Hi Maz and Bobby, I don't know what you're up to this Sunday, but if you're at a loose end, come over to my place. We're going to have a barbecue. Tom |
Hi Tom, Thanks mate, but I'm completely snowed under at the moment. I have to write an essay by Monday afternoon, so I'll be working all weekend. I've got nothing arranged for the following weekend though, so maybe we can meet then? I'll call you later. Bobby |
Dear Tom, Like Bobby, I'm a bit tied up tomorrow. Unfortunately, I have to go to my great uncle's house for a family lunch. He was ill so we thought it might not happen, but it looks as if it's going ahead. I really can't get out of it because it's the old man's 60th birthday and most of the family will probably be there. Maz |
Ok you guys, I'm calling off the barbecue. Judging from the grey sky, it's going to rain all weekend anyway. Maybe you'll have done your various duties by the end of the evening and we can go for a drink instead! If you want to relax, I'll be in The Hart, a pub on King Street. Gloria and I are meeting there at about 8:30, as long as nothing else pops up! Don't forget it closes at 10:30 on Sundays. Ok, time to put my feet up and take it easy! Later, Tom |
1.What does Tom intend to do at first?
A. To have a family lunch.
B. To invite his friends to a barbecue.
C. To go for a drink with his friends.
D. To ask for help from his friends.
2.The underlined part "snowed under" in the second email means "________"
A. buried under snow
B. very bored
C. extremely busy
D. entirely relaxed
3.Which statement is TRUE according to the emails?
A. Bobby is not available this Sunday.
B. Maz has to visit his uncle for he is ill.
C. The barbecue will take place on time.
D. Tom will hold a party with his friends.
4.What will Tom probably do after sending the last email？
A. Prepare the barbecue.
B. Go to the pub.
C. Have a rest.
D. Call his friends.
Dictionaries are not closed books. There is still plenty of room for more words in these great vocabulary authorities.
Dictionaries are not closed books. There is still plenty of room for more words in these great vocabulary authorities. New words are continually being created and added to our language. And many of today's word experts can credit a famous mathematician with the creation of the method by which they develop many new words. The mathematician was an Englishman named Charles L. Dodgson. In addition to working with figures, Dodgson wrote books. His imaginative stories and poems have made Dodgson beloved to generations of readers. We know him, however, not by the name of Dodgson but by his pen name, Lewis Carroll.
Lewis Carroll has delighted countless readers, young and old, with Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, and numerous poems. In these works, Carroll developed dozens of nonsensical words such as "chortle" and "galumph". Many of these words are combined naturally with more common words in the English language. Carroll referred to his made-up words as "portmanteau" words, named after a kind of leather suitcase that opens into two compartments. The name was well suited, because most of Carroll's words had two compartments. Rather than being entirely fabricated（虚构）, they were usually made from the combined parts of two different words. A "snark", for example, clearly came from a snake and a shark.
Although Carroll died long ago, his technique continues to be used today. We clearly see his influence in such words as smog, brunch, and guesstimate.
1.What does the underlined sentence probably mean according to the passage?
A. Dictionaries are open to the public.
B. Dictionaries are helpful to the public.
C. Dictionaries are ready to welcome new words.
D. The vocabularies in dictionaries are limited.
2.Dodgson's made-up words ________.
A. are based on different words
B. are borrowed from other languages
C. all come from his poems
D. are still widely used
3.This passage is mainly about ________.
A. how Dodgson wrote his works
B. how English words are created
C. how a dictionary is written
D. how Dodgson created new words
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请用英语写一封电子邮件，咨询有关电脑的详情。内容主要包括：
表明写作意图；
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注意：1. 词数100左右
2. 可以适当增加细节，已使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
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请你以“A Ten-minute Break”为题，按下列要点写一篇短文，让同学们从中有所启发。要点如下：
1．十分钟的课间休息很有必要。
2．要注意适当的休息方式。
3．你是怎样利用这十分钟的。
注意：①开头已经给出，不计入总词数；②词数 100 左右。
A Ten—minute Break
As a Senior Three student,_____________________________... ...
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（ʌ），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次；
2. 只允许修改10出，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last Wednesday our class organized a environmental activity whose theme were “Joining Together to Build a Civilized City” in a community. The students divided into three groups. Group 1 went from door to door recycling the using batteries. Not feeling tired, the second group had cleared up the posters and advertisements on the walls as good as the rubbish on the ground. The last group hand out the leaflets of the environmental protection and they also invited the resident（居民）to take part. The locals praised us with our practice and gave us many support.
Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job from a timber merchant and he got it. The pay was 1. (real) good and so was the work condition. For those reasons, the woodcutter was determined 2. (do) his best. His boss gave him an axe（斧） and 3.(show) him the area where he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees. “4. (Congratulation), and go on that way,” the boss said. Very 5. (motivate) by the boss words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, 6. he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even 7. (hard), but he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less 8. less trees. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand 9. was going on. “When was the last time you sharpened your axe?” the boss asked. “Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen it. I have been very busy 10.(try) to cut trees…”
