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Sitting at a desk in a classroom all day can be pretty boring. The teachers at Ward Elementary in Winston –Salem, North Carolina, picked up on that and traded in their students’ desks for exercise bikes as a part of their Read and Ride program! The Read and Ride program began five years ago. One classroom has enough bikes for every student in any given class, and throughout the day teachers bring in their students to the room to ride them and read their books. Even regular classrooms have one bike in the back of each room for students who just can’t sit still to use to help them burn energy in a good way. Students love being more active! Teachers enjoy seeing students eager to read. Parents appreciate stronger, smarter children. Headmasters value this effective and cost-free program. “Riding exercise bikes makes reading fun for many kids who get frustrated(挫败的) when they read. Thus, they have a way to release that frustration while they ride,” said Scott Ertl, who started the program. “As we can see, everyone wants to promote literacy and lose weight! But many students who are overweight struggle with sports and activities since they don’t want to always be the last or lose with others watching on the playground. On exercise bikes, however, students are able to exert(发挥)themselves at their own level—without anyone noticing when they slow down or take a break.” As it turns out, not only are the bikes helping the students burn calories, they’re also helping them learn better and stay focused. At the end of the school year the school analyzed testing data and found that students that spent more time reading and riding did more than twice as well on reading tests than their fellow students who spent the least time in the program. 21. Why did the teachers start the Read and Ride program? A. To get the students out of the classrooms. B. To make the students more active in sports. C. To read effectively in an active way. D. To help the overweight students keep fit. 22. According to Scott Ertl，riding exercise bikes___________. A. is the least expensive way for exercise B. can benefit overweight students in both ways C. is the best way to build up students’ body D. is a good way to avoid being watched by teachers 23. The program helps the students in the following ways except________. A. help them learn better B. reduce their reading difficulties C. build up their bodies D. improve their learning concentration
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Nanjing and Hangzhou summer camps offered We are looking for hard-working and open-minded English teachers to join the Nanjing ( Jiangsu Province) and Hangzhou ( Zhejiang Province) summer camps ! Both of the summer camps will run from the beginning of July to the end of August. You will be expected to teach spoken English to Chinese students of different ages. We encourage you to bring your own culture to the classes to make things more interesting. The information of the Nanjing camp: ● Working hours: 40 hours per week, 5 working days per week. ● Salary: about 7, 000 RMB per month. ● Accommodation: free (single room). The information of the Hangzhou camp: ● Working hours: 5 hours per day ( = 50 min./class x 6 classes), one day rest per week. ● Salary: 20,160 RMB in total (420 RMB per day = 70 RMB/class x 6 classes). ● Accommodation: free (shared room). The requirements of the summer camps: ● Native English speakers (US, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand). ● A university degree. ● Teaching experience. Please send us your resume (简历), copies of certificates and passport if you are interested in the camps. E-mail: teacher1324@ sina. com. cn For more information you can visit our website at http://www. English summer camps.com. cn. Look forward to hearing from you soon! 24. What kind of people is the passage mainly written for? A. Chinese-English teachers. B. Foreign-English teachers. C. Chinese-speaking students. D. English-learning students. 25. How long will a teacher work for the summer campsa? A. Less than one month. B. About five weeks. C. About eight weeks. D. More than two months. 26. Which of the following people might be accepted as a teacher at the summer camps? A. Wang Li, an excellent teacher from China. B. Robert, a high school student from the USA. C. Linda, an experienced university teacher from Canada. D. Jerry, a university student from Australia. 27. Compared with the Nanjing camp, the Hangzhou camp __________. A. has longer working hours B. has fewer students to teach C. provides better accommodation D. pays a higher salary
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Gregory Kloehn digs through dustbins every day, but not for the reason that most people would think. He isn’t homeless. In fact he is trying to help the homeless. Gregory began his life as a sculptor. But he often felt that his sculptures, which just stood in rich people’s houses for years, lacked a meaningful purpose. So in 201l he decided to put his artistic energies into creating homes to sell—not ordinary homes but small structures built entirely from recycled materials. The thought of creating homes for the homeless didn’t occur to him until the year 2013, when a homeless couple asked him for a tarp(防水布). Instead of a tarp, Gregory offered them something better: a small home with a water tank, a kitchen and a trap for waste. They were so grateful that Gregory decided to focus his efforts on helping house the homeless population in his city. And soon his “Homeless Homes Project” was started. Before starting a new home, Gregory, goes hunting for materials by digging through dustbins. Everything he finds is usable—refrigerator doors become house doors; washing machine doors often serve as windows, and the tops of cars become strong roofs. He put wheels at the bottom for users to move their homes around easily. Each home takes two to three days to make. So far Gregory has donated dozens of homes to the city’s most needy. While his small low-cost mobile homes are not the final solution to the problem of homelessness, they are really practical and do provide a warm and safe place for the homeless to stay in. They are simply a way for one man to do something nice for those in need of some help. Gregory has written a book titled Homeless Architecture, where he explains techniques to build those homes and he is now working on weekend workshops. “A lot of people who hear about what I’m doing want to get involved,” he said. “Maybe we can meet someplace and put a couple of homes together.” 28. Why did Gregory turn from making sculptures to creating homes? A. He had no home to live in. B. He had to make more money. C. He lost interest in sculpture. D. He wanted to help the homeless. 29. The author mentions the story in Paragraph 3 to tell us____________. A. Gregory’s small homes were popular among the homeless B. how Gregory got the idea of “Homeless Homes Project” C. the homeless couple asked Gregory to produce more homes D. housing the homeless in a city was not an easy task 30. What can we conclude from Paragraph 4? A. Gregory has great trouble hunting for materials for his small houses． B. It takes Gregory a long time to produce a home． C. Gregory’s work requires imagination and creativity D. Everything in the dustbins will be used in Gregory’s work． 31. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Gregory’s project will help more homeless people. B. Gregory doesn’t need to make small homes now. C. Gregory’s work will completely solve the homelessness problem. D. A single person can make no difference to social problems.
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The Puritans (清教徒) get a bad reputation in America—especially when it comes to alcohol. Mayflower, the first ship that came over from England to Massachusetts Bay, actually carried more beer than water. In fact the Founding Fathers of America liked a drink—Samuel Adams was a partner in his father’s brewery, and Thomas Jefferson was famous for importing European wines. Early Americans took a healthful small drink for breakfast, whiskey was a typical lunchtime drink, ale (麦芽酒) accompanied supper and the day ended with another drink called nightcap. Most Americans in 1790 consumed an average of 5. 8 gallons of pure alcohol a year. In 1830, consumption reached 7. 1 gallons a year and alcoholism was starting to have a serious influence on communities. Women and children might be in physical danger if the man of the house began drinking. If he became ill or lost his job through drinking, there was no social safety net to support or protect his family. Eventually, alcoholism was being treated as a disease. By the late 19th Century, support for Prohibition, banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol, was powerful. The first arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol was in 1897. On 16 January 1919, Prohibition was set into law. However, by the 1930s when American economy was experiencing a hard time it was widely believed that making alcohol legal again would provide badly-needed jobs and taxes. So in February of 1933, Prohibition was ended. Still, Prohibition had a great influence on alcohol drinking in this country. In 1955, Americans drank an average of 2.3 gallons of pure alcohol a year. The Prohibition movement was still quite strong after Prohibition ended and it led to a lot of local prohibition on alcohol. The American presidency has done a lot to rehabilitate alcohol and make it respectable again. Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama can all be seen on film drinking socially and making official toasts with international celebrities. 32. Which is TRUE about the Puritans according to the passage? A. Their ancestors came to America to sell alcohol. B. They founded the breweries in European countries. C. They had a habit of alcohol drinking. D. They were the major importer of alcohol. 33. In what way was an alcoholic’s family affected by alcoholism? A. His family couldn’t afford the drink. B. His family might suffer financially. C. His wife and children might become ill. D. His family ought not be treated equally. 34. What can be learned about Prohibition in America? A. It came into law in the 19th century. B. It discouraged alcohol drinking. C. Its effect disappeared after its removal. D. It failed to forbid drunk driving. 35. The passage mainly talks about__________. A. the brief history of alcohol drinking in America B. American presidents’ affection for alcohol drinking C. the Puritans’ bad reputation in America D. the reasons why Prohibition came into law
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If something that you’re doing doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn’t change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all. 36 So challenge the following limits: Figure out what you’re scared of and do it continuously. If you’re a salesman, and you’re scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking you'll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call. 37 But don’t stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, “Go on, I’m not scared!” 38 Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on. Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income. Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise. 39 A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself. Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people. Don’t just limit yourself to your fellow travelers-try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they’re going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class. 40 A. You should do it continuously. B. Someone may hang up on you. C. You don't need to go to the gym. D. Running in the gym may be a better choice. E. Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself. F. Take a class for a hobby you’ve been wanting to develop. G. You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.
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Scientists have discovered that__61 (stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat--the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. Brown fat burns energy, 62 helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results 63 weight gain. The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant, 64 (comfort) temperatures, our body’s need for brown fat has decreased. They found that: “Outdoor workers in northern Finland who 65 (expose) to cold temperature have 66 significant amount of brown fat when 67 (compare) to same-aged indoor workers.” The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice. 68 group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high-fat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People who are obese have 69 (low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said, “This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases.” She added, “If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could 70 (possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food.”
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One Sunday, a mother took her son and little daughter to watch a circus. In the 41 of the circus, the little girl, Jenny, fell 42 in her mother’s lap(大腿). The brother, Jack, who was six, stayed awake, and 43 the latter half with his mother. When it was over, the mother 44 Jenny in her arms and carried her to the bus station. It was 45 that night, so she took off her scarf and gently 46 Jenny’s head with it. When they arrived home, the mother 47 carried Jenny into the bedroom and 48 her to sleep. After Jack had changed his clothes, his mother lay down next to him to talk about the evening together. 49 , when the mother asked what he liked most, there was no 50 on his part. She was a little 51 . He used to speak non-stop whenever something exciting happened. She was 52 that something was wrong: he had been so 53 on the way home and while getting ready for bed. She 54 hearing nothing from him. Suddenly Jack 55 on his side, facing the wall. She 56 why and got up to see his eyes welling up with tears. “What is 57 , honey? ” He turned back. She could sense he was feeling some 58 for the tears although he wiped away the tears right away. “Mom, if I were cold, would you put your scarf around me, too? ” Of all the 59 of that special evening out together, the most important for Jack was a little 60 of affection—a momentary, unconscious showing of her love to his little sister. In relationships, little things matter the most.a 41. A. beginning B. middle C. end D. course 42. A. tired B. sick C. asleep D. bored 43. A. waited B. heard C. performed D. enjoyed 44. A. took up B. picked up C. woke up D. held up 45. A. dark B. cloudy C. rainy D. freezing 46. A. covered B. shook C. knocked D. turned 47. A. second B. next C. first D. last 48. A. begged B. forced C. put D. encouraged 49. A. Therefore B. Finally C. Instead D. However 50. A. surprise B. response C. pleasure D. impression 51. A. polite B. dishonest C. rude D. disappointed 52. A. satisfied B. convinced C. amazed D. judged 53. A. relaxed B. still C. quiet D. sad 54. A. regretted B. remembered C. forgot D. appreciated 55. A. turned over B. turned up C. took over D. looked over 56. A. realized B. explained C. learned D. wondered 57. A. on B. up C. about D. over 58. A. danger B. time C. embarrassment D. experience 59. A. people B. processes C. performances D. events 60. A. movement B. support C. act D. behavior
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71. It would be ___________________(believe) that such an honest fellow should have betrayed his friend. 72. The smelly water has been found ______________(pollute) and no longer usable until the chemicals and wastes are removed from it. 73. What impressed me in Greece was that the oceans _______________(surround) the islands were deep blue. 74. I’m having some flowers _______________(deliver) for her birthday. 75. __________________(bring) up in the countryside made Mr. Wilson very hard-working when he was very young.
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文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 添加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧), 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：在错的词汇的下面画一横线（__）,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 the first day when I went to high school, I felt exciting. After 9 years’ study, I felt I was so closely to university. During the first year, I made many friends. I got to know all of my classmates. Because the school work was tough, I shared happiness and sorrow for my friends. When second year came, I was arranged to other class. I was worried that no one could talk to me, but I made new friends quickly. Now it was the last year of my high school life, but I'm determined to study harder and make a greater progress. High school life is challenging for me, but I won’t give out.
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Bookcrossing.com 是一个面向全球的图书分享网站。该网站组织的分享活动有两种参与方式：一种是自由分享（wild release), 即把书放在指定地点，由其他参与者自由获取；二是定向分享（controlled release), 即直接传递给另外一位参与者。 假设你实是李华，请用英文写信申请参加。内容应包括： 1. 表明写信目的 2. 选择一种分享方式 3. 简述做出该选择的理由 4. 希望了解更多的信息 Dear Mr or Mrs, I’ve learnt that · ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
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