I had dressed quite nicely for my first day as a student at St. Anne's College of Further Education. In celebration of this new beginning, I had changed my unusual clothes to formal clothing.
Like many young people my age, I was under the impression that the best way to show your personality was by wearing the kind of clothing that my mother considered was not fit to be seen in public. But for my first day as a student I had made an effort to look what my mother called ‘respectable’.
There were fifteen of us, sitting in the theatre hall, while the head of the drama department, Mr. Wilson, gave us a warm welcoming speech. To my horror (恐惧), he then invited us to say why we had decided to do a drama course. I had no idea what I would say. The truth was that although I had a taste for unusual clothing, I was painfully shy.
My worry grew as it came closer to my turn. One by one, the new students excitedly explained their reasons. Then it was the turn of a girl who I hadn't really noticed until that moment because I was too busy thinking about what I would say. ‘My name’s Tracy and I'm from Blackburn’, she said, and then added no further information.
Everyone smiled politely in silence but I was impressed at her bravery in saying almost nothing even under pressure (压力). I relaxed, knowing that you could get away with saying so little about yourself. It gave me confidence.
After Mr. Wilson at long last let us out of the hall to go to lunch, I managed to find the courage to go up to Tracy. She looked very unfriendly. Taking a deep breath, I introduced myself. To my surprise, she looked up at me and gave me a very bright, sweet smile. That was twenty-seven years ago, and although we never did become famous stars, we're still best friends.
1.Why did the author dress nicely for her first day at college?
A. She felt a need to dress properly.
B. She wanted to fit in with the other students.
C. She was under pressure from her mother.
D. She wanted to look like a great star.
2.Why did the author feel nervous?
A. Because she had never spoken in public
B. Because it was her turn to start first
C. Because she didn't know what to talk about
D. Because the other students were so excited
3.What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. Tracy also seemed extremely worried.
B. Tracy hadn't said very much.
C. The other students reacted politely to Tracy.
D. All attention was on Tracy.
Yuoki, a restaurant in Germany, is not your everyday all-you-can-eat buffet (自助餐）. For starters, there isn't an actual buffet to fill your plate. Instead, customers are seated at a table and provided with iPads which they can use to order up to five small dishes every ten minutes. They can eat as much as they want for 120 minutes, but having the food served at short intervals (间隔) allows diners to constantly assess how hungry they are and order accordingly, preventing food waste. Also, the owner, Luan Guoyu, believes, “our eyes are bigger than our stomach”, so not being able to see the cooked food at the buffet prevents people from ordering more food than they can actually eat.
But Luan Guoyu's most effective way of fighting food waste, and the one that has attracted media attention, is his €1 ($1.15) fine for food still left on the plate. “It’s called ‘ all-you-can-eat’ ” he says, adding that the extra charge is not meant to increase his income, but to act as a warning against wasting food.
Luan Guoyu's system is unique in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, but not in Germany. Okinii, a Japanese-style restaurant in Dusseldorf, has also been charging customer, the same € 1 tax for unfinished food on their plates since 2013.
With so many people living on the edge of their nations, and food waste becoming a serious problem in developed countries, it will be interesting to see if more restaurants will start carrying out the “eat up or pay up” policy. Even if they give the money from this fine to charity, it would still help them to save money in dealing with waste, so it's a win for everyone.
1.What does the underlined word “assess” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Doubt. B. Realize.
C. Judge. D. Compare.
2.What will Luan Guoyu do when people can’t finish the food on their plates?
A. He will charge them extra money.
B. He will advise them to eat up the food.
C. He will ask them to take the food away.
D. He will warn them to order less food next time.
3.What is the text mainly about?
A. Various German restaurants.
B. The seriousness of food waste.
C. Secrets of managing a restaurant.
D. Special ways to fight food waste.
4.What does the author think of the “eat up or pay up” policy?
A. Unfair. B. Funny.
C. Reasonable. D. Doubtful.
假如你叫李华，是一位高中生。随着科技的发展，iPod 已成为中学生的新宠。用iPod既可听音乐，阅读纯文本电子书，又可玩电子游戏。请你用英语给某报社写一封信，谈谈中学生使用iPod的情况。信的内容须包括以下几点：
使用iPod对学习的好处；
对课堂纪律和学习可能产生的负面影响；
提出自己的建议并说明理由。
注意：1. 词数：100左右
2. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Editor ,
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LiHua
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。
Dear Sue ,
How time flies. It is a month that you stayed with us. We all miss you and are very grateful to what you did for us when we were together.
We had an English speech contest the others day and I won the first prize, which again remind me of all your kind help. Do you still remember the tree what was planted by us together on the hill behind the school? Yesterday we went there and got it water. The tree you planted yourselves is growing well and whole class decided to name it Sue wood. Will you come back to see Sue wood?
How is everything with you later? We hope to know more about you and your American students. Hope to keep in close touch with.
All the best
Liu Hua
It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children1.(be) responsible for housework, but with one of the following2.(suggestion), you really can get your children to help at home.
If you give your children the impression that they can never do3.quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable person.4.children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.
My daughter Carla's fifth grade's teacher5.(make) every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out6.they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they 7.(miss).
You can use the same technique when you evaluate your child's work at home. Don't always scold and you should give lots of praise 8. (48). Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn't done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game. 9.(learn) is a process of trying and failing and trying, and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake or failure, they will learn10.(fast) and achieve success at last.
Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had _________ them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After _______ the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves ________ they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly ________ and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly _________. The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had _________ to mark their way home. To make things _________. Evans, whom they had all thought of _________ the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having ________ along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were _______ pushed on at the best speed they could _________. Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his _______ fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could _________ put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great ________ . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that _________ could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him ______ a few more miles, until it was time to put up the ______ for another night.
The following morning, _________ the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be _________ some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out _________ into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
1.A. hit B. fought C. won D. beaten
2.A. growing B. putting C. planting D. laying
3.A. after B. until C. while D. before
4.A. safe B. fast C. short D. slow
5.A. rose B. set C. appeared D. disappeared
6.A. taken up B. cut up C. set up D. picked up
7.A. easier B. better C. bitter D. worse
8.A. to B. upon C. as D. in
9.A. battled B. struggled C. speeded D. waited
10.A. left B. lost C. defeated D. saved
11.A. manage B. try C. employ D. find
12.A. ached B. frozen C. harden D. harmed
13.A. hardly B. never C. seldom D. nearly
14.A. pain B. fear C. trouble D. danger
15.A. all others B. some others C. others D. the others
16.A. away B. with C. off D. on
17.A. bed B. tent C. blanket D. sleeping-bag
18.A. while B. since C. for D. once
19.A. missed B. separated C. passed D. gone
20.A. patiently B. lonely C. alone D. worriedly
