书面表达以“My Favourite Season”为题写一篇80词左右的短文，介绍你最喜欢的季节，并说明理由。

翻译句子

1.短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。(art form)

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2.对该镇的描写缺少本土特色。(local colour)

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3.在语言学习方面他有天赋。(have a gift for)

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4.她鼓励我不断尝试。 (encourage)

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My mother’s loving hands

Night after night, she came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years.

I don’t remember _____ it first started making me a little angry 一 my mom’s hands pushing my hair that way. But it really made me uncomfortable, for they _____ rough（粗糙的）against my young skin. Finally, one night, I _____ her, ‘‘Don’t do that any more. Your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say anything, _____ she never did it again.

Years later, I missed my mother’s _____ and her goodnight kiss on my face. I’m not a little girl any more. My mom is _____ her mid-seventies, and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me.

Now my own children have _____. It was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my _____ to push the hair from my head. Then a kiss, ever so softly, touched my brow（额头).

Taking my mom’s hand, I told her how _____ I was for that night I shouted at her. But my mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten it long ago.

That night, I ______ with a new appreciation（感激）for my mother’s caring hands. And the guilt（内疚）that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.A. when B. where C. why

2.A. looked B. felt C. seemed

3.A. nodded at B. shouted at C. seemed

4.A. so B. or C. but

5.A. hands B. words C. smiles

6.A. on B. in C. at

7.A. stayed up B. woken up C. grown up

8.A. nose B. face C. mouth

9.A. sorry B. tired C. relaxed

10.A. left home B. kept working C. fell asleep

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Black Friday

Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day after it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year in the US since 2005.

Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open their doors quite early in the morning. They try to attract shoppers with big discounts (打折). Some items (商品)like TVs and cloths are much cheaper than usual. Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.

Black Friday is a great time to go shopping. However, there are problem. The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items. Each store may only have a few. These items are in great need, so people stand in long lines to get them. They may wait three to four hours before a store opens. They may be hoping to get a low price on a TV or computer, but not everybody can get one. Some people leave, disappointed.

The situation makes people worried. Some Black Friday events have been crazy. There have been fights over toys among shoppers. Some workers have even been hurt by large crowds. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still, if you plan to go, you will expect large crowds and a bit of pushing.

So where does the name “Black Friday” come from? It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it caused. In the 1960s, stores tried to rename the day “Big Friday”. It did not stick. The name “Black Friday” continued to spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.

Now people all over the country take part in Black Friday events. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the UK, Australia, and Brazil since 2012. In Mexico, stores offer a weekend of discounts every year. They call it “El Buen Fin”, which means “the good weekend” in Spanish. I guess people everywhere like to buy things on sale.

1.Is Black Friday the start of the holiday shopping season?

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2.What is the biggest problem with Black Friday?

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3.How long may people have to wait before a store opens?

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4.Where was the name “Black Friday” first used in the 1950s?

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5.Why do people like going shopping on Black Friday?

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Which one is a famous building in England?

A. B. C.

—Where are you going?

—I'm going to the ______ to buy some vegetables and fruit.

A. B. C.

After you turn around, you will be back ______ you started.

A. where B. at C. when D. as

There is a post office ______ the fruit shop and the hospital.

A. at B. with C. between D. among

Let's cross the street from school. There is a park ______ the school.

A. far from B. next to C. at D. opposite

They ______ the hotel at seven.

A. got to B. arrived C. arrived to D. reached at