I saw a dear friend a few days ago and stopped by to ask her how she was doing．She looked up，voice lowered，just complaining：“I'm so busy…have so much going on”
Almost immediately after，I ran into another friend and asked him how he was．Again，the same tone，the same response：“I'm just so busy…got so much to do．”
Their responses knocked me down．How did we create a world in which we have more and more to do with less time for leisure，less time for reflection，less time for community? When did we forget that we are human beings，not human doings? What happened to a world in which we can sit with the people we love so much and have slow conversations with meaningful pauses and silences that we are in no rush to fill?
This disease of being “busy” is spiritually destructive to our health and well-being．It weakens our ability to be fully present with those we love the most in our families, and keeps us from forming the kind of community that we all so desperately tong for．
I don’t have any magical solutions．All I know is that we are losing the ability to live a truly human life．I am always a prisoner of hope, but I wonder if we are willing to make a change to our so-called busyness of life．Somehow we need a different model of organizing our lives，our societies，and our families．
I want us to have a kind of existence where we can pause，look each other in the eye，touch one another，and ask ourselves：Here is how my heart is doing，I am taking the time to reflect on my own existence，and I know how to express the state of my heart．
1.What’s the result of the busy lifestyle?
A．People will become forgetful in their everyday life．
B．People are beginning to find some time for leisure．
C．People may lose the ability of enjoying their life．
D．People will further understand the importance of community．
2.How can we live a relaxed and balanced life according to the author?
A．By seeking help from local families．
B．By improving our working ability．
C．By reconstructing the model of our lives．
D．By creating a smarter open community．
3.Calling himself a prisoner of hope，the author means that .
A．he thinks people won’t change
B．he actually has magical solutions
C．it is harmful to have many hopes
D．he is always optimistic about life
4.What is the purpose of the author writing the article?
A．To express concerns about people’s complaints．
B．To criticize and reflect on the people’s present lifestyle．
C．To voice his opinions on how to live a simple life．
D．To question whether it is possible to live a slow life．
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Are you trying to learn a new language in a foreign land? You might be better off if you stopped looking at that picture of your family and friends.
New research from Columbia University found that prompting (提示) someone who is learning a new language with images and reminders of their own culture could temporarily ruin everything that the brain was trying to build.
When native Chinese students were asked to talk with a Caucasian avatar (白种人的虚拟头像) and a Chinese avatar, their English skills were so different. Simply exposing students to a Chinese person affected their ability to speak English. Subjects who talked with the Chinese version felt more comfortable in their speech, but they produced 11% fewer words per minute. They actually became less fluent speakers.
To make sure it wasn’t just the avatar, researchers also showed people random images of China while the participants told a story. When pictures of their homeland appeared, fluency dropped 16% and volunteers were 85% more likely to use a literal (照字面的) translation, for example, calling pistachios “happy nuts”, because that’s literally what the Chinese word for pistachio means.
When the students were shown pictures of fish with one swimming ahead of the others, their culture would change how they look at the photo. With Chinese prompt, like photos of the Great Wall or Chinese Dragon, etc. they saw more students thinking that the fish was being chased, while an American prompt, like pictures of Marilyn Monroe or Superman, saw those students believing that it was a leader fish.
The bottom line is: when attempting to learn a new culture it is far better to surround yourself with that culture than create an island of the old one.
1.Why does the author use a question in the first paragraph?
A. To raise a question.
B. To arouse readers’ awareness.
C. To introduce the topic.
D. To tell a story.
2.The underlined word “pistachios” in the fourth paragraph refers to ______.
A. pictures B. volunteers
C. an image D. a kind of food
3.From the passage we can infer that ______.
A. different images would change with different people
B. different cultures would affect how students look at the photo
C. with Chinese prompts, more students thought that it was a leader fish
D. with an American prompt, more students thought that the fish was being chased
4.According to the research, which is a better way for a student in a foreign land to learn a new culture?
A. To surround himself with that culture.
B. To create an island of the old one.
C. To see random images of China.
D. To talk with a Caucasian avatar.
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Progress so far has been very good._________ , we are sure that the project will be
completed on time.
A. however B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Besides
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昨天我校邀请知名校友李先生为高三学生作报告，请你根据以下要点为我校英文期刊Shoots写一篇100字左右的报道：
1. 校友回忆在我校学习的经历；
2. 校友的成功及对母校的感激；
3. 自己听报告后的感想。
注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加情节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头语已为你写好。
Yesterday we invited Mr. Li，a famous scholar and schoolmate of our school，to give a speech to us Senior 3 students
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根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有两项为多余项。
Do you constantly use the computer, whether for learning or entertainment? Computers give off radiation that is bad for your health, but here are some ways to protect yourself from computer radiation.
1. Green tea can be absorbed by the body easily into a form of vitamin A, which helps reduce radiation. _2. _
It is advisable to attach a radiation filter plate （辐射过滤板） in front of your computer’s screen. Make sure to avoid putting any metal substances near your computer as these may have reflected some of the electromagnetic waves that are harmful to your health. 3. The brighter the screen the higher the radiation there will be and vice versa.
You can also put some radiation-absorbing plants such as several cacti near your computer to prevent radiation.
Make sure you do a skincare protection before sitting in front of the computer. 4. _Wash your face soon after using the computer in order to reduce 70% of the radiation.
5. _ Old computer in general, has one to two times more radiations released than the new one within the same distance.
A．And adjust the brightness of your computer screen.
B．Apply a layer of facial mask to protect yourself.
C．And adjust the sound level on your computer.
D．The most efficient way is by drinking some coffee regularly.
E. The simplest way is by drinking 2 & 3 cups of green tea every day.
F. If possible, purchase a new computer instead of using an old model computer.
G. It also helps keep our eyes see things clearly in the dark by improving the visual ability.
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阅读七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Anyone who has ever tried to stop smoking knows how difficult it is to quit. There is no lack of information about how unhealthy smoking is for you- not to mention the unpleasant smell. So why would teens ever begin to smoke?
1. Research shows that the majority of smokers lit up their first cigarette in their early or mid-teens, precisely at
a time when children are beginning to establish their own identity apart from their parents. Smoking can be an act of rebellion(反抗) against parents or authority figures, as well as a way to fit in with others and feel accepted.
Here are some things that parents can do to help a child stay smoke-free.
Start talking to your teen about how bad smoking is for him early, well before his teens. Keep talking, too. 2.
3. For example, smoking makes your hair and clothing smell bad, stains the teeth, and reduces your lung power to play sports.
4. Talk about the addictive power of smoking and tell him while those few cigarettes are his choice, the addiction that occurs shortly afterwards makes him powerless to decide whether or not he wants to light up.
Work on self-esteem(自尊) and self-confident with your teen. Much of the attraction of smoking is to gain acceptance. 5.
Young teens live in the moment, too.
Play on your child’s desire to make his own choices.
The answer lies in the develop-mental stage of your teens.
Give your child the facts, but focus on the things he can relate to.
Help your teen to feel good about himself without having to smoke.
On
e discussion will not be enough to help your child not to smoke.
They won’t be aware of how powerful addictive smoking is in a very short time.
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Linda, if you hurry up, I think it quite _______ that you will catch the next train.
A. probably B. certainly C. possibly D. likely
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The top education official in Cambodia is praising efforts to prevent final-year high school students1.cheating on their exams. Minister of Education Hang Chuon Naron says he is sure the results will be better.
Cambodia’s 88,000 final-year high school students2.(take) their exams last month. Many are afraid the government’s “no-cheating” policy may hurt their chances of entering3. university.
Some students prayed for success. One unhappy student told a Phnom Penh newspaper she hoped people watching the testing would let the students cheat “in a small way”,4. her hopes did not come true. The “ no-cheating” policy was firmly enforced.
Some cheaters are caught. As usual, some students tried to cheat on the exams. Hang Chon Naron is the person responsible5.the “no-cheating” policy. It is an important part of his effort to reform education. He thinks the pass rate will be higher this year, partly6.students have studied more. “We got a report from the schools that they worked harder.”
The minister hopes that7.(honest) in the exam-taking will begin correcting the biggest problems facing the education system: high school graduates who are not ready8. (fill) jobs. The system has long produced graduates who lack the skills 9.employers need. Also, there is another program10.(aim) at improving education for women. As for the Class of 2015, they will soon find out whether those efforts helped.
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Anyone who has worn a cast (石膏) knows that rebuilding muscle strength once the cast is removed can be difficult. Now researchers at the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI) at Ohio University have found that the mind is critical in maintaining muscle strength following a long period of not moving and that mental imagination may be key in reducing the associated muscle loss.
Strength is controlled by a number of factors---the most studied by far is skeletal muscle. However, the nervous system is also an important, though not fully understood, determining factor of strength and weakness.
Brian C. Clark and colleagues set out to test how the system functions in strength development. They designed an experiment to measure changes in wrist (腕) muscle strength in three groups of healthy adults. Twenty-nine subjects wore a hard cast that extended from just below the elbow (肘) past the fingers, effectively preventing the hand and wrist from moving, for four weeks. Fifteen subjects who did not wear casts served as the control group.
Of the 29 people wearing a hard cast, half were asked to regularly perform an exercise, imagining they were strongly contracting their wrist for five seconds and then resting for five seconds. This was repeated four times in a row followed by a one-minute break for a total of 13 rounds per session and five sessions per week. The other half performed no imagination exercises.
At the end of the four-week experiment, both groups who wore casts had lost strength in their unmoving limbs (肢体) when compared to the control group. But the group that performed imagination exercises lost 50% less strength than the non-imagination group. The nervous system’s ability to fully make the muscle recover also returned more quickly in the imagination group compared to the non-imagination group.
1.What does the underlined word “critical” mean in the first paragraph?
A. Serious. B. Embarrassing.
C. Important. D. Normal.
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Scientists have partly understood the nervous system.
B. Whoever has worn a cast for long may have difficulty in muscle recovery.
C. Scientists have already spent a lot of time in studying skeletal muscle.
D. The number of the subjects in the experiment was 29 in all.
3.What can we learn from the experiment?
A. The control group lost 50% less strength than the non-imagination group.
B. The imagination group lost more strength than the non-imagination group.
C. The control group wore casts but didn’t perform the imagination exercise.
D. The speed of non-imagination group’s muscle recovery was slower.
4. Where can you most probably find the passage?
A. In a science magazine. B. In a storybook.
C. In a textbook . D. In a book review.
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