【题目】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。

Could Organizing Your Home Change Your Life?

Marie Kondo is an expert on organizing and cleaning. She is considered an expert on clearing away unused or unnecessary things, better known as clutter. Actually, she did write a book on the issue, which is called “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”. 【1】 It has sold more than 2 million copies.

Marie Kondo says people can improve their lives by changing the way they think about all their stuff-- everything from books, documents and photographs to clothing and personal mementoes. “ 【2】 ” And this is pretty good.” Ms. Kondo writes.

This is not the first time an organizing expert has written a book on clutter. Other books suggest wonderful things will happen when you organize your home. One book says that if you throw out 50 things from your home, you will actually find your life 【3】 And still others promise a better job, more money and a perfect family if you simply organize the things that fill your life. 【4】 She told the Business Insider website that some of her clients have lost weight. “Your self-perception is improved by living in a clean and neat room,” she said. “This can change lifestyles and, in turn, appearances.”

Marie Kondo teaches a method of organizing she calls KonMari. It is more of an event or ceremony. This is the part that followers say makes it more lasting. Ms. Kondo says KonMari creates a different relationship between you and your possessions. If the object meant something to you or served you well, you thank it for its service before throwing or giving it away. In her book, Ms. Kondo suggests that you touch the item and ask one simple question: "Does it bring me joy?" 【5】

If it doesn’t, you give it away so that it may give joy to someone else.

A. Her book is a best-seller around the world

B. Marie Kondo makes some of the same claims

C. On the contrary, Marie Kondo disagrees with it.

D. Unnecessary things just take up too much space in your home.

E. If it doesn’t, you give it away so that it may give joy to someone else.

F. Another book says that if you make clutter disappear, you will also lose weight.

G. When you put your house in order, you put your affairs and your past in order too.

【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

It’s a time when school，homework，active social lives and pare-time jobs keep teenagers busy from early in the morning until late at night．They are likely to try to make up for a lack of sleep by “sleeping in” on the weekends．Unfortunately，this causes irregular sleep and actually makes the problem worse．

Most teenagers are not able to fall asleep until late at night．Since many teens aren’t sleepy until around 11 pm．but need to be at school by 7:30 or 8:00 am ．They cannot get enough sleep ．During puberty(青春期)，the biological clock in the brain naturally re-sets to a later time ，and this causes teens to fall asleep later．Then ，when it’s time to get up ，a teen’s body clock is likely to still be producing the night-time hormones ．This makes it hard for them to feel active and energetic in the morning．

A growing body of research suggests that starting high school later improves attendance，achievements and grades．A few years ago in an important study ，test scores on the SAT college entrance exams in Edina，Minnesota jumped more than 100 points on average，when the morning school bell rang an hour later．Unfortunately，most schools are not set up to start later and fail to satisfy teen’s sleep needs．

【1】What effect does “sleeping in” on the weekends have on teenagers?

A．Improving their health

B．Weakening their energy

C．Disturbing their biological clock

D．Making up for their hormone loss

【2】The study in Minnesota shows that starting morning school one hour later helps to______．

A．make teenagers grow faster

B．change teenagers’ sleep needs

C．do more research on teenagers

D．improve students’ achievements

【3】The text helps us to know more about teenagers’______．

A．daytime activities B．sleeping habits

C．mental problems D．studying methods

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

British people are working to an older age. 【1】 number of working 70-74-year-olds has doubled in recent years. Around 10% of people in 【2】 (they) early 70s now work. This is the 【3】 (high) figure on record. An important reason【4】 the British work in their old age is that retirement pensions are becoming more difficult to live on. 【5】___________(consequence) many older people have to work in order to survive.

Britain【6】_______ (see) great changes in the labor market during the last decade, 【7】 _______far more people working beyond their retirement age. While there are plenty who enjoy remaining in work, many need to earn extra cash because they can not afford【8】_______(retire) early. Older people need decent(体面地) jobs and pensions so that they can make a proper 【9】 (choose) about whether they remain in work. Now they are deciding on a career change later in life and are starting up their own businesses, 【10】 (devote) to something they may have dreamed of doing for years.

【题目】文中有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

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。

I’d like to say anything about the service in our school dining hall．In general，the service is satisfied．The hall is clean and tidy．And dishes look inviting and tastes good．What’s more，the workers there treat us as their friends，which makes us real happy．However，the cost of the meals was a little high．Also，we have only a limited variety of dish which are the same every day．In addition，we often have to stand with line for a long time after we get our food．This wastes a lot of time．I hope something can be done to solve about these problems soon．

【题目】One in five people carry a ‘smart gene’ variant(变体)linked to long lifespan, bigger forebrains and enhanced mental ability, researchers have found.

'We've known for a long time that people lose cognitive(认知) abilities as they age, but now we're beginning to understand that factors like KLOTHO can give people a boost in aging. Genetic variation in KLOTHO could help us predict brain health and find ways to protect people from the diseases that happen to us as we grow old, like Alzheimer’s disease(老年痴呆症),” said senior author, Dena Dubal of University of California.

The KLOTHO gene affects a protein found in the kidneys and the brain that regulates many different body processes. About one in five people carry a single copy of the varian, known as KL-VS,which boosts levels of the protein and is associated with a longer lifespan and improved heart and kidney function. A small minority, 3% of the population, has two copies, which is linked to a shorter lifespan.

In the new study scientists scanned the brains of 422 men and women aged 53 and over who were also tested for the KLOTHO gene. They found that participants with a single copy of the gene variant also had a larger brain region known as RDLPFC, which is especially likely to shrink with age. Loss of neurons in this area may be one reason why older people are sometimes easily distracted and find it difficult to do more than one task at the same time.

Researcher Dr Jennifer Yokoyama said, “ The brain region enhanced by genetic variation in KLOTHO is vulnerable(脆弱的)in aging and some mental disease. In this case, bigger size means better function. It will be important to determine whether the structure increase associated with carrying one copy of KL-VS can offset the cognitive shortage caused by disease.”

People who have one copy of a variant KL-VS tend to live longer and have lower chances of suffering a stroke (中风),whereas people who have two copies may live shorter lives and have a higher risk of stroke.

【1】 What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. People’s cognitive abilities do not decline if people have KLOTHO

B. With the clear understanding of KLOTHO, Alzheimer’s disease can be cured now.

C. Genetic variation in KLOTHO could be helpful in treating mental disease in elderly people

D. Genetic variation in KLOTHO could lead people to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease

【2】If a person carries two copies of the gene variant, he/she may _______

A. have better kidney funtciton

B. have a shorter lifespan

C. have a higher level of the protein in his/her body

D. suffer from some cognitive disease

【3】The reason why older people’s attention is easily distracted may be that _______.

A. they have fewer neurons in the RDLPEC

B. their brain region is too large

C. they have two copies of the gene variant

D. they have more neurons in the RDLPEC

【4】What does the underlined word “offset” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A. Prevent

B. Balance

C. Keep

D. Promote

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

【1】One of Barcelona’s most famous landmarks is the church of the Sagrada Familia，which______ (design) by an architect called Antonio Gaudi．

【2】Their work (influence) other writers ever since．

【3】Paris is the capital and largest city of France， ( situation) on the River Seine．

【4】The United Kingdom is the northwest coast of continental Europe．

【5】Norway is at the top of the list， the US is at number 7．

【6】The report shows that we are making some progress that we need to make greater efforts．

【7】In the last ten years in China，150million people moved out of poverty． ，the challenges are still great．

【8】Although (develop) countries give some financial help，they need to give much more．

【9】The earth is forty-nine times (large) than the moon．

【10】Berners-Lee made it possible for everyone to use Internet，not just the army．

【题目】从所给的短语中选用恰当短语，并用其正确形式完成句子。

at ease, feel content with, in general, get close to, come to life

【1】I spent my holiday in the countryside last summer and I ___________ my life there.

【2】My son didn't feel completely ________ in the strange surroundings.

【3】___________, riding a bike is more convenient than driving a car in big cities.

【4】The new teacher's arrival made the class _____________.

【5】The firefighters were not able to __________ the building that is on fire.

【题目】短文改错

请你修改下面短文，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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。

On February 5th, our city saw a disaster of snowstorm where had never happened in the last fifty years.

The snowstorm lasted for several days, greatly affected people’s life. It snowed heavy and many vehicles were trapped on the roads. Therefore, people were forced to head for our destinations on foot. Not only all the flights canceled but many trains were also delayed. The city government called on all the citizens or soldier to fight a campaign of removing the heavy snow. Beside, the city government took all kinds of urgent measure to rescue the people trapped in the snowstorm to ensure that everything returned to normal as soon as possible.

【题目】短文改错

请修改下面的短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

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。

It is well-known that good habits do us good. Entered high school, I took delight in having fast food and often eat too much. In the end, I was so serious overweight that I suffered a lot from my awkward appearance. It made matters worse was the fact that my classmates made a fun of me at times. From now on, I made up my mind to avoiding snacks. In the meanwhile, I took off jogging to lose weight. To my surprise, it was not long until I did succeed in creating my new appearance. Only then I start to appreciate the importance of developing a good habit.

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【题目】写作

假设你是英才中学学生会主席，你校将邀请一名英国心理学专家来做关于中学生心理问题的讲座。请参照以下内容准备一份通知。

心理学讲座

1. 主题：中学生心理（psychological）问题疏导

2. 时间：6月15日下午2:00—5:00

3. 地点： 学校礼堂

4. 最后20分钟与心理专家进行互动交流。

5. 欢迎大家光临

注意：

1. 词数120左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：学校礼堂：school auditorium 心理学专家psychologist