阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为 150 左右。
One of my sisters who had worked abroad for 10 years returned home for her vacation.
All the family members were happy. My parents gave her a simple celebration and prepared food for us to share.
While staying with them, an idea came to me. We could have a family outing on the beach! All of my siblings (兄弟姐妹) agreed! It had been a long time since we went outing last time and it was the chance to do it again. We set off the next day.
The weather was nice and many people were enjoying the seawater. I ran towards the water and felt the coldness of it. My siblings placed our things in a big cottage (村舍). They brought many foods and planned to cook fish and pork meat. Everyone in the cottage was busy preparing for food while the children went to swim. I couldn’t swim though I was already a teenager. That was why I just played in the shallow part of the sea.
On the other side of the beach, I saw a small fishing boat. I never tried to ride on it, but while I was looking at it, I was eager to take a ride on the boat. Without a second thought, I went to the boat alone. I paid the fisherman for using his boat and started to push it towards the sea. In my mind, I would not go to the deep part. A few minutes later, I made it float on water and I enjoyed it! I made it move forward and kept it afloat for several minutes. Suddenly, the seawater became disturbing and large waves surrounded me. I couldn’t control the boat anymore.
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My boat was pulled towards the deeper part.
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When I came to life, I was lying in hospital.
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假定你是李华，你们学校昨天举办了汉文化活动。 请你给你的加拿大笔友 Tom 写一封邮件告知他此事，内容包括：
1. 活动目的、时间和地点；
2. 主要内容(汉代舞蹈表演及汉服介绍)；
3. 你的感受。
注意：1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和落款已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
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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。
Last September, my daughter and I went on a beach holiday together. One afternoon during the holiday, we went to take1. walk on the beach.
It was a beautiful day and we really enjoyed the walk there. Then2. (sudden) my daughter let go of my hand. She looked at something on the ground. Before I could find out what she was doing, she had picked up a small crab (螃蟹). She observed it for a while, and then 3. (drop) it into the water. After she did that, she smiled4. me and said, “I just rescued it.”
I was really worried that she would be injured. I had read in books that one could easily get hurt by a crab. And I had never touched a crab. However,5. I could say or do anything, I found that there was already a small crowd around6. (we). They were terribly7. (surprise) at the courage of this cute three-year-old who could pick up a crab and return it to the ocean before something bad caused its8. (die). And I became proud of my daughter.
My fear has stopped me from doing many things. I’m glad9. (find) that my daughter isn’t afraid of10. (try) new things.
In 1994, The Brazilian photographer Salgado went back to his homeland in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was__________ to see the land run by his family. The thick forest there was once a paradise ( 乐园 ) for him and his friends, bringing them___ memories.
To his horror, he saw a totally different____. Only 0.5% of the land was covered with trees. “The land was as sick as a serious patient — everything was______ due to deforestation (砍伐森林),” Salgado said___ during a meeting on climate change in Paris.
Salgado ______that he should do something about it. Then he ______the bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received___ from his wife and relatives. Soon the whole family _______ and the results are remarkable. _______, the land is changing: It is carpeted with green trees again and some of the insects, birds and animals living in the land before____. The land has been brought back to life. The___ family’s hard work also impressed people around them. They___ cutting down trees and began to protect the environment.
“The work over the years is quite difficult but well worth the_____ and I think every little bit of work_____,” said Salgado. Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting the environment.
1.A.sorry B.ready C.eager D.willing
2.A.wonderful B.embarrassing C.painful D.complex
3.A.direction B.atmosphere C.plan D.sight
4.A.disturbed B.destroyed C.prohibited D.abandoned
5.A.calmly B.nervously C.sadly D.lightly
6.A.admitted B.realized C.agreed D.proved
7.A.thought up B.laughed at C.turned down D.tried out
8.A.doubts B.permission C.suggestions D.support
9.A.backed off B.broke up C.took action D.got through
10.A.Suddenly B.Eventually C.Gradually D.Generally
11.A.escaped B.returned C.approached D.died
12.A.kind-hearted B.brave C.devoted D.considerate
13.A.forgot B.stopped C.delayed D.missed
14.A.comment B.promise C.offer D.effort
15.A.increases B.matches C.improves D.matters
For businesses to develop, every business leader needs to create a workplace that is not only productive, but enjoyable too. Here are some ways to encourage workers to work harder and also keep them happy.
1. If you want to keep your workers on track, you’ll need to provide a space where they can relax from stressful work for a while. This can be in the form of a game room, or a sofa where workers can leave their desks for a short time to talk with colleagues and relax.
Make them feel valued.2. Do not let them feel they are just someone who turns up, gets their work done and leaves at the end of the day. An easy way to do this is ask for their feedback (反馈) at company meetings.
Give them more responsibilities. Having your workers do the same tasks day in day out is a productivity killer. So provide them with new tasks that allow them to step outside of their comfort zone.3.
Reward them. Let’s face it! Everyone wants some kinds of rewards when working for a company.4. You don’t necessarily have to increase someone’s pay to encourage them — just make sure you provide enough encouragement so that you keep top talent.
Be straightforward. If you let your workers stay in the dark about the goings-on of your business, they’ll feel being kept out.5. Always be straightforward with your workers and let them know about any trying times the company faces.
A. Listen to their needs.
B. Create a welcoming environment.
C. It can be as simple as a free lunch or a gift card.
D. Set an example to your workers by working hard.
E. In this way they will increasingly believe in their abilities.
F. So keeping open communication is very important for a good team.
G. Encourage workers, making them feel they are important to you.
There’s a lot we know about eggs: they are great for breakfast and you can cook them in different ways. One topic of debate, however, is why brown chicken eggs usually cost more than white ones. According to Sharman Hickman, the director of Community Outreach and Education for Hickman’s Family Farms, genetics (基因学) not nutrition determines the eggshell color and thus the egg’s price.
The chicken breed (品种) and their genetics decide whether or not hens have pigment (色素 ) genes, which coat the egg and result in a colored shell during the egg-laying process. Although all eggs start out white in color, shell color can range from white to brown and even blue in some rare breeds, Hickman adds. Breeds such as the Leghorn chicken lay white eggs, while the Orpington lays brown eggs and the Ameraucana produces blue eggs.
Hickman notes that the Leghorn breed is the most efficient egg-laying hen, making it a popular choice for farmers. Hens that produce colored eggshells, however, tend to be larger and require more feed and energy to create that painted layer. Since those breeds cost more to feed, their eggs are more expensive.
Although eggs sometimes look different and are priced differently, it’s impossible to know
their nutritional make-up from the shell color alone, according to Malina Linkas Malkani, media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “Choosing between brown and white eggs is a matter of personal preference,” she says. “But it’s important for people to know that the color of the eggshell has nothing to do with the egg’s nutrient content or shell thickness.”
What does affect the nutrient content is the specific diet the hen is on, according to Malkani. For example, hens fed with a diet with omega-3s and vitamin D produce eggs that are higher in those specific nutrients. No matter what your preference is, don’t judge an egg by its shell color.
1.Which of the following is one of the arguments about eggs?
A.Which eggs are difficult to break.
B.How eggs can be cooked healthily.
C.Why colored eggs are more expensive.
D.What the best time to eat eggs should be.
2.What makes the eggshell color different?
A.The hen’s breed. B.The size of the hen.
C.The color of the eggs inside. D.The length of the laying process.
3.Why do farmers love the Leghorn breed more?
A.They lay brown eggs. B.Their eggs are larger.
C.Their eggs sell better. D.They are productive.
4.What can we learn from Malkani’s words in the last paragraph?
A.It takes efforts to test eggs’ nutrition.
B.It’s meaningless to study an eggs color.
C.Personal preference matters a lot in choice-making.
D.An egg’s nutrition is closely related to the hen’s feed.
