Dear Ms. Wang,
I am writing to inform you of some arrangements about my composition course and Latin course next year.
I’ve decided to re-establish the 5-paragraph essay as the goal for the composition course. I interviewed some of my former students and they all agreed that being able to write critically and continuouslywas important to them.
So next academic year, Term 1 will be like always: sentences to paragraphing. And Term 2 will work toward the 5-paragraph essay. The final 3 weeks of Term 2 will be reserved tointroduce writing for TOEFL and CEE. By that time, if the students have done their job correctly, then they should be able to write quite well.
As for the Latin course, I will post notices around campus next week so that the students will understand what’s on offer before I actually introduce the course. A number of students already emailed me about the course.
I am sure you don’t understand what a big deal our opening this program at our school is. People around the world are interested in what we plan to do. There are many rewards available to the students who succeed in the course. Please share what I have said with the administration. I want them to understand the importance of this course. The reason I have contacted these colleagues (actually Oxford contacted me) isthatI have confidence in our students and in myself. I know that when those professors meet our students and hear them speaking and reading Latin, they are going to be amazed. It will open all sorts of doors for students that they never even thought of knocking on.
Well, that’s it for now. I’ll see you soon.
Yours,
Edward Johnson
1.According to the letter, what will Edward teach about writing in Term 1?
A. Critical thinking.
B. 5-paragraph essay.
C. Sentences to paragraphing.
D. Writing for TOEFL and CEE.
2.We can learn from the letter that Edward’s Latin course______.
A. has aroused students’ interest
B. enjoys a nationwide reputation
C. has won a number of awards
D. benefitsanyone who takes it
3.Why does Edward write this letter?
A. To seek assistance from the administration.
B. To inform the school of his course plans.
C. To show his achievements in Latin.
D. To apply for the teaching position.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a teenager, I was pretty lazy when it came to doing thingsfor my family. I worked hard at school, and sometimeslooked after my younger sister. Still, I found myself regularly resisting the urge to ______ out at home with even the simplest things.
Every Wednesday afternoon, for example, my mother ______ me to another town for a piano lesson. During my two-hour lesson, she’d rush to the nearby store and buy a week’s worth of ______. Given the fact that my mom had driven me twelve miles there, twelve miles back, ______ for my lesson, and bought me a candy bar, you’d think I’d be very ______ to help her bring the groceries into the house. ______ I wasn’t. I generally just brought in an armload and left the ______ for Mom as I ran to my room, shut the door, and started studying.
Don’t get me wrong: even back in my room, I felt ______ about not helping my mother more. Deep inside, I wanted to change my ______ . But I also realized that once I did change, there’d be no going back. ______ I took on more responsibility, my parents would start______ more of me. At age fifteen, I sensed that this one small change would ______ something much bigger: my personal change from a cared-for, spoiled (被宠坏的) childto a more ______ , caring and giving young man.
I’ll never forget the Wednesday when I made a(n) ______to jump in and see what happened. Returning home from the ______ , I disappeared into my room, as usual. But once inside, I felt that deep and burning ______. Throwing my school books on the bed, I suddenly opened my door and ______ back to the garage to help my mother. How happy I felt that day!
Surely, over time, I continued to help out with more housework. The neat thing was, the more I helped out, the ______ I felt about myself and my place in my family. As Mom and Dad realized they could ______ on me more, our trips became far less stressful, too. In short, it was a win-win situation for everyone.
Sometimes the little things we put off doing the longest ______ out to be the simplest things to complete. And feeling happy beats feeling guilty any day.
1.A. help B. cry C. start D. work
2.A.sent B. drove C. walked D. guided
3.A. fruitsB. flowers C. groceriesD. vegetables
4.A. paidB.fought C. applied D. planned
5.A. nervous B. gratefulC. confident D. unwilling
6.A. So B. And C. Thus D. But
7.A. one B. other C. next D. rest
8.A. excited B. curiousC. guiltyD. doubtful
9.A. wayB. world C. career D. shape
10.A. Since B. Though C. UnlessD. Once
11.A. warning B. remindingC. expectingD. informing
12.A. tell B. mark C. express D. describe
13.A. energeticB. ambitiousC. outgoing D. responsible
14.A. excuse B. decision C. statementD. appointment
15.A.duty B.store C. lesson D. holiday
16. A. anger B. shame C. delight D. pleasure
17.A. called B. looked C. headed D. handed
18.A. betterB. smarter C. warmer D. stronger
19.A. live B. press C. focus D. count
20.A. turn B. make C. point D. Bring
Experts advised that parents ______ children from doing homework by using electronic equipment too much.
A. discouraged B. discourage
C. would discourage D. have discouraged
The joy of living comes from ______ we put into living.
A. what B. that C. where D. How
—Peter, you delivered a wonderful speech today.
—Thanks, but I think I ______ more attention to my stage manners during that time.
A. must pay B. should pay
C. must have paid D. should have paid
______ smiling and one day life will get tired of upsetting you.
A. To keep B. Keeping C. Keep D. Having kept
