假设你是李华，是我校一位高二学生。最近你收到来自友好学校朋友Tom的邀请，请你下个周去他们学校参加文化交流活动并介绍中国的传统绘画。但是你和其他高二学生一样在忙于准备期末考试，不得不谢绝他的邀请。请根据下面的要点给Tom用英语写一封回信。
要点： 1. 谢绝Tom的邀请；
2. 说明你的理由；
3. 推荐你的同学Mary参加，并说明原因。
注意： 1．词数为100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头已为你写好（不计入你所写词数）。
Dear Tom,
Thank you very much for your invitation.
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Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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1.后半夜来了一场暴风雨，大雨倾盆而下。我们躲进了自己搭起来的避雨棚，让木筏顺流而下。
There was a big storm after midnight and the rain _____ ______. We stayed inside the _____ we had built and let the _____ sail down the river.
2.作家的生活经历常常和他们所创造的角色的生活经历相似。马克吐温也不例外。
Often the lives of writers_______ the lives of the characters they ______. Mark Twain is _____ _______.
3.欧洲是狂欢节的发源地，在那里，狂欢节过后会有40天不食肉的日子。这期间，人们准备迎接基督教的节日——复活节。
In Europe, ______ it began, _______ was followed by forty days without meat, as people ______ ______ the Christian festival of Easter.
4.那时，他们把自己的脸涂成白色，模仿并取笑他们的主人。
They ______ their faces white, imitating their masters and _____ ______ _____ them.
5.但就是这种失败感，使他决心在新的生活中取得成功。
But it was this _____ _______ ______ that made him determined to ______in his new life.
Recent studies show that many young people in the United States never finish high school．Some researchers say about fifteen to twenty percent of public school students do not complete their education．But many other experts and policymakers believe that for the past twenty years，the dropout rate has been around thirty percent．For Latino and black students，the numbers are even higher．Researchers say almost half of them leave schoo1．At the same time，almost half the states let students leave school before the age of eighteen without letting their parents know．
Finding a good job without a high school education is _________．A recent study found that almost half of all dropouts aged sixteen to twenty—four did not have a job．The lack of high school education can also lead to other problems．An estimated two—thirds of prisoners in the United States dropped out of high schoo1．
The main reason why many students drop out of school is that they are failing．Many are bored with their classes or feel disconnected from their school and teachers．Some students feel that educators place low expectations on them．
There have been efforts to increase graduation rates through education reforms during the past twenty years．Some communities are working on dropout prevention programs．These include alternative (其他的) high schools to meet special needs．In addition，experts suggest “early warning systems’’ to help identify young school children at the risk of dropping out of high schoo1．They say schools should also keep regular contact with parents，especially if their children are missing school often．
1.What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words．)
2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Many students feel tired of their classes or don’t feel connected with their school and teachers．
3.Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)
4.What do you think is the most important reason for the high dropout rate in the high school?(Please answer within 30 words．)
5.Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．
No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire .But reports suggest that it is more than one hundred .
A wall of flames fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria . Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes . People are rushing excitedly into the streets . The police have warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so .
The cause of the fire is unknown . No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months , and the hot , north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour .
The firefighters are travelling to the fire by road , rail and air . But it is not easy to get there . Flames and fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines . The thick smoke often prevents them from finding the air strips (飞机跑道).
It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War .
1.By the time the article was written , the fire .
A．had just broken out B．had been put out
C．was spreading violently D．was coming to an end
2.The writer wrote this article mainly to tell people .
A．the fire was terrible and dangerous
B．it was impossible to put out the fire
C．more than one hundred people died of the fire
D．to join in the fight against the fire
3.In the 4th paragraph , the writer suggested that .
A．the fire would soon be controlled by the firefighters
B．it would be very difficult to put out the fire
C．the government was paying great attention to the fire
D．the fire had caused great losses and the airport was in ganger
4.The underlined word “ accurate” in the first sentence has the same meaning as .
A．recent B．whole C．rough D．exact
A car drew up outside the Swan Hotel and a young man got out．Pausing only for a moment to see that he had come to the right place，he went into the hotel and rang the bell on the counter of the bar．
Mrs．Crump，the landlady，who was busy in the kitchen at the time，hurried out，wiping her hands．The young man raised his hat．
“Excuse me，”he said．“I’m looking for my uncle，Mr．White．I believe he is staying here．”
“He was staying here．”Mrs．Crump corrected him．“But I’m afraid that he went back to London yesterday．”
“Oh，dear，”said the young man，looking disappointed．“I understood that he was going to stay here until the end of the month．At least that is what his servant told me when I rang up his house．”
“Quite right，”said Mrs，Cramp．“He planned to stay here the whole of July，as he always does． But yesterday he got a telegram to say that his relative was ill．So he caught the train back to London immediately．”
“I wish he had let me know, ”The young man said．“I wrote him a letter saying that I was coming．I’ve had all this trouble for nothing．Well，since he isn’t here，there’s no point in waiting．”
He thanked Mrs．Grump and went out．Mrs．Grump went to the window and watched him drive off．When his car was out of sight，she called out：“You can come out now, Mr．White. He’s gone．”
Mr．White came out of the kitchen，where he had been waiting．
“Many thanks，Mrs．Grump，”he said，laughing，“you did that very well．These nephews of mine never gave me any peace．That young man is the worst of them all．As you see，when he needs money, he even follows me into the country．Well，perhaps next time he won’t warn me by writing a letter!”
1.This story is about a man ．
A．who was very much loved by his nephews
B．whose nephew went to visit him at the hotel
C．who was not willing to meet his nephew
D．whose nephew is always asking him for help
2.When his nephew came to the hotel，Mr．White ．
A．took the train back to London
B．left to visit a sick relative
C．went to pick up a telegram
D．hid himself in the kitchen
3.Mr. White didn’t like his nephews because ．
A．they always follow him around
B．they frequently disturb their relatives
C．they won’t write to him often
D．they usually visit him in hotels
China news, Beijing, Feb. 9 – Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.
Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.
The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?
At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.
1.What is the average housing price per square meter in China?
A. 8000 yuan B. 10000 yuan
C. 7000 yuan D. It’s not mentioned here
2.Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China
is even higher than in the United States?
A. Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality,
environment and supporting facilities.
B. American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese
people.
C. The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property
developers do when they sell their houses.
D. There are more people who need houses in China.
3.What is the main idea of this passage?
A The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something useful to
prevent it.
B. There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market
C. The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States
D. Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.
4.How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing
prices?
A. Four B. Three C. Five D. Two
