In the sea there are many islands( 岛 ). In its warm waters there are some little ones. We call them “coral islands(珊瑚岛)”. A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land with trees, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water.

There is a little round lake inside the island. If you look into the lake, you will see beautiful corals. You may think they are flowers.

If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes(洞)in it. In each of these holes a very small animal has lived. These sea animals make the coral.

They begin to build coral under the water year after year, the coral grows higher and higher. At last it grows out of water.

Then the sea brings it to small trees or something else. After some years, these things change into earth. Sometimes the wind brings seeds( 种 子 )to the earth. Sometimes birds fly over it and bring seeds to the island.

The little seeds grow. In a few years there are plants all over the island. In a few more years there are trees growing there.

So you see, the islands are built little by little(渐渐地). The workers are very small. Don’t they teach us a lesson?

1.________looks like a ring of land.

A.The sea B.The coral island C.The water D.The tree

2.Inside the island there is a________.

A.lake B.river C.hill D.land

3.________look like flowers in the lake.

A.The fish B.The islands C.The corals D.The birds

4.The sea animals begin to build________under the water.

A.flowers B.coral C.trees D.grass

5.________doesn’t bring small trees or seeds to the island.

A.The sea B.The wind C.The snow D.The bird

假定你是李华,你学校的英语角正在招募志愿者,你想报名参加。请根据招募信息写一封应聘信,介绍自己的情况,并表示愿意且能够胜任志愿者的工作。词数90词左右。

Volunteer Wanted

Dear students,

The English Corner is eager to find student volunteers. If you are interested in it, please send your application(申请) letter to ECV2020@163.com. The following information should be included: Personal information. Do you have volunteer experience? Why do you want to be a volunteer? Requirements (要求) 1)Excellent spoken English 2)Ability to work with others

参考词汇:apply for 申请

提示:1.开头已给出,不计入总词数;

2.短文中请勿使用真实姓名、地点或所在学校名称。

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I have learned from your advertisement that some volunteers are needed.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours,

Li Hua

Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God. Here are six things you should know about the Little New Year, another sign of the start of spring.

Offer sacrifices to Kitchen God

One of the traditions of the Little New Year is the burning of a paper image (画像) of the Kitchen God, dispatching (派遣) the god's spirit to Heaven to report on the family's conduct (行为) over the past year. The Kitchen God is then welcomed back to the home by putting up a new paper image of him beside the stove. And people think the Kitchen God will protect the whole family for another year. The sacrifices to the Kitchen God include pig's head, fish, fruit, boiled dumplings, barley sugar, and Guandong candy.

House cleaning

Between Laba Festival, on the eighth day of the last lunar month, and Little New Year, on the twenty-third day, families throughout China undertake a thorough house cleaning, sweeping out the old in preparation for the New Year.

Eat Guandong candy

Guandong candy is a traditional snack that Chinese people eat on the Festival of the Kitchen God.

Paste (粘贴) paper-cuts to windows

In the Little New Year, old couplets (对联) and paper-cuts from the previous Spring Festival are taken down, and new window decorations, New Year's posters, and decorations are pasted up.

Bath and hair-cut

As the old Chinese saying goes, whether they're rich or poor, people often have a haircut before the Spring Festival. The activity of taking a bath and haircut is often taken on the Little New Year.

Preparations for Spring Festival

People start to stock up (贮备) necessary preparations for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year. Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors (祖先), entertain(招待) guests, and feed the family over the long holiday must be prepared in advance.

1.When is the Little New Year?

A.A week before the New Year B.On the eighth day of the last lunar month

C.A week after the New Year D.On the twenty-third day of the last lunar month

2.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “sacrifices”?

A.食物 B.祭品 C.礼物 D.贡献

3.Why do Chinese people burn the old paper image of the Kitchen God?

A.Because they want to get good luck in the coming year.

B.Because they want to sweep out the old in preparation for the New Year.

C.Because they want Heaven to know the family's behaviors over the past year.

D.Because they want to put up a new paper image of the Kitchen God.

4.Which is not the tradition in the Little New Year?

A.Offer sacrifices to ancestors. B.Do house cleaning.

C.Put up paper-cuts to windows. D.Eat Guandong candy.

5.Which sentence is FALSE according to the passage?

A.The Little New Year is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God.

B.Chinese people put up the paper image of the Kitchen God on the stove.

C.In the Little New Year, New Year's posters and decorations are pasted up.

D.People start to stock up necessary food for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year.

假如你是李华,给留在深圳过寒假的留学生朋友Jack写一封电子邮件,告知其目前新冠病毒肺炎的形势,请他注意防护。

要点如下:1. 告知疫情现状: 疾病有可能人传人,增长地很快;病毒从武汉传到了中国的所有省份,药还没有找到;

2.提醒他假如没必要的话,尽可能地减少外出;

3.外出要戴N95口罩,避免去拥挤的地方,聚会或参加大型活动;

4.加强防疫和自我防护,譬如勤洗手,避免跟感冒或有类似流感的症状的任何人接触等。

注意:1. 字数100字左右文章的开头已给出,不计入总字数;

2. 文章必须包含所有提示内容,可以适当发挥;

参考词汇: elbow 肘部 tissues 纸巾 an N95 mask 一个N95口罩 sneeze 打喷嚏 prevention and self-protection 防疫和自我防疫 flu-like symptoms 类似流感的症状

Dear Jack,

Knowing that you are in Shenzhen for the holiday these days, I’m writing to tell you the serious situation about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. ________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I’m writing sincerely to remind you to pay more attention. Wish you a pleasant and safe winter holiday in Shenzhen.

Yours,

Li Hua

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