题目内容
After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed. During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症).When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming(克服)difficulties and going for my dreams. I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Clearly, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me. When we finished talking, I pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming difficulties than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You won that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.” Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:Dear Rick, My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can. I told you someday that I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that. However, I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me. Your friend, Matthew
1.The underlined part in Paragraph 3 “Why me?” probably means .
A. Why do you come to see me? B. Why do I have to stay at home?
C. Why does the disease fall on me? D. Why give a gold medal to me?
2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Matthew knew clearly about his illness.
B. Matthew once got his own gold medal.
C. Matthew thanked Rick for his kindness.
D. Matthew lived happily and brightly all his life.
3.Rick wrote the passage with the purpose of .
A. expressing his pity to all the disabled children
B. telling an experience of meeting a disabled child
C. describing his unusual friendship with a disabled child
D. showing his admiration towards the disabled child
写作:
81. 目前,很多高中都开设了特色课程,涵盖烘焙、舞蹈、钢琴、跆拳道、足球等内容,很大程度上增加了校园生活的趣味性,但也有人持不同的看法。 作为即将升入高中的你,对于特色文化课程有何看法?请根据下表的提示完成一篇短文并阐述你的观点。
Views on Special Courses | |
赞同 | 1. 有助于增加我们的技能; 2. 有利于培养我们不轻易放弃的精神; 3. …… |
不赞同 | 1. 过多占用学生时间,耽误学习; 2. 需要投入更多的钱,增加家庭压力; 3. …… |
你的观点 | 1. …… 2. …… |
要求:
1. 表达清楚,语法正确,上下文连贯;
2. 必须包括表格中所有相关信息,并适当发挥;
3. 词数:100左右(文章开头已给出,不计入)
4. 不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Views on Special Courses
Nowadays, many senior school carry on some special courses in their normal subjects. But different people have different ideas.
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In 2015, US actress Brie Larson took home the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the movie Room. These days, the 29-year-old is standing her ground as a superhero.
Larson plays Carol Danvers, also known as Captain Marvel, in the movie of the same name. As a superhero, she has many superpowers, such as being able to fly as fast as light. The movie has become a huge success.
When Larson was offered the role, she didn’t accept it at the beginning. "I am not a person with much confidence. So, I needed a little bit of time to see if I can do it…" she said. Larson is no stranger to Hollywood, but it’s one thing to win an Oscar and another thing totally to star in a Marvel movie. She had no idea about playing a superhero. There would be lots of promotional (推广) interviews. Facing all of these, she decided to go out of comfort zone (舒适区). "I was gonna push myself to do things that I never thought I could do. I challenged myself." she said.
Larson trained for nine months. She learned kungfu, practiced weightlifting and so on. But the biggest challenge was that she had to work with a cat — an animal that she was afraid of. "I was sick the whole time, but I insisted to work with it by myself. I was fine."
Varity magazine spoke highly of her acting. By playing Captain Marvel, Larson discovered her own weaknesses and turned them into confidence. Even just watching her recent interviews, one can tell from her body language that she had found something she didn’t have much before.
Title: Becoming a hero
Brie Larson plays the role of Captain Marvel, who can fly at the 1. of light. | |
She 2. the role. | She wasn’t 3. how to play a superhero. She didn’t get used to the promotional interviews. |
She took on the challenges. | She made a decision not to 4. in her comfort zone. She accepted a lot of training for 9 months. She kept working with the cat. |
She achieved great success. | Variety magazine spoke highly of her acting. She became more 5.. |
你是英语校报编辑李华。校报收到初一新生Ben的来信,他提出了所面临的两个问题,请你根据以下提示写一封回信,说明Ben的问题,提出你的建议并陈述理由。
Ben’s problems | Your advice and reasons |
朋友少,感觉孤单 | 1.参加学校社团(club)——结识更多朋友 2. ?(请你补充) |
英语单词难记 | 1.多阅读英语故事、新闻——在运用中学单词。 2. ?(请你补充) |
要求:1. 回信须包括所有提示内容,可适当发挥;
2. 回信中不要出现真实的地名、校名和人名;
3. 词数80个左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数)。
参考词汇:lonely, be friendly to, smile, keeping an English diary
Dear Ben,
I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble getting used to life in middle school. In your letter you said that _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Good luck with everything!
Yours,
Li Hua