19．Some Life Skills Teenagers Should Learn
Healthy habits，
Teens should understand the importance of sleep，exercise and nutrition．（36）GAlso，teach healthy self-soothing（自我安抚）skills for managing disappointment．Teens don't handle disappointment well these days，which contributes to anxiety
Dealing with conflict．
Whether dealing with a thoughtless roommate or an unclear boss，teens need to learn to have uncomfortable conversations．When we handle things for our kids，they learn to avoid situations that feel difficult．
（37）F
Phone skills．
（38）DThis seems simple to you．However，this seems not so much to a generation of texters．Have teens practice by ordering the family's to-go meal by phone and making their own doctor and dentist appointments．If they get sick in college-and they will-they'll need to contact the student health clinic without you．
（39）A
Teens should know how to settle their checking account and understand budget basics．Explain how health insurance works，what a co-pay is and the nuts and bolts of credit cards．
Household chores．
Teens should not only understand two to run a washing machine，but how to fold clothes and put them away．Have your child sweep the floor，clean a bathroom，cook breakfast for the family or go to the grocery store for you．（40）E they  may complain but the more tasks teens handle，the more competent they'll feel when they move out．Competence begets confidence．

A．Money basics．
B．Developing confidence．
C．Sometimes they might lost patience．
D．Teens need practice talking on the phone．
E．Kids need to experience great skill at home．
F．So let your teen handle talking to her coach，teacher or boss．
G．Before you can do anything well，you have to have healthy habits．

18．Neil Armstrong，who was born on August 5，1930，was a great astronaut who was the first man to land on the moon．At the age of two，Neil Armstrong with his father went to see the 1932 Cleveland National Air Races，and on seeing the planes fly，he fell in love with flying．At six，he took a plane ride in a Tin Goose．And he began taking flying lessons when he was fourteen．
After earning a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California，Neil Armstrong took up a job with the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory of NACA．Neil Armstrong was selected as a NACA pilot to fly the X-15 rocket-engine plane．Once he made a record by achieving an altitude of 207，500 feet and a speed of 3，989 miles per hour．
Armstrong was invited by NASA but it was not until 1962 that he become an astronaut．His first task was an eight-day mission on Gemini 5．He was later selected as the command pilot for the Gemini 8mission．He successfully joined two vehicles in space．He was the one doing it for the first time ever．Before joining the space program，Armstrong worked as an engineer at NASA Dryden．
In January 1969，Armstrong was chosen to command the Apollo 11mission of landing on the moon．A spacecraft named Eagle carried Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin to the moon．At 4：17pm on July 20，mission"Lunar Landing"was accomplished!At 10：56pm，Armstrong stepped on the moon．Armstrong，joined by Aldrin performed experiments，collected samples and put an American flag on the moon．They left some medals there，in memory of spacemen who had lost their lives during space missions．On July 24，they returned to Earth．
Neil Armstrong died of illness on August 25，2012，aged 82．He was considered as one of the greatest of American heroes-not just of his time，but of all time．

25．What event made Armstrong interested in flying？D
A．Taking a plane ride．
B．Taking flying lessons．
C．Paying a visit to his father．
D．Watching an air show．
26．How old was Armstrong when he became an astronaut？C
A.28．
B.30．
C.32．
D.34．
27．What was Armstrong just before he became an astronaut？A
A．An engineer．
B．A teacher．
C．A designer．
D．A college student．
28．What can be learned about Armstrong's trip to the moon？B
A．He spent four days on the moon．
B．He did many other things on the moon besides doing experiments．
C．It took him 5hours before stepping on the moon from the"Lunar Landing"．
D．He put a flag on the moon in honor of those who died during space missions．

17．The 2016 Geisel Award Winner
The 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner Don't Throw It to Mo!and the three Honor Books are all excellent books for beginning readers．
Don't Throw It to Mo!-2016 Geisel Award Winner
Don't Throw It to Mo!by David A．Adler is a Young Readers Level 2（Progressing Reader） beginning reader book，for six and seven year old readers．With colorful illustrations（插图）by Sam Ricks，an entertaining football-related story，and a diverse group of characters，it's not surprising that it is the 2016Geisel Award Winner．
A Pig，a Fox，and a Box-2016 Geisel Honor Book
A Pig，a Fox，and a Box，written and illustrated by Jonathan Fenske，is a Young Readers Level 2 book．The book contains three stories．With longer sentences and a more involved plot than Level 1books，the amusing illustrations and the context clues they provide，as well as the humorous stories，will get，and keep，young readers engaged and eager to read all the stories．
Supertruck-2016 Geisel Honor Book
The picture book Supertruck，written and illustrated by Stephen Savage，features digital art and an engaging story．With large type，illustrations that provide simple context clues，and just a sentence or two on every double page spread，Supertruck is definitely a beginning reader-friendly book．
Waiting-2016 Geisel Honor Book
Waiting by Kevin Henkes is both a 2016 Geisel Honor Book and a 2016 Caldecott Honor book （for picture book illustration）．With a simple story，appealing illustrations and limited text，this picture book is also a beginning reader-friendly book．

21．Who is the book Don't Throw It to Mo!intended for？C
A．Babies aged 2-3．
B．College students．
C．Readers aged 6-7．
D．Students aged 11-12．
22．Which book gained two awards？A
A．Waiting．B．Supertruck．
C．Don't throw It to Mo!
D．A Pig，a Fox，and a Box．
23．What is unique in A Pig，a Fox，and a Box？A
A．It has more stories．
B．It is well illustrated．
C．It is a beginning reader book．
D．It is written in longer sentences．
24．From the text，what features the beginning reader books？D
A．Geisl Award Winner．
B．Complex stories with humorous plot．
C．Appealing illustrations and limited text．
D．Simple and interesting stories with illustration．

16．假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Chris刚刚转学，感到一切都很陌生．他在邮件中向你询问如何尽快融入新环境．请你根据以下信息回信：
1．多跟同学交流沟通；
2．积极参加学校活动；
3．向老师寻求帮助．
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear Chris，
I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble fitting in at your new school．Such problems are quite normal．Perhaps the following suggestions may be helpful．
First，I think you may need to communicate with your classmates as much as possible．（高分句型一）In this way，you will get to know each other better．Second，it might be a good idea for you to take part in more activities，which usually involve teamwork and interactions with other students and are therefore good for developing friendly relationships．（高分句型二）Lately，faced with some tough problems，you might consider asking our teachers，who can usually offer you some sensible suggestions．（高分句型三）
I sincerely hope my advice will be of some help to you．If there is anything more I can do to help，please let me know．
Yours，
Li Hua．

15．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．作文中共有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．
With Chinese economy has developed fast，the life standard has improved rapid．A lot of people have money to travel abroad．Recently，I saw a video，which was about what the foreigners judged Chinese tourists．The video reported the crazy situation where Chinese tourists created．In the foreigners eyes，Chinese tourists are rich．But at the same time，they were annoying by the acts of Chinese tourists．Some of them would like write some words in the tourist sites and some people would spit anytime and anywhere．As far as I'm concerned about，when we are in the foreign countries，what we do somehow present the image of their motherland，so it is important to act politely．

14．When you enjoy a speech or a performance，you probably feel like clapping to show your admiration．But what if you were forbidden to do it？
In July，Elanora Heights Public School，which is on Sydney's northern beaches，did just this，banning students from clapping out of respect for school community members who are sensitive to noise．When students attend an assembly，teachers will tell the audience to conduct a silent cheer if needed．Instead of clapping，the students are free to punch the air，pull excited faces and twist their body on the spot．The rule was introduced to respect a teacher with a hearing condition that causes sensitivity to noise．Teachers have also found the silent cheers to be a great way to consume children's abundant energy．
GQ．com editor Lauran Larson wrote that this ban comes after a major push in Australia towards political correctness in schools．Elanora Heights Public School's ban on clapping in favor of silent cheering comes after several schools which have banned hugging．In April，hugging was banned at a Geelong primary school and children were told to find other ways to show affection．The schools has banned hugging，singing Christmas carols，celebrating Australia Day and singing the word"black"in the nursery rhyme"baa baa black sheep"．In July，teachers at t he Cheltenham Girls High School in northwest Sydney were reported to have been banned from calling students"girls"，"ladies"or"women"．
Political correctness is defined by Merriam-Webster as"agreeing with the idea that people should be careful to not use language or behave in a way that could offend a particular group of people"．The goal of political correctness is to respect every group in society．
The debate around political correctness has been going on for many years．"What I think the political correctness debate is really about the power to be able to define．The definers want the power to name．And the defined are now taking that power away from them．"said Toni Morrison，a famous US novelist and editor．
Fortunately，this story was finally adjusted on 22 July to clarify that the policy was brought in because of a teacher's condition and applied to gatherings only．Despite the good ideas behind the ban on clapping，it may make school less fun for the kids．"If we silence kids now，the quiet air punching will grow until the fists of their rage beat us all．"said Larson．
 
32．Why were t he students at Elanora Heights Public School forbidden to clap？C
A．Students are always full of energy and fight with each other．
B．Some students like calling students"girls"，"ladies"or"women"．
C．Some people may be offended by the noise of clapping．
D．Students find it interesting to conduct a silent cheer．
33．How can the students at Elanora Heights Public School show their admiration at assemblies？D
A．They can applaud as loudly as they can．
B．They can punch the excited faces．
C．They can hug and sing Christmas carols．
D．They can perform a quiet air punching．
34．In Morrison's opinion，what leads to political correctness？C
A．Politicians are in favor of it．
B．It has also received many criticisms．
C．It is a matter of competing for power．
D．There is heated debate about it．
35．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean？C
A．Kids will obey the rule．
B．Kids will have much fun．
C．Kids will get angry．
D．Kids will become quiet．

13．If you watched the 2016 Rio Olympic Games，you might have noticed that several athletes，including US swimmer Michael Phelps，had circular bruises on their bodies．These bruises were the results of"cupping therapy"（拔罐疗法）a traditional Chinese medical practice that has been around for more than 2，000 years．Cupping therapy involves attaching circular cups to the skin using suction．（吸出）The suction is created either by heating the cup inside or by using a handheld pump．This suction pulls the skin upward into the cup．Sometimes it can leave dark red bruises，other times there is no mark at all．
Many athletes say that they have benefited from the therapy．Phelps used the therapy in the fall of 2014 and has used it about twice a week since，reported ABC News．Another US swimmer，Dana Vollmer，also believes that"it really helps with blood flow，and helps pull swelling out of different areas．"
To figure out whether cupping has many physical effects，last year researchers from Germany carried out a test in which a sham treatment was provided．In the study，the same type of cups was used in the real treatment and the sham treatment．But in the sham treatment，the cups had a hole at the top so that they cou ldn't create the proper suction．
The tested patients，who suffered from a disorder that causes a lot of pain，were told that they would receive either a traditional cupping of"soft cupping"．But they were not informed that the so-called"soft cupping"was a sham treatment．
It turned out that most patients correctly guessed which kind of cupping they had received．In both groups，patients also experienced about the same reductions in pain．The results suggest the effects of cupping therapy might come from factors that are not necessarily part of the treatment itself，probably resulting from people feeling that the treatment works，the researchers told the LiveScience Website．
The question of whether cupping therapy works still needs to be answered．But because the treatment is relatively safe and it could be helpful for some people，"The therapy can be used as a part of a comprehensive treatment program involving other exercises，nutritional choices and life-style interventions"，Dr Brent Bauer，director of the US'Mayo Clinic Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program，told LiveScience．
 
28．Why is Michael Phelps mentioned in Paragraph 1？D
A．He is the greatest US swimmer．
B．He competed in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games．
C．He has no circular bruises on their bodies．
D．He finds cupping therapy helpful．
29．What's the meaning of the underlined word"sham"in Paragraph 3？B
A．painful
B．false
C．exciting
D．shameful
30．According to the German research，what's the effect of cupping therapy？C
A．It is totally useless．
B．It is satisfactory when it comes to the physical effects．
C．It may depend on patients'belief．
D．It just makes the pain worse．
31．According to the last paragraph，which statement is true？B
A．Cupping therapy is recommended for all people．
B．Cupping therapy can be used with other treatments．
C．Cupping therapy must be used under a doctor's guidance．
D．Cupping therapy is only effective when combined with lifestyle interventions．

12．The outdoor billboard presents a masked health worker in a protective suit appearing over a bed-ridden patient．Above them，bright red letters warn people on a busy street in Abidjan，Ivory Coast that"The Ebola risk is always there．"
As the country tries to keep off an Ebola outbreak destroying neighboring West African states，such serious reminders of the catastrophe unfolding across its western border are everywhere．The worst recorded outbreak of the virus has killed more than 2，622 people in Liberia，Sierra Leone and Guinea and has also spread to Nigeria and Senegal．Yesterday it was confirmed there were 5，335 cases diagnosed，though that figure may be inaccurate as most patients are at home not in hospital．
If Ebola reaches Ivory Coast，the powerhouse of French-speaking West Africa，the economic consequences could be huge．The country exports 40 percent of the world's cocoa，the raw material for chocolate，an d supplies its landlocked neighbors with everything from rice to fuel．
The country is therefore taking the kind of aggressive anti-infection measures．Hand-washing stations have appeared at the entrance of government buildings and office towers i n Abidjan．People have also abandoned the traditional three-kiss greeting．Mass text messages have been sent out nationwide．And children，exposed to warnings on radio and television，separate their classmates in a playground game they call"Ebola"．
Coast government has even imposed strict measures at its borders．Flights to and from Guinea，Sierra Leone and Liberia have been banned-arousing anger in those count ries-and last month the western border was shut．
"The infectious disease，particularly in Sierra Leone and Liberia，is outpacing our attempts to control it，"said Marc Poncin．"Ivory Coast is the country most at risk．It's probably a matter of time before it appears in Ivory Coast．"
Citizens of Abidjan are cautious．On packed public buses，people try to avoid touching．"It's often difficult because you can't avoid human contact，"said student Cesar Kouakou．"But we try to do it because no one knows what causes this sickness．"
 
24．According to the text，Ivory Coast is the place whereD．
A．the Ebola risk is actually everywhere
B．about 5，335 people were infected by Ebola
C．Ebola is spreading nationwide quickly
D．it provides the world with much cocoa
25．Which measure did Ivory Coast take to fight Ebola？A
A．People give up their traditional greeting way of kiss
B．Children are advised to play a game of Ebola
C．All flights to Ivory Coast have been cancelled
D．Text messages on Ebola are sent every day
26．According to the text，it can be implied thatD．
A．Ebola will be completely controlled in Ivory Coast
B．The public buses aren't crowded any more
C．Touching others is forbidden in buses
D．The root of Ebola hasn't been discovered
27．What might be the most suitable title for the passage？D
A．Western African countries suffer from Ebola
B．Ebola is getting out of control in Africa
C．Ebola is spreading across Ivory Coast
D．Ivory Coast battles to keep Ebola out．

11．The 2017 Oscars took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with Jimmy Kimmel hosting the telecast on ABC．"La La Land"ended up with six Oscars including director and lead actress （Emma Stone）．Casey Affleck took home the lead actor award for"Manchester By the Sea，"while"Moonlight's"Mahershala Ali took home the trophy for supporting actor．Viola Davis won the supporting actress Oscar for her work in"Fences．"
The 89th Academy Awards have come to an end，where"Moonlight"was awarded the best picture Oscar after it was erroneously awarded to"La La Land"in a moment of onstage confusion．
Elsewhere，"O．J．：Made in America"was named the winner in the feature documentary category，while Iran's"The Salesman"won the foreign-language film Oscar．The latter's director，Asghar Farhadi，who declined to attend the ceremony in the wake of the Trump administration's travel ban，boycotted the Oscars to protest President Trump's order banning travelers from seven Muslim countries from entering the U．S．
Here's the complete list of nominees：
Picture
•Arrival
•Fences
•Hacksaw Ridge
•Hell or High Water
•Hidden Figures
•La La Land
•Lion
•Manchester by the Sea
•WINNER：Moonlight
 
Actor in a leading role
•Casey Affleck，"Manchester by the Sea"
•Andrew Garfield，"Hacksaw Ridge"
•Ryan Gosling，"La La Land"
•Viggo Mortensen，"Captain Fantastic"
•Denzel Washington，"Fences"
 
Actor in a supporting role
•Mahershala Ali，"Moonlight"
•Jeff Bridges，"Hell or High Water"
•Lucas Hedges，"Manchester by the Sea"
•Dev Patel，"Lion"
•Michael Shannon，"Nocturnal Animals"
 
Actress in a leading role：
•WINNER：Emma Stone，"La La Land"
•Natalie Portman，"Jackie"
•Ruth Negga，"Loving"
•Meryl Streep，"Florence Foster Jenkins"
•Isabelle Huppert，"Elle"

21．Who won the best leading actor award？B
A．Emma Stone                         
B．Casey Affleck
C．Andrew Garfield                   
D．Denzel Washington
22．Which of the following can replace the underlined word"erroneously"in Paragraph 2？C
A．unfairly           
B．jokingly           
C．wrongly        
D．curiously
23．Why did the director，Asghar Farhadi，refuse to attend the 2017 Oscars？D
A．He disliked the ceremony．
B．He failed to win an award．
C．He was not available when the 2017 Oscars took place．
D．He wanted to make an objection to Trump's travel ban．

10．假设你是红星中学高三（1）班学生李华．在高考前剩下的日子里，你的朋友Peter想了解你的计划，请你给他写一封回信．信的内容包括：
1．你的计划和愿望是什么？
2．你打算如何实现你的愿望．
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以便行文连贯；
3．短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息．
Dear Peter，
I am more than glad to hear from you．In your last letter you asked me about my plans in the coming months and I'd like to tell you something about it．
As you know，the biggest event for us is College Entrance Examinations，for which all the senior students are sparing no efforts to make preparations．（高分句型一）Thus，I must make good use of the rest valuable days to strengthen my ability to face it．So I hope I can try my best in the exams and be admitted to a key university．In addition，I am also eager to be healthy both physically and mentally．Therefore，doing regular reading and exercise is necessary for me in my spare time．（高分句型二）
All in all，I firmly believe that I'll have a busy but meaningful life this year．（高分句型三）What about you？Looking forward to your early reply．
Yours，
Li Hua．