In January 2015,I left my hometown and family in Virginia and moved to Iowa so I could be coached by Jackson. I'd been dreaming of an Olympic gold medal since I was eight—but gradually, that dream seemed like a million miles away.
On February 2,2016,while Mom was visiting me in Iowa, I told her," I don't like swimming any more. I want to try dancing, or become a singer. I can get a job in Virginia. I just want to come home."
Mom's eyes narrowed and her expression turned to stone." You're breaking my heart! Brie," she said. "You've been doing swimming for ten years, and now you want to quit? Have you lost your mind?"
I hadn't lost my mind, but I had lost my fire. It's an entirely different thing to push toward that dream when you feel alone.
"I'm not trying to break your heart, Mom,"I said." I just don't want to do it any more."
"I know you miss home. But you've signed a contract that says you will represent your country to the best of your ability. You've got a responsibility to your teammates. And now you just want to walk away? I will not let you be dishonorable. If you don't like swimming, then at the very least, you'll finish the season."
The next afternoon as I dragged myself into Jackson's swimming center, I thought of the efforts Mom had made in order to pay for my training. I thought of my two sisters: Arielle, who gave up ballroom dancing, and Joyelle, who stopped ice skating so that our single mom could afford to keep me in swimming.
For now, here's what you need to know: Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first event（赛事）in the Rio Summer Olympics, my leap(飞跃，跳跃) of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster.
1.How did the author's mother feel toward her intention to quit swimming?
A.Heart-broken B.Dishonorable C.Helpless D.Calm
2.We can infer from the passage that the author .
A.changed her mind in the end
B.realized her Olympic dream
C.loved singing and dancing more
D.was so overcome with homesickness that she gave up her dream
3.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.My Dream B.My Mother
C.My Leap of Faith D.Responsibility
4.Who will be interested in the passage?
A.Those who are graduating from university. B.Those who want to give up dreams.
C.Those who are looking for customers. D.Those who dislike swimming.
People seem to have a natural need for friends and with good reason, friends increase your enjoyment of life and relieve feelings of loneliness.They even can help reduce stress and improve your health.Having good friends is especially helpful when you are going through any kind of hard time such as when you are experiencing anxiety, panic(恐慌) attacks,or depression.
When you are with good friends, you feel good about yourself, and you are glad to be with them.A friends is someone who—
●you like, respect, and trust, and who likes, expects and trusts you.
●doesn’t always understand you, but accepts and likes you as you are, even as you grow and change.
●allows you the space to change, grow, make decisions, and even make mistakes.
●listens to you and shares with you both the good times and the bad times.
●respects your need for secrets, so you can tell them anything.
●lets you freely express your feelings and emotions without judging, laughing at or criticizing you.
●accepts the limitations you have put on yourself and helps you to remove them.
A person once said. “Friendship is a continuing source of bonding(连接),releasing,and creating in yourself and with the other person, there is an emotional bond between the two people.”
A good friend or supporter may or may not be the same age or the same sex as you, and may not have the same educational, cultural, or religious background, or share interests that are similar to yours. Friendships also have different depths(深度). Some are closer to the heart and some moresuperficial, but they’re all useful and good.
1.Which of the following is NOT a function(作用) of a friend?
A. He brings you some happiness. B. He helps you feel less lonely.
C. He helps you get over the difficulties. D. He helps you cheat in the exam.
2.The underlined word “superficial” means “”.
A. deep B. hard
C. shallow D. close
3.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed B. What Kind of Person a Friend Should Be
C. To Be a Good Friend D. How to Get on with Your Friend
假如你上周去北京旅游了，参观了长城，请根据以下的信息要点写一篇100词左右的英语短文，介绍该景点并谈谈你的参观感受。
历史 | 有两千多年的历史 |
特点 | 世界上最长的城墙，长6000多千米 建筑材料主要为石头、砖头，修建工作都是人工进行 主要用于防御外来入侵者，沿墙每隔几百米就有烽火台（watchtower） |
现状 | 世界著名旅游景点之一，每年吸引许多外国游客到长城观光旅游 |
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(Λ)，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。
I live in Singapore which there are many migrant workers from foreign country. They work very hardly and are often away of from their families for years in order to saving money. Whenever I meet so a worker shopping in my neighborhood store, buy a snack or a drink, I try to pay for their purchases. I have known why they put the things on the shelf, because they don’t want me to spend too much! My touching experiences with them help me understood that one need not donate lots of dollars with others to make a difference. Just pay attention to less fortunate people in your neighbourhood and tell them that they matter.
请根据所给句意及所给单词首字母和汉语意思完成下列句子。
1.The task is so easy to do that I can finish it w________ (在……之内) ten minutes.
2.Children from w_______ (富裕的) families in China would rather choose to study abroad than at home.
3.My grandma, who is sixty years old now, has travelled alone the whole c_________ (大陆) of Europe from east to west.
4.I am calling to c________ (确认) a booking for a single room for tomorrow night.
5.We stopped at some n_______ (附近) shops to buy some food.
6.The walls of the art school are decorated with many t_________ (传统的) Chinese paintings.
7.The city is a(n) m_________ (混合物) of old and new buildings.
8.Mom said that I’d better go a________ (上船) in half an hour before the ship sailed.
9.The sight of the Great Wall never fail to i_______ (留下深刻印象) foreign tourists from all over the world.
10.More and more young people in the developing countries are moving to u_______ (市区) areas where they can find jobs.
阅读下面文段，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
While thousands of college students headed for warm climate to enjoy sun and fun during their week off from classes, seven local students had other plans.
The Northern Essex Community College (NECC) students and one of their teachers spent part of their spring break in New York City, helping repair an area 1. (destroy) by the hurricane. “I wanted to see for myself what happened,” said Terry. “I couldn’t imagine2.it is like to lose your home and everything that you know and the3.(power) effect the hurricane had on those people. I wanted to do something, to understand their feeling of helplessness.” The group headed into Brooklyn’s Red Hook district, which was hit hard by the hurricane. There they met people from other parts of the country, 4.had also volunteered to help. Together, those volunteers and the NECC students worked 5. (clear) rubbish out of a three-story building. They put on protective suits and gloves6.they entered the building.
Inside the building, the students saw nothing but broken walls and doors and pieces of the building 7.(lie) all over the place.
The students returned to school with 8.sense of achievement, a feeling 9.they helped people in need. I was remarkable how a community lost so much and was still able to recover, and this left the deepest impression10.the students.
