Many people over 60 years of age in the UK are spending their later years taking up new hobbies and activities， according to research from Age UIC 71 percent of those over 60 years old are meeting new challenges like learning a foreign language， taking lo the dance floor， or even taking part in outdoor activities like bungee jumping and mountain climbing．
The new survey looks at attitudes towards later life in people aged 18 and above and has been conducted to mark the start of a new TV advertising campaign． With the positive attitudes of many of those aged 60 and above who describe their lifestyle as interesting （38 percent）， varied（42 percent）， fun（20 percent） and satisfying（24 percent）， it shows the nation that growing older does not mean that interests and hobbies should stop．
It features people doing what they enjoy， celebrating later life and all that it can offer． This is in sharp contrast to some younger people's ideas of old age as boring and slower-paced． Among those featured arc a Tai Chi group， dancers， a 91-ycar-old bodybuilder， and an 81-year-old singing leading lady． Many of them are people who have been directly helped by Age UK． The advertisement aims to show the different services and products that Age UK offers and how it can help people to make the most of later life．
Michelle Mitchell， Charily Director at Age UK said， "Through our research and the exciting new TV advertisement， we hope to show another side of growing older and encourage people of all ages to take up some hobbies． One in five says that they have felt more comfortable in their own skin since they reached 60 years of age， and this confidence helps to give people the drive to try the activities they have always wanted to try．"
1.How many people aged 60 and above describe their lifestyle as varied？
A. 38 percent． B. 42 percent．
C. 20 percent． D. 24 percent
2.What can be learned in Paragraph 3？
A. Many old people lead a positive life．
B. Age UK has organized a Tai Chi group．
C. Old age is not boring， but a little slow-paced．
D. Age UK offers products to old people for free．
3.From where is the passage most probably taken？
A. A life magazine． B. A textbook．
C. A fashion website． D. A health handbook．
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Loneliness is an unpleasant feeling in which a person experiences a strong sense of being alone resulting from low levels of social contact and relationships．
There are two types of loneliness： emotional loneliness and social loneliness． Emotional loneliness is concerned with the relationship between parents and their children． When children are separated from their parents， they show separation pain， such as crying and trying to search for their parents． Therefore， emotional loneliness is caused by a lack of a person that one is normally emotionally attached to， such as a parent． Social loneliness， on the other hand， is the loneliness one experiences through a lack of a wide social network． One does not feel that he or she is a member of his or her community， and one does not have friends that he or she can rely on in times of pain．
One way of thinking about loneliness is from the difference between one's desired and one's achieved levels of social interactions， while being alone is simply a lack of contact with people． Loneliness is therefore a subjective experience； if people think they are lonely， then they are lonely． People can be lonely when they are alone， or in the crowd． What makes people lonely is the fact that they want more social interaction． People can be in a party and feel lonely because they don't get to talk to enough people． On the other hand， one can be alone and not feel lonely， even though there is no one around． That person is not lonely because he or she has no desire for social interaction at that time．
1.Which of the following description to social loneliness is correct？
A. It is a mental illness．
B. It is separation from one's parents．
C. It is a high level of social interaction．
D. It is caused by the lack of a person to depend on．
2.What are they in common， a person with emotional loneliness and one with social loneliness？
A. They have no friends to talk to．
B. They feel a sense of being alone．
C. They have a limited social network．
D. They have a bad relationship with their parents．
3.What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean？
A. A hot topic． B. A special event.
C. A pain in the body． D. A feeling in one's mind.
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Two weeks ago， a 5-year-old girl named Sunshine Oelfke emptied out her piggy bank （存钱罐）onto the living room floor and immediately started counting． Her grandmother, Jackie Oelfke， thought she was playing as she carefully lined up the coins， but then she saw the girl put the coins into a plastic bag and place it in her backpack．
"That aroused my curiosity，" Jackie told CBS News． "Nobody messes with the piggy bank．" After observing Sunshine at work a few minutes longer， Jackie decided to find out why the little girl broke into her savings．
"What are you doing with that money？" Jackie asked her granddaughter．
"I'm taking it to school，" Sunshine replied． The little girl finally stated the real reason why she needed the money． "I'm going to take it for milk money． My friend Layla doesn't get milk-her mom doesn't have milk money and I do．"
Jackie's heart melted at Sunshine's words． Choked with strong feelings， Jackie held her sweet granddaughter tightly in her arms．
Last week，Jackie and Sunshine met with her teacher， Rita Hausher，and handed her the﹩30 the kindergartner had saved． There are 20 kids in Sunshine's class and about half don't get milk． It costs ﹩0.45 a carton（纸盒）．The total adds up to about﹩180 a month for every child in the class to have milk every day．
After dropping Sunshine off at school， Jackie posted a tearful video on Facebook to explain her granddaughter's plan． To her surprise， dozens of people offered to donate toward the cause． Within a week， Jackie raised more than ﹩1，000． Now every student in Sunshine's class can get free milk for the rest of the year．
Jackie said Sunshine doesn't see her kind act as a big deal． She was just trying to look out for her friends． "She doesn't understand the effect she's brought about，" Jackie said． "But now she knows she can do whatever she puts her mind to．"
1.Why did Sunshine empty her piggy bank？
A. She wanted to play with the coins．
B. She needed to train her counting skills．
C. She intended to pay for her friend's milk．
D. She hoped to show off her savings in class．
2.How did Jackie feel upon hearing Sunshine's words？
A. Touched． B. Curious．
C. Proud． D. Relieved．
3.In Jackie's eyes， what did Sunshine learn from the experience？
A. Many hands make light work．
B. Two heads are better than one．
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed．
D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart．
4.What is the best title for this passage？
A. Jackie's Piggy Bank． B. Small Coins， Big Deeds．
C. A Moved Grandmother． D. Piggy Bank and Carton Milk．
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It's 4：35 p．m． You feel like the bottom of a marathoner's shoe． Flat and sore． It's been a day of fighting anxiety， racing to meetings， staying awake， endless work， and trying to get stuff done．1.It causes you unwilling to stay for one more minute at the office． But how to improve your productivity of your entire work on the end of the day？
The biggest step in this end-of-day process is to respond to as many emails as possible in thirty minutes of time． The majority of emails hit your inbox during workday hours． By responding to 80% of these or so， you can effectively reduce tomorrow's workload．2.If you can get this done before tomorrow begins， you'll be ahead of the game．
If you use your computer or mobile phone for scheduling your day or taking notes， you'll want to keep them on． But please close whatever programs are allowing email or chat messages to ruin your end-of-the-day productivity． Before turning off your computer， you should also exit your Internet browser， and close the web pages you had opened． If you start your new day by seeing that articles you were reading， you are starting in the wrong frame of mind．3.
It's important to plan your day before it starts．4.A day that starts without a plan is like an engine that needs to warm up before it's safe to drive． Perform your planning the day before， because a day planned in advance allows you to jump in fully prepared， fully planned， and fully ready to get stuff done．
Your office space is known as an "environmental factor．"5.As Inc．com reported， dirty office can actually ruin your job performance． Then tiding up your office， you will become more productive． It's just that simple． By doing so， you feel good with a peaceful slate of mind， a sense of refreshment and energy， which will be enough for the following day．
A．Each day deserves a fresh start．
B．So it is important to have a cleaner．
C．The condition of it changes the way you think and work．
D．You can be less effective when finishing dealing with them．
E．Write down everything that's on your mind that you need to do．
F．You are so upset and disappointed about your whole day's productivity．
G．This is one of the biggest gains you can make towards your productivity．
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When I was a kid， I loved to sing and showed a talent for the drama． I told my parents that I wanted to go to New York and_______Broadway one day， and they always_______me． My voice，_______"pretty good"， wasn't really Broadway quality and the life of a Broadway singer wasn't an_______one， they never said no to me． They_______told me I could be something I wanted to be． They_______me to join a church choir（唱诗班）at times and take_______lessons．_______I realized that Broadway wasn't going to be my thing， but I always_______my parents told me it was possible． Even now as an adult， they push me to accept new__________．
Now that I am a__________， the idea of having a child who is motivated seems amazing and，__________, a little bit worrying． What if she foils？ Will it defeat her？ What if she performs in front of an audience and forgets the__________to a song， or what if she is__________？
But perhaps the most worrisome__________are what if she succeeds， how I would parent a child that is __________successful than I was at that age and how I would encourage my children and teach her．
I don't have the answers lo any of these questions，__________I will encourage my children to follow their__________． Having a young child do something that is so extraordinary might seem__________． But if your child has a dream， do your very best to help him or her follow it． Who knows？ You might just have the__________great world-changer on your bands．
1.A. sing B. dance C. run D. drive
2.A. funded B. supported C. refused D. misunderstand
3.A. also B. yet C. ever D. though
4.A. honest B. interesting C. easy D. exciting
5.A. always B. sometimes C. seldom D. never
6.A. demanded B. encouraged C. persuaded D. promised
7.A. voice B. piano C. history D. dance
8.A. In the end B. At first C. At the moment D. In a hurry
9.A. hoped B. doubted C. agreed D. appreciated
10.A. decisions B. favors C. challenges D. tasks
11.A. singer B. teacher C. mum D. student
12.A. merely B. honestly C. fortunately D. shortly
13.A. meanings B. posters C. names D. words
14.A. knocked over B. laughed at C. waken up D. referred to
15.A. times B. news C. questions D. conditions
16.A. more B. less C. just D. little
17.A. before B. so C. but D. since
18.A. dreams B. examples C. teachers D. parents
19.A. misfortunate B. unimportant C. misleading D. unlikely
20.A. first B. next C. last D. only
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语法填空
My little boy is 5 and goes to Kindergarten． He's at that age1.he is a little selfish and isn't always2.（will） to share， especially with girls! We've had many talks with him lately．3.nothing seemed to get through to him， which really upset me． Maybe there was something wrong4.my parenting skills．
We've had a few problems with one little girl he rides to school with． But last week，5.（surprise）, he did something that moved me． I had bought him some matchbox cars as a reward for cleaning his room． He really loved them and told me they were his favorite． One day， I picked him up from school along with6.little girl． When I got there， the little girl7.（cry） and one of the teachers said she had fallen off the slide． I got her in the car， and my son could see she was really in pain． I wanted8.（comfort） her， so I decided to take her home． While I was driving， I heard my son say， "It's OK， Katie． It's going to be 9.（well） soon． Have one of these． You can keep10.．" Looking in my rearview mirror（后视镜）I saw him passing one of his beloved cars to her．
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句子翻译
1.人们过度砍伐森林，结果许多动物已经灭绝．（as a result， die out，介词+which）______
2.机器人是否会代替人类，此事将有待证实．（remain，形式主语it）______
3.当你违反法律时，别期望能逃脱惩罚．（expect， escape，状语从句）______
4.是我同桌给我一个坚定的眼神，鼓励了我积极参加学校运动会．（determine，强调句）______
5.去年署假，李华充分利用时间学习烹饪，发现烹饪很容易．（make use of；动词不定式）______
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假定你是李华．你的英国笔友Jenny询问你进人高中后的学习和生活情况。请用英语给他 回一封信，主要内容包括：
1．学校印象；
2．校园活动；
3．学习情况。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
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