You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Traveling just like reading, is a refreshing journey from the busy world. Books, brain food, can keep you company on your travel.
On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac
The book is a globally popular spiritual guide book about youth. The main character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life. The book can be a good partner with you to explore the United States.
Life is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan Kundera
Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” The book tells a young artist’s romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams, and has a relationship. Experience the artist’s passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life.
The Stories of Sahara, 1967, by Sanmao
The book narrates the author’s simple but adventurous life in the Sahara Desert, which seems a desolate and dull place. The fancy natural scenery and life there, along with the author’s romantic and intensive emotion, will inspire you to explore the mysterious land. Reading the book is like participating in a dialogue with the author, who is sincere and humorous.
Lotus, 2006 by Annbaby
This novel set in Tibet, tells three people’s stories, each with their unique characteristics. It reveals modern people’s emotions and inner life, their confusion about love, and exploration of Buddhism.The book is a good partner to bring you to the sacred land Tibet.
1.Which book is about the exploration of life value through a journey?
A.On the Road. B.Life is Elsewhere.
C.The Stories of Sahara. D.Lotus.
2.Whose book could be the most suitable for your trip to Germany?
A.Jack Kerouac’s. B.Sanmao’s.
C.Annbaby’s. D.Milan Kundera’s.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A.Lotus is a religious book exploring Tibetan Buddhist culture.
B.On the road advises a classic route for driving across the US.
C.The stories of Sahara records its authors’ own life in the desert.
D.Life is Elsewhere demonstrates Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s own life.
Worth the pain in the end
I used to hate running. It seemed too hard and pushing outside my comfort zone was not something I was raised to do.
In fact, I wouldn’t have become a_____if it weren’t for my husband Charles. He had been a serious competitive runner for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn’t stop talking about how much he missed it.
“So start running again, why don’t you?” I was getting _____ of hearing about it.
So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to join him at the track (跑道). Just a few weeks later, Charles signed us both up for a five-kilometer race. I ____about doing it. It was too soon.
But on _____ day, there I was.
The gun went ____.Thousands of runners pushed forward.
The first kilometer was ____.
“I don’t think I’m going to make it.” I was already breathing heavily and painfully aware of the group of runners _____ past me.
“No, you’re doing ____”, said Charles. He was trying to encourage me, to get me focused on something other than my ____.
“I can’t,” I said,_____ audibly (听得见地).
He tried a different way to _____ me. “Just make it to that house and let’s see how you feel.”
After another minute I saw the three-kilometer ____. All I could think of was that I was dying and that my husband was torturing (折磨) me.
Miserable doesn’t even begin to describe _____ I felt. And there was so much _____.
“You’ll be fine. You’ve got less than a kilometer to go.”
I rounded a corner and saw both sides of the street thick with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on. I _____ my legs to keep going.
Then I looked up and saw the clock. The seconds ticking away (一分一秒地过去) gave me an incentive (助力). I knew that if I finished this race, I would have achieved something. So, I straightened up, and kicked it.
I had my arms held higher when I passed ____the finish line. A volunteer put a _____ around my neck.
“You did great! I’m so _____ of you!” Charles was thrilled that I’d _____ it.
“That was AMAZING! I want to do another race. This running stuff is amazing!” I proudly hugged my medal as we started to walk to the post-race festivities.
My lungs and my comfort zone both ____.
1.A.runner B.traveler C.racer D.cheerleader
2.A.afraid B.tired C.aware D.confident
3.A.thought B.dreamed C.hesitated D.cared
4.A.race B.sport C.show D.task
5.A.on B.off C.up D.down
6.A.long B.short C.easy D.tough
7.A.brushing B.walking C.pounding D.sliding
8.A.wrong B.right C.great D.bad
9.A.disability B.dishonor C.disgrace D.discomfort
10.A.barely B.nearly C.merely D.roughly
11.A.advise B.persuade C.order D.force
12.A.signal B.symbol C.point D.mark
13.A.how B.what C.when D.why
14.A.sweat B.anger C.pain D.pleasure
15.A.willed B.dragged C.pulled D.supported
16.A.by B.over C.at D.through
17.A.ring B.necklace C.medal D.scarf
18.A.ashamed B.guilty C.sure D.proud
19.A.done B.made C.taken D.caught
20.A.developed B.expanded C.changed D.progressed
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Helen正在进行一项关于各国中学生课外阅读情况的调查。她给你发了一封电子邮件，想了解相关情况。请你根据以下提示，给她回信。
(1)你校学生课外阅读的现状；
(2)原因分析；
(3)你的看法。
注意：
(1)词数100左右；
(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
(3)开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Helen,
I’m very glad to receive your email. Now I would like to tell you something about the extracurricular reading in our school.
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Best wishes!
Yours
Li Hua
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的概要。
Is a knife useful instrument or a dangerous weapon? It depends on how it is used. It’s the same with technology and one of those greatest inventions is cell phones. They have revolutionized the human existence. This is possible only because they are getting cheaper and cheaper. The technology has made it even easier to give them a longer life.
Undoubtedly, if cell phones are in right hands, no matter how far we are setting we can talk anytime anywhere! We can watch favourite TV shows, listen to favourite songs,etc, as cell phones are equipped with all high-tech features. In fact, it’s good to parents as well as children. Parents can monitor their children and children are also safe. If anyone is an any ind of danger, ahe or he can call for help immediately.
There are always two sides of a coin. The technology has caused a danger that we keep ignoring. The cell phones have progressed rapidly and at the same time they provide us with more tasks than what we would attempt. When a person is multitasking rather than complete a single task, this causes burden and results in stress. Also cell phones have made terrorist attacks in the world very easy. Besides, children spend much of their time in playing games instead of going out and playing, which is very harmful to them.
We should always remember that there lives a wise man between the valley of two mountains. Are cell phones a useful instrument or a dangerous weapon? The answer lies in our hands.
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Lesson 26：…My sister is only seven， but she always tells me 1. my pictures are good or not…She looked at it 2. for a moment． 'It's all right，' she said， 'but isn't it upside down？'
Lesson 27：…Late in the afternoon， the boys put 3. their tent in the middle of a field…The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and 4. into their tent．
Lesson 28：…Now he has put 5. ugly stone head over the gate． It is one of the 6. faces I have ever seen．
Lesson 29：…Since then， Captain Fawcett 7. passengers to many unusual places． Once he landed on the roof of a 8. of flats and on another occasion， he landed in a deserted car park．
Lesson 30：…I turned to look at the children， but there weren't any in 9.： they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized 10. had happened．
My heart beat with that feeling，pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys．As the piece neared the end，I _____ up to take my final bow．For a second，the room was _____．Yet，even in that one second，I had enough time to _____ whether I had done perfectly．Then，_____，the applause came．
"Thank you…so much．"I said，_____ to the person standing on my other side．Olga，my piano teacher for six years，smiled back at me．"You've been an _____ student all these years．"She said，"I hope that whatever you do，you never stop _____．"
I leaned forward，_____ I would keep playing because I loved piano，and hugged her．
It _____ to be that the promises weren't as meaningful as I'd hoped．
Right after the _____，I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day．_____，it began slipping away from me．The reason I had stopped taking _____ was because of my busy schedule with homework．Not long after，I stopped practicing altogether．It was _____ not to have to stress about piano anymore．
But something was _____ inside of me．I was empty inside．
One day I met Michelle，who had also taken piano lessons from Olga．
"Are you _____ taking lessons from Olga？"she asked．
"Um，no!Actually I just quit a while ago，"I replied．
"That's a _____，"she responded，"You used to be so _____．I remember your performance a year ago； it was breathtaking．"
Two days _____ talking to Michelle，I subconsciously sat down on the bench and started playing．I wasn't even trying to make the notes sound musically correct…I was simply doing what I should have been this entire time：playing，_____ to be playing．
As the music spread，a（n）_____ feeling rose inside me．
1.A.stood B.sat C.showed D.looked
2.A.light B.nervous C.colorful D.quiet
3.A.expect B.remind C.know D.doubt
4.A.immediately B.suddenly C.hopefully D.successfully
5.A.running B.waving C.turning D.pointing
6.A.easy-going B.imaginative C.amazing D.honest
7.A.practicing B.training C.competing D.gaining
8.A.admitting B.telling C.promising D.speaking
9.A.carried on B.turned out C.brought up D.showed off
10.A.play B.final C.presentation D.performance
11.A.Soon B.Besides C.Thus D.Instead
12.A.lessons B.parts C.lectures D.pieces
13.A.disappointing B.puzzling C.inspiring D.pleasing
14.A.beating B.rising C.changing D.shining
15.A.even B.still C.much D.yet
16.A.shame B.relief C.pleasure D.deal
17.A.poor B.good C.nice D.old
18.A.after B.before C.when D.until
19.A.still B.always C.also D.just
20.A.unknown B.familiar C.awful D.empty
