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| 1. What does the woman wish to do? |
| A. Sell caps for small boys. B. Exchange the cap for a larger one. C. Make this cap a little smaller. |
| 2. Where are they probably talking? |
| A. Outside a bookstore. B. At an art gallery. C. In a shop. |
| 3. When will Mr Davis meet Ann? |
| A. At 8: 45. B. At 9: 00. C. At 9: 15. |
| 4. What are the man and the woman talking about? |
| A. Christmas holiday. B. Christmas dinner. C. Christmas gifts. |
| 5. What is the possible relationship between the speakers? |
| A. Customer and shop assistant. B. Policeman and passerby. C. Teacher and student. |
| 听下面一段对话, 回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. Who is the man? |
| A. A doctor. B. An actor. C. A reporter. |
| 2. What happened to the main character? |
| A. He suffered from cancer. B. He got married to a girl. C. He wanted to be a doctor. |
| 3. What can you learn from the conversation? |
| A. TV audiences know many famous doctors. B. The woman plays a role in the TV show. C. The man likes the role he played very much. |
| 听下面一段对话, 回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. What's the probable relationship between the speakers? |
| A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Brother and sister. |
| 2. What did the man do last night? |
| A. He went to the cinema. B. He attended a birthday party. C. He went out to McDonald's. |
| 3. Why is the woman calling the man? |
| A. To invite him to a birthday party. B. To ask him for help with her physics. C. To borrow his physics book. |
| 听下面一段对话, 回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. What is Mr. Carson doing when the man calls him? |
| A. Having a talk with his customer. B. Having a meeting. C. Having lunch. |
| 2. What's the man's telephone number? |
| A. Hong Kong-68261427 extension 4063. B. Hong Kong-68261427 extension 4066. C. Hong Kong-68261427 extension 4036. |
| 3. When can Mr Carson ring the man according to the woman? |
| A. As soon as he returns from lunch. B. As soon as he returns from meeting. C. As soon as he knows about it. |
| 听下面一段对话, 回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. What is Mr Lewis'purpose of this visit? |
A. To visit friends and give lessons.B. To give a violin concert. C. To attend a wedding. |
| 2. What kind of violin did Mr Lewis use when he was eight? |
| A. A fullsized violin. B. A halfsized violin. C. A twothirdssized violin. |
| 3. What do you know about Mr Lewis' violin? |
| A. He always takes it with him. B. It was made by his uncle. C. He borrowed it from his uncle. |
| 听下面一段独白, 回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. Who was Phil? |
| A. My friend. B. A traveler. C. A businessman. |
| 2. What did the man want to know? |
| A. He wanted to know where they were. B. He wanted to know what was in the sky. C. He wanted to know why the sky was strange. |
| 3. Why didn't Phil tell him? |
| A. Because he had drunk too much. B. Because he was in a strange town. C. Because he didn't see anything in the sky. |
| Generally speaking, if a child grows up in________big family, he is more likely to develop________ ability to get on well with others. |
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| A. a; an B. a; the C. the; / D. the; an |
—Our cla ss will play against Class 3 in the basketball match this afternoon. I'm sure we will win.—________! |
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| A. Good luck B. Cheers C. Best wishes D. Congratulations |
| —Do you think the Internet provides us with________information? —Not really. Some is not believable. |
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| A. useful B. regular C. universal D. reliable |
| The two coal miners, ________in the mine for as long as three days, were eventually rescued and sent to hospital immediately. |
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| A. to trap B. trapping C. trapped D. having trapped |
| I wonder what he will think of when he looks over at the splendid house that once________him. |
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| A. was belonging to B. belonged to C. was being belonged to D. was belonged to |
| David failed in the final examination last term and only then________how much time he had wasted before. |
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| A. had he realized B. he h  ad realized C. did he realize D. he realized |
| —How much did the old man________you for repairing your bike? —Five yuan. The price is very low. |
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| A. charge B. spend C. cost D. pay |
| I was walking along the street when someone across the street waved his hand to me, as if________me something. |
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| A. telling B. told C. was telling D. to tell |
There is no doubt________man will continue to explore the vast universe in the future, but the rate at which we approach depends on the development of technology. |
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| A. whether B. what C. when D. that |
| What we all know is that Max is hardworking, intelligent, and________honest. |
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| A. in all B. after all C. at all D. above all |
| Look! How excited he is! It is the first time that he________so excited since he________here last year. |
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| A. has been; has moved B. was; moved C. has been; moved D. was; has moved |
| —Shall we________to attend the meeting________at the end of this month? —Sorry, I don't know. |
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| A. ask; holding B. ask; to hold C. be asked; held D. be asked; to be held |
| As far as I know, shopping online has many advantages, ________the most important one is convenience. |
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| A. during which B. of them C. of which D. of whom |
| I'd appreciate________if you tell me some knowledge about rock music. |
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| A. this B. that C. it D. one |
| Watching Xiao Shenyang perform in a funny manner, the audience________laughter from time to time. |
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| A. burst into B. burst out C. break out D. break in |
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| My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he__1__from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months__2__it took long for the skin to stop shrinking (收缩). So, he had to return to college with a visible 10 inch__3__on his face. I said to my son, "Keaton, __4__will pay any more attention to your scar__5__you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother__6__." He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head__7__highglad he was alive. __8__, everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better, __9__you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer__10__. But you see, like Keaton's scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your__11__, or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false__12__. One of my friends in college was very__13__. At first, when people met him, they noticed his__14__ for about 10 seconds. This man felt__15__about himself and spent most of his time__16__about other people's comfort and welfare.__17__, people ignored his looks. What people__18__was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn't act in an ugly way so people didn't treat him as an ugly man. Therefore, concentrate on what you value__19__yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same__20__. | ||||
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| If you travel to a new exhibit at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, you will have chances to see some meateating plants. Take bladderworts (狸藻类植物), a kind of such plant, for example. They appear so small and grow in a quiet pond. "But these are the fastestknown killers of the plant kingdom, able to capture a small insect in 1/50 of a second using a trap door! " Once the trap door closes on the victim, the enzymes (酶) similar to those in the human stomach slowly digest the insect. When dinner is over, the plant opens the trap door and is ready to trap again. Meateating plants grow mostly in wet areas with soil that doesn't offer much food value. In such conditions, these amazing plants have developed insect traps to get their nutritional needs over thousands of years. North America has more such plants than any other continents. Generally speaking, the traps may have attractive appearance to fool the eye, like pitcher plants, which get their name because they look like beautiful pitchers (a container like a bottle) full of nectar (花蜜). The Asian pitcher plant, for example, has bright colors and an attractive halfclosed lid. Curious insects are tempted to come close and take a sip, and then slide down the slippery (光滑的) slope to their deaths. Hairlike growths along the pitcher walls ensure that nothing can escape, and the digestive enzymes can get to work. A tiny insect can be digested in a few hours, but a fly takes a couple of days. Some of these pitchers are large enough to hold two gallons. Meateating plants only eat people in science fiction movies, but sometimes a bird or other small animals will discover that a pitcher plant isn't a good place to get a drink. |
| 1. From the first paragraph, we learn that bladderworts can________. |
| A. kill an insect in a second B. capture an insect in 1/50 of a second C. be found floating on a quiet lake D. digest a fly in a few hours |
| 2. If the trap door of a meateating plant is closed, the plant is________. |
| A. fooling insects into taking a sip B. producing nectar C. tempting insects to come close D. enjoying a dinner |
| 3. Meateating plants can grow in wet and poor soil because they________. |
| A. can get nutrition from animals B. don't need much food value C. c  an make the most of such conditionsD. have developed digestive enzymes |
| 4. What can be captured by meateating plants for food? |
| A. A child. B. A dog. C. A little bird. D. A little fish. |
| To some people, happiness is something to do with simplicity, and it is the ability to extract pleasure from the simplest things-such as a peach stone (桃核). It is obvious that it has nothing to do with success. For Sir Henry Stewart, it was certainly successful. I remember some ten years ago when he was made King's Counsel, Amos and I went to congratulate him. We smiled happi  ly; he merely looked as miserable as though he'd received a punishment. He took his success as a child does his medicine. And not one of his achievements brought even a sign of a smile to his tired eyes. I asked him one day what it was like to achieve all one's ambitions. He looked down at his roses and went on watering them. Then he said, "The only value in achieving one's ambitions is that you then realize that they are not worth achieving." Yesterday, I was passing his house and he called me, "Come and see, Jan. Look! I have done it at last! "There he was, holding a small box of earth in his hand. I observed three tiny shoots out of it. "And there were only three!" he said, his eyes laughing to heaven. "Three what?" I asked. "Peach stones," he replied."I've always wanted to make peach stones grow, even since I was a child, when I used to take them home after a party, or as a man after a banquet. And I used to plant them, and then forgot where I planted them.But now at last I have done it. I had only three stones, and three shoots," he counted. Then Sir Henry ran off, calling for his wife to come and see his achievement-his achievement of simplicity. |
| 1. From what fact could we see Sir Henry was successful? |
| A. He felt happy from the simplest things. B. He was made King's Counsel. C. He was able to make the peach stones shoot. D. He didn't take his success seriously. |
| 2. The author compares Sir Henry's attitude towards his success to a child's taking medicine________. |
| A. to show that Sir Henry felt miserable when he was promoted B. to prove that Sir Henry didn't want to be successful C. to suggest that Sir Henry's future job would be hard to do D. to tell us that Sir Henry took his success as a tiny thing in his life |
| 3. According to Sir Henry Stewart, the value in achieving one's ambitions is________. |
| A. that he discovers it valueless B. that he finds it worth his efforts C. that he has achieved it D. that he fails to realize it |
| 4. The writer's opinion about Sir Henry's attitude towards success is________. |
| A. criticism B. disapproval C. admiration D. tease |
| There is nothing else but economy that occupies the minds of Americans at present times of economic crisis (经济危机). The statistics on unemployment, housing costs and consumer confidence keep coming and coming, leaving people not just scared to spend money but also very stressed and emotionally exhausted.This stress (压力) has an effect on everything, starting with our sleep, moods, physical health, relationships and eating habits. "Time of economic stress leads to increase rates of depression (忧郁)," says Dr Christopher Palmer, director of continuing education at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. "It worsens illness in people who have been constantly depressed. But it also causes new cases of depression. Just the fear of losing one's job can put people over the edge." And, without any doubt, just depression alone can create a variety of bad health effects. ● Sleep 33 percent of Americans reported that they have lost sleep due to the economic crisis. 26 percent say they are sleeping less than 6 hours per night, which is considered to be at least one hour less than the most favorable 7 to 8 hours recommended by sleep experts. ● Mental health, stress and heart attack 80 percent of Americans reported that last year the economy is a huge source of stress; 49 percent said the situation make them feel nervous or anxious; 48 percent reported that they feel very sad and have developed depression. Nearly twice the risk of heart attack or death was found in patients with the highest levels of depression or anxiety. Among those individuals, a 10 percent higher rise of heart attack or death was found in those whose anxiety rose over time. ● Relationships The chances of violent (暴力的) behavior are nearly 6 times higher for individuals who are left without a job. Workplace stress can lead to domestic violence. |
| 1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? |
| A. Now Americans don't dare to spend money. B. Now all Americans have problems in sleeping. C. Economy is the most troubling problem for Americans now. D. Economic crisis has destroyed many American families. |
| 2. How does the economic crisis affect most Americans according to the passage? |
| A. They sleep less than six hours. B. They sleep less than the proper amount. C. Diseases caused by economy make them sleepless. D. They lose sleep at night. |
| 3. If a person is out of work, he might________. |
| A. become more violent B. get divorced (离婚) C. get rid of workplace stress D. go mad |
| 4. The best title of this passage is probably "________". |
| A. The World Economic Crisis is Getting Worse B. Economic Crisis Affects Americans' Health C. Economic Crisis Causes Trouble to Sleep D. Ordinary People Suffer Greatly in Economic Crisis |
| In recent years many countries have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts believe that the answer is to make jobs more varied. Do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity? There is something to suggest that while variety certainly makes the worker's life more enjoyable, it does not make him work harder. So variety is not important. Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important and there is no doubt that this is true. The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a fixed way. Thus while freedom of choice may be important, there is very little that can be done to achieve this. Another important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is making. In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the product. Some car factories are said to be experimenting with having many small production lines rather than a large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line. It would seem then that the degree of workers' contribution is important. To what extent does more money lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves cartainly think this is important, but perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if companies succeed in making workers' jobs more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them. |
| 1. Which of the following things will not increase productivity? |
| A. Making jobs more varied. B. Giving workers freedom to do their jobs in their own way. C. Increasing workers' contribution to production. D. Longer working hours. |
| 2. The last sentence in this passage means that if companies manage to make workers'jobs more interesting, ________. |
| A. they will want more money B. they will demand shorter working hours C. more money and shorter working hours are important D. more money and shorter working hours will not be so important to them |
| 3. In this passage, the writer tells us________. |
| A. how to make workers more productive B. possible factors leading  to greater productivityC. more money leads to greater productivity D. how to make workers' jobs more interesting |
| A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40milezone, when a police car came behind him with the light on. 1.________ As the policeman came to him, he said, "Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn't feeling well when I left home this morning." The policeman said, "Well, I guess so, " and started writing something in his notebook.2.________A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket was going to be as he began to look at the paper.3.________ But something which read: "I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine, a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug two other daughters.4.________I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now.5.________." The man was very surprised and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness. A. So pray for you, and be careful when you drive again, your daughters all you have left. B. I only had one, and now I had to wait I go to heaven before I can hug her again. C. Right away the man started thinking of excuse to give. D. He was surprised it was not a ticket. E. So pray for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left. F. As minutes went by, he hadn't asked for his driver's license. G. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read. |
| 短文改错 If someone asks you how you can make you always happy, you will perhaps find rather difficult to give him a proper answer. Do you remember the old saying "No human being can really be happy which is not giving or trying give happiness to others?" If you will always think of taking more from others and giving them less, you won't be able to have happiness in your life even you are very rich. Here is the article for you. If each of you follows it, your unhappy day will come to an end. So you should learn to give out your own interests when necessarily. |
| 书面表达 随着哥本哈根世界气候大会的召开，越来越多的人关注气候变化。请写一篇120～150词的英语短文，简要描述二氧化碳(carbon dioxide)过量排放的危害(风暴、干旱、全球变暖……)，并提出具体建议，号召人们选择低碳生活(lowcarbon life)方式。 |