A.whatB.whenC.thatD.how

【1】What seems to be the man’s problem?

A.He can’t focus on his final exams

B.He doesn’t want to go to school

C.He is too stressed to sleep

【2】Why does the man call the woman?

A.Because she once had the same problem

B.Because she is in contact with the student help services

C.Because she once helped a student with the same problem

【3】When does the woman suggest the man call the health service?

A.Right after the conversation

B.Tomorrow

C.The day after tomorrow

【4】What can we learn from the conversation?

A.The final exams will be next month

B.The man has been to the student help services

C.The health service centers open at 8:30 am every day

1. 宾馆的位置及房间类型；2. 房费（是否提供早餐）；3. 其他你关心的事项。

注意：词数100左右。可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。开头结尾给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter,

How are you doing？

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Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

LiHua

The six-wheeled Scout is about the size of a large cooler with the capacity to carry small or medium-sized packages. The battery-powered vehicle, which moves at a regular walking pace, has been programmed to avoid pedestrians, animals, and unexpected obstacles, such as garbage cans. Its powerful sensors can also detect the movement of a car backing out of a driveway.

To accelerate Scout’s development and bring it nationwide sooner, the company has created several detailed virtual maps of American suburbs and conducted trial deliveries to homes there.

Though Amazon has not shown how Scout ensures the delivery is picked up by the right person, it most likely requires the customers to apply a unique code, texted to them prior to the delivery, to unlock the store box. Also unclear is the number of deliveries Scout can complete before its battery needs to be recharged. Though the initial tests are being conducted with a human for company, the robot will be autonomous in the future. Its location, however, will be tracked at all times—if someone attempts to steal Scout, Amazon employees will be instantly sensed.

However, the eco-friendly robots are unable to climb stairs or open gates, which means that they can only reach consumers who live on the ground level. Additionally, the robots are unable to leave packages at the front door if the customers are not home. Whether these problems get resolved remains to be seen. For now, it appears that humans will still be needed to achieve the ever-growing demand for home and office deliveries.

【1】Which of the following descriptions about Scout is right?

A.They can be powered themselves.B.They are strong enough to carry big things.

C.They can run with their six wheels.D.They can avoid obstacles ahead.

【2】What about Scout is still confusing to common people?

A.How many deliveries it can do on a full charge.B.Whether it can climb stairs or open gates.

C.How it recognizes the right owner of the things.D.How long it will take to get it fully charged.

【3】What does the underlined phrase “prior to” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.due toB.afterC.in front ofD.before

【4】What is the author’s opinion about delivery robots according to the last paragraph?

A.They are not easily available.B.They have some limitations.

C.They will replace humans soon.D.They won’t be well accepted.

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the 【1】 (nineteen) century. After writing many letters asking for 【2】 (admit) to medical schools, finally she 【3】(accept) by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so 【4】 (determine) that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money 【5】 the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from 【6】 (medicine) school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon (外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon 【7】 (return) to the United States, she found 【8】 difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open 【9】 new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides, 【10】(be) the first woman physician and founding her own hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.

A.reviewB.revealC.recoverD.reserve

我国教育改革越来越重视培养学生的创新能力，请你从中学生的角度，谈谈我们的教学中哪些做法促进了学生创新能力的发展，提出改进的意见并说明理由。

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【1】你没必要凡事亲力亲为。(need n.)

【2】SARS 之后, 少数人没有吸取教训，仍以食野味为乐。(enjoy)

【3】我从未意识到个人的命运与国家的命运如此地息息相关。(Never)

【4】为满足人们日益增长的消费需求，出现了一系列商品和服务，“懒人经济” 迅速发展， 其特性是省时省力便捷。(emerge)

What Your “Age” Says About You

Imagine, for a moment, that you had no birth certificate and your age was simply based on the way you feel inside. How old would you say you are?

Like your height or shoe size, the number of years that have passed since you first entered the world is an unchangeable fact. 【1】

Scientists are increasingly interested in this quality. They are finding that our “subjective age” may be essential for understanding the reasons why some people appear to be energetic as they grow old — while others fade.

【2】 It is now well accepted that people tend to mature as they get older, becoming less extroverted ( 外 向 的 ) and less open to new experiences. These personality changes are often considered more obvious in the people with older subjective ages.

However, those who feel younger than they really are also become more reliable and less neurotic ( 神 经 质 的 ) as they gain the wisdom that comes with greater life experience. But it doesn’t come at the cost of the energy and vigor of youth. It’s not true that having a lower subjective age leaves us frozen in a state of permanent immaturity.

Feeling younger than your years also seems to come with a lower risk of depression and greater mental wellbeing as we age. 【3】 Most people felt about eight years younger than their actual chronological age (实际年龄). But some felt they had aged — and the consequences were serious. Feeling between 8 and 13 years older than your actual age resulted in an 18-25% greater risk of death over the study periods, and greater disease burden — even when you control for other demographic ( 人 口 学 的 ) factors such as education, race or marital status.

【4】 However old you really are, it’s worth questioning whether any of those limitations are coming from the within.

A.It also means better physical health.

B.One of the most interesting aspects of the research has explored how subjective age interacts with our personality.

C.Some studies have explored the potential physical consequences of this difference.

D.These findings can give us all a view of the way our own brains and bodies endure the passing of time.

E.But everyday experience suggests that people often don’t experience ageing the same way.

F.Many researchers are now trying to study how this knowledge might help us live longer.

The traditional Chinese name chop (名章) or seal has been used for thousands of years. 【1】 is quite likely that people began using name chops because Chinese characters are so complex and few people in ancient times【2】(be) able to read and write. In addition, chops date back to a time【3】there was no other form of【4】(identify) such as ID cards.

A chop also served as a valid signature. All official【5】(document) in China needed a chop to be valid. Today, most Chinese are educated, but the tradition【6】(keep) alive in China.

If you spend any length of time in China, you will almost 【7】(certain) need to have a chop. If you’re staying a short time, a chop makes a(n) 【8】 (amaze) souvenir. A chop can be made quickly, but first you will need to have your name【9】 (translate) into Chinese characters.

There are many different sizes and styles of chops. Inexpensive small chops can be carved 【10】wood or plastic — upmarket chops are made from ivory, jade, marble or steel. Only a special type of slow-drying red ink is used for a name chop, so if you buy a chop in China, get an inkpad (印泥盒) too.