Many years ago, when I was in high school and working weekends to pay for the extras that my folks couldn’t really afford, I lost my wallet.
My old car needed putting gas in the back. I prepaid and then put my wallet on the bumper(保险杆), and drove off . I hadn’t even had time to miss it when our phone rang and a man asked me if I had lost my wallet. I checked my wallet and to my surprise, I didn’t find it. He asked me to tell him how much money was in it. He then told me where to pick up my wallet.
As I pulled into his driveway, I noticed his handicapped van(残疾人车)and the ramp(斜坡)going up to the house I was thinking that there was no way this man easily got out of his van and got my wallet off the street. He had to pull over, get in his wheelchair, lower the lift, and then pick it up. I was just surprised. I felt grateful.
I knocked on the door and he told me to come in. I thanked him like 10 times for finding my wallet. I was stuck , though. I didn’t want to insult him by offering money, I really felt like offering something. so I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his kindness, and he said “Just pass it on”. I said I would be certain to do that. I was raised to be honest in any circumstance(状况) and I would have done so, without promising this fellow I would, but I wanted to repay his kindness, so I willingly promised I would.
1.What did the man ask the writer to do?
A. He asked the writer to be careful
B. He asked the writer to pass his kindness on
C. He asked the writer to repay his kindness
D. He asked the writer to be honest
2.What can we learn from the man’s action?
A. Where there is a will, there’s a way
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed
C. Good is rewarded with good
D. Help others, but not ask for anything
3.Which of the following can best describe the man who picked up the writer’s wallet?
A. Loyal B. Honest C. Noble D. Promising
假定你是李华。你的英国笔友杰克打算来中国旅行,来信让你推荐几个最值得去的旅游目的地。请你用英语给他写封回信,并说明推荐理由。
注意:1. 词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数); 2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
I'm glad that you are coming to visit China. _______________________________________________________________________________
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Yours,
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仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
On Monday, I was riding my bicycle to school. I was worried I'd be late for school because the heavy traffic. Suddenly, a car came towards me and passes very close to me at high speed. This caused me to lose my balance, that resulted in me fall off the bicycle. As a result, I injured in my ankle quite badly. I didn't know a speed at which the vehicle was traveling but obvious it appeared to me that it passed by me very quickly.
As I was falling onto the grounds, I saw the car crash into a white car. Therefore, the driver didn't stop and check what he had done. He just drove away. I really hope the driver could realize her fault and shoulder his responsibilities.
Gavin: What are the basic rules for 1. (apply) to a US graduate school?
Agent: The process is complicated, so make up your mind soon. In most cases, the 2. (early), the better.
Gavin: What should be done first?
Agent: Reading information about international study 3. (consider) essential. You can discuss this with your family, teacher and friends. If possible, turn to those who have the experience of studying abroad, 4. should help you learn some rules, including some basic5. (require).
Gavin: Should this work be done before 6. after the GRE and TOFEL exams?
Agent: Before the exams.
Gavin: How long does 7. take a student to make preparations for the two exams?
Agent: At least six months, but that also depends 8. his or her level of English.
Gavin: OK. What's the next step?
Agent: Write to the chosen schools9. (ask) for admission and scholarship application forms.
Gavin: What are the necessary application materials?
Agent: They 10. (usual) include a personal statement, letters of recommendation, resume, study plan, scholarships and copies of your GRE and TOFEL scores.
Gavin: Got it. Thank you.
Sometimes people around you can change your life. The change may not be sudden or ____, but little habits can produce big ____ that make you think about what is important in your life. The person who changed my life is Julia Masi. She has ____ me so many things that I will carry with me ____ my life.
One thing I've learned from Julia is how to balance ____. Julia has shown me how to ____ ahead so that I can finish all my school work, enjoy sports and ____ have time for my friends. She has taught me that you can do anything if you are ____ and if you never give up. I've also learned that you can find anything fun or ____ if you connect it with something that you enjoy.
Last year I hated studying vocabulary, but I loved playing on my computer. Julia ____ the two and showed me a website called “freerice.com” where you can ____ a word game that gives you 5 grains of rice to donate to the poor with every correct word. She ____ me to learn a hundred new ____ by filling up the rice bowl. I liked playing the game so much that I ____ about 1,000 words in just one month.
Julia has always ____ me to try new hobbies. She showed me that going to the theater could help me become a better writer. ____, she taught me that discussing a play can excite an interest in reading.
___ it wasn't for Julia I probably wouldn't have ____ how easy it is to help the poor. There are so many ways that one person can ____. I've learned to be more appreciative of what I own. I am ____ for the opportunities that I have been given. I will continue to think of ways to help those less fortunate for the rest of my life.
1.A. simple B. impressive C. necessary D. slight
2.A. results B. problems C. ideas D. decisions
3.A. taught B. served C. offered D. bought
4.A. for B. of C. throughout D. into
5.A. work B. money C. career D. time
6.A. plan B. get C. move D. stay
7.A. never B. seldom C. yet D. still
8.A. excited B. determined C. careful D. patient
9.A. important B. easy C. possible D. interesting
10.A. shared B. remembered C. combined D. separated
11.A. watch B. play C. raise D. improve
12.A. challenged B. invited C. permitted D. reminded
13.A. lessons B. skills C. words D. stories
14.A. learned B. read C. used D. spelled
15.A. allowed B. warned C. forced D. encouraged
16.A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Otherwise
17.A. Unless B. Since C. Although D. If
18.A. realized B. noticed C. imagined D. dreamed
19.A. turn away B. make a difference C. show off D. make a mistake
20.A. ready B. sorry C. thankful D. anxious
Communication
People learn and share information through communication. All forms of communication have one thing in common: the sending and receiving of a message. Using different kinds of communication, people can pass along their ideas and feelings to just one person or to millions.
1. Animals communicate through sounds, scents (气味), and acts. Computers communicate with other computers through electronic networks.
People communicate through language, both spoken and written. 2. Written language includes books, newspapers, and e-mail.
People also communicate without words. Body and face movements show feelings. Deaf people use hand movements called sign language.
The arts are also a form of communication. 3.
The first modern humans appeared about 200,000 years ago. They likely used sounds, movements, and then speech. About 30,000 years ago humans started making paintings and sculptures on the walls of caves.
Humans invented writing more than 5,000 years ago. The ancient Sumerian people developed the first known script (文字), called cuneiform (楔形文字). Then the ancient Egyptians developed a picture-based writing called hieroglyphics (象形文字). The invention of the printing press in the 1400s was a major advance in written communication. 4.
Telecommunication is communication over long distances. In ancient times pigeons carried written messages. Before trains and cars, messengers on foot or on horseback carried letters. 5. Since then, telecommunication has become faster thanks to television, telephones, and the Internet.
A. It let printers quickly make copies of a text.
B. Communication is not only a human activity.
C. Public postal services started in the 1500s and 1600s.
D. Spoken language includes conversations and speeches.
E. Spoken communication is dependent on a number of factors.
F. Photographs, paintings, music, and movies can communicate feelings as well as facts.
G. Modern technologies for long-distance communication usually involve electrical technologies.