They were a happy family: four daughters were allin the same school in different grades. The youngest, Janice, who was in my class, seemed to be glued to her mother’s skirts．Theirthree older girls took the bus to school everymorning, but Janice was always driven to schoolbyher mother.
One Friday, Janice's mother asked for a talk with me. She said in a soft voice,"My husband is going to Europe on business for two weeks, and heinsists that I go with him. I have tried to explainover and over that Janice needs me here. But he thinks that she will be fine without me, so I have no choice, I have to go. I have told the babysitter todrive her every morning. Will you please giveJanice special attention and help her? I want to besure everything goes well for her."
I told her that we would make every effort tosupport Janice. I even volunteered to meet Janiceat her car so she would see a familiar face. As amother myself, I'd like to help. Janice’s motherthanked me for our understanding.
On Monday morning, expecting a tearfulanxious child, I planned a special program of funand games. I waited outside to greet Janice, butjust then the bus arrived and not three, but fourgirls got off. Janice skipped along joyfully, saying“goodbye” to her sisters as she ran with two friends into the classroom. I walked slowly into theclassroom and called Janice over to ask how thebus ride went. Impatiently she said, “Oh, I alwayswant to take the bus with the other kids. ButMother needs to be with me. You see there won’t be any more babies, so I have to be a baby a littlelonger. While she is away, I'll just ridethe busevery day. I am five, you know.”
1.Why did Janice’ s mother want to have a talk with the author?
A.To ask her to help Janice with her homework.
B.To ask her to pick up Janice every day.
C.To ask her to give Janice more attention.
D.To ask her to meet Janice at her car.
2.What did the author not do for Janice?
A.Plan a special program of fun and games.
B.Wait for her outside the school.
C.Greet her when she got off the bus.
D.Ask about her bus ride.
3.What did Janice look like on Monday morning?
A.She was tearful and anxious.
B.She was worried about her mother.
C.She missed her mother very much.
D.She was happy rather than sad.
4.What do we know from the passage?
A.Janice is too young to go school by bus.
B.Janice likes taking a bus to school.
C.Janice doesn’t like her babysitter.
D.Janice is no longer a child.
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I always prided myself on being a wise shopper and having a good nose for bargains. So when I came across a sporting goods store with a sign “Going Out of Business Sale”, I marched into the crowded store. Up and down the aisles (通道), I wandered, humming to myself and enjoying the energy and excitement of a sale.
All of a sudden, there, at the back of the store sat a canoe(轻舟) exactly like my husband’s dream Supremo Numero-Uno, whose picture had been stuck on the bathroom mirror for years. My heart beat wildly. I pushed my way through the crowds, and nearly fell into the canoe looking for the price tag. There it was, with the manufacturer’s suggested price at $6,750 plus tax crossed out and a handwritten TO CLEAR $750 AS IS. Must be a mistake. $6000 off? Salesman. I had to talk to a salesman. I spotted a young fellow with a “Hi. I’m Mathew”. “Mathew. Tell me about this El Supremo canoe. What’s wrong with it? Why is it only $750?”
“Oh. There’s nothing wrong with it. It’s brand new. We’re closing the store. It’s on clearance like everything else. I’ll go check.” A few minutes later he came back and said, “I’m sorry ma’am. Someone made a mistake on the sale tag. It should be $4,750 for the whole package.”
I felt tears well up in my eyes. “Oh well”, I said sadly. “Of course, it was too good to be true. This is exactly like my husband’s dreamboat. I guess I started to dream myself when I saw that price tag. He’s going to be 62 years old Friday. Had to retire early for his health. It’s been hard on just the pension but the stubborn old fool has been saving $10 every week for years to buy one just like this. I promise I won’t buy anything, but it’s just an old man’s silly dream, you know. Always said he wanted to fish in a canoe after he retired,” my voice lowered and I turned and walked away.
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I was already at the mall door when Mathew caught up with me. “Do you have $750 plus $25 for delivery, ma’am?”
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“Ma’am. There’s something you should know. This store was my Grandpa’s and the canoe had been ordered by him.
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假如你是李华，在你校学习的英国交换生William对中国历史很感兴趣，打算在暑假出去旅游。他给你来信，请你帮他推荐一座中国历史文化名城。请你用英语回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 你的推荐；
2. 推荐理由；
3. 食宿建议。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear William,
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People love the view of old buildings in Paris, especially Notre Dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院). 1.(unfortunate), on April 16, a fire destroyed the spire(尖顶) of the 850-year-old cathedral, and two-thirds of the roof. Flames could be seen 2.(rise) through the top of the monument. The citizens in Paris gathered around the cathedral, praying 3. the hundreds of firefighters who fought the flames. 4. was no wonder that people felt sad. The church itself, after all, is a historical and artistic treasure. 5.(build) in 1163, it is one of the world's most famous tourist sites, attracting about 12 million 6.(visit) every year.
Notre Dame Cathedral is home to many 7.(religion) artworks, paintings and sculptures. Despite its long history and many treasures, the cathedral 8.(need) the help of a writer to become truly famous. Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, presented the building to 9. wide audience of readers. He wrote the book to remind people of it, with the hope 10. they would protect the beautiful old buildings of Paris.
After persuading most of his patients, his wife and son to go back to France following the lockdown of Wuhan, Philippe Klein, a French doctor, decided to stay in the epicenter during the COVID-19 outbreak.
"I am a doctor, so I have to do my job and do my______," said Klein, a general practitioner at Wuhan Union Hospital in Hubei province.
Before authorities in Wuhan______the city, suspending all outbound flights and trains in late January to______the highly infectious disease, Klein had______about 500 foreigners living in Wuhan, most of them French.
Following the outbreak, he closed his______at the hospital to reduce the chances of infection for his patients. Instead, he began to give______and treatment at patients' homes.
But while he continued to see his patients, Klein found some had fever and he might be______with the virus, so he decided to send his wife and son back to France.
"When I came back home after seeing patients, I didn't feel very comfortable. I really did not want to put my family______, so I asked my wife to leave Wuhan on the second plane organized by the French government," he said. "My son was crying when we______, but it was better for them to leave Wuhan and let me do my job. Also they were very proud because I was doing my duty here."
In addition to his sense of duty as a doctor, he said he also chose to stay because of his deep______for the people and the city, where he has lived for six years.
“People in Wuhan are very friendly to French, and here I feel like a star sometimes,” he said.
____the lockdown of a vast city with 11 million people, which is rare in human history, has made a big______on Klein. He said he is touched by the______Wuhan residents have made to contain the outbreak.
“The last month was the craziest month in my______life,” he said. “and I would like to say to the people of Wuhan and to the Chinese people that they are going to overcome this epidemic. And their sacrifice, their courage, their unity, will______. It will be an example to the world to make such a sacrifice to protect the rest of the world.”
1.A.share B.duty C.thing D.bit
2.A.sealed B.decorated C.damaged D.saved
3.A.contain B.decrease C.fuel D.cancel
4.A.healed B.recovered C.served D.cured
5.A.studio B.clinic C.agency D.firm
6.A.finance B.analyses C.relief D.diagnoses
7.A.tested B.influenced C.infected D.detected
8.A.in trouble B.in danger C.in anxiety D.in progress
9.A.departed B.left C.flew D.parted
10.A.affection B.influence C.attitude D.association
11.A.Sensing B.Witnessing C.Smiling D.Hearing
12.A.contribution B.point C.impact D.difference
13.A.offer B.promise C.risk D.sacrifice
14.A.intellectual B.professional C.productive D.amateur
15.A.catch on B.come back C.take off D.pay off
