An early morning winter storm had brought several inches of snow on my small town in the mountains. Schools were canceled, roads were dangerous and all I wanted to do was to stay in bed. Still, I knew I had to get the day started so I put on warm clothes and walked outside. The snow got all over my shoes. The cold wind dried my lips and my eyes. My 47 year-old back ached in anticipation（预想）of the shoveling（铲雪）I would have to do if the snow didn't stop soon.
Yet, when I looked out on the white blanket that covered the ground, I couldn't help but smile a bit. It was so beautiful. It softened the bare trees and hid the dead grass. In the distance I could hear the sound of the snowplow(雪犁) on the road, the barking of a happy dog and the laughter of children playing outside, enjoying their way off from school.
The sweet music of that laughter brought back a hundred memories of winters past. I remembered catching snowflakes (雪花) on my tongue, building snowmen, making snow angles, running down hills and always losing snowball fights with first my brothers and then my own children. Standing there in that warm coat of memories made the wind a little less cold and my back a little less sore(疼痛的). I turned up my head, stuck out my tongue and for the first time in years caught a snowflake on it. It tasted so fresh and clean. It tasted like youth, like joy and like love.
May you always feel young in spirit, no matter how old or achy your body may be. May you always delight in the simple joys of life. May you always share your happiness with the hearts of children. And may you always give your love, your light, your laughter and your warmth to others even on the coldest days.
1.What was the author's first reaction when he knew it snowed heavily?
A. He was upset.B. He was happy.
C. He was thankful.D. He was moved.
2.From which senses did the author describe the joy of having snow?
A. Taste and smell.
B. Sight and smell.
C. Smell, hearing and taste.
D. Sight, hearing and taste.
3.What does the author mainly want to tell us with this article?
A. Appreciate every snowstorm you spend with your family.
B. Snow brings both fun and trouble.
C. Memories can change our opinion.
D. We should stay young at heart.
4.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph l, we can know that “________".
A. my back ached because of the cold weather
B. I didn't want to start my day on such a snowy day
C. my back would ache upon thinking of cleaning up the snow
D. the snow didn't stop and I felt too cold
Bookable study rooms
The Library provides a variety of bookable group study rooms, some with presentation areas, for groups of between 6 and 12 students to use for team work.
Group study rooms
There are 10 Group Study Rooms on Level 30f Northampton Square Library.
·Rooms 3A, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J and 3K are equipped with presentation area to help prepare group presentations.
·Rooms 3B, 3C, 3D and 3E are intended for group discussion and seminar work. These rooms are equipped with whiteboards. Whiteboard pens can be borrowed from the service desk on Level 2. Please do not use any other writing tools on the whiteboards.
Maximum booking period of 2 hours at one time.
Presentation areas provide:
·LED screen to practice presentation with group colleagues
·Network access on PC with wide range of software
USB port to plug in（插入）your own device or laptop
Assistive（为残疾人设计的）Technology Rooms
Assistive technology rooms are available for students by using ID cards to get access permission and can be booked for a maximum of 4 hours per person per day.
Rooms are equipped with the following software: Dragon, JAWS, Zoom Text, Kurzweil, Supernova, TextHelp and Inspiration. A scanner is provided for use with the assistive software packages. For further information click Guide to Library Services for Additional Needs.
1.lf you and your five team members need to book a room to present a project, which room should you go to?
A. Room 3B.B. Room 3C.C. Room 3E.D. Room 3G.
2.What do we know about Group Study Rooms?
A. They are on Level 2.
B. They are equipped with whiteboards.
C. They have no Internet access.
D. They provide USB disks.
3.Which of the following is specially provided for students with disability?
A. 2 hours per person per day.
B. Whiteboard pens.
C．LED screen.
D. A scanner with assistive software packages.
4.We may read this article on a ________
A. websiteB. magazineC. bookletD. story book
假设你是新华中学的学生李华，你原来的外籍教师Professor Johnson已经回到了英国。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，包括以下内容：
1. 感谢他对你的帮助；
2. 介绍你最近的学习和生活；
3. 邀请他和家人来中国过春节(the Spring Festival)
注意：
1. 词数100字左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。
Li Hua and Wang Hai are students of Senior One. They all work hard but have different learning methods. Li Hua listens to her teachers attentive and tries to catch everything the teachers say. She spends more time doing her homework. It is certain what she can go to bed earlier and always keeps energetic in the day.
However, Wang Hai had a different way of learning. He likes to stay up late at the night, so he often feels sleepy in class. As the result, he misses lots of key point and it usually takes him more time to finish his homework, that makes it difficult for him to concentrate what he is doing. I prefer Li Hua's learning method.
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。
Long ago, there lived in Egypt a learned man. He was so well-known 1. his knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn from him. The great man 2. (teach) his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great 3. (patient).
One day, a student asked him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you yourself have many more questions about things than we do? 4. I think we students have far more than you.”
With a smile on his face, the teacher drew two circles, one as large as a big cake, the other smaller. Then he said, “Of course, I have learned much more. But it is wrong 5. (think) a teacher has fewer questions than his students. Now, look at these two circles. The inside of the 6. (big) one is my knowledge of things, and the inside of the smaller one is 7. (your). Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, I have to use the longer line to draw the bigger circle. That means I have more opportunities to face something 8. (know). And that’s 9. I myself have more questions than you do. The 10. (much) you learn, the more questions you have. You will never learn enough, you know.”
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A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many years she had liked a beautiful ________, and knowing her husband could ________ it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the ________, her husband told her how ________ he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He ________ her a beautiful gift package (包装盒). She opened it and ________ a Bible (圣经). ________, she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so ________ that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very ________ in business. She owned two large companies. She ________ her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to ________ him. But before she could, she ________ a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and ________ things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness ________ her heart. She saw the still new ________, just as she had left it years before. With ________, she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring ________ from the Bible to the floor and a ________ could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.
________ your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, for they must be felt with the ________.
1.A. watchB. ringC. coatD. box
2.A. likeB. affordC. sellD. guess
3.A. holidayB. performanceC. meetingD. birthday
4.A. kindB. sorryC. proudD. brave
5.A. lentB. gaveC. askedD. moved
6.A. heldB. missedC. foundD. carried
7.A. AngrilyB. PatientlyC. PolitelyD. Lightly
8.A. quietB. thankfulC. disappointedD. careless
9.A. successfulB. lonelyC. failingD. poor
10.A. hopedB. realizedC. wonderedD. explained
11.A. catchB. understandC. helpD. visit
12.A. receivedB. passedC. wroteD. sent
13.A. give upB. take care ofC. pay forD. look for
14.A. filledB. hurtC. leftD. hit
15.A. tableB. letterC. BibleD. car
16.A. tearsB. laughterC. smilesD. interests
17.A. hidB. disappearedC. droppedD. made
18.A. cardB. flowerC. penD. book
19.A. ButB. IfC. AndD. So
20.A. faceB. eyeC. handD. heart
