For generations, people have dreamed of traveling to Mars to explore Earth’s closest planetary neighbor. The American Space Agency, NASA, and other space agencies have announced plans to send people to the Red Planet.【1】.

In the United States, some volunteers are learning how people will react to months of separation from other humans on a Mars base.【2】 But actually, they are living in Hawaii. The project is called HI-SEAS. NASA has provided financial support for the work.

Six people are living on a make-believe Mars Base. They are isolated high on top of Mauna Loa, a volcanic mountain on the Big Island of Hawaii, whose environment is as close to Mars as we can find on Earth. 【3】 When measured from its base, deep in the ocean, Mauna Loa is the second largest mountain in our solar system. Because it is so high, the land is not warm or rich with plants, like the rest of Hawaii. Visually, it is very similar to what you see on Mars. They can walk across red lava rock from the volcano and see the wonderful volcanic material. There is really no visible plant life or animal life.

The six member HI-SEAS crew is mostly self-sufficient. They take care of themselves.【4】

But the individuals bringing those supplies cannot communicate with volunteers inside the base. The current crew has been living in the base since October, and will stay until June. Crew members communicate with the outside world through e-mail and blogs. They also produce videos on the YouTube website.【5】

Food and supplies are brought to them.

A. But such a manned mission is years away.

B. Mars has the largest volcanic mountain in the solar system.

C. They are spending eight months in an area that looks much like the surface of Mars.

D. Mauna Loa is 2,500 meters above sea level.

E. Conditions on the surface of Mars are closer to the conditions on Earth.

F. For now, on a mountaintop in Hawaii, volunteers are getting a taste of life on a future Mars base.

G. Food and supplies are brought to them.

【題目】書面表達(dá)
目前，有很多學(xué)生在課余時(shí)間沉溺于網(wǎng)絡(luò)，遠(yuǎn)離了書本。請(qǐng)寫一篇短文，說明課外閱讀的好處，呼吁學(xué)生進(jìn)行課外閱讀。主要內(nèi)容包括：
（1）沉溺網(wǎng)絡(luò)，對(duì)閱讀失去興趣；
（2）閱讀的好處：開闊視野，增長知識(shí)，有助學(xué)習(xí)，提高成績等；
（3）養(yǎng)成閱讀的好習(xí)慣，多讀好書。
注意：①詞數(shù)100左右；
②可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
提示：視野horizon

But he had a special ability for seeing the obvious thing. She knew how hard it was to mop the floor. “I was tired of bending down, putting my hands in dirty water, wringing (擰) out a mop,” Mangano says. “So, There s gotta be a better way.

How about a “self-wringing” mop? She designed a special tool you could twist in two directions at once, and still keep your hands clean and dry. She set out to sell it, first a few at flea markers.

Then Mangano met with the media. But would couch potatoes (電視迷）buy a mop? The experts on shopping TV were less than certain. They gave it a try, and it failed. Mangano was sure it would sell if they’d let her do the on-camera display. She said, “Get me on that stage, and I will sell this mop because it’s a great item.”

So QVC, a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping, took a chance on her. “ I got onstage and the phones went crazy. We sold every mop in minutes.”

Today she’s president of Ingenious Designs, a multimillion-dollar company, and one of the stars of HSN, the Home Shopping Network. Talking about the household invention, Mangano says, “It is as natural for me as it is for a parent to talk about their child.”

【1】What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. Mangano’s small home.

B. Mangano’s work experience.

C. Mangano’s unhappy marriage.

D. Mangano’s hard living conditions.

【2】Mangano said the mop successfully with the help of .

A. HSN B. QVC

C. couch potatoes D. experts on shopping TV

【3】What does Mangano think of her invention?

A. Special. B. Normal.

C. Dissatisfied D. Unbelievable.

【4】What can we learn from the text?

A. HSN is a business organization that sells goods on the Internet.

B. The experts on shopping TV were confident about Mangano's mop.

C. Mangano got the idea of self-wringing mop from her own experience.

D. Mangano once had to work seven days a week to support her family.

First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. 【3】 By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget.

In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. 【4】They believe helping at home is a norm part of family life.

Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money. 【5】 They can spend it by buying things they want. They can save it for future use. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing for children.

A. Others get monthly pocket money.

B. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause.

C. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount?

D. Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.

E. Learning how to get money is very important for every child.

F. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that.

G. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the right time.

1. 聚會(huì)時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)；

2. 聚會(huì)人員介紹；

3. 其他注意事項(xiàng)。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Steven,

I'm writing to invite you to join in a family party held this Sunday.

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【題目】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
C
The Amber Room belongs to the eight wonders of the world. It was given the name because almost several tons of amber were used to make it. First it was designed for the palace of FrederickⅠ. Then Frederick William Ⅰ, the next king of Prussia, sent it to Peter the Great as a gift of friendship from Prussian people.
Later, CatherineⅡ had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St. Petersburg where she spent her summers and she told her artists to add more details to its design.
Unfortunately, during the Second World War, the Nazi German was at war with Russia. In September 1941, the Nazis secretly stole the Amber Room and sent boxes of the Amber Room on a train for Konigsberg. After that what really happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.
（1）The Amber Room was designed for________.
A.FrederickⅠ
B.Frederick WilliamⅠ
C.Peter the Great
D.CatherineⅡ
（2）The reason for the missing of the Amber Room is ________.
A.the Second World War
B.the disaster
C.the time
D.none of the above
（3）Who stole the Amber Room in 1941?
A.Prussian people
B.CatherineⅡ
C.Peter the Great
D.the Nazis
（4）The story is about ________.
A.the war between the Russians and Germans
B.the history of the Amber Room
C.how to build the Amber Room
D.why the king built the Amber Room

London Underground

There are 11 colour-coded Underground lines. Services run regularly from around 05:00 to 00:30 (Sunday 07: 30 to 23:30) on most-routes.

Visit tfl. gov. uk/tube for more information.

Tip：

Always stand on the right when using the escalators (電動(dòng)扶梯) at Tube stations. It can get hot and busy on the Tube during peak (高峰) travel times, so you may prefer to travel outside these hours.

Buses

A cheap and easy way to travel around London. They generally run from 05 : 00 to 00 ： 30. Night buses operate on many major routes from around midnight to 05:00, and some operate a 24-hour service.

It is not possible to pay for your London bus fare in cash. Instead, you can pay with a Visitor Oyster card, Oyster card, Travelcard or UK-issued contactless payment card. A single bus journey is l. 50 with an Oyster card or UK-issued contactless payment card.

To help you get home, if you don’t have enough credit on your Oyster card, you will be able to make one more bus journey.

After this you will need to top up the credit on your card before you use it again. If you’re your contactless payment card has been issued outside the UK, please check tfL gov. uk/contactless before you use your card to travel on our bus services. For any international transaction fees (手續(xù)費(fèi)) that may apply, please check with your card issuer.

For more information visit tfl. gov. uklbuses.

Tip:

Some bus routes are especially good for sightseeing—try routes 9, 14, 15 and 22. The New Routemaster bus featured in the James Bond film Skyfall and runs on routes 9, 11, 24, 38 and 390. If you run out of credit on your Visitor Oyster card, it’s easy to add more at:

● Touchscreen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.

● Around 4, 000 Oyster Ticket Stops cross London (Find your nearest one at ticketstoplocator. tfl. gov. uk).

● Travel & Visitor Information Centres.

● London Overground station ticket offices.

【1】During the rush hour, visitors at Tube stations are advised to ________.

A. stand side by side B. avoid using the escalators

C. take the tube at fixed times D. take advantage of off-peak hours

【2】The underlined part “top up” can best be replaced by ________.

A. use up B. add

C. think about D. balance

【3】If a visitor wants to find the nearest Oyster Ticket Stop, he should visit ________.

A. tfl. gov. uk/tube B. tfl. gov. uk/buses

C. tfl. gov. uk/contactless D. ticketstoplocator. tfl. gov. uk

Having caught up with James Cameron’s3-D science fiction thriller, “Avatar,” over the holidays, Stanton A. Glantz, director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California, said his Smoke Free Movies initiative(倡議) would soon come out swinging with an informational campaign aimed at what he saw as the movie’s pro-smoking message.

“This is like someone just put a bunch of plutonium(钚) in the water supply,” Mr. Glantz said in a telephone interview last week. He was referring to scenes in which an environmental scientist played by Sigourney Weaverdrags lovingly on a cigarette as she works to save the moon Pandora sometime in the 22nd century.

Scenesmoking.org, which monitors tobacco mentions in films, gave “Avatar” a rating: A “black lung.” Still, this movie is not the only holiday picture to earn that distinction, which indicates unacceptable depictions(描繪) of tobacco.

“Sherlock Holmes” and “The Blind Side,” which were distributed by Warner Brothers; “Nine,” from the Weinstein Company; “Did You Hear About the Morgans?”from Sony Pictures; and “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” also from Fox, were similarly rated with a “black lung” for tobacco use.

In a statement sent by e-mail over the weekend, Mr. Cameron said he had never intended Ms. Weaver’s character, Grace Augustine, to be “a role model” for teenagers. “She’s rude, she swears, she drinks, she smokes,” wrote Mr. Cameron. “Also, from a character perspective, we were showing that Grace doesn’t care about her human body, only her avatar body, which again is a negative comment about people in our real world living too much in their avatars, meaning online and in video games.”

Speaking as an artist, Mr. Cameron said: “I don’t believe in the dogmatic(教條的) idea that no one in a movie should smoke. Movies should reflect reality…I do agree that young role-model characters should not smoke in movies, especially in a way which suggests that it makes them cooler or more accepted by their peers.”

For the record, apart from the 3-D tobacco use, Mr. Glantz said he found “Avatar” to be “a great movie.”

【1】What would be the best title for the text?

A. “Avatar” Made by James Cameron Becomes the Latest Hit Again

B. A discussion about the Role-model for Young People

C. ‘Avatar’ Joins Holiday Movies That Fail an Antismoking Test

D. A Campaign against Smoking

【2】What is Warner Brothers?

A. A rating administration. B. A research center.

C. A film. D. A film company.

【3】What is the tone of the text?

A. Doubtful. B. Objective C. Subjective. D. Sensitive.

【題目】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
B
The modern Olympic Games happened in the year 1896. The Games are held every four years. There are two main sets of Games. The Winter Olympics are held two years before the Summer Games. Many countries want to host the Olympic Games for it's a great honor to be chosen.
The Olympic Games are organized and controlled by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It sets the general program, chooses the city where the games are to be held, and determines the standards of what is an amateur athlete.
Besides, each participating country has a National Olympic Committee that is responsible for arranging the participation of the nation's athletes in the games.
（1）If the next Summer Games will be held in 2024, when will the Winter Games be held?
A.in 2024.
B.in 2022.
C.in 2026.
D.in 2028.
（2）Why many countries compete for the host of the Olympics?
A.For the honor.
B.For the money.
C.For the medals.
D.For the peace.
（3）Which of the following is NOT the IOC's duty?
A.To organize and control the Olympic Games.
B.To choose the city where the games are to be held.
C.To determine the standards of what is an amateur athlete.
D.To make the arrangements for the nation's athletes.