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Charles Babbage was born in 1791 in Britain. He was in poor health in his1.(young) so he had to be educated at home. Concerned2.his health, his mother wan advised that he should not be taught too much. However, the boy showed 3.early interest in mathematics and worked4.(hard) at it than anyone else. Later he 5.(admit) into Cambridge University.

In 1827 he became a professor of mathematics. He worked selflessly, 6. (devote) a lot of his wealth and energy to computing machines. In 1834 he7.(invent) the Analytical Machine which is the prototype(原型）of a Computer. This was a great achievement but Charier Babbage never produced a real computer.

Finally in 1871 , Charles Babbage, 8.is remembered as the “ grandfather of computing ,”died 9.(peaceful). However, his principles are still those on 10. modern computers are based.

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A new study has found the amount of antibiotics（抗生素）given to farm animals is expected to increase by two-thirds over the next 15 years.Researchers are linking the growing dependence on the drugs to the increasing need for meat,milk and eggs.However,the drugs could quicken the development of antibiotic-resistant infections（感染）.Such infections are already a major public,health concern in the United States.

The World Health Organization notes when people stop living in poverty（贫困）,the first thing they want to do is eat better,rather than earn more money.For most people,that means their diet should contain more meat.With the rapid development of Asia,people there are eating nearly four times as much meat,milk and other milk products as they did 50 year ago.

To meet the need,farmers have put many animals into smaller spaces.As the animals are crowded together,the easiest way to deal with some of the problems d crowding is to give them antibiotics.It's clear that antibiotics help animals stay healthy in a crowded environment and grow faster.But bacteria can develop resistance to the drugs gradually.

Nowadays,doctors find antibiotics that once worked against the infections no longer work.The bacteria have learned ways to fight against the drugs.The heavy use of antibiotics in animals is responsible for the growth of antibiotic resistance worldwide.In the United States,at least two million people get drug-resistant infections each year and at least 23,000 die from an infection.

Europe has banned the use of antibiotics to increase animal growth.And the United States is hoping to persuade farmers to stop using antibiotics for that purpose.

1.What accounts for the increasing amount of antibiotics given to farm animals?

A. The desire for new drugs. B. The less effective antibiotics.

C. The outdated farm technology. D. The need for more various foods.

2.What do most people want to do first when they get rid of poverty according to the WHO?

A. Making a lot of money. B. Focusing more on health.

C. Having more meat in their diet. D. Living in a better environment.

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Antibiotics do harm to animals.

B. Antibiotics help animals stay healthy.

C. Antibiotics are used heavily in Europe.

D. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread to people.

4.What's the passage mainly about?

A. A new way of raising farm animals.

B. The advantages of using antibiotics.

C. The reason for banning the use of antibiotics.

D. The negative effect of antibiotics in farm animals.

假设你是某英语报纸的栏目主编Mary，前几天收到一个叫Rose的女孩的来信，信的内容大致如下： Rose的父母在去年被一场车祸夺去了生命，所以她现在搬去跟叔叔一家生活。Rose觉得很难开始新生活，在学校跟同学也相处得不好。她渴望听取你的建议,所以请你写一封回信给她，大致内容如下：

1、安慰她;

2、针对她的现状提一些建议；

3、希望她能好起来。

要求：1、字数120左右；

2、可适当增加内容以使行文连贯；

3、信的开头和结尾已经给出。

Dear Rose,

I’m Mary, chief editor of My Family.________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours Sincerely,

Mary

Imagine the tallest building in the United States. Fill that large building 44 times with rotten (腐烂的)fruits and vegetables．Now you know how much food Americans waste every year．

It is hard to believe, right? About 133 .billion pounds of food get .thrown away. That's one, third of all the food we produce. And a lot of it is thrown away for one simple reason: It's ugly.

The problem is that nature isn't perfect. Apples can get scarred(留下疤痕)by storms. Cucumbers grow in C shapes. Carrots change into unusual fork-like forms. Watermelons get too big to fit on a refrigerator shelf. These crazy-looking fruits and vegetables may .taste great. But most grocery stores refuse to sell them. Store owners say people judge food by how it looks. No one wants a tomato that looks like a two-headed monster. (怪物). But what if you could buy that tomato for half-price?

A new movement is trying to make people see the "beauty" in ugly food. Some stores are selling ugly produce. It tastes the same. And you pay less for it because the. food doesn't, look perfect.

Usually, the stores find a nicer word than "ugly'; A Canadian chain uses "naturally imperfect". In some US stores, it's "misfit produce". Whatever you call it, ugly food helps many .people. Farmers get paid for food they were going to have to throw away. Shoppers get cheaper fruits and vegetables. The ugly-food movement will also help some of the 44 million Americans who don't have enough to eat. Many groups give the ugly produce to hungry people.

So really, who cares if that carrot looks a little ... ugly?

1.We can know from the text that ________.

A. food is thrown mostly because it goes bad

B. food waste is a serious problem in America

C. the uglier the food is, the better it tastes

D. America produces more food than Americans can eat

2.What is the "beauty" in ugly food?

A. It tastes the same but costs much less.

B. It does much good to people.

C. It is useful to hungry people.

D. It tastes just as good as normal-looking produce.

3.The ugly-food movement is intended to ________.

A. call on people to help the poor

B. persuade grocery stores to sell ugly produce

C. prove the value 0fugty produce

D. advise people not to waste food

The popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in China to practice reading aloud in booths(亭)set up in big cities across the country．

As the latest TV show to help people’s love for literature recover，CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems，essays and books，or even personal letters they wrote to their loved ones．Just as the weekly show has been well-received，its reading booths，equipped with professional recording devices and cameras，have become instant hits．

A crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 am on March 4 -- the first day of the booth’s opening to the public in Shanghai．The deadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 pm instead of the scheduled 5:30 pm，as the number of waiting readers continued to grow．Some waited more than nine hours for a try-out in the booth, according to library management．

“There is an old photo in the late 1970s capturing people lining up outside the Shanghai Library before it opens．If that was a spring of reading in Shanghai，now I think another spring has arrived again，”library manager Zhou Deming，told the Shanghai-based The Paper．

The reading booth is the only one of its kind in the city of economic center at the moment，but more are expected to be put into use in the coming months，according to the library’s website．

The Readers program has also led to booths in other cities including Beijing，Hangzhou，Guangzhou and Xi’an to appeal to more people to read and share their life stories．

With the recent boom of culture-themed TV shows such as Readers and Chinese Poetry Competition，some are optimistic that this will help the country love literature and reading again in general．

1.CCTV program Readers aims to_______________.

A. teach people what to read

B. attract people’s attention to CCTV

C. invite people to read aloud in the booth

D. arouse people’s flesh enthusiasm for reading

2.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that_______________.

A. Some people waited for a long time to read in the booth

B. March 4 was the first day of the opening of Shanghai Library

C. On March 4,200 people read in the booth

D. The time for registrations was lengthened for three and a half hours

3.The passage mainly tells US that_______________.

A. Many people line up to read aloud in reading booths

B. More reading booths will be set up in the future

C. Readers has become popular all over China

D. Readers has inspired more people to read aloud in reading booths

Small talk is a popular way of getting to know someone, getting into a school or job, or just passing the time. But do you think you're good at it? And do you even know how to do it? If not, then it’s never too late to learn. The art of small talk is the art of talking about unimportant things like the weather. So why should you find it important?

It's completely free. It doesn't matter if you fail, and you never know where it will go. “It can lead to many results，from a pleasant exchange to the signing of a million dollar business deal”，according to Brett Nelson in Forbes Magazine. The good things to small talk don't stop there. It can also make us smarter, as a study by researchers at the University of Michigan found that friendly, social communication could help us solve problems.

You may be wondering how best to break this ice. Weather is probably the number one thing that people who do not know each other will discuss. Sports news in also a very common topic, especially if a local team or player is doing extremely well or badly. And if you and the other speaker have something in common, that may also he acceptable to talk about. For example, if the bus you are on is full, you might talk about the reasons why.

Complimenting (恭维)someone on their clothing or hair is acceptable; however, you should probably not say anything — good or bad一about a person's body. Basically, any subject that makes the other person give a deep-thought answer in not welcome. If you bring up something like death, religion, politics, for serious opinions, you will turn people off.

1.The 2nd paragraph is mainly about .

A. the topics of small talk B. the development of small talk

C. the art of small talk D. the advantage of small talk

2.Which is the first choice for strangers to break the ice?

A. Weather. B. Clothing.

C. Sport D. Music

3.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means people will .

A. feel interested in your talk B. quarrel with you for your talk

C. get tired of your talk D. be grateful for your talk

4.Which part of a magazine might this text belong to?

A. Science & Technology B. Social Communications.

C. Modern Fashion. D. Travel Around the World.

Weekend job? Part time? Full time?

Whatever kind of job you’re going for, the way to go about it is much the same ... ( For info regarding employment law, pay, etc, see the Holiday Jobs fact file.)

Young people change job at average of four times in their first three years of employment.

Where to look

Jobs are advertised in:

*Job vacancy(空缺) websites

*Newspapers (local and national)

*Recruitment agencies

*Shop windows

You could also take your CV along your local high street---- even if they have no vacancies you can show them how excellent you are, so when they do have a vacancy you’ll be the person they call.

What’s a CV?

It stands for Curriculum Vitae, and is basically one side of A4 containing your personal details, skills and experience. You can find out how to do a CV via the links below.

Covering letters & application forms

You need to send a cover letter with a CV, and some employers want you to complete an application form. There’s detailed information on cover letters and application forms in the websites listed below.

Not got any experience?

Everyone has to get a first job, and you can big up your transferable (可转换的) skills on your CV. If the job description asks for “Excellent communication skills” or “ Organizational skills”, you can mention occasions when you had to use these skills, e.g. being a monitor or getting all your coursework in on time.

The interview

If an employer rates your CV/application form, you’ll be invited to an interview. The general rules of interviews are:

* Dress a little smarter than those who do the job already.

* Turn up on time.

* Greet the person who’s interviewing you by name: “Hi Joe/Mr Smith (depending on which you’d think they prefer), nice to meet you”.

* Tell the truth.

* Think about what questions you’ll be asked and prepare your answers in advance.

1.Who is this passage most probably written for?

A. Those who have lost their jobs.

B. Those who want to employ workers.

C. Those who are seeking their first job.

D. Those who are seeking career development.

2.What needn’t you send to an employer when applying for a job?

A. A CV. B. A cover letter.

C. An application form D. A recommendation letter.

3.According to the writer, we should do the following EXCEPT _______.

A. preparing our answers before an interview

B. arriving as early as possible for an interview

C. taking our CV to high street with no vacancies

D. telling the truth about ourselves in an interview

4.Where do we most probably read this passage?

A. On a website. B. In a newspaper.

C. In a magazine. D. On TV.

How to love your Mondays

I used to spend the second half of Sunday dreading Monday morning.1.But now I am definitely in the “I Love Mondays” camp. Here’s what I’ve found that works:

Start Monday morning with your Sunday night routine. When you get ready to exercise, you warm up first.2. Get everything you need for the morning ready to go. Then consider a special “Sunday Night Only” winding down ritual (固定方式).It might be tea and a favorite TV show, or a long hot bath. Whatever it is, enjoy this Monday morning warm-up, and consider turning in a little earlier than you’re used to.

3.Turning in a little early Sunday night can help with getting up a little early Monday morning. When you have a little extra time in the morning, you can gently settle into the day and keep that weekend feeling of ease as you start your new week.

Find a theme for the week. Every Monday, I post an inspiring quote or saying on the wall. These are intentional! Each week, as part of my Sunday night winding down time, I consider what I’d like to focus on in the coming week, and look for a quote that’s a good fit to reinforce (加强) it.4.

Look at the week’s tasks as opportunities instead of problems. What are you excited about for the new week?5.What’s been hanging over your head undone from last week? Take a look at the week ahead and highlight a few things that you can reasonably accomplish.

When you are intentionally creating a life you love, Mondays begin to feel like a beautiful new start!

A.Get up early enough to start slowly.

B.What a waste of a perfectly good evening!

C.What problem-solving opportunities do you have?

D.Consider Sunday nights your warm-up for Monday.

E.Have them in clean, working order and a convenient location.

F.It can be a word or whatever inspires you for the week ahead.

G.The work is the same either way, but our attitudes are within our control.

Fu Yuanhui is an Olympic swimmer.She is 20 years old and from the Chinese city of Hangzhou.She competed in the,100-meter backstroke event this week in Rio de Janeiro.She finished third in her semi-final swim on August 7.

A Chinese reporter spoke with Fu after the semi-finals.The reporter told her that she swam the race under 59 seconds.This seemed to shock Fu."58.95?"Fu said with excitement."I was really fast!She told the reporter that she used "mystical powers" in her swim.

Her shock,joy and honesty won her many friends around the world.People began making GIFs of her excited facial expressions.Those images spread quickly.Fu's fame only grew on August 9,when she competed in the 100-meler backstroke finals.She beat her semi-final time.She swam the race in 58.76 seconds.It was fast enough to earn her a share of the bronze medal.She tied for third place with Kylie Masse of Canada.

Her comments after the race won Fu even more followers in China and around the world.At first,the swimmer said she did not think she won a medal.She said she was still pleased with her time because she beat the Asian record.

A reporter told her she was just 0.01 seconds behind the silver winner.Fu said she couldn't reach second place because her "arms are too short."Fu started to say even though she "did not win a medal..."when the reporter corrected her."But you got a medal.You are third,"the reporter said."Huh?"she said.Fu looked around in shock."I didn't know!"She then said,"Well,then I think that's not bad at all!"

Her reaction and personality have made Fu Yuanhui one of China's—and the world's favorite Olympians.

1.Why was Fu Yuanhui was shocked to have known her score after the Semi-final?

A. She had used up all her powers.

B. She didn't like the GIFs after the race.

C. She never thought she could be that fast.

D. Her arms became short.

2.What does the underlined word "mystical" mean?

A. Little. B. Magic.

C. Terrible. D. Soft.

3.What can we conclude from the conversation between Fu Yuanhui and the reporter ?

A. Fu is a capable and humorous swimmer.

B. Fu is not satisfied with her score.

C. Fu always plays a joke on the reporter.

D. Fu should have won the silver medal.

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