Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.
Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive.
After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures
Larry’s first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands. There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for free. Larry did not even know what the time was, how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.
Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age. He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, she looked like she was much braver than Larry had been then. This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.
1.In what way was this expedition different for Larry?
A. His daughter had grown up.
B. He had become a famous diver.
C. His father would dive with him.
D. His daughter would dive with him.
2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?
A. Larry had some privileges.
B. Larry liked the rented diving suits.
C. Divers had to buy diving equipment.
D. Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive.
3.Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?
A.To protect himself from danger.
B.To dive into the deep water.
C.To admire the underwater view.
D.To take photos more conveniently.
4.What did Larry expect his daughter to do?
A.Become a successful diver.
B.Make a good diving guide.
C.Take a lot of photos underwater.
D.Have longer hours of training.
书面表达
假如你是李华,你的朋友Peter来信谈到他渴望和别人交流,渴望得到别人或给予别人帮助,但他感到交友困难。请你给他写一封信,提出你的建议。要点如下:
1、和别人交流是一个好的想法,每个人都有和别人交流的愿望;
2、你应该主动找别人沟通;
3、当别人遇到困难时,你要提供力所能及的帮助;
4、友谊需要长期的培养。
注意1.词数120左右。
2. 信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总字数。
Dear Peter,
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Yours ever,
Li Hua
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处语言错误,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,并在该词下面写出改正后的词。
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。
Did you enjoy yourself yesterday? I suppose you do. But I’d like to tell you what a bad day I had yesterday. Nothing just went wrong. On the morning, my alarm clock didn’t ring, since I woke up an hour late. I was in such a hurry that I burnt my hand when I was cooking breakfast. Then I ran out the house to catch a 8:30 bus. This is the bus I usually take. But you may laugh, I missed it of course. I am very unhappy, and scared as well as because my teacher hates the students’ coming late to school. So I ran three miles to school only discover that nobody was there. The school was quietly and peaceful. Our classroom was locked. I realized that moment: It was Sunday.
短语填空
1.So it will be very difficult for us __________ ( 领先 ) in this competition .
2.We _______( 呼吁) South Africans not to do this many times , but it doesn’t work .
3.________ ( 把目光从…移开)the screen about every 20 minutes and stare at a distant object for several seconds to relax your eyes .
4.Exchange opinions with your parents frequently so you can ____(和… 关系好) each other .
5.They ____________ ( 对…感到羞耻) their treatment of the black in the 19th century .
单词拼写
1.What a ________( 巧合)! I wasn’t expecting to see you here .
2.He often reuses old ________( 信封 ).
3.Tokyo and New York are major ________ (金融的)centres .
4.I even ________( 犹豫 )for a moment about taking the job that day .
5.She is always polite and ________ (考虑周到的) towards her employees .
语法填空,阅读下面材料,在空白处填入合适的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. we all know, life is full of dreams and having a good dream is of great importance in our daily life. 2. a good dream, people can’t make progress and countries can’t develop. And I hold the strong belief 3. everyone, whether he is old or young, poor or rich, junior or senior, does have a good dream! After all, dreaming is certainly a positive part of our life, and 4. (wish) for good things, however, costs nothing!
What’s more, it is important to fly our dreams, especially for those 5. are senior high school students. It is high time for them to fly their dreams. If they can’t let out dreams fly, the dream would just be 6. dream, not reality!
Therefore, 7. is no wonder that so many people have a dream since their childhood. With a nice dream, China succeeded in hosting the 29th Olympic Games in 2008; with a nice dream, Hong Kong 8. (return) to the motherland peacefully in 1997; with a nice dream, Yuan Long Ping rids the world of hunger; with a nice dream, Michael Jordon becomes the most popular basketball star; with a nice dream I can stand on this stage to compete in the final English speech contest. And with an aim of achieving success, I must do the best!
So my good friends, if you want to realize your dream, please do not be afraid in face of difficulties or give up in face of failure 9. lose your dream in face of pains. You must keep going forward 10. (brave)! Just fly your dream highly above the sky!