Sometimes choosing where to eat in Suzhou is something of a challenge. But for me, “Song He Lou Restaurant” is a great place 1. of its delicious food and a near perfect location.
Before coming to Suzhou, I 2. warned by my friends from other cities in China that the food could be too sweet. For the first few months I chose to eat in Sichuan style restaurants instead of eating local food. However, later I came to realize that the food is so closely connected with local culture. So I asked a local friend to recommend 3. best place to try real local food. She came up 4. the suggestion of Song He Lou.
For a first time visitor, 5. is a good choice to try “Song Shu Gui Yu” or “Xie Fen Tofu”. I was lucky to enjoy every dish on the menu.
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I believe that we students all love holidays. Last summer holiday, our school _____ a trip for us to England. It's a valuable chance for us. We were so _____ because it was our first time to travel to England. And we had been excited for a long time for this _____．
We arrived at the airport in London at 9 o'clock on July 16th. The _____ there was very nice to have a trip. Then the coach drove us to a small town of Sawston. _____ we reached there, it was 11∶30 at night. I _____ the host family would not take me home until the next day. But in fact, I felt very surprised. They were still _____ for me in the cold air. My host mother, Claire Carse was a very friendly housewife. She took me home and gave me some food to eat. I was so_____ moved by their kindness.
_____ 8 o'clock the next morning, the host mother woke me up. I got dressed and washed my face quickly. Then I went downstairs and began to ______ the house. This was a big and beautiful house: there were many kinds of ______ and small trees that I had never seen before. These flowers were very beautiful and they smelt ______. This time I kept the ______ of other family members—her husband Kevin Carse, and her daughter Rebecca Carse. After we finished breakfast, the family invited me to watch TV with ______. In the afternoon, they took me to ______ a painting show. They treated me as one of their family members.
We really had a wonderful time together. This is one of the most wonderful trip I have ever had.
1.A.created B.started C.organized D.finished
2.A.sad B.tired C.bored D.happy
3.A.action B.trip C.match D.course
4.A.weather B.people C.situation D.custom
5.A.Until B.When C.Since D.Though
6.A.hoped B.hated C.thought D.decided
7.A.searching B.asking C.leaving D.waiting
8.A.clearly B.properly C.deeply D.quietly
9.A.At B.In C.To D.For
10.A.look around B.look for C.look up D.look like
11.A.buildings B.flowers C.houses D.birds
12.A.terrible B.different C.strange D.sweet
13.A.names B.jobs C.hobbies D.interests
14.A.her B.him C.them D.you
15.A.prepare B.visit C.start D.perform
It has been a long week, and finally it comes to the weekend. For many Americans, it is a good time to travel. The weather is great, and schools are on holiday. They can take their children who don't need to go to school. 1. When Americans take a break on weekends, they often go to their favorite places.
Most Americans want to make their weekends very special.2. More and more “family friendly” vacation places offer special programs for children so that children can also have a great time there.
3. For example, history lovers search for places of interest and museums where they could see the wonders. Some people like to go boating, fishing or skiing. Still others even travel around the world.
Americans aren't the only people in the world who travel.4.
Nowadays, it is very easy and fast for people to travel from one place to another, because we can travel by plane, train, car or bus.5. Though it makes people very busy, we can get knowledge and relax ourselves.
A.Many people from other parts of the world also enjoy travelling.
B.Different people choose different places to relax themselves.
C.People from all over the world can travel as they hope.
D.So families would like to plan their trips with kids early.
E.And most importantly, people all need a rest after hard work.
It was time for lunch. There were few people on the street. A customer was having his lunch in a ______ slowly, looking out of the window. It was raining heavily outside. He suddenly asked a young waiter who was ______ in the corner to come here.
The ______ quickly walked there and asked, “ Can I help you? ” The customer asked, “What will the weather be like tomorrow? It is raining all day. I hate the weather.” The waiter ______ at him and answered politely, “It will be the weather I like.” The customer felt very surprised ______ he heard the waiter's answer.
Then the customer became a little ______. He asked, “How can you know it will be the weather you like? You even don't know ______ the weather will be like tomorrow. Maybe it will ______ be rainy tomorrow. You like it? I am sure that you didn't listen to ______ words carefully.” But the waiter was calm. He explained his _______ to the customer. He said, “I find that the environment sometimes goes _______ my mind. I am only a _______ person, and I am not strong enough to change the environment. But I have the ability to change my _______ and attitude. So I learn to face everything that I meet actively. Then the _______ tomorrow must be the one that I enjoy.”
The customer looked at the young waiter, and _______ an important lesson from him! If you can't change the environment around, just change your own mind.
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attitude 态度
1.A.restaurant B.bookshop C.museum D.library
2.A.lying B.sitting C.standing D.talking
3.A.waiter B.doctor C.teacher D.cook
4.A.shouted B.smiled C.cried D.moved
5.A.after B.before C.till D.since
6.A.surprised B.happy C.excited D.angry
7.A.how B.what C.when D.where
8.A.always B.yet C.already D.still
9.A.my B.your C.his D.her
10.A.wishes B.ideas C.results D.suggestions
11.A.against B.with C.by D.over
12.A.clever B.common C.stupid D.friendly
13.A.plan B.reason C.mind D.method
14.A.season B.weather C.nature D.temperature
15.A.taught B.took C.made D.learned
Recently scientists are suggesting that humans connect people's names with their appearance, and can even guess someone's name based on how they look.
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel collected thousands of photos of people's faces. They labeled each photo with four names. Then, they asked volunteers to guess which of the four names was correct. The volunteers were able to guess the right name 38 percent of the time. It seems that humans are able to recognize certain characteristics of faces that can give them clues about someone's name, Reader's Digest reported.
However, this only works when we're looking at names within our own culture. In addition, the volunteers were not good at guessing the real names of people who use nicknames more often than their real names. This shows that a person's appearance is influenced by his name only if he uses it often.
“This kind of facename matching happens because of a process of selffulfilling prophecy, as we become what other people expect us to become,” Ruth Mayo from the university told the science news website EurekAlert.
The studies have shown that gender and race stereotypes can influence a person's appearance. The researchers believe there are also similar stereotypes about names. For example, people think that men named Bob should have round faces because the word itself looks round. People may think that women named Rose are beautiful, just like the flower they are named for.
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clue线索 self-fulfilling prophecy自我实现预言 stereotype刻板印象
1.What does the underlined word “labeled” mean in Chinese?
A.贴标签于 B.画画 C.复制 D.支付
2.What do we know from this research?
A.The volunteers guessed nearly 40 percent of right names.
B.Nicknames have a bigger influence on people's appearance.
C.Gender and race have no influence on a person's appearance.
D.People are good at recognizing the different characteristics of faces.
3.Dr.Ruth Mayo thinks some people look like their names because of ________.
A.their culture B.a selffulfilling prophecy
C.racial stereotypes D.their living environment
4.According to the story, men named Bob are expected to ________.
A.have big eyes B.wear glasses
C.look beautiful D.have round faces
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.It's not polite to ask strangers about their names.
B.There are several ways to guess a stranger's name.
C.A person's appearance can be influenced by two sides.
D.People can guess others' names based on their appearance.
在你的生活和学习中,你一定拥有一个相伴成长的好朋友。请以“My best friend”为题,根据以下要点和要求,用英语写一篇短文,介绍你的好朋友。
1. 要点:
1)你最好的朋友是谁；
2)介绍你朋友的基本信息；
3)你为什么喜欢和他(她)交朋友。
2. 要求:
1)文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
2)词数100左右。
My best friend
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