King's College Summer School
King's College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels that want to improve their English. The teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York give courses. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows:
Application (申请) date ●Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2017. ●Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2017. ●Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2017. | Courses Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours ●American History: 16 hours ●American Culture: 16 hours |
Steps ●A letter of self-introduction ●A letter of recommendation ●The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information.
| Cost ●Daily lessons: $200 ●Sports and activities: $100 ●Travels: $200 ●Hotel service: $400 ●You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. |
1.You can most probably read the text in _____.
A. a newspaper B. a travel guide
C. a textbook D. a telephone book
2.Which of the following is true about King's College Summer School?
A. Only top students can take part in the program.
B. Only the teachers of King' s College give courses.
C. King' s College Summer School is run every other year.
D. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.
3.If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school _____.
A. $200 B. $400
C. $500 D. $900
4.What information can you get from the text?
A. The program will last two months.
B. You can write to Thompson only in English.
C. You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.
D. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2017.
假如你是李华，因为大雪天气，在上学的路上滑倒，摔伤了左腿，不能上学。请根据以下要点向口语课外籍教师Mr Smith写一封信。要点如下：
1.因缺课而致歉；
2.讲述滑倒摔伤的经过；
3询问作业并表示期待返校；
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数；
3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr Smith,
I’m writing to you because _________________________________________________________________
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Best wishes!
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（＼）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。
Last weekend, our class went hiking. Early in the morning, we gathered at People’s Square in the city center and then head for the South Mountain, which was 8 kilometers away. Our goal was to climbing to the top, from which we could enjoy a good view.
It was an exhausted hike and the heats consumed all our energy. Therefore, when we finally reached to our destination, the view took our breath away. It was well wroth walking such long distance. Because I not only got relaxed by enjoying the beauty of nature but also learned the truth which our efforts will always pay off in the end.
Humans like to live and work in groups. Language is the “cement”(胶合剂)1.holds these groups together. Language is part of culture. Culture, in this sense2.(mean)all those customs, skills, and attitudes that are part of the behavior of a 3.(particularly) group. What you think 4.what you want in life are all affected by the culture of the group in which you5. (raise). Groups of people live in different ways. They may have different skills, organizations, and art forms. Their family life may be completely different from yours.
Human beings are inventive animals. They can decide to change their cultures in order to meet various6.(situation). Of all living things, human beings are the 7.(clever). They can choose 8.(live)in many environments and in a wide variety of ways. Only human beings can choose where and how they want to live and then improve the physical environment to help9. (they)realize these choices. Acquiring the wisdom to make wise choices 10.(be) the lasting challenge of being human.
As a child, I started learning to play to piano, my favorite musical _____ , but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school _______I could concentrate more on my studies.
It’s one of my biggest ______ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would _____. However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was ______ with my study. _____ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been ______ that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I ______ to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many ______—times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher ______ me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so ______ that I could hardly say anything. But her ____ helped ease my shame. These memories, ______, good or bad, never caused my ______ for playing the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that ____ is like music, and that we all try to play different __ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is _____ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own _____ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is ______ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t _____ that I’ve stopped making music.
1.A. instrument B. performance C. room D. stage
2.A. because B. so that C. now that D. for
3.A. successes B. regrets C. decisions D. hobbies
4.A. play B. graduate C. leave D. return
5.A. occupied B. angry C. satisfied D. patient
6.A. Actually B. Constantly C. Suddenly D. Gradually
7.A. astonished B. glad C. disappointed D. amazed
8.A. liked B. needed C. wanted D. decided
9.A. dreams B. expressions C. words D. memories
10.A. instructed B. hurt C. punished D. respected
11.A. frightened B. moved C. embarrassed D. excited
12.A. happiness B. satisfaction C. comfort D. sigh
13.A. instead B. meanwhile C. therefore D. however
14.A. hope B. courage C. feeling D. effort
15.A. life B. learning C. attitude D. enjoyment
16.A. cards B. sports C. roles D. games
17.A. hard B. wonderful C. surprising D. complex
18.A. unique B. boring C. common D. similar
19.A. necessary B. strange C. possible D. important
20.A. matter B. mean C. report D. appear
The key to losing weight is to understand what really motivates you. have you ever been excited about losing a few pounds? 1. And to help you keep your weight under control, you need some coping strategies.
Ask questions. When you’re researching different dieting products and plans or even talking to a doctor about diets, ask as many questions as you can.2.Ask questions like: Do I have to purchase special meals or supplements? Does the program include a part to help me maintain my weight loss?
Get real. 3.Don’t burden yourself with unrealistic expectations. Remember, large amounts of weight loss are not realistic and are most likely not safe or healthy. Talk with your health care professional to determine a healthy weight goal.
4.To maintain your weight, you must balance your intake of calories with the energy you burn. Just 30 minutes of fast walking in most days can take about 10 pounds off your weight each year.
Weight yourself weekly. It’s important to track your weight on any diet or weight loss plan, but don’t get on the scale every day. weighing daily won’t show you the big picture. 5.
A. Stay balanced.
B. Once a week is fine.
C. Stick with your healthy eating plan.
D. Losing one to two pounds a week is a realistic goal.
E. Being well informed will help you choose the best diet for you.
F. Regular weight check-ins will show you your progress over time.
G. If so, you must find a way to turn that excitement into determination.
