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Don't have plenty of time for reading ? If you are interested in nun-fiction books, here are  good choices for you.

A  Room  of One's Own

This essay by English writer Virginia Woolf is based on several lectures given to two woman's colleges at Cambridge University to 1928. In it, Woolf describes that it's  circumstance  not  talent that allows men to be more successful at  writing. Women，in other word， spend so much time cooking , cleaning，and tending to their children that they have no time left for art. To write well，therefore, a woman must  have a " room of her own.

The Art of War

Written by Chinese warrior SunZi in the 5th century BC, The  Art of War widely considered to be one of the best boob about military strategy in human history. Conaistng of 13 chapters, each detailing a separate aspect of warfare, the book has been  translated into every majorlanguage  and has thousands of editions. For centuries , it has been cited (引用)and praised by world leaders both for its detailed study of military straaategy  (军事策略）and its phibsophical (哲学的）examination of strong ，effective leadership.

Letter to My Daughter

This 2009 book of essays and poems  by Maya Angelou，a respectable American  poet, is written for t he  daughter never had—the millions of women, both young and old，that she considers  to be her "family."  From the viewpoint  of a caring, older , this  book contains   lessons selected from her own Life experiences, including tte              birth of              her only              child，a              son，as well as the formation and loss of friendships,

A Brief History of Time

If you' re short  on time，then why not read about，well，the creation of time? This 1998 from brilliant  scientist and mathematician Stephen              Hawking              explores              mind -              bending  question s about  the creation of the universe , including if and              when it will end，and if so,how

Despite  heavy subject matter. Hawkimg addresses th ese questions  in n way that's easy to understand  s even for those who know little about physics.

21. What can we learns about the contents of the books?

A. A Room of One's  Own h about more than writing,

B. The  Art o f War also gives definition of philosophy.

C. Letter to  My Daughter is actually  a cummon  family  letter.

D. A Brief History of Time  mainly focuses  on the mailer of Lime.

22. What  can  be inferred  from the passage?

A. Woolf looks down, upon men in writing.

B. The book by SunZi is helpful In policy-making.

C.Mgya devotes herself lo fighting for women's rights.

D.As a physicist, Hawking is equally famous in writing.

23. What  is the purpose of the pasaage?

A. To              promote  of the Four books.

B. To make comments  on the four books,

C. To recommend the  four books to readers.

D. To make comparisons  between the four  books.

Ahmad is  the founder of Copia, which she  describers  as "match com meets Uber for food  recovery." Conipanies use the Copia app to report when they have leftover food，what kind， and how much . When recipients (受助者) such as shelters, soup kitchens , and agencies first register  with Cupia, they indicate how many people they need              to feed，on              what days , and              what kind

of  food  they'll take. Cupia  makes a  profit from the fees              that              companies  pay              to remove  leftever food； the companies  receive  a  tax write-off for their food donations.

How did Ahmad   create  Copia? Aa a senior at UC Berkeley, the found nearly 50 million   Americans   are at  risk of going  hungry every day, white more than  133 billion pounds  ofeatable foud are deserted  each  year.

Ahma d started  a  student group that  recovered   food  from  the  campus and  distributed   it Lo local nonprofits.

As rewarding   as this was,the  inefficiencies  (低效)bothered  her. One day , she   got  a  call from the dining hall manager, who  had 500   sandwiches  left over from m event. She rented a car,loaded it with the food, and called nonprofits, She found takers for only 25 sandwiches and ended up giving out the rest eU a nearby park.

“I remember thinking how cool it would              be if people who had food could say,              ‘Hey, we  have stuff, ’ and people who needed it could  speak up, and then  we could connect               the              two. ”

After she graduated  , Ahmad  launched Copia carlier this year, it operates in 40 cities in Northem California and has served over 700,000 people. Its biggest success—and challenge— 10 date was this past Super Bowl： Copia recovered muro than 14 tons of food, which fed more  than  23,000 people.

Despite her busy schedule, Ahmad  tries              to do me food pickup a week."When              you              get to theshelter,"she  says ," If you wouldn't  have eaten." And that's when I'm   like, ‘ This is why I do  what I do.’

24.Who will benefit from Copia app?

A. Hungry people living in Copia,

B. Registered companies donating food,

C. Charity organizations  serving the poor.

D.Food recovery companice   removing food.

25.What made  Ahmad create the app?

A.Too much food is wasted.

B. Too many people go hungry.

C. Her group's work is rewarding.

D.Her group's work doesn 't   go well.

26.What is  Ahmad  really proud of?

A. She founds  Copia  and makes  a profit.

B. She connects  the companies, and recipients.

C.She helps hiingry people go Bhnjugh hurd time,

D. She enjoys the biggest suecess—the  Super Bowl.

27.What's a Copia's operating model?

A. Consumer to consumer

B. Produciiun to consumer

C. Business to consumer

D. Business to business

Some pigs lend lo be optimistic  while others have a  more pessimisitic   view , according to a new research that is meaningful  to  animal welfare. The study, published in the journal Biology Letters, is the first to show that mood and personality interact in an animal, influencing judgment.

Asher, a researcher  at ihc University of Newcastle's   Institute  of Neurowcience, and her team housed groups of pigs in the two types of environments. One reflected sandard commercial conditions  and the other was cushier with more space and plenty of sell, deep straw. After the pigs got               accusitomed  to these new homes over a few weeks , the rescarchers picked 18 pigs from  each type of   housing arrangement to train and test their judgment.

" To do this, we trained each pig that in one comer of a  training room there would be a bowl wilh chocolate sweets — specifically M&Ms, pigs love M&Ms — and in a bowl at the opposite   side of the room there would be a bowl that would contain coffee beans, which pigs find  bitter-tasting," senior author Lisa  Collins of the  Univerersty  of Lincoln's  School of Life Sciences said.

Over n number  of training trials , pigs  leamed to go to the bowl reliably when it  was in the  corner   where they had figured out to expect M&Ms.On the  contrary，they quickly leamed to avoid   the  bowl when it was't in the comer where they would expect to find the coffee beans.

The  rescearchers   next  placed an unfamimliar bowl  in different locations , to see how the  pigs would react. Some gaily dashed to the bowl no matter what, exhibiting optimism    that it  would contain  there  favorite sweds. Others, however, behaved as though they expected it to contain coffee beans, displaying pessimism.

The  findings  suggest  that  a one — size- fits - all answer to animal welfare issues does not exist. Even if pigs are just equal lo bacon or other meal for some people, there is still cause for conccrn . Student  have suggested  that  how an animal is  trented during is lifetime   can  directly affect meal quality and taste.

28.What was the study devoleted  to figuring out?

A.The influence of pigs' living environment.

B.The influence   between humans and  pigs.

C. The didferences of two types of pigs'   presonality.

D. The relationship between pigs' mood and judgment.

29.What does the underlined word “cushier” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. simple.                      B.              more              comfortable.

C. non-profitable.              D.              less              free.

30.Which bowl can test whether a pig is optimistic or pessimistic?

A. The bowl with chocolate sweets.

B. The bowl containing coffee beans.

C. The bowl full of both sweets and beans.

D. The bowl unfamiliar to two types of pigs.

31.What do the findings of the new research imply?

A.People should treat pigs equally.

B. People's health relies on meat quality.

C.People should meet pigs' various needs.

D.People's attitude toward pigs is totally wrong.

Fixed or growth mindset — which do you have?

We live in an uncertain world with all the technological advances we are experiencing， which meanse is a requirement for a change in midset (思维模式）. In order to be on top of our game both personally and organizationally, we need to develop a growth mindset.

A fixed mindset supposes that you have native abilities and are naturally clever or skilled in certain areas of life. When you receive infonnation about how you have performed  in a test or set of tasks t you may worry about how you are judged. Our parents probably said to us when we were young,"Since you scored really well in the test, you must  be clever." However, by being repeatedly told “You arc clever” or “You are really ga*al al your job”，a person’s self­-respect is actually dainagcd.

The  growlh - mindest  persona view life as a series of exciting challenges and  want  t o constantly  learn. Brain activity occurs in this mindset when they receive information about what they could do belter or improve. They do not view their abilities as fixed or us failure. Learning is king and the more they practice , the more they know they will succeed.

What is important is giving praise around process and not around ability. For example , instead of saying"Since you got a great score, you must be clever" f say " You got a great score, and you must have tried really hard". This creates challenge in indivicluats and

The meaning of mindsets is massive for business. Fixed-mindset managers are not fans of giving feedback (反馈）. They do not want to stretch themselves or others because they fear failure. Therefore their business may stand still because there is no risk or innovation (创新） occurring.

Listen from your own fixed mindset 一 for example ," I can't  do that” 一 and answer with a growth-mindset response 一 “I can't do that yet!" Remember  there is no such thing as failure and there is s only learning. If you don't fail occasionally ，you will never learn to change and grow.

32.What is the author's opinion of people' s mindsets?

A. A growth mindstet means no failure.

B. People need develop a fixed mindset.

C. A fixed mindset focuses more on process.

D. People should develop a growth mindest.

33.Which judgment seems more encouraging?

A.              You are clever.                      B.              You are skillful.

C.              You have worked hard.              D.              You arc great at your job.

34.What do the growth-mindset  persons most advocate?

A.              Keeping on learning.                        B.              Viewing ability as              failure.

C.              Giving praise around ability.                D.              Learning from the              fixed mindset.

35.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Always stay in ihe same mindset

B. Think and act in different mindsets.

C. We can 't miss the chance of failure.

D. Learning is the key to success from failure.

Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. __36__ However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.

Some people say we live in a dog¬eat¬dog world. __37__ They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog¬tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

__38__ This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

__39__ People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.

Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. __40__

A．Still, people say every dog has its day.

B．We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

C．Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways.

D．Dogs are their best friends and they are loyal to people.

E．There are many other expressions waiting for you to explore.

F．That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.

G．They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie.That Friday after work, I drove over to pick her up.

We went to a restaurant that, although not  4 1   , was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm 4 2  she were the First Lady. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation – nothing  4 3 but catching up on recent   4 4   of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the   4 5  .As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me   4 6  you.”I agreed.

“How was your  4 7  ?” asked my wife when I got home. “Very nice. Far   4 8  my wildest imagination” I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so   4 9  that I didn?t have a chance to do anything for her. Some time  5 0   , I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant   5 1  from the same place where mother and I had dined. An  5 2   note said: “I paid this bill   5 3  . I wasn’t sure that I  5 4  be there; but I still paid for two plates – one for you and the other for your 5 5.You will never know what that night  5 6   for me. I love you, son.”

At that moment, I  5 7   the importance of saying in time: “I LOVE YOU” and to give time to our family.   5 8   in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they 59   , because these things cannot be  6 0   till “some other time.”
41. A. grand                                   B. comfortable                   C. shabby                   D. delicate

42. A. even if                     B. as though                                 C. so that                   D. in case

43. A. unbelievable                 B. attractive                       C. interesting                   D. extraordinary

44. A. accidents                  B. events                                 C. coincidences                 D. conditions

45. A. bus                                 B. appointment                   C. movie                   D. time

46. A. accompany                   B. order                                     C. satisfy                   D. invite

47. A. date                                 B. dinner                                 C. film                       D. mother

48. A. from                       B. beyond                                 C. beneath                   D. out of

49. A. immediately                 B. abruptly                                 C. ly                   D. awfully

50. A. before                                   B. ago                                     C. later                       D. after

51. A. receipt                     B. bill                                     C. reception                   D. notice

52. A. extra                                   B. additional                                 C. attached                   D. approved

53. A. by chance                 B. on purpose                              C. for myself                   D. in advance

54. A. might                                 B. should                                 C. could                       D. would

55. A. son                                 B. wife                                     C. friend                                 D. colleague

56. A. meant                                 B. paid                                     C. provided                   D. made

57. A. advocated                 B. appreciated                   C. admired                   D. applauded

58. A. Something                 B. Anything                                 C. Everything                   D. Nothing

59. A. demand                   B. need                                     C. deserve                   D. desire

60. A. put off                                 B. called off                                C. taken off                   D. turned off

Let's it explore expressions with the word “ bullet”. A bullet is 61 you shoot  out of gun. That  used to be the way to destcribe the speed of the auperhero 一Supennan— he is “ faster than a speeding bullet.” Now very fast truins 62              ( call) “bullet trains” . Bullets are not only known for their speed. They are also known for their ability to kill. 63              ,not all bullets  are bud. A silver bullet is something that solves a difficult  problem easily.

To ease the pain of a difficult  situation, people are sometimes asked to bite the bullet. What is die origin of this expression? The story may go back to the American Civil War 64 even curlier. During the  Civil War, pain-killing drugs were often hard              65              (find). So,doctors working on the battlefield 66 (give) their patients  a piece of wood to squeeze or something soft to bite on. Many times the 67              ( near) thing was a lead bullet. Hollywood  movies helped  to keep this expression dive. In old westerm movies, more than one cowboy was seen biting a bullet 68 removing an arrow from his body. In moderm conversations, “              69 (bite) the bullet" means to accept a difficult decision or situation.

If you want to perfeet your              English,              there is              no silver bullet. You must 70              (simple)practice and study us much as you can.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线（\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.毎处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

In  recent  years, there are more and more Confucius Instiutcs  being built all over the world , that shows our Chinese culture  has been become much more popular than ever. As one of the four ancient civilizations, China has long history and creates many splendid cultures. The ancient Chinese  culture once had  powerful influences  in the world 's civilization, especially in Japan , South  Konrea  and other Asian couutry. The Chinese culture is slow accumulaled in the whole Chinese history, made it color1ful and brilliant. If one want to know or study Chinese culture    more deeply , he or she must  spend much time. Therefore he or she can only get the tip of an iccberg.

假如你是李华，你的美国好友Alice将近期来你所在的城市旅游。请给她写信，告诉她你愿意为她安排住宿及旅游行程。同时，委托她帮你买一个Coach牌子的小钱包，你打算将其作为生日礼物送给妈妈。

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

Dear  Alice,

Yours sincerely ，

Li Hua