1 . 你校正举办以“我所了解的艺术家”为题的英语征文活动，请根据以下要点写一篇短文投稿：
1. 人物简介；
2. 影响或启示。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 标题已为你写好。

An Artist I Know

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3 . 假如你是李华，目前在爱尔兰进行交流学习。上周末你受当地学生Chris邀请参加了“爱尔兰传统音乐节(the Irish Traditional Music Festival)”活动。请你写一封邮件给Chris，内容包括：
1. 感谢邀请；
2. 分享收获；
3. 表示期待。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
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Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 假如你是李华，最近你收到了你的英国朋友Jim的邮件，他想请你为他推荐一本中文书。请给他回邮件，内容包括：
1. 这本书的书名、作者；
2. 简要介绍这本书的内容；
3. 你推荐的理由。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,

Li Hua

5 . “Two centuries ago, Lewis and Clark left St. Louis to explore the new lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase,” George W. Bush said, announcing his desire for a program to send men and women to Mars. They made that journey in the spirit of discovery. America has ventured forth into space for the same reasons.

Yet there are vital differences between Lewis and Clark’s expedition and a Mars mission. First, they were headed to a place where hundreds of thousands of people were already living. Second, they were certain to discover places and things of immediate value to the new nation. Third, their venture cost next to nothing by today’s standards. A Mars mission may be the single most expensive non-wartime undertaking in U.S. history.

Appealing as the thought of travel to Mars is, it does not mean the journey makes sense, even considering the human calling to explore. And Mars as a destination for people makes absolutely no sense with current technology.

Present systems for getting from Earth’s surface to low-Earth orbit are so fantastically expensive that merely launching the 1,000 tons or so of spacecraft and equipment a Mars mission would require could be accomplished only by cutting health-care benefits, education spending, or other important programs—or by raising taxes. Absent (缺乏)some remarkable discovery, astronauts, geologists, and biologists once on Mars could do little more than analyze rocks and feel awestruck (敬畏的) staring into the sky of another world. Yet rocks can be analyzed by automated probes without risk to human life, and at a tiny portion of the cost of sending people.

It is interesting to note that when President Bush unveiled (公开) his proposal, he listed these recent major achievements of space exploration: pictures of evidence of water on Mars, discovery of more than 100 planets outside our solar system, and study of the soil of Mars. All these accomplishments came from automated probes or automated space telescopes. Bush’s proposal, which calls for reprogramming some of NASA’s present budget into the Mars effort, might actually lead to a reduction in such unmanned science—the one aspect of space exploration that’s working really well.

Rather than spend hundreds of billions of dollars to hurl (投) tons toward Mars using current technology, why not take a decade or two or however much time is required researching new launch systems and advanced propulsion (推进力)? If new launch systems could put weight into orbit affordably, and advanced propulsion could speed up that long, slow transit (运输) to Mars, the dream of stepping onto the red planet might become reality. Mars will still be there when the technology is ready.

1. What do Lewis and Clark’s expedition and a Mars mission have in common?

A．Instant value.	B．Human inhabitance.
C．Venture cost.	D．Exploring spirit.

2. Bush’s proposal is challenged for the following reasons EXCEPT that ______.

A．great achievements have already been made in Mars exploration in America.

B．American people’s well-being will suffer a lot if it is carried out.

C．its expense is too huge for the government to afford.

D．unmanned Mars exploration sounds more practical and economical for the moment.

3. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?

A．Going to Mars using current technology is quite sensible.

B．A Mars mission will in turn promote the development of unmanned program.

C．Bush’s proposal is based on three recent great achievements of space exploration.

D．The achievements in space exploration show how well manned science has developed.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Risky as it is, a Mars mission helps maintain America’s position as a technological leader.

B．A Mars mission is so costly that it may lead to an economic disaster in America.

C．Someday people may go to Mars but not until it makes technological sense.

D．A Mars mission is unnecessary since the scientists once there won’t make great discoveries.

6 . 假定你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院（ the nursing home）陪老人们过重阳节（theChong Yang Festival）。请给外教Lucy写封邮件，邀请她一同前往。
内容包括：1.出发及返回时间；
2.活动目的；
3.活动内容：包饺子、表演节目等。
注意:1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词汇。
Dear Lucy,
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Yours,

Li Hua

7 . 假设你叫李华。临近期末，你的英国笔友John 发来邮件，询问你本学期的学习情况和假期安排。请你写封邮件，回复他的询问并感谢他的关心。内容要点如下：
1.本学期学习情况；
2.暑假计划和安排；
3.表达感谢。
注意：1.词数：100左右；
2.结束语已为你写好。
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Best wishes.

Yours,

8 . My four-year-old son, Tommy, was digging the sand to build a castle (城堡). Although I warned him it’d be _________, he went on building it in the _________ of every single wave that would _________ on the shore.

I sighed (叹气), figuring the only way to make him _________ was to do as he liked and let him see what would happen. I only hoped he wouldn’t be too _________ when that first wave destroyed his _________.

But when the water came and washed away his castle, he jumped up and down and clapped his hands. “That’s _________! Let’s do it again!” I didn’t know how he could _________ seeing his fruit of labor ruined.

“Is it really fun when the waves wash away the _________?”

“Yes,” he said.

Looking at him, I thought about my __________ at home. Nothing I did there ever seemed to __________. I prepared dinners, which were __________ finished ten minutes after I placed them on the table. I cleaned floors only to see someone __________ them on their first trip in from the back yard. My life was just one never-ending to-do __________.

Just like the sand castles Tommy built, all my __________ were washed away by a big wave called Family Life. Nothing I did lasted beyond the moment.

Because of this, I often struggled feeling __________. I wondered if the things I did __________. And if nothing I did mattered, that meant that I didn’t matter.

But as I watched my child __________ in the sand happily, I realized that I’m building something __________, something that will last forever. I’m __________ a family.

1.

A．dug out

B．taken apart

C．cleared up

D．washed away

2.

A．front

B．charge

C．path

D．form

3.

A．float

B．dance

C．crash

D．appear

4.

A．regret

B．understand

C．refuse

D．struggle

5.

A．upset

B．frightened

C．surprised

D．tired

6.

A．future

B．world

C．creation

D．gift

7.

A．difficult

B．great

C．simple

D．impossible

8.

A．stand

B．imagine

C．avoid

D．risk

9.

A．castles

B．clothes

C．shoes

D．tools

10.

A．pet

B．view

C．plan

D．life

11.

A．happen

B．last

C．help

D．exist

12.

A．finally

B．suddenly

C．completely

D．personally

13.

A．dirty

B．empty

C．narrow

D．dry

14.

A．experiment

B．research

C．problem

D．list

15.

A．tears

B．efforts

C．feelings

D．worries

16.

A．competitive

B．amazed

C．confused

D．unfair

17.

A．were easy

B．were direct

C．changed

D．counted

18.

A．digging

B．lying

C．rolling

D．sleeping

19.

A．actual

B．important

C．slight

D．formal

20.

A．protecting

B．designing

C．organizing

D．building

9 . 假定你是李明，最近你收到一封来自英国笔友Edward的邮件，询问你的健康生活方式。请你用英语给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 健康生活的意义；
2. 你对如何养成健康生活方式的建议（不少于3点）。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

10 . 一家英语报社向中学生征文，标题是“Let’s live a healthy life”，请用英文写一篇征文。
投稿内容包括：1. 课余时间加强锻炼；
2. 注意饮食，合理搭配；
3. 以正确的方式来对待来自各方面的压力。
注意：词数80左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Let’s Live a Healthy Life

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