I’m part of the Roots & Shoots program founded by Dr. Jane Goodall. The program is intended to make and promote positive changes in the world. As Dr. Goodall says, “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
In Bulgaria, where I live, homeless dogs are everywhere. Many people here turn a blind eye to them. But I cannot ignore the life of a street dog whenever I see one wandering in the street, looking for something to eat. That’s why I’m no longer a food waster. When I see wasted food, I always think of a hungry dog climbing to garbage bins, searching for food that people have thrown there. When eating in a restaurant, I’m not afraid to take leftover food to feed stray cats or dogs.
A week ago, I saw a homeless dog around the garbage bins. Immediately I knelt down, spoke to her softly and ran my hands over her. I could see that she had had puppies. I couldn’t imagine how she could have been able to care for them. Hours earlier, I’d bagged up a plate of leftover fish. As I unwrapped it, she wagged her tail and sniffed at it. She ate all the fish in no time.
It’s sad, isn’t it? I can’t understand why many of us waste so much and think little of it. These homeless animals have taught me that food is precious. Even when I don’t have leftovers with me, I’ll take the time to get something from the grocery store to feed them.
I know my power is small, so I hope that next time you see wasted food, do turn it into worthy food. You have the power to save a life!
1.The author uses what Dr. Goodall says to show ________.
A. how we can develop our business
B. why it is important to be great
C. why the program is popular globally
D. how we can change the world positively
2.What can be concluded from the text?
A. There are few homeless dogs where the author lives.
B. The author takes homeless dogs home and raises them.
C. Seeing homeless dogs makes the author never waste food.
D. People throw food into garbage bins to feed homeless dogs.
3.The author took the leftover fish with him to ________.
A. eat it when he was hungry
B. feed a homeless dog he met
C. look for more homeless animals
D. set an example to those who throw away food
4.The author wrote the text to ask us to ________.
A. value our food
B. treat dogs as our friends
C. save wasted food for homeless dogs
D. raise homeless dogs and cats
The booking notes of the play “Sherlock”
Price: $10
BOOKING
There are four easy ways to book seats for the performance:
—in person
The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 am—8pm
—by telephone
Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card (Visa and MasterCard).
—by post
Simply complete the booking form and return it to Box Office.
—online
Complete the online booking form at www.Satanfiedtheatre.com.
DISCOUNTS:
Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.
Supersavers: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.
Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.
Group Booking: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.
School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets and will get every tenth ticket free.
Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
1.If you want to book a ticket of the play, you can ________.
A. go to the Box Office on Sundays
B. scan the website www.Boxoffice.com
C. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office
D. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by cash
2.According to the text, who can get $2 off?
A. A 50-year-old father.
B. A 55-year-old woman.
C. An 18-year-old full-time college student.
D. The people who book the tickets on Fridays.
3.If you make a group booking for a group of 20 adults, how much should you pay?
A. $200.B. $180.C. $160.D. $150.
4.What do we know from the text?
A. A group of 10 persons can get 10 percent discount.
B. School parties of twelve can book $6 standby tickets.
C. There are only seven wheelchair spaces in the theatre.
D. The audience can refund money if the performance is on show.
每年都有许多人外出旅游,一些人的不文明行为引起了社会的广泛关注。某英文报社正在举行以“文明旅游”为主题的讨论。假定你是李华,请你给报社写一封信,呼吁大家做文明游客。要点如下:
1. 尊重习俗;2. 不高声喧哗;3. 其他
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾语已为你写好,不计入词总数。
Dear Editor,
I’ve read your discussions on how to behave properly while traveling. _______________________________________________________________________________
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Yours truly,
Li Hua
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仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
With the growing popularity of the Internet, more and more children are addicted to play online games day and night. It does harm not only to their health, especial their eyes, but also to their studies.
Comparing with online games, many traditional games, like hide-and-seek, benefits kids mentally and physically. They were ever popular with several generations, which not only learned anything valuable but also enjoyed playing the games. Therefore, the games are dying away now.
Personally, I think teachers and parents should take measure to limit their children’s Internet time. Let children to know the harm of online games and the benefits of traditional games. Help children judge healthy and unhealthy games. What’s more, we should often organize events for children in which traditional games played.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It 1. (start) by the LitWorld.org website in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries. 2. aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. The website asks everyone 3. (celebrate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write 4. (belong) to all people.
The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce 5. number of illiterate (不识字的) people in the world. It is 6. (absolute) necessary to help those who cannot read. The website says, "It's time to start by reading aloud to _7. might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, listen patiently 8. someone else's story as they share with you." The United Nations says, "Literacy involves a variety of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge, 9. to participate fully in society." In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a 10. (different).
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。
Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons (猎鹰).They were the most beautiful birds he had ever seen.He gave the _____ birds to his head falconer to be ______.
Months passed, and one day the head falconer informed the king that ______ one of the falcons was flying high in the sky, the other bird had not _____ from its branch since the day it had arrived.
The king ordered healers from all the land to _____ the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly.He ____ the task to the members of his court, _____ the next day, the king saw _____ the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its branch.
Having ________ everything else, the king thought to himself, “Maybe I need someone more _____ the countryside to understand the nature of this problem.” So he cried out to his court, “Go and get a _____.”
In the morning, the king was ______ to see the falcon flying high above the palace garden.He said to his court, “_____ me the doer of this miracle.”
The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king.The king asked him, “______ did you make the falcon fly?”
With his head _____, the farmer said to the king, “It was very easy.I ______ cut the branch where the bird was sitting.”
We are all made to fly—to realize our ______ potential as human beings.But instead of doing that, we sit on our branches, hanging on to the things that are _____ to us.The possibilities are _____, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered.We _____ to the familiar, the comfortable, the boring.So for the most part, our lives are mediocre (平庸的) instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling.
1.A.curiousB.preciousC.expensiveD.clever
2.A.testedB.exhibitedC.appreciatedD.trained
3.A.asB.ifC.thoughD.since
4.A.eatenB.sungC.movedD.waken
5.A.tend toB.watch forC.drive awayD.pick up
6.A.reducedB.presentedC.removedD.brought
7.A.untilB.soC.butD.as
8.A.throughB.acrossC.beyondD.behind
9.A.learnedB.triedC.preparedD.understood
10.A.beneficial toB.fit forC.friendly withD.familiar with
11.A.farmerB.gardenerC.falconerD.healer
12.A.embarrassedB.thrilledC.anxiousD.relaxed
13.A.TellB.AwardC.CreateD.Bring
14.A.WhenB.WhyC.HowD.Where
15.A.stretchedB.stuckC.bowedD.turned
16.A.simplyB.narrowlyC.necessarilyD.nearly
17.A.unavoidableB.virtualC.imaginaryD.unbelievable
18.A.properB.familiarC.unusualD.similar
19.A.endlessB.limitedC.changeableD.uncertain
20.A.applyB.referC.directD.stick