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What is a six-letter word that immediately comes to mind when you need some information on the Internet? You probably thought of Google. But Google wasn’t always the name of the famous search engine. In fact, the original name was BackRub! BackRub was the name two graduate students gave to the new search engine they developed in 1996. They called it BackRub because the engine used backlinks to measure the popularity of Web sites. Later, they wanted a better name — a name that suggests huge quantities of data. They thought of the word googol. (A googol is a number followed by 100 zeros.) When they checked the Internet registry of names to see if googol was already taken, one of the students misspelled the word by mistake, and that’s how Google was born. Google is just one example of a name change in the business world. Many other companies have decided to change their names or the names of their products. Here are some more examples: Jerry Yang and David Filo, two young computer specialists, developed a guide to Internet content in 1994. They called it “Jerry and David’s Guide to World Wide Web.” But they soon realized that this wasn’t a very catchy name, so they searched through a dictionary and found a better one: “Yahoo.” Sometimes companies change their names because of the popularity of one of their products. In 1962, a young runner named Phil Knight started a company called Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1971, Knight decided to design and manufacture his own brand of shoes. He named the shoes after the Greek goddess of victory — Nike. Nike shoes became so well known that Knight changed the name of the whole company to Nike. 1.According to the text, Google . A. has been famous since 1996 B. is a result of a spelling mistake C. means a number followed by 100 zeros D. is the original name of the search engine 2.Jerry and David changed the guide’s name to Yahoo because the original name . A. had been registeredB. had been forgotten C. was not attractiveD. was too short 3.The company Nike got its name from . A. its foundersB. its customers C. its popular productsD. its advanced techniques 4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. The name changesB. The history of Google C. How to choose a name?D. Why are names important?
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In our world today, the media and entertainment industries are constantly focusing on beauty over brains. Movies, television shows, commercials, and magazines all make use of models and actors whose physical attributes(特性) will sell their product. As our country is trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people. While obesity is a serious medical condition that can lead to many health problems, many of us try to lose weight for appearance purposes. Children as young as elementary school age have begun to worry about the numbers that appear on the scale. In my opinion, it seems that “fat” has become the new“ugly”. Two weeks ago, 37-year-old Wisconsin television reporter Livingston, who is 235 pounds, received an email from a man named Krause. In the email Krause attacked her, writing,“Your physical condition hasn’t improved for many years. Surely you don’t consider yourself a suitable example for this community’s young people, girls in particular.” Today, it seems that a vast majority of people care more about how they look and appear to their peers rather than what is inside. The truth is that every person is built differently; we all come in different shapes and sizes. Just because someone is heavier, that doesn’t mean they eat large amounts of junk food around the day. Likewise, even though a person is thin, that doesn’t mean they are necessarily healthy and fit. If you are reading this and you struggle with your weight or your appearance, please recognize that you are beautiful and special in your own way. You are worth so much more than you realize, and even if I don’t know you, understand that I respect and support you. Beauty is not defined by size; it is defined by how we treat others and respect ourselves. In the words of the talented film actress Kirstie Alley, “There’s a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.” 1.With so many people losing weight, it will end in . A. models’ and actors’ appearance in ads B. the fall of media and entertainment industries C. more and more people becoming obesity D. more people’s suffering from eating disorder 2.The underlined phrase “the numbers that appear on the scale” in the second paragraph may mean . A. intelligenceB. weightC. patienceD. strength 3.The writer used the example of Jennifer Livingston to show . A. people think “fat” looks ugly B. fat people are becoming cleverer C. physical condition is good D. young people never follow example 4.What Kirstie Alley said means . A. people should pay attention to the appearance B. there is no need for any people to go on diet C. people are beautiful when they concern others D. there’s always someone who understands and supports you
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Shirley Temple, who died on February 10, 2014, was that rare example of a Hollywood child star who, when the cameras stopped rolling, carved out a new career. For four years, she was Hollywood’s biggest box-office star representing the kind of sweet, innocent girl that everyone wanted as their daughter. However, years later, she reappeared as a successful politician. Shirley Temple was born in Santa Monica, California on 23 April 1928. Encouraged by her mother, she learned to dance while she was just three. In 1934, Stand Up and Cheer became her first film and the film was a great success. At the age of six she was earning $1,250 a week — more than $21,000 at today’s values. Across the world, audiences flocked to see her in films such as Little Miss Marker, The Little Colonel and The Littlest Rebel. In 1935 she was awarded a special Oscar (Academy Award) and her foot and hand prints were added to those of stars such as Jean Harlow and Mary Pickford outside Grauman’s Chinese theatre in Hollywood. The peak of her film career came in 1939 when The Little Princess became a box-office success. Temple starred in a total of 43 feature films. But she found it difficult to maintain her film career in adulthood and retired from Hollywood in 1950. She disappeared from the spotlight for nearly 20 years. She returned to the public eye in 1967, as a Republican candidate for Congress. When Nixon became president, he rewarded her with an appointment to the American delegation to the United Nations. Then, in 1974, President Ford appointed her the United States Ambassador(大使) to Ghana. George Bush Snr, appointed her Ambassador to Czechoslovakia. Shirley Temple drew a line between her childhood stardom and her later political career. “Some people are stuck on this image of the little girl,” she once said. “She is not me. We shouldn’t live in the past; my life is now.” Nevertheless, for many across the world, the name Shirley Temple always called to mind a superstar child. 1.Shirley Temple died at the age of _____. A. 75 B. 80 C. 86 D. 90 2.What happened to Shirley Temple when she was 7 years old? A. She won a special Oscar. B. She began to learn to dance. C. She appeared in her first film. D. She retired from Hollywood. 3.Which of the following represents the peak of Shirley Temple’s film career? A. Stand Up and Cheer. B. Little Miss Marker. C. The Little Colonel. D. The Little Princess. 4.We can infer that _____. A. the films in which Shirley Temple starred in adulthood were not popular B. Jean Harlow and Mary Pickford appeared in the same film with Temple C. Shirley Temple succeeded in being elected as Congresswoman in 1967 D. Shirley Temple was the youngest person to receive an Academy Award
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The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people. What we offer Visitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches. The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit. We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area. Activities Fossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest. Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum. Did you know…? The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew. Find out more Check out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago. 1.Why are there always new fossils to see at the museum? A. New fossils are discovered constantly. B. People keep donating fossils to the museum. C. Only a few of the fossils are displayed each day. D. The museum exchanges fossils with other museums. 2.Which of the following is free of charge at the museum? A. Food for a picnic. B. Attending fossil hunts. C. Having fossils identified. D. A souvenir of the museum. 3.One can book a fossil hunt _____. A. through a BBC programme B. through the museum’s website C. by making a call to the museum D. by visiting the museum personally
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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。 A few things to do during weekends to improve your life Weekend at last! Something you’re so looking forward to after a tiring week at work. Here are several tips on how to make the most of your weekends. Spend time with loved ones. Reconnect with family members or friends you neglected(疏忽) lately. Don’t do it out of guilt or because you have to. Do it because you want to. Reach out to them to see how they are doing. 1. Return their calls if you were busy when they last tried to reach you. Talk to them. Listen to them. Be there for them. 2. Stay away from TV, iPad, iPhone and any other electronic devices. Unplug! Your brain needs to clear up from all the stress you’ve put on yourself during the week. Why not read a book instead? A paper one. Seriously, when was the last time you did that? Laugh, laugh and laugh again. You can never have enough of it. Laugh is the best medicine ever. 3. For example, it helps you manage stress, strengthen your immune system and you are 40 percent less likely to suffer a heart attack. Express appreciation. 4. Be grateful for your family, friends, health, the food you put on the table, the clothes you wear and the air that you breathe. There you are. Doing a few things during weekends will have a positive long-term effect on your life. 5. . A. Apply the “no technology” rule. B. Pause and pay attention to your thoughts. C. Friendship is the best source of happiness. D. Don’t call them only when you need them. E. Put them into practice and you’ll beat the Monday Blues. F. It benefits your mental and physical health in so many ways. G. This is something you should be doing every day, not only on weekends.
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I can never wipe off the memory that I met my current stepmom for the first time. After I parted with my father for ages, I moved to America and was with him. In the beginning, she made sure to let me know that I was welcome in her . I remember when I first saw her at the . It was different, but not . Over the past years there is I needed that she did not provide. I’m the young woman I’m today because she made sure to me properly. Yesterday I went to see her for Mother’s Day. When I gave her , she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the mouth I had the flu. Her simple act of affection me back to my first night in America. After I was up from the airport we went home and she my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit . That night before I went to bed, she came to my room, the first room I had ever had for my own. She told me she was to have me and that she would take good care of me. Before she she asked me for a hug. That was my first hug and I was 11 years old at that time. I’m 23 years old now and I have received many over the past years, but none has given me a greater or deeper impression. I regarded her as my mother because my new life began when I came to with her. Today I say to my mother, Mrs. Sherrill Kirundi, thank you, mom. Thank you for your giving me my childhood back. 1.A. connectedB. reunited C. associated D. attached 2.A. life B. mind C. bedroom D. office 3.A. shop B. railway stationC. airport D. bus-stop 4.A. strange B. easy C. unforgettableD. uncomfortable 5.A. somethingB. anything C. nothing D. everything 6.A. approachB. raise C. criticize D. value 7.A. gifts B. keys C. money D. dresses 8.A. so that B. in case C. as though D. even though 9.A. paid B. took C. talked D. companied 10.A. brought B. looked C. picked D. called 11.A. grasped B. unpacked C. mended D. added 12.A. more B. newer C. cheaper D. worn 13.A. glad B. hard C. unlucky D. anxious 14.A. died B. awaked C. left D. entered 15.A. very B. quite C. ever D. just 16.A. letters B. offers C. hugs D. presents 17.A. success B. advance C. future D. excitement 18.A. step B. second C. hope D. birth 19.A. discuss B. stay C. share D. work 20.A. last B. happy C. sad D. real
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处，每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 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; 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Dear Tom, I am delighted that you have passed the exam successful. What you have gained are the result of your hard work. How time flies! It’s two years before you came to study Chinese in Beijing. In the passed two years, you have helped us a lot, without that we couldn’t have made great progress in English. Before you leave, many classmate and I intend to hold a farewell party for you, hope that you can remember the wonderful time we spent together. By the way, the party will be held on this Saturday evening in my house. We can take the No.1 bus at the hotel gate and get off bus at the Booking Building. I will be there meeting you. We’re looking forward to your coming. Yours sincerely, Li Hua
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假如你是成都七中的学生叶子，你的网友Peter听说美国第一夫人米歇尔(Michelle Obama)访问了你的学校，他想了解当时的情况。请按照以下要点给Peter回一封邮件。 1. 具体情况：1）发表演讲并与学生互动；2）与40名学生上了一堂英语课； 3）参与了一节太极课。 2. 发表自己的感想。 注意：1．词数100左右； 2．可以适当增减细节，以使行文连贯； 3．开头语已为你写好； 4. 参考词汇：太极------ Tai Chi Dear Peter, In the last letter, you’d like to know something about Mrs. Obama’s visit in our school. Yours sincerely, Ye Zi
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