| The A(H1N1) flu virus will infect a third of the world's Population ____ it continues to spread at this rate, some scientists warned. |
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| Whoever has _____ sense knows that smoking is harmful to people's health. |
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| Workers were celebrating after the world's longest water diversion tunnel（引水隧道） was _____in northeast China's Liaoning Province, on April 15 ,2009. |
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| More than one graduate ____ sent to the hardest place since 1985. |
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| For centuries, astronomers have studied the sun from Earth and now a team at the European Space Agency ( ESA) is planning to send a Space probe (探测器) to _____ the star in 2017. |
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| A. explore B. explode C. export D. experience |
| The old books take up too much room. You should consider how to ______ them. |
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| This passage has too many long sentences. I' m afraid they will be hard for most of the students. Could you help to _____ them? |
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| A. mix B. take C. destroy D. simplify |
| We' ll take a honeymoon trip to Venice. Would you like to ______my dog for me while we are away? |
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| Many relevant problems____ when prices of daily goods _____ sharply, which is beyond the ordinary people's buying capacity. |
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| My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever; _______, he could neither eat nor sleep. |
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| The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power _____ increased enormously ever since. |
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| Can you believe that in _____ a rich country there should be _____ many poor people? |
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| As time _____ slowly, he was better and better. |
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| The boy the teachers considered ______was caught _____ in the exam, which surprised us very much. |
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| A. to be the best; cheating B. as the best student; to cheat C. to have been studied well; cheating D. as a good student; to cheat |
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| "Everything happens for the best." my mother said when I 1 disappointment. "If you carry on, one day something good will happen." Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then 2 my way up to a sports announcer. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got turned 3 every time. In one station, a 4 lady told me that any 5 station couldn' t risk hiring an unexperienced person." Find a small station that'll give you a 6 ,"she said. Then I went to Montgomery Ward, which had opened a store and wanted a person to 7 its sports department. The job 8 just right for me. But I wasn't hired. My disappointment must have shown. " Everything happens for the best." Mum reminded me. Dad 9 me the car to drive seventy miles to Tricities. I 10 Woe Radio. The program director, Mac Arthur, told me they had 11 hired an announcer. As I left his office, I asked 12 ,"How can a fellow get to be a 13 if he can't get a job in a radio station?" I was waiting for the elevator 14 I heard Mac Arthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about 15 ?" Then he 16 me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast a( an) 17 game. The next autumn, my team 18 a game in the last twenty seconds. I did a fifteen-minute build-up to that play and Mac Arthur told me I would be 19 Saturday's game! On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought 20 my mother' s words,"If you carry on, one day something good will happen." | ||||
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| Babies can learn new words if they are connected with objects that catch their attention, researchers at the Infant Lab at Temple University in Philadelphia have found. "They hear every word," said Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, professor of psychology at Temple University. "And they are also paying attention to the things that are interesting to them." Previous studies showed babies as young as 10 months old may understand about 10 words. But Infant Lab researchers wanted to figure out how these infants actually learned words. So they tested more than 75 babies, showing them a series of objects and attaching made-up names to them. They would ask the babies questions, and then track their eyes to measure their responses. So, could the babies remember the names? They found infants could match words with objects. But they also discovered babies only associated the new words with the objects that caught their attention-interesting objects. They did not associate words with the boring, dull objects. For parents, the message in all this is that very young children are listening and learning language. And they learn about the things that specifically interest them. Twins Mark and Anita Farrell took part in the study when they were 10 months old, and their mother, Penni Farrell, took home what she learned about baby behavior. "I decided to go out and buy a couple of books that and more colorful images, words, things that would draw their attention," she said. Researchers say parents should follow a baby' s lead. Another lesson for parents, researchers say, is to talk with your children starting at a very young age, and make sure that conversation is about something your child finds interesting. |
| 1. The purpose of this research is _____. |
| A. to help parents teach their babies B. to figure out how parents teach their babies C. to find out how babies learn words D. to help babies learn words |
| 2. The research showed that _____. |
| A. a ten-month-old baby can' t understand 10 words B. babies can' t remember interesting names C. babies can associate words with boring objects too D. babies can match the new words with interesting objects |
| 3. From the results of the research, parents can develop babies' talking ability by _____. |
| A. talking with babies time and time again B. talking with babies as much as possible C. talking with babies about topics interesting them at a very young age D. talking to babies before they are born |
| 4. The best title of this passage probably is ______. |
| A. Attractive Objects Help Babies Learn New Words B. How To Talk With Babies At Their Very Young Age C. The Importance of Teaching Babies to Learn New Words D. How do Make Babies Talk With Their Parents |
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| Your voice is the only means of communicating over the telephone. Even so, watch your body language and facial expressions-they affect the way you sound. If you are sleepy, for example, you often will sound tired or breathless. To keep a healthy and bright tone (音调) in your voice, smile when talking on a phone. Don't answer the phone in a rush. Take a deep breath, and then breathe out slowly as you pick up the receiver. You will sound more relaxed. If you recognize the other person' s voice, use his/her name on your greeting. Use it again during the conversation and when parting. When making a difficult call, work out exactly what you wish to say. Stand while making the call-it will help you sound more confident. Get fairly quickly to the point-"The reason I' m calling is..."Try to drop the pitch (音高) of your voice at the ends of sentences-it will help you be more sure about what you said. If you know somebody wants to talk a lot, make it clear at the start of the call that you have only a little time. There are several ways of making a call short:" It ' s been lovely talking to you, but I really must go now." or" I know you are quite busy, so I better go now."If all fails, try," My other line is ringing. Or"I think there' s someone at the door." When leaving a message on someone s answering machine, speak clearly and slowly to allow the person to take down any details as your message plays back. Many people feel uneasy with answering machines. Again, form a picture of the other person in your mind, and you will sound more relaxed. With the increasing use of tele-communication and mobile phones, it has become of great importance that we pay special attention to HOW and WHAT we speak on the phones. |
| 1. In Paragraph 1, the author suggests paying attention to your _____. |
| A. voice B. body language C. tone D. health |
| 2. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to? |
| A. The phone. B. The receiver. C. The name. D. The greeting. |
| 3. The author supports his idea in Paragraph 4 through _____ . |
| A. experiments B. explanations C. stories D. examples |
| 4. What would be the best title for this passage? |
| A. Talking on a Phone B. Keep Your Voice Sweet C. Voice and Body Language D. Body Language is Important |
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| Sales of laptop computers passed desktops (台式电脑) in the US for the first time ever this fall, according to market research firm IDC. That' s bad news for backs, necks and shoulders. "Laptops are basically not designed based on human bodies-unless you' re 2 feet tall," says physician Norman J. Marcus, a muscle (肌肉 ) specialist in New York City. When you work at a computer, the keyboard should be at elbow height, so your upper and lower arms form an angle (角度) of 90 degrees or more. The monitor (显示器) should be at about eye level so you can rest back in a chair with back support. But most users simply set their laptops on a desk or table. The keyboard is too high, which makes your arms reach up, your shoulders rise and your wrists (手腕) bend down. The monitor is too low, which pulls your head and neck forward and down and this may hurt your back. That' s OK if you use your laptop occasionally, for short periods. But if you use one for hours without stopping-as do millions of college students, business travelers, video-gamers and growing numbers of office workers-you' re setting yourself up for muscle problems that can make your entire upper body hurt. Experts have warned about laptop problems for years-but without success. People continue to abandon large and heavy desktops in favor of the smaller and lighter laptops. And WiFi (无线局域网 ) connections let us use laptops anywhere-in bed, on the floor-and in all kinds of positions. |
| 1. What Norman J. Marcus says in Paragraph 3 means _____ . |
| A. laptops are so badly designed B. muscle pains are mainly caused by laptops C. laptops are not suitable for people of usual height D. laptops cause a lot of diseases easily |
| 2. It can be known from the passage that ______. |
| A. we had better not use laptops too frequently B. there are no suitable places for laptops C. we shall buy desktops instead of laptops D. desktops will face a hard future |
| 3. Which of the following statements can be learned from the passage? |
| A. Using laptops doesn' t do harm to people' s health. B. People pay little attention to the risks of laptop use. C. Most people use laptops more often than desktops. D. Laptops bring people more disadvantages than advantages. |
| 4. The main purpose of the passage is to _____ . |
| A. show that laptops are widely used in the US B. tell us people prefer laptops to desktops C. persuade people not to use laptops any more D. warn people of health problems caused by laptops |
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| Fayette Pinkney, once a member of The Three Degrees, died at 61 in Lansdale, Pa. She lent her strong voice to the 1970s hits" When Will I see You Again" and" T. S. O. P. ( The Sound of Philadelphia)",the theme song of the television show Soul Train. The Three Degrees was formed in the early 1960s when Ms Pinkney joined with Shirley Porter and Linda Turner. She was then still going to Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. For more than ten years, Ms Pinkney was the one who kept staying in a group whose members came and went. She sang on the group' s first single" Cee Baby", and on its 1970 hit " Maybe". The group ' s first two singles for Philadelphia Intemational," Dirty Ol' Man" and"I Didn ' t Know", were small successes. But" T. S. O. P.", a mostly inStrumental piece, reached No. 1 on the pop charts (流行榜) in 1974." When Will I See You Again" which sold more than two million records reached No. 2 on the pop charts that year. Their special singing made The Three Degrees very popular. The group performed with Engelbert Humperdinck in Las Vegas; a performance in Manhattan ended up in the film The French Connection. After leaving The Three Degrees and recording a solo album,"One Degree" in 1979, Ms Pinkney studied at Temple University and earned a master's degree (硕士学位) in human services at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1985. She began working as an assistant for the Medical College of Pennsylvania. She later did the job of offering professional advice to the patients at United Behavioral Health. Ms Pinkney continued to sing."I travel with a special group. I do still love people and I love to make them smile," she once said. |
| 1. When did Fayette Pinkney join The Three Degrees? |
| A. After she graduated from school. B. After The Three Degrees formed. C. In the late 1960s. D. In the early 1960s. |
| 2. According to the passage, we know that " T. S. O. P." _____. |
| A. was Ms Pinkney' s first solo album B. was the last song Ms Pinkney sang C. was only a small success D. was sung for Soul Train |
| 3. What did Ms Pinkney do after she left The Three Degrees? |
| A. She did some other different jobs. B. She performed with Engelbert Humperdinck. C. She taught at Temple University. D. She sang in the film The French Connection. |
| 4. What does the last paragraph mean? |
| A. Ms Pinkney didn' t die at all. B. Ms Pinkney' s songs sounded really beautiful. C. Ms Pinkney didn' t want to leave the world. D. Ms Pinkney will be alive in people' s hearts. |
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| Born in London in 1815, Ada Lovelace was the daughter of Annabella Millbanke and the British poet Lord Byron. Her parents separated just a month after she was born. Less than a year later, Lord Byron went abroad and never returned ( he died in Greece in 1824). Ada never knew her father and was raised by her mother. Her mother had mathematical training and insisted that Ada, who was educated privately, study mathematics too. Ada did well not only in mathematics and science, but also in music and PE. In 1833, Ada met Charles Babbage, a famous English mathematician. He was known as the inventor of a calculating machine called the Difference Engine. They became good friends and began to write to each other on the topics of mathematics, logic, and many other subjects. Babbage had made plans in 1834 for a new kind of calculating machine ( although the Difference Engine was not finished),an Analytical Engine. Few people in England would support him with his first machine unfinished. But he found support for his new calculating machine abroad. In 1842, an Italian mathematician, Louis Menabrea, published a paper in French on the subject of the Analytical Engine. Babbage asked Ada to translate the paper. When she showed Babbage her translation he suggested that she add her own notes, which turned out to be three times as long as Menabrea' s. The notes are the source of her enduring fame (不朽的声誉 ). In her notes, Ada predicted (预言 )that such a machine might be used to write music, to draw pictures, and would be used for both practical and scientific use. She was correct. After she wrote the description of Babbage' s Analytical Engine,her life was plagued (折磨) with illnesses. In 1852, she died of cancer and was buried beside her father at Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire, England. In 1980, 165 years after Ada' s birth, the US Defense Department announced a powerful new computer language. They named it Ada in honor of Ada Lovelace' s important role in the history of computing. |
| 1. It seemed that Ada' s mother _____. |
| A. had little money to educate Ada at home B. wanted Ada to be a great musician C. didn't wish Ada to be a poet like her father D. didn't think Ada was a clever girl |
| 2. Babbage didn' t find support for his Analytical Engine in Britain because _____. |
| A. his first calculating machine was not finished B. no one thought the machine would be useful C. he had moved to Italy and settled there D. most of his inventions proved useless |
| 3. Menabrea' s paper on Babbage' s Analytical Engine was written in _____. |
| A. English B. Italian C. German D. French |
| 4. What do we learn about Ada from the passage? |
| A. She was remembered as a great translator. B. Her predictions have come true. C. Her notes were written in computer language. D. She led a long and fruitful life. |
| 完成句子。 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. Up to now, the cost of the vacation____ (没有计算出 来)yet.( calculate) 2. In general, plants can't grow well_____ (在没有…… 的地方)plenty of sunshine.( there) 3. — You look so worried. What's the matter? — I don't know____ (我如何能解决)these boring problems.( solve) 4. — We want to sit at the table near the door. — I'm sorry, but it____(被预订了)already.( take) 5. I am advised not to leave my company until I____ (找 到)another job.( find) 6. The father as well as his two sons____(喜欢)playing online games at the time, so they bought a computer.( fond) 7. She never gets along well with people around her as a result of____(溺爱)by her parents.( spoil) 8 .____(在……帮助下)the Internet, we can finally understand the meaning of these phrases.( help) 9. So fast does light travel that____(我们难以)to imagine its speed.( difficult) 10. The ancient city,____(曾是……的首都)of three dynasties, was destroyed by a big fire later.( capital) |
| 信息匹配。 在第1-5题中，Ray, Phil and Adam等人都想去旅游。阅读下面对不同的旅游活动的介绍， 选出符合他们要求的最佳选项，选项中有一个是多余选项。 |
| The people below all want to go on a short trip and there are descriptions of six trips which a ferry company is offering. 1 .Ray and three of his friends would like to spend a whole weekend driving around in nice scenery and enjoying some local food. 2 .Phil and Adam want to go on a comfortable trip which takes them quickly to an interesting city. Then they want to enjoy at least two days of sightseeing. 3 . Mike, Kathy and their three children don' t have much money, but they want a special day out this Saturday. They must be back home by 9 p. m.. 4 . Kirsten is a Dutch student who is studying in Scotland. She doesn' t drive, but wants a day trip to see some beautiful scenery and spend a little time by the sea. 5 . Clare and Robert want to enjoy some good food, but would also like to give their two young children a day to remember. They don't mind if they spend a lot of money. |
| A Marine Life, France The chance to experience the oceans of the world. Children will love the observatory (天文台 ),with water all around them and big fish swimming above their heads! Afterwards you eat at a world-famous local restaurant before boarding the ferry at 9 p. m. Not cheap, but a great day out! B Amsterdam Sail out in the evening and enjoy over 12 hours in the Netherlands, returning the following night. After a good Dutch breakfast you travel by train direct to the heart of the wonderful city of Amsterdam. The sightseeing and places to shop will make this a day to remember. Weekends only. C Ireland by Car Once you arrive in Ireland you' re quickly on beautiful country roads, with friendly villages where you can stop for a delicious bite to eat. The special price allows you to take your car and up to five people away for 48 hours, and two night' s hotel accommodation(住宿) can be arranged for a little extra. D French Hypermarket Day Trip Whether you want to buy or just look, you'll love this tour. The large Darney shopping center is a shopper' s dream! You will find a great number of local goods on sale, and clothes and kitchen goods are excellent value. Free children' s entertainment all day. Leaves 10:OO,back at 19:00. E Belgium by Hydrofoil A four-day trip. From England you cross to Belgium in just 100 minutes by hydrofoil! You are served food and drinks during the crossing, then continue your journey to Brussels, or another beautiful city, on the fast Belgian railway network. F Sea and Mountains in Northern Ireland Explore the Northern Ireland countryside, including the amazing Mountains of Mourne and the small seaside holiday town of Newcastle. The ferry leaves the port in Scotland at 7:30 and arrives back at 22:20. Transport in Northern Ireland is by air-conditioned coach. |
| 书面表达。 在日常生活中，因特网发挥着越来越重要的作用。请根据下表所给提示为英文报写一篇题 为“On the Internet"的征文稿。 因特网的主要用途
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