广东省汕头市龙湖区汕头市东厦中学2022-2023学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题

2022-2023学年度第二学期汕头市东厦中学英语科开学考试卷

第一部分　阅读

第一节

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Welcome to our free resources for first aid

First-aid education has been included in the health curriculum for schools in England. Now, more children and young people will acquire the skills they need to save a life.

To celebrate the change, we’re launching a brand new teaching website. It’s aimed at all schools in the UK.

We understand that, for some people, teaching first aid can be quite frightening—especially if you’ve never done it before. So, we?ve designed these free resources to help you confidently deliver lessons in line with the new curriculum. Here’s how:

●Each first-aid skill focuses on one key action.

●The teaching resources provide you with all the guidance you need.

●The resources have easy-to-follow lesson plans that save you time in preparing for your classes.

This new interactive learning website will include:

●a multimedia library with supporting materials you need for each lesson

●different learning activities for those aged 5—18

●a full curriculum provided for the new requirements in England

How will it benefit learners?

Through all kinds of practical activities, learners will:

●have skills, confidence and willingness to act when someone needs first aid

●learn first aid for common injuries and what to do in an emergency

●develop basic life skills, including how to deal with challenging situations

●get other ideas such as kindness, safety and sharing learning with others

If you have any questions, please contact reducation@redcross.org.uk.

1.Who is the text written for?

A.Students.　　B.Parents.

C.Teachers.　　D.Doctors.

2.What is the advantage of the free resources?

A.Making first-aid learning fun.

B.Making first aid easy to teach.

C.Being based on life experiences.

D.Being open to learners of all ages.

3.How can learners benefit from the website?

A.They can treat various common injuries.

B.They can gain conventional medical knowledge.

C.They can be quite willing to perform first aid.

D.They can build up confidence in challenging jobs.

B

　　CPR(心肺复苏术) saves lives. It can really change someone?s life, as I found out for myself three years ago.

On October 14, 2009, my mom had an accident while playing soccer and was taken to hospital. The next morning, I was told that my mom had had a cardiac arrest (心脏停搏). I later learned that two players on the opposing team kept breathing air into my mother’s mouth and pressing her chest for seven minutes, as they waited for the ambulance to arrive. My mom stayed in the hospital for only ten days. I know that I am very lucky to have my mom here, because most people who have cardiac arrests and do not receive CPR within the first six minutes die.

My mom has used this experience to spread the word about CPR. She joined the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Support Group, which was set up to help survivors and their families through a difficult time. The support group also takes part in the Heart Walk every year, raising money for the American Heart Association. And she attends Lobby Day each year, convincing the New York State Legislature to pass a law that would make basic CPR and first-aid training a graduation requirement for high school students.

This task is not as difficult as it may first appear to be. Every student in New York State must take health class in order to graduate. Just one or two days of health class each year will ensure that every student in the state will learn this important skill. This training is also nearly free. There is no need for a professional CPR instructor because the American Heart Association has online videos that show the newest techniques in CPR. Also, most local EMS services will lend training models to schools.

My mom and her fellow survivors go to a high school each year to talk to the students about the importance of learning CPR. This training will not get you the official CPR certification (证书), but as my mom says, “You don?t need a little card to save someone’s life.”

4.How does the author feel about the two players?

A.Deeply grateful.　　B.Quite concerned.

C.A bit sorry.　　D.Rather frightened.

5.In what way did the authors mother change?

A.She made efforts to improve CPR.

B.She realized the key importance of law.

C.She paid more attention to her health.

D.She became an active CPR supporter.

6.What does Paragraph 4 say about the CPR training for students?

A.It may be turned down by a lot of students.

B.It requires little time and money.

C.It will become a graduation requirement.

D.It is difficult and dangerous.

7.What might the authors mother agree with?

A.It is challenging for many students to master CPR skills.

B.Every graduate should get an official CPR certification.

C.CPR skills are more important than CPR certifications.

D.High schools should make a special card for CPR learners.

C

Do you like to eat many different foods at the same time? Most of us do, but to buy twenty dishes at a restaurant is just too expensive for most Americans. A good way is to eat a potluck(百乐餐).

The idea is to have each family in a community prepare one or two dishes only and bring them to a large room. Many soups, salads, meats, hot dishes, cold dishes, desserts, and drinks are put on the table at one time. Each family member then takes a paper plate, a plastic knife, a fork, a spoon and a paper cup. In turn, they pick out the food they want to eat and fill their own plates with a balanced meal. Then, they sit with either their family or friends.

When they finish, they may go back to the table and eat more food for there is always more than the group can eat at one time. Following the meal, everyone puts their paper plates and cups as well as the plastic knives, forks, and spoons into the rubbish container.

At many potlucks, the people then begin having fun. A group of four men may sing as a Barbershop Quartet. A pianist or a violinist may play a solo. Often there is group singing. Sometimes there is a liars contest. Three people are chosen to tell a story. They leave the room and come back and two tell a true story while one tells a lie. The lie must be a clever story so it will be hard to choose which of the three stories is not true. The liars contest always causes everyone to laugh loudly.

Everyone leaves the potluck in good spirits as they have all eaten a very good meal and they have enjoyed themselves very much.

8.How does the author explain a potluck?

A.A meal contained in a pot that will bring you good luck.

B.An ordinary meal for several families.

C.A big meal for some special guests.

D.A meal where many families eat together each preparing one or two dishes.

9.How can people at a potluck enjoy themselves?

A.A group of three men may sing as a Barbershop Quartet.

B.A pianist or a violinist may play as a Barbershop Quartet.

C.Three people are often chosen to have a liars contest.

D.Three people are chosen to tell a true story.

10.Why is it hard for people to choose the lie in the liars contest?

A.Because the lie is also a true story.

B.Because the lie is told by a clever liar.

C.Because the lie is required to be a clever story.

D.Because the true stories are easy to tell.

11.What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?

A.To introduce a community activity.

B.To speak highly of a social activity.

C.To show a very effective way to eat well.

D.To show the importance of a potluck.

D

Most of us think of tears as a human phenomenon showing human emotion. But they’re not just for crying. All vertebrates (脊椎动物), even reptiles and birds, have tears, which are extremely important for maintaining healthy eyesight.

Now, a new study, published this week in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science, shows that non-human animals tears are not so different from our own. The chemical similarities are so great, in fact, that the composition of other species tears—and how they’re adapted to their environments—may provide a new view in better treatments for human eye diseases.

Previously, scientists had studied closely only the tears of a handful of mammals. In the new study, the tears of reptiles and birds were analyzed for the first time. Tears form a film(薄膜)—a very thin layer over the eye that consists of three ingredients: mucus(黏液), water, and oil. The mucus coats the eyes surface and helps to stick the film to the eye, the water is a natural salty solution containing proteins and minerals, and the oil prevents the eye from drying out.

Humans are the only known species to produce emotional tears; the expression “crocodile tears”, which refers to a persons false emotion, comes from the tendency of crocodiles to release tears as they eat.

But tears play key roles beyond weeping, notes Lionel Sebbag, a scientist at Iowa State University, in Ames. They help with vision and also protect the eye against infection and provide nutrition to the cornea, the eye?s clear outer layer.

By providing information about how to protect the vision of, for example, sea turtles, which are endangered, the study could provide some useful information for environmentalists. If we understand what makes up a healthy tear film, then we can understand how environmental effects can harm an animals eyes. Learning how reptiles and birds use tears may also inspire new treatments for conditions such as dry eyes, which occurs when there is not enough oil existing in tears. The disease, common in cats, dogs and people, can sometimes lead to blindness.

12.What do human and animals’ tears have in common?

A.Chemical composition.　　B.Harmful effects.

C.Emotional function.　　D.Flowing speed.

13.What does the underlined word “coats” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Dresses.　　B.Covers.

C.Forms.　　D.Cleans.

14.Which statement does Lionel Sebbag agree with?

A.More tears mean better vision.

B.The cornea has much nutrition.

C.Tears shelter eyes from being infected.

D.Weeping contributes to eye diseases.

15.What might be the best title for the passage?

A.Tears, a barrier to eyes

B.A better treatment for eye diseases

C.Non-human tears promise new cures

D.Other species  tears are similar to humans

第二节

阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Imagine going to the doctor to get treatment for a terrible fever. 　16　 The robot detects the cause of your fever, travels to the appropriate system and provides medication directly for the infected area.  

　17　 They are called nanorobot(纳米机器人) and engineering teams around the world are working to design robots that will eventually be used to treat everything from fever to cancer.  

In recent years, researchers have been building nanorobots out of a familiar material—the same stuff that makes human life possible. 　18　 DNA is all around and in you—you just can’t see it. If you were to look inside almost any cell inside any living creature, you would find DNA.  

This might sound surprising—especially since these nanorobots don?t need batteries(电池) or any power sources. Instead, they work by using the natural structure of DNA.The nanorobots “crawl”(缓慢行进)on DNA. Sometimes researchers refer to these things as DNA “spiders”. 　19　 A nanorobot could, perhaps, destroy just a cancerous cell, for example, but leave healthy cells alone.  

　20　 But the future is bright for DNA-built nanorobots. One day, perhaps the DNA-made machine will swim around in the human body, delivering medicine to diseased cells or helping doctors diagnose problems. Or maybe they?ll help build the smallest computers the world has ever seen.  

A.These nanorobots are made from DNA.

B.Nanorobots made from DNA aren?t useful yet.

C.This description will give you a simple picture of the legs of a DNA nanorobot.

D.In other words, the DNA nanorobot destroys the track as it goes.

E.Being able to make such a tiny thing move in a certain way might be useful for health.

F.Instead of giving you a pill or a shot, the doctor puts a tiny robot into your bloodstream.

G.In fact, we’re not that far off from seeing devices like this actually used in medical procedures.

16.　　　 17.　　　 18.　　　 19.　　　 20.　　　 

第二部分　语言运用

第一节

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　When I was 25 years old, I had a big dream in my mind. I wanted to travel around Africa with my 　21　. So I left my hometown with great confidence and arrived in Cape Town, not really 　22　 what to do next. 　23　, before my trip actually started, I met a kind and old Nigerian man. He gave me the best travel tips I had ever received. “Be like a(n)　24　 on your way around the world.” 

It sounded 　25　, but it really changed my idea about travelling. He helped me 　26　 that travel is about learning and observing local 　27　. It’s far too easy to go into a new country and believe your ways are better. “But if you study, ask questions, and try to 　28　 the locals, you?ll have far richer 　29　,” he promised me. 

On other vacations, 　30　 I was on my tour way to Cancun, I was 　31　 a tourist. I only stayed there for a week to see the sights and places of interest and then left. The culture didn’t 　32　 me. I left the cities and towns without really knowing anyone or anything that existed(存在) in those places to which I had paid a visit. 

This time, I promised to myself that I would be a 　33　 traveler. After seven months of 　34　 backpacking in Africa from Cape Town to Cairo, I realized that having a student-like mindset(观念模式) helped extend my trip and helped me learn a lot, which 　35　 me more than any other trips ever did to me. 

21.A.backpack　　B.parents

C.friend　　D.pet

22.A.happy　　B.sure

C.worried　　D.excited

23.A.Angrily　　B.Sadly

C.Certainly　　D.Luckily

24.A.teacher　　B.player

C.actor　　D.student

25.A.simple　　B.perfect

C.foolish　　D.boring

26.A.promise　　B.forget

C.realize　　D.notice

27.A.events　　B.houses

C.mountains　　D.cultures

28.A.put down　　B.point to

C.learn from　　D.hear of

29.A.dreams　　B.experiences

C.tasks　　D.practices

30.A.since　　B.after

C.before　　D.when

31.A.just　　B.already

C.quite　　D.hurt

32.A.welcome　　B.change

C.respect　　D.trust

33.A.real　　B.hopeful

C.lovely　　D.healthy

34.A.successfully　　B.suddenly

C.politely　　D.hurriedly

35.A.warned　　B.satisfied

C.frightened　　D.understood

第二节

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Thanks to the Chinese government scholarship, I was able to come to China and realize my dream as 　36　 international student. In my two years of Master?s study, I collected a bunch of wonderful memories.  

Two of them were joining in a hiking marathon and climbing to the top of a mountain. I did not win the marathon, 　37　 the sight of the beautiful landscape along the way was enough for me. In China, I found that hiking was one of the best leisure 　38　(activity) for Chinese people.  

The visit 　39　 Zijin Mountain last year was the most challenging yet very memorable to me because of the bad weather in winter and the long hours of journey 　40　(reach) the top. The temperature at that time reached a freezing point. My hands were stone cold and my face 　41　(go) very pale. When we reached the top, the scenery was just so 　42　(attract). The sunset view was the best of all. One of my friends took a photo of 　43　(I) and my Chinese friend. We stayed on the top for a while, until we felt that we should leave before we would 　44　(total) lose our sensation(知觉能力) because of the low temperature.  

I believe that 　45　(climb) mountains gives someone a sense of direction and a motivation to reach his goal no matter how hard or unimaginable it could be.  

36.　　　 37.　　　 38.　　　 39.　　　 40.　　　  

41.　　　 42.　　　 43.　　　 44.　　　 45.　　　 

第三部分　写作

第一节

假定你是李华,你校最近正在网上选拔学生去参加中美青年大使线上交流项目,以帮助美国青年使者更好地了解中国的历史文化。请写一封电子邮件申请参加该项目。内容包括:

1.介绍自己的优势;

2.希望获准。

注意:1.词数80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。

参考词汇:中美青年大使线上交流项目 Sino-American Youth Ambassadors Online Exchange Program

Dear Sir or Madam,

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

第二节

阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. Everyone respected him and many people came to him asking for advice.

His son, however, was very lazy and wasted his time sleeping. The years passed, and time faded the youth of the wise man. He recognized the need to give something to his son so that he could take care of himself and his family.

One day, he called his son to his room and said, “My son, you are no more a kid now. I want you to find the real purpose of your life.”

Then he handed his son a bag. The son opened the bag. Inside were some food, a little money and a map. His father continued, “I want you to go and find a treasure. I have drawn a map of the place where the treasure is hidden. You need to go and find it.”

The son loved this idea. The next day, he set out on a journey to find the treasure. He had to travel really far across forests and mountains. Along the way, he met a lot of people. He was helped by some with food and by some with money.

Finally, after a long year, he reached his destination. He searched and searched, but found nothing. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure. By the third day, he was so tired that he decided to leave.

On his way back, he met the same people who had helped him earlier. This time he stayed a few days with them and helped them in some way or another. He realized how nice they had been to a stranger who had nothing to offer them in return.

When he reached home, he realized it had been two years since he left the place. He walked straight into his father’s room. “Father,” he said. The father immediately jumped to his feet and hugged his son.

注意:续写词数应为150左右。

Paragraph 1:

The father asked, “Did you find the treasure?”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Paragraph 2:

The son continued, “But I did enjoy the journey on my way back home.”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

2022-2023学年度第二学期汕头市东厦中学英语科开学考试卷答案和解析

第一部分　阅读

第一节

1.C　推理判断题。根据第二段第一句以及第三段第一、二句可知,文章介绍的是一个全新的教学网站,该网站可以提供一些免费的资源以使课程的教授者更加有信心。由此可知,该文章是为老师写的。故选C。

2.B　推理判断题。根据第三段后面列举的具体三项内容可推知,那些免费资源的好处即使得急救知识易于教授。故选B。

3.C　细节理解题。根据How will it benefit learners?部分中的第一条可知,当有人需要急救时,学习者会十分愿意去实施急救。故选C。

4.A　推理判断题。根据第二段第三句和最后一句可知,在等待救护车到来的过程中,对方球队的两名队员一直向我母亲的嘴里吹气并按压她的胸部长达7分钟,通过心肺复苏术救了作者的母亲。由此判断,作者非常感激那两名球员。故选A。

5.D　细节理解题。根据第三段第一句和下文作者妈妈的具体做法可知,作者的妈妈受益于心肺复苏术后,她的变化是成了一名积极的心肺复苏术的支持者。故选D。

6.B　细节理解题。根据第四段第三、四句可知,学生每年只用上一到两天的健康课,并且这种培训几乎是免费的。显然CPR培训花费的时间和费用都很少。故选B。

7.C　推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知,这次培训不会让你获得官方的CPR证书,但就像作者的妈妈说的,“你不需要一张小卡片来拯救一个人的生命。” 由此判断,作者的妈妈认为心肺复苏术的技能比这种技术的证书更重要。故选C。

8.D　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知,这个想法是让一个社区的每个家庭各准备一到两道菜,然后把它们带到一个大房间里。所以百乐餐指很多家庭聚在一起吃的饭,每个家庭准备一到两道菜。故选D。

9.C　细节理解题。根据第四段第五、六、七句可知,在百乐餐上,人们可通过选择三个人参加说谎者比赛来进行娱乐。故选C。

10.C　细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句可知,在说谎者比赛中,人们很难选出谎言,因为谎言需要是一个巧妙的故事。故选C。

11.A　推理判断题。第一段引出“百乐餐”这一话题,第二段和第三段介绍怎么吃“百乐餐”,第四段介绍餐后的娱乐活动,第五段从享用了一顿美餐和娱乐后的心情两个方面进行总结。文章从过程和带来的好处两方面介绍了社区里许多家庭聚在一起吃百乐餐(并参与其附带的娱乐活动)的活动。故选A。

12.A　细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “non-human animals’ tears...are so great” 可知,非人类动物的眼泪与我们的眼泪没有太大区别,其化学成分有很大的相似性。所以人类和动物的眼泪在化学成分上有相同之处。故选A。

13.B　词义猜测题。根据下文的“helps to stick the film to the eye”可知,黏液有助于薄膜粘在眼睛上,由此推断,黏液是覆盖在眼睛表面上的,这样才能够有助于薄膜粘在眼睛上,所以画线词是“覆盖”的意思。 故选B。

14.C　细节理解题。根据第五段中的“They...also protect the eye against infection”可知,Lionel Sebbag同意眼泪可以保护眼睛使其不受感染这个说法。故选C。

15.C　主旨大意题。文章的第一段指出不仅人有眼泪,所有脊椎动物,甚至是爬行动物和鸟类都有眼泪;第二段指出其他物种眼泪的组成——以及它们是如何适应环境的——可能会为更好地治疗人类眼病提供一种新的视角(点明主题);第三段就对动物的眼泪的研究做了具体的陈述;第四段指出人类是已知的唯一会产生带有情绪的眼泪的物种;第五段点明眼泪的作用不仅仅是哭泣,它们有助于视力,保护眼睛免受感染,并为角膜提供营养;第六段指出了解爬行动物和鸟类如何利用眼泪也可能为治疗诸如干眼症等疾病提供新的治疗方法(再次点明主题),所以C项“非人类的眼泪预示着新的治疗方法”能够概括文章主要内容,可作最佳标题。

第二节

16.F　空前句是说假设你去找医生治疗发烧,空后句叙述这种机器人具有查明发烧的原因等医疗功能,F项既点出了上文提到的医生的做法,同时也引出了下文所说的机器人这一新的医疗方法。故选F。

17.G　下文提到世界各地的工程团队都在努力设计最终将用于治疗从发烧到癌症等各种疾病的机器人,G项与下文所述内容意义一致,G项的内容是下文的工程团队努力的结果。故选G。

18.A　上文提到研究人员一直在用一种熟悉的材料制造纳米机器人——正是这种材料使人类的生命成为可能,A项承接上文内容,进一步点出了纳米机器人的制作材料。

19.E　上文指出纳米机器人不需要电池,靠DNA运行,空后句阐述也许它会只杀死癌细胞而留下健康细胞,E项指出了让它移动的好处,同时空后句是对E项中所说的移动方式和对健康有益的具体阐释。故选E。

20.B　本段主要讲述用DNA制作的纳米机器人的前景。空后句意为“但是用DNA制作的纳米机器人的未来是光明的”,B项与空后句构成转折关系,空后句中的But是解题关键。故选B。

第二部分　语言运用

第一节

21.A　根据下文“So I left my hometown with great confidence”可知作者独自离开了家乡,再结合最后一段中的“backpacking in Africa”可知此处指作者想背着背包环游非洲。故选A。

22.B　根据下文“He gave me the best travel tips”可知有人给了作者最好的旅行建议,所以刚到开普敦时,作者不确定下一步该做什么。故选B。

23.D　根据下文“He gave me the best travel tips”可知,在旅行正式开始之前能够得到好的建议是幸运的。故选D。

24.D　根据下一段中的“travel is about learning”以及最后一段中的“having a student-like mindset”可知,此处指环游世界时要像一个学生一样。故选D。

25.A　根据设空处后面的but可知,此处和下文表达的内容形成转折,下文说到它改变了作者对旅行的看法,后面的内容也具体解释了其好处,所以此处是指虽然它听起来简单。故选A。

26.C　根据上文可知老人给了作者最好的旅行建议,此处指的是他的建议帮助作者意识到旅行是关于学习以及……的。故选C。

27.D　根据下一段中的“The culture didn’t...me.”可知此处指的是学习和观察当地的文化。故选D。

28.C　上文提到老人帮助作者意识到旅行就是学习和观察当地的文化,所以此处是指向当地人学习。故选C。

29.B　在旅行过程中学习、问问题、并努力向当地人学习给我们带来的应是更丰富的经历。故选B。

30.D　此处讲的是当作者去坎昆旅游的时候发生的事,设空处应用“when”引导时间状语从句。故选D。

31.A　根据下文“I only stayed...and then left.”可知,作者只在那里待了一个星期,看看风景和名胜古迹,然后就离开了。所以,作者只是一个游客,并没有深入了解当地的文化。故选A。

32.B　根据上文可知,作者并没有深入了解当地的文化,因此,那里的文化并没有改变作者。故选B。

33.A　上文提到在之前的旅行中,作者只是一个游客,没有真正了解旅行的意义,所以这次作者向自己保证,要成为一个真正的旅行者。故选A。

34.A　根据下文的“having a...extend my trip and helped me learn a lot”可知有一种学生般的心态拓宽了作者的旅行并帮助作者学到很多东西。所以这次背包旅行是成功的。故选A。

35.B　根据上文可知,这次旅行帮助作者学到了很多,显然比起其他旅行,这次旅行更让作者满意。故选B。

第二节

36.an　考查冠词。student是可数名词,此处泛指“一名留学生”,且international以元音音素开头,故填an。

37.but　考查连词。句意:我没有赢得马拉松比赛,但是能看到沿途美丽的风景对我来说就足够了。前后文之间存在转折关系,故填but。

38.activities　考查名词的数。根据one of后加可数名词复数可知,设空处应使用名词复数,故填activities。leisure activities指的是休闲活动。

39.to　考查介词。“The visit to+地点”,意为“对某地的参观”,故填to。

40.to reach　考查动词不定式。此处指到达山顶的旅程时间很长,故这里应用不定式作后置定语,修饰journey,表示到达山顶的旅程,故填to reach。

41.went　考查动词的时态。此句中and为并列连词,连接前后两个并列的分句,根据前一分句中的were可知此处使用一般过去时,故填went。

42.attractive　考查形容词。由设空处前面的the scenery(主语)和was(系动词)可知此处应用形容词作表语。故填attractive,意为“吸引人的”。

43.me　考查代词。设空处前面的of是介词,后面的人称代词应使用宾格形式,故填me。

44.totally　考查副词。该句中的before引导时间状语从句,在该从句中,设空处修饰动词lose,应用副词,故填totally。

45.climbing　考查动名词。分析句子结构可知,　45　 mountains作宾语从句的主语,此处指爬山能给人一种方向感和动力去实现自己的目标,指的是一般的抽象的概念,应用动名词形式,故填climbing。  

第三部分　写作

第一节

Dear Sir or Madam, 

I’m Li Hua. I have read your advertisement for volunteers of the Sino-American Youth Ambassadors Online Exchange Program. I’m writing to apply for participation in this program.

First, a good command of English will make it possible for me to communicate with foreign members fluently. Besides, I’m an outgoing person and have rich experience in voluntary jobs, which can help get along well with American friends in the program.

I would appreciate it if you could consider my application. Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours sincerely, 

Li Hua 

第二节

Paragraph 1:

The father asked,“Did you find the treasure?”“The journey was fantastic. But forgive me, for I wasn’t able to find the treasure,” the son said. “There wasn’t any treasure, my son,” the father answered, smiling. “But why did you send me to find it then?” the son asked. “I will surely tell you why, but first you tell me how was your journey? Did you enjoy it?” “Of course not, Father! I was worried someone else would find the treasure before I did.”

Paragraph 2:

The son continued, “But I did enjoy the journey on my way back home.” He was excited. “I made many friends. I learned so many different skills. There was so much to learn that I forgot the pain of not finding the treasure.” The father said to him, “Everyone has a goal in life. But if you pay too much attention to the goal, then you will miss out on the real treasures of life. The truth is that life has no goal at all.Just experience it and grow with it every day.”