George: Our capital city sums up our culture. London's skyline is justly famous for the different buildings that can be seen such as the Post Office Tower, the “Gherkin” and the Tower of London, to name just a few. Finally, there is Big Ben and the House of Parliament where the government is based. England does have a monarchy (君主) but it is really the government that is in power. London is particularly great on 5th November when we celebrate Guy Fawkes Night. This was the night in 1605 when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Parliament. On that night every year the sky around London is full of fireworks.
Yoshi: Because our country is a group of islands, most of our food comes from the sea and we are particularly famous for our raw fish. Noodles and rice are also important. Japanese food has changed very little through the ages. For example, it is still considered correct to eat with chopsticks instead of a knife and a fork. It is also expected that before we staff eating we say “itadakimasu”. We even say it to ourselves when we are alone. English people can find this strange when eating with us. There is no translation really, the best being “I shall receive”, but that doesn't mean much I suppose.
Helen: The Isles of Scilly is not really a different country but it certainly has a different way of life and that life is controlled by the world around us. Our islands are not very inviting. They are very rocky with lots of hills and valleys and it is almost impossible to get away from the sea. It is also very, very windy here because it is the place where the Atlantic begins. However, it is also very beautiful and the summers are great. On the Isles of Scilly we believe in living close to nature. We still live a quite traditional life on the island and we take great care to preserve the natural character of the islands.
1.The author writes the passage to .
A.provide tourist information B.introduce various cultures
C.attract more students from overseas D.explain some historical events
2.What happened in London in 1605?
A.Guy Fawkes set off fireworks in parliament.
B.People began to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night.
C.The Parliament narrowly escaped being exploded.
D.The sky around London was full of fireworks on 5th November.
3.Yoshi tells about Japanese culture mainly through their .
A.food B.architecture
C.climate D.religion
4.What does Helen say about the Isles of Scilly?
A.It is rich in natural resources.
B.People there like to invite visitors to their homes.
C.It has quite a few scenic spots.
D.People there enjoy living close to the nature.
假设你是营养专家，请你根据下面的内容写一篇题目为 “Top Meal of the Day”的文章登在营养杂志上。
现状:许多高中学生不吃早餐（skip breakfast），其结果不仅影响白天的学习，而且导致身体变差。
原因:1.认为早餐不重要，可有可无；
2.早晨时间匆忙，为了节省时间不吃早晨；
3.女孩为了减肥而不吃早晨。
建议:每位学生都应该每天吃早餐。原因……（自定，至少两个）。
要求：1. 请按照要求使文章内容充实，上下文连贯通顺；
2. 词数：100左右。
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2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I have received and read your letter, in which you mention that you wanted to lose weight by diet.
It is only naturally that young girls at your age hope to look beautiful. However, in my opinion, healthy is more important than beauty. For a student, studying is the first thing to consider while appearance is second. So do not let others’ opinions to affect your normal life. Therefore, if you do want to lose weight, it is a good idea to do it by getting more exercise and changing unhealthy eating habits. The most important thing is how you keep a healthy state of mind, as it will help with our studies, and will also help you overcome difficulties in dieting.
I hope my advices will be helpful to you and I’m looking forward to your next letter.
阅读下面材料，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。
You may not know the name John Smith Pemberton, but you must know the name of his1.(invent):Coca-Cola.
Pemberton was a US chemist. When he was wounded in the Civil War, he used medicine to ease the pain and gradually got2. (addict) to it. To light the addiction, he created his own drink by3. (use) leaves of coca and nuts of kola. He named4.，“Pemberton’s French Wine Coca”. In the same year, the local government passed a ban on alcohol. Pemberton had to change the recipe to remove the alcohol.
In 1886, Pemberton invited Willis Venable to help him perfect his new recipe. They used carbonated water and finally invented a new drink. It had no alcohol5.could still ease pain and clear the mind. Pemberton decided to sell it6.a drink rather than a medicine. In 1887, Pemberton sold part of the stock of his company to Asa Candler,7.later created the Coca-Cola Company.
Nowadays. Coca-Cola has become one of the most popular8.(drink) in the world. The company only offers semi-finished products to partners and won’t sell the9.(origin) ingredients (成分).Its secret recipe was kept in the Sun Trust Bank in Atlanta for 86 years until the end of 2011. Since then, it10.(keep) in the World of Coca-Cola center in Atlanta.
The notion of building brand personality is promoted by Starbucks as a part of company culture to embed meaning in their products and thus attract more customers.
Starbucks literally changed the definition of “a good cup of coffee”. For Starbucks, the brand had three elements: coffee, ________ and stores. Strict control over the quality and processing of the beans ________ that the coffee would be of the highest possible quality. Outstanding store personnel were employed and trained in coffee knowledge and ________ service. Store design, atmosphere and aroma (浓香) all ________ the “Starbucks Experience”.
Almost all Starbucks stores were corporately owned and controlled. Starbucks prided itself on the “Starbucks Experience”, ________ coffee to provide a unique experience for its customers.
_____ those traditional coffee houses providing you with the grab-and-go service, Starbucks provides you with more than coffee. You get great people, first-rate music, a comfortable and upbeat meeting place, and ________ advice on brewing excellent coffee at home. At home you’re part of a family. At work you’re part of a company. And somewhere in between is a place where you can sit back and be yourself. That’s what a Starbucks store has been ________ to creating for its customers — a kind of “third place” where they can ________, reflect, read, chat or listen.
The green Starbucks logo is a mermaid that looks like the end of the double image of the sea. It was designed by Terry Heckler, who got the ________ from the wooden statue of the sea. Mermaid logo also ________ original and modern meanings: her face is very simple, but with modern abstract forms of packaging; the middle is black and white, the only color on the outside surrounded by a circle.
Starbucks makes the typical American culture gradually broken down into elements of ______: the visual warmth, hearing the way, smelling the aroma of coffee and so on. Just think, through the huge glass windows, watching the crowded streets, ________ sipping a coffee flavor, which is in line with the “Yapi”, the feeling of experience in the ________ life.
But the ________ of Starbucks is not about the coffee, although it’s great coffee. Coffee is only a carrier. Coffee consumption, to a great extent, is an emotional and cultural level of consumption.
1.A.people B.managers C.customers D.clients
2.A.assured B.promised C.ensured D.predicted
3.A.emergency B.environment C.employment D.customer
4.A.consisted of B.benefited from C.contributed to D.headed for
5.A.going beyond B.coming across C.making up D.depending on
6.A.With regard to B.In addition to C.Compared with D.In terms of
7.A.general B.reasonable C.legal D.fascinating
8.A.committed B.alerted C.subjected D.required
9.A.negotiate B.perform C.conceal D.escape
10.A.imagination B.inspiration C.patent D.philosophy
11.A.creates B.cultivates C.credits D.conveys
12.A.brand B.logo C.possession D.experience
13.A.greedily B.gently C.persistently D.indifferently
14.A.busy B.easy C.miserable D.energetic
15.A.product B.vision C.essence D.importance
It may seem as if Mother's Day was invented by a company named Hallmark, but people have been taking time on the calendar to give a shout-out to Mom for a long time. The Greeks and Romans had mother goddess festivals — although their celebrations didn't involve the menfolk taking their underappreciated mothers out to dinner. A more recent tradition wasMothering Sunday, which developed in the British Isles during the 16th century. On the fourth Sunday in April, young men and women who were living and working apart from their families were advised to return to their mothers’ houses.
Mother's Day as it is observed in the United States started in the 1850s with Ann Jarvis, a West Virginia woman who held “Mothers' Work Days” to promote health and hygiene(卫生) at home and in the workplace. During the Civil War, Jarvis organized women to improve sanitary conditions for soldiers on both sides, and after the war she became a peacemaker, furthering the cause by bringing together mothers of Union and Confederate soldiers and promoting a Mother's Day holiday.
Jarvis's work inspired another 19th-century woman, Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 Howe published her “Mother's Day Proclamation”, which envisioned the day not as appreciation of mothers by their children but as an opportunity for women to exercise their collective power for peace. Howe started holding annual Mother's Day celebrations in Boston, her hometown, but after about a decade she stopped footing the bill and the tradition faded away.
It was Jarvis's daughter Anna who succeeded in getting Mother’s Day recognized as a national holiday. After her mother died, in May 1905, Anna started holding yearly ceremony on the anniversary and conducting a tireless PR campaign to have the day made a holiday. In 1908 she succeeded in enlisting the support of John W anamaker, the Philadelphia department store magnate and advertising pioneer, and by 1912 West Virginia and a few other states had adopted Mother's Day. Two years later, President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution declaring the second Sunday in May a national holiday.
It wasn't long, though, before whatever ideals the day was supposed to celebrate were buried under an amount of greeting cards and candy. By the 1920s Anna Jarvis was campaigning against the holiday she had been instrumental in creating. “I wanted it to be a day of emotionalism, not profit,” she said.
1.The first paragraph suggests that .
A.mothers didn't get enough appreciation
B.Mother's Day was invented by Hallmark
C.young people returned to their mothers' houses
D.Greeks and Romans were the first to celebrate Mother's Day
2.Who plays the most important role in creating Mother's Day?
A.Ann Jarvis. B.Julia Ward Howe.
C.Woodrow Wilson. D.Anna Jarvis.
3.Why did Anna Jarvis object to Mother's Day at last?
A.Because it was an emotional day.
B.Because the festival was not profitable.
C.Because the celebrations went against the original spirit.
D.Because the day was buried under greeting cards and candy.
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.The Objection to Mother’s Day
B.The Argument on Celebrating Mother's Day
C.The Story Behind the Creation of Mother's Day
D.Different Form of Celebrations on Mother's Day
