阅读与回答问题 （本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
Dear Mike,
We got your letter yesterday. Yes, we can visit you at Christmas. We thought to spend Christmas at home, but now we are going to be with you. Jack will not be in school then.
The weather in Chicago is cold, but it doesn’t matter. Sometimes we like the snow.
We have got our plane tickets. We will get to your city on the 18th. We will stay with you for two weeks. Is that all right with you?
We’ll take our favourite recipes(食谱), so we can have a nice Christmas dinner.
See you soon.
Love
Mom and Dad Who is this letter from?
____ _What’s the weather like in Chicago?
____ _What’s the name of Mike’s brother?
____ _How will Mike’s parents go to his city?
____ _How long will his parents will stay with him?
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Future View
I think it will be great if they invent something so that we only have to sleep for one or two， hours every day．Then we'd all have much more time to do．things and to enjoy ourselves． Life would be better， I think， and everyone would do a lot more with their lives．
Miguel
If I could choose anything， I'd go for a time machine so that I could go back and do some things differently． Of course，that's impossible一but wouldn't it be great if it was possible？ I wish I could go back in time to when I was a kid and say some of the things in a different way!
Hannah
Well， of course， the best thing is medicine for really bad diseases（疾病）．A lot of scientists are working very hard to stop diseases like Ebola，a terrible disease that has killed many thousand people in Africa．So if they， found a special treatment for Ebola， or a way of completely preventing it，life would be easier in so many places．
Isabella
It will be great if there is some kind of fuel（燃料） we can use in cars that won't produce any pollution．I guess there are scientists right now trying to do that， and I hope they'll succeed because the world would be a much cleaner place， wouldn't it？
Charlie
I wish there was a machine that did homework! Wouldn't that be fantastic？ But I guess teachers wouldn't be very happy．
Georgina
（1）Why does Hannah want to go back in time？
A． To be young again．
B． To live a better life．
C． To do something for Africans．
D． To say some words differently．
（2）Who might be worried about the pollution of the world？
A． Miguel．
B． Isabella．
C． Charlie．
D． Georgina．
（3）In which part of a newspaper may this passage appear？
A． Health．
B． Science．
C． Travel．
D． Education．
When you hear the word hero， you may think of someone like Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela． But there are also "everyday" heroes一they may not be（1） to the public， but they do what they can to help（2） people's lives as well． Everyday heroes are normal people who are working to make the world a better place．（3） them is Robert Lee．
Lee grew up in New York City．（4） his family was not rich，he learned from a young age the importance of（5） the waste of food， When in college， he was part of a student group that gave out leftover（剩余的）food to（6） people．This experience made him realize how（7） the problem of food wastage actually was．
After he left university， Lee and a friend set up a（n）（8） called Rescuing Leftover Cuisine（RLC）． Its purpose is to collect（9） food from restaurants and send it for free to shelters （收容所） and food kitchens．Volunteers（10） the food from restaurants around the city and hand it out to those in need．
RLC operates（11） using an app developed by Lee's team， restaurants（12） how much leftover food they have each day． Then volunteers are sent to fetch it． The（13） is usually short，so volunteers can just do their deliveries （递送） by（14） from the restaurants to the shelters． Lee believes this is a quick way of delivery．
So far， Lee and his team have successfully（15） over 150，000 kilograms of food，serving almost 300，000（16） to people who need them．Lee has shown that a（17） ___tion can help people around us greatly．（18） may have a greater influence than we imagine． When Lee is asked（19） his next plan is， he says there's still a lot to do．"It's just the（20） ．With more restaurants， who knows how much more we can do．
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（1）A． safe |
B． close |
C． friendly |
D． well﹣known |
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（2）A． record |
B． share |
C． improve |
D． manage |
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（3）A． Under |
B． Beside |
C． Among |
D． Opposite |
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（4）A． If |
B．As |
C． When |
D． Though |
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（5）A． storing |
B． avoiding |
C． burning |
D． recycling |
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（6）A． sick |
B． blind |
C． lonely |
D． homeless |
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（7）A． easy |
B． serious |
C． funny |
D． strange |
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（8）A． club |
B． school |
C． business |
D． organization |
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（9）A． cold |
B． cheap |
C． unsold |
D． uncooked |
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（10）A． pick up |
B． go over |
C． pay for |
D． throw away |
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（11）A． badly |
B． quietly |
C． simply |
D． slowly |
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（12）A． report |
B． notice |
C． discuss |
D． consider |
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（13）A． visit |
B． break |
C． meeting |
D． distance |
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（14）A． flying |
B． walking |
C skating |
D． shipping |
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（15）A． saved |
B． heated |
C．lent |
D． grown |
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（16）A． jobs |
B． meals |
C． rooms |
D． seats |
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（17）A． small |
B． secret |
C． direct |
D． social |
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（18）A．It |
B． He |
C． You |
D． They |
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（19）A． who |
B． when |
C． what |
D． where |
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（20）A． need |
B． time |
C． promise |
D． beginning |
假定你是李雷，请你对英国朋友Bruce的邮件进行同复．你可以根据邮件内容作适当发挥；邮件中不得出现真实的姓名和校名；词数：80﹣100；短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数．
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LiLei@mail．com |
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Subject |
Exchange Visit! |
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Hi there， Li Lei! I'm really excited about going to be at your school for the exchange visit later this year﹣hope you are too!! But the thing is， I really don't want to do the wrong thing while I'm there and especially at the school， so I'm wondering if you could tell me a bit about the rules， about phones， clothes， food… Could you send me a quick email？ I'd love to hear from you． Love， Bruce |
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To |
Bruce@mail．com |
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Subject |
Re：Exchange Visit! |
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Hi，Bruce! Thanks for your email． I'm looking forward to the exchange too! ______________________． Love， Li Lei |
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When teacher Margret Atkins， 39，went to ride her bike to school last Friday， she was shocked to discover it（1） （steal）．When our reporter spoke to her，she told him that she'd been angry when she realized the bike was gone． It was quite（2） old bike her grandpa had given her years ago． She said it was（3） （valuable） gift she'd ever received．
So what did she do？ She decided（4） （write） a note to the thief and put it where the bike had been taken away．To her surprise， she（5） （find） the thief had returned the bike，together with a written apology（道歉） later that day．"What I did was（6）___omplete）wrong．I'm really sorry I took your bike． Hope you can accept （7） （I）apology!"
Mrs． Atkins told reporters she was not going to call the police（8） she was no longer angry． She was just thankful that she could go to school on her bike again． She added that she'd probably write another passage to the thief． "I want to thank him（9） returning the bike and tell him I've forgiven（原谅） him，" she explained． "People sometimes make （10） （mistake）， but the important thing is that they own up to（承认） what they've done，" she said．
Keeping Healthy﹣stories from around the world
Running for fun
Running regularly helps you to keep fit．That's why millions of people run several days a week and take an（1） （积极的）part in races．Some runners join the sport and doing something（2） （有帮助的） for others together． Last autumn in Tokyo， some runners（3） （穿） crazy costumes and ran a full marathon to collect money for charity（慈善）．
A beautiful morning in a park
You will see in China big groups of people doing tai chi in（4） （公共的） places， such as parks and squares．Tai chi is a traditional sport widely spread in China． These slow controlled movements of the（5） （手臂） and legs are very good for your health． Mr． Lee．a doctor， often（6） （分享） his experience， saying that doing tai chi helps him overcome stress and feel relaxed．
Ice swimming
Imagine you are somewhere in Russia or Finland in（7） （冬天）：and it's ﹣15 ℃outside．Would you rather see a film or go for a swim in the nearby river on a fine（8） （星期日）afternoon？ Not many of our readers would choose to go for a swim in such （9） __ （低）temperatures，but in some countries， ice swimming has been popular for centuries．Some people say it can help strengthen the body． But you have to have the（10） __ （勇气） to try it﹣ and it's only for people who are already fit and healthy!
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