How far would you go to make a good impression at a new job? A college student in Alabama walked 32 kilometers in the dark to get to his new job.
The story begins with Walter Carr’s car breaking down the night before starting a new job at Bellhops, a furniture moving company. Carr was unable to find a taxi. So he decided to walk from his house to the job in Pelham 32 kilometers away. He left at midnight so that he could make it to the customer’s house by 8:00 am the next morning.
Pelham police saw him walking along a highway at 4:00 am. So, they stopped to see if the needed help. After hearing his story, they took him to a restaurant for breakfast and then to a church where he could safely wait until 8:00 am. The police then took Carr to the home of customer Jenny Lamey, Lamey said that even though Carr had just walked the entire night, he refused her offer to rest. He just wanted to start working.
Jenny Lamey later wrote this on Facebook: “I just can’t tell you how touched I was by Walter and his journey. He is hardworking and tough.” She then started a GoFundMe page to help Walter with money to get his car fixed.
Walter Carr’s story touched many others around the United States, Within a few days, people gave over $73, 000 to his GoFundMe page, When the CEO of Bellhops, Luke Marklin, learned of Carr’s story, he drove from Tennessee to Alabama to give Walter his own 2014 Ford Escape.
Carr has decided to give a part of the donations to the Birmingham Education Foundation. And he has received more offers for jobs and scholarships for schools.
1.What is probably the reason for Carr’s walking to his new job?
A. He had no money.
B. His car was stolen the night before.
C. He would like to take some exercise.
D. He considered the first day meaningful.
2.What did the police do to help Carr?
A. They took him to work immediately.
B. They went to his customer’s with him.
C. They called his customer to pick him up.
D. They gave him some money to buy breakfast.
3.Why did Jenny Lamey start a GoFundMe page?
A. To help Carr buy a new car.
B. To make Carr’s story popular.
C. To raise money to repair Carr’s car.
D. To express her admiration for Carr.
4.What did Carr decide to do with the donation?
A. To share it with some schools.
B. To spend it on further education.
C. To set up an educational institution.
D. To donate some of it to a foundation.
New York City has one of the best skylines in the world, and you can view it from many different places. But a view is best accompanied by a good meal. Here’s our list of the best restaurants in NYC with amazing views.
Alma
Alma is the perfect waterfront dining destination that’ll allow you to relax with a good meal. It’s a rooftop restaurant with open-air dining, but when it’s cold or raining, it covers the spot to keep the bad weather out, so diners get to see the downtown NYC skyline no matter what. Alma itself serves up mainly Mexican food.
Where: 187 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY11231
The View
It might be a bit on the pricey side, but The View is worth spending those extra dollars, Located on the 48th floor of the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square, you’ll be in the heart of all the action with a breathtaking view to match. Even more amazing is the fact that it’s actually NYC’s only revolving rooftop restaurant, and every hour, the floor makes a complete 360-degree turn.
Where: 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
Luna Asian Bistro
Queens is known for its different Asian cuisines, but that experience can be strengthened with a view. Here, you can enjoy excellent Japanese cuisines together with views of Astoria and Manhattan in the distance. The sight is particularly amazing in the evening when you can see all the bright lights.
Where: 32-72 Steinway St, 6th floor, Astoria, NY 11103
Refinery Rooftop
The Empire State Building is one of the most famous symbols of NYC, and it’s also one of the hardest buildings to get a good shot of. Luckily, Refinery Rooftop takes care of that for you and serves up some classic food and drink, which are served in an industrial-style room with a retractable（可伸缩的）glass roof, which allows for both indoor and outdoor seating.
Where: 63 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018
1.What do Alma and Refinery Rooftop have in common?
A. They both provide Mexican food.
B. They are both the symbols of New York.
C. They are only available in good weather.
D. They can offer outdoor dining experience.
2.What do we know about The View?
A. It is very cheap to eat in the restaurant.
B. People can have views from different angles
C. It is the best revolving restaurant in America.
D. Its floor can be transformed into different styles.
3.Which restaurant offers a good view and excellent Japanese food?
A. Alma. B. The View.
C. Luna Asian Bistro. D. Refinery Rooftop.
假定你是高一学生李华，你叔叔家的弟弟小明也是一名高一学生，但是他觉得不太适应高一的学习生活，想让你给他一些学习建议。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 与老师交流，征求老师意见；
2. 上课积极参与讨论，专心听讲，做好笔记：
3. 其它方面。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jim,
I’m delighted to hear from you.
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Yours,
Li Hua
下面短文中共有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 Miss Wang,
It is the first time that I asked you for help, because I really don’t know how to do. It is the relationship between my mother and me that has troubled me for a long time. I’m a student and Mother is an university teacher, who is too busy with her work that she has little time to talk to me. I love her and I do good in my studies, but I still felt afraid of her as she is much too strict with me. What’s worse, I don’t know how to communicate with her. Maybe it’s because of we’ve seldom sat down and exchanged (交流) our feelings and thoughts. I hope we can know more about each other and understand each other better. What can we do? I wonder if you can give me some suggestion.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Xujuan
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（有提示词的空格不得多于3个词；没有提示词的空格只能填一个词）。
Wangwei was a really good student, but 1. (recent) he hasn’t felt himself and his grades has fallen since three months ago. This is because he sometimes has trouble 2. (pay) attention to his study. He wouldn’t like to talk with teachers and friends, too. What’s worse, he feels 3. (tire) all the time and has difficulty in falling asleep. What he does is brought to his mother’s attention. 4., when his mother asks him what happens to him, he just says he feels like crying.
As a matter of fact, Wangwei is suffering 5. clinical depression (临床抑郁症), 6. is a serious, but treatable condition. If it is not treated in time, serious damage 7. (do) to health. The first signs of it in teens are 8. (poor) school reports than before, then learning difficulties and staying away from classmates and teachers. If you have these signs, don’t worry. It is not so difficult 9. (deal) with clinical depression. There are many effective ways, such as medicine. 10. (express) of feelings, more exercise and a balanced diet.
Paen Long has had a dream ever since he saw a plane for the first time at the age of six. His dream was to ____ a plane. Last year, the 30-year-old man started building his plane ____. “I was afraid that people would ____ me, so sometimes I worked at night,” he said. It was a long time ____ he put his dream into practice. Paen Long tried to build his own plane, using the money he had ____ from running his own garage (汽车修理厂). He has spent three years ____ YouTube videos in order to ____ how to make a plane.
It took him a year to build his plane, using mostly recycled materials. The plane’s first ____ came at 3 pm on 8th, March. Local villagers gathered excitedly to watch the plane fly. ____, the plane only got 50 m in the air before crashing (撞击) to the ____. “When all people were looking at me, I felt very ____,” he said.
Although the first try ____. Paen Long remains ____. His next project is to build a seaplane. Paen Long thinks the plane will cost over $10,000. “I never feel ____ for spending all my money building a plane,” he said.
His wife, Hing Muoyheng, ____ about her husband, especially as they have two young sons. However, she has no ____. “I don’t know how planes work and he doesn’t have any ____ to help him. He can only search for information himself,” she said, “I tried to ask him to ____ a few times because I was afraid, but he said he wouldn’t ____, so I have to support his ____.”
1.A. repair B. make C. draw D. buy
2.A. carefully B. impatiently C. secretly D. suddenly
3.A. make use of B. make fun of C. get tired of D. turn to
4.A. before B. until C. when D. since
5.A. expected B. saved C. stolen D. borrowed
6.A. recording B. producing C. showing D. watching
7.A. answer B. learn C. control D. guess
8.A. design B. flight C. interview D. meeting
9.A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Otherwise
10.A. ground B. crowd C. house D. park
11.A. angry B. excited C. proud D. ashamed
12.A. appeared B. continued C. changed D. failed
13.A. determined B. kind C. nervous D. upset
14.A. anxious B. sorry C. hungry D. grateful
15.A. hears B. knows C. talks D. worries
16.A. chance B. aim C. choice D. reason
17.A. experts B. classmates C. volunteers D. workers
18.A. fly B. stop C. help D. leave
19.A. give up B. give in C. give away D. give out
20.A. suggestion B. dream C. conclusion D. research
