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Every August,Spain’s countryside comes alive with fiestas (宗教节日).But hardly anyone actually lives here. People come one week a year to party in the villages of their ancestors.During the other 51 weeks,villages are deserted.“There was a time when this place was growing! But not anymore.” says Felix Sacristan,who’s 55 and unemployed,living in his late grandfather’s house.“The only ones left are the elderly.There are lots of abandoned homes.”It makes for cheap housing,he says. Like much of Spain’s central Meseta Table Plateau,this land is dusty and the climate is severe.People say it’s like nine months of winter and three months of burning hell.“This land used to be for cereals (谷物),but it’s difficult to grow anything else,”Sacristan says.“And who wants to be a farmer these days now,anyway?” In northern Europe,the Industrial Revolution pulled people to big cities centuries ago.But in Spain,that migration happened much later.The first wave occurred after the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s;the second,after Spain’s military governing ended in the late 1970s.Now there’s been a third leaving,during the recent economic crisis.But it’s not just on Spain’s severe central land.Even villages in the country’s most fertile northwest region,Galicia,are being depopulated.The Galician landscape once supported Spain’s highest population,and half of all Spanish villages are located there.Now nearly half of these villages are abandoned. “Some of the places I’m finding have been empty for 50 or 60 years,” Adkinson,a British-born real estate (房地产)agent who searches the countryside for abandoned properties and tries to match them up with foreign buyers,says. 1.The text mainly tells about the present situation of . A. countryside life in Spain B. the aging problem in Spain C. old buildings in Spain D. the culture in Spain 2.What is the land where Felix Sacristan lives like? A. It is as rich as ever. B. It is polluted by rubbish. C. It is hard to farm for a living. D. It is frozen throughout the year. 3.The underlined part “being depopulated” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “ ”. A. suffering disasters B. gaining attention C. producing more D. reducing residents 4.Which of the following can we learn from the text? A. Villages got empty suddenly in Spain. B. Some rich people are moving to countryside. C. Spanish have experienced several migrations. D. Working as a real estate agent in Spain is very easy.
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One single mother’s creative manner of making her son not feel hurt from a school event celebrating close father-child relationship,has pulled social media’s heart strings hard Yevette Vazquez,from Fort Worth,Texas,was dropping off her 12-yea-old son Elijah at school when she saw that there were more parked cars than usual for a school run.“I ask him why there were so many cars,” Vazquez wrote in a Facebook post that has been shared more than 6,000 times.He said,“Donuts (炸面圈饼）with Dad”.It was an event being held by the school to honor close father child relationship.But Vazquez,who is a single parent,did not want her son to be left out from the event Instead,she and Elijah drove home so that she could change her appearance.“I know seeing other dads with their kids isn’t easy for mine but it’s life,at least I can do whatever it takes to put a smile on that face,” wrote Vazquez in the post. The post has received more than 18,000 reactions.One user called Ceci Solis wrote,“Tears are coming down my face.”She added,“It’s hard not having a dad to do that.It’s just amazing.” Another named Mozar E Lucy DePaula said, “You are an amazing mom.I was a single mom» so I know what it takes us to do anything to see a smile on our kids faces.You are the best and keep up.God bless you and your son.” Several called for her to be crowned “Mother of the Year”. 1.According to the text,Elijah is . A. old enough to live alone B. unwilling to make donuts C. a boy without father at his side D. well taken care of by his parents 2.What did Vazquez do to avoid hurting her son? A. She parked her car secretly. B. She dressed up like a father. C. She learned to make donuts herself. D. She drove her son to school every day. 3.What is the text mainly about? A. A son is the most lovely. B. Life with dad is going on as usual. C. A mum celebrates close father-child relationship with a dad. D. A single mum changes her appearance for “Donuts with Dad”.
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Here are the responses from parents to the posts (帖子) about toys. ● Michele Manhire My son Aaron is 8.It’s been 8 birthdays and 9 Christmases of “What can we get,Aaron?”without proper toys along the way.He is just simply particular about toys.I can honestly tell you,I am printing this list,and heading to a couple of stores (some online) that I can get some of these items! Maybe this won’t be such a depressing Christmas. ● Vera Do you have any yam balls (纱球)？I bought a giant one for my classroom but ended up keeping it for my own kids.They’re strong enough to throw but soft enough to use as a doll bed ● Natalie Excellent post! Thank you so much for putting this together.I have been looking through special needs toy lists to find one that I thought would be most helpful to my followers.This post agrees to our personal experience most closely.I have shared it with many other groups and the feedback has been wonderful. ● Meagan This is a great list My son loved his egg chair and empty bottles are always a win.He also loves to turn a globe and look at wonder tubes.Wonder tubes are about $ 6 on Amazon.This year one of his gifts is a gel (凝胶) filled medicine ball. 1.What are the four posts responding to? A. A game list. B. A party list C. A toy list D. A food list. 2.What is Michele’s problem? A. She has no money for toys. B. She can t find good toys for herself. C. Her son has a special taste for gifts. D. Her son missed too many birthdays. 3.Who suggests a good toy which can be used as a bed for dolls? A. Michele Manhire. B. Natalie. C. Meagan. D. Vera. 4.Which of the following can we learn from the text? A. Vera works as a teacher herself. B. Michele Manhire only buys toys online. C. Meagan is puzzled by her son’s changing toys. D. Natalie follows many groups in choosing toys.
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假定你是李华，从互联网上得知联合国将在澳大利亚举办夏令营，欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封电子 邮件申请参加。 内容主要包括：1. 自我介绍(包括英语能力、性格特点）； 2. 参加意图(传播中国文化、了解其他国家）； 3. 希望获准。 To whom it may concern, _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
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假段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。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( 删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。 Mr. Li is my head teacher. He is now in his thirty and has been teaching in almost ten years. He has much knowledges and his teaching method is scientific. All of us enjoy his lessons which are lively and interested. Not only is he strict and also he is kind and patient. As a result, he is popular with our students. All these years he has devoted to teaching his students. In addition, he often gave his encouragement to us, that means a lot to us. With his help, we have made a great progress. We all love him!
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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。 Martin Strel swims with a knife 1. (fasten) to his right leg—in case he meets sharks and other 2. (dead) sea life in the world’s wildest waters. 3. 61-year-old marathon swimmer has announced the 4. (tough) challenge of his life: a 10,000-mile-around-the-world journey on water 5. (draw) public attention to the increasing water 6. (pollute). He aims to circle the globe in about 450 days, passing through oceans, rivers,7. (canal) and other bodies of water in more than 100 countries. He will swim about 5 to 12 hours each day, depending on the weather. A boat will go 8. him and offer emergency support and space for small breaks. Since 2000, Strel 9. (swim) the entire length of five rivers in China, America, etc. Strel will not be alone in the water. He says he welcomes 10. is interested in joining him for parts of the route.
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Don’t Be Afraid to Make a Fool of Yourself and Reach out to Strangers Growing up, I was glued to my mother’s hip, ready to follow her wherever the world took us. I used to sleep at her __________ on the floor of her law school lecture halls while hundreds of __________ poured over scores of legal terms and historical court __________. When my mother and I would travel to different countries together, she always talked to __________ . She would tell our life story and I was often __________ . I figured that people thought she shared too much and it was _________. I now recognize the importance of the ____________ my mother made. After she died, I received hundreds of phone calls from people all over the world. They __________ to offer their condolences (吊唁), but __________ to share how much my mother had meant to them.__________ she offered legal advice or simply shared a story, they _______their heart to me about how she _________ their lives. When she first decided to buy an apartment and settled down in Paris, she ___________ the writers of her favourite blogs and instantly began to form their own French __________ . They spent hours eating carefully selected cheeses and sipping (啜饮) coffee while __________ favorite Parisian restaurants. These are the people I now call my ______ aunts and uncles. What I judged as my mom making a __________ of herself was her way of sharing her __________ and charm. This taught me to ___________ into fear and not to let self-criticism govern anything I do. Now, I speak up. I talk to strangers. I _____ myself and because of it, I receive. 1.A. tops B. arms C. elbows D. feet 2.A. teachers B. students C. audience D. views 3.A. accidents B. events C. cases D. stories 4.A. foreigners B. strangers C. neighbors D. learners 5.A. embarrassed B. excited C. disappointed D. surprised 6.A. fortunate B. inappropriate C. proper D. reasonable 7.A. connection B. inventions C. decision D. possessions 8.A. wrote B. planned C. called D. attempted 9.A. purposely B. usually C. mainly D. accordingly 10.A. Whenever B. Wherever C. However D. Whether 11.A. turned out B. poured out C. figured out D. found out 12.A. made B. saved C. earned D. changed 13.A. contacted B. became C. named D. investigated 14.A. community B. class C. restaurant D. organization 15.A. entering B. searching C. exploring D. discussing 16.A. American B. English C. French D. British 17.A. show B. fool C. goal D. dream 18.A. weakness B. shortcomings C. strength D. disadvantages 19.A. back off B. live up C. get down D. step forward 20.A. extend B. understand C. trust D. share
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When you got sick, did your parents and doctors make you drink a “terrible soup”?1., but it can really make you feel better in several days. The “soup” is actually a kind of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In recent years, TCM has become more popular around the world.2.. China has 10 TCM centers abroad, such as in France and the United States. Doctors give TCM treatment to local people there. They also teach TCM knowledge to local people. Now, there are over 100,000 TCM clinics, with about 300,000 TCM workers around the world. TCM came from China thousands of years ago. It is based on the Chinese philosophy (哲学) of yin and yang. Humans should follow the natural rules to stay healthy. Old Greece and Egypt created western medicine.3.. Western doctors check people’s height, weight, blood pressure and body temperature. 4.. “Bringing together western medicine and TCM can use collective knowledge, rather than create competition between them. It can develop the great effects of both of them,” said Bernhard Schwartlander, a World Health Organization representative in China. On Dec 6, a government document reported that 86 countries and regions are now developing TCM together with China. In 2015, Chinese scientist Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize.5. . Today, with more and people paying attention to TCM, it will definitely have a bright future. A. Let’s see some facts and figures B. It might be a bad drinking experience C. It is difficult to compare which one is better D. Then the idea took shape in Europe in the 19th century E. There are many women of great achievements in history F. Many people believe western medicine is more effective than TCM G. It’s because she made an important drug using traditional Chinese medicine
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Every country may have to consider what, if anything, to do about “global warming”. We should understand that the oft-repeated claim that nearly all scientists demand that something dramatic be done to stop global warming is not true. Perhaps the most inconvenient fact is the lack of global warming for well over 10 years now. This is known to the warming establishment, as one can see from the 2009 “Climategate” email of climate scientist Kevin Trenberth: “The fact is that we can’t account for the lack of warming at the moment and it is an irony that we can’t.” But the warming is only missing if one believes computer models where so-called feedback involving water vapor and clouds greatly amplifies the small effect of CO2. The fact is that CO2 is not a pollutant and it is a key component of the biosphere ( 生物圈)’s life cycle. Plants get better growth with more of it and part of the increase of agricultural yields in the past century certainly came from additional CO2 in the atmosphere. Although the number of the scientists who are publicly opposed to the claim is growing, many young scientists secretly say that while they also have serious doubts about the global-warming message, they are afraid to speak up for fear of not being promoted or worse. Why is there so much passion about global warming? There are several reasons, but a good place to start is the old question “Cui bono?”, or the modern update, “Follow the money”. Alarmism (危言耸听) over climate is of great benefit to many, providing government funding for academic research, and thus those people who benefit from this fiercely defended their dogma (信条) and the privileges it brought them. Every country should support rational ( 合理 的) measures to protect and improve our environment, but it makes no sense at all to back expensive programs that turn away resources from real needs and are based on alarming but shaky claims of “incontrovertible” evidence. 1.What can we infer about the author’s opinion on global warming? A. Global warming hasn’t happened in the latest 10 years. B. Global warming has become an urgent problem these years. C. Global warming has worsened a little bit in the recent years. D. Global warming has never happened since measures were taken. 2.Which of the following statements about CO2 does the writer probably agree with? A. CO2 greatly affects the global warming. B. CO2 makes crops more productive. C. CO2 involves water vapor and clouds. D. CO2 is the most important part of the biosphere. 3.Why is there so much passion for global warming? A. Because t is a good chance for young scientists to be promoted. B. Because the scientists want to have an insight into the problem. C. Because the government values the problem and tries to solve it. D. Because some people can greatly benefit from the research about it. 4.What’s the writer’s attitude toward the programs to protect and improve our environment? A. To support all the programs as long as they are beneficial. B. To support cheap programs instead of expensive ones. C. To support the programs that are necessary and reliable. D. To support those programs that use less money and resources.
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More and more comments sections are being shut down online. Autumn Phillips had had enough. On Aug. 19, the executive editor of the Quad- City Times in Iowa, and Illinois, US visited her website, qctimes.com, and saw a story about a man who had been shot to death. When she got to the readers’ comments sections at the end, she was shocked by what she saw. Below the story was a growing number of comments—a racist remark about democratic votes, a negative comment about police …So Phillips decided to do something she had been thinking about for a long time: she shut down the comments sections. Phillips was not alone in making such a move. Last week, NPR announced k too was closing its online comments sections. The decisions don’t mean that the news outlets are no longer interested in what their audiences are thinking. Both stressed their eagerness to hear from readers and listeners on social networks. But both agreed that comments had deviated from their original intention. And so they had. In early days of digital journalism, comments were seen as a key part of this new media, a wonderful opportunity for strengthening the dialogue between news producers and their audiences. It was a welcome change, given that for long many news organizations were far too separated from their readers. Much more back and forth conversation seemed like healthy and welcome evolution. Sadly, that’s not the way things turned out. Rather than a place for exchanging ideas, comments sections became the home of ugly name-calling, racism and anti-women language. Besides their poisonous quality, comments seem out of place today. “Since we made the announcement, I’ve received an outpouring of responses from our readers,” she says. “I’ve heard from parents whose children were hurt by our online comments. I’ve heard from people who said they wouldn’t send in letters to the editor because they were attacked so fiercely by comments, and wasn’t worth it.” 1.Why did Autumn Phillips shut down the comments sections? A. They were put to wrong use. B. Her website was attacked heavily. C. They exposed many illegal issues. D. She was angry about readers’ comments. 2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 indicate about comments? A. They were out of date. B. They had gone against their original intentions. C. They were full of sensitive information. D. They couldn’t interest the audience. 3.What was the welcome change in the early digital journalism? A. Readers, having more access to news. B. Readers’ making less negative comments. C. Readers’ freedom to express their thoughts. D. Readers’ active involvement in the news industry. 4.How do many readers feel about Autumn Phillips, move according to the last paragraph? A. Cautious. B. Hopeful. C. Surprised. D. Supportive.
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