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9．ChopsticksRight now，millions of people are digging into their food with two sticks that have school the test of time as a utensil（烹调用具）for humans．But what's so special about them？（36）CPersonally，I think they teach us the importance of：
（37）A
If you're ever tried using them，you know that you can't get what you want by just randomly stabbing at the plate．To be able to get what you want，you have to aim for it．There's no way you can pick up everything in one go．Know what you want，and just do it．（38）F
Practice
Using chopsticks doesn't come naturally．You can't learn to use them by just reading about them．（39）D It is the same with the real life．You can read as much as you like about all the things you want to do，but it will just amount to dreams and theory if you don't try actually doing it．
Slowing Down
（40）GWhy？Because it allows your stomach to tell your brain you're full before you overeat．Eating with chopsticks is a slower process，but that is not necessarily a bad thing．Sometimes we need to slow down and take things one step at a time，so that we have time to think and realize that we don't have to keep charging full speed through life．

A．Aim
B．Motivation
C．What can we learn from them？
D．You have to practice using them
E．Those who eat too fast were less successful at losing weight
F．Sometimes，a little bit of focus makes the difference between failure and success
G．A common health tip is to try to eat with chopsticks when you can．

8．Retired nurse Sue Collins was just beginning the second length of her local pool when her morning swim suddenly became anything but a pleasure．
Two months ago Sue，69，who has never suffered from asthma or any other breathing problem in the past，suddenly found herself hard for breath．
"I felt as if my throat and oesophagus（食道）were closing up，"says Sue．
Sue is convinced the problem is related to the indoor swimming baths．"I spend half the year in Turkey and swim every day outside in a pool or the sea there and never have this problem，"she says．
She may be right，because although a trip to the pool is the perfect exercise for many，the chlorine （氯气）used to keep the water free from germs can lead to problems．
But in most cases it's not the chlorine that causes problems，but the by-products formed when chlorine interacts with other substances-and this is mostly due to people not showering before they enter the pool．
"This then poisons the water for them and for others，"says Dr．Hull．"The chlorine interacts with sweat and urine（尿素）on the skin and forms by-products called chloramines that float above the surface as a gaseous solution that can be inhaled in．"
Chloramines are heavier than air so hang over the water where they are easily breathed in．Some believe they may cause lung disorders．A Swedish study in 2013 examining the health of 146workers at 46indoor pools found that 17per cent had airway trouble at work-but no problems at home．
As Dr．Hull says：‘People need to remember that showering isn't just for them．It is for the greater good．'

32．Where did Sue suddenly suffer from asthma？C
A．in an outdoor swimming pool
B．in the sea
C．in an indoor swimming pool
D．at home
33．Why should we put chlorine into the water of the pool？B
A．To keep the water warm
B．To kill the germs in the water
C．To make the people easy to breathe
D．To stop the possibility of asthma
34．Taking a shower before swimming in the pool is toA
A．stop the interaction between the chlorine and sweat and urine on the skin
B．make the swimmer feel comfortable
C．obey the rule of the pool
D．stop people from breathing in the chlorine
35．What's the purpose of the passage？D
A．To show how to avoid asthma
B．To explain chloramines's usage
C．To help people cure asthma
D．To tell people why to take a shower before swimming in a pool．

7．China's boss of table tennis Liu Guoliang was shocked at his first sight of Japanese teenager Miu Hirano who beat three top-ranked Chinese to claim a sensational victory of the women's singles at the Asian Table Tennis Championships．
"She's much better than I had imagined，"said Liu，on the conclusion of the continental tournament（锦标赛）．"When she came out the winner of last year's World Cup，I thought maybe she took advantage of the absence of the Chinese women paddlers．However，I changed my mind when I saw her play here．She's strong enough technically and mentally，and capable of beating any one in the world，"added Liu．
Hirano，who just turned 17 years old on Friday，stunned China's world No.1Ding Ning 3-2 in the quarterfinals before second-ranked Zhu Yuling 3-0 and finally seeing off world No.5 Chen Meng，also 3-0，to smash the Chinese dominance（统治）of the tournament．
"She's so young and has so many possibilities in the future，"said Liu．"That makes her success more intimidating to our women's team．"
In Liu's opinion，the difficulties that China faced in these Asian championships reflected the changes of table tennis world map in recent years．
"It's not just recently that Japan wants to beat China，"he said．"By the end of the day，their efforts finally worked out．"
The head coach，however，refused to stand all by the Japan's side．"We do need to learn from the other associations，including the Japanese，who do an excellent job on youth training，"Liu said．"But one failure should not lead to the whole denial to our own team．I think it's a good thing to have competitors who can pose real challenges，which makes our sport more competitive and more healthy，"he added．

28．What's the meaning of the underlined word intimidating in paragraph 4？C
A．possible
B．certain
C．threatening
D．impossible
29．Why could Miu Hirano win the last year's World Cup？C
A．Because Miu made use of the absence of the Chinese women paddlers
B．Because Chinese women paddlers were weak
C．Because Miu was capable of winning the game
D．Because Liu Gouliang wanted her to win the game
30．Which statement is NOT true according to the passage？B
A．Zhu Yuling is the second-ranked in the world of table-tennis
B．Miu Hirano was defeated by Ding Ning in the quarterfinals of the Asia Table Tennis Championships
C．China's female paddlers face the great challenge
D．Female table-tennis world map has changed in recent years
31．The passage most likely comes fromA．
A．a news report
B．a fashion magazine
C．a biography
D．a science fiction．

6．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短文．短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处．错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词．
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 weekend，after pay a visit to the city of New York，I visited the Smithsonian Institutions National Air and Space Museum，where lies in Washington，D．C．
The museum，which covers a area of 18，000 square meters，is made of 24 exhibition halls．All kinds of planes，rockets，missiles and spaceship of great importance and variously old instruments that famous pilots and astronauts used are on display．In addition，I see copies of some satellites and aircraft．More interestingly，I tried operating on some aircraft by myself．During the visit，I took lots of pictures as well．
This brief visit helped myself learn much about the history of human's space exploration．It made me more interesting in science and technology．

5．I've lived in three Asian cities，and they all surprised（61）me（I） on the upside．In the case of China，here's（62）whyI like it．
It's modern and continues to develop all the time．They have modern（63）cities（city），and excellent transport facilities，including their unmatched high-speed train network．They have excellent hotels，restaurants，and beautiful parks etc．
There's a feeling of safety and（64）freedom（free） in Chinese cities．There's no need to tell you what to do and you can see from the behavior of the diverse crowd．People just do（65）whatthey want．In most places no policemen（66）are seen（see）．Do you know that police in China don't have firearms？They usually do their job silently and behave reasonably，（67）adding（add） to the security and order．
The Chinese people are friendly．You will always get help even if you can't speak a Chinese word besides nihao，or they can't speak English．They'll spend time and go out of their way（68）to explain（explain） to you how to get somewhere，or how to buy（69）atrain ticket．They'll（70）patiently（patient） and enthusiastically explain how to get what you need．They'll be positive and practical all the time while helping you．

4．Positive thinkers don't only live happier lives，and have better health but they are also more likely to reach their goals．（36）GEven if a negative thinker managed to succeed，his life is still going to be tough because he won't be able to enjoy the success he achieved．Then how to become a positive thinker？
●Stay around positive people．
Have you ever felt bad for no reason just because you were around someone who was feeling bad？（37）ESo one of the best ways to stay positive is to spend more time with positive people．
●Reduce the stress in your life．
Stress isn't only harmful to your life but it can also change your opinion of the world．（38）FIf you can spend enough time relaxing and restoring your energy each day，you will become a more positive person．
●Train your mental muscles．
The more you think positively，the more likely your brain structure is going to change and the more naturally positive thoughts will come to you．（39）CThe more you train your mind to think negatively，the more likely you will become a natural negative thinker．
●（40）B
Read about the stories of successful people and watch movies that promote positive thinking．Whenever you get exposed to positive media your mind gets trained to think positively and as a result you will become a positive thinker．Avoid negative media at all costs for they can do the opposite to you．

A．Learn from successful people．
B．Get exposed to positive media．
C．The opposite also happens with negative thinking．
D．Start right now to train your mind on positive thinking．
E．People infect each other with their emotions and beliefs．
F．The more stressed you become，the more likely you are to worry．
G．Negative thinking ruins people's lives and prevents them from succeeding．

3．From his own version of Kim Kardashian's"Internet-breaking"picture to rocking the"Leia Buns"look，Mark Udovitch，28，hopes his celebrity impersonations （名人模仿） will help raise money for cancer patients．
Dressed in a garbage bag，black cleaning gloves and a plastic bag tie，the recreation （娱乐） of Kim Kardashion's picture is one of Mark's favorite celebrity impersonations．
Game of Throne characters are also a popular choice，and the radiation doctor has cosplayed （角色扮演） many famous figures．Mark says the reaction to the pictures has been positive，with a lot of laugh from his co-workers．"I have gotten a very positive response from many other radiation doctors，who privately message me，saying how much respect they have for me，"he said．
But while the radiation doctor is having fun with his wild and strange creations，the cause behind it is sad．A patient once told him she was more devastated about losing her hair than surgery．It was at that moment that Mark decided to stop getting haircuts and start growing his hair．The radiation doctor will shave his hair off in a"Dry July Shave Off"and donate it to make false hair for cancer patients．
Mark recalled，"Over the course of 2.5years，my mates have been absolutely belting me with comments about who I look like with my long hair．I took a photo of me impersonating Scott Stapp，the lead singer of Creed，as a joke last year and posted it on Facebook．It got 150+likes，which is large for me since I am not very social media savvy（懂行的）．Since that image got so much notice that I wonder how many celebrities I could actually impersonate in the lead．Shaving my head may be used as a means of raising awareness．"

28．What does the underlined word"devastated"in Paragraph 4probably mean？B
A．Curious．
B．Upset．
C．Cautious．
D．Alarmed．
29．How did Mark's co-workers react to the photos？C
A．They made fun of the photos．
B．They didn't care about the photos．
C．They thought highly of the photos．
D．They thought the photos strange．
30．Why did Mark impersonate Scott Stapp at first？A
A．To do it for pleasure．
B．To amuse his colleagues．
C．To show off his talent online．
D．To raise money for cancer patients．
31．What's probably the best title for the text？D
A．Dry July Shave Off
B．A Kind and Humorous Doctor
C．Celebrity Impersonations
D．Doctor's Impersonations for Patients．

2．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短文．短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处．错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词．
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．
Dear classmates，
It is a pleasure for I to have a chance to make a short speech today．Recently，I had found that some of our classmates study late into the night and do not spare some time to take a rest during the day either．They often cannot help fall asleep in class．And some classmates seldom have breakfast，that is also a bad habit and will surely do harm to our health．
In my opinion，it is extreme important for us to have enough sleep and a proper diet．We must learn to make a wise use of our time，and only in this way can we keep fit or study well．I wonder if you agree me．
Thank you for listening．

1．A museum in the Netherlands is trying to show visitors more of the objects it has and bring them more excitement．It is using an augmented reality（增强现实）device made by Microsoft to reach its goal．However，the use of this high-technology device started with a basic problem．
The Dutch National Museum of Antiquities does not have enough space to put all of its artifacts（人工制品）on display．So，the museum asked experts at Delft University of Science and Technology to find a way to let more visitors-especially young people-experience what the museum has to offer．
The experts used the Hololens（全息透镜）．It is a computer that shows visitors holograms，or virtual pictures that appear to have three dimensions．
Annelies Maltha，a researcher at the University，says that almost 80 percent of the artifacts at the museum are not shown to the public．"So by using the Hololens，"she adds，"people can virtually visit the exhibit and see so much more．"
The Dutch National Museum has artifacts like the Egyptian Temple of Teffeh．The structure was reconstructed inside the museum in 1971．It is not currently available to the public．
"The Hololens enables you to have augmented reality，instead of virtual reality，which means you can still see the temple，you can still feel the ancient vibe（氛围）around you，so to speak．"The augmented reality technology gives visitors the ability to interact with their surroundings．
The researchers are using the Hololens to make three dimensional images of every room in the temple．Erik Hoglund，another researcher，explains that his team can create 3D models and add different images，movies，or animations．The effect is to make visitors feel like they are interacting with the temple．
The Hololens program is still being developed．But museum officials hope that，in the future，the Hololens will serve as a tour guide for exhibits that have been hidden from public view．

32．What does the underlined part"its goal"in Paragraph 1mean？C
A．The experience of excitement．
B．The solving of the basic problem．
C．The showing of more museum objects．
D．The use of the augmented reality device．
33．What can be learnt about the augmented reality device？C
A．It has been widely applied to museums．
B．It is what we call virtual reality．
C．It is developed by Microsoft．
D．It has many hidden dangers．
34．Which of the following statements about the Hololens is TRUE？A
A．It makes interactions possible．
B．It gives the museum much more space．
C．It enables visitors to have virtual reality．
D．It is a must-have item for the common people．
35．What would happen if the technology were to be applied in the museums？A
a．More young people would be attracted to the museums．
b．More items of the museums would be on display．
c．People would travel back to ancient times．
d．Fewer guides would be needed．
A．abd
B．abc
C．acd
D．bcd．

20．Controlling Anger
Becoming angry is something beyond the control of people（36）FBecoming angry can do a lot of damages，both mental and physical．However，there are methods for discovering how to control anger and not suffer later．
●（37）BThe moment you feel there are chances of you becoming angry，get away from those circumstances．In fact，there can be no better a judge than you，for discovering what it is or who it is that makes you become angry，and then at that moment choose to think about something else that can lighten your feelings．
●Keep a check on your breathing．（38）EBy controlling the process of breathing，you can actually slow down your anger greatly．You can count till the number three as you breathe in，hold it for 3seconds and again count till three while breathing out．You have to concentrate on the count as you do this and repeat for as many times as is required．
●（39）AFor example，if you're experiencing road anger while driving，you can choose to tell yourself that the person who overtook you by a vehicle was in a hurry as a result of some emergency and appreciate the fact that nothing major had happened to your car．Repeat this form of self talk to yourself every time you are in the middle of such an angry situation．
●Look for a support in other people．（40）DIt needs to be clear right at the beginning as to why you are discussing your concerns with that individual．Let the other individual know what you want from the other person．After you're done with your part of discussing about the circumstances，chances are that you'll feel much better than before．

A．Talk to yourself positively．
B．Come to a stop as soon as you are angry．
C．Try to see the situation in a different light．
D．You can also ask for help from the one you rely on．
E．What you can do when you become angry is to breathe deeply．
F．In fact，almost all people at one point of time or the other become angry．
G．You can imagine going to a place you consider to be calming as well as relaxing．

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