Essays for Early Writers
1  for the essay writers: For each essay, begin with a topic (focus) sentence that   2  the main ideas that you will be writing about. Then write at least four to five sentences that clearly explain the   3  of your essay. End the essay with a strong closing sentence that summarizes what you wrote. Check that your grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct.   4  to use complete sentences and write neatly!
General Topics:
Book Report: Use this form to write a book report, noting the book’s name, author, main character,   5 ,and plot summary.
Movie Review: Review a movie. Include a description   6  the characters, the story, the scenery, and what you liked the   7  and the least about the movie.
A Veteran’s Story: Write a page about a relative or friend who was in the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, or National Guard. Who was this person, when did this person   8 , was it during a war, what did that person do during their service, and what are their recollections (回憶)of their service?
A Friend: Write about what being a friend means to you.  9  what friends do and how they behave with each other and with other people. What happens when friends disagree?
Improve the World: what you would do to improve the world? Think of actions you could take to help make the world a   10  place. June 23 is United Nations Public Service Day.
小題1:Instruments      B. Installments          C. Indications            D. Instructions
小題2:
A．statesB．talksC．speaksD．says
小題3:
A．objectB．wordsC．pointD．purpose
小題4:
A．InsureB．Make sureC．See to it thatD．Assure
小題5:
A．settingB．contentC．peopleD．topic
小題6:
A．with B．forC．toD．of
小題7:
A．bestB．moreC．mostD．better
小題8:
A．studyB．serveC．doD．stay
小題9:
A．DescribeB．ImagineC．ReviewD．Report
小題10:
A．cleanB．easyC．betterD．neatly

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:C
小題8:B
小題9:A
小題10:C

這是一篇說(shuō)明文，文章向初學(xué)寫(xiě)作的人們提供幾條有效的寫(xiě)作方法，以及有助于提高寫(xiě)作的方法。希望大家從中可以得到啟迪。
小題1:考查名詞詞意辨析和語(yǔ)境的理解。從本段的描寫(xiě)中知道，這里是寫(xiě)文章的介紹。
小題2:考查動(dòng)詞詞意辨析和語(yǔ)境的理解。是說(shuō)文章開(kāi)始寫(xiě)到能夠陳述你將要寫(xiě)什么的要點(diǎn)。
小題3:考查名詞詞意辨析和語(yǔ)境的理解。和文章開(kāi)頭呼應(yīng)，表示寫(xiě)過(guò)論點(diǎn)后，然后最少寫(xiě)五、六句的話(huà)解釋你的文章的觀點(diǎn)。
小題4:考查固定短語(yǔ)和語(yǔ)境的理解。表示要確保使用完整的句子，和寫(xiě)得簡(jiǎn)潔。
小題5:考查名詞詞意辨析和語(yǔ)境的理解。表示寫(xiě)到書(shū)本介紹時(shí)，要寫(xiě)到書(shū)本的名字，作者，主要人物，背景以及情節(jié)概要。
小題6:考查名詞詞意辨析和語(yǔ)境的理解。a description of“對(duì)……的描述”是習(xí)慣表達(dá)。
小題7:考查副詞詞意辨析和語(yǔ)境的理解。寫(xiě)影評(píng)時(shí)，要介紹到劇中的人物，故事情節(jié)，場(chǎng)景，以及你對(duì)電影的評(píng)價(jià)。
小題8:考查動(dòng)詞詞意辨析和語(yǔ)境的理解。這一段描寫(xiě)軍隊(duì)的事情，所以這里是說(shuō)何時(shí)為軍隊(duì)服務(wù)的。
小題9:考查動(dòng)詞詞意辨析和語(yǔ)境的理解。表示在寫(xiě)描寫(xiě)朋友的文章時(shí)，要描寫(xiě)到朋友能做的，和朋友之間以及和其他人之間的舉止.
小題10:考查形容詞詞意辨析和語(yǔ)境的理解。從Improve the World知道表示積極向上的意思，所以說(shuō)想到你可以采取的使世界成為一個(gè)更美好的世界的行動(dòng)。
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小題1:The followings are the steps you can take to get on with your mother EXCEPT________.
A．Remember your mother’s age and past
B．Share your roots and your childhood with your mother
C．Have a sense of humor failure about your mother
D．Managing your shortcoming while managing your mother
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A．拼圖玩具B．瀏覽迷宮C．填充字謎D．游戲人生
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A．It will help you have a better relationship with your mother if you respect her opinion.
B．You should follow a most useful piece of advice——a sense of humor.
C．The key measure of managing our mother is how we manage ourselves.
D．It is unreasonable to expect our mother to change totally from the way she was brought up.
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B．to improve the relationship with your mother.
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C．Vessel operators.D．Government officials.
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They were right. Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago. She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She’s also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.
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C．Amy didn’t slow down so their car ran into a truck.
D．Amy didn’t get off the highway at a crossroad.
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On the other hand, the findings contradict a recent call from charity Alcohol Concern for parents. Prof Mark Bellis, of Liverpool John Moores University, told Radio 4's Today programme that this would only make matters worse.
He said: "The key points are around people understanding alcohol, learning about alcohol, being set a good example by parents. Something that criminalises(宣布有罪) the parent is likely to stop these things happening."  
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"The question is, are they learning in a proper environment or learning behind the bushes in a park or in a bar?
"The chances are if they are in the latter position, they are learning to binge drink easily."
小題1:The author writes the passage mainly to tell us that________.
A．Home Drink Kids don’t Binge
B．A Recent Report on problem boozers is announced
C．Parents are a good example for children
D．The prevention of binging drink is possible
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A．The report says children who drink alcohol with their parents have little chance to become boozers in later life easily.
B．Prof Mark Bellis thinks the findings doesn’t help prevent binge drink
C．Children learn to binge drink in an advantageous environment as well as in a bad situation.
D．Prof Mark Bellis thinks that parents should be a good model for children
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C．think well ofD．disagree with
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A．examples and understanding
B．education and punishment
C．lowering pocket money
D．law and advice centres
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A．Parents should answer for those who binge drink
B．Drinking is a common and acceptable thing in Brtain
C．Well-behaved parents usaully don’t have children who binge drink
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A．a(chǎn) hotel management school in Bavarian, Germany
B．students from Wuhan studying in Germany
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Before the trip, I’d had my car fixed. When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she noticed my Louisiana license plate. “You from New Orleans?” she asked. I said I was, “No charge.” She said, and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet. The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing happened.
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A．unconcern B．sympathyC．doubt D．tolerance
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A．He was a written of an online magazine
B．He was a poet at the University of Florida
C．He offered the author a new house free of charge.
D．He learned about the author’s sufferings.
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B．rents were comparatively reasonable despite the disaster
C．houses were difficult to find in the hurricane stricken area
D．the mortgage on the ruined house was paid off by the bank
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A．wordy possessions can be given up when necessary
B．generosity should be encouraged in some cases
C．people benefit from their sad stories
D．human beings are kind after all.
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B. She donated billboards across the country.
C. She got positive responses for her efforts.
D. She joined the National Park Service.
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A. established in national park
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