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假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Jack来信向你询问如何保持健康。请你根据以下要点给他写一封邮件提些建议。内容要点如下： 1. 合理饮食； 2.加强锻炼； 3.保证睡眠。 注意：1. 词数：100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；邮件的开头已写好，不计入总词数。 Dear Jack, I’m so glad to hear from you! In your letter you asked me how to keep healthy._________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
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处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处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。 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。 During the summer holiday, I thought I should do anything meaningful instead of touring. So I got a job at a fast food restaurant but worked there as a cleaner. I worked 7 hours day for three weeks. The job was boring and seemed endless, in which made me so tired that I nearly stopped it halfway. After all, I stuck to it with determinations. Every day, I started off for work early in the morning, and went home later in the evening. Finally, I finished the job before the new school term begins. Now, I understand how labor means. I think it is a successfully experience, which is worth remember forever.
根据句子意思和所给首字母或中文提示，在横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使句意通顺。 1.Some festivals are in memory of the ________ (arrive) of a famous person, like Columbus Day. 2.Doing sports is b________ to building our bodies. 3.He had to wear ________ (protect) clothes in case he got hurt. 4.Obviously, it is not good for you to _______ (查阅) every word you don’t know when reading. 5.In 1816, Argentina gained its ___________ (independent) from Spain. 6.If you pay for the car in cash and in advance, you can get a 5% d________. 7.You can’t use this room for meeting without _________ (允许). 8.He thought his plan was perfect, but on the c__________, it was not and it failed. 9.Life can be great if you stop finding f_______ with it. 10.It’s good _______ (礼仪) to say “thank you” when you get something from others.
Born in a traditional family, Rick was_____ to value the sense of responsibility and sharing. A. brought about B. brought up C. brought out D. brought in
Susan has been working hard day and night, which ________ her pale face. A. stands for B. accounts for C. benefits from D. recovers from
I want to know ______ the thief was caught on the spot. A. whether B. where C. which D. what
He was disappointed to find his suggestions ____________. A. being turned down B. to turn down C. to be turned down D. turned down
We can hardly believe such a young boy_______ travel around the world all by himself. A. may B. need C. should D. must
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 It was quite a bad time for me. I was in low ____ and felt tired physically. Probably ____ this I hadn't shaved (剃须) for a few days. ____ because I had been doing some repairs at my daughter's house, I was _____ quite untidily (邋遢). Boarding the ____ to go home, I saw it was almost ____ so I found a rail (扶手) to rest against. That was when a young woman, sitting with her child, stood up and ____ me her seat. “Wow !” I thought, surprised. Out loud I said, “Do I look that old and tired?” She ____ with a smile on the face, “You look like you've had a _____ day." I thanked her sincerely and stayed where I was standing. A moment later a man _____ from his seat at the back of the bus and _____ his way towards me, walking past several people on the way. He told me that he had a serious alcohol addiction (酗酒) problem and wanted to ask my _____. We chatted about life for a few minutes and then he went back to his seat. ___ him go, I also looked at the people ____ me and his seat. He hadn't ____ to talk to those strangers. He chose to talk to this stranger, for whatever it ____ to him and whatever comfort it brought him. Why? That’s when it ____ me. I must have looked like a man who would understand the difficult ____ I was a little sad at first, but then I was inspired by the ____ that even when we are at our lowest we can still ____ others if we look like we might be able to meet them where they live or walk a while in their world. 1.A. situation B. strength C. spirits D. power 2.A. because of B. in terms of C. regardless of D. in spite of 3.A. However B. Also C. Anyhow D. But 4.A. dressed B. seated C. decorated D. shown 5.A. plane B. train C. ship D. bus 6.A. large B. full C. late D. dark 7.A. pointed B. passed C. offered D. lent 8.A. sighed B. responded C. reported D. turned 9.A. difficult B. rare C. nice D. valuable 10.A. escaped B. lifted C. hid D. rose 11.A. fought B. followed C. made D. felt 12.A. promise B. trouble C. advice D. request 13.A. Hearing B. Watching C. Recognizing D. Helping 14.A. among B. along C. beside D. between 15.A. determined B. demanded C. chosen D. refused 16.A. meant B. seemed C. appeared D. happened 17.A. referred to B. belonged to C. adapted to D. occurred to 18.A. life B. problem C. reply D. program 19.A. decision B. determination C. realization D. description 20.A. accompany B. protect C. please D. help
Many countries have traditional dishes, made with special ingredients and prepared in a certain way. 1., and when tourists visit, these are the foods they want to try. But why are some foods more popular than others in certain areas? Traditional ingredients Typical recipes (菜谱) are usually made with native plant and animal products. For example, Korean dishes often include rice and soybeans because both plants are native to East Asia and grow well in hot, wet areas. In contrast, wheat grows well in drier areas, like the Middle East, where bread is a common staple food.2., whereas inland cuisines tend to use more meat from farm animals. Food preservation Local cuisines often depend on how people traditionally prepared food for storage. In warm weather, meat and fish can go off quickly, so they must be cooked right away or preserved for later. 3., for that reason, modern Norwegian cuisine includes many smoked foods. Cooking techniques 4.. In China, people often fry food in a deep metal pan or steam it in a basket over hot water. In Morocco, people cook traditional dishes in a special pot called a tajine. And some local dishes aren’t cooked at all. Imported (进口的) ingredients Sometimes local cuisines include ingredients that originally came from another place. 5., while many Russian dishes are made with potatoes. However, all of these ingredients were brought to Europe from South America in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. But now they are common around the world. A. Seafood is often a key ingredient in coastal areas B. There is a danger that local food traditions will be lost C. Many different cooking techniques are used around the world D. For example, Italian dishes often include tomatoes and peppers. E. These local dishes can become symbols of a place and its culture. F. Nowadays, we can buy food products from all around the world G. In Norway, the Vikings used to “cure” meat and fish by smoking them over a fire
Boomerang children who return to live with their parents after university can be good for families, leading to closer, more supportive relationships and increased contact between the generations, a study has found. The findings disagree with the research published earlier this year showing that returning adult children trigger a significant worsening in their parents’ quality of life and wellbeing. The young adults taking part in the study were “more positive than might have been expected” about moving back home – the shame is reduced as so many of their friends are in the same position, and they acknowledged the benefits of their parents’ financial and emotional support. Daughters were happier than sons, often getting back easily to teenage patterns of behavior, the study found. Parents on the whole were more uncertain, expressing concern about how they can arrange and manage it if their children continue to live with them. But they acknowledged that things were different for graduates today, who leave university with huge debts and fewer job opportunities. The families participated in the study were middle-class and were more likely to view the achievement of adult independence for their children as a “family project”. Parents accepted that their children needed support as university students and then as graduates returning home, as they tried to find jobs paying enough to enable them to move out or even afford their own house. “However,” the study says, “many parents and a little over half the graduates report day-to-day tensions (矛盾) about the prospects of achieving adult independence, which in a few extreme situations came close to conflict”. Areas of disagreement included housework, money and social life. While parents were willing to help, they also wanted different relationships from those they had with their own parents, and continuing to support their adult children allowed them to remain close. 1.What is the finding of the earlier research? A. Boomerang children made their parents happier. B. The parents were looking forward to their children’s return. C. The parents’ quality of life was not as good as before. D. Boomerang children never did any housework. 2.The underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 2 may be best replaced by ___________. A. cause B. gain C. arise D. allow 3.What is the attitude of the college graduates towards returning home? A. They are ashamed of turning to their parents for help. B. They are glad that they could come back. C. They are doubtful about whether they should return. D. They are proud to be independent from the family. 4.What can be inferred as the reason for the “boomerang children” phenomenon (现象)? A. The children want to keep in closer touch with their parents. B. The parents are willing to provide support to their children. C. It is harder for the children to land a satisfying job. D. There is more housework needed to be done by the children.
Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated (躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate. In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely－a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “creative voice”. “It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.” Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book talks about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection. 1.What can we know about Cisneros in her childhood? A. Her brothers disliked her. B. She felt herself a nobody. C. She was too shy to go to school. D. She did not meet any good teachers. 2.The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to ________. A. run away from her family B. develop her writing style C. make a lot of friends D. search for a husband 3.According to Cisneros, what was the key factor in her success? A. Her childhood experience. B. Her training in the Workshop. C. Her feeling of being different. D. Her early years in college. 4.What do we learn about The House on Mango Street? A. It enjoys great popularity among students. B. It is a book of poetry written by Cisneros. C. It wasn’t a success as it was written in Spanish. D. It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.
In Africa, Christmas Day begins with groups of carolers (欢唱颂歌的人) walking to and from through the village, along the roadway, by the houses of the missionaries (传教士), singing the lovely carols known to the world around. Often people may be awakened by a group of carolers beginning to gather at the house of worship(敬神活动). They return home to make final preparations as to the clothes one must wear and also as to their offering for the Christmas service. The most important part of their Christmas worship service is the love offering. This is the gift in honor of Jesus. At about 8 or 9 o’clock everyone goes to the celebration of the birthday of Jesus. Everyone who attends the service goes forward to lay down their gift upon the raised platform near the Communion table. No one will attend the service without giving a gift. Christmas in South Africa is a summer holiday. There is no snow, but it has many flowers, many beautiful varieties of wild flowers being in their full pride. In Ghana, most churches show the coming of Christmas by decorating the church and homes beginning with the first week in Advent, four weeks before Christmas. This season happens to be the time of cocoa harvest, so it is a time of wealth. Everyone returns home from wherever they might be such as farms or mines. In Africa, it is the traditional dinner of turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or suckling pig, yellow rice with raisins, vegetables, and plum pudding, crackers. In the afternoon, families go out into the country and usually there are games or bathing in the warm sunshine, and then home in the cool of the evening. Boxing Day is also a proclaimed (正式宣布的) public holiday usually spent in the open air. It falls on December 26 and is a day of real relaxation. 1.The purpose of this text is to ________. A. persuade us to have a holiday in Africa B. describe some important holidays in Africa C. tell us how people celebrate Christmas in Africa D. introduce to us when Christmas came into being 2.What is the most important part of Christmas worship service? A. One must sing a carol on the platform. B. One must appear in fantastic clothes. C. Food is shared among carolers. D. Everyone carries a gift to the scene. 3.If you visit South Africa on Christmas Day, you’ll find _____________. A. the church and homes are being decorated B. there are flowers all over the country C. everyone returns home to harvest cocoa D. it is snowing heavily everywhere 4.The correct time order of the following festivals should be __________. A. Christmas→ Boxing Day→Advent B. Boxing Day→ Christmas→Advent C. Christmas→ Advent→Boxing Day D. Advent→Christmas→Boxing Day
Shakespeare’s Globe Exhibition & Tour is a unique international resource to explore Shakespeare’s work. Open all year round, it gives you an opportunity to learn more about the most famous playwright, Shakespeare, and helps you seek to further the experience and international understanding of him. Group Visits to the Exhibition & Tour Opening Hours Theatre Tours: Monday - Sunday 9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Exhibition: Monday - Sunday 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Groups of 15 people or more are required to pre-book their visit, and each group will have its own guide for free. To make a reservation, please fill in a Group Request Form and return it to us via email. Exhibition and Tour Prices Adult: $15.00 Senior (60+): $13.50 Student (with valid ID): $11.50 Child (5-15): $ 8.00 Complimentary: Every 16th person free Getting here Shakespeare’s Globe 21 New Globe Walk, London SEl9DT, UK Visitors are advised to arrive by public transport or by taxi. There is a car park on Thames Exchange on the north side of Southwark Bridge (open 24 hours, seven days a week). Cabs may be found all year round on Southwark Bridge. It may also be possible to pick one up from outside the entrance hall on New Globe Walk. Where to eat Swan at Shakespeare’s Globe serves modern British seasonal food for dinner, afternoon tea or drinks in our beautiful bar and restaurant set over two floors, available for pre- and post-theatre dining. Swan Restaurant Monday- Friday: 12 noon - 2:30 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.- 10:30 p.m. Saturday: 12 noon- 3:30 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. Sunday: 12 noon- 9: 00 p.m. 1.When can you pay a visit to the exhibition? A. Friday at 12:00 p.m. B. Monday at 8: 00 a.m. C. Saturday at 5: 30 p.m. D. Sunday at 7: 00 p.m. 2.If a group of 20 children visit the Exhibition & Tour, what is required for them to do? A. They need to hire a guide themselves. B. They must be accompanied by an adult. C. They have to pay $160 for tickets in total. D. They need to email for a reservation in advance. 3.What can we know about Swan Restaurant? A. Afternoon tea is not served on Sunday. B. It serves traditional seasonal food for diners. C. It is closed from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on workdays. D. It serves three meals, drinks and afternoon tea.
假定你是李华，今年暑假你将参加“英国名校两周游”夏令营，计划7月份在伦敦逗留三天（7月13至15日），并住在Wellington Hotel。你想与去年在你家接待过的英国学生 Charlie见面，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 简单介绍伦敦的行程； 2. 希望见面并商量见面的时间和地点。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Charlie, How time flies! It has been almost a year since your last visit. ______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Looking forward to your reply. 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。 I’m Li Hua, a senior three student in our school. Last Monday I received three America students. We had a wonderful time. And I tasted the pleased feeling of friendship. In the afternoon, after divided into two groups, we began to work for the coming English speech contest. Just as I was wondering what to do next, I saw a familiar figure passed by our classroom. It was my English teacher, I wondered that he would say, He said that it was a competition that everyone would like to take part in it. He added that I was pretty fluent with English, but I needed to arrange my time good. In the evening, at about half past ten, we finished working. I don’t know the result, but I’m sure without our help, winning the championship will be the effort.
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。 China has developed a technology that is able to transform desert lands into available soil. The technology1.(develop) several years ago by researchers at Chongqing Jiaotong University, They invented a paste (黏合剂)2.(make) of a material found in plant cell walls that, when mixed3.sand, is able to keep water, nutrients and air. According to CGTN (中国国际电视台), Chinese scientists have achieved success in growing crops in areas with bad conditions caused by lack of rain and4.(extreme) hot temperatures. One particular area is in a desert in North China’s Inner Mongolia. Over 70 kinds of crops are growing there. Many are not planted by humans but they just grow5.(they), And the costs of artificial materials and machines for transforming sand into soil is much6.(low) compared with regular methods. Now, nearly 500 acres of sand is being turned into farms producing corn,7.(tomato) and sunflowers. A reforestation (重造森林) project is also currently in progress,8.is set to reforest 50% of desert land in three years. Researchers are looking into expanding their project this fall, with9.plan to transform another 500 acres of desert. In the next few years, the scientists are10.(confidence) that they can turn over 30,000 acres more into rich ground.
Today we spent the morning going through our personal belongings. We were looking for items to______for free at a local park. Not just any items but things people really______. Our aim was not to find things we no longer______but things we use every day that would be______to others. We packed these things______the box and added some small toys. We added a list of local addresses and phone numbers of local______agencies. Inside the box a simple letter was placed. It______: “Please take these items and know that your life is important.______are difficult but these days will pass. We share what we have believing that it will______. Use the food to nurture your______and use the blankets to stay warm. Be safe and know that the human______can overcome anything. Do not hold your head______for having a need to stay warm. Someday please do the same when you can.” This kind______was not because the phone rang or for any reason. It was______because it was the right to do. We have often seen______people at the park where we left the belongings. I______that my wife had put her favorite green coat into the box. I asked if she was______about it and she just replied that it had a hood (兜帽). Her answer told me why it is I who love her. She liked the coat but knew the hood could______someone from the rain. Who knows where these gifts of______will go? How many uses can a blanket serve______what it was designed to do? We never go back and see what happens. It is unimportant. The right things will find the right people and that is all that counts. 1.A. put off B. put up C. give away D. give up 2.A. needed B. collected C. produced D. searched 3.A. accepted B. wanted C. carried D. bought 4.A. wonderful B. beautiful C. hopeful D. useful 5.A. around B. upon C. into D. above 6.A. working B. parking C. delivering D. helping 7.A. spoke B. read C. marked D. indicated 8.A. Ways B. Problems C. Times D. Situations 9.A. matter B. continue C. change D. depend 10.A. body B. mind C. brain D. muscle 11.A. liberty B. sprit C. health D. wisdom 12.A. forward B. aside C. around D. down 13.A. attempt B. manner C. act D. habit 14.A. suddenly B. simply C. strangely D. usually 15.A. Aimless B. homeless C. childless D. friendless 16.A. believed B. dreamed C. approve D. noticed 17.A. sure B. regretful C. worried D. anxious 18.A. separate B. prevent C. shelter D. hold 19.A. affection B. sympathy C. generosity D. honesty 20.A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. better than
If something that you’re doing doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn’t change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all.1. So challenge the following limits: 1. Figure out what you're scared of and do it continuously. If you're a salesman, and you're scared of talking to people personally or over the phone now, instead of being scared and thinking you'll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call. 2. But don't stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eye and say, “Go on. I'm not scared!” 2. 3. Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on. Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income. 3. Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise. 4. A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself. 4. Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people. Don't just limit yourself to your fellow travelers----try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they're going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class. 5. A. You should do it continuously. B. Someone may hang up on you. C. You don't need to go to the gym. D. Running in the gym may be a better choice. E. Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself. F. Take a class for a hobby you've been wanting to develop. G. You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.
A report released this month found that grouping children by ability is on the rise again—teaching students in groups of similar ability has improved achievements for fast and slow learners alike—and who wouldn’t want bright kids to be able to move ahead? But for most kids, labels (标签) applied early in life tend to stick, even if they are wrong. Sorting school children by ability has long been controversial. In some countries, especially in Asia, school-wide tracking (分流) remains normal. Children are tested and placed in different schools that direct them toward professional or vocational careers. Movement between the tracks is rare. School-wide tracking decreased in US schools in the 1960s and 1970s. It never died out, though. Sorting students into separate tracks for math at about junior high school age continues to be common, and other forms of tracking persist as well. Unlike tracking, which means sorting students into separate classrooms, ability grouping happens within classrooms. When done according to the latest research, it has proven to promote achievements. Ability grouping is changeable and temporary. Within classrooms, students might be divided into different learning groups dealing with materials of different levels. Any students who master concepts can move upward between groups, and the student groups might look different from subject to subject and unit to unit. For instance, a student who stands out in language arts might be at an average or slower level in math. A student who flies through multiplication tables might need extra help with fractions. Students who lag in reading can be pulled out of the classroom in small groups for practice with a tutor until their reading improves. Research shows ability grouping within classes has more positive benefits than tracking. However, that must be weighed against the challenges involved. In many regular classrooms, the differences between student ability levels are very big. That presents challenges for teachers and low-performing students to constantly compare themselves with students who seem to fly through school with ease. The rigid ability groups and tracking of the past are still with us in many schools. Likely, labels are applied with more caution than in the bad old days when some teachers gave reading groups not-so-secret code names like “Bluebirds”, “Robins”, “Crows” and “Buzzards”. But kids still know. 1.Why is grouping children by ability becoming popular again? A. Because most teachers do not like slower learners. B. Because grouping children should be done early in life. C. Because it is academically beneficial to different learners. D. Because fast learners can move ahead without teachers’ help. 2.By saying “Movement between the tracks is rare.” in paragraph 3, the writer really means . A. tracking children is normal in Asia B. school-wide tracking has decreased in US C. professional and vocational careers are unrelated D. sorted students can hardly change schools 3.The examples in paragraph 5 are used mainly to illustrate . A. a good language learner promises to be good at math B. a student might join different groups for different courses C. ability grouping benefits gifted students more than slow ones D. ability grouping presents no challenge for those slow students 4.What might be the challenge in regular classrooms for teachers? A. Students’ different levels. B. Students’ low performance. C. Constant self-comparison. D. Application of not-so-secret code.
There is an old Chinese proverb that states “One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade,” and this is how it should be with mothers and daughters. The relationship between a mother and a daughter is sometimes confusing. The relationship can be similar to friendship. However, the mother and daughter relationship has unique characteristics that distinguish it from a friendship. These characteristics include a hierarchy (等级) of responsibilities and unconditional love, which preclude mothers and daughters from being best friends. Marina, 27 years old, said, “I love spending time with my mom, but I wouldn’t consider her my best friend. Best friends don’t pay for your wedding. Best friends don’t remind you how they carried you in their body and gave you life! Best friend: don’t tell you how wise they are because they have been alive at least 20 years longer than you.” This doesn’t mean that the mother and daughter relationship can’t be very close and satisfying. While some adult relationships are still troubled, many find them to be extremely rewarding. This generation of mothers and adult daughters has a lot in common, which increases the likelihood of shared companionship. Mothers and daughters have always shared the common experience of being homemakers, responsible for maintaining and passing on family values and traditions. Today contemporary mothers and daughters also share the experience of the workforce and technology, which may bring them even closer together. Best friends may or may not continue to be best friends, but for better or worse, the mother and daughter relationship is permanent, even if for some unfortunate reason they aren’t speaking. The mother and child relationship is closer than any other. There is not an equal relationship. Daughters should not feel responsible for their mother’s emotional well-being. It isn’t that they don’t care deeply about their mothers. It’s just that they shouldn’t be burdened with their mother’s well-being. The mother and daughter relationship is a relationship that is not replaceable by any other. Mothers never stop being mothers, which includes frequently wanting to protect their daughters and often feeling responsible for their happiness. Mothers always “trump (胜过)” friends. 1.What does the underlined word “preclude” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Differ. B. Prevent. C. Benefit. D. Change. 2.What do we know from the text? A. The mother and daughter relationship can be replaced by a best friend. B. A mother’s love brings her and her daughter a close friendship. C. The mother and daughter relationship goes beyond best friends’ friendship. D. Marina has a troubled relationship with her mother. 3.How does the author mainly prove his statements? A. By listing data. B. By giving explanations. C. By quoting sayings. D. By making comparisons. 4.What is the best title for the text? A. How to Be a Good Mother and Daughter? B. Who Is a Mother’s Best Friend? C. Mothers or Friends? D. Can a Mother Be a Daughter’s Best Friend?
Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in Daugavpils, Latvia in 1903. His father immigrated to the United States, fearing that his son would be drafted (招募) into the Czarist army. Mark stayed in Russia with his mother and elder sister; they joined the family later, arriving in the winter of 1913, after a 12-day voyage. Mark moved to New York in the autumn of 1923 and found employment in the garment trade and took up residence on the Upper West Side. It was while he was visiting someone at the Art Students League that he saw students sketching a nude model. According to him, this was the start of his life as an artist. He was twenty years old and had taken some art lessons at school, so his initial experience was far from an immediate calling. In 1936, Mark Rothko began writing a book, which he never completed about the similarities in the children’s art and the work of modern painters. The work of modernists, which was influenced by primitive (原始的) art, according to him, could be compared to that of children in that “Child art transforms itself into primitivism (原始主义), which is only the child producing a mimicry (模仿) of himself.” However, in this same work, he said that “The fact that one usually begins with drawing is already academic. We start with the colors.” It was not long before his multiform developed into the style he is remembered for; in 1949 Rothko exhibited these new works at the Betty Parsons Gallery. For critic Harold Rosenberg, the paintings were a revelation. After painting his first multiform, Rothko withdrew himself to his home in East Hampton on Long Island. The discovery of his definitive form came at a period of great grief; his mother Kate died in October 1948 and it was at some point during that winter that Rothko chanced upon the striking symmetrical (对称的) rectangular blocks of two to three opposing or contrasting, yet complementary colors (对称). As part of this new uniformity of artistic vision, his paintings and drawings no longer had individual titles: from this point on they were simply untitled, numbered or dated. However, to assist in distinguishing one work from another, dealers would sometimes add the primary colors to the name. 1.Mark Rothko’s family have experienced all of the following except . A. a separation from his father B. the call up of the army C. a temporary stay in Russia D. a 12-day voyage to the United States 2.What made Mark Rothko want to be an artist? A. His move to the Upper West Side. B. His visit to the Art Students League. C. His sight of the students’ drawing. D. His lessons took in art school. 3.Mark Rothko thought modern art share some similarities with child art because . A. they are both considered childish and academic B. they are both ways of expressing primitivism C. they are both a copy of the painters themselves D. they ate both striking blocks and colors 4.Which of the following statements is true about Mark Rothko’s style? A. It was inspired by Rosenberg. B. It resulted from moving to Long Island. C. It resulted from his grief. D. It evolved (develop gradually) in 1948.
A notice at IKEA Shanghai has been shared widely among netizens on Chinese social media. It states that the stores cafeteria now requires customers to order food before sitting down in cafeteria seats. The policy is in response to an elderly blind dating group that occupies seats for a long time, consuming only their own food brought from home. Do you support IKEA’s new regulation? China Daily readers share their opinions with us. Lee Xin (China) The elderly are harmless. They are lonely and are probably hoping to find some company again. If anything, the store should at least sympathize with these old people. Mbursian (US) This is more for socializing than for romance. I really don’t think a home furnishing store is a good dating place for seniors. IKEA could also post a reasonable time limit per visit during peak hours. Or instead of tables and chairs, they could use those standing tables and get rid of the chairs altogether. At least IKEA’s cafeteria isn’t occupied by the dancing grannies and their portable PA systems (音响). SEARU (Australia) Romance is the most important thing while eating is not that important! So a noble man always leaves more space for seniors’ love affairs! Mr. Qiu (Shanghai, China 65 years old) We have been to fast food outlets like McDonalds, but there are barely any peers there. We feel like aliens surrounded by youngsters. If there is another place in Shanghai where elderly people can gather, we are more than ready to pay twice as much and travel further. TedM (UK) Romance can arise in many places, even IKEA. However, this debate arose as a result of many people taking advantage of IKEA’s generous drink offers and going there to meet and stay with friends without buying anything. IKEA is a shop; it exists to provide a service for a reasonable profit. It is not a public park. Michel (New Zealand) To everyone romanticizing this, please also consider that the store has an image to uphold while protecting the interests of other paying customers. It is ugly to take up seats for such long durations while you make others wait. 1.How many people are in support of this new regulation? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5. 2.What is the major cause of this new regulation? A. Senior blind dates influencing their business. B. IKEA has zero tolerance for romantic behavior. C. The strong reaction of netizens on social media. D. Old people eating their own food to save money. 3.People who are against the new regulation will probably agree that . A. seniors’ love affairs can contribute to the store’s image B. IKEA is the only place where seniors can find their peers C. the society is being too judgmental and lacks understanding D. IKEA should not reserve a special area for the old people to date
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假设你是红星中学学生李华。你的英国笔友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他想了解北京近几年发生了怎样的变化。请给他回复邮件，内容包括： 1．变化； 2．原因； 3．感受。 注意：1．词数不少于50； 2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
Are You a Prisoner of Perfection? Do you struggle for a goal that is beyond your reach? 1. Are you setting yourself up for failure and shame when you can’t achieve the unachievable? Understanding what drives perfectionism is the first step toward releasing this self-created anchor that keeps us stuck. Shame and fear are often the hidden drivers of perfectionism. We believe that if we can fashion a perfectly polished personality, flash our intelligence, and perfect our humour, then no one can hurt us with criticism and we’ll win respect and approval. 2. Politicians who display a desperate need to be right and refuse to acknowledge mistakes or uncertainty are often driven by a secret shame. They fear that showing vulnerability(弱点) will expose them to the accusation that they’re weak. They stick to a desire to be right, perfect, and polished, even when it’s obvious that the emperor has no clothes. Perfectionism keeps us leaning toward the future. We’re constantly evaluating ourselves in order to do better. 3. However, if we can’t relax and enjoy lighter moments, then we become prisoners of our perfectionism. We get painfully self-conscious and take ourselves too seriously. Sadly, we deprive(剥夺) ourselves of the simple pleasure of enjoying the moment and being ourselves. 4. We realize that failing at any enterprise doesn’t mean that we are a failure. Without failures, we’ll never learn from our mistakes; we’ll never move forward in our lives. Those who succeed have made countless mistakes. The important thing is to learn from our error, forgive ourselves and move on. Being human, perfection is impossible. 5. Releasing ourselves from the desire to protect our image, we’re freed to sail gracefully through our successes and failures—and enjoy our precious life. A. Do you hold an idealized vision that is impossible to realize? B. A cure to perfectionism is to make room for our human shortcomings. C. Do you fear that others will be horrified by what you judge about yourself? D. The addiction to staying perfect protects us from any sign of being imperfect. E. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to do our best and self-correcting along the way. F. People who are addicted to perfection are often isolated, even if they seem outgoing and popular. G. By accepting ourselves as we are and doing our best, we begin to rid the shame that drives perfectionism.
Last fall, I happened to overhear a student telling the others he had decided not to sign up for an introductory philosophy course. The demands of his major, he said seriously, meant he needed to take “practical” courses, and “enlightenment” would simply have to wait. For now, employability was the most important. The students’ conversation fits into a larger alarming narrative about the role of the humanities in higher education. In a time of dizzying technological achievement and of rapid scientific innovation, sceptics of the humanities may question the usefulness of studying Aristotle, the Italian Renaissance or Chinese fiction. Actually, I regret not interrupting that student to argue for taking that introductory philosophy course. I would have started by reminding him that, for much of America’s history, college graduates were not considered truly educated unless they had mastered philosophy, literature, political theory and history. The key role of higher education was to invite students into the conversations about matters like what it means to be alive and the definition of justice. Fostering engagement with these subjects is still an essential part of the university’s function in society. I would have also mentioned to the student that he was misinformed about the job market. It is true that many employers are looking for graduates with specialized technical skills, but they also look for other capabilities. As the world is transformed by artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation, the unique human qualities of creativity, imagination and moral reasoning will be the ultimate coin of the realm. All these skills are developed in humanities courses. Further, I would have argued that while a degree anchored in the sciences is an important precondition for many jobs, it is not the only route. Look no further than the founders of companies such as LinkedIn, Slack and Flickr, who are among the many tech businesspersons with degrees in the humanities, and who credit that training for their success. Contrary to the widely held belief that humanities majors have a hard time getting jobs, recent studies show that those with humanities degrees are successful in the workplace, experiencing low rates of unemployment and reporting high levels of job satisfaction. The ratio between average median(中位数) incomes for humanities degree holders and those with business, engineering, and health and medical sciences degrees has been shown to narrow over the course of a career. The case for the humanities can also be understood in less transactional terms and more as a foundational preparation for a life well lived. A humanities education plays a vital role in encouraging citizens to lead an examined life. It fosters critical thinking, self-reflection, empathy and tolerance, the usefulness of which only becomes more apparent as one navigates life’s challenges. By all means, students should take courses they think practical and follow their interests, but if they also make a point of studying the literature of the Renaissance, or researching into modern poetry, or even taking introductory philosophy, we will all benefit. 1.What do the students’ conversation show? A. Students feel employment difficult. B. Students think philosophy less important. C. Students find scientific innovation amazing. D. Students consider university courses unsatisfying. 2.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Highly valued. B. Equally applied. C. Strictly assessed. D. Greatly improved. 3.The author may agree that humanities _____. A. discover students’ artistic ability B. prepare students for graduation C. raise awareness of social status D. provide great insights into life 4.Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage? I: Introduction P: Point Sp: Sub-point(次要点) C: Conclusion A. C.
Most groups of plants and animals are richer in species and more plentiful near the equator. In the ocean, that holds true for cold-blooded predators(掠食者). But warm-blooded predators are more diverse toward the poles and noticeably missing from several warm hot spots. Why? John Grady, an ecologist, and his team considered the possibility—warm-blooded animals need a lot to fuel their metabolism(新陈代谢). Perhaps colder waters are just richer in small fish? But they found that at higher, colder places, there isn’t actually much more food around. It’s more that warm-blooded animals are eating a much bigger share of it than their cold-blooded competitors. The real explanation is simple. An animal’s speed, swiftness, and intelligence depend on its metabolism, which in turn depends on its temperature. Since birds and mammals can keep heating their bodies in icy conditions, they remain fast and attentive. By contrast, the fish they hunt become slower and duller. At some tipping point of temperature, seals, dolphins, and penguins start outswimming their prey(猎物). They become more likely to come upon targets and outpace the cold-blooded predators of their own. In Grady’s words, “Warm-bodied predators are favoured where preys are slow, stupid and cold.” That’s why sharks and other predatory fish dominate near the equator, but colder waters are the kingdom of whales and seals. By keeping food to themselves in the poles, these creatures can then specialize on specific types of prey, which makes them more likely to split into separate species. The killer whales of the North Pacific, for example, include mammal-eating transients and fish-eating, year-round residents. But the world is changing. It’s likely that the surface of the oceans will warm by 2 to 3℃ within this century. Grady’s team estimates that every time the ocean’s surface warms by 1℃, populations of sea mammals will fall by 12%, and populations of seals and sea lions will fall by 24%. But “predictions are hard,” Donna Hauser from the University of Alaska Fairbanks notes. “Polar bears are losers of a warming world, but some populations are still doing well. Some groups of whales have changed the timing of their migrations; others are hunting in deeper, colder waters. These changes might make sea mammals more adaptable to changing climates. Maybe they just need to find the places where fish remain slow, stupid and cold.” 1.Why are there more types of warm-blooded predators near the poles? A. Because there is more food. B. Because there are fewer enemies. C. Because they are faster and wiser. D. Because they consume less energy. 2.The author mentions the killer whales to show ______. A. the benefit of biological evolution B. food preference of different sea mammals C. the distinction of specific types of predators D. the advantage of constant body temperature 3.What is Donna Hauser’s attitude towards the future of the sea mammals? A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Neutral. D. Sceptical. 4.Which is the best title for the passage? A. Are the Poles Heaven for Sea Predators? B. How Do Sea Mammals Track Their Prey? C. Why Do the Warm-Blooded Like Food Cold? D. Is the World Too Hot for the Warm-Blooded?
In the short time Steve and Zach had been inside their tent packing their tools, wind-blown flame had skipped from the top of one tree to another. The long dry summer had turned the forest into a tinderbox. “Let’s go! We can make it back to the river we crossed today!” Steve kept Brady on the lead and their heads down against the fire-wind. But Brady barked a sharp warning. Ahead of them lay a thick curtain of smoke across the track. They would never make it through that. The dog was pulling at his lead trying to draw them away from the smoke, and yet Steve was uneasy. It seemed to him that they were moving away from the river. Suddenly, Zach cried. “Zach!” Steve shouted. “Are you OK? Where are you?” Then Brady pulled Steve down a sharp slope(坡). At its base, Zach was rubbing his ankle. As Steve helped his friend to his feet, Brady lifted his head and snuffed(嗅) the smoke-laden wind. Next moment, the dog bounded away and disappeared. The boys shouted for him, but he didn’t come back. Steve couldn’t blame Brady for panicking. He himself wanted to run even though he didn’t have a clue which way. Steve and Zach hadn’t gone far when there was a familiar bark, and Brady came bounding, stopped directly in front of Steve and hit him with his head, pushing him back toward the slope they’d just climbed. But Steve didn’t get it. Then Brady grabbed the boy’s jeans and started pulling. The message was clear, but Steve hesitated. Of course he remembered Brady saving his uncle’s life when the dog was much younger. Was he still sharp enough to get them through this? Nearby, a pine went up in a whoosh of smoke. Brady pulled again, urgently. “OK, big guy,” Steve gritted(咬紧牙关). Brady led them back down the slope and into the trees. Not far from them fire was touching underbrush. Several times the big dog stopped. Often he changed directions. Steve was so tired that he just wanted to rest, but Brady wouldn’t have it. The dog bullied both boys to go on. How long they’d walked Steve had no idea. He was almost numb when he heard it—the wonderful sound of rushing water! 1.What happened to Steve and Zach at first? A. They got injured. B. They lost their dog. C. They were trapped. D. They became separated. 2.Brady ran away to ______. A. seek help B. find a way out C. rescue Zach D. escape for life 3.How did Steve feel after Brady pulled his jeans? A. Uneasy. B. Impatient. C. Numb. D. Uncertain. 4.The passage basically describes ________. A. an adventure B. an exploration C. an escape game D. a training program
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