I will never forget the darkness, the pain and strong desire to die.
November arrived grey and busy, and going into an even more stressful. December, I was filled with anxious thoughts.
A visit to my father’s grave is often a good chance to cry and when I leave I feel a little more at peace. But this time was different. I drove home and every night for the rest of that week, I cried.
On Saturday, I watched a TV program teaching baking, and then I started to learn. By the end of the weekend, I had a dining room table covered with sweet treats. I packaged them up in tins, attached a label to each of them with “winter love” on it, and dropped them off on a few of my neighbors’ porches (门廊) before work. It shocked me how much it lightened my mood, seeing a small package lost on a porch.
The thanks I received later from the neighbors made me light up. It felt so good, and it distracted me from my dark thoughts.
By January I had developed a routine: on Sunday I’d bake cookies and package them up, and on Monday I'd deliver them. Every week I added a few different people to my delivery route, baked a few different kinds of cookies.
Somewhere along the way things started showing up on my doorstep a homemade cup, a pair of socks with tiny cookies and even a gift certificate from the local bookstore. Every single one melted my heart. But what I really appreciated was how people began to share their own stories of mental health with me. There is no greater honor than to be trusted with another’s life. I was overwhelmed by the love and care of my community. It humbled me that something so simple had created such incredible kindness. It reminded me that there was good in me, in my neighbors, in the world.
I was shifting into a new season of light, while letting go of a season of darkness. What had begun as an attempt to bring light into my own darkness had been transformed into a story more beautiful than I could have ever dreamed. It reminded me that there is beauty in being kind. That life is tough, but there is a quiet strength in knowing you are not alone.
1.After she started sharing cookies with neighbors, the author_________.
A.gained trust and care from them
B.added other things to her delivery list
C.felt her life was no longer busy or stressful
D.found some of them had more mental problems than her
2.What is the author’s attitude toward her future life?
A.Positive. B.Cautious. C.Doubtful. D.Concerned.
3.What is the main purpose of this passage?
A.To express gratitude to caring neighbors.
B.To speak of the benefits of baking cookies at home.
C.To share how being kind helped her regain hope.
D.To show the importance of a closely connected community.
It should come as no surprise that England has some of the world’s most interesting attractions for literature lovers, from birthplace museums of some of the world’s most celebrated authors to everyday sports made famous through fictional accounts.
Bath
In England’s West County, not far from the border with Wales, the gorgeous Georgian town of Bath is an undisputed must-visit for fans. Some of the country’s most celebrated authors have lived (and written) here, including Mary Shelley, of Frankenstein fame, along with her poet husband, Percy Bysshe Shelly. However, the town’s best-known former resident is Jane Austen, who spent five miserable yeas in the spa town. The Jane Austen Centre and its Regency Tea Room are among Bath’s most-visited attractions, and there is a 10-day festival held every September that honors the writer and her work.
London
London has long been a favorite setting for English storytellers, and the capital city has appeared in countless stories and novels over the years, from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales to Helen Fielding’s bestselling Bridget Jones books. Sherlock Homes had a flat on Baker Street in his crime-solving days, and you might know Soho as the home turf of the legendary Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Charles Dickens is perhaps the best-known(or at least most celebrated)author of the lot, and there are dozens of Dickensian London tours available to literature lovers. Scrooge keeps all office in Cornhill part of the City of London financial district, while Fleet Street makes an appearance in the Pickwick Papers and A Tale of Two Cities. Finally, Oliver Twist fans might remember that the Artful Dodger tricks young Oliver to reach Fagin’s den, located in Saffron Hill in Camden.
Stratford-upon-Avon
The birthplace of William Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon, has built an entire tourism industry around the Bard. Although many of Shakespeare’s plays were set in faraway destinations such as Greece, Italy, Denmark and a make-believe island in the middle of the ocean, there are still plenty of attractions that fans won’t want to miss. Here You can visit Shakespeare’s birthplace along with the homes of his mother, daughter and granddaughter. Most visitors also make a point of catching a performance at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
And for the full Stratford experience, travelers can stay the night at one of the Towns many historic hotels; Billesley Manor Hotel is a popular choice, and rumor has it that Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in a tiny chapel on the grounds way back in 1582.
1.What happens in every September of Bath?
A.A book exhibition. B.A movie show of Frankenstein.
C.A festival to honor Jane Austen. D.A tour to celebrate Mary Shelley’s birthday.
2.Which place may appeal to Oliver Twist fans most?
A.Oxford. B.London. C.Bath. D.Stratford-upon-Avon.
3.Who are likely to visit these places mentioned in the passage?
A.Literature fans. B.Film producers.
C.History researchers. D.Photography enthusiasts.
假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Jerry在来信中提到对中国的唐诗很感兴趣，想让你给他介绍一位你最喜欢的唐代诗人。你决定向他介绍诗人李白，信的内容主要包括：
1. 诗人的基本情况；
2. 诗人的代表作品；
3. 你喜欢他的原因。
注意：1. 字数100词左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已经为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Jerry,
How are you?
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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。
I’d like to share with you what has happened to the transportation in our city.
Firstly, great changes have been taken place to the transportation inside the city, which makes it convenient for citizens to get around. Some narrowly streets have been broadened, but there are less traffic jams. Secondly, transportation to other cities had also improved. Several highways are now on construction. Two high-speed railways connected our city to the national high-speed railway web is close to completion. At that time, the travel time to Beijing will be reduced to three hour. What deserves to be mentioned is that a airport has been in use for several years, making your city more and more popular.
课文填空，一空一词
1.The poems may not ________ ________ and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite.
2.First, you can become ________ addicted to nicotine, which is one of the hundred of chemicals in cigarettes.
3.So when the drug leaves your body, you get ________ symptoms.
4.Neither did I know that my cigarette smoke could affect the health of ________.
阅读下面短文，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。
While proud of its great inventions in ancient times, China has once again shown its ability to change the world with its “four new great inventions”: high-speed rail, mobile payments, bike-sharing and e-commerce.
“The ‘four new great inventions’ are all 1. (relate) to China’s high-tech innovation. 2. improved the quality of people’s lives,” said Wu Hao, executive director of the BRRI. As a huge fan of bicycles, Bernard Schwartlander, World Health Organization Representative in China, 3. (express) his love for China’s shared bicycles, saying that “Shared bikes are bringing cycling back 4. people’s lives and they are making public transport more attractive and convenient.”
Rebecca Fannin, 5. (edit) of Silicon Dragon, noted that China is beginning to lead in innovation in some ways. “This is 6. (part) because China skipped over the PC era and went directly to the mobile. China has the 7. (large) mobile use in the world.”
With regard to the “four new inventions”, Charlie Dai, principal analyst of American market research company Forrester, said these products and services have definitely improved customer experience, developing national and 8. (globe) economy at the same time.
A growing number of foreigners hope 9. (promote) economic development in their home countries by stressing the need for technological achievements like 10. of China.
