假定你是李华，你校英文报“外国文化”栏目拟刊登介绍美国节日风俗和中学生生活的短文。请给美国朋友彼得写信约稿，要点如下:
1、栏目介绍；
2、稿件内容；
3、稿件长度:约400词；
4、交稿日期:10月10日前。
注意:1、词数100词左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3、开头语已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter，
I’d like to ask you to write an article for our school’s English newspaper.
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Yours,
Li hua
假定英语老师上课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。作文中共有10处错误，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:在错的词下面划一横线，并在横线下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Mr Steve Johnson, businessman from London, went on a business trip to India. He sent an email back home for his wife Jennifer as soon as he arrived. Fortunately, he mistyped a letter, and the email ended up go to a Mrs Joan Johnson. It was later found out why Mrs Joan Johnson was the wife of a preacher (牧师) who had just been died. The preacher’s wife takes one look at the email and immediate fainted. When she finally recovered, he nervously pointed to the message, that read, “I’ve arrived safely, and it is hot down here.”
Have you ever heard “Tuhao, let’s be friends”? Are you puzzled, wondering what it means? Then you’re 1. (possible) out of date.
Nowadays, the Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama” have become so familiar 2. many Chinese people that they often play jokes on each other when 3. (chat) about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new 4. (fashion) mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, 5. (laugh) loudly and happily.
Amazingly, the two wildly popular words have become hot words in English too. Recently, the BBC 6. (produce) a program to introduce “tuhao”. On the Internet, “tuhao” can 7. (translate) into “new money(暴发户)” in English. Besides, The Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin to describe the middle-aged Chinese women 8. are bargain-hunting. They are called “a force in the global gold market”. Experts say the Chinese language’s influence on English will continue during 9. entire 21st century, and 10. is expected that “tuhao” will be welcomed by the Oxford University Press to appear in the new word lists.
It was a mid April—a time when the planet Earth turns under the hot rays of the sun. There was a large desert in Africa with no sign of ________ except a little rose. There was not a bird or tree in _________ . The sand dunes(沙丘)became piles of burning coal as the days ________ . But the little rose successfully ________ the cruelty of sun. The sun was very ________ to have seen the rose’s ability to ________ such terrible conditions.
One afternoon, the sun said to the little ________ , “Dear Rose! I am the supreme power in this universe. I have the ________ to give and take life. Thousands of living things ________ every day, as they are not able to stand my heat. But, you have been bearing even my hottest ray ________any complaint. May I know the source that gave you this huge _________?”
“Oh，mighty Sun,” the little rose said ________ , “I don’t know much about this desert. But it appears ________ and there seems to be no one else in the whole world my eye could reach. I began to feel ________ for the loneliness of this desert and ________ to help it as possible as I could. And in this process, I never ________ anything that caused pain to me.My whole ________ has been to be a good friend to this desert and help _________ its loneliness.”
_____ by the little rose’s care for the large desert, the sun offered a(n) ________ — millions of other roses that filled the desert with their sweet smells and thus turned the entire stretch (延伸) into a great oasis (绿洲) of life.
1.A. history B. human C. life D. death
2.A. silence B. sight C. turn D. trouble
3.A. got through B. set down C. got together D. passed by
4.A. stood B. avoided C. completed D. disliked
5.A. pleased B. surprised C. disappointed D. frightened
6.A. change B. follow C. improve D. survive
7.A. child B. friend C. flower D. animal
8.A. power B. chance C. duty D. right
9.A. grow B. die C. stop D. live
10.A. with B. over C. through D. without
11.A. attention B. force C. strength D. success
12.A. gently B. proudly C. fluently D. rudely
13.A. small B. far C. thick D. large
14.A. happy B. lucky C. sorry D. angry
15.A. refused B. decided C. agreed D. promised
16.A. experienced B. collected C. solved D. forgot
17.A. courage B. bravery C. kindness D. concern
18.A. play jokes on B. think highly of C. get rid of D. pay attention to
19.A. Attracted B. Touched C. Injured D. Educated
20.A. expense B. salary C. praise D. reward
The Wonderful World of Makeup
As a busy mom, my makeup routine has changed significantly. Unless it’s a special occasion, I won’t spend much time on it. However, despite my speedy routine, makeup is fun. 1. I also enjoy freebies (赠品) very much. You too? Thought so. Let’s get started.
Be realistic. Are you a person who likes simplicity? 2. Besides time, how much money are you willing to invest in products? Do you know your skin type? Knowing how your skin reacts is important. Once you have a realistic idea of what you want to do, your skin type, and how much money you are willing to spend, you’re on your way.
Research. Think about your budget and check out different brands online. One of the very best websites and beauty retailers online is Sephora. The Sephora website gives you detailed information on each brand. Want to go green? Sephora has a great deal of information on green and natural products suited for every budget.
3. Once you’ve got an idea about brands, try it out. Sephora’s in-store product samples are enough and you are allowed and encouraged to give makeup a test. Don’t be afraid to ask questions.
4. When you make a purchase from Sephora, you always get to choose three free samples. If you join its Beauty Insider program, you will earn reward points that can be redeemed (兑现) for more samples, other products, and a free beautiful gift on your birthday.
A word on expensive brands. Some of the expensive brands really do have superior staying power and last a long time. 5. Personally, I like to mix things up (higher end with drugstore brands).
A. They are investments for our skins after all.
B. When time allows, I love playing with different colors and trying new products.
C. There’s no pressure to buy — just come and learn.
D. Don’t be shy away from drugstore brands.
E. Take advantage of freebies.
F. Try before you buy.
G. Do you prefer the 5-minute or less routine?
Cats are domestic(驯养的)animals. They are not only sociable but also fashionable. Domesticated cats would like to form cat communities based on sharing of love and food. And they bond with each other very quickly, which is quite different from humans.
Cats don’t always cry because of being hungry for food. Because cats are social animals, they cry because they want to have company. Cats may not cry every time but they may chatter or mumble. It’s really scary to hear cats chattering like old women. They should be listened and one must talk back.
Meow does not mean that the cat is crying but it is simply a greeting. A cat’s cry may depend on what it is looking for; it can be championship or other things. Cats may cry because of boredom on rare occasions. Cats also need rest and recreation. Cats get stressed when they are ignored. It can be given a name and called, it can be given a pat on the head, but it should not be kicked when it wraps itself around its master’s leg.
A cat follows its master around because of a connecting feeling. Cats look upon its master as a second mother. Even if a cat is old, they never ignore the feeling of being attended and cared for.
Cats use a variety of sounds like mimicking to communicate with one another. They are very moody and they can’t be made like oneself all the time. They have different body language signs which you can tell by the way their tail, ears, paws and body are positioned.
There are many ways by which a cat can be stopped from crying like setting up playful activities with the cat, not ignoring it, taking it to a walk and feeding it regularly. A cat knows how to take advantage of its master’s feelings because they can read them.
1.Cats are probably afraid of_______.
A. excitement B. chattering C. being listened to D. loneliness
2.In order to comfort your cat when it is stressed, you’d better_______.
A. touch it on the head B. make it sleep quickly
C. kick it on the back D. pay no attention to it
3.The cat is good at communicating with others by_______.
A. making different noises B. moving its tail down
C. using different body languages D. lying on the ground on its back
4.Which of the following can comfort the crying cat?
a. interesting games b. listening to music c. having a walk d. shouting at it
e. having a meal f. leaving it alone
A. b, d, f B. a, c, e C. a, b, e D. b, c, f
