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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上二模首字母专题原创(1) The small Italian city of Sieana sits on top of a htrying to get a hill. It makes for beautiful views. But if youre a piano to the top ,it means a lot of work. But Dothan Negron was not afraid of the challenge. For him, pushing a piano from place to place is a regular task.

2、 In five years time Dothan t_ to over 300 cities in 21 countries with his piano,sharing his love of music with people from USA,Mexico, Canada and a number of European countries. When Dothan first graduated from college, he c_ jobs very often. The young man never felt like he had a real interest in t

3、hese jobs. He wanted to do something u_ with his life. Finally, in 2010, Dothen left his own city of New York and bagan working as a travelling pianist. He first travelled to some other cities in USA, then farther to more cities a_. Of course, his life is by no means easy. Moving a 500-pound piano i

4、s really h_. Dothan once had his piano fall on his hand, which broke two of his fingers. His van was broken into in Mexico. And he also had problems when he tried to park hs van on narrow Eurpean streets. But it has never stopped Dothan from getting to the next place. He loved meeting people of all

5、kinds. All t_ these years, he has had over 1200 contacts in his phone book. “Who would have thought that playing the piano is the best way to clear up misunderstanding?” Dothan said. Now, Dothan plans to travel to Aisa and Australia, and c_ to meet more aspiring people.Keys: travelled changed unusua

6、l abroad hard through continue (2) Touch is one of the most important of our five senses. It is one of the first senses we develop. One of the most commonly accepted forms of touch among people is also one of the first e_ we have in the world- A hug! There is no better way to understand the i_ of hu

7、gs than to lose them. For those who have experienced the loss of hugs, you will know how important they are to share. A recent r_ has shown that when people hug, the brain releases the chemical which increases our willingness to trust and reduces fear. It has also shown that hugs are great for your

8、heart. In 1995, a pair of newly born twins was being c_ for in hospital. While one of the twins seemed quite healthy, her sister was not. After trying different m_ treatments, the nurse on duty, Gayle Kasparian, placed the the twins in bed together. The twins immediately snuggled (依偎) up to each oth

9、er. As one placed her arm around the other, the weak baby became better gradually. How great the power of a hug is! The need for hugs doesnt disappear as we grow o_, though it seems we are less willing to give them. Research on people of all ages has proven that a hug is necessary for physical and e

10、motional health. Without hugs we can become sad. A hug provides safety and gentleness. A hug provides us with social contact, a sense of health and a feeling of i_ and belongings.Keys: experiences, importance research cared medical older importance(3) Besides the spelling of the word, there are, cle

11、arly, many differences between Americans and British humor. There is a c_ belief in the UK. that Americans dont understand irony(讽刺). This is of course not true. But what is true is that Americans dont use it all the time. Irony may show up in Americans comedies(喜剧),but people there dont use it as m

12、uch as the British do in daily life.H_, irony is common in British culture. It actually runs in the blood of the British people,. They use it as much as prepositions(介词) in everyday conversation, as a way of playing with their friends and l_ at their enemies, as well as themselves. This may sometime

13、s make people unhappy if the listeners are not used to it.Things are quite d_ in America. After Americans use irony, they will clearly say that they are “only kidding”. They feel the need to make a joke clearer so that it will not make other people uncomfortable.Humor is tied so much to culture. Ame

14、rican jokes are more clear and forward, a bit like Americans themselves. British jokes, on the other hand, are more subtle and usually with a h_ meaning. This may result from the fact that British culture is more reserved(矜持的)than American culture.However, we still find that certain American comedie

15、s have made huge s_ in British and vice versa(反之亦然). T_, although there are differences between both comic styles, there is still an appreciation(欣赏)and understanding of the others sense of humor.Keys:common However laughing different hidden success Therefore (4) Alfred Noble was a Swedish chemist w

16、ho lived from 1833 to q896. Alfred and his brother made explosive(炸药),but in 1864 there was an accident in the laboratory and Alfreds brother was k_. Alfred then decided to spend his life t_ to make explosives safer to use. One of the strangest explosives at that time was nitroglycerin(硝化甘油).this ex

17、plosive,which looks like oily water,is very dangerous to use or even to carry.Noble wanted to study nitroglycerin so he could find a way to make it safer,but the Swedish government would not let him make any explosives in his laboratory.It was to d_.Noble had the idea of taking nitroglycerin out on

18、a boat in the middle of a lake and working with it there. When Noble wanted to take the nitroglycerin he was working with from one place to another,he put it into small boxes.Then he found the small boxes into a larger box made of clay.One day,when he opened the large clay box,he f_ that nitroglycer

19、in was coming out of one of the small boxes .To his surprise,the large clay box was still dry. This gave him the idea of mixing clay with nitroglycerin.The clay would take the oil out of nitroglycerin and make it safer.He called his new explosive dynamite. Dynamite was very useful.Alfred Noble made

20、and sold so much of it that he became a very r_ man.In his will he gave a lot of money to the Swedish Academic of Arts and Science(瑞典艺术和科学学院).He wanted the money to be used ti give prizes to people who d_ excellent work.The Academic called them Noble Prize.The winners get a lot of money. Noble wante

21、d one of the prizes to be given to people who work foe peace because he hated war and he did not want people to remember him as the dynamite man.Some very famous people have won the Noble Peace Prize.including Nelson Mandela of South Africa.The United Nations Peacekeeping Forces won the p_ in 1988.N

22、oble Prize are given out on December-the date that Noble died.Keys:killed trying dangerous found rich did prize (5) When I was 14, I left school. I was on the way to California to follow my dream.When I reached downtown El Paso, I met a bum on the street corner. He s_ me and asked me if I was runnin

23、g away from home. I told him, “Not exactly, sir,” b_ my father had given me a ride to the train station and said, “It is important to follow your dream, son.”After t_ for a few minutes, the friendly bum told me to follow him. He took me to a public library.The bum first took me to a table and asked

24、me to sit down and wait for a moment. A few moments later, he returned with some old books and sat beside me. T_ he said, “There are two things that I want to teach you, young man, and they are these: Number one is to never judge a book by its cover, for a cover can fool you.” He continued, “You thi

25、nk Im a bum, dont you, young man?” I said, “Well, uh, yes, sir.” “Well, young man，Ive got a little surprise for you. I am one of the r_ men in the world. But I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life. So for the past year, I have been going from city to city living as a

26、bum. So, you see, don5t ever judge a book by its cover.”“Number two is to learn how to read, my boy. There is only one thing that people can't take away from you, and that is your w_.” At that moment, he showed me the old books.The bum then took me back to the street where we first m_. He asked

27、me never to forget what he taught me when we left each other.Keys:stopped,because,talking,then,richest,wisdom, met(6) While good grades and test scores are the basic requirements for getting into college,after-school activities are becoming more important in the college selection process in the US.A

28、s entrance into college has b_ more difficult,colleges have looked more at what skills you have.Taking part in after-school activities is great way to s_ in school.High School ClubsMost high school offer a lot of c_ and activities,so it is easy to find something that you are interesting in. College

29、look for students who will also be active other than test scores.There are many clubs in school,such as the drama club and a book club.You may even be able to find relates to a future job,such as T_of America.High School SportsIf you want to go to college and want to take part in s_ at a college lev

30、el,then this fact just might give you a chance.Its generally a good idea to focus on one single sport.If you play on sports opening college doors and leading to college scholarships,it would be better if you decide which sport to do .In this way ,you will have enough time to b_ their skills.High Sch

31、ool PublicationsAnother smart way to be active in high school and show colleges that you are interested in activities more than academics is to be a part of their schools newspaper or magazine .There may be an actual class you can join or you may join a club.Being in high school publications can be

32、very h_ ,particularly if you want to major in English or in education in college.Keys:become,succeed,clubs,Teachers,sports,build,helpful. (7) People used to find it safe to keep their treasure and money in some secret or unknown place. They tried various ways as they could think out. They buried (埋)

33、 treasure to s_ other people from taking it. They choose a quiet place, dug a deep hole and buried the treasure in it. Then they made a map where the treasure was or wrote down other clues(线索) that would help them or someone else to find it a_. In Britain a few years ago, a writer wrote a_ some treasure that he had buried. He put clues in the story to help readers find it. Thous