假如你是李华，你的美国朋友 John 写信想询问你的寒假规划。请你用英文写一封回信，介绍你的假期安排。
注意：1 词数 80 左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear John,
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Yours，
Li Hua
语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
Grand Canyon National Park recently turned 100 years old. The1.(nature) wonder in northern Arizona became one of America’s early national parks in 1919. A century later, about 6 million people a year visit the park,2.is about the size of the state of Delaware.
Native tribes (部落) had many names for the huge canyon. But in 1869,3.(explore) John Wesley Powell gave it a name that stuck: the Grand Canyon. The canyon isn’t the world’s longest or deepest. But it surely is grand. It offers beautiful views.
The canyon itself is far4.(old) than the park. No one knows exactly5. old the canyon is. The rocks6.the bottom are about 1.8 billion years old.
Humans first came to the area about 12,000 years ago. They left behind a large number of stone tools. For the past century, tools7.(make) from small sticks8.(find) in some of the canyon’s caves.
Plenty of animals live in the park. Desert bighorn sheep are9.largest animals in the Grand Canyon.10.(measure) 300 pounds, they climb over the rocks. The park is home to almost 375 kinds of birds and a few living things that can be found nowhere else.
When I first saw the Boston Marathon in 1964, I just fell in love with it. I______to be part of it, but I didn’t know if I could do it. It was totally outside of the social norm (正常行为) for a woman to be running in those days.
In February, 1966，I sent my______to the Boston Marathon and they wrote back, saying, “Women are not physiologically (生理上) able to run a marathon.” When I read the______，I thought if I could prove that this was a______view about women, it was going to______the discussion of what else we thought women could not do. So I took the bus to Boston and got there the day before the______.
When I got to the starting line, I knew the most important thing was that I should not be______. To avoid being arrested or pulled off the course，I had a blue hooded (带风帽的) sweatshirt pulled up over my______with my hair tied back. Then, there was the bang, but I waited until about half the pack left－then I______in.
Even though I was disguised (伪装)，the other runners______very quickly that I was a woman. Fortunately, they were very______. I told them that I was______I would be thrown out if officials saw that I was a woman. But they said, “We won’t let that______. It's a free road. ” That’s when I ___the hooded sweatshirt and everyone could see I was a woman. Then people went______. They started shouting and clapping, “Way to go, girlie!”
Finally I ran into Boston and______the race in 3 hours and 21 minutes.
I went back to Boston and ran______in 1967 and 1968. I hope to be a(n)______of someone who follows what they______and what they’re good at. I think everyone came to this world to ____ something.
1.A.failed B.wanted C.refused D.managed
2.A.application B.report C.poems D.father
3.A.notice B.order C.suggestion D.letter
4.A.mistaken B.strong C.popular D.basic
5.A.avoid B.refer to C.open up D.face
6.A.trip B.meeting C.holiday D.race
7.A.stopped B.fined C.replaced D.passed
8.A.shoulder B.back C.head D.neck
9.A.drove B.came C.jumped D.walked
10.A.admitted B.figured out C.suggested D.pointed to
11.A.supportive B.confused C.cheerful D.surprised
12.A.unhappy B.sorry C.ashamed D.afraid
13.A.continue B.happen C.exist D.remain
14.A.took off B.took away C.hung up D.handed out
15.A.angry B.crazy C.brave D.disappointed
16.A.joined B.lost C.finished D.won
17.A.later B.too C.again D.once
18.A.partner B.expert C.supporter D.example
19.A.need B.love C.have D.study
20.A.improve B.gain C.create D.give
Talking to children about disasters
Natural disasters are terrible events. They are difficult for adults and children. But adults should not be afraid to talk to children about natural disasters.1.But talking can help children feel safer and less afraid of the future. Here are five things adults can do when children show fear of natural disasters.
First, adults should be willing to talk with children. When children are allowed to talk about their fears, they feel safer. Sometimes, the best thing an adult can do is just listen. 2.
Second,3.When answering their questions, it is best to give short, honest answers. If you do not know the answer, you can be honest and say that you do not know.
Third, it is important to wait until a child is ready to talk about a natural disaster. Adults should not force children to talk.
Fourth, help children feel safe.4.One way is very simple: adults can tell frightened children that they love them. It is also important for children to do the same things they do every day. Simple things like going to school and eating dinner can help children feel normal.
Fifth, use activities to help children communicate their fears. Heshani was 13 when the Indian Ocean tsunami (海啸) ruined her house in SriLanka. One year later, she was still living under the shadow (阴影) of the natural disaster. She did not like to visit her ruined house. And she did not want to talk about the problems her family had. However, she loved to write. 5.Writing poems was a way for her to share her fears since she did not like to talk about them.
A. let children ask questions.
B. There are many ways to do this.
C. Talking cannot stop natural disasters from happening.
D. learning is of great importance to adults.
E. We should feel safe first.
F. Whatever the fear is, it is important to listen and be patient with the child.
G. And she often shared her feelings about the tsunami in her poems.
Xiao Yu is already quite the traveler, having been to Russia a couple of times. She is just 4 years old. However, Yu is no normal tourist, her visits to the Black Sea coastal resort of Sochi being about much more than rest and recreation, for Yu is autistic (自闭的). And in Sochi she has had encounters (遇见) with a very special kind of specialist (专科医生). That specialist - more exactly two of them- is a dolphin, contact with which is said to be beneficial to children like Yu.
Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social communication. In some severe cases autistic children may have trouble learning to speak or make eye contact. However,many children with autism are able to live normal lives. With the help of professional doctors, the children played games with the dolphins and receive treatment.
Dolphin-assisted treatment is not without controversy, there being no scientific evidence of its benefits, even if it is argued that the communicative experience for the children can be of no harm, and animal welfare activists object to the way animals are forced into their role as therapists (治疗师).However, even if Yu's mother is aware of such objections, she talks enthusiastically of the progress she thinks Yu has made since first traveling to Sochi.
That program, in which Chinese children with autism visit Sochi to receive dolphin-assisted treatment, is supported by the government of Sochi and the China Foundation for Disabled Persons. It was first held last October and again in mid-June to July. More than 10 children from China have now visited Sochi to receive dolphin-assisted treatment and have had very positive results, says Anatoly Pakhomov, the mayor of Sochi.
"We hope the Sochi government and China Foundation for Disabled Persons can establish a more stable long-term partnership, and we will continue to provide the necessary assistance and support," Pakhomov said.
1.What did Xiao Yu suffer from according to paragraph 1?
A.She had trouble when traveling to Russia.
B.She had to have a rest and recreation.
C.She had to encounter with a specialist.
D.She has a serious disease.
2.Which of the following words shares the same meaning with the underlined word in paragraph 3?
A.argument B.agreement
C.encouragement D.discussion
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Children with autism are sure to live normal lives with the help of dolphins and treatment.
B.The communicative experience for the children can be of no harm.
C.Animal welfare activists approved of the way animals are forced into their role as therapists.
D.The program is supported by both China and Russia.
4.What’s Xiao Yu’s mother’s attitude towards the program?
A.supportive B.disagree
C.negative D.uncaring
Years ago, I was so confident, and so naive(幼稚的). I was so sure that I was right and everyone else was wrong.
Unfortunately I was lucky and got successful, so that kept me blind to my weak points. I sold my company, felt ready to do something new, and started to learn. But the more I learned, the more I realized how little I knew and how lucky I had been.
I’d start to make things, but then saw how stupid I was, so I stpped. I lost all confidence. I spent a few years completely stuck.
Finally, some new ideas helped:
Learning without doing is wasted. If I don’t use what I learn, then it is pointless! How terrible to waste hundreds of hours spent learning, and not turn them into action. Like throwing good food in the trash: it’s wrong.
This isn’t about me. How I feel in this moment doesn’t matter－it will pass. Nobody is judging me, because nobody is thinking of me. They are just looking for things to improve their own life. The public me is not the real me anyway, so if they judge my public personality, that’s fine.
The work is the point, and my work is special. If I can do something that people find useful, then I should. It doesn’t matter if it’s a masterpiece or not, as long as I enjoy it.
So I’m glad my old confidence is gone. Now I aim(以……为目标)to make my work my little contribution to the world－just special and useful.
1.I lost all my confidence when______
A.I got successful in my career.
B.I Learned more than before.
C.I sold my company.
D.I realized I knew little.
2.According to the passage, the author prefer______
A.learning by using.
B.learning is wasting time.
C.learning by spending hours.
D.learning is pointless.
3.Why does the author think his work is special?
A.Because he is a unique person in his company.
B.Because he can gain confidence by helping others.
C.Because his aim is to be special in the world.
D.Because his old confidence is gone.
