Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to _______ a life _______.
A. get… up B. take… off C. bring… up D. turn… around
Besides proper diet, exercise is one of the key ___________of a healthy lifestyle.
A. components B. categories C. ranges D. processes
—The two people speak different languages and can not communicate with each other well.
—Oh，I see. That’s ________ misunderstanding occurs.
A．when B．what C．which D．why
________ the Hong Kong singer’s current popularity, she was largely unknown in the Chinese mainland before the talent show.
A. With B. Despite C. Besides D. Beyond
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
As we all know, the “(passenger) transport during the Spring Festival period” has been a hot phrase all through the China land.
The volume of passenger traffic(客运量) reaches its climax before and after the Spring Festival. Especially, the number of those who decide to go back to their hometown by train is increasing rapidly, so it promotes the short of the tickets of passenger train. Luckily, the Ministry of Railways(铁道部) has come up with solutions. For instance, it arranges extra trains during the peak time for passenger transport as well as opens 24-hour ticket sales windows for passengers in order to ease the traffic pressure. Moreover, it helps to deliver train tickets to the doorsteps, providing convenience for passengers.
One thing that has to be mentioned this year is about start of selling tickets on-line this year. For one thing, it to some degree shortens the time of purchasing tickets. However, most of the passengers are migrant workers returning home for Spring Festival. They are not familiar with the process of buying tickets and as a result cannot buy the tickets on time. What is worse, many computers selling tickets broke down under too much pressure of operation. Therefore, many people blame such a method in that it doesn’t suit nowadays’ situation.
[写作内容]
以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
以约120个词对“春运”进一步叙写，内容包括：
自己亲身经历或者听闻的一次火车春运的状况；
“网上售票”引起人们不满的原因；
给铁道部或者农民工提出解决“网上购票”问题的合理化建议。
[写作要求]
作文中可以使用亲身经历或者虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语句连贯。
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填上一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题纸上。
Imagine living in a country torn by war. Or maybe you live in a place where there are few jobs and little chance to earn a living. Your family decides to move — not to ano
ther town, but to another country. You and your family have become immigrants. People are called immigrants when they move to a foreign country to make their homes.
People become immigrants for many reasons. The most common one is economic opportunities. Most immigrants are attracted to other countries by the promise of jobs, farmland, or business opportunities.
Other people become immigrants in order to get away from mistreatment or natural disasters. They are refugees. Some refugees move to avoid wars and political unrest. Others are seeking freedom to express their religious views. Still others are uprooted by disasters, such as terrible flooding or drought.
Some people have become immigrants against their will. Captured in Africa, shipped to foreign lands and forced to work as slaves, many early African immigrants to North and South America came in chains.
Except for Native Americans, all people came to the United States from someplace else. For nearly 500 years, immigrants have landed on America’s shores seeking a better life. Throughout American history, immigrants often worked low-paying, dangerous jobs that other people refused to do.
Immigrants from around the world helped shape American life. Many immigrants absorbed the customs and language common to most Americans. They also brought their own traditions, including music and foods. Over time, many of these traditions have become part of American life.
The first European immigrants to America hoped to colonize new lands. By the mid-1500s, Spaniards had ventured into Florida, California, and the American Southwest. French immigrants arrived in the early 1600s and built their first colony in Canada. The English also arrived in the early 1600s. They established 13 colonies along America’s Atlantic Coast.
In the 1700s, England became the major power in colonial North America. But many European immigrants came to live in the English colonies. They included people from Sweden, Holland, Germany, Scotland, and Ireland.
Immigrants still come to the United States seeking freedom and economic opportunities. Most new immigrants no longer come from Europe. They come mainly from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Asia.
Today, the U.S. government limits the number of immigrants into the country each year. People who sneak illegally into the United States are called illegal immigrants, who, if caught, would be sent back to their home countries.
Key Points | Detailed Information |
1. | Immigrants are those who move to a foreign country to make their homes. |
Reasons | Most people come for 2. opportunities, such as good jobs, farmlands, or business opportunities. Some move to the US to 3. away from wars or disasters. Some people immigrate to4. for religious freedom. Some people have become immigrants 5. , like many early African immigrants. |
History | French immigrants 6. Canada in the early 1600s and built their first colony there. The English also came to the early 1600s and 7. thirteen colonies along America’s Atlantic Coast. In the 1700s, European immigrants came to live in the English colonies, people from Sweden, Holland and etc. are 8. . |
Today | 9. from the past, the origins of most new immigrants are mainly Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Asia, instead of Europe. The US government erects dams to 10. the number of immigrants into the country each year in check. Illegal immigrants, if caught, would be sent back to their home countries. |
