| Many species of animals are in danger of ________ due to the pollution these days. |
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| A. dying out B. dying away C. dying off D. dying down |
| He even________ to call the deal off if we didn't satisfy his demands. |
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| A. scolded B. threatened C. warned D. declared |
| ________ its high pace, city life still attracts more and more people to move into the city. |
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| A. Despite B. Due to C. Besides D. If only |
| Do let your mother know all the truth. She appears ________ everything. |
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| A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been told |
| ________ in every aspect of his company's business, Paul made himself busy day and night. |
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| A. Being involved B. Involved C. Involving D. To involve |
| Anyway we can claim________all this________ the insurance company. |
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| A. of; for B. of; from C. for; from D. from; for |
| The threestorey building, ________in the 18th century, was turned into a museum in 1960. |
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| A. constructing B. constructed C. being constructed D. when constructed |
| Our country, together with others in the Third World,________ hard to build a harmonious homeland for human beings now. |
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| A. work B. working C. is working D. are working |
| Something ________ otherwise he ________ here then. |
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| A. must happen; would have been B. must have happened; would be C. must have happened; would have been D. would happen; would be |
| _____ their inexperience, they've done a good job. |
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| A. Given B. Supposed C. Considered D. Concluded |
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| As a music teacher, I have always known that music touches the soul. It can__1_all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way.It can be the __2_for each child to find their light. I would like to __3__a story about it. For a few years I was_4_with the opportunity to teach disabled students.One of my most _5_ students was a fiveyearold girl called Vanessa, who had difficulty walking, and could not speak. We __6_sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to__7_on my lap(大腿). One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit.It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students__8_twice while singing the repeating phrase, "Oh, yes" Vanessa liked to__9__ her hands together with mine and clap with me. We probably performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together.But she 10 said or sang a word. One day, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, 11 me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words,"Oh, yes!"I opened my mouth in 12 and for that moment I was the one who could not speak.When my heart 13 started beating again, I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also 14 . Through music, we had made an awesome connection. Several years later, I met Vanessa on the street in town.She waved with a big 15 on her face and then clapped her hands twice, imitating the song we had 16 so many times in our music class.The little girl, 17 her connection with music, left an impression on me that will last forever.Every child has the 18 to learn and grow. It is up to us to 19 the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child's 20 . | ||||
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| About 70 scientists were working on a very busy project.All of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job. One day,one scientist came to his boss and told him,"Sir,I've promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 pm" His boss replied,"OK.You're permitted to leave the office early today." The scientist started working.He continued his work after lunch.As usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he felt he was close to completion.The time was 8:30 pm. Suddenly he remembered his promise to the children.He looked for his boss but he was not there.Having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home.Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children.He reached home.The children were not there.His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines.The_situation_was_explosive；any_talk_would_boomerang_on_him.His wife asked him,"Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?" The man replied,"If you would like to have coffee, I will have too, but what about the children?" His wife replied,"You don't know?Your boss came here at 5:15 pm and has taken them to the exhibition." What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 pm. He thought to himself:this person will not leave the work,but he's promised to take his children to the exhibition.So he took the lead in taking them there.The boss does not have to do it every time.But once it's done, loyalty is established. That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge.By the way,can you boldly guess who the boss was?He was none other than the mastermind behind India's successful nuclear weapons program,Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam,former president of India. |
| 1. The scientist asked for an early leave because________. |
| A. he felt increasingly desperate about his work B. he meant to accompany his wife at dinner C. the task at hand was close to completion D. he'd promised to take his kids to a show |
| 2. The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was________. |
| A. dissatisfied with his coming home late B. ready to serve dinner for him C. grateful to his kindhearted boss D. delighted to see him back home |
| 3. The boss took the children to the exhibition________. |
| A. when it was too late for the scientist to do so B. because the scientist was absorbed in his work C. because he also wanted to see what was on show D. when the man's wife asked him to do so |
| 阅读理解 |
| I was off to go back to work one evening when I saw my two children were busy sewing things on the sewing machine. My 11yearold daughter was, in the midst of her project, going to assist her elder brother in making a little cushion. I left, and after a few hours returned to find a mess in the kitchen and in the front room, and both children sitting in front of the television. Having had a long day, I was too tired to greet them and then I noticed the material my daughter had used. It had been purchased to make a colorcoordinated (颜色协调的) baby blanket, and now had chunks (块) cut out of almost every piece of fabric. Not stopping to listen, I exploded at the children and explained how angry I was at what had been done. My daughter listened to me sheepishly, not trying to defend herself at all, but the pain could be seen written across her face. She retreated to her room, and spent some time there alone before she came out to say good night and once again apologized for the mistake she had made. A few hours later, as I was preparing to go to bed, I found that there on my bed lay a beautiful, little cushion made out of the forbidden fabric, with the words "I LOVE MOM". Alongside it was a note apologizing again, and the innocence in which she had taken the fabric. To this day, I still get tears in my eyes when I think of how I reacted and still feel the pain of my actions. It was I who then went to her and apologized for my actions. I display with great pride the cushion on my bed, and constantly use it to remind me that nothing in this world is greater than a child's love. |
| 1. The underlined word can be replaced by "________". |
| A. hopefully came up B. hopefully went back C. quietly came up D. quietly went back |
| 2. What did the children do? |
| A. They cut out the material and made it into a baby blanket. B. They cut the material into pieces and used them to clean the TV set. C. They cut the material into pieces on which they wrote apologizing words. D. They made a cushion with the material to show their love for Mom. |
| 3. What can be inferred from the text? |
| A. The two children are good at sewing. B. The two children are introverted (内向的). C. The mother is often rude to her children. D. The mother is regretful for what she did. |
| 4. The passage is mainly to tell about________. |
| A. a mom's tears B. a mom's love C. a child's love D. a child's complaint |