1 . My father was a close friend of Albert Einstein. As a boy and then as an adult, I never lost my wonder at the personality that was Einstein. He was the only person I knew who had come to terms with （安于现状）himself and the world around him. He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this: to understand within his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logic and simplicity in its functioning. He knew there were answers beyond his understanding. But this did not frustrate him. He was pleased to go as far as he could.
In the 23 years of our friendship, I never saw him show jealousy, vanity, bitterness, anger, resentment, or personal ambition. He didn't seem to be affected by these emotions. He was beyond any pretension （做作）.
To do his work he needed only a pencil only a pencil and a pad of paper. Matenal things meant nothing to him. I never knew him to carry money because he never had any use for it. He believed in simplicity, so much so that he used only a safety razor （剃刀）and water to shave. When I suggested that he try shaving cream, he said, "The razor and water do the job. "
"But Professor, why don’t you try the cream （膏状物）just once? " I argued. "Il makes shaving smoother and less painful".
He shrugged. Finally, I presented him with a tube of shaving cream. The next morning when he came down to breakfast, he was cheerful with the pleasure of a new, great discovery. "You know, that cream really works," he announced. "It doesn't pull the beard. It feels wonderful. n Thereafter, he used the shaving cream every morning until the tube was empty. Then he returned to using plain water.
Einstein was purely a theorist. He didn't have the slightest interest in the practical application of his ideas and theories. His E=mc2 is probably the most famous equation in history - yet Einstein wouldn't walk down the street to see a reactor（反应堆）create atomic energy.
One puzzle that Einstein could never understand was his own fame. He had developed theories that were profound and capable of exciting relatively few scientists. Yet his name was a household word across the civilized world. "I’ve had good ideas, and so have other men, " he once said. "But it's been my good fortune that my ideas have been accepted". He was bewildered by his fame: people wanted to meet him; strangers stared at him on the street； scientists, statesmen, students, and housewives wrote him letters. He never could understand why he received this attention, why he was singled out as something special.
1. The writer wrote this article to show ________.| A．Einstein was a simple, modest and ordinary man. |
| B．Einstein had an endless curiosity about science. |
| C．Einstein only concerned himself with theoretical things. |
| D．Einstein and the writer had a long period of friendship. |
| A．Because Einstein never carried money to buy one tube of that. |
| B．Because Einstein wanted to keep things simple. |
| C．Because Einstein felt great with only razor and water. |
| D．Because Einstein always thought about theoretical things. |
| A．Disappointed. | B．Annoyed. | C．Angry. | D．Confused |
| A．creative and imaginative | B．ambitious and jealous |
| C．satisfied and modest | D．practical and greedy |
1. 目前北京垃圾现存的问题
2. 正确处理垃圾的必要性
3. 给出一些具体建议
注：文章开头和结尾已给出字数不少于60。
Dear all students,
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Sincerely, Li Hua
President of the Student Union
March 22nd is World Water Day. It started in 1993. It not only makes us think about the importance of water, but also calls
Wastewater has a big influence on our life. It causes both illness for us, and pollution for the environment. We muse care about our environment and our own health.
Different kinds of wastewater need different ways of treatment. Wastewater from homes can be reused. Then there will be less wastewater. Also, factory wastewater has to be cleaned
Recently, police in Mumbai have come up with a new system to punish those who cannot wait at traffic lights
5 . It is important for you to be a good listener in class. Much of what you will have to learn will be presented verbally (口头上) by your teachers. Just hearing what your teachers say is not the same as listening to what they say. Listening is a cognitive (认知的) act that requires you to pay attention and think about and mentally process what you hear. Here are some things you should do to be a good listener in class.
*Be Cognitively Ready to Listen When You Come to Class.
*Be Emotionally Ready to Listen When You Come to Class.
*Be an Active Listener.
*Meet the Challenge. Don’t give up and stop listening when you find the information being presented difficult to understand. Listen even more carefully at these times and work hard to understand what is being said.
| A．Listen with an open mind. |
| B．Your attitude is important. |
| C．Taking notes requires you to make decisions about what to write. |
| D．Don’t give in to these inconveniences. |
| E．Make sure you complete all assigned work. |
| F．You can think faster than your teacher can speak. |
| G．Don’t be reluctant to ask questions. |
1. 共享单车的好处与弊端；
2. 你对共享单车的看法。
注意：
1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
On behalf of our group, I’d like to give a summary of our discussion.
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World Pangolin (穿山甲) Day is on the
According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), more than 1 million pangolins have been killed or sold in the last 10 years. The growing demand for their scales and meat is the main reason for their decline.
Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend half an hour
9 . Mary uses a walking stick. Benjamin recently learned how to walk. Mary is 99. Benjamin is 2. The neighbors may seem like
“Benjamin just turned 2 years old. We’ve been
During the pandemic, the Olsons
“She’s just Mary, or ‘Mimi’,” Sarah said. “We’re inside and he’ll go, ‘Mimi? Mimi?’ and we'll go outside and
For Mary, who was completely
More than a year after they first started
“Friendship can be
| A．unfaithful | B．unlikely | C．close | D．special |
| A．bond | B．habit | C．belief | D．impression |
| A．strangers | B．friends | C．neighbors | D．relatives |
| A．but | B．so | C．because | D．or |
| A．continued | B．ended | C．hit | D．faded |
| A．visit | B．see | C．recognize | D．invite |
| A．seldom | B．often | C．once | D．never |
| A．talk about | B．make room for | C．tend to | D．run over to |
| A．age | B．culture | C．generation | D．knowledge |
| A．look into | B．look through | C．look after | D．look for |
| A．strange | B．familiar | C．sweet | D．awkward |
| A．different | B．forgotten | C．independent | D．alone |
| A．rediscovered | B．broken | C．understood | D．accepted |
| A．chatting | B．playing | C．working | D．learning |
| A．ignore | B．imagine | C．miss | D．enjoy |
| A．amused | B．shocked | C．touched | D．puzzled |
| A．naturally | B．quickly | C．obviously | D．normally |
| A．remained | B．changed | C．mattered | D．happened |
| A．established | B．spoiled | C．betrayed | D．improved |
| A．coincidence | B．experience | C．practice | D．lesson |
Liu Ying is a go-getter. Her aim is to do well in each subject this new term. She is always
