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假定你是李华，自制一些中国结（Chinese knot）。给开网店的美国朋友Tom写封信，请他代卖，要点包括：
1．外观（尺寸、颜色、材料）
2．象征意义
3．价格
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好。
Dear Tom，
How are you doing? ________________________________________________________
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Li Hua
短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
In my family, there are three people．My father is
hardworking but goes to work in the field every day． 1．_______
He isn’t good at talk but he gets on well with other 2．_______
people．My mother is very much kind and is 3．_______
friendly to everybody．So when I have the problem 4．_______
I will turn to her for help．My friends say I am clever． 5．_______
When the teacher asks us very difficulty questions, 6．_______
I’ll think quickly and stand to answer．At home my 7．_______
father often thinks I’m silly．He said if I decide 8．_______
to do something, it takes him much times to stop me． 9．_______
This is how I need to improve in the future． 10．_______
The oldest and most common source(来源) of renewable energy known to man, biomass is one of the most important forms of energy production in the United States and elsewhere．Since such a wide variety of biomass materials is everywhere—from trees and grasses to agricultural and city-life wastes—biomass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world．
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists(UCS), biomass is a kind of renewable energy source that produces no carbon dioxide(二氧化碳), because the energy it contains comes from the sun．When plant matter is burned, it gives off the sun’s energy．In this way, biomass serves as a sort of natural battery(电池) for storing the sun’s energy．As long as biomass is produced continuously —with only as much grown as is used—the “battery” lasts forever．
According to the Energy Information Administration, biomass has been one of the leading renewable energy sources in the United States for several years running through 2007, making up between 0．5 and 0．9 percent of the nation’s total electricity supply．In 2008—although the numbers aren’t all in yet—wind power probably took over first place because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country．
Producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carbon dioxide each year．Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials．Such practice may save homeowner’s money, but it also produces a lot of pollution．So, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it．
1.Why is biomass considered as “a sort of natural battery”?
A．It burns merely plant matter．
B．It keeps producing electricity．
C．It stores the energy from the sun．
D．It produces zero carbon dioxide．
2.We learn from the text that in 2008 ______．
A．wind power would be the leader of renewable energy．
B．there was a rapid growth of electricity production
C．biomass might become the main energy source
D．0．5~0．9 of power supply came from biomass
3.Why does the author encourage power plants to use biomass?
A．To prevent the waste of energy．
B．To increase production safety．
C．To reduce pollution．
D．To save money．
4.Where does the text probably come from?
A．A research plan．
B．A science magazine
C．A book review．
D．A business report．
Low-Cost Gifts for Mother’s Day Gift No．1
Offer to be your mother's health friend．Promise to be there for any and all doctor’s visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up．Most mothers always say “no need", but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor’s visit．The best part? This one is free．
Gift No．2
Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information．Put them all in one place．Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them．“Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother’s life,” Dr．Marie Savard said．
Gift No．3
Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions．“Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep,” Savard said．“We know that good sleep is very important to our health．”
Gift No．4
Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother’s Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构)．Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things—many of which are “green” —and then choose a meaningful charity from a list．When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity．
1.What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?
A．Take notes．
B．Be with her．
C．Buy medicine．
D．Give her gifts．
2.What can be a gift of organization for your mother?
A．Keeping her medical information together．
B．Buying all gifts for her from one company．
C．Making a list of her medical check-ups．
D．Storing her medicines in a safe place．
3.Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?
A．In Gift No.1．
B．In Gift No.2．
C．In Gift No.3．
D．In Gift No.4．
4.Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to _______．
A．enjoy good sleep
B．be well-organized
C．get extra support
D．give others help
Given that many people's moods (情结) are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugstore of Chinese medicine．Looking like a setting from the film Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Singapore's Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties of chocolates．Its founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents’ corner store with one hand almost always in the jar of sweets．
If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, that's because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levi's and Sony．That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored (味道) chocolates．
The CRF’s produce is "green", made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popular．The Exotic Series—with Sichuan pepper, red bean (豆) , cheese and other flavors—also does well and is fun to taste．And for chocolate snobs, who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo, Cuba, Venezuela, and Ghana, among others．
1.What is good about chocolate?
A．It serves as a suitable gift．
B．It works as an effective medicine．
C．It helps improve the state of mind．
D．It strengthens business relations．
2.Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF?
A．He knows the importance of research．
B．He learns from shops of similar types．
C．He has the support of many big names．
D．He has a lot of marketing experience．
3.Which line of the CRF produce sells best?
A．The Connoisseur Series．
B．The Exotic Series．
C．The Alcohol Series．
D．The Sichuan Series．
4.The words "chocolate snobs" in Paragraph 3 probably refer to people who _______．
A．are particular about chocolate
B．know little about cocoa beans
C．look down upon others
D．like to try new flavors
In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh．The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War．
It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras (交响乐团)．It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly．
At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival．Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years．
Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh．
Today the “Fringe”, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts．And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big．
A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself．In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries．More than 1．25 million tickets were sold．
1.What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?
A．To bring Europe together again．
B．To honor heroes of World WarⅡ．
C．To introduce young theatre groups．
D．To attract great artists from Europe．
2.Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?
A．They owned a public house there．
B．They came to take up a challenge．
C．They thought they were also famous．
D．They wanted to take part in the festival．
3.Who joined the "Fringe" after it appeared?
A．Popular writers
B．University students．
C．Artists from around the world．
D．Performers of music and dance．
4.We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival______．
A．has become a non-official event
B．has gone beyond an art festival
C．gives shows all year round
D．keeps growing rapidly
