| — Ready to give up guessing, Sandy? — No, no. Hold on! I think I _____ at the answer now. |
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| A. arrive B. have arrived C. arrived D. am arriving |
| — I've told Nancy many times about the meeting, but she still forgot it! — I understand. Actually, anyone _____ be very forgetful at times. |
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| A. must B. should C. ought to D. can |
| The equipment must be bought from a supplier _____ by the company. |
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| A. being approved B. to be approved C. approving D. approved |
| Staying in a hotel in Shanghai one day costs _____ renting a house in my hometown for a week. |
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| An offer of a reward has caused many students in our school _____ actively in the competition. |
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| There is _____ like the taste of a glass of cold milk. |
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| A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything |
| The award-winning book was written by a teenager, _____ was, indeed, beyond all expectations. |
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| _____ that tears came to her eyes. |
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| A. She was so deep moved B. She was so moved deeply C. So deeply was she moved D. So deeply she was moved |
| _____ it is a good solution depends on how you look at it. |
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| A. That B. What C. Whether D. Why |
| I just wonder _____ that delights the whole family so much. |
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| A. what it is B. what he does C. how it is D. how he does |
| — I think it's going to rain. — _____ The sky is dark and cloudy. |
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| A. I guess so. B. Not really. C. Why not? D. How great! |
| The spokesman of the government has announced that the UFO approaching the city has been _____ identified as being a satellite. |
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| A. violently B. definitely C. specially D. properly |
| I know you're new in the job, but _____ me and you'll be all right. |
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| A. stick to B. stick with C. stick out D. stick around |
| We should look up to him as a shining example of _____ to duty. |
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| A. devotion B. privilege C. responsibility D. burden |
| — You seemed to be impressed by his skill. — Not exactly so. It was his courage _____ his skill that really impressed me. |
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| A. rather than B. as well as C. but also D. together with |
| Offered the position of chairman, Smith _____, preferring to keep his current job. |
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| A. decreased B. retired C. left D. declined |
| — If we take a plane, we'll of course have arrived in London by the next weekend. — Don't be too sure. We should _____ the weather factor. What shall we do if it is foggy? |
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| A. look for B. allow for C. prepare for D. wait for |
| — Is that true? — Yeah. I _____ it possible, if I hadn't seen it happen. |
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| A. didn't believe B. won't believe C. hadn't believed D. wouldn't have believed |
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— I wonder how long you _____ in Beijing. — Just for the weekend, then I had to attend a conference in Tianjin. |
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| She seemed _____ the book before, but she said she had never. |
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| A. to read B. to have read C. to be reading D. reading |
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| A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans. There lay my house, 1 to waist-high ruins, smelly and dirty. Before the trip, I'd had my car 2 . When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she 3 my Louisiana license plate. "You from New Orleans?" she asked. I said I was. "No 4 ," she said, and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet. The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing 5 . As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to 6 there and tried to find a rental house that we could 7 while also paying off a mortgage (抵押贷款) on our 8 house. We looked at many places, but none was 9 . We'd begun to accept that we'd have to live in extremely reduced circumstances 10 , when I got a very 11 e-mail from a James Kemmedy in California. He'd read some pieces I'd written about our 12 for Slate, the online magazine and wanted to give us ("no conditions attached") a new house 13 the lake from New Orleans. It sounded too good to be 14 , but I replied, thanking him for his exceptional 15 , that we had no plans to go back. Then a poet at the University of Florida 16 to rent his house to me while he went to England on his one-year paid leave. The rent was rather 17 . I mentioned the poet's offer to James Kemmedy, and the next day he sent a check 18 our entire rent for eight months. Throughout this painful experience, the 19 of strangers has done much to bring back my faith in humanity. It's almost worth 20 your worldly possessions to be reminded that people are really nice when given half a chance. | ||||
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A four-year-old boy has become pen pals with Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Tom Stancombe started exchanging |
| 1. Windsor Castle is _____. |
| A. a playing ground B. the queen's home C. a post office D. a rose garden |
| 2. "etchings" in Paragraph 5 means _____. |
| A. photos B. cartoons C. postcards D. paintings |
| 3. Tom's parents _____. |
| A. feel very much shocked about the letters and refuse to answer them B. try to deal with the friendship naturally but refuse to do anything about it C. don't take the matter very seriously D. don't think this friendship will last long but somehow feel good |
| 4. Which would be the best title for the text? |
| A. A Boy's Good Luck B. Tom's Special Balloon C. A Story at Windsor Castle D. Four-year-old Boy Becomes the Queen's Pen Pal |
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| OBERLIN, Kansas (AP)-A postcard featuring a color drawing of Santa Claus and a young girl was mailed in 1914, but its journey was much slower than Christmas. It has just arrived in northwest Kansas recently. The Christmas card was dated December 23, 1914, and mailed to Ethel Martin of Oberlin, apparently from her cousins in Alma, Nebraska. "It's a mystery where it spent most of the last century," Oberlin Postmaster Steve Schultz said. "It's surprising that it never got thrown away," he said. "How someone has found it, I don't know." Ethel Martin has passed away, but Schultz said the post office wanted to get the card to a relative. That's how the 93-year-old relic ended up with Bernice Martin, Ethel's, sister-in-law. She said she believed the card had been found somewhere in Illinois. "That's all we-know," she said. "But it is kind of curious. We'd like to know how it got down there." "The card was placed inside another envelope with a modern postage stamp for the trip to Oberlin-the one cent postage of the early 20th century wouldn't have covered it," Martin said. "We don't know much about it," she said. "But wherever they kept it, it was in perfect shape." |
| 1. Who was supposed to have received the postcard? |
| A. Bernice Martin. B. Ethel Martin. C. Santa Claus. D. Steve Schultz. |
| 2. What seems quite mysterious is that _____. |
| A. how it was sent to a relative B. the postcard was still in shape C. where the old postcard was kept D. the card was in a modern envelope |
| 3. "the 93-year-old relic" refers to _____. |
| A. the Christmas card B. an ancient cultural relic in Illinois C. an envelope with modern postage D. a house passed down by Ethel Martin |
| 4. The best title of the passage would be _____. |
| A. A Special Christmas Card B. Too Late Christmas Greetings C. The Story of a Christmas Card D. A Christmas Card Arrives Almost a Century Late |
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| "If there is one thing I'm sure about it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation. The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives-the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It's already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic (基因) engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do-as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are. It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted (传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I'm pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read- sports and international news, etc. I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media (媒体). They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn't happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it's never really pleasant to read something just on a screen. |
| 1. What is the best title for the passage? |
| A. The Best Way to Get News B. The Changes of Media C. Make Your Own Newspaper D. The Future of Newspaper |
| 2. In the writer's opinion , in the future _____. |
| A. more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news B. newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer C. newspapers will cover more scientific research D. more and more people will watch TV |
| 3. What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself? |
| A. Sports and international news. B. A menu of important news. C. The most important news. D. What you are interested in. |
| 4. From the passage, we can infer _____. |
| A. newspapers will win the competition among the different media B. newspapers will stay with us together with other media C. television will take the place of newspaper D. the writer believe some media will die out |
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| Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in order to cut the greenhouse gases they send out, which is thought to be responsible for global warming. Thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo flatulence (肠胃气胀) contains no methane (甲烷) and scientists want to transfer that bacteria to cattle and sheep who produce large quantities of the harmful gas. While the usual image of greenhouse gas pollution is a billowing smokestack (烟囱) pushing out carbon dioxide, farm animals' passing wind contribute a surprisingly high percentage of total emissions (排放物) in some countries. "Fourteen percent of emissions from all sources in Australia is from enteric methane from cattle and sheep," said Athol Klieve, a senior research scientist with the Queensland state government. "And if you look at another country such as New Zealand, which has got a much higher agricultural base, they're actually up around 50 percent," he said. Researchers say the bacteria also makes the digestive process much more efficient and could potentially save millions of dollars in feed costs for farmers. But it will take researchers at least three years to isolate (分离) the bacteria, before they can even start to develop a way of transferring it to cattle and sheep. Another group of scientists, meanwhile, has suggested Australians should farm fewer cattle and sheep and just eat more kangaroos. And about 20 percent of health-conscious Australians are believed to eat the national symbol already. "It's low in fat, it's got high protein levels and it's very clean in the sense that basically it's the free-range (放养的) animal," said Peter Ampt of the University of New South Wales's institute of environmental studies. |
| 1. Scientists intend to put bacteria into cattle and sheep _____. |
| A. to prevent them from sending out harmful gases B. to help Australian farmers to earn more money C. so that they can protect Australian ecosystem D. so that they can make full use of special bacteria |
| 2. Athol Klieve seems to believe that _____. |
| A. cattle and sheep produce more carbon dioxide B. less cattle and sheep are raised in New Zealand C. farm animals are to blame for greenhouse gases D. New Zealand has the most animals in the world |
| 3. The main idea of the text is to _____. |
| A. discuss a better way to protect the earth B. warn farmers of the danger of animal waste C. illustrate the possible solutions to pollution D. present a recent study on global warming |
| 4. The advantages Peter Ampt lists about kangaroos don't include _____. |
| A. it is rich in protein B. is low in fat C. it is cheaper than beef D. it is cleaner than sheep |
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| Massachusetts today looks nothing like it did when the first English settlers arrived. Back in the 17th century, forest blanketed the land. Today, roads and towns cover much of the area. But the past is not dead and gone. Just an hour's drive from Boston lies Plimoth Plantation. There you'll experience the 17th century life from the days of tAe Pilgrims (清教徒移民). You can look in the Pilgrims' homes, watch the way they cook, and ask them about their daily lives. You can even help them build houses or work in the fields. When you arrive at Plimoth, you are greeted with "How do you fare?" instead of "How are you?" In this living history plantation, actors portray (扮演) real people of 17th-century Plymouth. Each actor has taken the identity of someone from that period. All the actors speak the language of Shakespeare. They're happy to talk about the hardships of their lives or just share the gossip of the day. But don't try to discuss modem topics. They won't understand what you are talking about! In fall, you can enjoy a harvest dinner very similar to the first Thanksgiving. You'll dine with your hands like Pilgrims. You'll find no pepper on the table. This expensive spice was used only sparingly (节俭地) in cooking. You'll find no last-course "dessert" either. At the time, people ate sweet dishes right along with the meal. Cranberries were on the menu then and still are today. A short distance from Plimoth, you can visit Cranberry World. At this unique museum, you'll see how cranberries are harvested and can taste different cranberry products. Of course, the first Thanksgiving included not only the Pilgrims, but also their Wampanoag guests. If you want to find out something about the Wampanoag, explore a re-created Wampanoag Home Site. It is just a short walk from Plimoth. Step into the Native American home and enter a different world. Native Americans dressed in 17th-century Wampanoag outfits (服装) describe how their people lived 400 years ago. Outside, you can help make a traditional boat or learn about native plant remedies (治疗法). Much in Massachusetts has changed since the 17th century. But in Plimoth, the past lives on. |
| 1. From the text we know Plimoth Plantation _____. |
| A. is a cranberry plantation in Plimoth. B. is where some old Pilgrims are still living. C. presents the Pilgrims' life in the 1600s. D. is a plantation dating back to the 1700s. |
| 2. What did the English settlers greet each other in the 17th century? |
| A. How do you fare? B. How are you? C. Hi, nice to meet you. D. How do you do? |
| 3. In Cranberries World tourists can _____. |
| A. harvest cranberries by yourself B. learn how to grow cranberries C. taste various cranberry products D. visit an old history museum |
| 4. The purpose of the rebuilt Wampanoag Home life is _____. |
| A. to protect Native Americans, the Wampanoag B. to attract more tourists to stay in Plimoth C. to show how the Wampanoag helped the Pilgrims D. to keep the 17th century Native Americans life alive |
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| 假如你叫李华，最近你校在为一批来自英国的学生征寻住宿家庭，你有意申请。 请用英语给校长写封信，说明你申请的理由： (1) 住房宽敞，有私家车； (2) 擅长英语，乐于交流； (3) 去年接待过英国学生。 注意： (1) 词数100左右； (2) 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯； (3) 信的开头与结尾已为你写好，不计人总词数。 |
| Dear Sir, I'm writing to request a valuable chance to be one of the host families for the British students. ____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua |