阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
From the first day he entered my classroom, Willard P. Frank existed in his own world, shutting out his classmates and me. My attempts at building a friendly relationship with him were met with complete indifference. I could see that his classmates fared no better. Willard was strictly a loner who seemed to have no desire or need to break his silence.
Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received word of the annual Christmas collection of money for the less fortunate people in our school district. “Christmas is a season of giving,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season. By contributing to our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We will start the collection tomorrow.”
When I called for the contributions the next day, I discovered that almost everyone had forgotten except for Willard P. Frank. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets as he walked slowly to my desk. Carefully, he dropped two quarters into the small container. “I don’t need milk for lunch,” he mumbled. For a moment, just a moment, he smiled. Then he turned and walked back to his desk.
That night, after school, I took our few contributions to the school principal. I couldn’t help sharing the incident that had taken place. “I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal. “Yes.” he nodded. “And we might do well to have him share a bit of his world with us. I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.” As I gazed down to read, I discovered Willard P. Frank and his family were the top names on the list. Seeing this, I decided to do something for him.
假如你是李华,周末打算和同学去骑行锻炼,请给你校留学生Eric写一封邮件,邀请他参加,内容包括:
1. 具体安排;
2. 注意事项。
注意:1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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。
A year 1. (divide) into altogether 24 solar terms by the Chinese lunar calendar. Start of Spring, the first solar term of the year, begins in early February. 2. lifts the curtain of spring, after which everything turns green and becomes 3. (energy).
Spring is the best season for kite-flying. With 4. available history of more than 2,000 years, the traditional folk activity can help build up one’s 5. (strong) and prevent disease. A breath of fresh air outside can release the dirty smell 6. (collect) in winter.
In China, an old legend goes 7. the egg can be set upright on the first day of the Start of Spring. But according to astronomers and physicists, 8. (set) the egg upright has nothing to do with time, but with mechanics. The most important thing is to shift the egg’s center of gravity to the 9. (low) part of the egg. In this way, the trick is holding the egg until the yolk (蛋黄) sinks as much as possible. For this, people should choose an egg about 4 or 5 days old, 10. yolk is likely to sink down.
I was at the market at 5 p.m. to pick up a few essentials: Cream for coffee, eggs for breakfast and Advil for my _______. After rushing all day doing jobs, I did not want to be _______, to say the least. But I told myself it was my _______ stop before going home to put my feet up.
So I _______ a parking place and found a shopping cart. That’s when I saw her. She looked to be maybe 9-months old, short blond curls, blue eyes. I couldn’t take my _______ off her and it was a/an _______ moment. I gave her my best smile. It may have looked a bit mad, _______ it came from my heart.
At times, my smile would fade to a look of _______ or worry, but it never left my face for long. I’ve learned that everyone needs a smile sometimes, young and old, friends and _______, even those at the market in a rush to get home.
She took her ________ deciding just what to make of my smile. But finally, she ________. I laughed and waved goodbye. And she ________ me a kiss. That put a smile on my face that got a smile ________ from every shopper I passed. I was ________ smiling when I got home and realized I’d forgotten to get Advil. My headache was gone.
Somehow, in that simple ________ of smiles, this weary old world becomes a better place.
1.A.headache B.toothache C.cough D.cold
2.A.walking B.working C.driving D.shopping
3.A.first B.best C.last D.worst
4.A.spotted B.bought C.got D.drew
5.A.breath B.eyes C.hands D.bag
6.A.familiar B.imaginary C.unforgettable D.bitter
7.A.because B.so C.and D.but
8.A.fear B.warmth C.curiosity D.fantasy
9.A.strangers B.families C.visitors D.relatives
10.A.turn B.toys C.courage D.time
11.A.spoke up B.lit up C.stood up D.backed up
12.A.blew B.waved C.hugged D.gave
13.A.in surprise B.with care C.with fear D.in return
14.A.always B.ever C.still D.just
15.A.discussion B.exchange C.creation D.bargain
Therapeutic (治疗性的) writing involves participating in writing activities to deal with emotional issues. People work under the direction of a therapist (治疗学家) for most of the time. 1. In both cases, participants adopt expressive writing to put down thoughts, emotions, and other experiences.
Therapeutic writing can be useful in cases where people have difficulty communicating by other means. A client who is having trouble with a situation, for example, might write a letter to the people involved as part of therapy. 2. Besides, it works on how to approach the people in real life to settle the issue.
Exercises in therapeutic writing typically encourage people to write for a block of time, such as 15 minutes. They may be asked to write about their days or issues coming up in their lives. In guided therapy, the therapist may review the writing and discuss it with the patient. 3.
Some people keep writing regular journals to share with their therapists and others. 4. Therapists can also use electronic journals to help patients between sessions, looking at what they’re writing about and identifying specific issues to discuss in therapy.
5. People may keep personal journals or diaries intended for their private use, where they can describe events and explore emotions. Some add a self-directed group therapy aspect as well by sharing their writing with friends who can provide advice.
A.Some of us think that writing is only for writers.
B.There are informal approaches to writing as therapy.
C.Participants can benefit from therapeutic writing exercises.
D.Sometimes they can start a writing program independently.
E.Of course, patients can talk about the emotions that come up while writing.
F.This writing can help him or her express goals and a desired result clearly.
G.Others may keep an online writing journal and only allow his or her therapist to read.
This year, German environmentalists collected 1.75 million signatures for a “save the bees” law requiring an immediate change toward organic farming. But to create healthy ecosystems worldwide, people in communities across the globe will need to take similar action based on sympathy for insects — and not only for bees and butterflies. The environmentalists presented immediate, science-based actions to slow down the insect decline.
“It takes specific law to preserve the amazing variety of insects in the world and we need to stop the destroying of natural habitats, limit road building in parks and reserves and produce food without the use of pesticides,” said Basset, an entomologist, “Conserving insects is not the same as conserving big animals or rare frogs. You can’t keep millions of insects in a zoo.”
A recent article in Entomology Today suggests that successful programs to save insects have a clear and simple objective and a strategically chosen audience. By focusing on bees and butterflies and other beautiful, familiar insects, it is possible to enact the law to protect the habitat of lesser known, less attractive, but equally important species.
But there are still huge gaps in information about how different species of insects are doing, especially in the tropics. “It is next to useless to weigh insects collected in an area and say that insect communities are increasing or declining.” Basset said. “We need much more specific information. That is expensive and difficult because of the effort that it takes just to identify the species, especially in the tropics. What we are doing now is to group insects by their main function, and then to determine how each group is doing in a specific area of the world.”
1.What should people do to protect insects according to the text?
A.Stop building roads in parks and reserves.
B.Open up more natural habitats.
C.Avoid using pesticides for crops.
D.Keep them in a zoo.
2.What can we learn from the successful programs to save insects?
A.They have set up laws.
B.They focus on specific species.
C.They conserve important species.
D.They protect the habitat of lesser known species.
3.What are the environmentalists doing now?
A.Classifying the insects.
B.Identifying the species of insects.
C.Doing research on insects’ function.
D.Weighing insects collected in an area.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Helping Insects Is Helping Ourselves!
B.Take Action! Insects Need Protection!
C.Save the Bees — They Need Your Help!
D.Insect Decline: Where Have All the Insects Gone?