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| 2008 is a special number, ________ I suppose, that will be remembered by the Chinese forever. |
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| — Were you satisfied with the exam result? — Not a ______. I should have done much ______. |
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| — Excuse me! I'd like to book a table for four for the dinner tonight. — Sorry, sir, but there is _____ available tonight. You many try ______ restaurant. |
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| Two of my friends are having their weddings on the same day, and I'm in a real ______ about which one to go to. |
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| — I've got something weighing on my mind at the moment. Could you give me some advice? — ______. Tell me all about it and I'll do what I can. |
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| The key word in the sentence has been ______, so it doesn't make any sense to us. |
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| — Gorge and Lucy got married last week. Did you go to their wedding? — No, I ______. Did they have a big wedding? |
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| — Have you been here before? — Yes, it's the second time ______ I ______ the Great Wall. |
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| The cave is _____to the public, high up the face of a cliff which no one can climb. |
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| — Where did you find the key to the car? — It was in the hotel __________ I stayed. |
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| — Do you think he will do me a favor? — As far as I know, he is the last one to help others. He _______ be prepared to give you a hand, though. |
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| — Do you think an advertisement is a help when you looking for a job. — Well, it depends.____ ,it gives me a chance to try. |
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| _____ is surprising is that there are so many Chinese restaurants in Toronto. |
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| _____ how mirrors produce image, we need to know what light does. |
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| Not until I began to work ________ how much time I had wasted. |
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| ____ hearing the news that ShenzhouⅧ was sent into space, we shouted _____ joy. |
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| Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome's 1 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 2 that I decided to write an article about her. I 3 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 4 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 5 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list. I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 6 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, "Can you tell me…" I soon realized that 7 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 8 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 9 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox. It didn't take long. My manuscript 10 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 11 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn't 12 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer. Five years later, I was moving to California. While 13 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in 14 : Ms Profit, Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 15 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 16 your story soon. Shocked, it took me a long time to 17 . Fear of rejection cost me ly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 18 writing. Today, I have become a full - time writer. Looking back on this 19 , I learned a very important lesson: You can't 20 to doubt yourself. | |||
| ( )1. A. joy ( )2. A. proud ( )3. A. visited ( )4. A. agreed ( )5. A. replied ( )6. A. seriously ( )7. A. blaming ( )8. A. hardship ( )9. A. with ( )10. A. disappeared ( )11. A. compare ( )12. A. ignore ( )13. A. decorating ( )14. A. disbelief ( )15. A. subjective ( )16. A. broadcast ( )17. A. recover ( )18. A. energetic ( )19. A. experience ( )20. A. attempt |
B. voice B. active B. emailed B. refused B. discovered B. patiently B. fooling B. failure B. by B. returned B. struggle B. deliver B. repairing B. anxiety B. relevant B. create B. prepare B. endless B. success B. afford |
C. speech C. satisfied C. phoned C. hesitated C. explained C. nervously C. inviting C. comment C. on C. spread C. survive C. face C. cleaning C. horror C. private C. publish C. escape C. typical C. benefit C. expect |
D. smile D. moved D. interviewed D. paused D. knew D. quietly D. urging D. pressure D. in D. improved D. compete D. receive D. leaving D. trouble D. reliable D. assess D. concentrate D. enjoyable D. accident D. pretend |
| The booking notes of the play "the Age of Innocence": Price: $10 BOOKING There are four easy ways to book seats for performance: - in person The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m. -8 p. m. - by telephone Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card(Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted) - by post Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office. - on line Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. com DISCOUNTS: Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students. Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show. Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible(suitable)for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers. Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more. School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free. Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. |
| 1. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT ________. |
| A. use the Internet. B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card. C. go to the Box Office on Sundays. D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office. |
| 2. According to the notes, who can get $2 off? |
| A. A 20-year-old full-time college student. B. A 55-year-old woman. C. An 18-year-old teenager. D. The people who book the tickets on Fridays. |
| 3. If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay? |
| A. $120 B. $126 C. $140 D. $150 |
| 4. From the passage we can know all the following information except that ________. |
| A. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre. B. The audience can't refund money if the performance is on show. C. A group of 12 persons can get 10 percent discount. D. A school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the standby tickets. |
| 5.What kind of tickets are the cheapest? |
| A. The standby tickets. B. The standby tickets for school parties of ten or more. C. The tickets for Saver discount. D. The tickets for group booking. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Until I was twelve years old, I thought everyone in the world knew about the grinnies, if I thought about the term at all - which is unlikely. After all, everyone in my family used the word quite naturally, and we understood each other. So far as I knew, it was a word like any other word - like bath, or chocolate, or homework. But it was my homework which led to my discovery that grinnies was a word not known outside my family. My last report card had said that I was a "C" student in English, and my parents, both teachers, decided that no child of theirs would be just an average student of anything. So nightly I spelled words aloud and answered questions about the fine points of grammar. I wrote and rewrote and rewrote every composition until I convinced my mother that I could make no more improvements. And the hard work paid off. One day the teacher returned compositions, and there it was - a big fat, bright red "A" on the top of my paper. Naturally, I was delighted, but I didn't know I was attracting attention until the teacher spoke sharply, "Helen, what are you doing?" Called suddenly out of my happy thoughts, I said "Oh, I've got the grinnies!" The teacher and my classmates burst into laughter, and then I understood that grinnies were used inside my family. Other people were not so lucky. And it is really lucky to have the grinnies, an uncontrollable, natural state of great pleasure. Grinnies are shown on the outside by sparkling eyes and a wide, wide smile - not just any smile, but one that shows the teeth and stretches the mouth to its limits. A person experiencing the grinnies appears to be all mouth. On the inside grinnies are characterized by a feeling of joyful anxiety. Grinnies usually last just a few seconds, but they can come and go. Sometimes, when life seems just perfect, I have occasional attacks of the grinnies for a whole day. The term originated in my mother's family. Her younger sister, Rose, who had deep dimples (酒窝), often expressed her pleasure with such a grin that the dimples appeared to become permanent. When Rose was about four, she started explaining her funny look by saying, "I have the grinnies". The term caught on, and it has been an important word in our family now for two generations. The occasion doesn't matter. Anything can bring on the grinnies - just so long as one feels great delight. When my brother finally rode his bicycle - without training wheels - from our house to the corner and back, he came home with the grinnies. When I was little, my mother's announcement that we would have homemade ice cream for dessert always gave me the grinnies. My father had the grinnies when I was chosen to make a speech at the end-of-school-year ceremony. Grinnies can be brought on by a good meal, a sense of pride, a new friend, a telephone call from someone special, an achievement. Or sometimes one gets the grinnies for no reason at all: just a sudden sense of happiness can bring on a case. Whatever brings them on, an attack of the grinnies is among life's greatest pleasures. In fact, now that I look back on the experience, I feel sorry for my seventh-grade teacher. I think it's a pity that she didn't know the word grinnies. It's such a useful term for saying, "I'm really, really pleased!" |
| 1. After the writer was twelve years old, she ______. |
| A. thought everyone knew the meaning of "grinnies" B. equaled "grinnies" to bath or chocolate in meaning C. got to know "grinnies" was used only inside her family D. discovered the word "grinnies" through her mother |
| 2. When her English teacher called her name, the writer was ______. |
| A. looking at the big "A" on the top of her paper B. listening to her English teacher attentively C. too happy to notice what's happening around her D. busy rewriting and improving her compositions |
| 3. According to the writer, the word "grinnies" originates from______. |
| A. her mother B. her aunt C. her brother D. her father |
| 4. The writer feels sorry for her seventh-grade teacher because the teacher______. |
| A. has no pity on her students B. should not have laughed at her C. doesn't have any luck to meet her parent D. has no idea of what "grinnies" is |
| 5. What method does the writer use to explain "grinnies"? |
| A. Cause and effect. B. Examples. C. Comparison and contrast. D. Process. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Today, there's hardly an aspect of our life that isn't being upended (颠覆) by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail. "If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology," says Microsoft, "a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas. And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza." Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers. Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year. "We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend," says Merrill Lynch, "along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity." You would be hard pressed to name something that isn't available on the Internet. Consider: books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets. And even after you've moved on to your final resting place, there's no reason those you love can't keep in touch. A company called FinalThoughts.com offers a place for you to store "afterlife e-mails" you can send to Heaven with the help of a "guardian angel". Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable (能预测的) future. Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than $75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52% of those connected to the Internet. Most kids use computers to play games (some for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left. What's clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back. "The Internet is just 20% invented," says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum. "The last 80% is happening now." |
| 1. What can we learn from the Microsoft's remark? |
| A. Today's cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced. B. Information technology is developing at an amazing speed. C. Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult. D.There's more competition in information technology industry than in car industry. |
| 2. The author gives the example of FinalThoughts.com to make the point that____. |
| A. there are some genius ideas on the Internet B. almost anything is available on the Internet C. people can find good bargains on the Internet D. some websites provide novel services to increase hits |
| 3. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph? |
| A. There is a link between income and computer ownership. B. Many American children don't put computers to good use. C. Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls. D. The U.S. will stay ahead in the information technology in years. |
| 4. Which sentence has the phrase that possesses the same meaning as the one underlined in the fifth paragraph? |
| A. Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him. B. Think nothing of it. It was my pleasure. C. He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Caf? bar. D. He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment. |
| 5. What is the message the author intends to convey? |
| A. The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day. B. The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly. C. We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings. D. Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can't be avoided. The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress. ◆Try physical activity When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity. Running, walking, playing tennis, and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try. ◆Take care of yourself You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest. If you easily get angry and can't sleep well enough, or if you're not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations . If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult a doctor. ◆Make time for yourself Schedule time for both work and entertainment. Don't forget, play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work. You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun. Go window-shopping or work on a hobby. Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy. ◆Make a list of things to do Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that "there's so much to do, and not enough time". Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result, you may not achieve anything. Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then do one thing at a time, checking off each task as it is completed. Set out to do the most important task first. |
| 1.Which of the following statements shows that you have fallen into stressful situations? |
| A. You can't sleep well all the time. B. You have a break after work. C. You always feel happy and relaxed. D. You only do one thing at a time. |
| 2. According to the passage, how do you make a list of things to do? |
| A. Try to take care of everything at once. B. Do one thing at a time. C. Only do the most important thing. D. Have a break from your work. |
| 3. Why does the writer write this passage? |
| A. To give opinion. B. To give suggestions. C. To make a request. D. To ask for advice. |
| 4.What is the best title for the passage? |
| A. How to Deal with Stress? B. How to Make Time for Yourself? C. How to Take Care of Yourself? D. How to Make a List of Things to Do? |
| 5.Which of the following would be the advice to deal with stress according to the passage? |
| A. just lie in bed for a rest B. always listen to pop music C. insist on doing work D. make a list to do things one by one |
| 信息匹配。 请阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息，以下是音乐会的信息： |
| A. Pop star: Singer and composer Emil Chau, one of the most admired music idols in China and Southeast Asia, will perform a solo concert in Beijing. Chau was born in Hong Kong and attended college in Taiwan. He has released more than 30 albums in Mandarin, Cantonese and English. Time: 7:30 pm, March 31 Place: Capital Gymnasium, Baishiqiao Lu, Haidian District Tel: 6833-5552 B. Beautiful timbre: Jasmine Leong will meet her Beijing fans next month. Singing with beautiful timbre, Leong will present a series of love stories to the audience. To highlight the theme of love, 200 sets of lover's tickets, valued at 1800 yuan will be presented. Tickets: 180-980 yuan (US$22-121) Time/date: 7:30 pm, September 9 Location: Workers' Gymnasium, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District Tel: 6501-6655 C. Music for children: Some 50 colourful music-related performances will be staged until August 28 in an "Open the Door to Music" series of concerts, in a move to foster Chinese children's taste for art. The concert series will be held in several venues, sponsored by the Forbidden City Concert Hall and supported by the Beijing Municipal Culture Bureau. Tickets: 10-100 yuan (US$1-12) Time/date: 2 pm or 7:30 pm, July 20-August 28 Location: mainly in the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Zhongshan Park, some in Peking University Hall in Haidian District and in the China Puppet Art Theatre and Poly Theatre Tel: 6506-5343, 6506-5345 D. Feel the mood: Jonathan Lee will host his 2006 concert in Beijing. As the master of music in Taiwan, Lee is famous for his unique annotation of love, mood and life. Time: 7:30 pm, March 24, 25 Place: Capital Gymnasium, Baishiqiao Lu, Haidian District Tel: 6835-4020 E. Commemorative show: To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, the founder of modern prose drama, a concert titled "Nora's Songs" will be given. Time: 7:30 pm, March 20 Place: Peking University Concert Hall Tel: 6275-2279, 6275-9637 F. Chamber music: The chamber concert series of China Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra will greet audiences with a woodwind quintet, a string quartet plus Bach's piano concerto and suite. Time: 7:30 pm, March 25 Place: The Concert Hall of the Central Conservatory of Music, 43 Baojiajie, Xicheng District Tel: 6641-4759, 6642-5744 以下内容是与音乐会相关的信息,请匹配与之相关的音乐会. 1. To remember Henrik Ibsen, with pianist Wolfgang Plagge, violinist Annar Folles and soprano Gao Xia, the Norwegian Ibsen Trio will present the classic works of the celebrated playwright. 2. Jasmine Leong is a Malaysian singer who is very popular on the Taiwan music scene. Focusing on lyrical songs, Leong's Beijing performance will also tap into rock & roll music. 3. His platinum albums such as "You Make Me Happy and Sad," "Flowery Heart," "Music Brings Us Together" and "Emil & Friends" have brought him numerous awards in Singapore, and China's Taiwan and Hong Kong. 4. Jonathan Lee represents the creative spirit of the past 20 years in Taiwan and many renowned singers like Sarah Chan (Chen Shuhua), Sandy Lam (Lin Yilian), Emil Chau (Zhou Huajian) and Karen Mok (Mo Wenwei) draw great inspiration from Lee's works. 5. The mix of musical treats for children in Beijing includes various kinds of art forms, including Western classical music and Chinese traditional music, as well as puppet plays, crosstalk shows, and highlights of Chinese local operas such as Peking Operas and Kunqu Operas. |
| 短文改错。 下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删减或修改某个单词。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写上该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。 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。 |
| Sandwich was an Englishman, he lived in the 18th century. Sandwich was rich,but he enjoyed play cards for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didn't even stop to have his meal. He ordered his servants bring him some meat and bread. They put the meat between two pieces of bread and hold the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right one hand. People liked Sandwich's idea, but from then in they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did. From his name, Sandwich, we have a word of the food sandwich today. ________________________________________________________________________________ |
| 书面表达。 全世界的环境问题在变得越来越严重。请你根据漫画内容和下面要求给报社 写一封信反映这一情况,并提出保  护环境的建议。 注意：信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总数。 词数要求：120词左右。 参考词汇：人口膨胀：population explosion; 过度开发: overdevelopment |
| Dear editor: Environmental problems are becoming more and more serious all over the world. ________ ___________________________________________________________________________ |