When I was eleven years old, I had a big accident. I get scared even now when I think about that time. I went skating near my house. There were many people, and I saw some of them falling on the ice.
It was my first time to go ice skating, so I was nervous. I was wondering how to skate.
I went with a friend who was very skillful. He spent some time teaching me how to skate, but I didn't learn much. He left me and skated all around. As soon as he left, I fell down. I envied the other people because they could skate well.
I was bored because I kept falling so I took off my skates and just walked around on the ice in my shoes. It was cold and my hands were frozen.
Suddenly, I stepped on something that was not hard. What was it? It was a weak place in the ice. When I stepped there, I sank under the ice. I thought that I was going to die, but I did my best to grab something to get out from under the ice. I tried to grab the edge of the ice, but it was very difficult for an eleven-year' old child.
It seemed like a very long time, like a year. Then, fortunately, someone helped me. He grabbed my arms and pulled me up. So, I lived and I'm still alive today.
I thanked him. At that time, my friend came back. I was annoyed at him because he was supposed to take care of me, but he didn't. He was embarrassed. When I took a taxi home, the taxi driver was surprised and asked what had happened. I didn't want to say anything because I was tired and scared. Even now, whenever I think about that time, I feel uncomfortable. I don't want to go skating again even now.
注意:
1)所续写短文的词数应为 150 个左右;
2)续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
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It was long before (过了很久) I went skating once again,
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However, ever since then I haven't found any time to go skating,
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2 . We all know the feeling—you want to check what someone you care about has been up to on social media (社交媒体), and suddenly you find you are refused. It’s the start of mixed feelings—when did this happen? Did I do anything wrong? What are they trying to hide from me?
And that’s what half of Chinese parents have to deal with when they try to browse (浏览) their children’s WeChat Moments, also known as “Friends’ Circle”. According to a survey by Tencent, about 52 percent of WeChat users aged 18 to 29 block their parents on Moments. The young interviewees said that parents “are worried about everything”, along with reasons such as fear of parents’ disagreement, avoiding parents’ nagging (唠叨), and protecting their private life. Xie Yun, a 26-year-old, said that while she didn’t block her parents completely, they were in a specific group with which she only shared positive posts. “I don’t want my parents to see failures in my life,” she said. Once her parents saw a Moments picture of her hand getting burned while cooking, and they traveled all the way to her city to make sure she was all right.
The report also found that more than 49 percent of Chinese parents use WeChat as a main tool to communicate with their children. Roughly 36 percent of the parents who took the survey said they checked every post made by their children. When asked how they would respond to being blocked, some parents said they would start a conversation with their children to find out the reason, while others said they wouldn’t care. And some parents just were shrewder than their kids in this hide-and-seek game online. “I didn’t realize I was blocked until I compared what I could see on my phone to what my son’s aunt could see,” said Chen, a mother of a 27-year-old son. “I chose to remain silent on this and now I’m following my son’s posts through his aunt.”
1. What causes mixed feelings according to Paragraph 1?A.Stress from being controlled. |
B.Being turned down on social media. |
C.Checking social media frequently. |
D.Anxiety about the safety on social media. |
A.It didn’t have pictures. |
B.It only had positive posts. |
C.It was set to be seen by herself. |
D.It was open to her parents partly. |
A.Calmer. | B.Securer. | C.Smarter. | D.Tougher. |
A.Tough parent-child communication on WeChat. |
B.Changes on the current parent-child relationship. |
C.Arguments about whether to block parents. |
D.Ways to avoid being blocked on WeChat. |
1. Who are the listeners?
A.Parents. | B.Students. | C.Teachers. |
A.To show more computers. | B.To help school children. | C.To develop the industry. |
A.To get some advice. |
B.To sell them computers. |
C.To introduce the history of the company. |
A.In half an hour. | B.In an hour. | C.In more than an hour. |
4 . While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand. They became the world’s first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher, Will. Before you start imagining a human-like robot walking around the classroom, Will is just an avatar (化身) that turns up on the students’ desktop, tablet, or smartphone screen when called.
Thanks to a digital camera and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up non-verbal signals. For example, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back. This two-way communication not only helps draw the students’ attention, but also allows the program’s developers to monitor their involvement (参与) and make changes if needed.
Vector’s Chief Digital Officer, Nikhil Ravishankar, believes that Will-like avatars could be a novel way to attract the attention of the next generation. He says, “Using a digital human is a very popular method to deliver new information to people, and I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver rich and educational experience in the future.” Greg Cross, the Chief Business Officer for Soul Machines, states that kids who have grown up in this digital time adapt to new technology quickly, and he hopes to develop the idea of digital humans in the area of education further.
The program, in place since August 2018, has been a great success so far. However, no matter how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon. For one, the avatar’s knowledge base is severely limited. But more importantly, even the smartest digital avatars could never predict and react to all the unexpected situations that educators have to deal with on a daily basis. However, it could come in handy as a “personal teacher”, providing kids with one-on-one help on the subjects or even topics.
1. What is mentioned about Will in the first paragraph?A.He is unlikely to replace human educators. |
B.He is the first robot teacher in the world. |
C.He will walk across the classroom to you when called. |
D.He is a digital teacher teaching in a school. |
A.By taking part in discussion. | B.By communicating with students. |
C.By changing teaching methods. | D.By monitoring students’ behavior. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Uncaring. |
C.Supportive | D.Dissatisfied. |
A.It has entered many homes as kids’ private teacher. |
B.It will teach in class in place of human educators. |
C.It’s good at handling unexpected situations. |
D.It remains to be improved. |
短视频(short videos)一般是指在互联网新媒体上传播的时长在5分钟以内的视频;随着移动设备的普及和网络的提速,短视频近来倍受人们的欢迎,成为许多人的茶余饭后的娱乐消遣方式之一,许多人甚至自行创作拍摄,并且更有甚者以此谋生。常见的短视频平台有抖音(TikTok)和哔哩哔哩(Bilibili)等。请撰写一篇文章,谈谈你对短视频的态度,并对比其与传统视频(纪录片、电影、电视剧等)的区别。
内容包括:1.陈述你对短视频的态度。
2.结合你对短视频的态度,对比短视频和传统视频的区别。
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6 . If we can prevent great suffering
The evidence for this
The researchers refer to those in the bottom 10 percent of the population in terms of
The answer is that people adapt to higher levels of income over time — a phenomenon known as “hedonic (享乐主义) adaptation” — and they compare their income to that of their peers. This gives rise to the so-called Easterlin Paradox, the finding that although richer people are more satisfied with their lives than poorer people, economic growth has often not
Layard and his colleagues asked how much the British government would have to spend to tackle mental health, or poverty. They concluded that mental health would be the cheaper: around 18 times more
Reducing mental illness enables many people to return to
A.in an attempt | B.in no time | C.at a disadvantage | D.at no cost |
A.as though | B.even though | C.as long as | D.except that |
A.counsel | B.complexity | C.claim | D.charm |
A.indicate | B.initiate | C.operate | D.originate |
A.economic factors | B.life satisfaction | C.suffering prevention | D.misery elimination |
A.materual | B.gender | C.opportunity | D.income |
A.nevertheless | B.instead | C.otherwise | D.whereas |
A.poverty | B.anxiety | C.misery | D.inequality |
A.increased | B.decreased | C.influenced | D.stabilized |
A.temporarily | B.accidentally | C.significantly | D.miserably |
A.Likewise | B.In other words | C.In brief | D.In contrast |
A.cost-effective | B.price-sensitive | C.money-conscious | D.investment-minded |
A.employment | B.normal | C.power | D.work |
A.pay | B.account | C.stand | D.look |
A.In case | B.In effect | C.In force | D.In vision |
7 . Being a teenager can be hard, for you have to face a lot of difficult problems, but a new program called Nfusion is working hard to help teens with mental(精神的)health needs. Nfusion gives teenagers classes where they study or discuss some troubling subjects. Drugs and bullying(欺凌)are just a few of the topics discussed during the class on Saturday.
"I had a bad attitude, " said 17-year-old Titeana Davis. Davis went through the Nfusion Program last year. The teen, who once had trouble with her attitude towards others, says the program has changed her life. "They taught me a bad attitude is not going to get you anywhere, "said Davis.
Nfusion is a new program that meets teens mental health needs and provides help for their families. The program is designed to help teens aged 14—21 live through a difficult period.
"They're still growing, still developing and still there are a lot of things they don't know how to address. So this is a good program for them to be a part of, " said Lakicha Jemigan, who worked for the Nfusion Program.
Teens like Davis are just a few who have come through the program successfully. Now thanks to Nfusion, Davis says she's looking forward to a bright future. "After I graduate from college, I want to work at a primary school and I want to be a second grade teacher, " added Davis.
1. Why is it necessary to help teens?A.Teens are in need of money. |
B.They have to face a lot of problems. |
C.Teens may face lots of problems in their study. |
D.Teens are too weak to deal with lots of difficulties. |
A.To provide teens with some programs. |
B.To help teens fight for a better future. |
C.To help teens receive a good education. |
D.To meet the mental health needs of teens. |
A.look for | B.deal with | C.talk about | D.learn from |
A.She became a teacher. | B.She worked for Nfusion. |
C.She went back to school. | D.She got along well with others. |
8 . Nicholas Rilling is a bright-eyed, active 5-year-old boy, normal in every way. What is
It was Oct, 17. The Maryland family were enjoying a vacation at a beach resort (旅游胜地) in Puerto Rico. The shallow (浅的) water suggested no
The sunlight dancing on the water made it difficult for Kent to see where his son was. After an anxious and hurried
“He just looked gray and his
For three days in hospital, Nick
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The family kept praying at his bedside, talking to him, hoping for a
After five days, Nick was well enough to
A.unusual | B.frightening | C.common | D.obvious |
A.illness | B.unconsciousness | C.coach | D.treatment |
A.help | B.food | C.care | D.oxygen |
A.danger | B.interest | C.difficulty | D.fish |
A.turned up | B.looked up | C.stayed up | D.cheered up |
A.search | B.hike | C.invitation | D.rescue |
A.swimming | B.sinking | C.floating | D.flowing |
A.rare | B.fancy | C.brief | D.still |
A.legs | B.eyes | C.lips | D.hands |
A.boat | B.beach | C.carpet | D.hospital |
A.remained | B.became | C.turned | D.went |
A.doctors | B.couples | C.friends | D.vacationers |
A.Angry | B.Excited | C.Sad | D.Hopeful |
A.pretend | B.recover | C.form | D.appreciate |
A.fun | B.luck | C.operation | D.experience |
A.speech | B.response | C.laugh | D.look |
A.book | B.friend | C.toy | D.cartoon |
A.leave | B.stay in | C.approach | D.rush to |
A.disappointing | B.interesting | C.near-death | D.favorite |
A.reunion | B.birthday | C.rebirth | D.dinner |
9 . Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have prevented students from carrying mobile phone during school hours.
Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.
Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction(悲伤的事) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried not to let students use mobile phones at school. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school. They were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understood why parents would want their children to have mobile phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
1. Middle schools are prevented from carrying mobile phones ________ .A.because they often talk with their friends | B.when they are free from homework |
C.when they are at school | D.because they cheat in exams |
A.by telling lies to their parents | B.by making trouble in class |
C.from their parents and friends | D.from some mobile phone users |
A.No school in Australia has done anything about the mobile phone use among students. |
B.Teachers don’t allow the students to leave their mobile phones at school offices. |
C.Some students had their mobile phones stolen at school. |
D.Parents give their children mobile phones for no good reason. |
A.students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons |
B.it is impossible to stop students from using mobile phone at school |
C.some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school |
D.parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours |
10 . Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn't mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or another, you'll have to stand up and say—problems, I don't want you in my life.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help.
Write your problems.
Don't lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don't lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family…you should still have faith.
Your problems aren't the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there are another one million people whose problems are huger than yours.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.
A.Of course, we've been fighting troubles ever since we were born. |
B.When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it? |
C.Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don't want a real person to talk with. |
D.But the truth is that when you talk about it, you're setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you. |
E.We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack. |
F.Tell yourself:when they can deal with them, why can't I? |
G.With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose. |