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After Stewart and Debbie Wilder lost their son, Cameron, in 2013, the last thing on their minds was decorating for the holiday season. “We haven’t put anything up in three years. It has all stayed boxed up,” said Debbie. But in December 2016, the house was lit up for Christmas, with little lights cheerfully lining the rood and eaves(屋檐). It wasn’t the Wilders but a stranger Carson Zickgraf, the founder of CZ Enterprises LLC, who finally made the house shine. “I started crying,” Debbie says about seeing the lights for the first time. “It was really special.” Zickgraf has been donating his light-stringing services to brighten the lives of families affected by losing their children, especially during the difficult holiday season since 2015 and has decorated the houses of more than two dozen families so far. He started the project by chance. He was hanging lights on a home when the owner mentioned that some neighbors were having a hard time that holiday season because their son had recently died. Then he had an idea. “I sent my crew there to decorate that house too,” he says. The family was delighted. In fact, he had two friends who had died young, and he’d always wished he could ease the pain for their loved ones. Now, he’s found a way. “There’s something special about Christmas lights. They warm the spirit.” Zickgraf knows his efforts can’t completely remove the pain from these families, but he can make the holidays a little cheerier. “I wish I had a bigger company so I could do more houses,” he says. 1.How was the Wilders affected by the loss of their son? A.They didn’t feel like decorating their house for Christmas. B.They were the last to put up some decorations at Christmas. C.They had no one to help decorate their house for Christmas. D.They had the belongings of their son boxed up at Christmas. 2.Why did Zickgraf donate the light-stringing service? A.To make more houses brighter. B.To expand his own business. C.To relieve the victim family’s pain. D.To memorize his dead friends. 3.Which of the following words can best describe Zickgraf? A.Enthusiastic and optimistic. B.Courageous and smart. C.Ambitious and generous. D.Considerate and helpful. 4.Which can be the best title for the text? A.Lights warming the spirit B.A person brightening houses C.Families going through sufferings D.A business hanging lights
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The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and the environment. These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature. David Tilman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how diet affected health. He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. He found that as nations industrialized(工业化), the population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet. The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker. David Tilman says overweight people are at greater risk of non-infectious diseases like diabetes(糖尿病) and heart disease. Unfortunately when people adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in Asia. China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one per cent to 10 per cent of the population as they began to industrialize over a 20-year period. And that is happening all across the world, in Mexico, in Nigeria and so on. And, a diet bad for human beings, is also bad for the environment. As the world's population grows, more forests and tropical(热带的) areas will become farmland for crops or grasslands for cattle. We are likely to have more greenhouse gases in the future from agriculture than those coming out of all forms of transportation right now. Mr Tilman calls the link between the diet, the environment and human health “a trilemma”: a problem offering a difficult choice. He says one possible settlement is leaving the Western diet behind. 1.We can infer from the passage that . A.Nigeria has the largest number of diabetes cases B.overweight people are at higher risk of infectious diseases C.the examined information comes from developing countries D.industrialization contributes to the spread of the Western diet 2.According to the passage, more greenhouse gases might be given off in the future from . A.transportation B.developing countries C.agriculture D.developed countries 3.David Tilman believes that . A.the diet, the environment and human health are closely connected B.the Western diet is the only choice as the nation industrializes C.people in tropical areas are more likely to have heart disease D.traditional diets are more balanced than the Western diet 4.What's the main purpose of writing the passage? A.To call on us to protect the environment. B.To warn us of the danger of the Western diet. C.To remind us of the importance of health. D.To advise us to have a balanced diet.
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Chinese people had never paid more attention to the annual Nobel literature award than they did when Mo Yan became China’s first winner of the prize. The effect has not disappeared. Tourists continue to rush to Mo’s home village in Gaomi, Shangdong province, which has become a tourist site since the author was awarded Nobel Prize. Visiting the village is to walk into the world he created in Red Sorghum Clan, one of his best-known novels, adapted for the award-winning film Red Sorghum by famous director Zhang Yimou in 1987. About 210 hectares of red sorghum(高粱) is ready for harvesting, recalling this scene Mo wrote in the novel: "In the deep autumn of the eighth month under a high, clear sky, the land is covered by sorghum that forms a wild sea of blood. When the sun comes out, the surface of the sea shimmers(闪光), and heaven and Earth are painted with rich, wonderful colors." Locals have planted the sorghum for the coming film of the novel’s TV adaptation starring actress Zhou Xun, in similar style to 1987 when Zhang’s film was filmed. But while the sorghum fields disappeared after the film was made, this time they may remain.“We have signed long-term contracts to sell sorghum to wine producers,”said Zhang Xinfu, head of Xianjia village, Mo Yan’s hometown is in the area.“Dozens of wine producers came to discuss the sorghum business after Mo Yan won the prize,” said Zhang. Zhang said the wine producers promised to pay a satisfying price for the sorghum. 1.What happened to Mo Yan’s home village after he won the Prize? A.The house of Mo’s at his home village was rebuilt for tourism. B.The local people at Mo’s home village welcomed the tourists. C.Many tourists rushed to Mo’s home village to show respect and interest. D.Mo’s home village remained what it used to be. 2.The underlined word “adapted” in paragraph2 probably means “___________”. A.settled B.designed C.re-organized D.written 3.Which season was it when the passage was written? A.Autumn. B.Winter. C.Spring. D.Unknown. 4.According to the text, we can infer that the wine producer bought sorghum from Mo’s home village for__________. A.the fame of Mo Yan. B.good quality of the red sorghum itself. C.the lower price D.the large amount of the red sorghum .
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Florida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is one of the most visited states in the country and the sunshine state attracts millions of visitors each year. Are you planning a vacation to it? Here our travel guide may help you. La Nouba at Walt Disney World Resort Duration: 90 minutes Location: Orlando, Florida While you're in Orlando, spend a day at the theme parks with a Cirque du Soleil show at Downtown Disney, La Nouba is the meeting of two different worlds—the fantastic world of the circus (马戏团) people who wear bright colors and the boring world of the people living in big cities who wear dark, lifeless clothes. Kennedy Space Center Duration: Flexible Location: Orlando, Florida Spend a day exploring the attractive Kennedy Space Center, just 45 minutes from Orlando. Learn about the history of the US space program and watch beautiful IMAX films. Don't miss the chance to walk under a Saturn V rocket, and experience a real moonwalk! Sea World Orlando Duration: Varies Location: Orlando, Florida Spend a day at Sea World Orlando and come face to face with the ocean's most attractive sea animals. With several upclose meetings with killer whales, sharks and turtles, you'll feel the energy and excitement of all kinds of sea life. South Beach Cultural Food and Walking Tour Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes Location: Miami, Florida On the South Beach Cultural Food and Walking Tour, you'll explore the Art Deco district of South Beach on foot and along the way, you'll taste a variety of foods that make South Beach such an internationally wellknown food region. ★Price information： Click the link below to check price information on your preferred travel date. Our price is constantly updated. 1.If you are interested in exciting performances, which of the following is the best choice? A.La Nouba at Walt Disney World Resort B.Kennedy Space Center C.Sea World Orlando D.South Beach Cultural Food and Walking Tour 2.What can we learn from the text? A.Visitors can enjoy real space travel at Kennedy Space Center. B.Visitors can enjoy foods from different countries at South Beach. C.Some dangerous animals can be found at Sea World Orlando. D.La Nouba is a funny person who performs in the Cirque du Soleil show. 3.Where does the text most probably come from? A.A travel magazine. B.A travel website. C.A news report. D.A geography textbook.
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假如你是英语报纸English Corner栏目的编辑(editor )李华，现在有个叫李明的学生向你请教如何学好英语。下面你就如何学好英语以书信的形式给他提几条建议。 1.每天早上朗读英语单词，句子及短文(English words,sentences and short articles)。尽量多记一些有用的句子(useful sentences)并背诵(recite) 一些短文章(short articles)。 2.经常进行大量的课外阅读。 3.每天应安排一些时间进行听力练习(listening exercises)。 4.只要你能充分利用(make good use of)你的业余时间(spare time)来学习英语，你的英语就会很快得到提高。 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。 Dear Li Ming, I’m an editor of English Corner. I’ve received your letter asking me to give you some advice on how to learn English well. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All the best! Yours, Li Hua
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单句改错 1.In order to catching the early bus,he went to bed early. 2.It is the first time that he had written a letter in English. 3.It was at the station where we first met three years ago. 4.Mary always wants to talk with her mother face by face. 5.The teacher said that Li Ming had done was great.
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John is very ________(可信赖的) —if he says he’ll do something, he’ll do it. （所给词的适当形式填空）
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He asked me when it was that my boss _________ (恢复) from his heart attack. （所给词的适当形式填空）
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It is no pleasure __________ (遭受)from loneliness.（所给词的适当形式填空）
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Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact _______ she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished _______ a driving offence (犯规,犯法). Then one day she nearly _______ her record. A police car _______ her, and the policemen in it saw her _______ a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed _______ that she would be punished. _______ Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was _______ old to drive a car, and that the _______ why she had not stopped at the red ________ was most probably that her eyes had become weak ________ old age, so that she had simply not seen it. When the judge finished what he was ________, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was ________ and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she ________ a needle (针) with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt. When she had ________ done this, she took the thread (线) out of the needle again and handed ________ the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your ________. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.” The judge took the ________ and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he still didn’t succeed. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was ________, and her record ________ unbroken. 1.A.which B.when C.that D.this 2.A.about B.on C.to D. for 3.A.kept B.won C.missed D.lost 4.A.watched B.saw C.followed D.stopped 5.A.pass B.go C.run D.rush 6.A.sure B.indeed C.certain D.perhaps 7.A.Before B.While C.Until D.When 8.A.so B.very C.too D.quite 9.A.cause B.reason C.matter D.trouble 10.A.light B.lamp C.sign D.one 11.A.with B.because C.as D.of 12.A.speaking B.saying C.talking D.telling 13.A.holding B.getting C.carrying D.bringing 14.A.took B.brought C.fetched D.chose 15.A.angrily B.luckily C.successfully D.slowly 16.A.both B.all C.neither D.either 17.A.time B.turn C.chance D.job 18.A.thread B.glasses C.sewing D.needle 19.A.dismissed B.passed C.settled D.studied 20.A.was B.held C.seemed D.remained
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