书面表达
假如你是希望中学的学生李华，你校的外籍教师Mr. Green准备进行一次关于西方文化的主题讲座，他发电子邮件向你询问你最喜欢的话题。请你用英语写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 推荐你最喜欢的两个话题；
2. 简要说明推荐理由；
3. 表达对讲座的期待。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数
Dear Mr. Green,
I am very happy to hear that you will give a lecture on western culture.
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How can a person recover from emotional problems? A popular opinion suggests that he watches humorous films. And a recent study proves this to be wrong. The study also shows that watching at sad films can make getting over a negative mood a easier job. Emotional experiences is important to people’s well-being. People are less likely to share their feelings with these who have had similar experiences. Similar, people prefer movies that reflect their mood. That’s the reason a sad film can contribute to comfort a sad person more than a pleasant one.
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。
Autumn came again，and with it ___1.____ (come)trouble and sorrow, A strange disease had broken out among the sealers．Betty Sparrow, who was Abraham Lincoln’s mother’s aunt，and her husband were the first to ___2.__ (attack)by this terrible sickness．The narrow camp which was their home was a cheerless place even at___3.___best，and the disease did its work___4.___ (quick)．
And then Abraham Lincoln’s mother was stricken down．Suffering from damp and cold in the camp had robbed her of her __5.__(strong)and made her easily ____6.__ (catch) the disease.
One morning，when the grey daylight was struggling __7.___ the gaps of the unfinished cabin，she reached out her arms and drew little Abraham before her, “My boy, you are going __8.___ live as I have taught you．” Then the end came．
___9.__ only ten years old，Lincoln was no longer a child. He was __10.___ (determine) to be a man of the type his mother would praise and admire. Long afterward，when he had won honor and had a sure place among the great men of the world，he said，"All that I am，and all that I hope to be，I owe to my angle mother．"
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School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of ________ to get home. Sitting at the front makes you ________ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of ________ .
I try to mind my manners and ________ listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, ________ , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in ________ . 1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from ________ the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes ________ as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can ________ losing him.”
I couldn’t respond. 1 was ________ My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great ________ my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, ________ still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through ________ .
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a ________ world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very ________. I realized I had only thought of people as ________ as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and ________ as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in ________ else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self—centred. Everyone ________ a place to go to, people to see and appointments to ________ . Understanding people is an art.
1.A. determinationB. decisionC. attemptD. anxiety
2.A. makeB. thinkC. standD. find
3.A. topicB. conversationC. discussionD. message
4.A. devotedlyB. carelesslyC. sincerelyD. politely
5.A. thereforeB. thusC. otherwiseD. however
6.A. commonB. silenceC. particularD. surprise
7.A. avoidingB. clearingC. keepingD. fighting
8.A. loweredB. closedC. widenedD. opened
9.A. mindB. regretC. bearD. miss
10.A. angryB. shockedC. curiousD. interested
11.A. painB. pityC. disappointmentD. mercy
12.A. yetB. andC. orD. but
13.A. thisB. themC. thatD. one
14.A. darkB. narrowC. wholeD. bright
15.A. confusedB. selfishC. worriedD. sad
16.A. longB. muchC. wellD. far
17.A. regard herB. Helped her outC. Brushed her offD. take her
18.A. someoneB. anyoneC. no oneD. everyone
19.A. hasB. takesC. findsD. needs
20.A. stayB. remainC. keepD. put
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
Cultural shock isn’t a clinic term or medical condition. It’s simply a common way to describe the confusing and nervous feelings a person may have after leaving a familiar culture to live in a new and different culture. __1.___ That can be exciting, but it can also be overwhelming(不可抗拒)
Everyone feels the pressure to fit in at one time or another--- whether they’ve lived in the area for days or years. __2.___ All of your experiences before you came to your new home are part of you, and what makes you special.
Here are a few tips for making sure your new culture doesn’t overpower the old.
Educate people about your culture. Just because you’re the one entering the new culture doesn’t mean you should be the one doing all the learning. Take the opportunity to teach classmates and new friends about your culture; they may know little about it. ____3.____ Invite them over for traditional dishes from your culture.
Find a support group. You probably left behind good friends and family when you moved, too. You can share experiences.
Keep in touch with home. You probably left behind good friends and family when you moved. If it’s going to be a long time until your next visit, keep in touch. You’ve not only left behind people, but also other things--- like your favorite spot to hang out. __4.___
Remember, the key to getting over your culture shock is understanding the new culture and finding a way to live comfortably within it while keeping true to the parts of your culture you value.
__5.____ Try not to force yourself to change too fast or to change too many things all at once. You will have your own pace of adjusting.
A. It’s important to be yourself.
B. Keep pictures around to remind you of home.
C. But the good news is that culture shock is temporary.
D. It will also help them to learn more about you in the process.
E. When you move to a new place, you’re bound to face a lot of changes.
F. As long as you find a good combination between old and new, you’ll be fine.
G. But don’t feel like you need change everything about yourself so you can stand out less.
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are free, but without tutoring, and are open to anyone, anywhere in the world. The courses are flexible – normally three to five hours of study a week – done at any time, short (5 to 10 weeks) and video-rich. They are also heavily dependent on crowd sourcing: you can discuss a course with fellow students through online forums, discussion boards and peer review. Students don't have to finish the courses, pass assessments or do assignments, but, if they do, they get a certification of participation.
The Open University launched FutureLearn, the UK's answer to US platforms such as Coursera, EdX and Udacity, which have been offering MOOCs from top US universities for the past two years. The response has been incredible, with more than three million people registering worldwide. Meanwhile, in 2012, Edinburgh University became the first non-US institution to join Coursera's partnership, comprising 13 universities. “We already run 50 online master's degrees, so this was a logical expansion,” says Professor Jeff Haywood, Edinburgh's vice-principal. “It's an investment in teaching methods research. How am I going to teach introductory philosophy to 100,000 people? That's what I call educational R&D.” He adds “If you look ahead 10 years, you'd expect all students graduating to have taken some online courses, so you've got to research that. Our MOOCs are no more in competition with our degrees than a lifelong learning course because they don't carry credits.”
Cooperation is key, Haywood stresses. It is far better to offer 20-30 courses in your own areas of expertise (专门技能) and let other institutions do likewise. Professor Mike Sharples, FutureLearn's academic lead, goes further: “We've tied the elements available before into a package of courses offered by leading universities worldwide on a new software platform, with a new way of promoting it and also a new social-learning teaching method. You won't just receive an exam, but be able to discuss and mark each other's assignments.”
Bath University, one of more than 20 universities working with FutureLearn, launches its first course, Inside Cancer, next January, and regards MOOCs as a way of breaking down age barriers. "There's no reason why someone doing GCSEs should not look at our MOOCs and get quite a way through them, or someone at PhD level and beyond," says Professor Bernie Morley, expert for learning and teaching.
1.MOOCs have these features EXCEPT that ___________.
A. MOOCs have a platform for learners to share their learning experience
B. MOOCs provide teachers’ instructions if you have some difficulty
C. MOOCs can be adjusted according to people’s learning pace
D. MOOCs are free of charge for anyone
2.The response to Future Learn has been thought to be unbelievable mainly because ___________.
A. all the courses on the platform are available to anyone in the world
B. the number of people registering in the platform is beyond expectation
C. Edinburgh University became the first non-US institution to join it
D. students can get a certification of participation without passing assessments
3.What can be inferred from Professor Bernie Morley in the last paragraph?
A. MOOCs are not so competitive as lifelong learning courses due to the problems of credits.
B. Inside Cancer will be the most popular course for someone doing GCSEs.
C. People at PhD level have already known everything about MOOCs.
D. People with various learning levels will probably show interest in MOOCs.
4.The passage mainly deals with ___________.
A. the advantages of online teaching methods
B. the various opinions on FutureLearn
C. the appearance of a new learning platform
D. the popularity of no-credit courses
