A video showing a traffic police officer pretending to be blind being denied permission to get on a bus with a guide dog has been drawing public attention and has led to heated online discussions about the lack of support and care for the visually impaired(视觉障碍人士). As shown in the video, wearing a blindfold, the officer wasn't allowed on the bus with the guide dog, and was told no dogs are allowed whether they're guide dogs or not. Some passengers also scolded the officer for making a scene and wasting their time, while the dog appeared very distressed.
The guide dog's owner Gao Zhipeng, who is visually impaired, told media Monday that this has been happening almost every day since he brought Taobao home in 2014,and it is the same when catching a cab. And each time they were refused, Taobao would sink into depression for days.
The guide dog being denied boarding is just the tip of the iceberg, compared to the various difficulties faced by the country's visually impaired population every day when they leave their home.
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1)用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容;
2)用约120个单词发表你的观点,内容包括:①表达你对此事件的看法,并说明理由;②关于如何帮助视觉障碍人士,请你提出2~3个建议。
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From The 12 Days of Christmas to See You in the Cosmos, these children's books are ideal for holiday giving.
The 12 Days of Christmas by Greg Pizzoli
It's a classic Christmas reading material! It's a counting lesson! It's a crazy tale of elephant love. Have you ever wondered how all those calling birds, turtle doves and French hens fit in one room? Pizzoli, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner has your answer. ($ 15.99, ages 3—5) Amazon. com
Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers
Yes, this book by the illustrator (插画家) of the great hit “The Day the Crayons Quit” is for kids ages 3—7, but don't let that fool you. Inspired by the birth of Jeffers1 first child, this is a father's “welcome to the earth” letter to his baby, filled with the heady wonder of parenthood .A great gift for new parents. ($ 19.99. ages 3—7) Amazon. com
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso.
When a towering oak tree learns that she may be cut down, she starts getting extraordinarily involved in the lives of the humans below her, particularly a girl who is being escaped due to her ethnicity (种族). A lovely tale about common ground and the power of community. ($ 16.99, ages 8 —12) Amazon. com
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Eleven-year-old Alex is too busy trying to communicate with space aliens to worry about his troubled family life. When Alex runs away from home to launch his homemade rocket, he finds himself sidetracked by new friends and hints of a family secret. ($ 16.99, ages 10 and up) Amazon. com
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Does handwriting matter? Not very much, according to many educators. However, scientists say it is far too soon to declare handwriting is not important. New evidence suggests that the link between handwriting and educational development is deep.
Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they are also better able to create ideas and remember information. In other words, it's not only what we write that matters — but how.
A study led by Karin James, a psychologist at Indiana University, gave support to that view. A group of children, who had not learned to read and write, were offered a letter or a shape on a card and asked to copy it in one of three ways: draw the image on a page but with a dotted outline(虚线), draw it on a piece of blank white paper, or type it on a computer. Then the researchers put the children in a brain scanner and showed them the image again.
It was found that when children had drawn a letter freehand without a dotted outline or a computer, the activity in three areas of the brain were increased. These three areas work actively in adults when they read and write. By contrast, children who chose the other two ways showed no such effect. Dr. James attributes the differences to the process of free handwriting: Not only must we first plan and take action in a way but we are also likely to produce a result that is variable. Those are not necessary when we have an outline.
It's time for educators to change their mind and pay more attention to children's handwriting.
1.Ralph is an honest boy.So you can t______ him.
2.She changed a lot and I had great difficulty r___________ her at first.
3.It is very important to c_____ down before you make a big decision.
4..He has admitted the charge and will be _______(宣判)later.
5.In my ________(看法), he should have left early.
6.Her d____________ look showed that she would never change her mind.
7.Sailors often have a very good sense of d_________.
8.Her most essential _______ (质量,品质)is kindness
9.Please say it more slowly.I can’t quite f___________ you.
10.Sometimes he does his homework c_________ and makes mistakes.
On October,16,2003,the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei landed 26.___ (safe) in the Shen zhou V capsule in Inner Mongolia after making 14 orbits of the earth. He took 27.____ from Jiuquan in northwest China. It was such an important historical 28._________(achieve) that China became the third nation
29____ send a man into space. After hearing the good news,Premier Wen Jiabao called the Control Centre 30___ (offer) his congratulations. Besides,many countries around the world sent messages of 31. ____ (congratulation).Yang 32____ (he) was also excited. He said it was a great moment 33____ history of China and also the greatest day of his life.
While 34.___(travel) in space,Yang took many photographs of planet earth and spoke to two astronauts aboard the International Space Station,35. ____ is orbiting the earth.
July was feeling a little blue because her mother _________ from her job and she had lots of bills to pay.
A. had laid off B. has been laid off
C. has laid off D. had been laid off
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Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. ___41__Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.___42___ Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. __43__
The following methods may work best for you.
·Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
·Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
·Write your notes in your own words.
·__44__
·Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. __45__
A. Use words, not complete sentences.
B. There are three practical note-taking methods.
C. You must write your notes on separate paper.
D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.
E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on their best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The kids in primary school would all 36 together to sing songs, and then later divide into 37 based on their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids 38 with big eyes and big stories about what the Easter Bunny had brought. 39 all of the kids shared their stories with great 40 , one young boy, whom l would call Bobby, sat unhappily. One of the teachers, 41 this, said to him,“What did the Easter Bunny bring you?”He replied with an innocent face,“My mom locked the door 42 so the Easter Bunny couldn't get 43 .”
This sounded like a(n) 44 idea to all of us kids, 45 we kept on going with the stories. My mom, though, knew the 46 story. Bobby’s mom was a single 47 ,and she guessed that they just couldn't 48 the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to 49 .When my dad came to meet us, my mom 50 that we were going home instead. At home, she 51 that to make Bobby feel better, we were going to 52 to be the Easter Bunny and make a basket of candies for him and 53 it at church. We all donated some candies to the basket, and headed back up to church. There, Mom unzipped(拉开拉链)his coat and hung the basket 54 the hanger(衣架).Then she zipped the coat and attached a(n) 55 :
Dear Bobby,
I'm sorry I missed your house last night. Happy Easter!
Love,
The Easter Bunny
36.A.live B. meet C. push D. crowd
37.A.groups B. classes C. families D. clubs
38.A.left B. waited C. arrived D. succeeded
39.A.After B. Since C. While D. Before
40.A.surprise B. sadness C. envy D. pleasure
41.A.noticing B. hearing C. warning D. following
42.A.on purpose B. by accident C. in time D. at last
43.A.up B. back C. inside D. away
44. A. natural B. strange C. correct D. acceptable
45.A.because B. so C. but D. or
46.A.true B. final C. important D. funny
47.A.worker B. woman C. parent D. daughter
48.A.find B. afford C. provide D. choose
49.A.home B. shop C. church D. street
50.A. threatened B. realized C. announced D. remembered
51. A, explained B. argued C. insisted D. joked
52.A.appear B. pretend C. decide D. try
53.A.buy B. leave C. present D. lose
54.A.beside B. under C. at D.over
55.A.note B. article C. word D. book
You’ve heard of Charles Darwin, right? The famous scientist who put forward a theory of evolution. You might have just also heard of Alfred Russel Wallace, who worked together with Darwin on the revolutionary work On the Origin of Species^ published in 1859. But what about Patrick Matthew? “Patrick who?” you might ask. Well, Darwin and Wallace got the fame but Matthew did the legwork too.
This British horticulturalist (园艺种植家)actually thought about evolution first, as Dr. Mike Weale, geneticist at King’s College London, explains. He says: “Matthew published a brief outline of the idea of species being able to change into other species through natural selection. And he did that 27 years before Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. And they recognized that he did so but other people since have simplified the story and tended to concentrate just on Darwin.”
So Patrick Matthew’s relative obscurity (默默无名)may simply be down to us — the general public— wanting to simplify things. But Dr. Patricia Fara, senior tutor at Clare College Cambridge, points out that Darwin’s work might have received more attention because he had powerful friends.
Dr. Patricia Fara explains that "Darwin had the most famous, most outstanding members of the scientific society in Victorian times, who were pushing on his behalf. Having a scientific theory being accepted is not just a matter of whether the theory’s right.”
Maybe it is time for us to remember Patrick Matthew, a pioneer of the story of survival through adaptation that is at the heart of evolution.
12. What makes Darwin and Wallace famous?
A. Their great relationship. B. Their work with Matthew.
C. Their extraordinary theory. D. Matthew’s legwork.
13. What did Matthew do before the book On the Origin of Species was published?
A. He worked with a horticulturalist. B. He published the idea of evolution.
C. He simplified a story. D. He concentrated on Darwin.
14. According to Dr. Patricia Fara, Matthew’s obscurity was the result of .
A. his lack of powerful friends B. his lack of people’s attention
C. his special characteristics D. people’s tendency of simplification
15. What does the underlined sentence suggest?
A. Friends help Darwin’s theory get accepted.
B. A theory will be accepted if ifs right.
C. People know very little about Matthew.
D. We should try to remember Matthew.
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,每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。
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删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
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2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Hi Eva,
Sorry that I haven’t been in the touch for a while. But I catch a cold last week, and I’ve been in bed for four day. I’m feeling better today. Lucky my classes won’t start till next week.
I have good news. I’m going to a conference in you town in May, from 16th to 20th. Could you recommend a hotel where is in the centre of town? It needs to be somewhere not too expensive because the tight budget. I’ll have a freely half-day for sightseeing. Do you think you can showed me around?
Looking forward to hear from you soon
Chris