Dear Friends,
You may be familiar with our growing collection of remarkable true stories from around the world about young animals facing disaster and misfortune: a baby hippo orphaned during the Asian tsunami and adopted and raised by a 130-year-old giant tortoise; a baby polar bear abandoned at birth by his mother and hand-raised by a caring zookeeper at the Berlin Zoo.
We are now pleased to introduce you another remarkable true story—unlike our other land-based stories, this one rises from the sea. The name of the book is called Winter’s Tail. This is the story of Winter, a young female dolphin who injures and then loses her tail after being injured off the coast of Florida. The injured Winter is rescued from a crab trap and brought to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a marine animal hospital, where she at first adjusts and learns to swim without her tail by moving her body with a side-to-side action. Winter’s actions and behaviors cause great concern among her caretakers because it is clear to them that she is injuring her body and internal organs with this painful and inelegant method of movement.
But luckily, an engineer designed an artificial tail that enables Winter to once again swim like a dolphin. The solution to this problem came from the miracle of modern technology. It was very challenging but now Winter is thriving and using her new tail with great command. Winter has already become an inspiration and an icon for millions touched directly and indirectly by all types of challenges.
This is an interesting book. I hope you enjoy the interesting and touching story of one brave little dolphin who learned how to swim again.
With love and hope,
Juliana
1.From the passage, what can we know about Winter?
A.She was rescued by a zookeeper.
B.She gets used to living without her tail.
C.She was abandoned at birth by her mother.
D.She swims again with the help of an engineer.
2.The letter is probably written to .
A.teenagers B.engineers
C.swimmers D.zookeepers
3.Why does the author write this letter?
A.To call on people to protect the animals.
B.To arouse people’s interest in this story book.
C.To attract more people to watch the dolphin show.
D.To inform the development of modern technology.
My education started in a small village of India, I did not have any English then. When I discovered that famous novelist George Orwell was born in Motihari, it made me wonder if I could be a writer too. That day, it became my _________.
My father opened up the world of books for me. I must have been seven or eight, when he first _________ me a Hindi (印地语) storybook. When dad was reading the book for me, I was _______ by the stories. By the time I was in Grade 10, I had finished reading hundreds of novels. Also, my private tutor made me _________ that it was possible for me to learn the language. After 10 months with her, I started reading picture books in English.
Two years later, I began to read my first English novel. Then I _________ that I should try writing newspaper articles, improve my skills and then progress to longer forms. I approached a couple of Hindi newspapers with my writing but was promptly _________. They said my article didn’t live up to their standards. I was so _________ that I doubted my ability. At this time, I met kind-hearted Daniel who _________ my first article after heavy editing. It was an important turning point for me, my _________ as a writer began.
After writing a dozen articles and reviews, I knew it was finally time to plan my novel. ________ the plot was really tough for me. I managed to write the first __________ of my novel! Full of __________, I sent it to Mary Mount, a famous editor right away. My submission was __________ again, but I was still grateful just to hear from her.
One year later, I finished my writing work again. I __________ another editor. A month later, the feed-back landed on my table, but it was desperate, to put it mildly. I __________, believing I’d never get published.
When I shared it with my friend, she __________ me a lot. Her feedback and support helped me improve my manuscript further. Then I submitted it to a few publishers and a few days later, I got a __________ from a publisher. To my __________, he informed me that my book would be published. What surprised me was that a few production houses had expressed interest in my novel. One of the directors __________ intended to adapt it for the screen. It is because of my __________ and the encouragement from my family and friend, after 21 years struggling, that eventually I fulfilled my dream.
1.A.dream B.career C.memory D.ability
2.A.returned B.lent C.drew D.bought
3.A.attracted B.frightened C.amused D.warned
4.A.remember B.regret C.believe D.suggest
5.A.admitted B.realized C.explained D.complained
6.A.put down B.written down C.broken down D.turned down
7.A.worried B.surprised C.depressed D.excited
8.A.published B.refused C.copied D.recited
9.A.program B.report C.drill D.journey
10.A.Creating B.Sharing C.Comparing D.Deleting
11.A.chapter B.draft C.line D.question
12.A.pride B.energy C.expectation D.patience
13.A.praised B.rejected C.accused D.collected
14.A.invited B.helped C.protected D.contacted
15.A.laughed B.cheered C.cried D.clapped
16.A.rewarded B.donated C.thanked D.encouraged
17.A.call B.book C.gift D.task
18.A.sorrow B.delight C.disappointment D.embarrassment
19.A.hardly B.just C.even D.only
20.A.talent B.effort C.bravery D.modesty
假定你是李华。美国交流生Tom即将离开你校回国，离别之际，你送了一个小礼物给他，并附一张卡片。请在卡片上写以下内容：
1. 礼物是什么？（比如国画、茶、剪纸等）；
2. 礼物的意义（至少两点）；
3. 祝福。
注意：（1）词数100左右；
（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
（3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：国画 Chinese painting 剪纸 paper cutting
Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。作文中共有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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。
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。
Do you hate exams? If you do, you are not alone. Students in other country hate them as well. Lucky for them, British students have few exams than Chinese students, and they only have them once a year. Every summer they take a test in each subject and each test last about an hour. It is amazed, isn’t it? When the results are come out, they are placed in a end-of-year report. The report is sent the child’s parents. It describes what the student performed and behaved throughout the year. The report is private, so only the teacher, the student and parents can see them.
It was coming up on Mother’s Day. John ______ tried to make it back home, but this year he was just too ______ with his business. When he ______ by a flower shop, he said, “I’ll send Mom some roses.” He went into the shop and saw a boy ______ to the clerk. “How many roses can I get for six dollars?” The clerk was trying to explain that roses were ______.
“I have to have roses,” he said. “My mom was sick so much last year and I didn’t ______ much time with her. I want to get something ______. It has to be red roses, because that’s her ______.”
John was ______ by the boy’s voice. He ______ mouthed to the clerk that he would pay for the boy’s roses. The clerk said, “Okay, a dozen roses for six dollars!” The boy took the flowers excitedly and ______. It was worth the extra 35 dollars just to see that kind of ______. John ordered his flowers and had the clerk leave a ______ telling his mother he loved her. He left the shop, and later saw the boy enter a cemetery. He pulled over and began to ______ the boy. The boy ______ by a small monument (墓碑) and went to his knees. He ______ laid the roses on the grave (坟墓). John stared at the little boy’s trembling body and ______ his crying, “Mommy, why didn’t I tell you how much I love you? ” John ______, tears in his eyes, and walked to his car. He drove back to the ______ and told the clerk he would take the flowers ______. He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her.
1.A.usually B.never C.seldom D.sometimes
2.A.happy B.tired C.pleased D.busy
3.A.hurried B.drove C.walked D.stood
4.A.discussing B.shouting C.talking D.pointing
5.A.boring B.beautiful C.important D.expensive
6.A.save B.waste C.spend D.give
7.A.cheap B.special C.new D.interesting
8.A.favorite B.dream C.life D.belief
9.A.worried B.touched C.surprised D.frightened
10.A.silently B.loudly C.excitedly D.repeatedly
11.A.sat down B.turned back C.ran out D.gave up
12.A.disappointment B.embarrassment C.excitement D.amazement
13.A.rule B.word C.story D.note
14.A.follow B.miss C.remember D.find
15.A.passed B.stopped C.jumped D.rushed
16.A.impatiently B.gladly C.kindly D.carefully
17.A.listened to B.waited for C.worried about D.saw to
18.A.smiled B.turned C.cried D.continued
19.A.street B.shop C.home D.car
20.A.slowly B.differently C.personally D.aimlessly
These days, being a teenager isn't easy. Teens' schedules often include doing too many after-school activities, sports practice, and homework. 1.
About a quarter of all U.S. high school students participate in the workforce. 2. Research has shown that working over the standard limit negatively affects teens in a variety of ways.
Researchers published a recent report finding that working more than 20 hours a week during the school year leads to academic problems. The more hours a student works, the more likely their grades are to be lower. 3. They are more likely to complete high school. However, students who work more than 15 hours each week are more likely to drop out.
4. It has been considered as a major cause in at least 100,000 police-reported traffic crashes each year, killing more than 1,500 Americans and injuring another 71,000. Young drivers aged 25 or under are involved in more than one-half of fall-asleep crashes.
Work helps teens gain valuable experience, teaches them much needed skills, and provides necessary spending money. 5. The student workweek should be limited to 20 hours or less and should not go past 10 p.m. on a school night. Safe and healthy youth work experiences don’t just happen—teens, parents, and employers must work together to make them happen.
A.However, basic rules should be followed.
B.They work part-time for extra spending money.
C.Some students work between 1 and 15 hours a week.
D.Working over 20 hours leads to higher dropout rates.
E.It leaves many teens feeling overworked and stressed.
F.Most states make 20 hours a week the standard limit.
G.Working over the standard limit also causes sleepiness.
