Come for Dinner by Leslie Revsin
Make every meal a feast and every moment with loved ones an occasion with Come for Dinner.
Revsin, the former owner and chef of Manhattan’s Restaurant Leslie, offers a collection of over 150 recipes designed for small get-togethers of friends and family. There are various ethnic dishes that draw from Asia, the Mediterranean, Latin cultures and more. Revsin believes cooking at home provides the opportunity to connect with friends and family on a good level.
Retro Beach Bash by Linda Everett
Grab your beach blanket and your surfboard — it’s time for a beach party! With more than 100 recipes for beach picnics and barbecues, Retro Beach Bash is the beach lover’s companion for fun in the sun.
Half information and half cookbook, you can browse the pages that are filled with beach fun tips and advice. The second half of this book is a cookbook, which can help you make foods to satisfy every taste on the beach.
Entertaining Edibles by Sidney Escowitz
You’ve seen them decorating plates at restaurants, admired them at weddings, and expressed great surprise at the chefs who designed them — and now you can produce them at home.
Sidney shares lots of practical tips that will give your finished food sculptures a professional look and send you on your way towards creating your own original works of food art.
Recipes from a Tapas Bar by Olivier Said
If you’re a fan of Spanish Tapas bars, this book is a must-have for your library. Even if you don’t cook, you’ll still want this book if you’re a fan of Tapas bars, only for the lively discussions of the cheeses of Spain along with other Spanish wines and spirits.
1. If you want to prepare a delicious dish for your family at home, you’d better choose ________.
A. Retro Beach Bash B. Come for Dinner
C. Recipes from a Tapas Bar D. Entertaining Edibles
2.The underlined word “ browse” in the text means ________.
A. design B. read C. change D. write
3.Who can tell you how to make the works of food art?
A. Sidney Escowitz B. Linda Everett
C. Leslie Revsin D. Olivier Said
书面表达
随着通信技术的发展，手机愈来愈普及了。同学们几乎人人都有手机。上周你们班就学生是否应该带手机入学校进行了专题讨论。同学们对此各抒己见。请谈谈你的看法。
要求包括以下内容：
1) 赞同和不赞同的理由；
2) 你个人观点。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯的。
短文改错
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，每句中最多有两处。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。
Taking parts in recreation activities help us keep fit. There are various kinds of activity in our daily life, for example, listening to music, watching TV, playing chess, or going to cinema. But I think we’d better to have more outdoor activities. As students, we usually sit too longer in the classroom, and as a result our eyes and brains getting tired. But it’s a good idea to play ball games, go swimming, do some runnings, or even go for a picnic. Our brains also need changes to make itself smart and active. In a word, exercise is good for health.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I always have my own ways to learn English. First, I always read the text in advance so that I can know what I must pay much attention to in class. 1.______ my delight, when my teacher raises a question, I know how to answer more often. And whenever I answer a question 2._____ (correct), I have a strong sense of achievement.
Besides, I always try to take notes in class. Important language points, grammar rules, useful 3.___ (express) and key words are4.____ we want to take down. After class, I organize the notes so that I can have a better5._______ (understand) of them. Of course, I will certainly read aloud the notes in the morning.
To develop my interest in English, after class I 6._____ (wide) read English materials. By this means I can also develop my ability of reading.
7.____ (chat) with my teachers and classmates is also one of my ways to learn English. We often talk8.____ English about different topics concerning friendship, sports, etc. Free expression in English always 9.____ (give) me a sense of pride, 10._____ in turn inspires me to learn English better.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We humans love to make comparisons. On the market, we ________ o find the best ones. In the classroom teachers compare their students to the ________ . And parents compare their child to his or her peers to ________ an idea of what is “normal”.
________ , comparisons of any kind come with a sting(刺痛) for everyone. When parents make it clear to anyone that their child is ________ to all other children in all ways, they put their child under ________ . Some children will obey when they are pressured to ________ their parents’ need for perfection; others may ________ , trying to be just like any other kid, or, better still, to be just who they are. In other ________ , parents who compare their child to other children might end up ________ their child is somehow “deficient(有缺点的)” . And, again, they pressure their child to be ________ enough.
A most disturbing ________ of all this comparing is that it pushes children into the destructive world of competition. “In a ________ culture, a child is told that it isn’t enough to be good---he or she must ________ others,” writes Alfie Kohn, a parenting expert.
According to Kohn, research doesn’t ________ the theory that competition brings success. One after another, researchers have concluded that children don’t learn better ________ education is changed into a competitive struggle. Competition prevents a child’s ability ________ not only educationally but socially, too.
So, ________ competition, cooperation! Instead of ________other people’s children, parents need to pay close attention to their own, learn who they are, discover their interests and talents, and teach them how to cooperate with others. They will need role models to ________ them.
1.A. see B. touch C. sell D. compare
2.A. mature B. new C. model D. overseas
3.A. get B. use C. share D. explain
4.A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
5.A. harmful B. superior C. responsible D. thankful
6.A. pressure B. control C. discussion D. consideration
7.A. express B. prove C. satisfy D. create
8.A. disappear B. wait C. resist D. rest
9.A. cases B. words C. ways D. nations
10.A. denying B. deciding C. predicting D. concluding
11.A. honest B. good C. patient D. polite
12.A. process B. consequence C. purpose D. method
13.A. traditional B. scientific C. political D. competitive
14.A. defeat B. accept C. recognize D. choose
15.A. test B. challenge C. support D. change
16.A. since B. until C. when D. unless
17.A. losing B. progressing C. showing D. reducing
18.A. apart from B. because of C. as for D. instead of
19.A. shouting at B. laughing at C. looking at D. striking at
20.A. guide B. force C. invite D. expect
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
5 Signs Proving That You’re A Pretty Quick Learner
According to a study it is discovered that fast learners (specifically language learners) have more white matter and less symmetrical(对称的) brains. 1. . Sometimes what seems so sophisticated needs the simplest solution. Here is how to know if you are a pretty quick learner.
1. You are not afraid to say “I don’t know”
Pretty quick learners accept that they do not know it all. They keep their minds open and are willing to ask questions and quiz for answers to know more. While some are reluctant and hesitant to show their ignorance on a subject, quick learners are not.
2. You are able to visualize it
2. They take advantage of how to deal with it with all their senses. They visualize it by taking advantage of their mental powers to drive solutions and learning.
3. 3.
Quick learners know that difficult problems do not need a difficult approach. Many great minds from Thomas Edison to Henry Ford and even Steve Jobs looked for ways to address challenges with simple solutions. They simplify and immerse themselves in their goals to find the easiest and simplest way out of a hole.
4. You are selective
4. Rather you take your time to broadly consider those that are worthy of your attention and assessment. Through this you are able to go after the most promising solutions
available.
5. You take action
After all is said and done, at the end of the day it is up to you to take action. If you are learning a new language you really cannot make so much progress if you do not speak the new language, whether you get it right or not. 5.
A. You simplify.
B. Quick learners learn by doing and taking decisive action.
C. Learning fast or being a quick learner depends on how we use our brains.
D. Quick learning has productivity attached to it.
E. When dealt with problems, quick learners are multidimensional (多维的).
F. You do not go after all the possible explanations or solutions to a problem.
G. You understand that many questions have no answers.
