1.受邀及演讲内容。
2.求助的内容;
3.征求有关演讲的建议。
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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4 . The “selfie” is not new; many people have always produced self-portraits (自画像). Personally I didn’t enjoy art at school, but I did remember that we were always drawing pictures of our faces. However, I think this shows just how old the self-portrait is. The only thing that has really changed is the technology which we use to create self-portraits. We have gone from pencil to the digital camera. The digital version has now become “selfie” (a word now so popular that it is named the Oxford English Dictionary Online’s “Word of the Year”).
Traditionally, the best way to take a selfie was to stand in front of a mirror. This was fine though it did look a little silly as, no matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t hide the camera. Of course, phones now have cameras on both the back and the front so you don’t need a mirror to guide you. The drawback (缺点) to this more modern method is that you can usually see the photographer’s arm in the photo.
I don’t really understand the attraction of the selfie. Taking a photo of yourself in the bathroom doesn’t provide the best scenery (especially if you forget to put the toilet seat down, gentlemen).At famous tourist attractions, it always saddens me to see people take selfies; travelling on your own is fine, but are you so mistrustful of strangers that you cannot ask a passer-by to take the photo for you?
However, there have been a lot of arguments over the selfie. Recently, one New York tourist took a selfie with a man threatening to commit suicide (自杀) on the edge of a bridge behind her; and, even more recently, Barack Obama, along with David Cameron and the Danish prime minister, Thorning Schmidt, took a “group selfie at Nelson Mandela’s funeral.
1. Why is the word “selfie” named the Oxford English Dictionary Online’s “Word of the Year”?A.It can be written in pencil easily. |
B.It is very important in the dictionary. |
C.It means the development of technology. |
D.It is a new word used widely and popularly. |
A.There are arms in the picture. |
B.The camera is always in the picture. |
C.The picture is often not very clear. |
D.The mirror can hardly be avoided. |
A.may lead to commit suicide |
B.may bring unlucky things to us |
C.is not suitable at some moments |
D.is popular on the ledge of a bridge |
A.Doubtful. |
B.Negative. |
C.Objective. |
D.Optimistic. |
5 . Contrary to the impression that grandmothers are delighted to help their grown daughters and care for their grandchildren, a study of multigenerational families shows that many older women hate the frequent demands that the younger generations make on their time and energy.
“Young women with children are under a lot of pressure these days, and they expect their mothers to help them pick up the pieces,” noted Dr. Bertram J. Cohler, a behavioral scientist at the University of Chicago. “This is often the strongest source of complaint on the part of Grandmother, who has finished with child caring and now has her own life to live. Grandmothers like to see their children and grandchildren, but on their own time.”
Dr. Cohler is director of a study, sponsored by the National Institute of Aging, of 150 working class families that live in a Midwestern suburb. He and Dr. Henry U. Gruebaum of Harvard Medical School, have already completed their study of four such families in New England.
Dr. Cohler tells of a middle-aged Boston woman who works as a cook all week and for her parish (教区) on Sundays. Every Saturday, her one day off, her daughter and family visit, expecting mother to make lunch, shop, and visit. “That’s not how she wants to grow old,” said Dr. Cohler, who was told by the older woman, “My daughter would never speak to me if she knew how angry and unhappy I get.”
In all the four New England families studied, the older women disliked the numerous phone calls and visits from their grown daughters, who often turned to the mothers for advice, physical resources, love, and companionship as well as baby-sitting services. “American society keeps increasing the burdens for older people, particularly those in their 50s and 60s,” Dr. Cohler said in an interview here. “They’re still working and they’re taking care of their grown children and maybe also their aged parents. Sometimes life gets to be too much.”
1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the expression “pick up the pieces” in the second paragraph?A.Save a bad situation. | B.Put children’s toys in their proper places. |
C.Gather up pieces of clothing. | D.Keep the room in good order. |
A.expects her mother to cook lunch for her | B.enjoys the room in good order |
C.visits an older woman every Saturday | D.works six days a week |
A.young women’s inability to look after their children |
B.Grandmothers’ attitudes toward helping their grown daughters |
C.average American women’s family life |
D.grandmother should give more help to their daughters |
A.daughters should be independent of their old grandmothers |
B.grandmother should give more help to their daughters |
C.mothers and daughters should support each other |
D.daughters should be more considerate toward their mothers |
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A.took place | B.took their place | C.took their places of | D.took the place of them |
A.effect | B.result | C.account | D.cause |
——______. I’m good at cooking.
A.No, I can | B.No, I can’t. | C.Yes, I can’t. | D.Yes, I can |
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