某英文报刊开辟中学生栏目，请你以Understanding signs is ______ understanding languages为题写一篇小短文，为报社投稿 (词数80~100)，步骤与要点如下：
1. 确定主题，并在文中说明原因；
2. 围绕主题，进行叙述；
3. 讲述一段与主题有关的故事或经历。
要求：
1. 补全标题（参考词汇: as easy as; easier than; as important as; more/less important than等）；
2. 字迹工整，内容完整连贯，语言准确规范；
3. 鼓励写出真情实感，对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数；
4. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照图文中的内容，但不可以直接引用图文中的句子；
5. 作文中不要出现考生和相关人物的真实校名和姓名。
Understanding signs is _______ understanding languages
Signs can be found everywhere and they are necessary in our daily life. In my opinion, understanding signs is…
There are signs everywhere. We may not be able to understand the language 1. , but we will probably understand the signs there.
Different signs tell us different things. They give us:
•instructions (how to do something) 2.
•directions (where to go and how to get to a place) 3.
•warnings (what we should not do) 4.
•information (what we need to know) 5.
A. first aid here B. turn right for the airport C. in a foreign country D. take the escalator to go up E. no ball games |
One day as I was sitting in a coffee shop, I noticed a girl working on her laptop. Two people (A) passed by and accidentally knocked over her drink. To avoid the embarrassment (困窘), the girl pretended (假装) that (B) ______ had happened and continued working on her computer.
This reminded me that both in China and Britain, when something strange happens around you or when you are in an embarrassing situation, (C) people tend (倾向于) to use this common way to not catch other people’s attention.
A lot of the time, Britons use self—depreciating humor (自嘲式的幽默). This is a well-known British characteristic. For example, imagine walking (D) ______ your friends and you fall over. Your friend may just say (E) “旅途愉快!” Or you may just laugh about how clumsy (笨拙的) you are. For many Britons, making fun of yourself is a way of showing your strength of character.
Also, British are considerate when it comes to embarrassing others. For example, students (F) usually have a birthday party every year. So during the school day, a student will give out invitations to the class. If one person doesn’t get an invitation, but the rest of the class does, he or she will feel embarrassed. To avoid it, it’s common for students to even invite people who aren’t (G) their friends.
1.写出文中划线部分 (A) 和 (F) 的同义词或近义词：______ ______
2.在文中 (B) 和 (D) 的空白处填入适当的单词： ______ ______
3.将文中划线部分 (C) 改写为: people tend to use this common way ______ ______ other people won’t notice it.
4.将文中划线部分 (E) 译成英语：______
5.文中划线部分 (G) 指代的是：______
It is August 2050. Mrs Peng and Mr Yu are writing about hotels and houses on their posts.
The Hotel Whale
The Hotel Whale is built (A) 在水下. It is in the shape of a whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping centre.
Mrs Peng: “When we were staying at the hotel recently, my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window. (B) They were never bored.”
Forever Green Houses
These houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy for (C) each house. In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard is connected to your doctor’s computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket’s computer when you (D) need more food.
Mr Yu: “When we were living in our old house, we were using more energy. I would certainly recommend Forever Green Houses to my friends. (E) They will satisfy everyone.”
1.将文中划线部分(A)译成英语：______
2.文中划线部分(B)指代的是：______
3.写出文中划线部分(C)和(D)的同义词或近义词：_____ ______
4.将文中划线部分(E)改写为:Everyone will ______ ______ with them.
5.在文中找出两个描述未来房屋的形容词：______ ______
Today I took part in a quiz show at a TV studio. When I arrived at 1. (eighth) o’clock, a woman put make-up on my face, and brushed my hair.
Then the director came. He told me to stay 2. (relax) and not to worry. It was really kind of him to do that. The hot lights shone down upon 3. (we). One of the contestants passed out before the show started, so the director 4. (choose) another girl. The girl was called Angela. She knew a lot of 5. (thing). She beat me and another contestant and finally won the prize. Everyone was happy for Angela.
I was sorry I didn’t win, but I’ll do 6. (well) next time.
阅读短文,然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词。
added wonder either something also from times back tall |
Did you ever think about how people got their surnames (family names)? Did you ever 1. who was the first person to have your surname?
Many modern British surnames go 2. to the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons who ruled England for 300 years, until 1066 AD. During those3. , people just had one name. To tell each person apart, the Anglo-Saxons added 4. the place a person came from or the job they did to their first name. For example, a lady called Agatha 5. the town of Blackburn could be called Agatha Blackburn.
The Vikings, on the other hand, 6. the name of a person’s father or mother. So Erik Jonsson was the son of a man named Jon. Many Viking men 7. had nicknames (绰号). These used to mean the opposite of what the person was actually like. For example, John Short could be a very 8. man, or Erik Wise could be a man who was not very clever!
So, next time someone tells you their surname, stop and think for a minute. It might tell you 9. about their ancestors(祖先) from centuries ago!
