Every night after dinner, my grandparents would turn on TV for the 6 o'clock news. No matter how hard I tried to act the grown-up and watch with them, I would inevitably (不可避免地) get distracted until 6:30 when Wheel of Fortune came on.
My grandma would play along, trying to guess the answers before the players. Her shouts of excitement when she succeeded could be heard across the house.
As I grew older, my love of reading and writing blossomed, and I would join my grandma in yelling out letters. Soon, I was experiencing the thrill of solving the puzzles faster than the contestants (选手) and even my grandma. I was hooked.
Due to constant moving around with my mom and father, I started to spend less time with my grandparents, but our bond remained strong. My grandparents provided me with the stability, love and support that I desperately needed when I grew up. When I was in a bad mood, I would remember those sweet nights.
A few years later, I was living with my grandpa in Chicago. While watching an episode (集) of Wheel of Fortune, we had a wave of nostalgia (怀旧) . With application, I didn't think much of it until I received a mail months later, announcing that the Wheel of Fortune casting team would come to Chicago. In order to be considered for an in-person audition (试演), applicants would need to submit a sixty-second video explaining why they wanted to be a contestant.
All my childhood memories of watching the show came flooding back, and I knew I was meant to spin (旋转) the wheel for real. Immediately, I recorded a video and submitted it. A couple of weeks later, I received an e-mail inviting me to audition in person. I was very nervous on the audition day. I couldn't believe I was trying out for ''America's Game''! After two rounds of intense auditioning, with half of the hopefuls letting go after the first round, it was over. All of us applicants were told we would receive a letter in the mail within two weeks if we were selected.
注意：
1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2）至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好;
4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语
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I ran to the mailbox every day but there was nothing.
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Then one morning while getting ready for work, I checked my mail and let out the loudest scream ever.
Rescue in a Bottle
Curtis Whitson had rafted down the Arroyo Seco, a river in central California, several times before.
This year, Curtis Whitson knew the water-fall was coming. He figured he would get out of his raft into the shallow water, get down the rocks along ropes on either side of the falls, and continue on his way, as he had on a previous trip.
But this year was different. Heavy snow and spring rains had turned the usually manageable falls into something fierce. And this year, instead of his friends, Whitson's companions were his girlfriend, Krystal Ramirez and his 13-year-old son, Hunter. As the three of them approached the falls late in, the afternoon of the third day of their camping trip, Whitson could tell from the increasing roar of water in the narrowing canyon (峡谷) that they were in serious trouble. There was no way they'd be able to get down the rocks as planned.
"The water was just roaring through there with tremendous force," recalls Whitson, 45.
They had no smart phone service, and they hadn't seen a single person in the past three days. And Whitson knew that they'd be sharing the ground there with rattlesnakes and mountain lions.
As he was thinking what to do, Whitson hit on a bit of luck — he heard voices coming from the other side of the falls. He yelled, but the sound of the rushing water drowned him out.
"We have to get these people a message," Whitson thought.
He grabbed a stick and pulled out his pocketknife to carve "Help" in it. Then he tied a rope to it so the people would know it wasn't just any stick. He tried throwing it over the falls, but it floated away in the wrong direction.
"We've got to do something!" Whitson yelled to his son. "Have we got anything else?"
Then he spotted his water bottle. Whitson grabbed it and carved "Help!" on it. Ramirez also reminded him that he had a pen and paper in his backpack.
Whitson knew it was a slim hope. But he wrote "6-15 19:00 We are stuck here@ the waterfall. Get help please" and pushed the note into the bottle. This time, his throw over the waterfall was perfect.
"All right, that's all we can do," Whitson told Hunter.
注意：
1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2）应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3）续写部分分为两段，每段开头语己为你写好；
4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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It took 30 minutes to get back upstream to the beach where they'd had lunch.
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The next morning, the helicopter returned.
At Dana's yard sale, Tim chose a baseball from the toys spread on the card table and asked about the price. Dana told him everything was a quarter except Nezumi, a cotton toy rat. It was grey with some cotton sticking out from the hole where an ear had been torn off.
"Nezumi is extra special, so he is ten dollars. He needs a safe new home." Dana sighed. Tim laughed saying he didn't have ten dollars. Dana laughed too and gave Nezumi to Tim as a free gift because he was her friend. When Tim whispered it was sort of old, Dana said old toys were the best. She then invited Tim to her birthday party the next evening, adding that her parents were giving her a real rat for her birthday. Tim was amazed and asked if it was a live rat.
"Of course." Dana said.
At home, Tim's mother showed him the gift she had bought for Dana. It was a knitting spool (针织线轴) shaped like a mushroom. Mom said Dana could knit a scarf for her doll. Tim sighed that Dana wasn't a knitting kind of person but a rat kind of person. Mom laughed after knowing what had happened. Together they drove to the pet store, where Tim searched and searched and selected a clear plastic ball, one in which the rat could run around on the floor safe from cats and dogs. Tim thought of Nezumi's ear and decided Dana's new rat would need this ball.
The next day, Dana brought cupcakes to class. When she handed a cupcake to Tim, she asked if Tim brought Nezumi to school as Nezumi liked to ride in backpacks. Tim was at a loss because Nezumi was at home on his bed. Then Dana asked what gift he was giving her. Tim replied it was a surprise. In silence they sat for a while before he heard Dana say her parents were giving her a new bike for her birthday instead of a live rat because they thought rats would bite things.
注意：
1）所续写的短文词数应为 150 左右;
2）续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
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At home that afternoon, Tim stared at the plastic rat ball.
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All of a sudden, he had an idea.
Arthur was messy. He didn't try to make messes, but he didn't try to clean up much, either. There were always small pieces of food on the table when he was done eating. His socks never made it into the hamper (洗衣篮). And he only picked up his toys when Mom threatened to throw them away. Most days, Mom followed Arthur around the house and cleaned up after him. She brushed the crumbs (碎屑) into her hand and threw them away after meals. She picked up his socks and made sure they got washed, dried and folded neatly before going back in the drawer. She often picked up his toys when he left them to do something else.
One day, Mom asked Arthur to pick up his toy trains. "Not right now," Arthur said. He was reading a comic book. The trains had been on the living room floor since the morning.
"You know what, Arthur? I'm not going to ask you again. I'm done cleaning today." And with that. Mom put her feet up on the sofa and picked up a book to read.
At dinner time, Arthur noticed that there was a big pile of crumbs at his place at the table. Mom's spot was nice and clean. Arthur didn't like the crumbs very much. After dinner, Arthur's feet felt cold. He went to his room and opened his drawer, but the drawer was empty. "Mom, where are my socks?" Arthur called.
"There weren't any socks in your hamper, so I didn't wash them," Mom said. Arthur felt unhappy. Now his feet would be cold, unless he wanted to wear dirty socks from the floor. He decided to stay barefoot.
When it was time for bed, Arthur said good night to Mom and turned to go upstairs. Arthur stepped right on his toy train in his bare feet. "Ouch!" cried Arthur. "That really hurt!"
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However, Mom was still reading and said nothing.
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"Mom?" said Arthur. "Tomorrow can you show me how to do the washing so I can wash my socks?"
Danger at Scituate Lighthouse
Rebecca stood by her father, looking out the windows of Scituate Lighthouse. Low sand dunes (沙丘) with sea grass topped the Massachusetts beach. There were no clouds in the sky—nothing at all to give warning of the danger that was sailing toward them.
"Now, Rebecca," Mr. Bates began, gazing out across the open sea, "I want you and Abigail to help your mother and take care of things while I go to town for food and supplies. I won't be gone long."
"We'll help, "Rebecca promised.
"I know I can count on you."
Still, Mr. Bates looked a little worried about leaving the lighthouse. After all, peace between the US and the UK had not yet been declared, even though the war of 1812 was nearly over. Although English warships used to frequently attack towns along the coast—including Scituate—no English soldiers had been sighted for a long time. Besides, Rebecca thought as she watched her father set off, the family would soon starve if he didn't go for food.
Her father hadn't been gone long when Rebecca happened to look out the window at the ocean. What she saw nearly made her heart stop. It was an enemy ship: a small, light-gunned British warship. Calling for her mother, she grabbed her father's telescope and could just make out the name painted on the side: La Hogue.
Rebecca, Abigail, and their mother stood together, frightened, as they watched the ship sail closer. Mother told the girls to watch the ship while she tried to sound the alarm and warn the home guard in the nearby village. The girls watched helplessly as the great ship drew near. Two small boats were lowered off the side, and Rebecca knew the boats would come ashore quickly.
It was time to run. As they ran down the lighthouse stairs, Rebecca suddenly stopped when she saw her fife (横笛). Oh my! She thought. It just might work… Rebecca grabbed the fife and the drum (鼓) that Abigail had been learning to play.
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She and her sister hurried out of the lighthouse and over to the large sand dunes that lay behind it.
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The English soldiers looked nervously at one another—the music of "Yankee Doodle" had to be coming from the confident American soldiers.
I was a mother of four children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always valuable, but we had a roof over our heads, food on the table, and clothes in the wardrobe. I always tell myself to be brave and strong. I hope all my efforts would be worthwhile, as long as my children can grow up healthily. It was Christmas time. We drove downtown to see the Christmas lights, and enjoyed a special dinner, but the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas shopping at the mall. This was a tradition of my family, so they all looked forward to the coming of the season of goodwill. They talked and planned for weeks ahead of time, asking each other what they wanted for Christmas.
The big day arrived and we started out early. I gave each of the four kids a twenty -dollar bill and asked them to search for gifts. Then everyone scattered (分散开) with the bill. I sat at a table in a café waiting for my children and enjoying an instant of silence. It must be a happy day.
Back in the car driving home, everyone was excited about Christmas, laughing and asking each other about what they had bought. I noted Ginger, my younger daughter had only one small and flat bag with her. I could see enough through the plastic bag to tell that she had bought candy bars—fifty-cent candy bars! What did she do with that twenty-dollar bill I had given her? I was so angry. After getting home, I called her into my bedroom and closed the door. I couldn't hold back my anger and shouted at her, "What about the rest of the money? No one would be convinced all these candies are worth 20 dollars. What do you want to do with the rest of the money?"
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She was shocked at my reaction and burst into tears.
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My anger disappeared.
I peered over my grandma's shoulder as she sewed pieces of cloth together. The two pieces became one faster than I'd imagined. The colors, however, looked ugly when put together and none of the patterns matched. All the patches (补丁) on this blanket seemed to disagree.
"Grandma, that's the ugliest quilt (棉被) I've ever seen."
"Oh, sweetie, it's warm and beautiful," said Grandma, pointing to a pile of crazy patterned shirts and suits. "I can take these old clothes that Grandpa and I will never wear again and turn them into something useful and good. It's not the quilts appearance but the love that sews it together that makes it beautiful. This quilt will keep you warm on a cold night like tonight. And I know that for a fact." Grandma put her hand on my shoulder, "Not everyone is as lucky as we are. Here, put on your coat. We'll get a second opinion about how ugly my quilts are."
Grandma folded a finished quilt and tucked it into a shopping bag. Afterwards, we got in the car and drove downtown. The white snow turned grayer as we got to the city. Eventually, Grandma pulled up at a dark alley (胡同) and we got out of the car. The terrible smell of rotting garbage made me feel sick and pinch my nose shut. Grandma took my hand and led me to the street lamp. I could see the snow shimmering (发出微光) in the light.
Grandma paused. "There's usually somebody down this alley. It's quiet and out of the wind--a good place to stay on cold nights. A nice warm quilt might make it even better."
The dark engulfed (吞没) Grandma and I as we stepped deep into the alley. The pavement was cracked and missing in spots. Chicken bones and stained boxes littered their way. And Grandma's shoes made a loud sound with each step. Feeling frightened, I squeezed Grandma's hand. Grandma squeezed my hand back. "Its OK." she smiled.
"Who's there?" shouted a voice out of the darkness.
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"I have a nice warm quilt, if you want it," said Grandma.
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Back home, I found a worn-out quilt by accident in a cupboard.
1）比赛时间和地点；
2）参加比赛的意义；
3）报名方式及日期。
注意1）词数80左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
1）比赛时间、地点；
2）参赛要求。
注意：
1）词数 100 左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
I was lacking in everything needed to start a new friendship.
My parents moved to the town when they decided to look for new jobs but they didn't realize I was really hurt when I said goodbye to my old friends. It felt awful to be a new student in the school and when my classmates were chatting, what I could do was to be caught up in my thoughts watching the clouds outside the window. I was not good at math or history; nor was I good at drawing or dancing. I was shy and timid. I had a few friends back at my hometown and it seemed that they were the only ones who I could be friends with for my whole life. I felt I had achieved a point of saturation with regard to having friends and I could make no further addition to my friend list. I was ashamed of myself, so I believed I deserved no notice from others until Emily came to my world.
Emily was fearless, outspoken and easy to go. She was everything I was not and I was too shy to come out of my shell. I met Emily in school almost every day and yet I never talked to her. We were in the same class but we were like poles apart. How I wished I could be like her or at least be a friend of hers!
It was another ordinary day.
I wandered to the bus stop in the morning and waited for the school bus. Birds were singing songs with their friends but who could I sing songs with? I got on the bus and went straight to my usual seat, complaining in a low voice about getting up early and going to school like every other day, and about how things were going to be the same all over again. Little did I realize something different would happen that day.
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When I got up to get down the bus, my schoolbag was stuck in the armrest. Para. 2:
I got noticed by Emily, who brought me courage to start a new friendship!
1）饭店情况 2）出发时间、地点3. 交通方式
注意：1）词数80左右 2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：specialty 特色菜
Mike licked the last of the mint chocolate chip ice cream. It was almost time to leave. He jumped into the car with his parents and headed off to the Olympic-sized pool for the big swim meet.
When his race came up, Mike was confident. He was strong and swift. Mike climbed out the pool, smiling. He had just won first place, making him the fastest boy in his age group.
"Congratulations, son, " his father said. His mom gave him a hug, even though he was soaking wet.
A week later, it was time for another swim meet. Like before, Mike decided to enjoy his favorite ice cream flavor. Mike remembered that the last time he had won a race, he also ate mint chocolate chip ice cream first. Maybe he'd win again.
He took first place again in his race. Mike was feeling pretty good. As it turned out, Mike decided to have mint chocolate chip ice cream before every one of the next few swim meets. He began to think of it as his lucky charm. After several mouths of placing in the top positions of every race he swam, Mike was feeling unbeatable. And he wouldn't admit it, but all that ice cream was adding a few pounds to his athletic swimmer's build.
It didn't take long after that for Mike to start coming in second place—and then third—and then last place in his races. The lucky mint chocolate chip ice cream had lost its magic.
On the day of his next swim meet, his mother sat down at the table with him. “Mike, we all love ice cream, but it's not healthy for your body to eat so much of it. Maybe it's time to quit the sweet treats for a while, especially before you go swimming.”
Mike unwillingly agreed. He went to the swim meet, and didn't perform well. His father offered to go running with him a few days a week to help him feel better and strengthen his muscles. The extra weight soon disappeared, and Mike found himself breathing easier at swim practices.
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It was the last meet of the season, and Mike wasn't sure what to expect.
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Finally came the end of the race.
1）访问的具体时间；
2）希望参加的活动（参观历史博物馆、会议交流、游览著名景点）。
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，不计人总词数。
Dear Mr. Smith,
……
Looking forward to your reply!
Yours,
Li Hua
1）高考概况（考试时间、科目等）；
2）高考 
重要性；
3）你的打算（目标院校及专业等）；
注意：1）词数100左右；
2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
高考 College Entrance Examination
Dear Jack,
Yours
Li Hua
1）感谢邀请；
2）表示对展览的兴趣；
3）确定会面时间和地点。
注意：1）词数100左右；
2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
1）感谢捐赠图书；
2）希望今后更多地开展两校之间的交流活动；
3）通过EMS寄去由同学们亲手编织的中国结(Chinese knot)。
注意：
1）词数100左右，信的格式已为你写好。
2）可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3）参考词汇：中国结（Chinese knot）
Dear Peter,
I'm Li Hua, President of the Student Union of Yucai High School. ……
Yours,
Li Hua
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要点如下：
1）你感兴趣的课程；
2）所选课程的师资配备，班级规模；
3）开班时间、学费、食宿。
注意：
1）词数100左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）信的开头和结尾已写好，不计人总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
I'm Li Hua, a student in China. ……
Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
Cities across China have been rolling out policies to encourage the return of street vendors (摊贩), where stall operators and mobile vendors sell food and small commodities on streets and other public spaces.
At a press conference during China s recently concluded “two sessions,” Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praised the city of Chengdu in west China for creating 100,000 jobs by setting up 36,000 mobile stalls, signaling an encouragement of reviving street vendoring.
Meanwhile, China's tech giants are offering help. Alibaba'swholesalemarketplace1688.com issued a plan in late May to connect street sellers directly with factories, while offering stall operators with a total of 70 billion yuan of interest-free loans.
E-commerce major JD.com has promised to secure quality merchandise worth over 50 billion yuan and is offering each stall keeper up to 100,000 yuan worth of interest-free loans.
【写作内容】
1）用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容。
2）用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：
①你觉得摆地摊有哪些好处？
②你有什么有助于其健康发展的建议？（不少于两点）
【写作要求】
1）写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2）作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3）不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
某英文杂志正在举办以“Fancy yourself as an interviewer”为主题的征文活动，请你以“A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview”为题，写一篇英语短文。
内容包括：
1）采访的对象；
2）采访的原因；
3）想提的问题。
注意：
1）词数150左右；
2）可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；
3）短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息；
4）短文的标题已给出,不计入总词数。
A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview
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Twenty years ago, getting sick meant visiting a doctor. Now, many internet tools seek to identify what disease a person has based on symptoms described. The following are some studies. |
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Study 1 A study led by an American researcher showed these web-based tools may be useful for patients who are trying to decide whether they should get to a doctor quickly. Besides, online symptom checkers can help seriously-ill patients for a guided care. According to the findings, overall the 23 symptom checkers provided correct advice in 58 percent of cases in more critical cases. |
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Study2 Australian researchers at Edith Cowan University in Perth. did a new study, which examined 36 international internet-based symptom checkers, finding these online symptom checkers were rarely correct and could be harmful. Michella Hill, a leader of the research, said, "While it may be tempting to use these tools to find out what may be causing your symptoms, most of the time they are unreliable and sometimes can be dangerous.” |
【写作内容】
1）用约30个单词概括上述信息的主要内容；
2）谈谈你如何看待在线症状检查工具，用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的观点。
【写作要求】
1）写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2）作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3）不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
