Sally Donovan is cooking when a paper plane flies across the kitchen and lands at her feet. She picks it up, unfolds it and finds a child’s sketch (素描) of a tear-stained face with a speech bubble saying: “I’m sorry I was naughty—I’m a bad person.”
Sally, 42, draws a big smiley face on the back of the paper with “I love you, Rose, and we’re always going to look after you.” Then she folds it up and launches the plane back into the living room where her nine-year-old daughter is watching TV with brother Jamie, 13 and dad Rod, 40.
Jamie often makes pictures for his parents too—like the one showing a swift river with them on one side and him trapped on the other side.
It’s one of the many unusual ways that Sally and Rob have learned to communicate emotionally with their abused children in an astonishing eight-year journey of hope, healing and love.
Jamie was just four and half—sister Rose one when they were adopted by the Donovans in 2005. The youngsters had been taken from their natural mother and placed in foster care after a series of cruelty and neglect. They were left alone, hungry, and witnessed home violence on a regular basis.
Sally and Rob spent three years trying for a baby before deciding to adopt, and were well aware of the youngsters' poor background. But they were still unprepared for raising a child permanently scared by abuse or the lack of support on offer.
But now Sally has written a brilliant and heart-touching account of their family struggle in a book called “No Matter What”. Sally said: “These kids come to you with a story that what happened to them was their fault—because they are bad and unlovable. To show them they are loveable and none of it was their fault takes a lot of time. They both still say “I’m bad”. Jamie is less stuck on it now but whenever life deals him a knock, he will fall back into ‘that happened because I am stupid, I’m rubbish, I’m bad’.”
Sally’s book is humorous, heart-touching and so wildly honest that academics, charity bosses, parents and adoptees are praising it as a major contribution to child welfare work.
1.Sally and Rob adopted the two children mainly because ____.
A. they knew the children’s background very well
B. they wanted to help the children out of trouble
C. they couldn’t have children of their own
D. they couldn’t bear the cruelty done to the children
2.Why did the two adopted children still say “I’m bad” ?
A. They know clearly they are not lovable enough.
B. They often put the situation in an embarrassment.
C. What they suffered rooted deep in their minds.
D. They are honest of what they have done.
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Rose was a baby when adopted by Sally and Rob.
B. Sally has written a book about how to adopt children.
C. Jamie still blames himself for whatever happens to him.
D. There is still a long way to go for helping the children out.
书面表达
今年4月23日是第21个世界读书日，为参加学校将举行的读书分享活动，李华在某购书网站购买了一本英文版（English version）的The Old Man and the Sea. 请根据以下要点，替李华写一封投诉信。
问题：1. 收到的书是中文版的。
2. 预计三月底到达，结果四月八日才收到。
要求：退款或尽快寄一本英语版的过来；如果重寄一本，必须四月十五日前送达。
注意： 1、可适当增加细节, 使内容充实, 行文连贯。
2、词数100左右；开头已给出, 不计入总词数。
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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧), 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。
On a Sunday morning, I got on a bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man seating in the front. He was pretended that a tiger toys was real and giving it a voice. He must be mentally disabled.
Behind him were other people to who he was trying to talk, but after some minutes he walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed.
I didn’t want to be laughed for talking to him but I didn’t feel like leaving him on his own either.
After a while I rise from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man but introduced myself. We had an amazingly conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very much happy the rest of the way home.
单词拼写
1.Recent years have w________ the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence.
2.The students are not allowed to leave school unless they get the a___________ of their head teacher.
3.Soldiers are trained to o______ orders without question.
4.Kids have a natural d__________ for knowledge.
5.Students are encouraged to p_________ in some social practice.
6.In the famous TV program I AM A SINGER, Hacken Lee was ______(伴奏) at the piano by LangLang in order to impress the audience.
7.Who ___________(受益) most from the new tax law?
8.The girls who laughed loudly suddenly became _______(意识到) of people looking at them.
9.The police are _________(敦促) anyone who saw the accident to contact them immediately.
10.__________(祝贺) on your successful performance!
语法填空,阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词的正确形式填空。
Last summer holiday, I took part in a teaching project and volunteered1.___________(teach) in a countryside primary school for two weeks.
When we arrived at the school, though shocked by the poor living conditions, we quickly adapted 2.___________ to the life there. My good friend Tom and I were in charge of the third year students, 3.____________(consist) of just 18 boys and girls. We not only taught them English and maths, but also organized some after-school 4.___________(activity) for them. Gradually, I found that many of the students were actually quite 65.__________(talent). But some had to leave school early, which is6.___________(large) because their families were under heavy financial pressure, and they had to find a job to support the family.
As well as giving lessons, we also helped set up a reading room in the school 7.____________ students hardly had any access8.___________ good reading materials except textbooks. With the help of school staff and students, we cleaned out an abandoned classroom. When we placed the books students and teachers in my high school 9.___________(donate) onto the shelves, I found the students were more than excited and 10.__________(dive) into reading there.
Two weeks quickly passed and we had to leave. I did not know how much we had actually taught them, but for me I learned a great deal—cherish what I possess and study harder.
根据短文内容，从A—G七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。有两项为多余选项。
According to statistics published by the University of Scranton, about 45 percent of Americans usually make New Year’s resolutions—and the most popular resolution is losing weight. Of those who make resolutions, a mere 8 percent achieve them.
___1.__ Are we just setting ourselves up for failure? Learn how to make realistic resolutions and how to overcome the roadblocks along the way.
Setting a resolution to lose pounds isn’t a goal that’s achievable now. It may be a good long-term goal. ___2.__ Registered dietitian Elisa Zied says “… to be real when you make a resolution. It’s okay to shoot for the stars like making a resolution, but why not set a smaller goal and train smart?”
The same concept applies to weight loss. __3.___ These goals should help develop healthy habits that will finally help achieve your long-term resolution.
Notice that these goals are simple and achievable. “Instead of going from zero to 60, from never going to the gym to going four to five times a week, why not start with three days a week, get consistent and build from there,” Zied says. Set yourself up for success and map out your course by making appointments with yourself to be active. __4.___
You also need to be aware of your current exercise and eating habits to make achievable goals. Keeping a diary of your food and exercise habits can help. Record everything you eat and drink for three to five days and review it. __5.___For example, if you notice a tendency to snack on unhealthy fare, set a goal to eat a fruit or vegetable with each snack. Building on these smaller goals over time can help you achieve your long-term goal.
A. So why do so many of us fail to achieve our goals?
B. Once you notice your not-so-good habits, start fixing them.
C. Set between one and three weekly goals that you want to achieve.
D. Resolutions usually involve a commitment to sticking to your goals.
E. However, in order to reach it, you need to take baby steps to get it down.
F. If you treat your goals like set appointment, you’re more likely to achieve them.
G. Losing weight, as well as getting a better job, is among the most popular resolutions for adults.
