By May, 2012, my family was already distressed. My mother had breast cancer. And then an ulcer (潰瘍) appeared on my tongue. It grew and wouldn't go away. My doctor suggested a physical examination and it was early June when I collected the reports.

“Your doctor will discuss the report with you, sir,” the nurse told me.

“You can tell me,” I said. “I can deal with it. My mother has cancer.”

“It's cancer. ”

The result hit me, and I had to idea how my life and I were about to change.

I shared the news with my family. I couldn't help crying. I thought about what I needed to do for my family and the everyday things as well. What was going to happen to my newspaper column(欄目)？I e-mailed the concerned editor about my situation. I also sent her a few columns to run while I was in treatment.

Two days later I had an operation, and I recovered quickly, but Mummy passed away soon. Except for the regular check-ups, life returned to normal. But a few months on, my doctor found cancer in my neck!

“What are my chances of survival?” I asked.

“Pick any number between one and hundred, ”the doctor replied.

I had another operation. This time my doctor said I also needed radiation therapy(化療), which is very hard on a patient with cancer. But I was again not going to allow cancer to disturb my job and life.

I have been cancer-free for over three years now. I've been working, writing and columns and appearing on my TV shows. If the disease returns, I will be unhappy. But having experienced so much and enjoyed every day, I know I am also better equipped to deal with cancer or anything else.

1.The underlined word “distressed” in the 1st paragraph means .

A. Confident B. secure

C. upset D. doubtful

2.Which is correct order according to the story ?

a. Cancer was found in my neck.

b. I had an operation along with radiation therapy.

c. I have been free of cancer for three years.

d. Cancer was found in an ulcer on my tongue.

e. My mom passed away.

A. d - b - a - e - c B. e -a - c - d - b

C. e -d - a - b - c D. d - e - a - b – c

3.The author intends to tell us to .

A. put work in the first place B. kill cancer with operations

C. get along well with all family D. face difficulties and live bravely

4.Which of the following words best describes the author?

A. strong-willed B. easy-going

C. warm-hearted D. peace-loving

Kids’ lives should be filled with fun and excitement. Every parent wants their child to be able to look back on their childhood with memories filled with good times and humor. One of the ways to keep these memories is with pset of kids bunk beds.

For one thing , both children and parents get into the excitement of new bedroom furniture. For parents up the necessary money to buy something special themselves because new beds mean that they are “growing up.

Use the shopping experience as a means of starting to teach your children economics. For example, explain to them that you have X amount of money to spend on the new beds. It may not mean much to the kids now, but it will plant a seed (種子)that money play an important role in buying things.

Another learning method that can be employed for buying kids bunk beds is to have them reach certain goals. Explain to your children that they are growing up and therefore need “big kids” beds. However, you have to be sure they are really grown up enough for the new beds! Give them some goals to achieve that are age proper. Some examples would be to take the rubbish out every day without being told, read one or two books and be able to tell you what they were about, be able to say the ABC's or count to 10. This will give your children a sense of achievement and ownership of their new beds.

Getting kids bunk beds with a desk will also improve good learning habits. Have your children sit at the desk to do their drawing or coloring；this will improve the habit of doing homework at the desk.

Help your children learn and have fun with their new kids bunk beds!

1.How many advantages about kids bunk beds are referred to in the text?

A. Two. B. Three.

C. four. D. Five.

2.Why is it important to children economics when buying a kids bunk bed?

A. To help children learn about money spending.

B. To show children parents have lots of money.

C. To make children know money in everything.

D. To teach children to save their own money.

3.To own a new bunk bed .children are exported to .

A. give some opinions B. reach some goals

C. obey some rules D. follow some examples

4.What’s the best title of the text?

A. How to buy a kids bunk bed

B. How to make your children special

C. Giving your children a sense of achievement

D. learning while having fun with kids bunk beds

Did you ever look at your parents and wish they were healthier? You're not the only one. We did a survey of kids.1.69% of the kids would like their parents to make changes to be healthier. We also surveyed parents. They'd work extra hard to get healthier, if their kids asked them to.

Here are the tips on talking to your parents about their health habits.

▲Create an idea list. Try to remember what got you thinking about this topic. Is there an unhealthy thing you’d like to see them stop doing, or do less often? Get your list together.

▲ Practice how to say it. Changing can be hard. And it's not always easy to heat that someone you love thinks you need to do it. 2.If your parents wanted you to make a change, how would you like them to ask? A gentle earring way often works best.

▲3. in our survey, 85% of kids said they'll be willing to make healthy changes if it wou1d help the whole family. You might be willing to go for a walk together after dinner, Let your parents know you're willing to make an effort.

▲Make a decision, 4. It can be trouble if your goal is too general or you don’t have steps in mind.

▲5.Encourage your parents as the family starts making changes. An extra hug or a homemade card of encouragement can give them what they need to keep going down the healthy road.

A.Cheer them on.

B. Be willing to help.

C. Find the right person to talk with.

D. Parents care more about their kids’ health.

E. It helps to pick a single goal and be detailed.

F. 46% said they worry about their parents’ health.

G. So you'll want to bring up this topic in just the right way.

When we moved from California to Colorado, 1,200 miles away from our parents, my husband and I decided that we did not want to travel a long way with our four______for Christmas. However, one late October day, I had a phone conversation with my mother-in-law.

“When are you ____?” she asked.

I did not know how to ______，and changed the subject. When she asked again later in the ____一 “ When are you coming?” 一I knew that we would ____our plan and not stay in our own home for Christmas.

The thought of not being in our own home caused me to be____. What would Christmas away from home look like? Would we be ____ the magic of Christmas by not being in our own home? It would be the first time our children would spend __ away from our own home. “How would you like to give ___the best Christmas present ever? We can do that____giving them the gift of our presence,” we told our kids. They all agreed we should go and so the trip to California was __.

My husband's large family always kept Christmas very ___. They only attached great importance____the special meal together. My in-laws' faces____with joy when our family arrived. Christmas Eve was filled with ____, as played games and sang our favorite songs.

Sadly, my mother-in-law's dementia(老年癡呆）became worse. I was ___that we had made an excepton and ___that Christmas together. I didn’t know it at that time，____it was the last Christmas with my mother-in-law.

The gift of being ___with her that year was the best gift I have ever ___and received.

1.A. friends B. children C. neighbors D. relatives

2.A. coming B. driving C. planning D. phoning

3.A. begin B. stop C. respond D. repeat

4.A. apartment B. letter C. conversation D. situation

5.A. swap B. change C. rescue D. show

6.A. anxious B. excited C. tired D. sensitive

7.A. giving up B. setting up C. picking up D. turning up

8.A. Thanks-giving B. Mother’s Day C. New Year D. Christmas

9.A. uncles B. grandparents C. cousins D. parents

10.A. after B. before C. by D. with

11.A. finished B. removed C. appreciated D. set

12.A. grateful B. official C. simple D. legal

13.A. on B. in C. to D. for

14.A. watched over B. lit up C. burst out D. gave in

15.A. power B. noise C. laughter D. merry

16.A. amazed B. mean C. frightened D. glad

17.A. spent B. missed C. packed D. ignored

18.A. but B. because C. unless D. so

19.A. calm B. present C. generous D. honest

20.A. got B. seen C. given D. heard

Charles Babbage was born in 1791 in Britain. He was in poor health in his1.(young) so he had to be educated at home. Concerned2.his health, his mother wan advised that he should not be taught too much. However, the boy showed 3.early interest in mathematics and worked4.(hard) at it than anyone else. Later he 5.(admit) into Cambridge University.

In 1827 he became a professor of mathematics. He worked selflessly, 6. (devote) a lot of his wealth and energy to computing machines. In 1834 he7.(invent) the Analytical Machine which is the prototype(原型）of a Computer. This was a great achievement but Charier Babbage never produced a real computer.

Finally in 1871 , Charles Babbage, 8.is remembered as the “ grandfather of computing ,”died 9.(peaceful). However, his principles are still those on 10. modern computers are based.

In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, richest man in the world, gave up studying in Harvard University, that is the most famous in the world. He set up a company and researching the computer software. An old saying go, “Interest is the best teacher.” I quite agree with this idea. I began to be crazy about English when I was a little girl. I got extreme interested in foreign cultures or customs. To meet me curiosity, I read in English stories every day. It seemed to be the best “meal” of a day. As a result, I always did very well in English exam. Interest is the key of success.

請根據(jù)下列提示要點，以“The Ways to Keep Healthy” 為題，寫一篇短文。

提示：

1. 人人都想保持健康。

2．飲食要健康：多吃水果、蔬菜，因為它們富含纖維素和維生素；少吃黃油、奶酪、咖啡和巧克力，因為它們含糖和脂肪太多，糖和脂肪使你迅速變胖。

3．有良好的生活習(xí)慣：定期鍛煉，充足的睡眠，不要過度勞累，不抽煙等等。

要求：

1. 短文須包括上述所有要點，可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),使短文連貫。

2．詞數(shù)約100左右。

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Artificial intelligence，or AI，has been applied in a wide range of fields to perform specific tasks，including education, finance, heavy industry, transportation, and so on．

Education

There are a number of companies that create robots to teach subjects to children ranging from biology to computer science，though such tools have not become widespread yet．Advancements in natural language processing，combined with machine learning，have also enabled automatic grading of assignments．AI has also led to an explosion in popularity of MOOCs，or Massive Open Online Courses，which allows students from around the world to take classes online．

Finance

Use of AI in banking can be tracked back to 1987．Banks use artificial intelligence systems to organize operations，maintain book-keeping，invest in stocks，and manage properties．Also，systems are being developed，like Atria，to translate complex data into simple and personable language．There are also wallets，like Wallet AI，which monitor an individual’s spending habits and provides ways to improve them．

Heavy industry

Robots have become common in many industries and are often given jobs that are considered dangerous to humans．Robots have proven effective in jobs that are very repetitive which may lead to mistakes or accidents due to failure in concentration and other jobs which humans may find degrading．

Transportation

Today’S cars can have AI-based driver assist features such as self-parking and advanced cruise controls．AI in transportation is expected to provide safe，efficient，and reliable transportation while minimizing the impact on the environment and communities．

Toys and games

Companies like Mattel have been creating AI-enabled toys for kids as young as age three．Using proprietary AI engines and speech recognition tools，they are able to understand conversations，give intelligent responses and learn quickly．AI has also been applied to video games，for example video game bots，which are designed to stand in as opponents where humans aren’t available or desired．

1.Which is true about AI and education?

A. Robots have been widely used to teach children．

B. AI has been used to grade students’homework．

C. AI has enabled more students to receive education at school．

D. Education was the first field where A1 was used．

2.Which can be inferred from the passage?

A. Atria can help people understand complex data．

B. Wallet AI can help people make more money．

C. Robots’jobs are considered dangerous to humans．

D. Robots can help people concentrate．

3.From the last two paragraphs we can know that_______________.

A. Today’s drivers needn’t learn to park their cars

B. AI ensures safe, efficient, and reliable transportation

C. AI-enabled toys is designed to improve kids’intelligence

D. Video game bots can fight against you in video games

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The latest progress in AI．

B. AI is of great use．

C. Some applications of AI．

D. AI is used in all fields．

When 1 was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill with huge oak trees growing out of it．When winter arrived，thick，heavy snow would fall，and my two brothers would grab their sleds heading over to the hill for a day of fun．I remember watching them with envy because 1 was still too small to go sledding．Finally，one winter 1 was considered big enough and joined my brothers as they carried their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down it．

The first few trips I rode with one of my brothers and had the time of my life．It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sled．Near the end of the day 1 was overjoyed too when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myself．I climbed on it full of excitement and lay on my stomach．Then with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside．1 was doing pretty well too until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course，straight towards one of those big oak trees．My heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myself screaming．At the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the tree．I could hear my brothers running down the hill yelling，“You have to steer(操控)!You have to steer!”

Sadly，that wasn’t the last time I failed to steer when some obstacle knocked me off course in my life．Many times problems，troubles，and my own failures have sent me crashing into the trees of anger, frustration, and despair．I am still learning that life isn’t always safe sledding．I am still learning that it is up to me to steer myself back to love, back to kindness, back to goodness, and back to God．

Life is a trip，but no one ever said it was a smooth ride．Steer well then．Steer straight．Steer your soul towards the light and the love we are all meant for．

1.What do we know about the author when he was very young?

A. He lived on a big hill with huge oak trees on it．

B. He was frightened to go sledding with his brothers．

C. He longed to go sledding with his brothers．

D. He carried his brothers’sleds as they went sledding．

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word“exhilarating”in Paragraph 2?

A. delightful B. Terrifying

C. ordinary D. violent

3.Why did the author fall off his sled?

A. Because his sled crashed in an oak tree．

B. Because he lost control of his sled．

C. Because his brother pushed it so hard．

D. Because the hillside was snowy．

4.What does the author mean to tell us?

A. Losing control of a sled can be dangerous．

B. Courage and determination can change one’s life．

C. Life can be controlled by one himself

D. Life is a mystery full of coincidences．

The popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in China to practice reading aloud in booths(亭)set up in big cities across the country．

As the latest TV show to help people’s love for literature recover，CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems，essays and books，or even personal letters they wrote to their loved ones．Just as the weekly show has been well-received，its reading booths，equipped with professional recording devices and cameras，have become instant hits．

A crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 am on March 4 -- the first day of the booth’s opening to the public in Shanghai．The deadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 pm instead of the scheduled 5:30 pm，as the number of waiting readers continued to grow．Some waited more than nine hours for a try-out in the booth, according to library management．

“There is an old photo in the late 1970s capturing people lining up outside the Shanghai Library before it opens．If that was a spring of reading in Shanghai，now I think another spring has arrived again，”library manager Zhou Deming，told the Shanghai-based The Paper．

The reading booth is the only one of its kind in the city of economic center at the moment，but more are expected to be put into use in the coming months，according to the library’s website．

The Readers program has also led to booths in other cities including Beijing，Hangzhou，Guangzhou and Xi’an to appeal to more people to read and share their life stories．

With the recent boom of culture-themed TV shows such as Readers and Chinese Poetry Competition，some are optimistic that this will help the country love literature and reading again in general．

1.CCTV program Readers aims to_______________.

A. teach people what to read

B. attract people’s attention to CCTV

C. invite people to read aloud in the booth

D. arouse people’s flesh enthusiasm for reading

2.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that_______________.

A. Some people waited for a long time to read in the booth

B. March 4 was the first day of the opening of Shanghai Library

C. On March 4,200 people read in the booth

D. The time for registrations was lengthened for three and a half hours

3.The passage mainly tells US that_______________.

A. Many people line up to read aloud in reading booths

B. More reading booths will be set up in the future

C. Readers has become popular all over China

D. Readers has inspired more people to read aloud in reading booths