假如你是李华，你的英国笔友 Peter对中国的传统节日特别感兴趣，特写信向你询问有关端午节的信息，以便于更好地领略中国文化，请你给他写封回信，内容如下：
1. 节日的时间和由来。
2. 节日的传统活动。
3. 节日的意义。
注意：
1. 词数100左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：the Dragon Boat Festival，dragon boat racing (龙舟赛)
Dear Peter,
I’m glad to hear that you are interested in Chinese traditional festivals.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
Last Sunday, my friend and I was taking a walk on the playground when a girl came ride a bike at a very high speed. Then we heard a loud scream, that attracted our attention. We turned around and saw the girl struggling her feet, crying out for help. My friend and rushed towards her as quick as we could and had helped her to stand up. Therefore, the girl rode away immediately without saying “Thank you”. I felt disappointing at her behavior. To my surprise, the girl came back with hot drinks several minute later. Seeing this, I knew I had misunderstood her and felt ashamed of me.
It was the last day of school. The teacher walked around the class and _________ a report card to each student except me. There was everybody’s _________ in the final exam. Then I was _________ that I was failing because I couldn’t _________ or write. My mom and I had a few _________ about it but I thought would do my best to get a(n) _________ result. But I didn’t’ think I really _________ the whole thing. I knew I was _________ of my dad and being _________ to read in front of the class; I knew I was the only one in our __________ that couldn’t read and the only one in the class that didn’t __________ the exam.
I just somehow got it in my head that I thought I didn’t need to __________ knowledge. I thought there was no use learning it. __________, the lunch bell rang. My seat was next to the door, so I just __________ out of the class room across the playground and field until my hands __________ the fence that surrounded our school. I burst into __________ as I silently yelled a thousand things at myself.
I sat on the grass with my head in my knees. A couple of minutes later, I heard a rustle (沙沙声) of a lunch bag and looked up out of __________, only to see a girl in my class standing over me, holding out my lunch. She __________ it next to me and then she sat down and didn’t make a(n) __________ but just sat with me till the bell rang.
Because of her __________, was determined to work hard. Finally was admitted into a famous university.
1.A.picked out B.put out C.handed out D.left out
2.A.awards B.grades C.mistakes D.gifts
3.A.unsurprised B.crazy C.proud D.aware
4.A.read B.speak C.translate D.listen
5.A.disagreements B.conversations C.dreams D.suggestions
6.A.satisfying B.dramatic C.reasonable D.expected
7.A.recognized B.understood C.valued D.ignored
8.A.ashamed B.afraid C.proud D.confident
9.A.praised B.begged C.guided D.called
10.A.class B.community C.village D.family
11.A.miss B.pass C.attend D.complete
12.A.spread B.show C.gain D.exchange
13.A.Immediately B.Suddenly C.Gradually D.Frequently
14.A.rushed B.dropped C.jumped D.glanced
15.A.touched B.built C.destroyed D.wiped
16.A.shouts B.anger C.tears D.laughter
17.A.fear B.curiosity C.control D.pain
18.A.threw B.placed C.emptied D.enjoyed
19.A.sound B.apology C.promise D.wish
20.A.encouragement B.protection C.complaint D.company
How to Sleep Well
Get some exercise at least three hours before bed.
Go for a run, hit the gym, take long walk, or do some stretches to help you get your heart rate going before you ease into bed. 1. Doing this at least three hours before bed will work. If you work out shortly before bed, then you will feel more awake than ever.
2.
If you want to make it easier for you to fall asleep, then you have to get used to falling asleep at around the same time every night and waking up around the same time every morning. That way, your body will get used to feeling more tired at the same time every night.
Stick to the fifteen-minute rule.
3. If you’ve been lying in bed for more than fifteen minutes and are unable to fall asleep because you’re not tired, then try something else. If you continue to lie there, your mind will continue churning, and you may even work yourself up and feel even more awake. Once fifteen minutes have passed and you’re no closer to falling asleep, do something else. Read a magazine. Pace around your room. Sit up and stare at your hands. 4.
Think about everything you did that day.
Another way to calm your mind is to go through everything you did that day, up to the most boring little detail. Try to break it down hour by hour and see how specific you can get and how many things you can end up remembering. 5.
A.Don’t sleep late in the morning to stick to your regular habit.
B.This will work out your body and will make you more tired.
C.Do something new and you will start to fall asleep gradually.
D.Chances are that this alone will be boring enough to put you to sleep.
E.Make your bed more comfortable.
F.This rule is simple.
G.Go to bed around the same time every night.
The earliest simple computer, the Chinese abacus dates back to thousands of years ago, consisting of rows of beads on a wooden frame used for counting. The modern computer dates back to 1946, when the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator (ENIAC) was invented. The U.S. Department of Defense developed the Internet so all of its own computers could be connected; in 1990 the World Wide Web was born. The rapid development of technology has resulted in the computers we use today, and those are changing as we speak too.
You can do many things on a computer. You can create and print letters or reports for school, and save those documents in case you need them later; you can watch movies, listen to music and play video games. The Internet allows people to visit different websites, send e-mails, shop online and pay bills electronically. Some people even work or receive schooling through their home computers.
The most common types of computers used are the desktop, the laptop and the handheld computer. Desktop computers stay in one place, and their parts are contained in a case that is placed beneath the monitor. Laptop computers are lightweight and small enough to be carried by users who need computers and the Internet access to them in different places. Handheld computers include personal digital assistants, small video gaming devices and mobile phones.
While computers make life convenient and are considered positive to society, there are negative aspects of computer use that kids and their family should consider. Computer viruses are harmful programs that damage information and can stop your computer from working properly. The Internet presents risks for young people, too. The information you share is not private. Some kids use their computers so much that they don’t want to do anything else.
1.The earliest simple computer was invented ________.
A.in 1946 B.in 1990 C.by Chinese D.by Americans
2.What kind of computer is liked most by people whose working place is not fixed?
A.The desktop. B.The laptop.
C.The mobile phone. D.The personal digital assistant.
3.In which order is this passage written?
A.Functions→Types→History→Warnings. B.History→Warnings→Types→Functions.
C.History→Types→Functions→Warnings. D.History→Functions→Types→Warnings.
4.We can conclude from the passage that ________.
A.computers do more harm than good to kids.
B.kids shouldn’t be allowed to use computers.
C.parents should limit the time of their kids using computers.
D.people should stay away from computers so as not to get viruses.
I don’t post recognizable pictures of my children on social media. I don’t use their names. I don’t put anything out there that will be really embarrassing for them in later life.
The reason for not posting pictures is that I feel a person’s pictures should be his or her own. It’s not good for me to push my kids out into the wilds of the Web before they’re ready, and understand what it all means.
When the time comes, they’re more than welcome to use social media. But for now, I’m happy to give them a degree of separation until they can make a choice for themselves.
This has meant extra efforts on our part when it comes to making sure that kids don’t get accidentally caught up in the Internet, because the schools where they learn, like so many others up and down the country, post their pictures to social media.
However, my husband thought I was overanxious and asked me a question about its advantages. And having thought about it for while, I’m not 100 percent sure if there are any.
But I could list the disadvantages: the time it takes to manage an account, often by a teacher, meaning extra work; the unavoidable difficulties in safeguarding.
It’s great to see the kids doing their things in schools but my worry is about the use of social media that doesn’t give anything back to the kids, and in many ways, just turns them into another way to gain clicks. I want more than that for them.
1.Why is the author unwilling to post her kids’ picture online?
A.To push her kids into the wilds of the Web. B.To avoid being recognized
C.To make herself embarrassed. D.To protect her kids’ privacy.
2.What’s most schools’ attitude towards social media?
A.Supportive. B.Unfavorable. C.Doubtful. D.Worried.
3.Why did the author’s husband ask her a question?
A.To prove the author is knowledgeable. B.To show social media has disadvantages.
C.To advise the author to list what she thinks. D.To help the author solve her problem.
4.What will happen if schools post kids’ pictures online according to the author?
A.Teachers will take on extra work. B.Parents will have lots of things to do
C.Kids’ safety will be protected effectively. D.Kids will become famous due to clicks.
