Have you ever received a gift that was so dearly, not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite "Why, thank you," but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and bad) reflect about your personal qualities?
Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy — the ability to put yourself into someone else's head and heart. We're all able to do this; in fact, we're born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced (加强) — by our parents, teachers, friends. When it isn't, we're not able to understand other people's feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional (情感的) qualities.
Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. (Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know.)
We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Ignoring the tradition won't make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.
1.The underlined expression "you had missed the mark" means "you had failed to ________.
A. make her feel better
B. keep your friendship
C. get the expected effect
D. receive a present in return
2.Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced.
B. Emotional changes influence one's choice of gifts.
C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with.
D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers.
3.In the third paragraph, the author tells us that ________.
A. the choice of gifts reflects one's emotional qualities
B. one learns from what he did in the past
C. attention should be paid to the receivers' responses
D. one should spend more time choosing gifts
4.The best possible title for this passage is “________”.
A. Ways of Choosing GiftsB. An Important Tradition
C. Exchanging PresentsD. Message in a Gift
科目:高中英语 来源:2017届北京西城区高三上期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
John stepped on the stage without hesitation ________ he had been preparing for this moment all his life.
A. even ifB. as ifC. as soon asD. as long as
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:2017届北京东城区高三上期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
This year’s children’s party, ________ some parents were invited to, was a great success.
A. whichB. whyC. whoseD. where
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:2017届安徽江南十校高三下期开年第一考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:七选五
根据短文内容,从短文后的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。
How To Study English In China
English is obviously not the native language in China. Although many Chinese want to improve their English level to the amount needed in daily work, it’s very hard when only a few people speak English around them. 1. Here are a few tips that might help.
Join a school with native teachers to guide you.
2.The more exposure you can get to these foreign teachers, the faster and better you’re going to learn English. If a school doesn’t give students maximum exposure to native English speakers’ classes, find one that does.
Read English daily.
This means using websites that are permitted in China, accessing English texts, newspapers and books. Read short stories in English. When you come across words you don’t know write them down immediately. 3.
Find some English speakers.
Spend time with them and share conversations. There is nothing better for learning any language than finding native speakers of the language to practice with. When you speak, you are practicing every aspect of the language(except writing) in the most efficient way possible.
Memorize vocabulary.
Write new words in a notebook every week, with English definitions and a sample sentence, not a Chinese translation. 4. Carry it with you everywhere you go. Even if you have a question about something that you see and you don’t know the English word, write it down in your own language with the plan to look it up later and learn that word in English.
5.English is not well controlled by grammar rules. For every rule, there is an exception to that rule. Your time will be better spent in watching movies and learning from them than studying grammar for long hours. Find someone to write emails in English to or write a dairy every day.
There are many other ways to improve your English. Come on!
A. Learn to write.
B. Watch an English film once a month.
C. What can you do to study more English?
D. There are many English speakers in China.
E. You can do this by writing in your notebook.
F. Follow a soap opera, comedy or radio program or TV drama.
G. You should be carrying a notebook with you everywhere you go just to write down something important.
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年黑龙江哈尔滨六中高一上期末考英语卷(解析版) 题型:书面表达
一家宾馆新开业,为吸引外国宾客,希望在互联网上进行宣传,请你用英语为其写一篇文字介绍。主要内容应包括:
1.地点:距白山入口处500米;
2.房间及价格:单人间(共20间),100元/天;双人间(共15间),150元/天;热水淋浴;
3.餐饮:餐厅(中、西餐),咖啡厅(茶、咖啡);
4.游泳池:全天免费开放;
5.欢迎预定。
注意:
1.词数100左右,开头语已为你写好;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Welcome to Baishan Mountain Hotel.
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:2017届陕西西安市高三上第三次模拟考英语卷(解析版) 题型:语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
My interest in Chinese food started years ago, when I was a young reporter for the Washington Post. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown, 1. I found some very good Chinese restaurants.
That was the first time that I 2. (notice) the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables of Chinese food. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why 3. has this special feature.
Many years ago, China had 4. energy crisis because it lost much of its wood due to over population and poor management of its forests. This 5. (lose) was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to either find a substitute for their 6. (value) wood, or learn how to use it better. There weren’t any substitutes so people found ways to economize.
In order to economize in cooking, they had to use very little wood. So they started cutting their meat and vegetables 7. small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked 8. (fast) and they saved more fuel. The food 9. (prepare) in this way kept its fresh flavor — and it’s this flavor 10. attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking.
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:2017届陕西西安市高三上第三次模拟考英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Geneva(日内瓦) Tourist Guide
Universal compact app for iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPhone 5 / iPhone / iPod / iPad GENEVA TOURIST GUIDE with attractions, museums, restaurants, bars, hotels, theatres and shops with traveler reviews and ratings, pictures, rich travel information, prices and opening hours.
Discover what's on and places to visit in Geneva with our new cool app. It will guide you to top attractions and shopping malls, and tell you directions to hotels, bars, and restaurants. This is an all-in-one app for all the local attractions. Our travel guide to Geneva features up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, travel tips and more.
Highlights:
◆ Geneva Information — Overview, climate, geography, history and travel
◆ Attractions — Ancient sites, beaches, botanical gardens, coffee farms, museums, scenic drives, towns, waterfalls, religious and historical sites, etc.
◆ Hotels — From luxury hotels to budget accommodations, including reviews, price comparison, address and more.
◆ Map — It is an interactive map and get turn-by-turn driving directions. Find traffic details, road conditions, street maps, multi map, satellite photos, and aerial maps. Allow you to easily search and find local businesses with directions.
◆ Gallery — Picture galleries of Geneva's most beautiful sights, interesting events, unusual occasions and more.
◆ POI Search — Search everything at Geneva.
Enter any keyword or name to search. Find Name, address, distance, route map, call, and directions to every business location.
◆ Translator — Supports 52 languages, Large text Translation.
◆ World Clock — All major cities of the world (1000 Cities).
1.What is Geneva Tourist Guide?
A. An appB. A bookC. A mapD. An advertisement
2.Geneva Tourist Guide provides tourists with all the following help except ______.
A. to discover what's on and places to visit in Geneva
B. to guide tourists to top attractions and shopping malls
C. to offer latest information on attractions in Geneva
D. to help tourists make friends with Geneva locals
3.Which of the following is not among highlights of Geneva Tourist Guide?
A. Information about both expensive and cheap hotels in Geneva.
B. Chances to visit Geneva galleries without paying any money.
C. A search system that can find everything at Geneva.
D. Being able to be used by tourists from all over the world.
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:2017届辽宁铁岭协作体高三上第二次联考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Every year more people recognize that it is wrong to kill wildlife for “sport.” Progress in this direction is slow because shooting is not a sport for watching, and only those few who take part realize the cruelty and destruction.
The number of gunners, however, grows rapidly. Children too young to develop proper judgments through independent thought are led a long way away by their gunning parents. They are subjected to advertisements of gun producers who describe shooting as good for their health and guncarrying as a way of putting redder blood in the veins (血管). They are persuaded by gunner magazines with stories honoring the chase and the kill. In school they view motion pictures which are supposedly meant to teach them how to deal with arms safely but which are actually designed to stimulate (刺激) a desire to own a gun. Wildlife is disappearing because of shooting and because of the loss of wildland habitat (栖息地). Habitat loss will continue with our increasing population, but can we slow the loss of wildlife caused by shooting? There doesn’t seem to be any chance if the serious condition of our birds is not improved.
Wildlife belongs to everyone and not to the gunners alone. Although most people do not shoot, they seem to forgive shooting for sport because they know little or nothing about it. The only answer, then, is to bring the truth about sport shooting to the great majority of people.
Now, it is time to realize that animals have the same right to life as we do and that there is nothing fair or right about a person with a gun shooting the harmless and beautiful creatures. The gunners like to describe what they do as character-building, but we know that to wound an animal and watch it go through the agony of dying can make nobody happy. If, as they would have you believe, gun-carrying and killing improve human-character, then perhaps we should encourage war.
1.According to the text, most people do not seem to be against hunting because ________.
A. they have little knowledge of it
B. it helps to build human character
C. it is too costly to stop killing wildlife
D. they want to keep wildlife under control
2.The underlined word “agony” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A. formB. conditionC. painD. sadness
3.According to the text, the films children watch at school actually ________.
A. teach them how to deal with guns safely
B. praise hunting as character-building
C. describe hunting as an exercise
D. encourage them to have guns of their own
4.It can be inferred from the text that the author seems to ________.
A. blame the majority of people
B. worry about the existence of wildlife
C. be in favour of war
D. be in support of character-building
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:2017届河北衡水中学高三上期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:短文改错
假定英语课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。
Dear Steven,
I’m glad that you coming to Beijing this summer vacation. You asked many question in your letter, and now let me answer them.
To start with , Beijing, the capital of China, is very attractive city with a long history. You can found all kinds of delicious food in Beijing, of that the most famous is the roast Beijing duck. I hope we will enjoy it. Besides, there is a great number of tourist attractions worth visiting, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace or the Forbidden City. These scenic spots have attracted millions of tourists in this year. I promise you will have a wonderfully time here in Beijing.
I’m looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.
Yours,
Liu Chao
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互联网违法和不良信息举报平台 | 网上有害信息举报专区 | 电信诈骗举报专区 | 涉历史虚无主义有害信息举报专区 | 涉企侵权举报专区
违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com