单词拼写
1.Pygmalion made a stone ______ (雕像) of a beautiful woman.
2.The Great Wall is one of the most breathtaking ______ (名胜) in the world.
3.The archaeologists found some ancient copper coins in the ______ (坟墓).
4.Jerry did not regret making the ______ (评论) but felt that he could have expressed it differently.
5.Scientists have ______ (挖掘) eight more skeletons at Pompeii.
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Is the traditional family dinner a thing of the past? In today’s households where both parents go to work and kids have busy schedules with school, an array of afternoon activities and much homework, finding time for a gathering at the table seems impossible. Yet, studies have shown time and again that eating together has multiple benefits for family members, especially children.
According to a number of reports issued by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, children who eat at least five times a week with their family are at lower risk of developing poor eating habits, weight problems or alcohol dependencies, and tend to perform better academically than their peers who frequently eat alone or away from home.
Eating together as a family is not just about food and nutrition. “Food has become so easily and cheaply available that we no longer appreciate its significance,” says Professor Robin Fox, who teaches anthropology at Rutgers University in New Jersey. "We have to rediscover its importance and its value." Sharing a meal with loved ones should be considered a special event, which can almost take on the form of a ceremony, as it was practiced by our ancestors, for whom finding food was a constant struggle.
Besides appreciation for the value of food, there are also many social elements that come into play when families share meals, says Miriam Weinstein, author of The Surprising Power of Family Meals. The dinner table can be the perfect environment where kids learn how to conduct conversations, observe good manners, serve others, listen, solve conflicts and compromise.
Of course, there is no guarantee that the simple act of eating at home surrounded by family will save children from developing unhealthy lifestyles or making regrettable choices down the road. It may not make them more virtuous (品行端正的) or socially more responsible. But it can form a basis for a lot of things that point them in the right direction.
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假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Steve被当地一所孔子学院录取，即将入学，不知道如何作学业方面的准备。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示祝贺；
2. 你的建议；
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：孔子学院the Confucius Institute
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
With the development of modem technology, people can stay 1. (connect) with their families and friends easily, however far apart they are from each other. WeChat is one of the most 2. (frequent) used means of communication in China. It is reported that the number of the WeChat users 3. (reach) over 1.1billion so far.
Once joining the WeChat, people can find more and more people start to add them 4. friends. They don’t have to consider time 5. (zone) when communicating. Another reason why ifs so popular is that it costs nothing. It’s also very convenient for people to immediately update 6. they are doing by WeChat.
However, addiction to WeChat will rob people of the time that should otherwise 7. (spend) on something more important. And the many so-called friends on it are not really friends at all, who simply want 8. (put) ads or sell items on Moments. Besides, people on the Wechat are more likely to compare 9. (they) with others, which will make them feel bad when finding some people seem to be 10. (success).
Liz Woodward worked as a waitress at the Route 130 diner in Delran, New Jersey. One Thursday morning around 5:30 am, she was ________ two firefighters, Young and Hullings. Quite ________, she heard that they had been up all night putting out a ________ warehouse fire, which took 12 hours to get under control.
_____, Liz decided to honor these two heroes by picking up their ________ and writing them a heartfelt message of gratitude. It ________ ,”Your breakfast is on me today—thank you for all that you do...Fueled by fire and driven by ________ —what an example you are! Get some rest.
This simple act of kindness meant so much to the ________ firefighters. The firefighters ________ and thanked her before leaving the ________.
To return the young lady’s kindness, upon his arrival home, Hullings posted a Facebook update ________ his friends to go eat at the diner, which was quickly ________ more than 3,000 times.
_____, it was not until afterwards that they realized Liz was ________ the one that could use the help. When they found out that Liz was trying to ________ money for her paralyzed father to get a wheelchair-accessible van, Young posted with a ________ to a GoFundMe page for Liz’s dad, and the support ________.
The total donations reached $60,000 and went beyond Liz’s wildest dreams. She had never ________ that her small gesture would be paid in such a/an ________ way. “I’m truly blessed that those two walked through the doors today and ________ for the opportunity to be a part of something so positive and uplifting.” Liz Woodward said on Facebook.
1.A.calling B.serving C.hosting D.praising
2.A.in private B.in public C.by accident D.on purpose
3.A.fierce B.slight C.rare D.potential
4.A.Excited B.Embarrassed C.Touched D.Shocked
5.A.money B.check C.uniforms D.breakfast
6.A.replied B.read C.indicated D.went
7.A.courage B.concern C.confidence D.curiosity
8.A.anxious B.brave C.modest D.exhausted
9.A.showed up B.sat up C.ended up D.teared up
10.A.hotel B.station C.restaurant D.warehouse
11.A.helping B.forcing C.urging D.reminding
12.A.collected B.examined C.removed D.shared
13.A.Thus B.However C.Instead D.Besides
14.A.really B.normally C.suddenly D.hardly
15.A.count B.donate C.change D.raise
16.A.link B.picture C.note D.click
17.A.doubled B.declined C.rolled in D.spread out
18.A.promised B.expected C.doubted D.accepted
19.A.rapid B.conventional C.extreme D.generous
20.A.grateful B.eager C.prepared D.greedy
There are many things we remember from our childhood—the games we played, the music we listened to...but what about earning pocket money? This was our first ever wage for completing tasks such as tidying our bedroom or sorting the laundry. Our reward was a handful of coins that we safely stored. 1.
There was a time when cash was the main currency for financial transactions (交易). These days, though, using credit cards, or making cashless payments, are the most convenient ways of paying. 2. Research has found that 84% of British parents currently give notes and coins to their children—usually 7 pounds a week as an allowance.
But banks predict that by 2028 only one in ten transactions will be with cash, and that is something today’s children will have to deal with. One issue is that children may not understand the value of cash because they never see it. 3. They either should find a new way to hand out pocket money, or needn’t bother to pay it at all.
Still, solutions are available. Giving children lessons at school about finance is important. 4. The trick is to go and get some coins so that children have the opportunity to interact with them. Besides, bank accounts for older children can be opened to give them cash cards to use. Whatever method a parent chooses to adopt, their children will get some idea of the value of pocket money. 5.
A. Parents face a dilemma too.
B. This, in turn, makes the buying much easier.
C. They have completely taken the place of cash.
D. So how do parents hand out pocket money at present?
E. But parents need to teach their kids that money doesn’t grow on trees!
F. But now, it seems that parents’ attitude to handing out cash is changing.
G. And parents are advised to get children started with money as young as possible.
