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Martin Luther King, Jr. put it that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means ______ we arrive at that goal.

A. that B. where

C. by which D. with which

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At any given time, hundreds of postcards are in transit (运输中) across the world as strangers communicate through a movement called Post-crossing.

Emma Delaney says it’s a sad day when there isn’t a postcard in her mailbox. She doesn’t have a bunch of friends travelling overseas at the moment —— she’s just really active in the underground hobby of Postcrossing.

“I’ve sent over 3,000 postcards, but I’ve been doing it for close to seven years,” she says. “My husband, generally appreciative of my hobby, is sometimes frustrated by the amount of cardboard hanging around the house or in my car.”

Postcrossing is a hobby where strangers send each other postcards across the world. You register on the website, list your interests and preferences for postcards, then receive an address of a stranger on the other side of the world to send a postcard to.

“I tend to send a lot of postcards of the local area because people are interested in where you’re from and what you do,” Emma says.

From Uzbekistan to Belarus and Kazakhstan to Moldova, Emma has a growing collection of photos from around the world. The postcards have helped shape her international travelling too. “I didn’t travel overseas until I was 32 and a lot of the locations we chose for our honeymoon were selected because of the postcards I’d received.”

“Some people see sending mail as being a bit boring and unfashionable, but Postcrossing is popular and lots of people are fascinated that I do it.,”

The Postcrossing project has just celebrated its eighth birthday and has over 400,000 active members in 215 countries. The group says they’ve delivered over 18 million postcards.

And while postal workers aren’t supposed to read people’s postcards, Emma says she’s happy for them to do so at her post office in Shellharbour. She even encourages her correspondents to say hello to the Australia Post staff.

“It’s a hobby that I continue to do because I find it enjoyable and relaxing.”

1.Emma Delaney’s friends .

A．do a lot of travelling.

B．send her lots of postcards.

C．share the same hobby as her.

D．aren’t active in travelling abroad.

2.What’s Emma’s husband’s attitude towards her hobby ?

A．Somewhat annoyed.

B．Totally unconcerned.

C．Deeply disapproving.

D．Strongly supportive.

3.What’s the benefit of being involved in Postcrossing according to Emma Delaney ?

A．Broadening the mind.

B．Deepening the mind.

C．Giving others a helping hand.

D．Bringing her family more happiness.

4.The Postcrossing project .

A．delivers both postcards official letters.

B．was set up a couple of years ago in Australia.

C．has granted membership in 215 countries all over the world.

D．receives more public approval compared with sending mail.

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Health

Our health is the only thing we really have in the world. You can take away our money, our house or our clothes, and we can survive. 1. That is why I eat healthfully, exercise regularly, and keep up my social life.

2. I try to avoid foods high in fat like French fries or cookies. I also try to limit the amount of animal protein I consume. I never eat more than a few ounces of fish or chicken a day and I rarely eat meat. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of fiber and vitamins. It is important to know how to cook these foods so the nutrients are not lost in the cooking process.

Your bones must continue to be strong to support your body as it grows older. 3. A regular exercise program of cardiovascular (心血管的) training and weight training is an important part of keeping you healthy.

Friends are an important part of one's health. Studies have shown that people with a wide range of social contacts get fewer colds and have fewer complaints than those who don't. 4. Hike to laugh with my friends and I always feel better when I am with them than when I am alone.

By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at an appropriate weight and can maintain my health. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. 5.

A．I try to eat a lot of healthy food.

B．It's all parts of my recipe (秘诀) for healthful living.

C．But you take away our health and we will die.

D．Eating healthfully is important to keep healthy.

E．Laughing is also an important part of health.

F．Hiking is also an important part of health.

G．Exercise helps the bones build density (密度)and helps you maintain your posture（身姿）.

In her new book, “The Smartest Kids in the World,” Amanda Ripley, an investigative journalist, tells the story of Tom, a high-school student from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who decides to spend his senior year in Warsaw, Poland. Poland is a surprising educational success story: in the past decade, the country raised students’ test scores from significantly below average to well above it. Polish kids have now outscored(超过……分数) American kids in math and science, even though Poland spends, on average, less than half as much per student as the United States does. One of the most striking differences between the high school Tom attended in Gettysburg and the one he ends up at in Warsaw is that the latter has no football team, or, for that matter, teams of any kind.

That American high schools waste more time and money on sports than on math is an old complaint. This is not a matter of how any given student who plays sports does in school, but of the culture and its priorities. This December, when the latest Program for International Student Assessment(PISA) results are announced, it’s safe to predict that American high-school students will once again display their limited skills in math and reading, outscored not just by students in Poland but also by students in places like South Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Singapore, and Japan. Meanwhile, they will have played some very exciting football games, which will have been breathlessly written up in their hometown papers.

Why does this situation continue? Well, for one thing, kids like it. And for another, according to Ripley, parents seem to like the arrangement, too. She describes a tour she took of a school in Washington D.C., which costs thirty thousand dollars a year. The tour leader—a mother with three children in the school—was asked about the school’s flaws(暇疵). When she said that the math program was weak, none of the parents taking the tour reacted. When she said that the football program was weak, the parents suddenly became concerned. “Really?” one of them asked worriedly, “What do you mean?”

One of the ironies(讽刺) of the situation is that sports reveal what is possible. American kids’ performance on the field shows just how well they can do when expectations are high. It’s too bad that their test scores show the same thing.

1.According to Paragraph 2, we know that _______.

A. too much importance is placed on sports in America

B. little time is spent on sports in Japanese schools

C. American high schools complain about sports time

D. PISA plays a very important role in America

2.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means _______.

A. American students’ academic performance worries their parents a lot

B. high expectations push up American students’ academic performance

C. low expectations result in American students’ poor PISA performance

D. lacking practice contributes to American students’ average performance

3.The purpose of this article is to _______.

A. draw public attention to a weakness in American school tradition

B. call on American schools to learn from the Polish model

C. compare Polish schools with those in America

D. explain what is wrong with American schools and provide solutions

Fundamental _______ computers are to ______ more industrial structure, heavy reliance on them may separate people in daily life and affect their interpersonal relationships.

A. as; develop B. though; developing

C. although; developed D. because; develop

You needn’t be too concerned about what to wear to the party—it’s all _____ anyway, because you haven’t even been invited yet.

A. academic B. painful C. physical D. Economical

Online purchases have soared during the Chinese New Year holiday.

It’s the dead of winter in Shanghai. Delivery man Liu Jia and his colleagues start the day when most of people are still asleep. Working at a distribution point of a shopping website in Shanghai, they promise to deliver products within three hours of an order being placed. “I buy most of my grocery online, especially the heavy items. It’s convenient and cheap compared to the supermarket in my neighborhood,” Customer Chen Hong said. Orders such as these have increased for the New Year, forcing Liu Jia to work around the clock. “The orders are usually rice, laundry detergent（洗涤剂）, tissue paper and snacks, mostly food and articles for everyday use,” Liu Jia said.

According to an industry report, China’s B2C （Business to Customer） online sales are growing at an annual rate of 25 percent. Competition between online giants like Taobao and Jingdong is now fiercer than ever. “The essence of online shopping is that customers can buy products easily. So the competition is about: firstly, the range of products; secondly, the depth under each category of products; third, the price and user experience,” Pan Biao, vice president of YHD. com, said. E-commerce is one of China’s fastest growing sectors. It’s changed people’s buying habits, and even their living habits. And it’s had a huge impact on the retail industry. To make online shopping more convenient, major sites are investing heavily to build payment systems

and logistics（物流）networks.

On average, a retailer now can deliver goods to the majority of cities within 3 days, and to towns and more remote areas in the country within a week. “Competition will produce a number of good companies, making better products and services that customers need. In the field of E-commerce, we are leading the world in terms of products, services and industry development,” Liu Yinbin, associate professor with Dept of Information Management, Shanghai University, said. Experts also say customers are increasingly making their online purchases from mobile devices, opening up vast new opportunities and competition for retailers.

1.All of the following about Liu Jia are true EXCEPT that ________.

A. he works as an online store owner in Shanghai

B. he has to work around the clock to deliver so many products

C. he starts working when most of people are still asleep

D. he must deliver products within three hours of an order being placed

2.The possible meaning of the underlined word “essence” in Paragraph 3 is ________.

A. way B. advantage

C. result D. influence

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Chen Hong buys most of her electronic products online.

B. Pan Biao encourages retailers to open up new chances.

C. China’s B2C online sales are growing at a rate of 25 percent.

D. Liu Yinbin thinks competition will help make better products and services.

4.Which of the following can be the best topic of the passage?

A. Customers like buying mobile devices.

B. Online shopping increases rapidly for Chinese New Year.

C. Most customers buy food and articles for everyday use.

D. Taobao and Jingdong are competing fiercely.

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

As many as 28 different varieties of semi-precious and precious stones were used to decorate the outside of the Taj Mahal. Construction of the Taj Mahal took around 20 years. The building, which was made from white marble from the quarries (采石场）of Rajasthan, appears pink in the morning, white in the day and golden in the moonlight.

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Japan

It took 10 years to construct the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. It connects the city of Kobe, on Japan’s mainland, with Iwaya on Awaji Island. Before it opened, the only way to get between the two cities was ferry. However, the waterway was prone to (易于) severe storms and when two ferries capsized (倾覆) in 1955, killing 168 people, public anger convinced (使确信) the government of the need for a bridge. It’s the longest suspension (悬浮) bridge in the world, with a length of 1,991 meters.

Panama Canal, Panama

More than 4.5 million cubic yards of concrete were used in the construction of this canal’s locks and dams. The Panama Canal is a 77-kilometer (47-mile) long waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The earth and rubble excavated (挖掘) to make way for it was enough to bury Manhattan to a depth of four meters. A series of locks allow ships to pass through the water; each of the moveable lock doors weighs 750 tons and each of the locks fills with 52 million gallons of water to accommodate the 15,000 ships that use the canal every year. Completion date: January 7, 1914 after 10 years of building.

Grand Canyon Skywalk, Arizona, America

The Skywalk’s foundation is strong enough to support 71 million pounds. Located 1, 219 meters above the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon’s Skywalk consists of one million pounds of steel and 83,000 pounds of glass. It was the creation of Las Vegas businessman David Jin, who approached the Hualapai Tribe with the idea of a glass walkway over the Grand Canyon in 1996. The Skywalk was assembled (装配) on site. Completion date: March 28, 2007.

1.Which construction took the longest time to build?

A. The Taj Mahal.

B. The Panama Canal.

C. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.

D. The Grand Canyon Skywalk.

2.The Japanese government decided to build the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge ________________.

A. in the year of 1955

B. following public opinion

C. to show its national power

D. to develop Japan’s economy

3.According to the text, we can infer that the Panama Canal _______________.

A. is 77 miles long

B. is close to Manhattan

C. benefits the shipping companies

D. allows 15,000 ships to pass through daily

4.In which section of a book can the passage probably be seen?

A. Health. B. Agriculture.

C. Education. D. Architecture.

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Last summer holiday, I took part in a teaching project and volunteered1.___________(teach) in a countryside primary school for two weeks.

When we arrived at the school, though shocked by the poor living conditions, we quickly adapted 2.___________ to the life there. My good friend Tom and I were in charge of the third year students, 3.____________(consist) of just 18 boys and girls. We not only taught them English and maths, but also organized some after-school 4.___________(activity) for them. Gradually, I found that many of the students were actually quite 65.__________(talent). But some had to leave school early, which is6.___________(large) because their families were under heavy financial pressure, and they had to find a job to support the family.

As well as giving lessons, we also helped set up a reading room in the school 7.____________ students hardly had any access8.___________ good reading materials except textbooks. With the help of school staff and students, we cleaned out an abandoned classroom. When we placed the books students and teachers in my high school 9.___________(donate) onto the shelves, I found the students were more than excited and 10.__________(dive) into reading there.

Two weeks quickly passed and we had to leave. I did not know how much we had actually taught them, but for me I learned a great deal—cherish what I possess and study harder.

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