Like most students on international exchange programs, Shavia Westmoreland experienced culture shock (文化冲击) in Beijing, China.
Instead of hiding herself from the outside, Westmoreland overcame (克服) her culture shock by doing an activity she enjoys — volunteering.
“A friend brought me to an orphanage (孤儿院) to help me overcome culture shock,” she said, “He knew that I loved volunteering and language teaching, so he told me the orphanage would be a great place to ‘develop a feeling of home’ in a different culture and improve my language skills.”
Westmoreland enjoyed the visit so much that she started volunteering at the orphanage. She visited once a week to teach English. She also did several “non-purpose” visits on the weekends, just to spend time with the children.
Working with the children, staff and other volunteers taught her more about Chinese culture and gave her chances to practice Chinese. “I had a better understanding of Chinese culture by working with the staff and volunteers. At the end of all conversations, I found that there were more similarities between us than there were differences,” she said.
Volunteering also gave Westmoreland a sense of achievements and the courage (勇气) to hang out around Beijing on her own. “The experience developed my courage to hang out and learn more about Beijing on my own, giving me more chances to practice Chinese outside my class lessons,” Westmoreland said. “The feeling of independence is an achievement for an exchange student, and I believe my volunteering was helpful to my study in China and was also a huge help to my personal growth.”
【小题1】Why did Westmoreland’s friend bring her to an orphanage?【小题2】How often did Westmoreland teach English at the orphanage?
【小题3】How did Westmoreland have a better understanding of Chinese culture?
【小题4】Did volunteering help Westmoreland hang out around Beijing on her own?
【小题5】What do you think of Westmoreland’s volunteering?
第二节 书面表达
【小题6】为了鼓励人们积极向他人传递关爱，某青少年英文网站 “The Link of Love”(爱的链接)专栏开展征文活动。请你结合以下图示，写一篇短文投稿。
要求:
(1) 短文必须包含图示中的所有要点，可适当发挥；
(2) 80词左右（标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
(3) 文中不得出现真实人名和校名。
We are growing up in love and care from people around. It is important to love and care for others.
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。
Steve was waiting for the girl with a rose. She was his pen pal. She had helped him a lot both in study and life. They planned their first meeting at 7 p.m. at Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll find me,” she wrote in the letter, “I’ll wear a coat with a red rose on it.” So at 7 p.m. he was in the station looking for the girl with a red rose. A young lady was coming toward him. She was wearing a green coat and was everything that he hoped Miss Maynell would be. But there was no red rose. Then a plain（相貌平平的）woman walked past. She was about 40 years old. On her coat there was a red rose. He did not hesitate（犹豫）. “I’m Steve Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you can meet me. May I take you to dinner?” he asked. A kind smile was on the woman’s face. “I don’t know what this is about, young man.” she answered. “But the young lady in the green coat begged（请求）me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I should tell you that she was waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was a kind of test!” |
【小题2】What did the young lady wear?
【小题3】How old was the woman wearing a coat with a red rose?
【小题4】What did the young lady beg the woman to do?
【小题5】Where was the young lady waiting for Steve?
B. 书面表达
【小题6】假设你是李华，最近你结交了一位新的好朋友。你想和你的英国笔友Dave介绍这位新朋友。请根据以下提示用英语写一封电子邮件。内容包括：
1介绍你的新的好朋友的基本信息（名字、外貌等）；
2谈谈你与新的好朋友的异同点（性格与爱好）；
3谈谈你对朋友的看法。
作文要求：
1不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Hi, Dave! I am happy to say that I made a new friend on WeChat a month ago.
 Many young athletes drew much attention of the world at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Most of them were born after 2000. Among them are Gu Ailing and Su Yiming. They both showed their own nature and challenged impossibilities in the Winter Olympics. After Gu finished the first two jumps in the women’s freeski Big Air event, it was certain that she could get a medal. On the last jump, instead of playing it safely, Gu jumped with an action she hadn’t prepared much before. Though she might lose the gold medal, she felt it was a chance to push herself to the limit（挑战极限）. Gu believed she could succeed because she had overcome lots of difficulties in her usual training. Finally, she made it. Su Yiming also shared a similar attitude in the Winter Olympics. He took sports as a way to relax himself. After he had been sure to have lost the gold medal to Canadian athlete Max Parrot in the men’s slopestyle, the 17-year-old boy wasn’t upset. Instead, he was happy to have the chance to compete with his idol. Su told us, “All I did today was enjoying the runs and concentrating on my tricks. As long as I am on my snowboard, I am happy.” For these young athletes, the sport is never just about medals, but also about enjoying themselves as much as possible. This is young generation that not only dares to push the limits but also enjoys life. |
【小题2】How did Gu Ailing do the last jump?
【小题3】Why did Gu Ailing believe she could succeed?
【小题4】Who won the gold medal in the men’s slopestyle final?
【小题5】What does the writer think of the young generation?
【小题6】书面表达
在你的学习和生活经历中也一定有过战胜困难，挑战极限的体验。假如你是希望中学的学生，你校将举办一次以“Overcome Difficulties, Push Limits”为主题的演讲比赛。请你写一篇英文演讲稿。
内容包括：
1.谈谈你对克服困难、挑战极限的看法；
2.简述你的一次克服困难或挑战极限的经历；
3.鼓励同学们在未来的学习生活中直面困难，勇于挑战。
要求：
1不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实姓名和考生的真实姓名。
2语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Overcome difficulties, Push Limits
Dear friends,
It’s my great honor to be here to make a speech.
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