假如你是刘平，你的外国朋友Jim听说你的学校正在进行课改，来信咨询有关情况，根据下列提供的信息，请你写封回信，谈谈课改实施后你们学校生活发生的变化。
课堂教学 课改前 听课、做笔记、枯燥乏味，做大量练习题
课改后 做大量习题
课改后 活动丰富多彩：参加社会实践，通过图书馆或因特网获取信息
注意：1.词数：100左右。
2.可以适当增减细节，但不能逐字逐句翻译。
3.开头已给出，但不计入总词数。
参考词汇：课改：curriculum reform
Dear Jim,
How nice to hear from you.You want to know what is going on in my school.Now I will tell you something about it .____________
（本短文10处需要改动，其中有8处需要改错，一处需要添词，一处需要删词）
I like music very much, pop songs particularly. Every evening then I am doing homework and at weekends when I at home, I always play some of my favorite songs on my tape recorder. The familiar patterns of notes attracts me into the colorfully world of music. Now and then I stopped to follow the songs. Sometimes, my mother comes in, asking me to fix my attention to my homework. She does not like the pop music. Like most grown-ups, she enjoys folk songs, because the peaceful music reminds her of their beautiful life when she was young. It is a truth which people of different age understand music differently and enjoy different kinds of music.
请根据语义及提示写出单词的正确形式。（共15分，每小题1.5分）
1.The kids wouldn't stop talking, and I was beginning to get __________ with them. (annoy)
2.In the a______ (缺席，不在某处)of mathematics, science would not exist.
3.Do you feel a sense of s__________ (满足) at the end of the working day?
4.I have no __________ for Jane; it's all her own fault. (sympathetic)
5.Last week, our school held its a __________ (每年的) athletic meets, this is my last time in the school athletic meets.
6. To achieve the t __________ ， work harder and harder. Never give up.
7. The teaching of higher mathematics should __________ to the new demand and change the traditional teaching method.(adjustment)
8. Supermarket is a big store in which you can p__________(购买) all the meat, groceries, vegetables and other items usually used in the kitchen or around the house.
9.Whether you are a doctor, a rock star or an accountant, your goal is to secure your financial future and retire in __________.(comfortable)
10.The hikers needed to walk faster to reach their d__________ on time.
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __ . Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __ and had to wait __ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __ , so he went to the door and opened it __ . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __ . “What a nuisance(麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __ this time she was __ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __ by what he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __ in life. It was his __ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
1.A. complaining B. telling C. hoping D. pretending
2.A. pleased B disappointed C. exhausted D. encouraged
3.A. looking B. turning C. coming D. tidying
4.A. went on B. went down C. went out D. went through
5.A. candles B. matches C. lights D. flashlights
6.A. happily B. patiently C. hopefully D. helplessly
7.A. steps B. words C. knocks D. screams
8.A. dark B. quiet C. noisy D. crowded
9.A. newcomer B. stranger C. guest D. settler
10.A. called B. disturbed C. watched D. offered
11.A. surprisingly B. delightedly C. impatiently D. willingly
12.A. gently B. kindly C. politely D. violently
13.A. lend B. sell C. harness D. borrow
14.A. And B. But C. So D. For
15.A. holding B. hiding C. fetching D. lifting
16.A. suggested B. commanded C. sent D. forced
17.A. frightened B. pleased C. puzzled D. surprised
18.A. failure B. success C. complaint D. determination
19.A. warmth B. coldness C. kindness D. nearly
20.A. doubtfully B. hardly C. actually D. sympathy (同情)
Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.
____1.____ A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world. Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them when you're off on your own. It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, journal about your feelings, or talk to a friend. ____2.____
Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don’t get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it’s cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.____ 3.___ Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?
Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them. ___4.____ Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. __5.___ Seek help if you are being abused in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.
A. Forgiveness is the key.
B. Tell them you love them every morning.
C. Parents will in turn express their love to you.
D. After this, share your feelings with your parents.
E. Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can.
F. Please remember parents are as important as friends.
G. There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example.
When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously(同时地) about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen—they can’t do both—and they don’t understand that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships—not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts.
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding（连接). A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.
There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked to them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to, and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents respond to the brains of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we therefore talk to them more. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually disappointed to receive only short grunts(哼哼声） in reply.
1.While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they .
A. are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends
B. can both talk and watch the screen at the same time
C. think they can have a good time and develop relationships
D. have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands
2.After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to .
A. experience the happy time again
B. keep a close tie with her
C. recommend her a new scenic spot
D. remind her of something forgotten
3.What does the author want to tell us most?
A. Women’s brains are better organized for language and communication.
B. Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men.
C. Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts.
D. Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking.
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Women are Socially Trained to Talk
B. Talking Maintains Relationships
C. Women Love to Talk
D. Men Talk Differently from Women
