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The spokesman said at the conference that they were considering having the term the Russian group strongly objected to ________. A. changing B. changed C. change D. being changed
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The boy ______ in the exam is a student in Class Nine. A. catching cheating B. caught cheated C. catching cheated D. caught cheating
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After class, I found Andy ______ at her desk, _____ to pop music. A. seated; listened B. seated; listening C. seating; listening D. seating; listened
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--- Why does she leave a key to you? --- _______, I think. A. In convenience B. For convenience C. With convenience D. At convenience
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Though _____ money, Tom managed to send Lucy a gift. A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in
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____ with serious financial crisis, some international companies have to slow down their investment all over the world. A. Faced B. Facing C. To face D. Having faced
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____ in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself ____ at the party. A. Dressed; noticed B. Dressing; noticed C. Dressed; noticing D. Dressing; noticing
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The old lady was ____ by the businessman and stupidly gave him all her money. A. taken on B. taken out C. taken off D. taken in
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_______, she is quite modest. A. As she is an experienced teacher B. An experienced teacher as she is C. Experienced teacher as she is D. Experienced teacher although she is
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So loudly _____ that ______ hear her clearly. A. did she speak; could everyone B. did she speak; everyone could C. she spoke; could everyone D. she spoke; everyone could
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--- Can I smoke here? --- Sorry. On no condition_____ in the library. A. smoking permits; B. smoking is permitted C. does smoking permit D. is smoking permitted
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______, the conference began. A. The candidates having taken their seats B. The candidates had taken their seats C. Taken their seats D. Taking their seats
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He’s only too ready to help others, seldom, _____ refusing them when they turn to him. A. if ever B. if never C. if not D. if any
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The Group of Eight (G8) ______ the richest eight countries in the world. A. is consisted of B. consists of C. is made up D. is composed with
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She has tried her best, so please don’t be too ____ about her job. A. practical B. special C. responsible D. particular
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When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg a few coins, do you hurry on, not what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly some money? What should our attitude beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems not to give some money to beggars. , most of the world's great religions order us to be open-hearted and what we have with those less lucky than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days, one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their . First, some believe that many city beggars dress up to look pitiable and actually make a good from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil. , there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs. Thirdly, there is the opinion there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one's sense of and self-dependence. There is an opinion that the problem should be handled by the government ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and help. It is hard to come to any final conclusion: there are various and we must them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the . 1.A. to B. with C. at D. for 2.A. knowing B. expecting C. demanding D. settling 3.A. put away B. hand over C. take in D. get out 4.A. at B. in C. over D. towards 5.A. must B. can C. need D. might 6.A. warm-hearted B. generous C. cruel D. considerate 7.A. Strangely B. Honestly C. Certainly D. Surprisingly 8.A. give B. donate C. share D. contribute 9.A. why B. when C. what D. how 10.A. arguments B. quarrels C. sayings D. talks 11.A. on show B. on purpose C. for fun D. by accident 12.A. money B. comfort C. living D. decision 13.A. Secondly B. Surely C. Possibly D. Then 14.A. what B. whether C. that D. which 15.A. goodness B. pride C. security D. responsibility 16.A. rather than B. or rather C. other than D. but also 17.A. produce B. receive C. earn D. offer 18.A. cases B. events C. conditions D. states 19.A. go with B. communicate with C. deal with D. meet with 20.A. giver B. receiver C. villager D. government
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Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute impolitely; he does so with skill: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.” Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lockout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands. 1.The passage mainly talks about ________. A. differences between men and women shoppers B. A man goes shopping because he needs something C. How women go about buying clothes. D. Women are better at shopping than men 2.The underlined sentence “the price is a secondary consideration” in the first paragraph means when a man is shopping ________. A. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear B. he buys whatever he likes without considering its value C. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things D. he often buy things without giving the matter proper thought. 3.What does a man do when he can not get exactly what he wants? A. He buys a similar thing because of the color he wants. B. He usually does not buy anything. C. At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys. D. So long as the style is right, he buys the thing. 4.What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers? A. Men do not try clothes on in a shop while women do. B. Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not. C. The time they take over buying clothes. D. Men go shopping based on need, but women never.
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Early one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle. Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practiced sewing machine. Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre. To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious(无意识的), but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”. 1.According to the passage, Elias Howe was________. A. the first person we know of who solved problems in his sleep B. much more hard-working than other inventors C. the first person to design a sewing machine that really worked D. the only person at the time who knew the value of dreams 2.The problem Howe was trying to solve was________. A. what kind of thread to use B. how to design a needle which would not break C. where to put the needle D. how to prevent the thread from getting caught around the needle 3.Thomas Edison is spoken of because________. A. he also tried to invent a sewing machine B. he got some of his ideas from dreams C. he was one of Howe’s best friends D. he also had difficulty in falling asleep 4.Dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves” because ________. A. strange images are used to communicate ideas B. images which have no meaning are used C. we can never understand the real meaning D. only specially trained people can understand them
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More than 30 million kids buy school lunch each day. This year, many schools raised lunch prices to fight raising costs. Students pay about $2 a meal now. That is 27 cents more than last year. But they still get a good deal. The average cost for schools to produce one meal has gone up 30 cents, and is now $3. So, how do schools neither make money nor lose money? To start, the government pays for a small part of the difference. Schools have to make up the rest. Peggy Eller, a leader of school nutrition (营养) service in Hudson, Wisconsin, said her district is cutting costs by using fewer paper products and serving smaller portion(份额). Well, portion control is one key to healthful eating! The push for more healthful food has grown in recent years. One in five kids aged 6 to 19 is overweight. Being overweight can cause health problems. Many states passed laws that require schools to serve nutritious meals. Since 2004, more than 90% of all U.S. Schools have removed the fat from lunches. Foods high in fat, salt and sugar have been replaced by low-fat milk, fresh fruits and vegetables. These new items on lunch menus have encouraged kids to change their eating habits. “It makes easier to try new things at home, “said Savanna Mackey, a Florida fifth-grader. Students need healthful meals to grow strong and do well in school. “Rising prices won’t stand in the way,”says school nutritionist Jane Thornton. “We’ll just be more clever in how we do things.” 1.In the first paragraph, the author aims to tell us . A. the large number of kids buying school lunch B. the average price of school lunch C. the school's ways to deal with school lunch D. the fact of school lunch's getting more expensive 2.Many school districts raised lunch prices because . A. there is less healthful food on the menus B. the cost of food has gone up C. kids often forget to bring lunch money D. some school dining-halls are serving smaller portions 3.According to Paragraph 4, Savanna Mackey . A. doesn't like the new items on the lunch menus B. always enjoys foods like fresh and vegetables C. becomes interested in eating healthy food at home D. prefers eating at school to eating at home 4.What can be inferred from the passage? A. American schools solve the problem of high food prices by themselves. B. American schools are very concerned about their students’ health. C. Almost all schools are forced by the government to serve healthy foods. D. American childhood overweight is mainly caused by the present lunch foods.
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I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room and to my surprise, Santa himself stepped out from behind the Christmas tree. He placed his finger over his mouth so I would not cry out. “What are you doing?” I started to ask. The words choked up in my throat, and I saw he had tears in his eyes. His usual jolly manner was gone. Gone was the eager, boisterous soul we all know. He then answered me with a simple statement“TEACH THE CHILDREN！” I was puzzled; what did he mean? Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a FIR(杉木) TREE .“Teach the children that the pure green color of the stately fir tree remains green all year round，describing the everlasting hope of mankind，all the needles point heavenward, making it a symbol of man's thoughts turning toward heaven.” He again reached into his bag and pulled out a brilliant STAR. “Teach the children that the star was the heavenly sign of promises long ago. God promised a savior(救世主) for the world, and the star was the sign of fulfillment of his promise.” He then reached into his bag and pulled out a CANDLE. “Teach the children that the candle symbolizes that Christ is the light of the world, and when we see this great light we are reminded of he who displaces(取代) the darkness.” Suddenly I heard a soft twinkling sound, and from his bag he pulled out a BELL. “Teach the children that as the lost sheep are found by the sound of the bell, it should ring mankind to the fold. The bell symbolizes guidance and return.” Santa looked back and was pleased. I saw that the twinkle was back in his eyes. He said, “Remember, teach the children the true meaning of Christmas and do not put me in the center, for I am but an humble servant of the one that is, and I bow down to worship HIM, our LORD, our GOD.” 1.Author opened the door when he was going to sleep because________. A. he heard something unusual B. he was not sleeping at the moment C. he saw the Santa at the moment D. he wanted to step out of the room 2.According to Santa, the star was ________. A. a symbol of man's thoughts turning towards heaven B. the sigh of fulfillment of the Santa's promise C. the symbol of the light of the world D. the sound of the bell which ring mankind to the fold 3.What does the underlined word “twinkle” refer to? A. Tears. B. Smiles. C. Glasses. D. Eyes.
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All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer. 1. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins. 2. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! 3. Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada. Some sports or game go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. 4. Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports. People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. 5. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace. A. And think of people in cold countries. B. Sports help to train a person’s character. C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves. D. Many people like to watch others play games. E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games. F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them. G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
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词汇知识 （共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分） 1.Kindness is one of his ____________. (特征) 2.Don’t be e_______ to the sun, or it may damage your skin. 3.He ______ (安排) for a car to pick me up. 4.I want to rent a ___________ (带家具的) house in the city. 5.Any educated person can’t t________ such rude behaviors. 6.Generally speaking, first i______ is very important on judging a man. 7.Tomorrow is the _________(最后期限) of the application for the job. 8.She said it _______ (故意地) to provoke (挑衅) me. 9.Lung is a vital o_____ for human to breathe. 10.Later, all the injured were carried into the ________. (救护车)
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下面短文共有10处语言错误，每句话最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删减或修改。 增加：在缺词处加漏词附（∧），并在下面写上该加的词； 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉； 修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 Students today should do more reading. Indeed, the importance of reading can never be very stressed. First of all, reading, especial out-of-class reading, enrich our mind and broadens our horizons. Through reading, we learn what can’t be learnt in our classrooms. Beside, reading is also a way of relaxation. This is very refreshing to read a story before going to bed, or after a day of the study. There were many famous sayings about reading, like “Reading is to the mind that exercise is to the body.” Then how can we develop the habit of reading? In the first place, I believe we should start from an early age, then stick on it and never give up. Secondly, we should read what we are interested and also what is proper for us.
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随着网络在人们生活中的广泛使用，在生日或其他重大节日时，越来越多的好友或家人喜欢通过发送电子贺卡来表达他们的祝愿。根据以下提示，简述使用电子贺卡的优点，并谈谈自己的看法。 使用便捷，传递速度快，不受时空限制； 形式多样，生动有趣； 节约资源，利于环保。 文章应包括以上要点，可适当发挥，字数100左右。 参考词汇：电子贺卡：e-card (electronic card) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
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