Volunteers Wanted
Our annual English Festival, which will be held on June 15-17, 2015, is now looking for 20 student volunteers to provide service for Talent
Show, Speech Contest, and English Debate. If you are interested, please send an application email at your earliest convenience to Ms.Chen
at chenlaoshi@aef.com.
写作要点:
1.表示写信意图;
2.陈述应征目的;
3.说明应征条件(性格、能力等)。
写作要求:
1.邮件词数不少于100;
2.开头和结尾部分已写好,不计入总词数;
3.可根据情况增加细节,使行文连贯
4.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
Dear MS Chen ,
I’m Li Hua, a student from Class2, Grade 3. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
Up until the 1980s, people in many countries regularly followed in their parents' footsteps by working in the family business or joining the same profession as them. In your grandparents' time, there was the prospect (展望) of doing the same job from graduation until retirement.
In fact, planning to work in the same field or industry for your entire working life just isn't practical anymore. The skills you have now are unlikely to remain related and be enough to help you through your entire career (职业). In fact, they will probably be out of date very soon. And then what will you do? Work hard? Win the lottery? Hope for the best? You might be lucky. But most of us today have to look beyond the little box called "career".
If you think you can work eight hours a day and build a career, think again. You might be able to keep your job if you finish what you are asked to do, but this is hardly a secret of great career success. You'll need to be a risk taker, an innovator, a problem solver, and a hard worker. Keep doing this, and you can become an expert in something one day. You have a chance to choose to build a career, rather than being told to stay or to go.
If you think you can't be replaced by software, or your job can't be taken over by some robots, you are wrong. What if your job disappears after working for 10 years in the field? You may have to go back to the classroom and be retrained in order to qualify to work in another field.
In short, you are the boss of your career, and it's up to you to decide what you can do and how well you can do it. Arc you ready for this?
A. Jobs come and go at an amazing speed these days.
B. One reason for this is the ever-changing technology.
C. Learning new technology skills can help you seek a job.
D. Nowadays that idea would be considered really unusual!
E. These strategies might bring you a nice and comfortable life.
F. Then how do your parents' job choices affect your own choices?
G. Instead, you'd better keep looking for smarter ways to do your work.
I borrowed story book from the library the other day and took it home. One evening, having finished supper, I went back to my room and started to read the book that I (borrow). I was so (absorb) that I knocked the coffee cup over accident, pouring the coffee onto the book. Wet through and colored brown, the book turned out to be a (terribly) mess at once. Of course, I couldn't return the dirty book and the loss should be covered. The next day, I went to the (big) bookstore in my city, there were various kinds of books. I finally found several (copy) of the same book and bought . When I returned the new story book and explained the reason, the librarian accepted the book and praised me for my honesty and (responsible)
Some people live in the world for body while for dignity(尊严).
I once took a walk along the street on a Saturday dusk, with a Pepsi can in my hand. An old woman in ragged clothes, was living on collecting (use) cans, jars and tins, moved slowly towards me, with a bag on the back! (walk) nearer, she looked up at me and then fixed her eyes on my can. At that time, I hadn't finished my cola, so I gave several coins instead.
She stared at me for a few seconds handed back the money. Quite confused, I asked: “Why not? Isn't that you want?” “I am not a beggar,” she said (serious), word by word.
Instantly, I felt so sorry. I had intended to help her, completely misunderstanding her. Thus I hurt her. What I could do at that moment was only to drink up the cola and handed her emptied can. This time, she gave me a smile satisfaction and gratitude in her eyes. The woman is poor in material life but is so respectable as a man. I am not only moved but also have learned a good lesson.
Now let's discuss something about people's habits.
Some of them are good ones, but some of them may be bad ones. Can you remember any of the bad habits you used to have when you were very young? Of course, you do not do that anymore, but you can surely remember your mother's efforts to train you. The good habits you now have in such matters as personal cleanliness were part of this early training.
We may not suck our thumbs any more, but as we get older we get other bad habits. Anyone who has tried to give up smoking knows this very well! In babyhood, it's thumbsucking, In childhood, it's nail-biting. In our teens, it's smoking, And if anyone tells you that he has no bad habits, you can be sure that he must have the worst habit of all. Isn't that true?
A. We can't give them up easily, either.
B Each period brings its own problems.
C. Generally speaking, a boy likes biting nails.
D. Everyone has his or her own habits.
E. We benefit from our friends, kind help.
F. In middle-age, it's over-eating, and so on.
G. Perhaps, as a baby, you used to suck your thumb (拇指).
Having your nose in a book might seem a little anti-social at times—but reading could actually make you a kinder, more considerate person, a study has found. Readers were more likely to act in a socially acceptable manner, while those who preferred watching television came across as less friendly and less understanding of others' views, researchers said.
123 participants in the study were quizzed on their preferences for books, TV and plays at Kingston University, London. They were then tested on how much they considered people's feelings and whether they acted to help others. Researchers told the British Psychological Society conference in Brighton yesterday that fiction fans showed more positive social behavior.
Readers of drama and romance novels were also empathetic, while lovers of experimental books showed the ability to see things from different directions. Comedy fans scored the highest for relating to others. The study suggested reading allows people to see different points of view enabling them to understand others better.
The researchers added, "Exposure to fiction relates to a range of empathetic abilities. Engaging with fictional prose and comedy in particular could be key to improving people's empathetic abilities."
However, the authors warned the study did not prove cause-and-effect. So it could be that reading causes positive behavior, or it could be that thoughtful, well-mannered people are more likely to prefer reading. So it is a good idea to pick up a book to begin your travel with the author. Each author will show how they would react to certain situations through their characters. Everyone can view the same situation differently, and from 1,001 different angles. The more you read, the much better you can understand other peoples' opinions.
I go to London I try to see Veiky.
The festival spread to China and was widely accepted.
The world becomes a better place when we not only recognize that everyone has bad days, but when we also care enough to act accordingly. No matter what kind of bad experience we experience, we should treat it actively. Fourth grade teacher Rachel Harder recognized this, and she found an amazing way to help out both her students and their families.
A few years ago, the Kansas teacher attended a trauma (心理创伤) conference. She learned that some police stations partner with schools so they can let teachers know when one of their students has a police encounter, something that could cause them to need extra care or attention. A year after the conference, Rachel had a student with autism (自闭症) who frequently had tough days. To support the student, Rachel told his mom to simply text her "handle with care" to let her know when it was going to be one of those days.
The simple method was such a success that Rachel decided to send all her students home with a note for their parents. It explained what the "Handle with Care" system was and how they could take advantage of it. In no time, parents began to show their appreciation for Rachel's incredible act of kindness. But Rachel's sympathy didn't end with her class. Word spread of the amazing system, and teachers across the country began giving it a shot in their own classrooms. Printouts can be found on the Smart School House website, and the feedback has been extremely positive!
Even though teachers can sometimes tell when a student is having a tough day just by the way they're acting, Rachel said these simple texts allow educators to make minor adjustments in advance that, in turn, make the whole day better for everyone. "It's important for me to give kids a few minutes of extra time or space," she said, "and it's easy to give."
(2020·贵阳市普通高中高三年级摸底考试)In the library, books on history are my favorites, from which I get a better understanding of human civilization and ________ progress in China and abroad.
—Has Mr.Gilbert completed the report?
—I don’t know.But I saw he ______ it.
A.wrote B.has been writing C.was writing D.had written
Laughter is the greatest medicine. It helps those 61 cannot work out become fit. First of all, laughing out loud helps improve your general 62 (fit). This is because laughter 63. ( strength) the heart and the lungs. So, it is easy 64 (understand) why some exercises include laughter. 65 , a good laugh can relax your muscles. As you laugh, the muscles 66. (participate) in the laugh become active. After you laugh, these muscles start to relax. This movement is like a deep-breathing exercise, 67. it is very useful for people with breathing problems. Also, laughter makes us feel a sense of happiness. Experts say that the positive feelings 68. (produce) by laughter not only make us happy but also help us reduce pain. The next time you feel upset or 69. (disappoint), do not worry. Enjoying a funny comedy or reading some jokes will drive 70. your negative feelings and make you feel much better.
Grant Wood’s American Gothic caused a stir (轰动)in
1930 when it was exhibited for the first time at the Art Institute
of Chicago and awarded a prize of 300 dollars. Newspapers
across the country carried the story, and the painting of a farmer
and a younger woman posed before a white house brought the
artist instant fame.
In 1930, Grant Wood, an American painter with European training, noticed a small white house built in the small southern Iowa town of Eldon. Wood was so fascinated by it that he decided to paint the house along with the kind of people he thought should live in that house. In the painting, the farmer is modeled on his dentist. Dr. Byron McKeeby. His younger sister Nan served as a model for the woman (imagined to be the farmer’s wife or daughter). Wood wanted to give a description of the traditional roles of men and women as the man is holding a pitchfork symbolizing hard labor. Each element was painted separately; the models sat separately and never stood in front of the house. The Gothic style of the house inspired the painting’s title.
American Gothic remains one of the most famous paintings in the history of American art. The painting has become part of American popular culture. Some believe that Wood used it to satirize(讽刺) the narrow-mindedness that has been said to characterize Midwestern culture. The painting may also be read as a praise of the moral virtue or rural America or even as a mixture of praise and satire. American Gothic is one of the few images to reach the status of cultural symbol, along with Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
49.Which of the following is true about American Gothic?
A.It won a prize of £ 300.
B.The two characters in it posed before the White House.
C.It was the first painting by Grant Wood.
D.It was on show at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1930.
50.From the passage we can infer Iowa is in __________.
A.the southern town of Eldon B.the Midwest of the United States
C.a European country D.the city of Chicago
51.Grant Wood chose the two models __________.
A.to describe traditional roles of men and women
B.to praise the moral virtue of rural America
C.to make his dentist and his sister famous
D.to carry the story across the country
52.The title of the painting is based on __________.
A.the name of a small town B.the man and the woman
C.the Gothic style of the house D.the pitchfork symbolizing hard labor
最近我国多地出现雾霾(haze)天气, 人们甚至必须戴口罩外出。公众对当前环境状况表示高度担忧。请你根据以下要点给校报写一篇稿件,要点如下:
1. 人们对雾霾的关注;
2. 分析雾霾形成的原因;(如:工业污染,交通污染等)
3. 提出治理雾霾的建议。
注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头已给出, 不计入总词数。
Recently, the air quality in China has raised widespread concern.________
Success doesn’t begin until you begin the walk down the way towards your goals. And your walk down the way always begins first with a baby step. Why do we call them baby steps? Are they really anything more than our next step down life’s way?
Baby steps are the first steps we take as an act of faith. We see others stepping out and we want to show our ability to walk by following them. As we grow, we continue our development by taking extra baby steps. Sometimes we fall; sometimes we fail. After that, all steps become an act of faith; we just become more practiced. If you say to yourself “I don’t want to make a fool of myself” or “I’d better be good at this”, you’ll probably never take the baby steps towards your goals and end up lying in your own self-pity.
As a culture, we focus on results. We think about every risk that must be taken to reach our goals. There are few people who are excellent performers of any tasks the first time they try them. They fail and succeed. Then, they build upon their abilities learned each time. They practice their skills and use their talents through baby steps before they are ready to prove them to the whole world.
So, learn to take those baby steps to reach the goals before you. Know that you can depend on God to show you the way. As you become more experienced, your baby steps become a walk, then a jump, and finally a sprint. That’s how our baby steps lead us through the marathon of life.
33. In the third paragraph, the writer expresses the view that .
A. we can’t expect to succeed without working hard at first
B. adults should learn from babies in dealing with hard tasks
C. we must make full use of our skills in order to get rewards
D. baby steps play the key role in leading us towards success
34. The underlined word “sprint” in the last paragraph probably means“ ”.
A. slow rush B. sudden stop
C. hard climb D. fast run
35. What’s the writer’s tone in the text?
A. Light-hearted. B. Regretful.
C. Encouraging.
D. Concerned.
Real-life Room Escape Games
Real-life room escape games are a type of physical adventure game in which people are locked in a room with other participants and have to use the things in the room to settle a series of puzzles, find clues (线索), and escape the room within a set time limit.
The games are based off Escape the Room video games, such as Crimson Room and QP-Shot, created by TAKAGISM Inc. by Toshimitsu Takagi in 2005, in which the player is locked inside a room and must explore his or her surroundings in order to escape. 36 Other inspirations include adventure board games and movies. Real-life room escape games are becoming popular in the United States, Japan, and China. 37 For example, some games require you escape prison cells while others require you escape space stations.
38 Soon, they were exported to North America, Asia and Australia. Examples include the two pioneer companies Hint Hunt and Adventure Rooms.
The games were so successful that new locations began opening up across China, in cities big and small, according to Want China Times. In the southern city of Shenzhen, for example, the first escape game location opened last August. 39 “These real-life escape games can help those who stay at home on their computers and iPads all day to experience real social circles,” Tian Xiaochuan, who owns two room escape game stores in Jinan, told Want China Times.
Earlier this year, The South China Morning Post said the real-life escape games are a hit among “highly stressed students and overworked young professionals.” 40 Some players get so involved that they tear down equipment or decorations inside their “prisons”, as Zhu Yumeng, chief operating officer of Beijing room escape game store Taoquan told China Daily.
A. Each game adds local themes to settings.
B. And seven new game locations quickly followed.
C. They should also be brave enough to face their fears.
D. Sometimes the excitement becomes a bit much, though.
E. Weekend or day event escape games have been held in some stores.
F. Permanent real life escape games in a fixed location were first opened in Europe.
G. Players must be observant and use their critical thinking skills to escape the room.
The year 2012 the success of the London Olympic Games.
A. saw B. watched C. noticed D. looked