1 . Social media is so common in our society that almost everyone is connected to some forms of it, whether it is Twitter, Facebook or even Pinterest. We are in a fastpaced, technologicallyevolving society and we are addicted to social media. In fact, we crave (渴望) social media.
Our social networks can tell a story about us, and if you’re like me, you want to make sure that the story your Twitter or Facebook tells about you is a good story.
1. Keep it clean:
2. Don’t trust privacy settings: You have a private Twitter account so you can post anything you want?
3. Ensure you’re polished: Keep it classy (优等的)!
Like it or not, your social networks reflect you — make sure you look like the shining star that you truly are.
A.This is not the case. |
B.It is always like this. |
C.Be sure about what you’re posting. |
D.Discover what you want people to think of you. |
E.Social media is just a tool to interact with others. |
F.We post almost every aspect of our life on social media. |
G.One’s online reputation (名声) couldn't be more important. |
1.选拔时间和地点:2019年12月20日,学校演讲厅;
2.选拔要求:热爱戏剧表演,具有较好的英语口语表达能力等;
3.通知时间:2019年12月13日。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:演讲厅lecture hall要求requirement
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3 . Every festival has its own meaning. Labor Day, for example, celebrates the value of hard work. Thanksgiving is about showing thanks to people around you. And Valentines’ Day is a time when you express love to your loved ones. But somehow it now seems that all festivals we just care about one thing — shopping. And that can be a big problem.
“In a way, over-consumption (过度消费) is the mother of all our environmental problems,” Kalle Lasn once told CNN. Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits, and has now become an international event. It’s held on the day, which is known as Black Friday — a famous shopping day in the US and Canada.
You can see the irony (讽刺) here.
Even though the idea of Buy Nothing Day was brought up 26 years ago, we seem to need it now more than ever. It’s just as Lasn said, all the different kinds of pollution in our lives today — bad air quality, the reduction of forest area, endangered animal species, and plastic bags found in the ocean — seem to be the same cause: over-consumption.
The latest example is the Singles’ Day shopping craze of Nov 11, which saw a new sales record. But as Nie Li, a campaigner at Greenpeace, told Reuters, “Record-setting over-consumption means record-setting waste.” And it was reported that last year the Singles’ Day packages left more than 160,000 tons of waste, including plastic and cardboard. The Collins Dictionary has also just named “single-use” its Word of the Year, pointing out the problem that there’re too many things we tow out after only using them once.
So, Buy Nothing Day might only be here for one day a year, but it’s not just to remind us to the a break from shopping on that day, but to change our lifestyle completely, focusing on fun “with people we care about” rather than wasting money on useless things.
1. What’s the authors purpose of writing the first paragraph?A.To express the people’s love for all festivals. |
B.To talk about the meaning of the festivals. |
C.To appreciate the value of the festivals. |
D.To bring out the topic of the passage. |
A.To help people save money. | B.To cut the cost for daily life. |
C.To prevent over-consumption. | D.To set up a new sales record. |
A.Opposed (反对的). | B.Supportive. |
C.Unknown. | D.Neutral (中立的). |
A.Creating a New Lifestyle | B.Buy Nothing Day |
C.Festivals Around the World | D.A Change in People’s Life |
提示:
1.要走路去上班,而不是开车或坐车;
2.每周至少去体育馆锻炼一次,或打球、或游泳;
3.饮食要健康;
4.不要工作太晚,要早休息。
要求:
1.短文结构完整,意思连贯,语言流畅,语法准确,符合逻辑;
2. 100 词左右。
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Whether you’re communicating in person, over text, or on the phone, being a good listener is an important part of any healthy relationship. “Being a bad listener, or repeatedly misunderstanding what the other person is saying, or appearing uninterested when you don’t mean to be, can break that person’s trust in your relationship,” says marriage counselor Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby. If you’ve wondered whether you could be a better listener, the answer is almost certainly “yes”. Making sure the people in your life feel truly heard is something that you can improve upon.
You appear more interested when you invite the speaker to give explanations, by asking them things that need more than a “yes” or “no” answer. “An open-ended question is an invitation for the other person to say more, and continue going deeper into their train of thought, versus a close-ended question that invites a factual answer,” Bobby explains. This is something you can do to show that you’re really listening.
What you’re transmitting (传递) through your nonverbal (非言语的) communication is as important as what you say. It’s about looking in someone’s eyes, smiling and nodding. Showing with your face that you’re following what someone is saying is really important. This is equally key in virtual conversations on a video chat. Remember that looking into your laptop camera is like making eye contact, while breaking it to look downward makes it appear that you’re doing something else.
Listening doesn’t always require offering solutions (解决办法) — quite the opposite, in fact. “People can be considered as poor listeners when they don’t understand what the conversation is actually about on a high level,” Bobby says. Sometimes, people simply want to talk about an unhappy situation. Maybe they’re really just wanting to vent (发泄), or talk about their day. So don’t try to give suggestions; just listen instead.
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6 . 假定你是李华,上周末你和同学们参加了学校组织的秋游。请你为班级英语角写一篇短文,描述这次旅游经历,内容包括:
1. 旅游趣事;
2. 你的感受。
注意:写作词数应为80左右。
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From this year’s trip through Southeast Asia, last year’s Central America adventure and traveling within Canada, travel has been a(n)
Whenever a friend or family member comes back from a trip, they always can’t wait to tell you about the highlights (最好的部分)! Research from San Francisco State University has shown that people feel
Experiences are something I truly value. Your
8 . Brad Ryan, 38, is taking his 89-year-old grandma Joy Ryan on a tour of all 61 US national parks.
The idea for the
As for Grandma Joy, she was ready for that
After that first trip, Brad
“Grandma helped me to slow down. She would
“I just hope everyone gets some
A.meeting | B.trip | C.story | D.task |
A.agreed | B.understood | C.doubted | D.regretted |
A.skills | B.prizes | C.experiences | D.standards |
A.asked | B.failed | C.decided | D.promised |
A.go | B.talk | C.work | D.wait |
A.job | B.call | C.result | D.order |
A.strange | B.far | C.cold | D.little |
A.suggested | B.guessed | C.explained | D.proved |
A.nice | B.proper | C.dangerous | D.difficult |
A.avoided | B.practiced | C.finished | D.continued |
A.accept | B.imagine | C.notice | D.change |
A.great | B.same | C.new | D.wild |
A.forgetting | B.sparing | C.enjoying | D.describing |
A.training | B.encouragement | C.attention | D.knowledge |
A.keep | B.need | C.realize | D.do |
9 . The best trips with friends are the ones that are well-planned. Here are a few tips on planning an incredible trip with friends and making memories that last.
Nothing puts a damper on (使扫兴) vacation planning with friends than arguments over money.
It’s fun to get lost in the excitement of booking things and crossing off your checklist of to-dos.
Despite all the late-night planning and lunchtime meetings, some situations will be totally out of your hands.
A.Pick the right destination. |
B.Book a cheap flight or hotel. |
C.It’s important to choose the right group of people. |
D.You need to discuss big costs like flights and hotels at first. |
E.When it comes to discussing money, talk about it face to face. |
F.So lower your expectations a tiny bit when things don’t go your way. |
G.But don’t forget to communicate with your friends to see if anyone has any worries. |
10 . A company, called Mario Cucinella Architects, has made the House of Music, a solar-powered ( 太阳能的) building in Pieve di Cento that celebrates the town’s long-standing musical tradition. Designed to represent an orchestra ( 管弦乐队), the building is made up of nine small music rooms that connect to a central open space. The curved oak front not only helps to make sound louder like an instrument’s music box, but also ensures high levels of energy efficiency (效率).
Finished in 2017 after four years of planning and building, the House of Music of Pieve di Cento is located in the former Lamborghini (a famous Italian car company) production area that had been changed into a park. The recently completed building gets an advantage from a cycling path that connects the House of Music to the town center and beyond to an area to the south. There is also a wooden bench running around the building and creating resting places facing the park.
To prevent heat, cold, or noise from passing through the building, Mario Cucinella Architects used a special design for the House of Music. The flat roofs are topped with a series of curved and raised disks (圆盘) that help make unwanted sunlight change its direction and are engineered to bring more natural air into the building. The energy-efficient design was influenced by the architects’ (建筑师的) study of the site.
The nine music rooms open up to a central outdoor space that serves as a meeting area. The architects noted, “The House of Music’s outside lighting makes it a comforting place that encourages people to continue to do musical activities after the earthquake that shook the area in 2012.”
1. What was the purpose of building the House of Music?A.To praise the town’s musical tradition. | B.To remember a famous local musician. |
C.To attract people outside the town to visit. | D.To tell people about the importance of music. |
A.It started to be built in 2017. | B.It is located in the town center. |
C.It is supported by a famous car producer. | D.It is connected with other areas by a cycling path. |
A.encourage people to keep up their musical activities | B.warn people of the danger of earthquakes |
C.make the building noticeable and attractive | D.make full use of energy |
A.The history of the House of Music. |
B.The advantages of solar-powered buildings. |
C.An introduction to the solar-powered House of Music. |
D.A discussion about the future development of solar-powered buildings. |