In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animals. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.
From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don’t get to see this soft side of others. Often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we're brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that’s in them.
Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇吼)or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.
No more angry shouts and no more horns!
When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can. And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.
Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don’t feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be better if we don’t, pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.
1.People will feel happy, according to the author's findings, when __________.
A.they offer their help to others B.they receive others’ help
C.they feel others’ kindness to them D.they show their weakness to other people
2.Why does the author feel sad sometimes?
A.Because he has a soft heart, showing sympathy to others.
B.Because he is disabled and relies much on others.
C.Because some people pretend to be kind, but in fact they are not.
D.Because some people fail to see the kindness in others.
3.What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?
A.They sped up to pass because they didn’t want to wait.
B.They stopped their cars to offer help.
C.丁hey put on their flashlights too.
D.They waited with patience.
4.In this passage, the author advises us to _________.
A.be independent of others and handle problems by ourselves
B.accept help from others for everything
C.admit our weakness
D.show our bravery
The hotel roof top bar will never go out of style. Whether it’s on the 6th floor or the 65th, there’s something undeniably appealing about dining, drinking, swimming and yoga-ing high above the streets of the city below. Here are some of the best (relative) newcomers.
Qr Melbourne
The locally loved rooftop at QT is something of a chameleon (变色龙). By day, it’s the site of pop-up yoga sessions that allow guests to take in the skyline from within their downward does. At mealtime, it’s a place to dine on vegetables from chef Andrew Harmer’s rooftop garden. And after dark, it becomes a happening bar serving high-concept cocktails.
The Silo, Cape Town
The design of this new hotel ensures that every room has a dizzying view, but the roof top is especially enjoyable. The rooftop, which feels like it’s floating above Cape Town, has fantastic views of Table Mountain, Lions Head and the ocean. There’s a guests-only infinity pool (无边际游泳池) and a restaurant and a restroom with 360-degree views over the city.
Aria Hotel Budapest
The pride of this hotel is its High Note Sky Bar, with a year-round rooftop garden that offers wraparound (全景的) views over the city of Budapest. The bar managers chefs and bake chefs work together to ensure maximum enjoyment.
The Winery Hotel, Sweden
It’s the sixth floor of this hotel in Solna, where the rooftop life comes alive. Along with a restaurant that serves wine, cocktails and spaghetti, the hotel hosts DJ sessions that create the sensation of being in a much larger city.
1.What’s special about the rooftop at QT?
A.The rooftop is a chameleon.
B.The rooftop can function as different sites.
C.The roof top serves high-concept wine.
D.Guests can dine on meat from Andrew Harmer’s rooftop garden.
2.According to the text, in which hotel might you order baked bread?
A.OT Melbourne.
B.The Silo. Cape Town.
C.Aria Hotel Budapest.
D.The Winery Hotel, Sweden.
3.What do the four hotel roof tops have in common?
A.There’s a year-round roof top garden.
B.There is yoga-ing on all four root tops.
C.Guests can enjoy themselves at the hotel roof tops.
D.There’s a restroom for guests to appreciate the view.
假定你是李华，来自武汉光明中学。在新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间，你新西兰的笔友Andy通过组织募捐活动援助了你的城市，请你写封邮件表示感谢。内容包括：
1.表达感谢；
2.介绍情况；
3.你的期望。
注意词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已'为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：新型冠状病毒肺炎COVID-19;疫情epidemic
Dear Andy，
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Best wishes to you.
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：在错的词下划一横线，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。
During the Spring Festival, my classmates and I visited the Nursing Home in our city. The elderly people here expressed their warm welcome for us arrival. We brought them some fruits and flower. Then we set out to cleaning the windows, sweep the floors, wash their clothes and so on. We all worked very hardly. After that, we sat down, chat with them happily. They told us many old interesting stories and we share some recent hot topics with them. Three hours had passed since we knew it. At end of our trip, they said we had made their day.
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。
Most Chinese people are familiar with shadow puppetry (皮影戏). Thinking about shadow puppetry, they are reminded of their experience of watching shadow play in some temple fairs 1. they were little. But now, one can enjoy a whole shadow show just by2.(put) on a Virtual Reality (VR) headset (耳机). “ We’ve been looking for a connection between traditional art and modern technology,” said the VR game3. (design) Zhang Qing.
Shadow puppetry is a Chinese folk art 4. (know) for its unique storytelling techniques，5. dates from 2,000 years ago. However, since films and TV series 6. (be) major entertainment options nowadays, shadow plays are in decline. To revive the ancient art via VR, Zhang visited puppeteers at Houma city in north China’s Shanxi Province where shadow puppetry once 7. (boom). A puppeteer Zhu Chao says that he only gets to perform five or six times a year and the art is far8.its peak. Zhu hopes the combination with technology VR can attract 9. (many) young people and pass down this ancient art as it is 10.(gradual) fading away.
There are advantages and disadvantages to coming from a large family. The disadvantages are never so _______ as when someone wants to go to _______ .For a large family with a single parent, they _______.
My mother made just enough to pay the bills and _______the other children at home. If I desired to go to college, it was up to me to _______ ways. I found that I qualified for some grants (助学金）because of my _______ and my SAT scores. There was enough to _______ school fees, but not enough for room and _______. I accepted a tough job as part of a work-study program —_______ dishes in the school cafeteria. It was the ________ work I had ever done. And my________ went up and down.
Just when I thought my college career was coming to the ________ ，an angel appeared. He ________ asked me to cook meals for his grandparents and help them get up and go to bed on ________ but paid twice the money I’d made washing dishes. Now I would have time to study.
Grandma spent hours playing her old off-key piano. One day，she ________ to teach me the art because she thought my life needed some fun. Weekends in their house became more than just ________ and cooking; they were filled with ________sounds.
Sadly, during Christmas break Grandma died of a chest cold. Then Grandpa was put in a retirement home. Surprisingly, I ________ an envelope from Grandma. In it was enough money to pay for the rest of my school year and a request that I ________piano lessons.
Now, years later, when I walk by a piano, I ________and think of the scene where Grandma is playing the piano too, smiling at me.
1.A.tiresome B.apparent C.impressive D.delicate
2.A.work B.bed C.class D.college
3.A.double B.decline C.appear D.spread
4.A.educate B.help C.support D.satisfy
5.A.depend on B.pick up C.find out D.set aside
6.A.situation B.background C.statement D.story
7.A.escape B.cover C.face D.cancel
8.A.clothing B.food C.transport D.shelter
9.A.cooking B.serving C.preparing D.washing
10.A.worst B.shortest C.hardest D.latest
11.A.grades B.spirits C.pains D.gains
12.A.destination B.top C.middle D.end
13.A.simply B.deliberately C.honestly D.calmly
14.A.Sundays B.weekends C.weekdays D.holidays
15.A.preferred B.planned C.decided. D.offered
16.A.books B.dishes C.cares D.words
17.A.noisy B.various C.wonderful D.strange
18.A.accepted B.remembered C.received D.fetched
19.A.run B.take C.give D.review
20.A.cry B.whisper C.tremble D.smile
