Once upon a time there lived a wise king who wanted to marry off his favorite daughter. He wondered how he could find the right person. The king had an idea. He decided to hold a competition to decide which gentleman would win this great honor. The king announced that anyone who wanted to marry the princess must report to the palace. To win his daughter, a man must fill up a whole room with a light thing very quickly.
The first brave competitor arrived at the palace. His name was Peter. He brought bags full of feathers. With great confidence, he started to fill the large room with feathers, but time ran out and he failed.
The next day, another young man whose name was Bob tried to quickly fill the room, this time with beautiful silk. Time ran out again, and he left the palace disappointed.
The competition went on day after day. Hundreds of competitors hoped to pass the test but no one succeeded. The king began to feel hopeless. Wasn’t anyone in the kingdom qualified to marry the beautiful princess?
One day, a young man called Mike arrived at the palace empty-handed. The king wondered how this man planned to win the competition. Entering the room, the young man put out the lights. He reached into his pocket, got a small candle and lit it. In no time, the light filled the whole room.
The king was very happy because he had found the perfect match for his lovely daughter.
1.Why did the king hold the competition?
A.To win his daughter.
B.To find a smart official.
C.To marry off his daughter.
D.To choose a new wise king after him.
2.What does the underlined word “qualified” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Willing. B.Suitable.
C.Clever. D.Honest.
3.Who won the competition at last?
A.Peter. B.Bob.
C.Mike. D.Nobody.
假定你是李华,你的意大利朋友Giorgio 因为新型冠状病毒( novel coronavirus) 在意大利全国蔓延,所以来信向你求助,请你给他回一封信。内容包括:
1.介绍症状;
2.提出建议;
3.表示安慰和鼓励。
注意: 1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:隔离: isolate; 口罩: surgical face mask
Dear Giorgio,
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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增加、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:在错的词下画一-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一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
In general, our houseparents are annoyed for boys students in dormitories. I didn't begin to like our houseparents until one night in last week. I was asleep when my alarm clock drops onto the floor and were broken into pieces. After the while, the houseparent on duty opened the door and rushed in. Instead blaming me, he asked me anxious what was going on. Before making sure I was OK, he asked me to go back to sleep and cleaned up itself. Since then, I have completely changed my opinion of our houseparents. They are like our parents, kept all of us safe.
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。
When you retum from an 1. ( enjoy) trip with bags full of souvenirs, a self-moving suitcase could convenient.
Now, this isn't a dream anymore. Nua Robotics, 2. high-tech company from Israel, 3. ( develop) a smart suitcase 4. will follow you everywhere like a pet dog. It can find out your location by using a camera and pairing with you cell phone using Bluetooth. It can avoid obstacles, and is able to send you .data like its 5. ( weigh) and location and has an alarm to stop it from 6. ( steal).
The suitcase will be on sale in a year 7. a price of about 2, 400 yuan, and could be of great help to the elderly or 8. ( physical) disabled who find 9. difcult to cary a suitcase around.
Besides the suitcase, the company plans 10.( use) this technology in other ways. For example, a shopping cart illed with groceries could follow people to the supermarket and back home.
On a Sunday morning I was running and noticed a person in front of me. I could _______ he was running a litle slower than me and decided to try to _______ him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road before _______.
So I started running faster and every block I was _______ on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes, I was only about 100 yards _______ him. So I _______ the pace and pushed myself. You would have thought I was running in the _______ part of a marathon.
Finally I caught up with him and _______ him by. On the inside I felt so good. I“beat” him, _______ he didn't even know we were ________ .
After I passed him. I ________ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had ________ my turn, had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turm around and go ________.
Isn't that what happens in life when we ________ on competing with co-workers,neighbors, friends, trying to outdo them or trying to prove we are more successful or more ________ ? We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss our own ________.
The ________ with unhealthy competition is that it is a never ending circle. There will always be somebody ________ you, someone with a better job, more money in the bank, more education, better behaved children, etc.
Take what life has given you, and you will be . ________ by it. Stay focused and live a healthy life. There is no ________ in destiny. Run your own race and wish others well.
1.A.tell B.predict C.imagine D.wonder
2.A.fool B.greet C.stop D.catch
3.A.setting out B.going away C.turning off D.coming up
4.A.gaining B.calling C.holding D.turning
5.A.before B.around C.opposite D.behind
6.A.found out B.slowed down C.set about D.picked up
7.A.final B.long C.easy D.special
8.A.walked B.passed C.pushed D.hurried
9.A.since B.but C.so D.if
10.A.racing B.running C.playing D.joking
11.A.wished B.doubted C.admitted D.realized
12.A.changed B.left C.missed D.chosen
13.A.away B.back C.alone D.on
14.A.live B.depend C.focus D.put
15.A.responsible B.optimistic C.sensitive D.important
16.A.path B.chance C.root D.heart
17.A.relation B.problem C.disagreement D.influence
18.A.more than B.regardless of C.ahead of D.rather than
19.A.protected B.impressed C.blessed D.moved
20.A.difference B.competition C.point D.result
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Tips on buying outdoor solar lightsAs solar lighting is becoming useful for homes, many different such outdoor lights can now be found in supermarkets. Here are some helpful tips for customers. Does your area receive enough direct lighting?1.So you shouldn’ t even give it a thought if you live in an area that doesn’t get much sunlight. These lights need direct sunlight, or they just won’t work very well.2.The expensive one usually means good quality. Choosing the cheapest ones will result in many problems. For once, it’s best to buy more expensive lights of high quality.3.At least you should know the difference between a $ 10 light and a $ 45 light.Buy lights that require less installation(安 装 ) .Most solar lights are simply driven into the ground. Therefore, you shouldn’t deal with the difficulty in installing a system that involves anything more than that.4.You don’t need to buy lights that require half an hour each to plant into the ground because that’s just a waste of time.Make sure the lights can store enough energy.Different solar lights can store different amounts of energy.5.Therefore, you should choose lights that are able to store enough energy to last for a few hours or more, at least those that will last from nightfall throughout most of the night and part of the morning.
A.Without sunlight, solar lighting is useless.
B.Buy many solar lights instead of just one or two.
C.It means some will stay lit longer than the others.
D.Choose something a bit more expensive for once.
E.Solar lights are becoming more and more popular.
F.That doesn’ t mean you have to spend all your money.
G.They should take a few minutes each to get into the ground.
