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注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
It’s necessary to use different ways to communicate for different purposes. Study, made by Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in New York, has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in e-mails.
Hancock made an investigation by asking 30 students to keep a communication diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or e-mail exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14% of e-mails, 21% of instant messages, 27% of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37% of phone calls.
His results, to be presented at the conferences on human computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists.
Hancock says it is very important and effective whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know that they will be responsible for what they have said in the conversation. This is why fewer lies appear in e-mail than on the phone.
People are even more likely to lie in real time—in an instant message or phone call. Many lies are sudden or immediate responses to demands that they don’t expect.”
Hancock hopes his research will help many a company work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for selling their products where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But given his results, work assessment, where honesty is regarded as more important than others, might be best done using e-mail.

Hancock’s study on people   in different ways of communications
drawn from the statistics	Lies     when the communicating ways change from e-mails to instant messages, to face-to-face interactions and to phone calls.
Reasons why people lie or don’t	●People won’t lie when their     are recorded and reread, or when they know they should take the   for what they have said. ●People lie in real time mostly because they have to answer   questions without hesitation.
Benefits that     can have from the study	●Using telephones for     because their employees can stretch the truth. ●Using e-mails for work assessment because their employees must say what they have done   .
Inference from the study	Suitable media should be chosen for different    purposes.

With its fascinating and artistic accompanying music, singing and costumes, the Peking Opera is China’s national opera. Full of Chinese cultural facts, the opera presents the audience with an encyclopedia（百科全书）of Chinese culture, as well as developing stories, beautiful paintings, magnificent costumes, graceful gestures and martial arts. Since Peking Opera enjoys a higher reputation than other local operas, almost every province in China has more than one Peking Opera troupe. Opera is so popular among Chinese people, especially seniors, that even “Peking Opera Month” has been declared.
Peking Opera’s main tune originated from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei and, over time, techniques from many other local operas were incorporated into Peking Opera.
It is believed that Peking Opera gradually came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing. Peking Opera experienced fast development during the period of Emperor Qianlong and the infamous Empress Cixi, eventually becoming more accessible to the common people.
In ancient times, Peking Opera was performed mostly on stage in the open air, teahouses or temple courtyards. Since the orchestra played loudly, the performers developed a sharp style of singing. The costumes were a gorgeous collection of sharply contrasting colors to stand out on the stage lighted only by oil lamps. Peking Opera is a harmonious combination of the Grand Opera, ballet and acrobatics （杂技），consisting of dance, dialogue and martial arts.
The Peking Opera band mainly consists of an orchestra and percussion（打击乐器）band. The former frequently accompanies peaceful scenes while the latter provides the right atmosphere for battle scenes. The orchestral instruments include the Erhu, Huqin, Yueqin, Sheng, Pipa and other instruments. The band usually sits on the left side of the stage.
Title: .

	More than 200 years long
	It came into being after 1790 when the four .            came to Beijing.
Its main tune .          on Xipi and Erhuang.
Its techniques adopted many other local operas.
Artistic .	A harmonious combination of the Grand Opera, ballet and acrobatics, consisting of dance, dialogue and
Mostly performed on stage in the open air, teahouses or temple courtyards
of singing
The costumes looks luxury and brilliant.
The Peking Opera band	An orchestra	Atmosphere
Peaceful scenes	Erhu, Huqin, Yueqin, Sheng, Pipa and so on.
A percussion	Battle scenes	Not mentioned
Influence	Well-received by Chinese people, especially

 

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Smith: Mary, have you got the result of the exam?
Mary: No. How is it?
Smith: Terrible. It seems that only half of the students passed the final exam.
Mary: Really? The exam   _ been very difficultthis time.
Smith: Well, I’m really  (surprise) too. There are many students who definitely didn’t fail. According to Carl, there are eight boys in his class who failed,     (include) himself and Gorge.
Mary: Oh! Gorge is   of the top students in the college. What about his sister, Catherine? Did she pass?
Smith: Oh, yes. It seems that she   (get) good marks.
Mary: That’s     (absolute) unbelievable! Gorge was    much better student than his sister, and has been working so hard for the last few months.
Smith: It seems   (fair), doesn’t it? But, from    I’ve heard, perhaps he worked too hard. He was ill during the week of the exam.
Mary: Oh, I see. These things happen, sometimes. I suppose the teacher will take his illness into account and give him a pass.
Smith: Well, there is a rumor going around   the head of the Department is leaving.
Mary: Because of the bad result, you mean?
Smith: Well, I suppose so. I’m not sure. Maybe Mr. Dustin is going to be the new Department Head.

任务型阅读（每空一词）(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women’s education may be an unusual economical field, but increasing women’s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its focus on encouragement, provides an explanation for why so many girls are rid of an education.
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else’s family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school-the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious(恶性的) circle of neglect.
An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.
Few will argue that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant effect on health practices, including family planning.
Topic: The significance of female     in developing countries

Viewpoint	Educating girls is more     and worthy of being invested.
Families	From low-income families	From educated mothers’ families
Attitudes	Girls are of   importance than boys.	Development should be for all the   .
Practices	There is little    in daughters, while boys are sent to school. Girls are made to stay at home,    housework.	It is insisted that girls and boys be offered chances to be   equally.
Consequences	A vicious circle	A virtuous circle
Significance	Educating women contributes to social  , has economic advantages and     health practices significantly, including family planning.
	Educating girls in developing countries is important and rewarding.

任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Orlando Bloom was not a “good” student in school. Because of dyslexia, a reading and writing disorder (障碍), he struggled in many courses.
But Bloom says the dyslexia gave him the encouragement to overcome (克服) his difficulties.
In an interview with the Telegraph, the 32-year-old said the condition turned him into an ambitious person. “Because of the dyslexia, I always thought I had to work twice as hard as everyone else just to go the same distance,” he said. “That gave me a real kick as a kid and a lot of encouragement later on. In one sense, I guess that I'm grateful (感激的).”
Bloom is always preparing it thoroughly(充分地) when it comes to an audition (试镜) for a part. Perhaps this is what won him his role in the Lord of the Rings, a highly successful film trilogy (三部曲). “I really prepared it thoroughly for the audition and it's paid off,” he said.
It was the beginning of a fame that led to even greater success as a movie actor. But unlike some young people who aim for fame and fortune, Bloom believed an acting career “has been fulfilling (实现) his childhood fantasies”.
“Aged 9, I had this girlfriend and we used to have running races in the park to see who would be her boyfriend for the day. I wanted to be like Superman and fly in and rescue her. Once I realized Superman was an actor, I thought, ‘That's for me''.”
Bloom has always played special characters, like a knight (骑士) and a prince. It's difficult to picture him in everyman roles.
In October, Bloom was named Goodwill Ambassador (亲善大使) for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). His first task will be to film a documentary about the importance of clean water supplies.
In fact, Bloom started work for the UNICEF in 2007. On his first visit to Nepal, he was asked by students to take a small part in a play they were performing on local radio.

Personal record of Orlando Bloom
When he was nine years old	He wanted to be like Superman and fly in and _____his girlfriend. That's why he became an _____ .
When he was a student at school	_____ of dyslexia, Bloom _____ in many courses, which _____ him to work twice as hard as everyone else. In a sense, dyslexia _____ him overcome his difficulties.
When he chose to be an actor	Bloom is always well _____ for auditions. Perhaps this is _____won him his role in the Lord of the Rings.
In 2007	Bloom started work for the UNICEF.
In this October	Bloom was _____ Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. His first task will be to _____ a documentary about the importance of clean water supplies.

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示, 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。（每题1分；共10分）
All the students present, may I have your attention, please? I'm Elizabeth Taylor. As editor of the Voice, I'd like to i     you to our school newspaper. We need new hands to help us     can tell the students what's new every day through our newspaper. Experience isn’t quite necessary, but writing and typing skills are in great     . We need people to read our     （文章）to type and check them. We could also use a good photographer and several engineers. Since the Voice comes       five days a week. We need good students who know how to make the     of their time. There’s some money for salaries     on how much work to do, but don't expect to get rich. This isn’t something you do for money. Mostly it's just for fun. Anyone who’s w     to joining us should speak to me     （立刻）after this meeting. Be p    to start right away. Our first paper appears tomorrow.

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词（注意：每个空格只填一个单词）
The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs.  Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum (课外的) activities where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet,  or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples buy a computer for their son or daughter.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children's skills vary; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence.
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it, your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teach a child to read a book; but rather they teach them to think, and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.

Title	How Chinese Parents Should Educate Their ________
______ practice	Being generous with ___when it comes to education.  Sending them to the ________schools abroad.  Taking extra curriculum activities in order to ____a head start in life.  _____more money than they can afford on education.
Bad results	Children's lack of ________and self-confidence.
Suggested  ________	Teaching their children practical skills, which are the most important.  Cooking.  Sewing.  Other housework. Repairing a ________radio or TV.
Good results	To make the children hardworking and confident.  To enable them to think and to use their ________.

 

Being happy means having a feeling of pleasure, for example, something good has happened to you or you are very satisfied with your life. Usually, many people find happiness from their work, family and their friends, but many also find happiness from some kinds of material things, or even spiritual(精神的) things.
Being happy is good for your life. You’ll feel healthy both physically and emotionally. It also can increase your self-confidence, and make you enjoy your life better. Indirectly, your happiness can infect(感染)others. So you should try to feel happy most of the time in your life. And here are some ways that can lead you to the path of happiness.
As soon as you wake up, think about something that can make you smile. It can be anything, such as a funny incident yesterday or jokes from your friends. It’s a good beginning to start your day.
Be a person who can manage his or her feelings. Maybe you’ll have a good or bad feeling at any given moment, but what you need to realize is that it is just a feeling, and you have the power to change it. So, if you’re feeling bad, find the right way to stop the feeling as soon as possible.
Be a person who is easy to forgive (原谅). Often you’ll feel angry with someone at something, but when you forgive him or her, you’ll be able to forget it and feel less stressed.
Remember the good things in your life and appreciate them. You certainly have a lot of good things in your life, and you need to remember them to increase your love for your life.

Title: ______________
Meaning	Feeling pleased because of something good or satisfying
Causes	● Work, __________________ ●Material things or spiritual things
____________	● Making one _____________. ● Making one more____________________. ● Increasing one’s love for life ● Making happiness spread around
____________ of being happy	● Starting a day by ___________something fun ● Getting rid of your ___________ feelings in time ● Making you less stressed by ____________ ●______________ good things in your life

Dear Jenny, 
I’ve got the letter you wrote to me        December 5th last Friday. I’m very happy to hear that you’re doing well.
It’s been about two months since you left. I’m very glad      hear that your new job is interesting, but I’m sorry to hear that you don’t like Washington. I think you’ll like       better once you make more friends there. Good luck to you!
Thank you very much        your invitation,       I’m very sorry that I can’t go to your Christmas party on December 24th         my grandfather will come here that day to celebrate Christmas        our family. Please forgive (原谅) me! I hope you can come to New York to spend        New Year holiday with us.
Yours,
Lucy

Do you like travelling? Staying      (health) while      (travel) can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one.      you are travelling abroad, here are the tips you need to make your trip much      (easy):
Make sure you have got signed passport(护照) and visas. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help a lot if your passport      (steal). Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other      you in a separate place from your passport.
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to     you are travelling.
Leave a copy of your itinerary(旅行日程) with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much money or       (necessary) credit cards. If we make enough     (prepare), we will succeed. Have             good time!

Attitude is a mental state relative to what we believe and affects our entire lives. We express our attitude in our words and actions.
One of the most important steps you can take toward achieving your greatest potential in life is to learn to monitor your attitude and its impact on your work performance，relationships and everyone around you.
In truth，people generally don’t have a high level of attitude awareness. They’ll know if they are hungry or if their feet hurt，but they usually don’t have a good handle on their attitude. That is a mistake because attitude decides everything. It governs the way you perceive(感知) the world and the way the world perceives you.
We all have a choice. We can choose an inner dialogue or self encouragement and self motivation. It’s a power we all have. Each of us experiences hard times，hurt feelings，heartache，and physical and emotional pain. The key is to realize it’s not what happens to you that matters；it’s how you choose to respond.
Your mind is a computer that can be programmed. Your inner dialogue is the software that programs your attitude，which determines how you present yourself to the world around you. You have control over the programming. Whatever you put into it is reflected in what comes out. The sad reality of life is that we will continue to hear negative information，but we don’t have to program it into our brains.
The loudest and most influential voice you hear is your own inner voice.It can work for or against you，depending on the messages you allow. It can be optimistic or pessimistic(悲观的)．It can wear you down or cheer you up.
Habitual bad attitudes are often the product of past experiences and events.Common causes include low self esteem，stress，fear，resentment，anger and an inability to handle changes. It takes serious work to examine the roots of a harmful attitude，but the rewards of ridding ourselves of this heavy baggage can last a lifetime.
In what way can we express attitudes in our daily life? (no more than 5 words)
How can we achieve our greatest potential in life? (no more than 7 words)
What does it matter to realize our level of attitude awareness? (no more than 5 words)
Where do our attitudes come from originally? (no more than 3 words)
Why does it take serious work to examine the roots of a harmful attitude? (no more than 6 words)

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Last weekend our school held a sports meeting. ________(Realize) it was our last high school sports meeting, we decided to make it an unforgettable experience for all of us.
We first attended the opening parade, for _________ our class had made a lot of ____________(prepare). _______ our excitement, our parade performance was a great success. After the parade, the games started. My classmates attended _______(vary) events such as running, high jump and long jump. Due to the hard training they __________(do) before, their performances were very _________(impress). On the stand, my classmates applauded and cheered for the athletes, some _______(raise) their cameras to capture the exciting moments. Finally, the result ___________( announce). It was ____________(amaze) that our class won the second place. Our efforts paid off! Cup in hand, we took a picture together.
I believe this sports meeting will remain a precious memory for all of us as time goes by.

The college search doesn’t have to begin and end with the name-brand schools. There’re many schools out there to choose from — some known and some less known, all worthy of your attention. To find the school that works for you, you should start with who you are and why you’re going to college. What are you good at and what are you interested in? What are your weaknesses? What do you want out of life? Are you socially self-sufficient or do you need warm, familial support? Talk with your family, friends and teachers as you ask these questions. The people who know you best can help you the most with these important issues.
Remember that a name-brand college won’t guarantee your success. Think about the people in your life who have achieved great success and find out where they went to college. You’ll likely find success in life has less to do with the choice of college than with the experiences and opportunities while in college. Employers are looking for outstanding skills and experience, not college background. As you search for colleges, ask about graduate students, and you’ll find many colleges that are better than name-brand ones.
You don’t need to pick a major to pick a college. Very few high school students have enough information or experience to choose a major. You need the variety and depth of college coursework to determine your interest and major. Most college students change their minds two or three times before they settle on a major, and they can still graduate in four years! Being undecided is a good thing and will leave you open to more academic experiences.
If you make the assumption that you cannot afford college based on the sticker price of tuition, you’ll miss out. It’s difficult to talk about money, but if you investigate all the options and ask for help and advice, you’ll find affordable choices. Online resources, as well as financial aid workshops sponsored by high schools in local communities, are widely available to get you started. Investigate early and ask for help.
The most important factor in choosing a college is fit. Finding a good fit requires time and thoughtfulness. You can visit college websites and learn about what events take place, who visits as a guest speaker, and how to get in touch with current students and teachers. If you visit the campus, try to sit in on classes, eat in the dining hall and hang around in the student center. That will help you imagine yourself as a part of the community. Talk to a few students and ask if they would make the same college choice if they had to do it again. Consider the information you’ve collected about the colleges, and you’ll have great options!

How to find a college that works for you
Paragraph outlines	Supporting details
Know yourself well.	● Ask yourself who you are and what your      for attending college are. ● Know your own strengths,     , weaknesses, goals, etc. ● Ask for help from those who know you best with those issues.
Don’t yourself to choose a name-brand college.	● Not all      people graduated from name-brand colleges. ● The choice of college is less      to one’s success in life than the experiences and opportunities while in college.
Don’t base your choice of college on the major.	● Don’t choose a major in a hurry because you don’t have enough information or experience. ● It’s OK to change your      two or three times before you decide on your major.
Don’t worry if you can’t      to go to college.	● Do investigation early and ask for help to find affordable choices. ● Actually you have      to many online resources and financial aid workshops.
See whether the college is fit for you or not.	● You can collect much      about the college on its website. ●      the college, try to use its facilities and talk with its students.

Born in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, ________ (find) ways to grow more rice has been his life _____. As a young man, he saw the great need ______ increasing the rice output. At that time, hunger was a _____ problem in many parts of the countryside. Yuan Longping searched for a way to increase rice harvests without _____ the area of the fields. Yuan Longping grows _______ is called super hybrid rice. In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world _________ (grow ) rice that has a high output. This special strain of rice makes ____ possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields. He is now ___ his knowledge in many less developed countries to increase their rice harvests. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world _____ hunger.

下面文章中有5个段落需要添加首句，请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出适合各段落的首句，选项中有一项是多余选项。
A.  Be a good listener.           B.  Care about the details.
C.  Strike up a conversation.     D.  Make time for friendships.
E.  Reach out to the newcomers.    F.  Avoid causing inconveniences
Develop Better Relationships with Neighbors
Good neighbors are a lot like electricity or running water：we don’t know how much we depend on them until we don’t have them. They make our lives more pleasant and give us a sense of who we are, both as an individual and as a member of the community. Here’s how to develop your relationships with these very important people in your life.   
_________ Often neighbors don’t even know each other’s names. But it’s okay to be the one to break the ice , even if you’ve lived next door for years. Most neighbors enjoy making small talk with the folks on the other side of the fence. So as you see them at work in their yards, smile, wave, and say hello. Ask how their kids are (whether they’re babies or in college), whether they could use an extra cucumber from your garden, or what they think of the price at the local supermarket.
_________ These days, the old Welcome Wagon is a thing of the past. But your new neighbors may be feeling lonely and unsure, especially if they’re far from home, and might appreciate a friendly face bearing fresh-baked chocolate cakes. If they have kids, tell them where the children in the neighborhood live. Recommend the best places to eat and sleep. Invite them over for coffee or tea when they get settled, give them your number, and point to your house as you say good-bye.
__________ Return anything that you borrow from a neighbor, such as tools, in good repair and as soon as you’ve finished with them. Replace anything that belongs to your neighbor that you, your children, or your pets break or soil. Make sure that your car is not blocking their doorway. Such random acts of consideration will have your neighbors talking — and the talk will be good.
__________  If you value a friendship with your neighbors, spend time with them. What better way to meet your neighbors than to invite them to an informal barbecue, pool party, or holiday open house? Better yet, you might even consider throwing a get-together in their honor. Deliver the invitations in person to everyone who lives on your street and chat with each for five minutes before moving on to the next house. This way, you will get an idea of what your neighbors are like so that you can plan for appropriate food and music.
___________ In a good relationship, it’s really the little things that count. Help to bring in the mail for the elderly neighbor when there is a heavy rain. When your neighbor forgets to take in his rubbish cans, roll them back into his yard. If you’re truly concerned, you’ll know when your neighbor needs some cheering up — a bunch of flowers or a helping hand when it’s needed. All it takes to develop your relationship with neighbors is the respect for their feelings.