Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, I was asked to see a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
He was Matthew. When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(障碍) and going for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain. He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me.
When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had passed away and a letter Matthew had written me a few days before:
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. The doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.
I told you some day I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I’ll never make it. But I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.
Thank you for loving me.
Your friend,
Matthew
1.The boy wished to meet the author because ________.
A. he admired the author very much
B. he wished to take part in the Olympics
C. he hoped to make friends with the author
D. he enjoyed going in for weighting lifting
2.Which of the statements is TRUE?
A. Matthew was good at weight lifting.
B. Rick had the similar disease as a child.
C. Matthew remained optimistic in face of disease.
D. Rick encouraged the boy to become a champion.
3.Why did the boy refuse the author’s medal?
A. He thought he was not worthy of it.
B. Rick looked on the medal as treasure.
C. The gold medal was very dear to Rick.
D. He didn’t want to be pitied by others.
4.What can be inferred from Matthew’s letter?
A. Rick was unhappy before death.
B. Rick kept in touch with Mathew.
C. Mathew sent some pictures to Rick.
D. Mathew got an Olympic gold medal.
假设你是李津, 最近在你班的班会上进行了一次有关是否有必要在国外读大学的讨论会, 请根据以下提示写一篇英文短文为校报投稿.
内容要点：1. 优势：学校注重培养团队合作、环境优雅等
2. 不足：费用高等
3.个人看法
注意：1.内容应包括以上所有要点；开头和结尾已经写出,不计入总词数；
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯，字数100；
Dear Editor of the school newspaper,
I contribute to your newspaper to introduce something about the recent class meeting of mine.
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Yours,
Li Jin
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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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、只允许修改十处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
It is Mother’s Day today. Though it’s a western festival, it’s popular in China now.
Mom has a full-time job, so she has to do most of the houseworks. She is a great mother. Both Dad or I planned to do something on Mother’s Day. We get up early in the morning. Dad cleaned the house, and then went on shopping. When he returned , I found a bunch of flowers in her hand. I asked Mom to stay in the sitting room and I cooked in kitchen. The dishes what I cooked were Mom’s favoritest. At dinner, we said to her, “Happy Mother’s Day!”Mom was grateful and moving.
My husband and I were paying a visit 1. my parents in Tucson. We went to a fast-food restaurant for dinner together. My husband went to the counter 2. (order) dishes and I stood with my parents.
My dad is 90 years old. He can hardly see very well and walks with a stick. I was scanning the restaurant, 3. (wait) to sit at the first table that was 4. (convenient) than others. A woman who was sitting with her son made eye contact with me and asked me to come to her. With a 5. (puzzle) look on my face, I pointed to myself and said , “Me ?” She 6. (nod) and said, “Yes, you.” I walked to the table and she said, “Bring your family here. I can finish eating at the counter. My son is in 7. hurry to leave anyway.” My eyes 8. (fill) with tears as she wiped down the table and guided my dad to the seat.
I always believe that there are 9. (nature) kind people in this world. This woman has set a good example to her son, 10. is a really lucky guy.
1.She ____________(滑倒）over on the ice and broke her leg.
2.At 60, he was now approaching _____________(退休).
3.He ____________ （遗弃；抛弃）his wife and his child and went away with all their money.
4.We didn’t know you were in trouble at that time，__________ （否则）we would have given you a hand.
5.Teachers and students make regular ___________ (捐赠) to the students in need.
6.Our country has a large population, vast land and _____________（丰富的）natural resources.
7.It’s a great comfort to have a ____________（代替）family to be with when you miss your home.
8.The president of our school wrote a letter ________（祝贺）on the opening of the annual sports meeting.
9.Research ______________(表明；指出）that eating habits are changing fast.
10.She was shocked by the violent scene she _____________（目击）.
My wife and I were attending a wedding at St. John’s Church. The sound of______rang to the heavens as the ceremony continued.
At the church, I______an old friend, Casper, who happened to be at the______. Now 73, Casper was a brilliant and______softball pitcher（投球手）back in the Men’s Leagues of Philadelphia in the mid-60s. I did not______the now silver-haired fellow until my brother-in-law John mentioned his name to me！After a very pleasant______, Casper asked if I remembered a letter of ______I had written to him back in 1964. It appeared Casper fell on hard times, as professional pitchers______do, and he wasn’t pitching too well for a period of time. I did not ______the letter, but he said, “Yes, I still have it and I read it anytime______aren’t going too well.” He said that he had read the letter many times, and the situation always seemed to improve. I was______and speechless!
He continued, “You don’t remember?” I said, “Sadly, no, I don’t.” But I did ask if I could have a(n)______of the letter. He said he would email it to me. After the______, we met on the steps of the church. Casper came up to me and______the letter. He lived a block from the______and had run home to get it. The envelope was______and turned yellow, and so was the letter inside. That letter had to be nearly 50 years old.
In______terms, the letter read:
“These hard times are______！Keep your enthusiasm for the______. Never quit and you’ll be back on the top again______. Hang on there!”
1.A. wind B. traffic C. music D. firework
2.A. took over B. ran into C. picked up D. called on
3.A. scene B. meeting C. service D. position
4.A. limited B. balanced C. devoted D. talented
5.A. recognize B. invite C. inform D. disturb
6.A. discussion B. shaking C. journey D. greeting
7.A. apology B. encouragement C. introduction D. appreciation
8.A. rarely B. entirely C. sometimes D. forever
9.A. receive B. write C. remember D. preserve
10.A. things B. stages C. effects D. jobs
11.A. pleased B. disappointed C. annoyed D. puzzled
12.A. address B. copy C. record D. opinion
13.A. break B. wedding C. party D. incident
14.A. opened B. delivered C. presented D. dropped
15.A. theatre B. church C. office D. station
16.A. faded B. painted C. folded D. divided
17.A. gentle B. patient C. modest D. simple
18.A. relative B. impressive C. temporary D. reasonable
19.A. game B. prize C. glory D. lesson
20.A. properly B. shortly C. totally D. casually
