I could feel the judging eyes of my family burning a hole into the back of my head as I picked up my phone. All of a sudden, the chattering in the living room died and all I could hear was the sound of the turkey sizzling (发出嘶嘶声) in the oven.
“Look at her! She’s been on her phone all day long! It’s all your fault! Children will never respect elders if they are not taught how to behave! ” my grandmother shouted.
I was very shocked and angry! I opened my mouth to say something, but words failed me and I just sat down quietly on the chair like a mouse in its trap. I thought “Here we go again.” I truly love my family and I would do anything for them. I also know that they would do anything for me as well. However, there are moments that make me feel that they are just stuck with me. They all agree on one thing: technology is wrecking me.
If I am going to be treated like a child or completely ignored, I will most likely not enjoy your company, and I feel that this applies to (适用于) the majority of the people. So I sometimes simply shut myself in my room and listened to the voices coming from the living room, thinking: They all grew up in a world so different that it amazes me how they have actually gotten this far. They did not have phones or any type of advanced technology, which is both good and bad. Bad because they had almost no type of fast communication, and good because they were forced to interact (互动) with one another, which is something today’s society is lacking in. However, maybe if they made an effort to be aware of how things work nowadays, they would not be so against everything.
1.What happened when the author picked up her smart phone?
A. Her family laughed at her. B. Her family kept silent.
C. She felt like having a headache. D. She smelt something burning.
2.The underlined word in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A. punishing B. encouraging
C. destroying D. saving
3.We can infer from the passage that the author felt it hard ________.
A. to do something to please her family
B. to satisfy her family’s high expectation
C. to get along with her family in some ways
D. to move out or break away from her family
4.The author uses the last paragraph to show that ________.
A. it is important to strengthen understanding among the family
B. it is necessary to treat each other well in the family
C. it is hard for the older people to accept the advanced technology
D. it is her duty to provide her family with a happier life in the future
假如你是李华,在你校学习的美国交换生David和你成为了好朋友,并且在他的帮助下你的英语学习取得了很大的进步。在他结束学习回国之后,请用英语给他写一封感谢信。内容应包括:
1.表达思念;
2.感谢帮助;
3.希望保持联系。
注意事项:
1.不得透露真实姓名和学校;
2.词数:100左右;
3.开头和结尾已写出,不计入词数。
Dear David,
How time flies! It’s been a total week since you left our school.
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Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
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 like travelling and my dream of paying a visit for Beijing, the capital city of our country, come true during the National Day holidays this year. On October 1st, I went to Tian’anmen Square with my parents, there we watched a flag-raising ceremony. As I watched the flag rising slowly, I sang a national anthem, to music, feel extremely excited. Then we went to some other famous tourist attraction, like the Great Wall. Standing on the Great Wall, I felt very proudly. I thought the old saying that "He who do not reach the Great Wall is not a true man." Although I was tired, but I really had a good time.
Recently a really strange thing happened in a middle school in China’s Hubei Province. Over 600 students there took part in a “caring for an egg like a baby”1.(active) in which they were asked to keep an egg close at hand for a month2.breaking it.
"It's hard for parents to bring up their children,3.many students just ignore it,” said Liu Kang, the school's director. "They shoule4.(teach) to be grateful to their parents, who have given them life but ask for nothing in return.”
Li Ming is one of the students. His egg didn't break during the month, but he felt5.(exhaust). "I now realize that my parents have had great difficulty6.(bring) me up I’ll do all I can to make their life easier and more7.(comfort) when I grow up,” promised the 13-year-old boy.8.(luck), about 450 students broke their eggs. Yan Yueming broke his egg after just five days, which made him frustrated. He said, "I can't imagine9.sad my parents would be if there was something wrong with me, their 'egg'!" It is time I10.(do) something in return for their love.” said Yan.
Make Good Memories
My husband Bill’s Grandma was in a nursing home when we moved back to Michigan. Grandma had been unable to walk for quite some time: now her eye sight was almost gone.
Over the years Grandma and I had____many cards and letters. I knew how she enjoyed____. in touch with people. Grandma would have me write letters to go in the cards she would send. And she would always have me____what I had written back to her. Grandma didn’t have a problem with hearing then____she was always telling me, “That is not____how I said that!” I would then rewrite whatever I wrote in her exact words.
Since I had some____time before Christmas, I asked Grandma if she would like to send____some Christmas cards. Grandma readily____. I rounded up several different kinds of cards. I knew she had friends and family who all had different____. I would take each card and____in detail the front of the card, then I would read the words inside. After____it over Grandma would tell me who she thought would like____card.
After a while I____and I noticed that we had several nursing home____standing in the doorway. I started to noticed as I read each card, the____on their faces and Grandma’s face, too. Each one had a____smile and a far-away look in their eyes, as they were seeing the scenes in their mind’s eye.
I thought when I went over to do the Christmas____I would be doing Grandma a favor, but it____that she did me a big favor. I will always____this special memory of bringing some Christmas joy and pleasant____to Grandma and her fellow residents.
1.A. exchange B. changed C. traded D. switched
2.A. settling B. losing C. staying D. getting
3.A. write B. discover C. translate D. read
4.A. when B. because C. while D. though
5.A. carefully B. truthfully C. specially D. exactly
6.A. extra B. flying C. essential D. valuable
7.A. for B. up C. out D. away
8.A. acknowledged B. agreed C. admitted D. rejected
9.A. addresses B. advantages C. occupations D. interests
10.A. describe B. communicate C. distinguish D. ignore
11.A. talking B. turning C. taking D. thinking
12.A. another B. each C. one D. other
13.A. looked down B. looked over C. looked up D. looked though
14.A. immigrants B. visitors C. patients D. residents
15.A. attention B. look C. glance D. sight
16.A. gently B. rough C. forced D. whispered
17.A. trees B. jobs C. decorations D. cards
18.A. turned over B. turned out C. came out D. left out
19.A. treasure B. admire C. encourage D. recognize
20.A. stories B. faces C. memories D. letters
How can I fight laziness?
Lazy people will never amount to anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.
1.. Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.
Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active.2..Others take a more proactive(积极主动的) approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. Laziness sets in when you no longer feel in charge of your own life.
Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations(诱惑) that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness. Create a reward system for yourself, just as parents do for a child to promote responsibility.3..
4.. Spouses(配偶) and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately. To fight household laziness, set an example, be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and perform their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated people.
Finally, taking exercise regularly can help you fight laziness.5., thus enabling you to have more energy and help lift your spirits.
A. Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film
B. Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home
C. One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep
D. Knowing how to fight laziness is important
E. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task
F. With strong determination, you will be able to achieve your goal.
G. Enough exercise and a balanced diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle