The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.--Thomas Macaulay。
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nanette O’Neillgave an arithmetic___to our class. When the papers were___,she discovered that twelve boys had made the __ mistakes throughout the test.
There is really nothing new about__in the exams. Perhaps that was __ Mrs. O’Neill didn’t evensay a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to__after class. I was one of the twelve.Mrs. O’Neill asked no questions, and she didn’t__us either.She wrote on the blackboard the__words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to__these words into our exercisebooksone hundred times.
I don’t__about the other eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most importantsingle__of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they__seem to methe best yardstick(准绳), because they give me a__to measure myself rather than others. ___of usare asked to make great decisions about__ going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us arecalled upon daily to make a great many ___ decisions. Should the wallet, found in the street, be putinto a pocket or turned over to the ____? Should the__change received at the store be forgottenor___? Nobody will know except___. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better tolive with someone you respect.
1.A. test B. paper C. lesson D. problem
2.A. examined B. finished C. marked D. answered
3.A. same B. usual C. silly D. serious
4.A. lying B. talking C. guessing D. cheating
5.A. how B. why C. what D. when
6.A. come B. leave C. remain D. apologize
7.A. excuse B. reject C. spare D. scold
8.A. above B. common C. special D. following
9.A. get B. put C. copy D. repeat
10.A. worry B. hear C. talk D. know
11.A. chance B. lesson C. incident D. memory
12.A. even B. still C. always D. almost
13.A. way B. choice C. reason D. sentence
14.A. All B. Few C. Some D. None
15.A. nations B. families C. individuals D. organizations
16.A. final B. temporary C. important D. personal
17.A. finder B. stranger C. passer-by D. policeman
18.A. some B. extra C. small D. necessary
19.A. paid B. shared C. returned D. remembered
20.A. me B. us C. you D. them
Smokejumpers are a special type of firefighter. They jump from planes into areas that are difficult to reach by car or on foot. When they arrive there, they first examine the land and decide 1. to fight the fire. Their main goal is to stop a fire from 2. (spread). They will use basic equipment to clear land of plants and other dry materials. The work is dangerous, 3. they love being able to jump out of planes, fight fires, and live in the forest. As 38-year-old Alexi Tishin, who 4. (work) as a smokejumper for 15 years, says, “This is the best job for tough guys.”
Last year the empty land across from my bus stop was a sad, empty, ugly space, with dead bushes and one short tree. Then some1. (gardener) changed that. They were tired of looking at the sad space while they were waiting2.the bus, so they made it into a beautiful garden. Now you can see colorful vegetable plants and sweet-smelling flowers. Yellow butterflies fly from plant to plant3. (happy), and tiny birds sing in the green trees. I love taking the bus now.
One of my favourite1. (hobby) is hiking. When I go hiking, I wil1 wear proper clothing and hiking shoes for the current weather conditions. And I will let my family and friends know where I will go and when I will return. Also, I will carry a compass and GPS unit,2.can guide me and locate my position. What's more, I will take enough food and water3. (keep) me energetic, and emergency supplies to survive dangerous situations.
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序,以“A visit to the Museum of the Anti-Japanese War”为题,给校刊“英语角”写一篇英文稿件,介绍你们班同学参观抗日战争纪念馆的过程。
注意:词数不少于60。
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假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Jonah得知你即将去美国旅游。他写邮件询问你是否方便帮他买一些中国特产,请你根据以下要点给他回复:
1. 表示愿意;
2. 介绍特产;
3. 询问要求(种类、数量、预算等)。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:特产 local special products
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