John，a very thin boy, loved football with all his heart when he was very young．Practice after practice，he eagerly gave everything he had．But being half the size of the other boys，he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games．Even though the son was always on the bench，his father was always standing with cheers and encouraging him．
When John went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk-on”．Everyone was sure he could never make the cut，but he did．The coach thought he could provide the other members with the spirit they needed．
The news that he had survived the cut excited him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father．His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games．
It was the end of this last football season．One day John received a telegram and asked one week off．Nobody knew what happened except the coach．The coach said，“Don't plan to come back to the game on Saturday．”
Saturday arrived，and the game was not going well：When the team was ten points behind，John came back．“Coach，please let me play．I’ve just got to play today,”said John．The coach pretended not to hear him．But John persisted，and finally feeling sorry for the kid，the coach gave in．
Before long everyone could not believe their eyes. John was doing everything to fight. The opposing team could not stop him. He ran, he passed and blocked like a star. And at last his team won the game．
After the game，John looked at the coach，with tears in his eyes，and said，“Well,you knew my dad died,but did you know that my dad was blind?''John swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him that I could do it.”
1.Why did John hardly have any chance to play in games?
A.Because he had no time to practice．
B.Because he was too young to play games．
C.Because everyone looked down upon him．
D.Because his body condition was not good．
2.The underlined phrase “make the cut” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “ “
A.make progress B.be allowed to join the team
C.cut himself D.be refused by the coach
3.From the text we can know that ．
A.John felt very depressed as a “walk-on”
B.John's father always taught him how to play
C.John's father went to most of his college games
D.the coach was sure John would be the best player one day
假定你是李华，你计划和同学去当地博物馆参观中国瓷器(Chinese Porcelain)展。请给喜欢中国文化的外教Josie写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括:
1.出发及返回时间:
2.活动内容:了解中国瓷器的历史，欣赏首次展出的中国瓷器等。
注意:适当增加细节，使行文连贯，词数100左右。
Dear Josie,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua
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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
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
I like travelling and my dream of visiting Beijing, the capital city of our country, come true during the National Day holidays this year. My mother booked an one-day tour for me. On the morning of October 1st I went to Tian’anmen Square with one of my classmates , there we watched the flag-raising ceremony. As I watched the flag rising slowly, I sang the national anthem, feeling extreme proud. Several hours later, a grand military parade was held mark the People's Republic of China's 70th founding anniversary. In the afternoon we decided to go to other famous tourist attraction, like the Great Wall. When we reached the destination, it was crowded with tourists. I was glad for which those volunteers had done for little kids and elderly people . Standing on the Great wall, we couldn’t help admire the splendid scenery. This travelling, with doubt, meant a lot of to me.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式(不超过3个单词)。
A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments(茶点). Its function varies widely1.(depend)on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place 2.people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It3.(consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people’s leisure lives.
Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea 4.(stand) in the Western JIN Dynasty, took shape in the Tang Dynasty, developed 5.(gradual) in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and became booming in modern times.
In the Song Dynasty, teahouses spread all over the cities and villages, at a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorate their teahouses 6.paintings of celebrities or rare and precious plants 7.(attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining much 8. (wide) popularity and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation(文化植入)of western culture forced traditional Chinese teahouses to take on9. new look.
Since reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of the economy and evident improvement of people’s living standards, teahouses10.(flower) in China.
We first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage. Jim and I worked full-time, and in the _______our garbage cans went out to the curb(路边), _______to wait the long, lonely 10 hours there until we returned to fetch them because we were busy. _______, we’d come home every garbage day to find them neatly_______ in their spot next to our garage. We_______who had done it for us, and then one day we_______ him: an elderly man who lived across the street from us.
I baked cookies and we left them on the bench outside the garage with a thank-you _______. When we got home from work that day, a typed letter had _______the gift. The letter was from Tom and _______how he had come to walk the________on garbage day, returning cans for people he ________knew. Back when he was ________in the army, his young wife Gee had to live by herself. In those ________days, neighbors had taken the time to ________her garbage cans so she didn’t have to. He never________ it, and now he paid it forward by doing it for all of us.
Over the next few years, we would ________Tom in their first-floor extra bedroom, where he spent his last days, still sharp and smiling.
We told Gee how________Tom had been to us, how we grieved(感到悲伤的) for his death and how________ we were to have known him. She wrote us back and told us she still talked to Tom every day. Sharing that ________our bond with her.
Tom and Gee, who opened up their hearts to us, made us realize that home doesn’t________at a property line. It extends to all the people in the neighbourhood.
1.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.lunchtime
2.A.advised B.pretended C.hoped D.supposed
3.A.Moreover B.Instead C.Therefore D.Meanwhile
4.A.exchanged B.repaired C.placed D.filled
5.A.wondered B.proved C.learned D.ignored
6.A.invited B.spotted C.praised D.wandered
7.A.pencil B.note C.book D.photo
8.A.become B.celebrated C.replaced D.shown
9.A.argued B.signed C.solved D.explained
10.A.garden B.countryside C.yard D.neighborhood
11.A.actually B.apparently C.barely D.seldom
12.A.serving B.showing C.winning D.talking
13.A.lonely B.frightening C.noisy D.interesting
14.A.take charge of B.deal with C.give up D.take off
15.A.minded B.refused C.forgot D.allowed
16.A.visit B.limit C.convince D.examine
17.A.optimistic B.polite C.strange D.special
18.A.curious B.successful C.thankful D.patient
19.A.prevented B.unlocked C.cut D.deepened
20.A.occupy B.end C.cross D.start
One of the healthiest Foods on the planet
There is probably no flower more hated, or misunderstood, than the bright yellow dandelion (蒲公英). 1. In an effort to have the perfect green grass lawn, people try their best to kill all dandelions with chemical products. Or they dig them out at the roots—only to see them grow right back.
2. They are a great source of vitamin K and also are a good source of vitamins A and C. They also have vitamin E, folate and small amounts of other B vitamins. Also, they provide lots of iron, calcium, magnesium and potassium.
Besides nutrition, another great thing about dandelions is that you can eat every part of them—from the bottom of the roots to the top of the flower. 3. Do not eat ones that have been treated with dangerous chemicals or are growing near high traffic areas.
Dandelions are said to provide several possible health benefits such as helping in digestion and improving some skin conditions. They may also reduce inflammation (炎症).
Children in many parts of the world have had the simple pleasure of blowing the soft, white dandelion tops. 4. In fact, there is a game children play with dandelions that have gone to seed. Pick the white top, make a wish, close your eyes and blow! If you blow all of the seeds off in one breath, your wish will come true! 5.
A. Well, that is what many children believe.
B. They watch the seeds float easily in the air.
C. At least the seeds have traveled far and wide.
D. Just make sure to take care when picking wild dandelions.
E. You can let more of this nutritious food source continue to grow.
F. Dandelions are actually one of the most nutritious foods in the world.
G. In the United States, they are considered “weeds”, the name for any unwanted plant.
