假如你是李华,是一名高中生。随着科技的发展,iPad已成为中学生的新宠。用iPad既可以听音乐,阅读纯文本电子书,又可玩电子游戏。请你用英语给某英语报社写一封信,谈谈中学生使用iPad的情况。信的内容必须包括以下几点:
1、使用iPad对学习的好处;
2、使用iPad对课堂纪律和学习可能产生的负面影响;
3、提出自己的建议并说明理由。
注意:开头已经给出,不计入总数。词数120字左右。(请把开头搬入答题卡中)
DearEditor',
I'maseniorhighschoolstudentnamedLiHua.NowmanystudentshaveiPadsandthinkit'safashiontousethem.
DearEditor,
I'maseniorhighschoolstudentnamedLiHua.NowmanystudentshaveiPadsandthinkit'safashiontousethem.UsinganiPad,wecanlistentomusic,downloadalotoflearningmaterialsandreadthemonthescreen.Apparently,it'shelpfultoourstudy,especiallytoourEnglishlistening.
Somestudents,however,bringtheiriPadstotheclassroomandlistentomusicwithoutearphones,whichmakestheteacherandotherstudentsgreatlyannoyed.Someofthemevenwasteprecioustimeinclassplayingvideogames.
Inmyopinion,asstudents,weshouldmakegooduseofiPadstohelpachieveacademicsuccess.Theclassroomisaplaceforstudentstostudy,andthereforeconcentrationisawfullyneededforustolearnourlessons.Furthermore,theschoolshouldmakearuletoguidethestudentstouseiPadsinaproperway.
Yourssincerely,
LiHua
【解析】
考点:考查材料性写作。
假设你是新华中学的高三学生李华,你校打算邀请阿里巴巴首席执行官马云来学校做一次毕业典礼演讲,请你给马首席写一封邀请信。内容包括:
1.说明写信的目的;
主题:怎样通过个人奋斗实现人生理想;
3.表达感谢与祝福。
注意:1.词数100左右,开头结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.参考词汇:毕业典礼演讲commencementspeech
DearMayun,CEOofAliBaba,
MynameisLiHua.I’maSenior3studentfromXinhuaMiddleSchool.
Sincerelyyours,
Oneofthewitnessestotheaccidentwroteareporttothepolice,hedescribedwhathadhappened.
A.forwhomB.withwhom
C.towhichD.inwhich
TheUkrainianofficialsaidthattheirsoldiers_____amajortowncontrolledbythearmedrebelsafteraviolentattack.
A.crushedB.seized
C.perseveredD.grasped
----WhatdoyouthinkofthenewEnglishteacher
----____sheisanelegantlady,shecanbeextremelydifficulttoworkwith.
A.WhileB.WhenC.AsD.Evenif
TheBritishroyalfamilyisabouttobeslimmeddown.Thequeenplanstoreducethenumberofrealroyals,aswasrecentlyannounced.However,thereseemslittlesignofthemonarchy(君主)disappearingcompletely.
Uptillthe17thcentury,theBritishkingorqueenwasbelievedtoruleby“divine(神的)right”,whichwastheideathatGodchosethekingorqueentoruleandthatheorshewasthereforeabovethelaw.However,thisideaendedwiththeEnglishRevolution,inwhichKingCharlesIwasimprisonedandthenkilledin1649.
SowhatroledoestheBritishroyalfamilyhavetoday
Well,theQueenhasimportantformalduties:asHeadofState,theQueenrepresentstheUKonvisitsabroadandinvitesotherworldleaderstovisittheUK.AsHeadoftheArmedForces,onlytheQueencandeclarewhentheUKisatwarorwhenwarisover.TheQueenalsohasconstitutionalduties:ShehastosignmanygovernmentandCommonwealthdocumentseveryday.
Inaddition,theroyalfamilyspendsagreatdealofitstimetravelingupanddownthecountryinsupportofdifferentcharityprojects.ButthepublicinBritaindonotbelievethereshouldbearoyalfamily.Sometimes,thepressandmediacriticizetheroyalfamilyaswell.OnecriticismisthatBritishpeopleshouldnothavetopayfortheroyalfamilythroughtheirtaxes.
Today,theroyalfamilyworkshardtoberelevantinthemodernworld.Thequeen’sspeechonTVislessformaleveryChristmas,andisnowavailableasapodcast(播客).In2005,aftergraduationfromuniversity,PrinceWilliamspenttimeteachingEnglishinUruguay,thesortofworkmanyyoungBritishpeopledoatsometimeintheirlives.
1.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefirsttwoparagraphs
A.TheBritishkingorqueenisnolongerbelievedtorulebydivineright.
B.TheBritishkingorqueenisabouttobecomecommonpeople.
C.TheEnglishRevolutionputanendtotheBritishroyalfamilyin1649.
D.Theroyalfamily’srolewasmostimportantinBritaininthe17thcentury.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongformaldutiesoftheQueen
A.DeclaringwhentheUKisatwar.
B.Travellingaroundtheworldforcharityprojects.
C.InvitingotherworldleaderstovisittheUK.
D.SigningCommonwealthdocumentseveryday.
3.PrinceWilliamismentionedinthepassagetoshowthat________.
A.heispopularintheUK
B.manyyoungBritishpeopledovoluntarywork
C.hehastriedtowinyoungpeople’sadmiration
D.theroyalfamilyistryingtochangetheirimage
4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.
A.Britishpeopleareallinfavoroftheroyalfamily
B.theBritishroyalfamilyarefacingsurvivingchallenges
C.thepublicareencouragedtoopposetheroyalfamily
D.BritishyouthsarerequiredtoteachEnglishinUruguayintheirlives
---Whatdoyousuppose______herlooksoupset
---______byherboyfriendagain.
A.made;Shewasmisunderstood
B.hadmade;Havingbeenmisunderstood
C.hasmade;Beingmisunderstood
D.made;Misunderstood
Iusedtothinkofmyselfasapersonlearnedinbooks,butmybookshelvestoldadifferentstory.ApartfromafewIndiannovelsandanAustralianbook,myliteraturecollectiononlyconsistedofBritishandAmericantitles.Worsestill,Icouldn’teverfoundanythingintranslation.MyreadingwaslimitedtostoriesbyEnglish-speakingauthors.So,atthestartof2012,IsetmyselfthechallengeoftryingtoreadabookfromeverycountryinayeartofindoutwhatIwasmissing.
Withnoideawheretogetthosebooks,Iwasunlikelytofindpublicationsfromnearly200nationsontheshelvesofmylocalbookshop,soIdecidedtoaskthereadersallovertheworldforhelp.IcreatedablogcalledAYearofReadingtheWorldandputoutanappealforsuggestionsoftitlesthatIcouldreadinEnglish.
Theresponsewasamazing.Peopleallovertheworldweregettingintouchwithme,offeringideasandbooklists.Somepostedmebooksfromtheirhomecountries.Inaddition,severalwriters,likeTurkmenistan’sAkWelsaparandPanama’sJuanDavidMorgan,sentmeunpublishedtranslationsoftheirnovels,givingmearareopportunitytoreadworksunavailableinBritain.Evenwith
suchanextraordinaryteamofbibliophiles(爱书者)behindme,however,sourcingbookswasnoeasytask.Withtranslationsmakinguponlyaround4.5percentofliteraryworkspublishedintheUK,gettingEnglishversionsofstorieswastricky.
Onebyone,thebooksfromthecountriesonthelistfilledmyheartwithlaughter,love,anger,hopeandfear.Landsthathadonceseemedexoticandremotebecamecloseandfamiliartome.Atitsbest,Ilearned,readingmakestheworldreal.
1.Theauthorrealizedshewasnotalearnedpersonwhenshefound________.
A.shecoulddonothingbutreadbooks
B.shedidn’thaveanytranslatedbooks.
C.shehadneverbeentoIndianandAustralian
D.shecouldonlyreadsimpleEnglishstories
2.Whatwasthechallengetheauthorsetforherself
A.Lookingforpublicationstopublishherownbooks.
B.Creatingablogtoofferhelptootherreaders.
C.Readingbooksfromnearly200countriesinayear.
D.GivingsomesuggestionsonlearningEnglish.
3.Itwasnoteasytofindthebooksmainlybecause________.
A.thereaderswereunwillingtoofferhelp
B.thereweretoofewtranslationsintheUK
C.theauthorhadnotimeandnochancetodoit
D.thewritersdidn’twanttopublishtheirbooks
4.Wecaninferthatbyreadingthebooksfromothercountries,theauthorfeels________.
A.satisfiedandrewarded
B.thankfulandpitiful
C.calmandpeaceful
D.boredandregretful
ThetriptotheUnitedStatedopenedmyeyestothefactthattherearealotofsimilaritiesaswellasdifferencesbetweenAmericanyouthandFrenchyouth.
Thefirstdifferenceisinappearance.GoingaroundintheU.S.,IfoundthatAmericanyouthdonotreallycareabouttheirappearance.Inthemorning,theychoosesomethingintheirclosetandwearitwithanotherthing,oftenofdifferentcolorsandstyles,withoutwonderingwhethertheirchoicesmakethemlookstrange.Thereasonbehindthisisthattheydon’tcarewhatpeoplelooklike,butarejustinterestedintheirideas.Ithinkit’sgreat,butitalsocausesproblems.Sincetheydon’tcareabouttheirappearance,theydon’treallycareabouttheirweight.Oftentheygetfatwithoutrealizingit.
Therearedifferencesinrelationshipstoo.WhentheAmericanyouthfallinlove,theydon’treallythinkofthefuture.Also,therearedifferencesintherulesconcerningbehaviorthatisallowed.Insomerespects,theFrencharemoreaccepting.Forexample,inAmericaitisgenerallyunacceptabletomakephysicaldisplayoflove.Lovers,intheory,can’tkissorholdeachothereverywheretheywant.Peoplethinkthatnotshowingloveinpublicplacesisawaytorespectothers.Onthecontrary,theFrenchyouthcandoalmosteverythingtheywant.
Withregardtoothertypesofrelationships,therearealsobigdifferences.AmericansactdifferentlyfromFrenchpeopleinfrontofunknownpeople.WhenanAmericangirl,forexample,arrivesinfrontofpeopleshehasnevermetbefore,shewilltalkwiththem,tryingtocreateakindofbond(联系)betweenherandthisnewcircleofpeople.TheFrenchgirlswilljustthinkaboutratherthanreallydothiskindofthingbecausetheyaretooshyandlackinginself-confidence.
Tofinish,InoticedthatinAmericanclasses,whenpupilswanttosayorasksomething,theyjustdoit.Ingeneral,theydon’treallycarehowtheotherswilljudgethem.InFrance,it’snotthesamecase.Ifsomebodywantstoasksomething,he/shewillthinkaboutitbeforespeakingup.IappreciatethefreedominAmericans’behavior,ideas,andwaysofexpressingthemselves.
1.Americanyoungpeople_______.
A.arejustinterestedinpeople’sclothes
B.showmoreinterestinpeople’sideas
C.caremoreabouttheirweight
D.aremoreconcernedaboutappearance
2.WhenAmericanyouthfallinlovewitheachother,they_________.
A.willnotholdeachother
B.willalwaysthinkabouttheirfuture
C.willrarelydisplaytheirloveinpublic
D.willkisswherevertheylike
3.Whenmeetingwithstrangers,Americangirlswillnot_______.
A.trytoestablishatypeofrelationshipwiththem
B.havefaithinthemselves
C.starttocreateaconversation
D.behaveinawaysimilartoFrenchgirls
4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatFrenchyouthmaythinkmoreabout______.
A.theirrelationship’sfuture
B.theirpublicimages
C.theirphysicaldisplays
D.theirlover’sideas
5.Thepassageismainlyaboutthe______betweenAmericanyouthandFrenchyouth.