| In the crosslake swimming race, a boat will be ________ in case of emergency. |
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| A. standing by B. turning on C. getting on D. going off |
| It's the dialogue that is needed to ________ the understanding and trust between the two nations. |
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| A. encourage B. promote C. influence D. maintain |
| You'd sound a lot more polite if you make a request ________ a question. |
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| A. in search of B. in the form of C. in need of D. in the direction of |
| The red flag looks extremely beautiful________the blue sky and white clouds. |
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| A. through B. against C. across D. beyond |
| Our daughter is a great dancer. She________above the rest. |
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| A. sticks out B. sticks to C. stands for D. stands out |
| Suharto, the former president of Indonesia, is in a poor ________ of health, which worries the whole nation. |
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| A. position B. situation C. state D. condition |
| The house was sold for 60, 000 dollars, which was far more than its real________. |
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| A. cost B. value C. price D. worth |
| I always take something to read when I go to the doctor's ________ I have to wait. |
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| A. in case B. so that C. in order D. as if |
| If Tom carries on working like this, he'll ________ sooner or later. |
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| A. break down B. give out C. get down D. hold on |
| —I wonder if she will show up at the concert. —She will. She is only too ________ to watch the famous director. |
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| A. anxious B. proud C. interested D. satisfied |
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| When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he set aside all his allowance for over two months to buy holiday presents for those he loved. He had __1__ twenty dollars. The third Saturday in December Mark __2__ that he had made a list and had his money in his pocket. I drove him to a local drug store, the modern version of __3__ we used to call the "Five and Dime". Mark __4__ a hand basket and went off on his own while I waited __5__ at the front of the store. It took Mark over 45 minutes to __6__ his presents. The smile on his face as he __7__ the checkout counter was truly joyful. The clerk rang up his __8__ as I politely looked the other way. Mark kept within his budget and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there. There was a hole in his pocket, __9__ no money. Mark stood in the middle of the store holding his basket, tears__10__ his cheeks. Then an amazing thing happened. A __11__ in the store came up to Mark. She __12__ to his level and took him in her arms and said, "You would do me the greatest __13__ if you let me replace your money. It would be the most wonderful present you could ever give me. I only ask that one day you __14__ it on. One day, __15__ you grow up, I would like you to __16__ someone you can help. When you do help other persons, I know you will feel as __17__ about it as I do now." Mark took the money, tried to dry his tears and ran to the checkout counter as fast as he could go. I think we all enjoyed our __18__ that year almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us. I would like to say "thank you" to that __19__ woman. I would like to tell her that four years later Mark went house to house __20__ blankets and coats for the people in the Oakland fire and he thought of her. | ||||
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| There are several advantages in planting trees: they firm the soil, soak up(吸收) extra water and take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. However, it now turns out that planting trees could add to global warming. We all know that tree roots do a great job of keeping soil firmly on the ground and out of the wind's power. The problem is that some of the dust clouds play an important part in soaking up carbon dioxide. Huge dust storms blow out over the oceans from dry parts of North Africa and Central Asia. Tons of dust are lifted and left as a thin film over the ocean surface. Dust from China is carried east and left in the Pacific Ocean. If a treeplanting programme is successful and the dust supply reduced, the next result may be that less carbon dioxide gets locked away in the ocean. Andy, an environmental scientist, has spent the past few years studying dust and says his work shows clearly the complexity of the system. For this reason the need is to focus on cutting carbon dioxide giving off rather than doing anything else. Robert, an American scientist, has shown that when native grassland areas are invaded by trees, carbon is lost from the soil. "We are studying why the soil carbon disappears, but one theory is that trees do a lot more of their growing above ground compared to grass, so less carbon goes directly into the soil from trees." said Robert. In wet areas of the world, the gain from trees absorbing carbon dioxide above ground seems to be outweighed by the loss of carbon from the soil below ground. Countries that plan to fight against global warming by planting trees may have to think again. Solutions to environmental problems are often more complex than they first appear, and understanding the Earth's climate is a very great challenge. |
| 1. People usually hold the opinion that________. |
| A. huge dust storms can destroy carbon dioxide B. planting trees could reduce global warming C. huge dust storms can destroy the oceans on the Earth D. planting trees is the only way to control huge dust storms |
| 2. Andy, an environmental scientist, believes that________. |
| A. environmental problems are more complex than expected B. trees shouldn't have been planted in dry places C. dust plays a more important part than trees D. carbon dioxide is harmful to everything |
| 3. Robert's experiment proves that________. |
| A. trees absorb more carbon than grass B. carbon can turn grass into dust C. less carbon can make trees grow faster D. grassland areas should be covered by forests |
| 4. The best title for this passage is "________". |
| A. The importance of planting trees B. The dust clouds soak up carbon dioxide C. Is it really useful to plant trees to reduce global warming? D. Why the soil carbon disappears? |
| 补全对话 根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。 —Hi, sir. Can I help you? —Yes. I want to fly to Chicago on Wednesday the seventh and return on Friday the ninth. __1__ —OK. Sir, you know tickets are cheaper if you stay over Saturday night. —Thanks, but unfortunately I've already arranged some business__2__So I'll just have to pay the extra cost. —What time of the day would you prefer, sir? Morning or afternoon? —Morning,__3__Is there a meal? —Yes, sir. They will be serving breakfast as well as drinks, and you'll also see a video program. —It sounds good. __4__ —Eight hundred and fifty dollars round trip. —__5__ A. because I have to be there early evening. B. for I have to be there early morning. C. How much is the ticket? D. That's more than I expected！ E. But what's the total cost? F. there that Saturday. G. here that Friday. |