It was many years ago. I was a young dad sitting on the couch reading a fairy tale to my little girl. She sat next to me with her head on my arm as I told the tale. When it came to the end I finished with those famous words: “And they lived happily ever after.” As I looked over to her with her wavy(鬈曲的), brown hair and big, innocent eyes I could see the smile on her face and I never wanted it to end. Then it dawned on me that the ending of the book was what I wanted for her. I wanted her to “live happily ever after”.
Still, deep in my heart I knew that this couldn't always be so. I knew that there would be times when her heart was broken. I knew there would be times when she cried in grief and I couldn't comfort her. I knew there would be times when all she felt was fear, sadness, sorrow, and despair. As I stroked her hair and smiled at her I hoped that those times would be brief and that she would have joy in her life more often than not. Living happily ever after, though, seemed out of the question.
It takes me a lot of years to realize that it is possible to live happily ever after. You just have to do it “one day at a time”. Happiness you see isn't some reward that you get at the end of your journey. Happiness isn't something that depends on what life you own. Happiness is something you create in your life choice by choice and day by day.
The truth is happiness comes when you love. Love is a gift from God. It is love that mends broken hearts. It is love that heals grief. It is love that gives us joy. Choose to “live happily ever after, one day at a time”.
1.What is the author's wish to his daughter?
A. Getting a good job in the future.
B. Making many friends in her school.
C. Traveling around the world in her life.
D. Having a happy life ever after.
2.What can we know from Paragraph 2?
A. Life's meaning consists in devotion.
B. Life is always full of difficulties and challenges.
C. There are times that life goes against us.
D. Everyone has the right to obtain happiness and freedom.
3.How to get happiness in author's opinion?
A. Reward yourself once a day.
B. Create it by yourself in your daily life.
C. Get rid of those disturbing things.
D. Take charge of your life independently.
4.What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A. To show the significance of love.
B. To describe a daughter's growth.
C. To introduce the definition of love.
D. To tell a young father's experience.
Four books that will inspire you to travel the world
There's truly nothing like travel when it comes to gaining perspectives and exposing yourself to other cultures. To get you in the adventuring mood, we asked Amazon Senior Editor Chris Schlep to help you come up with a list of books that transport readers to another time and place. Below, see his list of four books that will inspire you to travel the world.
ITALY: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
This book by the popular author Jess Walter is a love story that begins on the Italian Coast in the early 60s and eventually concludes in contemporary Hollywood's screen. As the settings shift from Italy to Edinburgh and Los Angeles, you will find yourself longing to go as well. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $28.90
SEATTLE: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Maria Semple's first novel is not exactly a love story in Seattle, but if you read it, you just might want to come here to see if people are really as selfinvolved as the characters in her book. What really shines through is the strange storytelling and the laughs. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $26.60
ENGLAND: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
You can't travel to Thomas Cromwell's England without a time machine, but reading Mantel's prizewinning novel is the next best thing. It will make you long to see the ancient buildings and green grass of the English countryside, most of which are still there. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $25.10
NANTUCKET: Here's to Us by Elin Hilderbrand
Elin Hilderbrand has built a writing career out of writing about her hometown island of Nantucket. Her latest book is Here's to Us, which, perhaps not surprisingly, is a great beach book. Buy it on Amazon. Price: $30.80
1.Which book has been produced into a film according to the text?
A. Here's to Us. B. Wolf Hall.
C. Beautiful Ruins. D. Where'd You Go, Bernadette.
2.What is the feature of the Where'd You Go, Bernadette?
A. Its low price. B. Its characters.
C. Its content about love. D. Its storytelling and laughs.
3.What are you inspired to do by reading Wolf Hall?
A. Broaden our eyes.
B. Appreciate the English countryside.
C. Know the foreign culture.
D. Experience the joy and sadness of the characters.
4.Why is Here's to Us suitable for reading on the beach?
A. Because it's about the author’s hometown island.
B. Because it needs a time machine.
C. Because it's about ancient buildings.
D. Because it exposes yourself to other cultures.
假定你叫李华，你的英国朋友Tom 想体验中国的高铁 (high-speed railway)，于是请你帮他预订从重庆到成都的高铁票。请根据以下提示回一封邮件：
要点包括：1. 对他的到来表示欢迎；
2. 简单介绍中国的高铁；
3. 请对方提前将护照信息发至你的电子邮箱；
4. 当他到重庆时，凭护照在火车站取票。
注意事项：1. 词数100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom，
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Yours
Li Hua
短文改错（共10 小题；每小题1分，满分10 分） 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：在错的词下面画一横线，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
In Sunday evening I was in a local pizza takeout when couple of teenagers came in. They each ordered a small pizza for them and then they ordered another four large pizzas to be delivered to the nearest police station, where was having a training night. They asked for the delivery person to include a note writing by themselves. In the note they thanked the member of the police station for all they did for the community and for helping their friend when he is in a serious accident. They explained far that he wouldn’t be alive but for their great efforts. I don’t know these kids, but I am very pride of them.
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Two new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation (导航) Satellite System (BDS) 1.(send) into space on a Long March－3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province，China at 2：07 a．m. on November 19，2018. The satellites entered a Medium Earth orbit 2.(safe) more than three hours later and will work with 17 other BDS－3 satellites already in space. They are also the 42nd and 43rd 3.(member) of the BDS satellite family.
China launched these satellites with 4. aim of providing navigation services for countries and regions which participate in the Belt and Road Initiative(倡议) by the end of 2018. “This is a key step for BDS developing 5. a Chinese experimental system to a regional and then a 6.(globe) navigation system，” said Yang Changfeng，chief designer of the BeiDou system. The positioning 7.(accurate) of the BDS－3 system has been improved to 2.5 meters to 5 meters，said Yang.
8.(name) after the Chinese term for the Plough，the BeiDou system has been serving China for 18 years 9. another six BDS－3 satellites will be put into the Medium Earth orbits from 2019 to 2020. The system is expected 10.(provide) first－class services around the globe by the end of 2020.
In Germany， it's normal to wear your own clothes at school， since there are no rules about uniform． So why did a few schoolmates and I spend two days _______around the school in uniform？ In fact， during these two days， a rather _______event took place： our MUN （Model United Nations） Conference．
It is a conference _______for students from all German schools who want to see how the United Nations really works． They get an opportunity to _______a country， maybe one they don't know much about， and _______debate with other students from different _______on real problems the world is facing now． The aim is to write a _______at the end， which will help deal with them．
The _______of our conference was "Transcend Borders： Discover Peace"， which _______that the students would be looking at what caused _______among countries and how to overcome it． "Transcend" is just a longer _______for "cross"．
However， the students _______breaking down not only physical national boundaries， but also those _______different nationalities． Of course， this included how to help others who are forced to flee their homeland， for the people _______all students．
Not only was the conference a _______of thinking about difficult global problems， but also everyone had to speak in English while using correct debating language too．_______job! But of course this was a brilliant _______for everyone there， and after a while， you couldn't even _______the students weren't speaking in their first language!
I'd really _______joining in a conference if you get the chance， and sharing your ______． It's the best way to meet new people and to think about how to make the world a better place．
1.A. talking B. wandering C. thinking D. debating
2.A. special B. absurd C. tough D. popular
3.A. provided B. intended C. celebrated D. known
4.A. visit B. manage C. represent D. defend
5.A. softly B. secretly C. unexpectedly D. heatedly
6.A. ages B. classes C. schools D. countries
7.A. settlement B. report C. passage D. summary
8.A. course B. purpose C. plan D. theme
9.A. informs B. responds C. means D. guarantees
10.A. disagreement B. discussion C. competition D. complaint
11.A. process B. phrase C. time D. word
12.A. gave up B. focused on C. brought up D. broke into
13.A. beside B. beyond C. behind D. between
14.A. concerned B. attracted C. changed D. bothered
15.A. possibility B. challenge C. conversation D. chance
16.A. Interesting B. Discouraging C. Awkward D. Useful
17.A. show B. practice C. result D. example
18.A. check B. guess C. tell D. hear
19.A. recommend B. consider C. imagine D. avoid
20.A. feelings B. troubles C. sufferings D. ideas
