The International Painting Contest on Google’s homepage in 2015 may look pretty strange，but it spotlightings a very serious issue：clean water, which is unusual for an 11-year-old from Long Island．
Audrey Zhang，a fifth-grader from Levittown，N．Y，is the winner of this year’s Doodle 4 Google contest，rising to the top of some 100，000 entries on the theme of“draw one thing to make the world a better place．”
Her piece，titled“Back to Mother Nature，”describes a detailed water-cleaning machine．Zhang worked with a team of artists at Google to animate(使……生动)her drawing．
“To make the world a better place，I came up with a transformative water purifier, a machine used to remove dirty or harmful substances，”Google quoted Zhang as saying．“It takes in dirty and polluted water from rivers，lakes and even oceans，then massively transforms the water into clean，safe and pure water. When humans and animals drink this water, they will live a healthier life．”
She created a whole world around the device—one populated by humans， a whale in a top hat and dragons．
Zhang，s piece is“so vivid and so rich and so full and so complete，’’Google Doodle team leader Ryan Germick told the Washington Post．“Every leaf seemed to have life in it．”
Along with having her artwork featured on Google’s homepage，Zhang wins a $30，000 college scholarship．In addition，her school will receive a $50，000 Google for Education technology grant，and the company is donating $20，000 in her name to a charity devoted to bringing clean water to schools in Bangladesh．
On Sunday, the night before her work was revealed on net，Zhang told Newsday she was excited by the big win，but said she wouldn't be awake when her art first went online at midnight．
“I have school-tomorrow, so I can’t stay up late，”she told the paper．
1.What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The winner and her work in the painting contest．
B．The team of artists at Google to animate drawings．
C．The painting contest of Google’s homepage in 2015．
D．The water-cleaning machine in the painting contest．
2.According to the passage，we know that______．
A．Audrey Zhang is creative and self-disciplined
B．a water-cleaning device was made in the contest
C．$50，000 will be donated in Audrey Zhang’s name
D．Zhang’s piece was printed in all major newspapers
3.The underlined word in Paragraph l probably means“_____”．
A．put up with B．1ook for ward to
C．breakaway from D．focus attention on
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完型填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.
When I walked into the living room, my 12 -year-old son up at me and said, “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. For several , all I could do was to there and looked down at him. My first thought was that he must need with his homework or he was trying to me for some news.
Finally I asked. “What was that all about?”
“Nothing.” He said, “My teacher said we should our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s .”
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had .
“Basically, most of the fathers had the reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first we try this”, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. “The is,” the teacher explained. “feeling loved is an important part of . It’s something all human beings . What I am trying to tell the children is that it’s too we all don’t express those feelings. A boy should be to tell his dad that he loves him.”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for second. And just before he away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too.”
I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children says, “I love you.”, it would not take me a whole to think of the right .
1.A. watched B. observed C. looked D. noticed
2.A. weeks B. days C. hours D. seconds
3.A. stand B. sit C. see D. play
4.A. rest B. time C. help D. paper
5.A. report B. prepare C. answer D. excuse
6.A. help B. ask C. tell D. make
7.A. a matter B. an experiment C. a word D. a sentence
8.A. said B. done C. reacted D. explained
9.A. same B. different C. usual D. common
10.A. suggested B. agreed C. allowed D. planned
11.A. point B. idea C. way D. cause
12.A. body B. health C. life D. study
13.A. have B. know C. take D. require
14.A. bad B. good C. late D. early
15.A. fit B. ready C. worthy D. able
16.A. easy B. much C. often D. difficult
17.A. a more B. a full C. an exact D. an extra
18.A. pulled B. ran C. walked D. escaped
19.A. week B. day C. afternoon D. morning
20.A. reason B. key C. answer D. experiment
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Whether you’re eating at a fancy restaurant or dining in someone’s home，proper table manners are likely to help you make a good impression．According to a US expert，Emily Post，“All rules of table manners are made to avoid ugliness．”
While Henry Hitchings of the Los Angeles Times admits that good manners can reduce social conflict，he points out that mostly their purpose is protective – they turn our natural warrior-like selves into more elegant ones．
So where did table manners come from？
In medieval England，a writer named Petrus Alfonsi took the lead to urge people not to speak with their mouths full．And King David I of Scotland also proposed that any of his people who learned to eat more neatly be given a tax deduction (减除)．
Disappointingly，that idea never caught on．It was during the Renaissance，when there were real technical developments，opinions of correct behavior changed for good．“None of these was more significant than the introduction of the table fork,” wrote Hitchings．“Gradually，as forks became popular，they brought the new way of eating，making it possible，for instance，to consume berries without making one’s fingers dirty．”
Forks were introduced to Britain in 1608 and 25 years later，the first table fork reached America．Yet while most of the essentials (基本要素) are the same on both sides of the Atlantic，there are a few clear differences between what’s normal in the US and what holds true in the UK．For example，in the US，when food needs cutting with a knife，people generally cut a bite，then lay aside the knife and switch the fork to their right hand．Then they pick up one bite at a time．By contrast，Britons keep the fork in the left hand and don’t lay the knife down．
Though globalization has developed a new，simpler international standard of table manners，some people still stick with the American cut-and-switch method．The Los Angeles Times noted，“They are hanging on to a form of behavior that favors manners above efficiency．”
1.What does the story mainly talk about？
A．The importance of proper table manners．
B．The development of table manners in Western countries．
C．Some unwritten rules of table manners in the US and UK．
D．Differences between American and British table manners．
2.The underlined phrase “caught on” in the passage probably means ______．
A．worked in practice
B．became popular
C．drew attention
D．had a positive effect
3.Which of the following events influenced people’s table manners most according to the article？
A．The introduction of forks．
B．The tax deduction policy．
C．The rise of the Renaissance．
D．Petrus Alfonsi’s efforts in promoting table manners．
4.What can we conclude from the article？
A．British and American table manners are completely different from each other．
B．American people pay more attention to their table manners than British people do．
C．With globalization，the American cut-and-switch method has been abandoned in the US．
D．British people’s way of using a knife and fork may be more efficient than American people’s．
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—Will you attend the meeting this afternoon？
—But I ________ told anything about it．
A．haven't beenB．am not
C．wasn'tD．won’t be
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阅读填空（共1小题）
Based on recent researches．distance．1earning is slowly proving as1. (value)as the traditional campus．based form．It is a fixed truth that this form of learning is2.________ the increase．Moreover, both students and teachers have expressed their 3.________ (happy)with these courses．The best part of distance learning courses is their flexible format．Students can continue4. (work)and study at the same time without any kind of difficulty．You will 5. (provide)with the facilities of a virtual(虚拟的)classroom and a virtual campus．Anyone 6. upgrades their professional knowledge to a new level can apply for these courses．With an online study format，the tests and notes can be 7. (access)with just a mouse click from your home computer．However, a student 8. (attend)an online course must take the time management9. (serious)．Every online student must keep10. in mind that proper management of time and study schedule is the key towards success in this format．
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
We’ve been covering standing desks for a long time now because experts agree that sitting all day is killing us．We want to be productive while also keeping our bodies healthy．Over the years，there have been several solutions to this from fixed standing desks to adjustable ones，portable desks to ones that change into shelves．
However, the most high tech and elegant solution has to be this new smart desk called The Stir Kinetic Desk．The desk learns your daily behaviors and moves between a sitting and standing height regularly throughout the day to keep you moving without interrupting your work flow．
You can program specific sitting and standing intervals or let the desk set the schedule．If you tend to sit while returning emails in the morning，but always want to stand during that afternoon conference call，the desk will learn those regular habits and adjust the schedule to fit them. Of course，the desk can always be manually lowered or raised by using the touch screen on the lower left comer of the desk．
When switching positions，the desk gently dips and rises to let you know that a change is coming up．If you’re not ready to switch positions at that time，you can tap the touchscreen to stay sitting or standing for a while longer．
The built．in touchscreen also keeps track of your daily sitting and standing times and tells you how many calories you’ve burned．You can even set goals for how long or often you want to stand．The desk also works with fitness devices like the FitBit to track your movements．
All of that smart tech doesn’t come cheap though．The M1 desk，which is the everyday model，runs a steep $2，990，while the more executive model with added features，the F1，goes for$4，190．
While expensive，it’s worth thinking of how much time we spend at our desks．Much like a good mattress(床垫)，a good desk that works with you is worth the investment．Hopefully in a few years these smart，integrated desks will be more common and less expensive．
1.The Stir Kinetic Desk has been designed to_______．
A．help users with their work
B．keep users moving all the time
C．get users to exercise while working
D．remind users of their working schedule
2.Which is the feature of the touchscreen of the desk?
A．It can tell users when to change positions．
B．It can track users’changes of positions．
C．It can keep users in a fixed position．
D．It can detect users’health condition．
3.Which of the following can best describe the desk?
A．Productive but challenging．
B．Convenient but unaffordable．
C．Complex and impractical．
D．Multi-functional and intelligent．
4.What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?
A．To spend money on such a desk is rewarding．
B．We should get such a desk as soon as possible．
C．It won’t be long before the desk is widely used．
D．Desks play a very important role in our daily life．
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短文改错（共1小题）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的文章．文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处．错误涉及一个单词的增加删除或修改．
The news which the English Entrance Examination will be reformed has caused a big “earthquake” in our country．Many people, included students, are for it．But there are also some people are against it．Then, is it better to do so or not? Personally, I think the reform has between advantages and disadvantages．On the one hand, it can reduce students’ learn burden and enable English to return back to its true function．On the other hand, it will cause students to spend less time on studying English and to attached less importance to English．If so, students will not have a good knowledge of English．What’s more, if students don’t have so a good ability, they will not be able to broaden our horizon and meet the future challenges．
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The word “track” ________ a path which is made of earth ________ having a surface covered with other materials.
A. adds to; rather than B. leads to; other than
C. refers to; rather than D. replies to; other than
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We ________ a sign at the park entrance to tell people to protect the trees and flowers.
A. put down B. put up C. put away D. put off
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