– Oh, you know ________ You have to learn to type first.

A. It’s never too old to learn.B. Learn to walk before you run.

C. A good beginning is half done.D. The early bird catches the worm.

The _______ Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the USA. It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans. The coffee shop’s _______ did well, and by 1981 there were more Starbucks stores in Seattle.

Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment（设备）. He noticed that Starbucks ordered _______ special coffee makers, and he was curious. Schultz went to Seattle to see _______ Starbucks did. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company’s head of marketing.

In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The special atmosphere（氛围）of the coffee bars there _______his eye. Back in the USA, Schultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was _______ and relaxing, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Starbucks began opening more locations across the USA. Then the company opened coffee shops in other countries ________. Today, there are more than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops worldwide.

However, that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems. As a matter of fact, many locations have closed over the past few years.

【1】A. sameB. differentC. similarD. new

【2】A. OtherwiseB. ThereforeC. InsteadD. However

【3】A. spreadB. ranC. closedD. built

【4】A. lastB. biggestC. smallestD. first

【5】A. businessB. salesC. productsD. achievement

【6】A. a great deal ofB. a large number ofC. a littleD. little

【7】A. howB. whyC. whatD. that

【8】A. broughtB. paidC. caughtD. carried

【9】A. crazyB. worriedC. nervousD. comfortable

【10】A. afterB. as wellC. beforeD. soon

【1】目前，网速的提升已推动了智能手机的发展。

Up to now, the promotion of Internet speed _____________________ smart phones.

【2】那天，他真后悔没有及时开展调查，错失了最后的机会。

The other day, he really ___________________ the survey in time and missed his last chance.

【3】现代科技已经对我们的日常生活产生巨大变化，我们简直离不开它们。

Modern science and technology _________________________ to our daily life that we can hardly live without them.

【4】青少年应该学会辨别有哪些电子邮件是真正值得回复的。

Teenagers are supposed to tell which emails __________________________.

【5】罗素兄弟导演的《复联4》电影很精彩，赢得了众多影迷的高度评价。

Avengers 4 directed by Russo Brothers is such a wonderful film _____________________ by a number of fans.

【6】事实上，父母再怎么关注孩子们的健康和安全都不为过。

In fact, to parents, children's health and safety can __________________________ .

【1】---Why didn’t you stop Tom going out?

---Sorry, but I _______ (write) an email and didn’t notice him go out.

【2】What action shall we take to move towards _______ (achieve) full marks in our Math exam?

【3】If the problem _______ (not mention), it will be forgotten sooner or later.

【4】Very little of Notre-Dame de Paris_______ (remain)now because of the big fire days ago.

【5】--- Are you going abroad for further study after finishing school?

---Eh, I_______ (not decide). I may have some other choices.

【6】The aim of new technology is to make life we have been used to easier, _______ (not make ) it more difficult.

【1】I tried to ring you but I couldn't get _______ (接通), probably because of the terrible weather.

【2】It's not in a hurry---we can do it next month _________(无论何时).

【3】---Have you considered __________(解决) the matter ?---Sorry, not yet.

【4】They dream of becoming _________(飞行员) driving their own airplanes.

【5】The banker raised his voice in order to make ________(he) heard, but failed.

【6】OMG! He had his iphone________(steal) on the metro again? How unlucky he was!

【7】He still kept reading and reciting English articles every day in his_______(90). It's never too old to learn.

【8】The government agrees that the ________(wealth) people are, the more income taxes(所得税) they may have to pay.

--- _____. We can use them to keep in touch and communicate with others more easily.

A. CompletelyB. ExactlyC. ProbablyD. Possibly

---Yes, sir!

A. what you are used to likingB. what are you used to liking

C. what did you use to be likeD. what you used to be like

---No, you_____. Don't you see that the traffic lights are still red?

A. couldn'tB. wouldn'tC. mustn'tD. needn't

要点如下：

1 现象：很多人在聚会，吃饭，甚至走路或过马路的时候低头看手机

2 后果：过多的低头族玩手机影响家人与朋友之间的关系，影响学习、工作和睡眠，甚至会引发交通事故

3 呼吁大家正确使用手机（如：合理安排使用手机的时间，查阅和学习有关的信息......）

4 可适当自由发挥

参考词汇 phubber n.低头族 be lost in 沉迷于 harm n.伤害

Refuse to be phubbers

With the development of the Internets,smart phome are widely used among people. Phubbers can be seen everywhere.

Today, four years later, that boy, named Bowen Toomey, is a 5-year-old kindergartner with two older brothers living in Eagle, Idaho. He is keen on going to school, jumping on trampolines（蹦床）, reading books and applying himself to difficult tasks.

But his physical disability means he can’t live normally like others: Where other children use their hands to handle things, Bowen sometimes uses his mouth or a special band he wears that lets him deal with things like a spoon.

“He does everything any other kids do: he just finds his way to solve different problems. He can ride his skate already,” his mother says. “He particularly loves to swim, and can dive and swim independently. I think he loves it so much because the water is the place where he really doesn’t have limitations限制.”

A former special education teacher, Toomey and her husband, Jeremy, knew they wanted to adopt. Nine months after she discovered Bowen on the website of a Serbian orphanage（孤儿院）, located in Belgrade, the entire family went there to take home their 18-month-old addition.

Although Bowen had been well taken care of at the orphanage, he didn’t get much attention, and for the most part he was just laid in the bed.

The young boy responsed to his new family in a way that he surprised everyone. “We laid eyes on him and from that moment on, he became joyful, which really touched our hearts,” she says, “I said to myself, ‘it is no wonder that I wanted him the moment I saw him’. He is my child.”

【1】How many children are there in Doven’s family?

A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five

【2】What can we know about Bowen Toomey?

A. he can’t go to school and read books because of his physical disability

B. He was once badly treated at the orphanage.

C. Only under the water can he enjoy freedom

D. He keeps challenging his own limits in life

【3】The underlined words”their 18-month-old addition” refers to

A. Devon’s newborn kidB. another healthy orphan

C. BowenD. one of Bowen’s brother

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A. Devon adopted Bowen because she was touched by his bravery

B. Bowen can hardly deal with things that need hands

C. Bowen has often lain in bed since he came to the new family

D. The boy’s arrival has brought the family surprises and happiness

【5】The best title:_______________.

A. A “Normal” BoyB. He’s just my kidC. the wonder of loveD. the magic moment