假定你是李华，你的美国笔友John来信请你介绍中国传统节日清明节。请根据下表要点，用英语给他写封回信。
节日 | 日期 | 活动 |
清明节 |
4月5日前后 |
放假三天，扫墓祭祖；踏青游玩，放风筝等 |
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Dear John,
Glad to hear from you, I’d like to tell you something about the Qingming Festival.
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Yours,
Li Hua
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Our class joined in a meaningful activity during the winter vacation. First, we went to visit the old lady who lived all alone. Some chatted with her but others helped do a thorough cleaning for us. When the work was done, the house looked real neat and tidy. Then we went to the sport center, where all equipment needed polished. We set out to work at once. Everything was dust-free at no time. Having done all this, we saw a pleasant community than before. Tiring as we were, we felt happy as all of our work was paid off.
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Two new satellites of BeiDou Navigation (导航) Satellite System (BDS)1.(send) into space on a Long March-3D carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province, China at 2:07 a.m. on November 19, 2018. The satellites entered a Medium Earth orbit (轨道) 2.(safe) more than three hours later and will work with 17 other BDS-3 satellites already in space. They are also the 42nd and 43rd3.(member) of the BDS satellite family.
China launched these satellites with the aim of providing navigation services4.countries and regions which participate in the Belt and Road Proposal by the end of 2018. “This is a key and5.(value) step for BDS developing from a Chinese experimental system to a regional and then a global navigation system,” said Yang Changfeng, chief expert6.contributed much to the BeiDou system. The positioning7.(accurate) of the BDS-3 system has been improved to 2.5 meters to 5 meters, said Yang.
8.(name) after the Chinese term for the Big Dipper, the BeiDou system has been serving China for 18 years where another six BDS-3 satellites will be put into the Medium Earth orbit from 2019 to 2020. The system is expected9.(provide) first-class services around10.globe by the end of 2020.
I always come across random acts of kindness in my life. Many years ago, I was _______Costa Rica when I found myself in an _______situation: my credit cards and bank cards went out of _________ abroad, and I only had $5 to my ________.
I had no way to get money. I didn’t know anybody in this country. I only knew basic Spanish, and besides the cash the only ________I had was a return ticket to my country in almost two ________. Back then, there was no such thing as mobile phones, and________email was very limited. To find help, I decided to go to the countryside . With the only coins I had, I _________the bus terminal(终点站）and found a village, which ________almost the exact amount. About 4 hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa Abajo at midnight.
I knocked door to door,________in my very poor Spanish that I was a foreigner travelling in Costa Rica with no money but I ________to stay here for over ten days. I begged them for a __________－such as cooking , cleaning and looking after their kids, anything like that. Everybody _________, “oh my, but so poor are we that we have no _______ food or space. Maybe you can try the next ________.” And they’d point me to another house.
________, I arrived at a Chinese restaurant. The owner of the restaurant was very _________. She gave me food and called the Red Cross to come to ________me. With the help of the Red Cross , I spent my_________days in Costa Rica.
This is one of the best trips I’ve ever had, because I realized that when you’re in a position to be able to _________, it actually makes you feel happy.
1.A. circling B. entering C. visiting D. considering
2.A. absurd B. impossible C. ordinary D. awkward
3.A. date B. use C. range D. control
4.A. name B. delight C. wonder D. advantage
5.A. necessity B. memory C. impression D. possession
6.A. months B. weeks C. days D. hours
7.A. again B. thus C. yet D. even
8.A. looked for B. stayed at C. headed to D. thought of
9.A. cost B. saved C. earned D. created
10.A. reminding B. explaining C. apologizing D. informing
11.A. needed B. agreed C. failed D. hesitated
12.A. conversation B. meal C. room D. job
13.A. accepted B. nodded C. replied D. withdrew
14.A. prepared B. wasted C. extra D. cheap
15.A. family B. chance C. time D. restaurant
16.A. Normally B. Naturally C. Finally D. Directly
17.A. generous B. sensible C. wealthy D. outstanding
18.A. comfort B. rescue C. interview D. encourage
19.A. frightening B. training C. exciting D. remaining
20.A. help B. receive C. succeed D. travel
After a long day at work, coming home is a breath of fresh air. Home is a comfortable place to sit back and relax. 1. Below are a number of things we can do to create a healthy home environment that will help to ease the workday stress and promote our physical and mental health.
Cleaning the house regularly is the first thing we should do. It may seem like a tiring thing to clean but there is a reason for doing so. We can remove dust by cleaning the house. Leaving layers of dust everywhere means that there is a build-up of dust. And where do these layers of dust go?2.
Making sure the rooms are full of sunlight is also important. We may not realize it but sunlight is an important part of our growth. We all know that sunlight promotes better working conditions. 3. Think about using a Parans system where sunlight does not reach. This technology gathers the sunlight by using solar panels. It can send out sunlight wherever we are.
4. Going green will help to remove toxins(毒素）in the air. They also give off oxygen, which can lower stress and improve our moods.
Along the lines of being green, it can also be vital to think about what things we are bringing into the house. Try to avoid specific plastics that are harmful to health. 5. They may contain poisonous chemicals that can be breathed in, or simple absorbed through the skin.
A. Into our lungs.
B. However, is it as healthy as it can be?
C. Is our home as comfortable as it used to be?
D. It is also a good idea to add more plants in our house.
E. The same thing applies to things like carpets and paint.
F. Besides, it can reduce both stress and high blood pressure.
G. It is acknowledges that a greener lifestyle is linked to better health.
On average, Americans spend about 10 hours a day in front of a computer or other electronic devices and less than 30 minutes a day outdoors. That is a claim made by David Strayer, a professor of psychology at the University of Utah. In his 2017 TED Talk , Strayer explained that all this time spent with technology is making our brains tired.
Using an electronic device to answer emails, listen to the news and look at Facebook puts a lot of pressure on the front of the brain, which, Strayer explains, is important for critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making.
So it is important to give the brain a rest. And being in nature, Strayer claims , helps get a tired brain away from too much technology. More than 15,000 campers from around the world attended an international camping festival in September. That is when friends and family take time off and escape to nature for several days. They take walks, climb, explore, swim, sleep, eat and play. Camping may be just what a tired brain needs.
Take Carl for example. He lives in West Virginia and enjoys camping. He says that staying outdoors makes him feel at ease. It also prepares him for the work he must do. Kate Somers is another example who also lives in West Virginia. She says she enjoys camping with her husband and two children. She calls it a “regenerative” experience.
At the University of Utah, David Strayer has studied both short-term and long-term exposure to nature. He found that spending short amounts of time in nature without technology does calm the brain and helps it to remember better. However, he found it is the long-term contact with nature that does the most good. He and his research team found spending three days in nature without any technology is enough time for the brain to fully relax and reset itself.
1.What is David Strayer’s opinion?
A. Americans dislike outdoor activities.
B. Electronic equipment should be quitted.
C. New technologies are a double-edged sword.
D. Electronic equipment brings great convenience.
2.Why does Strayer insist we go outdoors?
A. To refresh our brain B. To try another lifestyle
C. To make better decisions. D. To play with our family and friends
3.What does the underlined word “regenerative” mean?
A. Exhausting B. Ridiculous
C. Relevant. D. Reborn
4.Which is the proper title for the passage?
A. How to Use New Technologies. B. Good Rest Develops Good Memory.
C. Being in Nature Is Good for the Brain. D. Electronic Equipment Harms the Brain.
