2．假如你是李华.计划和同学去敬老院陪老人们国重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival)．请给外教Lucy写封邮件.邀她一同前往.内容包括:1．出发及返回时间,2．活动:包饺子.表演——青夏教育精英家教网——

2．假如你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人们国重阳节（the Double Ninth Festival）．请给外教Lucy写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括：
1．出发及返回时间；
2．活动：包饺子、表演节目等．
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．结语已为你写好．
Dear Lucy，

Looking forward to your reply．
Yours
Li Hua．

1．周杰伦拥有无数粉丝，他们的年龄小至10岁，大至50岁．
Jay Chou has countless fans，their agesrangingfrom 10to 50．

20．Faced with the fierce competition，the young are supposed to work harder．

19．Don't count your chickens before they are hatched．

18．My father's family is not a musical family．They are a family of words．My brother has my father's dark hair，his love of a good argument．I take after my mother．From her I inherited a curious nature，a sense of adventure，bright red hair．I did not，contrary to her hopes，inherit a talent for the piano．That fact was established beyond doubt after unsuccessful attempts to draw music from me．
The piano lessons began when I was four．My mother was convinced that l would be a child Mozart．She found the ideal teacher---Madame Oblenka，a strict Russian woman，whose pursed lips were enough to frighten a wild horse into submission．Madame Oblenka，who expected a little Mozart，was not very delighted to find a little girl banging her fists （拳头） on the keys．
I tried to please her．"Feel the music，"she urged．I"felt"it and winced （畏缩） my ears--for what is more unpleasant than a series of wrong notes played continuously？She"felt"my music，too，which is why she always left with an angrier expression than when she came．
Once，when I was ten，I managed to record one of my own rehearsals （练习）．In order to escape my practice sessions，I would close myself behind the door of the piano room，put on the tape recording，and read until the tape had finished．That method worked for a week，until my mother began to wonder why I always missed the same B-sharp．She knocked on the door，and，receiving no answer，came in to check on me and found that I had fallen asleep while the tape of my performance played on and on．
I was twelve when my parents finally acknowledged that my hidden talent was not about to emerge （显现） any time soon．My mother，refusing to admit defeat，told me to pick another instrument．"Choose anything you want，Honey，"she said，assuming that freedom of choice would inspire devotion．I thought long and hard and chose the drums．My parents，sensitive to noise，would be less than overjoyed by a daily bombardment of playing．I imagined my father in his study，cotton wads in his ears．
I worked my way through several other instruments before my mother hit on another idea．Maybe I wasn't meant to be an instrumentalist．Realizing that drama might be more suited to my talents，Mom took me to a drama teacher．However，he put me backstage，painting scenery．Once I recovered from my sense of injury，I realized the wisdom of his choice．I loved the active，practical backstage world，and I discovered that I had a knack for constructing and painting．I loved the challenge of taking our scanty （贫乏的） supplies and using them to make something beautiful．Imagining a scene and then seeing it emerge before me--this，to me，was close to magic．
I'm a sculptor now，and every day I experience afresh the joy of being fully absorbed in the act of artistic creation．It's a wonderful，blissful （乐而忘忧） feeling．I realize that my parents，in their misguided attempts to interest me in music，were trying to give me this feeling．And now I feel grateful．Perhaps they went about it in the wrong way，but their hearts were in the right place．

62．Madame Oblenka always felt angry becauseD．
A．the author was too young to play the piano well
B．the author often pointed out the wrong notes of her
C．the author kept banging on the keys unconciously
D．the author's performance was far from satisfactory
63．Why did the author choose the drums as a musical instrument？B
A．She was eager to free herself from piano lessons．
B．She was reluctant to play an instrument．
C．She was confident of handling them．
D．She was fond of beating drums．
64．The author's mother can be best described asA．
A．devoted and stubborn
B．encouraging and independent
C．helpful and considerate
D．hardworking and generous
65．We can learn from the passageD．
A．parents should encourage their children to create art
B．the ordinary backstage work can help one succeed
C．you can only get better at something if you practice
D．art should be treated as a joy rather than a burden．

17．A report released this month found that grouping children by ability is on the rise again--teaching students in groups of similar ability has improved achievement for fast and slow learners alike--and who wouldn't want bright kids to be able to move ahead，or strugglers to get the help they need？
But for most kids，labels （标签） applied early in life tend to stick，even if they are wrong．
Sorting school children by ability has long been controversial．In some countries，especially in Asia，school-wide tracking （分流） remains normal．Children are tested and placed in different schools that direct them toward professional or vocational careers．Movement between the tracks is rare．
School-wide tracking decreased in U．S．schools in the 1960s and'70s．It never died out，though．Sorting students into separate tracks for math at about junior high school age continues to be common，and other forms of tracking persist as well．
Unlike tracking，which means sorting students into separate classrooms，ability grouping happens within classrooms．When done according to the latest research，it has proven to promote achievement．
Ability grouping is changeable and temporary．Within classrooms，students might be divided into different learning groups dealing with materials of different levels．Any students who master concepts can move upward between groups，and the student groups might look different from subject to subject and unit to unit．For instance，a student who stands out in language arts might be at an average or slower level in math．A student who flies through multiplication tables might need extra help with fractions．Students who lag in reading can be pulled out of the classroom in small groups for practice with a tutor until their reading improves．
Research shows ability grouping within classes has more positive benefits than tracking．However，that must be weighed against the challenges involved．In many regular classrooms，the differences between student ability levels are very big．That presents challenges for teachers and low-performing students to constantly compare themselves with students who seem to fly through school with ease．
The rigid ability groups and tracking of the past are still with us in many schools．Likely，labels are applied with more caution than in the bad old days when some teachers gave reading groups not-so-secret code names like"Bluebirds"，"Robins"，"Crows"and"Buzzards"．But kids still know．

58．Why is grouping children by ability becoming popular again？C
A．Because most teachers do not like slower learners．
B．Because grouping children should be done early in life．
C．Because it is academically beneficial to different learners．
D．Because fast learners can move ahead without teachers'help．
59．By saying"Movement between the tracks is rare．"（Para.3），the writer really meansD．
A．tracking children is normal in Asia
B．school-wide tracking has decreased in US
C．professional and vocational careers are unrelated
D．sorted students can hardly change schools
60．The examples in Paragraph 6are used mainly to illustrateB．
A．a good language learner promises to be good at maths
B．a student might join different groups for different courses
C．ability grouping benefits gifted students more than slow ones
D．ability grouping presents no challenge for those slow students
61．What might be the challenge in regular classrooms for teachers？A
A．Students'different levels．
B．Students'low performance．
C．Constant self-comparison．
D．Application of not-so-secret code．

16．The store had to ______a number of shop assistants because sales were down．（　　）

15．It was not long _________he was born _________his mother died．（　　）

14．It was one of the hottest days of the dry season．We had not seen rain in almost a month．The crops were dying．Cows had stopped giving milk．The streams were long gone back into the earth．If we didn't see some rain soon we would lose everything．
I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son，Billy，walking toward the woods．He was obviously walking with a great effort…trying to be as still as possible．Minutes after he disappeared into the woods，he came running out again，toward the house．
Moments later，however，he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods．This activity went on for over an hour：walking very carefully to the woods，then running back to the house．Finally，my curiosity got the best of me．I quietly walked out of the house and followed him on his journey．
He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked； being very careful not to spill（洒出） the water he held in them．Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them．He had a much greater purpose．As I looked at him secretly，I saw the most amazing site．
Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him．But Billy walked right up to them．I almost screamed for him to get away．And I saw a baby deer lying on the ground，obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion，lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand．
I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life．As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground，they were suddenly joined by other drops…and more drops…and more．I looked up at the sky．It was as if God，Himself，was crying with pride．

25．Why did the author follow her son？C
A．Because there might be danger．
B．Because her son was doing a good deed．
C．Because she was curious．
D．Because she intended to help．
26．Which of the following statements is Not True according to the passage？D
A．Rain was in great need．
B．Billy carried water with his small hands．
C．Billy walked into the woods and then returned over and over again．
D．There were few trees in the woods．
27．Which is the correct order of the development of the story？A
①The author was moved to tears．
②Billy fed the water to the baby deer．
③Billy walked towards the large deer．
④It began to rain．
⑤The author followed Billy into the woods．
A．⑤③②①④B．③②⑤①④
C．④①③②⑤D．⑤②①③④
28．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？B
A．Importance of water B．The water of life
C．How to save animals D．Animals in danger．

13．Now scientists believe that global warming affects hibernating animals，causing them to wake up earlier．While this may seem a little concern，it is in fact a serious environmental problem．The shortened hibernation period could actually lead to significant decreases in the population of several species．
Some of the first evidence of the problem came from Colorado，where researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab have been observing marmot （旱獭） hibernation behavior since the 1970s．In the early days of their studies，marmots generally hibernated several weeks into the month of May．Nowadays，however，temperatures in the area have risen by 2.5degrees Fahrenheit，and the marmots wake up about a month earlier．
At least the marmots are still hibernating．Several other animals have not been hibernating at all recently．Brown bears in the Spanish Cantabrian Mountains did not hibernate last year．Chipmunks （花鼠） in the US and some snakes in Australia also skipped the hibernation period．The bears seem to have survived without losing many individuals．The chipmunks and snakes，however，were not so lucky．Many of the animals died of starvation during the winter．
The problem with animals waking up early，or skipping hibernation altogether，lies with the creatures'metabolism （新陈代谢）．When the animals hibernate，their metabolism drops significantly．The animals'heart rate slows，and they require very little energy to live．When the animals awake in the spring，their metabolism returns to normal．
But while their metabolism may be as active as it was before hibernation，food sources aren't as available as they were before．A marmot may wake up when temperatures get warmer，thinking it's spring，but plants will not have got the amount of sun they need to grow．So until the plants grow，the marmots have no reliable food source．
Many scientists believe the problem will continue to get worse．For many biologists，that's a scary prospect．Terry Root，an animal expert at Stanford University，said，"I do think what we will be facing is the extinction of many species．"

28．What is the viewpoint of the writer？B
A．Global warming will continue to get worse as time goes on．
B．Waking up early in spring may lead to the extinction of some animals．
C．Shortened hibernation will definitely decrease the population of animals．
D．Animals which do not hibernate die of starvation．
29．The writer sets the example of the marmot in order toA．
A．indicate that global warming influences animals'hibernation
B．explain that the weather gets warmer and warmer now
C．show that the weather in the United States is quite different
D．say some animals do not hibernate now due to warm weather
30．Judging from recent observation，which of the following animals suffered the LEAST from shortened hibernation？A
A．Brown bears．
B．Marmots．
C．Some snakes in Australia．
D．Chipmunks in the US．
31．Why can't marmots find enough food when they wake up？D
A．Because there are too many marmots in the wild now．
B．Because more and more animal species skip hibernation now．
C．Because winter days end much earlier than before．
D．Because plants haven't received enough sunlight for spring growth．

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