Boo

Boo has been called the “World’s Cutest Dog” and has over 17 million fans on the social networking website Facebook alone. The Pomeranian has appeared on the TV program “Good Morning America "lots of times. There are Boo toys, Boo notebooks and other things for sale in stores. You can also find Boo on social networking websites Twitter and Instagram.

Monty

Monty is a dog with a lot to say, usually through several messages on Twitter per day. Monty, a shepherd dog, discusses how his owner treats him badly with things like baths, and notes interesting things he sees on walks in the country (like dead sheep). At just under 4,000 Twitter followers, he isn't the dog with the largest following, but Monty is one very active social media dog.

Sutter and Colusa "Lucy" Brown

These dogs aren’t just social media dogs---they are actually" government officials". The dogs belong to California governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and his wife. Sutter, a Pembroke Welsh corgi, is the “first dog ”and Lucy, a “ borgie” is the “deputy(代理) first dog” of California. Lucy and Sutter Brown have over 16,000 Facebook fans.

Tuna

Tuna is a “chiweenie”---a mix between a Chihuahua and a Dachshund---who was rescued (解救)after he was left on the side of the road. His new mom not only fell in love with him and decided to keep him forever, she also turned the little dog into a popular dog on Instagram. Tuna has 1.6 million Instagram followers.

【1】Which dog can you see on a notebook?

A.MontyB.Sutter

C.BooD.Tuna

【2】In what way are Sutter and Lucy special?

A.They are lovely.B.They are active.

C.They are treated very badly.D.They are connected to the government.

【3】What do we know about Tuna’s early life?

A.It was happy.B.It was sad

C.It was boring.D.It was interesting.

A. The man hates to lend his tools to other people.

B. The man hasn’t finished working on the bookshelf.

C. The man lost those tools.

British poet Phoebe Power, in her first collection of poems, Shrines of Upper Austria, explores a different aspect of identity: a personal understanding of national identity. The collection received the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and was on the final list for the T.S. Eliot Prize.

Power was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne and raised in Cumbria. She has taken part in a number of performance art and video art projects. She received a Northern Writers’ Award in 2014 and an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2012. Now she lives in York in northern England.

Power’s starting point is her grandmother. She came to England from Austria as a new bride married to a British soldier in 1946, the first year after the end of World WarⅡ. Imagine the reactions of her British neighbors and her new British family. Imagine what she had left behind. The grandmother’s experiences influenced Power greatly.

In Shrines of Upper Austria, we walk with the poet to see her grandmother’s life before Britain. We can learn about the small town where she lived, the bodies of water, and buildings that existed when her grandmother lived there. Power also added some prose(散文) to the book, which tells us some stories of her grandmother’s early life. For example, it tells the stories about how her grandmother was found as a baby and given to a farmer when she was two.

The poems in the collection are pieces of a life. We can no more walk in our grandparents’ shoes than they can walk in ours. However, we can study old family photographs. We can see pieces of their lives—where they lived, perhaps; where they played as children; what lakes or rivers they swam in. Like Power, we are left with pieces. These pieces don’t all make sense, but collectively they show a life.

【1】What’s the function of Paragraph 1?

A.To explain what identity is.

B.To inform us the likes of poetry.

C.To make a summary of the text.

D.To introduce what will be discussed next.

【2】What do we know about Power’s collection of poems?

A.It reflects her own life.

B.It explores national identity.

C.It is similar to other collective poems.

D.It fails to be recognized by the public.

【3】What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A.Power’s birthplace.B.Power’s talents.

C.Power’s basic background.D.Power’s achievements.

【4】What can we find in Shrines of Upper Austria?

A.The early life of Power.

B.The life and culture in Austria.

C.The marriage of Power’s grandmother.

D.The life of Power’s grandmother in Britain.

【5】What’s the purpose of the last Paragraph?

A.To persuade readers to buy Power’s poems.

B.To inform readers of the regrets of grandparents.

C.To show elderly people are a useful source of stories.

D.To show the significance of learning about the past from poems.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删减：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，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。

It was a Sunday afternoon. My parents and I were watching TV excited when suddenly I spotted the pigeon on the balcony. It was a white pigeon with a ring around one of its foot. It rested there quietly, refuse to fly away. Realizing it must have been lost its way back home, I managed call the Pigeon Association up for help. In the same time, my parents brought the pigeon inside and gave it some bird food, what helped refresh it. Before long, the owner got the message but came to take the pigeon back. He thanked us a lot. My parents and I both felt happy for what we had done.

【1】We found those facts were i_________(有影响的) in solving the problem.

【2】In the past few years, man has gone through all kinds of natural d________(灾难).

【3】The new cinema is l_______(位于) in one of the liveliest districts.

【4】Two million people in the city live in p________ (贫穷).

【5】No e______(证据) has proved that eating too much is the main cause of the weight problem.

【6】Many people went to the southern parts of China to make their f________(财富).

【7】N_____(自然地), you will feel a little nervous when you first perform for the public.

【8】Nothavingfinishedhishomework, he was f_______(禁止) towatchTV.

【9】The difficulty which we had c_______ (交流) with the local people has now been removed.

【10】John received an i________ (邀请) to dinner, and with his work finished, he gladly accepted it.

【1】What happened to the speaker?

A. He transferred to another post in another city.

B. His colleagues started to get along well with him.

C. His hard work got paid off.

【2】What contributions did the speaker make for the company?

A. He helped increase the sales.

B. He helped build a branch company.

C. He helped make new products.

【3】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The speaker’s pay rose to $15, 000 per year.

B. The speaker’s department sales increased a lot last year.

C. The speaker refused the rise.

Study after study shows that drinking enough water defends against problems from head to toe. Water is a basic need for cell health. 【1】. So pour yourself a nice big glass, sit back, and take a look at the many benefits being well hydrated（保持充足水分）can bring to your health.

You’ll have lots of energy

【2】 When you’re dehydrated, cells won’t function well enough and the flow is not so smooth affecting your physical and mental performance and making you feel sluggish（迟钝的）, according to a review of hydration research conducted by scientists at the University of North Carolina.

You might lose weight

A new study from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign involving more than 18,000 adults found that when people increased their daily water intake by one to three 8-ounce cups (on top of the four they already drank on average), they ate less. 【3】.

Your memory may improve

Your brain is hugely dependent on fluid—all those brain cells need liquid to fire properly. According to a review published in the journal Nutrients, studies have consistently found that memory and attention improve in children after they take a drink of water. 【4】.

Your skin will grow

According to research, skin is at least 30 percent water. If your skin cells don’t get the water they need, they’ll start to wither and shrink. But if you drink enough water, you skin cells will become larger, softer and rounder, minimizing the appearance of wrinkles.

【5】

When women in a small study from the University of Connecticut lost just 1.36 percent of their body mass through sweat (and didn’t drink enough water to replace it), their moods soured and they were more likely to experience headaches and exhaustion.

A. You’ll be in higher spirits

B. You’ll feel strong when you work out

C. It can have a magic power to your mind and body

D. Their food intake dropped by as much as 205 calories a day

E. Water helps keep up a steady flow of nutrients into your cells

F. That means your cells need more fluid to keep up with the demands

G. The research is less clear on whether this pattern holds true for adults

I was alone for the first time in my life, and I found it liberating. My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.

I wouldn’t say I was a great success at farming in Missouri. However, when I went to the store to buy some plowshares, I met a nice woman named Claudette working behind the counter. I also ran into her at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shelbina each week. I found out later that her manager kept asking her about “that tall boy (and eligible bachelor) from Illinois living out in the country in an old house with no water, no electricity and no housekeeper.”

Claudette and her sister soon visited my farm and put up some curtains. To show my appreciation, I took Claudette out for a ride in my 2-ton Studebaker truck. We married in 1954 and have now been together for more than 62 years!

I later sold the Missouri farm for a $3,500 profit and bought 40 acres in Illinois. For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.

【1】When the author bought the plot of land in Shelbina, ________.

A. it was well equipped B. he was unsatisfied with it

C. it was not a real estate D. he worked very hard on it

【2】The underlined word “liberating” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by the word ________.

A. upset B. interesting

C. free D. boring

【3】The author regards buying the Missouri farm as a good idea because _______.

A. he was able to sell it at the price of $3,500

B. he could recall plenty of experiences in his own farm

C. he got the chance to meet his wife working at a church in Shelbina then

D. he could purchase another house in Illinois as a result of successful farming

【1】Why does the woman make the call?

A. To ask for help.

B. To make a complaint.

C. To make a request.

【2】How is the woman’s house owner?

A. He is lazy and impolite.

B. He is nice but care too much money.

C. He is considerate and easy to get along with.

【3】What can we learn from the woman’s birthday party?

A. Her friends ate up all her food and drank up all her beers.

B. Some neighbors got angry at her noisy party.

C. All her neighbors went to her party.

【4】What does the woman’s house owner want her to do?

A. Pay for the repairs.

B. Call him to fix the window.

C. Mail the house rent on time.

1.写邮件目的；

2.求助的内容；

3.约定时间和地点。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr. Johnson,

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Yours,

Li Hua