你校美国交换生 Clement很喜欢中华成语故事，看到下面的图片，想了解关于此图片的具体信息，请你用英语给他写一篇短文。内容包括：

1. 描述画面；

2. 概述其含义；

3. 谈谈个人感想。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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。

It was in a hot summer holiday which I visited Qingdao, port city in Shandong Province. My favourite sport is swimming, so I decide to go swimming in the sea one afternoon with my friend, Wang Fei and Li Lei.

It was the first time that I had swum in the sea , with waves come one after another to the shore and making great noises. Facing the rough sea, I felt a bit worrying and nearly gave up at first. And when I saw many people enjoying myself in the water, my fear was reducing. At last I joined in the swimmers. Now I still remember what wonderful swimming in the sea was.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

On May 9, James Givens was sitting in the car when he1. (hear) what sounded like a knock. He turned around only2.(find) a goose pecking (啄) at the car door. This was highly unusual given that the birds normally preferred to observe humans from a 3.(distant).

But on this day, the goose appeared to be determined to get his attention and didn’t stop pecking4. Givens opened the car door and stepped out .Though the bird then began to walk away, 5.kept turning around to make sure he was following. When they finally stopped, Givens realized 6.the mother goose did so--- she needed help to free her baby goose that had got7. (trap) in some balloon string.

Worried that the mother goose would attack him if he got close 8. the baby , Givens called the local SPCA chapter. Unfortunately, they were9. (able) to help right away. Concerned that the baby goose would not survive the delay, Givens decided to take on the task himself.

The mother goose watched 10. (patient) as Givens saved the little bird. As soon as the little goose was free, it ran to its mom. Givens said this was the most unforgettable incident in his life!

I was afraid to fly alone，but Dad put me on board anyway and a steward was keeping an eye on me through the flight．

___ came to land．

As we broke through the clouds，I could see lights below and knew we were getting close to the ____ ．When we came to the runway(跑道)，however，I realized we were going too  __ ! I turned and looked back：no one seemed to be acting  __—it seemed to be fine．The lights were gone when suddenly someone shouted，“Look，the runway’s  __  !”

I looked up ahead and saw a busy road．There were lots of ___  that must have seen us became some of them  __  their cars．We crossed the road，and I felt ____ ，not knowing whether we were going to ran over or be hit by the cars ! ____ was with us，but not for long．

We ____ nose down onto some ground．The steward came，“Have to ____ !”I didn’t  __  and immediately unfastened my seat belt．Through the window I saw ____ sign．A  __  thought crossed my mind that the plane could be sitting on gas tanks and it might  __  ！

The exits were opend and crow crew  __  to help get people down out．When I did touch the grotmd．I wanted to ___  ，still fearing the explosion．The gas tanks were ____ and the flight attent passed me my cell phone by which I called my grandparents，Who were waiting for ____ from me．Although they knew no one was dead，they were still glad I was ___ !

1.A. Order    B. The plane    C. Time    D. The place

2.A. cloud    B. ground    C. sky    D. home

3.A. slow    B. far    C. high    D. fast

4.A. carefully    B. differently    C. calmly    D. positively

5.A. moving    B. working    C. ending    D. closing

6.A. passers-by    B. passengers    C. onlookers    D. drivers

7.A. stopped    B. observed    C. 1ocked    D. checked

8.A. puzzled    B. scared    C. discouraged    D. ashamed

9.A. Hope    B. Care    C. Luck    D. Fear

10.A. 1anded    B. jurnped    C. settled    D. crashed

11.A. get off    B. sit still    C. run away    D. stay behind

12.A. wonder    B. reply    C. hesitate    D. hurry

13.A. a gas station    B. an emergency    C. a keep-off    D. a no-crossing

14.A. curious    B. powerful    C. cautious    D. bitter

15.A. slide    B. explode    C. accelerate    D. disappear

16.A. decided    B. waited    C. started    D. agreed

17.A. 1ie down    B. rush away    C. ring up    D. break away

18.A. unharmed    B. protected    C. removed    D. equipped

19.A. a gift    B. word    C. a story    D. evidence

20.A. polite    B. patient    C. healthy    D. alive

Tolerance means tolerating or pulling up with differences.

1.This concept means different things to different people, but it is when something is disagreeable  that tolerance is expected, and in more politically correct cultures, demanded.

There are many different ways to show tolerance. A person might fully disagree with other on any issue,while at the same respecting those with different opinions and treat them with dignity2..

One problem is the fact this respect is sometimes one-sided. 3., but some supporters feel reasonable in labeling those who disagree with hateful terms,and vice versa.People on both sides of an issue must be tolerant of each other.

4. ,It does not mean that a person has to accept actions or ideas that are against his or her values or beliefs. it means that each person agrees to respect the other's right to his or her feelings on the matter. When both parties have expressed their opinions, and it is obvious that neither is likely to change position, agreeing to disagree is often the ideal outcome.

Some degree of tolerance  is necessary in any civilized society.5..It goes against human nature. Putting up with differences is a virtue that requires honest effort on the part of every person. It takes time to develop.

A.Therefore, both parties should change their opinions if necessary.

B. It is widely accepted that tolerance is a critical step towards a peaceful world.

C.It refers to showing respect for the race, religion and opinions of other people.

D. Disagreement alone does not equal intolerance.

E. However, it is not realistic to believe that all people can achieve it completely on every issue.

F.Those who disagree with a particular issue must respect the opinions of those who support it.

G. When it comes to controversial issues，tolerance may also represent a let's  agree to disagree attitude.

    It is quite apparent that competition surrounds every aspect of human life whether in the United States or the Amazon rainforest. Without it we would not have grown into primates (灵长类动物) . Or we would probably still be struggling to sharpen a bronze tool while crawling around on four legs in search of meat. Without competition, Columbus wouldn’t have discovered America and Edison would never have invented the light bulb.

Friendship, like all relationships between two people, involves competition. It isn’t competition in a traditional sense because there are no goals to be scored and no prize. Perhaps the ecological definition --- the simultaneous (同时) demand by two or more organisms for limited environmental resources, such as nutrinents, living space, or light --- better explains it.

As in nature, high school life is governed by a set of laws, similar to a shortened version of Darwin’s theory of evolution, overpopulation, and competition. There is an abundance of high school students and to distinguish them, ranking and categorizing (分类) take place. In high school, friendships learn to coexist with competition even though at times the relationship is rough. In fact, in some circumstance, competition is too much of a burden for a friendship to bear, causing it to fall apart. College admission is the final high school objective. Four years of hard work is to achieve good grades, and a student’s fate is determined not only by these achievements, but by the records of thousands of other seniors trying to achieve a similar recognition.

Nevertheless, by necessity, competition between students exists in all aspects of high school life. It sets and improves the standards in everything from sports to schoolwork. A healthy, friendly competition can have only benefits, but when it becomes too fierce, jealousy (妒忌) can tear friendships apart. Yet, despite all this, without competition, we would be lost.

1.What does the ecological definition mainly explain?

A.How to win the competition. B.What competition exactly is.

C.What the result of competition is. D.How friends compete with each other.

2.According to the writer, what causes the high school students to compete?

A.They know the laws of nature well. B.Friendship is a burden for them.

C.The number of them is too large. D.They are divided into different groups.

3.Which best describes the relationship of friendship and competition?

A.Friendship is always based on competition.

B.Competition is a result of lost friendship.

C.Competition is terribly harmful to friendships.

D.The degree of competition is vital to friendship.

4.What does the author think of “competition”?

A.Competition is certain to happen at school.

B.The result of competition are out of control.

C.Competition becomes fierce in high school.

D.Friendship is not as important as competition at school.

    Sally Dawly is a woman from Auburn, California. Over the last three and a half years, the anti-littering woman has spent most of her free time picking up cigarette butts (烟头) from the streets of her home city.

Called the “Butt Lady” by her local community, Dawly began her mission to rid the streets of her city of cigarette butts in October, 2014. The woman looked for cigarette butts, picked them up and threw them in the trash. To keep a count of how many butts she picks up, the Butt Lady has been using a tablet, and earlier this month, she hit a historic milestone—one million cigarette butts.

“I got tired of going on my walks and seeing cigarette butts everywhere,” Sally Dawly said. “I’m just shocked that I had to pick up so many. I’ve ever picked up 3,000 butts in one day,” she said. “Don’t throw away your butts; better yet, stop smoking.”

With so many cigarette butts littering the streets, can one person’s efforts really make a difference? Surprisingly, the answer seems to be yes. Soon after the Butt Lady of Auburn started her mission and word of her efforts spread, cigarette cans started appearing around bars and restaurants in the city. Members of the local community even came out to cheer her on as she approached her one-million-butt milestone.

Sally knows her city’s cigarette butt littering problem won’t be solved anytime soon, but she hopes her work will inspire people to at least think twice before dropping cigarette butts in the streets. She has decided to continue cleaning up after irresponsible smokers, and already has a new milestone in her sights—two million cigarette butts.

Word of the Butt Lady’s efforts to keep the streets cigarette butt-free has reached neighboring communities as well, and CBS Sacramento reports that other cities have started seeking her help as well.

1.Why does Sally Dawly carry an iPad with her while picking up the butts?

A. To entertain the crowds.

B. To monitor the smokers.

C. To attract people’s attention.

D. To record the number of butts.

2.How did Sally Dawly feel when picking up cigarette butts?

A. Excited but upset. B. Shocked and sorry

C. Frightened but content. D. Astonished and desperate.

3.From the text. what can be inferred about Sally Dawly?

A. She picks up nearly 3,000 cigarette butts every day.

B. She will work in other cities in California in the future.

C. She has set a new goal of picking up two million cigarette butts.

D. She picked up one million cigarette butts with members of her community.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. California’s “Butt Lady”.

B. Fighting against smoking.

C. Californians health problems.

D. Smoking problems in California.

I start every summer with the best of intentions:to attack one big book from the past, a classic that I was supposed to have read when young and ambitious. Often the pairings of books and settings have been purely accidental: "Moby Dick" on a three-day cross-country train trip: “The Magic Mountain” in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors, no telephones or televisions in the rooms, and little to do beyond row on the salt pond. Attempting "The Man Without Qualities" on a return to Hawaii, my native state, however, was less fruitful: I made it through one and a quarter volumes (册), then decided that I'd got the point and went swimming instead.

But this summer I find myself at a loss. I’m not quite interested in Balzac, say, or “Tristram Shandy.” There’s always War and Peace, which I've covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the "War" part, set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again, having forgotten everyone’s name and social rank. How appealing to simply fall back on a favorite-once more into “The Waves” or “Justine,” which feels almost like cheating, too exciting and too much fun to properly belong in serious literature.

And then there’s Stendhal’s “The Red and the Black,” which happens to be the name of my favorite cocktail (鸡尾酒) of the summer, created by Michael Cecconi at Savoy and BackForty. It is easy to drink, and knocking back three or four seems like such a delightful idea. Cecconi's theory: "I take whatever’s fresh at the green market and turn it into liquid." The result is a pure shot of afternoon in the park, making one feel cheerful and peaceful all at once, lying on uncut grass with eyes shut, sun beating through the lids...

1.What can we infer about the author from the first paragraph?

A. He has a cottage in New England.    B. He shows talents for literature.

C. He enjoys reading when traveling.    D. He admires a lot of great writers.

2.What do the underlined words "get bogged down" in paragraph 2 mean?

A. Get confused.    B. Be carried away.

C. Be interrupted.    D. Make no progress.

3.Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating?

A. He finishes them quickly.    B. He should read something serious.

C. He barely understands them.    D. He has read them many times before.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. The Books of Summer    B. My Summer Holidays

C. To Read or Not to Read    D. It’s Never Too Late to Read

1.How much time do you need to babysit Mary's two boys each week?

A. 5 hours.    B. 10 hours.

C. 14 hours.    D. 40 hours.

2.Which ad requires the job－hunters to work on Monday mornings?

A. Ad A.    B. Ad B.

C. Ad C.    D. Ad D.

3.What is a necessity for people to get these jobs?

A. They should look after Mary's two young boys on weekends.

B. They are supposed to work full－time just on Saturdays in the Munchies Café.

C. They should have your own bike to take this long－time newspaper delivery work.

D. They need to communicate in a certain foreign language when working for the City Museum shop.

假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike来信说，他和几个同学正在学中国古诗，请你推荐一本有助于学习古诗的书籍。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：

1.书名及作者：Read Poetry&Learn History by Wang Chunyong;

2.推荐理由；

3.表达祝愿。

注意：1.词数：100左右。

2.可以适当增减细节，但不能逐字逐句翻译。

3.开头语已为你写好。

Dear Mike,

I’m glad to know you are learning classical Chinese poetry.________________________________________

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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。

Dear David,

How time fly! It’s a week since you left our school. Thank you so much for your help. How I wish you can stay here a little longer!

While I’m writing letter, precious memories crowd in on me. I still remember the day when you first came into our classroom smiled and showed us your wonderful dance, which, as well as your native accent, made us all exciting. That left me the deepest impression was the way you helped me memorize English words. You always repeated the words many times after I could learn it all by heart. With your help, I have made great progresses in my English. Thanks again!

I really hope we can stay in touch with forever!

    In the long history of China, many things are more 1. (advance) than the rest of the world and liquor(酒) is one of them. In China, liquor brewed (酿造) from cereal grain has always been in the dominant position and liquor brewed from fruits accounts 2.a small proportion only. Therefore, to explore the origin of liquor is 3. (main) to explore the origin of liquor brewed from cereal grain.

The history of liquor 4. (date) back to the Shanggu period. In Shiji Yinbenji (Historical Records), there was some record about liquor:“King Zhou made a liquor pool and 5. (hang) meat like a forest, drinking all night long. ”In Shi Jing (The Book of Songs), there were some poems about liquor: “October is the time 6. ( harvest) the grain to make liquor and people use the liquor to celebrate the longevity of 7.senior”. Those records indicated that liquor had a history of at least five thousand years.

According to some archaeological evidence, there were dedicated liquor tools among the Neolithic(新石器时代) potteries unearthed in modern times, 8.showed that liquor brewing was rather popular in primitive society. After the Xia and Shang 9. (dynasty), there were more and more liquor-drinking vessels, 10. (indicate) that liquor drinking was prevalent at that time.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

In the summer of my eleventh year, the home I had grown up in was ______ in the middle of the night. Thankfully, my mom, dad, brothers and I ______ through the smoke. However. we had only the night clothes we were ______ in.

I ______ the rest of that night with friends of our family ______ trying to sleep in a bed in their basement. That’s because I was too ______ to sleep. I didn’t know what ______ things would lie ahead of us. The next day, my mom ______ me a few T-shirts and pairs of jeans given to her by another friend. One pair of jeans was too short and the other was too long but I didn’t ______. At least I had some clothes again. Meanwhile my dad ______ to the blackened ruins of our home to see what he could find. The only thing he could ______ was my mom’s wedding rings. The plastic case she had put them in that night had melted but protected the rings from the ______.

As the ______ days went on, in spite of having little money, my dad was able to ______ us a dusty old house by the side of the road near where our old house had been. As we moved in, our friends and our community continued to ______ all they could to help us ______ our feet. There was more clothes, furniture, food, money and even some books for me to recover from the disaster.

Looking back now, I am ______ for all we went through because it ______ me so much about life, love and people. It showed that love is enough for the first time, when you have nothing left but ______. So here may you always have ______ love for all the days of your life.

1.A. burned out B. repaired C. moved D. washed away

2.A. walked B. escaped C. looked D. rested

3.A. working B. eating C. entertaining D. sleeping

4.A. preferred B. forgot C. spent D. described

5.A. usually B. unsuccessfully C. formally D. irregularly

6.A. scared B. crazy C. hesitant D. old

7.A. illegal B. harmonious C. terrible D. smooth

8.A. purchased B. brought C. awarded D. paid

9.A. regret B. respond C. care D. contradict

10.A. returned B. added C. referred D. admitted

11.A. lose B. sense C. save D. recall

12.A. mud B. ruins C. dust D. flames

13.A. summer B. spring C. autumn D. winter

14.A. buy B. rent C. borrow D. sell

15.A. explain B. discount C. empty D. donate

16.A. make use of B. check on C. get back on D. relieve of

17.A. hateful B. anxious C. bound D. grateful

18.A. guaranteed B. taught C. cautioned D. discouraged

19.A. love B. clothes C. furniture D. food

20.A. shallow B. romantic C. selfish D. sufficient

    Among the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP), the World Health Organization (WHO) has offered basic protective measures to the public against the virus.

1. Wash hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub if your hands are not visibly dirty.1.

2.2.If you sneeze or cough into your hands, you may contaminate (污染;传染) objects or people that you touch. Throw tissue immediately into a closed bin and clean hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.

3. Keep at least one- meter distance between yourself and other people, particularly those who are coughing, sneezing and have a fever, because coughs or sneezes of people who are infected with a respiratory (呼吸系统) disease project (喷射) small drops containing the virus.3.

4. Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth because hands touch many surfaces, which can be contaminated with: the virus. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, you can transfer the virus from the surface to yourself.

5. Tell your health care provider if you have traveled in an area where the epidemic (流行病). has been reported, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has respiratory symptoms.

6. Practice general hygiene(卫生) measures when visiting live animal markets, wet markets or animal product markets.4.. Avoid contact with potentially contaminated animal waste or fluids on the soil Or structures of shops and market facilities.

7.5.. Handle raw meat, milk, or animal organs carefully to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked food.

A.Avoid eating animal products

B.If you are too close, you can breathe in the virus

C.This helps knowing the virus if it's on your hands

D.Avoid eating raw or undercooked animal products

E.This helps removing the virus if it's on your hands

F.Strictly avoid any contact with other animals in the market

G.Cover your mouth and nose with tissue when coughing and sneezing

    A house is the most expensive thing most people will buy. Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a home, so they have to borrow money from a bank. Borrowing money from a bank to buy a house is called “take a mortgage （抵押）”. The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgage for twenty-five years. Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as $ 50 000. In other words, they will have a $ 50 000 mortgage.

How can you get a mortgage？ When you find a house you like, you go to a bank. The bank will research you financial history and decide if they think you are a good risk. They will want to know what kind of job you have, what kind of salary you make, and how long you have had the job. They will also want to know how much money you have. In addition，the banks will require a down payment. Depending on which state you live in， the bank may require as much as 30% of the-price of the house as a down payment. The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house. Many people are never able to buy a house because they cannot save enough money for the down payment.

1.What does a house mean in the United States？

A.It is a dream which many people can hardly realize.

B.It is so expensive that many people cannot really buy them.

C.It is the most important property that many people try to buy.

D.It doesn‘t belong to people if they can’t borrow money from the bank.

2.If American people borrow money from the bank for 25 years，this means that the person who borrows____

A.has twenty-five years to pay back the money

B.has more than twenty-five years to pay back the money

C.has less than twenty-five years to pay back the money

D.has about twenty-five years to pay back the money

3.What does “down payment” refer to in the passage？

A.Money borrowed from a bank as a mortgage.

B.Money paid to a bank before the mortgages is given.

C.Interest received by a person who borrows money as the mortgages.

D.Interest charged by a bank on a mortgage.

4.The most suitable title for this passage would be _______.

A.How to Save Money on the House

B.How to Borrow Money from a Bank

C.How to Take a Mortgage

D.How to Buy a House

    There’s one easy thing you can do every day to live longer and happier, according to a recent study, and it has nothing to do with diet, exercise, or cutting out bad habits.

A review of nearly 150 studies with more than 300,000 participants found that having active social circles decreases your chances of dying by 50 percent, regardless of age, gender or medical history. “When we’re social, we live longer.” Dr. Kelli Harding noted, “Loneliness is more of a risk factor to health than other known risk factors, like high blood pressure and obesity.”

The findings are written up in Dr. Harding’s new book，The Rabbit Effect, which is about how kindness, rather than laughter, may be the best medicine. The book gets its title from a famous 1978 study of the relationship between cholesterol（胆固醇）and heart health in rabbits. Researchers accidentally discovered that those rabbits that received the most affection from their human handlers lived much longer than the others.

We live in a world where most of our social interactions happen through our phones. But to get the health benefits of a more active social circle, you don’t have to throw away your device and join a book club. More casual interactions with neighbors, shop owners, and others you meet every day can do the trick. Increasingly，those relationships can start online. That’s where Nextdoor comes in. The stated purpose of the company is “to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can depend on”.

When asked for advice on one thing you can do to live longer and happier, Dr. Harding said it perfectly, “Be kind. It’s actually pretty amazing how much each person can make the world a better，kinder，healthier place. It really takes very little and you never know the impact you have on somebody.”

1.What do we know about The Rabbit Effect?

A.Its title comes from a study. B.It's a report about heart health.

C.Laughter could cure diseases. D.Rabbits could help live longer.

2.What’s the purpose of Nextdoor?

A.To advocate online shopping to save time.

B.To offer the neighborhood sports facilities.

C.To settle the arguments among the families.

D.To create a harmonious community to rely on.

3.What does the underlined phrase “do the trick” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.Improve health and wellness. B.Set up online relationships.

C.Build a happy and warm family. D.Keep away from bad habits.

4.What can be inferred from Dr. Harding’s words in the last paragraph?

A.We can look for a kind neighborhood.

B.We should be kind to animals in the wild.

C.Every small act of kindness can make a difference.

D.All kinds of social activities can make a better world.

    Last semester in my final year of high school, I had a kind teacher whom I can never forget. I was not the best student when it came to writing tests. I had to work extra hard to get good marks, although I enjoyed learning. Anyway, this class that I truly enjoyed still had me struggling to do well on my tests. My teacher willingly helped me and was always willing to answer my questions, and I greatly appreciated it. He was a remarkable teacher, always reaching out to students and helping them achieve their greatest potential.

I remember the day of writing my final exam, I was the last one still writing in the exam room as always, reviewing my exam paper, while everyone else had already finished and left the room. After turning in my exam-paper, I started to leave the classroom, but decided to turn around and say what I had meant to say.

What I did right then was that I sincerely thanked my teacher for everything. What I said to him lastly meant a lot more to him than I thought it would —“I really enjoyed this class.” I did not think much about it. I was just being honest with him, but the look on his face was remarkable. He seemed really touched and appreciated my simple comment, just knowing that one of his students had truly enjoyed his class. That is what I call a simple, yet very meaningful act of kindness to brighten a teacher’s day, because they work so hard for us and truly inspire us to learn.

It is what we say and do to show concern to others that can make somebody else’s day extra special. I believe that a simple praise can mean a lot more than one can think.

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A.The author was good at learning.

B.The author didn’t do well in writing.

C.The classes had me struggling.

D.The teacher answered all my questions.

2.Why is the author thankful to his teacher?

A.He taught him how to learn.

B.He let him pass the tests.

C.He helped arouse his potential.

D.He listened to him patiently.

3.Which words can describe the teacher?

A.Honest and kind. B.Kind and outstanding.

C.Special and patient. D.Skillful and clever.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.A teacher is always helping his students.

B.We should be honest with others.

C.We should appreciate others’ help.

D.A simple comment matters a lot to others.

Animals in Odd Places

Tree Goats

These goats will do a lot for their favorite snacks-including climbing to the top of a 9-m-tall tree! Every summer the argan trees in southwest Morocco produce bitter-tasting fruit that the local goats can’t resist. And these peckish goats are doing us humans a favour — when they spit (for sometimes poo!) out the indigestible nut inside the argan fruit, the nuts can be collected to make an oil that’s used in hair products and food!

City Whales

They’re not visiting the Empire State Building — they’re on the lookout for food! Humpback whales are swimming back in the waters off the coast of New York City in the USA. Why? Years of cleanup efforts in the Hudson River — a tidal estuary where fresh and salt water meet — have brought back algae, zooplankton and fish. And the humpbacks, which are the ultimate foodie tourists, weren’t far behind! So far this year there have been an incredible 377 sightings.

Forest Penguins

Fiordland crested penguins prefer the warm waters and misty rainforest of southwest New Zealand to the icy Antarctic! With smaller bodies than many cold-weather penguins (such as emperors), the flightless birds live in balmy 21℃. And their eggs stay toasty in this warmer habitat, too, tucked away in caves, bushes and tree stumps where males sit on the nests.

Ocean Sloths

Pygmy three-toed sloths might be slow climbers, but when they get into the water, they’re powerful paddlers! These special sloths, which only live in the mangroves of a tiny island off the coast of Panama in Central America, plop into the sea when they want to move to a new tree. Their tummies are often filled with gas due to their leafy diet, so they stay afloat easily-and they can move three times faster in the water than they can on the ground. But since we’re talking about sloths, that’s really saying much!

1.What’s the function of Tree Goats’ poo?

A.It can improve human’s skin. B.It can be used as an oil.

C.It can be beneficial to our hair and food. D.It can be used as shampoo.

2.What’s the purpose of Humpback whales’ returning?

A.To visit the Empire State Building.

B.To look for food.

C.To clean up the Hudson River.

D.To search for fresh and salt water.

3.Which animals can move much faster in the water than on land?

A.Tree Goats B.City Whales

C.Forest Penguins D.Ocean Sloths

假如你是一家报社的编辑布莱克先生，收到了高一学生李华的来信。近来他在英语的阅读上有些困难，做阅读理解题时常出错，因此他很着急，不知该如何做，请求你给想想办法，尽快调整好，适应高一的学习生活。

请你根据以上的情况写一篇100词左右的回信。信的开头和结尾已给出。

Dear Li Hua,

I’m glad to hear from you. I’m honored to be believed.

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As far as I’m concerned, if you do like this, I believe you will make great progress.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Mr Black

下列句子中，每句都有一处错误。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，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。

1.For several billion year after the “Big Bang”, the earth was still just a cloud of dust.

2.How it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago.

3.The earth became so violently that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not.

4.As a result of this, many scientists believe the earth may become too hot to live.

5.So whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can solve.

6.They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which prevent heat from escaping from the earth.

7.Thus they have, in our turn, become the most important animals on the planet.

8.This produced a chain reaction, which made it possible for life develop.

9.That many scientists believe is that the continued presence of water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas.

10.What is even more important is as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface.

请根据所给句意及所给单词首字母和汉语意思完成下列句子。

1.It was all my f______ (错误) that my son had made such a silly but serious mistake.

2.Smoking is not p_______ (允许) in this factory but it is allowed in certain workshops.

3.His lack of professional knowledge a __________ (解释) for the failure of the experiment.

4.We all think it wrong to judge a person by his a____________ (外表).

5.My sister set off for a new a________ (冒险) in Africa on the first day of June.

6.Yesterday bad weather p________ (阻止) me from going swimming.

7.These are the h________ (有害的) effects of smoking.

8.A famous temple e________ (存在) in our village hundreds of years ago.

9.The discussion has become more and more v________ (激烈的).

10.My wife wants to move to a place where the a_______ (气候) is warmer than that in Inner Mongolia.

阅读下面文段，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。

Before we left, Li Yanping explained to me that the force of gravity would change three times on our journey and 1. the first change would be the most powerful. Then we were 2.. As the rocket rose into the air, we 3. (push) back into our seats because we were trying to escape the pull of the earth’s gravity. It was so hard that we could not say 4. to each other. 5. (gradual) the weight 6. (less) and I was able to talk to him. “Why is the spaceship not falling back to the earth? On the earth if I fall from a tree I will fall to the ground.” I asked. “We are too far from the earth now 7. feel its pull,” he explained, “so we feel as if there is no gravity at all. When we get 8. (close) to the moon, we shall feel its gravity 9. (pull) us, but it will not be as strong a pull as the earth’s.” I cheered up immediately and floated 10. (weight) around in our spaceship cabin watching the earth become smaller and the moon larger.

阅读下面文段，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。

Many millions of years later, the first 1. (extreme) small plants began to appear on the surface of the water. They multiplied and filled the oceans and seas 2. oxygen, 3. encouraged the later development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. Next, green plants began to grow on land. They 4. (follow) in time by land animals. Some were insects. 5., called amphibians, were able to live on land as well as 6.the water. Later when the plants grew into forests, reptiles appeared for the first time. They produced young generally by laying eggs. After that, some huge animals, called dinosaurs, developed. They 7. (lay) eggs too and existed on the earth for more than 140 million years. 8., 65million years ago the age of the dinosaurs ended. Why they suddenly disappeared still remains a mystery. This 9. (appear) made possible the rise of mammals on the earth. These animals were different from all life forms in the past, 10. they gave birth to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them.

    When I was 12 years old, I went with my dad to his work --- a car showroom. I was wandering around and _______ a poor woman with a child in her arms standing _______ the showroom. I saw that she was _______ and went inside and told my father. My _______ went out and asked the woman to _______ into the showroom. He offered her some water and then _______ her what was wrong.

The woman said that her _______ had died some months ago and that she didn’t have anyone else in her family who could _______ her. She did some manual labor to _______ some money to take care of her daughter but her daughter was __________ for the last three days and she was __________  to go to work. Now she didn’t have a grain of food to eat. While she was relating (讲述) her story to my father, she was unable to __________ her emotions and started crying again. My father and I were   __________ moved by her story.

We got some __________ for her and her baby to eat. My father then took them to the nearest   __________ for her baby to be treated as the baby did not seem to be very well. On the way, we __________   her a 5kg bag of wheat from the market. My father gave her some money before we left her. The woman was so __________.

It is eight years later, but that event is still so __________ in my mind. My father’s __________ to this woman inspired me deeply and since then, I have decided to walk a similar path and __________ others.

1.A.saw B.heard C.felt D.looked

2.A.inside B.beside C.in D.outside

3.A.saying B.crying C.laughing D.thinking

4.A.mother B.friend C.sister D.father

5.A.go B.enter C.come D.reach

6.A.asked B.told C.requested D.required

7.A.daughter B.husband C.relative D.brother

8.A.love B.help C.beg D.pity

9.A.borrow B.save C.earn D.lend

10.A.well B.healthy C.pleased D.sick

11.A.about B.busy C.unable D.able

12.A.stay B.control C.keep D.remain

13.A.deeply B.gradually C.finally D.lately

14.A.drink B.clothing C.books D.food

15.A.grocer shop B.hospital C.supermarket D.showroom

16.A.found B.bought C.sold D.gave

17.A.grateful B.excited C.glad D.amused

18.A.old B.short C.long D.fresh

19.A.action B.calmness C.kindness D.effect

20.A.encourage B.inspire C.serve D.need

Five Ways to Improve Communication Skills

Communication is one of the most important skills we can ever learn. It affects everything that we do —whether we’re communicating at work to meet deadlines and achieve results, or communicating with friends, family and partners to build strong relationships. Thus communication is very important. Here are five ways to improve your communication skills.

1.

This reflects a real lack of respect. By interrupting someone, what you’re basically saying is “I don’t care what you’re saying—what I have to say is more important”.

Don’t finish other people’s sentences.

2. Wrong. Research has shown by doing this you are dis-empowering (剥夺权利) the other person because you are taking control of the conversation, so bite your tongue!

Paraphrase.

If you want to show that you have really understood someone, then paraphrasing (解释) is a great tool.3. Here’s an example: “So Barney, what I’m hearing is that results are the number one objective for you right now and we need to find some fast solutions for you?”

4.

Focus on active listening instead of passive listening. The difference is that active listening means you engage with and respond to the other person based on what he/she has said, while passive listening is simply the act of listening with no response.

Maintain eye contact.

By looking at the other person in the eyes, you are proving that you’re interested in what he/she is saving.5.

A.All you do is repeat back to someone what he/she has just said, before you comment yourself.

B.You don’t see them interrupting others or leaving off mid conversation.

C.Listen actively.

D.This also keeps you focused (集中) and less distracted (分散).

E.Talk actively.

F.I used to do this a lot thinking I was helpfully finishing people’s sentences for them.

G.Never interrupt people.

    Some people asked me how I could suggest the expenses of billions of dollars for a voyage to Mars, at a time when many children on this Earth are starving to death. I know that they do not expect an answer such as “ Oh, I did not know that there are children dying from hunger, but from now on I will stop any kind of space research until mankind has solved that problem! ”In fact, I have known of this long before.

But I firmly believe that by working for the space program we can make some contributions to the relief and eventual solution of such serious problems as poverty and hunger on the Earth. Two basic factors causing the poverty and hunger problems are the production of food and the distribution (分布) of food. In fact, large areas of land could be used far better if efficient methods of farming, fertilizer use, weather forecasting, field selection, planting, crop surveys, harvest planning and so on were applied. The best tool for the improvement of all these methods undoubtedly, is the artificial Earth satellite. Circling the globe at a high altitude, it can screen wide areas of land within a short time; it can observe and measure a large variety of factors indicating the status and condition of crops, soil, droughts, rainfall, snow cover, etc.

Besides, in the modern society, there is a continuing great need for new basic knowledge in the science if we wish to improve the conditions of human life on the Earth. We need more knowledge in physics and chemistry, in biology and physiology, and particularly in medicine to cope with  all these problems which threaten man’s life: hunger, disease, overpopulation, pollution of water and the environment. In a way, the space age not only holds out a mirror in which we can see ourselves, it also provides us with the technologies.

1.The passage is mainly discussing about        .

A.whether the children’s dying from hunger is the major problem

B.whether it is worth spending much money on the space research

C.whether the author’s suggestion has been taken into serious consideration

D.whether there is an effective way to avoid the global starvation

2.According to the author, what plays an important part in dealing with poverty and hunger?

A.Government support. B.Methods of farming.

C.Food supply. D.Modern technology.

3.The second paragraph is mainly developed by        .

A.making comparison B.giving explanation

C.offering advice D.giving examples

4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that        .

A.technologies can help to improve our living quality

B.more basic knowledge is required to be learned

C.we can live a more peaceful and happier life

D.there are different views on the space age

    What do Tom Sawyer and Jumping Frogs have in common? Stories about both of them were created by one man: Mark Twain. When Twain was 4, his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, lying on the west bank of the Mississippi. Twain grew up there and was attracted greatly with life along the river--the steamboats, the big wooden boats, and the people who worked on them.

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is one of Twain's best-loved short stories, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of his most famous novels. Both these works are celebrated by events held during National Tom Sawyer Days. There's also a fence-painting competition to see who can paint the fastest. The idea for this competition comes from a scene in Tom Sawyer, in which Tom has been told to paint the fence in front of the house he lives in. It's a beautiful day, and he would rather be doing anything else. As his friends walk by, he persuades them to paint with him for fun, and they all join in the "fun". By the end of the day, the fence has three coats of paint!

Although the story of Tom Sawyer is not true, it's based on fact. If you go to Hannibal, you'll see the white fence, which still stands at Twain's boyhood home.

1.National Tom Sawyer Days is ______.

A.a short story B.a great novel C.a celebration D.a competition

2.The fence-painting competition comes from _____.

A.Mark Twain's suggestion B.a story in Jumping Frog

C.the life of people in boats D.a scene in Tom Sawyer

3.From the white fence at Twain’s boyhood home, we know that ________.

A.the story of Tom Sawyer is based partly on Twain’s experiences.

B.the story of Tom Sawyer is based totally on Twain’s imagination

C.Twain’s old house is painted by the fence painting competitors

D.Twain’s old house is visited by people from all over the country

    Mark Twain was a great writer. He was born in 1835 in the USA. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to his talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.

One day, Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he'd better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don't think they will come to visit me. "

After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest,  quite a few mosquitoes flew around him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. "I'm very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town," one of them said to him.

Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, "The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn't come into the wrong room. " What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.

But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.

1.Why did many people like to listen to Mark Twain's talk?

A.Because he was a great writer.

B.Because he liked to anyone.

C.Because of his sense of humour.

D.Because he wrote good novels.

2.The waiters felt sorry because _____.

A.they did something wrong to Mark Twain

B.their hotel was too small

C.the room was not very clean

D.there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room

3.All the people present laughed heartily because ____.

A.the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn't come into the wrong room

B.the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain's room number

C.Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents

D.Mark Twain made a joke.

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Artificial intelligence(AI)teachers can provide customized teaching for students to meet their unique requirements through analyzing data and deep learning.In the future, they may replace human teachers for basic teaching tasks.Since some students may find it and put new power into traditional teaching patterns.An educational system providing customized teaching centered on students represents the future trend of AI education.

China's AI education has developed rapidly in recent years with the rise of several thousand relevant companies.Currently,AI teachers are able to help students leamn pronunciation,analyze their condition,guide them to learn independently,and even grade writing assignments. Some foreign AI educational systems have been introduced into several domestic schools and have worked well on trial.

However,the promotion of AI education is still facing several difficulties in practice such as low technological levels,inadequacy of data and lack of funds.AI education still depends largely on human teachers' work.Most importantly,it conflicts with current educational patterns because the courses developed by foreign countries are not suitable for Chinese exam-oriented education.Teachers may also find it hard to change their original roles in classrooms since easing control on classes may make them seem irresponsible.These problems need to be handled before the mass promotion of Al education.

With AI teachers,the original teacher-centered classes will be transformed into student-centered ones where teachers only organize the class and provide guidance.Since teachers are supposed to not only equip students with knowledge but also shape their values and help them develop creative abilities,AI teachers will not replace human teachers but will only pose higher requirements of teaching.A combination of AI teachers and human ones can create the best future for Al education.

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假定你是李华。你正在计划一个充实而有意义的暑假，刚好在网上看到志愿组织Kululekus English Teaching Program的志愿者招募广告。请你写一封邮件申请参加该志愿项目，内容包括：

1.相关能力或经验介绍；

2.计划服务时长。

Kululekus English Teaching program in Mozambique(莫桑比克) aims to provide the local schools with support in a variety of ways, helping to teach children English, Maths and other subjects, at the same time transferring skills and sharing cultural perspectives. Our volunteers work together with the teachers of the respective school as well as the children between the ages of 6 and 15 years.

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/Madam,

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