“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid-term exams were going on.
The 18-year-old was Shandong Province’s top scorer in this year’s college entrance examination. After graduating from Tai’an No.1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong(香港中文大学), although both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place.
“I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m majoring in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said.
It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems.
“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.
Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment.
“I’m happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.
Liu has 18 credit hours(学分) of classes every week and 23 non-credit hours every other week. She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare. And , of course, there are various parties to attend.
“I wasn’t a party animal before, but that may be interesting part of college. I sense myself changing,” Liu said.
1.Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, because___________.
A. she couldn’t be admitted to Peking University
B. Hong Kong is a good place
C. she wants to be far from her homeland
D. the Chinese University of Hong Kong can widen her horizons
2.According to the last paragraph, we can infer__________.
A. now Liu Ran is an animal
B. Liu Ran hates the busy life in the Chinese University of Hong Kong
C. Liu Ran likes the food there
D. the busy and full life makes Liu Ran feel good
3.Liu Ran had to overcome the difficulties in many aspects EXCEPT_______________.
A. food B. language
C. missing home D. no friends
假定你是李华，想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸（paper-cutting）艺术展。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.展览时间、地点；
2.活动内容（如参观剪纸作品、观看剪纸表演等等）。
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，每句中最多有两处。每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（∧），并在其下写出该加的词。
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。
One year ago, I was in great trouble. I worked hard at English and devote all my spare time to practise it. But I failed to pass the mid-term examination, which made me great disappointed. So I asked my grandpa for advice when I got to home. Hearing that I told him, he said, “To some extent, examination results sometime cannot reflect your study level. You can’t judge your progress by one examination.” He encouraged myself to work hard for long time to check my results. I took my grandpa advice. Now I realize that the process of learning is much more important and my English is much good than before. From my experience, I feel that we should listen to opinions from old people.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Xuan paper, known as one of the Four Treasures of Study, first came into 1. (exist) in Xuan Prefecture in the Tang dynasty. The traditional skill of making the paper 2. hand has been passed down through generations. The process takes as many as 100 steps, all of 3. require a level of delicacy.
Take papermaking master Zhou Donghong for example. He uses a fine screen to filter（过滤） a mixture of water and fibers. He lifts it up, and it’s a sheet of paper. It takes him and his partner only 15 seconds 4. (form) and shape it, but they’ve devoted 5. (them) to perfecting the skills for decades.
“There are a lot of tricks of filtering the fibers, and timing is the 6. (difficult) part of all. We have only one chance to filter the right amount of fibers, and only the proper weight guarantees the paper is neither too thin nor too thick, and the margin for error is 7. (extreme) small,” said Zhou. With just the right degree of thickness, top quality Xuan paper holds ink and water tightly.
The skill of papermaking, 8. (recognize) as a national treasure, has also proven to be an international one. We felt 9. great sense of pride as it was listed as a world intangible culture heritage(非物质文化遗产) by UNESCO in 2009. Since then, in Jingxian County, Xuan papermaking 10.(teach) in schools.
"Meow, meow, meow," is what I heard as I walked through the alley（小巷；胡同）. I approached the noise and noticed a tail sticking out from under a piece of wood. Under the wood was a _______ black and white cat. I picked him up and _______ he must be freezing to death. I _______ home with the cat held in my jacket.
My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his name because he was almost _______ when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tall. Little Bit's small size had a great advantage - he _______ perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which made _______ him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn't leave my _______. He was always eager to play with me. When I fell asleep at night, he would always _______ up around my head to ensure that I was warm.
Unfortunately, I grew up. My teenage life _______ my relationship with Little Bit. I lived at such a fast pace that I stopped ________ time for him. My free time was spent with my friends instead. I would come in the house on my phone and not ________ him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn't his ________ that he wanted his best friend back.
Time had caused a ________ to Little Bit. His body began ________ down and by the time I realized something was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and ________ this day I still remember the ________ look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet (兽医), but there was nothing he could do. The last time I ________ him he wasn't the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.
Little Bit's ________ made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I needed him. I ________ our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always ________ the special memories we made.
1.A. lovely B. tiny C. pretty D. friendly
2.A. agreed B. insisted C. realized D. proved
3.A. left B. stayed C. drove D. hurried
4.A. weightless B. useless C. breathless D. hopeless
5.A. grew B. fitted C. played D. existed
6.A. showing B. keeping C. taking D. guiding
7.A. mind B. heart C. body D. side
8.A. rise B. stand C. wake D. roll
9.A. weakened B. fastened C. deepened D. sharpened
10.A. making B. losing C. wasting D. gaining
11.A. overlook B. interrupt C. acknowledge D. recognize
12.A. desire B. purpose C. fault D. greed
13.A. fear B. loss C. delay D. concern
14.A. dropping B. tearing C. calming D. shutting
15.A. on B. to C. in D. for
16.A. shameful B. hateful C. harmful D. sorrowful
17.A. helped B. protected C. held D. cured
18.A. illness B. death C. sadness D. pressure
19.A. regret B. bother C. confuse D. dream
20.A. treasure B. admire C. evaluate D. explore
For the love of reading
The importance of nurturing (培养) young children as readers has become more and more apparent. 1.
Read aloud.
A six-year study found reading aloud to children every day puts them almost a year ahead of children who do not receive daily read-alouds. It is a way to bathe children in the power of the written words. Using texts above the children’s levels gives them the chance to hear high-level vocabulary and absorb complex language structures. 2.
Encourage close reading from the youngest age.
We can do this by asking them questions. Use picture book illustrations to strike up deeper questions and conversations. Ask questions you don’t know the answers to so that children will be able to answer in ways that reflect their own ideas.
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Entering the world of stories and knowledge should feel like an exciting discovery process. Create visual ways to track the journey. From a reading minute tracker to a “words we learned” or “our big ideas” chart, we can use these visuals to pause for “hip hip hooray (欢呼)” moments.
Honor each child’s unique identity.
Children become great readers by finding connections as they read. 4.“I notice you like books where animals are the main characters.” “I notice you like books where girls are strong characters.” Even the youngest child will begin to recognize that each person’s reading choices matter.
5. A child who sees reading as a lifelong, constant companion is more likely to have a lifetime of success.
A. Make the journey a celebration.
B. Hand them a pen when it is necessary.
C. All in all, young children can read early and should be reading all year.
D. Name what you notice about why a child is drawn to a text.
E. Here are four ways to help your child become a reader.
F. The child builds the knowledge that is necessary for being a reader.
G. Reading aloud below their levels also allows them to relax and enjoy beloved texts.
