Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where she’s been while she’s on her worldwide vacation in a special way. The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated (截肢) at the age of four. Although the amputation caused inconvenience for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as nothing short of inspiration for living her best life.
To spread that message. Gallagher has gone to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the world, but instead of simply using a geo-tag(地理位置标签), she writes her location on her artificial leg before taking a picture.
Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, posing with a waffle in Brussels, taking in the beautiful Parthenon temple in Athens and enjoying a river ride in Budapest, all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.
“I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalk-board,” Gallagher said. “My mum and grandmother didn’t like the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”
Gallagher said people often stare when she’s writing on her leg, but once she shares the photos, she receives only positive feedback(反馈), “My leg hasn’t stopped me from doing anything I’ve wanted to do,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, anyway, I’ve been able to keep up with people at my age and lead a pretty great life.”
Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.
1.What message did Gallapher want to spread in her special way?
A.She enjoys her travelling across the globe.
B.She suffers little from her leg’s amputation.
C.she looks on her misfortune as another form of blessing.
D.She has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.
2.What does the word “which” underlined in paragraph 3 refer to?
A.the continent B.the pictures C.the leg D.the location
3.Gallapher can best be described as ________.
A.helpful and ambitious B.friendly and generous
C.determined and creative D.independent and sensible
4.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
A.Never Too Late to share B.A Special Artificial Leg
C.An Outstanding Photographer D.Gallagher’s Summer Holidays
I bet you can't wait to grab your Disneyland tickets, and then rush to Paris. For those in a hurry, you can go directly to the official Disneyland Paris website, and buy your Disneyland Paris tickets online. There are a few options to consider when you buy your Disneyland tickets:
Standard Disneyland Tickets
These tickets are available from either one of the parks or both (Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park). These are issued for 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days or 5 days. These types of tickets can be used within a year from the purchase date, which gives the flexibility to choose the date of the visit later.
Magic Disneyland Tickets
These are 1-Day/2-Park tickets. They can be used within six months from the purchase date, and are valid for one day in both Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park.
Party Disneyland Tickets
The Parly Disneyland tickets are multi-entry tickets. They are valid for six months from the date of purchase, and must be used within a period of seven days from the first day of use.
Disneyland Packages
Disneyland Resort Paris offers holiday packages which include one or more of the following — entrance tickets to the parks, hotel accommodation, travel to and from the resort, and meals.
Disneyland Paris Ticket Prices
Prices of Disneyland Paris tickets vary with the type of the tickets. Euro are required.
1-Day/1-Park ticket:59 euro (adult), 53 euro (child)
1- Day/2-Park ticket:71 euro (adult), 64 euro (child)
2- Day/2-Park ticket: 123 euro (adult),111 euro (child)
3- Day/2-Park ticket: 153 euro (adult), 138 euro (child)
4- Day/2-Park ticket: 180 euro (adult), 162 euro (child)
5- Day/2-Park ticket:200 euro (adult), 180 euro (child)
1.Which type of ticket allows visitors to visit anytime during a year from the buying?
A.The Disneyland Package.
B.The Party Disneyland Ticket.
C.The Magic Disneyland Ticket.
D.The Standard Disneyland Ticket.
2.How much should a couple with a kid pay for a 2-day visit to both parks?
A.123 euro. B.246 euro.
C.357 euro. D.400 euro.
3.What's the main idea of this passage?
A.Four options for Disneyland tickets are available.
B.Party Disneyland tickets are valid for seven days once used.
C.Magic tickets can be bought with different kind of money.
D.Holiday packages provide free flights to Paris.
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
An anxious call came into Jimmy Gilleece’s bar. A newly married woman, who had spent the afternoon at the bar, couldn’t find her wallet. She didn’t care about her ID, credit cards, or $150 in cash—but her wedding ring was inside.
Gilleece didn’t like the idea that a theft could have occurred at his place. So he set out to find the wallet. He spent hours looking through security-camera videos, watching the woman’s every step in the bar until she went to sit on a chair outside and left when her ride arrived. Within minutes, a young man approached the bench, slipped something into his pocket, and walked off. Gilleece posted a clip (剪辑) on the bar’s Facebook page. “I didn’t want to punish him,” he said. “I just asked if anybody knew who the guy was.”
Within hours, Gilleece got a text from 17-year-old Prather, who admitted having taken the wallet and told Gilleece he’d done it because he hadn’t eaten in two days. He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake(假的), so he took the money and threw the wallet off the dock (码头) into the ocean. Then he bought a sandwich.
Gilleece, unsure whether he believed Prather, told the teen to meet him at the dock, where they got talking and Prather revealed that he wasn’t getting along with his family and had been living in the woods for a week. Judging from Prather’s small body and red cheeks, Gilleece saw him for what he was: more of a kid than a criminal.
But the police were already on the case, and because of the missing ring, Prather could be facing charges. “He would be going to big boy prison. I have to help him somehow,” Gilleece thought.
Para. 1:Gilleece paid two divers to search the waters where Prather had thrown the wallet.
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Para. 2: Then suddenly a diver came up to the surface of the water.
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假定你是李华,你所在的学校要征集一封英文感谢信,以致敬奋战在抗击新型冠状病毒第一线的医护人员。请你写一封感谢信参与投稿,内容包括:
1. 表达谢意;
2. 个人感受;
3. 表达信心。
注意:1.词数:80左右;
2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:传染病 epidemic 新型冠状病毒 novel coronavirus
Dear medical workers,
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Yours,
Li hua
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。
Max Bobholz was only 12 years old when he came up with the idea of creating a charity to provide baseball equipment to children in Africa.
While 1. (watch) baseball, his favorite sport, on TV in 2012, Max learned that teams from Africa didn’t have proper equipment to play.
They either made equipment themselves or had to share 2. very few items they had among all the children.
Max thought about all the extra bats, balls and equipment he and his friends had in their garages and homes. Then, inspired by his baseball coach, T. Williquette, and those 3. were active charity, he decided to take action and help. Thus, an 4. (influence) charity was started. 5. (know) as Angels at Bat, Max’s charity has donated over 10,000 pieces of equipment to kids in need since its founding! Along with this, Max has traveled to Africa several times 6. (donate) equipment and coach the kids, developing Angels at Bat into 7. it is today.
Angels at Bat has now grown to include nine 8. (branch) in eight states around the USA. And it is the primary source of baseball equipment for the entire country of Kenya.
Max 9. (honor) as one of the 5 CNN Young Wonders of 2018 for his inspiring spirit of giving and service. “Anybody at any age can make a difference. So if you are passionate about something, stick to it and through hard work, you 10. (true) can make your dream come true,” says Max.
My twin sister, Dawn, born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), has to wear braces (吊带) on her legs and walk with the help of a stick, often causing people to _______and point.
As Dawn was the only “different” child in our neighborhood, we were constantly picked on. We never had any friends because of her condition. I began to _______Dawn and was embarrassed to be seen with her. So I did everything to get her into trouble to _______her being born mentally and physically disabled.
When I turned twelve, my mother was so displeased with my behavior. She figured I was _______enough to know better. One day she threw me in my bedroom and gave me a thick yellow book. What I saw in that book _______the way I viewed my disabled sister.
There were many baby _______of Dawn and me dressed alike, the only _______ : I looked small and peaceful while Dawn was hooked up to tubes and needles and machines. If you looked closely, you could see the _______in her eyes though she was always smiling. One picture stood out: we were _______each other. The words below read, “I’m so happy to have a twin sister, Netti. The doctors make me cry. She makes me ________.” Looking back, I realized how ________I had been! I had never put myself in Dawn’s shoes! Feeling ________ , I cried myself to sleep.
Later, Dawn came to wake me up for dinner. I kissed her and hugged her ________ like in the picture.
From then on, I was Dawn’s ________ . No one was going to hurt her for any reason. We were ________ . I am her the other half and she is my world.
1.A.complain B.wander C.stare D.envy
2.A.hate B.pity C.disturb D.warn
3.A.put up with B.make use of C.keep track of D.get back at
4.A.patient B.old C.clever D.confident
5.A.formed B.changed C.explained D.confirmed
6.A.pictures B.clothes C.toys D.stories
7.A.problem B.spotlight C.similarity D.difference
8.A.courage B.disappointment C.pain D.concern
9.A.hugging B.supporting C.comforting D.praising
10.A.improve B.think C.laugh D.survive
11.A.rude B.selfish C.responsible D.innocent
12.A.helpless B.unhappy C.desperate D.ashamed
13.A.politely B.seriously C.tightly D.purposely
14.A.protector B.assistant C.educator D.consultant
15.A.irreplaceable B.undefeatable C.unimaginable D.inseparable