We celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday(February 12) and we should.Lincoln was one of the few great men who really was great. Before he became ______, Lincoln spent twenty years as an unsuccessful Illinois lawyer--at least he was unsuccessful in ______ terms(方面）.But when you ______ the good he did, he was really very rich. Legends are often ______, but Lincoln was the real thing. George Washington never chopped down a cherry tree, but Abraham Lincoln was ______. During his years as a lawyer, there were hundreds of documented examples of his honesty and decency(体面).
For example, Lincoln didn’t like to charge(索费）people much ______ were as ______ as he was. Once a man sent him twenty-five dollars, but Lincoln sent him back ten of it, saying he was being too generous. He was known at times to ______ his clients(客户) to solve their problem out of court(法庭),saving them a lot of money, and ______ himself nothing.
An old woman in ______, the widow(孀妇) of a soldier, was charged $200 for getting her $400 pension(养老金). Lincoln sued (起诉）the pension agent and ______ the case(案子) for the old woman. He didn’t charge her for his ______ and, in fact, paid her hotel bill and gave her money to buy a ticket home!
He was a ______, perhaps, by certain standards. He didn’t have much, and it was his own ______. But he was a good human being by anyone’s standards and I’m glad we ______ his birthday.
______ makes you feel good about yourself and creates ______ in others. It ______ your relationship with yourself and with others. It’s not much in ______ these days to talk about the advantages of honesty and decency, but the advantages are there and they are valuable and ______ the trouble.
1.A.lawyer B.president C.soldier D.teacher
2.A.financial B.healthy C.personal D.political
3.A.guess B.value C.tell D.weigh
4.A.impolite B.interesting C.untrue D.harmless
5.A.rich B.honest C.foolish D.poor
6.A.who B.which C.whom D.they
7.A.generous B.kind C.intelligent D.poor
8.A.permit B.persuade C.force D.expect
9.A.taking B.offering C.earning D.costing
10.A.treasure B.illness C.poorness D.weakness
11.A.won B.lost C.got D.advised
12.A.pension B.problem C.suggestions D.services
13.A.lawyer B.politician C.businessman D.fool
14.A.fault B.ability C.character D.disadvantage
15.A.remember B.respect C.celebrate D.congratulate
16.A.Pension B.Honesty C.Birthday D.Service
17.A.chance B.love C.feeling D.trust
18.A.matches B.compares C.improves D.builds
19.A.fashion B.time C.return D.name
20.A.above B.worth C.without D.beneath
Teens have a busy morning schedule as they need to wake up and get moving very early in order to catch a bus and get to school by the required time.This means teens need to get their rest the night before or they will be too tired to learn anything at school.1.
When a teen falls asleep in class,two things happen: he/she misses what is being taught and he/she loses the respect for the teacher.He/She may also receive a consequence from the school,depending on the classroom discipline policy.2.
To prevent your teen from being sleepy in class,try these three tips:
*Set a time for "lights out" on school nights.This is never be any later than 10 p.m. and preferably 9 p.m.3. Soft music can be on and used to help calm your teen.
*Help your teen develop a night-time routine that involves activities that slow them down for the end of the day. 4.Turning off the computer and disconnecting from friends and the excitement of the day an hour before bedtime will also help your teen relax.
*5.This will reinforce（增强）what it feels like to be rested and capable of accomplishing what he/she wants.
A.Taking a bath and reading are two activities that work well.
B.What's worse,they may even fall asleep in class.
C.All of these things affect your teen's academic success and can be avoided.
D."Lights out" means the computer,television,lights and cell phone should be off.
E.While your teen keeps his/her goals in line with your expectations,he/she may have his/her own goals.
F.Set a good example and show him/her your love for learning.
G.Point out the positives after your teen has had a good night's rest.
China is using travel as an important tool to help strengthen its economy.At the recent First World Conference on Tourism a Chinese official spoke about the government’s plan for using tourists and the money they spend. The head of China’s National Tourism Administration, Li Jinzao, said that China plans to send 150million travelers along what he called the “One Belt, One Road”. In the next five years, these tourists are expected to spend $200 billion, he said. This spending estimate(估计) is likely to raise expectations among countries along the ancient Silk Road, which links China to its neighbors.
China has reasons to feel it can use tourism to influence the foreign policy. Governments across the world are changing their immigration rules to welcome the growing numbers of Chinese tourists. Chinese citizens are now going to places where in the past Chinese rarely went. Marketing expert Michel Gutsatz said that among Chinese travelers, South Korea and Thailand are popular destinations. Outside of Asia, he said, Chinese are more likely to visit Europe than North America. These changes, he said, are the result of young Chinese travelers, who spend more and travel independently.
Spending by Chinese tourists has lifted the economies of several Asian countries, including Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. It is expected that the number of Chinese traveling overseas to reach 242 million by 2024. In a single year, that number would be equal to the total number of tourists received by Germany, Iran, Indonesia and Egypt combined
China is now the biggest business travel market in the world, The Global Business Travel Association(GBTA) recently announced that China has overtaken the United States in business travel. Chinese spent just over$291 billion on business travel last year. Americans spent just over $290 billion. This year, GBTA predicts that the Chinese business travel market will grow over 10 percent, while the Us business travel market will grow less than 2 percent.
1.We can infer from the passage that foreign countries ________.
A.welcome Chinese immigration to their countries
B.take Chinese tourists as their supporting power
C.make policies to ban Chinese tourists
D.rely entirely on Chinese tourists to increase their economy
2.What makes young Chinese travelers prefer spending holidays in Europe?
A.They want to visit the places they rarely visited in the past.
B.They spend more money and travel by their own.
C.They want to travel to farther places than just nearby countries.
D.They think Europe is a more fashionable and poplar destination.
3.What is the importance of receiving tourists from China for some Asian countries?
A.Chinese tourists make great contribution to their economy.
B.Chinese tourists can widen their business travel market.
C.The number of Chinese tourists is larger than that of European tourists.
D.They have greater expectations from Chinese tourists
4.What can be the best title of the passage?
A.China’s “One Belt, One Road” plan
B.Foreign Countries Change Their Policies to Attract Chinese Tourists
C.China Has the Biggest Business Travel Market
D.Tourism Helps China Strengthen Its Economy
The United States has more tornadoes (龙卷风) than any other country in the world. In a normal year there are 800 to 1,000 tornadoes. Most happen in the middle part of the country. Tornadoes form when warm and cool air meet. In the Midwest, the warm air from the Gulf of Mexico often meets the cold air from Canada.
The usual tornado season is March through May. Tornadoes form most often in the afternoon and early evening. There is often no warning of a tornado. People who live in the Midwest know the signs (征兆) of tornado activity. The sky becomes dark, often a greenish color. Dark clouds appear in the sky and there is often large hail (冰雹). Suddenly, there is a loud sound, like a train or a jet plane. Sometimes, two, three, five, ten or more tornadoes can form over a large area.
This type of tornado activity hit Oklahoma and Kansas in May 1999. The day was stormy, with heavy thunderstorms in the afternoon. As the storms continued, tornadoes began to form. Dozens of tornadoes hit towns and neighborhoods in Oklahoma, then in Kansas. Some stayed on the ground for several hours, destroying everything they touched. The tornadoes killed 43 people and injured 600 others. They destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. In some areas, not one home stood. In other areas, the tornadoes destroyed every home on the left side of the street, but didn't touch any homes on the right side. The tornadoes lifted people and cars into the air and then threw them back down to earth. So it is important to know where to hide and how to protect yourself in the face of a tornado.
1.What can we learn about tornadoes in America?
A.There are more tornadoes in the Eastern States.
B.They usually happen in the summer.
C.They may appear in groups.
D.There are more than 1,000 tornadoes every year.
2.The tornadoes that hit Oklahoma and Kansas in May 1999 _____.
A.took place at the same time
B.brought death and serious damage
C.came and went quickly
D.were the biggest in history
3.What will the author most probably talk about next?
A.Tornado dangers and warning signs.
B.How a tornado forms.
C.Different kinds of tornadoes.
D.How to stay safe during a tornado.
We have most friends at the age of 26 after having spent the first quarter of our lives building up our friendship circle, new research has claimed.
The research into friendship shows that our social circle peaks at 26 years and 7 months, at which we typically have five close friends.Women are most popular at 25 years and 10 months, with men hitting the highest friendship point a little later at 27 years and 3 months.
The research, by Forever Friends, shows that about a third of adults meet their closest friends while at school，with about a fifth saying they meet them at work.
Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter now also play a major role in building new friendship.The research points out that 25 to 34yearolds make 22 friends via Facebook, compared to 18 to 24yearolds who make 12, and 35 to 44yearolds who make just four.
Forever Friends' relationship coach Sam Owen says, “It is no coincidence that over a third of us meet our best friends at school. It is a key time in our lives when friendship is growing through sharing notes，giving gifts, seeing each other regularly and laughing a lot. As adults we can often forget how powerful these small things are and how the little things can make a difference.”
Later in life we find ourselves losing friends. Over half of us lose friendship through moving, while 36% say that over time they grow apart from close pals. Having children also causes 19% to drift away from childhood friends.
With growing pressure being put on friendship these days，it's important to make time for our friendship.
1.How many friends can a 20yearold college student make via Facebook?
A.4. B.12.
C.18. D.22.
2.In Paragraph 5，the author is trying to tell the readers________.
A.how important making friends is
B.that friendship is not easy to keep
C.how much has been done to keep friendship
D.School time is an important period to develop friendship.
3.The underlined phrase “drift away from” in Paragraph 6 means “________”.
A.make sense of B.lose touch with
C.feel sorry for D.make up with
4.This passage is most probably taken from________.
A.Facebook or Twitter B.an advertisement
C.a textbook D.a newspaper
你校外籍教师Ernesto将在今年暑假期间在本市开一家西餐厅, 现登出校园广告为自己招聘一名口语翻译。假如你是即将毕业的高三学生李华, 愿意应聘，请写一封英文电子邮件, 需包括以下要点：
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