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In China, “mythical creatures” is used to describe troublesome schoolchildren ________ behaviors drive their parents crazy.

A.whose B.when C.who D.of whom

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A desire among many seniors is to “age in place.” Aging in place is a term used to describe a person living in their own house, for as long as they are able to, as they age. Yes, the familiarity of your current home is the advantage of aging in place, but the potential financial drawbacks to renovate（翻新）the house might actually be more costly than the long-term benefits.

40 years ago, with a growing family, you probably purchased a 4-bedroom child-friendly house. Now, with kids moving out, you might be thinking about changing one of your bedrooms into a massive master bathroom, and another into an open-space reading area. You might also be thinking about cutting back on lawn maintenance（草坪维护）by installing a pool surrounded by beautiful paving stones. It all sounds wonderful doesn’t it？For the short term, you may really enjoy the new upgrades, but you’ll still have to climb those stairs, pay to heat and cool a home that’s larger than what you need, and continue fixing all the things that start to go wrong with a 40-year-old home.

Last month, in their Retirement Repot, Kiplinger addressed the point, “Renovations are just a part of what you need to make aging in place work for you. While it’s typically less expensive to remain in your home than to pay for assisted living, that doesn’t mean it’s a slam dunk to stay put. You’ll still have a long to-do list. You need to plan ahead for how you will manage maintenance and care-for your home, and for yourself.”

So, at some point, the time may come when you decide to sell this house anyway. That can pose a big challenge if you’ve already taken cash value out of your home and used it to do the type of renovation we mentioned above. The family moving into your neighborhood is probably similar to what your family was 40 years ago.

1.Why do many seniors want to age in place？

A.They are familiar with the house. B.They can enjoy long-term benefits.

C.They can live as long as they desire. D.They are likely to avoid financial trouble.

2.What do the seniors renovate the houses mainly for？

A.Preparing for aging in place. B.Making it more energy-efficient.

C.Cutting back on the necessary cost. D.Making full use of the space available.

3.What is conveyed in the Retirement Report？

A.Aging in place turns out to be very rewarding.

B.Renovating the house calls for a lot of money.

C.Assisted living deserves wider public attention.

D.Aging in place is more than renovating the house.

4.What can be the author’s advice for those wishing to age in place？

A.Take life as it is. B.Think before you act.

C.Better late than never. D.Enjoy life to the fullest.

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Our culture is the system we use to build our identity. All living creatures are part of a culture. Even animals have a culture! So what is culture? It’s the way we behave in a group. It begins with each individual family. Within our families we do things to build relationships with each other. This can include routines for doing things. It also includes traditions. Traditions are activities that are repeated on a regular basis.

Culture is not limited to individual family groups. The real strength of culture is in larger community （社会）groups. These larger groups are called societies. Every society makes rules for itself. It decides how people should act in different situations. Some of these rules are written down. Some are just things that are automatically expected of all members of that society. Often, cultures can be identified（识别）by what the people believe. Cultures are also known by what they choose to include in their art. Sometimes a society forms around people who speak the same language. Cultures may also be known for their customs, including the foods they make and the things they do.

Our cultures help us understand who we are and what we believe. There are very strong emotions（情感）connecting us to our own society. Two different cultures may disagree on something, especially if they both feel strongly about it. When that happens, war is a common result. People are learning better ways to communicate with each other. The more we learn, the more we appreciate the differences in cultures.

1.Which of the following is not true?

A.Every society has its own culture.

B.Every one with an identity card has his own culture.

C.Animals have their cultures.

D.Culture and traditions are connected.

2.Which of the following has nothing to do with culture according to the passage?

A.A religion that a certain people practice

B.Greetings sent to people we love during spring festival

C.Face-changing in Sichuan Opera

D.Someone’s personal habit of staying up very late

3.Which of the following is true?

A.Modern societies have written down all the rules for behavior.

B.Plants themselves have no culture.

C.Disagreement between two societies always leads to war.

D.Strong emotions that connect us to our society should be got rid of.

4.We can infer from the passage that ______.

A.cultural exchanges may help reduce the risk of war

B.all disagreements are caused by strong feelings

C.differences in culture always cause disagreements

D.people haven’t tried different ways to communicate

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Pinyin is a useful tool, which 1. (teach)in China to school kids. It is not merely used by westerners like us. It has proved to be a useful tool for Chinese people 2. (they)to learn standard pronunciation in their early education.

The first step is to learn how 3. (pronounce) each letter in pinyin correctly and the meaning of the tone markers. Then you have to do4. (drill) as many as you can. Turn that into a game. It can be5. (much) fun than you would expect. Start 6.single syllables and to that a lot and then syllable（音节）pairs. Slowly move on to larger groups. Understand the initial, final and the tones.

But most importantly, what you need is good feedback. You’d better have someone that can correct your mistakes immediately.

Find a native Chinese,　 7. pronunciation is quite perfect to correct you. If you take Chinese classes, the teacher will8. (probable) have you do exercises every class. Do this very seriously.

If you are self-studying, try to meet native Chinese people and ask them to give you some feedback.

Otherwise, try to be self-critical and listen very carefully. Good9. (listen) is more than 50% of 10. it takes to pronounce correctly.

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Almost everyone has heard the expression “the calm before the storm.” It is usually used to describe a peaceful period just before a very stressful situation or a tense argument.

British sailors coined the phrase in the late 1600s; they noted that before certain storms the seas would seem to become still and the winds would drop.

Science has given us the reason. According to US website HowStuffWorks, a calm period occurs because many storms, tornadoes and hurricanes draw in all the warm and humid(湿热的) air from the surrounding area. As this air rises into the storm clouds, it cools and acts as “fuel for the storm, like petrol in a car”. Once the storm has taken all the energy it can from the air, it is pushed out from the top of the storm clouds and falls back down to ground level. As the air goes down, it becomes warm and dry. Warm and dry air is stable, so once it covers an area, it causes a calm period before the storm. This same process also causes the “eye of the storm” in hurricanes and tornadoes. In these conditions, the calm occurs in the center of the storm because of the strong rotating (旋转的) winds.

The Weather Network has a tip for working out how far away a storm is. First count how many seconds there are between a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder, roughly three seconds equal one kilometer. So, for example, if you count nine seconds, the storm is about three kilometers away. A good method is that if your count is below 30 seconds, you should seek shelter straight away.

However, due to the complexity of storm system, not all storms take place after calm. Given the right conditions, some storms announce themselves with heavy rain and fierce winds.

So, your best bet is to keep yourself updated with weather reports for any predictions regarding a coming storm in your area. That's the most reliable way to predict the next display(展示) of nature's temper (脾气).

1.What is the function of Paragraph 3?

A.To describe how the eye of the storm comes into being.

B.To stress why tornadoes and hurricanes are destructive.

C.To explain why a peaceful period occurs before some storms.

D.To remind how dangerous a storm can be in certain situations.

2.If you count fifteen seconds between a lightening flash and a thunder clap, the storm may be .

A.one kilometer away B.three kilometers away

C.four kilometers away D.five kilometers away

3.What can we learn from the text?

A.Heavy storms don't usually last long.

B.It is not always quiet before a storm.

C.Storms have a big influence on our life.

D.Weather reports often fail to predict a storm.

4.Where is this text most likely from?

A.A travel journal. B.A science fiction.

C.A literature review. D.A geography magazine.

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I wish there would be a way to describe China in simple terms but that’s impossible. For the most part, Chinese people are friendly, easy-going and optimistic. They are curious and unusually patient and they are also the hardest-working people I have ever met.

In China, family is everything. In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents. Many times the subjects in the classes center on families and friends. I teach many students a year, talking to them freely.

The cost of living here is very low compared with that of the US. The city of Xiang Fan I live in isn’t large and I live better. Non-imported(非出口的) foods are very cheap, so are clothing and articles of everyday use. The cost of public transportation is very low, too. Chinese value education. However, it is reported that many children can’t afford the expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor areas in China. But they organized Project Hope many years ago. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. In my opinion, Project Hope is of great importance to the development of the rural education.

When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes China has gone through. While it is true that economic miracles have not reached many areas of China, but we also have the same problems.

When I am asked which country I consider better. China or the US, my answer has always been the same, “We are not worse or better than each other, we are only different.”

1. How does the author find Chinese people ?

A．He thinks most Chinese people hardly work.

B．He praises most Chinese people a lot.

C．He thinks most Chinese people are proud.

D．He dislikes most Chinese people.

2.What are not cheap in China in the author’s opinion?

A．Imported foods

B．Local foods

C．Public transportation tickets.

D．Clothes and shoes made in China.

3.We can infer from the passage that the author thinks________.

A．the westerners have got to know China well

B．China’s economic miracles have appeared everywhere

C．the education in rural areas is never cared about in China

D．the progress of China is seldom reported in the US

4. In the author’ eyes,________.

A．China is better than the US

B．China is different from the US

C．Americans are richer than Chinese

D．China bears great similarities to the US

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I wish there would be a way to describe China in simple terms but that’s impossible. For the most part Chinese people are friendly, easy-going and optimistic. They are curious and unusually patient and they are also the hardest-working people I have ever met.

In China, family is everything. In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents. Many times the subjects in the classes center on families and friends. I teach many students a year, talking to them freely.

The cost of living here is very low compared with that of the US. The city of Xiang Fan I live in isn’t large and I live better. Non-imported(非出口的) foods are very cheap, so are clothing and articles of everyday use. The cost of public transportation is very low, too. Chinese value education. However, it is reported that many children can’t afford the expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor area in China. But they organized Project Hope many years age. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. In my opinion, Project Hope is of great importance to the development of the rural education.

When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes China has gone through. While it is true that economic miracles have not reached many areas of China, but we also have the same problems.

When I am asked which country I consider better, China or the US, my answer has always been the same, “We are not worse or better than each other, we are only different.”

1.What does the author think of Chinese people?

A. He thinks most Chinese people hardly work

B. He praises most Chinese people a lot

C. He thinks most Chinese people are proud

D. He dislikes most Chinese people

2.What are not cheap in China in the author’s opinion?

A. Clothes and shoes made in China　　 B. Public transportation tickets

C. Imported foods　　 D. Local foods

3.We can infer from the passage that the author thinks　　　 .

A. the progress of China is seldom reported in the US

B. China’s economic miracles have appeared everywhere

C. the westerners have got to know China well

D. the education in rural areas is never cared about in China

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阅读填空

The“selfie”is used to describe the self-taken photo，often from a smartphone．Someone takes about 10 selfies each time he does，and he only ends up1.（post）one or two of those．He picks the one that he feels make him look the2.（good）．In that picture，he gains confidence．For that moment，everything bad or terrible that has happened to him3.（remove），because that smile is what gives him the4.（determine）to love himself．

I read5._poem recently and the young man said，“If I ask you6._you love，the answers will most likely roll off your tongue．You love to read． You love to write．You love your mom，you daughter，or your best friend． How long do you think you can go on and on before you say ‘I love7.（I）’？”

That statement hit me like a ton of bricks．I’ve struggled with confidence all my life．I still do．And in8.way am I saying that taking a selfie is a gateway9.confidence．10.，the selfie does deserve some credit for allowing individuals to express themselves．

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阅读理解。

The term “smog” was first used in London during the early 1900's to describe the combination of smoke and fog. What we typically call “smog” today is a mixture of pollutants but is primarily made up of ground­level ozone (臭氧)．

Ozone can be beneficial or harmful depending on where it stays. The ozone staying high above the Earth protects human health and the environment,　 but ground­level ozone is responsible for the choking, coughing, and painful eyes associated with smog. The ozone in smog also prevents plants growth and can cause widespread damage to crops and forest.

Major smog occurrences often are linked to heavy motor vehicle traffic, high temperatures, sunshine, and calm winds. Weather and geography affect the position and severity of smog. Because temperature regulates the length of time it takes for smog to form, smog can form faster and be more severe on a hot and sunny day. When warm air stays near the ground instead of rising and winds are calm, smog may stay trapped over your city for days. As traffic and other sources add more pollutants to the air, the smog gets worse. Smog is often more severe away from the pollution sources because the chemical reactions that cause smog occur in the atmosphere while the reacting chemicals are being moved by the wind.

Smog is a visible example of air pollution. You can look into the distance during the day to see how much smog there is in the air. In addition, most cities measure the concentrations of pollutants in the air and report the results to the public.

Environmental Protection Agency sets national standards for pollutants. Areas that fail to meet the standards for at least one air pollutant are called “nonattainment (不达标) areas”. New measures are being taken by local governments across the country to reduce air pollution in nonattainment areas. These include: banning charcoal barbecues and wood burning in stoves or fireplaces when pollution levels are high; developing programs to encourage carpooling and voluntary “ozone actions”； limiting traffic in overcrowded areas; expanding or improving public transportation systems; requiring employers to contribute to employee public transportation costs; assessing “smog fees” on cars according to the number of miles driven and vehicle emissions (排放) produced; and even buying and breaking up older “super­dirty” cars.

1.According to the passage, ground­level ozone can______.

A．damage the environment

B．benefit human health

C．protect crops and forest

D．limit the spread of smog

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Air quality is better in time of calm wind.

B．Smog is more severe near pollution sources.

C．It takes more time for smog to form in hot weather.

D．Chemical reactions occur in the moving air and cause smog.

3.Which indication shows more exact the air is poor?

A．Heavy motor vehicle traffic in big cities.

B．Widespread damage of crops and forest.

C．Clear outlines of hills in the distance.

D．High concentrations of pollutants in the air.

4.What is included in the measures being taken by the local governments?

A．Unconditional banning of wood burning.

B．Encouraging carpooling and public transportation.

C．Charging all the vehicles more “smog fees”．

D．Buying new cars to replace super­dirty old cars.

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第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

The “selfie” is used to describe the self-taken photo, often from a smartphone. Someone takes about 10 selfies each time he does, and he only ends up 　 1.　　 ( post) one or two of those. He picks the one that he feels make him look the 　　 2.　　 ( good). In that picture, he gains confidence. For that moment, everything bad or terrible that has happened to him 　　 3.　　 ( remove), because that smile is what gives him the 　　 4.　　 ( determine) to love himself.

I read 　 5.　 poem recently and the young man said, “If I ask you 　　 6.　 you love, the answers will most likely roll off your tongue. You love to read. You love to write. You love your mom, you daughter, or your best friend. How long do you think you can go on and on before you say ‘I love 7.　　 (I)’?”

That statement hit me like a ton of bricks. I’ve struggled with confidence all my life. I still do. And in 　　 8.　 way am I saying that taking a selfie is a gateway 　　 9.　 confidence. 　　 10.　 , the selfie does deserve some credit for allowing individuals to express themselves.

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