1.表示理解，给予安慰：
2.提出建议，说明理由。
注意
1. 词数80左右
2. 可以当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear Tom
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1.向Jane表示问候和安慰
2.针对她的问题提出以下建议：
(1)同学们遇到麻烦时，要去帮助他们
(2)放学后邀请同学们一起参加课外活动
(3)其他建议
注意：词数80左右，可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Jane,
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Yours truly,
Li Hua
3 . How to make friends at a new school
Starting with a new school can be difficult. Everything seems to be different, and you don’t even know where to go for your own classes. Making new friends can be hard, too.
Be yourself.
Believe in yourself.
A smile goes a long way. When you walk in the halls, don’t keep your eyes on the floor. Raise your head and make eye contact (目光接触) with other people.
Remember people’s names.
You like it when people use your name, and so do other people. People may become angry if you just begin by saying “Hey” each time. Besides, ask them in a kind way if they have a nickname (绰号) .
| A．Be friendly to others. |
| B．Join in after-school activities you like. |
| C．Never change who you are in order to fit in. |
| D．If you see someone you know, smile or say “Hi”. |
| E．You’d be surprised how often this might be useful. |
| F．Don’t sit at the back of the classroom where other people cannot notice you. |
| G．However, if you use these skills, you can quickly turn some of those strangers into friends. |
4 . To tell the truth, I don't remember seeing Mom actually read her old Bible. As far as I could tell, it just sat on the nightstand next to her bed. And that was the best place for it, since it probably wouldn't have survived any meaningful use anywhere else. The black cloth cover was ragged and time-worn, and its dog-eared pages yellowed. Once I accidentally knocked it off the nightstand, launching loose pages all over Mom's and Dad's bedroom. I expected a tongue-lashing for my carelessness, but Mom was so busy gathering the pages, gently smoothing them and returning them to their place in the book that she paid no attention to me.
Soon after I moved away from home, my sister Kathy and I bought a new Bible for Mom for her birthday. It was a black leather volume, twice as big as her old Bible. The pages were decorated in gold, and there were maps, references and a complete Bible dictionary included within its pages. We even had her name carved on the front with gold-leaf lettering. It was a beautiful book and Mom was touched and pleased. I remember watching her thumb carefully through the pages, admiring the quality of the paper and the clarity of the printing. From that day on, that Bible was the one she took with her to church and the one from which she read during the family Nativity Pageant. But for some reason, it never replaced the old Bible from its place for honor on her nightstand. And that bothered me a little.
“I don't know why you keep that old thing,” I told her as we prepared to pack it among her most precious belongings for what would turn out to be the last of many movements in her life-this time to warm Southern California. “That new Bible we got for you is the best that money can buy. You can't even use this old one anymore.”
Mom smiled at me weakly and sat on the edge of her bed, carefully rapping the old Bible in an equally old, equally shabby white cloth.
“Just because a thing isn't useful anymore, that doesn't mean it isn't valuable, “she said softly and deliberately.” You look at this and see an old, worn-out book. However, I see the gift your father gave me on our wedding day. I see the friend that was always there to provide me with strength and comfort when your father served at the front. I see the storybook from which I read stories to all of my children, and the book from which you all read your first Bible poems.”
“This Bible has been in the family as long as we've been a family."She continued, caressing it through the shabby white cloth.“Even though it isn't especially useful anymore, there is still value in what it represents.At least, there is to me.”
Suddenly it occured to me that she wasn't just talking about the old Bible. We live in an age of fanatically obsessive utilitarianism. Everything is disposable. If it's old or odd-looking or not particularly useful, we toss it out. We forget that there is value beyond use, and worth beyond “what's in it for me right now.”
When Mom passed away, Dad gave me her “new” Bible. It's among my most cherished possessions. It's the Bible I read and take to church. It means a lot to me, and it's really beautiful and incredibly useful. But I would trade it in a minute for Mom's old useless Bible. I even have the perfect place for it: on the nightstand next to my bed.
1. What does the underlined word “tongue-lashing” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．Defense. | B．Challenge. | C．Criticism. | D．Recognition. |
| A．Her mom didn't take the new Bible to church. |
| B．Her mom was unwilling to move to Southern California. |
| C．Her mom couldn't find an appropriate place for the new Bible. |
| D．Her mom had a strong love for the old Bible after owning the new one. |
| A．The Bible is too old to use. |
| B．The Bible has been part of their family. |
| C．The author should have read all the stories in the Bible. |
| D．The author should have shown respect for the Bible. |
| A．Too much spoils, while too little is nothing. |
| B．The most valuable things are the most useful. |
| C．People nowadays are materially better off than ever before. |
| D．The importance of the necessities of life has been overstated. |
| A．Mom's Old Useless Bible. | B．The Power of Utilitarianism. |
| C．The Making of a Holy Man. | D．Mom's Perfect Nightstand. |
1.表达感谢之情；
2.提出回报对方；
3.期待对方做客。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头已给出，不计入总字数；
4. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
Dear Lucy,
I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for
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Yours faithfully,
Andy
6 . “I just can’t help thinking that it isn’t fair to Tara,” sighed my mother last week, for no obvious
Two years ago, the situation was
Somehow, life can just seem
Of the three, Tara is the most likely to wander around alone, saying, “It’s not
I can
| A．blame | B．reason | C．purpose | D．mistake |
| A．now that | B．as if | C．even though | D．in case |
| A．naughty | B．clever | C．middle | D．stupid |
| A．simpler | B．harder | C．complex | D．confusing |
| A．clear | B．tough | C．short | D．colorful |
| A．attention | B．privacy | C．admiration | D．protection |
| A．Therefore | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Anyway |
| A．stealing | B．robbing | C．sharing | D．explaining |
| A．asleep | B．awake | C．frozen | D．gone |
| A．right | B．different | C．big | D．same |
| A．true | B．perfect | C．bad | D．fair |
| A．emotion | B．insight | C．focus | D．mind |
| A．game | B．toy | C．job | D．role |
| A．certainly | B．doubtfully | C．suddenly | D．hopefully |
| A．encourages | B．records | C．reminds | D．guides |
One weekend in July, Jane and her husband, Tom, had driven three hours to camp overnight by a lake in the forest. Unfortunately, on the way an unpleasant subject came up and they started to quarrel. By the time they reached the lake, Jane was so angry that she said to Tom, “I'm going to find a better spot for us to camp” and walked away.
With no path to follow, Jane just walked on for quite a long time. After she had climbed to a high place, she turned around, hoping to see the lake. To her surprise, she saw nothing but forest and, far beyond, a snowcapped mountain top. She suddenly realized that she was lost.
“Tom!” she cried. “Help!”
No reply. If only she had not left her mobile phone in that bag with Tom. Jane kept moving, but the farther she walked, the more confused she became. As night was beginning to fall, Jane was so tired that she had to stop for the night. Lying awake in the dark, Jane wanted very much to be with Tom and her family. She wanted to hold him and tell him how much she loved him.
Jane rose at the break of day, hungry and thirsty. She could hear water trickling (滴落) somewhere at a distance. Quickly she followed the sound to a stream. To her great joy, she also saw some berry bushes. She drank and ate a few berries. Never in her life had she tasted anything better.
Feeling stronger now, Jane began to walk along the stream and hope it would lead her to' the lake.
As she picked her way carefully along the stream, Jane heard a helicopter. Is that for me? Unfortunately,the trees made it impossible for people to see her from above. A few minutes later, another helicopter flew overhead. Jane took off her yellow blouse, thinking that she should go to an open area and flag them if they came back again.
注意：
1)所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2)续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
3)请在答题卡的相应位置作答；
4)字体端正，格式规范，卷面整洁。
Paragraph l:
But no more helicopter came and it was getting dark again.
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Paragraph 2:
It was daybreak when Jane woke up.
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1)写信目的；
2)回忆在比赛前后 Brooklyn 对于你的帮助；
3)再次表示感谢与表达良好的祝愿。
注意：
1)词数80左右；
2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3)开头和结尾已为你写好；
4)请在答题卡的相应位置作答；
5)字体端正，格式规范，卷面整洁。
Dear Brooklyn,
I haven’t seen you for a long time since we parted last year and I have a good news to share with you.
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Yours,
Li Hua
9 . My mother was a mighty yeller. If there were such a thing as competitive yelling, without doubt, she’d be in the winner’s circle. And when she was mad, that particular type of yelling would often be peppered with strong language.
One afternoon in the spring of 1968 was exceptionally notable. One of my little friends playing at my house after school ran into our living room with a smile that showed her obvious delight. “Your mother just told ‘swear words’ to your father in his hat!” she said.
For a good part of my life, there was no escaping my mother’s yelling. She was a stay-at-home mom, literally. Over the course of many years, my mother suffered from agoraphobia, a fear of being in public places. Having five children over fourteen years, Mom developed a home-based lifestyle that became increasingly comfortable, to the point where she became fearful of leaving.
To ease the anxiety, Mom was often doped up (感到昏昏沉沉) on “nerve pills”, which kept her sleeping on the couch for most of the day. It seemed that she’d wake up for only two things: Jeopardy! and the weather forecast. Considering she never left the house, the enthusiasm for the weather seemed a bit peculiar. Perhaps she was only wondering: Will I need the heavy coat over me tomorrow or just a light cotton blanket?
I do stand-up comedy and often joke about my mother’s agoraphobia, on stage. I can joke only because Mom was able to overcome it. After many years of being a prisoner in her own home, she joined a support group for people with agoraphobia and other types of fears. Together they would practise everyday things that most of us would find quite unremarkable: walking through a mall, riding an elevator, driving over a bridge.
Her next step was to get a driver’s license and soon after, her own car. More accomplishments followed: She enrolled (注册) in a continuing education class, and then got a part-time job as a bookkeeper (her first job since she was a teenager). She and my father divorced and Mom began working full-time. Secure in her independence, she bought a house and, realizing that twenty years of Jeopardy! was not substitute for a formal education, enrolled in a class at the local community college.
At age fifty-eight, she was awarded an associate degree in accounting and at sixty-six, she went on her first business trip—to midtown Manhattan of all places. Imagine my mother walking through Times Square, when she was once afraid to step off the front porch!
In her early seventies, Mom remarried and moved from New York to Idaho. Her new husband Jim was sweet, kind, and as luck would have it, very hard of hearing. Mom was able to continue her yelling. They had a beautiful life together, covering many miles of travel. After Jim died last year, Mom moved to Florida to live with her two sisters. One is all but deaf and the other has a hearing aid, so now Mom can use her yelling for good purposes.
We now live on opposite sides of the country, but I travel to Florida when I can, and Mom, who’s eighty-two, visits me in Las Vegas. When she’s able to come to my stand-up shows, she laughs heartily as I perform the material she inspired. I do a bit about how my sister and I would run outside when we were in trouble: She’d be standing at the door yelling, “GET BACK IN THIS HOUSE!” and from the sidewalk we’d calmly reply, “Come on out and get us.” We weren’t stupid — to her, fresh air was like kryptonite.
I proudly point to Mom during the shows and tell the audience that if they’re lucky enough to still have their mother, they should treat her like the Queen Mother. Afterward people typically mill around, eager to chat with Mom and tell her what a good sport she is to be the butt of my jokes. I hear her voice, not yelling this time, but distinctly above the others. “That’s my daughter!” she says.
1. The first two paragraphs indicate that _________.| A．Mom had an extraordinary speech way |
| B．Mom was old-fashioned and a little rude |
| C．Mom was somehow dissatisfied with life |
| D．Mom was sometimes much embarrassed |
| A．Optional. | B．Strange. |
| C．Unique. | D．Artificial. |
| A．Old Yeller | B．Noisy Life |
| C．Funny Mom | D．Loud House |
| A．She is laughed at by her neighbor. |
| B．She is misunderstood by her neighbor. |
| C．She is worried about her neighbor. |
