Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a “telepresence” system(遠(yuǎn)程遙控系統(tǒng))—allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, health care and government services. Around the city, escalators(自動扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.

The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.

About 75% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener,” said Dan Hill, head of a research company.

【1】According to the text, living in a “smart” city ______________.

A. is not a green wayB. will be far from you

C. will soon become trueD. is completely impossible

【2】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. A city of the future.B. A meeting in Songdo.

C. A plan to build a house.D. A report on public health.

【3】Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo?

A. Cisco.B. IBM.C. Siemens.D. Microsoft.

【4】Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to ______________.

A. drive people out of citiesB. control the world’s population

C. develop his own companyD. solve the cities' coming problems

【5】Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A. Future EducationB. Smart Cities

C. Famous CompaniesD. Government Services

—Sorry, Mom! I’ll put them away right now.

A. What a surprise!B. What a shame!C. What a mess!

假設(shè)你校最近以“學(xué)生做作業(yè)時是否應(yīng)該在網(wǎng)上找答案?”為題做了一個調(diào)查。調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)一些學(xué)生贊成,但許多學(xué)生反對這種做法。請你根據(jù)調(diào)查情況和下列表格中的要點提示，用英語寫一篇短文。

要求： 1）表達(dá)清楚，語法正確，上下文連貫；

2）必須包括表格中所有的相關(guān)信息，并適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

3）詞數(shù)：100詞左右（開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）；

4）不得使用真實姓名、校名和地名等。

Some students now have a new use for the Internet — helping them with their homework. But different people have different ideas about it.

What should you take in with you when you take an exam? Pen, pencil, eraser, ruler…, and don’t forget a bottle of water!

A【1】to a study at the British Psychological ( 心理學(xué)的) Society Annual Conference held in London, students who bring water into exams may improve their grades by up to 10 percent.

Scientists did a study on 447 students. The students were studying for different degrees (學(xué)歷) at the University of East London. Only 25 percent of them entered the exam hall with

s【2】to drink.

Scientists then compared their exam r【3】with their normal schoolwork grades. They found that all those who had brought drinks with them got b【4】grades by between 2 and 10 percent.

It is unclear why drinking water i【5】exam results. But s【6】say having enough water in our bodies and not feeling t【7】could have a helpful effect on our brains. D【8】water may also cut down on anxiety ( 焦慮), which has a bad effect on exam performances, according to Chris Pawson, PhD, of the University of East London.

“Whatever the explanation, it is clear that students should try hard to stay hydrated (含水的)with water during exams,” he said.

So next time, when you are going to have a big exam, t【9】bringing a bottle of water with you.Who knows – it may help you p【10】 the exam!

【1】Our aim is to provide the best _____________ (服務(wù)) at lowest price.

【2】The ___________ (發(fā)現(xiàn)) of America is generally referred to Columbus.

【3】I ___________ (后悔) not leaving with him yesterday.

【4】Luckily, neither the driver nor the ____________ (乘客) were badly hut in the accident.

【5】China and the USA have reached an _____________ (一致) on trade tax.

【1】Nobody thought that he had turned out to be a great __________ (invent).

【2】I made this card ___________ (special) for your twentieth birthday.

【3】Fire quickly ___________ (spread) through the building last week.

【4】For some ____________ (know) reason, Mark left his hometown and moved to Greece.

【5】There was a family photograph ___________ (hang) on the wall.

Sometimes the pressure that we feel involves (參與) unimportant things, like being considered cool or dressing fashionably. We feel like doing things others do and saying things others say. Like starting to drink, because everyone does it, or maybe one of our friends drinks. But we do it anyway because we don’t want others to think we are scared. At that moment all that seems to be important to us is what they think of us, but later we regret the choice that we have made. Peer pressure often makes people take risks and put their life on the line.

So why do we give in to negative (消極的) peer pressure? Sometimes we just want to show that we are independent (獨立的). Others may go along because they are curious to try something new that other people around them are doing. The idea of following the crowd (大眾) influences our judgment (判斷) or common sense. And most of the time we give in because we don’t want to be made fun of or talked about for not doing what others are doing. We also do it because we are afraid of being refused by others or because we aren’t sure of ourselves. Also, we do it because we don’t want to lose a friendship, or we want to be liked by everyone. Those who give in to peer pressure have low self-esteem (自尊), uncertainty about themselves, and don’t have a sense of self-worth.

Sometimes peer pressure can also be good. What we have to do is to learn to tell the difference between positive (積極的) and negative pressure. It is OK sometimes to follow the crowd but we have to recognize when it does us more harm than good.

【1】Which of the following is most likely to cause peer pressure?

A. Our relatives invite us to attend a party.

B. Our teachers gave us a lot of homework.

C. Our parents expect high scores from us.

D. Our classmates take mobile phones to our school.

【2】According to Paragraph 2, we sometimes do something wrong to show that we_________.

A. are scaredB. are independent

C. have great talentD. have great courage

【3】We give in to peer pressure to_________.

A. make others accept usB. attract others’ attention

C. prove our special valueD. show our personality

【4】Which idea may cause us to make a wrong judgment according to the passage?

A. Nobody is perfect.B. Nothing is impossible.

C. Everyone else is doing it.D. Just follow your own belief.

The team talked with Colin and ________ him a one-day contract (合同). They told Colin they would allow him to join their team for their home game on Sunday. Colin would get his own jersey (球服), and even play with the players.

Colin has a condition that makes it difficult for him to relate to (與……相處) other people. This makes it a _____ for him to make friends with kids of his age. Children and adults with this condition are often highly intelligent (聰明的), but get confused (煩惱的) in social situations. They often have trouble ________ jokes.

So his mother created a “Happy Birthday Colin” Facebook page. However, the page went viral (中毒的) and drew more than 2 million “l(fā)ikes”. The page has become famous and many people have read it and have _____ about him.

“It’s been just overwhelming (勢不可擋的),” said Colin’s mom. “It’s been hard to adjust (調(diào)整) to suddenly being ________. I have a pretty wild imagination, but I didn’t think that would

________.”

The ________ in Colin has been his mom’s best reward for her efforts. “I have seen him grow recently because he knows he has 2.1 million friends and that it is what nobody else around him has experienced. ________ this, his self-confidence has grown greatly. It doesn’t annoy (使煩惱) him that some kids don’t ________ him because he has 2.1 million friends.”

As to Colin’s one-day contract with the team, K-Wings Head Coach Nick Bootland said, “Obviously (明顯的) there are things that are much ________ than the game. If we can put a smile on a young boy’s face who deals with a lot of adversity (逆境), we’re excited about being given that chance.”

【1】A. madeB. paidC. gotD. offered

【2】A. challengeB. knowledgeC. promiseD. competition

【3】A. sharingB. tellingC. hearingD. understanding

【4】A. laughedB. thoughtC. knownD. looked

【5】A. famousB. hopefulC. importantD. rich

【6】A. appearB. happenC. agreeD. achieve

【7】A. needB. interestC. characterD. growth

【8】A. Instead ofB. Because ofC. In fear ofD. According to

【9】A. blameB. followC. respectD. like

【10】A. fartherB. betterC. biggerD. harder

— No. but I ________ there next month.

A. Have; gone to; am goingB. Haven’t; gone to; will go

C. Have; been to; would goD. Haven’t; been to; am going

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1.你在英語學(xué)習(xí)中所遇到的困難、解決的方法以及學(xué)習(xí)感悟。

2.詞數(shù)80左右。

3.行文連貫通順。條理清晰，表達(dá)準(zhǔn)確。

4.文中不允許出現(xiàn)真實校名和人名。否則，試卷按零分處理。