The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her 2 and could hardly3.
The driver, Mr. White, 4 his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the5 hospital, fighting against 6. The cars ahead of him pulled out of their way 7he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 8, since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 9, with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past, 10 to his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a11. The driver had the windows 12, as the air-conditioner was working and he was playing his radio as well. He was not aware of the ambulance.
The lights were 13, so he drove 14 on into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but luckily no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 15 little Ally was. He was 16to see relief instead of fear in the face of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is17 again.”
“It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 18 the food out of her throat.” The baby's color was turning 19, and she was crying in a loud but healthy voice.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 20, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
A man got lost while driving through a country. As he tried to read a map, he drove off the road into a ditch(沟渠) (lucky). Though he wasn't injured, his car was stuck deep the mud(泥). So the man had got to walk to nearby farm to ask for help.
"Warwick can get your car out of that ditch, " said the farmer, (point) to an old mule(骡). The man looked at the weak mule and the farmer just stood there repeating, "Yep, old Warwick can do the job." The man thought had nothing to lose. Therefore, he took the old man and Warwick to the ditch.
The farmer hitched(套住) the mule to the car and shouted, "Pull, Fred! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted! Pull, Warwick!" And the mule pulled the car from the ditch very little effort.
The man was (amaze). He thanked the farmer and asked, "Why did you call out all of those names before you called Warwick?"
The farmer smiled and said, "Old Warwick is just about blind. Once he (believe) he's part of a team, he won't mind pulling."
If you’re secretly worried about your smart phone addiction, then the new NoPhone might be just the thing you need. It looks and feels exactly like a smart phone, but it does nothing. It's just a piece of plastic that you can carry around in your hand to fool yourself.
Dutch designer Ingmar Larsen came up with the idea as a joke along with his two friends. To their great surprise, the idea received a lot of attention online and people from all over the world started placing requests for NoPhones of their own. So that's when the three friends decided to turn to collecting enough fund for mass production.
NoPhone is currently a prototype (模型) that will cost only $12 once it hits the market It is 5.5 inches high, 2.6 inches wide and 0.29 inches thick, bringing it quite close to the latest smart phones on the market. It is described as “battery free”, “no upgrades necessary,” “shatter-proof (抗震)”, “waterproof” and “an alternative to constant hand-to-phone contact that allows you to stay connected with the real world.”
“Phone addiction is everywhere,” the designers insist. “It's ruining your dates. It's distracting you at concerts. It's blocking sidewalks. Now, there is a real solution. With a thin, light and completely wireless design, the NoPhone acts as a substitute to any smart mobile device, enabling you to always have a phone to hold without giving up potential engagement with your direct environment.”
If you’re interested in NoPhone, but concerned about not being able to take selfies (自拍) anymore. Don’t feel upset. The makers do have an upgrade at no extra charge—the mirror sticker. That way, they say, you can enjoy “real-time” selfies with your friends when they’re standing right behind you.
—Yes. There are a v of shops that sell all types of goods. （根据首字母单词拼写）
Please take a few seconds and think of your personal biggest goal. Imagine telling someone you meet today what you're going to do. Imagine their congratulations and their high image of you. Doesn't it feel good to say it out loud? Don't you feel one step closer already? Well, bad news: you should have kept your mouth shut, because that good feeling will make you less likely to do it.
Any time you have a goal, there is some work that needs to be done to achieve it. Ideally, you would not be satisfied until you'd actually done the work. But when you tell someone your goal and he acknowledges（认可） it, psychologists have found it's called a "social reality". The mind is kind of tricked into a feeling that it's already done. And then, because you've felt that satisfaction, you're less motivated to do the actual necessary hard work. This goes against the traditional wisdom that we should tell our friends our goals, right?
In 1982, Peter Gollwitzer, a professor of psychology, wrote a whole book about this. And in 2009, he did some new tests that were published. It goes like this: 163 people across four separate tests—everyone wrote down their personal goal. Then half of them announced their commitment to this goal to the room, and half didn't. Then everyone was given 45 minutes of work that would directly lead them towards their goal, but they were told that they could stop at any time .Now those who kept their mouths shut worked the entire 45 minutes on average, and when asked afterwards, said they felt they had a long way to go to achieve their goal. But those who had announced it quit after only 33 minutes on average, and when asked afterwards, said that they felt much closer to achieving their goal.
1）表示歉意并说明理由；
2）安排他人接机。
注意：1）词数100左右；
2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Humans were made for walking. With our upright posture and strong leg muscles, our bodies were designed with walking in mind -which is what makes it such perfect exercise. And best of all, it's a great way to see new things and meet new people!
Wherever you are, in the city or at the campground, you'll find plenty of walking going on. Studies have shown that taking a walk every day significantly reduces your risk for heart disease and high blood pressure, and it even lowers stress levels. Recently, science has proved that walking is even good for your body shape and brain.
To get started, sit down with a map and make a plan. Do you want to meet other people? See new places? Get out into the wilderness or explore a city? Knowing your strengths will help you decide on the type of walk you want to do.
If making friends and socializing is your goal, call up your friends and schedule walks with them. Ask your friends where they like to walk and go there, since this will introduce you to new places. Go online and look up your local mall or shopping center. Many malls have groups that come every day, or every weekend, to "walk the mall.
From the benefits to your heart to your overall happiness, walking is just plain good for you.
This month pick up a map and start walking.
A. Headed to a new city?
B. It's good for our bodies and great for our waistlines.
C. This month, why not focus on walking with a purpose?
D. These groups are always happy to include one more walker!
E. You might find open groups of dog walkers at your local park.
F. It's a fantastic way to get to know the world, using your own two feet.
G. Ask yourself, what do you want to get out of walking aside from the health benefits?
①表示欢迎；
②介绍与本地生活相关的信息（如气候、饮食等）；
③介绍本班情况；
④希望Chris做那些事情，以增进中美学生间的了解和友谊。
注意：①请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息；
②可行当加入细节，使内容更充实、行文连贯；
③词数不少于100；开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词江：
交换生 exchange student
Dear Chris,
I' m Li Jin, Monitor of Class One,Grade Eleven.
Yours,
Li Jin
1）你抄作业的原因；
2）你的补救措施。
注意：1）词数100左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear peter,
Yours,
Li Hua
Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – problem, I don’t want you in my life.
36 Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children – the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 37 Talking helps you move on and let go.
Write your problems. 38 When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.
Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith. 39
Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 40 Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.
A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.
B. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?
C. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?
D. Of course, we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.
E. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.
F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.
G. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.
假设你是李华，你的朋友John最近沉迷于电脑游戏不能自拔，请你介绍其危害，如：严重影响学习和身心健康，并对他的学习生活给出自己的建议，如：多参加运动和社交活动。
注意： 1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear John,
Yours,
Li Hua
假如你是王林，上个月学校为你们举办了十八岁成人仪式。请根据下列要点给你在美国的笔友发一份电子邮件，描述仪式的过程并简述你的感受。
1．成人仪式；
2．感受老师和父母的培养和教育；
3．老师和领导讲话；
4．表演节目。
注意：
1．邮件必须包括以上要点。可适当发挥；
2．开头结尾为你写好。
3．词数100字左右；
生词：宣誓：make an oath
仪式：ceremony
成人：growing – up
Dear Brown,
Yours
Wang Lin
假定你是李华，今年暑假参加了“美国七日游”的夏令营活动。活动期间，新结识的美国朋友David给了你很多帮助。请你根据以下提示，给David写一封信，内容包括：
1. 对他的帮助表示感谢；
2. 参加夏令营的感受和收获；
3. 邀请他参加明年在中国举办的夏令营。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 信的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear David,
Long time no see! I miss you very much._________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Advice About Stress: Don’t Let It Ruin Your Life!
There are many reasons why people suffer from stress. 16 We give you advice on how to find the cause or causes of your stress, and more importantly —how to deal with it.
For some, dealing with stress is a relatively simple matter, providing you really want to. 17 If the latter is the case, then don’t refuse forms of alternative medical advice and treatment.
18 It can help you to perform or even out-perform in certain situations. Athletes use it to great advantage to help them through that barrier that will put them on top! It can also help you in everyday life. However, if it is part of life’s routine, then something some where will suffer in body or mind —or both.
One of the important factors in treating stress, is firstly admitting, accepting—or even discovering — that you are stressed. Only then can the causes of that stress be isolated. Harmful stress comes from a lot of causes. Our advice about stress is based upon medical facts, and of course common sense. 19 Getting the wrong advice can cause more harm than good.
It can be beaten in most cases, and can nearly always be controlled, or even turned to your own advantage. Firstly, determine if you are stressed or suffering any form of stress —take our stress test to find out. It may surprise you ! Secondly, sort out what you can actually do to relieve the causes of your stress. 20 Thirdly, work on a change of lifestyle or whatever needs to be done to fight the causes that you have identified.
A. Stress can also be good!
B. Getting the right advice is not always easy.
C. Stress is a totally normal function of the body.
D. Accidents are often prevented by the stress reactions.
E. Surprisingly, some suffer from stress but are not even aware that they are doing so!
F. For others, stress can be so severe that it might need medical attention.
G. Like all illnesses, suffering from stress is an illness. Prevention is always better than cure.
