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| We regret ________ you that your application has been rejected. |
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| Clean water and fresh air are essential for our daily life, _______ we can't live. |
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| It is her rude manners that I dislike, _________ what she actually said. |
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| Though Andy has lived in Northern China for several years, he still doesn't agree _____ the food there. |
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| She couldn't have entered the competition, but, for lack of confidence, she _______. |
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| — Haven't you been to France? You speak very good French. — ________. I just_______ French for four years in Zhejiang University. |
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| — Tom, my new computer doesn't work very fast. — Don't worry, you know, the Internet sometimes _______ be very slow. |
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| The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was _1_ 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even _2_ modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a huge ship. At that time, 3 , she was not only the largest ship that had 4 been built, but was regarded as 5 , for she had sixteen watertight compartments.(轮船的密封舱) Even if two of these were flooded, she _6_ still be able to float. The _7 sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy _8_ of life. Four days after setting out, __9_ the Titanic was sailing 10 the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly 11 by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned 12 to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, 13 missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from 14 , and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so 15 that no one thought that the ship had been 16 . Below, the captain 17 to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been 18 ! The order to 19 ship was given and hundreds of people jumped into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for 20 , 1,500 lives were lost. | ||||
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| Famous centenarians (百岁老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire. "Those who stand still, die," is one of Oliveira's favorite phrases. He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession. Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project. "You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away," he said. When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: "It's down to mother nature. It gave to me what it took from others." Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character. Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens. Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation. Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer. The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor. "The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently. He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder (胆囊) operation he composed a samba tune (桑巴舞曲) in the clinic. Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters. The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works. Recently Heesters said: "I want to be at least 108-years-old." He also plans to keep performing. "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a "good stage role". Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection." In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor. She's convinced that humans grow on challenges. With so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high achievers. 1. From the first two paragraphs, we can see ______. A. being active at 102 is achievable for everybody B. Oliveira owes his long life to his mother's help C. being fit in old age is a matter of luck and character D. social skills and wisdom are difficult for the senior 2. How many centenarians are mentioned in this passage? A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7 3. By saying "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?", Heesters shows us he ________. A. wants to sit or lie in comfort B. is waiting for people to pick him up C. is willing to work till he dies D. prefers to give performance at home 4. In the passage so many examples were given to show ________. A. old age is a big problem if you want to succeed B. as a senior citizen, you have to be open-minded and optimistic C. ole people should never think of themselves as old D. old age can not prevent a great person from achieving a lot 5. In the writer's opinion, the architect Oscar Niemeyer is not ________. A. sympathy B. pessimistic C. positive D. diligent |
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| A third of primary schoolchildren in China are suffering from psychological ill-health as a result of classroom stress and parental pressure, according to a study published on Tuesday. The problem is so bad that urgent measures are needed, warns the study, led by British and Chinese researchers. The investigation surveyed 2,191 pupils aged nine to 12 in nine schools in urban and rural Zhejiang, a relatively prosperous coastal province in eastern China. Eighty-one percent of the youngsters said they worried "a lot" about exams, 63 percent feared being punished by their teacher, 44 percent had been physically bullied at least sometimes - with boys likelier to be victims than girls - and 73 percent had been physically punished by their parents. Most of the children complained they struggled to cope with the amount of homework they were assigned. Over one-third reported headaches or abdominal pains - psychosomatic symptoms of stress - at least once a week. The most stressed children reported incidence of aches or pains of four times a week. The investigation, led by Therese Hesketh, a professor at University College London (UCL) Centre for International Health and Development, pointed the finger at extreme competitiveness in China's education system, from the onset of primary school. "The competitive and punitive educational environment leads to high levels of stress and psychosomatic symptoms," the authors say. "Measures to reduce unnecessary stress on children in schools should be introduced urgently." The paper appears in Archives of Disease in Childhood, a peer-reviewed journal of the British Medical Association (BMA). The "urban" setting for the study was Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, while the "rural" setting was a poor county in Quzhou prefecture, in the west of the province. The study highlights some of the complexities that, it says, explain the demands for academic excellence and intolerance of failure. One factor is the country's dramatic rise in prosperity, which has created "previously unheard-off possibilities for upward mobility" and in turn stoked pressures on children to do well at school. Other reasons are China's one-child policy and the Confucian traditions of respect for parents and elders, filial piety, obedience and discipline. "The aspirations of many parents, who had limited educational opportunities themselves are now invested in their only children," it says. Previous studies on school-related stress and its impact on health are few and generally come from Scandinavia. A 2008 assessment among 10- to 13-year-old in Sweden found that 21 percent of boys of 30 percent of girls experienced headache, and 17 percent of boys and 28 percent of girls experienced abdominal pain at least once per week. 1. What mainly caused schoolchildren to suffer from psychological ill-health? A. Competitiveness in education system B. Classroom stress and parental pressure C. Physical punishment from their parents D. Endless homework from school teachers 2. The underlined part "cope with" in Para.5 most probably means ______. A. to fit in B. to adapt to C. to deal with D. to get along with 3. From Paragraph 4, we know what the schoolchildren worry most is _______. A. bullying behavior at school B. many examinations at school C. physical punishment by parents D. physical punishment by teachers 4. What can we infer from the passage? A. More and more schoolchildren will drop out of school soon B. Homework and examinations will be cancelled at all schools C. Parents and teachers will give up educating the schoolchildren D. Too much stress does great harm to schoolchildren physically and mentally 5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Children in China sickened by school pressure B. Measures to reduce unnecessary stress on children C. The investigation, led by University College London D. Extreme competitiveness in China's education system |
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| Faced with a life-changing tragedy, it would be easy for Martha Clements to focus on the negative. But that's not her way. Five years after losing her vision, Clements is back doing what she loves. "It is long, Kathy," Clements says, running her hands down the length of her client's hair. Kathy Braga is letting it grow. It now hangs below her shoulders and down her back, and all she wants is a trim(修剪), so she asks Clements to show her how much an inch would be. Clements pulls a ruler from a drawer and holds it up to Braga's hair in front near her face. "Right here. An inch will be right here at your chin." Clements was in this career for about 10 years before losing her vision. Now, when she begins cutting, it's easy to forget that Clements is completely blind. She carefully compares the length of each strand of hair. Though confident of her sense of touch, she at times asks her client to be her eyes and check her work. After a careful inspection, Braga gives her approval. And after Clements blows her hair dry, she remarks, "You made me younger. I love it." Clements had been doing Braga's hair for years before she became blind. Braga is proud to say she was Clements' first customer after she lost her vision. "She sat me in the kitchen. It was dark, and she said ,' Are you ready?' I said, 'I'm ready.' And that is when she took this thing, and she said, ' Look and see if there is hair on the ground,' and I said ,' Yes, there is .' And she said, 'Okay, I have the right end of the thing." Clements was 42 years old when she suffered a pulmonary embolism (肺栓塞) that cost her sight. "I was dead for 20 minutes first and then half an hour, and the lack of oxygen killed my optical(视觉的) nerve." The last thing Clements remembered that day was the ambulance coming to get her. "I couldn't breathe. The next thing I remembered was waking up three days later, blind, in the hospital." Her ribs(肋骨)had been broken, when they treated her. Her shoulder was dislocated. She had to undergo nine months of physical treatment. "It was the hardest time in my life," she says. "Everything changed in my life: distance, smell, and sound. My kids didn't sound the same. My husband didn't sound the same too. I didn't know my home. It took me three months to find the coffee table." Once a month, a teacher from the Virginia Center for the Blind came to her home in Woodbridge, about 40 kilometers from Washington. But Clements was eager to learn more. So in 2008, she left her husband and sons, to go to the Virginia School for the Blind in Richmond for a nine-month program. "My plan was to be able to do for my family again, to do what I like to do, cook, clean, make phone calls." She learned basic skills like how to walk with a cane, how to listen and how to eat different foods. There were classes in Braille, computer skills and using different gadgets designed for the blind. Graduates of the program are expected to leave with not only life skills, but a marketable skill as well. "My teacher asked me why I wouldn't do hair. I said, ' Hello. Blind. No, no, no.' I was scared to think I could even do it." But gradually, Clements gained confidence and by the time she graduated, had styled 100 heads of hair at the school. "People from headquarters came, people from the library, students, secretaries, teachers, and friends came. Everybody came and let me do their hair," Clements says. Three days a week she leaves home to volunteer at the House of Mercy, a Catholic service organization that provides clothing, food and other support to the poor. Kellie Ross, executive director of the House of Mercy, remembered when Clements first showed up with her friend, Kathy Braga, to offer her help. At first, she had no idea Clements was blind. "As she started to walk I realized she couldn't see, " Ross recalls. "She could have taken that tragic experience of losing her sight and gone inward, but instead she used that experience to help other people who are suffering." Clements says she feels blessed to day, five years after her brush with death. "I thank the Lord every day for my blindness, because I'm alive," she says. "I could have been dead. I'm alive. I'm healthy, and that is what matters." 1. What was Clements before she lost her sight? A. A teacher. B. A hairstylist. C. An engineer. D. A volunteer. 2. To judge the length of the hair of her clients, Clements mainly depends on _______. A. some handy tools B. their detailed descriptions C. her sense of touch D. Kathy Braga's guidance 3. What can we learn about Kathy Braga? A. She used to be a regular client of Clements. B. She follows Clements to do volunteering work every week. C. She was the first to encourage Clements to try hairstyling. D. She always pretends to be satisfied with Clements' skill. 4. When she lost her sight, Clements found that _________. A. her family became hopeless and discouraged B. her other senses had also been affected C. her kids and husband began to treat her differently D. she lost interest in speaking to her family members 5. What would be the best title of the passage? A. Brave woman expresses her gratitude for life. B. After going blind, hairstylist returns to work. C. Programs for the blind give them new hope for life. D. Blind hairstylist finds pleasure in volunteering work. |
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| A few years ago my sister moved from her home in Alabama to Buffalo, New York. Since moving to Buffalo she's become a big hockey fan and has encouraged me to start watching it. Unfortunately it's very difficult to find hockey on television here in Alabama. Since hockey games don't air very much on television I've had to look for different ways to watch hockey games. I often see websites that claim if you go to their website you can watch television on your computer. I try out many of these websites hoping that one of the television stations is a northern station that airs hockey games. Unfortunately, most of them don't work. Either the site doesn't really give you what they advertise or their video player doesn't work properly. But finally I've found one websites that actually works. Free Tube is a site that you can go to and watch Television online for free. You don't have to download any kind special software or pay money or even sign up for anything. All you have to do is go to Free Tube, choose your channel and start watching. The different channels to choose from are separated into different categories like news, business, entertainment, music and sports. You're not going to find channels like NBC or ABC so you can watch the latest episode of Heroes or Grey's Anatomy but it does include some popular channels like Cartoon Network and ESPN. There is also a movie section. Each move channel airs different sorts of films like adventure, classics, comedy or horror and that channel will always air that kind of movies. The movie section also includes my favorite station called Maxx Trailers (预告片). Maxx Trailers airs nothing but movies trailers 24 hours a day. Some of the trailers are for movies coming out and some are for movies that have already been released but already released movies don't go back farther than a couple of months. So far I haven't had any problems with Free Tube's video player either. Whenever I choose a channel the video almost always works and usually loads every quickly. The only problem I have with Free Tube is that there is currently a glitch if you're using Firefox. Once you choose a channel you can't select another channel to change to, your web browser will freeze up. So if you're using Firefox the only way to switch channels is to leave the site and re-enter the site, when choose what channel you want to go to. However, Free Tube is aware of this glitch and is working with Mozilla to get it fixed right away. If you're missing some show everyone is talking about like Grey's Anatomy or Heroes this isn't really a solution for that. But Free Tube is a good way to find channels that you weren't aware of; there are several good stations to be found. 1. The author mainly ________ in this passage. A. tells us his experience in using the Web. B. introduces Free Tube to the readers C. shows us the disadvantages of Free Tube D. shows us how to enjoy films online 2. The author got interested in watching hockey games ________ A. because he is a sports fan B. due to his sister's influence C. since everyone enjoys the games D. because he has nothing to do all day long 3. Which of the following is TRUE about Free Tube? A. You'll have to pay if you watch films on Free Tube. B. You'll have to fix special software on your computer to visit Free Tube. C. Users have to sign up their user's name first. D. Channels are divided into different categories on Free Tube. 4. Form the passage we can learn that _________ A. the author is also very fond of movies B. Maxx Trailers airs to-be-released movies C. ABC is a very famous TV station in America D. Firefox is the only software used to watch films online 5. The underlined word "glitch" probably means _________ A. cover B. change C. note D. fault |
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| 下面文章中有5处（第1~5题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中 选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余 选项。
The Marine Science Center offers nearly four hours of an educational adventure. Observing restoring Sea Turtles, lab experiments, taking our Exhibit Gallery challenge, and learning from educational beach activities are a unique and fun way to educate all ages about the fragile environment in Florida． 2. __________ We require a 1 to 10 ratio of guardians to students. All guardians within that ratio are free. The fee is $3 per student and $6 per any extra adults. The fee includes a three and a half hour program with interactive activities for the students. Payment should be made upon the arrival to the Marine Science Center. Please make checks payable to: County of Volusia Marine Science Center. 3. __________ This program can accommodate groups up to forty students. The students must be divided into groups of ten before arriving at the center. The students will be rotated(轮换) throughout all of the activities provided. 4. __________ The Marine Science Center is located at 100 Lighthouse Drive in Ponce Inlet. If arriving by bus, please stop the bus on the north (right) side of Lighthouse Drive directly across from the Marine Science Center entrance sign. Students will be accompanied up the main sidewalk to the front entrance of the Marine Science Center. If arriving by separate cars, please park in the main parking lot to the right on Lighthouse Drive. Take the boardwalk to the Marine Science Center. 5. __________ The bus must be available to take students to and from the Marine Science Center and Lighthouse Point Park during the field trip for beach activities. Upon arrival the driver will get specific instructions on your program schedule. |
| 短文改错 假定英语课上老师要求同学之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文 中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在该句下面写出该加的词。 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。 Last Monday, we were having our Chinese class while the teacher suddenly slipped and fell. We were both worried about her. One of the boys carry her on the back, with the help of some others, to the clinic immediately. It turned out her right leg were broken and she had to stay in the hospital. The followed day, we went to visit her with flowers and fruit. Seeing her lying in the bed with her leg wrapped in bandages, we felt sorry to her and hoped that she will recover soon. This Thursday she returned to the class on a wheelchair to give us lessons. We were all deep moved and proud of having such a responsible teacher. _______________________________________________________________________ |
| 书面表达 杭州公共自行车作为杭城的特色，是国内城市首创。可以节约道路资源、减少环境污染、帮助居民锻炼身体。假设你是李华，作为志愿者向来杭旅游的外国朋友介绍杭州公共 自行车主要内容包括： 1.使用方法：60分钟内免费使用，自行车点遍布全市，全市范围内通租通还 2.希望更多人骑车出行，骑自行车的益处。 参考词汇：低碳生活（low-carbon life）节能(energy saving) 注意：题目自拟，词数：120词左右； ___________________________________ _____________________________________ |