—We’ve missed the train!
—________, there will be another in ten minutes．
A．I’m sorry B．Excuse me
C．I beg your pardon D．Never mind
假如你是一名大学生，名叫李华。你所在的班级最近就“大学生是否应经济独立”的话题展开讨论，同学们发表了不同的看法。请你根据以下所给内容，写一封信给某英语报社，反映讨论情况。
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60%的同学的看法 |
1．靠自己打工来支付学费会影响学业； 2．现在把精力都用在学习上，将来报答父母的养育之恩； |
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25%的同学的看法 |
1．通过打工可以获得工作经验，了解社会； 2．体会父母挣钱不易，从而戒掉乱花钱的坏习惯； |
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15%的同学的看法 （包括你在内） |
觉得双方的观点都有一定的道理，但又不完全赞同； 我个人的看法是…… |
注意：1．文章的起始句已经给出； 2．词数150左右（不包括起始句）；
参考词汇： 报答: repay 学费: tuition 经济独立: financially independent
Dear Editor,
I’m writing to tell you about a recent discussion our class have had on whether or not university students should be financially independent．
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1.There are many wild animals in the forests and on the freezing, ice-covered lands in the north, and fish are a______ in the seas and rivers．
2.The government issued a statement c______ the bombing which killed hundreds of innocent citizens．
3.Please tell me how to d______ a poisonous snake from a harmless snake．
4.He made a lot of scientific discoveries that he shared with the world, p ______ in the field of astronomy．
5.There is a t______ in the plot when a very generous stranger gives Pip a lot of money．
6.The Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings, ______ （从……到……） from the 13th century to the 19th century．
7.One reason for this is that most ______ （传统） film festivals show films from a variety of countries．
8.Our guests today are _______ （代表） from six of the major international film festivals．
9.The sad thing is that although Van Gogh ______ （奉献） his whole self to painting, he only sold one painting before he died．
10.______ （相反） to my expectation, present at the party were a group of young people who called themselves pioneers of modern art．
根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空1个单词。
Unique Tradition from UK
Boxing Day
This holiday, which is observed on December 26, is a unique part of the Christmas season in Great Britain, as well as other Commonwealth nations．Boxing Day comes from a tradition that began in the Middle Ages more than 800 years ago．On this day, English churches would open their ‘alms box’ and distribute its contents to needy members of the community．It was also a day for servants to celebrate the holidays with their families, having usually worked the day before．Today, Boxing Day is one of the twenty-two paid holidays received by most working Brits．Most people now spend Christmas Day with their family and reserve Boxing Day for exchanging gifts with friends．Although the government shuts down for the day, cinemas and theatres are open．
Queen’s Telegram
In the United States, if you make it to the ripe old age of 101 or 102, Willard Scott will wish you happy birthday on national television．In England, the queen herself will send her congratulations．This fairly new custom is known as "the Queen’s Telegram" and assures centenarians （people at least 100 years old） that they will receive a birthday telegram from the queen on their one-hundredth birthday．The telegram is so longed for by some Brits that one 98-year-old woman was recently proven to have faked her age by two years just to receive the telegram．
High Tea
High tea was first enjoyed by the English working class during the 1700s．This ritual （仪式） began as a practical attempt to hold off hunger pains between breakfast and supper, as eating just two daily meals was common at the time．It was called “high” tea because it was usually taken sitting on top stools in a tea shop or standing at a counter or buffet table．Today, high tea has become a more elegant and popular tradition that is practiced in fine hotels and restaurants around the world．
Public Houses
Visiting a pub is one of Britain’s oldest forms of entertainment．The idea for the first public houses was brought to Britain thousands of years ago by conquering Roman army．The first pubs served only wine, but after the discovery of hops（啤酒花） in the fourteenth century, pubs began to serve mainly beer and ale（麦芽酒）, as they do today．
British pubs operate between 11 a．m．and 11 p．m．every day except Sunday, when they must close at 10:30 p．m．The drinking age in Britain is eighteen, but fourteen-year-olds may enter a pub unaccompanied if they order a meal．
Unique Tradition from UK
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Traditions |
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Boxing Day |
Observed on Dc．26 during the （1.）______ season． |
In the past, churches would open their “alms box”, with its contents （2.）_______ to needy people． Today it is reserved to （3.）_____gifts with friends． |
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Queen’s Telegram |
（4.）______by the Queen when one has his or her 100th birthday． |
People over 100 years will receive a birthday telegram from the queen herself on her birthday, enjoying the Queen’s （5.）_____ to them． |
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High Tea |
Enjoyed and practiced between breakfast and supper． |
It （6.）______to be taken sitting in a tea shop, or standing at a corner．Today it’s becoming a tradition （7.）_____ in the hotels and restaurants worldwide． |
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Public Houses |
Visited between 11 a．m．and 11 p．m．every day （8.）_____Sunday． |
At the （9.）______, only wine was served, but today they mainly serve beer and ale, but people （10.）_____than eighteen are not allowed to drink． |
Having driven almost thirty hours, I decided to stay in South Carolina for a few days．The next morning, I purchased a three-day fishing license and bait （饵料） before heading to the lake．
Opening my trunk, I carefully took out my fishing gear （用具）, put it on the lake’s edge, baited up and began to fish．
“Good morning,” said someone, walking up from behind me．
Turning around, I saw a game warden （猎场管理员） with a clip-board．
“Good morning,” I said, nodding my head．
“Catch any fish?” he asked．
“No sir, just relaxing and killing time．”
“Can I see your fishing license?”
I handed him the license I had purchased at the bait shop．
“Can I see your driver’s license, too?” he requested．
“I see the name on the driver’s license is spelled Kiser and the name on the fishing license is Kaiser,” said the warden．
“The gentleman at the bait shop must have written it wrong,” I told him．
“Well, I’m afraid I’ll have to write you up for fishing with an invalid license and take away your fishing gear．”
“You’ve got to be kidding,” I responded, with a surprised look on my face．
Sure enough I was written up and my fishing gear taken away．I was told that I would have to pay a fine and that my stuff would be sold at auction（拍卖）．
I stood there almost in tears as he drove away．Those rods and reels were very special to me．I had used them over twenty years, fishing with my friends, who were now all dead．
After returning home in Georgia, I telephoned South Carolina trying to explain the situation, but no one would listen．I was told that the Department of Fish and Game had a “zero tolerance” for fishing and hunting violations．Finally, in tears I paid the fine and gave up the fight．
Nine months later, I received a letter．I had no idea who it was from as there was no return address．On a plain piece of notebook paper was written “Auction for the Department of Fish and Game held this Saturday at 11:00 am．”
On Saturday, at six in the morning I headed to South Carolina．By ten o’clock I had found the auction．There were numerous boats and piles upon piles of fishing equipment．All at once, there it was—my wonderful stuff all thrown in a pile as if it was worth nothing．
As the auction began I took my seat．In my wallet was twenty-seven dollars．For more than an hour I waited for my property to be brought to the auction block．
“We have three rods and reels here．I guess we will sell this as a unit,” said the auctioneer．
“50 dollars,” yelled someone in the crowd．
“51 dollars,” yelled another man．
I rose from my seat and walked out of the auction．
“66 dollars,” I heard as the bidding continued．
“100 dollars,” came another bid．The auction became silent．
“100 dollars once, 100 dollars twice, 100 dollars three times．Sold for 100 dollars,” went the auctioneer．
I walked to my truck, got in and just sat there．Suddenly I heard something hit the side of my truck．Turning around, I saw the back of a man putting my three rods and reels into my truck．It was the same game warden who wrote me the ticket almost a year ago!
As I got out of the truck he stuck out his hand and said, “I wasn’t wrong．It’s the law that is wrong．”
I shook his hand, thanked him and drove away．I cried as I crossed the South Carolina Georgia state line．
1.Who wrote a letter to the writer telling him about the auction?
A．The Department of Fish and Game． B．The game warden．
C．A person unmentioned in the passage． D．The auction organizers．
2.Why did the writer walk out of the auction while it was going on?
A．He realized he was unable to get back his fishing gear．
B．He was too nervous to stay inside till the auction ended．
C．He couldn’t bear hearing people selling his fishing gear．
D．He knew the game warden was waiting for him outside．
3.What did the game warden mean by saying “It’s the law that is wrong”?
A．It didn’t make any sense to prohibit people from fishing freely in South Carolina．
B．The writer did break the law by fishing with an invalid license whatever the reason．
C．The writer should have been allowed a chance to explain and get his things back．
D．The auction should not have been held to sell the boats and fishing equipment．
After successfully serving their term for 4 years, military service men and women are given the choice to stay in the military or return to civilian（平民）life．
For some, having to readjust to civilian life is one of the most challenging assignments our returning soldiers and marines（水兵）will ever have to undertake．While people may think readjusting should be simple, they must take into consideration all the physical and mental stress our servicemen went through．
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder（创伤后应急障碍）, or PTSD, is a mental disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events such as military combat（打仗）．
Most survivors of trauma return to normal given a little time．In the military, the marines are given a two-week course on how to return to civilian life．
Unfortunately, some will have stress reactions that do not go away on their own, or may even get worse over time．These individuals may develop PTS D．
People who suffer from PTSD have difficulty sleeping because they are often reliving the experience through nightmares（梦魇）and flashbacks, and feel deserted or often stand off, and these symptoms can be severe enough and last long enough to significantly damage the person’s daily life．
Fullerton College, like most colleges, has its own Veteran’s（老兵）Office．Ray Bustos has been running the office for 3 years．Bustos acts as a liaison（联络） for the school and the veteran students．He makes sure the veterans returning to school get the right benefits．There are various types of financial aid for soldiers and marines．He strongly encourages the use of the Veterans Affairs website．
The website is very informative and extremely helpful for veterans as well as for friends and relatives of veterans who want to learn more．
1.One purpose of the writer in writing the passage is ________________．
A．to introduce some methods to cure PTSD
B．to instruct PTSD patients to return to civilian life
C．to recommend a website for veterans and people concerned
D．to give military service men and women advice on civilian life
2.What problems will some returning soldiers and marines meet with?
A．How to readjust to civilian life． B．How to get rid of mental diseases
C．How to get along with PTSD patients D．How to return to school for benefits．
3.Which of the following is true about Ray Bustos?
A．He’s a veteran who has just come back from a military combat．
B．He runs Fullerton College with a veteran office．
C．He’s in charge of an office dealing with veteran affairs．
D．He provides a lot of financial aid for soldiers and marines．
4.The best title for the passage is __________．
A．PTSD: Killer of A Civilian Life． B．The Last Assignment For All Military Persons
C．How to Overcome PTS D．Ready for a Civilian Life?
