1．（1）Handwritten thank-you letters are such a simple way of making other people feel good．However，it is strange that so few people write them anymore．At work，a thank-you letter to employees is incredibly effective．It costs little and has no side effects．The effort involved in writing letters is very low．However，the pleasure on receiving them__________．This makes them an excellent way to reward and motivate staff．
（2）Doug Conant，chief executive of Campbell's Soup Company since 2001，knows the power of thank-you letters．In a recent blog for the Harvard Business Review，he said that every day he works with an assistant，combing the company for people deserving thank．He then writes them a thank-you letter．Over the past 10 years he has sent 30，000 thank-you letters to his employees-more than 10 each day．Readers of the blog seem impressed："Doug，What an inspiring post！Positive，genuine response is uplifting（令人开心的）…"writes one blogger．
（3）But if these letters are so uplifting，why don't more chief executives write them？There seems to be three reasons．Firstly，chief executives running companies think their own work is more valuable than that of others．Since no one ever writes them thank-you letters they don't write any themselves．Secondly，they aren't close enough to the business to know who deserves thanks．Thirdly，they have forgotten the strange human truth that almost everyone would do almost anything in return for a simple pat on the back．
76．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words．（no more than 3 words）
is very high．
77．What does Doug Conant do with an assistant every day？（no more than 15 words）
He combs the company for people deserving thanks and writes them thank-you letters．
78．Why does the writer give the example of Doug Conant in Paragraph 2？（no more than 10 words）To show thank-you letters are effective．
79．What's the main idea of Paragraph 3？（no more than 8 words）Reasons why chief executives don't write thank-you letters．
80．Do you like receiving handwritten thank-you letters？Why？（no more than 10 words）Yes，I do．Because they make me feel good/uplifting．
Or：No，I don't Because…．

20．It is essential to our children's development that they are provided with life skills．It is of great importance that our children should be taught basic life skill lessons in order to live the life they dream of as they enter adulthood．
    How we teach youth life skills is the focus of this article．We will explore and share life skill lessons with you so that the time you spend with each child is more productive and moves them to take positive action．
    What should be included in a youth life skills program？
    1）Financial literacy（理财素养）．Financial literacy training can improve every aspect of a child's life．Studies show that people that have developed financial literacy skills are healthier，have better relationships，and have more confidence．Financial literacy training is the foundation which all the other youth life skills can build on and support．
    2）Relationships．Children need to understand the importance of encouraging relationships and develop the skills to maintain positive relationships．One key part of developing positive relationships is the ability to communicate effectively．This is a life skill that will not only benefit （使受益）their friendships but will help them in their careers as well．
    3）Strengths development．It is important for adults to focus on the strengths of their children and help them to take their strengths to the next level．For most，what we are good at is also what we enjoy doing．Make your youth life skill program one that helps them follow their passions and build upon the strengths they have developed while growing up．
    The focus of youth skills programs is recognizing students'potential and providing them with the proper tools to enable them to develop their skill sets．You are helping to open up windows of opportunity for them and encouraging them throughout the process by making them feel worthy．
    The goal of youth life skill programs is to help our children grow into responsible adults．Children cannot grow into the wonderful human beings they are meant to be when they are shut down，turned away and ignored．They need the proper guidance that will enable them to feel proud of their achievements．They also need the opportunity to express themselves in an environment that is willing to listen to them and to help them as well．There is only so much they can stand on their own； the rest is up to the adults that play important roles in their lives．
1．What is important for children to learn according to the article？Life skill lessons．
2．Who do you think the article is written to，students or teachers？Teachers．
3．What can children benefit from financial literacy skills？Good health，better relationships and more confidence．
4．How can we encourage children to keep learning the life skill course？By making them feel worthy．
5．What do children need so that they can learn to stand on their own？Proper guidance，and the opportunity to express themselves．．

19．假如你是李华，高三学生兼学生会主席．针对许多高三毕业生高考结束后的浪费现象，你打算在毕业之际代表学生会起草一份捐出自己的参考资料倡议书．
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起草一份倡议书，内容需包括如下主要信息：

倡议书的对象	高三毕业生
倡议书的内容	捐出自己的参考资料，如书、笔记本、小词典等
捐赠的时间和地点	6月10-7月12日； 学校学生会
发起倡议的原因	高考结束后浪费资料现象
捐赠的意义	利用现有资源，保护环境

参考词汇：高考college entrance examination    参考资料reference materials
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    只能使用5个句子表达全部内容．开头与结尾已为你写好，不计算在5个句子内．
【评分标准】
    句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯．
May 15th，2011
Dear all，
On behalf of the Students'Union，I am writing to …
…
    Thank you!
 
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
Students'Union．

18．[1]Whatever goals you're working towards in life，whatever dreams you have，you'll want to give yourself the best possible chance of success．Here are     you can do to actually increase the possibility of reaching your dreams or goals．
[2]1．Get Help and Support
Having a bit of help or simply some friendly support from family，friends or workmates can make a difference．It might be your parents taking care of the kids for a few hours so you can work on your book，or your best friend might come over at the weekend to bring you some valuable suggestions．
[3]2．Write Down Your Goals
Whatever you're planning to do，write it down．Put it up somewhere you'll see regularly，perhaps on a small card in your wallet．It's easy to let days go by without working on any of your goals，but a written card will help you keep it in mind．Writing your goals down is also a great way to truly carry them out．
[4]3．Break Big Projects into Little Steps
Your goals are almost certainly too big to deal with in a day or even a week：you're going to be working at them over several months or even years．Importantly，break down each goal or project into small steps and pick only one or two items to work on at a time．
[5]4．Be Confident
As you're working towards your goal，you might find yourself thinking things like"I'll never be successful，so I might as well give up"．Replace these voices with more encouraging messages such as"I know I can reach my goal successfully．"

76．What would be a proper title for the passage？（no more than 6words）
Ways to reach your goals successfully/How to achieve your goals successfully/Powerful ways to reach success．
77．Fill in the blank in Paragraph l with proper words．（no more than 2words）
four things/the things/what
78．How can you avoid failing to work on any of your goals for days？（no more than 7     words）
By writing the goals down
79．What should you do if your goals would take you a long time to deal with？（no more than 10words）
Break down each goals into small steps．/Work on one thing at a time．
80．Translate the underlined sentence in the 4th paragraph into Chinese．
重要的是把每一个目标分解成几个小步骤，一次只选一两个项目处理．．

17．[1]The word advertising refers to any kind of public announcement that brings products and services to the attention of people．Throughout history，advertising has been a good way to promote （促进） the trading and selling of goods．In the Middle Ages，businessmen employed"town criers"to read public messages aloud to promote their goods．When printing was invented in the 15^th century，pages of advertisements could be printed easily and were either hung in public places or put in books．
[2]By the end of the 17^th century，when newspapers were beginning to be read by more people，printed materials became an important way to promote products and services．The London Gazette was the first newspaper to set aside a place just_____________________．This was so successful that by the end of the century several companies started businesses for the purpose of making newspaper ads．
[3]Advertising spread quickly throughout the 18^th century．Ad writers were starting to pay more attention to the design of the ad text．Everything，from clothes to drinks，was promoted with clever methods such as words organized in eye-catching patterns，the use of pretty pictures and expressions easy to remember．They were successful in helping advertising develop quickly．
[4]Near the end of the 19^th century，companies that were devoted to the production of ads came to be known as"advertising agencies （广告商）"．The agencies developed new ways to get people to think of themselves as members of a group．Throughout the 20^th century，advertising agencies spread the belief that people could be happy only if they bought the"right"products．
76．What is the main idea of the text？（ no more than 5 words．）
The development of advertising
77．What was advertising like in the Middle Ages？（ no more than 9 words．）
Businessmen employed"town criers"to read public messages aloud．
78．Point out one of the clever methods used in advertising in Paragraph 3．
   （ no more than 6 words．）words organized in eye-catching patterns
79．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．（ no more than 3 words．）
for advertising
80．What does the word"They"in Paragraph 3 probably refer to？（ no more than 3 words．）Clever methods．

16．[1]Freezing weather can mean frostbite（冻伤）and hypothermia（体温过低）unless a person is prepared．Today we talk about how to stay warm，dry and safe．
[2]Frostbite is damage that happens when skin is exposed to extreme cold for too long．It mainly happens on the hands，feet，nose and ears． If deeper tissue is affected，a person is likely to feel pain every time the area gets cold．Hypothermia is a condition that develops when the body cannot produce as much heat as it：releases．Signs of hypothermia include uncontrollable shakin9，very slow breathing and difficulty thinking dearly．
[3]To avoid cold-related injuries，here is a simple way to remember four basic steps to staying warm．Think of COLD-C．O．L．D．
[4]The C stands for cover．Wear a hat and scarf to keep heat from escaping through the head，neck and ears．And wear mittens（连指手套）instead of gloves．
[5]The O stands for overexertion（用力过度）．Avoid activities that will make you sweaty．Wet clothes and cold weather are a dangerous combination．
[6]L is for layers．Wearing loose，lightweight clothes，one layer on top of another，is better than wearing a single heavy layer of clothing．
[7]D is for dry．In other words，stay as dry as possible．Pay attention to the places where snow can enter clothing．These include the tops of boots，the necks of coats and the wrist areas of mittens or gloves．
[8]And here ale two other things to keep in mind-one for children andthe other for adults/one for adults（grown-ups）．Eating snow might be fun but it lowers the body's temperature．And drinking alcohol might make a person feel warm．But what it really does is weaken the body's ability to hold heat．

76．For what purpose did the writer write this passage？（no more than l5words）To tell us how to keep warm in cold/freezing weather．To offer advice on how to avoid cold-related injuriesTo tell us the ways to keep/stay warm in cold/freezing weatherTo let us know how to…
77．List two signs of hypothermia．①Uncontrollable shaking ②very slow breathing ③difficulty in thinking clearly（写出三项中任意两项均可）
78．Should we drink alcohol to keep warm？Why or why not？No．Because it weakens the body's ability to hold heat．
79．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 8with proper words．（no more than 6words）the other for adults/one for adults（grown-ups）
80．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2into Chinese．一旦/如果深层组织受损，每当天气变冷时，人们就可能感觉到疼痛．．

15．[1]A life of overdrinking，tiredness and laziness may be enough to earn your doctor's disapproval，but there is one last hope：a repeat prescription of mates and good conversation．A circle of close friends and strong family ties can improve a person's health more than exercise，losing weight or quitting cigarettes and alcohol，psychologists say．
[2]Sociable people seem ________________ from their relationships by feeling less stressed，taking better care of themselves and having less risky lifestyles than those who are much lonelier，they claim．A review of studies into the impact of relationships on health found that people had a 50% better survival rate if they belonged to a wider social group no matter it was friends，neighbors，relatives or a mix of these．
[3]The striking impact of social connections on health has led researchers to call on health officials to take loneliness as seriously as other health risks，such as alcoholism and smoking．"We take relationships for granted as humans，"said Julianne Holt-Lunstad，a psychologist at Brigham Young University in Utah．"That constant interaction is not only beneficial psychologically but directly to our physical health．"
[4]Holt-Lunstad's team reviewed 148 studies that tracked the social interactions and health of 308，849 people over an average of 7.5 years．Holt-Lunstad said friends and family can improve health in a great many ways，from help in tough times to finding meaning in life．When someone is connected to a group and feels responsibility to other people，that sense of purpose and meaning translates to taking better care of themselves and taking fewer risks．Holt-Lunstad said there was no clear figure on how many relationships are enough to improve a person's health，but people did enjoy better health when they rarely felt lonely and were close to a group of friends，had good family contact and had someone they could rely on．
76．What is the main idea of the text？（no more than 8 words）
Social connections improve people's health．
77．According to the passage，what else can improve people's health besides exercise，losing weight，quitting cigarettes and alcohol？（no more than 10 words）
A circle of close friends and strong family ties
78．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．（no more than 5 words）
to benefit
79．According to paragraph 4，what can make people enjoy better health？（no more than 4 words）
Friends and family
80．What does the word"it"（Line 5，Paragraph 2）probably refer to？（no more than 4 words）
social group．

14．[1]People learn in different ways．Researchers give different names to different learning styles，but they all agree that students who understand their own styles can improve their study skills．The learning styles described below （visual，auditory，and tactile） are just three of the many ways to identify how people learn．
[2]Visual learners have to"see it to believe it"．They often have good imaginations （they can picture things in their minds），and they may also have a good sense of color and artistic ability．These learners may have trouble listening to lectures or instructions if there are no pictures or text to support what they hear．They may also find ithard to focus in a room where people are moving around．
[3]Auditory learners remember information if __________．They prefer to learn by listening and will often ask questions about things they read．Reading tasks can he difficult for these learners，and they can quickly lose their focus if there is too much noise in a room．
[4]Tactile learners can learn and remember what they touch．That's why computers are a big help to these learners； the sense of touch （using the keyboard） helps them remember information．Tactile learners prefer to do"hands-on"activities such as role plays，science experiments，or project that involve buildings．They learn better when they do some sort of physical activity．Tactile learners need to take frequent breaks when they study because they don't like sitting for long periods of time．
[5]One thing is true for all learners，whether visual，auditory，or tactile：in the world of education，one of the most important subjects is learning how to learn．
76．What is the main idea of the passage？（within 4 words）Different ways of learning/How different people learn
77．What does the underlined word"it"in the 2nd paragraph refer to？（within 3 words）to focus
78．Fill in the blank in the 3rd paragraph．（within 5 words）if they hear it
79．Fill in the blank in the following sentence according to the passage．（within 6 words）
If you want to improve your study skills，it is important for youto understand your own learning styles/to learn how to learn
80．Mike can learn how to ride a bicycle quickly after practicing only a couple of times．What kind of learner is he？（within 3 words）tactile learner．

13．[1]Traveling can be a fun way to gain life experiences，especially during Spring Break．But what should you do if you're a student and don't have enough money for it？Don't worry．Here are some useful tips．
[2]Save
This probably is the most important preparation for traveling．Cut unnecessary expenses to fatten your wallet so that you'll have more choices about where to go and how to get there．
[3]Plan ahead and plan sensibly
Don't wait until the last minute to plan your trip．Tickets may cost more when bought at short notice．Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security and savings．
Write down what you expect to spend on food and hotels．Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything．
[4]Travel in groups
    Find someone who is interested in visiting the same places，By traveling with others you can share costs and experiences．
[5]Go off the beaten path
     Tourist cities may be expensive．You may want to rethink your trip and go to a less-known area．Smaller towns can have many interesting activities and sights．
[6]Pack all the necessary things
     The most important things to take are not always clothes．Remember medicine in case_____ and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurant．
76．What is the best title of the passage？（no more than 10 words）Some tips for traveling.\What should you do before traveling？
77．Why should you plan your trip several months before you set out？（no more than 12 words）Because planning ahead means security and savings
78．What's the benefit of traveling in groups？（no more than 12 words）You can share costs and experiences with others
79．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 6 with proper words．（no more than 4 words）you get sick                                                                            
80．What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 1 probably refer to？（no more than 3 words）Traveling．

12．【1】A lot of people can really struggle with knowing how to make small talk．There are a few small talk topics that should never let you down，whatever situation you are in：
【2】Your surroundings should provide you with something to talk about．Whatever you're doing you are in the same situation with the person to whom you are speaking，so there is common ground there．Even if you are only queuing up for the coffee machine you can _________ how long the line of people is，or about how you should drink less coffee or whatever．Aim for a casual but pleasant attitude．
【3】People appreciate it if you ask about them in a friendly manner，so you could always try asking them how their day has been so far．Even in a store you might ask the cashier if they have been busy today．It's a good，simple ice-breaker and will often lead to other person to open up，even if it costs just a little．
【4】People like to keep up with what is happening in the news，so a question like"did you read in the newspapers how …？"or"did you see why somebody （whoever） was on the news last night？"Depending upon who you are talking to，you may not want to raise a particularly sad item or an unpleasant crime，but if you have chatted with the person before，perhaps they are a colleague，you can chat about these things，and you will soon find yourself in a conversation about society today．
【5】So keep the topics in mind and practice them on a few people in your daily life and you will soon discover that you really do know how to make small talk．
76．What is the best title for the passage？（no more than 5 words）How to make small talk
77．Fill in the blank in paragraph 2 with proper words．（no more than 4 words）
make a remark about/talk about
78．What do you think will happen if you ask a person"How is your weekend？"？（no more than 10 words）It will often lead to other person to open up．
79．What affects your decision about whether to raise sad item or an unpleasant crime to make small talk？（no more than 8 words）Who you are talking to．
80．What does the underlined word"them"（Line 1 Paragraph 5）probably refer to？（no more than 5 words）The small talk topics．．