Some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to ______ mental health and it is ______ good means of relaxation.

  A. the; 不填          B. 不填 ; the            C.  不填; a                    D. 不填; 不填

Thanks to a young waiter, I recently found a friend of 20 years was once a yo-yo virtuoso（大师）.

“Oh, stop it!” Jackie said when I started laughing during our dinner. “I was, too. And I knew how to ‘Walk the Dog.’”

“Wow, really?” said our waiter, Jumario Simmons, flashing a big smile at us.

“Don’t encourage her,” I said.

“What else could you do?” he asked.

“I did ‘Round the World,’” Jackie said, now ignoring me completely. “That was cradle（婴儿时期的）thing, too.”

I’d asked Jumario what he did when he wasn’t waiting on tables. The 24-year-old waiter was so smart that I knew there had to be more to his story. It turns out that he won a regional yo-yo competition last year. He also gives free lessons to kids. “It gives them something to do,” Jumario said. “Keeps them off the streets.”

One of the great things about eating out is the table talk with strangers, which reminds us that everyone has a life and a name. But the other day I heard that some restaurants are ending this talk between diners and servers. I listened to the reporter describe how their improvements are allowing customers to text orders from their tables to speed up service.

The reporter got my attention with this sentence “Five minutes after typing ‘I’m at table 3’, a meal arrives at the table.” But there wasn’t a “please” with this order, which should have been a request. If you’ve ever waited on tables, you know that the last thing you need is yet another way for a customer to be unpleasant.

Most servers are often mediating（调解）between customers’ requests for substitutions and overworked cooks’ accusations of treason（背叛）. Except at high-end restaurants, servers also have to walk back and forth like mothers of preschoolers so that we might consider them worthy of a large enough tip to lift their pay to minimum wage.

Texting a server from a table a few feet away is equal to moving our fingers and shouting, “Hey, you!” It was rude in 1957, and it’s rude now. You won’t ever find me texting a waiter or waitress.

24. What do we know from the text?

   A. The waiter knows Jackie well.        B. The waiter is good at playing yo-yo.

   C. Jackie plays yo-yo in her spare time.  D. The author has a great interest in playing yo-yo.

25. Some restaurants allow diners to text a server from a table to ________.

   A. improve their service                     B. reduce the cost of service

   C. show respect for diners                   D. stop talks between diners and servers

26. What’s the last but one paragraph mainly about?

   A. The pay of servers.                        B. The work of servers.     

   C. The customers’ request.                 D. The work of mothers of preschoolers.

27. From the passage, the author’s attitude towards texting a server from a table is ________.

  A. indifferent           B. positive         C. curious           D. negative

Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.

People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.

The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.

I see people trapped in a pathological (病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.

What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But it’s time to discover that it does not work for technology.

Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.

【小题1】The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A. advantage          B. attraction

C. adaption           D. attempt

【小题2】From the passage, technology companies aim to ______.

A. attract people to buy their products

B. provide the latest information

C. improve people’s quality of life

D. deal with cultural diseases

【小题3】It can be inferred from this passage that people ______.

A. consider too much technology wonderful

B. have realized the harm of high-tech devices

C. can regain freedom without high-tech devices

D. may enjoy life better without overused technology

【小题4】What’s the author’s attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?

A. Neutral.              B. Skeptical.

C. Disapproving.         D. Sympathetic.

假定你是王华，目前正在英国做交换生。你的英国朋友Debbie送了你一张Ceilidh

Dance舞会票。现在，请给她写封邮件致谢，并询问有关情况（箭头所指内容）。

注意：1.词数100左右；

    2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Michelin inspectors, the super secret spies of the restaurant industry, are the anonymous(匿名的) keepers of the famous Michelin star rating. They’ve been writing anonymous reports of restaurants for over 100 years.

“We say it’s a little like the CIA,” said inspector “M” with a laugh. She asked that her identity not be revealed. “My whole life is staying under the radar, staying away from cameras, using fake names, trying to sneak(偷偷地走) in and out of restaurants quietly.”

Along with their boss, Jean Luc Naret, the director of the Michelin Guide, about 90 inspectors around the world decide which restaurants will win the culinary(烹饪的) equivalent of an Oscar, a Nobel Prize and Megamillions jackpot all at once. The Michelin Guide covers 23 countries, and out of the 45,000 rated restaurants, less than 100 have the top rating — only nine American restaurants carry three stars.

If the name “Michelin” brings the tires (轮胎) on your car to mind, you’re not too far off. The Michelin rating began in France in 1900 as a marketing trick. The Michelin brothers thought their customers would burn more rubber (橡胶) if given a list of hotels and restaurants to explore.

Inspector “M” admitted being an inspector leads to a lonely dining life. “Most of the time we dine alone,” she said. “It gives us the ability to really focus on the food and the ambience(气氛) and capture the entire experience.” To cover their tracks, “M” said sometimes two inspectors will dine together and write two separate papers. It’s better than saying “table for one”, right?

“When you’re really, really into food and very passionate about food, everything else that’s going on around you isn’t so important,” she said.

32. The underlined words “under the radar” in Paragraph 2 mean ______.

     A. living in danger                              B. trying to be unnoticed

     C. being the focus of the media                D. making programs on the radio

33. The Michelin rating was first carried out in order to ______.

    A. sell more tires of a certain brand

    B. bring more convenience to drivers

    C. make people familiar with “Michelin”

    D. open more hotels and restaurants

34. Sometimes two inspectors dine together so that they can ______.

    A. cut the expense on the food  

     B. protect their identities

    C. save trouble by sharing a paper

    D. talk about the food over the meal

35. What would be the best title for the text?

    A. M’s experience as a CIA

    B. The legend of Michelin brothers

    C. Michelin inspectors: food industry spies 

    D. Michelin — a giant in tire and restaurant industry

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。

修改：在错词下面划一横线，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。

Dear Jack,

I am pleasing to hear from you and know that you had a greatly time working part-time in a fast-food restaurant. Now I would like to share your working experience with you during the past summer.

In the beginning of the summer vacation, I was hired as shopping guide in a big supermarket. I stood for ten hours a day and smiled to everyone I have met. Sometimes I was laughed at, and most of the time, I was praised for my wonderful works by many people. Half a month passed quickly after I knew it, and I learned how to deal with different people.

Above all, I have learned that smile is the key to solve any problem.

Best wishes.

    Yours,

    Li Ming

He's smiling；________ doesn't seem to have been any trouble solving the problem.

A．it  B．he  C．there　  D．that

      People choose to have a haircut for a refreshing start on the second day of the second lunar month because it is the day _____ the dragon awakens and raises its head.

       A. that                                                      B. which

       C. when                                                   D. whose

 Anyone ______ bags, boxes, or whatever, was stopped by the police.

A. seen carry                B. seen carrying        C. saw to carry           D. saw carrying

 As a result of the radio _____for help for the earthquake victims, over a million pounds have been raised.

    A. invitation         B. advertisement        C. appeal        D. program

—The washing machine isn’t working.

   —I used it this morning. It ______ fine then.[Z_xx_k.Com]

A. is working        B. was working  C. works             D. has worked

What should you do if you are not able to sleep? The best thing is to try to avoid bad habits.  61    you always go to bed and get up at about the same time，this will set a     62   (health) rhythm in your life．Don’t drink caffeine drinks in the evening．Smoking and alcohol can also keep you awake. You may have trouble  63   (sleep) if you have a heavy meal just before you go to bed．

You may also find it difficult   64   (get) to sleep if you have a problem or something else on your mind．This is   65   you need to relax．As you lie in bed，tense the muscles in your feet and then relax    66  ．Continue up the body，tensing and relaxing the muscles until you reach the head. Start with the feet again if you are still tense．If you   67  (think) about a problem or about something exciting that is going to happen the next day，get up and write about it．That will help to take it off your mind．You can also get up and read，but be sure to choose   68    book that is not too difficult．  69  ，you may get so interested that you won’t want to go to sleep even when you feel sleepy．

Sleep well and have sweet  70  (dream)!

Scientists have found living organisms trapped in crystals(晶体) that could be 50,000 years old.

The organisms were found in a hot, but beautiful cave system in Naica, Mexico. These ancient life forms can be seen only with a microscope. Penelope Boston, who leads the Astrobiology Institute at NASA, the space agency of the United States, says the ancient microbes(微生物) were able to live by eating minerals such as iron.

She spoke about the discovery recently at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. If the findings are confirmed, they will show how microbes can survive in extreme conditions. Forty different kinds of microbes and some viruses were found in the underground area. The genetic structures of these organisms are 10 percent different from those of their nearest relatives.

The caves in Naica are 800 kilometers deep. They were once used for mining lead. Before the miners began working in the caves, the area was separated from the surface and the outside world. Some of the caves are as big as the large religious centers built during Europe's Middle Ages. There are crystals covering the walls. The caves are so hot that scientists must wear special clothing to keep cool. The clothing keeps the crystals safe from human germs（病菌）or other damage. Boston said the researchers could only work for about 20 minutes at a time before they had to go to a room that was 38 degrees Celsius to cool down.

NASA officials would not let Boston share her findings with scientific experts before last week's announcement. So scientists could not say much about the findings. But Norine Noonan, a biologist with the University of South Florida, said she believed them. "Why are we surprised?" Noonan asked. "As a biologist, I would say life on Earth is extremely tough and extremely colorful."

Boston is also studying microbes commonly found inside caves in other countries, such as Ukraine and the United States. These microbes appear to be impossible to kill. Boston said they show how difficult life on Earth can be.

32. The existence of the ancient microbes relies on _______.

A. surrounding insects       B. diverse plants

C. eating minerals           D. absorbing air

33. What can we infer about the caves in Naica from the passage?

A. The walls are covered by crystals.

B. The temperature in the caves is quite low.

C. The caves have been explored since they were formed.

D. The environment in the caves is difficult to adapt to.

34. What is the biologist Norine Noonan’s attitude towards the findings?

A. Critical     B. Positive.     C. Doubtful.       D. Indifferent.

35. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Living organisms bring hope to scientific research.

B. Scientists Discover 50,000-year-old “super life” in Mexico.

C. Microbes show great power to survive in terrible conditions.

D. Caves provide living environment for living organisms.

   Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of diet plan.

   Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious（难为情）when they’re in poorly lit places-and so more likely to eat lots of food . If your home doesn’t have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.

   Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it’s time to repaint, go blue.

       Don’t forget the clock-or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories（卡路里） per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes, And while you’re at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.

Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake(摄入) jumps by 14 percent. And we’ll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.

8. The text is especially helpful for those who care about_______.

A. their home comforts           B. their body shape     C. house buying      D. healthy diets

9. A home environment in blue can help people_________.

A. digest food better                             B. reduce food intake    

C. burn more calories                       D. regain their appetites

10. What are people advised to do at mealtimes?

A. Eat quickly.      B. Play fast music.    C. Use smaller spoons.      D. Turn down the lights.

11. What can be a suitable title for the test?

A. Is Your House Making You Fat?                  B. Ways of Serving Dinner

C. Effects of Self-Consciousness                  D. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?

请根据内容提示，用英语以“Life in Senior” 为题写一篇短文，叙述高三生活。

注意：1. 词数100左右

      2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

The time he has devoted in the past 10 years____the disabled is now considered_____ of great value.

      A. to helping; being      B. to helping; to be    C. to help; to be          D. helping; being