My family lived in Triumph, Idaho, the USA an old mining town with a population of 33. All of the kids at my age were boys. People of all ages always looked out for me, but they also brought me some embarrassment.
I was born at home. The doctor overseeing my arrival was a family friend. Dad had then been a soldier serving in the navy and figured we should save some money.
At first, my parents didn't have a name for me. My name on my birth certificate still read Baby Girl. And that's what they called me until was almost 4. When they planned our first train trip to Mexico for vacation, we needed passports which made it easier to come up with a name. My father liked the sound of Picabo, an old Native American settlement in the south. My mother and father agreed on Pieabo.
As child, was afraid of the dark, but it was manageable. Another fear was the Rhode Island Red Each time I went out to the hen house to get eggs, he always pecked(啄) me as if I had stolen the eggs laid by his lover. I began carrying a stick to keep him away. However, he was always following me. Later we became good friends. I also liked playing hide-and-seek with him.
Our house was one of four that stood next to each other on an upper street in town. It was a one- story white cottage with no basement and no foundation， but Dad dug cellar地窖). All of our heat came from a wood-burning stove, where our food was cooked over an open flame. Both of my parents were great cooks.
1.Why did people in the town take care of the author?
A.she was the only girl of the same age. B.She was the daughter of a miner.
C.Her father was a doctor's fiend. D.Her parents were living in the town.
2.Why did the parents decide to name the author?
A.To have the sound of Picabo. B.To go on foreign trip.
C.To make an agreement with each other D.To realize the author's wish.
3.What do we know about the Rhode Island Red?
A.He always stole the eggs
B.He loved following the author's parents.
C.He was a rooster friend of the author's.
D.He played hide-and-seek with his lover.
4.What might the author think of her childhood life?
A.Boring B.Inspiring
C.Embarrassing D.Pleasing
In 2013, Gabby Frost founded Buddy Project when she was 15. At that time her best friend had been diagnosed(诊断) with a mental health condition, and that was the first time she was made aware of what mental illness was. She wanted to learn more and develop a good support system for her.
Mental illness affects tens of millions of people in the United States each year, yet only half receive treatment, according to the National Institutes of Mental Health. Buddy Project's website says the service is not a substitute for therapy(治疗) or other types of mental health care, and it directs people to resources for further help.
Since founding the organization as a high school student, Frost has helped more than 200, 000 participants find a new friend. On the day when Buddy Project was launched, she used her powerful social media presence to attract nearly 3, 000 participants. "This was around the time when teens really began talking about mental health and found a supportive community online to talk about it,”she said.
One of the biggest social barriers she had to jump over was that people didn't view her seriously because she was a 15-year-old girl, and even now, she's still a young woman. "Sometimes it’s frustrating because people don't think what I do is needed or they don't think I’m professional." she said. "Most people are blown away that a 20-year-old girl is running this and that it's one person doing this but not a whole team. I'm just lucky that I've found a support system that has been able to help my mom and me with the project.
1.Why did Gabby Frost set up Buddy Project?
A. To treat her mental disease. B. To know what causes mental illness.
C. To help her friend to fight the mental disease. D. To cure those with mental disease
2.What can we infer from paragraph 2?
A. Americans pay little attention to mental health.
B. Many Americans have trouble with mental health.
C. Buddy Project provides financial aid for patients.
D. Buddy Project can cure those with mental disease.
3.What problem did Frost face?
A. She couldn't get support from her mother.
B. She couldn't help so many patients at a time.
C. She wasn't able to attract enough participants.
D. She wasn't thought well of because of her age.
4.How do most people feel about young Frost's running the project alone?
A. Completely defeated. B. Totally convinced.
C. Strongly impressed. D. Fully satisfied.
Want a wonderful travel in London? Don’t miss the following!
The Guards Museum
The Guards Museum was created as an educational tool for the newest intake of the Guards and includes exhibits of uniform for the five Roval regiments (团) dating from the Civil War, with details of the nature and origin of their ceremonial duties right up to their contemporary role. To anyone interested in these world-famous soldiers this London tourist attraction is a must-see.
Telephone: 020 7414 3428
Toy theatre
Toy theatre (or paper theatre) was most popular in the 1800s, and consists of paper theatres, some with an extraordinary level of detail, allowing children to stage their own productions at home, usually with cut-out sheets of figures for the scenery, props (道具) and various characters in the play.
Telephone: 020 7967 1066
Charles Dickens Museum
The Charles Dickens Museum, an author’s house museum at Doughty Street, is a celebration of one of the greatest novelists in British history. The museum exhibits over 100, 000 items from personal items to artworks (艺术品) from some of his books. It is said that Dickens wrote 3 of his most famous stories while living here, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby and The Pickwick Papers. The building is the writer’s only surviving London house and we can get to know what life in the household would have been like.
Telephone: 020 7405 2127
Foundling Museum
The Foundling Museum was originally one of the first houses in London for abandoned children and housed over 27, 000 children before its closure (关闭). Since then this London attraction has transformed (转化) itself into one special London museum with a large collection of artworks and social history relating to the children taken in and the terrible social problems that led to children being abandoned by their parents.
Telephone: 020 7841 3600
1.Which will you call if you prefer some history of the army?
A.020 7414 3428 B.020 7967 1066
C.020 7405 2127 D.020 7841 3600
2.What can we learn from the Charles Dickens Museum?
A.The house remains famous as before.
B.It is Charles Dickens’ only surviving house.
C.Visitors can have a taste of Dickens’ life there.
D.Charles Dickens wrote most of his novels there.
3.Which used to be a welfare(福利) institute?
A.The Guards Museum B.Toy theatre
C.Charles Dickens Museum D.Foundling Museum
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Terry一行人要来你市体验元宵节，他请你帮他们预订酒店，请你给他回一封电子邮件。要点如下：
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 询问到达时间；
3. 询问具体要求（价位、房间数等）。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
参考词汇：元宵节the Lantern Festival
Dear Terry,
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Yours sincerely
Li Hua
短文改错
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to complain to a sweater, a jacket and a pair of shoes what I bought from your online shop last month. Fortunately, when the order arrived I realized that the sweater had the hole in it. Also when I tried on the jacket I noticed that it had a button missed and was not the size I have ordered. And the style of the shoes were not what I had asked for. I am returning to the clothing. I would appreciate if I could get a fully refund. I am looking forward to your reply.
语法填空
Trade wars between China and the United States 1. (declare) largely by the Trump will not have a significant impact on 2. Chinese economy. However, it will reduce jobs in the US and 3. (weak) the US dollar, said Wang Changlin. China 4. (propose) an extra 25 percent tax on a list of US products, such as bean and pork last week in response to the US’ action. According to Wang, the US tax package only accounts for 11.6 percent of Chinese exports to the US. Considering the fact that China can import such 5. (product) from other countries, the real effect will be even 6. (small). China has not, however, closed the door to negotiations and consultations. Instead, we will continue to deepen reform and open up on all fronts with a view to building closer trade and economic partnerships with the world. In the meantime, it’s 7. (challenge) for the US to find another country to replace China to absorb its bean supply.
8. exports to the US dropped as a result of the US tax, its impact on China’s economic growth would be slight and China can still achieve its GDP growth target 9. about 6.5 percent, job increase target of more than 11 million, and urban surveyed unemployment control target of less than 5.5 percent for this year, he said. China is no longer the country 10. it used to be and it can rise up to the offence.
