阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
The organization is called Roots & Shoots because roots move 1. (slow) under the ground to make a firm foundation, and shoots seem small 2. weak, but they can break open brick walls to reach the light. The roots and shoots are you, your friends and young people all around the world. Hundreds and thousands of roots and shoots can 3. (change) the world and make it a better place to live in.
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
My favorite color is orange. It is a warm and bright color. And it 1.(make) me feel happy and safe. When I see this color, I think of fall. When I go outside, I enjoy2.(walk) through the dark orange leaves and listening to the sound they make under my feet. I also think of the smell of fire. It's great to be at home and sit by the warm fire with3.(I) family. This warm and beautiful color should be everywhere this season!
假如你是李华,你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试,都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信,向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题并给这些同学提一些建议。信的内容应包括下列要点:
焦虑症状: 头晕、乏力、睡眠不好、食欲不振等
建议:1.考前制定好合适的复习计划
2.考试期间正常作息
3.睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠
其他建议(自拟)
注意:1.根据以上内容写一篇短文,不要逐句翻译,可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。
2.要准确使用语法和词汇;使用一定的句型,清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思。
3.词数:100个左右。开头已给出,不计词数。
参考词汇:头晕—dizzy(adj.)symptom—症状(n.)
Dear editor,
I’m Li Hua of Senior Two, Guang Ming Middle school. I’m writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams.
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Yours,
Li Hua
英汉互译
1.联合,团结 vi.&vt. ___________
2.unwilling adj. ___________
3.吸引 vt. ___________
4.sightseeing n. ___________
5.早先的 adj. ___________
6.lack vi&n. ___________
7.乐观的 adj. ___________
8.delighted adj. ___________
9.货物 n. ___________
10.demand n.&vt. ___________
11.由……组成 ___________
12.break away(from)___________
13.代替___________
14.break down ___________
15.打扫;横扫___________
16.take up ___________
17.省去;遗漏___________
18.so as to(do sth) ___________
19.依赖;依靠___________
20.concentrate on ___________
William was pastor(牧师) of a small church in a rural community. Wilbur and his wife, Leah, ____ every Sunday morning. Wilbur was a farmer, and whenever he came into the house from the _____ and sat down, he would fall ______. It was such a habit _______when he came into church and sat in the pew(长凳) he ____also soon fall asleep. William _____ that some of the members of the church were taking bets to see _____ he could keep Wilbur awake on Sunday mornings.
Wilbur's ______ was embarrassed(困窘) by his behavior, ______ when he began to snore(打鼾). She tried ______ to keep her sleepy husband awake. She _____ to him that she was getting calluses(老茧) on her elbow from striking him in _______ribs in a useless attempt to keep him alert.___ while shopping in the grocery store, she saw a small bottle of Limburger cheese. Leah bought it and dropped it in her ______.
The _____ morning William had just started the sermon(布道) when Wilbur began to nod. When William finished the first point in his three-point sermon, he could see Wilbur didn’t_______ him. As William started the third point, Wilbur began to snore. Quietly, Leah opened her purse,___ the bottle of Limburger cheese and held it under her husband's nose. It _____. Wilbur sat up ______ and, in a voice that could be heard all over the _______, said, "Leah, will you please keep your feet on your own side of the bed!"
1.A. attended B. looked C. walked D. reached
2.A. shop B. factory C. school D. field
3.A. sleep B. sleepy C. asleep D. to sleep
4.A. which B. that C. what D. as
5.A. should B. would C. could D. must
6.A. looked B. looked for C. discovered D. saw
7.A. how soon B. how often C. how much D. how long
8.A. mother B. daughter C. wife D. song
9.A. specially B. especially C. usually D. particularly
10.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
11.A. complained B. smiled C. laughed D. wrote
12.A. his B. a C. the D. /
13.A. Some day B. One day C. Every day D. Everyday
14.A. purse B. schoolbag C. clothes D. hair
15.A. next Monday B. last Sunday C. next Sunday D. next Monday
16.A. heard B. hear of C. listen to D. listen
17.A. took in B. took for C. took out D. took up
18.A. worked B. got C. finished D. ended
19.A. straightly B. straight C. excitedly D. happily
20.A. home B. bedroom C. farm D. church
Increase your creativity
Every month I face the same problem — how to write educational, informative and, hopefully, interesting articles. 1.. At other times my mind goes blank (空白的), and I experience a creative block.
At times we all face creative challenges in life, from designing websites to decorating our apartments, but there are ways to work through creative slumps (低潮).
★Daydream
For years, others may have told you to stop daydreaming. 2.. Daydreaming sometimes helps you take a more creative approach to your problem.
★Be happy
Some studies suggest that a positive mood (心情) encourages creativity because it increases activity in the parts of the brain related to decision-making and feelings.
★3.
Face-to-face conversations with friends can lead to creative thinking.
★Take risks
Don’t let fear hold you back. You won’t succeed at everything you try. But with each new effort, you will build self-confidence and develop new skills for the future.
★Limit your amusement
Everyone enjoys entertainment. 4.. Literature and audiobooks are better forms of amusement because they force you to use your imagination.
★Look for inspiration
Activities such as listening to music, going to museums and travelling all provide sources of inspiration.
★Go offline and go outside
Remember how much fun you had as a child running, playing and pretending? Your imagination simply ran away with you. 5., and can help you get back some of that creative energy from your childhood.
A.Get social
B.Make friends
C.Nature settings fire the imagination
D.In fact, letting your mind run briefly can actually be helpful
E.Reading relaxes the mind and encourages you to use your imagination
F.Sometimes I can just sit down at my computer and the words just flow
G.But watching TV, for instance, requires little thought and can actually decrease creativity