书面表达2

运动使人健康，运动使人快乐。某英文报社就“体育健身”的话题展开征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英文写篇短文给报社投稿，谈谈你曾经参加过的一次体育活动，你具体做了什么，以及你的感受。

提示词语：sports meeting, relay race (接力赛), win, proud

提示问题： ● What sports activity did you join in?

●What did you do during the activity?

●How did you feel after it?

As we all know, doing exercise is good for our health. I joined in

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I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”

Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”

I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”

“He must wish that already,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”

“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by pushing on steadily.”

Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare didn’t happen to fall asleep, the tortoise would never win the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never win the race. That’s for sure.”

I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.

1.The writer argued with his son because ______________.

A.he liked tortoises while his son liked hares

B.they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish

C.he tried to teach his son a lesson but the son had totally different opinion

D.he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn’t.

2.Sonny believed that the tortoise ______________.

A.won the race by his own hard working

B.took a risk by agreeing to run a race

C.was not given a fair chance in the race

D.in fact did win the race luckily

3.Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_______________.

A.boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father

B.boys who Sonny has run races with before

C.boys who Sonny has never raced with before

D.boys who Sonny did not hope to race with again

4.According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson? ______________.

A.The tortoise B.Sonny

C.The hare D.Sonny’s father

Can you imagine that several hundred years ago, tomatoes were seen as toxic food in Europe?

What made Europeans believe this was John Gerard’s publication of Herbal in 1597. Gerard wrote: “The leaves and stalks of the tomato plant are toxic.” Undoubtedly, Gerard’s opinion was based on a misunderstanding of tomatoes. But his opinion was widely spread in Britain and North America for over two hundred years.

In the late 1700s, a lot of Europeans held more fears for tomatoes. A nick name for the fruit was “poison apple” because it was believed that aristocrats(贵族) got sick and died after eating them. But the actual reason was the pewter plates they used. Since tomatoes are high in acidity, when placed on the plates, the lead(铅) in the plates would dissolve. This caused many deaths. This is unluckily, no one knew this at that time. So the innocent tomatoes were picked as the killer.

Today, more than one and a half billion tons of tomatoes are produced every year around the world. Tomatoes are cooked in various ways. This healthy and tasty food finally wins its innocence(清白) back.

1.What does the underlined word “toxic” in paragraph 1 mean?

A.delicious B.nutritious(营养) C.poisonous D.safe

2.What do we know about the book Herbal?

A.It was written by an American writer. B.It was published about 400 years ago.

C.Tomatoes were described as good food. D.Chinese herbal medicine was included.

3.What’s the passage mainly about?

A.Europeans’ fears for tomatoes B.History of tomato planting

C.Why do people eat so many tomatoes D.How did the tomato prove its value

Every spring, the cherry trees in Washington, DC take bloom(花), beginning one of the country’s loveliest celebrations, the National Cherry Blossom Festival (March 17-April 15). Book your trip now to see this lively display of pink and white in this city full of history!

Washington, DC Cherry Blossom In-Depth tour

Price: $45

Available: Mar 25- Apr 15

Period: 1Day

Highlights: Visit Washington, DC; experience the peak(高峰) period of cherry blossom (April 8-12)

Route: Guests would start to celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival and discover the beauty of cherry blossoms. Next, we will begin our sightseeing city tour including Lincoln Memorial, White House, US Capitol, Madam Tussauds Wax Museum, Washington Monument and International Spy Museum. Then visit the Jefferson Memorial, the best location to view the cherry blossoms. Finally, guests may board a Potomac River cruise to see the city from the water. Then tour ends.

Price Include: Ground Transportation

Service fee for the tour guide: $10/person

Admission Fees(入场费):

Note: if you would like to join in the optional(可选择的) activities, please pay the fee in cash(现金) to the tour guide. You cannot buy the tickets on your own or use City Passes. The tour guide will arrange the tickets for the group.

1.On March 25, tourists can enjoy ______.

A.the cherry blossoms in full bloom B.the anniversary celebration of the gift of trees

C.a discounted tour of a city foil of history D.the National Cherry Blossom Festival

2.The tour covers ______ tourist spots without admission fees.

A.four B.five C.seven D.eight

3.Tourists are supposed to ______.

A.pay the service fee for the tour guide B.take care of the ground transportation

C.show the City Pass at the ticket office D.choose at least one optional destination

4.It costs ______ for you and your grandpa (aged 67) to go on the tour, with the wax museum included.

A.$156 B.$143 C.$153 D.$108

We desire to believe that we can get fit without effort. We invent chocolate-chip cookie diets to make us thin while eating fat. We wish to get fit from doing nothing. We wish to lie in bed, think about going to the gym and then, get the body of a Greek god.

A new study from Brian Clark at Ohio University shows that sitting still, while just thinking about exercise, might make us stronger. Clark and his colleagues asked 29 volunteers and wrapped their wrists in surgical casts for a whole month. During this month, half of the volunteers thought about exercising their immobilized (使不动)wrists. For 11 minutes a day, 5 days a week, they sat completely still and focused their entire mental effort on pretending to flex their muscles. When the casts were removed, the volunteers that did mental exercises had wrist muscles that were two times stronger than those who had done nothing at all.

The idea behind the research is not a new concept-just a concept that’s often neglected in the field of neuroscience(神经科学): our bodies and our brains develop together. Even though we treat our mind and bodies as two separate things(brain vs brawn; mind vs matter), they are finally and closely connected.

Indeed, even before Brian Clark published his study, other researchers had explained links between the brain and the muscles. Ten years ago, Guang Yue at the Cleveland Clinic reported that imaginary exercise increases the strength of finger muscles by up to 35%. Just five years ago, Kai Miller at the University of Washington, showed that imaginary exercise activates the same brain areas that are activated during real exercise. Brain Clark's research adds to this body of knowledge and provides believable facts about the role of neuromuscular(神经肌肉的) pathways in strength training.

1.What's the purpose of chocolate-chip cookie diets?

A.To keep strong. B.To grow thinner. C.To keep fat. D.To have muscles

2.The experiment proves that .

A.wrapping their wrists may be quick B.showing their muscles needs efforts

C.sitting still might make us stronger D.thinking about exercise is so useful

3.Which of the following concepts is often neglected according to the passage?

A.Our mind and bodies are two separate things B.Our bodies and brains develop together

C.Our mind has a close relation to bodies D.Our mind has little effect on our brains

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A.How to grow stronger without lifting weights. B.How to carry out a muscle exercise program.

C.How to prevent muscle from growing thinner. D.How to provide pathways in strength training,

请仔细阅读下面短文，从A到F的六个选项中选出符合各段主题的句子，完成文中各题。（其中一项为多余项）

How many of you feel that you really should be working harder? At the same time, how many of you wish you had more time to have fun and enjoy yourself? So how can you solve this paradox (悖论)？

1.Sometimes a tight schedule can leave you feeling burnt out. On the other hand, spending most of your time on leisure (休闲) often means you don’t end up getting anything done. So how can you achieve a balance between work and leisure?

The first step is to improve the quality of the activities you currently do for both work and leisure.

2.By doing this, you can get a lot more out of the activities using less time. Focusing on what is really important will allow you to put your time into things that are truly productive or enjoyable (or both).

3.Having the time to do things simply isn’t enough ,Certain tasks require a lot of your focus and energy. By trying to increase your energy levels, through proper diet and exercise, it is easier to focus on these tasks rather than waste time.The third step is to separate your work from leisure time.

4.When you have a project that demands much of your time, you have to spend time to continue working. In this case you’ll feel burnt out. It’s better to guarantee yourself certain time to leisure and relax yourself.

5.But it is both nice and necessary for your productivity and enjoyment. Understanding that is most important. If you do,it is a piece of cake to deal with both.

A. Hopefully, you can now strike a balance between work and leisure.

B.Separate your work from leisure time.

C.Solving this problem can be difficult for you.

D.Solving energy problem is also necessary.

E.Improve the quality of the activities your recently do for both work and leisure.

F.Achieving the balance between work and leisure can be difficult.

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中选出一个最佳选项。

The summer before I went off to college, Mom stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board(烫衣板) and said, "Pay attention. I'm going to teach you to iron."

Mom clearly explained her______for this lesson. I was going to be______and needed to learn this important______. Also, I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good_______

"Learn to iron a_______," Mom said, "and you can iron anything."

But ironing shirts was not________work. It didn't make use of long muscles we used to throw a baseball, and it wasn't a________operation like ice-skating. Ironing was like driving a car on a street that has a stop sign every 10 feet. Moreover, an iron produced steam and it might carry _______. If you touched the wrong part of it, you'd get burnt. If you forgot to turn it off when you________, you might burn down the house.

As for the secret of the skill, Mom______ me to begin with the flat spaces outward, always pushing the iron forward into wrinkled(有褶皱的) parts. Collars(领子）had to be done right. Mom said they were close to your face, where everyone would________them.

Over the years, I've learned to iron shirts______, which gives me a sense of________. Whatever failures I suffer in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something.________, through ironing I've learned the method for solving even the most troublesome problems. "Make up wrinkles one at a time,"______Mom might have said, "and before long everything will get ironed out.”

1.A.rules B.reasons C.feelings D.ways

2.A.helpful B.confident C.powerful D.independent

3.A.skill B.solution C.problem D.lesson

4.A.suggestion B.impression C.instruction D.direction

5.A.skirt B.tie C.shirt D.trousers

6.A.useful B.easy C.special D.hard

7.A.direct B.single C.smooth D.strange

8.A.doubt B.pressure C.surprise D.danger

9.A.went away B.fell down C.jumped off D.looked up

10.A.taught B.chose C.forced D.sent

11.A.touch B.design C.see D.admire

12.A.skillful B.simply C.useful D.thankful

13.A.honesty B.freedom C.patience D.pride

14.A.Instead B.Besides C.anyway D.However

15.A.Though B.As C.When D.Since

阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填在答题纸的相应位置。

Next time when you're in a public place, take a look around you. And count how many people 1.(use) their phones. I can tell you now that it is2.（probable） more than half, whether you're on a bus, in a cafe3.simply walking down the street.

I'm not saying that I am not 4. example of this, but it always amazes (使惊讶) me how people can spend so much time on their phones without talking to others. Has it gone too far?

Recently, my smart phone broke and had to be sent off5. repair for a week or so. I had to use a really old basic phone just 6. (keep) me in touch with my family and friends. All I could do on this phone was to send text messages, make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being from the Internet, and I really didn't mind not 7. （have）updates (更新) about what my friends were doing. It allowed 8. (I) to spend more time enjoy my time in London and watching the people around me and really see 9. was going on.

10., I knew that as soon as I got my smart phone back I would be one of those people once again. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and forget I ever got my smart phone back.

第二节：书面表达

假如你是李明，暑假想申请一名英国交换生（exchange student）住你家。请给英方负责人Mr. White写封电子邮件。

文中须包含以下信息：

（1）描述你的家庭情况；

（2）描述你期待的英国交换生的个性、爱好；

（3）描述你的申请理由。

Notes：1.三个方面信息可适当发挥；

2.文中别的出现真实的人名、校名和地名；

3.词数80-100，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. White,

I am writing to ask for an English exchange student to stay in my home.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

Complete the sentences according to the given phonetic transcriptions.（根据所给音标写单词）

1.Jenny has got some ________ [,?nv?’te??nz] from her relatives.

2.The SPCA means ‘the Society for the Prevention of _______ [‘kru:?lt?] to animals.

3.It’s more _______ [?k’spens?v] to travel to Beijing by air than by train.

4.The _______ [‘f?r?b?(r)] doesn’t know Chinese at all.

5.Now people don’t often read _______ [,m?g?’zi:nz] for fun or knowledge.