| 阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。 |
| Even if you really enjoy your job, it's still possible to battle boredom as you work. You may not be able to make big changes-or change your job-but you can make small adjustments to your routine that can make every day seem, well, a little less routine. 1. Switch Your Seat Change your outlook at the office by changing your office. Ask your supervisor to help you find a new desk. Even switching desks with a neighboring co-worker can offer a fresh atmosphere. If it's not possible to change your location, see if you can change your desk's direction. A new view can be just as refreshing as a new location. 2. _____ Start and end your day in a different way. Consider a new mode of transportation, if it's possible. Take a subway. Ride a bike on sun- ny days. Carpool with a co-worker. Use a new route to get to your job. You needn't change it for ever-just long enough to help you escape the boredom. 3. Find a New Work Style Sick of attending that long-standing Monday morning meeting? Try to change it to the afternoon. If you find yourself feeling most bored in the afternoons, try to arrange to do your favorite tasks then and tackle less desirable projects in the mornings. If you usually communicate with co-workers via email and instant messaging, start dealing with people face to face. Increased communication with co-workers may help improve your mood. 4. Get and Set a Goal If your work is short of objectives, it's no wonder that work has become boring. Identify a goal and set an "achieve by" date for it. Your goal needn't be lofty as long as you have sufficient enthusiasm for it. Perhaps you want to make a new project. Maybe you'd like to pursue a promotion. Or you may even set a goal of finding a new job altogether. Whatever it is, actively move toward an objective. |
| 1. What is the purpose of the passage? (within 15 words) _____________________________________________________________________ 2. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one? You will feel bored when you are not working towards something. _____________________________________________________________________ 3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. (within 8 words). _____________________________________________________________________ 4. List three methods of escaping from boredom in your daily life. (within 5 words for each) _____________________________________________________________________ 5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese. ①_____________________________________________________________________ ②_____________________________________________________________________ ③_____________________________________________________________________ |
| 短文改错。 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中 共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 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. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 |
| My dentist had just pulled out one of my tooth and had told me to rest for while. My mouth was full with cotton wool. He knew I collected bird eggs and asks me whether my collection was growing. He then asked me a lot of other question. In answer to these questions, I could neither nod or make strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy search out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worried, so couldn't say everything. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool, I was able to tell him of that he had pulled out the wrong tooth. ________________________________________________________________________________ |
| Thousands of people _____ to watch yesterday's match against Ireland. |
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| A. turned on B. turned in C. turned around D. turned out |
| — Is everyone here? — Not yet…Look, there _____ the rest of our guests! |
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| A. come B. comes C. is coming D. are coming |
| John opened the door. There _____ he had never seen before. |
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| A. a girl did stand B. a girl stood C. did a girl stand D. stood a girl |
| Your house is always so neat-how do you _____ it with three children? |
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| A. manage B. serve C. adapt D. construct |
| His first book _____ next month is based on a true story. |
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| A. published B. to be published C. to publish D. being published |
| — Our holiday cost a lot of money. — Did it? Well, that doesn't matter _____ you enjoyed yourselves. |
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| A. as long as B. unless C. as soon as D. though |
| A notice was _____ in order to remind the students of the changed lecture time. |
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| A. sent up B. given up C. set up D. put up |
| For breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit _____ on his own farm. |
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| A. grown B. being grown C. to be grown D. to grow |
| The play _____ next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture. |
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| A. produced B. being produced C. to be produced D. having been produced |
| It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot _____ easy reach. |
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| A. near B. upon C. within D. around |
| There is a great deal of evidence _____ that music activities engage different parts of the brain. |
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| A. indicate B. indicating C. to indicate D. to be indicating |
| — What are you reading, Tom? — I'm not really reading, just _____ the pages. |
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| A. turning off B. turning around C. turning over D. turning up |
| My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was _____ it. |
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| A. in favour of B. in memory of C. in honour of D. in search of |
| It was in New Zealand _____ Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith. |
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| A. that B. how C. which D. when |
| It was along the Mississippi River _____ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood. |
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| A. how B. which C. that D. where |
| She had a computer at home, and her parents desired that she _____ all her work at home. |
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| A. do B. does C. must do D. would do |
| The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____ in broad daylight yesterday. |
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| A. being robbed B. having been robbed C. to have been robbed D. robbed |
| Peter _____ the papers he was marking and reached for his cigarettes and matches. |
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| A. set out B. set off C. set in D. set aside |
| It is reported that many battles broke out in Middle East. What's your _____ of the situation there? |
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| A. assessment B. anxiety C. comprehension D. consideration |
| The Premier says that relations will grow smoothly and steadily _____ both countries follow the principle. |
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| A. as far as B. though C. unless D. as long as |
| A diet _____ plant life can help with the prevention of heart disease, and even cancer. |
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| A. basing on B. to be based on C. based on D. to base on |
| — What's the girl like? — She was a brave girl. She fought bravely and her enemy had to _____ her at last. |
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| A. give up B. give up to C. give in D. give in to |
| — What's wrong with him? — The picture he came across _____ his memory of a sad story in his childhood. |
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| A. put off B. took off C. set off D. gave off |
| It ____ last night ____ Tom saw an interesting film in Dongfeng Cinema. |
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| A. is; that B. was; that C. was; which D. was; who |
| "Terrorists _____ war on the United States, and war is what they got." Bush said. |
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| A. attacked B. declared C. fought D. offered |
| Nearby _____ in which they had spent their summer vacation. |
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| A. was two houses B. two houses were C. were two houses D. are two houses |
| She is often heard _____ English aloud in the morning. |
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| A. to read B. sang C. to have sung D. to be reading |
| We regret _____ that the movie was not worth _____. |
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| A. to say; to see B. to say; seeing C. saying; to see D. saying; to seeing |
| In _____ film Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays _____ man named Chuck Noland. |
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| A. a; the B. the; a C. the; the D. a; a |
| _____, but it is also a great way to lower the number of greenhouse gases in the air. |
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| A. Not only a fun thing is it to do B. Not only a fun thing to do it is C. Not only it is a fun thing to do D. Not only is it a fun thing to do |
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| Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list 1 in our past that we felt 2 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud. This seemed like a very 3 process, but there' s always some 4 soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then 5 that we find ways to 6 people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 7 my communication. Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story. Making my 8 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff 9 of us kids liked. One night, my two friends and I decided to play a 10 on him. After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is an s.o.b. The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 11 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 12 found out. Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown's name 13 on my list. I didn't even know if he was still 14 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 15 , I heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused. "Yes." "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins." "And I want you to know that I did it!" Paused. "I knew it!" he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 16 discussion. His closing words were: "Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 17 your friends got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 18 all these years. I want to thank you for calling me…for your sake." Jimmy inspired me to 19 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It' s never too late to 20 the past wrongdoings. | ||||
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| Robots are smart. With their computer brains, they help people work in dangerous places or do difficult jobs. Some robots do regular jobs. Bobby, the mail carrier, brings mail to a large office building in Washington, D.C. He is one of 250 mail carriers in the United States. Mr. Leachim, who weighs two hundred pounds and is six feet tall, has some advantages as a teacher. One is that he does not forget details. He knows each child's name, the parents' names and what each child knows and needs to know. In addition, he knows each child's pets and hobbies. Mr. Leachim does not make mistakes. Each child goes and tells him his or her name, then dials an identification (身份证明) number. His computer brain puts the child's voice and number together. He identifies the child with no mistakes. Then he starts the lesson. Another advantage is that Mr. Leachim is flexible. If the children need more time to do their lessons they can move switches. In this way they can repeat Mr. Leachim's lesson over and over again. When the children do a good job he tells them something interesting about their hobbies. At the end of the lesson the children switch Mr. Leachim off. |
| 1. The first paragraph of the passage tells us ______. |
| A. human beings are not as smart as robots B. robots will take the place of man to rule the earth C. we can only use robots to do some regular jobs D. robots can help people in many different ways |
| 2. Mr. Leachim's ______ makes him a good teacher. |
| A. knowledge B. appearance C. advantage D. energy |
| 3. What is the most important thing Mr. Leachim can do in his lessons? |
| A. To meet the needs of each student. B. To talk to the students in different languages. C. To keep everyone's interest in his lesson. D. To introduce more hobbies to the children. |
| 4. The word "flexible" in the last paragraph means ______. |
| A. not strict B. not hard C. suitable D. changeable |
| 5. Which of the following statements may be true according to the passage? |
| A. There are 250 robot teachers in the United States. B. Mr. Leachim is run and controlled by electricity. C. Bobby works in a large office building in Washington D. C. D. The lessons taught by Mr. Leachim are given on a TV set. |
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| Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word "diet" everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically (身体上). Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale (秤) instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word"diet" in food labels. On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don't have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle. The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients (营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calories only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous. Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them. |
| 1. From Paragraph 1, we learn that _____. |
| A. diet products fail to bring out people's potential B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products C. diet products are misleading people D. people are fed up with diet products |
| 2. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____. |
| A. try out a variety of diet foods B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods C. pay attention to their own eating habits D. watch their weight rather than their diet |
| 3. In Paragraph 4, "gain comes without pain" probably means _____. |
| A. losing weight is effortless B. it costs a lot to lose weight C. diet products bring no pain D. diet products are free from calories |
| 4. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products _____. |
| A. are over-consumed B. lack basic nutrients C. are short of chemicals D. provide too much energy |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Where is that noise coming from? Not sure? Try living with your eyes closed for a few years. Blind people are better at locating sounds than people who can see, a new study says, without the benefits of vision the ears seem to work much better. Previous studies have shown that blind people are better than others at reaching out and touching the sources of sounds that are close by. Researchers from the University of Montreal wanted to see if blind people were also better at locating sounds that are far away. Twenty-three blind people participated in the study. All had been sightless for at least 20 years. Fourteen of them had lost their vision before age 11; the rest went blind after age 16. The experiment also included 10 people who could see but were wearing blind-folds. In one task, volunteers had to pick the direction of a sound coming from about 3 metres away. When the sound was in front of them or slightly off center in front, both groups performed equally well. When sounds came from the side or the back, however, the blind group performed much better than the blindfolded group. The participants who had been blind since childhood did slightly better than those who lost their sight later. Recognizing the locations of distant sounds can be a matter of life-or-death for blind people, say the researchers. Crossing the street, for instance, is much harder when you can't see the cars coming. Still, the researchers were surprised by how well the blind participants did, especially those who went blind after age 16. In another experiment, the scientists also found that parts of the brain that normally deal with visual information became active in locating sound in the people who were blind by age 11. These brain parts didn't show sound-location activity in the other group of blind people or in the sighted people. The scientists now want to learn more about the working of brains of "late-onset" blind people. |
| 1. The recent study shows blind people are better at telling ____. |
| A. the sources of loud sounds B. the locations of distant sounds C. the direction of sharp sounds D. the distance of a sound in front of them |
| 2. Which would be a proper title for the passage? |
| A. A Research on Blind People B. Where is That Noise Coming from? C. Hearing Better in the Dark D. What If Living without Your Eyes? |
| 3. If people were asked to tell the direction of a sound from the side, who would perform best? |
| A. Those who are blind. B. Those who have gone blind since children. C. Those who went blind at age 16. D. Those who are blindfolded. |
| 4. Which of the following is true according to the passage? |
| A. Whether to be able to locate the sounds can be of vital importance for the blind. B. All the volunteers in the experiment are sightless. C. All the participants did equally well when picking sounds from whatever direction. D. The later people become blind, the better they can perform in telling the direction of sounds. |
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| A popular student in her small high school, Katie started college expecting to do well in her courses and be best friends with her roommates. But things didn't turn out that way. Psych 101, the course she thought would be a first-semester favorite, turned out to be a struggle. And her roommates were as different from Katie as the student restaurant's mystery meat was from her mom's roasted pork. Living away from home tends to be the toughest adjustment for first-year students. You may feel homesick in your first weeks or months. It can help to call, write, or email your parents and friends making them know how you're doing. You can also talk with your roommates. As first-year students themselves, 're probably experiencing many of the same fears and worries that you're dealing with. But what if you don't get along well with your roommates? In some cases, it can be a good thing if you and your roommates aren't much alike. Different views on things may be helpful, so respect your differences no matter what they are. If you and your roommates don't get along well, it can help to find someone who you feel does understand you, which should be easy on a campus with so many people. Many schools have student organization nights where all of the campus clubs gather and promote their organizations, so you can meet people with the same interests there as you. You'll also meet tons of people in class or in your dorm building. As homesickness, painful throats, sprained (扭伤的) ankles and wisdom teeth that act up are common among college students, you should check out your student guidebook or your school's website to find out information about the university health center. If you think you cannot deal with your problems, make a stop at the school counseling (咨询) center. First- year troubles are something the counselors know well. You can get help there. |
| 1. From Paragraph l we can infer that ____. |
| A. Katie had been worried about the changes before starting her college life B. Katie felt satisfied when her college life started C. Katie wasn't used to the new environment in college at first D. Katie has fallen behind in her study after the first semester in college |
| 2. What's the author's suggestion on dealing with homesickness? |
| A. Adjust to it. B. Share fears and worries with your parents. C. Talk to your roommates about it. D. Get along with your roommates. |
| 3. Which of the following ways of dealing with roommates is RIGHT? |
| A. Not trying to change them. B. Not making friends with them. C. Developing the same interests as them. D. Not talking with them. |
| 4. What's the main idea of the text? |
| A. Freshmen may meet many problems. B. Communication is important in college. C. How you can adjust to your first year in college. D. How schools help freshmen to get used to college life. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| The first breath-taking pictures of the Earth taken from space showed it as a solid ball covered by brown land masses and blue- green oceans. We had never seen the Earth from that distance before. To us, it appeared as though the Earth had always looked that way and always would. Scientists now know, however, that the surface of the Earth is not as permanent as we had thought. Scientists explain that the surface of our planet is always moving. Continents moves about the Earth like huge ships at sea. They float on pieces of the Earth's outer skin. New outer skin is created as melted rock pushed up from below the ocean floor. Old outer skin is destroyed as it rolls down into the hot area and melts again. Only since the 1960s have scientists really began to under- stand that the planet Earth is a great living machine. Some experts have said this new understanding is one of the most important revolutions in scientific thought. The revolution is based on the work of scientists who study the movement of the continents-a science called plate tectonics. The modern story of plate tectonics begins with the German scientist Alfred Wegener. Before World War One, Wegener argued that the continents had moved and were still moving. He said the idea first occurred to him when he observed that the coastlines of South America and Africa could fit together like two pieces of a puzzle. He proposed that the two continents might have been one and then split apart. Wegener was not the first person to wonder about the shape of the continents. About 500 years ago, explorers thought about it when they made the first maps of Americas. The explorers noted the east coast of North America and South America would fit almost exactly into the west coast of Europe and South Africa. What the explorers did not do, but Wegener did, was to investigate the idea that the continents move. |
| 1. What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage? |
| A. The first breath-taking pictures of the Earth taken from space. B. Human's recognition of the earth's surface. C. The German scientist Alfred Wegener. D. The early explorers' discovery. |
| 2. Which of the following is true according to the passage? |
| A. We didn't see the Earth from far away until we saw the picture taken in the space. B. Our ancient thought that the surface of the earth is still. C. Alfred Wegener was not the first person to investigate the idea that the continents move. D. The coastlines of India and Africa fit together. |
| 3. The last word of the third paragraph "tectonics" means "____". |
| A. study of construction B. study of architecture C. earth surface D. structural geology |
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| 中国的传统节日中秋节刚刚过去，你的美国笔友Mike请你在他们的校报上介绍一下中秋节的情 况，请你根据下表写一篇短文。 【写作内容】 中秋节简介
1. 词数100左右； 2. 不要逐句翻译，要组成一篇通顺连贯的短文。 【参考词汇】 the lunar calendar 阴历 | ||||||||
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