假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom写信给你，很想知道你对高中文、理科的选择。请你用英语写一封回信,向他介绍你所做的选择,并说明选择的理由。
注意: 1.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数;
2.词数100词左右;
3.短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息。
参考词汇:文科 arts; 理科science
Dear Tom,
I’m so glad to receive your letter!
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Yours,
LI hua
After a day’s hard work I went to bed early than usual. It was about two o’clock in the morning when I was awakened by a big noise. I got out of the beds and slowly went upstairs. There was a light in the living room. I listened to carefully and heard two men speak quietly. I believed my house had broken into and I was really frightening. I went back upstairs and immediately call the police. You can imagine how embarrassed I was when they came upstairs but told me they had turned the television off for me and something was all right.
Kids love to go online. There is so much to explore and learn. 1. The answer to the question is as difficult as determining at what age a child can be left at home by themselves, since all children are different. Here are some questions to ask yourself to determine what is right for your child.
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Of course when you are trying to determine if your can let him or her go online, your child has probably already said, “I’m ready；I can handle it”. But are they? _____3._____ How would they handle the material if they ran across it by accident?
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Does your child question other people’s actions? Do they easily believe anything that is presented to them? It is an important question to ask to determine if your child is ready to go online alone.
Have you taught them what the dangers are?
5. Have you explained to them that there are people out there that might want to do them harm? It is a dangerous world out there. If you are going to let them wander around in the online world, they need to be prepared for what they might see or run into.
A. Is your child easy to cheat?
B. There are a lot of dangers online.
C. Are they ready to go online by themselves?
D. Is your child skilled in using a computer?
E. Unfortunately there is a lot of unpleasant material online.
F. At what age should you allow your child to go online alone?
G. You may be thinking this is a strange question to ask yourself.
Nelson Mandela is respected and admired across the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races(种族), despite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa’s white, racist government.
Mandela who won the nation’s first all-race elections in 1994, retired 1999. But he remains as popular as ever.
“He’s loved by all people, whether you’re while or black, whether you’re young or old,” said Ali Bacher, South Africa’s famous cricket (板球) athlete.
His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait(肖像) has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin and some business leaders hope to build a statue(雕像) for him --- the Statue of Freedom. It would stand taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty.
His popularity is similar to that of John F. Kennedy with US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians in this times have achieved his level of admiration, said Tom Lodge, head of the political science department of the University of the Witwatersrand.
“Sometimes it isn’t completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career. He’s a very, very clever man.”
“Through the ages, the human race has had its icons --- men and women who rose above ordinary people to inspire their generations,” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said. “In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela.”
1.Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa because ________.
A. he’s as popular as Kennedy and Churchill
B. he has kept in prison for 27 years
C. he’s a great fighter against the racialism
D. he’s the first all-race elections president
2. Which of the following statements about Mandela’s portrait is true?
A. It helps develop business.
B. It appears on the Statue of Freedom.
C. It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom.
D. It is similar to that of John F. Kennedy or Winston Churchill.
3.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “________.”
A. Mandela is as great as a god
B. We are proud to live in Mandela’s time
C. Mandela lives together with us all
D. We are proud to know Mandela.
On a flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged rich white South African lady had found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin crew attendant over to complain(抱怨) about her seat. “What seems to be the problem, Madam?” asked the attendant.
“Can’t you see?” She said, “You have seated me next to a black person! I can’t possibly sit next to this kind of person. Find me another seat!”
“Please calm down, Madam,” the stewardess replied. “The flight is very full today, but I will tell you what I will do---- I will go and check to see if we have any seats available(可利用的) in club or first class.”
The woman glanced at the angry black man beside her. A few minutes later, the stewardess returned with the good news, which she delivered to the lady.
“Madam, unfortunately, as I expected, economy is full. I have spoken to the cabin services director, and club is also full. However, we do have one seat in first class.”
Before the lady had a chance to answer, the stewardess continued, “It is most extraordinary to make this kind of upgrade, however, and I have had to get special permission from the captain. But, learning this condition, the captain felt that it was shocking that someone should be forced to sit next to such a tiring person.”
Having said that, the stewardess turned to the black man sitting next to the lady, and said, “So if you’d like to get you things, sir, I have your seat ready for you…”
At this point, obviously the surrounding passengers stood and gave an applause while the black man walked up to the front of the plane.
1.Why did the lady complain about her seating?
A. Because she didn’t want to sit in economy.
B. Because she would like a seat in first class.
C. Because she didn’t want to sit next to a black man.
D. Because she didn’t want to sit in club.
2.What was the good news for the lady?
A. The black man would have to change for another seat.
B. The captain understood her situation.
C. The cabin director was sparing no effort to help her.
D. They have one seat in first class.
3.What was the other passengers’ attitude towards the lady?
A. They liked her very much because she was a rich lady.
B. They disliked her because she looked down upon the black man.
C. They applauded for her when she moved to another seat.
D. They disliked her because she was not polite to the stewardess.
4.What was unexpected to the lady?
A. The plane was so full that day.
B. They found a seat for her in club.
C. The captain himself was concerned about her problem.
D. They found another seat for the black man.
About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred if affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman.
There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person can’t tell the differences between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man sees everything in shades of green--- a strange world in deed.
Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions very small things called “cones”. These help us see in a bright day and tell the differences between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shapes(形状) but not color. Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects but a blue lamp will. In similar way human being also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.
1.The passage is mainly about ______.
A. color and its surprising effects on drivers
B. women being luckier than man in that fewer of them are color blind
C. danger caused by color blindness
D. color blindness and how our eyes tell different colors and shapes
2.According to the passage, with the help of “cones” we can _____.
A. tell different colors B. see in weak light
C. tell different shapes D. tell orange from yellow
3.Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?
A. Women are more careful.
B. There are fewer color blind women.
C. Women are fonder of driving than men.
D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.
4.Which of the following statements about color blind people is true?
A. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing colors.
B. None of them can see deep red but all can tell blue from green.
C. None of them can tell blue from green but all can see deep red.
D. All of them are lucky enough to see everything in shades of green.
