_____ in her maths homework, Amy kept thinking and writing for an hour in her study.
A. Deeply absorbed
B. Having deeply absorbed
C. Deeply being absorbed
D. Having been deeply absorbed
They were in great need of help then. Therefore, your timely support certainly made a(n) _____.
A. deal B. difference C. decision D. effort
When first seeing Masaccio’s paintings, people were convinced they were looking through _____ hole in _____ wall at _____ real scene.
A. the; a; the B. a; a; a
C. a; the; the D. a; the; a
下列四幅图描述了小强一家某一天的经历。请你根据画面及图中的有关提示，用第三人称的口吻写一篇不少于120字左右的短文，你可以适当增加细节，使故事完整连贯并简要描述你对此事的感想。
Everyone has got two personalities – the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their positions. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You’re usually careful and confident. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t get depressed. You always say what you think even if it makes other people angry.
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1. According to the author, what shows your secret and real personality?
_________________________________________ （within 8 words） （2 marks）
2.How many kinds of secret personalities are mentioned in the passage?
_________________________________________ （only one word） （2 marks）
3.How will a person who doesn’t want to make friends with others sleep?
_________________________________________ （within 5 words） （3 marks）
4.Mark usually goes to sleep on one side, then he will change his sleeping positions in the sleep, what kind of personality may he have?
________________________________________ （within 10 words） （3 marks）
Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy study at the American Enterprise Institute, which is a nonprofit organization that does research on many public topics. He says that a long summer vacation doesn’t make sense in today’s world.
Can American students afford to take a summer vacation? In a summer vacation, millions of children spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall. They will also be putting their academic futures at risk.
Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn’t need an education to get a good job. But now things have changed. For today’s students, academic skills are important to students’ future success, but such skills are affected in the summer time. Many other countries don’t give children an American style summer vacation. They offer no more than seven consecutive (连续的) weeks of vacation. Most American school districts offer up to thirteen weeks. To compete in the global marketplace, Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors.
Summer vacation also causes challenges for today’s families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stayathome Mum. Now, two thirds of American children live in households where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more a burden than a break. Someone must watch the kids.
But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Researchers have found that disadvantaged students lose ground in the summer time.
Any good suggestion? Yes. A longer school year does not have to be an invitation to hard boring work. Rather, it should allow time-pressed teachers to conduct richer and more imaginative lessons. Students would have more time to devote to sports, music and the arts.
To conclude, a long summer vacation can be a great thing. But in the 21st century, it may also be outdated. （313 words）
Title：About 1.
Theme | A long summer vacation doesn’t make sense in today’s world. | |
Basic Information | Vacation length | ●In other countries: no more than 7 weeks ●In the USA: mostly 2. weeks |
Students’ activities | ●Sending messages and watching TV ●Playing video games ●Doing 3. | |
Causing 4. for families | Making parents watch kids at home | |
Hurting 5. | Making disadvantaged students 6. ground | |
7. | Students should study richer and more imaginative 8. , and have more time for sports, music and the arts in a longer school year. | |
9. | Summer vacation can be great but may be 10. as well. | |
