Helping Students Find Their Writing Voices
One of the most frustrating things for writing teachers is reading papers that simply lack style. When all of the research has been completed and all of the sentences are structured well, but the paper still lacks some pizzazz（活力），it can be boring to grade. If you are searching for ways to help your students find their voices, why not try making students themselves the topic of the writing?
Who are you?
One of the most difficult questions for students to answer is: “Who are you?” _
Dear John
Get the words on paper, and then edit them
The most valuable lesson students can learn is to write first, and edit later. Have students write for five minutes about their topics. If they can get their ideas down on paper, that’s 90% of the battle.
| A．What matters to you? |
| B．What style is taught in class? |
| C．When they write about themselves, students’ voices often shine through. |
| D．Writing letters is a great way for students to explore their writing style. |
E. Have your students explore who they are and what makes them unique.
F. Voice is that magical quality which is able to make a creative writing idea sing!
G. After that, have them edit these ideas into a really strong introductory paragraph.
阅读下面五个人对不同乐器和不同音乐种类的爱好，从所给的六个选项（A, B, C, D, E和F）中，为他们各自选出最恰当的一项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑，其中有一项是多余的。Kathy loves jazz music very much. Her favorite musical instrument is the guitar and she also wants to improve her skill in playing the guitar.
Ronald started to play the violin when he was five. His favorite style of music is country music. His wish is to learn both of them further and become a violinist in the future.
Gilbert like a variety of musical style though his real wish is to be a computer expert. He especially loves the sound of the drum(鼓) and he likes rock music.
Clinton is only 14 years old. He has been learning to play the piano for nearly ten years. He says the best instrument is the piano. He expects to be a pianist in the future. In his spare time he likes to listen to opera.
Green was born in a worker’s family. He wants to learn to play the drum and at the same time he wishes to study classical music.
| A．Birthplace of a violinist The city becomes famous because great violin players were born there. The students there have several good places to play their violins. Meanwhile they have a chance to learn about country music.. |
| B．Home of musical judges In this department they teach the students how to enjoy all kinds of music, especially for those who want to be a listener not a player. |
| C．Drum Garden This department is the home for the drum players. If the students haven’t played the drum and hope to learn from the beginning, it is likely to be their favorite place. In addition, they have chances to learn about rock music, jazz and so on. |
| D．Jazz paradise |
In this department you can learn jazz, opera, classical music, but jazz is the best of all. Jazz teachers are experienced and have won a lot of national prizes. At the same time you can improve your skill in playing the guitar and the piano.
E. Palace of piano
As is known, the piano is more versatile(用途多的) than any other instrument. In this department only the students who have learned the piano for at least five years can be admitted. Besides, the students also have chances to enjoy all kinds of music.
F. Eden of percussion instrument
In this department they do better in teaching how to play the drum. They have excellent drums and every student has a chance to practise every day. All the teachers are very patient and experienced. What’s more, the students can learn rock, classical music and jazz.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Weight loss is a hard topic. Lots of people aren’t satisfied with their present weight, but most people aren’t sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines or on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic(现实的) for you .____
So what should you do about your weight control? The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian（营养学家)._
____If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.
___People who lose weight quickly by crash dieting or other extreme measures usually gain back all of the pounds they lost, because they haven’t permanently(永久地) changed their habits. Therefore, the best weight management ways are those that you can maintain for a lifetime.
Small changes are a lot easier to stick with(坚持做) than large ones. Try reducing the size of what you eat.___ Once you have that down, start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life.
It’s a good idea to maintain a healthy weight because it’s just that: healthy.
| A．Try giving up regular soda for a week. |
| B．Try to pay attention as you eat and stop when you’re full. |
| C．Weight management is about long-term success. |
| D．Besides, no magical diet will make you look like someone else. |
E．Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you.
F．Changing from whole to nonfat or low-fat milk is also a good idea.
G．They will compare your weight with healthy standards and help you set goals.
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives.It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society.
First,employers should take the responsibility for their employees. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees,it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.
This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement.This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years.This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly.This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions.Furthermore,some institution should be created for senior citizens,which can help provide a comfortable life for them.
The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly,particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establ
ish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.Therefore,it is r
easonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.
| A．Every coin has two sides |
| B．To sum up,all these options have advantages and disadvantages. |
| C．I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem. |
D．It’s unfair to let the governme nt to share all the responsibilities. |
E. To make this possible,a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose.
F. Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual.
G. Unfortunately,as the present situation in our country shows,this is not a truly practical answer.
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BAIDU (www.baidu.com) is a daily miracle to millions of people. It is one of the most popular search engines on the web, a challenging competitor to Google! Type words, names of pictures or videos into the space given and in a second it can comp up with hundreds of related resources. Baidu leads to the entrance to the entrance to vast information.
A. In 1993, “the father of NetEase” ( www.163.com )—Ding Lei wanted to make Internet-surfing easy for Chinese. At that time, most websites are run in English and only few in Chinese at a low speed but high price. To enable Chinese people remember this new website name, instead of English letter, he chose Arabia Number---“163.com”, which provides users with the largest e-mail and network hard disk.
B. YAHOO( www.yahoo.com) was the first wonder of the web. It started in January 1994 by two students, but before the end of the year, it had become famous as Yahoo we know today.
C. Taobao(www.taobao.com), which deals with companies online trading services, is one of the largest Internet companies where people buy and sell goods and services worldwide. It has opened up a global marker="place" where the online service allows sellers or buyers to bargain.
D. Gamedom(www.7k7k.com) started out as a fun world, offering a variety of games which suits people in different ages. It also does some business like selling popular computer games. Software. Or download hot music at a certain price.
E. To meet the wordwide common belief-saving energy, news provided in electronic form is becoming necessary. News center (www.chinaenglish.com) can update the latest news daily and store old news. Pictures, comments, videos are offered as well. Zhang Lin is always proud of being a Chinese and he never buys anything made in foreign countries. The net world set up by Chinese certainly is his favorite choice. Can you guess what will be his “e-mail address”?
Everybody knows that “Rome is not built in one day”, but what surprised Sam is that a famous website is setup by two students and become world="known" within one year. Which web will he really admired most?
Li Lei has got an assignment from his teacher to write an essay. He’d like to surf the Internet to search for
rich information. A search engine with fast speed and various resources will be of great help to him. Which web will he refer to? Safeguard TianJun is lying in bed because of his brave fighting against several robbers. Being bored of reading books or sleeping, he borrowed a laptop to play computer games to relax himself and kill time. Which website suits his taste?
As a busy white-collar girl, Susan hardly has much time to go window shopping. But it no longer upsets her because during her working break, she can search for different goods online and even bargain. Where can she do this?
_______________________ (任何舞弊被抓者) in the coming exam will be severely punished. (whoever)
Please _______________________ (务必注意) that all the windows are shut before you leave the classroom. (see)
It was only after she failed again _______________________ (她才意识到) what the teacher said was right. (realize)
I dare say the driver _______________________ (定会被罚款) as he races his car in the speed limit zone. (bound)
_______________________ (他下岗了) makes his family even poorer. (lay)
Many people can’t stand _______________________ (被人嘲笑) in public places. (laugh)
But for the warning message before the disaster, more lives _______________________ (将失去). (lose)
_______________________ (忙于作业), the hard-working boy didn’t even notice his mom come in. (occupy)
He interviewed two students, _______________________ (两个都不想) to study abroad as exchange students. (dying)
_______________________ (他突然想起) that he had left the umbrella in the office. (occur)
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