They are going to have their wedding ________ the morning of May 1st.
A.on B.in C.at D.of
— How long does it take us to go to your hometown from here?
— It takes us ________ hour to go to my hometown by ________ train.
A.an; a B.an; / C.an; the D.a; /
②“战‘疫’之路，大道不孤!”在新冠肺炎疫情的防控阻击战中，有无数人坚守岗位，默默付出。他们用平凡造 就一个国家的伟大。
某英文网站正在开展以“我心中的英雄”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英文写一篇短文投稿，谈 谈抗击疫情(fight coronavirus)期间，你心中的英雄是谁，他(她)做了什么，以及你从他(她)身上学到了什 么?
提示词语:brave, serve, risk one's life, volunteer, make contributions(贡献)to
提示问题: Who is the hero in your heart?
What did he/she do?
What have you learned from him/her?
The Hero in My Heart
Many ordinary people are regarded as heroes in fighting coronavirus.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
① 垃圾分类，人人有责。
假如你是李华，你受学生会的委托，向在校交换生发出参与垃圾分类的倡议。请你以"Waste Sorting-A Must for Everyone"为题，用英文写一封倡议书，谈谈垃圾分类的意义，以及我们能做什么。
提示词语:waste sorting(垃圾分类), litter, recycle, protect, environment
提示问题: Why is waste sorting important?
What can we do to help with waste sorting? Waste Sorting-A Must for Everyone
Dear students,
Waste sorting is becoming increasingly common around our country.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Student Council
Studies have shown that when students join in team sports, their overall educational experience is greatly improved. In fact, no matter they are good at sports or not, there are still benefits to be got from playing team sports! Here are four lessons team sports can teach students.
Have a Bigger Picture
At some point in life, everyone goes through challenges. People may think that the choices they make only affect themselves, but as it turns out, that simply isn't true! Team sports teach students about friendship and a sense of belonging to something bigger than themselves. When they play sports on a team, they quickly learn that every choice they make has an influence on their teammates and their opponents(对手)!
Be Decisive
Making choices can often be difficult for many people since they often over-complicate(过度复杂化)very simple decisions. Playing team sports gets students to reason and come to a decision faster than they might in their day-to-day life. And then, making quick decisions can help students develop a sense of self-confidence.
Never Give Up
It's always exciting to win in life, but sometimes the greater lessons come from losses in team sports games. To deal with those losses, students should accept them peacefully, move on and try again! Team sports teach students that great comebacks do happen and a loss is never final if they refuse to give up!
Put Others First
Perhaps the most important lesson that team sports can teach students is how to put others first in difficult situations. Sometimes, they may have to be ready for being second-best for the greater good, because there is often more at play than they can see at first. Sometimes the most pleasing choice students can make is the one to help others even when it is inconvenient. Learning self-sacrifice(自我奉献）is a lesson that students will certainly carry throughout the course of their life!
Students don't have to be athletic to succeed at sports, and there are countless benefits of team sports for them.
1.Do students need to be good at sports in order to benefit from team sports?
2.Why do many people find it difficult to make choices?
3.How should students deal with losses in team sports games?
4.What is probably the most important lesson students can learn from team sports?
5.What's the main idea of this passage?
Sophia is smart, talented and incredibly nice. As a team leader, she wishes Nathan, a member of her history project, did his part as required. But rather than criticize him, Sophia offered polite encouragement trying to push him instead, only to find that Nathan kept falling behind. It ended up that other team members, who had to take on more work, complained about both Sophia and Nathan, while Nathan himself complained that he was not treated fairly.
How did poor Sophia get into this mess? The primary reason was that Sophia failed in a key aspect of leadership- the duty to provide clear feedback(反馈)for team members. This isn't simply a duty but a correctness.
Failing to question or criticize Nathan's work, Sophia was in fact unkind. Many people are not a failure, like Nathan in this case; they're just in the wrong place, and still left in the dark. What they really need is feedback from their leaders. However, Sophia, in this case, withheld a gift from Nathan.
"You'd better use open, honest, continuous and clear feedback," says Harry Kraemer, a professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University, "to help figure out someone's best fit- in their particular job or in the organization."
This approach also prevents surprises. It's not uncommon to see someone suddenly removed from a team. They may have deserved it, but with a kind leader, they wouldn't have been caught off-guard because they would have been receiving open, honest, continuous and clear judgment of their performance.
Then why is it so hard for leaders to give good feedback? "We like to be liked," Kraemer says. So we avoid anything that may cause unpleasantness, but that kind of feedback usually helps members find the right place for them. "If you like to be liked, the chance of being respected is extremely low. However, if you start off focusing on being respected, you have a chance of being liked." Kraemer adds. The most difficult part for the leader, of course, involves criticizing someone. That is what a nice leader finds hard.
Back to Sophia's case. Not telling Nathan how he was on the team only made a hard situation worse. But with a different mindset, she could have set herself and Nathan up for success.
1.The expression "caught off-guard" in Paragraph 5 probably means"________"
A.kicked out carelessly B.treated unexpectedly
C.sent out unfairly D.guided effortlessly
2.The writer probably agrees that________.
A.being nice to team members is likely to win leaders great respect
B.criticizing team members results in serious complaints to the leader
C.open and honest communication is a must for leaders and team members
D.praise and encouragement from leaders bring out better team performance
3.According to the writer, what Sophia should do is________.
A.patiently encouraging Nathan to try his best
B.gradually having Nathan dropped out of the project
C.politely showing Nathan the improvement he made
D.clearly telling Nathan her judgment of his performance
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.To be nice or to be kind? B.To be liked or to be criticized?
C.Is it necessary for leaders to be pleasing? D.Is it helpful for leaders to be demanding?
