A couple of weeks ago, a few friends and I had an opportunity to attend a dear friend’s wedding in New York. After the wedding and reception, rather accidentally four of us gathered in a hotel room and began to explore the deeper meaning of life and death. What does it mean to live truly? If we are all getting closer to death, is all the material accumulation worth it? It is not exactly the type of conversations one has at a wedding.
While the answers varied from person to person, I was left with more questions than answers and a feeling of gratefulness to be surrounded by friends who were asking the “right” questions. As the clock kept ticking past 3 a.m., one of the roommates suggested we watch a short film titled “Last Days of Zach Sobiech”. The film is about a teenager’s journey through the last days of his incurable illness. The film brought up a lot of mixed emotions but one quote that stood out for me was Zach’s simple explanation of happiness, “ What makes one happy is seeing someone else smile because you put it there.” By 4 a.m. , there was this energy in the room that had to be shared! With a few packages of post-it notes, we hit the halls of the hotel. We decided to leave short inspirational words on guests’ doors, so when they opened their doors few hours later a smile would turn up.
We ended up sticking post-it notes on all the doors until we ran out of them. The note on the door of the newly-weds properly said, “Where there is love, there is life.”
1.About “explore the deeper meaning of life and death” at a wedding, the author thinks______.
A. it is rather meaningful.
B. it is interesting.
C. it is natural.
D. it is not proper.
2.After watching the film, what impressed the author most?
A. Zach’s mixed emotions
B. Zach’s poor fate
C. Zach’s simple explanation of happiness
D. Zach’s struggle with illness
3.What did the author and his friends do after they saw the film?
A. They knocked door to door to offer help in the hotel.
B. They shared happiness with the workers of the hotel.
C. They stuck notes with encouraging words on guests’ doors.
D. They thanked the wedding couple gratefully for invitation.
4.What can we learn from the author and his friends’ action?
A. One who brings happiness to others is also happy oneself.
B. Helping others in trouble is good to oneself.
C. Friends are your valuable treasure.
D. Good is rewarded with good.
假如你是学生会主席李华，为了让外国人了解中华民族传统文化，学生会面向学校国际部组织外国留学生报名参加“汉字听写大赛”，请你根据提示写一则英文启事，在校报上刊登。主要内容包括：
1.听写范围：中国四大名著中的词汇。
2.参赛日期：2016年5月15日。
3.奖品：一套中国古典名著。
4.报名联系人：李华；电话：12345678910
注意：1.报名时请告知姓名和国籍。
2.词数120左右
3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。
4.开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
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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： 在错词下划一横线，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。
I will share one experience with you. With the college Entrance Examination draw near, I was filled with great anxiety. However, I couldn’t be absorbed in study, resulting from my failing in the examination. I got very discouraging. Just then ,my teacher, Miss Zhang, approached me and said,“In life we all have moments when we can’t achieve what we want to. It is natural. Don’t allow those moments to weaken you, and turn them into motivation to inspire yourself.” Her words were reminder that provided me with constant encouragement to smile at life. Consequently , I gained that I deserved.
So it is an optimistic attitude what matters most of all. It gives you the confidence to deal with difficulties and to achieve what you want in your life.
语法填空
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。
Hope is what makes one’s life move forward. Setting goals for oneself is fine, but they are impossible to reach 1. hope. Many people believe that hope is what creates disappointment. 2. a sad belief that is! In reality, hope provides one with the ability to see success in one’s mind 3. the strength needed to be 4. (appropriate)focused on reaching one’s goals.
Hope provides one with trust and gives one optimistic spirit. Hope does not create disappointment, but 5. (expect) do . For when one expects, one unconsciously narrows one’s focus. Disappointment 6. (create)by causing one to feel pessimistic about failure, 7. (patient) with new fears and challenges when one’s limited ability to achieve goals goes away completely. Hope brings one’s focus on achieving goals into 8. (broad)view, 9. (allow) one to see new fears and challenges and helping one to prepare for 10. .
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, 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。
Most people need to hear “I love you”. Once in a while, they hear them just _________ .
I met Connie the day she was _________ to the hospice ward (病房) ,where I worked as a _________ . Her husband, Bill, stood nervous nearby as she was _________ to the hospital bed. While Connie was in the final _________ of her fight against cancer, she was _________ .
Connie was a_________ . As we became acquainted , she confided (吐露) how _________ it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman”.
“I know Bill loves me. “she said.” But he has never been one to say he loves me, or send cards to me. I’d give anything if he’d say ‘I love you’, but it’s just not in his _________ .”
Soon, when Connie had fewer _________ moments, I began spending more of my volunteer time with Bill.
One day, I got him on the _________ of women, how we need romance in our lives and how we love to got sentimental cards.
“I don’t have to,” he said. “She knows I do!”
“I’m sure she knows,” I said, “but she needs to hear what she has _________ to you all these years. Please think about it.”
Two days later I walked down the hospice ward at noon. There stood Bill, leaning _________ the wall in the hallway and staring at the floor. I already knew Connie had _________ at 11 a.m.
When I saw Bill. his face was wet with _________and he was _________.
He said, “I have to say how good I feel about telling her. He stopped to _________ his nose. “This morning I told her how much I loved her…and loved being married to her. You _________have seen her smile!”
I went into the room to say goodbye to Connie. There, on the bedside table, was a large Valentine _________ from Bill, _________ : “To my wonderful wife…I love you.”
1.A. on time B. at times C. in time D. behind time
2.A. allowed B. admitted C. committed D. acknowledged
3.A. nurse B. cleaner C. doctor D. volunteer
4.A. translated B. transferred C. transformed D. transported
5.A. step B. stage C. state D. stair
6.A. anxious B. worried C. frightened D. cheerful
7.A. reminder B. performer C. romantic D. hostess
8.A. disturbing B. shocking C. annoying D. frustrating
9.A. nature B. mind C.1ife D. style
10.A. sleeping B. yawning C. waking D. crying
11.A. lesson B. subject C. point D. focus
12.A. shown B. explained C. expressed D. meant
13.A. on B. by C. against D. over
14.A. passed by B. passed on C. passed down D. passed away
15.A. sweat B. rain C. tears D. water
16.A. struggling B. trembling C. sighing D. sinking
17.A. blow B. touch C. scratch D. rub
18.A. would B. could C. might D. should
19.A. card B. gift C. paper D. package
20.A. telling B. reading C. writing D. announcing
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
While going through life with the pursuit of money on our mind, we're often told that money can't buy happiness. But what truth is there in the saying? Is there a relation between money and happiness? 1.
Humans are very sensitive to change. When we get a rise, we really enjoy it. But some studies have shown that in North America, additional income beyond 75,000 dollars a year stops impacting day-to-day happiness. 2. They often end up spending all the money, going into debt, and experience ruined social relationships.
So surely money can't really buy happiness. Well, recent studies suggest that the problem may actually be in the way that we spend money. 3. Studies show that people who spend their money on others feel happier. As for the people who spend money on themselves, their happiness is unchanged.
4. 0ne experiment showed that instead of an organization writing a large check to a charity, dividing the amount up among employees, allowing them to contribute to a charity of their choice, increased their job satisfaction. Similarly, individuals that spend money on each other, as opposed to themselves, not only increase job satisfaction, but improve the team performance.
5. Interestingly, the specific way money is spent on others isn't important. Spending something on others is the important aspect of increasing your happiness.
A. The same principle has been tested on teams and organizations as well.
B. Money has more effect on the vast majority of people in the long run.
C. Instead of buying things for yourself, try giving some of it to other people and see how you feel.
D. And if so, how can we use it to our advantage?
E. Almost everywhere we look in the world, we see that giving money to others is positively related to happiness,
F. And while you're saving up for these greatest experiences, don't forget the daily joys in life.
G. In fact, people who win a lottery often report becoming extremely unhappy.
