| But to my __, the room wasn't empty at all! It had furniture, curtains, a TV, and even paintings on the walls. |
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| A. regret B. disappointment C. surprise D. knowledge |
| Greeting me with a nod, she said in a soft voice,"Hi, you must be Gori. " Then, she _____ the music and lookedover at Dad. |
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| A. turned on B. turned down C. played D. enjoyed |
| "And of course, you're Mr. Faber," she said, ______. |
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| A. questioning B. wondering C. smiling D. guessing |
| "They not only make it 2 to sleep at night, butthey are 2 damage to our houses and shops of historic 3 ,"said John Norris, one of the protesters. |
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| 1. A. terrible B. difficult C. uncomfortable D. unpleasant 2. A. doing B. raising C. putting D. producing 3. A. scene B. period C. interest |
| In her 1 , he couldn't do anything 2 . |
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| 1. A. hope B. eyes C. head D. beliefs 2. A. wrong B. great C. good D. strange |
| Many lifestyle patterns do such______ great harm to health that they actually speed up_______ weakening of the human body. |
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| A. a;/ B. /;the C. a;the D. /;/ |
| So far nobody has claimed the money________in the library. |
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| A. discovered B. to be discovered C. discovering D. having discovered |
| -The weather has been very hot and dry. -Yes. If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now! And my vegetables _____. |
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| A. wouldn't die B. didn't die C. hadn't died D. wouldn't have died |
| Jenny nearly missed theflight________doing too much shopping. |
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| A. as a result of B. on top of C. in front of D. in need of |
| We are at your service. Don't _______to turn to us if you have any further problems. |
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| A. beg B. hesitate C. desire D. seek |
| I travel to the Binhai NewArea by light railway every day,____ do many businessmen who live in downtown Tianjin. |
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| A. as B. which C. when D. though |
| All the dishes in thismenu, _________otherwise stated, will serve two to three people. |
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| A. as B. if C. though D. unless |
| It seems that living green is_____ easy and affordable. A small step makes a big difference. |
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| A. exactly B. fortunately C. surprisingly D. hardly |
| -Which of the two computer games did you prefer? -Actually I didn't like_______. |
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| A. both of them B. either of them C. none of them D. neither of them |
| Many Chinese universities pro-vide scholarships for students_____financial aid. |
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| A. in favour of B. in honour of C. in face of D. in need of |
| It is_______ to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending it trying to make people_______after they are ill. |
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| So far this year we______a fallin house prices by between 5 and 10 percent. |
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| A. saw B. see C. had seen D. have seen |
| We shouldn't spend our moneytesting so many people , most of __ are healthy. |
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| A. that B. which C. what D. whom |
| We had wanted to finish ourtask by noon, but it didn't quite _____ as planned. |
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| A. find out B. give out C. hand out D. work out |
| _____ for the breakdown ofthe school computer network, Alice was in low spirits. |
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| A. Blaming B. Blamed C. To blame D. To be blamed |
| You must be there within an hour. There should be no ____in sending the information. |
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| A. question B. hesitation C. delay D. problem |
| This small seaside village is a perfect place for holidays so that visitors never leave it________. |
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| A. felt disappointing B. feeling disappointed C. feeling disappointing D. felt disappointed |
| -They say Philip's brother is a billionaire. -________? He wouldn't accept any help from his brother, even if it were offered. |
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| A. What if B. What for C. So what D. Forget it |
| -I didn't do well in the last English contest. How about you. -_________. |
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| A. I'll do better next time B. Even worse C. A lot better D. I like English, though |
| As the medicine took __, the patient became quieter. |
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| A. force B. power C. effect D. part |
| I don't think Maria will be disappointed at the news, but I will see her ____ she is. |
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| A. as if B. so that C. in case D. even though |
| Public _____of the problem will make the government take it seriously. |
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| A. awareness B. solution C. existence D. evidence |
| When she first arrived in China, she wondered what the future might have _____ for her,but now all her worries are gone. |
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| A. in need B. in time C. in preparation D. in store |
| She devoted herself_____ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field. |
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| A. strongly B. extremely C. entirely D. freely |
| This magazine is very _____with young people, who like its content and style. |
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| A. familiar B. popular C. similar D. particular |
| Would you please_______this form for me to see if I've filled it in right? |
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| A. take off B. look after C. give up D. go over |
| It was so dark in the cinema that I Could hardly __ my friend. |
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| A. turn out B. bring out C. call out D. pick out |
| Mr. Green stood up in defence of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one _____. |
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| A. blamed B. blaming C. to blame D. to be blamed |
| After five years of preparation, Shanghai presented the world ______ many said was the greatest Special Olympics. |
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| A. when B. what C. where D. which |
| -I'm terribly sorry that I made your table cloth dirty. -________. |
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| A. Never mind B. Don't mention it C. That's right D. Sorry |
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| It was a sunny day. A little boy's father was sitting on the couch, drinking a beer,while watching a 1 match. Seeing this, the boy rushed to his father and shouted, "Daddy, Daddy, 2 me how to play catch!"The father, 3 at the television screen, replied," Let me 4 watching the match. Play outside and come back in five minutes. " "Okay, Daddy !" said the boy, running out of the room. Five minutes later,the boy returned, 5 ," Daddy,let's go. Let's play catch now !" The father turned to the boy and 6 him again to come back in five 7 minutes," Okay, Daddy," said the boy. Five minutes later,the boy returned with a basketball in his hand, 8 waiting for his father to play catch. 9 this time,the father had opened another cold beer and another match was beginning. 10 with the boy's interruption, the dad brought a magazine to his son. On the cover of the magazine was a large picture of the 11 . The father, who was angry and annoyed, began 12 the magazine cover into small pieces. Then, the father turned to his boy and said," Son, once you put this picture 13 together,we can play catch, 14 do not interrupt me again until you finish. " A few minutes later, the boy returned and said, "I have finished, Daddy! 15 we play catch now?" 16 , the father glanced towards his child, and there in his small hands 17 the magazine with the world 18 perfectly to gether. The dad asked his child how he put the world together so quickly. "It was 19 , "said the boy. "On the back of the world was the picture of a person, and once I put the person together, that's 20 the world came together. " | ||||
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| Ever felt like destroying the car in front of you when you're stuck in an endless traffic jam? Well ,the Spanish company StopStress is offering clients(客户 ) the possibility of doing just that-but in controlled ,safe conditions. Clients can also destroy computers, mobile phones and TV sets in what the company calls" destructible therapy" ( therapy : treatment of a medical disorder). "We target the machines that cause the most stress in modern life,"company co-founder Jorge Arribas said in a telephone inter- view. "People get rid of stress by screaming and beating the ma- chines until they are tired out. "he explained. The company, based in the northern Spanish city of Soria, uses deserted cars that still work. Heavy-metal music is used to excite the clients. They are given protective suits and glasses, helmets and huge hammers. Most people's rage only lasts for 5 to 10 minutes. But some go on for hours : they beat cars on which they've put the names of people or ideas they would like to get rid of. "Some even get together to turn the car over, "Arribas says. A session costs 60 euros(US $80)per person. Arribas says the idea came to him when he was having trouble parking his car. "Dozens of people have used the therapy, which helps people become aware of their stress level and helps them to slow down," Arribas explained. "It's better to channel violence in a controlled way than to get it out on one's husband and wife or in a traffic jam. "he added. StopStress already has branches in three Spanish cities, and is planning to extend its market beyond Spain's borders. |
| 1. The Spanish company StopStress offers people the chance to_______. |
| A. calm down when they are angry B. destroy things they no longer need C. get rid of stress by destroying things D. get rid of stress by screaming and shouting |
| 2. Which of the following is NOT a means used directly to help people get less stressful in StopStress? |
| A. Heavy-metal music. B. Mobile phones. C. Deserted cars. D. Protective suits and glasses. |
| 3. The passage is mainly intended to tell you __. |
| A. a special company in Spain B. a special way to get rid of stress C. a new and expanding busines D. how people deal with stress in Spain |
| 4. The underlined word " channel" in the passage has a similar meaning to" _____". |
| A. let out B. go in separate ways C. avoid D. reduce |
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| In 1997, a group of twenty British women made history. Working in five teams with four women in each team,they walked to the North Pole. Apart from one experienced female guide, the other women were all ordinary people who had never done anything like this in their lives before. They managed to survive in an environment and defeated several very experienced men during the same period. Once on the ice, each woman had to ski along while dragging a sledge (雪橇) weighing over 50 kilos. The Arctic ice was pushed up into huge piles two or three meters high, and the sledges had to be pulled up one side and carefully let down the other all on the rough surface so that they didn't become damaged. The temperature was always below the freezing point and sometimes strong winds made walking while pulling so much weight almost impossible. It was also very difficult for them to put up their tents when they stopped each night. In such conditions ,'the women were making good progress if they covered fourteen or fifteen kilometers a day. However, part of the journey was across a frozen sea with moving water underneath the ice and at some points the team would drift(漂流) back more than five kilometers during the night. That meant that after walking in these very severe conditions for ten hours on one day, they had to spend part of the next day covering the same ground again. So,how did they manage to succeed? They realized that they were part of a team. If any one of them didn't pull her sledge or get her job done, she would endanger the success of the whole expedition. Any form of selfishness could result in the efforts of everyone else being completely wasted, so personal feelings had to be put to one side. At the end of their journey, the women agreed that it was mental effort far more than physical fitness that got them to the North Pole. |
| 1. The expedition was extraordinary because________. |
| A. there was no one to lead it B. the women did not have any men with them C. it was a new experience for most of the women D. the women had not met one another before |
| 2. On the expedition, the women had to be particularly careful to avoid_______. |
| A. falling over on the ice B. being left behind C. damaging the sledges D. getting too cold at night |
| 3. The women could not cover 15 kilometers a day mainly because______. |
| A. they got too tired B. the ice was moving C. they kept getting lost D. the temperatures were too low |
| 4. The passage seems to tell us that_________. |
| A. motivation and teamwork achieve goals B. women can do anything they want C. it is good to experience difficult conditions D. the Arctic conditions are very severe |
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| If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, "Hey, But terfly Man, "his face would break into a smile. The title suits him. And he loves it. Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly (蝴 蝶) ,once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back-thanks to him. But years ago if you'd told him this was what he'd be doing someday,he would have laughed," You're crazy. "As a boy,he used to be "a little tough guy on the streets". At age thirteen, he was caught by the police for stealing. At eighteen ,he land- ed in prison for shooting a man. "I knew it had hurt my morn," Bonner said after he got out of prison. "So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again. " One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat(栖息地) for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue. "I saw the sign' Butterfly Habitat' and asked, ' How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?' "Bonner recalls. "Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass (放 大镜) ,' Look at the leaves. ' I could see all these caterpillars (蝶的幼 虫)on the plant. Dr. Mattoni explained, 'Without the plant, there are no butterflies. '" Weeks later, Bonner recei.ved a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly that needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he's been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat. The butterfly's population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner,he earned something more:he turned his life around. For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he's bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too. |
| 1. When he was young, Arthur Bonner _____. |
| A. broke the law and ended up in prison B. was fond of shooting and hurt his morn C. often laughed at people on the streets D. often caught butterflies and took them home |
| 2. Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he______. |
| A. found the butterfly had died out B. won many prizes from his professor C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab |
| 3. From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has_______. |
| A. made Bonner famous B. changed Bonner's life C. brought Bonner wealth D. enriched Bonner's knowledge |
| 4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? |
| A. A Promise to Morn. B. A Man Saved by Butterflies. C. A Story of Butterflies. D. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni. |
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| Photographs are everywhere. They decorate (装饰) the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature.They can also bring things close that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories. Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social change. Jacob Riis was among the first photojoumalists. He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty(贫穷 )caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later,the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hine's pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children. Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture. As historical and artistic documents (文献), photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish (发表) them in books and on the Internet. |
| 1. The underlined word"They" in the first paragraph refers to __. |
| A. beauties B. photos C. goods D. events |
| 2. The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos __. |
| A. are also works of art B. are popular ways of reporting news C. often shock the public D. can serve as a force for social change |
| 3. What can we learn from the passage? |
| A. News with pictures is encouraging. B. Photos help people improve their life. C. News photos mean history in a sense. D. People prefer to read news with pictures. |
| 4 The text is mainly about __. |
| A. telling the story through pictures B. decorating the walls of homes C. publishing historical papers D. expressing feeling through pictures |
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| Stefanie Sun( Sun Yanzi) had thousands of fans screaming repeatedly last Saturday not only for her lovely appearance and beautiful songs, but for her unbelievable ability to change costumes (服装 ) on stage in a matter of seconds. "I practiced quite a lot on this," said Sun with a childish grin (露齿而笑), "There need to be some surprises for my fans, because they've waited for so long. " After a year's delay because of the SARS outbreak, the Singaporean pop queen was finally able to begin her first tour of China on June 5 in Guangzhou. Her next stop will be Beijing,on June 12. "I'm so happy to show my best here and now and to share my happiness with my fans," she said. Music has been an inseparable (不可分的)part of Sun's life since childhood. She began to study piano at her father's suggestion at the age of five. She soon found that she could express her happiness and sadness through the pian But the piano-playing girl never thought of a singing career. "I did love singing very much, but going to a good university seemed to be my only dream through my school years. "After graduating from high school, Sun studied sales and marketing at Nanyang Technology University in Singapore. But she was happy to be able to study singing with Li Weisong and Li Sisong, two well-known Singaporean song-writers, in her spare time. But,when head of Warner Music,Taiwan heard her voice during Li Sisong's visit to Taiwan, he could hardly believe that the powerful voice came from that slender body. He immediately decided to sign her. Sun didn't disappoint him. Her debut (首发的,初次的 ) album" Sun Yanzi" was released in May, 2000 and became an in- stant hit. It remained at No. 3 0n Taiwan's top charts for 11 weeks. Half a year later, her second album" My Desired Happiness" won her three nominations(提名 )at the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan, including the Best New Artist. "It took me quite some time to get used to being watched and surrounded by people on the street," Sun said, recalling the overnight success, " I'm financially stronger, but I still don't want to spend money on expensive things. " |
| 1. What seemed to surprise the fans most at Sun Yanzi's concert was that_______. |
| A. she sang so well B. she looked so pretty C. she wore some beautiful clothes D. she could change beautiful clothes in a short time |
| 2. At high school, Sun Yanzi __. |
| A. only liked playing the piano B. wanted to be a singer C. dreamed of becoming an actress D. wanted to study sales at university |
| 3. Who first found her singing talent? |
| A. Li Weisong. B. Li Sisong. C. A famous Taiwan singer. D. Head of Warner Music,Taiwan. |
| 4. Sun Yanzi's first album____. |
| A. was a failure B. was an immediate success C. sold well for a shorttime D.won her several prizes |
| 阅读表达。 阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母提示，在标 有题号的右边横线上 写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。 W : What's your favorite sport, Joseph? M : Generally s 1 , I'm interested in team sport, I 2 basketball and football. How about you? W: I'm f 3 of all kinds of sports,such as golf and swimming. M: But I also like boxing very much. Some people like such outdoor activities as f 4 and mountain climbing. W: And there are also people who like to b 5 spectators. They are en thusiastic about games. M : Yes. A 6 they don't join in any games, they usually w 7 them on TV, or listen to them over the r 8 . W :That's right. M : Actually ,it's quite necessary for peo- ple,men or women,old or young,to do some physical e 9 from time to time. W: You're right. Only by doing t 10 can they be healthy enough. |
| 书面表达。 据报道，几位慈善人士最近几年一直捐助五名贫困大学 生，但是，这些学生从来没有表达过他们的感激之情，所以这几 位慈善人士决定停止资助。此事在社会上引起了广泛的争论， 某报为此在读者中展开了调查。请你以“Do They Have to Say Thanks?”为题，根据下列表格中所列信息及要求用英语写一篇 短文，投到该报的“Readers' Letters”栏目。
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