Amy loved to draw, and her hands, always dirty from the pencil lead, moved on the paper, showing the pictures in her mind. She would sit for hours, lost in art. Trees on her pages seemed to swing in an unseen wind, and the faces she drew wore lifelike expressions. But Amy didn’t look like the art she made. Her clothes were old and had many patches (补丁) that her mother made with care. Amy’s family did not have much money, but they loved each other very much. Her mother worked hard at many jobs to take care of them after Amy’s father got sick and died.
Amy had her good times and hard times in school. She loved different corners of the school which were sources of her inspiration and expected the art lesson. Yet other kids’ laughing at her dress made her sad. She wanted to change the situation, but didn’t know how to go about it. Despite this, she would quietly help someone with a hard math problem or pick up garbage on her way home. She always found comfort in her drawing. In the middle of the term, an art contest on the theme of “My Dream” was to be held, which would select the top three winners, and the head teacher would award them prizes. This news thrilled the children, Amy in particular. They enthusiastically registered for the contest and, after thoughtful consideration, finished their own art pieces. The contest organizers gathered all submissions one week later and set up an exhibit showcasing every participant’s work in the school gym.
The school gym was filled with viewers as the walls displayed the efforts of the young artists. There were paintings of colorful landscapes where the sun burst through thick clouds. Some students had created portraits (肖像) of their heroes. In this sea of creativity, one painting stood out. In the painting, a community garden was drawn, a place where people from all walks of life were planting seeds together. The heartfelt work drew the viewers into a world where every detail had meaning. The exhibition would last a week and all the students and teachers could vote their favorite work.
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Finally came the day when the winners were announced.
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When I was a teenager, I got lost in a foreign country. I was in Berlin, Germany, only month-long trip in Europe. My team and I had one night there to spend however we pleased. Most of my teammates decided to stay indoors and relax. But I did not want to pass up the chance to explore Berlin.
I visited lots of major attractions around the city that night. When the exhaustion began to set in, I checked the time on my watch. I was surprised to see that it was two o'clock in the morning.
As I walked to a subway station, I realized that it was my dad’s birthday. This would be the first birthday I couldn’t celebrate with him because he died a few months earlier. Before I could begin thinking of my dad, I heard train wheels stop.
I rushed onto the train. At first, I was thankful to have made it onto the train. But that joy quickly turned to panic when I noticed that the train was heading in the wrong direction!
I looked around the nearly empty train. I saw a young woman sitting quietly by the window and approached her.
“Hi, do you speak English? I’m lost. Can you help me?” I asked.
The woman understood. She told me how to return to where I had first gotten on the train. But my anxious mind couldn’t follow her guidance.
Without thinking, I asked, “Can you come with me?”
Her face froze at my stupid request. After a long second of hesitation, she agreed to help me. At that moment, I was grateful for the kindness from a stranger.
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2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
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On the journey back to the train station I got on, she and I chatted.
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Finally, we reached my stop.
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By morning, Afiq knew what he had to do. He had not slept a wink but had sat in the balcony all night thinking. He stretched his body and went back to his room. His brother Affin was still asleep.
It was Saturday and there was no school. Afiq's mother asked him to buy some groceries for her. On his way out, he glanced at his motorcycle with the broken front lamp and scratches on the side. Afiq straightened his shoulders and went to complete his purchase.
It was late morning when Afiq was free to carry out his plan. He marched down the road to Osman's house. When he arrived, Aniya appeared at the doorway and greeted him warmly. She invited him in and served him tea and some cakes. Afiq nervously asked to speak to Osman. She told him that her father was out but would be home very soon. Sure enough, the elderly man returned in ten minutes.
Afiq cleared his throat a few times and said that he had come to confess (坦白). “I'm so sorry. I was careless yesterday and knocked into your parked car,” Afiq said. Osman looked at the 17-year-old youth, surprised, “So, you are saying that you are the culprit (肇事者) who crashed into my car and then ran away?” Afiq went red. He nodded, “I'm sorry for not telling you earlier. I was too frightened.”
The elderly man smiled and said, “But you're not too frightened to confess now?”
Afiq said uncertainly, “I could not sleep last night thinking about it. I knew I had to do the right thing.”
Osman was silent for a minute before saying in a kind voice, “Do you think it a right thing to cover up for your brother?”
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Afiq went pale, “I... I…you know the truth?”
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Afiq thanked Osman for his kindness and then set off home happily.
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1.简要介绍你最尊敬的人；
2.尊敬的理由；
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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Saving the Carnations
Dawn broke. Regina aged 14 opened her sleepy eyes and looked out of the window at the foggy field below. “NO!” she cried, now fully awake. Buttermilk, the cow was in Mama’s carnation (康乃馨) garden.
“I must have forgotten to close the gate last night,” Regina thought as she pulled a sweatshirt over her head. Mama was planning to sell the carnations at the fair next week. But Buttermilk was eating the flowers. Regina hurried outside and grabbed the lead rope on the wall.
“Why can’t you stay in the field?” she called to Buttermilk as she headed across the yard to the carnation garden. Buttermilk still stood there chewing the tender flowers.
“When I grow up, I’ll be an artist and paint pictures all day,” annoyed Regina thought. “I’ll not own a cow. Too much trouble.” Regina was fond of painting since the day she had memory. She would like to not only help with family but see birds and flowers alive under her brush.
Just as Regina was about to throw the lead rope onto Buttermilk’s collar, the family dog Blue, rounded the corner of the house, barking loudly and furiously. Buttermilk couldn’t stand it and took off, tearing through the carnations. It finally ran through the open gate and into the field outside. “Thank goodness!” Regina said as she closed the gate and secured the lock. But, as she turned to look at the flower garden, most of the carnations were either eaten or trampled (踩踏).
Mama and Dad came out of the house. “What’s going on?” Mama asked. She looked sadly at her garden. “I forgot to close the gate,” Regina said. “I’m so sorry.” “I know you are.” Mama sighed and gave Regina a hug.
Regina’s heart was heavy as she went back into the house. Mama had prepared much for the fair but now half of her efforts were in vain. Regina decided to think of a way to make it up to her mother. The problem tasked Regina’s mind. Could she plant other flowers in a week? Not enough time. Could she make use of the carnations in pieces? Not enough magic. Regina found no way out.
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All of a sudden, a flower painting on the wall caught Regina’s eye.
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Many consider art to be quite random in terms of our likes and dislikes. But according to new research, there may be a scientific reason behind our fondness for certain works. The answer lies in how a person's brain breaks down the visuals of a painting combined with their judgment.
To prove their theory, neuroscientist Kiyohito Iigaya and his team from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)gathered more than 1,300 volunteers and asked them to rate 825 different paintings from four different art genres
After analyzing the data, scientists found that the same groups of people tended to prefer similar aspects of the same paintings. These characteristics were then grouped into “low-level” features like color and blending, and “high-level” features like the emotion behind the painting.
From this experiment, Caltech's system was then able to predict an individual's specific taste in art and organize different works into one group, according to the paintings' features and volunteers' preferences.
Finally, the team repeated the first test on new volunteers. Again, the algorithm was able to accurately predict individuals' art preferences. According to Iigaya, this shows that the factors that contribute to whether a person likes an image are universal, not random.
Lesley Fellows, a neurologist at McGill University who studies value judgments, stated, “We know a lot about ‘how’ the brain carries out actions, but 'why' is far less well understood.”
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1.本堂交流课的特色；
2.你的收获；
3.改进建议。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.内容完整，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
The online class was absolutely wonderful.
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【推荐1】阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was around eight o’clock, just past the frenzy (疯狂) of the New York rush hour when a subway train rattled down the track into 14th Street station. Emma, a senior high school student, was late for dinner with her friend Pete.
As Emma was hurrying out of the station something caught her eye. Something like a doll was lying on the floor. She was puzzled. Why would a child leave a doll on the ground? But she continued up the stairs to the exit. She glanced back one more time, astonished to find its legs moved.
She ran back down the stairs and realized that the doll was in fact a puppy, wrapped in a dark sweatshirt, with its tiny paws sticking out. It seemed like it was a newborn, maybe several days or so old. Emma could hardly believe what she was seeing. She couldn’t understand how a baby dog had been left on the floor, or who could have left it. The little puppy was very quiet with big and wide eyes.
Emma yelled out, “Whose dog is it?” but almost everyone ignored her. She did get the attention of one woman, but she didn’t speak English. The woman didn’t really understand what Emma was saying, even when she was trying to point to the puppy. “She probably thought I may have been a little crazy,” Emma murmured.
This was the time when not everyone had a mobile phone and Emma was afraid to pick up the puppy in case it was hurt. So Emma ran up the stairs to the street to a payphone and called 911.
“I found a puppy,” she blurted out (脱口而出). Then she told the police where she was located and ran back to check if the puppy was still OK. She waited for what seemed like ages. She thought they’re probably not believing her, so she needed someone else to help. That’s when she thought of Pete. Pulling out a quarter from her pocket, she ran back to the payphone to call him.
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Once again, she blurted out, “I found a puppy!”
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“Maybe we can adopt this puppy,” said Emma.
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Once, there was a villager called Rajkumar, who was very greedy and loved to take risks. One sunny summer morning, Rajkumar decided to walk his sheep out of his village for grass. After leaving his village, Rajkumar led his sheep to a small hill, which was close to a big forest and far away from his village.
When reaching the hill, Rajkumar looked for green grass. And he found it in the northern hillside. Then he let his sheep stay there to eat grass. One hour later, suddenly it started to rain heavily. To let his sheep escape the rain, Rajkumar led them to a cave nearby. And he tied them there, preventing them from running away.
When the rain became less heavy, feeling bored, Rajkumar left the cave and walked around. Soon he came to the western hillside. He found another cave there. And to his amazement, he saw many big wild goats inside the cave, which were also taking shelter from rain. Rajkumar thought if he could have these goats, he’d be the richest man in his village. So, he decided to use grass to attract them to his village. He knew there was little chance of success because the local wild goats feared humans and didn’t have much trust in humans. But he still wanted to have a try.
Since there was no fresh grass nearby, he came back to the previous hillside and started collecting grass. Soon Rajkumar managed to find a lot of grass. However, he found he didn’t have a rope to tie it. Looking at his sheep he had tied with a rope, he decided to untie them and use the rope to tie the grass. Although that meant the sheep would later probably run away, thinking about so many goats, he thought it was a risk worth taking. So Rajkumar untied his sheep. He tied the grass using the rope.
Carrying the grass, he came to the cave where the wild goats stayed.
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When he approached, the goats appeared nervous.
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But he was shocked to find the goats had already left and were quickly jumping to the forest.
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Whatever life threw at us each year, come Christmas our family had one constant tradition: our dog Pepper opened our presents for us. Watching our sweet dog unwrap gifts always warmed the holiday, which was often a little bittersweet because college, studying abroad, or work commitments often kept my two sisters and me away.
One year, everyone made it home for a Christmas together. I visited from college, Kaci flew in from Arizona, and Kara was back from Ireland. Mom’s jubilance kept her busy baking cookies for us all. Our Christmas season should have been perfect.
It couldn’t feel perfect, though, because Pepper’s health was deteriorating. Her life had already been longer than we expected —she was fourteen —and yet her mind was still sharp. Her enthusiasm for life made us feel better. But her body could not keep up with her spirit. She’d already shown the usual signs of deafness and stiffness. That year, her hips and back legs started giving out on her. We knew we would soon have to make a difficult decision.
It was likely Pepper’s last Christmas, so we decided to make sure she enjoyed it. On Christmas Eve, we gathered around the tree to open an early present. We each took a turn and then called Pepper to open one more. But her tangled legs could not navigate the boxes and shredded wrapping paper on the floor. She stumbled over the obstacles, and soon she disappeared into the next room. She crumpled back to the floor, as out of the way as she could get.
We were heartbroken. Could Pepper even participate in her last Christmas? Pepper stayed on the periphery of all our holiday activities. Throughout the day, we gave gifts but did not feel very giving. We shared stories over cinnamon rolls that tasted bland. We played games by the tree whose twinkles had dimmed.
That evening, Kaci said what we’d all been thinking: “I wish Pepper could have helped open presents this year.” We all put down our mugs of spiced tea. “Maybe she still could,” Kara said. “But there’s none left,” Mom reminded her. Kara jumped up and left the room. We heard her opening drawers and cabinets in the kitchen.
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Kara returned with a box of dog biscuits, scissors, a pile of color paper, and a roll of tape.
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Soon, Pepper selected her first Christmas gift.
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