假定你是李华，在美国加利福尼亚(California)参加夏令营期间寄宿在Mr. Smith家里。回国后，你发现你的英语词典遗落在他家，想请他帮忙寄回。请给Mr. Smith写一封邮件，内容包括：
1．陈述写邮件的原因；
2．词典可能遗落在何处；
3．邮资由你来付。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Smith，
How is it going? I'm back home in China now.
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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式。
Temperatures around the world are rising. Many places 1.(experience) extreme weather events such as extreme heat since the start of the new century.
Scientists have shown all that is going to get even 2. (bad). They looked at cities in the north half of the planet. They 3. (especial) paid attention to those in the US.
According 4. simple geography, the cities near Canada have cool to mild weather. Those near Mexico 5. (be) hotter and more humid(潮湿的). However, things are going to look and feel a lot different in 2080.
The scientists created a weather model 6. (study) the weather changes in 2080. They considered two important points. One was the warming of the planet by 1.5℃ to 3℃ and7. other was the increasing greenhouse gas levels. Unluckily, what the scientists found was 8. (surprise)! The cities in the north turned into ones in the south— about 500 9.(mile) south. For example, Washington, DC felt like Greenwood, Mississippi，and Mississippi felt like Mexico.
That’s bad news for people in the US, 10. it’s also bad for people everywhere because we’re all in the same boat.
The snow trapped Taylor, but taco sauce (卷饼酱) saved his life. It all began last Sunday when Taylor, along with his dog, went to get gas for his ______, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Taylor told the police his car got ______ in the snow. After some time, he then ______ and woke up on Monday finding ______ more snow, unable to get out of the vehicle (车辆). He tried to ______ out on Monday, but the snow was too deep and made it ______ to go on foot so he and his dog ______ to the vehicle.
By Wednesday, a ______ person’s announcement was put out for Taylor, according to a report. Over the next few days ______ he was trapped in the snow, Taylor told the police he stayed ______ by “starting his car from time to time. He ______ some of the taco sauce he had as food”.
On Friday, a skater called 911 saying they had ______ Taylor. The office soon sent a construction truck to ______ out Taylor and his dog. The officers said they were just “hungry after being stuck in the ______ for five days”. Taylor was ______ to who helped him and determined to help others as possible as he could in future.
1.A.truck B.bus C.car D.boat
2.A.broken B.stuck C.lost D.changed
3.A.fell asleep B.took risks C.tried out D.kept on
4.A.also B.almost C.still D.even
5.A.put B.call C.break D.walk
6.A.difficult B.boring C.important D.possible
7.A.returned B.pointed C.tended D.appealed
8.A.learning B.working C.missing D.traveling
9.A.until B.after C.before D.unless
10.A.clean B.hot C.warm D.mild
11.A.bought B.ate C.made D.borrowed
12.A.seen B.saved C.known D.paid
13.A.send B.dig C.pick D.tick
14.A.clay B.typhoon C.thunderstorm D.snow
15.A.desperate B.awkward C.thankful D.ashamed
Do you ever wish you could change something about your body? If so, you're not alone. 1. But when you get stuck on what you don't like, it can really bring down your self-esteem (自尊).
So, want to look and feel your best? Here are some ways:
Accept your body
Nobody’ s perfect. Everybody wants to be liked and accepted just as they are. Don' t body-shame yourself. When you say something negative about your own body, it hurts your self-esteem. 2. It hurts just as much as if someone else said it. Be kind and respect yourself.
Like your body
Find things to like about your looks. Maybe you like your hair, face, or hands. What about your shape shoulders, or legs? Your eyes or your smile?3. If you get stuck, think of what your good friends like about how you look. Accept those things and let yourself feel good.
Take care of your body
Eat healthy foods. Learn what foods are good for you, and how much is the right amount. Eating right helps you look your best. When you treat your body right, you feel good about yourself.
Be active every day. Your body needs to move to be strong, fit and healthy. 4. You can run, walk, swim or dance. Pick activities you like and have fun.
Keep to a healthy weight. 5. Always talk to your parents or doctor first. But don’ t try to diet on your own. Your doctor can suggest ways you can stay at a weight that’s right for you.
A.Attend to your body’s needs.
B.Tell yourself what you like and why.
C.You can be active by playing a sport.
D.You can change a thing about your body.
E.Lots of people feel unhappy with some part of their looks.
F.Being a healthy weight helps you feel good about your body.
G.That’s true whether you say it out loud or think it to yourself.
A storm hit Houston, Texas, on Tuesday. It brought heavy rains and rising flood-waters. By Tuesday night, some parts of the city had received 10 inches of rain. Police and firefighters helped people move to safe places. They also saved people from cars and buses that were stuck on roads.
Certain areas around Houston were hit really hard. In just four hours, more than seven inches of rain fell in Sugar Land in the southwest of Houston. Cars could not pass through any of the areas main roadways. On Twitter, Sugar Land city officials asked people to get to high ground.
Tuesday’s rain hit parts of Texas that Hurricane Harvey had already damaged almost two years ago. Hurricane Harvey in August, 2017 was the second most costly hurricane in US history. It caused $125 billion worth of damage in Texas. In the Houston area, 36 people died and about 150, 000 homes were flooded.
A spokesman for the Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management spoke with the Houston Chronicle. The spokesman said that this week’s rain is “not in any way a Harvey-level event.”
But the worst may not be over yet. People will have a break from the heavy rain on Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, the Texas Gulf Coast will continue to experience heavy rain later in the week. "Today should be our quietest over the next few days for rainfall,” said Don Oettinger, a National Weather Service meteorologist (气象学家).
Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peia warned, “As there is too much water on the ground, these are perfect conditions for flash floods, so we hope people are careful of what they’re doing and encourage them to stay home. There’s no sense in putting yourself, firefighters or anybody in danger needlessly.”
1.What are Paragraphs 1 and 2 mainly about?
A.Flood damage in Houston. B.Flood prevention in Houston.
C.Heavy floods hitting Houston. D.People fighting floods in Houston.
2.What do we know about Hurricane Harvey?
A.It caused no deaths or injuries. B.It did a lot of damage to Texas.
C.It was less serious than this week’s rain. D.It was the biggest hurricane on record.
3.What can we learn from the weather report of the National Weather Service?
A.Fine days are coming. B.It will rain a little non-stop.
C.A hurricane is unavoidable. D.Floods will continue.
4.What did Samuel suggest local people do?
A.Stay indoors. B.Join firefighters.
C.Give up needless things. D.Comfort those who lost homes.
When faced with the decision to get out of bed or have a few more minutes of sleep, which do you choose? Believe it or not, that decision could make a world of difference in the rest of your day.
About 85 percent of Americans use an alarm clock to wake up in the mornings, according to sleep researcher Till Roennenber. And while there are no official numbers on snoozing (打盹), a quick survey of social media makes it clear that hitting the snooze button is a popular pastime.
As to how the snooze button will affect your day, scientists have mixed opinions. Some scientists think people who hit the snooze button in the mornings are actually clever, creative and happy while some said that hitting the snooze button will ruin your life, or at the very least your day. "I feel that hitting the snooze button has got to be one of the worst things that ever happened to human sleep,” researcher Jonathan Horowitz said. "The chances of you ‘snoozing’ and actually experiencing a meaningful rest are close to zero.”
According to some sleep experts, when hitting the snooze button，you are in fact confusing your body and mind, and throwing yourself into a deep state of being sleepy. The body needs some time to wake up, so, when returning to what will be a light sleep for a brief period of time, you are putting your body back into a sleep mode before waking it again. At that point your body won’t know what it wants, resulting in a sort of half awaken state.
If you really want to take advantage of an alarm clock, the key is to form a healthy sleep cycle. Focus your efforts on getting enough sleep each night and waking up at the same time each day so that when your alarm goes off you feel rested.
1.What can we infer about hitting the snooze button from Paragraph 2?
A.People do it just for fun. B.It is a common practice.
C.People take it seriously. D.It is a bit childish.
2.What do some sleep experts think of hitting the snooze button?
A.It is meaningful in the long term.
B.It makes people become lazy.
C.It brings us a sense of satisfaction.
D.It affects our body and mind.
3.What’s the author’s suggestion on getting the best out of alarms?
A.Forming a good sleep habit. B.Trying to relax ourselves.
C.Making use of willpower. D.Using an extra alarm.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Ways to keep refreshed in the morning.
B.The snooze button and people's character.
C.Should you rely on the snooze button?
D.How to avoid the light sleep mode?
