C.阅读回答问题。(10分)

Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. But what about “the art of receiving”? Sometimes, receiving a gift can be difficult, especially when someone buys you a gift you don’t want! (1)

“I remember 我十二岁时我父母给我买了一个紫色的钱包 (2),” laughs Guo Xiaojing. “It really made me feel embarrassed, because to be honest, I thought the purse was really ugly! Still, I pretended (3)that I liked it because I knew it would make my parents happy!”

Han Ling agrees. “That sounds like my grandparents! A few years, my grandparents gave me an orange sweater for my birthday. I used to wear it every time I visited them, but when I left their house, I took it off! Of course, this made me feel guilty. It was a very nice thought, but my grandparents have different taste from me!我认为给别人买衣服或别的私人用品是很难的(4).”

To ( 5 ) make things easier, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however, receiving money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that counts. When someone gives me money, I feel they didn’t think at all. I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it. I don’t mind if it’s something I don’t need. If someone has thought about a gift for me, it always makes me happy.”

Different people have very different thoughts on this subject! So maybe the art of receiving is even more difficult than the art of giving!

(1). 将画线部分翻译成汉语：

(2). 将画线部分翻译成英语：

(3). 使用画线部分的单词写出一个简单句：

(4). 将画线部分翻译成英语：

(5). 使用一个词组来代替该词：

Ⅴ.写作训练营。(20分)

目前，沙尘暴多次袭击我国。假如你是赵林，请向报社编缉写信呼吁大家不要砍树造地，而要植树造林，保护环境。

要求：1.词数80左右。

2.开头已写好。

3.参考词汇：荒地wasteland; 沙尘暴sandstorm; 袭击strike

A letter to the editor

Dear editor,

In the past my hometown used to be a beautiful place.

参考答案：

Ⅰ.A. 1. confuse 2. proper 3.endangered 4. misled 5. embarrassed

B.1.gave 2.said 3.was invited 4.collects 5.have left

Ⅱ.A. 1-5 BABDB 6-10 CDBAB

B.1.too, for , to 2.asked ,if ,him 3.so that 4.without breakfast 5.she had

C.1. watching…also seeing 2. are showing interest in 3. a wonderful surprised 4. lead…to buy…at all 5. to compare; so that; one

Ⅲ. 1. looking 2. Sorry 3. way 4. along 5. take 6. right 7. bridge 8. left 9. end 10. hospital

Ⅳ. A.1—5:BCDAB 6—10:ADCCA

B.1--5 CBADD

C. (1)有时，收礼物会是困难的，尤其是当有人给你买了一件你并不想要的礼物时。

(2)when I was about twelve years old, my parents bought me a purple purse

(3)I pretended to be ill yesterday. etc.

(4) I think it’s hard to buy clothes or other personal things for people

(5) in order to

Ⅴ. Dear Editor,

In the past my hometown used to be a beautiful place. Thick trees and green grass could be seen every- where. In order to build houses and grow more crops, people cut down more and more trees. As time went on, the whole forest was almost destroyed. Gradually, the green hills have changed into waste land. As a result, sandstorms struck us now and then, from which we suffered a lot. So, I do hope all the people should realize the terrible result of not caring about our environment. What's more, we should take good care of the forests and plant more trees instead of cutting them down so as to improve our living conditions.

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