She’s rarely seen without an elegant handbag on her arm, but the question of what the Queen keeps inside it has long remained a mystery. Now a new book claims to cast light on the contents of the royal matriarch’s main possession.

What’s In The Queen’s Handbag: And Other Royal Secrets reveals that though the 81-year-old British monarch(君主) doesn’t carry cash, keys or passport—since she doesn’t own one—her bag is far from empty. Inside are a collection of little presents from her children, a make-up case, some family photos, and a camera sometimes. There’s also an s-shaped metal hook that she places on the dinner table’s edge to hang her bag from so that it doesn’t touch the floor.

Should you ever meet the Queen, it’s not what’s in her bag but what she does with it that should concern you. She uses her bags, of which she has about 200 made by London-based firm Launier, to send signals to her staff.

Before dining with Queen, a point is made to inform guests that dinner will end in about five minutes after she places her bag on the table top.

On walkabouts, she holds the bag to one side to show she intends to move on, at which point a lady-in-waiting joins the conversation, allowing her to slip away without causing offence.

When at a banquet, if the Queen’s bag is placed on the floor then it’s a sign that she’s not finding the conversation interesting, and wants nothing more than to escape. However, if the royal bag is dangling happily from the crook of her left arm, she is happy and relaxed.

1.What does the article tell us about the Queen’s handbag?

A. She seldom has it with her.

B. She always carries the same handbag.

C. It used to be thought empty.

D. Its contents are not the same as ours.

2.When is it necessary for the Queen to convey her intention with her bag?

A. When she is with guests. B. When she eats outside.

C. When she has her staff around. D. When she is tired of speaking.

3.The Queen gives no signal when she ________.

A. hangs her bag on the metal hook B. hangs her bag from her left arm

C. places her bag on the floor D. puts her bag on the table top

4.“What’s In The Queen’s Handbag: And Other Royal Secrets ” is italicized（用斜体写）because that’s ________.

A. he very title of the article

B. the name of a book

C. the main information given in the article

D. what the writer wants to stress

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1.The author thinks you should choose the college that is ________.

A. well?equipped B. competitive

C. suitable D. famous

2.What does the author advise you to do to pay the high cost of college?

A. To ask the family for help.

B. To make a study of financial courses.

C. To do research on the price of college.

D. To get to know how to ask for financial aid.

3.What’s the author’s purpose of writing this text?

A. To suggest ways to prepare for college learning.

B. To help readers find the right college.

C. To make Johnson Review popular.

D. To introduce college life.

4.Where may the text be taken from?

A. A journalist book. B. A travel book.

C. A grammar book. D. An advice book.

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。

Ways to Increase Your Confidence

There are some ways you can use to increase your self-confidence. Some of them you’ll need to practice a lot before they start to work. It’s like playing the guitar or soccer. 1.But as you do them, you build a deeper confidence in yourself.

2.

Exercise will improve your confidence and your way of looking at life. Plus, being healthy and looking better can also help you feel more confident.

Create something

Everyone is a creative(有创造力的) person, Rediscovering your creativity is a good way to improve your confidence in yourself. Creating something is a wonderful but not always easy experience. But when you’re done, you not only feel good about yourself.3.

Use your body.

If you start to walk fast you’ll soon start to feel nervous. If you start to walk slower you’ll soon start to feel more relaxed. To feel more confident, use your body in more confident way. 4.Learn how confident people around you or on the TV use their bodies.

Compare yourself to yourself.

This will take away a lot of unnecessary pain in your life. 5.Compare yourself to yourself. Improve yourself and see how you grow and become a more successful, more confident and happier person.

A. Take exercise

B. Take it into the future

C. This makes you more active

D. Walk, sit, stand and move in a more confident way

E. Sometimes you will also discover new parts of yourself

F. Pay attention to yourself, not the other people around you.

G. They might not work too well the first or second time you try them

When I was eight, I wrote my first poem. My mother read and cried, “Buddy, you didn’t really write this beautiful poem!” Shyly, but _________, I said yes. She poured out her_________. “It was nothing short of talent!” “What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could_________wait to show my work to him. I spent quite some time_________for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish（花体字）, drew a fancy border around it and_______I placed it right on my father's plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. I was sure he would be able to_______my poem.

At almost 7 o'clock my father burst in. He seemed _______. He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees. _______ he paused and glared at his plate. "What is this?" He was reaching for my poem. “Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. "And it's beautiful, absolutely amaz…”“If you don't mind, I'd like to decide for myself." Father said. I _______my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of __________ “I think it's terrible," he said. I couldn't look up. My eyes were getting____________.

“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he's ever written," my mother was saying. "He needs encouragement.”

“I don't know why." My father held his ground. "Isn't there enough __________ poetry in the world already?" I couldn't____________it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I ____________ myself on the bed and cried the worst of the disappointment out of me.

That may have been the end of the story, but not of its ____________for me. I realized how__________ I had been. I had a mother who said, "I think it's wonderful!" and a father who drove me to hear with "I think it's awful." Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all creation flows; and yet the mother force alone is __________. It needs the balance of the force that __________, "Watch. Listen. Review. Improve."

Those__________voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. __________ the two poles of confirmation and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.

1.A. proudly B. slowly C. anxiously D. honestly

2.A. praise B. surprise C. criticism D. belief

3.A. seldom B. hardly C. frequently D. instantly

4.A. waiting B. planning C. praying D. preparing

5.A. embarrassedly B. confidently C. nervously D. casually

6.A. read B. revise C. appreciate D. polish

7.A. allergic B. fragile C. tired D. upset

8.A. Excitedly B. Suddenly C. Surprisingly D. Instantly

9.A. shook B. raised C. turned D. lowered

10.A. truth B. struggle C. decision D. discussion

11.A. wet B. wide C. dark D. bright

12.A. terrible B. elegant C. fluent D. inaccurate

13.A. stop B. see C. stand D. control

14.A. seated B. threw C. stuck D. kept

15.A. difficulty B. development C. significance D. challenge

16.A. enthusiastic B. fortunate C. desperate D. ridiculous

17.A. incomplete B. contradictory C. inappropriate D. constructive

18.A. orders B. persuades C. warns D. announces

19.A. conflicting B. warning C. disturbing D. inspiring

20.A. In B. Between C. Among D. For

1.For their golden wedding a______________, Maude and James threw a party for all their friends and family.

2.Bring your baby to the _______________(诊所), and we’ll take a look at her.

3.Kate’s _____________(嘴唇) were by and cracked because of the cold weather.

4.The management encourages t________________(协作) between departments.

5.Bob attaches great importance to physical exercise. He goes _____________(慢跑) every morning.

6.Edward felt a great deal of ______________(同情心) for her sister when her husband died.

7.“I am not coming with you and that’s final!” ________________(声明) Mary.

8.I have two tickets for the theatre on Saturday evening. Would you care to a_______________ me?

9.He made a _________________(利润) by selling the shirt for more than he bought it.

10.We have an a___________(足够的) supply of firewood to last the winter.

Be aware of, be supposed to, rather than, in particular, upside down, reflect on, make it

1.The speaker talked about sport in general and about football __________.

2.Teachers __________treat all the students alike.

3.---You have only 15 minutes to catch the train.

----All right. I guess I can __________.

4.She pretended to be reading because she was holding the book ___________.

5.He ______________ the risk, but he had no choice but to go ahead.

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。

Have you ever gone to a music festival? During a summer holiday in Hungary, I went to attend my the first music festival. It was really an excitement to us! Since 2002 the Sziget Festival had been running every year in Budapest. It lasts for a week, which famous singers and bands from around the world perform very brilliant. In Hungarian the word ‘sziget’ mean island, which is a very appropriate name although the festival takes place on a large island in the middle of the Danube River in Budapest. Thousands people come on special “party trains” from other country such as France and Italy.

假如你是中国高中生李华，今年暑假期间将去澳大利亚悉尼南部Kogarah的一所综合性学校Kogarah High School学习一个月，并将寄宿在当地的居民Silvia家中，请给Silvia写一封电子邮件，询问一些将在Kogarah生活的有关情况。具体询问内容如下：

1．住宿是否可以有单间；

2．房间里是否有网络；

3．是否可以自己煮饭；

4．是否有便利的交通。

注意：

1.词数100左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。

Dear Silvia,

Greetings from China! I am Li Hua, a high school student in China.___________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
 

Looking forward to your reply.

Best wishes.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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So what is rewilding?

Imagine our natural habitats growing instead of shrinking.Imagine species thriving,instead of declining.That's rewilding.Rewilding is ecological restoration and a little bit more.Rewilding offers hope for wildlife,humans and the planet.

Why is rewilding essential for Britain?

●Our ecosystems are broken.The places where you would expect wildlife to thrive have been reduced to wet deserts.The seabed has been damaged and stripped of its living creatures.

●Our wildlife is disappearing.Many wonderful British species have declined catastrophically over the past century.We've lost more of our large mammals than any European country except Ireland.

●We need keystone species.These vital species,including top predator（食肉动物）,drive ecological processes. Their loss in Britain and around the world has worsened our living systems.

●Nature looks after us.Good ecosystems can provide us with clean air and water,prevent flooding,store carbon, and attract visitors.Rewilding can leave the world in a better state than it is today.

What are challenges?

Our "rewilding britain" is a long-term project.Of course it has its challenges.Many of us feel indifferent,because we have got used to the lack of native forests.Many farmers oppose the idea.They thought it a crazy idea to bring back predators to the country because they would start killing farm animals.It takes time to educate them.Above all, we need money!So we need your help!

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Help us bring back Jiving systems and restore wild nature in Britain!

With your help we can...

●Open up new opportunities for rewilding and push for change.

●Develop tools to educate,influence and spread the word.

Thanks for your support.

1.What can we know from the result of rewilding?

A. A lot of species decline.

B. Species become various.

C. Ecosystems are greatly destroyed.

D. The seabed has been damaged.

2.What's the greatest challenge at present?

A. People's indifference

B. Farmers' opposition

C. Shortage of time

D. A lack of fund

3.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To persuade people to change their mind.

B. To call on people to make a donation.

C. To convince people to care for predators.

D. To warn people of the bad ecosystem.

A culture's values can be mirrored by its humor.Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes,who,in"On Nature",disliked humor,"Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others."He thought humor to be a negative quality of human narrow-mindedness.

However,Mordechai Gordon,PhD of Education,insists,"Humor allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious."I agree with Gordon.Learning to look at the world through humor is important.

In the United States,every four years an election occurs.Without humor as a way to express their feelings,how would Americans be willing to support the election?Television shows like "The Daily Show" have become important parts of American culture.They are mothering the masses by unconsciously inputting politics into our mouths.They make politics fun.

Of course, politics is only one type of humor.Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition.American pop culture promotes an unhealthy self image.On the topic of self-image,Hari Kondabolu stands out.He has a joke about the popular musical group "The Pussycat Dolls",describing their hit song "Don't Cha" as a negative representation of women.He points out an obvious offence in American culture.

A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for selecting a mating partner.Amongst other things,mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partner.

Of course,humor is not always used for good purposes.Humor can be linked to vulgarity（粗俗）and racism,but, like everything else,it has potential to unite human beings by allowing us to laugh at ourselves,our failures and our connection with one another.

Though life may seem tough and depressing at times,all I have to do is look in the mirror at my increased wrinkles（皱纹）to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin wasn't aware of.

With that in mind,remember to laugh with humanity and sometimes at humanity.

1.Hobbes believes that humor_______.

A. resulted in narrow-mindedness of human beings

B. was only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel better

C. had the power to mirror personal glory and national values

D. was for people to view the world from another angle

2.What is the author's attitude towards political humor?

A. Worried B. Disappointed

C. Curious D. Appreciative

3.The fourth paragraph is developed mainly______.

A. by process B. by example

C. by comparison D. by classification

4.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A. Chaplin wasn't aware of being laughed at

B. The author feels helpless and sad about getting older

C. Never be the one who laughs at other people

D. The author is determined to face life with a sense of humor.