11．　　Chinese are very generous (慷慨的)when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the(1)      , parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad﹣﹣to England, the USA or Australia. The Chinese(2)      that the more expensive the education is, (3)      it is. (4)      parents will spend a lot of money(5)      their children's education. Even(6)      parents will buy a computer for their son or daughter. Though they're not rich, they would rather pay for the education.
　　Parents can(7)      that their children's skills are different, skilled in some areas while poor in others. But most(8)      fail to realize that the children today need more self﹣confidence.
　　The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to(9)      tests and how to study well, but they are not teaching them the most important skills(10)      they need. And these skills are important to help them to be(11)      , happy and clever.
　　Parents can achieve this(12)      teaching their children the skills like cooking or doing other housework.
　　Teaching a child to cook will(13)      many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It is an interesting(14)      difficult experience. A good cook(15)      tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish(16)      job successfully. His result, a well﹣cooked dinner, will make him(17)      good and give him a lot of self﹣confidence.
　　Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play(18)      , will make him interested and want to know more. He will spend hours studying them and trying to fix them. Your child might become an engineer when he(19)      . These activities are teaching a child not only to study at school, but also(20)      to use his mind. And that is more important.

12．　　Nowadays, with the development of the Internet, emoji(表情符号)are more and more popular among netizens(网民). Some people even feel difficult to talk online without using emoji. Emoji help netizens to communicate with each other easily and vividly(生动地). Yet, not all emoji are properly used on social media. So we are going to introduce some common but confusing(令人困惑的) emoji to help you have a better understanding of these small signs.

1)A recent survey shows, over 53% people use the emoji when they are chatting online. Some people think it means "I'm shy, " but others only use it when they are surprised or shocked. But what does it really mean?It is still an unsolved(未解决的) question.

2)What do you think of this sign?Believe it or not, 80% of netizens use it under the meaning of "It is not funny at all, but I have to smile. " Is it right?Of course not!It actually means that "I saw what you did(usually bad things) and I want to give you a sinister(奸诈的) smile. "

3)People have very different opinions on this emoji. The Apple company has told that this emoji means "high five(嗨, 击掌). "But most people still use the incorrect meaning﹣﹣" pray"(祈祷). Some netizens even thought, "If you see this emoji as two people give each other a high five, you must be a bad guy. "

4)According to the official guidelines(官方指南), it is used as "smile through tears(破涕为笑). "However, most young netizens consider this emoji as "laugh to tears" or simply "LOL", which means "laugh out loud. "
　　You see, emoji are also a kind of language. And different people have different understanding of them.

13．　　In the 13th century, Marco Polo, the world known Italian traveller, saw many wonderful things in China. One of the things he discovered was money made of paper. People in the West did not have such kind of money until the 15th century. However, the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century.
　　Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2, 000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year 1100. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. After that, countries rich in forests, such as Canada Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.
　　Paper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers, magazines and books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm?In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated (使绝缘) from heat or cold with paper.
　　However, we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future. Every day people throw away about 2, 800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48, 000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow.
　　So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use China cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some.
　　In short, we should keep a balance (平衡) between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.

14．　　Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. This year is your last chance to change your lifestyle to save the earth.
　　Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earth's water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour dangerous chemicals and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.
　　By the year 2200, the earth's water was completely polluted. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids. Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. But not enough was done. So, by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in the lakes and seas died because of pollution. Terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.
　　By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave the earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go?Nowhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. We are still looking for a place to call our home. So, it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.

15．　　Life with a clear purpose can be quite satisfying, but most of us live our life unconsciously . The daily work keeps our mind busy. Then one Sunday afternoon, when I'm lying in bed, it suddenly hits me. What is my purpose?It's difficult to answer but it's very important. Here are a few tips that can help you in this step.
Check if you already have a purpose. If you find your present life purposeless, just look again. In our life there is no purpose that is too small or too big. Even a street sweeper has a very important purpose in his life. Even if you are working in a small shop you should have a clear purpose in the link of life by the service you provide. Maybe you're supporting a family, or raising kids, which is quite an important purpose. If you think your life is meaningless right now, it would just show that you are not paying enough attention to your present role.
　　Believe in yourself. Some people get very famous while some live a private life. There is no real difference between the two. Each person must have a certain role and no role is more important than the other. If you have a talent, it's life's gift to you. Try to find the best way to use your talent to something which gives service to people.
　　Listen to your heart rather than your mind. Heart and mind are just close friends. Your mind must find some several excuses to tell you want your heart wants. The voice of heart is always true and it points to your deep dreams.

16．A:Lingling, you look unhappy. What's up?
B:Dad. I have a problem with my best friend.
A:(1)      
B:We've been friends for five years. We went to different schools last term. And she came to study at my school this term. I was very happy at first. (2)      
A:Can you tell me how she's different?
B:She doesn't like me to see my other friends.
A:(3)      
B:Yes, I have. But she refused to listen.
A :(4)      
B:No. I don't know.
A:Maybe she doesn't feel sure of herself. (5)      
B:Maybe. What shall I do then?
A:You can introduce her to your other friends and encourage her to join in more.
B:I see. Thanks, Dad.
A.Do you know why she treats you like that?
B.Have you mentioned this to her?
C.What's happened?
D.Or she probably feels lonely without you.
E.But she's so different.

22．
　　According to Guo Yanhong from the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委员会), over 30, 000 medical workers have been sent to Hubei Province, specially Wuhan, to help fight against the novel coronavirus. They are just ordinary people, but they are all(1)      .
　　After seeing the front line registration (登记) notice from her hospital, nurse Su Lili from Henan Province called her husband and told him she wanted to go to Wuhan. He agreed. "On the way to the airport, he keeps telling me to eat well, sleep well and protect(2)      well. I thank him for his support, "Su said.
　　Before leaving for Wuhan, Liu Lu, a nurse from Jiangxi Province, had her long hair cut. "Looking pretty is no longer important at this moment. I must be responsible(3)      the safety of my patients and myself, "said the 30﹣year﹣old.
　　Actually, many of the medical workers(4)       on the front line were born after 1995. As the young generation in China, they were often described as immature (不成熟的) and self﹣centered. But their fight against the virus makes society see their bravery. Sun Qin is a 21﹣year﹣old nurse from Jiangsu Province. She said, "This is my first year of being a nurse. I was frightened at the beginning and was worried about being infected, but I was not afraid any more when seeing how my partners cheered and encouraged each other. "
　　These medical heroes risk their(5)       on the front line of the disaster. They have once again proven what Henry Kissinger wrote in his book On China:China is always well protected by the bravest of them.

23．文中共有10处错误, 每句中最多有两处错误．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．
　　Jimmy lost his job a few months ago. One day, he decided taking a job interview. His appointment is at 10 am and it was already 8:30 am. While waiting at a bus, Jimmy saw an old man kicking the tyre of his car. Jimmy gave him a hand. The old man wondered how many he should pay for Jimmy's help. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him;he just helped nobody in need, and he had to rush for an interview. An old man offered to give him a lift for Jimmy's gift. Jimmy got dirty after he repaired the car, so he didn't have much time to wash the dirt off. One by one, many people left for the interviewer's office. Finally his name called. To Jimmy's surprise, the old man he helped early in the morning was the manager of the company. Very soon, Jimmy became one part of the company.

24．你们学校正在创建节水型学校, 请你倡议全体师生关注水资源, 节约用水. 内容包括:
(1)节约用水重要性:离开水人类就无法生存.
(2)现状:可供人类饮用的水越来越少;浪费水的情况严重;水污染现象……等
(3)措施:如:节约每一滴水, ……
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(1)所写内容必须包括上面提示的所有要点, 可适当发挥, 但不要逐字翻译;
(2)词数:80词左右, 开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数;
(3)语句通顺, 意思连贯, 条理清楚, 字迹工整.
As we know, water is very important to man, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________