Have you got some paper, a pair of scissors and, above all, a desire to decorate your house? Then, we have the perfect holiday artwork for you: Make Star Wars snowflakes (雪花). Remembered as a cherished form of work in classrooms before the holidays, paper snowflakes have drawn many people's attention again.
The designer, Anthony Herrera, just recently released his 2013 collection. "The Star Wars snowflake designs began as just doing designs of characters that I and my daughter wanted to make three years ago," Herrera told us in an email. "The second year I introduced vehicles, and this year I decided to push further by designing battle scenes."
Sometimes, he feels a bit bored with his job. With each year, the designs have got more detailed and various, but the process of creating them remained the same: sketching (画) figures on paper with a pencil until a symmetrical (对称）pattern comes out, then scanning the designs and cut them with scissors. However, he says he has plenty of ideas for new flakes next year, so no two will ever be the same. Hopefully with Star Wars: Episode VII coming in 2015 he'll have even more work in the future.
Check out your favorite finished versions of Herrera’s flakes (from both 2013 and previous years) and download the pictures beneath them and then get down to creating your own work. A warning: Most designs aren't for the casual flake-maker, so patience you must have.
1.From the text, we know that Herrera ______.
A. can make snowflakes with his daughter's help
B. made more complicated designs before 2013
C. introduced paper vehicles in 2011
D. will make a great variety of detailed paper flakes
2.Herrera is fed up with the job sometimes because ______
A. he has to design detailed and different patterns
B. he has to follow the fixed process of paper cutting
C. he spends much time designing, scanning and cutting
D. he has few ideas for what the next designs will be like
3.By writing the last paragraph, the author tries to ______.
A. offer us more information about Herrera’s paper cutting
B. tell us how to download picture of snowflakes
C. instruct people to be a real creative artist
D. remind us of being patient with Herrera’s designs
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
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At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried 4.________ (sad). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished at 5.________ he saw.
Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something 6.________ (amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up. 7.________ the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.
Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of 8.________ well and ran off happily!
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A． Which B． What
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A． sight B． sign
C． sigh D． scene
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完成句子
1.这次游历对我的人生有深远影响，让我永远难忘。
This field trip ______________________________________________________________, which will never fade from my memory.
2.大多数司机只是从他身边驶过，把人体交通标志视为理所当然的事情。
Most drivers just pass by, _____________________________________________________.
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Johnson’s colleagues _________________________________ a genius for his ability to time markets.
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Mark Twain left school early, and as an adolescent, _________________________________________________________________________________ in South America, set off for New Orleans.
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语法填空
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I’m glad I made a choice. It made 10. of us feel good.
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书面表达
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Dear editor,
I have been getting along well with my father. However, as I’m in Senior Three now, the question whether I should live at school or come back home for the nights has come to our family discussion. My father and I have different opinions over the matter and we are arguing over it these days.
My father insists that I should live at school. In the previous two years, I have been spending about 80 minutes every day to and from school. Living at school can help save a lot of time. In this way, I can have more time for my studies.
On the other hand, what I believe is that I should spend my nights at home. First of all, if I come home for the nights, I will have more freedom to arrange my studies. Meanwhile, I will have more time to communicate with my parents, which will make us understand each other better.
I don’t want to make compromises and neither does my father, as it seems. Could you tell me what I should do? I would be grateful if you could give me some advice.
Your sincere reader,
Teddy
【写作内容】
假设你是某英文报社的编辑，读了Teddy的来信后，想告诉他你的看法。以下是你回信的内容：
1. 以约30个词概括以上短文的内容。
2. 以约120个词表达你对住校这件事情的看法，内容包括：
1）建议Teddy听从父亲的劝告，并在原文的基础上补充理由;
2）作为编辑，以你曾经住校的经历支持你的观点;
3）给Teddy提一些建议。
【写作要求】
1. 可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
Dear Teddy,
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Yours,
Editor Li
读写任务
概要应包括：
1.My father and I hold different opinions on living at school or come back home for night.
2.My father insists that I live at school to save more time for study.
3.I would spend nights at home to arrange studies and communicate more with my parents.
注意人称的变化和书信的形式
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阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics．At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games．The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics．From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule．
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936．The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear．It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics．
In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful．When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games．China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics．
Japan is an Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics．Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet．
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps．People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen．
1.The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics _______．
A．are the same thing
B．are different games
C．are not held in winter
D．are held in summer
2.The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games ______．
A．after the year 1936
B．after the 3rd Winter Olympics
C．before the 3rd White Olympics
D．before the year 1932
3.The Winter Olympics is held once ________．
A．every two years
B．every three years
C．every four years
D．every five years
4.Which of the following is true?
A．Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games．
B．Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games．
C．All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games．
D．Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games．
5.What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?
A．Basketball
B．Table tennis．
C．Football
D．Skating．
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