From October 4 to October 6, the National English Speaking Competition
During the three-day event, young competitors expressed
When the competition was first run in 1996, the goal was
2 . I like joking. I was always the joker, the one who could make people laugh by some jokes. I was
However, it all changed when I changed schools. I used to make fun of everybody with my
I was never your normal high school mean girl. I never understood why what I said could hurt others. I
One day, while looking for my earphone in my room, I found a long lost video
At night in my room I started crying, tears of
A.never | B.really | C.always | D.often |
A.old | B.real | C.bad | D.young |
A.loudly | B.purposely | C.happily | D.slowly |
A.even if | B.as if | C.only if | D.what if |
A.However | B.Therefore | C.Otherwise | D.Furthermore |
A.quiet | B.noisy | C.sad | D.excited |
A.discouraged | B.made | C.asked | D.gave |
A.please | B.describe | C.interest | D.attract |
A.hated | B.missed | C.encouraged | D.understood |
A.home | B.school | C.church | D.farm |
A.Confused | B.Surprised | C.Interested | D.Frightened |
A.stricter | B.meaner | C.better | D.happier |
A.box | B.earphone | C.TV | D.camera |
A.realize | B.think | C.doubt | D.imagine |
A.books | B.videos | C.photos | D.films |
A.saw | B.recalled | C.dreamed | D.thought |
A.loneliness | B.sadness | C.kindness | D.happiness |
A.to | B.on | C.off | D.with |
A.mattered | B.puzzled | C.happened | D.took |
A.floor | B.sweat | C.tears | D.dust |
3 . Want to help fight global warming? Take off your tie, says the Italian health ministry. It has urged employers to let their staff dress casually at work in the summer so that the air conditioning can be turned down.
“Taking your tie off immediately lowers the body temperature by 2 or 3 degrees centigrade,” the ministry said in a statement. “Allowing a more sensible use of air conditioning brings about electricity savings and protects the environment.”
It called on all public and private offices to let employees wear no tie during heatwaves like the one that has brought Africa-like temperatures to many parts of Italy this week.
The move reacts to a similar action from Italy’s biggest oil group, ENI, which told its staff earlier this month they need not wear a tie at work. The tie makers, however, were left hot under the collar.
“Italy confirms (证实) that it is a strange country,” Flavio Cima said angrily in a letter to financial daily IL Sole~24ORE under the headline: “I, tie maker, am responsible for global warming.”
“We can now happily continue with our lifestyle, using cars, consuming fuel, heating and cooling our homes at leisure. On one condition: we should not wear a tie while we do so,” he wrote.
“I should have listened to my friends and become an oil producer instead.”
Italy is one of the European Union’s worst performers on the pollution front and is among the EU countries expected to exceed (超出) their greenhouse gas emission (排放) targets.
1. What’s the purpose of the move of taking off ties?A.To dress casually. | B.To fight global warming. |
C.To keep the body temperature. | D.To improve working conditions. |
A.ENI. | B.Flavio Cima. |
C.A financial daily. | D.The Italian health ministry. |
A.Angry. | B.Speechless. |
C.Delighted. | D.Puzzled. |
A.He stands by the oil group. | B.He agrees with the ministry. |
C.He admits his responsibility. | D.He argues against taking off ties. |
4 . I’m nine years old now, but I have been
One recent Sunday morning, my mum drove me to a 5km race in Minnesota. The starting line was
After a while I saw route directions for the 10km race. I was worried, thinking I was
A.hiking | B.swimming | C.bicycling | D.running |
A.time | B.resource | C.energy | D.patience |
A.separated | B.crowded | C.combined | D.limited |
A.exhausted | B.energetic | C.strange | D.sensitive |
A.blocked off | B.pulled off | C.tidied up | D.gave up |
A.confused | B.disappointed | C.angry | D.pleasant |
A.example | B.suggestions | C.directions | D.order |
A.stuck | B.lost | C.deserted | D.ignored |
A.fueled | B.adapted | C.tired | D.relaxed |
A.waiting | B.shaking | C.smiling | D.breathing |
A.Initially | B.Actually | C.Obviously | D.Eventually |
A.won | B.quit | C.changed | D.expected |
A.dream | B.mistake | C.balance | D.lesson |
A.test | B.risk | C.adventure | D.distance |
A.permit | B.enable | C.inspire | D.press |
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10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I have a younger sister and his name is Xiaomei. She is a youngest member of my family. She was small, but she is the most important member of my family. Everyone love her a lot. Xiaomei is a very much good student. She is in the second grade, but she is so smart. She can learning anything very quickly. She often likes to go the kitchen to help Mom with the cooking. She loves dancing and singing song. She always fills the entirely house with laughter. She is the treasure of my family.
1.节日基本信息;
2.你在这个节日中的经历(所见所闻、体验的活动等);
3.你的感受。
注意:1.题目自拟;
2.词数100左右;
3.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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I decided to study abroad because I knew I would be exposed to what I couldn’t gain sitting inside a classroom. Studying abroad was one of the best
I went to China in the summer of 2017. My stay there was
I believe that the key to
8 . One Monday, a teacher cheerfully asked his students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend was not good at all; he had a lot of trouble. Then he asked the teacher
He told the students a story, “ One day a few weeks ago I drove 17miles to the school as
“I
The student sat there with his eyes opened
A.why | B.how | C.what | D.when |
A.interesting | B.excited | C.helpful | D.cheerful |
A.right | B.choice | C.decision | D.conclusion |
A.pretend | B.enjoy | C.choose | D.plan |
A.usual | B.common | C.general | D.ordinary |
A.other | B.again | C.else | D.another |
A.begin | B.start | C.finish | D.compete |
A.luggage | B.suitcase | C.book | D.car |
A.arranged | B.provided | C.supplied | D.ordered |
A.meeting | B.experiment | C.trip | D.class |
A.unlucky | B.lucky | C.worst | D.hard |
A.turned | B.ran | C.broke | D.fell |
A.puzzled | B.curious | C.sorry | D.regretful |
A.work | B.live | C.study | D.go |
A.Otherwise | B.Instead | C.Therefore | D.Besides |
A.reach | B.sight | C.distance | D.view |
A.even | B.still | C.ever | D.also |
A.widely | B.huge | C.board | D.wide |
A.Because | B.Although | C.Since | D.However |
A.cheerful | B.happy | C.sleepy | D.excited |
9 . In 2019, I went on a winter break trip with my family. One of our
After some
Buckingham Palace was one of the
While continuing on the “hop-on, hop-off” bus, we
Besides its history, this bridge was just another bridge that
When we
A.stops | B.topics | C.places | D.changes |
A.forgot | B.told | C.noticed | D.liked |
A.foggy | B.cold | C.dry | D.clear |
A.testing | B.planning | C.touring | D.calling |
A.ways | B.dreams | C.starts | D.destinations |
A.so | B.if | C.but | D.until |
A.greeted | B.passed | C.checked | D.found |
A.history | B.example | C.position | D.experience |
A.mixes | B.spreads | C.ends | D.connects |
A.bridges | B.buses | C.drivers | D.towers |
A.reached | B.built | C.visited | D.left |
A.notes | B.steps | C.pictures | D.lessons |
A.similar | B.cool | C.bad | D.common |
A.in return | B.in public | C.in advance | D.in person |
A.ear | B.mind | C.eye | D.hand |
10 . Every week in China, millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero which is a Chinese-style spelling bee (拼写大赛) . In this challenge, young competitors must write Chinese characters by hand. To prepare for the competition, the competitors usually spend months studying dictionaries.
Perhaps the show’s popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy (书法) to be one of their primary contributions to civilization. Unfortunately , all over the country, Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. The correct character is chosen from a list. The result? It’s possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.
But there’s still hope for the writing brush. China’s Ministry of Education wants children to spend more time learning how to write. In one Beijing primary school we visited, students practise calligraphy every day inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. They look up at the blackboard often to study their teacher’s examples before carefully attempting to reproduce those characters on thin rice paper. “If adults can survive without using handwriting, why bother to teach it now?” we ask the calligraphy teacher Shen Bin. “The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture.” she reasons. “Students must learn now so they don’t forget when they grow up,” says the teacher.
1. What can we learn about the Chinese-style spelling bee?A.It’s open to people of all ages and all walks. |
B.It’s the most-viewed TV programme in China. |
C.It aims to spread Chinese culture to the world. |
D.It draws great public attention across the country. |
A.Chinese people don’t refer to dictionaries very often. |
B.Chinese people no longer use brush pens or practise calligraphy. |
C.Chinese people are using the Latin alphabet instead of the characters. |
D.Chinese people needn’t write by hand as often with the help of technology. |
A.necessary for adults to survive in China |
B.a requirement made by the Ministry of Education |
C.helpful to keep Chinese tradition and culture alive |
D.an ability to be developed only when you are students |
A.A news report. | B.A science report. |
C.An advertisement. | D.Children’s literature |