You never know what nature has prepared for you as a gift. Years ago, when walking alone on a beach in remote southwest Florida, I was so ______ to hear splashes（水溅声）coming from the water. As I walked in the ______ of the sounds, I saw a manatee(海牛)show its head out of the water, ______ a great snuffling(带鼻音的)breath. It seemed that it was in _______ and trying to get out of it.
I’d never seen a ______ like this before. I wanted to ask for help, but there was no one ______ . So I went into the shallow water and went toward the animal. I came______ enough to make out the manatee. Then, a second manatee, much smaller, appeared beside it.______, the other manatees were also moving toward me. Soon Iwas _______ by several manatees. I could clearly see the larger manatee ______ the little one up with her flipper(鳍状肢)and pushed it to the surface beside me.
As the two slipped underwater, two other manatees moved up from behind, one on either side,____ gently against my body as they swam past. They circled and _______ the action, this time ______ by the mother and her baby. I held my hand out touching their back as they passed me. Since they obviously enjoyed touching me, I began _______ each of them as they swam by.
I stood there enjoying the scene, ______ to move, until finally the rising tide ______ me back to the shore. Later I knew exactly what took place that morning. The manatees involved me in their celebration of a birth and I was welcome to meetthe ______ member of their family.
During that unexpected scene, I felt more involved in the rhythms of _______ on our earth than ever. Each year, I head for that _______ for a quiet little birthday picnic on the shore. After all, you never know who might _______ up for your party.
1.A. frustrated B. surprised C. embarrassed D. disappointed
2.A. direction B. condition C. middle D. side
3.A. making out B. putting out C. coming out D. letting out
4.A. force B. trouble C. loss D. action
5.A. look B. feel C. scene D. smell
6.A. in hand B. in sight C. in the way D. in the distance
7.A. close B. soon C. quick D. straight
8.A. Luckily B. Personally C. Unexpectedly D. Sadly
9.A. watched B. surrounded C. attacked D. separated
10.A. turn B. eat C. throw D. hold
11.A. rubbing B. preventing C. surfing D. comforting
12.A. practiced B. changed C. repeated D. showed
13.A. seen B. followed C. taught D. ordered
14.A. moving B. hitting C. catching D. touching
15.A. unwilling B. ready C. unable D. afraid
16.A. invited B. forbade C. forced D. helped
17.A. best B. oldest C. toughest D. newest
18.A. life B. music C. world D. development
19.A. boat B. hill C. beach D. manatee
20.A. build B. show C. look D. step
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For those who love travel， particularly rail travel， China in 1987 was a can't﹣miss kind of place． In1987， China was still operating steam trains on some rail routes，1.made people from many countries amazed． Bruce Connolly， a photographer from Scotland， 2.（be） one of them．
Connolly first came to China in 1987，3. （start） his continuous travelling throughout China． Since then， he 4. （travel） to most parts of China except Fujian， Zhejiang and Jiangxi． Wherever he went， his camera remained by his side． During his journeys in China， Connolly found China very different from 5.he saw in photographs， which showed Chinese people very religious in the way they dressed and behaved．6.， what he saw was that people were 7. （friend）， welcoming and wore bright clothes． In the early years of his journey， most Chinese people were fascinated with foreigners visiting China， but now that has changed in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai， foreigners are no longer8. （ curious）．
Another dramatic change that Connolly has felt in China is 9.． widespread use of new technology． China has become one of the most tech﹣savvy（懂技术的）societies． People now do everything with10. （they） smartphones， and use of cash is almost disappearing．
假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Henry对中国2018年12月31日跨年时南昌的情形很感兴趣，请根据以下提示写一封邮件，告知他当时的情况：
1. 描述南昌31日跨年时的活动
2. 询问对方的跨年愿望
3. 询问对方2019年是否方便，邀请他来中国跨年
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Oh, a pity! It’s raining again? Is everybody here? Good. Now listen carefully. I wish the weather is better here for you. It’s very usual to have so and so much snow and rain here at this time of year.
Some of you are asking about tomorrow’s activity on the way here. Well, we’re going to climb the mountain unless the weather gets much better during the night. OK? So, provided that it doesn’t snow too heavy tonight, I’ll see you back here at six o’clock. Set your alarms for 5:30. We’ll take our breakfast with them because we won’t reach the top of the mountain unless we set out early, before it’s light. So be there tomorrow morning with everything you need. You’ve all got a list—you need a whistle in case you get separated from the rest of the group, warm waterproof clothing and gloves, and a good pair of boots. Don’t forget to bring maps I gave you yesterday. I’d rather you didn’t bring large cameras and video cameras.
It’s time we had dinner now, so if that anyone has any questions, you can ask me on the way to the dining hall. Let’s go.
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We need to face a lot of pains as we grow up. But these pains eventually bring 1.(we) gains. As for me, I remember that my parents made me learn to play 2.violin during my childhood, so I had little time to play with my friends, which 3.(annoy) me quite a lot. I hated violin at that time, just 4.it was what they forced me to do.
Now 5.(look) back, I appreciate what my parents did for me. In fact, music has enriched my life. It 6.(give) me comfort, relief and joy, especially when I am7.pressure. I have come 8.(understand) why my parents were always pushing me along.
Everybody will experience pains. A little hard work and sweat will never hurt us. If we realize these pains are just small bumps on our road to 9.(succeed), we will understand they are 10.(actual) gains.
I felt like a good mother on that summer morning. I’d______up early, made a picnic lunch,______my three-and five-year-old daughters into the car, drove to my friend’s house, packed her and her______into the car, and drove an hour and a half to the shore where we________ our picnic cloth on the sands by 10 a.m.
Soon the girls began running. About 50 yards from us, a man, maybe______ his late 50s, was fishing. The girls stood next to him and watched with their mouths open______he cast the lines. He smiled at them. They all ran back to us except my three-year-old Drew, who,______ , just seated herself next to the white bucket where the man was______ planning to put the fish he caught.
However, suddenly a______came to my mind. Is it dangerous for Drew to stay there with the stranger? Good moms should also teach daughters that the world is dangerous. Then, I watched them like there was a hidden______in the lifeguard chair filming the man as America’s Most Wanted. Every few minutes, I looked to my five-year-old to make sure she hadn’t been______ out to sea, then back to Drew to make sure there was no______between her and the stranger.
When I looked at Drew again, she had started______with the man. She was probably telling him where we lived and how her father was away on______. He nodded. She kept talking. He nodded again, then they laughed.
A few seconds later, she ran back to us, with a toy fish in her hand. It must have been something______he used for bait( 饵). The three other girls were______, so they didn’t try to______how eager they were to have one.
Just when I was at a loss, there he was: the man, standing right next to us. He was holding three more toy fish. He handed them to each of the girls. By their______ , I realized that he was______ a warm-hearted man, meaning no harm at all.
“Thank you”, I said, realizing that yes, there is evil in this world…but there is also good, and______in strangers, and lessons for mothers to learn that only three-year-olds could teach them.
1.A. settled B. woken C. risen D. turned
2.A. combined B. loaded C. divided D. gathered
3.A. daughters B. sons C. nieces D. nephews
4.A. expanded B. covered C. spread D. increased
5.A. in B. on C. at D. of
6.A. while B. as C. though D. if
7.A. otherwise B. therefore C. instead D. besides
8.A. reasonably B. hardly C. merely D. probably
9.A. arguing B. warning C. greeting D. saying
10.A. recorder B. radio C. camera D. computer
11.A. swept B. left C. dropped D. worn
12.A. treatment B. contact C. agreement D. link
13.A. quarreling B. arguing C. debating D. chatting
14.A. vacation B. business C. leave D. show
15.A. what B. which C. that D. where
16.A. moved B. disappointed C. frightened D. interested
17.A. hide B. tell C. express D. explain
18.A. faces B. fingers C. arms D. tongues
19.A. usually B. specially C. actually D. finally
20.A. care B. devotion C. gratitude D. kindness
