I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.
Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.
By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!
Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had not been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
1.We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_______.
A. don’t like spending time with others
B. sometimes quarrel with each other
C. live on the food they grow in their garden
D. are a generous and warm-hearted couple
2.According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______.
A. they didn’t have to spend so much money on food
B. they could grow vegetables and sell at the market
C. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it
D. they could spend happy times together with their family in it
3.For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?
A. To ask them to attend a birthday party
B. To help them get to know each other.
C. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.
D. To ask them to share some interesting stories.
4.What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?
A. It was too long. B. It was wonderful.
C. It was not as good as he thought. D. It was too terrible.
假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你看到一个英语教学网站在招聘中国地区英语助教，你打算在暑假期间为这家网站做助教，请用英文给这家网站写一封求职信，内容如下：
1. 介绍自己的基本情况；
2. 说明自己的优势；
3. 希望得到对方的答复。
注意：1. 词数不少于50；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：助教 assistant teacher
Dear Sir / Madam,
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Sincerely yours,
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单词拼写, 每空一词。
1.While __________(闲逛) aimlessly on the street, he witnessed a traffic accident.
2.He is already __________ (上飞机)the plane and it will take off in 30 minutes.
3.He __________(应得，值得) a good meal after all the hard work, although his project hasn’t been completed.
4.Upon his __________(到达) at the classroom, the old man received a warm welcome from all the students.
5.After being told that they shouldn’t pick flowers in the park, the two girls felt g_________ and promised not to do that again.
6.Totally a_________ in the book, she didn’t pay attention to anything else.
7.To be on the safe side, those suffering from bird flu were s_________ from other people.
8.Hearing the news of their safety three days after the earthquake, we all breathed a sigh of r_________.
9.As an adult, it is important for me to support myself and be i_________ of my parents financially (经济上) .
10.While having dinner with foreigners, you’d better pay attention to your table m________.
Ideas about polite behavior are different from one culture to another. Some societies, such as America and Australia, for example, are mobile and very open. People here change jobs and move houses quite often. As a result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time, and they need to get to know people quickly. So it’s normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as personal.
On the other hand, there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long-term relationships are more important. A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example, will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business. But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society.
To Americans both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first. On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it, it’s no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don’t want to answer.
Cross-cultural differences aren’t just a problem for travelers, but also for the flights that carry them. All flights want to provide the best service, but ideas about good service are different from place to place. This can be seen most clearly in the way that problems are dealt with.
Some societies have ‘universalist’ cultures. These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way.
‘Particularist’ societies, on the other hand, also have rules, but they are less important than the society’s unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person. So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person.
This difference can cause problems. A traveler from a particularist society, India, is checking in for a flight in Germany, a country which has a universalist culture. The Indian traveler has too much luggage, but he explains that he has been away from home for a long time and the suitcases are full of presents for his family. He expects that the check-in official will understand his problem and will change the rules for him. The check-in official explains that if he was allowed to have too much luggage, it wouldn’t be fair to the other passengers. But the traveler thinks this is unfair, because the other passengers don’t have his problem.
1.Often moving from one place to another makes people like Americans and Australians ______.
A. like traveling better
B. easy to communicate with
C. difficult to make real friends
D. have a long-term relationship with their neighbors
2.People like Malaysians prefer to associate with those_______.
A. who will tell them everything of their own
B. who want to do business with them
C. they know quite well
D. who are good at talking
3.A person from a less mobile society will feel it _______ when a stranger keeps talking to him or her, and asking him or her questions.
A. boring B. friendly
C. normal D. rough
4.Which of the following is true about “particularist societies”?
A. There is no rule for people to obey.
B. People obey the society’s rules completely.
C. No one obeys the society’s rules though they have.
D. The society’s rules can be changed with different persons or situations.
Northern Ireland Visitor Guide | |
Passport/Visa Requirements Passport Advice Line (UK) T: 0300 222 0000 www.ips.gov.uk UK nationals can travel without a passport but will need photographic identification. Passports are not required for travel between Northern Ireland and the Republic. For further information, contact the British Embassy in your country of origin. | Money Sterling currency. Most large stores accept Euro. Main credit cards are in general use but bring cash too. In main towns, bank hours are 09:30-16:30. Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) dispense cash at hundreds of locations, banks, garages and shopping centres. Bureau de Change are in larger bank branches, travel agents, the Belfast Welcome Centre, some other tourist information centres, big hotels and at a few visitor attractions. |
Telephone To call Northern Ireland from abroad, dial 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number. From the Republic of Ireland, dial 048 + area code (without 0) + local number. From elsewhere in UK or to make an internal call, dial area code (with 0) + local number. To call the Republic from Northern Ireland, dial 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number. | |
Tipping Check your bill to see if a service charge has been made. If not and you're satisfied with the service, add 10-15%. Left Luggage T: +44 (0) 28 9024 6609 Belfast Welcome Centre is the only place that provides this service. ￡ 3 per item for up to 4hrs. ￡ 4.50 4hrs+. Last pick up is 15 minutes before closing. | |
Shopping Victoria Square, Castle Court and many Belfast City centre stores have extended opening hours from 09:00 until 19:00 each weekday evening. Thursday is late night shopping until 21:00. On Sundays shops are open from 12:00/13:00 and stay open until 17:00/18:00. | |
Medical Insurance T: 0845 606 0707 (UK), +44 (0) 191 212 7500 www.ehic.org.uk You need to obtain a European Health Insurance card (EHIC) which will allow you to access state-provided healthcare in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries at a reduced cost or sometimes free of charge. You can apply online at their website or by telephone. Visitors are strongly advised to take out private travel insurance. | |
Public Holidays Banks are closed and transport services | |
are reduced on public holidays. See www.discovernorthernireland.com for up-to-date details. New Year's Day January St. Patrick's Day March Good Friday start April Easter Monday start April May Bank Holiday start May May Bank Holiday end May July Holiday mid July August Bank Holiday end August Christmas Day December Boxing Day December | |
Emergency Services Dial 999 for emergency services. If your passport is lost or stolen, contact the local police station, embassy or consulate. | |
All Ireland Information For details on the rest of Ireland visit: www.diseoverireland.com. |
1.If Jack wants to call his friend in Northern Ireland from London, he should dial _______.
A. 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number
B. 048 + area code (without 0) + local number
C. area code (with 0) + local number
D. 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number
2.While travelling in Northern Ireland, you _______.
A. can shop until 21:00 on Thursdays
B. needn't leave a tip after receiving service
C. can use American dollars to buy what you want
D. can draw money from banks from 9:00 to 16:30 every day
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the above Visitor Guide?
A. A German needn't a passport to travel in Northern Ireland.
B. A visitor can dial 999 in emergency situations while in Northern Ireland.
C. Any European can get healthcare in Northern Ireland at a reduced cost or free of charge.
D. A visitor will be charged ￡3 for leaving luggage in Belfast Welcome Centre for 6 hours.
Mark was a great kid from a tough neighborhood. Crime, drugs, fighting and poverty: You name the problem and his neighborhood had it. A scholarship fund provided his tuition to Catholic High, where he was a great baseball player.
Mark struggled in the classroom, though. He was bright, just behind, due to a more than difficult home environment. But there were problems finding the time for all he needed to do. After-school tutoring seemed impossible because of baseball practice. Some suggested Mark abandon sports and concentrate on “schooling”. But, in reality, if he was going to attend college he would need his sports; so to miss practice and then perform any less than at his best on the field was not wise.
A fellow teacher, Mrs. Jones, offered to tutor Mark in math at her home. I asked Mark to come to my house for other areas of work. No one paid us. Mrs. Jones summed it up this way: “Pay day doesn’t always come on Mondays”.
When we were not working with Mark to improve his skills for the ACT, the coach and Mark’s dad took him to various colleges to talk with both baseball and football program coaches. He settled on the college that offered him scholarships to play both sports. But he needed a good ACT score.
It takes months to receive the results of college entrance exams. One afternoon after school, while I was grading papers in my room, there was a noise outside the door.
Mark came in, lifted me out of the seat behind my desk, spun me around in the air, and yelled over and over: “I’m going to college! I’m going to college!”
“I guess you got your scores!” I asked.
“Well, yeah!” he laughed. “And guess what? I got one point more than I need to be admitted. One point extra. Thank you! Now, where’s Mrs. Jones? I’ve got to tell her too!”
Until that moment, I had never quite understood what the expression “Pay day doesn’t always come on Mondays” meant. But it was clear to me the instant Mark ran into the room to announce his news. No amount of money could ever replace my spin in the air at the hands of a boy who finally had a chance at a better life.
1.Mark had difficulty in learning mainly because ________.
A. he spent most of his spare time practicing baseball.
B. his family couldn’t afford any tutoring for him.
C. his parent didn’t care about his study.
D. he was constantly involved in the crimes in his neighborhood.
2.According to the article, which of the following is false?
A. The teachers offered to tutor Mark free of charge.
B. Theft was a problem in Mark’s neighborhood.
C. Mark owed his success in passing ACT to his teachers.
D. Mark went to college mainly due to his good ACT score.
3.The underlined word “settled on” in the fourth paragraph probably means _____.
A. was accepted by B. reached a final decision about
C. paid a visit to D. became familiar with
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Practice Makes a Better Life.
B. Pay Day Will Come Some Day.
C. Relationships between Teachers and Students.
D. Never Give up on Yourself.
