On a bright early summer morning, many young swimmers gather at a local swimming pool in the state of Maryland. They are members of a competitive summer swim team, and that’s a regular part of their daily life. As they train and cut seconds off their times, which makes them closer to the championship in the following large-scale (大规模的) competitions, they are getting lots of physical exercise and vitamin D from the sun. However, the benefits of belonging to a sports team are not just honor or health related. You can learn useful life skills.
Paul Waas, coach of the swim team, explains, “The discipline (自制力) comes into play when you’re talking about concentrating on the details that your coaches are saying as it makes you faster rather than going up and down the pool the same way you have every time. When you focus on what you’re doing right and what you can do better, then you’ll see the improvement.”
Besides, there is also responsibility, goals and workings within a group. Again, here is Coach Waas. “It’s really great! It’s so fun to watch from year to year. I’ve had kids who as 7-year-olds on the team could barely pay attention in practice and were only interested in who was going first. Now they’ve come back as 8-year-olds, having set some goals and having things that they want to achieve. These skills can help them a lot.”
But playing the sports is not without harm. Some can be hard on the body. Young athletes suffer serious injuries that follow them into adulthood. Coach Waas says that in fact, swimming is different from most others. First, it poses a lower risk of injury. The second one relates to how swim teams are structured. Actually, children are not the only ones who can benefit. Adults can also benefit from team sports.
1.Why do the swimmers gather at a swimming pool in the early morning?
A.To obtain vitamin D from the sun. B.To build practical skills for future.
C.To join in a large-scale competitive. D.To carry out their routine practice.
2.What do Paul Waas’ words imply in paragraph 2?
A.Swimmers should concentrate on details.
B.Members get disciplined and focused in the team.
C.Coaches play a key role in layers’ improvement.
D.Most swimmers enjoy sinning in the same way.
3.What happens to the kids after a year’s training?
A.They are more aware of what to do. B.They pay less attention to training.
C.They devote more time to practice. D.They care more about who goes first.
4.What does the author want to convey in the text?
A.Exercise benefits everyone. B.Swimming is better than other sports.
C.Team sports teach life lessons. D.Physical exercise should be a habit.
Before my daughter, Evelyn, was born, I eagerly expected her first year of life. I imagined celebrating every milestone --- bonding with her as a newborn, seeing her smile for the first time, hearing her say her first word. 1 didn't think of feeding tubes, long hospital stays or an organ transplant( 移植). For Evelyn, the first year included all and more.
Evelyn came into this world at just 34 weeks, weighing less than 3 pounds. Genetic testing revealed she had Alagille syndrome, a genetic disorder that can damage the liver(肝脏),heart and other organs. Soon, we received the news that baby Evelyn needed a liver transplant. Our family moved nearer to UPMC Children's Hospial of Pittsburgh so that we were closer if a liver was available for Evelyn.
When Evelyn was added to the organ donation wait list, I was under the liver allocation policy in place at that time,which was map-based. This policy lacks any special consideration for transplant candidates.We were told it would likely take three months. Just then, a new policy for liver allocation was tried out.Under the new system, the sickest child patients get first priority(优先).The new policy was only in effect for a litle over a week, but in that period, Evelyn received her liver transplant. Had it been just one week earler or later, we would not have received the call.
As Evelyn recovers from her transplant, we are grateful for the change.I am also sad, because the new policy was short-lived. That means another mom like me might not receive that phone call with good news.
Other children should have the same opportunity as Evelyn to live healthy, happy lives. When it comes to liver transplant policy, we can and must do better for children.
1.What probably happened to Evelyn shorly after she was born?
A.She failed to give a smile.
B.She had a serious liver failure.
C.She said her first word quickly.
D.She suffered from a heart attack.
2.Why did the author's family move nearer to the hospital?
A.To save time.
B.To have money.
C.To see a doctor.
D.To get first priority.
3.What does the author mean by the underlined sentence?
A.Evelyn is healthy now.
B.They waited too long.
C.They were one week earlier.
D.Her daughter is fortunate.
4.What does the author want to express in the last pargraph?
A.We must guarantee kids have healthy livers.
B.Kids should have chances of a liver transplant.
C.The sickest kids should get liver transplants first.
D.The old policy lacks special consideration for kids.
We all like fantasy stories, and grow up reading and listening to fantasies. These tales fuel our imaginations, and satisfy our longings for adventures. The most interesting thing about fantasies is that their plots involve magical beasts and heroes，animal creatures talking like humans，and other things we can’t see in real life. Also, fantasies have a distinguished writing style, with freedom of expression.
Toy Fantasy
In toy fantasy stories, narrators(叙述者)bring their beloved toys to life that can live, talk, think，breathe and behave like human beings. You would see modern toy fantasies in a picture book format. Representative works are A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh and Carlo Collodi’s The Adventures of Pinocchio.
Animal Fantasy
The animal fantasy tells tales about animals behaving like human beings, experiencing emotions, and having the ability to talk. However, animals in fantasies hold their various animal characteristics, too. Examples include The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter which influences children around the world.
Magical Fantasy
In a magical fantasy, you see a character having magical powers, or a strange magical object becomes the subject of the story. Stories of this type began widely spreading long ago, including Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and William Steig’s Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.
Modern Folktales
Modern folktales are types of fantasy that narrators tell in a traditional tale accompanying some typical parts, such as strong conflict, little description of characters, and sometimes magical elements. These tales come before all others and are popular, as authors throughout history, have written them. Hans Christian Andersen has written several tales of this category including The Nightingale, The Emperor’s New Clothes and Thumbelina.
1.What is the common feature of the fantasies?
A.Their characters are highly popular.
B.Their events occur in the unreal world.
C.Their writing styles show desires for freedom.
D.Their plots encourage people to have adventures.
2.Who made a great contribution to the animal fantasy?
A.Carlo Collodi. B.Beatrix Potter.
C.William Steig. D.Hans Christian Andersen.
3.Which type of fantasy has the longest history?
A.The toy fantasy. B.The animal fantasy.
C.The magical fantasy. D.The modern folktales.
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Jack来信向你询问如何保持健康。请你根据以下要点给他写一封邮件提些建议。内容要点如下：
1. 合理饮食； 2.加强锻炼； 3.保证睡眠。
注意：1. 词数：100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。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
词用斜线（\）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。
After watching the program “Where Are We Going, Dad?”, I can't help think of my parents. There're also many unforgettable memory between us. One Sunday ten years later, my dad and I went camping. He prepared all the equipment and taught me how to put up a tent, that for a boy of seven wasn't easy. He guided me patient and thanked me for my work, making me to feel I was very helpful. That was what my pride and confidence came. As the program told us, parents play important role in the growth of children. I'm grateful to my parents for their devotion of accompanying me.
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。
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Canada has organized a group of doctors to help sick people in the past few months. The doctors will send patients to art galleries, instead of 1.(give) them medicine. The museum is involved in ten experiments on patients to find out how art has an effect 2. health. The patients include people with breast cancer (乳腺癌), eating disorders and mental health 3. (problem). Thomas Bastien, director of education and wellness at the museum, believes that art can heal. He said, “We saw that the museum was good for people, so we 4. (decide) to start this program with the doctors a few months ago. If you have breast cancer, you can come to the museum and you might feel much 5. (well)”.
Dr Helene Boyer, 6. has a lot of experience in helping to heal people with art treatment, spoke about its advantages. She said, “There’s more and more scientific evidence that art treatment is good for your physical health.” She said that looking at art increases 7. same kinds of hormones (激素) in 8. (we) bodies that are produced when we exercise. The museum’s director-general said, “I am 9. (complete) sure that in the 21st century, art will be what physical activity was for health in the 20th century. I am very 10. (confidence) in it.”
