2014 TFK Poetry Contest
Calling all poets! TIME For Kids has a challenge for you：Write a funny rhyming poem. It must be an original poem that does not copy another poet’s work. Enter it in the TIME For Kids Poetry Contest. As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, TIME For Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.
Contest Rules
1. How to enter：This contest begins at 12：01am on March 6, 2014 and ends at 11：59 pm on July 24, 2014. To enter, mail the following information to1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10020：(a)an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme；(b)Entrant’s first name only and a parent’s mail address. Limit one entry per person. By entering, entrant promises that the entry(1)is original, (2)has not been published in any medium and(3)has not won an award.
2. Judging :all entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria：creativity and originality(50％), use of language and rhyme(25％)and appropriateness to the theme of the contest(25％). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.
3. Prize：Our judge will select four semifinalists(半决赛选手)from which one grand-prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand-prize winner will receive an online class visit from Children’s Poet Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, The Armpit of funny Poems for Kids, approximately value：$2 75. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitt’S newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom：Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grand-prize winner will be published at timeforkids. com.
4. Eligibility(参赛资格)：Open to legal citizens of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13years old at time of entry.
5. Winner’s list：For names of the winner and finalists, visit timeforkids.com (after August 1st, 2014, available for a period of 10 days).
1.The purpose of the contest is to______.
A. encourage children to learn from other poets
B. help children realize the dream of poetry writing
C. encourage children’s interest in poetry writing
D. encourage children to read more original poems
2.Which of the following characteristics of a poem is valued most in judging?
A. Being creative and original.
B. Using a proper number of words.
C. Using proper language and rhyme.
D. Being appropriate to the contest.
3.What can be known about the finalists of the contest?
A. They will get a great deal of money.
B. Their poems can be read at timeforkids. com.
C. They will receive an online class visit from Nesbitt.
D. Their poems will appear in Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry.
4.According to the contest rules, _______.
A. poems can be sent to the organizers by e-mail
B. all children have the right to take part in the contest
C. the number of poems to enter the contest is not limited
D. the result of the contest will be unknown before August 1st, 2014
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I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenage girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads. Coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to stop rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something. “I’m awfully sorry,” I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drove away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
But at this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.
1.The girl refused to ask for help because she thought ________.
A. she might be recognized B. asking for help looked silly
C. she was normal and independent D. being found blind was embarrassing
2.After the girl got off the bus that evening, she________ .
A. hit a lamppost B. hit a person as usual
C. began to run D. was caught by something
3.At the request stop that evening, the girl________ .
A. stopped a big lorry B. stopped the wrong bus
C. made no attempt to stop the bus D. was not noticed by other people
4.What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?
A. Other vehicles also stopped there.
B. It was unreliable for making judgments.
C. More lorries than buses responded to the girl.
D. It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.
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In recent years, many Americans of both sexes and various ages have become interested in improving their bodies. They have become devoted to physical fitness. The need to exercise has almost become natural with many people who have a strong desire to be more physically fit.
By nature, Americans are enthusiastic and energetic about their hobbies and pastimes. They apply their energy to running. As a result, there are running clubs to join and many books and magazines to read about running.
The desire to be physically fit is explained by a “passion” for good health. The high rate of heart attacks in the 1960s caused an increase on the part of the public in improving the human body. Middle-aged men especially suffered from heart attacks. Thus, they are one group strongly interested in more physical exercise. In fact, many doctors encourage their patients to become more physically active, especially those who have sedentary jobs. It is interesting to note that the rate of heart attacks began to decrease in the 1970s and it is still decreasing. Physical fitness enjoys a favored role in the United States at present. It is a new “love” that Americans have valued very much. Will it last long? Only time will tell--- or until another “new passion” comes along.
1.We can learn from the passage that ________ .
A. people’s interest in physical exercise has something to do with their health condition
B. by nature, Americans are stronger and more energetic than others
C. the love for physical exercise won’t last long in American
D. men have a stronger desire than women to take exercise
2.In recent years, many Americans have become interested in improving their bodies because ________ .
A. there are many running clubs to join
B. they are eager for their hobbies and pastimes
C. they have a strong desire to be more physically fit
D. there are many books and magazines about running
3.According to the passage, the underlined word in the last paragraph “sedentary” means ________.
A. challenging intelligence B. energy-taking
C. needing much sitting D. sleeping-producing
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Children who spend more time reading with their parents have a greater chance of becoming better readers than those who don’t. With help from their parents, children can learn techniques to improve their reading skills.
“A lot of parents think after their child learns to read, they should stop reading to them,” Donna George said. “They are sadly mistaken.”
George offers her services to parents at the Title I Learning Centers. She said reading aloud to children may be the most valuable thing parents can do. “It is better for children to hear things at a high level than where they are,” George said. “Parents are their child’s first teacher.” Parents help their children build listening, phonics, comprehension and vocabulary skills when they read aloud to them.
Before parents can identify reading problems, they should escape the enemy—television and limit the time their children spend watching television. George suggested not allowing kids to have a TV in their bedrooms, setting a schedule of when kids can watch or keeping a list of how many programs children watch. Louise Jones said that while her 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son enjoy reading, the television sometimes becomes a distraction. So she tries to build the situation by suggesting books the entire family will enjoy reading together, like the Harry Potter series.
Parents who do not read themselves should not count on their children being enthusiastic about it. If parents would read to their children at least 15 minutes every day, children would not have so many problems in school. It is the parents’ job to help build that desire in their children, and of course to know what kind of books to read is also important.
1.According to George, reading aloud to children ______.
A. helps them correct mistakes
B. is helpful to their reading
C. is parents’ first duty to their children
D. can get children out of television’s attraction
2.The underlined word “distraction” (in Paragraph4) means something that can _____.
A. improve children’s reading skills
B. help children form the right habit of reading
C. make children interested in reading
D. stop children concentrating on reading
3.What is important according to the fourth paragraph?
A. Reading skills. B. Reading speed.
C. Reading materials. D. Reading environment.
4.The best title for the passage would be ______.
A. Children Spend More Time Reading with Parents
B. Parents Are Their Child’s First Teacher
C. How Parents Make Their Child a Better Reader
D. How to Improve Children’s Reading Ability
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1. You don’t show your secret personality when you ’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. 2. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. 3.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren’t very ambitious. 4. This means that you enjoy having a good time. If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. 5. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
A. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
B. You know your strengths and weaknesses.
C. Everyone has got two personalities — the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real.
D. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.
E. Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up.
F. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position.
G. Normally people seldom change their sleeping position.
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Window
Bill and John, both seriously ill, lived in the same room at Marie Hospital. John lived next to the only window of the room and was allowed to _________in his bed and watch for an hour every day. But Bill had to spend all his time ________on his back.
They became friends soon and talked for hours every day. They spoke of their families, their children, their hobbies, and their _________ in the American army. Each day John would sit up and ________ to his roommate Bill what he could see outside the window.
Through John’s description, Bill’s world was ________ and brightened by all the activities and colors of the outside world. The window overlooked a beautiful park with a lovely________, John told Bill. Ducks played on the water _________ children sailed their model boats. And a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As John described all these ______, Bill would close his eyes and ______the picturesque scene. Bill was recovering ________. However, John became weak day by day.
Late one night, Bill was lying in bed _______the ceiling when John began to cough seriously. Then doctors and nurses rushed to the room. Thirty minutes later, John __________ coughing. Now, there was only silence --- ________.
The following morning, Bill was moved to the bed next to the window at his request. Slowing and ________ , he supported himself up on one elbow to take the first look. But to his _________ , he could see nothing but a _________wall.
Only at that moment did he begin to realize that the pursuit of happiness was a matter of ________. It was a positive attitude we chose to express. It was not a gift that got _________to our doorstep each morning, nor did it come through the window. It was an inward journey. Whether a man is happy or not depends on his own thoughts ________ anything outward.
So Bill began to describe the _______world to his new roommate that he saw through the only window of the room.
1.A. stand up B. sit up C. set up D. stay up
2.A. lying B. depending C. going D. relying
3.A. service B. advice C. appearance D. violence
4.A. explain B. complain C. describe D. introduce
5.A. affected B. broadened C. damaged D. expanded
6.A. tower B. lake C. statue D. hill
7.A. while B. though C. unless D. until
8.A. in addition B. in general C. in brief D. in detail
9.A. see B. remember C. imagine D. recognize
10.A. up to now B. little by little C. sooner or later D. one by one
11.A. thinking about B. staring at C. holding up D. fixing on
12.A. stopped B. continued C. avoided D. survived
13.A. deadly B. dead C. breathless D. aimless
14.A. regretfully B. fortunately C. particularly D. hopefully
15.A. surprise B. delight C. relief D. anger
16.A. simple B. blank C. colored D. painted
17.A. consideration B. expression C. choice D. practice
18.A. delivered B. decorated C. devoted D. determined
19.A. more than B. better than C. other than D. rather than
20.A. friendly B. yearly C. lively D. likely
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Friendship is indispensable(不可缺少的) to people’s life. A man without friends is like an angel without wings, 1. life will suffer in the long tolerance of loneliness and depression. Friendship is the mother of our soul, who will warm her kid if hurt 2. (occur). We have many things such as happiness, 3. (excite) and bitterness, to share with our friends in life, etc. Thus, it is important 4. (maintain) a true friendship.
It takes many special qualities to make a friend. Understanding should come first. Only 5. we get a better understanding of each other can we gain 6.authentic and meaningful friendship.
It also takes a special kind of love that seems to have no end. Never hesitate to show your kindness to your friend when he/she is 7. trouble. Love is not selfish. Love is such a valuable quality 8. (give) by God that we should treasure it all our life.
Tolerance is the 9. (three) essential part in friendship. We are 10. (absolute) different persons. This individual distinction may cause conflict. But just try to tolerate others so that you can maintain your friendship.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I often quarrel about my mother over whether I can watch TV after school. She holds a view that senior three students have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at their lessons. It seems to me that once I am allowed to do that, I’ll unable to control myself and forget all about my study. She also thinks it is bad for my eye. But I really can’t accept her ideas. In my opinion, watch TV can set my mind at rest after a day’s hardly work. Besides, it is important for us to know what had happened at home and abroad. However, we shouldn’t be forbidden to watch TV.
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（题文）假设你是XX中学的李华，请给你的美国朋友Tom写封邮件，告诉他你打算参加户外拓展训练营，希望他一起参加。邮件的内容包括：
1. 介绍训练营的相关内容（时间、地点、参加人员等）
2. 你参加的原因
3. 询问对方的意向
参考词汇：户外拓展训练营Outward bound training camp
词数：100词左右
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