Our neighbour’s son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and that would be all right for me.
June 29 came and, of course, I hadn’t lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I thought a nice new girdle (紧身衣）would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a size large party girdle. The clerk found the box with the describe girdle marked “LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn’t try it on.”
The next morning was rather hot, one of those thirty-four-degree days, I suppose, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I popped open the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag? That’s it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't go very well with my red face, and was ready to go.
Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass., turned to my husband and asked, “What is a High Mass?*' he shrugged his shoulders .
Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神甫)was going to bless everything except my girdle.
1.Why didn't the writer buy a loose dress?
A. Because she was too thin.
B. Because it was too hot then.
C. Because she thought she could become a little thin within a month.
D. Because a tight one was a little cheaper.
2.What does the writer want to express by saying “Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag”？
A. How difficult it was to shake 20 pounds of potato into a five-pound bag
B. The difficulty I had in patting on the tight dress.
C. How foolish I was to put on such tight dress.
D. How foolish I was to put so many potatoes in such a bag.
3.Which word can be best described the author?
A. optimistic (乐观的） B. beautiful
C. ugly D. careless
Eleven-year-old Angela was stricken with a terrible disease. She was unable to walk and she moved only in other ways. The doctors thought she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair, for few, if any, were able to come back to normal after getting this disease. The little girl was brave. There, lying in her hospital bed, she would promise to anyone who'd listen that she was going to be walking again someday,
She was moved to a special hospital. Many ways were used to treat her disease. The doctors there were moved by her undefeatable spirit They taught her about imagining seeing herself walking. If it would do nothing else, it would at least give her hope and something positive（积极的）to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in exercise period. But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully imagining herself moving!
One day, as she was trying with all her might to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though a wonder happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She shouted out, “Look what I’m doing! I can do it! I moved!”
Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was shouting, too. Many things were falling and glass breaking. It was an earthquake. But she believed that she made it. And now only a few years later, she's back in school. On her own two legs. No wheelchair. You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat an unimportant little disease, can’t they?
1.What did the doctors do with Angela's disease?
A. They held out little hope of curing it.
B. They were sure and confident to cure her.
C. They gave up ways of helping her.
D. They sent her home with a wheelchair.
2.Doctors taught Angela to imagine seeing herself walking to .
A. help her to recover from the disease
B. give her encouragement and hope
C. praise her for her undefeatable spirit
D. cure her illness in a special way
3.What played the leading part in Angela's success in coming back to school?
A. Her undefeatable spirit and hard work.
B. Crutches (拐杖)and a wheelchair.
C. The earthquake in San Francisco.
D. An advanced medical operation.
4.The bed in the hospital suddenly moved because of .
A. Angela's imagining walking
B. other patients' help
C. an unexpected earthquake
D. Angela’s recovering
King's College Summer School
King's College Summer School is an annual（每年的）training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of College and other colleges in New York Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.
More information is as follows:
Application (申请) date ●Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2007. ●Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2007. ●Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2007. | Courses ●English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours ●American History: 16 hours ●American Culture: 16 hours |
Steps ●A letter of self-introduction ●A letter of recommendation (推荐) ● The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. | Cost ●Daily lessons: $200 ●Sports and activities: $100 ●Travels: $200 ●Hotel service: $400 ﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. |
Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King' s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@yahoo.com | |
1.You can most probably read the text in .
A. a textbook B. a travel guide
C. a newspaper D. a telephone book
2.Which of the following is true about King’s College Summer School?
A. Only stop students can take part in the program.
B. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.
C. King's College Summer School is run every other year
D. Only the teachers of King's College give courses.
3.If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school .
A. $200 B. $400
C. $900 D. $500
4.What information can you get from the text?
A. You can write to Thompson only in English.
B. The program will last two months.
C. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2011.
D. You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.
假定你是李华，请给你的美国笔友Jill Robbins写一封信，向她请求保持健康方面的建议。信的内容包括：
1.健康的重要性；
2.好习惯；
3.不良习惯。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
I had an amazing experience last Spring Festival.On the second day of the holiday,it was snowing heavily but we had a very importance relative to visit,that lived in a distant mountain village.We have to take risks to drive on our journey.Though the road was bad,but we arrived safe.
The family welcomed us warmly or we said “Happy new year” to them.We were treated a good dinner.Later in the afternoon,we said goodbye and started back home.
Sadly,our car was sticking in the snow halfway and wouldn't move.Just then,the village walked by,offering to push his car.It was this stranger who helped us out!
Ever since humans lived on the earth,they have made use1.various forms of communication.In general,the major form of expressing thoughts and feelings2.(be) spoken language.3.there is a language barrier, communication is completed through body language.Smile is the most universal4.(face) expression,which shows happiness and puts people a ease.But sometimes,it is likely to hide other feelings,like5.(angry) and worry.There 6.(be) different ways to greet someone in different countries.People from Columbia like approaching others and kiss them on7.cheek.In France,if adults meet people they know,they can kiss each other twice on each cheek. Being polite to others is8.(object),but we'd better not give a hug to a person with higher rank.Body language is 9.(real) complex, so we should study international customs10.(avoid) difficulties in today's world of cultural crossroads.
