When people today talk about a tiny house, they probably mean the trendy living space that‘s about the size of a shed (棚). But you would have to be five inches tall to live in the original tiny houses. Dollhouse(小房子)，which have been around for several centuries, don’t offer shelter to real people, but they provide a vivid（生动的） experience of life in times and places both real and imaginary.

The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., lets visitors time travel in this tiny world through ―Small Stories: At Home in a Dollhouse,” an exhibit that opened Saturday. Visitors can see twelve dollhouses from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England, which contain amazing tiny furnishings. But those people who put together the exhibit also wanted visitors to know the characters inside.

“It’s 300 years of British homes told through their inhabitants (居民),” said Alice Sage, who is in charge of the London museum.

So as visitors look inside the Tate Baby House, a fancy townhouse from 1760, they can push a button to hear a young woman get a lecture from her mother on the proper way to run a home. In the Killer Cabinet house, a servant named Betsy complains about the problems of city life in the 1830s. “We’ve got the cat to keep the rats away,” she says.

That dollhouse was John Killer‘s gift to his wife and five daughters. The girls were allowed to play with the house, but they probably also learned a few lessons, Sage said.

“The kitchen of the house would have been the perfect way to teach the girls about the management of a home,” she said, noting the tiny dishes and pots.

Those who prefer a more modern look won't be disappointed. There are two rooms displaying a white dollhouse from 1935, an apartment house from the 1960s and a brightly colored 21st-century design.

The end of the exhibit shows how imaginative design sometimes works best in small spaces.

The Building Museum asked twenty-four artists, designers and architects from across the United States to each create a “dream room” from the past, present or future. Some of these unique small rooms were made using traditional furnishings, others from materials such as clay, insects, 3D-printing, and even peeps marshmallow candies!

1.Which of the following were on show Saturday?

A. A dozen dollhouses from England.

B. Some old shelters for poor people.

C. Some imaginary tiny furnishings.

D. A couple of fashionable living spaces.

2.What is the function of the characters inside the Museum?

A. Working as organizers of the exhibit.

B. Making the exhibit more attractive.

C. Providing good services for visitors.

D. Helping visitors understand dollhouses.

3.What can we learn about the Killer Cabinet house?

A. It was made up of 24 tiny rooms.

B. Its kitchen may have an educational purpose.

C. Its history dates back to the 17th century.

D. It was owned by a woman named Betsy.

4.What might be the best title of the passage?

A. An exhibit of dollhouses.

B. The history of dollhouses.

C. How to make a dollhouse.

D. Amazing tiny furniture.

Spring and fall are usually thought to be enjoyable seasons.However,it is not always the case.1..It makes people suffer a lot from it.Why can't they find a cure（疗法）for the common cold?The answer is easy.There are actually hundreds of kinds of cold viruses（病毒）out there.You never know which one you will get.2..

When a virus attacks your body,your body works hard to get rid of it.3..You feel terrible because you can't breathe well,but your body is actually eating the virus.Your temperature goes up and you get a fever,but the heat of your body is killing the virus.You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells.You may feel very uncomfortable,but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.

4..In China and some other countries,for example,some people might eat chicken soup to make themselves feel better.Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids.Other people take medicine to stop various symptoms（症状）of colds.

There is one interesting thing to note-some scientists say taking medicine when you have a cold is actually bad for you.The virus stays in your body longer because your body doesn't have a way to fight it and kill it.5..There is a joke,however,on taking medicine when you have a cold.It goes like this: It takes about one week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine,but it takes only seven days to get over a cold if you take medicine.So you should trust the function of your body.

A.Therefore,there isn't a cure for each one.

B.Different people do different thing to deal with the cold.

C.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your cold.

D.It is easy for many people to catch a cold in spring or fall.

E.Bodies can indeed do an amazing job on their own.

F.How much do you know about the various viruses in the world?

G.Blood rushes to your nose and causes a block in it.

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods,and two of them fell into a pit（深坑）.When the other frogs saw how____the pit was,they told the two frogs that they____as well wait to die.The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump____the pit with all their____.The other frogs kept telling them to____,and that they were as good as dead.Finally,one of the two frogs listened to what the other frogs said and____.He fell down and died.

The other frog continued to jump____and try his best.Once again,the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the ____and just die.He jumped even harder and finally____it.When he got out,the other frog said,"Didn't you____us?" The frog explained to them that he was a little____.He thought they were____him the entire time rather than advising him to stop the pain of struggle.

This story teaches us two____: First,there is the power of life and____in words.An encouraging word to someone who is____can lift him up and help him make it through.Second,a(n)____word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill him.

Be careful of____you say.Speak positively to those who cross your path.The power of words is so great;it is ____hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a(n)____way.Anyone can speak words that tend to rob（掠夺）another of the____to continue in difficult times.The individual who will take the time to encourage another is special.

1.A. deep B. wide C. dark D. shallow

2.A. must B. can C. might D. should

3.A. up of B. down from C. out of D. up from

4.A. energy B. power C. weight D. strength

5.A. try B. stop C. continue D. jump

6.A. gave in B. gave off C. gave up D. gave away

7.A. near B. hard C. fast D. far

8.A. breath B. pain C. swim D. relief

9.A. made B. had C. took D. got

10.A. hear B. tell C. see D. cheat

11.A. blind B. deaf C. dumb D. disabled

12.A. blaming B. threatening C. criticized D. encouraging

13.A. classes B. theories C. lessons D. proverbs

14.A. death B. happiness C. sadness D. love

15.A. out B. short C. down D. strong

16.A. positive B. enthusiastic C. destructive D. challenging

17.A. why B. when C. that D. what

18.A. sometimes B. sometime C. sometime D. sometimes

19.A. tough B. short C. easy D. long

20.A. body B. spirit C. patience D. intelligence

While1. (visit) Hangzhou's West Lake and its surrounding beautiful hills,you'll understand2.it's been a great source of inspiration（灵感）for artists,poets and philosophers throughout Chinese history.

Though3.rest of the country is moving from two wheels to four,cycling culture is thriving（繁荣的）in Hangzhou.The city4.(develop) China's first bike-sharing system in 2008.Since then,it's grown into the world's 5.(big) and one of the world's best public bike systems.

Hangzhou grows some of China's finest green tea—Longjing.Every spring,before the traditional Qingming Festival,tea6.(love) from all over the country come to Longjing,a village7.lies just south of West Lake,for the first cut of top-quality tea.During tea season—8.(usual) late March and April—the air is filled with smell from the tea,when leaves9.(pick) and roasted in the village.The village is open to the public and you can pick your own tea after getting10.(permit) from the local tea farmers.

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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

It is known that some students cheat in exams.There are three reason.First of all,there are so many exams.Beside,the exams given are difficulty in some ways.Secondly,some students have to cheat in exams because of they are too lazy.The last reason is to please our parents and teachers.For some students,low marks brought them great pressure and make them depressing.In my opinion,cheating in exams are wrong.We should take active attitude to our studies,and try to get a mark what is true.

微信朋友圈似乎已经成为我们与朋友沟通交流必不可少的工具，目前很多中学生也都开通了微信，在朋友圈里发表一些自己的感想。你想让父母看你的朋友圈吗？某英语报社就这一问题做了调查，结果如下：

请根据以上信息写一篇短文，向该报社描述这一现象，并发表自己的看法。

注意：词数不少于100字。

参考词汇：微信Wechat 朋友圈Moments

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New friends. Fresh lifestyle. Better career opportunities…Those are attractions of overseas study for young people in China. “Start early, finish strong,” some of them say.

More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend’s international education exposition(展览).

1.If you want to have more chances of getting scholarship to study in a foreign country, you’d better choose .

A. Canada B. the Netherlands

C. the US D. Australia

2.Many young people go to study in the US because .

A. it is not very difficult for them to get a student visa

B. it is easier for them to pass the TOFEL or GRE

C. they don’t spend much time applying to US universities

D. they think they can receive good university education

3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Students go to the Netherlands usually for its beautiful scenery

B. You can apply for your visa to study in Australia on the Internet

C. You may have trouble with language if you study in Italy

D. The UK is the country with very high expenses

Housework is a frequent source of disputes (争论) between lazy husbands and their hard-working wives, but women have been warned not to expect men to pull their weight any time soon.

A study from Oxford University has found that men are unlikely to be doing an equal share of housework before 2050. Mothers, the researchers warned, will continue to shoulder the burden of childcare and housework for the next four decades, largely because housework such as cleaning and cooking is still regarded as “women’s work”.

The gap between the amount of time men and women spend on housework has narrowed slowly over the past 40 years. But it will take another four decades before true housework equality (平等) is achieved, the study concluded.

The research found that in the Nordic countries, the burden of housework is shared more equally between men and women. In the UK, women spend an average of four hours and forty minutes each day on housework, compared with two hours and twenty-eight minutes for men. This is an improvement from the 1960s, when British women typically spent six hours a day on housework, while men spent just 90 minutes every day.

But progress towards housework equality appears to be slowing in some countries. Dr Oriel Sullivan, a research reader from Oxford’s Department of Sociology, said, “we’ve looked at what is affecting the equality in the home, and we have found that certain tasks seem to be given according to whether they are viewed as ‘men’s work’ or ‘women’s work’.”

Dr Sullivan said cultural attitudes taught at school may be responsible for the views of housework. “At school it is much easier for a girl to be a tomboy, but it is much more difficult for a boy to enjoy baking and dancing,” she said.

1.The underlined part “pull their weight” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to “ __________ ”.

A. lose weight B. be lazy

C. earn money D. do equal housework

2.Women will continue to do more housework before 2050 mainly because _________ .

A. men are too busy to help

B. they would like to do so

C. they can do better in housework

D. housework will still be considered as women’s work

3.From Paragraph 4 we know that in the UK ___________ .

A. men now spend just 90 minutes a day on housework on average

B. women now are too busy with their work to do housework

C. women now spend less time on housework than before

D. housework is shared equally between men and women

4.In Dr Sullivan’s opinion, what is to blame for the housework inequality?

A. Cultural attitudes towards housework.

B. Policies made by the government.

C. The time spent on work.

D. The type of housework.

Mom and Dad are two of the most important people in your life.You probably see at least one of them every day. If your dad worships（崇拜）the Pittsburgh Stealers,you're likely to grow up being a big fan of that football team.And if your mom loves to read,you just might grow up carrying a book wherever you go,just like she does.

Here are four ways you can stay.close:and build a strong relationship with your parents.

(1)Spent time together.How much time do you spend just enjoying each other’s company?

Instead of playing a computer game or watching TV,maybe you can ask your mom and dad to play with you.Go outside together,try a board game,or read a book out.

(2)Share your feelings and ask for help.Your mom or dad might not know that you're having a problem.Tell a parent if you're sad or struggling with something.

(3)Show your care.Some families are always kissing,hugging,and saying "I love you".It's important to show that you care for each other.In addition to kisses and hugs,kids and parents show their love by respecting each other, being caring,polite,and thoughtful.

(4)Whatever you do,do your best!You,don't have to be perfect,but when you do your best,you make your parents proud.It makes them happy to see how you're turning into such a great kid.Why?Because it lets them know they’re doing a good job.

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us_______.

A. the Pittsburgh Stealers is a famous football team

B. the kid will like reading if his or her mother likes

C. parents influence their kids greatly

D. we should follow our parents' hobbies

2.In the third paragraph,the author suggests that_______.

A. you keep your parents company all the time

B. you stay at home with your parents

C. you enjoy games when your parents watch TV

D. you do something together with your parents

3.The underlined part "they're doing a good job" means_______. .

A. they have very good jobs

B. their jobs can bring the family much money

C. they make you become a great kid

D. they make you find a good job

4.The text intends to tell us_______.

A. parents are important to everyone B. how we get along with our parents

C. to respect our parents D. to share feelings with our parents

As they migrate(迁移), butterflies and moths(飞蛾) choose the winds they want to fly with, and they change their body positions if they start floating in the wrong direction. This new finding suggests that insects may employ some of the same methods that birds use for traveling long distances. Scientists have long thought that insects were simply at the mercy of the wind.

Fascinating as their skills of flight are, migrating behavior has been difficult to study in insects because many long distant trips happen thousands of feet above ground. Only recently have scientists developed technologies that can detect such little creatures at such great heights.

To their surprise, though, the insects weren’t passive but active travelers on the winds. In autumn, for example, most light winds blew from the east, but the insects somehow sought out ones that carried them south and they positioned themselves to navigate(导航) directly to their wintering homes.

Even in the spring, when most winds flowed northward, the insects didn’t always go with the flow. If breezes weren’t blowing in the exact direction they wanted to go, the insects changed their body positions to compensate(抵消). Many migrating birds do the same thing.

The study also found butterflies and moths actively flew within the air streams that pushed them along. By adding flight speeds to wind speeds, the scientists calculated that butterflies and moths can travel as fast as 100 kilometers an hour. The findings may have real-world applications.

With climate warming, migrating insects are growing in number. Knowing how and when these pests move could help when farmers decide when to spray their crops.

1.What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Insects migrate with the seasons

B. Wind helps insects greatly in migrating

C. insects have real direction

D. Scientists have trouble in observing insects

2.Scientists originally thought that .

A. insects always waited for their favorable winds

B. insects chose the winds they wanted to ride

C. insects were just blown about by the wind

D. insects positioned themselves in the winds

3.It is not easy to study the migrating behavior of the insects because .

A. the little creatures can fly very fast

B. their flight is long and high above ground

C. the wind’s direction is hard to foresee

D. they have no regular migrating courses

4.According to the passage, the findings can .

A. increase insects in number

B. instruct farmers when to spray

C. prevent climate warming

D. help protect insects