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Sports are the base of my life, next to my mother who raised me when my dad left us．I have been into sports since I was six years old．I have known many coaches and heard hundreds of their tips, but they usually focused on drills to develop my skills and reach the next level of play.

When I was in Senior Two, I met the new school basketball coach, Brian Pawloski．I thought I was certain to be selected for the school team since I had been in it the year before．I showed up to the tryouts and put out about 90% effort since I thought I’d make it with no problem．That was a big mistake.

Brian Pawloski is the hardest-working coach I have ever met．He didn’t expect 100% effort, he expected 200% effort．One example: he once made us do 40 suicide drills for the 40 lay-ups (投篮) we missed in a game．Some think this is crazy, but it isn’t．After this conditioning practice, as we were getting a cup of cold water to drink, I said, “coach, that was the best practice I ever had.” I was completely sincere．This man was and is the person who influenced me most at my high school．He expects us to be excellent not just on the court but in the classroom．If I am not working on basketball, I am reading a book that he thinks will help us better understand life’s challenges, including Wooden, Coach, and The Screwtape Letters.

In the first two years I slacked off, not putting forth my full potential．Now, unlike the coaches of my youth, this man was interested in how he did off the court.

He always made sure I kept up with my studies and was able to be trusted．I can honestly say that no other coach has given me so much advice on how to succeed in basketball, but more importantly, in life．My school is lucky to have such a great person to teach, coach and influence their students．I will always remember my high-school basketball days as one of the hardest times I have ever worked in my life not only in basketball but in my growth as an individual．

1.Different from other coaches, Coach Brian ________．

A．concentrated on skill training

B．expected the team to do well in their studies

C．trained the team to the edge of death

D．asked the team to do more reading than training

2.The underlined phrase “slacked off” in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A．paid no attention

B．showed no interest

C．made less effort

D．had less passion

3.In the author’s eye, Coach Brian is ________.

A．professional and serious

B．hardworking and honest

C．skilled and cruel

D．strict and helpful

The Netherlands on Monday introduced its first-ever intelligent bicycle, fitted with electronic devices to help bring down the high accident rate among elderly cyclists in the bicycle-mad country．

Developed for the government by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the intelligent bicycle, runs on electricity．A commercial-available bicycle is expected to be on the market in the next two years and should sell for between 1, 700 to 3, 200 euros per bicycle．

The devices on the bike are linked through an onboard computer with a vibrating (震动的) warning system fitted in the bicycle's saddle and handlebars to warn cyclists of the coming danger.

The saddle vibrates when other cyclists approach from behind, while, the handlebars do the same when barriers appear ahead．

“Accidents often happen when cyclists look behind them or get a fright when they are passed at high speed, ”said Maurice Kwakkernaat, one of TNO's research scientists involved in the project．“The onboard system technology has already been at work in the car industry, ”he said．

“More and more elderly people are using a bicycle, not only for short distances, but also for longer distances, ”Dutch Environment and Infrastructure Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen told AFP．“This type of bicycle is truly needed in the Netherlands because it will help us bring down the number of elderly people who are injured every year and allow them to continue to enjoy cycling, ”she said．

In the Netherlands, bicycles outnumber the population of 17 million by at least one million and there are some 25,000 km of bicycle path in the country．Those statistics are set to grow as more and more people take to two-wheeled transport, leading to an increased risk of injury．

Last year, 184 cyclists died in the country, of which 124, or 67%, were older than 65, according to the Central Statistics Office．The year before, 200 cyclists died, the majority of victims also being elderly．

The current model weighs 25 kilograms but researchers are working on making the onboard systems smaller．

1.The intelligent bicycle is aimed to ________．

A．protect the environment

B．help reduce traffic pressure

C．popularize the use of bicycles

D．improve safety for elderly cyclists

2.Which part of the intelligent bicycle will vibrate when another cyclist was suddenly found ahead ?

A．The handlebars.

B．The wheels.

C．The saddle.

D．The onboard computer.

3.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．the elderly ride bicycles wherever they go

B．the accident rate among elderly cyclists is high

C．the number of elderly cyclists is decreasing

D．the elderly are planning to give up cycling

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．A Test Bicycle

B．Elderly Cyclists

C．A Smart Bicycle

D．A Bicycle-mad Country

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Many of us are so busy with work, school and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy．What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life and relax yourself.

Evenings with yourself．1. If others ask you to do things those nights, just tell them you have plans．Use the time for gardening, reading, exercise, thinking or the ultimate luxury of doing nothing !

Monthly treat．Schedule a treat for yourself once a month．2. Maybe you get a spa treatment, go to see a movie, a haircut, play golf or whatever treat you're always thinking about but rarely get to．Schedule it in and it will happen!

3. Sports, theater, concerts or any other event you would enjoy．Schedule the plans with a friend later．Having the tickets already in hand will force you to make it happen!

Leave work on time．Huh? 4.If this is you, make it a point to leave work exactly on time at least once a week, if not more．And then enjoy that time! Leave work at work.

Join a group．Here are some ideas of groups that can allow you some time away from work and home: singing group, gardening group, astronomy society, book club, biking club, ski club, etc．What are you interested in? Strike while the iron is hot．5. If you can't find a club, consider starting one yourself!

A．It could be on your lunch break, a weekend or it could be leaving work early.

B．Don’t ignore your friends.

C．Look up a club in your area today and join!:.]

D．Buy tickets in advance.

E．Try to save certain weeknights just for you.

F．It is suggested that you join as many groups as possible.

G．Yes, many of us stay at work late on a regular basis.

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Night after night, she came to tuck me in (盖被子), even long after my childhood years．1. (follow) her longstanding custom, she’d lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.

I don’t remember 2.it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way．Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that anymore — your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say3. in reply．But never again 4.my mother close out (结束) my day 5.that familiar expression of her love.

Time after time, with the passing years, my 6.(think) returned to that night．By then I missed my mother’s hands, — missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead．

Now those hands I once thought to be so rough were still doing things for me and my family．I 7. (frequent) recalled the night my young voice complained．One night, catching Mom’s hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night．I thought she’d remember as I did．But Mom didn’t know what I8.(talk) about．She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new 9. (appreciate) for my gentle mother and 10. caring hands．And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

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。

Yesterday I showed to my friend Peter around Beijing city．We started off at 8:00 a.m．First we went to the Forbidden City, which was one of the most popular tourist spot in Beijing．Then we visited the History Museum．We observed a lot of valuable things in them and we learned a lot about Chinese history．After a quick meal, we wentto Beihai Park．Upon arrival, we were all struck by its beautiful scenes．We spent a whole afternoon appreciated the wonder．It was until 18:00 p．m．that we went back.

We did have a wonderful time．Peter was very pleased with my arrangement that he invited me to a new-built western restaurant to have a big meal.

学习英语的方法有很多，你最喜欢的方法是什么？请以My Favorite English Study Method 为题写一篇100词左右的短文。

要求：1．列举至少三种你熟悉与常见的学英语的方法。

2．谈谈你最喜欢的其中一种英语学习方法，并给出至少三条以上的理由。

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The Enigma（谜）of Beauty

The search for beauty spans centuries and continents．Paintings of Egyptians dating back over 4,000 years show both men and women painting their nails and wearing makeup．In 18th-century France, wealthy noblemen wore large wigs (假发) of long, white hair to make themselves attractive．Today, people continue to devote a lot of time and money to their appearance．

There is at least one good reason for the desire to be attractive: beauty is power．Studies suggest that good-looking people make more money, get called on more often in class, and are regarded as friendlier．

But what exactly is beauty? It’s difficult to describe it clearly, and yet we know it when we see it．And our awareness of it may start at a very early age．In one set of studies, six-month-old babies were shown a series of photographs．The faces on the pictures had been rated for attractiveness by a group of college students．In the studies, the babies spent more time looking at the attractive faces than the unattractive ones．

The idea that even babies can judge appearance makes perfect sense to many researchers．In studies by psychologists, men consistently showed a preference for women with larger eyes, fuller lips, and a smaller nose and chin while women prefer men with large shoulders and a narrow waist．According to scientists, the mind unconsciously tells men and women that these traits—the full lips, clear skin, strong shoulders—equal health and genetic well-being．

Not everyone thinks the same way, however．“Our hardwiredness can be changed by all sorts of expectations—mostly cultural,” says C．Loring Brace, an anthropologist at the University of Michigan．What is considered attractive in one culture might not be in another．Look at most Western fashion magazines: the women on the pages are thin．But is this “perfect” body type for women worldwide? Scientists’ answer is no; what is considered beautiful is subjective and varies around the world．They found native peoples in southeast Peru preferred shapes regarded overweight in Western cultures．

For better or worse, beauty plays a role in our lives．But it is extremely difficult to describe exactly what makes one person attractive to another．Although there do seem to be certain physical traits considered universally appealing, it is also true that beauty does not always keep to a single, uniform standard．Beauty really is, as the saying goes, in the eye of the beholder．

1.People’s ideas about beauty _______．

A．have existed since ancient times

B．can be easily described

C．have little influence on a person’s success

D．are based upon strict criteria

2.In Paragraph 3, the babies in the study _______．

A．were rated for their appearance

B．were entered in a beauty contest

C．were shown photos of a group of college students

D．were able to tell attractive faces from unattractive ones

3.The underlined word “traits” in Paragraph 4 probably means _______．

A．Qualities

B．measurements

C．Judgments

D．standards

4.We can learn from the passage that _______．

A．the ideas of beauty vary as people grow up

B．the search for beauty is rooted in lack of confidence

C．the standards for beauty are based on scientific researches

D．the understanding of beauty depends on cultural backgrounds

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余选项。

What Exactly Is Cheating?

1.For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport．If a baseball team is for kids who are 8 or younger, it’s cheating for 9-year-old to play on the team and hit home run after home run．

2.Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways．Jeff is doing it by sneaking answers to a test, but it’s also cheating to break the rules of a game or contest or to pretend something is yours when it isn’t．When people cheat, it’s not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game or a contest．

Why Kids Cheat

Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying．3.Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea．

Truth and Consequences

Many kids feel tempted to cheat once in a while．Most resist and do the work instead．Some kids cheat once and feel so bad that they never do it again．4.Unfortunately, some kids start cheating and feel like they can’t stop．

Making a Comeback

There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn’t cheat, but some kids have already cheated．5.

Cheating can become a habit, but like other bad habits, a kid can always decide to act better and make better choices．It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or counselor．Choosing to play fair and be honest again can help a kid feel relieved and proud．

A．How Do People Cheat?

B．How to deal with cheat?

C．Others get caught and decide it isn’t worth it．

D．If that’s you, it’s never too late to stop cheating．

E．Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating．

F．There’s an old saying that cheaters never win and winners never cheat．

G．Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives, or acts dishonestly on purpose．

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Many students may feel stressed because of their parents．Most parents have good intentions, 1.some of them are not very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in 2.(adjust ) to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s3. (difficulty)

For one thing, parents are often not aware 4.the kinds of problems their children face．They don’t realize that the 5.(compete) is stronger, that the required standards of work are6.(high), and that their children may not be prepared for 7. change．They may be upset by their children’s poor grades．At their kindest, they may8.(gentle) ask why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on．At their worst, they may threaten 9.(take) children out of college or cut off living expenses．

Sometimes parents think it right and natural that they determine 10.their children do with their lives．They forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way．

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Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖)．The baby eagle loved his nest．It was warm, soft and comfortable．And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give．Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.

He was growing happily day after day．But suddenly his world eagle changed．His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear．He thought he would die soon．He cried, but nobody heard him.

Two days later mother appeared with some nice food．The baby eagle was wild with joy．But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby．

The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry．Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”

“Here is the Last meal I give you．Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said．Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.

The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster．He looked up at his mum.“ Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth．The ground was much closer．Then something strange happened．The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more．Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.

You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.

1.Which of the following is TRIJE about the baby eagle’s life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?

A．lie lived in a nest in the tree．

B．He was always cold and hungry．

C．He lived very happily with friends．

D．His mother offered him nice food.

2.How did the baby eagle feel as soon as lie saw his mother coming again?

A．Sad

B．Afraid

C．Happy

D．Angry

3.What does the word “abandon” mean?

A．保护

B．抛弃

C．歧视

D．拯救

4.We can infer (推断) from the story that _____________

A．The baby eagle lost his mother

B．The baby eagle fell down and died

C．The baby eagle was still angry with his mother.

D．The baby eagle could get food himself.