That cold January night,I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco.There I was,walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre.With the opening night only a week away,I was still learning my lines.I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time.As I walked,I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco.City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings,I felt very small and cold.I began running,both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers.Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment,I heard a sound behind me.I turned quickly,half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun.The street was empty.All I saw was a shining streetlight.Still,the noise had made me nervous,so I started to run faster.Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been.It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore.I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise.Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes,my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search,I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me.When a voice called from the inside,"Alisa Camacho"I thought I was dreaming.How could this man know my name?The door opened,and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye."Is this what you’re looking for" he asked,holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed.I wouldn’t get much sleep that night,but I had gotten my wallet back.I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life.I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1.From the first paragraph,we learn that the writer was busy______.
A. solving her problem at the bank
B. taking part in various city activities
C. learning acting in an evening school
D. preparing for the first night show
2.In the fifth paragraph,why did the writer say she was dreaming?
A. Someone offered to take her back home.
B. A red-haired man came to see her.
C. She heard someone call her name.
D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.
3.From the text,we can infer that the writer ________.
A. would stop working at night
B. would stay on in San Francisco
C. would make friends with cleaners
D. would give up her job at the bank
某英语报正在就中学生可不可以带手机上学这一话题开展讨论。假如你是李华,请你根据下表所提供的信息,向该报编辑写一封英文信,发表观点。
手机的优点 | 1.便于与父母和朋友联系; 2.能增加乐趣。 |
带手机上学 存在的问题 | 1.上课时使用手机干扰教学;2.用手机聊天、上网时费钱。 |
建议 | 1.上课时不许使用手机; 2.贵重物品,个人宜妥善保管。 |
注意:1.信的开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数;
2.词数:不少于100字。
Dear Editor :
I’m a senior three student . I’m writing to tell you my opinion
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下面短文中共有10处错误,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10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear sir,
Last year I buy a refrigerator in your store on Chang An road. We all like shape of the refrigerator. And recently I find something is wrong with it. It begins to make noise when it turned on. At first it is low but gradually it become louder and louder. To make the matter worse, it even stops working sometimes. We all feel disappointing. I am writing you to ask for help. Would you please send a people to repair it? I will at home this weekend. Please call me before you come to here.
My telephone number is 6606.5531. Thanks you very much.
Customer
Li Ming
Food is a hot issue in China. Eating, 1.(consider) to be an important part of each day, is far beyond simply meeting a need;2.now, people sometimes hardly have time to enjoy their food, because they are living in a fast-paced society. They need fast food. That’s 3.China’s fast-food market expands.
The first foreign fast-food restaurant to arrive in China was called KFC, quickly followed by Pizza Hut, McDonald’ s and so on. With the 4.(develop) of China, foreign fast-food chains are realizing high-speed growth in China. However, being unable 5.(provide) balanced nutrition, these “junk foods” 6.(criticize) by health experts for a long time The experts also show that some foreign fast food consists 7.certain cancer-causing chemicals.
8.(actual), the Chinese diet contains many of its own 9.(tradition) fast-food dishes. Among them, dumplings, soybean milk and noodles are the most popular. Compared with foreign fast food, those are healthier. But many Chinese still enjoy the special taste and the good environment in the foreign fast-food chains. It’s high time that they 10.(wake) up to the fact of the potential risks with foreign fast-food.
When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad. That was because a professor _____ me to do so. She said, “Now it is the time for you to travel around the world, _____ your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun?” I ______ her.
Since I started to work for a ______ company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet. By using the Internet, I have seen the ___ of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business ______, too. With the help of the Internet, I have also got _____ about food in different countries.
Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were ______ necessary when I happened to read a famous chef's comment on the Internet. He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the ____ around us at the same time. So why don't you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian _____? “Those words reminded me of my ____ advice. As information technology ______, you might be able to do without making some real trips. But this also means that you will miss the various ______ you can get from traveling.
Today there are people who ______ direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people ___ not with each other but into their micro phones. It seems as if such people are ____ by an invisible wall. They seem to be losing out on a good chance to _____ and talk with other people. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily ______ more fruitful. However, we should never let it ______ our time for face to -face communication. Let's make use of information technology more ______, and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.
1.A. promised B. allowed C. hurried D. encouraged
2.A. build up B. use C. practise D. exchange
3.A. agreed with B. learned from C. followed D. obeyed
4.A. car B. food C. clothing D. machine
5.A. life B. rivers C. sights D. houses
6.A. plans B. bargain C. progress D. trips
7.A. information B. taste C. cooks D. feelings
8.A. even more B. no longer C. much D. actually
9.A. people B. drink C. atmosphere D. environment
10.A. shoes B. dishes C. customers D. situations
11.A. friend's B. parents' C. professor's D. boss's
12.A. produces B. advertises C. forms D. advances
13.A. news B. pleasures C. troubles D. places
14.A. avoid B. keep C. lose D. enjoy
15.A. meeting B. talking C. communicating D. traveling
16.A. stopped B. met C. surrounded D. hurt
17.A. look at B. employ C. travel D. meet
18.A. communication B. study C. work D. action
19.A. spare B. increase C. reduce D. make use of
20.A. wisely B. correctly C. or less D. slowly
Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for laughing? I’m not asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course, we should laugh during the happy times. 1..
2.But she wrote one about a more serious subject--cancer in children. The book is titled I WANT TO GROW HAIR, I WANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who have cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors know how they should smile at life, though they are receiving chemotherapy(化疗).
3..Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis(假肢). Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard with her foot. The ball flew off in one direction while her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.
As the saying goes, “4.” Do you find plenty of time to laugh?
You can, if you find reasons to laugh during the difficult times. Survivors know how to laugh. If you can laugh even when you’re in trouble, you will make it. Remember, laugh and the whole world laughs with you. 5..
A. We just laugh about it.
B. Cry and you cry alone!
C. There’s a time to cry and a time to laugh.
D. Erma Bombeck is known for her funny books.
E. But do you also laugh during the difficult times?
F. She tells about the experience of 15-year-old Jessica.
G. I still remember those happy days when we were at college.