Father was diagnosed with brain cancer during the second half of my senior year. It is a time when all the big events in a girl’s life are happening. However, though in poor condition, father managed to be present at every occasion. His doctor said that by focusing on all my future events, it helped my dad live longer. I guess so because nine days after my high school graduation, my father died.
For the next week after his funeral, I didn’t leave my room or even to shower. Finally, my mom stormed in and said, “Megan, get up. I have something for you to read.” My father’s doctor had sent my mother a letter. It contained the typical “I am sorry for your loss” sentences. But this letter was far from typical. I could physically see the pain this loss had caused him. In his letter, he wrote about how my father inspired him to change his life and the way he worked. He expressed his desire to become a person like my father, who cared more for the people around him and put everyone else first.
After I finished reading it, I decided to live my life. I went outside and got a job as a summer camp advisor. I worked from dawn to dark every day that summer. I gave everything I had to the kids and slowly they helped to heal(治愈) me without even realizing what they were doing.
My summer mirrored parts of the life my father led in his last few days. I had spent the summer months giving myself to children. It was not the senior summer I had always imagined. It wasn’t all about me. I had learned the final lesson my father was teaching me, that in order to lead a rich and happy life, you must learn how to give yourself to others. By helping them you really are helping yourself.
1.The doctor sent the author’s mother a letter mainly to ________.
A.encourage the author’s mother to live a happy life
B.appreciate the author’s father’s influence on him
C.mourn the author’s father’s death
D.show typical concern for the family
2.What do we know about the author’s senior summer?
A.She got a job as her father had expected.
B.She gained quite a lot while helping the kids.
C.She worked hard every day to forget her father.
D.She spent it the way she had always wanted.
3.Which word can best describe the author’s father?
A.Fearless. B.Generous C.Cautious. D.Selfless.
4.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A.Dad's Final Lesson B.My Senior Summer
C.My Father's Death D.An Important Letter
Britain's Haunted(闹鬼的) Castles
Muncaster Castle
Muncaster Castle is haunted by the ghost(鬼) of a mysterious White Lady as well as by Tom who worked in the castle 400 years ago and now likes to play tricks on visitors. Parties of 6-8 people can arrange for an all-night ghost sit in the Tapestry Room. Scientists and researchers also conduct field experiments here and you can participate in one of these yourself with an all- night watch. The castle will be closed from Jan. 1 to Feb.12.
Chillingham Castle
This castle has a wealth of frightening stories to entertain visitors. Ghost tours cost 20 pounds per person and run in the evening all year round. The castle also occasionally has ghost-themed special events such as dinner evenings where a ghost hunter visits and relates some of his experiences in the field.
Tutbury Castle
Tutbury Castle is more of a ruin than a functioning building, having been largely destroyed during the English civil war. Queen Mary of Scots spent much of her imprisonment here and her ghost has been spotted on several occasions. Tutbury is only open to the public from Easter until September but special arrangements can be made for large parties at other times. The castle also runs ghost hunts which can involve overnight stays in the Great Hall or King's bedroom.
Berre Pomeroy Castle
The Castle in Devon is now no more than an attractive ruin but it is said to be one of the most haunted spots in Britain. Both White and Blue Lady ghosts have been seen in the grounds. The first is believed to be starved to death by a cruel sister, the identity of the other is unknown. The castle is open to the public from March until October but only during the day.
1.Which castles can you visit, if you go to Britain in December?
A.Berre Pomeroy Castle & Tutbury Castle.
B.Muncaster Castle & Berre Pomeroy Castle.
C.Muncaster Castle & Chillingham Castle.
D.Berre Pomeroy Castle & Chillingham Castle.
2.The white ghost in Berre Pomeroy Castle__________.
A.likes to play tricks on visitors B.once worked in the castle
C.is the ghost of Queen Mary D.is believed to die of starvation
3.Where does this passage probably come from?
A.A science fiction. B.A student textbook.
C.A travel magazine. D.A business report.
假定你是李华，近期你收到英国朋友Jack的微信，谈及全球疫情严重流行时传统中医药良好的医治作用，他希望了解更多中医药的优点,请你给他回信，内容包括：
1.完全来自大自然，副作用小；
2.对人的身体进行全面治疗；
3.能够作为治疗艾滋病和癌症的药物。
注意：
1.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
2.词数：100词左右。
参考词汇：传统中医药Traditional Chinese Medicine
Dear Jack,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.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（\）划掉.
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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.
It is ten years that I began to show interest in collecting stamps. Now my collection of stamp covers almost every category, Chinese zodiacs, place of interest and historical people and events including. Believe it or not, from these small stamps I have learned much about which I can't get from textbooks. Meanwhile, I have made friends with those with same hobby, with whom I constant share my opinions and feelings so long as I've got a value new stamp.
Collecting stamps is a fun and of course has greatly changed my life, bringing many advantages to my study so well as to my life.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Sweet wormwood （青蒿）is a common plant in China, 1. it has the power to cure the deadly disease called malaria(疟疾）. Tu Youyou 2. (be）the woman who uses the plant's special power to save millions of lives. The Chinese scientist won a Nobel Prize because of her great contribution.
On October 5th, Tu 3. （award） the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She shared the prize with two other scientists from the US and Japan. Tu is the first native Chinese person 4.（receive）a Nobel Prize in natural science. Tu was modest about receiving the award, "It's a success of the whole research team." She also thinks5.is scientist’s duty to fight for the health of all humans.
When Tu joined the national research team to find the medicine 6. could fight against malaria in the 1960s and 1970s, things were hard. The team didn't have advanced equipment then. Tu used to test medicines by eating them herself. Her team searched old medicine books at hand and tested over 2,000 traditional7.（recipe）.
Finally, Tu found artemisinin（青蒿素）in sweet wormwood in 1971. She spent the nest decades 8. （try） to improve the medicine. According to World Health Organization, about 200 million people suffer 9.malaria around the world, and about half a million die each year. Artemisinin is still the10.（effect）treatment against malaria known today in the world.
Word came that a 13-year-old girl fell into a sewer(下水道) and was rescued. The girl, Alice, was _______for more than 12 hours in the city's _______underground sewage system. It was filled with waste liquids and other waste materials _______ a a disgusting smell, which was _______.
Alice had been playing at a public park with other kids during a family _______on Sunday. At one point, the children were on pieces of wood that _______ an opening leading to the sewage system. One of the wooden boards _______suddenly. Then Alice quickly fell about six meters down and _______ in fast-moving waste water. The other children _______told adults what had just happened. The adults quickly made an emergency call for help. Rescuers immediately began ________ Alice underground— they set cameras on floatation devices, which they put into the sewage system.
Rescuers finally________ Alice after seeing image of fingerprints on a pipe. A crew of ________ also hurried to the area and opened a hole. The first thing they heard from the girl was “help!”. Hearing Alice's cry, the workers lowered down a ________ and strong rope to her. The girl ________ onto the rope while the workers ________ her up. By the time Alice was found, about 700 meters of pipes had been ________ during a 12-hour period, she was taken to the hospital for a full ________ examination and then to ________ with her family.
More than 100 people took part in the rescue ________, Alice was able to find a small area of breathable air and ________ there until she was found.
1.A.protected B.hidden C.arrested D.trapped
2.A.shallow B.dangerous C.dry D.unknown
3.A.giving off B.giving away C.going through D.going over
4.A.secure B.refreshing C.useful D.poisonous
5.A.debate B.gathering C.planning D.division
6.A.carved B.indicated C.decorated D.covered
7.A.broke B.destroyed C.disappeared D.fell
8.A.died B.landed C.marched D.swam
9.A.awkwardly B.amusingly C.instantly D.constantly
10.A.searching for B.enquiring about C.turning to D.calming down
11.A.persuaded B.inspired C.found D.seized
12.A.children B.workers C.parents D.photographers
13.A.thin B.short C.loose D.long
14.A.came B.caught C.held D.took
15.A.pulled B.hung C.pushed D.woke
16.A.sold B.selected C.removed D.inspected
17.A.physical B.mental C.considerable D.respectable
18.A.compromise B.part C.reunite D.join
19.A.insurance B.operation C.program D.scheme
20.A.dashed B.glared C.waited D.served
