Mum,it’s me.Hopefully,this Mothering Sunday you will get to hear those three words.I will,of course,try to phone you.I hope we will be able to speak for the allowed 10 minutes.But I suspect many inmates will be using the phone,so if I don’t call and if we don’t speak,then this is what I would have said:

It’s not your fault that I am here.I know that deep in your heart you have questioned whether my current circumstance is somehow your fault,if the reckless stupidity of my past is somehow a failure on your part.It is not.Only one person is to blame,only one person should hurt — me.You have always taught me that when the room goes dark,you can wait for the lights to be switched back on or you can search in the dark and turn the light on yourself.You are my light.You always have been and always will be.There is nobody I admire more,nobody I have strived harder to please in my life,which is why my current failure hurts me so much.

I am so sorry that I will not be there to see you,but I want you to know that now,as always,you are here with me.In my darkest hours,and in the coldest loneliness of my past few months,my mind has so often wandered to the past,to when it was you and me — and I have been able to smile.Yours is the strength that I draw upon.

A parent’s job is to make sure that they pass on the best of themselves to their children.You have done that.It is the inner you in me that will get me through this.

I have failed you so epically,but you have never failed me.If I think back to the tears I shed when Dad left,all those years ago,I see you through their misty glaze.You holding me and you telling me we’d be OK,and we will be.We are and always will be the best team.

Childhood heroes such as footballers,actors and rock stars are clichéd. If the job’s done right,a child’s heroes should be their parents — you are mine.The strength you showed after the divorce from Dad to find your biological parents,to go to university and get your teaching qualifications,to begin your life again,is the strength that I draw on now.It is the belief in myself,it is the belief you have in me,that tells me that once I am released I can and will rebuild my life.I will make you proud again.I will make you happy to have me as your son.Yours is the will that gets me through every day.

I don’t believe you can judge a person for the mistakes they make,as we all make them,but you can judge them for what they do afterwards.And after this,when it is all over,you will still have a son with the same hopes and dreams.They have not diminished. If you can dream it,then you have to believe it can happen — right?

So this Mothering Sunday,please think back to that morning in the 80s,the first Mother’s Day without Dad,when a six year old me got up early and made breakfast for you.Do you remember it?Could you ever forget?A slice of bread a doorstep thick and a wedge of cheese equally dense.You didn’t have to eat it,but you did,chewing every dry mouthful.I know now why you forced yourself — because it had been made with love.Well,things don’t change this year — this letter is that bread and cheese (it sure has plenty of the cheese!).

I love you so much.I am sorry I have let you down,but you have taught me that we will always pick ourselves up and become better than we were before.Thank you for everything and this year,more than ever:

Happy Mothering Sunday.

Love,your son

1.According to the passage,what made the author most upset at present?

A. Losing his freedom temporarily.

B. Being unable to phone his mother.

C. Failing to live up to his mother’s expectations.

D. Having no chance to spend the weekend with mother.

2.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. Mothering Sunday

B. Dark time

C. His mistake

D. Near future

3.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

What did the author do in the loneliness of his past months?

A. He summed up the causes of the failure in his life.

B. He planned to help his mother find her birth parents.

C. He recalled the fond memories of being with his mother.

D. He prepared himself to go to university for further studies.

4.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “clichéd” in Paragraph 6?

A. Ridiculous

B. Liberal

C. Explicit

D. Common

5.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

Which of the following can best describe the author’s mother?

A. Selfless but stubborn

B. Guilty but determined

C. Selfish but responsible

D. Caring but envious

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Sina Weibo, one of the country’s most popular micro blogging sites,has launched a paid service.For a 10 yuan ($ l.57) monthly fee, users get a membership on their Sina Weibo accounts.

According to Xu Yuanyuan, a member of the marketing team at Sina, themove is to guarantee a more convenient and safer environment for users.But despite the company’s efforts to increase income, it seems that most of its 300 million users still prefer the free version.

The premium membership (高级会员) plans ,announced by the company on Monday, brought about negative comments from its users .

“The current service is good enough for me”, said a based micro blogger.“I don’t really need those value added services and it might be a waste of money.I might consider paying for it if some more features are added. ”

Dong Xu, an analyst with consulting firm Analysys International, said that Sina shouldn’t expect a great increase in income brought by the new services.The free services are enough for most users, Dong said. “The company has been making attempts at different profit models since last year.A potential source of income could be gaming.Games and advertisements are so far the two biggest sources of income.” she said.

Other micro blogging service providers have not yet followed suit.Fang Gang, vice president of rival Sohu, said via e-mail on Tuesday that Sohu’s micro blogging service will never charge users.“It’s good news for us.Users can come to our website if they have to pay for services (at Sina).” Fang said.

1.Most of Sina Weibo’s users______.

A. aren’t satisfied with its free version

B. show no interest in its paid services

C. are looking forward to new services

D. think highly of its new paid version

2.What’s Dong Xu’s attitude towards Sina Weibo’s new services increasing income?

A. Negative. B. Confident.

C. Indifferent. D. Positive .

3.Why did Fang Gang consider Sina Weibo’s charging its users good news?

A. Because Sina will make more money.

B. Because Sina will lose the whole Weibo market.

C. Because Sohu will attract more users.

D. Because Sohu will offer free services.

4.What can be inferred from the text?

A. Most of Weibo websites will charge their users.

B. Sina Weibo’s new move will be a great success.

C. Sina Weibo’s users will enjoy more services.

D. A large number of Weibo users like playing games.

5.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Sina Weibo Faces Great Challenges

B. Sina Weibo Launches Paid Services

C. Sina Weibo Expects Income Increase

D. Sina Weibo Becomes More Convenient

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Welcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning.

Electronic Village Program (Thursday, June 18,2015)

Nearpod

◇ 9:00 am to 10:00 am

◇ Room 501

Nearpod is a software program that creates a rich context(语境) for students to learn vocabulary. The presenter will show how to use it.

TEO

◇ 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

◇ Room 502

Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire to learn on-line. The presenter will use examples from his first on-line class to explain how any teacher can begin teaching on-line with TEO.

Kahoot

◇ 10:30 am to 11:00 am

◇ Room 601

Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network. It can provide students with instant feedback(反馈), including reports about their strengths and weaknesses.

Prezi

◇ 3:00 pm to 4:20 pm

◇ Room 602

Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw students’ attention to speaking more fluently. The presenter will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics, including introducing family, friends, and hobbies.

1.Nearpod can be used to .

A. offer grammar tests

B. teach listening on-line

C. help vocabulary learning

D. gain fluency in speaking

2.If you want to improve your speaking skills, you can go to .

A. Room 501 B. Room 502

C. Room 601 D. Room 602

3.Which of the following can assess your grammar learning?

A. Nearpod. B. Kahoot.

C. TEO. D. Prezi.

4.A teacher who wants to learn on-line teaching is expected to arrive by .

A. 9:00 am B. 10:30 am

C. 2:00 pm D. 3:30 pm

Mars( 火星) appears to be flowing with small streams of salty water, at least in the summer,scientists reported Monday. "It suggests that. it would be possible for there to be life today on Mars," NASA's science mission chief, John Grunsfeld, said at a news conference on September 28, 2015. The streams are about 12 to 15 feet wide and 300 feet or more long, scientists said.

"What we're dealing with is wet soil. thin layers of wet soil, not standing water," said Aifred McEwen of the University of Arizona at Tueson ! the principal scientist for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's high-resolution imaging experiment.

Because liquid water is essential to life, the findings could have major implications for the possibility of Martian life. The researchers said further exploration is needed to determine whether microscopic life exists on the planet.

The presence of liquid water could also make life easier for astronauts visiting or living on Mars. Water could be used for drinking and for creating oxygen and rocket fuel. NASA's goal is to send humans there in the 2030s.

The evidence of flowing water consists largely of dark, narrow streaks(条痕) on the surface that tend to appear and grow during the warmest Martian months and fade the rest of the year.

Mars is extremely cold even in summer, and the streaks are in places where the temperature is as low as minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit. But salt can lower the freezing point of water and melt ice.

The source(源头) of the water is a mystery. Scientists noted it could be melting ice. It could be an underground aquifer, which is rock or sand that can hold water. It is possibly water vapor from the thin Martian atmosphere, Or it may be a combination Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA's Mars exploration program, said the only definitive way for now to determine whether there's life on Mars is to collect rocks and soil for analysis on Earth - something a U. S. lander set for lift-off in 2020 will do.

1.What would be the best title for the text? '

A Streams of Water Spotted on Mars

B. Astronauts will Land on Mars

C. NASA's Mars Exploration Program

D. A Breakthrough in the Exploration of Mars

2.According to John Grunsfeld, there seems to be on Mars.

A. salty water

B. standing water

C. rocket fuel

D. human beings

3.Scientists are uncertain about the of the water on Mars.

A. state

B. source

C. temperature

D. taste

4.What matters to the existence of liquid water on Mars?

A. The distance from the sun.

B. The favorable climate.

C. The gravity of the earth

D.The salt in it.

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I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台)in her general store. 1._I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”

At first I was paid in candy. 2. I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 3.

By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics(化妆品)I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup(化妆)ideas. 4.

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. 5. Expect they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.

B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.

C. I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.

D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.

E. My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.

F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

While exciting for many, the holidays are stressful for the thousands of families who are struggling in our community.

Therefore, our holiday programs coordinate(使协调)food collections and donations to aid the low-income mothers, children and senior citizens. Those who wish to join the challenge can send financial donations to our office: 1355 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit 48238. Other ways you can get involved are:

Collect fresh or packaged food or donations for senior citizens. Many schools and business coordinate food drives to support this effort. The donation will be distributed in a massive effort on December 12 at the Rashid Ground. Call 313 494 4401.

Adopt a senior citizen. We will randomly select senior citizens and provide their contact information for donors. We encourage donors to provide fresh food for a holiday meal, and small gifts, if possible. Donors are responsible for purchasing and distributing the gifts and food. Call 313 494 4424.

Adopt a family. Donors can request the names and addresses of families that are enrolled in our food program to provide gifts and food for the holiday season. They can indicate the size of the family they wish to adopt. All families will be selected randomly. Call 313 494 4413.

Participate in our Special Holiday Delivery. Different from past years, when delivery took place at the Gathering Center, volunteers are now expected to meet at the Campus Hall on December 12 to pick up boxes of food and deliver them to senior citizens. Contact Volunteer Outreach Department at 313 494 4270 to sign up for this special event.

1.This passage is written mainly to _________.

A. explain how holiday-makers can make their life meaningful

B. show what lonely and miserable lives poor citizens are leading

C. advertize for a company located in Oakman Boulevard, Detroit

D. introduce several ways of joining a program for charity work

2.If you want to adopt an elderly man and send gifts and food to him, you should call ________.

A. 313 494 4401

B. 313 494 4424

C. 313 494 4413

D. 313 494 4270

3.As a volunteer in Special Holiday Delivery, where should you go to distribute food to the old this year?

A. The Campus Hall

B. The Gathering Center

C. The Rashid Ground

D. The office of Volunteer Outreach Department

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