I enjoy life because I am endlessly interested in people and their growth. My interest leads me to widen my knowledge of people, and this in turn makes me believe in the common goodness of mankind. I believe that the normal human heart is good since their birth. That is, it’s born sensitive and feeling eager to be approved and to approve, hungry for simple happiness and the chance to live.
Like Confucius, I am absorbed in the wonder of the earth, and the life on it. With a great faith in the human heart and its power to grow toward the light, I find here are reasons enough for hope and confidence in the future of mankind. The common sense of people will surely prove that mutual (相互的) support and cooperation are only sensible for the security and happiness of all. Such faith keeps me continually ready to do what one person can toward shaping the environment in which the human being can grow with freedom. This environment, I believe, is based upon the necessity for security and friendship.
I take heart in a promising fact that the future world will contain food supplies enough for the entire earth population. Our knowledge of medical science will be sufficient to improve the health of the whole human race. Our resources and education, if administered on a world scale, will lift the intelligence of the race.
Half a century ago, few people thought of world food, health and education. Many are thinking today of these things. Now I find my only questions about this: Are there enough people now who believe? Is there enough time left for the wise to act? It is a contest between ignorance and death, or wisdom and life. My faith in humanity stands firm.
1.What results in the author’s belief in people’s goodness?
A.His understanding of people. B.His desire for happiness.
C.His sensitive attitude to life. D.His kindness to people.
2.What should people do to build a secure and happy world?
A.Get ready to develop more friendship. B.Compete with others in everything.
C.Defeat others to get enough freedom. D.Help and cooperate with each other.
3.What does the author want to express in paragraph 3?
A.His demand for the present life. B.His expectation of the future world.
C.His belief in better environment. D.His hope of human relationships.
4.What may be the best title of the text?
A.Human Nature Is Good B.Believe in Ourselves
C.Live a Happy Life D.Help People in Need
The Best Family Reunion Spot in Every State
The location for your family reunion could make the event. Choose one of these unique and comfortable spots in every state.
Alabama—Doublehead Resort, Town Creek
You can’t beat the waterfront cottages available at Doublehead Resort. Each has a washer and a full kitchen. A cottage can sleep ten people, making this resort the perfect relaxing location for your family reunion. This could be the setting for another funny family vacation story.
Arkansas—Whitney Mountain Lodge, Garfield
This Northwest Arkansas hotel has a breathtaking view of Beaver Lake. Located between the Rockies and the Appalachians, this peaceful site is the perfect place to escape with your family. They have three private dining rooms, all available for rent for your events. Arkansas might not be the first family reunion destination that comes to mind, but it has one of the coolest hidden sightseeing.
California—The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort, Solvang
If budget isn’t an issue, book a family reunion at the Alisal Guest Ranch Resort in the Santa Ynez Valley. This 10,000-acre cattle ranch (牧场) is the ideal reunion spot for horse-back-riding families, and there’s also a spa for the family members who would prefer to relax.
Delaware—Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes
Enjoy a beachside reunion at one of Delaware’s most scenic state parks. The pavilion (大帐篷) is available for rent, so make your base camp at the group site as you have fun at the two beaches and 18-hole golf course. You can also climb up to a former military bunker (碉堡) for a brief history lesson.
1.What is Doublehead Resort special about?
A.The weather. B.The sightseeing.
C.Its stories. D.Its cottages.
2.Which spot offers history education?
A.Doublehead Resort. B.Whitney Mountain Lodge.
C.Cape Henlopen State Park. D.The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort.
3.In which section of a magazine can you read the text?
A.Daily life. B.Travel guide.
C.Entertainment. D.Environment.
假定你是李华，由于新冠病毒（COVII-19/nove1 coronavirus）爆发，你校决定推迟开学，请你给回国度假 的留学生Jack写封邮件，告知此事。内容包括：
1.告知推迟开学；
2.介绍疫情；
3.开学日期另行通知。
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作文。文中共有10处语言错 误，毎句中最多有两处。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（从第11处起）不计分。
I like reading novels, that has earned me the nickname “novel fan”. I like all kinds of novel and I read them whenever I have time. The stories always attract me when I went into them. Every time a novel is in my hand, I will forget to eat , sleep and even me. My mother is very worrying about me, so she makes a arrangement for my spare time. Sometime, when I am fascinated by the story in a novel, I will read it under my quilt to avoid discovered by my mother. But at recently, my eyesight has become poorer. I have decided to change my habit. I want to be health as well as knowledgeable.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you have a cold, then it's time to learn some cold prevention techniques. You just need to learn and use some new behaviors1. lifestyle habits every day.
Your best 2. (protect) from the common cold and flu is frequent hand washing. The simple act 3. occurs when you rub your skins while using warm water and soap can get rid of most 4. (potential) harmful germs.
While germs are often spread to others through household 5. (object) — telephones, door handles, toothbrushes, and tap handles — the 6. (big) transportation center for germs is your hands. That's why frequent hand washing gets rid of the illness-causing germs and 7. (help) to prevent the spread of some diseases.
As many as 56,000 people die from the flu or flu-like illness each year.8. simple act of hand washing
is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infections. Yet some studies show that many
Americans 9. (use) public restrooms don't wash their hands before leaving. People also forget 10. (wash) their hands before preparing meals and they have snacks without thinking of washing their hands beforehand. If you want to help prevent colds, just stop — and wash your hands.
In the late 1990s, I came across an individual with my same last name of Boyter. As you probably already know, Boyter isn’t that common of a _______.
We sat and_______for several hours that day. As we talked I couldn’t help but notice how his general _______ and manner reminded me of my grandpa Boyter. He told a story of his _______ James Boyter who, in the 1870s, left Scotland and _______ the United States with his older brother Alexander.
According to our family _______, the two brothers got into _______ for hunting on royal land. So they escaped to the U.S. with their family and_______ in the Southern Utah town.
I sat and _______ as this man told me this story. I kept ________ and held my excitement inside until he finished telling the story. I had heard that exact ________ story countless times at family gatherings all during my childhood. Now here was a complete “________” telling me this story. I ________ knew how we were related! He was ________ when I told him that I was a descendant (后代) of the older brother Alexander: my great-great grandfather Boyter.
________ the effort of life story preservation of the descendants of James Boyter, we ________ where we came from. We should not forget to ________ stories of our brothers and sisters and other close family members into our own journals, ________ and autobiographies.
What we include in the account of our life story may make all the ________ in the world to your brother or sister’s descendants generations from now. All because you ________ it in your own history!
1.A.name B.place C.word D.man
2.A.rested B.played C.talked D.waited
3.A.idea B.knowledge C.condition D.look
4.A.brother B.ancestor C.acquaintance D.name
5.A.traveled around B.returned to C.passed by D.came to
6.A.tree B.life C.story D.tradition
7.A.confusion B.debt C.trouble D.politics
8.A.settled B.suffered C.grew D.retired
9.A.laughed B.hesitated C.listened D.sighed
10.A.silent B.calm C.busy D.cautious
11.A.interesting B.meaningful C.same D.simple
12.A.storyteller B.stranger C.gentleman D.member
13.A.fortunately B.recently C.slowly D.immediately
14.A.worried B.regretted C.moved D.excited
15.A.Regardless of B.Rather than C.Thanks to D.As with
16.A.wonder B.know C.choose D.forget
17.A.include B.create C.change D.copy
18.A.fictions B.letters C.brochures D.diaries
19.A.choice B.difference C.money D.arrangement
20.A.read B.polished C.recorded D.found
