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For the sake of surviving in the world with challenges, we need to be wise. 1． Let me tell you this, wisdom provides us with perspective when we need it and it calms us down in terrible situations. Here are some strategies that we can use to get wiser.

Sometimes we ourselves need to be open to diverse perspectives. 2． Never base your perspective on the most popular opinion or which is the most comfortable for you. Train your mind to be a judgment-free space for ideas. If you are humble, then you will always get to experience something new.

3． Take new classes, read books and the list goes on and on. Surf the Internet and clear out your problems that confuse you. All of these activities will help you to tackle problems from different angles, making everything easier.

You obviously want to grow and do better in life, right? The best way is to have wise people as your mentors (导师), like teachers, colleagues and even special friends. Prior to making them a mentor, find out what makes them wiser, then engage in useful dialogue with them. 4．

If you have accumulated a lot of knowledge, then why not share it with others too? Communicating with others and helping them out will also increase your wisdom. 5． So keep things balanced and never let go of your passions and values. This will pave the path to success.

A．This will open up new pathways for us.

B．And wisdom is crucial in this modern world.

C．Change your routine and see where life takes you.

D．What’s more, we need communicate with wise people.

E．You must be the kind of person who learns something new every day.

F．In today’s world, it is very easy to become wise but it isn’t easy to help others.

G．The more time is spent with them, the more transfer of knowledge there will be.

Glen Edwards became a hero when he rescued a construction worker trapped on top of a 160-meter-high building.

As a crane (吊车) _______ working on a construction site, Edwards _______ found himself in a life-saving mission when a fire broke out. He recalled how he _______ the trapped worker from his crane’s cabin (驾驶舱), and how he came up with the idea of saving the man by lowerin a cage to him to let him _______.

However, his attempt to _______ the cage before the man was by no means an easy job, as each post (弹) of wind prevented to throw his crane off balance. Besides, the smoke and flames also added to the difficulty. _______ the great challenges, Edwards refused to give up and fought to _______ control. Luckily, someone on the ground offered _______ on where to land the cage through a radio. Edwards _______ the crane’s movements, inch by inch, until the cage hanged (盘旋) just inches from the edge of the _______. With determination, Edwards successfully landed the cage.

Eventually, Edwards watched the cage _______ the man away from the horrible fire below and lowering him to safety. The crowd _______ a big round of applause, a tribute (致敬) to the courage and skill _______ by Edwards. He knew that his quick thinking and strong _______ had made all the difference between life and death in the face of disaster.

A GoFundMe page has now been set up to raise money for him —— with organizers _______ people to “buy Glen a beer” for his life-saving efforts.

1．

A．engineer

B．operator

C．cleaner

D．salesman

2．

A．regularly

B．unfortunately

C．intentionally

D．unexpectedly

3．

A．helped

B．spotted

C．realized

D．guided

4．

A．escape

B．hide

C．walk

D．slide

5．

A．clean

B．cover

C．position

D．open

6．

A．Despite

B．Without

C．For

D．From

7．

A．switch

B．maintain

C．lose

D．give

8．

A．instructions

B．problems

C．explanations

D．courses

9．

A．quickened

B．described

C．adjusted

D．repeated

10．

A．door

B．garden

C．crane

D．roof

11．

A．persuading

B．lifting

C．warning

D．dragging

12．

A．went through

B．put on

C．asked for

D．broke into

13．

A．displayed

B．admitted

C．exchanged

D．required

14．

A．preference

B．response

C．emotion

D．determination

15．

A．choosing

B．encouraging

C．ordering

D．teaching

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China has nearly 5, 000 years of 1． (record) history. However, the history of Chinese furniture is even longer than 2． of its writing, which can be traced back to more than 7, 000 years ago.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, most of the furniture was hand-made using high-quality hardwood 3． raw materials, which are now rare and expensive. Ordinary people often use wood such as pine, elm, and beech, but the quality between the woods 4． (different) greatly.

Classical furniture is mostly made by hand. Modern machines cannot 5． (complete) replace handwork. The shapes carved by the machine are neat but the lines are rigid and lacking in vitality. The most delicate aspect of Chinese classical furniture is the structural part of the work. Combining pieces of wood together, 6． (use) nothing more than the wood itself, is a basic skill of all carpenters in ancient China. It was first discovered in the wooden structure of the Hemudu site 7． the ancestors lived. This structure fully represents the 8． (create) and artistry (艺术性) of humanity.

Ancient Chinese 9． (philosophy) have been expressed in traditional Chinese furniture. 10． (achieve) that, skilled carpenters properly matched the curves and straight lines of the furniture.

你校英文报就最近举办的“当英语遇上艺术”(When English Meets The Arts)系列活动开展征文，请你写一篇短文，分享其中让你印象深刻的一项活动，内容包括：
1.活动介绍;2.你的感想
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右;2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

When English Meets The Arts

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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I am not a gamer. I’ll be honest: video games and I don’t really see eye to eye, and I have no ambitions to become better. I never have the experience playing against my kids and winning. And that’s okay. Board games, on the other hand, are a different story. At least there, I stand a chance of victory.

One day, my 12-year-old son begged me to play a game with him. He held out a game controller and begged, “Just one game with me? You can use it to control the game through your movements.” His eyes were full of anticipation and I could see the excitement welling up within him. How could I possibly resist such a sincere and heartfelt request? “Just one game.” My son’s face lit up. In a matter of minutes, we were standing in our living room, virtually bowling away.

My son’s amusement at my lack of gaming skills was evident. I could see the struggle on his face as he fought to hold back his laughter. The game controller felt awkward and unfamiliar in my hand, but I did my best to copy my son’ movements and follow his lead. At one point, my son said, “No, Mom. You really have to put some force into it. Like this.” With that, he threw his arm back, stepped forward, and with plenty of force extended out his arm that was holding the controller. Instead of sending the virtual bowling ball flying, the controller went off his hand and broke the TV screen. The impact was immediate and destructive. The screen cracked, sending a crazy mosaic (马赛克) of colors dancing across its surface. It looked like something straight out of a dream.

The air stood still at that moment. The look on my son’s face was a funny mixture of horror, disbelief and guilt. He stayed absolutely frozen for a long moment. Then, slowly, he turned to me. “Mom...” with a weak smile, “Did I just... break the TV?”

注意：
1. 续写的词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。

Surprisingly, I wasn’t angry at all.

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But my son insisted on keeping the broken TV.

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假定你是李华，你校将开设国画、京剧和书法选修课。你校交换生 Chris发来邮件咨询你的选课建议。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1.你的建议及理由；
2.你的期待。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇： 选修课 elective course
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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以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。

As modern technology brings so much convenient to us, traditional things are fading away. Take paper-cutting in example. When I was very small, it was too popular that most women could cut all kind of interesting shapes. Today I found that most of them had stopped to cutting paper, because they could buy it at a very lower price. Besides, young people don’t learn such art as paper-cutting, for they think this is not necessary to learn old-fashion things. Personal, tradition should not abandoned. It is the reflection of our culture. Even face the challenge, we need to inherit the tradition.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Statistics show that there are more than 1.9 billion videos related to stove-boiled tea on social media platforms.

“Stove-boiled tea”, a 1． (new) emerging social activity among young Chinese people, has been filling up social media feeds. Usually 2． (consist) of several friends who gather to sit around a fire stove, they together enjoy the smell of charcoal-grilled (炭烤的) snacks and socialize 3． waiting for the tea to boil. Though it has recently regained 4． (popular), cooking tea on a stove actually has 5． long history in China. “Stove-boiled tea” is originated from an intangible cultural heritage from southwest China’s Yunnan Province: huotang roasted tea. Huotang is a type of kang, a stone stove, 6． (use) for heating in Yunnan. As an important source of heat and light 7． aids cooking, sleeping, and even interpersonal relationships and 8． (gathering) in the households of ethnic minorities in the region, a kind of huotang culture thus formed around it.

Stove-boiled tea acts as a social way of combining ancient 9． modern elements, attracting many young people who love both tourism and traditional tea culture. In many ways, it is a perfect activity 10． (spend) the winter, warming body and soul in the cold months.

There are countless stories of man’s best friend stepping in to ________ humans. And that’s exactly what happened between a dog named Macho and a teenage boy, Griffin.

Single mom Nicole Evans was out of town when a fire ________ inside the home. Her teenage son, Griffin, was in his room sleeping at 5: 30 am, not ________ what was happening. That’s when Macho started behaving very ________. He nipped (咬) at Griffin repeatedly, ________ to leave alone. Fortunately, Macho’s immediate ________ enabled him and Griffin to ________ from the burning house just in time.

The fire completely ________ Nicole Evans’ home. And hearing about the ________ while out of town was a nightmare for the single mom. “It was probably the worst ________ of my life to not be with my son while something’s happening to him,” Nicole explained.

________, while she lost nearly everything she owns, it’s what ________ the fire that was most important to Nicole. “All those things are just things, and they’re all ________,” she said. “It’s a(n) ________ to know both Griffin and Macho are safe, and I can’t thank Macho enough for his incredible ________.”

Meanwhile, Nicole won’t face this ________ time alone. From the moment the news of the fire spread, donations began ________. Neighbors are helping the family ________ from the great loss and a charity account is ensuring friends and strangers alike can provide ________ as well.

Our pets not only provide us with companionship and unconditional love, but can even act as our furry ________.

1．

A．approach

B．rescue

C．inspire

D．reward

2．

A．broke out

B．set off

C．gave away

D．checked in

3．

A．confirmed

B．satisfied

C．aware

D．concerned

4．

A．selfishly

B．strangely

C．badly

D．professionally

5．

A．pretending

B．agreeing

C．refusing

D．determining

6．

A．debate

B．mission

C．request

D．reaction

7．

A．disappear

B．hide

C．escape

D．depart

8．

A．destroyed

B．affected

C．removed

D．threatened

9．

A．disaster

B．adventure

C．drought

D．contest

10．

A．speech

B．idea

C．experience

D．journey

11．

A．Instead

B．However

C．Gradually

D．Similarly

12．

A．arranged

B．recognized

C．caught

D．survived

13．

A．unique

B．valuable

C．replaceable

D．useful

14．

A．challenge

B．opportunity

C．reason

D．relief

15．

A．character

B．performance

C．talent

D．responsibility

16．

A．specific

B．pleasant

C．boring

D．tough

17．

A．pouring in

B．running out

C．showing up

D．taking off

18．

A．suffer

B．benefit

C．struggle

D．recover

19．

A．support

B．creation

C．advice

D．information

20．

A．leaders

B．instructors

C．protectors

D．neighbors

How to improve your memory?

It’s generally accepted that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but when it comes to the brain, scientists have discovered this old saying simply isn’t true. 1． Whether you’re looking to sharpen your mind, boost your mental performance, or preserve your memory as you age, these tips can help.

2． Memory, like muscular strength, requires you to “use it or lose it”. The more you work out your brain, the better you’ll be able to process and remember information. The best brain exercises break your routine and challenge you to use and develop new brain pathways.

Don’t skip the physical exercise. While mental exercise is important for brain health, that doesn’t mean you never need to break a sweat. Physical exercise helps your brain stay sharp. 3．

Get enough sleep. There is a big difference between the amount of sleep you can get and the amount you need to function at your best. The truth is that over 95% of adults need 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night. 4． Memory, creativity, problem-solving abilities, and critical thinking skills are all harmed.

Make time for friends. When you think of ways to improve memory, do you think of “serious” activities such as mastering chess strategies, or is it more relaxing pastimes—hanging out with friends or enjoying a funny movie? 5． But countless studies show that a life full of friends and fun comes with brain benefits.

A．Keep stress in check.

B．Give your brain a workout.

C．If you’re like most of us, it’s probably the former.

D．Even losing a few hours of sleep makes a difference!

E．In fact, interacting with others may provide the best kind of brain exercise.

F．The human brain has an astonishing ability to adapt and change, even into old age.

G．It increases oxygen to your brain and reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory loss.