The “babies” tend to be on or near me, or crying, or both. I spend a fair amount of time trying to get William to sleep, to get Elliott to get involved in something that will actually keep him happy for a little while, or to get William to play on the floor for 10 minutes straight so that I can get something done. But, a lot of days, it seems like I'm not succeeding in any of those efforts.

    So, yesterday, a friend of mine posted a picture on Facebook. This particular friend has a baby who is about a month younger than William. The picture was of the baby, who had made his way across the floor to the toys housed along the side of the room. I just kept looking at that picture and thinking that if only William had some different toys to play with, perhaps he would stay occupied a bit longer at a stretch. But William seems so bored with all of his toys! And I am so ready for him to be ready to play. In order to find a way to make him playing longer, I kept looking at that picture. Suddenly, I realized my sons need to play closer to me.

    So I cleared off the cubby(围起来的)shelves in the playroom, and my husband and I moved it to the living room. We found all of the toys that would be safe for William and put them in the cubbies. Then, we pulled the play kitchen in.

    William was so interested in what I was doing that he sat there and played and chewed on his toys while we moved furniture. When we were done, I moved him over closer to the cubbies and he got so excited that he didn't disturb for an hour, while I made dinner and cleaned up! Even Elliott played happily for a few hours. It was a dream come true! And I got to know that my lack of happy children was because of my desire for a toy—free living room.

Friends are the people when we are in trouble.

注意：1.词数 120 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。

    The environment has become a matter of great concern to the general public.……

兰州市近来实行了公共环保自行车出行行动，受到了市民的欢迎。假设你是李华，请你写一篇词数100词的小短文，介绍兰州公共自行车。主要内容包括：

1).使用方法：凭身份证办卡，60分钟内免费使用；自行车点遍布全市，全市范围内通租通还；

2).骑自行车的益处：可以节约道路资源、减少环境污染、帮助锻炼身体；

3)．希望更多人骑车出行。

参考词汇：bicycle stops；energy-saving; identification card

注意：1）词数：100~120，短文的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

2）短文需包括表中所有要点，内容可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。

3）参考词汇：成绩差的学生：a slower student

1）学校位于市中心，于1962年5月建成，历史悠久；

2）校园总面积为20万平方米，师生约6000人；

3）校园有四幢教学楼，设施齐全；

4）学校交通便利，可乘坐1路或3路公交车从火车站直达。

注意：1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

    Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. The US is well known for jazz (爵士乐), which has gained world-wide popularity.

    In contrast to classical (古典的) music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is natural and free-form. It is full of energy, expressing the moods, interests, and feelings of the people. It has a modern sound that makes people very excited. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America. And so it does today.

    The origins of this music are as interesting as the music itself. Jazz was produced by American blacks, who were brought to the Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners (种植园主) and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields. This work was hard and life was short. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives formed a group to carry the body to the cemetery.

    A band often went with them. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow and sad music. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Everybody was happy. Death had removed one of their members, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music, which made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

    Music has always been important in their lives. Coming mainly from West Africa, the black men who were brought to America already possessed a rich musical tradition. This music centered on religious ceremonies (宗教的仪式) in which dancing, singing, clapping and stamping (顿足) to the beat of a drum were important forms of musical expression. As these people settled in to their fields, they made up work songs. Singing made the hard work go faster.

    Another musical form that helped to develop jazz was the blues. Blues songs always describe something sad — an unhappy love affair, a money problem, bad luck. To this day, the expression "feeling blue" means being sad.

为了鼓励学生参加户外活动，星光中学（Xingguang High School）近期举行了一次登山活动。假定你是学校英语报记者，请写一篇短文，报道此次活动。内容包括：

1).时间与地点：4月10 日，大青山（Daqing Mountain）

2).活动的过程

3).你对这次活动的评论

注意：1) 提示词：relaxation （n.）放松；promote（vt.）促进；

2）词数：100字左右。

In order to encourage the students to take outdoor exercise,

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