I grew up on a 40-acre farm in the small rural community of Illinois, as the fifth of six children.
My parents, Robert and Patti, often noted during meals how everything on the table except sugar and wine came from the land._____ running the farm, Dad was also a carpenter. In the fall of 1980, he was working on a house when all of a sudden the ladder broke. His back was broken.
He stayed in hospital for almost a month with his head and feet down, _____his back to align (成直线) correctly so the bones would heal.
On Thanksgiving, Dad was still in hospital recovering from his back injury. Normally he would take us to butcher pigs the day after the holiday, and that year my uncle _____ up with my four cousins to help my two elder brothers _____ our year’s supply of pork.
When Dad came back home from the hospital, he was still in a back brace (支架) and _____ to work. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming in as Christmas _____ . Another day we saw a car coming up the long driveway. Always longing for company, we kids were_____ about who was visiting. Rose Anderson, our neighbor, was at the door, holding an envelope stuffed with money. She told my dad she had_____ money in the community and came to deliver it.
Dad tried to refuse,_____ Rose insisted. I can still hear her saying, “Robert, whenever someone’s baler (压捆机) breaks down, you bale their hay. Whenever someone passes away, Patti cooks. It’s our _____.”
I learned later that we also _____ gift baskets from more than one organization. That Christmas, I, a 6-year-old kid, understood what being a good neighbor was, and that as my parents were good neighbors, their_____ would be returned. These tales of Christmas kindness will _____ our heart, too.
My parents were accustomed to being the _____, not the receivers of such generosity. They had a bit of pride to swallow, but continued all of their lives to show us kids the _____of kindness.
1.A. Besides B. About C. For D. By
2.A. pushing B. pressing C. attracting D. allowing
3.A. put B. broke C. showed D. made
4.A. buy B. prepare C. share D. cook
5.A. unwilling B. unable C. ready D. eager
6.A. approached B. continued C. passed D. ended
7.A. worried B. excited C. curious D. anxious
8.A. collected B. borrowed C. earned D. saved
9.A. for B. or C. so D. but
10.A. rule B. duty C. turn D. favor
11.A. refused B. received C. sent D. bought
12.A. pride B. kindness C. money D. gift
13.A. ease B. open C. win D. warm
14.A. givers B. buyers C. workers D. farmers
15.A. price B. aim C. value D. hope
We could learn vocabulary while we are asleep. Researchers showed it is possible 1. (learn) new information while sleeping deeply, and recall this information later. They did tests to see 2. a person could remember new words and their translations while sleeping. The answer is yes. The language areas of the brain remember vocabulary during sleep, especially during deep sleep. While sleeping, our brain switches on for about half a second and then switches3. for half a second. The active state 4.(call) “up-state”. This is how our brain could learn new vocabulary.
Successful communication 1.(involve) more than talking to a person. Good listening skills and body language are also important for us to communicate 2.(effective) with others. Studies have shown that of the information that is received from other people, only 10% is from what they say and 40% is from the tone and speed of their voice. The other 50% is obtained from their body language. Therefore, 3.(read) body language is an important part of developing our social skills.
The moment I was diagnosed with cancer, I decided that I would not let this “beast” win easily. I had no idea 1. my treatment would be like, and I surely didn’t think social media would be a way for me to conquer this “beast”. However, by sharing2.(feel) on the Internet, I am able to remind myself, and my viewers, that everything is going to be okay. Their words are a big part of what helped me stay3.(hope). Besides, I have made several “cancer friends” so far, and we’re determined to fight this battle together.
假设你是遂宁某中学高三学生李华，你的美国朋友Jim想了解你校学生课外阅读情况。请你回一封邮件，内容包括：
1．你校学生课外阅读现状；
2．原因分析
3．你的看法。
注意：1．词数120；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：课外阅读 extracurricular reading
Dear Jim，
In your last letter, you told me that you wanted to learn something about the extracurricular reading in our school.
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Yours，
Li Hua
下面是一段短文，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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 was reported that there was an accident at a corner of the Roman Street in this morning. A car ran into a truck and fortunately, nobody got injured. Who will be responsible for an accident is still under investigation. What the police should do now is that they must find out what led the accident. They said it was difficult of them to judge because how the accident happened was not clear. Perhaps the reason was that the driver was too tiring to stop the car in time. The driver didn't admit the fact that he is driving too fast at the turning. The police doubted that what he said was true and decided to make a farther investigation.
