I'm glad to hear that you have the new environment.
Years of unbalanced investment in public parks has left 100 million Americans without access to decent nearby green spaces during the coronavirus lockdown, a new report reveals.
Local parks have been a godsend to many people during the disease as schools, gyms and walking trails have closed to minimize physical contact and check the spread of the virus. But the annual parks score index by the Trust for Public Land (TPL) has revealed wide gap in access. For instance, 98% of residents in Washington and Minnesota are within a ten-minute walk of a park, compared to less than 50% of those in cities like Arizona and Oklahoma City.
Even within cities, access to green spaces – like access to healthy food, healthcare and good schools – is also unfair, with low-income households and people of colour least likely to live close to parks with basic facilities like toilets, playgrounds and basketball courts.
As summer edges closer, it's clear that public parks will play a crucial role in providing safe, affordable leisure spaces for millions of people unable to work or travel. Yet, evidence detailed in the report suggests park services could face dramatic cutbacks as local governments face unprecedented economic challenges as a result of the shutdowns.
A survey of 300 park officials in mid-April by the National Recreation and Park Association found that about half had already been instructed to cut budgets by 10% to 20% for the current financial year. Nationwide, the parks system took years to recover from budget cuts after the Great Recession that upset planned improvements and expansions. The economic consequences of the coronavirus disease are expected to be both deeper and longer.
For environmental justice activists, there is some hope. The unprecedented crisis could enhance appreciation for parks – and encourage a wave of local activism to fight for fair access. Rue Mapp, the founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro, said, "This is an opportunity for us to rethink public lands and to get people out of the mindset that nature is somewhere that you have to drive to."
要点：①此行的目的：增进彼此了解；②活动的内容：参观大学，感受文化风俗等；③你的期望。
注意：①词数100左右；②可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；③开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
“Daily Star, sir,” called Jason, carrying some news-papers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty 1left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was 2. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers 3 money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a 4for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He 5 as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don't know the 6 of selling papers. You must shout, 'Hot news! Bomb bursting!'” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “7 it's not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly 8 they have time to see, and you'll 9out and get your money,” Chad said.
It was a new 10 to Jason. He thought of his bird with no11and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was12 that he would not tell a lie. Though he was 13 a poor newsboy, he had been 14 some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers15. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a 16 smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason 17 money because he would not tell a lie. The boys 18 at Jason. “You wouldn't tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason's shoulder 19, “You're just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new 20. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.
①该人物是谁；
② 该人物的主要贡献；
③该人物对你的影响。
注意：
①词数不少于50；
②开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
Yours,
Li Hua
Have you ever noticed how Americans fill up their entire glass with ice and then pour their drinks in, but Europeans take their drinks at room temperature? In the U.S, they've created fridges that give you cold ice at the press of a button, but in Britain they typically serve their tap water warm.
This tradition — if that's what you want to call it — dates back to the 19th century. During that time, it was already common for most American homes to have an ice box. Ice would be harvested in northern America or Canada and shipped across the Atlantic and sold at a high price in British department stores. Can you imagine heading to Macy's to treat yourself to a block of ice?
Putting ice in the drink started to become somewhat of a fashion trend for the wealthy in Britain. Some would put a few cubes in their champagne（香槟酒）and sip at their iced drinks at high-class parties But, like any fashion trend, it eventually faded, mainly because the ice was just too expensive. And even once ice boxes began appearing in homes in Britain as well， Brits never took a liking to ice in their drinks.
So, next time you travel overseas, don't feel offended(冒犯)when your server gives you an eye roll when you ask for ice water.
belong to , take part in , out of work , pick up ,
think highly of ,rather than
1 Are you going to_________ the first experiment?
2 They _______________your work abilities. .
3 Jim has been _____________ for several months.
4 Would it be convenient for you to ___________ my son at four o’clock at the airport．
5 We all think Diaoyu Islands ______ ______China.
---Excuse me, could you tell me the time, please?
---Sorry, I don’t have a watch with me.
--- .
A. Thanks a lot. B. What a pity. C. I’m sorry to hear that D. Thanks all the same
假定你是李华。你和其他五位同学即将于下周代表学校参加惠州市“英语经典美文诵读比赛”，请给外教Mr.Black写一封信，请他在选材、语音、语调及朗诵技巧方面为你们做些指导。
参考词汇:
英语经典美文诵读比赛 Classical English Literature Recital Competition 语调 intonation
注意：
1.词数100词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.开头语和结语已为你写好。
Dear Mr. Black,
I am Li Hua, one of your students in Senior One. ____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
Do you know what a big dream is? 36 Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.
The Self
Immediately following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego (自我). It’s there for protecting and should be listened to. 37 Most people are influenced by the inside voice. That’s why only a handful of people make their dream come true.
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Family and friends are a lot like the ego. They want to protect those they love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won’t come true. Sometimes, family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.
The World
If one gets past the first two barriers, one has to face the world. 39 In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.
The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action. When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well. 40
A. Family and Friends
B. How Big Dreams Die
C. Does a big dream show one’s future?
D. They simply fail until they succeed.
E. Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong
F. It is the last and the most terrible barrier.
G. And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.
after a long walk, Henry called and said he couldn’t come for out party．
A．Having worn out B．Wearing out
C．Worn out D．To be worn out
下面短文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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’m glad to write to you. It has been near a month since you leave our hospital. I’m still worried about you.What are you getting along these days? I think you may be much better now. But you’d better to have a good rest and take good care yourself, for you are a sixty-year-old man. I still remember those days that you helped me with my English. Under your help, it made a little progress. And to my regret, my English remains very bad though I work hard at it. Can you give me some advices on it?
Since the 1970s，scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers．Brain﹣computer interface（BCI） technology could help people with disabilities to send orders to machines．
Recently，two researchers，Jose Milan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic school in Lausanne，Switzerland，showed a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person's thoughts．
In the laboratory，Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand．He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts．
"Our brain has billions of nerve cells．These send signals through the spinal cord （脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move．But spinal cord injuries or other cases can prevent these weak signals from reaching the muscles，"Tavella says．"Our system allows disabled people to communicate with the outside world and also to control machines．"
The researchers designed a special cap for the user．This cap picks up the signals from the scalp（头皮） and sends them to a computer．The computer interprets the signals and commands the robotic wheelchair．The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path．They help the computer react to commands from the brain．
Prof．Milan，the team leader says his team has set two goals．One is testing with real patients，so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from．And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time．
12．How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory？
A．By controlling his muscles．
B．By talking to the machine．
C．By moving his hand．
D．By using his mind．
13．Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5？
A．scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair
B．computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair
C．scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair
D．cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair
14．The team will test with real patients to ．
A．make profits from them
B．prove the technology useful to them
C．make them live longer
D．learn about their physical condition
15．Which of the following would be the best title for the text？
A．Switzerland，the BCI Research Center
B．New Findings About How the Human Brain Works
C．BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled
D．Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries．
I was born in a town called Blackburn, in the northwest of England, and lived there till I left home 61 the age of eighteen. My parents had moved to England from India during 62 1970s.
As a child, I went to my local school and, of course 63(speak) English with a local accent. But home was very different: we lived in a kind of “little India”, with a huge extended family of uncles and aunts. I remember 64(feel) part of this big thing called “family”, and an even 65(big) thing called “India”. I suppose my family 66(real) influenced me while I was growing up. They used to talk about India as “home”—even 67at that time I had never been there!
To me, it doesn’t seem at all strange to grow up as part of two cultures. I am always thinking that growing up with two cultures is a gift, not a 68(advantage). Now as a mother, I want my child 69(get) in contact(接触) with her Indian roots too, so we are planning to visit there later this year. All her Indian 70(cousin) are expecting to meet her!
假如你是李华，你在网上看到你所在的城市的一个英语培训中心招生暑期助教，请根据以下要点写一封英语申请信，内容包括
1. 申请原因；
2. 自我优势（口语能力，组织能力，沟通能力）；
3. 希望获准。
注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：助教 teaching assistant
