Direction: After reading the passage below. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct
Increasingly, various phrases have been taking over a good old-fashioned "thank you" or "you’re welcome" in daily conversations in the United States. While 1. (dine)at a restaurant, when a waiter comes by to ask Americans 2. .they would like more water or bread, do you notice that they often say " I'm good,” rather than "no, thank you?” When someone thanks them for holding the door open, "no problem "is almost the same response as "you're welcome”.
Are Americans becoming ruder, 3. (abandon) traditional polite phrases, or are the words they use now just updated versions of the same emotion?
According to Lisa Gache, co-founder of Beverly Hills Manners, the decline of these magic words in our everyday conversation has to do with the preference 4. all things casual in our society today. Casual conversation, casual dress and casual behavior are present in all areas of life.
And apparently Americans agree with her. A survey 5. (conduct)by Rasmussen Reports revealed that 76 percent of those surveyed thought that Americans were becoming "ruder and 6. (civil).”
But is using phrases like "no problem"or “you bet"or " enjoy” really rude? Does more casual
phrasing erase the original emotion of gratitude? Doesn’t "no, thank you" sometimes sound a little too formal, perhaps even a little too harsh(刺耳的), 7. it begins with a “no”?
Emily Post Senning, 8. great-grandmother set the standard on manners with the book Etiquette, thought that while the principles of respect and consideration are "universal and timeless, " actual manners change over time and between cultures, 9. do the words used to express gratitude and appreciation.
It's probably not a bad idea 10. (remember)to say "please" and "thank you,” but don’t beat yourself up thinking you're a horrible person if you say "have a good one" instead of "have a nice day.”
Direction: After reading the passage below. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct
My parents moved from New Jersey to Germany when I was a child. After a few weeks of playing with neighbors of the same age. I was speaking fluent German. That' s probably not an option if you want to learn a language 1. your next international trip. However, there are some new ways to learn key words and phrases before your departure.
2. playground immersion(沉浸), the best way to learn a language used to be in a classroom. Today, there are many more options. With the help of technology, you can easily get a linguistic edge, and perhaps even a cultural one, too.
The last few years 3. (see) a lot of language-learning software hitting the market .These programs, many of 4. have popular mobile apps, help beginners learn language basics.
Take Memrise for example. This language-learning platform uses flashcards(教学卡片) as memory aids. Memrise offers instruction in 25 languages, and its basic level is free, 5. some advanced features available at $4.99 per month.
There are so many language apps, all claiming to be the best, 6. there are even sites to help you sort if out. You can find detailed reports on these programs on Compare Language Apps: 7. independent testing site run by Professor Roumen Vesselinov at Queens College in New York.
I’ve had access to most of these apps over the years. However, I found that they were 8. too complicated or too time-consuming to help me learn a language before an international trip. Perhaps my experience of acquiring a language early in life and then trying to acquire 9. in a classroom(three years of French, which didn’t really stick)also contributed to my skepticism (怀疑).
The language experts I spoke with say you shouldn’t allow the promises of a course or an app 10. (convince)you that learning a language is easy. Experts agree that there is no substitute for "on-the-ground" experience practicing a new language with native speakers.
假定你是李华，你们学校的英国交换生Jeff准备参加“外国人讲中国成语(idiom)故事”比赛，他发邮件请你给予辅导。你回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 答应帮助；
2. 提出建议；
3. 询问辅导时间与地点。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jeff,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
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。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。
Last year, Zhang Pingyu paid visit to London. Worried about the time available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the site she wanted to see. It was the Tower which she visited first. Fancy! This solid stone, square tower had been remained standing for one thousand years. Many new buildings had expanded around it. Therefore, it was still part of a royal palace and prison combined. There followed St Paul’s Cathedral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666. It looked splendidly when first built. Westminster Abbey, too, was very interesting. Then just as he came out of the abbey, Pingyu heard the famous sound of the clock Big Ben, ring out the hour.
The next day Pingyu was leaving London to Windsor Castle. “Perhaps I will see the Queen？” she wondered as she fall asleep.
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。
According to Xinhua News Agency, the Palace Museum and Huawei signed a strategic cooperation agreement on March 15. The two sides will set an example 1. 5G application.
The Palace Museum received more than 17 million visitors in 2018, 2.(make) it the most visited museum in the world. In the past 20 years, an office information network covering the whole museum 3.(build) gradually. The museum has developed an App that provides an in-depth 4.(explain) of cultural relic information and cultural services. Also, the museum has research on the application of VR, AR, AI and other 5.(technique) in museums.
6.signing of the agreement marks a new chapter in the strategic cooperation between the Palace Museum and Huawei Technologies Co. So, Huawei will make efforts 7.(accelerate) the intelligent construction of the Palace Museum.
"The 600-year-old Palace Museum has never been so close to science and technology," Shan Jixiang said 8.(proud), director of the Palace Museum.
Shan shared many ideas about the 5G Palace Museum. With the help of advanced technology, 9.is expected that in the future, audiences around the world will be able to experience and visit the Palace Museum, whether it is a field trip or a virtual tour. Also, the use of AI technology provides a 10.(broad) platform and stronger knowledge support for cultural relics among young people.
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I am so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too... I wasn’t _________ noticing you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went on our _________ ways after saying goodbye.
But at home, a _________ story is told. Later, in the kitchen, as I cooked our meal, my daughter came up to me quietly. When I turned, I nearly _________ her down. “Get out of my _________!” I _________ with a frown （皱眉）. She left, _________ her little heart broken.
That night, as I lay _________ in bed, God’s quiet _________ spoke to me and said, “While __________ a stranger, you use common courtesy (有礼貌的言辞), __________ with those you love, seem to be too severe... Go and look on the kitchen floor, and you will find some __________ there by the door. She brought them for you. She picked them herself: pink, yellow, and blue. She stood there quietly, not to __________ your sur- prise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her bed, “ Wake up, sweetheart, wake up," I said,“Are these the flowers you picked for me? She smiled, “I found them, out by the tree. I wrapped them in a napkin, just for you. I knew you would like them. __________ the blue.” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today... And I shouldn’t have fussed at you that way. ”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that is okay... I still love you __________.” I hugged her and said, “I love you too... And I love my flowers, especially the blue.”
Are you __________ that: If you die tomorrow, the __________ that you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave __________ will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we __________ ourselves more to our work than into our families — an unwise __________ indeed .
1.【选项】A.never B.just C.even D.ever
2.【选项】A.same B.separate C.alone D.different
3.【选项】A.different B.similar C.cool D.same
4.【选项】A.knocked B.put C.fell D.settled
5.【选项】A.living room B.house C.kitchen D.way
6.【选项】A.cried B.shouted C.spoke D.said
7.【选项】A.with B.by C.on D.beyond
8.【选项】A.calmly B.awake C.asleep D.sadly
9.【选项】A.whistle B.scream C.sound D.voice
10.【选项】A.meeting with B.agree with C.dealing with D.playing with
11.【选项】A.but B.and C.so D.or
12.【选项】A.grass B.flowers C.glass D.water
13.【选项】A.hurt B.spoil C.harm D.damage
14.【选项】A.especially B.special C.especial D.specially
15.【选项】A.somehow B.besides C.somewhat D.anyway
16.【选项】A.know B.certain C.aware D.Sure
17.【选项】A.house B.shop C.family D.Company
18.【选项】A.behind B.off C.out D.away
19.【选项】A.lose B.absorb C.occupy D.devote
20.【选项】A.answer B.choice C.way D.goal
