To Whom It May Concern:

Your address was forwarded to us by How to Magazine. All of us here think The International Institute of Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world. You know how to avoid unnecessary activities!

As a matter of fact, we closely followed the advice in your article. First, we replaced all our telephones with carrier pigeons. Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect on everyone. Besides, birds are cheaper than telephone service. After all, we are a business. We have to think of the bottom line. As a side benefit, the birds also add the nutrients to the grass outside the new employees’ sauna(桑拿房).

Next, we sold the computers off to Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty, a firm of lawyers nearby. Our electricity bill went way down. Big savings! The boss is impressed. We have completely hugged paper technology. Now that we all use pencils, doodling (涂鸦) is on the increase, and the quality of pencil Woman Ship is impressive, as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter. By the way, if you can, please send this letter back to us. We can erase and reuse it. Just tie it to Maggie’s leg and she’ll know where to take it.

Now it’s very calm and quiet here. You can notice the difference. No more loud chatter on the telephones! All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper, the sound of pigeons, and the delivery of inter-office letters by paper airplane.

Wonderful! I’ve always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl. Now it’s perfect.

Sincerely yours,

Eleanor Lightly

Spokeswoman and Company Hair Stylist

ABC Activity Insurance: insure against overdoing it

32．Where is Eleanor’s letter sent to?

A. How To Magazine.

B. ABC Activity Insurance Company.

C. Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty Law Firm.

D. The International Institute of Not Doing Much.

33．Which of the following best describes the life the author is leading?

A. A religious, peasant-like life.

B. A simple, slow-paced life.

C. A life away from paper and pencils.

D. A life of hard work and security.

34．Which of the following is practiced in the author’s company?

A. Replacing the hand work system with modern technology.

B. Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity.

C. Buying birds and pets as company for the staff.

D. Recycling paper resources whenever possible.

35．What is the purpose of writing this letter?

A. to show his dissatisfaction with the new environment.

B. to complain about the bad working condition.

C. to persuade people to live a simple life.

D. to express his thanks for the good advice.

Kenneth Williams 61.            (consider) one of the greatest British comedy actors of the twentieth century. His voice, as his 2in outstanding gift, virtually defined him as a 62.         (perform). Williams would often spend weeks deciding how a character should sound and this

“voice”determined his approach to each role. 63.           even after he had chosen his “voice”,he didn't always stick to it. In the middle of 64.        single performance, he would sometimes change the tone or speed of his speech, for 65.             (great) comic effect. While still a beginner, he felt he should be given the freedom to do as he wished on stage and often 66.          (ignore) his directors, instructions. This greatly annoyed some directors, who refused 67.        (work) with him. Sometimes, he would completely ignore the script and make up his own lines during performance. Although he was proud of his ability to go "off script", he became extremely angry if other actors tried to do the same, 68.           (argue) that they were simply

not good at it. Williams loved to make his audience laugh. When performing a scene 69.      

there were few laughs, he would often make up 70.         own jokes, which always entertained the audience, but sometimes also ruined the scene.

Want to help fight global warming? Take off your tie, says the Italian health ministry. It has urged employers to let their staff dress casually at work in the summer so that the air conditioning can be turned down.　　

“Taking your tie off immediately lowers the body temperature by 2 or 3 degrees centigrade,” the ministry said in a statement.“Allowing a more sensible use of air conditioning brings about electricity savings and protects the environment.”　　

It called on all public and private offices to let employees wear no tie during heat waves like the one that has brought Africa-like temperatures to many parts of Italy this week.　　

The move echoes（回应）a similar action from Italy’s biggest oil group, ENI, which told its staff earlier this month they need not wear a tie at work. The tie makers, however, were left hot under the collar.

“Italy confirms that it is a strange country,” Flavio Cima said angrily in a letter to financial daily IL SOLE 24 ORE under the headline: “I, tie maker, am responsible for global warming”

“We can now happily continue with our lifestyle, using cars, consuming fuel, heating and cooling our homes at leisure. On one condition: we should not wear a tie while we do so,” he wrote.

“I should have listened to my friends and become an oil producer instead.”　　

Italy is one of the European Union’s worst performers on the pollution front and is among the EU countries expected to exceed（超出）their greenhouse gas emission（排放）targets

28.What’s the purpose of the move of taking off ties?

　   A. To dress casually.　          B. To fight global warming.

　   C. To keep the body temperature.　D. To improve working conditions.

29. Who first encouraged employees to take off ties?

　  A. ENI.                                   B. Flavio Cima.

　  C. A financial daily.               D. The Italian health ministry.

30. What does the underlined part “hot under the collar” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A. Angry.    B. Speechless.       C. Delighted.   D. Puzzled.

31. Which of the following is TRUE about Flavio Cima?

　  A. He stands by the oil group.　   B. He agrees with the ministry.

　  C. He admits his responsibility.　  D. He argues against taking off ties.

Those accustomed to looking through thousands of books in big bookstores may find  Japan’s Morioka Shoten a little strange．That’s because this tiny bookstore that is located in  luxury shopping district of Ginza，in Tokyo offers just one title to its customers.

Opened in May 2015，Morioka Shoten(Japanese for bookstore)is the brainchild of Yoshiyuki Morioka．The experienced bookseller began his career as a bookstore clerk in Tokyo’s Kanda district before branching out to open his own store．It was here while organizing book readings that he realized that customers usually came into the store with one title in mind．Morioka began to wonder if a store could exist by selling many copies of just one single book．In November 2014，he partnered with his two friends，to establish a unique bookstore with the idea‘A Single Room，A Single Book．’

Like its offering，the bookstore is simple．The selections that are picked by Morioka change weekly and vary widely to attract customers with different interests．Recent choices include The True Deceiver，all award-winning Swedish novel by Tove Jansson，Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales．and a collection of artist Karl Blossfeldt’s photography of plants．Morioka has also displayed books written by famous Japanese authors Mimei Ogawa and Akito Akagi.

To highlight his single offering，Morioka often uses clever methods．For example，when  selling a book about flowers，he decorated his shop with the ones that had been mentioned in the book．He also encourages featured authors to hold multiple talks and discussions so they can connect with customers．Morioka says his ultimate goal is for the customers to experience being inside a book，not just a bookstore!

Risky as the idea might seem，things appear to be going well．Morioka says he has sold over 2,100 books since he opened it．Things can only get better given that his bookstore is becoming increasingly popular not just among the locals but also visitors from other countries·

28．What is unusual about Morioka Shoten?   

A．It sells only one kind of book each week．

B．It is huge with various books to choose．

C．It is located in the busy shopping district．

D．It is opened by an experienced bookseller．

29．What helped Yoshiyuki Morioka come up with the idea?   

A．The practice he used to select books．

B．The way he partnered with his friends．

C．The suggestion from customers and readers．

D．The experience of organizing book readings．   

30．How does Morioka highlight the weekly offered book?   

A．By offering flowers to customers．

B．By encouraging readers to read widely．

C．By explaining the managing of bookstores．

D．By organizing meetings between writers and readers．

31．What does the author think of Morioka’s bookstore?

A．Boring．      B．Unrealistic          C．Optimistic．          D．Funny．

Empathy

Last year, researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy, the ability to understand other people, among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 years.

  36   Today ,people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs.

Jennifer Freed, a co director of a teen program, has another explanation. Turn on the TV, and you're showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting, and generally treating one another with no respect.   37 

There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially related by nature

   38   Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect. Besides, empathy can be a cure for loneliness, sadness, anxiety , and fear.

Empathy is also an indication of a good leader .In fact, Freed says, many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers.  39  "Academics are important .But if you don't have emotional intelligence, you won't be as successful in work or in your love life." she says.

What's the best way to up your EQ? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to others.   40 

To really develop empathy, you'd better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital, join a club or a team that has a diverse membership，have a "sharing circle" with your family, or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter.

A. Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human—and having empathy is decisive to those relationships.

B. "One doesn’t develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking," Freed says.

C. That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time, the researchers said.

D. Everyone is different, and levels of empathy differ from person to person.

E. Humans learn by example-and most of the examples on it arc anything but empathetic.

F. Empathy is a matter of learning how to understand someone else-both what they think and how they feel.

G. Good social skills-including empathy-are a kind of "emotional intelligence" that will help you succeed in many areas of life.

Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get involved”seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his  41  out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time  42  you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody  43  .

Several days later I was still  44  about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot  45  the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Was that  46  these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey  47  the US without any money, just  48  on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support? The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.

The week I  49  thirty-seven, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy.  50 I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept 51  of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly  52  I went. I was  53  by people’s readiness to help a stranger.

In Oregon, a house painter named Mike  54  the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a  55  dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I refused, but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or  56  with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the  57  to give often gave the most.

I’m  58  to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was  59  . I was proud to live in a country where people are still willing to help. In spite of everything,you can still depend on the   60  of strangers.

41.A.finger         B.thumb             C.foot          D.hand

42.A.that       B.where             C.when          D.which

43.A.in need        B.in danger         C.in trouble        D.in favor

44.A.worrying   B.considering   C.thinking      D.bringing

45.A.on             B.off           C.away          D.from

46.A.possible   B.interesting       C.necessary         D.important

47.A.through       B.across            C.in            D.over

48.A.relying        B.basing        C.relating      D.insisting

49.A.seemed         B.got           C.turned            D.became

50.A.So             B.But           C.And           D.However

51.A.jobs       B.supplies      C.offers            D.helps

52.A.everywhere     B.nowhere       C.anywhere      D.somewhere

53.A.frightened     B.annoyed       C.amazed        D.disappointed

54.A.saw        B.noted             C.felt          D.sensed

55.A.rich       B.simple        C.delicious         D.interesting

56.A.supplied   B.offered       C.provided      D.shared

57.A.fewest         B.most          C.best          D.least

58.A.grateful      B.careful       C.hopeful       D.helpful

59.A.created        B.reminded      C.returned      D.renewed

60.A.happiness B.kindness      C.fairness      D.brightness

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［1］If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school，then you are prob-ably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake，tossing and turning in bed until the early hours of the morning when you eventually fall asleep. When you wake up，you don't feel refreshed，but tired and worn out and unable to face a new day.

［2］ Dr. Henry Winkle，in a recent newspaper article entitled Stress and Sleep，indicates that       .Dr. Winkle says，“The more we worry，the less we sleep，the more we are unable to deal with stress. If  we can find a way to get a good night's sleep，”he adds，“we can often find the energy to deal with what's worrying us.”

［3］So，what is a good night's sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy varies a lot. Seven hours is about the average amount，though strangely enough，sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.

［4］Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise earlier in the day should help you to feel physically as well as mentally tired. A bedtime drink can also help，but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you awake.

［5］ “When you put the light out，” Dr. Winkle says，“concentrate on relaxing your muscles，working slowly up from your feet，and you 'll be asleep before you know it.”

76. What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 5 words)

77. Complete the following statement with words from Paragraph 2. ( no more than 3 words)

People shouldn't go to sleep immediately but should           after working late in the night.

78. Point out the disadvantage of drinking coffee and tea before going to bed. (no more than 6 words)

79. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 10 words)

80.What does the word “it” (Line2，Paragraph5) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)

New Year’s Day is worth celebrating and you probably celebrate New Year’s Day together with your family and friends, enjoying drinks and watching the ball drop. If you’re lucky, perhaps you share a kiss with that special one when the clock hits 00:00am. But how New Year’s Day would look in another country? Listed below are four of the top ten “Unique New Year Traditions from Around the World.”

1. Breaking Dishes on Neighbor’s Door—Denmark

  A strange Danish New Year tradition, depending on how you look at it, is throwing dishes at neighbor’s door. The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large crowd of loyal friends.

2. Talking to Spirits—Mexico

  Mexicans strongly believe that they can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones. New Year’s Eve is considered the best time to communicate with dead spirits to convey a message or ask for guidance. Taos Inn, in New Mexico for example, offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and deep thought for $15. Not a bad price for some helpful guidance!

3. Wearing Polka Dots—Philippines

  Imagine people wearing polka dots and dining room tables full of round shaped food and fruits on one single day of the year in Phillippines. And they believe that this will bring them prosperity by associating the round dots to coins and wealth.

4. Burning Scarecrow Dummy—Ecuador

  Ecuador has a custom of crafting scarecrows and burning them. As midnight approaches, gathering outside, each family burns their own scarecrow filled with newspapers and pieces of wood. The tradition says that this destroys all the bad things that took place in the past 12 months. The scarecrow also scares away bad luck, which in turn, fills their new year with luck and happiness.

  The world is large but different. People of all nations may celebrate New Year’s Day much differently, but a lot of general themes are to be seen. We all want to start a new, fresh year with renewed enthusiasm and hope no matter what happened during the past year. We all want to be happier, find love, renew friendships, increase our wealth and also hope for a little extra luck in the coming new year.

21. People generally celebrate New Year’s Day in the following ways except _____.

    A. sharing the time with their family

    B. getting together with their friends

   C. participating in the ball drop

    D. spending the time with their lovers

22. Which of the following can’t describe the 4 unique New Year traditions properly?

   A. The more broken plates, glasses, cups you have at your door, the more good 

    friends you have according to Danish New Year tradition.

   B. By paying $15 in Taos Inn, Mexicans can communicate with the souls of their

    dead loved ones. 

   C. Wearing polka dots can help people in Philippines to gain wealth.

   D. People from Ecuador make and burn scarecrows to win good luck and happiness.

23. What can you infer from the last paragraph?

    A. No matter how we celebrate New Year, increasing our wealth is very important.

    B. The traditions will be changed with the time going by.

    C. We seldom experience different traditions to celebrate New Year.

    D. Celebrating New Year’s Day means looking forward to a happier and better coming year.

    A white shark shipped from New York and placed into an outdoor pool for a Kmart commercial in Los Angeles died after showing signs of distress, an official from the animal welfare group that monitored the production said on Thursday.

The American Humane Association (AHA), which certifies film and TV productions with animals, says everything possible was done to ensure the 1.5 meter shark's safety.

The shark's death follows lots of criticism of the use of animals in Hollywood productions. The animal rights group, people for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which said it received details on the shark's death from two whistleblowers(揭发者), criticized the AHA in a letter over the shark's death."Sharks are sensitive animals who, in captivity(囚禁), require a highly specialized and controlled environment," the PETA letter read. "Given the delicate nature of this species, why would the AHA approve the transport and use of this animal?"

The shark was placed into a 227- liter outdoor tank in the Van Nuys suburb of Los Angeles, said Karen Rosa, a senior adviser of the AHA. She added that was a good amount of water for it. "We honestly don't know why the animal died. It was not being mistreated. It was not being harmed," Rosa said.

Early in the day, the shark seemed to be in good condition, but at one point they noticed it showed signs of distress. "As far as I know, it was immediately insisted upon that the animal receive specialized aquatic veterinarian(兽医) care," she said.

Oxygen was pumped into the tank and the shark was given a shot to try to stabilize it before it was transferred to an aquatic compound for care, where it died the same day, Rosa said.

The shoot was for a Kmart commercial, but a representative for the retailer could not disclose any details."We take this matter seriously and safety is always our first concern," the spokesman for Kmart said in a statement.

21. The shark was shipped to Los Angeles for________.

A. a study by the AHA              

B. a business activity

C. a film about animals             

D. a project by an animal welfare group

22. From the passage, we can learn that PETA ________.

   A. monitor films and TV productions that have animals

B. sent a representative to the scene of the shoot

C. believed the shark received specialized care

D. didn’t think the shark was transferred very well

23. What does Karen Rosa think of AHA?

   A. It had done all that it needed to do.            B. It was against the rights of the animals.

C. It had found out the reason why the shark died.  D. It should be responsible for the shoot.

24. What is the best title for the passage?

 A. Sharks Should be Forbidden for Commercial  

B. PETA Tries to Stop Shooting With Animals

C. Sharks Are Sensitive Animals in Captivity

D. Shark Brought to Los Angeles for Commercial Dies

About half of consumers feel high-tech producers bring new products to market faster than people actually need _____．

       A．themselves       B．it          C．them             D．that

假如你是红星中学学生会主席李明，根据学校安排，你给即将到你校任教的外籍教师Jack推荐一名学生助手（assistant）,请根据所给提示给Jack 写封推荐信。

1． 欢迎Jack的到来;

2． 推荐刘佳做学生助手;

3． 刘佳的基本情况（18岁，高三学生，学校十佳学生）;

4． 刘佳的性格和特长。

注意：

1.词数100左右;

2. 可以适当发挥，使得上下文连贯;

3.开头和结尾已写好，不计入总数。

Dear Jack，

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

   Looking forward to your coming.

                                                          Yours,

                                                          Li Ming

It is a difficult problem for high school students       they can properly use the Internet．

       A． what           B． where            C． when            D． whether

The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet，chat and go where we’ve never been before．But just as in face-to-face communication，there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line．  36  Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes．

For anything you’re about to send：ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” If the answer is no，rewrite and reread． 37

    If someone in the chat room is rude to you，your instinct(本能)is to fire back in the same manner．But try not to do so．  38  If it was caused by a disagreement with another member，try to fix the situation by politely discussing it．Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room．

39  Offer advice when asked by newcomers，as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate．When someone makes a mistake，whether it’s a stupid question or all unnecessarily long answer，be kind about it．If it’s a small mistake，you may not need to say anything．Even if you feel strongly about it，think twice before saying anything．Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else． 40  At the same time，if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended．

It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age，sex and marital status．Unless you know the person very well，and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information，don’t ask such questions．

A．The basic rule is simple：treat others in the same way you would want to be treated．

B．Everyone was new to the network once．

C．Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face．

D．It’s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.

E．When you send short messages to a person online，you must say something beautiful to hear.

F．You should either ignore the person，or use your chat software to block their messages.

G．If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake，point it out politely．

Are morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight, and I would always get up late the next morning.

But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity was always higher. So I set out to become an early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep research showed that my strategy(策略)was wrong. The most common wrong strategy is this: supposing you’re going to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.

There are two main schools of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same time every day. The second school says you should go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up. However, I have found both are wrong if you care about productivity. If you sleep at fixed hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wasting time lying in bed awake.

My solution is to combine both methods. I go to bed when I’m sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at different times every night.

However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.

8.Why did the author want to become an early riser?

       A. Because he/she found that the productivity was higher.

  B. Because he/she wanted to do morning exercise.

  C. Because he/she wanted to test which school is better.

  D. Because he/she wanted to have more sleep time.

9. The author experienced all the following EXCEPT _________.

  A. going to bed after midnight                 

  B. asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits

  C. getting up early occasionally                

  D. pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping

10. According to the passage, the underlined “an early riser” phrase refers to _________.

  A. A person who stays up late until the next morning

  B. A person who feels sleepy in the morning   

  C. A person whose productivity is the highest in the morning

  D. A person who gets up early in the morning

11.The passage is mainly about _________.

  A. main schools of thought on sleep patterns     

  B. how to have a good sleep

  C. wrong strategies for getting up early        

  D. how to become an early riser

   Should Good Sportsmanship Be Taught in School?

Almost everyone feels that it is important for young people to win fairly and show respect toward others．Should good sportsmanship, then, be taught in school? Critics do not think so．     71     Presented here are the most important benefits of teaching sportsmanship．

Teaching good sportsmanship and having a positive attitude in activities like sports, class elections, and science fair competitions are critical to success in school．     72      Acting calmly under pressure helps young adults succeed not only in sports but also in life．

     73     A person cannot play by the rules if he or she does not understand what the rules are．Knowing the rules also applies to other activities．If students enter a science fair competition, for example, they must follow the guidelines． Those who know the rules are much more likely to succeed．When students learn sportsmanship, they discover, how knowing the rules relates to achievement．

Good players become skilled at handling responsibility．When people accept responsibility, they achieve their best．Positive thinkers, moreover, influence others, especially those who are struggling with a problem．A gifted basketball player, for example, might teach skills to a less-talented player．Helping others raises the performance of the entire team．The team, consequently, could reach new heights and set new records．     74     Those who do not practice sportsmanship pass off responsibility．For them, if an opportunity is lost, it is someone else' s fault．When students participate on a team, they benefit by learning to accept responsibility, encourage others and own up to mistakes．

Sportsmanship is a winning idea．It must be taught in school．Students need direction to become good sports"．Students will be responsible for their own actions and will have a positive influence on others．As students enter the workforce, businesses benefit．The community also benefits because these students will someday become leaders．     75   

       A．We need to educate students about how sportsmanship pays off for everyone．

       B．However, the stronger argument favors teaching good sportsmanship．

       C．Sports help young adults learn how to team up with others．

       D．Good sportsmanship also means admitting mistakes．

       E．Activities involving winning or losing can be tense．

       F．It is natural that players should be eager to win．

       G．Good team players know the rules of the game．

 He is very ______ and well-qualified, so he should reach the top of his profession.

    A. proud             B. jealous            C. ambitious         D. enthusiastic

假定你叫李华,是我校高三（2）班的学生。你在校报英语专栏看到了学校“英语文化节”的一则招募启事，请阅读启事，并根据写作要点和写作要求写一封应征邮件。

写作要点： 1.表明意图；2.陈述应征目的；3.说明应征条件（性格、能力等）。

写作要求： 1.词数:100词左右；   2.开头和结尾部分已写好，不计入总词数；

3.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。    

Dear MS Chen,

I’m a student from Class 2,Grade 3.                                                                                       

Looking forward to your reply.

                                                                         Yours,

                                                                 Li Hua

    It's easy to blame technology for having damaged our social abilities, since most people feel more comfortable chatting online than meeting face－to－face. But this is actually a "chicken－and－egg" problem.

    It's possible that social networking is damaging our ability to socialize offline. As people rely more and more on typed words and emoji (表情符号), their emotional sensitivity is decreasing. "You can't learn nonverbal expression of feelings from a screen in the way you can learn it from face－to－face communication," Yalda Uhls, a researcher at the University of California said. "If you're not practicing face－to－face communication, you could be losing important social skills."

    A study in 2013 found that people unlocked their phones more than 100 times on average per day. Constantly checking your phone－a symptom of the phenomenon called FOMO (fear of missing out)－is also distracting people from face－to－face communication.

    But for people who already suffer from social anxiety, the Internet is a safe barrier for them to function normally. Behind that barrier, they feel more comfortable saying what they want without the risk of embarrassment. For them, it's much easier to look at a phone than to look at someone in the eye.

    Social media may even help with offline communication. In a study, US teenagers who are afraid to talk to the opposite sex were asked to approach a boy or a girl online first before talking to them in person. "Once they felt like they were doing okay online, then they could continue the conversation face－to－face in a more comfortable state," a researcher said. "The anxiety was lessened by using technology."

33．What's Yalda Uhls' opinion on online communication?

A．It causes people to lose social skills.

B．It helps people convey more meaning.

C．It has both advantages and disadvantages.

D．It can replace face－to－face communication.

34．Why is the Internet a safe barrier for some people?

A．They find it easy to use a phone.

B．They can say whatever they want.

C．It can avoid much embarrassment.

D．It can free them from social anxiety.

35．According to the last paragraph, how do teenagers benefit from social media?

A．They make more friends online.

B．They find it easy to talk to the opposite sex.

C．They learn to chat with others online.

D．They become less nervous in offline communication.

I received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need．The mother was having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks．Of course，I responded with an immediate"Yes！"．As I planned the meal in my head，I reflected on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food．I have done so countless times with a very open heart．

But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life．When my mother passed away，our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks．A woman from the church of our community stopped by each evening with some food．The gift of food was her small way of trying to ease our pain．

Later in my life，when I was on bed rest during my pregnancy with twins，women of the church again stepped in to help．They arranged babysitting for my two year old daughter，and brought lovely dinners to our house．Even when I was put in the hospital，my husband would bring cooked meals to my hospital room．How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter．

Food is all about comfort．It feeds our bodies，but it can also feed our souls．When you hear people talking about their favorite holidays，it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food．I know that I will have many more opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others．It is truly a gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need．

44．The author has given lots of food to others because　    ．

A．she is poor at cooking       

B．she is a church member

C．she is friendly to others      

D．she has received others'food

45．We can learn from the first paragraph that the author　   　．

A．had to stay in bed for several weeks

B．knew the family in need very well

C．was glad to be able to lend a hand

D．was tired of preparing food

46．What do we know about the author's family？　   　

A．Her family is too poor to buy enough food．

B．Her family lives not far from a church．

C．Her husband is not good at cooking．

D．She has a babysitter taking care of her twins．

47．According to the passage，which of the following conclusions can we get？　  　

A．A good beginning makes a good ending．

B．One good turn deserves another．

C．Actions speak louder than words．

D．Every man has his faults．