| — Would you take this along to the office for me? — ______. |
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| A. With pleasure B. That's right C. Never mind D. Don't mention it |
| We won't keep winning games _____ we keep playing well. |
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A. because B. unless C. when D. while |
| Don't worry if you can't come to ______ party. I'll save _____ cake for you. |
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| A. the; some B. a; much C. the; any D. a; little |
| _____ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy. |
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| A. As B. That C. This D. It |
| When _____ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities. |
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| A. compared B. being compared C. comparing D. having compared |
| This machine _____. It hasn't worked for years. |
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| A. didn't work B. wasn't working C. doesn't work D. isn't working |
| The company had about 20 notebook computers but only one-third _____ used regularly. Now we have 60 working all day long. |
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A. is B. are C. was D. were |
| We're trying to ring you back, Bryan, but we think we _____ your number incorrectly. |
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| A. looked up B. took down C. worked our D. brought about |
| _____ by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies. |
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| A. Only B. Just C. Still D. Yet |
| Letterboxes are much more _____ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead. |
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| A. common B. normal C. ordinary D. usual |
| I would like a job which pays more, but _____ I enjoy the work I'm doing at the moment. |
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| A. in other words B. on the other hand C. for one thing D. as a matter of fact |
| Progress so far has been very good. _____, we are sure that the project will be completed on time. |
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| A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Besides |
| I was given three books on cooking, the first _____ I really enjoyed. |
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A. of that B. of which C. that D. which |
| If you can't decide which of the two books to borrow, why don't you take _____? I won't read them this week. |
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| A. all B. any C. either D. both |
| We always keep _____ spare paper, in case we run out. |
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| A. too much B. a number of C. plenty of D. a good many |
| My friend, who _____ on the International Olympic committee all his life, is retiring next month. |
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| A. served B. is serving C. had served D. has served |
| — If you like I can do some shopping for you. — That's a very kind _____. |
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| A. offer B. service C. point D. suggestion |
| It remains _____ whether Jim'll be fit enough to play in the finals. |
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A. seen B. to be seen C. seeing D. to see |
| — Could I have a word with you, mum? — Oh dear, if you _____. |
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| A. can B. must C. may D. should |
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— What should I do first? — The instructions _____ that you should mix flour with water carefully first. |
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| One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 1 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 2 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 3 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 4 in in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 5 even him. He wrote his wife's name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 6 behind the desk in the booth. " 7 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression. Obviously 8 someone, would you please give her this?" he said. He then 9 his office in Morrison Building, 10 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 11 ! He sat down with a smile. His wife 12 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married … How are you with 13 ? One person calls it "wait training." It seems that there is always something we are 14 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind. Patience is an important 15 of a happy and rewarding life. 16 , some things are worth waiting for. 17 presents many opportunities for wait training. We can hate waiting, 18 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 19 -we cannot avoid it. How is your 20 coming along? | ||||
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| Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in hid class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, cricket- anything with a round ball, I was useless," he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym chasses in Devonshire, England. It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon. The following year, he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway' s School of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about Ridgway' s cold-water exploits, Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his future. In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition (探险) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite (冻疮), ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled (雪橇) up and over rocky ice. Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North pole, and he's skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change. Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometre journey that has never been completed on skis. |
| 1. What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old? |
| A. He became good at most sports. B. He began to build up his body. C. He joined a sports team. D. He made friends with a runner. |
| 2. The underlined word "exploits" (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ______. |
| A. journeys B. researches C. adventures D. operations |
| 3. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders? a. He ran his first marathon. b. He skied alone in the North Pole. c. he rode his bike in a forest. d. He planned an adventure to the South Pole. |
| A. acdb B. cdab C. acbd D. cabd |
| 4. What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders? |
| A. He is a success in sports. B. He is the best British skier. C. He is Ridgway's favorite student. D. He is a good instructor at school. |
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2005. You have a job, a family and you're about 40 years old welcome to your future life. |
| 1. What changes the color of your shirt? |
| A. The mirror. B. The shirt itself. C. The counter. D. The medicine. |
| 2. How do the shoes know that you shouldn't eat the breakfast cereal? |
| A. By pouring the breakfast into a bowl. B. By listening to the doctor's advice. C. By testing the food supplies in the kitchen. D. By checking the nutrition details of the food. |
| 3. The strawberries the children eat serve as _____. |
| A. breakfast B. lunch C. vaccines D. nutrition |
| 4. How is the text organized? |
| A. In order of time. B. In order of frequency. C. In order of preference. D. In order of importance. |
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| 1. Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International? | ||||
| A. One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries. B. One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases. C. One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English. D. One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program. | ||||
| 2. Where will Jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi? | ||||
| A. In some local offices in the U.S. B. In an ESL organization in China. C. In a preparation program in Denmark. D. In an exchange student center in Africa. | ||||
| 3. If Mrs. Black in the U.S. hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact _____. | ||||
| A. takeaction@betterworld.com B. ram3462@hotmall.com C. club3864@hotmail.com D. staff@youth.org | ||||
| 4. What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do? | ||||
| A. To interview people online. B. To do some housework. C. To offer advice on Child Aid. D. To provide language exercises. |
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| Old Computers Make for Unhappy Workers－Survey LONDON (Reuters)－Dealing with the dissatisfaction of ageing and unreliable office computers leads to workers' unhappiness and more sick-leave, a survey (调查) showed on Wednesday. A survey carried out by care4free. net of over 2,700 European office workers from the UK, France and Germany found that workplace dissatisfaction increased greatly with the age of computer equipment. "We do know that job satisfaction is falling in Britain and in most advanced nations," said Stephen White, a researcher from the Work Foundation. "The actual reasons for this are the subject of very heated discussion. It's certainly one interesting theory that technology may be the cause of this in some way," White added. A quarter of those using outdated computers in Britain said they were "quite" or "very dissatisfied" with their everyday job compared to 16 percent of those who had enjoyed an advantage from up-to-date technology. The survey also said that among workers dealing with outdated equipment, there was a 35 percent greater probability they would take six or more days of sick-leave per year compared with the average worker. In France, where more workers use older computers, the probability jumped to 55 percent. Results also showed that women in the three countries were more likely to be using outdated equipment. In the UK, where more workers have up-to-date computers than in the other countries surveyed, the number of women using old equipment doubled that of men. White pointed out that there were two sides to this problem, saying that continually having to deal with new technology and new equipment can also be a source of worry. "Old and faulty equipment is a major cause of office dissatisfaction, there's no question about it. But you also have to say that the frequent change of equipment is also, or could be, a main cause of dissatisfaction." |
| 1. The underlined word "this" (paragraph 3) refers to ______. |
| A. workplace dissatisfaction B. computer use in most jobs C. the ageing of office computers D. the survey by care4free.net |
| 2. How many office workers using old computers in Britain expressed their dissatisfaction? |
| A. 16% B. 25% C. 35% D. 55% |
| 3. According to White, why were the women surveyed more likely to use old computers? |
| A. Most office workers use old computers. B. They do some of their work with computers. C. Dealing with new equipment can cause anxiety. D. They are easier to be satisfied with new technology. |
| 4. What is the subject of this news story? |
| A. Poor working conditions in offices. B. Research work of the Work Foundation. C. Influence of technology in the workplace. D. different attitudes to old computers. |
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| You are from a middle-class family, and live in a normal-size home without any showy possessions, but you are worried that he will want to live as they do, and wonder if you should move. Sometimes big pocket money, joyful birthday parties, special playrooms and super-big houses tell you that your neighbors probably have more money than you do, and that they're not as careful as you are with money, but you may. Find that they cook and dig in the garden with their children just as often as you do, talk with them as freely and read to them every night. Or you may find that some of these parents stay in one wing of their big house while their child plays by himself, way off in a wing of his own. In that unfortunate case, he is basically growing up alone without being looked after properly, but this can happen to a child who lives in a normal-size house, too, if he has a TV, a computer and a few video games in his room. Even the most caring parent doesn't walk in and out of it to see what show her child is watching, what Internet site he has found and if he's still playing that video game. Too much uncontrolled screen time may lead to a certain loss of innocence (天真), but mostly this child will lose the sense of unity and satisfaction that comes from being in a family. A neighborhood should also provide you with a sense of unity and satisfaction, and if it doesn't, you might decide to move. Don't judge your neighborhood too harshly (严厉地), though. There are some things that are right with almost any neighborhood and some things that are wrong with the best of them-like those super-big houses. The wealth of their owners-and the way they throw money around-may make your son feel sorry for himself, unless you help him understand that you and his dad save some of the money, give some to people who don't have enough and use the rest to pay for whatever the family needs. Children want-should be provided with-explanations when their parents don't give them what they want. |
| 1. What is the problem with the worried parent in the text? |
| A. Her house isn't as big as her rich neighbors'. B. Her son is left alone without anyone in charge. C. She cannot provide her son with a special playroom. D. She worried about the effect of her neighbors on her son. |
| 2. In paragraphs 2 and 3, the author seems to agree that parents should _____. |
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A. spend more time with their children |
| 3. By saying "throw money around" (paragraph5), the author means that rich people ______. |
| A. spend money carelessly B. save money for their children C. help the poor people willingly D. leave money all round the house |
| 4. What is the main idea the author aims to express in the text? |
| A. Children are unfortunate to have poor parents. B. Children should enjoy their comfortable life. C. Children need proper guidance from their parents. D. Children feel ashamed of themselves in a rich neighborhood. |
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| ( )1. Mike spent his children mostly in his father's study, where he read novels by British and American writers. Next term he will become a senior student. He thinks it's time that he read more of their works andlearned to write about them. ( )2. Joseph is good at the language arts, and in his spare time he likes to write short stories. It is his wish that his stories would be printed in local newspapers. So he is thinking of taking a course to develop his writingskills, such as wording and paragraph organization. ( )3. A lively and caring girl, Anna takes an active part in social activities. She is trying to write reports fornewspapers about what she sees and hears. But few of them are accepted because of poor organization ofinformation. She feels the need to improve her writing and communication skills next term. ( )4. Ian traveled worldwide with his parents when he was very young. Under their influence, he becomes greatly interested in stories of travel and adventure.He hopes to write his own stories in the future. So next term, he will choose a course to study the best writing of this type. ( )5. Susan comes from China. As a junior back home, she wrote quite a lot of short stories, some of which were published in newspapers. Her parents suggest she read some classics by Asian and Western writers. She thinks it helpful in her writing. So she is going to take a course of this kind next term. | ||||||
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| 单词拼写。根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。 |
| 1. Letting the water run while you brush your teeth w______ water. 2. Alexander Graham Bell i______ the telephone. 3. She has written many articles for a popular women's m______. 4. Eric came running into the room, out of b______. 5. The curtains are made from a very expensive m______. 6. The only piece of f______ he has in his room is a bed. 7. Bread is c______ in this shop; it costs twice as much across the street. 8. Everyone thought he was j______, but in fact he was completely serious. 9. Boys and girls are e______, and thus they should be treated fairly. 10. The w______ in the alls can change very quickly, go take suitable clothing. |
| 短文改错。 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标题号的每一行做出判断： 如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正： 此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 原行没有错的不要改。 | ||
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| 书面表达。 |
| 当前不少文学作品被改编成电影。有人选择看电影，有人则喜欢读原著。请你以“Film or book, which do you prefer?”为题按照下列要点写一篇英语短文： 1. 看电影：省时、有趣、易懂 2. 读原著：细节更多、语言优美 3. 我的看法及理由 注意： 1. 词数100~120，文章题目和开头已给出（不计词数）。 2 .参考词汇：original work 或 book in the original (原著) |
| Film or book, which do you prefer? Some of us think that it is better to see the film than to read the book in the original. ______________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ |