—Yes. There's one on Main Street.
— It be Marry. She has gone home.
—Sorry, I don't know. Please ask the clerk over there.
— _______ interesting it is!
—_______
On the first day of the school, our teacher made us know somebody. Looking out, we found an old woman1at the door. She came in and said, “Hi, my name is Susan. I am seventy years old”. All of us were2that she took this3 at her age. She said with a smile. “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get 4, have two children and travel together. ” Hearing this, all of us laughed. “ In fact, ” she went on, “I have always5of having a college education, and now it comes6! ”
After class we had chocolate and milk together. We became good7. I often listened to this “time machine” as she shared her8with me. At the end of the term we invited Susan to give a9in the class. When she was in the front of the classroom, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper. She felt a little10and said, “I am sorry. I am so nervous. I can't get my ready talk11, so I have to tell you12I know. “
In her speech she told us “We don't stop playing as we are old, we grow old13we stop playing. The secret of staying 14and being happy is that we should laugh and find something 15 to do every day. I think there is a great16between growing old and growing up. I am seventy now. If I17in bed for one year and never do anything, I'll become seventy-one. Since(既然) anybody can grow older, my18 is to grow up by always finding the chance to change. Growing older can't be avoided, growing up can be19. It's never too late to be all you can possibly be. ”
During the four years' study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends20she went. In the end, the wonderful woman finished all her courses and got the college degree (学位).
George was an engineer. He worked in a factory in the UK. When he was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good at it and made his plane do all kinds of tricks(特技).
George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George invited Mark to fly in his plane. Mark thought, “I've traveled in a big plane several times, but I've never been in a small one, so I'll go.”
Then they went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.
When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a shaking voice, “Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane.”
George was very surprised and said, “Two trips?”
“Yes, my first and my last,” answered Mark.
The Coolest Inventions
Great inventions often change the world. Why not try our coolest inventions?
Frying Pan $ 100 | Cooking by yourself is a great idea! Try this smart pan even if you don't know how to cook! In it there is an APP that can control the heat. You just need to follow the instructions and a delicious meal can be yours. Year of invention: 2015 |
Cooler $399 | A cooler can keep your food and drinks fresh. But the US inventor Ryan wants more than that. His cooler can also be used as an MP3 player. It even provides power for your mobile phone. Year of invention: 2012 |
Coaching Basketball $200 | The coaching basketball can develop your basketball skills. In the basketball there is a Bluetooth chip (It can send information to your mobile phone.) If you don't play well, a “coach” will tell you how to improve. Year of invention: 2014 |
Super Wheel $799 | Too tired to ride a bike in a large city? Cambridge University has developed the Super Wheel. It's a real wheel to help riders to ride more easily. It also gives real-time information of the road conditions to your phone. Year of invention: 2014 |
Jenny looked at the store window. There was nothing that she wanted more than a Happy Hannah doll. It was $29.95. Unluckily, Jenny didn't even have the 95 cents.
As she crossed the street, she thought about doing her brother's housework, cleaning the floor, washing the dishes all month, but even then she would have only eleven dollars. Suddenly, something small and pink in the snow caught her eyes.
Jenny walked over and picked it up from the snow. It was a beautiful wallet. She opened the wallet and found many dollars and a woman's driver's license in it. Jenny put the wallet into her bag quickly. She turned around and walked back.
Jenny's heart beat(跳动) fast as she went into the store. She had long dreamed about this moment, but something didn't feel right. As she got to the Happy Hannah dolls, she pushed away her feelings. She grabbed(抓起) one and walked toward the checkout.
As Jenny was waiting to pay, her mobile phone rang. It was her grandma. Jenny's heart was suddenly filled with love and warmth when she thought of her. She put the doll down and answered the phone.
“Hi, Grandma? I'm going to be a little bit late tonight...Alright...I love you, too.” Jenny left the store and walked all the way to 301 West Street. The woman who answered the door looked sad.
“Here, I found this in the snow,” Jenny said.
“Oh, good God! This is the money for the orphanage(孤儿院)! Thank you!”
After doing her brother's housework for three months, Jenny finally got a Happy Hannah doll. She was so happy because she could play with her doll and look her grandma in the eye.
“You are what you eat” is a common English saying. It means the food you eat will become part of you. Many experts use it to tell people it's important to have a good eating habit. For example, too much sweet food makes a person overweight. To avoid being fat, kids are told to keep off sweet food. However, a team of American scientists have discovered something new about eating sweet food.
“When we say some people ‘sweet', we mean they are kind and friendly to us. Perhaps this word can help us learn more about people's feelings and acts.”said Brain Meier, a scientist from the study team. “Taste is something we experience(体验) every day. What we have done is to find whether we can know someone's character and behavior depending on their taste.”
In one of their experiments(实验), college students were asked questions about their characters, for example, they were soft-hearted or not. Then they were asked to make a list of their favorite food. According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.
In their another experiment, the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food such as cookies and chocolate helped other people in need, but those who ate non-sweet food such as chips weren't. For example, people with a sweet tooth were more possibly to volunteer to clean up their city, visit sick children in the hospital and so on.
The result of experiments is that people's helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food. So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful. Next time, try some ice-cream.
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余选项。
A: Hi, Mike, have you ever heard of Chinese clay art?
B: Of course. It is one of Chinese traditional arts.
A:
B: Yes, They are made of a very special kind of clay.
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B: They are usually cute children or lively characters from a Chinese historical story.
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B: First, they are shaped by hand, then after drying, they are fired at a very high heat. Finally polished and painted.
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B: Yes, It often takes several weeks.
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B: Sure, they show the love that Chinese people have for life and beauty.
A. What do they look like? B. Who are they made by? C. Does it take long time? D. Do you know what the clay pieces are made of? E. How much does a clay piece cost? F. Do the clay pieces have some special meanings? G. How do people complete clay pieces? |
progress, interesting, begin with, turn back, if |
To improve your English reading, you should, first of all, choose something you feel important or to read. Don't try to read everything. You should those written in easy English. Don't read those which is difficult for you at the very beginning.
While reading, don't read too slowly or look up every new word you meet with. After reading a passage and having its main idea in mind, you may and read it again. This time you can read it slowly and look up some new words necessary.
Keep on reading in this way and you'll surely make little by little.
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，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。
注意：1）每句不超过两处错误；
2）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
3）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Great changes have taken place in people's life in the past 20 years. In the past, people have only rice or noodles on three meals. Now they can eating anything that they like. My parents used to get news only by read the newspapers. And now we can get news in many others ways. Some families are rich enough to have a car, they can go wherever they want easy. More and more people live big and bright apartments with several room.
In a word , our life has been become comfortable and convenient. I believe our life will be better and better in the future.
提示：
1)多吃蔬菜水果，少吃垃圾食品；
2)积极锻炼身体，保持健康；
3)上课认真听讲，每天按时完成作业；
4)闲暇时间多读课外书籍；
5)补充一条你认为重要的习惯。
要求：1)用上所给要点，并适当发挥，使短文条理清楚、语句连贯；
2) 词数80左右，短文开头结尾都已给出，不计入总词数；
3)文中不得提及考生真实姓名。
Good Habits
▲Good habits have a great effect on people's life.
Good habits develop good grades and help us live happily. So let's go for it.
