| High school students spent______ money on newspapers and magazines in order to improve their grades. |
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| A party was held ______ the heroes who had helped save thousands and thousands of lives in the big earthquake in Sichuan. |
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| We were sad to learn that several students were______ by a car yesterday. |
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| － My teacher punished me this morning. － Why? You've done nothing wrong, ______ I can see. |
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| A. as long as B. as well as C. as far as D. as soon as |
| The well was found _______ when we got there. |
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| The ship rocked violently from side to side, ______ many passengers to feel seasick |
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| If Mary carries on working like this, she will ______ sooner or later. |
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| — Have you seen the film The Lord of Rings? — Yes. When in the country, I ____ it twice. |
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| ____to reach them on the phone, we sent an e-mail instead. |
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| I'm tired out. I stayed up the whole night, ____ for my final exam. |
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| A. studying B. to study C. to be studying D. studied |
| The house caught fire last week, with little of the original building _____. |
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| A. remain B. remained C. remains D. remaining |
| Better take a break. You ______ the Internet for more than three hours. |
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| A. are surfing B. surfed C. have surfed D. have been surfing |
| — Fancy meeting you here! — Pleased to see you. If they ____ me to the party, I ____ here. |
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| — Do you like the material? — Yes, it____ very soft. |
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— I'm not good at basketball, you know. — _______ We're playing for fun. Just try and you'll see you can do it. |
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A. Well, it depends. B. Take your time. C. Come on! D. That's it. |
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| Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us. Without reconciliation (和解), we cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering."Beginning Anew" is a(n) 1 of reconciliation. It involves three steps-sharing appreciation, expressing 2 , and expressing hurt and difficulties. In the first step, we share appreciation. We acknowledge the 3 qualities of the other person. The second step-expressing regret, is to 4 with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that might have caused him or her 5 . This requires humility (谦逊), and the 6 to let go of our own pride. In the third step, we 7 our own hurt with mindful and loving 8 without blaming or criticizing. We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and 9 our words. If we 10 the other person, his heart will 11 and he will not be able to hear us. We ask the other person to help us to understand 12 he has spoken and acted as he has, causing us so much pain. Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings 13 we can understand him more deeply. If a strong 14 arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply 15 and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes 16 . The other person can 17 us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue. We can enjoy practicing"Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends 18 . By doing this, we will 19 misunderstandings from accumulating. Rather, we will take care of them as they arise, 20 we take care of our children. | ||||
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| I was concentrating on my work when my friend called me saying he was coming to visit me. After explaining where my new house was, I told him that I had left the key under the doormat, which helps preventing the floor from being dirty. Since I knew it would be quite late before I could get back, I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was kept in the refrigerator（冰箱）. Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house. At the moment, he said he was listening to some of my records after having had a nice meal. He had found the pan and meat in the refrigerator. Now, he was drinking a cup of tea and hoped that I would join him soon. When I asked him if he had any difficulty finding the house, he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat, but luckily, the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great surprise. There is no apple tree outside my window, but there is one by the living room window of my next-door neighbor's house！ |
| 1. When my friend arrived, I could not go to meet him because________. |
| A. we were not good friends B. I was busy at work C. he had not told me that he would come D. I did not want to see him |
| 2. A doormat is a mat (垫子)______. |
| A. used as a door B. for cleaning the bottom of shoes C. put up on a door as an ornament（装饰物） D. near a door under which people put their keys |
| 3. I listened to my friend's phone call in great surprise because____. |
| A. he had not waited for me to eat together B. he had eaten too much of the food C. he mistook my neighbor's house for mine D. he had left the house with the window open |
| 4. At last my friend______. |
| A. did not enter my house B. entered my house after he opened the door C. entered my house by climbing through the window D. entered my house with the help of my neighbor |
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| We can all contribute to a greener world. Just follow these ten golden rules: ●Stop getting junk mail. Billions of junk mail can be sent every year. Half of it is never opened Get-your name off mailing lists. If 100,000 people stopped getting junk mail today, it would save 150,000 trees a year ●Stop reading newspapers. All over the world, millions of newspapers are thrown away every day,44 million newspapers in the USA alone-that's half amillion trees a week. Either recycle your newspapers or read the news online. ●Buy clothes made from organic materials. Conventional cotton farming seriously pollutes the environment, most of which uses chemical pesticides （农药） and fertilizers. Organic is better! ●Switch to solar energy. In one day, the sun will provide enough energy to power the planet. Why aren't we using it? ●If you have to drive, share the ride. Most cars in the USA have only one occupant. Also, 25 percent of car rides are less than 1.5 kilometres. Get out and walk! ●Unplug your PC, TV and VCR. Simply turning them off isn't enough Sets left on standby are still using 25 percent of their power. ●Hold on to your balloons. Helium-filled balloons which fly away usually end up in a lake or river, where they can choke aquatic (水生的)creatures. Save your balloons and use them again. Or better still, don't use them at all. ●Feed the birds. Wild birds need food, especially in winter when other sources can be scarce. The greater the range of foodstuffs you put out for them, the more types of birds you will attract. ●Plant a garden at your school. Learn the connection between the land and the table. Plant vegetables to eat, flowers to admire and trees to improve the air. |
| 1. What is the main purpose of the passage? |
| A. To provide some health advice on how to work. B. To suggest some ways how to make full use of solar energy. C. To advise protecting environment and saving energy. D. To advise on how to recycle waste and save energy. |
| 2. The underlined expression "left on standby" in the sixth rule means ______ . |
| A. ready to start and use electricity B. ready to be turned off C. ready to be repaired D. ready to be put away |
| 3. Which of the following will NOT protect trees from being cut down to make paper? |
| A. Not buying newspapers. B. Don't accept junk mail. B. Read your newspaper online. D. Read only one newspaper |
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| Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time-about eight hours after you wake up-your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy. Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later. In many parts of the world, people take naps (小睡) in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates (气候), where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional (传统的), people often suffer less from problem such as heart disease. Many working people, unfortunately, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps, employers do not allow it! If you do have the chance, however, here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can slao happen if you sleep for too long. If you do not have enough time, try a short nap-even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful. |
| 1. If you get up at 6:30 am, what is the best time for you to take a nap? |
| A. About 12:30 pm B. About 2:30 pm C. About 1:30 pm D. About 3:30 pm |
| 2. What advice does the writer give on taking a nap? |
| A. You'd better take a nap about an hour after you have lunch. B. You can sleep as long as you like so that you will not feel tied or sleepy. C. Only people in warmer climate need to take a nap. D. If your time is limited, a short nap can also help. |
| 3. Naps are good for everyone in any climate because _________ . |
| A. a nap makes both your body and mind have a good rest. B. a daily nap benefits your health. C. people who often take naps suffer less from problems such as heart disease than those who don't. D. All the above. |
| 4. What would be the best title for the text? |
| A. Just for a Rest B. All for a Nap C. A Special Sleep Pattern. D. Taking Naps in Warmer Climate. |
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| I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent. I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows (誓约) mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today. So here's what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion (提升), the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure (空闲), it is work. Pick up the phone. Send ane-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted. It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really,really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice,it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today,seems to be the hardest lesson of all. I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned. By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to believed. |
| 1. How did the author form her view of life? |
| A. By working and social experience. B. Learning from her friends. C. Through an unfortunate experience. D. Because of her children and husband. |
| 2. The underlined sentence "It is so easy to exist instead of to live" in the fifth paragraph probably has the same meaning as____. |
| A. it is so easy to keep alive but not to live a real life B. it is very hard to live a real life C. it is so easy to make a living D. it is more difficult to exist than to live a happy life |
| 3. What's the author's attitude toward work? |
| A. Do it well to serve others. B. To earn enough money to make life better. C. Try your best to get higher position and pay. D. Don't let it affect your real life. |
| 4. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. |
| A. the author is a success in personal life B. the author didn't try her best to work well C. the author spent all her time caring for her children D. the author likes traveling very much |
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| The tradition of birthday parties started in Europe a long time ago. It was feared that evil spirits were particularly attracted to people on their birthdays. 1 Giving gifts brought even more good cheer to keep away from the evil spirits. This is how birthday parties began. The following are some countries' birthday traditions: Canada -Greasing the nose with butter. In Atlantic Canada, the birthday child's nose is greased for good luck. China - 2 .The birthday child pays respect to his/her parents and receives a gift of money. Friends and relatives are invited to lunch and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life. England -Fortune telling cakes. Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it is being prepared. 3 Italy-Pulling ears. The child's ears are pulled as many times as how old they are turning. Japan-New clothes. The birthday child wears entirely new clothes mark the occasion. New Zealand- 4 .After the birthday cake is lit, the happy birthday song is sung loudly and often out of tune and then the birthday person receives a clap for each year they have been alive and then one for good luck. The United States-Cake, candles and song. 5 |
| A. A cake is made, and candles are put on top based on how old the person is. B. In China, on a child's second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. C. If your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you will be rich. D. To protect them from harm, friends and family would come to stay with the birthday person and bring good thoughts and wishes. E. Noodles for lunch. F. The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. G. Birthday claps. |
| 短文改错。 短文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加： 在缺词处加上一个漏词符号（∧）,并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 删除： 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 修改： 在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意： 1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分 |
| When Joe left university, he got a good job a bike factory. But after he had been worked there for some years, he decided to have a change, so he put a notice in several newspapers, saying how experience he had but the kind of job he would like to have. One of the answer he received was from a man looked for a job, too. This man wrote to him,"Dear Sir, when you get a new job, be kind enough to give your name and address to your present boss as I have been trying to find the position like yours for a long time." After he reads the letter, he suddenly realized that what he had done was real foolish. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 书面表达。 寒假即将来临,班会上同学们就怎样度过一个有意义的假期展开了热烈讨论。下面表格是同学们 认为在假期应该和不应该做的事,请你根据所提供的信息,给校报英语专栏写一篇短文,介绍讨论情况 并发表个人观点。
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| How to spend a meaningful winter holiday With the winter holiday coming near, our class have had a heated discussion about ______________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ |