| If Mr. Smith doesn't go to Hawaii for holiday, ____. |
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| A. so will his wife B. nor does his wife C. nor will his wife D. so does his wife |
| — My English isn't good. — How many years ago ____ English? |
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| A. did you began to study B. do you begin to study C. have you studied D. had you studied |
| — Hi, Tracy, you look tired. — I am tired. I ____ the living room all day. |
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| A. painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have painted |
| We should ____, because he is still a child. |
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| A. pardon him to be rude B. excuse him for being rude C. excuse to be rude D. excuse him to being rude |
| Janny ____ have kept her word. I wonder why she changed her mind. |
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| A. must B. should C. need D. would |
| Keep on trying and you'll find the method to the problem ____. |
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| A. on time B. in time C. at times D. some time |
| While you are playing in the yard, please ____ the dog tied to the tree. |
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| A. watch B. watch out C. watch out for D. watch for |
| Can you believe that in ____ a rich country there should be ____ many poor people? |
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| A. such; such B. such; so C. so; so D. so; such |
| We thought of selling this old furniture, but we've decided to ____ it. It might be valuable. |
| A. hold on to B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after |
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— ____? — In ten minutes. |
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A. How soon do you think they will come back B. Do you think how soon they will come back C. How soon you think will they come back D. Do you know how soon will they come back |
| We don't allow ____ here, but you ____ in the smoking room. |
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A. to smoke; allow to smoke B. smoking; allow smoking C. to smoke; are allowed smoking D. smoking; are allowed to smoke |
| The young woman rushed to the hospital ____ she heard the terrible news. |
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| A. in a moment B. at the moment C. the moment D. for a moment |
| It is said in Australia there is more land than the government knows ____. |
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| A. it what to do with B. what to do it with C. what to do with it D. to do what with it |
| They had a good preparation (准备) for the project, so they had little ____ all the work. |
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| A. troubles to finish B. trouble to finish C. difficulty in finishing D. difficulties to finish |
| Sorry to ____ your speech for a few minutes. |
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| A. interrupt B. stop C. keep D. prevent |
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| Few days ago, I went to school with tons of books, hoping to get a locker. All of a sudden, it started raining 1 . I hurried to pay for my locker, but I was disappointed 2 they informed me that they only accepted cash. I was $7.00 3 , which meant I had to carry the books back home. It would be an exhausting two-hour 4 back home with all those books. There was an elderly gentleman nearby. 5 my predicament (困境), he asked me how much cash I needed. When I told him I needed $7, he quickly took out the money. "You don't have to pay me back," he said. I was 6 . I didn't know whether to take the money or come back with the books the next day. A young student who was working there noticed my 7 . "He is really nice," said the student, "I was starving this moming and he bought 8 for me. He always helps people in different ways." 9 thinking for a while, I took the money and 10 my locker. The next day, I went to him and thanked him for 11 me and lending me the money. He said he forgot about it and did not 12 that I would give it back. "I am very happy," he said, "not because I am getting my money back, 13 because this is the right way to go whatever you get 14 this world, give it back as much as you possibly can. Spread kindness around the world 15 the smallest things you can do," Later, I found out that he was not involved with any charity 16 . He has been performing these types of 17 for years. I desperately needed the locker that day but after meeting this man, I was much more 18 for meeting him than getting my locker. He taught me a very important 19 in life-we come to this world with nothing and we will leave with nothing. Whatever we own, it 20 someone else and whatever we leave, it will become somebody else's. | ||||
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| Some 30 million Americans suffer from insomnia. Here, our expert panel provides you with four different solutions for getting some rest: | ||||||||
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| 1. What does the underlined word"insomnia" in the second paragraph mean? | ||||||||
| A. Late stay. B. Sleeplessness. C. Tiredness. D. Breath trouble. | ||||||||
| 2. Who thinks medicine is an important factor in keeping a good sleep? | ||||||||
| A. Kavey B. Lemole. C. Derosimo. D. McLanahan. | ||||||||
| 3. According to Lisa Derosimo, what results in a good sleep? | ||||||||
| A. Having a balanced diet. B. Keeping your sleeping-room bright. C. Taking enough medicine. D. Having some fish in the evening. | ||||||||
| 4. From the passage we can infer that altemate-nostril breathing is a good way to _____. | ||||||||
| A. breath deeply B. build your body C. exercise your nose D. relax yourself | ||||||||
| 5. Gerald Lemole and Sandra McLanahan share the idea about the way of _____ to have a good sleep. | ||||||||
| A. diet B. relaxation C. medicine D. taking calcium |
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| Working at home is increasing in popularity as a means of escaping from nine-to-five office life. Why work under the constant watch of your boss when you can work in front of the TV in your carpet slippers? Armed with all the office essentials-telephone, computer, e-mail and fax, many workers believe they can work as effectively as their colleagues in the office. Being able to work wherever you like: from a busy city to a beautiful village, and make working from home an attractive choice, you can even work on a canal boat, like one Internet firm in the Midlands, US. So what will become of the office of tomorrow? I believe it is likely that many could disappear into cyberspace. To minimize office overheads in inner-city areas, companies will apply a workforce made up of a network of home workers linked by an advanced communication and information system. A central processing computer would be controlled by the manager who sends'out work schedules and oversees the activity of each employee. As a successor to the Web Cam, a video screen would be created, as the need for more natural form of interaction than e-mail or telephone becomes greater. Capturing the mood and expressions of work colleagues, managers would have the ability to view several employees at once on their screen. Employees would be encouraged to feed any information that may be useful to fellow workers into the computer to make the company work more effectively. As the company's life blood, the computer would contain a record of all conversations and correspondence for future reference, and hold confidential information such as accounts in password protected areas. In the office of tomorrow, with daily life captured in detail, the case for firing employees could be more cleat cut. |
| 1. The first paragraph mainly focuses on _____. |
| A. the office to working at home B. preference to working at home C. working effectively in the office D. one Internet firm in the Midlands, UK |
| 2. The office of the future will be _____. |
| A. in space B. a network C. in inner-city areas D. a central processing computer |
| 3. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word "oversees" probably means _____. |
| A. overlook B. organize C. make out D. watch over |
| 4. A video screen would be built because _____. |
| A. the Web Cam needs it B. it is useful to fellow workers C. e-mail or telephone is out of date D. managers can clearly spot employees |
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Can people change their skin colour without suffering like pop king Michael Jackson? Perhaps yes. |
| 1. The passage mainly tells us that _____. |
| A. people cannot change their skin colour without any pain B. the new discovery could lead to searching into ways to change skin colour safely C. pop king Michael Jackson often changed his skin colour as he liked D. scientists have found out that people's skin colour is deter- mined by the gene |
| 2. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. |
| A. nowadays people who want to change their skin colour have to suffer a lot from the damage caused by the chemical treatment B. Europeans and Africans have the same gene C. the new discovery could help to find medical treatments for skin cancer D. there are two kinds of genes |
| 3. Scientists have done an experiment on a dark-stnped zebra fish in order to _____. |
| A. find the different genes of humans' B. prove the humans' skin colour is determined by the pigment gene C. find out the reason why the Africans' skin colour is dark D. find out the ways of changing people's skin colour |
| 4. The reason why Europeans are light-skinned is probably that _____. |
| A. they are born light-skinned people B. light-skinned Europeans have mutation in the gene for melanosome production C. they have fewer activities outside D. they pay much attention to protecting their skin |
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| Giving your child a chocolate bar for him to finish his maths homework is an excellent idea, according to researchers who claim that the yummy treat could improve the brain's ability to do the most "dreadful" subject. The study, presented at the British Psychological Society annual conference, is great news for students who binge on(暴食) chocolate when revising for exams. For the study 30 voluhteers were asked to count backwards in groups of three from a random number between 800 and 999 generated by a computer. The findings show that they could do the calculations more quickly and more accurately after they had been given the cocoa drink. However,the same was not true when the group was asked to count backwards in groups of seven, which the researchers described as a more complex task, requiring a slightly different part of the brain. The findings also show that the volunteers did not get as tired doing the calculations if they bad heen given the cocoa drink despite being asked to do them over and over for an hour. The flavanols (黄烷醇) work by increasing the flow of blood into the brain. Dark chocolate contains higher quantifies of the chemical than plain or milk chocolate. Prof. David Kennedy at Northumbria University said that chocolate could be beneficial for mentally challenging tasks. The researchers gave the volunteers a total of 500 mg of flavanol. Although the amount was too great to be found naturally in the diet, researchers said that people should ensure that they have lots of flavanols. "The more fruit and vegetables and things that are high in flavanols, the better that is for your brain in the long run." |
| 1. The researchers tend to think that _____. |
| A. chocolate is good for children's health B. delicious food improves the brain's ability C. maths is difficult for children to learn D. all students like eating chocolate for exams |
| 2. How did the volunteers' calculations get improved after the drink? |
| A. Hot drink helps students operate computers fasten. B. Hot drink is likely to speed up the brain's activity. C. The flavanols help more blood flow into the brain. D. The flavanols are chemicals that make people relaxed. |
| 3. Which of the following contains the most flavanols? |
| A. Dark chocolate. B. Plain chocolate. C. Milk chocolate. D. Fruit. |
| 4. It can be concluded from the last paragraph that _____. |
| A. flavanols can help solve more complex problems B. lower doses of flavanol have no effect on the brain C. people should eat more vegetables instead of chocolate D. students should have enough flavanols in the daily diet |
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| An Indian chief, Rising Sun, was concerned with how white men were expanding across the forests, plains, and mountains. Since his tribe was very small, and he wouldn't want them to be sent to reservations (居留地), he came up with a plan to save the people. His son, Falling Rock, was a strong, intelligent, and trustworthy young man. He asked Falling, Rock to travel across the whole of the country and talk to every tribe he met to convince them to join forces and fight against the white men. Falling Rock left in the spring with 4 other braves. When the leaves fell, one brave retumed to Rising Sun to tell him that they had contacted all the tribes in the desert SouthWest. When the snow began, another brave returned telling of their success with the Great Lakes tribes. A third brave arrived home just as the spring flowers bloomed and told how the strong tribes of the Rocky Mountains were ready. Finally, the last brave returned in high summer from the Eastem tribes with their promise to fight. This last brave also said that Falling Rock was now racing back to all the tribes, telling them to meet at the Mississippi river in the spring for the great war. When the snow melted, Rising Sun's small tribe waited in the Mississippi through spring and summer, but no other warriors (勇士) arrived. At the end of summer, Rising Sun sent braves out to track down Falling Rock. He got the news that all the tribes had waited to hear when the war was to take place, but Falling Rock had not been seen by any of them. The white soldiers surrounded Rising Sun's tribe. Rising Sun knew they could never win. Rising Sun promised to go peacefully to a reservation if the white men would help him find his lost son. This was a small price for avoiding a fight so the white men agreed. To this day, Rising Sun waits for his son to retum. And, to this day, the white men have held up their end of bargain struck that day. People across the country are still searching. That is why you will see signs along the road that say, "Watch for Falling Rock". |
| 1. What is Rising Sun's plan to save his people? |
| A. To join all the tribes' forces and fight against the white. B. To send his son to travel to other tribes. C. To fight alone against the white in the Mississippi. D. To go to the reservation peacefully. |
| 2. From the passage we know that _____. |
| A. the Indian tribes were located mainly in the desert SouthWest, the Great Lakes area, the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi river B. Rising Sun's small tribe waited in the Mississippi through spring and summer C. Rising Sun's request for searching for his son was refused by the white D. Rising Sun fought against the white fiercely and was killed in the war |
| 3. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph? |
| A. The white men cheated him that day. B. The white men bought a bargain that day. C. The white men kept their promise made on that day. D. The white men was struck by him that day. |
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| Work is a very important part of life in the United States. When the early Protestant immigrants (新教徒移 民) came to this country, they brought the idea that work was the way to God and heaven. This attitude, the Protestant Work Ethic (道德规范), still influences America today. Work is not only important for economic benefits, the salary, but also for social and psychological need the feeling of doing something for the good of the society. Americans spend most of their lives working, being productive. For most Americans, their work defines them: they are what they do. What happens then, when a person can no longer work? Almost all Americans stop working at age sixty-five or seventy and retire. Because work is such an important part of life in this culture, retirement can be very difficult. Retirees often feel that they are useless and unproductive. Of course, _____; but leaving one's job, whatever it is, is a difficult change, even for those who look forward to retiring. Many retirees do not know how to use their time or they feel lost without their jobs. Retirements can also bring financial problems. Many people rely on Social Security checks every month. During their working years, employees contribute a certain percentage of their salaries to the government. Each employer also gives a certain percentage to the government. When people retire, they receive this money as income. These checks do not provide enough money to live on, however, because prices are increasing very rapidly. Senior citizens, those over sixty-five, have to have savings in the bank or other retirement plans to make ends meet. The rate of inflation (通货膨胀)is forcing prices higher each year. Social Security checks alone cannot cover these growing expenses. The government offers some assistance, medicare and welfare, but many senior citizens have to change their life styles after retirement. They have top spend carefully to be sure that they can afford to buy food, fuel and other necessities. American society is only beginning to be concerned about the special physical and emotional needs of its senior citizens. The government is taking steps to ease the problem of limited income. They are building new housing,offering discounts in stores and museums and on buses, and providing other services such as free courses, food service, and help with housework. |
| 1. What's the general idea of this passage? (Please answer within 10 words.) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese. ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. (Please answer within lo words.) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Which sentence in the passage is the closet in meaning to the following sentence? Retirees will have many economic difficulties after retiring. ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What other suggestions would you give to the govemment to take steps to ease the problems of limited income of the senior citizens? (Please answer within 30 words.) ______________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 感恩，是我们生活中永恒的话题。学会感恩，学会热爱生活，我们将会感受到更多快乐。 假如你校将举行一次有关“感恩”的演讲比赛。请你根据以下要点写一篇英语演讲稿。 要点： 1．感恩对象（父母、老师、朋友……）； 2．为何感恩； 3．如何感恩。 注意： 1．只能选择一个感恩对象； 2．可对所给要点作适当发挥； 3．演讲稿中不得提及考生所在的学校或本人姓名； 4．词数100左右，开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。 |
| Good afternoon, everyone! It's a great honor to have the opportunity to be with you today. The topic of my speech is "Thank you, ______." Thank you for listening. _____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ |