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When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish. Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans. 1.What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? A. How Columbus found Costa Rica. B. How Costa Rica got its name. C. What the Costa Ricans wore. D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke. 2.The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______. A. pink and red. B. grey and black C. blue and green. D. yellow and orange 3.From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______. A. have lessons every day B. have their examinations C. help their parents pick coffee beans D. go to separate schools 4.This passage is mainly about ______. A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa Rica
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The other day I heard a few local musicians talking: “I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.” “I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.” But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.” I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are. Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim , chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”. This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard. Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path. 1.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. A friend in need is a friend indeed B. How to make friendship last forever C. You are who your friends are D. Friends are the most important in one’s success 2.The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______. A. they’ll push you ahead B. they’ll influence you C. they’ll cover your shortcomings D. they’ll help you achieve your goal 3.By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______. A. improve a lot in making more friends B. come to the right way of making friends C. develop a better relationship with your friends D. arrange the time with your friends properly 4.The passage is mainly written for ______. A. musicians B. managers C. negative people D. people wanting to succeed
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There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses. Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers. Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month. Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute (降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy. Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job. A. Finding a job. B. College students’ part-time jobs. C. Craigslist Web site. D. The relation between study and work. 2.“What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____. A. work on the airplane B. buy a parachute C. publish a book D. find a suitable job 3.It can be learned from the passage that ______. A. companies often put job information in local shops B. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA C. Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careers D. California Career Services mainly serves university students 4.How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
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English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words. However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next? English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible ; but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it. 1.According to the passage ______. A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things B. there should be egg in an eggplant C. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree D. boxing rings should be round 2.Which of the following is the correct plural? A. Beeth. B. Geese. C. Meese. D. Tooth. 3.Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning? A. A wise man and a wise guy. B. Overlook and oversee. C. Quite a lot and quite a few. D. Hot as hell and cold as hell 4.Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ______. A. clever B. crazy C. lazy D. dull
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。 The sea has always interested man. From it he can get food, minerals, and treasure. 1. But he could not go far beneath its surface. 2. However, he is not a fish. He must breathe air, so he can’t stay under the water’s surface for any length of time. To explore deep water, man faces even more dangers and problems. A diver who wants to stay under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases. 3. He can carry a tank of air on his back and breathe through a nose and a mouthpiece. Water weighs 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes against a diver deep in the sea. 4. When a diver is under great pressure, his blood takes in some of the gases he breathes. As he rises to surface, the water pressure becomes less. If the diver rises too quickly, the gases in his blood form bubbles(气泡). The diver is then suffering from the bends(潜水夫病). The bends can cause a diver to double up in pain. 5. A. His body is under great pressure. B. Scientists are trying to find more about the sea. C. For thousands of years, he could sail on it. D. They can even kill him. E. He can wear a diving suit and have air pumped to him from above. F. The water pressure can cause a diver to breathe with difficulty. G. Man wants to explore deep into the sea.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 Long long ago, a child was ready to be born. So one day he God, “They tell me you are sending me to tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so and helpless?” God replied, “Among the many , I chose one for you. She will be for you and will take care of you.” But the child wasn’t he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do but sing and smile, that’s for me to be happy.” “Your angel will sing for you and will also for you every day. And you will your angel’s love and be happy.” “And am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me.” The child continued, “if I don’t know the that men talk?” God patted him on the head and said, “your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet you will ever hear, and with much and care, your angel will teach you how to .” “And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?” “Your angel will place your together and will teach you how to pray.” “I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men, who will me?” “Your angel will defend you even if it means her life!” And then God the child on the shoulder and said, “Your angel’s name is not to remember. You will simply call her Mommy.” 1.A. asked B. answered C. taught D. told 2.A. heaven B. hell C. earth D. space 3.A. big B. small C. strong D. stupid 4.A. nurses B. doctors C. teachers D. angels 5.A. hiding B. waiting C. heading D. voting 6.A. sure B. urgent C. conscious D. impressive 7.A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing 8.A. much B. little C. few D. enough 9.A. clear B. dive C. smile D. react 10.A. damage B. feel C. govern D. resign 11.A. when B. why C. how D. whether 12.A. languageB. meaning C. topic D. politics 13.A. poems B. stories C. arguments D. words 14.A. strength B. patience C. warning D. thinking 15.A. sing B. dance C. speak D. paint 16.A. hands B. feet C. arms D. legs 17.A. replace B. convert C. educate D. protect 18.A. burying B. risking C. experiencing D. attacking 19.A. hit B. ruinedC. touched D. cleaned 20.A. hardB. easy C. strange D. convenient
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于三个单词）或者括号内单词的正确形式。 Nowadays, almost everyone 1. （realize）that smoking is ___2.___（harm）to people’s health. Sometimes it ___3.___ causes fire. In China, about 38% of the people smoke. Every year, they smoke millions of packets of ___4.___. It’s bad news for the health of nation. It’s known that smoking can cause different kinds of disease. Every year, many people die ___5.___ these illnesses, such as lung and throat cancers. ___6.___ also costs the government much money to look ___7.____ these sick people. Smoking is also harmful to those__8.__don’t smoke, ____9.____ （especial）to children and women. In a word, smoking is no good. If you want to smoke, just think of the people who lost their lives and properities due to the diseases ___10.___ the fires caused by smoking!
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假定英语课上老师要求同学之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（˄），并在其下写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。 Dear editor, In the past my hometown was used to be a beautiful place. Thick trees and green grass could be seen in everywhere. In order to build house and grow more crops, people cut down more and more trees. With time went on, the whole forest was almost destroyed. Gradually the green hills have changed into wasteland. As a result, sandstorms struck us now and then, which we suffer a lot. But I do hope all the people should realize the terribly result of not caring about our environment. What's more, they should take good care of the forests and plant trees instead cutting them down to improve our living conditions.
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假设你是李华。最近你班举行了一次班会，班会的主题是：太空探险的意义。请结合下表内容，给校报用英语写一篇文章，客观地介绍讨论的情况并表达你自己的观点。
注意：1．字数：100词左右。 2．标题与开头已写好，不计入总词数 Outer Space Explorations, YES or NO? ___________________________________________________________________________________.
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