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Like many people in the UK, the team of BBC learning English were 1 and sad at the news of the earthquake in Sichuan Province. They would like to extend their condolences(吊唁) to those affected by this terrible natural disaster. Below was their special report on the earthquake and the 2 operations taking place. Rescue efforts were underway in Sichuan Province following the terrible 3 , which measured 7.9 on the Richter Scale. According to Xinhua news agency, nearly 15,000 4 died in the disaster, with as many as 24,000 more 5 under ruins and another 14,000 6 . Chinese troops(军队) were 7 to carry out the rescue operations, and emergency aid was air-dropped into areas that were cut off by the 8 . Because of the bad weather, in some places 9 had to go into the disaster area on foot and search for trapped survivors by hand as roads were 10 . Some people of the provincial capital Chengdu chose to 11 in tents and government shelters for fear of aftershock causing 12 damage. One witness in Chengdu said that the people there were helping the relief work by donating food and water for those affected in the 13 . Although full casualty figures (伤亡数字) were not yet 14 , it was clear that the earthquake was the 15 to strike China after the Tangshan earthquake of 1976.
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The way 1 people spend their holidays has changed a lot. 2 seems that people are changing their 3 (mind) and they want to explore the outside world. The seaside still has 4 different attractions for people. But it will be possible to decrease(下降) because 5 the pollution. Now people 6 (persuade) to travel abroad which can widen their knowledge about the world. Another track is that camping is 7 (rise). People insist 8 getting close to nature. Anyway, people should refer to journals, guide books and even ask advice 9 the experienced 10 they begin their travel.
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If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory（记忆力） is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering. 1.The main reason for one’s poor memory is that _______.
2.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time _______.
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
4.Some people can’t read or write, but they usually have better memories, because _______.
5.Which is the best title for this passage?
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Bamboo（竹） is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass. Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe（欧洲）. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains. Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters（厘米）wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green. Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong. In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields be watered. 1.How is bamboo like grass?
2.The underlined sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _______.”
3.From the text we know ______.
4.Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
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Jenny， I often think if I am as important to you as you are to me. We had an unhappy time yesterday. I really felt sad after it and almost apologized (道歉) to you. However，you could still laugh and talk with others like nothing had happened. I suddenly realized that I was not that important to you. You didn’t even realize that I was angry and sad. What’s more，you even forgot my birthday this year. Goodbye，my friend. I have closed my feeling toward you. It is sad to say goodbye，my friend. But it is meaningless for us to be friends any longer. Lucy Dear Lucy， I’m sorry that I hurt you so much yesterday. But here is something I really need to tell you. I never thought the quarrel we had yesterday was as serious as you thought. I just felt tired and didn’t feel like going shopping. Susan and Lily are also my good friends. I couldn’t pretend (假装) not seeing them when they passed by. I also couldn’t let them know I was blue because of the quarrel. I didn’t want them to feel sad just because I was sad. I’m your best friend，but I don’t want to be your only friend. I don’t want to be with you all the time because sometimes I need to have my own time. I want to spend some time with my other friends and my brother. Please try to make more friends. You will feel much happier if you have more friends. And remember，I’m your best friend forever! Jenny 1.What’s the purpose of Lucy’s letter?
2.What’s the cause of the quarrel yesterday?
3.In the letter，Jenny suggests Lucy should________.
4.According to the passage，if we say someone is blue，we mean he/she is________.
5.After reading Jenny’s letter，we learn that________.
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A few years ago, I moved into a new house in Los Angeles. Soon after, a family moved in next door. It wasn’t the best of times for me. I had just divorced(离婚) from my second wife, and I wasn’t working. I’d come home each day and sit by myself in the backyard. One night, I heard someone from the yard next door, “Tom ! How are you, Tom? ” I couldn’t see anybody through the trees, but I answered, “I’ m good.” “Good!” said the voice. “What’s your name?” I asked. “Eric.” Then I heard someone say, “Eric, don’t bother him.” “Okay!” Eric said. “Talk to you tomorrow!” Months later, on Halloween, we finally met face to face. Eric came to the door dressed like a rap star. We became friends. We’d hang out in our yards, and Eric, who was almost 17 at the time and look liked a 13-year-old, would tell me his ideas and dreams. Eric’s dad, Alec Gores, is a billionaire(亿万富翁), the head of Gores Technology Group. One day, Alec called me and said, “I know you are an actor. My son’s an actor, too. And he’s very good. I want you to write a movie for him. He wants to do something like True lies.” That’s the movie I made in 1994. His father has given Eric the great gif of confidence. He believes he can do anything he wants. He also offered to fund the movie. And that’s how The Kid & I, which opens in November, began. Well, I really have to say that opportunity(机会)lies anywhere. 1.What do we learn about the writer when he had just moved into his new house in Los Angele?
2.The writer of this passage is a(an) .
3.What do we learn about Eric from the passage?
4.The second last paragraph(倒数第二段)mainly tells us .
5.From his experience in Los Angeles, the writer learnt that .
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请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。 首先，请阅读以下有关招聘教师的信息：
请阅读以下五位应聘者的具体信息，然后选择适合他们的职位。 1.Born in a rich family, Guo Jia is a spoiled beautiful girl, who never thinks about money. She speaks English very well and she likes nothing but traveling. She has to find a job as a teacher because her mother asked her to. So she wants to find a job that doesn’t take her too much time. 2.Wang Hao, a boy from a big family of four children, is a teacher of science. He has been teaching in his hometown for four years. But he is not satisfied with the salary, so he wants to find a better job. He wants to earn as much money as possible no matter how hard the work is. 3.Zhou Ming is a man of great responsibility. He is a trainer of much experience as he has taught in many training centers these years. But they do not offer him any housing. So he decided to find a new place where he can get a room for him to live in. 4.Liu Ke is a science teacher, who works in a town in Guangdong. He has been reading all kinds of books for these three years to enlarge his knowledge. In his opinion, Beijing is the best choice for working because it is the political and cultural center of China. 5.He Yong is an oral teacher who teaches in his hometown. Having been teaching in Shenzhen for many years, his best friend and classmate told him the salary in Shenzhen is high. So he wants to have a try. As he has to go back home very often, he wants as many holidays as possible. And it will be better if the school can pay the airfare.
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课文背诵（每空1分，共20分） （1） When I told her that our 1 would begin 2 an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, she 3 to be excited 4 it. When I told her the air would be hard to 5 and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting 6 . I know my sister well.7 she has made up her 8 , nothing can change it. （2） Bricks covered the ground like red autumn 9. No wind, 10 , could blow them away. Two 11 fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for 12 . The railway 13 were now useless 14 of steel. Tens 15 thousands of cows would never give milk again. （3） "The last thirty years have seen the 16 number of laws stopping our 17 and progress, 18 today we have reached a 19 where we have almost 20 rights at all"
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阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文 I once met a middle-aged stranger who said his money had been stolen at the railway station，so he had no money to go home. He begged for help from passers-by，but they all pretended not to have heard what he was saying and went by quickly. Then he stopped me and wanted me to give him the help. At first I could not accept that because I didn't think he was telling the truth. But when I saw tears in his eyes，I began to believe that he might be in the real trouble，so，just immediately I gave him all the money I had. When he took the money， his face turned red. Before he left，he expressed his great thanks and also said he would give back my money when he reached home. When I came back to school and told my classmates about my story，they held different opinions. Some of them thought that I did a good deed（做了一件好事） to have given a hand to the person in trouble，while others said that I was cheated. Some even laughed at me and called me a fool who could not judge things in the right way. Now，I am really confused（困惑的）！ 【写作内容】 1.请用30个词概括短文的要点； 2.以约120个词就"陌生人可不可信"的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点： （1）叙述你给予陌生人帮助或拒绝帮助陌生人的一次真实或虚构的经历； （2）说明你的理由。 【写作要求】可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
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