Football players suffer more concussions(脑震荡) than athletes in any other high school sport. Is this beloved game worth the risks — or should schools do away with it?
YES: Football is a dangerous sport.
Football is a cruel sport that can have lifelong consequences!When your brain is bashed(猛撞) against your skull,it never fully recover.In fact,scientists are learning that repeated concussions may lead to Alzheimer's disease,Parkinson's disease,and memory loss. We don't let teens ruin their lungs with cigarette smoke 一 so why do we allow them to damage their brains in the name of football?
Recently,Chris Borland,a promising young San Francisco 49ers player,quit after just one year,because of the risk to his health. That's a strong statement.
And just look at all the cases of violence in the NFL (National Football League) — clearly brain damage isn't the only problem!Football promotes a culture of violence that rewards aggressive behavior. This culture needs to be stopped.
一Vikram Chandramouli,a seventh-grade student from Illinois
NO: Banning football will not solve the problem.
I've seen field hockey(曲棍球) teammates get hit in the face with balls and struck in the head with sticks,so I know firsthand: Concussions do not discriminate among sports!Why take away one of the most popular pastimes,then? At many schools,football is the center of student life. Without it,there would be no school spirit.
I firmly believe that banning football will not solve the concussion problem. Bringing awareness to this issue — so that coaches and players understand how to prevent injuries and provide proper treatment if they occur — just might.
Sports safety needs to be taught at the beginning of each season,so students understand the risks of playing with symptoms of a brain injury. And that goes for all teams,not just football.
—Amanda Vigdor,a high school senior from New Jersey
29. Chris Borland is mentioned.
A. to show how important football is
B. because he is crazy about football
C. to prove that football is too dangerous
D. because he is suffering from many diseases
30. From Vikram's point of view,football.
A. can ruin players’ lungs completely
B. is bad for the social environment
C. has some advantages
D. encourages smoking
31. What does the underlined part mean?
A. Brain damage can be caused by any sport.
B. Racial discrimination does not exist in sport.
C. Discrimination in sport can cause concussions.
D. Football encourages students to compete fairly.
32. What does Amanda stress in the last paragraph?
A. The advantages of playing football.
B. The importance of banning football.
C. The possibility of preventing injuries in sport.
D. The necessity of teaching students sports safety.
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Once,in a lovely garden,lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty,and had won so many beauty contests 1.she became very proud. One day,a cockroach(蟑螂)got fed up with her showing off,and decided 2. (teach) her a lesson.
She went to see the butterfly,and in front of everyone she 3. (say) that the butterfly unfairly won those 4. (compete) and that in fact the cockroach was more beautiful.
The butterfly was angry and said to the cockroach, “I 5. (beat) you in a beauty contest,with whichever judge you choose.”
“OK,I accept. See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach,and left 6. waiting for a reply.
That Saturday everyone went to the beauty contest. The butterfly arrived 7. (complete) confident of victory until she saw 8. the judges were: cockroaches,worms,beetles. All of them preferred the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach.
The butterfly was left 9. (cry) and disappointed,wanting never to enter another beauty contest in her life. Fortunately,the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and 10. became friends.
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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. 只充许修改10处，多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
I was cleaned the other day when I came across a VCD player. I cleaned it and then just couldn’t stop staring it. I wondered ,“How is it possible that nothing that seemed so modern over ten years ago now seems so ancient?” It looked like something from a differently age. We are now very used to the Internet that it's more easy to forget how things used to be. However,a look at the history of science show a long list of once great invention that soon became out of date. We are living in a age when everything can be done on computers. That we will still be using the computer twenty years later is open to question.
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For more than 10 years,the “SAS Survival Guide,” a book about outdoor tips by John “Lofty” Wiseman,has been a necessity in my camping backpack. The 400-page handbook usually comes with me on camping trips and has helped me search for food or use the sun and stars to find my way. But whenever I fly,I leave the book behind. However,what would happen if my plane crashed on a deserted island? Could I possibly create shelter from whale bones without this guide?
But no fear: the “SAS Survival Guide” comes in an app(应用程序) and it's every bit as terrific as the book.
The user-friendly app includes guidelines from the book,and then some. There are tips for building a fire,treating a snake bite and searching for mushrooms. The first aid guide includes instructions for saving yourself if you are choking. And there are warnings: If you happen to kill a polar bear,Wiseman warns,do not eat the liver(内脏) ，because it contains deadly amounts of vitamin A.
Sixteen videos show Wiseman teaching survival techniques,including one in which he kills a chicken. aSave the feathers. They can be useful for insulating (绝缘) clothing ,” he advises. But don't worry,no chickens were harmed in the testing of this app.
In other videos,Wiseman shows how to build shelter from plants with feathery green leaves,how to obtain drinkable water with a bag and how to construct a house from blocks of hard snow or ice.
There is room for improvement. Step-by-step videos would be more helpful than a series of pictures showing varipus knot (结) types. And the search function is complicated. On a recent camping trip,I ran across a black bear. Backing away,I searched the app for “bear,” which gave me more than 50 hits,including “bearings." Worried the bear would attack me as I looked through the results,I instead made a wide arc (弧) around her along the bank of a river. Fortunately,this was the right course,I later learned.
Still,it's a helpfiil app. If only Wiseman had tips on keeping a cellphone's battery life in the wilderness.
28. The author feels the book “SAS Survival Guide” is.
A. out-of-date B. very helpful
C. easy to carry D. too thick to read
29. According to John “Lofty” Wiseman,if you are eating a polar bear,you .
A. should avoid eating its liver
B. can take in enough vitamin A
C. should be careful not to choke
D. can save its fur to make clothes
30. The videos on the “SAS Survival Guide” app.
A. are all about outdoor tips from the book
B. show how to make various knots clearly
C. teach people how to live in the wild
D. are shot by John “Lofty” Wiseman
31. The author shows one of the app’s weaknesses.
A. by example B. by process
C. by comparison D. by classification
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I was bom in England with perfect hearing. In 1990,when I was five,my family moved to the United States. I started getting ear infections every three months or so. We didn't have health insurance at the time and when I got a third infection,my parents couldn't pay for the treatment. I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 20 percent hearing in my left.
There was always music on in my house when I was little,because my dad was a DJ,and he played all kinds of music. When I grew up,I was hooked on deejaying(播放音乐) . I wanted to leam more. I e-mailed DJ Shiftee,a well-known New York City DJ:“I know you like a challenge. How about teaching a deaf person to deejay?” He wrote back the next day: “Challenge accepted." He tutored me twice a week for two years,helping me develop correct technique. I practiced four hours a dai. Nbw when I'm performing,muscle memory takes over.
When I started,I wouldn't tell the club managers I was deaf. I would just show up,introduce myself,and start playing music. At the end of the night,they were always so surprised that I couldn't hear. Sometimes I would bring doctors’ notes because they wouldn't believe me. It was what I wanted: they were giving me the chance to play because I was good,not out of sympathy.
For a show,I set up one speaker facing my left side,my good ear. The speakers that play the bass(低音) are on the floor behind me so I can hear some of the lower frequencies and feel the beat in my feet. I also use software that turns the music into lines of color on a computer screen. For example,red is the bass,and green is the melody(主旋律) .I'm visually hearing the music. What I love about deejaying is the creativity,what you can do with a machine,two turntables,and a mixer.
I go to elementary schools for the deaf and talk to the students about motivation and believing in themselves. I'm big on talking to the parents. Many parents nearly give up their deaf Jcids,but I always tell them ,“My advice to you is to let [your kids] chase their dreams,I'm a deaf DJ,so why not?”
1. The author became nearly deaf .
A. after his third ear infection
B. after his parents went broke
C. when he was bom in England
D. when he moved to the United States
2. Which of the following words can best describe the author according to Paragraph 2 ?
A. Easy-going and considerate.
B. Kind-hearted and ambitious.
C. Hard-working and determined.
D. Single-minded and responsible.
3. The author didn't tell the club managers he was deaf at first because he .
A. didn't wan>sympathy
B. was afraid of discrimination
C. hoped to surprise them in the end
D. was worried they wouldn’ t believe him
4. What's Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. The charm of deejaying.
B. How the author deejays.
C. The advanced way of deejaying.
D. What the author needs when deejaying.
5. By saying the underlined sentence in the last paragraph,the author means .
A. he is asked by the students to talk to the parents
B. he thinks it is important to talk to the parents
C. he can persuade the parents very easily
D. he feels proud to talk to the parents
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短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
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。
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。
Cities,whether big and small,should be clean. Only when we live in a clean city we live a happy life. As we know,a clean city,that disease may be reduced and people’s health may be better,are good both to our mind and body. No one believes people lived in a dirty city with waste everywhere can live happy. However,for more and more people moving into cities,it is not easy to keep our city clean. Beside,some factories still pour out waste into the air,* river and onto the ground,making it is hard to keep our city clean. To make our city the better place to live in,we still have a lot to do.
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A group of police blocks off narrow streets with their cars. They move quietly,spot the target,and close in,taking a group of smugglers(走私贩) by surprise. A few seconds later,the victims are discovered.
The location: a street market in the city of Sao Paulo,Brazil. The victims: birds,American lizards,and tortoises snatched(抢走） from the wild. The smugglers planned to sell them at the market.
“People who want to own a wild animal fbel the illegal wild animal trade,” says Juliana Machado Ferreira,a National Geographic explorer who works to fight the illegal wildlife trade. Removing too many animals from the wild upsets the balance of nature. aIf people truly love wildlife,they will want them to be free,” she says.
Each day illegally caught wild animals are carried thousands of miles to be sold as pets,food,or ingredients for traditional medicines. “Wildlife illegal trade is one of the largest illegal trades in the world,worth about 20 billion dollars a year,” says Matthew Pritchett of Freeland,an organization that fights the illegal wildlife trade. “The United States is one of the top three markets in the world for illegal wildlife products."
Smugglers use special ways to take the animals through airport security checks. But smart police use their own tricks to catch them. Read the following story.
How many finches — small singing birds — can you fit inside a purse? At least 25 ,as it turns out. When a woman from Guyana,a country in northeast South America,started acting nervously at JFK airport,U.S., customers and border protection agents x-rayed her bags. They found birds called seed finches stuffed inside hair curlers!The agent called FWS (Fish & Wildlife Service) officers to take the birds,which will live at a zoo. The woman,however,was singing a different song.
32. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?
A. Police catching smugglers.
B. A game of hide-'and-seek.
C. Victims being found.
D. A scene of a movie.
33. What do we learn about the illegal wildlife trade from the text?
A. Freeland fights against it.
B. It can't meet pet lovers’ needs.
C. Brazil doesn't have a law against it.
D. It's usually carried out at the airport.
34. By saying the last sentence,the author means the woman .
A. enjoyed singing
B. could be in prison
C. tried to disturb the inspection
D. used a smart way to hide the birds
35. What is the best title for the text?
A. Rescue wildlife
B. Illegal wildlife trade
C. Catch animal thieves
D. Various uses of wildlife
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All Change!The charity role-reversal(角色互换) game
So, what's it all about?
All Change!is a fantastic,fun-filled,fancy dress festival that will help us to raise money for children in need.
When did it get going?
The first All Change!role-reversal entertainment took place in 2005 in aid of a local children's charity. Every year since then nearly 100,000 men,women and children have worn the strangest and the most wonderful headgear(头饰) possible to raise money for a growing number of children's charities. This year we are helping a record number of good causes,all aimed to help children in need.
Want to take part?
Great!We want 100,000 or more people like you to bring a smile to the face of local children. To find out more contact us on our website or phone 502 389 711. And remember,for the sake of children ...
Still want to take part?
OK!Here's what you have to do. On Friday 15 June,go to work,or to school,or shopping or whatever you normally do,dressed as normal,BUT on your head you must wear the strangest,most unbelievable headgear you can possibly find!Are you a policeman but would really love to be a chef? Are you a secretary with secret desires to be a Hollywood princess? Or a baker who wants to wear the world's largest wig(假发) ？Now is your chance!Be creative!
IT,S TIME FOR A CHANGE On Friday 15 June
It's ALL CHANGE DAY!!
21. What's the aim of the role-reversal game?
A. To amuse kids. B. To raise money.
C. To help sick kids. D. To change the world.
22. According to the text,All Change!is a festival that .
A. is held around the world
B. involves mainly the young
C. has a history of about ten years
D. falls on different dates each year
23. What are you expected to do on 15 June?
A. Try your dream job. B. Dress up as children.
C. Skip work or school. D. Wear creative hats.
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When Chad Pregracke was a teenager in East Moline,Illinois,he and his father lived and worked on the Mississippi River — or rather,in it. Every day they dove into the river to 41 freshwater mussels (贻贝) ，which they sold to Japanese customers. The river was their 42 ,but Chad came to realize that it was also dirty. While searching for mussels on the river bottom,Chad could not 43 much because the water was too muddy. When Chad Pregracke was in college,he decided that he had to 44 the river. And that's what he has done.
In the summer of 1997,Chad 45 the Mississippi River Beautification & Restoration Project. Using a 20-foot motorboat and working 46 by himself,Chad cleaned up 100 miles of shoreline in Illinois and Iowa. By summer's end,he had 47 and recycled 45,000 pounds of trash!As people learned about Chad's 48,they began to offer help. Towns and companies along the river 49 equipment,and communities （社区）50 cleanup days.
In 1998,the project 51 . Chad fixed up two boats,and he 52 a crew. During the summer months,Chad and his crew cleaned up 900 miles of Mississippi 53 from St. Louis,Missouri,to Guttenberg,Iowa. They collected 400,000 pounds of trash — 54 from old refrigerators to plastic legs!
In the next year,Chad’s group 55 the cleanup of more than 1,000 miles of the Mississippi River. They also 56 an “Adopt a Mississippi River Mile” program. In this program,companies and groups took 57 for keeping parts of the river clean. After that,Chad 58 the Illinois River.
Today,Chad Pregracke’s project has many sponsors and an annual budget of $200,000. Chad also has 59 plans. He will move eastward 60 he has done what he can for the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. He wants to clean up the Ohio River next,and then perhaps the Hudson.
41. A. break B. collect C. recycle D. study
42. A. luck B. playground C. livelihood D. protector
43. A. have B. take C. earn D. see
44. A. give up B. close up C. set up D. tidy up
45. A. encouraged B. reviewed C. formed D. supported
46. A. smoothly B. casually C. mainly D. slowly
47. A. thrown B. hidden C. produced D. removed
48. A. efforts B. problems C. difficulties D. anxieties
49. A. donated B. sold C. used D. needed
50. A. continued B. held C. passed D. remembered
51. A. changed B. grew C. remained D. succeeded
52. A. hired B. recommended C. paid D. invited
53. A. shoreline B. land C. border D. path
54. A. something B. everything C. less D. more
55. A. chose B. repeated C. completed D. tried
56. A. extended B. attended C. celebrated D. established
57. A. measures B. notes C. advantage D. responsibility
58. A. put aside B. started on C. found out D. delighted in
59. A. different B. personal C. ambitious D. secret
60. A. when B. though C. because D. until
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