At an outdoor restaurant, a cockroach(蟑螂) flew in and landed on a woman. She started screaming out of fear；with a panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping , with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach. Her reaction was spreading, as everyone in her group also got into a panic. The woman finally managed to flick the cockroach away but it landed on a man in the group who continued the drama. In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon a waitress who had rushed to their rescue.
The waitress stood firm, calmed herself and observed the behavior of the cockroach on her blouse. When she was confident enough, she grabbed it and threw it out of the restaurant.
Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, I started wondering: was the cockroach responsible for their funny behavior? If so, then why was the waitress not disturbed? She handled the situation to near perfection, without panic.
It was not the cockroach, but the inability of the customers to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed them. I realized that it’s not the shouting of my children or my boss or my wife that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting.
It’s not the traffic jams on the road that disturb me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam. More than the problem, it’s my reaction to the problem that creates chaos in my life.
I understood. I should not react in life. I should always respond. The customers reacted, whereas the waitress responded. Reactions are always instinctive(本能的), while responses tend to be well thought out.
1.What happened in the outdoor restaurant?
A. A cockroach was found in a woman’s food and then a man found the same problem.
B. A cockroach appearing in the restaurant caused a state of panic among the customers.
C. A cockroach rushed the waitress into apologizing to the customers.
D. A woman and a man were trying to rescue the waitress from the cockroach.
2.According to the passage, if you ran into a traffic jam, you might as well_______.
A. complain your delay B. feel upset and annoyed
C. relax yourself by listening to music D. expect someone to clear the road right away
3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word?
A. confusion B. success
C. poverty D. harmony
4.What does the passage tell us?
A. Speak less, do more!
B. Actions speak louder than words!
C. Mind your manners while in a restaurant!
D. Don’t react just from your feelings; respond positively!
Beloit Summer Language
If you’re serious about learning a language, come to one of the nation’s finest language summer camp programs, the Center for Language Studies (CLS) at beautiful Beloit College in Wisconsin. CLS is a four-or eight-week language program in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, or Russian that is open to high school students and people who are studying or working at college.
Phone: 608-363-2500
Email: admiss@beloit.edu
Website: https://www.beloit.edu
Georgetown University: Summer Medical Program
If you’re a teen thinking about learning medicine in college, explore the medical summer camp program offered at Georgetown University. In this 20-day course, you will get a brief idea of the first-year medical school curriculum. The course includes lectures, laboratory work and fieldwork.
Phone: 202-687-7087
Email: highschool@georgetown.edu
Website: http://scs.georgetown.edu
Bard College at Simon’s Rock Young Writers Workshop
In the summer of 1983, Bard College at Simon’s Rock began offering a three-week writing workshop for high school students. Each year 84 academically motivated students are chosen to participate in the Simon’s Rock program. Former participants have gone on to such colleges as Bard, Harvard, Princeton, Yale and so on.
Phone: 413-528-7231
Email: jamieh@simons-rock.edu
Website: https://simons-rock.edu
Art: Summer at Penn
Each summer, the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design offers an unparalleled four-week summer art program for artistically gifted high school students. This pre-college art program in Philadelphia prepares you for the college admissions process as you experience university life. Courses are held within the School of Design’s fine art studios and you can develop your technical skills and expand your styles of creative expression.
Phone: 610-265-9401
Email: imagine@jkcp.com
Website: http://www.jkcp.com
1.Which program accepts college students?
A. Bard College at Simon’s Rock Young Writers Workshop
B. Georgetown University: Summer Medical Program
C. Beloit Summer Language
D. Art: Summer at Penn
2.If you want to improve your writing skill, you can send an email to_________.
A. admiss@beloit.edu B. imagine@jkcp.com
C. jamieh@simons-rock.edu D. highschool@georgetown.edu
3.How can you learn more information about the art program?
A. By visiting http://scs.georgetown.edu B. By visiting https://simons-rock.edu
C. By visiting https://www.beloit.edu D. By visiting http://www.jkcp.com
假如你叫李华，你和笔友Jane互寄了全家的合影。Jane看了合影后来信问为什么你没有兄弟姐妹。请用英语写封100字左右的回信说明情况。内容包括以下几点：
原因 | 1．中国人口增长过快； 2．二十世纪八十年代开始实行计划生育； 3．大部分中国家庭是独生子女。 |
看法 | 1．能受到好的教育；父母关爱更多； 2．孤独、自私，生活能力差；建议多交朋友。 |
注意：1．可适当增加细节使行文连贯；
2．字数100左右；
3．开头已给出，不计人总字数；
4．参考词汇；计划生育family program独生子女the only child
Dear Jane,
Thank you for your letter and the photo of your family.
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Yours,
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。
It is clear shown that many middle school students have physical and mental problems. 68% of the students surveying have studying anxiety as well as poor eyesight too. And a larger percentage lacks sleep. 52% are short of physical exercise. 42% of the students won’t obey our parents or teachers. Personally, I think we student should balance our physical exercise and studies. Without sound body, one can’t achieve anything. However, too much attention has been paid only on studies. As a result, I suggest we are given less homework or more time for out-of-classroom activities. Only in this way can we live a happy and healthy life.
Overhead bridges are found in many parts of big cities, especially in places1. traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous. The purpose of these bridges2.(be) to enable pedestrians to cross roads 3.(safe). Overhead bridges are used in very much the 4.way as Zebra crossings. They are more efficient although5.(little) convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is6.(convenient) especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges 7.(help) pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time. For their own safety, pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of 8. (risk) their lives by dashing across the road. Old people, however, may find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic. Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make 9. a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and 10.(lose) of life.
1.— Have you heard that the international company is advertising for employees?
— Of course, and I heard that there were more than 2,000 _______________ (申请人)
2.It's said that a red sky at night is an i ___________（暗示）for fine weather the next day.
3.I was impressed by his s__________ manner of speaking.
4.With our practical experience a__________, I’d like to work part-time to relieve financial difficulties.
5.I can’t conclude what it was that d__________ her from her colleagues?
6.What _________(标准) are used for assessing a student’s ability?
7.The policeman has no difficulty i_________the bodies as those of two suspected drug dealers.
8.He had such an e_____________memory that he could recite the whole passage without any mistake after he read it only once.
9.He acknowledged the sense of__________(背叛) of Patrick.
10.He is clearly s________ to all the other candidates in this election.
