11.My father was a self-taught mandolin(曼陀林琴)player.He was one of the best players in our town.He could not(1)
music,but if he heard a tune(曲子)a few times,he could play it.When he was young,he was a member of a small country music band.They played at local dances and the radio station. At home Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the family.We three children sang along.Nobody played the mandolin like my fatjye.air.He could(2)
your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin.He seemed to shine when he was playing.You could see his(3)
in his ability to play so well for his family. But Dad had to find another job in a factory later because the money he made at the band wasn't enough to(4)
the family.Unluckily he had an(5)
one day and lost one finger.He couldn't play as(6)
as before.From then on.Every time we asked him to play,he would make up reasons to(7)
down our request.However,we missed his performance so much.Finally,he agreed and said," Okay,but remember,I can't hold down on the strings(琴弦)the way I(8)
to".When he played the old mandolin.It carried us back to a cheerful,happy time in our lives. Dad was that kind of man.(9)
was what he was doing all his ljye.aie.If he could give(10)
to others,he would,especially his family.He was always there,sacrificing(犧牲) his time to see that his family had enough in their life.
32.Huge Waves Destroying Arctic Ice Faster than Expected Ice covers much of the Arctic Ocean(北冰洋).Some pieces of ice are huge,like moving islands.As temperatures have increased,however,some of the ice has begun to disappear.Scientists have discovered huge waves(海浪) in the arctic waters. The waves were discovered by accident in May,2010.Scientist Aleksey Marchenko and his students set out on a trip.They wanted to study the icy waters. On May 2,the ship traveled east and stopped next to a large chunk of ice around 50 miles from the small island of Hopen.Marchenko prepared to lead his students out onto the ice. "We were ready to go but when I went out,I discovered many cracks(裂縫) around," he remembers. He decided to move the ship deeper into the ice to keep safe.The farther in they went,he thought,the harder the ice would become.As they pushed forward,however,the ship experienced small waves,and then bigger ones.Soon,the waves broke up the ice around the ship into thousands of smaller pieces. Within an hour,Marchenko and his team saw a wave that was about 13 feet high.The ship's navigation system finally recorded the largest waves.They were more than 20 feet in height.The waves were so strong that they forced huge pieces of ice to jump up and down,breaking the ice into smaller pieces within just one hour:Scientists had never imagined that the process could happen so fast.The waves in these areas used to be small. The speed and force of the huge waves there makes it impossible to know in advance when they are coming.That could be dangerous for navigators and local communities who are unprepared for huge waves or depend on sea ice to protect them.Wildlife like polar bears and walruses that depend on sea ice to live is also in danger. Some scientists think people will soon see even bigger waves in these icy waters.As waves break up ice,the seas will become more open,and the waves will get even stronger.There are stormy times ahead.
(1)When did Marchenko and his students discover huge waves in the arctic waters?
(2)Why did Marchenko and his students set out on the trip?
(3)Would you like to be a member of Marchenko's team?If you want to take part,what will you do next?
Dear Su Hua, Since the outbreak of COVID-19,my life has changed a lot.I'm interested in your life changes too.Would you please tell me the following things? ●How did you continue your study when the new term began? ●How did you like the new way of study?And why? ●What were the other changes in your daily life? ●Are you happy with these changes?Why or why not? I look forward to hearing from you soon. All the best, Li Ming
注意:1.詞數90左右,開頭和結尾已經寫好,不計入總詞數; 2.回復須包括所有要點,可適當發揮,使短文連貫、通順; 3.文中不得提及真實的人名、校名等相關信息。 4.生詞:疫情epidemic n.爆發outbreak n.病毒virus n.口罩mask n. Dear Li Ming, I'm happy to hear from you.My life has also changed in many ways since the outbreak of COVID-19.________________________________________________ Best wishes, Su Hua