2016-2017学年高一英语下册章节综合练习18

综合卷Ⅱ(Unit 4～Unit 5)
(建议用时：100分钟；分数：120分)
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A
In 1997, I found myself in a situation I never thought I’d be in: alone and begging for money in New York. My father had been separated from our family, and my mother had recently died of a disease related to AIDS. What I remember most about such nights is lying on the cold stone floor and using my backpack for a pillow.
Even though I had lost my family, I made choices every single day to turn my life around. There was the haven (避难所) for homeless teenagers called the Door, a non­profit (非营利的) organization that provided me with guidance, medical care and food, all of which kept me going while I completed my homework in train stations and under hallway lights. Perhaps it was the most surprising help because I did not seek out—it found me. The Ne w York Times told my story.
In the weeks that followed, dozens of strangers reached out to me
from all across the United States. At my high school, I began receiving handwritten letters of encouragement. Strangers showed up bearing clothes, books, and even hugs. Since 'the article mentioned I was applying to Harvard, one woman knitted (编织) a blanket for me. She put this note in the box it was posted in: “It gets cold in those dorms. May you warm yourself knowing that people care about you.”
With the help of these people, my life today is not like at all my life then. I graduated not only from high school but also from Harvard University.
Before these people—some of them nameless—I just didn’t realize how good people could be. But now I do, and I can say that the people who helped me have forever changed me. They are the reason behind my decision to join the board at the Door so that I can be part of a small team of people opening a high school for homeless teenagers. They are the reason I dedicate my life to opening pathways for others. And they are the reason I travel around the world helping people change their own lives.
1．According to the passage, the author ________．
A．tried to change her life
B．often slept at friends’homes
C．felt lonely because of her illness
D．was proud of her father
2．The third paragraph mainly tells about ________．
A．how the author applied to Harvard
B．how the author struggled for her ideal life
C．how The Ne w York Times helped the author
D．how people helped the author in different ways
3．Which of the following is the correct order to describe the author’s life?
a．The newspaper reported her story.
b．She graduated from Harvard University.
c．She slept on the cold floor at night.
d．She joined the committee at the Door.
e．Her mother died of illness.
A．d→e→c→a→b B．e→c→d→a→b
C．e→c→a→b→d D．b→c→d→e→a
4．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Patience is a virtue.
B．Love can be passed on.
C．Time waits for no man.
D．Honesty leads to success.
B
Researchers have found out what people really do online—a quarter
of their time is spent on social networking sites.The study analyzed(分析) the behavior of 25 million Internet users worldwide，and found social networking，entertainment and shopping were the most popular ways of killing time.
The UK was revealed as the Internet’s most popular online shopping nation，defeating North America and Australia.British Internet users spent 10 percent of all time online shopping in 2012，compared to nine percent in the US and six percent in Australia.This was partly because of a good Christmas season in the UK where 370 million hours were spent shopping online，24 percent higher than the monthly average.
The study also revealed Americans are the biggest social media lovers.In the UK，13 minutes out of every hour online are spent on social networking and forums(论坛)，nine minutes on entertainment sites and six minutes on shopping.In North America，figures(数据)are similar—16 minutes are spent on social media in the US，nine minutes on entertainment and five minutes on shopping.Australian Internet users spend 14 minutes on social sites，nine on entertainment and four minutes shopping online.
More and more people began to read news.Australian users were regarded as the most consumers of news online.Six percent of all time spent online in Australia in 2012 was on news websites，and it was five percent in the UK and four percent in the US.
The online situation is changing greatly.There are some changes in users’behavior across different places and markets.People are changing the way they communicate online such as the rise of 3G and 4G mobile Internet service and so on.
5．What’s the text mainly about?
A．Why people like to spend time online.
B．When people spend time online.
C．What Internet users often do online.
D．Who would like to spend time online.
6．The underlined word “defe ating” in Paragraph 2 means “________”．
A．beat B．control
C．hit D．disappoint
7．How much time of per hour do Americans spend on social sites?
A．9 minutes. B．13 minutes.
C．14 minutes. D．16 minutes.
8．Which country has the most consumers of news online?
A．The US. B．Australia.
C．Britain. D．The UK.
C
One day，a young man was cleaning out his late grandfather’s belongings when he came across a bright red envelope.Written on the
front were the words，“To my grandson.”Recognizing his grandfather’s handwriting，the young man opened the envelope.A letter inside read：Dear Ronny，
Years ago you came to me for help.You said，“Grandpa，how is it that you’ve accomplished so much in your life？You’re still full of energy，and I’m already tired of struggling.How can I get that same enthusiasm that you’ve got？”
I didn’t know what to say to you then.But_knowing_my_days_are_numbered，I figure that I owe you an answer.So here is what I believe.
I think a lot of it has to do with how a person looks at things.I call i t“keeping your eyes wide open”．
When you meet up with challenges，welcome them.They’ll leave you wiser，stronger，and more capable than you were the day before.When you make a mistake，be grateful for the things it taught you.Resolve to use that lesson to help you reach your goals.
And always follow the rules，even the little ones.When you follow the rules，life works.If you think you ever really get by with breaking the rules，you’re only fooling yourself.
It’s also important to decide exactly what you want.Then keep your mind focused on it，and be prepared to receive it.
But be ready to end up in some new places，too.As you grow with
the years，you’ll be given bigger shoes to fill.So be ready for endings as well as challenging beginnings.
Sometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar.Life isn’t just reaching peaks.Part of it is moving from one peak to the next.If you rest too long in between，you might be tempted to quit.Leave the past in the past.Climb the next mountain and enjoy the view.
Remember that your choices will create your successes and your failures.So consider all the pathways ahead，and decide which ones to follow.Then believe in yourself，get up，and get going.
And be sure to take breaks once in a while.They’ll give you a renewed commitment to your dreams and a cheerful，healthy perception of the things that matter the most of you.
Most important of all，never give up on yourself.The person that ends up a winner is the one who resolves to win.Give life everything you’ve got，and life will give its best back to you.
Love always，
Grandpa
9．The young man’s grandpa wrote this letter to ______．
A．recall his whole life
B．tell his grandson how great he was
C．explain how to keep passion
D．show how to succeed
10．The underlined part“But knowing my days are numbered”implies that________．
A．grandpa could count days
B．grandpa’s each day was important
C．grandpa knew he was dying
D．grandpa was eager to tell the young man
11．According to the passage，________．
A．learning to give up is very important
B．we’d better stay in the familiar situation
C．obeying few rules doesn’t matter
D．taking breaks once in a while is good to us
D
American scientists have for the first time taken stem cells(干细胞)from human embryos(胚胎)that are genetic copies(基因复制)of living people.The goal is to create better treatments for disease.But the work has led to heated discussions about making genetic copies or cloning.
Cloning a human being is not allowed in more than twelve states in America.Most scientists are against it，but some medical researchers are performing what is called “therapeutic cloning”to try to fight disease.Still，that method is not allowed in seven states.
One state where “therapeutic cloning”is allowed is Oregon.That is
where researchers at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland were able to put human DNA into human eggs.They produced embryos that were genetically the same as those produced by people who had given their DNA to the research project.The researchers then took stem cells from the emb ryos.These cells are called “master cells”．Scientists know how to use chemicals to cause master cells to develop into any tissue in the body.
The idea is that doctors could use tissues(组织)created in this way to replace diseased organs.The new part would be a genetic match of the person who receives it，and there would be no danger that the sick person’s body would not accept the new part.
Alta Charo，a researcher at the University of Wisconsin Law School，believes it is too soon to say whether the use of embryonic stem cells for personalized medicine would become common.Scientists could in fact find other less questionable sources of stem cells.However，she supports the use of stem cells to treat disease.
12．Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．America is the first country that has taken stem cells from embryos.
B．Everyone supports the idea of making genetic copies.
C．Stem cells can be used in medical treatment.
D．Human embryos are taken from stem cells.
13．According to the passage，“therapeutic cloning”________．A．is aimed at cloning human beings
B．is not accepted by most scientists
C．is not legal in twelve states
D．is legal in the state of Oregon
14．What is the correct order of the steps in this research?
a．to take stem cells
b．to replace diseased organs
c．to produce human embryos
d．to make human tissue
e．to put human DNA into human eggs
A．e­a­b­c­d B．e­c­a­d­b
C．a­c­e­d­b D．a­c­b­e­d
15．What is the probable attitude of Alta Charo towards the use of embryonic stem cells?
A．Supportive. B．Uncaring.
C．Reasonable. D．Concerned.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Some kinds of mental skills naturally decrease as people get older. __16__ A recently published
study also appears to demonstrate (论证) that the good effects of training can last for many years after that training has ended.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland wanted to learn how long memory and thinking skills would last in older people who were trained to keep them. The people were part of the ten-year research project. __17__ More than 2，800 people volunteered for the study called ACTIVE—short for Advanced (Cognitive) Training for Independent and Vital Elderly. Most started when they were more than 70 years old. __18__ The volunteers took one of several short training classes meant to help them keep their mental abilities. __19__ Now, lead study writer George Rebok says, the research showed most of the training remained effective a full ten years later.
__20__ “We are trying to make the training more available. For example, we have a grant right now from the National Institute on Aging to try to make a web-based version of the ACTIVE memory training and then put the training online.”
A．The team are now considering ways to provide such training for lower cost.
B．The effect on memory, however, seemed not to last as long.
C．They were taught methods to improve their memory, thinking and ability to perform everyday tasks.
D．Yet research seems to show that some training can improve such
skills.
E．A brain workout is very important for the old.
F．One question still to be studied is how only a few hours of training can still be effective after ten years.
G．Earlier results had established that the training helped the participants for up to five years.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once upon a time, there was a herd (兽群) of deer living in the forest. Among them was a wise and respectable teacher, who taught the tricks and strategies (策略) of survival to the young deer.
One day, the teacher’s younger sister visited him with her __21__，hoping he would learn what is so important for __22__. She said, “Dear brother, please teach my son the __23__ and strategies of deer.” The teacher said to the young deer, “Very well, you can come at this time tomorrow for your first __24__．”
At first, the young deer came to the lessons as he was __25__ to. But soon, he became more __26__ in playing with the other young deer than
his lessons. He didn’t __27__ how dangerous it could be for a deer who learned __28__ but deer games. So he started __29__ classes. Soon he was playing hooky (逃学) all the time.
__30__，one day the poor deer stepped in a snare (陷阱) and was __31__. Since he was missing, his mother was __32__. She went to ask her brother, “Have you taught your nephew the tricks and strategies he needs __33__ danger？”
The teacher replied, “My dear sister, your son was disobedient (不服从的) and __34__ to learn. Out of respect for you, I tried my best to __35__ him. But he did not want to learn them. He was always absent from class! How could I __36__ teach him? You are obedient and faithful, __37__ he is not. There is no point trying to teach him.”
Later they heard the __38__ news. The stubborn young deer who played hooky had been trapped and killed by a __39__. He skinned him and took the meat home to his family.
The moral of the story is: nothing can be __40__ from a teacher by one who misses classes.
21.A.daughter B．niece
C．son D．nephew
22．A.deer B．nature
C．animals D．teachers
23．A.hunting B．tricks
C．knowledge D．ability 24．A.interview B．competition C．test D．lesson 25．A.designed B．invited C．supposed D．instructed 26．A.interested B．aware C．curious D．careful 27．A.confirm B．realize C．predict D．imagine 28．A.something B．everything C．anything D．nothing 29．A.changing B．jumping C．cutting D．reviewing 30．A.Unfortunately B．Happily C．Surprisingly D．Suddenly 31．A.hidden B．trapped C．arrested D．kept 32．A.puzzled B．angry C．hopeless D．worried 33．A.in need of B．in hope of C．in time of D．in memory of 34．A.unwilling B．eager
C．slow D．determined
35．A.influence B．teach
C．cure D．comfort
36．A.closely B．strictly
C．nearly D．possibly
37．A.for B．and
C．but D．so
38．A.sad B．good
C．disappointing D．disturbing
39．A.passerby B．hunter
C．farmer D．vet
40．A.offered B．taught
C．expected D．learned
第Ⅱ卷
第二部分：英语知识运用
第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

When I was a young boy about 8 years old，my younger sister and I got the idea to buy something for our mother for Mother’s Day.Money
was hard 41.____________(make)．We went around to the neighbors and asked 42.____________ soda pop bottles.Soda pop was sold in bottles，and the bottles were washed and 43.____________(fill) again.Every bottle could be sold for $0.2.We got just 18 bottles，making a sum of $3.6.I also had three cents 44.____________(save)．
So with a 45.____________(totally) of $3.9 we walked about a mile to 46.____________ we knew a flower shop was located.When we went inside，someone asked what we wanted.We told him we wanted to buy flowers for Mot her’s Day.I reached into my pocket and pulled out our cash，47.____________(ask) if that would be enough.
Another gentleman，48.____________ I was sure was the owner，came over，looked us up and down，and said，“Just a minute.”He went in the back and came out with a geranium plant(天竺葵) with gold paper 49.____________(wrap) around the pot.He took only one dollar，and said，“Thank you very much.”I had no idea that the cost was about four times as much.And we went home 50.____________(proud)．
第三部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
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。

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。

About fifty American students come to visit our school today. We gathered at the school gate at 8 to give them warm welcome. Then we had a get-together in the reading room in our library. Our headmaster told them something interested about our school. And then we talked with each other and exchanged gift. From nine thirty we showed them around their school. A friendly basketball game was started with on the sports ground at ten thirty. It wasn’t until twelve when all American students left our school. On the afternoon my classmates and I went to some shops, there we chose and bought some books and tapes. I was very busy the whole day and meanwhile I was in high spirits today.
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李明，今年暑假你在加拿大旅游时寄宿在了你的笔友Peter家里，但是回到中国时你发现把一个在加拿大购买的要送朋友的礼物落在了Peter家你住的房间里，请你写一封信给Peter，信的主要内容有：
1．感谢对方的热情款待；
2．希望对方能帮你寄回礼物；
3．邀请对方来中国游玩。

注意：词数100左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：hospitality好客
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参考答案与解析
第一部分：阅读理解
第一节
[导学号37240077]【语篇解读】文章讲述的是作者在最困难
的时候得到了社会的帮助，在自己取得成绩后也决定投入到帮助别人的工作中。

1．【解析】选A。

细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“I made choices every single day to turn my life around”可知，作者努力改变她的生活。

2．【解析】选D。

段落大意题。

根据第三段的内容尤其是第一句“In the weeks that follo wed, dozens of strangers reached out to me from all across the United States.”可知，本段主要讲了不同的人用不同的方法来帮助作者。

3．【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

通读文章可知，作者母亲因病去世是第一个发生的事情，最后她加入到帮助过自己的组织中进行爱心传递，故d项是最后发生的事。

4．【解析】选B。

推理判断题。

因为作者受到了别人的帮助，所以作者打算投入到帮助别人的工作中，这说明爱是可以传递的。

[导学号37240078]【语篇解读】越来越多的人开始学会上网，你知道他们上网都做些什么吗？
5．【解析】选C。

主旨大意题。

由文章第一段和下文内容可知，本文的主旨是向大家介绍了网络用户都上网做什么。

6．【解析】选A。

词义猜测题。

根据第二段第二句话British Internet users spent 10 percent of all time...可知defeating的意思为“打败”。

7．【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

由文章第三段In North America，figures are similar—16 minutes are spent on...可知正确答案。

8．【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

由文章倒数第二段Australian users
were regarded as the most consumers of news online.可得答案。

[导学号37240079]【语篇解读】本文是一篇关于生活哲理的文章。

作者想像爷爷一样获得成功，爷爷给作者留下了一封信，在信中，作者的爷爷回答了作者的疑惑，并告诉了他很多为人处世的道理。

9．【解析】选D。

主旨大意题。

根据第二段中的“how is it that you’ve ac complished so much in your life？”和后面各段首句“When you meet up with challenges，welcome them...When you make a mistake，be grateful...be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar...your choices will create your successes and your failures...never give up on yourself”可知，作者的爷爷写这封信是为了回答作者的一个问题——如何获得成功，取得成就。

故选D项。

10．【解析】选C。

句意猜测题。

根据第一段的“a young man was cleaning out his late grandfather’s belongings...‘To my grandson.’”可知，作者的爷爷去世了，这封信是爷爷留给作者的。

划线句子意思是“知道自己的时日屈指可数”，爷爷在生前给作者留下一封信，回答了作者的疑惑。

故选C项。

11．【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

根据第六段中的“And always follow the rules，even the little ones.”和第九段中的“Sometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar.”及第十一段中的“And be sure to take breaks once in a while.”与第十二段中的“never give up on yourself”可知，即使小事，也要遵守规则，排除C；我们需要接触陌生的环境，排除B；永远不要自暴自弃，排除A。

故
选D项。

[导学号37240080]【语篇解读】美国科学家第一次从人类胚胎中成功提取出干细胞，本文探讨了此研究带来的医学价值以及由此而产生的问题。

12．【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据文章第一段的The goal is to create better treatments for disease.可知答案。

13．【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

根据文章第三段第一句One state where“therapeutic cloning” is all owed is Oregon.可知D项正确，根据第二段内容可排除A、B和C项。

14．【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据文章第三段，这个研究的顺序应该是先把人体DNA和卵子结合形成人体胚胎，然后从中提取干细胞，再用化学方法将干细胞培养成人体组织。

15．【解析】选D。

推理判断题。

根据文章最后一段．..believes it is too soon to say whether...和该段的最后一句可知，她虽然支持用细胞来治疗疾病，但同时也认为这种方法的普及还为时尚早。

第二节
[导学号37240081]16～20.DCEGA
第二部分：英语知识运用
第一节：完形填空
[导学号37240082]【语篇解读】一只小鹿在学习生存技巧的时候，因贪玩而经常逃学。

他在掉进陷阱后，由于缺乏逃生技能最终被猎人捕杀。

这篇寓言告诉我们：如果一个学生总是逃课，他最终从
老师那里什么也学不到。

21．【解析】选C。

根据第二段中的“please teach my son”可知，这位老师的妹妹带着她的儿子(son)来拜访他。

22．【解析】选A。

根据上下文尤其是23空后的“strategies of deer”可知，这位老师的妹妹希望儿子能够学习对于鹿(deer)来说最为重要的技能。

23．【解析】选B。

根据第一段中的“who taught the tricks and strategies (策略) of survival to the young deer”可知答案。

第四段的最后一句话也是提示。

24．【解析】选D。

根据语境可知，这个老师对外甥说：“好吧，在明天的这个时间，你来上第一课(lesson)。

”第三段的第一句话也是提示。

25．【解析】选C。

一开始，小鹿按照要求来上课。

be supposed to do sth.“(按规定、习惯、安排等)应该做某事”。

26．【解析】选A。

但是不久，小鹿的兴趣就从课上转向与其他小鹿们一块儿玩耍了。

become interested in“对……感兴趣”。

27．【解析】选B。

他没有意识(realize)到，对一只只学会玩耍的小鹿来说那将会多么危险。

28．【解析】选D。

nothing but...“只，仅仅”。

解析见上题。

29．【解析】选C。

根据下句可知，他开始缺课。

cut classes“缺课，逃学”。

30．【解析】选A。

根据下文可知，有一天，这只小鹿掉进了陷
阱，因此填Unfortunately“不幸地”。

31．【解析】选B。

根据上下文可知，他被困(trapped)在陷阱中，无法脱身。

32．【解析】选D。

他失踪后，他的母亲很担心(worried)他。

33．【解析】选C。

小鹿的母亲就问她哥哥：“你教会你的外甥在危险时(in time of danger)如何逃生了吗？”in time of“在……的时候”。

34．【解析】选A。

根据上文内容可知，此处指小鹿不服从而且不愿意学习。

be unwilling to“不愿意”。

35．【解析】选B。

句意：“出于对你的尊敬，我尽全力教(teach)他。

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36．【解析】选D。

句意：“但是，他经常逃课，我怎么可能(possibly)教他呢？”
37．【解析】选C。

根据上下文内容可知，此处为转折关系，因此选择but。

38．【解析】选A。

根据下文提示，后来他们听到了令人难过的(sad)消息：那只掉入陷阱的小鹿被杀死了。

39．【解析】选B。

根据常识推断，这个小鹿是被猎人(hunter)捕杀的。

40．【解析】选D。

逃学的人从老师那里什么也学不到。

此处为被动句，故填learned。

第二节
[导学号37240083]【语篇解读】在“我”大约8岁的时候，“我”和妹妹想给妈妈买件母亲节的礼物。

我们拿着3.9美元去了一家花店想买花，结果只花了1美元就买到了一束天竺葵。

41．【解析】考查动词不定式。

一些形容词后要接动词不定式的主动形式，如easy，hard，difficult，comfortable等。

【答案】to make
42．【解析】考查介词。

我们向邻居们要苏打水瓶。

短语ask for“请求，恳求(给予)”，符合句意。

【答案】for
43．【解析】考查动词语态。

the bottles与fill之间是动宾关系，结合系动词were可知，应用一般过去时的被动语态。

【答案】(were) filled
44．【解析】考查过去分词。

“我”还攒了3美分。

have sth.done 结构中，过去分词作宾补，表示被动也表示完成。

【答案】saved
45．【解析】考查名词。

a total of“总共，总计”，totally为副词，此处应该用其名词形式。

【答案】total
46．【解析】考查宾语从句。

设空前为介词to，故设空处引导宾语从句，从句中缺少地点状语，故用where引导。

【答案】where
47．【解析】考查现在分词作状语。

设空处作状语，且句子主语
I与ask之间存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词形式。

【答案】asking
48．【解析】考查非限制性定语从句。

设空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词gentleman，从句中缺少主语，故用关系代词who。

I was sure为插入语。

【答案】who
49．【解析】with gold paper wrapping around the pot“用金色包装纸包着的那束(花)”现在分词短语表示一种伴随动作。

【答案】wrapping
50．【解析】考查副词。

修饰谓语动词went，故用副词。

proud 的副词形式为proudly。

【答案】proudly
第三部分：写作
第一节：短文改错
[导学号37240084]About fifty American students come
came to visit
our school today. We gathered at the school gate at 8 to give them a∧warm welcome. Then we had a get－together in the reading room in our
library. Our headmaster told them something interested interesting about our
school. And then we talked with each other and exchanged gift gifts. From
nine thirty we showed them around their
our school. A friendly basketball
game was started with on the sports ground at ten thirty. It wasn’t
until twelve when
that all American students left our school.
On
In the
afternoon my classmates and I went to some shops, there
where we chose and
bought some books and tapes. I was very busy the whole day and but
meanwhile I was in high spirits today.
第二节：书面表达
One possible version：
Dear Peter，
I’m writing this letter to thank you for your warm hospitality during my visit in Canada.I really had a great time staying at your home.
I was also wondering if you could do me a favor.I left in such a hurry that a very important present I bought for a friend of mine was left behind in the room where I stayed.It is packed in a small blue box and probably on the top of the bookshelf.It would be very kind of you to mail it to me as soon as possible.I hope you can come to China to visit me during the Spring Festival，the most traditional holiday in China which would be the best time to enjoy.
Thank you for your kindness again and I am looking forward to your visit to China.
Best wishes!
Yours sincerely，
Li Ming 沁园春·雪 <毛泽东>
北国风光，千里冰封，万里雪飘。

望长城内外，惟余莽莽；
大河上下，顿失滔滔。

山舞银蛇，原驰蜡象，
欲与天公试比高。

须晴日，看红装素裹，分外妖娆。

江山如此多娇，引无数英雄竞折腰。

惜秦皇汉武，略输文采；
唐宗宋祖，稍逊风骚。

一代天骄，成吉思汗，
只识弯弓射大雕。

俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。

薄雾浓云愁永昼，瑞脑消金兽。

佳节又重阳，玉枕纱厨，半夜凉初透。

东篱把酒黄昏后，有暗香盈袖。

莫道不消魂，帘卷西风，人比黄花瘦。