CT scanners were developed to help doctors examine patients. But the machines turned out to be perfect for studying mummies, too.

“A hundred years ago, scientists would usually open mummies’ coffins. This did a great deal of harm to those mummies,” say AMNH president Ellen V. Futter. “We just don’t do that anymore. We can do so much better. By using CT scanners, scientists can know about an ancient person’s diet from some of a mummy’s hair. Pieces of bone can show who was related to whom.”

Some mummies in Peru were buried with a skull hanging from their neck. Scientists thought these mummies wore the skull of an enemy. But DNA evidence showed that the mummies were buried with the skull of an ancestor(祖先).

The 19 mummies in the show are from Egypt and Peru. They had completely different reasons for mummifying the dead. The ancient Egyptians believed that mummification allowed an ancestor to live on in the next world. The people who prepared the Gilded Lady thought she would continue to see, hear, and smell. In ancient Peru, people practiced mummification to stay connected with their ancestors. Some families kept mummies in their home.

Futter calls the mummies in the show “messengers from another time.” With the help of technology, scientists will continue to uncover mummies’ secrets so we can understand it.

【1】What did scientists find about the Gilded Lady?

A. She was a great artist.

B. She died a natural death.

C. She lived in ancient Egypt.

D. She had an amazingly long life.

【2】What do Futter’s words suggest?

A. Pieces of bone show a person’s diet.

B. CT scanners do great harm to mummies.

C. Mummies usually wore the skull of an enemy.

D. Technology plays an important role in mummy studies.

【3】Why did the ancient Peruvians make mummies?

A. To do traditional medical research.

B. To keep close ties with their relatives.

C. To help their families live a better life.

D. To let their ancestors live in another world.

【4】What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. The technology.

B. Their message.

C. Their family.

D. The show.

内容需包含以下几点：

1. 对其获奖表示祝贺。2. 说明邀请其演讲的目的。3. 告知演讲的时间和地点。

注意：1. 字数100字左右。2. 可适当增加细节，以便行文连贯。3. 开头和结尾已经写好，不计入字数。

参考词汇：National May Fourth Youth Medal中国五四青年奖章

Dear Ms.Wei,

I am Li Hua,president of the students union of our school.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Nobody knows for sure 【1】 the city of the future will look like and making predictions is a 【2】 (risk) business.In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth’s natural 【3】 (resource) run out. Therefore, we will use lots of recycled materials. Besides, garbage ships will send the waste towards the sun, 【4】 (prevent) landfill and environmental problems. No smoking 【5】 (allow) within a future city’s limits.

Start with basic drills. "Go outdoors, get a ball, and keep it close to your feet," Grejada says, "【1】If you have a backyard, work on shooting."

【2】 "It’s a good way of building skills without having the pressure of games. Choose camps that emphasize building skills and go to one of those. There are plenty of camps that begin right after school ends."

Don’t forget to stretch. 【3】Then do a series of stretches to loosen up your muscles. Don’t forget to take a drink of water before you even step on the field. "Water is important especially in summer, " Grejada says.

Watch the World Cup. Grejada tells his athletes to watch as many games as they can. 【4】Then, you should try to bring some of their moves into your own game. "Pick up something that you like and practice it, " Grejada says.

Keep practicing. Practice may not seem like the most fun part playing soccer. 【5】Look for ways to make practice fun by adding some competition to simple drills, and don’t be discouraged if it takes time to master new skills. "If someone was struggling to improve, I would tell him to keep practicing, keep trying. Practice makes perfect."

A. Sign up for a soccer camp.

B. Reduce the pressure of games.

C. However, it’s the best way to develop skills.

D. Study how the best players move with the ball.

E. A game is sometimes used as an educational tool.

F. That will help improve your ability to run with the ball close to you.

G. Before each game or practice, start with a proper ten-minute warm-up.

【1】When was the sweater bought?

A.On September 25th.

B.On October 12th.

C.On October 25th.

【2】What is the speaker’s problem with the sweater?

A.It became out of shape.

B.It was the wrong size.

C.It was washed in a wrong way.

【3】What does the speaker mainly complain about?

A.The price.B.The service.C.The quality.

【4】Who is the speaker probably speaking to?

A.A manager.

B.A shop assistant.

C.A member of the helpline staff.

1．感激之情；

2．礼物寓意；

3．美好祝愿。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Hi, everybody,

On this special occasion, I feel much honored

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Thank you very much!

Once a group of 【1】 (high) successful engineers got together to visit their old university professor, Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. While they were 【2】 (talk), the professor went and prepared coffee in the kitchen. Then back with a pot of coffee and cups 【3】 different kinds, some ordinary-looking, some expensive, some delicate, the professor told them to help 【4】(they) to hot coffee. When they all had a cup of coffee in their hands, he said, “If you noticed, all the nice-looking expensive cups 【5】 (take)up, leaving behind the plain and cheap-looking ones. While it’s normal for you to choose the best for yourselves, that’s the source of your problems and stress. In 【6】 (real), the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. What mattered most was coffee, not the cup, 【7】 you went for the best cups directly and 【8】 (bad) still, you began eyeing each other’s cups. If life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They’re just tools 【9】 hold and contain life, but the quality of life doesn’t change. Sometimes by 【10】 (concentrate) only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it.”

Don’t let the cups drive you, and enjoy the coffee instead.

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。

The Three Gorges Dam has built across the Yangtze River. Its aim is to control flooding and provide hydro-electric power with the central region of China. Although the dam has brought about many problems, such as, flooding many areas and some famous historical sites, but the dam will generate electricity without causing so many air pollution. Because of the dam, many people have removed from their previous homes. Under the help of government, they are living a happy life in different areas.

1．集合时间及地点；

2.活动安排及提醒；

3．午餐及返程时间。

注意：1.词数100左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Nancy，

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Yours，

Li Hua

Wu’s comments came as a Mars simulation(模拟) base opened in Qinghai’s Qaidam Basin. According to the state-run Global Times, while the red rocky area bears a strikingly similarity to Mars, it’s extremely difficult to simulate Mars due to its special natural features and hostile environment—low air pressure, strong radiation and frequent sandstorms, as well as vast differences in geography.

China didn’t send its first satellite into orbit until 1970, by which time America had already landed an astronaut on the moon, but it’s been catching up fast. Since 2003, China has sent six crews into space and two space labs into Earth’s orbit In 2013, China successfully landed a rover, Yutu 1, on the moon, becoming only the third country to do so.

Last December, China landed another probe and a rover, Yutu 2, on the far side of the moon. Progress has been slow going since then: due to the extreme conditions there, the rover often has to hibernate to preserve its capabilities for further exploration, Wu said. “The temperature there is minus 190 degrees Celsius, which all components and parts cannot stand. So we let it sleep for a while, making sure it can spend the night safely. A few days ago, it woke up automatically to work. We’ve gained lots of data in the past few days, and we're going to make the data known to the world,” Wu said.

【1】What’s China’s next step in its space exploration?

A.To get back a probe from Mars.

B.To probe Mars next year.

C.To land a rover on Mars successfully.

D.To open a Mars simulation base.

【2】Which does the underlined word “hostile” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Stable.B.Uncertain.

C.Unfavorable.D.Friendly.

【3】What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A.Yutu 2 often has to hibernate to save its energy.

B.The data from Yutu 2 is accessible to the world.

C.Progress has been steady in the past exploration.

D.Yutu 2 can survive the moon's extreme conditions.

【4】Which of the following has China achieved in exploring space?

A.Two space labs have been set up.

B.Six crews were sent into space in 2003.

C.Samples from the moon have been taken back.

D.China became the third to send a satellite to Earth’s orbit.