On a Saturday night at home while relaxing with friends, a dog showed up at the house. In an attempt to find the legal owner and return the dog, we knocked on the door of the legal owner and an old man opened the door. This was the start of an interesting week.
The old man sat down, made himself at home, and gifted us the dog. After a brief visit, he left, and we were now the proud owners of this dog. It takes experience and knowledge to know that our lifestyle can’t satisfy the needs of this dog; the owner that gifted us the dog was mismatched for him as well.
Three attempts to return the dog to his old owner failed. (I think he was avoiding us.) Because our lifestyle didn’t allow us to give this poor dog the attention he needed, he disturbed the neighbors. They got involved. After we shared the story, they gained a new perspective and wisely stepped in to help us find a solution.
One week later it was decided that dog would be picked up from us by the old neighbor. He would then return it to the previous owner who was more equipped to care for it.
When faced with unexpected challenges in life, it helps to see everyone’s perspective. We have to look at one another’s perspective to solve a problem with honesty, experience and knowledge. That’s the sign of a leader. Although the old neighbor typically has little to do with leadership, it did bring a neighborhood together to understand one another and work as a team to solve a problem.
1.Why was the dog taken to the author’s home?
A. To find food to eat.
B. To seek a proper owner.
C. The author was friendly to him.
D. The old man couldn’t feed him.
2.What did the author find after he was gifted with the dog?
A. He didn’t like the dog at all.
B. He could deal with dog easily.
C. The old neighbor was cheating him.
D. It was unsuitable for him to keep the dog.
3.What does the author intend to stress in the text?
A. The value of team spirit.
B. The smartness of the old neighbor.
C. The importance of leadership skills.
D. The need for calmness in front of challenges.
假如你是一名导游,陪同某国际旅行社游览长城。车抵长城,下车前你准备对大家作必要的介绍和交代。请拟一份讲话稿。讲话稿必须包括以下几点:
1. 简单介绍长城(世界上最长的城墙,有2000多年的历史,是世界奇观之一);
2. 讲话的时间是8点半,在长城逗留两个半小时,11点钟离开:
3. 游览车(bus)在入口处等候,记住车号,准时返回:
4. 贵重(valuable)物品随身携带,下车前关上车窗;
5. 祝大家玩得愉快。
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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 、删除和修改。
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。
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. For three days water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep cracks in it. A smelly gas comes out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were so nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for place to hide. Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds. At about 3:00 am in July 28, 1976, some people saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard of outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and bursting. But the one million people of the city, that thought little of these events, were asleep as usually that night.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
What is the most popular communication tool today? 1._______your answer is QQ or MSN, I must say you are a bit old fashioned. Today ,a new form of communication “Wechat”, which 2.__________ (own) a Chinese name Weixin, is becoming the most influential text and useful tool all over the world.
What advantages do Wechat have? First, Wechat is 3.________relative cheap way of communication; that is to say, it uses network traffic instead of telephone fare. Next, we can know 4.__________is going on at any time. And we can have 5.__________ (easy) access(通道) to information available than other messaging tools.
What roles does it play 6.__________ our daily life? According to the latest report, the registered (登记的) users on Wechat platform has topped 200 million and expanded its business to overseas market. Can you imagine that a mobile phone “app” is so 7.____________(attract) that it reaches 200 million users within 8 months? Wechat itself has become the most popular mobile chat application in the world. A large 8.________ of people have become “Wechataholic”, which means they keep staring at the mobile phone all the time and can’t live without 9.___________.
However, while enjoying its great convenience, people should not ignore the danger of 10.___________ (cheat), for information on Wechat is publicly known.
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。
It was Mother’s Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were ________, we realized that only minutes earlier an ________ woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. ________ was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. ________ a lot of people stopped to help out.
________ we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very ________ about what had happened to the elderly couple. He ________ to me, “Mom, it’s not much fun falling over in front of ________.” Seeing that there was a flower stall(摊位)at the front of the supermarket, he added, “Why shouldn’t we ________ the lady a flower? It will make her feel better.” I was ________ that he’d come up with this ________ idea. So we went over and told the flower seller ________ we wanted. “Just take it,” she replied. “I ________ take your money for such a wonderful ________.”
By now medical staff had arrived, and were ________ the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman’s husband and I told him it was ________ my son. At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you very much.” He then turned to me, “You have a ________ son. Happy Mother’s Day to you.”
The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. ________ being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with ________ in her eyes and gave him a little ________.
1.A. drivingB. leavingC. stoppingD. moving
2.A. injuredB. awkwardC. elderlyD. honest
3.A. The sellerB. My son
C. The crowdD. Her husband
4.A. SpecificallyB. Particularly
C. FortunatelyD. Interestingly
5.A. IfB. WhileC. SinceD. Unless
6.A. guiltyB. worriedC. angryD. curious
7.A. complainedB. liedC. saidD. responded
8.A. no oneB. everyoneC. someoneD. anyone
9.A. buyB. bringC. leaveD. lend
10.A. shockedB. amazedC. puzzledD. concerned
11.A. wiseB. crazyC. innocentD. sweet
12.A. whichB. whatC. whenD. whether
13.A. must notB. may notC. can’tD. needn’t
14.A. sceneB. deedC. flowerD. habit
15.A. checking withB. paying for
C. operating onD. looking after
16.A. aboutB. toC. withD. from
17.A. wonderfulB. cheerfulC. successfulD. respectful
18.A. Out ofB. As toC. Thanks toD. Regardless of
19.A. hopeB. loveC. pityD. pain
20.A. smileB. moneyC. ideaD. comfort
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。
Q & A
Question: I have recently got a senior position within my company.One of my new tasks is to make monthly progress reports on my department in front of other senior officials. During my first meeting, I presented and then opened the floor to questions. 1. _ My first reaction was to answer defensively(防卫地;戒备地). Later, I realized that I shouldn’t have felt that way. But how can I keep cool and effectively answer questions in this type of settings?
Answer: Congratulations on your new position! Presenting in front of your peers (同事) is a hard task in itself and it becomes much more difficult when a question-and-answer period is required! Question-and-answer periods are a great way to clarify (使……清楚) the message and strengthen key points. 2.__
● 3.
When a person is asking a question, show interest and a desire to understand the question by listening and asking for clarification.
● Buy time
When facing a hard question, most people can’t give an answer immediately. Buy time by repeating the question in your own words. 4. These techniques allow you to quickly organize your thoughts as well as to make sure you will be correctly answering the question.
● Suggest a private meeting.
A one-to-one meeting is a calmer setting than speaking in front of your peers. 5.
A.Show your true interest.
B.Restate the question with respect.
C.Some ideas can be quite concrete.
D.There were many difficult questions.
E.It can also be more effective in exchanging ideas.
F.You may also ask for clarification on the question.
G.Here are some ideas that can help prepare for your next meeting.
