Usually, a wedding's main focus is on the bride and groom. However, one couple were upstaged by a huge brown bear that they invited to be a part of their special day.

Denis and Nelya, both 30, from Moscow, Russia, hired 21-stone Stepan to play the role of ringbearer — and he even turned up to their ceremony wearing a black bow tie.

The bear, which stands seven-foot tall, was very involved with the ceremony, even posing for photos with both bride and groom.

At one point he even acted as the registrar and joins paws with the couple as they professed their love for each other. Standing underneath a cream fabric canopy(华盖) and surrounded by greenery, flowers and fruit, Stepan helped the couple on their wedding day.

Denis said, “We both knew Stepan is a very kind bear but still it is a huge, unpredictable animal so we were a bit scared, but still happy to be able to make our dream come true. It was a fantastic experience to have this photo shoot with Stepan. We will absolutely remember this day forever.”

Stepan the bear first found fame in May 2016, when a series of photos of the tame animal were published. He was adopted by Russian couple Svetlana and Yuriy Panteleenko aged just three months after being discovered by hunters in the forest, having lost his mother.

Svetlana said, “Stepan likes nothing more than to cuddle up with us on the sofa at night while we're watching television. He absolutely loves people and is a really sociable bear — despite what people might think, he is not aggressive at all. We have never been bitten by Stepan.”

1.The underlined word “upstage” in paragraph 1 probably means ________.

A. attractB. over-dropC. biteD. surprise

2.What do we know about Stepan?

A. Stepan is not happy at all at the wedding ceremony.

B. Stepan was discovered by Denis and Nelya.

C. Stepan is popular since he was born.

D. Stepan caught the guests’ attention.

3.Where might the passage be taken from?

A. A travel brochure.B. A newspaper.

C. A science fiction.D. A popular novel.

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1.What does edX mainly do?

A. Studying people’s learning habits.

B. Discovering people’s new passion.

C. Providing free courses.

D. Researching the trend of education.

2.According to the text, edX ________.

A. aims to change the world

B. tries to build more schools

C. has schools in nearly 200 countries

D. teaches people how to choose their courses

3.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Only males will be admitted.

B. The edX team members must pay for all their three meals a day.

C. You can call to ask about details about the application.

D. EdX doesn’t aim to make money.

4.What’s the aim of the text?

A. To give an introduction to edX.

B. To encourage people to join edX.

C. To predict the future of education.

D. To advise us to choose quality education.

I am 26. I’m clear that I’m never going to catch up with Mother Teresa. But I want to do something to help people every single day like her.

Everybody thinks we just serve food and soda. The safety training is serious and stressful. Caring for 49 people in a business class in 90 minutes is not easy. I had a roommate who was a waitress; she just left a candle and a table cloth burning, and I used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. If something goes bad at her job, she calls the police. But if something happens up in the air, it’s up to us.

I’m single and have no kids. I’ve flown every Christmas since 1995. If I fly, someone else can be with their kids. Christmas in an airport can be depressing, but it’s the little things that make a difference.

We’re not robots. It’s hard to put on a smile and just pretend everything is great when it isn’t. I’ve seen co-workers lose a family member the day before a trip and just pull themselves together (take control of their feelings and behave in a calm way). At the end of a 14-hour flight, it’s like, “It was really nice to help

you, but I’m ready for you to get off the plane.” Those last 15 minutes can be the longest 15 minutes of your life. You can’t wait to turn off the flight attendant’s voice and get something to eat without anyone saying “Excuse me.”

Sometimes I go all day and never hear a “please” or a “thank you” when you say “thank you”, it’s huge. It makes us feel like you actually see us as fellow humans. We’re up there together at a height of 30,000 feet, enjoying the miracle of the modern flight.

1.What’s the author’s attitude towards Mother Teresa?

A. Grateful.B. Fearful.C. Admiring.D. Doubtful.

2.How did the author like her roommate’s job?

A. It was the same as hers.

B. It was more interesting than hers.

C. It was easier than hers.

D. It was more serious than hers.

3.Why does the author fly every Christmas?

A. Because she has nowhere to go.

B. Because she’s trying to be a helpful co-worker.

C. Because she owes her co-workers some favors.

D. Because she’d like to earn more money.

4.What does the author imply by saying the underlined sentence “We’re not robots”?

A. Flight attendants are not stronger than robots.

B. Flight attendants also experience emotions.

C. Flight attendants get tired while robots don’t.

D. Flight attendants need to rest now and then.

Being physically active three times a week reduces the odds of being depressed by about 16%, according to new UCL research carried out as part of the Public Health Research Center.

The study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, found a two-way relationship between depression and physical activity. People who increased their weekly activity reported fewer depressive symptoms but those with more depressive symptoms were less active, particularly at younger ages.

Researchers followed 11,135 people born in 1958 up until the age of 50, recording depressive symptoms and levels of physical activity at regular intervals in adulthood. They found that each additional activity period per week reduced odds of depression by 6%. In England 19% of men and 26% of women are currently classed as “inactive”, and this study suggests that activity could significantly improve their mental as well as physical health.

“Assuming the association is causal, physical activity has a protective effect against depression. If an adult between their twenties and forties who isn’t physically active became active 3 times per week, they would reduce their risks of depression by about 16%.” says Dr Snehal of the UCL Institute of Child Health, lead author of the study.

Professor Mark, Director of the Public Health Research Center, said, “Many people are already aware of the benefits of physical activity on their general health, but now we are seeing more evidence that suggest it also has a positive effect on a person’s mental well-being. The latest research highlights just how important it is to ensure that people are working and living in environments that allow them to be both physically active and mentally healthy.”

1.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To tell us a fun story about how to protect us against depression.

B. To introduce a research on the link between activity and depression.

C. To persuade readers to increase their weekly activity.

D. To describe the disadvantages of physical activity.

2.According to the second paragraph, if people increase their weekly activity, ________.

A. their depressive symptoms will be fewer

B. their depressive symptoms will be more

C. they will become much younger

D. they will become more depressive

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Dr. Snehal thinks it important to be both physically and mentally healthy.

B. The research shows men are more active in physical activities than women.

C. Adults who insist on physical activity will reduce depression completely.

D. Increasing physical activities can free people from depression in a way.

4.The author shows his view mainly by ________.

A. doing research

B. comparing and contrasting

C. trying on himself

D. discussing and summarizing

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Some people describe American society as a salad bowl while others see it as a melting pot.

In a bowl of freshly tossed salad, all the ingredients are mixed together. ___1.__ All the ingredients of a salad contribute to the finished product. They may be covered with the same dressing, but the green vegetables, tomatoes, lettuce and eggs can all be seen for what they are.

___2.___ Individual ethnic groups blend together, yet keep their cultural uniqueness. People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the same companies, but at night they may return to their ethnic communities where their own individual culture directs their way of life.

The other concept , which is also used to describe American society, is the melting pot. __3.__and yield a bit of what they were to become a new reality. The longer the soup is cooked, the better the taste and the more likely it will be for the mixture to dissolve. In this sense, America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the world come to live and work together forming one nation.

There are dozens of shared symbols. __4.__In such a culture, symbols like the flag and the nation’s official song serve to break down the walls which separate ethnic groups.

Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot, America can best be described as a mixture of both.__ 5._

A. Both are correct depending upon one's point of view.

B. From this point of view, America is very much like a salad bowl

C. All of the ingredients mix together, losing their identity

D. That is to say, America is a nation where there is unity in diversity.

E. Thus, one needs to abandon one’s culture to be considered “American”.

F. They never lose their shape, form, or identity.

G. They serve to develop the various ethnic groups to create a new American society.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My teacher organized a secret Christmas gift exchange．We were ___to open our gifts in front of our classmates and ____the name of the gift giver, who would stand up and be applauded．

Every kid tore ____a fancy package containing a new toy. Then it was my___. The teacher handed me something wrapped(包裹)in used paper. It was so wrinkled that the colors had____．With everyone watching, I removed the paper and ____ a cheap book with tom and dirty pages．

Inside was a handwritten ____ showing the girl who gave me the book. When I announced her name, my classmates started____. Her gift was another indication of how _____this girl was from the rest of us. She’ d arrive late to______, her hair wet and messy. She didn’t have friends, and the popular students made fun of her because she wore ____ clothes and shoes. Only later in life did I understand that she ____came from a terribly poor family．

As the class laughed，this 8-year-old girl ___her head to hide her tears．But I was ____ that the other kids would think that this girl and I were ____ . Only years later did I realize that what I did next was unforgivable—I _____the book in the garbage!

Months later, the girl ___ schoo1. I never saw her again. I have forgotten the ___ of many of my old classmates, but not hers. For so many years I have been trying to ____ in touch with her, but I haven’ t had any news about her yet. I owe her a sincere ____and I expect I will have such a chance some day．

1.A. warned B. forbiddenC. forced D. instructed

2.A. announceB. spell C. find D. change

3.A. over B. offC. openD. out

4.A. work B. turn C. 1uckD. program

5.A. died B. faded C. failed D. dropped

6.A. met with B. showed offC. turned on D. pulled out

7.A. book B. novel C.noteD. text

8.A. shouting B. 1aughing C. applaudingD. discussing

9.A. beautiful B. careless C. 1azyD. different

10.A. class B. office C. home D. store

11.A. good B. oldC. dryD. new

12.A. usuallyB. secretly C. obviously D. suddenly

13.A. raised B. nodded C. shook D. hung

14.A. excitedB. puzzled C. worried D. pleased

15.A. friendsB. relatives C. enemies D. twins

16.A. buriedB. threw C. chose D. found

17.A. 1eft B. attended C. communicatedD. visited

18.A. gradesB. namesC. numbersD. addresses

19.A. put B. sendC. get D. take

20.A. present B. greetingC. praise D. apology

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Thank you for all of your ____1.___(fascinate) comments and questions! I appreciate the opportunity to correspond with my friends on Weibo.

A question from the comments:

"There is a story __2.__(talk) about an ancient Chinese philosopher, Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi dreamt of becoming a butterfly. And he wondered if he was a man who dreamt of being a butterfly____3._a butterfly that dreamt of being a man. Prof. Hawking, how do we know if we are living in our dreams or ____4._(real)?”

Thank you for your question! Zhuangzi dreamt of being a butterfly — perhaps ____5.____ he was a man who loved freedom. I might dream of the universe and then wonder if the universe dreamt of me. ___6.___(answer) your question how do we know if we are living in our dreams or reality — well, we just don't and perhaps can't! __7.__ least not until we start to understand more ___8.__(clear) about consciousness and the universe. We must keep _9._(strive) for an understanding of the fundamental questions of existence. And then perhaps we will know whether the butterfly and the universe _10._(be) real or just in our dreams.

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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。

Last winter, my classmates and I went to London to attending a winter camp. To better understand the history and culture of a city, we scheduled a “museum trip”. In Saturday morning we got up early and studied the map carefully to work out the route. One of my classmates suggested go there by bus to enjoy the street view. It was a long ride, so that we got off the double-decker bus, we seemed to lose way. The streets looked busy and strangely, and we have had to ask a passer-by for help. She pointed out the right direction and wished us a good day. Thanks to the friendly woman, we finally got to our destination. It took us some effort, however we witnessed the real beauty of the city. The experience also abled us to practise our English. What a terrific experience!

假如你是李华，最近你的朋友张红因考试成绩不理想情绪低落，学习消极应付，请你用英语给她写一封信劝慰她，鼓励她努力学习，并结合自身实际，提出有效的应对方法。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Zhang Hong,

I’m sorry to hear that ______________________________________________________

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Yours ever,

Li Hua

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B. Disney’s Hollywood Hotel.

C. Hong Kong Disneyland main Entrance.

D. Asia World-Expo Box Office.

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