Unit 2 Exploring English 知识点题库

    "I feel unlikable, lonely and hopeless," said Lisa, a bright teenager from a loving home. "It seems that nobody wants to become my friend. What's wrong with me?"

    Like Lisa, many of us experience loneliness. The truth is that all people, no matter what their age or character — even the most outgoing, wealthy and popular — experience loneliness at least sometimes. It's healthy and natural to want to be around people who care. After all, we've all heard "No man is an island." That's true. We all need others in our lives.

    Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, explains that if we want friends, we must be friendly and reach out to others. But it has risk. Because we are often afraid of rejection (拒绝), many of us are unwilling to reach out to others. We take a safer way and wait for others to make friends with us. But if we want friends, we've got to get beyond this.

If making friends is your goal as well, you need to consider taking some measures (措施).

    Be willing to take the initiative (主动权). If you see someone whom you would like to know, don't wait for her to make the first move. Get close to her and begin a conversation. Let her know in a non­aggressive (无攻击性的) way that you are interested in being friends with her.

    Reach out to those who are lonely. When you see someone at school sitting alone, go over and talk to her. And don't let popularity decide whom you reach out to. You'll often be surprised at the beautiful qualities behind a shy appearance.

    Ask questions. Start your first conversation by asking this possible friend what she likes to do or asking about her family. Be sure to ask questions that cannot be replied with "yes" or "no". For example, don't ask "Do you have a dog?" Instead, say "So, tell me about your pets." Avoiding asking "yes" or "no" questions makes your possible friend not end your communication with a one­word answer.

1）学好汉语的建议；

2）你的祝愿。

注意：

1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

— Hurry up, or we'll be late.

1）发出遨请；2）研讨会的意义；

3）期待参加。

注意：

1）词数80左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：研讨会seminar

After growing up in Korea and moving to the United States during high school, it was very hard for me (adjust). Worse still, even if I made efforts to overcome every difficulty, with a language barrier and lack motivation from some schools, (horrible), I found myself (lose) and unsure of my future. I wasn't interested in anything but when I (hear) about WMS, I was very excited with the school had to offer. What's more, the teachers made me have a sense of self­determination that allowed me to study hard and do my (good). As a result, I benefited a lot from WMS. I will encourage any student who has motivation to open up a future full of opportunities. (look) back as a graduate, I have nothing but (thank) and gratitude towards WMS. I will say though I was only a high school student when I came to WMS, I will never forget it.

I received an urgent call from my aunt. "Turn on the TV. Granny's on the Channel 10 news. " It turned out that Granny had made a sandwich run for her office and was stopped at a red light downtown. She had the window rolled down to enjoy the breeze when a man rushed up to the driver's side window, intending to carjack (劫车) her.

Now, what the would be carjacker couldn't have known was that this woman simply wasn't "a granny". This was Nancy Johnson—the same woman who owned and lived on a Texas cattle farm, drove her own tractors, and dug her own post holes to lay fence. The week before, she had shot a rattlesnake and chopped off its head with a shovel. She was the proud owner of the new minivan (小型货车) she was driving. In other words, she was not your normal kind of granny.

The carjacker leaned into the open window, one hand stuffed in his pocket, and said, "Get out of this car. I have a gun, and I will shoot you." A statement like that would have terrified anyone else. Instead, Granny saw it as a challenge. "If you really had a gun in your pocket, you would've pulled it out and led with that first," she shouted at him, apparently unworried.

She was right. The criminal didn't have a gun. He instead reached into the window, grabbed her, and tried to pull her out of the van. He pulled open the door, wildly catching Granny's arms. Granny leaned her shoulder inside to press the horn (喇叭) and started yelling to make people around notice what was happening. With the door now open, she held tight the steering wheel with one arm and started kicking the man anywhere her foot could make contact. This tall woman had quite a reach.

注意：

1）续写词数应为150左右；

2）请按如下格式作答。

Para. 1 After a well­placed kick, the man was done, and attempted to release her and run.

Para. 2 Later, we asked "Granny, don't you realize you could have got yourself killed？"