1 . 假如你校正在举行“Another foreign language I want to learn”的征文比赛，请用英语写一篇短文向校英文报投稿。要点包括：
1.另一门外语的名称；
2.学习该语言的理由；
3.学习该语言的方案。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Another foreign language I want to learn

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2 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Few things could be more impressive than China^ high-speed rail system, especially the speed at     1     it developed - and is still developing. Such speed is known as “China speed”.

“China speed”    2    (mean) a lot to the country. The past 30 years have seen China’s rapid development in     3     (variety) areas, like the economy, technology and trade. We’ve seen lots of tall     4     (building) spring up almost overnight, with roads and highways connecting every comer. And mobile payment and online shopping are playing increasingly important roles in everyone’s life. China’s speed has changed our country and impressed the world.   

    5    , as we enjoy the benefits of “China speed”, the problems it brings us can’t be ignored, such as the air pollution and traffic problems. As a high price is     6     (pay) now, maybe we should think about what “China speed” will bring us in the next 30 years.

We need to know our future depends on the choices we make today, so it is our duty     7    (give) China a new definition. If you pay close attention to the word “speed”, you may notice that each letter stands for something    8    (interest).

Society, Progress, Economy, Environment and Development. Our society’s progress depends     9     (large) on the balance among them. That is what we need to keep     10     mind as China continues to speed ahead.

3 . 请你修改以下的每个句子，每句有1处语言错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
1. Do you have anything planning for the weekend?
2. If we had virtual reality holidays now,we wouldn’t have had any problems with the weather.
3. In the city, you can enjoy an amazing view from the Sky Tower, that is the city’s tallest tower.
4. The first part of the song was filled with anger, when the last part expressed love and joy.
5. China is famous for many different types of folk dances, includes the dragon dance and the lion dance.
6. Her hand holds the fan is elegantly positioned above her knees.
7. She is often made do a lot of housework by her stepmother.
8. Not until he got home at midnight he realize he was taken in and suffered a great loss.
9. If someone plays a joke on you, what’s your first reaction with it?
10. During the Spring Festival, people of all ages dressed in beautiful costumes, dancing to the music.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Every pet owner has a bit of worry when loading an animal on a plane. The dog     1     (disappear) like luggage and there is no way to be sure that she is     2     (proper) loaded. Every year, more than 30 dogs die on US airlines, mostly due to some carelessness or mistake     3     the airline. But what I saw in China during the COVID-19 epidemic (疫情) was quite different.

In Kunming, while getting     4     (seat) on the plane, I received a We Chat message from Lu Chunli, a woman     5     (work) in the baggage department. She told me she had loaded my dog Feifei on the plane. She gave me her phone number and asked me to call if there were any problems. This was so reassuring the best customer     6     (serve) I’ve ever seen.

After I arrived in Beijing, I was waiting at the oversized luggage arrival desk for Feifei     7     (arrive). A young man,     8     name I unfortunately did not get, was very welcoming and brought out a chair so I could sit while waiting.

These acts of kindness may seem simple,     9     they made my trip much less troublesome. Kind people like Lu and     10     young man in Beijing make the world a better place.

5 . I recently posted a story about my coworker whose bright coloured Post It Notes (便利贴) had been taken by someone from her desk. She had bought them with her own ________, and she was not ________ to return from a day away from the office to ________ that the Post It Notes had disappeared. Someone had ________them. When I learned about what happened, I told her that I had some ________ Post It Notes at home that I would ________ and give them to her, as I wasn’t using them.

When the ________ had gone missing from her desk, she had sent an email to all our   ________ to advise that someone had taken her items and that if they were found, they should be ________ to her.

Today, she told me that the ________ items had magically reappeared on her desk, no note from the ________ who had taken them. She asked me if I wanted her to ________ the replacement Post It that I had given to her. I told her to ________ them.

Sometimes, people make ________, and she was glad that anyone who had taken them did the ________ thing and returned them to her when they ________ their error.

Learning from our mistakes is a ________ thing, as is offering ________. Sometimes, it just takes a little bit of ________. Sometimes a little bit of kindness will make a big ________ to others.

1.

A．money

B．hand

C．gold

D．daughter

2.

A．sad

B．happy

C．excited

D．surprised

3.

A．hear

B．heat

C．find

D．work

4.

A．brought

B．sold

C．borrowed

D．taken

5.

A．similar

B．small

C．big

D．just

6.

A．take in

B．believe in

C．bring in

D．result in

7.

A．papers

B．items

C．foods

D．paintings

8.

A．managers

B．customers

C．bosses

D．staff

9.

A．turned

B．liked

C．returned

D．hated

10.

A．smiling

B．missing

C．flying

D．falling

11.

A．note

B．salesman

C．driver

D．person

12.

A．give back

B．look back

C．pay back

D．go back

13.

A．forget

B．keep

C．make

D．try

14.

A．friends

B．progress

C．mistakes

D．coffee

15.

A．excited

B．cool

C．crazy

D．right

16.

A．escaped

B．stopped

C．realized

D．supported

17.

A．good

B．bad

C．strict

D．honest

18.

A．movement

B．laziness

C．darkness

D．forgiveness

19.

A．wine

B．courage

C．family

D．love

20.

A．difference

B．world

C．notice

D．room

6 . Ways to Improve Participation (参与) in Your Virtual Classroom (虚拟课堂)

During remote learning this spring, students in Shai Klima’s high school class led their own discussions over Google Meet.     1     After that students shared their responses at the start of the meeting as a jumping-off point for a broader class discussion.

While students conversed（谈话） on video, Klima listened and drew lines on a sheet of paper tracking the flow of the conversation, resulting in a spider web. At the end of the discussion, Klima shared the drawing over video.     2     And they learned about who talked, who listened and who built on the ideas of others.

“It has been successful as a means to get kids to credit their peers with helping them come up with new ideas, which helps build a friendly relationship,” said kilma.

    3     After giving lessons last spring, Paul France had his third--grade students use the Google Chat feature to ask and answer questions or type in emojis, like a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, to show whether they understood a concept. To create structure around the responses, he guided his students in creating norms around using the chat feature.     4     France said the practice helped him check for student understanding and pushed students to engage more with the content.

Kindergarten teacher Ruth Calkins, meanwhile, used Zoom chat when holding live lessons with her kindergarten students. She said they enjoyed typing “T” or “F” for true and false questions while answering math problems in the chat box.     5     Typing responses also provided a lot of keyboard practice for her young students.

A．This strategy is terribly useful and significant.

B．Then he asked students to reflect on the experience.

C．Using chat to check for understanding is one useful strategy.

D．Before the live class, students answered questions independently.

E．Some even attempted to write sentences in response to the questions.

F．They decided as a group to use only one emoji at a time, for example.

G．They didn’t like to pay more attention to these questions.

7 . As its name suggests, the common swift is a common bird that lives all across Europe and much of Asia, but their flight time is anything but common. It currently holds the record for the most time spent in the air per year, with data showing that some species can spend up to 10 months out of 12 without landing even once. They drink and eat in the air, feeding on any insects that they can catch in flight. They can mate in the air as well, and they can also sleep in the air by gliding on warm air currents known as “thermals”.

A team of researchers at Lund University developed a new type of micro-data logger to track the birds’ movements, and fitted them to 19 common swifts that were later caught again. Without going into too much detail about the results of the study, the findings showed that common swifts spent over 99% of their time during the 10-month non-breeding period in the air.

“A few swifts in our study never landed during this period,” study author Anders Hedenström told Seeker, adding that he believed the birds somehow sleep while flying. The study didn’t analyze how common swifts can do that, but it’s supposed that it is through a mechanism similar to that of frigate birds and Alpine swifts, which also can stay in the air for months.

Common swifts are born to fly. Their bodies have adapted to the almost non-stop flight-their wings are long and narrow, their legs are short and light, and they have an almost perfect aerodynamic shape. They also change their feathers very slowly over a period of six months, so as not to affect their flight.

Swifts generally have a higher survivability rate compared to most birds, and their love of flight is believed to directly influence that. Being in the air for long periods of time means they don’t have to worry about meeting predators except those catching then by accident. Data shows that common swifts can reach ages of 20 years or more, and fly over three million kilometers. That’s seven round trips to the moon.

1. What can we know about the common swifts?

A．They fly in the air all the year around.

B．They are the only birds without landing for months.

C．They stay longer in the air than any other bird.

D．They can’t fly long without warn air currents.

2. Why did the researcher fit the micro-data logger to the swifts?

A．To limit their flight range.	B．To catch more swifts.
C．To record their activity.	D．To measure their flight height.

3. What’s the paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．Common swifts’ perfect flying body structure.	B．The reasons for common swifts’ long flight.
C．The speed of changing their feathers.	D．The differences of their movements.

4. What can we infer from the text?

A．Some swifts can fly far to the moon.	B．Swifts don’t have natural enemies.
C．Flight contributes to swifts’ long life.	D．The higher the swifts fly, the safer they are.

8 . People have long called college the “great equalizer,” meaning it gives students from all backgrounds the same opportunities or similar chances for success. A study announced in February 2017 supports this idea.

The findings may not come as a surprise to some. For example, it showed a degree from an “Ivy League” or another highly selective school helps students from low income families a great deal. Ivy League is a term for eight private universities in the northeastern United States. Many people consider them to be among the best for higher education in the world.

The study found that about 60 percent of the lowest income students at lvy League schools earned as much as students from the highest income families later in life. But the high cost and strong competition to attend one of these schools can be a barrier (障碍) for many students.

What may be more interesting is what less widely known colleges can do. The study identified 10 less selective universities that also helped large numbers of students escape poverty. This proves that any given college can be a tool for success.

However, there are other things to consider. The study notes that Ivy League and other top schools are less likely to admit students from low-income families. On average, a young person from the highest income background is 77 percent more likely to attend one of the highest income background is 77 percent more likely to attend one of these schools than someone from the lowest income background.

Also, while a college education may help almost everyone, higher income students still have an advantage. The students born into the highest income families still earned at least two percent more after college than anyone else. This is because people from wealthier families have more connections that can help their children.

1. What finding attracts the author’s more attention?

A．Non-famous schools also benefit students.

B．t is quite competitive to enter famous schools.

C．College education has great effects on students.

D．Ordinary schools do better than well-known ones.

2. What is unfairness of the lvy League and other top schools?

A．They bring too much stress on students.

B．They charge too much for education.

C．They look down upon poor students.

D．They offer more chances to the rich.

3. What factor mentioned in the text can affect a student’s income?

A．College major courses.	B．Different universities.
C．Family background.	D．Records of study.

4. What is the best title of this text?

A．You Don’t have to Choose the Most Famous Schools

B．Does a College Education Help All People Equally?

C．Is College Education a Must For Poor Students?

D．Well-Known Universities Help You Succeed

9 . Top Teen Magazines to Follow

Affinity

Affinity is one of the largest teen-ran online magazines in the world, devoted to helping teens get early experience in journalism, learn writing skills and communicate with others. Since its launch in 2013, over 8.5 million people from over 200 countries have benefited from it. It covers topics relating to politics, mental health, entertainment etc.7 posts/week || affinitymagazine. us

TeenZone

First published in 2000, TeenZone is a magazine for the South African teenager. Teens today have voices that we all need to hear. They need to be taken seriously, lo be given the chance to express their views and concerns, to ask questions and receive advice, and in enjoy themselves in a safe environment. TenZone seeks to provide this platform (平台). It is written by teens, for teens.

3 posts/week || teenzonemagazine. co. za

The Teenager Today

Named The Teenager at the beginning, it was founded in 1963 with the purpose of uniting young people in a bond of true friendship, understanding and love. The Teenager Today is India’s only magazine intended for teens. It aims to be Indian teens’ high-quality resource for information, practical advice, and answers to all kinds of questions. What’s more, it comes to you with lots of fun!

5 posts/week||theteenagertoday.com

Teenage

Established in 1988, Teenage is Singapore’s first and number one youth publication, and the guide for young adults who want to know the latest in entertainment news, along with fashion, beauty, music trends and lifestyle tips.

24 posts/year || teenage. com.sg

1. On which magazine can we learn how to write a news report?

A．Teenage.

B．Affinity.

C．TeenZone.

D．The Teenager Today.

2. What does the TeenZone magazine mainly aim to do?

A．Give voice to teens.

B．Improve teens’ life skills.

C．Make teens’ voices heard.

D．Help teens gain friendships.

3. What do we know about The Teenager Today?

A．It was first published in 1988.

B．It is interesting for teens to read.

C．It was called Teenage at the beginning.

D．It is intended for South African teenagers.

10 . When I was a kid，we farmed 200 acres with mules (骡子), and the most naughty one was Robe. It’d frequently jump out and run off. But when asked why he liked it, Dad would say, “When it comes to farm work, Tobe comes up to standards (标准).”

Dad died when I was 11, and we had to sell the farm. Those were hard years, but Mom managed to give me my first music lesson. Before long our neighbors liked my songs so much that I decided to make a career of singing.

At 17 I left home for the radio station in Jackson and discovered how inexperienced I was. I made up my mind that I would practice until I came up to standards. I took u job as a driver. Given 25 cents a run, I could spend the rest of the time practicing. Finally, when I was good enough, I began playing for audiences nationwide.

By now, though, we had two kids and I knew what a family was without a dad, so I quit the performance and entered the most depressing years of my life with all the clothing, homework, and duties wound the house. That was when I thought about Tobe. It was self-willed, but in the field, where it mattered, Tobe came up to standards. So I started doing some listening and made a discovery. My kids’ lifestyle may be different. But where standards are concerned--for things like honesty and courage-they often do better than some of us.

Not long ago Dick told me he was going lo apply for a job at a TV station. “I know the general manager. I’ll put in a good word,” I said. “I’d rather go alone,” he replied. “If I’m not good enough yet to do the job, I shouldn’t get it.”

Then I realized he wanted to be up to standards. I felt proud the minute he came home shouting, “Dad, I got the job!”

1. What helped Tobe win support from the author’s father?

A．Its being full of life.

B．Its being good at its job.

C．Its difference from other mules.

D．Its creating standards for others.

2. When did the author realize his lack of experience in music?

A．At the age of 11.	B．At the age of 17
C．After he quit performing	D．After he worked as a driver.

3. What did the author discover about his kids?

A．They led a healthy lifestyle.

B．They were good at listening.

C．They had their own shining points.

D．They were concerned about standards.

4. How did Dick react to the author’s offering to help him get the job?

A．He sought further advice.

B．He disliked it and refused it.

C．He thought it wouldn’t work.

D．He thought he wasn’t fully prepared.