Dear fellow students,
May I have your attention, please? Now I’d like to make a speech here. As we know, waste ___1.___ (become) common scenes on campus. Some pour the remains of a meal when there is still much ___2.___(leave); ___3.___ simply walk away after washing hands, leaving the water ___4.___ (run); students leave the classroom every day ___5.___ noticing whether fans are switched off. Has thrift(节俭),one of the most national tradition ___6.___ developed from our long history gone? ___7.___ so, find it back!
We don’t have to take great pains to control waste, but action and a grateful heart are needed; thank the water that runs through our fingers, and save it for poor Arabian or African countries struggling in water ___8.___ (short); thank the light we enjoy because in poor areas, children share a dim(昏暗的) lamp ___9.___ (read); thank all the paper we are able to use, for trees are cut down to satisfy ___10.___ needs; thank everything nature can offer and everything we can own.
Live and act, so the tradition of thrift will never fade.
I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents ______ the necessities of life but they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he would say, “ If you want them, make the money and buy them yourself.” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t ______ them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.
When I ______ from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S.C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily ______. These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully ______ discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t ______ whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the ______ of the company.
I went on to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academic and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I ______ most was the consulting(咨询) meetings I ______ with the family members of the men and women in my ______, trying to help them deal with the long periods of ______. These proved popular and word of them spread. Before long I was being asked to give encouraging ______ to business groups, educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real ______, and my life is still guided by the ______ lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to ______ it.
1.A. provided B. got C. made D. bought
2.A. pay B. find C. produce D. afford
3.A. came B. returned C. escaped D. graduated
4.A. drills B. tasks C. exercises D. reports
5.A. included B. asked C. required D. met
6.A. matter B. mean C. exist D. work
7.A. good B. staff C. rest D. right
8.A. took B. hated C. enjoyed D. did
9.A. ended B. began C. continued D. held
10.A. charge B. situation C. position D. choice
11.A. lessons B. meetings C. training D. separation
12.A. gifts B. descriptions C. speeches D. performances
13.A. vacation B. place C. job D. travel
14.A. important B. bitter C. normal D. difficult
15.A. gain B. achieve C. show D. match
假如你是李华,最近你在浏览一个新西兰中学网站时,看到一位名叫Tom的中学生的留言,他计划在暑假期间到中国的北京旅游,希望能有一名中国留学生做他的导游。你对此很感兴趣,请根据以下要点提示写一封e-mail给他,介绍你的相关情况。
主要内容包括 :
1.希望做他的导游; 2.打算如何给他做导游; 3.期盼他的回复。
注意:
1. 词数100左右; 2. 可适当增加情节,以使行文连贯;3. 信的开头已为你写好。
Dear Tom,
Recently, while browsing a senior high school website of New Zealand, I saw the message you posted on it.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
One day I pushed my cousin Li Dong in wheelchair on an especial narrow sidewalk. We struggled along with one wheel on the sidewalk or the other on the road. Suddenly, a man riding his motorcycle past us rapidly, missing Li Dong by several inch. Immediately, he turned round, stopped his motorcycle and came over. We were worried she would blame us for have stood in his way. To our surprise, he said nothing at all and helped out push the wheelchair until we reached a slightly wider sidewalk. Then he left after we could say thanks to him. We were leaving ashamed of what we thought.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Do you like travelling? Staying 1. (health) while 2. (travel) can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one. 3. you are travelling abroad, here are the tips you need to make your trip much 4. (easy)
Make sure you have got signed passport(护照) and visas. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help a lot if your passport 5. (steal). Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other 6. you in a separate place from your passport.
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to 7. you are travelling.
Leave a copy of your itinerary(旅行日程) with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much money or 8. (necessary) credit cards. If we make enough 9. (prepare), we will succeed. Have 10. good time!
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I hear a lot of people talking about New Year’s resolutions(新年计划). Some say, “I can’t keep them and I never make resolutions.” Perhaps the real is that we have trouble changing. We get in our way of life and even if things aren’t good, they are familiar.
As the years go by, our resolutions seem to lose some . In spite of the fact that my own eagerness seems to , I still like the idea of making resolutions. It is the of not giving up that is important.
I think of the year like a carpet of new fallen snow that has not yet been by footprints or marks of any kind. It before us so perfect and beautiful, but it won’t remain that way for long. we know it, we must get out in the snow and make our own marks and tracks. Soon, we will see all kinds of and paths in the snow. We will see everything from , icy mud to the prints of snow angels made by children at play.
It’s all part of our . As we close out the old year, a new set of months lies ahead of us and we think, “Maybe, just maybe I can do .” Perhaps, this time, we can lose those pounds, a bad habit, improve our behavior, build a better relationship. Even though there are situations in our lives that can get us , we can look forward to beginning again and doing what we can do to our lives according to how we are able.
As the New Year comes around, what kind of marks will you make in the ?
1.A. plan B. idea C. puzzle D. problem
2.A. comfortable B. curious C. serious D. painful
3.A. at most B. at last C. at least D. at first
4.A. faith B. enthusiasm C. sense D. confidence
5.A. increase B. exist C. decline D. disappear
6.A. spirit B. rule C. challenge D. decision
7.A. behind B. between C. around D. ahead
8.A. discovered B. noticed C. damaged D. cleared
9.A. stands B. lies C. comes D. occurs
10.A. Although B. Before C. Until D. If
11.A. prints B. stones C. plants D. pictures
12.A. tidy B. soft C. dry D. dirty
13.A. quality B. attitude C. belief D. wisdom
14.A. better B. worse C. easier D. harder
15.A. exact B. final C. extra D. former
16.A. pick out B. call off C. cut down D. give up
17.A. and B. or C. so D. for
18.A. over B. across C. down D. away
19.A. save B. experience C. start D. improve
20.A. snow B. mud C. carpet D. ice