Although I started learning English during my college years, when I entered the States, I only understood two English words “Yes” and “No”. We learned many grammar rules but we could not make the language connections to the real English world. Language frustration worries almost all first generation immigrants. For example, I got a letter from a Chinese-American who has lived in the States for a long time and has a good IT job saying “My 11-year-old girl writes quite well, but as her parents, we could not even read her article.”In addition, my Chinese-American professor friend has difficulty reading a novel. Improving our English skills has become a long journey for all of us. Honestly, if I have a chance, I really want to reach out to everyone in the world who has had a similar experience: learning a second language in adulthood. I wish I could encourage them to speak out about the culture shock, frustration they felt about the differences between West and East.
I have mainly focused on my English writing since 2008 after I found “Literacy Volunteers”, an organization that specially focuses on helping immigrants improve their English. I decided to challenge myself, writing a story like an American. I saw many wonderful Americans there. As soon as I met my teacher Alice, I asked her to be my private language tutor and have taken Tims English class. Every week Alice and I have worked on my English essays sentence by sentence.
To observe the culture differences between West and East, occasionally, I posted a few of my English essays online. I mentioned previously about American culture; when people read the same article or even face the same situation, American and Chinese act very differently. In my viewpoint, these differences make America the strongest country in the world. I know you have the right to express your own opinions, but accusing others without proof is not acceptable.
1.The underlined word “frustration” in the first paragraph means .
A. failure and setbacks B. words and problems
C. understanding and progress D. slang and idioms
2.In the passage, “Literacy Volunteers” is .
A. only intended to help the Chinese-Americans
B. an organization which is set up to make a profit
C. of great use to people like the author
D. a school showing how to enjoy literature
3.From the last paragraph we can learn that .
A. Americans and Chinese are of the same idea about something
B. culture shock only exists between Chinese and Americans
C. accusing others freely can be acceptable in America
D. culture differences have great influence on the people
4.The purpose of the passage is .
A. to show how hard a Chinese-American lives in America
B. to share her experience of improving her English
C. to imply grammar rules are not important
D. to warn Chinese-Americans of English
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年四川眉山中学高一上学期半期英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Is this the first time you_______ Beijing?
A. have visited B. was visiting
C. visited D. has visited
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Like lots of other girls and boys，when Lisa Cao was a kid，she used to watch the Olympics. “I always wanted to be good at sport and I found athletic potential in my body”， the New York City citizen tells her friends. But there was no sport available so she took up piano lessons. Then，at the age of 15，she decided to drop the lessons and put her athletic potential to the test with running. At age 18，Lisa Cao ran her first-ever marathon in New York City. And now，the 27-year-old has 54 marathons (26. miles) and ultramarathons (100miles) under her belt.
What does it take to be an ultramarathoner? A lot of devotion，even when difficulties occur sometimes. “Making time for running is really hard when life is so busy，” she says. “There’s a big work-life balance that I have to keep. I have to wake up earlier on the weekends. And oh，the potential for excuses! With NYC’s wild winters as of late，it’s easy to blame the weather，roll over in bed and put off a solid run. I have a fix for this，though，” she says. “Cute clothes. With the horrible weather， I bought cute clothes as motivation to run and actually wear them. ”
While she’s training during low season in the winter，Lisa Cao tries to run a “base” of 20 to 30 miles per week to stay prepared. During high season in the spring and summer，she’ll run around 30 to 40 miles，but she also gets a lot of quality miles from her races.
1. When did Lisa Cao run her first marathon?
A. At the age of 27.
B. When she was 15 years old.
C. Three years after she began running.
D. Nine years after she dropped her piano lessons.
2. What made Lisa Cao have the desire of joining in sports?
A. Being different from other kids of her age.
B. Wanting to join in the Olympics.
C. Having no interest in piano lessons.
D. Having athletic potential.
3.Why does Lisa Cao buy beautiful clothes in terrible weather?
A. To have a better sleep.
B. To motivate herself to keep running.
C. To protect herself from any harm.
D. To save time for further training.
4.Where is the text probably taken from?
A. A sport website
B. A science book.
C. A college poster
D. A football magazine.
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Dear Jorge,
Are you enjoying your break from school? My family are now in Sacramento, California. We are here paying a visit to visit to my aunt Gloria. We have been to the California State Capital Building, the nature center, and the zoo. I have seen many interesting things, but one stands out above the rest. This morning we drove from my aunt’s home to Calistoga to see California’s Old Faithful Geyser(老忠实泉). I had read about it in my book, Sightseeing in California; Where You Should Go.You have probably heard of Old Faithful, the geyser father north in Yellowstone National Park. This California geyser is sometimes called“ Little Old Faithful.”
When we arrived California’s Old Faithful was only a calm pool of water. The geyser didn’t look very deep. “ What’s the big deal?” I wondered. As I turned, I saw some steam rising from the water. Before I knew it, there was hot water shooting up about 60 feet into the air. We could not believe our eyes! It continued for almost three minutes.
Aunt Gloria told me that the water came from an underground river. She also said that the water temperature was about 95℃. This water can sometimes shoot 170 feet into the air.
My aunt said that other geysers around the world reach hotter temperatures and shoot water even higher than California’s Old Faithful Geyser. I’d love to learn more about this geyser and other geysers in different countries when I get home. I’ll see you soon!
Your friend,
Bennetto
1.According to the text, Bennetto ___________.
A. visited his aunt Gloria by himself.
B. had never heard of Old Faithful Geyser.
C. thought nothing of Old Faithful Geyser at first.
D. flew all the way from Sacramento to Calistoga.
2.The water Bennetto saw high in the sky _____________.
A. disappeared at once. B. was too hot to touch.
C. came from a deep sea. D. was 170 feet in height.
3.What was expressed in Bennetto's letter?
A. Anger B. Doubt C. Courage D. Excitement
4.Bennetto wrote the letter mainly to_____________.
A. talk about his holiday experiences.
B. ask Jorge to visit Old Faithful Geyser.
C. express his thankfulness to Aunt Gloria.
D. give Yellowstone National Park some advice.
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根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
When your pet is sick, you know it needs medication. But pets, like babies, don't know the pill you want them to take will help them. 1. Here are some tips to help get your pet to take liquid medicine.
2. If the answer is yes, then your easiest path is to mix it with canned food. First give your hungry pet a small amount of canned food without the medication. It's important that the pet nibbles (一点一点地吃) at the food and sees that there's nothing wrong.
Next, while the pet is still hungry, mix the medication in a small amount of food and present it. Repeat as necessary to get the entire dose (剂量)down. 3. If the pet decides not to finish the meal, the dose will be wasted.
If the chemist says the medication cannot be taken with food, you need a syringe (注射器) or a dropper (滴管) to get the liquid down your pet's throat.
4. Keep a cheerful tone in your voice so the pet doesn't sense your stress or hesitation. Position your pet where it cannot run away, perhaps having a dog sit with his back against a wall or chair ---- or a cat on your lap.
5. Use your other hand to insert the syringe or dropper between the cheek and back teeth. Slowly squeeze the medication so the pet won't choke. Try to keep your pet's mouth closed for about 30 seconds until you see it has swallowed. If your pet is being obstinate (倔强的) , stroke (抚摸) its throat gently or blow on the face.
Be sure you end the process with praise and perhaps a treat so your pet will not associate medication with a bad experience.
A. Before you call your pet in, be sure to have the medication and any other materials you’ll need ready.
B. Once the pet is in position, use one hand to gently open the pet's mouth from above, tilting(倾斜) back the head slightly.
C. Ask the vet(兽医) if the liquid medication can be given with food.
D. You should know the reason why the pet refuses to take medicine.
E. Never mix the medication with the full meal.
F. They just know it smells funny and they don't want it.
G. Don’t force your pet to swallow all the medicine
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My students often tell me they don’t have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork. My reply is often brief –You have as much time as the president. I usually carry on a bit about there being 24 hours per day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.
Once in graduate school, I tried to justify myself to one of my professors by saying that I was working. His answer to me was, “That’s irrelevant. What’s important is the quality of your work.” Since then I have had time to reflect on the “hard worker” dodge(伎俩), and I have come to some conclusions – all relevant to the issue of how much time we have.
If you look at the matter analytically, you can identify two parts of the problem. There is, of course, the matter of “time”, which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the issue of “work” during that time, which can vary in intensity. But, as my professor suggested, it’s not diligence but the quality of the product that is important.
That led me to a new idea, the quality of work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone’s office – Don’t work harder but work smarter! There’s a lot of sense in that idea.
If you can’t get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of work. That means thinking of ways of getting more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “work habits” should be read as “learning habits”.
Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off across the board in all your studies.
1.From the passage, we know that the author is _____.
A. a poet B. an educator
C. an editor D. a director
2.We can infer from the first two paragraph that we students _____.
A. have enough time B. can meet the president
C. get something done well D. should accept the explanation
3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means _____.
A. That is impossible B. That is not important
C. That is unbearable D. That is not acceptable
4.The main purpose of writing the passage is to give _____.
A. information B. encouragement
C. criticism D. advice
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届重庆巴蜀中学高三上学期第三次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
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以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)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）不计分。
Dear Sir,
I’m writing to request the valuable chance to be one of the host families for the British students.
Locating in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood, our large fully-equipped apartment meets all their needs. In addition the convenient public transportation, our own car can also bring them to
Some nearby places of interest. With fluency English, I’m sure I will have no difficulty communicate with them. Above all, we have hosted two British students last year, through it we have gained lots of experience. What’s more, my mother is a good cooker and can guarantee them a wonderful chance of tasting delicious Chinese food.
I would greatly appreciate you if I could have the chance to host them and make friends with them. I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours’
Li Hua
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You ______ pay too much attention to your reading skills, as they are so important.
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届黑龙江齐齐哈尔实验中学高三上期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years have passed, but she still remembers the last day of her whole class. They got together to say goodbye to their ________schooldays. She wonders herself if any of them still remembers their ________ , now that time has cloaked the past memories with layers of dust and ________ each fate beyond any expectations.
The jolly “dwarf” of the class has now ________ a successful businessman. The shy skinny “bookworm” is now a talented Ph.D. Trying his luck in some ________ land in the Western atmosphere. The naughty, tomboy has________ her carefree laughter in exchange for a sheltered, comfortable life. And________ , a literature addict, was driven by an inner force to put her pen aside and become a________ instead.
She decided to ________ her old teacher, who had sowed the seed for the cause of nurturing people in her directionless mind ________ his poetical lessons. She used to dream of the enlightened faces of her ________ and their round eyes running over every page of the books. Yet, at the most ________turn of her life’s course, she didn’t ________ literature for her career, for she had been told that literature is just like a magical paradise to which the way is extremely ________ .
Her hands are so small; ________ can they hold the depths and the fullness that literature can bring? Still, she promises herself to go ________ , bearing in mind the last ________ of her dear teacher, “Don’t ________ what you give or receive. Learn to live generously to enjoy life, even when it’s not generous toward us.”
Now, she is a teacher, yet she has to continue learning numerous difficult ________ of life. The more she ________ , the better she understands the value of her teacher’s last lesson.
1.A. oldest B. dearest C. hardest D. longest
2.A. successes B. failures C. lessons D. promises
3.A. transformed B. supported C. organized D. developed
4.A. fought against B. stood for C. tuned into D. found out
5.A. large B. distant C. poor D. past
6.A. insisted on B. suffered from C. stuck to D.thrown away
7.A. she B. you C. I D. he
8.A. worker B. officer C. teacher D. writer
9.A. assist B. follow C. visit D. leave
10.A. beyond B. among C. across D. through
11.A. students B. roommates C. relatives D. friends
12.A. expensive B. effective C. decisive D. creative
13.A. write B. choose C. elect D. find
14.A. smooth B. perfect C. difficult D. rough
15.A. how B. when C. why D. where
16.A. up B. in C. on D. down
17.A. words B. results C. notes D. chances
18.A. hope for B. search for C. look for D. care about
19.A. problems B. lessons C. vocabularies D. passages
20.A. introduces B. forgets C. experiences D. Donates
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