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09.1
D)(14分)
Wealllikegettingintogossip(闲聊).Studiess___92___thatgossipingreleases(释放)ouremotionsandreducetension(紧张).ResearchhasprovedthatintheUSA,gossipingcanmakepeoplemoredemocratic(民主,平等).Itisawayoffreeexpression.Whilegossiping,peoplecommunicatewithafreemind.Gossipingh___93____usshift(转移)ourinteresttoothers.Whenwegossip,weseldomdiscussourownproblems.Wegenerallydiscussanotherpersonwhoisnotpresent.Doingso,welaughawayourowncares.Sometimeswefeelsorryforapersoninvolvedinaparticularproblem.Andwealsocomeupwithsolutionstohisproblems.Morehappinessflowsintoourliveswhenwehelpandguideapersonwearet___94___about.But,beawareofthedangeroussideofgossiping!
Gossipingcanbeharmfulifyouh___95___othersonpurpose.Whenyoustartspeakingi__96____ofsomeone,youstartcriticizingothersfornothing.Whenyougossipwithanill-will,itmakesyoutense.Tensionnaturallycomestoyouwhenyoutrytomakeotherstense.Whydopeopletalkbadlyabouteachother?
Peoplepassbadremarksaboutotherssimplyoutofhatred﹙憎恨),fear,envy(妒忌),andgreed.Thepersonmakinginsulting(侮辱性的)remarksthinkshislistenerwillkeepthetalkas__97____,butgossipingtravelsfasterthanthewind!
Andstillfasterwhenthegossipingisbad!
Weallgossipatonetimeoranother.Aftergossiping,peoplefeell__98____andrelaxed.Butpurelybadgossipingmakesustenseandenviousofothers.
D.(14分)
Ateenagegirlcouldn'tstandherparents'familyrules,soshelefthome.
Shewantedtobef___92___.Butshehadpooreducationandseveralyearslatershehadtoaskforfoodinthestreetforal___93____.Nowherfatherhasdied.Hermotherisanoldwoman.Butsheisstilllookingforherdaughter.Shehasbeentoe___94___cornerofthecity.Everywhereshegoes,sheputsupabigphotoofherselfonthewall.Atthelowerpartofthephotoshewrites,"Istillloveyou...,comebackhome!
"
Oneday,thedaughtersawoneofthephotos.Thefacewasfamiliar.“Isthatmymother?
”Shemovedcloserandr___95___thewords:
Istillloveyou...Shecried.
Whenshegothome,itwasearlymorning.Sheknockedatthedoor.Thedooropeneditself.Sherushedtohermother'sb___96___.Hermotherwassleeping.Shewokehermotherup,"It'sme!
Yourdaughterisbackhome!
"Themotheranddaughterheldeachother,fullofhappytears(眼泪).Thedaughterasked,"Whyisthedoornotl___97___?
Athiefcouldgetin."Themotheranswereds___98___,"Thedoorhasneverbeenlockedsinceyouleft."
Thedoorofparents'lovefortheirchildrenwillneverbeclosed.
D.(14分)
Obamas’$1Allowance(零花钱):
HowMuchDoYouPayYourKids?
ManychildreninAmericatrytofindthejobsintheirholidaystoearntheirpocketmoney,includingPresidentObama’sdaughtersSashaandMalia.Obamagiveshissevenandten-year-olddaughtersjustadollaraweekeachforthejobstheydo.Theyhelptodohouseworksuchassettingthetable,washingdishes,andc___92___theirplayareasandbedrooms.
Somepeoplequestionifitisr___93___togivechildrenallowancesinthisway.ButmostoftheAmericanparentsbelievethateveryoneinthefamilyshouldberesponsibleforthehousework.Thepeoplewhoagreewiththispointsaythatkidsshouldn’tjustgetallowancesforn___94___,andthatsuchpaymentscanhelpkidslearnitisnoteasytogetmoney--thisisthefirstl___95___oftheirmoneymanagementskills.MostofthechildreninAmericaareallowedtospendtheirallowancesonthethingstheylike.Manypeoplethinkthatkidscanstartreceivingallowancesaroundages4or5,whenchildrenstarttounderstandhowmoneyw___96___inlife.
Howmuchshouldthechildrengetfromtheirjobsisanotherproblem,e___97___inthesetougheconomictimes(经济困难时期).Onewayherecanhelptheparentstomakethedecision:
writedownhowmuchyouspendonyourchilddailyfortwoweeksandsetana___98___basedon(基于)theaveragedailyexpenses.Thenyouwillgettheanswer.
D.(14分)
InmostAmericanhearts,MarkTwainisagreatfamouswriter.ManyofhisbooksarestilltranslatedandprintedinAmericaortheothercountriesintheworldnow.However,hewase___92___aprinter,riverpilot,soldierandlivedahardlifebeforehebecameafamouswriter.
WhenMarkTwainwasalittleboy,hisparentscalledhimSam.LittleSamhadtwogoodfriends,TomandJohn.SamadmiredTommost.Hecouldsleepa___93___heliked—inthestreetorinthewoods,andhecoulddowhathewanted.Thenthethreefellowswouldsetoffinsearchofsomeadventures.Inthisway,MarkTwainranged(浪迹)acrossthenationformorethanathirdofhisl___94___.
ThoughMarkTwainlivedahardlifeinmostofhislife,hewasfamousforhish___95___.Onedayhewasonthetrain,theconductoraskedhimforhisticket.MarkTwainlookedfortheticketinallhispockets,butf___96___tofindit.Atlasttheconductorsaid,“Itdoesn’treallymatter.Ifyoucan’tfindit,thereisnoharmdone.”However,MarkTwinsaid,“Oh,butthereis.Imustfindthedammed(该死的)thing,orhowwillIknowwhereI’mgoing?
”
Anotherday,amillionairereplacedhisunablelefteyewitha___97___glasseye.Hefeltveryproudandhappy.WhenhemetMarkTwain,hecouldnothelpasking,“Canyouguesswhicheyeofm___98___istheglassone?
”MarkTwainpointedtothemillionaire’slefteye.Themillionairewasverysurprised,“Howdoyouknowthat?
”MarkTwainreplied,“Becauseinyourlefteye,therestillhasbeenalittlemercy(仁慈).
D.(7%)
TherewasonceamancalledMr.Flowers,andflowerswerehisonlyjoyinlife.Hespentallhissparetimeinoneofhisfourglass-housesandgrewflowersofeverykind,withl___73___anddifficultnames.Forcompetitions,hetriedtogrowaroseofanewc___74___towinthesilvercupfortheRoseoftheYear.
Mr.Flowers’glass-houseswereveryclosetoamiddleschool.Boysofaroundthirteenyearsofagewereoftentempted(诱使)tothrowastoneort___75___atoneofMr.Flowers’glass-houses.SoMr.Flowersdidhisbesttobeinorclosebyhisglass-housesatthebeginningandendoftheschoolday.
Butitwasnotalwayspossibletobeonwatchatthosetimes.Mr.Flowershadtriedinmanywaystop___76___hisglass,butnothinghadbeenuseful.Hehadtriedtodriveawaytheboyswhentheythrewstonesintohisgarden;buttheboyscouldrunfasterthanhedid,andtheylaughedathimfromfaraway.Hehade___77___pickedupallthestonesaroundhisgarden,sothattheboyswouldhavenothingtothrow;buttheysoonfoundo___78___.
AtlastMr.Flowershadagoodidea.Heputupalargenotice.Itwasmadeofgood,strongwood.Itwassomemetresawayfromtheglass-houses.Onithehadwrittenthewords:
DONOTTHROWSTONESATTHISNOTICE.Afterthat,Mr.Flowershadnof___79___trouble:
theboysweremuchmoretemptedtothrowstonesatthenoticethanattheglass-houses.
10.2
MosheKaiCavalinisahalfChineseAmericanboy.Asoneoftheyoungeststudentstograduatefromatwo-yearcollegeattheageof11,MosheKaiCavalinhaseveryreasontobeproudofh92.
ButCavalinsaid,“Ifeelproud,butnottooproud,becauseitistheenemyoflearning.”
CavalingraduatedfromtheEastLosAngelesCommunityCollege.Whatsurprisedm93isnotonlyhisyoungage,buthisexcellentperformance:
heisoneofthethreegraduatesfromthecollegewhohadahighscore.
Whenhefirstwenttothecollegeattheageof8,professorstreatedhimlikeachild.Butlater,hebecameoneofthec94andgotalongprettywellwiththeotherstudentswhowere18yearsandolder.
The11-year-oldcollegegraduateisgoingtowriteabookabouthissecretsonhowhegraduatedfromcollegeat11w95goingtoprimaryschoolandhighschool.
“IwanttobeascientistlikeAlbertEinstein,”saidCavalin.
Cavalin’smotherSandyChiencomesfromTaiwan,andhisfatherisfromBrazil.Chiensaidhersons96histalent(天赋)attheageoftwo.HelearnedveryfastandlikedtowatchTVandreadchildren’sbooks.
“Itriedtosendmysontotheelementaryschool,butIfoundthathelearnedtoofastandveryoftenhehadn97tododuringthelessons.SoIdecidedtoteachhimathome.”saidChien.
LikemanyChineseparents,Chiensenthersontoaprivateschooltolearnthepianoat4,andlatersenthimtolearnChineseKungFu.Atage7,Cavalinhadc98highschoolathome.
BeingborninAmerica,Englishishismotherlanguage.HecanalsospeakFrench.Helikestoplaygameswithfriendsofthesameage.However,hehasagoodrelationshipwiththestudentswhoare10yearsolderthanhimatcollege.
HiMary,
ThankyouforwritingtomeandIwilltrytogiveyousomeideasaboutimprovingyourwrittenEnglish.Thebadnews,ofcourse,isthatthereisnoe92waytodothis.Ittakeswork.
ImprovingyourEnglish,likegettingbetteratanythingelse,meanslotsofpractice.IthinkyoualreadyknowenoughwordsandgrammarinEnglishtomakesentencesandtounderstandEnglish,andtheproblemyouhaveisastheproblemallChinesestudentshavewhentheylearnEnglish.YougotoEnglishclassacoupleoftimesaweekandther93ofthetimeyouspeakChinese.IfyoucometoCanada,yourEnglishwouldimproveveryq94becauseyouwoulduseitallday,everyday.It’sjustpractice.
ToimproveyourwritinginEnglish,youshoulddot95things.First,youshouldtrytoreadEnglishasmuchaspossible.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatyouread,sopicksomethingthatinterestsyou.ReadingEnglishwillshowyouhowEnglishwordsareusedtogether,howEnglishspeakersexpressthemselvesandsoon,soyoucanlearnalotfromthat.Thenyoushouldpracticewriting.Askyourteacherifyoucangetex
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