My sister and I were flying by ourselves from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour stop at the airport in Omaha, Nebraska. A flight attendant took us to a souvenir shop, where a toy airplane looked just like the plane my sister and I were flying on. I really wanted that airplane. I had $10 and the plane cost $8. I had no idea what I needed to buy at camp, but I bought the plane anyway. When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers! Instead, we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy special soap because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could harm the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. However, I had only $2 left.
What upset me was that I couldn’t get clean without the soap, which was soon found by my teacher, Sally. I had to tell her that I had spent most of my money on a toy airplane. She laughed and explained to me that a budget was necessary and it was a plan for spending money to help make sure you set aside enough for things you need, like soap, before you buy fun things, like toys.
Sally gave me one of her extra(额外的) bottles of special soap. When I returned home, I decided to budget. I spent several weeks writing down everything I bought, just to get an idea of how I was already spending my money. Then I made my first weekly budget. My budget wasn’t always the same each week. For some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In” account because I did some jobs around the house. Once summer vacation started, I didn’t need to buy school lunches, so I had extra money to go to the neighborhood swimming pool or to give to the town animal shelter.
Budgeting was hard, sometimes. Whatever week it was, I always made sure that “Money In” equaled “Save and Spend.” That’s called making ends meet, and it’s how you make sure that the money you have will always be enough to cover your plans to spend and save.
1.Why did Sally give the writer one bottle of her special soap?
A. The writer’s usual soap did harm to his skin.
B. The writer needed to take showers at the camp.
C. The writer turned to Sally for it to get clean.
D. The writer’s money couldn't cover the special soap.
2.What did the writer learn about at the camp?
A. Spending and saving money. B. Getting along with others.
C. Making more money. D. Planning his daily life.
3.What can be the best title for the text?
A. My Summer Camp B. My Weekly Budget
C. My Special Soap D. My Lonely Flight
In Europe, there is no escape for those who do not appreciate art and architecture(建筑). It is a heaven for people who want to feel like they have been transported to famous historical time periods from America. For me, Europe was a complete contrast from America. London and France had a more royal feel than New York, and Rome felt more ancient. I wasn’t just on a different continent; it felt like I was in a different century.
My parents and I visited London, Paris and Rome this summer in celebration of the end of my high school experience. It was supposed to be a break from a life as busy as a bee in New York, the constant stress, the crowded subway rides, and the weary body that had accompanied me for the last four years. It was an opportunity to appreciate Europe the way I couldn’t do it just by reading history books.
My favorite parts of London were the Tower of London and the Churchill War Rooms. As a site of past executions(刑场), the Tower of London displayed punishing devices from the 16th and 17th century and told stories of various members of the royal family who had ever been imprisoned in the tower, some even imprisoned by their own family members when they were seen as a threat to the crown. Besides that, I also got to see the royal family’s crown jewels, amazingly beautiful.
The Churchchill War Rooms, though very different from the Tower of London, were also spellbinding from a historic perspective. I am not a history fan, but I enjoy museums, and I took fancy in the Churchchill Museum inside the War Rooms that detailed the events of Churchchill’s life and World War II. Everything I saw in it built up his life from his childhood to his last years, creating a three-dimensional Churchchill in my mind who was a person just like myself. He longed for more, he made mistakes, he experienced loneliness and sadness. But he had also done some remarkable things like uniting Britain during World War II.
Our rewarding trip ended in Rome a couple of days later.
1.What does the underlined word “contrast” in Paragraph1 mean?
A. Something different. B. Something artistic.
C. Something similar. D. Something faraway.
2.Which of the following can best describe the writer’s life in New York?
A. Relaxing and peaceful. B. Stressful and tiring.
C. Joyful but busy. D. Boring but successful.
3.What can be learned from Para 3?
A. The Tower of London is a symbol of peace.
B. The royal family members used to live in harmony.
C. The Tower of London witnessed changes of royal families.
D. Visitors could buy the crown jewels in Churchill War Rooms.
4.What really got the writer spellbound in the Churchill Museum?
A. The unique architecture. B. World War Two.
C. Churchill’s achievements. D. Churchill’s real life.
Finding a Job
1.In which job do you need to speak a foreign language?
A. Advert A. B. Advert B.
C. Advert C. D. Advert D
2.Which job is suitable for those who are busy during the weekdays?
A. A babysitter. B. A newspaper deliverer.
C. Working in a café. D. Working in a museum shop.
3.Who are these job adverts mainly designed for?
A. Parents. B. Teenagers.
C. Full-time workers. D. English speakers.
寒暑假期间，很多高中学生选择短期出国游学，但是也有一部分学生认为这没有意义。请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇150词左右的短文，并谈谈你自己的看法。
支持 | 1. 接触不同文化，开阔视野; 2. 有助于语言能力的提高; 3. 提高孩子独立生活能力。 |
反对 | 1. 价格昂贵，增加家庭经济负担; 2. 学习时间短暂，不能系统学习; 3. 旅游占据大量时间。 |
你的看法 | …… |
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1. 对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译;
2. 作文中不是提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等;
3. 开关已给出，不计入总词数。
4. 参考词汇：出国游学 overseas study tours
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内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
With the improvement of living standards, overseas study tours are gaining its popularity with some high school students.
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阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第91至100小题的空格里填上适当的单词，注意每空1个单词。
Many of us have someone in our lives that has absolutely everything. Buying a gift for that special person can prove quite stressful. Here are a few points aimed at making this challenge a little bit easier.
Buying that hard-to-find gift can have you wandering the malls for hours on end with little or no luck. Before starting such a shopping journey, think carefully about what that person might really enjoy instead of hoping the perfect gift will miraculously(奇迹般地 ) appear. Think about what is happening in their lives at the moment Have they recently experienced a major life event. taken up a new hobby, or planned a trip? Think about how your gin can contribute to a these events.
Have you ever found that perfect Christmas gift for someone in July, but decided to waif and buy it later? If you think it's a good gift, buy it then. Don’t wait until the last minute to buy that perfect present. Chances are that you'll either forget what that gift was or it won’t be available when you go to get it later. Last-minute shopping is rather stressful and usually doesn’t have the desired results.
Anything you can buy at a retail store these days can also be bought on the Internet. Better still, you can find special gifts that you normally cant find at the mall. Search for special gift ideas and you'll be amazed at the things that you may never have thought of before. For example, find out what their favorite toy or book was when they were a child and see if you can find it for sale on an auction site（拍卖现场）.
Spend some time with the person and get a better idea of their interests. They may mention that they've needed something for the moment but just haven't got around to getting it. Or maybe they've lost or broken something that they really miss. Maybe they're still using something from the past that needs updating.
If all else fails, there are always gift cards. Rather than just give the gift card, however, be a little creative. Make a game out of it such as wrapping the card in a series of larger boxes so it takes a while to get to it rather than just having them open an envelope. Another choice is to include a gift card with some theatre tickets.
Topic:1. on buying a gift for someone who has everything | |
Think outside the Store. | ●Think carefully about what might really 2. the person before going shopping,rather than trying your luck at the mall. ●Finding out what the person is 3. you. |
Don’t wait until the last minute. | ●No matter when you have found a proper gift, buy it 4.. ●Trying to find a gift just before the event can cause you much stress and the gift may 5. you. |
Shop 6. | ●You can find more special gifts on the Internet than at malls. ●You may get a good 7. from the Internet. ●It’s a good idea to give the person what he liked most during his 8. |
Listen closely for Ideas. | Spend some time learning about what the person needs at 9. . |
Give a gift card. | Wrap the gift card 10. ,or give it together with some theatre tickets. |
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A girl 1.(name)Dina was born in California in 1932. After 2.(graduate) from university in 1954, she worked at a children’s hospital in Kentucky for several years. However, her interest in animals inspired her 3. ( take)her first step towards her future work. In 1966, she went to Africa to study rare mountain gorillas
Even though some of the gorillas were quite dangerous, this didn't not discourage her. She showed great 4. (devote) to her work and loved to tell people about gorillas. Dina was an outgoing and kind person and had the ability to gain valuable data about their lives by becoming a 5.(company)to them. She wrote a book about the gorillas she had lived 6. It is thanks to her research 7.we now know more about mountain gorillas. Her love for the gorillas teaches people about dangers these animals 8.(face)with. Now they are protected by governments and various organizations. 9.her work, there would be very few mountain gorillas left today. She has received world’s 10.(famous)around the world and is now regarded as one of the heroes of the 20th century.
