假如你是李明,你的美国笔友Steve很喜欢DIY,写了封邮件想了解你DIY相关事情,请依据Steve的邮件内容给他进行回复。
To: liming@china. com |
From: steve2016@america. com |
Subject: Something about your DIY |
Dear Li Ming How are you? I hope everything goes on well with you. These days I am helping my father paint our house. I find it fun. Would you please tell me something about your DIY? ●What DIY job do you like to do? ●How do you make it? ●Who do you often ask for help? ●What do you think of DIY? Please email me whenever you are not busy. Best wishes! Steve |
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Dear Steve,
I'm glad to hear from you.
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All the best
Li Ming
Once upon a time,there was an island where all the feelings and senses,including Love,Happiness, Sadness and Wisdom lived. One day they were told that the island would sink(下沉),so they all got on boats and left except Love.
Love was the only one that stayed until the last possible moment. Finally, Love decided to ask for help.
Wealth was passing by Love in a beautiful boat. Love said,"Wealth, can you take me with you?"
Wealth answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no room for you."
Love decided to ask Pride, who was also passing by in a beautiful ship. "Pride,please help me!"
"I can't help you, love. You are all wet and might damage(损坏)my boat," Pride answered.
Sadness was close by,so Love asked," Sadness,let me go with you."
"Oh…Love,I'm so sad. How can I take someone else with me?"
Happiness passed by Love too. But she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called out to her.
Suddenly,there was a voice, "Come, Love,I'll take you." It was an elder. Love was so excited that he forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at the river bank(河岸),the elder went his own way. Love was grateful to the elder, so he asked Wisdom,another elder. " Who helped me?"
"It was Time," Wisdom answered.
"Time?" asked Love.
Wisdom smiled and replied,"Only Time can understand how valuable you are."
1.How many times was Love refused by others when asking for help?
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2.Why did Time help Love?
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3.If you are in trouble and ask your friends for help, will your friends help you? Why or why
not?
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句子翻译
1.对于一个人来说有一颗童心是非常重要的。
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2.昨天在电视上看到大量的树木被砍伐时,我感到很不舒服。
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3.一些人类活动不仅污染了我们的星球,而且使很多动物处于危险之中。
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4.他的住处比她高两层。
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5.她仔细听了,但是什么也没听到。
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根据对话内容,从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）
A: What kind of things do you like to do in your free time?
B: I like playing basketball. I play on a city team every Saturday afternoon.
A: I didn't know that.1.
B: For about a year now. But it's not the only thing I like to do. I also enjoy painting. It's great for
reducing stress.
A: Really?2.
B: Not too bad. But I'm not a Picasso or Rembrandt. How about you?3.
A: Well, a couple of times I go bungee jumping with some friends.
B: No way! You do? That sounds dangerous!4.
A: Not at all. It's amazing. I feel as free as a bird. You should try it sometime.
B: Wow! I might want to try it sometime.5.
A: Sure. How about this Saturday?
B: OK! I can't believe I'm going to do it.
A.Do you think I could?
B.Aren't you scared?
C.Do you like playing basketball too?
D.Are you pretty good at it?
E.When did you begin playing?
F.How long have you been playing?
G.What do you like to do for hobbies?
Duke Ellington is known as one of the most important composers of his time, and his work has been enjoyed for more than 80 years by music lovers all over the world. During his lifetime Ellington turned musical sounds into many compositions, mostly in the style known as jazz.
The Early Years
Duke Ellington was born in 1899 in Washington D.C. It wasn’t until Ellington was a teenager that his interest in music grew. He taught himself to play the piano by listening to local piano players. Sometime around 1916 Ellington began playing the piano at high school parties. Ellington realized that he enjoyed entertaining people with his music. He soon became a very popular musician playing at parties and other events in the Washington area. Young adults seemed especially to love the modern pieces he composed.
Success in New York
In 1923, when Ellington was almost 24 years old, he joined The Washingtonians, a five-piece group of musicians in Washington, and became the group’s leader in early 1924. In 1927 Ellington and his orchestra (管弦乐队) won an engagement (雇佣期) at Harlem’s famous Cotton Club. For the next three years, his orchestra played at the Cotton Club nearly every night.
The Influence of the Cotton Club
Working at the Cotton Club encouraged Ellington’s creativity. Since the shows changed every six months, he was challenged by the need to develop new material. He had to compose lots of music for the Cotton Club shows.
By 1928 the club began to cover the shows live on the radio. From the live shows, Ellington and his orchestra gained a national reputation (名声).
On the Road
As Ellington’s popularity increased, he realized that his orchestra could do well on concert tours. They left the Cotton Club in 1931 and toured America and Europe almost continually for the next 43 years. During his trip, Ellington made recordings and continued to compose music.
Duke Ellington played the piano, composed music, and led his famous orchestra for more than 50 years, until his death in 1974. Music lovers all over the world agree that his music will be enjoyed for many years to come.
1.What do we know about Ellington from the first two paragraphs?
A.He preferred young adults to elder audience.
B.He could sing as well as he played the piano.
C.He had a natural gift for composing music.
D.He learnt to play musical instruments from a very young age.
2.Which of the following can show us Ellington’s leadership ability?
A.Ellington was very popular at parties in the Washington area.
B.Ellington did live radio shows at the Cotton Club in Washington.
C.Ellington made the orchestra popular and successful for a long time.
D.Ellington continually developed new material and composed more music.
3.What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
A.Ellington loved traveling around the world.
B.Ellington could compose a large number of songs.
C.Ellington’s career became successful just in one night.
D.Ellington made a great difference to the world of music.
4.Which of the following shows the order in which the events happened in the passage?
a. Ellington joined a five-piece group of musicians in Washington.
b. Ellington’s orchestra played at the Cotton Club.
c. Ellington’s orchestra went on concert tours.
d. Ellington began playing the piano at high school parties.
A.d-a-b-c B.d-c-a-b C.a-d-b-c D.d-b-a-c
Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1500 BC to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, 'so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always. been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world's population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person's two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain(大脑). The right side of the brain, which makes a person's hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and working out problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed.
Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged(损害) when they are born However, this doesn't happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因)for right-handedness, he/she may become either right-handed or left handed according to the chance(偶然性) and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don't have to.
1.How many people in the world are left-handed now?
A.Less than one sixth B.More than a half.
C.About 40%. D.The passage doesn't tell us.
2.What is the left hand for most people used to do?
A.It's used to find or hold things.
B.It's used to work with things.
C.it's used to make a person's hands and eyes work together.
D.it's the centre for thinking and working our problems.
3.The best title for this passage is "_______"
A.Scientists' new inventions B.Left-handed people
C.Which hand D.Different brains, different hands
