本文为纪实性报导，作者目击了国际重大悲剧惨案，因而思绪万千．读后会激发学生：学习兴趣，用英文了解国际事件，外国朋友的心态．

　　One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn't sure of that was on September 11.

　　I usually wake up at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing an act of terrorism.

　　My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn't understand how something this terrible could have happened.

　　It wasn't until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy. People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant. Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious, to let myself get worried over small things. I've learned also that you can't take things for granted. Things change in the blind of an eye. People go to work and don't come back. One moment they're living and the next minute they're not. And, it doesn't matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.

　　You try to learn from what happened. You can't be used up by it. You can't live by it. All you can do is just live.

　　注：crash撞击　　reaction反应　　witness目击　　tragedy悲剧　　tolerant宽容的　　precious珍贵的　　take…for granted认为……是当然的

1．The word “positive” in the passage probably means ________.

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2．What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?

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3．From September 11, the writer has realized that ________.

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A．people should make the most of every minute they have

B．he has become less tolerant towards others

C．he should get worried about little things

D．life is too short to care about others

4．What's the best title(题目) of this passage?

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A．A Report about September 11

B．The Tragedy of September 11

C．September 11 and My Family

D．September 11 and My Turn

Ms James是你校的一位外籍教师，五年前从美国来到你校教英语，她下周三将要回国。回国前夕，学校将为她举行欢送晚会。请你用下面所给的提示词，以及要点，写一篇英文欢送辞。词数90左右，欢送辞的开头和结尾已给出。

提示词：friendly, strict, help, thankful, journey

要点：1.她友好、又易相处，但对我们要求严格。

2.几年来一直工作努力，尽最大努力使课生动有趣，学生们对她的课感兴趣

3. Ms James精力充沛，幽默又乐于助人，她在英语学习上帮我们很多，我们已取得巨大进步，我们都很感谢她。

4.她下周三将要离开回美国，我们祝她路途愉快。

 

看一看，想一想，把亲戚关系写下来(看图填词，是激发学生学习情趣的有效手段）

1．Connie is Sandy's ________.

2．Susan is Amy's ________.

3．Bill is Glady's ________.

4．Sandy is Fred's ________.

5．Gordon is Fred's ________.

6．James is Mimi's ________.

7．Bill is Mimi's ________.

Frank 去年来到泰中学习。在校学习期间，他对学校提倡的“创建和谐校园”活动感触颇深。请你以他的名义，给远在美国的父母写一封信，介绍学习的现状并谈谈感受。

创建和谐校园
学生之间和谐发展	学习刻苦，兴趣广泛，友爱互助……
老师学生和谐相处	学生尊敬老师；老师严格要求学生；师生关系融洽……
人与环境和谐共存	爱护花草树木，保持环境卫生，不随地乱扔废弃物……
个人感想	……

要求：1、表达清楚、语法正确、上下文连贯。
2、要点必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥，但不得出现真实班级、姓名等。
3、词数：100词左右（信的开头与结尾已给出，不记入总词数）。
4、参考词数：respect尊敬；build up建立，创建；a harmonious campus和谐校园;
impress 给……留下印象
Dear Mum and Dad,
Time flies! I’ve been here for nearly a year. I’m very pleased to find that our school is really a good one. The students in our school