What does the man want to buy?
A. A skirt. B. A jacket. C. An overcoat.
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What is the woman doing before the conversation?
A. Listening to music. B. Playing football. C. Studying.
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What nearly happened to the girl?
A. A car accident. B. An illness. C. A theft incident.
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Who is the man waiting for?
A. His parents. B. His three other friends. C. His neighbors.
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Where will the man want to go?
A. To the Center Hospital. B. To the university. C. To the supermarket.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Which university is the woman studying in?
A. Stanford University. B. Harvard University. C. Washington University.
2.Who will the man visit in Boston?
A. His cousins. B. His parents. C. His grandparents.
3.How will Mary’s parents get to Boston?
A. By plane. B. By train. C. By ship.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What are the pupils picking on the street?
A. Plastic bottles. B. Plastic bags. C. Paper bags.
2.What is the woman worried about?
A. Virus which are bad for children.
B. The children’s homework.
C. The required number.
3.What may be the woman?
A. A teacher. B. A worker. C. A doctor.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is John doing on the Interenet now?
A. Seeing a film. B. Choosing cards. C. Listening to music.
2.Why does John choose cards in a new way?
A. To listen to music. B. To see pictures. C. To save paper.
3.Who will the woman choose a card for on the Internet?
A. Her husband. B. Her mother. C. Her grandmother.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is Alice doing all the morning?
A. Telephoning her friends. B. Writing letter. C. Crying
2.What does Alice plan to do?
A. Hold a grand party. B. Buy a diamond necklace. C. Make more friends.
3.How many friends will Alice persuade to agree to her plan?
A. 11. B. 12. C. 13.
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What kind of person is the writer by nature?
A. Wild. B. Brave. C. Shy.
2.What did the writer do ten years ago?
A. He was a college student.
B. He started a small business.
C. He stared a big business.
3.What did the man and his wife try to learn according to the passage?
A. They learn how to run a business only.
B. They learn how to make friends.
C. They learn how to teach their children.
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Chanukah Festival
Activities for kids of all ages
Sunday, December 17 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Join us on December 17th, 2017(2nd day of Hanukkah) for our annual Hanukkah Family Fun Fest for an exciting day of fun activities for the whole family. The Hazimir Choir will provide holiday musical entertainment. Drum Tales will present “The Hearty Story of Hanukkah” show. There will be ceramic（陶瓷）painting of dreidels. menorahs（烛台）, and other Hanukkah items for the kids. And fun foods, crafts and activities will be happening throughout the day. Bring the whole family and enjoy a fun -filled day！
11：30-Jolly Follies puppet show Ages 2-12
A fun Muppet（提线木偶) style musical holiday story followed by a Hanukkah sing a song featuring the “Chipmunks” and other favorite characters. Adult: $7 Child $5
1:30-Hazamir Teen Choir
Sponsored by the Berman and Lerner families in memory of Cantor Moses L.Snyder
3:15-Drum Tales presents The Hearty Story of Hanukkah
Drum Tales is fun, interactive percussive（打击乐）and musical. It is much like the traditional drum circle concept. It combines story telling, musical instrumentation and song. Each participant is given a percussive instrument which becomes their media of transportation to far away lands and exotic（异国情调的）places, to ride the waves of mystery of an unfolding plot, and into the deep realm of imagination and the colorful beyond. Drumming, rhyming, rapping, clinking, shaking and clapping, this performance will leave you feeling refreshed after having returned from a journey through these stories! Adult $7 Child $5
Plus food and fun for the entire family
Crafts with BBYO and Young Judea
Ceramic painting with Jack and Jill
T-Shirt fun with Computer Adventures
Fun with Cyber - Connection
Vendors
Special visit by “Chanukah Bubby”
1.How much does a family of three (a kid and parents) have to pay if they attend Jolly Follies puppet show?
A. $21 B. $19.
C. $17 D. $15.
2.What feeling will you not experience if you attend the Drum Tales?
A. Mystery. B. Imagination
C. Horror D. Exoticism.
3.What is NOT included in the Chanukah Festival?
A. Fashion show. B. Fun foods.
C. Computer adventures D. Ceramic painting.
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“There’s a mother in PICU (儿童重症监护病房) who wants to talk about a kit she received.” the nurse told me. “Something about it made her cry.”
I’ve been a child-life specialist at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital since 2000. I help families understand diagnoses and treatment plans and manage the ups and downs that come with caring for a sick child. Tough talks with parents are part of the job, it still makes me feel nervous.
The kits the nurse was talking about were something I had recently introduced to the hospital: Comfort Kits from Guideposts. They were supposed to make a child’s experience here easier, not upsetting.
When I came across the kits at a conference, I fell in love with them. A treasure box of items designed not only to entertain kids, but to comfort and inspire them. There’s a coloring book, a stress ball, a CD of relaxing music, a hairy star named Sparkle, a journal and much more. I really believed these kits would help kids. I wished I hadn’t been mistaken.
At the patient’s room in PICU I saw a little girl, sleeping soundly, surrounded by tubes and machines. My eyes met her mother’s. The kit was open on her lap and tears were running down her cheeks.
“I’m Shannon. I manage the Child Life Department.” I said. “I’m sorry if the kit upset you. It’s a new item…”
The mother shook her head. “This has been one of the worst days of my life. I felt so scared and alone. Then I was handed this box. I know it’s for my daughter, but it’s just the comfort I needed. I wanted to say thank you.”
With that I knew Comfort Kits belonged here. We’ve been using them for almost three years now. Each child who’s admitted to the hospital receives one. Every day I see kids coloring, journaling, playing with Sparkle.
But as this mom showed me Comfort Kits aren’t just for kids. The hope they bring, which can be in short supply in hospitals sometimes, is felt by the whole family.
1.The author introduced Comfort Kits to the hospital to_________.
A. relax nurses B. cure kids of diseases
C. comfort parents D. benefit sick kids
2.Why was the girl’s mother crying?
A. She couldn’t wake her kid. B. She felt alone and scared.
C. She was moved to tears. D. She worried about her kid’s illness.
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. There may be lack of hope in hospitals.
B. Kits are in great need in hospitals.
C. Parents are often in low spirits in hospitals.
D. Medical supplies are not enough in hospitals.
4.What’s the author’s attitude towards Comfort Kits?
A. Disappointed. B. Excited.
C. Nervous. D. Confident.
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According to findings of a survey by Citi and Seventeen Magazine, nearly four out of five (almost 80 percent) college students work while attending college, with the average work load of 19 hours per week. But should college students work while at college? Many factors should be considered.
One benefit of working while in college is that it can help build your resume, regardless of whether the job is in your field, according to an article at Scholarships.com. "If you're lucky enough to find a job that closely relates to your major, you could get a leg up on the rest of your class once you graduate, because you'll have more experience in your chosen field," according to the article.
Perhaps the most compelling reason for working while earning a degree is the money. While it's unlikely to entirely finance your education through a part-time or full-time job, you can still make quite a dent(削减) in the college bill by working.
But some students prefer not to work while earning a degree so they can focus on getting the best grades. It's true that you'll have more time to stay at school if you don't work, provided you use that time wisely. If you feel like even 10-15 hours a week of work will hurt your grades, then perhaps you should not consider working.
Working a part-time or full-time job can take away time from social activities, according to a You University TV article. "Trying to balance a job and your college studies, and taking a job can cut down your time to hang out with friends," according to writer Dave Potts.
In addition to missing out on hanging out with your friends, working during college could prevent you from attending a number of campus events, such as movies on the lawn or football games. While you may be able to land a job that's flexible, it seems unlikely they'll let you choose your own schedule.
So should students work at college? The decision should be made on a case-by-case basis. Some students can also thrive in school while working, whereas others can't.
1.The author mentions the findings of a survey in Paragraph 1 to show ________.
A. college students are under great financial pressure
B. it's very common for college students to work part-time
C. it's quite easy for college students to find part-time work
D. college students have much spare time for part-time work
2.According to the article at Scholarships.com, students working at college can ________.
A. be able to choose work from more fields
B. have some money left when they graduate
C. know better about their majors than others
D. be more competitive in job hunting after graduate
3.According to Paragraph 6, what does working at college mean?
A. Missing a lot of fun at college. B. Having no friends at college.
C. Having a very busy schedule. D. Saving a lot of money.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Why do students work at college? B. Is it wise to work while at college?
C. Is it wise to choose social life at college? D. What should students do at college?
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Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.
We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue (疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel. Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.
Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical (按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can — then let the unconscious take over.
When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.
One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Then, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.
An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.
Human beings, I believe, must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.
1.People with start-up fatigue are most likely to ________.
A. delay tasks B. work hard
C. seek help D. accept failure
2.What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?
A. Writing essays in strict order. B. Building up physical strength.
C. Leaving out the toughest ideas. D. Dealing with the hardest task first.
3.On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?
A. Before starting a difficult task. B. When all the solutions fail.
C. If the job is rather boring. D. After finding a way out.
4.According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us ________.
A. ignore mental problems B. get some nice sleep
C. gain complete relief D. find the right solution
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Why is volunteering important?
When it comes to service work, it is important to realize that the actual goal should be getting the most out of your volunteering work. 1.
Gaining new/social experiences.
Volunteering allows students to get involved with new things and develop social and academic skills that couldn’t be learned in a classroom environment.2.
Giving back and helping others.
Volunteers create better environments for others—they create healthier communities and they brighten lives. Jill, a senior student, had been a volunteer in her community（社区） for more than three years.3. “They always tell me how great we sound and how they wish they had taken time to learn an instrument in their youth.”
Creating connections with people.
4. Not only does the volunteer work you do show who you are as a person, but it reflects many positive qualities that possible employers and admission officers want to see. Volunteering allows you to meet a wide variety of people from all sorts of walks of life.
5.
Volunteering isn’t one of the most attractive jobs, but it is one of the most beneficial and uplifting（令人振奋的）. It’s taking some time out of your day to help others. Volunteer work makes us feel good. It builds self-confidence and lifts up the spirits.
A. Building career choices.
B. Raising the spirits.
C. Volunteering means a lot more.
D. Building relationships with people is very important.
E. Volunteering is an excellent way to improve your independence.
F. She volunteers by performing in concerts for senior citizens.
G. Volunteering allows you to experience different environments and situations.
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If you’re a fan of penguins, you might enjoy 1. (participate) in a new research project to help scientists measure changes to penguin populations.
The project 2. (name) Penguin Watch and the members are counting penguins in online 3. (photo) taken across Antarctica, helping scientists monitor the species in their natural habitat. Up to now, nearly 40,000 volunteers have joined in the project.
“Penguin Watch is people-powered research4. people can help and every click 5. (matter) in helping us to understand penguins,” Tom Hart, 6. expert from Oxford University and a member of the Penguin Watch team, told The Telegraph.
The data 7. (give) by volunteers will also help measure changes in not only the penguins’ behavior and habitat, 8. the larger ecosystem as well. “Finally, this huge data set allows us to 9. (effect) train computers to take over from humans and helps us pass on the tools developed for penguins to the species 10. threat,” said Hart.
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假定英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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：在错的词下面划一横线，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1词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Jiaozi (Chinese dumplings), mainly with meats and vegetable fillings, is a traditional Chinese food, dated back to about 1,500 years ago. China had been perfecting the art of dumpling making since the Ming Dynasty. The Spring Festival marks the start of a new year, but people choose to eat jiaozi to express theirs wishes for good fortune. By the tradition, family members get together to make dumplings. Approaches of cooking Chinese dumplings varies from place to place. There is no set rule as to which makes dumpling fillings. Whatever the fillings, the wrapping skill is essential to make jiaozi look attractively.
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（题文）为丰富学生课余文化生活、传播中国传统文化，育才学生会将面向国际学生和本国学生举办一次剪纸培训活动。假设你是学生会主席李华，请用英文写一篇邀请信发布在校园网上。主要内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 剪纸介绍；
3. 时间地点（本周五下午2点到3点，国际部305室）
注意：
1. 词数100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear schoolmates,
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