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12．You may have read about confidence．But reading about confidence，and actually achieving it，are very different issues．You can read about it your entire life，but you will not have it until you make a move to achieve it．
If you are going to do something about your confidence level，you really have to make a posi-tive decision to get started，and then get along with it．（36）EWatching and reading about it will not do you any good at all．The reality is that you are going to have to make that first critical move．
Reading theory alone is not enough．（37）BWhy，you might ask？Confidence is not theory．
It is a feeling and a state of mind．Therefore，it is not possible for anyone to build confidence with-out having to do something about it．
Money and gold will not buy yon confidence．It is not something that comes ready-made，off the shelf in a supermarket．The responsibility lies with one person and one person only．（38）AAs soon as you take some sort of action，something will happen：you will gain experience．
Whatever that experience is，it becomes an asset（所有物）that is yours to use and also to share．
Someday that experience may help you．（39）FKeep doing things，repeatedly if necessary，and
your knowledge and skill base will grow．As it grows，your confidence will increase．The better you get at whatever it is，the more confidence you will have，Furthermore，that extra knowledge and experience forms a foundation for the next level．（40）G

A．And that is you．
B．Action is required．
C．You will probably make mistakes．
D．Self-confidence is something unique．
E．If you do nothing，then nothing will happen．
F．It may even help you to advise somebody else．
G．Before you know it，you will be building a skyscraper．

11．你校将开展为期一周的艺术节，请你根据以下表格的内容，写一篇英语短文：

活动目的	培养学生对艺术的兴趣；增强学生的艺术鉴赏能力；让同学们交到更多朋友．
活动对象	全体学生
活动时间	11月20日至11月26日
活动地点	学校图书馆2楼
活动内容	美术老师张老师作一个主题为"关于艺术与生活"的演讲；欣赏名画和书法作品（calligraphy works）；摄影作品大赛，获奖者均可获得数码（digital）相机一台．

注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．

10．"Please put your phone down Daddy，we haven't finished the story!"Hearing these heartfelt words from my four year old daughter was an uncomfortable wake up call．How had I let the shiny electronic box in my hand take so much of my attention that it could even interrupt a short bedtime story with my precious children？
It's no exaggeration to suggest that our mobile devices are in danger of taking over our entire lives．Time magazine found that 68% of users take their devices to bed with them，20% check their phones every ten minutes and one third report feeling anxious when briefly separated from their beloved gadget．According to Osterman research，79% of respondents take their work-related device on vacation and 33% admit to hiding from family and friends in order to check Facebook and Twitter．It's hard to deny that these are worrying trends．

【写作内容】用大约30字概括上文和图表的主要内容；
1 结合上述信息，用大约120字论述：
（1）科技的发展是否意味着人们生活更幸福．（选择"是"或"否"并论述你的观点）
（2）你认为在生活中应当如何处理人和科技的关系．
【写作要求】
1．写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3．不必写标题．

9．假如你是Susan Green，打算应聘北京108中的外籍英语教师一职，请根据下表的内容给该校校长写一封求职信．

姓名	Susan Green	性别	女	出生日期	1985.7.22
个人履历	2002～2006在华盛顿大学专修英语和汉语 2006年大学毕业后在美国某研究所工作 2008年来华后一直在一所中学任英语教师
特长	绘画、演讲（大学时曾获全校演讲比赛一等奖）
爱好	唱歌、跳舞、旅游、打网球

【写作要求】
1．情况介绍必须采用短文形式；
2．词数在100词左右，开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数．
Dear Principal，
I'm glad to know that your school wants to employ a foreign teacher to teach English．I'd like to take the position．

Yours truly，
Susan Green．

8．Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk．Gestures are the"silent language"of every culture．（31）D．
In the United States，people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction．The handshake must be firm．（32）G．Friends may place a hand on the other's arms or shoulder．Some people，usually women，greet a friend with a hug．
（33）A．When two people talk to each other，they usually stand about two and a feet （69centimeters） away and at an angle，so they are not facing each other directly．Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close．If this happens，they will move back to their space．If Americans touch another person by accident，they say，"Pardon me．"or"Excuse me．"（34）E．If you don't do so，it means you are bored，hiding something，or are not interested．But when you are staring at someone，it is not polite．
For Americans，thumbs up means yes，very good，or well-done； thumbs down means the opposite．To call a waiter，raise one hand to head level or above．To show you want the check，make a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper．（35）C．Americans shake their first finger at children when they scold（训斥） them and pat them on the head when they have a good opinion of them．
A．Space is important for Americans．
B．American leaders often look very serious，who seldom have smiling faces．
C．It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and the first finger．
D．It is important to know the body language of every country，or we may be misunderstood．
E．Americans like to look at the other person in the eyes when they are talking．
F．Smile is the most universal expressions in the world．
G．If the handshake is weak，it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness．

7．暑假即将来临．你班同学讨论了假期计划，提出了不同看法，请根据提示写一篇有关讨论的英语短文，并谈谈你的看法．

	优点	缺点
呆在家中	花费少、舒适方便	不能亲身了解外界
外出旅游	增长知识、开阔眼界	花费多、旅途不便

注意：1．短文必须包括表中所列要点，可根据内容分段表述．
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
3．参考词汇：眼界-horizon（或view）

6．如果你想知道如何翻译这个句子，你最好查字典．
If you want to know how to translate this sentence，you'd betterrefertoa dictionary．

5．他的粗心驾驶导致了这次严重的事故．
His careless drivingledtothis terrible accident．

4．他们不得不为了自己的自由和平等而抗争．
They had tostruggle/fightfortheir freedom and equal rights．

3．暑假即将来临，你班同学就假期计划进行讨论，提出了不同看法，请根据提示写一篇短文，并谈谈你的看法．

	优点	缺点
待在家中	花费少、舒适方便	不能亲身了解外界
外出旅游	增长知识、开阔眼界	花费多、旅途不便

注意：
   1．词数100左右（不含已写好部分）．
   2．短文必须包括表中所列要点，可根据内容分段表述．
   3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．参考词汇：眼界horizon （view）
The summer holiday is coming．Our class has a discussion about what to do during the holiday．

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