Inside the Rain Room
The Rain Room has arrived and local art lovers are taking notice. Is it worth the wait? Yes, I assure you it is. Once inside, visitors find a long, dark room with a high ceiling. A single bright light shines through heavy rain falling around visitors. The mist. The damp air. The noise. It feels like a mighty storm is pouring down. But the storm is inside. And visitors aren’t getting wet. Instead, visitors wander in awe, admiring the rain and the artists who created it.
The Rain Room was created to highlight the connection between humans, nature and technology. With a tracking system that senses movement and stops the rain wherever visitors move, it does just that. Light and sound produce an experience that feels both natural and foreign. The exhibit is moving on to Atlanta next month. I urge you to visit before then. It’s time to experience the Rain Room for yourself!
Welcome to the Rain Room
• The Rain Room features falling water. Please be aware you may get slightly wet. However, visitors wearing raincoats will be turned away.
• This exhibit features advanced technology. To ensure its effectiveness, please avoid wearing dark or reflective clothing.
• Visitors are welcome to take photographs of the exhibit.
• Children must be accompanied by an adult.
• For the convenience of all guests, visits are limited to 10 minutes.
1.What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To attract visitors to a new art exhibit.
B. To explain how an exhibit has been created.
C. To describe the technology used in the exhibit.
D. To promote the artists taking part in an exhibit.
2.What’s the function of the exhibit’s tracking system?
A. To keep visitors from getting wet.
B. To protect the exhibit from water damage.
C. To time how long visitors are in the room.
D. To count the number of visitors in the room.
3.What must you do when visiting the Rain Room?
A. Wear a raincoat.
B. Wear dark clothing.
C. Leave your camera outside.
D. Pass through within 10 minutes.
假如你是红星中学学生会主席李华。你了解到你校国际部学生对“全国戏曲进校园”活动（national opera on campus）很感兴趣，且学校决定承办一次戏剧演出。请你用英文给国际部的学生写封邮件告知此事。邮件内容包括：
1．说明事由；
2．演出信息（时间、地点等）；
3．欢迎参加。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello, everybody!
I am president of the Student Union in our school_____ ____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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。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。
One day on my way to school, I went to buy the pancake in a food store, leave my bag on the table while waiting. With the pancake ready, and I paid for it, took “my bag” on the table, and hurriedly headed to school.
Seating in the classroom, I was about to take my books out while suddenly I became frozen. It was not my bag! I took the bag for mistake! What surprised me most was there was a large sum of money in it. Calming me down, I turned to the teacher for help.
At that time, I come to understand the true meaning of being honestly.
On my way back from the city, I was in the underground. A couple,1.child was young, came in on one of the stops. The young man opposite to me got up and sat somewhere else. There were many seats available2.no three seats were together, so he left his place willingly so that the family could sit together.
Seeing that, I thought 3.I should do was show my gratitude, so I reached for one of my little “shine” cards and wrote at the back “You are kind. Thank you”. I gave the card to the young man 4.a smile. He accepted it and said “Thank you.”
He was sure to feel5. (delight), because I noticed that the card6.(keep) in his hands for a while we were travelling together in silence. Later before 7.(get) off the underground, he came closer and, with a bigger smile, 8.(say) “Thank you very much for this. Have a lovely day.”
9.through this experience did I have a deeper understanding of the true meaning of kindness. Sometimes just a small thing can make a big difference, bringing convenience and 10. (warm) to people around us.
Recently, my family and I attended a neighborhood oyster(牡蛎)roast. I was more than glad that many people _________together there.
While standing at the large tables_______and eating oysters, I noticed a school-aged boy across the_______from us who was being handed oysters by a _______. Obviously, the boy was having a great deal of _______and displeasure trying to _______them down.
At the beginning, I thought the man wanted the boy to _______the oysters and maybe after some time they would stop._______things were not what I had expected. As we stood there, it continued. With each oyster, the_______of this boy became more and more obvious as he ________tears, struggling to swallow them. I__________learned that the man felt the boy had been disrespectful and this was his________.
Seeing that, I stopped chatting and eating oysters and ________whether to get involved or walk away at first. But then I thought that if the boy were my own child, what should I do? Suddenly a good idea________me. I grabbed(抓住) my daughter and our Frisbee(飞盘)and made our way ________the man and the boy. We introduced ourselves, ________not to know many people there, and invited the boy to come and play Frisbee with us.
The man stared at us for a moment, and then ________it. Immediately the boy’s situation changed. He became ________ and talkative. We pulled another child into our group and played Frisbee for a good 30 minutes together.
It brought me much ________to end the suffering I was witnessing at the moment, and I was fully ________that trying to help in that or any situation where you see suffering is the best thing to do.
1.A. quarreled B. laughed C. gathered D. left
2.A. dancing B. chatting C. playing D. singing
3.A. table B. room C. chair D. desk
4.A. friend B. relative C. father D. man
5.A. fun B. convenience C. interest D. difficulty
6.A. swallow B. drink C. bring D. throw
7.A. smell B. test C. try D. avoid
8.A. Thus B. But C. So D. Indeed
9.A. excitement B. suffering C. eagerness D. skillfulness
10.A. fought back B. held on C. backed off D. slipped away
11.A. also B. just C. later D. already
12.A. award B. reward C. return D. punishment
13.A. chose B. expected C. hesitated D. prepared
14.A. beat B. struck C. defeated D. won
15.A. apart from B. by way of C. in the front of D. next to
16.A. pretending B. wishing C. deciding D. intending
17.A. allowed B. refused C. agreed D. thought
18.A. serious B. shy C. worried D. friendly
19.A. interest B. argument C. relief D. confusion
20.A. warned B. convinced C. reminded D. informed
Gain Self-Confidence and Better Health
Nothing could be more hurtful when you are deeply troubled by one simple question, have you put on?! Well, this can take away your night’s sleep and day’s peace and put you in a restless state. 1.So follow these daily habits and save yourself some trouble.
Control your food intaking. No wonder it is very hard to have control over the food habits, when those large pizzas and big burgers are available at your doorstep. Control your food intaking! The sooner, the better.2.Go for it! Cheers!
3.A glass of water followed by an early morning walk can jump-start your day. Blood circulation is well controlled by exercise and all the hormones(荷尔蒙)start flowing in the right directions. That’s wow!
Socialize. You may not be good at it, but it shouldn’t stop you from socializing. You might as well find a stranger, equally bad at it. You may have a long run with him/her. 4.These are few of the many things that are to be done to socialize. This will increase the overall self-confidence which will be clearly reflected in your routines.
Plan your day out. Give yourself 10 minutes at the start of every morning. Plan your day out in that time. At the same time, have a goal for the day. You may not achieve it every day, but you will have a purpose. 5.Round them up and plan for a better tomorrow. I wish you good luck!
A. Get moving.
B. Make new friends.
C. It might affect your confidence as well.
D. Start conversations, smile, and talk to strangers.
E. A proper schedule and a reasonable aim help make an effective day.
F. It’s proven that a healthy diet reduces stress and cheers you up.
G. A good goal gives the body time to recover from the day’s mental and physical workout.
