某英文报社举办以“I Like Reading”为主题的征文活动，你打算投稿。请写一篇英语短文，要点如下：
1. 为什么喜欢读书？
2. 喜欢读哪一类的书？
注意：短文开头已给出，并不计入总词数（100词左右）。
I Like Reading
Reading is my favorite hobby.
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汉译英
1.你会告诉你的朋友你很关心他（或她），下课后你们会见面交谈。(be concerned about)
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2.以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以互相理解。(even if)
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3.我仅仅读了两年的那所学校有三公里远。(be away)
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4.我很欣赏那些为寻找琥珀屋而努力的人们。(think highly of)
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5.说实在的，很多人把名和利看得重要。(attach…to…)
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根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题卡相应的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一个词）
1.He at last got a chance to ________ (比赛) in the Olympics.
2.The nurse carried in a baby wrapped up in a warm ________ (毛毯).
3.There is no doubt that he is a ________ (可靠的) person.
4.The conference was well ________ (组织) by that company.
5.At the end of the party, we thanked our ________ (主人) and went back home.
6.Wear rubber gloves if you have very ________ (敏感的) skin.
7.Suddenly, they ________ (爆发出) into loud laughter.
8.You ________ (应受) a reward for being so helpful.
9.This medicine will give you quick ________ (缓解).
10.The bridge between ________ (现实) and dream is work.
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。
I love natural science, which came from my curiosity in nature, From 1. early age, I captured frogs and insects in the nearby woods, I explored the cool streams 2. (run) through the woods and searched for fish living in the water.
As I grew up, my interests evolved (发展) around subjects in school, particularly 3. biology, chemistry and physics. These interests were increased with more time 4. (spend) in the deserts and forests of Arizona, where we moved when I was in my teens. The desert was not 5. (entire) new to me, since I had visited relatives in Phoenix several times before moving there. However, exploring the desert on my own was new. I cheeked under every nock and bush looking for signs of life, I found many incredible 6. (animal). Once I happened to discover 7. (poison) snakes under a rock. I was very scary. However, I eventually 8. (grow) to be cautious of them and now snakes are my favorite study subject.
I am now an ecologist. I have done research in deserts, forests, streams and lakes. Finding new species still 9. (excite) me, I am glad to have a strong inquisitiveness (求知欲) in the natural world. My hobby and curiosity make me 10. I am now.
Ann worked for a big company. One of the duties of her _________ was to go to the post office every day and _________ the company mail. One day in December, she _________ a beggar making himself up as a Santa Claus _________ on the corner of the street. Each day she _________ her coins and dropped them in his bowl. He would smile and _________ her a Merry Christmas.
At night the temperature dropped below 0℃, but the Santa Claus _________ stood in the cold wind. _________ she dropped her coins into his bowl. she handed him a pair of gloves.
A week later, a(n) _________ Santa Claus was standing there. ''What happened to the other Santa Claus? '' she asked. He told her, ''He's very __________ today. '' She prayed for his health.
Later that day, a colleague came into her office __________. ''I don't know what I’m going to do. '' ''What's wrong? '' she asked. ''It's my ex-husband, '' her colleague __________. ''I don't have any money to buy my boys anything for Christmas, __________ my ex-husband refuses to send money to them. It breaks my heart that they won’t have anything this year. '' The lady __________ her colleague. ''I'm sure everything will __________. It's Christmas. Believe in miracles (奇迹). ''
That evening, she told her husband about her colleague's __________. ''I know we don't have much money to __________, but I'd like to give her fifty or a hundred dollars. We'll just get ourselves less this year. Last year we couldn't afford to buy anything for __________ but we still had a wonderful Christmas. '' Her husband smiled. ''Give her one hundred dollars. She needs it more than we do. ''
She reached up and held him. Warmth spread __________ her body. He held her and realized that there really was a Santa Claus — and he had __________ her!
1.A.family B.life C.job D.religion
2.A.receive B.pick up C.answer D.go through
3.A.noticed B.watched C.sensed D.followed
4.A.performing B.waiting C.playing D.standing
5.A.earned B.counted C.saved D.threw
6.A.wish B.send C.offer D.tell
7.A.even B.still C.just D.yet
8.A.Although B.If C.Since D.After
9.A.honest B.new C.considerate D.strong
10.A.sick B.poor C.cold D.sad
11.A.in fright B.in shock C.in tears D.in trouble
12.A.concluded B.decided C.commented D.continued
13.A.or B.so C.but D.otherwise
14.A.argued with B.amused C.laughed at D.comforted
15.A.work out B.come back C.run out D.open up
16.A.message B.situation C.suggestion D.example
17.A.lend B.lose C.help D.pay
18.A.ourselves B.themselves C.us D.others
19.A.off B.to C.among D.through
20.A.relaxed B.married C.doubted D.shaped
Reasons Why Change Is Good for You
We all know that change is hard because your brain is used to doing the same thing again and again. 1. But the positive consequence is really great. Here are four reasons why change is good for you:
◆ 2.
Life in the comfort zone is easy. You simply follow a routine and you can predict the results. Outside of the comfort zone, your assumptions are questioned. The idea of doing the same thing over and over without question is discouraged.
◆ You get to experience more.
3. When you look back on your life, all of the really amazing things are because of a new experience you had. All of those vacations you took and all of the people you have met have taught you more than you ever learned in school. These experiences now make up who you are today.
◆ You’ll be more flexible and adaptable.
Without doubt, change makes you more flexible and adaptable. You leam to deal with things in a way that seems foreign but acceptable and achievable. 4. You begin to thrive (茁壮成长) in new situations because you have proven to yourself that you can, not only handle change, but FLOURISH.
◆ You have more fun.
When you are open to change, you are open to saying YES to more. You are open to more experiences and opportunities. 5. When you add all of these things together, you are going to have a more colorful life and you’ll have a ton of fun figuring it all out along the way—there’s no doubt about it.
A.You are pushed out of your comfort zone.
B.Experience is waiting for you at the doorstep.
C.You have the opportunity to meet more people too.
D.Whether the change is good or bad for you, it does happen.
E.We also know how challenging it can be to go through change.
F.Then, you’ll be more confident when in the next uncomfortable situation.
G.Change is good because you have the chance to involve in new experiences.
