President Paula-Mae Weekes presented the national award to her.In July of this year, Estrada along with two friends went to the Marianne Beach to relax. Upon leaving the beach, Estrada and her friends noticed a man struggling in the water. Immediately, she and her friends sprang into action. The teens borrowed a body board from some people on the beach and swam to the man's rescue.Library supporters argue that book borrowers arc also book buyers and that libraries are vital spaces for readers to discover new work. Many were cheered by a recent Pew survey, which found that more than half of Americans with library cards say they prefer to buy their e- books. So publishers keep adjusting their lending arrangements in search of the right balance. Random House raised its licensing prices earlier this year, and Harper Collins limits libraries to lending its titles 26 times.7.It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that.A libraries and publishers face the same problem of e-books'piracy R libraries are eager to keep strong relationship with publishers C. most publishers are hesitant to cooperate with libraries D. several big publishers have sold e-books to libraries8.Why are publishers worried that people will switch to electronic borrowing? A Book sales may drop sharply because of convenient electronicR borrowing. There are lots of different and incompatible e-book formats C. available. There is no time limit for the book files downloaded on the D. device. E-books must be checked out and returned to libraries regularly.9.We can learn from the passage that.A e-books can be lent at libraries as many times as you like R OverDrive distributes e-books and audio files to publishers C. over half of Americans are borrowing e-books from libraries D. Amazon is adopting measures to win more customers 10. What is the best title for the text?A The Hopeful Future of Publishing BusinessB.The Uncertain Economics of Lending E-booksC.The Dull Relationship between Libraries and Publishers D. The Close Cooperation between OverDrive and Amazon 二、阅读七选五Learn to Manage Your Time in College A common view both among and of college students is that they are always short on money. While this may be true, many college students are also always running short on something else: time. (1) Here are a few things to consider: Manage your academic time. (2) Consequently, your academic work should always come first when it comes to arranging your time in order of importance. When looking at your schedule for the week, figure out what your academic commitments look like. What time do you have classes? How much homework do you have to do? What assignments are due? When do you have major exams or quizzes?Manage your personal time. It s an unrealistic expectation to think that you can study, go to class, and work all day, every day. (3) Make sure to allow yourself time to go to something fun in the yard, attend a meeting for your favorite club, and just hang out for an hour or so at night with friends over dinner. Doing things that make your personal time more enjoyable and not totally focused on school ? can actually improve your productivity when working on projects later.Keep your health in mind. When people's schedules are tight, one of the first things to go is sleep. While it may be common among college students, a lack of sleep is more hurtful than you might think. It can throw everything into disorder: your mental health, your physical health, your stress level, and, of course, your schedule. (4) Use your technology. Nothing helps a college student stay organized more than a good calendar! Some students use the calendars on their phones; others use things like Google Calendar; others still use the classic paper-calendar model. (5) Just change and try again.

阅读理解(本大题共10小题,共25.0分)

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Seventeen-year-old Sariah Estrada didn't expect to receive anything in return when she saved a drowning man on Marianne Beach in Blanchisseuse earlier this year.

However, for her random act of kindness, Estrada was awarded the Hummingbird Medal- Bronze for her bravery, loyalty and devotion to Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, September 24, when the country celebrated its 42nd year as a republic. President Paula-Mae Weekes presented the national award to her.

In July of this year, Estrada along with two friends went to the Marianne Beach to relax. Upon leaving the beach, Estrada and her friends noticed a man struggling in the water. Immediately, she and her friends sprang into action. The teens borrowed a body board from some people on the beach and swam to the man's rescue.

Library supporters argue that book borrowers arc also book buyers and that libraries are vital spaces for readers to discover new work. Many were cheered by a recent Pew survey, which found that more than half of Americans with library cards say they prefer to buy their e- books. So publishers keep adjusting their lending arrangements in search of the right balance. Random House raised its licensing prices earlier this year, and Harper Collins limits libraries to lending its titles 26 times.

7.It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that.

A libraries and publishers face the same problem of e-books'piracy R libraries are eager to keep strong relationship with publishers C. most publishers are hesitant to cooperate with libraries D. several big publishers have sold e-books to libraries

8.Why are publishers worried that people will switch to electronic borrowing? A Book sales may drop sharply because of convenient electronic

R borrowing. There are lots of different and incompatible e-book formats C. available. There is no time limit for the book files downloaded on the D. device. E-books must be checked out and returned to libraries regularly.

9.We can learn from the passage that.

A e-books can be lent at libraries as many times as you like R OverDrive distributes e-books and audio files to publishers C. over half of Americans are borrowing e-books from libraries D. Amazon is adopting measures to win more customers 10. What is the best title for the text?

A The Hopeful Future of Publishing Business

B.The Uncertain Economics of Lending E-books

C.The Dull Relationship between Libraries and Publishers D. The Close Cooperation between OverDrive and Amazon 二、阅读七选五(本大题共5小题,共10.0分)

Learn to Manage Your Time in College A common view both among and of college students is that they are always short on money. While this may be true, many college students are also always running short on something else: time. (1) Here are a few things to consider: Manage your academic time. (2) Consequently, your academic work should always come first when it comes to arranging your time in order of importance. When looking at your schedule for the week, figure out what your academic commitments look like. What time do you have classes? How much homework do you have to do? What assignments are due? When do you have major exams or quizzes?

Manage your personal time. It s an unrealistic expectation to think that you can study, go to class, and work all day, every day. (3) Make sure to allow yourself time to go to something fun in the yard, attend a meeting for your favorite club, and just hang out for an hour or so at night with friends over dinner. Doing things that make your personal time more enjoyable and not totally focused on school ? can actually improve your productivity when working on projects later.

Keep your health in mind. When people's schedules are tight, one of the first things to go is sleep. While it may be common among college students, a lack of sleep is more hurtful than you might think. It can throw everything into disorder: your mental health, your physical health, your stress level, and, of course, your schedule. (4) Use your technology. Nothing helps a college student stay organized more than a good calendar! Some students use the calendars on their phones; others use things like Google Calendar; others still use the classic paper-calendar model. (5) Just change and try again.

A. Try your best to keep a routine on a regular basis.

B. Remember that your brain needs to have a break, too.

C. If what you're using isn't working for you, don't give up.

D.How can you balance your time when there never seems to be enough of it?

E.It's important to remember why you're in college in the first place: to graduate.

F.Making a list and then crossing items off as they are completed can be satisfying.

In October, I told the eight-year-olds about my plan. 'Td like all of you to do extra jobs to(16)some money. Then well buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner(17), " I wanted the children to(18) that it's more blessed to give than to(19). I wanted them to understand that religion is(20)nice theological ideas; that people somehow have to make it come(21).

Early in the week, the boys and girls arrived in class seizing their hard-earned money and couldn't wait to go shopping. I watched(22)they ran up and down the supermarket aisles. (23), we headed toward the checkout. Then someone(24)a "necessity'* that sent them racing.

"Flowers!" Kristine cried, The group rushed toward the holiday(25). I pronounced, "you can't eat flowers. " But Mrs. Sherlock, we want flowers. ”(26), I sighed as the children moved a pot of purple mums (菊花)into the cart.

Then we set off for the house of a needy grandmother and finally_(2Z) in front of a small house in the woods. A woman with a tired face came to the door to(2a}us. My little group hurried to get the turkey and the trimmings. As each box was carried in, the old woman thanked us- much to children's (29jj When Amy put the mums on the counter, the woman seemed surprised.

We returned to the car. Fastening seat belts, we could see the kitchen window. The woman inside waved goodbye, then turned and walked across the room, past the turkey, past the trimmings, (30)to the mums. She put her face in the flowers. When she raised her head,

there was a(31)on her lips. She was(32)before our eyes. The children were quiet. In that making weapons , such as bows and arrows. Before paper-(S)- (invent) , strips of bamboo were the most important writing medium, more widely used than silk, (6)-they were cheaper, resistant to corrosion (腐蚀),and more abundant. Bamboo has thus played an important part in the spread and development of traditional Chinese

culture. Bamboo was (7) (close) connected with the daily lives of people in ancient China. Su Dongpo, a literary giant of the Song Dynasty, said that people coukLnot live (8) bamboo,

and people of the time used bamboo (9) (make) paper, hats, shoes and so on. At that time, as today, bamboo shoots were eaten as a popular dish because of (10) (they) crispness and fresh, sweet taste. Bamboo shoots also contain vitamins, sugar, fat, and protein.