malls

C. to offer latest information on attractions in Geneva

D. to help tourists make friends with Geneva locals

3. Which of the following is not among highlights of Geneva Tourist Guide?

A. Information about both expensive and cheap hotels in Geneva

B. Chances to visit Geneva galleries without paying any money

C. A search system that can find everything at Geneva

D. Being able to be used by tourists from all over the world

1. The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough

Another must-read for history fans, McCullough tells the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who taught the world how to fly. Drawing on all types of historical data — from personal diaries and scrapbooks, to thousands of private letters of family letters — we get a close look at the actual personalities behind one of the most influential moments in history.

2. The Wonder Garden, by Lauren Acampora

This novel is really a collection of several interwoven（交织）stories of people living in the rich Connecticut suburbs. From tales of an elderly artist to a young mother to a woman whose husband just behaves carelessly, The Wonder Garden gives us an unforgettable reminder that there’s often so much we don’t know about what happens with our neighbors behind closed doors.

3. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, by Mary Norris

Does someone mistaking who for whom make your blood boil? Do you want to throw a dictionary at someone for mistaking sit for cite? Enter Between You & Me. Mary Norris brings her experience working in The New Yorker’s copy department to eager grammar fans in this laugh-out-loud book that looks at some of the most common spelling, punctuation, and usage problems in the English language.

4. My Struggle: Book Four, by Karl Ove Knausgaard

My Struggle is a six-volume autobiographical novel that follows the life of Karl Ove Knausgaard, a Norwegian father of three. In Book Four, he writes of his decision at the age of 18 to move to a fisherman’s village in the far north of the Arctic circle to work as a school teacher. It’s there that he struggles with love, alcoholism, and becoming loved by one of his students.

1. What does the book The Wright brothers focus on?

A. Invention of airplanes.

B. Nature of the characters.

C. History of airplanes.

D. Ordinary life of the characters.

2.Who describes his or her real life experiences in the novel?

A. David McCullough.

B. Lauren Acampora.

C. Karl Ove Knausgaard.

D. Mary Norris.

3.Which of the following books might make you burst into laughter?

A. My Struggle. B. The Wonder Garden.

C. The Wright brothers. D. Between You & Me.

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