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项。

Four benefits of writing by hand

Today is National Handwriting Day! Although we don’t write like we used to, here are four ways handwriting is still helpful.

It’s better for learning.

1. That’s because putting ink to paper stimulates (刺激) the brain. One study from 2010 found that the brain areas related to learning “lit up” much more when kids were asked to write words like “spaceship” by hand versus just studying the word closely.

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Many famous authors prefer writing by hand to the use of a typewriter or computer. Writer Susan Sontag once said that she penned her first drafts (草稿) before typing them up for editing later. She said, “ 3. ” A 2009 study seems to support Sontag’s preference for writing by hand: Elementary school students who wrote essays with a pen not only wrote more than their keyboard-tapping friends, but they also wrote faster and in more complete sentences.

It will prevent you from being distracted (分心).

The computer in front of you is really a distraction. 4. In 2012, scientists even suggested that taking five-minute breaks to browse Tumblr or BuzzFeed could make you a more productive worker. However, when it’s time to work on that essay, have only a pen and paper in front of you.

It keeps your brain sharp as you get older.

5. According to The Wall Street Journal, some physicians say that the act of writing is good exercise for those who want to keep their minds sharp as they age.

A. It makes you a better writer.

B. Writing is good for your brain.

C. Of course, the Internet isn’t all bad.

D. I like the slowness of writing by hand.

E. Try writing by hand at least 20 minutes each day.

F. Many writers have a preference for writing by hand.

G. One of the most effective ways to study is to rewrite your notes by hand.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to ________ grade six. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.

One day after class, she ________ that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came ________ to me and began to talk to me. It was just a normal conversation. After that day, she gave me particular ________ and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling ________ someone believed me, and my ________ started to improve in her subject.

Months later, she moved into a house near my ________. We would walk home together after school. Her constant (不断的) support helped me, ________ in my studies, as I knew she would check my grades both in her subject ________ the other subjects. I finally ________ second in my class.

Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away (疏远) ________ still kept a constant check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we ________ spoke, but by then I had become the ________ in my class. When I left my school, I was ________ with her, as she never answered the ________ when I called her.

Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths ________ again. I met her at a wedding. I could not ________ asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?"

"You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree ________ on your own roots, not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel ________ of you. You are your inspiration(灵感，鼓舞) and do not need to ________ a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I'll always thank her.

1.A. jumpB. attendC. copyD. repeat

2.A. heardB. noticedC. learnedD. sensed

3.A. upB. backC. offD. down

4.A. attentionB. attractionC. explanationD. examination

5.A. asB. thatC. whatD. /

6.A. wordsB. objectsC. classesD. grades

7.A. homeB. schoolC. hotelD. company

8.A. generallyB. actuallyC. especiallyD. usually

9.A. butB. orC. as wellD. and

10.A. receivedB. cameC. caughtD. held

11.A. butB. asC. orD. so

12.A. everB. oftenC. onceD. hardly

13.A. oldestB. strongestC. bestD. cleverest

14.A. out of touchB. in common

C. out of reachD. in touch

15.A. roadB. schoolyardC. phoneD. machine

16.A. separatedB. formedC. addedD. crossed

17.A. finishB. helpC. preventD. keep

18.A. standingB. flyingC. growingD. sitting

19.A. sadB. proudC. goodD. ashamed

20.A. give upB. get onC. look forD. take up

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。

Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties. But she simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and 1. ___ (skill) avoiding the cakes and sandwiches.

At cocktail parities the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of drink last 2. ___ entire evening.

Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to have a 3.___ (believe) that the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets (宴会). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually 4. ___ (eat) much.

During one visit to the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially– 5. ___ (prepare) dinner was arranged in her honor. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate when she discovered a whole roast pig was her serving.

Then a turkey, some meat, an apple and bananas 6. ___ (carry) in for each guest. But she depended on her old favorite trick of talking with her host, King Tupou IV, and carrying 7. ___ a warm conversation.

Sometimes the Queen will seem so carried away by foreign leader’s political chat 8.___ she simply never has time 9.__ (finish) a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork to swallow a mouthful, and then put 10.___ down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal untouched.

根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，用单词的恰当形式填空，并把完整单词填写在答题卷相应的位置上。

1.The committee is going to give him ___________ (自信) to deal with all the urgent cases.

2.The People’s Republic of China was f_________ in 1949.

3.We are too far from the earth to feel its pull, the earth g_________.

4.He is always working from day to night. He is really a w_________.

5.The champion can’t stand being served like a queen by her __________(热心的) supporters there.

6.The novel you choose to read should not be too difficult, o__________ you will give up reading it soon.

7.The athlete got a gold medal and his coach got __________ (升职) after the game.

8.The volunteers are supposed to know how much work will be involved in _________(组织) a march.

9.It’s t___________ to eat turkey at Thanksgiving in this country. Let’s do as the Romans do.

10.There are toilets for the _________ (残疾人) in the public places.

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1. The leader of the team ______________________（开始意识到） that doing a survey on his own mattered a lot. (to)

2.It’s no use complaining that the firecracker ______________________（不响）. (go)

3.During rush hours, the subway is always ______________________（太拥挤了以至于不能）get in. (too)

4.Personally, I think with careful nursing he will pull through soon though he ______________________（严重受伤）. (injure)

5.Once he ______________________（犯罪）, he will be put in prison. (commit)

假设你班本期英语墙报的主题是“The woman I admire most”，请你根据表格信息，写一篇介绍特蕾莎修女(Mother Teresa)的英语短文。短文内容要点如下：

1. 生平 （1910年8月26日生于马其顿(Macedonia)；1997年在印度病逝）

2. 主要经历和成就

1） 在印度教地理多年；

2） 1979年获诺贝尔和平奖；

3） 晚年饱受心脏病折磨。

注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Book: No Looking Back

Author: Shivani Gupta

Shivani had thrown a party one evening and awoke the next morning in hospital because of a car crash. It took Shivani years of pain, struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body. Then tragedy struck again. As the newly-married Shivani drove to Manali with her family, a truck crashed into her car. Shivani refused to give in—she wouldn't let her injury keep her from achieving her ambitions.

Book: Courage Beyond Compare

Author: Sanjay Sharma

The 10 sportspersons in the book are champions in diverse fields like athletics, swimming, and badminton, who have brought glory to the country. They overcame their physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields.

Book：Face to Face

Author: Ved Mehta

Blind since the age of four, the author led a lonely childhood in India until he was accepted to the Arkansas School for the Blind, to which he flew alone at 15. America and the school changed his life, leading him to degrees at Oxford and Harvard and a fruitful writing career.

Book: This Star Won’t Go Out

Author: Lori and Wayne Earl

Diagnosed with cancer at 12, Esther Earl was a bright and talented, but very normal teenager. She lived a hope-filled and generous life. A cheerful, positive and encouraging daughter, sister and friend, Esther died in 2010, shortly after turning 16, but not before inspiring thousands through her growing online presence.

1.The book No Looking Back mainly talks about ________.

A. an unlucky girl who experienced two car accidents

B. 10 disabled athletes who are champions in sports field

C. a successful author who was blind during his childhood

D. an inspiring teenager who died of cancer

2.When reading the book written by Sanjay Sharma, we will ________.

A. find the author is a sports lover

B. get inspired by the sportspersons' spirits

C. be proud to be a sportsperson

D. find sportspersons are full of power

3.In which book does the author tell of himself?

A. Face to FaceB. This Star Won’t Go Out

C. Courage Beyond CompareD. No Looking Back

4.Which word can best describe the characters of all the four books?

A. Intelligent.B. Passionate.

C. Inspiring.D. Pessimistic.

Dear Mr. Rupp,

The day I met you was the first day of high school. We liked each other immediately. You gave me a lot of advice over the next four years, like how I should get my ass to Berkeley where I belonged. I’m still there, by the way. I wish you were still around, too.

I remember your laugh, which would start with a rough guffaw(狂笑) and end with a hacking smoker’s cough that would make even the most rebellious (叛逆的) teenager decide to lay off the cigarettes. I remember the way you didn’t lower your standards, yet still refused to give up on us. You were tough on us, and we were tough on you. Love is tough sometimes.

The last time I wrote you a letter, it was 2005—four years after I graduated. I had just become a teacher, like you, and it had given me a new appreciation for the work you did with countless high school students over the years.

It’s hard to say what I’ll miss the most about you. There are simply too many memories to sort through those four years, and it hurts to think you’ll never read this letter. I want to believe that you knew how much you meant to your family, your students, your community, and your colleagues, but that would be a lot of realization to handle, even for you.

You changed the lives of everyone around you. Even now, you are reminding me to cherish life and its brevity and beauty, and to tell the people I love how much they mean to me before it is too late.

Dear teacher, dear mentor, and dear friend—I miss you and all that is about you. God bless you in Heaven.

To infinity and beyond,

Teresea

1.What does the underlined phrase “lay off” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A. likeB. get intoC. give outD. throw away

2.When did the author meet her teacher—Mr. Rupp?

A. In 1997.B. In 2001.C. In 2005.D. In 2009.

3.Why did the author write a letter to her teacher in 2005?

A. She wanted to tell her teacher that she had become a teacher.

B. She had some difficulties in study and needed her teacher’s help.

C. She wanted to be a teacher and needed her teacher’s instruction.

D. She wanted to borrow some books from her teacher.

4.When the author wrote this letter, her teacher—Mr. Rupp was_______.

A. about to dieB. seriously ill

C. deadD. in good shape

Though there are about 400 languages from all over the world that are in danger of disappearing completely，Zoque-Ayapaneco，a native Mexican language is considered the most likely to become extinct，because the only two people in the world that speak it fluently do not talk to each other!

And，it's not because they live in different countries，states or even villages. In fact，Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velazquez，both in their 70s，live within 500 yards of each other，in the village of Ayapa in the Southern Mexican State of Tabasco. They，however，refuse to communicate because they simply don't have much in common. Segovia is apparently a little frank in nature while Velazquez is described as shy.

Segovia was at least able to talk in Zoque-Ayapanece with his brother until he passed away about 12 years ago，and still manages to practice it with his family，especially his son Manuel，who for the last five years has been trying to learn it and hopes to become fluent enough to teach it to the next generation. Velazquez on the other hand，has not been heard speaking in the language with anybody.

The two men say the language used to be widely spoken in the village，but the younger generation refused to learn it for fear of being laughed at，and it therefore began to die a slow death，as the elders passed away.

Unless the two men get their acts together，the only way to hear the language will be to either listen to Manuel's not-so-fluent statement or see them talk in a documentary entitled “Lengua Muerta” (Dead Language) that is being filmed to capture Zoque Ayapaneco and 364 other native Mexican languages that are in a similar state.

We sure hope Segovia and Velazquez soon find something common to talk about. Maybe the fact is that the language is dying and that they should start encouraging and teaching the next generation together.

1.What do we know about Zoque-Ayapaneco?

A．It was widely used twelve years ago.

B．It is a Southern American language.

C．It will be popular in Mexico in the near future.

D．It will be dying out if no effective measures are taken.

2.The reason why Segovia and Velazquez don't talk to each other is that ________.

A．they both are too shy

B．they have no similarity in their character

C．they are too familiar to talk

D．they live in different villages

3.From the passage，we can conclude that ________.

A．altogether 365 languages are becoming extinct in the world

B．Segovia and Velazquez will communicate with each other soon

C．the government cares a lot about the protection of Zoque-Ayapaneco

D．we can hear the language from Manuel or documentary “Lengua Muerta”

4.What's the main idea of the passage?

A．World's endangered languages are being filmed.

B．Villagers are trying to protect their old language.

C．An endangered language is spoken by only two people.

D．There are a lot of languages in Mexico.

What should we do when we are in a bad situation? Some may choose to give up. But is that what we should do? The following news report may get you encouraged.

With a population of 156 million, Bangladesh has one of the largest populations in the world. What makes the situation worse is that most of the country is situated on the low-lying Ganges delta(三角洲). As a result, it often suffers flooding, especially during the rainy season from July to October. In this period, the rivers rise as much as 12 feet. In such situations, people can only get to certain places by boat.

The problems are particularly serious in the Chalanbeel region, a poor area where people survive by farming on the rich delta soil when it is not underwater. But many parents there don’t want to send their children to school and there are not enough teachers. As a result, many kids living there do not attend school on a regular basis. The problem becomes worse during the rainy season when land schools cannot be reached. Many students never return to school after the forced breaks.

How to help students attend school regularly? 22-year-old Bangladeshi architect Mohammed Rezwan decided to take action. In 2002, the young man used $500 he had received in scholarships to start Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha. The non-profit organization’s mission was to set up floating schools. It took Rezwan four years to raise enough funds to open his first boat school. But as the world began to know about the organization’s worthy cause, money started to pour in. Until now, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha has built 22 floating schools, some with playgrounds on the upper deck. Now a lot more children in the Chalanbeel region go to school regularly.

We should keep in mind that there is always a solution to every problem.

1.Which of the following statements about Bangladesh is TRUE?

A. It hardly suffers floods after October.

B. There are not many rivers around the country.

C. It is situated on the low-lying Ganges delta.

D. It sees a lot of floods from July to October.

2.It is implied in Paragraph 3 that in the Chalanbeel region, ________.

A. children can’t receive a good education

B. farmers don’t have rich soil to grow crops

C. parents consider education very important

D. teachers lose jobs as there aren’t enough students

3.Knowing about the cause of Mohammed Rezwan’s organization, many people ________.

A. realized education is very important

B. decided to do what they could to help

C. didn’t think his idea could be carried out

D. were encouraged and tried to solve their problems