My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas. I did not have the time or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities. What was the point, anyway? It was going to be a lonely Christmas after all.
However, the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle (陆续来临) in.
There was a knock on the door one evening. It was Jeff’s new colleague, John Smith, and his wife, Phyllis. The Smiths had stopped by to welcome us to town with a loaf of homemade bread. They pointed out a package on the porch (门廊). Apparently the doorbell wasn’t working in the cold snowy weather and we had missed a visit from the Browns, our across-the-street neighbors, who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies.
Then, we received an invitation to share a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors, Ernie and Nancy Sommer, and their guest—a 90-year-old lady, who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.
I was so grateful for these gestures of welcome, especially during the holidays.
This year, we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas. The distance and work schedules just made things too difficult. Knowing that sense of Christmas isolation all too well, we decided to try to round up some other folks who were alone in the holidays.
Lonely people are all around us, but most of us seldom notice them. Just take a look around you. Sometimes, the smallest kind gesture can make a world of difference.
1.What can be inferred from paragraph 3?
A. The doorbell wouldn’t work in winter.
B. The Smiths happened to find the gifts sent by the Browns.
C. John Smith, Phyllis and Jeff worked in the same company.
D. The Browns put the gifts on the porch secretly.
2.What does the underlined word “isolation” in the last second paragraph mean?
A. Hurt. B. Love. C. Loneliness D. Happiness.
3.Welcomed by the neighbors, the author realizes ________.
A. even a small kind act can make people feel warm
B. lonely people should celebrate Christmas together
C. Christmas should be treated seriously
D. the people around us are all lonely
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There are two types of people in this world: those who regularly wash their office coffee cup. And those who only take it off their desk to cover up the coffee mark at the bottom with a fresh pour, driving away their shame with the reasoning that the heat must kill the bacteria or spine thing.
Depending on which type of person you are, this will be either mildly annoying or more-than-mildly exciting. As Heidi Mitchell wrote in a recent Wall Street Journal column, it’s fine to never wash your cup, as long as you’re not sharing it with anybody else.
There are two warnings to that statement, infectious-disease expert Jeffrey Strake, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine, told Mitchell; One, it only applies if you’re not sharing the cup with anybody else. And two , if you leave cream or sugar in your cup over the weekend, that can certainly cause mold(霉) to grow – in which case, wash it out.
Otherwise, though, there’s not really much to worry about. “If I went and cultured the average unwashed coffee cup, of course I would find bacteria.” Starke said. “But remember the vast majority came from the person who used the cup.” Even if you drink from it while sick, it’s pretty hard to re-infect yourself with the same cup; most viruses don’t live long outside the body, which means that just letting your cup live in its own dirt may be a safer bet than the alternative; cleaning it with the disgusting sponge(海绵) in the office kitchen “The sponge in the break room probably has the highest bacteria count of anything in the office.” Starke said if the idea of not washing horrifies you , just stick the sponge in the microwave before using. Otherwise, though, reel free to continue your lazy ways without guilt.
1.What does the passage intend to tell us?
A. It is harmful to drink coffee with sugar.
B. It’s okay not to wash your coffee cup regularly.
C. The hot water contributes to the bacteria growing.
D. Drinking from unwashed coffee cups causes diseases easily.
2.What do we know from Stark’s words?
A. The coffee cup in the office must be put in the microwave to clean.
B. It’s easy to get infected if you often use the same unwashed cup.
C. The coffee cup shouldn’t be shared in the office.
D. It’s good way to grow bacteria in an unwashed cup.
3.What does the underlined part “your lazy ways” refer to ?
A. Leaving your coffee cup unwashed. B. Sticking the sponge in the microwave
C. Using Paper cups only in the office D. Cleaning your coffee cup with sponge.
4.Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A travel brochure. B. A science magazine.
C. An official statement. D. An entertainment program.
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It's not unusual to be caught in your life. When you get caught in a moment, you should remember that somewhere out there, someone always comes along with a pocket full of_______.
Yesterday I spent all my coins and dollar _______ on little deeds I had _______ breakfast because I got up late. Because of the mad rush, I forgot my _______.When 1 was on my way to _______ my lunch, a person in need asked me if I could _______ him some cash, so I decided to lend him first.
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Whether you call it luck or fortune, I ________wanted to say that somewhere out there somebody came along carrying a pocket of hope in his ________ and shared a piece of it with me! Somebody out there will one day do________ for you!
1.A. Hope B. chance C. luck D. food
2.A. Checks B. cash C. bills D. change
3.A. Had B. skipped C. left D. taken
4.A. bag B. keys C. purse D. lunch
5.A. Serve B. cook C. buy D. prepare
6.A. give B. spare C. pay D. show
7.A. disappointedly B. gratefully C. anxiously D. willingly
8.A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Instead
9.A. Well B. late C. hard D. alone
10.A. Since B. As if C. When D. Even though
11.A. because B. so C. before D. after
12.A. processing B. introducing C. nuking D. seeking
13.A. finding out B. handing out C. putting up D. using up
14.A. adopting B. exchanging C. supplying D. taking
15.A. Contrary to B. Opposed to C. Owing to D. In response to
16.A. smile B. welcome C. laughing D. affection
17.A. confused B. worried C. excited D. puzzled
18.A. seriously B. nearly C. normally D. simply
19.A. coat B. mind C. heart D. packet
20.A. a lot B. the same C. much D. some
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文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I once bought the beautiful bracelet from a store and felt excited when I tried it on. Sadly, I was soon disappointed at that my naughty kids broke it. But instead of just feel sad, I chose to repair it myself.
To my greatly surprise, it didn’t take a long time to do it. As time went by, I found that I was not happy with just repairing my breaking bracelets. I started making new bracelets out the materials from my old one. Later on, I begin to design on my own
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The school sports meet will be held according to the s___________.
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It is reported that a surprisingly high number of city citizens in China suffer1.poor health and many die at an early age.
Poor health with no sign of any identified disease, a condition known as “sub health” is on 2.rise. Sub health 3.(mark) by general weakness, low energy levels and a poor immune system.
A survey4.was held in 16 cities with over one million population showed high proportion of urban Chinese have been suffering such health problems. The numbers are5.(particular) high in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong.
The problem happens6.(most) among senior and middle-level managers, clerks and other white-collar workers with high educational level.
The sub health condition, found in most cases among those groups of people, will have bad effects on China’s long term7.(develop) and progress unless8.(deal) timely and properly.
A survey by the Chinese Academy of Science shows that the average life of Chinese intellectuals is 58 years, 10 years9.(low) than the nation’s average. This early death phenomenon may be increasing. A health expert said China should race against time, 10.(seek) measures to solve the problem.
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假定你是李华。请你代表班级写封邮件给下周四即将回国的外教Johnson先生，邀请他参加3月12日晚上7点为感谢其出色教学而举办的欢送晚会。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr Johnson,
Yours,
Li Hua
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