19．Annie slept in the front of the seat with her father drove through the darkness．"We're almost there!"Dad announced cheerfully．"Soon well be observing and counting owls （猫头鹰）at the state park．"Yawning，Annie nodded and smiled．The time was 4：30 a．m．Looking out into the darkness，Annie remembered learning in school that most owls are active at night，when they hunt for food．During the day they sleep in hard-to-find spots．
"Dad，why do you need to count owls？"she asked．"It's important for the scientists to have current information about bird populations，"he explained．"We want to know which birds have decreased in number and whether any new kinds of birds are coming into a certain area．You and I will write down the kinds of birds that we see today and keep a record of how many times we see each kind．The we'll send out a report to a scientific organization that is collecting about birds from people all over the county．"
    Dad pulled into the parking lot of the state park．Then，with flashing in hand，they began their hike into the woods．Annie zipped up her coat and tried to keep from trembling．She had not expected the morning to be so frigid．Luckily her gloves were in her pocket．
    Suddenly Annie's father stooped and gestured for her to be still．Obeying，Annie did not take another step．She thought she heard a low crying up head．"That's certainly a screech owl，"her father whispered．"Let's get a look at it．"After looking more closely，Annie could see that it was a small owl．Sensing danger，the owl narrowed its eyes and pulled its feathers tightly against its body．Annie carefully wrote down in her notebook that they had seen a screech owl．
    Walking a little farther，they came to a tall oak tree．"This looks like a perfect spot to attract owls，"Dad said．"I'm going to play a recording of common call of the barred owl．Maybe we can get one to answer．'Annie could hardly believe her ear．The recorded all sounded as if the bird were asking，"who cooks for you？"Moments later Annie thought she heard a return call in distance．She held her breath and waited．Suddenly a huge bird landed very quietly on a branch above them．
Annie had long forgotten how cold it was．She stood in wonder，shining her flashlight on the bird and studying it carefully．The barred owl was nearly tow feet tall．Gray feathers surrounded its dark eyes．The bird did not matter．Annie would never forge the image of the powerful barred owl．
24．Annie and her father went to the state park toB．
A．catch owls   
B．collect information about owls    
C．record the call of owls   
D．carry out an experiment on owls
25．With the help ofC，Annie could study the barren owl carefully．
A．scientists     B．moonlight          C．flashlight         D．a recorder
26．How did Annie feel when she saw the barren owl？D
A．Bored        B．Relaxed            C．Frightened        D．Amazed
27．What would be the best title？D
A．The Owl Count    
B．A Study on Owls      
C．Observation of Birds     
D．A Cheerful Early Morning．

18．Practical ways to get motivated
Be mindful of your"why"．
If I need to clean the floor，but I really don't like cleaning，then I won't feel very motivated to do it．However，if I have a big enough reason to do it-because I'm having some guests to come over，or I love the feeling of having a clean floor，then that"bigger purpose"can be strong enough to get me to act，even though I don't enjoy cleaning．If I stay mindful of why I'm doing it，I can get motivated to do it．（36）C
Celebrate your successes．
It's easy to get down on yourself because you haven't reached your goal yet．You may overlook all of the hard work and small goals that you've accomplished．Remember to reward yourself and to celebrate your successes．（37）GIn the same way，how can you motivate yourself if you're not going to reward yourself and celebrate your successes？
（38）A
Imagine how good you'll feel when you've reached your goal．Take a moment and think about how you'll feel and what you'll think after you've achieved it．What does it feel like？（39）FFocus on that feeling，and use it to drive you right now to move towards your goal．Just think of how good it will be．
Get inspired．
Read stories，watch movies，listen to other people who have achieved what you want to achieve．Imagine what they had to go through to get to where they are．Imagine how big the heart is of some of your biggest heroes and how badly they wanted what they achieved．（40）E
A．Imagine having already achieved it．
B．Get help and support when you're not feeling motivated．
C．So remind yourself of why you're doing what you're doing．
D．What kind of self-talk would you use to motivate yourself？
E．Let them inspire you to access your own great desire within．
F．You might feel proud，happy，satisfied，or any other emotion．
G．Would you be able to properly train a dog without rewarding him？

17．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以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅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；
 2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
An English club will be set up on Dec.16in our school．It aims to arouse our interests in English and broaden our horizons．
The club provides a platform，when we English lovers can improve our English proficiency through various activities．Firstly，we were to discuss some hot topics and express our opinions free．Secondly，English speech competitions and English debates going to be held to promoting our speaking ability．Therefore，there will be some lectures about western cultures．
I am sure English lovers will benefit a lot from a club．Those who are interested are welcome to join in us．Please sign up for one in Room 306of the library building．

16．He wanted to know ______I became the No.1highest paid movie star last year．（　　）

A．

how was it

B．

it was how that

C．

how was it that

D．

how it was that

15．---Your English is very good．
---I'm still nervous．After all，it is only the second time that I ___  foreign guests．（　　）

A．

meet

B．

met

C．

had met

D．

have met

14．I'll be late and my mother will be angry with me，but I don't _____it．（　　）

A．

care for

B．

care about

C．

take care

D．

take care of

13．"______match between these two teams was exciting，"said Federer，"and we hope to see_____second．"（　　）

A．

A； the

B．

The；/

C．

The； a

D．

A； a

12．He was arrested but set free soon for lack of ___ that he was guilty．（　　）

A．

doubt

B．

evidence

C．

conclusion

D．

belief

11．Let's put off the picnic until tomorrow，_    __ the weather might be better．（　　）

A．

while

B．

which

C．

that

D．

when

10．He started early in the morning，so I guess it ___ long before he phones me about his arrival．（　　）

A．

won't be

B．

wasn't

C．

isn't

D．

hasn't been