Everybody, at some point in their lives, has experienced failure. It could be something as simple as not getting the job you wanted, or getting fewer marks even after hard work. But what makes you is not your failure, but how you get back up after being hit.
Once, a young school boy was caught in a fire accident in his school and was assumed that he would not live. His mother was told that he was sure to die, for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body. Even if he were to survive, he would be lame throughout his life.
But the brave boy did not want to die nor did he want to be lame. Much to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. But unfortunately from his waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just hung there, lifeless. Eventually he left the hospital. But his determination to walk was unshakable. At home, when he was not in bed, he had to stay in a wheelchair. One day, he threw himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He reached the fence, raised himself up and then began dragging himself along the fence, firmly determined. He did this every day, with faith in himself that he would be able to walk unaided. With his iron determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk on and off, then to walk by himself and then to run.
He began to walk to school, and then run to school, to run for the joy of running. Later in college he was on the track team.
In February 1934, in New York City's Madison Square Garden, this young man who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run - this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile.
A good example of the power of positive thinking and faith in one's self, Glenn Cunningham continues to be an inspiration for many, and his story, a brilliant evidence to how one can bounce back even when all difficulties are piled against one, to the degree that death seemed the preferable option.
1.The first paragraph is intended to ________
A. present an argument
B. make preparations for statement
C. arouse readers' interest
D. function as a brief introduction
2.What was the doctor's opinion about Glenn?
A. Glenn was able to walk with his own great effort.
B. Great determination could make a difference to Glenn.
C. There was a slim chance that Glenn could survive.
D. Glenn could live a normal life with the upper halt" of his body.
3.What do we know about Glenn?
A. Glenn took recovery exercise in hospital.
B. Glenn inspired people with his moving story.
C. Glenn won the first place in Marathon.
D. Glenn organized a track team in college.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Strengthen determination
B. Stand up after failure
C. Go after dreams
D. Face difficulty bravely
Here's a list of books I'm looking forward to this fall season. Not all of them will rise to the level of the advertisement, but it's an abundant crop.
"Home After Dark" by David Small (Liveright, Sept. 11 )
In 2009, Small published a celebrated graphic memoir (回忆录) called"Stitches". Now the Caldecott Medal winner is back with a graphic novel about a motherless 13-year-old boy brought up in an unhappy home in California. This is a tale told in few words and many striking images. On Sept. 11 at 3p.m., Small will be at Amazonbooks at Union Market. More information at www. amazon.com/graph-tale.
"Waiting for Eden" by Elliot Ackerman (Knopf, Sept. 25)
This brief novel is related by a dead soldier who is watching over a horribly burned partner in a Texas hospital. That sounds embarrassingly emotional, but Ackerman, who served in a Navy in Iraq and Afghanistan, is one of the best soldier-writers of his generation. More information at www. amazon. com/military-essay.
"All You Can Ever Know" by Nicole Chung (Catapult, Oct. 2)
Chung, the editor of the literary magazine Catapult, was adopted as a baby by a white family in Oregon. In this memoir, she writes about her childhood, her Asian American identity and her search for the Korean parents who gave her up. More information at www. amazon. com/politics-prose.
"Unsheltered" by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper, Oct. 16)
Alternating between past and present, this novel tells the story of a woman investigating a late-19th-century science teacher who was caught up in the controversy over Darwinism. Like her other novels, this one promises to explore social and scientific problems. Visit www. amazon. com/tech-science for more information.
1.If you hope for a signature of the author, you will probably buy a copy of ________.
A. All You Can Ever Know
B. Waiting for Eden
C. Home After Dark
D. Unsheltered
2.Who joined the army and was sent to the Middle East?
A. Elliot Ackerman.
B. David Small.
C. Barbara Kingsolver.
D. Nicole Chung.
3.If you want to read books about non-fiction, you can surf________.
A. www. amazon. com/graph-tale
B. www. amazon. com/politics-prose
C. www. amazon. com/military-essay
D. www. amazon. com/tech-science
假定你是李华，你打算参加你校下周要举行的主题为“We Are All Dream Chasers”英语演讲大赛，你已经写完初稿，请根据以下提示用英语给你的外教Miss Lucy写一封邮件。
1、参加大赛目的；
2、请她帮忙纠正发音、润色语言等；
3、约定拜访时间、地点。
注意:
1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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:在错的词下画一横线，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。
Dear Li Hua，
In your last email，you mentioned you felt frustrating at your small vocabulary.Now，I’d like to share you my ideas.
In fact，it’s not such hard to build a large vocabulary—you have to keep at it daily，but pretty soon you will find you have an excellent vocabulary.One of the effective ways are to read good books and you’d better to read at least one good book a week.It’s far good than any other method because you can improve your vocabulary while read an interesting piece of literature.Another nice thing is that you can learn new words and its usages unconsciously，which will help enlarge your vocabulary natural.
Yours，
Peter
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Moon’s near side，the one we all see，has been the target of many robotic and human missions.However，its far side，also 1. (call)the dark side because it faces away from the Earth and little 2. (know)about it，has never been explored.That changed on Jan.2，2019，when Chinese spacecraft Chang’e 4 made a soft landing on 3. is often referred to as the dark side.
The landing is 4. example of China’s growing desire 5. (compete)with the American，Russian and European space programs.China also wants to 6. (strength)its position as a regional and international power.
One of the great 7. (difficulty)in exploring the far side of the Moon is that it blocks all radio signals，8. (make)it impossible to communicate with the Earth.To overcome this difficulty，in 2017，the Chinese National Space Administration launched a satellite to orbit the Moon and relay the signals.Once a 9. (rely)communication path was in place，Chang’e 4 could send back information.
Chang’e 4 will make astronomical observations and examine the structure and mineral composition of the ground above and below the surface，10. researchers believe will provide insights into the solar system’s early days and perhaps even the origin of the first stars.
I work as the reception manager at my hotel.A(n) ____ came in a few weeks ago with a note attached that the guest would be travelling with her ____ father.Just so that we would be aware when ____ with them when they arrived as his daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as ____ as possible.Upon seeing this note and noting I would be the one to ____ them in，I decided to learn some basic ____ language.
I greeted the guest in my usual way，____ for the surname on the booking.Once I heard the name I ____ immediately who was standing in front of me.
I had been learning for over two ____ how to say”welcome to Ireland.My sign language is ____ ，but if you need anything during your ____ just let me know and we will help you”.
I smiled at the father and daughter in front of me，turning to the father who I greeted in sign language and began the bit I had ___ for him.The father smiled and was so __ .Seeing his reaction was ____ for me.It was so worth the last few weeks of learning basic sign language.
On check-out I sadly wasn’t ___ .but they had left a gift for me with a note saying”thank you very much for what you did on check-in.My father has been in ____ form since you checked us in and insisted we get you a ____ before we left.You have no idea how much this ____ to my father and me and we can’t thank you enough.You’ve made his trip very special with one simple ____ ”.
They wrote a letter to the general manager also asking to give me a raise.which I really ___ .I cried for a solid 5 minutes when I came to work today to find this gift in my locker.
1.A. guest B. invitation C. booking D. warning
2.A. deaf B. blind C. forgetful D. stubborn
3.A. discussing B. dealing C. cooperating D. bargaining
4.A. soon B. 1ong C. formal D. smooth
5.A. guide B. invite C. check D. drive
6.A. body B. sign C. official D. foreign
7.A. asking B. paying C. charging D. applying
8.A. greeted B. decided C. forgot D. realized
9.A. hours B. days C. weeks D. months
10.A. fluent B. terrible C. standard D. helpful
11.A. stay B. travel C. study D. dinner
12.A. 1earned B. 1eft C. booked D. bought
13.A. kind B. tired C. polite D. happy
14.A. fair B. enough C. natural D. regular
15.A. sleeping B. noticing C. working D. waiting
16.A. healthy B. normal C. amazing D. hopeful
17.A. job B. gift C. surprise D. chance
18.A. meant B. devoted C. attached D. owed
19.A. word B. note C. comment D. gesture
20.A. deserved B. doubted C. appreciated D. suggested
