When a customer came into a Mexican restaurant in Georgia with an unusual request, a selfless waiter didn’t hesitate(犹豫) to help him out.

A disabled man with no hands who ordered a meal at Cinco cle Mayo Mexican Grill in Douglasville on Sunday afternoon hoped someone might be able to help him eat his lunch.

Server Alex Ruiz, 22, was more than happy to help as he sat opposite from the man and helped him enjoy his meal.

The heartwarming moment was captured in a photo by one of Ruiz’s workmates, Crystal Figueroa. She posted it on the restaurant’s Facebook page.

“He’s a great person,” Figuero, 24, whose father manages the restaurant, said.

“He’s always so nice, and the fact that he just came out of nowhere and helped a man he doesn’t even know have a meal says everything. That just shows the person that he is.

One of Figueroa’s friends, Reginald Widener, also witnessed the moment and posted the photo on his Facebook page.

“This seriously hit me right in the soul,” Widener wrote.

The waiters did not get the name of the man. He had never eaten in the restaurant before, according to Figueroa. But Ruiz jumped at the chance to help.

“I just feel like people should see that there’re still good people out there,” Figueroa said. “It was just a happy moment.”

1.Why did Alex Ruiz help the man eat his lunch?

A. The man was rich.

B. The man had no hands.

C. They knew each other.

D. He is Alex Ruiz’s father.

2.How many people posted the photo on the Internet?

A. Two.B. One.C. No one.D. Many.

3.What’s the relationship between Alex and Figueroa?

A. They are friends.

B. They are family.

C. Figueroa is Alex’s boss.

D. They are workmates.

4.What kind of person is Alex?

A. He hopes people to find something good in life.

B. He likes working on Sundays.

C. He is ready to help others.

D. He likes to post photos onto Facebook.

Mexico City sits on an inland plateau(高原) surrounded by volcanic peaks, which makes air quality a constant concern for people who live here.

In April, the country took a decisive step toward improving air quality by enacting(颁布) a temporary ban(禁令) on private and federal vehicles in the city. The rule forbids people from driving in the city one day each week and one Saturday each month. Electric vehicles, government service vehicles, public transport options and school buses are not included in the ban.

Mexico City isn’t the first urban centre to be involved in car-free living. But the ban is more than an awareness-raiser; it was enacted with the direct aim of solving air pollution. In March, the city sank into a deep brown haze of smog when pollution levels passed the 200 mark. The city ordered some 1.1m of the area’s 4.7m cars off the streets and also offered free bus and subway rides.

Mexico City’s temporary vehicle ban raises questions about the best ways to improve urban air quality. India, whose citizens breathe some of the world’s dirtiest air, has tried a variety of solutions. Earlier this year, the Indian government started a 4% sales tax on new-car purchases.

Beijing also has experience with cleaning the air. The city introduced alternate-day rules in advance of the 2008 Olympic Games, which produced good, if short-lived, results. The day after the vehicle-use restrictions (限制) were lifted, the blue faded back to gray. And then there is the London congestion(拥挤) charge, introduced in 2003. The charge has had a measurable effect on air quality.

For now, Mexico City—named by the United Nations as the most polluted city on the planet in 1992—can look forward to the start of the region’s rainy season, when daily showers will help to clean the air.

1.What makes the air quality of Mexico City a concern for citizens?

A. Its population.

B. Its location.

C. Its public transportation.

D. Its government action.

2.Which is true about the rule enacted in April in Mexico City?

A. It will come into effect forever.

B. Federal vehicles are not included in the ban.

C. The rule prevents people from driving on Saturdays each month.

D. It’s a decisive measure toward reducing air pollution.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Two more places are mentioned which dealt with air pollution besides Mexico City.

B. The Indian government started a 47% sales tax on new-car purchases in advance of the 2008 Olympic Games.

C. The action Beijing took has got good results for a very long time.

D. As for Mexico City, rainy season can help to improve the air quality.

4.Which word has the closest meaning to the underlined word “lifted”?

A. removedB. raisedC. approvedD. clarified

Because, like most of you, I began college in my teens, but after a year, I was offered my dream job at Universal Studios, so I dropped out.

Well, I left college because I knew exactly what I wanted to do and some of you know, too — but some of you don’t. Or maybe you thought you knew but are now questioning that choice. Maybe you’re sitting there trying to find out how to tell your parents that you want to be a doctor and not a writer.

I told my parents if my movie career didn’t go well, I’d re-enroll(重新报名上学). It went all right. But finally, I returned for one big reason.

Most people go to college for an education, and some go for their parents, but I went for my kids. I’m the father of seven, and I kept insisting on the importance of going to college, but I hadn’t walked the walk. So, in my fifties, I re-enrolled at Cal State-Long Beach, and I earned my degree.

Well, what you choose to do next is what we call in the movies the ‘character-defining(角色定义) moment’.

Life is one strong, long string of character-defining moments. And I was lucky that at 18 I knew what I exactly wanted to do. But I didn’t know who I was. How could I? And how could any of us? Because for the first 25 years of our lives, we are trained to listen to voices that are not our own. Parents and professors fill our heads with wisdom and information, and then employers and tutors take their place and explain how this world really works.

And I want to be clear that your intuition(直觉) is different from your conscience. Here’s the difference: Your conscience shouts, ‘here’s what you should do,’ while your intuition whispers, ‘here’s what you could do.’ Listen to that voice that tells you what you could do. Nothing will define your character more than that.

Sticking to your character requires a lot of courage. And to be courageous, you’re going to need a lot of support. And if you’re lucky, you have parents like mine. I consider my mom my lucky charm.

But look, if your family’s not always available, there’s backup. Do you remember that movie? It’s a Wonderful Life? There’s an actor’s line in it: No man is a failure who has friends.” And I hope you hold on to the friendships you’re made here at Harvard. And among your friends, I hope you find someone you want to share your life with.

1.In the writer’s opinion, why can’t we define ourselves before 25 years old?

A. Because we are not old enough.

B. Because we are used to listening to others’ voices.

C. Because our parents and professors ask us to listen to the voices of our employers.

D. Because we can’t find suitable jobs.

2.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The writer completed his college study in his teens.

B. The writer’s movie career didn’t go all right so he returned to college.

C. It was not until he was 25 years old that the writer knew what he exactly wanted to do.

D. The writer suggests we should listen to our intuition.

3.What do the last two paragraphs mainly tell us?

A. It takes much courage to insist on your character.

B. It’s important to find a boyfriend or a girlfriend at Harvard.

C. There are some supporters who should be valued in our life.

D. The movie It’s a Wonderful Life is worth watching.

4.The passage is most likely to be ________.

A. a speechB. a reportC. a film reviewD. an advertisement

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。

It is hard to know what babies want. They can’t talk, walk, or even point at what they’re thinking about. 1. And, compared to adults, they develop these skills quickly. People have a hard time learning new languages as they grow older, but infants have the ability to learn any language easily.

For a long time, scientists have tried to explain how such young children can learn complicated(复杂的) grammatical rules and sounds of a language. 2. This new information might eventually help kids with learning problems as well as adults who want to learn new languages. It might even help scientists who are trying to design computers that can communicate like people do.

Most babies go “goo goo” and “ma ma” by 6 months of age. 3. For decades, scientists have wondered how the brains of young children figure out how to communicate using language. With the help from new technologies and research strategies, scientists are now finding that babies begin life with the ability to learn any language.

They get into contact with other people, listen to what they say and watch their movements very closely. 4. Studies show that, up to about 6 months of age, babies can recognize all the sounds that make up all the languages in the world.

There are about 6,000 sounds that are spoken in languages around the globe, but not every language uses every sound. For example, while the Swedish language has 16 vowel sounds, English uses 8 vowel sounds, and Japanese uses just 5. Adults can hear only the sounds used in the languages they speak fluently. To a native Japanese speaker, for example, the letters R and L sound the same. 5.

A. Children don’t respond to this kind of sound.

B. Most children speak in full sentences by age 3.

C. A baby’s brain focuses on the most common sounds.

D. That is why they quickly master the languages they hear often.

E. So a Japanese speaker cannot tell “row” from “low”, or “rake” from “lake”.

F. Yet newborns begin to develop language skills long before they begin speaking.

G. Now, researchers are knowing about what’s happening in the brains of the youngest language learners.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项。

Robby’ piano lessons

With the encouragement from my friends, I am writing this story. My name is Mildred Hondorf. I am a former elementary school music teacher from DeMoines, Iowa. I’ve always taught piano lessons in my spare time to supplement(补充) my income. Over the years I found that children have many levels of musical ability. Although I have taught some ________ students, I’ve also had my share of what I call “musically challenged” pupils. One such student is Robby.

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) took him for his ________ piano lesson. I ________ that students (especially boys) begin at an earlier age, which I ________ to Robby. But Robby said that it had always been his mother's dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a ________.

________ Robby tried very hard, he didn't have the basic sense of music. However, he continued and at the end of each weekly lesson he would always say, "My mom's going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed ________. I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her old car to ________ him up. She always waved and smiled but ________ stopped in.

Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. He ________ me and said his mother was sick. I also was glad that he stopped coming. He was a bad ________ for my teaching!

Several weeks later I was ________ my students for the music show when Robby came and asked me if he could be in it. "Miss Hondorf.….I've just got to ________" he said. I don’t know what led me to ________ him to play in the show. Maybe it was his persistence or maybe it was something inside of me saying that it would be all right. The night for the show came. The high school gym was packed with parents, friends and relations. The show went off well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was ________ when he announced that he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His ________ were light on the keys. They even danced on the keys... He played so well that everyone was on their feet ________ excitedly.

In tears I ran up on stage, "Oh, Robby! ________ would you do it?" "Well Miss Hondorf... I kept on practising at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, ________ she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well... she was born ________, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me. I wanted to make it special.”

1.A. ordinaryB. youngC. sillyD. talented

2.A. firstB. secondC. nextD. last

3.A. referB. preferC. permitD. reject

4.A. complainedB. repliedC. explainedD. responded

5.A. brotherB. boyC. studentD. teacher

6.A. AlthoughB. BecauseC. SinceD. Unless

7.A. carelessB. hopelessC. homelessD. useless

8.A. callB. pickC. keepD. wake

9.A. alwaysB. usuallyC. sometimesD. never

10.A. askedB. invitedC. telephonedD. told

11.A. advertisementB. intervieweeC. colleagueD. contribution

12.A. providingB. searchingC. preparingD. asking

13.A. goB. leaveC. playD. dance

14.A. demandB. hopeC. suggestD. allow

15.A. excitedB. surprisedC. happyD. satisfied

16.A. eyesB. armsC. fingersD. legs

17.A. spottingB. clappingC. equippingD. stopping

18.A. WhatB. WhenC. WhereD. How

19.A. in particularB. in factC. in placeD. in case

20.A. deafB. blindC. sickD. expert

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

With my tenth birthday 1. （approach）, I couldn’t help imagining what kind of present my parents would give me. 2. (surprising), they gave me a book, My Life Story, 3. (write) by an American writer—Helen Keller. In the book, she wrote that she had not been able to see, hear or speak. Disabled4. she was, with the help of Miss Sullivan, she learned how to write English words and published many 5. (fame) works, including My Life Story. It was Miss Sullivan’s continuous encouragement and instruction that inspired her to live her life 6. the fullest.

I 7. (impress) with Miss Sullivan’s kindness and the writer’s8. (determine). Whenever I felt depressed because of learning difficulties, I would read the book once more.

Although it was ten years ago 9. I read the book, it shows me 10. universal truth that books are friends, always pushing us to move on.

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：在错的词下面画一横线，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。

20-year-old swimmer Fu Yuanhui placed third in the semi-finals of the 100m backstroke of the Rio Olympics. While interviewing, she said she was so satisfied with her performance that she expects nothing in the finals.

Her lovely memes(表情包) and directly remarks amazed audience worldwide, which aroused various comment. Some people think she is too content for her achievements. Others argue the process herself is more important than the result.

In my opinion, as long as you have tried your best, which doesn’t matter whether you can win or not. Just as the old saying goes this, “Happiness lies in contentment.” Only in this way we relax ourselves and achieve more progresses.

假如你叫李华，现作为交换生在澳大利亚一所中学学习，你校新建的图书馆很漂亮，但存在如座位少，周末不开放等一些问题。请就图书馆的情况给校长（Mr Johnson）写一封信，并针对反映的问题提出自己的建议。

注意：1、词数100左右；

2、可适当增加细节，使行文连贯，内容充实。

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DELAYED BAGGAGE REPORT

PRINTED AT ALBANY N.Y. AIRPORT ON JULY 10, 2016 11:15 A.M.

Dear Valued Customer,

We regret that your baggage was not available to claim after your recent flight. Everything possible will be done to locate your belongings and return it to you on time.

For information on your delayed baggage, contact the United Airlines Baggage Resolution Center at its 24 hour, seven days a week.

Number:

1-800-335-BAGS (2247) (US – Toll Free)

281-821-3536 (Local Houston Number)

Or visit site: http://www.united.com/for/bagtracing

As soon as you send your Delayed Baggage Report, United Airlines will begin to look carefully for your baggage system. Our Baggage Resolution staff will make every effort to call you once a day to keep you updated on our progress. Please refer to the File Reference Number on this receipt (凭证) when corresponding or calling so that we can quickly access your records.

Keep this receipt with your claim check (提取证）and E-Ticket receipt until your baggage is returned to you.

In most circumstances, United Airlines will deliver your baggage when it is located. Delivery times vary depending on location.

If your baggage has not been returned to you within the first five-day tracing period, please download a claim form from our website and return it to us with the required information included.

DELAYED BAGGAGE REPORT

DELAYED BAGGAGE REPORT FILE REFERENCE: ALBUA25876

Name: JOHN JACKSON Contact Number: 802-247-9999

Delivery Address: 66 MOONBROOK DR

BRANDON Email: minminvt@yahoo.com

VERMONT USA 05745

Bag Tag: 0037387643; 0037387657

Description: Soft-Side Upright suitcase; Non-Zippered, hard side horizontal suitcase

1.Where does the report most probably come from?

A. Suitcase Tracing Center B. Information Center of the Airport

C. Delivery Center of United Airline D. Baggage Resolution Center

2.What can we learn about John Jackson from the report?

A. He must have filed his Delayed Baggage already.

B. He will get back his delayed baggage in less than five days.

C. He should call 802-247-9999 for the information about his delayed baggage.

D. He may not know anything about his delayed baggage during the first five days.

3.The purpose of the passage is __________.

A. to provide information about the location of the delayed baggage

B. to inform the customers of the time when the delayed baggage can be found

C. to instruct the customers how to get back their delayed baggage

D. to tell the customers the news that their delayed baggage was delayed

Counterfeit (假冒的) goods, or false versions of products, may cost the government of Kenya as much as $1 billion each year. The fake goods also hurt business owners who find it hard to keep customers. But information technology is being used to try to stop the problem. Jemima Mwafigu is a 34-year-old businesswoman who sells products like perfume. But in the first year of running her business, she found it hard to keep customers because of counterfeit goods.

Ms. Mwafigu says her business has improved since she began using a smart phone application called Barcode (条码) Scanner. The app is used to authenticate (验证) products. It checks to make sure the products are not counterfeit.

“With this application I'm able to scan the bar codes of each perfume and instantly I get the production date, the expiration date and I'm able to know the safety,” she says. “That way, I have confidence in selling to my customers.”

In 2010, Kenya created the Anti-Counterfeit Agency, or ACA, to fight against illegal trade. The ACA has successfully asked government officials for stronger punishments for counterfeiters.

Agnes Karingu is the agency’s acting director for research and awareness. She says the ACA is trying to stay one step ahead of those making fake goods.

“We are also looking into IT solutions where we can be able to use SMS programs, bar codes and information sharing,” she says. “The end users of the products will actually be able to get the authentication information, and this information comes back to ACA and intellectual property rights holders.”

The agency is testing another program called Allvirtuous. The application is another way to find out if a product is real or not by scanning its barcode. The barcode information is sent to a database. Then a result is sent back to the app.

The International Chamber of Commerce is a global business organization. It says the value of counterfeit goods produced around the world is expected to be more than $1.7 trillion (万亿) this year.

1. What’s the main purpose of this passage?

A. To tell us that Information Technology is developing fast.

B. To persuade us to resist counterfeit goods.

C. To advise us to use phone apps while going shopping.

D. To inform us that phone apps can help stop counterfeiters’ trade.

2. Why did Kenya create ACA?

A. To raise people’s awareness of counterfeit goods.

B. To ask the government to punish counterfeiters.

C. To deal with illegal trade.

D. To look into IT solutions.

3.The underlined phrase “expiration date” in Paragraph 3 means the time when __________.

A. the product is unable to be used

B. the product is packed

C. the product is first out of the factory

D. the product is made

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Measures should be taken immediately to prevent counterfeit goods.

B. The business of counterfeit goods is falling off.

C. The value of counterfeit goods is likely to be more than $1.7 trillion this year.

D. Counterfeit goods make a great contribution to the world economy.