假如你是李明，在菏泽国际牡丹花会之前，请给你的美国笔友Lily写一封信，介绍菏泽牡丹(如悠久的种植历史、数百个品种等等)，并邀请她前来观赏。
字数:80—100字(首尾句已给出，不记入所要求的总字数)
供你参考的词汇有:
be famous for…以……闻名; national flower国花; Heze International Peony Fair菏泽国际牡丹花会;the peony garden牡丹园
Dear Lily,
Yours,
Li Ming
阅读下面对话，从方框中选择五个最适当的句子完成对话 (其中有2个选项是多余的)。
Mom: Good morning, Tom.
Tom: 1.______
Mom: I’m making breakfast. 2.______
Tom: Thanks, Mom. I have already eaten. I got up early this morning.
Mom: Maybe we can do something together with your father today.
Tom: 3.______But I’m busy from morning till night today.
Mom: Where are you going?
Tom: 4. ______
Mom: Why? What’s happening in the park?
Tom: A lot of students will help clean up the park today. I’m working with them.
Mom: 5.______Do a great job.
Tom: We will.
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A. What would you like? B. To the park. C. Yes, please. D. I’m sorry, Mom. E. That’s right. F. Good morning, Mom. G. It doesn’t matter. |
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容用方框内所给词语的适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。(请你一定要注意词语的形式变化!)
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My name is Jim White. I live in America. I had a very 1. experience on Sunday. I saw a UFO in the daytime. 2. this spring, I went outside with my friend Bill 3. lived close to me. We were walking to a hill 4. I saw a large bright light dancing in the sky. I called Jim and asked him to look up. He kept 5. , “What is that?” “A UFO!” I shouted excitedly. I 6. it was round and red in the center.
After we looked at 7. for a moment, we found it seemed that it had wings, but it was still round. Bill would not believe me when I told him it 8. be a UFO. We shouted 9. it and we wished that it would land. We wanted to know 10. there was an alien in it. But soon it disappeared. I guessed we scared it off.
Do you believe me? It’s a true story.
阅读短文，完成有关任务。
It is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking. That number is frightening.
Yet people around the world continue to smoke. In the United States, about forty-seven-million adults smoke. This year, more than 430,000 Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking. The American Cancer Society(美国癌症协会)says smoking harms the body greatly. It warns that smoking even a number of cigarettes is dangerous.
It’s (63) ______________________________(戒烟是不容易的。)However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking. You will feel better and look better. You also will protect the health of family members who breathe your smoke.
There is not one right way to stop smoking, doctors say. Any way can help. You can take long walks or spend time in places where smoking is not allowed. Also, you can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable instead of having a cigarette. (64)The sooner you stop smoking, the more you’ll reduce (减少) your chances of getting cancer and other diseases.
Stop smoking before smoking stops you!
(一)根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。
1.How many people die from smoking each year?
2.What does the American Cancer Society say about smoking?
(二)根据短文中所给汉语完成句子。
3.It’s______________________________________________________.
(三)把短文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
4._________________________________________________________.
(四)给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
5._________________________________________________________
Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard—working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.
The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.
1.According to the passage, ______are very quiet.
A. only the Germans B. only the Englishmen
C. only the Frenchmen D. both the Germans and the Englishmen
2. What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?
A.整洁 B.安静 C.时尚 D.随意
3.In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are______.
A. the Germans B. the Frenchmen C. the Englishmen D. the Americans
4.What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?
A. They are more outgoing than the Americans.
B. It is very easy to make friends with them.
C. They like traveling in their own country.
D. They look serious and are always hard-working.
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Foreigners’ hobbies.
B. Who are more outgoing?
C. Characteristics of the foreigners.
D. Success is an important part in Americans’ life.
April 27 is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughter to Work Day. It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can teach girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a close look at what their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a job. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her understand her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.
Schools and many companies support the activity, too. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely(可能的)to be successful than common girls. If parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others. Take Our Daughter to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
1.Where was Take Our Daughter to Work Day brought?
A. From America. B. From China.
C. From Canada. D. From Australia.
2.On Take Our Daughter to Work Day, thousands of girls_______.
A. go on a journey with their parents
B. have a party with their friends at home
C. go to the work places of one of their parents
D. take part in a school activity freely
3.What’s the advantage by doing such an activity?
A. It can help girls understand their parents’ work better.
B. It can teach girls more about the society.
C. It can make girls feel more confident about their future.
D. All of the above.
4. Which of the following is NOT true about Take Our Daughter to Work Day?
A. It is a special activity on April 27 in Britain.
B. Schools and many companies support this activity
C. Many girls like this day because they won’t go to school.
D. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.
5.According to the experts, being______ is the most important to girls in their future.
A. smart and careful B. confident
C. hard-working D. friendly
