【1】我下定决心将来去爬那座大桥。 (determine)

【2】互联网技术越先进，人们的人际关系就会越疏远。(the more… the more)

【3】泰国（Thailand）被认为是“微笑之国”的原因是那里的人们友善而有礼貌。 (The reason why…)

【1】With so many eyes ________ (fix) on him, he was very nervous.

【2】Careless spelling mistakes in a letter can create an unfavorable ________. (impress)

【3】If you ________ (tell) me about your trouble last week, I could have helped.

【4】________ I think counts most is that equal significance should be attached to after-school activities.

【5】How long do you think it will be ________ China sends another manned spaceship?

【6】When it comes to ________ (speak) in public, he is second to none.

【7】The 1960s was a period ________ greater opportunities were open to women.

【8】She found one excuse after ________ to postpone going to the doctor.

【9】It’s ________ (consider) of her to buy souvenirs for her colleagues each time she goes on business.

【10】This is the first time they ________ (make) it through to the final.

A.She prefers to exercise in the afternoon.

B.The man should continue with his exercise.

C.It is important to make warming-up exercise.

D.The man should start to exercise one month later.

Since 【1】 first fully artificial plastic was invented in 1907, humans 【2】(find) innumerable uses for the material. It has found 【3】(it) way into our tools, our clothes and even our bodies. In a new study in 【4】(environment) science and technology, researchers estimate the average American eats more than 50,000 pieces of microplastic particles, 【5】(small) than 5 millimeters in length every year and breathes in another 50,000. Although the health 【6】(effect) of consuming these tiny bits of plastic are unclear, researchers stress the real volume that people are 【7】(casual) swallowing is alarming. The largest contributor came 【8】 drinking bottled water, in 【9】 the bottle itself added more than 32 times more plastic to a diet 【10】(compare) with tap water, The Guardian reports.

A.Finish his term paper.B.Hand in the paper.

C.Read it to the woman.D.Correct the errors in the paper.

1. 说明活动的目的；

2. 从中国古典诗词的特点的角度，陈述热爱它的理由；

3. 对学习中国古典诗词的认识。

注意：

1. 词数100词左右；

2. 开头已写好，不计入总词数；

3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：古典诗词 classical poetry; 押韵 rhyme

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In human history, many ancient and splendid civilizations were developed and died. China is the only country 【1】 uninterrupted human civilization. Chinese civilization originated on the shores of the Yellow River. And the rich land 【2】 Chinese civilization began is Henan Province.

The Yellow River goes across 【3】 (center) Henan. It is China’s main north-to-south and east-to-west artery (干线). China’s most ancient 【4】 (lead), the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor, 【5】(bear) here. Even today, Chinese people all over the world still 【6】 (proud) call themselves the children of these two emperors.

The river holds 【7】 unshakable position in the heart of every Chinese, 【8】 (respect) by every generation and called “the Mother River”. With intelligence, hard work and determination, Chinese people try to achieve co-existence and common success on this land. The 5,464-km-long Yellow River breaks the last barrier and flows into the broad plain, 【9】 (form) the cradle of Chinese civilization.

Till now, the Yellow River has raised 13 dynasties’ capital Luoyang, 8 dynasties’ capital Kaifeng and the biggest economic center in 【10】 (it) area—Zhengzhou.

In a bowl of salad, all the ingredients (原料) are mixed together. 【1】 Together, however, the ingredients make up a unity. All the ingredients of a salad contribute to the finished product. They may be covered with the same dressing (调味酱), but the green vegetables, tomatoes and cooked corn can all be seen for what they are.

From this point of view, America is very much like a salad bowl where individual ethnic groups mix together, yet maintain their cultural uniqueness. People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the same companies, but at night they may return to their ethnic groups where their own individual culture directs their way of life. 【2】 Each ethnic group has its own special customs, language, food and traditions to protect and defend. This idea of the salad bowl is referred to as cultural diversity; that is, American society is a collection of various cultures living together in harmony within one country.

【3】 Here, society is like one large pot of soup. All cultural aspects are mixed together, sacrificing their original identity and keeping a bit of what they were to become a new reality. The longer the soup is cooked, the better the taste and the more likely it will be for the mixture to be cooked. In this sense, America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the world come to live and work together creating one nation. There are dozens of shared symbols. 【4】 In such a culture, symbols like the flag and the nation’s official song serve to break down the walls which separate ethnic groups.

Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot, America can be best described as a mixture of both. 【5】

A. They never lose their shapes, colors or tastes.

B. Both are ridiculous.

C. This is why there is so much diversity within America.

D. Thus, one needs to abandon one’s culture to be considered “American”.

E. In other words, America is a nation where there is unity in diversity.

F. The other theory, which is also used to describe American society, is the melting pot.

G. They serve to develop the various ethnic groups to create a new American culture.

My least favorite English teacher also made people laugh. Some students found him to be wonderfully funny. Many others did not. He asked us to keep journals. At the end of the six weeks I had a notebook full of bits and pieces about my ideas, short stories, reactions to what we had read, and so on. Our teacher announced that we would be grading each other’s journals. Mine was passed to Joe, who always behaved in a funny or silly way. He saw it fit to make a joke of and said, “This writing isn’t fit to line the bottom of a birdcage.” Our teacher laughed at that funny remark. It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven away my writing and teaching ever since.

So what makes the difference? Humor is one of the most powerful tools teachers or writers have. It can build up students and classes and make them excited about literature and writing, or it can tear them apart. It is true that humor is either productive or self-defeating.

【1】The passage mainly discusses _____.

A. teaching B. literature

C. knowledge D. humor

【2】The underlined word “hilarious” in Paragraph 1 probably means _____.

A. inspiring B. tiring

C. funny D. brilliant

【3】With his favorite English teacher, the writer found it most amazing that _____.

A. his teacher was very learned

B. his teacher was very humorous

C. few were able to find humor in works by Johnson and others

D. the works by Johnson and Addison were very humorous

【4】The English teacher the writer disliked most _____.

A. was not able to make students laugh B. had no sense of humor

C. didn’t let his students do the grading D. hurt his students’ feelings

A.He agrees with the woman.

B.He hasn’t been to the play recently.

C.He doesn’t know much about basketball.

D.He doesn’t think the team has been playing well.