I occasionally would think of my dad. I flashed to Dad holding the handlebar and jogging alongside my bike until I felt ready to ride on my own. I saw him pulling up to my broken-down car at night and doing a quick fix. I thought of the hug we shared at my wedding. But what impressed me most was the grass cutting days. Dad was always full of advice，and he taught me one of the big lessons one summer was about having a strong work ethic.
Memories came flooding back. When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed yards during the summer to earn pocket change. Dad was our salesman. He told our neighbors about our service and offered a price they could not refuse. My brother and I got﹩10 per yard. However, I later found out that our friends were charging $20 or more for the same amount of work.
Every time we headed out to mow lawns, Dad was there to watch. I used to wonder why he came with us. He stood supervising our work in the heat when he could have been inside relaxing with air conditioning and an icy drinking. My dad always watched over us and instructed strictly, until we finished our job as he satisfied. Sometimes his tough and cruel attitude really made my brother and me annoyed.
One day we were cutting our next-door neighbor’s yard. She always waited until the grass was knee-high to call us over. To make maters worse, we had an old lawn mower. This particular afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired and sweaty.
I was just about to cut off the lawn mower when I saw Dad pointing to one piece of grass. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me again and yelled, “Hey, son. You missed a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let it slide and let me go home. But he kept pointing and shouting.
Paragraph 1：
Tired and disappointed, I went back to cut that piece of grass.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2：
The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I’m standing on the shoulder of a not-busy-enough road outside of Cortland, New York trying to hitchhike(搭顺风车)back to campus seventy-five miles away, deep in a sophomore slump(二年级低迷期). I haven’t been to classes in two weeks and I’m considering dropping out.
I hold up a cardboard sign with “Oneonta” on it.
“Hey, buddy,” someone shouts in a brown car across the road heading in the opposite direction. “You go to college in Oneonta?”
“Yes, ” I say. “Oneonta State.”
“Wait a minute,” the driver says. He turns his car around and pulls to the shoulder in front of me. I walk over to the driver’s window and see a woman holding a baby sitting beside him.
“It’s getting late,” he says. “Traffic’s thinning out.” He glances at his watch and turns to the woman next to him. They exchange a knowing look.
“Get in,” he says. “We’ll drive you.”
“Are you sure?” I ask. “You were headed in the other direction.”
“We’re just out for a ride,” he says. “We don’t mind driving you.”
I walk to the passenger’s side of the car and climb in. I can’t believe it. This man is going to drive me an hour and a half out of his way and then drive back again.
“I’m Aaron,” he says. “This is my wife, Sylvia, and my son, Zack.”
“Hi,” I say. “I’m Dave.”
I settle in as Aaron and Sylvia decide on the route. They agree quickly, and we’re off.
“So what are you taking in college?” Aaron asks. The question is innocent, but I know it will lead to others.
“English,” I say. “Secondary education.”
“So you’re going to be a teacher?”
“Yes.” I am surprised how quickly and definitively(决定性地)I answer.
“That’s fantastic!” he says. “Did you hear that, Sylvia? Dave’s going to be a teacher.”
“I did,” she says. “Aaron’s dream was to be the first in his family to go to college, but he couldn’t afford to go.”
“You have quite an opportunity,” Aaron says. “Your future is bright.”
Paragraph 1:
As we drive on, Aaron asks me about my college life.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
I watch the car until the tail lights disappear.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
请你在学校论坛写一则报告，内容包括：
1.数据情况并进行分析；
2.选择一种你最喜欢的音乐类型并简要说明理由。
要求：词数80-100左右；
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Li Hua
The city marathon was now just a week away, and Beth Barrett was getting nervous. She had been training hard all year, come rain or shine. Although she had attempted it the previous year, and had eventually crossed the finish line, it took her several hours and she had to stop running many times. So she vowed (发誓) to complete it again the following year in at least half the time and without stopping. She was a focused person, and having a goal helped her concentrate.
There was nothing special about this Wednesday morning. Beth got up early as usual and put on her running gear. As she pulled on her running shoes, she looked out the window. It was cloudy but not raining, and there was a light breeze blowing the leaves of the trees. Perfect running weather, she thought. She decided to take her favorite route, across the park, down to the harbour, along the beach and back up the main street to her apartment. She could do that in 45 minutes, but today she would try for a 35.
As she crossed the park, she saw a man and old woman ahead of her. She didn’t think anything of it at first, but then she noticed the man was pulling the woman’s bag from her. The man, looking very anxious, managed to get the bag, and set off across the park towards the harbour. It was early and there were not many people around. So after making sure the woman was OK, Beth took off after the man.
Beth Barrett didn’t think much, but she knew she had to do something. It could be dangerous, chasing a criminal, but something on the man’s face told her the situation was not that clear cut. Her training had clearly paid off. She could easily keep pace with the man, who seemed unfit and was clearly troubled that he was being followed. Ten minutes later, they had reached the beach. The man stopped suddenly and turned around.
Paragraph 1:
“OK, OK, here, have the bag back!” said the man, exhausted.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
They took a seat in a beachside cafe.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It was a very exciting day for my sister and me. As soon as our dad got home, he was going to give us a special gift. It wasn’t our birthday or anything; our dad had just felt like getting us something special.
The car pulled up, and Dad got out carrying a large bag. He walked up to the door and handed us the bag. Mindy and I looked into the bag together and pulled out the most beautiful red purses we’d ever seen, one for Mindy and one for me.
“I love it!” I said, as I gave my dad a big kiss. Mindy did the same. Mindy always copied me. We had our new purses, but they were empty. Mindy wanted to put something in them — something exciting. So we looked around the house to see what we could find. We couldn’t find much until we walked into our mom and dad’s bedroom. I looked inside one of Dad’s dresser drawers and found what looked like a lot of money.
“Mindy, look what I found!” She came running,“What, what is it?” I pointed inside the drawer. “It’s money. We can stick all this money inside our new red purses.” Mindy looked confused. “That’s mom and dad’s money. We can’t take that.”
I started to put the money into my purse, and Mindy copied me. Our purses were as stuffed as could be. We ran out of our parents’ room and headed for ours. “Let’s hide our purses in our dresser drawer,” I said. As soon as we did this, I heard a loud yell (喊叫). “Honey, our money is missing,” my mother shouted. My dad was frantic (发狂的), and I could hear him pacing downstairs. “I know I put the money in our drawer. Where could it be?”
I heard footsteps coming up the stairs toward our room. Soon, both our parents were standing in front of us.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“Did you happen to find some money?” my father asked.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“It was Mindy’s idea to put something special into her purse,” I said.. ___________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A GIFT FOR GRANDPA
Summer vacation was coming. Jack and his brother Berlin were filled with excitement as they thought of visiting their grandparents again.
The big day came at last. After the happy family got ready, they set out for the grandparents’ eagerly. On the way, the brothers were excitedly talking about the fun they had with grandparents.
A little blue house with a tall white chimney finally appeared. Behind the property was the forest carrying their good memories with Grandpa. They arrived at the driveway, at the end of which Grandma was waiting for them joyfully.
Jack and Berlin each gave Grandma a big hug and then swept to the living room, shouting excitedly “Grandpa, we are back!”
Seeing his grandsons, Grandpa was wild with joy and tried to get up with all his strength from the chair but in vain. A helpless expression flashed on his face. Grandma explained that his health was declining rapidly and maybe couldn’t stand up on his own forever. But Grandpa declared stubbornly (倔强地), “I can!” Certainly, he was stuck in his boyish way. Mum and grandparents were happy to meet again after a long time. They sat together and chatted about what happened recently.
The brothers were soon bored with adult conversation, went out and wandered into the forest. Tall trees stretched up to the heavens with large branches crossing each other, while young ones rose straight like soldiers. Grandpa was once a great explorer full of wisdom. He could tell where the birds came from only by their calls and songs. The trees, birds, lizards, lots of bugs...How many merry moments they spent with Grandpa in the kingdom!
But now Grandpa couldn't get up. This made them worried. “We’d think out a way to cheer him up.” Jack said. “Grandpa is a bird lover, and we can catch him a bird.” Berlin suggested. “But he hates birds being caged!” Jack shook his head.
Then a bright idea came to Jack’s mind. “Why not make a cane (拐杖) out of a young tree!”
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Berlin thought it was a good idea.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Jack and Berlin handed the cane to Grandpa.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, just a short note inside which says what we have done to celebrate Christmas. It has stuck through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so.
It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it—the overspending, the anxious running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma—the gifts given in desperation because you couldn't think of anything else.
Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to avoid the usual shirts, sweaters, ties, and so on. I reached for something special just for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling (摔跤) at the junior level at the school he attended. Shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team supported by an inner-city church. These teenagers, dressed in sport shoes so ragged (破烂的) that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast (对比) to our boys in their stylish blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes. As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler's ears. Obviously, the poor team could not afford.
Well, we ended up defeating them. We took every weight class. And as each of their boys got up from the mat, he walked around in his rags with a kind of steet pride that couldn’t acknowledge defeat.
Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, ‘‘I wish just one of them could have won, "he said "They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them. ’’
注意∶1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答,
Paragraph 1:
That’s when the idea for his present came.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:
For each Christmas, the envelope has become the tradition of our family.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. 一些人认为财富能带来快乐
2. 另一些人认为钱多了不是一件好事
3. Your own opinion. (Your opinion should be positive.)
注意：
1. 对前两点进行适当拓展；你的看法至少写两点。
2. 词数为150左右。
Wealth and Happiness
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
| 赞成的理由 | 反对的理由 | 你的看法 |
| 广交朋友 可自由表达思想 利于外语学习 | 浪费时间 影响学习 可能上当受骗 | 至少两点 |
1. 文章必须包括表中的全部内容。你的看法至少写两点；
2. 词数为150左右；
3. 参考词汇：网络朋友on-line friend(s) 上当受骗 to be cheated
A discussion about making friends online was held in our class last Sunday.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Not until recently have I known that a little pet can be such a helpful assistant (助手) to a helpless mom. This is all due to what our new family member, a little kitten named Thula, has done. She seems to understand exactly what Iris needs at any given time.
Within a year of my daughter’s birth in 2015, I already suspected that something was wrong. Even by babies’ standards, Iris was a frighteningly bad sleeper. She also appeared unmistakably distant. Besides, after saying “dada” at eight months, she stopped talking. Finally, aged two, she was diagnosed as autistic(自闭的).
In fact, after a long process of trial and error, I found activities that obviously did help her, including music and riding on the back of her dad’s bike. Above all, Iris showed a remarkable talent for art: producing large multi-layered Impressionist-style paintings that took her several days and that once led to the Leicester Mercury headline, “Top artist aged 3.”
Iris did make progress, but by no means steadily, with promising developments often followed by periods of regression (退步).
One night, Iris refused to sleep. As her frustrations(沮丧，懊丧) mounted, she started to cry, and her sobs filled the quiet room. I felt so hopeless as I held her close. Nothing seemed to comfort her apart from her favorite book and I longed for some help, but she pushed away all who tried except me, making me on the edge of breaking down.
Downstairs, my husband looked at Thula in surprise who had suddenly got up off his lap. Her eyes focused towards the door and she had one foot raised, perfectly poised(悬在) in the air. Something had grabbed her attention – the crying of Iris. Then her legs were moving fast. Zooming round the corner, she flew up the stairs into Iris’s bedroom and jumped onto the bed. She curled（蜷缩） up next to Iris, ignored the crying and started grooming(梳毛) herself, licking her paws (舔爪子) and rubbing them over her ears.
Paragraph 1:
Almost immediately, Iris’s mood changed.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
I was curious about the silence, then returned to the door of Iris’s room and looked in.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
