We didn’t have a tree. My dad had as much pride as anybody, I suppose, so he wouldn’t just say that we couldn’t afford one. When I mentioned it, my mother said that we weren’t going to have one this year, that we couldn’t afford one, and even if we could, it was stupid to mess up your house with a dead tree.
About three days before Christmas, I was out collecting for my paper route. It was fairly late, snowing and very cold. I went to the apartment building to try to catch a customer who hadn’t paid me for nearly two months. she owed me seven dollars. Much to my surprise, she was home. She invited me in and not only did she pay me, she also gave me a dollar tip.
On the way home, I walked past a Christmas tree shop and the idea hit me. The selection wasn’t very good because it was so close to the holiday, but there was this one real nice tree. It had been a very expensive tree and no one had bought it; now it was so close to Christmas that the man was afraid no one would.
He wanted ten dollars for it, but when I told him what I had, he said he might sell it for that. I really didn’t want to spend the whole money on the tree, but it was so pretty that I finally agreed. I dragged it all the way home and I tried hard not to damage it. I arrived at home at last. My heart was bursting as I announced that I had a surprise.
“Where did you get that tree?” my mother exclaimed. But it wasn’t the kind of exclamation that indicates pleasure. After she knew the truth, she said that I was going to end up in the poorhouse(救济院) because I believe in stupid things like Christmas trees. My mother had never talked to me like that before and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
1.Why did the writer’s mother refuse a tree?
A. Because she couldn’t afford a dead Christmas tree.
B. Because she thought it was unreasonable to have a tree.
C. Because she was much so proud that she felt better.
D. Because she thought she wasn’t very proud of herself.
2.How did the writer feel when he got home?
A. Upset and calm. B. Anxious and happy.
C. Proud and excited. D. Sorry and confused.
3.What made the shop owner sell the tree?
A. His pity on the writer’s situation B. His desire of offering help
C. His worry of keeping the tree. D. His kindness of helping others
4.What the writer’s mother said in the last paragraph means ______.
A. she was pleased B. she was angry
C. she was doubtful D. she was embarrassed
Choose Your One-Day-Tours!
Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.
Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary's Church Tower and Anne Hathaway's -￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges. Look over the "city of dreaming spires(尖顶）"from St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.
Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL's favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost!
Tour D –Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.
1.Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?
A. Tour A B. Tour B
C. Tour C D. Tour D
2.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?
A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court B. Oxford & Stratford
C. Bath & Stonehenge D. Cambridge
3.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?
A. It used to be the home of royal families B. It used to be a well-known maze
C. It is the oldest palace in Britain D. It is a world-famous castle
众所周知，许多野生动物面临灭绝。请写一篇有关保护野生动物的文章。
主要内容：1. 野生动物濒临灭绝的原因；2. 拯救措施。
注意：1.词数100字左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.书写工整。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
As it is known to all, it is interesting to visit another country, but sometimes there are some problem when we don’t know the language very well. It may be difficult to talk about the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country which are visiting. We may not know what to buy the things we need. In a strange country we may not know where to eat and what to order in a restaurant. It is not easy to decide how many money to tip waiters or taxi drivers. When we are helpless, we may not know how to ask help. After a short time later, however, we learn what to do and what to say. We learn to enjoy life in another country which we are used to living.
在空白处填1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Currently，both women and men 1.(surround) by magazines and websites full of tips about dieting，exercise and fashion. Gone are the days 2. all men had to think about wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed.
Now，a survey has suggested that 80% of men admit 3. (be) unhappy about their body. The biggest body issues for 4. (they) were beer bellies and lack of muscles. Some think it is because 5. the pressure of influence of role models we see on TV and in magazines. People end up with a perception of 6. the perfect body should look like. But not everybody wants to put in the effort to have perfect muscles like Arnold Schwarzenegger. An opportunistic designer has even invented a muscleenhancing shirt 7.(make) the buyer look more of a strong man．
But Joe Warner，the former editor of Men’s Fitness magazine，thinks the muscleenhancing shirt is just 8. trick. He thinks many people in the country are overweight and should accept they need to do more exercise 9.(regular)．Exercise is always good. But we mustn’t forget beauty is only skin deep. Character is 10. (important) than appearance.
There are a great number of people in the world while few people are great. I think there is probably only one great person out of 10, 000 at best, and most probably much less than that. There’s no question that Walt Disney is one of the greatest people who changed the world. As the man behind Mickey Mouse and the entire Disney enterprise, his life’s work has __ children and adults for decades. And when he __ due to lung cancer in 1966, the world truly lost a great person.
__ , Disney made an impact in another way. Legend has it that he wrote one last __ before his death, said Disney historian Jim Korkis. Titled “TV Projects In Production: Ready for Production or Possible for Escalation and Story,” the note __ four names: Ron Miller, 2 Way Down Cellar, Kurt Russell, and CIA-Mobley.
Still, the note’s true __ remained a mystery for decades. What did Disney’s last message to the world intend to __ ?
According to former Disney archivist Dave Smith, who __ the note, Disney was listing possible __ projects for his company. And one name __ out: Kurt Russell.
Disney had expressed his __ of the then-15-year-old’s talent before, praising him on television and __ ensuring that the boy received a studio contract (合同). In October 1966, just months before his __ , Disney even predicted “a great __ future” for Russell. But in the end, it was Disney’s last __ that ended up launching Russell’s career as an actor.
Russell __ this during a 2013 episode of The View. “I assume, as [does] everybody else, that he was __ about some movie that he was thinking about having me in … I don’t know what to make of it __ that,” Russell said.
The young actor would go on to star in dozens of Disney __ , including The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band. So in the end, we have Disney to __ for one of the most memorable talents on our screens.
1.A. guided B. inspired C. challenged D. taught
2.A. fell down B. passed down C. passed away D. carried away
3.A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
4.A. book B. invitation C. report D. message
5.A. listed B. counted C. matched D. checked
6.A. rule B. function C. benefit D. meaning
7.A. speak B. convey C. mention D. prove
8.A. read B. wrote C. found D. accepted
9.A. future B. stable C. normal D. difficult
10.A. broke B. worked C. made D. stood
11.A. love B. concern C. need D. requirement
12.A. personally B. naturally C. certainly D. practically
13.A. loss B. death C. retirement D. disease
14.A. acting B. singing C. dancing D. showing
15.A. contract B. project C. ideas D. words
16.A. arranged B. confirmed C. promoted D. questioned
17.A. inquiring B. talking C. arguing D. worrying
18.A. regardless of B. better than C. other than D. along with
19.A. magazines B. broadcasts C. programs D. films
20.A. answer B. apply C. ask D. thank
