We should give the disabled encouragement to live _____ as we do.
A. as a rich and full life B. as rich and full a life
C. so a rich and full life D. so rich and full a life
If you keep on writing, you will have brighter future, likely to become J. K. Rowling.
A. the; aB. the; theC. a; aD. a; the
假设你是班长，请结合以下要点，给同学们谈谈一些不健康的生活方式及其可能造成的危害，并给同学提出一些建议。请据此写一篇100词左右的英语发言稿。
不健康的生活方式：
1.缺乏体育锻炼，久坐不动
2.睡眠不足
3.不吃早餐
4.抽烟、喝酒、沉溺于网上游戏或手机
注意：1.开头已给出，不计入总词数； 2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear fellow students,
I’m going to talk about some unhealthy lifestyles and the harm they may lead to.
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阅读下面的短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到题后的横线上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。
1 A flood is the overflow of a huge amount of water onto normally dry land. Flooding occurs when the overflowing water submerges (淹没) land, and it causes a lot of problems. It is a cruel and violent expression of water.
2 Floods are often deadly and damaging. They kill lots of people, damage houses and crops, and cause extensive destruction. In broader terms, floods are of two types: natural floods and catastrophic floods. Natural floods are the floods that are caused naturally by the overflow of a huge volume of water, from rivers, lakes, oceans, or by heavy rain or downpours, hurricanes, and so on. Catastrophic floods are floods that are caused by some significant (重大的) or unexpected events, for instance, dam breakages.
3 Heavy rainfall is one of the major causes of floods. The level of water in rivers or lakes rises due to heavy rainfall. When the level of water rises above the river banks or dam, the water starts overflowing, which causes floods. Floods occur more in the regions that ____________.
4 Floods are also caused due to heavy snow melting. Global temperatures are rising due to global warming. The rising temperatures are making the snow caps melt faster. Continuous and fast melting snow raises the level of water in the oceans, which consequently raises the level of water in rivers, and when the level of water in rivers rises above the river banks, it causes floods.
5 Generally, floods occur more in low-lying areas or areas below sea level. One of the main reasons is that rivers flow slowly in these areas. The volume of water increases in low-lying areas. When the level of water rises in these regions, it causes floods.
6 Sometimes floods are caused due to poor dams that cannot hold great volume of water. Therefore, there are always different causes of floods. However, floods caused by humans can be avoided. Humans should let the nature go its own way.
1.What is the main idea of the passage? （no more than 5 words）
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2.When do floods occur? (no more than 6 words)
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3.What causes catastrophic floods? (no more than 8 words)
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4.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 wit proper words. (no more than 4 words )
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5.What does the word “They” (Line 1, Paragraph 2) probably refer to? (1 word)
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While income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest syndrome”.
In order to find better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time for their aged parents living by themselves.
The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”.
1.According to the passage, the loneliness of aged parents is mainly caused by ________.
A. their earlier experience of living alone
B. the poor living conditions in their native countries
C. the common worry that they have not saved much money
D. the distance between where parents live and where their children live
2.Many young people have gone abroad, leaving their aged parents behind, to ________.
A. realize their dreams in foreign countries
B. seek a better place for their aged parents
C. live in the countries with more money
D. continue their studies abroad
3.If young people go abroad, ________.
A. they do not hold to the value of duty at all
B. they can give some help to their parents back home
C. they cannot do what they should for their parents
D. they believe what they actually do is right
4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________.
A. the situations in the developed and developing countries are different
B. “Empty Nest Syndrome” has arrived unexpectedly in our society
C. children will become independent as soon as they go abroad
D. the aged parents are not fully prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”
5.The society discussed in the passage is most probably ________.
A. France B. America C. China D. Britain
Would you jump off the Great Wall of China for 300 pounds a day?
A stunt (特技表演)person is a man or woman who does all the dangerous bits of acting work in films or on TV. This can be anything from a simple fall into a swimming pool, or walking off the top of a tall building. It sounds like a job that you would have to be made to try, but there are actually lots of people who want to do it.
Sarah France, twenty-four, is one of Britain’s sixteen professional stunt women ---there are one hundred and sixty stunt men in the country. We asked Sarah how she came to be a stunt woman.
“When I was young I was trained to be a dancer, and for seven years after school I was hardly out of work. A dancer’s life is pretty short, though, and my father suggested I should think about doing stunt work after I’d given up dancing. I thought about it for the next two years and decided to have a go. For six months, I worked really hard every day. I had to learn different skills---swimming, jumping, horse -riding, etc.”
Sarah finished the course in just five months and applied to the office which decides whether you’re accepted as a professional stunt person or not. Two weeks after she was accepted, Sarah was throwing off the Great Wall of China in Superman IV.
“I was very lucky to get work so quickly. I had a small part, playing a traveler who fell off the Wall after an earthquake. The traveler’s life was saved by Superman, of course! Actually, I fell forty-five feet into a pile of cardboard boxes! You can’t use anything softer than that or you will be brought back into view of the cinema. Instead you just have to learn to fall properly. It’s quite dangerous but I enjoy it.”
1.Quite a number of people want to do dangerous acts in films because___________.
A. they are mad B. they don’t think them dangerous
C. no training is needed D. they can earn much money
2.Sarah gave up dancing because___________.
A. her father persuaded her to do stunt work
B. she could not go on dancing forever
C. she had to work hard every day
D. she was often out of work
3.Soon after Sarah got her new job as a stunt person, ______________.
A. an earthquake took place near the Great Wall
B. she fell off the Great Wall and hurt herself
C. she was asked to act in Superman IV
D. she learned how to fall properly
4.Which of the following words best describes Sarah?
A. Healthy B. Adventurous C. Skillful D. Successful
5.The purpose of the first sentence of the passage is to ____________.
A. draw the readers’ attention to the whole passage
B. invite you to try jumping off the Great Wall for money
C. ask you to be a stunt person
D. raise a question for the readers to think about
