假如你叫李华，你在朋友家看到一套英文原版的The Magic Tree House Books，非常喜欢。但是你所在城市的书店却没有这套书。因此，你给这家出版社写信寻求帮助，内容如下:
1. 解释写此信的原因；
2. 询问对方是否可海外邮寄这套书籍，如果有，咨询费用情况；
3. 询问对方在中国有没有合作商，以便自己在国内网上买到这套书。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
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When an important holiday comes, I usually think of what gifts to buy or prepare for my family members. It is the act itself rather than the thing you buy that 1.(matter). Either a small present, a text message or a phone call can mean a lot to the receivers. 2., I had never got anything from my son, who is a university student. Parents never forget to celebrate their children’s birthday, but their children seem to be very 3. (forget). They seldom do something in return.
Life is unpredictable, and you never know what will happen tomorrow. When my son came back during the summer vacation, my wife and I, as usual, 4. (meet) him at the station. 5.arriving home, much to my surprise, my son took out a wrist watch and gave it to me, 6. (say) it was a birthday gift for me. It is a very fashionable watch, 7.shows not only hours, minutes and seconds but days as well. You can imagine how surprised and excited I was at that moment.
Some people say children get too much care and love from their parents and just take them for granted. It is natural for people to have such concerns and 8.(worry), but things may not turn out as badly as9.(expect). We need to look more at the positive side of life, as a famous writer once said, “Life is 10.best classroom one can never get.”
When I was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill. When snow would _______, my two brothers would grab their sleds (雪橇) and _______over to the hill for a day of fun. I remember watching them with _______ because I was too small to go sledding. Finally, one winter I was thought _______enough and joined my brothers as they _______their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down it.
The first few trips I rode with one of my brothers and had the _______of my life. It was so exciting _______the wind whip across my face as I flew down the hillside. Near the end of the day I was overjoyed too when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all _______. I climbed on it full of _______and laid on my stomach. Then with one big __________my brother sent me zooming down the __________hillside. I was doing pretty well too __________I hit an old stump (树桩) hidden by the snow and went off __________ , straight towards one of those big Oak trees. At the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the__________. I could hear my brothers running down the hill __________ , “You have to steer (掌舵)! You have to steer!”
__________ , that wasn’t the last time I failed to steer when some __________knocked me off course in my life. Many times problems, troubles, and my own failings have sent me crashing into the trees of __________, frustration, and despair. I am learning that life isn’t always __________ sledding. It’s up to me to steer __________.
1.A.melt B.freeze C.roll D.fall
2.A.jump B.flee C.head D.cycle
3.A.joy B.surprise C.envy D.panic
4.A.strong B.big C.brave D.wise
5.A.carried B.slid C.drove D.shook
6.A.glory B.fate C.time D.failure
7.A.hearing B.smelling C.Watching D.feeling
8.A.in pairs B.in public C.by myself D.on purpose
9.A.anger B.excitement C.energy D.puzzle
10.A.push B.pull C.kick D.throw
11.A.grassy B.rainy C.snowy D.woody
12.A.until B.when C.after D.since
13.A.work B.course C.duty D.stage
14.A.fence B.pole C.wall D.tree
15.A.sighing B.murmuring C.whistling D.yelling
16.A.Happily B.Luckily C.Sadly D.Hopefully
17.A.barrier B.dream C.decision D.victory
18.A.satisfaction B.hope C.happiness D.anger
19.A.hard B.rough C.safe D.nervous
20.A.well B.fast C.slowly D.randomly
The world is a colorful landscape of different languages, skin colors, and different cultures. It's important to have a good understanding of different cultures in order to become a well-rounded person1.
One way is to read books written by authors from a particular culture. Reading works by authors who have a close relationship with a particular culture allows people to gain an authentic glimpse into the food, music, language, religion, and way of a life of a particular group of people.
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Another way to learn about different cultures is to try to learn a foreign language.3.A person can choose a language she has always wanted to learn and locate learning programs to help her master the language. Besides, one can enroll in a foreign language class in order to learn in a more formal setting. One can also try to visit areas of the city to establish social connection with native speakers of the language.
4.Seek out restaurants that feature authentic food from a variety of countries. Food is an important part of different cultures and allows people to gain deep understanding into a particular cultural group's way of life.
Communicating with people from other countries through email or snail mail is another useful way to become familiar with different cultures.5.Various websites offer pen pal services, offering to connect individuals with pen friends around the world.
A.Trying authentic food from a specific cultural group is also a great idea.
B.The Internet has made it possible to communicate with others from different countries.
C.Making contact with native speakers of the language allows one to gain firsthand knowledge.
D.There are several ways to become knowledgeable about different cultures.
E.Stories based on a local culture expose one to a different culture.
F.One way to develop this appreciation is to try to team about other cultures around the world.
G.A variety of language-learning books, software, and audio programs is available.
Roughly the size of a soda can, sitting on a bookshelf, a relatively harmless device (设备) may be turning friends away from your home. The elephant in your living room is your Internet-connected camera, a device people are increasingly using for peace of mind in their homes. But few stop to think about the effect these devices may have on house guests. Should you tell your friends, for instance, that they're being recorded while you all watch the big game together?
“It's certainly new territory, especially as home security cameras become easier to fix,” says Lizzie Post, president of the Emily Post Institute, America's distinguished manners advisors. “I think it will be very interesting to see what manners appear in terms of whether you tell people you have a camera or not, and whether guests have a right to ask that it be turned off, if it's not a security issue.” Post wants to make clear that she's not talking about legal rights, but rather personal preference.
When it comes to security cameras, Post says it's a host's responsibility to make sure guests feel comfortable within their home. If the host casually acknowledges that there is a camera in the room by telling a story about it, that may be enough to provide an opening for a guest to say if they are uncomfortable.
However, if a contractor (合约工) is working in your home, you don't need to tell them that there are cameras watching. Then again, the camera can also work in contractors' favor. “If anything does go wrong while they're in the house, they don't want to be blamed for it,” she says. “In fact, the camera could be the thing that proves that they didn't steal the $20, or knock the vase off the table.”
1.The visitors are concerned that the security camera may________.
A.threaten their health B.spoil their peace of mind
C.disturb their privacy D.affect their preference
2.How can the home security camera benefit contractors working in your home?
A.It can prevent the accidents happening. B.It can prove their innocence.
C.It can record their working progress. D.It can make their work more enjoyable.
3.What's the author's attitude towards the security camera?
A.Negative. B.Pessimistic. C.Favorable. D.Objective.
Reducing plastic waste isn't easy because the cheap material is found in almost every household item. Now, a delicious and nutritious solution has come up to help reduce our dependence on this environmental hazard.
David Christian, the co-founder of Evoware, says the idea of creating the biodegradable (生物降解的) products came from concern at the country’s high pollution rate. Indonesia is home to four of the world's worst polluted rivers. Since single-use packaging is a large contributor to the problem, Evoware decided to deal with that first.
After investigating various materials, the company settled on seaweed. Unlike corn, commonly used for biodegradable containers, seaweed does not require resources like water or large amounts of space. Since Indonesian farmers already harvest more seaweed than they can sell, it's easy for the company to find the material.
Though they will not reveal their production process, Evoware says the seaweed packaging contains no chemicals and is safe to consume. The company has also invented single-use cups, which can break down 30 days after they're thrown away.
While replacing plastic with the seaweed products may seem appealing to most of us, it is a hard-sell in Indonesia. According to Christian, ''The awareness to reduce single-use plastic is still very low. This makes our bioplastic unnecessary.” Also a factor is the cost, which is higher than using plastic. Hopefully, Evoware will succeed in convincing Indonesians and people worldwide that switching to their products will be helpful to protecting our beautiful planet.
1.What problem did Evoware decide to deal with first?
A.Ways to clean the four worst polluted rivers.
B.What nutritious materials for people to use.
C.How to deal with single-use packaging.
D.Means to contribute to the country's economy.
2.Why did Evoware choose seaweed?
A.It didn't require much space and was easy to get.
B.It could be found everywhere in his country.
C.It was most commonly used for packaging.
D.It grew thickly in most of the polluted rivers.
3.What can we infer from Christian's words?
A.Their seaweed products have won government support.
B.Sometimes it's hard to get people to reduce the use of plastics.
C.Their new products have received worldwide popularity.
D.The cost of making seaweed products will be lowered soon.
4.What does the underlined word ''hard-sell'' in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A.Something lasting long. B.Something hard to accept.
C.Something easy to get. D.Something commonly seen.
