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高中学习任务繁重，因此同学们对于参加学校活动有着不同的看法，请”Taking Part in School Activities”为题，根据下表提示，并结合自己的见闻，用英语写一篇150 词左右的短文(开头已写好，不计入总词数)。

Taking Part in School Activities

The study burden tends to be heavier and heavier for high school students. So they hold  different views about whether they should take part in school activities.

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单词拼写

1.It is not how much you have read but what you have understood that c____.

2.Consider your s____and weaknesses when making an important decision.

3.There have been several organized searches for this creature, but no strong evidence for its e____has ever been found.

4.People are e____shoppers in China on November 11th, contributing to more than 35 billion online shopping sales.

5.We are lucky to be among the generation of people who have w_____and experienced the great social changes in our country.

6.For this reason, we suggest that we organize a school basketball____( 锦标赛), since basketball is the most popular sport in our school.

7.Despite  heavy  traffic, the  journalists  arrived  at  Lukou  Airport  thirty  minutes  ahead  of   s______.

8.The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly____(氛围).

9.I don’t believe what you said, but if you can prove it, you may be able to____(使信服)me.

10.He enjoyed singing and all the congratulations____(随后).

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填空。

Now there are 32 million deaf  children  around  the  world  and  they  often  have1. (difficult) learning to read. Smartphone maker Huawei wants to help them out through its new app called StorySign.

2. (power) by a Huawei Artificial Intelligence engine, the app helps deaf children to read3.turning written text to a display of sign language. Users can also choose a book from the app’s library that is then displayed in sign language4. (use) animated ( 栩栩如生的) characters.

The developers aim to make the app’s main character called Star popular with both boys and girls by making her an elder sister or friend, who will help them read and understand the book.  Star wears a hearing aid, 5.facial  6. (express) and hands are able to fully communicate the perfect sign language. This way, not only 7.  (be) the deaf children learning to read, but also they are entertained.

“Many  deaf children struggle8.  (learn) to read, often due to lack of resources that    bridge the gap between sign language and written text. The app 9.  (perfect) gives them this  tool to make it much10. (easy) for them to read.” said Andrew Garrihy, Huawei’s CMO for Western Europe.

The app can be downloaded from app stores in 10 different languages including English, French, German and Italian.

    1.Your skills and attitude play a major role in the outcome. Knowing what you can do to have an advantage can make the difference between success and failure.

My kids tell me it’s unfair to play with the big children. I tell them that’s right. Unfairness is a good thing. There is more to be gained by the effort when things seem unfair. It’s true that many things in the world are unfair.2.For example, the early bird catches the worm. It’s unfair that the bird that sleeps in misses out on breakfast but it’s nice to know that if it gets up early it’s sure to get the worm.

I always try to explain to my kids that complaining about how unfair something is will get them nowhere.3.Once you do that you are in the advantage. Above all, you have to focus on gaining that unfair advantage and in order to do that, build your inner strength. When you empower yourself, you are gaining skills or abilities, confidence and self-esteem (自尊).4. Where do you want to be financially, spiritually, emotionally, and physically? You are creating your own story when you empower yourself.

5.If you haven’t yet, you need to make a list of all the things you want to experience in your new life. This will help you focus on building advantages so that you never have to say that it’s Not Fair. When you do this then you will be able to realize that unfairness is a good thing and you will want to teach those around you to see unfairness in this way too.

A.You should look at your place in the world.

B.Instead, make the most of it and get on the other side of it.

C.Therefore, the best way to deal with unfairness is to change it.

D.You can build all the advantages that you need to live the life that you want.

E.But unfair things usually benefit you.

F.Only when you know your advantages can you have more confidence.

G.The playing field is never fair or equal.

    “Sorry seems to be the hardest word” - that is one of Elton John’s most popular songs.

But not every public figure seems to find it so tough to say that powerful five- letter word.

In recent days public figures, from politicians to stars, have all publicly expressed remorse. But with so much remorse, how can we tell a forced apology from a heartfelt expression of remorse?

Specifically, saying sorry should be a realization that something you have said or done has hurt someone and you want to make amends ( 弥 补 ). “People want the response to be personal to them. They want to feel that they’re being listened to and taken seriously,” says Martin Stone.

Firstly, it is important to show that you understand. It is vital that any group or person making an apology understand the focus - is it sorry for the way it’s acted or is it sorry that the complainant feels the way they do?

Watch out for the speed of response. The quicker the apology comes, the better it indicates that the person making it has felt an immediate sense of guilt.

If sincere, the person making the apology will be looking for clues (线索) to see if he or she is being understood, such as eye contact and facial expressions. Performed apologies always have a sense of being “acted out”, and are often accompanied by too many unnatural gestures.

For a sincere apology, it is also important to avoid promises that can’t be kept. Don’t say that you’ll make sure that this will not happen again if you’re not confident that it won’t. It could come back to bite you. And do remember that the use of “but” can hugely change the tone ( 语 气 ) of an apology. As Stone points out, “I’m sorry but …” sounds like you are making excuses and aren’t actually taking any form of responsibility.

1.What is the purpose of the text?

A.To teach us how to tell if an apology is sincere.

B.To discuss how to give a formal apology.

C.To show why we should apologize in life.

D.To explain what a good apology is.

2.What does the underlined word “remorse” probably mean?

A.Pain B.Regret C.Worry D.Doubt

3.Which of the following indicates it’s a “performed” apology?

A.Promising it won’t happen again.

B.Paying attention to the listener’s reaction.

C.Showing you understand his/her feelings.

D.Avoiding eye contact with the listener.

4.What is mainly talked about in the last paragraph?

A.The attitude B.The tone of voice

C.The choice of language D.The body language