Cruz Genet, 11, and Anthony Skopick, 10, couldn’t agree. Were the birds on the ice ducks or geese? There was only one way to find out. So on a cold January evening, the two friends risked onto the frozen pond near their house in Frankfort, Illinois, to get a better look. First they threw a small stone to test it. Then they stepped on it. Believing the ice would hold their weight, Anthony took a few steps, then.... He fell through the seemingly frozen ice.
Cruz rushed to help his frightened friend—the pond “ate” him too. Gruz managed to lift himself out of the water and onto a more reliable part. He then carefully made his way to Anthony. But the ice didn’t hold, and he fell in again. This time he couldn’t get out. The boys quickly lost feeling in their arms and legs. Cruz was sure he was going to die.
Anthony’s older sister had seen the boys fall through the ice and started screaming for help. John Lavin, a neighbor driving nearby on his way to the grocery store, heard her. He quickly pulled over. Seeing the boys, he kicked off his shoes, and run into the freezing water. Lavin made his way to Cruz and Anthony and saved them back to land. They were taken to the hospital, where doctors discovered that their five-minute stay in the water had lowered their body temperature nearly ten degrees.
Fortunately, the boys have fully recovered, though they are still moved by their fearless neighbor. “Just to think,” says Gruz, “if he wasn’t there, I could have died.”
1.Why did Gruz and Anthony step on the ice?
A. To go skating. B. To trap some birds.
C. To settle a disagreement. D. To test the strength of the ice.
2.How did Cruz feel when caught in the water?
A. Hopeless. B. Puzzled.
C. Shocked. D. Calm.
3.What basically saved the two boys’ lives?
A. Screaming of an older sister. B. Better care of doctors.
C. lowering of their body temperature. D. Brave act of a neighbor.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. Two Boys Falling in the Water B. A Heroic Man to the Rescue
C. Duck or Geese, It Is a Question D. Curiosity Kills the Cat
Films to watch in March
Greta
A lonely young waitress finds a handbag on a New York subway train. Luckily, the address is inside, so she returns it to the piano teacher who left it there. She then discovers that the piano teacher makes a habit of dropping bags around the city on purpose to make new friends. Directed by Neil Jordan, the actors are attractive. Grace Moretz is the waitress and Isabelle Huppert is the one who admires her. Thanks to them, Greta winds up being far more enjoyable than it has any right to be.
The Aftermath
The Aftermath is one of the few World War Ⅱ-related films. Based on Rhidian Brook’s novel, this touching romantic movie is starred by Keira Knightley, who is the wife of a British officer. She hates the Germans because her son was killed in an air raid (抢劫). But is there a chance that a tall, dark and handsome man might persuade her to overcome her hate?
Captain Marvel
It took Marvel Studios a decade to finally make a female superhero. It’s also the first Marvel film to be directed by a woman, who has directed Half Nelson and Missisippi Grind. Captain Marvel is set in the 1990s. The Oscar-winning Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers, a US Air Force fighter pilot, while Samuel L Jackson, as usual, plays Nick Fury.
Dumbo is, a classic Disney cartoon, who has big ears and there have been plenty of those kind of movies in recent years. Burton always has inspirations to direct such kind of movies from Edward Scissorhands to Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Magical figures have always been his favorite characters.
1.Who works on a different job?
A. Isabelle Huppert. B. Keira Knightley.
C. Rhidian Brook. D. Brie Larson.
2.What makes Captain Marvel special?
A. Winning Oscar. B. Its female director.
C. Time setting. D. A woman pilot.
3.Which film is better for a 7-year-old kid to watch?
A. The Aftermath B. Captain Marvel
C. Grete D. Dumbo
4.Where can you most probably read the text?
A. Reader’s Digest B. Nature
C. Scientific American D. National Geographic
假如你是李华，你校英语戏剧社正招募新成员，请根据以下提示，给负责人Mr.Smith写一封电子邮件，申请加入。
1.申请理由；
2.个人优势；
3.表达愿望。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师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。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:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Mr.Brown，
We have learned that you were going back to America for the summer vacation.To express our thank for your excellent teaching in our school，we have decided have a party for you.The party which will start at 6:30 on Friday evening in the lecture hall.It will possible last an hour.To start with，our monitor will give a speech on behalf of a whole class. Then we would like to invite you to join us and singing some English songs.In the end of the party，we will present you with some gifts and cards，mostly making by ourselves.I believe you will have a good time together.
Looking forward to your coming.
Yours sincerely，
Frank
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Paper-cutting was recognized as a national cultural heritage(遗产)in 2006.According to experts，paper-cutting conveys the culture shared between China 1. the West to wish for family reunions and maintain links with loved ones，alive or dead.
In the movie Coco，for instance，the 12-year-old Miguel and his family dance and sing to celebrate the Day of the Dead，a 2. (tradition)festival in Mexico，when colorful paper-cuts are hung on the street.Chinese people also cut images of small figures 3. (call) back the spirits of the dead.The difference is that most Chinese paper-cuts are red，while those in other countries 4. (be)often made in many other colors.
Fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen liked to cut 5. (character)，such as princesses and angels，out of paper while 6. (tell)stories to children.In China，female friends and family members used to chat and make paper-cuts together.
“ 7.the patterns and colors may be different，paper-cuts share the same function of maintaining emotional ties among people，”says Yang Huizi， 8. art teacher at Beijing Union.
Yang 9. (study)and performed the art for over a decade.Besides routine university courses，she also organizes nonprofit paper-cutting activities 10.are open to the public in Beijing to promote basic knowledge of paper-cutting.
It was 1972，and I was in second grade.In the classroom the teacher，Ms.Boyette，was ____ aloud to us from Island of the Blue Dolphins.And we had just come to a part of the book where the main ____ was training a wild dog.I was listening，caught up in the ____ of all.
Not far away from me，there seated a boy who always frightened or ____ others，so I was ___ of this boy.While Ms.Boyette was reading，I looked over at him，for he was someone I was in the ____ of keeping an eye on.I ____ that he was listening too，that he was engaged by the ____ ，that he was leaning forward in his seat and listening with all his heart.I ____ at him，open-mouthed.I was ____ with a sudden knowledge that this boy was in fact just ____ me.He was a kid who liked a story.The boy must ____ my eyes on him，because he turned.Then something ____ happened.He smiled at me. ___ ，I smiled back，unafraid.We were two ____ smiling at each other.
Why have I never forgotten this ____ moment? Why do I still ____ every detail of it? I think it’s because that moment illustrates so beautifully the _____of reading out loud.
It shows us into a safe room，where everyone involved，the reader and the listener，can have that chance to ____ each other.We humans long not just for the story，not just for the flow of language，but for the ____ that comes when words are read aloud.
1.A. shouting B. singing C. talking D. reading
2.A. author B. character C. reader D. listener
3.A. wonder B. silence C. warmth D. comfort
4.A. greeted B. touched C. hurt D. refused
5.A. aware B. terrified C. bored D. guilty
6.A. habit B. form C. effort D. hope
7.A. predicted B. imagined C. promised D. noticed
8.A. speech B. story C. journey D. diary
9.A. pointed B. nodded C. stared D. waved
10.A. struck B. mixed C. cheated D. confused
11.A. behind B. beyond C. around D. like
12.A. ignore B. feel C. meet D. observe
13.A. useful B. natural C. serious D. amazing
14.A. Then B. Again C. Instead D. Besides
15.A. strangers B. kids C. teachers D. enemies
16.A. funny B. busy C. lucky D. small
17.A. seek B. organize C. recall D. trust
18.A. power B. courage C. amusement D. ability
19.A. cheer B. see C. miss D. mention
20.A. challenge B. knowledge C. choice D. connection
