What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?
This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming. and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.
I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood.， I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.
Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.
1.The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was______.
A. doing shoppingB. having a debate
C. reading a messageD. leaving for Wyoming
2.The author's inspiration for the gift came from_____.
A. a photo of a flowerB. a story about a kid
C. a call from the motherD. a text about Christmas
3.The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by_____.
A. the father B. the author
C. William BlakeD. Edgar Allan Poe
4.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To show how to design images for gifts.
B.To suggest making gifts from one’s heart
C.To explain how computers help creat gifts.
D.To describe the gifts the author has received
For kids and many adults, a San Diego vacation means theme parks and other attractions. Before heading to a park, call or check its website for updated hours of operation; many parks have seasonal or holiday hours. Ticket prices listed here are for general admission, single-day use only.
Sea World San Diego
A 6-minute ride called Journey to Atlantis, which is to open in late May, tells the legend of the island nation. After the ride of Greek fishing boats, folks can visit a new exhibit of dolphins, which have not been on display at the park since 1998.
DETAILS: General admission is $46.95 for adults, $37.95 for children aged 3-9, free for children 2 and younger. 1-800-380-3230 or www.seaworld.
San Diego Zoo
There’s not much in the way of new attractions. The zoo has a baby panda, Mei Sheng. Nighttime Zoo, a program popular with families, starts June 26.
DETAILS: General admission is $21 for adults, $14 for children aged 3-11, free for children 2 and younger. 1-(619)-234-3153 or www.sandiegozoo,org.
Maritime (海的) Museum of San Diego
The HMS Surprise, the 18th-century British warship featured in the film Master and Commander, is on exhibit through Nov. 30.
DETAILS: The ship is in use for tours from 9 am to 8 pm daily. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and children aged 13-17, $5 for kids aged 6-12, and free for kids 5 and younger. 1-(619)-234-9153 or www.sdmaritime.org.
Old Town Trolley Tours
Visiting relatives or friends in San Diego? They can get a hometown pass and ride for free with your paid admission.
DETAILS: The main ticket booth (售票厅) is in Old Town at 4010 Twiggs. Hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, daily $25. www.historictours/sandiego.
1.The purpose of this passage is to _____.
A. warn B. amuse C. persuade D. guide
2.If you want to enjoy the performance of dolphins, you should go to _____.
A. Sea World San Diego B. San Diego Zoo
C. Maritime Museum of San Diego D. Old Town Trolley Tours
3.If a couple visits San Diego Zoo with their children, one aged 3 and the other 2, the admission will be _____.
A. $ 35 B. $ 49 C. $ 56 D. $ 70
It was my first day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history and I didn't have much time to spare. I wanted to see 1. much of the city as possible in the two days 2. I was to return to Guangzhou. My first task was to decide where to go and 3. to get there. I took out my guide book in which there was a lot of information about the city's well-known tourist 4. (attract) and started to read. At that moment an attractive young lady 5. noticed my book came up to me and introduced 6. . She said her name was Miss Bai she and kindly offered to show me 7. the city. I was delighted and was about to accept her proposal __8.__she suggested we first 9. (go)to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge. I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasn't so sure about crossing the Broken Bridge . 10. it was broken, did she expect me to jump across? And I couldn't swim, so if I fell in then I would drown. That was definitely not an attractive idea so I politely declined her invitation, closed my book and walked away.
There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), but always remember that the life you is yours and nobody else’s. It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you others. Because while there will be times outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely . The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are . Once you’ve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision anyway.
You were with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and the appropriate action, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own .
Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the necessary to make a wise decision. It wasn’t due to on my part; no one could ever accuse me of that. But, being to Wall Street, I intended to suppose that my more senior knew more than I did, and so I too much significance to their opinions.
You know what happened? Each of those investments ended in . Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions. It took me until I was almost 30 years old to this—it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to and to life.
1.A. easyB.readyC. unwillingD. hard
2.A. leadB.lendC. takeD. earn
3.A. look atB. pick upC. turn toD. learn from
4.A. thatB. sinceC. whenD. while
5.A. uselessB. usefulC.pricelessD. clever
6.A. gettingB.makingC. sufferingD. facing
7.A. on one handB. on your ownC. on the wholeD. on all sides
8.A. bornB. tiredC. satisfiedD. covered
9.A. enjoyB. stepC. planD. take
10.A. assumptionB. judgmentC. conditionD. fortune
11.A. basingB. dependingC. relyingD. focusing
12.A. researchB. searchC. resourcesD. activity
13.A. povertyB. lazinessC. richnessD. diligence
14.A. usedB. accustomedC. newD. old
15.A. studentsB. brothersC. colleaguesD. classmates
16.A. owedB. paidC.gaveD. held
17.A. disasterB. progressC.failure D. success
18.A. eitherB. anotherC. eachD. others
19.A. thinkB. rememberC. realizeD. recall
20.A. paymentB. dreamsC. happinessD. business
近来，教育部颁布文件要求逐步将体育考试纳入高考。此举引起了人们的广泛关注。下面是人们的一些观点。请你结合此事，根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文。
同意 | 1、对增强学生体质有引导作用； 2、学校的体育教学将更加受到重视； 3、体育课被挤占的现象将不再存在。 |
反对 | 1、测试并非体育教学的目的； 2、体育应该从培养运动兴趣出发； 3、提高学生的身体素质并非一朝一夕就能够完成。 |
你的看法 | …… |
参考词汇：高考College Entrance Examination；
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Recently a new policy was approved by the Ministry of Education.
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Mr. Steve Johnson, businessman from Wisconsin, went on a business trip to Louisiana. He immediate sent an e-mail back home for his wife, Jennifer. Unfortunately, she mistyped a letter, and the e-mail ended up go to a Mrs. Joan Johnson . It was later found out why Mrs. Joan Johnson was the wife of an engineer who had just been passed away .The engineer’s wife takes one look at the e-mail and fainted at once .When she was finally revived , she nervously pointed to the messages , which read: ”Arrived safely, so it is hot down here.”
