—Have you heard of _______ death of Nelson Mandela?
—Yes. It is indeed _______ loss to the world.
A. the; a B. a; the C. the; / D. a; /
Peter has gone to Beijing, but I’m wondering why he ________ in such a hurry.
A. left B. has left C. leaves D. was leaving
前不久，中央电视台报道了贵州十岁男孩独自照顾重病妈妈的故事，引起社会极大反响。假如你是某校高三学生李华，请根据以下要点用英语向某英语报社写一封信。1、呼吁社会爱心捐助；2、学会感恩；3、结合实际谈谈你的看法。注意：1、信的开头和结尾已给出，不记入总词数；2、可根据内容要点适当发挥；词数120个左右。
Dear editor ,
I’m a student of Senior Three . Not long ago , from CCTV, I learned that a ten-year-old boy in Guizhou was taking care of his seriously sick mother in hospital alone , by which I was deeply moved ….
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Yours sincerely ,
Li Hua
阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示, 2）首字母提示, 3）语境提示, 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上，所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Dear future pen pal ,
My name is Tudor , which is a very Welsh name . Maybe you have never been to Wales, but perhaps you know where it is. It is a small country , but with a big heart , I think . My family live ___1.___ a farm , where we mainly have sheep , but there are a_____2.______ some cows , which I like very much . In this part of the country it is quite mountainous . They’re not big , h_____3.______ mountains , but pretty impressive . Well , I’m just fifteen now , and my future work will be here in these _____4.____（田野）. My brother is an engineer , so no farming for him , and my sister is now _____5.______ and has a small child . So , here I am , an uncle a_______6._____ , and with three years’ school still ahead .
I’m very _______7.________（兴趣）in things about China . In fact I’m learning some Chinese from a Chinese student . He _______8.________ （鼓励）me to find a pen pal in Beijing and that’s _____9.______ I’m writing this letter .
I’ve put my a______10.______ on the top of the letter . Please write and tell me about yourself .
Best wishes .
Tudor
techniques , but he admitted there would be difficulties in meeting his goal .
“ For example , if you run out of ink while printing on paper , you will throw that paper away . But you cannot throw half-completed buildings away if your material gets stuck , ” he said . Although the printed house is not available to visit , there is a chance for people in Shanghai to see items printed in 3D.
The Belgium-based company Materialise NV held a 3D printing exhibition in Shanghai that started in late 2012 and ended in the middle of 2013 . The company is eager to show Asia what is possible with 3D printing .
“ All the pieces shown here are what cannot be made through traditional techniques . A good example of this customization is hearing aids . More than 10 million people already use 3D printed hearing aids, all made according to the size of their ears , ” said Wim Michiels , executive vice-president at Materialise NV .
“ You can produce anything whenever and wherever you like . You don’t need to set up production lines for pieces that only need a limited amount of products . Setting up a production line is a lot of work . It takes a long time and is very expensive for a limited number of pieces , ” said Michiels .
Kim Francois , managing director of Materialise China , said their European and American clients have already taken the next step toward additive manufacturing with small series production such as hearing aids .
1.What is mainly talked about in the text ?
A. The development of 3D printing .
B. A 3D printing show in Shanghai .
C. Varieties of items printed in 3D .
D. The company Materialise NV .
2.According to Behrokh Khoshnevis , what is the main difficulty in printing buildings ?
A. Time . B. Technique . C. Space . D. Material .
3.The example of 3D printed hearing aids was mentioned to show that ______________.
A. these items used to be impossible to make
B. 3D printing has a large market share
C. 3D hearing aids help people hear better
D. people need different sized hearing aids
4.According to the text , 3D printing is suitable for ___________ .
A. mass production
B. making small items
C. small series production
D. reducing production costs
I feel it enormous responsibility, as a mother of two little girls, to lead you down a path that is relatively healthy when it comes to beauty and self-image.
In a lot of women’s eyes I’ve probably already failed in that respect due to the amount of pink princess Barbie (芭比娃娃) mess cluttering up (堆满) Vera’s room. But I will say something about Barbie: I played with that stuff for a solid decade when I was growing up and here I am now at a healthy weight with a healthy outlook on my body and image. I have a successful career. If Barbie was really so damaging to my femininity (女性气质) and self-image I highly doubt I could list all of the accomplishments.
But I get it too. It’s hard for women to maintain a healthy self-image. I have girlfriends around whom I have to brace myself to see, because just being around them makes me self-conscious. I look at old pictures of my mother and wonder why I’ve never been able to be as skinny as she was. And then I have friends who are thinner than their mothers ever were. We women go round and round in circles, holding hands and trying to be one another sometimes. Men like to think we dress and style ourselves for them, but why would we when they hardly notice? I’ve never tried so hard to look good when I know I’m about to meet up with a stylish girlfriend. It’s she who will notice my slimmed-down waist or the thinnest, little bracelet on my arm.
And I have no doubt that the two of you, Veronica and Juliette, will endlessly compare yourselves to each other. You will wonder why one of you got longer legs or shinier hair. The thing I’ll tell you is this: not even the prettiest of us feel settled. The girl you think looks the most perfect in the world is probably the girl who wants to change herself more than anyone else.
Don’t take these on. You are not worthless. You are so full of love and light and you should let it shine through your every second. If someone pushes you down for standing tall then just push yourself back up and stand even taller. And know that the reason they push you down in the first place is just because they’re scared.
1.From the second paragraph, we can infer that the author _____.
A. regrets buying so much Barbie stuff for her daughters
B. thinks loving Barbie makes her not confident about her self-image
C. owes her beauty and success to playing with Barbie
D. thinks playing with Barbie caused no damage to her beauty and success
2.In the third paragraph, the author intends to show that _____.
A. women tend to be proud of their beautiful friends
B. she cares much about her appearance
C. she feels proud of her mother’s beauty
D. women tend to admire others and compare with each other
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The author is disappointed that few men take notice of her slim figure.
B. The author cares more about looking good before her girlfriends.
C. Girls should constantly compare themselves with others to improve their beauty.
D. Only the prettiest girl can feel confident about her beauty.
4.The author advises her daughters that _____.
A. they should be cautious not to be pushed down by others
B. they should care much about their strong points instead of appearances
C. they should try to grow taller than others
D. they should care more about others’ opinions
