There is an old Chinese proverb that states “One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade,” and this is how it should be with mothers and daughters. The relationship between a mother and a daughter is sometimes confusing. The relationship can be similar to friendship. However, the mother and daughter relationship has unique characteristics that distinguish it from a friendship. These characteristics include a hierarchy (等级) of responsibilities and unconditional love, which preclude mothers and daughters from being best friends.
Marina, 27 years old, said, “I love spending time with my mom, but I wouldn’t consider her my best friend. Best friends don’t pay for your wedding. Best friends don’t remind you how they carried you in their body and gave you life! Best friend: don’t tell you how wise they are because they have been alive at least 20 years longer than you.” This doesn’t mean that the mother and daughter relationship can’t be very close and satisfying.
While some adult relationships are still troubled, many find them to be extremely rewarding. This generation of mothers and adult daughters has a lot in common, which increases the likelihood of shared companionship. Mothers and daughters have always shared the common experience of being homemakers, responsible for maintaining and passing on family values and traditions. Today contemporary mothers and daughters also share the experience of the workforce and technology, which may bring them even closer together.
Best friends may or may not continue to be best friends, but for better or worse, the mother and daughter relationship is permanent, even if for some unfortunate reason they aren’t speaking. The mother and child relationship is closer than any other. There is not an equal relationship. Daughters should not feel responsible for their mother’s emotional well-being. It isn’t that they don’t care deeply about their mothers. It’s just that they shouldn’t be burdened with their mother’s well-being.
The mother and daughter relationship is a relationship that is not replaceable by any other. Mothers never stop being mothers, which includes frequently wanting to protect their daughters and often feeling responsible for their happiness. Mothers always “trump (胜过)” friends.
1.What does the underlined word “preclude” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A.Differ. B.Prevent.
C.Benefit. D.Change.
2.What do we know from the text?
A.The mother and daughter relationship can be replaced by a best friend.
B.A mother’s love brings her and her daughter a close friendship.
C.The mother and daughter relationship goes beyond best friends’ friendship.
D.Marina has a troubled relationship with her mother.
3.How does the author mainly prove his statements?
A.By listing data. B.By giving explanations.
C.By quoting sayings. D.By making comparisons.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.How to Be a Good Mother and Daughter?
B.Who Is a Mother’s Best Friend?
C.Mothers or Friends?
D.Can a Mother Be a Daughter’s Best Friend?
Tail Spin
Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin, Grace, shows off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she’s even swimming at all. She doesn’t have a tail.
Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it — but her tail didn’t. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way-like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.
The movements put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to create a manmade tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn’t hurt her.
The first time Grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The new tail isn’t necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion (动作) and build muscles.”
Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her manmade tail gives people so much courage.
1.When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her ________.
A.physical build B.potential ability
C.chance of survival D.adaptation to the surroundings.
2.A manmade tail is created for Grace to ________.
A.let her recover faster B.make her comfortable
C.adjust her way of swimming D.help her perform better tricks
3.The story of Grace inspires people to ________.
A.stick to their dreams B.treat animals friendly
C.treasure what they have D.face difficulties bravely
4.Where does the text probably come from?
A.a pet advertisement B.A news story
C.a novel D.a travel guide
Embassy Suites by Hilton Santa Ana Orange County Airport
Neighborhood: John Wayne Airport (SNA), Orange County
1325 East Dyer Road, Santa Ana, CA
OVERALL GUEST SCORE
Very Good
Based on 163 Guest Ratings
Hotel Description
Being close to airport and freeway access makes the Embassy Suites a top choice for our guests in the area. The 300-room Embassy Suites offers homey comforts for those on business and vacation alike—suites with separate living and sleeping areas, refrigerators, microwaves, coffeemakers, Wi-Fi access and two TVs. Wake up to a free cooked-to-order breakfast and enjoy the indoor pool and fitness center. A two-hour evening reception offers drinks and appetizers and the on-site restaurant serves American favorites. The property also has a business center with copy and fax services. Parking is available for an additional fee. Less than two miles from I-405, the Embassy Suites is within a half-mile of various restaurants and just three miles from John Wayne Airport. Our guests say the Embassy Suites’ location, “brilliant” breakfast and “friendly” staff make it one of their favorite Santa Ana properties.
Guest Ratings |
Good Feb 8, 2017 By: Harold Pros: Loved the breakfast and the friendly, helpful staff. Spacious accommodations made this a very good value. |
Cons: Didn’t love the heating/AC system; room was too cold for comfort. Also was not aware of the parking fee until we checked in. The parking fee was $17 a night. |
Good Jan 24, 2017 By: Micaela Pros: Breakfast was amazing with a variety of choices and the staff were helpful. Cons: The room had a very strange old smell when we first got there. I had to open the door to air it out. |
Very Good Jan 5, 2017 By: Bruce Pros: The location was very good for us and the included breakfast was a plus. Cons: The room was not cleaned properly when we got there. The heating system was not working for the hotel as well |
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1.________ makes the Embassy Suites a top choice for its guests in the area.
A.The business center B.The friendly staff
C.The convenient location D.Wi-Fi access
2.According to the guest ratings, all the guests are satisfied with its ________.
A.heating system B.accommodations
C.parking fee D.breakfast
3.This advertisement is made more believable by ________.
A.providing the exact address B.using guests’ comments
C.analyzing its pros and cons D.interviewing the guests
假定你是星光中学的学生李华，你的英国朋友Tom自从进入高一以来一直觉得压力很大，学习状态不太好。请你给他写封邮件，以帮助他振作起来。
内容要点：1. 给他三条缓解压力、提高学习状态的建议；
2. 表达期望并送上祝福。
注意：1. 词数为100词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I’m sorry to hear about your situation.
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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。作文中共有10处错误，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。
Hearing the news that the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in China, I felt very exciting. It struck me how I learned skating when I was a child. In the age of 7, I began to go crazy about skating, like all my friends. At the beginning, it was not very hard for me to keep my balance. I always fall over on the ground. As the result, I thought I had no gift for skating. So I gradually lost confidence but became upset. The upset I was, the more terribly I did. I was about to give up while my father came to help me. Encouraged by her, I gained confidence and stood up again. As I practiced skating, he always created a relaxing atmosphere and offered some specific advices. In the end, I made it.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I like taking photos very much. Once I travelled by ship on a cloudy morning. It was in the afternoon 1.the weather turned fine. So I wanted 2. (take) some photos. I was looking around and I saw next to me a lovely little girl sitting on her3.(father) shoulders. It was lucky for me to meet 4.a perfect moment-the girl was smiling and the surrounding view was beautiful. Without5. (think), I took a picture of the little girl at that moment.
Her mother was surprised that a 6.(strange) was taking the photo of her daughter. I explained that I was 7.(move) by that sight and showed them the photo on my digital camera. They loved it very much. I said I could email it to them when I got home. 8.(Final), they gave me their email address. The next day, I 9. (send) them their daughter’s photo as I had promised.
This morning I received a message back, 10.says they are grateful and that they are very happy with the lovely photo of their daughter and a lovely memory of the day.
