你的同學(xué)劉芳樂于助人，積極樂觀。她在上星期日下午回校途中幫助了一位受傷的老人。請根據(jù)提示，用英語寫一篇短文向英語報English Times投稿，簡要敘述她做好事的經(jīng)過，并談?wù)勀愕母邢�。詞數(shù)：100—120。

要點：1. 敘述經(jīng)過。

      2. 發(fā)表感想。

注意：開頭部分已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Nowadays, a lot of people are reportedly unwilling to help others. However, Liu Fang acted differently._______________________________________________________________________

短文改錯

On Saturday afternoon, Li Hua and Wang Ping, members from “ Green Eyes”, was having an environmental protection activity near the riverside when they catch sight of a bird on the ground.

They picked it out and found it wounded. Thought the bird might die without timely help, they took it at home. They made a nest for it but fed it with rice and water. Under their treatment and care, the lucky bird got recovered soon. When time came for them fly the bird back to nature, they felt a bit pity but very delighting.

       I think it’s worthwhile for him to do such a thing. Here I call on the public to show respect for nature. Only by changing the way we treat the environment can we get along good with it.

下面文章中有5處(第61～65題)需要添加小標題。請從以下選項(A、B、C、D、E和F)中選出符合各段意思的小標題。選項中有一項是多余選項。

A．Avoid asking your child too many questions

B．Tell your child stories about your growing up

C．Don't judge or criticize your child

D．Listen to your kids with respect

E．Provide pressure­free conversation opportunities

F．Ask children gently what they think

If your child has gone from a continuous chatterbox to making conversations that consist mostly of yes and no, it's time to consider these tips on how to talk to kids, so you'll know what's going on in your child's world.

81．________

The quickest way to get kids to shut up and, as a result, shut you out of their lives is to continuously press them about things. A more effective way is to sit back and patiently wait for them to open up in a low­stress family and then be prepared to listen.

82．________

Parents can sometimes make kids at a young age decide it is best not to talk about something when they are criticized. If you really want to know what's on your child's mind, then avoid passing judgment and focus instead on why something seems important to your child.

83．________

If you want to raise a creative and independent thinker, stop telling your child what he ought to feel or think. You can gently encourage additional conversations by simply asking why he feels the way he does or what he would do in a certain situation.

84．________

You may think you're just asking questions out of curiosity when communicating with your child, but an endless stream of questions about what they did, whether everyone got along, if they went to the bathroom, etc. , are enough to make anyone shut up! Practice patience and let your kids open up on their terms.

85．________

Kids can relate to you and other adults when you tell your stories happening when you were their age. Talking to kids by telling them about things like something embarrassing that happened or the first crush (迷戀) you had helps them to connect with you and understand that you might actually know what they are going through!

Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.

However, it wasn’t all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals giving up.

In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behaviour. They are learning how to talk each other’s language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk ‘Dog’, and dogs can learn how to talk ‘Cat’.

What’s interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn how to read each other’s body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. Once familiar with each other’s presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.

The significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets ─ to people who don’t get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.

75. The underlined word “swimmingly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. early                          B. smartly                    C. quickly                D. smoothly

76. Some cats and dogs may fight when ______.

A. they are cold to each other                               B. they look away from each other

C. they misunderstood each other’s signals            D. they are introduced at an early age

77. What is found surprising about cats and dogs?

A. They eat and sleep each other.                         

B. They observe each other’s behaviors.

C. They learn to speak each other’s language.        

D. They know something from each other’s voices.

78. It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs ______.

A. have common interests                                    B. are less different than was thought

C. have a common body language                         D. are less intelligent than was expected

79. What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?

A. We should learn to live in harmony.                   B. We should know more about animals.

C. We should live in peace with animals.                D. We should learn more body languages.

80. The author probably holds a _______ attitude towards the relationship among world superpowers.

A. confident                   B. negative                   C. pessimistic           D. subjective(主觀的)

Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there’s whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas:

1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?

There are isolating (使孤立) jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.

2) How do you handle change?

Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.

3) Do you enjoy working with computers?

I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.

4) What type of work environment do you enjoy? 

This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.

5) How do you like to get paid?  

Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.

Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.

70. This passage mainly talks about the importance of __________.

A. different jobs             B. personalities           C. personal skills      D. job’s pay

71. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.    B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily.

C. Extreme people tend to work with others.   D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.

72. What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?

A. Design                      B. Skills                       C. Cooperation         D. Hobbies

73. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Lifestyles and Job Pay                                   B. Jobs and Environment 

C. Job Skills and Abilities                                      D. Personalities and Jobs

74. What will it be probably about if this passage continues?

A. Examples of successful people                       B. Researches on people

C. Different types of Jobs                                    D. People’s personality characteristics

I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own．What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang．"Sam," she said earnestly, "Your songs should be heard by more people."

She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband．Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs．After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber．

The biggest surprise, however, was still to come．I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract．He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs. I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia．

But I hesitated．

My friends all told me to go for it．And Mary also thought I should do．"Go, Sam．I'll manage with the family．．．it'll be OK．"

I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard．Soon they would both be in high school．．．a(chǎn)nd where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support．If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up．Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me．．．a(chǎn)nd I couldn't bear it．My family was my life．So I refused the music promoter's offer．I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets．

66．When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _____．

A．envied him               B．laughed at him          C．encouraged him   D．didn't believe him

67．Why did the author give up the contract?

A．Because his wife was strongly against it．       

B．Because the pay was not attractive enough．

C．Because he wanted to care about his two kids．

D．Because he didn't want his family life damaged．

68．According to the passage, we can infer the author _____．

A．used to be a country singer                   B．preferred his present life

C．went on the road to fame                        D．regretted giving up his contract

69．What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

A．One should know himself．                     B．Interest is the best teacher．

C．Family should come first．                      D．Every dog has its day．

Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology (宇宙學(xué)) and quantum gravity（量子重力）, especially in the context of black holes. He experienced extreme difficulties and obstacles in his life, which only made him stronger. Finally he contributed much to the careers he devoted to and became one of the most famous scientists in the world.

Hawking was outstanding in his school life. After a successful period of education at St. Albans School, the entrance of Oxford opened to him. In March 1959, at the age of 17, Hawking took the scholarship examination with the aim of studying natural sciences at Oxford. Then Hawking went to Cambridge to do research in cosmology.

When Stephen Hawking was dreaming about his future, he faced extreme difficulties and obstacles. Symptoms of disorder first appeared while he was enrolled at Cambridge; he lost his balance and fell down a flight of stairs, hitting his head. The diagnosis (診斷) of motor neuron （運動神經(jīng)元）disease came when Hawking was 21, shortly before his first marriage, and doctors said he would not survive more than two or three years. Hawking gradually lost the use of his arms, legs, and voice, and is now almost completely paralyzed（癱瘓）.

Despite his disease, he describes himself as "lucky" --- not only has time to make influential discoveries, but also has, in his own words, "a very attractive family".

As someone has said, when we meet frustration, someone fights, someone cries, someone escapes, someone tries. Hawking succeeds because he tries.
61. You may meet "frustration" if you ______________.

A. are defeated in an important match             B. win 1,000 yuan in a lottery

C. finally give up some bad habits                 D. meet old friends by chance

62. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Hawking is famous in the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity.

B. Hawking was diagnosed to have the motor neuron disease.

C. Hawking started to suffer symptoms of disorder when he was in Oxford.

D. Hawking gradually lost the use of his arms, legs and voice.

63. Hawking describes himself to be lucky because ________.

A. he is one of the most famous scientists in the world.

B. he is a famous scientist in spite of the disease.

C. he was born in St. Albans.

D. he is almost completely paralyzed as time goes by.

64. What's Hawking's attitude towards the disease?

A. Optimistic.                 B. Sad                          C. Disappointed.      D. Negative.

65. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Hawking is famous for his contributions.

B. Hawking has a successful school life.

C. Hawking overcame extreme difficulties and achieved his aims.

D. Hawking suffers from disease and is completely paralyzed.

That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother   41  me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning,  ___42___,I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the ___43___, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ___44___ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I ___45___ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket (水桶) on its ___46___ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He ___47___ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ___48___ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts ___49__my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ___50___ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ___51___would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed___52___ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ___53___ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then ___54___ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of___55___ in the way he seemed to be doing things— ___56___the windscreen (擋風(fēng)玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦凈) the wheels and ___57___, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a ___58___ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a ___59___if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ___60__ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.

41．A．forces                 B．a(chǎn)llows                     C．causes             D．forbids

42．A．otherwise            B．therefore                 C．however           D．besides

43．A．parking lot          B．bus stop                 C．school              D．market

44．A．interesting            B．surprising                C．terrible               D．useful

45．A．noticed              B．recognized                C．called                D．a(chǎn)ssisted

46．A．back                   B．handle                     C．wheel               D．seat

47．A．searched             B．left                          C．moved              D．wandered

48．A．stopped              B．started                     C．intended             D．finished

49．A．crossed              B．slipped                    C．disturbed           D．inspired

50．A．a(chǎn)ttractive            B．shiny                      C．simple              D．expensive

51．A．repairmen           B．businessmen             C．drivers              D．cyclists

52．A．popular                B．content                    C．careful              D．bored

53．A．waving              B．looking                    C．laughing            D．pointing

54．A．a(chǎn)bout                  B．for                         C．with                 D．like

55．A．worry                 B．respect                    C．pity                  D．pride

56．A．cleaning              B．fixing                     C．replacing           D．covering

57．A．still                     B．yet                         C．a(chǎn)gain                D．soon

58．A．lesson                 B．subject                     C．skill                   D．fact

59．A．business             B．living                       C．success            D．right

60．A．tired                   B．doubtful                  C．fearful              D．a(chǎn)shamed

 When ______ different cultures ,we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

A. compared                 B. being compared        C. having compared  D. comparing

 ---Could you give me another chance, please? I won’t do that again!

---No way! You’ve hurt me very greatly. I still may not forgive you ______ you apologize.

A. as long as                 B. even if                     C.  as soon as          D. as if