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A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggling with a large package（包裹）. It was half in and half out of her car. He was a kind of man so he went up to the woman and said, "Let me give you a hand with that package. It looks very ." "That's very kind of you," the woman said. "I'm having a lot of with it. I think it's stuck." "Together we'll soon move it," the man said. "I'll get into the and take the other end." "Oh, that's very . Thank you so much," the woman said gratefully. He got into the back of the car and took hold of the other end of the package. "Right," he said, "I'm ready." And he began to push with all his . For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the package. Soon they were both red in face and out of . "Let's pause for a minute," the man said. "You're right. It really is ." They paused for a few to wipe the perspiration from their faces and get their breath back. Then the man said, "Let's try again. Are you ?" They took hold of the package again. "One, two, three!" the man said, and again they their struggle with the package. At last, when they were both , the man said, "I'm sorry, but the package really seems to be stuck. I don't think there's any way we can get it out of the car." "Get it out of the car!" the woman cried. "You fool! I'm trying to get it in!" 1.A. helpful B. careful C. useful D. hopeful 2.A. big B. small C. heavy D. light 3.A. problems B. trouble C. pain D. worry 4.A. seat B. package C. street D. car 5.A. sensible B. interesting C. possible D. moving 6.A. car B. box C. seat D. chair 7.A. power B. strength C. hands D. arms 8.A. mind B. air C. exercise D. breath 9.A. stuck B. taken C. shaken D. broken 10.A. times B. hours C. moments D. days 11.A. alright B. ready C. OK D. right 12.A. both B. all C. each D. every 13.A. stopped B. kept C. paused D. continued 14.A. interested B. excited C. exhausted D. surprised 15.A. mostly B. completely C. nearly D. greatly
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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Everyone had a childhood. And childhood experiences are often very funny. Children often make us 1.(laugh). It’s true 2.children brighten up a home. They never turn off the lights. I often recall my childhood, the years 3. many interesting things happened. When I was a two-year-old child, both my parents were always very busy with their work. My mother worked 4. a sales manager in a company while my father served in 5. army. So I lived with my grandma in a village. I was always waiting for my parents at home. Once my father 6. (send) us a photo of his in a soldier’s uniform, 7. was posted on the table reminding me of him. Once my mother came to see me and we went 8. (shop) together. On the way we saw a group of soldiers. And when I saw them, I became very 9. (excite). I said in a ringing voice pointing to 10. , “This is my father, and this is my father, and that is my father, too!” My mother said she would remember that moment all her life.
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My grandmother often said to me, “You can count the number of your true friends on the fingers of one hand.” For a long time I thought this was true. However, I’ve now discovered my grandmother was only half right. Maybe we do only make a few “best” friends in our lifetime, but those aren’t the only people that we can call friends. There are many different types. Let me tell you about a few of them. One type of friends is the type I call the “football mom friend”. My neighbor Sally is a good example. We both have kids who play football in a football club, and someone has to take them to practice and pick them up. Sally and I and two other mothers take turns to do this. We meet sometimes and have tea and talk about what our kids are doing, but those are the only times that we meet each other. I enjoy being with these women, but we don’t do anything else together. Another type is called the “hobby friend”. That’s the person you share an interest or a hobby with. Michael and Cater, who are brothers, are a good example of this type. We’re all in a bird watching club. Every few weekends the members of the club go on a trip to watch different kinds of birds. There’s nothing romantic（浪漫的）about my relationship with Michael and Cater, of course. We just share interest in birds. Then there’s the “other half of the couple” type of friends. Jim is married to Rose, a friend that I’ve known since college. When Rose married Jim, I realized that I would have to be Jim’s friend if I want to continue to be Rose’s. Jim and I don’t share so many interests, but we do have a friendly relationship. 1.What does the first paragraph tell us about? A. We need true friends in our lifetime. B. We have few best friends in our lifetime. C. We should make new friends. D. We must be friendly to all our friends. 2.Many people are mentioned in this passage. Who is the writer’s true friend? A. Sally.B. Michael. C. Jim. D. Rose. 3.Which of the following statements is RIGHT? A. Finally the writer agrees with her grandmother. B. Michael and Cater both fall in love with the writer. C. The writer herself sometimes takes her kid to the football club. D. Sally and the writer are close friends. 4.How many types of friends are mentioned in the passage? A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.D. 5 5.From the last paragraph we learn that ________. A. the writer made friends with Jim only because of Rose B. Jim was the writer’s good friend at college C. Rose didn’t want the writer to be a friend of her husband D. the writer made friends with Rose because of Jim
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If you see someone drowning, speed is very important. Once you get him out of the water, if he isn’t breathing, you have four minutes before his brain is completely destroyed. Support his neck, tilt（使翘起）his head back and press his chin（下巴）upwards. This stops the tongue blocking the airway in the throat and is sometimes enough to get him breathing again. If that doesn’t work, start mouth-to-mouth breathing. Press his nostrils（鼻孔）together with your fingers. Open your mouth and take a deep breath. Blow into his lungs until his chest rises, then remove your mouth and watch his chest fall. Repeat twelve times a minute. Keep doing until help arrives. To bring a child back to life, keep your lips around his mouth and nose and gently blow into his mouth. Give the first four breaths as quickly as possible to fill the blood with oxygen. If, in spite of your efforts, he starts turning a blue grey color, you can feel no pulse（脉搏）,then pressing is the last chance of saving his life. With arms straight, rock（摇动）forwards, pressing down on the lower half of the breastbone. Don’t be too hard or you may break a rib（肋骨）. Check how effective you are seeing if his color improves or his pulse becomes independent to your chest pressing. If this happens, stop the pressing. Otherwise continue until rescue arrives. 1.This passage is mainly about ________. A. how to save people out of the water B. how to give first aid to people who are drowning C. how to do mouth-to-mouth breathing D. how to save a child from a river 2.Once you get a drowning man out of the water, if he isn’t breathing, you must first ________. A. get him breathing again B. take him to the nearest hospital as soon as possible C. find someone to help you D. call the First Aid Centre 3.In the last paragraph, the word “rescue” means ________. A. breathB. doctorC. helpD. pulse 4.If the drowning boy has no pulse, ________. A. pressing his chin upwards is enough to get him breathing again B. blowing air into his mouth is sure to save his life C. pressing his nostrils together with your fingers can work D. pressing his chest is the last chance of saving his life 5.Which of the following statements is true? A. If a man fails to breathe for four minutes, his brain will be completely destroyed. B. If you see someone drowning, you must give him mouth-to-mouth breathing. C. Don’t stop pressing his chest, if the drowning man starts breathing again. D. When pressing, you can do it as hard as you can.
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After commuting, cooking dinner and doing household chores, the average parent has just 30 minutes to devote to their children in the evenings, according to a new study. One in four working parents worry that half an hour simply isn’t enough, while almost half fret that they aren’t a good enough parent during the week. However, parenting experts believe just 12 minutes a day may be enough for mothers and fathers to fully reconnect with their child — as long as they ask the right questions. Child psychologist Dr Claire Halsey said asking a series of open-ended questions can help improve parents’ relationship with their children. Among the questions recommended in the research are: “How many times have you smiled today — what made you laugh?”; “Can you act out what you did at breaktime?”; “Who is taller — mummy or your teacher?” and “What are the names of the toys you played with today?” Parents of older children are advised to start up a conversation with: “I’ve got a great story for you but I want one in return… you first!” or “Tell me some school gossip … I’m all ears!” Dr Halsey, working with the makers of Ribena Plus, who commissioned the research, said: “There is no one as tough on their own parenting skills as a parent — but this study shows there is no need for parents to be so harsh. It’s hard for working parents to juggle all their responsibilities and it can feel like guilt is simply a parent’s lot — but it’s absolutely not. By using clever tactics such as a little preparation alongside use of open-ended questions — such as ‘Tell me what the best bit about your day was?’ — parents can reduce the time worrying about chores and work and spend more time learning about their children’s day.” 1.The underlined word reconnect in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________. A. discuss B. communicateC. understandD. combine 2.According to Paragraph 1, almost half of the working parents ________. A. can spare only about half an hour to be with their kids every day B. spend their daytime commuting, cooking dinner and doing household chores C. worry that half an hour’s stay with their kids is far from enough D. fear that they aren’t a good enough parent during the week 3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean? A. I will be glad to listen. B. I will be very interested. C. I will listen carefully. D. I will call your teacher at school. 4.Which of the following open-ended questions is for a three-year-old child? A. Where are you off to with your friends this weekend? B. Who played the best in your football match today? C. What science project are you doing at the moment and can I help with it? D. What are the names of the toys you played with today? 5.What does Dr Halsey intend to tell us in this passage? A. It is not necessary for parents to spend too much time with their children. B. It is natural that working parents do not afford more time to reconnect with kids. C. It is important that working parents learn more parenting skills. D. It is clever that parents ask their kids questions instead of doing chores.
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Three men were travelling across the desert when their car broke down. There were no other traffics, so their only hope was to walk. Before they set off, they looked around in the car for useful things to take with them. One of the men took a bottle of whisky. Another took an umbrella. The third unscrewed a door from the car and carried that. After they had been walking for almost a day, they came across a camel caravan travelling towards them. “Let’s try to join the caravan,” one of the men said. “It’s going the wrong way but we’ll be safer than if we keep on alone across the desert.” The other s agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it. “You can join the caravan only if you answer three questions,” he said. He pointed to the first man’s bottle. “What is that and why are you carrying it?” he asked. “It’s a bottle of whisky. I decided to carry it with me so that if I feel miserable and want to give up, I can get drunk, cheer myself up and then keep on walking.” “Very sensible,” the leader of the caravan said. Then he pointed to the next man and his umbrella. “It hasn’t rained in the desert for many years,” he said. “Why are you carrying an umbrella?” “I don’t want to get heat exhaustion,” he replied. “The umbrella will give me shade from the sun.” “Very sensible,” the leader of the caravan said. He pointed to the third man and his car door. “And why are you carrying a car door?” he asked him. “I thought that if I got too hot I could open the window and let some air in,” he explained. 1.What happened to the three men’s car? A. It fell over a cliff. B. It had an accident. C. It stopped and wouldn’t start again. D. They exchanged it for another one. 2.Each of the men took ________. A. something to eat B. something to drink C. something to keep the rain off D. something to use on their walk 3.They decided to ________. A. travel with the caravan B. buy a caravan C. rent the caravan D. put the caravan together 4.They asked the leader of the caravan ______ __. A. if they could join the caravan B. how to get out of the desert C. how to avoid heat exhaustion D. where he kept his umbrella 5.The third man’s reason for carrying a car door was ________. A. long-winded B. cleverC. silly D. sensible
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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。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。 首先，请阅读下面六封申请奖学金的书信： ADear Sir or Madam, I should like to apply for one of the scholarship that your department may be offering to students from other countries. I have graduated from Southeast Normal University since 2009. I major in French Language Education. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your reply. Very sincerely yours, (Signature) BDear Sir, I am a postgraduate student in Beijing Science and Engineering University. I major in microelectronics engineering, and do some research work during my study years. I hope to have a future study and continue to do my research work if I succeed in obtaining the engineering scholarship. Would you please send me the necessary application forms and any further details about the scholarship. Respectfully yours, (Signature) CDear Sir, I am writing to you in the hope of obtaining the scholarship in history to support my study and some research work. I am a graduate student in the Department of History in the Northeast University for Nationalities. In addition to study and research work, I also write books. Recently I have finished a book on the history of Origin nationality in China. I would like to focus on that field for my advanced studies. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your reply. Respectfully yours, (Signature) DDear Sir or Madam, I would be most grateful if you would send me details of graduate study facilities or scholarships in civil engineering which University of Lancaster may be offering to students from overseas. I majored in engineering and graduated from Fudan University in 2008. I have studied English for more than 7 years up to intermediate（中间的）level. If any scholarships are available, I would appreciate it if you would send me the necessary application forms. Sincerely yours, (Signature) EDear Dr. Gomes, I have read the announcement of the scholarship in chemistry that the University of Colorado is offering, and I would like to submit my application. The enclosed application form for admission to the graduate school of your university will give my educational history. However, I would like to point out that I have just received an M.S. Sincerely yours, (Signature) FDear Dr. Brown, I shall be obliged if you sent me the necessary application forms of scholarships in philosophy which University of Omaha may be offering to students from other countries. I graduated from Zhongshan University in 2009, and majored in philosophy. Please give my application the first consideration. I look forward to your reply. Very truly yours, (Signature) 请阅读以下奖学金申请者的信息，然后匹配申请者和他或她的申请。 1.Sun Xiaohong: Sun has graduated from Fudan University and majored in civil engineering. Her English is up to intermediate level. 2.Wu Mingming: Wu is a postgraduate student in Beijing Science and Engineering University, and majors in microelectronics engineering. 3.Wang Xin: Wang has just received an M.S. He majored in chemistry when he was in the university. 4.Li Liang: Li graduated from Zhongshan University a few years ago. He is very interested in philosophy. 5.Liu Jun: Liu is studying in the Northeast University for Nationalities. He wants to focus on the history of Origin nationality for his advanced studies.
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根据所给10个英语单句的意思，从所给的15个词汇中挑选出10个合适的词或短语分别给每个句子填空。
The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days, and it was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country’s best ________ about ten years to make. Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was ________. Anyhow, my ________ is to provide humans with a life of high quality, and I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race. Dinosaurs lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans ________ and their future seemed secure at that time. Many young people often dream of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, and, to be honest, a lot of them ________ great importance to becoming rich and famous. If your friend comes to school very upset, tell him that you are ________ him and you will meet after class and talk then. India has a very large number of ________ English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947, and English became the language for government and education. I am fond of my sister Wang Wei but she has one serious ________ — she can be really stubborn. On July 28, 1976, the city of Tangshan in Hebei Province was hit by a terrible earthquake and the number of people who were killed or seriously ________ reached more than 400,000. It was in 1952 that Elias went to Mandela for legal advice, and Mandela was ________ with his time, for which Elias was very grateful.
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母亲节快到了。请你用英语写一篇介绍你母亲的简短文章。 【写作内容】
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