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| Last night, on my way home I stopped because of being attracted by some hamburgers at a fast food restaurant. On my way in, a __1__ man approached me and asked, "Do you have any bottles lying around?" I knew he would __2__ them for a few cents, but I didn't have any, so I said no. And again he asked, "Can you spare some __3__?" I smiled, and say no again. He was very __4__； he smiled back and said, "OK, thank you." Even though he didn't have anything, he was still in good __5__. From the way he spoke I could tell he was __6__. Then I bought one hamburger and enjoyed my meal, but in the back of my __7__ I wondered whether the homeless man was hungry. After I finished my __8__ I decided to order another one for him. At this point I didn't know if he was still around, but I __9__ anyway. At the __10__ I ordered a hamburger and also a hot chocolate, because it w  as __11__ outside, and I thought it would help warm him up. They delivered me the hot chocolate first and as I waited for my _  _12__, I noticed the homeless man was standing right beside me. I looked at him and smiled, "This hot chocolate is for you." He replied like a __13__, "Thank you so much. That's very kind of you." I always believe no matter how hardup(缺钱) I am, there are always those who are worse off than I. When you help someone, it's not always about money but about love. The love you give today, someone might __14__ tomorrow. It doesn't matter. Love anyway, because the __15__ thing you can give is love. | ||||
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| 语法填空。 The most common problem that worries all of us today is the fear of insecurity. Life has become so competitive that every now and then we are struck by the fear of the _1_ (know). 2 every new turn of events our selfconfidence takes a blow. The 3 (big) challenge before every person today is not to lose confidence in one's ability. There are several reasons that affect a person's selfconfidence. The most important reason is lack of success. Not being able to 4 (success) affects one's selfconfidence greatly. This is 5 one begins to doubt his own ability. In many cases one's selfconfidence is low when he feels rejected by society. For example, a person who loses his job keeps away from other people for fear of 6 (question) about his work. However, this isn't right. One needs to think along positive lines in spite of failures. The challenge lies in not allowing your selfconfidence to decrease. 7 lack of success causes you to doubt your ability, don't forget to remind yourself that quick success does not last long. Also remember not to compare yourself with others. These tips will do 8 world of good to your confidence. In order to be selfconfident, you need to have a lifestyle that is right for you. Create one and live a life 9 you want to. Leave others to 10 . |
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 Is the woman pictured on the right more attractive than the woman on the left? The photograph on the right was changed using a new "beauty making" computer program, which uses a mathematical formula involving 234 measurements of distances between facial features to get a theoretically more attractive version, while keeping the basic appearance of the face unchanged. Unlike changes done in fashion magazine photos, wrinkles were not smoothed and hair color was not changed. The program is the latest attempt to combine beauty and science, a subject that has drawn increasing academic interest in the last decade. Studies have shown there is surprising agreement among people of different cultures about what makes a face attractive. Most important is symmetry (匀称), along with youthfulness, skin smoothness and vivid eyes and hair color. Yet, like the many other scientific or mathematical attempts to define beauty, this software program raises complex and difficult questions about the understanding of beauty. "How can they prove something is more or less beautiful?" said Lois Banner, a history professor at Chicago University, who studies changing beauty standards. "There can never be a single standard of beauty because so much of it is culturally influenced." After viewing "before" and "after" photographs of different people, Banner said the original faces were more attractive. "Irregular beauty is the real beauty," said Banner, adding that attempts to measure beauty are driven by the media's efforts to define beauty and who is beautiful. Martina Eckstut, the woman whose photo was beautified for this article, said she was struck by how different she looked. "I think the 'after' picture looks great, but it doesn't really look like me at all." She added, "I would like to keep my original face." For centuries people have tried to define a universal ideal of beauty. "The first reaction we have to faces will be based on face symmetry." said Alexander Nehamas, a professor who has written about beauty. "But in real life we don't just see a face. We see faces as people express their emotions and ideas, and all those aspects of the face are essential to our deciding whether a face or a person is beautiful." |
| 1. How does the "beauty making" computer program work? |
| A. It changes the distances between facial features. B. It smoothes the skin and softens the color of the hair. C. It repairs imperfect facial appearance by using a mathematical formula. D. It replaces the original face with a similar one. |
| 2. According to Banner, ______. |
| A. there is no such thing as beauty B. irregular beauty is more attractive than symmetrical beauty in every culture C. the media is to blame for measuring beauty D. it is impossible to show that one thing is more beautiful than another |
| 3. After seeing her beautified photo, Martina Eckstut was ______. |
| A. shocked because her face looked ugly B. prefer to get her face changed although it didn't look like her at all C. amazed by the attractiveness but refused to change her face in reality D. confused by how different she looked and had no idea what to do |
| 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? |
| A. Beauty lies in face symmetry. B. There is no single standard or definition of beauty. C. People of different cultures can hardly reach any agreement on beauty. D. Science should be used to help us create beauty. |
| 5. The purpose of the passage is to ______. |
| A. criticize the attempts to create artificial beauty B. introduce a beauty program and a discussion about beauty C. discuss what makes a person beautiful D. to encourage people to change their appearance |
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| A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the Net, use email and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives. Decades ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites. They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrated on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life. They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society. Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the entire world. |
| 1. The main idea of the passage is about ______. |
| A. the cause of weboholism B. the advantage of weboholism C. the popularity of weboholism D. the influence of weboholism |
| 2. The underlined world "obsessional" in the second paragraph probably means ______. |
| A. attractive B. addictive C. professional D. potential |
| 3. We can infer from the passage that ______. |
| A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers B. students can hardly balance real and virtual life C. people are addicted to games on the Internet D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway |
| 4. Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism? |
| A. It contributes to the development of the web. B. The chat room language may change social culture. C. The problem will be getting more and more serious later. D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life. |
| 5. The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being ______. |
| A. optimistic B. neutral C. critical D. acceptable |
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| Angus MacLeod was fifty and he had spent his entire life as a shepherd in the remote mountainous region of northwest Scotland. He had never owned a radio or television nor had he travelled further than forty kilometres from his birthplace. His knowledge of the world was gained only from his brief trips to the village to sell his sheep and buy food. However, he had lately come to rely on the growing number of hillwalkers in the region as sources of international news. In the spring of 1992, a Spanish student came across Angus high in the mountains. Eager to practise his English he engaged Angus in conversation. The student told Angus of the forthcoming Olympic Games in Barcelona. Excited by the student's colourful description of Spain and the Games, Angus decided to attend the event in person and two months later arrived in Barcelona. The ticketless Angus stood outside the stadium with his canny brain working overtime, watching a growing number of individuals entering the stadium through a small entrance at the side. He noticed that they all seemed to be carrying objects. Perhaps they were workmen, he thought. He moved closer and watched. Within minutes a thin young man came along carrying an extremely long pole. He approached the official at the door and said "Pole Vault". The official moved to the side and the man entered. Next came a heavyset man with a spear. Angus wondered how a man could carry such a dangerous weapon in a modern city. The man shouted "Javelin" and was presently admitted. Angus was puzzled. Perhaps they were all connected with security. His puzzlement grew when a huge man appeared with a steel ball in his hand. He shouted"Shot Putt" and walked past the official. It suddenly dawned on Angus that these people were competitors. He opened his programme and sure enough under the heading "events" he saw the three words the men had said. Angus laughed to himself as a plan began to take shape in his mind.  First he needed to buy one or two things.An hour later he reappeared dressed in a tracksuit with "Scotland" written across the chest. Over his shoulder he carried a roll of barbed wire (铁丝网). Smiling to himself he walked up to the official and as casually as he could, shouted, "Fencing!" |
| 1. Which was Angus' new way to know the outside world? |
| A. Travelling from his birthplace. B. Talking to hillwalkers in the region. C. Going to the nearby village to sell sheep. D. Buying food in other places. |
| 2. What are "Pole Vault", "Javelin", "Shot Putt" and "Fencing" in the passage? |
| A. Olympic events. B. Names of competitors. C. The thing they carried with. D. The countries they came from. |
| 3. From the passage we can learn that ______. |
| A. the Spanish student went to Scotland to practice his English B. Angus became a member of the Scottish Olympic team C. Angus believed that weapons were necessary to the security of the Games D. the Spanish student's description of his country and the Games excited Angus |
| 4. In the passage, Angus seemed to be ______. |
| A. poorlyinformed B. intelligent C. strongminded D. athletic |
| 5. What do you expect the official would do in the end? |
| A. Check the security of the wire. B. Lead him to the court. C. Refuse to let him in. D. Examine him closely. |
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| Maurice Sendak's children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963, has become very successful throughout the years and was made into a movie earlier this year. The book's main character is a boy named Max who gets into trouble with his mother and is sent to bed without any supper. Before long, Max's room magically becomes a forest, and he sails away to a land where monsters(怪物,怪兽) live. Max isn't scared, though, and becomes king of the wild things, but after a while, he begins feeling homesick. Max sails back home and his supper is still hot when he arrives in his bedroom. Many teachers and professors like this story and use it to help children develop creativity and imagination. Melina Davis, an education professor, said she likes how the book contains a couple of pages that have only pictures on them. "This allows children to shape the story themselves," she said. The book contains a few of larger words that some parents worry may confuse children, but experts say those words help improve children's reading skills and challenge them. Davis said the book is well written which helps kids get involved in the story. "The book talks about what all children go through, like 'I was naughty but my mommy still loves me'," Davis said. The book also encourages children to face their fears. "I think it's really good to show that Max makes friends with the monsters," Davis said. "Kids can find out monsters aren't always the thing under the bed that's going to scare them. I think this is good because it shows that the children can go to scary places but still have a positive experience." Since the book has been successful throughout the years, a movie was recently made and many people are excited to see it. Davis said she thinks the movie will be wonderful but it might be a little scary for younger children. "You don't want bad dreams over a book that's extremely wonderful," Davis said. |
| 1. Teachers and professors like the book because it helps children ______. |
| A. understand pictures B. improve reading skills C. face their fear bravely D. become more imaginative |
| 2. Why does the book contain some larger words? |
| A. To make the story more formal. B. To help challenge the children's reading skills. C. To encourage the children to learn more new words. D. To help children better understand the story. |
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? |
| A. The character Max is brave enough in the story. B. Max was sent to the forest as punishment. C. People of all ages are in favor of the book. D. The movie based on the book proves to be a great success. |
| 4. What does Davis think of the movie? |
| A. She thinks children of all ages will love it. B. She encourages children to see it to fight against their fear  .C. She worries that it might be too frightening for some children. D. She believes it will be a better choice for children than the book. |
| 5. What's the author's purpose in writing the passage? |
| A. To advise parents to help children to improve their reading skills. B. To comment on a famous children's book. C. To encourage children to face their fear and become more imaginative. D. To introduce a movie based on a children's book. |
| 信息匹配。 A. City unit sale: A 2 large bedroom unit (Top floor & 60 sqm) along Lonsdale St. with a good city view, fully furnished rooms, with 1 minute walking distance to Parliament Station & free city circle trams. Close to Melbourne Central, Chinatown, Safeway, shops, parks and cinemas. Current rent: $395 per week. Price: $265, 000. Contact: Tan ＋＋ 3 96395362 / 0401 542 361. B. Rooms $130 ＋ pw: Elsternwick 2 bedroom home - Person wanted to share in spacious(宽敞 的) and comfortable home near Ripponlea Station, St.Kilda Rd Elsternwick. Rear of block 3 with a courtyard garden and carport(汽车棚) with a huge BBQ. Bedroom can be furnished or unfurnished; rent: $130 per week, plus electricity. I work 6day shifts and want someone who is able to put up with my lifestyle as my housemate. C. Town & County VIC new: Fully furnished room to share in a 2 bedroom house from July at one of the best locations of Hawthorn, close to city, transport and Swinburne Uni. Accommodation is available at 100 / w. House is having almost every facility. Best suitable for students. D. Property for lease: Available: Beautiful lightfilled 2 bedroom apartment with a large balcony (阳 台) overlooking one of St. Kilda's most soughtafter streets. $230 per week. Very quiet area, with no adjoining (毗邻的) apartments. 2 sepa  rate bedrooms, a bathroom with bath and a large livingroom. Modern interior with gas cooking, stainless steel kitchen, polished floorboards & parking. E. Rooms $100－$113pw: Available is a mediumsized room in a fully furnished house, massive garage, big backyard, 5 min. walking distance to shops, train and bus. Male/Female 18－30 to share with one guy (24) and a cat. Use of washing machine & dryer. $100pw ＋ bills, 0406793626. F. Rooms wanted: An easygoing couple is looking for a room in an inner city suburb, Kensington, north Melbourne, Carlton Fitzroy Richmond Clifton hill etc. We have just come over to work for a year. We are into a lot of things, friendly and easygoing. 请阅读以下个人信息,然后匹配人物信息和出租 / 求租信息. ( )1. Ray and his wife are very friendly. They have just moved to the city. And they are planning to work here. They want to rent a room to live in for a period of time. ( )2. Phil has a unit about sixty square meters. It is near Chinatown and you can go shopping on foot. You can rent it or buy it as you like. ( )3. Mike has a wonderful apartment to rent which faces the streets. It is fully furnished with kitchen, bathroom and so on. ( )4. Robert has rent a room which has a large backyard. The room is close to the station. He has raised a lovely cat. He wants to find someone ranging from 18 to 30 to live with him. ( )5. Clare is a student in a university in Hawthorn. She is going to rent a room with one of her classmates in a place where transport is convenient. |
| 基础写作。 你校进行题为“是否应该考查英语口语”的英语辩论赛。以下是正方的主要观点：  【写作内容】 请你根据以上内容写一篇短文，代表正方作最后的总结陈词。 1．阐述考查英语口语对各方面的积极影响； 2．呼吁各界重视英语口语教学。 【写作要求】 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容(首句已给出，不计入总句数)。 【评分标准】 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。 |
| Ladies and gentlemen, in summary, our team has argued that the testing of spoken English is both necessary and beneficial. ______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ |
| 读写任务。 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 If you're kept to 140 characters or less as you are on Twitter, sometimes abbreviations can be helpful. However, some abbreviations, as well as other Internet slangs, have passed the helpful line. If we're going to sp  end much time on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, we should do our best to make us not look like idiots. There are a lot of words, phrases and abbreviations that we need tounderstand. AMIRITE - No, you're not. STFU - No. BAMF - Surely, anyone writing this on Facebook is nothing close to a bad ass. FAIL - Overuse has turned this word into an immediate signal for "I'm snarky and sarcastic and I think I'm better than you." FTW - You've won nothing. Trust me. GTL- Be honest, the only time you see the inside of a gym is when your're watching "Breaking Bonaduce" rerun. PWN - I don't have any idea what this even means. But I  do know two things. First, whatever it is, Ihave never been "pwned" and you do not "pwn" me. Second, using this word makes me want to stuff (填满) your locker with your D&D toys. 【写作内容】 1．以约30词概括上文的主要内容。 2．以约120个词对“网络语言”这一主题发表你的看法，内容包括： (1)简述你所见过的网络语言； (2)谈谈你对网络语言的看法。 【写作要求】 1．作文中可以使用亲  身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子。 2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 |
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