Every Wednesday，I go to Cantata Adult Life Services，a local retirement community in Brookfield，Illinois，US，with my classmates to do community service．
Our visits last about an hour，and we bring 25—30 students every time．We play board games and cards with the elderly while we’re there．
You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about“life back then”，but nothing compares to talking to the people who were actually there．Just hearing their stories has touched me in a way I never thought possible．
Whether it was talking to 98-year-old“Hurricane Hilda”about her glory days as a roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor，I was completely mesmerized by every single memory the elderly wanted to share with me．Even those who don’t have amazing memories make the experience fulfilling(充实的)．I remember visiting Mrs Robinson．She couldn’t recall much about her past，but she told me she’d never forget how kind I was just to listen to her．It made me realize that it’s the little things that make life worth living．
If there’s one thing I’ve realized in my three years of visiting Cantata，it’s that presence——just being there—means more than anything to many of them．And despite how busy our lives are，there’s always time to make someone’s day．
1.Why does the author go to Cantata Adult Life Services regularly?
A．To play board games．
B．To visit the elderly．
C．To watch movies．
D．To share stories．
2.The underlined word“mesmerized”in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to“_______”．
A．confused B．annoyed
C．encouraged D．attracted
3.What may be the most important to the elderly according to the author?
A．Staying with them．
B．The special old days．
C．Showing patience．
D．Amazing experiences．
书面表达
近来，中国游客在海外的不文明行为倍受争议。假设你是李华，一名国际旅行社的导游，就此写一篇短文在一份英文报纸上发表自己的观点。请根据下面的提示完成作文。
1、列举不文明行为： 2、指出其影响： 3、提出建议。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3、首句已给出，不计入总词数。
As a tour guide of an international travel agency，I find it so embarrassing to see many Chinese tourists behave badly abroad．
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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限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从笫11处起)不计分。
I'd like tell you something about your life in this boarding schoo1．I stay in a dormitory with three other girls，all of them are kind and nice．We get on well to others and have become good friends．Living in a boarding school make me independent．I am confidence to take care of myself，wash the clothes，and clean the rooms，which I never did when at home．The classes here are very interesting and challenged．I’m still feeling a little dissatisfied with some other thing．The living conditions are not as good as it at home and the chance to get in touch with the outside world is limited．Anyway，I’II get used to living here and hope everything will be more better soon．
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。
You may like reading novels for fun．But you need to get 1. (organize)if you are reading a novel for schoo1．Here 2.(be)a few tips．
First，pay attention to characters．What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everything 3. is about a character can help us to understand him，from his 4. (appear)to the kind of food he eats．
Besides，the order of the story and the plot are 5. (equal)important．Make sure that as you read，you make 6. quick note of what happens in each chapter．This will help you bring the things you have noticed about the character，setting，language and soon together．It’s also an enormous help for you to retell the story after you have read it．
Next，themes．They are ideas that a novel explores．7. is a must to get the hang of the theme if you want to fully appreciate the novel．Perhaps love is a major theme，or justice，or 8. (survive)．
Furthermore，novels are made up 9. language．Writers use language in a special way 10. (make)their novels work．They may use metaphors，invent symbols，or show different characters’personalities through their speech styles．
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。
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually，on holidays，Mother ________me to sleep in．And I would certainly take full advantage of it．On this particular morning，________，I felt like getting up early．
I stood by my window overlooking the________having nothing better to do．But as it turned out，I was soon to learn about something ________in life．
As I watched several people go by，get into their cars and go off，I________an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its________and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage．He ________from one car to another，washing and cleaning them．From the water on the ground，it seemed that he had already ________washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars．He must have begun to work quite early in the morning．
Several thoughts ________my mind as I watched him work．He wash’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ________ T-shirt．The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ________ would want to be seen riding on．But he seemed ________ with life．There he was，working hard at his small business，________at passers by and stopping to chat now and then ________ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby．
There was a noticeable touch of ________ in the way he seemed to be doing things ________the windscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it；scrubbing(擦净)the wheels and ________， standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a ________ to learn，I felt．At no age need one have to beg for a________ if one has good health and is willing to work hard．For a while I felt ________ of myself．Young as I am just sixteen，and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon．
1.A．allows B．forces C．causes D．forbids
2.A．otherwise B．however C．therefore D．besides
3.A．bus stop B．parking lot C．school D．market
4.A．useful B．surprising C．awful D．interesting
5.A．called B．recognized C．noticed D．assisted
6.A．handle B．back C．wheel D．seat
7.A．searched B．1eft C．wandered D．moved
8.A．stopped B．finished C．intended D．started
9.A．disturbed B．slipped C．crossed D．inspired
10.A．simple B．shiny C．attractive D．expensive
11.A．repairmen B．cyclists C．drivers D．businessmen
12.A．content B．busy C．careful D．bored
13.A．1aughing B．1ooking C．waving D．pointing
14.A．about B．for C．1ike D．with
15.A．worry B．pride C．sympathy D．respect
16.A．fixing B．cleaning C．replacing D．covering
17.A．still B．again C．yet D．soon
18.A．1esson B．subject C．skill D．fact
19.A．business B．success C．1iving D．right
20.A．ashamed B．doubtful C．fearful D．tired
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。
The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet，chat and go where we’ve never been before．But just as in face-to-face communication，there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line． 1. Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes．
For anything you’re about to send：ask yourself,“Would I say this to the person’s face?”If the answer is no，rewrite and reread． 2.
If someone in the chat room is rude to you，your instinct(本能)is to fire back in the same manner．But try not to do so． 3. If it was caused by a disagreement with another member，try to fix the situation by politely discussing it．Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room．
4. Offer advice when asked by newcomers，as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate．When someone makes a mistake，whether it’s a stupid question or all unnecessarily long answer，be kind about it．If it’s a small mistake，you may not need to say anything．Even if you feel strongly about it，think twice before saying anything．Having good mariners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else．5. At the same time，if you find you are wrong．be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended．
It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age，sex and marital status．Unless you know the person very well，and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information，don’t ask such questions．
A．The basic rule is simple：treat others in the same way you would want to be treated．
B．Everyone was new to the network once．
C．Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face．
D．It’s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.
E．When you send short messages to a person online，you must say something beautiful to hear.
F.You should either ignore the person，or use your chat software to block their messages.
G．If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake，point it out politely．
