阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
I woke up earlier than my brother as every other day of the week. I jumped out of the bed, got dressed, brushed my teeth, and had breakfast. Saying good bye to my mother, I got in the car no later than 7:05. I got to school on time, even though my brother came out of the house late as he used to.
It was a Thursday. I was walking to the chemistry rooms when my phone in my left pocket vibrated (震动). I took it out and looked at the shiny screen. As soon as I saw my father’s name on that screen I realized something was not right.
He would not call me in the middle of a school day just to talk. He would want me to focus in school and do well. I answered the phone, and my father sounded worried. He told me to find my brother as soon as possible, walk with him to the school picking-up zone and get in the car with my brother. Our driver would take us back home where my father was.
When I was in the car with my brother, my dad called the driver and told him to take us to the hospital. We were going to meet him and my mum there. As soon as my brother and I found about the change in plans, we looked at each other in the eyes. I immediately noticed the fear in my brother’s eyes.
To be honest, I was really scared too, probably more than he was. But I did not say anything. We arrived at the hospital. I saw my dad on the phone waiting for us at the entrance. He was smoking. Seeing my dad smoking made me more worried. I had never seen him smoke before. He hated it. As soon as he recognized the white car, he threw the cigarette away. I looked at my brother; he was looking out of the other window. I did not tell him what I just saw. I did not want him to worry.
注意：1. 续写短文的词数150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
The car stopped right in front of my dad.
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Paragraph 2:
We walked down the hall with our eyes closed.
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假定你是李华。最近在英语阅读学习上遇到困难，决定给外教Mark写信，从以下方面 寻求建议：
1. 语言知识；
2. 阅读技能；
3. 阅读素材。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Mark,
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I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Easter Island, or Rapu Nui as it is known 1. (local), is home to several hundred ancient human statues. After this remote Pacific island 2. (settle) by the Polynesians (波利尼西亚人), it remained isolated (与世隔绝) for centuries. All the resources that went into the statues, some of 3. are ten metres tall and weigh over 7,000 kilos, came from the Island itself. Yet when Dutch adventurers landed in 1722, they met a Stone Age culture.
The statues, 4. (carve) with stone tools, were transported for many kilometers to the large stone platforms, without the use of animals or wheels. The identity of the statues builders was 5. doubt until well into 6. twentieth century. Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian 7. (explore), thought the statues had been created by the people from Peru. Bestselling Swiss author Erich Daniken believed they were built by aliens. Modem science has proved that the statues builders were Polynesians, but not how they moved their 8. (creation). Local folklore (民俗) believes that the statues walked there 9. (they), while researchers have tended to assume the ancestors dragged the statues there, 10. (use) ropes and logs.
My bed is the best part of my home, where I go to find ________ after a long stressful day. However, lately, I get ________ just looking at it. I cant fall asleep I'm a ________ of insomnia (失眠).
I'm not ________: studies show more than one in three people worldwide ________ insomnia. Some people can get to sleep on time, but ________ much too early; others get a full-night sleep but still feel very ________ when they wake up. And then there are people like me, ordinary insomniacs who toss and turn all night.
Insomnia is a side effect of ________. To find the cure, doctors first find out the ________ by keeping a “sleep diary”, in which you ________ your sleep habits. The ________ may indicate lifestyle patterns, which are causing your problem. A specialist in sleep disorders writes, “a good sleep diary can ________ allow the patients to ‘cure themselves’.”
A good nights sleep is created during the day. ________ in the beginning of the day, and stay away from caffeine in the afternoon. After dark, dim the lights and try to ________ stress. Our bodies like ________ patterns. If you can’t fall asleep, try listening to soft music. You'lI most likely be asleep.
1.A.courage B.relaxation C.decision D.wisdom
2.A.confident B.skeptical C.nervous D.curious
3.A.victim B.specialist C.recorder D.witness
4.A.sad B.alone C.pleased D.afraid
5.A.refers to B.adapts to C.benefits from D.suffers from
6.A.get up B.look up C.wake up D.turn up
7.A.exhausted B.concerned C.embarrassed D.frightened
8.A.entertainment B.anxiety C.hesitation D.loneliness
9.A.approach B.data C.symptom D.cause
10.A.develop B.record C.break D.change
11.A.effect B.cure C.doctor D.diary
12.A.seldom B.rarely C.often D.occassionally
13.A.Sleep B.Work C.Read D.Exercise
14.A.experience B.accumulate C.reduce D.inspire
15.A.consistent B.various C.normal D.irregular
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Are you looking for a new pastime that will create a balance between physical activity and relaxation? Then yoga may be the perfect choice for you. Yoga can be practiced by people of all ages and levels of fitness.1. It's a great way to strengthen your muscles and become more flexible.
In the 1930s, Indian Sri Tirumali and K. Pattabhi developed one of the most popular forms of yoga practised worldwide today. They worked together using an ancient Sansknt text called Yoga Korunta to create a set routine of yoga movements and breathing exercises. 2.
Ashtanga is different from other forms of yoga. It is a very powerful form of aerobic (有氧的)exercise which creates deep heat in the body. 3. In other forms of yoga, however, the routine can change each time and the stretching exercises aren't aerobic.
4.As well as making you stronger and more flexible, it can also help you to stay calm. By focusing on your breathing while doing physical exercise, you are able to get a balance between mind and body. In addition, yoga helps to make us healthier so we are less likely to get common illnesses like colds.
Furthermore, yoga encourages you to think about what you're doing. Often you will close your eyes while doing certain movements.5.After a few lessons you'll stop looking at what the others around you are doing. You will stop comparing yourself and start focusing on yourself.
A. It can also be done anywhere at any time.
B. The result of their co-operation was ashtanga yoga.
C. Whatever kind of yoga you choose, there are many long-term benefits.
D. This allows you to concentrate better and it makes you less competitive.
E. Every time someone practices ashtanga, he or she does exactly the same movements.
F. If you're interested in yoga, but can find a class near you, then it might be an excuse to travel.
G. Recently, it has become extremely common for beginners as well as advanced yoga students to go on yoga holidays.
A remarkable variety of insects live on this planet. Insects have survived on earth for more than 300 million years, and may possess the ability to survive for millions more.
Insects can be found almost everywhere—on the highest mountains, in the cold South Pole and in bubbling hot springs. They dig through the ground, jump and sing in the trees, and run and dance in the air. They come in many different colors and various shapes. Insects are extremely useful to humans,pollinating (授粉) our crops as well as flowers in meadows,forests, deserts and other areas. But some insects, such as mosquitoes and fleas, can transmit disease.
There are many reasons why insects are so successful at surviving. Their amazing ability to adapt permits them to live in extreme ranges of temperatures and environments. They can survive on a wide range of natural and artificial foods - paint, books, grain, plants and animals. Because they are small, they can hide in tiny spaces.
A strong, hard but flexible shell covers their soft organs and is resistant to chemicals, water and physical impact. Their wings give them the option of flying away from dangerous situations or toward food or mates. Also, insects have an enormous reproductive capacity: An African ant queen can lay as many as 43,000 eggs a day.
Another reason for their success is the strategy of protective color. An insect may be right before our eyes, but nearly invisible because it is cleverly disguised (伪装) like a green leaf, lump of brown soil, a seed or some other natural object. Some insects use bright, bold colors to send warning signals that they taste bad. Others have wing patterns that look like the eyes of a huge predator, confusing their enemies.
1.What does the underlined word “transmit” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.cure. B.catch.
C.prevent. D.spread.
2.How can the insects protect themselves from chemicals?
A.Have a strong shell. B.Fly away when necessary.
C.Hide in tiny spaces. D.Change colors or shapes.
3.Why do some insects disguise like natural objects?
A.To look bad—tasting. B.To send warning signals.
C.To avoid being discovered. D.To frighten away their enemies.
4.What’s the main idea of this text?
A.How insects survive in different places.
B.Why insects can survive so successfully.
C.What insects can do to the environment.
D.Where insects can be found in quantity.
