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| 听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项. |
| 1. Where are the two speakers? |
| A. In a shop. B. In a hospital. C. At home. |
| 2. Why does the man refuse the woman? |
| A. Because he doesn't have a car. B. Because he'll use his car. C. Because the woman can't drive well. |
| 3. Where is the man's bike now? |
| A. Under the stairs. B. At the gate. C. In the garden. |
| 4. What does the woman mean? |
| A. They don't have to go to the concert. B. They'll have to rent a car as early as possible. C. The subway is fine with her. |
| 5. How does the man prefer to go to work? |
| A. By train. B. By car. C. By bus. |
| 听下面一段材料, 回答第1~3题. |
| 1. How often does the woman go swimming? |
| A. Every day. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week. |
| 2. What exercise does the woman like most of all? |
| A. Swimming. B. Running. C. Skating. |
| 3. What is the man going to do tonight? |
| A. Doing homework. B. Go skating with Betty. C. Co swimming with Betty. |
| 听下面一段材料, 回答第1 ~3题. |
| 1. Why is the man going to the States? |
| A. To visit places of interest. B. To visit his friends. C. To attend a conference. |
| 2. How long will the conference last? |
| A. One month. B. A fortnight. C. Two days. |
| 3. What is the man? |
| A. A scientist. B. A writer. C. A traveler |
| 听下面一段材料, 回答第1～3题. |
| 1. Who is rude to Susan? |
| A. David. B. David's boss. C. Susan's boss. |
| 2. What is Susan now? |
| A. A dancer. B. A clerk. C. We don't know. |
| 3. What is David going to do? |
| A. He is going to run a dancing school. B. He is going to leave her job. C. He has no idea. |
| 听下面一段材料, 回答第1～3题. |
| 1. What did George's sister do yesterday? |
| A. She looked after her baby. B. She stayed at home all day. C. She did some shopping. |
| 2. What did the woman invite George to do yesterday? |
| A. To ask him to a concert. B. To go on a holiday with him. C. To invite him to dinner at home. |
| 3. Where did George see Mary? |
| A. At the office. B. At the concert. C. In his sister's home. |
| 听下面一段材料, 回答第1～3题. |
| 1. Who gave the news on the hour? |
| A. The Mayor. B. Ed Wilson. C. Jan Singer. |
| 2. What do you know from the news in Miami? |
| A. A peaceful way will soon be found. B. The teachers' strike will last long. C. Students haven't been to school for two weeks. |
| 3. What does the news about health tell you? |
| A. No one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day. B. The more coffee men drink, the more chance they'll get to have heart disease. C. Women's heart disease has something to do with their drinking coffee. |
| We have fulfilled promise we made to the world: The Beijing Olympic Games would be green sports event. |
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| A. the; the B. a; a C. the;／ D. the; a |
| —It often rains in that area. Please take an umbrella with you. — . |
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| A. Well, it just depends B. All right, you are welcome C. Yes, take it with me D. OK, just in case |
| Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year, a record us $ 57.65 a barrel on April 4. |
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| A. have reached B. reaching C. to reach D. to be reaching |
| —I need to see a doctor. — ? |
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| A. How so B. How about C. What for D. Why not |
| Do you doubt he will win? |
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| A. that B. whether C. if D. what |
| every day, our web provides readers with the latest news. |
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| A. To update B. Update C. Updating D. Updated |
| I have been so used to everything that I haven't had time for social activities. |
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| A. occupying to get B. occupied to get C. occupying getting D. occupied getting |
| The tsunami(海啸) that broke out in Southeast Asia in 2004 caused serious to everything there. |
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| A. damage B. hurt C. injure D. harm |
| Have you ever had a case somebody your reporters of getting the wrong end of the stick? |
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| A. when; charged B. where; accused C. where; accusing D. when; charging |
| he met with the difficulty did he realize the importance of our help. |
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| A. Even though B. Never did C. Only when D. Ever since |
| she joined the company only a year ago, she's already been promoted twice. |
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| A. Because B. Although C. Now that D. When |
| —The exam wasn't difficult at all, was it? —No, but I don't believe could pass it. |
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| A somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody |
| Under what conditions is it the methods may be used? |
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| A. since B. what C. that D. before |
| The latest survey by www.99.com found more than 12 percent of teenagers want to work as pilots. |
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| A. to be carried out B. being carried out C. carried out D. having been carried out |
| The professor walked onto the platform and seated himself in a chair, for answering questions. |
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| A. had prepared B. being prepared C. was preparing D. prepared |
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| One Hour of Time A man came home from work late again, tired and annoyed, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door. "Daddy, may I ask you a 1 ?" "Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the man. "Daddy, how much money do you _ 2 an hour? " "That's none of your business. What makes you ask such a thing?" the man said 3 . "I just want to know. Please tell me: how much do you make an hour?" insisted the little boy. "If you 4 know, I make $20 an hour. " "Oh," the little boy replied, head bowed. Looking up, he said, " Daddy, may I 5 $10 please? " The father was angry. "If the 6 reason you wanted to know how much money I make is just that you can borrow some to buy a 7 toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself 8 to your room and go to bed. " The little boy quietly went into his room and 9 the door. The man sat down and started to get even madder about the little boy's 10 . After an hour or so, the man had 11 . The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. "Are you 12 son?" he asked. "No, Daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy. "I've been thinking, maybe I was too 13 on you earlier," said the man. "Here's that $10 you 14 ." The little boy sat straight up, 15 . "Oh, thank you Daddy! " he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some 16 bills. The little boy slowly 17 out his money, and then looked up at the man. "Why did you want more money if you 18 had some?" the father asked angrily. "Because I didn't have 19 , but now I do,"the little boy replied. "Daddy, I have $ 20 now. Can I buy an hour of your 20 ?" | ||||
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| Olaf Stapledon wrote a book called First and Last Men, in which he looked millions of years ahead. He told of different men and of strange civilizations, broken up by long dark ages in between. In his view, what is called the present time is no more than a moment in human history and we were just the First Men. In 2 000 million years from now there will be the Eighteenth of "last men". However, most of our ideas about the future are really very short-sighted. Perhaps we can see some possibilities for the next fifty years. But the next hundred? The next million? That's much more difficult. When men and women lived by hunting 50 000 years ago, how could they even begin to picture modem life? Yet to men of 50 000 years from now, we may seem as primitive(原始的) in our ideas as the Stone Age hunters to us. Perhaps they will spend their days gollocking to make new spindles, or struggling with their ballalators through the tribes. These words, which I have just made up, have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can't think of. So why bother even to try imagining life far in the future? Here are two reasons. First, unless we remember how short our own lives are compared with the whole human history, we are likely to think our own interests are much more important than they really are. If we make the earth a poor place to live on because we are careless or greedy or quarrelsome, our grandchildren will not bother to think of excuses for us. Second, by trying to escape from present interests and imagine life far in the future, we may arrive at quite fresh ideas that we can use ourselves. For example, if we imagine that in the future men may give up farming, we can think of trying it now. So set your imagination free when you think about the future. |
| 1. The mention of Olaf Stapledon's book in the opening paragraph . |
| A. serves as a description of human history B. serves as an introduction to the discussion C. shows a disagreement of views D. shows the popularity of the book |
| 2. The text discusses men and women 50 000 years ago and 50 000 years from now in order to show that . |
| A. human history is extremely long B. life has changed a great deal C. it is useless to plan for the next 50 years D. it is difficult to tell what will happen in the future |
| 3. Spindles and ballalators are used in the text to refer to . |
| A. tools used in farming B. ideas about modem life C. unknown things in the future D. hunting skills in the Stone Age |
| 4. According to the writer of the text, imagining the future will . |
| A. be good for the interests of the present and future generations B. enable us to better understand human history C. help us to improte farming D. make life worth living |
| Until the doctor told me that I might go blind, the future spread before me in all directions. My paintings had been shown in New York galleries(艺术馆). I enjoyed the hours in my studio. But now everything was shadowed with fear. One day, after I showed photos of my paintings to Ron, who was an eye doctor and sculptor (雕塑家), he asked me to go to his school and show slides(幻灯片) of my work to his students with developmental disorders. The next day, when I arrived at the school, I found one student was in the art room already waiting, a young man in wheelchair. His head was held up by wires. His fingers were bent backward. When I came in, his eyes met mine. A burst of voltage(电压) passed from him to me. Two other students arrived, one of them wheeled in by Ron, who had invited me. This boy's arms were lashed (扎捆) to his wheelchair. "Tim is a professional artist," Ron told the group, " and is here to share his ideas. " Ideas? Getting free of the limitations of the physical world-that was the point of my paintings. Was I supposed to share this with people in the wheelchairs? Nervously I showed slides of my paintings. You make art to say something you can't say with words, I explained. These paintings might be about being held down, and getting free. After I showed the last slide, Ron said, "Maybe Tim will come and visit again." " What do you say?" he asked me. I looked at the man with the wired head. When our eyes met, he nodded with a slight movement of his head. The next few nights, I lay awake thinking about the million things these people could not do: climb a tree, hold a spoon and turn the pages of a book. Yet there was that light in their eyes. What would they tell us if they had the power? Then I called the school and reached the director of the ars program. "I was there a week ago, showing slides of my paintings in Ron's class. I was wondering if I could come back. " "To help with the class?" she asked. "No," I said. "To start a new one. " |
| 1. Immediately he was diagnosed with the eye illness, the writer . |
| A. felt worried about his future B. was doubtful about the diagnosis C. was concerned with the disabled people D. felt confident in recovering the illness |
| 2. We can infer from the text that Ron invited the writer to meet his students because he _ . |
| A. had sympathy for the writer's illness B. wanted to encourage the writer to overcome difficulties C. thought his students needed some exercise and relaxation D. found a determined person in the writer |
| 3. The students that the writer showed slides of his work to were . |
| A. physically normal persons B. disabled persons C. mentally disordered persons D. absolutely useless persons |
| 4. The writer decided to start a new class because he wanted to . |
| A. gain some experience in teaching B. convince Ron of his talent in teaching C. share the students' sorrow D. teach the students to paint |
| Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy skills (读写能力). With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgemental (不作出评价的) listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence (自信心) , according to Intermountain Therapy Animals(ITA) in Salt Lake City. The group says it is the first program in the country to use dogs to help develop literacy in children, with the introduction of Reading Education Assistance Dogs( READ). The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea. "Literacy specialists admit that children who read below the level of their fellow pupils are often afraid of reading aloud in a group, often have lower self-respect, and regard reading as a headache," said Lisa Myron, manager of the children's department. Last November the two groups started " Dog Day Afternoon" in the children's department of the main library. About 25 children attended each of the four Saturday-afternoon classes, reading for half an hour. Those who attended three of the four classes received a "pawgraphed" book at the last class. The program was so successful that the library plans to repeat it in April, according to Dada Thumpowsky, public relations manager. |
| 1. What is mainly discussed in the text? |
| A. Children's reading difficulties. B. Advantages of raising dogs. C. Service in a public library. D. A special reading program. |
| 2. Specialists use dogs to listen to children reading because they think _ . |
| A. dogs are young children's best friends B. children can play with dogs while reading C. dogs can provide encouragement for shy children D. children and dogs understand each other |
| 3. By saying " The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea" , the writer means the library . |
| A. uses dogs to attract children B. accepts the idea put forward by ITA C. has opened a children's department D. has decided to train some dogs |
| 4. A "pawgraphed" book is most probably _ . |
| A. a book used in Saturday classes B. a book written by the children C. a prize for the children D. a gift from parents |
| Every summer thousands of Americans stay at home instead of going on holiday because they're overweight. They don't want people to see them sunbathing and they don't want to have to squeeze into plane seats. But now, thanks to the growing number of weight-friendly holiday packages, the overweight are having their days in the sun. "Overweight people will have a great time an our holidays as we don't judge them like other people do," said Liz Nickels, owner of Big Adventures, a US based company that hosts scuba-diving-a sport of swimming underwater while breathing through a tube connected to a tank on your back for large people. As a way to keep up with the demand for extra-large accommodation, many hotels in the US have started to offer features such as wide beds and handheld showers. But the best in plus-size vacationing lies at Mexico's Freedom Paradise, a112-room resort(度假胜地) opening this month, which urges guests to "Live Large, Live Free". The hotel has broad doorways, reinforced (加固) furniture and extra large chairs. It also boasts (自夸) a private beach to protect people from the stares that can occur on public beaches. "It's not a hotel just for large people. It's a size-friendly place where anyone can enjoy a holiday," said owner Jurrian Kilnk. "What we noticed was that a lot of oversized people don't feel comfortable at resorts. " Staff members of all sizes are hired by the hotel to make overweight people feel OK. Though many welcome the new service, some feel differently. "I have a real problem with this," said Nancy Lenhart, owner of Camp La Jolla, a Californian weight-loss and fitness camp. "If you talk about oversized beds and doorways, you are throwing their weight in their faces. Overweight people want to be normalized. They shouldn't be discriminated against like this. " |
| 1. Large people don't want to go on holiday because . |
| A. they don't like sun-bathing B. they don't want to be looked at C. the planes are too crowded D. the hotels are not open to them |
| 2. In the first paragraph, weight-friendly holiday packages means _ . |
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A. there are some free packages for the overweight |
| 3. Scuba-diving is a sport of swimming _ . |
| A. for larger people B. only for larger people C. jumping from the platform D. underwater |
| 4. Mexico's Freedom Paradise is a hotel . |
| A. for people of all sizes B. only intended for larger people C. where everything is oversized D. where larger people can live for free |
| 5. The underlined part "you are throwing their weight in their faces" means . |
| A. you are beating them in the face B. it's easy to know they're overweight C. their faces seem bigger than others D. you can make them lose weight |
| So much to do, so little time. So much information, so little time to read it. In this age there is more information than ever before. There is not enough time to read everything we want to read. However, you can consume more information in shorter time through speed-reading. This article will not make you read 3 000 words per minute, but it will show you how to increase your speed significantly. You will also learn the basic techniques of speed-reading, along with the do's and don'ts of speed-reading. When you first learned to read, you would say the word out aloud and sound it out. Then you might whisper the word because people can become annoyed when you read aloud. The stage you are now at is saying the word in your head. Most people tend to read this way. Saying the word in your head will cut your reading speed tremendously(极大地) . How do you calculate your reading speed? The speed is measured by how many words per minute you can read. Get some reading material, preferably a book. Find out how many words are on the page. Time yourself for one minute. Start your timer and start reading. When the timer beeps, stop. If you counted 500 words on the page and you read half of the page, and then you are probably reading at 250 words per minute. The first thing about speed-reading is looking at the word and recognizing it. Don't say the word in your mind, just look at it and recognize its importance. Later you will recognize clumps of four words or more to increase your speed. This is the first and most important step in speed reading. The next step is technique. As with any other skill, speed-reading requires technique. You should first be sitting up straight with your book flat on a horizontal(水平的) surface, such as a table desk. Next, you should be able to see the entire page. This is necessary if you want to recognize clumps of words. Lastly, you should be focused. It's hard to read with a lot of noise. Find a quiet place to read. This will help your understanding of the text. You need something to guide your eyes while reading. That's right, you should use your hand. Remember when you were little, you would read using your finger. That is a great technique, only now you're using your hand to underline each line, move your finger smoothly across the page. No need to go rush, start out slow. Keep your eyes focused on the words as you recognize them while using your hand as a guide. This will increase your speed. The third step is practice. Practice makes perfect. Set time intervals(间歇). Read using different techniques, but make sure you understand what you're reading. |
| 1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? |
| A. Now there is limited information than ever before. B. Now conditions ask people to use less time to know more information. C. Now people can read what they like. D. Now the less you read, the more time you will spend. |
| 2. What is the subject discussed in the text? |
| A. What speed-reading is. B. Why we need speed-reading. C. Now it is much information time. D. People should practice speed-reading in different kinds of ways. |
| 3. The underlined sentence "you should be focused" in the fifth paragraph means that . |
| A. a person should devote his attention to it while reading B. your feelings will be hurt while reading C. a person should smooth away difficulties while he reads D. you should pay attention to your faults while you are reading |