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Robert Ballard was born in 1942. From an early age, he loved the sea. Ballard grew up in Southern California. He spent his free time at the beach near his home. He enjoyed fishing and swimming. He even learned to dive. When Ballard wasn’t at the ocean, he loved reading about it. At age 10, he read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of Captain Nemo. Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up. His parents helped him follow his dream. Ballard was a hardworking student. He spent many years learning all he could about the ocean. By the age of 28, he was an expert. In 1970, he took a job as a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts. There he studied underwater mountains of the Atlantic Ocean. He came up with ways to predict volcanoes under the oceans. Working with other scientists, Ballard also found previously unknown sea animals. These animals lived far below the ocean’s surface, where scientists had believed no animals could live. By the 1980s, Ballard’s interests changed. He developed unmanned vehicles to explore the ocean bottom. His first find, the well-known ship Titanic, made Ballard famous. He was not happy with just one big find, however. He looked for — and found — other well-known ships. One was the German battleship Bismarck. Another was the U.S. Yorktown, an aircraft carrier that sank during World War II. Today Robert Ballard is still an underwater explorer. He also heads an organization that encourages students to learn about science. Ballard hopes that some of the students will follow in his footsteps. After all, the world’s huge oceans are mostly unknown. Who knows what remains to be discovered under the sea? 1.What was Ballard’s dream when he was young? A. To be a science teacher. B. To be an animal expert. C. To be a famous writer. D. To be an underwater explorer. 2.When Ballard worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, he _____. A. explored the undersea world by ship B. thought of ideas to predict underwater volcanoes C. found some unknown sea animals alone D. set up an organization to teach students science 3.What can we learn from the text? A. Ballard’s parents felt disappointed at his undersea adventures. B. Ballard didn’t like fishing and swimming in his childhood. C. Ballard was greatly influenced by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. D. Human beings have explored more than half of the sea.
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Cafe Hub Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the most talked about spots in town. Our cafe is open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snacks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the atmosphere of The Hub or watch the world go by from our beautiful terrace. The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Open every day from 9:30 a.m. till late. Tel: 0131 473 2067 www.thehub-edinburgh.com Farm World Enjoy being "A Farmer for a Day". Join in delivering and feeding our spring babies — bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course, Tractor Ride through 600 acres, New Adventure Playground, Nature Trails. Full details on website. Open: May—Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a. m.—5 p. m. Tel: 01797 260256/260321 www. Farmworld. rye. co. uk Enter the Europe-wide student competition! Are you curious, creative and energetic? Are you interested in the new media? Are you between 12 and 19 years of age? Then Join Multimedia 2006 is for you! Your challenge will be to build a team and develop a multimedia presentation in English — based on one of three different topics. You can register between May 1 and June 15, 2006 and will have to turn in your entry before September 15, 2006. The rewards are wonderful: £150,000 in prize for schools and teams and the chance to attend a European student camp — plus new experiences, an opportunity to make friends throughout Europe! For further information and registration forms go to: www. Siemens. com/join. multimedia. 1.You' ll have to register first if you want ________. A. to enjoy delicious food B. to try Tractor Ride through 600 acres C. to enter the Europe-wide student competition D. to watch the world go by from the beautiful terrace 2.According to the passage, there will be _______ rewards for the Europe-wide student competition. A. only one B. two C. three D. four 3.You can visit Farm World________. A. on Monday in May B. any day in October C. at 2 p.m. at Christmas D. at 10:30 a.m. during school holidays 4.From the advertisements above, we can learn that ________ Ａ. families can enjoy Horse Rides on New Adventure Playground Ｂ. Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining Ｃ. the Europe-wide student competition will be held on June 15, 2006 Ｄ. Cafe Hub is a popular place in the local area
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Although Paris is often considered the city of romance, close to a million adults who call it home are single. Many single people say that France’s capital is one of the most difficult places to meet people. The complaints(抱怨) of this lonely group have inspired a new phenomenon known as “supermarket dating.” At Galerie Lafayette Gourmet, singles can shop for more than just the items on their grocery list. They can look for someone who has blue eyes, brown hair, and is 1.8 meters tall, or whatever may be on their romantic shopping list. At this Paris location, single people of all ages can schedule their shopping for Thursday nights between 6:30 and 9:00 p.m. When they walk through the door, they pick up a purple basket to advise that they are looking for love. They try to arrive early because the baskets disappear quickly, and then they have to wait in line for their turn to wander the store aisles(过道) . With purple baskets in hand, shoppers can consider their romantic options while they pick out their groceries. When they are ready to pay, they can go to the checkout line for singles who want to chat. Most of the people who look for love in the supermarket are skeptical of Internet dating. They know that it is easy to embellish(美化) one’s appearance or to lie about one’s age over the Internet. The supermarket, on the other hand, is considered a safe and casual environment in which to meet a potential match. In addition, what one finds in another’s grocery basket can say a thing or two about that person’s character or intentions. Buying pet food can be a man’s way of showing a potential match that he has a sensitive side. Women who fill their baskets with low-fat food show their healthy style of living. These days it’s possible to find much more than food at a grocery store. 1.What do many single people in Pairs complain about? A. The difficulty in meeting people. B. The idea of supermarket dating. C. The items on their grocery list. D. The inconvenience in shopping. 2.Which of the following can be inferred but is not clearly stated in the second paragraph? A. The dating supermarket is located in Paris. B. The dating supermarket is open only on Thursday evenings. C. People looking for love must get a basket of a particular colour D. The dating supermarket has very good business. 3.According to the writer, a possible way to win a woman’s heart is to _______. A. pick up a purple basket B. Buy low-fat food C. embellish your appearance D. buy pet food 4.Why do the people prefer the supermarket dating to Internet dating? A. The supermarket dating is more convenient. B. The supermarket dating is more casual. C. The supermarket dating can be trusted more. D. The supermarket dating is less expensive.
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Parents should stop blaming themselves because there's not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal. 1.This text is most probably written by _______. A. a headmaster of a middle school B. a specialist in teenager studies D. a doctor for mental health problems 2.The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as _______. 3.From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters _______. B. feel helpless to do much about them D. have come to hate them 4.What is the author's opinion about the sudden change in teenage children? B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change.
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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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to be a good tourist We travel for work but also for fun and learning. New restaurants, galleries, temples and new architecture…These places are homes for people like us who live and work there. How would you want visitors to behave in your own home? Think about it 1. There are many ways of doing this without sacrificing our own holiday. Do your homework. 2. Guides will help you when you get to site, but is that the best place to go? Is it popular only because the one-day tourist can see it easily or because it is really a worthwhile place to visit? You’d better check it out. 3. Don’t go to your hotels for meals. Walk around, even if in the streets closest to your hotel. Eat in local restaurants .Talk to the locals. Learn a few in the local language and use them. You will surely get a smile from the hotel staff and street sellers . Help preserve the sites. Most of the sites you visit may be visited by millions of people a year, so care needs to be taken to allow others to enjoy them as well. Some of these monuments are so old and fragile that they are sensitive to the touch of hands or bags and shows. 4. This way, you don’t encourage the use of those plastic bags that fly all over many sites. And here’s the big one—good manners are nearly universal. 5. If that doesn’t sound like you, then give the world a break and stay home. A. Experience the place. B. Always have a cloth bag with you. C. Read up on the places you want to visit. D. Try to buy something from the local stores. E. A good tourist is polite, positive and eco-sensitive. F. We’ve cleaned up after ourselves and taken only good memories. G. If we are good tourists, wherever we go, we try to make it a little better because of our visit.
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My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing watching him grow up. He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually means everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be and will not stop calling out until I . He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him pick up each bead, look at it it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box. With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting . “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both. Then it suddenly me that this boy was enjoying the whole . The journey was his goal. For him the was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else . Looking at how my son was putting beads into the box me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every of the journey. This is what living in the NOW is all . Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with love and peace. 1.A. wasting B. leaving C. taking D. preparing 2.A. stubborn B. innocent C. helpful D. humorous 3.A. fell down B. turned round C. burst out D. gave in 4.A. highlight B. develop C. illustrate D. identify 5.A. gratefully B. eagerly C. carefully D. quickly 6.A. as if B. even though C. in case D. in that 7.A. fascinated B. satisfied C. impatient D. energetic 8.A. package B. grab C. deliver D. replace 9.A. confidenceB. strength C. inspiration D. involvement 10.A. sense B. difference C. need D. value 11.A. excited B. helped C. struck D. encouraged 12.A. process B. morning C. experiment D. design 13.A. victory B. challenge C. difficulty D. pleasure 14.A. urgent B. decisive C. perfect D. dangerous 15.A. matters B. happens C. disappears D. works 16.A. successfully B. peacefully C. responsibly D. systematically 17.A. guaranteed B. warned C. promised D. taught 18.A. plan B. destination C. step D. detail 19.A. for B. with C. about D. from 20.A. complete B. available C. additional D. precious
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式,并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。 Alice: Hi, Peter! I saw you on the 7 o'clock news last night． Peter: Oh, yeah． Alice: So tell us what happened? Peter :I 1. （walk） alone on the beach when I heard someone 2. (call) out for help. I looked up and there on the headland was a little kid．He had climbed up the cliff and was stuck． Alice: What did you do then? Peter: My first thought was to run and get help, but the boy was crying． He looked as though he would fall at 3. moment. So I climbed up to get him down．The rocks were very loose．and I almost 4. （slip）a couple of times．I was beginning to think 5. wasn't a good idea to climb up there alone and that I 6. （get）help first． Then I reached the boy. 7. , I couldn't get him down．We were both stuck! Alice: And then what did you do? Peter: I shouted for help．Pretty soon there came 8. small crowd on the beach. One of them called the Coast Rescue Service．About five minutes 9. there appeared a helicopter overhead, and we 10. .（rescue）
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假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处；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—横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意: 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。 There are many different signs in the public. They tell you what to do or what not to do in a place. Do you know what they exact mean? For example, if you go to see a film, you should enter the cinema at the ENTRANCE and leave for the EXIT. You will either find NO SMOKING signs in many cinemas. If you visit a museum, don’t take some photos inside the halls. You are not allowed. You will find NO PHOTOS signs in many museum. When you drive a car, don’t park in a street without a NO PARKING sign. Making sure you understood the signs and you won’t get into any trouble.
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请根据下面的示意图及其说明，写一篇100词左右的短文，在该校的网页上介绍No.1 Middle School。
说明：1. ①-④篮球场（basketball court） ⑤ 餐厅 ⑥ 学生宿舍 ⑦ 教师宿舍 ⑧-⑨花坛 （flower bed ） 2. 所有大楼四周都种有树木和花草。 3. 学校占地130亩。 _______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
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