题目内容
3. 从事这项工程使他获得了宝贵的经验。(gain)
3. He gained valuable experience while working on the project.
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Long Mountain Learning Center
The Art of Correspondence(通信) Have you always wished you could write more elegantly? This course will help you develop your own style when writing letters of friendship,thanks, invitation, congratulations,and so on.
Mondays,5:00-7:00 p.m.
Write It Right
Writing a research paper involves more than gathering information. It is essential to know how to organize your information,document your sources,and express your ideas clearly. This course is specifically designed for students preparing to enter college.
Tuesdays,3:30-5:00 p.m.
Fiction Workshop
This course is for writers who are currently working on a novel or short story. Class time will be spent reading and critiquing classmates' work.
Saturdays,9:30-11:30 a.m.
Express Your Opinion
The Letters to the Editor column in your local paper is a public place for expressing opinions on matters of interest to all citizens. In this course,you will learn how to express your opinions well and improve your chances of getting your letter published.
Fridays,8:45-10:00 p.m.
Report It
Have you always dreamed of being a journalist for a newspaper or magazine? This course will cover the basics of gathering news and turning it into interesting newspaper and magazine articles.
Wednesdays,1:00-3:00 p.m.
Retelling Old Favorites
Do you remember the traditional fairy tales that you loved as a kid? In this course,you will rewrite some of your favorite old tales in new ways that will delight youngsters in your life.
Tuesdays,5:00-7:00 p.m.
Writing to Sell
In this course,you will learn to write advertisements that will attract more customers to your products or business. Previous business writing experience is required.
Thursdays,9:30-11:30 a.m.
13. Those who are going to start university may choose.
A. Report It
B. Write It Right
C. Express Your Opinion
D. The Art of Correspondence
14. Express Your Opinion will help you .
A. get your views published
B. become a. local paper's editor
C. write a letter in your own style
D. attract the interest of most citizens
15. If you are interested in re-ereating fairy tales,you may
choose the class .
A. at 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Wednesdays
B. at 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Thursdays
C. at 8:45-10:00 p.m. on Fridays
D. at 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays
16. Writing to Sell is suitable for those who want to.
A. learn to write business advertisements
B. be reporters for business magazines
C. learn to write research papers
D. be best-selling novelists
Task II. Read the text and find the supporting information for each of the topic sentences.
Topic Sentences Supporting Information
1. Some festivals are held to honour A. Dragon Boat Festival honours the ancient Uead Chinese poet,Qu Yuan.
2. Some festivals are held to honour B. Chinese people held carnivals and the famous people. whole family celebrate the Lunar New Year
together.
to lead their ancestors back to earth.
4. Spring Festivals arc the most ener- D. People might get awards in form produce getic and important ones. competitions.
2. 我现在负瘡累累,但是希望拿到工资后就能把债务还清。•
I'm at the moment,but hope to pay it off when I get paid.
2. They apologized for the late (arrive) of the train.
4. Kim,s birthday cake was the shape of a train.
5. She (might / should) be his wife,but she looks too young.
12. That group is so famous now. It(must / can't) be easy to get tickets to see them perform.
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A. B、c和D) 中,选出最佳选项。
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The pupils of Grangetown High have beer busy getting to know their newest and tallesl classmate — a 7-meter-tall giraffe outside theii school.
The giaffe is a huge (雕像) made by a local artist. The schoor s headmaster noticed jhe sculpture in the artist,s garden as he drove past one day,and thought it would be perfect for his school. ul knew everyone would love it/' he said, "because our basketball team is known as the Grangetown Giraffes,and they wear gkaffes on their shirts. So I asked them to write a letter to the artist,asking how much it would cost to bu? the giraffe. He was very kind and'got it ready to i/e/zver (递送) in six weeks — all for nothing!It was expected to arrive one Sunday morning,so that the pupils would see it \vhen they got to school on Monday 一 at that time they had no idea that we were getting it."
The artist,Tom Bennett,was a university (教授) of chemistry before lie left th?t job in 2006 and only took up metalwork a couple of years ago. uv ve always drawn pictures,w he said. “I can even remember doing it on my first day at school — I drew a horse. I wanted it to be the best horse picture ever,but I don't think I succeeded." Tom’s first metalwork was ? bicycle for two that he and his wife could go cycling on together. “It was the most uncomfortable bike ever created,” he said ,“so I ga\ up making bicycles and went into sculpture instead."
Meanwhile the pupils at Grangetown High are very happy with their new classmate. re going to hold a coftipetition to give it a proper name,” said one girl. “Everyone likes the expression on its face,so perhaps that will give US some ideas."
21. According to the text,the giraffe .
A. was as tall as a basketball player
B. was given to Grangetown High for free
C. was sent to Grangetown High on Monday
D. was specially made for a basketball team
22. When the pupils got to school on Monday,they probably felt.
A. shy B. sad
C. excited D. confident
23. What can we learn about Tom Bennett?
A. He showed interest in art at an early age.
B. He was good at drawing,especially horses,
C. He visited Grangetown High as a professor.
D. He learned a lot about sculpture at university.
24. What's the main idea of the text?
A. It was a difficult job to name a giraffe.
B. Tom Bennett is well-known as a sculptor,
C. The Grangetown Giraffes is a strong team.
D. A metal giraffe arrived at Grangetown High.