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Many
people
have
felt
isolated
and
afraid
during
the
pandemic
this
year,
and
the
Weder
family
is
no
different.
But
11—year—old
Emerson
Weber
has
a
hobby
that
has
turned
into
a
remarkable n writes letters—lots of
letters. One day last spring, she even wrote to
Doug,
her
mail
carrier.“I
want
to
thank
you
for
taking
my
letters
and
delivering
them,”she
said“You are very important to
me.”
In
no
time
at
all,
Emerson’s
simple
thank—you
note
was
shared
around
the
United
States
Postal Service(USPS). Many of the
workers who read it wrote her back. Her father was
so moved
by the response that he took
to Twitter to share his appreciation for the
outpouring of love.
“Emerson, my 11—year—old, is on a bit
of a wild ride with the USPS and our local mail
carrier,Doug.”The
next
day
after
Emerson
gave
Doug
the
letter,
a
package
arrived
with
two
had shared Emerson’s letter with his
supervisor, Sara, and the both wanted to share
how touched they were.
The
next
week,they
got
a
letter
addressed
to“Mr.
and
”.It
seems
that
Sara
had
shared
Emerson’s
note
as
a
“Token
of
Thanks”in
the
internet
USPS
newsletter,
and
there
were
postal
folks that wanted to thank her.
That
day,
the
family
saw
Doug
getting
out
of
the
truck
with
two
BOXES
of
letters
from
around
the
country.
These
letters
were
so
deeply
human.
They
were
filled
with
family,
pets,
hobbies,community, and
an overwhelming sense of kindness.
But there was something more in these
letters. People felt seen—some for the first time
in a
long time.“I work alone in a small
rural post office. ”“My kids all live far
away…”“Not a lot of
people think about
how hard we work…”
One
wrote, “I can’t tell you how much it means to read
your letter…”
With dozens of
new pen pals, Emerson did what she does
best.
She wrote.
She acknowledged that there WERE a lot
of letters, but she read them all.
“I’m not sharing this because I'm a
proud dad,”her father wrote on Twitter. “I'm
sharing it
because
it
is
relatively
easy,
if
we
take
the
time,
to
give
others
the
one
thing
they
need
to
be
well—human connection.
Emerson does this boldly. Her lesson to me was
simple: It's the small
things that
matter most.”
Send a letter.
Make a call. Take a step of boldness. For yourself
or for others.
24. shared
Emerson’s story on Twitter because
.
A. he was moved
by the readers' response
B.
he wanted more people to read the
letter
C. he took great
pride in being Emerson’s father
D. he was thankful to Doug
for delivering
letters
25. What do the letters in the passage
symbolize?
A. A sense of
community.
B.
The company of family.
C. A
bond between people.
D. The outpouring of
courage.
26. Which of the
following words can best describe
Emerson?
A. Selfless and
patient.
C.
Determined and proud.
B. Smart and
mature.
D.
Loving and grateful.
答案：
21. D
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. C
26.
D
2021
西城期末
A
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21. Which would be the best heading for
Paragraph 2?
A. Why Do We
Need Mozzy Watch?
B. Who Are
Suitable To Wear Mozzy Watch?
C. How Does Mozzy Watch Work To Protect
You?
D. How Did Our Team Do
the Test On Mozzy Watch?
22.
How does the author promote Mozzy Watch to
consumers?
A. By describing
its stylish design in detail.
B. By highlighting its unique technical
features.
C. By offering
feedback from thousands of users.
D. By giving special buy
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discounts.
23. On what kind
of website would you probably find this
article?
A.
Health.
B. Opinion.
C. Entertainment.
D. Sports.
B
Kajal moved to the United States in
February 2017. Having previously volunteered for
two
years as an assistant yoga teacher
in her home country, Kajal was enthusiastic about
volunteering
and
began
looking
for
volunteer
opportunities
that
match
her
interests
on
VolunteerMatch.
“I
enjoy volunteering and it’s a way to
make an impact in my new community,” says
Kajal.
Kajal was drawn to a
volunteer opportunity with the Meridian
International Center to review
applications on behalf of
the
Young Leaders of the
Americas Initiative (YLAI). Kajal had previous
experience, and the position also
afforded her the opportunity to work remotely.
After connecting
with
the
opportunity
on
V
olunteerMatch
and
successfully
completing
the
application
process,
Kajal
got
to
work.
Her
role
involved
reviewing
applications
from
potential
candidates
for
a
four
-
week
fellowship in the U.S. She was responsible for
describing the business ideas presented
by these candidates, assessing the
social impact of their businesses, and determining
the strength
of candidates to carry out
their plans.
With
almost
4,000
applicants
in
2017,
Meridian
International
Center
considers
volunteers
like Kajal to be integral
(
必要的
) members of the team.
With help from volunteers, 250 candidates
have now been selected to take part in
the program and will travel to the U.S. this
fall.
Kajal
says
that
this
volunteer
opportunity
super
-
charged
her
existing
skills,
while
helping her build new ones such as time
management,
business analysis,
decision
-
making,
planning, and presenting.
She
is
now
looking
for
her
next
volunteer
opportunity
and
reflects
positively
on
her
experience
with
Meridian
International
Center,
“A
new
country
brings
in
a
lot
of
new
experiences and volunteering helped me
to settle into a new environment,” adds Kajal. “By
helping others, I felt needed in
society. Not only did it improve my
self
-
esteem
(
自尊
), other
people benefited too. Volunteering is a
great opportunity to improve yourself, others, and
the
whole society”.
24. Why did Kajal look for a
volunteering opportunity in the U.S.?
A. She wanted to do something for her
new community.
B. She needed
a chance to meet new people.
C. She wanted to remember her yoga
class.
D. She needed to
improve her social skills.
25. One of Kajal’s jobs in YLAI is
________.
A. raising the
candidates’
self
-
esteem
B. building the candidates’ existing
skills
C. helping the
candidates do some volunteer work
D. judging the social impact of
candidates’ businesses
26.
How does Kajal feel about her experience with
Meridian International Center?
A. Rewarding.
C. Relaxing.
B. Tiring.
D.
Challenging.
答案：
2
1
．
C
22
．
B
23
．
A
24
．
A
25
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D
26
．
A
2021
东城期末
A
To increase
your chances of landing an assignment for a travel
guidebook, you need to find
out what
the publishers are looking for. Here are links to
their submission guidelines with a few
special requirements and
tips.
Fonor’s
Fonor’s
is
a
publishing
company
of
both
travel
guidebooks
and
online
content
covering
thousands of
destinations worldwide. Visit
/about
-
us
, and near the
bottom of the page
you’ll find “Write
for Us” with information for submitting articles.
Do remember to attach a copy
of one of
your other works when contributing.
☆
TIP
: Fonor’s
always hires writers who live in the destinations
they cover. So, it’s good to
remember:
While
you
may
want
to
write
about
a
foreign
destination,
more
than
likely
you’re
closer to being an
expert about the place where you live.
Workman
Workman
publishes unique and unexpected travel guides such
as
1,000 Places to See Before
You Die
, and
The
Food Lover’
s Guide to Paris
.
Consider them if
you’re interested in
writing a
nontraditional
travel
guide.
You
can
find
their
submission
guidelines
at
/work
-
< br>with
-
us
.
They
require
a
typical
nonfiction
book
proposal
with
a
suggested
table of contents and author
information. A chapter of your other books is also
required. Send your
submissions to
submissions
@
.
☆
TIP
:
If
they
don’t
accept your
article,
you
might
be
lucky
enough
to
get
feedback
about
why.
Lonely Planet
Writers can get in touch with Lonely
Planet by visiting their “Become a Contributor”
page at
/contribute
. At that
page you’ll find a form asking for a resume
(
简历
) and links
to
your
other
writing,
but
there’s
also
space
for
more
travel
-
related
information
such
as
geographical knowledge
and level of fluency in relevant
languages.
☆
TIP
: You’ll find
they also accept articles for “Travel News.” If
they say yes, you may get
another
chance for a bigger job such as a
guidebook.
For more
information on publishers, please visit
.
21. This passage is mainly
for ________.
A.
guides
B. writers
C. travelers
D.
publishers
22. Who may
provide advice on how to improve
articles?
A.
Fonor’s.
Digest.
23. What is required by all the
companies?
A. Geographical
knowledge.
C. Overseas
experience.
B
Craig
Foster,
bare
-
chested,
was
diving
in
bitterly
cold
waters
off
the
southern
-
most
tip
of
Africa
when he saw her—an octopus hiding under a coat of
shells and stones.
B.
Nontraditional ideas.
D.
Previous writing.
B.
Workman.
C. Lonely
Planet.
D.
Contributor’s
Deeply attracted, he began following
this incredibly shy creature. He kept coming back
every
day to the same place where he
first met her, trying to stay very still in her
presence. For weeks
she refused him:
hiding in her home, or pushing her liquid body
into the nearest crack to escape.
And
then, after Foster’s dogged persistence for 26
days, she reached out and touched him.
In
the
documentary
“My
octopus
Teacher”,
this
tender
moment
moves
you
in
a
way
you
never
thought
an
octopus
tentacle
(
触手
)
wrapped
around
a
human
hand
could.
The
nature
documentary won Best Feature at the
EarthxFilm Festival 2020.
“If you gain the trust of that animal
over a period of months, it will actually ignore
you to a
certain degree and carry on
with
its normal life, and allow
you
to step inside
its secret world,”
Foster
says in his documentary.
We
see her outsmarting a shark by riding on its back,
growing a new tentacle after surviving
a
shark
attack,
and
finally
wasting
away
after
laying
her
eggs.
“The
octopus
showed
me
many
behaviors that were
completely new to science,” Foster
says.
After
years
of
filming
some
of
the
planet’s
most
dangerous
animals,
Foster
was
berm
out,
depressed, and disconnected. “I was
struggling. My only way to heal felt like I needed
to be in the
ocean, my
go
-
to happy place as a
child,” he says.
Completely
involving himself in the underwater world has
calmed his mind. Over the years
other
animals have reached out to make contact,
including dolphins, whales and even sharks. “But
nothing has compared to this ‘once
-
in
-
a
-
lifetime’ bond with the octopus,”
Foster says.
The octopus
changed Foster’s life forever.
Foster
says the octopus taught him that humans
are
part
of
the
natural
world,
and
not
simply
visitors.
“Your
own
role
and
place
in
the
natural
world
is the most precious gift we humans have
received,” he says.
24.
Foster followed the octopus with
________.
A. great
patience
spirit
25. According to “My Octopus Teacher”,
the octopus ________.
A.
enjoyed Foster’s attention
C. placed trust in Foster
gradually
26. What did
Foster learn from the experience?
A. The natural world offers many
gifts.
C. The natural world
never fails to impress.
B.
Humans belong to the natural world.
D.
Humans
should
protect
the
natural
B. taught Foster
surviving skills
D.
benefited from Foster’s company
B. a professional goal
C. scientific curiosity
D.
an
adventurous
world.
答案：
21.B
2021
朝阳期末
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To: David Russe
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From: Alyssa Meller
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Date: January
12
Subject:
Meetings
22.B
23.D
24.A
25.C
26.B
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