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书包伴我学习，伴我成长，某英文报以“My schoolbag”为题，举办中学生征文活动。请根据下列的图表信息，写一篇短文。内容包括：书包的外形特征、用途和书包背后的课业问题以及课余你期望做的事情。
提示：1、短文应包括图表中的全部信息，条理清楚，行文连贯，段落分明;
2、短文中不能出现真实的人名和地名;
3、词数不少于80，开头已给出，不计入总次数。
My Schoolbag
I have a schoolbag.___________________________________________________________
请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容补上所缺的句子，使对话通顺、合理，意思完整。并将答案填到答题卡的相应位置。
( R=Receptionist (宾馆接待员), J=Jack )
R: Hello. 1.
J: Could you give us the room number of Mrs. Taylor, please?
R: Is she a guest here at the hotel?
J: Yes, she’s our English teacher.
R: 2.
J: She arrived yesterday.
R: Here we are …Room 602. Would you like me to call the room?
J: Yes, please. That would be great.
R: 3. She’s not in her room, I’m sorry.
J: Oh dear. I need to speak to her.
R: Why not look in the restaurant? It’s time for breakfast. 4.
J: I’ve been there already. She’s not there. And she’s not there. And she’s not in the gift shop, either.
R: 5.
J: Yes. Could you tell her to call me when she comes back?
R: Sure, no problem.
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。
Humans’ Greatest Achievements
The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, but the human race has lived on it for just 200,000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.
1. The list is almost endless. The invention of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics (抗生素) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine living without electricity? What about the printing press (印刷术)? Without the printing press, you wouldn’t be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in communication, such as radio, TV, computers, the Internet, and smartphones (智能手机). 2.
What about the arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics? 3.
Finally, we must not forget humans’ early achievements. 4. We can’t imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.
What are humans’ greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by “great”. 5. Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow,” like the Great Wall? What do you think?
In many countries, tattoos are in fashion (时尚). On TV you can often see a famous actor or musician with a tattoo on his arm or foot. Many sports players have them, too. In the US, tattoos are very popular. Forty percent of Americans aged between 26 and 40 have a tattoo, and 60 percent of customers in US tattoo parlors are women. These people are often professional people like doctor, teachers and lawyers.
However, tattoos are not modern. In fact, they are very old in human history. For example, archaeologists (考古学家) found a human in ice from 5,000 years ago. He had 57 tattoos on his back, ankles, legs, knees and feet. Tattoos were used for many different reasons. In ancient Egypt, people got tattoos because they were “beautiful”. But in ancient Rome, tattoos were negative (负面的) and put on criminals and prisoners. In India, tattoos were religious (宗教的).
In the 16th and 17th century, European sailors (船员) arrived on the islands of Polynesia. They saw tattoos for the first time. The people on the islands had tattoos on their shoulders, chests, backs and legs. Often the tattoos were of animals or natural features like a river or a mountain. The European sailors liked them and made their own tattoos, so the idea traveled to Europe. Tattoos in Polynesia are still important today. They show information about a person’s history, their island or their job.
So is there a connection (联系) between traditional tattoos and fashionable tattoos? And can you call tattoos a fashion? Chris Rainier is an expert in tattoos and his book Ancient Marks has photos of tattoos from all over the world. He thinks people in modern societies often have tattoos because they are a connection to the traditional world. But tattoos aren’t a fashion like clothes or a haircut because you can’t put them on and take them off again like a jacket or a hat. They are permanent (永久的) and for life.
1.When were tattoos brought to Europe?
A. 5,000 years ago. B. 60 years ago.
C. Until recently. D. In the 16th and 17th century.
2. What does the underlined word “parlors” mean?
A. School. B. Stores.
C. Hospitals. D. Theaters.
3. What’s the writer’s opinion about tattoos?
A. Tattoos are religious in modern societies.
B. Tattoos connect tradition with fashion.
C. Tattoos are a fashion among famous people.
D. Tattoos show information about a person’s hobby.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Tattoos' History.
B. Tattoos in Polynesia.
C. Tattoos on a Human in Ice.
D. Tattoos in Fashion and for Life.
Have you ever wanted to see the Great Wall of China, or win an Oscar for Best Director, or swim with dolphins(海豚)? If so, you are not alone. We all have things we want to do or achieve. These are part of our “bucket lists”. A bucket is a list of things that someone wants to experience in his or her lifetimes. These things can be big or small. Have you ever thought about what is on your bucket list?
Lindsay, 15, created her bucket list when she was 14. She has given her list serious thought. “I’ve always wanted to travel into space,” she says. “I don’t really want to be an astronaut. But I do want to go to space as a tourist. I want to see the Earth from above.” Other things on her list include being on TV, seeing her favorite band in concert, learning how to speak Portuguese(葡萄牙语), and living in a foreign country. “I’ve always wanted to live in Brazil. As part of my bucket list, I want to attend Carnival(狂欢节)in the capital of Brazil,” she says.
Jose, 16, recently created a list of things he wants to achieve. It changes sometimes he adds and takes away things because he wants to keep the number of the things at seven. One thing has stayed at number one, though: he wants to visit a movie set(影视基地). He would like to see the Harry Potter of The Hobbit movie sets. Other things on the list include being on TV, meeting his favorite sports star, living in a foreign country, skateboarding down a mountain, attending the World Cup, and backpacking across Europe. He would like to spend two months visiting Eastern Europe with his best friend Adam. “Maybe after I graduate from college,” says Jose.
Carrie, 14, also has a bucket list. She first created it when she was 12. She would like to live in a foreign country for at least two years. She also wants to learn as many foreign languages as possible. But the number one thing on her list is to see her favorite band in concert. She also wants to go on a trip and to visit a movie set. Her favorite movies are the Hunger Games and Star Wars. Carrie is confident she will do most or all of the things on her bucket list. “I’m only 14,” she says, “I have my whole life ahead of me!”
1. What is No.1 at Lindsay’s bucket list?
A. Visiting a movie sat.
B. Living in Brazil.
C. Traveling to space.
D. Seeing her favorite band.
2.Who is probably the most interested in sports according to his or her bucket list?
A. Lindsay. B. Jose.
C. Adam. D. Carrie.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Lindsay and Carrie both love music.
B. Jose and Carrie are both space fans.
C. All the three teens wants to visit movie sets.
D. Jose and Adam hope to live in a foreign country.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. We should keep changing our bucket lists to meet our needs.
B. We must think about our bucket lists before they are created.
C. Our bucket lists can help us work towards achieving our goals.
D. Being confident is a key to our achievement on our bucket lists.
