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Like most July days, it was hot. I stepped into a coffee shop to drink a cup of coffee. It was a tiny store with little round tables and chairs.

As I entered, I found a very old woman bent over a table near the door. Her back was so badly twisted that her face nearly touched the table-top. I sat down facing her two tables away.

“Poor woman,” I thought. “What does she get out of life? Why does God let people live so long past their prime(鼎盛时期)?”

As I thought, another aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were talking about childhood days. They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years… In minutes the two of them were trembling (颤抖) with laughter.

I looked again at the first woman, then in the mirror on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself.

I was wearing a dirty shirt.

She was well dressed in white, gold rings on her fingers.

I was in low spirits. She was laughing, smiling.

I was putting the pieces of my life together. She had millions of wonderful memories to recall.

She was old but it wasn’t hurting her.

As I left the shop, I thought of my foolish questions about God letting People past their prime. Why, that woman was more alive, more sensitive than I was. Age has not bent her spirit (精神).

1.The story happened in a coffee shop in July, didn’t it? (此题1分)

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2.What did the writer think of the first woman when she saw her in the shop?

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3.How did the two aged ladies feel when they were talking about their childhood days?

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4.What does the underlined sentence “I was putting the pieces of my life together” mean?

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5.How did the young writer and the old woman live according to the passage?

The old woman lived a ____________ life, while the young writer led a ____________ life.

6.What did the young writer try to tell us in the story? (此题3分)

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1.Yes, it did. 2.She felt sorry for her. She thought the woman was old and poor. 3.They were happy. 4.It means the writer was living a hard life. / struggled for the life. 5.The old woman ...
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为配合我市开展创建文明城市活动,学校举办以How to behave in public为主题的英语征文比赛,请根据表格内容应英语写一篇80词左右参赛短文,倡议同学们在校内外遵守公共秩序,共创文明城市。

文明行为

校内

1. 图书馆保持安静,按时还书;

2. 餐厅排队等候,不浪费食物;

3. 教室,保持干净整洁不大声喧哗。

校外

1. 马路上,......

2. 公园里,......

3. 对待他人,......

要求:
 

1. 文章必须保包含以上全部要点,不要镯子翻译,可适当发挥;

2.词数80词左右开头与结尾已给出,不计入总词数;

3.文中不能出现考生的真实姓名或校名。

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In order to build a civilized city, we students should try our best to behave properly in public. We should keep quiet in the library. Don't write or draw in the books. Remember to return the books on...

Jim and Danny first met when they were 6 years old. They became best friends, spending their summers together in a seaside town. In those early years, they went hiking almost the whole summer. They learned to sail before they were 10. The year they turned 11, their parents sent them both to the same boys camp in New Hampshire. There they began to love the overnight trips.

When they were 15, they spent a summer in Quebec camping in an old tent. The year after graduating from college, they drove to Central America and rode a train through jungles.

After that. they went their separate ways. Jim took a job as a teacher at a school. Danny became a journalist and lived in Boston. They sent each other Christmas cards, but found it difficult to stay in touch. Their careers took them in different directions, giving them different experiences.

The years went by. They aged. They both turned 60. And then, miles apart, they both woke up one morning and knew it was time to retire. Both of them realized it was time to leave the jobs that had kept each of them excited for 35 years.

It was time to begin a new chapter of life.

Danny had heard about a research project in Argentina. A team of scientists was searching for

the planets oldest dinosaur fossils(化石). And the team wanted some volunteers.

Danny called his friend of 55 years. He told him about this project. Then, he asked him whether he would consider going on such a trip. The answer was: Yes!

A few months later, just retired, they were setting up a tent at the foot of the Andes. Every day for the next two weeks, they hiked across the desert, searching for the fossils of ancient animals.

Late at night, lying in their sleeping bags, they looked up at the cold black sky. They talked about the time they had camped in the past.

As Jim and Danny had back then, they started to laugh. They couldnt stop.The years between them fell away. Circles reconnected. They were boys again.

1.Did Jim and Danny do many same things when they were young?

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2.When did they begin to love the overnight trips?

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3.How did they keep in touch just after they went their separate ways?

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4.Why was it time for them to begin a new chapter of their life?

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5.What were they doing while they were hiking across the desert?

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6.According to the passage, what does the underlined part They were boys again. mean?

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1.Yes, they did. /Yes. 2.At the age of 11/Eleven /11 /When they were 11/(years old.) 3.By sending each other Christmas cards./ They sent each other Christmas cards. 4.Because it was time for ...

"You have saved my horse," Queen Olivia told the young boy standing before her .”Now you shall have a reward." Peter nervousl ran his fingers through his brown hair. The frightened horse had run past him as he worked in the field that morning. He would have helped it whether it belonged to the queen or not .But he had to admit that getting a reward was nice.

Two of the queen's men appeared. One carried a mirror. Red jewels shone on top of the minor's silver frame. The other carried wooden care with a chicken inside it.

"Only one reward can be yours," the queen said" Choose wisely"" That’s easy.” Peter said.” I will take the chicken.” Some of the queen's men laughed It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice.

“And why did you choose the chicken? the queen asked.” Well, I don’t know much about jewels," Peter answered.” But I do know about chickens. The chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while.”

Queen Olivia smiled.” Then you did make a wise choice." she said.“ That mirror may look fancy. But the jewels you see are only colored glass, and the frame is painted silver. The chicken is much more valuable." Peter took the chicken and bowed." Thank you, your majesty“

“You are a smart child, ”the queen added. “I could use a smart boy to help take care of my horses. Would you like to take the job?” Peter smiled. “Thank you very much!” he said excitedly. A job at the castle paid well. Now his family would eat well for the rest of their lives---all because__________!

1.What was Peter doing when a frightened horse ran past him?

2.Who did the frightened horse belong to?

3.Why did Peter choose the chicken instead of the mirror?

4.Did Peter make a wise choice or a foolish one?

5.What else did Queen Olivia offer Peter?

6.What can be filled in the blank at the end of the passage?

1. He was working in the field that morning. 2. Queen Olivia 3. Because he didn’t know much about jewels, but he knew about chickens. 4. A wise choice. 5. Helping take care of her horses. ...

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