Hi,Tom!HowareyouIhopeyouandyourfamilyarewell.
IknowyouarefondofChinesecultureverymuch,soI’dliketoinviteyoutospendtheSpringFestivalwithusthisyear.Ifyoucome,we’llmakedumplingstogetherwhilewatchingwonderfulTVprograms.We’llalsogotosometraditionalperformancesthataregivenbyourlocalartists.Thehighlightistoenjoythebeautyofcolorfullanterns.Timepermitting,we’llvisitsomeplacesofinterest.IfyouareabletocomeontheNewYear’sEve,pleaseletusknowsothatwecanpickyouupattheairport.
Lookingforwardtoyourreply.（112words）
Yours,
LiHua
【解析】
【题目】阅读理解七选五。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
PublicSpeakingTraining
·Getacoach
【1】，sogethelp.Sincethereareaboutabillioncompaniesoutthereallreadytoofferyoupublicspeakingtrainingandcourses,herearesomethingstolookforwhendecidingthetrainingthat'srightforyou.
·Focusonpositives
Anytrainingyoudotobecomemoreeffectiveatpublicspeakingshouldalwaysfocusonthepositiveaspectsofwhatyoualreadydowell.Nothingcanhurtconfidencemorethanbeingtoldthatyouaren'tdoingwell.【2】,sogoodpublicspeakingtrainingshoulddevelopthoseinsteadoftellingyouwhatyoushouldn'tdo.
·【3】
Ifyoufindapublicspeakingcoursethatlooksasthoughit'sgoingtogiveyoulotsofdosanddon'ts,walkaway!Yourbrainissofullofwhatyou'regoingtobetalkingabout.
【4】.Asfaraswe'reconcerned,therearebasicallynohardandfastrulesaboutpublicspeaking.Youraudiencecanbeyourfriends.
·Youareaspecialpersonnotaclone
Mostimportantly,goodpublicspeakingtrainingshouldtreatyouasaspecialone,withyourownpersonalhabits.【5】.Yourtrainingcourseshouldhelpyoubringoutyourpersonality,nottrytoturnyouintosomeoneyou'renot.
A.Youaren'tlikeanybodyelse
B.Youalreadydolotsofthingswell
C.Turnyourbackontoomanyrules
D.Checktherulesaboutdosanddon'ts
E.Whateverthepresentation,publicspeakingistough
F.Theonethingyoudon'twantisforthemtofallasleep
G.Sotryingtoforceawholesetofrulesintoitwilljustmakethingsworse
【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有构项为多余选项。
Smilesandtearsarepartoflife.ButdoyoufindenoughtimeforlaughingI’mnotaskingifyouexperiencelotsofgoodtimes.Ofcourse,weshouldlaughduringthehappytimes.___【1】___
__【2】___Butshewroteoneaboutamoreserioussubject—cancerinchildren.ThebookistitledIWANTTOGROWHAIR,IWANTTOGROWUP.Ermatalkswithmanychildrenwhohavecancerandlearnsimportantlessonsfromthem.Shelearns,forexample,thatcancersurvivorsknowhowtheyshouldsmileatlife,thoughtheyarereceivingchemotherapy(化疗).
__【3】___Jessica’slegwascutoffatthekneebecauseofcancer.Shewaslearningtowearaprosthesis(假肢).Jessicatoldaboutplayingsoccer.Shehittheballhardwithherfoot.Theballflewoffinonedirectionwhileherman-madelegflewanotherway.Thenthebravegirllayonthefloor,laughinghappily.
Asthesayinggoes,“___【4】___”Doyoufindplentyoftimetolaugh
Youcan,ifyoufindreasonstolaughduringthedifficulttimes.Survivorsknowhowtolaugh.Ifyoucanlaughevenwhenyou’reintrouble,youwillmakeit.Remember,laughandthewholeworldlaughswithyou.__【5】______
A.Wejustlaughaboutit.
B.Cryandyoucryalone!
C.There’satimetocryandatimetolaugh.
D.ErmaBombeckisknownforherfunnybooks.
E.Butdoyoualsolaughduringthedifficulttimes
F.Shetellsabouttheexperienceof15-year-oldJessica.
G.Istillrememberthosehappydayswhenwewereatcollege.
【题目】We'realwayslookingforwellwrittenreviewsofbooks，music，movies，televisionshows，websites，videogamesandotherproducts.Whenwritingareview，concentrateonexactlywhatyoulikedordidn'tlike.Giveexamplesofstrengthsandweaknesses，bedescriptiveandprovidebackgroundinformationonanauthor，director，actorormusician，ifpossible.Findprofessionalreviewsinmagazinesornewspapersandseehowreviewersdealwiththeirtopics，butbesuretoexpressyourownvoiceinyourreview.
GrammarHintforReviews：Whendescribingabook，movie，albumoranythingelse，usethepresenttense.
BookReviews
Discussanauthor'stechnique，strengthsandweaknessesinsteadoffocusingontheplot.Doesthestoryflow？Isthereastrongsenseofcharacterandplace？Didyoustayupuntildawntofinishit？Isitgoodreadingforteenagers？Whatinfluencedidithaveonyouandwhy？Ifyou'vereadotherbooksbythesameauthor，discusshowthisbookcompares.
MovieReviews
ThinkofthemajorOscarcategoriesandconsidertheperformances，music，lightingandsetting，etc.Dotheseworktogether？Didsomeholdupwhileothersdidn't？Ifthemovieisbasedonabook，discusswhetheroneisbetterthantheotherandwhy.Ifthemovieisaremake，comparethefilmtoitsoriginal.
Rememberthatawellwrittenmoviereviewshoulddiscussstrengthsandweaknesses.Somereadersmaynothaveseenamovieyet，sodon'tgiveawayanexcitingsceneortheending！
CollegeReviews
Beginbyprovidinganoverviewofthecollege，includinglocation，sizeandadescriptionofthecampusand/ordormlife.Thinkaboutallaspectsofyourcollegevisit.Whatacademic，athleticandafterclassprogramsareavailable？Whatarethestudentslike？Whatmakesthecollegedifferentfromothers？Everyschoolhasstrengthsandweaknesses.Beobjective.Considerwhattheschoolhastoofferandwhomightenjoyorbenefitthemostfromattendingthere.
【1】Whenwritingareview，you.
A.cannotrefertoanypreviousreview
B.mustexpressyourownviewsandopinions
C.mustprovidesomeinformationabouttheauthor
D.needn'tgiveanyexamplestosupportyourviews
【2】Whichaspectsshouldbeincludedinallthreereviews？
A.Strengthsandweaknesses.B.Plotandcharacter.
C.Programsandscenes.D.Locationanddescription.
【3】Wherecanyouprobablyfindthepassage？
A.Inapersonaldiary.B.Inanofficialreport.
C.Inatouristguidebook.D.Inapopularmagazine.
【题目】WhenIwasachild,IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedonafarm,inthewinterespecially,wewerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschool,Ipackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.However,Isoondiscoveredthatmylifehasitsproblems,too.
Onebigdisadvantageismoney.Itcostssomuchtogoout,nottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma(哮喘),andattimestheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutside.Thenthereistheproblemoftravelinground.AlthoughIhaveacar,Iseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicycle,butthatcanbequitedangerous.
Ofcoursethereareadvantages.First,thereissomuchtodointhecity,whateveryoutastesincultureorentertainment(娱乐活动).Besides,therearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finally,ifyoulikeshopping,thevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising---and,whatismore,shopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.
Islifebetterthen,inthecityPerhapsitis,whenyouareinyourteens(十几岁)ortwenties.However,asyougetolder,andespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildren,thepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferable.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.
【1】Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter
A.Heisveryoldnow.
B.Heisingoodhealth.
C.Heprefersdrivingacar.
D.Helivesinthecitynow.
【2】Inthepassage,thewritertriesto__________.
A.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflife
B.describehislifeinthecountryside
C.aninterestintheoutsideworld
D.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity
【3】Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped
A.Byinferring.
B.Bycomparing.
C.Bylistingexamples.
D.Bygivingexplanations.
【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
ChinesefemalescientistTuYouyouwonthe2015NobelPrizeinmedicineonOctober5forherdiscoveriesconcerninganoveltreatmentagainstMalaria（疟疾）．ThisisthefirstNobelPrizegiventoaChinesescientistforworkcarriedoutwithinChina．
TusharedtheprizewithIrish-bornWilliamCampbellandSatoshiOmuraofJapan,whowerehonoredfortheirrevolutionaryanti-roundwormtreatment．84-year-oldTuisawardedthisprizeforhercontributiontocuttingthedeathrateofmalaria,reducingpatients’sufferingandpromotingmankind’shealth．Althoughshereceivedseveralmedicalawardsinthepast,the2015NobelPrizeisdefinitelythemostprivilegerewardthatrecognizesTu’sdedicationandperseveranceindiscoveringartemisinin（青蒿素）,thekeydrugthatbattlesmalaria-friendlyparasites（寄生虫）．
However,herroutetothehonorhasbeenanythingbuttraditional．ShewontheNobelPrizeformedicine,butshedoesn’thaveamedicaldegreeoraPhd．InChina,sheisevenbeingcalledthe“three-noes”winner:nomedicaldegree,nodoctorate,andshe’sneverworkedoverseas．NowonderhersuccesshasstirredChina’snationalprideandhelpedpromoteconfidenceofnativeChinesescientists．
ThefactthatTuhasnoneofthesethreebackgroundsremindsusthatscienceshouldbemoreaccessibletoall．Oneshallbeabletobecomeascientistnomatterwhatkindofbackgroundheorshecomesfrom,aslongasonedivesintoscientificresearch．Therehavebeendiscussionsonpeoplewhoreallylovesciencebutareneverabletoachievemuchduringtheirwholelife．Theircontributionscanneverbeignored．Theyworksohardtoprovethewrongwaysothatthefutureresearcherswillbeclosertotherightone．
AsthefirstChinesemainlandNobelPrizeWinnerofnaturalscienceaward,Tu’srecord-breakingwinningalsoservesasaremindertothosewhoaretooeagerforinstantsuccess．Scienceisneveraboutinstantsuccess．Tuspentdecadesonscientificresearchbeforeitsvalueisofficiallyacknowledged．Thereisnowaytomeasurehowmuchonedevotestoscienceandcompareitwithhowmuchrewardheorshemayget．
【1】Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat__________．
A.Tuworkedhomeandabroadtoconductherresearch
B.TugottheNobelPrizeforheranti-roundwormtreatment
C.TheNobelPrizeisthefirstawardtorecognizeherwork
D.HerdiscoveryofartemisininhashelpedtocutMalariadeathrate
【2】Theauthorseemstoagreethatapersonwhoismorelikelytobecomeascientististheonewith__________．
A.asenseofnationalpride
B.relevantacademicknowledge
C.adesiretoachievesuccess
D.enthusiasmforscientificresearch
【3】Inwritingthepassage,theauthorintendsto___________．
A.informreadersofthenewsandmakecomments
B.discouragethepursuitofinstantsuccessinscience
C.remindreadersoftheprinciplesofscientificresearch
D.praisetheawardwinnerandencouragescientificresearch
【题目】Galaxysawamanandawomanwhocommunicatedwiththesignlanguageatthetrainstationwhenshewasonthewayhomeoneevening.Shenoticedthatthewomanaskedthemanforthedirection.Hetoldherthathedidnotknow.Galaxydecidedtohelpthem.Shehadlearnedthesignlanguagewhensheservedasavolunteerinthedeafandmute（聋哑）school.Thensheshowedthewomanthedirectionandleftheremailaddresstothemincasetheyneededherhelplater.
Shereceivedanemailfromthatmanthenextday.Kazrimwashisname.Galaxyrepliedhismailsincerely.
Theybothstartedchattingonlinesoonafterandbeganseeingeachother.Althoughtheyonlycommunicatedwiththesignlanguage,itneverbotheredher.
Galaxywasfondofhimgradually.Obviously,Kazrimwasthesametoo.HepresentedGalaxywithabunchofsunflowersandaskedhersincerely,“Areyouwillingtobemygirlfriend”Galaxywaspleasantlysurprised.Sherequestedhimtogivehersometimetopersuadeherparents.
Asshehadexpected,herparentswereveryangryaftertheyhadlearnedoftheirlovestory.Galaxyexplained,“Kazrimisanexcellentandaveryoptimisticperson.Hehasaverypositiveattitudetowardslifeandwork.Hecaresforothersalways.Heis100％betterthanthenormal.Moreover,themuteisstillahuman.Heshouldpossessaperfectandwonderfullove.”
Herparentsaskedtoseehim,then.TheveryworriedGalaxytookKazrimhomeafewdayslater.Whentheywereonthetrain,Kazrimtoldher,‘‘I’mgoingtotellyourparentsI’llbelookingafteryouwellwithallmylife!”Galaxywasdeeplymoved.
Assoonastheyhadenteredthehouse,Galaxyintroducedhimtoherparents.Shesaid,‘‘ThisisKazrim.”Justrightafterherspeech,anunbelievablethinghappened.Kazrimthrewthegiftawayandheldherinhisarmstightly.
Hesaid,“YOUCANTALK”ItwasthesamequestionthatGalaxywantedtoask,too.
Thefourpeoplewereshockedallofasudden.Asamatteroffact,KazrimalwaysbelievedthatGalaxywasamuteandhestillfellinlovewithherdeeply.
【1】HowdidGalaxyandKazrimgettoknoweachother
A.Theymeteachotherbychance.
B.Theywereintroducedtoeachother.
C.Theyoncestudiedatthesameuniversity.
D.Theybothservedinaspecialneedsschool.
【2】HowdidGalaxyprobablycommunicatewithKazrimbeforeshetookhimhome
A.Writingwordsonpaper.
B.Usingthesignlanguage.
C.Judgingfromhisexpression.
D.Speakinghernativelanguage.
【3】Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwoyoungpeoplefromthepassage
A.Theyfellinloveatthefirstsight.
B.Theycheatedeachothertowinlove.
C.Theymistookeachotherforbeingmutes.
D.TheyignoredtheangerofGalaxy’sparents.
【题目】短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你的同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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，并在其下写出该词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。
DearMandy，
I'mnotdoingwellinmylessonsatschool,especialinmaths.MydadsaysImusttryhardbecausehewantsmegotouniversity.HethinksI'mlazy，butit'snottrue.Iworkreallyhard,oftenstudylateintothenight!I'vetriedtotalktomymother，butshealwayssaidIhavetoworkashardlikemybrotherdoes.Mybrotherdoesn'tstudyveryhard，andhealwaysgetsexcellentgrades.It'snotfair!TheonlythingIlikeitisart.MyteachersaysI'mthebeststudentshe'shadforyear.WhenItoldmydad，allhesaidwas，“Youmustn'twasteyourtimeinart.Youmustfocusyourmindonyourlessons!”I'mfeelingquitepuzzlingastowhattodonow.Wouldyoupleasehelpmeout
Thanksalot!
Yourssincerely，
Lisa
【题目】本学期你校将对本校职业技能类选修课程进行调研，评选出学生心目中“我最喜爱的选修课(Myfavoriteelectivecourse)”。假如你是李华，推荐园艺（Gardening）和防身术（Self-defense）两门课。请你根据以下要点用英语给评委写一封信。
1.表达自己喜爱的课程2.推荐的理由
注意：词数不少于100；可根据内容要点适当发挥；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
DearSirs/Madams,
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