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6．I celebrated my 40^th birthday yesterday!And one way I celebrated it was by doing 40acts of random kindness．While I （71）certainly（certain） couldn't take credit for this idea as it had been done many times，I felt that it was a great way （72）to spread（spread） kindness and love to others．I （73）was inspired（inspire） by my friend Robyn recently when reading her blog about （74）how she celebrated her 30^th with 30acts of kindness．
Yesterday，I spread love by visiting a very friendly stranger in the Oshawa Hospital．Believe it or not，when my father was in hospital during his cancer （75）treatment，I noticed that many patients were alone （76）with no visitors； they would spend the day （77）watching（watch） the clock slowly tick by．It really hit my heart to see this．It was the most （78）pitiful（pity） sight I had ever seen．Therefore，I took some beautiful flowers and left （79）them for someone who could really enjoy them to keep his/her spirits high while recovering．
If you know of someone who may be alone or even spending time in a hospital，make the time to reach out to show that you care about them．It only takes a few minutes and it brings so much （80）warmth（warm） and happiness to their hearts．

2．Five Life Skills Your Teen Should Learn Before Moving Out（36）ATeens should understand the importance of sleep，exercise and nutrition．Before you can do anything well，you have to have healthy habits．Also，teach healthy self-soothing（自我安慰） skills for managing disappointment．Teens don't handle disappointment well these days，which contributes to anxiety．
Negotiating（谈判） conflict．Whether dealing with a thoughtless roommate or an unclear boss，teens need to learn to have uncomfortable conversations．When we handle things for our kids，they learn to avoid situations that feel difficult．（37）F
Phone skills．Teens need practice talking on the phone．（38）B However，this seems not so much to a generation of texters．Have teens practice by ordering the family's to-go meal by phone and making their own doctor and dentist appointments．If they get sick in college-and they will-they'll need to contact the student health clinic without you．
Money basics．（39）G Explain how health insurance works，what a co-pay is and the nuts and bolts of credit cards．
Household works．Teens should not only understand how to run a washing machine，but how to fold clothes and put them away．Have your child sweep the floor，clean a bathroom，cook breakfast for the family or go to the grocery store for you．（40）D They may complain，but the more tasks teens handle，the more competent they'll feel when they move out．Competence begets confidence．

A．Healthy habits．
B．This seems simple to you．
C．Sometimes they might lose patience．
D．Kids need to experience great skill at home．
E．Teens should know it uneasy to earn money．
F．So let your teen handle talking to her coach，teacher or boss．
G．Teens should know how to settle their checking account and understand budget basics．

1．Crossing your legs is an extremely common habit； most people don't even notice that they're doing it when they sit down．While you may find it comfortable to sit with one knee crossed over the other，it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of．
A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed can increase your blood pressure．The reason for this is that the blood in your legs has to work against gravity to be pumped back to your heart and that crossing one leg over the other increases resistance，making it even harder for the blood to circulate．This causes your body to increase your blood pressure to push the blood back to the heart．You won't feel any immediate effects，but repeated，drawn-out increases in blood pressure can cause long-term health issues．So，planning to sit for a long period of time？Don't keep your legs crossed．Crossing your legs at the knee can also cause pressure on the major nerve in your leg that passes just below your knee and along the outside of your leg，explains Richard Graves，a medical expert．This pressure can cause numbness and temporary paralysis （麻痹） of some of the muscles in your foot and leg，preventing you from being able to raise your ankle-what we know as that"pins and needles"sensation．While the feeling of discomfort may only last a minute or two，repeatedly crossing your legs until they feel numb can cause permanent nerve damage．So next time you sit down，try to get yourself in the habit of sitting with both of your feet on the floor．Not only will it help your posture and stability，but it will also save your health in the long run．

32．What can we learn about crossing one's legs？B
A．It is a very bad social habit．
B．It can do harm to people's health．
C．It is usually practiced deliberately．
D．It can make others feel uncomfortable．
33．According to the study，sitting with your legs crossed canA．
A．affect your blood pressure
B．resist gravity effectively
C．lead to heart attacks easily
D．improve the function of legs
34．In the third paragraph"pins and needles"probably meansD．
A．being highly flexible
B．being a little tired
C．serious muscle injuries
D．slight sharp pains
35．What is the main purpose of the text？C
A．To compare common habits．
B．To evaluate effects of an experiment．
C．To give readers some advice．
D．To introduce research methods．

20．Despite gains in recent years，women still fall behind men in some areas of math achievement，and the question of why has caused heated argument．Now，a study of first and second graders suggests what may be part of the answer：Female primary school teachers who are concerned about their own skills could be passing that along to the little girls they teach．
Young students tend to model themselves after adults of the same sex，explained Beilock，an associate professor in psychology at the University of Chicago．Little girls may learn to fear math from the women who are their earliest teachers．Beilock and her colleagues studied 52boys and 65girls in classes taught by 17different teachers．Ninety percent of the US primary school teachers are women，as was all of those in this study．
Students'math ability was not related to teachers'math anxiety at the start of the school year，but at the end of the year，the more anxious teachers were about their own skills，the more likely their female students-but not the boys-were to agree to that"boys are good at math and girls are good at reading"．In addition，the girls who answered that way scored lower on math tests than either the classes'boys or the girls who had not developed such a belief，the researchers found．
After seeing the results，the researchers recommended that the math requirements for obtaining a primary education teaching degree should be rethought．"If the next generation of teachers，especially primary school teachers，is going to teach their students more effectively，more care needs to be taken to develop both strong math skills and positive math attitudes in these educators，"the researchers wrote．
"Girls who grow up believing females lack math skills wind up avoiding harder math classes．It keeps girls and women out of a lot of careers，particularly in science technology，"Beilock said．

28．We can learn from the first three paragraphs thatA．
A．teachers in US primary schools are mostly females
B．the students involved in the study are starters at primary school
C．young students usually follow example of their female teachers
D．it's true that boys do well in math while girls do well in reading
29．We can we infer from the text？B
A．Beilock's study will bring about a primary education revolution．
B．Girls'lack of confidence in math skills affects their future jobs．
C．The performance of the students changed little during the process of the study．
D．The researchers argued that current primary school education needed improving．
30．What's the suggested solution to the phenomenon mentioned in the text？D
A．Using different approaches to excite students'interest in math．
B．Reducing the number of situations that make teachers anxious．
C．Creating more chances for boys and girls to work together in class．
D．Improving teachers'math skills and changing their math attitudes．
31．What's the main idea of the text？A
A．Girls may learn math anxiety from female teachers．
B．Boys are free from the math anxiety of female teachers．
C．Primary school teachers have a far-reaching influence on students．
D．Students should learn how to hold positive attitudes towards math．

19．Today，in many places，like restaurants and hotels，people use Wechat or other kinds of payment to pay for their bills．So some scholars say that the wallet is heading for extinction．It will die off with the generation who read printed newspaper．The kind of shopping where you hand over notes and count out change in return now happens only in small retail（零售） counters，like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a corner shop．At the shops where you spend any real money，that money is increasingly abstract．At the most famous retail store Victoria Beckham on Dover Street，you don't have to stand at any kind of cash register when you decide to pay．The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa．Wherever you go，you can get an excellent service，if you have the money．But across society，the abstraction of the idea of cash makes me uneasy．Maybe I'm just old-fashioned．But earning money isn't quick or easy for most of us．Isn't it a bit weird（怪异的） that spending it should happen in half a blink of an eye？
But I'll leave the economics to the experts．What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it reflects in our physical environment．The opposite of a wallet is a smart phone or an iPad．When we pay for anything，instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into corners in a wallet，what we need to do is to move our fingers left and right．Show your wallet，if you still have one．It may not be here much longer．

21．According to the text，customers can pay their billsC in big modern stores．
A．secretly
B．separately
C．electronically
D．mentally
22．What makes the writer feel uncomfortable nowadays？B
A．Saving money is out of date．
B．Spending money is so fast and easy．
C．Earning money is getting more difficult．
D．The pleasure of spending money is fading．
23．The writer implies thatC．
A．he likes the nature of his wallet
B．he is against technological progress
C．he feels insecure about the changes of the modern payment
D．he wants to return to the old traditions of the old society．

18．假定你是李华，计划暑假期间到美国University of California学习英语，为期两个月，学习期间想找一份兼职工作．请给你的美国的朋友Mary写信求助，要点如下：
1．你的暑期安排；
2．做兼职的原因；
3．打算找的兼职工作：餐厅服务员、汉语教师等．
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear Mary，
How are you doing？I am writing to ask you a favour．I'm planning to go to the USA to take a two-month English course at California University in June．I will absolutely benefit from it but the expenses are rather high for me．
To help cover the cost of my study，I aim to find a part-time job．Not only is it a good way to practice my oral English，it can also help me develop a better understanding of the American society．So I am wondering if you could ask around your neighbourhood to see if anyone wants a waiter in the restaurant or a Chinese teacher．I would appreciate it very much if you could do me this favour．
Looking forward to your reply．
Yours，
Li Hua．

17．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．
Mistakes are unavoidable in life．But attitudes towards them may have a big difference．I still remember that my spoken English improved．In beginning，I always kept silent in the oral class to prevent myself from making mistakes．Before long my teacher knew about his situation．He encouraged me to speak out what I wanted to say regardless on mistakes．Whenever I have made mistakes and felt discouraging，my teacher and classmate would help me figure out how I could avoid them in the future．With time going by，I built up my confidence and now I can talk fluent in English．However，we just need to learn a lesson from the mistakes in order to improve our English．

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