When you choose to send one of our free E-cards, you save paper and give friends and family the opportunity to enjoy the wonder of nature.
Celebrate the beauty of our natural world and send an E-card to friends and family who care about protecting our planet. Feel free to set your E-card to arrive on any day you please.
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Check out our Everyday Environmentalist page with eco-tips on how to live greener, and become an e-member of our free global online community or calculate(计算) your carbon footprint. You can even upload your photos to our site and your photo may be featured in an E-card next year!
1.For what purpose is the passage written?
A. Offering free E-cards to call on planet protection.
B. Celebrating the beauty of our natural world.
C. Introducing various cheap and wonderful E-cards.
D. Advertising the E-cards for some commercial profit.
2.To your little sister who is an animal lover, you’d better send her ________.
A. a special occasion E-card
B. a habitat E-card
C. a seasonal E-card
D. a wildlife E-card
3.For your father’s birthday, you’d better choose an E-card from column ________.
A. Seasonal E-card
B. Special Occasion E-card
C. Habitat E-card
D. Best of Nature E-card D
You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.
First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.
Let’s start with the wind blowing from the behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.
If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45°angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn't flap(摆动). It shouldn’t look like on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.
Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you’re tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.
1.What should you consider first while sailing?
A. Sailors’ strength.
B. Wind directions.
C. Size of sail.
D. Wave levels.
2.What does the word “It” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The sail.B. The wind.C. The boat.D. The angle.
3.What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?
A. Move in a straight line.
B. Allow the sail to flap.
C. Tack the boat.
D. Lower the sail.
4.Where can you probably find the text?
A. In a tourist guidebook.
B. In a physics textbook.
C. In an official report.
D. In a popular magazine.
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel.
Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority.”
Blue interrupted, “You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life.”
Yellow chuckled(咯咯地笑). “The sun is yellow, as well as the moon and the stars. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile.”
Red could bear it no longer. “I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood-life’s blood! I am the color of danger and bravery. I bring fire into the blood. I am the color of passion and love.”
Purple stood at his full height. “I am the color of royalty(皇室) and power. I am the sign of authority (权力) and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey.”
Finally Indigo(靛蓝) spoke with determination, “Think of me and I am the color of silence. I represent thought and reflection. You need me for balance and contrast(对比), for prayer and inner peace.”
The colors went on boasting(吹嘘), each showing off his or her own advantages. Suddenly there came a flash of bright lightening. Thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down. The colors were scared to death.
In the midst of the quarrelling, rain began to speak, “You foolish colors. Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me.”
Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.
From then on, when it rains, colors will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color.
Whenever a rainbow appears in the sky, let us remember to appreciate one another.
1.Why did the colors quarrel?
A. Because they often fought for some reasons.
B. Because they were not liked by each other.
C. Because they all claimed to be the best.
D. Because they all wanted to rule other colors.
2.To show their power, the kings would prefer to ________.
A. yellowB. redC. indigoD. purple
3.We can know that ________.
A. the colors lived in peace at last
B. rain was the ruler of the colors
C. the colors kept quarrelling all the time
D. thunder was angry with the boasting
4.The rainbow across the sky reminds us that ________.
A. the rain bow is the sign of the rain
B. each color is unique and different
C. everything should be put in right order
D. joining hands makes perfect
诚信是处世之本。但是在中学生当中，考试作弊、抄袭作业、欺骗家长和老师等现象屡见不鲜。请你用约100个词对中学生考试作弊现象进行议论，内容包括：
(1)中学生考试作弊的原因；
(2)你对考试作弊的看法；
(3)你认为学校怎样才能杜绝考试作弊现象。
Nowadays, cheating in exams is popular among some students.
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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。
Patience is of great importance in our daily life. Once I waited a bus to come at a stop. 30 minutes past, but no bus came. Both upset and annoyed, I decided to walk on feet. But no sooner had I left when the bus arrived. I thought if I had waited for one more minute, I would have caught it. If I chose to take a next bus, I would have to wait for other 30 minutes. Only then do I realize my problem. Being impatient will possible waste all the effort that we have put it in. Now whenever I am close to lose my patience, I’ll think of this experience.
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。将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置。
Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of 1. elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular there?
Among the arguments for uniforms is that most uniforms look more 2. (profession) than civilian (百姓的) clothes. People expect superior quality from a man 3. wears a uniform. The television repairman wearing a uniform tends 4. (inspire) more trust. Faith 5. the skill of a garage worker is increased by a uniform. Uniforms also have many practical 6. (benefit). They save on other clothes and laundry bills. They are often 7. (comfortable) than civilian clothes. Among the arguments against uniforms 8. (be) their lack of variety and the loss of individuality. 9. there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular typeis generally stuck with it, without change. When people look alike, they will think, speak, and act 10. (similar).
