Children often have trouble studying because they haven't developed good study habits. Teaching your child study skills early will give those skills to become habits._ 【1】_____.

Create a Positive Learning Space. To increase concentration, set up a workspace for your child.____ 【2】__.His or her desk should have as few distractions as possible and be well equipped with school supplies, like pencils, erasers, rulers, calculators, loose leaf paper and even a computer if your child is at a grade level where a computer is helpful or necessary. The environment should also be cheery and fun so that he or she has a good mental association with it.

Maintain a Reliable Schedule. Make sure your child studies at the same time every evening. This habit keeps children from wasting time ,and helps them focus. ___【3】_____. Most children have trouble focusing for more than an hour. Encourage your child to take a brief break can help him or concentrate more deeply when it’s time to do so.

___【4】_.Encourage your child to turn off his or her cell phone, video games and computer unless the computer is needed for the task at hand. These devices often distract children and can lead to wasting time. You should also be reasonably quiet and calm while your child is studying. Avoid noisy activities like talking loudly on the phone, vacuuming or watching television while your child is studying.

Give Positive Reinforcement(强化).Positive reinforcement is not simply a matter of rewarding good study habits or high test scores, but also of acknowledging a child’s progress no matter how small. __【5】__.It will help to improve his or her study skills in effective ways.

A. Studies show kids and teens are more willing to study when praised.

B. A loving, caring and optimistic reaction will oftenbejust the thing that your child needs.

C. The following tips can help your child study better.

D. Keep your child away from electronic devies.

E. If possible, only use the space to complete homework.

F. Avoid Distractions

G. Also, let your child take a briefbreak every hour or so.

Through the robot, a child can hear his or her teachers and friends. He or she can also attend classes from wherever they are recovering—whether at home 【3】 from a hospital bed. Dolva, one of the scientists who 【4】 (be) concentrating on developing the robot, explains 【5】 the robot AVI works. She says from home, the child uses a tablet or phone to start the robot, 【6】 (use) the same device, he or she can control the robot’s movements. Inside the robots there is a small computer linked 【7】 a 4G network. The robot is 【8】 (equip) with speakers, microphones and cameras, 【9】 makes communicating 【10】 (easy). So it’s the eyes and the cars and the voices at school. Hopefully AVI will help some children feel less lonely while they are absent from class.

So, the Uganda Wildlife Authority has been giving people new tools to keep the elephants away: vuvuzelas. They are plastic instruments some fans use at sports events.

The instruments make a loud sound elephants do not like. The animals leave, and no one is harmed. A spokesperson for the Uganda Wildlife Authority says vuvuzelas work because they do not threaten the elephants. That is important because an elephant that feels threatened is more likely to attack. So far, no one has reported an elephant attacking in answer to a vuvuzela.

Officials and villagers have tried other ways to stop elephants from coming near farms and houses. They have built beehives – houses for flying insects that sting. They have hung ropes covered in spicy oil. They have dug long, deep holes. And they have used guns, called A-K47s.

An official from the Uganda Wildlife Authority explains that people shoot the gun in the air to scare the elephant. But over time, the elephants have stopped being afraid of the sound of the gun. They only look at the shooter and wave their ears.

Another official for the Uganda Wildlife Authority, Gessa Simblicious, says one elephant-prevention solution will not work everywhere in Uganda. And one day, elephants may accept the vuvuzela noise, just as they do the sound of the A-K47.

But right now, vuvuzelas are an effective, non-violent and fun way to deal with a serious problem.

【1】What’s vuvuzelas?

A. New tools some fans use at sports events.

B. New tool to save the elephants.

C. Plastic instruments to keep the elephants away.

D. Plastic instruments to threaten the elephants.

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Vuvuzelas work because they do not threaten the elephants.

B. An elephants will attack human being in answer to a vuvuzela,

C. Villagers have no way to stop elephants.

D. The elephants are always afraid of the sound of the gun.

【3】People shoot the gun in the air in order to ________.

A. shoot the elephants away

B. let the elephants stop being afraid of the sound

C. avoid the elephants hurting people

D. scare the elephants to leave the village

【4】The author believes that ________.

A. elephants are not afraid of vuvuzelas

B. Vuvuzelas can not stop elephants

C. vuvuzelas can solve this serious problem forever

D. elephants are used to the sound of vuvuzelas now

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修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Jack,

I’m glad to know that you will come to China for further study. Now let me to tell you what you might be interested in.

It is known to all, Peking University is one of the top university in China. Study there, you are sure to get improved. It is the first time that you lived in a foreign country alone, but you don’t need to worry, because it was located in the business center of Beijing. It is extreme convenient for you to live there. Beside, most people in Beijing are very kind and friendly. Had you been to Beijing, you would have known about it.

I’ll help you find a proper host family nearby if necessary. I’m looking forward to meet you.

【题目】作为中学生，你肯定经历过多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败。请你根据提示内容简要概述中学生中普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度，并结合自身实际，说明你的观点。 ①消极态度：当考试结果不尽人意时，情绪低落，丧失信心，不再继续努力；
②积极态度：当考试失败时，鼓励自己，充满自信，从失败中吸取教训……
③你的结论：……
④要求；①题目自拟； ②词数：100—120。

Anja Ringgren Lovén, a Danish care worker who the young Nigerian boy back in February, the likes ofPope Francis and Barack Obama to top the list of 100 individuals collected by German-language Ooom Magazine.

An image of Ms Lovén giving two-year-old Hope some water was around the world, and served to the work she was doing to help children in Nigeria(尼日利亚).

he was rescued by Ms Lovén and her husband David, Hope had been by his own family the basis of ruralsuperstition (迷信) forced to live on the street he contracted a number of illnesses worms.

Speaking today about the experience, she said: "He was the size of a little baby, my whole body ."

"I became a mother myself 20 months ago and I was my own son as I saw the boy. I thought to myself that I wouldfight with all my for him to survive."

"Anja Ringgren Lovén is a beacon (灯塔) of and the most inspiring person of the year 2016," said Georg Kindel, OooM's editor-in-chief, who led the jury（评审） that chose the list. "When she saw the child, she acted like a human being and became an for millions. Her effort to help the desertedchildren of Nigeria gives us hope and encourages us to ."

【1】A. adaptedB. admitted C. adopted D. admired

【2】A. won B. beatC. hitD. overcame

【3】A. inspiring B. inspiredC. excited D. exciting

【4】A. noticedB. shared C. observedD. seen

【5】A. highlightB. describeC. stateD. explain

【6】A. hungryB. desperateC. orphan D. lonely

【7】A. When B. Until C. After D. Before

【8】A. sent B. blamedC. criticizedD. abandoned

【9】A. inB. at C. on D. under

【10】A. where B. thatC. which D. who

【11】A. includedB. including C. involvedD. experienced

【12】A. leaned B. bentC. frozeD. hurt

【13】A. thinking about B. thinking ofC. thinking over D. thinking up

【14】A. hesitantlyB. doubtfullyC. firmlyD. cautiously

【15】A. heart B. strengthC. spiritD. power

【16】A. hope B. lightC. friendship D. kindness

【17】A. appealing B. promisingC. starving D. puzzling

【18】A. like B. asC. outD. on

【19】A. frequent B. eventual C. completeD. persistent

【20】A. follow on B. follow suit C. follow aroundD. follow nose

the next morning. He asked me to speak to the group. After the call, my whole body became feverish and panicky. The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years. The whole night, I could not sleep with many ominous apprehensions in mind. One of them was to call the principal with regret and tell him that I could not come. Finally, I gathered some courage. I thought, “If I miss this opportunity, surely the school will never invite me again to any of their programs.”

I reached the school in time. Before my turn came, my whole body was trembling. When my turn came and I started speaking, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to read the written speech properly. I was not aware of where I was standing and what I was reading. That was the day when I realized my biggest weakness, Public Speaking.

After my speech, I met with the principal and explained what happened to me. He told me that this happens to everyone. Even great speaker, faced the same things when they started. He suggested that I come again next time.

Around one month later, I was invited to refer to a topic on Motivation. This time I was feeling comfortable. My speech was not only appreciated by the principal as well as the teachers, because I was able to get my idea across to them. They encouraged and praised my efforts.

After delivering it successfully, I became more confident. l said to myself, “If I can speak in front of such a learned audience, like the principal who educates others, I can now speak in front of others too.”

I started delivering lectures in my plant, on various topics like Self Motivation, Personality Development, Personal Excellence, Spoken English and Presentation Skills. This has become a passion for me. I learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step.

【1】 The author of the passage aims to tell us _________.

A. No pains, no gains.

B. No way is impossible to courage.

C. .Diligence is the mother of success.

D. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

【2】 In the first paragraph，the underlined word“ feverish”probably means_____ .

A. fevered B. painfulC. shakyD.frozen

【3】What can we learn from the text?

A. He used to dislike giving a lecture at first.

B. He called the principal with regret and told him that he could not come.

C. His first lecture was a complete failure.

D. He loves and does well in delivering lectures now.

【4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Public Speaking Makes a Man Nervous.

B. Practice Makes a Man a Better Speechmaker.

C. Principal Provides the Best Chances.

D. Spoken English Develops in Making Speeches.

Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.

Samuel can't understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me—I hear the notes and can bear them in mind—each and every note，” says Samuel.

Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't pla it. Samuel says confidently，“It's all about super memory—I guess I have that gift.”

However, Samuel's ability to remember things doesn't stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.

Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn't know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.

【1】According to Paragraph 1 we can know Samuel Osmond is a talent in ______ ?

A. remembering music.

B.playing the difficult music

C.playing the whole music by listening to it in parts.

D.playing Moonlight Sonata(奏鸣曲)by Beethoven

【2】Samuel Osmond studies law and music because of ______.

A.the wish of his parents.

B.the proposal of his music teacher.

C.the gift of his own.

D.the considerate thought.

【3】What Samuel surprised everyone is that _______.

A.He grew up with music.

B.H decided to start playing the piano.

C.He could bear them in mind—each and every note.

D.He could play the piano without reading music

“Women tend to be social in their behavior. They often share with others. But men tend to be competitive. They are trying to improve their social status,” said Professor Ryan.

Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and our body creates a large amount of it during positive social interactions such as falling in love or giving birth.

But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy.

Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship.

Professor Ryan’s recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37. Half of the participants received oxytocin. The other half received placebo（安慰剂）.

After a week, the two groups switched with participants. They went through the same procedure with the other material.

Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions. Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship from competition. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.

The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, men’s ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better.

Professor Ryan thus concluded: “Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people’s abilities to better distinguish different social interactions. And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factor（因素）that are mainly hormonal.”

【1】Which of the following causes men and women to behave differently ?

A.Social situations. B. The social status.

C.Placebo.D. Biological factors.

【2】What can we learn from Professor Ryan’s previous experiment?

A. Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way.

B. During the experiment the participants received different materials

C. Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others’ success.

D. Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people’s behavior differences.

【3】 Professor Ryan conducted the recent experiment______.

A. by using 144 participants in total.

B. after a week conducted a previous experiment.

C. To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions.

D. to test the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations

【4】 Where does this text probably come from?

A. A newspaper advertisement.

B. A science magazine.

C. Science fiction.

D. A news report.

【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 The National DarkSky Week (NDSW) is a week during which people all over the United States turn off their lights to enjoy the beauty of the night sky without light pollution. This event was started by Jennifer Barlow of Midlothian, Virginia in 2003, and it is becoming more popular each year. It has been supported by the International DarkSky Association, the American Astronomical Society, and the Astronomical League.
This event always occurs in April, during the week of the new moon so that the sky can be as dark as possible for the best viewing conditions.
“It is my wish that people could see the night sky without other light in the sky as our ancestors saw it hundreds of years ago,” explains Barlow.
Since it only lasts a week and not everyone in the country will take part in it, how will the National DarkSky Week reduce light pollution? The main goal of NDSW is to increase awareness of the harmful effects of light pollution. It is not possible for all of the light pollution in this part of the world to disappear. However, it is possible to make a small difference in the quality of the night sky. Another goal of this event is to promote the use of better lighting systems that direct light toward the ground instead of up into the sky.
Jennifer Barlow states, “The night sky is a gift of such beauty that it should not be polluted by wasted light. In this way, our children will not lose touch with the wonder of our universe.”
（1）Which of the following statements about the National DarkSky Week is WRONG?
A.It is becoming more and more popular in America.
B.The event was started in 2003 by Jennifer Barlow.
C.The event takes place in the first week of every April.
D.American people are supposed to turn off their lights during that week.
（2）What is Jennifer Barlow's wish?
A.That light would be directed up into the sky.
B.That the sky would always be as dark as possible.
C.That people could see the night sky without light pollution as our ancestors did.
D.That people could spend time enjoying the beauty of the sky every night.
（3）What is the main goal of the National DarkSky Week?
A.To promote the use of better lighting systems.
B.To help people realize the harm of light pollution.
C.To cause all the light pollution in America to disappear.
D.To help young children enjoy the wonder of our universe.