A new camera made by a company named Netatmo has facial recognition software(识别系统)that can tell parents at work that their children have returned from school, or that a package has been taken to their home. It can also tell them if a stranger has entered their home.

Janina Mattausch is a product marketing manager for Netatmo.

“The common security(安全)cameras at present are not that smart. So, they can tell you if something is moving but they don’t necessarily know if it’s a human being or, ah, if it’s your kids—they don’t’ know the difference, so they will warn you all the time.”

When family members enter a home, the new camera "recognizes" (识别 ) them and sends information to the owner's smartphone. The owner can choose to see the video then or later. But if an unknown person enters a home, the camera will send the owner a warning that will cause an alarm to sound on the owner's smartphone.

That is what happened recently to a smart home camera owner named Darrmen. He lives in Paris.

"On a Friday I was at work, attending a big monthly meeting when my phone warned. At first I told myself 'Oh, it must be a mistake, maybe I have to set the system again. “But the notice on my phone was telling me that there was a movement in my flat and also a face that the software did not recognize.”

He watched the video and was very surprised by what he saw.

"I saw a person I did not know with his shoes on. I was watching it live on video. So I felt totally unbelievable, frozen. I asked a workmate to take me back home as fast as possible and I called the police on the way. "

With the help of the video, the police found the intruder (闯入者) later that day.

1. The new camera made by Netatmo can ______ .

A. warn the strangers

B. recognize the comers

C. stop the visitors

D. welcome the children

2.The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ______ .

A. where the new camera is placed

B. what the new camera looks like

C. when the new camera is used

D. how the new camera works

3.We can learn from the passage that Damien ______ .

A. found the warning was a mistake

B. was too busy to notice the warning

C. felt shocked to see a stranger in his flat

D. caught the intruder by himself that day

4. The writer proves(证明) the new camera works well by ______ .

A. giving an example B. making a survey

C. doing an experiment D. having a speech

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。

1.

Your school days should be some of the best and happiest days of your life.How can you gain the most from them, and ensure that you do not waste this wonderful opportunity to learn?

Be positive about school! Don’t say things which are difficult or boring.Be interested in school life and your school subjects.Join in lots of activities.Be quick to put your hand up.Go round the school with a big smile.

Expect to work. 2. If you are not working，you are not learning，you are wasting your time at school.Teachers cannot make everything enjoyable.

Keep fit.If you do not eat a good breakfast，you will be thinking about food in class.If you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep，you will be sleepy in class.Play some sports to keep your body strong.

3. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.Do not say you will do things tomorrow.If you get behind the class，it is very difficult to get back in front.You cannot finish a race if you rest all the time.

Don’t be too disappointed if things sometimes go bad. 4. Friends are not always perfect，and they sometimes say and do unpleasant things.Don’t let small problems seem very big and important.

Talk about problems—sometimes they are only the result of misunderstanding.Don’t be too embarrassed to ask for help.You are young.No one thinks you can do everything!

Plan your time.Don’t waste life lying in bed on Saturday morning.Go and play a sport，learn the piano，work on a project，read a book，practise English，or help someone with problems.There are always a lot of things to do.

Set targets. If your last grade was a D，work for a C．Try to make progress bit by bit.

5.

A．Everyone fails some tests, loses some matches and has bad days.

B．Ways to have a happy school life.

C．Do today’s work today.

D．Follow my advice, and have a happy school life!

E．Because it means that you are enjoying school and learning more.

F．School is not a holiday camp.

G．You are making your time of little use unless you are learning hard.

My car and my best friend

For most, getting your first car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Getting a car did this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me . But then it tore us apart (分开).

My best friend lives three minutes from my . Since her is in late summer, seven months behind mine, I basically became her when I turned 16 in December.

And so I her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream , went shopping and to the movies―all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so that she gave me a key her house.

A week after I got my license (驾照), she was with me I had my first accident. She was there and me and we kept it a , since I didn’t want people to . From then on, through thick and thin (共患难), it was just me , my car and my best friend.

High school is a time of , but I couldn’t for a long time we became so distant (疏远) after being so close. My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car：a green 2004 Beetle. With its , the passenger seat of my car became . Our car trips became less frequent (频繁的) I didn’t even drive down her street.

It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.

1.A. some B. any C. none D. all

2.A. closer B. farther C. luckier D. happier

3.A. neighbor B. school C. home D. family

4.A. holiday B. birthday C. course D. job

5.A. guide B. follower C. partner D. driver

6.A. picked B. woke C. called D. hurried

7.A. parties B. trips C. plans D. classes

8.A. happily B. frequently C. hardly D. seldom

9. A. to B. on C. of D. for

10.A. while B. but C. when D. after

11.A. saved B. suggested C. advised D. comforted

12.A. favorite B. secret C. pride D. joke

13.A. help B. see C. know D. laugh

14.A. change B. disappointment C. friendship D. excitement

15.A. believe B. answer C. imagine D. understand

16.A. when B. where C. how D. what

17.A. arrival B. dream C. return D. beauty

18.A. broken B. crowded C. empty D. different

19.A. however B. until C. as D. before

20.A. lost B. received C. enjoyed D. regretted

1.Her mother is c_______(担忧） about how little food she eat.

2.You will s_______ one day for your carelessness.

3.It is an advantage to speak a foreign language f___________.(流利地）

4.Do you think I cannot r__________ you just because you have changed into a new dress?

5.Many teachers are p_________(赠送） with a bunch of flowers on Teachers’ Day.

6.He said that he p________(偏爱）a simple life though he had lots of money.

7.Many buildings were d_________ completely in the earthquake.

8.She went s_________(直接地）from school to university.

9.Most students will meet with culture s_________（冲击） when they first go abroad.

10.Standing at the window, you can have a good v________ （视野）of our school playground.

单句改错。

注意：每句中只有一处错误，每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

1.66. I can well remember that there was a time that my father would go fishing with me.

2.67. The student told his headteacher that he stayed up,playing the computer games the night before .

3.68. It is me who am going to help her.

4.69.It is extreme cold outside.

5.70. The little girl was frightening when seeing the snake.

6.71.She heard a terrible noise, that made her swallow her heart.

7.72.The young soldier was taken to the hospital because of he had been wounded seriously.

8.73.Our legs were very heavy and cold that they felt like blocks of ice.

9.74.To climb the mountains was a hard work.

10.75.Would you please give me other cup of tea?

假如你是李华，是某中学高一的新生。请你给以前的好朋友小明写封信。介绍你现在各方面的情况。信中包括以下内容：

1．学校环境优美，操场大，树木成荫。

2．老师要求严格，生活中很友好，关心同学。

3．同学都很优秀，很勤奋。彼此相处融洽。

4．高中生活充满压力，但是在老师的帮助下，我充满信心，一定会不断取得进步。

注意：1. 内容应包括以上要点，可以适当发挥，增加细节，以使文章连贯；

2. 开头已给出，但不计入总词数； 词数：100左右。

3.不要在文中出现真实姓名和班级。参考词汇：压力 stress

Dear Xiao Ming,

I’m Li Hua. I’m writing to tell you my lifestyle in the new school.

Yours

Li Hua

I want to tell you the story of one of my old friends called Bob. His teachers called him A Troublemaker. They also said that he had no future and no hope. But now he owns a small second-hand bookstore store which makes him enough money to live on and also to support his mother.

He told me that after he finished grade nine, he went to study at a technical college. He was a pretty bad student so he became one of the gang (一帮) leaders there. Many of them got caught many times for fighting.

It looked like nothing could change his life. That was until one sad day when his father died. That changed everything.

After his father died, his mother had to work very hard to make enough money to support the family. He told me that he really pitied his mum after his dad died. He felt that he needed to earn some money rather than let his mum work alone. He loved reading cartoon(卡通) books and had been collecting them for years. As his family was short of money, he decided that he should sell them. He did this by the side of the road where his mother was selling food.

Soon he realized that his books were very popular. So he decided to set up his own business. He started his business by going around buying cartoon books from other people. He bought them for 25% and then sold them for half price. He could make enough money to help support the family.

He was a troublemaker to his teachers but he is a hero to me. If you are judged as a bad student or as someone being stupid, I suggest you pay no attention to what they say. Just do your best in everything. Don’t give up so easily. Believe in yourself. If you think that you can do it, then you can. Believe me, one day you could be more successful than those persons who looked down upon you.

1.What does the author want to tell the readers?

A. How a young man helped his mother.

B. How a young man graduated from college.

C. People can change when they are determined to.

D. People can be successful after they lose a family member.

2.Bob felt that he should change his way of life mainly because he ________.

A. pitied his mother

B. got caught for fighting

C. wanted to work with his mother

D. had to sell food by the roadside

3.Bob decided to start his own business when he ________.

A. sold all his cartoon books

B. found others liked cartoon books

C. could write his own cartoon books

D. could buy cartoon books from others

Fun games and activities play all important role in making picnics enjoyable. Here are some examples.

Picnic Games for all Age Groups: Running and jumping races, playing balloons are some of the very popular picnic games for children. Grown ups in the picnic mood often enjoy taking part in children’s games too. While organizing picnic games that suit all age groups, think of all those going to the picnic and think of their preferences. Picnic games for grown ups can include playing frisbee (飞盘), ball games and other sports activities. Prepare playing cards and board games for those who may not be able to take part in active games.

Family picnic games: family picnics are for all the family members to get together and share some priceless moments with each other. When on a family picnics, spend quality time with your family members, chat with them and talk about what you have not spoken about due to your busy lives. Playing together helps you refresh yourself and your relationship with your near ones.

Company Picnic Games: Company picnics are team-building events, organized with the purpose of nurturing（培养）team spirit in the company and developing in them a sense of belongings towards the organization. You can organize outdoor sports, team games and enjoyable activities for the team members. Make sure that the company picnic turns out to be a refreshing break from work for the team.

1.The main purpose of the text is to introduce games for ________.

A. teamsB. racesC. picnicsD. children

2.What kind of games do children probably like best?

A. playing cards.B. throwing Frisbee.

C. team sportsD. running races

3.The underlined words near ones in paragraph 3 most probably refer to ________.

A. school mates

B. family members

C. people working for you

D. people sitting next to you

4.Why do companies organize games?

A. To select the strongest teams.

B. To make the organizers more famous.

C. To build a link between work and play.

D. To help their employees build team spirits.

If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.

Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to(料理), and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card(住宿登记卡) to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate(价钱). From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly(相应地).

With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?

1.While taking a taxi in Finland, ________.

A. a passenger can go anywhere without having to pay the driver

B. a passenger pays two US dollars for a taxi ride

C. a passenger can never be refused by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go

D. a passenger needs to provide good faith demonstration (证明) before leaving without paying

2.We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland ________.

A. are mostly poorly managed

B. provide meals for any diners

C. provide free wine and charge for food

D. provide meal for only those who live in the hotels

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The workers in Finland are paid by the hour.

B. The workers are always honest with their working hours.

C. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.

D. The bosses in Finland are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.

4.The word “those” in the last but one paragraph probably refers to ________.

A. people who are dishonest

B. people who often have meals in big hotels

C. people who often take taxis

D. people who are worthy of trust

Now scientists believe that global warming affects hibernating(冬眠的) animals, causing them to wake up earlier. While this may seem a little concern, it is in fact a significant environmental problem. The shortened hibernation (冬眠) period could actually lead to significant declines in the populations of several species.

Some of the first concrete evidence of the phenomenon came from Colorado, where researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological lab have been observing marmot（旱獭） hibernation behavior since the 1970s. In the early days of their studies, marmots generally hibernated several weeks into the month of May. Nowadays, however, temperatures in the area have risen by 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit(华氏度), and the marmots are waking up about a month earlier.

At least the marmots are still hibernating. Several other animals have not been hibernating at all recently. Brown bears in the Spanish Cantabrian Mountains did not hibernate last year. In parts of the United States, chipmunks （花鼠） also skipped the hibernation period. The bears seem to have survived without losing many individuals. The chipmunks, however, were not so lucky. Many of the animals died of starvation during the winter.

The problem with animals waking up early, or skipping hibernation altogether, lies with the creatures’ metabolism（新陈代谢）. When an animal hibernates, their metabolism drops significantly. The animals’ heart rate slows, and they require very little energy to live. When the animals awake from their winter slumber, their metabolism returns to normal.

But while their metabolism may be as active as it was before hibernation, food sources aren’t as available as they were before. A marmot may wake up when temperatures get warmer, thinking it’s spring, but plants will not have gotten the amount of sun they need to signal their spring period of growth. So until the plants grow, the marmots have no reliable food source.

Many scientists believe the problem will continue to get worse. In addition to changes in hibernation patterns, some believe that other animals will also begin to change their migration patterns or begin to give birth earlier. For many biologists, that’s a scary prospect. Terry Root, an animal expert at Stanford University, said: “I do think what we will be facing is the extinction of many species."

1.What is the viewpoint of the writer?

A. Global warming will continue to get worse as time goes on.

B. Global warming will lead to shortened hibernation of some animals.

C. Shortened hibernation will result in declines in the population of animals.

D. Some animals will skip hibernation altogether.

2.The writer sets the example of the marmot so as to ________.

A. explain that global warming influences animals’ hibernation

B. indicate that the weather gets warmer and warmer now

C. show that the weather in the United States is quite different

D. say some animals do not hibernate now due to warm weather

3.Why can’t marmots find enough food when they wake up?

A. Because there are too many marmots in the wild now.

B. Because plants haven’t received enough sunlight for spring growth.

C. Because winter days end much earlier than before.

D. Because more and more animal species skip hibernation now.

4.Terry Root holds a(n) ________ attitude towards the future of animals.

A. optimisticB. doubtfulC. pessimisticD. sensitive