Scientists are seeking 12 women to spend two full months in bed in the fall at a German lab, plus an additional month there for preparation and recovery. The first 12 test subjects, all men, already have started the study.

Participants spend two entire months in bed and remain lying down even to do everyday things like eating, drinking and exercising. They also answer nature's call and shower, but it's unclear from the NASA website how those tasks are accomplished in bed.

"Daily routine showering, getting dressed, eating, exercising takes much time when you cannot stand up to do them," says the website, adding that there is "continuous data collection", including blood pressure, heart rate, nutrient absorption and also the participants' feelings. Study subjects will spend the 60 days with their heads tilted(倾斜)down six degrees, which imitates(模仿)conditions in space.

Participants are encouraged to pass the time by watching TV, taking online courses, reading and any other activities they can perform while lying down alone in bed to relieve what could be boredom. Family and friends are allowed to visit.

The high $ 18,500 payment for two months of lazing about is probably a major motivation for people willing to go through something this extreme. However, if you're an American who really needs the money, you probably can't afford it. Candidates need to travel to Cologne four times at their own expense for the employment process between April and July. Plus, they need strong German-speaking skills. Also participants need to be nonsmokers between ages 24 and 55, in good health, with normal body weight.

【1】What are participants expected to do during the study?

A.Report their feelings regularly.B.Complete their daily routines in bed.

C.Keep their bodies tilted down six degrees.D.Record their physical responses every day.

【2】What data about the participants will the researchers collect?

A.The changes in their weight.B.Their behaviors to weightlessness.

C.The ways they do their daily things.D.Their physical and mental reactions

【3】What will be a challenge for the participants?

A.The language skills they need.B.The difficulty meeting family.

C.The possibility that they feel dull.D.The slow discovery of their health.

【4】The requirements for potential participants are .

A.challenging for AmericansB.tailored to thin persons

C.easy for the youth to satisfyD.suitable for most people

Learning English is of great valuable. English is widely used all over the world. It was often used in the international meetings. Most business letters are writing in English. With a help of English we can learn modern science and technology from developed country. We can also introduce our achievement and experience to other countries. Because its importance, English is a requiring subject in high schools and colleges. Now many people are working hardly at English. It’s very important to learn English well. Unless we learn English well, we can not serve for our country better. So I suggest most Chinese learned it well.

Mrs. Liang and her son had an accident last year. She survived though her head was seriously injured. But her son wasn’t so 【1】 (luck). Mrs. Liang’s husband, Mr. Xia, couldn’t bear to tell her the truth about their son. Instead, whenever his wife asked to see the son, he kept 【2】 (explain) that their son had gone to work in another city.

In January this year, while watching TV, Mr. Xia was 【3】 (amaze) to see a young policeman 【4】 looked exactly like his son. He 【5】 (immdiate) knew that the young man was the answer to making his wife smile again.

With 【6】 help of the TV station and the police station, the couple 【7】 (meet) the young policeman. The policeman 【8】 (touch) by their sadness, and said that he would like to act as the son. Although he still hesitated to call another woman “mum”, his mother was happy 【9】 (support) his action.

Their “reunion” (团聚) lasted just a few minutes, but it had a lasting influence 【10】 the sick “mother”

London

Although it may not be as large or as long-built as others, having only become a center for the Chinese community during the 1950s, London’s Chinatown is perfectly formed little firework (烟花) that knows how to see in the year with a bang. Decorated (装饰) with red lanterns, previous years have seen shows with acrobatics, martial arts, dance and opera nearby.

San Francisco

San Francisco’s Chinatown is perhaps the most famous in the USA. The city was the main entry-point for Chinese who had crossed the Pacific to the USA during the early 19th century. Between the Grant Avenue and the Stockton Street, this historic area is a local treasure, attracting more visitors per year than the Golden Gate Bridge.

Bangkok

With an about 100-year-old history, the Thai capital’s Chinatown contains complex streets offering all kinds of tasty food, clothes, and toys. Sunday market days are such a good time to get the full atmosphere of the neighborhood. The area is also famous for its gold dealers, and there are lots of gold shops along the road.

Mauritius

Found in Port Louis, this Mauritian Chinatown shows the island nation’s rich multicultural diversity. Built in the early years of the 20th century by settlers from China, its tiny shops and restaurants serve locals and visitors. During the Chinese Spring Festival, the most exciting sight is the Dragon Dances on Rue Royale when Chinese musicians and dancers perform the traditional lion dances through the streets.

【1】Which of the following has the longest history?

A.London’s Chinatown.B.San Francisco’s Chinatown.

C.Mauritius’s Chinatown.D.Bangkok’s Chinatown.

【2】What’s special about Bangkok’s Chinatown?

A.It is crowded with Chinese restaurants.

B.It is the major entrance for the Chinese.

C.It is well-known for its gold business.

D.You can enjoy fireworks there.

【3】If you want to enjoy the Dragon Dances, you can go to ________.

A.Rue Royale in Port Louis, MauritiusB.the Sunday market in Bangkok

C.the Grant Avenue in San FranciscoD.the Chinese community in London

What are the British like when it comes to learning languages? According to a survey published by the European Commission, the British are【1】(office) the worst language learners in Europe —62 percent of them can’t speak any other language apart from【2】(they) own.

Learning a foreign language is not a popular option at school in Britain; children start studying a foreign language【3】 11 and many give up completely several years later. So why don’t young people continue with languages at school? A research suggests that students think it is more difficult to get good grades in languages than in other subjects, such as science or history. The government is now looking at different ways【4】(improve) language learning. One idea is to start much younger and introduce foreign languages from the age of five. 【5】 idea is to give school children more【6】 (choose) and expand the range of languages【7】(teach) to include Arabic, Mandarin and Urdu.

Mandarin Chinese is predicted to become the second most popular foreign language learned in UK schools. Brighton College headmaster Richard Cairns says, “One of my key tasks is to make sure pupils 【8】(equip) for the realities of the 21st century. One of those realities is【9】China has the fastest-growing economy in the world.” It may be an ambitious task to change the Brits’ attitude to 【10】(learn) languages but the government is determined to try.

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。

Yesterday my friends and I did something real interesting — we made the film on my mobile phone. We all had different thing to do. My friends were the actors, but I was the director. My mum provided us with some old clothes and my friends put it on. They looked like very funny. My brother plays the guitar in the film. We watched the film on my computer after get back to my house. It was amazed. Now I have made up my mind become a film director in the future. I’ll do what I can do to make my dream come true.

If you are interested in getting university education in China and【1】(attend) the university program, you may need to register in the high school.Starting your education at the high school level in China gives you an advantage since you will be well【2】(prepare) before joining the university.You will have learnt Mandarin(普通话)，【3】will make your daily conversations smooth.You will also have familiarized yourself with the surroundings, making 【4】easy to get your way around.

In high school, you will【5】(introduce) to a Chinese way of learning and education at【6】early age.Besides, getting a high school【7】(admit) in China is easy.

You only need to look for schools which are offering high school education to the international students.Most of them offer instructions both in English【8】Chinese.Choose a right environment that will allow you to learn the local language, choose an area that is【9】(convenience) to you and select a school that allows a foreign student to【10】(easy) adapt to a new culture.

1. 发出邀请

2. 晚会时间，地点；

3. 校长讲话及节目表演等活动内容。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.

We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s ________ rang, it was my mother calling from my ________. She asked if I had ________ my mobile. I checked my purse. It was ________!

I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, ________it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but ________ it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a ________ near his home.

Later that evening, I went to ________ him there. I didn’t dare to go ________, worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After ________ 10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys ________.

My ________ were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you ________ my mum?” I asked. He ________ that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人). But all they ________ was my mobile phone number — which didn’t ________. He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who ________ my house.

I was ________ to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so ________ to Rhys and offered him so me money, but he ________.

As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.

【1】A. electric carB. mobile phoneC. radioD. doorbell

【2】A. hospitalB. companyC. schoolD. home

【3】A. foundB. changedC. lostD. bought

【4】A. goneB. newC. busyD. broken

【5】A. acceptedB. returnedC. gotD. answered

【6】A. beforeB. becauseC. afterD. if

【7】

A. coffee shopB. post office

C. hotelD. supermarket

【8】A. followB. meetC. catchD. punish

【9】A. slowlyB. backC. aloneD. finally

【10】A. drivingB. runningC. walkingD. riding

【11】

A. talked aboutB. looked for

C. heard ofD. knew about

【12】A. difficultiesB. fearsC. diseasesD. hopes

【13】

A. rememberB. know

C. tellD. understand

【14】

A. realizedB. repeated

C. explainedD. believed

【15】A. hadB. noticedC. expectedD. finished

【16】A. happenB. matterC. helpD. fit

【17】A. calledB. settledC. sharedD. sold

【18】A. sorryB. gladC. sadD. proud

【19】A. usefulB. strangeC. gratefulD. polite

【20】A. missedB. appearedC. agreedD. refused

This was a huge deal for me. I needed to work, but also wanted to spend time with my children while they were young. I didn’t want to miss out on school drop-offs and pick-ups. But I also didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity of promotion.

Before the interviews, I prepared a plan of how I was going to make this work for me and the employer. I saw it as a two-way agreement — the business adapting to me and me adapting to the business.

Finally I became a member of EY at 33. EY was the only firm that seemed receptive to my plan; in fact, we spent time during that first interview talking about how we could make it work together. Most importantly, the person interviewing me worked flexibly too — four days a week.

I appreciated that I’m one of the lucky ones. Even 10 years on, flexible hiring and working remains the exception rather than the rule for most.

What will help shift views and behavior, in addition to organizations updating their hiring policies, is talking more openly about how most of us organize our day around our responsibilities. We all have a life outside of work and we shouldn’t be embarrassed to talk about it, even during a job interview.

It’s a change in the way of thinking, not just for employers but employees too. In the early days I was confident about my ability but I probably did have a preconception (先入之见) that working part-time would limit my career progression. What I quickly realized was that if I took responsibility for my development, I could make sure that I got the same opportunities as if I was working full-time. So I offered solutions to how we could make it work, and it made me stand out.

【1】Why did the author want a flexible job?

A.To balance her work and life.B.To have more time to relax.

C.To avoid too much stress in life.D.To stand out as a special woman.

【2】What perhaps made the author become a member of EY?

A.The time spent discussing her plan.

B.Her relationship with the interviewer.

C.Her great confidence in the interview.

D.The interviewer’s understanding her.

【3】What does the author advise to apply for a flexible job?

A.Trying to seize every opportunity one can get.

B.Persuading the company to change its hiring policies.

C.Being honest about one’s personal life outside of work.

D.Convincing the employer of one’s responsibility for the job.

【4】What can we infer about her job from the passage?

A.It weakened her ability.

B.It made her highly noticeable.

C.It limited her career promotion.

D.It caused her to earn less money.