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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

Many people argue that working can be a valuable experience for the young. However, working more than about fifteen hours a week is ________ to adolescents because it reduces their involvement with school and ________ a materialistic lifestyle.

Schoolwork and the ________ of extracurricular activities tend to go by the wayside when adolescents work long hours. As more and more teens have ________ the numerous part-time jobs, teachers have faced increasing ________ . They must both keep the________ of tired students and give homework to those who simply do not have time to do it. ________ , educators have noticed less involvement ________ the extracurricular activities that many consider a healthy influence on young people. School bands and athletic teams are ________ players to work and sports events are ________ attended by working students, Those teens who try to do it all may find themselves exhausted.

Another ________ of too much work is that it may promote materialism and a(n) ________ lifestyle. Some parents claim that working helps teach adolescents the ________ of dollar. Undoubtedly, that can be true. It is also true that some teens work to ________ with the family budget or to save for college. However, surveys have shown that the majority of working teens use their ________ to buy luxuries. These young people do not worry about spending ________ as they can just about have it all. In many cases, they are becoming ________ to a lifestyle they would not be able to afford several years down the road, when they no longer have parents ________ car insurance, food and so on. At that point they can rarely afford necessities as well as luxuries.

Teenagers can enjoy the advantages of work while ________ its disadvantages, simply by limiting their work hours during the school year. As is often the case, a moderate approach will be the most healthy and ________ .

1.A. practicalB. harmfulC. usefulD. handy

2.A. encouragesB. representsC. instructsD. changes

3.A. burdensB. benefitsC. honorsD. categories

4.A. hiredB. sharedC. lostD. filled

5.A. divisionsB. difficultiesC. sorrowsD. questions

6.A. demandB. examinationC. attentionD. character

7.A. Above allB. In additionC. On the contraryD. For instance

8.A. inB. forC. overD. about

9.A. wantingB. welcomingC. trainingD. losing

10.A. poorlyB. activelyC. regularlyD. confidently

11.A. typeB. levelC. drawbackD. element

12.A. creativeB. efficientC. unrealisticD. productive

13.A. valueB. purposeC. desireD. goal

14.A. turn outB. come outC. give outD. help out

15.A. effortsB. allowancesC. goodsD. earnings

16.A. freelyB. wiselyC. cheerfullyD. healthily

17.A. concernedB. delightedC. accustomedD. surprised

18.A. looking forB. caring forC. working forD. paying for

19.A. avoidingB. judgingC. attemptingD. considering

20.A. evidentB. flexibleC. sharpD. rewarding

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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，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）。并在其下面写出修改后的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（／）划掉。修改：在错词后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。

Hi, Janice,

It's been a month since I came to this new school and I really want share with you some of the problems I have been experiencing.

As I tell you last time, I made three new friend here. We hang out together during lunch and after school. We've been spending a lot of time sing in karaoke bars. It's been three Saturdays now and it really costs me many. And I started to see this as a time—wasting activity! In fact ,I don’t like to go anymore, so I’m afraid I’ll lose their friendship. How do you think I should do? If you are me ,would you talk to him?

Please help with me and give me some advice.

Grace

5 Secrets of Web Travel Sites

Booking a trip on an online travel site is convenient, but comes with its own set of problems.

1.They who's on a Mac and who's on a PC and who's going to spend more.

Last year, US travel research company Orbitz tracked people's online activities to test out whether Mac users spend more on travel than PC users. On average, Mac users lay out US$20-30 more per night on hotels and go for more stars. according to the Wall Street Journal. As a result, online• travel sites show these users more expensive travel options first. To avoid inadvertently paying more, sort results by price.

2.Their software doesn't always hook up to the hotel's system.

A guaranteed reservation is almost impossible to come by anywhere — but the risk of your flight or hotel being overbooked increases with third-party providers. The middle-man's software isn't immune to system errors, so always call the hotel or airline to make sure your booking was processed.

3.Don't be fooled by packages: Often, they're low-end items grouped together.

Ever notice how travel sites recommend a hotel, a rental car, and tour package all in one click? These deals usually feature travel that no one wants, like flights with multiple layovers.

Check the fine print.

4.You could miss out on loyalty points.

Third-party providers can get between you and frequent flyer miles or points. Many hotel loyalty programmes don't recognise external sites, others award only minimum points and exclude special offers, like double points on hotel stays.

5.Once your trip is purchased, you're on your own.

An online travel agency can't provide assistance the same way an agent can if a flight is cancelled or a room is substandard. Basically, when you arrive at the airport or hotel, you're just another client who booked at the lowest rate.

1.Which ofthe following is TRUE?

A.Third-party providers can ensure your reservation.

B. Mac users are likely to spend more money than PC users.

C.An online travel agency functions the same as an agent.

D.Packages usually provide travelers with satisfactory programmes.

2.What's the purpose of the passage?

A.To encourage readers to book a trip on an online travel site.

B. To make an advertisement about several travel sites online.

C. To convince readers not to book a trip on an online travel site.

D.To warn readers of some problems with booking trips online.

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假定你是李华,最近你在当地报纸上看到一则游泳培训班的广告,称其有称职教练( instructor)，一周包会。你会一点游泳,但水性不太好,想在暑假参加训练.请你写一封咨询信了解相关情况,要点如下：

1. 训练的具体时间和地点。

2. 条件和费用。

3. 其他特别注意的事项。

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1.词数 100 左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have read your advertisement in the newspaper. ________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Your s sincerely ,

Li Hua

Mathilda,15, is Turkana, a native people that has survived by raising cattle in a semiarid (半干旱) region. Mathilda's school, like most schools in the area, doesn't have access to clean water and sanitation facilities for its students. So instead of spending their whole school day learning, Mathilda and her classmates start their day by spending two hours to the closest river fetching water ---water that is anyway most likely not safe to drink. They do the same thing again in the afternoon, so they often lose around half of their school day fetching water.

Mathilda has to do the same thing outside of school hours to get the water her family needs at home, leaving her little time for studying. Because of rising temperatures, water has become harder and harder to find here, and people have to spend more and more time trying to find it.

This is just one small example of how climate change is making it harder to realize people’s rights to water, education and security. Unfortunately, most higher-income countries remained silent on the issue.

This is despite studies showing that communities already facing marginalization(边缘化),such as women and children, mostly suffer from climate change. This is especially the case for those in countries with limited resources and fragile ecosystems.

Meanwhile, women consist of the majority of the world 's poor，and so are more dependent for their livelihood on natural resources that are threatened by climate change. And around the world, women and girls are the most likely to be responsible for fetching water for their families.

This exposes them to danger and leaves them with less time to attend school, earn money, or simply to rest. But the fact is that the effects of climate change will be felt globally.

Despite the difficulties she is facing, trying to get an education, Mathilda says she hopes to serve her community in a leadership role when she grows up.

“All of the world's leaders need to work together to solve this problem that we are all facing,” she said.

1.Mathilda has to spend _______fetching water every school day.

A. two hours B. four hours

C. more than four hours D. almost a whole day

2.The first two paragraphs are intended to tell us____________.

A. the cause and effect of lack of water

B. one serious consequence of climate change

C. the difficulties in fetching water in the semiarid region

D. the hardship of life for the people in the semiarid region

3.We can conclude from the passage that________________.

A. climate change is everyone's business

B. water is becoming rare because of rising temperatures

C. fetching water takes up Mathilda's half of studying time

D. females are more responsible for fetching water for their families

4.The passage is mainly about the problem caused by_______________.

A. rising temperatures B. fetching water

C. climate change D. water shortage

My father was always a good gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled（翻耕的）soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.

As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden, I remember Dad pushing the tiller（耕作机）ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow com, and our favorite --- red tomatoes.

As I grew into a teenager, I didn't get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.

For the first few years after he died, I couldn't even bear to look at anyone's garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the comer of my eye and I had to smile, It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.

1.Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?

A. The garden was planted with colorful flowers.

B. The garden was just freshly tilled by his father.

C. He loved what his father grew in the garden.

D. He enjoyed being in the garden with his father.

2.When all the kids started their own families, the author's father .

A. stopped his gardening

B. turned to other hobbies

C. devoted more to gardening

D. focused on planting tomatoes

3.What happened to the garden when the author's father was seriously ill?

A. The author's son took charge of it.

B. No plant grew in the garden at all.

C. The garden was almost deserted.

D. It brought the author a great harvest.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that .

A. the author's son played happily in the garden

B. the author's son reminded him of his own father

C. the author's son was very glad to help the author

D. the author's son will continue gardening as well

While most of us are happy to take the credit when things go well, few of us are willing to take the blame when things go wrong. Rather than trying to hide our shame or embarrassment, experts found that we are simply less aware when our actions result in a negative outcome.

The research may explain why we often feel it hard to take the blame for our actions.“Our result suggests that people may really experience less responsibility for negative than for positive outcomes,” said Patrick Haggard, leading researcher and professor of the institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London.

In a series of tests, participants were asked to press a key. A sound then followed, either disapproving, neutral or approving, and they were then asked to estimate the time between the action and when they had heard the sound.

Researchers found that individuals experienced different levels of responsibility depending on the outcomes. They also discovered they were significantly slower to recognize if their actions had resulted in a bad consequence, compared to when they had done well.

“Effectively, we have found that we experience a negative outcome differently, not just retell it differently. We make a weaker connection when there is a bad result. And respond much more strongly when something good happens,”said Professor Haggard. When something goes right, everyone wants to take the credit, and when things go wrong, nobody is interested in putting their hands up.

The researchers said our brain is“very much concerned”with reward, as good results are key to survival. Although our own perception(认知) of whether we are guilty of something or not is changed by the outcomes, this does not provide a defense if we have done something wrong.“Our experience of our own responsibilities can be misleading and can be strongly colored by the outcomes of our actions.”said Professor Haggard.“We have to take responsibility for what actually do, not just for how we experience things.”

1.People who don’t take the blame for their actions .

A.always try to hide their shame or embarrassment.

B.are only willing to take the credit when things go well

C.feel less responsible for negative than for positive outcomes

D.are less aware of what to do when a negative outcome happens

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Our level of responsibility can be strongly affected by the outcomes of our actions.

B.When something bad happens, nobody is interested in dealing with the problem.

C.People were quicker to recognize if their actions had resulted in a bad consequence.

D.Participants were asked to count the time between pressing a key and hearing the sound.

3.How is the passage developed?

A.By giving examples.

B.By quoting research findings.

C.By analyzing cause and effect.

D.By providing data.

4.According to the passage, a person who is concerned with reward is .

A.awkward B.natural C.absurd D.stubborn

Every year, countless nonprofit organizations want to double their donations. Many companies in the United States have a Matching Gift program, which offers certain amount of money to these organizations when its employee makes a personal donation. The following list includes information on four major companies matching gift programs.

The Coca-Cola Limitation	Coca-Cola offers a matching gift program for employees through which the company triples (三倍于)donations to educational organizations, arts& cultural organizations and environmental groups. If you have donors who work for Coke, then make sure they’re submitting these grant requests , as the tripling of employee donations can go a long way.
GE Foundation	The GE Foundation matches at a 1:1 ratio with a minimum required donation of $ 25 and a maximum donation of $25,000 per year. Employees (both part and full-time), spouses ,and retires are all eligible for their matching gift program.
Google	Google offers a generous matching gift program through which the company matches donations form employees to a wide range of organizations. This is through either the company’s personal matching gift program or through the matching of fundraising efforts for events such as walks , marathons, bike rides, etc. Each Google employee can request up to $12,000 in matching funds annually through its different matching gift programs.
Verizon	Verizon has a solid matching gift program in place for its full-time and part-time employees and for its retires. Verizon matches donations at a 1：1 ratio, with a minimum gift requirement of $25 and a maximum gift requirements of $ 1,000 per year, per donor . The company will match a maximum of $5,000 per year , per donor for donation to higher education.

1.When a company’s employee makes a donation to a nonprofit, the Matching Gift programs will _________.

A. compensate the employee

B. donate instead of the employee

C. give certain donations as well

D. organize some voluntary events

2.From the list ,we know that __________.

A. Coca-Cola offers three times donations of its employees’ to religious groups.

B. Coca-Cola handles its employees’ donations request quickly.

C.GE and Verizon will give the same amount, if an employee donates $20.

D. Google’s employees can claim matching gift in various forms.

3.The purpose of this passage is _______.

A. to inform B. to entertain

C.to explain D. to persuade

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is such a thing as a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me.

ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside-thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside-looking like a Chinese.

Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics.

But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.

1.“ABC” in this text stands for “_______”.

A. three English letters B. a kind of banana

C. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China

2.Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because __________.

A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside

B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C. they were born in China but go to study in America

D. they are Chinese who look like bananas

3.C. N. Yang is mentioned here to show that ________.

A. American Chinese are great

B. we love American Chinese

C. Chinese people can win Nobel Prizes

D. American Chinese are not Chinese citizens

4.This text is mainly about _________.

A. different kinds of bananas

B. overseas Chinese

C. the Nobel Prize

D. the life story of C. N. Yang

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