Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? What about traveling into the future? There’s an easy way to do it.
One way you can make a time travel journey is by writing a letter to your future self to be opened in the future. To your future self, the letter will be a visit from the past. What can be gained by writing a letter to yourself? It depends on how good your letter is. You have the chance to say something to your future self. What would you want to communicate? You’ll be able to talk to yourself 5, 10, 15 years down the road. There may be instructions for your future self, or you may have goals that you will want to check up on.
There are a lot of things you could include in your letter or letters to yourself. The more you include, the better the letter will be to you. Here are some ideas of things to include in your letter:
Your thoughts and feelings about life, religion, politics, society, etc.
Your feelings for your family.
Your likes and dislikes.
Your dreams.
The type of person you want yourself to become.
…
Be creative with what you put in your letter. Include a picture of yourself or family to show the period from which the letter came.
You can store your letter in many different ways. You can give your letter to a friend or family member to keep and mail to you. If you can get others to take part, have them write letters to themselves as well and ask someone to be the letter holder until it’s time to send the letters. You can also use a service online to store your letter and e-mail it to you.
Make the most of your letter writing, and you will help your future self make the most of the present.
1.How can you travel into the future?
A. By traveling back in time.
B. By writing a letter to your future self.
C. By opening a letter from the past.
D. By paying a visit to the future.
2.If you want to gain more in the future, you should ________.
A. have the chance to say something to your future self
B. talk to yourself 5, 10, 15 years down the road
C. write more about instructions for your future self
D. include as many things as possible in your letter
3.Why do you put a picture in your letter?
A. To check up on your goals.
B. To share your feelings with your family.
C. To show the time when the letter was written.
D. To find out your thoughts and feelings now.
4.Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. How to Write a Letter to Your Future Self.
B. What to Communicate with Your Future Self.
C. What to Include in a Letter to Your Future Self.
D. How to Make the Most of Your Letter.
科目:高中英语 来源:广西省桂林市2016-2017学年高一下学期期末质量检测英语试卷 题型:完形填空
In spite of the fun and laughter, 13-year-old Frank Wilson wasn’t happy. It was________ that he received all the gifts that he wanted. And he also _________ the big Christmas dinner with the family members. ________, Frank wasn’t happy because this was his first Christmas without his brother, Steve, who was killed in a car accident. Frank ___________ his brother.
Frank said good-bye to his family members and said that he was leaving a little earlier to see a friend, and from there he could walk home. Since it was cold outside, Frank ________ his new jacket. It was his favorite gift. He placed the other gifts on his new sleigh(雪橇). Then Frank _________.
As Frank went down the street toward home, through one front window, he saw a room with old _________ hanging over an empty fireplace. A woman was seated nearby, crying. The stockings ________ him of the way he and his brother always ________ theirs side by side. The next morning, they would find gifts.
Then Frank had a _______. He knocked at the door. “Yes?” the________ voice of the woman. “May I come in?” asked Frank. “You are very welcome,” she said, ________ his sleigh full of gifts and thinking he wanted to ______ gifts. “But I have no food or gifts for you. I have ________ for my own children.” “That’s why I am here,” Frank said. “Please________ whatever gifts you would like for your children from the sleigh.” “Why? God bless you!” the_____woman answered. She took some candies, a toy plane and a doll. Finally, the stockings were ________. “Thank you so much!” the woman said. “You are welcome,” Frank said and left.
Frank’s _________was full of happiness. Then he gave his jacket to a poor boy. At last, he gave away all his gifts._____Frank was worried how he could _________to his parents that he had given his gifts away, he was very happy.
1.A. true B. normal C. hopeful D. surprising
2.A. prepared B. made C. enjoyed D. appreciate
3.A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise
4.A. praised B. admired C. respected D. missed
5.A. put on B. took out C. put aside D. took off
6.A. ran B. left C. returned D. disappeared
7.A. furniture B. clothes C. stocking D. window
8.A. reminded B. warned C. informed D. believed
9.A. lay B. hung C. shared D. dragged
10.A. gift B. problem C. sign D. thought
11.A. frightened B. sad C. excited D. confused
12.A. pulling B. knowing C. searching D. seeing
13.A. collect B. buy C. provide D. sell
14.A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
15.A. offer B. show C. take D. bring
16.A. disappointed B. worried C. surprised D. interested
17.A. light B. large C. new D. full
18.A. body B. head C. heart D. brain
19.A. Because B. Though C. When D. While
20.A. explain B. speak C. declare D. admit
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科目:高中英语 来源:江苏省镇江市2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型:单项填空
The of an area of land is a line in people's imagination that separates it from other areas.
A. boundary B. hurdle
C. ceiling D. neighborhood
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科目:高中英语 来源:辽宁省庄河市2017届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷(有答案) 题型:完形填空
A man, who is now sixty-eight years old, went over-seas forty years ago. Just before they __ , the girl he loved gave him as a souvenir, a heart-shaped knot(结)(symbolizing devotion) made of knitting(编织品) __ . And he hung it on his belt __ .
Several years later he __ and had children. His sweet-heart’s looks, __ time went by, became dimmer(更模糊)and dimmer like a landscape picture __ away gradually, and his homeland only appeared in his __ . In the evening of his life he often looked at the knot and sighed.
One day, __ the sight of the knot, his grandson __ getting hold of it as a toy. The boy touched it and tried to __ it. At last he did the trick and got it __ and open.
When it was spread out, it turned to its form as a long __, a very simple wool thread. Only by the clever __ of a beloved girl could the thread be knitted into such a complicated knot. __ love made so many simple things complex in the world.
The old man was thus __ to a great truth. Most of the complaints, __ and hatred in life result from very __ matters . If one is __ mindful of them, they become mental knots. But if one __ the knot, it remains a simple thread or line, __ shape it becomes.
1.A. married B. returned C. parted D. left
2.A. cloth B. wool C. silk D. cotton
3.A. as far B. long before C. so far D. from then
4.A. got married B. set off C. went away D. grew up
5.A. while B. after C. as D. though
6.A. giving B. fading C. dying D. leaving
7.A. dreams B. thoughts C. ideas D. minds
8.A. at B. upon C. to D. for
9..A. let to B. held on C. insisted on D. held out
10..A. unfold B. fold C. tie D. fasten
11..A. relaxed B. easy C. loose D. different
12.A. thread B. rope C. pipe D. string
13.A. finger B. hands C. head D. arms
14.A. Unmarried B. Separated C. Heated D. Devoted
15.A. awoken B. known C. made D. come
16.A. joy B. kindness C. bitterness D. dislikes
17.A. light B. simple C. big D. small
18.A. already B. never C. always D. seldom
19.A. sees through B. goes through C. cares for D. deals with
20.A. whichever B. whatever C. however D. whenever
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科目:高中英语 来源:湖南省浏阳市2016-2017学年高二下学期第一次阶段性测试英语试卷 题型:书面表达
生活中冲突时有发生。假设你班同学苏华和李江打篮球时发生争执,导致关系紧张。请你结合此事,并根据以下提示,用英语写一篇短文,向学校英文报“Happy Teens”专栏投稿。
简要描述事情的经过 | 打篮球、碰撞、争执,等等 |
分析发生冲突的原因 | 1.遇事不够冷静 |
2. …… | |
谈谈避免冲突的做法 | 1. …… |
2. …… |
注意: 1. 对所有要点逐一陈述,按要求适当发挥,不要简单翻译。
2. 词数120 左右。开头已经写好,不计入总词数。
3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息,如校名、人名等。
参考词汇:碰撞bump into;争执;争吵quarrel;以自我为中心的self-centered;体贴的considerate;冷静的calm;彼此责怪blame each other;谅解forgive;处理冲突handle conflicts;明智地wisely
Conflicts with others are common in everyday life._____________________________________________
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科目:高中英语 来源:四川省2016-2017学年高一下学期6月月考英语试卷 题型:短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的一下作文,文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,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)不计分。
With Teachers’ Day draw near, I would like to express my thanks to Ms. Li, who taught my English last year.
At that time, I was having a trouble studying English and my scores fell. Ms. Li encouraged me and tell me her story that she never gave up before her studies didn’t go well. She also said that it was necessary to make efforts so that I would not regret waste time. Her words were the best medicine because she stood in her shoes to deal with problems and gave me helpful advices. She didn’t simple comfort me. Her teaching methods also worked. It had never occurred me that studying could be so interested until I met Ms. Li.
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科目:高中英语 来源:四川省2016-2017学年高一下学期6月月考英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
Choose Your One-Day-Tours!
Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -£37 until 26 March and £39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.
Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary's Church Tower and Anne Hathaway's -£32 until 12 March and £36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges. Look over the "city of dreaming spires(尖顶)"from St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.
Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -£34 until 11 March and £37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL's favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost!
Tour D –Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -£33 until 18 March and £37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.
1.Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?
A. Tour A B. Tour B
C. Tour C D. Tour D
2.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?
A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court B. Oxford & Stratford
C. Bath & Stonehenge D. Cambridge
3.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?
A. It used to be the home of royal families B. It used to be a well-known maze
C. It is the oldest palace in Britain D. It is a world-famous castle
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科目:高中英语 来源:云南省2016-2017学年高一下学期第三次月考英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
Each year Worcestershire plays host to a huge variety of events and festivals. Many are large scale(大规模的) events that attract people from around Britain and the world.
Every Christmas Worcester holds a four-day Victorian themed street market, when the streets are lined with stalls selling traditional crafts, gifts and food. Live music to suit all tastes is a regular feature at Huntingdon Hall in Worcester.
The three Choirs(唱诗班) Festival is held in Worcester every third year (2008,2011,2014). The event is billed as(被宣传为) Europe's oldest choral festival.
There are also much smaller scale events that take place throughout the year, such as village outdoor activities, beer festivals and the more quirky(离奇的), such as the asparagus auction(芦笋拍卖会) that take place each May at the ancient Fleece Inn at Bretforton. The scarecrow(稻草人) event at Belbroughton is also very popular-- villagers make scarecrow and display their handiwork outside their homes, with all profits(利润) going to the country.
From Open air theatre and music or poetry performance to civil war re-enactments(再扮演), there is always something going on in this varied county throughout the year.
1.The text is mainly written to_____.
A. introduce the history of Worcestershire
B. introduce festivals in Worcestershire
C. introduce some strange festivals
D. invite tourists to Worcestershire
2.If you visit Worcester in May, you can_____.
A. visit the Victorian themed street market
B. go to the Three Choirs Festival
C. experience the civil war re-enactment
D. visit the asparagus auction
3.How often is the three Choirs Festival held in Worcester?
A. Every three years. B. Every two years.
C. Every fourth year. D. Every fifth year.
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科目:高中英语 来源:湖北省黄冈市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型:七选五
How to cultivate a creative hobby in college
Your undergraduate days are arguably some of the most stressful of your life.The best way to get it all out is to express yourself creatively.Here is how to get started:
1.The first step is finding room in your schedule to actually sit down and let your creative juices flow.2. However,one of the best things you can do for yourself is take time to relax and let your mind wander as it pleases.If you want to actually make your art a part of your career though,you will have to devote a serious chunk of your day to it.
Take a course.3.Schedule an appointment with your advisor and see if the college you attend offers a course in the creative field that you're interested in.
Join a club or make one.Chances are that there are other students at your school that share the same interests as you.4.If there isn't one,check out the procedures for going about making one!
Constantly search for inspiration.5.This could mean something as simple as looking for blogs that showcase work that you admire or going to a museum in your college town and wandering around for a bit.
Even if you don't feel that you have enough talent to make your art a part of your professional career,it never hurts to try.The skills that you learn while working at your art might even possibly help you in the workplace down the road.
A.Learn how to make a club.
B.Everyone is busy in college.
C.Make time in your schedule.
D.You should try to make you a well-rounded and interesting person.
E.Visit your university's websites and see what clubs exist that relate to the art you practice.
F.The easiest way to make time to express yourself is to fit it into your academic schedule.
G.You should always be looking for the next thing that will inspire your work even further.
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