現(xiàn)在，越來越多的學(xué)生開始意識到學(xué)習(xí)英語的重要性，但是一些學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)在日常生活中很少有說英語的機(jī)會。假設(shè)你校學(xué)生會決定舉辦一次英語口語競賽,請根據(jù)以下提示，寫一則100詞左右的英語海報。

目的：提高同學(xué)們的英語口語能力

時間：12月8日下午2:00-5:00

地點(diǎn)：校會議室

評委：3名外教和7名外語老師

獎品：一臺筆記本電腦（獲得第一名的學(xué)生）

參賽對象：全校學(xué)生

（海報發(fā)布時間：10月8日）

參考詞匯：英語口語 oral English

One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young. When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flew about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I about how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time. Hearing me crying over the death of my bird, he explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous (有毒的) berries (干果). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

A. He had just got a new cage.

B. He liked its beautiful feather.

C. He wanted a pet for a companion.

D. He wanted it to sing for him.

2.The mockingbird died because it ______.

A. drank the poisonous water by mistake

B. was frightened to death

C. ate the poisonous food its mother gave it

D. refused to eat anything

3.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

A. Freedom is very valuable to all living things.

B. All birds put in a cage won’t live long.

C. You should keep the birds from their mother.

D. Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?

The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring. While for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils(災(zāi)禍).

People’s choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions(反應(yīng)) toward them. Green is said to be the most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. People who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.

Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites(食欲). Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. Similarly, many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a person’s eye.

Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.

The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully.

1.Muslims regard green as a symbol of heaven mainly because of their _______.

A. cultural values

B. commercial purposes

C. personal experiences

D. physical reactions to the color

2.Why will many commercial websites have a red “Buy Now” button?

A. To relax people physically.

B. To increase people’s appetites.

C. To encourage people to make a purchase(購買).

D. To cause a person’s blood pressure to rise.

3.What color might help lose weight according to the text?

A. Red B. Green. C. Blue. D. Purple.

4.Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?

A. Colors and Human Beings

B. The Cultural Meaning of Color

C. Colors and Personal Experiences

D. The Meaning and Function of Color

Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony(儀式) but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: one is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits die hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.

Many roads and places in Singapore (新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road(斯坦福路) and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries--in both the West and the East.

Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus--obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.

Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example. “Bras Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay (馬來語). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.

A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent (月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.

1.We learn from Paragraph 1 that ________.

A. the government is usually the first to name a place

B. a ceremony will be held when a place is named

C. many places tend to have more than one name

D. people prefer the place names given by the government

2.What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Change suddenly.

B. Change significantly.

C. Disappear very slowly.

D. Disappear mysteriously.

3.Which of the following places is named after a person?

A. Selector Airbase.

B. Raffles Place.

C. Piccadilly Circus.

D. Paya Lebar Crescent.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.

B. Some places in Singapore are named for military(軍事) purposes.

C. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.

D. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.

Happiness through Honorable Actions

Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.

Here is an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of mean excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.

Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?

In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate(證明) that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations(名譽(yù)) by telling others. On the contrary, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.

There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we’re happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.

1.According to the passage, the honorable action in the example brings us our ______.

A. self-respect B. Financial(經(jīng)濟(jì)的) rewards

C. advertising ability D. friendly relationship

2.The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to ______.

A. lying B. stealing C. cheating D. advertising

3.The underlined phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention” means ______.

A. offering advice to the clerk B. telling the truth to the clerk

C. asking the clerk to be more attentive D. reminding the clerk of the charged item

4.How does the positive cycle work according to the author?

Money Matters

Parents should help their children understand money. 1.______ So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.

1. The basic function of money

Being explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the thing he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收銀員). 2.______ When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.

2. Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. 3.______ If you must say no to your child’ request to spend money, explain, “ You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say, “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”

3. 4._____

Begin at the grocery store. Pick out similar brands of a product--a name brand butter and a generic (無商標(biāo)產(chǎn)品), for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money. 5._____ If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves money for other purchases.

A. Wise decision

B. The value of money

C. Allow the child to choose between them.

D. Tell your child why he can or cannot have certain things.

E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you

F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave toy store

G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest

After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced ______ for a few days, I was ______ to wait tables on my own. All went _____ that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily _____ the tables not far from the kitchen. _____, I still felt a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盤).

Before I knew it, the ______ was full of people. I moved slowly, ______ every step. I remember how ______ I was when I saw the tray stand (架子) near the tables. It looked different from the one I was _____ on. It had nice handles, which made it ______ to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to ______ I was a natural at this job.

Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved ______ you work. It seems your tray stand has been very _____ to you, but we are getting ready to ______ now, and my wife needs her ______ back.”

At first his _____ did not get across. “What was he talking about?” Then I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was _____. I wanted to get into a hole and ______.

Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just ______. I have learned to be more ______ and not to be too sure of myself.

1.A. waitress B. assistant C. cook D. manager

2.A. promised B. invited C. allowed D. advised

3.A. well B. quickly C. safely D. wrong

4.A. left B. shown C. brought D. given

5.A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Finally

6.A. kitchen B. street C. restaurant D. table

7.A. changing B. minding C. taking D. saving

8.A. angry B. calm C. sad D. happy

9.A. fixed B. trained C. loaded D. waited

10.A. slower B. lighter C. quieter D. easier

11.A. believe B. agree C. regret D. pretend

12.A. letting B. making C. watching D. having

13.A. unusual B. familiar C. useful D. interesting

14.A. rest B. order C. eat D. leave

15.A. bag B. walker C. tray D. coat

16.A. message B. praise C. idea D. need

17.A. cold B. full of joy C. pale D. on fire

18.A. lie B. hide C. defend D. stay

19.A. repeated B. discovered C. corrected D. described

20.A. careful B. patient C. honest D. practical

請根據(jù)所給的首字母，漢語或英語單詞提示，在空格上填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，使句子的意思完整，每空只填一詞。

1.At the party, we can get some drinks like orange juice, tea or coffee free of c________.

2.There is no d______ that hard work leads to success.

3.The student was given a m___________ for winning the speech contest

4.He had his cell phone ________ (decorate) with gold and jewels.

5.I picked up a few good _____________ (便宜貨) in the sale.

6.The car accident _______ (產(chǎn)生) from his carelessness.

7.I worked as an volunteer in 2008 Olympic Games, which is a v________ (有價值的) experience in my life.

8.The house ________ (belong) to Mr. White is being painted now.

9.The boy is very clever and he shows high ________ (intelligent) in study.

10.Only ten of us will be a____________ (接納) as competitors to the games.

假段定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯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）不計分。

The day before yesterday, I went to the bookstore where is near our school to buy a reference book. It was Saturday, so there was many people. Under the help of the shop assistants, I quickly got the book I needed. I was about to leave when I found someone trying to steal a man’s money. Although I was nervous, but I tried to think of a way to help. Suddenly, a good idea came me. I stepped on the man’s foot on purposes. As I expected, the man’s scream gives the thief a fright, whom quickly walked out of the shop. After hear my explanation, the man smiled and showed great gratitude to him.

假定你是紅星中學(xué)高一某班學(xué)習(xí)委員，你�？吹侥惆嘤泻芏嗤瑢W(xué)抄襲作業(yè)，針對這種現(xiàn)象，你將在下周的班會上組織全班同學(xué)進(jìn)行討論，并以“My opinion on copying others' homework”為主題作中心發(fā)言。請你用英語寫一篇發(fā)言稿。

發(fā)言稿須包括以下內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：

1. 抄襲的主要原因；

2. 抄襲的危害及解決辦法；

3. 簡要表明自己的態(tài)度。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)不多于120 字；

2. 發(fā)言稿的開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

May I have your attention, please?

My topic today is about copying others' homework. As we know, some students copy others' homework.

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