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1.There are ______ attractions in the map.

A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15

2.The Slender West Lake is to the ______ of He Garden.

A. northwest B. southwest C. northeast D. southeast

3.The mark of ① means “_____”.

A. house B. lake C. hill D. bridge

Being a fit person is very important for lots of people today. In fact, some people like running and exercising so much that they become obsessed with it.

Thanks to fitness apps and gadgets (小玩意), people can measure every step they take, what they eat and every calorie they burn. They might wear a special watch on their wrist, shoes on their feet or use different apps on their phone to measure their movements. Importantly, once they have done that they post it on social media. All of their friends can see where they’ve run, what workout (健身) they’ve done or what they had for lunch.

Doctor Daniel Kraft from the United States makes gadgets for people like this. He told the Digital Health Summit that these people would become the norm (常态) in the future.

I think he’s right. I can see the world of health and fitness changing around me every day.

One of my friends, named Anna Palmer, is always using the latest fitness gadgets. Her favorite is an app called Argus. She uses it on her phone to measure her steps, heart rate and amount of calories she has burnt. She always posts these things and pictures of herself exercising on social media. “It’s nice to know exactly how much exercise you have done rater than guess,” she said. “That way I can keep pushing myself to improve.”

Also, my friends in China use Wechat to compare how many steps they’ve taken each day. They are very competitive about this!

1.The underlined phrase “obsessed with” in the first paragraph means “_____”.

A. crazy about B. angry with C. busy with D. surprised at

2.What does the second paragraph talk about?

A. How fitness apps and gadgets work.

B. What fitness apps and gadgets can do.

C. What advantages fitness apps and gadgets have.

D. More people will use gadgets in the future.

3.According to Doctor Daniel Kraft, ________.

A. fitness gadgets don’t help people keep fit B. more people will make fitness gadgets

C. fitness gadgets will become more popular D. fewer people will use fitness gadgets

4.What does the writer think about fitness gadgets?

A. Fitness gadgets push him to improve his fitness.

B. He likes to use Wechat to measure steps.

C. He thinks it’s bad to use fitness gadgets when exercising.

D. More people will use fitness gadgets in the future.

For years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat. Garfield is a popular comic book character, known for being lazy and fat. But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.

A man in the United States changed the gender (性别) of Garfield to “none” on the cat’s Wikipedia (维基百科) page. After that lots of people got angry and kept changing Garfield’s Wikipedia page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.

Wikipedia finally locked the page to stop people editing it. Jim Davis, Garfield’s creator, settled (解决) the argument.

“Garfield is male (男性),” he simply told the Washington Post. The 71-year-old artist said he liked working with animals because they didn’t have to be old, young, boys or girls. He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield’s gender.

It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have. But it is not the only recent example of argument about gender.

To celebrate International Women’s Day in Australia earlier this year, the city of Melbourne made 10 traffic lights with a figure (人形) dressed in a skirt. They were designed to celebrate women and give them more confidence in public.

But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary. Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia, but that this idea is silly.

“I’m all for doing anything we can for gender equity (公平), but really?” Melbourne mayor (市长) Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.

1.What put Garfield the cat back in the news recently?

A. The cat’s lazy character.

B. Being included in Wikipedia.

C. The cat’s image being changed on Wikipedia.

D. The cat’s gender being changed on Wikipedia.

2.According to Jim Davis, _____.

A. Wikipedia should lock the page about Garfield

B. Garfield can be a boy or a girl, and young or old

C. artists don’t care about animals’ age or gender

D. it’s unnecessary to take Garfield’s gender seriously

3.Why did Melbourne make 10 traffic lights with a figure dressed in a skirt?

A. To laugh at women in public B. To celebrate International Women’s Day

C. To bring more chances to women D. To treat women fairly in Australia

4.What did Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle think of the traffic light idea?

A. It would give women more confidence in public.

B. It would help women be treated fairly in Australia.

C. It would bring respect to women.

D. It was not a good idea for gender equity.

One day all the employees got to the office. They saw a big sign on the door: “Yesterday the person who’s been holding you back in this company died. We invite you to join the funeral in the biggest meeting room.” In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of this person. But after a while they started wondering who the dead person was.

As more people started coming into the meeting room and getting closer to the coffin (棺材), the doubt grew. “Who is holding me back? Well, at least he died,” everyone was thinking.

One by one the employees got closer. And when they looked inside it, they suddenly became silent. They stood there and couldn’t say a word, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their hearts. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself or herself.

There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who can set limits to your growth: it is YOU.” You are the only person that can change your life. You are the only person that can make a difference to your happiness and your success. You are the only person that can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your partner changes or when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go further than your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life. “The most important relationship you can have is the one you have with yourself.”

1.According to the sign on the door, the funeral was about a person that

A. always treated people nicely B. was strict with his workmates

C. had been holding someone back D. made great contributions to the company

2.What do you learn from the underlined sentence?

A. They felt sorry for this person’s death.

B. They felt relieved (释然的) that this person had died.

C. They used to love this person very much.

D. They felt surprised about the bad news.

3.From the sign next to the mirror, we can see that _______ can limit your growth.

A. nobody B. parents C. workmates D. you

4.What does the story want to tell us?

A. Your future lies in your own hands. B. Getting along well with workmates matters.

C. Change your life by being a nice person. D. Teamwork is important to get things done.

1.The boy was born in a________ (wealth) family, but he never shows off.

2.Mike felt sleepy at the concert because he ________ (simple) has no interest in music.

3.The________(decide) he has made attract me after the talk between us.

4.The Outsider _______(write) by US author S.E. Hinton in 1967 is still worth reading now.

5.He spends more time than he used to ________ (practise) speaking English.

6.Nowadays, there are many useful things around us. But it’s a pity that we don’t know the most________(发明者) names.

7._______（确定）of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent.

8.The information ________(下面) can help you improve communication with your team.

9.Toni Morrison is considered as one of the best writers in the ________(二十)century.

10.On World Book Day, students can buy books of special price much________(低的) than usual in any bookstore.

Many people believe that confident people think more highly of themselves, while those who have low self-esteem (自尊) think less of their good qualities. However, a new study says it might not be true, reported The Guardian.

The study was done by Jonathan Freeman, a psychology (心理学) professor from the University of London, UK. He found that 98 percent of British people consider themselves to be among the nicest 50 percent of the population.

In the study, Freeman first asked some people to rate (评级) their own niceness. Then he got people to answer questions like “Do you give directions to strangers?” and “Have you ever donated blood?”. The results showed that people are not as nice as they think they are. Two thirds of them seldom helped others carry heavy shopping bags, and only a quarter of them donated blood.

In another study by psychologists from universities in Chicago and Virginia, US, some people were shown pictures of themselves. Some pictures had been slightly changed to make them appear more attractive. When asked to pick the unchanged pictures, people usually chose the more attractive ones.

So, why do we think we’re nicer than we actually are?

There are many theories (理论). A popular one says we unconsciously (无意识地) deceive (欺骗) ourselves, so that we can get confidence without knowingly lying to ourselves or each other.

How can we solve it? Other studies show that there is a simple way: feedback (反馈). Compare others’ opinion toward yourself with your own and you will see a clearer picture.

A young rich man was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit fast in his new sports car. There were many kids p1.among the cars.

As his car passed, one child appeared, and s2.a brick hit the car’s side door. The young man stopped the car and jumped out. He 3. the kid and pushed him up against another car, s4., “What is wrong with you? That’s a new car. What you did just now will c5.me a lot of money. Why did you do it?”

“Please, sir, please, I’m sorry. I didn’t know w6. else to do! It’s my brother,” he said.

“He fell out of his wheelchair. I can’t lift him up.” Almost crying, the boy asked the man, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s h7.and he’s too heavy for me.”

The young man was deeply touched and had tears in his e8.. He lifted the kid’s brother back into the wheelchair.

The man then watched the little boy p9.his brother toward their home.

It was a long walk back to his car ... a long, slow walk. He never repaired the side door. He kept it that way as a reminder. Don’t go t10.life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention. Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the brick!

1.我们最好能想出新办法来解决污染问题。

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2.你的未来取决于你现在如何努力学习。

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3.虽然他这次数学考试又没有及格，但是他告诫自己永不言弃。

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4.无论何时你遇到困难，你都可以随时向我求助。

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5.他进步得很快，老师们对他很满意。

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现代科技发展迅速，网络给人们带来了很多便利，但同时也带来了许多不利因素。请根据以下要点，写一篇短文。

要点：1.过去，人们习惯看报纸和听收音机来知道最新的消息。

2.现在，许多节目都是现场直播。随着因特网的发展，……

3.人们已意识到了这些变化，因为……

4.但是，许多学生宁可痴迷于网络也不愿阅读，结果 ……

5.如果我们恰当地使用网络，相信在将来……

Modern science and technology is developing very fast．

When you meet a new word, you can in a dictionary.

A. look it up B. look it on C. look it over D. look it through