| Reality is not the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, _____ the way they actually are. |
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| _____ the silence for the pauses, we could hear each other's breathing and could almost hear our own heartbeats. |
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| A. In B. For C. Under D. Between |
| Polar bears live mostly on _____ sea ice, which they use as _____ platform for hunting seals. |
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| A. a; a B. a; the C. 不填; a D. the; 不填 |
| The biggest problem for most plants, which _____ just get up and run away when threatened, is that animals like to eat them. |
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| A. shan't B. can't C. needn't D. mustn't |
| As the years passed, many occasions-birthdays, awards, graduations-_____ with Dad's flowers. |
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A. are marked B. were marked C. have marked D. had marked |
| It's hard for him playing against me. I've got nothing to play for, but for him, he needs to win so _____. |
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| A. far B. well C. little D. badly |
| To save class time, our teacher has _____ students do half of the exercise in class and complete the other half for homework. |
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| A. us B. we C. our D. ours |
| Having checked the doors were closed, and _____ all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom. |
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A. why B. that C. when D. where |
| As the light turned green, I stood for a moment, not _____, and asked myself what I was going to do. |
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A. moved B. moving C. to move D. being moved |
| We live day by day, but in the great things, the time of days and weeks _____ so small that a day is unimportant. |
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| A. is B. are C. has been D. have been |
| Cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine School, where she _____ English for a year. |
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| A. studies B. studied C. is studying D. has been studying |
| By serving others, a person focuses on someone other than himself or herself, _____ can be very eye-opening and rewarding. |
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| A. who B. which C. what D. that |
| Most birds find it safe to sleep in the trees, but _____ they have eggs or young chicks, they don't use a nest. |
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A. why B. how C. unless D. where |
| "Things _____ never come again!" I couldn't help talking to myself. |
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A. lost B. losing C. to lose D. have lost |
| There is an old proverb, "Love me, love my dog." But there is _____ wisdom in this:"Love me, love my book." |
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A. some B. much C. more D. most |
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| When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town. One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 1 a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up, 2 I had never worked at the bar before. I 3 that instead of making money, I would end up owing it. "You can do it," said my mother, " 4 , you won't get much business until lunch." "But I'll never remember the orders, and I'm no good 5 money. Please, Mom, don't 6 me. "Then I'll help you," she said. I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother's 7 was a bad one, but I 8 . When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was 9 . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks. 10 , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed 11 , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I 12 a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to 13 me, and she also showed me how to make 14 . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over 15 quarters and a dollar and said, "75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five." Things went more 16 after that. By the end of the day, I could remember orders, 17 the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little 18 when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she 19 that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy 20 the restaurant I would open one day. | ||||
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| In June, 2007, a group of students from eight high schools in Winnipeg, the capital of Canada's Manitoba province, will begin test-launching (试发射) a satellite the size of a Rubik's cube. The one-kilogram Win-Cub satellite, named for its home city and its shape, will be put into low orbit. Once in space, it can perform for a few months or up to several years, communicating information that could help find the signs of earthquakes. There are 80 similar satellite projects worldwide, but this is the first high-school based program of its kind in Canada. 30 Manitoba high school students are having a hand in designing and building the satellite, in cooperation with aerospace (航空航天的) experts and 10 students from the University of Manitoba, and with support from two other organizations. The Win-Cube project is not something that goes on a piece of paper; it is real-world engineering, allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more about the exciting world of engineering through their participation in this challenging program. It is also taken as a wonderful example of the unique partnerships within Manitoba. Designing, building and launching a satellite with high-school participation will bring this world- class educational project into reality and Manitoba closer to space. "These Manitoba high school students deserve congratulations for their enthusiasm, innovation (创新), and a strong love for discovery," said Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjomson. "We want to make science more relevant (相关的), interesting and attractive to high school students by showing them how classroom studies can relate to practical experience in the workplace or, in this case, in space," Bjomson added. The Win-Cube program is mainly named at inspiring a strong desire for discovery on the part of the students. It also shows Manitoba's devotion to research and innovation and the development of a skilled workforce-all important drivers of knowledge-based economic growth. |
| 1. According to the passage, the Win-Cube satellite is _____. |
| A. named after Manitoba and its shape B. intended for international communication C. designed like a Rubik's cube both in shape and size D. challenged by university students around the world |
| 2. According to Mr. Bjomson, _____. |
| A. those Manitoba high school students are worth praising B. the study of space can be practically made in classrooms C. Manitoba high schools are famous for the study of space D. scientific research is too far away from high school students |
| 3. The primary purpose of the project is to _____. |
| A. find the early signs of earthquakes B. relate studies to practical C. help high school students study real-world engineering D. inspire a strong desire for discovery among the students |
| 4. The best title for this passage may be _____. |
| A. Manitoba School B. Win-Cube Program C. Space Co-operation D. Satellite Launching |
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| 1. According to the message board, Orion Books _____. | ||||||||||
| A. opposes the reading of original classics B. is embarrassed for cutting down classics C. thinks cut-down classics have a bright future D. is cautions in its decision to cut down classics | ||||||||||
| 2. In Mr. Edwards' opinion, Orion Group is shortening classics to _____. | ||||||||||
| A. make them easier to read B. meet a large demand in the market C. increase the sales of literary books D. compete with their original versions | ||||||||||
| 3. By describing the shortened classics as "a breath of fresh air", Ms. Weir _____. | ||||||||||
| A. speaks highly of the cut-down classics B. shows her love for original classics C. feels guilty of not reading the classics D. disapprove of shortening the classics | ||||||||||
| 4. Mr. Crockatt seems to imply that _____. | ||||||||||
| A. reading the classic works is a confusing attempt B. shortening the classics does harm to the original C. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult job D. editing the classic works satisfies children's needs |
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| Photos that you might have found down the back of your sofa are now big business! In 2005, the American artist Richard Prince's photograph of a photograph, Untitled (Cowboy), was sold for $ 1, 248, 000. Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to have worked with so-called "found photographs"-a loose term given to everything from discarded (丢弃的) prints discovered in a junk shop to old advertisements or amateur photographs from a stranger's family album. The German artist Joachim Schmid, who believes "basically everything is worth looking at", has gathered discarded photographs, postcards and newspaper images since 1982. In his on-going project, Archiv, he groups photographs of family life according to themes: people with dogs; teams; new cars; dinner with the family; and so on. Like Schmid, the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion (捍卫) found photographs. One of them, called simply Found, was born one snowy night in Chicago, when Davy Rothbard returned to his car to find under his wiper (雨刷) an angry note intended for someone else:"Why's your car HERE at HER place?" The note became the starting point for Rothbard's addictive publication, which features found photographs sent in by readers, such a poster discovered in our drawer. The whole found-photograph phenomenon has raised some questions. Perhaps one of the most difficult is: can these images really be considered as art? And if so, whose art? Yet found photographs produced by artists, such Richard Prince, may riding his horse hurriedly to meet someone? Or how did Prince create this photograph? It's anyone's guess. In addition, as we imagine the back-story to the people in the found photographs artists, like Schmid, have collated (整理), we also turn toward our own photographic albums. Why is memory so important to us? Why do we all seek to freeze in time the faces of our children, our parents, our lovers, and ourselves? Will they mean anything to anyone after we've gone? In the absence of established facts, the vast collections of found photographs give our minds an opportunity to wander freely. That, above all, is why they are so fascinating. |
| 1. The first paragraph of the passage is used to _____. |
| A. remind readers of found photographs B. advise reader to start a new kind of business C. ask readers to find photographs behind sofa D. show readers the value of found photographs |
| 2. According to the passage, Joachim Schmid _____. |
| A. is fond of collecting family life photographs B. found a complaining not under his car wiper C. is working for several self-published magazines D. wondered at the artistic nature of found photographs |
| 3. The underlined word "them" in Para 4 refers to _____. |
| A. the readers B. the editors C. the found photographs D. the self-published magazines |
| 4. By asking a series of questions in Para 5, the author mainly intends to indicate that _____. |
| A. memory of the past is very important to people B. found photographs allow people to think freely C. the back-story of found photographs is puzzling D. the real value of found photographs is questionable |
| 5. The author's attitude towards found photographs can be described as _____. |
| A. critical B. doubtful C. optimistic D. satisfied |
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One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a "sea of technology" |
| 1. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that _____. |
| A. kids missing the sense of wonder outdoors B. parks are in danger of being gradually encroached C. Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods D. children are expected to develop into protectors of nature |
| 2. According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will _____. |
| A. keep a high sense of wonder B. be over-protected by their parents C. be less healthy both physically and mentally D. change wild places and creatures for the better |
| 3. According to the author, children's breaking an arm is _____. |
| A. the fault on the part of their parents B. the natural experience in their growing up C. the result of their own carelessness in play D. the effect of their repetitive stress from computers |
| 4. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to _____. |
| A. blame children for getting lost in computer games B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment C. show his concern about children's lack of experience in nature D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around |
| 阅读下面短文，根据第1至第3小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。 |
| The north magnetic pole (磁极) is no longer a resident of Canada. It has drifted across the Canadian Arctic and is now angling toward Siberia. Not to be confused with the geographic North Pole-the northern extremity of the Earth's axis (地轴), the north magnetic pole (where the Earth's magnetic field is directed downward) is moving due to natural changes in the Earth's magnetic field, a process that originates about 3, 000 kilometers below our feet, in the outer core (核心) of the planet. But scientists are now noticing that the magnetic pole has picked up its pace. Over the past century, the pole has been migrating at an average speed of about 10 kilometers per year, says Larry Newitt, head of Geomagnetic Laboratory at Natural Resources Canada in Ottawa. Since the 1970s, this speed has increased to about 50 kilometers per year. Scientists are wondering why the speed is increasing, says Newitt. One Hypothesis (假说) relates it to "magnetic jerks", sudden shifts (变化) in the rate of change of the magnetic field. There have been three jerks in the past four decades, each one correlating to an increase in speed. If the north magnetic pole continues at its current rate, it could reach Siberia by 2056. "For most of recorded history, the pole has been a part of Canada, and now it's not," says Newitt. "It may be a blow to our collective psyche, but other than that, it doesn't have a major effect on most people's existence. 73. Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word "angling". |
| 1. Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word "angling". ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What could happen to the north magnetic pole by the middle of the 21 century? (回答词数不超过8个) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is the main idea of the passage? (回答词数不超过8个) ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第1至第5小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过 3 个单词。 |
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Host family accommodation, or living with host families, remains popular among language travel students |
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| 假设你是王平，李华是你的同窗好友，请根据下列要点，用英文给李华写一篇毕业留言。 要点：1. 简要表述李华在你心目中的印象； 2. 用一到两个相关的事例进行具体描述； 3. 对他李华表示美好的的祝愿。 注意：1. 内容积极向上，语意连贯，结构完整。词数120左右。 2. 不能写成诗歌形式；不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。 |
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