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Task 1

“Oh My God!That blue V-neck T-shirt is so trendy and it’ll perfectly go with my skinny jeans.”Many times we fall in love with a particular clothing,but after looking at its price we start having second thoughts—whether to purchase it or not.Don't worry.Here we can help you solve this problem by listing four stores!

●ASOS

As one of UK's largest and independent online fashion destinations,they offer around more than 60,000 various brands.Jeans,dresses,shirts,shoes,and jewelry—you name it and they got it.You can even visit their stylists'pages to access style and clothing advice.They run their own magazines where you can get your daily dose on hottest trends and style tricks.

●Topshop

Started in 1964 in the basement of a department store,they now have over 300 stores in the UK alone.They ship their product to over 100 countries and are very active in supporting various causes and charities they sponsor.They offer students discount,gift cards and to make shopping easier for their beloved consumers,they’ve even developed a mobile site especially to shop on-the-go.

●Nautica

They offer not only men's clothing but also women's and kids'.Founded in 1983,they’re a kind of online stores which sell water-inspired clothes along with a unique range of home collection.It serves over 75 countries,and to add in they have various rewards to look forward to.

●Gap

If you’re looking for clothes and personal care products,do stop by this site.Their products are available to purchase in over 90 countries,with about 3,300 stores and various e-commerce sites.They even provide free shipping on orders over$50.You should sign up for their Gap card offer and also check out their return policy.

1.Which shop would you recommend to help a university student save money?

A.ASOS. B.Topshop.

C.Nautica. D.Gap.

2.What can we learn about the goods provided by the online shops?

A.They’re all intended for adults. B.They’re relatively more fashionable.

C.They’re relatively more affordable. D.They’re available in hundreds of countries.3.How can you benefit from the four online shops?

A.You can always enjoy free shipping from Gap.

B.You have chance to attend charities from Topshop.

C.You can get clothes from Nautica wherever you are.

D.You can learn to get dressed fashionably from ASOS.

Task 2

One day,the sewer（污水管）line under our house burst.My first response was to call the plumber（水管工）,but when he heard what was on,he begged off.“We don’t do that.”he said,as if to imply that even plumbers have their dignity.He did,however,recommend someone.I made the call,expecting the man to moan at the thought of such a miserable job.Instead,he simply asked,“The address?”

And that was it.An hour later,Steve arrived in his truck.I watched as he walked down into the damp depths.A few moments later he appeared,saying:“Yep.It’s broken.”

“Can you fix it?”I asked with a strange mixture of doubt and hope.

Steve looked at me as if rebuking（指责）my lack of faith,and then said，“Sure.”Then he told me that he had to get a backhoe（反铲挖工机）and tear up the street to the main sewer line.

I asked,“How long will all this take?”

“I should have it done by evening.”

I didn’t want to watch the excavation（挖掘）of my property unfolded.All I wanted was to leave,go somewhere,and upon my return,I had everything the way it was before the damage.

I felt somewhat guilty upon driving off in my clean vehicle,leaving Steve to such a disagreeable task.I went into town and visited a few friends.Eventually,around 6 pm,my curiosity got the better of me.I went home,and a sweeter sight I never saw:a patch of newly-paved street and a covered-up excavation across my front lawn.I opened the cellar door and all was tidy and relatively dry.

I sat down on the back porch,lost in thought.I was taken by the very idea that,whatever crisis might happen to an unlucky homeowner,there is somebody who is practiced in its resolution.If that’s not the reason for gratitude,I’m not sure what it is.

1.Why did the first plumber reject the author’s request?

A.He wanted to protect his dignity.

B.He was inexperienced in the job.

C.He had another urgent task to do.

D.He thought the job was very tough.

2.What made the author feel upset according to the text?

A.The fear of Steve’s refusal.

B.The pressure of having to go out.

C.The difficulty with the repair work.

D.The effects of the broken sewer line.

3.What is the author’s purpose of going into town?

A.To visit a couple of friends.

B.To satisfy his own curiosity.

C.To avoid the excavation work.

D.To remove his negative emotions.

Task 3

Earlier this month,6-year-old Isaac went on vacation to Fort Walton,Florida,with his family.While they were there,his mother Garrett learned about LuLu,a restaurant that offers food to customers with food allergies(过敏症).

At LuLu,Isaac could eat a salad and a bowl of chicken soup with rice.“Isaac looked at me like,‘Is this OK?’”Garrett said.Once his mom gave the OK,Isaac enjoyed for the first time the experience of ordering and eating at a restaurant.“That look on his face was like,‘This is the coolest thing I’ve ever done,’”Garrett said.

Garrett and her family rarely go out to restaurants because of Isaac’s food allergies.When they do,she cooks something for Isaac at home before they leave and brings it with her to the restaurant.“It’s not fun and it feels unfair,”she said.

Their night at LuLu marked a celebration for Isaac.Garrett shared the moment on the restaurant’s Facebook page to thank them for helping her son.“Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving Isaac this experience,”she wrote in her post.

Barnett,the restaurant’s manager,said,“When customers tell the staff that someone in their group has a food allergy,I assist with the order by passing it to the kitchen,ensuring it’s cooked in a separate station and delivering the finished food to guests.We have been improving this process over the last 10 years since our allergy program was started.”

On Garrett’s Facebook post,LuLu thanked Garrett for sharing her story. “Thank you for sharing your experience with us,”the restaurant wrote in a comment,“We are excited to see your son so happy! ”

Garrett is hoping her post’s popularity will convince other restaurants to be more accommodating（肯帮忙的）.“LuLu takes it as seriously as we take it—nothing would make us happier than that,”she said.

1.When Isaac first ate at LuLu,he felt ______.

A.satisfied B.amused C.nervous D.curious

2.What does Garrett usually do when her family go out to restaurants?

A.She leaves her son alone at home.

B.She orders some special food for her son.

C.She prepares something for her son to eat.

D.She lets her son choose his favorite dishes.

3.What will Barnett do when guests with allergies come to dinner?

A.He will deliver the menu to the guests.

B.He will personally assist with the order.

C.He will introduce their allergy program.

D.He will cook the dinner in a separate station.

4.What touched Garrett deeply?

A.LuLu's response to her post.

B.Her son's experience at LuLu.

C.LuLu's concern for guests with allergies.

D.More restaurants'following in LuLu’s steps.

Task 4

Aaron Weaver was born on April 14th,1998 with his only left eye.It was very likely that this rarity would also come with brain damage.It was a one in a million chance that he would not have brain damage.He went through 25 reconstructive surgeries and received a prosthetic（假体的）eye in his right eye socket.

He grew up in a rural town in North Carolina attending the local schools.When he was in the 4th grade，he dreamed of becoming an author and he carried that dream with him throughout his life,but he faced many obstacles.

From his first day of pre-school to his last day of high school he was looked at strangely and called names.Each year it would get worse and worse.People would call him names like“Cyclops（独眼巨人）”and would tell him that he was a mistake.Along with this he suffered from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder（强迫症）which made it difficult for him to do normal and daily activities.

In 2016 he graduated from high school with the support of a loving family and the help of teachers and friends.He began to write a book including his favorite things.A year later he completed his book and one of his former teachers assisted him in finding a publishing company.He submitted his book to the company,Covenant Books,for the very first time and they decided to publish it.In late 2017 The Human Apocalypse was published and is now being sold through several different outlets（专营店）.Aaron,who is now 19,has overcome a life of people not accepting him and is pursuing his dream while influencing others to do the same.

1.What made Aaron Weaver badly accepted at school?

A.His physical feature.

B.His improper dressing.

C.His strange behaviors.

D.His bad academic performance.

2.What resulted in Aaron Weaver’s trouble with daily activities?

A.His brain damage.

B.A mental disorder.

C.His poor learning ability.

D.A problem with his eyes.

3.What can we know about Aaron Weaver’s first book?

A.It was published with his parents’help.

B.It won him many opportunities.

C.It was inspired by a teacher.

D.It became a success.

4.Which could be the best title for the text?

A.A Challenging Life

B.An Instructive Book

C.An Inspiring Teenager

D.An Inspirational Story

Task 5

When you think of friends,you tend to think of people who have been in your life for a long time.But there’s another kind of friend—one that springs entirely from a particular moment.

The first such friend I remember is the Russian girl I met in London at the age of about four.That year,my mother had remarried and we’d be moving to the US.I didn’t really understand what that meant.I just knew everything was changing.The Russian girl and I were the two oldest in our school and the others were babies who couldn’t speak clearly.She spoke no English;I,no Russian.We communicated by trying to outdo each other—at drawing,at games,even at eating,which,I think,gave us something we could control.

In eighth grade,there was Jenny who had a small horse named Redwing.Eighth grade was a terrible year.We both knew it,but we didn’t talk about it.We spent most of our time with Redwing.On cold winter days,Jenny showed me how she’d lie on Redwing’s back,under the horse blanket.Then we’d go out on long treks,taking turns riding and walking.She left in ninth grade and I missed her.

To Julie,I’ll be forever grateful.We met on the beach in New Jersey one afternoon.She was there with her twin boys,the only other children there,and about the same age as my daughter.Cautiously,the children approached each other and soon were digging holes together.I moved my towel over near hers and we began to talk.She lived year-round in the little beach town.I lived alone with my daughter in a big Victorian a block from the beach.My husband had taken off for North Dakota,leaving me to puzzle out what to do next.Now,suddenly,there was someone I could talk to,which pushed me through that hard time.

Friends like the above often arrive when your own life is off-balance,and will support you till the world settles on its axis（坐标轴）once again!

1.What did the friendship of the author and the Russian girl take the form of?

A.Common interests. B.Fierce competition.

C.Concern for others. D.Regular communication.

2.Based on what did the author make friends with Jenny?

A.Love for animals. B.Emotional sharing.

C.Shared activities. D.Academic performance.

3.What can be learned about the situation in which the author met Julie?

A.Their kids were talking happily.

B.The beach was almost empty then.

C.Their family were playing together.

D.The author was missing her husband.

4.What can be inferred about friendship from the author’s stories?

A.Crises may develop friendships.

B.Young friends tend to be sincere.

C.Good friendships can be expected.

D.Friends made at young ages are good.

Task 6

On a Friday evening,Officer Bobby White of Gainesville,Florida,police department got a call about a noise complaint—some teens playing basketball.Officer White's dash-cam （行车记录仪）video shows him pulling up outside a home in a poor part of town.A teen stopped playing as the officer walked toward him.

“I could tell what he was like,‘The cops（警察）are here.How's this gonna go?'”said White,now 48.To put him at ease,White said,“Can you believe that someone's calling about kids playing basketball?”Then he put his hand out for the ball.The teen gave it to him.White turned toward the basket and clanked（使发出当啷声）a shot off the rim（篮圈）.Then the teen threw the ball back to White,who nailed his next shot.It was like a signal—kids began streaming out from the home of one of the boys to participate.

The video shows White and the kids laughing and shooting for 13 minutes.As White left,he told them to have fun but watch the noise.That was that,he thought—an officer doing his job.

But that wasn't the end of the story.The police department's information officer put the dash-cam tape on the Internet.Within a week,it was viewed over five million times.Suddenly,businesses and individuals touched by the officer's compassion started sending sporting equipment to the police department with a message:“Give these to Officer White.”But what caught White off guard was another comment he heard:“We need more cops like you.”

“I know this was meant as a compliment,”White said. “But there are tons of cops ‘like me’who go above and beyond.”To prove his point,White created the Basketball Cop Foundation.Since its birth in 2016,the foundation has supplied sports equipment to over 50 police departments around the country so that other officers have what they need to go out on the streets and recreate the experience White gave those kids that day.

1.How did nearly all the teenagers react at the sight of Bobby White?

A.They looked at White with fear.

B.They continued playing basketball.

C.They hesitated to play with White.

D.They ran away to hide somewhere.

2.What did Bobby White do on arriving at the spot?

A.He frightened them to stop playing.

B.He joined the teens in playing.

C.He said and did something relaxing.

D.He began to teach them how to play.

3.What kind of person should Bobby White be?

A.Serious and strict. B.Kind and responsible.

C.Playful and easygoing. D.Helpful and modest.

4.What does the underlined word“compliment”in Para.5 mean?

A.Praise. B.Lesson.

C.Reward. D.Requirement.