【1】What are the speakers talking about?

A.Travel plans.

B.Famous adventurers.

C.Extreme climates.

【2】What does the man say about mountain-climbing?

A.It’s quite exciting.

B.It’s quite boring.

C.It’s quite dangerous.

【3】What has the woman paid close attention to?

A.Weather reports.

B.Historical events.

C.Mountain-climbing tips.

【4】What can we learn from the conversation?

A.The man once was a professional trainer.

B.The man liked taking photos.

C.The man visited Pakistan.

【1】How long will it take to get to the Eagle Lake?

A.Two hours.B.Three hours.C.Four hours.

【2】Which route is the shortest?

A.The northwest route.

B.The north route.

C.The northeast route.

【3】What will the man do after the trip?

A.Meet a friend in the parking lot.

B.Have a meal with his friend.

C.Drive to town with the woman.

【1】What does the man want to do with the vacuum?

A.Return it.B.Have it repaired.C.Get a new one.

【2】What’s the man’s phone number?

A.731-786-0234.B.713-768-0234.C.713-786-0234.

【3】What does the woman advise the man to do first?

A.Give the office a call first.

B.Drive to 878 Fennel South.

C.Write down her phone number.

A.She mailed some bills.

B.She mailed some cards.

C.She mailed some letters.

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。

Volunteering has a positive affect on our community. It benefited us in several ways. First of all, volunteering can help us learn much about society and gain value experience. Secondly, volunteering provides us a good opportunity to put what we have learned to a good use. I hope more and more students will join the voluntary club of your school. Let’s express our concern for the old and disable people around us but offer a helping hand. Let’s clean the parks near our home. Let’s go to nursing homes to bring love to those who is in need. Remember, we can make a difference to society if we are willing to lending a helping hand, so let’s act now.

Patsy Smith, a woman in her 50s from Mississippi. 【1】 (raise) ducks for many years. She makes a living by 【2】 (sell) duck eggs. One of her ducks, Peg, is a bit different from other ducks.

When Peg was young, one of his legs 【3】 (bite) off by a dog. Days later, 【4】 wound on his leg started to become infected. So Mrs. Smith put out a call for help around North America to see 【5】 there was a possibility that anyone could create a new leg for Peg. When some eighth-grade students learned of the situation they decided to take action! They thought they might be able to use their 3D printer 【6】 (create) an artificial leg for Peg. Three of the students asked for more 【7】 (detail) information about Peg. Then they spent several 【8】 (month) creating and testing different models. It turned out to be a lot more complex 【9】 they had thought.

Finally, their effort paid off and they created a model that fitted Peg’s leg 【10】 (perfect)! Now, Peg can walk and run just like his duck buddies! And Mrs. Smith is very grateful to them.

1. Learn a New Skill

【2】 Your memory comes into play, you learn new movements and you associate things differently. Reading Shakespeare, learning to cook and building an airplane out of toothpicks all will challenge your brain and give you something to think about.

2. Tell Good Stories

Stories are a way that we strengthen memories, interpret events and share moments. 【3】 Some basic storytelling techniques will go a long way in keeping people’s interest both in you and in what you have to say.

3. 【4】

Your brain needs you to eat healthy fats. Focus on fish oils from wild salmon, nuts such as walnuts, and seeds. Eat more of these foods and less saturated fats (饱和脂肪).

4. Read Something Different

Books are portable, free from libraries and filled with infinite interesting characters, information and facts. Branch out from familiar reading topics. If you usually read history books, try a contemporary novel. Read foreign authors, the classics and random books. 【5】

A.Eat for Your Health

B.Eat for Your Brain

C.Not only will your brain get a workout by reading different time periods, cultures and peoples, you will also have interesting stories to tell about your reading.

D.Practice telling your stories, both new and old, so that they are interesting and fun.

E.When anything you do becomes your second nature, you need to make a change.

F.Learning a new skill works multiple areas of the brain.

G.There are formal courses, websites and books with programs on how to train your brain to work better and faster.

Again, like so many Attenborough’s nature/wildlife documentaries, “The Great Salmon Run” fascinates, teaches, moves, entertains and attracts. In terms of the facts there is a very good mix of the known ones and the unknown. Some facts are familiar to us while some are going into details about the different animals, their challenges and some truly amazing wildlife events in their struggles for survival and interaction with other animals whether prey (猎物) or predator (捕食者).

Certainly the salmon are a thing of beauty but the brown bears similarly have impressive moments as well. It may not be novel territory for Attenborough, but animals are what one can’t get enough of. Besides, there is so much freshness to the material that it won’t make one feel going round in circles but absorbed.

Narration (解说) by Attenborough helps significantly. He clearly knows his stuff and knows what to say and how to say it. He delivers it with his usual richness, soft-spoken enthusiasm and sincerity, never talking down to the viewer and keeping them wanting to know more. Viewers care for what goes on in front of and behind the camera.

At no point does “The Great Salmon Run” ever feel like just a series of scenes. Instead, it feels like its own story and journey, with real, complex emotions and conflicts and animal characters, all of which are developed in a way a human character would in a film.

Overall, amazing.

【1】The writer thinks in narration, Attenborough ________.

A.changes his usual style

B.keeps the viewers interested

C.ignores what the viewers want to know

D.thinks what to say is more important than how to say it

【2】According to the passage, what do we know about The Great Salmon Run?

A.It not only entertains.

B.It is set in only one main habitat.

C.It is Attenborough’s finest work.

D.It focuses on the struggle between the salmon and man.

【3】What is the writer’s attitude towards The Great Salmon Run?

A.He considers it average.B.He is negative about it.

C.He holds an objective view.D.He thinks highly of it.

【4】The passage is probably a ________.

A.journalB.travel guide

C.film reviewD.science report

As with many questions in life, there’s simply no easy answer to the question of whether dogs and cats can get along. Dogs and cats are different in many ways that can make it difficult for them to get along. However, with patience and the right circumstances, cats and dogs can be best buds (兄弟).

For example, dogs tend to be social animals that are naturally playful. Cats, on the other hand, tend to be more independent. A dog that wants to play might seem aggressive and frightening to a cat. This may lead the cat to defend itself against an attack although that’s really just a desire to play. Similarly, dogs—especially puppies—like to chase each other. It’s a fun game. Chasing cats can be just as fun as chasing other dogs. Again, cats may interpret such playful behavior as a threat.

Even there’s something dogs and cats have in common, tails, but tails can make things confusing. When dog wags (摇摆) its tail, it’s sending a friendly message: “I’m happy. Let’s play.” Cats, however, wag their tails when they are angry. You can see how this might lead cats and dogs to become confused if they’re facing each other with wagging tails!

Although dogs and cats aren’t really sworn enemies dogs are hunters by nature. This means that they might hunt and chase anything that moves-including a cat. This natural behavior that could cause problems between dogs and cats can be controlled by special training called socialization when the animals meet for the first time.

【1】By saying “fighting like cats and dogs”, parents most probably mean that ________.

A.they like neither cats nor dogs

B.their kids don’t get on well with each other

C.cats and dogs fight like sworn enemies

D.the fights between cats and dogs are often made into movies

【2】What may happen when dogs are chasing cats?

A.Dogs become tired out.B.Cats are very happy.

C.Dogs feel enjoyable.D.Cats get injured easily.

【3】Which of the following may be one of the reasons that dogs and cats fight often?

A.They couldn’t understand each other.B.They are worried about their behaviors.

C.They enjoy exactly the same hobbies.D.They wag their tails too often.

【4】What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Dogs are good at hunting animals.

B.Dogs don’t like cats naturally.

C.Cats usually like playing with dogs.

D.Dogs and cats can possibly live in harmony.

Six years ago, Josh and his dad went into a Habitat for Humanity Restore, a home improvement store and donation center run by the nonprofit organization. They were there to buy a sink. Josh, then 11, also noticed a collection of pennies. “I instantly felt the urge to help out with that,” he said. Josh set fundraising (筹款) deadline of four years. Many people doubted whether he could reach his goal of $100,000, but it didn’t’ shake his faith. He raised money at his school and other nearby schools He collected money from neighbors, got publicity from local newspapers, and placed cans in stores so that people could donate extra change.

Josh’s fundraising efforts began to produce results. Still, there were challenges. Four months before his deadline, he was $30,000 short. He decided to hold a Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner in Uxbridge, which is in the province of Ontario. The event raised $19,000.

“I didn’t care how long it took me,” Josh said. “I would raise $100,000.” With three weeks left, a company called Josh’s house offering to donate $18,000. Eventually, Josh reached a total of $124,000 before his deadline. “The momentum just kept going, and we decided to do more,” he said. “Josh’s Penny House” is being built by Habitat for Humanity in the city of Oshawa, along with 24 new townhouses. Josh has helped with some of the construction, as have other volunteers. He will choose the family that moves into the unit.

Next year, the 17-year-old will head to college in British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province. As a 11-year-old kid when starting fundraising. Josh was able to send a powerful message across the world. No matter how old you are, if you have a dream and are willing to do anything to achieve it, it can come true.

【1】Which word can best describe Josh Morrison in Paragraph 2?

A.Straightforward.B.Open-minded.

C.Determined.D.Cautious.

【2】Why was the Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner event in Uxbridge held?

A.To call for more attention.

B.To attain his goal.

C.To win approval from the locals.

D.To find sponsors for a family.

【3】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.His project became more popular.

B.He received continuous donations.

C.The result was beyond expectations.

D.He got more support from the company.

【4】What will be the best title of the text?

A.An Astonishing FundraiserB.Boy with a Warm Heart

C.Kindness from a CompanyD.The Penny House Dream