Gary saw a big kettle____ next to small stove（火炉）.He____the kettle with water and started with a fire. the kettle was too____when the wood burned up，the water did not boil. he ran out to get___wood.

When he returned，the water had____ turned cold.“How can I boil the water？”He asked himself. Then he learnedhis____ and prepared more wood in advance. Then the water boiled quickly.

"If there is notenoughwood，____ would you boil the water？"his father asked. Gary thought for a moment but shook his head.

"Well，then just pour out some water!" his father said. Gary____thoughtfully.

"At first，you set too many goals，"said his father. "It's just like the large kettle full of water. You didn't have enough wood，___ you couldn't boil the water. If you want to make the water boil，then you will have to either pour some out or prepare more wood!"

【1】A. onB. forC. withD. to

【2】A. fallingB. standingC. burningD. climbing

【3】A. tookB. connectedC. failedD. protected

【4】A. heavyB. largeC. longD. thick

【5】A. moreB. lessC. easierD. better

【6】A. everB. neverC. onlyD. almost

【7】A. lessonB. problemC. difficultyD. goal

【8】A. howB. whatC. whyD. where

【9】A. receivedB. askedC. noddedD. spoke

【10】A. andB. orC. butD. so

--It's about ten minutes'walk.

A. where the bus station isB. when I can get to the bus station

C. how long I can go to the bus stationD. how far the bus station is from here

一年一度的“两会”是中国人民对立法等国家大事进言献策的绝佳时机。针对我国环境现状，你想为“两会”提出什么建议？你请根据提示，写一篇80~100词的“微议案”。

提示：公共交通：public transportation 垃圾分类：classify garbage

The two sessions, held every year, is a great chance for Chinese people to make decisions for the country. As for the environmental protection, I also want to give some suggestions to the two sessions meeting.________________

【1】躺在床上看书对你的视力有害。

Reading in bed ___________________________ your eyesight.

【2】他咳嗽了一晚上，几乎使我疯掉了。

He coughed all night and it nearly ______________________________.

【3】如果这些东西能被好好利用，没有什么是一种浪费。

Nothing is a waste if these things _______________________________.

【4】对我们来说尽可能多读书是很有必要的。

It’s necessary for us to read ___________________________________.

【5】政府已经采取行动来阻止人们酒驾。

The government has_______________________ people from drunk driving.

create, our, comfortable, believe, expect, leave for, leave out

create, our, comfortable, believe, expect, leave for, leave out

【1】Life is full of the______________.

【2】Amy built her house out of rubbish. She really has a ________ mind.

【3】Nobody wants to chat with him. He felt ___________.

【4】As we can see, your playground is twice larger than __________.

【5】Knocking bowls while eating makes people feel____________.

Do you often put off doing something that you should be doing? It’s a bad habit called procrastination(拖延症).

The 2-Minute Rule is a method of ____①____ with the problem and the goal is to make it easier for you to get started on the things you should be doing. It includes two parts. Part 1 comes from David Allen’s book, “Getting Things Done”. It’s surprising how many things we put off that we could get done in two minutes or less, for example, taking out the litter, cleaning up your desk and sending an e-mail. If a task takes less than two minutes to complete, then follow the rule and do it right now.

Can all of your goals be achieved in less than two minutes? Of course not. ____②____, every goal can be started in 2 minutes or less. And that’s the purpose behind the rule’s second part. Once you start doing something, it’s easier to continue doing it. The most important part of any new habit is getting started--not just the first time, but each time. I love the 2-Minute Rule because it accepts the idea that all good things happen once you get started.

Want to become a better writer? Just write one sentence(2-Minute Rule), and you’ll probably find yourself writing for an hour.

Want to make reading a habit? Just read the first page of a new book(2-Minute Rule), and before you know it, you’ve read the first ten pages.

Use next 120 seconds to get one thing done. Go!

任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺的单词。（每空限填1词）

【1】①___________ ②___________

任务二：阅读短文，从短文中找出与下面句子意义相近的句子。

If you spend less than two minutes finishing a task, then follow the rule and do it at once.

【2】________________________________________________________________

任务三：请把文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。

【3】___________________________________________________________

任务四：请根据短文内容，回答问题。

【4】Why does the writer love the 2-Minute Rule?

____________________________________________________________________________________

【5】What’s the best title of the passage?

____________________________________________________________________________________

It is said that the eyes are “the windows of our soul”. Beautiful and bright eyes not only show a good health but also make you look very attractive. However, to have healthy eyes you have to look after them properly. Your eyes need taking good care of.

Be careful with your diet. First, eat food that is good for your eyes. They are fresh fruits and vegetables as fish, eggs, and milk. Besides, a regular amount of vitamins A and B2 should also be taken.

A regular and sound sleep is a must. It relaxes your eyes and gives them enough rest. Sleep not only helps repair the tired body. Usually, you must sleep for at least seven to eight hours every day. Loss of sleep can give you dark circles under the eye.

You must exercise your eyes every day. Blink (眨眼) your eyes at regular periods, which makes the eyeballs full of water and gives them a good wash.

We use our eyes in many wrong ways. Fox example, if a small thing goes into our eye we start rubbing it, which is wrong. Rubbing can hurt your eyes. Don’t read or write in poor or bright sunlight. Always use sunglasses as sunlight can cause eye tiredness. Light should not shine directly in your eyes. Too much reading, watching TV or working on the computer can also cause eye tiredness.

Remember to always take care of God’s most beautiful gift to you. Your life will be very colorless without your eyes.

Artificial Intelligence(AI，人工智能)can help us make phone calls. It can guide us to where we want to go. It can play games. And now, AI can do even more things.

Researchers from Microsoft have created the first machine translation system that can translate news articles from Chinese to English.

The researchers tested the system by asking it to translate hundreds of sentences taken from news stories. Then, language experts compared the results to the translation that were done by humans. The experts said that the system's translations were as good as the human translations.

Experts used several methods to improve the system's translation abilities. “Much of our research is really learned from how we humans do things，” lead researcher Liu Tieyan said.

One method is called dual learning(对偶学习). In this method, the system translates every sentence from Chinese to English, as well as translates the sentences back from English into Chinese. This way, the system can improve itself and learn from its own mistakes. This is similar to what humans do to make sure their translations are exact.

Another method makes use of deliberation networks(推敲网络)．The researchers taught the system to repeat the process of translating the same sentence over and over. Gradually，the system can improve the quality(质量) of its translations. This is similar to how people correct their own writing by going through it again and again.

【1】Microsoft created a system that can ________.

A. make phone callsB. give people directions

C. play games with peopleD. translate news articles

【2】What did the experts say about the system's translations?

A. They were not exact.

B. They were as good as human translations.

C. They were better than human translations.

D. It's hard to tell whether the translations were correct.

【3】Dual learning trains the system to translate ________.

A. more quicklyB. different sentences

C. more exactlyD. the same sentence repeatedly

【4】The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A. dual learningB. the process

C. the systemD. people's own writing

【5】The passage wants to tell us ________.

A. what artificial intelligence can do for us

B. how sentences are translated from Chinese to English

C. how the machine translation system was developed

D. why Microsoft created a machine translation system

By the time we had put up the tent，______ was really hungry. “We wouldn't have got this hungry if we had brought some snacks.” Peter said. We all told him to ______ complaining(抱怨) and helped us start a fire to cook our food ______. Realizing we were having trouble making the fire，he finally_______.

The next day started early. Woken by a strange noise. Peter went to see what was ______. “Some cows have eaten our breakfast！” he shouted. “That's all because you didn't ______ the food properly last night.” said Mr. Lee.

Worried that Mr. Lee was angry with us，we tried very hard on our next ______—using the map and compass to find a secret location. We made it to the location ______ the other groups did. We all felt very proud of ______.

The survival training course was a great ______. Now I feel I could survive anywhere!

【1】A. disappointingB. difficultC. differentD. boring

【2】A. mapB. bookC. lightD. knife

【3】A. suggestedB. finishedC. imaginedD. enjoyed

【4】A. nearerB. lowerC. biggerD. higher

【5】A. SurprisinglyB. SuddenlyC. LuckilyD. Usually

【6】A. everyoneB. anyoneC. someoneD. no one

【7】A. startB. mindC. stopD. continue

【8】A. yetB. tooC. againD. instead

【9】A. helped outB. gave outC. put outD. started out

【10】A. developingB. happeningC. beginningD. following

【11】A. throw offB. put awayC. eat upD. sell out

【12】A. questionB. lessonC. taskD. problem

【13】A. tillB. afterC. whenD. before

【14】A. himB. themselvesC. yourselvesD. ourselves

【15】A. exampleB. experienceC. classD. competition

A. A number of; womanB. The number of; woman

C. A number of; womenD. The number of; women