But since the baby's arrival, the sisters have become distant. Joan feels hurt for Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister "acts as if no one ever had a baby before."

Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. Finally Joan seems to be better than her elder sister--and Sally doesn't like it! Their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood competition don't fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life.

In a study of the University of Cincinnati, 65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive feelings. In a few cases, these emotions were so strong as to have affected their entire lives.

Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive--yet still tend to compete. Two brothers I know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the court, they are the best of friends. My own younger sister can't wait to tell me when I've put on weight. However, she's a terrible cook and that pleases me; I tease her when she comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other.

In between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive. Some brothers and sisters stay at arm's length, but never give up competition completely. Why do these puzzling, unproductive, often painful relationships continue to exist?

1.When Joan's son was born, Sally .

A．felt very happy B．felt not delighted

C．moved away D．a(chǎn)dmired her a lot

2.What happens to children's desire to compete with their brothers and sisters?

A．It sometimes will disappear when they grow up.

B．It will never disappear throughout life.

C．It will improve their relationships when they grow up.

D．It will never harm their relationships when they grow up.

3.Why does the author's sister often tell her when she's put on weight?

A．Because she wants the author to go on a diet.

B．Because she wants the author to stop calling her a bad cook.

C．Because she wants to make fun of the author's weight.

D．Because she wants to be honest with the author.

4.The underlined sentence means that although some brothers and sisters .

A．live near each other, they still have competitions

B．live away from each other, they stop their competitions

C．live together, they often think of ending their competitions

D．live within a big family, they often try to end their competitions

What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping, but none of them are worried about the road ahead.

Well, all of this could be the future of driving. There are several companies, including Google, working on driverless (無人駕駛的) cars, which are currently in the testing stages. If the tests are successful, these electric, self-driven cars could be available very soon. But, how is it possible for a car to drive itself?

Cars already have many features allowing them to take over for drivers in certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they detect objects (物體) close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions, such as snow or slippery (滑的) roads.

Other features have also changed the way drivers react to some situations. Scientists and engineers believe, with the help of wireless signals, cameras and GPS, we are now at a stage where creating a safe self-driving car might be possible.

The self-driven car may be the answer to lowering the number of deadly (致命的) accidents caused by careless drivers or dangerous conditions. However, there are still some people who do not like the idea. American lawyer Whit Drake, for example, doesn’t believe these cars are safe. He thinks the possibility of the technology making a mistake will be too high.

1.What does the underlined phrase “take over for” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. direct the way for B. take the place of

C. work better than D. make use of

2.Cars already have the following features EXCEPT ________.

A. parking itself

B. controlling its speed in dangerous situations

C. slowing itself down near an object

D. avoiding car accidents one hundred percent

3.Scientists and engineers think that ________.

A. it’s possible to make safe self-driven cars

B. it’s a long way for self-driven cars

C. there will be no drivers in the future

D. self-driven cars may cause more accidents

4.What does the article mainly talk about?

A. Advantages of self-driven cars.

B. Different opinions on self-driven cars.

C. Possibilities of self-driven cars.

D. Google’s new technology—self-driven cars.

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“Whoosh!” The ball flew into the net and the game was finally over. This game had gone into overtime (加時(shí)賽) twice. Until the last goal was scored, no one knew which team would win.

Dave felt very bad 1. _____________ his team had lost. He liked playing soccer, but he liked winning even more. Now the two teams 2. _____________ came from different high schools should have a picnic together. Dave didn’t want to have lunch with the other team because the other team would probably brag (吹噓) by 3._____________ (talk) about how they won the game.

Dave went to the locker room (更衣室) to change out of his soccer clothes. There the coach talked to the team about4._____________ they had done well. They also talked about how they could 5.____________ (improve) their skills. Then everybody walked outside towards the picnic table.

One of the6._____________ (play) from the other team was standing near the picnic table. He handed Dave 7.____________ paper plate. “Hi, I’m Miguel,” he said.

“Hi,” Dave replied, looking down at the ground.

“You played well,” Miguel said. “I didn’t think we were going to win.”

Dave was8._____________ (surprise). Miguel was not bragging at all. “Thanks,” Dave said to Miguel. “You played well, too.”

On the way home, Dave felt happy. Dave promised9._____________ (he) that the next time his team won a game, he would not brag to the other team. It was wonderful to win, but it was even 10.____________ (important) to be a good winner.

書面表達(dá)

隨著全球環(huán)境的惡化，越來越多的人選擇過“低碳生活(low-carbon life)”，即減少二氧化碳的排放，低能量、低消耗、低開支的生活。請寫一篇英文倡議書，倡議你的同學(xué)們加入“低碳一族”，為環(huán)保做出貢獻(xiàn)。提示要點(diǎn)如下：

1.用手洗衣服；

2.多走樓梯，少用電梯；

3.去超市自備購物袋；

4.步行或者騎自行車上學(xué)；

5…….

注意：

1.詞數(shù)：120-150左右。

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫

--I think ________ good to study with a group.

--I agree with you. Group work makes us study better.

A. that B. it

C. its D. this

I hate people ________ talk much but do little.

A. who B. whom

C. which D. whose

--Would you like to play computer games with me?

--Sorry, I have ________ playing them

A. made up B. given up

C. looked up D. picked up

--The Internet has made communication much more .

-- I agree. For example, I can communicate with my friends on WeChat any time.

A. creative B. necessary

C. important D. convenient

-- Jack looks unhappy, do you know why?

--Yes. He ________ his new iPhone4 yesterday

A. has lost B. will lose

C. is losing D. lost

No matter what happens, the fact that Huangyan Island belongs to China will ________ change.

A. ever B. never

C. still D. hardly