阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A recent study shows that most adults did household chores 1.(active) when they were young. Most kids today do not do as many household chores as before, 2. same study shows.
An expert said, “Parents today want their kids to spend more time 3. things that can bring them money and honour. They have stopped 4.(do) the one thing that has proven to bring success. That is doing household chores.”
Another study finds that compared with the kids 5. didn't do household chores, young adults beginning chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely 6.(succeed). They had better family relationships, did better in school, performed better at work and were more independent.
Personal happiness 7.(say) to come from strong relationships. It begins by learning to be kind and 8.(help) to their parents at home.
If your kids say they have to skip chores because it's time they 9.(deal) with their homework, you’d better not let them off the hook. If you do, your child may think grades are more important than caring about others. “What may seem like small 10.(message) at the moment add up to big ones over time，” says an expert.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请您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：把多余的词用斜钱（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last Friday, I was standing near a subway exit，tried to call a taxi．But no luck．Then I thought of the taxi booking app my friend has recommended and I booked a taxi through my cell phone．Soon it came，and I stepped in，feeling pretty proudly of my high tech way and satisfied with the convenience brought by the app．So later, I was upset to find that the driver was busy looking his cell phone to get the next order．It was just then when I began to worry about my safety．What’s bad，the driver’s informations might be unreliable．How can we passengers’ legal rights be protecting if something bad happens? So be careful when you use the taxi booking app the next time．
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Are you sick of going to bed late and waking up tired? Then grab your hiking boots and a tent．A new study suggests that camping in the great outdoors for a couple of days can reset your body clock and help you get more sleep．
The body clock is an internal system that tells our bodies when it’s time to go to sleep and when it’s time to wake up．Scientists track this clock by measuring the amount of melatonin (褪黑激素) circulating in a person’s blood at any given time．
In a healthy sleeper, melatonin levels rise a few hours before bedtime，stay high through the night，and then settle back down when it’s time to wake up．
In our modem society, however, most of us stay up many hours past sunset and would probably sleep in many hours after sunrise if we could．And the trouble is，your melatonin levels may still be high when your alarm clock goes off in the morning，which leads to fatigue．It may also have other health consequences as well，such as diabetes(糖尿病)，overweight and heart disease．
Professor Kenneth Wright of the University of Colorado in the US wanted to see if our body clocks can be reset by a short stay in nature．His team recruited(招募)fourteen physically active volunteers in their 20s and 30s．Nine went on a weekend camping trip，while the other five stayed home．At the end of the weekend，the researchers reported that in just two days，the campers’ body clocks had shifted so that their melatonin levels began to rise more than an hour earlier than they did before they left on the trip．By contrast，the body clocks of the group that stayed home shifted even later over the course of the weekend．
“This tells us we can reset our clocks fast，”Wright said．
Therefore，if you want to change your sleep patterns you could try to increase your exposure to natural light during the day and decrease the amount of artificial light you see at night．And if that doesn’t work，there’s always camping．
1.What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?
A. To explain how a lack of sleep is bad for our health．
B. To inform us of a possible way to adjust the body clock．
C. To analyze how the body clock influences our sleeping habits．
D. To explore how the body clock is connected with melatonin levels．
2.The underlined word “fatigue” in Paragraph 4 probably means“__________”．
A. tiredness B. excitement
C. refreshment D. pressure
3.What did Wright’s team discover from their experiment?
A. The body clocks of the two groups didn’t show much difference．
B. The body clocks of those who stayed at home remained the same．
C. Those staying outdoors reset the clock inside their bodies over a short period．
D. Changes to the body clock don’t necessarily affect melatonin levels in our bodies．
4.According to the passage，to change our sleeping habit，we’d better_______．
A. set an alarm clock to wake us up on time in the morning
B. try to reduce melatonin levels as much as possible at night
C. spend several weeks staying in the open air every now and then
D. get exposed to more natural light in the day but less artificial light at night
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Science has just proven what we’ve suspected all along that sitting at a desk all day could be making us fat．According to a new study women who work in an office are consuming a shocking 100，030 extra calories in snacks every year—which can add up to a terrifying two stone in weight gain．Yikes!
The research quizzed 1，000 women who work in offices and revealed that on a typical working day women prefer to have at least three snacks，which adds up to almost 500 calories．
Crisps were named as the top weak point of female workers，with an average of 135 bags eaten at work annually and 45 per cent of those surveyed admitting to having “hidden” food personally in the office．Unsurprisingly biscuits were also a favorite desk snack with 39％admitting to hiding away packets of biscuits and the average woman dipping 135 biscuits in their tea every year．Office“cake culture’’ likely has a role to play in the ninety slices of cake women are wolfing down each year．The study also revealed we’re indulging(放纵)our sweet tooth by ploughing through 90 packets of sweets and 45 doughnuts throughout the working year．
Just over a fifth of female workers admit they have absolutely no willpower when it comes to office treats，while three in ten say they eat the food purely because it's there．Women also mentioned being bored，tired or stressed as common reasons for them to eat more in the office．
The survey revealed that so-called “low fat’’ treats are actually adding to that yearly calorific total，with the average female employee consuming 45 packets of high-fat nuts and another 45 bags of sugary dried fruits，every year．The most popular times to reach for a snack are 10：30 am and 3：30 pm，with 48％ of women saying they are always too hungry to wait until lunch．Women also admitted sugary coffees and energy drinks help get them through the day．
1.How did the researchers find the result of their study?
A. They found it met their expectation． B. They felt confused and puzzled．
C. They found it quite amusing． D. They felt quite surprised．
2.Women have snacks almost at any time because they_______________.
A. are free to go out when hungry
B. have put them away in advance
C. have too little work to do in the office
D. have the same favourite food with the colleagues
3.When are women more likely to have snacks in their office?
A. When they have finished hard jobs．
B. When they get their new work started．
C. When they feel tired or anxious．
D. When they feel relaxed and comfortable．
4.What does the passage want to tell us?
A. Snacks in office time make women fat．
B. Office women having snacks work harder．
C. Female workers have more power in offices．
D. Women working in offices are easy to get fat．
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Scientists are using robots to study the health of waters in and around Venice，Italy．The robots are designed to act like fish，other underwater creatures and plants．The scientists are working with several universities and research centers as part of a group called subCULTron．The European Union gives money to the project as part of its Horizon 2020 program whose aim is to take great ideas from the lab to the market and support science and innovation(创新)in Europe．The scientists want to use the artificial intelligence of the robots to help humans understand what is happening under the water of the Venice lagoon(潟湖)．
SubCULTron．a collective artificial intelligence project，plans to create the biggest shoal (鱼群)of robot fish in the world．The project’s aim is to improve knowledge of the seabed and try to turn human abilities into hi-tech items．
Alexandre Campo，a computer scientist，says the scientists have looked at the way animals learn to work in groups to understand how robots can learn to work together．The subCULTron project wants its robots to learn to work together so they can watch out for changes and new problems in the water．
One problem the researchers had in the beginning was how the robots would communicate with each other. Wi-Fi and GPS equipment don’t work underwater．Instead，the robots can use sonar(声呐)and an electric field．
Another problem was charging batteries．The robots come up to the water’s surface and stay near a boat or a power station to charge without any electrical cables．Besides，how to be waterproof, especially for some key pads of the robots，was really tough．Fortunately, a special mixture has been created to be pinned on the robot，which successfully stands the test of water．
The health state of the lagoon is pretty good．There are no industrial polluters，and the city now has a modern sewer(污水管) system．It’s not like before when all the waste flushed directly into the water．The robots in Venice will continue their work until 2019. The subCULTron project hopes they develop into “an artificial society underneath the water surface” that serves “a human society above the water”．
1.What can we learn about the project in Paragraph l?
A. Its researchers are all from universities．
B. The European Union has financially supported it．
C. It uses robots to clean the waters in and around Venice．
D. It is aimed to support science and innovation worldwide．
2.What can we infer according to Alexandre Campo?
A. Scientists have got an idea for robots from the animals．
B. The robots are working separately to perform their tasks．
C. SubCULTron is to turn human abilities into hi-tech items．
D. The health state of the lagoon has greatly improved recently．
3.The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph probably refers to“__________”．
A. scientists B. animals
C. robots D. humans
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Coffee is one of the most popular drinks around the world．1.Experts think that there are more flavors of Coffee than there are of wine．Coffee contains caffeine，something that raises our awareness，keeps us from falling asleep or simply gives US a kick in the morning or after lunch．
2.For a long time doctors have told people not to drink too much coffee, because it may lead to heart problems，high blood pressure，and headaches．
Scientists have now found out that it is the quality of coffee and the way it is made that hold the key to our health．3.Among other things，this is linked to the consumption of a strong coffee．Experts also point out that different roasts and types of coffee beans have different effects on our health．Milk and sugar change the different levels of caffeine in a cup of coffee．
A new study by a Harvard research group says that there is no link between coffee and health problems．Drinking several cups of strong coffee a day is not connected with early death or other heart diseases．Coffee has many advantages，as the new study suggests．While alcohol makes people sleepy and slow moving，coffee gives them energy．4.
Although a lot still needs to be uncovered about coffee，it seems to reduce the risk of cancer and diabetes(糖尿病)．5. But reports show that people who drink coffee may develop Parkinson’s disease later in life，or maybe not at all．
A．There are many different types of coffee．
B．Scientists ask people not to drink coffee at night．
C．Elderly people in Greece live longer than normal．
D．Doctors think that coffee may have a positive effect on our brain．
E．Sugar can change the different levels of caffeine in a cup of coffee．
F．However, food experts are still undecided on how healthy coffee is．
G．Getting together for a cup of coffee also has a positive effect on relationships．
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In 2004，the relationship between my boyfriend and me was bad, which left me feeling sad. What made it_______was that he decided to_______our relationship in December, weeks before both my birthday and Christmas.
To_______me up, my dad sent me some money for the holidays. I could have done a number of_______things with it, such as paying off my student loan or adding it to my savings account (储蓄账户),but I didn't.
_______, I bought myself a cookery course. The five_______in French cooking were held at a school two miles from my house. I'd go to the lessons on every Saturday morning, and our little group would listen sleepily to_______of different recipes(食谱). We'd then_______with another student and try to make our_______together, which usually didn't turn out very well.
Each week, we would gather to________our dishes, in front of the________chef (厨师）and cook something that hardly looked like French dishes.
When it was me to________our dishes, the teacher would________bottles of wine that had been used in the last week's wine tasting courses and serve us , so the end of each day became very________.
A few months later, I had to stop going to the classes, as I could no longer________them. Although the classes didn't turn me into a chef, they gave me a ________to talk to people who weren't co-workers or friends, helping me________my self-pity. It gave me an excuse to take it easy on a Friday night, and get out of the house on a Saturday morning. And although I still don't know how to prepare a French dish ________, I'm still glad I got to eat, drink and laugh with all those friendly people.
The world can sometimes be very________, or even cruel, so every once in a while, we should remember to ________ourselves, cherish friendship around us and live a meaningful life.
1.A. better B. worse C. less D. more
2.A. destroy B. develop C. end D. improve
3.A. pick B. bring C. wake D. cheer
4.A. responsible B. kind C. previous D. flexible
5.A. Besides B. Instead C. Still D. Therefore
6.A. performances B. parties C. classes D. meetings
7.A. descriptions B. secrets C. changes D. arrangements
8.A. set off B. take up C. leave off D. pair up
9.A. plans B. decisions C. dishes D. cakes
10.A. appreciate B. embarrass C. witness D. enjoy
11.A. awful B. faithful C. ordinary D. professional
12.A. taste B. compare C. check D. prepare
13.A. try out B. glance through C. search for D. put away
14.A. pleasing B. disappointing C. worrying D. boring
15.A. bear B. conduct C. follow D. afford
16.A. promise B. chance C. pleasure D. duty
17.A. remember B. realize C. forget D. keep
18.A. properly B. patiently C. carefully D. differently
19.A. warm B. cold C. violent D. crazy
20.A. calm B. respect C. challenge D. treat
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为了减少环境污染、缓解城市交通压力，2018年1月1日我市开始实施新的机动车限号行驶规定(the license number—plate restrictions)。假定你最近就我市实施这一新的规定进行了采访，请用英语写一篇短文，向某英语报投稿。
内容包括：
1．限号带来的好处；
2．限号存在的问题；
3．你的看法及改进建议。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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