Dear editor,

I’m a senior high school student, and I want to read more books of classic literature. But some friends suggest I watch movies based on the books instead. What are the advantages of each approach and what do you suggest?

Thanks!

Lora

注意：

1. 詞數(shù) 100 左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 信的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入詞數(shù)。

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Jingdezhen porcelain(瓷器)is Chinese porcelain produced in or near Jingdezhen in southern China. Jingdezhen has produced porcelain 【1】 (century)ago. And the town 【2】was named Jingdezhen by Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty became a major kiln(窯)site around 1004.During the period, the 【3】(produce)of porcelain in this area first became 【4】(know).By the 14th century it had become the largest centre of producing Chinese porcelain, which remained in the following times. In the Ming Dynasty, official kilns in Jingdezhen 【5】(control)by the emperor, making quality porcelain in large quantities for the emperor to give abroad as gifts. As a result, the town was 【6】(close)linked to the world.

Although being a remote town in a hilly area, Jingdezhen is near the quality porcelain stone and forests which can provide plenty of wood for the kilns. It also has 【7】river flowing from north to south, 【8】(benefit)the transport of the fragile objects.

Jingdezhen has produced a great variety of 【9】 (value) porcelain. As a result, the town is famous 【10】 the “Porcelain Capital”. One type of its well-known high quality porcelain object is the blue and white porcelain from the 1330s.

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(^)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

Last year, our class paid a visit a local nursing home. After arrive there, we saw some elder doing Tai chi. They gave us an impression of being energetic but healthy. But there was also some old people seated in the wheelchairs. They were out of the shape, which made me a few sad. They must have experienced a hard life in the past. During that visit, we chat with the old and did some cleaning here. We had such a good time. This year, we plan to visit it again and hope more people care about the old so that they can be healthy, peace and happy for the rest of their life.

Curling(冰壺)is a winter sport played on ice. Therefore, it’s most popular in northern countries like Canada. Curling is played in the USA by about 15,000 people.【1】Scottish winters were long and there were forms of entertainment. So people began making a sport out of sliding heavy stones on the frozen lakes. The game spread, and in the 1700s curling clubs formed. Then Scottish soldiers brought it to North America.

【2】Men, women, and children often compete on the same team, if they can slide a forty-pound stone down the ice! Both teams slide their stones toward the same goal. After all 16 stones have been cast, the team whose stone has slid closest to the goal gets one point.

【3】The ice is so smooth and the stone is so heavy that even the smallest misjudgment in a throw can make the stone slide much too far or stop too suddenly.【4】Water helps the stone slide, but it can also change the stone’s path.

In curling, a broom is part of each player’s equipment. A good curler must know how much force to use. The player must know the exact conditions of the ice on the court.【5】That may explain why the international Olympic Committee decided to make curling an Olympic sport in 1998.

A.Players compete on the court.

B.Then the play begins in the other direction.

C.Curling is played by teams of four people.

D.In other words, a good curler must be a fine athlete.

E.The rules are easy to learn, but playing the game is hard.

F.The melting of the ice makes things tough for the curlers.

G.Curling probably began in Scotland in the 1500s or earlier.

主要內(nèi)容包括：1、你的優(yōu)勢(shì)；2、你所做的準(zhǔn)備工作；3、表達(dá)幫助社區(qū)的愿望。

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注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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1. 自然災(zāi)害造成的損失慘重；

2. 我們應(yīng)該掌握有關(guān)自然災(zāi)害的知識(shí)并做好充分準(zhǔn)備；當(dāng)自然災(zāi)害來(lái)臨時(shí)，要堅(jiān)定信念，并團(tuán)結(jié)一致，保持鎮(zhèn)靜，努力自救和幫助他人。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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Will cash disappear from our neighborhoods? Cash will likely become less popular, thanks to the high cost of using cash and the 【1】(grow) number of alternatives. The future will be ＂less cash＂rather than cashless.

Cash is unique among payment instruments in that anyone can transact(交易), any time, any place, with no third parties 【2】 (involve). With this freedom 【3】(come) strong privacy protection. Currency neither knows nor cares who holds it or when and where a transaction occurred. People have 【4】 sense of security when they have cash with them. These entries will, of course, evolve(進(jìn)化) as our societies become more 【5】(digital) native. However, old habits and viewpoints take a long time 【6】 (turn)over. Some 【7】(merchant)will resist the costs of new equipment or fees that accompany cash alternatives. Cash 【8】(consider) more convenient and universal, while with digital transactions there’s always concerns about hacking and fraud(詐騙).

So, no matter where we are in the world, let us celebrate the ATM’s half-century of service. Though cash may become less popular, rest assured that there will always be someone 【9】 will stop you in the street asking for directions 【10】 the nearest ATM.

If you’ve never eaten it (although you probably have), porridge is a type of food served for breakfast. It is usually a type of grain, like rice or oat (燕麥), mixed with either milk or water, and often heated up. It is often thicker than liquid, but not solid and is very easy to digest, so it's a better option for people who are ill, and it provides long-lasting energy for the day.

Porridge preparation--the amount of ingredients (配料) and cooking time—depends on what you choose to use as your porridge base. If I'm cooking for myself, I put a very big handful of ‘rolled’ oats in a saucepan, add a little bit of water and about 200ml of milk, and let the mixture boil. I stir the porridge constantly, and it takes about five to ten minutes to cook.

Once it's cooked, the fun part is adding the flavors. Porridge alone doesn't have a very strong flavour. Although some people think this makes porridge boring, I think this is what makes porridge exciting! It is like a blank piece of paper—you can add almost anything you want to the porridge base. Greens, nuts and dried fruits are very healthy options to add and can give you energy for the day. But if you don't like these, or you're allergic, then honey and chocolate are also very tasty options. (Just don’t add to much!)

One of the best things about porridge? You can make it almost anywhere in the world. Either oats or rice or both are “staple foods (主食)” for many people across the world. You can usually buy big bags of either, then add local ingredients to make your porridge interesting—whatever is cheap and convenient to find, wherever you are. I am currently in Mexico, and I love to heat my oats up with milk, then mix in peanuts and pumpkin seeds and cacao nibs, and I put a layer of sugar over the top to make my porridge sweeter.

Porridge? Hopefully it sounds a lot tastier now!

【1】What is the purpose of the text?

A.To give brief introduction to various porridge.

B.To show how to prepare porridge for the patient.

C.To warn us not to have porridge for breakfast.

D.To introduce the benefits of porridge.

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Porridge is often thicker, liquid and solid.

B.Porridge alone has a very strong flavor.

C.Porridge is to many people's liking.

D.Porridge is only served for breakfast.

【3】According to the author, what is the best thing about porridge?

A.It provides long-lasting energy for the day.

B.It is cheap and convenient to make.

C.It's a better option for people.

D.It is never boring and tasteless.

【4】What's the author's favourite flavor?

A.Porridge with Sugar.B.Porridge with oats.

C.Porridge with fruit.D.Porridge with milk.

“Some people at school think that I ______ think badly of anyone,” Mickey started to explain, “and that ______ at all bothers me, but that’s not true at all. I’m just like anyone else. I used to get angrier than all the other kids.______ years ago, with the help of my parents, I started a small collage. With every little piece I stuck on I added some bad thought or act.”

It was ______. The teacher looked closely at die wall. In each one of the small ______ he could read “fool”, “silly”, “idiot”, “pain”, and a thousand other ______ things.

“This is how I started ______ all my bad times into an opportunity to ______ to my collage. Now I like the collage so much that, each lime someone makes me angry, I couldn’t be ______. They’ve given me a new piece for my work of ______.”

That day, the teacher was impressed by Mickey’s ______ to have an optimistic character. Without telling anyone, Mr. Anthony ______ his own collage and he would often recommend it to his students.

【1】A. lonely B. angry C. calm D. excited

【2】A. accept B. understand C. mind D. forget

【3】A. decision B. character C. dream D. method

【4】A. goodness B. cleverness C. worry D. anxiety

【5】A. helped B. introduced C. followed D. invited

【6】A. drove B. promised C. showed D. moved

【7】A. appeared B. relaxed C. escaped D. froze

【8】A. seen B. want C. made D. required

【9】A. often B. never C. almost D. ever

【10】A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything

【11】A. But B. As C. Though D. Because

【12】A. crazy B. reasonable C. difficult D. true

【13】A. walls B. books C. pieces D. boxes

【14】A. strange B. negative C. small D. clever

【15】A. throwing B. turning C. packing D. cutting

【16】A. get B. belong C. lead D. add

【17】A. happier B. quicker C. more friendly D. more careful

【18】A. movie B. literature C. art D. science

【19】A. practice B. advice C. suggestion D. secret

【20】A. began B. left C. bought D. missed

1. 表達(dá)興趣；

2. 自身優(yōu)勢(shì)；

3. 希望獲準(zhǔn)。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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