In 2004,the relationship between my boyfriend and me was bad, which left me feeling sad. What made it_______was that he decided to_______our relationship in December, weeks before both my birthday and Christmas. To_______me up, my dad sent me some money for the holidays. I could have done a number of_______things with it, such as paying off my student loan or adding it to my savings account (储蓄账户),but I didn't. _______, I bought myself a cookery course. The five_______in French cooking were held at a school two miles from my house. I'd go to the lessons on every Saturday morning, and our little group would listen sleepily to_______of different recipes(食谱). We'd then_______with another student and try to make our_______together, which usually didn't turn out very well. Each week, we would gather to________our dishes, in front of the________chef (厨师)and cook something that hardly looked like French dishes. When it was me to________our dishes, the teacher would________bottles of wine that had been used in the last week's wine tasting courses and serve us , so the end of each day became very________. A few months later, I had to stop going to the classes, as I could no longer________them. Although the classes didn't turn me into a chef, they gave me a ________to talk to people who weren't co-workers or friends, helping me________my self-pity. It gave me an excuse to take it easy on a Friday night, and get out of the house on a Saturday morning. And although I still don't know how to prepare a French dish ________, I'm still glad I got to eat, drink and laugh with all those friendly people. The world can sometimes be very________, or even cruel, so every once in a while, we should remember to ________ourselves, cherish friendship around us and live a meaningful life. 1.A. better B. worse C. less D. more 2.A. destroy B. develop C. end D. improve 3.A. pick B. bring C. wake D. cheer 4.A. responsible B. kind C. previous D. flexible 5.A. Besides B. Instead C. Still D. Therefore 6.A. performances B. parties C. classes D. meetings 7.A. descriptions B. secrets C. changes D. arrangements 8.A. set off B. take up C. leave off D. pair up 9.A. plans B. decisions C. dishes D. cakes 10.A. appreciate B. embarrass C. witness D. enjoy 11.A. awful B. faithful C. ordinary D. professional 12.A. taste B. compare C. check D. prepare 13.A. try out B. glance through C. search for D. put away 14.A. pleasing B. disappointing C. worrying D. boring 15.A. bear B. conduct C. follow D. afford 16.A. promise B. chance C. pleasure D. duty 17.A. remember B. realize C. forget D. keep 18.A. properly B. patiently C. carefully D. differently 19.A. warm B. cold C. violent D. crazy 20.A. calm B. respect C. challenge D. treat
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Coffee is one of the most popular drinks around the world.1.Experts think that there are more flavors of Coffee than there are of wine.Coffee contains caffeine,something that raises our awareness,keeps us from falling asleep or simply gives US a kick in the morning or after lunch. 2.For a long time doctors have told people not to drink too much coffee, because it may lead to heart problems,high blood pressure,and headaches. Scientists have now found out that it is the quality of coffee and the way it is made that hold the key to our health.3.Among other things,this is linked to the consumption of a strong coffee.Experts also point out that different roasts and types of coffee beans have different effects on our health.Milk and sugar change the different levels of caffeine in a cup of coffee. A new study by a Harvard research group says that there is no link between coffee and health problems.Drinking several cups of strong coffee a day is not connected with early death or other heart diseases.Coffee has many advantages,as the new study suggests.While alcohol makes people sleepy and slow moving,coffee gives them energy.4. Although a lot still needs to be uncovered about coffee,it seems to reduce the risk of cancer and diabetes(糖尿病).5. But reports show that people who drink coffee may develop Parkinson’s disease later in life,or maybe not at all. A.There are many different types of coffee. B.Scientists ask people not to drink coffee at night. C.Elderly people in Greece live longer than normal. D.Doctors think that coffee may have a positive effect on our brain. E.Sugar can change the different levels of caffeine in a cup of coffee. F.However, food experts are still undecided on how healthy coffee is. G.Getting together for a cup of coffee also has a positive effect on relationships.
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Scientists are using robots to study the health of waters in and around Venice,Italy.The robots are designed to act like fish,other underwater creatures and plants.The scientists are working with several universities and research centers as part of a group called subCULTron.The European Union gives money to the project as part of its Horizon 2020 program whose aim is to take great ideas from the lab to the market and support science and innovation(创新)in Europe.The scientists want to use the artificial intelligence of the robots to help humans understand what is happening under the water of the Venice lagoon(潟湖). SubCULTron.a collective artificial intelligence project,plans to create the biggest shoal (鱼群)of robot fish in the world.The project’s aim is to improve knowledge of the seabed and try to turn human abilities into hi-tech items. Alexandre Campo,a computer scientist,says the scientists have looked at the way animals learn to work in groups to understand how robots can learn to work together.The subCULTron project wants its robots to learn to work together so they can watch out for changes and new problems in the water. One problem the researchers had in the beginning was how the robots would communicate with each other. Wi-Fi and GPS equipment don’t work underwater.Instead,the robots can use sonar(声呐)and an electric field. Another problem was charging batteries.The robots come up to the water’s surface and stay near a boat or a power station to charge without any electrical cables.Besides,how to be waterproof, especially for some key pads of the robots,was really tough.Fortunately, a special mixture has been created to be pinned on the robot,which successfully stands the test of water. The health state of the lagoon is pretty good.There are no industrial polluters,and the city now has a modern sewer(污水管) system.It’s not like before when all the waste flushed directly into the water.The robots in Venice will continue their work until 2019. The subCULTron project hopes they develop into “an artificial society underneath the water surface” that serves “a human society above the water”. 1.What can we learn about the project in Paragraph l? A. Its researchers are all from universities. B. The European Union has financially supported it. C. It uses robots to clean the waters in and around Venice. D. It is aimed to support science and innovation worldwide. 2.What can we infer according to Alexandre Campo? A. Scientists have got an idea for robots from the animals. B. The robots are working separately to perform their tasks. C. SubCULTron is to turn human abilities into hi-tech items. D. The health state of the lagoon has greatly improved recently. 3.The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph probably refers to“__________”. A. scientists B. animals C. robots D. humans
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Science has just proven what we’ve suspected all along that sitting at a desk all day could be making us fat.According to a new study women who work in an office are consuming a shocking 100,030 extra calories in snacks every year—which can add up to a terrifying two stone in weight gain.Yikes! The research quizzed 1,000 women who work in offices and revealed that on a typical working day women prefer to have at least three snacks,which adds up to almost 500 calories. Crisps were named as the top weak point of female workers,with an average of 135 bags eaten at work annually and 45 per cent of those surveyed admitting to having “hidden” food personally in the office.Unsurprisingly biscuits were also a favorite desk snack with 39%admitting to hiding away packets of biscuits and the average woman dipping 135 biscuits in their tea every year.Office“cake culture’’ likely has a role to play in the ninety slices of cake women are wolfing down each year.The study also revealed we’re indulging(放纵)our sweet tooth by ploughing through 90 packets of sweets and 45 doughnuts throughout the working year. Just over a fifth of female workers admit they have absolutely no willpower when it comes to office treats,while three in ten say they eat the food purely because it's there.Women also mentioned being bored,tired or stressed as common reasons for them to eat more in the office. The survey revealed that so-called “low fat’’ treats are actually adding to that yearly calorific total,with the average female employee consuming 45 packets of high-fat nuts and another 45 bags of sugary dried fruits,every year.The most popular times to reach for a snack are 10:30 am and 3:30 pm,with 48% of women saying they are always too hungry to wait until lunch.Women also admitted sugary coffees and energy drinks help get them through the day. 1.How did the researchers find the result of their study? A. They found it met their expectation. B. They felt confused and puzzled. C. They found it quite amusing. D. They felt quite surprised. 2.Women have snacks almost at any time because they_______________. A. are free to go out when hungry B. have put them away in advance C. have too little work to do in the office D. have the same favourite food with the colleagues 3.When are women more likely to have snacks in their office? A. When they have finished hard jobs. B. When they get their new work started. C. When they feel tired or anxious. D. When they feel relaxed and comfortable. 4.What does the passage want to tell us? A. Snacks in office time make women fat. B. Office women having snacks work harder. C. Female workers have more power in offices. D. Women working in offices are easy to get fat.
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Are you sick of going to bed late and waking up tired? Then grab your hiking boots and a tent.A new study suggests that camping in the great outdoors for a couple of days can reset your body clock and help you get more sleep. The body clock is an internal system that tells our bodies when it’s time to go to sleep and when it’s time to wake up.Scientists track this clock by measuring the amount of melatonin (褪黑激素) circulating in a person’s blood at any given time. In a healthy sleeper, melatonin levels rise a few hours before bedtime,stay high through the night,and then settle back down when it’s time to wake up. In our modem society, however, most of us stay up many hours past sunset and would probably sleep in many hours after sunrise if we could.And the trouble is,your melatonin levels may still be high when your alarm clock goes off in the morning,which leads to fatigue.It may also have other health consequences as well,such as diabetes(糖尿病),overweight and heart disease. Professor Kenneth Wright of the University of Colorado in the US wanted to see if our body clocks can be reset by a short stay in nature.His team recruited(招募)fourteen physically active volunteers in their 20s and 30s.Nine went on a weekend camping trip,while the other five stayed home.At the end of the weekend,the researchers reported that in just two days,the campers’ body clocks had shifted so that their melatonin levels began to rise more than an hour earlier than they did before they left on the trip.By contrast,the body clocks of the group that stayed home shifted even later over the course of the weekend. “This tells us we can reset our clocks fast,”Wright said. Therefore,if you want to change your sleep patterns you could try to increase your exposure to natural light during the day and decrease the amount of artificial light you see at night.And if that doesn’t work,there’s always camping. 1.What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage? A. To explain how a lack of sleep is bad for our health. B. To inform us of a possible way to adjust the body clock. C. To analyze how the body clock influences our sleeping habits. D. To explore how the body clock is connected with melatonin levels. 2.The underlined word “fatigue” in Paragraph 4 probably means“__________”. A. tiredness B. excitement C. refreshment D. pressure 3.What did Wright’s team discover from their experiment? A. The body clocks of the two groups didn’t show much difference. B. The body clocks of those who stayed at home remained the same. C. Those staying outdoors reset the clock inside their bodies over a short period. D. Changes to the body clock don’t necessarily affect melatonin levels in our bodies. 4.According to the passage,to change our sleeping habit,we’d better_______. A. set an alarm clock to wake us up on time in the morning B. try to reduce melatonin levels as much as possible at night C. spend several weeks staying in the open air every now and then D. get exposed to more natural light in the day but less artificial light at night
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假设你是李华,你的美国朋友Iris写信向你倾诉自己进入新学校后无法适应,请求你给他一些建议。请你写一封回信。字数80左右。 Dear Iris, ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
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单句翻译 1.这是我第一次走路回家。(It is the first time that…) _____________________________________________________________________________ 2.我们要好好利用每一分钟好好学习。(make good use of) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3.信不信由你,汉语在世界上扮演着一个重要的角色。(believe it or not) _____________________________________________________________________________ 4.我宁愿失败也不愿意作弊。(prefer to... rather than...) _____________________________________________________________________________ 5.他如此的固执,以至没有人可以说服他改变想法。(persuade) _____________________________________________________________________________
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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式,并将相应答案写在答题纸上。 English recognized as one of 1. most important languages is widely spoken as the first, second and foreign language. Like the major languages in the globe, English has changed over time. The language in the ancient time was quite different from 2.we speak at present. During AD450, the English was 3.( base ) more on German than that of today. And later from AD800 to 1150, the Danish and French rulers had great influence 4. it, especially the vocabulary. As a result, by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. From the 17th century the English people 5. (make) voyages to conquer other parts of the world, during which English was spread to many other 6. (country) such as America and Australia. Later on in the 19th century, 7. was the dictionaries by Samuel Johnson and Noah Webster that standardized(使…标准化) the spelling, 8. made the language settled. Generally, in the history of English, it changed frequently 9. cultures communicate with each other. So the road to modern English is 10.(actual) the communication between cultures.
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The Secret of Happiness An old man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane(拐杖). His ______ overcoat and old shoes made him stand out(突出) from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. A young waitress named Mary watched him move toward a ______ by the window. Mary ran over to him, and said, “Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that _______.” Without ______ a word, he smiled and nodded a thank-you. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him get seated(坐下) ______. In a soft, clear _____ he said, “Thank you, Miss. And thank you for your ______.” “You’re welcome, Sir,” she responded. “I’ll be ______ in a moment, and if you need anything in the meantime, just wave at me!” After he had finished a ______ meal, Mary helped him up from his chair, ________ him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, Sir!” The old man ______ around and smiled. When Mary went to clean his table, she was ______ to find a business card, a one-hundred-dollar bill and a ______ which read, “Dear Mary, I respect (尊敬) you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows the way you treat others. You have found the secret of ______! Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.” Actually the man she had served was the ______ of the restaurant. That was the first time that she or any of his employees had seen him. 1.A. clean B. old C. strange D. funny 2.A. room B. waiter C. table D. girl 3.A. chair B. dish C. desk D. menu 4.A. saying B. speaking C. reading D. telling 5.A. sadly B. quietly C. gradually D. safely 6.A. language B. sound C. attitude D. voice 7.A. attention B. kindness C. invitation D. cooperation 8.A. ready B. busy C. back D. fine 9.A. cheap B. expensive C. terrible D. delicious 10.A. showed B. handed C. lent D. took 11.A. turned B. walked C. looked D. moved 12.A. excited B. worried C. disappointed D. surprised 13.A. note B. tip C. message D. title 14.A. kindness B. unselfishness C. happiness D. helpfulness 15.A. customer B. owner C. partner D. host
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How to Choose the Best Mother’s Day Gift Let’s face it, shopping for that perfect gift on Mother’s Day can be very painful. 1. That’s why they are spending tons of money on dinners and clothes. Instead of buying an expensive gift that your mom probably won’t ever use, take a look at the tips to help you pick out the right gift. 1.Remember all the little things. Mother’s Day is a very special day. 2. You should try to buy gifts that she truly loves. For example, choose gifts that areabout her favorite foods, childhood memories, hobbies, etc. This will not only show that you care, but your gift will also be meaningful. 2.Think about the good old days. 3. Whether you buy another set of clothes that she used to wear or put together a collection of old photos in a photo album can make her feel special. These are probably the best types of gifts to give if you can pull it off(圆满完成). 3.Give her a surprise. It’s always fun to surprise our mothers and to see the joy on their faces. 4. If there is no possibility of it, take her out to an event or dining experience that is new and different. She may be surprised at how much fun she had. 4.Send her a handmade gift. 5. Sometimes, buying gifts can be a good choice on Mother’s Day. However, making a gift by hand shows the thought and care spent in giving the best gift for our mothers. Try something different like making her favourite food or knitting(编织)light blankets for the coming autumn season. A. Making gifts are always better than buying gifts. B. Sometimes a hug and a kiss can be the best gift of all. C. Giving a gift that brings back memories can go a long way. D. Colorful fresh-cut flowers are universally loved and will brighten her day. E. Holding a surprise party for your mom can really make her feel appreciated. F. Nowadays, many people don’t know what to buy for mothers on this special day. G. But that doesn’t mean you should burn a hole in your pocket(花大把钱) to buy the most wanted gift.
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