Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
某海外学校举办英语夏令营,开设了如下课程:园艺(gardening),烹饪(cooking),防身术(self-defence),护理(nursing)。假如你是王跃华(不可以用自己的真实姓名),写一封申请信,报名参加其中一门课程的学习。信的内容必须包括:
1.你感兴趣的课程
2.你期望从这门课程中学到什么
3.为什么想学这些内容
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36---55各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 36 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys 37 with their tent and food.
Carrying their heavy 38 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. . They were eager to reach their 39 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 40 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 41 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 42 Peter followed his brother deeper into the 43 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 44 the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 45 to the river to catch some fish.
“Are you sure that this is the right 46 ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago. ” Paul walked 47 silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. 48 , they were a long distance from where they were 49 to be. They were not even 50 of where they had set up their camp. They set in 51 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues(线索) the way trackers 52 in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 53 some broken tree branches and leaves. ”
Carefully, the boys 54 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 55 the direction of the river.
What would their parents think of their adventure? K
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从第1~20所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
"It's no use, Mum," said Johnny. "I'm just no good at dancing."
"You've got to keep trying. Tonight will be1, dear. Try a turn with that pretty Lisette."
Johnny2. Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week. He and his parents went to the3at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion (手风琴) with the band. But lately everything had changed. Now that Johnny was older, he was4to dance with a girl!
5Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started. Johnny got up his6to approach Lisette. "May I have this dance?" Johnny asked. "That's all right," said Lisette. Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette's7steps, but he was always one beat behind her. Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say, "Look! Johnny has two left feet!"8burst from the crowd. Johnny9and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance.
The next Saturday, Alcide10to Johnny's house for some potatoes. He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion. Alcide's eyes11 . "Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight," Alcide said. Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open- mouthed12 him.
At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and13 her. The band played for a long time before Alcide said, "Dear friends, I got a14for you tonight. Young Johnny is going to join us!"15, Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor. He began to play, and the band16behind him. When the song ended, he heard cheers. Johnny kept playing until the dance was17 . "You did a fine job tonight. Play with us again next Saturday night," Alcide said. "Yes, sir!" said Johnny.18he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door. Lisette stepped19, smiling. "You played really good tonight!" she said.
"Thank you," Johnny blushed (脸红). As he walked on, Pierre20moved out of the way for him to pass.
Johnny patted his accordion. Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor.
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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There was a very special teacher who made a far -reaching difference in my life
Fall ,1959,the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about begin ."Who",I asked a senior , "is Mrs McNamara,my 10th grade English teacher?"He just1and said something about my being in2Soon ,I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of3that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for4. The next day ,when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard5to the homework reading. We were6to write an in -class essay about one of the topics. The following day ,she would7thd corrected and graded essays and each person would be called8to stand in front of the class and to9his\her essay. The class were required to criticize(评论)that essay,10the grade of everyone in class would be reduced
The first time that I11her read-write-criticize method, I had not12to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant.13the extreme embarrassment I suffered, standing before my classmates,14myself. No one laughed at me, no one would be15enough ,or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs. McNamara's class. The embarrassment came from16and along with it came a strong17not to let it happen again
Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files, it was easy to see the18in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place, at least for me. What Mrs. McNamar19me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I20. Thank you, Mrs. McNamara.
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. 36 , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 38 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 40 over the hills. They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 42 . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some 43 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . “What’s that?” he asked. “That’s the 46 treasure,” said the boy. Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 48 .While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 49 a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 50 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 51 such a man in a story. 52 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 53 .
So, thanks to a 54 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 55 stories in the English language. Ks
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining,construction,and warfare as the inventor of dynamite(炸药). On April 12,1888,Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper _21_ his brother for him and carried an article _22_ the death of Alfred Nobel. “The merchant of death is dead.”The article read. “Dr. Alfred
Nobel,who became _23_ by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before,died yesterday. ”Nobel was _24_ to find out not that he had died,but that,when his time was up,he would be thought of only as one who profited from _25_ and destruction.
To make sure that he was _26_ with love and respect. Nobel arranged in his _27_ to give the largest part of his money to _28_ the Nobel prizes,which would be awarded to people who made great _29_ to the causes of peace,literature,and the sciences. So _30_ ,Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about.
A.found B.misunderstood C.mistook D.judged
A.introducing B.announcing C.implying D.advertising
A.famous B.sick C.rich D.popular
A.upset B.anxious C.excited D.pleased
A.death B.disease C.trouble D.attack
A.repaid B.described C.supported D.remembered
A.book B.article C.will D.contract
A.establish B.form C.develop D.promote
A.additions B.sacrifices C.changes D.contributions
A.generally B.basically C.usually D.certainly
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __37__ on earth was he going to get the __38__ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __39__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __41__.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42__ it. He would have to find a job. __43__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __44__ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,”said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the __45__ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __46__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __47__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49__ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __50__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __51__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __54__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __55__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
A.cleaned B.covered C.counted D.checked
A.How B.Why C.Who D.What
A.amount B.part C.sum D.rest
A.brave B.hard C.smart D.unfair
A.point B.reason C.result D.right
A.split B.spend C.spare D.save
A.borrow B.earn C.raise D.collect
A.Or B.So C.For D.But
A.decisions B.experience C.opinions D.knowledge
A.beginning B.introduction C.requirement D.opening
A.similarity B.quality C.suitability D.variety
A.brand B.number C.size D.type
A.effort B.pressure C.money D.trouble
A.all B.enough C.much D.some
A.finally B.instantly C.normally D.regularly
A.gave B.left C.took D.wasted
A.patiently B.proudly C.silently D.tiredly
A.applying B.asking C.looking D.working
A.since B.if C.than D.though
A.deserved B.benefited C.achieved D.learned
Of the two coats, I’d choose the __________ one to spare some money for a book.
A.cheapest | B.cheaper | C.more expensive | D.most expensive |
She devoted herself __________ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.
A.strongly | B.extremely | C.entirely | D.freely |
This magazine is very __________ with young people, who like its content and style.
A.familiar | B.popular | C.similar | D.particular |
It took building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. It took brains, too.
A.other than | B.more than | C.rather than | D.less than |
The incomes of skilled workers went up. , unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.
A.Moreover | B.Therefore | C.Meanwhile | D.Otherwise |
______ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.
A.To be tried | B.Tired | C.Tiring | D.Being tired |