When I graduated from college I dreamed of being a television news reporter. Having no experience, I had to work in a small town until I finally got my big break in the form of a job in Boston. I made 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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When I graduated from college I dreamed of being a television news reporter. Having no experience, I had to work in a small town until I finally got my big break in the form of a job in Boston. I made it.

Soon, reality set in. I was too often sent to run after accused criminals out of courts, waiting outside of crime scene tape or at the doorstep of a family still crying for tragedy (悲剧). My breaking point came the day I accidentally informed a young woman that her mother died. It was the worst day of my professional life and the day I decided I no longer wanted to shine a light on these stories. My career was ebbing, and at the same time my personal life was too-I divorced.

My mom had always told me “When you’re feeling extremely upset, go help someone else.” So I started seeking out stories of people who had been in the news under tragic circumstances but were doing something inspiring with their lives: a young girl who was paralyzed (瘫痪的) by an accident but was uplifting her classmates with her positive spirit, a blind and autistic (自闭的) musician who learned to play 27 instruments, a disabled soldier who opened his own art studio. I started to tell and promote stories like them.

Over the last 10 years I have discovered my kindness gift: my ability to see the beautiful side of a person and reflect it back to them and the world. In telling stories of people turning their own hurt into acts of helping others I have become more sympathetic, more grateful and kinder. I have learned kindness is who we are, that our power for it is limitless and that, as we shine a light on it, it grows.

1.What changed the author’s working direction in his job in Boston?

A. The tragedy in the society B. The low payment of the job

C. The hurt from his divorce D. The fear of cruel criminals

2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “ebbing” in paragraph 2?

A. taking off

B. getting into trouble

C. unchangeable at all

D. dull but important

3.What the author’s mother said means .

A. helping others is a way to escape from reality

B. helping others can comfort your soul

C. the best way of helping others is telling stories

D. it is difficult to make contributions to helping others

4.According to the last paragraph, what does the author advise us to do?

A. To tell inspiring stories.

B. To fight against criminals.

C. To ignore our own hurt.

D. To do as much kindness as possible.

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假设英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

This morning I go to the shop to change the coat I bought yesterday. But the salesgirl treated me very cold. At the first, she said the coat wasn't selling in the shop, and then she said I had made it dirty. She gave me several different excuse and refused change the coat. So I got angry and argued with him. Just then the manager turned up. He asked that was the matter. After I told him the whole story, he said sorry to me but exchanged the coat for me. Satisfying, I said goodbye to them and took the new coat home.

Once upon a time,there lived a poor farmer and his wife.One day,having _______ their day’s labor and eaten their simple _______,they were sitting by the fire.And then they had a quarrel over who should _______ the door—it was blown open by the _______.

“Darling,shut the door!” said the man.

“_______,do it yourself!” the woman answered.

“I will not shut it,and you shall not shut it,” said the man,“but let the one who speaks the _______ word shut it.”

His words _______ the wife,so the old couple,well satisfied,went to _______ in silence.

In the middle of the night they heard a _______,and looking around,they found that a wild dog had ________the room,and that he was busy ________ their food.Not a word,however,would either of these ________ people say,and the dog,having eaten as much as he wanted,went out of the house.

The next morning the woman went ________ by herself.

When she was ________,a barber entered and said to the husband,“Why are you ________ here alone?” The farmer didn’t say a word.The barber then shaved(剃)his head,but still he did not ________.He shaved off half his beard,but even then the man kept silent.“The man is crazy!” cried the barber,and he ________ escaped out of the house.

At this moment the man’s wife ________ from the shop.She,seeing her husband in such a(n)________ condition,cried,“Ah!What have you been ________?”

“You spoke the first word,” said the farmer,“so,please shut the door.”

1.A. found B. divided C. began D. finished

2.A. breakfast B. supper C. lunch D. soup

3.A. shut B. paint C. repair D. answer

4.A. cloud B. snow C. wind D. air

5.A. All right B. No problem C. Good idea D. No way

6.A. last B. only C. first D. same

7.A. troubled B. pleased C. angered D. surprised

8.A. chair B. field C. bed D. table

9.A. noise B. knock C. voice D. song

10.A. filled B. left N C. cleaned D. entered

11.A. preparing B. eating C. smelling D. cooking

12.A. weak B. careless C. silly D. patient

13.A. shopping B. swimming C. walking D. dancing

14.A. free B. in C. ill D. out

15.A. singing B. sleeping C. sitting D. working

16.A. look B. speak C. stand D. arrive

17.A. quickly B. happily C. carefully D. sadly

18.A. returned B. ran C. came D. moved

19.A. dangerous B. nervous C. angry D. strange

20.A. drinking B. doing C. offering D. taking

Can it really be sixty-two years ago that I first saw you?As I look into your eyes now,it ____ like only yesterday that I first saw you,in that small cafe in Hanover Square.

From the ____ I saw you smile,as you opened the door for that young mother and her newborn baby,I knew that I wanted to ____ the rest of my life with you.

I cannot tell you how ____ my love for you was back then,when I returned to you on leave in the September.We ____ each other so tight(紧地) that I thought we would burst.I ____ you to marry me the very same day and I cheered with ____ when you looked deep into my eyes and said “yes” to being my wife.

I ____ being so enjoyed,when a year later,you ____ held my hand to your waist(腰) and said in my ____ that we were going to be a family.I know both our ____ love you dearly;they are outside the door now,____.

Do you remember how I looked like a mad man when Jonathan was ____?I can still picture you ____ at me now,as I held him for the very first time in my arms.I watched as your laughter died away into ____ and I looked at him and cried my own tears of joy,too.

I know you are ____,my dear,and I must let you ____.But I love you so much and it ____ to do so.I must go now,my darling.Our children are waiting outside.They want to say ____ to you.

I am sad that you had to leave me,but please don’t ____.I will be with you soon.

1.A. sounds B. seems C. looks D. tastes

2.A. moment B. place C. restaurant D. year

3.A. save B. win C. share D. waste

4.A. high B. weak C. strong D. thick

5.A. took B. held C. made D. put

6.A. asked B. thought C. guessed D. ordered

7.A. joy B. interest C. surprise D. anger

8.A. finish B. hate C. forget D. remember

9.A. suddenly B. hard C. gently D. carelessly

10.A. head B. hand C. ear D. mouth

11.A. parents B. children C. doctors D. neighbours

12.A. singing B. playing C. resting D. waiting

13.A. born B. young C. pleased D. wrong

14.A. crying B. shouting C. laughing D. listening

15.A. tears B. sleep C. death D. excitement

16.A. great B. tired C. late D. worried

17.A. drive B. run C. jump D. go

18.A. ends B. starts C. hurts D. smiles

19.A. goodbye B. hello C. news D. stories

20.A. wait B. worry C. wake D. miss

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改5处，多者（从第6处起）不计分。

One neighbor of my is aunty Anabel. Everyone in the neighborhood knows her for the “queen of the neighborhood”. You may ask what. Well, it’s because she used to cooking for the entire neighborhood whenever there was festival. I remember the day that Mr. Carter celeberated his 90th birthday. In order to make sure everyone knew about it, he made Mrs. Carter bake small cookies. Then he walked around and give every house one cookie. Believe it or not, but it was an invitation. As soon as my aunty heard the news, she got all neighbor together and started a huge barbecue party for him. There wasn’t one person who willing stayed home that day.

As a doctor, I became the 1. (great) surgeon in the country and the president of the National Society of Surgeons. For this reason, a celebration 2. (hold) in my honor But I couldn’t help feeling sad.

On the day, my friend came up to me and said: “You’ve achieved something that others can’t even dream about. 3. are you so sad?”

“I’ve achieved something that I didn’t even want,” I said, “I 4. wanted to be a surgeon and now I can’t escape from it. If I would suffer a 5. (fail) then maybe I would have a chance to do something that I really love. But for now, I’m chained to a thing that I don’t evenlike.”

“You 6. be joking?” my friend cried out, “The biggest honor for a surgeon is 7. (become) the president of our national society. Your wife is happy, your children are happy. Everyone has the highest respect for you!”

But I don t respect myself, that’s 8. is wrong. I wanted to be a dancer, but my parents were against 9. and I listened to them. I was weak. I became a great surgeon, but I am not working in the field that I wanted to devote my life 10.. That is why I am unhappy.

假如你是王伟，上周末你和家人参观了北京的颐和园。请根据提示给你的美国朋友Mike写一封电子邮件，介绍你的旅游经历。内容主要包括：

1. 出发时间：上周六早上7点；

2. 准备物品：零食、衣服、照相机、雨伞等；

3. 交通方式：乘公交；

4. 主要活动：游览昆明湖、佛香阁(Tower of Buddhist Incense)、17孔桥(17-Arch Bridge)和石坊(Stone Archway)等景点，并拍照；

5. 你的感受。

注意:1.词数100左右（开头语已给出，但不计入总词数）；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mike,

I am writing to tell you about my trip last weekend. My family and I went to the Summer Palace for a holiday.

____________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Wang Wei

Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough. In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.

Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.

It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotions are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.

1.What does the smile usually mean in the U.S?

A. Joy. B. Politeness.

C. Love. D. Thankfulness.

2.The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can _____.

A. show friendliness to strangers

B. be used to hide true feelings

C. be used in the wrong places

D. show personal habits

3. What should we do before attempting to “read” people?

A. Learn about their relations with others.

B. Figure out what they will do next.

C. Find out about their past experience.

D. Understand their cultural backgrounds.

4.What would be the best title for the test?

A. Cultural Differences B. Smiles and Relationship

C. Facial Expressiveness D. Habits and Emotions

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Sunday, I went to the Children’s Park with my parents. We were hanging out while we saw a naughty boy throwing a banana’s skin casual on the ground. Just then, an old man passes by. He was slipped on it and fell down. On saw that, we hurriedly went up and found he was injured. So I called 120 for help immediately and then an ambulance soon arrived and took an old man to the nearest hospital. However, the boy had left before we knew. It was the boy’s casual behavior that caused this accidents. It’s high time that we mind our manners and behaved us.

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