“A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high. ” I’m sure T. J, Ware was made to feel this way almost every day in school.
By high school, T, J. was the most celebrated troublemaker in his town. Teachers literally cringed when they saw his name posted on their classroom lists.
I met T. J. for the first time when all the students at school were attending ACE training. At first, he showed no interest in the discussion. But slowly, the interactive games drew him in. T. J. had some brilliant thoughts on those situations, which were welcomed by his group. By the end of the activity, the other students on the team were impressed with his concern and ideas and elected T. J. co-chairman of the team.
When T. J. showed up at school on Monday morning, a group of teachers were expressing their disagreements to the school principal about his being elected co-chairman. The principal reminded them that the purpose of the program was to uncover any positive feeling and strengthen its practice until true change can take place. The teachers left the meeting, firmly convinced that failure was unavoidable.
Two weeks later, T. J. and his friends led a group of 70 students to collect food They collected a school record: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. The local newspaper covered the event with a full-page article the next day. That newspaper story was posted on the main bulletin board at school, where everyone could see it.
T. J. ,s picture was up there for doing something great.
T. J. started showing up at school every day and answered questions from teachers for the first time. The event he started now yields 9,000 cans of food in one day, taking care of 70 percent of the need for food for one year.
T, J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. But once it has healed, it can fly higher than the rest. T. J. got a job. He became productive. He is flying quite nicely these days.
1.What do we know about T.J. before he attended the training?
A. He was talkative in class.
B. He didn't have a good fame.
C. His ideas were quite impressive.
D. He showed up at school every day.
2.Why did the team members elect T.J. co-chairman?
A. He promised them a bright future.
B. They wanted to offer him a chance.
C. They thought the job was quite easy.
D. He was considered qualified for the job.
3.What do we know about people's attitude towards T. J. 's being elected?
A. Uncaring. B. Favorable.
C. Controversial. D. Doubtful.
4.What does the author try to convey with this story?
A. No pain, no gain. B. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
C. Don't judge a book by its cover. D. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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假定你是李华,想邀请你的新西兰朋友Kevin参加你校将要举行的“劳动周”相关活动。请给他写 封邮件,内容包括:
1.活动时间;
2. 活动内容(如:校园环境美化、校内垃圾分类等);
3. 活动意义.
参考词汇:Labour Week劳动周
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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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(\)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.每处错谋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。
Once I came across a middle-aged man whom was accompanying his old father to the Beijing Astronomical Museum. As the old man slowly stepped out of the car, he suddenly lost his balances. But his son immediate grasped his hand and supported him before his falling. Catch hold of his son's hand, the old man breathed a deep sigh. “When you were kid, I was holding your hand to support you. Now, you are holding my hand to support mine," he said in an unhappy voice. "How time flies!" Hearing from his dad's words, the son unconsciously tighten his dad's hand. "Nothing new, Papa!" he replied softly. "Just let nature takes its course as it is or we will live a happy life."
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。
Walt Disney, creator of the Disney Empire, was a pioneer in modem entertainment. Among his numerous 1. (contribute) to the film industry is the concept of the nature documentary that he termed True-Life Adventures. Disney sent camera teams into wilderness areas for extended periods in order to film the natural world. Now entire television networks like National Geographic arc devoted 2.the nature documentary, with 3. viewers are able to experience the natural world in exciting and creative ways.
Aerial (空中的)photographers require skill and 4.adventure) courage to take appealing photos of wildlife that will improve people's appreciation of 5. natural world and perhaps advance scientific knowledge of animal behavior.
Aerial photography 6.(accomplish) using hot air balloons, small aircraft or helicopters. When 7.(photograph) from a plane or a helicopter, the photographer can lean out to take the unique views with the passenger side door removed. Of course, the photographer is secured inside the aircraft.
The job of an aerial photographer isn't always exciting. Remember that the air temperature8.(decrease) with altitude so an aerial photographer often wears insulated clothing and9.(possible) even a face mask while being exposed to the wind 10.(produce) by the moving aircraft. The photographer can spend hours being cold and uncomfortable without encountering one special scene that will light up the editor's eyes.
A little piece of paper with the number “sixty-eight" written on it has been taped above the screen of my laptop for eight years. The ink it was written with is so unclear that the number can hardly be ___ But
it's still there to ___ me to keep doing what I've been doing and to be patient.
The ____ of that number dates back to the _____moment of my writing career I'd just left a second ____ for an editing position at a magazine. My writing career wasn't __ though I'd made some progress. I'd successfully written a few “good" stories, but nobody __ them. I returned to my apartment disappointedly and checked my bank ____. I had only $68 available to ___from. What's worse, rent was __ in 11 days. People say failure is easier to __ when you know you give your best effort. For me, it hurt knowing I'd tried hard in work. I'd written every day for five years and I almost wrote at any spare time I had. I __ took a weekend or a holiday off. A lot of __ had been put in, but in __ it seemed to be all for nothing. Later I realized it was __ because it would be too convenient if every career was made up of a to-do list that __ perfectly with the ladder of success. The most important thing is that I didn't __ trying. I knew it took years for me to lay the foundations of success. After years of attempts, efforts and failures, at last I reaped(收获)more opportunities and gained a _____ I became a professional writer and won readers' _____. including two Emmy Awards.
I think if you do something long enough, ____ you will get good at it, and someone will pay you for it
1.A.realized B.touched C.recognized D.erased
2.A.advise B.demand C.force D.remind
3.A.principle B.analysis C.significance D.majority
4.A.dullest B.toughest C.brightest D.highest
5.A.interview B.party C.name D.recommendation
6.A.booming B.slowing C.continuing D.pausing
7.A.rejected B.shared C.appreciated D.delivered
8.A.code B.information C.credit D.account
9.A.reach B.fetch C.draw D.judge
10.A.due B.free C.affordable D.attainable
11.A.summarize B.highlight C.guarantee D.accept
12.A.ever B.never C.merely D.always
13.A.money B.effort C.strength D.ambition
14.A.reality B.time C.relief D.turn
15.A.necessary B.special C.formal D.normal
16.A.lived B.mixed C.coincided D.compared
17.A.insist on B.give up C.jump at D.speak of
18.A.reputation B.dream C.reason D.donation
19.A.assessment B.sympathy C.impression D.favour
20.A.thankfully B.eventually C.temporarily D.casually