John Robert was born in a farm family and his father was a horse trainer. When John was a child, he often went from one farm to another with his father. Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to pay for food, but John still loved this kind of life. He even hoped to own a horse farm when growing up.
When he was in school, his teacher once asked students to write about what they wanted to be and do when they grew up. John wrote a seven-page paper talking about his dream of having a horse farm one day. He even drew a picture of a horse farm on the paper.
The next day John handed it to his teacher. Two days later, he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with some words “See me after class.” And the boy did and asked his teacher, “Why did I get an F?” The teacher said, “This dream will not come true for a young boy like you. Owning a horse farm needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “If you write this paper again with a simple dream, I will give you a good grade.”
After school he thought about it carefully. At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making no changes at all. He wrote, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”
Many years later, John had his own 200 acres (英亩) horse farm. His dream came true.
So don’t let someone take away your dream. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.
1.What happened to John when he was a child?
A.H e hoped to be a teacher. B.He decided to give up college.
C.He often went hungry for poverty. D.His father gave him much money.
2.What made the teacher give John an F for his paper?
A.His bad temper. B.His difficult dream.
C.His poor family. D.His poor study.
3.What did John do to the marked paper?
A.Change his dream. B.Rewrite the paper.
C.Make no change. D.Add some words on it.
4.What does the text mainly want us to do?
A.Work hard to realize our dream. B.Keep changing our dreams.
C.Follow others’ advice. D.Refuse the teachers’ help.
People often ask me for suggestions about how to learn English. As for it, everyone is different. I’ll share some of my experience. I once took a school year English course in Wuhan University, but I mostly learned English on my own.
One thing I can tell you is that, once you start learning, you should try to think in English as much as you can. If you see something when you’re riding your bike or walking down the street, just think about “How would I say them in English?” At first, it might be with simple words or phrases, but later you should think about longer phrases and sentences. Now I am in America, and for most of the time, I would think in English and speak it directly. It is amazing how much this helps.
For several years after I started learning, I was often afraid of talking with others in English because I did not want to make mistakes. Finally I got it over. And while traveling in America, I’d try to hang out with friends who couldn’t speak Chinese, so that I’d have no choice but to speak English. And I also decided that if I said something stupid and other people laughed at me, then so be it. After that, my English started improving much more quickly.
Besides, it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way you’re writing, and give you some suggestions for improvement.
1.How long did the author learn English in Wuhan University?
A.A week. B.A Month.
C.A term. D.A year.
2.What is the good way to improve your English according to the author?
A.Reading English books. B.Thinking in English.
C.Watching English films. D.Learning English grammar.
3.Where did the author improve his English quickly?
A.In America. B.In China.
C.In the university. D.In the middle school.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.My University Life B.American English
C.My English Learning Experience D.The Importance of Learning English
Yinqixing Indoor Skiing Site, formerly known as Hokkaido Indoor Ski Resort, is the first indoor skiing site in Asia, which covers an area of 100. 8thousand square meters and the ski track is 380 meters in length and 80 meters in width, with the maximum drop of 42 meters. There are three sections of snow runs and a huge platform for practicing, which are suitable for skiing enthusiasts of various skiing degrees. The temperature in the skiing site maintains below -2℃ all the year round. Snow thickness ranges from 30 cm to 50 cm.
Location
No. 1835, Qishen Road, Qibao Town, Shanghai
Ticket Price
Ordinary time: Adults: ￥138; Children: ￥80
On weekends: Adults: ￥158; Children: ￥100
Opening Hours
9:30 to 22:30 from Monday to Thursday and Sunday;
9:30 to 24:00 on Friday and Saturday; It will stop selling tickets after 21:00.
How to get more information
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1.How much should a Dad with his kid pay for the tickets on a Saturday?
A.￥138. B.￥158.
C.￥218. D.￥258.
2.Whom is the text mainly written for?
A.The kids. B.The teachers.
C.The parents with kids. D.The people loving skiing.
3.Where is the text most probably taken from?
A.A website. B.A brochure.
C.A magazine. D.A newspaper.
今年寒假后各校都未能如期开学，宅家网上学习（learning at home online） 是大家的共同记忆。假如你叫李华，你的美国朋友David也将开始宅家学习，想 分享你这段经历，请电邮告知，主要内容是：
1.上网课的优点；
2.上网课的弊端；
3.你的感悟。
注意：1.词数100左右。首尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Hello, David!
It's sad to know that you'll have to have classes at home.
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Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作 文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的 噌加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划-横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限—词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I’ve always been fond in collecting stamps since I was a child. As far as I'm concerned, collecting stamps is a meaningful hobby, help me to learn a lot of. Besides, dealing with my collection of stamps not only gives me great satisfactions but also helps relax yourself under the great pressure of studies. What's more, I even earned money by selling stamps and my collection will be more valuable as time goes by. Therefore, my parents are strongly against it. They consider it waste of money and they also think that sorting out my stamps may take up too much of my time, that should be spent on my studies. What can I talk them into supporting my hobby?
阅读下而材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确 形式。
Do you love those shoes but can't decide whether to buy the brown 1. the blue? In the near future, you may not have to decide.
A new technology from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSALL) uses reprogrammable ink 2. (change) the color of ordinary objects. The system, named "PhotoChromeleon", uses special dyes that change color when 3. (expose) to UV light.
"This special type of dye will 4. (able) a very large number of options that could improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce overall waste," 5. (say) CSAIL postdoctoral researcher Yuhua Jin. "Users could personalize their belongings and appearance on a daily basis, 6. the need to buy the same object multiple times in different colors and styles."
Past projects 7. (involve) reversible color-change technology have only been able to go from transparent to one color and back again. PhotoChromeleon is unique because it can change between 8. (color).
"It's interesting, and it's a cool idea," says Warren Jasper, a professor of textile engineering of the MIT research. "But for it to become commercially workable, the researchers will need to deal with how to keep the colors from 9. (fade) in the sun. And if they want to scale up, they'll also need to find 10. more environmentally friendly way to get rid of the waste."
