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。词数应为150左右。
Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.
One day, Ali took Zahra’s shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra’s school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.
Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city. When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.
The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided (碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph 1:
Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead.
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Paragraph 2
Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly.
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假设你是红星中学学生李华。目前，随着全球新型冠状病毒肺炎确诊病例数量不断攀升，你的英国笔友Jim发来邮件向你询问在家抗疫和学习的注意事项，请你给他回信，内容包括：
1. 表达关心；2. 介绍经验；3. 分享感受。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
提示词：新型冠状病毒肺炎 the novel coronavirus pneumonia 或 COVID-19；疾病的大流行 pandemic
Dear Jim,
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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形式。
Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 1. makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 2. (safe) than we think.
Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 3. unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.
The artificial fingerprints 4. (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 5. taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.
The fingerprint scanners 6. (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 7. they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 8. (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.
Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 9. (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving 10. (extreme) fast.
Here’s an awkward confession (承认): I’ve cried at every job I’ve had. I always find it difficult to___ my emotions. And each time I’ve___ exactly why these emotional moments are considered so taboo (忌讳的). Is it a universal truth that you just can’t cry at work ?
As someone puts it on the internet, as professional women, we’re dealing with the great expectation to “be __ in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire” while also making enough money to pay rent. __ , my eyes get a little watery just thinking about it. So if crying at work is unavoidable – yet taboo – what is an ambitious young woman to do to __ after one of these embarrassing incidents?
My usual routine after an in-office __ is to remove my contact lenses, have a massive iced-coffee, and ___it never happened (until it happens again). Clearly, I’m no expert on the right professional response. So I spoke with my personal finance coach, Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, to see if she had any __ for reducing the humiliation (丢脸).
“It’s so __ , but telling yourself not to cry usually __ making you cry more,” she says. “You’re using all your energy to hold it together, but there’s so much pressure that the tears will almost unavoidably come. If you do get upset, it can be helpful to __ yourself from the situation. Take a minute to get it together, and come back ready to have a more composed (镇静的) exchange.”
Maybe there’s some __ in crying. I’ve definitely found that __ the taboo can lead to greater relationships with __. I’ve noticed how tears have helped solve a disconnection or problem that might __ have gone unsolved. To be honest, I’m hoping to recognize, if not celebrate, the rare office cry as a hidden skill for greater future.
1.A.describe B.contain C.maintain D.distinguish
2.A.understood B.remembered C.wondered D.explained
3.A.fearless B.curious C.cautious D.flexible
4.A.Thankfully B.Finally C.Gradually D.Frankly
5.A.compete B.communicate C.recover D.celebrate
6.A.training B.practice C.discussion D.disaster
7.A.prove B.pretend C.believe D.expect
8.A.tips B.plans C.choices D.answers
9.A.boring B.complicated C.different D.embarrassing
10.A.turns to B.comes to C.ends up D.leads up
11.A.protect B.ban C.separate D.excuse
12.A.benefit B.purpose C.lesson D.interest
13.A.respecting B.breaking C.following D.improving
14.A.friends B.relatives C.colleagues D.neighbors
15.A.still B.otherwise C.similarly D.therefore
When you sleep, do you ever realize that you are dreaming? If yes, then you have had a lucid dream (清醒梦). 1. Only some people are able to have them. Now, scientists have found ways to help more people to have lucid dreams, Live Science reported.
Denholm Aspy from the University of Adelaide in Australia found that certain skills are key to helping people have lucid dreams.
First, people can train themselves to figure out whether they are dreaming or not. For example, someone may look at a clock, look away, and then look back. 2. Then, they might dream about this trick while sleeping. But in their dreams, the time on the clock may change very quickly. So people know they are dreaming.
Another trick is to wake up after five hours of sleep. 3. During this time, repeat the words, “The next time I’m dreaming, I’ll remember that I’m dreaming.” Then, go to bed again to enter rapid eye movement (REM，快速眼球运动) sleep. In REM sleep, people are more likely to be aware of their dreams.
Scientists found that those who used these tricks had a 17 percent success rate at having lucid dreams. 4.
In a lucid dream, people might study a hobby and then become better at it in real life, according to Aspy. For example, you might learn to play the piano in a lucid dream. 5.
A.Then, stay awake for a while.
B.The time should stay the same.
C.This was far higher than if they did nothing.
D.People learn new skills faster in a lucid dream.
E.It is hard for most people to have a lucid dream.
F.Then, your real-life piano skills might improve.
G.Some people will need more time to fall asleep and have a dream.
When I tell people I wrote a book with my dad, they usually say, “It must be nice to think of the legacy (留下来的东西) you created with someone who means so much to you.”
This was a beautiful idea, but it was not the way I, or my dad, ever thought about the cooperation. Though we created something we’re proud of, “nice” is not the word either of us uses to describe the process.
“It was more confrontation (对抗) than cooperation,” my dad likes to say. I agree.
When we landed a book deal, we began a writing journey that was more difficult than either of us had anticipated, but also far more rewarding.
For almost three years, we met once or twice a week at my parents’ house and talked daily to plan and outline each chapter. After these meetings, one of us would write a rough draft that the other would build on. I wanted the book to focus on positive vices (不良习惯): such as moderate (适度的) chocolate. However, my dad felt the book should include chapters dealing with things like walking and spending time with family. Ultimately , I saw it his way. He said the book was about more than just good vices. It was about encouraging people to enjoy life in healthy ways.
Writing this book was a reminder that our family members share not only our faults but also our strengths. My dad is smart, funny, critical and caring. He has a strong passion for the truth. I hope I share these great qualities. For this book, he researched each topic with an enthusiasm I’d never seen from him, and he insisted that we constantly question and critically analyze every piece of information – even our own conclusions. He was determined to cooperate with me on a book, not because he couldn’t write one on his own, but because he believed that we could create something better together than we could alone.
I’m not sure if our cooperation led to better writing, but I’m sure it led to a better writing experience. Writing this book was difficult, sometimes more difficult than past projects, but it was never lonely.
1.How would the author describe the writing process according to the first 3 paragraphs?
A.Nice. B.Struggling.
C.Relaxing. D.Disappointing.
2.What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?
A.A healthy lifestyle.
B.The theme of the book.
C.How the author and his father worked together.
D.Why the author wanted to write the book.
3.What can we learn about the author’s father?
A.He is not good at writing.
B.He lacks confidence in himself.
C.He likes to criticize others’ works.
D.He likes to get to the bottom of things.
4.What did the author learn from the cooperation with his father?
A.It’s important to make a plan before work.
B.Their cooperation resulted in a better book than the author expected.
C.It’s worthwhile to work with someone close to you.
D.Communicate more when there is an argument.
