假如你是一名大学新生，对社团活动很感兴趣，想申请加入某一校园社团( campusclub or society)。请写一封申请书，陈述你加入社团的原因、你的优势、你以前的活动经历以及你对入社后的活动有什么设想。

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根据所给信息写一封英文祝贺信，将祝贺信写在"答题卡"上相应的位置。假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter最近在当地电视台举办的汉语演讲比赛中获得了一等奖，请给Peter写一封信，表示祝贺。(1)内容包括：①向Peter表示祝贺；②阐述你认为他能够获奖的原因；③请教参赛经验。(2)写作要求：①符合应用文的基本格式；②字数80—100。

I got a part-time job in a supermarket last year, which has many _________throughout thecountry.

阅读理解A Beautiful Mind A

阅读理解Foreigners often fail to appreciate the

阅读理解Ever since humans have lived on the earth,

阅读理解TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforaParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginline,andotherswerewalkingaround.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.Theirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminline.Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnoplaceforhimtosit.Hewalkedintothestationcafe(咖啡馆).Helookedupattheclockthere.Itwasonlytwentytotwelve.Hefoundaseatandsatdownbeforealargemirroronthewall.Justthen,Mike,oneofTomsworkmatescameinandsatwithTom.Whattimeisyourbus?askedMike.Theresplentyoftimeyet,answeredTom.Well,Illgetyousomemoreteathen,saidMike.Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain.Oh!Itsgoingbackward!hecried.Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowitshalfpasteleven.Hewaspuzzledonthat.Yourelookingattheclockinthemirror.saidMike.Tomwassosorryforthat.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.SincethenTomhasneverlikedmirrors.

阅读理解In every school there is a " top" crowd that

阅读理解Passage1Questions11—15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WhileRomanosclassmateswerebeginningtheircollegelife,the19-year-oldCroatianyoungmanhaddifferentdreams.InCroatia,takingagapyearisnotascommonasinothercountries,butRomanodecidedtotakeabreakforayearortwoafterhighschoolandtryvolunteeringinAfrica.UponarrivalinArusha,Tanzania,Romanofoundavolunteeringprojectthroughanorganization.NowhehelpspoorchildrenandteachesthemEnglishandmath.Thesechildrenarenotabandoned.Theycomefromlow-incomefamiliesandanyhelpiswelcome.Thereisnosoaporrunningwaterintheschool,andtolearnEnglish,thechildrendependonvolunteersbecausetherearenotenoughqualifiedteachers.Theydonthavemuch,theyarepoor,buthonestandhappy,becausetheyarenotawarethattheremaybesomethingbetteroutthereforthem.AsIwaslecturing,Isawthematerialstheyusedforlearning:worn-outpencils,oneeraserfor20children,tornandprintednotebooks,andnottomentionclothesandshoes.Iwillonlytellyouthatuniformsareworntoconceal(掩饰)theirclothingandthustomaskmaterialinequality,saysRomano,whowasthereforeencouragedtolaunchacharityactiontocollectdonationsforchildrensnecessities.Romanobelievesthateverychildhastherighttothebasics,includingeducation.Itisforthisreasonthathewantstohelptheselittleones.NowIrealizehowprivilegedIaminlifejustbecauseIwasbornonanothercontinent.IlearnedtoappreciatemorewhatIhaveandmanagewithoutthebasics.Asaresult,Imetadifferentculture,testedmylimitsandlookedatthingsfromadifferentperspective—agratitudeperspective,concludesRomano,hopingthatlittlebylittle,bothheandothervolunteerswillcontributetopositivechangethroughtheirwork.

阅读理解Having one of those days—or weeks—when

阅读理解Women' s Day marks the role of women in both

阅读理解CharlotteHollinsknowsshefacesabattle.The23-year-oldBritishfarmerandher21-year-oldbrotherBenarefightingtosavethefarmfromthecitydevelopersthattheirfatherhasworkedonsincehewas14.Whilesheisconfidenttheywillsucceed,shelistsfarmingsmanychallenges.Youdontoftengetadayoff.Supermarketsputalotofpressureonfarmerstokeeppricesdown.Withfewerpeopleworkingonfarmsitcanbeisolating,shesaid.Thereisahighrateofsuicideandfarmingwillnevermakeyourich!OliverRobinson,25,grewuponafarminYorkshire.Butheneverconsideredstayingonhisfatherandgrandfathersland.ImsureDadhopedIdstay,hesaid.Iguessitsanice,straightforwardlife,butitdoesntappeal.Foryoungambitiouspeople,farmlifewouldbeahardworld.”ForRobinson,farmingdoesntoffermuchintermsofmoneyorlifestyle.Hollinsagreesthateconomicsstopspeoplefrompursuingfarmingrewards:providingforavitalhumanneed,whileworkingoutdoorswithnature.FarmingisabigpoliticalissueintheUK.BuyBritishcampaignsencourageconsumersnottobuycheaperimportedfoods.The2001footandmouthcrisisclosedthousandsoffarms,stoppedmeatexports,andraisedpublicconsciousnessoftroublesinBritishfarming.JamieOlivers2005campaigntogetchildrentoeathealthilyalsohighlightedtheissue.Thisnationalconcernbringshopeforfarmerscompetingwithpowerfulsupermarkets.Whilemostpeoplebuyfoodfromthebigsupermarkets,hundredsofindependentFarmersMarketsarebecomingpopular.

阅读理解In todays world, sleep experts often say that for a better nights rest, Americans shouldturn off their smartphones or iPads before sleeping. Such electronic products make the brain 21 ______ , and then influence their sleep. But according to a latest survey, more than 90% ofAmericans 22 ______ use a computer, a mobile phone or some other kinds of electronic products inthe hour before bedtime.Researchers found that man-made light from some electronic products at night may reducethe brain chemicals that can 23 ______ sleep. The research showed that 24 ______ in the light fromcomputer screens clearly lowered the level of the chemicals which manages our body clocks andplays a(n) 25 ______ in the sleep cycle. In the study, the researchers let volunteers read,playgames and watch movies on a tablet computer in different time periods while measuring howmuch light their eyes 26 ______ . They found that two hours of sitting before a bright tablet screenat night 27 ______ the sleep chemical level by about 22%.Then the researchers studied the college students who often used computers at night. Theygot the similar results. And researchers say that may not only cause 28 ______ , but also raise therisk of obesity(肥胖),diabetes(糖尿病)and other 29 ______ .To be on the safe side, the researchers suggest that we use computers 30 ______ than before orturn down the screen brightness as much as possible before sleeping.

阅读理解Uponseeinganapplefallwhilewalking,IsaacNewtonwasstruckwithanidea.Hisnewconceptwasthatthesameforcethatpulledtheappletothegroundguidesthemoon.ThissimplestoryaboutNewton1_____whatmakesagreatmind.GreatmindslikeNewtonsjustseemtobealwaysopentonewideas.Itisalmostautomaticforthem.Abrightideaoften2_____tothemevenwhenitseemsveryodd.Theyunderstandwith3_____thatthereislogictobefoundevenwithinthemostunusualidea.Thentheyholdontotheidea.Theyturnitoverandoverintheirminduntilthatelementoflogic4_____itself.Thisprocessinvolves5_____whatyouknowwithwhatyouexperienceintheworldaroundyou.Incontrast,manyverysmartpeoplehave6_____overonegreatideathroughouttheirlives.Intheendthough,theyareunabletounlockthe7_____ofwhatittakestobeagenius.Whatisitthattheyhaveomittedintheirsearch?Theyhavesimplyforgottento8_____thenewcombinationsbeingformedintheunconscious.Theyhave9_____onlytheirconsciousmindwithoutgivingtimefortheirunconsciousmindtoprovidetheanswers.Thisis10_____trueofthosewhoworktoohard.Theymightbewelladvisedtotakealittlewalkeveryonceinawhile.

阅读理解Have you ever seen guide dogs? Guide dogs are

阅读理解Passage2EachyearonFeb.21,UNESCOholdsInternationalMotherLanguageDay(IMLD).Theeventistohelppeopletopayattentiontothedisappearanceoftheworldslanguages:manyofthemaredisappearingeachyear.UNESCOseesthisasaterriblefact.Whatwillhappenwhenalanguagediesout?Somethinggreatislost—notjustsoundsandmarksbutthewaythatpeopleunderstandtheworldandcommunicatewitheachother.Wekeepdiferentculturesandtraditionsthroughlanguages.Killalanguageandallthesearekilledtoo.ThroughIMLD,moreandmorepeoplebeginrealizingtheterriblesituationandtrytostopit.Googles2018EndangeredLanguagesProjectisagoodexample.Manyspeakersandprotectorsofendangeredlanguagesuploadtext,audioandvideostotheprojectwebsite.Theywanttointroducethewaythatpeoplecommunicateandexpressthemselvestotheworld.TheMyaamiaProjectisthesamekindofefforttorevivethelanguagespokenbytheMiamitribeoftheUnitedStates.Projectmembersworktoencouragepeopletostudyandcommunicateinthislanguage,whichdiedoutinthe1960s.Theseactivitiesgivelifetothoseendangeredlanguages.Manyyoungpeopledesignappsandusesocialmediatosupporttheiractivities.Theyspreadthewordtosavetheword.So,whiletheproblemofdisappearinglanguagesremainsaveryseriousone,thereishope.Weallhavespecialfeelingsforourmotherlanguage.ThisiswhyweshouldrememberthewisewordsofNelsonMandela:Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstands,thatgoestohishead.Ifyoutalktohiminhislanguage,thatgoestohisheart.”

阅读理解A．我们公司主要经营手工艺品。 B．在过去的五年中，我们与贵公司进行了大量的贸易。

阅读理解Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhathewants,andhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptlyproducesit,andthebusinessoftryingitonproceedsatonce.Allbeingwell,thedealcanbeandisoftencompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanychatandtoeveryonessatisfaction.Foraman,slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,ordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,asthenameimplies,triestosellthecustomersomethingelse;heoffersthenearesthecantothearticlerequired.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitutebluntly;hedoessowithskillandpolish:Iknowthisjacketisnotthestyleyouwant,sir,butwouldyouliketotryitforsize.Ithappenstobethecoloryoumentioned.Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatment,andtheusualresponseis:Thisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsize,butIshouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.”Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.Hershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneed.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewants,andsheisonlyhavingalookround.Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion;indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsher,evenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewilltryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokes,mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdressesawomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanother,toandfro,oftenretracinghersteps,beforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.Itisalaboriousprocess,butapparentlyanenjoyableone.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands.

阅读理解Passage2Questions16—20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Pre-schoolchildrenwhospendtimetogethertakeononeanotherspersonalities,anewresearchhasfound.Thestudyshowsthatenvironmentplaysakeyroleinshapingpeoplespersonalities.Whilegeneticsstillformsthecentralpartofthehumanpsyche(心灵),theresearchfindsthatpersonalitytraits(特征)arecontagious”(传染的)amongchildren.Ourfindingfliesinthefaceofcommonassumptionsthatpersonalitycantbechanged,saidDr.JenniferNeal,co-authorofthestudy.Theresearchersstudiedthepersonalitiesandsocialnetworksoftwopre-schoolclassesforafullschoolyear.Oneoftheclasseswasasetofthree-year-olds,andtheotherasetoffour-year-olds.Childrenwhosefriendswerehard-workingoroutgoinggraduallytookonthesepersonalitytraitsovertime.PsychologyexpertDr.EmilyDublinsaidkidsarehavingafarbiggereffectoneachotherthanpeoplemayrealize.Thenewstudyisnotthefirsttoexplorethecontagiouseffectsofpersonalitytraits.A2015psychologystudyfoundthatrudenessatworkcanbecontagiousasittravelsfrompersontopersonlikeadisease.Thestudyfoundthatseeingabossbeingrudetoanemployeewasenoughtocausepeopletoberudetothosearoundthem.Theresearchersquestioned6,000peopleonthesocialclimateintheirworkplaces,whichincludedoffices,hotelsandrestaurants.Theyfound75percentofthosewhotookpartsaidtheyhadbeentreatedrudelyatleastonceinthepastyear.Andthestudyalsosuggeststhatmerelyseeingotherpeoplebeingsubjectedtorudenessmadeitmorelikelythatapersonwouldtreattheircolleaguesinthesameway.Rudenesscouldincludeleavingsomeoneoffaninvitetoacompanyevent,sendingunkindemails,findingfaultwithothersorfailingtogivepraise.Dr.Torkelsonbelievescompaniesneedtobemoreawareoftheharmthatrudenessintheworkplacecandoasitcandamagetheworkingenvironment.Shesaidbettertrainingcouldhelptofightagainsttheproblem.