Located in a home built in 1896 in Florida, US, the program serves students in grades 2 through 12 and will accept kindergarten students next year. It also offers an after-school program for students who attend traditional schools, as well as evening programs for adults and educators and weekend events for families.

There is a different atmosphere from that of a traditional school building. Tables and brightly colored walls are white boards. In the science room, students are studying climate changes at a weather station, while in the music room, a student is solving an equation (等式) with his academic coach while he connects music theory and maths.

The daily schedule at the school also stands out. “ We don’t assign boring or exhausting homework.” said Space of Mind founder and CEO Ali Kaufman. “ Instead of homework, we ask that they go home and take a video of themselves applying a lesson they learned or cooking a meal for their family that they learned how to make at school.”

For lunch, instead of traditional cafeteria dishes such as pizza, the school offers organic meals made out of products from local gardens and farms. “ Our students also run a business at the Delray Beach Green Market on Saturdays so they can understand sustainable living practices and how to run a business,” Kafman said.

“ We are also the first school program in Florida to start and end each day with 15 minutes of meditation (冥想),” Kaufman said. “ The positive results we have been seeing in the students from meditation are amazing. We are really about infusing social, emotional and creative skills with academic and life skills.”

【1】Space of Mind School_________.

A.assigns no homework.B.urges students to use what they learn.

C.teaches students to earn money in class.D.focuses on knowledge learning.

【2】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.Yoga enjoys great popularity in US.

B.The practice of meditation is amazing.

C.The meditation session lasts 15 minutes daily.

D.The students benefit from meditation.

【3】The underlined word “infusing" in the last paragraph probably means______.

A.emphasizingB.checking

C.developingD.helping

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A.What makes Space of Mind School outstanding.

B.Why Space of Mind School is popular in US.

C.How the after-class programs of space of Mind School are organized.

D.How Space of Mind School cultivates students' life skills.

The researchers pointed out that previous studies had shown that the lack of sleep was associated with problems like heart disease and high blood pressure. However, the researchers also found that sleeping too much was linked to an early death. Those who slept for more than nine hours a night were 30% more likely to die early, as an article in the latest Sleep suggested. That directly contradicts another passage in the same journal last month suggesting that people who slept for ten hours or longer a night were more likely to live to 100. This was thought to be because people who lived into extreme old age were healthier and therefore slept better.

However, the authors of the latest research contradicted this and suggested that long sleep was a sign of underlying illnesses such as depression and low levels of physical activity. Professor Francesco Cappuccio at the University of Warwick said: “ While short sleep may represent a cause of ill-health, long sleep is believed to represent more an indicator of ill-health.”

He also mentioned: “ Modern society has seen a gradual reduction in the average amount of sleep people take, and this pattern is more common among full-time workers, suggesting that it may be due to social pressures for longer working hours. On the other hand, the worsening of our health is often accompanied by an extension of our sleeping time.”

“Consistently sleeping six to eight hours per night may be good for health. However, whether to achieve the goal depends on various factors such as the environment as well as measures of public health aimed at favourable changes of the working environments,” Professor Francesco Cappuccio added.

【1】What did researchers in University of Warwick find?

A.People who sleep fewer than 6 hours each night die before 65.

B.Sleeping for more than 9 hours a night does good to one's health.

C.Six to eight hours’ sleep can be appropriate for people.

D.People at an old age are healthier because they sleep longer.

【2】What is Professor Francesco Cappuccio most likely to agree with?

A.Long sleep is what causes our health problems.

B.Modern people sleep less because they work longer.

C.Our health becomes worse because we sleep less.

D.How long we sleep depends on our education.

【3】What did the researcher think may help people have proper sleep?

A.Social pressure.B.Longer working hours.

C.Extension of sleeping time.D.Changes of working environments.

【4】What can be the best title for this passage?

A.How Long Should We SleepB.Longer Sleep Makes Better Health

C.Time to Sleep EarlyD.The Importance of Sleep

【1】Tony was never late for parties, so the most likely e______(解释) might be a sudden accident.

【2】U_________(不幸地), I won’t be able to enjoy the concert together with you tonight, because I have to finish my homework.

【3】Sun Yang won the gold prize by his o_________(杰出的) skill in 2012 London Olympics.

【4】When I watch an English movie, I often observe the actors’ f_______(面部的) expressions carefully.

【5】The f________(功能) of the heart is to pump blood through the body.

【6】She gave f_______(假的) information to the insurance company.

【7】They put their arms around each other and h_______(拥抱) just now.

【8】She r______(代表) her motherland in driving at the Olympics and won the gold medal.

【9】Her s_______(口语的) English is not very good, but her meaning has got across us.

【10】You can do something well only if you t______(真正地) believe you can.

We think that life in Chinese high school is 【1】adventure because we have to survive mountains of homework and exams. Yet would it be surprising if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as 【2】 (stress) and demanding as it is in China?

In US high school, everything is recorded and 【3】(grade), including your grades on quizzes, tests and final examinations. Failing 【4】 (turn) in your homework on time will 【5】(direct) affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps contrary to 【6】 we used to think of the US high school students, they pay great attention to their learning performance to try to get into famous university, or , they’ll be disappointed after graduation from high school.

Like university students, US high school students have the 【7】 (free) to choose the courses 【8】 most interest them. Even a ninth-grader can sit in 【9】 same classroom as 12th-graders. But this also means he or she has to work very hard. The teacher will not treat him or her differently just 【10】 he or she is a few years younger.

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise.【3】If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program.【4】

【5】 They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

A. Laughter is the best medicine.

B. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish bothstress and pain.

C. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not putthis theory into clinic practice.

D. Laughter can prolong one's life.

E. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve theirpatients' condition by encouraging them to laugh.

F. They have found that laughter really can improve people's health.

G. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing；it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.

Mr. Mora is a famous university president. He is remembered as a 【1】(humor) man because his lectures bring 【2】(laugh) from time to time. He is also remembered by his family and friends 【3】 being absent-minded. There are many interesting stories about Mr. Mora, which amuse people.

Once on a train, a conductor came to Mr. Mora, 【4】(ask) for his ticket. He began to search his pockets. No ticket appeared. Mr. Mora began searching his suitcase. “Never mind, sir,” said the conductor, seeing how 【5】(anxiety) Mr. Mora was looking for his ticket and trying to comfort him. “When you find your ticket, just post it to the station. I’m sure you have 【6】 somewhere.” “I’m sure, too,” said the president as he continued searching. “But I must find it. I need to know 【7】 I’m going.”

Mr. Mora got off the train in New York and 【8】(hurry) to the post office to make a telephone call to his secretary. “I’m in New York now but I don’t know why,” said Mr. Mora, feeling like a small boy 【9】 had got lost. Within minutes came the short reply, “You are not supposed to be in New York. You should be in Princeton to give 【10】 lecture.”

"Hongmeng" is a classical word from Zhuangzi. In the ancient times of Chinese legend and myths (神话),“Hongmeng" was used to describe the original state of the universe before matter existed. For HarmonyOS, "Hongmeng" indicates the developers’ aim to make an innovative operating system, unlike any other.

Besides "Hongmeng'", Hunwei has also registered many of its products under the names of legendary creatures from Chinese myths. For example, the company's Kirin mobile chip got its name after a lucky monster called "Qilin". And its server chip is calked "Kunpeng”, a creature that changed from a fish into a giant bird.

Many Chinese Internet users and media have praised Huawei's use of these names," as they stand for Chinese wisdom and ancient people’s imagination and spirit of exploration”, Global Times noted.

In fact, Huawei is not alone in using traditional culture for modern ventures. Ne Zha, the new film, also portrays traditional culture in a modern context. The movie is loosely based on the well-known work of classical Chinese myth The Investiture of the Gods. Earlier this month it became the biggest animated movie in China and was called “ the glory of domestic anime (国产动漫)”.

Indeed, the long history and splendid classic works have given China a profound culture. Myths and legends are the creative works of tremendous imagination. As Global Times put it, today by revisiting a modern context, “ ancient myths has the power to inspire imagination in young people”. After all, imagination is the beginning of creation.

【1】What do we know about HamonyOS?

A.Its release raised a storm of objections.

B.It is named after creature in myth.

C.It combines high technology and culture.

D.It's the best operating system.

【2】Which of the following best explains "innovative” underlined in Paragraph 2?

A.creativeB.modern

C.popularD.intelligent

【3】How do the public think of Huawei's use of the names?

A.Confused.B.Unexpected.

C.Approving.D.Doubtful.

【4】What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A.The film Ne Zha is not adapted from myths.

B.The film Ne Zha is a big hit.

C.More businesses follow Huawei's lead.

D.Ancient myths is a good choice for entertainment.

But what if there is a way to reduce the boredom of exercise while still getting a good workout? Luckily for us, there’s virtual reality (VR).

“In the past, playing video games was a sedentary(久坐不动的) experience:,"says Jo Stauffer of the VR Heaitn-institute, but VR changes all of that.” Many, VR games are played while standing In order to play properly, the players are forced to move around swinging their arms or using their legs.After an hour of this on a regular enough basis, it's not surprising, that many people unexpectedly find themselves a little fitter .There are already a number of virtual reality games which, deliberately or not, result in their player “getting a good sweat on” if played for enough time.For example, there's a music game which forces players to shadow box(做空拳攻防练习) in order to hit the notes---that's an upper-body workout.

The benefit of VR has been noticed by one company.They want to take the whole experience into the gym. They are making a resistance machine, designed to be used in combination with a VR headset. Players challenge a virtual competitor in a series of games,which results in a 30-minute full-body workout.However, the cost of the equipment is expensive and there are safety concerns to be worked out, says J.P.Gownder from the consultancy Forrester.

Although it's early days, for those: of us who struggle to overcome the boredom of exercise,a new solution could be coming.And a world where a person can exercise and have fun at the same time might be something that many people would want-virtual or not.So don' t give up exercising.

【1】What conclusion can we draw from the first paragraph?

A.Most weight-related exercises nearly have no effect.

B.Some people think exercising in the gym is difficult and tiring.

C.Running on a treadmill wont bring significant change.

D.You'd better not go to the gym because of the risk of injury.

【2】Compared with video games, VR games____________.

A.bring more fun to play.

B.take people less free time.

C.are more likely to bring players health benefits.

D.are more popular with people nowadays .

【3】What can we know about the resistance machine?

A.It has been widely used in the gym.

B.There are some disadvantages of it.

C.J.P. Gownder highly recommends it.

D.When using it, people need to have a partner.

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

A.Virtual exercise in the gym.B.Keep going to the gym

C.The boredom of exerciseD.The popularity of VR games.

Now, I am part-Italian and like most Italians, I think that Italy represents the height of coffee culture, against the standard by which all coffee should be measured. My Italian friends and family hate the idea of adding a little sugar juice or other things to their valuable cappuccino(卡布基诺). I have a coffee machine at home, which is to the Italian kitchen what the kettle is to the British. As far as I’m concerned, the cappuccinos, lattes(拿铁) and espressos served in branded coffee chains taste bitter, a low copy of the real thing.

You’d never ask for a latte in Italy. If you did, you’d get served a glass of milk. Coffee and espresso are the same in Italy. Then there’s the Australian “white coffee”, a halfway house between a Starbucks-style latte and a macchiato(玛奇朵). The “white coffee” has gone global so much that recently it replaced the cappuccino on Starbucks’ menu in some parts of the US.

What’s more, Italians don’t waste time around in coffee shop armchairs drinking cappuccinos while surfing the Internet. Still, when it comes to taste, Italians are trying to reclaim the ground. Part of the problem is the price of coffee. Most Italian bars will not charge more than one euro a cup, which means there isn’t the choice to purchase more high-quality coffee. Italian flavor is held back by the way the coffee is boiled.

I still think I’ll be sticking to home-made coffee from my trusted machine. And I’ll continue to drink it in the Italian way.

【1】What’s the purpose of telling the story of Starbucks in Paragraph 1?

A.To introduce the topic of the passage.B.To introduce the history of Starbucks.

C.To present the standard of good coffee.D.To explain the key to the success of Starbucks.

【2】In the author’s opinion, the coffee served in Starbucks and other branded stores _______.

A.contains too much sugar juiceB.represents the Italian coffee culture

C.is very different from that served in the USD.cannot meet the Italian standard of good coffee

【3】Italians prefer home-made coffee due to the fact that _______.

A.home-made coffee is much cheaper

B.they can produce proper Italian coffee at home

C.each family has a tradition to use the coffee machine

D.they can have access to the Internet when drinking coffee at home

【1】看到我终于过去帮助她，她松了一口气。

Seeing that I finally _____ ____ ____ _____, she sighed ____ _____.

【2】作为一项重要的文化遗产，庞贝古城现在被置于政府的保护之下。

As an important _____ _____ _____, Pompeii is now _____ _____ _____.

【3】相反地，我们应该重视保护野生动植物。

_____ _____ _____, we are supposed to _____ _____ _____ protecting wildlife.

【4】新来的经理接管了公司之后，销售量急剧下降。他却没意识到自己的错误。

Ever since the new manager _____ _____ the company, the sales figure has declined rapidly. However, he _____ _____ _____ _____ his own errors.

【5】看到那些在地震中被活埋的人的照片时，心中的恐惧让她无法动弹。

When she saw the photos of those who _____ _____ _____ in the earthquake, fear in her heart __________ __________ __________.

【6】英语由不同语言混合而成的这个事实是众所周知的。(同位语从句)

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【7】人们相信一些好闻的气味帮助女性减轻痛苦。(主语从句+形式主语)

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【8】醒来时，他发现自己躺在一个用鲜花装饰的房间里。(宾补)

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