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Surprising Ways in Which Your Friends Influence You

The company you keep says a lot about you. Friends have a big influence over how you feel, think and behave. 【1】

1. Strong-willed friends increase self-control

If you struggle to resist temptation（诱惑), surrounding yourself with people who possess a high degree of self-discipline （自律）can help

【2】 Whether you want to do exercise at the gym, or you’re considering reducing this month’s budget, spending time with a disciplined friend could help you maintain healthy habits.

2. More friendships, more problems

Too many social media connections can increase your stress level. 【3】 A report says that more Facebook friends mean more stress. Researchers linked a great number of social media connections to increased anxiety about people.

3. 【4】

Close friends could be the secret to longevity(长寿). When older adults have close friends, they’re likely to live longer. Other studies have shown that having friends lowers the risk of disease by reducing blood pressure and heart rate. So while it may be tempting to think that friends are sometimes more trouble than they’re worth, clearly, having close friends can be one of the best things you can do for your health.

4. Friends can be either a good influence or a bad influence

Friends can greatly-influence your choices. A study has found that friends often provide one another with moral support to resist a temptation. 【5】 Researchers discovered that when it came to resisting temptations – like eating chocolate – sometimes friends were more likely to become partners in crime as they decided to indulge (放纵)together

A. Since self-control is vital to reaching long- term goals, befriending people with willpower could be the secret to success

B. Lasting friendships encourage more birthdays

C. Close friends will bring more happiness

D. Here are four reasons why you should be careful about who you surround yourself with

E. The larger your social circle is, the more happiness you have.

F.When it comes to social Media, “the more the better” may not be the best approach.

G.However, friends also commonly work together to enjoy indulgences,

【题目】Plastic surgery(整容手术) is not only popular in the US, but is also sweeping across Asia. It is reported that South Korea is now the world’s largest market for plastic surgery.

In order to change their looks, 20 percent of women aged between 19 and 49 in Seoul said they had gone under the knife. The growth of South Korea’s pop music industry increases the popularity. Many patients visit clinics (诊所)with photos of singers, asking doctors to copy their noses or eyes.

Joo Kwon, who founded one of the largest clinics in Seoul, recently opened a hotel to better serve customers. People will spend about US$I7,675 in a single visit. An increasing number of clients are non-Koreans, from China, Japan, the Middle East and even Africa. Leaders in South Korea say that this will help the Korean economy.

However, Mr. Kwon warned that young people should be careful when seeking such operations. “I think South Korea doesn’t understand the word “beauty”, because everyone looks pretty much the same. It is also related to low self-confidence. I think the situation will somewhat become better in future as the society becomes more different. But it will take quite a bit of time until we get there,” he told reporters.

Last year, a booklet was given out to Korean high school students by the government. There is a story that a local woman who was crazy about plastic surgery ended up with an ugly face.

【1】What is the main cause of the increase in plastic surgery in South Korea?

A. The increasing understanding of beauty.

B. The increasing number of clinics.

C. The rise of the pop music industry.

D. The rise of the Korean economy.

【2】 What is Mr. Kwon’s attitude towards plastic surgery?

A. He feels it is worth a try

B. He is strongly against it.

C. He is not interested in it.

D. He is objective about it

【3】We can learn from the last paragraph that ____ .

A. plastic surgery is supported by the government

B. high school students are encouraged to have plastic surgery

C. high school students in South Korea are fond of plastic surgery

D. plastic surgery is bad for people’s health

【4】 What is the main idea of the text?

A. How to have plastic surgery.

B. Why women have plastic surgery.

C. The famous singers in South Korea.

D. Rapid growth of plastic surgery in South Korea.

【题目】Are GM（转基因的) foods safe for people? Can they help solve the poverty problem? They have been the subjects of a hot debate.

This debate is related to increasing challenges from rising climatic change, population growth, urbanization（城镇化), and natural resource consumption. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, food production needs to increase by 60 percent by 2050 in order to feed 9 billion people. Scientists and policymakers are searching for effective ways to gain nutritious food, for today and future. Unlike previous agricultural methods (such as the Green Revolution), GM crops are to fight food safety and poverty challenges.

The great expansion of GM crop varieties over the last two decades can be seen easily. The total area devoted to GM crops has increased 100 times from 1.7 million hectares in 1996 to 170 million hectares in 2012. Developing countries now grow more GM crops than developed countries (in terms of area), largely driven by Brazil’s rapid adoption of GM crops. China is home to about 4 percent of the total global area devoted to GM crops. Beans, corn, and cotton are main global GM crops, while China’s focus is on cotton, papaya, and poplar.

Recently, a scientific study shows that GM crops are safe for people and the environment. According to a 2010 report on the safety of GM crops by the EU, “the main conclusion to be drawn from the efforts of more than 130 research projects, covering a period of more than 25 years of research, and involving more than 500 research groups, is that biology methods, are not more risky than traditional planting technologies, for example.” Other international and national scientific bodies, such as the World Health Organization, have reached the same conclusion.

【1】 Nowadays, people are developing GM foods mainly to fight against______.

A. urbanization

B. population growth

C. rising climatic change

D. natural resource consumption

【2】 As for GM crops, what do people mainly focus on ?

A. Food production. B. Food nutrition.

C. Food safety. D. Food variety.

【3】 What does Paragraph 3 talk about?

A. More GM crops in developing countries.

B. Less GM crops in developed countries.

C. Rapid adoption of GM crops in Brazil.

D. The expansion of GM crop varieties of the world.

【4】 From a recent scientific study, we can infer that______.

A. traditional planting technologies are more risky

B. the safety of GM crops has been proved in many ways

C. the safety of GM crops was reported by the EU in 2010

D. present GM crops are safe for people and the environment

【5】 What’s the writer’s attitude towards GM crops?

A. Supportive. B. Opposed.

C. Unknown. D. Indifferent.

【题目】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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^ )，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（一），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last weekend we went mountain climbing. Even the heavy rain in the morning could not prevent us go. Setting off very early, we went along an extreme narrow road, all in high spirits. On every side of the road were green fields and some farm house. We can hear the sound of the rain and our footsteps mixing with our laughter. At noon we reached the top of the mountain. That surprised us most there was the beauty of scenes .After having a short rest there and sharing with the food we had brought, we started going down. It rained even harder. We were wet to the skin, and we still sang and laughed happily.

【题目】假设你是张林，你班来自英国的交流学生John因病住院已两周，请你用英文给他写封信，主要内容包括：

1．询问病情，表示关切；

2．介绍班级近期活动，学习等情况；

3．表达祝愿。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．信的格式已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear John,

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Yours,

Zhang Lin

【题目】假如你叫张玉，是一名中学生。最近，某报社发表了一篇题为《过健康生活有哪些好方法？》的文章，结果引起人们的广泛争议。请你结合人们不同的观点，发表你自己的看法，给该报社写一封信。

参考词汇：新鲜的 fresh; 黄油 butter; 做运动 take physical exercises;

增强 strengthen; 改掉 get rid of; 熬夜 stay up late.

写作要求：

1.只用5句话表达全部内容，包括人们的观点和你自己的看法，词数100字左右；

2.内容必须包括所有要点和你自己的看法；

3.书写规范整洁；

4.文章开头和结尾已经给出，不计句数和字数。 （By Lewis）

Dear Editor,

I’m writing to tell you about the topic of “Are there good ways to live a healthy life?”

Yours truly,

Zhang Yu

【题目】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处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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 Jim,

Thank you for your last letter telling me your recently news. I'd like to tell you something about our school sports meeting. It was holding on October,20th, which was a fine day.

There were over 1,600 students and teachers attend it. Wang Lin, a student from my class won the 100-meter race. He finishes the race in 11.2 seconds and broke down the school record. They were all very excited. The sports meeting was great success. That was why we were all making every effort to our class honor. Although I was not one of the winner, I was proud of what we had done.

Looking forward to receiving your letter.

Yours,Li Pi

【题目】阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

以下是各种花的信息：

A. Orange flowers: Orange colored flowers suggest lasting love, marriage, fruitfulness and blood relationship. It is the color of showing love. So, try and get orange flowers in the honeymoon room!

B. Red flowers: Red stands for passion, love and danger. Most people know that red flowers, especially roses, are a fantastic gesture and that they are the perfect gift for birthdays and as thank-you presents.

C. Pink flowers: Pink colored flowers mean fresh beginnings and gentle passions. Pink is a color that stands for both the sweetness of youth and emotional maturity.

D. White flowers. White is the color of the circle of life. White flowers stand for peace and purity.

E. Blue flowers: Blue is calming and relaxing. It is an unusual color for flowers. Some of the most popular “blue” flowers include pink & purple shades. Blue flowers stand for calmness and harmony.

F. Yellow flowers: Yellow is a sunny, optimistic color for flowers. Yellow colored flowers, particularly golden colored flowers, stand for hope and happiness, or are given as a symbol of courage and cheerfulness. And yellow roses are for friendship.

以下是一些个人信息，请匹配其要选择的花的种类：

【1】 John: He is going to attend his friend Anna’s wedding tomorrow. He is not sure about the color of flowers to choose. The assistant in the flower shop tells him that it is better for brides (newly-married women) to wear tulips as a symbol of faithful love and fruitfulness.

【2】Rose: She lives in Australia, Where Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May, unlike in the UK where it is on a Sunday in March. She is going to see her mother with a carnation meaning “always on my mind”.

【3】Adam: His friend has just passed away. People often go to that occasion with chrysanthemums or lilies in many countries of the world with the meaning of truth and honesty. So he’s going there with them.

【4】Tom: He knows Daisy loves him very much, but he considers her his little sister. Today’s Valentine’s Day, when she is looking forward to his flowers. As her friend, he sends her a bunch of roses in the hope that she can understand what he means.

【5】George: It’s June 6th today, his good friend Mary’s birthday. He knows June’s flower is a rose or a honeysuckle, which express love and happiness. He’ll buy a bunch of flowers that matches her birthday. （By Michael Shaw）

【题目】文理分科几乎是每一个上过普通高中的学生都要面临的一个重要选择。近日，关于高中阶段是否文理分科的话题再次引起热议，社会各界反响不一。请你根据下表所列情况写一篇短文，客观地介绍议论情况，并谈谈你的见解。

注意：1．词数：150左右。

2．短文的开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数内。

3. 包含所有要点,可以适当发挥。

4．参考词汇：文理分科 dividing of science and art

学习负担 learning burden

知识体系 knowledge system

Dividing of science and art is an important choice for every senior high school student.

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【题目】请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

How to Survive Embarrassing Moments

Have you ever done something embarrassing? At that moment, you probably wished you could disappear into thin air. Unfortunately, embarrassing things happen to everyone at one time or another. The good news? You can keep the damage to the minimum．Here's some help．

Laugh it off

You're staring at your crush （意中人） so hard that you walk into a wall．You trip over your own feet and drop all your books．The best thing you can do? As long as you're not seriously hurt, laugh it off．Say like "Hey, I can teach you to do that if you want to!" or "It took me years to learn that!" By laughing at yourself, you show people you're confident and still in control of the situation．That's bound to make a stronger impression than the fact that you dropped a stack of books．

Move on

Some situations are too personal to laugh off．Your underwear falls out of your backpack. Your bathing suit falls off in the pool．You pass gas while giving a presentation．Making a joke would just call more attention to what happened — and that's the last thing you want．What now? You can just pretend nothing happened and go back to what you were doing, or you can acknowledge it with a "Oh, that was awkward" and then move on．

If there's a joker who thinks it's a good idea to point out how badly you just embarrassed yourself, fix him with a glare and then go back to whatever you were doing．Tell yourself he's a little bug on the ground, not even worth thinking about．Remind yourself that it's over, done．Move on．

Apologize and move on

Some embarrassing situations pack a double punch．Not only do you embarrass yourself, but you make someone else feel bad．You say to a friend that another friend is such a copycat, and then realize the copycat is standing right behind you．You imitate your teacher's unusual accent just as the teacher walks in．Now you're embarrassed and they're mad or hurt．

Making a joke now would make the situation even worse, so don't go there．Although you might feel like running away or even crying, neither of those responses will make you look better．Instead, apologize, "I'm so sorry．That was really mean of me．"

If you've been disrespectful to a teacher or a parent, accept whatever consequences without complaint．If you've hurt a friend, do your best to make it up to them．Once you've done all you can to make things right again, move on．If someone else brings it up, just say, "I feel bad enough about that —can we just let it go, please?"

The next time you're stuck in an embarrassing moment, remind yourself that you're a strong person and you can get through this．Stay calm and act confident and the moment will pass．