The 2018 World Cup was held in Russia. While most soccer fans were enjoying the action from home,this pair of Colombia national football team supporters were attracting public eyes for how they took part in the game.
A video of Daza celebrating Colombia's victory over Poland with his friend Gallego has been popular online. Gallego lost both his sight and his hearing at nine because of an uncommon disease which often leads to total loss of sight and hearing.
Fortunately, Gallego has a friend called Daza. The two men met a few years ago and instantly bonded over their love of the sport. Both enthusiastic Colombia national football team supporters, they began attending matches together. Daza taught himself sign language and they developed a series of hand gestures so that Daza could communicate with Gallego during games.
Eventually, Daza created a board that imitate the layout of a soccer field. With signals for things like offside"calls, fouls(犯规)and red cards, Daza created a way for Gallego to follow along with the field of play by moving Gallego' s hands across the soccer board.
They gained media attention last year, but a more recent video of the pair supporting their home team in a group stage match against Poland at the World Cup has officially become popular.
In the video, Daza is gui ding Gallego' s hands across the soccer board as the action plays out on the field. As the team scores their first goal, Daza quickly guides Gallego,s hands across the soccer board, stopping when he reaches the opposing team's net. From there, the celebration begins. Though Gallego cant see or hear, a hug from his friend is enough for him to realize his team is on their way to victory.
1.Daza and Gallego gained wide attention because they
A. used a special way in celebration of victory
B. went to Russia to watch the 2018 World Cup
C. experienced the 2018 World Cup in a unique way
D. were in firm support of Colombia national football team
2.What resulted in Gallego's blindness and deafness?
A. A birth fault
B. Poor living conditions
C. A serious accident
D. A rare disease
3.What can be known about Daza and Gallego from paragraph 3?
A. They studied sign language together
B. /Their friendship started with football
C. They knew each other when they were children
D. Their common interest is developing hand gestures
4.How can Gallego know his team is winning?
A. From Daza s hug
B. From Daza's facial expressions
C. From Daza's quick hand movements
D. From the opposing team's broken net
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1.What's the text mainly intended to tell us about?
A. Benefits of self-improvement books
B. Some good self-improvement books
C. Where to obtain self-improvement books
D. How to improve oneself by reading books
2.People hoping to be more welcome are supposed to read the book written by
A. Susan Jeffers
B. Jen Sincero
C. Dale Carnegie
D. Thomas Harris
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. You Are a Badass can help readers become more confident
B. Who Moved My Cheese? asks us to take responsibility for our situation
C. I'm OK, You' re OK is the most popular book in America.
D. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway mainly deals with major life changes
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1第11处起）不计分。
Dear Lucy,
I was delighting to receive your letter. Thank you for the English dictionary you bought it for me. There is no doubt it is of great heapful to me. I'm deeply grateful for your advice what I should pay more attention to practice my spoken English. I've made up my mind to speak English both in and out of class. Next month I'll take trip to Australia, which is organizing by my school. I hope I can practise my spoken English there as many as possible. By the way, I am sending you a set of stamp with this letter, and I’ll send you more if I got any. I do hope you will have a good holiday.
句子考查
1.The careless driver ________ ________ ________ ________ (应受责备) the accident happening yesterday.
2.The tower was built to honor the people who were devoted to the foundation of the state.(改写句子)
The tower was built ________ ________ ________ the people ____________ (devote) themselves to the foundation of the state.
3.While we were traveling in Qingyuan during the National Day, we were astonished to find that we were trapped in one of the tourist attractions there, unable to move.(改写句子)
__________ __________in Qingyuan during the National Day, we were astonished to find ________ ________ in one of the tourist attractions there, unable to move.
4.She feels comfortable and relaxed only when she is at home.(改成倒装句)
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5.我现在不方便代替他做这份工作。
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My 12-year-old daughter, Lauren, came home from school yesterday. She ____ waved her grade book to me. She had been ____A-1 in most subjects such as mathematics, language arts and science—a great ___! Then she sadly pointed out that her perfect score was damaged by a B-1 in __ and a C-1 in Playsical Education.
I asked her what the scores ___. She said that the __ showed the achievement and the number showed the effort. That moment I ____ that the grades were misleading. I reached out my hands and gave her a big ____ and told her in my mind she had a perfect score. It didn’t ___ that her grade in French was a“B”—“l”____ that she had tried her best. That is something to make any parent proud.
Everybody is____. Everybody has different potential. Not all of us will become scientists or sports____. But without 100％effort no ____ can be achieved. If I see a salesperson fail at sales, the ____thing I want to examine is the effort being put in. If there is a problem with __, the salesperson has no future. But if I see a salesperson isn’t __ with l00％effort, he or she is worth my effort in helping. Maybe a bit of training or some __ from a more successful person will __.
I know that 100% effort, focus in the right direction, will always bring a ____ whether that is an“A”or a“C”. As long as you make 100% effort, you are ____ .
1.A. seriously B. patiently C. cautiously D. proudly
2.A. handed B. awarded C. sent D. promised
3.A. favor B. relief C. lesson D. achievement
4.A. Politics B. English C. French D. Science
5.A. needed B. attracted C. affected D. meant
6.A. score B. letter C. figure D. word
7.A. realized B. checked C. recognized D. remembered
8.A. hug B. shake C. kiss D. smile
9.A. bother B. work C. matter D. suffer
10.A. said B. showed C. warned D. included
11.A. energetic B. independent C. different D. curious
12.A. trainers B. salesmen C. fans D. stars
13.A. safety B. principle C. experience D. potential
14.A. last B. first C. best D. latest
15.A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. attitude
16.A. cheerful B. careful C. successful D. hopeful
17.A. advice B. money C. expectation D. propection
18.A. help B. decide C. appear D. match
19.A. competition B. result C. task D. choice
20.A. great B. diligent C. famous D. Reliable
Students usually have great fun during the vacation. When it’s time to return to school,they usually feel sad. 1..It can be hard to adjust from the dog days of a long vacation to the busy and fast pace of the school year. Here are some tips to get back into school mode and start this year in a right way.
2..I highly suggest getting folders and binders(活页来) with patterns and designs to make note taking more fun. During the first day of class most teachers will tell you everything they require for their courses. Make sure that you get the specified supplies so that you are able to keep up with the class work and stay organized.
Get an agenda. The school year is such a busy time. Between taking tests, doing homework, and attending activities and school events, it can be really hard to keep track of everything. By keeping an upgraded agenda you can better manage your time. 3..Time management is the key to being successful and staying on the top of everything you need to do.
4..It is very important to know what your teachers are expecting from you. Pay attention to what the teachers is saying about the workload of the class and what they are hoping for you to get out of it. Knowing their expectations and achieving them will help your year smoothly.Always remember that communicating with your teachers is the key to understanding their expectations.
Make a list of you academic goals.Write out a list of goals that you want to achieve for the upcoming school year. Do you want to play the lead role in they play,have a wonderful performance on the basketball team or improve your grades? When you write down the goals, you are able to plan and know what you need to do to prepare for them.5..
A.Know what is expected for you.
B.Have the proper school supplies that you need for your classes.
C.Remember where there is a will,there is a way.
D.You can also know what you have to accomplish.
E.You can reach all goals you have set for this year.
F.The relaxing days are over and they’ll get busy again.
G.Prepare folders and binders for your classes.
