14．-Sorry!I'm afraid that I can't go to the magic show by David Copperfield with you．-- ( )A．It d——青夏教育精英家教网——

14．-Sorry!I'm afraid that I can't go to the magic show by David Copperfield with you．
-- （　　）

	A．	It doesn't matter		B．	Do as you like
	C．	What a shame		D．	Take it easy

13．假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李津，近期你所在学校要举行题为"沟通拉近距离，理解弥合分歧"的生活经验交流活动，你将在活动的开幕式上致辞，请你根据以下提示写一篇发言稿．
1．就活动主题发表自己的观点；
2．举例说明理由；
3．呼吁大家相互之间勤于表达与沟通，并表达自己的祝愿与期望．
注意：
1．词数不少于100；
2．可适当增加细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．
4．弥合：bridge/narrow
Dear classmates，
It's a great honor for me to stand here to talk something about our activity--Communication shortens distance．Understanding narrows disagreement．I'm sure the activity held in our school will be great and enjoyable．【高分句型一】
During the next two weeks，we will study in the same classroom and live in the same dormitory，which will enable us to know each other better．【高分句型二】Doing the same sports on the playground gives us the opportunity to promote our friendship．What impresses us most is your art skills，in which you will show outstanding talent．【高分句型三】We believe that the students in our school will benefit a lot from the exchange program．（回顾和感受）
At last，on behalf of all the students in our school，I hope everyone will have a safe and happy time and that there will be more programs like this in the future．（表达祝愿）
Thank you．

12．A generous stranger bought a plane ticket for a homeless mother to watch her three daughters compete at the AAU Junior Olympic Games．It is an annual event where kids in the U．S．compete in sports．
   Sisters Tai Sheppard，11，Rainn Sheppard，10，and Brooke Sheppard，8---who began training in track and field in January of 2015---all made it into the Junior Olympics to compete in various races．Brooke also competed in the high jump，an event which involves equipment that her training team doesn't even have．That meant all of her jumps were practiced during competitions．
    The girls，who live in a homeless shelter with their mother，Tonia Handy，46，were able to attend the games thanks to support from the girls'training team and a successful GoFundMe campaign．Handy，however，could not afford a plane ticket of her own to watch them compete in person．
   That was until Ken Smaltz Jr．，A complete stranger，read about the family．He reached out to Handy and offered to buy her a ticket．
"It just feels nice to help someone，"Smaltz said，who also didn't intend for the gesture to be made public．
    On August 1，Handy surprised Rainn by showing up to the track right before she was about to run the 3，000 m race．
    Rainn was extremely excited．The mother and daughter hugged six times before they took each other's hands and walked to the track together．
    Shortly after their sweet reunion，Rainn won the gold medal in the race．
    Although the family's athletic accomplishments are grand，their needs are simple．
"Do you have money to eat？"Rainn whispered into her mom's ear after her race．
"She knew I didn't have money，"Handy later explained．"For me to be out here is an impressive achievement on its own．"

56．What is the AAU Junior Olympic Games？（No more than 15 words）It is an annual event where kids in the U．S．Compete in sports．
57．What was the problem that Brooke had before the game？（No more than 12 words）She didn't get trained for the high jump at all
58．What does the underlined sentence probably mean？（No more than 15 words）He also didn't really want people to know what he had done to the family．
59．How did Rainn feel when she saw her mother appear at the track？（No more than 5 words）She was extremely excited．
60．If you do the same as Smaltz did to the people who need help，what can you and the people you help benefit from it？（No more than 30 words）Helping each othercan make our lives more colorful and meaningful and gain the feeling of happy．．

11．Saying"I'm sorry"when you've hurt someone can be a hard thing to do．We're stubborn creatures，after all，and don't love dealing with it when we're wrong．But apologizing，and meaning it，is an important part of the forgiveness process．
    Michael McCullough made a research and found that the most sincere，forgiveness-inducing apologies include saying"I'm sorry"，offering to make up for the wrongdoing in some way，and taking responsibility．And the reason why they work so well is largely based on principles of evolution：the apologies make the transgressor（犯错的人）seem more valuable as a relationship partner，and also help the victim feel less at risk of getting hurt again．
    One basic scientific implication of the results is that the human psychology of conflict resolution is usually similar to that of animals which live in groups．"Many group-living animals，but particularly mammals，seem to use‘peace-making gestures'as signals of their desire to end conflict and restore cooperative relationships with other individuals after aggressive conflict has occurred，"McCullough said．"We seem to reach a common view on this point．"
"I would say that empathy（情感共鸣）is a part of good mental health，and that could be a part of the natural selection process，too，"Bethany Marshall says．"Humans with empathy tend to be healthier and make better choices in life，while those who are aggressive don't tend to do as well．"
    And having empathy when you've hurt someone，she says，is the best way to apologize．"The most important thing is that you feel the other person's pain，"she explains．"So instead of using logic to explain or defend，look inward to identify why you did the bad thing．Then convey that to them and say that you would like to make it better．That counts．"
    You can make it even better by making sure to act differently the next time around--what the study authors referred to as"compensation"（补偿）．But what tends to happen often，says Marshall，is that people get defensive about what they've done，or even mad at the person they've wronged．So watch your response，because the worst apology，she adds，"is one where the victim is blamed．"

51．When you hurt someone and apologize，it meansD．
A．you won't take risk of getting hurt
B．you put a good value on a sincere partner
C．you have to pay a price for your wrongdoing
D．you are ready to be responsible
52．In the experiment，McCullough find thatB．
A．animals are more cooperative with other individuals
B．humans'psychology is very close to animals'when dealing with conflicts
C．aggressive conflicts aren't easy to end among animals
D．signal gestures may help end conflicts
53．According to Marshall，people with empathy tend toC．
A．defend themselves for what they have done
B．try to explain why they do something logically
C．find fault with themselves seriously
D．show aggressive behaviors in life
54．To make up for the wrongdoing，you need toD．
A．convey the bad things to others
B．experience the other person's pain
C．be careful of your response
D．promise to behave yourself well next time
55．What is the main idea of the passage？A
A．Why apologizing the right way matters．
B．How you accept apologizing of others．
C．When it is suitable to apologize．
D．What you will make an apology for．

10．There are moments in life when you're in the middle of some activity and think，"I love doing this．Love it!"Maybe it happens on the golf course，or camping，or when you're having dinner at a favorite restaurant．There are so many things to love about modern life．
    I'm in love with 35 miles per hour．
    It's a difficult kind of love to talk about in the present age of TV commercials and big-budget movies that constantly promote and glorify images of vehicles with roaring engines and smoking tires thundering across city streets in endless pursuit of adventure．
    My personality has never had a fast-and-crazy side．I vividly recall going to Disneyland as a young teenager and being emotionally thrashed on the Matterhorn roller coaster ride．Other kids were howling with delight at the sharp turns and steep drops while I was mentally repeating the phrases"Please be over soon"and"I don't want to die"．
   Do not，however，assume I spend most of my road time trembling behind the steering wheel．Freeway fright is not my partner．After 45-plus years on the road，I can handle a vast range of traffic hardships．I've had my share of rigid joints and sweaty palms but not one accident since a curving fender（挡泥板）incident in college．I go with the flow．
   But in private situations，alone on some suburban avenue or country lane，I like to ease off the gas pedal，settle in at a smooth 35 mph．
   It's a speed that allows me to appreciate my surroundings because the scenery doesn't flash by in a blur．There's also a significant safety factor because slowing down means I have more time to react and avoid holes，bouncing balls，wild animals，or other risks that may appear unexpectedly．
   This is my way of pushing back against the insistently increasing pace of our high-intensity，on-demand society．Think of it as a car drive on a trail．When you load up for a trip，you don't race across the countryside at a full dash．It's much nicer to wander along and find pleasure in the journey．

46．The writer thinks her love of 35 miles per hourA．
A．doesn't agree with the modern society
B．is too complicated to talk about with others
C．will become popular after being advertised on TV
D．will start a slow movement in society
47．The writer mentioned her experience in Disneyland to proveB．
A．caution is golden rule to avoid accidents
B．she wasn't bold enough to challenge high speed
C．rides make children mentally wild with joy
D．Disneyland is a place where kids enjoy pleasure
48．According to the passage，the writerC．
A．drove slowly behind other cars on freeway
B．couldn't handle an emergency in driving
C．drove as fast as others on the road
D．experienced a few traffic accidents
49．The underline word"blur"in Paragraph seven could be replaced byD．
A．unknown danger
B．quick reaction
C．unclear reason
D．foggy sight
50．The best title for the passage may beA．
A．My life in the slow lane
B．My habit of driving on roads
C．My special love for racing
D．My slow pace of life．

9．The Common Application for college，known as the Common App，is a timesaving tool accepted by more and more schools each years--public，private，large，and small．Depending on where you plan to apply，you may be able to save yourself from writer's cramp（痉挛）because you only have to complete it once，filling out the typical pages of information just a single time．After that，you can send it out over and over again in clear photocopy form．Better yet，it can be completed online at www．commonapp．org．
    Member schools of the Common Application organization are allowed membership only if they stick to a whole applicant evaluation process．If you're checking the sites of your favorite colleges and they're members of the organization，then there's a good chance they'll have a link right on their site that will take you straight to the college Common Application at its home website．As an added bonus，several dozens of these schools will reduce or give up their application charge if you apply online．
    It's not unusual for some colleges to require a brief supplement（补充）unique to their school in addition to the Common Application．Many of those supplements require applicants to write an extra essay or two，so if you plan to use the Common Application，make sure you're submitting everything that the school is requesting．
    There're rumors（谣言）that some schools don't treat the Common Application with the same regard as their own unique applications．Thankfully，such rumors appear to be mostly just that--rumors．Colleges accepting the Common Application promise to give it equal weight，and they do．In fact，more and more schools now only use the Common Application．
    For a list of participating schools and to access the college Common Application online，visit www．commonapp．org．Peterson's is your guide to college information．Use Peterson's college search to find the best college or university for you．

41．According to the first paragraph，the Common Application for collegeB．
A．is only suitable for public schools
B．can help save a lot of time and energy
C．helps you get more information
D．can only be completed on the websites
42．If you apply through the site of your favorite college，one of the members of the Common App，D．
A．you'll offer the Common App additional information about yourself
B．it will increase your chances of being admitted
C．you will be taken to the Common App's home website
D．you might not pay any application fee
43．The fourth paragraph is mainly to show thatA．
A．the related rumors are wrong
B．the Common App is popular
C．the Common App is treated badly
D．the applicants are easily cheated
44．Besides the application，visit www．commonapp．org can also help youD．
A．suit the college life better
B．choose the right major
C．improve study in college
D．know the related college better
45．What is the text mainly about？C
A．The way to go to college in America．
B．Treating the Common Application equally．
C．The Common Application for college．
D．The history of the Common Application．

8．So you want to be a civilian scientist？The National Science Foundation（NSF）has got you covered．NSF supports civilian science across all area of science，whether your passion is to scan the night sky，or explore your own backyard．
    Join a group of birders．
    eBird is an online platform that allows bird-watchers to go online and record their sightings to a database．With more than 100，000 active users，eBird's system is a treasure of information on bird population，distribution and habitat，with users can explore in real time．
    Count every drop．
    The Community Collaborative Rain，Hail and Snow Network（CoCoRaHS） is the largest provider of daily precipitation（降水）observations in the United States．Volunteers set up rain gauges（测量仪器）and record data every time rain or snow passes over．Data is organized and shared on the CoCoRaHS website，and used by scientists，farmers and more．
    Search for stars with your computer．
    Einstein@Home uses your computer's spare time to search for space signals．The project has already had major successes； Volunteers discovered about 50 stars，using data from Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory and Australia's Parkes Observatory．Einstein@Home also searches for gravitational-wave signals using data from NSF's Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory．
    Be part of a supercomputer．
    To link all those home computers，Einstein@Home uses the software called the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing，better known as BOINC．The software choreographs（编排）the technical aspect of volunteer computing and help you use radio telescope signals to search for creatures outside the earth．
    Join the Plankton Party．
    Without plankton，life in the ocean would not exist．These tiny organisms form the base of the food chain，and play an important role in the global carbon cycle．Plankton Portal enlists（征募） civilian scientists to identify images of plankton，snapped by In Situ Icthyoplankton Imagine System（ISIIS），an underwater robot engineered at the University of Miami．ISIIS has taken millions of images in oceans around the world；classifying the images helps researchers understand plankton diversity，habitat and behavior．

36．According to"Join a group of birders"，eBird's system helps people find the information aboutB．
A．the record paper of its database
B．the spreading areas of a bird species
C．more than 100，000 active users
D．the living habits of a bird species
37．You can join"Count every drop"if you are interested inB．
A．space
B．weather
C．animals
D．organisms
38．Which of the following two programs is related to the space exploration？C
A．"Join a group of birders"and"Count every drop"．
B．"Count every drop"and"Search for stars with your computer"．
C．"Search for stars with your computer"and"Be part of a supercomputer"．
D．"Be part of a supercomputer"and"Join the plankton party"．
39．Plankton is vital toA．
A．sharks
B．elephants
C．snakes
D．eagles
40．Which of the following is the best title of the passage？B
A．Make the Most of Computers!
B．Become a Citizen Scientist!
C．Be Part of Space Exploration!
D．Make a Contribution to NSF!

7．I wish I_______her the news and then she wouldn't be worried now．（　　）

6．It wasn't a serious accident．The car was only________damaged．（　　）

5．The law must be strictly observed and_______breaks it shall be punished．（　　）

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