Anyone may visit the White House during certain visiting hours. Any United States citizen who wants to visit the White House should contact his or her member of Congress to make reservations (预约). Reservations can be made six months in advance and must be made no less than 30 days in advance.
A limited number of spaces are available for each tour day. Reservations are free. If you are a citizen of a foreign country and would like to visit the White House, contact your local U.S. embassy.
Self-guided tours are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 to 11:00 in the morning. They are also available on Fridays from 7:30 to noon and on Saturdays from 7:30 in the morning to 1:00 in the afternoon.
Visitors can also visit the gardens during the spring garden tour. Garden tour dates are announced yearly. The event is free, but tickets are required. The White House offers opportunities to school-aged children to visit the grounds. Kitchen garden tours are offered every Tuesday and Thursday to classes of up to 30 students.
Dates for the annual Easter egg roll are announced yearly. This event is designed for the families of children aged 12 years old or younger. It includes games, music, and stories along with the traditional egg roll. Tickets to the event are distributed using a lottery (抽奖) system.
When visiting the White House, keep in mind that security is the most important thing. Any item that would be forbidden on an airplane, such as guns, knives, etc., cannot be carried onto the grounds. Bags and cameras are also banned.
1.When are you allowed to make a self-guided tour of the White House?
A. At 3 pm on Thursdays. B. At10:30 on Friday mornings.
C. At 1 pm on Tuesdays. D. At1:30 on Saturday afternoons.
2.What do we know about the spring garden tour?
A. You need pay for the ticket.
B. School-aged children do not need tickets.
C. You can get garden tour dates annually.
D. The tours are offered every Tuesday and Friday.
3.What can you do during the Easter egg roll?
A. You can enjoy music and games.
B. You can win a fortune in a lottery.
C. You can take photos there.
D. You can bring fruit knives.
4.Why were knives banned?
A. Because you can not carry them on a plane.
B. Because only adults can use them.
C. Because you needn’t them.
D. Because safety comes first.
假如你是林涛。现在，很多中学生每天长时间用耳机听音乐、学英语。你的英语笔友李平也是如此。最近他在来信中提到感觉头痛、注意力不集中、记忆力减退。请你就此回信谈谈你的观点和建议。
写作要点：
1.简述过度使用耳机的现象；
2.分析过度使用耳机的危害；(至少两点)
3.提出你的建议。(至少两条)
注意：1.要点齐全，可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.词数100左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：耳机earphone
Dear Li Ping,
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Best wishes.
Yours，
Lin Tao
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(\)画掉。
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。
Last night when Steven and I are having a walk in the street, we sudden heard a painful cry for help near a tree.We quickly ran to the tree and found a boy laying on the ground with a stick in his leg.He had fallen of the tree.Steven suggested we pulled the stick out at once, but I disagreed.Because I had learned little about first aid at school.The stick in the leg would help controlling the bleeding.As there was no telephone, so we managed to find a taxi.We took a boy to the hospital.Finally we telephoned his parents and left after he came to the hospital.
I once heard someone say, “We don’t remember days; we remember moments.”______， as the pace of life is getting ______， we often forget to enjoy small pleasures while we make big plans. In the ______ to become better or best, we sometimes______ moments that can provide pleasure in life. If we______long enough to enjoy, we will realize these moments are the essence (本质) of life.
I love fishing, ______ for a kind of largemouth fish. Three years ago, I was watching television late one night when I______ wanted to go fishing in the lake behind my house. My wife thought I was______ because it was almost midnight! I ______ that I was fine and that I just wanted to have some fun.
I walked out to a warm summer breeze and______ the starry sky and the breathtaking full moon. I allowed my ______to soak in every second — the sweet smell of flowers, the sound of every frog, the moon’s______ in the water. It was a perfect night.
After ______ across a small field, I took out a flashlight and selected a lure (鱼饵). On my first cast, I got a largemouth fish weighing over five pounds, one of the ______ I had ever caught. I ______ released it back into the water and continued my midnight ______. During the next two hours, I______seventeen fish, all between two and five pounds. Although I’ve fished for almost fifty years, no fishing memory can ______that warm summer night.
But that night provided ______ a fishing memory. It was a life memory. It provided me with a snapshot of what life could be like if I just______ to enjoy the moments.
1.A. Besides B. Otherwise C. However D. Moreover
2.A. faster B. duller C. lighter D. easier
3.A. ability B. race C. chance D. duty
4.A. look forward to B. get tired of C. pay attention to D. lose sight of
5.A. stop B. sleep C. wait D. wake
6.A. exactly B. really C. especially D. honestly
7.A. normally B. suddenly C. frequently D. constantly
8.A. confident B. interested C. crazy D. ambitious
9.A. explained B. hoped C. agreed D. warned
10.A. talked about B. looked for C. watched over D. looked up at
11.A. thoughts B. senses C. memories D. dreams
12.A. energy B. size C. reflection D. mystery
13.A. walking B. pointing C. driving D. swimming
14.A. youngest B. oldest C. longest D. largest
15.A. curiously B. gently C. personally D. nearly
16.A. research B. search C. adventure D. plan
17.A. noticed B. helped C. hurt D. caught
18.A. top B. affect C. attract D. change
19.A. less than B. more than C. rather than D. nothing but
20.A. looked down B. sat down C. slowed down D. calmed down
Kids with Special Needs
Kids with special needs refer to any kid who might need extra help because of medical, emotional, or learning problems. For example, disabled kids need wheelchairs. They not only need the equipment that helps them get around, but they might need to have ramps (斜坡) or elevators available. 1.
Kids with an illness would have special needs, too. 2. Kids with sight problems might need Braille books to read. Kids with hearing problems might need hearing aids.
3. It might be harder to do normal things — like learning to read or just getting around school. The good news is that parents, doctors, nurses, teachers, and others can help. The goal is to help kids be as independent as possible.
Other kids also can be a big help. How? By being a friend. Kids who use a wheelchair or have lots of health problems want friends just as you do. But meeting people and making friends can be difficult. 4. Be sure to tell a teacher if you see someone being bullied (欺侮) or teased.
5. You might carry the person’s books or do something simple, such as asking him or her to join you and your friends at lunch. It’s also important not to be “overly helpful” when no help is needed. Why? Because just like you, kids with special needs like to be as independent as they can be.
Being friendly to kids with special needs is one of the best ways to be helpful. As you get to know, they may help you understand what it’s like to be in their shoes. And you’ll be helping fill a very special need, one that everybody has — the need for good friends.
A．Some kids might laugh at or make fun of them.
B．They also might need to get a special bus to school.
C．Life can be challenging for a kid with special needs.
D．Someone could have trouble with anxiety, but you wouldn’t know it unless told about it.
E．Also try to be helpful if you know someone with special needs.
F．Kids with special needs usually live a harder life than normal kids.
G．They might need medicine or other help as they go about their daily activities.
Scientists in Argentina have created the world’s first cow with two human genes that will enable it to produce humanlike milk.
Genetic engineering was used to introduce the “mothers’ milk” genes into the animal before birth, according to the National Institute of Agribusiness Technology in Buenos Aires.
As an adult, the cloned cow “will produce milk that is similar to that of humans”， which will prove “a development of great importance for the nutrition of infants (婴儿)”， said the institute. “The cloned cow, named Rosita ISA, is the first in the world with two human genes that contain the proteins present in human milk，” said the statement.
In April, scientists in China published details of research showing that they had created dairy cows which produced milk containing proteins found in human breast milk. But the Argentine team said the Chinese only introduced one human gene, while their research involved two, meaning the milk will more_closely_resemble that of humans.
“Our goal was to raise the nutrition value of cows’ milk by adding two human genes, which do good to the immune system of infants，” said Adrian Mutto, from the National University of San Martin which worked with the institute.
Cristina Kirchner, President of Argentina, said the scientific institute made all Argentines proud. She also said that she had rejected the “honor” of having the cow named after her. “They came to tell me that the name is Cristina, but what woman would like to have a cow named after her? It appeared to me to be more proper to call it Rosita.”
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The importance of genetic engineering.
B. Ways to improve mothers’ milk.
C. A cloned cow to produce humanlike milk.
D. Advanced agricultural technology in Argentina.
2.Which of the following can best replace “more closely resemble” in Paragraph 4?
A. have more varieties than
B. be more similar to
C. have more nutrition than
D. be more different from
3.What can be inferred from Cristina Kirchner’s statements?
A. She was quite satisfied with the research done by the institute.
B. She considered it an honor to name the special cow.
C. She felt it improper to be named after the cow.
D. She refused to give a name to the cow out of selfrespect.
