I remember arriving at my college accommodation for the first time. I 1my things, and then sat on the bed and burst into2.This 3 for a year. The lectures and exams were both filled4sorrow. I had a terrible 5 that I must be doing something6since everyone else seemed to be happy.
It was my mum who finally gave me the7to leave. I was home for the weekend and we were talking about how much 8I was putting on myself. Finally she 9said, "How about just not going back on Monday?" At the time, I didn't think of this as10. It felt like falling back into a11hole without a ladder.
It was hard to climb out. My depression(沮丧) was far12 serious than anyone had ever thought. But I know now that my decision to leave school wasn't about13. It was about stepping back from the education 14wasn't right for me. And it was about moving forward by pushing 15depression.
I can't say enough about how valuable stepping back was for me. After I left 16 I was ready to move forward. I 17my own company. Almost five18years have passed and my little company is doing well19 now I find myself with another choice to expand or to stay small for another year. I may step back20 but then I will move forward.
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Dear Grace,
I am pleased to receive your e-mail. Now, I'm writing to inform you of something about Sang Lan.
……
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours ever,
Li Hua
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的英国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对中国历史很感兴趣，并请你介绍一位你喜欢的中国历史人物。请你给Jim回信，内容包括：
1）该人物是谁；
2）该人物的主要贡献；
3）该人物对你的影响。
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1）词数不少于 50；
2）开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
……
Yours,
Li Hua
Do you have a pet?you do, congratulations, you are likely to have a (good) mental state than those who don't, reported Time magazine
According to the report, people with pets usually have lower blood pressure, a lower heart rate and a lower risk of (have) a heart attack. These benefits may come from extra exercise of walking and playing with pets, and stress relief for having a good “friend”.
One study shows that (pet) living creatures can help people with (anxious), while animal toys have no effect at all.
In a 2016 study (publish) in the journal Gerontology, elderly people were given five crickets (蛾蟀）in a cage became happier than before.
Other researches studied the effect of pets children who have difficulty reading. When the children (ask) to read aloud to a dog and trainer they were less upset.
The story happened in Japan 61 a house was redecorated and the wall inside a room was removed. The inside of the wall was hollow. When the owner of the house removed the wall, he saw a gecko (壁虎) inside the wall. Its tail was pinned by a nail 62 (come) through the wall from outside.
The owner was very curious why the gecko was still alive. Then the nail caught his eye. Goodness! It is the nail that was driven here ten years ago when the house was built! How amazing it is 63 the gecko to have lived in the wall in complete 64 (dark) for ten years!
But on second thought, the curious house owner wondered how his gecko could live through 10 years with its tail 65 (nail) down and being unable to go anywhere? So he tried to find out how this small creature could be fed. After a little while, there appeared another gecko with food in 66 mouth! What a shocking scene! For ten years, this little gecko had never failed to feed the trapped 67 .
The story touched me so 68 (deep) that it is useless to find out what relationships they had between them. Parent 69 child ? Friends? Lovers? Brothers or sisters? 70 last thing we should do is to abandon your beloved in hardship.
While dancing happily at home，________．
A．the door bell rang B．the door bell rings
C．we heard the door bell rings D．we heard the door bell ring
Our country has become the first country in the world ________ a spaceship on the far side of the moon successfully.
A ． to land B ． landed
C ． landing D ． having landed
Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings.The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of __1__ is about Demeter，the goddess of the harvest.She had a daughter，Persephone，whom she loved very much.Hades，god of the underworld，fell in love with Persephone，and he asked Zeus，the __2__ of the gods，to give Persephone to him as his __3__.Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter，so he said he would not agree to the marriage，but neither would he __4__ it.Hades，therefore，decided to take the girl without __5__.When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden，he seized her and took her to the underworld.When Demeter __6__ what happened to Persephone，she became so __7__ that she caused all plants to __8__.People were in __9__ of starving.But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow __10__ her daughter，Persephone，was returned to her.__11__，still not wanting to disappoint Hades，decided upon a condition for Persephone's __12__.She could go back to her mother if she had not __13__ anything while she was in the underworld.Demeter __14__ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴) seeds in the underworld.When Zeus __15__ this，he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her __16__，but he added that since she had eaten the seeds，she must spend part of the year in the underworld.And so it __17__ that when Persephone is in the underworld，Demeter is sad and therefore __18__ not let the crops grow.That is __19__ we have winter when plants do not grow.When Persephone returns，Demeter is __20__，it is spring，and plants begin to grow again.
1．A.periods B．seasons
C．time D．age
2. A．winner B．ruler
C．advisor D．fighter
3. A．wife B．lover
C．partner D．daughter
4. A．forbid B．forgive
C．admit D．accept
5. A．arrangement B．warning
C．reason D．permission
6．A.let out B．worked out
C．thought out D．found out
7. A．excited B．tired
C．angry D．serious
8．A.grow fast B．start growing
C．stop growing D．grow slowly
9. A．danger B．hope
C．turn D．case
10. A．since B．until
C．after D．when
11．A.Persephone B．Zeus
C．Demeter D．Hades
12. A．return B．change
C．marriage D．journey
13. A．stolen B．found
C．eaten D．heard
14. A．understood B．refused
C．doubted D．accepted
15. A．discovered B．studied
C．forgot D．prepared
16. A．daughter B．mother
C．god D．ruler
17. A．works B．remains
C．happens D．starts
18．A.should B．can
C．dare D．will
19. A．where B．because
C．why D．how
20．A.nice B．friendly
C．fresh D．happy
No one was left in the museum now, and John was walking round to see if everything was all right. Suddenly he saw a beautiful painting 61. (lie) on the floor. John picked it up and gave it to the director of the museum.
The director called several museums to check and see 62. it was a stolen painting, but no one claimed (认领) it. So the director decided to hang it in the museum. All the experts came to look at the painting and they all spoke highly 63. it.Every one said it was beautiful and had very deep meaning. The director was proud 64. (have) such 65. Extraordinary painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery.
Some weeks 66. (late) a woman and her little son came to the museum. While they were looking at the new painting, the little boy 67. (begin) to cry. The director went over and asked him.“Why are you crying?”
The child pointed to the painting and said, “That’s my painting on the wall 68. I want it back.”
“Yes,”said his mother, “he 69. (leave) it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look 70. (careful), you can see his name on the painting.”
Quick tips for better time management
Are you a good time manager? If your answer is “no”, here are some tips on how to be a better time manager:
1. Create a daily plan. Plan your day before it starts. The plan gives you a good description of how the day will go on. That way, you will be ready to deal with most of the things you meet. 36
2. Focus. Are you multi-tasking so much that you’re just not getting anything done? 37 Only focus on what you’re doing. You’ll be more efficient that way.
3. Stay away from your time wasters. What takes your time away from your work? QQ? Email checking? 38 One thing you can do is make it hard to check them — remove them from your browser quick links.
4. 39 Don’t take on more than you can deal with. For the distractions that come in when you’re doing other things, give a firm no. Or do it later.
5. Decide to be early. When you prepare to be on time, you’ll either be on time or late. 40 However, if you decide to be early, you’ll most likely to be on time. For appointments, try to be early. For your deadlines, meet them earlier than required.
A. Learn to say “No”.
B. Cut off when you need to.
C. Stop checking them so often.
D. Most of the time you’ll be late.
E. Great ways to know your time spent.
F. If so, focus on just one key task at one time.
G. Your job for the day is to follow the plan as best as possible.
In what has the possibility to change how scientists and doctors treat blindness, researchers have discovered that light not only makes the brain active, it also does so even in people who can't see.
Research from the University of Montreal found that even when vision(视力) is damaged or objects can no longer be seen, changes in light still reach the brain and blind people can tell whether a light is turned on or off. This is because the light is picked up by a part of the retina(视网膜) in the eye that controls vision.
Researchers put three blind people in a room and asked them to say whether the light in the room was turned on or off.
The researchers flashed lights directly at the participants' eyes to study more closely what effect the light had on the brain. “The aim of this second test was to determine whether the light affected the brain patterns associated with attentiveness, and it did，” said researcher Olivier Collignon.
Finally, the participants were put into a functional MRI (fMRI) brain scanner and each took part in a sound matching task while lights were flashed in their eyes.
The study claims that the default(默认的) network in the brain is linked so humans use a little amount of resources when monitoring their surroundings. “If our understanding of the default network is correct, our results raise the possibility that light is the key to keeping continued attention，” said the researchers. This theory may explain why the brain's performance is improved when light is present during tasks.
Lockley concluded, “Light doesn't just allow us to see, and it tells the brain whether it's night or day which in turn makes sure our physiology(生理机能), metabolism(新陈代谢) and behaviour keep pace with environmental time.”
The research could have great effects on the treatment of blind people, as well as on other cognitive disorders, because doctors can potentially use light to activate specific parts of the brain.
31. According to the passage, blind people can still feel changes in light due to their ________．
A. vision B. retina C. brain D. subconsciousness
32. Why did the researchers flash lights directly at the participants' eyes?
A. To prove the blind's brains are more sensitive to light.
B. To make sure whether the blind's brains are more active.
C. To know if brain patterns about attentiveness are affected by light.
D. To learn what kind of light can influence the blind's brains.
33. What do we know from the passage?
A. Blue light is very important to make humans' brains active.
B. The fMRI brain scanner controls people's vision and helps people see.
C. Light is helpful to the brains' good performance.
D. Humans can use light to monitor their surroundings.
34. What will be mentioned in the following paragraph?
A. How doctors will use light to treat blindness.
B. Why light is important to blind people.
C. How blind people will response to different light.
D. When doctors will start making use of light for blindness treatment.
With more forests being destroyed，huge quantities of good earth _____ each year．
A．is washing away B．is being washed away
C．are washing away D．are being washed away
