On March 25, 2010, Kate and David Ogg heard the words every parent fears: Their newborn son wasn’t going to make it. Their twins—a girl and a boy—were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature, weighing just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he’d stopped breathing. The baby had just moments to live.
“I saw him gasp (喘气), but the doctor said it was no use,” Kate said. “I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I wasn’t going to give up easily.”
Still, the Sydney couple knew this was likely goodbye. In an effort to treasure her last minutes with the tiny boy, Kate asked to hold him.
“I wanted to meet him, and for him to know us,” Kate told Today. “We’d resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last, precious moments.”
Kate unwrapped the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanket and ordered David to take his shirt off and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to- skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked to him.
"We were trying to attract him to stay.” Kate said. “We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to have him.”
Then something miraculous happened. Jamie gasped again—and then he started breathing. Finally, he reached for his father’s finger. The couple’s lost boy had made it.
1.What do we know about the newborn boy mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A.He weighed only two pounds.
B.He almost died.
C.He was two minutes older than his twin sister.
D.He had no heartbeat. ‘
2.Why did the parents make the skin-to-skin contact with the boy?
A.To keep in touch with their son.
B.To follow the doctors’ requirements.
C.To communicate with their son.
D.To better their son’s condition.
3.What does the underlined word “miraculous” in the last paragraph mean?
A.touching B.unexpected
C.ridiculous D.fortunate
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.A Lucky Boy. B.Endless Love
C.Life-giving Touch D.An Unforgettable Experience
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1.If a high school girl wants to experience the life in the world’s greatest university, she can choose ________.
A.Broadreach Summer Adventures
B.ARCC Programs
C.South Australian Government Schools
D.ISSOS International Summer Schools
2.On a South Australian Government School program, a student ________.
A.can get practical experience in biology
B.can attend activities such as community service projects
C.needn’t worry about his or her accommodation
D.can visit Yale University on 14th July
3.The text is mainly written for those who ________.
A.want to travel to some different universities
B.are fond of different after-school activities
C.are interested in applying to foreign universities
D.intend to take part in some study abroad programs
假定你是李华,你班的美国交换生Tom结束了在你校一年的学习，即将回国。你和同学打算于7月10日下午在班上为他开一个欢送会（farewell party），特写信邀请他参加。要点包括：
1.欢送会的时间和地点；
2.感谢Tom的帮助；
3.美好祝愿。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
How time flies! It’s one year since you came to study Chinese in our school.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上英语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。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。
Dear Ms Smith,
I’m writing to ask whether you could do me favor. I’ve just finished an essay naming “Differences between traditional Chinese and Western festivals”, so I’m not sure whether it is well written. To be honestly, I’m not that familiar with some traditional Western festivals. That’s because I’m turning to you for help. I’d appreciate it if you could spare some time to look into my essay for possible mistakes and polish them. Also, I’m looking forward to your valuable advices. My essay has been sending to you along with this email. I hope it won’t cause you too much more trouble.
Thank you in advance.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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填空。
The Future Life on Mars
Compared with the life we1.(live) on the earth now, the future life on Mars will be 2.(total) different.
Firstly, without pollution on Mars, people will be able to drink cleaner water3. breathe fresher air, so they will be4.(health).The food on Mars will be different from 5. food now. People will just take6.(pill) and drink man-made juice instead of eating bread and meat. Secondly, people will travel back to the earth or to other planets for sightseeing 7. spaceship. Additionally, there will be no8.(fix) school and classrooms. Children will just fly to9.classroom in the school spaceships. And people won’t work in factories or companies. They can stay at home, 10.( work) with computers.
I had been concerned about Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new ____, and I gave an honest description of the students' work. In Simon's case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting.____he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult understanding. His work in no way reflected his ____.
So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心)were sweating(出汗). I was completely ____for her kisses on both my cheeks. "I came to thank you," she said, surprising me beyond speech.____me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he ____me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had ____spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the ____I had nurtured(培养)in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned(惊呆), for about half an hour, ____what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without ____knowing it? What I finally came to ____was one day, several months before, when some students were ____reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke ____, and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, "Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the ____one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the ____of the room. "That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, ____more, and became happy. And it was all because he ____to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ____was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most ____lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came ____and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
1.A.cleaner B.reporter C.monitor D.teacher
2.A.Or B.And C.But D.So
3.A.courage B.abilities C.feelings D.dream
4.A.disappointed B.responsible C.unprepared D.unsuitable
5.A.Because of B.In spite of C.Apart from D.As for
6.A.loved B.envied C.pleased D.criticized
7.A.gradually B.constantly C.recently D.obviously
8.A.self-respect B.self-doubt C.self-pity D.selfish
9.A.imagining B.observing C.wondering D.regretting
10.A.also B.even C.always D.still
11.A.expect B.remember C.believe D.accept
12.A.writing B.reviewing C.editing D.giving
13.A.quietly B.repeatedly C.quickly D.firmly
14.A.lucky B.lonely C.only D.likely
15.A.entrance B.middle C.front D.back
16.A.slept B.smiled C.shouted D.quarreled
17.A.intended B.pretended C.refused D.happened
18.A.change B.praise C.thanks D.visits
19.A.difficult B.painful C.valuable D.enjoyable
20.A.early B.slowly C.frequently D.occasionally
