Sixteen years ago a boy 【1】(give) me an important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew 【2】 I was. I was very lonely, and afraid 【3】(speak) to anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems. Then one day, when my classmates were talking 【4】(happy) with their friends, I 【5】(sit) at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed by me and then 【6】(turn) back. He looked at me, with a smile. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and 【7】(friend). It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became 【8】(close) to everyone in my class. The boy 【9】 the lucky smile has become my best friend now. One day I asked him 【10】 he had smiled, but he couldn’t remember doing so! It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone.

In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.

In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.

As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.

Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with（涉及）special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer it all.

【1】The oldest university in the US is _________.

A.YaleB.HarvardC.PrincetonD.Columbia

【2】From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years,______.

A.those colleges and universities were the same

B.people, young or old, might study in the colleges

C.students studied only some languages and science

D.when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers

【3】Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were ________.

A.Latin and GreekB.Latin, Green, French and German

C.American history and GermanD.French and German

【4】As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach_______.

A.everything that was known

B.law and something about medicine

C.many new subjects

D.the subjects that interested students

【5】On the whole, the passage is about___________.

A.how to start a university

B.the world-famous colleges in America

C.how colleges have changed

D.what kind of lesson each college teaches

1. 寫信目的；

2. 活動內容；

3. 活動意義；

4. 表達期待。

注意:

1. 詞數100左右；

2. 可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

3. 參考詞匯: 勞動 labor

Dear James,

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Yours,

Li Hua

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。

During the weekend I traveled by air the first time in my life. I generally travel by train and by bus. It is both cheaper and safe. But this was a short journey. In the beginning I did not feel very happily, but this feeling did not last longer. The journey was very exciting. I was soon high up in the sky among the cloud. The views of mountains, fields and rivers were interested. I enjoy my short and comfortable journey very much. This experience has shown that traveling in air is actually the safest way of make journeys.

Success story

Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.Frank is now the head of a very large business company.【1】It was his job to repair bicycles【2】He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small work-shop of his own.During the war Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.【3】By the end of the war,【4】which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.Frank smiled when he remembered【5】He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.She wanted him to repair their son’s bicycle!

E. his hard early years and the long road to success

F. The small work-shop had become a large factory

G. He wanted to succeed.

【1】Why is the woman talking to the man?

A. She wants to see the doctor.

B. She needs to email her doctor.

C. She needs help logging in to the patient website.

【2】How often does the woman seem to go to the clinic?

A. Every year. B. Every two years. C. Every four years.

1. 見面時的問候方式；

2. 接收禮物時的回應方式；

3. 餐宴禮節(jié)。

注意：1. 詞數100左右，信的開頭和結束語已寫好，不計入總詞數；

2. 可根據內容要點適當增加細節(jié)，使行文連貫。

Dear Jane,

Glad to hear from you and you’re welcome to China in July.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

The Dutch government has announced it will stop 【1】 (use) the nick name Holland in favor of its 【2】 (office) name the Netherlands. The 200,000 ($319,000) rebrand is part of an update of the country’s international image. The image includes a push to more sustainably manage large numbers of tourists 【3】 visit the country each year.

Holland refers to two of the 12 【4】 (province), North Holland, which includes Amsterdam and Haarlem, and South Holland, where The Hague, Rotterdam and Leiden 【5】 (situate). The tourism industry started promoting the nation using the nickname 25 years ago but now 【6】 (want) to present the commerce, science and politics of the whole country.

The change of image was part of a renewed tourism strategy that aims 【7】 (put) an end to large numbers of visitors on cheap flights, particularly to Amsterdam. Minister of Economic Affairs Eric Wiebes said the Netherlands had the 【8】 (much) competitive economy in Europe and the fourth in the world.

It said it expected the number of international visitors to reach 30 million in 2030, which will increase the pressure 【9】 the quality of life and the environment, and makes 【10】 necessary not only to promote the country, but also to emphasis a big development of the Netherlands.

1.寫信目的。2.個人優(yōu)勢。

注意：1.詞數100字左右。

2.增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Sir/Madam,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Publishers of books in all formats made almost $26 billion in revenue (收益) last year in the U.S., with print making up $22.6 billion and e-books taking $2.04 billion, according to the Association of American Publishers’ annual report 2018. Those figures include trade and educational books, as well as fiction.

While digital media has developed quickly, people still love to own physical books, according to Meryl Halls, managing director of the Booksellers’ Association in the U.K. “I think the e-book bubble has burst somewhat. Sales are flattening off. The physical objects are attractive.” she said.

People love to display their books, Hall added. “The book lover loves to have a record of what they have read. It’s about signaling to the rest of the world and about decorating your home, because people want to use it to indicate something about themselves.” And for Halls, there is also a desire to escape the screen. Part of the reason is that it’s harder to have an emotional relationship with what you’re reading if it’s on an e-reader.

As for the future of books, all formats will continue to be in demand, says Jacks Thomas, director of the London Book Fair. “People always need knowledge and people always need stories, so from that point of view, the book industry, in whatever format, has a strong future,” she says.

【1】What do we know from the passage?

A.E-books help escape the screen.

B.Publishers of books like e-books.

C.Details are more accurate in physical books.

D.Print books make a bigger profit than e-books.

【2】What does the underlined phrase “flattening off” mean?

A.Cutting down.

B.Being controlled.

C.Stopping growing.

D.Keeping increasing.

【3】Why do people prefer physical books?

A.They are a signal of the world.

B.They are used to build houses.

C.They help people record something.

D.They are good to strengthen a relationship.

【4】Which is Jack’s idea about the book industry?

A.Its future promises to be good.B.Books won’t be needed.

C.No different formats coexist.D.Digital media will replace physical books.