| It was said that the government would consider lifting a _____ on immigration from other countries into the States, which launched a heated debate on the issue. |
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| A. tournament B. reservation C. restriction D. negotiation |
| Our teacher told us that beauty is a universal _____ in folktales from around the world. |
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| A. issue B. theme C. subject D. account |
| It is difficult to _____ what the long-term effects of the accident will be. |
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A. calculate B. forecast C. guess D. indicate |
| Quality of such products shall be _____ according to the national or trade standards. |
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A. graded B. confirmed C. valued D. fixed |
| It snowed heavily last night and we had to use thick sticks to _____ the roof of the hut. |
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| A. hold on B. hold up C. hold back D. hold out |
| The kind old couple offered to _____ the poor homeless child, though life was hard for them. |
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| A. bring in B. put in C. take in D. turn in |
| He was an unselfish and _____ man who was always willing to help in any way he could. |
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| A. clever B. rare C. faithful D. noble |
| Bob, get the film _____ quickly. I want to know if this camera works well. |
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| A. washed B. printed C. shown D. developed |
| His conduct at the conference is regarded as being _____ unacceptable. |
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| A. notably B. firmly C. seriously D. totally |
| Bob was arrested by the police on suspicion of driving _____ alcohol last night. |
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| A. in favour of B. with the help of C. under the influence of D. for the purpose of |
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| Shortly after my daughter Julia-Ann was born, I started a loving tradition that I know others (with whom I have subsequently shared this special plan) have also started. Every year, on her 1 , I write an Annual Letter to my daughter. I 2 it with funny anecdotes (轶事, 趣闻) that happened to her that year, hardships or 3 , issues that are 4 in my life or hers, world events, my 5 for the future, miscellaneous (各种各样 的) thoughts, etc. I add 6 the letter photographs, presents, report cards and many 7 types of mementos (纪念品) that would certainly have otherwise 8 as the years passed. I keep a 9 in my desk drawer in which, all year long, I place things that I want to 10 in the envelope containing her next Annual Letter. Every week, I make short notes of what I can think 11 from the week's events that I will want to 12 later in the year to write in her Annual Letter. 13 her birthday approaches, I take out that folder and find it 14 with ideas, thoughts, poems, cards, treasures, stories, incidents and memories of all sorts-many of which I have already forgotten-and 15 I then 16 transcribe (抄写) into that year's Annual Letter. Once the letter is written and all the 17 are inserted into the envelope, I seal it. It then becomes that year's Annual Letter. On the envelope I always write "Annual Letter to Julia-Ann from her daddy on the 18 of her birthday to be opened when she is 21 years old." It is a time capsule of love from every different year of her life, to her as an adult. It is a gift of 19 memories from one generation to the next. It is a 20 record of her life written as she was actually living it. | ||||
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| In March 2008, Joe Ryan got a notice from a billing agency for a hospital near Denver, Colorado. The hospital wanted payment for surgery totaling ＄41,188. Ryan had never set foot in that hospital. Obviously there was some mistake. "I thought it was a joke," says Ryan. But when he called the billing agency, nobody laughed. Someone, who's also named Joe Ryan, using Ryan's Social Security number, had indeed been admitted for surgery. He figured clearing this up would take just a few phone calls. Two years later, Ryan continues to suffer from the damage to his credit rating and still doesn't know if his medical record has been cleared of wrong information. Joe Ryan was the victim of a little-known but frightening type of consumer cheating that is on the rise: medical identity theft, which involves using your name to get drugs, expensive medical treatment and even cheating insurance payments. As Ryan discovered, money isn't the half of it. When someone steals your name to receive health care, his medical history becomes part of your record and setting the record straight can be extremely difficult. That's because, in part, the information is handed out among dozens of caregivers, from doctors to medicine stores, insurance companies and labs. "I wanted to help straighten this out," says Ryan, "so I went to the hospital, and they had a three-inch- thick record for me, but they wouldn't let me see it. I showed them my ID, and they said that's not Joe Ryan's signature. Well, of course not! They had other guy's signature." Ryan had fallen into a victim's Catch-22 situation: If your record doesn't appear to be yours, your may not have the right to read it, much less change it. Ryan's next step was a visit to the police department. But the police said that there was not much they could do, that the local law enforcement has little experience with medical ID theft, and that cases like this can end up being considered a civil matter. |
| 1. The billing agency sent Joe Ryan a notice to _____. |
| A. play a joke on him for medical treatment B. inform him of the payment for his surgery C. correct the mistakes about payment for his surgery D. clear up the wrong information in his medical record |
| 2. Joe Ryan at first thought his problem was _____. |
| A. easy to settle B. difficult to settle C. impossible to solve D. unnecessary to solve |
| 3. The number of medical identity theft cases in the United States is _____. |
| A. increasing B. decreasing C. countable D. changeable |
| 4. An even worse consequence of medical ID theft is _____. |
| A. some trouble in obtaining insurance payment B. a big loss of money and damage to credit rating C. the widely spread medical information of the victim D. the difficulty in changing the wrong medical history |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Laura Edmonds has a look of horror on her face as she turns to look out the airplane window. It's not the threat of terrorism that worries her, but rather the possibility of mechanical failure. She says she imagines the plane plunging to the ground because the engines may fall off. So every few minutes she glances out the window to make sure they're still attached. It is a fear that has gripped her for 18 years, since her wedding day. Since then she has tried drugs and cocktails to make it through flights. But, she says, they've been no help in easing her anxiety. She has dragged her family on the train from Connecticut to Florida, insisted on long drives and tried to avoid flying at all costs. Even when friends fly, Edmonds says she worries, counting the hours till they arrive at their destination. It's been three years since Edmonds has stepped on a plane. Yet here she is now, 20,000 feet above the ground on board a turbo-prop that's enroute from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland. She is hoping this is the flight that will overcome her fear. "I feel the seat. I feel the seat against my arm. I feel my hands," recites Edmonds, her eyes still closed. She is attempting to change her mind, one of several so-called "strengthening exercises" she recently learned from a video course designed to overcome fear of flying. The idea is to focus on the moment, rather than the abstract. Former Pan Am's (泛美航空公司) pilot Tom Bunn is president of the company that produced the videos that instruct passengers in the basic mechanics of flying and teaches them to control their thoughts. Before boarding the U.S. Airways flight, Edmonds presents a letter from Bunn to the flight attendant asking to speak with the captain. The pilot gladly obliges, telling her he's been flying for more than two decades and assuring her, "You're going to be fine. We're going to take good care of you." When the flight attendant offers drinks, Edmonds places her cup of water on the tray table and studies it, tangible evidence that the plane is barely shaking. "Ladies and gentlemen, we are approaching Baltimore," announces the flight attendant. Edmonds is relying heavily on Bunn's coping strategies during the 90-minute flight. But she's coping. As the wheels touch down, Edmonds' face lights up. |
| 1. Laura Edmonds has a fear of flying because _____. |
| A. she once experienced a mechanical failure B. a mechanical failure often appears in her mind C. she is good at imagining a terrible situation D. air crashes often happen in her hometown |
| 2. The underlined word "gripped" in the third paragraph means _____. |
| A. seized firmly B. hurt seriously C. cheated simply D. treated carefully |
| 3. From this passage it can be inferred that _____. |
| A. every seat in planes is equipped with video B. passengers on board always feel nervous C. nervous passengers in flying can get help from Bunn's company D. travel by train is safer than travel by plane |
| 4. Laura's overcoming the fear of flying is mostly owed to _____. |
| A. airline's comfort B. her counting the hours on board C. a letter from Bunn D. her defeating herself |
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model might be just around the comer, according to multiple reports. At issue was mass-based company Terrafugia wanting its "Transition" vehicle to be classified as a "Light Sport Aircraft" by the FAA so people eager to fly it would need only 20 hours of flying time. Yet the two-seater vehicle came in 110 pounds overweight in providing roadworthy-assuring safety items. The FAA said that so long as customers are advised about this extra weight, the car-plane mixture can be sold. The Terrafugia completed its maiden voyage last March in upstate New York. According to its maker, the Terrafugia can transform from a roadable vehicle that can hit a highway speed of 65 miles per hour to a winged aircraft in 30 seconds. The plane version can cruise at about 115 miles per hour and cover about 400 miles worth of the area before needing a refill of regular unleaded gas. The price of a Terrafugia is expected to be around ＄200,000 and deliveries could start next year, assuming the vehicle passes crash tests. The company has envisioned its vehicle as finding a home with amateur pilots who live near air fields, but as any Jetsons' fan knows, flying cars might well be the wave of the future. | ||
| 1. The underlined part in Para. 1 "has been billed" means _____. | ||
| A. has been sold B. has been advertised C. has been ordered D. has been designed | ||
| 2. The author tells us in the passage that _____. | ||
| A. this vehicle can carry only two passengers B. the driver should weigh less than 110 pounds C. anyone can drive this flying car if they want D. the car flies faster than a modem plane | ||
| 3. The author tells us in the passage that _____. | ||
| A. this vehicle can carry only two passengers B. the driver should weigh less than 110 pounds C. anyone can drive this flying car if they want D. the car flies faster than a modem plane | ||
| 4. Which is the best title of the passage? | ||
| A. Coolest Vehicles You'll Never Get to Ride B. Flying Car Could Transform Traffic Jam C. Flying Car One Step Closer To Reality D. Transportation in Future Time |
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| An overweight, middle-aged man lies dead on a trolley, with a woman weeping over his body. The body's cold hand still grasps a half-eaten McDonald's hamburger. American doctors' TV ad features the image which weakens the slightest of appetites and the line "I was lovin' it". The hard-hitting US television commercial supported by a Washington-based medical group has angered McDonald's by taking an unusually direct shot at the world's biggest fast-food chain this week. The line is a twist on McDonald's long-standing advertising slogan, "I'm lovin' it" and a voice-over intones, "High cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart attacks. Tonight, make it vegetarian." The commercial, funded by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), goes further than most non-profit advertising and has drawn an angry reaction from both the Chicago-based hamburger multinational and the broader restaurant industry. The National Restaurant Association criticized it as "irresponsible" and said it was an attempt to scare the public with a "limited" view of nutrition. A McDonald's spokesman said,"This commercial is unbearable, misleading and unfair to all consumers. McDonald's trusts our customers to make food and lifestyle choices that are right for them." The commercial, to be aired at the beginning in the Washington area but potentially in further US cities, comes amid an increasingly lively debate in the US about healthy eating. The first lady, Michelle Obama, has made nutrition a signature issue and is leading a campaign to encourage physical fitness and improved diets- particularly among American children, a third of whom are overweight. The economic decline has hardly helped the healthy eating cause. McDonald's has enjoyed a relatively prosperous financial crisis as diners choose its affordable offerings in place of more expensive high-street restaurants. Its global profits for the six months to June were up 12% to $ 2.3 billion, powered by sales rises both in the United States and Britain. The PCRM's director of nutrition education, Susan Levin, made no apologies for singling out the golden arches (拱门):"McDonald's is one of the biggest fast-food chains in the world. Its name and its golden arches are instantly recognizable. We feel we're making a point about all fast food when we talk about McDonald's." |
| 1. The ad-maker makes a change in the McDonald's slogan _____. |
| A. to warn people of risk of eating fast food B. to convince people of cause of the death C. to remind people of the man's preference D. to accuse McDonald's of the murder |
| 2. The goal of this passage is to tell us that _____. |
| A. the TV commercial goes too far B. people enjoy eating fast food for its taste C. Michelle Obama's campaign doesn't work D. McDonald's provides unhealthy food |
| 3. The underlined words "the golden arches" in the last paragraph refers to _____. |
| A. the line B. the ad C. McDonald's D. fast food |
| 4. What is the theme of the passage? |
| A. A fierce debate about healthy eating B. McDonald's targeted in US health ad C. N US health ad advocates healthy life D. Say goodbye to McDonald's right now |
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| More than 17,000 flights to and from European airspace were cancelled, including all flights from Britain's major airports. The Met Office reported that volcanic ash had begun to fall across Britain, coating surfaces with a fine layer of dust and raising fears for people with breathing difficulties. Meanwhile experts warned of shortages of some foods with produce destined for British shops rotting in airport warehouses in other parts of the world. Geologists reported that activity at the volcano increased yesterday, spewing a plume of ash 5.3 miles high into the atmosphere. The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the winds blowing the volcanic ash southeast to Europe and up into Scandinavia and Russia will continue in the same direction for at least two days and could go on until Wednesday. But scientists fear there could be more eruptions from the 5,466-foot volcano, Mount Eyjafjallajkull. A university geophysicist said, "From what we've seen, it could erupt, pause for a few weeks, and then possibly erupt again. It could go on for months." As the no fly zone expanded yesterday, so did the chaos. The Icelandic volcano causing travel chaos across Europe could go on erupting for months, geologists have warned. The National Air Traffic Control Service (Nats) extended restrictions on flights from British airports to 7 p.m. on Sunday, with the expectation of further extensions. Ferry operators have reported record bookings. P&O took 6,000 foot passengers across the Channel on Friday compared to the 100 to 200 it would expect on a normal Friday in April. Eurostar trains were fully booked until tomorrow, with 50,000 more passengers than normal since the airline disruption (中断) began on Thursday, including comedian John Cleese who arrived back in London last night after a most difficult overland journey from Switzerland. The operator is charging passengers a minimum ＄223 for a single ticket from Paris to London over the next two days prompting criticisms of profiteering. A return ticket can normally be bought for as little as 69. Eurostar denied it was cashing in. Some 4,000 British tourists have been stranded in South Africa. The British Embassy in Athens said there were currently "many thousand" British holidaymakers trying to leave Greece after the holidays, in many cases anxious to get back in time for the start of the school term this week, with some of those desperate to return resorting to renting cars or embarking on long train journeys. |
| 1. Where is the volcano, Mount Eyjafjallajkull located? |
| A. England B. Ireland C. Iceland D. Switzerland |
| 2. Which of the following is NOT the influence of the volcano eruption? |
| A. Breathing difficulties B. Shortages of food C. The airline disruption D. A fine layer of sand |
| 3. What does the underlined word "chaos" mean in Para. 6? |
| A. Danger. B. Anxiety. C. Desperation. D. Disorder. |
| 4. From the passage, we know that the volcano eruption _____. |
| A. forced all the people to go back home B. brought the train company a large profit C. made 6,000 passengers take ships to cross the Channel D. prevented British students from going to school on time |
| 完成句子。阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。 |
| 1. They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, ________ (创建) their careers. (set) 2. A United Nations spokeswoman in New York said to the news media yesterday the request ________ (将会考虑). (consider) 3. It has set us back in so many aspects ________ (我无法确定) how long it will take for us to catch up. (sure) 4. I would rather stare at a clear, star-filled sky ________ (也不愿看) TV commercials. (watch) 5. We all stand firmly at your side, ________ (无论发生什么), my son! (happen) 6. — Is there a flight to New York at 8:00 tomorrow morning? — There ________ (有可能). You can phone the airport and make sure. (be) 7. I was going along the street ________ (找个地方) to park when the accident occurred. (look) 8. Not until the motorbike looked almost new ________ (他停止) repairing and cleaning it.(stop) 9. Had you worked harder, you________ (就不会失败) in the competition.(fail) 10. Her father gave her advice on learning English ________ (她用英语) as much as possible.(use) |
| 短文写作。 |
| 假设你是李明，常常与英国网友Jim通信，以提高各自的外语水平。最近你收到他的电子邮件， 他对现在网络热词“淘课” 不太理解，还混淆了“淘课”与“逃课”。请根据下列要点，用英文 回一封电子邮件。 要求： (1) 解释这两个词的区别； (2) 介绍“淘课”现在很受学生欢迎； (3) 谈谈“淘课”的作用。 （背景知识：现在在网上“淘课”已成为一种时尚，美国很多知名高校都纷纷在网上开课，满足 全世界的求知欲。很多年轻白领不再像从前那样花钱参加各种培训班，而是到网上“淘课”，以此 进行充电，许多学生也在课余时间“淘课”，自己喜欢什么课程，就淘什么课程，也不花什么钱， 足不出户就可以打开眼界。） 注意： (1) 词数为100左右； (2) 参考释义：逃课 be absent from some lectures; 淘课 search for some lectures； (3) 除以上两个词语外，邮件中不得使用其他汉字或拼音； (4) 电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。 |
| Hi Jim, Nice to read your e-mail today. I notice you've begun to pay much attention to Chinese learning. _____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Hope my explanations can help you and that you will make more progress in Chinese study. Yours, Li Ming |
