There’s nothing like having a child to remind you that you are no longer the center of your own universe. But every now and then, I need to relax with some“me”time.
I booked an overnight trip to Dover, Delaware. We arrived in Delaware right after sunset. Mom and I settled into our hotel room and went downstairs to the restaurant, and then I ordered myself a drink. I had just taken two sips when my husband called me.
“I’m so sorry to bother you,”Craig said.“The baby is burning up and we are on the way to the hospital.”I didn’t know how to reply. I was so desperate to get away to take a break. My baby was sick but I couldn’t do a thing for him. The situation made me feel so helpless.“I don’t know what to do,”I told him.“I’m five hours from home!”“I know,”my husband said.“You can’t help that. I’ll call you when I know what’s wrong.”My husband and my father took the baby to the emergency room. Meanwhile, I searched the restaurant for my mom. Once I found her, we went to our hotel room and waited for a phone call.
Over an hour later, Craig called to tell me that the baby had bronchitis(支气管炎). He seemed to be feeling better. The next morning, when I returned home, the baby was already back to his happy self.
Ever since this incident, I have really struggled with the concept of“me”time. I try to figure out why I need a break from the child who I love very much. However, sometimes I need to feel like a person and not just a mommy machine. In recent months, I have taken some“me”time. My mom helped keep the baby so I could go shopping, take a nap, and clean my house. On a couple of occasions, Craig and I went to dinner with friends. And this summer, I even managed to read an entire novel while the baby rested.
Now I’ve decided not to leave the baby overnight again or travel a long distance without him. I remember when I first announced my pregnancy(怀孕), a friend told me there was no ‘me’ in mommy. Maybe there’s not. But for me, I’m taking“me”time when I can.
1.After the author answered the first phone call, she .
A. took a taxi to the hospital
B. didn’t want to go home
C. was too concerned to have dinner
D. telephoned her father immediately
2.The author’s husband called her again to .
A. tell her to look after his mother
B. inform her of the baby’s condition
C. advise her to buy some medicine
D. complain about their child’s bad behavior
3. For the author, “me”time mainly refers to the time when she needn’t .
A. focus on taking care of her baby
B. read interesting stories to her baby
C. travel a long distance with her baby
D. spend time doing housework by herself
4.What’s the author’s attitude towards her friend’s words?
A. Interested. B. Satisfied.
C. Disappointed. D. Doubtful.
假如你是李华，第6届亚洲冬季运动会将在你居住的城市举办，现在正招募志愿者，你希望成为其中一员。请按要求用英语给组委会写一封申请信。
[写作内容]
1. 个人情况：年龄、性别、学历
2. 个人条件：英语好、爱好体育、善于交往、乐于助人、熟悉本地情况
3. 承诺：提供最佳服务，展现青年志愿者的风采。
[写作要求]
表达全部的内容，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入考查范围内。
[评分标准]
句子结构的准确性，信息内容的完整性和连贯性。
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Li Hua ._____________________________________
____________________________________________________
Please consider my request, and I’m looking forward to your early reply.
Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
短文改错（共10小题，满分10分）
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出语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除货修改。
增加：在缺词处增加一个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下面画一条横线，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11处起）不计分。
We all know that healthy is very important to us. Both study and work depend by strong bodies. Doing sports and games help us keep strong and healthy. If we don’t take any exercise, we may feel tired but get sick easily. There are many different kinds of sports we can do them, such as playing ball games, running, walking and swim. However, we have too much homework to do in every day. We hope that we will be giving less homework and have more time take part in sports. We also hope that our school can hold a sport meeting every term.
Making new friends means 1. (put) yourself on a limb（困境） and asking others not only to accept you ,but to like you and want to be around you as well . 2. ( fortunate ) , there is no magical solution 3. this part of the process , so if you want to make friends , take a deep breath and jump right in .
4. first step to make new friends is figuring out what is holding you back . A lot of times people 5. are interested in making new friends don’t know why they don’t have them . They can’t see that 6. own actions are working against them .
Once you can identify what is keeping you from making new friends , you need to work through these concerns . This can be painful 7. you will need to put yourself outside of your comfort zones to see any real differences .
The next step is to shine in these social settings so that others will leave with a positive 8. (impress) . if you find social situations hard , just rely on a few simple rules .
When you feel 9. (confidence) that you’ve made some great friends , get out there and celebrate with them . No matter 10. you decide to do , the important thing is to celebrate your new friends and hopefully continue cultivating (结交) more.
The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different about the foods they eat on this day. In Northern China, people eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the and the beginning of time. According to historical , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps the areas in Southern China more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. , the most common foods for the first are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which the hope of improvement in year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of according to the Chinese.
To a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into .
1.A．words B．habits C．meanings D．stories
2.A．usual B．unforgettable C．common D．special
3.A．seldom B．usually C．always D．hardly
4.A．end B．future C．result D．effect
5.A．reasons B．records C．notes D．stories
6.A．as long as B．though C．when D．because
7.A．caused B．took C．produced D．brought
8.A．understood B．knew C．made D．began
9.A．Besides B．Therefore C．Consequently D．Usually
10.A．subject B．title C．program D．meal
11.A．symbolizes B．reveals C．shows D．indicates
12.A．transports B．represents C．fetches D．takes
13.A．health B．family C．life D．work
14.A．reunion B．luck C．happiness D．harmony
15.A．do B．pay C．get D．carry
16.A．expres B．describe C．establish D．define
17.A．Luckily B．Unfortunately C．However D．Besides
18.A．given away B．made out C．got into D．taken up
19.A．Instead B．Fortunately C．Moreover D．Furthermore
20.A．fashion B．effect C．sight D．Power
1. Very few people choose ideal and perfect jobs for themselves and they do not do the same job for the rest of their lives . With technology and everything else changing so fast , it’s ridiculous to expect to stay in one job from the time you leave school to the time you retire . Even staying in the same company can be a huge challenge . 2.
The first thing you should consider is what kinds of things you enjoy doing and what you are naturally good at . You have to look at practicality issues . You have to look at what you like to do and take a realistic look at whether the market is ever going to pay you an income for doing it .Your loving doing something doesn’t mean that the world is going to love giving you money for doing it . 3. And then narrow the list down by deciding which are at your level .
4. For example , if you want to be a doctor , you must graduate with all the papers saying you can be a doctor . The job requires a high education and an extreme amount of practice .
Many community colleges have tests that tell you what kinds of work you’d be happy to do .
5. For example , do you want to travel in your career or stay at home ? How much money do you want to make ? After you answer these questions , the computer will show you what careers you would be suited to . Keep in mind that what interests you at twenty isn’t likely to be the same as what interests you at forty . You would also find some tests online . These will you some ideas you have never consider .
A .What type of jobs are you interested in most ?
B .Then how will you choose your first career ?
C . However ,many companies will offer you job training before you start the work
D . Another thing to consider is how much education or special trainings required .
E . So pick a number of different things that you love at first .
F .They ask you a series of multiple-choice questions .
G. Most people’s jobs change at least once or twice in their lifetime .
