| To be honest, _____ like the ancient village of Xidi impressed me so deeply during my first visit to Anhui. |
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| — What do you think of Xu Fan's performance in the latest film Tang Shan Earthquake? — Fantastic! She _____ our expectations. |
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| With the National Day _____, the whole city takes on a festival atmosphere. |
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| Using this kind of hybrid, farmers are producing harvests _____ before. |
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| A. twice as many as B. twice as large as C. as twice large as D. as twice many as |
| If you don't mind a little cold, you can enjoy different winter scenes in Huangshan and save some money on tickets and _____ due to the weather. |
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| Viewers will have _____ second chance to see Saturday's concert on _____. Channel 4 tonight. |
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| Have you ever wondered _____ there are so many natural disasters across the world in 2010? |
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A. which it is that B. what is it that C. how it is that D. why it is that |
| Today the world is paying much more attention to, obviously, _____ China says and does. |
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| — You wear a sad look on your face. What's wrong, Linda? — Oh, nothing much. I _____ of my friends back home actually. |
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| Tongcheng Huangmei Theater Group, _____ in 1952, is one of the earliest professional theater groups in Anhui. |
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| Because of my _____ demands, father finally agreed to go to Australia with me. |
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| _____ his wife's advice, he wouldn't have lost his job. |
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| I couldn't say I didn't like something, whatever it might be, _____ I tried it. |
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| _____ is often the Case with the old, my grandmother is into talking about good old days. |
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| There was once a young ballerina (芭蕾舞演员) who had taken ballet lessons all through her childhood. She wanted to be a leading ballet dancer, but she won't to be 1 about this. When a ballet company came to town, she went backstage after the 2 and spoke to the ballet master, "I want to be a great ballet dancer but I don't know if I have the 3 at all." The master said, " 4 for me." After a minute or two, he shook his head and said, "No, no, no, you don't have what takes to be a 5 ballerina." The young woman went home 6 . She threw the ballet slippers into the closet and never wore them again. 7 she got married and had children. When the kids were 8 enough, she took a part-time job 9 a cashier at a corner shop. 10 later, the same ballet company came to town. She 11 the performance and on the way out she 12 the same old ballet master who was then in his eighties. She 13 him that they had spoken before. She 14 him photos of her children and told him about the corner shop job that she was doing now. And then she asked, "There is just one thing that really 15 me for many years. 16 could you tell me that I don't have what it takes to be a great ballerina?" "Oh, I 17 looked at you when you danced. That's what I told all of them who 18 to me," he said. "But... but, that's unforgivable! You have 19 my life; I could have been a great ballet dancer!" she cried. "No, no... I don't think so. If you have what it takes, you wouldn't have paid any 20 to what I said," the old ballet master said. Well, whose fault is it anyway? | ||||
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| (I) Recently, a solar powered plane took to the sky for the first time. It had passed an important test on the way to travel around the world. The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland at 45 km an hour It slowly rose above the fields and into the sky. During the 90-minute flight, the plane did several turns. It climbed nearly l.6 km above the countryside. Engineers plan to test a night flight before July. Then they will use the results of the tests to build a second plane. They plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2012. The plane flies at 70 km an hour. That is faster than a bike and slower than a car. The pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time. (II) Cities and states with more sidewalks and bike paths tend to have slimmer residents than locations where people must rely on vehicle transportation, according to a new study. The study shows active travel has significant health benefits, people who live in areas that are more conductive (有益的) to walking and cycling are more likely 'to engage in these forms of active transport. Researchers analyzed data from all 50 US states and 47 largest US cities, along with international data from 14 countries. Results showed that walking and cycling rates could explain more than half of the differences in obesity rates among countries. The US doesn't measure up well in the study, coming in at No. 12 out of 14 0n percent-age of trips adults take by bike or on foot. Australia came in last. The researchers suggest that in addition to infrastructure (基础设施) improvements, cities and states should create restrictions on car use, such as car-free zones, reductions in motor vehicle speeds, and limit more expensive car parking. |
| 1. What information can we get from the first passage? |
| A. The first flight of the plane last 90 minutes. B. The second plane will be bigger and fly faster. C. The plane will fly for at most five hours at a time. D. The plane uses no fuel and goes faster than a car. |
| 2. The main purpose of the second passage is to _____. |
| A. promote a new way of car traveling B. teach us how to keep residents slimmer C. tell us people in "active cities" are slimmer D. compare the living level of developed countries |
| 3. It can be inferred from the second passage that _____. |
| A. Americans would take trips by car rather than by bike or on foot B. all the US states and largest cities are involved with this survey C. more expensive car parking can contribute to improve infrastructure D. the number of bikes in Australia may be the greatest of the 14 countries |
| 4. Which column of a newspaper may the two passages come from? |
| A. Food and Safety. B. Science and health. C. Culture and Communication. D. Sports and Entertainment. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Just how comfortable is your sofa? Would you be prepared to let a stranger crash out there for the night? And, on the basis of a bit of email correspondence and seeing a photo of the sofa belonging to "An Unknown", would you travel halfway across the world to do the same? It might sound crazy, but this is exactly what millions of people have done whilst participating in an activity known as couch surfing. Couch surfing is travelling on a budget, using a broad network of contacts in order to get overnight accommodation for free, or at as little cost as possible. Participants, also called couch surfers, join dedicated websites, providing as much information about themselves as possible in order to make others feel comfortable hosting them, or using them as a host. Various safety features are generally available in such online networks, like verification (核实) of names and addresses,, personal references, and "vouching (担保) for" a particular member; a reliable host or guest. As well as the financial advantages of couch surfing, participants also claim that the practice gives them a more unique, authentic (真正的) travel experience, allowing them to experience culture and cuisine through the locals, rather than from the confines of sanitized tourist accommodation. "We open our minds and lives and welcome the knowledge that becomes available through cultural exchange." said Casey Fenton, founder of Couch Surfing. com. "Couch Surfing wants to change not only the way we travel, but how we relate to the work." |
| 1. What is the right order of couch surfing? a. Provide personal information. b. Travel to the host's house. c. Join dedicated websites. d. Check photos of sofas by emails. |
| A. d-b-a-c B. b-c-a-d C. a-d-c-b D. c-a-d-b |
| 2. Which is NOT a safety feature of online network? |
| A. Verification of identity. B. A copy of the passport. C. Personal references. D. Vouching for the member as reliable. |
| 3. From the text we can know that _____. |
| A. participants can be hosted or a host B. couch surfing tests people's patience C. couch surfing leads to trust between people D. people couch surf simply for financial reasons |
| 4. What can be the best title of the test? |
| A. Touring the World on the Internet. B. Unique Advantages of Local Travelling. C. Around the World from Sofa to Sofa. D. Cultural Exchange by Correspondence. |
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| On a cold January morning in a Washington, DC Metro Station, a man with a violin played for about an hour. During that time approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He stopped for a few seconds and then hurried on. Four minutes later the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat without stopping and continued to walk. After 6 minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and walked away. After 10 minutes, a 3-year-old boy stopped but his mother dragged him along hurriedly. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly. Finally only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money, but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $ 32. When he finished playing, no one applauded. The violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate(复杂的) pieces ever written, with a violin worth $ 3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold out a theatre in Boston where the seats averaged $ 100 each. The program was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste, and people's priorities. In a common place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context? If we do not take a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, how many other things are we missing? |
| 1. The first paragraph intends to tell us _____. |
| A. the man chose a bad place for playing B. few people showed interest in music C. how busy people were that morning D. what background the story was set in |
| 2. Compared to their parents, the children seemed to _____. |
| A. have more spare time B. be more easily touched by music C. be better at playing the violin D. have more music knowledge |
| 3. We call infer from the passage that _____. |
| A. none of the passers-by were fond of music B. beauty can only be enjoyed in particular places C. Joshua Bell first played the violin in the station D. in a way, the violinist was mistaken as a beggar |
| 4. According to the writer, people should _____. |
| A. listen to as many great musicians as possible B. try to create beautiful things for others to enjoy C. show kindness to anyone whether they're rich or not D. notice and appreciate what's going on in their daily life |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Many different tribes live in the Ituri rain forest of Africa, but the Pygmies are the most unusual. Most of the men are not much more than four feet tall. They weigh only about eighty pounds. The women are even smaller and thinner. But in spite of the fact that they are small, these people are perfectly formed men and women. It is an exciting experience to visit a Pygmy encampment for the first time. Before you go, you must send words ahead that you are coming. Some friendly native or trader must take the message to the Tiki-Tikis. Otherwise the whole tribe will vanish into the depths of the jungle long before you have come within hailing distance. The great Ituri rain forest seems cut off from the rest of the earth. There are living, dead, and dying trees on every side. Except where a clearing has been burned and chopped out, a man may live his whole life in the Ituri and never see farther than twenty yards. It takes sharp eyes to discover the almost hidden path to the Pygmy camp. The path is no wider than a small man's foot. No sound breaks the silence in this part of the forest. There are no signs of people. The stranger must walk carefully. What appears to be a twisted branch may prove to be a deadly snake. A spotted gold patch of sunlight may be a crouching leopard. Even the Pygmy camp comes as a surprise. The leafy shelters in which the little people live are scarcely three feet high. They look so much like the surrounding undergrowth that they might easily be passed by. These houses contain no furniture of any sort. The beds are merely plantain leaves spread out on the earth floor. There are no cooking pots: food is eaten raw or smoked over a fire. Spears, bows and arrows are the only possessions of these people. When the tribe moves to a new camp there is nothing to carry except these weapons and babies too small to walk. |
| 1. According to the passage, we can conclude _____. |
| A. the Pygmies are the shortest tribe worldwide B. the Pygmies are short but normal in mentality C. most of the Pygmy men are more than four feet D. the Pygmies live in the forest of America |
| 2. Paragraph 2 mainly suggests that the Pygmies _____. |
| A. are unwilling to communicate with people outside B. are very cruel and they will kill you with the spears C. are friendly to the tourists visiting them for the first time D. move so fast and often that can't be caught up with easily |
| 3. Which of the following word can describe the life of Pygmy? |
| A. Quiet. B. Active. C. Hard. D. Busy. |
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE of the Pygmy? |
| A. Their houses can't be easily found in the Ituri rain forest. B. Their houses, which are three feet high, are made of wood. C. Weapons and cooking pots are their most valuable possessions. D. They are living in harmony with dangerous animals around. |
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| American kids are talking more tests than ever before, and they're stressed out. Is help on the way? Just the sight of a test makes some kids sweat. For others, it is a blank answer sheet. Then there are the frightening words, "Take out your Number 2 pencil." All three fill 10-year-old Chelsea Logo with fear. "I start to tap my pencil on the desk," says the fifth grader, "Then I feel the butterflies in my stomach." Chelsea is not alone. In a recent survey, more than 70% of kids aged 9 to 13 said they worry about tests. It's no wonder. Across the United States, public schools give more than 250 million standardized tests each year. Why do kids have to take so many tests? The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law requires that students in grades 3 through 8 be tested each year. The law's goal is for all students to be at grade level by 2014. Students must pass the tests and meet other requirements or their schools may be shut down. US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants to change NCLB. But that doesn't mean he favors getting rid of tests. Duncan believes tests should be used mainly to evaluate kids' strengths and weaknesses. Tests, Duncan says, should not be used to punish kids or their schools for failure. "The goal is to focus on great teaching and learning," Duncan said. Under NCLB, each state sets its own standards for students to meet. The result, Duncan says, is that states are making the tests easier. To fix this problem, 48 states are now working together to create common standards. "I want to set a high bar for kids," Duncan says, "so they'll be in great shape to achieve their dreams." Like them or not, tests are here to stay. So how can you handle test stress? Schools are teaching students to relax through deep breathing and stretching. In Oakland, California, Principal Zarina Ahmad of Piedmont Avenue Elementary leads her students in a cheer to get them excited about learning. |
| 1. The underlined part "the butterflies in my stomach" in Para I can be replaced by _____. |
| A. guilty B. nervous C. exciting D. proud |
| 2. According to the passage, the NCLB law _____. |
| A. is focusing on teaching methods in schools B. is requiring schools to make the tests more difficult C. is trying to make schools be responsible for students D. aims to evaluate kids' strengths and weaknesses by means of tests |
| 3. We can learn from the passage that Arne Duncan _____. |
| A. is strongly against tests B. suggests closing some schools C. is concerned about students' development D. suggests each state set its own standard |
| 4. It can be concluded from the last two paragraphs that _____. |
| A. it's impossible to get rid of tests B. schools have no good way to deal with students' stress C. tests help assess what students have to learn D. schools are aware of students' stress caused by tests |
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| A simple water pump is helping to improve the lives of poor families in several Asian and African countries. The treadle pump (脚踏抽水机) is based on a design developed in the 1970s by Norwegian engineer Gunnar Barnes. It can be made locally and easy to build from bamboo or other wood and two metal cylinders (圆筒) with pistons (活塞). The pistons go up and down as a person stands on lever (控制杆) devices, treadles, and uses a natural walking motion. How many hours a day the pump needs to be operated depends on the season and how much water is needed for crops. It could be two hours a day or seven hours a day. Small children sometimes stand with their parents on the treadles. Everyone in the family can take turns operating the pump. Families using them ate more vegetables, because they were able to grow more to eat and to sell. Many of these families also drank more milk, because they bought a cow with their added earnings. Men with treadle pumps often no longer have to leave the farm to seek extra work in cities. The pumps can also improve education. Farmers often use their extra earnings to buy books for their children or to pay for schooling. A farmer in Zambia said he hoped to have enough money in three years, to buy a diesel-powered pump. Then he could grow more crops over a larger area. But the world economic crisis has had an effect on some farmers. Even some who were able to buy diesel pumps now do not have enough money to buy fuel. So they are using their treadle pumps again. |
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| 高三伊始，许多家长用金钱、旅游等承诺鼓励孩子努力学习，考上一所好大学。 假定你是高三学生李华，请针对这一现象，给某英文报社写封短信，陈述你的观点。 要点：(1) 简要陈述这一社会现象； (2) 分析这种现象的负面影响； (3) 你的建议。 注意：(1) 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； (2) 词数100左右。短信开头已给出，不计人总词数。 |
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