假如你是高三学生李华，在高考志愿的问题上你和父母的意见产生了分歧。请你写一封电子邮件向你的外教Jack 求助。要点如下：
1.现在的状况；
2.分歧的原因；
3.求助的内容；
注意：1.词数：100左右（信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.参考词汇：高考志愿 application for university
Dear Jack,
I am writing to ask you some advice on my application for university._________________________________
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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。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（＼）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。
Kangaroo Island is the place where you can quiet “go bush” and see native Australian animals and birds as they are meant to be seen in the wild, which is filled with history dated back to 1802 when it was first sighted by Captain Matthew Flinders. The first European explorers found Kangaroo Island uninhabited, that evidenced by the lack for campfires and tamed animals. By far, aboriginal campsites have discovered in the number of areas.
As Australia’s third-large island, Kangaroo Island has a beach to suit every moods. However, the island attracts surfers, scuba divers, and those enthusiastic about exploring the ocean around their shores.
The world’s wildlife population1. (suffer) a devastating loss of almost three 2.(five)since 1970, says a new report by the Zoology Society of London and the World Wildlife Foundation. According to its findings, animals 3. (live) in lakes, rivers and wetlands are the biggest victims. The report also suggests that vertebrate(脊椎动物)populations have continued to decline 4.(steady)by around two percent every year.
Obviously, humans know 5.the causes to the changes are, among which human activity and climate change are mainly to 6.(blame)---habitat loss, wildlife trade and pollution, says the report.
Te researchers collected data from7. (govern) statistics, scientific studies and NGO reports, covering 3,700 different species of animals, which represent about six percent of the total number of vertebrates in the world.
The report has also drawn criticism, 8.some scientists arguing that the data on 9.it is based is not wide and representative enough to generate 10. single number for the decline of wildlife worldwide.
Be a Traveler, not a Tourist
Last summer, I had just enough money saved to buy a golden ticket—a 3-month train pass that would take me to the furthest reaches of Europe. Excited for my journey, I packed all the necessities—except the ________.
While the convenience of the Internet was definitely a contributing factor to my ________not to take with me the few expensive kilograms of out-of-date information, this was not the only reason why I decided to fly alone.
To be honest, my main ________with the guidebook is that I find it ________ the pleasure of a journey—like bossy aunt who is always telling you what to do, ________ she doesn’t always know what is the best.
Experience has taught me that there is an obvious ________ between a tourist and traveler.
While waiting in a queue, I met a man who had a checklist. He showed me his list of “Top 20 Things To Do in Italy” and ________ off in a loud American accent that he’d seen everything Italy has to offer in just four days.
The problem I had with this man’s ________ to travelling was that he was too ________ information provided by his guidebook. He was lost in the ________ attractiveness of the “must-sees” and ________ to all the wonders and adventures that might happen during the ________ trip.
So, ________any guidebook, I traveled to Estonia, the tiny Baltic country bordering Russia. In the ________ of advance plans as guidebooks would suggest, I had no choice but to turn to some friendly faces for advice. I _________myself first and then asked them what was happening around the town. When this ________ an invitation to a beautiful Estonian home by a river where I ________ a 110-degree wood-stove sauna（桑拿浴）, ________ picked forest-mushrooms and the good ________ of our five newfound Estonian friends, I was most glad that I had left my “bossy ________” at home.
1.A. guidebook B. magazine C. cash D. map
2.A. goal B. excuse C. decision D. mistake
3.A. suggestion B. problem C. dislike D. connection
4.A. increases B. annoys C. removes D. limits
5.A. even though B. as if C. as though D. as long as
6.A. similarity B. distinction C. competition D. misunderstanding
7.A. cut B. showed C. gave D. put
8.A. way B. determination C. confidence D. approach
9.A. cautious about B. amused by C. focused on D. surprised at
10.A. likely B. seemingly C. orderly D. lovely
11.A. blind B. dumb C. deaf D. eager
12.A. guided B. imagined C. real D. paid
13.A. without B. beyond C. except D. unlike
14.A. loss B. control C. face D. absence
15.A. introduced B. warned C. calmed D. enjoyed
16.A. resulted in B. cut in C. broke in D. put in
17.A. found B. enjoyed C. ordered D. bathed
18.A. locally B. secretly C. rarely D. nervously
19.A. experience B. company C. opinion D. time
20.A. mom B. book C. aunt D. master
Start Small, Think Big
Remember when you were asked to write compositions about “a meaningful experience” as young students? You would write about how you overcame hardship and unpleasantness in order to help others. You learned then that there was more to life than earning lots of money and living in comfort.
It’s easy to lose sight of the greater meaning in our life when running our business and making time for our family and friends. 1.
Rank our values. Many people are successful, but people who live lives of real significance actually think about and work for others instead of just collecting wealth. They’re getting involved in ordinary activities that make a difference to others or fulfill a need in their communities. 2.The hard work they put in helping others is reflecting the values that are most meaningful to them.
Think locally. People who live significant lives don’t necessarily jet around on airplanes going to so-called extraordinary events and board meetings. 3.That could mean creating a great employment environment for a dozen people, raising funds for a cancer charity, or volunteering in a local school district. The key is that your actions are in agreement with your values and you are committed to making a positive difference.
4. Donate your old clothes and books to children in poor areas. Join a volunteering project. Help set up a waste bin for used batteries in your building. Hand out leaflets to your neighbors on how to protect themselves in the growing air pollution.
5. We’re giving more than we’re taking away and making them better because of it. when people say “I like myself best when I’m with you, and you know you’re making the world a better place,” you’re living a life of significance.
A. It matters a lot to measure your own business against your community
B. They just improve their own parts of the world for the benefit of others.
C. Significance comes when we create value and make contributions to people we care about
D. Their seemingly small deeds actually come bigger than other goals
E. They often aim high
F. But the good news is that you can take action to begin to get back on track
G. Be kind and considerate.
A primary school in Hangzhou said on Monday it’s pulling a sex education textbook over complaints after gaining recent international attention for both its progressive approach and its graphic content.
Controversy sparked after a mother of a second-grader at the school posted about the textbook on Sina Weibo on February 28, complaining the book contained overly-graphic illustrations of reproductive(生殖的)organs.
The book, published by Beijing Normal University, aims for students aged 6 to13. It had been used in schools for nearly a decade before the recent round of controversy.
In China, sex education often faces resistance, especially from the older generation of parents who used to tell their children that babies were picked up in streets or jumped out from rocks. China’s sex education is considered conservative and schools usually try to avoid the subject, leaving the responsibility to parents or society. Nowadays, the frank description of sexual behavior in a recently-released sex education textbook for primary school students in the city has triggered a wave of parental concern. Is the sex education textbook truly too clearly expressed?
Some people hold that the sex education book should be detailed. Sex education is an important way of teaching children knowing themselves, so we cannot ambiguous words describing the sex. On the other hand, adults see dirty things in the books while students may not. They see things in a different way and we should not judge the books from our perspective. There is no need to avoid sex in education.
Others do not agree. They think it is not wrong to describe sex in direct ways, but the sentences in the book are too rude and are even banned from our website. The wording should be more tender and beautiful in books for children.
As far as I can see, we should be more careful about the sensitive topic, sex education. Different methods should be applied to children of different age groups. We can tell more details about sex to the older children, because they can accept it smoothly, and give more pictures, or tender words to the younger ones.
1.Why did the elder generation use to lie about where kids came from?
A. Because they were innocent and had no idea about that
B. Because they were not open-minded and didn’t want their kids to be exposed to sex too early
C. Because sex was so private that they felt shameful when telling the truth
D. Because they didn’t want to go against schools, who usually tried to avoid the subject
2.Which of the following statements does not agree with the original text?
A. Recently, the sex education book mentioned above has become a global concern.
B. Parents criticize the direct ways the sex education book adopted to describe sex
C. People divide their opinions on whether sex education is necessary or not
D. It’s not the first time the sex education book mentioned has been used in schools
3.What can we infer from the text?
A. There was no debate over the sex education book before the recent round controversy
B. According to the supporters, parents should put themselves in their children’s shoes when dealing with the sex education book
C. Different methods should be used on children of different age groups
D. Sex education is so sensitive a topic that the writer can hardly bring forward any advice
4.Which of the following words is the nearest in meaning to the underlined word “progressive” in the first paragraph?
A. Rewarding B. Strange
C. Reasonable D. Advanced
