When I was 15, I followed Roy to the deep mountain in search of astragalus root(黄芪), which is a rare and valuable plant.
We searched the plant for a whole day, but without luck. We found nothing. As it got dark, I asked Roy to go back, but he refused and said, “I would rather sleep on the mountain tonight and continue to search tomorrow! ”
I desired to go home but I lacked the courage to go back alone, so I chose to stay and help Roy put up a simple tent under a tree. It was freezing cold on the mountain and there were scores of mosquitoes, which made it impossible for us to have a good sleep. What’s worse, we heard a wolf howling nearby! I was so scared.
“I heard that wolves bully(欺负)the weak and fear the strong, ” Roy told me. “Let’s strike the shovel(铲子)and shout to scare it away! ” He found a stone and started to strike the shovel. And then he shouted as he struck the shovel. Inspired, I followed him to shout loudly. Half an hour later, I felt cold all over the body. And the cold air on the mountain made that worse. My stomach began to ache. I lay in the tent, shivering, sweating and then falling unconscious. Roy was shocked with panic. He called my name screamingly, but I just made no response. He tried to put me on his back to carry me home but without success. At last, he went out and found some tree branches and blocked up the entrance to our tent with them. Then, he ran to the direction of our village as fast as he could.
Not knowing how much time went by, I heard some sounds approaching near. I thought it was Roy but I didn’t hear him saying anything. In a shock, I sat up with a rush. At that moment, my eyes had adjusted to the darkness. Through a hole of our tent, I saw two animals like dogs removing the tree branches with their mouths and claws. They were wolves!
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Their sudden appearance shocked me and a cold sweat broke out all over my body.
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Strangely, I saw the two wolves turn around and run away in a flash.
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2.给出建议。
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Dear David,
I’m sorry to know that your best friend and you broke up over a small thing, for which you feel regret.
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All the best.
Yours,
Li Hua
3 . I remember, when I was growing up, that my mom would tell me stories about the kind acts my dad had done. One day, my dad met a close, long time friend of his in the doowntown area. They talked for a while and his friend
I also
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In my
| A．introduced | B．mentioned | C．recommended | D．debated |
| A．experiment | B．drink | C．food | D．train |
| A．only | B．very | C．same | D．little |
| A．biked | B．walked | C．drove | D．flew |
| A．designed | B．explored | C．noticed | D．received |
| A．register | B．eat | C．protect | D．use |
| A．left | B．impressed | C．scheduled | D．showed |
| A．apply to | B．carc about | C．ask for | D．focus on |
| A．confident | B．silent | C．kind | D．funny |
| A．things | B．goals | C．styles | D．debates |
| A．throwing | B．selling | C．returning | D．giving |
| A．pretended | B．forgot | C．promised | D．advised |
| A．short | B．awkward | C．fortunate | D．whole |
| A．help | B．money | C．solution | D．topic |
| A．cold | B．sincere | C．curious | D．anxious |
It was time to start a vegetable garden. My kids were twelve and nine years old, and I wanted them to have the experience of growing their own food. On a warm day, I took my power drill out and began to work. After about half an hour, I almost had the whole thing done. I was just leaning over to aim the tip of the screwdriver (螺丝刀) at the “X” in the top of the last screw when I felt a pull on my scalp (头皮) and smelled something burning. Realizing my hair was stuck into the drill, I quickly pushed the “turning back” button. But the drill only took in more hair, and the smell of burning was even stronger.
Terror flooded my mind. Quickly, I moved to unplug the drill. After cutting the drill off from electricity, I tried to pull the drill away, but failed. There seemed to be only about an inch between the drill and my scalp. I pulled harder. There was no movement and the pulling really hurt.
I now had a power tool attached to the side of my head. My twelve-year-old daughter, Floss, was inside, doing her homework upstairs, but I couldn’t let her see me in such a stupid position. I was Mom. I was supposed to know what I was doing.
I decided to call my husband. Using one hand that wasn’t holding the heavy drill, I finally dialed the phone in the kitchen. It rang and rang, and the call went to voicemail. As I listened to the familiar recording, I wondered what message I could possibly leave. None. I hung up. I waited for approximately three seconds, and with my drill-holding arm aching more and more, I tried again. But it was still the voicemail. So I gave up turning to my husband for help.
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I walked into the bathroom to look at my situation in a mirror.
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“Floss!” I screamed.
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My teenage son, Jordan, always complained about having to be home earlier than all his friends. He would tell me that he was already seventeen, but still had a curfew (宵禁). He believed he was practically an adult. I pointed out that he was not an adult as he was still in high school.
“You don’t trust me!” he yelled. Before I continued, he rolled his eyes, slammed the door and walked away. I sighed. How could I make Jordan see that I only wanted to keep him safe?
I decided to go for a walk, hoping the December air would clear my head. I opened the front door and nearly stepped on her: a small black cat, just like a meatball. “Hi, Meatball,” I said, bringing her into my arms. I walked back in, touching her neck gently. Meatball seemed happy enough to come in the house, but after an hour or two, she sat by the door, meowing to go back outside.
“Why won’t she just stay in with us all the time?” Nathan, my youngest son asked.
I explained to him that she was happy here but she liked being able to come and go as she pleased.
“That must be nice,” Jordan muttered from the other room, complaining why the cat, not him, could come and go. He even asked me to give Meatball a curfew.
Meatball became a regular.
One night, temperatures were unusually low. Meatball stood at the door, meowing to go outside.
I shook my head at her, afraid that she might freeze to death. She stared at me and meowed again. I patted her head, “I know you’re not happy, but it’s for your own good.”
“Mom’s not being mean to you,” Nathan told the cat. “She’s just trying to keep you from turning into a frozen meatball.” We both laughed at his joke.
The next morning, I couldn’t find Meatball. I asked the kids if anyone had seen her.
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Jordan nodded, “I let her out last night.”
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It was the annual cleaning day for the family. John and his mom were busy cleaning the house. They cleaned upstairs, downstairs, inside and outside until everything was spotless. Exhausted, they sank into the couch. Just then, John’s mom noticed an old chair that was faded and worn. That chair was for John’s grandpa, who had lived with them since John’s grandma had died.
“John, come and help me.” John’s mom sprang to her feet. “We’ll take the chair to the curb (路边). The garbage truck is picking up on our block tomorrow.”
As they attempted to move the chair, John’s grandpa made his way through the door. Seeing what was happening, he quickly tried to stop them. “No!” he protested. “You can’t take my chair.”
“But it’s so old...” John’s mom argued. “We’ll buy you a new one.”
“No,” he persisted, trying to push his chair back into place.
John’s mom finally let go of the chair and left the room. With a sigh of relief, the old man sank into his chair and closed his eyes.
“Grandpa, why won’t you let us get rid of the chair?” John asked.
“You don’t understand, John.” His grandpa shook his head and said, “I sat in this chair with your grandma right here when I asked her to marry me. And I sat in this chair the night your father was born. Many years later,” Grandpa’s voice broke, “I sat in this chair when the doctor called and told me that your grandma was ill. I was lost without her, but the chair gave me comfort and warmth.” The old man’s sadness seemed to grow as he recalled that fateful day.
“I understand now.” John looked at his grandpa and said, “This is not just any old chair. It is more like a friend.”
“Yes,” he nodded. “We’ve gone through a lot together.”
However, that night, when John and his grandpa were asleep, John’s mom and dad carried the chair outside. It was a starless night. Snow fell silently from the black sky and covered Grandpa’s chair in a blanket of white.
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The next morning, John was woken by the garbage truck pulling up to the house.
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Hearing this, John’s mom looked at his grandpa and slowly walked towards him.
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7 . Within two years of first showing signs of memory loss, Peter Marshall had to give up work as early onset Alzheimer’s began to take hold.
His wife Lisa started a blog called “Oh Hello Alzheimer’s” to help her cope with the progressive
As the disease
The next day,
When Lisa joined her husband to
The music
“There wasn’t a dry eye, and I was
| A．dilemma | B．problem | C．challenge | D．trouble |
| A．messages | B．letters | C．mails | D．comments |
| A．appeared | B．worsened | C．emerged | D．strengthened |
| A．formally | B．eventually | C．desperately | D．instantly |
| A．scene | B．event | C．situation | D．spot |
| A．but | B．instead | C．however | D．therefore |
| A．year | B．ceremony | C．celebration | D．anniversary |
| A．decline | B．reduction | C．drop | D．disappearance |
| A．happiest | B．saddest | C．toughest | D．brightest |
| A．speak | B．exchange | C．swear | D．express |
| A．fairytale | B．story | C．drama | D．show |
| A．played | B．reflected | C．equaled | D．matched |
| A．in the sky | B．over the moon | C．over the sky | D．in the air |
| A．looked at | B．moved around | C．looked on | D．cheered up |
| A．told | B．uttered | C．conveyed | D．whispered |
1. 介绍你家的基本情况；
2. 你家作为寄宿家庭的优点。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Yours,
Li Hua
9 . As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year, my mother went to the same ceremony and had parent-child interviews with teachers. And every child participated in an old school tradition — the annual plant sale held in early May, just timely for Mother’s Day. What was different was the child.
Third grade was the first time I was allowed to join in the plant sale. Originally, I wanted to surprise my mother. For lack of enough money, I went to my eldest sister and shared my thought, after which she supported me financially. When arriving at the plant sale, I carefully made my selection, inspecting each plant for the best geranium (天竺葵) and taking it home in secret. When Mother’s Day arrived, I remember how proud and delighted my mother was to receive the special gift.
The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached third grade. In early May, she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that a plant sale was to be held at school. As my elder sister did for me, I gave her some money and off she went. She arrived home full of nervous excitement, the geranium hidden in a paper bag under her sweater. “I looked at every plant,” she explained, “and I know I got the best one!”
When she gave my mother the geranium, they were both bursting with pride and delight. My mother also noticed me and gave me a soft, secret smile. With a tug at my heart, I smiled back. I had been wondering how my mother could pretend to be surprised at this gift from her sixth child, but as I watched her eyes light up with delight as she was presented with that most precious gift, I knew she was not pretending.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．Our siblings were from different schools. |
| B．Mother repeatedly went for similar interviews. |
| C．The annual plant sale was intended for recreation. |
| D．The old school tradition was held every other year. |
| A．Because she didn’t like the gift at all. |
| B．Because she was pretending to be happy. |
| C．Because she knew I gave money to my sister. |
| D．Because she didn’t want me to let out the secret. |
| A．Reliable. | B．Considerate. |
| C．Honest | D．Frank. |
| A．Secret smile | B．Mother’s Day |
| C．Geranium of love | D．Annual plant sale |
| A．They had a celebration dinner. |
| B．They went to see a newborn baby. |
| C．They sent a mail to their neighbors. |
