I still remember the true story that happened to me many years ago. It started while my family were on vacation. Vacations should be relaxing, but I needed to do some studying. I carefully put all my important papers and books in a large bag.

After a long drive to New York, we found a motel, a place for travelers and their cars, with a really good price. So we decided to stay there for a week. On the second day, after visiting some interesting places and having a big dinner, we returned to the motel. It was about ten o’clock in the evening, and I wanted to study. However, I couldn’t find my paper bag anywhere. I was quite sure that I had put it in the room. Suddenly, I realized the cleaner had taken it out with the rubbish.

I ran over to the main office, and asked if I could talk to the cleaner on duty that day. They told me all the cleaners had left for the day. They showed me where the rubbish bins were instead of offering me any help. I walked out of the motel with a flashlight (电筒). I saw three large rubbish bins standing in the dark. 1 had to look for my bag very carefully. But I didn’t have any luck. I almost wanted to give up. When I took another look into the last bin, I saw my bag right on its top! I was never so happy to see such a dirty old bag in my life!

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个单词。

1.What did the writer have to do during the vacation?

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2.Where did the writer put his important papers and books before leaving for New York?

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3.Why did the writer and his family decide to stay at the motel for a week?

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4.Who did the writer think took his paper bag according to the passage?

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5.How did the writer succeed in finding his bag in the end?

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Literature is a word used to describe written as well as spoken material. Generally speaking, it is often used to describe anything from creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama and fiction.

Then why read literature, since it is often imaginary and seems unconnected with real life?

A lot of us read literature for enjoyment and relaxation. It’s always pleasant to read some interesting books in our spare time. In a modern life full of stress, it is our common wish to read some imaginary works and look for relaxation from the stress in life.

Reading literature is more than fun; it also allows us to get knowledge. As a general rule, literature represents a language of a people, and it often gives us an insight(洞察力) into the traditions, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written.

Sometimes literature can even offer us new, creative ways to have a better understanding of the world. It introduces us to new worlds of experiences. We enjoy the comedy and the tragedy of poems, stories and plays; and we may even grow through our literary journey with books. At last we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the writer says and how he or she says it. In some ways, we explore the human condition and analyze(分析) the way they think and feel the way they feel. Literature helps us think clearly and encourages us to open minds.

So we can certainly say literature is of great importance to us. Why not get going with one poem, drama or fiction at once?

Sometimes, on grey, rainy days, your mood level is lower than on bright, sunny days. Would you like to know more about how the weather can affect how you feel?

According to a recent study, there’s a connection between weather and moods. Going to a warm place in the middle of winter can make our moods better. Pleasant weather has been proved(证实) to improve moods and memory. However, extremely hot weather can make us feel more tired and bored, spoiling(破坏) our moods.

In the study, people who spent time outdoors in warm weather were happier than those who spent all day inside. They also found better memory scores when they ran tests comparing the two groups.

The best temperature for humans is about 22.2℃. That explains why people in southern California are happy all the time. To improve moods, a person must spend at least 30 minutes outside in warm sunny weather. Spending time indoors when the weather outside is so nice tends to lower moods. It’s mostly because we don’t like to be inside when spring time arrives. It can also make inside activities seem boring.

Maybe the activities connected with being outside affect our moods. Warm weather is connected with the beach, fun outdoor sports and so on. It brings back childhood memories of playing outside all day.

Of course, we can wake up every day and decide how we’ll feel that day. If it’s rainy, that won’t necessarily make us unhappy. We’ll just have to bring our umbrellas out and cheer up those who are feeling sad!

Spring Festival It falls on the first day of the first lunar month. On the eve of the festival, the whole family get together for a big dinner. People stay up to eat dumplings at midnight for good luck and health. People light fireworks(爆竹), too.

Tomb-Sweeping Day It is also called Qingming. It comes on April 4th or 5th. It is a day for the living to show love and respect to dead friends and relatives. People will sweep the tombs（坟墓）, put meat, vegetables, wine in front of the tombs.

Mid-Autumn Festival It’s on the 15th of the eighth lunar month. People enjoy the ＂Lady in the Moon＂ at night. Mooncakes are the traditional food. People eat them for family reunion（团圆） and happiness.

Lantern Festival It comes on the 15th of the first lunar month. It marks the end of the Spring Festival. On this day, people eat yuanxiao for good luck. Special activities include the display of lanterns and riddle solving.

Dragon Boat Festival It’s on the 5th of the fifth lunar month. It’s for the great poet Qu Yuan. People gather to watch the colorful ＂Dragon Boat Races＂. People eat zongzi on this day.

（2017﹒黑龙江哈尔滨）A：Good morning. What can I do for you?

B：I’d like to buy two bags for my 1..

A：What color do your mother and father like?

B： 2. of them like black.

A：Why 3. buy these two ones？They are the most fashionable this year. They’re perfect for a couple.

B：What are the bags made of?

A：They are made of cloth.

B： 4. are the bags made?

A：In Australia.

B：How 5. are they？

A：The small one is 225 yuan and the big one is 275 yuan.

B：OK. I’ll take them.

翻译句子。

1.我正在写一封投诉信向机器人商店投诉你。

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2.我不知道何时替你把这封信寄掉？

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3.将来机器人会有大脑吗？

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4.他们能做他们被要求做的任何事。

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5.他们能做像扑灭大火或从事高层建筑这些危险的工作。

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6.机器人能在任何方面帮助我和你吗？

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Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, there are already robots w1.in factories. These robots look more like h2. arms. They do s3. jobs over and over again. People would not like to do such jobs and would get b4.. But robots will never get bored. In the future, there will be more robots e5., and humans will have l6.work to do. New robots will have many different s7.. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under b8.. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed

i 9. a hundred years ago. We never know what will h10. in the future.

（2017﹒重庆B）Sometimes we are used to drawing a quick conclusion(结论), but is it right or not? My little son gave me a 1..

One day, I took my five-year-old son to go out for a walk after dinner. On the way, we saw an old woman selling fruits. I didn’t take enough money with me. 2. my son liked eating fruit very much, I could buy only two pears and gave them to him.

The little boy held the pears in his hands. I asked him if he could share one 3. me. On hearing this, he quickly took a bite(咬) from one pear, and the 4..

I was quite surprised. I 5. myself what mistakes I had made in educating my son so that he acted in such a greedy(贪婪) way. I was lost in thought. Perhaps I was just 6. too much. My son was too young to know about sharing and giving.

Suddenly, my son gave me the pear in his right hand and said, ＂Mom, you have this one. This one is much sweeter.＂ Then I knew why my little son took a bite from 7. pear.

From then on, I always tell myself not to reach a conclusion too 8.. Try to spend some more time in understanding things better.

（2017﹒江苏南京）＂Kids can make a difference.＂ Craig Kielburger said. When Craig was 12, he s1. a group that has helped kids all over the world.

How did Craig get started? In the seventh grade he learned something that made him a2.. A 6-year-old boy in Pakistan was sent to work in a factory. The boy could not go to school. He could not even play. He had no freedom (自由) at all.

Craig c3. that with his own life. Laws in his country said that kids must go to school. E4. was free to all kids. But in some countries school was not free. Children from poor families went to work instead of to school.

Craig wanted to help those who didn’t have the same a5. as he and his friends. As a result, Craig and some friends started Free The Children.

Craig and his friends decided that Free The Children should r6. money to build schools. Craig hoped that learning would help kids in poverty (贫困) live b7..

Today, Craig’s charity has more than one million members in 45 countries. It is s8. going strong. The money they have raised has done many good things. It has helped build more than 500 schools around the world. It also pays for health care in p9. communities.

Craig has had a lot of success. However, he still remembers his unpleasant start in the seventh grade.

＂We were laughed at by other kids, who said you c10. change things,＂ he says. Still, Craig didn’t give up. Now he wants more kids to help. ＂Go to freethechildren.com. Bring it to your teachers,＂ he says. ＂As you gain more confidence, friends will join you. It just gets easier.＂

Do you know how to make friends with a group of people? Let me tell you something about 1. friends with the group. Maybe it’s helpful to you.

First you need to know what kind of group they belong 2.. If people in the group are shy, never 3. them ＂Why don’t you talk?＂, ＂Why are you quiet?＂ or ＂Why do you look shy?＂ They don’t like such 4..

Next, remember that each group is different. They may use 5. words, like different things or have different ways of ＂hanging out＂.

Then, the important thing is that you must try to be outgoing. 6. you are outgoing, you will become very popular. Remember, 7. wants to make friends with a quite shy person.

Finally, find a right topic to talk 8. others or the one you want to make friends with. For 9., you can talk with them about the weather, their hobbies or their school lives.

If you do all these above, you will make more friends and get 10. well with them.