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1、 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I was always afraid of water. This fear could not be explained, but I knew that the moment I stepped near any body of water, my legs would turn to jelly (果冻). I would imagine myself drowning in the water and thrashing around (乱扑腾) helplessly. That was why I had never gone into a swimming pool until swimming became a school requirement. My school wanted all pupils to pass a swimming test, and if they could not, then they would have to attend weekly swimming lessons in school, which made me tremble.
Thus, my parents signed me up for swimming lessons at the pool near my house. With great unwillingness, I attended those weekly lessons, and each one was great suffering for me. I was naturally clumsy, and my fear of water did not help at all. Every lesson, I would be spending my time thrashing about in the water, while my classmates would be swimming countless laps effortlessly and even turning over like dolphins in the water. How was I going to pass the test at this rate?
In my swimming class, there was an exceptionally athletic girl. Tall and muscular, her name was Kathy. She was the best swimmer in our class and always looked at me with disdain (鄙视), especially when I thrashed about hopelessly in the water.
Once, after a particularly long and hard swimming lesson, I spotted Kathy swimming gracefully in the pool. Gathering my courage, I asked gently, "Kathy, can you teach me to swim?" She stared at me coldly. It was as if I stood at the edge of an endless ocean of inadequacy, my fears appearing like dark storm clouds threatening to drown me. Yet, in that moment, a glimmer of hope flashed within me, a desperate longing for guidance and acceptance. Would Kathy's icy exterior (外表) melt under the warmth of empathy, or would I remain forever thrashing in the sea of my own fears?
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
To my surprise, she nodded after a few moments of silence.
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"Congratulations!" Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test.
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2、 第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
46. 你校英文报Echo正在庆祝创刊十周年。请你写一篇短文投稿,内容包括:
1. 读报的经历;2. 喜爱的栏目;3. 期望和祝福。
注意:1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式写字答题卡的相应位置作答。
Echo and Me
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3、 阅读理解
The rise of online shopping has had a profound impact on the retail industry. Consumers now have the convenience of browsing and purchasing products from the comfort of their homes. This shift has not only changed the way people shop but also forced traditional brick-and-mortar stores to adapt or risk going out of business.
However, online shopping is not without its challenges. One major concern is the issue of product quality. When purchasing items online, customers cannot physically inspect the goods before making a purchase, which can lead to disappointment upon receipt. Another problem is the delay in delivery. Despite the efforts of logistics companies to improve their services, there are still instances where packages arrive late or get lost in transit.
(1)、What has the rise of online shopping brought to the retail industry?A、Only positive effects. B、Only negative effects. C、Both positive and negative impacts. D、No impact at all.(2)、What is one of the challenges of online shopping mentioned in the passage?A、High prices. B、Limited product choices. C、Product quality issue. D、Frequent discounts.(3)、Why might customers be disappointed when shopping online?A、Because of the long delivery time. B、Because they can't inspect the goods in person. C、Because of the poor after-sales service. D、Because of the complex payment process.(4)、What can traditional stores do to survive in the face of the rise of online shopping?A、Ignore the change and keep the same business model. B、Close down immediately. C、Adapt and change their strategies. D、Complain about the competition. -
4、 阅读理解
A Selection of Muscgms and Attractions in Washington DC
The Tidal Basin
The basin, part of the West Potomac Park, is surrounded by a path that's perfect for walking, running or cycling. The memorials to Thomas Jefferson and Martin Luther King Junior are two highlights surrounding the lake. It is the location most associated with Washington's Cherry Blossom (樱花) Festival that takes place each spring.
National Museum of African American History and Culture
The museum opened in late 2016 after more than a decade of planning. It is dedicated to African American history and culture and is organized like a vertical timeline, starting with the Atlantic slave trade on the 1400s and moving up to the 21st century. Higher up are exhibitions on African American music, theatre and art. It's a powerful experience and also very popular: you'll have to apply for a timed ticket to enter.
The Newseum
Further along Pennsylvania Avenue is the Newseum, loved for the 800 newspaper front pages from around the world that are hung outside every morning. Inside, there are moving exhibits showing how important historical events have been reported, such as the September 11 attacks. Alongside newspaper pages from the day after the attacks, there's a video exhibit highlighting the work of journalists reporting on the Twin Towers falling. A must if you're interested in journalism.
National Gallery of Art
The art gallery is an impressive space: two buildings, linked' underground, and a sculpture garden next door. Inside the light-filed East Building there's modern art, including a roomful of Jackson Pollock's murals (壁), Andy Warhol's Green Marilyn and Roy Lichtenstein's Look Mickey.
The classical West Building tends to house older artwork: the European impressonists and Italian Renaissance art (from artists including Da Vinci and Raphael) are two highlights.
(1)、Which of the following requires reserving a ticket in advance?A、The Newseum. B、The Tidal Basin. C、National Gallery of Art. D、National Museum of African American History and Culture(2)、What can visitors do at the Newseum?A、Learn about the stories about news. B、Learn how to report important events. C、Talk with journalists about the 9/11 attacks. D、Read 800 recently published newspapers.(3)、Why is Green Marilyn exhibited in the East Building?A、It's a painting of modern art. B、It is a painting of traditional art. C、It is a painting by a famous artist. D、It is a priceless painting of the gallery. -
5、为了增强学生的劳动意识,上周三你校组织学生改造了校园内的一处废弃花园。请你就此给校英文报写一篇报道,内容包括:
1.活动时间与地点;
2.活动内容(除草、除虫、种花等);
3.活动意义。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:害虫pest
A Meaningful School Activity
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6、假设你是李华,你校将于近期为年满18 周岁的学生举行以"十八而志,感恩与责任"为主题的成人典礼,你将作为学生代表在典礼,上发言。请你用英语写一篇发言稿,内容包括:
1.表达感恩;
2. 树立志向;
3.明确责任。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80 个左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
Good morning, everyone,
Thank you!
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7、假定你是李华,你校将创办中文歌曲训练营。你想邀请交换生Henry一起参加。请给Henry写封邮件,内容包括:
1. 介绍该训练营的相关内容;
2. 说明参加该训练营的好处。
注意:1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Henry,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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8、短文填空
Visitors who travel to jiayu county, Xianning city, in Central China's Hubei province for the first time are often impressed with its food offerings, especially the fish and lotus roots (莲藕). Almost every restaurant offers dishes (feature) these ingredients (原料).
Xiao Wo, a poet from Beijing, once remarked on how amazing it is that some restaurants can make an entire table of dishes either ingredient.
Located in the south of Hubei, (know) as a province of a thousand lakes, Jiayu covers an area of 1,017 square kilometers, and about one-third of that (cover) in water. It is home to 15 types of fish and produces 60, 000 tons of lotus roots a year.
Jiayu, literally means "good fish" in Chinese, is one of two counties named after the water creatures. other is Yutai in Shandong province.
Jiayu (get) its name from the following lines of the poem The South Produces Good Fish from The Book of Songs, the (old) existing collection of Chinese poetry, dating back to between the 11th and 6th century BC.
"The south produces good fish, and the fish swim and wag their tails. There is fine wine at the (gentlemen) large impressive meals, and guests feast and drink ⑩ (merry)."
Aside from its delicious dishes, Jiayu is also famous for its lotus roots, wudu (a clay instrument) and culture of the Three Kingdoms (220-280) period.
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9、短文填空
Trends popular among the youth such as "China chic" and the growing influence of young consumers have driven the development of hanfu industry in recent years. Among the various (style), the horse face skirt has emerged as the most popular item.
(combine) classical elegance with modern simplicity, the horse face skirt is said to perfectly suit the contemporary culture and lifestyle of young people, making a fashion icon (标志). This trend has gained popularity in Luoyang city, Central China's Henan province, numerous performers recently showcased these beautiful skirts in their acts, with many visitors alike (dress) in the elegant horse face skirts. In Caoxian county of Shandong province, one of the country's hanfu production and sales centers, the sales the horse face skirts during last Spring Festival holiday (increase) dozens of times compared to usual volumes. Actually, the skirt has become a very popular (choose) for gifts.
The current popularity of hanfu in the country is believed (indicate) more than a fashion trend; it (represent) a deeper connection to Chinese tradition and cultural identity.
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10、短文填空
The traditional Chinese calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Jingzhe(惊蛰), or Awakening of Insects, (fall)on March 5 and ends on March 20 this year.
The solar term signals a rise in temperature and increased rainfall, (mark)the third solar term in the solar year. Its name alludes to (暗指)the awakening of animals (sleep)in winter and everything beginning to come back life.
Jingzhe is an extremely important time for farmers and (see)as the beginning of the busiest time for agricultural work. Old Chinese (say)such as "once Jingzhe comes, spring plowing(春耕)never rests" reveal the importance of this term to farmers. During this period, most parts of China experience a rapid increase in temperatures and a marked increase in sunshine, provide the ideal conditions for farming activities.
Eating pears around Awakening of Insects is widely practiced custom in China. One theory behind the practice is that as the Chinese word for "pear" sounds the same as the character meaning "to leave", consuming pears during this solar term showed people's wish to drive away pests from crops so that there would be a good harvest throughout the year. (additional), according to theories of traditional Chinese medicine, the sweet, juicy and cold fruit can be good for the lungs (prevent) coughs as the weather warms up and the air becomes dry.
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11、 完形填空
Orange chicken, salt and pepper chips, fried rice... Max Burns lists several typical Western-style Chinese dishes that disappoint him. For Burns who 1 his childhood in China, those cuisines are far from genuine. They are invented to 2 Western preferences.
Actually, many Westerners regard that, 3 type of dishes as the whole of Chinese cuisine. The average Westerners are not as 4 and educated as they could be. That is why Burns 5 trying to show Chinese food by vlogging about making Chinese dishes at home.
The food adventure has 6 Burns grow into an influencer with over three million subscribers worldwide today and helped shift some people's ideas about Chinese food. His friends told him they were shocked by the 7 of Chinese cuisine and it took them a long time to figure out different categories of Chinese cuisine.
8 , when Burns first started vlogging in 2016 after returning to England, cooking Chinese food at home was a then "stupid idea", because he was never 9 of cooking. At the time, most of his 10 centered more on explaining aspects of Chinese culture. However, later, when Burns couldn't 11 outside, he had to learn to cook. The moment he tried to learn Chinese cooking, he 12 fell in love with it. "The more I learned about Chinese cooking, the 13 I got into it," he recalls.
The cooking journey also serves to 14 his connection with China, even though he has left China for years. Burns appreciates the experiences of living in China, 15 him to teach about Chinese cuisine and build a cross-cultural bridge between the East and the West.
(1)A 、 attracted B 、 spent C 、 gathered D 、 retired(2)A 、 cure B 、 hire C 、 satisfy D 、 bite(3)A 、 tough B 、 legal C 、 capable D 、 particular(4)A 、 motivated B 、 weighed C 、 informed D 、 recognized(5)A 、 starts B 、 orders C 、 serves D 、 ranks(6)A 、 helped B 、 considered C 、 employed D 、 organized(7)A 、 origin B 、 moral C 、 custom D 、 diversity(8)A 、 Professionally B 、 Interestingly C 、 Completely D 、 Suddenly(9)A 、 critical B 、 equal C 、 fond D 、 previous(10)A 、 videos B 、 tests C 、 courses D 、 surveys(11)A 、 work B 、 exercise C 、 film D 、 dine(12)A 、 immediately B 、 independently C 、 recently D 、 regularly(13)A 、 most B 、 more C 、 less D 、 least(14)A 、 launch B 、 argue C 、 differ D 、 maintain(15)A 、 imagining B 、 seeking C 、 enabling D 、 describing -
12、七选五
It's normal for friends to experience conflict, disagreements, and even fight. You can't always agree on everything. Most times conflict with a friend is easily solved. But in some cases, the disagreement and the conflict grow leading to anger, sadness and even the end of a friendship. Learning to handle the conflict with friends in a healthy way is beneficial for both sides. .
Calm down.
The first thing is to calm down. . Prevent further damage to the relationship by taking a moment to calm down. Get some alone time. Tell your friend that you need a moment to clear your head. You can either go for a walk or just take a warm bath.
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It may feel as if it helps you explain your concerns more thoroughly if you bring in related examples from past events. Avoid this at all costs. Past issues for discussion only make things worse. Remember it's important to focus on the issue at hand not past events.
Work towards a compromise.
Unfortunately, some people believe that a compromise means a "lose/lose situation" because each person has to give up something. While this is true, every healthy relationship usually involves compromise and adjusting to others' needs or wants. . Just "give a little" to allow your friend to "get a little".
Be careful of unhealthy friendships.
It's generally a good idea to work through conflicts with friends. But it isn't in your best interest if the friendship causes more harm than good. , you need to re-evaluate if this friendship is worth keeping and consider when to walk away.
A. It takes two to make it work
B. In a heated situation, it's easy to say or do things we later regret
C. Avoid explaining your concerns repeatedly
D. Remain on the current matter
E. Here are some tips
F. It's important to surround yourself with people who positively influence your life
G. If you are in a friendship that is based more on conflict or you are the one always apologizing
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13、七选五
Staying motivated is key to achieving personal and professional success. However, it's common to experience waves in motivation levels. To overcome these challenges and maintain a high level of motivation, we've compiled practical tips that can help you stay on track and achieve your goals.
*Set clear and specific goals. Having clear and specific goals is essential for keeping motivated. Define what you want to achieve and break it down into smaller tasks. This way, you'll have a clear road map. .
*Stay inspired with role models. The people you spend time with greatly affect your mindset. Get yourself close to individuals who are supportive, positive, and motivated themselves. . During challenging times, they can also help you maintain a positive outlook.
*. Understanding the underlying reasons behind your goals can greatly inspire your motivation. Reflect on why you want to achieve something and how it agrees with your values and wishes. Having a strong sense of purpose will serve as a constant reminder and fuel your determination.
*Break tasks into manageable parts. . Break them into manageable parts. And then, focus on one step at a time. This way, you'll experience a sense of progress, booming your motivation and making the task feel more achievable.
*Celebrate milestones and progress. Acknowledging your achievements, no matter how small, is key to staying motivated. Celebrate milestones and progress along the way. . Or you can take a moment to reflect on how far you've come. The positive strengthening will keep your motivation levels high.
Staying motivated requires intentional effort and self-reflection. With the right strategies, you can overcome obstacles and maintain your drive towards success.
A.Find your why
B.Pay attention to people around you
C.Their energy and encouragement can inspire you
D.Overloaded tasks can quickly beat your motivation
E.It could be treating yourself to something you enjoy
F.Imagine the positive emotions and sense of accomplishment
G.It can fuel your motivation as you achieve each milestone
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14、七选五
It can be hard to be enthusiastic about your job after you've been at it for a while. This doesn't necessarily mean you need a new job. There are so many different things you can try to help make your present job feel a little more exciting.
Change your routine.The first thing in the morning for you to do is to check your emails. Do you think you really need to do so? Is there a reason why teams always meet at a certain time? Start by questioning the way you've gotten used to doing things.
Don't be serious with yourself. It's important to take your work seriously, but that doesn't mean you have to take yourself too seriously. Happiness matters.So, allow yourself to have some laughs and some fun with friends at work from time to time.
Take a vacation. Just because you feel bored at work, that doesn't mean you aren't also super busy and maybe even stressed. Routine tasks can be both dull and stressful. Stress and tension can affect feelings. Maybe you'd feel less bored at work after having a bit of time to relax yourself.
A really effective way to add a little freshness to your life is to devote yourself to learning something new every day. It doesn't have to be something big, or something hard. You could just watch a Ted Talk video about a topic that interests you, for example. It doesn't even have to relate directly to your job. Just learning one new thing each day should help bring a little excitement to your routine.
A. Then, change it up a bit.
B. Learn something new every day.
C. And, it's important to have fun at work.
D. Make more friends while working hard.
E. Maybe a vacation would do you some good.
F. You don't have to quit your old job to learn something difficult.
G. One of the first steps toward shaking things up is to look at your daily pattern.
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15、 阅读理解
Top-Rated Attractions in Australia
The Glasshouse
It makes a great first stop in Port Macquarie before you head out to tour the town. Wander into the building, and you'll find the Glasshouse Visitor Information Centre, with details about all the things to see and do in Port Macquarie. Then you can decide what you'd like to see and do there. So this centre is strongly recommended. After visiting the centre, you can admire exhibitions in the art gallery. It also hosts pop concerts and classical ballets.
Port Macquarie Beaches
Port Macquarie is famous for various great beaches. Town Beach is fantastic for surfing and has easy access to downtown shops. Lake Cathie Beach has slides and trampolines(蹦床), which have great appeal for little kids. Shelly Beach is a great pick for people enjoying good scenery. And there is also dog-friendly Nobbys Beach.
The Koala Hospital
The Koala Hospital holds sick and injured koalas and conducts research into saving koala populations. Wandering around the recovery yards is a great way to see the koalas clearly. It'll be your unforgettable experience in Port Macquarie. Entry to the Koala Hospital is free. But the donation is particularly expected, which will go directly back into helping the koalas.
Roto House
Next to the Koala Hospital, Roto House sits in a bushland setting and provides a view of early life in Port Macquarie. This beautifully restored late Victorian home was once the home of John Flynn, one of Port Macquarie's earliest settlers. And it's one of the few remaining 19th-century wood homes. All the rooms are set up as they would have been. This character is thought highly of by people.
(1)、Why is the Glasshouse Visitor Information Centre recommended?A、It helps register visitors' information. B、It offers visitors exhibitions regularly. C、It introduces high-quality artistic performances. D、It gives visitors a general idea about travel arrangements.(2)、What can we learn about Port Macquarie Beaches?A、They provide tourists with a sense of peace. B、They cater to needs of different groups of people. C、They are equipped with plenty of play equipment. D、They are too crowded for families with little children.(3)、What are visitors expected to do at the Koala Hospital?A、To be active in supporting koalas financially. B、To avoid approaching the koalas. C、To work as volunteers there. D、To adopt the injured koalas.(4)、What makes people have a high opinion of Roto House?A、Its unusual foreign design. B、Its cultural and historical value. C、Its role in environmental protection. D、Its contribution to the Koala Hospital.(5)、Which of the four places might be a top choice for wildlife conservationists?A、Roto House. B、The Glasshouse. C、The Koala Hospital. D、Port Macquarie Beaches. -
16、 阅读理解
Some songs tend to get stuck in our heads more easily than others. When a song becomes super popular, we say it's "gone viral". Those words might be more accurate than we ever imagined.
David Earn is an applied mathematician. One day, he talked with musician and scientist Matt Woolhouse. Woolhouse found some songs had been downloaded thousands of times over just a few weeks or months. Those patterns looked familiar to Earn, who studies disease epidemics. And those download data resembled the kind of data he saw with disease transmission(传播). They wondered whether that kind of spread from person to person could be how people decide that they like particular songs.
Earn had been working with a mathematical model to predict how diseases spread during an epidemic. His team now used the same model with the song data. They looked at the 1,000 most downloaded songs in the United Kingdom, dividing them by type.
For popular songs, downloads increased rapidly over time, much like a contagious(传染性的) disease infecting a group of susceptible people. Some types were more contagious than others, the team reported in 2023."The group of people who connect and like folk music isn't the same as the group of people who like heavy metal or dance music. They're different social groups," Earn says. "And some of those social groups are much more likely to share things quickly."
Surprisingly, pop music wasn't the most contagious. It spread, but not as quickly as some other types. Electronic music, on the other hand, was super contagious. Earn thinks these listeners are probably super connected on the web and share things more than people who prefer other types of music.
"We think of contagion as a strictly negative thing," Earn says. "But that same process of contagion functions for other things in life," he now concludes, "like sharing favorite songs with your closest friends."
(1)、Why did Earn and his team conduct their research?A、To analyze the pattern of song spread. B、To investigate the ways songs are grouped. C、To count the times that the songs were downloaded. D、To study the characters of the people who downloaded songs.(2)、What does the underlined word "susceptible" in paragraph 4 mean?A、With a strong will. B、Preferring new ideas. C、Sticking to traditions. D、Likely to be influenced.(3)、Why does electronic music spread quicker?A、Electronic music covers all music types. B、Its fans are skillful at surfing the Internet. C、Electronic music can impress people easily. D、Its lovers like sharing things with others better.(4)、What can be the best title for the text?A、Contagion of Music B、Music Spreads Online Wildly C、How a Song Becomes Attractive D、Frequency of Downloading Songs -
17、 阅读理解
Virtual reality is quickly becoming the new technological frontier. Tech companies everywhere seem to be racing to get their foot in the VR door. However, virtual reality has a set of challenges and hurdles that it must overcome in order to work well. It should be noted that VR is heavily dependent on being very fast, very accurate and very good-looking. If it isn't, the viewer will feel motion sick or disconnected from the world that VR is trying to create.
Now that we can actually build VR headsets that begin to meet these requirements, we are seeing a rising interest in VR. As it rises, so does the interest in creating new media to be experienced in using virtual reality. Journalism is a medium built on relevance. Journalists should always be finding new ways to tell stories and deliver content. It is a goldmine for storytelling. What better ways to tell a story to someone than to put them right in the center of it?
Virtual reality is a powerful tool for journalists. The consumer isn't just reading or watching something play out; they're experiencing it. The immersive nature of VR allows for people to connect with the subject matter on a much deeper level than just reading about it. The experience is emotional, speaking more to our instinct than our intellect. The possibilities for storytelling here are legion, and any storyteller wanting to do something more interesting than their peers should surely be considering the sheer power of VR.
The question of virtual reality, though, is not how powerful it is. That is immediately apparent. The question of VR is one of viability and availability. Telling stories must be easy to do, and access to those stories must be readily available. This is the biggest challenge that VR faces. If the tools to tell a story with VR aren't easy to pick up and learn, VR will fail. If VR technology isn't both top-of-the-line and affordable, VR will fail.
Accessibility was one concern for Thomas Hallaq, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, who said that current VR technology, is pretty exclusive right now. Despite that, he said he doesn't think the exclusivity of this technology will be a problem in the long run.
"I think it's very promising," Hallaq said. "We're seeing more technology become accessible, and more people having access to that technology. Just look at smartphones." Like radio, TV and the Internet before it, virtual reality will change the way we tell stories.
(1)、Why is VR considered a powerful tool for journalism?A、Because it is an exclusively new tool. B、Because it is very powerful and popular. C、Because people can experience the story in person. D、Because it is very fast, accurate and good-looking.(2)、According to the passage, what is the biggest challenge VR is facing?A、How powerful and interesting it can be. B、Whether people will have easy access to it. C、Whether qualified VR headsets can be built. D、What new ways people will find to deliver content.(3)、What's the author's attitude towards the future of VR technology?A、Optimistic. B、Neutral. C、Pessimistic. D、Concerned.(4)、Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A、The Wide Popularity of Virtual Reality B、The Future Development of Virtual Reality C、Challenges and Hurdles of Virtual Reality D、Virtual Reality is the Future of Storytelling -
18、假定你是李华,你的笔友Jack因高三学习压力增大,总为一些小事对家长或同学发脾气,为此他很懊恼,希望得到你的帮助。请你回复一封邮件,内容包括:
1. 表示理解;
2. 提出建议。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Dear Jack,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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19、假如你是高二学生王海。最近你发现班上部分同学每次遇到重要考试都会出现焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信给某英文报编辑反映这个问题。
内容:
1.焦虑症状:
2.建议(至少两点)。
注意:
1.根据以上内容写一篇短文,不要逐字翻译;
2.可适当增加细节使行文连贯;
3.词数100左右,开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear editor,
I'm Wang Hai, a student of Grade 2 in senior high school.
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20、短文填空
When I was an international student in China, I was lucky to experience Chinese New Year. The build-up was exciting as everywhere(decorate) with red.
Some fellow students and I decided to travel from Xi'an to Guilin for the festival. Travel during that time is quiteadventure—many people journey home (see) their families and everywhere is very busy.
On the eve of New Year, we watched the CCTV New Year's Gala. Although we didn't really understand everything, it was good to be lostthe atmosphere of the occasion! At New Year, families make (taste) dumplings together as part of the celebrations. On New Year's Day, and for several weeks afterwards, you can hear firecrackers and fireworks everywhere, and the air (smell) strongly of dynamite(火药) and smoke. This was adventurous for us!
Being in China during New Year somewhat meant (lonely) though it was a great experience. I can (absolute) explain it with how international students in the UK might feel at Christmas if (have) no loved ones around them.
Overall, my first Chinese New Year was an amazing experienceI'll never forget.