When I became a writer, I had no future. What I had was a friend called George. He found me a home. It was cold and had no bathroom. I could only afford a used typewriter. A year later, however, I still hadn’t received a break and began to doubt myself. But I knew I wanted to write. I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with fear of failure. This is the shadow land ( 阴影) of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. Then one day I got a call from a friend who asked me to be an assistant for $6,000 a year. As the dollars were dancing in my head, something brought me to my sense. “Thanks, but no,” I heard myself saying. After that, I walked around my little room and started to feel like a fool. I felt a little low.

Later, I gradually began to sell my articles. It was after 17 years of being a writer that Roots was published. At once I had the kind of success that few writers ever experienced. The shadows had turned into great sunlight. Before that, it was a long and slow climb out of the shadows.

【1】What does the author (作家) do to the people who want to be writers?

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【2】Where must anyone with a dream learn to live?

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【3】How much could the author get as an assistant for a year?

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【4】How did the author feel after he refused the job offer?

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【5】What can you learn from the article?（请自拟一句话作答）

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Have you ever had an experience where you meet someone new, learn their name and think to yourself, “Wow, they really look just like their name!” What does this mean, exactly? S【1】 are suggesting that humans tend to associate (使发生联系) people’s names with their appearance, and can e【2】 guess someone’s name based on how they look.

Researchers at the Hebrew University c【3】 thousands of photos of people’s faces. They labeled (贴标签)each photo with four names. Then, they asked volunteers to guess which of the four names was c【4】.

The volunteers were able to guess the right name 38 % of the time. It seems that humans can m【5】 a certain face with someone’s name by given clues.

However, this only w【6】 when we’re looking at names within our own culture. In addition, It’s d【7】 for all the volunteers to guess the real names of people who use nicknames more often than their real names. This shows that a person’s appearance is affected by their name only if they use it o【8】.

The researchers believe people tend to think that men named Bob shouldn’t have a square or long face because the word itself looks r【9】 . Moreover, people may think that women named Rose are b【10】.

【1】Everything will be all right in a few days．（对画线部分提问）

_____will everything be all right?

【2】He can’t finish the work in time if nobody helps him．（保持句意基本不变）

He can’t finish the work in time ___________.

【3】Telling the truth is a very honest act．（改为感叹句）

_____honest act telling the truth is!

【4】I don’t like going on a picnic. Peter doesn’t, either．（合并为一句）

___________Peter__________I like going on a picnic.

【5】Does your PE teacher teach you Chinese Kung fu? （改为被动语态）

___________you___________Chinese Kung fu by your PE teacher?

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【1】Andrew, keep off the grass. I ______you many times.

【2】—Mike, do you know if Tony _______us in the Wolf Hill Tour this Sunday?

—Sorry. I’m not sure.

【3】Look! The girl in red _______flowers in the garden.

【4】—Did you see the headmaster in the hall this morning?

—Yes. He with some teachers ______with the exchange students then.

【5】At that moment, he _______ not to think about the exam.

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【1】Though people often say ______is gold, it’s better for students to be active in class.

【2】To make a green world, we should try to reduce air _______by walking more and driving less.

【3】My grandpa likes to be with the young even in his _______.

【4】Perhaps the bags are for those _______at the top of the hill.

【5】The students are having a hot _______about their future plans.

【1】Being tall gives him an ________(优势) over the other basketball players.

【2】Nantong has a _______(人口) of about seven million.

【3】He needs a dog as a guide because of his _______(the condition of being unable to see) .

【4】They can’t ___(have enough money to pay for something）to go on vacation this year.

【5】Tom speaks English well. But he wants to learn a second _______.

Certain physical traits are fully inherited (遗传), such as blue eyes and knobby knees. About 25,000 to 35,000 genes (基因) are in a single cell in the human body. These genes carry the traits that are passed down genetically from parents to their children.

Many traits exist between inheritance and development — the interaction with environment. One example is body shape. It tends to be passed down from parents. But once diet becomes a factor, environment begins to play an important role in how the body develops. Body shape is a trait that is a mixture of inheritance from parents and influence of environment.

So lots of our most important traits have been learned, rather than inherited. For example, if you’re really great at video games, it’s not because your parents passed down the skills in genes. It’s because you have practiced a lot of video games and developed those skills yourself. If you have kids who turn out to be great at video games, it is because they put in the hours, learned the skills, and memorized the moves that are necessary to play the video games well.

Of course, some of us have brains that are more advantageous to video game playing. Say you were born with a large and powerful part of the brain that controls your hand-eye coordination. That is inherited. What you do with it, how you choose to develop that advantage, is up to you.

You can pierce your nose or get a tattoo (纹身) — it doesn’t matter how much you change your body during the lifetime. None of those things will turn into genetic material to be passed down to the next generation. However, if your children grow up in an environment with role models who are pierced and covered in tattoos, they are more likely to get piercings and tattoos!

【1】 is a physical trait that is fully inherited.

A.The eye colorB.The special diet

C.The body shapeD.The pierced nose

【2】What does the underlined word “That ” refer to ?

A.Video game playing.B.Advantageous brains.

C.The shape of your brain.D.Your hand-eye coordination.

【3】According to the passage, the writer believes that .

A.character traits can hardly change during the lifetime

B.the skills of video game playing are passed down to kids

C.a kid’s hand-eye coordination isn’t related to inheritance

D.environment plays an important role in traits development

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Why are Traits Important?B.How does Inheritance Influence Traits?

C.Where do Traits Come from?D.What are Physical and Character Traits?

Just six days after Michael Perham set sail from Portsmouth, he started having serious problems with the boat, which he was unable to fix himself on the sea. He had to stop in Portugal. Just one day later, he set sail once again, with the hope of breaking David Dick’s world record for the youngest person to sail around the world.

Michael met many challenges along the way, including rough seas and knock-downs in the Southern Ocean, terrible loneliness and fighting storms, but the largest difficulty Michael faced was the boat itself. It caused one problem after another. He celebrated his birthday in March last year among the dolphins in Indian Ocean.

Michael Perham has entered the record books after becoming the youngest person to sail around the world. The teenager already holds the record for being the youngest people to sail across the Atlantic, aged just 14.

Michael Perham plans to create the Sail Michael Fund to encourage young people to take to the water. He is also aiming to take part in the 2020 Olympics.

【1】This passage is most probably taken from .

A.a story bookB.a magazineC.a travel guideD.a film review

【2】How long did it take Michael Perham to complete his world trip?

A.It took 6 days.B.It took 50 days.

C.It took about 9 months.D.It took about 14 months.

【3】Which of the following is WRONG about Michael Perham?

A.He encourages young people to take part in the 2020 Olympics.

B.He is going to set up the Sail Michael Fund for young people.

C.The most difficult problem he faced while sailing was the boat.

D.Two world records for sailing has been held by him so far.

【4】What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. Michael Perham started the world trip from Portsmouth.

b. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic.

c. Michael Perham celebrated his birthday in March last year.

d. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail around the world.

A.d, a, c, bB.b, c, a, dC.d, a, b, cD.b, a, c, d

— By taking an online tour.

A.how can I visit so many places of interest

B.how I can travel around the world in eight hours

C.how I can get to the place of interest

D.how can I get some more useful information

随着一带一路的深入推进，越来越多的外国朋友喜欢上了汉语。 假如你是孔子学院的一名老师Wang Hai，学校将举办“如何学好汉语”的演讲会，请你写一篇80词左右的英语演讲稿。演讲稿的开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总数。

内容提示：1. 学习汉语的必要性。

2. 学习汉语的困难

3. 对这些困难的建议（至少3点）。

要求： 1. 语言表达要准确， 语意要通顺、连贯。

2. 内容包括所提供的信息，可适当发挥，不得使用真实姓名和学校。

Good morning everyone, I am Wang Hai from Confucius Institute.

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