When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pain, no gain". He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.
Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.
So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.
1.With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often______.
A. kept watering them every morning
B. talked to them to get their attention
C. paid little attention to them
D. beat them to make them grow deep roots
2. What does the underlined word "Adversity" mean in the sixth paragraph?
A. Difficult living conditions. B. Lack of moisture.
C. Enough care or attention. D. Bad weather.
3.Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?
A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.
B. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.
C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.
D. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.
假设你是新华中学的高三学生李华，你校打算邀请阿里巴巴首席执行官马云来学校做一次毕业典礼演讲，请你给马首席写一封邀请信。内容包括：
1.说明写信的目的；
2.说明演讲的具体安排-----时间：5月30日；地点：学校操场;
主题：怎样通过个人奋斗实现人生理想；
3.表达感谢与祝福。
注意：1.词数100左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.参考词汇：毕业典礼演讲 commencement speech
Dear Mayun, CEO of Ali Baba,
My name is Li Hua. I’m a Senior 3 student from Xinhua Middle School.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Three years ago I failed a important exam in my life and became a student in an ordinary school. Disappointing as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom, we found the teachers patient and considerate. Besides, I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere on class. I decided to make best of it. I work hard and got along well with my teachers and classmates. Whenever I had difficulties, they were not helpful. Soon , I became one of the top student in my class, which greatly increased my confident and got me motivated.
My experience tells me that it is not what you are given but how you make use of it which determines who you are.
Tony and I are good friends. We tried to walk across the United States of America. We’re not exactly sure why we were doing it. Part of 1. was to test ourselves; to see if we could face the challenges. When I was 2. teenager I often daydreamed that I was going to walk across the United States after I 3. (graduate) from high school. 4. , I didn’t do that.
Before I knew it I was5. my thirties ,married , a job, yet still had this idea in my mind with each passing year. I figured I was too old and my opportunity6. (pass). Then, a few years ago, I met Tony , 7. was in his thirties and quit his job as a civil engineer in New York City to walk across the United States.He wasn’t doing it for a cause as part of an organization. He was doing it 8. (simple) because he loved to walk and discover. The idea was back and I no longer had an excuse. We planned on averaging 20 miles a day and taking some days off 9. (rest), so we expected the walk to take about 6 months realizing it could take10. (long). We were in no hurry: The total distance would have been about 3,100 miles.
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was worried because I thought I had her. I was and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen , but it’s really there. Love is .”
I listened carefully but I her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked _ . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t me.” He said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and . But from this experience, I understand that love is just in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1.A. keep fit B. rise early C. earn money D. collect money
2.A. magic B. romantic C. fantastic D. attractive
3.A. simple B. easy C. relaxing D. luxurious
4.A.control B. question C. reach D. the question
5.A. feeling B. love C. quarrel D. smile
6.A. raised B. Shook C. nodded D. bowed
7.A. hurt B. Injured C. wounded D. harmed
8.A. in great surprise B. in a great embarrassmentC. with deep depression D. at extreme sorrow
9.A. happens B. comes about C. appears D. occurs
10.A. warm and soft B. hot and hard C. thin and cool D. strong and durable
11.A. somewhere and sometimeB. anywhere or anytimeC. more or less D. here and there
12.A. inside B. outside C. faraway D. nearby
13.A. could believe B. couldn’t understandC. wouldn’t recognizeD. might know
14.A. got sick B. got stuck C. threw up D. became disabled
15.A. quite healthy B. very pale C. fairly red D. much surprised
16.A. jump high B. go hurriedly C. run fast D. walk slowly
17.A. think about B. talk with C. worry about D. laugh at
18.A. Reading B. Seeing C. Saying D. Writing
19.A. fresh roses B. gold ring C. sweet kisses D. beautiful jewelry
20.A. a thread B. a needle C. the cloth D. the cotton
My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 1. Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.
My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2. She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.
3. Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 4. She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.
Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 5. This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.
A. She enjoys listening to classic music.
B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.
C. She loves her students and cares for them.
D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.
E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.
F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.
G. Can you tell us something about your mother?
