书面表达
一家英语报社向中学生征文,主题是寻找身边的榜样。请根据下列要求完成短文。
1.身边的榜样是谁;
2.主要事迹/表现。
注意:1.词数100左右:
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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短文改错
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处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误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。
I’m more than happy to hear you.You told me you were having trouble leam Chinese and wanted some advices from me.
Firstly,why not to learn to sing Chinese songs?It’s a good way to learn Chinese and can make you feel relaxing.Secondly,you can make some Chinese friends.Although you get along well with it,they will help you to learn Chinese.Beside,it will be helpful if you watched some Chinese TV programmes and read some Chinese novels.Finally,joining a club is also the good way to learn Chinese.In this way,you will get more chances to practice Chinese.
I hope the suggestions will be useful.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tu Yoyo,84,was 1. (honor)with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Oct 5.She was the first Chinese citizen 2. win a Nobel Prize in science.Tu 3. (share)the prize with the Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan.
Tu 4.(be)a researcher at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine now.She was given the prize for developing artemisinin(青蒿素),a new drug therapy against malaria(疟疾), 5. has saved millions of lives worldwide,especially in developing countries.
Tu and her colleagues joined a government project to find a new malaria drug 6. the late 1960s.They made 380 herbal extracts from two thousand recipes from traditional Chinese medical books.In 1971,after nearly two hundred 7.(failure),Tu’s team 8. (find)found an extract that was 100%effective against the malaria parasites—artemisinin.In 2001.the World Health Organization made artemisinin 9. (it)first choice in the treatment of malaria.
“The discovery of artemisinin is a gift to mankind from traditional Chinese medicine.It’s the collective achievement of the research team. 10. (win)the prize is an honor for Chinese science and traditional Chinese medicine,”Tu said.
完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Feb.5 was a bad day for me.My doctor ________me and my parents that I had ________ cancer and that I had only a few months to live.I became so sad that I immediately ________ .
Now I am actually ________ for all that has happened to me.I realize I would have never had to reflect and rethink about the purpose of my ________ if I had never been so close to ________.
Had I not been ________ to this limit,I would not have developed a deep ________ of the beautiful gift of life and of everything around me.I also would not have thought about how I wanted to ________ the people around me in a positive way before leaving the world.
This is no ________;I don’t even think it is sad in the ________ way to be honest.I’ve been so ________in my life.I’ve lived in Paris,served the Peace Corps in Peru,fallen madly in love with the most ________ girl,have the most fantastic ________and friends anyone could ever ask for…and the ________just goes on.
I ________ believe everything happens for a reason.If terminal cancer had not ________ to me,I would not have been able to ________ my closest friends and family to appreciate the beautiful gift of life a little more and live more appreciative and ________ lives with my story.This is the purpose of my life I had been ________ all of my life.In fact,that is the reason I’ve decided to write this article and go public with my story as well.It is also the reason why I am,after all that I’ve been through in the past few months,thankful for terminal cancer.
1.A.inspected B.informed C.insulted D.interviewed,
2.A.typical B.sensible C.supreme D.terminal
3.A.cried B.burst C.barked D.numbed
4.A.cheerful B.scared C.grateful D.glad
5.A.1ife B.soul C.faith D.growth
6.A.burden B.chaos C.creed D.death
7.A.hooked B.pushed C.dragged D.marched
8.A.gratitude B.perseverance C.appreciation D.romance
9.A.seize B.affect C.flatter D.dominate
10.A.target B.tolerance C.mercy D.tragedy
11.A.slightest B.highest C.farthest D.1ongest
12.A.excited B.blessed C.interested D.declined
13.A.exotic B.courageous C.sensitive D.amazing
14.A.author B.acquaintance C.family D.citizen
15.A.deed B.1ist C.doom D.scene
16.A.strongly B.decently C.generally D.approximately
17.A.belonged B.attached C.happened D.appealed
18.A.inspire B.suggest C.command D.demand
19.A.negative B.objective C.subjective D.positive
20.A.searching for B.caring for C.accounting for D.applying for
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It’s reported that a male waiter recently poured boiling water over a female customer at a hot pot restaurant after the woman was caught complaining about the waiter’s bad service online. 1.
The female victim,surnamed Lin,reportedly got into an argument with the waiter,surnamed Zhu,when Zhu refused her repeated request for additional soup for her pot.Lin was rushed to hospital and was diagnosed with severe bums on up to 40%of her body. 2.
Many netizens criticized the waiter for being too impulsive and ignoring the possible consequences,but some also accused Lin of being too picky.Meanwhile,some came up with a question worthy of discussion:3.
Many tragedies are caused by arguments and if the victim can control his or her anger and try to reach a compmmise,the tragedies could possibly be avoided.Sometimes so-called“cowardliness”can be a form of self-protection,especially when you are faced with strangers and you know little about their personalities.
4. When they calm down afterwards,they would regret their“ridiculous”behavior and have to pay the price for the consequences·
In May,a male driver in the southwestern city of Chengdu was captured on film intercepting a woman’s car and dragging her out of her seat,throwing her on the ground,before cruelly kicking her several times on the head,simply because the woman suddenly changed lanes in front of his car.
5. Forgive others’mistakes and avoid fueling others’anger.Accordingly,you may be less likely to suffer from unexpected troubles.
A.Will the situation be out of control because of your anger?
B.Intolerance has contributed to lots of violent incidents.
C.How to keep ourselves safe when we argue with others?
D.The waiter has been arrested for further investigation and trial.
E.This incident caused an outcry among netizens and opinion leaders.
F.But it is difficult to control our anger when we have conflict with others.
G.So next time you deal with conflict,it is more advisable to control your temper and say“sorry”with a smile.
Nearing the age of 101 has not slowed down one Japanese woman.In fact,in the swimming pool—she is only getting faster.
Recently,a 100-year-old Japanese woman became the world’s first centenarian to complete a 1,500-meter freestyle swimming competition in a 25-meter poo1.
Her name is Mieko Nagaoka.Ms.Nagaoka set a world record for her age group at a recent Japan Masters Swimming Association event in the western city of Matsuyama.She swam the race in 1hour,15 minutes and 54 seconds.
By comparison,the overall female world record holder completed the same distance in just under 15 and a half minutes.But that swimmer,Katie Ledecky,is only 17 years old.And Ms.Nagao.ka was not competing against her.In fact,Ms.Nagaoka was the only competitor in the 100-104 year old category.Her race was not a race of speed but of endurance,or not giving up.
Breaking swimming records is nothing new to Ms.Nagaoka.So far she has broken 25 records.But she began competing when she was much younger—at 88.
Ms.Nagaoka sufferred a knee injury in her 80s,so she began swimming to help her body recover.Since her first international swimming competition,she hasn’t looked back,except maybe to see if her competition is catching up.
In 2002.at a masters swim meet in New Zealand,Ms.Nagaoka took the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke.In 2004,she won three silver medals at an Italian swim meet.
Masters swimming is a special class of competitive swimming to promote health and friendship among participants.Swimmers compete within age groups of five years.
Japan has a large number of people who live beyond 100 years old.Until she passed away this month,the oldest person in the world was also from Japan.Misao Okawa was born in 1 898.She said her secrets for longevity,or long life,were good genes,regular sleep,sushi and exercise.
1.The underlined word“centenarian”refers to someone who is____.
A.from Japan B.100 or older
C.an old competitor D.a new swimmer
2.Which is possibly the age category of the masters swimming competition?
A.82 to 87 years old. B.93 to 97 years old.
C.95 to 99 years old. D.106 to 110 years old.
3.It can be inferred from the passage that_____.
A.some people are born with longevity genes
B.people who like swimming live longer
C.the Japanese are interested in swimming
D.woman usually live much longer than men
4.Which can best explain the spirit of Ms.Nagaoka?
A.Not to advance is to go back.
B.After a storm comes a calm.
C.The early bird catches the worm.
D.Keep on going,never give up.