Slightly larger than the North Island, and much less populated, the South Island of New Zealand is well known for its fantastic scenery and wide range of outdoor activities. Among the many places you could visit, here are some of the best known.

    Marlborough Wine Region

    The largest wine area in New Zealand(producing more than half of New Zealand's wine), Marlborough is home to New Zealand's most famous wine, made from the sauvignon blanc(长相思) grapes. Take a car and spend a few days visiting some of Marlborough's wineries(酿酒厂). Most have wines available for tasting and a number of them also have their own restaurant or cafe, where you can enjoy the wine alongside.

    Kaikoura

    The charming background of Kaikoura is the snow-capped mountain range which seems to come all the way down to the sea. Among the many activities here—fishing, hiking, kayaking(划独木舟) and even bird watching—the one not to miss is a boat trip on the bay to see the whales. Kaikoura is in fact one of the best places in the world for whale watching.

    Queenstown

    On any list of places to visit in New Zealand, Queenstown should be at the top. This alpine(高山的) town has things to do for all seasons, and impressive scenery that is among the country's very finest. Located on the shores of Lake Whakatipu, there is a full range of water as well as land-based activities. In the winter Queenstown is the place for the best skiing in New Zealand.

    Milford Sound

    Mitre Peak is a mountain which seems to rise out of the waters of Milford Sound and is one of the most photographed and recognisable New Zealand sights. Milford Sound lies in the southwest corner of the South Island. The water is surrounded on either side by rock faces that rise at least 1, 200 meters (3, 900 feet) and after rain hundreds of waterfalls appear, some up to a thousand meters long.

    It is no wonder that Milford Sound was described by Rudyard Kipling as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".

—______? I won the first prize in the English speech contest.

    Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people. In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school.

    It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America. In the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud. It is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion. However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond one's own community. Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual. Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life.

    How did things change? Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?

    There are, I believe, three culprits(肇事者): poets, teachers, and we ourselves. Of these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem. Early in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetry. Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged.

    Poets failed the reader, so did teachers. They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, they want their students to see that poems mean something. Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles.

注意：

1）．不要拘泥于要点，可以适当发挥，词数100左右。

2）．参考词汇：人口膨胀：population expansion；过度开发：overdevelopment

Dear Editor,

    ……

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

    Sleep, as we know, is important to us because it helps restore tired organs and tissues in our body. But how much sleep do we actually need?

    For most of us, eight hours seems to be about the right amount. Yet we know that there are a great many people who get along perfectly with less sleep and some who may even need more. A great deal depends on the way we live. But a good general rule to follow is to sleep as long as we have to in order to feel happy and be able to work at our best when we are awake.

    There are actually different levels of sleep. There is a deep sleep and a shallow sleep. In a shallow sleep our body does not get the same kind of rest as it gets in a deep sleep, so that after eight hours of a shallow sleep we may still feel tired. But a short deep sleep can be very restful.

    Alexander the Great was able to get a deep sleep whenever he needed it. Once, during the night before an important battle, he remained awake longer than anyone else. Then he wrapped himself in a cloak and lay down on the earth. He slept so deeply that his generals had to wake him three times to give command to attack!

    Normally when we go to sleep, our “ sleep center” blocks off nerves so that both our brain and our body go to sleep. One prevents us form wanting to do anything and the other makes our internal organs and limbs go to sleep. But someone will fall asleep (brain sleep) and keep on marching, because his body is not asleep!

    Looking at China's history over the past 60 years，it is apparent that，despite much suffering，the country has achieved huge political，economic and social success，especially during the past three decades.

    The press center for the celebration of the 60th founding anniversary of new China was officially opened on the morning of September 22. Zha Shouchen，deputy director of the press center introduced that，during the National Day，there would be 3,200 domestic reporters，and more than 1,300 foreign journalists to come to Beijing to make the covering work.

    The press center provided many services for domestic and foreign reporters，such as issuing the press cards to reporters，accepting the interview application，organizing press conferences and activities of group interviews，providing the means of communication and information services for reporters.And the following was the scene.

    A grand parade in Beijing on Oct.1，led by the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force，showed some of China's latest achievements in defense modernization.About 8,000 military officers，along with tanks and other vehicles，formed a straight line stretching 3 kms.

    The military parade was followed by a civilian parade featuring six massive performing groups and 36 formations of about 100,000 people.In addition,60 floats(彩车)represented everything from the country's geographic areas to the previous year's Beijing Olympics.

    Everyday life in China is a parade on a grand scale，with citizens now being able to enjoy things their ancestors did not dare to contemplate 100 years ago，things their grandparents took for luxury 60 years ago，and things their parents did not even know how to attempt 30 years ago.

    Last fall, before Thanksgiving, I was making my way in my car out of the shopping center parking lot. I was bored in the car. I 1a woman heavily loaded with 2 and her two boys, one carrying a pumpkin and the other another bag.

    They were headed, I 3, to the bus stop across the major road. 4it was too far to walk with all those 5 to any of the nearby bus stops, on a random impulse（冲动），I rolled down my window and asked if they were indeed headed to the 6. “Yes,” the mother 7. I asked, “Would you like a 8? “Oh, yes!” was their 9 reaction.

    I was also delighted，and，after driving out of the way of other 10, I stopped and the boys piled into the back seat . The mother started to push 11 beside them. I 12 her by saying, “Oh, you come on up here 13 me. I'm not a taxi driver!” So off we went.

    Right away, I decided to take them a mile and a half to their home, since I had 14 and they had bags. All the way, I had just a fine time listening and talking with all of them. It felt so good to be able to do this little 15 and showed that with such a small 16I could make a big difference to a tired mother. I'm not sure 17 got the most out of it.

    18, this was special for me 19, as a disabled person, I often receive help and now I know how especially good it feels to be 20.

    I am travelling back with my parents from seeing my grandparents then it started to snow. At first, I thought it was fun and everything looked beautifully. I was looking forward to make a snowman in the playground at school the next day when the car slid violently off the road and into channel. My father called the emergency services, but they said that would be a long time before they could reach us. However, we sang songs and told stories to pass the time. Several hour later, the rescue team pulled their car out of the channel. At last, we managed to drive very slowly to home. I would never forget this experience.

内容要点：

1）.表示歉意；

2）.理由：去机场接从法国回来的舅舅；

3）.询问：是否有录音,以便补听讲座。

注意:

1）.词数100左右；

2）.可根据内容要点适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

    There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the 1 home from work in the evenings. A man will be 2 the newspaper, and seconds later it 3 as if he is trying to 4it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger 5 next to him. 6 place where unplanned short sleep 7 is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring(打鼾) so 8that the professor has to ask another student to 9 the sleeper awake.

    A more embarrassing（尴尬）situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the 10 of the head pushes the arm off the 11, and the movement carries the 12 of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no 13 of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when 14. Police reports are full of 15 that occur when people fall into sleep and go 16the road. If the drivers are 17, they are not seriously hurt. One woman's car, 18, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of 19 and thought it was raining. When people are really 20, nothing will stop them from falling asleep—no matter where they are.

1）. 表达思念；

2）. 感谢帮助；

3）. 希望保持联系。

注意事项：1. 不得透露真实姓名和学校；2. 词数：100左右；3. 开头和结尾已写出，不计入词数。

Dear David,

    How time flies! It's been a total week since you left our school. ……

Yours

Li Hua

    Almost all of us heard the story “Here Comes the Wolf” when we are little kids. What we can learn from the story is we must be honest. Therefore, there're lots of phenomenon of dishonesty nowadays.

    Being honest does great harm not only to other people and also to yourself. Take the case of fake milk powder for an example. After drinking this kind of milk, the baby had big heads while their legs and arms were still thin, what badly affected their health. To my great relief, the producers got accused and punished net all the serious consequences in the end.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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。

    What can we prevent ourselves from getting low scores in exams? Here, one of our teacher gives us some useful suggestions.

    It's important to have a correct attitude toward exams, which purpose is to see how we're getting on with our study. So it is no need to worry about the results.

    Before exams, control our test anxiety by listening some light music. Besides, learning from the past-exam mistakes is also a effective way. While taking exams, we'd better plan your time careful. And then we should spare a few minutes to check that what we had done to avoid silly mistakes.

    Work isn't what it used to be. There are still people working at regular jobs, but the job market has suffered a lot. Jobs are in short supply and people have had to find other ways to make a living.

    The Internet has made it possible for people to find what makes them happy in order to make a living. Work trends have changed because of technology. More and more workers are working directly from their homes. You might be hired by a company who requires you to work from home.

    The future of work trends is simple. More people will begin to work from home. There may even come a time when most people work from the comfort of a home office. There will always be regular jobs. Someone has to run the store and drive the truck. However, if you work in an office, chances of you working from home are becoming greater and greater. The future looks bright for those who dream of earning a living from their own computer workstation and many people have already realised that dream.

    Your future could follow a wonderful new trend in your job. It is a trend that allows mothers to stay at home with their children while still contributing to the financial status (财务状况)of the family. It also means that people can find exactly what they are looking for. There are really no limits to what can be done with job trends going the way they are.

    The future trends in work hold wonderful things for us. Families will again have more time for each other. Family life will become more of a priority (优先)and success at work will be much easier to achieve.

注意：不得写出真实班级和姓名；可以适当增加情节，使行文连贯；词数100左右，给出的开头和结尾不计入总词数。

656 Minzu Street

November 2, 2015

Dear Jack,

    Next Saturday will be my birthday. ……

Best wishes.

Yours truly,

Li Hua