Jumanji is a story for children about a very strange game—a game that becomes far too real and frightening for the players. It was a story by Chris Van Allsburg, which was later filmed in 1996, starring the famous American actor Robin Williams. The story begins in 1869 in New Hampshire, America. Two young brothers bury a box under some trees. A hundred years later, in 1969, a boy, Alan Parrish, finds the box and takes it home. He' s unhappy that his father may want to send him to a boarding school (寄宿学校). Alan's friend Sarah arrives, and they open the box. Inside is a board game. At the start of the game, some words appear: " Do you want to leave the world behind and go back to the past? Then this is the game for you. " Suddenly Alan finds that he is disappearing into the game. The story has a deep meaning. Through his adventures Alan learns something important—if you confront(面对) your fears, your problems will go away. Alan turns to face Van Pelt, the hunter who is trying to kill him. In doing so, he completes the game and returns to reality. Then he finds that his father is not going to send him to boarding school after all. In Jumanji, time is "elastic" . The film director Stephen Spielberg's "Back to the Future" films play with time in the same way. Top scientists even tell us now that time travel is theoretically (理论上) possible!

It is late at night and you are still awake. Should you take a sleeping pill(药片) ? People who take medicine often come to depend on it. So you lie awake knowing that the new work day will soon arrive. If this happens to you for at least one month, you may have insomnia, or sleeping problems, at an early stage. There are millions of you...us...around the world. A new study led by Eric Nofzinger and Daniel Buysse of the University of Pittsburgh Medical School has found that you might fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer if you try "cerebral hypothermia" , which just means cooling down your brain. They examined twelve people who had insomnia and twelve others who had no sleep problems. Each of them wore a soft plastic cap on their heads at bed time. The caps had tubes (软管) inside filled with water. The researchers moved the water through the tubes and then changed the temperature of the water. As other studies showed that people who had trouble sleeping often had more chemical reactions (反应) in the front of their brains, the researchers thought lowering the temperature of the brain might help. For the first two nights of testing, the patients wore no water caps. During the next two nights, the caps were worn, but the water was not cooled. Then the researchers cooled the water a little for two nights. On the final two nights of the study, the temperature of the water was made much cooler. The researchers found that the water caps did not help the insomnia patients until the temperature was about 14℃. Most of the patients fell asleep faster and slept better when the coolest water was moving around their heads.

What happened to the shop in one month?

—Would you mind helping me with my suitcase?—________.

阅读下面的对话，根据其内容写一篇有关瑜伽的说明文。要求：1．所写短文应与对话相关内容意义相符，涵盖其要点。2．用你自己的语言来表达，可以改写对话中的句子，但不可以照抄原句。注意：词数80词左右。Victor: Hello, Jenny.Jenny: Hi, Victor. How are you? You look really tired.Victor: Yes. I've been under a lot of pressure with our project stalling. But you always look so fresh. How can you possibly always remain energetic?Jenny: Actually, sometimes I find it difficult to progress in work, too. But recently I found doing Yoga can really help you both keep fit and let go of your frustrations.Victor: That sounds amazing.Jenny: It really is. Yoga is a five-thousand-year old form of practice which comes from India. It teaches people how to unite mind, body and spirit.Victor: People practicing yoga do a lot of difficult postures, don't they? Like holding a foot in the air with only one foot standing. I'm worried I'm not that flexible.Jenny: People practice yoga by doing different postures as well as breathing and meditation. The emphasis is not on how difficult the posture is, but on increasing awareness of your body and rejuvenating it. Also, your flexibility and strength will both improve as you progress.Victor: Oh, sounds good. I just hope it can help me manage my stress.Jenny: It will definitely do that.

假定你是李明。伦敦银行(Bank of London)的Williams先生即将结束为期一周的访问，请你帮助他安排回程，并据此写张便条留在他房间。内容要点：1．适当寒暄；2．将送他去机场，明早8点前台等候；3．要送他一份礼物；4．有事电话联系。注意：1．词数100词左右，开头和结尾已为你写好；2．请直接将书面表达写在答题卡2背面。

Evaluating Sources of Health Information Making good choices about your own health requires reasonable evaluation. A key first step in bettering your evaluation ability is to look carefully at your sources of health information. Reasonable evaluation includes knowing where and how to find relevant information, how to separate fact from opinion, how to recognize poor reasoning, and how to analyze information and the reliability of sources.【B1】______ Go to the original source. Media reports often simplify the results of medical research. Find out for yourself what a study really reported, and determine whether it was based on good science. Think about the type of study.【B2】______ Watch for misleading language. Some studies will find that a behavior "contributes to" or is "associated with" an outcome; this does not mean that a certain course must lead to a certain result.【B3】______ Carefully read or listen to information in order to fully understand it. Use your common sense. If a report seems too good to be true, probably it is. Be especially careful of information contained in advertisements.【B4】______ Evaluate "scientific" statements carefully, and be aware of quackery (江湖骗术) . 【B5】______ Friends and family members can be a great source of ideas and inspiration, but each of us needs to find a healthy lifestyle that works for us. Developing the ability to evaluate reasonably and independently about health problems will serve you well throughout your life.[A] Make choices that are right for you.[B] The goal of an ad is to sell you something.[C] Be sure to work through the critical questions.[D] And examine the findings of the original research.[E] Distinguish between research reports and public health advice.[F] Be aware that information may also be incorrectly explained by an author's point of view. [G] The following suggestions can help you sort through the health information you receive from common sources.

假如你是李明，王林是你的好友，他对布朗先生的公司感兴趣，打算到该公司谋职。 请根据下面王林的简历表，用英语为他写一封推荐信。 姓名：王林 性别：男 国籍：中国 职业：律师 学历：大学毕业 外语水平：擅长英语 其他：有三年工作经历，办事认真，待人诚恳，与人和睦相处 通讯地址：重庆市人民路148号；电话023—63335550 参考词汇：谋职 apply for a position 注意：词数80词左右。

阅读下面的对话，根据其内容写一篇有关长城的说明文。要求：1．所写短文应与对话相关内容意义相符，涵盖其要点。2．用你自己的语言来表达，可以改写对话中的句子，但不可以照抄原句。注意：词数80词左右。Bruce: Is this your first time to come and visit China?Cindy: Not really, I went to Shanghai in 2010, but I didn't have much time to do sightseeing. So I would really like to take this opportunity and take a look around the capital city of China.Bruce: You should do that. Where are you planning to go tomorrow?Cindy: A friend is taking me to see the Great Wall. Is it far from Beijing?Bruce: About an hour's drive to the west of Beijing. The part you are going to see is called Badaling, a small part of the original wall.Cindy: Since it's called the Great Wall, it must be very long then.Bruce: It's over 13,000 miles long, but some parts are now in ruins or have disappeared.Cindy: Why?Bruce: After all, some of it was almost 2000 thousand years old. Its construction started in the Spring and Autumn Period. Its main purpose was for military defense—to fend off foreign invaders.Cindy: Wow, that's amazing. No wonder people call it "the eighth wonder of the world".Bruce: The great wall that tourists see today was actually built in the Ming Dynasty, after which no new walls were built.Cindy: Now I' m really looking forward to see it.

假设你是李明，在一家贸易公司工作，业余时间参加英语口语培训，但下周二的培训你因故无法参加。请你根据以下要点，向你的外籍教师Smith写一个请假条。 内容要点： 1．很抱歉不能参加下周二的培训 2．理由：经理派你去海南出差三天 3．请Smith帮你把课程内容录下来，课下补听 参考词汇：贸易公司：trade company 注意：词数80词左右。

What are the speakers talking about?

"New York City is not America." That's what American friends are sure to you when you arrive. "You must see Boston, visit Niagara Falls, go to Virginia, fly down to Florida, and so on; but first, of course, you will want to see New York. It is not the capital city of the United States (that is Washington, D. C. , where the President lives) or even the capital city of New York State (that is Albany) , but many people call it ' the greatest city on earth'. " The five parts, or boroughs, of New York City are Manhattan, Queen, Bronz, Richmond and Brooklyn. Although Manhattan is not all of New York, it is the heart of the city. It is an island, which is only about 13 miles long and 2 miles wide. From the air its shape looks like a long finger, and from the sea it's just like the picture we all know. Those tall, straight buildings—the skyscrapers—packed so close together on that island of rocks are sometimes seen in the distance through a veil of early morning mist. You have imagined it so often that now it's difficult to believe this beautiful sight is real, and unless your heart is as hard as a stone, excitement will make it beat a little faster. Perhaps "greatest" , "tallest" , "longest" , "biggest" , "brightest" , are words you will find most often in the city guide books.

All mobile phones must be turned off from when the aircraft doors are closed_______ the doors open again on arrival.

Why does the man have the talk with the woman?

The Greeks spend more money on food than________nation in Europe.

Where did the woman say she put her glasses?

A businessman owed a lot of money to others and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench,【C1】______ if anything could save his company. 【C2】______ an old man appeared before him.【C3】______ listening to the problem, he wrote out a check and said "Take this【C4】______ . Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can【C5】______ me back at that time. " Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had【C6】______ . The businessman saw in his【C7】______ a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the【C8】______ men in the world! The money was more than【C9】______ to save his business.【C10】______ , he decided to put the check in his safe. Just【C11】______ he had half a million dollars might give him the【C12】______ to work out a way to save his business, he thought. Feeling【C13】______ and working hard, he was making money once again. One year later, he returned to the【C14】______ with the check, and the old man appeared. Just as the businessman was about to say【C15】______ , a nurse came running up. "I'm so【C16】______ I caught him!" she cried. "He's always【C17】______ from the rest home and telling people he' s John D. Rockefeller. " Then she led the old man away by the arm. Suddenly, the businessman realized that it wasn't that money, real or【C18】______ , that had turned his【C19】______ around. It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to【C20】______.

假设你是李明，将参加一个国际青年联谊会，要用英语简要介绍自己的家乡，请根据以下要点写一篇发言稿。要点：1．家乡地点；2．气候特点；3．著名景点或物产；4．近年变化。注意：1．词数100词左右，开头已为你写好；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅；3．请直接将发言稿写在答题卡上。

We walked so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed to a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to have a seat. While I watched, mouth open in surprise, mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop(拖把). She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors. " "Yes. I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them," the nurse said. She looked at mum strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?" Mum just pushed harder, each swipe (拖) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until I couldn't see her and the nurse had turned back to write in the big book. After a long time mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She rapidly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you." Outside, mum told me, "Dagmar is fine. No fever. " "You saw her, mum?" "Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush."

—Has Tom finished his experiment today? —No idea. He________it this morning.