最近有新闻报道称，武汉某学校取消了女子3000米和男子5000米两个校运会项目。请结合此新闻与漫画，写一篇英语短文。

短文应包括以下内容：

1．  简单描述漫画内容以及反映出的问题。

2．  分析造成此问题的原因（1. 学习压力过大；2. 电脑、网络的普及；3. ……）

3．  你认为该如何解决这一问题（至少两点）。

注意：

1. 对所有要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2. 词数150字左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

参考词汇：身体素质 physical quality

It is recently reported that a school in Wuhan cancelled the school sports programs of the women’s 3000 meters and the men’s 5000 meters for the sake of students’ safety. As is vividly shown in the cartoon picture, _____________________________________________________

 Visitors to the National Museum can avoid long lines at the ticket booths by purchasing tickets ____.

A. in advance        B. in detail                 C. out of order         D. with caution

We’ve all experienced peer pressure (同伴压力). It happens to everybody. However, people have different reactions. Confident people refuse to do things they don’t want to do, but shy and anxious people often give in. It may be because they want to be liked. It may be because they worry that their friends will make fun of them, or perhaps they’re just curious about trying something new. _________16_________

It’s hard being the only one who says no and the question is: how do you do it? _____17_____ If you think that missing maths, or smoking, or going somewhere you know your parents wouldn’t like is a bad idea then the answer is simple: don’t do it. It’s your decision, nobody else’s. You don’t need to be aggressive. You don’t need to shout and scream, but you must be confident and you must be firm. You need to say, “No thanks. I don’t want to do that.”

Being on your own against everybody else is very hard, so it can really help to have at least one other peer, or friend, who will say no too. _____18_____ You want friends who will support you when you’re in trouble. You don’t want people who will always agree with the majority. Remember, the most popular people aren’t always the most trustworthy.

______19______ — You can learn a lot from people your own age. They can teach you great football skills or the best way to do your maths homework. They can recommend music and advise you on fashion. And don’t forget you can tell them things too, and that always feels great. So, find friends who have similar interests. And remember, friendship isn’t about feeling depressed and guilty. ________20________

A. Choose your friends carefully.

B. Firstly, you must decide what you believe in.

C. It’s about sharing experiences and having fun.

D. Of course, peer pressure isn’t completely bad.

E. It may be because they were all born to be stubborn.

F. Depression and guilt will surely give you peer pressure.

G. Whatever the reason, some people end up doing things they really don’t want to.

★Play—Chimtewale Baba

Event Description: Catch Bengali adaptation of Lalit Mohan Thapliyal's award winning play Chimtewale Baba, produced by Shapno Ekhon.The play discloses the weakness of human minds and explores the mystery of the inner ability in finding solutions to one's own problems.

When: Saturday 27 November 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Where: Muktadhara Auditorium Banga Sanskriti Bhavan 18-19,Bhai Veer Sangh Marg

Entry: adult $50; child $30

Contact: Shomik Ray 9873224365

★Film—The Godfather

Event Description: Screening of the film The Godfather,directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando,Al Pacino and James Caan.The film is about an aging patriarch（元老）of an organized crime dynasty who transfers his control to his son.

When: Sunday 28 November 8:00 p m-10:00 p.m.

When: Select City Walk Mall A-3,District Centre Saket

Entry: adult $45 ; child $20

Contact: Rose White 8876223367

★Painting Exhibition

Event Description: Sanaugavut,an exhibition of Inuit masterworks from the National Gallery of Canada,Ottawa.

When: Friday 26 November 11:00 a.m.

Where: National Museum,Raj Path Crossing Janpath Lane

Entry: Free

Contact: Mark Smith 8899266369

★Music Performance

Event Description: Samaparner Caan Songs & Narrations on Thakur Ramakrishna & Swami Vivekananda by Sudeb Chattopadhyay & Anupurba Roy.

When: Sunday 28 November 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Where: India Habitat Centre,Max Mueller Marg Lodhi Colony

Entry: adult $76; child $40

Contact: 7756266111 or 7756266112

★Japanese,Food Festival

Event Description: Enjoy authentic Japanese cusine featuring dishes like Hosomaki,Sake Maki,Grill Sake Maki, Maguro Maki,Nigitoro Maki,Edi Maki,Kani Maki,California Maki,Tomago Maki,Teriyaki and more.

When: 25 November-30 November 12:00 p.m.-11:59 p.m.

Where: Tao Restaurant E-8 Connaught Place

Entry: Free

32.If you want 10 enjoy yourself with the least money on Sunday,you will go to     .

A.Music Performance           B.Painting Exhibition      C.Film—The Godfather        D.Japanese Food Festival

33.Where will you go on the last Tuesday of November?

A.Tao Restaurant.               B.India Habitat Centre.   C.National Museum.          D.Select City Walk Mall.

34.If your son prefers music to anything else,you will call     .

A.8899266369                         B.9873224365            C.8876223367                  D.7756266112

35.We can learn from the text that    .

A.Kani Maki is a kind of dish made in California          B.Chimtewale Baba is a play full of education

C.Marlon Brando is a famous director                        D.Sudeb Chattopadhyay is a hose of a film company

 He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he      a goal.

A. had scored     B. scored     C. would score   D. would have scored

 If you put a stone in the way of an ant, it will go around, over, under or on top, without stopping, until it finds a way to get ______ it needs to be.

   A. what      B. how       C. which     D. where

At the end of every year, Time picks the best 25 inventions that are “making the world better and smarter”. Here we have picked three of this year’s inventions that could be a part of your life in the near future.

The levitating(悬浮的) lightbulb

This special lightbulb was invented by US artist and scientist Simon Morris. He got the idea of making a lightbulb float from hoverboards(悬浮滑板)，which he used to dream of having as a kid.

But the floating is not the most amazing part. The rejection force between the opposite ends of the magnets(磁铁)，which were put in the bottom of the bulb and in the wooden base, does the job. What’s new here is a technology called induction (电磁感应). It allows the lightbulb to get power from the base even they are not in contact.

Shoes that tie themselves

They’re not what you think-shoelaces that tie themselves in the way we tie them. Instead, the new shoes have small motors that control their laces. When you step in them, your feet will hit a sensor（传感器）in the shoes and the motor will automatically tighten the laces.

But the shoes weren’t just designed for lazy people’s needs. They could actually give athletes an advantage during competition. They are also useful for people who cannot move their arms or fingers easily.

The no-touch thermometer

Taking your body temperature usually means putting a thermometer (体温计) in your armpits (腋窝) and staying still for minutes. It may be easy for you, but it’s an impossible task for little kids.

Now, with the new thermometer, users can simply put it 2.5 centimeters from a patient’s forechead and press the button, and it can get the reading in two seconds.

21. The levitating lightbulb is special in that ____.

A. floating is the most amazing part of the levitating lightbulb.

B. the inventor of the levitating lightbulb is more than a scientist.

C. it makes use of the rejection force between opposite ends of magnets.

D. induction allows the lightbulb to get power even when unconnected with the base.

22. How is the no-touch thermometer different from other ones?

A. It makes it easier to take kid’s temperature.

B. You need wait two minutes for the reading.

C. You don’t need to press the button.

D. It should be put in one’s armpit.

23. In which part of a newspaper can you possibly read this text?

A. Education.   B. Sports.   C.Science.   D. Entertainment.

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的作文。注意：1。只允许修改10处，从第11处起不计分。

   Last Saturday ,mom and I went to buy a jacket for my grandpa. When we got to a big store, we saw jackets of vary colors and styles. There were so many of them that it spent us quite a while to decide which one to buy. Finally, with the help of the shop assistant, he selected a black thick jacket for grandpa. Immediately, we returned back home to show it to my grandpa. Seeing it, he was very happy and couldn’t wait to put it on. But we were annoying to find something was wrong with the zipper. Hurriedly, I took it back to the store and explained the shop assistant the problem. For my satisfaction, she is very kind and helped me choose another one patiently. Stand in front of the mirror, my grandpa looked at himself in the new coat, smiling contently. What delighted I was!

“Any apple today ?”, Effie asked cheerfully at my window ,. I followed her to her truck and bought a kilo . On credit , of course . Cash was the one thing in the world I lacked just them .

All pretense （借口）of payment was drooped when our funds , food and fuel decreased to alarming lows. Effie came often , always bringing some gift: a jar of  peaches or some firewood . There were other generosities.___________

Effie was not a rich woman . Her income , derived from investment she had made while running an interior decorating shop , had never exceeded $200 a month , which she supplemented by selling her apples .But she always managed to help someone poorer .

Years passed before I was able to return the money Effie had given me from time to time . She was ill now and had aged rapidly in the last year .” Here , darling , “ I said , “ is what I owe you ,” _____________” Give it back as I gave it to you -----a little at a time.” “ I think she believed there was magic in the slow discharge of a love debt.

The simple fact is that I never repaid the whole amount to Effie , for she died a few weeks later . By now , the few dollars Effie gave me have been multiplied many times . But a curious thing began to happen .

___________At that time , it seemed that my debt would forever go unsettled . So the account can never be marked closed , for Effie’s love will go on in hearts that have never known her .

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to dissuade(劝阻) me from becoming a brewer(酿酒师). He’d spent his life in local breweries,   36   making a living, as had his father and grandfather before him.

So I did as he asked. I went to business school and got a highly paid job at a business-consulting firm.   37  , after working there five years, I was haunted by   38  . Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?

I remembered that some time before, my dad had been cleaning out the attic and   39   some old beer   40  . “Today’s beer is   41   water that can hold a head,” he’d told me.

I agreed. Americans pay good money for   42   beer, I thought. Why not make good beer for Americans using my family way?

I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. When I told Dad, I was hoping he’d put his arm around me and get   43   about continuing tradition. Instead he said, “Jim, that is the   44  thing I’ve ever heard!”

  45   Dad objected, in the end he became my new company’s first   46  , coughing up(支付) $40,000 when I opened the Boston Beer Company in 1984. Going from my fancy office to being a brewer was like mountain climbing: exciting, liberating and   47  . All my safety nets were gone.

Once the beer was made, I faced my biggest   48   yet: no one had ever heard of it. I needed a name that was   49   and elegant, so I called my beer Samuel Adams,   50   the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to found the Boston Tea Party.

The only way to get the word out, I realized, was to sell direct. I filled my briefcase with beer and   51   every bar in Boston. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. The rest is history. It wasn’t supposed to   52   this way ---what ever does? ---but in the end I was   53   to be a brewer.

My advice to all young entrepreneurs is simple: life is very long, so don’t   54   to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you   55  .

36. A. easily                  B. barely                C. sufficiently               D. adequately

37. A. Still                    B. Otherwise          C. Though                    D. Anyhow

38. A. fear                    B. desire                C. regret                       D. doubt

39. A. brought about      B. picked out         C. put down                 D. came across

40. A. receipts               B. cans                  C. recipes                            D. labels

41. A. basically              B. particularly        C. roughly                    D. exactly

42. A. inferior               B. superb               C. fake                         D. sour

43. A. miserable            B. amused             C. misty                       D. concerned

44. A. smartest                     B. dumbest            C. toughest                   D. rudest

45. A. As soon as          B. As much as        C. As far as                  D. As long as

46. A. employer             B. customer           C. salesman                  D. investor

47. A. inspiring              B. relaxing             C. frightening                D. pushing

48. A. opportunity         B. decision             C. obstacle                   D. defeat

49. A. respectable          B. recognizable       C. honorable                 D. understandable

50. A. after                   B. by                     C. as                            D. for

51. A. hit                      B. got                    C. called                       D. promoted

52. A. make out             B. reach out           C. work out                  D. set out

53. A. appointed            B. considered         C. destined                   D. intended

54. A. hesitate               B. need                  C. wait                         D. rush

55. A. delay                  B. plan                  C. dream                      D. prepare

 The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the jobs ______ they are being trained.

A. in that                        B. for that                     C. in which                   D. for which

By the logic（逻辑）of geography, the continent of Australia should have been populated with Asians. Instead, by an accident of history, Australia has been mainly populated with Westerners.

Sadly, no major Australian newspaper or expert commented. This made me aware that Australians are reluctant to face Australia's painful new geopolitical realities.

Against this background, the release of the Asian Century White Paper is timely. It should provide a sharp wake-up call to the Australian population that Australia's destiny（命运）is now firmly tied to Asia. Julia Gillard is right in saying, "The transformation of the Asian region into the economic powerhouse of the world is not only unstoppable, it is gathering pace."

One truly impressive part of the paper is the data it provides on Asia's rise. It notes, for example, that "in the past 20 years, China and India have almost tripled（增三倍）their share of the global economy and increased their economic size almost six times over. By 2025, the region as a whole will account for almost half the world's output."

In this Asian century, as Western power gets weak steadily, Australia will be left "beached" alone as the only Western country (together with New Zealand) in Asia. Twenty-two million Australians will have to learn to deal with 3.5 billion Asians with great care and sensitivity.

Ignorance（无知）about Asia could prove to be fatal（致命的）for Australia's long-term future. This is why the report is right in focusing on Australian misunderstanding of Asia.

Sadly, this kind of terrible ignorance may be a result of Australian education. The report says, “Only a small proportion of Year 12 students study anything about Asia in the subjects of history, literature, geography, economics, politics and the arts under existing state-based curriculums." Worse, only 5 per cent of each Australian groups study any kind of Asian language.

Learning Asian languages would open windows to Asian cultural and political sensitivities. The time for Australians to think deeply about their Asian destiny has arrived. The sooner Australia adjusts to its new Asian destiny, the less painful the adjustment will prove to be.

 China is reported ________ 20 spacecraft in 2013, including the country’s third lunar probe(月球探测器) Chang’e-3 and manned spacecraft Shenzhou-X.  

  A.       to launch                    B. to be launching          C. to have lauched  D. launching

It takes about 30 minutes to go there by car, _______ on the traffic.

       A． depended      B． to depend       C． depending       D． to be depended

 How shocked he ________ the news that the terrorists attacked Paris, leaving 129 dead and hundreds injured.

A. was heard  B. heard  C. was to hear  D. would hear

With online courses, anyone can gain knowledge in any field of interest for free. All you need is a computer, laptop or Smartphone, internet connection and a self-made schedule. You can even get a certificate on completing the course.

Udemy

Its goal is to promote the world of education by enabling anyone to learn online. It seeks to dramatically change education by inviting millions of experts worldwide to teach and share what they know. Whether you want to learn excel, business, academics, the arts, health, music or technology, there is a comprehensive course for you. See more at https://udemy.com

iTunes U

If you’re a student who uses Apple devices, you will be happy to know that you have access to iTunes U, which gives you access to different educational courses from all leading universities for free! Did you dream of studying at MIT, Oxford, Yale, or Cambridge? This is your chance to learn various subjects from the best colleges and universities in the world. Learn more at https://iTunesU.com

Skillfeed

If you are looking to learning a new skill, or improving on your skills in Photoshop, or HTML, it offers unlimited access to high-quality video courses from a worldwide community of instructors. You have a month’s free trial, after which you will pay a monthly fee to gain unlimited access to all courses. See more at https://skillfeed.com

Academic Earth

It has linked to over 750 online courses and 8,500 individual online lectures, giving students of all ages access to college courses they may otherwise never experience. Whether learning existing coursework, or learning for the sake of learning, anyone has the freedom to learn at their own pace from world-famous experts, without being charged more. Learn more at http://academicearth.com

UC Berkeley

It offers courses in bioengineering, Japanese, legal studies and public health. Since they are recordings of actual lectures, they lack lecture notes and extra materials. However, each course has audio recordings of lectures via iTunes or video recordings of lectures via YouTube. Learn more at https://ucberkeley.com

21. Learners who choose Skillfeed need to ________.

  A. equip themselves with the ability to use the computer

  B. pay some fee if they want to continue after a month

  C. have some knowledge of the design of website

  D. learn to upload their own high-quality video

22. We can learn from the passage that Academic Earth ________.

  A. charges learners nothing for any course

  B. has many lectures given by 8,500 lecturers

  C. provides college courses mainly to young men

  D. offers college courses at the learners’ convenience

23. If you want to improve your skill of Japanese language, you can visit ________.

  A. https://skillfeed.com                    B. https://ucberkeley.com

  C. https://udemy.com                      D. https://iTunesU.com

   As I turned off one of the main roads the other day, I noticed something unusual in the parking lot the grocery store.

There’s a wide grassy land in front of their parking lot, where 41_often put up signs announcing their yard sales or events, but the 42_in front of me was worthy of a double-take. A man in a suit was 43_a sign into the ground and a homeless man was 44_the sign while he hammered.

I was 45_by how the two men looked so  46  .one with a soldier suit, snowy white shirt, but the other with  47 clothing and uncombed hair waving  48  in the wind. And then the  49  humanity of the moment hit me. So many times we 50_ homeless people and all we see is just homeless people. But on this day, I saw the kindness of a man who walked over to help someone. The moment really  51  me, and it was a fresh reminder to look  52  the outward appearance and see the person instead.

A friend and I had the  53  a few years ago to write a study guide to a book. It’s an amazing book. That was evident from the first page when I read the dedication (题词）and it 54_,“To Titus, who taught me to cheer for humanity.”

Wow,  55_more of us did that? Can you imagine the  56  it would make in our world? In one of the chapters, Sammy tells about sitting in large crowds at places, like shops and airports, and  57  for humanity. It does  58  things. Just imagine a disobedient(不服从的）teen with the crazy clothes becomes a young man who，s crying out for someone to  59  and a homeless person becomes a real person, someone who needs  60  and a helping hand.

41. A. soldiers              B. folks                C. drivers             D. kids

42. A. sight                  B. sign                  C. scenery            D. sale

43. A. burying              B. twisting            C. knocking          D. spinning

44. A. holding              B. measuring         C. painting            D. protecting

45. A. seized                B. moved              C. choked             D. struck

46. A. alike                  B. opposite            C. careful             D. hardworking

47. A. traditional           B. ordinary            C. broken             D. ragged

48. A. beautifully          B. desperately        C. wildly               D. frequently

49. A. holy                   B. merciful            C. wise                 D. meaningless

50. A. give away          B. ask for             C. depend on         D. look at

51. A. upset                 B. bothered           C. touched            D. interested

52. A. beyond              B. around                   C. via                   D. against

53 A. trouble                B. deadline            C. ability               D. opportunity

54. A. wrote                B. said                  C. spoke               D. addressed

55. A. what if               B. but if                C. as if                 D. only if

56. A. appointment       B. discrimination    C. difference         D. reform

57. A. paying                      B. scolding            C. looking             D. cheering

58. A. record                      B. enlarge             C. change             D. convey

59. A. fight                  B. care                 C. cheat                D. interview

60. A. growth              B. concern            C. reputation         D. authority

 It was only before he finished the assignment that         the answers to the last two questions.

  A. did he think out                        B. he thought out

  C. he did think out                        D. thought out he

Dear Santa Claus,

My name is Amy. I am 17 years old. I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me because of the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy. I just want one day when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.

                                                                   Love,  Amy

At radio station WJLT in Fort Wayne, Indiana, letters poured in for the Christmas Wish Content. When Amy’s letter arrived at the radio station, Manager Lee Tobin read it carefully. He thought it wound be good for the people in Fort Wayne to hear about this special girl and her unusual wish. Mr. Tobin called up the local newspaper.

The next day, a picture of Amy and her letter to Santa made the front page of the “News Sentinel”. The story spread quickly. All across the country, newspapers and radio and television stations reported the story of the girl in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who asked for such a simple, yet remarkable Christmas gift—just one day without teasing.

Suddenly the postman was a regular at the Hagadorn house. Envelopes of all sizes addressed to Amy arrived daily from children and adults all across the nation. They came filled with holiday greetings and words of encouragement. Some of the writers had disabilities; some had been teased as children. Each writer had a special message for Amy. Through the cards and letters from strangers, Amy saw a world full of people who truly cared about each other.

Many people thanked Amy for being brave enough to speak up. Others encouraged her to ignore teasing and to hold her head high.

Amy did get her wish of a special day without teasing at South Wayne High School. Teachers and students talked together about how bad teasing can make others feel.

That year, the Fort Wayne mayor officially declared December 21^st as Amy Jo Hagadorn Day throughout the city. The mayor explained that by daring to make such a simple wish, Amy taught a universal lesson. “Everyone,” he said, “wants to and should be treated with respect, dignity and warmth.”

25. Amy’s letter showed that______.

A. she wanted to win Christmas Wish Contest    B. she is more independent than before

C. she is often ignored in and out of class        D. her schoolmates can’t understand her disability

26. The postman was a regular at the Hagadorn house because ____.

A. he went to encourage Amy frequently      B. he was quite curious about Amy

C. he had to send letters to Amy daily        D. he was moved by Amy’s story

27. We may infer from Amy’s story that_____.

A. the disabled hate those who laugh at them       B. the news media played a key role in helping Amy

C. Amy will still be made fun of by her classmates  D. there are few disabled people in Amy’s country

28. The mayor officially declared Amy Jo Hagadorn Day _______.

A. to tell how bad teasing can make others feel   

B. to encourage people to hold their heads high

C. to explain how brave Amy was by making her wish

D. to call on the public to treat everyone properly