Algae(水藻) are very simple plants． They grow in fresh water or salty water． Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water． Seaweed is red or brown in color． The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways． From it, they make a food called Kombu． Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together． Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces． The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much．

Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer． It makes their plants grow better． Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals．

From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countries． Iodine is used in many ways all over the worlD． It is used in making medicine． It is added to the salt we use at the table． Scientists even use one form of iodine to “ seed clouds” when they want rain to fall．

1.Kombu is a kind of ____ according to the text．

A． plant

B． medicine

C． food

D． fertilizer

2.In the last sentence of the text, “seed clouds” means ____．

A． clouds spreading like seeds

B． the seeds like clouds

C． to make rain fall with human power

D． dropping seeds by clouds

3.The main idea of the story is that ____．

A． The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall．

B． Kombu is made into medicine for farmers．

C． The Japanese use seaweed in many ways．

D． The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu．

Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a batter student in several ways 1.Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test． Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest。

You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report2.Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process．3.

The following methods may work best for you．

●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it．

●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts．

●Write your notes in your own words．

● 4.

●Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written．

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记)． When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them

all the time． 5.

A． Use words, not complete sentences．

B． There are three practical note-taking methods．

C． You must write your notes on separate paper．

D． Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later．

E．you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes．

F．That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your

notes．

G．First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it．

When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful． The help of others is a good to help us pull through write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）． To make it a realistic as well as exciting , I decided that I had to make a jump myself ．Unluckily, I’m not good at any , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping．

My friend Mr． Smith was willing to give me a ． He took me to a ground school． The first day’s included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) For this, I had to wait until the following ．

The next morning, I was taken to the airfield． , a heavy parachute was put on my back． Then I was to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway． Once on board, the plane was soon ． I began to feel nervous． As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a 13 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane． The line was to pull my parachute after I jumped．

“Get , Henry,” Harry said． I moved carefully to the door．I wanted to , “NO, no, no!” But no word came．

“Jump!” Harry called ． “Jump!”

Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched． It worked All at once I was very happy． Then I felt a quick ． My big parachute had opened! It was the best I ever had． I looked down． There were rivers, trees, fields and houses． I heard the soft sound of the air． This was ．

1.A． way B． chance C． idea D． value

2.A． tell B． write C． read D． copy

3.A． film B． poem C． story D． program

4.A． secretly B． instead C． finally D． first

5.A． sport B． driving C． lesson D． drawing

6.A． try B． hand C． gift D． suggestion

7.A． jumping B． journey C． training D． entertainment

8.A． tree B． tower C． building D． airplane

9.A． week B． month C． evening D． morning

10.A． Besides B． Once C． There D． However

11.A． asked B． invited C． forced D． taught

12.A． slowing B． climbing C． landing D． filling

13.A． belt B． steel C． line D． seat

14.A． light B． broken C． fixed D． open

15.A． ready B． up C． on D． away

16.A． cry B． rest C． laugh D． lie

17.A． softly B． loudly C． nervously D． excitedly

18.A． comfort B． wind C． pull D． push

19.A． failure B． experience C． competition D． danger

20.A． tiring B． shocking C． true D． fun

假如你是红星中学高三李华，请给你的美国朋友Jim写一封信，告诉他你打算参加龙舟训练营，希望他一起参加，邮件的内容包括：

1.介绍训练营的相关内容（例如；时间，地点，参加者等）；

2.说明你打算参加的原因；

3.询问对方的意向。

注意：1.词数不少于80；

2.开头和结尾已给出， 不计入总词数。

提示词：龙舟训练营 Dragon Boat Training Camp

Dear Jim,

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li hua

Lightning flashed through the darkness over Donald Lubeck’s bedroom skylight. The 80-year-old retired worker was shaken by a blast of thunder. It was 11 p.m. The storm had moved directly over his two-story wood home in the rural town of Belchertown, Massachusetts. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping. Lubeck padded down the stairs barefoot and opened the door to the basement, and flames exploded out.

Lubeck fled back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom, but the phone didn’t work. Lubeck realized he was trapped. “I started panicking(恐慌),” he says.

His daughter and young granddaughters, who lived with him, were away for the night. “No one will even know I’m home, ” he thought. His house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by pines that Lubeck knew calling for help would be fruitless.

Up a hill about a third of a mile away lived Lubeck’s closest neighbors, Jeremie Wentworth and his wife. Wentworth had been lying down, listening to the radio when it occurred to him that the sound was more like a smoke detector. He jumped out of bed, grabbed a cordless phone and a flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the noise.

He dialed 911 “Is anyone there?” he called out as he approached the house. Wentworth knew that Lubeck lived in the house.

Then he heard, “Help me! I’m trapped!” coming from the balcony off Lubeck’s bedroom.

“I ran in and yelled, ‘Don, where are you?’ Then I had to run outside to catch my breath.”

After one more attempt inside the house, he gave up and circled around back. But there was no way to get to him. “I shone the flashlight into the woods next to an old shed and noticed a ladder,” says Wentworth. He dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Lubeck down just as the second floor of the house collapsed.

Wentworth and Lubeck don’t run into each other regularly, but Lubeck now knows that if he ever needs help, Wentworth will be there.

Lubeck still chokes up when he tells the story. “I was alone,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Jeremie.”

1.According to the text, Lubeck .

A. stayed calm in the fire

B. couldn’t find a safe way out

C. lived on the first floor

D. called for help in the fire

2.How did Wentworth help Lubeck escape?

A. He called 911.

B. He went upstairs and took Lubeck out.

C. He put out the fire.

D. He used a ladder and pulled Lubeck down.

3.Which of the following factors was not mentioned in the text that almost caused Lubeck’s life?

A. He was living in his wood home alone that night.

B. The storm was too heavy and the fire was too fierce.

C. He lived far from the main road and was surrounded by pines.

D. He was too frightened to escape from the danger.

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.

B. A good way to get a narrow escape.

C. God helps those who help themselves.

D. Blood is thicker than water.

Everyone wants to achieve true happiness in life. But the biggest factor holding most of us back is actually our ownselves. The Huffington Post released a list of seven mistakes we need to let go of in order to become happier people. Let’s take a look.

1.Placing too much emphasis on fulfillment (成就感)

Those who put a lot of pressure on themselves to be happy feel more lonely on a daily basis than those who do not, according to research conducted at the University of Denver, US.

2. Keeping it all in

Keeping it all together during tough times can hurt you. Crying is the body’s emotional response to outside triggers (诱因).By suppressing it, you may be damaging your mental and physical health.

3. Looking at your smart phone all the time

Connecting with others may be the key to happiness, but a recent University of Michigan study found that the more time participants spent on social networking sites, the less happy they felt.

4. Not moving

It’s no secret that a healthy lifestyle is a big part of happiness. Something as simple as a walk can help you increase your creativity and expose you to essential vitamins.

5. Not reflecting on the past

In a 2013 study on nostalgia (怀旧) and emotion, participants reported a higher sense of physiological comfort when they looked back on the past. Affection for heartwarming memories helps people relate their past experiences to the present in order to create a greater sense of meaning.

6. Resisting change

A study on the psychology of choices shows that the human brain naturally tries to avoid loss—but that resistance can cause stress. Whether it’s fear of the unknown or fear of losing what you currently have, the pressure to hold on to the present can harm your future life satisfaction.

7. Not being mindful

Setting aside time for meditation (沉思) allows your body to relax, cultivates an attitude of gratitude and lowers your stress level, according to researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, US.

1.What is the main purpose of the article?

A. To inform readers of the benefits of being happy.

B. To explain why our happiness depends on our own actions.

C. To point out the things we do that prevent us from being happy.

D. To discuss some typical characteristics of happy people.

2.The underlined word “suppressing” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .

A. speaking of B. holding back

C. thinking about D. taking no notice of

3.According to the article, to be a happy person, it is important for us to .

A. set goals and achieve as much as we can

B. avoid recalling the past

C. do exercise in our spare time

D. spend more time on social networking sites

4.According to the article, meditation is helpful mainly because .

A. it increases our creativity

B. it makes us less afraid of the unknown

C. it helps us relax and thus reduce our stress

D. it allows us to relate our past experiences to the present

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入恰当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think_1.__matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children, __2. are smart and strong-willed, are very likely_3.___(succeed). The reason 4. _this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for_ 5. same reason.

What happens to the 6. _ children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, _ 7. _ , often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite 8. _(difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in_ 9. __lives. They usually 10._(follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.

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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(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

This morning I went to the shoes shop to buy a pair of new shoes. When I got there, I noticed a foreign lady talk to a salesgirl. But the salesgirl didn’t understand that the foreigner was saying. They both looked worrying. I went up to help them. The lady is Australian. She wanted to buy a pair of traveling shoes. So I told it to the salesgirl. The lady was very much glad when she took it. She sings high praise for my spoken English. All of them expressed their thanks to me. I felt happy that I expressed myself free in English.

Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.

Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.

In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.

Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old man.

Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything”. He said, “The feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”

The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said, “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”

1.Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?

A. Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.

B. It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.

C. It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.

D. Traveling abroad helps people to find new things.

2.Traveling alone is challenging because ________.

A. you have to make things on your own

B. it is hard for you to prove yourself to others

C. you can only depend on yourself whatever happens

D. it will finally build your character

3.What can we infer about Chris Richardson?

A. He started traveling alone at an early age.

B. He was once shot in the arm.

C. He used to work as a salesman.

D. His website inspires others a lot.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Travel Abroad B. Travel Alone

C. Travel Light D. Travel Wide and Far

Why are so many people afraid to fail? Quite simply because we forget that failure is part of the human life and that every person has the right to fail. Every person is able to fight failure and finally succeed.

Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards(标准). When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand still. Another way is to blame others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.

There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. Young children need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it’s possible to enjoy a game even when you don’t win. A child often feels terrible, of course, when he is not invited to a birthday party, or is not chosen into a football team. But parents should not say “It doesn’t matter.” quickly. The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it.

Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both adults and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Don’t blame anyone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, don’t be shy about asking them. Success just repeats what has been done. It is not as good a teacher as failure. You can learn how to give a good party from an unsuccessful one.

1.How do most parents prevent their children from failure?

A. They give them some presents.

B. They don’t tell them that they have failed.

C. They don’t blame others.

D. They help them to come out of failure.

2.Which of the following does a person need to learn when he fails?

A. It’s impossible to enjoy a game if he misses it.

B. He is the worst of all.

C. It’s natural not to win a game and no one can win all the time.

D. His teammates are not good enough.

3.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Learning from Failure

B. Ways of Preventing Failure

C. Reasons of Failure

D. Getting Pleasure from Failure