11． I have a good friend named Michelle. She is a young girl who works for the police (1)       a handwriting expert(专家). She has helped catch many criminals(罪犯)by using her special(2)      .
When she was fourteen, Michelle was(3)      so interested in the differences in her friends' handwriting(4)      she would spend hours studying them. After finishing college she went to France for a special two﹣year class in handwriting in the School of Police Science. Michelle says that it is(5)      for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover most of what she needs to know simply by looking at the writing with her own eyes. (6)      she needs machines that help her make out different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often of great (7)       to the police. Michelle believes that handwriting is a good sign of what kind of person the writer is. "I won't go out with a man(8)      I don't like his handwriting. " she says. But she(9)       in love with her future husband, a young policeman, (10)      she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be right, however.

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E-mail users spend nearly 4/5 of their energy in removing junk e-mails and looking for useful e-mails.
Soccer schools
China is to built 20, 000 soccer schools across the country in three years. It's to fight obesity (肥胖) and improve China's national soccer team. All students at these soccer schools will have one soccer class each day. They'll also take part in competitions.

13． A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to rest for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, "Could you please get me some water from the lake?"
One of the followers walked to the lake. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts started crossing the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy (浑池的).
Then he went back, and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not fit to drink. After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the same follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. And the follower went to the lake. This time he found that all the mud had settled (沉淀) to the bottom. The water was very clear and looked fit to drink. So he filled his water bottle and took it to the wise man.
The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. "See what you did to make the water clean?" he said. "You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own, so that you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is disturbed (使恼怒) by something. If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely settle down on its own without you having to put in any effort at all to calm it."

14． Welcome to Guangzhou
★Sightseeing (观光)
Guangzhou is a wonderful place for sightseeing and there are a lot of things to do. You can take a walk around the big lake in Yuexiu Park and enjoy the fresh air. Another beautiful place to visit is the Pearl River. Take a boat trip in the evening and enjoy the beautifiil scenery (景色) of Guangzhou from the river.
★Shopping
You will find many large department stores in the city. People enjoy shopping in these department stores because things are quite cheap. You will also find some small shops opposite the train station. This is a favorite place for tourists because they can buy old things like coins, stamps, and vases from these shops.
★Eating Out
People in Guangzhou like eating. There are many good restaurants and they are always foil of people at the weekend. You can try special food at these restaurants. At night, you will see many food stalls (货摊) on the streets. Tourists enjoy eating at these places because the food is cheap and tasty. (好吃的)

15． The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1991. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English-speakingcountry.
Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to visit their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is a mistake because there are many benefits (益处) to knowing more than one language.
One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you're more independent. People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate.
Furthermore, speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively. Local expressions, vocabulary, and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a persons understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language increases your knowledge of other cultures.
Finally, having more multi-language speaks improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each others problems.
The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear. In fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don't try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their mother language and become silenced.

16． Nowadays 3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to print things such as clothing, musical instruments, model cars and so on. People and businesses are able to create the things they need in life very quickly and easily using 3D printers.
There is a 3D﹣printed public toilet in Sun Mountain National Forest Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. The green﹣and﹣wood﹣colored toilet has been named 'little box in forest". It covers 20 square meters. It was made from garbage using 3D printing technology. The eco﹣friendly (环保) toilet was built without any metal, but it's even stronger than those built from concrete material. (水泥材料) part of China's "toilet revolution (革命) ", the government tries to improve public toilets. Suzhou has been using the top technology in its toilet building.
At some tourist areas, tourists can scan QR codes (扫码) with their mobile phones in order to receive 80cni toilet paper. They can scan the codes many times for more paper, but have to pay if they scan too many times. The invention can prevent toilet paper waste. The teclinology can help save nearly 9, 000 yuan per toilet every year.
Suzhou is also using big data (数据) technology to manage public toilets. An online service platform (平台) has been set up for toilets in tourist areas. The platform helps users to quickly find the nearest toilet and know how many people are waiting.
Users can also post comment (评价) about toilets on the platform.

17．　　In a far﹣away place, there was a village. The village was(1)      (rich) in potatoes than anywhere else in the country. At the end of every growing season, (2)      (thousand) of potatoes were dug out of the ground, and readied for market. In each home, men and women would (3)      (busy) divide the potatoes into three groups, large, medium and small.
　　One year, there was a young man who received his share of the potatoes. As the other villagers were (4)      (work), he walked around the village laughing and talking.(5)      villagers thought he was lazy, and they worried that this man would never get (6)      (he) potatoes ready in time. When it was time for the villagers to go to market, they were greatly surprised to find that the man's potatoes were divided perfectly into three groups.
　　After asking the man (7)      he did it , they understood he was not lazy,(8)      very clever. He had put all his potatoes in a cart and pulled it along the(9)       (village) rough (粗植的)dirt road. As the cart moved up and down over the road, the potatoes moved too. The small potatoes moved to the bottom, the larger potatoes rose to the top and the medium potatoes rested (10)      the middle.
　　Life is like this too. The rough roads we travel along can also help us.

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23．假设你是Amy,根据所给材料,请用英文给市图书馆经理写一封 80词左右的邮件,告诉他你丢笔记本的事,如果他找到笔记本的话请他归还给你. 注意：（1）内容要包括所给材料中划线部分所有信息点,可以适当合理扩展内容（顺序 可调整,不要照抄原句）;
（2）不得出现校名和人名等真实信息.
Daddy,my red note book is missing. I think I might have left it on the desk at the City Library this afternoon. I remember taking some notes in it when I was reading.There is also some important information in it What should I do ?
Amy, why don't you send an email to the manager of the City Library to report the loss of your note book? If your note book is found, he can call me at 13024689666.
Dear sir.
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Yours,
Amy