假如你是高三学生李华，计划10月6日动身前往温哥华 (Vancouver) 姊妹学校交流一个月。请你给该校负责联络工作的布朗先生写一封信询问有关事项。
内容包括：1.课程开设；
2. 课外活动 (extracurricular activities)；
3. 其他你关心的问题。
注意：1.词数100左右。
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
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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。
Dear Jim,
I'm glad that you are interested in my flat. Now I am writing here in my flat to tell you anything about it.
My flat covers in an area of 36 square meters. It is in the fourth floors in Building 2 of the Residential Center. Although not very big, it consisted of a sitting room, a bedroom, a kitchen or a toilet. On enter the flat you will find yourself in the sitting room. To be honest, sitting room is my favourite part. For one thing, it is quite brightly with a lovely balcony which I can enjoy the beautiful garden below. For another, I have painted the walls light blue, which makes me feel relaxing. By the way, if you live, you'll like your neighbors very much because they are warmhearted and helpful.
Best regards!
Yours，
Li Mei
Gift shops in museums used to be the last stop of each visit, 1. people would buy souvenirs for themselves and their friends. But recently instead of being the last place people go after a visit, they 2. (become) a point of entry to the museum. You may wonder: What is it about museum gift shops that 3. (make) them so different?
Each museum product contains a small piece of history. For example, the British Museum store has different kinds of sticky tape 4. (print) with patterns inspired by the famous Rosetta Stone, which was discovered in 1799 and contains an inscription(碑文) helping historians 5. (good) understand some of the most mysterious 6. (Egypt) scripts. And in the gift shops of China's Palace Museum, there are earphones inspired by the necklaces worn by ancient officials.
7. the design evolving over the years, museum products are no longer limited to famous paintings to be hung on the wall. 8. now mean items put to use every day—glasses, jewelry or cushion covers, 9. (indicate) we can not only “own” a piece of history, but also hold it in our hands, wear it on our neck, or even sleep on it. Indeed, a great museum gift shop is an extension of the museum 10. (it).
When I first met my new parrot, Chico, his wings had been cut short. He couldn't fly and he was stuck on the______just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I would take Chico outside. I______him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him happier. At first he seemed confused.He walked back and forth on the branch looking______. He didn't even flap(拍打) his wings in a(n)______to fly. Somehow he knew he was incapable.
One day Chico got especially excited.He paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of noise. Then all of a sudden he stopped and______an even louder scream. He started______flapping his wings for the first time ever—then he______off the branch like a space shuttle! I was amazed and shocked.Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been waiting until the moment was ripe for______！
Two days later Chico returned.First I tried to______him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his cage and______it away—still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm______that I would let him out every day if the weather was nice as long as he did come back.______， he flew onto my shoulder.
From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him out______and he would fly around and be back before dark. The______lasted for two months until suddenly Chico became weak. The vet said that he had been infected with a______from the pigeons in the neighbourhood.Within a few days he died.
I was very sad.The______crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what______is there in being a bird if you can't fly?
Chico______his first breakthrough for freedom on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can______a chance when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don't set yourself free, what will be the______of your life?
1.A. cage B. scene C. earth D. stage
2.A. brought B. seated C. caught D. chased
3.A. delightful B. painful C. anxious D. guilty
4.A. attempt B. order C. journey D. reason
5.A. gave away B. took on C. laid out D. let out
6.A. proudly B. madly C. slowly D. gracefully
7.A. cut B. fell C. knocked D. lifted
8.A. struggle B. exchange C. escape D. rescue
9.A. trick B. fasten C. seize D. expect
10.A. burnt B. drove C. put D. threw
11.A. contract B. promise C. hand D. feather
12.A. Once in a while B. As usual C. In the meantime D. At last
13.A. early B. lately C. sometimes D. lonely
14.A. practice B. deed C. routine D. recreation
15.A. spirit B. disease C. relationship D. diet
16.A. thought B. fact C. concern D. detail
17.A. profit B. mistake C. interest D. meaning
18.A. discovered B. demonstrated C. achieved D. announced
19.A. lose B. envy C. deserve D. take
20.A. success B. purpose C. contribution D. entertainment
Concern about extinction—the permanent loss of a species—motivates a wide variety of people to take action to protect animal species at risk of dying out. Animal protection and animal rights are familiar themes associated with the field of environmental activism. Certainly, endangered animals suffer no lack of support.1.
Surprisingly, some of the most endangered plants are species that, up until recently, were used by humans as necessary food crops.2.
In order to maximize productivity, farmers have chosen to focus on a handful of highyield crops that can be harvested efficiently. At one time, the number of plant species used by humans to meet their nutritional requirements numbered above 7，000. Now, it is around 150. Some experts even claim that humans actually rely on just twelve species of plants for most of their food.
A single food crop generally contains several species, which may be further divided into hundreds of varieties, but these varieties are quickly disappearing. 3.Eighty percent of the corn varieties grown in Mexico in 1930 have disappeared.Ninety percent of the 10，000 wheat varieties cultivated in China 1949 are no longer used.
4.Crop diversity is a factor that ensures the continuation of certain beneficial natural processes in ecosystems—the cycling of nutrients, management of pests, and maintenance of water quality. 5.Clearly, there is an urgent need to preserve the plant's irreplaceable crop diversity before it is lost completely.
A. You probably want to know the exact approach to protecting endangered plants.
B. Also, crop diversity provides the necessary gene pool to supply crops with a variety of traits(特点).
C. Threatened by current shortsighted farming techniques, crop diversity has shrunk dramatically.
D. However, endangered plants are defended by few.
E. Examples of losses in crop diversity have been recorded worldwide.
F. The permanent loss of plant species represents a huge threat to humanity.
G. Thanks to modern farming techniques, many countries have taken measures to protect them.
The chaparral ecosystem is a plant and animal community that is relatively rare. It is characterized by shrubland and a specific weather pattern. Winters in this ecosystem are mild and wet, and summers tend to be hot and dry. The state of California in the United States has one of the world's largest chaparral ecosystems. They can also be found in parts of northern Mexico, Australia, Chile, and South Africa.
Wildfires occur frequently in this ecosystem. Lots of very flammable plant growth builds up in between fire seasons. Only about 1539 inches of rainfall each year. Shrub plants of the chaparral are most likely to catch fire in the late summer or early fall. That's because the summers are extra dry. The thought of fire is frightening to people with homes or businesses. However, it is far more dangerous not to have wildfires. When there are no fires, the shrubs take over. Small fires once in a while are beneficial. They keep the plant growth under control. They also act in some other surprising ways. There are some plant species in chaparral ecosystems that cannot reproduce unless there has been a fire. The heat, smoke and changes in the soil that follow a burn actually release seeds from some plants.
What causes the frequent fires in this region? Sometimes lightning strikes will catch plants on fire. However, this accounts for only a small portion of the fires. Humans are the cause of many wildfires. A match, cigarette or campfire left carelessly unattended can cause a fire. Hot, dry winds, like the Santa Ana winds in California, make the fire go wild.If it has been a long time since the last fire, plants will fuel the fire. It is often very difficult for firefighters to put out these fires.
People who live in and near chaparral ecosystems have to clear plants from around their homes. This helps to prevent the home from being damaged in a fire. Wildfires are a natural and important part of a healthy chaparral ecosystem.
1.According to the first two paragraphs, the chaparral ecosystem________.
A. can be found throughout northern Mexico
B. has a lot of rainfall in winters
C. can easily catch fire in summers
D. has few plants and animals
2.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Broadleaves plants are less likely to catch fire here.
B. Shrub plants will damage the ecobalance without wildfires.
C. Plants can't reproduce without wildfires.
D. Humans here are threatened to leave by frequent fires.
3.What can people do to prevent accidental fires?
A. They should be careful with matches, cigarettes and campfires.
B. They should prevent lighting striking.
C. They should train wellequipped firefighters.
D. They should clear flammable plants.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Wildfires are an important part of the chaparral ecosystem.
B. People can take steps to remain safe in the chaparral ecosystem.
C. Wildfires occur frequently in the chaparral ecosystem.
D. The chaparral ecosystem is relatively rare in the global area.
