随着太原市创建全国文明城市工作的推进，我们发现市民更礼貌了、交通更有序了、街道更整洁了......假如你是李华，请写信向你的朋友David介绍近几年太原发生的变化（交通、环境、风景等等），欢迎他到太原来。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 注意书信格式正确，有称呼语和结束语；
3. 可以根据自己的感受表达，以使行文连贯；
4. 参考词汇：a civilized city
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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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My friend Nick told me story about his, experience back in the US, which was very interested. One day he was having a yard sale and the old man living next door come by to help. As the old man looked over the things on the yard that were to be sold, he stopped at a box of golden ball for Christmas trees. On the box was a card say:“25 cents each...”“You will never sell these for that much.”he told Nick. Convinced, Nick has brought the price up to 10 cents a piece.Without a moment’s delay, my neighbor picked up the box but announced: “I'll take them.”
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said1.was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months2.（early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We3.（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week,4.for the week after. I didn’t understand5.this would happen and my credit card had already been charged6.the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was7.（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on8.top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.
The next day, my brother and I went to the beach9.we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little10.（sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.
During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few days. When I.____, I was greeted with two essays due, three days of math and history homework, plus several tests____I went home from school that day exhausted, I had to stay up really late to finish them all.
The next day at school, I got a rude awakening: I'd totally forgotten to prepare for the ___on Romeo and Juliet, which I' d take____my lunch hour! Worse still, I had ___the in-class discussion and all the notes. When lunch came, I went to the English room to face my certain doom(厄运). All I could do was try to ___on the questions I didn't know.
As it turned out, I didn’t know the majority of the questions. I was just about to give____when my pencil accidentally fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I ___down and there in full view lay the answer sheet for the test! What good fortune! I can kiss good-bye to all my____of failing the test! My heart started beating, and my brain ______Yes! Read over the answers-quickly! This was quickly followed by another voice, No! You’ll get caught! My mind turning back and forth, Yes! No! Yes! No! This went on for ten of the____seconds in my entire life.
Finally, I decided to finish the test on my own, without ___! I was satisfied with my decision but pretty ____I had failed the test.
The next day when I walked into the English room, my great joy of having been an ____soul changed into a wave of doom as I saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited me. I stared at it a few seconds before I got up the____to turn it over.
You can only imagine my ____when I feared that I had passed the test! I have never in my whole life been so happy to see my____, a C.
My mom says the victories that____the most courage are won within. Now I know ____what she means Now not only can my conscience(良心)rest easy, but I don't have to worry about getting caught and meeting a sad____ like Romeo and Juliet.
1.A.arrived B.returned C.appeared D.finished
2.A.If B.Because C.Until D.Although
3.A.lecture B.test C.play D.essay
4.A.by B.upon C.over D.toward
5.A.missed B.carried C.lost D.dropped
6.A.depend B.agree C.guess D.improve
7.A.in B.off C.out D.away
8.A.wrote B.settled C.calmed D.looked
9.A.boredom B.tiredness C.loneliness D.worries
10.A.whispered B.warned C.persuaded D.flashed
11.A.coldest B.saddest C.longest D.fastest
12.A.suffering B.checking C.cheating D.thinking
13.A.certain B.regretful C.annoyed D.relieved
14.A.open B.honest C.optimistic D.energetic
15.A.wisdom B.nerve C.intention D.encouragement
16.A.anxiety B.fear C.shock D.appreciation
17.A.paper B.credit C.rate D.grade
18.A.take B.put C.find D.gain
19.A.gradually B.exactly C.willingly D.seemingly
20.A.film B.fact C.ending D.love
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 EmpathyLast year, researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy, the ability to understand other people, among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 years.1.Today, people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs.Jennifer Freed, a co-director of a teen program, has another explanation. Turn on the TV, and you’re showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting, competing, and generally treating one another with no respect.2.There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially related by nature.3.Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect. Besides, empathy can be a cure for loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and fear.Empathy is also an indication of a good leader. In fact, Freed says, many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers.4.“Academics are important. But if you don’t have emotional (情感的) intelligence, you won’t be as successful in work or in your love life,” she says.What’s the best way to up your EQ (情商）? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to others.5.To really develop empathy, you’d better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital, join a club or a team that has a diverse membership, have a “sharing circle” with your family, or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter.
A. Everyone is different, and levels of empathy differ from person to person. |
B. That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time, the researchers said. |
C. “One doesn’t develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking,” Freed says. |
D. Humans learn by example—and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic. |
E. Empathy is a matter of learning how to understand someone else—both what they think and how they feel. |
F. Good social skills—including empathy—are a kind of “emotional intelligence” that will help you succeed in many areas of life. |
G. Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human—and having empathy is decisive to those relationships. |
The next time you attend a social function or go to a place where people meet and interact, take note of the number of people who have adopted the same gestures and posture---the way you sit or stand--of the person with whom they are talking. This “carbon copying” is a means by which one person tells the other that he is in agreement with his ideas and attitudes. By this method, one is non-verbally (非语言的) saying to the other, “As you can see, I think the same as you, so I will copy your posture and gesture.”
This unconscious (无意识地) mimicry is quite interesting to observe. Take, for example, the two men standing at the hotel bar. They have mirrored each other’s gestures and it is reasonable to assume that they are discussing a topic upon which they have the same thoughts and feelings. If one man uncrosses his arms and legs or stands on the other foot, the other will follow. If one puts his hand in his pocket the other will copy and this mimicry will continue for as long as the two men are in agreement.
This copying also occurs among good friends or people of the same social position and it is common to see married couples walk, stand, sit and move in very similar ways. People who are strangers, however, try hard to avoid holding mutual(相互的) positions. The significance of carbon copying can be one of the most important non-verbal lessons we can learn, for this is one way that others tell us that they agree with us or like us. It is also a way for us to tell others that we like them, by simply copying their gestures.
If an employer wishes to develop immediate friendliness and create a relaxing atmosphere with an employee, he needs to copy the employee’s posture to achieve the end. Similarly, an up-and-coming employee may be seen copying his boss’s gestures in an attempt to show agreement. Using the knowledge, it is possible to influence a face-to-face encounter by copying the positive gestures and postures of the other person. This has the effect of putting the other person in a receptive and relaxed frame of mind and he can “see” that you understand his point of view.
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Carbon Copying---Showing Agreement B.Developing Non-verbal Communication
C.How to avoid Carbon Copying D.Proper Social Behavior
2.What is "carbon copying" according to the passage?
A.To adopt identical gesture of others. B.To repeat what others have said.
C.To show agreement with others. D.To mock others.
3.In which of the following groups is carbon copying NOT frequently seen?
A.Married couples B.People not familiar with each other.
C.Good friends. D.People of the same social position.
4.What should an employer do to created a relaxing atmosphere for an employee?
A.Be polite. B.Avoid copying the employee’s gesture.
C.Be helpful. D.Copy the gesture of the employee.
