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| — How could you ________ your friend so easily? — She is the kind of person who ________ in a crowd. |
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| Before selecting the curtain for your newlydecorated house,it's important to know what colors look great________the wall paper. |
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| The doorway is low, so ________ your head when you go in. |
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| Now, boys,I'll________the story where I stopped yesterday . |
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| — How I wish we studied ________ there are fewer exams! — You're joking! |
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| Under such circumstances, it is little ________ that they experience difficulties. |
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| The tall figure that you saw was none ________ our manager. |
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| — Where are the students? How could they keep us waiting for so long? — They started an hour ago and they________ be here in fifteen minutes, I think. |
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| — What do you enjoy most ________ in the summer holidays? — Playing table tennis. |
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| _______is often the case with elder people, my grandma talked about my new hairstyle for at least 30 minutes. |
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| Could I speak to ________ is in charge of International Sales please? |
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| The professor, ________out the project, made a comment on the report. |
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| — I'm terribly sorry to have put you through so much trouble. — ________. I know you didn't mean to. |
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| It's no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That's especially_1_of children who remain in homes where they're badly treated__2_the law blindly favors biological parents. It's also true of children who__3_for years in foster (寄养) homes because of parents who can't or won't care for them but 4 to give up custody (监护) rights. Fourteenyearold Kimberly Mays 5 neither description, but her recent court victory could 6 help children who do. Kimberly has been the 7 of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge 8 that the teenager can remain with the only father she's ever known and that her biological parents have "no legal 9 "on her. Shortly after 10 in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another baby were mistakenly switched and sent home with the 11 parents. Kimberly's biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests 12 that the child wasn't the Twiggs' own daughter, but Kimberly was, thus leading to a custody 13 with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families 14 that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting 15 rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being 16 . The decision to 17 Kimberly with Mr. Mays caused heated discussion. But the judge made it clear that Kimberly did have the right to sue (起诉) 18 her own behalf. Thus he made it clear that she was 19 just a personal possession of her parents. Biological parentage does not mean an absolute ownership that cancels(取消) all the 20 of children. | ||||
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| The early 1900s were very different from today.Toys,though they have evolved in many ways,were still the delight of children everywhere. Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency marks the beginning of the "Teddy Bear". In the year 1902,toy bears were named "Teddy" after the president's nickname.The Teddy Bear became known worldwide ,and is still known and loved today.It was only a few years later that the Teddy Bears were mass produced. In 1913,an item called the Erector Set was invented.It was a steel,motorized toy that children could use to build models of anything.Its creator was A. C.Gilbert,a medical doctor. Charles Pajeau created a similar wooden set called Tinker Toys in the year 1914.Tinker Toys were made for younger children. Raggedy Ann dolls first came on the scene after newspaper cartoonist Johnny Gruelle reproduced the doll he made for his daughter.That was in 1915. The following year,an architect's son named John Lloyd Wright,invented Lincoln Logs,which were interlocked to make structures. Two years after Mickey Mouse was created,stuffed(填塞)Mickey Mouse dolls were made by Charlotte Clark.This was the start of Disney merchandise. The yoyo became popular in the United States after Donald Duncan bought a yoyo company in 1929. The ViewMaster,a three dimensional viewer,was developed by a camera enthusiast named William Gruber.The toy became popular when Gruber licensed Disney characters to make still,3D images from Disney movies and television programs. Finally,in 1940,model airplanes were mass produced.They started out as a way for manufacturers to sell planes to the military,but later caught on as a toy. The toys that we know and love today have had their roots from these ancient times.Isn't it interesting to know that if it hadn't been for all these creative people,most of the games you know today would never have been? 1. Why were toy bears named "Teddy"? A. To be suitable for mass production. B. To be easily pronounced by children. C. To meet the advertisers' needs. D. To memorize President Theodore Roosevelt. 2. In which aspect do the toys created by Gilbert differ from those by Charles? A. Shape. B. Material used. C. Themes. D. Price. 3. When did the ViewMaster become popular? A. After William Gruber was born. B. After Gruber licensed Disney characters. C. Two years after Mickey Mouse was created. D. When Disney merchandise was started. 4. From the last paragraph we can learn that________. A. those people who created these games should never be forgotten B. some toys created in ancient times now disappear C. creativity exists in every field all the time D. toys nowadays are totally different from those in ancient times 5. What does the passage talk about? A. The function of toys. B. The history of Disney characters. C. Toys in the early 1900s. D. The financial meaning of toys. |
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| "In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight." "Two full inches in the first three days!" These are the kinds of statements used in magazine,newspaper,radio and television ads,promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device.The promoters of products say they can shape the legs,slim the face,smooth wrinkles,or in some other way to add to beauty or desirability. Often such products are nothing more than moneymaking things for their promoters.The results they produce are questionable,and some are dangerous to health. To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public,it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation.If the product is a drug,FDA(Food and Drug Administration)can require proof under the Food,Drug,and Cosmetic Act that is safe and effective before it is put on the market.But if the product is a device,FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness.If a product already on the market is a danger to health,FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily,or it can take legal action,including seizure(查封)of the product. One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor,which had been sold for reducing the waistline.The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads.FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life. Obviously,most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings(法律 诉讼),and new devices appear continually.Before buying,it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items. 1. It can be inferred that the ads mentioned in the text are________. A. objective B. costly C. unreliable D. illegal 2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. The court is in charge of removing dangerous products. B. New products are more likely to be questionable. C. The production of a device must be approved by FDA. D. The promoters usually just care about profits. 3. FDA can ask for the proof of safety and effectiveness of a product________. A. if it is a drug B. if it is a device C. if its consumers make complaints D. if its distributors challenge FDA's authority 4. The Relaxacisor is mentioned as________. A. a product which was designed to produce electricity B. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case C. a successful advertisement of a beauty product D. an example of a quality beauty product 5. The author intends to________. A. make consumers aware of the promoters' false promises B. show the weakness of the law on product safety C. give advice on how to keep young and beautiful D. introduce the organization of FDA |
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| Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance. After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones-a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources. Jason Swencki's son, Kody, was diagnosed with diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone." Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages. These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity(慈善机构), Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people-225 to date-who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fightit.org has raised about $ 23,000-in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean. Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his fulltime job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now." 1. Which of the following is TRUE of Christopher Thomas? A. He needs to go to the doctor every day. B. He studies the leading cause of diabetes. C. He has a positive attitude to this disease. D. He encourages diabetics by writing articles. 2. Diabeticrockstar.com was created for ________. A. diabetics to communicate B. volunteers to find jobs C. children to amuse themselves D. rock stars to share resources 3. According to the text, Kody ________. A. feels lonely because of his illness B. benefits from diabeticrockstar.com C. helps create the online kid's forums D. writes children's stories online 4. What can we learn about Fight It? A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties. B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year. C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics. D. It owns a wellknown medical website. 5. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ________. A. works fulltime in a diabetes charity B. employs 22 people for his website C. helps diabetics in his own way D. tries to find a cure for diabetes |
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| Motorists who used to listen to the radio or their favorite tunes on CDs may have a new way to entertain themselves, after engineers in Japan developed a musical road surface. A team from the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute has built a number of "melody roads", which use cars as tuning forks(音叉)to play music as they travel. The concept works by using grooves(凹槽). They are cut at very specific intervals in the road surface. The melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes. Depending on how far apart the grooves are, a car moving over them will produce a series of high or low notes, and designers are able to create a distinct tune. Patent documents for the design describe it as notches(刻痕)"formed in a road surface so as to play a melody without producing simple sound or rhythm and reproduce melodylike tones". There are three musical strips in central and northern Japan-one of which plays the tune of a Japanese pop song. Reports say the system was invented by Shizuo Shinoda.He scraped some markings into a road with a bulldozer(推土机)before driving over them and found that they helped to produce all kinds of tones. The optimal speed for melody road is 44 kph,but people say it is not always easy to get the intended sound. "You need to keep the car windows closed to hear well,"wrote one Japanese blogger."Driving too fast will sound like playing fast forward, while driving around 12 mph[20 km/h]has a slowmotion effect, making you almost carsick." 1.According to the passage,melody roads use________to create different notes. A. cars B. grooves C. spaces between intervals D. bulldozers 2. We can learn from the passage that the highness of notes is depended on________. A. how far the grooves are B. how big the grooves are C. the number of the grooves D. the speed of the car 3. The underlined word "optimal" in the passage might mean________. A. fastest B. possible C. best D. suitable 4. In order to hear the music well,you have to________. A. drive very fast B. drive slowly C. open the windows wide D. keep the windows closed 5. What's the best title of the passage? A. A New Type of Music B. Melody Roads in Japan C. A Musical Road Surface D. A New Invention in Japan |
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| Big storms. High waves. Technical failures. Loneliness. After battling hard times and danger for over nine months, British teenager Mike Perham made history last month as the youngest person to sail solo (单独) around the world. The 17yearold made the record after he cleared the Panama Canal (巴拿马运河) and then sailed through the Caribbean and home across the Atlantic. Mike is only three months younger than Zac Sunderland, the 17yearold American boy who had taken the crown as the youngest solo aroundtheworld sailor in July. The two youngsters met in Cape Town in South Africa as they crossed the globe in different directions. Mike insisted they were not rival (竞争对手). "No. It's two teenagers going out there, living their dream and having the adventure of a lifetime," he said. Mike may be young, but he is no stranger to sailing adventures. He picked up the hobby at age 6 when his father took him out in a small boat on a local lake. Father and son sailed separate boats across the Atlantic when Mike was 14, making him the youngest person to cross that ocean solo. That record gave him the taste for this even greater challenge. On the recent journey, the scariest moment for Mike came when his sailboat was hit by storms in the southern Indian Ocean. "We were picked up by what felt like a 60foot wave and threw down on our side at 90 degrees," he said. "It felt like I was going right over. Stuff was flying around and I just thought'Oh no'. " At other times, he had to dive into the Pacific and fix problems. He tied himself to the boat, jumped into the water and went to work with a knife in 30second dives underneath (在……之下) the boat to cut a rope away. Mike said he felt proud that he made his dream come true. "You've got to have confidence in yourself that you will make it," he said. 1. What's the main idea of the passage?(No more than 15 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which canal did Mike Perham cross? (No more than 3 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does the underlined word "taste" in the fifth paragraph mean? (1 word) ________________________________________________________________________ 4. What did Mike believe in? (No more than 10 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 5. What do you think of Mike Perham? (No more than 10 words) ____________________________________________________________________ |
| 书面表达。 You are supposed to write a composition on the topic Making Friends Selectively or Extensively. You should write more than 100 words and base your writing on the outline given below： 1. 有些人认为应该有选择地交朋友; 2. 另一些人认为应该广泛地交朋友; 3. 你的看法。 Making Friends Selectively or Extensively? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ |