Life is a matter of choice. Seemingly, it means a choice of concrete (具体的) things. But in fact, it means choosing a way of life. Life is to be lived and enjoyed, not to be wasted or complained about.

Hardly can we forget the time when our society faced the threat from the life-and death disease— SARS. Yet, even during those dreadful times, some suffering people remained optimistic. Instead of wearing white masks, some people turned to colorful ones, and thus displayed a happy mood. And some creative people dubbed SARS to mean “SMILE AND REMAIN SMILING.” People who survive these kinds of circumstances decide in their minds to carry on in spite of the hardships.

Although we cannot choose our appearance, inborn gifts and even avoid unexpected disasters and adversities (逆境), we do have the right to choose to live optimistically, to love our lives, to have dreams, and to cherish hopes.

Every morning when we get up, we have a choice of how we want to approach life that day.

【写作内容】

用约30个单词写出上文的概要；

用约120个词就“Our Life Rests on Our Choice” 谈谈你的看法和感受，内容包括：

（1）简要叙述你对“Our Life Rests on Our Choice”的理解；

（2）请举例说明你会选择怎样的人生态度；

（3）简要叙述你这样选择的理由。（至少2点）

【写作要求】 1. 阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】 内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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Tomorrow is my birthday, and I’m at an age when not everyone looks forward to cakes and presents. 【1】It always makes me feel excited to be alive and grateful for my life and my family. So I think even if your birthday is a regular old day at work or home, there are some easy ways to raise it to the special occasion.

Give a gift to someone else. 【2】While everyone loves to open a birthday present, there is a lot of joy and goodness to be gained from being generous with others. Making a birthday donation(捐赠)to a charity that means something to you. 【3】 .

Try something new. Today is new to us. Why not enjoy the newness of the moment? Dip your tones into some new waters, sign up for an adult education class, go for a new-to-you park or plan a new trip. 【4】

【5】Whether or not you have the opportunity to share a meal, outing or party with friends and family, please take time on your birthday to connect with people who are important to your life. if you use social media like phones, you are likely filled with well-wishes from loved ones. Use these as a jumping-off point to start new conversations and reconnect with people who lift your spirits and support in your journey towards being your best self.

A. Connect with people who matter to you.

B. Freshen up yourself with countless opportunities.

C. It’s better to give than to receive

D. This year my birthday is on a Saturday.

E. I love my birthday, though.

F. Download an app to learn a new language is also a good choice.

G. One choice is to donate a dollar amount to match your age.

1. 电脑不能代替老师上课。

2. 不在网上学习可以增强合作的能力。

3. 长时间看电脑的危害。

注意：1.词数：100词左右

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Over the past several months, certain situations have left me emotionally raw when dealing with the subject of family, particularly my mom. The holiday season has never agreed well with her, physically or emotionally. Her first heart attack took place two weeks before Christmas when I was in the seventh grade. The song “Jingle Bell Rock” instantly took me back to driving to the hospital to visit her after her emergency heart operation. When I was at grade 2 at high school, we found ourselves awkwardly putting turkey into our mouths after my mom had come from a week-long stay in the hospital to recover from heart attack and a stroke. A girl of 15, due to the gift of having my mom alive and home to celebrate, my heart was contradictory that Thanksgiving.

【1】The author went to the drugstore to ________.

A. buy some medicine B. buy a doll

C. buy some necessities D. see her family members

【2】By saying the holiday season has never agreed with her, the author wanted to show ________.

A. her mother was not comfortable on holidays

B. her mother didn’t like holidays

C. her mother didn’t agree with her holiday plan

D. her mother often disagreed with her

【3】What can be inferred about the author’s family?

A. Her family may be badly off.

B. Holidays may be hard times for them.

C. her mother was a strong-willed woman.

D. Her parents were not concerned about her.

(1) 树立自信，克服羞怯心理；

(2) 多参加英语角活动；

(3) 多看英语新闻（如CCTV-9）

注意：1.词数：100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

I'm Li Hua from Xinghua Middle School. _________________________________

Girl：“Slow down a little．I am 【2】 (scare)．”

Boy：“No, it’s so fun．”

Girl：“Please…it’s so scary．”

Boy：“Then say that you love me．’’

Girl：“Fine. I love you. Can you slow down now?”

Boy：“Give me a big hug.” The girl 【3】 (give) him a big hug.

Girl：“Now can you slow down?”

Boy：“Can you take off my helmet and put it on? It's 【4】 (comfort) and it’s bothering me while I drive.”

The next day, there 【5】 (be) a story in the newspaper．A motorcycle had crashed into a building because 【6】 (it) brakes were broken．There were two people on the motorcycle, of which one died, and the other had survived...

The guy knew that the 【7】 (brake) were broken．He didn’t want to 1et the girl know, 【8】 he knew that the girl would have gotten scared.

Instead, he was told the last time that she loved him, got a hug from her, put his helmet 【9】 her so that she can live, and die himself...

Once in 【10】while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale．

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

First published in 1851, the book tells the adventure stories of Captain Ahab and his continuous hunting for the white whale and draws us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories.

The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1918, the book provides insight into Adams’ family, including his experience as a private secretary to his father, minister to England during the American Civil War.

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whiteman

When Whiteman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he wanted to define the American experience— sing for the new country in a new voice, reflecting the great changes in the American literary world that had taken place during his lifetime.

Poems by Emily Dickinson

An enthusiastic poet whose works have had a considerable influence on modern poetry, Dickinson’s frequent use of dashes(破折号)，sporadic(零星的)capitalization of nouns, and unusual metaphors(隐喻) has contributed to her reputation as one of the most innovative poets of the 19th-century American literature.

The song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

First published in 1855, this is Longfellow’s most popular and most recognized poem, showing the heroic life and death of a magic American Indian sent by the Great Spirit to guide the nations in the ways of peace.

【1】If you want to learn about a magic American Indian, you can choose ________.

A. Moby-Dick B. Leaves of Grass

C. Poems D. The song of Hiawatha

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Of the five works, four are poems.

B. Walt Whiteman was an enthusiastic poet and singer.

C. The Education of Henry Adams is a non-fiction book.

D. Of the five books, Moby-Dick was published last.

According to Lucas, the barefoot life has many 【6】 (advantage). The most important is simply that it feels good. He also says that walking barefoot allows you to experience the world directly by 【7】 (touch) it with your feet. In addition, the feet do not smell so much 【8】 they stay dry,【9】 (make) it hard for bacteria(细菌) to grow. And, of course, walking barefoot keeps your feet in good shape, so it’s actually 【10】 (healthy) than wearing shoes.

Put an ice cube(冰块) from your fridge into a glass of water. 【1】 Thus, you can take out that piece of ice with the help of the string. But you must not touch the ice with your fingers.

You may ask your friends to try to do that when you are having dinner together. 【2】 You must use salt when you carry out this experiment.

【3】 Then put some salt on the ice. Salt makes ice melt(融化). The ice round the string will begin to melt. 【4】 The cold ice cube will make the salt water freeze again.

After a minute or two you may raise the piece of string and with it you will raise your piece of ice!

This experiment can be very useful to you. If, for example, there is ice near the door of your house, you must use very much salt to melt all the ice. 【5】

A. If you don’t put enough salt, the water will freeze again.

B. The string must be at least 10 centimeters long.

C. First you put the string across the piece of ice.

D. We can learn a lot from this physical experiment.

E. But when it melts, it will lose heat.

F. You should have a piece of string 10 centimeters long.

G. There is a salt bottle on the table.