Jake is 9 years old. He lives in an orphanage(孤儿院). There are ten children in the orphanage. Jake lives and plays with the o1. nine children every day. They are good friends. The orphanage has very little money, so the c2. have very little food to eat. They always feel h3.. But on Christmas Day, the children are very happy. Each of them can get an o4.. It is the best Christmas p5. for each child.
But Jake can’t have his Christmas orange this year because he breaks(打坏) a cup at breakfast on D6.23. Jake is very sad. He l7. in bed and cries all the night before Christmas.
Jake spends Christmas Day alone(独自). Nobody stays with h8.. At night, Jake climbs back to his bed, b9. he can’t sleep. After a while(过了一会儿), someone touches(触摸) Jake, puts something in his h10. and then goes away.
Jake doesn’t know what’s in his hand. He climbs down the bed. In the moonlight(月光), he sees an orange in his hand. It has nine orange segments (橘瓣)!
Food is important. Everyone needs to e1. well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds(心灵)also need a kind of food. This kind of food is knowledge(知识).We begin to get knowledge even when we are y2. . Small children are interested i3. everything around them. They learn e4. while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older they begin to r5. story books, science books and anything else they like. When they find something n6. ，they have to ask questions and t7. to find out the answers.
What is the best w8. to get knowledge? If we learn b9. ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are always getting answers f10. others and don't ask why, we will never learn more and understand well.
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Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a saying “Eat good things for b 1., eat a b 2.meal for lunch, but eat less at dinner.” Many people in the USA agree that one s 3.a day with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are d 4..
Most people in America only give themselves a short time to have their lunch, so they eat a s 5.lunch. After work, they can have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family talking about their day is a w 6.to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.
Eating at r 7.is also different. In China, very often you can hear people t 8.and laughing loudly, and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. They usually eat a good meal f 9.away from the noisy places. If they are making some noise, other people in the restaurants will look at t 10.angrily, even the manager of the restaurants will ask them to be quiet.
Many students like learning History. But do you know history class in the USA is d1. from that in China?
At Chinese middle school, the history textbook is thin. T2. are only about 100 pages(页) in it. Before class, the students read the textbooks to get ready for the lesson. In class, they listen to the teacher and take n3.. After class, they do a lot of exercises. Sometimes they do not need to k4. much about the background (背景) of the historical event.
B5. in the USA, students have a heavy, thick textbook. It has m6.than 1,000 pages. Before class, students have some reading tasks(任务). The students n7. to answer a few questions after reading. In class, they talk about the questions with e8. other. The answers come from b9.the students and the teachers. They s10. have many activities like debates (辩论). The debates are very great. They help the students have independent (独立的) thinking.
In fact, both ways work well. Which one do you like?
书面表达
假设某英文网站正在对大家的生活方式作调查。请根据下面的问题结合自己的实际情况,写篇短文介绍一下你的生活方式,发表在该网站上。
1. How often do you exercise?
2. What sports do you play?
3. What do you often eat?
4. How often do you do housework?
5. When do you usually go to bed?
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1. 语句通顺、逻辑连贯，可适当发挥；
2. 不少于60词。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
My name is Nick. ________________________________________________________________
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Mark is a 16-year-old student. He has a very healthy life. However, one year ago, he was not so healthy. From Monday to Friday, he studied every day but hardly did any sports. He often used the Internet. Although his parents asked him to exercise, he never did. He sometimes helped his mother with housework, but only once a week. On weekends, he liked watching TV. Then the bad result came, he became fat and had few friends. One day, the doctor in his school talked with him. He told Mark to do more sports because it was good for his body and mind. From then on, Mark decided to change his habits. Now, he does sports more often than before, such as playing basketball and soccer. He plays less computer games. After dinner, he often takes a walk with his parents. Doing exercise helps him become healthy and study better. Now he also has more friends.
1.Did Mark have a healthy life one year ago?
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2.How often did Mark help his mother with the housework?
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3.What did Mark like doing on weekends?
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4.When did he decide to change his habits?
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5.What kind of sports does Mark do now?
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