16．　　To many Sichuanese, a hot pot can solve almost any problem.
　　I was born and grew up in Sichuan. Hot pot is a(n) (1)       part of my life. We usually eat hot pot in some big celebrations. (2)      , after I came to the UK, I found that it took more than 100 yuan per person to have hot pot in town. And the local people knew nothing about hot pot.
　　So I (3)       an idea, which was to invite some foreign friends to a hot pot dinner. I wanted to introduce (介绍) the Chinese (4)       to them, such as Sichuan people's love for spicy food, and Chinese table manners (餐桌礼仪). It also gave me a chance (机会) to make (5)       friends.
　　I first cooked a hot pot dinner for my best friend Gina, a German girl. I took my rice cooker with me (6)       I went to her house. She had different kinds of vinegar (醋), but not the Chinese kind. So we (7)       use another kind. To our surprise, the taste was even better. It was a really (8)       hot pot night. When you go to a foreign country, a good way to make friends is to introduce your culture through something special (9)       food. This will bring you more friends and you will get (10)       from it too.

17．Inventions That Will Make Your Life Easier
　　LynQ
　　Getting separated from friends or a family member at a music festival can be a real headache. LynQ helps you find your loved ones when you get separated from the group. Unlike your smart phones, this small thing does not need any Wi-Fi to stay connected. it is a great tool for family vacations.
　　HabitAware
　　A common New Year's resolution centers around the idea of kicking some kind of bad habit.
　　HabitAware is here to make your life a little easier. The beautiful little thing vibrates anytime it catches you falling into the bad habit you are trying to break.
　　Philips Somneo
　　The company Philips has something to help you get up earlier in 2020. The Philips Somneo is here to help you wake up better, without the very annoying sounds of a traditional alarm clock. The Somneo creates what is like a natural sunrise each morning while helping with your sleeping habits.
　　Eargo
　　The American company, Eargo is here to add a little excitement to the hearing aid (助听器) market. With48 million Americans having hearing problems, the team hopes that their easy-to-use comfortable product will give these people the ability to hear again.

18．　　Born in 1983 in Sierra Vista, Arizona, the USA, Jessica had no arms and all the doctors didn't know why. There were many questions at that time about whether Jessica would be able to live a normal life. However, her father had full confidence in his daughter.
　　With the help of her family, Jessica started to explore the world with her feet. As a child, she started learning to dance. When the first performance arrived, she asked to be put in the back row. Her dance teacher told her there was no back row. Feeling anxious and worried, she began her performance with other students. When she finished, the applause from the audience gave her encouragement and the confidence to continue dancing for 14 years.
　　Jessica's parents eventually met a Tackwondo (跆拳道) coach named Jim Cunningham who was very willing to teach her. As a result, she had been Jim's student for years. At the age of 14, Jessica won her first Black Belt in the International Taekwondo competition.
　　After graduating from high school, Jessica attended the University of Arizona where she got a bachelor's degree in Psychology.
　　Jessica's most famous skill was learning how to fly. It took her nearly a whole year to find the right airplane. Later she received the Guinness World Record for being the first person to fly an airplane with only feet.
　　Jessica now works as a free speaker. She travels around the world sharing her story and encouraging people to be brave and creative. Think outside the shoe' is her most famous saying.
　　So, next time if you are ready to give up, remember this amazing young woman.

19．　　Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you with a height that usually lands somewhere between the heights of your parents. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too. If you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.
　　But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.
　　Maybe you're wondering how fast you should grow. lt depends. There's no right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about two inches (six centimeters) a year between age three and the time when they start puberty.
　　Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the year. Two centimeters here and two inches there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now, how you've been growing up to the point, and what other changes your body may be going through.
　　Don't be nervous if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spur (高峰) during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later, between 7 and 13 for girls and between 9 and 15 for boys.
　　You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

20．　　Thanksgiving Day is a very special day for people in the United States. They celebrate it on the last Thursday in November. (1)      In Britain, where this festival is called Harvest Festival, people celebrate it earlier in the year, in September.
　　(2)      In North America and Britain, harvest time for most fruit and crops in the autumn. In these countries and other Christian places, people give thanks to God on a special day of the year. They thank God for the good things that have happened during the year and for the good harvest they have had. (3)      
　　A Thanksgiving Day celebration was held every year for a long time, but not always on the same day of the year. (4)       In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln changed the date, and said that the last Thursday in November should be Thanksgiving Day.
　　(5)      

A. Then, in 1789, President G. Washington named November 26^th as the Day of Thanksgiving Day.
B. A harvest is the fruit you take from the trees and the crops you take from the the ground.
C. Nowadays, North Americans around the world get together with their families to eat good food and have a happy time.
D. Canadians also celebrate Thanksgiving Day , but they do it on the second Monday of October.
E. People usually take small boxes of fruit, flowers and vegetables to their churches to show their thank
F. These festivals are widely celebrated in western countries like Britain.

21．下面的材料 A—F 分别介绍了六个旅游景点, 请根据 Mark, Linda, Judy, Eric 和 Rick五位同学的旅行经历, 帮助他们选出最可能去过的景点, 并将其标号填入题前括号内．
A.Winter Palace
The palace lies in Russia. There are many world﹣famous paintings and lots of great artworks there.
B.The Hawaiian Islands
The weather of the Hawaiian Islands is fine. People can walk along the beach or do some water sport there.
C.The Great Wall
It is in Beijing and it is the longest wall in the world. it looks like a very big dragon and it has a history of more than 2, 000 years.
D. The Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is said to be the best kept imperial garden in the world. People can boat on Kunming Lake, walk the Long Corridor (走廊)and watch a traditional Chinese show in the ancient theatre there.
E.The Eiffel Tower
It is the tallest building in Paris. Visitors can go sightseeing or go shopping there. The tower is very beautiful at night.
F.Hollywood
It was a small village in the past, but now it is a big film city. It's a good place to visit because lots of stars work there.

22．Why is the cat not in the Chinese zodiac (生肖)?
　　There is a famous Chinese folk story about this. The Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) invited all animals to take part (1)      a race (赛跑). The first 12 animals to finish the race would become part of the zodiac.
　　At that time, the cat and the rat were good friends. When they (2)      (hear) about the race, the cat said to the rat, "we should arrive early to sign up for the race, but I (3)      (usual) wake up late." The rat promised to wake his friend up (4)      they could go together. (5)      , on the morning of the race, the rat was so (6)      (excite) when he woke up that he forgot his promise. He went directly to the gathering area for the race. The cat woke up only (7)      (find) that the race was already over.
　　But it is only (8)       story. The real reason is that there were no cats in China in ancient times. Researchers say that before the Han Dynasty (206 BC — 220), China didn't have house cats. There were some descriptions of cats in China in, some ancient (9)      (book), but they were mostly wildcats.
　　Nowadays it is believed that house cats (10)      (appear) in China since the Eastern Han Dynasty, But by that time, the animals of the Chinese zodiac had already been chosen.

23．假如你是李明, 你的英国笔友 Mike 在网上看到了你校上个月举办"环保周(Green Week)"的简要报道, 他对此很感兴趣．请你根据以下要点用英语回复一封电子邮件．
环保周介绍
1. 社团活动, 例如摆放校内回收箱, 打理屋顶农场等;
2. 专家讲座, 探讨环境问题．
你的感想
1. 提高环保意识
2. 保护环境从我做起……(举例说明, 补充至少2点)
参考词汇:专家 expert;讲座 lecture;屋顶农场 rooftop farm
要求:
1. 词数 80 左右(短文开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数);
2. 要点齐全, 可适当发挥;
3. 条理清晰, 语句通顺, 意义连贯, 书写规范;
4. 文中不得出现真实的校名和姓名．
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