In a history class, our teacher, Mrs. Bartlett asked us to make a poster (海报) in groups about the culture that we were studying. She told us to write the names of three friends we wanted in one group and she would think about our 1.
The next day, I was told to be in a group I would 2 want —the boy who was too weak in English, and the two girls who wore strange clothes. Oh, how I wanted to be with my3!
With tears in my eyes, I walked up to Mrs. Bartlett. She 4 me and seemed to know what I was there for. I told her I should be in the “good” group. She gently (轻轻地) 5 a hand on my shoulder (肩膀). “I know what you want, Karma,” she said, “but your group needs you. I need you to help them. Only you can help them.” I was 6 and moved. Her words encouraged me.
“Will you help them?” she asked. “Yes,” I replied. Then I 7 walked over to my group. I sat down and we started. Each of us did a part according to our interests. Halfway through the week, I felt 8 enjoying our group. We did a good job together. My group members weren't thought to be good just because no one cared enough about them 9 Mrs. Bartlett.
At last, our group got an A. But I think we should hand the A back to Mrs. Bartlett. She was the one who should truly 10 it. Mrs. Bartlett brought out the potential (潜能) in four of her students.
A man liked shooting arrows (箭). He studied it very hard for years. He thought he did it best and it was time for him to go out into the world.
One day when he walked through a forest, he saw a target (靶子) on a tree, with an arrow right in the center. He went on and found more and more trees with targets and arrows in the center. He was so surprised at this. He wanted to know who did it.
Soon he came to a farmhouse. An old man told him that he could find the person he wanted by the river. When he got there, he saw a little girl playing with her dog on the bank.
“Are you the person who shoots the arrows?” he asked the girl.
“Yes, that's me,” she replied.
“But how can you do that?” he wondered.
“That's easy,” said the girl happily. “First shoot an arrow.” Then draw a target.”
阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
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Welcome to our idiom (习语) corner!
| to feel very happy and excited (especially when sth. Good has happened) e.g. Jenny is walking on air because her friend invited her to the school dance. She can't wait to go. |
| an unknown person who enters a race and gets a good grade e.g. Did you hear about the dark horse in the running race yesterday? It was his first race and he finished in the top ten. |
| to act quickly, without thinking e.g. I hate working with Mary. She's quick on the trigger and always ready to get mad. |
| to encourage sb. to do sth. (especially sth. They shouldn't do) e.g. When your classmate eggs you on to copy his test paper, you should say “no” to him. |
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A wild baby bison (野牛) at Yellowstone National Park had to be killed because of tourists.
The tourists thought that the baby bison looked cold. They put it in their car and drove to a park ranger (管理员) station.
A ranger described the action of the tourists as a “dangerous move” because adult bisons can look after their babies very well and they will attack (攻击) to protect their young.
Park rangers took the animal from the car and set it free. But, sadly, the baby was refused by its family because it had the smell from humans.
Yellow stone National Park explained on Facebook that the smell from people can cause parent animals to refuse to accept their young. The par k tried again and again to make the baby bison lives with its parents. After several times they had to give up.
Many people expressed anger at both the tourists and the park.
The park said that they did not have the ability to care for a young bison. They also said that it is “not the task of the park to save animals”.
The tourists were fined (罚款) $110 for touching park wildlife. Park rules say that visitors to Yellowstone should stay at least 22 meters away from all wildlife, and at least 90 meters away from bears and wolves.
One ranger said that Yellowstone recently added many safety signs that say staying near the wildlife there is dangerous to humans and animals as well. Those signs are written in English and other languages.
(1=Para. (自然段)1 2 = Para. 2 3 = Para. 3 4 = Para. 4 5 = Para. 5)
A. I'd like to have a try.
B. You are welcome.
C. How about you?
D. Nice to meet you.
E. The song is so beautiful.
F. Thank you very much.
G. I'm getting ready for the Voice of China.
A: Hello, Lucy. Long time no see. How are you?
B: Fine, thank you.
A: I'm very well. What are you busy with these days?
B:
A: The Voice of China? This program is very popular in China.
B: Yes. More and more foreigners take part in it.
A: Great. Which song will you sing?
B: My heart will go on. I like it very much.
A: Then when is your show time?
B: Next Friday. At 10:00 p.m.
A: Come on and wish you good luck!
B:
There are 24 solar terms (节气) in China, and the Grain Rain(谷雨) is one of them. It falls on April 19 this year.
This solar term is called the Grain Rain because it is known for “rain” that helps the grain grow. From its name, we can guess it means a time of more rain. So if you go out in the next two weeks, you may need to bring an umbrella with you.
But this is a great time for planting crops. If you miss the time for planting during the Grain Rain, you will feel sorry later. So maybe you can try to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden. When the spring rain falls, farmers begin to grow crops (庄稼). Farmers often say, “Spring rain is as precious (珍贵的) as oil.” It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead.
There are also many interesting customs during the Grain Rain. In the northern part of China, people like to eat Chinese toon (椿芽) mixed with eggs. The food made during the Grain Rain tastes wonderful and is good for your stomach. In the southern part of China, the tea leaves are picked during the time. They are called Grain Rain tea, which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell.
She go climbing with me next week.
the girl do on the day of Double 11 last year?
I hope to my parents because I miss them very much.
We all believe that the Chinese Dream will .
you practise English, the better you will speak it.
Teenagers and their parents always think differently. Children always hate the asked by their parents. Here are some of them.
What did you get on your report card?
Unless you get all As and Bs, you'll never want to hear this question come out of your parents' mouths. How do they know it is the report card day? Mom and Dad are going to be angry when they see you a C in math.
Did you clean your room?
“YES,” you shout downstairs as you start running around your room, hiding all the clothes on your floor under your bed. You must finish all of this your mom comes into your room and sees your room is still in a mess.
Is it your boyfriend/girlfriend?
You can't understand why your always ask such a question. You find it difficult to give an answer. It's either because you don't know what kind of relationship it is there is an important reason you can't tell them.
Did you call a family member for his/her birthday?
Uh, no. Honestly, you see this family member once every three years. What will you say him/her? Can't you just write “Happy Birthday” in his/her Wechat or QQ group?
Such problems often happen to teenagers and their parents. Maybe sides should have some changes and try to understand each other better. For parents, they may let the children be free to deal with their problems. For children, they'd better ask their parents for some advice.
要求：
1）介绍不少于两个有关中国文化的活动及安排理由；
2）词数：80－120词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3） 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。
参考要点：
1）活动计划（打乒乓、包饺子……）
2）安排理由（非常流行、带来好运……）
3） …….
Dear Mr. Green,
I'm glad that you'll come to our school for a visit next term. ……
I'm looking forward to your coming.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Ming
