The Sultana was a Mississippi River steamboat destroyed in an explosion on April 27, 1865. An 1)____________ 1,800 of the 2,400 passengers were killed, and the Sultana sank not far from Memphis, Tennessee. This disaster received little public attention, as it took place soon after the President Abraham Lincoln was 2) ____________. The wooden steamboat was constructed in 1863 and 3) ____________ be used for the lower Mississippi cotton trade. Registering 1,719 tons, the steamboat was built to carry no more than 376 people. For two years, it ran a regular route between St. Louis and New Orleans. Sometimes it was asked to carry troops. The Sultana left New Orleans on April 21, 1865.Most of the passengers were Union soldiers who had recently been 4) ____________ Confederate prison camps. The US government had 5) ____________ the Sultana to transport these former prisoners of war back to their homes in the north. At 2 a.m. on April 27, about seven miles north of Memphis, at least one boiler 6) ____________, causing a huge explosion that destroyed the center portion of the boat, throwing sleeping men high into the air before landing in the river Confusion and chaos 7) ____________ as men tried to save themselves and others. Many drowned while others burned to death. The direct cause of the explosion was later determined to be the leaky and poorly repaired steam boiler. Passengers who 8) ____________ the initial explosion had to risk their lives in the icy water of the Mississippi or burn with the ship. Many died of drowning or coldness. Bodies of 9) ____________ continued to be found downriver for months. Many were never recovered. Some of the Sultana's crew, including the captain, were among those who 10) ____________.

3 Translate the following sentences into English with the words and expressions in parentheses.-|||-1 越来越多的中国年轻人在国际交流中发挥重要作用,他们用生动的故事向世界展现可信、可爱-|||-可敬的中国形象。(international communicati-|||-2作为中华文化的重要组成部分,汉字既是表达思想和感情的工具,也是传承文化的媒介。-|||-(an integral part)-|||-3一百多年前,甲骨文(oracle bone script)的发现为解开汉字起源之谜提供了证据。-|||-(solve a puzzle)-|||-4 通过汉语中的"吉普""芭蕾"等外来词,我们可以窥见中国语言和文化的包容性-|||-(inclusiveness)。(get a glimpse of)

Harvard researcher Tasha Eurich conducted a four-year study to discover what self-awareness is, why it is important, and how we can develop it. According to the study, there are two primary types of self-awareness. Internal self-awareness reflects how clearly we see our own values, passions, aspirations, impact on others and how well we fit with our environment. Her research found that strong inner self-awareness yields higher job and relationship satisfaction. However, it is also associated with higher anxiety, stress, and depression. External self-awareness correlates to a person's ability to understand how others see them.5. Which of the following topics is the most probably one to be explored in the next discussion?A Strategies for developing our self-awareness.B The role of self-awareness in emotional stability and self-regulation.

Many people enjoy listening to sad music. Why? A new study by Japanese researchers, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Psychology, reveals sad music might actually evoke positive emotions.Kawakami and colleagues, from Tokyo University of the Arts and the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, asked 44 volunteers, including both musicians and non-specialists, to listen to two pieces of sad music and one piece of happy music. Each participant was required to use a set of keywords to rate both their perception of the music and their own emotional state.The sad pieces of music included Glinka’s “La Séparation” in F minor and Blumenfeld’s “Sur Mer” in G minor. The happy music piece was Granados’s Allegro de Concierto in G major. To control for the “happy” effect of major key, they also played the minor-key pieces in major key, and vice versa.The researchers explained that sad music evoked contradictory emotions because the participants of the study tended to feel sad music to be more tragic, less romantic, and less joyful than they felt themselves while listening to it. “In general, sad music induces sadness in listeners, and sadness is regarded as an unpleasant emotion. If sad music actually evokes only unpleasant emotion, we would not listen to it,” the researchers wrote in the study. “Music that is perceived as sad actually induces romantic emotion as well as sad emotion. And people, regardless of their musical training, experience this conflictive emotion to listen to the sad music,” added the researchers.Also, unlike sadness in daily life, sadness experienced through art actually feels pleasant, possibly because the latter does not pose an actual threat to our safety. This could help people to deal with their negative emotions in daily life, concluded the authors. “Emotion experienced by music has no direct danger or harm unlike the emotion experienced in everyday life. Therefore, we can even enjoy unpleasant emotion such as sadness. If we suffer from unpleasant emotion evoked through daily life, sad music might be helpful to alleviate negative emotion,” they added.1. Which of the following statements is true about the study?A) The study intends to prove different music has different usage.B) More than forty participants are involved in the study. C) Musicians and amateurs are the main research targets.D) Participants are asked to write articles about their feelings.2. It can be inferred from Para. 3 that ________.A) there are always more pieces of sad music than happy musicB) happy music is often played in G majorC) sad music should be played in minor keyD) “La Séparation” was played in major key in the study 3. The “contradictory emotions” in Para. 4 may refer to ________.A) tragic feelings as well as sad feelingsB) sad feelings as well as unpleasant feelingsC) sad feelings as well as romantic feelings D) pleasant feelings as well as joyful feelings4. What’s the function of sad music according to the study?A) Sad music can help people feel less unpleasant. B) Sad music can make people enjoy negative emotions.C) Sad music can remind people of actual threat in life.D) Sad music can create romance in daily life.5. What is the best title for this passage?A) Sad music, sadness in life.B) Different music reflecting different life attitudes.C) Introduction of sad music and happy music.D) Why do people enjoy listening to sad music?

Listening compreheion.-|||-Exercise 1:Listening for gist.Listen to the recording once and answer the following questions.-|||-1.What are the speakers talking about?-|||-2.What do they think of the topic?-|||-Exercise2:Listening for details.-|||-1.Listen to the recording again and complete the chart.-|||-Race When and where is it? What`s good about it? What`s bad about it?-|||-Rock and Roll in late __-|||-Marathon-|||-__-|||-__-|||-Patagonian in __-|||-Expedition-|||-Race __-|||-2.Discuss with a partner.Which race do you like most? Why?

Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced -- even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has ______ it.A. illustratedB. analyzedC. depictedD. defined

Part I . Vocabulary and Structure ( This part includes 20 items , 2 point for each item , totaling 40 poits , Directions . There are 20 items in this section . For each of them there are four choices marked A , B , C , and D , You should decide the best choice and click the corresponding letter 1 . We are concerned that the emergence of an anti - immigrant racts published party in Australia which has close links with us will _ investor confidence A . destroy B spare c unify D undermine

A ) pessimist B ) optimist C ) inspired D ) inspiration E ) positive F ) affirmative G ) attract H ) outcomes I ) overcome J ) accomplishment K ) attitude L ) speed M ) negative N ) outlook O ) defeat An 6 ) _ feels hopeful and 7)_ most of the time and finds the 8 )outlooks_ in things and people . The law of attraction works best when you have an 9 ) _ view about life . You will move people toward you and 10_ better luck and events . Remind yourself that certain things take time to develop and grow . If you keep repeating . successful habits and expect the best , you can' t help but produce victory in the end . With each 11 )_ , you will feel more enthusiastic and hopeful that you will create more promising 12 ) _If you think it' s still difficult for you to develop an optimistic 13 ) _ and need further help , read , especially . autobiographies of successful men and study how they 14 ) _ their challenges and difficulties through elforts and idealistic views . Listen and watch inspirational and motivational video and audio programs . Look out for the teachers who will 15 ) _ up your learning process and help you acquire more ideas and improve your skills . Put the knowledge into action

Directions:Choose the one that best completes each sentence from the four choices given below . 1.The shop-assistant was straight with his customers . If an article was of_______quality ,he would tell them so. A . humble B . inferior C . minor D . awkward2. He learns from a book that keeping a balanced diet is really important for his health so he sometimes eats fish as a(n) _______to his vegetarian diet . A . improvement B . agreement C . supplement D . requirement 3. The supply of electric power of Madrid and neighboring districts has had to be_______. A . weakened B . lowered C . omitted D . restricted 4. They don t care who they sell weapons to. All they are interested in is_______. A . dividend B . bonus C . profit D . royalty 5. In order to solve that public theft case as soon as possible the police set a_______ to catch the thieves.A . plan B . device C . trap D . trick 6. Investment remains tiny_______ because of the exorbitant cost of land . A . specifically B . primarily C . especially D . specially7. Extensive reporting on television has helped to interest in a wide variety of sports and activities .A . gather B . generate C . assemble D . yield 8. We decorate the house on a tight_______.A.budget B.cost C.expense D.price